Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13
Government Sets Up
|'Super-Priority'' 10
Speed Veteran Home.
By Robert J. Lewis

the Government will grant
unprecedented "super-priorities"
on materials in new move to
speed up tagging production of
temporary veterans housing,
now critically needed in cities
throughout the country and on
college campuses by next Sep
TENDER, it was disclosed today.
This decision was reached within
the last few days in line with re-
cent findings OF the Federal Inter-
Agency Council on Veterans Affairs.
which pointed out colleges are sin
desperate need" of housing and that
in the face of the shortage special
emergency action is needed"
The council is composed of Vet
Grams Administrator Omar N. Brad
ley, Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
director of the Selective Service Sys-
tenn; Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine,
administrator Of the Retaining
and Unemployment Administra-
ton; 1t. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory,
administrator of the War Assets Ad-
ministration; Housing Administra-
tor Wilson w. Wyatt and others.
Cases Limited.
The so-called super priorities"
will be limited, however, to cases
of the greatest need where a STOP
page of work would be threatened
within 80 days, 1t was learned. They
would remain effective only for
so long as necessary" to prevent a
shutdown on a particular project.
The Civilian Production Admins
tration also will give help on the
materials front by allowing the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority
to obtain critical materials from
manufacturers under the priority
system now In effect, and will other
wise assist in procurement problems,
it was learned.
Private builders under contract to
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity, which is administering a con-
struction program of 100000 tempo
raTy veterans units called for by
Congress at a cost of $445 1927 900,
had 64,146 units under construction
as Of May "a, according to a re-
cent agency announcement.
Shortage of Materials.
Shortages of strategic materials, 1t
was learned, have been slowing down
construction to the point where COM
pletion of the student-veteran hous-
ing program is seriously threatened
Since the program started 1929
units were completed. However, in
four weeks, starting May g. only
3,067 units were made ready for
occupancy, while in the last week
of that period, contractors were
able to complete only 429 units.
At the diminishing rate of COM
pletions brought about by shortages
OF strategic materials, units which
could be made ready for occupancy
by the time the college year opens
in September would fall far short
Of requirements, it was explained.
A total of 1875, 200 housing units
have been allocated so far to a
total Of $50 colleges and universities
and 1893 municipalities, OF which
about 5000 will come to the Dis
trict area.
Record Enrolment.
A record-breaking enrolment Of
more than 100000 students is ex-
pected in the Nations colleges this
fall, many of them married veterans,
college officials estimate.
In a recent report to President
Truman based on findings of the
Federal Inter-Agency Council on
Veterans Affairs, Reconversion d.
rector Snyder, who has since been
nominated to be Secretary of the
Treasury, said there were prospects