Show Giving Away 1 Our Pavilion A curious p pro problem r o b l I e m has arisen concerning the beautiful beautiful beautiful ful U. U S. S Pavilion at the Worlds World's Fair It It It- and the adjoining adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining theater cost th the taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers of this country six million mil lion dollars However the Worlds World's Fair will vill end shortly after the middie mid middie middie die of ol October and under the contract the United States Stales signed with the Belgian government government gov- gov it must dismantle the building and leave tile ilia grounds in exactly the same shape as theY were in before belore the building was constructed To avoid this problem and it is considered unfeasible to lo transport the various parts of this used building all the way back to the United States for lor reassembly the United States has b quietly behind behind e hi n d t the he scenes scenes felt felt out the Belgian government on the question of presenting the building to Belgium The Belgians however are going slow and arc are being quite cautious For one thing many countries have large buildings at the World Fairand Fairand Fairand Fair Fair- and the do not nol know v whether they will be able to to keep up many of these buildings buildings buildings build build- ings or find uses for them and they feel that if they accept accept ac- ac one they may be stepping stepping stepping step step- ping on diplomatic toes if if they refuse to accept others For Ol another thing the huge U. U S. S S building is equipped I with only a modest form of ol h heating in eq equipment w wh which hi i c it h wm wilt raise tile the temperature inside in inside inside in- in side only about five and it is unsuitable for lor use during cold winter days It also is said to lo require a more permanent type roof roof roof-if if it is isto isto isto to be Ibe maintained permanently Complicating the picture is the fact that the Russians have been ing fog with the Belgians Belgians In in an attempt pt to lo sell their huge pavilion pavilion pavilion pa pa- which cost much more than the U. U S. S pavilion It is unlikely that the Belgians would buy the Russian pavilion pavil pavil- ion although some believe they would very much like to lo have the U. U S S. S pavilion So altogether it is a strange spectacle The ful lul circular sided glass-sided U U. S. S pavilion is being offered com corn completely free to lo the Belgian government and we are ore haying hay have havea ing a difficult It time lime talking them Into inlo accepting ill it it |