Evening star., 1934-07-29
Chromium Sinks for Hillbillies
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the gadgets which have been devised.
And most Of the houses will have
laundrtes. The laundry of hfllnilly
house used TO consist OF q rickety
wash tubzspared. perhaps from the
mash shed--set on a still more rickoty
bench. and filed with water brought
from stream or spring and heated
sometimes over the fire. sometimes by
dropping in hot stones. The laundries
OF the cottages Of Norris will be
equipped with regular laundry tubs,
which will fll with running water,
hot and cold.
The houses have easement windows,
many paned. admitting a maximum
OF light and air and many of the
houses have glasS-inclosed verandas
which substantially add an extra
room. Open porches and verandas
viii be screened against insects
And of course there win be electric
lighting throughout and also all those
electric tricks such as irons. toasters,
and the like which an inventive in
dustry has created. There will even
be available electric heating apparatus
and electric ranges for cooking, space
for clumsy heating plants being saved,
except, OF course, for the esthetic fire.
places in the' living rooms.
Obviously all this cannot be done
without water mains, power conduits,
a sewage system and all the other
celebrations Of big cities. Those ia
cilities are being installed right now.
These houses are under construction
right now. When the men who will
people this city are engaged on the
construction Of one of the greatest
power projects in the world. It is n
matter Of course that plenty Of cur
rent shall be available for their own
use.
All Modern improvements.
Each cottage Is on a lot OF rs feet
frontage by 200 feet depth. The
structures are centrally grouped
somewhat in the manner of garden
suburbs and there will be a village
green or common and also park-like
community wood as well as other rec
reation grounds. In addition, each
householder is TO have free use Of a
4-acre plot of ground nearby on
which he may grow fruits and vege-
tables. OF course. the streets will be
lighted.
The Federal Government is build
ing these structures In accordance
with strict governmental specihca-
tons. No house is to be sold, but
rentals have been placed on a low
scale. For example. a three-room
house will rent for $14 a month. Rates
will scale up to $45 q month for the
largest, a house Of seven rooms. The
houses usually have built-in garages.
1t Is not expected that these cot
| tages are to be occupied by valley peo-
pie still engaged in their primitive
pursuits. The houses are to be oc-
cupied by valley people who have OBJ
tanned Jobs on the T. v. A. project
and thousands already have done so.
The wage scale being paid by the +.
v. A. makes the rentals Of the cot-
tages reasonable.
There viii be a single cooperative
store TO serve the town. department
store in effect. Also there viii be q
community center. provided by the
Government, where movies. recrea-
tional and educational, viii be ex-
hibited Church facilities also are
arranged and dances and similar en-
tertainments can be given by the
townspeople. The Government win
attend to the policing. A school is
being erected conveniently and
hospital is under construction.
This is but one of the phenomena
being created in the Tennessee Valley
by the Federal Government. Other
towns are expected 10 spring UP and,
gradually, the whole region is to be
transformed. It seems wholly pos
sible that. before long, these people
will be importing hillbillies from
Broadway TO entertain them with
tunes of the Tennessee hills.