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P AIMER, ALASKA
Pormit No. 3
mRIBHUSKfl VPLLEH FRRmF.ffS' CflOPERRTinG 0SST1
Vol. li| Palmer, Alaska. May 1+, 1951* No. 18
D LUinS APPEAL
Co-op officials roccivcd a tele
gram from their Seattle attorney,
Mr. Jack Cluck, that tho Court of
Appeals in San Francisco had re
versed tho judgement in the 19i|5
Dairymon's Suit, on April 26th. i
This means that tho group of Dairy
mon who got a judgement in the Dis
trict Court in Anchorage for approx
imatcly $30>000 in 19^7> and, who
soized a part of tho Co-op's hank
account and paid themselves off,
will nov/ have to return tho amounts
they roccivcd, or faco lav/suits fori
its recovery by tho Co-op.
Not only docs this roliovc the
Co-op of the liability of this one
suit, but it also probably means
that the 19U6 suit, which involved
ovon moro money, will be discontin
ued. The Dairymen who delivered
milk for the samo years, but who
did not sue, will not be cntitlod
to furthor claims either. If tho
Co-op had lost all of these suits,
it would have penalized them for
moro than $100,000. This might
have thrown them into bankruptcy.
However, since the matter was de- 1
cided, it now appears that the Co
op is in a much stronger position
than it has ever been before. Tho
possibility of suing some of the
moro vohement instigators of the
suit, who, by acts and words, havo
done a lot of damage to the crodit
of the Association, will be consid
ered. Not only was the credit rat
ing of tho Association affected ad
versely, but tho impact on tho mem
bership by the violent and subver
sive program, was vory detrimental
to the Association.
Several things that have boon
matters of violent controversy, arc
nov/ settled for all timo. First,
the Marketing Contract is entirely
logal and is binding on the members.
Second, the Board of Directors havo
tho authority to conduct the busi
ness of the association for the
mombors, without submitting to any
snail pressure group. Third, tho
Association is to bo considered a f
coinploto entity. All departments
arc a part of the larger organiza
tion and must be integrated as such.
It is our fervent hope that this
action by the Court of Appeals,
will convince some people that tho
Co-op is a businoss organization
that must be conducted on a busi
ness basis for the benefit of its
members as a whole, and not just a
makeshift affair that can be used
whon it is to tho advantago of tho
user, and bo discarded whon it
might not bo an advantago, tempor
arily. This should stop the indiv
iduals who just want to uso it for
their own personal gain, but do not
bolievo in Co-operation in reality.
The competitors of tho Co-op and
tho plush bottom bureaucrats who
nave m tnc past neipoa tne anti
Co-op. agitators, will undoubtedly
bo discouraged, but, like the "pool*1
wo will probably have them v/ith us
always. So, it behooves each ono
of us to work for a strongor and
hotter Co-operative. One strong
enough to stand adversity, and make
some progress, even in difficult
times. C.R.R.
TRADE TOUR PLANNED
A 10-day trade-travel tour to A
laska in June was announced today
by the Portland Chamber of Commerce
Principal cities to bo visited in
clude Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks,
Seward and Valdoz, with side trips
to Nome, Kodiak and Talketna.
Departure from Portland has boon
tentatively set for Juno 15, accord
ing to R.B. Maloney, chairman of
tho Chamber's Alaska committee and
Montgomery-Ward official. Tho trip
will be made via scheduled airlines.
Emphasis will bo on tho Anchorago
Fairbanks railbolt area, which is
linked with Portland by Coastwise
Lino, now in its third year of op
eration of scheduled steamship ser
vice with a fleet of seven ships
providing sailings evory ten days.
continuod on pago 3
Base ball Sunday at 2, in Palmer,
Palmor High vs Anchorage High*