The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-12
HIGHWAY BODY
IS SUPPORTING
PARKWAYPLAN
VINO. Delegation Active
in Raleigh But U. S.
Fund Ralved
RESTORATION OF ROAD
FUND WILL BE URGED

Cooperation OF the federal gov
eminent and state highway and
public works commission TO COM
plete the Blue Ridge Parkway,
connecting the Great Smoky
Mountains and the Shenandoah
National parks, was urged on the
highway commission at Raleigh
yesterday by a Western North
Carolina group, headed by Char
les Z. Ray, Jr., of WayneSvillc.
Coincidcnt with the appearance
of the group before the highway
commission came the news from
Washington that the house appro-
priationS committee of congress
had SlaShcd the current appropri-
alton for the parkway by 80 per
cent.
The budget recommendation Of
s.. 100000 for the fiscal year be-
ginning on July / for the park
way, was reduced to $2,500,00O
by the congressional spending
committee.
After hearing the W. \. c.
group yesterday, Frank l.. Dun
lap, commission chairman, said
the road body voted support of
the project and might consider
deciding certain land for the park
way today.
The western group today was
scheduled to appear before the
conservation board to urge that
the Great Smoky park be adver-
tiscd extensively. An appropria-
ton of 100000 was made by the
recent general assembly for the
purpose of advertising the state.
Members of the delegation APP
pearing before the commission
yesterday included Mr.. Ray, Fred
Wcede, secretary of the AShcvillc
Chamber of Commerce, G. NJ.
Douglas, Brcvard newspaper edi-
tor. Harry +. Buchanan, Of Hen
Jacksonville, Frank Miller, Of Way
ncSville, w. f.. Elmorc, of Bry-
son City, Don Cowan, Of Sylvia,
and J. Q. Gilkey, Of Marion, vice
chairman of the board Of conscr-
walton and development.
The delegation went to Raleigh
yesterday after meeting Of civic
representatives in WayneSvillc
last week, called when it was
learned that there was Il POSSIBLE
ity that the parkway might be re-
routed over a shorter route, and
that surveys for this purpose were
underway.
In Washington yesterday after
the action of the appropriations
committee, Congressman K. l..
Doughton and Icbulon Weaver
called a conference with their
congressional colleagues to dis
cuss plans for attempting to re-
store the appropriation when the
interior department approprla-
ton, carrying the parkway appro-
DlldllOI, NolllNN up W. N'''''''''N
ton in the house on Thursday.
North Carolina congressman eX-
pcctcd that the appropriation
would be cut in keeping with
away, the CCC measure had liter
ally been ripped to shreds.
Over the administrations OBJ
icctions the insurgents adopted
amendments extending the CCC
for two years only; limiting pay
to members of the CCC to $50
monthly with an additional 10 per
cent to so-called headers" of the
corps; reducing the salary of Dl-
rector Robert Fcchner from $12,-
900 to $4,000 annually; remov-
ing civilian employees of the CCC
from civil service restrictions;
specifying that enrollce strength
of CCC camps cannot be cut be-
low 1862 members per camp; pro-
viding that at least 10 hours
weekly shall be devoted to gen
eral education and vocational
training in CCC camps.
The extent Of the revolt was
shown by the amendment by Rep:
Fritz Lanh&m, D., Tex, to extend
the CCC only two years. 1t was
whooped through by a vote of 224
to 81. Patronage hungry Demo-
Gratis then voted ZAP to 40 for
the amendment of Rep. Charles I.
Faddis, D., Pa, to exempt civilian
workers Of the corps from civil
service requirements.
With leaders Keeling under one
blow after another, Rep. Jennings
Randolph, D., w. Va, admonished
the rebels that President Roose-
welt had asked for a permanent
CCC. He drew a few boots and
cat-calls. Unwilling to risk fur
Their assaults on the measure, the
Democratic chieftains adjourned
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