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Virginia Differding and Walter Wajjace, prepared as a Bicenifennial contribution from Northern Illinois University -- Ed.i "They've got to eat just like other people" was Harry Hopkins' response to critics of the Federal Writers' project he headed back in 1935. Federar One. as the Work Projects administration's four- arts program was called, was the legislation put into effect by Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the Emergency Relief act of 1935. The WPA was started when one-third of the nation was unemployed One clause of the bill authorized employment for those involved in cultural fields, and from this came the first "white-collar" relief program. Four divisions were set up to employ writers, musicians, artists and actors. 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III. 60050 • (815) 385-9000 =1 ESUC years, using such slogans as "Children need bread Writers n"t»d a break We demand projects " An office was established in Washington for the Writers' project and the massive task of organizing offices^ in the 48 states began The project's purpose was ambiguous in the beginning, however It was decided after a lengthy struggle that each state should produce a guidebook that would illustrate local and regional characteristics with a heavy emphasis on folklore and ^common mores. The guides ' also were designed to bring out contributions of minority groups and serve as a general introduction to American culture John T Frederick, a Nor­ thwestern university English professor, was chosen to head the Illinois project. Given the guidelines and extensive organization required, the director's job was both demanding and full of headaches. Besides running the Chicago office. Frederick had to make sure the material produced suited the national office. As one frustrated director put it. the nature of the position was "an absorbent of worries and an occasional suggester of similes." Frederick was one of the most highly regarded people associated with the project anywhere. He was full of en­ thusiasm for regional writing and had an ability for discovering talented young writers About his staff he wrote, "th6 men and women who were my associates gave to their task such loyalty and enthusiasm as private industry- is very seldom able to com­ mand "< Such project writers as Richard Wright, Nelson Algren. Saul Bellow, Margaret Walker. Arna Bontemps, Jack Conroy. Katherine Dunham, Studs Terkel and Frank Yerby are well-known today. Other writers, not so well- known. provided an Illinois Guide, regional guides such as the one for DuPage County, town guides, and reports on cultural events. With offices on the sixth floor of the Merchandise mart, the Illinois project employed about 100 people, nearly half of them women. To qualify for the project, a writer had to be on relief. Hiring procedures varied and it wasn't always easy to spot someone who was both talented and on relief. One unemployed mailman declared he was hired because a social worker investigating his case wrote on the evaluation that he was a man ofi letters. Nelson Algren, whom Frederick fired at regular intervals, reported that each time he'd register again at the relief station, receive a bag of moldy potatoes and check in A-l HEARING AID . SERVICE ^ i Free Loaners - Complete Service on all Makes Custom Earmolds - 30 Day Trial on New Aids Try Before You Buy! Maico-Oticon-Radio Ear Qualitonc Custom Made A I! Ear Models R0BT. STENSLAND & ASSOCIATES 3937 W. Main St., 385-7661 Behind-the-ear AID Reg. $239 the next morning at the project office. Soon he was raised to a supervisory position Algren said that the WPA offered a place for people to regain self-respect, em­ ployment and a chance to communicate with others again ? While on the project. Saul Bellow compiled lists of periodicals at the Newberry library in Chicago and later wrote autobiographical sket­ ches of Midwestern writers. Richard Wright, a former postal clerk, began writing fiction with the Project and put together a collection of short stories, "Uncle Tom's Children." and collected material for "Native Son" in this period. Arna Bontemps supervised the book "Cavalcade of the American Negro"' and collaborated with Jack Conroy on "They Seek a City." which deals with black migration in America. £or 1940s movie fans, it's interesting to know that the Margaret O'Brien tearjerker, "For Our Vines Have Tender Grapes", was written by George Victor Martin while he was on the Illinois staff Algren and Conroy collected material for a book on Chicago industrial folklore, which was taken mainly from interviews with urban blue-collar workers: sign painters, railroad workers, bricklayers and st eel workers Isaac Rosenfeld reported on pigeon racing in Chicago and Lionel Abel wrote textbooks for vocational schools. Other topics included public forums (par­ ticularly those in Bug House Square), annals of labor and industry in Illinois, black history, historical anecdotes, reports of baseball in Chicago and church history. One of the most interesting aspects of the project was the Radio dividfcn, with a staff of twenty hwded by Barry Farnal. Shows like "Moments with Genius," "Great Artists," and "Legends of Illinois" were produced weekly. Colonel Robert R. Mc- Cormick, though a bitter foe of the New Deal and WPA especially, broadcast these shows on his radio station, WGN. Studs Terkel worked in the radio division in 1939 and 1940. Besides his work as an actor in soap operas Terkel worked on the "Great Artists" series based on paintings in the Chicago Art Institute." Terkel now reflects tart there was "a great spirit bf com­ munity... a t renrt-fcnd'ous vitality" surroundUUL^jjjl^e project f' Sam Ross remembers, "Everyone felt alive. We were linked to the community." Throughout its eight-year history, the Arts Project came under fire from the public, the press and Congress. Martin Dies and his Committee to Investigate Un American Activities was particularly vociferous « In 1939, federal funding was decreased and the states were expected to put up at least a quarter, of the maintenance cost In 1943, the Writers' Program was officially axed and many manuscripts were left unfinished Years of work and hundreds of pages on American folklore were left unprocessed, unpublished or lost in the Library of Congress Perhaps one of the best assessments of the project came from Harry Hopkins, who said, "Work relief costs more than direct relief, but the cost is justified. First, in the saving of morale. Second, in the preservation of human skills and talents' Third, in the material enrichment which the unemployed add to our national wealth through their, labors." NEXT: Illinois Tidbits and Trivia LegaffNotlce Legal Notice NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 23rd. A D. 1976, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenrv County, Illinois, setting fof-th the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as McHENRY ZEPHYR SERVICE, located at Route 120 and Fox Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050. Dated this 23rd day of December, A.D. 1976 * Vernon W. Kays County Clerk (Pub Dec. 31.1976, Jan. 7 & 14. 1977) Legal Notice NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 3rd, A.D. 1977, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenrv County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as GLAVIANO'S IN­ TERIORS, located at 414 South Route 31, McHenry, Illinois 60050. Dated this third day of January, A.D. 1977. Vernon W. Kays County Clerk (Pub. Jan. 7,14,21,1977) Legal Notice . NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 10th, A.D. 1977, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenrv County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting, the business known as * ADVENTURE4 HOMES, located at 3307 Chapel Hill Road, McHenry, Illinois 60050. y Dated this 10th day of January, A.D. 1977. Vernon W. Kays County Clerk (Pub. Jan. 14,21,28, 1977) NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 29th, A.D 1976, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenrv County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postKMfice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as MR. DON'S 1 HR CLEANERS, located at 1207 North 3rd Street, McHenry Illinois 60050. Dated tjM^ 29th day of December; A.D. 1976. Vernon W. Kays County Clerk <Pub. Jan. 7, 14,21, 1977) Legal Notice NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 4, A.D 1977, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenrv County, Illinois, setting forth the names and posraffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as RON GLOSSON SAND & GRAVEL, located at 1212 N. Green Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050. Dated this 4th day of January, A.D 1977. Vernon W. Kays County Clerk (Pub. Jan. 7, 14, & 21, 1977) ^American Viewpoints In aft the* a]fails' of human life, social as uiell as political, courtesies pf a small and trivial character are the ones that ftrike deepest to the grateful and appreciating heart. * Henty Clay Top-Line Products • Tops in Service jC - for furtRer'nWs^ i