Show Vets' Vets Housing Problems Seen Easing B By CLARENCE VILLIA WILLIAMS IS Housing for veterans and civilians ci civilians civilians ci- ci in metropolitan Salt Lake City has eased up but continues to be in the acute stage because of ot extreme shortages in certain materials This report came Friday from private builders building manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- and from federal public h housing using officials Since The Salt Lake Telegram launched its housing series back in October bringing to light for tor forthe forthe the first time how serious the situation situation sit sit- was and would be private builders have put more than houses on the market in Salt Lake City Arch G. G Webb executive secretary see sec Utah chapter National Association As As- of Home Builders re re- re- re ported In the United States 7 1 of ot the houses started under the veterans' veterans emergency housing program have been completed asserted Mr Webb In Utah the figure is only 5 to 6 Q L. L Paul Roberts manager war housing center 32 Exchange pi pl meantime has announced that we westill westill westill I still are besieged with requests for housing of any type He said a roof over ones one's head seems to be bethe bethe bethe the No 1 problem Scarce building items include lumber wall board some hardware articles and hardwood flooring said Mr Webb So scarce is hardwood flooring the Salt Lake civilian production administration has issued an order that beginning Aug 1 no builder can use beech birch hard maple oak or pecan boards or dimension lumber for framing wall or roo roof sheathing boxing siding or sub- sub flooring in any house or other structure |