anaheim-gazette 1950-07-25

CHIEF CHECKS—Building Inspector R. W. Nyroe (right), measures the vent on upgoing house as building superintendent Wally Fish looks on. House is one of 46 being built by the Yardley Company on tract commencing at corner of East and Sycamore streets. Building Boom Means Full Time Schedule for Local Inspectors Anaheim is in the midst of the biggest building boom in its history. At the end of May, building permits authorizing construction of $726,271 worth of new construction were issued, establishing an all-time high for a month. The king-size total involved 140 homes, factories, additions and al- there is to know of the finer points of house construction. He keeps up on the latest building innovations through his class A membership in the Pacific Coast Building conference. This group, comprised of building inspectors from the 11 western states and dedicated to the insurance of proper, creditable building in the area, maintains a testing laboratory through which it apprises its mem- Building Boom Means Full Time Schedule for Local Inspectors Anaheim is in the midst of the biggest building boom in its history. At the end of May, building permits authorizing construction of $726,271 worth of new construction were issued, establishing an all-time high for a month. The king-size total involved 140 homes, factories, additions and alterations. Come the end of June, a new midyear total of $2,498,530 went down in the books, representing 376 structures and additions and alterations. This in itself was within $45,000 of the all-time high for a single year—1948, when 518 permits were issued authorizing construction of $2,541,594 worth of building: And last week netted the biggest batch of all—issuance in a single day of permits for 171 new homes representing a proposed expenditure of $1,325,500. That makes for not only the biggest day ever, but the biggest month and, with five months yet remaining, the biggest year in Anaheim building history. It all adds up to a whale of a lot of building. And as such, it has a lot of local homeowners worried. Brings Worries “What about these new houses,” they say. “Are they well built? ‘Is the material used of good quality? ‘Will they last very long? ‘Are the current mass-production techniques conducive to good, sound homes?’ The job of seeing that these questions get an affirmative answer rests largely upon one man—Anaheim Building Inspector R. W. Nyboe. Right off the bat, Nyboe will tell you that statewide building codes provide for the careful construction, and the use of good materials, that people hope for when they see a new house going up next door; that all he does is enforce the building codes. But there’s more than meets the eye in Nyboe’s unassuming answer to the queries of anxious home and property owners. For this latter, you have to dig a little. You have to get the Chief on the spot and ask him just what “enforcing” consists of. It turns out that “enforcing” consists of checking every phase in the construction of a new home. It’s not just a matter of taking a look at the foundation and then coming back when the place is finished and rubberstamping it that prescribed mixtures and application methods are followed explicitly. This involves checking the amount of moisture in the newly applied plaster and seeing that it is allowed to set the required seven days before application of a second coat. Closer Watch Even closer watch is required for the application of the second coat of plaster. Some building inspectors are inclined to breeze over this step, but Nyboe insists that care be taken in the rodding and water-floating necessary to insure elimination of porous spots in the finished surface. After plastering comes the final plumbing installation. This is followed by installation of heater appliance. The job here is to check carefully the gas line for leaks and to see to proper installation and position of vents. Final steps for the building inspection are the sewer inspection and installation of the driveway and the approach. That’s the story—for one house. Multiply that by the hundreds of houses now being constructed in Anaheim and you get an idea of what the conscientious building inspector is doing to while away his time these days. It makes for a pretty full routine for Nyboe and his associates, Homer Wallace, assistant building inspector for the past four years, and Paul Nega, added to the inspection staff this week to help out during the current boom period. Office Empty If you wonder why the building inspector's office is empty most of the time, it's because everyone is out in the field, keeping up with what's new in Anaheim. And keeping up is more truth than poetry. In addition to being obligated to make sure the builder abides by the building code, the Chief and his staff are also obligated to be on tap when any particular phase of a new home is completed so that inspection can be made and work can be commenced on the next phase of the there is to know of the finer points of house construction. He keeps up on the latest building innovations through his class A membership in the Pacific Coast Building conference. This group, comprised of building inspectors from the 11 western states and dedicated to the insurance of proper, creditable building in the area, maintains a testing laboratory through which it apprises its members of all that is new and worthwhile in the building field. This means the latest in materials, tools, methods and procedures. The group assembles regularly once a year to discuss the latest trends in the construction world. For the record, statistic bugs might be interested in the amount of building a man with Chief Nyboe's experience has seen during his time. A survey of the building reveals a total of 7288 building permits issued during the Chief's 25 years in office. While you're trying to visualize that many structures, you might take a squint at the amount of money represented. It comes to some $21,357,843. Still hard to get the picture? Maybe so, but rest assured that every last one of those buildings is made right to specifications. Nation at Glance (Continued from Page 1) Touch off aggressive selling. Prices in most cases were fully maintained or at worst clipped minor fractions. Earlier stock traders opened the throttle on railroad issues and prices advanced at high speed. Gains ranged to around $3 a share. Many sold at peak prices for 1950 or longer. It was the ninth session in a row that carrier issues have advanced. The Market started the day on a downgrade, with selling pressure centered in the rail, steel and auto groups. Losses extended to around $1 a share before a slow rally started. In early afternoon the rails took off on their own. The rally was blocked late in the day after news from Washington that the president would ask for a $5,000,000,000 tax increase, including a boost in the corporation tax rate from the present 38 percent to 45 per cent. than meets the eye in Nyboe's unassuming answer to the queries of anxious home and property owners. For this latter, you have to dig a little. You have to get the Chief on the spot and ask him just what "enforcing" consists of. It turns out that "enforcing" consists of checking every phase in the construction of a new home. It's not just a matter of taking a look at the foundation and then coming back when the place is finished and rubberstamping it with an o.k. Typical Inspection Let's take a typical house-building inspection routine. Inspection starts literally from the ground up. The builder constructs the forms for his foundation. This is checked. Then the builder mixes the concrete and pours it into the forms. This is checked, The Chief or one of his assistants is right there when the concrete is poured. Next in order is the plumbing ground work. Here again the inspector is looking over the workman's shoulder to see that things are done right. After the plumbing, the frame work of the house begins to take shape. This phase, particularly, gets close scrutiny by the building inspector; closer than anything else the Chief indicates, as the basic framework is regarded as a crucial point in the construction of any new home. Inspection, as prescribed by the building code, goes as far as seeing that proper size and number of nails are used in the installation of the all-important braces in the house frame. Going on up, the next inspection tour involves the roof of the new house. Then it's the lathing inspection, both interior and exterior, prior to plastering. When plastering begins the inspector must be on hand to see if you wonder why the building inspector's office is empty most of the time, it's because everyone is out in the field, keeping up with what's new in Anaheim. And keeping up is more truth than poetry. In addition to being obligated to make sure the builder abides by the building code, the Chief and his staff are also obligated to be on tap when any particular phase of a new home is completed so that inspection can be made and work can be commenced on the next phase of the operation. Each step in the construction of a new house must receive the building inspector's o.k. before the next step can be taken. That's the law, and it keeps inspectors hopping. As for shady building practices of the type reported from time to time in some boom areas, the Chief says he has encountered little or none of it in the Anaheim tracts. Sometimes, he says, builders working in Anaheim for the first time are inclined to be lax on some of the building code requirement, but once told what is necessary to pass inspection, they comply satisfactorily the rest of the way. The Chief is empowered to demand dismantling of an entire house if it doesn't meet his approval, but he says he has yet to give such an order. High Respect An informal survey shows that builders, on the other hand, have the highest respect for the inspecting ability of the Chief and his assistants. They know from the start, in most cases, that the building code requirements will be enforced—to the letter. Chief Nyboe, who derives the name from his position as Anaheim Fire Chief, has been at both jobs for the past 25 years. Originally a plasterer by trade, he has learned in his quarter century as building inspector, just about all Korean War (Continued from Page 1) protect the American flanks, the 25th Division threw back two communist infantry attacks with heavy casualties. Yongdong is 20 miles southeast of abandoned Taejon. The carrier plane attack was against the threat on the southwest front, where red columns have been driving against token resistance from South Koreans and menacing vitally important U.S. supply lines in the broad clank movement. The Navy pilots hit unidentified front line targets “of opportunity” in the area of Kwangju, where the communists have been spearing east in what looked like the beginning of a drive on Pusan. This main American supply port is on the southeast coast. The reds already have sized all the western and southwestern part of Korea, driving the Americans and South Koreans into a corner making up about a third of the peninsula. A dispatch from U.S. Eighth Army Headquarters in central Korea quoted North Korean prisoners as saying 20,000 Korean veterans of the Chinese communist army were used for the invasion of South Korea. The prisoners also said Russian advisers were working with communist army units, and that Russia, a month before the invasion, supplied the North Korea army with huge quantities of equipment. Washington Seeks Controls In Washington, administration forces pushed ahead with the task of obtaining broad emergency controls over business, industry and consumer credits. In the works is the addition of 600,000 men to the armed forces total in the fiscal year, to bring the total in the services to more tomatoes, carrots and corn. With an eye to the future, he also planted an additional crop of tomatoes for the late fall market. Besides caring for his project Andy manages to keep busy elsewhere too. Each morning he is up around daylight to help his da haul two loads of green feed to dairy. Then after a day of school or looking after his crops, he starts out on a paper route in the middle of each afternoon. Such industry and ambition... Washington Seeks Controls In Washington, administration forces pushed ahead with the task of obtaining broad emergency controls over business, industry and consumer credits. In the works is the addition of 600,000 men to the armed forces total in the fiscal year, to bring the total in the services to more than 2,000,000. Senator Connally (D-Tex) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said a plan is being studied to divert Marshall Plan funds for economic to military projects in Europe. Representatives of the 12 alliance nations met in secret session in London, prodded by events in Korea, to study ways of cutting a four-year rearmament schedule to two years. Britian's cabinet met to polish plans for expanded defense and decide what further aid should be sent to Korea. British ships and planes already are in the fight. The United Nations Security Council was called into session today to hear the first report from its military commander-in-chief for Korea, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Informed sources said the report contained no further recommendations for the U.N., but concerned an accounting of the war thus far. Assessments On Council Slate The Anaheim City Council again meets tonight as a Board of Equalization to hear any returns to assessments on property and holdings laid down recently. Meeting time is 8 p.m., in the Council chambers. Also in store for the evening session is the second and final reading of the ordinance authorizing entry into the state municipal employee retirement plan. FORMOSA THREAT ENDS TAIPEI, Formosa (P) — The threatened Chinese communist invasion of Quemoy Island off the China coast opposite Formosa ended today—at least temporarily. The Defense Ministry said that red junks seen approaching the 50 square mile island did not strike. USO—It isn't like it used to be in the states, but weler is poured into the canteen of Sgt. Travis Childress, Tex., by a South Korean woman. Childress was waitrain to move toward the front. 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