VOL. 10
FADER .ALASKA
JANUARY 16,1947
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NEW ACCOUNTANT
ARRIVING THIS WEEK.
Mr, A. Marvin Allyn from Bellingham,Wash
incton, is due in Falmer today to take'
over the duties as accountant for the M.V.
F.C.A.
Mr. Allyn graduated from Washington State
College in 1937 after completing a course
in Business Administration which included j
Marketing and special research work in
Coonsrative s.
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Since 1937 Mr, Allyn has been associated i
with cooperatives. At various times he
has held appointments with the Bank for'
Con oratives, Soil Conservation Service,
Washington State Experimental Station and
U.3. Forest Service. While employed by
the "hatcom County Dairymen’s Association,
which is a large cooperative Dniry Products
manufa tuning organisation, operating two 1
big'plants and processing upwards of
509,000 lbs of milk per day, Mr. Allyn didj
general and cost accounting and was arsis-:
taut offic& manager. The'Whatcom Associ- ■
aticn manufactures butter, ice cream'of
all types, ■ bottles milk, makes cheer*,‘pow- j
derod milk, powdered egg3, and casein. It
also operates a cold storage department
and a fleet of trucks. Cooperative buying
of certain types of equipment'for members
is also a part its activities.
Mr. Allyn states that he is especially in
terested in Membership Relations of Coop
eratives. An article on this subject was
written by him and'published in the "Co
operative Journal".
In 194£ Mr. Allyn’s association with Co
operatives was interrupted by the war. He
enlisted in 'the Army and was cormirsioned
in Decent)• r 1942. In 1945 ho was promoted
to the rank of Captain and'wns released
from service only recently. His last as
signment while with the service was in the
capacity of Accountant und Executive Of
ficer for the Allied Supply Accounting
Agency in Italy.
Tho I.I.V.F.C.A. considers itself most for
tunate in being rblc tc secure a nan so.
well qualified to held this most important
position with the Association.
Te bid him'welcome and hope that he likes
our Valley.
PALMER AIRPORT WILL
RECEIVE ALLOCATION
Four r.rojeetc in Alaska rill he undertaken
under the 1947 airport nrogram of the C1J.
as authorised by the Federal Airport Act,
according to information recently nade
available to Delegate Bartlett.
The'prograin includes federal ddnation of'
$30,000. to Seward for grading, drainage,
stabilization and narkin. of the'airport
with a local contribution of $10,000.For
a new airport at Dillingham, the govern
ment will allocate $40,000 with a local
Contribution of $13,300. A landing strip
at Seldovia will cost $66,000 through
federal allocation plus $17,300 as a local
contribution. The development of one land
r?almer is planned at the total cost of
$87;000 with a local contribution of
$27;375'and a government allocation of
$60,125.
The Territory for the year 1947 is En
titled to $826,500 to be expended in air
port development, and $647,675 now remains
to be allocated throughout the Territory.
Local participation, which is required
under the Act, can take the form of con
tribution from the territorial government
or any of its political subdivisions.
VIRGIL ECKERT ACTING
GENERAL MANAGER
On the 15th of January, 1047 a change in
the administration of the M,V.F.C.A. was
made following the resignation of l.!r, E.E.
Earriss. Virgil Eckert has been appointed
by the Board along with a committee of
three members from the Board to act in the
capacity of General Manager, 'The three
3oard members are; L.C. Stock, Clarence
Hoffman and Ray Rcbarchok.
Mr, Eckert, who has farmed in the Valley
since 1935, took over his duties on Jan
uary 16th, He has been an active member
in the Co-op since its inception.
ATTENTION TOULTHYME!
Will all poultryraen interested in ordering
day old chicks from tho Washington Co-op,
piece their order with the Warehouse not
later than January 25th, ’A deposit of 20$
is rcouirod on all orders.
MOOSE
BENI FI T OANCE-iEMPORARY '"hOS'pITA L