The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-02-21
Pascagoula Housing Project
Creates Miniature Town
AS New Homes Are Built
Most Modern Features Of Home Construction
Incorporated In Cottages Which VIII
House $500 People Connected With Ma
tional Defense Projects.
Ry = l MORAN

49, - -
overnight fern . gezztaHte cts
n the scEuaeASteFn seconn q TIE
Cley q PassAeoaiA. rs wark pro
gruxsee on the 4 S NavAl Housing
unterf 10 noEse NatinxaA1 Defense
WarksTx and their fAuazaz II L
hardy beztAsAbAe tai hoeaek can -
constructed IN q lasting nature n
such short q period but Il Is bee-g
done
Modern homeS AL a the same o.
Sl9n vet w3Eh individual spec1fice-
uanS aow rise w1kh unbelievable
speec where . few weeks aga vtrgln,
second growth pines stood over the
2oe seres @ meadow -hanc which i
70 be utilized IN the project Niles
of streets xza he lad. mixes of con
crete eutte-x xidcwAlkS sewer syz-
TENS and o1aer facilities viii be
installed
The uniteo States Ooperument l.
demanding speed IN It's defense pro-
gram and tztk order Is beng filled
NJ al evAxnplAry manner 81 the
Housing Protecl ~ more than SO
workEnen x4xo are employed to car
~ cut this xxk As faxt IS one
house - built 11e uurkmen start
another ard Il b hard 70 keep I'd
E1th the progress that l. beng
made Wednesday morning there
we're % Of these houses ready for
finishing Yesterday there were
more and today more vii rez1h the
same stage. tomorrow additional
onez x1n rise. and 50 &c w1n 80 Tor
the nexf xtx months until the en-
tire program o. ST. homes l. con-
pletk.
The rzpadtty with which this rork
Is being carried out Is amazing. The
pillars which form the foundation
81 the houses. r made of concrete
and are poured into forms At q
SPECIAL plant erected for this pur-
pose 81 thE construction site They
are carried On trucks ard sleds
pulled ~ tractors 70 the site OF the
houses and are set into place.
Wei C~anztracted
As quickly AZ one house Is MADE
ready for finishing TIE workmen
IA crews Of from 20 To rs. move e
he nexf foundation Lke Q swarm
81 ants the ~wurkuaen converge on
tle EzAserzaA HnGt q whach ara CT
- sE-aEzffcaEAzA IS Ne ssezzAl ssza
kf1ap on TIE grnundx znG
begin construction q the house
Very little saving has 10 b done.
naf the hammers beat out 3 steadT
siaccato. which reflects and ecfaoes
Industrial activity. Within a few
hours time another house rises
VIII the frames Up AND the walls
clca1aeo. the entire structure
Is then covered with weather.
proof paper from top 70 bottom The
then leave Il fog other
craftsmen who VII place the as
oeStos composition shingles which
VII form the outeT walls auc roof
In spite q the expectancy L con
Srucfaon. the houses are not being
Just thrown together- Tnev srF
Se1 constructed as uaey are design
&C &c last oEeT q lonR period AZ
years Il was stated by Ia W p For
y s n Who Is Il charge Of ths
entire program
0 TIE entzre protest as Of the
houses wfn BE Eineie-fausiv rexio-
ence5 and the remaining ief waIl b.
odp1exes. 70 accommodate two faul-
lea All with the exception a 10
units II the negro section which
are being oGat o. pre-fabraraJeo
steea are wooden frame STRUCTURE
Near Ftre-Prouf
Fac House occupies q iok 90 bx
80 feet which VII give les ocrup-
ants absolute privacy. plenty a
Ds@n ar ana comfort The rarsvse
lsk11y houses are e - Is feet. ex-
elusive o. scrsene1 porches mn
eAFatls aoOut % feet bssxeen e.
ne houses = being CONSTRUCTED
e near firs-proof as a poszShi~
eonzAoeEng .heaf frame constrTsr-
- he Asbestos secs aac rooves
- fre-pzoof The int<rwxIls
re fns-prOof insulated
Inc single houses I'll hasx s,.,.
5eo1s and bah each. There z4u -
10 Esdroom&. Q counanatiom ftvsnv
&c lining room and Kitchen The
bedrooms u1H he Il D. n 81 -
-licne0 . by u feet and the iiyine
roons VII be = b. Is feet
Mocezn equipment Il % > ~
siAlisc n the homes me kttrh~r.
vi Rave eAectric rsfr1eera1orx !
fengz c4bt1ek sinks sas hot uas4@v
heaters and ether cou-vens~ac~~
EAeez1e lighting fixtures vi - n
z[AAte1 n eel room and he hosas-
ere % b heated Nth r. The
bathrooms ~ contain az moo~rr
leatura
The eaplex houses also 0 ssues.
sNsg construction III Be g % =
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samAAes eeeA. One part q ~
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