(as told by Vernon Work Myers)
My father CLINTON worked on the WPA and on roads. The WPA paid about $30 a month to the people. Not much, but it was very good. It kept people employed. The WPA deliberately used a lot of hand labor, like having the people work with sledge hammers.
The WPA also employed orchestras and symphonies. I saw the WPA orchestra play at college. They sang We Believe Mose Kicked the Bucket and that brought the house down.
We Believe Mose Kicked the Bucket
We Believe Mose Kicked the Bucket
Old Man Mose is Dead
It was amazing that they employed musicians.
Filed under: Myers | Tagged: Clinton Kennedy Myers, We Believe Mose Kicked the Bucket, Works Progress Administration, WPA
