Evening star., 1951-11-09
RA indicates Tighter
Metal ALLEGATIONS for
New Defense Projects
By Froneis ?. DousIos


next year than they are now.
, Even building projects on which
q start already has been made may
. run into difficulties. NPA said 1t
IS unlikely that approval will be
given for any structure not at
least 20 per cent completed.
In other actions the Govern
aaent:
/. Revised ceiling price regula.
tionS affecting 100000 manufac-
turers and said that higher prices
can be expected on many con-
suisaer goods as q result.
Z. Studied orders cutting down
the amount Of tin for tin cans,
hardware and plumbing fixtures.
This Is the outcome Of q decision
to stop buying tin for the stock
pile and to channel the restricted
foreign. purchases Of the metal
into industry.
Price Director Michael v. Di-
Sale said the generally higher
price ceilings are made necessary
BY the Cspehart Amendment to
the Economic Controls Act. This
calls for ceilings which will allow
for most cost increases between
the outbreak Of the Korean war
and last July 2s.
Some Prices May BE Cut.
Items affected include processed
foods. household appliances, furni-
ture. hardware. farm machinery,
machine tools. rubber goods and
chemicals. Manufacturers must
calculate new ceilings and put
them In effect not later than
December 10.
Mr.. Disable conceded that there
may be some price declines for
manufacturers who raised prices
faster than costs increased after
the outbreak Of the Korean war
and before the general price
freeze Of last January.
But, he said, the revisions will
permit generally higher levels Of
prices. I'VE have no choice under
the amended Defense Production
Act but to allow manufacturers,
II they wish, to adjust their cell
inss." he said.
More Revisions Coming.
The Once OF Price stabiliza-
ton said the revisions now an
nounced are the first Of O series
to b issued within the next few
days carrying out the changed
economic controls. Among these
10 . revision of the automobile
price regulation. described as
likely to mean higher prices for
passenger cars.
The National Production Au-
thority's warning On more string
ent building controls came with
the issuance by NPA's Construc-
ton Controls Division Of 3 tabu-
lation showing II had denied 63
per cent Of the building applica-
tions for the final three months
Of this year.
Now Processing Applications.
It Is now processing applica-
tions for the first quarter Of 1852.
It said that rate Of denials in that
period will equal or exceed that for
the current three months.
The computation covers applica-
Nons for commercial, religious,
entertainment and community
construction for which the division
makes Allotraents Of the scarce
building metals. It does not take
In industrial construction. handled
by other divisions. construction of
housing units with the exception
OF hotels. motels and rooming
houses, or school and hospital
buildings.
Just how stringent are the rules
applied for new construction in
the divisions field is indicated by
the fact that 1t received 1884 ap-
plieations for construction total
Ing q little more than 81 billion
but denied 2.4ls Of the applica-
tions. representing $579 million in
construction.
So7 Applications Exempt.
An additional GOT applications
Of the overall total were exempt
since the projects required only
small quantities Of controlled ma
teYials for which NPA authorize
tion was not required. In 2loI
ether cases approval was given but
no metals were needed.
The applicants requested q total
Of 264.SS7 tons Of steel and only
$3.50 tons were allotted. The fig
ures for copper were TIA million
pounds requested against 25S, 900
pounds allotted, and for aluminium
were ID million pounds requested
and not q pound allowed.
NPA said it was unable to au-
thorize any project not directly orr
indirectly involved in the defense
effort. except for a small number
Of hardship cases arising from
foods, fires or other disasters.
Those denied materials may re-
apply for allotments In the next
quarter.
OF the total Of 1884 applications
for the fourth quarter. 1877 were
for stores, garages and other COM
inercial projects, but of these only
Sss were given the go-ahead signal.
They were. given only 13 per cent
Of the amount Of steel they asked
for, which was 20 per cent Of the
total steel allotted.
Cut in Warehouse Category.
In . category including ware
houses. buildings for processing,
etc., there were $50 applications
and ia were permitted. They
received 10 per cent Of the steel
asked for. which was also 10 per
cent Of the total allotted.
There were l3l applications for
theaters. radio and television sta
hons and miscellaneous recreation
al facilities. Permission to 10
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