Vol. 5
Vclley Settler - April 9, 1943.
No, 14.
VEGETABLE GROWERS WILL lrr.~1,
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A meeting of the VewRtr.ble growers
has been caller1 f • r next Thursday
ivenlng rt 8:00 p.m. in Palmer, It
will be frr the purpose of finding
ut how pmny farmers will raise veg
etables this sumner so that prepar
ations can be ma^e for marketing
and pr cessing. The Vegetable Grow
ers have n t had a meeting for a
long time and it might be a good
idea to c nsider the holding of an
election for the office of Chairman
end see what the people want.
Bob. Klom,
Chairman.
SPECIAL I GRICULTURAL COOP. MEETING
The spec!?'. 1 meet! nt f the momber
ship -f the C operative was heir1 ;
last Tuesday evening. The attenh
ence was ? mewhat smaller than it
has been *n previous years, hue nr
doubt, to the prevailing gooh wcnth
er anh th< t sc many of our members
are takinL advantage of it to ho
work that has been unr’ nc because
the winter. Mr. Mullane.y, who
has be»,n v rking on the b oks of
the Association fra sh rt time,
0ave a report n the financial ci n
hition f the C<' >perative as far as
he was able to ho in confrracncs
with the i r tress that he has rr.ahe.
The overall business was _iven anh
the results obtained. However, he
will have to have additional tine
tc break f o figures down ~.n the
inhivihurl units. The cash <n hanh
and accounts receivable* were shown
to be larto, with a very go'-h ratio
between the obligati ns incurreh
anh the furies _n hanh anh receivable
to meet thorn.
The' invonti ry figures sh wed very
well in c m.paris 'n with f rr.er years
The total assets anh fixed1 liabilit
ies were sh 'wn so we can use them
as a yer ■1 stick to hot ermine 1 ?sses
or gains in c minb years. It was
shown that the reserves were well
balnnceh with the requirements that
will be placed upon them. Accorhin^
to the figures given, there will.be
substantial returns to the members
who have c ntributeh to the business
huring the year.
After Mr. Mullaney finished, Man
gger Stock introduced Colonel Knud
son fr m F ^rt Richards^n, in command
of the Quartermaster Corps cf the
Alaska Defense Ccmmanh, Colonel
Knuhgon was well received and made
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U.S.O CLUBROOM DEDICATED.
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The local Clubroom or the U.S.O.
was dedicated. by a short but int
eresting program, he l'* in the Com
munity Auditorium, Wednesday even
ing. Two large busses loaded with
Army men, U.S.O. officials and work
crs and G.S.O. girls fr< m Ancho rage
f >rmed caravan that provided c lor
and hospitality f< r the services.
Locally stationed service men and
those from outlaying districts,
were present with a few .f the Civ
ilian population of the Valley,
C lcnel Knudsi n made the dedica
tory speech and accepted the unit
as the representative of the Alas
ka Defense C amend. The C 1 nel
gave a t?Ik n an experience with
one of the colored men which made
up a Unit over which Colonel Knud
son was in Command in Brest, France
during the first World War. These
troops were inexperienced men, who
c uld be expected t do any unusual
thing at any time. They were call
ed R'-ogic-Wo-^ies, and afforded a
lot of amusement to their comrades
in arms. Lieutenant Aldrich was
next introduced. He is Specirl
Service Officer at F. rt Richardson,
and made c. short r^t’ress f thanks
in behalf of the men in service,
f r the Clubr- m.
Lieutenant Prtters.n, in c mmand
of the Local Forces, was intr r’ucet’
but refused t make a speech.'
ivir. Scott, in charge f U.S.O.
w -rk in Alaska, was next introduced
and made- a very interesting speech
in regard t the services rendered
to the, men of the Armed F rces, by
the U.S.O. He stated that over "*
1200 Units were in o.perati n in the
United States pr per, and that 112
Units had been established in the
War Zones in Africa and elsewhere,
and that this is ,.ne f the Units
representing the War Z<-ne Districts;
Mr, Draxla, the U.S.O. representn
tive for our Unit, intr-dyced the
speakers, and will be in Palmer
Wednesday each week to assist in
presenting entertainment f--r tfce
men. Miss Johnson, President f the
Girls Service Orfcanizntion, was in
troduced to the gathering. The
G.S.O. has proved t be a very val
uable help in entertainint the men
in service. Sgt, Art. Zola, Presi
dent -'f the Service Men's Council,
was also introduced. The Leacon's'
Orchestra played for the dance that,
followed the pr 'fcram,
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