Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947 at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription rates.75c month, $8 a year
Co-op Members Argue
Validitv Of Election
(Continued trom Page 1)
pieces of property which the
membership recently decided
to sell.
(4) The board has been neg
ligent in its duties in that it
look no action to retain Mar
vin Allyn. general manager,
and C. R. Haveman, creamery
head, who resigned recently.
The circulated recall petition
has been signed by 40 members
of the MVFCA, which the pres
ent board agrees is more than
enough to call for a special elec
tion, since 25 per cent of the Co
op members may petition for
such an election.
However the present board de
clares that the second petition
cannot be termed legal, since it
sets the date for the recall meet
ing on April 29. Board members
say that according to the by-laws,
the petition only may request
that a meeting be held. The date
*for that meeting must be fixed
by the president of the board of
directors, at least 10 days from
the time the petition is received,
and the board secretary must
mail regular notices of meeting
to the entire membership.
Therefore, the executive com
mittee of Mr. Hemmer, Mr. Ras
mussen and Mr. Stephan, have
declared the April 29 meeting to
be illegal. Any business con
ducted at that meeting, if held,
will have no official standing.
They promise, however, that the
recall petition, which conforms
to MVFCA by-laws, will be acted
upon, with due regard for the
by-laws.
In answer to the four-point
complaint set forth in the recall
petition, members of the execu
tive committee have prepared
these statements:
(1) They feel complaini on
the mailer of eleclion is ill ad
vised al Ihis lime, since the
chairman of Ihe eleclion meet
ing, Ihe member who made the
motion calling for a unanimous
eleclion of board members,
and Ihe board member who
administered the oath of of
fice, all of whom have signed
the complaining petition, evi
dently fully approved the man
ner of eleclion at the time of
that election.
(2) They agree that Mr.
Brock is an owner in a busi
ness establishment doing busi
ness with ihe Co-op. They con
tend however that this is true,
in effect, of every Co-op mem
ber and that, therefore, this
section of the MVFCA by-laws
never can be enforced.
(3) They declare that it is
their intention to proceed with
the sale of certain Co-op prop
erties, just as soon as legal pro
cedure can be ironed out. They
say that it was necessary to
tsub-divide the housing area
into lots before advertising any
of that property tor sale. They
plan to push the sale of desig
nated properties as rapidly as
it is possible to do so.
(4) In reference to the resig
nation of Mr. Allyn and Mr.
Haveman, a resolution was
framed asking that the men
reconsider. However, no ac
tion was taken on the resolu
tion.
Concerning future manage
ment of the MVFCA, the execu
tive committee announced that
they considered the present plan
only a temporary set-up, until
another general manager can be
employed. They plan, however,
to continue under this plan, until
present disagreements are set
tled.
Questioned concerning pro
gress of negotiations with the
Valley’s dairymen, who have
been attempting to lease cream
ery facilities, a board spokesman
replied that the complaint had
broken off negotiations between
the two groups. However a tenta
tive contract has been prepared.
No dairymen have, as yet, in
voked the petition they earlier
signed which gives them the
right to leave Co-op membership,
it was reported. Neither have
any members been suspended or
terminated by group action.
In conclusion, committee mem
bers deplored the apparently
growing tendency for Valley
farmers to break away from
Co-op membership and form
small independent groups. They
expressed the opinion that such
groups can do no more for them
than their own Co-operative can
do, and their breaking away
weakens the larger group. A Co
op member loses his membership
in the organization if he joins
forces with any of the independ
ent producer groups, several of
which are now in the process of
organization in the Valley.
OUR APOLOGIES
The name of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Knapp, who became the parents
of a son last Saturday morning,
was incorrectly spelled as Capp
in Wednesday’s Frontiersman.
Larsons Have Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Larson of
Palmer became the parents of a
daughter, born at the Valley hos
pital last Tuesday. The new little
girl, the Larson’s fifth child,
weighed six pounds, four ounces
at birth. She has four older
brothers.
Skit Night Now May 4
The new date for the Skit
Night planned by Wasilla school
at the Valley Theatre has been
set for May 4, it was announced
this week by A1 Hagen, theatre
owner.
Coffey Ineuree Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
YOU WRECK ’EM . . . WE’LL FIX ’EM
24-HOUR SERVICE
We Go Anywhere. Any Time
PALMER BODY & PAINT SHOP
ELECTRIC MOTORS
REPAIRING —o— REWINDING
Prompt attention given out-of-town orders
CITY ELECTRIC OF ANCHORAGE
444 H Street Box 1212 Main 752
McC00I/3 BARBER SHOP
(In Rec Hall)
SPECIALIZING IN
HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SHAMPOOS AND MASSAGE
V/eekday business hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
) Saturday business hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 24, 1948
Qasdfied Ads
FOR RENT
OFFICE SPACE, Koslosky Bldg.
Lnq. Jan Koslosky.
FOR SALE
’47 FORD sedan; ’33 Plymouth
sedan. Inq. Hartley Bros.
Motors.
BEAUTIFUL solid walnut dining
set; table, buffet, 6 chairs, pad.
See Martin at Exp. Farm.
4-ROOM HOUSE, modern; to be
moved. See Matt Perkins,
Shamrock Bakery.
THREE HOUSES, w/large lots,
in Palmer; sewer, water, elec
tricity. Houses modern 3- and
4-room; good cond. Come and
see them. Bids accepted until
May 22. 10 per cent deposit
required with bid; returnable
if bid is rejected. Houses near
churches, school, trading cen
ter; good garden land. Call at
MVFCA office for particulars.
40 Laying Hens 1 and 2 yrs. old.
See Ralph Moore.
WC ALLIS Chalmers farm trac
tor w/2-bottom disc plow;
good condition; reasonable
price. Write Lomen Equip
ment, Inc., Box 1539, Anchor
age.
200 burlap bags, 15c ea. Ernest
Harrington, Box 899, Palmer.
TRUCK, ’45 K-5 International;
2-speed rear end; complete
overhaul; price $1,250.; see or
write L. F. Smith, Box 849.
LOT in Sherrod sub-division. See
Bill RempeL
TRACTOR, John Deere Row
Crop, Model A; comp, w/
power take-off, power lift, 2
row cultivator, 2-way plow.
See A. A. RempeL
ENDGATE for lVk-ton Interna
tional trucit. Il lound, leave at
creamery.
CHOICE LOT in business dis
trict; corner lot west oi Ward
mag. bee Leon Laurie.
WANTED TO BUY
GOOD sewing machine: Ernest
Harrington, Box aay, Paimer.
BY ALL MEAN SI
On your next trip aown town,
arop into tne tonsonai depart
ment ol me Valley Barner snop
ana nave your ears lowered or
your wmsxers removed in a
last, aepenaaoie manner.
VALlili 1 BARB Bit SHOP
D. S. MEBHS.
Community
Calendar
Saturday
VEGETABLE GROWERS meet
in Grange hall at 8 p.m.
Sunday
OPEN HOUSE at Matanuska Ho
tel from 1 to 6 p.m.
aim CHORAGE LITTLE sym
phony concert at valley
theatre at 3:30 p.m.
BUAKD OP DiRisCTORS ol
Matanuska V alley Sportsmen
meet at Palmer fountain at 8
p.m.
Monday
SENIOR GIRL SOU UTS meet at
United Protestant church at
7:80 p.m.
Tuesday
LOYAL ORJLhsR OF MOOSE
meet at Moose hut at 8 pun.
Women OF THE MOOSE meet
at Grange hall at 8 p.m.
Wednesday
INTERMEDIATE GIRL SCOUTS
meet in Miss Bleck's room at
3:80 p.m.
FIRE DRILL at Fire hall at
8 p.m.
Colley insures Everything—
Re me m her T —Adv.
Ready to Plant
SNAP DRAGONS
PANSY PLANTS
BUDDED TOMATO PLANTS
at
Maud Hosier's Greenhouse
Alfsens Plan
States Tour
During Furlough
Rev. and Mrs. Victor Alfsen
and children expect to begin
their four-months furlough in the
states next week. They plan to
fly to Seattle next Wednesday.
From Seattle they will go to
Curlew, Wash., Mrs. Alfsen’s
home, where they will visit for
a time.
Leaving Curlew, the Alfsens
will return to Seattle to attend
the national Boy Scout conven
tion and the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church.
Following these two meetings,
they will start on an automobile
tour which will take them from
the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast
and back again. Reverend Alfsen
said it was their plan to attempt
to visit each of the Palmer
church’s nine sponsoring
churches in the states.
A supply pastor, Fred Telecky,
will arrive in Palmer in June to
conduct the summer work of the
local church. A former captain
in the air force and stationed in
Alaska during the war, Rever
end Telecky has just completed
his seminary training.
He is driving to Alaska in
company with his wife and year
old child. He will reside in the
Palmer parsonage during the
Alfsen’s absence, and will assist
in the Boy Scout work and all
other community activities now
being handled by the Presbyter- »
ian pastor.
When the Alfsens return in the
fall, Reverend Telecky and fam
ily will go to a permanent as
signment at Auk Lake near
Juneau.
During the six weeks interim,
when the United Protestant
church will be without a minis
ter, local pastors will share the
responsibility for the Sunday
services. On Mother’s day, the
young people of the church will
be in charge of the services.
Former Residents Return
Mrs. Roger Ellsworth and
daughter Linda Ann returned to
the Valley to make their home
this week. Mrs. Ellsworth, who
will be remembered here as the
former Donna Bagoy, has been
gone for more than two years.
She was a student in the Palmer
school until the time of her mar
riage. Her husband is locally em
ployed, and the young couple
is now in search of a home in
the Valley. They are staying with
relatives for the present.
Cell 8 to gat meeting notice*
printed in the Fronlierstnan.
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Water Repellent Rot Proof
Keeps wood from swelling, shrinking,
checking, warping
Now in Stock
CHAMPION Outboard Motors
RELIANCE Conversion Cookstove Burners
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GRAHAM SERVICE
Mach!— Work Welding Repair
Gas OU
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i CLOSING OUT SALE H
Co-Op, Zenith and India Tires *
6.00x 16 4-ply passenger .$14.75
6.00 x 16 6-ply passenger . 19.10
6.00x 16 6-ply truck . 21.25
6.50 x 16 4-ply passenger . 17.80
6.50 x 16 6-ply passenger . 22.90
w 6.50 x 16 6-ply track . 24.50
^ 5.50 x 17 4-ply passenger . 14.70
w 7.50 x 16 6-ply truck . 36.80
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freight sendee—daily except Sunday
SCHEDULE
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