Vol. 13
Palmer, Alaska
September 29, 1950
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OORPORflTIOn PETITIOn OEniED
Just as we go to press we received word that Judge Anthony J. Dimond
denied the petition for the incorporation of Palmer,.
WINTER MILK PRICE
The Co-op will begin paying the winter
milk price to the farmers beginning Oct.
first. This is due to the fact that milk,
production is very low and the cost of
feed and labor goes up. There is no milk
shortage predicted for this winter as we
have more new Grade A dairys.
Ted White is the latest addition to the
Grade shipping list. There are three
more new dairymen expected to begin ship
ping within the next few weeks.
To compensate for the raise in price of
milk the price of Grade A milk will be
raised to the consumer, the.Co-op stand
ing part of the raise and the consumer
part.
The price of all other products will re
main the same.
C O'O.P MGR. IN SEATTLE
James W. Wilson, manager of the Co-op
left for Seattle this week to purchase
supplies for the paper bottling operation,
The Co-op plans to begin bottling all its
milk in paper bottles by the first of
January. This should be a great saving
to the consumer because there will be no
bottle deposit or bottle return.
Nile Overton, who for the past few months
has been employed by the Co-op as general
maintenance man will leave for Detroit,
Michigan November 3rd to- attend school
conducted by the Pure Pak manufacturing
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FIRE ALARM
The Valley Volunteer Fire department
answered an alarm at the Frank McAllister
farm Wednesday.morning of this week. The
fire had started in one of ,the dairy bar.ns
While waiting for the fire department Mr*.
TteAllister used a garden hose to help con
trol the fire which threatened to destroy
the barn. In order to get to the source
of the fire it was necessary to move a
large quantity of hay whieh the firemen
did immediately upon arrival.
It is not known whether the cause of the
fire was spontaneous combustion or caused
by the method which Mr. McAllister uses
for drying hay.
Damage was estimated to be approximately
three tons of hay.
FUNDS AVAILABLE
Over a million dollars will be available
for the preparation of the construction of
the Eklutna Hydro-Electric project accord
ing to Delegate Bartlett. We understand
that the Reclamation Bureau has given a
contract to the Matanuska Valley American
Legion Post #15 for the rental of their
building in Palmer which will be the head
quarters for the project. A full first
floor will be erected on the basement as
soon as it can be done and possibly a
second floor.
This will be the first major government
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