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the beauty of marble atfar less cost!

The decorative trend is to marblet And you can cash in on this trend by recommending distinctive Marble Panel in ffve beautiful patterns. Each one authentically reproduces the beauty of true marble designed to add that touch of luxury to anv interior at a fraction of the costt And Marble Panel features the same soilproof baked plastic ftnish for which all Marlite panels are famous. It wipes clean with a damp cloth. Unafiected by moistures, smudges and stains, it stays like new for years.

So ofier your customers the ffnest pleffnished paneling-and save them money, too. Recommend the large Marlite panels, in Hi-Gloss, Woodp"nel or Marble Panel, and the popular new Marlite Plank and Blocklor building, remodeling or do-it-yourself. Make the most of Marlitethe profitable paneling for every interior. Marsh Wall Products, Inc., lept. 708 Dover, Ohio.

Los Angeles Slum-Cleoronce

. Washington 25, D. C.-The city of Los Angeles, California, has been certified by Administrator Albert M. Cole of the Housing and Home Finance Agency as having submitted to this agency a workable program for the elimination,and prevention of slums and blight throughout the city. Thus, the city with the largest incorporated area oJ any city in the United States has become the first city in the westerri half of this country and the 20th in the United States to receive approval of its workable program.

Los Angeles has long been active in the field of city planning and zoning, and more recently has carried on a program of vigorous code enforcement. Its various codes, bearing recent dates of adoption or revision, indicate both substantial accomplishment and an awareness on the part of the community for continued improvements in such controls and regulations.

The Los Angeles Housing Code in some respects exceeds the minimum requiroments in nationally recognized model ordinances. It copes effectively with occupancy of substandard dwellings and provides effective support for any contemplated conservation and rehabilitation programs.

The city's general' planning program has been widely recognized as one of the most advanced in the nation. Los Angeles was one of the first cities in the country to become zoning 'conscious,,rl.4nd as far back as 1904 its original zoning regulafiibn was adopted. This early ordinance established certain sections of the city as residence