VOL. 6.
VALLT3Y SETTLOR
r
JUNE 18, 1943
TTO. 24.
O.P.A. PRICE
REGULATIONS
EXPLAINED.
The mimeograph paper issued by
the Office Of Price Ar'ininstratien
t for the Territory of Aalska is at
hanr anh there are seme facts that
might be of interest to our readers
The GENERAL MAXIMUM PRICE REG.
v.hifih applies to all Alaska, covers
Drear1, fresh milk,ice & vobatables
grown in Alaska, anc1 Services which
preserve or to value of n con
mi^y, Example; Laundry, Ary clean
ing, garbage removal, automotive
repairs anA shoe repairs.
The maxiumum price allowed,is the
highest price charger1, during the
month of March, in 1942.
Maximum PRICE REGULATION ft 194.
also applies to all sections of
Alaska, and Includes articles that
are imported into Alaska.nxamples:
Most items self5 by grocery, drug,
clothing, shoe, hardware, variety,
an^ stationery stores. It even
includes liquors, patent medicines,
cigarettes and tobacco. The Mnxiu
mum price allowed is the Cost land
ed at ,,ock( invoice price,freight,
wharfage and handling, marine
insurance, war risk insurance at
rates established by ;Var Shipping
Adminstrrtion). Flus, Highest
dollar and cents, mark up used
during November 7th, to December 5
in the year 1941.
11 Alaskan farm products-, except
? noted above arc exempt, except
eef, veal, pork milk an^ cream and
bakery products. But farm commodit
ies grown and processed on the farm
are exempt if the total sales and
'’eleveries r>c not exceed $ 7T..00
in any one calender month.
Citizens should investigate if
they think that they are being over
charged for any article. There is
severe penelties that apply to any
person convicted of charging more
than the OPA. ceiling price.
WORKING FLANS FOR ROOT CELLARS.
Flans ore being drawn for the
new potato storage cellars and the
material is being assembled, as
fast ns possiable. Undoubtnbly ther
will be a shortage of labor and so
it may be necessary to draft a few
farmers from the Valley as soon as
the plans are ready for execution.
— — — — — — — — •SKHHi-iHHfr — — — — _ _ _
Most of the Victory^c^uld bo replan
ed if cutworms have done very much
damage, drnt give up yet.
DIMOND ASKS PEOPLES OFINON
Alaaknc' Delegate to Congress,
Anthony J. Dimonrl has asked the
citizens of the Territory to express
their opinon in regard to the bill
.recently introduced int° C ngress
for Statehood for Alaska.
A survey of the proposed bill shows
that it is very well ^rav/n and that
it would undoubtably relieve the
people of Alaska fr :m many of the
objectionable methods of c ntrcl,by
the various Government Bureaus in
Washington D.C.
^specioly interesting is the part
of the bill provideing for the return
in^. of all vacant land’s to the new
Stnte, to be self’ er disposed of as
it may desire.
According to the provisions of the
bill, delegates w .uld be elected by
the citizens of the Territ.ry to
frame a new Cons tut icn and when it
is completed it would, be voted upon
for acceptenc.e or for rejection by the
people, or any part could be rejected
by popular vote.
Tw' Senators would be elected and
one Representive to the House, and
of course the Goven r and State
officials would be elected as well
as the State Legislature by the
people.
The Courts would be under the same
setup as at present and would have
the same Districts and all Appeals
would be taken through the same
channels that now exist, appearantly.
Whether the Constuticnal Convention
could provide for a State Supreme
i3 not clear.
Just what the people of Alaska
think about Statehood is n t very
clear as yet, so the Delegate has
asked the people to express them-'
selves on the subject. TheMSettler’'
w uld like to hear from citizens in
this vicinity on this matter.
Letters will be printed that do not
contain more than 150 words, either
for or against. Let us hear from you
OWI, SAYS Farm Labor Provided.
Chester Davis,U.S. War Feed Admins,
reports to James Byrnes, Director of
Office of Economic Stabilization, tha*
there is an.available farm labor sup
ply, includein- 6 million U.S. Farm
Famalies, 3 l/2 million workers from
city men and women and youths, many
bmnre men are bein^; imported from
Mexico, Jnmacia and the Bahamas.
Time will tell- Time will toll.