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Show y 2E Th Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, September 25, 1960 r Home Construction Aids All Industry .V .By Stephen M. Smith President, Home Builders Assn, of Greater Salt Lake Home building has a greate er Impact on the pay of more Salt Lakers thanlny dffiefTndUStryTNtr other Industry opens jobs to o many people. Some may think that the effect of home building on the economy of Greater Salt Lake rests solely with the production of new homes. This, however, Is only the beginning. New business- - is brought to the producers of nails, steel, bricks, lumber, shingles, kitchen cabinets, garbage disposals, exhaust fans, linoleum, furnaces, air conditioners, appliances, glass, paint, tile, bath tubs, gypsum board and many other products by the construction of new homes. Brings Prosperity In addition to this the new home means prosperity for the owners and workers in other lines of business. New home owners buy drapes, carpets, furniture, landscaping and barbeque r equipment for living. - A look at any of the newly developed eubdivisions reveals new hi g h w a y s , churches and schools. Huge new shopping centers have been created which make jobs for those that build them and those that will continue to work there. A study by Fortune magazine concluded that home building in the decade after Work! War H added more r than 100 billion dollars national production It also said: Birger Thaa AH - t Bigger than all utilities, much bigger than railroading, the home building Industry has served to buttress American prosperity since World War n In much the same. manner that the new automobile - Industry" served national after prosperity World War I." Greater Salt Lake will add more than three thousand homes to its house inventory in 1960. In so doing Jobs will be provided for from seven and a half ne thousand people. - The need for new homes will be greater than ever before In the next decade. Greater Sait Lake will in crease its number of households by 83,000 in the 1960s, based on national averages computed by reputable and conservative economists. StiU Mar Needed - In addition to homes for these increased households, there should be construction to replace the outworn 9,000 units which will be removed from the supply. Other new homes will be required to take-hom- f - -- f V t i r B.nentG. InShumway, the Completing plan for National Home Week In the Salt Lake area are, left to right, D. W. Brown, 8. A. Taggart, K. B. Doane and N. H. Industry. Thirty-tw- o Johansen, aU promt-at- y home will open to public. Builders Show Their Best Home Show Week Opens in S.L Area National Home Week, 23 Oct. 2, I an annual affair, Initiated in 1948, during which member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Salt Lake and other associations over the nation exhibit their latest model homes. The purpose of the week la to concentrate public attention on the accomplishments of the home - building Industry In meeting the housing needs of America. Donald W. Brown of Mop l Co. Is the chairman of this years Utah observance. .. The celebration was con ceived as an educational observance. It was intended to show how a high volume of new homes was produced, to Illustrate technical progress and to show the public the latest and best in convenient and comfortable ways to live. Conceived In 1948 The idea was first Sept rison-Merril- at the 1948 NAHB Chicago convention. A program of development and promotion was prepared by the NAHB and Sent out to all local' associations. The celebration was organized so It could be adapted to the particular needs of any community. It waa based on the broad thesis that It was a community celebration In which all Interested groups high as 2 million In large areas. Each metropolitan year approximately 10,000 exhibit homes go on display across the country a showing with a value of somewhere In the neighborhood of $120 million. Thousands of families use the week as an opportunity to select, a new home. Newest Homes Shown The National Assoclation-o- f Home Builders and Its affiliated local organizations, each September, sponsor National Home Week. T h Home Builders Association of Greater Salt Lake has upon the event of each years celebration attempted to offer a significant demon-tratio- n of Americas latest and best home building ideas and techniques. This year members of the Salt Lake organization are official presenting thirty-twdisplay homea for the perusal and approval of the public. They range from to high cost They are good examples of fine home building. In 1951 the Retail Lumber Dealers presented a traveling trophy to the association to be awarded annually to the builder displaying the best model home during National Home Week. Winners In the past years have been: 1951, Alan E. business, veterans, womens, and others in the municipality could Join. The first National Home Week In 1948 was celebrated in approximately Since then the number of cities Joining the observance has more than doubled. The week now is recognized across the country with mayors proclamations and In many states It la proclaimed by governors. It has been recognized by the White House through greetings extended by the Presi-den- t of the United States. Utah is one of the states where National Home Week U launched by gubernatorial proclamation, each year. Manufacturers Join In Increasing recognition of the importance of the week has been given by leading manufacturers. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent annually In national advertising by manufacturers In recognition of the week. The number of people who have participated in the National Home Week observance by visiting exhibit houses and housing projects Is astronomical. Estimates of people turning out to see exhibit homes vary according to the size of the city. They have run from 25,000 In smaller communities to as civic, s. ' 1952, Arthur 1953, Niclj 1954, Harold 1955, Richard Melvin H. Jen-se1957, Ned H. Johansen; Brockbank; Christiansen; Papaniknlas; D. Glazier; Howell; 1956, n; 1958, Alan E. Brockbank; 1959, Harold D. Glazier. TP- , A to-ou- , CD I f t to-ni- Indoor-outdoo- '. $ V Stephen M. Smith, president, Home Builders Amiu, of greater Salt Lake, points out Import of Industry on areas economy. replace at least some of the units which are still in use. Therefore, we need a minimum of 45,000 new homes in the 1960s. d o nn THE ON "TAURUS" ft available 1 42ft eq. living space level . This new home il an entirely new concept bringing to the home owner a mode ol living which require cm abundance oi epace lour i living with an level living room and a native (tone fireplace. The kitchen le oi modem design. Other teaturee include three large roughed ln fireplace in basement with a large future amusement room, double aluminum eiding, garage, maintenance-tre1 Vk baths, til window sills, til showers, tile pulimans, coved linoleum, gas or eiectrie built-incomplete garbage .disposer system, aluminum sliding windows, colored plumbing fixtures, rang hood, and walk in closets. FHA financing through Hog! Investment Company. 4 1 GALAX IE H O M ES extra-larg- e e, . e . , MK. Prices range from $14,950 to $18150 - "4 ' Open 12 noon i 'til dark e Vir ji hi s 4 i r These kef ill eea be see ISIS and ISM Sslsxls (SS20 teeth f ,i A 1300 sti Drive letr) t These heeetiful hemes see cite fc Ml smb i ... lift During the past 10 be feend eti jean aim Ennuae fifanmcnimgj? Prudential Federal . Savings has financed more homes in Salt Lake County than any other financial institution. 12 months ending June THE In addition, PFS makes far more home modeml-aatlo- n loans than any other local financial institution approximately Utah. 30, I960, for one-fourt-h of all such loans made in - ' We are grateful to the home owners, realtors example, we recorded 2f037 home mortgages totalling $22,594,106. This dollar volume was half again a much as that of the next largest mortgage lender in and builders who have helped, us achieve this record. , , We pledge ourselves to continue to provide the many advantages and services that' make PFS the . logical place to go for home financing. the county. ill 1 "PEGASUS" .653 sq ft available living area levels This home Is an entirely new concept of the popular tri level styling, bringing to the home buyer a truly balanced design.. Galaxie Home.. Jna. is olisring home buyers a new mode c4 3 - - In the V.., "'tj Hesidls iSu ' Avenger Heights 8340 West 3410 Seeth living. Features include maintenance-Ire- s aluminum elding, large living room with native stone fireplace, family room adjoin-tabring room, large family kitchen. 1 14 baths, utility room, three large bedrooms and a double garage, hie window sills, hardwood floor, coved linoleum, gas or electric built in oven and surface unit garbage disposer, storm doom, hood over sur. lac unit modem designed cabinets, colored plumbing fixture and aluminum eliding window. FHA financing through Hogl bvestment Company. Wright Subdivide West 3000 Seeth 110 g Merreydele Subdivide 400 lest 4400 Seeth dential eral u SbMi Mvt Mole il. Mmm OpalNss.slesMtrii, Trilsc ta4pkMhAte Hoen 4 F, HU 6 -6911 ..' ssnses 4 1 Tessisys teeegh Frxisye. 8W South g State Sic. Pfcaa HU 1 00 sa. te 1 04 p . e 0 Moedsyt. le 4 )0 Timdiyt thr Fndsyi. 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