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VOL. 9
PAD SR, ALASKA
OCTOBER 17,1946
NO. 36
194 5 POTATO POOL
HIADY FOE FINAL PAYMENT
All Co-op members having a claim on the
1545 potato pool should call on the Fiscal
Agent, Mr. Ray, for tho draft as a'final
settlement on the 1945 Potato’Crop. Your
draft vill be waiting for you.
By order of
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1946 POTATO POOL
The Board of Directors of tho M.V.F.C.A.
in session, Monday, October 14th voted on
advance of 2 cents on all potatoes of 1946
crop that is delivered to tho Potato
Cellar.
All Co-op Members'interested should call
on' Mr. Art Stacy, Produce Manager, to
make arrangements for on early delivery
of the potatoes.
Your Cooperation will be appreciated by
the Produce Manager,
ALASKA RADIO INC. AIDS LOCAL DOCTOR
IN PRESCRIBING TREATMENT FOR CHILD
ILL AT PLATINUM
This week a co.ll come 'in from. Platinum via
the Alaska Radio Inc. that n’5 year old
rhitc girl was very ill. Dr. I-foehn com
municated over the Ala ska . Radio ^rstcsn and
finding out that thcro v.'crc available med
icines there proscribed treatment for the
child. In tiro days the child was very
much improved and well on tho road to re
covery. ’ i i
The net? network of stations boing set up
by Alaska Radio Inc. is filling'a valuable
need in reaching isolatojt areas.
AIRFREIGHT MAY. BE
ADDED SAYS OPA
"Alaska CPA okays air froifht costs,"
Immediate approval "as granted to Alaska
merchants to add to their selling prices
on air shipped merchandise, the additional
costs of air freight over customary ship
ping costs. • . ,
In their territory uide announcement of
this okay on additional costs of r»ir
freight or other non-customary means of
acquiring goods, the Alaska OPA stated
such an emergency measure -nas nocossary
especially to prevent an unfair margin
squeeze on those Alaska merchants vrho arc '
placing orders to bepshipped by air to meet
the Territory’s noods'during the present .
transportation crisis.
effective October 10th, price for any com
modity having'a specific OPA dollars and
cents ceiling, or■a boiling established by
OPA formula of markup over cost may be in
creased by the additional cost of air piano
or other r.on-oust©mary means of transpor
tation actually incurred over and abovo
cost of customary transportation,
OPA offices throughout the Territory arc
iiftructing merchants on thi3 emergency ad
justment' of prices, which wiil remain in
effect only until the first boat or train
arrival following settlement of the"ship
ping strike,the announcement stated.
Merchants arc being required to kcop a
record on air shipped commodities showing
tho quantity sold, tho freight rate paid
and tho amount of freight addod to the
coiling price.Sellers arc also required to
inform purchasers the amount added on tags,
solos slit>3 or other nouronriatc means.
DANCE--BOX SOCIAL
PALMER COMMUNITY HALL — - SATURDAY
OCTOBER 19 1946
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