Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1949 — Page 16

Sil Fas Lot _ | 0f Work to Do

‘Woods Seeks Extension to Finish Up Job

By JAMES M. HASWELL Times Special Writer | WASHINGTON, Feb. ‘Housing Expediter Tighe E. | Woods has investigated veterans’ |

| complaints about 14.288 houses | | they bought after the war. He still | has 38,770 complaints to look | into, , And more beefs are rolling [in all the time. i Mr. Woods doesn’t want to stop. this work Mar. 31, when his | authority runs out. He was nsked, Congress for $375,000 to go on and finish the job. | The complaints Involve houses | built in 1946 and early 1947 under the Patman Emergency Housing, | Act. Builders got government aid {in obtaining scarce materials, The government stopped many other types of building and gave housing for veterans priority,

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Econemy ‘housing was cs studied for Indianapolis at an open forum yesterday in the World War Memorial auditorium, Marshall Abrams (center), secretary of the Construction League of Indianapolis, was chairman. Others leading the discussion were R. Earl Peters (left), head of the local FHA office, and Clifford Krabbenhoft, building feader.

7 Cleveland Plants Hunt Jobs for Men They Let Out

Builders Promised By RICHARD KLEINER, NEA Staff Correspondent { Some Models In return, builders promised CLEVELAND, Feb. 11-- With the number. of unemployed in| the government to (1) sell to this area at.its post-war peak, at least two industrial concerns are! veterans, ()2 build fo submitted trying to find jobs for men they are forced to lay off. specifications, (3) sell at agreed The two plants are a large manufacturing company here prices, and a medium-sized Jobbing foundry in nearby Medina. The latter | Approximately 800,000 houses is merely looking for “tide-them-over” work, but the former is were built under this priority program, The housing expediter ‘so far has received 200,000 complaints - from GI's, and has de‘Bi termined that 53,058 relate to | these priority-built houses. The complaints usually are that | the builder (1) over-charged or (2) didn't include everything promised, or (3) used inferior materials, { As of Jan. 15, the expediter a wéttieti 4174 Chied Hnd “ob "tained $1,036,324 Tor GIs. The Department of Justice had cases

looking for permanent jobs. During the month of December alone, the Apex Electrical Manu-| facturing Company, which employs about 1350 men, laid off 240. in the works involving $138,582. The expediter's litigation staff had 5257 cases In hand involvIng $2,466,346, Settlements were pending on 4037 other cases in(volving $1,048,653.

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referred to possible jobs. Thirtyone got them. Some men have refused new job because the pay was | lower than they got at Apex.|

lower-paying job within Apex, so] they might retain their seniority. Still work shorter hours, being laid off. Seeks, Odd Jobs “Ab “Fhe Penmptd - ohm | Medina, superintendent Harold | 'R. Doswell says Permold hopes] soon to take back all the men

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They set up an alphabetical file men over until they can be re-| +of -the- men; interview them; and s15ved to Permold’s ‘payroll. sent them out to the prospective] parmold is a jobbing foundry, | job. |makirg aluminum castings. Most Apex virtually retooled its per- of their work lately ‘has been ‘sonnel office from a hiring producing agitators for washing

Apex makes washing machines, vacuum cleaners, dish-washers, dryers, ironers—electrical equipment which is not moving as The procedure after a veteran files a complaint about his home is to lobk up.the builder's record. The sale is reviewed, and the

rapidly in retail stores as it did six. months SR. ADEX is AEVing, specifications checked. If the com- | plaint involves inferior materials,

to. find. its men comparable jobs! FHA inspectors recommend an

at comparable pay, adjustment figure,

Send Out Letters They wrote a letter to about they've had to let go. The builder is given a chance to settle, or perform his contract.

500 industries employing 100 or Consequently, they're only try-| more men, ling to find odd jobs, to tide the j Copyright, 1949, by The Indianapolis Times R. - an \d Chicago Daily News, Ine.

says advertising and sales pro- to cut their work force. motion manager Frank 8. Ryan.. They let 75 men go, of a normal Of the 240 men laid off in De-| force of 350. Some icember, 137 were placed. In one!taken back -already, as the comweek in January, 36 men. were pany got new orders.

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Edward Gallahve =~ | Elected President Promotion and conservation of mental health and ‘the raising of

Istandards of -care for those suf-| {fering from mental disorders are

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a minister, a social worker, and] business fen, { In years past Indiana had a| similar organization but it became inactive during war years because of lack of funds and office staff, | Mr. Gallahue explained. The new organization will be of | state-wide scope but has no con-| nection with any state office or|

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to work closely with those groups. | Its prime objective will be tol solicit the Interest and active] inarticipation of all people of the| {state in meeting the problem of | {mental health, Act Before Congress One of the first activities of the |

‘National Health Mental act, | nending before Congress. Vice presidents of the new|

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