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Show " ' I - t HIGH mGH iUGH RENTS STIR srm Iii IRE , OF 0F OILWORKERS OIL OILWORlERS OILWORKERS I OILI WORlERS WORKERS { ' FAMIUES AMItIES FAMILIES F IN VAItEY AUEY VALLEY V Aahley Ashtey Ashley Valley landlords whohave who whohave whohave have highjacked hJgbJacked hlghjacked their rents totake to totake totake take advantage advanta e of an occute accute occutehousing accutehousing housing shortage sbortage , came catne to in for forsome forsome forsome some someBretty Bretty pretty warm wann conservation conservationat at Ciy City C Jy ( Council Councll Wednesday Wednesdayappeared Wednesdaynight night . . A de1eaUon delegation , of renters rentersa rentersappeared a appeared peared b before f re the council COUDCU in inprotest inprotest inprotest protest of the high rentals being beingchargedl beingcharged beingcharged chargedl chargedlmany charged , many in violation of ofOPA ofOPA ofOPA OPA ceilings ceilings cellings , and the inadequate inadequateand inadequateand inadequateand , and unsanitary conditions of ofmany ofmany ofmany many buildings being rented by byoil byoil 011 oil workers ' families"I familiesf'I families "I I f'I fI " ' have a sick child and the thedoctor doctor has informed me that 1 I . Imust Imust must move into a more healthy healthyhome home before the child will re- re recover recover re.cover recover - . cover " said one of the lady ladymembers ladymembers ladymembers members of o < the delegation 'I I 'Iwaited 'Iwaited Iwaited ' 1 1waited waited in Tulsa for five months monthsto monthsto monthsto to get set a home in Vernal to be benear benear benear : ' near my husband's husbands ' work in the theoil theoil oil l field eld at Rangely When we I many finally moved into the houso house housowe housewe houswe we found that the floor was of ofcement ofcement otcement cement uncovered and too cold coldfor coldfor coldfor for comfort An investigation investigationsho Investigationshould investigationshould sho should ld be made of these con conditlons conditlons conditions ditlons as it is not possible to tokeep tokeep tokeep keep our children well or clean cleanunder cleanunder cleanunder under present conditions We Wewould Wewould Wewould would like to know that some something something something thing will be done in the near nearfuture nearfuture nearfuture future The high rentals being beingcharged beingcharged beingcharged charged should also be investi investigated investigated investgated ! gated as rent cost will make it ii itprohibitive iiprohibitive itprohibitive prohibitive for us to stay in inVernal inVernal inVernal Vernal said t the h e irritated irritatedmother irritatedmother irritatedmother irritatedmotherMayor mother motherMayor Mayor B H Strlngham Stringham told toldthe toldthe thatiVernal the indignant delegatlbn delegation delegati n thatiVernal thati that thatVernal Vernal people never realized thatsuch thatsuch that thatsuch such a boom would result fromthe from fromthe ' the oil activity at Rangely VerInal Ver VerI Vernal Vernal I nal had welcomed the new families fam fammea famflies | mea flies and had done everythingpossible everything everythingpossIble everythingpossible possIble to make make- makethem - them comfortable comfort comfortable ' able here but it had been unpossible im impossible I Ipossible possible to relieve rel1eve the housingshortage housing housingIshortage housingshortage Ishortage shortage due to the lack ofbuilding of ofbuilding ofbuilding building materials He said that100 that 100 housing units were beingturned being beingturned beingturned turned over to Vernal by thegovernment the thegovemment thegovernment govemment government and would help a al : ' I clot , lot to tide over the emergency emergent emergency"I ) ' "I I " have haV served l'Ved lVed ' for nv nve rtvc < ? yearnIn years yearsIn yearsIn In the na navy , . , " , said apother.member apothermember apotherittember apotherittem a othel.mem othelmem ' . , . i ber of the e a delegation . , "And And "Andhave "Andhave "Andhave Andhave " have fought to overcome . condi .condi conditions . tions tlons ions t hat now exist in Ver Vernll VernalI VernllI 1 1I { I have a good lob Job ob and moke make make$160 $100a 100a $160a -$160 $160 160 $ - a month , but "I I " "Icannot I cannot afford aUord to topay topay topay pay $00 00 $90 90 $ of this wage for rent a-entas a entas - nt , as I am doing at t the Ute tlra i ' Iesent Iesenttime presenttime * sent senttime time I think something sometlting somet 1ng should shouldbe shouldbe shouldbe be done about this condition at atonce atonce atonce once and if the City Council Councildoes Councildoes Councildoes does not do something then we wewill wewill wewill will have to get together as a agroup agroup agroup group of renters and act . . No\ No Not Noonly Notonly Notonly \ only newcomers are being driven drivenfrom drivenfrom drivenfrom from this community but old oldIresidents oldresidents oldresidents Iresidents residents are finding rentals too toolhigh toohigh tootiigh lhigh high to remain here B1J.Siness B1JSiness Business B1J.Sinessw1ll Businesswill Businesswill . w1ll will also suffer aqd and aid will receive receiveset receiveset receiveset set backs unless these these excessive excessive'rents excessiverents excessiverents 'rents rents are brought back to a aI anormal anormal anormal normal level , " said the ex exnavyman exnavyman ' navyman |