The people's voice., 1943-12-10
Past, Present, Future.
Sixth Annual Meeting.
Program High Lights.
Other Co-ops Meet.
New Divisions Report.

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of the young folk turn again to read,
or have read to them, Dickens most
famous Christmas story: "Marley's
Ghost" 1t never grows old, that tale,
and mainly because it takes old
"Scrooge" who lived only for profit
and gain, and makes him human
again, by having the Spirits of the
Past, the Present and the Future visit
him and show him the error of living
to himself, alone. Those who have
the essence of the teaching of coop
GRAFTON - of man helping his fellow
man without expectation of reward,
rather than preying upon him for
selfish gain. Over again it must be
noted that the spirit of Christmas is
one of giving = not of getting. 1t
should be the spirit of the whole year
round
Something like that is behind the
sixth annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Union Grain
Terminal association, at st. Paul, De-
cember IA, Is and 16. There those
stockholders, engrossed in their own
business of farming, will get glimpse
of the Spirit of the Past, the Present
and the Future of their association
and of themselves. From the speak
ers they will get to see again the
trials and vicissitudes of the youth
of their organization, the pleasures
and high hopes of it's present and the
dangers and the promise of the future
years. 1t is an inspirationaI program
set for men and women who seek not
merely their own welfare but the vel
fare of all the inhabitants of this
great land of ours. The invitation of
the old prophet can be repeated for
this occasion: "Ho, everyone that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and
he that hath no money; come ye, -.
without money and without price"
No man comes here to count his gains
but to rejoice in the gains he has
helped make possible for his brother.
That is the meaning of cooperation.
The program, as now prepared,
points in that direction. 1t has it's
high points, removed from routine,
but necessary, actions as a legal cor
poration. Here are a few of the
TENS in that program which await
he stockholders and their friends:
On Tuesday, December IA, come the
annual reports of President Ole L.
Olson A. E. Kathan, secretary-treas-
1rer and M. w. Thatcher, general
manager. At 4:45 p. M, comes the
address of J. E. Wells, Jr, deputy
governor of the Farm Credit Admins
ration
On Wednesday, December Is, at
:35 a. m. will be heard the address
# Samuel D. Sanders, cooperative
'ank commissioner, F.C.A.
On Thursday, December 16, the an
ual banquet starts at $50 p m. and .
ollowing that, at $3.50, there is the
intriguing address Winding Your
,wn Business by W. A. Mcleod, di-
ector of publicity of the Canadian
'o-op Wheat Producers of Winnipeg.
he Scots always had a habit of "com-
lg over the border" back yonder,
ut never then so welcome as now.
On Friday, December II, the stock
o1ders of the Farmers Union Grain &
upply Co., of Williston and Minot,
leet to discuss the affairs of this
ew division of the Farmers Union
rain Terminal Association. 1t should
2 also noted that on Monday, Decem-
er 13, the stockholders of the Farm
IS Union Livestock Commission meet
annual session. so if you are in
rested in livestock marketing-come
day early. 1t will help you to get
formation along this line straight
ON the feed box, just at this time
marketing uncertainty.
The Farmers Union GTA's new di-
sions will be heard from for the
rst time, too. J. G. Wyman, man
ser of the former st. Anthony &
akota Elevator Co., now coop,
i'd c. E. Watson, manager of the
armers Lumber & Supply Co., also
COOP, will speak on Tuesday aft
noon, December IA. They might
We their reactions to their new ex-