European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes tuesday january 24, 1950 Frankfurt divided on White elephant7 years ago. Up off sask. Us $ of 2" 1& pfc. Is to Jiff War s t "jl-vt,-.isi.-Isrf t1 if Pfel w to i ii to a a " a is so a i. X a  in a _ v i f or table apartment Type dwellings equipped with re5rg�rao cd Gas ranges. Pleasantly be simply do Svi a the apartments will be  t d with emphasis on heal h ind safety factors. Publ housing Arnini ,1 Ion officials say the average unit  Cost no More Ihnn $8,450, ind a l contain at least four arc prob ably five rooms. Same of the projects i   cities will be equipped i h elevators but trios of hem a i i be walk up affairs. Actually it will be up of he local housing people to decide on the architecture and Genera 1 plan Ning of the projects but he Pila will exercise some supervision on Cost and other things. Planning on the current pro Gram As far As unit feature Are concerned differs greatly from he old Federal housing operation. Previously the average unit contained it rooms including 2 i t bedrooms. Space under he new program win amount to about o room including from 3 w 3 bedrooms. In addition the Piv Jecus scheduled Tor construction can ing  summer will be Deco rated with shrubbery and in  cases playgrounds will be irn aed nearby. Private Home builders Are Flop Ping mad Over the administration s new Middle income hox Isginn Bill bul they have one very Ken till Consolation. The government As Well is a Industry men themselves i on cedes that the idea of  a e housing will have to be  10 the american Public. Co Ops constitute the  proposal the government suggested in the new Bill Atho High there is provision for other  of lending to help persons making less than 34,000 a year to buy Shpir Homes. The National asset Iii a of Home builders is particularly concerned about the midd a in come housing proposal.  Rodney m. Lockwood poin s of that if approved Almas t to thirds of the Public would a in a position to receive Coujia Jub i idiot from the government Lockwood explains lha Low income families will be taken Tare of by the Public housing program already in operation. Lockwood plainly admits hat in a few years Competition from the government would have a very real effect on private hous ing costs and prices. At the moment however he thinks Federal Entrance into tiie building fiend is just going i make it tougher for All Coni Eric a to buy the materials and hire the labor needed in construction