Living Costs
Soar In States
WASHINGTON, (/P)—'The bur
eau of labor statistics told Con
gress yesterday it costs an average
family of four in 34 major cities
about $450 more a year to main
tain a "modest” standard of liv
ing now that it did 22 months ago.
Almost a third of this goes for
food.
The annual budget for such a
family ranged from $3,004 in New
Orleans to $3,458 in Washington as
of last June, the bureau said, and
since then consumer prices have
jumped another 4.3 per cent.
Ewan Clague, commissioner of
labor statistics, said the average
family for the purposes of his re
port is an employed father, a
housewife and two schoolchildren
under the age of 15.
WIEN BROTHERS IfERE FOR
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Sig, Fritz and Noel Wien, ac
companied by George Rayburn,
flew in from Fairbanks on Mon
day for a stockholders’ meeting of
i Timber Sale
Postponed
WASHINGTON,. <rP)—The auc
tion date for the sale of 1,500,000,
1000 cubic feet of national forest
timber near Ketchikan, Alaska,
has been extended to April 14,
1948, the U. S. forest service said
yesterday.
Bids were scheduled to have
been opened Monday but the delay
| was granted to permit parties who
have expressed the desire to bid to
clarify their qualifications, as well
! as to afford an opportunity for ad
ditional concerns to meet the bid
ding qualifications.
The forest service is scheduled
to auction a similar quantity of
timber near Petersburg, Alaska on
Feb. 2.
Successful bidders in both cases
will be required to establish plants
for the manufacture of pulp for
paper production.
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Wien Airlines, whicn was held in
the Airlines office, after which the
. Wien brothers departed immedi
ately for Fairbanks.
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PIONEER ROOF CARDEN-Dec- 20
Will Speed Up j
Reconstruction Of
Western Germany
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a meeting of representatives of
western Germany’s two major par
ties—the right wing Christian So
cial Union and the left wing So
cial Democrats — who assembled
here yesterday to draft definite i
proposalsfor the formation of a j
proposal for the formation of a
LONDON, <^P)—A highly placed
government sourse said today the |
British cabinet probably will “re
consider the whole structure of its
foreign policy’’ tomorrow as a re
sult of the Big Four foreign min
isters’ failure to reach any agree
ment on the future of Germany.
Foreign secretary Ernest Bevin
was expected to open the cabinet
deliberations with a formal report
on the disagreements which
brought to Big Four conference to
a close in failure.
Responsible government offi
cials, close to those who mold
British policy, expressed grave
concern over the conference col
lapse and the indefinite prolonga
tion of Germany’s disunity.
LONDON (iP)—The deputy min
; isters reached at least a temporary
deadlock in their talks about an
Austrian peace treaty of independ
ence because of Russia’s insistence
on two thirds of- Austria’s present
and unexploited oil production.
The deputies adjourned after
| agreeing that Russia would sub
mit its demands in writing before
Feb. 1.
France had suggested that an oil
settlement in Austria be based on
terms allowing Russia half the
j current production and a third ol
i that which is not developed. Rus
sia would have been allowed the
use of 250,000 to 300,000 tons of
Austria’s refinery capacity.
ROOF GARDEN
Charlie Jones says: “Witnessed
I the last rehearsal last night. You
ought to see Dewey Anders >n put
the members of the cast through
their paces. He’s stern; harsh; de
manding, snappy. As a result (of
intensified training, each member
clicked in with his or her part
with perfect precision.” When ask
I ed what was the latest from the
i “Stars,” Charlie 'cut us sho-t b>
saying “They’ll be here, enough
said.”
Richard Lee, Jr., cancelled his
reservation with P.A.A. until after
the Roof Garden. Dick lives in
Hollywood. You can draw jour
own conclusions.
Mr. Bernier, manager of N. C.
Co. says “I wish the darn Roof
Garden was over. I can*i get my
clerks to concentrate on their
work. Seems all our * customers
talk about it continually.”
Nick is closing the Glue Pot
early Saturday. There will be no
meeting of the Board of Equaliza
tion. Everybody’s going to the
school gym.
We understand there is crnsid
erable rivalry between the local
I cab companies as to who will have
the honor of bringing the “Stars”
from the airport. Pete Olson says:
! “I’ll fool them all. I’ll be there
with my dog team. Bet they ride
with me, they are tired of taxis.”
No tails or evening gowns neces
1 sary. Very informal. Come as you
! are. But come. Doors open 8:00
o’clock. Program starts 9:00.
The man who wins may have
| been counted out several times
but he did not hear the referee.
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SHISHMAREF NATIVES
GETTING POLAR BEAR
Frank Whaley, pilot for Wien
Airlines, who has been storm
bound At Shishmaref for the past
week, reports that due to strong
north winds in that district heavy
old Arctic ice has drifted in bring
ing many polar bear and lots of
seal. Up to the time he left the na
tives had caught ten large polar
bear. Among the lucky hunters
were Alex Wigiouna, Floyd W^l
lok, Teddy Ickeick, Alfred, Arnold
and Elliot Olana.
Elliot Olana, he states, really
had a big day when he not only
got himself a polar bear but shot
a large black wolf as well.
George Aghupuk, the well
known artist, was among the
hunters and while on the ice when
it was stormy and snowing was
having considerable trouble with
his dogs. Before he realized it he
was within 15 feet of a large polar
bear, but due to the confusion and
excitement in his team as well as
the rough ice underfoot he was un
able to get out his gun before the
bear disappeared into the open
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May Subpoena
Administration
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WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senators
! may answer with a subpoena any
I administration refusal to make*
’ public the list of grain market
speculators which Harold E. Stas
sen claims includes the names of
“government insiders.”
Senator Ferguson <R.-Mich.)
told a reporter that if the Senate
appropriations committee is de
nied access to the names of large
traders, he will seek a subpoena
to obtain the list either from gov
ernment records or from individ
ual brokers.
“If we can’t get it the easy way
from the government, we can take
the long way and get it from the
brokers,” the Michigan Senator de
1 dared.
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Lots of seal, states Frank, means
lots of blubber which is the main
' stay of the native diet in many
villages.
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