Evening star., 1943-08-30
Eligibility Lists
For War Homes
Are Extended
Many More Jobs
Are Classified
As Essential

Living quarters provided under the
war housing program in metropoli-
tan Washington were made available
to many more classes of workers to-
day in an extension of the elieibil-
ity lists.
Milton Fisher, regional represent
ative of the National Housing
Agency, defined essential war work
ers who may be eligible for war
housing as employees Of Government
war agencies civilian employees sta
toned at military or naval bases or
reservations and employees OF essen
tial private establishments or serv-
ices as determined by the FHA in
consultation with the War Man.
power Commission
Employees in the following plants
and establishments, whose work is
classed as indispensable, may obtain
wal, housing, Mr. Fisher said, if they
meet the eligibility requirements:
Communications companies, air
lines, railroads, transit companies,
Alexandria Iron Works, Briggs
Clarifier Co., Carnegie Institution
Laboratory, Engineering and Re
search Corp, General Electric Co.,
Inc; International Business Ma
chimes Corp, Johns Hopkins
Scientific Laboratory, Jorss Iron
Works, Kaiser Co, Inc; National
Electric Machine Shops, Inc; Pan
American Always System.
Potomac Electric Power Co., Rem
ington Rand Co.. Smoot Sand t.
Gravel Co., United Service Or
CARNATIONS, Virginia Public Serv-
ice Co., Washington Gas Light Co.,
Washington Institute OF. Technology,
Western Electric Co.. Air Tract
Manufacturing Co., Southern Oxy-
gen Co.
Other Organizations Included.
Washington offices of national in
dustries, business establishments,
labor unions and other organiza-
tions also are included, provided
they are engaged primarily In war
activities. while employees of firms
other than those listed also may Sc
cure accommodations If specifically
certified in writing by the United
States Employment Service. Clas-
sification as indispensable in-mi-
grants by the Director of Place
ments, District of Columbia Employ
ment Center, is prerequisite to
consideration.
Mr.. Fisher said that indispensable
immigrants of the following local
activities, also would be eligible for
housing, if certified by the Director
of Placements, or the director of the
Alexandria office of the United
States Employment Service, as be-
ing employed in skills or occupa-
tions so critical as to require in
migrant labor:
Laundries, dry cleaning establish
ments; restaurants, cafeterias and
hotels; apartment and Office build
ing maintenance: food. fuel. Ice dis
tribution: newspapers and news
gathering agencies; educational
services; medical, dental, public
health services, and fire and police
protection.
Classif1catiens Listed.
To receive classification as war
housing eligibles, Mr.. Fisher said,
workers must be engaged in essen
tial war work and must also be
in one of the following classifica-
tions:
A worker who has moved to the
Washington area from beyond rea-
sonable committing distance from
his place of employment.
A worker who has moved to the
area since July l, 1943, or has brought
his family here since that date and
is now living under intolerable con-
ditions seriously affecting his ef-
ficiency.
A worker who is now committing
an unreasonable distance to his
place of employment
A worker who Is forced to move
from his present quarters.
Listings of available rooms and
family housing may be found at
400 Pennsylvania avenue, l171z
North Fairfax street in Alexandria
and 31l5 Wilson boulevard in Clar-
en1on.