Additional Information-Continued Page Letters and telegrams-Continued Griffith, Ernest S., director, Legislative Reference Service, the 1113 Group of 21 Women, Baptist Church of Ridgewood, N. J., to Hon. Harris, Fred ("Red"), president, Cebolla River Branch Enter- prises, Sapello, N. Mex., to Hon. Dennis Chavez, February 5, 1956, and enclosure__ Harris, Helen, Las Vegas city school nurse, Las Vegas, N. Mex., to Hon. Dennis Chavez., and Hon. John J. Dempsey, March 22, 1956_-. 956 956 966 968, 976 Hayden, Hon. Carl, to Hon. Lister Hill, March 26, 1956, and Hayes, Billman, president, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Com- Hayes, Billman, president, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Herndon, C. C., Jr., president, Estancia Chamber of Commerce, Es- tancia, N. Mex., to Hon. Dennis Chavez, March 24, 1956, and Huffman, Berl, executive director, New Mexico Economic Devel- 954 954 897 832 Kinball, May A., Pasadena, Calif., to Hon. Lister Hill, March 950 Lawrence, Rev. Leland C., Montana Council of Churches to Hon. 957 Lewis, Hon. Orne, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. 956 Mansfield, Hon. Mike, to Chairman, February 10, 1956.. McBride, George A., manager, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, Moore, Larry, secretary, New Mexico Commission on Indian Af- fairs, Gallup, N. Mex., to Hon. Dennis Chavez___. Moore, Larry, secretary, New Mexico Commission on Indian Affairs, to Hon. John Dempsey, March 27, 1956--- Murray, Hon. James E., to Chairman, February 10, 1956- Nuhn, Ferner, clerk, Claremont monthly meeting, Society of Friends, Claremont, Calif., to Hon. Lister Hill, March 26, 1956_ Pacifico, Adolph, president, District No. 6, UMWA, to Hon. Wayne Parker, Rupert, chairman, Hualapai tribal council, Peach Springs, Arizona, to Chairman, March 19, 1956. Rainer, John C., chairman, All Pueblo Council, 18 Pueblos of 18,000 Indians, to Hon. Dennis Chavez, February 29, 1956-‒‒‒‒ Rainer, John C., chairman, All Pueblo Council, 18 Pueblos of 18,000 Indians, to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, February 29, 1956_-_. Raymond, Julian, Monrovia, Calif., to Hon. Lister Hill, March 1045 955 Roeder, Lee E., assistant manager, Albuquerque Chamber of 964 896 Additional Information-Continued Letters and telegrams-Continued Stevens, Jess J., chairman, San Carlos Council, to Hon. Carl Hay- Stevens, Jess J., San Carlos Council, to Hon. James E. Murray, Stillinger, Donna, San Miguel (N. Mex.) County school house to Page 955 968, 976 Swenumson, Oscar, chairman, chamber of commerce, Indian 939, 958 Tichenor, James R., administrator, State of Ohio Bureau of 950 1042 Wesley, Clarence, chairman, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, and Zimmerman, William, Jr., field director, Association of American Indian Affairs, Inc., to committee, March 27, 1956_- List of rapid tax amortization certificates issued for facilities to be 952 1089 National Congress, of American Indians-member tribes__ Numbers and proportions of families receiving income from varied Numbers and proportions of households receiving certain amounts of Public assistance recipients and expenditures in Alexander County, 940 691 Summary of projects available for a reemployment program on the 595 TUC points to work there's still to do in one-time black areas, article in 794 Welfare problem in designated "depressed areas" in New Mexico---- 995 Letter of David Gingold, vice president, northeast department, Interna- tional Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL, to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, Letter of Ross E. Anderson, Jr., assistant to the executive vice president, Missouri State Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson City, Mo., to Hon. Youth looks to the future-a report on the opportunities of youth in south- Letter of Roy W. Lennartson, Deputy Administrator, Agriculture Market- Page 1136 1144 1145 1146 Number of needy persons certified as eligible to receive donated commodi- Duration of and reasons for labor surplus in 19 major labor-market areas 1147 1147 1148 1149 1150 Letter of Hon. Paul H. Douglas, to Hon. Arthur Larson, May 23, 1956, and reply, with enclosures_. 1153 Letter of officials of the American Municipal Association to the Congress of the United States, February 24, 1956. 1153 Letters of Hon. Thomas J. Lane to Hon. Matthew M. Neely, January 5, 6, 1956 1158 Poverty Pockmarks Our Fabulous Prosperity, from the New York Mirror, 1158 Letter of Hon. H. C. Rhodes, mayor, Pelahatchie, Miss., to Hobart J. Hendrick, president, H. B. Ives Co., New Haven, Conn., June 10, 1954Letter of Healy, Patrick, Jr., executive director, American Municipal Association, to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, March 6, 1956, and enclosure____ Stevens, Jess J., chairman, San Apache Tribal Council, San Carlos, Ariz., to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, March 23, 1956, and enclosure. Letter of Rupert Parker, chairman, Hualapai Tribal Council, Peach Springs, Ariz., to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, March 22, 1956---Letter of Billman Hayes, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, Scottsdale, Ariz., to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, March 22, 1956____ 1163 Letter of Raymond W. Gustafson, city clerk, city of Two Harbors, Lake County, Minn., to Hon. Paul H. Douglas, February 7, 1956, enclosing resolution___ 1160 1160 1161 1162 1163 Statement of Hon. Brooks Hayes, a Representative in Congress from the 1164 Expansion of pulp and paper industry in Minnesota-eight companies___. 1165 1167 Excerpts from the Joint Economic Report, S. Rept. 60, 84th Congress, 1st session 1168 AREA REDEVELOPMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1956 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Benld, Ill. The subcommittee met pursuant to notice at 10 a. m. in the American Legion Home, Central Avenue, Hon. Paul H. Douglas presiding. Present: Senator Douglas. Also present: Roy E. James, minority staff director; Harold D. Brown, assistant to Senator Douglas; and Harold Rainville, assistant to Senator Dirksen. Senator DOUGLAS. Ladies and gentlemen, this is an official hearing of the Subcommittee on Labor of the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, dealing with Senate bill 2663, entitled "To Establish an Effective Program To Alleviate Conditions of Excessive Employment in Certain Economically Depressed Areas." We have held a series of hearings in Washington on this bill, but we felt that there were many witnesses in areas with high unemployment who did not have the money or the time to make the long journey to Washington. Therefore, we decided that we should have hearings in the field at which we could get testimony from people in communities which were directly effected. We have held hearings in Pennsylvania and in New England, and it is our hope to hold further hearings in at least Kentucky and West Virginia. I have here copies of the bill S. 2663, and also a digest of the bill. I will place some of these on this intermediate table. Mr. Brown, would you put them there? If any of you would care to take copies so that you may follow the discussion a little more fully, we will be very glad indeed to have you do so. There are some people who feel that we should not go into these matters at all, who say that there is no excessive unemployment in any portion of the country, that conditions are getting better, and that one should not hold hearings, lest it make people more discontented than the situation justifies. We come here with no preconceived idea about the facts. We have studied the reports of the United States Department of Labor, and we received many letters from the people in this area. If conditions are excellent, and no action is needed, we want to know that. If contions are not good, and if there is excessive unemployment, we want to know that. Our first purpose is to find out the actual facts. Our second purpose is to get judgment as to whether the bill S. 2663 is a proper bill, whether it is good in its general features, whether it can be improved in certain respects, and, if so, how. I hope that we may have a discussion on that point as well, and I hope that you will all feel that you are welcome here. This is not a hearing for the business community alone, or for the labor groups alone, or for the merchants alone; it is a meeting for everybody. It has not been possible for us to list everybody as a witness, but we are listing 13 as witnesses, and we shall have to conclude shortly after 12 o'clock, because we shall hold a similiar hearing this afternoon at Litchfield. I do hope that we can save a litle time for testimony from the floor, because as I look over the list of witnesses, it seems to be a little long on the business side, and a little bit short on the labor side. Congressman Peter Mack expresses his regrets that he cannot be here this morning, because of duties in Washington, and he wishes to file a statement for the record, which will be done. He makes the following statement which I shall read: In this district he is speaking of his district the coal-mining regions located principally in Macoupin and Christian Counties are serious distressed in these communities where coal mines have closed. The employment has steadily declined over the past 5 years, notwithstanding the fact that the people in these areas have fought desperateely for their economic improvement. They have met with little encouragement, and have received little, if any, assistance. Because of the nature of the mining industry, it has been literally impossible for industry to utilize any of the facilities remaining after the mines have closed. It is readily apparent to me that legislation such as S. 2663 is urgently needed in these areas, in order for the people to make economic readjustments, and also to encourage new industries to locate there. The condition in the southeastern portion of Macoupin County, as well as the western portion of Christian County is extremely critical. Since I reside in Macoupin County, I am especially familiar with the conditions existing in the Gillespie, Mount Olive and Benld areas. In this general area, we have a vast surplus of labor of able-bodied men who are willing to accept most any type of work, in order that they may provide for their families. Most of these men were skilled in the mining industry, but are presently unemployable, because they are in need of additional training before they can be absorbed in other industry. I might point out that many of these men have encountered extreme difficult in securing employment elsewhere due to the fact that they are over 40 years of age, and employment offices in the Alton-east St. Louis industrial area have consistently given preference to the younger men and have, in fact, discriminated against men over 40 and 45, when they were endeavoring to secure employment in that area. He does on discussing the situation, commenting on the fact that the Defense Department has not granted a single defense contract in the 21st Congressional District in Illinois as of this date. Only one small business account has been made in the entire district since the enactment of the Small Business Act and that was not in distress areas. The statement as a whole will be printed in the proceedings, and we will now move to the examination of witnesses. The first witness we will call is Mr. James F. Cannon, executive director of the BenldGillespie Development Association. (The statement of Congressman Peter Mack follows:) Mr. Chairman, my name is Peter F. Mack, Jr., and I am the Representative in Congress from the 21st Congressional District of Illinois. I have been |