The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-31
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 Verdict On
 Food Quotas


 will be held Monday noon in th' Civic Center, 1t is announced b' President H. B. Thornquist.
 In an effort to stimulate farming in the community, the Chamber al its last meeting, urged upon loea merchants to use as much produce from local growers as is possible. 1i was pointed out that a sizeabls quantity of vegetables and berries are being brought to town now by local farmers and that this industry should be encouraged.
 Urge Using Local Produce
 In a letter to the merchants, the Chamber said:
 We feel that this industry should be stimulated and assisted in every way possible and therefore urge local merchants to handle as much of this locally grown produce as they possibly can. This would serve both as a means Of stimulat- ing local industry but also would tend to ill the gap which results from the war shipping problem. It would be. in fact, a direct aid to the war effort
 Chamber went on record to try again to obtain improved express service for Wrangeu. It contacted the Railway Express Agency with the suggestion that now with the Jones law suspended for the dura- ton, it might be possible to use Canadian boats for express.
 General Superintendent c. NJ Hirst. of the Office Of Indian Al fairs addressed the meeting, tell ing of the evacuation Of the Aleuts to Southeast Alaska.
 Food Quota
 In response To a recent wire to Delegate Dimond in regard to food quotas Tn Alaska, the Chamber this week received the following com munieation from the Delegate:
 Recently, 1 talked at length with Mr. Jacob Rosenthal of the War rroduction Board who has charge or Iood quotas. He tells me that quotas have not been set up for food supplies generally, but that it is likely your particular concern arises as to quotas on coffee and on tea, the coffee quota being 759o of the I94' use and tea, 5o9o. It ap- pears that there is no restriction as to the movement Of tea and coffee within the Territory itself, but that restrictions have been applied to the coffee and tea suppliers in the States so that in the absence Of special circumstances they can fur nish only 75go of the coffee and 50Go of the tea that they furnished in 1941 for any particular area. This applies to Alaska as well as to the States because il is felt that all citizens should be subject to the same limitations in use of these ar ticles.
 However, Mr. Rosenthal further informs me that the coffee and tea suppliers of the West Coast, and particularly of Seattle, who ordin- arily take care of Alaska, have been informed that they will not be bound by the monthly restric- tions imposed elsewhere, it being realized that shipping conditions between the States and Alaska are such as to make it necessary to take advantage of any shipping that is offered and, therefore, those who supply Alaska with coffee and tea may make one shipment to cover an ensuing period of six months, if that be thought advisable.
 'I understand that similar re- strictions have been laid down with respect to cocoa and spices but that similar arrangements are permiss- ible concerning the supply of all such articles to Alaska.
 T pointed out to MT. Rosenthal that the population of Alaska, both civilian and military, has probably increased substantially in 1942. He said that Army and Navy supple; are not subject to quota and, there. fore, the military forces in Alaska will be taken care of, and what i: used by them will not be charged to Alaska as a Territory. He fur ther said that if any reasonabl! and definitely substantial evidence could be had of an increase of civil ian population in the Territory al adjustment would be made accord ingly. am sending copy of thi letter to the Governor, believing that he may be able to get fairl. reliable data as to any increase il the civilian population of the Ter ritory during the current year having in mind particularly the yer. considerable amount of road worl being done. both in rehabilitation of the Richardson Highway and il construction of that part of the In ternational Highway and it's bran eheS which lie in Alaakaa