The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-12-10
Rent Payment
Discussed BY
Project Tenants

To withhold rent fef iae eff
eleueg and MnFliine Commission
apartments until requested a0
taslmeuie havs heen mate ~ a.
pas Il and keep ire contracts
wlth thu government valid waa
lhe question nndef diseu aion a.
. mass meeting q The Eastiswn
TenaHfs Associated. Ga Monday
night 81 ltw Easiiasn audiio
mum
] " Savage. asssstsut Unit
81 eiales district attorney from
Jaekeon. was present q give IN
formation GA the regal phases of
ii4e question ne suggested. how :
ever that any desifpd detatls CON
etrulng the withholding af rent
be absafned from she upA dis
tfiei genital office ~ Gultpnrt d
which William g Hewes Is di
rector
With only shunr alxtv tenants
present 4 smali vote an the con
tinusd refusal 81 renf pavmaeui
was polled THESE n favor 81
net paying were n : slight ma
lcrfsy. although Harrison q.
OTIS managerp 81 the Federal Pub.
lir Housing Austoriie II Pascs.
aouia. urged that the tenauH pay
rent currently - that thev 10 not
waive rights due them under tlfe
agreement
] r Bloumef. chairman Of The
organization aafuFmed those pres
ent that 4 good many persons
wha had entered the origins
asfansnani msa y 49, antil un.
satisfactory cQnditinnN hsa heer
Feetifled. had teen sxared e
death and have run duNn AND
paid their rents lie declared
that he eaW nc neason whx a few
shoala Be icf holding IN hag
f0f Those vino did not i've up 10
tar agreement in the event that
there wefe any Consequences
connected with lhe stand the
tenants have taken
peadbeafA Beneiitting
Pointing out that there IS no
connection between the with
holding Of GENTS and The improve
msui Of the heasing n tne eff
cheney apartments and sewerage
ard gas system IN the Maritime
project. which are the principal
complaints. MI OTIS said that
work has already been started
on ali three Of these systems He
complained ihat tins rent strike
Is giving deadbeats 3 splendid
opportunity 10 skip Town with
ulfs paying rents lie told tenants
thai At presen, the rents Iram tine
efficiency apartments alone arr
more than $4,000 IN afresFs
sYnu are dealing with she u
s government and not aith tht
local housing officials. he &C..
minded them
TIE opinion was voiced hY one
nf the tenants If the Maritime
Commission division That al.
though ihere could b ground
for forcing payment fer ar
housing anti ami whatever util.
itles are furnished there Woulg
~ no reason ipr renters 60 m.
cIude payment Tor eax and prop
~ sewerage when these system.
are entirely inadequate Tenant
depIoned the fact thai although
apparently there 5 NJ raw scW
aee being run through tbe btl
ditch At the edge Of fiw project
+ i still being gun Through 9th.
r. bitches which carry Il through
the Maritime project
Tenants ~ the effIeiensx apart
ments lsid particular stress q
tie meeting on the Iaek Of no
water Work Is underway 20 ao
Iust she heating system 81 th.
ueeds fnf the coming winter
II answer to TIE complaint
ahouf N Maritime Commission
apartments NJ 0Hs aeciarcI
fhat these housing UNITS ha.
never been finished and tenant
should not have beer moved int
them bat thev eeHe opened Ga
occupation under aEasHa by lu
gals shipbulldHna Corporate
officials He urked Ihal eamnul
1ees b. appointed - meet wIt
TIE housing aufheHitf@ on 81
complaints rather taan nav
them brought up d 8 gcncr.
meeting where discussion Is nl
= easy