The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-12-30
20. AAA Takes
Over Much Of
War Board Work
To handle farm ration
ing, permits, Ger
tificates, etc.

ClllCdCeS, cue.
Due to a change in administra-
tive policies and to facilitate the
handling ofivarious rationing pro-
grams pertinent to agricultural
production the County AAA COM
mittee has taken over much of
the duties of County USDA War
Boards who have been handling
these matters in the past.
The duties assigned to County
AAA Committees will be produc-
ton goal work, including live
stock, poultry and dairy goals.
The facilitation of transportation
and distribution of foodstuffs will
be handled by them under the
direction of Commodity Credit
Corporation. ~- ~
Certification of Gamers for
vegetable crops will be handled
by AAA Committee under the
direction of CCC also.
Administration in the field of
rationing and ALLEGATION of farm
machinery, equipment Including
copper wire), building supplies,
fertilizers, and other agricultural
materials and facilities will be
handled by AAA Committee under
the direction of OMF.
The AAA Committee will handle
the issuance of farm slaughter
permits under the direction Of the
Food Distribution Administration.
Administration in the field of
the farm transportation program,
including issuance of certificates
for tires, off-highway gasoline,
and tractor fuels will be handled
by the AAA Committee under the
direction of OMF.
Certification of applications for
frozen food locker plants will be
handled by the AAA Committee
under the direction of the Food
Distribution Administration to-
gether with the administration Of
the alcohol order.
Other duties formerly handled
by the War Board which will be
assigned to new agencies are, gen.
eral educational work incidental
to war programs, and cooperation
with Army in producing foods on
military reservations which will
be handled by the Extension Serv-
ice.
The Extension Service is also
charged with securing factual in
formation in regards to deferrment
of agricultural workers, but the
local War Boards will continue to
make the recommendation for de-
ferrment as they have done in the
past.
The primary functions of the
County War Boards shall be to CO.
ordinate and facilitate concerted
action among the various agencies
to provide meeting ground for
the discussion of problems of in
terest to all agencies; to promote
good working relationships among
the agencies; to collect and trans
NIT to the War Food Administra-
tor such information as may be
requested; to head up and carry
through designated programs of
a patriotic nature, such as bond
drives, salvage and scrap pro-
grams, and nominations for coun-
ties and farm families to receive
agricultural ga" awards; to keep
the Administrator and Secretary
informed regarding public reaction
to their programs; to make recon-
mendations to the Administrator
and Secretary, concerning the es-
Enlistment, modification, or ter
mination Of existing programs;
and to administer or perform
such programs or functions which
are of such nature as not to come
under the jurisdiction of a partic-
ular line agency. .-.-, a.
War Boards will also continue
to make the actual recommends
ton for agricultural deferments.
At the county convention held at
the Triple A office in Kennewick
Dec. %, the county AAA commit
tee, who will be in charge of these
various programs for 1914, was
elected. =.
The personnel of the committee
consists Of H. N. Hampton, chair
man; w. F. Neel, vice chairman;
w. w. Blake, regular member, and
III. L. Copeland and F. E. Dilling,
alternate members.