OPS NEWS
JUNEAU-The Office of Price Stab
ilization's national office in Wash
ington has invited several Washing
ton and Alaska salmon cannery men
to servo on advisory committees.
Industry advisory committees are
set up preliminary to tho drafting
of new regulations to obtain opin
ions and technical assistance.
Included on the canned salmon ad
visory group arc: Howard L. Scott,
Pacific American Fisheries; Frank
Wright, Pyramid Fisheries; H.A.
Flcager, Alaska Pacific Salmon Co.;
H. B. Friele, Nakat Packing Corp.;
Vance F. Sutter, Fidalgo Island
Packing Co.; Charles D. Alhadeff,
Whiz Fish Products Co.; Oscar Eerg
seth, New England Fish Co.; Guy V.
Graham, Libby, McNeill & Libby; E.
0. Paup, P.E. Harris & Company; and
C.F. Johnson, Port Ashton Packing
Corporation.
JUNEAU---A11 sales and services by
veterans' canteens are exempt from
price controls, the Office of Frice
Stabilization announced today.
Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague, USN
Commandant, Seventeenth Naval Dist
rict, announced today that Haddock
McCluro-Gerwick and Swincrton Con
struction Company of San Francisco,
California, were low bidders on a
proposed construction project at
the U.S. Naval Station, Kodiak, A
iaska.
Bidding four million, two hundred
and forty-seven thousand dollars
(O4^2i|7#000) , the San Francisco
firm will construct ^6 housing
units, a run-way and taxiway ex
tension, aviation gasoline storage
facilities, and water front im
provements .
Specifically, the' contract calls
for construction of 28 duplex fam
ily quarters; extension of runway
number 7”25 to 75°0 feet; a taxiway
parallel to runways 18-36 and 10-28
to the intersection of runways 10
28 and 7-25; aviation gasoline and
jot fuel storage facilities; re
pairs to the fuel pier, cargo dock,
and extension of the marginal pier,
all at the U*S. Naval Station, Ko
diak*
A recommendation for award of the
contract has been submitted to the
Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy De
partment, Washington, D,C. by Rear
Admiral L.N. Moeller, CEC, USN, of
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A mooting was hold Friday after
noon at: the Extension offico which
might be tho formation of a perman
ent agricultural advisory committee
Mr. Lynn 0. Hollist, Director of Ex
tension from College, together with
Mr. Bert Stimple, a mombor of the
Board of Supervisors for tho Alaska
Conservation District, and Mr. Joo
Lawlor, a membor of tho Territorial
Agricultural Conservation Program
committeo, met with a local group
to consider a long term agricultur
al plan for tho Territory.
A permanent committee of dirt
farmers is in the formation for ad
vice and guidanco in planning A
laska agriculture in genoral.
Miss Marylou Laskbrook will journ
cy to Fairbanks tho 25th. to attend
a conference held for the home dem
onstration agents in the Territory.
Rhubarb, our first "fruit" of the
season, will soon be appearing on
Valley tables. For various recipes
call at the Extension office and ob
tain the Rhubarb bulletin. It is
yours for tho asking.
The Happy Snappy Snippers l|.-H
Club of was ilia, held a meeting May
11th., after school at the Dinkol
home. Vic organized our club and c
lected the following officers:
President, Joyce Dinkel; Vice-Pres
ident, June Gershmcl; Secretary
Treasurer, Ruby Holstein; Club re
porter, Audrey Dinkel; Song leaders,
Ann Wilkes and Sally Carson.
Wo decided to have meetings on
the 2nd. and i|th. Tuesday hfter
noons, of every month. Mrs. Harold
Dinkel is the leader and Mrs. Win
ston Laughlin is assistant leader.
The next meeting will be held at
Hansons on May 22nd. Ann and Aud
rey will give a demonstration on
muffins. Joyce will give- a demon
stration on .clothing 1;.
Club reporter,
Audrey Dinkel.
Irene Lcpak, owner of the Pearl
White Laundry, is the proud owner
of a new International Panel de
livery truck.
Ralph Moore has returned to work
for the MEA, in Palmer. Ralph has
been employed by the Chugiak Elect
ric since last January.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Cnkka have pur
chased the Langhoff home in Palmer.
Jim Hurley, Corporation manager,
is again confined to his home at
the Butte, with the "flu”.