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Palmer, Alaska, December 23, 1937
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Vol. 1 No. 4
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION WILL
ELECT BOARD FROM MEMBERS
Voting for Seven Directors To Be
3y Secret Ballot at Annual Meeting
This week a letter will be sent to every
member of the Cooperating Association re
minding him of the first annual meeting of
the organization to be held at 2:00 o'clock
January 25 in the Community Hall at Palmer.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect a
new Board of Directors from the members of
the Cooperating Association to represent
the stockholders. Nominations will be
from the floor and elections will bo held
on the same night, voting to be by secret
ballot in a booth provided for that pur
pose.
According to the by-laws the three members
receiving the highest number of votes will
bo elected for terms of three years.
Those with the next three highest number
of votes will serve for two years and the
member receiving the seventh highest num
ber of votes in the election will servo
for one year. However, in all future
annual elections, Board members will bo
elected for three-year terms of office.
The meeting rail bo closed to all persons
except stockholders and their wives or
husbands, as the case may' be. In other
words, both husband and wife may come to
the meeting and take part in the discussions.
However, only that person in whoso name the
stock is held may cast a vote.
When the Matanuska Valley Farmers' Cooper
ating Association was incorporated, it
was necessary to select seven men to act
as Incorporating Directors to serve in
that capacity until their successors should
be elected by the stockholders at their
first annual meeting. Those chosen v/erc
J.R.Siebor, elected President; Adam Werner,
Vice-President; Robert Higgonbothan,
Treasurer; Leo 3. Jacobs, Executive Direc
tor; Ross L. Shccly, Lawrence Drcghorn and
Walter Pipple. The only change 3ince was
Neil Hiller taking Hr. Pipjilc's place
when he resigned, hr. Hiller vas elected
by the Board from three candidates nominated
. by the Colony Council.
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PALL2R SCHOOL HAS CHRISTMAS
PROGRAMS, GIFTS FROL SA1ITA
Many Students on Committees For
Decorations, Lifting, Treats
The past week has been devoted to a large
extent to preparation for Christmas pro
grams to be given by Primer School pupils.
Every one in tho community is invited to
attend tho program beginning at 2:00
today in the Community Kail and school
bus3os will be provided. A pageant and
other entertainment will be presented and
then Santa Claus and his helpers will have
a treat for the kids.
Yesterday the school had parties in all
classes. The six upper grades held theirs
together in the Hall. All those who
wanted to come brought a gift, to cost not
more than 25^, and put it under the tree.
Then Santa gave a party with entertainment
and gifts for every one. At the sane time
the lower grades had parties of their own—
some of them for just one room and others
for several rooms together.
The Student Council, composed of two
pupils elected from e.ach room, voted to
arrange for a treat for the kids at the
program today. Tho solicitors chosen to
secure contributions from the cummunity
were: _
Grace Snith
xUth Cornelius
Margaret Miller
Ina Belle Irwin
Ruthelyn Elliott
Lorn Anderson
John Walker
Norbcrt Sv.-n.boda
Eloisc Xcplcr
Myrtis Gill
Cthor committees v/cre as follows:
Tree Committee: Merle Anderson
Stanley Ward
Vernon Franco
Robert Warner
Kenneth Hurd
Lights & Wiring: Tom Pauley
Ton Skinner
Robert Piaskowski
Norbort Swaboda
Charles Ruddell
Santa Claus: 3ob 3roostrom
Assistants to Santa: Jack Leek
Ben Anderson
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