The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-09-19

ms wesk there appeared u 5 Mobile pspef. cir
ealAtsc spArssy n aak sccssou. uaaAi Is announced %
De first d = series o. artaeas On PAscaeoalA and i2
houxanx facilities Tor w0rkert IL the Ingalls, Ensp-
balkans ourp1xatton yAFnz and other defense industries
u tins sesssca- The picture painted by Ire writer Is
not a ven pleasant m complimentary oN. az1 A1Aie
suue u part ts tact attempted % be pseiurec, are
grossly distorted
Athoazn RAscaeoaa has bern singled aat b fed
era offlsiAk a. typical Ct ; situation ezasting IN many
places through Ine oeantry. the writer m1srepressnss
o. rather risaand3ee the lnfosnaAtson he has gather
ed he charges uaAt ucrkmen are being underfed
ard charged cxsorb1tAnt prices fov the morseh Of food
OBTAINED AL q which he vi inc Is untrue, had be
hus proceeded further Il has collection f data
when one Is familiar with the situation. the sAOy
appears TO be Erotessae Farst the artieie launches
- attAek b. elamaag that tAe city ~ prosperity
STRICKEN. having 70 anporz : floating hctef4 70 house
ssrkezs i Il true that RasassoaLA. Ike many other
ciiaxa = defea& areas. welcomed some reiief to the
housarag satuAtlon for ncn. Bat there Is 10 need TO
daxtorz the conditions.
without making ; prstense at defending the So
called -Fso@ting EoteLr ons can hardly flnc q more
reasonable ooat Of living than is charged there The
meals are excellent ne have enjoyed them Not only
Il te food weu-cooked bat Il Is served n bountafal
proportions Tne ratluza are weii-baAanced and there
Is no neee for anyone 70 complain Il a charged that
the residents Of tne hotel are served a good break
fast: = lunch. comprised Of husky Sandwiches. fruit
and dessert and 3 h.g meal II the evening. and hodg-
sx Tor Inc waose Eam q s7ao per week. RMS i not
sxa0rnatanI e1zsasessa9 taosr WHO hrs otherwise. Pur
Instances. A roon renting f1 $50 peg week. ewhAeh Is
very reasonably. paying Is cents for breakfast. -
cents far luneh- ard - CENTS Tor dinner. amounts N
nsgen cara - ei0A pr asepk Ihene pranaE an Fe5
reasonable cnssaaeFsns the cost o. descent neA2 n ans
city. regardless Of ITS stse. whether & be Rascagotla
OF Mob1ls o. anV other city.
However. Monlse has no reAson 70 complain One
cannot i've a. economically IN thai city. Where,
penses ~ are nere7
Admitting that PAscagoalA hAE better ard cheaper
aerasnooasaona than Moe1e. we see no reason Tor
eeaianuin9 saeh . discourse through the columns q
regular publications.
An6ed 70 tins the writes reveals that house rentals
hare ART much lOzer tran They ARE IN his hcme city
WY SaOuid be c~rifaelze7 When ozaes h8ek yard -
clnftered with ~repulzlve ntfeF. he las no grounds 70
ronplatn about 1lSzereled condition N his own We
think tnal II Moble I'LL clean ~ IL oSn deaEs then
IL VII - qualified T. scar IL nelgnbors premises.
Unal ta<n TIE less sad about such conditions. the
better. True. PASeAgoala wo1id Ike nothing better
thar 70 be ahie 70 take care Of every desirable person
VINO cares 70 make rs doznicae here. but there are
sosne chronic oaznplainants who would fna fault with
tAe ua1sou with : fence around II. s. his kingdom.
As far aS the Maritime Commission houses are
concerned. Il might be surprising for the writer OF
the Mobile pun1rasaon 70 learn thai the high rental
homes have al been rented and arr n0E occupied Al
azAf tier are rented - lower costs than tie cheapest
AGeb1ex xrnother1ngs o crowded habitat ara char
ing their tenants AnyhoN. P@se2goulas Marittme
Hoases are nos eongesGed and damned agAtnsi enc
ano1her. Al o TIE houses are new and clean
II 4 L jealousy which prompts tne attack Oh Pas
eag0nlax hozz1ng situation. We might suggest that
TIE series q artA1les BE- confined 10 ones Local sit
uAti0n.