Evening star., 1935-08-08
MARYLAND TO GET
$2,0)D,0()O FUND
New Relief Head Named
and State Is Ready to
Launch Projects.
BY the Associated Press.


With a newly approved s62 .000, 900
/ work-relief program and a newly ap-
| pointed works progress administrator
Maryland was ready today to inaug-
urate a new fight on unemployment.
/ Approval of the program and ap-
/ pointment of the new administrator
came within the space Of few hours
/ yesterday
| White House sanction Of the huge
works plan was announced by Senators
Tydings and Radcliffe, Democrats, Of
| Maryland after a conference with
President Roosevelt, Public Works Ad-
ministrator Harold L. Ickes and Works
Progress Administrator Harry l..
Hopkins.
New Administrator Named.
Shortly thereafter Hopkins an
nounced appointment of Francis M
Dryden of Pocomoke and Salisbury to
succeed John N. Mackall as works
progress administrator for Maryland.
Earlier. Hopkins had accepted
Mackalrs resignation. Mackall re-
signed because he felt there was un-
due delay in inaugurating the program
in Maryland.
Dryden, a native of Pocomoke and
World War veteran. became State
c. W. A. engineer IN 1894. after Sc
curing furlough from his position
as city engineer for Salisbury. He is
member of several engineering or
ganizations and has been consultant
for numerous municipalities.
The new works program is designed
to give at least years labor to every
employable person now on the States
relief rolls. The employment would
be handled through a single agency.
Senators Hail Program.
| Senators Tydings and Radcliffe said
it would provide useful projects and
furnish the State permanent improve
ment that normally would be con-
structed in the future.
The Senators said the program as
q whole would comply with regula-
tons providing that each sl,100 Of
Federal money must employ q man
for q year, although all individual
projects might not meet this re-
| quirement.
The total Of Federal funds allotted
the State was $4,000 600. OF this,
5000, 900 has been set aside for
construction at various Army posts
and reservations. for highways, c.
c. c. camps and other Federal ac-
tivities," the Senators said.
OF the S34, 600. 900 remaining. the
counties are to receive s12 1000 900 and
Baltimore City $22,00o,oo0.
Total to Approach $63,00O,e 900.
With Baltimore contributing SILL
600 900 and the counties and their
political subdivisions approximately
$4,000, 900, the total of the program
will approach $63 900 600 A confer
ence on the Baltimore City program,
most of which already has been plan
ned in detail, was arranged with
Ickes and Hopkins for Mayor Howard
w. jackson today. With its new al
lotment Baltimore was expected to
have So, 100000 available
In q joint statement issued after
the conference, Senators Tydings and
Radcliffe said "it was the thought
of those attending that the plan as
outlined would accomplish:
81. Employment Of persons able to
work and now on relief some time in
September.
20. 1t would furnish employment for
these persons for at least a year.
"3. When the program is completed,
there will be to show for the money
expended work In the nature Of per-
manent improvements for the city and
State which would likely have been
done anyhow by the political units
concerned when finances and circum-
stances permitted their constructions. :"