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Show Ninety-eigh- t 19 two bedrooms, 72 three bedrooms, seven four or more, and one unknown. per cent of the one bedroom; houses started in the U. S. during the first quarter of 1956 were detached units, the BLS survey of housing characteristics disclosed today. The preliminary results of this extensive canvass of all new nonfarm dwellings started in the first one-fami- Friday, December 7. 1956 THE UTAH STATESMAN Page 4 ly Number of baths: 48 per cent one bath, 20 per cent one full bath and one partial, 24 two full baths, six more than two, one no bath, and one unknown. "Miss AMERICA OF 1957; ADVISES II. S. SAVINGS BONDS FOR CHRISTMAS Colorado U. Site Of Solar Energy Data Collection Colorado University will be one the world for collection of data on solar activof three places in ity during international geophysical year. Dr. Ward. Darley, president of the university, made the disclosure Monday after being advised of the designation by Hugh executive secretary of the United States Committee for the Floor area, square feet: 2 per cent less than 700; three, 700 to Odi-sha799; 17, 800 to 999; 30, 1000 to 1199; 25, 1200 to 1499; 13, 1500 to 1799; eight, 1800 and over, and IGY. two unknown. Another center will be in Russia and one will be located someBasement: 55 per cent no basein Europe. where ment and of these, 16 per cent on The Boulder data center will slab, 39 per cent with crawl space; receive observations of the sun 44 per cent with basement, either 1 per cent of the homes from of the western hemiall Only or partial, and one unknown. were row type, and 1 per cent was full sphere research centers. The three listed as unknown. 30 room: cent utility world centers will exchange inforper Utility room no and seven, mation and all observations will basement; Here are some of the other surroom with basement; 59 no be integrated into one archive. utility vey findings: utility room,' and four, unknown. Darley said the National Bureau Construction method: 96 per Standards laboratory at Boulof Exterior wall consthiction: 16 cent conventional, 2 per cent preder will work closely with univerfabricated, and 2 per cent un- per cent masonry; two, solid sity in collecting information. known. brick; 10, brick facing; one, conA $250,000 building will be concrete and one, stucco, block; two, structed to house the information Number of stories: 87 per cent collected. The offices of the high other. one; four two stories, six split which is also altitude Interior wall construction: 42 expected observatory, level, two other, and one unto handle geophysical known. per cent, wet wall (plaster); 56, year information, will also use 1 the building. Number of bedrooms: per cent dry wall; two, unknown. three months this year were announced this week. The survey was undertaken by the government at the request of several industry groups. The Producers Council, Inc., made the major contribution of cash, and seeks to interest construction organizations in a similar effort next year. w - Miss Marion Ann McKniglit, the Miss America of 1957, suggests to everyone GIVE U.S. SAVINGS BONDS FOR CHRISTMAS. She 'an enthusiast for Savings Bonds and properly so, as her higher education hss been financed by Bonds. She has found that For the Big Things in Life one must be ready with Savings Bonds. She will also tell you that 41 million Americans are building today for brighter Christmases tomorrow through the regular purchase of Bonds. First in Miss Americas list of Christmas presents is Savings Bonds and she will enclose them in a Treasury gift folder available at any Bank. Consumer Prices Increase Two Per Cent Since 1955 The Federal Reserve system re- come. The report said wages were ports a 2 per cent increase this up 7 per cent and personal inyear in consumer prices under come up 8 per cent since pressure of a climb in wholesale costs since the summer of .1955. Part of the rise in prices was traced by the Federal Reserve to It' said October wholesale prices without an accomof industrial commodities aver- higher wages rise in panying productivity. But, aged 7 per cent higher than in it noted, productivity has been and 20 per cent higher on the gain again since than before the outbreak of the and may operate to limit upward Korean war in pressures on prices in the near The increase since early this future. year in prices paid by consumers Building Materials Up 10 followed two years of little Per Cent change in ithe over-al- l average. Here is a short review of price (The cost of living index, re- movements on major items: leased this week by the labor de4 per cent this year Food Up f partment, showed a jump of of 1 per cent in October in in a 'general strengthening of consumer prices to a peak of farm prices with meat, fruits and 10 per cent higher 117.6 per cent of the 1947-4aver- vegetables a year ago while poultry than age.) and eggs are 15 per cent lower. Other consumer goods Confidence Inspires Rise ApWhile pointing up pressures for parel, textile house furnishings, additional advances, the- Federal floor coverings and new autos up Reserve attempted no forecast of 2 to 5 per cent, with most apprice movements in a factual re- pliances marked down because of view of the rise in prices in the discount house operations. monthly bulletin publication. Metals Steel 21 per cent and nonferrous higher It said the current advance in 20 cent. metals up per industrial commodity prices is the third sustained rise since World Others Coal, building matewar II but is unique in that it rials, machinery up 10 per cent; wa3 caused by confidence rather healing equipment, petroleum than by the effects of war. products, paper products up 5 to As prices climbed, so did in 10 per cent. mid-195- 5. mid-195- 5, mid-195- 6 mid-195- 0. one-hal- 9 - mid-195- t Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey ' 6 Years Old SO Proof Ancient Age bist Co., Frankfort, Ky. 5, |