IfflTmUSKfi VfiLLEy FfiRfllERS' COOP
VOL. 12
Paine r, Alaska
Ali .'3R LIBTUHy I
b J
a^LIILtR
yn? -J.
line fissor.tRTtnn re ms
February 11, 1949
No ,6
'
CO-OP nOTES
ORDER HAY NOW
Anyone nanting hay should leave his order
at tho TTarohouso non. Hay and alfalfa oro
going up in price in the States.
LAST WEEK TO ORDER BABY
CHICKS
Next nock rill be the last nock that orders!
nill be token for Baby Chicks. So—if you
havon’t placed your order at the ^arohouso,
got it in tho ccning nock nithout fail.
EGG PRICES • DROP
At the last meeting of tho TIVFCA Board of
Directors a reduction of 10^ per dozen in
the prico of oggs nas voted'ur>on ohd passcd|
Tho price of local'eggs has remained stable'
since Soptonbcr 15, 1948 at nhich tino a
prioo raiso of 5# per dozen nas put into j
offoct,?
Declining egg pricos on the Soattlo market '
tho past fon nooks have necossitatcd tho
change. Egg solos at the old prices rore i
shoning a narked decronso.
In addition to tho decline in pricos on
"outside" pggs, tho Valley production has
incroasod considerably during tho past thro
months. The number of dozens of eggs pur
chased by tho Association during this per
iod is as follons:
Novcnfoor i;909 dozen & 6 oggs
December 3,741 ” & 1 egg
January 4,221 " & 7 oggs
This figure of course does not toko account
of the number of dozens of eggs sold by
farmers independently of the Co-op,
RIFLE RANGE TO OPEN :
OFFICIALLY
Sunday afternoon the Sportnon’6 Board of .
Directors net rith the R: nge conr.ittcc con
sisting of—Harold 1'inc garner, Ken /lessen- •.
berger, Claude Carroll, Dan FLer:ing,Robert {
TTalkor and Vorn. Donaldson and nado plans
for the official-opening of t'hc Riflo Range
on Sunday February 13,
Beginning at 12:00 noon Sunday the range
uill bo officially opened rrith a Turkfcy
Shoot, Tho Rifle range is located in the •<
Club roons of the Sportsnon’s Club vfiich
are under tho Rcc Hall, Henbers of the Club
have spont .a groat; deal of tine,in getting,
these roons convertdd_to their needs,
SAVE March 12, for the FIREMEN’S BALL.
VfiLLEy HOSPITAL TO
RECEIVE OCtOTTniEnT
According to word received hore this nook,
Painer is to rccoivo an allottnont of
$57,500.00. A letter fron Dr. Albrecht,
Cor.missioncr of Health, sots forth the
conditions under which this money is to bo
allotted:
Dear lira. Bell:
At t'.L meeting of the Board of H.:-lth on
October 29, 1948, the Board took action in
compliance with the authority vested in it
in Chapter 90, Session Lavs of 1947.
They'approved and authorized that tho
$165,000.00 appropriated ypdor this Chapter
mas to bo allotted a'ccording to the follow
ing-schedule: None $50,000*00, Valdez
$57,500.00, aiid Palmer $57,500.00.
These funds must be expended in compliance
with'Chapter 90-, Sossion Laws of Alaska
1947, which states:
Section 3: Intent of this Act is to provido
financial aid or for matching rith available
Federal funds to localities or municipali
ties whose Real and Personal taxable values
are limited in. scope and for whom any at
tempt at Community financing of such neces
sary project would entail insurmountable
hardship.
Very truly yourS,'
C.Enrl Albrecht, IT.D.
.Commissioner of Health
ANNUAL HOSPITAL
MEETING TUESDAY
The regular annual noeting of the Valley
Hospital Association will bo held at tho
Palmer CoraQnity Hall on February 15 at
8:00 p.n*
Directors will be eloctod at this mooting
for the coming year and reports on Hospi
tal operation will be presented.
Th’ero are soveh members. to bo elected
all members ore on one year terms. Tho
now on the Board arc: C. T7, Peters,Cla
Esslinger, T7.E, Huntley, Victor Johnsj
C.A. Sondvik, Clyde V. King Sr. and V.
Mau. • \
‘There: arc to be M6vios, Mr. Peters, So
tary *of the Board, announced thi| wook
Valley residents arc urged to attend i
mooting", ^
as
J?v.. -
hie
UANT TO GO TO CORDOVA? ■
There are a few scats availabl^on'the
piano which will carry tho Palmer Rbck£tr. .
to Cordova this.next woek ond Fob. 18th*
$20 round trip—See:L.C.Stock or Art Sj^a-'y.