VOL. IS Palmer, -Alaska
CO-OP NOTES
VEGFT/M?LE PuOr‘»!C£k< CiSCuES
i LAN
The Co-op Vegetable Producers met on ‘ed
nesday evening of this vreek in the former
Library room to discuss Potato Contracts
and needs of the Vegetable markets for the
ensuing year.
The Potato Contracts call for slightly
more than that of last year, but the cuan
tities of other vegetables have been re
duced due to the fact that the bids are
let for shorter periods of time. This is
due to poor deliver;" on some produce last
year. Therefore , bids will be placed 'for
30 or 60 day periods of time,.
According to those attending the meeting,
growers demonstrated greater interest this
year than previously, 35 attended the
meeting.. Ten new members have joined the
Association since the beginning- of the yoa
Nominations were made at this meeting for
an advisory committee to work with the
Board of directors in shaming up the Pro
duce program for the coning year. Of the
nominations made, the Board will select
the committee,
lir, Wilson also' emphasized the fact that
members are expected to market tlirough
their association. Inasmuch as all mem
bers have the op'Dortunit; to withdraw fror
the Association during a definite period
of time each year, and have not taken ad
vantage of this opportunity, they are then
expected to stay ;/ith the Association dur
ing the Production season. It is only by
working out our problems together, he said
that we can make a success of our Co-op,
Ok PC SIT ON
f /• 0 KkKb KGOUIPEl
^ftor much discussion, a deposit has been
named for the use of the Ice Cream Packers
ovmed by the Creamery. Beginning may 1,
« all oersons getting ice Cream in packers
idll be required to make a deposit of :,-»10
on each packeh taken out. This amount vdl
be refunded upon the return of the packer.
In order to get the refund the person must
bring with him the slip showing the depos
it of *>10.00, On all charge accounts with
retailers where packers are usecj in the
sale of ice cream, a, charge of >10,00 each
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' GRANGE INI TATES
! LARGE CLASS
Cent--eiglrt new members were inintea into
the llorthland Pi neer Grange and the Jasilla
Grange at a joint Initiation hold in ti.e
|Community Hall on Thursday.'1 evening of inis
;week. The 20 members inii-tcd into the ' v'±
jland C-rr.ugc Includedt Kr. and !rs. Bil
•Smith, 3i*s. Beteert «ob, ur, anil its* Lovn
jFaurxe, Lillian and Lauritz Jr. Lobcrg,
jiir, and lirs. Bob Busby, Bill and Dennis
Busby, Mrs, Ilarkneos, Iir, and r!rs. Bd Hart
jner, Hr, and Its. Robert TJendt, It, and lrs,
:Gene Lewis, Gloria Lepak, Hr, mid Its. Hop
Ibort Caulldns. The six new members initiated
■ into the Uasilla Grange were: Hr. and Its.
iHarris, Joyce Dinkel, Dorothy Ilelson, Its.
|Grafton and Iir, Baucher,
The hall was beautifully decorated with flow
ers crawling up the wall and entwining around
an nrohway, The stage was banked with blas
ter Lilies from the iiatanu3lca Valley Gardens.
jThe ..noricc.n Flag was di5">la~red at the back
jof the Hall,
tall the officers and those taking part in the
initiation ' ceremony were in formal dress,
|The wonen v;ore Gardenia Corsages and the non
jwhitd carnation boutonnieres,
!
hollowing the initiation, a bountiful lunch
was served of cookies, jelloy sandwiches,
cake and coffee. The cake was brought by
the Uasilla Grange and presented to the North
land lionecr Grange. It wa3 a huge 'white
cake decorated in blue and white on which
was written "To the Northland Hone or Grange
No. 1 fron the Uasilla Grange Mo. 2".
-ccording to IS*, Snodgrass the Northland
Fionecr Grange has initiated 439 members
prior to last evening«s initiation. The
Pioneer Grange was organized in April 1935
v/ith 54 charter members of which 32 are st^l >
in the Valley, ’275 of the 439 members ar<*
still in the Valley, I S’, Snodgrass says
.And now after fourteen years, tho Grcrg'
plans to get the new permanent build.'ng for
. which it has been planning and saving j.er
way this year,
MRI.KINCi laid tv RtrT
Irs, Lloyd ’Ling (Eunice) of Palmer passed
avray at midnight April 24th at the Valley
Hospital following a short illness,
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