A. R. R. C. HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
The Annuol Meeting of the Stockholders
and the Board of Directors of the
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
was held in Pelner on August .17, 1944.,
according to Herbert C. Hansen, General
Manager.
The directors present at the meeting
were:
B. W. Thoron - President
Cel. 0. F. Ohlscn, Vice-President
l>. V. Ray • Secretary
George Munfcrd - Treasurer
John L». Cope
Mads Johanson
Mer.uers not present were:
Governor Ernest Gruenlng
A. A. Shonbeck
Ross L» Sheely
All of these directors were continued
in office for the next year with the
exception of Kr. Ross Sheely who was
replaced by Mr. Arvla Johnson of Palmer.
"GLACIER PRIEST” TO VISIT PALMER
Father B- R. Hubbr.rd, S. J-, the "glacier
priest," and his companion in explorn- .
tion3 for 15 years, Ed Levin, recently
passed through Anchorage enroute to
Point Barrow.
Upon his return in a short tine, Pother
Hubbard said he will take sone 5,000 ft.
of colored pictures of the Mntanuska
Valley. He will be the guest of Father
Snead at Palmer during his stay in Pnlner.
EIRE DESTROYS QUIMBY HOME
The Russell K. Quinby hone was conpletely
destroyed by fire August 26th. About
seven o’clock in tne evening, snoke was
csen pouring fron the house by Duane
Huntley, who then immediately drove into
Pnlner to report the fire- Mr. Quinby
was in the bard doing his evening chores
NOTICE TO ALL LETTUCE gnnw..;s
At a meeting of the Vegetable Growers on
August 11, 1944, it was voted that any
lettuce surplus be controlled by limiting
the number of crates of top gr^de lettuce
which the Association will rec ive from
each producer during any week of surplus
In proportion to the expected total yield
of ehch producer as appraised by a Comm
ittee appointed at that meeting.
Results of this appraisal are listed
below. * Producers not listed arc- request
ed to leave their names with lb'. Prank
for an appraisal of their crop if their
expected yield of top grade lettuce for
market exceeds 25 crates throughout the
season.
Accordingly, maximum quotas of top gr le
lettuce for the week beginning August 27
are set at 10# of the appraised yield.
Subject to quality and storage space,
this figure may be changed at any time
without notice*
Producers are notifle ' that purchasing,
borrowing, or otherwise acquiring lettuce
from others, or selling, lendlrt, or
otherwise transferring lettuce to others
in order t<' fill these qurtas, or furnish
ing lettuce to ethers than the Association
for conn.-.rr.iol purposes will result in
cancel'’ a t' on of a -1 quotas of the pr -
ducers 5nvo.\ ;ed<. Quotas will bo ost b
lished weeHy, rad nay be neither trans
ferred r-.ar ’•J.low; ) to accumulate.
t Hume Et.tJfL;I-i
Rice 150 cts Berry 250
n 575 Kircher 400
' nhose 1”0
nan ZOO McAllister e '0
1050 O'Hanson ’ >Q
Ed: end > 0
Sherrod 505
Sicrioese 800
ftrlngfjeld 50 ,
Kerttuda 250
Bchroeder 430
Eiecieostetn RQ
Dink-l 50^
Bruobauer 75
Herrion 40
•uphnrst
Ho^edon 150
Kcff
Kl. CD
Sours '.25
Ca/'son 200
Newbie 200
Kurtz. 240
.’jarson .J'X)
Lobexg V
Stock 1:5
unaware of the fire at the tine, Th
house and contents were a total loss
The cause cf the fire Is unknown, £ Is
again shows the need for district phases.
Considerable tine night have b..en saved
in this way.