PAGE TWO THlE 311CIGAN DALY WEDNESDAY. 17 RCA loa PA ETW. ,.~lY.1 MT(U ot ff LLl\ L\lLA A. 1 / Ivl AlLtj] I;JuJ a 'U' Studies Spark Public Low-Cost Housing Interest) (Continued from Page 1) Ann Arbor. Using the 1960 census figures Barlow had used, Moore reported that there is a mini- mum need of 1200 low-cost hous- ing units in Ann Arbor. One-Quarter Shelter He based this on the idea that a family should spend about one- fourth of its income on shelter. He then showed there is a sharp discrepancy between rent and in- come in Ann Arbor. That is, there are too many low-income people paying too high rents. Compar- ed with th "Urban Michigan Average," Moore wrote, the per- centage of low-rent housing in Ann Arbor is less, while the per- centage of low-income families is greater: Moore found that while "76 per cent of all nonwhites have an income of less than $4000, only 36 per cent of all units rent- ed to nonwhites rent for less than $80 per month." "Let's make a start on low-cost housing programs now," HRC Di- rector David C. Cowley declares. "We've talked about 'n e e d' enough. The need has been dem- onstrated by the studies and by the number of families requesting low-cost housing." Cowley concentrates his ap- proach on the business communi- ty in Ann Arbor. In his appeal to businessmen, Cowley realizes fully that investors do not feel it is exclusively their "civic duty" to put up the money for low-cost housing. Appeal to Creditors "You have to appeal to credi- tors through a dollar and cents, channel," Cowley explains. He and the HRC housing committee are trying to organize a group of investors who would go in on at least a moderate-cost housing ' are providing privately-developed homes for families under a leaseI with an option-to-buy clause. K: This clause allows a family to ap- ply its renthpayments to a mort- r ;gage on the house if they soa desire. In a Detroit project the HHFA ' granted $253,323 to the Housing Commission which is supplying housing for the displaced "skid W M-row" population of single, low- income males. The commission purchased and remodeled an ex- isting hotel structure with the federal grant. In New Haven, Conn., the HHFAI ,,!grants funds to the city which supplements the rent of low-in- come families. The city uses the "scattered" approach - an ap- proach to low-cost housing sim- filar to what Cowley and other low-cost housing proponents in Ann Arbor would like to see. A house is purchased by the lo- cal housing authority and fixed up. Then the low-income family moves in without the neighbors knowing that the family is be- . ing supplemented by the city. This -Daily-Jim Lines saves embarrassment. Cowley referred to the HHFA 'luxury" apartments in Ann Ar- material on the Demonstration housing. They seek help from Program to the city administra- families, live in basements or in tor and the City Council's hous- Ann Arbor for the number of ing committee. Before Eligible- Before a city is eligible for any put up one of those 'cash-register' federal aid, though, it must meet luxury apartments and rent to certain requirements. C o w 1 e 3 students," she says. "In fact, the hopes that Ann Arbor will soon large student demand for a lim- 'have its own local housing au- ited supply of housing in the city thority, one requirement for fed- actually helps keep rents high." eral aid. The profit-return, however, or Ann Arbor does have a Work- low and moderate cost housinf able Program Committee made ur developments is not always low of laymen and designed to advise One city hall official had heart the City Council on the housing that the moderate-income Smok- situation. But it has been charged ler development on Platt Rd. re- by some councilmen with inactiv- turns a 14 per cent profit on the ity. MANY OLD houses have recently been torn down to make room for" bor. Families have been dislocated and can't always find low-rent groups, but even then they often are forced to double up with other other substandard housing. There is not enough low-rent housing in low-income families. project. apply for federal aid under an Cowley hopes such a group will urban renewal project. But after induce bankers to lower their in- the City Council had approved the terest rates on a loan for a hous- project, the newly-elected Mayoi ing program, once they see that Cecil 0. Creal vetoed the plan the program would have solid and council couldn't get the votes backing. to override his veto.) (Such a business group was or- Mrs. Eunice Burns, Democratic ganized six years ago by Prof. candidate for mayor, feels pessi-1 Samuel Eldersveld, political sci- mistic about getting private de- ence department chairman and velopers to go in on a low-cost then mayor of Ann Arbor. The housing project for Ann Arbor. group put up enough money to "It's much more profitable to! problem in Ann Arbor seems tc want a stereotyped, low-cost, high". rise "project development." Attacks Project Mrs. Burns attacks such 4 project as tending to "concen- trate all our problems in one area." She stresses, instead, a pro- gram which would scatter low- income families throughout the city. Mt. Clemens, she mentions. has such a program. Cowley opposes high-rise proj- ects also, saying he has seen such projects in Detroit where he work- ed in the public welfare depart-I nenLt AT ANN ARBOR'S NEWEST BOOKSTORE the poetry of WARREN BERRYMAN 10 WELL contemporary literature scholarly editions in the humanities french and german books '7fie Ccn~icore& 1321 South University between Forest & Woshtenaw open noon to midnight Monday through Saturday TRUEBLOOD AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 39 8:00 P.M. Tickets ($3, $2) by mail or in person. Dept, of Romance Languages 2076 Frieze Building. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PLAYERS Cnd The Opera Department, SCHOOL OF MUSIC present '4 I I 4 DIRECT FROM PARIS "LE TRETEAU DE PARIS presents L'ANNONCE FAITEs A MARIE by Paul Claudel 4t 4 ACROSS CAMPUS: Lindquist To Speak on Da - original investment. The city must also show active Cowley has not limited his ap- enforcement of housing code proach merely to the private bus- standards. Cowley feels this re- inessmen. He has also sent to quirement has been met since the ta Collection Washington, D.C., for information public safety department hires about possible federal aid. two additional housing inspector: Although a conservative city last year. novelist, poet and critic, will visit like Ann Arbor may not agree to Suspicions nheliHtpoetnd critimAngllvsitoutright grants for a project hous- But Cowley also believes ther the Hopwood Room, Angell Hall. development, a new so-called is a general suspicion toward a 4:10 p.m.-Prof. Philip Rieff 9f Demonstration Program seems tc federally-financed housing pro- the University of Pennsylvania allow for almost complete local gram in Ann Arbor. These suspi- will lecture on "Cooley on Cul- initiative in handling low-cost cions of federal involvement, Cow- ture" in Aud. B. housing programs. ley says, are outdated and should WED.-SAT., MARCH 17-20 8:00 P.M. MATINEE, SUNDAY, MARCH 21 2:30 P.M. LYDIA MENDELSSOHN THEATRE BOX OFFICE OPEN DAILY AFTER 12:30 P.M. ALL PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT I WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 10 a.m.-E. F. Lindquist, presi- dent of the Michigan Measure- ment and Research Center, will speak on "Information Gathering and Decisions in Education" in the Rackham Bldg. 3 p.m. -Lester Markel of the New York Times will speak on "Responsibility to the Nation, to the Reader, and to the Individual Citizen" in the Multipurpose Rm. of the UGLI. 3:15 p.m.-Leslie Edie of 'the New York Port Authority will speak on "Operations Research in Transportation Engineering" in Rackham Aud. 4 p.m.--Robert Penn Warren, novelist, poet and critic, will speak informally at Martha Cook, .In the "Gold Room." 4 p.m.-Prof. William Halstead CONTINUOUS [ POPULAR PERFORMANCES I PRICES 1 STANLEY RAMER "IT'S A MAD, ULTRA MAD, MAD, PANAYISI MAD UNIARTI WORW, Prices This Attraction Only Matinees $1.25 Eves. & Sun. $1.50 Shows ot 1:00 - 3:40 - 6:25 - 9:10 - -U6 - - of the speech department will lec- ture on "Through Europe by Stage" in Rackham lecture hall. 4 p.m. - Daris R. Swindler of Michigan State University will speak on "The Dynamics of Pri- mate Tooth Development" in Rm. 2501 East Medical Bldg. 4 p.m. - President and Mrs. Harlan Hatcher will sponsor an all-student tea at their home. 4:15 p.m. -- Prof. W. Norman Brown of the University of Penn- sylvania will speak on "Time Is a Noose" in Aud. F of the Physics- Astronomy Bldg. 8 p.m.-Prof. Otto Laporte of the physics department will speak on Sir William Hamilton, and Prof. Phillip Edwards of the Eng- lish department will speak on Wil- liam Yeats in Rackham Ampi- theatre.1 8 p.m.-The speech department will present Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre in the Michigan League. 8 p.m.-Msgr. John F. Bradley will speak on "How a Christian Couple Approaches Marriage - The Courtship, Engagement, Mar- riage" in the Gabriel Richard Center. 8:30 p.m. - The Professional Theatre Program will present "Oliver" in Hill Aud. THURSDAY, MARCH 18 3 p.m.-Robert Penn Warren, DIAL 8-6416 Ends Tonight "YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS IT!";'l ,b '*, * ; ca y Ne 4:10 p.m.-The Student Labora-E tory Theatre will present Pinter's "The Dumb Waiter" in the Arena Theatre of the Frieze Bldg. 4:10 p.m.--Prof. Lily Ross Tay- lor of Bryn Mawr College will lec- ture on "The Centuriate Assem- bly in the Light of New Evidence" in Aud. A. 4:15 p.m.-President Harlan H. Hatcher will participate in a convocation on "Stuent Partici- pation and Responsibility" in the Hussey Rm. of the League. 7:30 p.m. - Michigan Christian Fellowship will sponsor a panel, "Your Patient's Dying . . .?" in Rm. 5104 of the nursing school. 8 p.m. - Robert Penn Warren, novelist, poet and critic, will speak in Rackham Aud. 8 p.m.---A Purim debate, "The Latke vs. the Hammantasch and the Great Society," will be held at Hillel Foundation. 8 p.m.-Mozart's "Magic Flute" will be presented in Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. 8 p.m.-Joel Britton of the Young Socialist Alliance will speak on "The War in Viet Nam -A Socialist Analysis" in Rm. 3S of the Union. Homeco ming Positions Open Petitions are now available for all students interested in posi- tions on the Homecoming '65 Cen- tral Committees. Petitions are available at the student offices of the Union and the League. Posts are open on the Alumni Relations, Booklet,. Communica- tions, Dance, Finances, Friday Afternoon, Graphics, Promotions Secretary, Special Events anc Tickets Committees. The petitions are due on Mon- day, March 22. Further informa- tion can be obtained by contact- ing Barbara Ncpstad, at 663- 0575 or Andy Falendar, at 663- 0190. This year's homecoming will be held October 15 and 16. There will be no Michigras next year and so attempts will be made to expand the Homecoming pro- gram. A reply from Housing and Home Finance Administrator Robert C. 1 Weaver informed Cowley that the agency can make grants from a fund of $10 million to public or private groups for "developing and demonstrating new or im- proved means of providing hous-I ing for low-income persons and families." Private Development In several cities new programsI be dispelled with opportunities like the Demonstration Program. City Republicans have long been opposed to such aid, although Re- publican mayoral candidate Wen- dell Hulcher stresses what he calls a "human betterment" program which should be sponsored by al phases of government, from fed- eral to city levels. No city official. directly con- cerned with the low-cost housing Block Ticket Sales Begin TODAY For GLEE CLUB ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT Saturday, MARCH 27th, 8:30 P.M. ,i, SOLD OUT "A ROUSING BEGUILING " RANKS WITH MY MUSICAL"-united Pre FAIR LADY"-Da)iy News HENRY GUETTEL and ARTHUR CANTOR ~mt AVIDby special arrangement with DAVIDMERRICK and DONALD ALBERY JULES MUNSHIN-JOAN EASTMAN' tickets at Hill sold Box (8:15-4:45) Office $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 I ; 4. I HARLAN.,HATCHER I Dial 662-6264 ENDING TODAY Shown at 1-3-5-7:05 and 9:15 p.. MEN MNNffrt0&oo? r IAN FLEING'~S "GOLDFINGER" TECHNICOLOR mw... towUNITEDRTISTS 0 FRIDAY 0 rangler cowboy with 00rounder isas "NOTHIG BUT A MAN" -Thursday- "PEYTON PLACE" and "RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE" L - __________ ~ . 1 tr Creative Arts Festival Thursday, March 18 ... 8:00 Rackham I I ROBERT PENN WARREN Eloquent and forceful, Robert Penn Warren has achieved excellence and high praise in three overlapping areas as poet, novelist, and critic. His criticism, both literary and social (see his most recent article, "The Negro Now" in March 23rd Look Magazinel avoids I I I i I TPI: TOPIr OP STI 11 PIT DOI ITIf AI ArTI\l1CAA ..