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pyerAthe EDITORS Federal Housing Act Letters

usual rooms.
Since there are millions of
people in the slums, the 10000
units can't take care of an of
them in six years.
But over 40 years that much
housing can handle millions of
people. For example:
A loW-income family is al
lowed to move in. In time, its
income goes up. Then it must
move out of the low-rent pub
lie housing to make room for
another loW-income family.
But the government won't let
any city use federal money to
wipe out a slum unless there's
a loW-rent place for the slum-
jewellers to go.
For that reason, the public
housing part of the program
probably will be the first TO
start. Slum clearance can fol-
low.
This program clearly means
the government acknowledges
it has a responsibility to see
that American people are de-
Gently housed.
Nevertheless, because this is
a limited program, it's only a
move in that direction. It's not
going to solve all housing prob
lens.
Congress has approved the
program and President Tru-
man shortly will sign il into
law. Then it can start.
Families allowed in the new
public housing must have in
comes too low to afford ade-
quate new or old housing G.
The rents charged in the pub
lie housing must be at least 20
per cent less than the lowest
private rents in decent dwell
ings in the area.
The average rent probably
will be around $23, plus 81 for
utilities. Some families will pay
more, some less. For example:
Two families living side by
side in exactly the same kind
of public housing may pay diff
ferent rents. That will depend
on their income, which affects
their ability to pay.
This is not all new and sud
den. Congress has been inves-
tigating the problem intensive
ly for the past four years.
And in 1887 Congress passed
a housing act. Under it 1880 OO
dwellings have been provided
in 1853 localities in 81 states.
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THIS WEEK
il Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
ELK, Only one case of polio
US reported in Jackson county
The Pascagoula high library
lsted 5000 volumes in the
lool library =. Mrs. ]. A. De-
I .ek, winner in Garden club
eantest, sponsored ingalls, ship
Names of Pascagoula high
'e:vieemen and women were
implied for an honor roll ...
o editorial carried.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
EEK, President Truman fin
~ named Byrnes as Secre-
y of State -. The state asked
] JUNCTION against Masonite
piant for stream pollution; COM
any president admitted criti-
m was justified Loans
re authorized to veterans for
m purchases Editorial:
asonite Must Show Proof,
{ ltieizes Masonite for stalling.
>
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
EEK, Large group of Brazil
4 seamen arrived for training
re =. Closed season on salt
" ater" shrimp ordered by sea-
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BY JAMES MARROW
THE Associated Press)

WASHINGTON - More than
25,000,000 low-income people
live in slums or rundown city
or farm homes. They can't af-
ford better.
Now the government will
help some of them through a
public housing program.
Although it isn't big enough
to help all of them, many mil
lions of people will benefit
since it will spread over a Pc
riod of years.
1t has three aims:
!. To get rid of slums. No
one expects all the slums to be
wiped out by this program.
But it should make a dent in
them.
2. Build houses the So
called public housing - where
loW-income families, who have
to pay low rent, can get decent
dwellings.
8. Help poor farmers put
needed repairs on their homes
or even build new ones.
That, in brief, is the program.
The big help from the govern
ment will be in money. The
cost to the government:
/. Between 81 billion and $l2
billion spread over 40 years in
grants. These will be outright
gifts of money.
2. Another So billion or so in
loans. Since these will be paid
back, the government won't be
out this money.
.
Except in the ease of hard-up
farmers, none of the money
goes directly to individuals,
poor or otherwise.
1t goes to cities and commu-
mites. They'll have to hire priv
ate contractors to clear the
slums and build the public
housing for them.
When they can't foot the bill
themselves, they'll get money
help from the government.
They'll handle the slum clear
ance and run the public hous-
ing when it's built. The govern
ment's chief role is to see that
the plans make sense before it
dishes out any money.
The public housing goal is
10000 family units in the next
six years. A unit can be a place
with one bedroom, or two or
three bedrooms, plus the other
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ZoNING NOT ENFORCED

Mississippi City,
July 10th, l949
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lars less than it has spent in
the first four years following
World War II.
Before World War II, during
the period of President Roose-
velt's tenure of office, the gov
eminent spent an average of
seven and one-half billion dol
lars a year. In this year of 1949,
five years after that war, the
government will spend in ex-
cess of forty-two billion dollars.
But, as if this were not
enough, President Truman is
calling for additional expendi-
lures that will run those astro-
nomical figures into much high
er brackets next year. In fact,
there are now pending bills,
with the Administrations
blessing, which, as we pointed
out in this column several
weeks ago, would run into a
cost of not billions but trillions
of dollars over a period of the
next fifty years.
Surely, there is a limit be-
yond which we can not go and
still maintain the faith and
credit of this government. As
we pointed out on the floor of
the House several days ago, in
debate on one of these gigantic
appropriation bills, there is as
assuredly a bottom to the gov
ernment's meal barrel as there
is to the individuals. All of
this money can come from but
one source, the taxpayers of
America. Regardless of what
the master minds and planners
say, this can not continue in
definitely and at the same time
save our form of government.
If it continues at this rate for
a few more years, we will wit
ness the sad spectacle of what
happened in European coun-
tries preceding the downfall of
those countries when the house
wife will have to carry her
money in a wheel barrow in or
der to bring back an armful of
groceries. And yet, there are
those unthinking. but we'll
meaning people who criticize
us for not voting for some of
those extravagant Administra-
ton programs.
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1t was he who induced Lewis
Douglas to remain at his Lon
don post despite the fact that
ii was a drain on Douglas per-
sonal resources. Acheson plead
ed personally with Douglas and
got the latter to make a turn
about on a decision to resign.
Acheson's job was doubly diff
ficult because Douglas himself
had had ambitions of becoming
Secretary of State.
President Truman again is
repeatedly at odds with the
Democratic leaders in Congress
and this time it is in the field
of foreign affairs, where here
tofore there has not been the
slightest suggestion of a rift.
The president is reported de-
termined to ask the present ses-
sion of Congress, which is cast
ing longing eyes toward home,
to enact his progrsm for rearm-
ing Western Europe under the
North Atlantic Pact. II is esti-
mated this would cost about one
billion 1870 million dollars the
first year.
Mr. Truman is said to be
ready to send a special message
to Capitol Hill on the rearma-
ment issue as soon as the Sem
ate ratifies the North Atlantic
Pact.
Senator Scott Lucas CD, Illi-
nois, the majority leader, and
House Speaker Sam Rayburn
CD, Texas. have advised Mr..
Truman that there is no chance
of getting his arms program
this year unless the lid blows
off of world affairs.
The president, however. feels
that the arms program is nee
essary to put teeth into the pact
and the sooner this phase of
the program is okayed, the bet
ter.
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Mississippi City,
July 10th, l949
Editor,
Chroniele-Star & Advertiser,
Pascagoula, Miss.
Dear Sir:
Last evening in looking over
our local paper, The Daily Her
aid of Gulfport, we note an
article taken from your paper,
which we enclose herewith,
commenting on the building of
so-called night clubs from BIZ
loxi to Gulfport, which are just
plain bootleg joints, and we
note you say it is the lack of
coming and planning that is
the cause of this.
In this you are mistaken, as
the section from Gulfport's
East city limits to Biloxi West
city limits was zoned prior to
the AT hurricane, first 500 feet
South of the seaWall and then
the last ordinance zoned this
section 500 feet North of the
seawall dividing this section in
to residential and business sec
tions, prohibiting the erection
of signs, etc.
Now instead of the lack of
coming it is the lack of author
tiles to enforce the coming or
dinance.
We know of several instances
where one of the supervisors
has taken it upon himself to
grant permission to erect signs
and to permit the operation of
business in the residential Sec
ton as set out in the zoning
ordinance.
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RING SOLVES MYSTERY
OF MISSING MAN

SYDNEY = tAPl - Two men
at Wyndham, northwestern Aus
tralia, caught a IA foot crocodile.
In its stomach they found a mans
gold signet ring with the initials
Ut"
Police remembered the mystery
of John Thompson. a young re-
frigeration engineer. In July.
l948. he fell from a wharf. at
Wyndham. His body was never
found, Police now know why.
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A SEE
BRITISH ART

LONDON TAP Fifty-three
thousand persons viewed the
British Councils exhibition of old
masters during recent exhibits in
Lisbon and Madrid.
The exhibition consisted of SIS
pictures including works by Con-
stable, Gainsborough, Lawrence.
Reynolds, Romney, Turner and
Roeburn.
1t was the first time such a
large collection by famous Brit
ish artists had been shown in
either capital.
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Inside
Washington

WASHINGTON Russia's
latest display of air might dis
closed that Soviet aeronautical
engineers apparently are up
with the United States in su-
personic flight know-how.
Photographs of Russian jet
fighters flying over Moscow
during Stains mammoth May
Day celebration showed swept
back wings and high-set en-
pennages which United States
scientists have found necessary
for flight faster than sound.
The swept-back wing has
been found necessary to knife
through the destructive air tur-
bulence which attacks airplane
wings at speeds between 500
and 900 miles an hour. Speed
of sound is 763 miles an hour
at sea level.
The Russian high-set wing in
dicates that their jet propulsion
is directed through the central
axis of the plane with the thrust
screaming out the tail. Thus the
tail has to be raised to avoid
destruction by the jet stream.
United States top avial sci
entists have found that by
sweeping the wings further
back. up to go degrees, speeds
of 1900 miles an hour are pos
sible. Past that, controllability
is lost, and wings have to 60
back to the straight edge, but
very thin.
Secretary of State Dean
Acheson has turned thumbs
down on any suggestion that
political wheelhorses be award
ed key diplomatic posts. Some
advisers have suggested that
the faithful wealthy who had
backed the Truman campaign
financially should be suitably
rewarded.
1t was argued that times were
turning back to normal and that
such spots as Paris. London,
Rio de Janerio and Buenos
Aires again should go to per-
son of wealth. as in the pre-
war years.
Acheson, however, has skill
fully hung onto the able men
wherever he can find them.
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week, and already the battle
is on. The bill would permit
the Rural Identification Ad-
ministration to make loans for
rural telephone service, the
same as it has been doing for
years in providing electricity
for farms and rural areas. The
loans would bear tWo-percent
interest and would be made
available to private corpora
tions, public agencies and CO.
operatives with identical terms
to all. The House agriculture
committee, which is backing
the bill. says the legislation is
the only practical way to pro-
vide this needed service TO rural
areas not now served. Com
mittee spokesman also cite
statistics to the effect that farm
telephone service has been con-
tracing instead of expanding.
In 1920, spokesman say, 1877
of the nations farms had tele-
phone service, while in l945
less than one-third were being
served.
Opponents of the bill are US
ing virtually the same argu-
ment that was used in the fight
against the establishment of
the rural identification pro-
gram. The argument is to the
effect that most of the nations
farmers can't afford telephones
and those that can already
have them. Our own county
proves that argument COM
pletely untrue. In the first
place, REA has provided cleo
trio power for many of our
farm families that would other
wise never have received it.
AT the same time the Singing
River Electric Coop has met
its obligations and operated at
a fair profit.
In the second place a large
part of Jackson county farm
families would install tele-
phones if rural service was
available. AS we have pre-
viously pointed out, there is
not a telephone in the county
North of the more densely pop
ulated coastal strip. In order
to provide rural Jackson county
with communication in time
of emergencies the board of
supervisors has installed two
way radio transmitters in the
Wade and Vancleave
areas. The argument that such
a bill will be Specialization" of
the telephone industry is also
untrue. Private power compan-
les have not been 'socialized"
as a result of REA, nor is it
Specialization for the public to
provide itself with necessary
services that private enterprise
will not or cannot provide.
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food board -. Sheriff d. O.
Newman destroyed over 500
gallons of .eonfiscated liquor
-. Editorial: Soaring Prices:
points out results of abolish
ment of OPA.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. Ten candidates for law
enforcement offices signed the
pledge sent out by the Coun-
ell of Church Women Col
lege credits we're given for
courses in local teachers work
shop Two Brazilian ships
were launched within the week
=. The Wade school house was
the scene of one of the largest
political rallies of the campaign
-. Editorial: Second Chance
on Waterway. waterway pro-
gram revived after 40 years
stands a good chance to pass.
:
A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK,
Two polio cases were report
ed in the Paseagoula-Mo Ss
Point area States Fighters
set meeting place at Birming-
ham =. Ground was broken at
ceremonies for new recreational
building for First Methodist
church in Moss Point More
than 10000 World War II vet
Grams were engaged in on-farm
training program in Mississippi.
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Capital

BY
Congressman VIM. M. Colmer
Increasing Cost of Government
BY

Increasing Cost of Government
Two world statesmen made
statements within the past
week on the economic condi-
tions of their respective coun-
tries. Sir Stafford Grips, the
English statesman, said in eff
feet that England was facing
bankruptcy. A few days later
President Truman said he felt
"bullish" about the economic
conditions in the United States.
"Bullish" in stock market par
lance means optimistic. That
England is in a distressed con-
dition is, l am sure, generally
known to all informed people.
That little island, having lost
a goodly part of its world en-
pire and having suffered ire
mendous losses to its world
trade in shipping, is verify up
against it. However, the sturdy
people of that labor-dominated
country are making every pos
sible sacrifice to get their fiscal
affairs upon a sound basis.
There is possibly no civilized
people. with the possible ex-
ception of the Japs and Ger
mans, who have voluntarily
lowered their standard of liv-
ing both during and since the
war than the British. We saw
it first-hand a few years ago
when we were studying the
economic conditions in that
country.
On the other hand, this coun-
try, among the few left in the
world which has not changed
its form of government, and
which is regarded as a conserv-
alive government, is now
spending more money for the
operation of that government
than any other government in
this history of mankind has ever
dreamed of spending.
To demonstrate this fact we
call attention to the fact that
in the $50 years from the time
of George Washington's presi-
deney down to 1910, the begin
ming of President Roosevelt's
term, it cost the people of this
country a grand total of one
hundred and sixty-seven bill
lion dollars to operate their
government. On the other hand,
in the period from 1910 to l949
it has cost the taxpayers one
hundred and seventy-seven bill
lion dollars to operate the gov
eminent. In other words, dur
ing the $50 years of existence
of this government, during
which four major wars were
fought, several depression years
weathered and seven years of
New DEAL spending. the gov
eminent spent ten billion dol
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AT this writing more than
500 persons have registered for
the first annual Jackson county
fishing rodeo being sponsored
by the Pascagoula American
Legion Post. With registration
continuing until July Goth, in
dications are that a record
breaking list of fishermen will
compete for the many fine
prizes that will be awarded dur
ing the Today event. Jackson
county is a sportsman's para
disc, particularly for those who
use the rod and reel, or just a
plain slaughter pole with cut
shrimp or worms as bait. As "A
matter of fact, Wen venture the
guess that a large number of
the fish entered in down-Coast
rodeos were caught in the vi
einity of Horn Island Pass,
which is Jackson county's front
door to the Gulf.
= .
In addition to the salt water
fishing, the county's countless
rivers. bayous and lakes offer
the finest fresh water fishing
in this section. Long-range
plans are being made for the
Legion rodeo which should
eventually make it one of the
most attractive annual events
of this nature on the Gulf
Coast. Ii is a worthy project,
tied directly to community and
county benefit, as well as Of
fering recreation for sportsmen.
Those who have staked their
time and energy to make the
event a success deserve the sup
port and cooperation of every
one.
TWenty-seven theater EN-
ployees and operators were
fined in the Hattiesburg police ,
court this week for operating
motion picture shows on Sun
day. A number of others face
trial OF charges Of Sunday
food sales and sundry viola
tons of blue law" statutes. II
this is all the evil Hattiesburg
has to worry about they are in
deed a fortunate community.
However, we seem to remem-
Der that the highways leading
into the city are lined with
seedy looking luke" joints of
the same type that extend a
dubious welcome to the motor
list driving into any of MisSis-
sippi's major citiec, and most
of its smaller communities. II
looks to us like the Hattiesburg
city fathers can't see the forest
for the trees.
A bill that would provide fin
ancing of rural telephone serv-
ice came before the national
House of Representatives this
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You're
Telling Me-!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

In British Columbia, SO says
a news item, are a cat and a
goldfish which have become
bosom pals. We won't believe
it until the goldfish starts Civ
ing the cat swimming lessons.
A whale got itself impaled on
the bow of the liner Parthia
and was thus carried right into
port. This is carrying the hitch
hiking craze too far.
In New York 100 sets of false
teeth found in subway cars have
been aucfioned off. The pas
sengers must be a pretty talka.
tive LOT.
A Cleveland traffic cop plays
professional football in the
autumn. He must be tough on
those speedy halfbacks.
More than half of impris-
oned Jap war criminals are en-
rolled in Sugamo prison school
building studying, among other
things, Japanese shorthand. Jap
shorthand? Bet even a lifer
would never be able to master
that!
/ hope this letter will be of
sufficient interest to you so that
you may see for yourself what
is the real cause of the condi-
ton you describe.
Yours truly,
John Hartman.
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1t is now estimated that there
are about 10000 900 Americans
65 years or older.
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A bill that would provide fin
ancing of rural telephone serv-
ice came before the national
House of Representatives this
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1949-04-09

Be regular misunderstanding
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1949-04-09
Madison County
News

Sunday, April 3, fine service
wa SHIELD at China Grove A.ME
Church. A /, wonderful sermon was
preached by the pastor, Rev. c. L,
Wright which was enjoyed by all.
Total offering was $5ol4. DR.. j.
w. Hair is presiding elder, and
Rev. c. L. Wright is pastor.
Sis. Lula Vance is still on the
sick list The church sent her a
donation on Sunday by her class
leader, Mr.. w. M Moray.
Mrs. c. L. Wright was here in
the service at China Grove Sunday.
She takes an active part in the
church and Sunday School.
Miss Jessie Bell Castillo was at
the piano with music by the China
Grove Chorus.
Robert Young has been i'll for
the past two weeks has pneumonia.
AT thi swriting he is improving
much better.
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Then the pastor, Rev. P. E. Lott
came TO the pulpit at $50 o'clock
and delivered a wonderful sermon,
Roman l. Chapter IS: Verse Al
| am not ashamed. The sermon was
enjoyed by all and was d chalfeng-
ling to sin. Collection amounted to
5000 Visitors were Rev Jasper
Jones Of Hope Well, Miss. and Bro.
Weathersby. Both are preachers.
Mr.. Red Wilson Of Hope Well,
Miss, had an accident Friday eye
ming which demolished Wilson's
Truck, but Wilson and father we're
hurt. The other truck was slight
damaged.
Mrs. Luella Nix is somewhat inn
proved after having very severe
case of pneumonia.
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Mrs. Josie Fields is very sick,
but at this writing she is reported
much improved.
The Teroines Of Jericho from
Court No. 80 and Court No. 146
will celebrate Palm Sunday at
China Grove a, NJ. Church. Rev.
NJ D. Gilbert will preach the
cermon. This services will be on
April 10, Sunday.
Geams Thompson Of Louise, Miss.
Is visiting in Madison the weekend
as guest of his daughter, Mary
Thompson. He also stopped in Jack
son to see his son and daughter
there before returning home. Re-
latives and friends were doing their
best to make his stay pleasant.