The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-24
NOCASH FOR RELIEF.
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN
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cents per hour was also given by
Neville, who again stated that 1T
should not make any difference to
man whether he worked a few
hours more or less per month
since he could earn only a GER
I ain amount of money anyway"
Mayor Neville had no explanation
as to why the wages unskilled la
bor was receiving had been cut 80
per cent. H. o. S enehjem. the
clerk in the relief office, stated
that skilled laborers had also re-
ceived a small cut.
These gentlemen then again
brough' forward the argument that
they could not pay go cents to
common laborer since then the
"hired man" on the farm would
also demand more money.
"And anyway" they said; "casi
) payments are beirg stopped now.
= Can't Do More
/. To many questions and com
: plants brought forward by the
farmers, the chairman's repeated
answer was: ave are doing al
/. we can, we can't do more"
Questions of the farmers an
your reporter brought to light tn
/. following situation: During tn
n CWA program the relief office ha
i received $1,000 per week. Unde
? the FERA, according to Stenehjen
' they received $1,000 for the ell
i tire month of April, and $500
for May. The officials have I
Il explanation why the budget W;
Is cut, but they admitted that Il
RI number of those in need of reli
n is steadily increasing and that
a the present 800 families in tn
4 county must be cared for.
at Neville and Stenehjem pointe
y out that they had put in an eme
gency call for $4,000 and as
answer had received a telegra
granting $500 and pointing OF
that further operation must
restricted to direct relief" I
DIT wire was signed by the Monta
RS Relief Commission, M. ]. Hudtlo
", Auditor.
Don't Know What to Do
nd H. o. Stenehjem admitted Il
'er this budget was absolutely ms
IS. ficient but when asked what tn
were going to do to get more,
on answered, 81 don't know"
IFS These men cannot explain W
the budget has been cut, inspite
elr the fact that more families a
lee needing relief, they have not mi
A any efforts TO get an explanat
either from Helena or from Wa
me ington, and they don't know W
nt., to do in order to increase
the budget sufficiently.
Farmers also brought forws
are the question of drought relief.
the uues' ions referring to this sub.
were answered by John Krall,
the trict supervisor Of the Rural
:. Mobilization Board, federal in
Der tuition. Krall stated that the
I'M eminent hadn't realized that Il
was a drought in eastern Mont
'ker and that therefore no part OF N
Pot tana was included in the off
last drought area for which relief
preparations are now being n
ght by the government.
les- When he asked the farm
"Haven't you never sent IN
the reports regarding the weather
6itions here" he was told
rood farmers had passed resolu
at after resolution and that telegr
had been sent to Sen. Wheeler.
Embarrassed
The relief committee was 81
what embarrassed by these 9
the tons since obviously no off
one report and demand for drough
God. lief has been made by the PIE
bert, wood officials, Krall stated
and It YVES his mission TO find out
lima much this section had been
lara by the drought and that he
Anna reporting daily by wire. He
adys unable to state whether and
ana these reports would show an!