THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM FOR ADVANCEMENT. OF AGRICULTURE IN AI/.SKA WAS
MIMEOGRAPHED AND HANDED TO"THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
DURING.THEIR REGENT VISIT TO-THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
The Members of this Grange foel that there is no question of Alaska's
abj 11 ty .to .become self-sustaining,In Agricultural products and *
respectfully surest the following pr .ogram toward that ends
1, Adequate. s.-t or age. Additional nold and warm storage should be avail- ’
able 'so the marketing period could be extended.
2, Roads maintained summer and winter and additional roads constructid.
3, Air Fort for Palmer-: The Grange advocates the ^construction of an
Airport immediately. This community by subscription raised none^y’ to
purchase the east-west run way and the north-south runway is available
subject to the approval of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation.
4, ^11’‘Federal agencies in Alaska should be required to purchase Alaskan
grown pr ,od.uce at .not less than landed cost of imported’ prodixots of
equal quality. *
5, The Federal government should render all possible assistance through
research and. liberal loan policy to promote Industrie's. Industries
near’ £a}r rolls and markets.
. Special financial consideration should be given veterans to allow
them to become established "in small • industries and agridultnro,•
7. The proposed T.B. Hospital should be located in the Matnnuska Valley
for the following reasons: A site has been donated, Climatic conditions,
near a source of fresh farm produce, transportation facilities arc
•failablc, and near the center fif future population.
8. Additional federal money should be available for schools, permitting
th m to keep pace ip educational opportunities with the growing school
census.
9.. The Matanuska Valley .should be reopened to homesteading and control
of th ; public lands by.the .Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
romov 10
10. Facilities of the Production Credit Association should "be extefided
to / laska. ' , a
Alaska Pioneer Grange No. 1 ,
By order of the Executive Committee
L.C. Stock, Master ‘
Charles "ilson, Member Irving Newville, Secretary
Joe Lentz, Member
/ ■ OPA NEWS RELEASE • •
Thcre a re g number of changes in the maximum prices of certain
commodities, such as: certain canned fruits, vegetables, cerealst coffee,
flour and flour mixes. &ome prices have been increased, others have
been reduced to reflect changes in landed costs due mainly to shifting
wholesale markets, as shown by periodic surveys.
Two other important changes are incorporated in this new amendment.
number of electric irons are added to the previous list of those
rands and models having specific dollars and cents ceilings in ^laslra.
-his is indicative of the course of action OPA must follow as reconvert
sion .goods come onto the market#
The other major change is a widespread revision of specific prices
for tires and tubes. This tends to reduce the average- price level for
passenger car tires, adjusts prices on certain sizes .arid types1 of truck
tires- and tubes, and provides a differential for rayon truck tires.
This revision also eliminates from the schedule many obsolete a/id
unobtainable sizes.
Retailors and dealers affected by these changes are being notified
in derail and will thus be able to pass along to consumers any downward
revisj! "is. Likewise, this amendment, through any of its necessary
upward adjustments, relieves inequities to retailers caught between a
fix-dj retail ceiling and an i,ncrpased wholesale cost. This latter <?on-..
dJ ti on has bq£m;d erlt- with by issuance of temporary price orders to
individuals as need was indicated, but is now provided for on a territory
wide basis, OFA said.