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Evening star., 1946-09-08
Business Briefs
General Business Activity has

General Business Activity has re-
ceded slightly. according to the
index of Business Week, which
stood at 1892 for the latest week VS..
1885 in the previous week, 1892 q
month ago and 176.5 a year ago.
Real Estate Financing reached a
new monthly high in July with
1881, ,000, 900 Of new mortgages re-
corded-Federal Home Loan Bank
Administration. The total included
non-farm mortgages of $4,000 or
less
Bituminous Coal Production in
the week ended August 81 approx
mately 12,500,000 tons VS.. 1925 900
in the previous week and 12,255 900
year ago-National Coal Associa-
ton. For the year to date output
approximated 340,7o1 900 tons VS..
94,075, 900 year ago.
Automobile Output in the United
States totaled 1888 units in the
week ended September 7 VS.. a re-
viSed total of II ,646 for the previous
week-Automotive News.
Paper Production, exclusive Of
newsprint, was at 105.6go of capac-
tty in the week ended August 81
VS.. 106.1%o in the previous week and
1920 a year ago-American Paper
g. Pulp Association.
Standard Brands. Inc. registered
Evening star., 1946-09-08

, with the SEC 100000 shares OF
cumulative preferred stock for pub
lie Offering, subject to an exchange
to holders of $3.50 cumulative pre-
ferred stock.
American Power e. Light Co. filed
with the SEC a plan for retirement
of preferred stocks through volun-
tary exchange for common shares
of five Of its subsidiaries or through
later payment Of cash.
Electric Bond e. Share Co. amend
ed plan for retirement of all its
$73 ,029 800 of preferred stocks, un-
der the Holding Company Act, was
approved by the SEC.
Exec Products Co. stockholders
approved 2-for-1 split in common
stock and declared a dividend of
Is cents on new common, payable
November 1. The firm paid 80 cents
on old stock
Hercules Motors Corp. declared a
dividend of 10 cents a common
share, payable October /. Previous
payments were Is cents.
Southern Bell Telephone Co. net
income for seven months ended
July 81 was sl2, ,783, $3.50 VS.. $685., ,814
in the same 1945 period.
Southern Natural Gas Co. earned
$685., ,052 or $279 a share in IL
months ended June 30 VS.. $4,474,657
or $3.17 in the previous year.
G. c. Murphy Co. sales for August
totaled $9,092.074, a jump of 319o
from year ago; for eight months,
$65, I'll, TAG, an increase of 1870.
]. ]. Newberry Co. sales in August
totaled s9,095,4 ,496, a gain of 16.9%
from a year ago; in eight months,
$65, All, ,801, rise of 9.38o.
Butler Brothers sales for August
totaled $l5,094,3 1884, a gain of 45.1%
from a year ago: for eight months,
$101 Ill sos, an increase of 29.19o.
McCrory Stores sales in August
amounted to $7,132,011, a jump of
36.8% from a year ago: in eight
months, $49, ,033, ,578, rise of 14.4es
Interstate Department Stores sales
for August totaled $4,659 ,498, climb
VI ITO 10 1Aoiii o. ycdl dSO, lOI SCVcIl
months ended August 81, 8,038, ,497
a gain of 15.99o.
Consolidated Retail Stores sales
in August totaled $2,774, ,447, a jump
Of 34.8% from a year ago; for eight
months, SIG, 1872 ,148, an increase of
28.5%.
Consolidated Steel Corp. an
nounced formation of Philippine
Consolidated Shipyards to engage
in ship repair operations in the
Philippines and the Far East.
Commercial Solvents Corp. pur-
chased from the Government the
Dixie Ordnance Works at Sterling
ton, La, for an undisclosed sum.
PrOvident Mutual Life Insurance
Co. announced new paid business
for the year to date totals SIC, ,459 900
jump of $500 from the same
1945 period.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. 2 lF (uspA,.-salable
homiD;is hoas SEo ssssan ssstiR.'s .ot, not
iishter weishts steady to V2 S'oo Of; lows ncHs
saisSie cattle. 100 testimst.d): total
not given: compared week ago, receipts
and stocEers and feeders % out of wy Wyomins GGns
and Montana; no strictly choice.f steers
or yearlings here during week; compared
week ago. such kinds quoted exactly 1000
average GOOD to low-choice iigft steers,
mixed yearlinss. and comparable heiferss
QO,2.O0 lover, but medium to lov-good
oHerinss l:00-l.6O higher; top 20.25, the
medium to low-good steers 1900 19. 90:
no strictly, good or choice fed heifers Of
i5.oo-1ma Il 90: good beef cows .50-.75 higher
grades steady to LOO lower at 9.50-13.5O
ceiling requirements. Bulls unevenly 90
10 lower s,r;,,, Weishty beef and SAUSAGE Of
Dakns sts q ve,
to outsiders 1900. with practical closing
peak 1900; stock cattle active all week;
6ul6 medium to choice offerings IA 4.5O-
IshInF r;;I:, mssti; 80 hishef with e.
salable sheep, 100 Estimated; total
not given: compared week ago. slaughter
ewes advanced, so, other classes scarce:
bulk Of lambs bought by order buyers for
shipment East; bulk good and choice spring
um and good spring lambs 16.OO-19 90.
medium I4.O0-15.50. few common down
to IL 90, few medium to good yearlings
with No. ! pelts 1250;15;0O; good and
slaughter ewes $3.50 90. latter price late
top, common and medium 7.25-7.75.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Public Library
NEW JERSEY.
By Beatrice {. 1eor

Readers' Adviser. Northeastern Branch
Washington Public Library.
Let's remove the backdrop OF
mosquito lore and unlock the half
hidden, unspoiled Jersey scene with
Henry c. Beck's Jersey Genesis:
the Story of the Mullica River.
For further escape from conven-
tional modernity, try Down Jersey
Folks and Their Jobs, Pine Barrens
Salt Marsh and Sea Islands," by
Cornelius Weygandt. AS an anti
dote to the spell cast by these South
Jersey titles read the Twin Rivers:
The Raritan and the Passaic," by
Harry E. Wildes. To peruse the
story of the Twin Rivers is to be-
come stepped In the spirit of North
Jersey.
For distinct historical flavor en-
joy Historical Houses of New
jersey" by Weymer ]. Mills. Many
brilliant pageants were enacted in
our Jersey residences; in one such
house, the Newark Parsonage. lived
the Rev. Aaron Burr and his family
until the College of New Jersey
was moved to Princeton in 1756.
Significant places, persons and In
dustries-the Vail barn, cradle of
telegraphy; Stephen Crane, author
Of the Red Badge Of Courage" and
the Roebling wire rope mills--high-
light the text of "Stories of New
Jersey" compiled by the Writers
Program Of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
News About Stamps
By jones Waldo Fowcett

An ofiicial Post ONCE Department
publicity release, given out on We'd
nesday, said: Postmaster General
Robert E. Hannegan announced to-
day that effective on or about Sep
tember 18, airmail service will be
inaugurated at Idaho Falls, Poca-
tello, Burley, Gooding, Boise, Lewis
ton Charleston, Pullman-Moscow and
Occur d'Alene, Idaho; Ontario, Bak-
er, La Grande and Pendleton, Greg. {;
Walla Walla and Spokane, Wash, on
new route AM-78.
Special cachets will be provided at
Gooding. Burley, Lewiston. Moscow
and Occur d'Alene, Idaho: Charleston
and Pullman, Washington; La
Grande, Baker and Ontario, Greg.
and the usual treatment of phil
telic mail will be authorized. First
flight airmail covers sent to the
poStmasters at these offices should
be accompanied by a letter author
izing the holding of the covers for
the first flight and requesting the
application of the cachet. Space
approximately az inches square to
the left on the address side of all
covers is required for the cachet
Covers flown into the above-named
Evening star., 1946-09-08

said the announcement, land as
chairman Mr.. Ellingson will head a
group that will study and present
to Congress the legal policies of the
league as laid down by its Board Of
Governors Of which Mr.. Ellingson
also is a member"
Mr.. Ellingson has been active for
some time in both local and ma
tional organizations. He has made a
close study of legislation, and last
year was a member Of the national
Membership Committee.
He served First Federal Savings
and Loan Association as executive
vice president, beginning in 1898,
and was made its president in 1943
He is member of the Washington
Board of Trade and the Rotary Club
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Baltimore Markets

:. BALTIMORE Sept: 2 ,R-Apples. mar
a W. i iaDPsS pcOas nsri ana
SSitnis. 2h-inch, ESQ; Grimes, Goldens
pMlnsh few 7S Jonathsnss Marylannd Mar nS
as5Sos Mcintosh Pennsyvsn,s lsT
New Jersey. inch, S;sS-bC; sSmms,
MlMssa ssss T.. ssS
pennsylvania. New Jersey Chippewas and
Rsi ssW sales idaho Snas sussst Baibsnts
Sweet potatoes-Market slightly weak
No. 'sa is. Maryiand. % virginia S Goidens, f Zoo.
so. mostly 200-25: fair quality, 1.0O-75;
Puerto Ricans,. few 2.O0.25:; nearby, one
Ricans, U. S. Is, 2.25.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market firm; receipts mod
ers, colored, Seal, mostly 37;4O; Leg
Fowl. colorsd. so-s7, mostly 1896; Leg.
horns. 1923.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-50. Compared with week ago
Receipts sharply decreased for week; re
outsiders, slow to, local and big packel
buyers with compliance limits the chic
factor in their buyings; slaughter steers
! 1908 90 lower. generally 200 lower
bulls 1.00-50 lower; stockers and feeders
active. strong; few truck lots medium t.
latter price weeks top; common grasses
type, heifers around 675 pounds. 1900
Common iisht weieht Ss grassers ''e down IT t,
100: medium beef cows largely 11.50
1900; fat high Yielding beef cows freel!
;0G; common 10.00-1I 90; Gamers snt
cutters 7.50-9.50.. shelly Gamers dowI
TO 700; both good beef and SAUSAGE bull
medium iight weight stockers Il: :oo-1s.7s
Caives-None. Compared, with weel
fso fies xeale5s on go active LOO higher;
choice 10000 pound vesiers 1900 t
suls 'on%Sn ro"nd $780, rRd %aSasn andsT
HossNs5. Compared with week ago
General trade very active. receipts drasti
cally reduced; barrows, gifts and sows t,
lower; virtually all barrows, sits an, m
sbeepwNone. Compared with weel
tical top and popular Price price 1900; o ienient
bound spring s s%bs EHnf aha sn0ss te main
90; common around il 90; light weigh
culls down to 1000; slaughter ewes &C
tive. 80 cents higher: good and choic
oilol II SidusuleT ewes I.UU-OU1 CullS DOWN
ward to $50.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, $50 100 pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts, 49.141 bushels; ship
ments, 5.37s bushels stock. 2.S4s.sol
bushels, Opening prices, No. 2 red winter
spot, with transit, no quotations; No. rex
winter, garlicky, spot, with transit 2.O4K
winter, garlicky. spot. with transit, 2.O3
No. 2 red winter, garlicky, August, 2 2.O3
NO. z. red :. winter. garlicky, August. will
Corn-Reeeipts, 4.4s5 bushels: ship
mpents; pMshsY;. 3'oss bushels; stocks. 1915;
Oats -12 500 bushels: shipments
O6.S62 bushels; stocks, l ,725,562 bushels
NO: 2 white oats, 95-1.00.
Rye-Receipts. none: shipments. none
stocks, 1907 bushels
Barley-Receipts, 1917 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks, 3,98S bushels
Millfeed-Receipts, 256 tons.
Hay-General hay market steady: timo.
thy clover and mixed hay, $50 to S22
For all grades below No. prices are ir.
regular.
straw-Market steady: white straw No
2, Sl6 to SIG a ton.
Butter and Egrs.
,Eggs--Market hrm: receipts moderate:
wholesale selling prices, grade A. extra
current rereints 2SAs w wv
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Legion Auxiliary
Department Head
Plans installations

Mrs. Lillian Judd, president Of the
District Of Columbia Department, the
American Legion Auxiliary. will in
stall officers in several units next
Friday night at the Department, of
the Interior auditorium. 81
They include: Spengler No. IL,
Lincoln No. II, Walker No. 26, Police
and Fire No. 20, I'd Division No. .28,
Bunker Hill No. 81, GPO No. 80
Woodbridge No. so, Treasury No. 35
Kenna-Main No. 81, McAlexander
No. SO, Potomac No. 40, GAO Mo- AZ
and perhaps Commerce No. IS and
Agriculture No. SO.
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche is the
general chairman with Mrs. Mar
garet Carroll as assistant. A pro-
gram is being arranged with q band
concert before the opening cere-
monies and q professional Of colors.
Every unit is invited to partici-
pate, the National Guard of Honor
under Capt. Gail T. Judd, will be in
attendance. Post commanders, mem
bers of units and friends are being
invited. The department command
er, Guy c. Nadeau, and his stan will
attend.
The department officers with Miss
Mabel Staub presiding, held serv-
ices at the Ryan funeral home on
Sunday night for Mrs. Pauline
Bushnell, the first national secretary
of the American Legion Auxiliary
and the Eight ct Forty, who was
killed in an automobile accident in
California. She was buried in Ar
Ilington National Cemetery on Tues
day with Mrs. Judd In attendance,
The delegation from the District
.of Columbia will leave for the ma
tional convention in San Francisco
on September 81 and 23 Any units
not having sent in their list of Of
flcers and chairmen are requested to
do so at once.
All publicity for the papers must
be sent to Mrs. Alberta Lacy, 1905
Potomac street NV. by Monday of
each week. She will send the pub
licity to the papers on Monday night
of each week and anything not re-
ceived by her by Monday will have
to be held over for the following
week.
Officers of Sergt. Jasper unit will
be installed at the American Legion
club at $50 pm. tomorrow by Mrs.
Edythe M. O'Connor, past president
of the unit and also a past depart
ment president
An informal reception will follow
the installation in charge of Mrs.
Emile Schuler, assisted by Mrs.
Lillian Howard, Miss Lillian Brown
and Miss Lucille Brady.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Legislative Com
mittee of the
National S av-
ings and Loan
League.
This was an
nounced las t
n | G h t through
national league
headquarters by
R a y m o n d P.
Harold of Wor-
cester, Mass, its
president.
This is one of
the most impor-
tant committees
of the league "
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Chicuqo Grain

CHICAGO, Sept. 2 L9.-Annolncs-
ment by the Commodity Credit Corp. that
1t would buy wheat at open market prices
futures today
-, Wheat gained more than 2 cents ,t
the start while corn and oats were strong.
In wheat were reduced and those in corn
and oats were nearly eliminated.
LIQUIDATION hit the September oats
contract hardest and reflected easiness in
oats futures at Minneapolis.
Wheat finished 1h-h higher. January,
January. corn ss 'GTsT sna oats 10 vsr. slshss
lower to "A hirher, September, 77h. There
was no trade in barley.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept. tP-Heavy gen.
eral buying swept cotton futures into new
much as $5 a bale higher large portion
Of the buying was attributed to textile
Mills anticipating q considerable expan-
of time
Mills have been granted new textile
ceilings for September which are ex-
pected to enable them to sell a large
volume of goods
Futures closed go to 500 bale
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Crude Oil Stocks Rise

The Bureau of Mines reported
stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum totaled 227, ,132, ,00C
barrels on August 81, net increase
Of 1,460,0 900 barrels for the week
Evening star., 1946-09-08
EIIingson Will Head
Legislative Work Of
Savings, Loan League

c. H. Ellingson, president of the
First Federal Savings and Loan As
sociation of Washington, has been
appointed chairman of the Federal
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Sept. THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale prices index of
30 commodities to-day advanced to 140.s7
Previous day. l4O60: week ago, 1881;
month ago, 145.93; year ago, 107.90:
based on 1929 as loo
Evening star., 1946-09-08
Chieare Cash Market.

Wheat, No. 3 red, 2.O4.
Corn. No. l yellow, 81 50; no. 5, / .s3h
oats. Eo. I heavy, mixed, S2N; No
No; l heavy white. S2h; No. white. So
Barley mailing. l:53.I.7S nominal:
feed. 116-14 AZ nominal.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
BOND SUMMARY

tFurnisAed By the Associated Press,
Ney Ysfk 6teck Exekanee.. ShevinT TIE
high, law and clesing Drice for the week,
ano the net change fren the orevious
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Rates OF dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi annual declaration I'm
less otherwise noted. special or extra divi-
extras. PLUS stock dividend. Cash or
stock. 9 Declared or patd SO far this year
s6ie. in. Canadian. funds. K Accumuiatsd
dividends patd or declared this year, q New
issue. w With warrants. ~ without
Evening star., 1946-09-08
CURB SUMMARY
Furnished b. the Associated Press

| Uufnbneo ~ the Associates Press.)
| =, A selected list Of active stocks on the
New York Stock Exchange. showing the
nigh. low and closing price for the week
and the net change from the previous
Saturdays close.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Philip H. Ward III, captain in the
artillery in Okinawa and later in
Japan, now is student in the Har-
ward Law School. His father, WELL
known Washington Philadelphia
philatelist, does not say anything
about his current interest in stamps,
but it probably is safe to suppose
that he follows the family tradi-
ton.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Multi-colored stamps, like those
produced by the American Bank
Note Co. for the Republic of Pana-
ma, are demanded for the United
States by Victor C. Zimmerman Of
Lakehurst, N. j., but there are prac-
tical difficulties in the way of such
novelties.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The Soviet government of Rus
STA continues to use the name and
fame Of Maxim Gorky for propa-
ganda purposes. In addition to the
stamps already issued in his honor
by the Moscow regime (Scott's 40.
Al and 8S5-8S6, q 30k label bear
ing portrait Of the author and
the inscription: 'Mankind-That
Sounds Proud" and a 60k Of similar
design, but without the inscription,
have appeared.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

A figure of Hermes or Mercury
from the Farnesina murals by
Raphael is to be reproduced on the
annual day Of the postage stamp
issue Of Austria. The denomina-
ton is II plus 8 gr.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

According to c. c. Hart, the "best
buys" among Farley commemora-
tives are Sc small Northwest Ter
ritory, Virginia Dare, Wilmington
Swedes and Firms, Baseball Gen.
tenary and Panama Canal.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The Washington Philatelic Socie-
ty announces an auction OF stamps
and covers at the Sheraton Hotel.
Fifteenth and L streets NV, We'd
nesday evening at 8.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

j. Murray Bartels and Percy G.
Doane have been elected to the
Hall Of Fame of the American Phila.
telic Society.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Five important Masonic symbols
are included in Great Britain's new
peace stamp, and in this connec-
ton 1t Is remembered that King
George vi is past grand master Of
the United Grand Lodge of Eng
land.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The postal authorities of the
Argentine Republic allegedly are
having the die of their Franklin
D. Roosevelt stamp silver plated for
his widow.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Meetings this week are:
Monday-Jacob Jones, Lincoln,
FBI Posts and Guard Of Honor, Le-
gion Club; Treasury Post, Colonial
Hotel; Woodbridge Post, 2022 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
neutrality-suspicious. Of Labor,
Capital Transit and Halloran- Muir
ray Posts, Legion Club; George E.
Killeen Post, 1904 M street NV;
Fort Dupont Post, Minnesota avenue
and M street Sc.
Wednesday-Police and Fire, Co.'S
telio and U. G. McAlexander Posts,
Legion Club; Kenneth Nash Post.
200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc; Po-
tomac Post, Palisades Field House;
Barry Post, st. Aloysius Hall, North
Capitol and r streets NV.
Thursday J. +. Walker Post,
Twelfth street YMCA; Navy De-
partment Post, Legion Club.
Friday Agriculture and GPO
Posts. Legion Club; j. r. Europe
p Posts 0arnett-Patterson High
School.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will have a business meeting at
1912 Ninth street NV. Tuesday
evening at 8.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Ebert S. Amsler is editing
catalogue of United States State
issued stamps.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The story of the Providence post
masters provisional stamps of 1S4s
is told at length and with inter-
esting Illustrations In the Provi-
dence Sunday journal for August
18. E. Tudor Gross, veteran phila-
telic writer, is the author Of the
article.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

A meeting of the woodbridge Stamp
Club will be held at the Public
Library, 2206 Rhode Island avenue
NE, tomorrow evening at 9. Off
GERS for the next year are to be
nominated.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

The return of King George II to
the throne of Greece undoubtedly
will mean new stamps from Athens.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Both the Post once Department
and the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing will have exhibits at the
Centenary International Philatelic
Exhibition, Grand Central Palace,
New York, next May.
Evening star., 1946-09-08

Half a dozen new airmail stamps
are available for Algeria.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-05-09

Students Featured
In Patriotic Drama
Land of Lithuania" To Be Staged at
St. Joseph's Hall Sunday Evening;
Church Choirs To Give Program

A patriotic drama, Land OF Lith-
uania," will be presented by stu
dents of Indianapolis College,
Thompson, Sunday night at st.
Joseph's Hall, as a feature Of the
annual Mothers Day observance Of
st. JoSeph'S parish. The program,
arranged by the church choirs. will
start at 7 p. m.
Professor Alexander J. Aleksis
will direct the musical program,
which will be presented by men,
bers of the Parish, Student and
Women's Alliance choirs.
Rev. Joseph Dambrauskas, M. /.
c., of Thompson will direct the play,
Of which he is author. The cast
will include: Algird BrazauskaS,
Anthony Barkauskas, Francis Bo-
gusas, Jane Brayally Edward Die
kus, Carl Konopinskas, John Kri-
pas, and Michael Vistauskas. A
musical portion of the presentation
will be directed by Professor John
Bangs.
Visiting Chorus
The Indianapolis chorus in
cludes: Joseph Midzeika and Ray
mond White, soloists; Richard Bal
mis-, Vincent Kamarauskas, An
thony Kelsa, John Cripas, Francis
Sadulkis, Stanley Staniunas. John
SidlauSkaS.
Speakers will be: Rev. Joseph
Dambrauskas. MIC, and Rev. Dr..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-05-09
Releases
TenArea Men

Among the ten area men dis
charged from the Navy yesterday
and today at the Lido Beach, L. l.,
separation center were four Water
burians. The Waterbury discharg-
eeS were:
Charles r. Cetta, Signalman SC,
20 Cossett Street.
Leslie H. Colby, il, electricians
mate DC, 472 Frost Road
Robert D. Whalen, pharmacists
mate Sc, 81 Laval Street.
Raymond Capowich, aviation ra-
dioman SIC, 1045 North Main Street.
The Waterbury area men dis
charged were:
Joseph M. Milanese, ships cook
SIC, ia Wall Street, Torrington.
Albert c. Valsecchi, ships service
man barber SIC, a New Harwinton
Road, Torrington.
Arthur ]. Demichiel, quartermas-
ter II, 1872 Beechwood Avenue, Tor
rington.
Harold A. Itke, seaman &c. 220
May Street, Naugatuck.
Edward A. Lovrinovicz, machin-
lists mate BIC, Fern Hill Road, Wa
tertoWn.
Earl w. Wright, coxswain, a0T
North Hoadley Street, Naugatuck.
Also discharged was Donald P.
Chadwick, storekeeper 1/c, lis Yale
Avenue, Middlebury, who was re-
leased at the Shoemaker, Cal, sep
aration center.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-05-09
Com pIetion
Of1O3 FILA
Works. Asked

Washington, May 9. (UP)-House
Democratic Leader John w. Nc
Cormack, (D.-MasS.) has ranged
an amendment of the Federal
Housing Act to permit construction
of 10S projects deferred because of
the war.
The project cannot be started
unless limitations on room costs are
increased.
Mccormack appeared before the
House Banking Committee in sup
port Of his bill to amend the pres
ent act. This bill would provide a
$3.50 preference in renting of the
dwelling units.
Present limits are 81 ZOO in cities
under 500, 1000 population and 1880
for large cities.
John F. Millerick, chief Boston
Housing Authority ocials, also
supported the bill. Two projects
could be started immediate in BoS-
ton if the room price limitation is
raised he said.
Rep. Fred L. Crawford, (R.-Mich)
asked Mccormack why present ten
ants of neutrality-suspicious. hous-
ing projects should not be evicted
to make room for veterans.
1T would not be fair to put out
Of unit a person who did not or
could not serve" Mccormack re-
piled. But I would suggest that
where vacancies occur, veterans be
Fgiven preference