Evening star., 1942-03-08
IN. Y. A. and T.. {. T..
Expected 10 Attain
War Basis April |
Combined EnroIIments
Will Have Been Trimmed
66 Per Cent in Year
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Nations two depression born
youth agencies, the NJ Y. A. and
c. c. c., with almost 500, 900 on their
rolls, reported yesterday they would
have their operations on a wartime
footing by April /.
Aubrey Williams, National Youth
administrator, directed State ad-
ministrators to terminate forthwith
all projects primarily for local
benefit" and to concentrate ION
projects to turn out workers for the
war effort-either on industrial pro-
duction lines or for the Army and
Navy"
This, an aide said, would mean
the dropping of approximately 35,-
900 youths from the N. Y. A. rolls.
The program in the District Of Co
lumbia will not be affected, it was
said, because all workers here are
engaged in war-connected activities.
The Civilian Conservation Corps
said it was reducing its number Of
camps to 600 and it's enrollees to
l1OOOO n yCoi oSo SiAC d6SAASJ
maintained $500 camps with 300.-
900 enrollees.
Trimmed 66 Per Cent.
Thus, by April l the combined
enrolment of the two organizations
will have been trimmed by about
&c per cent within a year-from
1851 ,586 in January, 1941, to an
expected total of 485, 900 on April /.
The two agencies have been under
criticism at the Capitol. Chairman
Byrd of the Joint Economy Commit
tee of Congress proposed abolition
OF both the N. Y. A. and c. c. C.
as part of a recommendation for
eliminating "non-essential" expendi-
lures during the war.
A year ago, the N. Y. A. had 85l,-
$50 youths in its ''in-school' and
"out of school programs, against an
expected April / total of 375 1000. The
agency's appropriation for the fiscal
year was $l51 100000 but S28, 400 900
of this was impourded. OF the
s247 900 900 fund for the c. c. c., a
s95 900, 900 slice was placed in reserve
by Budget Bureau action.
Projects To Be Abandoned.
Types of projects to be abandoned
and the number of enrollees in each
classification throughout the coun-
try were listed by the N. Y. A. as
follows: Handicraft activities. 1926
youths: research, statistical and sur
vey assistance. Ali; library service,
1858: recreational assistance. 446;
nursery school assistance, 1,4o3; in
stitutional service. 1922; music. 1853;
curb marking, highway landscaping
roadside Improvements and con-
struction of trails, 1882; improve
ment of grounds around public
buildings, 3,0l6, and constructor, re-
pair and remodeling Of recreational
facilities, 1881.
Projects to be continued will in
clude those providing for airports
and building airport structures,
building for Army, Navy. Coast
Guard and State and local defense
cOunSelS, anu COllSlIuCtloii VI oo
fense training facilities.
The N. Y. A. said the bulk OF its
"out t-of school youths were in
mechanical training shops and in
hospital service. both essential in
the war effort. 1t estimated the
number so engaged at 100000.
The c. C. c. said in its war time
adjustment it now has 100 camps on
military reservations and plans have
been made to'move so other camps
to military establishments. Other
camps, it said. were concentrating
on forest and water protection, in
addition to carrying out an inten-
sive training program for the in
dividual youths.