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VOL. 18
Painor, Alaska
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_ April 8, 1949
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. HAY FINALLY ARRIVES
Hay that ras ordered a full tro months ago
finally arrived, Darrell Frank reported
" this rook* Duo to congested shipping con
ditions at this time, it is becoming more
difficult to obtain space on the boats,
ho said. This may result farmers finding
it necessary to grind their o’.vi feed from
grain that they may have on hand.
C HE A 'VIER Y MA NACj Ek HIR ED
Clarence Bell, rho ras fomerly employed
at the Anchorage Dairy, rill take over the
operation of the Creamery plant at Palmer
on April 15th it ras learned this rook.
Ir. B 11 has hpd eleven years in one large
Creamery in Tennessoo prior to his coming
to .Alaska tro years ago. He has rorked
in all phases of the Dairy business,accord
ing to Hr. '•ilson, Tanager of the ITFC...
MORELY' VISITS CREAMERY'
Lloyd ibrely, District Health Offioor,was
in Falncr on Tuesiay and ’"ednesday of thi£
week inspecting che Palmer plant and mak
ing suggestions and re conpiondat ion,s to
the management on the proposed remodeling
of the Creamery.
Plans for rearrangement, remodeling and •
repairing of the Creamery plant in Palmer
have been in the making for several weeks,
and it is hoped that before too long they
can begin to materialize.
Mr. Horeley plans to be in Palmer- again
on Monday of next reek to attend the
Breeder’s Association meeting on that eve
ning, Ho rill show films on "Money-Making
Milking" and also One on "Fluid Milk".
FRA • OFFICES. ’■ IN RFC HAIL
The "iiblic Roads .idministrat ion has leaso(
the former Soil Conservation Office space
and is getting ready to move in. A. con
tract mas. signed to run to,the end of the
year with the option of renewal. . ...
PA, IN7 IN G C 3A/7IM UES' ”
Following the completion’of the pointing
of the General Office Buildings and -th'o :
Extension Service Building, the painters
are no1’ working on the two houses Occupied
by Dr, Graves and I imager Mil son.
Just what othor buildings aro to bo paint
ed this year has not been revoalod at ■ ,•
this tine. Cont. on page 3
IlltH PlfiriS -r GREATER
Ecanaiiiy
The Community KaD. almost overflowed on'
Tuesday evening cf this week when members
met for the Annual meeting of the I.Iat aim ska
Electric Association. A quorum was declar
ed present at the opening of the meeting
with 225 voting members and 25 proxies
present. Others came later and the members
of the i*amilies along with some visitors
swelled the number to around 350 to 40u;
The evenings program began with movies of
the value of Refrigeration in the home and
how to use refrigeration to the best advan
tage. Following this,'James Harley, who*
operated the projector, showed an interes
ting movie oft Soil Conservation.
-The business’meeting opened rith John Tic—
Qarrey, Anchorage Attorney, in the chair.
Reports T/ere given by Mrs. Pierson from
the IMA Office, and H.G. Bryan of the RBA.
In the report given by. Mrs. Pierson,, the
need of economy eras stressed. 7hile the.
revenue has increased, the operational costs
have-increased enough^to off set this. The
self-billing system as set up. in the..Mas
ilia area is working out very successfully
she reported .and cuts costs ponsiderublyP
It is planned to institute this.plan in the
rest of the Valley. - •
According to this report the cost of line
construction has increased from )1500,' in
1941-42 to :)3135. at the present ,t.ine~per
mile of line constructed.? Since the land
clearing for new lines is one of the big
| cost items, persons requesting service con
I nections are b<ving asked to volunteer the
land clearing for construction to-their,
homes. -
H.O. Bry-an, Alaska.Representative for ’HPA,
gave a report on the progress of PMA pro
jects in Alaska. 'Men. projects are being
stallied in Juhe.au, Homer and other torus’
in the ICenai Peninsula., -and at Fairbanks.
Thet project at Kodiak is being, rebuilt.a
During the election which fcllor/ad the re
ports, four of the former board members
were regained, and, Miss louise Kellogg non
the fifth pjlace bn the Boaxi by one 7ote
over Merle Anderson. ( inoumben -./.
•; ~ Qont. on .page 2
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