Evening star., 1951-11-23
kPA Denies Priority
On STA Million Worth
OF Area Construction

The National Production Au-
thority today denied allotments of
scarce materials for more than
$14 million worth of construction
projects in the District area. /
NPA approved continued con-
struction of six buildings repre-
senting construction costing over
SIS million.
All the actions, both approvals|
and rejectionS, referred to re-
quests for ALLEGATIONS of controlled
materials during the first three
months of 1852. Many of the 28l
rejected applications also have
been turned down in requests
covering previous three month
periods.
Among the projects denied al
locations of scarce steel. copper
and aluminium were an addition
to the Fairfax Courthouse and the
main building for the Boys Club
of Washington in Georgetown.
NPA refused to grant a priority
for 20 tons of steel needed to build
the courthouse addition. Funds
for the building were approved in
a bond issue in 1949, although
ground has not yet been broken.
Another Application Filed.
Robert A. Willgoos, Alexandria
architect, said the contractors had
filed another application for the
steel priority.
An official of the Boys Club said
the Governments refusal to grant
a priority for construction of new
Georgetown branch would cause
real hardship in club work. The
club sold it's former building att
Twenty-eighth and M streets NV.
in the expectation that new facili-
ties would soon be built at 1865 81
street NV.
Outdoor recreational facilities
have been completed at the 81
street location, including a field
house. showers. lockers, play field,
outdoor tennis and basketball
courts. The club asked for mate
rials to erect a main building. in
Guiding room for administrative
Offices, indoor play and swimming
pool. That application was de-
MED. Club officials are asking
NPA to reconsider the case.
Office Building Denied.
NPA also denied an application
for erection of 10-Story Office
building at TIT H street NV. by
Jerry Maiatico, Washington build
er. An attorney for the builder
said it would cause no hardship
because they had enough steel on
hand to complete the first part
of the structure. Ground will be
broken some time next year.
The six buildings where contin-
ued construction was approved in
clude the So million Perpetual
Building Association structure at
Twelfth and E streets NV; Tako-
ma Park Lutheran Church, Thir-
teenth street and Eastern avenue
NV; Bethany Baptist Church at
Fourteenth street and Colorado
avenue NV; the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers build
ing, 102 Indiana avenue NV; w.
c. Evans Tobacco Co. warehouse
at 1915 Third street NE. and the
First Church of the Nazarene, Six
teenth and Webster streets NV.
Projects Are Listed.
Projects for which first-quarter
ALLEGATIONS were denied. in addi-
ton to the three previously men,
toned, were listed as:
Seven Safeway Stores. proposed
locations of which were listed at
corner of Routes so. 211 and 20,
Fairfax County, Va; Montgomery
and Alfred streets. Alexandria;
east side of Carroll avenue. North
of Elm street, Takoma Park, Md:
Baltimore Washington boulevard
north of Branchville road, College
Park, Md: Old Georgetown road,
Bethesda, Md; southwest corner
Indian Head road and Audrey lane.
Prince Georges County, Md, and
Sixth and N streets NV.
Also County Trust Co. bank,
Upper Marlboro, Md; Marvin Me-
mortal Methodist Church, 1oO5o
Old Bladensburg road. Silver
Spring, Md; Gregory Estates
Shopping Center, Inc, George Pal
mer highway, Seat leasant. Md:
American National Red Cross,
Rock Greek Gardens, East West
highway, Montgomery County,
Md; Washington Estates, Inc,
District Heights, Md; Citizens
Bank of Takoma Park, New
Hampshire avenue and Univers-
ity lane, Prince Georges County,
Md.
Church and School Included.
Also Office building, l7O1 K
Street. Inc. 170l K street NV;
office building. Potomas Electric
Power Co., Thirty-fourth and
Benning road NE; warehouse.
1880 Okie street NE; church and
school, Sts Constantine and Helen
Hellenic Orthodox Church, Ais
Sixteenth street NV; addition
to church, Friendship Baptist
Church, 734 First street SW.;
Hamilton National Bank, 1887
Connecticut avenue NV
Also Office building, Morris
Gewirz, 1901 Connecticut avenue
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