The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-30
CwA Projects on RwA Program

now operating under the relief admins
tration, it was ruled by the state re-
lief committee.
The committee also pointed out that
new projects necessary to take care of
available labor needs, as indicated by
relief lists in the community, are to be
originated and submitted as under
CWA, upon which submission they will
be passed upon by the works division
iunder L. P. Zimmerman, state CWA
engineer
The committee pointed out that al
though the relief work program en-
bodies the principle of volunteered
work in exchange for relief" it is the
administrations desire that in the 43
counties now on RWA "all families
should be cared for through an ex-
change of work rather than through
direct relief"
ANY employable member of the
family or household may be permitted
to work out the relief allowance for the
family" the bulletin said If these
funds, however, paid for relief work,
are not used for the benefit Of the
family of the RWA worker, disbursing
officers are authorized to pay the earn
ings to any other member of the family
designated by the county relief worker
This ruling, it was pointed out, IS desig-
mated to obviate the diversion of relief
money into channels other than the
benefit of the family.
The committee urged the volunteering
of work for relief because it will pro-
vide employment for persons who would
otherwise be without activity to occupy
their time
| CWA Leisure Time
With 900 directors already employed
and nearly 10000 persons participating
in its program, the state CWA leisure
time division is planning Is leaders
institutes to carry the work into "every
corner of the state and to bring re-
creation facilities to every Minnesotan."
Widespread interest in the program
is evidenced by the demand for more
than 5000 bulletins, outlining various
forms of recreational activities, which
have been distributed at the request of
persons interested in the work.
In order to make the activity of per-
manent benefit to the state, communi-
ties are urged to build programs that
will meet their specific needs. "The
policy of the division" DR.. Murchie
said, sis not to force a standard pro-
gram on any community. To this end
the central office makes suggestions as
to programs, acts as clearing house
for all sources of information and lends
assistance in organizing the local pro-
ject."
BY thus placing responsibility on the
local communities, DR.. Murchie said, it
is felt that the program will be made
more permanent, because many local.
ties will then endeavor to provide funds
to continue the work after CWA stops.
Train Length Survey
An investigation into the safe opera
ton of long freight trains, sponsored
by the brotherhoods of railway workers
and authorized by the special Minnesota
legislature, is now under way in Min
nesota with funds provided by CWA and
supervised by the Railroad and Ware
house Commission
Forty-two men, all of them unem-
ployed railroad men selected by the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, are working in pairs
out of 81 terminals under the direction
of three supervisors.
Dealing with the general safety con-
ditionS surrounding the operation of
freight trains of from 70 to 125 cars,
the survey pays particular attention to
efficiency of air-brakes and the visi-
bility of signals under all operating
conditions.
Purpose of the investigation, resolu-
ton for which was sponsored by the
brotherhoodS, is to obtain an impartial
report on safety factors involved in
long-train operation, according to
Frank w. Matson, Railroad Commits
sioner.
Railroad workers see the investigation
as background information leading to
possible train-length legislation.
Safety Course Planned
Gathering data on which to base
uniform curriculum of safety education
in Minnesota schools, survey of exist
ing instruction in the subject is now
under way under the joint supervision
of the state department of education
and the CWA safety division.
Sponsors of the project include the
American Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Minnesota Safety
Council, police associations and auto
mobile clubs.
Fourteen men and women particularly
fitted for the work have been selected
TO visit schools throughout the state
during the next few weeks, interviewing
superintendent and teachers. and
gathering the material for the organiza-
ton of the course.
The findings of the survey of safety
education are being used in the Min
nesota schools, it was pointed out by