CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Wanted

One or two medium capacity lumber trucks with rollers.

Robert P. Baugh

5024 Holmes Avenue

Los Angeles, Cdif.

Telephone Klmball8236

Quegtions and Answers Regarding M-208

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2 merely permits the use of softwood lumber in the inventoiy-of consumers on August 27, 1942, ot in transit to a consumer on that date.

31.Q. Does the order apply to treated lumber?

A. Yes, the order applies to all softwood lumber whether treated or untreated.

32. Q. A railroad normally carries a stock of lumber and timbers which because of occasional unusual needs may amount to a year's supply as to particular items. Can such a railroad yard replace small quantities withdrawn from time to time so as to maintain its needed emergency supply?

A. No, according to the order, no person may accept delivery of softu'ood lumber for ultimate consumption unless the lumber is required for use within 60 days after receipt

33. Q. Paragraph (f) prohibits purchase or acceptance of delivery of enumerated items except on orders of certain classes. Does this mean that one producer cannot purchase from another except for use in filling orders bearing ratings included within those classes? How can a producer buying from another know for which class order he is going to use this stock?

A. The restrictions of paragraph (f) apply to any purchaser, including a purchasing producer. No person may purchase or accept delivery of any item enumerated in paragraph(f)except on orders bearing ratings included within the classes specified in paragraph (f). If a rated order within the proper class is not applied or extended to the purchase order, the purchaser is not entitled to purchase the grades restricted by Paragraph (f). The purchaser will extend ratings extended to him, if any, or else, if he does knorv the end use of the lumber he is purchasing, he may apply the rating assigned for that purpose by M-208, provided the rating is included within the class soecified in the restrictions in Paragraph (f).

34. Q. May items not restricted under Paragraph (f) be purchased on unrated unclassified orders?

A. Yes.

35. Q. Should a retailer keep track of his small quantity sales on Class 1 to Class 4 orders.

A. If the retailer desires to replace inventory, he must keep track of preference ratings on the orders which he sells in order that he may extend these ratings; or else he must keep track of the uses listed in M-208. to rvhich his lumber goes, in order to apply the ratings assigned in M-208 for replacement. Even aside from this, all persons engaging in transactions affected by M-208 must keep full records of such transactions, and of inventories of softwood lumber.

Second Hand Machinery Wanted

What have you to scll in woodworking machinery in good condition?

Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers' 801 Petroleum Building, Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 8746.

36.9.Lumber is sold at Government "auctions" without - priority rating. How will the seller determine what ilass the ordel falls in?

A. It is not up to the seller to determine the class that the purchase order falls in. Until a preference rating is applied or extended to the order by the purchaser, he must treat such orders as unclasiified or unrated orders, regardless of the fact that they are purchased at Government auctions.

37.Q.What grade can be used for ladders?

A.Any grade not restricted by Paragraph (f).

38.Q.Broadly speaking, to what extent does this order apply to the manufacture of wood Venetian Blinds and to the manufacture of wood slats, head members, .and foot rails manufactured by suppliers of these parts for use by Venetian Blind manufacturers in their production of Venetian Blinds?

A. M-208 does not apply to the manufacture of Venetian Blinds, slats, head members and foot rails. It applies only to the softwood lumber used in such manufacture.

39.Q.May manufacturers of Venetian Blinds continue to - ,rse pencil cedar, basswood and magnolia for wood slats ?

Yes.

May they continue to use poplar and alder for head members and foot rails?

Yes.

May Venetian Blind manufacturers use all of their present inventories (and all incoming shipments in transit on Aug. 27) of. the species and grades placed under control of this order?

Yes.

New Redwood Data Sheets

San Francisco, September 3.-Two new data sheets, one on pergolas and the other about trellises, have just been published by the California Redwood Association to supplement recent circulars on fence construction. They were designed to aid dealers develop additional new yard and garden business.

The pergola, designed to add beauty and utility to the home garden, is described as inexpensive. It is constructed of standard lengths of Redwood to be had at most yards. To prevent waste of material, the pergola is laid out on a two-foot module plan. Drawings show construction details, and material lists are included.

Sketches of eighteen styles of trellises,. constructed of Redwood lattice, battens or lath, are presented on the trellis data sheet.

These data sheets may be obtained free of charge by writing to the California Redwood Association, 405 l\fontgomery Street, San Francisco, California.