MANY DEPARTMENTS OP ARRC AFFECTED
BY CHANGES IN PERSONNEL
It has previously boon reported that
several employees of the A.R.R.C.
had left or planned to leave. In
addition, Earl Boll loft the Ware
house on the 15th and is now in
Anchorage. Louie Odsathor is tak
ing his place but remains in charge
of the Trading Post, too.
IT.W.Curtis and William Casler also
were off the pay roll on tno 15th.
Both men were employed in the Pro
duce Department. Practically no
produce is coming in at the present
time and it not expected that any
one will be required in this depart
ment until fall. Lawrence Vasanoja,
salesman for the A.R.R.C. and Coop
erating Association is handling the
marketing of all produce now on hanc
E.J.Leavitt, who has been in charge
of Repairs at the Co-op Garage, re
MORE ABOUT SEEDS
Any necossary corrections of any
seed orders must be made after all
other orders have been filled, at
a time to be appointed by the Ware
house. This will avoid confusion
and delay in filling the orders.
Colonists desiring to obtain seed
loans must be members in good stand
ing of the Cooperating Association
and must have signed the Realty
Sales Contract and the chattel mort
gages required by the A.R.R.C. This
requirement has been made to protect
the Corporation from being required
to make loans out of the limited
funds of the project to persons who
may not intend to stay with the
project. Those who have not yet
signed the Realty Sales contracts
may obtain them at any time. The
Accounting Office has prepared most
of the papers and will even work
overtime, if necessary, to prepare
those which are not yet ready.
As previously announced in the Vall<
Settler, seed loans will be made
available by the A.R.R.C. to all
members of the Qooperating Associa
tion for use on home tracts. The
Board of Directors of the Associate
has recommended that the Corporatioi
make loans available for off-tract
land as well as home tracts, at its
discretion. Accordingly, the A.R.R.
PLANS FOR DISTRIBUTING FARM
MACHINERY DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL
The Civic Council met Monday chiefly
to discusa distribution of small
farm machinery. Another meeting
has been called for Monday April 25,
at which time report on discussions
at district meetings will be made.
It has been agreed that machine
shed3 will be built in each district
at some centrally located place and
machinery will be in the care of
one or more responsible individuals.
A small fee will be charged for the
use of the machinery to cover costs
of servicing.
(More about Council Page 5)
turned to McGrath by plane on Satur
daggi!|R.Hagboe has been replaced by
WiIlian Hecker in the Hospital. Mrs.
i,Lona Gill's place will be taken by
Mrs.Ernie Kling in the Dormitory.
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MORE ABOUT MECHANICAL CLEARING -
Route #2 will be West from Palmer on
the Fingerlake Road to the Four
Corners then through Camp 2 going
west on the old Wasilia Road, re
turning east on the Fingerlake Road
to work in Camp 4; then north to
those tracts near the Harry Sears1
.place and near Risley's.
Route #3 goes south from the flomraun
ity Center, turning east at Yohn’s,
* then south and west through Camp 9.
hRoute #4 is through the Butte dis
trict beginning with Victor Yohn's,
then around the Butte starting on
the River side,
"Land to be cleared should be ready
at the time the ’cats’ move on to
the tract," says Laurie, "We are
going to advise movements in advance
HAS announced that it will be pos
sible to provide seed for a reason
able amount of off-tract land to
3$o-op members, A "reasonable amount
is felt to be not more than 20 aores
As a conclusion, the Corporation re
minds farmers of the community that
since this is probably the last larg
31Seed order which will be purchased
nwith Corporation funds, too much
stress can not be laid upon the ne
cessity of saving the seed from
these crops for future useT