| Show FACES SHORT r AGE OF WELDING RODS shortages of welding electrodes and rods at blanks nith shops prompted leo mckinnon chairman of the rich county USDA war board to caution farmers in the use of this material welding mate liala which have been allocated for us use e in repair and maintenance should be used for such work only and h 0 used if other methods of rL repairing palling can be marle made to do mr mckinon said farmers and Tan ranchers chers who hane hae their own welding I 1 1 repair shop operators who rely on welding for much of their work need to use the materials they obtain for repair and maintenance only for those and to go back to other methods of joining wherever they can be used the war production board has allocated 6 per cent of the total supply of welding rod specifically for repair and maintenance it if any materials obtained for this purpose are used for new construction the supply wont be large enough to keep farm machinery and other necessary tools and equipment in working condition ll 11 he said he stressed the necessity of mending breaks with scraps and bolts and other me methods ghods used before welding became popular n all possible cases even if the cost is greater pointing out that the welding materials must be saved for cases in which welding would be the only possible method for putting equipment into working order an interpretation of the certification certificate on of requests for welding rod for maintenance bain and repair made by the war board recently i has beeh retracted and it will be necessary again for distributors and repairmen to obtain priorities on forms PD IA before welding materials can be obtained he explained A strong and complete statement of the situation and the need tor for welding rods and electrodes should accompany the form when it is submitted he said |
