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December Food Costs
Continue Down, Says
Economist Johnson
Family food 'budgets in Alaska
now cost front 5 to 8 per cent less
than they did 6 months ago accord
ing to Hugh A. Johnson, Experi
ment Station economist: and there
is no indication of a sudden rise
ahead.
Meats, eggs, apples, canned juic
es, coffee, fats and oils led the
general decline which was noted
in September when the last quar
terly survey was made. Of the 30
food items included in the survey,
only lemons and cocoa were con
sistently higher than in Septem
ber. Johnson said. Fresh and ev
aporated milk, bread and banana
prices generally were unchanged.
Most other foods fluctuated above
and below September prices with
a general downward trend.
Sitka was the only one of the
six cities now included in the re
porting service to show a slight
rise of 0.7 per cent over Septem
ber 1R price levels for the 30 gro
cery items. According to Johnson,
the nature of the items causing this
rise at Sitka seems to indicate
that the recent shipping situation
may have been involved as a
cause.
Greatest net change from Sep
tember 15 levels was a 7.0 per
cent decline at Fairbanks. Its<food
price level was highest of all cities
surveyed and its downward ad
justment to date has been the great
est. Food prices in Fairba n k s
have dropped S.2 per cent from
the high of last June. They were
5.1 per cent below December 15.
1053 and 4.0 per cent below the
base period of January 15. 1952.
Prices in Palmer dropped 5.0
per cent from the June high. Food
now costs 6.1 per cent less than
it did during the January 1952
base period. Palmer prices most
of the time are slightly higher
than Anchorage and tend to fluc
tuate more widely.
Anchorage food prices in Decem
ber dropped 5.5 per cent from Sep
tember and 7.0 per cent below
the June high. They now stand
at 92.4 per cent of January 1952
levels for a decrease of 7.6 per
cent.
Juneau food price levels are
sliehtly lower than those of the
Interior cities. Their downward
adjustment has 'been less drastic.
However, even in Juheatl, food
prices now are 4.2 per cent below
September 1954, 5.3 per cent below
the June high and 1.3 per cent
below the January 1952 base per
iod.
Ketchikan. Alaska’s furthest
south city, experienced a decline
of 2.8 per cent from September
food price levels. This was 4.7
per cent below the June high. Ket
chikan prices still are,2.8 per cent
above levels of December 1953.
(LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT)
IN tm £ niRTPlCT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
THIRD DIVISION
GEORGE KIMPTOX. Plaintiff. >
LORRAINE KIMPTOX. )
Defendant. >
No. S-10.491
SUMMONS
The President of the United States
of America.
To the Above-Named Defendant.
Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Third Division, within
thirty days after the last publication
of this summons, namely, within thir
ty days after the 28th day of January.
11*55. in case this summons is pub
lished. or within forty days after the
date of its service upon you. in case
this summons is served upon you
personally, and answer the complaint
of the above-named plaintiff on file
in the said court in the above-entitled
action.
The said plaintiff in said action
demands the following relief: A de
cree of absolute divorce.
And in the event u fail to so ap
pear and answer, the plaintiff will
take judgment against you for want
thereof, and will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in his com
plaint ami as hereinabove stated.
WITNESS, the Honorable .T. L.
McCarrey. Jr.. Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court hereunto
affixed, on this 4th day of January,
1955.
(SEAL)
WILLIAM A. HILTON. Clerk
/s/ STANLEY A. HALL.
Denuty Clerk.
Jan. 7. 14. 21. 28. 1955.
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