CANTING PEA PROGRAI' (Continued)
Fertilizing v;ill be optional, al
though. ammonium sulfate is recomm
ended. Planting should bo done at
the rate of five acres per day so
that both planting and harvesting
rrry be continuous. Seeding should
be com.pl .tad during the first wock
in ray.
The balance of the program will b
similar to last years program, wi
the exceptions that'the cann:ry
will furnish viners and only one
operator without charge, and that
the advance payments made on vinod
peas will be 180.00 per ton for
Grades 1 and 2, ‘'50.00 per ton
for Grade 3, ;30,00 per ton for
Grade 4, end '120.00 per ton for
Grade 5,
ct O.
A copy of the. contract offered wii:
bo found on tho bulletin boc.rd
outside the Trr.ding Post. Th
basis of awarding contracts will
bo on the gonerel suitability of
the form and on previous experience
and success of the farmer with this
crop.
Thos. v'ho wish to enter contracts
to raise pops for-the Cannery
should notify ’r. Jones on or be
fore April 20»
CHOROUS PROGRAM RVARIHG COHPLSTIOU
Tho final rehorsr.l of the community
Chorou3, before the program which
is to bo given this coining Saturday
night , was held last Vednesdny
evening. The program 'promises to
be one of tho finest ever presented
here in tho Valley. There will >a
ton varied numbers by the chorous,
Hr waiian dances by T'iss Loyis Finite,
numbers by the male quartette, and
instrument:'1 numbers.
Rember the date, Sat., April loth.',
the time, 8L00 PM., and tho place,
the Community Hall. Admission
charges 25^,15^, and 10^.
h’0?'"SN»'S CO-OPERATIVE .C-iriLD$
What is a ’.'omen’s Co-operative
Guild?
A guild is an auxiliary of the,
Co-operative ''ovenent for the pur
pose of org. nizing women members to
carry on co-operctive education am
ong themselves and among women
outside of the movement and to
promote co-operation in every way
possible and to help women take their
place in the ’"ovenent..
i-liy is r women’ s organization within
the Co-operative I’ovement necessary?
f
bomens organizations 'dll enable
then to become effective and active
members in the Co-operative hovenent.
’."omen in their own organizations feel
free to express themselves and de
I vs lop independent thinking and ac
jtivityr The guild servos r.s training
■sciiool v’here members nay develop
if or leadership in the mobement by
[acting on committees end by holding
.offices. It is through the Guild
'jth-.t co-operative women c* n best
d"i r.3c women outside the movement
•to become patrons and members of the
xso-operr.tive .
.VJhy is women's port important in
ithe Cooperative I'ovoment?
i
; hilo the entire fr.iriily-r.ro consumers,
jit is the women in the" family who
pokes more than Q0% of the purchases.
i ithout the purchases made by the
lousewives the co-Aperative move
ment could not exist. It is useless
Cor the men to build co-operative
stores if women trade elsewhere.
.'omen do not realize how greet is
the power they hold as purchasers.
It is often referred to by the co-op
erators r.s their "basket power, " be
cause the amrket basket is the symbol
bf.the power she holds. It is to
this basket power thrt every trader
turns, "it is women who control the
great stream of wealth that flows
every day through the homes of the
country, and it is they who can
direct it into the reservoirs of
irpitalism or the channels of co-op
; ’ (Continued on page 3)