Evening star., 1944-05-17
WPB Executive Wins
$4,000 Contest on
Postwar Planning

OF the War Production Board, has
won a $25 ZOO first prize in ma
tional contest for comprehensive
plans to maintain and improve the
American economic system after
the war. it was announced today
in New York.
The second prize of $4,000 went
to Leon H. Keyserling, 36, of 1884
N street NV, general counsel of
the National Housing Agency. The
prizes were awarded by the Pabst
Brewing Co.
Pabst Postwar Employment Awards
said 36,767 entries had been received
in the widely-advertised contest, or
$4,000 more than were submitted in
the famous Box Peace Prize con-
test. in the early 1920s. More than
5000 entries in the present enter
prise came from men in the services.
Presentation to Be Next Wednesday.
Awards will be presented, it was
announced, at dinner in the Bilt-
more Hotel, New York, next We'd
nesday evening. John M. Hancock,
co-author of the recent Baruch-
Hancock report on economic de-
mobilization, will be- the principal
speaker. The prizes will be given
in the form of War bonds.
The seven winners of $1,000 prizes
in the District area we're:
Mordecai Ezekiel. 5000 Allendale
road, Green Acres, Md, economic
advisor to the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture.
Grover w. Ensley, 4i29 N. Hen
derson road, Arlington, fiscal ana
lyst with the State Department.
Everett e. Hagan, 70l5 Fordham
court, College Park, Md, an eco
nomist with the Federal Reserve
system.
Joseph N. Gilman, 1896 Earlston
drive, Washington, an economist
with the War Production Board.
John H. G. Pierson, 3424 @ street
NV, chief of the Postwar Labor
Problems Division of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Labor Depart
ment.
Leo Grembler, AIT Warren street,
Washington, an economist with the
Federal Home Loan Bank Admins
tration.
Albert G. Hart, 1919 Wakefield
road, Washington, tax consutant
in the Division of Tax Research,
Treasury Department. Washington.
Nugent Also Winner.
Another prize-winner, John r.
Nugent of New York, served in 1884,
IS with the National Recovery Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Stein, who lives at 7005 Aspen
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, is a ma
tive of Detroit and has been with the
WPB since 1912. He proposed in his
plan to provide stable postwar en-
ployment by the following measures:
/. Removing SOME of the basic
uncertainties which repress the gen.
eral level of private expenditure and
particularly private capital expendi-
lures
2. Removing the powerful factors
which discriminate against the as
sumption of risk,
8. Counteracting some of the fiuct--
uations in private capital expendi-
lures.
4. Preventing such fluctuations
from exerting cumulative effect
upon the economy of the country.
Keyserling Was Wagner Aide.
Mr.. Keyserling, a South Caro-
linian who is known as a protege of
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York, worked with the Senator for
four years, among his duties being
the drafting of economic measures
In his plan, Mr.. Keyserling advo-
Gated legislation to establish a ma
tional economic planning commit
tee of three members each from
the Senate and House, six ap-
pointed by the President from
among his cabinet, six appointed
by the President from American
enterprise, including two each from
industry, agriculture and labor. He
favored the maximum use of in
centives to stimulate free enter
prise.
The Pabst organization an
nounced that the plans of the II
prize winners would be published
in booklet form for general dis
tribution.