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Show : MEN'S WORK IN WPA TOLD Accomplishment! of womfn on P A project were reported to tferrcU J. Greenwell, state WPA director, Thursday by Mn. Ruby Garrett, director of the division of Iro men's and professional projects. - During the 12 months ending December De-cember 1, women in W P A sewing centers completed 171,724 garments 1 fo r distribution to" TrT e needy ! Oi rough the state public welfare h?partment, the report cited. -"Most of these articles were wear-j fig apparel, such as dresses, coat, I Children's suits and other articles Deeded as protection against coldj weainer, jnr. oreenwen aaia. Many Women Employed " Some 300 women are employed at be sewing center this month. Part Of the 'cloth used is purchased by Ute state, and part by the WPA. Supplies have included, among oth-r oth-r things, nearly 1.000.000 yards of eetton goods and 70 tons of army Surplus material, as well as large quantities of woolens. Mrs. Garrett also reported on the eehool lunch projects operated in (early every county of the state. During the school year ending test June, an average of 13, SM children per school day were given t.39,86 servings. School Meala Served . The projects did not get under Way until several weeks after some school districts had opened this fall, But through December S an average aver-age of 10.059 children per day had keen given a total of 127. U7 servings. serv-ings. Approximately 600 women are employed em-ployed at this work. - "The value of a hot lunch, particularly par-ticularly In rural schools, whert children are forced to travel a Considerable distance to attend, has en thoroughly demonstrated by fhese WPA projects and serving f such lunches probably will continue con-tinue after the WPA ceases to sponsor them," Mr. Greenwell said. |