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Vol. lii
Palmer. Alaska
September lii. 1951 No. 56
See. 3^*66 P»L. and R.
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PALMER, ALASKA
Permit No.3
VEGETABLE GROWERS fTIEET
Tho vegetable growers who are mem
bers of the Co-op held a meeting as
per schedule, Thursday evening. A
bout 25 members were present, but a
large majority were from the Camp 2
and Was ilia districts. Mr. Kibbeo,
the Chairman of the Committee from
the Board of Directors, acted as
presiding officer. Mr. Hemmer, Mr.
Brock and Mr. Winogarner, from the
Board-of Directors, wore also pre
sent.
Harold Stephan, Manager of the
Vegetable Department, was asked many
questions about the policy of the
department. There was some question
a a to whether tho producers who stare
spods in the potato storage in Pal
me ? wore being charged .enough and
w.i?rPer the green vegetables wore
paying thoir way. Several felt
tnat the handling charge on green
produce should be increased from 20?
to 25/'• The advisability of setting
uy a uew account for green produce
as a seperate unit v/as brought up
and discussed, including the possi
bioy that it might increase the
cos0 of handling to such an extent
that green produce would not bo pro
fitable.
CREDIT union (TIEETMG
There was a meeting of the Credit
Union last Tuesday evening, and a
report on the outcome of the Annual
"udit was given. Mr. Armstrong,
from the San Francisco office, con
ducted the Audit last week. Tho
books were all in balance; and all
loans were in good standing except
one, which was payed this week. The
Auditor was well pleased with the
condition of the books, with minor
exceptions, but felt that that the
organization ha3 not been growing
as quickly as it should. However,
the fact was brought out in the As
sistant Treasurer's report that the
local unit has leaned over fifty
thousand dollars since it was start
ed about tv/o years ago, and no loss
has been sustained during that time.
The Union has over $5>000 on doposil
now and is slowly increasing
The question of creating more in
terest in the organization was dis
cussed, and the need for such a
movement was stressed. For the in
formation of .those who are interest
ed and want to join, it might he
stated that the membership fee is
25and that a share costs $5»00»
The interest rate on loans is \%
ger month on the unpaid balance.
arnings accrue frem interest on
loans. Tho last interest dividend
v/as 5^ for the year.
The Credit Union offers a safe and
convenient place to invest your idle
funds, and in time of need loans are
available at a reasonable rate of in
terest and easy terms. The appli
cant may find out more about the Ma
tanuska Valley Credit Union in the
Creamery Office at the Co-op.
FUflERRL SERVICES FOR L.QRIIOT
Funeral services for Lawrence F.
Arndt will be held Monday, Septem
ber 17, at the Lutheran Church in
Palmer. Rev. Joseph Frenz of .anch
orage will officiate at the service.
Helen Ray, daughter of the. deceas
ed,. arrived in Palmer last Saturday
evening to mako funeral arrangements.
Bearersj long-time friends of the
deceased, will be Virgil Eckert,
Harold Thuma, Ken Foster, Pat Hem
mer, L.F.Rorrison and Harold Wine
garnor.
The body will be shipped to the
states with intormont to be in the
family lot at Crandon, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Arndt, his mother, and Helen
will be driving out over the high
way in a few weeks and will make
their home in Chicago.
LEflVIOG FOR COLLEGE
This second week of September
finds nearly 30 Valley youths, a
bout throe quarters of whom are
boys, on their way to colleges all
1 over the country.
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