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VALLEY. NE WS
AUGUST 15, 1946
NO. 27
NOTICE TO POTATO
, , GROWERS
The Root Cellar has bean prepared for fall
* storage.
* The management wants'to bo most fair in
storing your produco. We have been selod
ted as your managers and ns managers wo
want to assure you that wo’will do all we
can to market your produco.
We request your cooperating in attempting
to solve one of your many problems.
1. Potato storage will be on the allotment
plan.
At' 10:00 o’clock. Thursday.morning.Aug
ust 22 in the'Produce Department nil inter
osted potato growers will draw for ■}> bin
storage space.
If all storage space is not taken by tho
first drawing a second drawing will bo
mado for-those producers needing storage
spaco. ' ; •
2. Limited spr.ee necessitates thr.t only
U. S. Number i’ ,s be stored.
3. Pototoes for storage shall be dried,
cured, free from excess dirt, end absolute
ly free of disoaso.
4. Potatoes trill be weighed, received, and
stored by lot number.
5. All potatoes marketed shall be graded
out as U.S. Number l's. The groror trill
be paid on'the marketable potatoes stored
in his bin.
6. Potatoes stored by producing members in
their private root cellar rill be inspect
ed by the Produce Department. An estimat
ed roight of storage trill bo given the pro
duccr in the fora .of a receipt. An ad
vance trill be made o'n those potatoes at
the same time an advance is made on pota
toes in the root cellar. Potatoes in the
root cellar must be delivered to the Co-op
cn demand of produce managor. A final
payment trill bo made xrhon all’ potatoes >
have been delivered to the 6o-op,
V. ”ro trill attempt to complete those pools
and pay for samo December 1, March l,and
."’ly 1, or on completion of emptying the
root cellar.
■Jc appreciate the fact that this is a l:\r
j.argo task, also that vro ray have- over
looked somo important points that may '
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SEC. KRUG DUE HERE
SATURDAY
Secretary Krug and his party will be in
Palmer this next Saturday morning at about
9 cum. At 11 a.m. a Dinner rill be given
by the Homemakers Council in' Honor of the
Secretary and those accompanying him.
The price of the tickets and place to"get
then rill be. announced over the Radio.
f
The Matanuska Valley people extend a most
hearty Uc leone. to the Secretary of the
Interior Department, Julius Krug.
Following the Dinner Secretary Krug rill
go on to McKinley Park,
TRADING POST MADE SELF-SERVICE AUGUST 15
Mr, Harriss states the Trading Post rns
made Self-Service for the purpose of cur
tailing expenses and at the sane time to
give the customers a chanco to select their
norchnndiso and move along rithout rasting
any t ir.ic.
He expresses hope that the customers rill
be satisfied with the change and that the
customers will cooperate with the clerks
in making the Trading Post a satisfactory
place to buy groceries and meat.
EARLY FROST KITS THE- VALLEY WEDNESDAY
Wednesday morning of this' week farmers of
.the Valley in discussing the frost of that
morning stated that they really, had been
afraid to look at their potato fields to
see how much damage had been done. Rex
Monaghan reported that he had lifted a thin
shoot of ice off some water standing in his
yard.
According to reports this was the coldest
temperatures ever reported in this area
for the month of August sinco weather re
ports have boon kept here.
affect you. To con assure you that wo have
done what wo thought‘was*recommended and
the fair thing to do.
If you have any suggestions we will be glad
to he nr from' you.
E.E. Harries,.Gen.Mgr. Arthur Stacy
• ‘ Produco Manager