California Building Permits for November

Moveg Made to Secure Materials to Complete Houses Being Built

San Francisco, Dec. 22-Two moves were made today to obtain materials to complete houses now under construction, according to advices received here from.Washington, D. C.

Donald M. Nelson, Director of Priorities,'stated that his division was ready to extend priority assistance to complete low-cost dwellings now under construction with USHA funds.

Leon Henderson, Director of the Division of Civilian Supply, announced a broad plan would be put into effect shortly to make materials available to complete privately financed dwellings for which foundations were in place on October 9.

The Director of Priorities is expected to issue a formal order carrying out the program shortly. The Preference Rating Order, P-71, will not be available before December 22, and applicants will not be received until that time, it was announced.

An A-10 preference rating will be made available for materials necessary to complete homes and apartment buildings now under construction. Officials of the Division of Civilian Supply estimated that approximately 70,000 private dwelling units are now under construction. The A-10 Preference Rating may be applied only to materials on the Defense Housing Critical List issued in connection with Preference Rating Order P-55, it was announced.

Snyder Named Acting \(/age-Hour

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g Adm in strator of the Wage and Hour Division, by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Mr. Snyder-who was Deputy Administrator under General Philip B. Fleming, now Federal Works Administrator-will head the Division until further notice.

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Mr. Snyder was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania, in 1900. He attended Cornell and Yale Universities and was graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1924 as a Civil Engineer. His first engineering work was a survey of coal lands in Venezuela; and he was later assistant superintendent of Lawrence Colliery at Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania. He subsequently operated a factory at Elyria, Ohio, and headed his own construction company. He became Principal Engineer of the Resettlement Administration several years ago, where he was first associated with General Fleming. He was later Chief Engineer of the Farm Security Administration before coming to the Wage and Hour Division in 1939, and became Deputy Administrator of the Division in June, 19,{0.

Port Orford Cedar Used For Culverts

' Port Orford Cedar is being used extensively in Nevada for highway culvert construction, taking the place of concrete culverts, which are no longer available by reason of restrictions on reinforcing steel.