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San Jose, Calif.-Commissioner John C. Hazeltine of the Co,mmunity Facilities Administration, Washington, D. C., approved a $15,941 advance to 'the Mt. Pleasant Sc'hool District of Santa Clara county, Calif., to prepare plans fo,r an additi,on to the Fred Martin Elementary s,chool here. Construction is scheduled to start by 1959 on six classrooms, a multi-use room and kitc,hen financed with $277,558 State Aid funds. The school district e,nrollmen,t increase of

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515/o since 1950 is expected to co'ntinue with the gradual urbanization of the Santa Clara arez. Refer: Otto J. Peterson, 14275 Candle Drive, San Jose; Project No. Calif. 4-P-3218.

Tacoma, Wash.-College of Puget Sound has received a $672,000 CFA loan to assist in financing construction o,f a $900,000 Student Union 2-story building. Refer: Drr. Franklin Thompson, president; Project No. Wash. 45-CH-27(S).

Cutler, Calif.-HHFAct,ing Administrator Walker Mason notified the Board of Supervisors of Tulare county, Califo,rnia, of approval of a workable program for elimi,nation of slums and blight in this unincorporated town, 38 miles southeast o.f Fresno. Tltre Tulare Co,unty H,o,using Authority is planning a Z4-unit, low-rent housing project here.

Los Angeles County, Calif.-The Glendora School District was approved a $15,831 CFAdvance for preliminary planning of a $794,400 elementary school building to start construction by March 1959 and consist of 18 classro,o'ms, two kindergartens, rnulti-use buildings and other units. Refer: School Superintendent D. D. Felshaw, Glendora; Project No. Calif. 4-P-32M.

Pasadena, Calif.-Pasadena College was approved a $6O0,000 CFA loan for construction of a 2-story addition t,o the women's dormitory building, a 2-story addition to the men's dormitory building, and a 3-story commons building for dining, store, recreational facilities and liv,ing quarters for 30 men studen'ts. Refer: Drr. W. T. Purkiser, president; Project No. Calif. 4-CH-18(DS).

Wailuku, Maui, T.H.-A $45,000 CFAdvance was approved the County of Maui, Hawaii, to prepare complete plans for a l,20Gpupil elementary school to be erected in Kahului. Construction is scheduled for 1959 on the $950,700 project to provide 27 classroo'ms, four kindergarten units, library, cafeteria and offices. Refer: Koichi Hamada, County Engineer, Wailuku, Maui, T.H.; Project No. T.H. 51-P-3004. Berkeley, Calif.-The University of California was approved a federal loan of $3,700,000 by tftre CFA to erect a $6,256,000 student u,nion-cafeteria on the Berkeley camp'us. The 6-level building will provide reoreation and concession facilities, an.d the connecting 3-level cafeteria will seat 1,000 persons. Buildings will be part ot a 4-element center to later ,include a theatre-auditorium and office building. Refer: Robert M. Underhill, secretary-treasurer; Project No. Calif. 4-CH-39(S).

Honolulu, Hawaii.-The University of Hawaii was approved a $545,000 CFA loan toward construction of four Z-story apartment buildings to house 48 faculty. The project will replace 39 residences and other su,bstandard construction, and several houses to be removed through campus development. Refer: Dr. Paul S. Bachrnan, president; Project No. T.H. 5I-CH-Z(D).

Stanislaus County, Calif.-The Turlock School district has received a $32,880 CFAdvance to prepare plans f,o,r th'ree elementary schools and additions to four existing school buildings. Tlhe State Department of Edu.cation has approved the $1,640,140 proposed project which includes construction of a l0-classroom elementary schoo,l, a 7-classroom school, a S-classroom school, and additions to the Brown,

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The national income established a new record for 1957 as a whole, reaching a total of $358 billion, the Office of Business Economics, U. S. Department of Commerce, announces. Reflecting the business downturn, national income declined in the fourth quarter. The 1957 income total was above 1956 by nearly $15 billion, or 4/o. This expansion exceeded somewhat the overall rise in prices.

Corporate profits before tax amounted to $41 billion in 7957, about $2 billion less than in 1956. After-tax profits for 1957 as a whole were $20 billion and net dividend payments were at a record total of $12 billion. This payout represented 60 percent of after-tax profits.

Data so far available point to a substantial further drop in profits since the first of the year and, with dividend payments well maintained, retained earnings again declined.

Wakefield, Julien and Osborn schools. Refer: District Supt. Robert Lee; Project No. Calif. 4-P-3224. Redlands, Calif.-HHFAdministrator Albert M. Cole has approved this city's workable prograrn for elimination of slums and blight. The .San Bernardino County Housing Authority managfs 125 lowrent purblic housing units and application has been made for an additional 45. The 1955 uniform housing code was amended in November 1957 and act,ions now look to completion of a land-use plan, new su,bdivision ordinance and development ,o'f the central business dis'trict. Rehabilitation is planned for older sections of the city which can be upgraded through repaiir and modernization. Displacement of some 250 families is expected to result from freeway construction and the city's primary efforts will be directed ,toward encouragi,nrg private industry to build m,ore homes.

San Fran'cisco, Calif.-HHFAdministrator Cole approved use of Section 221 FH,A morrtgage insurance to provide financing for up to 150 units of housing here to help reh'o,use fam,ilies displaced by governmental action in two urban renewal projects, highway construction, code enforcement, etc.

San Mateo County, Calif.-The Sequoia Union High School District was approved a $56,703 'CFAdvance to prepare plans for a $3,448,009, 2,000-student high schoo at San Carlos. It will provide 36 classrooms, seven science rooms, two mechanical drawing rooms and three shops, sevbn comrnercial rooms, music and art units, a cafeteria, gym and pool, and administrative space. Refer: Distriot Supt. Rex H. Turner, Redwo,od City; Project No. Calif. 4-P-3222. Woodland, Calif.-This county seat of Yolo county has received ap'prova'l from Housing Administrator Albert M. ,Cole of its workablB program for elimination of slums and bl,ight. The redevelopment agerncy has applied to the Urban Renewal Administ,ra'tion for a planning advance and capital grant reseryation for a slum clearance project. A new minimum housing code ,is scheduled for adorption later this year, and the city of 13,000 expects to adopt its rnaster plan by Nov. 30. New subdivisi,o,n regulations will replace those now on the statute books. A ,b1ock-by-b'1ock survey of substa,ndard housing was made'in 1950 toward the present study. "The City of Trees" will mal<e every efiort to preserve the 6,00o trees lining its streets in implementing its program.

The Community Facilities Adrninistration has approved a $14,785,000 loan to the California Board of Education, to be matched with $15,227,345 of its own funds, to assist in const,ruc,tion of 38 dormitories on the campuses of 1l California state colleges. To house 7,600 students in enrollment expected to increase from 40,140 in 1956 to 56,041 in 1960, the new building will include: State Polytechnic college, San Luis Obispo, six dormitories, $4,799,600; State Polytechnic college, Pomona, four dormitories, $3,301,000; Fresno State college, Fresno, three dormitoies, $2,284,250; Humboldt State college, Arcata, two dormitories, $1,580,500; Sacramento State college, three do'rmitories, $2,286,3N; Long Beach State college, two dormitories, $1,650,160; San D'iego State college, five dor,m,itories, $3,939,695; San Francisco State college, four dormitories, $3,051,600; State College of Applied Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, on.e dormitory, 9790,000; Chico State oollege, two dormitories, $1,589,24Q and San lose State college, six dorrnitories, $4,740,000. The 38 3-story buildings will also provide sup.ervisor's apartment, rooms for graduate assistants, office, study areas, lounge, visitor and recreation rooms, laundry, service and storage facilities. Refer: J. Burton Vasche, chief, Division of State Colleges, Sacramento, Calif. Project No. Calif. +CH-41(D).