5 YEARS AGO
On the l^th of Janu
ary, I9I4.71 a change' in
the administration of
tho MVPCA was made fol
lowing the resignation
of Mr. E.E. Harriss.
Virgil Eckert has been
appointed by the Board
along with a committee
of throe members from
the Board to act in tho
capacity of General Man
ager. The three Board
members arc, L.C. Stock,
Clarence Hoffman and
Rag RcbaJrchek.
Mr. Eckert, who has
farmed in tho Valley
since 1935 > took over
his duties on January
16th. He has been an
active member in the Co
op since its inception.
Mr. A. Marvin Allyn
from Bellingham, Wash
ington, is due in Pal
mer today to take over
the duties as account
ant for the MVFCA.
Mr. Allyn graduated
from Washington State
College in 1937 aft»r
completing a course in
Bus i no s s Admi nis t. rat i on
wh i c h i no 1 uric d Ma r kc t -
ing and special rescarcl
work in Co-oporativcs.
Dr. Sims closed his
office this week on Wed
nesday, for two months.
He will be leaving scon
for-the States whore he
will pick up a Gar that
ho has purchased and
will drive to the east
coast, for a short vis
it. Later he will re
jturn to Omaha, Nebraska
where he will take lost
jOraduatc work in Dor.t
listry, Mrs. Sims will
[visit her parents.
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The front part of the
Co-op Warehouse has
been -'rently enlarged
and remodeled during
the past few weeks. This
will be used as the Hard
ware Retail and much of
the hardware from the
Trading Post will be
aoved into tho new
space. This will en
able the Co-op to dis
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jplay stoves, radios and
. lar r:e pieces of furni
[turc. The present hard
ware department in the
[Trading Post has long
'boon too crowded and has
jalso cramped the ex
pansion of the dry goods
^section.
Mrs. Gene Finley has
been unable to' bo at
JKoslosky's to work for
the past three days due
to illness. She’ report
ed . f o r work on Thursday
[noon, of 'this week, and
is fcolin; better.
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BUILDING MATERIAL
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All inside and outside paint,
linseed oil--turpentine and
thinners,