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Decenber 9,1949 ■ No.48_
CO-OP. DOTES
FLYING BOSSIES' DUE SOON
The person Aho quipped "It’s a good
thing cows don’t fly," will have
spoken in vain if the mission of
Merle Anderson and Virgil Eckert
works out according to. plan.
Eckert ahd Anderson were selected at
a meeting of Co-op Dairy Shippers to
go ’outside’ and purchase . dairy
cattle to be flown back to Palmer
to ftc-lp relieve the shortage of -milk
and'to help consume the plentiful
supply of feed that exists here.
It is hoped that air shipment will
prove to be a means of shipping milk
ing stock .with a minimum of excite
ment and abuse. Boat'shipment of
milking stock has nearly always re
sulted in a considerable decrease in
production and the effects'of the
combined boat and rail trip takes
several.v/eeks to overcome.. The milk
saved'by air trqnsportation should
be considerable.
I talked with Merle and Virgil Mon
day night by phone. At that time no
cattle had actually been purchased,
but a number of contacts had been
'lode and .several herds examined. It
arrears that the purchase price of
o:.., cattle they would accept would
run somewhat higher than expected.
They wore instructed to use their
bust_judgment and acquire at least
one or two plane loads with which
to return. If thq first, 'trip proves
ho be economically feasible, More
cattle c.gn be flown later.
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COT TAGE CHEESE' MAKt'S
CE8OT ' '
Cottage Cheese—the newest addition
to cho- Matqnuska Maid lino,md/3v>its
first appearance last .Sunday eve
ning. Cap Beeman and.Clarence Bell
spent a.ve^y Busy ddy getting ac
quainted with the new equipment and
new process.
The cheese is put up in attractive
pound packages and appeared on loca
markets on Tuesday of this week.
PaLlTiER -■RUCHORIhGL G4IT1E
DRi-hUJS RECHRil CROWD
About the largest- crowd ever known
to attend a B?isket ball grufe In the
Pr imer O nnesium*turnedout’to wit
ness the contest between the two
teams Sc.t-urdty night.
Tne P lmer string- made the first
score and held the lead expept for
a; brief' period all during the first
half of the'gcme. At the close of
the first quarter the score stood
11 to 9 with F L.icr in the lead. At
the end of the half Palmer still
held- the lord with a score of 25
to 20.
During the third quarter the Anchor
age term took the lead - and. the score
stood at 31 to 29 in anchorage’s
favor. The last part of the game
was a hard fought contest with- the
chances of either side winning right
up to the very last, ’.hen the gbtie
ended anchorage was in the lead by
only 2 points, the score bring 37 to
35 .
The. game was late getting started
due to a-late, train. Because , of
this some.people missed the Broad
cast over K.E.fT.I. which wc^'excel
lent interpretation of the game.
BREEDERS ASSN ' TO
HOLD special classes
The. Breeders’ Association i.s plan
ning a aeries of meetings' on timely
topics.relative to theirparticular
problems, ^t the. Ilona ay meeting Pr.
Sweetman will talk to'them on‘
"V/intcr Kenegement of the P--iry Herd?
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-It. is roquested that those dairymen
who signed for cows to be^shipped in
should contact the.Co-op Office Sat
urday mornihg to get the latest in
formation on the expected shipment.
-The OR TP IT UI'ION will hoi d its
Annual Meeting in January.