The U.S. construction industry (2,400,000 employes, $11,200,000,000 gross) was thrown into turmoil last week by a tough-sounding Washington press handout: the new Supply Priorities & Allocation Board would ban every bit of construction which could not qualify as defense or "essential to the health and safety of the people."
Actually the announcement, when analyzed, meant little more than what SPAB said two weeks ago in ordering priorities for defense housing (TIME, Oct. 6). With most building materials earmarked for defense through priorities, non-defense builders would have to scramble for the rest, would doubtless have to curtail from 1941 levels. SPAB...
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