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For "PO’.'ER OFF*' after Office Hours
Sundays and Holidays call either
Vernon Fridley
or
: Ralph Moore
OFFICE CLOSES at NOON on SATURDAYS
Matanuska Electric Ass’n, Inc.
Palmer Alaska.
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RH EMBER .'we have everything
you need whether you want
to PAINT your house in
side & out or just CLEAN
UP around the place.
FAIR ‘ BOARD ELECTS
■ OFFICERS
The new Fair Board met on Monday of
this week to select their new, of
ficers for, the ensuing year and to
discuss financial plans for the com
ing year.
The following were elected: Clyde
King 5r. President; r.D.-Snodgrass,
Vice /resident; A1 Hagen, Secretary;
and Thomas Lepak, Treasurer. Other
directors serving on the board are:
!•'ads oohanson, Ila Senski and Clair
Stock.
Flans are that a meeting of all Le
pertm-nt heads will be called in the
near future to begin 1 ork on the
Fair Look and premium list for this
year.
HCSPI TALIZED
Mrs. Oliver Onkka was hospitalized
Last week, but has been discharged
and is at home again.
WHAT YOUR REA CO-OP
MEAiyS , TO YOU.
•1.NON-PROFIT 3J3RVTC3 An, RRA co-op
is organized for service to its
members-,: not for profit to, investors.
This means service to you at cost.
2.. CONSUMERS wTLI OEM 3-Y3T3.! "HEN
Fa-ID FOR. Tna cost o,f any electric
system, whether owned by a power com
pany or by a Co-op, eventually must
be paid foi out of the consumers'
pockets. But in e co-op, when the
consumer-members have once paid for
the system it belongs to them joint
ly, and they have the benefit of
lower rates.
3. LOCAL O’YERBHII — NO ABSENTEE
STOCKHOLDERS, An REA co-op is owned
and controlled•locally, by the peo
ple who use it, not by absentee in
vestors nor by the Government. You
members elect the directors from
among yourselves, and the board- of
directors is responsible to you, the
members.
4. NO DON'T PAY IT T TC GST SERVICE.
vou will not have to pay any money,
except a small mirbership fee, to
get the co-op line built to your
place. Your co-op is financed with
a Government' loan which it pays
back out of the money it collects
for service.
5. NO PERSON.oL LIABILITY. Every REA
co-op is incorporated under State
Lav/. Ny member is personally liable
for the repayment of any part of the
Government loan nor for any debt or
obligation of the co-op. Your pro
perty cannot be attached to pay any
debts of the co-op.
6. DEMOCRATIC COI TROL. Every member
has an equal vote in the control of
the co-op enterprise. This is real
democracy.
HOSPITAL NOTES
The following have been hospitalised
recently 'or nodical treatment at
the Volley Hospital according to Tr.
Bailey:
MrsArv id, Johnson of Palmer
Mrs. Mary Hoffman of Sheep Mountain
Angola and Pc trieia Heckor of Palmer
Mary -oda Lee of Eklutna
LaVon Rootren of Palmer
Laurel (Slim) Hays of Palmer
Clarence Moore of Wasilla
Emil Kirschor of Palmer.
Of these Mrs. Hoffman,Mary Ada Leo
and Mr. Hays have returned homo.
For Surgery:
Tovia Bontti of Palmer (doing v/cll)
Mrs. Jack Sisly of Palmer(gone homo)
Gust Scheibl.. (returned home)
William ildridge recovering from a
-gun-shot,. .v;ound-J.n t ho.. 1 e g, do-ing..y.tolfL.