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PALMER, A’LASKA FEBRUARY 9* 1946 NO. 6
.CO-OP jVlE'rfINC i
t SJ-lOW£D CO-OP 'IN j
COOD CONDITION j
The Annual meeting of the Matot
nuska Valley Farmers Co-operating
Association was held .in the Commun
ity Hall on Wednesday February 7,
1945 at 1:00 P.M, The majority of |
the members were- present-, but no
exact count was token at the time
of Roll Call.
The Secretary reported that the
oard had held 27 meetings during
the past year. We have at the pre
sent time 132 voting stockholders,
28 probational members (.those who
hove signed marketing contracts,but
have not been producing for a yearO (
25 who are suspended until such ;
time as they again resume farming
and become producers, and 69 pat
ronage dividend sharing members.
Mr. Mullancy's report showed thn1
the Co-op as a whole is in excellent
financial condition. He reported
that in’ about ten days there will bq
an auditor hero to go over the bookq
le have now almost a million and a
half dollar business, Carl ftasmus- i
sen called for.a complete brerHdown I
of the report by departments, but. I
it was impossible at this time. A
later m-eting was'requested for the
purpose of getting this report.
New Certificates of Equity were
issued during the meeting. One was
for Patronage Dividends since 1939
and will be payable Dpeembs^',31,1S4S
and the other was returns on the 2%
which is withheld on purchases. _ .
The report of the manager,Roland•
Cnodgrass, indicated that an increas
In milk production.is very desirable
We have about 475 gallons a day and
should have at least 600 gallons.
The market could stan^ 800 gallons. j
Accordingly the Valley should have \
80 to 100 more dairy cows to hold j
our own against possible competition
Wft need to have the milk supply
spread out more evenly over the yeai^
so that the bulk of the milk is not i
produced in one season leaving part
of ^he year with a shortage.
As far as other crops are con
cerned,- producers may expect that ]
the market will take the same amquntjj
as last .year. We can produce the „■ (
same amount,however, on less acreage!
Dk.'RG.HAN$i*l GO IS
TO .WASHJMGION p.C
Dr-. Herbert C. Hnnsen is being
transferred ffom Palmer to Washing
ton D.C, where he will be r.mployed
by the United Nations Relief ..an^
Rehabilitation Administration, ..o
will act in the capacity of Sup, ly
Officer, on the Headquarters Stafi'. .
He. expects that later on as the*
W.ar develpps. he may be transferred
to Overseas Service as Agricultural
Rehabilitation §pecia.l.i*st. He ex
pects to. .leave- here the 28th of this
month.
- . Don Irwin, who, needs no intro
duction to .the .alley .peoj'l:, will
replace Dr. Hansen as man; L r of
the. hftRC.- He will assume Ms new
duties on Ma-rch the first.
Don L. Irwin was the first man
ager of the ARRC in 1935. He was
Assistant Manager to Ross T.Sheely
for a few months in 1936. f'J.ncp
then he has been at the herd* of the
Mn’tanuska Experiment Station.
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CALMER SCHOOL NEWS
'(
~ :'The Palmer Territorial.eh. A
innual election date has “bo m set
"or Saturday, March 3, betw en the
lours cf 9 a.m. and 5 j,m. by the •
Local school beard, at which time
me trustee will be selected;. T’e
;erm of Max H.‘ Sherrod, Clerk, is
expiring. Other board members are
frs. Vera L; Linn, Treasurer and Dr.
?arl F. Graves, President.’
The eTedtioh will bei held in the
Jomrcunity Hall and those judges have
>een apFdint'ed by the Board:
bob idem, Mrs', Don Irwin, He’v.Victor
*lfsen and' Mrs. Loren McKeci nie.
' > CLARIS
Plans to publish a* 1945 laris,
>fficial' -Palmer High School annual,
ire being worked out by the Seniors
md if the detailed study n ->w under
my Indicates" the publicati n can be
'inanced, it is expected a' year
look will’be printed, and s Id. to
itudehts and faculty or ot’. rs 1'n
;erest-ed in‘ securing One.
EGGS MAY BE BROUGHT. IN EVERY DAY,
IXCEFT SUNDAY,AND DRAFTS WILL BE IS
SUED • THE FOLLOWING DAY.REUUi».!v
DELIVERIES OF FRESH EGGS Ah- DE
SIRABLE--KEEP EGGS IN COOL LACE.