Tuesday, October 21,
Ban Placed
On Construction
By Priorities
The supply priorities and alloca
tion board today announced a new
policy under which no public or
private construction projects which
use critical material such as steel,
copper, brass, bronze, aluminum,
etc., may be started during the em
ergency unless these projects are
either necessary lor direct national
defense or are essential to the
health and safety of the people.
This applies to public projects
federal, state and local such as
the building of postoffices, court
houses and similar structures; to
the construction of roads and high
ways; to river and harbor Improve
ments, and to flood control and
power projects. It applies to the
instruction of factories, lofts, ware
ouses, office buildings and all
other commercial construction. It
applies to residential construction
and to construction for public utili
ties. BPAB pointed out that because
of the defense program's heavy de
mand for metals, it will not be pos
sible for the United States to build
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all of the warships, planes, tanks
and other things essential to Its
national security If the scarce metals
are unnecessarily used In building
projects which are not vital to de
fense. In effect, the new policy means
that on all building project here
after two tests will be applied:
1. Does this construction Involve
the use of appreciable quantities
of critical materials?
2. Is the construction directly
necessary for national defense, or
clearly essential for the health and
safety of the civilian population?
If the answer to the first question
is "yes" and the answer to the
second question Is "no," priorities
for the critical materials involved
will not be Issued.
Where construction actually has
started and a substantial portion
has been completed, SPAB said,
efforts will be made to get the crit
ical materials needed to finish the
job.
The entire policy, SPAB held, is
based on the fact that no construc
tion job which Is not absolutely
necessary is entitled to a share of
the materials urgently needed for
defense. If factories are obliged to
close because they cannot get these
materials, SPAB said, there would
be neither rhyme nor reason in
permitting the use of those same
materials to erect public works, new
factories, office buildings or other
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structures unless it could be shown
plainly that such construction Is
vital to the nation.
SPAB urged all federal, state
and local government agencies to
refrain from Issuing permits or
other authorizations for construc
tion work on which priorities assis
tance would have to be denied.
It also suggested that building
codes In many cities require the use
of excessive amounts of critical
materials, and urged that such codes
be suspended during the emergency.
In arriving at this policy, SPAB
surveyed the entire field of con
struction to see what quantities of
critical materials are used, how
much money is involved, how much
labor is employed and what de
fense and civilian needs are being
met
Total construction during 1941,
SPAB found, will probably reach
$11,000,000,000 about equal to the
highest levels previously reached
In 1926 and 1927. This figure does
not Include approximately $3,000,
000,000 which is being spent during
the year on maintenance, repair and
remodeling.
Aluminum pistons, for replace
ment purposes In automobile motors,
are six times as popular as cast
iron ones according to census fig
ures. Over 6,900,000 aluminum pis
tons are sold annually, latest fig
ures show, compared to 1,653,000
cast Iron pistons.
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Western Show
At Art Center
A typically western theme, "The
Rodeo" is the theme of the current
exhibition at the Art Center. The
artist, Julius Twohy, who Ls of In
dian lineage, has chosen a sub
ject about which he Is obviously
well informed and deeply inter
ested: the gathering together of
cattle on a ranch, the lassoing,
throwing and branding, the expert
taming of wild bronchos, exciting
moments in the saddle.
An artist Invariably makes a
great many sketches in preparation
for the final exhaustive study. In
numerable quick drawings train the
eye to catch the essentials of move
ment. A convincing portrayal of
an animal Is Invariably the sum of
much expert observation. Delin
eating thrilling moments In such
scenes as the rodeo is quite as ex
citing for the artist, engrossed in
capturing fleeting effects and put
ting them into place on paper, as
it Is for the horseman subduing wild
animals.
Horses leap and plunge In an ef
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beefy cattle become greatly ani
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sits tenaciously astride his rearing
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popular paintings of the late Fred
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synonymous with the west.
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"Tug O'War on Horse Back",
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"At tne uate of the Cow Country1
"Whoa-Whoap Boy", "Ferdinand"
and "Bulldogging". This show and
the exhibit of oils and watercolors
by Willamette university students
will remain on showing at the Art
center until October 28.
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