Make "KATAFUSKA MAID" The Satisfaction Brand
Vc1.1 No.1C
Palmer, Alaska, February 3, 1938
5 c«nts
NEW CO-OP BOARD ELECTS
OFFICERS; HUNTLEY PRESIDENT
Hav® Had. Two Meetings Since
General Election; Another Tonight
Meeting for th® first time 3inoe
their election at th® annual meeting
of the Matanuska Valley Cooperating
Association on January 25, the newly
elected Board of Directors gathered
. together to ® 1® ct its officers.
, All the members of the Board—Linn,
Brix, Sandvik, Huntley, Vasanoja,
Frank and Mill®r--were present. Th®
m°eting was h®ld in the Cabinet Shop
on Saturday evening, January 30.
By the system of nominating by secret
ballot, Frank Linn and Walter Huntley
wor® chosen as nominees for President.
^ In the voting, Huntley won by one
Pvrt°. Linn was then elected to the
office cf Vi ce-pre3id®rrt by a unani
mous vote. Mr. Miller was then cho
sen to be acting Secretary-Treasurer
to await confirmation.
The various members of the Board
agr°ed that the Oath of Office should
be taken according.to tie Alaska law,
•Mr. Brix administered the oath to the
other members and then Mr. Huntley,
to Mr.Brix. Roberts' Rules of Order
were established as the method of
procedure in all meetings of the
Board, except where they might con
flict with the By-laws of the
Association.
Both at this meeting and at the short
meeting held on February 1, there wan
general discussion regarding condi
tions, contracts and employer-employee
agreements and relationships* Mr.
Lee Jacobs, Executive Director of
th° Cooperating Association, was
pr°sent at the latter meeting. He
asked the members of ^he Board to
consider the following matters of
general interest:
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CIVIC COUNCIL MAKES ANNUAL
REPORT AT ASSOCIATION MEETING
Fourteen Impr.rtant, Accomplishments
Brought About 3y Local Government
At a general meeting of thc Matan
uska Vall°y Civic Association in
the Community Hall in Palmer on
February 1, Robert MeCully, Secre
tary of the Civic Council, speak
ing for the Council, presented the
annual report of its work and
stressed fourteen outstanding
accomplishments which.they had
brought about. They were briefly:
1. Distribution of farm machinery
and placed in hands of Council
2. Influenced the A.R.R.C. to
purchase :;2500.00 worth of un
planned for machinery which was
distributed to Colonists.
3. Arranged permanent plan of em
ployment of Colonists in avail
able positions.
4. Caused A.R.R.C. to reverse its
decision and purchase inocula
tion for peas and oats.
5.Influenced the A.R.R.C. to pur
chase nev; fire-fighting equipmer
6.In conjunction with the Cooper
ating Association, sponsored a
two-week night school from the
University of Alaska.
7.Secured a cash adjustment for
those who planted winter wheat
mistakenly.
8. Used their influence to help
‘Secure a .local recording distric
9.Secured for all Colonists a
$5.00.per acre allowance for
-’’picking up” after plowing,
10.Assisted in revisin^ the Work
Credit system to assure Colonist
financial security for the en
suing year.
11.In conjunction with the American
Legion, staged a successful In
dependence Day celebration.
12.The Council was instrumental in
the establishment of the VALLEY
SETTLER by the Cooperating Assn.
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