| Show Another War Housing Mess Government Asks Another Three Billion for Homes By y Frederick C. C Othman V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Raymond Fole Foley the man who issues federal federal fed fed- eral mortgages on bungalows told the senators that the defense defense defense de de- de- de housing housing- situation was so complicated he had to read a page 51 statement He did too in a monotone that will win him no oratory awards but the problem struck me as simple I think I can boil his 54 I pages down to 30 words The government made a mess messof messof messof of housing for war workers during during during dur dur- ing the last shooting now it wants more to see if it it cant can't do the same job better Foley said he couldn't tell yet how many houses wed we'd need for defense workers this time nor where Then how did you arrive at that figure demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de Sen John Bricker R R. Ohio Just Jut a a. Guess The sober Foley said that was his best estimate as of now Maybe hell he'll need more possibly less His current title is one of those ponderous ones administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- of the housing and home agency I must say that he was an honest man Many of the billions we spent during World War Var II went for housing that was neither permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent nor temporary he said mostly cheese boxes with leaky roofs and squeaky floors where I regret to report families families families lies still are living Foley said this time he hoped the houses would be solid comfortable comfortable comfortable com com- and fit for humans in in- in definitely Either that or they should be so temporary that when torn down they wouldn't be much of a loss Most of the gentlemen of the banking committee committee committee com com- who must decide whether he gets the money seemed not too impressed One of Foley's experts said that the cost of building a house today is almost exactly double what it was in 1010 1910 Embarrassing Subject Sen Bricker wanted to know what about prefabricated housing housing housing hous hous- ing This is an embarrassing subject to the administration which sunk in the factory at Columbus This concern currently is bankrupt bankrupt bankrupt bank bank- rupt while the special trailer trucks s built to deliver the houses that never came off the assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly lines are growing rust spots and flat tires in the parking lot loL Foley said he thought ought to go back to making houses this pleased Sen Bricker er but Sen Long said surely they wouldn't be made of steel or would they The housing housing housing hous hous- ing boss wasn't sure about that The decision now rests with the defense bosses The gentlemen stopped for lunch when Foley had read only 10 pages They called him back to read the other 44 H which explained explained explained ex ex- in detail each section of the housing bill I doubt if you'd be interested Even if you OU were were homeless I doubt it Il Copyright 1951 by United Feature Syndicate Inc |
