Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-17
100000 Labor Camp Nearly Ready
BIG BUILDING
DEAL FINISHED
AT B R AW | Ely


Two hundred families may
pitch their tents at the new
federal migratory agricul-
tural labor camp at Braw-
ley at the close of construc-
ton late this month.
Construction on the 100000 gov
ernmental project began March
and is complete except for finish
ing up and installation of of elec-
trio materials which have not arriv-
ed. A crew of 100 men worked all
summer under the supervision of
j. Kenneth Hickox, construction
supervisor. The camp is situated
just outside the north city limits OF
Brawley on a 40 acre tract pur-
chased by the government early this
year.
A tent site consists of a wooden
platform mounted on concrete pill
ings, a wooden kitchenette, a rama
da, and a space for parking an auto
mobile. These wooden platforms are
large enough to accommodate a
tent for sleeping quarters and for
living quarters in bad weather. One
end of the tent platform runs along
side of the ramada so the family
may step from the ramada into the
tent. The ramadas are composed
of wooden trellis work over which
vines will be trained as soon as
the planting at the camp is COM
plete. There is no flooring in the
ramadaS. Each site forms an elong-
ated square.
The kitchenettes occupy one end
of the ramades and are merely
series of wooden shelves, tin lined
box for stove, and built-in work
table. The kitchenettes are covered
on the top and three sides but the
fourth side is open. The tin lined
boxes are equipped with padlocks
and are fire and rust proof.
Utility Building
Five large utility buildings to ac-
commodate 40 persons each provide
toilet, shower, lavatory, and laun-
dry facilities. These wooden build
ingS all have concrete floors and
are constructed to withstand wash
ing and disinfecting once each day.
Double laundry trays are assem-
bled at either end of each utility
building. The laundry sections have
three sides open to the air. A boiler
room in the center of each unit will
heat water for laundry, washing,
and showers by means of diesel oil
system. Each building is divided in
half, one side for the women and
one for the men. Long rows of lava
tories line the Railways in each side
OF each unit. Each shower in the
Women's sections opens into a tiny
dressing room. The dressing rooms
as well as the showers are equipped
with swinging doors to insure pri-
vacy. The men will have no private
dressing rooms.
In the camp garage the migratory
workers will have a grease pit at
their disposal. The garage and the
storeroom are segregated from the
camp sites.
The assembly hall is in reality a
little theatre almost entirely out
of DOORS" The building is large
and has a stage at one end. The
concrete floor has gabled roof over
1t but there are no walls onthree
sides. Back of the stage is a day
nursery with complete kitchen and
a toilet room. Twenty eight tiny
wooden lockers are ready for the
children. Huge, many paned win
dows will provide air and light.
A large reception room is the
first room in the big, well built clin-
ic. A supply room for the physician,
an examining room, nurses quar-
tiers complete with kitchenette and
bath, screened porch for patients,
dressing rooms for men and women.
and toilet facilities are included in
the structure. Every room has sew
eral large windows.
A tiny wooden office, a managers
residence, and library, concocted
out OF discarded engineering shack,
complete the buildings at the camp.
Iron IncineratOr
One of the most interesting struc-
lures, however, is the elaborate con- !
crete, brick, and iron incinerator
with its towering smoke stack, A
truck may be Stopped beside an
elevated platform and the garbage
dumped in front of two "stove"
doors. The garbage then is to be
shoveled into the fire. The stove is
divided into three sections where
wood fires will destroy the refuse.
Another interesting sanitary fea-
ture is concrete recepticle for
greasy water. After a heavy iron lid |
is lifted, the greasy water may be
poured down a funnel like gadget. !
An automatic hot water spray will
clear the accumulated grease out
of the funnel. These recepticales
are situated at intervals throughout
the camp.
Control gates will be installed at
the entrance. A large park will be
planted to trees and shrubs and |
the various streets will be indicated
by guide posts bearing the names.
All the tent sites will be numbered
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