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Cont. from pp. 1
These bids were not submitted with
the idea that a contract would be
granted to any bidder unless tho
Army finds that it is feasible to
pay tho price that would be necess
ary to purchase milk by this methodi
At the present time, most milk for
the Army is being shipped in the
form of frozen liquid milk from the
States. Considerable difficulty has
been encountered in thawing this
milk for use. It is hard to main
tain a standard grade and consider
able loss has been realized.
ino -iicsKQ producers arc trying to
got a favorable attitude on the part
of the Army for substitution of
Grado A whole milk for recombined
milk with the thought in mind that
all milk may be produced by farmers
in Alaska. So far the' *.rmy seems to
be favorable to this idea.
Three bidders had representatives at
this meeting on lodnesday. They wore;
International Milk Corporation of
California (Oakland), whose bid was
high for both milk and Ice Cream;
Alaska Dairy Products and Creamers
Dairy of Fairbanks, who submitted
bids as follows: Alaska Dairy for
V.-hittier and Fort Richardson and
Creamers for Dig Delta, Ei^lson and
Ladd Fields; and the M.V.F.C.A. sub
mitted bids for all points.
Thq Alaska Dairy and the M.V.f.C.A.
Bids were very close, averaging
close to 200 per quart for Fort
Richardson. The M.V.F.C.A. was
low.on lee Cream. Creamers was low
bidder for Fairbanks area., Lielson
and Ladd Fields, on both Ice Cream
and Milk.
The final analysis of the' bids will
bo considered by the Quarter Master
department in the near- future, but
probably no contracts will be award-j
ed without further adjustments.
Those present at the mooting on Wed
nesday were: George Jackson from th<
Alaska Dairy Products; Mr. Creamer
from Creamers of Fairbanks; Mr.
Tillman of International Milk Cor
poration of Cclifornia; and James
W. “ilson, MVFCA manager; Roland
Snodgrass and Carl Rasmussen, MVFCA
Board Members; and Leonard Jones anc
Mr. Osburn of the Army.
SEVERNS RETURN FROM TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sevorns returned
from a trip to the States this week.
They traveled extensively through
several States. Mrs. SevcrnH will be
back in the MSA office,whore she is
employed,next Monday, and Mr.
Sc’vernS will open his shop Monday.
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THREE ARRESTED
McNeil of Palmer was arrested and
fined this week for illegal hunting
of Moose. Lc was tried before Com
missioners: Mrs. Mae Garter of Vas
ilis and_ Mrs. Dorothy Saxton of Pal
mer. McNeil confessed to killing
five moose out of season, two cows
and a calf, and has been sentenced
to three months in jail and given a
£>200 fine.
Olaf L, Erickson and Pasco "Pete"
Lucy, restaurant operator, wore ar
rested and charged with buying the
neat. They pleaded guilty in Com
missioner’s Court. Erickson was
fined >75., and Lucy was fined ylOO.
Holgar L rsen; local Fish and old
life agent said that the case was
an example of flagrant violation
of the lav/.