Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1942, Page 10

A—-10 Patent Office Move Will Add $400,000 To Year's Expenses Cost of Taking Employes’ Furniture to Richmond Will Total $50,000 By OLIVER McKEE. | Transfer to Richmond of most of its personnel, reconditioning and rental of new quarters, and extra | outlays incident to the division of activities between Washington and the Virginia capital, will add more than $400,000 to the cost of oper- ating the Patent Office during the next 12 months, a survey of probable moving expenses in- dicated. Patents Commissioner Conway P. Coe announced last week that the transfer will begin January 31. Ap- proximately 1100 Patent Office | workers are expected to go to Rich- | mond. Complete figures on the | amount of furniture to be shipped | from Washington at Government expense are not yet available; nor | can the bill for subsistance and other expenses of employes be esti- mated accurately in advance. However, here are some of the major items of expense involved in the move. The first is the rental of space in the Export Leaf Tobacco Building in Richmond. Arrange- ments have been made for leasing 180.000 square feet of floor space, at 75 cents a square foot, or $135,- 000 a year. Must Remodel Building. To prepare this building—now used as a warehouse—for Patent Office occupancy, extensive remodel- ing and renovation has been neces- sary. Although no figures on the cost of this work have been pre- pared, it is unofficially estimated that the expense will total $150,000, sibly more. w;:?e'nz Office employes transferred to Richmond will be allowed $5 a day, up to a maximum of 15 day: for subsistence during the moving period, or $75 per person. If the 1100 persons are transferred and each receive the $75 maximum. the subsistence item will total approxi- mately $82.000. The Government is expected to pav for shipping the household ef- fects of transferred personnel up to 5.000 pounds each for those with dependants, and 2500 pounds for those without dependants. Federal officials are trying to make a deal with private companies to handle the entire furniture mov- ing job. No estimates are available, but it probably will cost the Gov- ernment about $75 to ship the furni- ture of a Patent Office worker with dependents, and about $35 for one without dependents. The moving bill, therefore, might total $50,000 or even more. Must Move Records. Although the bulk of Patent Office records will remain in Washington. it will be necessary to transfer to Richmond about 2000 tons of files and office equipment. Here is an- other item that will add thousands of dollats to the moving expenses. Employes transferred to Rich- mond will be_entitled to first tlass” rail fare including Pullman ac- commodations. A first-class ticket to Richmond costs $351, and a par- | lor car seat 55c. making $4.06 in all. With taxi fares. the transportation cost per person probably will amount to $5 a person. or a total of $5.500. The division of work between two cities probably will increase the telephone bill. All of the 700 Patent Office examiners and the 65 examin- ing divisions will be located in Richmond. Many units will stay in Washington. Necessarily, there will be a good many official telephone calls between the two cities. A pri- vate telephone wire connecting the two offices would cést between $400 and £500 a month. Person-to-person calls cost 55 cents each. Although Fatent Office officials have consid- ered the possibility of arranging for a private wire between the two cities. they have decided initially to u-e regular long-distance calls. If they find it would be cheaper they are expected to lease one or more telephone lines. The move to Richmond also will necessitate acquisition of several more trucks and probably a station Wwagon or two to Carry examiners and others on official business be- tween Richmond and Washington. The additional transportation equip- ment needed will cost about $2500, according to estimates of Commerce Department officials. Gasoline, re- pair and other charges must be added to the transportation item. Some Patent Office employes have their homes in Baltimore and com- mute to Washington daily. Under the regulations as they now stand, it was explained yesterday, the Gov- ernment cannot pay expenses of moving their household effects to Richmond. L] Argentina Increases Exports to United States| American nations, particularly the United States, are taking the place of other countries not only as sup- pliers of Argentina’s needs, but also as markets for her products, ac- | cording to the latest government re- | ports in Buenos Aires. Statistics for the first 10 months of 1941 show that 51.5 per cent of Argentina’s exports went to Amer- fcan countries, against only 28 per cent in the same period of 1940, while the figures for imports were 63.4 and 52.4. respectively. After the extraordinary growth of exports to the United States the vy increase in imperts from ncluding a darge volume of textiles—is the salient feature of the trade returns. | Marines Reclassify Officers The Marine Corps is attempting to classify some 300 former officers in an effort to obtain additional ex- perienced men for specialist posi- tions and general duty. Those who satisfy headquarters requirements ‘will be recommissioned and assigned to active duty, according to Brig. Gen. R. S. Keyser, U. S. M. C., di- rector of the division of reserves. ADVEB:I'!SEMENT. K 40, 50, Foel Years Younger, Full of Vim | Ahaueted, worn-out, rus-do Tires for Clergy Authorized; Auto Rationing Tire rationing regulations will be relaxed to permit ministers of all denominations to buy new tires and tubes, the Office of Price Administration announced late yesterday, thus ending one of the.most controversial phases of the recent rubber “freezing” order. In announcing the rule change, Price Administrator Leon Hender- son said: “Clergymen in many com- munities, particularly where the population is scattered, are com- pelled to depend upon their cars to | reach the bedside of the sick and | dying, or to conduct services that esterday |are essential to the spiritual wel- | the high pitch wail to the low grow! | fare of the public.” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTOM Parley Called street N.W., coal and other fuels; Arthur A. Cockel, 630 Jefferson street N.W., roofing repairs; Jesse Lee Yingling, 215 Adams street N.E. steamfitter; Marvin H. Katz, 1248 Fourth street N.E,, wholesale meats; Paul Cotter, 410 Ingraham street N.W., commercial refrigeration, and | operated the siren could hear fit. Subsequently, the number of signal- ling devices was increased, but still the alarm was not loud enough. Commissioner Young and Col. Bolles started off on a number of tacks—proposing to use factory-type steam whistles, special electric horns, etc. At last, an order for the 41 sirens was placed. So far, 24 have been delivered. Deliveries Held Up. Yesterday it was reported that the | manufacturers had been ordered to afi:fl:ml::f');‘_fllmx street NW., |1 51d up delivery of the rest of the D. ¢C, cars at home. How another 127,500 workers—Government and private— can be accommodated remains a problem, By “Hospital facilities offer an even | more serious problem. The situation- right now seems to be critical, with- | out adding further demands for hos- pitalization.” * e Huge Office Space Shortage. Mr. Smith said that by July 1 there will be a_shortage of .at least 22,700,000 square feet of office space, despite the construction program | already authorized—and that he be- | lieves the figure will be even worse. “The additional space to be made It was learned also that Mr. Hen- | derson has asked representatives of | sirens. Commissioner Young re- Sirens vealed that hé was now considering __(Continued From First Page.) that when it is shut off the siren will have sufficient time to roll from when turning slowly.” Mr. McBroom'’s point, of course, is | that a siren isn't like a whistle, | purchase of nine air-pressure Warn- | ayailable during the last half of the ing horns. year will be far from enough to take This development came after the | care of the new personnel expected new sirens had been tested and the | during that time,” he added. results had aroused doubts that the The last monthly personnel state- sirens would be adequate. So Com- | ment issued by the Civil Service missioner Young decided to place | commission covered October, and before the Board of Commission- snowed 195,000 employes on duty ers the question of the purchase of | here. This number unquestionably the horns, to supplement the sirens. | has increased to 200,000 or more JANUARY 18, 1942 square feet of usable space, the Navy said. It will accommodate 200 to 250 workers, and is atop the wing completed last spring. The Navy explained that original plans for the wing called for the penthouse | but that the National Capital Park |and Planning Commission vetoed the plans at that time. ‘The Navy also built an annex in the rear of its building during the summer, and is to occupy the annex being built behind the Munitions Building. It also moved several | offices and departments to the new Federal office building on Ridge Road g |Dry Law Gives India Bootlegging Problem | By the Associated Press. { | MADRAS, India.—Madras is hav- | ing bootlegging difMculties just as America did, says a report on the | administration of the prohibition ‘ act. Bootlegging in urban areas myl | have serious repercussions on the | maintenance of law and order, the | | report added, but it praised the results of prohibition in rural areas and said in general the law had been | | operating satisfactorily, | KODAKS 20% Off Movie Films. VALENTINES and GET WELL CARDS COLUMBIA:::... SUPPLY INC. 1424 N.Y. Ave. NA. 0619 V\/V Let's Build Your Future TRAINED PEOPLE ARE IN DEMAND! JOIN THE ALCXANDGR FORUM FOUNDATION tire rationing boards throughout | Which can be shut off instantly. It the country to attend a conference | takes a while for a siren to run in Chicago January 24 and 25 to ad- | 9own, after it has reached full | vise them of plans for the rationing | blast. And it takes longer than a | of automobiles. Whether other ra- | half-second. tioning is planned, or if the tire 0. C. D. Offered Suggestion. boards will handle it if ordered,| The Federal Office of Civilian De- | is not known. Telegrams to State | fense, in publishing instructions for boards stated cryptically “much ad- |local defense organizations, recog- ditional work coming on.” | nized the functional limitations of The automobile rationing program | sirens. The O. C. D. suggested that: | is expected to get under way Feb- | An air-raid signal be either a con- ruary 2, thus giving tire rationing tinuous, wavering wail lasting about administrators only one week after | two minutes or that it be a series the Chicago conference to prepare |of five-second blasts, with three | 000, ‘The horns would cost about $30,- including installation charges. | As far as can be learned, the ques- | tion of whether these horns can be worked in conjunction with the $42,- 000 worth of sirens has not been | decided. Decentralization __(Continued From First Page.) would be more than $300,000,000 for average accommodations. Huge Burden on Communities. | for their new task. Implying that |seconds of silence between blasts. | rationing organizations already set | The all-clear should be a continu- up might be called on to handle | Ous, steady sound. | other consumer products which may | Mr. McBroom's company, recog- be restricted was the accompanying | Dizing that the signals established order changing the names of the for Washington are an impossibil- | boards to simply the State Rationing | ity. fixed the sirens so as to comply Boards. with the O. C. D. regulations—and Meanwhile, District tire rationing | P°! the District's. headquarters announced they had granted certificates for purchase of It was recalled that when the Dis- trict’s own siren at fire alarm head- | new tires and tubes to 30 additional | dUarters attempted to give signals individuals and firms. The first 16 to receive tires and tubes were made | public last week. In the most unusual case, Mrs. Elsie Ruth Henderson, 3100 N street S.E. a housewife, was given a cer- tificate to purchase tires of an “ob~ solete” type for her car. This is the ; first case of its type under the regu- | lations which provide that any car t a half-second found impossible. Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive di- | rector of the District Defense Office, | said the matter was completely out of his hands. The whole matter has been referred to a committee of en- gineers, he said. Snow Plans Test of Signals. | Lt. Col. Beverley C. Snow, Assist- interval it was “It takes but little imagination to translate such a program into terms of the huge burdens on the commu- nities and their taxpayers and upon critical defense materials. Plumb- ing and heating equipment, refrig- | eration and stoves, are among items | which must be considered as well as the skilled labor involved. Fur- thermore, ope must visualize the | ultimate loss to the Government and to private enterprise upon their invested capital when the emergency is over. “The cost of expanding water, sew- age, electricity and gas systems will be huge when one considers placing another town like Akron on top of our present demands. facilities, fire and police protection and schools would be utterly inade- quate, and without respect to cost. owner, after showing the old ones 8Nt Engineer Commissioner and | it is doubtful if they could keep pace are worn out, may obtain the right to purchase tires of “obsolete” size, There are a number of sizes termed | chanrman of the Engineering Com- mittee studying the siren situation, refused to comment. He said he'd with such an influx of population. “It is & serious question whether the transportation systems can meet “obsolete” though the number of NaVe to test the siren before he |the load which will come with this tires and vehicles they fit are lim- ited. Others Recelving Certificates, Others who received certificates yesterday are: National Delivery Association, 639 New York avenue N.W., movers: Dr. | k. Walter Reed Hos- | ysician and surgeon; Dr. Earle S. Sullivan, 1735 New Hamp- | shire avenue N.W., physician; Dr Raymond C. Kirchner, 907 Eleventh street N.E.. physician; Dr. William | H. Lawton, 1818 H street N.W.|. phy'sician; Dr. John H. Hazard, 816 Makyland avenue NE. physician; Goodwill Industries of Washington, | 1218 New Hampshire avenue N.W.; W. H. Harrison, 1328 Fifth street | NE, fruit and vegetables, Rinaldi Coal Co., 649 Rhode Island avenue N.E.. American Linen Serv- ice Co. 2241 Eighth street N.W., linen service to hospitals; William H. Huhn & Co. 502 Twelfth street S.W., butter and eggs; United Pe- troleum Products, 710 Rhode Island avenue N.E. distribution of gas, oil and kerosene; C. E. Buele & Sons, 817 Michigan avenue N.E., wholesale druggist; Capital Creamery Co.. 211 Fourth street N.E., wholesale dairy products; Dr. Philip Burka, 5107 Connecticut avenue N.W., physician Dr. G. Roland Gable, 900 Seven- teenth street N.W. physician: Dr William W. Spiller, 421 Twenty- third place N.E. physician; Kay Coal Co., 916 W street N.W.; John Cline, 332 Eleventh street S.E., Gov- ernment hauling; Charles Schneider Baking Co., 413 I street N.W.; Don- ald S. Nash, 1816 Bryant street NE,, property maintenance; Embassy- Fairfax Dairy, 1620 First street NW.; William King & Son, 1151 Sixteenth knew whether this was true. Commissioner J. Russell Young, chairman of the Defense Committee, “If the sirens aren't satisfactory, we'll get some that are. We'll order some other kind.” There's a long, long wail awinding from December 17 to the latest con- fusion over the sirens. 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