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Mora Money Allotted
For Alaskan
Veterans' Housing
Juneau—Alaska has been slot
ted an additional $100 000 (or di
reel loans for veteran housing, ac
cording to a wire received by Jo
aeph Kchoe. acting governor,
from the Veterans Administra
tion.
The loan is to help take care
of the backlog of loans pending
which were not covered by the
$100,000 allotted previously.
Tha telegram said that the
VA realised that the money
would not be sufficient foe the
purpose, but that the $100,000
would be the last available un
til other loans and inter eat were
paid.
The telegram stated that the
money was being allotted because
of the efforts of territorial offi
cials. It was admitted that the
funds will not cover the needs,
but the VA contends that Alaska
vets are getting their share ac
cording to World War II veteran
population.
The wire stated. “Allocations
v.ere made to regional VA of
fices according to an equitable
procedure based upon the rela
tion of estimated number of
World War II vets with remaining
entitlement in the local area.”
The Housing Act of 1951 pro
vides for an extension of direct
loan privileges for two years.
Vets unable to get full bank or
FHA loans may apply under the
act for a direct VA loan.
New Instructions For
Figuring OPS Ceiling
Prices Released
Juneau—The Office of Price
Stabilization this week mailed
mimeographed instructions to ap-1
proximately 1,500 Alaska retail
merchants explaining changes in
Ceiling Price Regulation 9.
The regulation, which controls
sales at retail, was amended Oct.
25 to allow a different method
of figuring merchandise costs
when a dealer has several dif
„ ferent invoice costs on identical
merchandise. Formerly, he was
required to figure his ceiling
price based on the lowest cost to
him, or he could use the “first-in
first-out” method. That is, he
could sell out all the old stock
at the old price before pricing at
new invoice costs.
The amendment to CPR 9 now
permits a third choice. Merchants
may use a ‘‘weighted average” of
their old and new stock to arrive
at an average cost.
Another change in the regula
tion allows new business (or
established business which add
new lines) to sell these new items
at prices applied for without
waiting for OPS approval more
than 15 days after receiving an
acknowledgment of their appli
cation.
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Co-Op Labor Organizes
Mutual Benefit Assn.
An organization, whow pur
pose u to improve conditions be
tween employe and employer of
the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association. was
formed recently and is pending
recognition by the Labor Rela
tion Board in Washington.
This organization, known as the
Cooperative Mutual Benefit As
sociation is the result of work
and ideas of Robert Burnham,
employe in the Co-op garage, who
laid the ground work this past
July.
A spokesman for the Associa
tion said this week that they will
not be affiliated with any labor
organization. They believe that
they will be m a position to help
soive the many problems con
fronting the officials and em
ployes of the Co-op.
According to its constitution,
which was ratified October 24,
the newly formed association
plans committees to handle in
dividual problems of employes
If the problems are justified they
will be turned over to a grievance
committee who w’ill decide what
action, if any, will be taken and
also handle negotiations.
At the present time approxi
mately 60% of the Co-op em
ployes are members. The asso
ciation is striving for a 100%
participation.
Alaska Delegate's
Wife Is No Cheechako
Mrs. E. L. Bartlett was im
pressed with her first visit to Pal
mer Friday and remarked that
she’s always glad to get back to
Alaska where she feels at home.
No cheechako, Mrs. Bartlett
was born in Dawson, her husband
proudly announced. His wife add
ed that she moved to Fairbanks
with her parents when she was
a very small child.
“I’d lived in Alaska ever since,
until we went to Washington”,
she added.
A small town woman at heart,
she says she had great difficulty
getting used to the bustle of
Washington.
“We’re kept busy all the time
making friends for Alaska and
winning support for our needs”,
she said. “When we can offer
nothing in the way of return
votes, it’s the only way.”
The Alaska delegate’s wife re
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LOCAL HUNTERS SPEND
NIGHT IN THE OPEN AS
DUSK FALLS TOO FAST
Two local hunters. caught by
swift descending dusk in the gla
cier-studded Lake George area,
were forced to spend a night in
the open last week
Dick Hamilton and Dan Flem
ing had been flown into the area
by Let Green last week Tuesday
There was still plenty of light by
the time each had landed a goat,
so before returning to camp
where their tent was pitched
they decided to skin out the
goats and save on packing That
did it. All outlines were obscured
by the inky darkness as they re
turned to the spot where they
thought the tent was parked.
When blind reconnaisance over
the treacherous area failed to
turn up any indication of the
camp site, they were forced to
sit the night out and wait for
morning. Luckily, the winds and
the rains did not come until next
day.
When the light did come, they
marked that their greatest pleas
ure in Washington is to meet peo
ple from Alaska who drop in on
them.
"Except for short and infre
quent trips to Alaska when the
legislature is not in session, they
are our only contact with our
own Alaskans.” she said.
4-H CLUB NEWS
We are glad to announce that
Joyce Dinkei is the Territorial
w'nrH*r in the 4-H clothing con
left A trip to the 4-H Congress
in Chicago, financed by the Spool
Cotton Company, is Joyce's re
ward Joyce has been in 4-H club
work eight years Not only has
she completed her projects each
year, but has taken active part :n
all 4-H activities Joyce and th?
Home Agent will leave for 4-H
Congress November 19th They
will fly to Seattle, then join the
Washington delegation and travel
with them to the Congress which ;
begins on the 24th. It is regret
table that there are not more Ter
ritorial winners from Alaska
Come-on 4-H’ers. let’s have more
going to Chicago next year! If
you don't knew the requirements, j
your 4-H leader will help you or
the Extension Service.
had plenty of time to sleep off
their harrowing experience. The
winds kept Les Green from com
ing to pick them up until last
Friday, and the rains kept them
inside their tents. But all this
was a small matter for two hunt
ers who had w’on their trophies.
Of course, the trophies were a
little battered af*er their plunge
down a mountainside upon being
“landed”, but Fleming had one
eight-inch horn to prove that his
was a nice one.
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Valley Frontiersman
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a three-week detail at Idafto
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