n
i,
U
1
! ! 1
'■> <r
h; •
I s
lK
.'i
i_L
VOL II
Palner, Alaska
I'arch IS, 1948 Vo. 11
CO-OP IIOTES j
DAIRYMEN BCARD NEGOTIATE
The ^oard cf Directors met rith a committee
from tho Dairyman's Asooiation cm Tuesday
to start :'lans for the transfer of the flu
id milk facilities to the Dairymen, Some
details rore discussed and if nothing un
forseen ha- pens it looks as it it ’-’ill ho
possible to make the transfer if the mem
bers of the Cooperative are agreeable. 0>-ljj
preliminary details rero discussed at this !
mooting and it rill be necessary to have a !
legal and responsible group from the Dairy-!
men elected or appointed rith full author- j
ity to act for the Dairymen,
(Continued on Page3)
FINAL PLANS FCA ELKS |
The Elks Lodge have quite an extensive pr&F
gram planned for this Saturday, -hen they J
rill have a meeting and an Initiation by j
the Anchorage Lodge 1351, 3.P.C.E. here at;
P lmer.
At 4:00 p.ra. there is to be a Public Init-I
iation in the street of candidates by the i
second section committee. !
A committee from horo rill meet the train
in Katanuska and rido ut> on it rith the
delegation from Anchorage. This train is
due to arrive at 7:30 p.m. and rill be rot
comed at the Palmer Depot by the Falmer
Elks and their ladies. They rill have cars
thoro to furnish transportation. The Lad
ies —ill bo escorted to th*» Lounge in the
T'oslosky hu’lding.
At 8:00 p.m. the Lodge meeting and Initia
tion of candidates rill be held in the com;
munity Kali. At 10:00 p.m. there '-ill be
a Kuffet Lunch for ?lks and their Ladies
in the School Dining Room.
Prom 10:30 until 2 a.m. there rill be a
dance in the Community Hall. This is open
to the T'ublic.
At 2:30 a.m. the train is to dopart for
Anchorage.
’Welcome Dlks" sipjis are conspicuous all
over tom, to greet the visitors.
HOSPITAL DEETinG CALLED
A special meeting is being called for this
next I'onday evening, I'arch 15th, at 8:00
p.m. in the Community Fall by the Hospital
Board for the purpose of promoting and organ
izing the rork for construction of the ner
Hospital. Guest speaker trill be George'
Sunborg, former manager of the Alaska Dev
elopment Board. Other special features of
the evening rill be special numbers by the
Palmer High School Band and the High School
Glee Club.
The net vospital Beard rill have reports on
their activities thus far and rill explain
rhat has been done and rhat is yet to be
done. All Valley residents should be inter
ested in hearing ’"hat plans have been made
for their ner Hospital. Committee reports
rill include one from the .Site committee on
rhich T’, C, Mau and Victor Johnson are'serv
ing; one from the Building,committee rhich
is composed of Clyde Ting Sr,, C; r", “'eters
and Check Sandvik; and another from the Fin
ance committee on rhich Jack Haze and I. 11.
Sandvik are serving.
Cne of the plans to raise money as advanced
this last ‘v'et: by she Eoarri is to sell Bonds
in three series at a low rate of interest.
It is expected that the "inance committee
rill have the plans for this ready by Fonday
Another question to be discussed rill be the
location of the ner; Hospital. Several pites
have been under consideration. One desir
able .location in question is & tract of sever
acres just south of the Dr, P. R, Sims res
idence,
A sodial hour ’-ill follow the meeting—at
"hich refreshments of coffee, cake and cook
ies rill be served. This rill be pot' luck
style, and each one is asked to bring his
om cup.
Don't let anything interfere rith your atten
dance at this meeting. The Fasonic and East
ern Star Club is ”Ostponing its regular meet
ing so that all members may attend. The Hop'
pital belongs to the people—not to the.Boar
The Board consists only of the people’s rep
resentatives rho are doing everything they
can to build a ner Hospital—but they can
do nothing without the support of the people
Don't fail them.