Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
WPA GIVES
MORE JOBS
Eleven New Projects are
Approved by Authorities
in Washington.
A Total of $46,623 Would
be Spent in New Work
Planned.

EieNeH HcW VIA piOJcCtS III IAhO
county were announced this week by
Victor Christgau, state admins TRAITOR.
through the Brainerd office of A. T.
GilbertSOn, district director. This
announcement carries additional as
surance that WPA work in this vi
cinity will be practically continuous
as long as the recovery agency has
funds with which to operate. Formal
allotment of funds fer these under
takings has not yet been made be-
cause to do so would ear-mark the
money for a specific purpose regard
less of future developments, say the
authorities.
engineer for Pine county, when it
becomes evident that these pro jectS
are needed to give our employables
work, it will be possible to obtain the
allotment from the state office and
get the work started within a few
days. The program has now been
stabilized to such an extent that the
county office is able to obtain quick
action on all undertakings that have
been given presidential approval"
Dependent on Congress.
AS to how long the program will
continue, Mr. Christgau states, that
this is a question which must be set
tied by Congress. ''ObviOusly," he
said, lit is a matter of providing work
on such projects as the various COM
munities find it possible or advisable
to sponsor with the workers receiving
Notwithstanding pay checks or an
outright dole, with the inevitable idle
ness that follows direct relief for
able bodied persons. Just now our
objective is to keep the buying power
of the worker as constant as possible.
BY keeping projects in operation.
terests of the workers but also of
local trade channels just as would
any large pay roll in a community.
Several Thousand Dollars to be Spent.
The II new WPA projects approved
for Pine county represent an esti-
mated expenditure of $46,623. In the
district as whole there were So
new projects approved this week.
their total estimated cost being $448,-
513. Briefly summarized, the new
projects for Pine county are as fol-
lows:
Countrywide road project-$18,6C0
for work on roads Of the county which
are not a part of the regular Aid sys-
TEN.
Henriette Streets-S2,740 for sur
facing the village streets, cleaning
the bitches and installing necessary
drain pipes.
Brook Park streets-$2,432 to cover
the cost of grading and graveling
streets of the village.
Kerrick school project-$5,189 for
filing reshaping and identifying the
school grounds and constructing road
from main highway to school house,
which is badly needed in school dis
trict No. 1875.
Wood cutting project-$6,720 to pro-
vide fuel for needy families and such
organizations as are qualified to re-
ceive it. The timber to be cut must
be donated.
Pine City sewing project-$S,s97 to
assure the continuance OF the sewing
project at Pine City; articles made to
be distributed to relief clients.
Repair of school books-$1, 215 to
mend the library and text books OF
the rural schools of the county.
Sandstone library project-$270 for
mending and repairing the books OF
the Sandstone library and making an
adequate newspaper file and to bring
the library catalogue UP to date.
Finlayson hot lunch project-$160
to provide one hot dish at noon for the
undernourished children Of needy
families. No charge to be made for
these lunches.
| Sandstone hot lunch project-$200
to provide one hot dish at noon for
the undernourished children OF needy
families. No charge to be made for
the lunch.
Hinckley hot lunch project-$200 to
serve one hot dish to undernourished
children OF needy families. No
charge to be made for the lunch.