CO-OP NOiES Cent# from p. 1
ed .the following members to this com
mittee: L.C.. 5tock, Frank Clark,
Virgil Eckert, Charles Schaefer, Pat
Hemmer,-Kit Carson, And M.A . .Tohan
sen. This committee was requested
to meet as soon as possible and be
ready to report., so that anothor
metine: could bo called t*o take fur
ther action.
As far as the other items lift
ed on the outline of recommendations
the members expressed the opinion •' '•
that these matters s'buld be left to !
the discretion of the Board of Dir- !
ectors. This included the proposed ;
recommendations for the installation!
of a new or more efficient heating |
plant. \ ' ; . ,
Thi6 coneluded the business for
the eveni-ne..
MARKET REPORTS
I
POTATOES P'rom Market reports re- 1
ceived here from three .different
wholesale firms in Seattle v/e gat he}
the. following information.:
November 29, U.3. Yakima £1 petaboej
' 5.10 '
* December 1|.,IT.S . Yakima £1
U.7‘5 ‘
December 5> no grade given
Yakima Ip. 60
Eons Seattle wholesale prices to ;
retailers from the.Foieral Market
News Service.
r- .
■November 28, 0-ra’de AA small .53
Grade A Medium .53
Grade AA ", .59
Grade A Large .63
Orrade AA " .79
November 28, "The now egg weights
effective Decembe'r" 1, 19lp7, ’ increas
the- minimum weight Extra Large Egg
1 pa. per dozen."
GET YOUR SKATES SHARPS NED
The Pa Imer School was getting
ready on Thursday of this week to
flood the school ice rink. Up to
date the flooding of the rink has
been very impractical befcause of
the prevailing mild weather' this
fall* As the weather has turned
a little colder this week and the
ground is frozen, it is hoped that
the rink can be flooded so '• that
skaters can enjoy some of the recre
ation*accorded a northern climate#
Cooperatives came intobeing because
of the ingrained desire on the part
of farmers to achieve the highest
possible degree of independence
through self-help# Homer L.Brinkley
LOCAL 80 V
IN TRAC 1C
r : Upon His release
tjhe close of the war,
ELECT ROC UTE.D
ACC IDt NT pi‘£rom
, follovrina
he spent
several months recuperating In the
Unite 1 States'. V.'ho.n he regained
his health, ho returned to Alaska
in August, 19*-i6, bringing his
mother, Mrs. Ratliff, back with
.him.. He ,also brought his half
brothers and sisters .. ,-Wells,
■Tohn, Mar-"' Alice, and Elizabeth.
Mrs. Delores McKav, another sister,
remained in the States.
HOSPITAL BOARD STILL
INTERESTED IN FORMER SITE
At the close of the M.V.F.C.A. meet
ing on VJednesday evening,of this
week, Mr* Bauer'asked frr an ex
pression,of opinion .from the members
on the use of the former, Hospital
Site for the erection of another
Hospital, ..It- was a nnounced tha t
the present Hospital Board was not
interested in "securing this site*
•It weems tha t the wrong impression
has been giver, in this matter as
the following day both Dr. F.R.Sims,
1 Chairman of the Hospital Board, and
Rev. Victor I. Alfsen,Secretary,
stated that they v/ero still inter
ested in the ■ former site if it is
a va 'liable'.
The announcement made last week that
a Hospita 1 was available from the
Surplus Property at.the present
time was;premature, Dr. Garrett
stated this week.
SA'JS TAt MAY END HY
JUNE 3J
There seems to be a probability that
the Territorial sales tax v/ill end
:by this next June 30th when it is
expected that a total of $3,250,000
will have been collected. Over 2^>f
of the veterans who have made direct
loans , under -th^ Alaska Veterans
loans and Ponus provisions have re
paid such loans according to Paul
Solka,> Fourth Division monber of the
Bocjrd administering'the Apt.
Approximately one-third of the es
timated 7500 eligible veterans have
either colle cted their bonus or
taken a dvantage of loa'n provisions.
Any1 fool can find fpult, but it
takes mo-r*o wisdom than a fool posses
ses \to know what to do with it after
has found it.
Money may not buy happiness, but wL th
it you can be unhappy in comfort.
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