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VOL. 11
Plmer, Alaska
VALLEy
HEUUS
No. 30
July 30, 1948
CO-OP nOTES
CO-OP IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
About 40 mombors turned out for tho Semi
Annual mooting of the MVFCA on TTednosday
ovening of this wook.
Carl Rasmussen, Secretary of tho Board,road
a condensod account of tho activities of
the Board during tho last six months oper
ations,
Clayton Esslingor gavo tho financial roport
for tho first Lalf year. To nako tho ropor
clearer than jusi reading many, many figuro
which'arc‘forgotton boforo tho roport is
ondod, Mr, Esslingor tabulated tho roport
on the blackboard using only tho numbers in
tho thousands; For cxamplo; 19,000 wwas
written as 19, but tho whole number as it
stood on tho books was read to the audicnco,
This mothod made it easy to follow and also
oasy to compare the different items.
The report showed the Association in cxccl
lont financial condition, Orly two dopart
nonts fell below and they were down only
slightly. The not gain for all was most
encouraging. It must bo considored too that
this'report eovored the slowost part of the
year, as the Association does the bulk of
its business the latter half. Considering
this, the gross business for the year prom
ises to outstrip any year yot.
Very few questions uOrc askod concoming
tho financial report, Cont, on pp. 3
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VEGETABLE GROWER!' MEETING
FATHER HUBBARD AT
VALLEY THEATRE SATURDAY
Father Hubbard, the famous "Glacier Priest*
will speak and show pictures of his travels
this Saturday night at 7:30 in the Valley
Theatre,
The lecture is being sponsored by St,
Michaels Catholic Church, There will be
no admission, however, a "hat will be
passed" for the local Fire Association,
Fathor Hubbard has appeared in Palmer sev
eral times and all who have heard him know
interesting his lectures always are.
nOniE GETS FIRST
100.000. HOSPITAL' GRADT
Dr, C, Earl Albrecht, Conmissioner of the
Alaska Department of Health, announced this
last Wednesday, July'21, that-Nome rill re
ceive the first $100,000 federal grant for
local hospital construction in Alaska*
Costing approximately $526,000, the Hospi
tal will replace Nome’s former hospital*
that was totally destroyed by fire in March.
The new hospital will be fire-proof con
struction and will have a capacity of thirty
3 four bods.
The new building will be named the Haynard
MacDougall Memorial Hospital and will servo
tho entire Soward Peninsula,
.Local construction funds were made avail
able by a grant from tho Mothodist Church
Mission Board and tho estate of Captain
MaeDougall, a former N6mo resident. To this
will be addod tho $100,000 of federal
monies, allocated by the Alaska Department
of Health to tho aroa in tho groatdst ncod
of hospital facilitios.
In keeping rith tho requirements of tho
original Hospital Construction Act, the
hospital must ho nrn-profit and have no '
discrimination as to race, color, or crcod.
The building and operation of tho hospital
rill bo administered by tho Ifcthodist
Church.
Tho Carson Construction Company of Helena’,
Montana is tho contractor for the projoct.
LOSES TOES IN ACCIDENT
Kenneth Meier, Son of Mr.- and Mrs. Carl
Meier of Palmer, had tho toes of his foot
ccmpletoly smashed when a turnahle Sand
i carrier shovel fell or. his foot, Tho cable
had become entangled and the.accident hap
pened wirn the men attemptca to get it un
tangled, It was about 45 minutes before
they were able to romovo the shovel from
his foot,
The accident happened at Summit, Alaska •
where Kenneth has been employed by the
Alaska Railroad. Although it was 'bout
2:4-5 p.m, at the time/ no transportation
was available to the Anchorage Hospital
until 7:00 p.m. that evening. Cent, p. 5
DAIRY MEN ®Qy pick up tholr CHECKS on Milk Ovoragos at the Co-op Office Monday
__August 2.__