Vol‘,2,
Hovcr.ibcrt 10, 1959,
Pftlmor, Alaska.
No. 49
CO-OP NEWS NOT.ES
I evidently did not make myself
clear at the membership meeting
regarding the meat pool that pork
and other moats would bo purchas
ed the some asusual. The pool
on which no advance will be paid
is for beef only. '.That we are
going to do with so much cow
beef is beyond me but wo will
get rid of it some how.
Butter fat advanced '.last week
and dropped back again this week;
We had to get in line with out
side prices.which have'boon
bouncing around lately. I can
not help but feel that prices
of pork, lard, and all fats will
advance with the lifting of the
embargo which will give the
countries at war a chance to
obtain these from us as their
normal source of supply has
been shut off from the Scandi
navian countries.
\.o hope you enjoyed the ice
cream that was served at the
membership meeting th-j other
night. That is a. sample of what
we expect to ship fSom here next
summer or as soon as production
will warrant it. Y/hile it -is
never safe to predict prices in
advance, yet we are of the opin
ion that you will be receiving
around .80 i pcr__pound for butter
fat when ice cream mix starts,
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MEWS PLASH*
NEW CO-OP BOARD MEMBERS
SEE PAGE 2 FOR DETAIL^
FINE MEMBERSHIP HEFTING
The special membership meeting
of the Co-op held Saturday even
ing in the community hall was
successfull from several angles.
The first business of the meet
ing, that of passing amendments
to the by-laws necessary for effic
ient operation of business, was
quickly and quietly accomplished
in a business like manner.
Mr.L.C.Stock, Manager of the Co-op
gave, his report and said among
other things that, 11 Any time a
farmers.1 Cooperative could get
its members out to listen to a
financial'report and show as much
■interest as was in evidence, they
had nothing to worry, about" .
Looking bock oveh the post twelve
oi* oightecn months there appears
steps in development toward per
manent cooperative'- control which
might be over looked at the time.
Bare in mind, that the Federal
Government established this pro
ject along ccbtain lines and tho’
it may appear slow in developing,
it must also bo agreed that we are
making progress. The convincing
financial report b-res out this
statement in full. And as Mr,
Stock said, tho* it may not show
what we would like to see, at least
we a^e gaining ground and the
future looks promising.
The later part of the•evening was
spent in.dancing and visiting
among friends and neighbors. The
over supply of cake, coffee and
ice cream rounded out the evening
in grand style. Surely this was
a perfect Cooperative membership
meeting.