The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 101

greater than the average The monthly $100 greater paying taxes on real estate contribute toward the sup port of schools by paying personal property gross in come and other taxes 2 ure of domestic tranquility within the trailers Mar riage experts have stated that a man and wife have to be exceedingly fond of each other if they" are going to enjoy living together in the somewhat cramped quar ters of a trailer A visitor to the park is likely to become con vinced that married life as well as trailer life is here to stay IT ALMOST goes without saying that a trailer a stewardess for Northwest Airlines she de never dreamed it could be so much fun to live in a While Mrs Chesney says that she and her hus band William plan to have a regular home eventually the trailer suits them fine at present partly because ineMspgnoaxieM representative tor the children can live ith their parents in a trailer with out too many difficulties As a matter of fact young sters often are as enthusiastic about trailer life as are their parents One advantage is that a boy or girl have to look farther than 20 or 40 feet in the average trailer court to find a playmate The trailerite youngsters attend public schools in the township at which their trailer happens to be Some township officials protest slightly against trailer XP'a vo I lor ef aii 1 4 i VI 01 1 iO LVilLCltU UH ltd VV1I IULt mh31hasJBpent alU but the avv Buuair avcu zih iidvr w4vvi mhuwv married life in a trailer at the Lynd Moor Park or iona ftnd 4 have direct aewer connections Manv of the trailers arc supcr deJuxc three room bungalows on wheels There are about 25 television sets in the park The PARK has a large recreation room elaborate restroomand JtMdhacilitiesband a laundry all housed isTsnint ofrSndiin0" and often are among the stud o' ultras located fairly close together so it doesn't take long for residents of the' park to get acquainted The average husband with a trailer home probably is pleased by the fact that the lot on which his trailerstands is 4lLifttteijriiSnbbPeviated amount 6t worR tpp' vritih a tiaWn mower caJ' forKicient home "making While nearly all of the new homes on wheels are equipped jwrth of mod ern living a little maneuverinz sometimes i nencc MS VI UJU1 for trailef' families if they want to ionfusion' or example its difficult to get from the living room into the bathroom and bedroom of some trailers it the dinner table js in useThe table often of the foldaway variety is likely to block passage from one room to another Those men and women who enjoy accumulating various types of dilapidated articles such as wornout vacuum cleaners old tennis racquets and disabled elec tric fans with the thought that they might possibly be useful tor something some time probably wouldn't enjoy trailer life no space for such collections ONLY IMMEDIATE essential articles of living in cluding a few cooking pans and dishes some toys for Junior and his sister a couple of reading lamps cloth ing and food can be packed into the trailer if there ts going to be room in which members of the family can move around But the elimination of unessential household arti cles probably helps make trailer life appealing Pur chasers of a trailer (the average price is about $35001 find that they have little else to buy to give them Biivea a complete home vs 4 uouai iu io a vai paua davenport stove electric refrigerator oil furnace table Wu 1 apolis Indians and chalra years muw uriueoi suuh rLia maigr uy xne trailer manufacturer ABOUT 40 PER CENT of the trailers are produced in Indiana largely in the together there are 19 trailer manufacturing plants in and near cf "the larger plants aver ages about jieven new trailers each week One of the great needs of Indiana trailerites is an increase in suitable trailer courts A considerable number the existing courts lack proper sewage dis posal facilities or are unappeaIlng'Yor Some of the state's more enthusiastic trailer resi dents Can be found nt the IvndMnnr Park Onar ated by State Senator Hoyt Moore and his son Hoyt Moore Jr it is nearly two years old has accommoda tions for 70 trailers and always is filled to capacity Among the park's residents are Albert Shane former sheriff of Hendricks County and his wife who have lived in their trailer for nearly two years nothing that compares with the enjoy ment of living in a trailer" says Mrs Shane adding that of llvlng Her husband who is retired spends part of his time raising rabbits as a hobby on 10 acres of land which he owns in Morgan County MR AND MRS Rome Reckelhoff former Jasper residents have been trailer residents for 10 years and Mrs Reckelhoff savs thev nlan tn continue tn rtn far runuiure inciuaing a bed the rest of their lives The husband ts a carpenter home work too" famiiy71hat'T includes a large number of children Boys and girls like to have plenty of room in which to carry put ere 1 ative projects such as building a tunnel for an elec tric train and if there are too many children who ant many mings Deaianijs jiKeiyjo breakQut the husbpndL a Wield representative tor 'the in armodewidbuildingWix4: 7" trailer Nelson Company of Chicago a radio research firm 'Everyone seems to enjoy life at the park and Exper shQWnthough that cne or two may be transferred at any time by the company to among 'PtheWhffiWthere appears tWbeTlafgemeas some otner section or the country THE MOBILE feature of the trailer homes is one of the big selling points although most of the Hoosier occupants of trailers seem to be inclined to "stay at wherever they happen to be located George William Mohr executive director of the In diana Trailercoach Association says' about 60 per cent of the trailers in the average Indiana trailer parkre Snni( HnvniP trailnrnunnr 'thorn Rnlolv for but usually agree that the trailer families while noL vacation trips with ma ny zf Ahem being hauled each winter to lorida but nearly 30000 of the mobile homes are parked the year around in Indiana trailer 1 1 'X 35 Ji 7 A THERE ARE more than 1000 trailer parks of and varied types in the1 state and they charge trailerites an average of about $5 a week rental for lots some of which have direct sewer connections Restroom and bath facilities and water supplies are provided at the parks and some have recreation" rooms groceries and restaurants for the benefit of trailer oc cupants Life in a trailer too cheap By the time a family pays for a trailer and makes weekly rental pay 'ments for lots the cost is as great or the rental charges for many apartments surveys nave shown tnougn tnat trailer resident has the money to spend of the trailerite family is about than the national average PERSONS ROM nearly all walks of life are liv ing in trailers in Indiana Included are elderly retired couples newly married young couples construction workers members of the armed forces agricultural workers professional baseball players students?" engi" neers attorneys and clergymen Trailer residents at the Lynd Moor Park currently include students at the Lincoln Chiropractic School a technician employed by the Western Electric Company and an industrial engineer for Eli Lilly Co Second Baseman Jack Cassini and his wife lived in a trailer at the park during' his T949 season with the Indian Vt Th 4 I ojif I tky I kr I I MB i i I PUT 5 I BISaMiMiMribBiBBiilBBIIHMMBBHiiBM I supper time In tire frailer of Mr and Mrs Roma Reckelhoff of the elaborate Lyad Moor Park had a mobile home for 10 years Use of large laeedry room is one of the privileges of Lynd Moor Park residents Jovial Mrs Althea Chesney seems to be enjoying her work NOVfMMR 26 I9S0 5.