PALMER, ALASKA
^Dorothy M. Bell, ^ditor-Publisher
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'So often iwe. hear members critizing tho: r'
Co-ot>>as if it were is<prao sort of separate
being apert-Trom themselves, but not very
cloar as to. ji^st. who is meant. We are not
sure whetfpj: jitl/iis. .^He manager or .the.. ,
directors. ATho;:,chqnca3.are- if. they. wore
pinned down as to'yjast wno thoy- meant it
wouldtngne gf these. - . Thon just who' is ■
boing-.criti?iRCd?'*;e :!
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Accordng;to principles of Qo-opcrativcs,
thO’.nqnagsmoht Via SrCooporati^o lies with’
the membership. The Directors,elected by
the membersform tho policies of tho
Co-operative.1 .-Tho. manager,who is active
in direct managementis. a hiroling of tho
Board." Thenraccording'to this set-up—
thenombers ^directors, arid the 'manager—
.’.Constitutes :thd management. ■ \
t/'-lnofe bm) ne'jif. !'. a-.* V . •r ,
'The Dircctors'aro selected by the menibor
ship to govern tho course of action that
the Association should tako. .A Director
cannot act as an individual, because his ,
rights and powors aro limited to tho
authority of tho whole Board,•.Only’men
o£ bu^inas^. ability,. sound j.udgmcnt, and
unquestionedfintegrity should be placed •
on the .Boawid.iQf [directors.
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The manager Is the servant of the Board
and is in chargo of the active operations
of tho Association, but ho should not be
interfered with by the member3’ dT ' individ
ual .directors',''' * !
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Now, when,.jfc'hb Co-qd is critiaizcd by 'the
members, _aro' the members not really,
casting reflect ions"on thcmsclvos us part
of that monc^omcnt. Thoy "laced ;ttye
Board in power, .for tho purpose of hiring
a manager*; aj>d. supervising operations of,
tho Association... If they, are not satis-,
factory—then the members have tho privi
lege of naking.,changos. It is this privi
ledgo that makes' the co-operative ,;7hat ..it
is today, - '
There 'must be’ 'soMcth'ihg to’the’Co-op plon
bo.cau.se . ,r,Cjpntinually. .be ing ;or@an- •
lie a. ' Homor' res i dent s havo formed tin RSI
Cooperdtivo,. The, Kenai Co-Operative .Trad
ing Co.'of Seward has filed papers, of
incorporation./ ^Farmers around Fo.rt' St.
John are planning a.cooporatiyo' non-profit
organization 'for tho purpose of buying .
several; million .dollar? ,J-).-Kprth of war v>
surplus pi|.p^ql*ty at Alaska Highway camps,
ranjgijrjg frpp'na.ils W bulldozers. This is
an attempt to kqpp out speculators and
handle natorials at cost.'
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MISS DOROTHY _ HJNTLEY ELSGISD m 'ATAMNSKl \
'■ fpr«1946 I?ur Rendezvous - .?■■'
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Miss "Matanuska'Mai'dV is. to be conpletl-y
outfitted v:ith q forme.!, fur-coat (loaned)
ski suit, afternoon and streot assembles.
At the Rendezvous she will" share in all
Rendezvous ;fcativ^tics almost equally with
Mist Anchorago and will attend teas, club
meetings, and the (Rendezvous. Bell.
[The ^imer Fountain Cafe is giving a dinner
on Saturday evening at 7 ?.!!« in honor* of
Miss Matanuskb l.ilid and\: .the other
contestants, Miss Barbara McAllister'and
Hiss'Pdcrl'Weisgrftra, The Committee- in' .-n'
charge, dS.R.Brock, Lloyd Olson, and Dick
Engle, will be guests.
After th'o dinner Miss "Mntar.uska Maid" will
appear'at the party for Veterans in the
C-mmunity Hall. •' '•
A LETTER IAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM DR. RYAN
RELATIVE TO PASSING BUSSES ON HIGHWAYS
School Bus Contractors:
During tho school year 1944-45 there wafe a
total of fifty-oric school’bus accidents of
ill typos throughout the nation. A few of
those accidents involved great damage to
theschool buscs’and caused some fatalities
to school pupils, •
The most serious hazard in tho transporta
tion of pupils is r/hon pupils must :'cross • ,,fi
fcho • roaid after-'alightiiiS from school buses.
It has come-to our attention that drivers •.
of trucks and other vehicles arc disregard*
ing the Territorial law regarding tho pass
ing of school buses v/hon pupils are being
iischnrgod. Contractors and bus drivers '
iro instructed to report these violations,
however minor, to the Superintendent or to.
this offico. Wo must not tako chancos on
tilling or injuring a school child just
oocausc sane one may be offended for being
reported for minor violations of tho law.
In more than twenty years of transportation
ilaska h'-s not had a single accident and- -
;ontractors and drivers arc to be highly
sonmendod for this.’jfinc safety record,
Contractors and drivers aro urged.and •
instructed to use every procaution possiblo
;o continuo this .excellent record.
... -Very truly'yours, ..
James C. Ryan
Commissioner of Education.
This icttcr vrns sufoiittcd- for publication
>y E.C, Christenson,Palmer School Bus
Contractor.