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Palmer. Alaska - October 2. 1942
No. 39
AS THE ' D3NVER POST SAYS*
"SO T H 3 P30PLS MAY KNOW"
When on September 15th, the Matanuska Valley hospi
tal was taken in charge of by Seventh Day Adventists in
accordance with an agreement with the board of directors
of the Matanueka Valley Farmers Cooperating Association,
it at once became apparent that despite the belief to
the contrary of a small clique of troublemakers in the
Valley, the hospital, which has been limping financially
for some time and has been impossible to adequately
staff for a longer time, had fallen into experienced
hands and, most appalling of all, that Seventh Day Ad
ventists are people.
Such being the case and it boing absolutely in the
book that tho troublemakers should make trouble, on Mon
day, September 28, the MVFCA board of directors,Donald
Parks, president! Roland Snodgrass, secrotary-troasurer;
C, C, Brix, v/ho has been a member of the board from the
time the first board was elected; Harold Dinkol, Frank
Clark, 21mer LeDuc, and Frank McAllister were haled into
court at Anchorage on complaint filed by Henry LaRose,
Sarah Moffitt, Robert Klemm and Klaire Johnson. They
were charged with "mismanagement, gross negligenco,
alienation of property, secrecy in conduct of associa
tion affairs and loss of produce thru negligence."
Decision in the suit v/as deferred for tv/o days by
Judge Simon Hellenthal who asked 2.V.Davis, counsel for
the plaintiffs, to provide him v/ith legal references to
show that he v/ns entitled to tho injunction asked for
pure and simple. At the time we go to pross we do not
know Judse Hellenthal's decision.
Repeated attempts have been made over the last sever
al years to discredit and oust the board of directors
and the alleged secrecy concerning the hospital lease is
just another lever. As to L.C.Stock's signing con
tracts without consulting the membership at large* the
by-laws of the Association authorize the general manager
so to do and during the nearly four years Mr. Stock has
been manager for the MVFCA he has signed a hundred and
more contracts without question arising. In this in
stance, hov/ever, he did not sign the hospital lease un
til he -had an opportunity to bring the final draft of
the lease before the board for approval.
As to mismanagement by Mr. Stock and the now board of
directors, following is a statement for the first six
months of 1939, the year BEF0R2 Mr. Stock assumed ma.n
agement, when Ross Sheeley was manager!
Deficiency
a
Power plant
Dormitory
Creamery H
Hatchery "
Staff Houses "
Meat Department "
Produce Dopartment "
Newspaper "
Total "
at which rate the deficiency would amount to around
$34,527,58 for the entire year.
In the next column is statomont of Profit for the
same six months of 1939i
$4,955.77
1,281.08
3,262.07
756.50
734.57
4,112.03
2,125.86
35.91
$17,265.79
At a meeting of the lo
cal Selective Service Board
lust V7edn- sd:.y evening* the
following classifications
j were mndos
; Michael Shields 1-A
i LoRoy Bryson 1-A
Fred A. Caoler 1-A
1 Hoy L. Wfc.ll 1-A
Boyd 3, Knudson 1-A
Robert N. Bain 1-C
3lvin C. Fuson 1-C
Harry 3. Jones 1-C
Donald C. Rozoll 3-A
‘Major F. Pierce 3-B
! Henry Host 2-B p
I George W. Hendrickson 2-A p
i Henry Malmberg 0 p
| "JLltor W. Sipproll 1-B pr
jJoseph A, Kurtz 1-B pr
| tfilliam J. Hodgins 1-B pr
Frod A Gustafson 1-B pr
Fred A* Casler 1-B pr
"p" is for pending situ
ation and "pr" for reexamin
ation or reclassification.
Profit
Trading Post $1,165.31
Garage 1,257,99
Feed Department l,o54.57
Barber & Cobbler
Shop 198.07
Total profit$3,675,94
7/hich would be approximate
ly $7,351,88 for the year.
Therefore, the year pre
ceding Mr, Stock's taking
over sav/ a deficit of
$27,175.70.
The first profit in the
history of the Matanuska
Colony was made under Mr.
Stock's management during
the 11 months from January
1 to November 30, 1940,
amounting to $7,799.26.
This profit vne made in
spite of the fact that it
was necessary to pull the
Deficiency units out of the
Red during that year.
It is remarkable to note
that one of the plaintiffs
in this suit charging mis
management, received $391.34
for his lubors from July 12
to Decomber 31, 1939. Under
(Continued Col.2,page 2).