The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-28
Form Vet
Coop To Buy
HAHous
Seek Demountoble
Units For Resule
To County Vets

The formation OF a Jackson
county veterans coop has beer
completed and application hal
been made TO the Federal Publ,
Housing Authority at Atlanta fol
purchase of the i29 demountable
housing units in Eastlawp for re-
sale to veterans throughout the
county, il was announced this
week,
The organization. Comrades
Coop. Inc, is under the auspices
: Of American Legion Post 100 and
Elmer Joseph Grant Post 1919 of
, the WV, lncorporators named in
: the charter r George c. Lowell,
commander of the Legion post:
Arnold w. Stone. commander of
the VFW post and Karl Wiesen-
burg, attorney. and member of
both organizations.
The demountable units were
originally offered by the FILA for
sale to out of town veteran coops,
but II the local organization is
successful in negotiating the pur-
chase Of the units they will be-
come available to veterans
throughout the county.
The houses are of the Bruce
and Green demountable type
which are interpreted among
the permanent Navy houses in
the Eastlawn section.
They are one. two and three
bedroom units, and two bedroom
duplexes.
Price Range ssso to si4oo
The Green houses are equipped
with gas cook stove. gas hot wa
ter heaters, gas space heaters and
electrical refrigerators and range
in price from $1,000 for the one
| bedroom units to $l,400 for the
| two bedroom.
, The Bruce houses are three
bedroom units and two bedroom
duplexes equipped the same as
|, the Green houses with the ex-
ception of the electric r~efrigera-
tors. They are priced at $500 for
the three bedroom units and
, Sl,270 for the duplexes.
: AT a meeting Saturday of the
Paseagoula mayor and board of
councilmen an enabling resolu-
: ton was passed agreeing to
, sponsor the coop and also agree
ing to cooperate with it to the
: fullest extent possible.
l The coop plans to purchase
20 units at a time. sell, dismantle
5 and transfer within 80 days. and
! then purchase an additional 20
] units until the sale is complete.
The houses will be sold to veter-
ans now owning lots. or who can
! obtain lots.
The units will be offered to
veterans on the following basis:
! The veteran purchaser will
| convey his lot to Comrades Coop,
Inc, under an agreement that
when he satisfactorily completes
the removal of the house, clear
ing on the land and re-erection
of il, the land will then be re-
conveyed to him subject to such
regulations as required by the
government.
To Do No Financing
The veteran will put up cash
for the purchase, with the coop
, doing no financing. The sale price
Of the houses will be that fixed by
the government. and the veteran
; can make his own arrangements
for the dismantling. transporta-
ton and re-erection of the houses.
All veterans desiring TO pur-
, chase one of the houses must be
. members of the coop and pay n
; membership fee of five percent
of the total amount Of the fixed
, price. 10 be used 10 defray neees-
sary legal expenses. operating
costs and administrative costs Of
the coop ANY amount remaining
on hand when the sale Is com
pleted will De redIstributed 10
members Of the coop In pro-
portion 90 The original eontribg-
ton
The formation Of the local coop
grew eat Of several meetings BE-.
tween local veterans and pHA
officials
The Application faF tn pur-
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