Evening star., 1946-03-26
Text of Housing Regulation Announcement
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Following is the tert OF an an
nouncement by the National
Housing Agency and Civilian
Production Administration on new
housing regulations:
Beginning today, no new construc
ton or repairs to existing structures
with certain exceptions described
below, may be undertaken in tn,
United States, Puerto Rico or tn,
Virgin Islands, without specific
governmental authorization, Civil
ian Production Administrator job,
D. Small and National Housing Elk
peditor Wilson w.. Wyatt said to.
day in announcing the issuance BY
CPA of veterans emergency hous.
ing program order No. /.
This action is taken bv Govern
ment to save materials desperatel,
needed for veterans housing and Il
based, they said, on a thorough
study of the housing emergency ant
the present insufnciency of building
materials. 1t is taken because only
by prohibition the starting of con
struction of less essential and de.
ferrable building projects car
enough materials be found to pro-
vide shelter for the returning vet
Grams and their families, the tive
Government officials stated.
The order does not forbid or re.
quire authorize ton for the continu.
ance of construction work already
begun. If any of the materials which
are to be an integral part OF tn.
structure have been incorporated
In it on the site before that date.
Public Support Vital.
Public support is vital to the sue.
cess OF the veterans housing pro.
gram, Mr.. Small said in describ.
ing the new order. I'VE want
the public to realize that even under
the unavoidable restrictions of this
regulation, certain necessary new
construction activities will be per.
mitted to 60 forward side by side
with veterans housing. These &C.
tivitieS include essential non-de-
ferrable commercial, industrial and
farm construction and unusual
hardship civilian housing, by spe-
ciflc authorization under the order
and certain other activities which
1 outline below, by exemption from
the order"
Administrator Small explained
that the Civilian Production Admin
istration is setting up in each of the
Federal Housing Administration
cities a CPA construction office
Associated with each OF these CPA
ofhces will be an advisory committee
Of outstanding citizens; including
one recommended by the Mayor OF
Governor, one from the ranks OF
general business Chamber of Com
merce), a representative of the
builders, of building materials, the
press, ETC., as we'll as the district
manager of the Federal Housing
Administration.
therefore be composed of men in
whom the community can have full
confidence and who will screen each
project in the light of the peculiari-
ties OF the local situation" Mr.. Small
said. They will de s:mine first ii
1t is essential under existing condi-
tions. If the project is not essential
it will be rejected. And even If 1t is
essential they will ask-'can it be
deferred?' If 1t can be, it will be
rejected, unless the project has nc
adverse impact on the housing pro-
gram, in the way Of the labor supply
or building materials.
Judged BY Local People.
Thus each project-be 1t public OF
private work, be it industrial, com.
mercial, or social service-will be
Judged by local people, on the basis
of local conditions. This committee
will act in an advisory capacity.
This plan can only succeed if the
communities recognize the Nation.
wide seriousness of the acute hous-
ing shortage-and If they are deter.
mined to make those sacrifices thai
are necessary to make the housing
program succeed. If the communi-
ties cooperate fully, the plan car
and will succeed and at the same
time those other things that must
go forward can and will 60 forward.
Appealing for public support OF
this new order, both Mr.. Wyatt and
Mr. Small 6ecla
Those of our men who have re.
turned from the war have the right
to expect the public to give its
wholehearted and unselfish sup
port to this regulation, without
which the veterans emergency
housing program cannot possibly
be accomplished.
| Civilians, having had personal
experience during the war years
with the struggle to obtain housing
can appreciate the desperate state
of the released serviceman who
must now find home for himself
and his family from the housing
pool which was not adequate even
before he returned
Sure of Support.
I'VE know the good sense and
the good heart of the American
people well enough to be sure of
their desire to do the fair and just
thing by the ex-service men and
women. This is why We are sure
the public will back this regula-
ton"
Mr.. Small said:
president Truman has Endorsed
this program for the starting of
2, 100000 dwelling units for vet
Grams preference rental or sale in
1916 and 1947. Mr. Wyatt has
called upon the Civilian Production
Administration to intensity its
work toward the increasing of the
production of building materials,
and to save the available quanti-
ties of critical building materials by
such q construction control order as
the one issued today"