The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-09-19
Over IL Million Dollars Asked for to
Put $4,000 Women to Work in
North Carolina

administrator administrative ELL
ployees have been sent a letter by
Administrator, George w. Coan, Jr.,
expressing his appreciation of their
fine, loyal and unselfish work
through the last week end and Labor
Day. This letter reviews the fine rec
ord established in the few weeks since
the first District appointments were
made. Projects totaling $4,000, 100000
have been forwarded to Washington
to date.
District organization was begun the
third week in July. At that time,
eight District Directors and eight
Assistant Directors were appointed
with instructions to begin plans for
organizing by August LIST.
; These District Directors with their
Assistants were confronted with the
task of organizing and at the same
time, acquainting hundred counties
and several hundred cities and towns
with the Program Of the Works Prog
ress Administration. Beginning with
an average Of four to five people in
each District office, or a total of
thirty-two to thirty-five throughout
the State, and State Headquarters
Staff of about forty people, an aver
age of one hundred and twenty pro-
jects per week has been maintained.
Seven of eight Districts are well over
their e.. T. ated quotas now, and are
expected TO 60 over at least fifty per-
cent before September 10th. A final
goal is anticipated of one thousand
projects for Federal funds in excess
of $4,000 100000.
To safeguard the interest of all
cities, towns and counties, and to in
sure jobs for those formerly on relief
rolls, Mr.. Coan has prepared and for
warded to Washington Statewide
blanket projects as follows:
Highway-Fartn 70 Market Roads,
Streets, ETC., $1,000, 000.d
Repairs to Public Buildings, Coun-
-ty, City and State, $6,65O,00O.OO.
Recreational - Swimming Pools,
Parks, Golf Courses and Recreational
Centers, $4,S5O, 100000.
Repairs to Sewage-Water and
Other Publicly Owned and Similar
Works, $500, 100000.
Drainage - Other than Public
Health, $5,5OO,OOO.OO.
Improvement to Public Grounds
Landscaping, ETC., $4,000, 100000.
Observation-Disclosures, etc., $4,-
100000.
These Statewide blanket projects
necessarily include many projects al
ready approved, but it insures leeway
for additional desirable projects
which are found to be necessary to
put the jobless to work. In no case,
will these Statewide projects cancel
projects already approved.
The Director of Women's Work has
initiated Statewide project involv-
ing $780, 100000 which is expected
to employ 5000 men on white collar
jobs, and 1900 women on jobs of all
types. Types Of projects initiated
are: Sewing Rooms, the making of
useful garemnts; Homemaking; Can
j ming; Bedside Nursing; and Diatetics,
and will continue for a period of
twelve months. If no Projects other
than these are initiated, they alone
will insure employment for $4,000
men and women for one year.
Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that projects involving $10,0OO,-
10000 from North Carolina have been
partially approved, however funds
have actually been received for only
two projects. These are in Belmont
and Concord, and it is expected that
several hundred men will begin actual
work there next week. Delay has been
invitable due to the rush of projects
and the congestion in Washington.
After forwarding to Washington,
eighteen to twenty days is required
for projects to pass all obstacles and
receive ALLEGATION Of funds.
Desirable projects of useful perma-
nent benefit, of types desired by the
public totaling 5000, 100000 should
and will assure security wages for.
the jobless in North Carolina for the
coming year.
Works Progress Administration re-
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