Palmer Cold
Storage
CACHE YOUR
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LAMB
VEAL
PORK
POULTRY
WE NOW CARRY A GOOD SUPPLY and VARIETY
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W. L. Bradley.
Let's examine what a farmer cooperative is
and what it does:
1, The co-op affords a vehicle through
which individual producers, working in
concert with'their neighbors and friends
of like mind, can jointly accomplish bene
fits which would be denied to thorp, work
ing as individuals.
3. The co-op is the only sure safe-guard
which the producor has against those who
would toko advantage of him either in the
marketing of his produce or the purchaso
of his supplies. ' It accomplishes this by
ret;mg as a'greet regulatory force to set
standards of quality and control prices at
fair levels,
3, The co-op is a protection against monop.
oly—either from outside or from within.
Fair-minded management of successful coop
eratives realizes they can not and should
not do all of the business; that they need
the stimulus of keen competition to keop
their own'operations at top efficiency.
Therefore, they operate on a basis which
gives good competition a fair margin,using
the feature of patronage refunds tar- ad
justment to cost with their own patrons.
The best proof of tho soundness and fair
ness of this plan is the largo number of’
splendid commercial concerns'in the food,
seed and fertilizer business, and in tho .
business of marketiug farmers’ produco,
who operate successfully today in tho iigh-t
of cooperative competition.. They accopt
the factor of regulati'u :n competition
from farm cooperatives, and operate and
prosper within tho limits of quality
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. OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
TERRITORY- OF' ALASKA
AUGUST 14, 1946
Mr, Hafold L. Thuma
Palmer, Alaska
Dear Mr. Thuma:
This is with further reference to my
letter to you of May 17 regarding the ap
pointment of a member to the. Palmer School
Board.
You will recall that I pointed out in
that letter that the Attorney General and
the Governor had verbally advised me to
leave the position vacant until the next
general election. Recently I have been
informed that the two remaining members of
the Palmer Board had appointed Mr. Joe
Lentz to fill the vacancy. Upon receipt
of this information I again consulted the
Attorney General, and he advised me to let
the matter stand as it is.
I make this explanation at this time so
that you and the people who signed the
petition will fully understand that I did
not toll you one thing and thon procood
to do quite another.
I have not as yet confirmed'the appoint
ment of Mr, Lentz to tho Board; but upon
adviso of-the Attorney General, I shall
do so immediately.
Sincoroly,
Jamos C. Ryan
•Commissioner of.Education
products and scrvico at reasonable margins
of profit sot by the co**ops,
4, Tho co-op does effect real savings to
its patrons.
Is thero anything in that program which
adversely affects our economy as a nation?
Does it not operate to bring more money
into the community, to bo spent or investod
there; to help build it up?*
INFANT DAUGHTER CALLED HI DE1TH
The"infant daughter, Linda Rao, of.Mr, and
Mrs. Thomas Moffitt passed away in'tho
Providence Hospital on Augist 7th.*Death
was duo to Aspiration Pneumonia. She was
interred in the Palmer Cemotory on Sunday
August llth following a private funoral at
which Rev, Victor Alfson of the United
Protostant Church officiated.
FATHER OF CLARENCE and GEORGE SJODIN
PASSED AWAY.
Mr. Magnus SjOdin, father of Clnronco and
George'Sjodinf passed.away at his homo in
Milaca, Minnesota according to word ro
coived hero this week, Claroncc Sjodin
came to' the Valley in 1935 from Milaca
County, Minnesota and lator George arrived.
•They wore ros’idonts of tho Valley for
several years.