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Board of Directors, resulting
in the removal of Mr,Jacobs, with
the inevitable return of Mr, '?
Sheely to the General Mnnager
s hip.
As usual, this was followed by
a period of inaction and post
ponments in all matters concern* \
ing the Corporative trrnfor,
Mr,Shoely, possibly inspired by
ideas that he could guide their
actions better by suggestions to ’
individual Board members, had no
time to meet with the Cooperative
Board,
In the meantime the land clearing
program, with less than eleven
cleared acres per tract for
the first two'years lagged and
the building program bogged
down. But mere funds from
Washington wore procured and the
famous "30 acres per tract pro
gram " was launched.
Cutting ovorhon.fl and office ex
penses became the byword, with
renewed vigor in every depart
ment. The result of this economy
move was an increase in the ac
counting office force.
The word was then passed that
this "positively was the last
financial assistance from Washing
ton." Y/c must go on our own 1
Cooperative active in the cannery,
creamery and warehouse was much
in evidence. The storage facil
ities were proven inadequa.tc.
Fotatocs sprouted. Cabbage,
carrots, and rutab-gs dried up
in winter storage. "Sonetihing
must be done, " they shouted*
But nothing was done.
Another Cooperative Board clccticn
was now due. It came when the
Civic Council was still s.slecp.
Br.Colvin and "Stew " Campbell
had returned to the fold In
Washington. Indications that a
new stirring of radical ideas in
the newly elected Cooperative
Board began to spread.
The"famous dividend " for the Co-op
under the management of the ARRC
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was declared. Evorthing was
now hunky-dory — or .so, some
thought.
Then that ugly viper-- rapidly
disapperring funds-- again
roaed its head, 'And the "August
and astute body"better knovjja
as the ARRC Boar1, cognizant
that agter that year no more
funds from Uncle San would be
availabe, began to cast about
for somebody upon whom they
night unload their burden—
their perennial headache, self
created by ignorance and waste
ful extravagance, They spied
the Co-op, " .Ah, hah," they
cried, "just the right rack to
hang our soiled mantle, "
Continued next week.
BASKET BALL
The Athletic Association basket
ball gets under way for the setiso
In the men’s league there are
three teams, the town team, the
High school and the Ex-High
school team.
The standing are as follows:
These leagye games r.re held-. •
every Monday ‘and Thursday. The
High school boys on Londay night
and the II.S. girls on Thursday
night. Each ni0ht there is 2
games and these are free to the
public and they are cordially
invit&d to see then.
The women’s games are creating
much interest. The '' Mat anus ka
Maid” and the High School Girls
team have entered into a Tournner
The first game was a walk away
for the Matanuska Maid’s team,
winning from the High school
30-7. In the second game of
the tournnent the High school hit
their stride and played a good
game, at the half the score was
tied - 13- 13.
High school
Ex-High school
Town team
won
2
2
0
lost
1
1
3