Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-08 | Page 8 | WPA Revisions Approval Cited

IPA REVISIONS APPROVAL CITED New regulations governing projects and have been indorsed by the public and are an advance toward efficiency R R. L. L Nicholson regional director told state officials Tuesday Conferring on W P A problems and reaction to the new legislation Mr Nicholson met with State Administrator Ad Ad- Darrell J. J Greenwell and his staff While the hours of ot work re requIred required required re- re of each has re received received received re- re public approval It has been accepted reluctantly by W P A workers Mr Nicholson said Administrators regard that phase of the act as an answer to criticism criticism cism that relief workers are chiseling chiseling chiseling chis eling on private enterprise Mr Nicholson said The rule requiring a day 30 layoff layoff lay lay- off of all who have worked f for r 18 months or longer will tend to keep workers from trying to make a career of W P A Mr Nicholson indicated Utah has per cent of its WP A Alist list ineligible Mr Nicholson said Its quota of will not care for eligible workers The 1500 i on the waiting list are expected to tobe tobe tobe be hired as the nt of working is 18 ni months or r-lo- r longer r continues continues con con- at the rate of a day he said Utah has 2200 more workers on construction projects than Idaho and New Mexico Mr Nicholson said adding that 32 supervisors were employed in Utah as as' as ascom compared compared compared com com- pared with 26 in each of the other two states Mr Nicholson will leave for Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Tuesday afternoon and will leave eave Denver Thursday for a a three- three day regional directors' directors conference In Washington D. D C. C I