V0L,_JL1_ Calmer, Alaska
POST
CO-OP nOTES
M.E.A. LEASING FORMER
OFFICE QUARTERS
Tho former Post Office quarters is rocovv
ing a ncu floor and is being renovated in
preparation for tho Matanuska Electric
Association rhich plans to move to this,
location by January 1* The MBA has mado
preparations to lease tho former Post Of
fice building and the Eire Hall in the Co
op Garage.
DORMITORY FURNACE GETTING
REPAIRS '
J’he boiler in tho Dormitory is getting
seme nou bricking. As it uas impossible
to extend the steam lines from the main
heating plant this fall, some needed re
pairs are boing done at tho Dormitory.
FEED ON WAY
A shipment of food is duo this next ueok
on the barge. It uas thought that the
feed uas aboard the Baranoff, but later
uord revealed that it had beon put aboard
a barge uhich uas to have sailod ahead of
the Baranoff. and didn’t. Houever, it is
expected that feed uill be arriving hero
beforo too long..
MEET WITH ARMY OFFICIALS
Harold Stephan, J.lt. TCilson and Carl Ras
mussen attended meeting at 3Fort Rich
ardson at the Quartermasters to discuss
next year’s produce needs. The meeting
uas callod on Tuesday of this ueek. Others
present at the meeting included TTalter
Pippol and Col. Castner of Anchorage.
Indications at the present timo are that
the Army’s ne-eds for the ensuing year nillj
exceed the past yoar. The Amy plans to* ;
put out contracts to be let on March 15 i
Alaskan groun produce uill bo specified.
KER.ZIE FLYING OUT FOR
HOLIDAYS
F, L. Kcrzio plans to fly home to Tacoma, i
Washington, for the Holidays and to attend
to*some other business matters uhile thero
Mr* Kcrzio is auditing the books of tho
U.V.F.C.A. this yoar. Ho uill return af
ter Heu Years to complete his uork here*
SHREVES MOVE TO TOWN
The Goorge Shrove family moved into tho
house formerly occupied by Dr* Garrett and
later by Dr* Lamberton* Dr. Garrett had
notified the Co-op Office to tho effoct
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1 ESSLinGER ELECTED TO
| HERD 1949 C of C
I Clayton Esslinger, Chief -Accountant for the
| Mat anus ka V-lley Fnrmers* Cooperating As
sociation, nas elected to fill the post of
President of the -^atanuska Valle y Chamber
of Commerce at the Wednesday meeting of
this neek. Ha will take office in January
j 1949, Jack Maze has served in that posi
i tion for the past year*
At the Election held oil the Noon Luncheon
! this week in the basement of the Lutheran
! Church, a list of nominees had been pre
! pared by the Secretary.' These had been
named at the December 1, meeting.
ThosO nominated for'President were: Jack
Maze, Genny Perkins, Kate Hamby and C. W.
Peters. All of those declined and Jan
Koslosky and Clayton Esslinger were nomina
ted from the floor.
Nominees for ^ice President were: Walter
Toeland,^Charles “ilson and Carl Meier.
Charles Wilson was elected.
Nominees for Corresponding Secretary were:
Dorothy Henke, Kate Hamby and Betty Mears.
Kate Hamby was elected.
Nominees for Recording Secretary and Treas
urer were: Louise Kellogg, Betty Mears,
Gonnie Porkins and Kate Hamby. Betty Mears
was elected.
Nominees for'Directors Tier©: M.D.Sr-odgrass'
Harold T?Uma, Jack Maze,' Clayton EsAlinger,
Rusty Dow, Parker Lester, Tom Lepak, Dr.P.
R. Sims, Don Irwin and Walter Toe land. Tlie
following four directors were elected: M„
D. Snodgrass, Jack Maze, Don Irwin and
Walter Tceland.
BASKET BALL COMPETES
V/ITH DAIR YMEN 'S ME E TIN 6
The Buskot Ball game with Seward High School
on Monday night of this week offered too
strong competition for the Dairymen'; and
therefore the meeting was recessed until
.a later date so that the members would not
miss one of the best Basket Ball games of
'the year.
This was the Annual meeting and election of
officers as well the proposed adoption of
an amendment to change the name of the As
sociation were the two main items on the
agenda. Unless'a special meeting is called
to the meantime, the next meeting will bo
January 10.