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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1958
Page
33
A guide to brightening a child's room with ceilings mobiles from bird mobiles to Mother Goose characters on cereal boxes. Make a rainbow mobile using scraps, felt, and corduroy, then hang daisies and roses to create a playful ceiling centerpiece.
Plans for elder housing in 1957 emphasize single floor designs on small lots with light cheerful interiors. Architects showcase pilot homes featuring open layouts, wood walls, low upkeep, easy heating, and labor saving conveniences to fit the needs of retirees and 400000 coming into the golden years.
Technical director T. K. May of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association outlines a budget driven approach to garden development. He advises homeowners to set annual spending, then plan fences patios decking outdoor fireplaces border settees screening and sun shelters along with pools and portable furniture to create a durable, cohesive outdoor space.
The article advises families to estimate affordable home price as 2.5 to 3 times gross income, with FHA data showing variations by income. It highlights factors like down payment, family size, and ongoing costs, and stresses choosing a smaller mortgage with a larger down payment to cut long term costs, giving a $10 000 loan example at 5 percent.
U S households pass 50 million late in 1957 per the Housing and Home Finance Agency. The West Coast Lumbermen warn 1.25 million new homes a year are needed to keep pace, rising to 1.6 million for 1965 onward. New families form about 900,000 yearly, but highways malls and fires reduce available homes while population soars.
More than 50 leading home builders will meet in Washington March 19 20 to explore ways to expand low cost housing. The NAHB aims to boost production through new construction techniques while preserving appearance and comfort.
Severin notes data show a vast potential market for the home building industry among lower middle income families. Morehouse of UC says dentists feel more pain and fatigue pulling a tooth than patients. Instructions to straighten brushes by heating metal and shaping with wood after dipping in machine oil.
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