The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-23

tremendous postwar industrial pro- gram envisioned by the administra- tion.
 Industrial Building
 The War Production Board all ready has modified its construction building which may reach an estl- mated total of $4,500. 900, 900. WIPE control order to permit industrial however, has not yet relaxed its re- strictions over private home con- struction, commercial and govern mental building but 1t is under great pressure by industry to do so.
 In many cases it will be necessary to retool and reequip the surplus war plants for production Of civilian goods. In others, only some slight changes are needed for a change over to peacetime output. |. Tentative navy plans call for re- tention of 60 plants for postwar us' or for emergency needs. In addition there are 27 other facilities-no complete plants-which the Navy would like to keep in 8 standby status. There are also 142 plants built by the Defense Plant Corp. ir which the navy had partial interest The navy has advised DPC it nc longer needs them.
 High officials said the navy was willing to sell some of, the 60 post war plants provided the purchaset would be, willing to produce the | ktrianO %1@a Y1a1yxy S,ande
 Hold Meeting
 Representatives of seven top in- dustry organizations, at meeting with WIPE Chairman J. A. Krug yesterday, urged cancellation of con- trols over private housing and other restricted building. There was 6 possibility that WIPE might revoke these controls by Sept. 30.
 The 252 plants declared surplus by the army today will be available for disposal shortly through the Re- construction Finance Corp.
 Machine tools and production equipment of the plants, with few exceptions, also will become sur plus.
 The War Department said that most of the other government owned plants now operating for the Army have been selected tentative ly to be held in standby for na- tional defense purposes or retained for storage facilities.
 Firms Affected
 In the following list, when the name of a private firm is designated, that firm has been operating the government owned plant. The list :ncludes:-
 Army Service Forces:
 American Type Foundries, Inc. (Cowdrey Machine Div.) Sawyer Passway, Fitchburg, Mass.
 Fitchburg, Mass.
 Fitchburg Engineering Co., Fair mont street, Fitchburg, Mass.
 Ford Test Track, Squire road route C-1, Revere, Mass.
 General Electric O.. E. Syracuse, N. Y., (buildings), Schnectady, N. r., (machinery and equipment onlD West Lynn Mass. (machinery and equipment only).
 General Motors Corp. (New De- parture Division), Emmet street, Bristol, Conn.
 High Standard Mfg. O., Inc, 1887 pixwell avenue, Hamden, Conn.
 New Britain Machine Co.,, South and East avenue. New Britain Conn.
 Perkins-Elmer Corp. 535 Hope street. Glenbrook, Conn.
 Raytheon Mfg. Co.,, 20-4l Chapel street, Newton, Mass.
 Reed Prentice Co.,, No. 2, Wor- cester, Mass.
 sornerviile Test Track. is3 Mid dlesex avenue, Somerville. Mass.
 Hylvania Electric Products, Inc. Towanda. Pa, (machinery and equipment only) Brookville. Penn (buildings) Wakeville. Mass. (build- ings): Emporium, Penn. (machinery and equipment only); Salem, Mass (machinery and equipment onlyl. .
 Wrentham Products O., Kendrick and Depot streets. Wrentham, Mass