QUARTERLY REPORT, ALASKA FOOD PRICES
September 1957
The cost of the market basket
of 40 items priced in this survey
did not change significantly from
the last reporting period.
Price increases for meat were
largely offset by lower prices for
the 15 items of fruits and vege
tables reported.
Seasonal Decrease in Nome
Of the nine Alaskan' cities re
porting, six show an average in
crease of 26<? for the 40 items.
Nome showed a decrease of
$1.40 in the same market basket,
most likely a seasonal decline. A
large part of the September food
supplies are received via boat and
many of the June perishables ar
British Flying
Boat Crashes,
Killing 43 of 58
NEWPORT, Isle of Wight, Eng
land, OP)—A flaming British flying
boat plummeted into a wooded
hillside near Newport Friday
night, killing 43 of the 58 persons
aboard. All were Britons.
The four-engine Solent, owned
by British Aquila Airways, de
veloped engine trouble, crashed
soon after it took off from South
hampton for Lisbon, Portugal,
with 50 passengers and a crew of
eight. Many of the passengers
were beginning vacations.
The pilot had radioed he was
turning back to Southhampton
because one engine failed. He ap
parently crashed about 15 min
utes later. The plane had set out
on its usual route in cloudy
weather.
Trees were set ablaze where
the big plane dropped on this
popular resort island in the Eng
lish Channel across from South
hampton on the mainland. Sol
diers, firemen, farmers and police
pulled survivors and burned bod
ies from the flaming wreckage.
Two women survivors staggered
to a nearby farmhouse. They said
passengers had been aware of
trouble since the takeoff.
“All of us had our belts fas
tened when we crashed. The plane
was on fire before it crashed.”
“There was no panic.” said one
of the woman survivors. “We
were all too confused.
ORDINANCE NO. 322
(Passed by Nome City Council
July 12, 1948)
READS IN PART AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION II
It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons (including cor
porations) to remove, alter, dam
age or obstruct the free use of
or to cause the removed, altera
tion, damage or obstruction, of
any public sidewalk or street in
the City of Nome without having
first obtained a written permit so
to do. signed by at least one mem
ber of the street committee of said
City:
SECTION V
Any person or persons (includ
ing corporations) who damage or
cause to be damaged any pro
perty belonging to the City of
Nome, shall within a period of
twenty-four hours immediately
subsequent to any such damage,
notify the Clerk of the City of
Nome of such damage.
(Each conviction for violation
of this ordinance carries a penalty
up to $100'and 30 days in jail, and
the liability for damages done to
City property.)
NOME CITY COUNCIL
By Robert F. Scott,
39 City Clerk
i rive by air shipment.
All cities showed a rise in meat
| prices except Nome, which re
ported a 1% decrease.
Bacon & Eggs Up
I The rise in bacon prices during
the third quarter had the greatest
influence on edging up the prices
of meats. Bacon showed an aver
age increase of 12C per lb. for the
nine Alaskan cities, with a range
from 9c at Nome and Sitka to 16<*
at Palmer.
Alaskan egg prices showed ef
fects of a seasonal rise. A dozen
eggs were up an average 12C from
9C at Nome to 17c at Sitka.
Of the 15 items of fruits and
vegetables priced, 11 showed sea
sonal decline since June. The de
crease in the 15 items ranged from
15c at Fairbanks to $1.07 at Nome.
Higher Prices Ahead
Food prices are due to increase.
A 15% increase in frieght rates
for the Alaskan trade effective
Everybody Is
I Talking About
| The Roof Garden
' Perhaps never before has there
been such interest manifested in
any social event in Nome as there
is in the coming Pioneer Roof
Garden. At club meetings, public
i gatherings, in the stores, restau
I rants, and on the street, where
I ever people meet, no matter what
j the topic of conversation, even
though it be “Sputnik,” it soon
changes to the Roof Garden.
This has always been the big
social event of the winter season
in Nome and it seems to have
gained popularity as the years
roll on. Before the advent of the
airplane it was of necessity con
fined to the people of Nome. In
recent years however we have
had some patronage from Fair
banks and Anchorage and other
cities.^
This year 1957, being the 50th
anniversary of the founding of
j the Pioneer organization, Igloo
j No. 1 has gone all-out to portray
I as near as possible the original
; Roof Garden of 50 years ago, with
! the / type of entertainment in
: dulged in at that time.
First, there will be a play ap
i propriate to the occasion. It is
' being rehearsed now. The cast
' will include out-of-tow,n as well
as local talent. It should keep
i the audience spellbound for an
i hour. This will be followed by
| various games of chance charac
teristic of frontier days, and the
| prizes range from Iowa corn-fed
turkeys to varied sized gold nug
i gets, and other valuable prizes
‘ too numerous to mention. The
j big prize of the evening is the
j largest known gold nugget in Al
■ aska today, weighing nearly two
pounds.
Dancing of early-day vintage,
the Virginia Reel, Lancers, the
j French Minuet, square dancing,
' etc., will be enjoyed by those who
wish to endulge, as well as the
| modern day variety. The “Road
j house” will be open where you
; will be served good food and real
sourdough coffee with true Pio
neer hospitality. AND ALL FOR
FREE!
Paid Advt.
| HOT TIME HAD IN HOME
iOF HEDY AND HOWARD
HOUSTON, Tex., (iff)—A roaring
' fire in a fireplace set fire last
night to the home of Howard Lee
and his wife, actress Hedy La
Marr.
j ire Chief H. McLean said there
was extensive damage but no in
juries. He said a large amount of
wood burning in the downstairs
fireplace, plus a partially closed
flue, created such heat the walls
near the fireplace caught fire.
Dec. 2 was recently announced.
Retail food price differences be
tween cities in*Alaska' and Seattle
are largely due to the variation in
transportation and handling costs.
This may remind Alaskans of
the importance of growing a larg
er supply of Alaska’s food.
Despite gradual increase in
crease in stateside food prices
during the past two or three years
retail food prices in Alaska have
remained substantially the same.
However, it does not appear
likely that local merchants will
be able to absorb this increase
thru increased efficiency and/or
lower profit margins.
Nome prices in this September j
survey were lower in the 40 food |
items than Fairbanks in 11 cases;
Nome prices were lower than
those in Anchorage in four cases.
Sample of Nome Prices
Following are some Nome pric
es in September:
Flour, 5 lb, 95c; sliced bread,
IVi lb, 53C; sugar, 10 lb, $2.03;
Round steak, 1 lb, $1.53; ground
beef, 1 lb, 87C; pork chops, 1 lb,
$1.04; sliced bacon, 1 lb, $1.04;
luncheon meat, 12 oz, 65C; fresh
milk, qt, 74C; butter, 1 lb, $1.07;
grade A large eggs, doz, $1.23;
Apples, 1 lb, 39c; potatoes, 1 lb,
13C; onions, 1 lb, T6C; lettuce, 1 lb,
55C; tomatoes, 1 lb, 78C;
Peas, 303 can, 35C; tomato soup, i
11 oz, 21C; pork & beans, 16 oz,
23c; coffee, 1 lb. $1.34; oleo, 1 lb.,
50C; salad dressing, 1 qt, 95C
———
Typhoon Lola
Lea ve Guam With
Damage in Millions
GUA M, UP>—Rampaging Ty
phoon Lola, with winds reported
in excess of 140 miles an hour, j
roared over Guam Saturday, and j
left a trail of damage estimated!
in the millions of dollars.
No fatalities were reported, but J
winds flashing over this small j
military base in the western Pa- j
cific demolished hundreds of j
buildings and cut off power for i
16 hours. i
Extensive damage was reported 1
at Anderson Air Force Base and ^
on naval installations on Apra;
Harbor.
A 50-foot wave battered the j
island’s southern coast, toppling
trees and structures, folding j
bridges, and rushing two to three j
feet deep around some houses. j
Lola, more fierce than destruc- i
tive Typhoon Allen of 1949, sent \
American military and civilian'
residents of the U.S. trust terri-1
tory island into typhoon-proof j
concrete structures.
j
Aluminum Factory
Erected in 22 Hours
With Balloon Assist
ABILENE, Kan. UP—Equipment
troubles slowed the process, but
only 22 working hours were need- I
ed over the weekend to erect an j
aluminum factory building by
using two big balloons.
Work was completed on the I
domed, no-beam structure Sunday
morning. It is about five stories
high.
The huge balloons were inflated
so they lifted diamond shaped
aluminum panels into place. When
all panels were riveted together
the balloons were deflated and
withdrawn.
The giant upside-down bowl
will house the Fi-Fo Conveyor
. Co., a manufacturer of pneumatic'
! conveyor equipment.
KNOM-TV PROGRAMS I
TONIGHT
6:30—Mickey Mouse Club
7:30—My Friend Flicka
8:00—Guy Mitchell
8:30—Kraft Theater
8:30—Giselle MacXenzie
10:00—Encore Theater
10:30—Pittsburgh Steelers
TUESDAY
6:30—Mickey Mouse Club
7:30—Broken Arrow
8:00—Jim Bowie
8:30—Pal Boone
9:00—Wrestling
10:00—Top Tunes ft Talent
f RADIO PROGRAM
1 ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE — NOME
Monday
4:30—Masters of Melody
4:45—Johnny Dollar
5:00—C. P. M’Gregor Show
5:30—Music for Dining
6:00—News
6:15—Sports Caravan
6:30—Re verniers’ Romp
7:30—Conversation
8:00—Stuart Foster Show
8:30—People Are Funny
9:00—Richard Diamond
9:30—FBI in Peace & War
10:00—Robert Q. Lewis
10:30—One Night Stand
11:00—News
11:15—A Joy Forever
11:30—Land of Dreams
12:00—Sign Off .
Tuesday
6:58—Sign On
7:00—News
7:15—Weather Roundup
7:18—Rise & Shine
8:15—Morning Bevotions
8:30—Breakfast Club
9:00—Coffee Concert
10:00—Turn Back the Clock
10:30—Spotiite on a Star
10:45—Rex Koury
11:00—One Man’s Family
11:15—Latin Americana
11:30—Strike It Rich
11:45—Bob & Ray
12:00—News
12:15—Behind the Story
12:30—.Platter Parade
1:00—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—Man About Music
2:30—Music a la Carte
4: 00—The New Yorkers
4:15—Amer. Music Hall
4:30—Masters of Melody
4:45—Johnny Dollar
5:00—Marines in Review
5:30—Music for Dining
6:00—News
6:15—Sports Caravan
6:30—Revenuers’ Romp
7:30—CBC Radio Workshop
8:00—Contrasts in Musie
8:30—Jack Benny
9:00—Gunsmoke
9:30—Indictment
10:00—Robert Q. Lewis
10:30—One Night Stand
11:00—News
11:15—A Joy Forever
11:30—Land of Dreams
12:00—Sign Off
Wednesday
6:58—Sign On
7:00—News
7:15—Weather Roundup
7:18—Rise ft Shine
8:15—Morning Devotions
8:30—Breakfast Club
9:00—Coffee Concert
10:00—Turn Back the Clock
10:30—Spotlite on a Star
10:45—Rex Koury 1
11:00—One Man’s Family
11:15—Swinging Thru Dixie
11:30—Strike It Rich
11:45—Buddy Weed Show
12:00—News
12:15—Behind the Story
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—Man About Music
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:06—The New Yorkers
_4:15—Amer. Music Hall
4:30—Masters of Melody
Ex-Gov. Heintzleman
Named to University
Board of 'Regents
JUNEAU—Former Alaska Gov.
B. Frank Heintzleman was ap
pointed last week to the Board of
Regents of the University of Alas
ka by Gov. Mike Stepovich.
Heintzleman, who makes his
home in Juneau, will serve out
the unexpired term of Dr. C. Earl
Albrecht, who resigned June 10
of this year. The term ends on
the first Monday of February 1959.
In announcing Heintzleman’s
appointment, Gov. Stepovich said:
“The former governor’s knowl
edge of the university and his in
terest in the school’s develop
ment will be of valuable assis
tance as a member of the Board
of Regents.”
Other members of the board
include Michael J. Walsh, Nome;
Dr. Phillip Moorse, Sitka; Wil
liam A. O’Neil, Elmer E. Rasmu
son and Mrs. Lucy Cuddy, An
chorage, and Mrs. Helen Eyinck
and Leslie Nerland of Fairbanks.
14 Children and
3 Adults Perish in
Apartment Fire
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., <#>—
Seventeen persons, including a
mother and her eight children,
perished early Saturday as fire
billowed thru a narrow three
story apartment housing two Ne
gro families.
Fourteen of the dead were
children. Nine others were in
jured.
Flames surging thru stairways
and halls trapped many in their
bedrooms. At least one was killed
in a jump to the ground.
The frame building, once a ho
tel, was a splintered, charred
tomb. Firemen searching for bod
ies walked on ladders stretched
along upper halls.
19 Bodies Found,
Search Given Up
In PAA Crash
HONOLULU, Hawaii, m-42ar
rying a grim cargo of 18 broken
'bodies and a considerable lot of
debris, the aircraft carrier Phil
ippine Sea headed for her home
port of Long Beach, Calif., Sat
urday.
The bodies and debris were all.
that could be found after an in
tensive week-long search for sur
vivors of the Pan American Strat
ocruiser “Romance of the Skies.”
The carrier radioed that it had
exhausted all possibilities of find
ing any survivors.
The big Stratocruiser disap
peared Nov. 8 with 44 persons
aboard.
The mute evidence taken from
the sea indicated the airliner and
its passengers had met a swift
and violent end. Most of the bod
ies were shoeless and in lifejack
ets, suggesting the 36 passengers
and eight crewmen were prepar
ing for a ditching.
Seventeen bodies were recov
ered Thursday and two Friday.
No marked components of the
plane were turned up.
Naval officers aboard the car
rier said the debris yielded noth
ing that might explain what had
happened to the airliner.
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