•VOL. 11
Palmer, Alaska
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January 9, 1948
No, 2
CO-OP nOTES
OAlR)IMEN ME E T WITH BOARD
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A committee from the-Dairy Association
’-ill meet with the Co-op Board on Friday'
evening of this reek at 3 p.n. Another
meeting rill be held on the sane evening
by tho Committee which -as appointed at *
the last Special tlenbershin I'eeting and
of which L. C. °tock is Chairman.
Following these Committee meetings aioth
er.special member shin meeting will be
called for the purpose of arriving at a
Final Decision on the Recommendations
made b- the Board.
FIRST BARGE. SHIPMENT
Cur first shipment of feed by Barge should
leave Seattle by D-iday of this -eel:.
’’’e will have 2 carloads shinned this -ay. ;
BOILER TROUBLE
’le. have been having considerable trouble
with the boiler at the Dormitory, tnis
being the 4th tine in a month. 7t is
exoected that the boiler "ill be shut
do"n for repair of Thursday afternoon
and eveninr of this reek.
P /< CCU CE DEPARTMENT
The Produce Department is conducting a.
direct mail advertising r ro.cran (con. p7)
PT A TO MEET JAN. «/5
A Pot Luck Dinner rill be served by .the
F.T.A. at the next meeting on Thursday.
January 15, 1948; in the School Dining
Room at 7 p.rn. The P.T.A. rill provide
•the hot:dish.
Following the dinner those present rill
have the opportunity of hearing a dis
cussion on the formation of an•Independent
School District. I'r. Caldwell, Superin
tendent of the Anchorage Schools and Dr.
Frank Dorsey, President of the Anchorage
School Board, rill be present and will be
glad to answer any questions they'can on
the subject.
This meeting rill take the place of the
regular meeting which is usually held on
the third Tuesday of the month., and no'
meeting rill be held or. the usual date.
C.of C. GETS BEHiriD
PLfill TO LOCATE DATIVE
SERVICE HOSPITAL HERE
The ’"ednosday Meeting of the I’atanuska
Valley Chamber of Commerce concentrated
its efforts, on .the possibility of getting
the ne—roposed Mative Service "hospital
located in the Matamiska Valley.
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At a previous meeting on Monday evening
about -4V’veonie, 25 of "horn mere from
rTasilla, r et and, discussed possible action
that might be taken to sho~ Congress that
me mere interested in the location of the
Hospital in the! Valley.- A letter mas
composed and'mimeographed for use by those
rriting to Government Officials concerning
this matter. This letter may be con led,
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■ 4(3/?/CULTURE COMMITTEE
The formation of an Agricultural Committee
is underlay whereby all agricultural en
deavors rill' he unified and some definite
program estdbli shied. It is a known fact
that Alaska's agriculture is on the up
ward trend, and we have many more problems
;to contend .with now, .than any-period
jhe ret of ore.
L
an order to confront these problems in some
(systematic procedure and take the most
serious or raajop.problems first, it was
ddemed advisiable to establish committees
in each community or trading'center in
the Territory. -The Chairman, or his des
ignee, within each.qomrcunity would consti
tute a district committee, and each dis
trict chairman, constitute a Territorial
Committee.
3y a process of elimination, and only those
iroblens of Territorial interest would be
carried up to, the Territorial Committee,
however, they.would originate within the
local communitites, and would represent a
program with meet with the ar roval bf
local committees. In' other words, it would
be an agricultural program originated by
the people and for the people of Alaska,
3i,ich problems as Soil Conservation, Overall
karketing, Legislation, Research, Transpor
tation, and other subjects directly effect
ing agriculture, would be on the agenda
for immediate consideration.