| Show LACK or OF WORK SEEKERS SHOWS BETTER TIMES Failure To Renew N RS Cards Means Drop In Work York Projects That the acute unemployment situation in the Uintah Basin is definitely ended was indicated in ina ina a report from Ernest W. W Crocker National Reemployment director of f District No 7 which embraces Duchesne and Uintah counties If this his is not true then the present condition strongly indicated neglIgence negligence neg- neg on the part of W. W P P. P A A. A lents dents who have failed to renew N. N R. R S. S cards Following is Mr Crockers Crocker's report in detail r. Mr Crockers Crocker's ers er's Report On July information was received from the office of the state tate director of W. W P. P A. A that henceforth all W W. P P. P A. A clients needing employment should keep their heir cards active in the files of the National Reemployment ice ce Notice of U this s ruling received publicity in all Uintah Masin papers papers papers pap pap- ers and was forwarded to all W. W P P. P A. A supervisors in the state During the past thirty ty days few persons have indicated the need of employment by complying with this ruling resulting in all such cases being placed in the inactive files This lack of response indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates that the acute unemployment ment situation which prevailed throughout the state for the past three years is now over The service service service ice is finding it difficult to fill the requests for labor pouring in from private employers and contractors con con- tractors The Moon Lake project has had three hundred referrals the past two weeks and only fifty men reporting for work This necessitates the importation of common labor from Price Provo and Salt Lake City and also indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates that the necessity for further further further fur fur- ther of work relief in Continued on Page S 8 LACK LACI OF WORK VORI SEEKERS SHOWS VS BETTER TIMES Continued from page 1 this district is unnecessary i iThe Moon Lake Needs More Men MenThe The work on the Moon Lal Lake LakeI e I project must be finished this tills fall fallI falli i if it the water users are to receive I I any benefits in 1939 from impounded impounded impounded im im- pounded water If unable to procure procure procure pro pro- cure the necessary man power to complete this tills job this year both the contra contractor tor- tor torand and the water users users us us- ers will suffer a loss US-I US We Ve have received sever several l complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints from sponsors of W. W P P. A A. projects that the referral of men from active W. W P. P A A. files Is delaying delaying de de- de- de laying the completion of their work jobs increasing the cost of such projects to the sponsors or even making it difficult for them to have additional projects ap ap- proved County and city officials or other sponsors should realize that although the operation of these relief projects has been beneficial beneficial beneficial ben ben- in the low cost improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments obtained by the local political political political poli poli- units the intention in the was to establish a make work program of pf a temporary nature to take care of distressed cases during the period of need They should now welcome the fact that such need apparently need apparently no longer long long- er exists and do in their power to encourage men to 10 become self With business business business busi busi- ness and agriculture on a definite demand for labor steadily steadily steadily stead stead- ily increasing the necessity for further continuance of this program program program pro pro- gram is rapidly den At Atthe Atthe Atthe the present time any man who needs work and is willing to take c can can n do doso o by contacting contacting contacting contact contact- ing the National Reemployment R Of Office c E Explains 1 Service Polie Policy The Em Employment P to Y ment Service was established as a media between the employer seeking men and men seeking employment It has no desire to 10 force men to work and is definitely not interested in those persons who do not need and do not wish to work Registration should be be voluntary volun volun- tary The Service has been assigned assigned assigned as as- signed a difficult detail in the the placement of relief labor in private private private vate employment It has been our duty to arbitrarily assign such men to prevailing wage jobs and to report all who refuse employment in the W. W P. P A. A What action the W. W P P. P A. A may take in such cases is their responsibility but present present present pres pres- ent indications are that all such persons will be considered as ha having having hav hav- ing sufficient resources to meet v-I v their personal requirements an and I logically should hould be dropped from the rolls E E. E W. W CROCKER I National Reemployment Service I Duchesne Utah |
