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• rmranuSKR VALLEY FRRmERS' COQPffipTiOiLAmiEMLffiliS:
VOL. 11
PalHBfr;9*lkska
October 15, 1946
No. 41
CO-OP nOTES
FEED ON 'THE WAT
Chicken men and Dairymen rill be happy to
loam that tuo carloads of feed aro onrouto
on tho Alaska railroad bargo rhich sailed
rccontly with emergency eupplio8 for Alaska
Tho food aboard includes chicken f6od,dairy
food, pig feed and rabbitt pollets, DoxrolX
Fivnk stated today.
FHA APPROVED* SALE OF
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL
A lottor has boon rocoivod by tho MVFCA
approving the salo of the Tcrmorary Vnlley
Hospital building and sito to the Vnlley
Eocpital Association. Some time back the
V JJLoy Hospital Association had docidod to
buy to prosont Hospital quartors which rill
bo used for a Hospital until it is possible
to construct tho new Hospital. Tho present
quartors could thon be converted into a
a nurses homo.
The MVFCA and the Valloy Hospital Associa
tion have been awaiting tho approval,of tho
FilA on this matter.
SEWER LINE UNDER CONSTRUC
TION
On Thursday of this reek tho MVFCA ix.gan
construction of a ner seror line loading to
tho Hospital from tho Co-op lines near tho
Ti ^rehouse, The Hospital building has been
us'ng tho’old Coss pool constructed 30vcral
yacrs ago, but nor it rill be connected rit
tho main sorer lines in Palmer,
ONE ISO ILER ALMOST READY
One of tho boilers in tho Poror Houoe is
nearing completion and the othor one is
coming along nicely, but they moke us no
more promises rhen they rill bo ready to
turn on tho steam. It ras planned to e
rect-‘ tho chimney today, but high rinds
, interferrod rith tho plans,
FROM YOUR MANAGER
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The Jl.V.F.C.A. is both a Producer and
Consumer Co-operative, It ras organized
as tho logical approach to tho problems of
tho Mctnnuska Valley Farmers,, I lenor that
nearly every farmer in tho Valley fools
that a strong co-operativo mast be main
tained in this Volley'to act as his agpnt
in buying and selling. Cont# on pp% 3
PfliniER- PRECIPET POLLS
OVER 500 VOTES
Over 500 votes v?oro cast in the p;.lmor pro
cinct on Tuosday of this vrook uith a toi&I
voto of 506 ballots. This is the largest
■voto cast in the history of the Valley. The
usual voto runs about 200 and 3BC.
Tho official count on tho ballots cast in
tho Palmer procinct is as folions:
Por°?todffiolition of FiBh Traps 495
For the Continuance of Pish Traps 6
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Bartlett, E0L- (BobT Democrat 379
Stock, ReH-,-Republican 108
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Peterson; Aimer J. Republican 167
Williams, J. Gerald Democrat 302
FOR AUDITOR 6f ALASKA
Goetz; Albert E, Republican 153
Boylo, Frank A- Democrat 310
FOR HIGHWAY ENGI!TEER
MacDonald, Donald II Republican 247
Metcalf, Frank A, Democrat 234
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATE.
Me Cute ho on , Stove—Democrat 290
Huntley, Naltei- E„ -- Democrat 270
Morris, Julian C, — Republican 201
Olsen, Uhilliam H, (Bill)—Repub* 181
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FOR TERRITORIAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Snider, Gerrit;(Hcinie)-Rcpublican 324
Snodgrass, -M,D«—Republican 318
McCutcheon; Stanley J. Democrat 312
Pollard, C.Ao—’Democrat 246
Egan, Uiiiiam —Democrat 243
Keating,'Clarenco P. Democrat 237
Canright, lack—Democrat 231
Carlson, C,. Chester—Democrat 222
Bettinger, Leo C.--Republican 197
Ouen.-Alfred A, Jr„—Democrat 180
Olson.'Olaf A,—Republican 175
Meyers, Leslie—Republican 135
Onbo. Thoru&l d—Rep-Qblican 134
O’Horra, Knnnoth E,-l- Republican 131
For the Houso, both local candidates are in
the'load, Snider and Snodgrass, In the Son
ata, the local candidate, Hmroley, stands
second to his running mate._