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Vol. 1 Ho. 18
Palmer, Alaska, Harch 31, 1938
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VASANOJA BEGINS WORK AS
SALESMAN FOR CO-OP PRODUCTS
Advertising Program To Proceed
Through Corporation as Agent
The Cooperating Association announ
ced at their last meeting on Ilarch
28 that Lawrence Vasanoja had "been
hired by the Corporation, acting as
management and sales agency. Sev
dral applications had been received
for the position by the Cooperating
Association and the Corporation and
after due deliberation, Mr.Vasanoja
was chosen.
Ho will begin work immediately. For
the time being much of his time
will be spent in Palmer and Anchor
age. Plans are being made to co
ordinate the sales program here at
Palmer. All orders will be filled
and handled under the direction of
Mr. Vasar.oja. Heretofore, orders
have been received at the General
Office of the A.R.R.C. and they
have routed the orders to the var
ious departments to be filled. It
is now expected that Mr. Vasanoja
will take care of this end of the
business. In this connection it is
felt that in addition to hi3 duties
as salesman that his services will
be valuable in the community in the
further organizing of the coopera
tive along'more efficient lines.
Mr. Jacobs advises the Co-operating
Association that their advertising
program will go ahead immediately.
Plans are being made for newspaper
and radio advertising.
It was decided at the meeting of the
Board that the Corporation be given
permission to dispose of one of the
logging trailers, and which is not
-now being used.
Mr. C.C. B±ix bnauglt to the atten
tion of the Board plans for the or
ganization of a Humane Society. It
is the idea of a great number of lo
cal people that such a society is
of much importance tc the community.
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U.S.COMPTROLLER RULES III
FAVOR HOSPITAL PROGRAM
Plans Going, Forward with
Corporation To Continue Work
Tho U.s.Comptroller General Has
recently ruled that A.R.R.C. funds
may He matched with funds from tho
Maternal and Child Welfare Program
of the Children's Bureau. This
decision will probably bring tem
porary respite in tho Hospital fi
nancial situation, according to Dr.
Albrecht, if plans can bo worked
out to satisfactorily comply with
the requirements. He and Mr. Jacobs
are working with Y/ashington and do
ing everything possible so that ad
ditional funds may be secured. It
is hoped that if the details can be
worked out that sufficient moneys
can be secured to maintain the hos
pital until it can be put on a more
firm foundation other ways.
At the present time the Hospital is
also working in every way possible
to make its program even more in
lino with the national Maternal and
Child Welfare Program and make this
an exemplary demonstration center.
Miss Eunice Anderson, Public Health
nurse, whose work is largely con
cerned with maternal and child wel
fare is cooperating in every way
possible. Parents arc being urged
to bring their children to the free
Health Clinic Saturday afternoon at
the Hospital to take advantage of
the vaccination for smallpox and the
immunization for diphtheria.
.The .people of the Community arc
showing much interest in the program
to continue the Hospital, according
to Dr. Albrecht, and arc offering
practical suggestions to help.
There has also been a fair response
in the payment of back bills and
there is a general feeling.of deter
mination that the Hospital must go
'on.