vol. II
Palmer, Alaska
April 2, 1948
ITo. 14
CO-CF flC'TES
NOTICi TO fGC PRODUCTS
Starting Thursday, April 8th, egg checks
will be issued weekly. Payment for eggs
received from Thursday through Wednesday
inclusive will be computed on Thursday and
checks will be issued on Priday.
Your co-operatiDn will be appreciated.
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JUARTEIUY MELT IMG
About fifty members of the I!,Y.”.C.A. at
tended the Quarterly meeting on Wednesday
evening of this week. Reports were read to
the-members by the Secretary,-Carl Rasmus
sen, and the Chief Accountant, Clayton 2S_
siin per. Harold Stephan reported that the
Produce Teiartment had opened temorari ly
in order to .-"ill a potato order. Hr. Ste
phan said that he believed all of the re
maining -ootatoes in the Valley could be
sold. In a recent bid on potatoes, the
Co-op turned over a ld-0 ton bid to the In
dependent Vegetable Producers, while they
will bid on potatoes in a small sack lot.
Carl Rasmussen reported on the numerous
meetings held by the Board during the cast
month and gave in brief outline some of the
problems which they were -attempting to
solve.
According-to the report given by Clayton
Esslinger, the Co-op is in good financial
standing, and although this last quarter
was the slow period of the year, the Assoc
iation's business shows an increase over
the same period a year ago.
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LATEST RUMOR
• It has been rumored that a snail groun of ;
farmers are contemplating starting a pickle
f factory this surar.er, Only those living on
sandy soil and where the're is plenty of
sunshine may qualify. Cucumbers will be
planted in hills protected on the east and
north by glass cloth. !>ie to the high
ccst of producing cucumbers this far north
only dill pickles vail be made. • For fur
ther information, turn to page 3.
cofTimissionER visits school
Dr. J’ir.es C. R; an, r'cmniss loner of ..■•.'.'.ueatior
for Alaska, visited Schools in the Valley
this reck and net with the Primer School
Board on v’odnesday evening. Dr Ryan stated
that he found the Palmer School very veil
organised Pith a strong set-up and in as
good shape, if not better than ever before
on ai£r of his visits.
In sneaking of one of the 7. lley'£■■ major
problems, that of the Incorporation of a
school district, Dm. R"on stated that he
rould be glad to advise,.help or make fe
conmendations to any 'Tour on the organiza
tion of an incorporated school district at
any time.', but that he mould not carraign
for any one type of school district. It is
up to the people of the Talley to decide
the issue mithout.any pressure from the
Territorial office.
Officially, Dr. Ryan. states, it doesn’t mat
ter where the money comes from to operate
the schools of the Territory whether it be
federal, Territories or local—but he has
his own point Qf view, too. Don ?c an states
that it is the responsibility of the Terri
tory to carry the major1cost of the schools
in all school districts, because the wealth
of the Territory belongs to all. ""calth
should be used for the education in the
Territory, no natter where the children re
side." Dr. Ryan asserted. However, Or,
lynn further-pointed out that he did not
celieve that it was good for the peonle to
be recipients of this wealth without contri
DUting some. "Any local community should
.iay some to commensurate with their ability
to nay," he staged. !r”e don't want a school
district to work a hardship on the Community*
In further explaining'his opinions on source
cf school moneys Dr. Ryan pointed out that
the fish in Bristol Bay, the gold from our
nines and other similar resources are wealth
5f the Territory and any taxes collected
bn these should be used-in all school dis
r-ricts 6f the Territory, thus lightening
;he load of all local communities.
[r. regard the resignation of Carl A. Gr.el
Ling, Superintendent, Dr. Ryan stated that
;he hiring of a Superintendent i.s actually
lot in the hands of the local School Board.
rhe final decision in an unincorporated
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