OFFICE OF TEMPORARY CONTROLS

December 27, 1946

REGISTERED

Singer Sewing Machine Company
Gas and Electric Building
Denver Colorado

Mr. Paul M. Newstron and Mr. Warren Beaman
Doing business as Newstrom-Davis and Company
2000 West 8th Avenue
Denver, Colorado

Gentlemen:

An investigation conducted by this office discloses that you have apparently violated Civilian Production Administration Veterans Housing Program Order No. 1 in the following respect:

Under the provisions of Civilian Production Administration Veterans Housing Program Order No. 1 no construction, repairs, additions, or alterations costing in excess of $1,000 could be begun after March 26th, 1946, on a building to be used as a store or for commercial or service purposes without authorization from the Civilian Production Administration. On or about August 12, 1946, you began and thereafter carried on construction, repairs, additions, and alterations to a store building at 205 North Commercial Avenue in Trinidad, Colorado, to be used as a store or for commercial or service purposes at a cost in excess of $4,000 without authorization from the Civilian Production Administration. This was a violation of Veterans Housing Program Order No. 1.

You are hereby notified that this matter will be presented to a Compliance Commissioner of the Civilian Production administration at a hearing to be held at the office of the Commissioner at 219 Midland Savings Building in Denver, Colorado. Arrangements regarding the date of the hearing should be made as promptly as possible by communicating with the Compliance Manager. Unless word is received from you on or before January 6, 1947, the Compliance Manager will set a date for the hearing and notify you. The nature and scope of the hearing is described in the enclosed information sheet.

In the event you do not desire to appear at the hearing, you should notify the Compliance Manager promptly, and you may answer the charges contained herein by a letter mailed on or before January 6, 1947, addressed to the Compliance Commissioner at the address given above.

After consideration of all facts and circumstances and your statement of explanation, if any, the Compliance Commissioner will make such recommendations and directions as he deems appropriate. The Compliance Commissioner may:  (a) Recommend that a suspension order be issued against you withholding priorities, allocation, or allotment assistance from you and prohibiting or restricting you from receiving, processing, using, delivering, or dealing in any material or product, the supply, distribution, use, or production of which is governed by any Order of the Civilian Production Administration;  (b) Recommend that the matter be referred to the Department of Justice for the institution of civil or criminal proceedings against you; or   (c) direct that the matter be closed.

                                                                                            Very truly yours,

                                                                                            PERRY N. MOORE
                                                                                            Regional Compliance Manager

Source:  National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC