Show 0 1 tt I 1 1 AO mi war wa surplus property of 01 billion dollars will be made available to public some come goods earmarked for farmers balance to enter trade channels by WALTER A SHE AD W hiestan laton released by western Vows newspaper paper union washington TON D C m abely a half billion dollars worth of consumer gools goods from surplus war stocks will be offered tor for tale sale during the corning coming year through the medium ot of the procurement division of the united states treasury according to reliable sources here treasury procurement however Is only one of cles involved in the sale ot of surplus war properties so the total me may Y run ran to double that sum the other agencies are reconstruction finance co corporation r po ration and its subsidiaries handling capital goods lands and war plants war food administration selling belling food and foodstuffs the maritime commission handling all marine equipment the army and navy disposing ol of materials abroad and certain small stuff here at home and the federal housing administration tra tion which will handle sale of government owned housing projects estimates are that the total potential value of surplus war w ar properties will run ran approximately billions ot of dollars or more than uie the total sales of sears roebuck company for fop a hundred years at their present annual rate of salts during the first six months war properties have been on sale only was realized out of a total declared surplus valued at from this tact fact it can readily be seen that sales must be stepped up considerably if the government Is to realize a high percentage of the appraised value of the property of the amount already sold bold receipts were approximately 75 per cent of appraised value for this reason treasury pro procurement cure which will handle about 60 per cent of the total declared surplus Is planning increased activity during the coming fiscal year and Is now asking an appropriation of to virtually double its present personnel of about ean employees in its 11 regional offices throughout the country this surplus material will cover every conceivable item of goods and commodities from small hardware items to defense plants and shipyards it must be borne in mind however that the government Is not in the retail business and the general public is not eligible to purchase Us this stock direct farmers to get break intent of the law governing sales of surplus properties Is that farmers are to get at least an even break in opportunities to buy these commodities modi ties which are in demand and applicable to farm usage in some cases farmers are given preference for instance the defense plant corporation po ration a subsidiary of has held several auctions tor for the particular benefit of farmers of commodities modi ties left over after war plant lant construction this property included hoes shovels spades paint construction st hardware and other items treasury procurement too holds some direct auctions of livestock such as horses and mules for benefit of farmers but otherwise all commodities are sold through bona fide dealers any dealer including farm cooperatives era tives hardware stores general stores grain elevators is eligible to bid on any of the com commodities offered tor for sale in his region twice each week treasury procurement sends out a publication called the surplus reporter from each of the 11 regional offices listing items to be up tor for sale method of sale e etc te dealers can readily be placed on the malling mailing list by writing to the nearest procurement office in their territory procurement offices are in the following cities region I 1 boston covering maine massachusetts new hampshire rhode island and vermont region 2 new york empire state building covering pennsylvania new york and new mew jersey region 3 washington D C covering delaware maryland and north carolina and virginia region 4 cincinnati covering indiana kentucky ohio and west virginia region 5 chicago N lasalle street covering illinois michigan minnesota north dakota south dakota and wisconsin region 6 atlanta covering alabama florida georgia mississippi south carolina and tennessee region 7 fort worth covering arkansas louisiana oklahoma and texas region fl HK kansas ansas city mo cov 5 i A large of horses are being sold is ering iowa kansas missouri and nebraska region 8 0 denver covering colorado new mexico utah and wyoming region 10 san francisco 30 van ness avenue covering arizona california and nevada region 11 seattle 2005 filth fifth avenue covering idaho oregon montare montana and washington larg c assortment given in advertising the products for or sale treasury groups them under eight general heads as follows furniture general products machinery automotive paper and office supplies medical and surg surgical leal textiles and wearing apparel and hardware furniture may include mattresses bedsprings household furniture to tb office shop beauty parlor barbershop tables stools and numerous other furniture supplies general products may include anything from live animals lamps water coolers lighting fixtures photographic goods storage batteries and thousands of other items machinery may include powered trucks tractors agricultural machinery and implements farm trailers farm arm service tires wagons dairy mens poulter ers and adiar alles automotive includes all sorts of motor vehicles teles and trucks automo surplus army mattresses bile parts and accessories tires motorcycles and other automotive equipment one of the largest stocks is surgical and medical equipment including drugs textiles and a nd wearing apparel may include shoes rubber goods shirts raincoats sleeping bags gloves cots pins needles and dozens of other articles other items include thousands of hardware articles such as kitchen supplies wire screens nails wheelbarrows pushcarts push carts saddles tableware jewelry musical instruments small arms ammunition and others these lists merely give an idea of the thousands of different commodities modi ties which will be offered for or sale on bids and important to know bids under ceiling prices which have been fixed by the OPA on some occasions OPA has not fixed a ceiling until ater after the articles have been sold so what happens then the treasury know even dois dogs trained in warfare carrier pigeons and monkeys have been sold as surplus war property properly A large number of monkeys have been sold to zoos after they have been used by the air corps to tc test attitude in compression tanks through these tests fists tiie die lives of thousands of our aviators have been saved some of the objectives of the regu lations athons governing the sale of this tremendous volume of surplus war property as set out by the war properties board seek to foster wide distribution of surplus to consumers at fair prices to achieve prompt and full utilization of the property with due regard tor for the protection of tree free markets to prevent dislocation of prices from uncontrolled dum dumping pini to avoid dislocations of the domestic economy to encourage and foster postwar employment opportunities to a assure s s the sale of surplus pio property perty in s uch such and on such terms as will discourage disposal to speculators or for speculative purposes to prevent insofar as possible unusual and excessive profits and to afford returning veterans an opportunity to esti establish blish themselves as proprietors of agricultural businesses this last objective brings up the regulations regarding the sale of lands by the all government owned land which is declared surplus will be offered for sale to the original owner from whom it was purchased by the government at the price paid if sale is not then made it is offered to heirs or assigns then the property Is divided into family sized plots and war veterans are given preference as buyers thus farmers will have an opportunity to buy back their land and if they do not war veterans are given preference although much of this land is farm land hundreds of acres are are included in suburban plots near or adjacent to cities and towns biow H ow farmers can act procedure for farmers to obtain a military vehicle either truck or automobile is as follows make application to your local triple A office the farm transportation committee PAW or regional offices are authorized to issue letters of certification to essential users after the certificate of need has been obtained sales mus must t be negotiated through a dealer who has purchased the vehicles from procurement cu no trucks autos or other vehicles will be sold direct to consumers there has been some complaint from farmers about the indirect method of purchase but the procedure outline is about as direct as possible under the regulations A trip through the sample room of the treasury procurement division in washington Is a revelation its the most amazing collection of com commodities mAtles imaginable overalls khaki shirts fleece lined sleeping tents and blankets rubber lifeboats for five people rubber and leather overshoes nurses shoes tarpaulins all steel tool boxes table ware kit kitchen cheri ware of all descriptions medics medical 1 supplies surgical and dental instruments snow shoes jungle knives imitation rifles hardware of all descriptions such as nuts bolts chains chaibi hooks books and ad metal gadgets saddles signal lights flashlights spotlights all steel boxes which would be suitable for mailboxes or tor for locking away valuable papers all rubber suits woolen mittens leather gloves photographers supplies even cameras patently it Is up to the dealers in the small towns of or under population throughout the country if farmers are to be able to buy this surplus war property the dealer who is alert and watches for the sales dates may be able to lay in a stock of commodities modi ties farm cooperatives particularly who deal ip in most everything the farmer needs might well be able to stock up on surplus commodities at prices which would be favorable to their customers or members in an effort to further inform these dealers about prospective sales and commodities for sales the procurement offices in each region notify newspapers of an impending sale safe through intermittent releases |