The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-11-06

mann of Juneau for conferences and information on latest 0PA develop ments. Revisions are in the Offing and some Of them will apply to Al-I l aska. Among the problems being dis cussed is Alaska rationing. now confined onIy to tires, tubes, autos 1 bicycles and typewTiters Whether l general rationing will be applied toI l the Territor, as it now does in the l States rem ins a question. With Alaskans virtually rationed by lack of transportation, general rationing appears a little absurd in view Ot the fact that all supplies to the Territory can be limited at Seat tie. Delegate Dimond put 1t aptly when he said
 It would be just plain screwy to apply general ratiOning to Alas ka l have tried to find out but Il have been unable to learn what the OPA intends to do. Interior Alaska residents have to lay in supplies every summer for the next 12I months They cant run to a corner grocery every time they need a 10 of sugar. It might be necessary l 10 ration liquor. but the cost Of a general rationing policy for 80,00OI people in a territory twice the size of Texas would be extremely fool. ish."
 As Roy Anderson sets forth in the ketehikan Chronicle, "Alaskans have absolutely no objection to be- ing rationed like the rest of the. nation. Periodically they'd prefer. rationing. But the best rationing plan for Alaska would seem to be rationing of non-essentials by cut ting them off from shipment at Se- attle."
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 One of the best was taken when Jim Dennis, pioneer Alaskan and for the past several years Territor- ial liquor enforcement officer. met accidental drowning while on a hunting trip last week. (see news story). Jim came up the hard way. through the mining camps of Col. orado and the old vest as a jock ey until he put on two many pounds Like many of the old timers, he came north for gold; had prospected much of the Interior and was one of the veteran employees of the old Copper River railroad. His pleasant. Irish smile will be missed by host of friends throughout the north. He was genuine, human with those sterling qualities of men who made the north He was one of them.
 Editor Sid Charles of the Fishing News has what he terms "belly-| ache, and who can blame him l Editor Charles has learned that the Territorial price administration is considering broadcasting price reg-I ulations over the new Ketchikan station and there's a hint that itI might pay for the time. Ketcbikan's potent publisher points out that newspapers are flooded with ma terial from the various government agencies about their departments which they ask the newspapers to publish for nothing; never, so far. any of it t5 be paid advertising. HeI wants to know, and so do we. if the 0PA or any other government agency is going to buy radio time to give information which they ask the newspapers to publish gratis?
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 With industrial man power he coming as big a problem as mus terlng a big army to beat the ene- my, the War Manpower Commission has added few more industries to the list it already has given Selec- tive Service as activities essential to the support of the war effort D
 Latest on the essential list are
 Communication services: Tele- phone, telegraph, newspapers. ra- dlo broadcasting, newsreels, televi-I slon services and repair of facil-I ltles; production of machinery. en- glnes, turbines, etc.; production of industrial and agricultural equip. ment; production of leather goods. Finishing of metal products; Civil Aeronautics Administration avia- tion services.