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go 39) r . io Bo Home, Couple = 5 osts and Quality | "Volume Surprises Unneeded, Says REB Chief 4 a oe Unneeded, Says "we Knocks It Down : : . PALM BEACH (UP)—Mr. 8 | chrome 40 Suppliers Attend Demand Booms Private Industry's Way Faster, Cheaper, Mrs. Jose de Landa of New Y A follow Purdue Course Home Construction Better, Declares Alexander Summer Wels re Ol Ta rods Times State Service 1 Times Special No subsidies for defense housing. They aren't needed. they called in a wrecking cre hit after nA ATEITE, Xb 10—Build-| § NEW YORK, Feb. 10—There is That's the stand of the top man in the National Association of had the multi-room structure steel will g new going up. » {something missing in the home /grea) Estate Boards. {knocked down and buried by bullmade of to h ny hes Are Setting han building picture this year. He is Alexander Summer, association president, who took his dozers and a small home built iL inside K 0. i both’ ir 4 | It is the traditional winter con- statements to the House Banking and Currency Committee in testi- on top of the old one. : i Wher, DFO ping oN ane la the | struction slack. mony on the pending defense housing bill, The huge “old” de Landa home y em- | The old let-down is slow in de-| He flatly stated no subsidies are needed, and went on to tell was built several years ago at a usher in ployees il Hoosier retail lumber veloping, according to Business the lawmakers that government | cost of $800,000. Builders said it replace an fh ne Materials dealers a | Week. {restrictions will impede needed| Prefab builders will need less couldn't be duplicated now for - s allowad a ee ng classes at Purdue Uni-| | There has been a drop from production. He also told them skilled labor. They will generally §1 million, Mrs. de Landa comines ‘will hs y- . record peaks reached last year, private industry is ready and able use materials made available by plained she was tired of living in ha : classes are part of a {but volume is still well above the {4 do the job better, faster and the manufacturer. Buyers need a museum” and wanted someexposed ia n ng opan, sponsored by {usual winter levels despite weath- cheaper. {not fear construction blocks re-| thing more comfy. e cleared he ational etail Lumber er conditions. | And here are the supports of sulting from lack of needed items. | Sixty-five men armed with -a in brass, } Blers Association. During the | Demand for homes is booming |ipe argument. |Economy standards set by the 3000-pound steel ball attached to ast four years more than 9000 | Just as it is for other goods, the| Government hbuse building was government will be easier to meet. a crane and squads of bulldozers , ‘cabinet of ' the industry's employees imagazine stated. And for the. .veq in mid-1949, Mr. Summer| Another brightener in the pre- took one month to rip down the thcertain. throughout the country have tak- same reason. Consumers fear| iq rhe program called for ex- fab field is the favorable position house. There is a 6-foot elevaJengthen- en part. About 40 from Indiana this may be the last chance to penditure of $13 billion for rental it now holds in the eyes of mo- | tion for landscaping where the shipments are now enrolled in Purdue. buy construction. bilization and defense housing of-| huge pile was buried in a hole 100
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Winter Building
It was noted the unusual volume was throwing a heavy load on the lumber industry. Besides house lumber, there is a military need for crating and dunnage. Builders are also tending to get everything on hand before starting a new job,
| Chimney on Outside Saves Space, Money
fsa Estate— EL Defense Housing Subsidies
ficials.
No Crystal Ball
Lacking a crystal ball for probing future world conditions and the effect on downtown Indianapolis, Real Estate Board mem-
Subsidy ceiling was marked at $400 million for construction of 810,000 public housing units. The first year was to see 50,000 units| built. This is the score card submitted by the association after the pub-
Robert L. Craft, field repre- L lic housing bill was a year and a bers are using the next best tool. sentative with the Indiana pr 1 oy MigHT Raj] inis an @ » + Home Cost Up $800 half old. The downtown committee has ber and Building Supply Asso- ls only. 25. 1 Ye fost, and yet Chicago home construction costs| Public housing units completed earmarked an area bounded by ciation, with headquarters in In- BED ROOM | there y os for two bedrooms|P2Ve, Bone on the upswing to|_none. Washington St., Capitol ‘Ave. dianapolis, is acting as co-ordi- wen | down. two up, and a full. base- about $800 more than previous| Administrative expenses $15 Ohio St. and Delaware St. for a nator for the courses. ' y levels. million. |survey of development potential.
Now in the planning stage is a conference of yard managers from throughout the state, to be
!ment, Even the fireplace has been {eliminated and the chimney placed on the outside where it is|
U. 8. Department of Labor surveys indicate the single family residence prices rose from the
Private industry construction, | jsame period—1,800,000 units.
The survey will chart improvement “backlogs” and attempt to outline the highest and best use
Tired of $800,000
feet wide, 200 feet long and 26 feet deep.
cheapest to build, IIn spite of the $10,400 to $11,200 level, an in 0 osition { EVEN THE MOST i i , , ' for each property, Current estiheld 2H) 3 and 4 at the uni . SPOBOIHY angles the house, is eX- crease of $800. Ppos! published by the Jour- mates of tin bind foot will MODEST PURSE A Ye f sal t © tremely attractive from the eX-| Officials conceded the figures nal of Housing Officials state, be used in computing building series of ‘sales managemen - terior and very well planned for|yeflected different house sizes as however, that 25215 units are costs. : instruction courses is also being ~ |step-saving in the interior. well as higher labor and material \ynder construction, and a total|——— eam For loss thon $10 you con have on organized for delivery in eight BED ROOM | As you enter the front door,| posts. 5 log 31 689 units are approved for = " antiealy naw Basing room of vers cities over the state. [Jou wil fing a nice Seat Sosa Included in the survey were ma-|gtart. YOUR CABINETS BUILT age siee . . through the magic of ‘and a big living room wilh a pic-iterjals, labor, sub -contractin ) 3 PERGECTRON PRIMES. HUNDREDS LIVING ROOM ture window at the front and| ting) Mr. Summer's figures failed to to suit your needs
Gains Moderate
. . In Grain Prices CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (UP)— Grain markets shifted forward to make moderate advances, but the railroad strike and uncertainty about price ceilings chocked off any heavy swing at the Board of Trade this week. - Atthough soybeans were well out in front on Friday, their price advantage over last week began to skid during the final session.
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loads of wall space for furniture | placement. The central hall makes all parts of the house convenient {to one another. The two down- | stairs bedrooms have cross-venti-lation and large wardrobe type|
closets with sliding doors. Submarine Plemnt Put THE KITCHEN is large and well planned with a dining el On 48 Hr. 6-Day Week overlooking the back garden. | NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UP) — Stairs leading to the basement Electric Boat Co.'s are straight and open onto a side building plant at Groton, Conn. service entrance, There is room will go on a full 48-hour, six-day {below for complete laundry facili- week at once, the company an- + ties, plus heater and recreation or nounced today. storage rooms. The architect has| The Groton plant had been on shown the upstairs unfinished for a 40-hour, five-day week, but the .|economy, but most any one handy design section has been operating
with a hammer and saw couldion a 54-hour week for the past finish thjs off into two more two months.
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all deliveries of wheat shot past previous seasonal highs. Trade in wheat was active during the week, as export business f A — a Doomed, Shoveling snow from the side-| shipping great ilies to ta-| Walks while basking in the heat
mine-ravaged India in an effort °f @ warm living room is an old
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Hoosier dream. It's also impos- 1950, the company disclosed here to insure smoother acceleration
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PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10 (UP)— Corp. has developed a new rail-\|y a5 we can give them to them. Sales and profits of Monsanto; Chemical Co. increased sharply in|
speeds of 90 miles an hour and|48.-hour week immediately.” a companion system of controls; _
submarine
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show whether the entire $15 mil[lion administrative expense was |disbursed entirely in connection |with planning of unit construc{tion and work already started. In many cases the housing authorities took over administration of government units built before 'passage of the public housing bill.
Prefab Outlook
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on . Friday, was the return of : | striking switchmen to the rail-|Watching the snow melt from the income tax for the year and an!its self-propelled railway cars used | AND SERVICE ALL TYPES OF nter Work roads Shi ts of ain were walks, This is possible. i | | \ 5 pmen 8r. excess profits tax of 30 per cent for commuter service with the | asl durmg d bo wins Boi heating 8 tor the last six months amounted |NéW motors and controls, H. G.| Come in and see the | ATTIC ROOMS FINISHED— it Would Be Wiser : tne last few days, : nas upey A Rowlic $26.220.333. equal to S37 a | Jungk and 8. E. Newhouse, West- § Famous Webber Freezer | To Let Us Do This y owever, e long-lingering 8 P | peed dic, ef 9 \inghouse Engineers, said. | ® Skilled Workmen Ww
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