Practically all of this labor was drawn from relief rolls. affording temporary employment to persons who were without income and who could not afford to volunteer their services when they themselves were in what might be described as a state of emergency. Activities of the W. P. A. did not cease with the passing of the flood threat and the return of refugees to their homes. but continued well beyond that time and were directed to the cleaning up and restoring of buildings and camp sites utilized for relief work. From the beginning to the end the Works Progress Administration was most useful. and the people of the district which I represent appreciate it. The Tennessee Valley Authority volunteered its services and contributed materially to the successful handling of the situation in the Memphis area.
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