Show WAA to hold irl hial Star pleas sale DENVER COLORADO the den ver reg on of the war assets ad ministration comprising the states of colorado utah new mexico and W wyoming y 0 g p plans 1 a n s t to 0 co complete m p le t e t the h e 1 ls p 0 astin 1 of a all 1 1 s surplus ur p lus p property ro p e r ty b by y the end of 1948 and will have it its house in order to go out of bust busl ness by february 28 1949 regional D rector john A skeen stated to t 0 day mi skeen has just returned from a meeting of WAA regional diorec tors in washington at which ad jess larson called for an orderly windup of his history torys s greatest merchandising venture by accomplishment of the following five objectives D of all surplus personal property by december 31 1948 dis dosal of all aircraft components and parts by february 28 1949 greatest possible reduction in real property inventory by february 28 reconciliation of records by january 31 1949 maximum possible deduc tion in expenses of operation so that the government will receive the greatest possible net return from the property sold recent congressional legislation called a halt to further declara eions of surplus property to WAA by other governmental agencies as of june 30 and provided for the ab ol 01 ashment of WAA by february 28 next according to mr skeen who added that congress also called for discontinuance on august 31 of priorities and preferences for federal agencies veterans state and local governments and their instrumentalities as well as the granting of discounts for public health and educational purposes existing priorities for real property will continue in effect until dep ember 31 next A 2 sale of wide ciscel lany of surplus property scheduled for salt lake city august 11 12 and 13 will be the last spot bid of fering in the denver region at which p priority claimants may ex arrise their priorities I 1 am sanguine that the denver region will be able to dispose of all real and personal property in its inventory by the end of the year said mr skeen he added that per bonal reductions would be made periodically until the years end consistent with orderly and effect tive disposal of materials and pro perty mr and mrs mark lindberg ac comp companied by mr and mrs ed warburton left friday for denver colorado where they will enjoy a weeks vacation |