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Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
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Letter from federal relief director to North Carolina's local relief director Mrs. G.W. Kirkpatrick urges cooperation with State Highway Commission amid declining revenues forcing employee cuts and reduced maintenance. All highway work approved for relief labor; repayments of relief loans to start in 1935 from highway funds.
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The following letter from the director of federal relief in the state has been received at the office of Mrs. G.W. Kirkpatrick, local director of relief:
Revenues for the State Highway Commission have been and are continuing to drop at a rate that is compelling sharp retrenchment. Aside from federal appropriations for construction, revenues for the use of the State Highway Commission are derived from two sources: tax on gasoline; tax on motor vehicles. Both sources are failing.
As a result the State Highway Commission is being forced to discontinue employment of a large number of men, and thereby is forced to reduce maintenance on highways to a minimum.
Apparently in some relief administrations there has developed a sentiment that the State Highway Commission is dismissing employees deliberately with the intention of shifting such employees to a relief basis and thereby securing relief funds for maintenance of highways. It can be authoritatively stated that this is not correct, that on the contrary the State Highway Commission is pursuing a course of retrenchment with the greatest reluctance and only under the compulsion of necessity.
This retrenchment would be imperative regardless of availability of relief funds.
Attention of relief administrations is called to the fact that all phases of highway relief work are approved for the employment of relief labor. As a matter of fact as the year advances it is probable that highway work will be almost the only means remaining for profitable employment of relief labor. It is urged that the fullest possible cooperation be extended on the part of relief administrations to representatives of the State Highway Commission in carrying forward highway projects.
Attention is further called to the fact that loans made to North Carolina for emergency relief purposes are to be repaid to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at the rate of 20 per cent annually beginning in 1935 from Federal funds appropriated to the state for highway purposes.
Assurances have been given by the State Highway Commission that on its part every possible aid will be extended in cooperation with relief administrations in the way of supplying equipment, supervision and planning on work projects other than those on highways.
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state highway commission revenues dropping, leading to retrenchment and reduced highway maintenance; call for cooperation between relief administrations and highway commission; loans for emergency relief to be repaid at 20% annually beginning in 1935 from federal highway funds; assurances of aid from commission including equipment, supervision, and planning.
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Letter from federal relief director to Mrs. G.W. Kirkpatrick, local relief director, explains declining revenues for State Highway Commission from gasoline and motor vehicle taxes, forcing dismissal of employees and minimal highway maintenance. Denies deliberate shifting of employees to relief for maintenance funds. Notes all highway relief work approved for relief labor employment, likely key for future relief labor. Urges fullest cooperation with Highway Commission on projects. Mentions repayment of Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans for relief from highway appropriations starting 1935. Commission to provide aid on non-highway projects.