Show W a 0 R K RELIEF SCALE OF PAY MAY BE HIKED Increased Living Cost Seen as Affecting U. U S. S Policy By ny Associated Pre Press s WASHINGTON May 4 As 4 As President President dent Roos Roosevelt vell called for a list of projects to b be submitted next week for consideration in the work relief program authoritative sources said today that officials were studying the adv advisability ability of paying wages higher than the 50 a month average previously previously previously pre pre- mentioned Rising food prices w were re said to be behind this move They have in increased increased in- in creased 11 per cent in iri the past six mon months according to 10 official statis statis- tics ties Officials declined to 10 be quoted d b by byname byname name but acknowledged that a survey survey sur sur- vey of living costs in 59 cities f se selected selected se- se in an attempt to present a s section cross of the nations nation's municipalities muriel muriel- is now under way The idea is to check these figures against regional regional re reo re- re gional wage scales s prepared pr ep red for the works works' allotment board Wages are expected to differ in differ In various va Va- rious sections Some time ago officials officials said that though they might 50 a month t they ey might range from 20 for some t types of or labar labor la la- la bor bar in southern states slates to for some classes of skilled work in N New NewYork NewYork w York City works allotment board headed I by Secretary Ickes is to be called into session next Tuesday to consider c projects that have been presented President Roosevelt elt disclosed this yesterday There was no indication I however of where work would start starl first I The Thc time when the huge fund will be swung into action in its us manifold phases remained uncertain tam tain today Mr Roosevelt has not yet et issued the executive orders giving legal status to lo the boards headed by bythe b bythe the big three of the e dri drive Iek Ickes s Harry Hopkins and Frank C. C Walker Rural electrification electrification is ready to start the president said yesterday while the civilian conservation corps will begin construction of new camps campson on May 15 and enlistment of additional addi addi- members on J June ne 15 Pr President ident Ro Roosevelt sevell said the applications applications c division headed by Walker has acted informally on s some some me of the requests for money money that have ha poured into Washington The president disclosed that municipalities municipalities mu mu- which have no funds will get gel help on easier terms than those which have money in their treasury |