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Farm Lumber Needs

Washington, D. C., May 25---The War Production Board and the War Food Administration today announced a program designed to relieve farmers' lumber needs for essential far,m repair and construction, necessary to keep the Nation's farm plant in condition for taking adequate care of expanded wartime crop and livestock production, and to meet lumber shortages in cretain areas. The program excludes farm dwellings.

Under the terms of the program, the War Production Board extends an AA-2 preference rating for delivery of a total of 500,000,000 board feet of lumber during June, July, August and September, on authorized purchase certificates. The distribution phase of the program will be the responsibility of the War Food Administration, which will be implemented through the County Farrn Rationing Committees of the County USDA War Boards.

The War Food Administration cautione'd farmers and dealers, especially in areas where the lumber shortage has been acute, that it will take several days to set the distribution program in operation and to arrange for purchases of lumber under this plan.

The lumber will be distributed in areas where it is most urgently needed to take care of expanded production, and where lumber shortages are most acute. The War Food Administration will establish state quotas, and determine the amount of lumber under this plan for each state on the basis of increased food production, and the need for replacement or repair of farm buildings and facilities. State quotas will be distributed within a few days, War Food Administration officials said. Instru'ctions on procedure for handling farmer applications for this emergency lumber will be sent to the County USDA War Boar'ds as soon as possible.

Where farmers cannot obtain lumber with present ratings, they should apply to the County Farm Rationing Commit-

Carries on Smith & Pitcher Firm

The office of Smith & Pitcher, wholesale lum;ber dealers, was recently moved to 16 Californ'ia Street, San Francisco. Fred Smith, one of the partners, retired May 1, and J. C. Pitcher passed away on May 19. H' H. Barg, of the Barg Lumber Co., well known lumber exporter, became a member of the Smith & Pitcher orgarization May 1, and is now carrying on the business as manager.

Mr. Barg continues to opera'te his export business at 16 California Street.

New Mill Near Santa Cruz

Fred W. Ingwersen, John A. Dahlgren and another partner have organized the Monterey Bay Lumber Co. at Santa Cruz, Calif., and will build a mill near there to cut 20,000 feet of Redwood a day.

Mr. Ingwersen was purchasing agent, and Mr. Dahlgren was logging superintendent for Monterey Bay Redwood Co., which has now ceased operation.

California Visitor

Lieut. Commander Henry N. Anderson, of the Office of Procurement U. S. Navy, Portland, Ore., was recently in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In civilian life he is a member of the firm of Twin Harbors Lumber Co., Aberdeen and Seattle.

tees for certificates to purchase lumber for essential production needs. The Committees will apply the AA-2 rating to approved certificates, and the farmers will then present the certificates to local lumber dealers.

Certificates up to established County quotas will be limited to the purchase of lumber for essential production needs. Essential produ'ction needs are defined as meintenance and repair and certain new construction necessary to the food production Program.