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Show Action at Last U. S. Start Ordered On Rental Survey By Eteyaa Wtntof Bait Laka City bad profraaaad i one step from tU rant control quandary Friday aa word waa racslvad from tha offlc of tha bousing expediter that a rental survey would b eooductad at oaee - Climaxing a 10-day period of wondering and waiting, official no Ui cation that Immediate action would ba taken on tha propoaed poll- waa received by Mayor Earl J. Glade from bousing expediter Tlrhe Woods' chief assistant. William O. Barr, la Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. Tha mayor telephoned Washington Washing-ton after learning from tha Bait Lake Telegram that housing authorities au-thorities ha4 delayed action on tha surrey pending formal notification notifi-cation by his honor that tha poll was necessary. It waa BJkM that Mayor Glada submit a letter to tha bousing office formally requesting tha survey, but. in tha meantime. Mr. Barr promised to order Ward Cox, housing expedi.tor for region eieht, Bn Francisco, to appoint fie.d drpresem stives to begin work o the census. Mayor Glade stated that final action on doortrol of local rents wouid ba based oa tha aurvcy which is expected to show population popu-lation trends, enrollment Increases or decreases tn schoola and college. col-lege. Influanoa of heavy Industry on housing, and available rental bousing accomodaUona to the community. If Indicators are that the local housing situation la not serious, the mayor ax plained, Mr. Woods win order decontrol without application ap-plication on the part fo Bait Lake citizens. On tha other hand, if th housing expediter doea not aak decontrol, any action to impose im-pose decontrol on the city would have to be taken by tha city commission, com-mission, and tha measure would be permanent. Action oa the survey waa prodded by tha Telegram Thursday Thurs-day whan It waa discovered, through a phone call to Mr. Woooa, that those Involved In tn propoaed poll wen each awaiting tha other's go-ahead ai?naL Tha bousing expeditor ruestrd Telegram reporters to notify tn mayor that an official okh wss needed from him hrore tn aur vey cuold be st ' i Area rent dire r. On T Rfteae. arriving in K t Lane O f Fnuay after atfnu.: r a v-i-i ing of rnon' e:,fit rj.i d.re. i ! in Pan Franriiro, exprr-i p-i i-j i-j tude to tne T. n i -r q j the aurvey deaoioca |