Vol.
April 4, l'*41
?aImor, Alaska
NO.
14
300' OV JOY PARTY
Tho big Co-op family party,
sponsored by tho Co-op employoos
Saturday night was hugely enjoyed.
The fun started with a short
skit presented by three members
of the Garage force, George Small
as Mrs. Johnson, a widow of de
cidedly brunette shades and hues,
Dob Baines, her long, lean, lanky,
lazy son and Roger ilalstad as tho
census taker, whose rather person
al questions and a slip of the
tongue prompted tho widow to accept
what she considered a, proposal.
Gard games were provided for
those who preferred to sit. Others
who could not resist the music,
tripped the light fantastic, Var
iety was furnished by Roger Ilal
stad and Lowell Schilts in an hours
interlude of fast music for circle
two steps and eld fashioned squar
danccs. Prank Pokorny made heroic
efforts to keep the various sots
operating smoothly.
Vince Stephan and Ralph Good
rich took turns at entertaining
the youngsters at Pingo- present
ing prizes of cracker jack, candy,
and eh . wing gum.,
Prize winners at cards were:
Pinnochic
High - Mrs. John Gilmore
John V/itt
Low - Mrs. .'alter Aiuntlcy
Henn c th Fos t or
500
iAi0h - 1 rs. C.R. J onathan
Henning Benson
Low - i.rs, Katherine iloag,
Oscar Beylund
Bom • nts wore heard on the
efficiency v/ith which lunch was
served. -‘-"he success of the party
was proven by the fact that many
admitted they came as a. duty but
romaincd to enjoy thornscIvcs.
Congratulations, Committees,
P.T.A, meeting April 15,
election of officers, at the
School gym.
CO-OP NOTES
Confidence in the Matanuska
Valley Parmer's Cooperating Assn,
is expressed 'in a letter to Mana
ge
L. C
.Stock and the Board of
Directors by Dr. .3,ahcd s, Gen
eral Mgr. of Associated Grocers
Co-op, Seattle, Wash, affiliated
with Nationally Retail Owned wroc.,
a national organization, from whom
Shur-fine merchandise is vmr chased
by the i .V.'
'.A. Having
.0 long
experience in cooperative work,
1 r. "'hodes is in position to under
stand Co-op problems generally
and to appreciate the difficulties
involved in the operation of a
co perative enterprise covering
so v/idc a variety of activities.
He complimented the managim nit on
the reports submitted to the member
ship, and among other commits,
stated don't know how much
your people appreciate it, but...
I'm confident that they are buy
ing merchandise out of your store
chcancr than thov can ct it at
any other point in Alaska. Your
mark-up is no greater.... than we
try to achieve here... .with a lor/or
overhead -and highly competitive
situation.
One of the had. features of
cooperative work is that jealousy
and selfishness inject th'"-nsGives
into these organizations, which
is all wrong, he naturally try
to eliminate it, in fact, -./hen
v/g catch men in our organization
who want to operate this way we
simply ask for their resignation.
I want to suggest that you and
your Board don’t take these cri
ticisms too seriously,....you arc
doing a job as I see it,... that’s
honestly and conscientourly being
i done for the good of everyone con
cerned, and as long as you’ve
done this, there’s no use to worry
i about it further".
Efforts aro being made to
have nr. Rhodes hero to attend the
[membership mooting in Juno,