The Washington times., 1938-07-01

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plans to promote pros
Iperity.
With approximately $800,000,'
900 already earmarked for mu,
inequalities with which to build
and to put men back to work
PWA, WPA, the United States
Housing Authority, the CCC, the
AAA. the Farm Security Admin.
istration and Rural Electrification
Administration took stock of new
funds from Congress.
PWA AND WPA BUSY
Primary source of funds for
these bureaus was the $685. ,000,.
900 spending-lending recovery bill
which diverted millions of dollars
to all the foregoing bureaus, ex.
cept CCC, and to the rivers and
harbors sections of the War De.
partment for flood control. Sep
arate bills for CCC, REA and
Farm Security added almost an
other billion.
The Administrations first line
of recovery" PWA and WPA, are
already under way with programs
of public works and work-relief.
The United States Housing Au.
thority started its section of the
recovery drive last January. To.
day, the other four bureaus pitch
into the drive with 100 per cent
support as they delve into new
fiscal funds.
Out of its funds of $1,365, ,000,.
900. PWA has already earmarked
$400,828, ,668 for 1856 public works
projects throughout the country.
Involving total construction
costs of $637, ,620,139, these PWA
projects will ease local unemploy-
ment and at the same time create
employment in the heavy indus
tries through orders for materials.
Transportation Of these materials
also will create and save many
jobs
3 MILLION GOAL
WPA today turned to it's new
SLABS, 100000 fund. of which $25,-
100000 is to be held aside for di-
rect relief at the discretion of the
President. With 2,735, PAT persons
now on its rolls, WPA expects
shortly to reach total of 3,000,-
900. It's new program, the cost of
which has been greatly increased
by higher wages in many States,
ends February 28, 1889, by which
time the Seventy-sixth Congress is
expected to have appropriated
other funds to carry WPA through
June 80, 1889.
The U. S. Housing Authority
was given $500,000,000 with its
creation by Congress and then
received another $500, 900, 900
through the recovery bill. OF this
$500 100000, the authority has al
ready earmarked $350,374,000 for
96 cities in % States for Slum-
clearance and will shortly an
nounce earmarking of $65, ,000, 900
for another 25 cities. OF its ear
markings, Sill, 100000 is covered
in construction contracts to II
cities. Another $50,0O0.000 will be
given out soon for low-cost housing
in IL contracts.
CCC TO EXPAND
With PWA, housing construc.
ton and work-relief caring for
local unemployment, younger men
of the nation out of jubs are well
coined into the CCC, for which
Congress first appropriated $226,-
100000 and then $4,000, 900 in a
deficiency bill. A total of 1901
camps will be operated during the
fiscal year, with maximum enroll
ment of 100000. More than 79,500
applicants will be accepted this
month.
For the rural and farming sec
tions, REA, Farm Security and
AAA prepared beneficial pro
grams. Given 100000, 900 for the
year REA. added to it the $40,
100000 it was awarded in the in
/ dependent offices act and pre-
pared to spend every dime giving
rural electrical cooperatives fl
nancing so all rural sections may
have electricity.
AAA received $212,000,000 fol
parity payments to farmers wher
market prices of crops fall to poor
levels. This fund will be divided
approximately among the follow
ing crops: Cotton, $86, 900, 900;
corn, $68,000,O00; wheat. $4,000,
900; rice and tobacco, $1,666, 900
Parity payments are given fol-
crops held in storage to prevent
flood markets.
FARM SECURITY SPENDS
OF Farm Securitys SITE, ,000, ,00O
fund, about $57,000,O00 has al
ready started pouring through the
Federal spending spigots and will
be spent by January /. The other
two-thirds of the fund will be ex
pended in the spring, when
farmers need aid for planting and
remodeling. FSA'S fund must be
used as follows: $12O,000,000 for
rehabilitation; $50, ,OOO,O 900 for des
titude farmers (direct relief; $25,
100000 for administration. Its
total is derived from a $50, 900,
900 appropriation and $25 200, ,00C
from the farm tenancy act.