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would provide for new buildings,
necessary building additions, pro-
curement of sites and teachers SAL
aries and building maintenance for
a year.
The estimates, based on complete
data available as of December l,
anticipate 1000 new families with
some 5000 school children to be
added to the population of local
Federal reservations Ordinarily
Army and Navy in Southeast and
Southwest Washington, with 1852
families and 2,262 children in nom
Federal area in the District. A total
of lat new teachers would be re-
uuired, it was said.
Other indicated increases by Sep
tember l, with families, number OF
school children and additional num-
Der of teachers required to care for
the influx listed in order, follow:
Arlington (Va0 cantonment-On
reservation, 225, 225, 8; off reserva-
ton. $50, $50, %. Fort Belvoir, Va
Of reservation, $500, 2,318, 70. Fort
George @. Meade. Md.-On reserva-
ton, $50, 460, IL; of reservation,
so, 100, q.
Total estimated costs of the build
ings required and operating ex-
penses for the first year for the
nearby area were: Arlington canton
ment, s42s, 500; Fort Belvoir, $751;
800, and Fort Meade, s279 $50.
The report also estimated gain
of 86 families, with 172 children, in
and near Quantico, Va. and stated
that six additional teachers would
be needed. The proposed program
there would cost $40 ,230, 1t was estl-
mated.
Harry C. Bates, chairman Of the
American Federation of Labor's
Housing Committee, in a prepared
statement said today that the A. F.
of L. committee has made care
full study of the community facili-
ties problem. and believes sit Is in
dispensable that caSeful and ample
provision be made for sound plan
ming of q program of public works
which would complement the pro-
gram of construction OF defense
housing and other defense facili-
ties
This is needed. he added, to in
sure the welfare of defense workers,
to provide for maximum efficiency
of defense operations and to protect
sound community growth in the
areas involved.
Facilities Fail to Keep Pace.
Increase in personnel in camp and
plant areas has been so rapid that
nearby localities have been unable
to provide adequate facilities. rep
resentatives of the Defense Com
mission told the committee yester-
day, and in many instances the lack
is proving to be a dangerous impedi-
ment to the defense program.
In answer to questions as to why
recreational facilities were needed
outside camps when there are
recreational centers in the camps,
1t. Col. H. F. Thompson of the
War Departments Personnel Divi-
sion reminded the committee that
when the days work is over, some
of the soldiers like to get away from
the post no matter how attractive its
amusements might be-"
do you mean to say the Army
can't control the soldiers?" asked
Representative Bell, Democrat, Of
Missouri
"Oh, we could order them to stay
inside the reservation" replied Col.
Thompson, "but that would cause
a lot of dissatisfaction, especially
around pay days"
Civic Life Altered.
Col. Thompson pointed out that
in many smaller communities near
the camps. normal civic life has
been drastically upset, and in some
cases the towns did not want the
camps located nearby.
John M. Carmody, Federal works
administrator, and Alan Johnstone,
counsel for F. w. A.. told the COM
inittee that the r. w. A. has special
experience and qualifications for
carrying out a large part of such
q program as the bill would au-
thorize. Mr.. Johnstone proposed sew
eral amendments to the authorize
ton bill, one of which would specify
that the F. w. A. would participate
in coordination of the construction
program. Mr.. Carmody recon-
mended that all projects be cleared
through a central board comprised
Of representatives of the Army,
Navy and other agencies concerned
with the community facilities prob