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Show Buy Luxurious Furnishings for Quoddy PWA Employes The Nation's taxpayers, footing the bill for billions of dollars of New Deal expenditures, were given an unwitting glimpse behind the offlclfil scenes when the War Department De-partment recently advertised for furnishings for workers' quarters on the PWA power project at Passa-maquoddy, Passa-maquoddy, Maine. To those who are wondering how the richest and most powerful nation na-tion In the world can plunge Into the abyss of huge governmental deficits, the specifications for Quoddy project furnishings are revealing. As a part of the "more abundant life" for tbe PWA workers In question, ques-tion, the War department found the following absolutely necessary: All wool blankets of "pastel green," with white taffeta rayon bindings, 80x60 Inches and weighing weigh-ing 24 pounds, no more and no less. The furniture to be used must be In colonial style, dull finish, and constructed of old-fashioned maple, while the fireplaces must harmonize with the colonial furnishings, The War Department also felt the need for "puffs," which It was explained, ex-plained, are otherwise known as comforts. Those comforts must be stuffed with down of ducks and covered cov-ered with "sun-fast, rust sateen." Reception rooms will be furnished with two great grandfather clocks each. These timepieces are to be either walnut, mahogany or maple. However, it Is specified that they must be 7 feet tall, 24 Inches wld9 and 18 inches deep. Dials of sliver sli-ver are essential. Pewter candlesticks are also required, re-quired, together with coffee tables, card tables and davenports. On the walla will be hung paintings by "recognized masters." The War Department also sought bids for "love-sents." The Philadelphia Inquirer commenting com-menting editorially remarked of some peculiar omissions: "Where are the gold-plated bathtubs?" bath-tubs?" This newspaper wanted to I know. "And the electric elevators? ! Every well appointed club has a billiard bil-liard room, not to mention a bar. If the government Is going in for boon doggling deluxe," the Inquirer concluded, "let It do it right." |