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Vol. 1, Na. 36 Federal Works Agency, U. 3. Housing Authority—Nathan Straus, Administrator April 16, 1940
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Kentucky Housers Time Pralses New Fllm; Memphls PrOJecl Open;
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Study State Program Chlldbll‘th Tragedles Average Rent $14.46
The Kentucky State Housing Associa— With the opening early this week of
tion, organized in December 1939, has caused by Slums Lamar Terrace in Memphis, Tenn., 108
planned a 3-day State-wide conference in In a recent revier of The Fight for Life, low—income families moved from slum dwell-
Lexington later this month. The ﬁrst day U. S. Film Service portrayal of childbirth in ings to bright, new homes in a USHA-aided
of the conference will be devoted to the the slums, Time Magazine points out the public housing project. Additional units in
V problems of existing local housing commis- futility of the medial profession’s ﬁght to the project Will 50011 be completed, and 8P-
sions, giving special attention to bringing offset slum conditions. plicants accommodated.
Federal aid to a greater number of Ken— “Because childbirth kills oftenest where The PI‘OJECt provides homes for 478 fam-
tucky cities. The second day’s discussions poverty is greatest, The Fight for Life was ilies who pay an average monthly shelter
will center around the recent action of the shot in a slum clinic, Chicago’s famed Ma- rent Of $14-46 a dwelling. The maximum
Kentucky Legislature in passing ﬁve amend- ternity Center . . . The plot . . . is simply income per family at the time Of admission
ments to the State Housing Laws and in the daily struggle of doctors to bring slum ranges from $766 to $968 ayear. The COSt 0f
enacting legislation validating the proce— women and children through childbirth . . . all utilities (electricity for lighting and re-
. ' dure of existing commissions. One new law “Dramatic without ever being theatrical, frigeration, gas for heating and cooking, and
provides for rural housing by county au- it makes even such top-notch Hollywood hot and coldwater) averages $2.90permonth.
thorities, and another authorizes ﬁduciary medical pictures as Men in White and Dr. Two-story row houses and ﬂats, grouped
institutions to invest in securities issued by Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet seem unreal and around open courts and playgrounds, on
Kentucky housing authorities. stagy . . . what formerly was an area cluttered with
Owensboro, Madisonville, Somerset, Har- “The Fight for Life is above all a studied slum shacks, make up the project. The
3 Ian, Hopkinsville, Richmond, Ashland, and social indictment. The question the Young buildings are of reenforced concrete, brick,
. Bowling Green are Kentucky municipalities Interne raises is: Why go to all this trouble and tile. Equipment includes gas ranges
which have passed or are preparing ordi— to bring babies into the world alive so that and electric refrigerators in kitchens, space
nances for establishing local commissions. they can multiply slums? By raising this heaters in living rooms, and standard
It is expected that Governor Keen John- question and deliberately leaving it unan- plumbing. The estimated over-all cost per
son and one or both of Kentucky’s Senators, swered, the ﬁlm dramatizes its makers’ be— dwelling is $4,617; the net construction cost
Hon. Alben W. Barkley, of Paducah, and lief that as long as slums and the conditions per dwelling (comprising about the same
Hon. A. B. Chandler, of Versailles, will be that create slums exist all the efforts of all items as the residential construction costs
guests of honor. the doctors are trivial and a little absurd.” compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
on the basis of building permits) is $2,878.
3 f; ,‘M' ; fifth}; .“t'i’ﬁ‘?‘ﬁ, r. . ”gs: * ‘.- ; ' "(93331; tug/g3 j * The Memphis Housing Authority reports
{Est}? ”‘33:”‘j‘ve’ ’“ fjﬁmwm” “isg‘g‘gagygegﬂﬁ that during the past 8 years, only one new
”spirals-i” g; 'V ”33'2”, 33‘ ”xiii-12%;” ”‘17: home has been provided in Memphis for
§§3§s_§§e»§,§( 33W33¥ x’J”? I" 2,..1‘3135’3 every three new families. The long list of
Egg.w - f 2W4: i, ' “5:3,:3: / ’ £3: 3 applicants waiting for vacancies in the two
333.331 #«WW ,4 “75333.; PW A Housing Division projects in Mem-
.‘sﬁ‘c , “3,3 1, 3 'n' "3"," phis, Lauderdale Courts (449 dwellings
;.“Z§W"%ﬁ‘ ﬁWﬁ}? ”if :p ,4 for white families) and Dixie Homes
ﬁva éswxézél f, ,ﬁﬂml' m~:......a ’_ (633 dwellings for Negro families) is, the
.“ “gr/o’ Mmmm .33" A'gg‘”. gxggﬁg’w . it? authority feels, striking ev1dence of the
foggy?) Wyﬂsmf": 1,: ii . 3‘: ‘1” z demand for decent housing at a rental low—
MVM ' . “(.W“sﬁ*’ '3 33g.“ ;J,;-;4;;§’" income families can afford to pay.
«’4'»? W/ ”X”, “Him ’3; gm The Memphis authority has another
“’3 ”’3‘ 3"”3‘?! ”z . ‘3' USHA—aided project underway, to provide
‘3‘ “x ,1 a’f‘3.§g§§§£§§' 4o? o it? ’1 homes for 900 Negro families. First units
, m a. .. >r1‘:&;x i ‘ ’" ’=“ ~a “ ,V are scheduled to be ready for occupancy in
. 1%“; ”3s” rs”« W .,-’ ; ,/\ September. The present Memphis program
“is?” v or“; ‘Gﬂ‘ix " .9715 " when completed will provide about 2,500
ii‘i’i‘kj“: :‘tis‘r‘i‘fpvi ."‘ 8'". 3: [it w “3‘ -~~ homes for low—income families.
. we . ° ‘ ~ Immediately responsmle for slum clear-
’ a?» 4‘ «mgﬁmxmﬁ W W35 3‘ '3 on». ance and low—rent housing in Memphis are
- w -'; w‘yhﬁmﬂ ”*3" ' ow 3?? ~ ' ‘t. g‘ a4”; the members of the local housing authority:
.5333?”on “;% $59534?” " [4?“ ’_ 93:2" 1; 7 Chairman, Edward F. Barry; Vice Chair-
.35"? .. «’3... ‘ ’fj’gxiﬁfﬁlw )i’ 9,4: J;- 25... .55" "5* man Ike Gronauer' Secretary Dr H I).
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. 3 so... “ 231*???“ﬁsg 3 s and Edward M. Knoo-
.. , . , I i the place of Walk C. Jones, Sr., who‘re—
Aerial View taken durlng construction of Lamar Terrace, recently opened signed as Chairman in January of this year
log-unit pI'OjQCt in Memphis, Tenn. 3' after 5 years of faithful service.
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