of the State. Gov. Paul Johnson is now pushing the program throughout Mississippi.

"All this is a far cry from the extremely senseless and uninformed pronouncements about the evils of the Federal Government which have been heard in Mississippi and, for that matter, in Georgia. Action by one little city has helped expose the foolishness of that kind of unreality."

I know that the testimony that I have just given is very general and if there are any specific questions or inquiries that you Senators would like to ask, I will be more than happy to try to supply you with the answer at this time.

FHA insured loan.-June 15, 1964, FHA 221(d) (3), 16 units, moderate-income housing, $125,000.

Federal programs utilized and coordinated with State and local efforts in

South Corinth GNRP.

West Corinth GNRP.

Mimosa Terrace Apartments 221(d) (3).
Municipal building (APW).

Corinth Urban Renewal Com- Neighborhood Youth Corps.

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City of Corinth_.

Federal programs utilized and coordinated with State and local efforts in Corinth, Miss.—Continued

Corinth Urban Renewal Demonstration project (Mississippi D-1).

(CFA) Department of Hous- Public facility planning advance.

(CFA) Department of Hous- Municipal Building (APW).

Small Business Administra- Small business development center (SBDC).

Department of Labor-------- MDTA (Manpower Development and Training

Department of Health, Edu- Hill-Burton hospital. cation, and Welfare.

Federal programs utilized and coordinated with State and local efforts in Corinth, Miss.-Continued

Administering agency, Federal

Programs funded

(URA) Department of Hous- Demonstration project (Mississippi D-1).

(EDA) Department of Com- Overall economic development plan.

merce.

NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS-LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL COORDINATION

ENROLLEE JOB DESCRIPTION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Clerical assistant (schools, municipalities, counties, State offices, Federal offices) Enrollees have been utilized in work coincident with maintaining and operating established offices of the public agencies. The office heads have had primary job assignment and supervisory responsibility. Emphasis has been on work habits, secretarial duties, and the use of regular office equipment. All offices have advanced or "caught up" backlogged work or have provided sup plemental and extended services.

Custodial assistants (schools, municipalities, counties, States)

Enrollees have been utilized in the area of simple everyday care and cleaning functions which were left undone due to inadequate personnel. Enrollees have worked under the supervision of the head maintenance man or custodian. and job assignments have been in the area of cleaning, repairing, and main taining facilities. Many school, city, county, and State buildings have undergone "faceliftings" and now maintain cleaner facilities.

Food service assistants (schools)

Enrollees engaged as food service assistants have been utilized in all areas of food service operations. Enrollees have been used in the preparation and serv ing of food, cleanup and maintenance of cafeteria equipment, planning and preparation of menus, supervision and disbursement of lunch tickets, receip and storage of food, and clerical tasks such as inventories and recordkeeping. Library assistants (schools, municipalities, counties)

Enrollees have been under the supervision of the head librarian and hav been assigned tasks in the general area of library work. They have been re sponsible for checking and keeping records of books, keeping magazine rack current, displaying posters, and working with the card catalog. They have alaided in teaching library users proper use of the card catalog as well as the cor rect procedure in finding other reference material.

Motor vehicle repair and maintenance assistants (schools, counties)

Trainees have been under the supervision of the head mechanic in the sche or county garage and have used most all basic principles of mechanics. The have also performed minor maintenance jobs on schoolbuses or county vehicle Most vehicles are cleaner, in better repair, and more closely maintained as result of Neighborhood Youth Corps enrollees.

Headstart program assistants

Preschool trainees have worked with Headstart programs for disadvantage children. They have been supervised by the director of the Headstart progra

(or teachers) and have been assigned responsibility in all areas of the care of preschool children. Hundreds of participating preschoolers received a much stronger "headstart" as a result of Neighborhood Youth Corps enrollees.

Teachers' aids (schools)

Enrollees have been assigned to classroom teachers and have been used in all functions pertaining to classroom work under the supervision of the teacher. Aids have graded and recorded tests, maintained class registers and other record books, handled administrative functions and accounting chores connected with the homeroom, compiled and checked absentee lists, assisted in laboratory and demonstration work, and other similar tasks except the actual teaching of classes.

Conservation assistants (counties, State)

Enrollees have assisted projects sponsored by the agency involving conservation or restoration of natural resources. They have been supervised by fulltime employees of the agency and have performed assignments such as planting seedlings, preparation and maintenance of watersheds, making wildlife surveys, and other related tasks.

Home-for-the-aged assistants (counties)

Enrollees have worked under the supervision of the manager of the countyoperated home for the aged. They have assisted in all areas of operation of the home designated by the supervisor. The tasks have included services for the occupants such as letter writing, reading, assisting in exercise and other related tasks neglected due to inadequate personnel.

Park and playground custodial assistants (cities, States, Federal)

Enrollees have assisted in the care and maintenance of public park and playground facilities. They have been assigned tasks by the park and playground supervisor along the lines of landscaping, repair and maintenance of facilities and other related functions needed to operate and maintain the park and playground area.

Road and street maintenance assistants (counties, State)

Enrollees have served as assistants to the regular maintenance crews to clean and maintain streets, roads, and walks and such facilities as are controlled by and are the responsibility of the agency.

Survey assistants (cities)

Enrollees have worked under the supervision of the head municipal governing office and have assisted in collecting information used in compiling records and other necessary data used by the officials in public service.

RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS RESULTING FROM COORDINATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS-URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM EFFORTS AS OF APRIL 15, 1966

PROJECTS COMPLETED

South Corinth GNRP.-The engineering on this project is 100 percent complete. The field notes on drainage, street typical sections, etc., have been given to the Urban Consultants, an engineering firm in Montgomery, Ala., for the purpose of study and recommendations.

West Corinth GNRP.-Same as South Corinth GNRP.

Corinth CRP (entire city).—We have completed a citywide survey of the existing sanitary sewerage system, street typical sections, storm sewer system, surface drainage and all above ground utilities. This information has been sent to Paxton-Alexander Engineers, of Sheffield, Ala. This will conclude all data to be furnished to Paxton-Alexander by the local agency.

Industrial park survey.—We have completed a topographic survey of a 120acre addition to the industrial park area. The topographic map will be drawn on a 1-inch-equals-200-feet scale and will be added to the south flight of the American Air Surveys map.

Drainage ditches.-All large drainage ditches in the city area have been traversed and cross sectioned. This survey along with the various drainage areas involved, will determine whether or not the ditches are adequate as

they are, however, during the recent rains these ditches either ran full or overflowed.

Tennis courts and baseball diamonds.-Work has begun on two tennis courts in the Corinth City Park. We have made a topographic survey of the Alcorn Central, Biggersville, Easom, and Carter High School grounds for the purpose of designing and constructing tennis courts and baseball diamonds.

Three of my enrollees have been transferred to the city engineer and four enrollees have bought drawing instruments, scales, triangles, etc., for use at home and have enrolled with International Correspondence School in a surveying and mapping course at a cost of $180 per enrollee, paid for by the enrollee. All of the field engineering and drafting work done for the various projects shown in this report was performed by high school dropouts supervised by engineering instructors. This work was necessary and constructive, especially that work done for the urban renewal and GNRP programs.

LISTING OF EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE ON APRIL 20, 1966, BY THE CITY OF CORINTH URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION

The following reports are documents prepared by citizens and program staff of Corinth, Miss., without professional aid:

Exhibit A:

Preliminary report-Part I.

CURA newsletters and proposals for ETV, prepared October 1963.
Preliminary report-Part II.

Citizen participation, prepared October 1963.

Preliminary report-Part III.

Newspaper articles, prepared October 1963.

Preliminary report-Part IV.

Housing programs-221 (d) (3), prepared October 1963.

Preliminary report-Part V.

Highway 45 urban renewal program, prepared October 1963.

Exhibit B: Proposed community renewal program to guide future community development in Corinth, prepared in January 1964.

Exhibit C: A proposal of communuity action by the citizens of Corinth and Alcorn County, Miss., prepared in August 1964.

Exhibit D: A guide to Federal programs to help implement a program of community action, prepared in June 1965.

Exhibit E: An evaluation of the north Mississippi Economic Council's eight Headstart programs, prepared in September 1965.

Exhibit F: Report on poverty conditions in northeast Mississippi, prepared in July 1965.

STATEMENT OF E. A. BISHOP, CHAIRMAN, MINORITY HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE, CORINTH, MISS.

Even though definite progress has been made in raising the economic and educational levels of the community, much remains to be accomplished. Tenant farmers are finding it more and more difficult to make a living from the soil and are leaving the farms coming into the city without salable skills. Unskilled jobs are few and the extent of poverty among the Negro group is high. Surveys indicate that at least 60 percent of the population is in the poverty category. Few, if any, jobs are available for the in-school youth in the afternoons and on weekends as there were during past years. Those jobs which are available are not open to pupils of the low-income families. Of the 5,200 or more housing units in the city of Corinth more than one-fifth of that number was found to be substandard and the southern section of the city was characterized by dilapidated houses and unsightly surroundings.

It was because of the unhealthy, unsightly, and dilapidated housing conditions in the city that the Corinth Urban Renewal Agency was concerned. Probably no single nonprofit agency in the city's history has given as much vitality to Corinth's and other communities' progress in this area as has the urban renewal agency.