▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Case y ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁East port , ▁Maine ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Engineering ▁Division ▁at ▁the ▁Pass ama qu od dy ▁T idal ▁Power ▁Project , ▁a ▁New ▁De al ▁public ▁works ▁project . ▁There , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁concrete ▁testing ▁labor atory ▁under ▁Charles ▁E . ▁W uer pel ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Struct ures ▁Labor atory ▁at ▁the ▁Water ways ▁Ex periment ▁Station ▁at ▁V icks burg , ▁Mississippi . ▁Due ▁to ▁political ▁forces , ▁the ▁project ▁came ▁to ▁nothing ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁die . ▁After ▁the ▁Pass ama qu od dy ▁project ▁fell ▁through , ▁Case y ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁Engine er ▁District ▁on ▁flo od ▁control ▁surve ys ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River ▁Valley . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Lu cius ▁Clay , ▁Case y ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁government ▁there ▁on ▁hyd rop ower ▁and ▁flo od ▁control . ▁They ▁worked ▁with ▁Mer al co ▁and ▁other ▁power ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁surve ys , ▁including ▁a ▁detailed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ag no ▁River . ▁After ▁Clay ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Case y ▁developed ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁C ali ray a ▁Dam , ▁a ▁▁ ▁hydro elect ric ▁project ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁to ▁Major