The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
Down the Road
HOME ON THE ROAD

in New England and winter in the
South. Completely equipped for con
venient living, trailers housed entire
families on the enjoyable and educa-
tional mission of seeing America first
Trailer travel opened new horizons to
Americans ON all budgets and incomes
in the era preceding the war.
To the trailer, however, as to play
boys Of other kinds, war has brought
new responsibilities and seriousness of
purpose. No longer prodigal of gas
and rubber, the United States now
calls upon these houses on wheels to
do their share toward victory They
have been drafted as emergency
housing for workers in war indus
tries
Migration of thousands of defense
workers to new war production
centers Immediately created. serious
housing shortage. The answer to this
problem was provided by trailers,
equipped with light and other living
facilities. shipped in trucks to indus
trial centers and powder plants where
new workers await temporary hous-
ing. Cost Of the temporary homes is
estimated at $1,000 each.
\ recent report shows that the
United States government, through
the Farm Security Administration,
has purchased approximately $4,000
trailer units up to this time in con-
nection with the program of the Ma
tionaI Housing Agency for furnishing
emergency housing to the war indus
tries, While no definite program has
been announced by the National
Housing Agency and the Federal
Public Housing Authority, which now
operate the goVernment-oWned trailer
parks, as to the number of additional
trailer units that will be required by
the government temporary housing
program, it is estimated that approx
mately 10000 additional dwelling
type trailer units will be required
during the current fiscal year ending
June 30, 1913.
Chattanooga, Tenn, gives a strik-
ing example Of the wartime value and
versatility of the trailer. Here a ro-
bust and growing city had strained to
capacity 10 "oSorO. lnP thousands Oh
ne" corners VINO IIoooe" V'e leNneSSee
al'y WIN Vie coming ana swift eH-
P"''Io'' % 'ue ' A. y" lle heeIS OF
'l'IS came lIe rush construction Oh
'''t ] IisO u d series OF 9oo'ooo'ooO Waf
o!'I'S ioI '"e manufacture Oh N l.
DIN thousand workers AachliiStS'
carpenters eIecVf'clahS, IaoofefS ana
'e''i'''e''''S S"'Lilleo INTO oha't ID
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CONSIDER also Ihe ne" government
operated PARK near lLe camp CoohIe
alflleId IN oaIliorn'a' one Oh the
largest projects Oh JUS hlno III the
country l"o hundred 'raiIerS ProFloe
emergency housing Ior clVlIia" oe-
tense WORKERS ana "ol'-collllllSSlo"e"
Officers MoSI OIL the trainers are gov
eminent owned ana rented 10 CIVILIAN
ana army PefSoliileI Ior "pPIoNl-
mateIy @'o d month";
Aside from housing, the govern
ment is using trailers for various
other purposes, such as offices on
construction jobs, dental and first aid
operating rooms. lunch rooms,
photographic chemical ana other
types OF Sclentl1lc 1leld laboratories,
A lew months ago maternity "afo
trailer was ordered Tor the 3oo-tfallef
community outside the Glenn Maltlh
aircraft plant near Baltimore, MA
OUTSTANDING advantage Oh theSe