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VOL II
Palrier, Alaska
February 27, 1948
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CO-OP DOTES
COMPLETE NEW BOARD
ELECTED
T e farmers of the Valley met in the Pal
mer School Gymnasium on Wednesday of this
reek for their regular Annual Keeting,
The morning ras consumed largely by finan
cial re-orts rhich were on the whole bet
ter than they have been-for the past two
years--and better than members exoected.
Following the lunch hour, during rhich the
Association furnished lunch to all those
attending, the members began the selectior
of a new Board of seven members to fill
the vacancies of enuring terms. The
first nominations on three year terns
were for Clair Patten and Harold L. Thuna,
Patten won by one vote.
Nominations re re then opened for the sec
ond member on a three year term. P>.
Brock was nominated. Objections to his
eligibility were raised by several mem
bers stating that he was engaged in bus
iness under contract with the Association
which disqualified him because this con
tract differed from any contract held
with the other members and was in viola
tion of the Qualifications for Directors
Article VIII Section 2. The intemreta-.
tion of this section differed greatly and
finally a vote ^as taken with the result
that his eligibility was sustained by a
vote of 30 to 27.
This vote served to upset the meeting for
a time and a large number of Dairymen
walked out. Those remaining maintained
that a ouorum did not then exist and an
attenmt to close the meeting was made.
After a check was taken on members left
it was found that a quorum still existed
and business was resumed.
In short order a complete new. Board was
elected. They are Clair Patten, E. R.
Brock, Carl Rasmussen, Pat Hemmer,
H.-rold Stephan, "it Carson and Oscar.
Kerttula.
A recess was then called in order that
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HOSPITAL fiSSCliQliOn elect
11 Em ecapn
Business at the Annual Meeting of the Val
ley Hospital Association was stymied for a
while on Monday evening, until s.ome means
of declaring a quorum could be found so that
legal business could be transacted. .
According to the By-Laws of the Association
a quorum constitutes a majority of the mem
bers, It was generally agreed that this
number was far too high as there were in the
neighborhood of 190 stockholders and it woul
be almost impossible to get 95 or more mem
bers out at any one time. Finally it was di
covered in the Article providing for amend
ments that a majority of the stock could
amend the By-Laws upon recommendation of the
Board of Directors. A check was taken on
the amount of stock held in the Association
by members present and it was found that a
majority of the stock was represented.
The meeting was then opened again at 10120
p.m. An amendment was then passed reducing
the quorum to 40 stockholders, and it was
found that a quorum existed so that other
business could be transacted.
Nominations for a Board.of seven Directors
was the first business of the evening. Nom
inees and votes cast were as follows:
Jack Maze 58, C.-T". Peters 45, G. Ilau 41,
Check Sandvik 39, T7. E. Huntley 35, Clyde
King Sr. 31, Victor Johnson 30, 3x11 Casler
29, M. D. Snodgrass 28, Victor Alfsen'28,
Clayton Esslinger 24, Valter-Zeile 14, June
Barker 14, Eleanor Brooks 11, Margaret Mil
ler 4.
Another amendment was passed to the effect
that if a Board member was absent from 3 con
secutive meetings of the Board he might be
dropped from the Board.
During the interim while a count was being
made on stock held by members present, sev
eral important topics were discussed. Rev.
Alfsen gave a financial report which showed
the Association in much better condition the
at previous meetings. The Association has
sold 31507.00 in Stocky.jeggivgdJ^.flO