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Show New Wage Scale For ForI ForW Foris ForW I W P A is is Announced AnnouncedA I ' IA . i A new W P A wage scale for fer thisdisttict this thisdlStllct thisdistuct dlStllct disttict , . to go into effect en cn on July 10 10has 10has 10has has been announced mmounced by Darrell JGieenwell J JGleenwell JGleenwell Gleenwell Gieenwell , , . state director , . Under Underthe Underthe Underthe the hescale new he\ he newt , \ scale , the hours of employ employ- employl employrarent employment - ment rarent l leni . ' will 'wlll wlll be shortened sh'crtened shcrtened ' and hourlyrates hourly hourlydates ( dates Jt 't t ' ' s of pay will be increased mcreased mcreasedMl increasedIYIr increasedI I MI Ml IYIr Gleenwell Gieenwell states that the nev new newscale newscale . scale is based on that in 111 effect for forSW forsmo forsciro SW smo : time on P W A projects The TheP TheP P W A he explained explamed . , , uses the same sametype sametype sametype type of labor and its problems are areslml1ar aresimilar aresimilar slml1ar similar to those of the W P A . , As an example of how the new newscale newscale newscale scale will wiII operate Mr Greenwell Greenwellpomted Greenwellpointed Greenwellpointed pomted pointed to the case of a commcn common commcnlaborer commonlaborer commonlaborer laborer . He formerly worked 130hours 130 130hours 130hours hours a month foi f01 for wages rangmg ranging rangmgflom rangingfrom rangingfiom flom from $40 40 $ in rural localities to $55 55 $ m in mUI inuiban inuiban UI uiban ban localities localittes Under the new plan he will vv \ \ \ crk 01"1 011 " . only 80 hours a amonth amonth amonth month in m rural areas and 110 hours hoursa hoursI a month in m urban areas and le- le re- re lecelve receive le-ceive le ceive - celve ceive the same amount of cr cd ! pay permonth per permonth permonth permonthThis month monthThis This means that the nehourly new ne\ ne , \ hourly hourlyrate hourlyrate rate for a com common men laborer labcrer is 50cents 50 cents all over the state as compar- compar compared - ed ' with 'Vlth Vlth the old rate of 43 cents murban inurban in m urban ceners and 30 308 8 cents in m rUial rural ruralareas rUialaleas ruialjaieas aleas areas Mr Greenwell said that the thenew thenew thenew new arrangement will give W P A Av Aworkers Aworkers v . workers orkers more opportunity to do dopalt dopail dopart palt pail timeork time \ work \\ork ork stork foi fOl private pnvate employ employ- employers employers employers - ers if they can find It ItSome ( , tSome t tSome Some of the new hourly rates for forskIlled forskilled forskilled skIlled workeis workels workers are as follows Mu- Mu MuSICIans Musicians Mu Musicians - sicians $1 1 $115 115 $ 15 , plasterer plasterers ? : ; $1 1 $150 150 $150stone 150stone $ 50 , stone masons $1 1 $125 125 $ 25 , . brick layers layers$125f layers125f layersI $125 125 -carpenters$110 carpenters$110 carpenters110 $1.25carpenters$110 $ ; lathers lather , : . , $1.25carpenters $1.25 1.25 125 $ . . . . , , .carventers carventers -carpenters carpenters . - - I $1 1 $110 110 $ 10 and plumbers $110The $1 1 $110 110 $110The $ 10 10The The new \ wage stage age for fcr \ women stomen omen will willrange willrange willrange range from 50 cents an hour for forcommon forcommon forcommon common labol labor up to higher rates for forskIlled forskilled forskilled skIlled and professional work Mr M- M : MrGreenl.ell MGreenstell MrGreenwell - Green\l.ell Greenl.ell Green l.ell lell Greenstell \ . said that to qualify quql1fy in inthe inthe inthe applicantshave at'pllcantshave the higher brackets all at'pllcants atpllcants applicants ' have to prove that they have had hadthe hadthe hadthe the requisite amount amouns of C1 o2 ! training tranmg ! |