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February 21, 1941 Palmer, Alaska
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PALMER SCORES AGAIN
In n fast and intensely inter
esting game played at the Anchorage
Fur Rendezvous, Thursday evening,
Painer wen from Fairbanks, 25 - 23.,
With exception of about one minute
of play, Palmer held a small lead
all the way. The defense work
played by Dick Garner and Bob Ste
wart was r.n inspiration’. Ray Grib or,
Bert Stewart and Angus RcLecnme,
starred on the offense.. Bob Ste
wart has been the outstanding play
er throughout the conference.
REPORT OR LAND USE PLANNING MEET
ING FEBRUARY 19.
A committee reporting on fre
ight rat"s informed those present
that freight cn potatoes in car
lots is ^il.23 per 100 lbs. --64$
of this amount is charged on the
haul from Seward to Anchorage. The
proposed Portage Bay cut-off will
result in approximately 33$ re
duction in freight charges between
Tidewater and Anchorage.
Mr. Clyde V. King represent
ing the i laslca Road Commission
stated that any individual want
ing a private road must clear the
road-way of stumps and other de
bris, the road commission will
then grade the road, if and when
necessary equipment is in the vic
inity. Maintenance of the road
after grading will be the pro
blem of the individual, It was
further reported by Mr. King that
only yl2,000.00 was the 1940 al
lotment for road improvement and
maintenance in the Matanuska
Valley.
Plans and policy of the A.
R. R. C. regarding the leasing
of additional land and the re
moval of stump rows was out
lined by Dr. H. C. Hanson. Aid
will be offered on an individual
basis. Those fanners demonstrat
ing their integrity regarding
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CO-OP ANNUAL MEETING
The Mat an* ska Valley Fa/rmer 1 s
Cooperating Ass- elation held its
annua .1 meeting in the Palmer aud
itor in n ha tun lay* February 5 1941,
Reports cf the manager, secr'tary
and auditor were ’veil prepared
and presented in a very understand
able manner. Instances of sub
stantial savings-were pointed out
as well as reasons for the fail
ure of certain units to show a
profit. Strict economies instit
uted immediatly on taking o^er
the several units from the Alaska
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation,
resulted in the ability to oper
ate without necessity of using
any of t:.no thCl,COCc00 offered by
the Corporation to cover the de
ficit considered unavoidable in
the conduct of the business dur
ing the first three months January,
February, and March.
Pay rolls were cut., shifts
and changes in personnel were
effected in various departments.
New lines of merchandise were
taken on. Better connections were
made with those concerns from whom
goods are purchased. Business
increased in the consumer de
partments to an extent that those
units were able to help finance
(producer units that show an op
erating loss due to lack of vol
ume. Of the total of $>184,000,00
borrowed from the Farm Se.cv.rity
Administration, $>i£3,788t 44 has
been paid to the A. R, R, Cv for
inventories and stocks of mer
chandise in the various' units when
taken over hy the Association,
a year ago. Hore than $16,000,00
has been invested in --new equip
ment, new plants and remodeling .
dn the interest of economy ef
jficiency and increased outlet for
farm products. The balance is
in the general account as op
erating capital and it was point
ed out that considerable caution
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