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Surplus
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! tCoiibAAAdSNl jill L IL OF L dSI.y
of 100 per cent to the American
Institute of Foreign Trade, a newly
incorporated nonprofit educational
institution" WAA explained.
The institute proposed to use
the property as school for train
ing veterans and others to represent
American business institutions and
Federal Government agencies and
departments in foreign countries,
/ particularly Latin America. All of
the SO surplus properties on which
disposal has been suspended, includ-
| ing Thunderbird Field, are those
which have been assigned for dis
posal for health or educational pur-
poses either for transfer at a dis
count of 100 per cent or for lease
at a nominal rental"
The former Army officers involved
in the disposal of the 100000
Thunderbird Field No. l were 1t.
Gen. Barton K. Yount, now retired,
and 1t Col. Finley Peter Dunno, jr.,
president and secretary treasurer,
respectively, of the American Insti-
tute of Foreign Trade.
Intent of Congress Cited.
| Deputy Administrator John j.
IO'Brien of the Office of real prop
erty said todays action should not
be construed as suggesting that
WAA believes the' transfer proceed
ure was in any way irregular.
He pointed out that the intent of
Congress to dispose of surplus prop
erty for health or educational uses
without regard to the monetary
return to the Government" was
clearly shown in the legislative his
tory of the Surplus Property Act
and in the wording of section 10,
which authorizes such disposals and
the granting of discounts.
A copy of section 10, as made
available in connection with todays
announcement by WAA, contains no
specific provision for 100 per cent
discounts.
The WAA order suspending further
proceedings in the disposal cases
involving maximum discounts is be-
ing sent Immediately to the So ap-
plicants concerned and to the
regional Offices in which the prop
critics are located
Interim Permits Granted.
Meanwhile, IN order to avoid
hardship in some cases, Mr.. Little
john said interim permits will be
granted SO occupants can remain on
the property temporarily.
AS was disclosed by The Star
earlier this week, one of the hun
dred per cent discount sales" au-
thorized in recent months by WAA
was the s21 100000 Camp Miles
Standish to the commonwealth of
Massachusetts for use as mental
hospital. The property was ap-
praised for S1,686,000.
Others on the list of 100 per cent
| discount tons follow:
| Fort Dupont, at Delaware City,
which was to be transferred to the
State of Delaware for use as a men,
tai hospital; the Gulf Ordnance
Plant at Aberdeen, Miss, to the
State of Mississippi for veterans
vocational training; the Glennan
General Hospital, Okmulgee, Okla,
to the Oklahoma A. & M. College
for veterans vocational training
the Tycoon Tackle War Plant,
Miami, Fla, to the Dade County
Board Of Public Instruction, for
veterans training; Venice Army Air
Field to the University of Miami,
Fla, for a professional and liberal
arts training center; Drew Army
Air Field, Tampa, Fla, to the Flor
ida tuberculosis Board for hospital
purposes; Mariana Army Air Field,
to the same board
Hospitals and Schools.
/ The Monticello prisoner of war
camp to the city of Monticello, Ark,
for hospital; the Battey General
Hospital, Rome, Ga, to the State
for a mental hospital; Fort Brady
to the Michigan College for Mining
and Technology for general educa-
} tional use; the Mississippi Ordnance
Plant, to the Flora Mississippi
school district for veterans training
j The Huntsville prisoner of war
camp, to the Sam Houston State
Teachers College, in Texas, for vet
Grams education; Harmon General
Hospital, Longview, Tex, to LIE Tour
neau Foundation, for veterans
training; the prisoner of war camp,
Brady, Tex, to the State of Texas
for education purposes: Fort Rim
gold, to the State of Texas for a
tuberculosis hospital, and Douglas
prisoner of war camp, in Wyoming
to Converse County for a general
hospital.
Among the surplus nonindustrial
real property which WAA recon-
mended for transfer by lease for
nominal rentals to health, educa-
tional and governmental applicants
was the Woodrow Wilson General
Hospital at Staunton, Va. This was
slated for transfer to the University
OF Virginia for educational purposes
I Five Northwestern States, Wash
ington. Oregon, Montana, Idaho and
wyoming, were listed as acquiring
Farragut Naval Training Station at
Occur D'Alene, Idaho, for emergency
veterans froipipo