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CO-OP (, MATAtiLlS&A&itvAUEY NEWS
VOL. 10 ■
PALMER .ALA.SKA
rARCII 13. 1947 .
No. 11
CO-OP NOTES
On March 12, tho Matanuska Valley Farmers'
Cooperating Association held a special
meeting for the purpose of discussing : • :
operating’plans for 1947.
The mooting was called to ordor by Mr. L.
C. Stock,'president of tho Board of
Directors, About So members wore present
which number was sufficient to establish
a quorum. Tho report of tho Departmental
Corcmittocs was road by Mr. Stock and cafch
member was furnished a copy of tho same.
Mr. A,Marvin Allyn, Chief Accountant and
Assistant Manager of the MVPCA , made a
comparative report on tho financial stand
ing of the Association, Ho opened his
talk with a few remarks concerning tho
principles of Co-ops in general.
In answering the question of'TChr.t is a
Co-op?*, Mr.'-Allyn pointed out thi3 was
the members* Association end that any pro
fits' accrued or earned accrued to the mem
bers. He stated that,"Eventually if a
Co-op is successful, all borrowed money
trill be returned to the lender and iho far
mors* money ril-l run the Co-op 100$. Ah
ideal Cc-op should be eraod by you 100$,”
He also pointed out that in a co-op every
member has a voice. Every member should
be treated alike. Every member should shii
all his produce cooperatively. As--"A
co-op can be no better than the members’
loyalty."
The member has a'groat responsibility to
his Association. Ho signs a pledge in
the form of a marketing contract to play
the .pane and stick to the rules. If he is
not willing to do that| then ho docs not
belong in a.Co-op. Mr. Allyn emphasised
the fact that all products must bo market
ed collectively if the Co-op is to succeed,
CnTvh . nn y,
SOPHOMORES WON THE
BSOO PRIZE
Tho Junior Glass is vary v/ell plcasod with
tho results of "Skit Night** hold in tho
Primer Community Hall on Wodnosdny night
of this v.'cok. A largo cror.;d attondod and
from all indications thoroughly onjoyod
the program.'All of the Skits uorb vory y >
entertaining, but those that proved to be1'
1 tho most popular according to votes east
I after tho shovr mere:
[ First "Androns'Sisters’/shioh uas given by
I tho Sophonoros. This mas staged by throe
I boys ana dolightod tho audionco so mu6h
| that thoy rcro recalled for on encore,Tho
| class rrns av/nrdod tho $5,00 cosh prize for
I Pirst Prizo.
| Second "7?hy Toachors Go Nutsyv;hich uas
| given"by the Seniors drev -fcho so6ond prize
j of $3.'30 by voto of tho audionco^This skit . '
|kc t thc audience in on uproer most of'.,tho
! t iric. .
1 Third Day in School,vhich Tag given-by
|Mine Crumpler*s 5th Grado;ron tho $2.prizo,
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j Other skits that rore popular rith tho
voters re re "Old King Colo" by tho 2nd and
•Miss Elf son’s 3rd grade, and "Clotming1’ by
tho Girls’ Basketball team,
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1 Other skits on the program vero}
j Billy Goats Gruff by tho First Grade
[Evening Frnyer by tho Third Grade
kfinstrol Show by tho Fourth Grado
0 Misiou* Banjo by the Fifth Grade
The Master Cones Homo by tho Sixth Grado
The Junior High School gave—
"Alaska For Mo" in vhieh Barbara McNoven
sang "Alaska !.Iy Alaska" and tho Girls’ Gloo
Club song "My Alaska."
The Senior High School gavo— „
Tho Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter-JVeshmen,
and' tho Clco Club sang'Kentucky Babo in a
beautiful stage sotting. This concludod
the program.
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