The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23

the increasing gravity Of the
fnousing shortage.
Typical of them all was
a letter received from a pair
of young veterans i'm Sunny
side.
1--WE are a family of four and
living separately ALL" the young
wife and mother wrote" because
we cannot find a place to live to-
gether. If il keeps up, ! ana
afraid there will be a separation
that will last the rest Of our
natural lives, and / do not want
that, as that is no way for
young couple with two babies TO
be-"
Her letter was another poignant
straw pointing the direction of
wind that sweeps the nation
although its chilling effect is
particularly sharp in worker
swollen Kennewick.
1t accomplished the opinion
Of chairman Anon that lack OF
housing is precipitating social
problems that can only increase
until a measure Of relief can be
found.
I'VE need a place TO live" her
letter continued, $50 that we can
be together and straighten out our
lives and keep a Christian home,
which it used to be until we
were separated because Of work
ing conditions"
Housing is out Of hand, as
Anon points out, when the nor
mally reliant American people
can no longer cope personally
A with its shortage-created domes-
tic problems. #I
But that adequate housing re-
presents the difference between
solvab1e and unsolvable condi-
lions was indicated in the letter
Of appeal. "I wish you would
put an advertisement in your
paper stating that we need home
desperately. and as soon as
possible. We are both veterans,
and we have been having
pretty tough time Of il ever since
we have been back in civilian
life, and we are wondering what
and where are all the things that
were promised to us, when we
got out Of the navy"
i Any information leading to
housing for the young veterans
1.n - A.
them. Rolfe w. Tuve, publisher Of
the Kennewfck Courier Reporter
promises, If il is given to the
newspaper.
/ Meanwhile Anon reported pro-
gress in the preliminary work Of
his Housing committee. To date
he has received seven listings of
potential building sites, varying
in size from four to fifty-seven
acres. Five persons have indicated
their desire to make individual
loans for home construction.
eve have determined" Anon
said today" that the efforts Of
our committee will directed along
two allied channels. Our most
immediate concern is to discover
ways of stimulating a mass-build-
ing program that can appreciably
improve our housing supply In
a short time"
However, members of the
Housing Committee consider il
equa1ly desirable, though less
promising as quick measure, to
Establish facilities in the COM
munity for completion of indivi-
dual home loans.
| One Of the first steps, Anon
stated, viii be to request all posi-
BILE assistance from FILA officials.
"We hope that representative
of the FILA will be able to visit
Kennewick, and accompany us on
a personal survey of the sites
we have available for home con-
struction," he said
As soon as the committee can
secure a working knowledge of
FILA requirements forinr insured
loans, Anon proceeded, efforts
will be made TO interest financ-
ing institutions and mass builders
in participating in the comm
UNITY wide building program.
He stressed that every facility
Of the town and countryside will
be required TO make successful
the plan for a thousand new
lhomes in the area within the next
two years. "@. aah ss# a.a'