RURAL SLUMS ATTACKED BY HOUSING PLAN
Rural Slums Attacked By Housing Plan WASHINGTON, D. C—Attacks on "rural slums" were launched here as Pres. Roosevelt approved six U. S. housing authority projects for rural counties. The projects,...
...8—Tenants will he required to do the necessary maintenance work...
...member of the house rules committee and a bitter foe of the New Deal, has felt himself obliged to declare in favor of the program...
...The projects, consisting of from 150 to 300 dwelling units, will be started in Lonoke county...
...Eugene Cox (D...
...5—Fencing as required will be put up and culverts and drives will be repaired and rebuilt...
...Plan Development Each house will be located on at least one acre of land, it was said, and the projects will be developed along the following lines: 1—Before any farm site is accepted, a statement will be required from the appropriate agencies of the department of agriculture specifying that the farm is economically stable and offers the possibility of a return sufficient to maintain a family and pay the rent...
...S. C. The homes to be erected will be, according to the USHA announcement, "modern sanitary homes at low rentals for farm families of low income, including owner-operators, tenants, sharecroppers and rural wage workers...
...9—In the case of tenants and sharecroppers, safeguards will be established to prevent the farm owner from increasing the rent or his share of the crops...
...2—The houses will be substantial, consisting of a living room, dining room, kitchen and three, four or five bedrooms...
...7—Tenancy will be restricted to families with low incomes who :»re presently occupying shacks and are In need of decent houses...
...Conduct Meetings The Farmers Union in Georgia, it was reported, Is conducting meetings all over the state and demanding that representatives approve tile pending bill for additional funds for the USHA...
...It was stated that the new houses will be leased for cash rents of less than $50 a year, "such rentals being made possible, because the occupant will perform the ordinary maintenance and repair work himself...
...4—A new sanitary privy will be built...
...Development of the rural housing program, in accordance with the amendment to the housing act at the last session of congress, has already met with favorable response from southern representatives previously bitterly opposed to funds for housing...
...3—The old well will be repaired or a new, clean sealed well will be provided...
...Ga., Alexander county, 111., Vigo county, Ind., Lee county, Miss., and Darlington county...
...Indicative of the demand for the rural slum clearance program, USHA officlaLs report, is the fact that Rep...
...6—The new houses will be availaT^e to small farm owner-operators, tenant farmers, sharecroppers and rural wage workers...
...Ark., Thomas county...
Vol. 10 • March 1940 • No. 13
