Seward Seaport Record
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Seward, Alaska
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What Is Emergency
Dollar Worth?
Juneau—The next few months
will he the crucial ones in de
termining how much your dollar
is going to be worth for the
duration of the present emer
gency, Fred G. Hanford, Terri
torial Director of the Office of
Price Stabilization, says.
This will be the period of time
during which farm crops will
reach their parity level and final
increases of all types of com
modities will be reflected on in
voices of goods to reach Alaska.
Under present regulations, farm
products are allowed to reach
parity levels before their prices
are frozen. As to other commodi
ties. the lag caused by transpor
tation sometimes brings about a
gap of two to six months before
an increase at the source reflects
to the consumer in Alaska.
“This lag is our biggest head
ache at the present time,” Han
ford said. “People are asking
why prices keep going up when
they are supposed to be frozen.
The reason, of course, is because
an increase at the manufacturer
or producer’s level is allowed to
be passed on in the actual riol
lar-and-cents amount, through
the wholesaler and retailer.
Some of these increases went
into effect last fall and are just
now reflecting in Alaska."
Hanrord empnasircn, now
cver. that these increases will
be the last of any consequence
since manufacturers and pro
ducers arc al^o under control
of the O.P.S. Once the leveling
off point has been reached, he
said, the consumer can be as
sured his do'lar will at least
retain its value for the duration
of the fr n7r. Present estimates
are that this leveline-oif will
be at a point about 4 per cent
above present levels, excluding
possible new taxes.
"The price control program
has shown more rapid results
in the states than anticipate c' "
Hanford said. ‘‘The net result,
from our standpoint, is a feeluvg
of encouragement that as soon
as the time lag caused by trans
portation has been caught up,
we will have our loveling-off
and prices will remain stable
This should be within the next
two to four months.*’
Hanford took cognizance of
the fact that under the riollar
and-cents markup method, re
tailers will be squeezed on their
customary percentage of profit.
‘•The intent of the law,” he said,
“is to prevent a pyramiding.' or
compounding of invoice costs.
This is a little rough on some
merchants but th(> regulation,
requires some absorption of in
creases all the way along the*
line.*’
He gave word of encourage
ment to retailers, however, by
pointing out that once the level
ing off point is reached, the
base from which markups are
computed will remain constant.
Under a new manufacturers
regulation expected soon, some
prices will even be rolled back.
Hanford said.
RAINBOW GIRLS
INITIATION
Order of Rainbow for Girls
will hold initiation at a special
Wednesday evening.
April 2F>, at 7:30 o'clock in the
Masonic Temple.
All Masons and Eastern Stars
are invited to attend.
V.A. REPRESENTATIVE HERE
Mr. P. M. Lynch, Veterans Ad
ministration representative from
the Anchorage office, is in town
to assist veterans with any prob
lems coming within the jurisdic
tion of the Veterans Administra
tion.
Mr. Lynch will be at the New
Seward Hotel until Thursday
when he will return to Anchor
age by train.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Fuske
arc parents of a little daughter
born April 20 at Seward Gen
eral Hospital. Her name is Layne
Chrisanne, who w eighed 7
pounds, 8 ounces at birth.
Mr. Fuske is employed by the
Bureau of Public Roads in Sew
ard.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wesley of
Mile 20 became parents of a
girl April 22. The stork caught
up with them on the way to the
hosnital and after a brief stop
at the home of Bobbie Douglas
at Mile 7, a family of three
proceeded to Seward General
Hospital, where mother and
baby are reported to be doing
nicely. The young lady weighed
5 pounds, 2 ounces.
MRS. STAUTER EXPECTED
NEXT WEEK
Mrs. Dorothy Stauter. wife
of Jay Stauter, manager of
KIBH, is expected to arrive on
next Monday’s train to join her
husband. Mrs. Stauter has been
employed at Bert’s Drug Store
in Anchorage for the past five
years.
KIBH HAS NEW ENGINEER
The new “voice"’ heard on
KIBH is that of Dave Hnssen
ger, formerly of KMPC. Holly
wood, California, who nrriv d
in Seward Monday night to as
sume the position of engine r.
Mr. Hassenger is expecting
his wife to arrive in S ward in
a few weeks. They will reside
at the transmitter for the time
being.
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE OF
THE WATER SITUATION
Seems there is a lighter side
to the water supply business. To
day Alex Petrovich, manager of
the Seward Water Supply, inves
tigated a complaint from a
housewife that the water pres
sure at her home was practically
nil, and found that the Army
transport Frederick Funston
was using water so fast for her
regular needs that the pressure
in the higher part of town could
not be kept up.
“Simple,” says Alex, “I’ll just
ask ’em to shut the valve from
the city supply.” However, he
had to go throuhg the chain of
command in reverse (from the
lop down to about the 4th assist
ant plumber) to get someone to
shut off the water so Seward’s
housewives could go on with
preparation for the evening
meal.
JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Juniors and Seniors are
g- tting in a dither over the ban
quet which will be next Satur
day. The annual affair is to be
held in the school cafeteria,
with the Juniors’ mothers plan
ning and preparing the banquet,
and Freshman girls serving.
A prom is scheduled for after
the banquet, with all high school
students invited.
TO INSTALL TELEPHONE
SYSTEM AT HOMER
Mr. and Mrs. Homer High
formerly of San Francisco, wen
through town last weekend o;
their way to Homer where the
are preparing to install an autc
matic telephone system, equij
ment for which is now on th
way from the States.
The Highs are also having
pro-fabricated house and sho
building shipped to Homer. The
made an inspection trip to th
Inlet town last summer, at whic
time they decided to establis
the telephone exchange.
The right viewpoint will d
much to lighten life’s burden,
51 CHRYSLER WINS SPEED TITLE AT 100 MPH
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Tom McCahill, featured auto- I
motive writer for “Meehanix Il
lustrated” (center), receives
trophy emblematic of the 1951 of
ficial unmodified stock-car record
from Bill France, President of the
National Association for Stock
Car Auto Racing. The record of
100.13 miles per hour was made
at Daytona Beach, Fla., in a
Chrysler New Yorker four-door
sedan, powered by the new 180
horsepower V-8 FirePower engine.
McCahill entered the trials on the
spur of the moment with a car
PHOTO BY JIMMY ROBERTS
that had been driven only 400
miles and that had been given no
special tune-up. W. Brewster
Shaw, Jr., Chrysler dealer in Day
tona Beach, shown standing at
tho right, loaned him the vehicle,
taking it off the showroom floor.
See the Chrysler New Yorker Four-Door Sedan Now on Display at
Third Avenue and D Street Seward6 A'askc
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