The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-06-04
release Nails for
Building of
Farm Storage
None, however, for
new buildings; lumber
frozen from saw mills

frozen lfolll Sd" IIillio
,,,ssse of one hundred thirty-one
# nails for Washington farmers
a mild farm storage is the most
v - and welcome news received
80 come time, according to Fred
=, ,,,i,.o, chairman of the Benton
VIZ W. USDA. War Board. The
o o.i,s have not arrived but publicity
l s,I Ne released as soon as they are
VIZ ..,,ob,e. Shipments will be dis
sriauted to Washington retailers by
a.srib,Itors in Spokane. Walla Walla
~ lewiston. The nails cannot be
a WI for any purpose other than
sn storage construction and re-
.ai- FARMERS are still encouraged
make use of old nails whenever
possible.
,uu,t,er has recently been frozen
car as sawmills are concerned, but
s.rr,ers may still buy lumber from
rstail yards. Retail yards may
snwaver. not buy lumber from saw
ILLS till the end of the present
s s period, July -, 1912. Mills
a,ting less than 5000 feet B. M. per
no,,rs may, however, sell to any
one. -.
Although in general priorities are
MT required on repair parts for agri-
onlt,ual machinery, the farmer does
have a preference rating for this
rurpose when he needs it. Under
Order p-1O0, he has an automatic
nriority of A-1O for repair parts and
material which he cannot otherwise
urchase. He applies this prefer
ence rating simply by endorsing the
following statement on the purchase
orver which he gives to the supplier
from whom he is ordering: MA
terial for Maintenance, Repair or
operating Supplies-Ralting A-10 I'M
der Preference Rating Order P-10O
with the terms of which I am ia
miIiar." Every farmer should be ia
miliar with the provision of Order
PHO. 1t is also important that the
farmer keep for two years a dupli-
cate copy of each purchase order
which he issues with that endorse
msnt on it. This priority may be
used for the repair of farm ma
chinery such as pumps, binders,
moving machinery, milking machin-
cry, plows, etc. 1t cannot be used for
repairs to the farm house or farm
buildings. In case the farmer takes
his equipment to repair shop, how
ever, the shop may use the same
statement on its purchase order for
any part it needs to do the job.
New farm equipment may ordi-
nariy be purchased by farmers with
out priority assistance. The manu-
facturer of this machinery have been
given necessary preference ratings
50 that they may get the materials
which they need and they in turn
may sell their products without re-
queSting priority.
Although farmers do have these
piorities and are able to get ma
terial for some construction, Mr..
Wilson adds, they are still urged to
make the maximum use of macllin-
cry already on hand and to post
pone until after the war all con-
Structon that is not absolutely nee
eSary for the production of their
iam crops. There is a great scare
ny OF steel, copper, tin, lead and
znc and farmers are asked to not
use these materials unless it is alb
0iutely necessary. They are asked
not to extend their own electric cir
cuts or to wire new buildings until
latter the war. (
any scrap material of the above
aenfloned commodities and also
Fuooer are a direct benefit to the
wal effort and should be delivered to
Junk yards or collection agencies at
we earliest possible time.
for information on Priorities,
farmers may write to Mr.. William D.
Hiannon, Priorities District Man
ssr, 2O4 Henry Building, Seattle,
Washington.