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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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State WPA Administrator Roy Schroder concluded a three-day inspection tour of Key West projects and Fort Jefferson rehabilitation, expressing satisfaction. He noted recent 40% cuts in labor rolls due to funding shortages and anticipated post-July 1st expansions in employment, especially for National Defense, with 15 women added to the local sewing room.
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Roy Schroder, State WPA Administrator, left for his Jacksonville office this morning following a three-days' tour of inspection to the projects in this city and a side-trip to Fort Jefferson to witness the rehabilitation work at that point.
Mr. Schroder called at The Citizen office before leaving and expressed complete satisfaction with all projects here.
In commenting on the state WPA situation as a whole, he stated that the past three months have witnessed trying times in that approximately 40 per cent of the laboring people had to be cut off rolls due to shortage of funds. This cut also affected about 1,000 supervisors, too, he stated.
As to the future, Mr. Schroder appeared to believe that following July 1st, and the beginning of a new fiscal year, many names would be added to the rolls in this and other localities in the state.
While refusing to be quoted, Mr. Schroder looked for an enlargement of the whole state-wide program with co-operation in the National Defense work the main theme during the coming year.
"This would naturally mean increased employment in Key West", he stated. Official announcements on this subject are expected following a conference of State Administrators in St. Louis late this month.
The local Sewing Room project will be augmented with the addition of 15 women starting to work next Monday, Mr. Schroder announced.
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Key West
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approximately 40 per cent of laboring people and 1,000 supervisors cut from rolls due to funds shortage; expected increases after july 1st; 15 women added to local sewing room project next monday.
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Roy Schroder, State WPA Administrator, conducted a three-day inspection tour of projects in Key West and a side-trip to Fort Jefferson, expressed satisfaction with local projects, commented on state WPA cuts over past three months, anticipated program enlargement after July 1st with National Defense cooperation, and announced addition to sewing room.