OPA NEWS
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On -idvise fr:r.i the Reel ,nc.l Of
fice ■ f Price Administration, no
canned fish nay be shipped to the
United States fr.n Alaska without
the surrender »f rati n p ints.
; Due the extreme s’: rtago f thi:
comm .htJ „, the'Kepi ;.xl Office in
sist.r that the rcgul :.ti..n bo fol
lowed to the letter.
The trai.sr rteti n companies end
the enst-iits hove been notified of
thin deck ier. Any inf .rant? ,n
v:hi*.b c:.e. bo passed n to the pub
lic '.'ill be f mutual benefit. . C
If, as h: ;-pn:cd last year, the
points --Li saler n. sh uld bn reduced
to zero f r a time, the public nil:
be notified at *uco.
REDUCTIONS IN I
rRICH OF
IIS RET..II.
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Reductions in the retail pric^
of ccr.l h v been ordered by the
Office of Trice Administration.
Mr. .'.Toodf^L has ordered, these re-?
duct? 6ns- i-m the .rot-v.ii. price of
coal ta-cbrAumors In Anehorrye dnd!
Fairbanks. This aas done under the'
authority of? tliffCo&l A.ieiibmont "
prosed recently^ end! aftor su'rvc3r
of Goal prices nrs t-'lccn in‘then
fell 'of 1^44. As result of thiq
survey prie s ".'ere. rot * t T.fnd
level for 0.11 nines rlonj the Rail,
bolt oxe ■ t for Ask...
V* O -L IU 1 .1 O
■rqi
companion w
The nr leas wore s
livored -in Anchor
In cv.t^’olishiriA t
‘following factors were token into j
consideration: transportation costi
bunker prices, weigh ch .rge, and
the dealer’s Liar,pin.
In Ini ier the price of coal at
the nine was lowered v1.00 below
the cost of coal at the railhead
to truckers serving .-aimer and
•vicinity.
7/alter ,/codal of the OF A says,
’’The hew oricos are generally
higher than prewar prices, although
lower than many found prcvilinc.”
NEWS RELEASE
Effective May 17, an Ala -Ea-pre
pared price schedule sets .aximum
producer and dealer prices for
sales of bituminous coal produced ;
in Alaska. The new price schedule
.is based on a tlioror \h tic ; study
of the industry and consult ate in
v/ith Solid Fuels Administr . oor for
War as well as the Alaska ■ reducers
and dealers.
The new prices, although lewer
thru nary round prevailin' are
generally higher than pre-n r prico%
to cOi.ipcrn.ate producers s.. i deal
ers for subsequent .increases in
cost - liic-h car..not bo .i.-y oi >
.Specific delivery, bagying t-n-d de- •
posit charges rre also f: .:od for
Sellers ’which arc based on curto
mary char pcs
with duo all
ncc mad
pra«
cs,
lO1 cost
increases*
The Fairbanks and Anchorage areas
and points, alon-: the Ala ski raj 1 -
road, receive the.major bn hit
from this now sekodalo. Copies of
the coal or-i.ee schedule ire avail
able at. .11 loc. i War Iiic- .and
Rationing 'Board offices.
A permnncnt injunction vr.s issued
in a complaint case filed by the
OPA .TSnforeoiacitt division an..lust
Prank 3. Gordon and Marguriec Gor
1 n, proprietors of Gordon’s,, a
Fairbanks ‘'apparel shop. Th injunc
tion, which . .as issued by Judge
Harry A. Pratt of the Fourth Divi- ,
•ion District Court, forbid., the /
.oionde.nts from further' violation
of.the Frico Control Act.
i’ni Court, whexr issuing ' :o in- .
:junction followed the tores of the
complaint. The stare ownen v/erc
forbidden to sell or offer for sale
commodities at ovor-cc.iliru prices,
v/erc directed to bvocp proper re
cords, and to price commodities as
required by the reguj.. tion.
"Is Hr.ry your oldest sister, ay
little ri'.n?^ •.
t'Yco." *
"And who comos after her?"
"You :.n:l tv;o other guys."