Evening star., 1933-08-28
Officials Urge Deputy Admin
istrator to Fly Over
Stricken Areas.
ADVANTAGEOUS SPENDING
OF MONEY HELD POSSIBLE
Interest in Plan Evidenced. AL
though Col. Waite Gives No
Final Word.

Virginia officials have asked the Pub
lie Works Administration mere for funds
With which to repair the storm dam
age and Col. H M Waite, deputy ad-
ministrator, few today over the Vir-
ginia and Maryland shores of Chesa-
peake Bay and along the seaboard off
Norfolk, Va.
Accompanied by Maj Philip B. Flem-
ing, on duty with the Public Works Ad-
ministration. Col. Waite left Washing
ton this afternoon in a Navy amphibian
plane to fly to Norfolk, where the sur
vey Of the storm damage will start. The
plane was piloted by Lieut. F D. Overs,
L. s. N.
Col. Waite reached this decision,
to fly over the storm area after a
delegation Of Virginia authorities had
called upon him, early this morning,
and laid their case before the admin
lstration. They told the colonel about
the havoc wrought by the storm. and
the urgent need for public works i'm
proVement at this time. not ONLY to
restore needed facilities. but to give
employment IN the region in which
many inhabitants lost heavily.
Members of Delegation.
The delegation that called at the In
terror Department comprised j. Winston
johns OF Charlottesville. Va, chairman
OF the State Advisory Board; 3. F. Moo
NAV Of Roanoke, Robert B. Preston of
Norfolk. Col. James a Anderson. State
! eng.nee- for public works for the Ma
tlonal Public WORKS Administration in
the Old Dominion. and H. G. Shirley,
chairman of the Virginia State High
, way Commission.
The delegation informed Col. Waite
that roads and bridges in many places
were seriously damaged by the down
/ pour and that public funds could now
De adyantageCusly spent in the storm
| washed region.
! While the Public Works Administra-
T ton here officially gave no final word
on the request Of the Virginians. Col
: Waite evidenced his interest by pre-
pairing to take an airplane trip later in
/ the day TO view the region from aloft
/ for himself. so that he might be able
/ to make a first-hand report to Secretary
/ Of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, the
Public Works administrator. and his
I associates.
Col Waite was very busy this morn
ing conferring with a number of dele
cations on various phases of the public
works program. kilograms were re-
ceived from Delaware and New Jersey
authorities, informing the Public Works
Administration of the extent of the
/ damage done in those zones.
Maryland Not Heard From.
officials said as vet no official dele
! cation from Maryland had arrived at
/ headquarters here seeking financial
/ assistance from the public Treasury TO
/ aid in alleviat;ng the damage done by
! the storm in the peninsula area. The
| officials here expect however, to hear
from the Marylanders shortly after the
authorities cooperating with the Pub
/ .lc Works Administration have had
! opportunity properly to assess the exact
! damage done and make recommended
tons. A number of committees, in
cluding Ocean City and Salisbury, Md,
were hard hit by the storm and money
will be needed without delay 10 place
( public cCnvenierces il usable shape
again.
Although the MARYLAND officials have
not yet come forward, Col Waite was
prepared to kill two birds with one
stone" on his projected fight by view
ing the damage dcne on the Maryland
side as well as that occasioned in Vir-
ginia.