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VRLLEy FfiRfTlERS COOPtlMIflG RSS'H REIDS
’alnor,Alaska
January 6,1950
No.l
• CO-OP nOTES
HEARING POSTPONED
The Hearing.which was scheduled in
the Third District Court on Thurs
day morning of this week between
the lawyers of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers’ Cooperating Ass’n and six
Valley Dairymen who are selling
their milk to Alaska Dairy‘Products
in violation of their marketing
agreement with the M.V.F.C.A, was
postponed until Monday afternoon
dt 1 p.m. Mr. Wilson reported this j
v/eek.
DECISION REACHED
Judge Anthony Dimond rendered a
decision on the Roach vs, M.V.F.C.A
case last Friday,.December 30, Mr.
Wilson announced this week. The
decision states that the M.V.F.C.A.
is to pay the taxes oh the Improve
ments on the Lebsher property while
the Estate is to pay the taxes on
the land. The Co-op must also pay
Court costs.
The -r-nchorage Dairy was constructed
by the M.V.F.C.A. on the Lebsher
property under a long term lease.
NEW CAN WASHER INSTALLED
A now can washer has teen installed
in the receiving room at the Co-op
Creamery this week. The new washer,
a Motor-o Cherry-Burrell is the
latest development in this type of
car. washer. It has many features
rot previously used.
LEPflK son-FIRST I1EUJ
Little Thomas James Lepalc Jr. arriv
ed on Tow Years Day at 6i50 p.'m. to
claim the honor oT being the first
Valley baby of the nev; year. The
ncv; baby, the first son of t*r. and
lurs. Lepak, weighed 7 pounds and 8
ounces at birth. He is also wel
come! by a teen age sister, Gloria,
who is a student in the Palmer High
School.
The young man is to be awarded a
ride heme from the Hospital in A1
£ing:s Taxi and a savings bond of
yP.h^, a hankaccount at—the tlatanu
EVERETT 401111 SERI0U5W
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Another accident on bailey's mil
almost claimed the life of another
Valley resident. The second serious
accident occurred Sunday morning,
January 1, 1950 at about 6:30 a.n.
when Everett Yohn was returning from
Alpine Inn there he had been playing
his Guitar in .the Alpine Inn Orehes
tra. Mr. Yohn’s car left the road
on the right side as he approached
town and .rolled down the hill where
it was discovered by Clyde V. King
Sr. on his morning tour of inspection
at about 10 a.m. Mr. King said that
he came almost passing by without
seeing the car because it was v.'hite
and blended in with the. snow which
had. partially’ covered it* However,
he did stop and investigate and even
then did not at first see Yohn in
the car. He decided to make a second
investigation and upon removing some
of the snow that had drifted into the
car, he found Yohn’s unconscious
body. About this time Ray Gather
came by-and assisted him. One of the
men went to the Road Commission and
obtained a stretcher to carry him to
the Hospital and also phoned Dr. C.C.
Bailey. He was brought into the
Hospital about 10; 30 where- he Was
treated for shock first.
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Dr. Daily said that Mr. Yohn suffered
from shock,'exposure, severe lacera
tions about the head, concussion,and
severe frost bite in both feet.
Dn Tuesday of' this week Mr. Yohn re
gained consciousness. His general
condition is improving, Dr. Bailey
reports, and there- is hopes nifw ''.hat
le may not lose his toes.
■Ir. Yohn is ov;ner of the Valley Gro
cery and was driving his Vhite Deliv
3ry truck when the accident occurred.
Hie truck is reported as being a
complete wreck.
ska Valley B^nk,baby blanket from
Koslosky's, a choice of gifts from
Varity Vogues, silver cup from the
Palmer Photo .Act, Babv book from the
Cent._on.pAge . 9