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CC OP NEWS
, POTAT C'fS
Pet: to growers whose potato. s were jTad
ed prior to June 1st may aick t a their
final payment at the Co-op office. Pay
ment for potatoes graded after ay 31st
will be made at an early subsequent date.
Prowers who received an advance In excess
of the amount due, will be billed for the
overpayment.
Payment on potatoes was determined in the
following manner: «. price of 4»28 was
paid up to December 1. After December 1,
.15 cents per month was added thereafter
through May. From the total amount due
each producer, the cost of sacks, storage
on those from the Co-op Storage, and
labor costs for grading was deducted.
13 UL X STATION
For several years now our Bulk Station has
been sitting In Its little corner receiv
ing little attention on Its personal ap
pearance. Recently, It was decided that
the application of fifty or sixty gallons
of paint would be In order. Within a
week we expect to see a much brighter,
neater, cleaner plant with signs to Iden
tify Its purpose In life.
DAIRYMEN
A meeting Is being called for all Dairy
men on Tuesday night at 8 p.n. In the Co
op Club room. The milk hauling situation
will be discussed as well as other dairy
matters. It Is Important that all dairy
men make every effort to attend this meet
ing.
SETTLEMENT MOSLEMS AIRED
A joint meeting of officials from the de
partments of agriculture and the Interior
.was held at the Alaska Research Adminis
tration offices the first part of this
week. Problems of mutual interest to the
two departments were discussed and aired
in connection with the settlement of agri
cultural lands in the Territory. Governor
and Mrs. Gruening were in attendance.
Two problems of major importance were the
limited and difficult-to-use channels for
credit, and the expansion of farm markets
to keep pace with production.
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GOVERNOR G RUINING
A0DRESSE 5 VALLEY RESIDENTS
Residents of Palner and the Valley enjoy
ed a chicken dinner at the Lutheran
I Church with the Governor and the Field
Conmittee nenbers on Wednesday evening of
this week. Following the dinner Governor
i Gruenlng spoKe to the public in the school
i gym. A fair sized crowd turned out. It
was unfortunate that there were other
meetings scheduled v/hich took many away
who night have otherwise attended.
Governor Gruenlng opened his talk to Val
leyites by explaining the general plan of
Civilian Defense for Alaska which has re
: cently been formulated.
According to this plan, Col. Joseph Alex
erider will be the Head of nil Civilian
Defense and will be In charge of Deputies -
who ere assigned to specific divisions.
Dr. C.E. Albrecht, Commissioner of Health,
has been put in charge of Health and Med
ical plans; Robert Atwood, Editor of the
Anchorage Tines is in charge of the dis
pensing of information; and Col. Johnson
will handle the transportation problems.
Bulletins will soon be released which
will give complete Information to the pub
lic, the Governor stated. In outlining
the plans briefly, Governor Gruening made
it clear that there is no need for panic.
The st.ps being taken are precautionary
measures which would aid greatly in less
ening any possible casualties. He pointed
out that it was only common sense to be »
ready, but nothing may ever happen--and
he hoped it wouldn't. There are no plans .
for evacuation, he said; but should there
be any necessity of such a plan, women
with children would be given preference
as first out.
One of the purposes of the meeting was to
give the people an opportunity to ask
questions. The audience did not seen to
be so very inquisitive as only two ques
tions of importance were asked.
The first question was: "'Vhat Is needed
to make agriculture more successful?" In
answering this question, Governor Gruening
reviewed the accomplishments in the past
pointing out .that not too many years back
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