TOWN OF DYESS P. O. BOX 49 104 CENTER DRIVE DYESS, AR 72330 HOW DYESS BECAME AN INCORPORATED TOWN W. R. DYESS The colony was founded in 1934 by W. R. Dyess, WPA Administrator. He was later killed in the 1936 Goodwin Air Crash. DYESS IN THE MAKING The 16,000 acre project was carved from the swampy low lands of Mississippi County by the back breaking toil of the first people tat came. Funds were sent in to the state by the Federal Emergency relief Administration to aid farmers. They entered into 20 year contracts to pay for homes. STOCKS AND OPERATION The shares of stock, at that time, were held in Washington by the WPA (Work Progressive Administration). Col. Lawrence Westbrook was management Council on the Dyess Rural Rehabilitation Corporation which described itself as a non-profit unit. The WPA acted as an advisory over the project. PURCHASE OF LAND PER ACRE The land was purchased by the government at prices ranging from $2.50 to $7.50 an acre. MONEY SPENT AFTER 4 YEARS Over a 4 year period, the government had put funds into project grants totaling $3,396,250.00. HOUSE SIZES AND CONVENIENCES The houses were built in 3 to 6 rooms size. Houses were equipped with plumbing, electrical wiring and sewer connections. At the time, these conveniences were never put into use outside the community service area. POPULATION Families from the 1936 Goodwin Air Crash were taken from the relief rolls and placed in the colony. After 4 years, the population was anywhere from 2,800 to 3,000 people. All receiving the benefits of a modern school system, a well staffed hospital, band and other social contacts that might be found in a well regulated rural community. MANAGER E. S. Dudley was resident manager. PURCHASE OF TRACK Purchase price of tracks varied averaging $2,000.00 for land, $1,450.00 for a house, $250.00 for a barn, out houses and wells had a $243.00 location fee. An annual payment of $154.77 varied. Dyess was incorporated into a town in 1965 and has shown improvement ever since. They have two fire trucks, a grass fire 1,000 gallon tanker, a good water system, and a wastewater treatment plant that is the activated sludge type. Approximately 90% of the streets are asphalt type covered. ---------- > From: Kaite <kaite@kaite.com> > To: fdy@gate.net > Cc: owner-DYESS@fp-1.rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Dyess, AK > Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 6:31 PM > > HI Faye... > > I got this note from the rootsweb people. Your message didn't reach the > group because of the MIME format.... > > Please resubmit it turning off your MIME format .... 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