SERVICES, SUNDAY
The Reverend Albert J. Sayers of
All Saint's Parish in Anchorage,
will hold Episcopal Services at
3 o'clock on Sunday May 20th., at
the United Protestant Church in
Palmer. This will be a Communion
Service.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Schmitz and fam
ily nov/ occupy the Co-op house for
merly occupied by the Bill Smiths.
Lu Rasmussen has resumed work at
her Beauty Shop in the "Rec." build
ing. Lu has been enjoying a vaca
tion, having leased the shop to
Lea Halvorsen for the past six and
one-half months.
VF MARKEI• MEE fS
The Board of Directors of the
Valley Farmers' Market, Incorpor
ated met May 10 and elected the
following officers:
Mr. Howard Estelle-President
Mr. Max Sherrod-Vice-President
Mrs. R. Washburn-Sect-Treasurer
Florence 0. Eby was appointed Mar
ket-master for the 1951 season.
Rules and Regulations for the op
eration of the Market were formu
lated, and will bo presented to the
members at the next general meeting.
The Market will be open every
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Opening date for the Market
v/ill be July ll+th.
There will be a membership fee
of $2.00 for each seller at the
market in addition to a minimum
charge of $1.00 or (whichever is
the greater) of the gross sales
each market day for the rental of
the booths to each regular weekly
seller ; and $1.00 or 10/? (which
ever is the greater sum) of the
gross sales each market day for the
occasional seller.
No live stock will be offered for
sale at this time.
There shall be a minimum set of
prices for articles and provisions
for sale in the market and all per
sons selling shall sell at not less
than these prices. These minimum
prices will be determined by the
market-master from current market
prices. Any underselling on the
part of the tenant will not bo al
lowed.
All persons selling in the market'
shall keep a record of sales each
market day and shall render to the
market-master a copy of such rec
ord, and pay the 5# or 10# tax on
tho total sales.
Notice of Intention to vacate
space and surrender the same shall
be in writing to the market-master
not loss than two weeks prior to
the date of giving up tho same.
The building of tho booths will
begin around Juno 1 and the Farmers
market will have to depend on vol
unteer help for this project. Dave
Bryant has generously donated his
time and equipment to level tho
land on v/hich the booths will be
constructed. Construction for tho
first year will be very simple.
One booth will be reserved free
of charge for the use of homemakers
clubs and other service organiza
tions. who wish to sell produce for
the benefit of their club treasur
ies.
Applications for memberships and
space in the Market may now bo made
to B'loroncc 0. Eby, the Market-mas
ter. Reservation of space should
be made at an early date, as it is
anticipated that thcro will be more
requests for booths than may be a
vailable.
Every effort will be made to pro
vide facilities for all who wish to
sell at the Market.
EXTENSION NEWS
Miss Karin Pchrson, Swedish Weav
er, will conduct a workshop in
weaving in Palmer June 11 to 20.
Those who are interested in weaving
or those interested in watching,
please leave your names at the Ex
tension office in Palmer.
The first meeting of the I4.-H
Council was held Monday evening
with seventeen I4.-H leaders prosent.
Officers elected for the year arc:
Mrs. Henning Blunck, president; Mrs
Harold Dinkel, Vice-president; Mrs.
Ben. Hudgins, secretary and Mrs.
John McDonald, reporter.
Leaders expressed the need for
training meetings and the first
one will be hold in the Former Ex
tension office on tho evening of
May 22 at 7:30> to be conducted by
the district agricultural Agent,
Parker Lester, with discussions on
gardening, poultry and livestock.
All leaders whose members are
carrying these particular projects
arc asked to attend. J4.-H Council
meetings will bo held' the i+th Wed
nesday of each month. 1
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