The Chronicle-star the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-11-07
u. S. O. DIRECTOR NAMED
FOR PASCAGOULA AREA;
WORK STARTS NEXT WEEK

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Christian ASEcclatinn. and q X
H1rtke a ths Federal Security
Aeency. rewesented tlse q. 8 o -
ne meeting and explained that ths
pruwxafn AZ me pfe8ant would n
carried out for defense workers.
Mr. KKllAm, Win b regional repre-
sentative of the y. 8. o egrlRaned
the Q. s o.N place ln the plans
ard stated The entire poiicy a
cperatinn. and that the y 8. o
was hare to cooperate with the ex-
tsting organisation and 10 initiate
new activity.
He explained the various assign
menta made b. THE q, 8 o. fos
handing recreAt1uaal facilities and
activities. He stated that fund
raised IN Hart jackson County I
few mcnsias ago for q s. o amount.
ing to 81 30 would have no bear
ting On the funds to be spent o.
recreaticnAi work By the q. s. O
II Is highly probable. condition,
wArrnnttng. that the q s. o. wIE
spend several times this amount a
money IN the PascagDulA area. n
stated.
@ K Hartke. community recrea.
tion organizer of the Federal Sc.
curity Administration counseIlee
the local committee Of the U. s. o
program and endorsed the action
taken BE explained that the con-
strurti0n and renovation of the
buildings 70 be used for these acsa-
vittes Was made from funds appro-
priated for THIS purpose BY Can.
grezs. He said that the totai
amount appropriated for q. s. o
WAS $50 million dollars, however
there has been onsy IS million dol
lars ear-Enarked for actual recrea..
tionel work. and there has been ap-
plicaticns made throughout the en-
tire country for these funds amount
ing 70 t7so. .o0o. 900. This shows
that the amount assigned strictiy
for recreaf1onal work VIII be small
IN individual instances.
Mr.. Eartke stated that he fuIly
appreciated that Pascagoula. due &
Its peculiar situation. needed addf-
tional recreattonal facilities over
and above the e12.500 which had
previously been approved and which
b TO be used largely IN making re-
novati0ns and additions 70 the Pas
cagoula Community House. He
stated That he would make favor
able recommendation IN case ad-
ditionai application was properly
filed.
Mr.. Mays win have fun charge
Of the U. s. o. recreationai aetivi-
ties here. During the course Of the
next few weeks he hopes TO make
the acquaintance Of many Pasca-
goula citizens. II win be his pur-
pose to coordinate the various ac-
tivfties IN such q manner that they
win serve 70 the hast ADVANTAGES
Of everybody concerned. and more
particularly the defense wokers and
the soldiers coming here for week
end visits.
The meeting. which was called bv
Mayor Walter r. GulIey, was at
tended BY the following PascarouIs
representatives: T. r. Wells. super-
tntendenf of schools: o. K. weisen-
burg. chairman Of the PascaeouIa
Port Commission ana Pascaeouia
Hecreational Council: Mrs. W. q
5eeley, chairman Of the local q s
O.; Leo Rosenhium, representing
the Jewish Welfare Board; and
John o. Grant. Jr.. representing the
National Council Of Catholic Socie-
ties.