The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-19
Culfdale
Houses To
Go First
Regionol Office
Says Plons Are
Moving Aheod

The Public Housing Authority
will probably be ready to accept
applications for purchase of the
Negro Gulfdale houses the latter
part of next week, and a short
time thereafter the Eastlawn Ma
wy houses will also be ready for
sale, r. f. Bates, regional diree-
tor Of FILA, told the Chronicle
Star Wednesday over the long
distance telephone from Atlanta.
The SO Gulfdale units have
been appraised from $2,250 to
S2,400 each, and the necessary fl
nancing forms will be mailed to
the Federal Housing Authority
at Jackson the latter part of this
week, MI. Bates said.
The FILA is authorized under
a bill passed during the closing
DAYS of the last session Of Con-
gress to guarantee 80 percent of
the approved appraised valuation
of government-owned war hous-
ing.
ave will forward these apprais-
ais to the FILA at Jackson the
latter part of this week. Mr..
Bates said. I'VE believe that our
appraisals will be accepted and
II so we should be ready to ac-
cept applications for purchase
within the week, provided, of
course, that there is no holdup dt
Jackson"
Priorities For Purchase
Priorities for purchase of the
aforementioned houses. both
White and Negro. will give first
choice to d veteran of World War
II who is an occupant. second
choice to non-occupant veterans.
third choice to non-veteran occu-
pants and fourth choice to non
occupants.
I'VE are not exactly sure how
these priorities will work as yet"
Mr.. Bates said. we have just re-
ceived a copy of the new bill
and IL will take time to interpret
its 80-odd pages"
The vacating of the plat on the
Navy houses in order to clear
titles is being handled by the
United States District Attorney
and may take as long as 80 days
to complete, MIR. Bates said, but
added that meantime applications
for purchase of the houses could
be accepted when arrangements
are completed so that the actual
sale and occupancy could be af-
fected with a minimum loss of
time.
If the FILA accepts the PHA
appraisals on the Gulfdale homes,
down payments will amount to
S225 to S240, with the balance of
the ~purknase price being financ-
ed over a long period of time.
Two-Unii Houses
The two-nnit Navy houses win
be sold on the basis Of the occu-
pant with the highest priority to
have the right to purchase, Mr..
Bates said. However. where both
occupants have identical priori-
ties then the occupants will draw
lots for the right to purchase.
with the loser having the right
to purcase another unit on an &C.
cupant-basis priority.
The recreation buildings in the
project will be offered TO the mu-
nieipal and county governments
on attractive terms, MIR. Bates
said, but this sale would not be
negotiated until a later date.
According to information given
the Chronicle4Star last week by
Mr.. Bates the Navy houses are
appraised from $4,000 to $4,000,
according to location and condi-
ton. Sold on a 90 percent FILA
guaranteed sale, the purchaser
would pay 10 percent of the APP
praised valuation, with the re-
mainder to be financed over a 20
TO IS year period.
However. il the FILA reduced
the PHA appraisal the down pay
ment OF the purchaser would be
increased by the amount of the
reduction.
Approximately 100 units are
involved in the coming sale in
Pascagonla.