The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-30
PASCAG0ULA OFFICIALS
APPLY FOR S1.3OO.OOO
FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Governmens Official Coaferx with Csy Head 10 D<ssrm.
iae Needs To Meet Nasiaaal
Defense Requirements

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REPRESENTATIVES, a n1t geeeunasnt
held Tuesday al re CTR haA
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heaw tor the enaafeswFsex ard gave
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pseEnente6 % = formal Ar2Nkatanr
to be flied ~ TIE esty uffkta& with
i . fex Days
Last week. federal health aEN
welfare officials IN washington
placed PASeAgo9iA N tire grpup of
cities wnArh must be given I'M
mediate attention ard rccWnmeFad-
- most o hs projects included n
thH program 70 BE- carried o9f tn
the nations defense AreAs
Most AZ these projects have beer
rccoznn1snded before - var1esa
governmental agencies hcNessr. nc
funds we're ever AllncAtec fog car
rytne out the projects
Acccrdlne 20 the recunmenda.
tAoas mace 81 the conference berx
TUESDAY, the requirements OF TIT
P2ScaRouiA schools Is foremost An
acute shortage Of facilities for TAX
Ing care of The anticipated mflux
of people cue 70 the opening Of me
naval housing project 4 ansEipat-
ed
There are no funds Of the ctty
available for school expansion. the
city officials announced Any money
zent ca expansions ard improve
nlenn viii have TO be taken care Of
BY ue Federal Government II was
recnznmended however. that . six
rusozn selesol be erected IN the north
ern section Of Pascaeuala . Ia
room &hooi busl1irg Ia south Pas
eaRoala, an addition Of four rnsnk
and an enlargement Of the cafe
terra a. the present high school
building, enlargement o. the negro
school: and ether improvements
made.
The cost Of the school improve
ments alone Is estimated 70 cost
s2i401o Requests also : being
made for 100000 70 take care Of
future requirements Of the school
system.
HaspftAlization Needs
II was recommended also that the
hospital facilities Of Pascagoula be
expanded A bin has been passed
n the House o. Representatives
providing for 500 900 for hospital
facilities at Pascagoula. The local
officials. however. recommended
that the money be expended on en-
Iargtng the jackson County Hos
pataL 70 double is size. making Il
e. bed capacity instead Of 81 This
w1Il entail an expenditure Of APP
proxkmateiy s1o0J0o0
The sewage disposal system Of
P1scaRouia also has come IN for
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The city officials have requested
$3.50 900 for sewer system construc-
ton: and $4,000 for sewage dis
posaI plant and treatment: and
$4,000 for street paving
The city officials also made q e
quest for ti00.O00 for extension Of
water works system and conxtrue-
ton Of q huge new reservoir. Pre-
x1ougiy II the House Bill 4545 In
troduced In Congress last week. s245.-
600 had been ear-maxked for this
purpose.
MIR. Beale Is 70 make ais recon-
uaendatior1s Ia Washington this
week. Il Is understood Attending the
conference here Tuesday besides the
city officials were T. Il Wells.
per4nten9ent Of CITY schools. A. r.
Megehee. county superintendent Of
education. L G. Whaterton- county
engineer: Don Simmons. city en-
gtneer: Dx. A T Nadeau. county
health officer. and MAJOR J. Z.
Breth recreational director for The
Y. s Army.
While here Mr.. BeaIe also con
ferred with Mayor George Wood
and eupt A L Monroe Of Moss
Point: and officials Of wieRins and
Luce0ale.