Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1951 — Page 24

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Regulations a Fragic foke— Alaskan Bases Provide Housing for 25% of | Those Entitled to It

Half of Them Live in Substantial Quarters, | 1-Room Cabins Cost Ineligibles $135 a Month |

BY ANDREW TULLY, .Scripps-Howard Staff Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feh. 27-—Less than one fourth of the] servicemen entitled to live on the base are now being accommodated on Alaska's three major military installations, | And of that number, almost one-half-—most of them with chil-| dren-—are living in substandard quarters which would be uncom- _ fortable in an Indianapolis winter. ’ Yet these people are considered ——————— oes well off here. Most of the rest--|is just after there's been a heavy! including lower grade enlisted snow. Then the man of the men not entitled to live on the house banks snow high around] base — are living in one-room his dream castle to keep out cabins with no plumbing or toilet drafts. facilities and paying civilian land- Little Being Done lords $135 a month, including! “What's being done to improve

heat, for that dubious privilege. the situation?” The answer is, EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the not much. Elmendorf and Rich-| fourth of a series of stories ardson need a total of 3352 addi-

about the bad housing of U, S,

tional housing units, and only 675 service families in Alaska.

a stn eA are either under construction or If you want to extend callous- will be started during the next nese to the nth degree, you can building geason. Only a small wash your hands of these lower Percentage will be ready for ocgrade enlisted men. Technically, | cupancy by next winter. Another they're not supposed to have fam-| 424 units have been approved and {lies here. They aren't even sup- money is available to build them. | posed to be married. {But nobody knows when they'll

U. 8. Responsibility {be built. a | But all the rest is strictly Uncle Ladd Field, at Fairbanks, needs Sam's responsibility. Under mijli- 1620 additional units. None are tary regulations, the government being built now and only 555 are; is required to provide housing on planned for the future. Eielson the base for all officers and the needs 1014 units; 112 are under first three grades of noncommis- construction and 373 have been sioned officers. approved for future construction. Those regulations are a tragic) Not Enough Heaven joke in Alaska. : Only here in Anchorage is there At Elmendorf Air Force Base any immediate hope of the mili-| Beuarug. ral o 107 um Cia pong. "oe Paci] y 8 -| Civilian ousing. The Pacific Jy Smits Bre required to Rouse Alaska, Building Corp., with Fed- > se SINg. era ousin Administration Only 1332 families are now being funds, is building a new aparttaken care of and 517 of those are ment project. Because it’s govliving in tarpaper shacks, con-|ernment property; the government |

verted latrines and “temporary” has earmarked 464 of these units quonset huts which the military for use by either the military or deems sub-standard. {elvillans employed by the mili-| Same or Worse (tary. The story is the same—or worse| Units—one and two-bedroom —at Ladd and at Eielson Alr|gize— will rent for $100 to $125 a Force Bases, both in the Fair- month, including all utilities and banks area. Ladd needs 1906) garages. family units, It's got 457, of which | - 171 are substandard. Eielson| needs 1014. It's got 208, every one! of which has been ruled ry for New Paint Cleaner occupancy. It was 40 degrees be-| low zero in Fairbanks the other] Retains Gloss day. Have you ever cleaned walls or a most of these glorified woodwork when the paint literalcken houses occupied by offi-|y disappeared before your eyes” : Sars With children Ahere ste thite) erhaps your white woodwork size of a large bathroom back in formerly had a glorious gloss | the States. But there are plenty but after cleaning became flat of children living in two-room and dull. Now you can retain]

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