The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-05
JAMESDAvIS, 0pA, !. GUEST SPEAKER AT
 ROTARY LUNCHEON

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 Juneau Rotary Club.
 Tn opening his talk, MT. Davis reminded his listeners that this is an election year, year in which many public officials in Washing< ton are expressing opinions that may not always coincide with pri- vately-held beliefs. Much that is being said is slanted for the record and political weight, he said. , Strikes Natural Reaction
 The wave of strikes and strike talks in Washington is not as im- portant as it may sound on paper. It is a natural reaction of labor, led by young. aggressive and am- bilious men, to attempt to get as much as possible out of the present industrial boom that has in truth been going on all during the war. With war ended and many regu- iations such as those from the war production board removed, labor is out to show it's strength and pow CT. MT. Davis asserted.
 OPA Stands Firm OPA has taken a firm and stub torn stand however, and when ar guments and scrambling around have been terminated in the near future it is believed, the speaker said, that no unbearable increases will have resulted and the stabili- zation program will go on much as lit has in the past.
 1 Tn the last war two-thirds of all i inflationary problems took place after the end of hostilities. Today business men are in happier cir cumstances than in any similar period in the past. They can leave 1 their place of business each night | secure in the nowledge that to- morrow's' prices will not fluctuate ! to such a degree as to necessitate speculation and actual gambling on price movement. Without stabil- ization business men would be fac i ed with additional inventories wide price margins and business conditions that would never allow them to conduct their affairs in a i stabilized mar.ner.
 Hearings on extending the OPA now underway in Washington will undoubtedly result in extension of a year or at least months with review for continuation in the fall, said MT. Davis,
 There will be changes made in the OPA functions, he continued. Regulations may be loosened some what, certain restrictions removed, etc. But the general operation will continue in it's present line. !, Dangers of Relaxation Told i Tn showing what could happen should OPA suddenly lift price con- trol at this time, the speaker point ad to removal of price regulations on citrus fruits and accounts.
 Citrus growers assured us there i would be no trouble. Production was abundant. There was a suffi- i cient supply of grapefruit and or ] anges for everyone We lifted the i control price in November. The ! first day prices were up 50 percent and we were forced to reestablish the regulation. Tn the case of coco nuts prices went up 50 percent the first day, 100 the second, and 400 the third
 MT. Davis said there were no plans for change in OPA regula- tions in Alasa. The office is at tempting to work in harmony with the needs of the Territorys economy and to give as fair deal as pos sible to it's business men and con sumers alike, he said
 Special Crab Salad
 Today's luncheon at the meeting consisted of special crab salad with the main ingredients donated by George Skuse, Don Skuse, anc Hank Harmon, who brought in 50 spider crabs from Marmion Island Sunday. The crabs were caught ir crab trap designed by George Skuse. MT. Harmon distributed the crab shells to be used as ash trays
 
 At the business session preced- ing MT. Davis talk, it was an nounced that the Rotarians vii give away 1946 Plymouth as means to raise funds for the Mem crial Library. The car is now on its way from Seattle aboard the NortF Sea, which sailed today. Negotia,
 tions in bringing the car to Ju.
 neau are being handled by Bot Bowling.
 Bob Goldstein, who will be tn high schol representative at Rotar,
 meetings during the month of Feb
 ruary was introduced by MT. liar
 mon.
 Guests at today'S meeting wer Leonard M. Campbell from Wran
 gell; William E. Didelius, Dan Mol
 Ter of Sitka; and Bob Jernberg 0
 Kptchikan