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Palmer, Alaska
November 9> 1951
No. 43
HARRINGTON BACI
Ward Harrington, form
erly accountant and
Trading Feat manager
for the MVFCA, returned
to Fulmer last Friday
from Pittsburg, after
being gone for tho past
six years.
Mr. Harrington said
he found many changes
in Faimer and he was
very happy to be back.
He is already working
as an accountant for
the Bureau of Reclama
tion.
CO-OP EMPLOYEES
ORGANIZE
An organization, the
purpose of which is to
improve conditions be
t'/oon employe and ejn
p^oyer of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers' Cooper
ating Association, was
formed recently and is
pending recognition by
the Labor Relation
Board of Washington.
This organization,
to be known as the Coop
erative Mutual Benefit
Association is the re
sult of work and ideas
of Robert Burnham, em
ploye in the Co-op gar
age.
A spokesman for the
Association said this
week that they will not
bo affiliated with any
labor organization.They
hope to be in a posi
tion to help solve tho
many problems confront
ing the employes of the
Co-op.
At the present time
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COMMUNITY COLLtGf j
j FOP. ALASKANS?
The establishment of
community colleges in /r
laskan cities is a step
closer to realization
today with the alloca
tion of by the
Board of Regents of the
University of Alaska.
"Wo regard the possi
bilities for growth and
development of the com
munity college idea in
| Alaska so favorable
that we have taken these
i$30,00C from our emerg-.i
ency University funds
during this biennium to
aid ulaskan cities in
establishing community
colleges under Univer
sity leadership and as
sistance," said Andrew
Norland, president of
the Board.
■
The president of the
University is author
ized to negotiate agree-!
ments with local school
boards to offer grades
13 and lip, and to in
clude vocational sub
jects, on the same fi
nancial basis as now ex
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A.L. AUXILIARY
PLANS SOCIAL
The American Legion
Auxiliary will enter
tain the Legion at their
annual box social next
Thursday evening, Nov
ember the 15th., at
Carpenter's Hall. The
box social will be at
8 p.m. and all members
of the Legion are in
vited to the social.
All members of the
Auxiliary aro urged to
be present and to bring
a box for the social,
with all members who
can, to bring an extra
box for our large Le
gion membership.
After the social, the
group will play Bingo.
CPA AND Pa
EXAMINATIONS
HELD here
Clayton Esslinger,
Chief Jiccountant for
the Matanuslca Valley
Farmers' Cooperating
association, is busy
this week giving P• A.
and C. F. A. examina
tions at Palmer.
M. Fulton, Don Philp,
Sgt • Foster and Delori-s
Dash all of Anchorage,
have been taking the ex
aminations which began
on Wednesday and will
continue through Tues
day of next week.
RASMUSSEN
IMPROVING HERE
Returning on Monday
after spending ten days
at a Base Hospital, Mr.
Rasmussen is still
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