mflTflnuSKfl VALLEY f PR ITERS' cnOPEOflG ASST)
Volt 15
Palmer, ^ la ska.
February 1, 1952
No. I4.
A. /?. HRCCI' RESIGNS
FROM COG/' HOARD,
INCOMES MANAGER
V'he following announce
ment was issued to all
Co-op Department heads
on January 26:
Subject: Y„s of this
date, Mr. A. R. Brock
will assume the position
of General Manager in
charge of all depart
ments of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers 1 Co-op
erating Association.
Signed,
Board of Directors,
F.J. Remmer, Sec. Treas.
A.R. Brock resigned
on January 26th. as a
member of the Board of
Directors of the Mat
anuska Valley Farmers'
Co-operating Ass'n. Mr.
Brock has been chairman
of the Board for ap
proximately five years,
during which time he
has served the Co-oper
ative faithfully and
well.
The new General Man
ager took over his dut
ies on Monday, January
28th. Mr. Brock needs
no introduction to the
people of this community
as he has proven his
ability and interest in
the Co-operative line
during his chairmanship
of the Co-op Board.
Mr. and Mrs. Brock
came to Alaska in Sept
ember of 191+2, going
first to Anchorage where
Mr. Brock was manager
of the Anchorage Dairy
until 19U-5 • The Brocks
came to Alaska from
Longview, Wni., where
Mr. Brock spent twenty
years organizing and
MiN!NC- CO I
\
. The University of A
laska is again offering'
its popular Mining
Short Course to Valley i
residents. The course ■
is half- theory and half!
practical work, and con-J
ceded to be a very int-i
eresting and informs- |
tive presentation. Thej
registration cards are j
in the Extensioh Office,
,There are no fees con
nected with'the' instruct
ion, which is ■ siheduled,
;to start Monday' evehinr,!
the ipth of February in \
the Grange Hall.
operating co-operatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Brock
and their -two children,
reside on a farn south
of Palmer where they
operate a thriving
poultry farm. They are
also part-owners in the
Palmer Fountain.
We feel Mr. Brock will
exert every energy in
forwarding the interests
of the MVFCA, and wish
to join other Co-opera
tive members and resi
dents of the Val-ley in
wishing Mr. Brock much
success in his new po
sition.
i^.VrCU ANNUAL
m;-E ‘ING ;he-i d
.At the annual Credit
Union., meeting held on
January 29th., the mem
bership voted to pay a
\\% interest on share
holdings, it was re
vealed today.
I
I
I At the election held
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i E l< At i‘- 0 N l) :
The Alaska Housin';
Authority has sold
in short term
bonds to Salomon Bros.
& Hutzlor of 60 V/all
Street, New York, City.
The rate of interest for
this initial venture in
to short term l.arr;e
scale financin': was
1.19f. The bonds will
run from February 13 to
August 29* 1952.
One of the duties of
the First Vice Chairman
of the Alaska Housing
Authority, h.J. Loussac
of Anchorarut* in. con
nection with this trans
action, is to sign 77
bonds of various denom
inations ran in." from
§100,000 to .>,000
each .
This money will be
use! to make adv<ancos
to contractors, to ex
pedite the 1 ow- i nc omo
housing projects now
under way in Anchorage,
Juneaai, Ketchikan and
Fairbanks•
It Is anticipated
that all four projects
will be completed for
occupancy by early fall*
FUND RICHER
BY *41 i .77
Over IlOO persons en
joyed the Sunday even
ing program of message,
songs and skits present
ed by Colonel Win. B.
Clasby and his sixteen
singing sergeants.
Presented for the ex
press purpose of bone
fitting the Hew Hospit
al, the concert real
ized some oil 11.77 for
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