OCR Text |
Show THE PAYSON CHKONICLE. PAYSON, UTAH ) m i z &Xz&&&rA r. itf?$S4 h). & Home Building Resumed, but Will And So Annin Birds Got the Be Year or More ty. Morris Gest, theftj ducer, was a genius to thinking up eflectS? stunts, I think I put newspapers announciJ that tickets will be on't On the A pm York box office at 5 a. m Scenic Railway: he confided in a friend exciting the The long parade and and rains It sounds crazy, re fierce the in band music Avenue -- companion, "Whats the! winds north along Fifth the peI want People to think! with hardly anyone among and to pause enough is such a smash hit tfo destrians brave upon dont watch. (What dope insisted get tickets first tht such pneuin anyhow, morning, that parade, theyll be out eft The knots of monia weather?) worked out, too. It Circle nuts cluttering up Columbus at the crack of dawn Constitutional ing exercising their stormed the box office auj the about out every ticket in the rights with double talk Before Most People Can Expect Their 'Dream House Wallace's Job Program the 11 Packs Political INI Material Shortages Delay Construction On Any Large Scale Reorganization of Commerce Department First Step Forward in Formulation Of Full Employment Policy. By By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. The recent operating and organization program for the department of commerce created very lit- tle excitement in Washington or elsewhere when it was released. I think it made page 15 of the New York Times. The Times gave much more prominence recently to another document from the pen of Henry Agard Wallace his new book, "Sixty Million Jobs, of which I shall speak later. Congress may slumber on the reorganization report for yet a little, but when Washington wakes to the real significance of this mimeographed document it will find between the lines much upon which to ponder. (Maybe that is why it was Ine To me, this is a strument just as its author, Henry Wallace, revealed himself as a personality when I called on him just before the publication of his program, his first approach to the governmental limelight since the change In administration. The report on what Mr. Wallace In his capacity as secretary of commerce hopes will mean the revitalizing and expanding of his department, envisions the metamorphosis of that somewhat turgid and impotent Institution Into a vigorous and human organization which will reach out and touch millions of individuals Just as the government's most virile department, agriculture, does. Secretary Wallace said frankly at his press conference and also in more detail privately to me, that he thought that the department of com merce should do for the business man, big and little, what the department of agriculture does for the farmer, big and little. And it will, if he has his way. double-spaced- .) three-in-on- three-in-on- e Active Department Secretary's Goal Wipe out of your mind, If you will, e problem child of the New Deal, the agricultural adjustment administration. Now weigh the testimony of observers, includand I think you ing will learn that as secretary of agriculture, the author of "Sixty Million Jobs" did a good job In revitalizing his department. How much it will cost to do as much for commerce, we couldn't get him to estimate, but he finally told h us that it would be less than of the cost of one days war at V-- Day. By a series of calculations we arrived at the figure of 40 that one-tim- pitable oasis in the midst of the desert vastness of high walls and lofty ceiling. A Presidential Ghost Emerges I had really come to see Henry Wallace, the author of Sixty Mil- lion Jobs, which had just been re- ported a best seller in two New York stores. We discoursed at some length on that opus and gradually I found myself also talking to Henry Wallace, secretary of commerce, for, as I suggested earlier, many a strand from "Sixty Million Jobs may be discovered in the warp and woof of the department reorganiza- tion plan. As the conversation moved from book to report and back to book again, never getting far from the theme of full employment, I thought I could make out an ectoplasmic form arising from what had been author- up until then my secretary host. The third being, al- though not yet completely mate- rialized, little by little became translucently visible to the naked eye. This party of the thirtl part I thought I recognized as Henry Waltwo-par- j t, lace, presidential candidate (1948 or at least 1952). Perhaps I would not have believed my eyes if it had not been for a statement which a stout supporter of Mr. Wallace had made to me: Sixty Million Jobs' comes pretty near to being just about the best political platform the Democratic party can run on in the next election." In one place, Author Wallace says: There are a few, of course, who think that any government servant who uses the phrase full employment' is engaged in some deep dark plot. But they are the exceptions that prove the peoples sanity and soundness as a whole. Senator McClellan might be considered one of the exceptions from his remarks in the debate on the full employment bill. He said that the measure "says a great deal and actually means nothing except to create an erroneous impression in the minds of the people. He later described it as "soft soap. Sixty Million Jobs' Draws Commendations Whatever the lawmakers think, the reviewers certainly are full of praise for Wallace's book. The New York Times calls it a thoughtful and thought provoking discussion of American political economy, and the Saturday Review of Literature, agreeing with the Times, adds that, "more than Any recent work on million dollars. Since the commerce economics or politics, it can serve 121 million department spent about as a moral testament and inteldollars last year, Mr. Wallace's lectual guide in the eventful, diffichanges would make a total cost for cult days ahead. his revitalized department of 161 The work appeared first in a million dollars. size with paper Those who cry economy will cover; it followed in orthodox book shudder at that figure but they will form. Later the author hopes, he hear this answer: If business, big told me, that it will be printed in a and little, wants help similar to that cheap, pocket-sizedition. which agriculture demands and gets When Mr. Wallace said that I it will cost something. The depart- thought I caught his ectoplasmic ment of agriculture cost approxitriplet nodding emphatic approval mately 769 million dollars to run last while ghostly lips formed the words, year, and the farmers wouldnt "for every voters pocket. want it to do less. Much water will pass beneath the There will also be another explan- Potomac bridges between now and ation of the figures which will at- 1948 or 1952. We have with us at tempt to show that part of the ex- present a conservative congress and pansion. of the reorganized depart- the political veterans say that no ment is really contraction, and that matter which way the wind may brings us to the second integer of blow abroad, it is blowing to the the three-in-on- e composition of Mr. right on Capitol hill and, they add Wallaces plan. The plan is more hopefully, perhaps not too leftward than a blueprint for changes in a at the other end of Pennsylvania It avenue. Single governmental institution. is definitely a part of President TruSecretary - author - candidate Wamans reorganization plan which it llace's full employment program reis fair to assume would bring back quires much more legislation than under the commerce rooftree the the full employment bill. That is horde of agencies and commissions only the first step. The expansion which have to do with Industry and and of his and other business. departments will be required. Then And now we come to part three of there will be special taxation; there function of the Wal- will be at least the the of lace program. It is by his own public works; there will have to be implication, a part of his recipe for a settled policy providing for foreign full employment included in his loans the Bretton Woods program book, Sixty Million Jobs, and menand other stimulants of world trade tion of that brings me to an exand tourist traffic. amination of Mr. Wallace himself. If a too conservative congress did not grant the minimum legislative I said that like the program of reorganization for his department Mr. implementation, the "Sixty Million Wallace seemed tripartitent to me. Jobs plan could not be carried out When I called upon him, he came That, however, Mr. Wallace's supdown the great cavernous room porters insist, will simply make 60 which Herbert Hoover planned for million people who want Jobs, plus his successor and we sat in chairs their families, vote for the man about a little table that made a hos- - who believes they can be produced. one-sixt- E business-l- etter-sheet e blue-printin- g BARBS Two hundred thousand of Berlin's three million population are members of trade unions. But whal have they got to trade? If anybody asks you: "Don't you the anknow there's a war on? swer is yes" and whether you like it or not it will be for six months after a formal declaration of peace which isn't even in sight yet. by Baukhage The White House had its first real paint job since the war began and looks like a new place. The scaffolds were up before day. I wonder if the painters had a tip? have million less horses and mules to feed than we once had in this country. But the land used to raise food for them is now feeding human teings. We 20 VV. WADSWORTH WOOD Government restrictions on building of private houses ends October 15. This comes as heartening news to the 12 million families who are said to be ready and anxious to build new homes. Now these people are wondering: Should we sell our present home or give up our lease in the hope of building right away? What plans can we safely and confidently make right now? This question raises several other ones, which may be summarized thus: 1. What will building COSTS be, in comparison with those of prewar years? 2. Will conventional materials such as lumber, brick, etc., be of poorer quality than prewar? 3. What are the new and different features and materials so discussed for coming widely homes? Are those miracles In terms of revolutionary heating, streamlined kitchens, and pushbutton laundries yet available? Here is the result of serious thinking, first on the subject of costs. While the government unofficially estimates that home building costs have increased (requiring one thus to pay $8,000 for a house that could be built for $6,000 before the war) these costs are really apt to run somewhat higher. It may take $9,000 to build that former $6,000 home. This is partly because labor costs are steadily rising, and 73 per cent of the total building costs are directly or indirectly labor ... built-iStone and wood combine to make this attractive house, lhe It g'arage Is one of Its most appealing features. Contractors estimate d could be constructed for about $9,000, which is within the range about of home builders are willing to pay. n one-thir- low a flurry of questions always centers around: "Whats new?" For example: "Will air conditioning be cheaper than before the war? Well, as- suming that you refer to summer cooling combined with air filtration, and circulation, the answer is Yes. Several mass production manufacturers are bringing out new, efficient units that can be added later to any forced warm air heating system. Others ask: "Will the new kitchen devices cost less or Of more than before the war? course this refers to dishwasher, garbage-disposa- l unit, range, refrigerator. The latter two will cost a little more but will be more efficient. Alert makers are planning to bring costs down by combining units, such as one which will wash both clothes and dishes, by changing bowls and wire substituting a rubber-covere- d dish rack for the agitator. must A modern bathroom is a in nearly everyones planning. The important new development in bathroom ideas involves separating the different fixtures to eliminate early Most favored morning congestion. includes separate arrangement shower staff, an extra lavatory and medicine cabinet. The new fixture designs are more beautiful and have lots of added conveniences. Kitchens have been brought into focus too. with the modern "dreams Many manufacturers are offering beautiful and complete package kitchens that include an amazing number of new items of convenience and advanced, automatic labor-savinequipment. conThe gripes or "pet hates cerning houses are going to be largely eliminated through better planning. There will be plenty of closet space, for instance. The trend is to larger rooms spread out on one floor; with larger windows and provision for more outdoor living. Colors will be bright and cheerful, and details of decoration will strike a smart, peacetime motif. "How about all the promised postwar home gadgets? you may be asking. Well, you can look for new comrefrigerators with partments; new developments in automatic dishwashers and washing vacuum machines; cleaners vastly improved appliances ready early next year. "Will postwar developments comeliminate pletely housekeeping The answer is, Aldrudgery? most For example, the precipi-trotakes dust out of the air electrically. Most kitchen chores, such as dishwashing, wull be reduced to a minimum by automatic controls. e Electric ranges, refrigerators with compartments, sinks Heating and cooling will be fully with built-i- n dishwashers, cabinets of all sizes . . . everything will be automatic. New developments in plastic wall and floor finishes, new ready for the new kitchen early next year. rugs and draperies should help in Still other thousands will be askadding at least three hours more building industry must hasten to eliminate the traditional "hammer-and-saw- " ing: "Should I sell the home I daily freedom to the clock of most own now, rent for several years and housewives. It is indeed a great, practices of Certain union practices and then plan to build?" To such, wise new streamlined peacetime era antiquated building codes, too long counsel would be: Hold your home, which we are about to enter! held intact by local pressure groups, as rents will be high and there will be no sudden drop in real estate must also be changed. We are frequently asked: "When values. First, because of rebuilding Dodge Corp. Survey Shows can we be sure of being able to get costs due to higher wage levels, and A Billion Dollar Backlog second, the very sizable backlog of good quality building materials? To this, our best authorities quickly demand that will require several Ready for Home Building A huge volume of funds is tell us that most of the hard materiyears to satisfy. Start planning your ready als such as cement, sand, lime, new home now. It will likely take for investment in construction, aca whole to and Brick are all you to year get through the F. W. Dodge corporastone, etc., plentiful. cording cement block vary with the regional the steps carefully. Selection of your tion, specialists in building statistics. manpower picture. Good, dry lum- new lot, title insurance, getting your In a recent announcement, Thomas ber is scarce, and the precise local ideas into blueprints, working drawHolden, president, stated that situation here should be carefully ings and specifications; getting bids, has definitely been allochecked with a reputable lumber negotiating the financing all this cated to construction projects in the takes time. dealer in your community. 37 states east of the Rocky mounSomeone else asks: "What are the Being very specific, others will tains. Of this huge sum. $1,107,448,-00- 0 newest developments in construction ask: "All I can afford to spend is has been set aside for residenmaterial that I can expect to get $6,000. I need three bedrooms. What tial building. within the next six months?" Our can I expect?" Our frank advice is Mr. Holden commented that reply indicates that waterproof ply. this: Not too much, if your total "events since J Day have shown plastic-finishelot. cost the a includes of You had that postwar construction revival wallboards, wood, is better choose a compact fireproof asphalt shingles, light metlikely to move considerably faster al framing, complete package units: design, and then plan to finthan was anticipated some months ish the two upper-storbedrooms ago. The removal of controls has windows, doors, built-i- n closets, cabeliminated one of our anticipated inets, fireplaces, will all be avail- and bath at a later date. In the matter of home equipment. revival bottlenecks. able. These new developments fol- six-poi- one-thir- d sub-floor- s, ar n g deep-freez- e ultra-efficie- n deep-freez- V-- d lf v These hand- p The cacophony of buses, taxis, as they trolleys, cars (and women) in what 34th and Broadway at merge seems like an inextricable tangle-th- en miraculously emerge again a symwithout a fender dented The aroma phony of NYClatter. . . . of oncoming autumn heralding the return of King Football and coats the signal that Ma Natures getting set to wield her brush with those magic browns, yellows and reds. . . . Staten Island s shore line stiff brimming with the implements of war. . . . Newly inducted looksoldiers, without war ribbons Scouts. ing like overgrown Boy WHEN Drug-store- The chatterers In Bryant Park trying to figure out whats worth arguing about. . . . The medieval architecture of St. Patricks, getting its modern g grudgingly yielding to the hordes of busy workers while kids feed the pigeons on the step. . . . The faded picture of FDR almost hidden in the side window of a downtown picture gallery. . . . The wisies who their war time moo on nonsense and frillies eyeing the Wise Men who sunk theirs in bonds and are holding on to them. The big, new department store being dug at 53rd and Vth, with a knot hole fence knee high. . . . sign in the window of a 72d Street eatery "Waiter Wanted Bring famous . to quickly pull the trigger on l nards and help you led bn chipper again. DR. CALDWELLS is the Mf, na laxative contained ia good, Pepsin to make it so easy to a MANY DOCTORS use pepsisJ tons in prescriptions to nukil cine more palatable and ip take. So be sure your laiici tained in Syrup Pepsin. INSIST ON DR. CALDWEUT vorite of millions for 50 j that wholesome relief iron I tion. Even finicky children b CAUTION: Use only as i DR.CUDI SENNA LAXATIVE COntaincd in 5YRUPI yst Beware Cot from common That Han? Creomulslon relieves prej cause it goes right to the w trouble to help loosen, is germ laden phlegm, andsfi to soothe and heal raw, IQ flamed bronchial mucou branes. Tell your druggists vra a bottle of CreomulslonUketat derstanding you must ffl quickly allays the cough to have your money bact -- K llfl rec CREOMULSI for Coughs, Chest si diller-dol-lare- d if Olivia 4e star or -- StrowbenY Colds, The colorful ribbon of light whirling around the neck of the Times Bldg, waving all that good news to the Broadway gapers. . . , The Brooklyn Navy Yard and its half finished ships. - . . The HI bio"' p 0ai . CaloxJ00 ers: $ Sb ... CM--0 want-addic- 66 USE COLD LIQUID, PREPABAT Ci TABLETS, 5ALVE, USE ONLY lit A5 DlRi ots, bars loci ton lark a. led D. S. Employ- ... IS: The Bowery Victory Bath and shower for a dime. returning air force captain be-Jng greeted with BllCK heloooo, dahleeeennng from a sub-de- b in an East Fiftieth subcellar. . . . The Tower of Babe! that congregates in the St. Moritz lobby and spills out on the dewalk That situations wanted ad in the Times of a well known war analyst. orl 'air ole bei D'f' May Warn ofAcU Kidney across irrya dawdline glacier of tattered the Hud molasses. . shoes of shoeshine Belasco Theatres marquee with its hanging lanterns. The Player, Club 3ooth once in his room ' ' ... t7eanEdwin WaId-- f , residential suites decorated "iffi garden terraces Th t oiu-en- ator off ts Madison Avenue ment offices. Joynt offering a a window one-arm- ed t it s :asc gazer on Madison and 43rd with battle ribbons on his gray flannel civvies. . . . The long line of in front of the unfm l bringsa gassy u face-liftin- son The tl.fT-W- CON6TIPATION punk as the dickens, upset, sour taste, take Dr. Caldwells Broadway, washing her face of war paint, trimming her wartime hustle and bustle and setting her coiffure with the brightest of lights for the postwar hoopla. . . . Faces and facades, absent for too long, reappearing with joyous smiles, like exiles whove been given a reprieve.. . . . The red, white and blue service flags now flecked here and there with stars of gold grim reminders of those who fought the good fight and wont come back. . .. The private, cane in hand, strutting down Vth, tilting his MacArthur corncob pipe at a Jauntily precarious angle. The book stores along the Gayer "Social White Way advertising Dancing" Instead of How to Prepare for Your Army I. Q. Test . . The 42nd St. Army & Navy stores Sailor Suits offering "Tailor-Mad- e s at reduced prices. . . . with signs shouting, Yes, We Have Bobby Pins. . . . The honey-swe"Thank you from the cutie behind the ciggie counter at the Waldorf. . . . The dance hall on 7th Ave. where the G.I.s go to cut a rug on Saturday nights. It is called "The Midtown Youthopia. . . . The subways, returning to their eerie dawnhalf empty, looking patrolling semi-nud- e without their early ayem sleepy war workers. A some houses $6,000. elec-tric- ... the trend towards saving expensive site labor costs. While the home building restrictions are being lifted, as of October 15, the announcement carries with it a program that involves several directives aimed at correcting the present situation. These will seek to hasten production of scarce building materials; will strengthen inventory controls to prevent hoarding; will expand OPA price control of building materials to prevent inflationary pressure; control mortgage practices; facilitate action by industry groups and widely advise on home values. In the directive, great stress is put upon the rapid expansion of the home building incosts! dustry as the greatest single addResidents in some sections of the ed source of jobs in our entire econcountry, such as in the South, may omy, and the statement is made confidently expect lower prices due that: we also know that the present to the fact that the less severe clihousing shortage is bound to conmates permit the elimination of tinue for some time and that there etc. Less ex- may be pressure to increase the basements, also less expen- price of new homes in response to pensive insulation, sive central heating plants, prove an active demand. In the light of these facts, thouadequate. Recent wide and authoritative sands will be asking such questions studies, such as the two-yesurvey as this: Should I renew my presconducted by Small Homes Guide, ent lease which expires in six reveal very pointedly why this fact months, or try to build a new home is so important. They show that right away?" Wise advice would ap47.4 per cent of families now planpear to be this: Renew for one year. ning to build, expect to spend from A year and a half is not too much Another large per- time for thoughtful planning and $4,000 to $6,000. centage, 30.7 per cent, plan to build careful working out of your family's in the $6,000 to $10,000 class, while requirements from site selection to storage facilonly about 6 per cent are planning the details of built-ito build in the $10,000 and better ities. There are countless houses class. that could have been good houses if If these families are to get full a few extra months had been used value for their money, the home for planning. come within the price class that at least a third of prospective home builders expect to pay. Building at the left is of common brick and would cost about $8,000. One at right is priced at ... The the blinking emBroadway signs on of the bellished by the penmanship The 59th furiously faffing rain. to freezStreet managements reply October until heat No tenants: ing however. it, has 1st! The Waldorf favor'. Miss Liberty, everyones hellos ite pin-uhappy winking gal, to shiploads of returning veterans, who fought fur her honor. next war. ft Modern life Irregular ha bite, a drinking it risk " tion throw he''? of the kidney. 4 h?? filter' and tfr0inl'1 over-taxe- d and other impurit'e blood. m "JU Yon may headache, ; U0V,. pain. diord tired, nervous, p or bladder Pai 4 3ei n o Hr 6 leg of kidney tiroes burning, urination. cnW .. Try kidney, to paha - D,d waste. They ' century of publ'e'P mended by Aik. year n f ICQj ' N pc' J Nr( lo hen In ; Iv CO ' "xnnder Hamilton ra as hi. Bo 'uici |