Vol.2
14*
1959, Palmer, Alaska,
No. 32
CORRECTION OF RECORD OF JOINT
DIRECTORS MEETING
A
In the July 10 meeting of the
Directors of the Co-op, tho re
cord of tho joint meeting of the
Corporation and Co-op boards
w&s corrected to show that Mr,
Brix favored plan 2, whereby,
operating funds for the Coop wouE
bo secured from the Corporation
which would mean the money would
not revert to the government,
while Mr.Huntley and Mr.Rasmussen
favored securing of funds through
the Farm Security Administration,
LAURA HARNEY--TEACHER, FLIER
AND SCHOLAR, ACHIEVES HIGHEST
DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL FIELD
From Mount Vernon N.Y. comes new3
that Mrs.Laura 3.Harney, who sport
a month in the valley last summer
has just received the highest
degree she can win in the educa
tional field that of Doctor of
Education, which come as a direct
result of her trip to the valley.
Mrs,Harney already had three de-v
grees--bachelor ofarts,master of
arts, and bachelor of science in
library work-- before her doctor
ate came along from Hew York
University recently. And she
had attended more colleges and
universitj.es than the average per
son would think possible,
Mrs,Harney believes the flow of
unfavorable comment and condem
nation in the outside paper* has
been, for the most part entirely
unjustified,
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OFFICIAL TRANSFER
h official transfer of the meat,
Produce and Creamery Departments
from the ARRC to the management
and operation of the Matanu3ka
Valloy Farmer's Cooperating Associ
ation, was made effective July 12,
by written agreement. Together
with the transfer of $10,000, for
the purpose of financing the
MVFCA in case gf any possible do
ficiet incurred by these Departments
Expenditures of these funds is to
bo limited to actual operation and
purchase of products handled in
these Departments, The present
agreement and transfer does not
effect the tentative plans for
transfer of the major units of the
Civic Center to the Co-operating
Association,
"All supplies, equipment and stock
will'be inventoried as of July 12,
1939, and at the termination of
this agreement, the ARRC is to be
reimbursed for any depreciation of
the inventory, and any increase
will be credited to the Co-opating
Association,
In the event that further funds
are made available to the ARRC and
not the Co-operating Association,
tho ARRC will furnish sufficient
funds to make up any deficiency in
purchase of farm products for
storage in event frftc .$10,000, is
not sufficient,"
A seperate agreement was made ef
fective. July 1, 1939 for the Co-op
to manege and control the operation
■of the Cannery pending transfer
of all units in the Civic Centor,