Govt. Grain Buying
Responsible For
High Grain Prices
WASHINGTON, (A*)—A govern
ment move to curb grain specula
tion collided Saturday with an as
sertion by the nation’s big ex
changes that federal buying for
export is to blame for skyrocket
ing prices.
"The answer to lower grain
prices is to stop exporting grain.”
declared J. O. McClintock, presi
dent of the Chicago Board of
Trade.
McClintock said the exchanges
"are not offering that as a solu
tion” and are only interested in
bringing out “the true facts.”
Speaking for the Chicago Min
neapolis and Kansas City market",
lie proposed a Congressional in
vestigation, declaring it w-..i!ri
prove that "speculation on the fu
tures markets has not been the
cause of advancing grain prices.”
McClintock’s blast was issued
Friday night after a conference
with agriculture department offi
cials who asked the exchanges to
double margin requirements on
futures buying. Such an increase
would raise margins—cash on the
line—to 33Vfe per cent of the value
of the grain. On wheat the mar
gin would go from 45 to 'JO cents
a bushel.
The Chicagoan said the ex
changes did not reject the request
but "there was no conclusion
reached” either on the original
proposal or his counter-offer of a
“variable scale of margin require
ments.” He gave no details of the
scale he mentioned.
Secretary of agriculture Ander
son agreed that government buy
ing for foreign shortage areas has
affected prices, but told reporters:
"It was a question of getting grain
for hungry people abroad.”
“We would be happy to have
Congress investigate us,” he add
ed.
In its buying, the agriculture de
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Mrs. Ole Hay.
Wednesday morning. 9:00 to |
11:00: Arctic Club: Mrs. Robert i
Long, Mrs. Peter Reader, Mrs.
Walter Glavinovich, Mrs. George
Bayer, Mrs. Wm. Angell, Mrs. j
Ben Hvndman, Mrs. Stanley Bart-1
lett, Mrs. Herb Jenks.
Wednesday Evening. 7:00 to 9:00
Kegoayah Kozga Library Club:
Mrs. A. Steinwandel, Mrs. Dan
Jones, Mrs. A. Edman, Mrs. B.
Mozee, Mrs. W. Boucher. Mrs. F. |
Love, Mrs. J. Fultz, Mrs. A1 Lu
men, Jr.
Thirsday afternoon 1:00 to 3:00,
Ladies Aid: Mrs. Earl Towner,
Mrs. R. Amundsen, Mrs. A. Darl
ing. Mrs. Carl Glavinovich, Mrs.
Luella Grant, Mrs. W. Foster, Mrs.
Andrew Nerland, Mrs. A. Cape
ner.
Thursday Evening, 7:00 to 9:00, i
Rotary Club: Christ Roust, Murlin
Day, Harold Harper, John Fults,
A1 Lomen, Jr., William Angell.
John McNees, W. Boucher.
Girl Scout messengers are June
Dunbar, Bunny Fagerstrom, Mau-;
rene Hudert, Mary Louise Lyle, j
Lois Swanberg, Alice Miller.
JOHN CROSS WRECKS
PLANE WHILE TAKING? OFF
John Cross of Northern Cross
Airways had the misfortune of
cracking up his plane early yes
terday while taking off for Deer
| ing with Mrs. Cross.
Mr. Cross, flying his Seabee j
plane had just taken off from the j
city field and had reached an alti
! tude of 200 feet, it is reported,
when his motor went dead, caus
ing him to make a forced landing
near the field. One wing ol * the (
plane is damaged and also the j
landing gear. Neither Mr. nor Mrs.i
Cross was injured.
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Yankees, Dodgers
All Set For World
Series Tomorrow
—
NEW YORK. <JP) — Freshman
Frank <Spec> Shea, named by
manager Bucky Harris to pitch Jo-,
morrow’s world series opener for i
the New York Yankees, probably
will be opposed by 21-year-old
Ralph Branca, Brooklyn’s ace 21
game winner, with Lefty Vic Lom
bardi a strong second choice.
Harris tabbed Shea, the first1
American league rookie ever to
hurl the first game of a series, for
opening duty after yesterday’s sea
son final with the Athletics, but
manager Burt Shotton still re
fused to name his starting Dodger. |
Branca, the top man of the stall
on the won and lost records. 21-12,
is the best bet. Leo Durocher made
the mistake of using a “sleeper,”
Curt Davis in the 1941 opener be-j
fore pitching his ace, Whit Wyatt, j
and he never got out of the barrel.'
If Branca works tomorrow he’ll be j
ready to come back fully rested i
for the fifth game. A full three-!
day rest is a "must” for Branca j
who is not effective with less.
If Shotton operates on the the- i
ory that lefthanded pitching is his
best bet against the Yankees; he
may call on Lombardi, a half pint
southpaw who makes up for lack
of a coming fast ball with a cute
curling curve and good control.
Outside of some concern about
catcher Bruce Edwards, whose
right finger tips have been bat
tered by four tips, the Dodgers
were in good shape for their final
tune-up at Ebbets Field this morn
ing. Edwards will, of course, start,
but Shotton used Bobby Bragan
yesterday in Boston just in case
Bruce’s fingers may not be able to
take further battering in the ser
ies.
The Yankee lineup will carry
no surprises. Harris disclosed ne
will follow his customary batting
order with George Stirnweiss a‘
second base, Tommy He.iiieh in
right field, Larry Berra, catching,
Joe DiMaggio in center field,
George McQuinn at first base. Bill
Johnson at third base, Johnny
Lindell in left field, Phil Riuzzuto
at shortstop and Shea, whose sea
son record is 14-5. Should a lefty
start for the Dodgers, Berra will
start but he will bat eighth with
Lindell moving to third and Rizz
uto seventh.
Soviets Sentence
Two Officials
MOSCOW, / (/P)—The prosecut
or’s office announced Saturday
that two Soviet officials had re
ceived sentences for losing impor
tant documents.
I. T. Yuzhanin, an engineer
economist, was sentenced by . a
military tribunal to four years in
a labor camp. B. Graftinov, for
warding agent in a military unit,
received five years.
The announcement said several1
other persons had been sentenced j
and investigations were continu-'
ing in other cases. They were
charged under the decree of last
June 9 establishing responsibility
for state secrets and secret docu
ments.
DEAN SCHOEL NOW BACK
AT ACS OFFICE
Dean Schoel, who has been
missing at the ACS office for sev
eral weeks is now out of the hos
pital and back on the job again
feeling much better.
Nugget’ Ads Bring Quick Results
WALSH-MORELLI NUPTIALS
SOLEMNIZED SATURDAY
Saturday morning at nine
o'clock Agnes Morelli, daughter of;
Marion Morelli, of San Francisco, i
was united in matrimony to Kevin
Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Walsh of this city at the Catholic
Church, with Father Tom Cun
ningham officilating and James
Walsh, brother of the bridegroom
erving at the altar.
The bride, beautifully gowned
in white bridal satin gown with
formal train and bodice embroi
dered in pearls, wore a shadow
veil and becoming pearl crown
and carried a bouquet of orchids.
She was escorted down the aisle
by her father, Marion Morelli and
attended by Patricia Walsh who
was dressed in blue taffeta and
wore a Juliet cap of seed pearls.
The groom was attended by his \
brother Pearse Walsh.
The altar was decorated with 1
tall gladioli and fall asters. Music
during the service was played on
the organ by Ann Walsh and solo
ist for the choir was Mrs. Wilson
DANGER LURKS IN
THE BACK YARD
MULLINS. S. C OR)—Cpl Reii
ben Rogers served 10 months in a
dangerous assignment with an an
ti-aircraft battery and didn’t get
a scratch. He came home on fur
lough, though, and with some com
panions started chopping flown a
tree. They stopped a moment to
watch same planes pass. The tree
suddenly came down with a crash,
and a limb hit Cpl. Rogers. He
suffered a compound fracture of
the leg and other injuries.
Russell.
The wedding was followed by a
wedding breakfast and a reception
which was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh during
the afternoon for the many friends
of the family. A beautiful wedding
cake, made in Anchorage by Mrs.
Joe Walsh, was served.
The young couple plan to leave
tomorrow for their home in An
chorage.
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