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' Important changes" in building technology are1 now underway in the housing industry. And the1 result is today's advanced state-of-the-art manufac-' ' .tared building systems which are producing single- ' family homes, townhouses, duplexes, garden apart 'ments even hi-rise buildings and which have" ' four important charactersitics. They are virtually ' identical to traditional site-built homes; they meet . rigid building codes and federal requirements for. ?30-year financing; and they fit equally well in low or middle income communities. Most companies can ' offer models from large developments to in-fillt -homes on vacant lots. p;',Uwv v;. v-'..i-siJi I The typical manufactured home is more precisely engineered in a plant than comparable stick-built :; housing and they feature better fire safety provi-., sioriS and energy-saving construction. ...V. One company, recently inspected in Orlando, Florida, is producing what I consider to be the most advanced building system to be found anywhere. .They call themselves "Archaeonics", a combina tion of the words architecture and electronics. Utilizing aerospace industry technology, the home's ' exterior walls and roof panels ar so light in weight that four easily trained workers can erect the house Meeting Black ' Housing Needs: The Affordable Home Alternative on a lot in just ten hours. r for the home;' or for small investors to Cart tax-f: The home's walls and roof are eight-inch solid sheltered income. And better vet.' community f polystyrene panels, laminated with a special wood . development groups or individual families for that f I By William R. Morris, ASPC f Washington Housing Consultant to form a stress-skin panel which is lignter, t stronger, and has more insulation than any other homes than I know of. The roof has a 20-year war ranty against leakage and the walls, Which are prac tically maintenence free, are guaranteed against defects for 25 years. These homes use 80 per cent less energy than that allowed by Florida's Model ' Energy Efficiency Code. And the company is now researching a new roof system which will produce," its own electricity. The Archaeonics two-bedroom, two-bath, duplex' model sells for just $24,000 a unit, plus land cost matter, can easily erect the homes.themselves for a : .rurtner savings! w ;: ;:.:' ;:. -'::''?-' v' V '::yi:-:J:;: ?$&s-:' :' ; Some housing planners are calling manufactured f homes "the best kept secret bargain in America." A j house with up to 3,000 square feet, tile roofs, brick ; ' exteriors, beamed ceilings, and bay windows, if you want them, can be produced in one-third the time and about half the cost of the site-built home.; Through the use of assembly line techniques, which ', unskilled workers can master in a few days, the! dollar savings to home buyers can have the same ef-" The floor plans are designed to permit an owner to v ,fect as dropping mortgage rates five per cent or ' live on one side and rent out the other, to help pay - 'more. - i Although frequently overlooked in this country as a source of lower-cost housing European countries have been using the system-built housing ; for years the manufactured home is rapidly com ing into its own. As the need for more economical ' ways to produce housing continues to grow its a ' safe bet that buyer demand will bring drastic , changes in the housing industry in the 1980s. The ; "affordable" home is here now. For most families ; this may be the only way to realize the American dream.' Blacks and other minorities who have suf- fered the most from poor housing, and cities; plagued with a deteriorating housing stock, stand to benefit from taking a serious look at the new' ;' building systems as a practical way of providing better housing at a lower cost. And in the process a lot of unemployed men and women with marginal skills can be put to work in housing plants which do not require the skills required by the traditional construction industry. - (Readers with questions about housing or com munity development may write directly to r 160C Beckman Place, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20009. Answers to ' general interest questions will be published in future columns.) " Horatio Alger may have had it in America at x , p along. A great many members of the middle-income least for a spell. The current rate of failures for & BllSineSS In The Bl&Ck ' " if not class) group of people in America assumed 'business is equal to 83 per 10,000 businesses, the ?$ f. Reagunomix means making it and keeping it for the 5 hi chest since Hnrino th r,rit imrfrUn when the failure rate hit 100 oer 10.000. accordine &W-kinll nrtH A4oHinin HiiPinaconp UqH Whonfi & to Dun and Bradstreet, a leading 'financial and BOlllOll CU1U. AY A VUlUlll UUOHIWOW 111 JUUU "F8, credit reporting service. They ought to know; Dun i . , . . , " I i bad they are not card carrying members. Maybe then the actions of all the workers could get some . results. Only 23 per cent of America's entire work , force is unionized. Understandably, male and white, 70 and 85, respectively also old. ..Fifty-eight per cent over the age of 35. Black. America is considerably younger than white America and widening the gap everyday. All of this points to an extremely sad situation, and Bradstreet is the eyes and ears of every credit nrnrrnv 1 cr Am a. r . .im.ii l.. . n: w.t. n . ..vi...; vauiuvi V 1110.11 UUHUCCS. U 9 HgUlCa may seem small since it reflects only those com panies that ifailed owing money to creditors. Businesses that closed shop after paying off all their debts are not in the D&B death total. Too many of these small and medium size businesses provide jobs for black Americans to assume a naive outlook' regarding their demise. Small businesses employ more people than major manufacturers in America. ! "Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him well." , A misguided notion that the great employment of uiiiiuimc arc in inc uaae union movement. 100 i This column is the first in a series of twenty col I umns fpcusing on the problems of hitman interac tion. What effect do people have on each other that ( ( results in happiness or, often unhappiness and re jection? What are the causes and cures of unhappy relationship? ; ' -. ' . The present period of economic difficulty, fear of job loss and deep stress is having a profoundly negative effect upon human behavior People are losing confidence in themselves; Even more people are losing confidence in each other. The stress that results from the problems is unfathomable. three out of every four marriages end in divorce. Of the couples who remain married, only one-half are happy. The other half stay together due to . economic and Wal nressnres,' ,-The hi Kin ess at --c r J! - j i i, i i c a.a r aiSGOtcqiKS u ooummg. nunarcas gi mounus ui yj, js a funy developed pcupic uwk rcguiany 10 uiscuicquc in inc iiupc ui b-havior that allows oeonle since on the surface there appears little hope of joining the mainstream of America. Sadder to say, with the workings of the White House, the lower income groups are going to get more company. Crash is a bad word to use, indeed the wrong one. Withering on the vine is more like the action. In-' stead of everyone pulling together to make the tree grow and sharing the fruits, there will be a lot of planters and a few pickers. This was the plan all Coping Dating and Mating patible mate? What should one look for in a mate1 and where is it to be found. , ' When a perso is alone, certain behavior, takes place but, when in the presence of another person, the behavior changes, often, significantly; This is known as the Dynamics of Human Interaction. v science of human; to manipulate the Zr. . itl behavior of Other people. Did you ever wonder why fh"f -dC ? ; ButV relaty few people locateL yOUdisUke the ;!riev cars when they are first ;tnese qualities, .. . v. rwonannsecunxyjs.,w Mfiiiii du ,istU v .'Mr; rr ir m-MKtwj.- 'iSl' irttn -!6npial isolation and ,tn most nrotmind 'MVM question that people arc asking is: Will I ever be, happy? Are conditions "worse today than ever: before? Is it as difficult as it, appears to find a com-. middle class. Not so: Middle class living will become a dream once again in the Ws. The high, unemployment of teen-agers of all colors in America attests to the poverty of the 1980s. The country cannot absorb the astronomical number of young people into the work force under Reagunomics. Remember, 20 million youth between the ages of 15-19 years of age will be entering the work force over the balance of this decade.: Do you believe the present administra tion can create 20 million more jobs, not to mention making . up the existing 10 million currently unemployed all within eight years? Sure you do. So much for middle class dreams of vacations and retirement, just' plan on keepin' on truckin and ask . the 21-year-old house guests to do the dishes, after all they still eat in the same house. by phenomena that they see, feel, hear, taste or, simply, think. Human suggestibility causes one to like or dislike another person. It causes one to buy a produce simply because an attractive person uses ii: in a commercial. : We select our eirlfriends. bovfriends. husbands! and wives according to the way that we have been; conditioned to choose. The next twenty columns will discuss how to select a mate, how to devekro an endearing relationship, how to overcome the emo tional torment of the breakup of an affair and how : to start over again being happy. ' Your Suggestions are welcomed. Suggestions for : future artirlp will hfi annrcriatpH r'aeette tanM nf auvMiiB a cmuii, ,uu gci a iic in your luuuin inai tfus and other articles are available for individual is similar to that of a lemon. Ord, did you wonder usei discussibri groups and classroom use.'AU let ;why some people hve happily together for manyters and inquiries should be sent to Dr. Charles W. 5 years while others tire of each other quickly. There , Faulkner, P.O. Box 50016, Washington, D.C. are precise answers to each of these questions. Some 2nno4 -.---'vr people are highly suggestible and easily mfluencea 1: By Dr. Charles W. Faulkner presented or why you arrive at home after a day at work, sit before the television set and immediately feel a need to eat? Did you ever wonder why it is that if you stare long enough at a person who is mothers whose, children : lose :t . their j.:. places i in, "hue and cry" wiU be much leu treat and the Voter Turnout a mpmhw- hf a fm Iv OayCarC laCWUCS Will OC ;t poiIUCW ttlllUUt IHMglUll-. J"e.:;?, faced Wiethe imoossible: cant after all. the wnose intume wasarinis ,. t ... - .A. ... .. ... ." ... ; n.L : cnoicc 01 ciincr quiiuiig .iviiwiiiiis uiuai gu, ywi YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOHAVI 1 YOU R OWN ' Black voters were the .only major demographic group to increase their participation in the 1980 Presidential election, a: survey taken by the Commerce Department's Census shows. The percentage of voting age ' black Americans who reported casting ballots rose to 51 per cent from 49 per cent in 1976, marking the first increase since the 1964 election when 59 per cent said they voted. The 1980 white turnout total ed 61 per cent . and the turnout rate was higher among white-collar workers (64 per cent) than blue-collar workers (47 per cent), and higher among col lege graduates (76 per . Superintendent cent) than high school Documents, among Hispanics the tur- other races. ' nout was 30 per cent, roughly the same as in .1976. The total of 9.8 1 million blacks were , registered in 1980 and 84 per cent of - them, 8.3 .million, reported voting' ieompared with 89 per! iccnt of registered whites' and 82 per cent of registered Hispanics. Black, voter turnout in the North and West was 52.8 per cent in 1980 in families with incomes while it was 48.2 per cent of $25,000 or more. In in the South. ! For blacks, as among' same level. Copies of the report; Voting and Registration in the . Election of . No vember 1980, Series P-ZU, No. 37U, are available for $5.50 each prepaid from . . the or U.S. work or devoting a larger portion of their income to daycare thereby reducing the amount of money left to cover the other necessities of fami ly life. . Recovery itself. cannot repair lasting harms people and their children .do not vote. In light of this prevail ing attitude on the part of the Administration, no longer can affected groups sit back and wait these ' for the budget axe to fall before protests are graduates (50 per cent). Black homeowners voted at a greater rate (60 per cent) than renters (44 per cent), One-third of all voters in November 1980 lived contrast only 1 out of cverv 7 black voters was Government Printing Office, " Washineton, D.C. 20402 or from Commerce district of -fices in major U.S. cities! There is an old saying made. Every citizen must which goes: let the ex- 1 take the aggressive and periment be made on a worthless body. And, unfortunately, this seems to be the attitude of the positive stance of mak ing elected officials from the President on down aware of the need for rOOrGr Reagan Administration those programs which (Continued from Paee 14V in deciding which areas impact upon their very onunuea irom rage i"i.t k,i tA-niniu.i . n mnrv cut. That is to say, if programs for poor, children are cut, then the pangs of hunger. Nor does it change the fact that those working together, we can stem the tide of ' regressive Reagonomics. A i TTTIT 1 X ! on can earn mosisv mmiei mtes on an investment of as little as $500o iff ' w tr3 ' When you ride Grey hound, you can leave your car at home while you leave the driving to our experi enced drivers. Greyhound travels to more than 15,000 cities and towns throughout America, so we can take you to almost anyplace you want to go. Comfortabfy. And economically. Greyhound is the official motor coach carrier for . the 1982 World's Fair in KnoxvillcTN. If you're looking for the high yield of money market certificates without investing a lot of money, Wachovia has the answer, A tax exempt Wachovia AH Savers Certificate. You can invest as little as $500. Without tying up your money for a longtime. The term is only one year. You pay no Federal taxes on the first $1,000 of interest, or oil the first $2,000 if you're filing a joint return. And you knowyoiir money is safe; insured up to $100,000 per depositor by the F.D.I.C. and backed by the financial strength of one of the nation's leading banks. A Wachovia Personal Banker" would be v .'happy to give you all the facts. Why not stop by this week. . NmvYbuGetlt AUAtWkkovia: St And leave the driving to us. . .i - Member F.O I.C. ;. ' , I S '; s x,v.:::-- . ' x . I i iilxwn- Marion Reddin ' Main Office 201 W. Main Street .Durham,-6lOS24I-;.
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