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VOL. 13
Palmer, Alaska
cooPEROTinG flss'n ntiiis
March 3,1950
No. 9
FOOD HANDLERS SCHOOL
REPORTS GOOD ATTENDANCE
Fifteen establishments in Palmer
wore represented at the Food Hand
lers’ School hold this week on Mon
day,.Tuesday and Wednesday. Eight
cf these had perfect or 100$ atten
dance. Ton qualified for Certi
ficates for 80$ or more attendance.
Fifty persons attended these class
es, and of those, 37 received certi
ficates for perfect attendance.
Two meetings were held each day.The
first from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. for
those who could attend afternoon
classes and a .repeat of the after
noon class at 7:00 for those not
able to attend during the afternoon
The first class dealt with 'Bactcri
and Food11 and was accompanied by a
film or movie on "Han against Mi
crobe." Frank P. Pauls,Associate
Lecteriologist from the A.- chorage
■‘-’istrict Laboratory conducted this
class.
Cn Tuesday the discussion centered
on Dishwashing Techniques and the
Use of Detergents. This class was
conducted by Gillian L. Doering,
Sanitaiian. Two films on dishwash
ing were shown.
The classes on Uudnesday dealt with
"Fly and °ockroach Control" and wer*
conducted by Lloyd A. Hurley,Senior
Sanitarian.
Following Hr. Morley’s tnlk,cMr*
Pauls displayed his culture plates
which he had- started during the Mon
day class. Mr. Pauls proved to the
.class that bacteria is everywhere,
by having members of the class
leave impressions on sterile glass
which were' incubated for 48 hours.
T-iose included finrer prints, a kis
a sneeze, accough and hair.
At the close'of the classes, Dr.
R.L.Smith, Assistant Commissioner o
He-tith_Cont. on pam9_
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CO-OP HAS GOOD
YEAR
52 voting members were counted at
the Annual meeting of the Mat,anuska
V:Hey i'amers' Cooperating Associ
ation last Friday, February 24. This
was about the usual number in com
parison vith the actual voting mem
bers which now number 87.
I
During the past year, 10 members were
suspended and 6 new members were ac
cepted. There are now 24 probation
al members, several of whom will be
eligible for full membership soon.
New applications are being received
every month. Hovever, the Board has
discussed the possibility of setting
a time limit on new member applica
tions for the year. This may be set
‘sometime in the near future as the
^Board feels that all producers who
Expect to sell to the Association
should indicate their intentions be
fore contracts are signed so that the
Association will know how much to
expect from the members.
[During the morning session the finan
cial reports were given by the Chief
Accountant, Clayton nsslinger. Him**
! eograph- copies of the Profit and
[Loss Statement and the Balance Sheet
were passed out to each member so
that the report could be seen by the
eye as well as heard by the ear.Time
was allowed for questions on any
.point not clearly understood by the
fmember. p, , .
Cont. on page 4
I CO-OP . AT TORNEY ARRIVES
Jack Cluck, prominent Co-op Attorney
■from Seattle, arrived on Tuesday of
this week to consult with Co-op of
ficials and their Attorney on legal
matters- now pending before the Asso
ciation. Mr, Cluck has represented
many Co-ops as well as Public Utili
ty-Districts and is at present Coun
sel for the group Health Clinic in
Seattle.
REMSEBHR—The BD"RD TlMlo SAUCE lor
the benefit of the Fosninal ,!!aich 11.