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VOL. 11
Palmer, Alaska
September 10, 194S
No. 36
PALMER PUBLIC LIBRARY
PALMER, ALASl
CO-OP nOTES
NEW FACES IN YOUR STORE
Mrs. Lorraine Aklostad is back in the stor<
to help out during tho time that Lea Ray r
rill take his annual vocation.
Another nor employee rho replaces the stu
ent help ot the summer months is Wayno
Shrock. Wayno rill keep tho sftelvos stock
ed rith tho Grocerios you need, as roll as
holp out in tho store, rhoro ho is noodod.
Mrs. Mabel Talloy is rorking rith Mrs.Juno
Grangor in tho Dry Goods and Hardraro- De
partments, Mrs. Talloy substituted for
?mnio’r£rtanori iit'tho Co-op .Off ic6’- -t>his
summer.
EGG PRODUCERS
The 3g/5 Department appreciates tho cooper
ation of the members in bringing oggs in
on the days grading is dono,
A for pullets are nor beginning to lay'and
ro had our first pullot oggs this rook.Wo
havo boon ablo to move them and members
arc romindod th&t tho Association is buy
ing pullet eggs, but thoy should roiglr
up to 18 oz. per dozen. Do not bring in
tho little tiny ones as they may not con
tain a doveloped yolk.
During tho shortage of eggs and the dc-s
nand for moro oggs than ro can fumish.ro
arc 41ad to get all the oggs you eon fur
nish j but thoy still must bo U,S. No, 1
eggs.
Tho advanco in tho prico of'oggs of 5 ^
offcctivo as of Soptombor 1, has not loss
oned tho demand for oggs one bit.
POTATOES MUST • BE LABELED ,
G.’T.Gr.ssor, Commissioner of Agriculturo,
has called our attention to. the Territor
ial law rogarding tho proper labeling of
potatoes for salo in .Alaska, Under Rules
and Regulations, Labels: "All potatoes
horoaftor sold, displayed or offered for
, salo or shipment'into or within the Ter
ritory of Alaska, shall havo tho containoi
bin or display tablo labolod with'a legi
ble labol in the English languago, contain
* ing the following information:
a* Nemo of state,if shipped in or locality
if potatoes wore grown within the Terri
t0r&*ade of potatoos in the containor..
Oo
c, Name and addross or brand of tho grower
or dealer,
df Tho name of tho variety to be sold,"
lotatoos offered for salo,in lots.of 10 or
15 lbs. need not do markod providing the
tin or display tablo bears tho information.
'BEST FfilR BET”' SflB
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1 Another Falx has come and gone in the Mata
uska-Valley. "The Best Fair the Valley has
had," can be heard from many who attended.
This is music in the ears of those who
put forth’so much effort to make it "The
' Best Fair," Tffor back of what people saw
and enjoyed on those three days lip many,
many long hours of hard workj M.D. Snod
grass, the first Fair lianager in 1936 and
for several years President of the Eoard,
closed his Real Estate Office for two
weeks preceding the Fair and bent every
effort to make the Fair the success it was.
Working along with Mr. Snodgrass was the
President of the Fair Board this year,
Parker Lester, who spent every spare, mom
ent he «ould to get things ready. Working
along with the Fair Board were several
Department heads of the several Bivisions
who gave many fctours of their time in get
ting the displays set up.
Members of the Fair Board expressed their
sincero appreciation and gratitude this
week for the support they receivod from
the Community—both in the Palmer area
and Hasilla area. Without the loyal co
operation of the Valley people a good
Fair would have boon impossible, Scvoral
othor communities in Alaska also’contri
buted to the success of the Fair, Their
support and intorost in the Matanuska
Valloy Fair was greatly appreciated by
tho Fair Board and the Valley pcoplo,*
Thcso ctemunitios Included: Anchorage,
Cordova, Eklutna, Chugiak, Seward, Shak
toolik and Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Union.
All of those had displays or Exhibits at
tho Fair. Hundreds of pooplc from Anchor
age attonded.tho Fair and a group of 24
flpw from Oordeva. The Cordova visitor?
included Mrs, Barbara Hoover, daughter of
Mr, and Mrs, Frank McAllister of F;ilmcr«
Practically all of tho'Extonsibn Seyvico
Personnel from Collogo, Alaska,.wore in
attendance,
Tho Fair Board was grateful for tho nico
- weather which they had promised for Fair
week-: This helped tremendously.,
PETERSON WINS - CAR
The Grand Prize of'the'Kaiscf Custom Sedan
was won by Aimer Peterson, lawyer of"
Anchorage. Mr, Fotorson is a ^ermer resi
dent of the Valley and was Manager of the
Matanv.ska Valley Fair in 1937,
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