Since he first proposed building prefabricated houses of enameled steel, Lustron Corp.'s Carl Strandlund has found a willing helper in the Government. The Reconstruction Finance Corp. lent him $15.5 million, got him a Columbus (Ohio) surplus plant (TIME, Feb. 10, 1947), pushed his priority claims to steel. Last week RFC again gave Lustron another big boost. Although Lustron has turned out only seven model houses in a year, RFC lent it another $10 million.
That was too much for C. J. Rodman of the Porcelain Enamel Institute, and president of Allianceware, Inc. of Alliance, Ohio. Rodman makes metal fixtures, such as...
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