A FEW LINES
Well the hens are getting busy again,
mostly the young ones though, for several
weeks there was a definite shortage of
Matanuska eggs, customers of the Co-op
were begging for fresh eggs and very few
were available, but now all has changed
and it appears that there will be plenty
of fresh eggs soon.
Poultry producers are enjoying a much bet
ter price for eggs in Washington this fall
this relieves the Alaska pouitrymen of the
tough competition that we had last spring.
At one time large grade A eggs were sell
ing for itl0 a dozen in Seattle and the
airtransport charges were 300 making the
cost of a dozen eggs in Anchorage to the
retailer about 700 a dozen.
It was interesting to read that the cost
of milk, eggs and other local grown pro
ducts was not much higher in Alaska than
they are in Montana and Wyoming, accord
ing to a statement made to the investi
gating committee from the Chamber of Com
merce, who questioned several people com
ing to Palmer recently to work for the
Eklutna Dam Project.
Well according to the most recent reports
available it appears that the Republicans
did not make enough gains to enable them
to control the legislature, there will be
an equal division in the Senate and lU
Democrats and 10 Republicans in the lower
house. Delegate Bartlett led his Repub
lican opponent by three to one in a lot
of places and won by a large majority.
Delegate Bartlett is puzzled as to why
the Third Division elected both Republican
Senators and then elected all seven memb
ers of the lower house from the Democratic
fold.. Some one should get a copy of the .
""LAST BLAST" and send it to Bob, it might
help to unravel the mystery.
I had an interesting talk with one of the
founders of the Veterans Cooperative that
purchased Chilikoot Barracks and tried
% oj r.:n on a cooperative plan. It seems
according to the report that the Veterans
were not cooperative, because they had
nr) training or knowledge in that line of
endeavor, some of them wanted to run it
one way and some another, it finally end
ed up in court and the organization was
forced into receivership. Col. Olsen was
appointed receiver and it now appears
that the holdings that are useful to the
persons who have stayed and tried to work
out some solution will be awarded to them.
However, all of the original cooperators
lost their investment and will have to
start over again. This in the opinion of
the writer would be about where our Co-op
would be now if we had followed the plan
to divide up and sell the greater part of
our holdings as was tried a few years ago.
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C OMMUN 1 TY CHEST
HELPS SUPPORT LIBRARY
The Palmer Library Assn, was formed in Oct.
19h5 and is incorporated under the laws of
the Territory as a non-profit organization.
Since its inception, the library has been
housed first in the Co-op Rec Hall and late]
in the A1 King Garage. It'is now in the
process of erecting its own building with
the help of the Community.
With a new building to pay for the library1;
expenses have increased. Not only are there
bills outstanding for building material but
there will be a constant fuel bill. That i
one expense it has never had before and it
will be an important item. The only sour
ces of money that the Palmer Library has
are (1) the Community Chest (2) membership
fees (3) The Territory of Alaska (h) pri
vate donations (unsolicited). The money con
tributed by the Territory can only be spent
for books. It is a matching fund up to $15'
The library board expects to open the new
library in November and the plans at pre
sent are that the library will be open Mon
day thru Friday from 2:00 to U:00 PM and
at least three nights a week from 7:00 to
9:00. In the new building there will be
reading facilities for both adults and
children.
Your contribution to the library through
the community chest will enable it to give
better service to Palmer and the Matan
uska Valley.
An annual meeting will be in January to
which all members are invited.
The purchase of a library card entitles
one to a years membership in the associa
tion. The library to date has approximate
ly one hundred members.
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