March 17,1950
CO-OP I1EUJS
Sf ED 6 FERTILIZER HERE
Seed and Fertilizer cars are roll
ing in at the Co-op warehouse arid
all those who have placed orders
with the Warehouse may now obtain
your ^seed and fertilizer. As usual
a 10$> discount will be allowed on
all foed and fertilizer unloaded
directly from the car and sold for
cash to the farmer.
CASH BASIS
Our Co-op is attempting to revert
to its status as operating on a
cash basis. The recent trend to
wards increased credit is v/orking
to the disadvantage of the Associa
tion and the patron. We can return
a greater percentage of dividends
by operating on a cash basis. Hccen'
unauthorized accounts will be closet
Credit will be limited primarily to
commercial accounts and only to the
extent that they are current.
C. Esslingcr
DE PRIEST RELEASED
Cno Dairyman tv a s officially releasee
from the Association this week as
a voting member* L.I'. DoFricst com-j
plctod the final stops necessary to!
terminate his marketing contract
v:ith the Association. L'r. DePri~st
requested, however, that ho bo
granted the privilege of being re
tained as a Purchase Saving member.
This request was greeted by the
Board.
After two conferences held with four
other Dairymen , it appears that a
satisfactory adjustment can bo made
so that they also may obtain their
releases. These dairymen indicated '
that a decision would be reached by
the 20th of this month. 1
CO-OP PLACES BID FOR
MILK & ICE CREAM
Officials of the Co-op went to Fort 1
Richardson on Wednesday of this week
where bids were opened which were
placed for the proposed supplying of'
milk and Ice Cream to military es
tablishments in Alaska.
Cont. on page 3 <
comniiTTEE on ihcorporp
Tion STU04 REPORTS
Sixteen persons were present at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting on b\.d
ncsd.ay noon of this week to hear the
report oi the Committee on Incorpor
ation.
A five pc go mimeographed report was
pres^ntvjd by the committee which in
cluded facts end figures compiled
to show v.’hc.t might be expected in
the wav of revenue and whet the pos
sille expenditures for the City of
Palmer might be.
Lrs. Betty Lears had prepared a map
which vms-posted on'the wall to show
the proposed boundary linos of the
city. A few changes wore made ac
cording to the recommendations of
the members. The proposed area
■contains approximately 1000 acres
it MS StCtcd. Cont_ on pa,3 6
PAL PIER COriSTRUCTiOn
LOIIJ SIIMR fin AIRPORT
The Palmer construction Company was
low bidder for the construction of
the Palmer airport with a bid of
over ,<121,0.00. according to figures
received here. The Palmer Construe
tion Company is headed by John Hern,
^ac Jones end Mr. Robinson of Anchor
age.
rony 3chawm, Territorial Director of
Aeronautics, came to Palmer on Ion
lay of this week to meet with the
Palmer airport Committee and discuss
plans for construction of the Air
port. The committee was told that
following a survey to be made by the
3AA, the final award is expected to
3e made in about a week. The com
aittee was also told that as much
Local labor as possible will be
lired for the job.
chili dFnnTr~~~next~~ week
fhe Lutheran Ladies' Aid have changed
;he date of their CHILI DINFIR to the
23rd of MARCH basement of the Luth
eran Church, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.