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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER -PAGE 9-FRIDA'Y, APRIL 18, 1975 Home improvements up due to economic trends Tight money, soaring in­ terest rates and astronom­ ical prices have created an unprecedented decline in new home building and a corresponding surge in home improvement. A realization on the part of many homeowners that it is cheaper to improve than move and a desire to improve the efficiency of their homes, both for sav­ ings in fuel bills and con­ servation of energy, has created a brand new mar­ ket for manufacturers of quality building materials and the professional con­ tractors who are ready and waiting to tackle the thou­ sands of new additions, kitchens and bathroom re­ modeling and other proj: ects expected for 1975. A further incentive for improving the home is the prediction that the "energy crisis" will be with us for another year, with gaso­ line in short and expensive supply just as it was last year. People, consequent­ ly, will continue to spend more time in their homes, more conscious of the in­ adequacies of their home- environment and more likely than ever to invest in bettering their living through home improve­ ments. With new home financ­ ing difficult and expensive, remodeling is the home­ owner's simplest and most workable answer. The time is right. There is no short­ age of funds available for home improvements and there is nothing so satisfy­ ing as protection of one's investment through home improvement. Americans spent $20 billion in 1974 on home improvements. They will spend even more, from all indications, in 1975. One of President Ger­ ald Ford's proposals to boost the economy in­ volves putting $3 billion worth of federal govern­ ment aid into the housing industry. The legislation, subject to congressional approval, allows the un­ derwriting of mortgage financing by the govern­ ment for about 100,000 new homes previously not eligible for government mortgage backing. As another impetus to the housing and home im­ provement industries, a four-point program was presented at the recent conference on inflation held in Washington, D.C. to President Ford by John E. St. Lawrence, president of the National Home Im­ provement Council, the broad-based association composed of contractors, manufacturers, publica­ tions, lenders and others involved with the home improvement industry. He called for increased government support of the home improvement indus­ try as a means of offsetting the current recession in home building activity countrywide. St. Lawrence pointed out that remodeling activ­ ity can be expanded by as much as $5 billion annual­ ly, and can have the im­ portant immediate effect of softening the severe reces­ sion now gripping new home construction activity. Among the proposals made by NHIC are the en­ dorsement of a long-range home improvement pro­ motion, provision for a $1,000 tax exemption in­ centive for homeowners to remodel, provision for a secondary market for home improvement loans, and Dress windows with plant life If you want to break away from traditional window coverings like cur­ tains and shades, try a lively and exciting look: plants. > , A do-it-yourselfer could put several rows of shelves, spaced six to eight inches apart, over the window. The carpentry involved isn't difficult. Add a generous collec­ tion of sun-loving plants, in all sorts of varieties, and you have a beautiful window design, some pri­ vacy for yourself, and healthy greenery enjoying lots of sunlight. * * * * People who extend liberal support to the churches sel­ dom worry about what they get in return. revision of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations and other federal regulations. You Can Saw Up To PER FOOT Why A Quality Well System From Huemann's? BECAUSE EVERY HUEMANN WELL IS GUARANTEED FOR LIFE.'! QUALITY WATER SIYSTEMS SINCE 1902 CABLE TOOL & ROTARY WELL DRILLING SALES & SERVICE All Kinds Of Well Repair Work. 24 Hour Emergency Service J». H. Huemann & Sons 2020 W. JOHNSBURG McHENRY PHONE 385-0414 By Using Plastic Well Casing. Huemann's Now Has It Available In 5 & 6 Inch Diameters. -- IS - * V RUMPS DAVENPORT. IOWA A L.