KENTUCKY REPORT

WILLIAM THOMPSON €xecutlve vlce precldent

IHAVE been worried for the past I several weeks over the price of building materials when and if the housing revival did get under way.

I have talked to at least a dozen dealers this past week and I have been more than concerned with what they have told me about the prices of lumber in particular. In some cases their order had been taken but they were later notified that shipment could not be made without a considerable price increase.

Goodness knows where wallboard. insulation, roofing and items in that area will go. It's a cinch that their being tight is going to raise the prices. Frankly, this is something I have been worrying about for months. I could not get it out of my