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Vol. I
■°aI.;ii6r , Ale.ska - January 9._1936
No * 21
im: council takes office
.IT MEETING HELD JANUARY 7
At a meeting held Tuesday even
ing the old council which has been
functioning for some months gave
way to the newly elected members,
hut not before much business that
had been hanging fire was disposed
of.
The committee on Conti acts for
warrantee deous as between Colo
nists and the aRRC retorted con
tract forms that may be used had
not yet arr1ved.
The co'.mi:tree for the distribu
tion of salmon canned by colonists
at the Experiment Station last sum
mer reoortod that there nod seen no
charge made for this salmon and
that it had all been at con Line a „
Jack Lund, who has lose, the col
ony group, tendered his resignation
as a member of the n r i >ard and it
was accented.
A motion was carried to have one
•hi.ildt for a new moner from Dis
trict and the reside it of that
district, receiving the highest num
ber of votes.be declared elected*
Motion carried to register a 13.
votes cnst in th: s s■)ec ?.a. 1 e 1 oct ion
and at all future elections*
Motion carried to publish in the
PIONEER names of all persons voting
in this sueci'll election and in ail
future elect ions«
It w:.s also requested oy tne new
council thet notice to given tincugl
the column^ of the PIOO.IE that any
one having conies of constitutions,
by-lav/s or outlines of business ad
ministration of any co-opera,tive
set-up in the States please leave
them at Mr a Irwin's office for use
of the new council.
Minutes of the old council wore
ordered closed and nlaced on file
for future reference.
This was the last meeting of the
old council and Mr. Irwin expressed
his ..norocietion for the work and
co-operation of its members during
the months they have served.
Officers of the new council are
as 'f o 1 ].ows : 7/i 11 iam 1, Benne11,
President; M. D„ Snodgrass, Vice
praside nt; Mrs a Clyde King, Sec.
Sixteen hclow was the minimum
“G'Toerature recorded here during
the uaa The average was well ci
te 70 zero« with but little wind.
t; W O Pi
WIRE FROL! VJESTBROOX CARRIES
WARNING TO IDLE COLONISTS
The following telegram was re
ceived today from Col. Lawrence
Westbrook by Gen, Man. Ross L.
Sl'K ely»
r'TT0 MATANUSXA PROJECT IS AN
GRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE. IT IS
ERECTED TF.VT EACH SETTLER BE IN
USURIOUS, DEVELOP FIS FARM AND
ISP I AY COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE. ANY
»NF
)IC
TNG
TO DO THESE THINGS
FIMSELF AND CANNOT
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TOP 1
j •• AT
■•-2 5;FjVTLZlTEMT« TTTTS
ION REOILS ON YOU WITH
05' ORRO BOARD OH DIREC
.x, JUSTLY BUT FIRMLY
;Vi
COLONISTS.
(signed) Lawrence Westbrook
TWO
FIII^3 TCP
NEED OF
Y TT'0TrS OUR
PREPAREDNESS
Tire from an oveiheah.ed stove
in the new dormitory building was
d i s c o vo r e d nt b : -i-0 t n i s e- vc u ing *
and in j.css than fire minutes or ac
tio ally the entire camp had ans
we?-o i the .^ns 1st ant ca LI of the re
seated short blasts on the power
house wh is tie,,
Indian-back rumps and small hanc
extinguishers were rushed from the
central fire station snd other
buildings in the center and what
premised to be a destructive blase
was put quickly under control«, Not
mere than i.wo hundred dollars of
damage resulted from the fire,
S o i l o 11 me late r Nr .• S h e ely s aw
fibm the garage a fire eating away
at- the roof of tent occur led by
Bill Taylor, ync-ther alarm brought
everyons cn the run again. Just
as the pump brigade closed in on
blaze Bill came out rubbing the
sleep from his eyes ana hitching w
his trousers. Tie wanted to knew
where the fire was, having been a
wakened by the alarm, hut unaware
that it was his own place burning
down. The fire was extinguished
without much damage having been
caused.
Mithout doubt, it was the ready
rosnonso of those of the camp that
kept these from being serious fire
and Mr* Koss Sheely, on cohalf of
the corporation, wishes to thank
a11 who volunteered their ser\ic os
and did such excellent work curing
the emergency„