EXTENSION NEWS
Fhiro and Homo TTook School is in full sn-ing
this rock rith accompanying mild noather
in its favor. Out'of tonn speakers' on the
program arc: I.M.C.'Anderson, F.S.A* -Agent
from Anehorago;'L.V. (Col.) Castnor from
Anchorage; L. T. Oldroyd, Director of Zx
tonsion Service in Alas lea; and a member
of the Anchorage''Chamber of Commerce .Local
speakers include, M.D, Snodgrass; Margaret
Kartin,Extension Agent in this district;
Stanley Balloun,' Zola Finoman and Harold
Rice from the Experiment Station; Don Irri:
J.L. Proscott and Parker Lester.
NCTSS from "Rural Family Living^'
Soar in sight Some improvement'is cxpoct
cd in the soan supply situation, Tho ex
tra 'rc'.ihrry hog slaughter a ill yield a lot
of Ir.rd, and copra inports have greatly
oxcccdod expectations.
PAD ITT. TOR CAR TTYFRS Tho freight
charge on nev; automobiles trill be 20 per
cent higher as a result of tho increase
in freight rates effective January 1, As
an example of That this, nerns in dollars
and cents, the freight charge on a light
car shinned fr:m Detroit, Michigan to
Dallas, Toxas till rise §15. to a total
of about $01.50
FICHTHTC FIRES ON TilT FARM The isolated
nature of farms, their distances from tovrn
fire companies, and the lack of adequate
v;a.tcr supplies make farm firas difficult
to fight. There_ should bo a sir.iple fire
fighting plan on every fair, .nd every
member of the family should taor it. Mis
cellaneous Publication 612, "Fire Fighting
on Tb.rms" just off the press, brings out
the fundamentals on preparations and equip
ment, and illustrates v ith many drawings
hor to do the ossontiil things quickly.
Copy may be obtained from the Superinten
dent of Documents, Washington 25, D,C.,for
15 cents.
HE!TAIL FOOD "RICES Retail food prices have
riser, faster in the past four months than
in any comparable ncriod during the 33
years in vhich records arc available. Tho
prices cf all foods combined rcro 87 por
cent higher in October 1946, than October
1940, The Bureau of Labor .Statistics in
dex of retail food prices in November 1946
mas n'o-Ut 88 per cor.t above the average
1935-39, rhoroas in June 1946 it mas only
46 percent above this level. Some of tho
increase in food prices since Juno 30 has
been due to seasonal change'but most of it
has resulted from decontrol.
AUTO ^UYN-TO RUSH EASING The automobile
industry predicts that.the big buying rush
ml 11 ease by the time three million cars
have been delivered. This is expoctod to
happen sometime in February. By then the
most urgent needs for cars mill have boon
net. There mill still be a demand for
seven million cars to replace vehicles non
in <-cr’Ticc. Half the farm, autos : re ore-,.*
DAVID HOHHN M.D.
3 E R IT I C E ANDREWS KD.
PHYSICIANS SURGEONS
PALMED ALASKA
IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL
and GET A GOOD HAIRCUT SEE—
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harmon's realty
Y7E HAVE MANY BUYERS KITH CASH
.INTERESTED IN FARMS, HOLES AND
BUSINESS. LIST UITH US 1T0T7
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ALSO RENTAL MANAGEMENT.
LORETA M. HARMON
Licensed Broker
Box 713
P".lmor
REPRESENTING
NORTHWEST NURSERY CO.
VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
DAN L, L APPAL A
F.O. BOX 556
BLACK 311 - H-GOY’S or GREEN 588
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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OPEPATOPS: Lou Pasmussen
Adclaine Kc::r.k
ton years old, and constitute a bread re
placement r.nrftet. Buydrs rhoso cars aro
still rolling", hovovor, mill bo norc so- -
loctivo in regard to nckc, model'and color
and more pri^c conscious as veil*
The Invest priced car'on the market norr
costs close'to the $1,350 maximum that
most people, according to the BAI survey
of Jr-..-‘a4- c , -•-■-t -e r.oad.