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4 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. Home Building Resumed, but It Will Be a Year or More Betore Most People Can Expect Their 'Dream House' Stone and wood combine to make this attractive house. The built-in garage is one of its most appealing features. Contractors estimate it could be constructed for about $9,000, which is within the range about one- third of home builders are willing to pay. Material Shortages Delay Construction On Any Large Scale By W. WADSWORTH WOOD Government restrictions on build ing 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 con fidently 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 dif ferent features aud materials so widely discussed for coming homes? Are those miracles in terms of revolutionary heating, streamlined kitchens, and push button laundrie < yet available? Here is the result of serious think ing, first on the subject of costs. While the government unofficially estimates that home building costs have increased one-third (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 costs! Residents in some sections of the country, such as in the South, may confidently expect lower prices due to the fact that the less severe cli mates permit the elimination of basements, sub-floors, etc. Less ex pensive insulation, also less expen sive central heating plants, prove adequate. Recent wide and authoritative studies, such as the two-year survey conducted by Small Homes Guide, reveal very pointedly why this fact is so important. They show that 47.4 per cent of families now plan ning to build, expect to spend from $4,000 to $6,000. Another large per centage, 30.7 per cent, plan to build in the $6,000 to $10,000 class, while only about 6 per cent are planning to build in the $10,000 and better class. If these families are to get full value for their money, the home building industry must hasten to eliminate the traditional “hammer- and-saw” practices of “cut-fit-and- try.” Certain union practices and antiquated building codes, too long held intact by local pressure groups, must also be changed. We are frequently asked: “When can we be sure of being able to get good quality building materials?” To this, our best authorities quickly tell us that most of the hard materi als such as cement, sand, lime, stone, etc., are plentiful. Brick and cement block vary with the regional manpower picture. Good, dry lum ber is scarce, and the precise local situation here should be carefully checked with a reputable lumber dealer in your community. Someone else asks: “What are the newest developments in construction material that I can expect to get within the next six months?” Our reply indicates that waterproof ply wood, plastic-finished wallboards, fireproof asphalt shingles, light met al framing, complete package units: windows, doors, built-in closets, cab inets, fireplaces, will all be avail able. These new developments fol low the trend towards saving ex pensive site labor costs. While the home building restric tions are being lifted, as of October 15, the announcement carries with it a six-point program that involves several directives aimed at correct ing the present situation. These will seek to hasten production of scarce building materials; will strengthen inventory controls to prevent hoard ing; will expand OPA price control of building materials to prevent in flationary pressure; control mort gage 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 in dustry as the greatest single add ed source of jobs in our entire econ omy, and the statement is made that: “we also know that the present housing shortage is bound to con tinue for some time and that there may be pressure to increase the price of new homes in response to an active demand.” In the light of these facts, thou sands will be asking such questions as this: “Should I renew my pres ent lease which expires in six months, or try to build a new home right away?” Wise advice would ap pear to be this: Renew for one year. A year and a half is not too much time for thoughtful planning and careful working out of your family’s requirements—from site selection to the details of built-in storage facil ities. There are countless houses that could have been good houses if a few extra months had been used for planning. Still other thousands will be ask ing: “Should I sell the home I own now, rent for several years and then plan to build?” To such, wise counsel would be: Hold your home, as rents will be high and there will be no sudden drop in real estate values. First, because of rebuilding costs due to higher wage levels, and second, the very sizable backlog of demand that, will require several years to satisfy. Start planning your new home now. It will likely take you a whole year to get through all the steps carefully. Selection of your new lot, title insurance, getting your ideas into blueprints, working draw ings and specifications; getting bids, negotiating the financing—all this takes time. Being very specific, others will ask: “All I can afford to spend is $6,000. I need three bedrooms. What can I expect?” Our frank advice is this: Not too much, if your total includes the cost of a lot. You had better choose a compact story-and- a-half design, and then plan to fin ish the two upper-story bedrooms and bath at a later date. In the matter of home equipment, a flurry of questions always centers around: "What’s new?” For exam ple: "Will air conditioning be cheap er than before the war?” Well, as- sui ; ng that you refer to summer cooling combined with air filtration, de-hum idifying and circulation, the answer is Yes. Several mass pro duction 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 more than before the war?” Of course this refers to dishwasher, garbage-disposal unit, range, refrig erator. 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 substituting a rubber-covered wire dish rack for the agitator. A modern bathroom is a “must” in nearly everyone’s planning. The important new development in bath room ideas involves separating the different fixtures to eliminate early morning congestion. Most favored arrangement includes separate shower stall, an extra lavatory and medicine cabinet. The new fixture designs are more beautiful and have lots of added conveniences. Kitch ens have been brought into focus with the modem “dreams” too. Many manufacturers are offering beautiful and complete package kitchens that include an amazing number of new items of convenience and advanced, automatic labor-sav ing equipment. The gripes or "pet hates” con cerning houses are going to be large ly eliminated through better plan ning. There will be plenty of closet space, for instance. The trend is to larger rooms spread out on one floor; with larger windows and pro vision for more outdoor living. Col ors will be bright and cheerful, and details of decoration will strike a smart, peacetime motif. “How about all the promised post war home gadgets?” you may be asking. Well, you can look for new refrigerators with deep-freeze com partments; new developments in automatic dishwashers and washing machines; ultra-efficient vacuum cleaners — vastly improved appli ances -eady early next year. “Will postwar developments com pletely eliminate housekeeping drudgery?” The answer is, “Al most.” For example, the precipi- tron takes dust out of the air elec trically. Most kitchen chores, such as dishwashing, will be reduced to a minimum by automatic controls. Heating and cooling will be fully automatic. New developments in plastic wall and floor finishes, new rugs and draperies—should help in adding at least three hours more daily freedom to the clock of most housewives. It is indeed a great, new streamlined peacetime era which we are about to enter! Dodge Corp. Survey Shows A Billion Dollar Backlog Ready for Home Building A huge volume of funds is ready for investment in construction, ac cording to the F. W. Dodge corpora tion, specialists in building statistics. In a recent announcement, Thomas Holden, president, stated that $7,- 753,138,000 has definitely been allo cated to construction projects in the 37 states east of the Rocky moun tains. Of this huge sum, $1,107,448,- 000 has been set aside for residen tial building. Mr. Holden commented that “events since V-J Day have shown that postwar construction revival is likely to move considerably faster than was anticipated some months ago. The removal of controls has eliminated one of our anticipated revival bottlenecks.” Electric ranges, refrigerators with deep-freeze compartments, sinks with built-in dishwashers, cabinets of all sizes . . . everything will be ready for the new kitchen early next year. These hand some houses come within the price class that at least a third of prospective home builders expect to pay. Building at the left is of com mon brick and would cost about $8,006. One at right is priced at $6,000. T IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY I chool Lesson By HABOLD L. LUNDQUIST. D-D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. s Lesson for October 21 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International orviirri^tic ir.rinoat.ion: used by f R f»l- MAKING THE HOME CHRISTIAN LESSON TEXT—Luke 10:38-42; I Corin thians 13:4-13. GOLDEN TEXT—Love suffereth long, and is kind.—I Corinthians 13:4. Things do not just happen. It takes praying and planning and real ef fort to accomplish a worth-while purpose. We are thinking these weeks of the home as a Christian center of influence. We trust that many are asking in their hearts, “What can I do to make my home really Christian?” The answer is clear. A home will be Christian when those in it are Christian and put their Christianity into daily practice. First, you must be sure of your own salvation and that of the members of your house hold. Then you can proceed to put the principles of godliness to work. Our lesson presents the believing home as one that is well-balanced. There is both: I. Work and Worship (Luke 10: 38-42). No home can be a place of com fort and pleasant fellowship without much work. A disorderly, dirty or run-down house is a disgrace and a discouragement to all that is finest in the relations of those who live in it. Home need not be a mansion. It does not have to be richly furnished, but it does need to be clean and orderly. Meals must be made. Cleaning must be done. So far Martha was right, but she went too far. She let the labor of the house hold hinder her from what she so deeply needed — fellowship, not only with her family but with the Lord. Now, notice that Mary had not shirked her duty to share the work. Observe the word “also” in verse 39. She had worked, but she also sat at Jesus’ feet. She knew when it was time to call a halt to labor and make the most of good comradeship. Blessed wisdom! Would that many burdened housewives would learn of Mary! Jesus made it clear that life in the hoqne is to strike a proper bal ance between work and worship. If you do not know where to make the division in your home, err on the side of worship: Give that more time than it should have rather than less. Alas, is it not true that in most homes, even in Christian homes, worship is almost, if not entirely, forgotten! Something should be done about that. Will you do it in your home? II. Love and Longsuffering (I Cor. 13:4-7). We are apt to think of love as the warm feeling of interest and emo tion which suffuses one’s nature in moments of special pleasantness or of intimate fellowship. But life is not made up of a succession of pleasant incidents, of sunny after noons and moonlit evenings. Life is real; it is earnest, and often it is drab and irritating. What about such times? Can love meet them? Yes. for love knows how to be longsuffering. But someone may ask, Does love really work, or is this just a fine- sounding but obsolete theory? It works! Think of the things in life which irritate and depress us. Then put opposite them the qualities of Chris tian love as given in verses 4 to 7, and you will agree that what this world needs most of all is love. Remember that talking about love, or reading about it, or studying it in the Sunday school will not make it effective. We must put it into prac tice. Why not start now? You will be surprised at the results. III. Promise and Perfection (w. 8-13). Christianity has a hope, and that is not just a • vague wishing that something might come to pass; it is a sure hope. In Christ all the rich promise of prophecy, of faith, of hope will come to pass. The Christian home is the place to teach boys and girls to believe with assurance that He who has begun a good work in us “will perform it ur .he day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6). We who see only dimly shall one day see our Lord face to face, and love shall abide through all eternity. Many gifts are only temporary in their usefulness; in fact, almost ev erything that man makes or does (apart from his service for God) is transient. Even as vital a matter as prophecy shall one day find its end in fulfillment. Hope shall eventually find its longing expectation satis fied. Faith will be justified in seeing what it has believed. Childish things will be put away by the full- grown man; knowledge will increase and darkness disappear. But love — love is eternal. It never fails, and will never fail. God is love, and God is eternal. From all eternity and unto all eternity love continues. Therefore, we agree with Paul who, in the verse preced ing this chapter (I Cor. 12:31) says that while you may covet the best gift, here is the more excellent way Neighbors Will Appreciate Garden Gift Basket (See Recipes Below) Garden Gifts Now that we once more have peace all over the world, we all ought to start our good neighbor policy, right at home. Lots of lit tle friendly ges tures that mean so much have been forgotten during the war, but they should be reinstated. Something that all of us with a garden can do is to share with a neighbor. There are probably lots of things that you yourself cannot use that would be welcomed by a neigh bor. Send a basket of garden vege tables or fruit, all dressed up with fancy wrappings and ribbon, and see what a friend you can make. Incidentally, include a lemon or two to make it handy for the home maker to season either fruit or veg etables. Another gift that will be welcome is a set of your favorite recipes, with or without a basket of garden prod uce. Every woman has a few choice dishes which her friends have asked for, and it makes for more friendli ness to be generous with the instruc tions. Here are some brief suggestions which I’d like to pass on to you, par ticularly for vegetables: If you find yourself short of salad dressings for a tossed salad, sprinkle 2 or 3 tablespoons of oil on the indi vidual salad then squeeze lemon juice generously over this, salt to taste and toss the salad lightly. To make a good, old-fashioned cole slaw, add the following amounts to 2Vz cups of shredded cabbage: % teaspoon salt, IVz tablespoons sugar, 6 tablespoons coffee cream, and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. In making pickled beets, cook the beets first, then slice and cover with equal parts of lemon juice and water. Add sugar to taste, and slices of sweet onion, if desired. Now that fall has come, we can start turning our attention to heartier foods again. Cabbage is a good vegetable to use because it is coming in season: Staffed Cabbage. (Serves 5 to 6) 3 tablespoons uncooked rice 1 pound ground beef 1 egg well-beaten 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 teaspoons salt Mt teaspoon pepper 8 medium to large cabbage leaves Lynn Says: Refrigerate Your Foods: Re frigeration is necessary to most foods not only to preserve their appearance and palatability, but also to prevent food spoilage. In most cases, temperatures of 40 degrees will take care of the situation. This temperature is be st maintained. Meat, milk, vegetables and fruits are extremely perishable and should be refrigerated imme diately. Root vegetables do not need as low as 40 degrees and may be kept out of the ice box. Bananas need never be refriger ated. Keep all foods covered except meat. Cover it lightly with waxed paper. Fruit needs chilling, not freez ing. The crisper or open dish or even paper cartons are excellent for keeping eggs in the refrigera tor. Meat needs the coolest place in the refrigerator—right under the freezing unit. Bacteria multiply eery rapidly unless it is well pro- acted. Lynn Chambers’ Menu. Swiss Steak with Gravy Browned Potatoes Buttered Cabbage Fresh Fruit Salad Whole Wheat Bread Jam Baked Apples iVi cups canned tomatoes 1 tablespoon flour 4 tablespoons sour cream Vi teaspoon salt Cook rice in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and rinse. Mix rice, ground meat, egg, onion, salt | and pepper. Steam cabbage leaves in % cup water for 10 minutes. Fill 1 leaves with meat mixture (% cup to ; each leaf), fold leaf over meat and fasten with a toothpick Arrange in saucepan, add tomatoes, bring to a boil, then simmer gently for IVz hours. Mix flour, sour cream and % teaspoon salt to a paste; re- move cabbage balls to a dish and stir sour cream and flour mix ture into tomatoes. Bring to a boil quickly and pour over cabbage rolls and serve. A favorite pie for fail, and inciden tally a nice recipe to tuck into one of those gift baskets, is one for this unusual Green Tomato Mincemeat Pie. It’s spicy and fragrant, bound to please: Green Tomato Mincemeat Pie. 1 peck of green tomatoes 1 quart sliced apples, fresh or dried 1 pound seedless raisins Salt 1 pound suet, chopped Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves 214 pounds brown sugar 3 lemons Water Wash tomatoes. Cut in small pieces. Sprinkle with salt. Let stand overnight. Drain. Add sufficient wa ter to prevent sticking. Cook 30 min utes, stirring frequently. Add len.on juice, grated rind and white of 1 lemon, cut in small pieces. Add apples, suet, raisins and sugar. Add spices to taste and a few grains of salt. Simmer slowly, stirring fre quently, until tomatoes and apples are tender and flavors are blended. Pack in freshly sterilized jar and seal. Line a 9-inch pie pan with pas try and fill with 214 cups of the to mato mincemeat mixture. Cover top with pastry, flute edges and bake in a 425-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Two vegetables which we miss during the other seasons are ready to take their bows now;. You will like both green tomatoes and egg plant prepared in this fashion: Stuffed Eggplant. (Serves 6) 1 eggplant 14 teaspoon pepper 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons cracker crumbs 14 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons milk 14 cup grated cheese Eggplant may be cooked in boil ing water for five minutes befora scooping out. Cut slice from top or cut in half lengthwise. Remove puip and mix with other ingredients. Re fill shells and cover with cheese and crumbs and bake in a moderate (350- degree) oven for 30 minutes. Green Tomato Fritters. (Serves 6) 114 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder % cup milk 14 teaspoon salt 1 egg, well beaten 6 green tomatoes, sliced 14 inc. thick Beat egg, add to milk. 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