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the cooperative is to take over
the operations that the board
of directors should from now on
have free access to the books and
operating statements should be
furnished them on every unit each
month so a complete picture could
be had of the operations.
No one diould bo expected to sit
down arid talk terms without r.
definite knowledge of what they
fire talking about, and you can t
ret that knowledge by sitting in
a meeting for a few minutes.
Another thing which - think has
been sadly neglected and is bad
ly needed is a recreation center.
This has been talked about before
but I do not believe any definite
stefjs has ever been taken to get
one. If the store could be moved
the r resent building would make
a dandy. 1 would suggest one end
bo a reading room with books and
t hies tc write on. The other
end could hov.se a soft dr ini: and
light lunch counter. The center
coull have a billard or pool
table and music for dancing,
possibly a bowling alloy could
be obtained. This could he taken
care of with the cooperation of
the Co-op, ARRC, Grange, Legion,
Civic Club, ahurches and other
organizations without any great
coutlay of money on the part of
anyone.
Another responsibility that is
yours as members is the policing
of your membership. If chisell
ing is to be permitted or if it
is to be stopped you could 3et
up the necessary machinery to do
it with. Personally I have never
had much sympathy for chesolers
or those fellows who lilco to
stand under the cooperative um
brella but refuse to help hold
it up. If we are going to have
an organization with rules lets
live up to them and if the rules
are not right then change them.
The interpertatlon of the rules
should be made by you except in
the case of employees. If some
one who is working for the cooper
ative starts chileling by selling
outside then I think it is ample
proof that his loyality is not
with the organization and they
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should be replaced immediately
and we expect to 3ee that it is
done.
In conclusion I wish to express
my appreciation to Mr«Sheely
for his ocoperation in helping
us got started, and to the Board
of directors and to each of you
members for your support and I
wish to repeat what I said soon
after my arrival. I said then
that cr had a chance to make a
cooperative setup here that I had
always dreamed of but never ex
pected to sec. I have not chang
ed ny mind for a minute and rep nr d
lc3s of what the outside pres3
is saying or what might have
happened in the past it has got to
work because we are going to
see to it that it does work.
Fraternally submitted,
L.G.Stock, Co-op Manager
ANN OUT! CEMENT S
If anyone wants to use the vege
table washer and buncher In the
Produce Department, in the even
ings, it will be possible to do
30 by making arrangements with
Mr.Stock before hand. Those
machines will be made available
to you.
We expect to announce soon,that
the machinery and equipment for
the manufacture of ice cream mix
has been ordered.
HEADLINE-- 1000 pounds' of link
sausage has been manufactured in
the Meat Department, this week
before Wednesday noon. Hows that?
Arrangements for an experienced
Cannery foreman have been made.
He ‘.will arrive soon. Other pre
parations for the canning season
are made and the machinery is
being overhauled ready for operation
when the first produce aomes in.
Plenty of water is available.