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CO-OP —MAfANUSKA VALLEY _NEWS
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Calmer, Aiaska
April PA, 1947
No. 17
CO-OP nOTES
TRADING POST Mr.J. L. Pay, Manager
of the Trading Post, informs us that the
long expe.cted shipment of Groceries has
arrived. He has been very busy this week
stocking the shelves as well as checking
in the new shipment.
WAREHOUSE Mr. Darrel Frank,Warehouse
Manager, reports that he has everything
for the new baby chicks including glass
water fountains, chick mash & scratch,peat
moss litter and cardboard feeders.
The latest word received at the Warehouse
in regard to the Daby chicks is that they
will arrive at. the Warehousetthis next
Tuesday evening at 8 p.ra. April 29th. Be
tween now and their arrival it would.be
wise to get those Brooder Houses running
and fully equipped for the new babies.
Mr. Frank also has some locally grown
Aster and Pansy plants'for sale. They
are good healthy plants.
People who ordered fertilizer and have not
taken it from the warehouse should do so
as soon as possible. There nay be a short'
age and before selling any to people who
did not order, Mr. Frank would like to hav<
that on order noved out.
GARAGE Frank Dorsh, Manager of the
Oarage, returned to Palmer this last Sun
day. He and'two others drove up over the
Highway. Hr. Dorsh drove a new K3-7 3-ton
Truck which is now for sale at the garage,
Herbert Kopnerud drove a KBS-7 3-ton
truck, and Howard Hstelle drove a K-l Pick
up which was for Bill Ising. The two
trucks were loaded with Oarage merchandise
including Aluminum roofing for Vic Ihlk,s
bam and the Anchorage Dairy. • •
Hr. Dorsh states that he has plenty of
600-650 x 16 6 ply tires in All leather
Ground Grip Treads and also a good variety
of heavy duty batteries. New Pick-ups,he ■
says, are still very hard to get and it
SPECIAL MEETING °°nt °" 5
A Special meeting of Voting and Probation
al members has been called for Monday eve-i
ning,April 28th, in the Community Hall at
8:00 oclock.p.m. for Vegetable & potato
growers.
col. jOHnson & pRim
VISITS POL IT1ER
Col.'Johnson, manager of the Alaska Rail
road; and fourteen officials of the rail
road, visited Palmer on Tuesday evening of
this week to discuss shipping problems
with business men of Palmer. Members of
his party were: Anton Anderson, general
road master; J.T. Cunningham, Superinten
dent of Transportation; George Caldwell,
Chief Engineer; George Benedict, Superin
tendent of Automotive power and equipment;
J. J. DeLaney,'Assistant ifianager of the
Railroad; M.J, MacDonald, Supertendent of
Stores and Commissary; Tells 3rvin#First
National Bank, Cashier- Director; Doctol*
Tom Brandon, Chief Surgeon; D.H. Nucker,
Budget Officer; Luke Lamb, Attorney Coun
sel; Larry Moore, Public Relations; Paul '
Shelmerdine, Labor Relations; R. L. Maule,
Assistant Traffic Manager; and Murray •
Hughes, Plaster Mechanic.
'JJhen the party arrived in Palmer, they’
dined with a few of the Palmer business
people in the Palmer Fountain Cafe before
going to the meeting which was l^ld in the
-Music Room of the School.
sCol. Johnson asked for the Cooperation of
Palmer business men in attempting to solve
the shipping problems here. He encouraged
those at the meeting to discuss and explain
the problems here,' He said, "If I don’t
know your problems, I cannot do a thing
for you."
A Streamlined Direct Drive Diesel is to be
put on the run to Palmer and Col. Johnson
wants to know what the people want. It
can be run once a day or twice a day de
pending on what will best suit the people
here. Milk and vegetables from the Co-oo
could be hauled this way. He said that
the Milk Truck could be hauled on Diesel
and'run"off at Anchorage to make deliver
ies.
C„ L. Nelson, Depot Agent in Palmer, point
ed out the need for more warehouse srace
in Palmer. He also stated that another
man or two was needed to check in freight.
Palmer business people who attended the
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