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"Clrrop" driveways don't stay cheap long

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TURNING SQUARES

TURNING SQUARES

SAVE WTTN DNDUBING

Attractive concrete driveways that cost only a very little more to build, "stay put" through many years of service, arrd'saoe mone! in tbe long rutt.

A well-built concrete driveway is a good investment for your custopcrs because it gives low-annual-cost service.

Contreterhas the stamina to stand up under constant us€ . . doesn't develop annoying holes and ruts.

Concrete paved parking areas too, win friends for both owner and contractor.

New Building in March

T os Angeles, June 17.-Los Angeles led the entire nation in the amount of new building started in March, last official period covered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor.

Paul E. Warwick, local labor statistics official, revealed that new construction started here totale d, $29,8213,542. Next highest in the nationwide survey were: Chicago, $22,626,996; Detroit, $20,D3,760; Houston, Texas, .$15,+26,620.

New residences begun in Los Angeles totaled $13,265,583, a natiorial high. Next rvas Detroit, $9,545,987, and Houston, $6,938,700.

Vetercns First in FHA Priorities Processing

Veterans who apply for priorities asdistance for materials to build homes for their own occupancy get first preference in processing of applications by Federal Housing Administration offices under the Veterans Emergency Housing Program. Next in order are applications for priorities to construct homes for sale or rent to veterans at or below the price dividing-line established for the area. This order ol processing applications is important, especially to the veteran who wants to build his own home, when it becomes necessary because of materials shortages to restrict the number of approved priorities in a given area. It also tends to encourage building in the lower price brackets.

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