The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-27
S45,OOO,OOO State Works Program
Starts Aug. l, Coy DiScloseS After
Farley With Aids; Wage Rates Fixed
1900 Projects Are involved;
ALLEGATION of Funds
Begins Soon.

Last minute preparations for
launching Indiana's S45 900 900
works progress program have been
completed, it was announced today
by Wayne Coy, state and regional
administrator. following a confer
ence with 100 district directors and
assistants.
The program, involving more
than 1900 projects, is expected TO
get under way Aug. l, Mr.. Coy said.
ALLEGATION of funds is expected to
be made within the next few days.
Mr. Coy opened the meeting with
general outline of the program and
explained the operations of both the
state and district Offices. He re-
minded his staff that the eyes Of
every citizen of Indiana would be
focused on the manner in which the
states share of the 100000, 00O
Federal works relief appropriation Is
spent.
Urged to Take Other Jobs
The state administrator pointed
out that persons who are declared
eligible for jobs under the regula-
tionS of the new program will not
lose their eligibility should they OBJ
tain private employment.
On the contrary persons who are
given employment on WPA jobs will
be encouraged to seek employment
in private industry in accordance
with the purpose of the entire pro-
gram which was designed to take
men off relief rolls and steer them
into normal employment channels.
The National Youth Admins
tration recently created by Presi-
dent Roosevelt has provided that
the youth of the nation shall not
be diSregarded at the expense Of
older persons, and it is your duty to
give the young people of our state
the proper consideration in the fill
ing of jobs" the state director said
Eligible women workers also must
be given careful consideration In
making placements along with the
men,"
Plans for Direct Relief
AS the WPA program is set up in
Indiana, eligible persons are to be
given employment on public works
projects. Approximately 80 per cent
of these employed are to be taken
from relief rolls after proper certi-
fication has been made. The prob
lem of direct relief will remain with
the Governors Commission on I'm
employment Relief, of which Mr.
Gov also is the administrator.
AS the head of both organizations
he said that he would demand that
members of the WPA staff work in
conjunction with GCUR officials.
Other STATE staff members who
spoke at the meetings were Virgil
Simmons, deputy administrator; Miss
Nadia Deem. intake and certifica-
tions director; K. E. Lancet and G
A. Wilson, project and planning as
sistant directors; Mrs. Letitia Hal
Carter, woman's work conSultant;
NJ. K. Madden, finance and reports
director: r. w. Bunch, personnel
and office management director; M
R. Ray, labor management director
and G. B. Marshall, liaiSon officer
and co-ordinator.
Wage Rates Set Up
Wage schedules for WPA work
ers in the 90 counties of the state
also have been announced by Mr.
Coy.
Five wage rates have been set up
determined by the size of the larg-
est city in the respective county.
The scale ranges from $40 a
month for unskilled labor in the
smaller counties to $94 a month for
professional or technical workers in
counties of the greatest population
Indiana is one of the states in the
country in which the highest wage
scale prevails.
Workers in Marion. Lake. ST.
Joseph Allen and Vanderburgh
Counties. all of which have cities
of a population of more than 100,
900 persons. are included in Glass
A. The monthly salary scale IN
these five counties is: Unskilled, SIS
intermediate. SOS; skilled. S85; pro-
fessional and technical. $94.
Only one county, Vigo, comes UNI
der Glass B. in which there are
cities of $4,000 or more. The month
" salaries in Vigo County will be;
unskilled. $50; intermediate, $50;
skilled. SIS; professional and tech
nical SS3.
Eight counties are in Glass G
counties in which there are cities
of $4,000 or more. They are La
Porte. Eikhart, Tippecanoe, How
ard. Madison, Delaware, Wayne and
Floyd. The monthly wage scale in
these counties will be: unskilled
s4S: intermediate. SIS; skilled, $40;
professional and technical, SIT.