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\YPB Relaxes \Var Housing Construction Standards in Southern California

Frame construction is again permitted for exterior wall construction on all residential War housing in Southern California, according to Wilson G. Bingham, District Director, Federal Housing Administration.

"This was a major and important ruling of the War Production Board during the past week, which affected those 23 designated defense areas throughout Southern California, where unused priority quotas for residential units existed," Mr. Bingham said.

"This relaxation of the War Production Board's War Housing Construction Standards high-lighted the activities of the building industry for December and probably will result in again putting into motion the construction of several hundred residential units which were temporarily held up because of previously required, masonry wall construction. The building industry of Southern California was said to have been unprepared to build without the use of lumber as a major materials' item for walls. This fact appeared to be identified sufficiently by the building industry which prevailed upon the War Production Board to grant the relaxation from masonry wall requirements.

"However," Mr; Bingham continued, "with this relief of lumber requirement it still remains an obvious fact that new construction is so limited by prior 'War claims on critical building materials that much dependence must be placed upon existing structures by many who would seek homes. If one cannot build a new home-<r buy a newly constructed home-since they are restricted to War workers, then one may buy an existing home on generous FHA terms, and if remodeling is essential, place the home in sound condition through the use of generous FHA-insured loans, repayable in equal monthly payments over long periods, with terms the lowest in history.

"Many safeguards for the home buyer are offered by the FHA-insured mortgage plan, principal of which is the policy of sound property valuations based upon tested appraisal methods which often prevent borrowing on the basis of inflated prices," Mr. Bingham concluded.

Maximum Price Regulation 281

OPA establishes dollars and cents maximum prices, uniform on a nation-wide basis, for Navy oak ship stodk (Maximum Price Regulation 281), issued December 8.

\(/alter H. Dalton

Walter H. Dalton, president of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, Eureka, Calif., passed away in a hospital in Eureka, December 6. He had been ill for several weeks, and had been making good progress toward recovery when a second attack occurred December 4.

Mr. Dalton was born in Eureka 6O years ago and had lived there all his life. He worked in the office of The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia for several years, and in IX)7 went to work for the Holmes Eureka Lumber Company and later became secretary-manager. Several years ago he was elected president of the company.

He was a member of Eureka Council, Knights of Columbus, a charter member and past exalted ruler of Eureka Elks Lodge, and a member of the Eureka Rotary Club. He was also identified with a number of civic organizations.

War Housing

WPB and NHA announce joint policy on war housing including among others the following points: War housing must be rented to war workers; only material authorized by WPB may be incorporated in a war housing project; war housing must be accessible to the industry it is intended to serve.

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