Show FLOOD CONTROL PROVIDES PROVIDE'S JOBS Dern Announces Work for Men for 12 Months WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Dec 21 UP UP-A UP A total of men will be g given ven Jobs for tor 12 months or men for lor six months under the rivers and harbors and flood control work now tow being directed by army anny engineers Secretary of War Dern Denn announced to to- day Dern Dem reviewed activities of the engineer engineer en en- corps under the recovery act together with its us regular maintenance of ot river and harbor projects He termed the present program the lithe most comprehensive development of our national waterways in the history of his country At the present time he said has been allotted for or I river and harbor Improvements and I for flood lood control in the Mississippi Miss I and Sacramento rivers To date has been obligated and men have been placed directly at work Conservatively estimating the Indirect labor resulting at 1 gives a total employment of This work ha hM has been undertaken by the department in addition to Its regular reg reg- ular maintenance of ot river and harbor projects and the completion of work under regular appropriations will total total total to to- tal and it will provide for fOt forthe forthe the employment directly and indirectly indirect ly Iy of persons for one year or persons for six months To sum up the present program Involving a total cost of will provide employment for men for one year or men for tor six months |