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VOL. 12
Palmer,A1aska
July 15, 1949
No. 27
FAIR BOARD
AQUIRES QUONSETS
M.D. Snodgrass, chairman of the Fair
Board announced this week that there
would bo plenty of space for exhibit
this year. The Board has been for
tunate onought to acquire the loan
of seven quonsets for a ten year
torn from the Alaska Railroad. The
quonsets are now located in the
Railroad yards in Anchorage and must
be moved within 30 days or the Fair
Association will forfeiit the right
to hhc them..
BIGGER 6 BETTER DAIRY
DISPLAY PLANNED
Miss Louise Kellogg,who was named to
head the Dairy Display Department,
has been working very hard to build
up a bigger and more complete dis
play in this Department. The dis
play is to be located in a separate
building and ontrlos in this divi
sion will bo open to both private
and corporate entrants, using Terri
torial products only . Private en
tries will be judged separately from
those of corporations.
Displays in this division will bo
under the Classes of Butter, Cheese
and Ice Cr^am, Eggs and Now Mays to
utilize milk in food preparation.
Products under th^ first three class
os will be judged upon appearance,
flavor, quality, texture and taste.
Eggs will judged according to ap
pearance, uniformity of size and
shape, shell texture and weight.
Class V-Now ways to utilize milk wil
have the following score sheet —
appearance, economy of preparation,
health properties, originality and
taste.
Dairy products will be judged the
first morning of the Fair, as soon
as possible after their arrival. But;
ter and firm cheeses will be dis
played on eight inch paper doilies
provided at the Fair building.Ent
ries may bo submitted in fancy mold
ed form if desired. Cottage cheese
will bo submitted in cartons.
CREDIT UNION
ORGANIZED
When it was learned last Thursday
that Mr. U.O. ' right of Portland,
Oregon, v/ho is a representative of
stho Federal Credit Union out of the
San Francisco Office, could cone to
Palmer to complete the organization
of the Federal Credit-Union here, a
meeting was called of all employees
of the MVFCA in order to spearhead
the final steps. A charter had been
obtained following the work along
this line which was started last
fall by Mr. Barden of San Francisco,
and Mr. F.L. Kcrzie of Portland,
Following a discussion in.which many
questions were asked of Mr. V/right,
a Board of Directors was elec ted, and
also a Credit Committee and Supervi
sory Committee. These officers are
to hold office until the .annual meet
ing which falls in January each year
Serving on the Boara_Of Directors
arc: Cc.rl Rasmussen,President;
Clarence Bell, Vjce President;Frank
Clark, Clerk; Dorothy Id. Bell,Treas
urer; and Clayton Fsslinger ,who will
act in th^ capacity of advisor on
the finance and accounting. Mr.Ess
linger was offered the job of Treas
urer, but declined because of the
other duties he has on other boards.
Serving on the Credit Committee are:
-F'nnie h'irtanen,Chairman; Walter
Cooper and Harold Stephan.
Serving on the Supervisors Committee
are: Gvorge Black, Chairman;Gertrude
Konser and E,R.Brock.
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Blanks have been prepared for the
purpose of authorizing the r.V.F.C.A.
to withhold investments out of the
payroll or in case of farmer nemoers
to withhold amounts to be invested
from drafts. This is for the conven
-ience of members in making regular
deposits to their accounts with the
Credit Union. Theseblanks are ob
tainable from the Treasurer or mev
be found in the Garage,Trading Pest
or Warehouse. If you prefer cash
deposits at anytime most convenient
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