The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-07-18
DEFENSE HEARING BRINGS
OUT MANY FACTSON NEEDS
OF HELP FOR THIS SECTION
Meeting In PaScagoula last Friday showed Inadequsey OF
schools. Roads. Streets. Sewer Disposal And othsr
Utilities Due 10 Expansion Of Defense Industries.

PRESSING cuqlcern ard fnsiSf9ncR
p1TSaaea = hearing held m pRaa-
Eoala CITY HAL last Fri12y July
1fth. when numerous puhlkc I'M
Wuscrneutk urgently NEEDED b tAs
section xere described and nnAiynea
III terms af national defense T1e
hearing wMs conducted bs l. w
D4ffee, PWA PROJECT Engfsseer. who
3ax introduced hy Mayor GuDey
III. DUffee was accompanied BY
representatives OF national ard
stale departments Of health. edn-
cation. road and enginecrinG. o.
ficers OF the Arny and Navy were
also present ~ invitation
Defense na4nstry, highly welcome
though IL Is and beneficial % 90
many private citizens and their
families has imposed financial bur-
deES and created new civic pnob-
lens which are almost crushing Ia
magnitude. The same story Was
tod over and over b. spoknSmen
for the county and the cities.
Streets and roads designed 70
hanaie normal traffic are being
ground and pounded 10 pieces By
trucks and unexpected thousands
q cara. Water supplies sufflciezzt
for former needs are nov over-
taxed Schools ample for educa-
ti0nzl requirements OF the pre-em-
ergcncy population are hopcleNsfy
inadequate for the accommodation Of
new pupils already arrived Hos
.zfe~t e~~sf4sa.e -. ea~ .fsrrf ~ a.
ing 6eu1Ands Sewerage and dis
posal systems are loaded beyond the
danger point
This Is The situation prior to the
opening Of seven hundred new
homes in the Naval housing Pro-
Jecf and In the midst OF a big ex-
panSion IN ShipbuEiding capacity.
All the factors OF the present gitua-
ton viii increase IN sire and N dr.
ficuliy for harraSsed public officials.
The only solution Of the problem
as 3 whole. obviously and un2y0td-
ably calls for 100 per cent grants Of
Fezeral funds for buildings. i'm
provements and personnel There
Is. IN fact, no other alternative that
would not bring financial embnr-
raSSrnent 10 the communities Affect
ed
jackson County asked Tor grants
20 expand county hospital accom-
nlodatlouxs TO construct access roads
ana TO improve rural schools Pas
cagoulA listed the following needs:
Schools. sewers and sever disposal.
replacement and Improvement O.
streets, increase Of water supply.
better recxeati0nnl facilities. Moss
Eniu4 neuuesn1a hN1p en- nr1aan1s.
wnterWofkss sewerage. hospital
and school improvement.
Considerable discussion was given
the relative Importance Of the needs
presented. 70 establish priority
Sanitation and public health we're
gwen prior recognition BY general
consent. but schools were admitted
TO be absolutely Indispensable 81
vel, while roads. streets and water
supplies seemed plainly vital 70 The
welfare O. cities populated By de-
Tense workers serving defense
industries In the end. there vas
no disagreement thai every need
presented was urgent 70 the COM
munity requesting Federal aid on
the cost.
Chairman Duffee heard the sev-
eral claims with apparent interest
and sympathy. He explained that
he had no authority TO approve any
actual expenditures. but urged all
interested parties 70 file formal ap-
plicatior1S for allotments without
delay. AAotnents granted, after
priority having been determined b.
PWA. VIII be drawn from the recent
appropriation OF $50 0 900 TO pro-
vide Federal AID 70 counties and
cities TO defrsy costs incident 70
national defense. Nj. Duffee an
nounced. II the conclusion Of the
meeting, that PWA engineers 4 P.
fCoprSuuea On paep Eighth