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SETTLER
NEWS
CO-OP nOTES
AUYN l$eCOM(S MANAGER
Mr. A. Marvin Allyn, who arrived in Palmer
in January to act in the capacity of Chief
Accountant for the M.V.F.C.A., has now
been named General Manager for the same
organization. Mr. Allyn took over his new
duties as of April 16, 1947, and relieved
Virgil Eckert Wio has acted in the capa
city of General Manager until other ar
rangements could be made. This change
created another vacancy in the Account,
tant's position whi#h will be filled in
the very near future.
Mrs. Alice Snodgrass was again asked to
help out in the Office during this change
in personnel.
NEW ACCOUNTANT ARRIVING
■ SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Biles of Seattle are arriving
by plane this coming Sunday. Mr. Silos
will be the new Accountant to replace Mr.
Allyn.
Mr, Biles has had several years experience
with the Consolidated Dairy Products Co.
in Seattle. The Consolidated Dairy Pro
ducts Co. is the distributing agency for
the United Dairymen's Association- which '
is a Central Agen«y of the Darigold Co
operatives.
GARAGE ^ Garage is looking forward to
the completion of the Paint job started
last year by the Standard Oil Company.
PRODUCE DEPARTMENT^ ls a
definite Seed Potatoe shortage in the
Valley this year, Mr, Staey reports. Any
one interested in dbtaining what seed’
there is available, should contact Mr.
Stacy at once, for particulars and prices.
Indications at the present time also point
to another potato shortage this next year.
C R E AM E RY rp^g Creamery is still suffer
ing a bottle shortage. Some have arrived
and more are coming, but th ey are still
hampered in extending’the market until the
situation is relieved.
Mr. Ungaro, Creamery Manager, reports that
new gallon cans are now available for those
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LOCAL OOCTOR AWARDED
SCHOLARSHIP
Doctor David Hoehn received word this last
week that he and one. other doctor in the
Territory had been selected to study
Cancer for thirty days in New York City.
This scholarship was awarded under the ’
sponsorship of the Department of Health,
and will be given at the Memorial Hospital
in New York City.
Dr, Hoehn will leave via Northwest Airlines
this next Tuesday for Minneapolis, From
there he plans to take a trip of his own
before reporting to Memorial Hdspital. H6
plans to go south through Iowa, Missouri,
and Texas, to Tennessee, ?/ashington D.C.
and New York City. He may have an oppor
tunity to attend the National Convention
of the American Medical Association which
will meet in Jersey City during June.
Dr. VJhieldon from Valdez will take care of
Dr. Hoehn’s practice while he is away.
LOCAL GIRL IN BUS
ACCIDENT
Mrs. Frank Hulvey (nee Betty Jane Huntley)
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huntley,
was a passenger on the North Coast Lines
Bus that struck an oil truck south of
Seattle this last reek. The bus plunged
into the shallow Duwamish river and '•eight
of the passengers were drowned. Mrs.
Hulvey was hospitalized, but was'not ser
iously injured, Mrl Huntley said.
QUONSET HUT AT THUMA's
BURNS
Early Thursday evening the Oponset Hut on
Earld L. Thuma’s farm which was being used
as a brooder house for 200 ehickens and
a storage for feed and seed, was complet
ly destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Thuma stated that at 5:30 she had
checked the brooder lamp and everjrthing
^was fine. About an hour later a Peterson
°at5fd a 3rdth boy stopped to tell them that
the hut was on fire. Someone summoned
the fire department and neighbors hurried
to the scene. The only thing that could
be done was to keep the flames from
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