Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-09-14

ing projects for North Carolina, the
State might have been badly out of
luck. For at the time this delega-
ton went to see Hopkins, the show
down between him and Ickes was still
in progress and had not reached a
final settlement at the hands of Pres
ident Roosevelt. AS a result, Hop
kins was inclined to be conciliatory
and assured Messers. Ehringhaus,
Bailey and Doughton that North
Carolina would get it's fair share of
both Public Works and Works Fro
gress Administration projects, esti-
mated at $40,OOO,OO0.
Within the last "a hours, Hopkins
has been given the "go ahead" signal
by President Roosevelt and Ickes has
been given until December Is to get
as many of his PWA projects under
way as possible.l Indications Naa1el
that after that date most of the re-
naming PWA projects will be can
celled and the unexpended portion of
PWA funds left turned over to the
WPA. The President also laid down
some additional rules with regard to
FWA projects as follows:
1. Contracts must be let before De-
cember 15
?. The projects must be completed
within one year.
3. They must be located in sections
where there is sufficient relief labor
to do the work required.
4. Thew r"ust conform to the aver-
ape of $QE0 ror-man-veor for each
pe"eon employed on the lob.
This rneans that a majority of the
PWA projects are going to have to be
"reatlv revised and that larpe num-
Hnr will not be able to conform to
Mss~e new requirements. according
70 those here familiar with the situa-
ton
This also means that the greater
portion of the $40 100000 which Hop
kins assured the North Carolina dele
cation which called on him Tuesday
would still be spent in North Caro-
lina will be spent by the Works
PROGRESS Administration rather than
by the Public Works Administration
It is now generally agreed Which
likewise means that the bulk of this
money will become available much
sooner than would have been the
case if the PWA had handled it and
that numerous WPA projects will be
started in all sections of the state in
the very near future. For it is con-
ceded that the WPA is a much fast
er working organization than the
PWIA and that Hopkins and State
WPA administrator George w. Coan
Jr, will be putting people to work
and get the money rolling into the
state in very short time.
But if Governor Ehringhaus, Sena-
tor Bailey and Congressman Dough-
ton had not gone to Washington when
they did or had delayed their trip
until now, they might not have found
Hopkins in such an amiable MOOD
and might not have obtained quite
so friendly reception and commlt-
ment For at the present time there
is no denying that Hopkins is tne
new "kingfish" in Washington, as fa1
as the spending of Federal money is
concerned and that he will continue
to check all projects approved py
the PWA to see that they conform TO
The presidents new regulations.
It has also been learned here TO-
dav that prior to the trip of the North
Carolina delegation to confer WIFI
Hopkins and to inquire if there mac
been or might be some discrlmlna-
ton against this State, there was
very definite prejudice among some
WPA officials in Washington TO
wards North Carolina. The result
was that most of the projects from
North Carolina WPA as well as IVA
were being pigeon-holed and helo up
. without even being studied, accor0liie