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COSTUME JEWELRY.necklaces pins clips
9C^C each (includes 20 per cent Federal Tax!)
Rate Raise Effect Shown
Gov. Office, Juneau (Special)
—Id connection with the hear
ing on rates and charges request
ed by the Maritime Commission
for November 27, - housewives,
wage earners,and merclants need
no reminder that prices in Alas
ka are now much higher than in
Seattle and that any further in
creases would be detrimental to
the welfare of families and all
kinds of business in the Terri
tory. A comparison of present
retail prices in Seattle with re
tail prices in Kodiak which would
result if freight rates were in
creased one hundred per cent is
presented below. In calculating
these prices present wholesale
handling and lighterage costs and
prevailing retail markups were
used. Shown in the following or
der are the item priced,the Seat
tle retail price at present and re
tail prices which would result
from the one hundred per cent
increase of freight rates in Kodr
ak. These figures have been sup
plied to the Governor’s office by
the Territorial office of the OPA.
However even this is not by
any means the whole story. The
increased cost of living produced
in Alaska would promptly cause
a demand for increased wages a
mong the workers engaged in
ITEM
Seaport Tomatoes No. 2 tin
White Potatoes 10 lb. sack
All Purpose Flour 50 lbs.
Pot Roast Beef
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes 11 oz.
Ivory Flakes 12 1-2 oz. package
Tomato Soup 10 1-2 oz. tin
Sugar 10 lbs.
Beer 11 cz.
Studio Couch
Cement UA lb. sack
Lumber 1000 ft. Fir
Black Steel Pipe 100 ft. 3-4”
Ford Truck 1 1-2 ton 1942
At Seattle
$ .14
.55
2.75
.34
.08
.27
.07
.68
.13
67.50
.95
46.50
7.75
915.00
At Kodiak
$ .21
.87
4.27
.48
.33
.43
.11
1.09
.24
137.85
2.77
86.00
10.90
1275.00
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| wharfage, handling and lighter
age, as well as those engaged in
transportation to retail stores.
Thus these increased costs would
be further increased
A postponement of this hear
ing sufficient to allow Alaska to
hire the necessary economic and
legal counsel and to prepare its
case is absolutely essential and
has been requested.
Anchorage (Special)—Edward
D. Coffey, president of the Terri
torial Senate, has urged the
Alaska Development Board to
take over the impending battle
against freight rate increases on
ships operating to Alaska.
Detroit (^P)—The CIO’s Un
ited Auto Workers union struck
at the plants of General Motors
at 11 am Wed in their attempt
to obtain a 30 per cent wage
boost
Close to 200,000 employes in
GM plants in 20 states were or
dered out in the long-threatened
battle between America’s largest
labor union and largest operating
corporation.
KODIAK SKATING RINK
Open 7 to 10 pm every night,
plus a Matinee Sunday, 2:30 to 5:30 pm
Get the SKATING Habit!
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Winter lube problem licked
No winter layoffs these days. Now, wheth
er you’re sweeping drifts from airstrips, or
trucking supplies over winter-locked roads,
you can’t afford cold-weather delays. To keep
trucks, tractors and other equipment rolling
despite frigid temperatures, Standard of Cali
fornia has developed two brand-new, cold
weather lubricants:
RPM Hypoid Lubricant, Sub-Zaro Typ«
—Lubricates gear systems of passenger cars
and trucks thoroughly and dependably at
sub-zero temperatures.
RPM All Purpose Grease, Sub-Zero Type
—Distributes instantly over bearing.surfaces
of spring shackles, drag links, king pins,
track roller bearings, track idlers and other
chassis bearings at temperatures far below
freezing. Resists water and dirt.
Get details on these made-for-Alaska lu
bricants from your Standard Representative.
STANDARD OF CALIFORNIA