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VOL. 12
P lrier, Alaska
January 28
9
1949
' No. 4
co-op noics
ANNUAL -MEETING .CALLED
Notices have been nailed to all nonbers
of the Matanuska Valley Formers’ Coopora- j
ting Association in accordance .ith the
By-Lars, sotting the date of tho Annual ;
Mooting on Tbbruary £5, 1949. The meeting
rill convono at 11:00 a.ij. and Lunch rill ;
be served at nqon,
Throo directors rill be up for.olection
at this meeting. Those rhoqp terns are |
eeq>iring are: Oscar Korttula, L.M.DoPriost
and Janes Berry. The latter tno roro ap-.
pointed ddnee the last election to fill
out toms of nenbers rho resigned. One
nember is to be elected to a three year
tom and tro for a one year tern each,
A list of Voting nenbers has bean posted
in a conspicuous place so that anyone rho
is in doubt about his status nay chock
this list. '
Monbcrs rho have Amendments to propose at
this nceting are, renindod that a draft of
the proposed amendment must be presented
to the Board of Directors of the Associa
tion at least ten d.ys before the date set
for the neeting and a copy nust also bo
posted in a conspicuous place so that all
nenbers nay have an opportunity to read
it before the;mooting.
The Board of Directors and the Manager
have been investigating -Ehc noed of changd
in the Marketing Contract and the By-Lars ,j
and. r-+>icr phases of the Association. They!
p-lan to present a ner sot-up norc q.Q.nsis- j
tent "ith the neods of the Association
nenbers, j
ATTENTION EVERYONE
COMING TO TOTN
MOTTS RADIO PROGRAM
"THE VOICE 0F PROPHECY”
in Sound Movio Picture taken-of the ACTUAI
'RADIO PROGRAM in Los AngeloSj'California*
« This picture rill be shorn SATURDAY NIGHT,
January 29, at 8;00 p.n. sharp at the
SEVENTH MY ADVENTIST CHURCH. The sane
picture rill be shorn again on Thursday
February 3, 8:00 p.n* in the Comunity
Hall in rasilla,
FREE of Charge
EVERYBODY IS ECLCOME
A statement on agricultural research in
Alaska ras issued today by Dr, P.V.Cnrlnn,
head of administration and all rosearui
Fork in the Department of Agriculture .1
YJ-'shington, D.C., folloring a series o
conferences rith Dr. Charles E. Bunncl.
prosident of the University of Alaska, the
3card of Regents of the University and De
partment of Agriculture officials, Dr. S.R.
Frnckor, re search coordinator for the Agri
cultural Research Administration office,
and E.C, Elting, associate chief of-the
■Office of Erperincnt Stations.
The UAnhington officials, in Fairbanks this
month, flor to Juneau later by Par. American
Airrays.
Text the statement, ras:
A fully integrated, single program of agri
cultural rosearch in Alaskas has been the
objective of a series of conferences held
since January 12 betroen repm sentativos
of the United States D- .artnent of .Vricul
ture ar.d the University! Of Alaska.
A .reorient on oasic principles underlying
the program contemplated has boon reached,
subject to approval by Territorial officials
and the Congress.
The provisions of'Public L r~ 266 rill govern
procedures until June 30, 1949, after rhich
the proposed joint program, if approved rill
be effected. Enact details rolative to the
^organization and direction of the proposed
program rill arait action by the legislature
and the Co-'-rens on ap-ropriations; and,
also decision by the B.> rd of Regents of the
University as regards organization of agri
cultural activities rithin the University.
Until the details of Organization and di
rection aro perfected through joint planning
and by mutual agreement, continuity in the
program rill bo insured by continuation
under the direction of Don Irrin, presently
directing the ficflcral program.
The budget submitted by President Truman to
Congress contemplates continuation of a sub
stantial program by tho U.S.Department of
Agriculture, supported by funds totalling
^675,000. It provides also for the restor
ation of federal-grant funds to the Univer
sity Agricultural Sxporimont Station for
•agricultural research in the amount of
-^66,047. Provision is made, also for res
toration to the University of the facilities
transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture
Cont. on pp, 3