The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-22
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1856 WORKERS ARE DROPPED BY
CWA OFFICE HERE TODAY AS
GENERALIZATION is BEGUN
First Move in Ending Work by May | Rural People
Majority of the First Dismissals on Theory
They Can Resume Farm Work

LSIlSIS u ulSIliSooI 81 Wv w
day from the Civil Works ad-
ministration office of Henderson,
vile which will make a reduction
of 1856 workers, truck and team
drivers under the number on the
payroll last Thursday. The reduc-
ton becomes effective on the end
of the work week ending today.
Under instructions from Wash
ington and Raleigh, the greatest
reduction came in the rural sec
tons where people are expected
to return to their farm activities.
Last weeks payroll showed SIT
persons in addition to 81 team
owners and truck owner drivers.
The farm housing survey COM
pleted the bulk of its work this
week and a reduction of 13 was
made in this force. The business
survey will also practically finish
its work this week.
1t is the requirement of state
and national officials that the
work after this date only be
given to those who will suffer
without the work.
For the past 10 days investiga-
tons have been in progress in
Henderson county so as to make
this reduction without doing any
one an injustice.
The anonymous letters that the
local CWA office requested a few
weeks ago were used as indica-
tions as to where Investigations
might be madestd good effect, ac-
cording to those in charge of the
local office, which invite further
communications about those who,
under the new ruling, would not
be entitled to the work.
The reduction of about one
third in the personnel of the
CWA has necessitated reorgani-
cation in many instances with
new foremen in charge.
There is a likelihood that some
of the larger projects may have
to be tapered off in order to fin
ish them with the limited help
that will be left. There is little
prospect of obtaining the approx
al of any new projects.
Miss Pearl Weaver, district SUI
pervisor, was in the local office
yesterday to make sure of the re-
quired number of dismissals and
stated that a continuation from
week to week could be expected
until the rehabilitation of the
CWA personnel by May 1.
Alex Kiser, district auditor, IS
with the local office today.
The letters of dismissal naming
the procedure used in the dismiss
al and as approved by Miss
Weaver follow:
To CWA Workers:
AS a means of greatly reducing
the number of CWA employees IN
North Carolina, H. L. Hopkins,
national administrator, telegraph
ed Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state
administrator, as follows:
"You are herewith ordered to
drop 10000 employees from civil
works and civil works service
payrolls effective February %.
"To accomplish the necessary
reductions you should lay off
those needing work least, drop
ping first, all workers in whose
family another men,
Der is working, leaving no more
than one person gainfully en-
ployed in the family, and then
workers who have other resour-
ces, making sure that needy wo-
men receive equal consideration
with needy men.
Constructions requiring imme-
date compliance with these in
must be transmitted to
each local administration and put
into full effect. Obligations in
Cured contrary to these instruc-
lions will not be honored."
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