Twin-City herald., 1940-07-20
Minnesota WPA Setub

Minnesota VIA SetNp
Operating details of the new Relief Act,
which went into operation Monday, were ex-
planned by S. L. Stolte, WPA Administrator,
who returned from a national administrators
conference in St. Louis.
The Act provides $975, 100000 as con-
trasted with the ST All O000 900 of last year.
However, this sum can be spent in eight
rather than IL months, if so determined by
the president
The ALLEGATION for administrative expenses
was cut from $42 100000 to SAL ,534 900.
Fundamentally the same as last years
ions giving special consideration to national
defense projects.
Federal funds up to 100000 may be
spent on building This limit is not placed
on defense projects. Last year the maximum
allowed was $4,000.
A new clause provides that the Federal
government is to be reimbursed when project
is diverted for private use. If it is found that
project is so diverted by bad faith, fraud or
misrepresentation on the part of a sponsor,
that sponsor is required to pay back an
amount equal to that which the federal gov
ernment had provided for the undertaking.
Unmarried widows and wives of veterans
now receive, along with veterans, preference
in assignment to WPA work.
No WPA employment will be given to
aliens Communists or Nazi Bund organiza-
ton members. Last years Act prohibited
work to aliens and persons belonging to or
ganizations advocating the overthrow of the
United States government, but no organiza-
tions were named. Signatures of workers on
affidavits will be considered as prima facie
evidence.
maximum of $25,ooo,ooo may be used
to supplement amounts for other than labor
costs in connection with national defense pro-
jects.
Sponsors still are required to provide not
less than Is per cent of the cost of projects.
Defense projects are exempted from this reg
ulation
The 13O-hour month work scale is con-
tinued, as is the 18-month clause requiring
workers who have been on projects that long
to be laid off for at least 80 days before they
are eligible for re-certifcation. Periodic in
vestigation of need, at least every II months,
is continued
No person in need who refuses bonafde
offer of private or other public employment
under reasonable working conditions which
pays the prevailing wage for such work, and
who is able to work, will be given a WPA
assignment.
WPA workers leaving for private employ
ment still are entitled to immediate resump-
ton of their previous employment status,
if still in need, if they have lost that private
employment through no fault of their own and
if they have drawn all benefits of unemploy-
ment compensation available
Political solicitation of project workers is
forbidden, and persons in administrative or
supervisory capacities who take part in polit-
ical activities will be discharged -
Minnesota will participate in nationwide
training project sponsored by the National
Advisory Committee for National Defense
with the State Department of Education as
co-sponsor. The project will provide training
for non-craft workers on relief They will be
paid by the Federal government during the
training period. Americanizatio and literacny
will be stressed -Shakopee Argus-T Tribune
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