aeeual co-cp meeting cont.
matcly 340 ,-J of It’s original lev
el, yet during tho same period,
the average cost of the hulk of
dairy products to the ultimate
consumer has decreased hy nearly
20 .
I'r. Snodgrass outlined the
policies of tho Board in the mat
ter of dividends, it's relation
to payment to tho producer the
highest price possible for his
products.
To operate retail units at
as low mark-up as good business
allows, to issue certificates of
Equity, payable at stated times
in the future, for any profits,
a necessary policy to enable tho
Ass 1n to maintain it's excellent
credit, to make payments to the
E.3.A. and A.R.R.C, and to build
up a sufficient working capital.
Prank Fokorny in his Ac
countant's report called attention
to the „;7,000.oo improvement in
the 0''cra.tion of the Garage dv.r
ing the past six months.
hr. Hochbaum, 'heiof of
"’icld Coordination of tvd inten
sion Service, in tho U.C.D.A. is
also chairman of tho Federal Dc
ons? Carden Program of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington
D.C. t. basic four point pro
gram has been set u.p under tho
Fed ral Defense Carden Program
Committee:
1. A campaign to have
an increase of 1,300,000 gardens
over 1941. This is mainly a
nutrition program which is being
handled by the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration i n
order that low income farm groups
which arc now undernourished may
provide themselves with home
grown protcctivo foods, including
frc3h vegetables,
llV It is planned to encour
age the planting of home fruit
gardens, with emphasis on small
fruits as well as tree fruits.
3. Community and school
gardens arc being encouraged for
the production of vegetables for
use in the local communities by
low income families.
4. Ornamental gardens arc
not neglected in the program, but
at the start more emphasis will
bo placed on the nutritional side.
In addition to these four ma
jor points there arc local sit
uations which will have to bo
handled in a, way most suitable
to those affected.
The second mooting of the
Child Study Discussion Ore ’.p
will moot in the extension Office
i.'.onday evening, February 9 at
8 o’clock.
The Sandvieh brothers Ingolf
and 3ig arc spending a few days
with their families while on
a move between C.A.A. jobs.
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" ‘..iter the reports were made
by the officers , Frank LcAllis
tcr was elected to the Board of
Directors to serve 3 years.
The value of membership in
the Association was expressed toy
hr, Foss L.Shoely's declared in
tention to apply for reinstate
ment to membership.
The announcement of dividends
to be paid to producing patrons
of the creamery and moat depart
ments was a great surprise . ^ .
apxtTj definite.' answer ... c. .
•. to those who have lacked
confidence in their marketing or
ganization. There are many who
are sorry to have thrown away
their purchase receipts when they
learned that certificates of Eq
uity wore to be issued for pur
chases made at the Trading Post
and Warehouse.
REMFIiBBR PRA^T. HARBOR