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a Dougfas Fir in sizes to 24" x 24"

Redwood in sizes to 12" x 12" - lengths to 24'

Planer capacity for surfacing up to 24" x 24"

Remanufacturing facilities for resawing up to 34" x 34"

Apdl l,1957 in five places throughout the home, all copper plumbing, ceramic tile stall shower, two separate bathrooms, and many others.

Maryvale is conveniently located in a beautiful suburban setting just 15 minutes northwest of Phoenix. The project includes a school, recreation area, and a large shopping center. Additional homes are being rapidly completed.

Phoenix Gets HHFApproYql of Its Slum-Cleoronce Progrom

The city of Phoenix, Arizona, one of the fastest-growing cities in the ,country, has received approval from Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole of its workable program for the elimination of slums and blight. The necessity for urban planning is perhaps best indicated by Phoenix's fast growth, both in population and in area, and in the expectation that this trend will continue. Since 1950, for example, the city's population (172,06 now) has increased 62/o and its area 106%.

Assuring a continuation of this growth, the City Council has authorized its administrative stafi to proceed with an acceleratecl program of annexation of the unincorporated fringe areas of the city. The population of these fringe areas exceeds that of the city itself. Annexation of the fringe areas is considered necessary to provide adequate planning for the areas and to prevent future development of blighted areas and slums. Phoenix is the capital of the state and the seat of Maricopa county. It is located in one of the richest agricultural areas in the nation: all of the land is irrigated.

The'city's interest in ridding itself of substandard housing and planning for the future is evidenced by numerous actions taken in recent years. Specifically, last year it adopted a Housing Code and a Mechanical Code and revised its plumbing code; it adopted an electrical code in 1953 and a fire prevention code in 1954. The City Planning Comrnission, created in 1946, has been active in preparing the various parts of a comprehensive community plan and in making neighborhood studies to determine what sections of the city need renewal.

Of the 60,Q00 dwelling units in Phoenix, 11,000 are estimated to be dilapidated or to lack private bath or toilet facilities. Corrective ac.tion is being planned through enforcement of its housing code on a block and neighborhood basis.

The Housing Administrator, in advising Mayor Jack Williams of his approval of the ,city's workable program, said he was impressed with what the city has already done but added that there are a number of deficiencies in its housirrg code which, unless corrected, will impede upgrading the quality of existing housing. Mr. Cole said he is asking his Regional Office at San Francisco to offer suggestions for improving standards to overcome those deficiencies.

The Pl-roenix Housing Authority operates six low-rent, public housing projects containing a total of 1088 units. In addition, the Authority manages a Lanham Act project of 200 temporary units which the city obtained from the PHA.

6l Home Permits in Kern County

Bakersfield, Calif.-The Kern County Building Dept. issued permits for 61'single-family dwellings in December, valued atW,562; five duplexes were valued at$42,272.