The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-15

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Teton B. McCulloch to have
charge of the vast program
in Marion County.
Indiana chiefs of organized
labor applauded the announcements
that PWA projects would pay union
wages, and announced that plans
have been completed for con-
ference with Mr.. Coy and Forrest
M. Logan, acting PWA director.
At this conference an attempt
will be made to work out an agree
ment on a plan to establish the
qualifications for applications for
jobs as mechanics.
Between 10000 and $4,000 relief
workers had been laid off in the
state, it was announced by the Gov
errors Commission on Unemploy-
ment Relief. They will remain job
less until about July 90, when the
WPA program is in full swing.
Relief Fund Slashed
Meanwhile the jobs of 500 case
workers were in the balance as a
result of the slaShing of the July
relief fund from So 200 900 to ST. $780,
600.
Between now and the time the
works-progress projects are under
way, the again unemployed workers
must be taken care of by township
trustees.
Adolph ]. Fritz, executive secre-
tary of the Indiana Federation Of
Labor, viewed today's announces
ment by PWA authorities that union
wages must be paid on PWA prof.
ects as distinct victory for organ
lied labor.
District Heads Named
State PWA directors, it was an
nounced in Washington, may dis
approve any rate to be paid, other
than rate predetermined under
law or ordinance, if it is less than
the prevailing union rate"
District directors named today by
Mr. Coy are: District l, G. w.
Leggeman, 3645 Carrollton-av; Dis
trict 2, w. F. Owens, BIAS N.
Illinois-st; District 3, E. Arthur Ball.
Muncie; District 4, Patrick Cuddy,
Franklin; District 5, John A. Cody,
New Albany; District 6, DR.. Garlic
ton B. McCulloch; District 7, John
Gavit, Hammond attorney.
District 8, Charles R. Deets, La
fayette; District 9, Ollie Davis,
Upton, former American Legion
state adjutant; District 10, Theo-
dore Skinner, Bloomington; District
II, John K. Jennings. Mr.. Deets and
Mr.. Ball will serve without salary.
Rarig Goes to st. Paul
Frank Rarig, present Indiana
deputy administrator who will be
by Mr.. Simmons, will be-
come public welfare director in st.
Paul, it was announced Mr.. SIM
mons will receive no Federal salary,
Mr.. Coy said.
James Branson, who has been
FILA assistant director under R. Earl
Peters, will become administrative
assistant on Aug. l.
Revised regulations governing the
PWA projects are expected to speed
up the work, in the opinion of For
rest M. Logan, acting state director.
80 Per Cent From Relief Rolls
The revised orders place primary
responsibility for wage rate fixing
with local recipients of the PWA
grant or the borrower from PWA
funds. Approval of the state PWA
will be necessary before
the rates are incorporated into con-
tracts.
Workers will be obtained through
the Federal Employment Service.
Preference in employment will be
given to persons from the public
relief rolls, and except with the spe-
ciflc authorization Of the WPA, at
least 80 per cent of the persons
employed on any project will be
taken from relief rolls.
Contractors may continue to bring
and administrative en-
oloyes and key men on the job, pro-
Vided their number does not exceed
10 per cent of the total number
Collective Bargaining o. X.
Rights of employees to organize and
bargain collectively through repre-
of their own choosing is
recognized.
Wherever practicable, it is pro-
yided, double shifts of labor shall
be employed to speed the work.
Prevailing wages would be paid on
he basis of 100 hours a month.
The new regulations provide for an
examination of projects in the field,
/ simpler contract between the
and the applicant, and
work.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Harold Ickes,
'WA Administrator, agreed that
oWA. which recently raised the
mount of its grants from 80 to the
present IS per cent. can make an
advance of IS per cent to any prof.
ct after the applications have been