The Republican., 1947-08-07
Cooperative Meeting.
Planned August II

Presentation of the annual report
of Southern States Cooperative, en-
tertainment, and election of new
members to the local Advisory board
and Farm Home Advisory committee
will be among the highlights of an
annual membership meeting which
will take place at s p. m., Tuesday,
August y, at the High School Audi
torium, Kitzmiller.
Thomas Wilson, Kitzmiller, Ad-
visory Board chairman, said that ap-
proXimately $50 are expected to at
tend. A feed bag style show will be
held for farm women and girls.
The annual report will be delivered
by r. r. Feagans, of Oakland. Agency
Manager Wilbur Myers will report
on services rendered last year. Mrs.
Thomas Wilson, Kitzmiller, will give
a reading.
The business session will include
election of new members to both the
Advisory board and Farm Home COM
mittee. Nominees for the Advisory
board posts are Thomas Wilson, D.
0. Harvey, Kitzmiller; Earl Pritts,
Shaw; and W. II. Kitzmiller, J. A.
Dixon, w. S. Arnold Elk Garden.
For the positions on the Farm Home
committee, Mrs. j. C. Myers, Mrs.
Milo Wilson, Miss Esta Wilson, Mrs.
William j. Moore, Kitzmiller; Mrs.
W. A. Duling, Lawrence Idleman,
Mrs. David Schwinabart, Elk Garden,
and Mrs. Frank Parks, Vindex, have
been nominated.
Group singing will be led by j. J.
Ashby, Oakland, accompanied at the
piano by Bill Gibson, Oakland
Several committees of local per-
sons will assist in planning and
staging the meeting. Miss Esther
Myers, Kitzmiller, heads the refresh
ment committee Earl Pritts, Shaw,
is chairman of the receiving COM
mittee. Ushering is being handled by
Earl Keller, Kitzmiller.
Martin L. Sharpless, Ktzmiller, is
chairman on the Feed Bag Style
Show.
Grantsville on August II
A similar meeting is scheduled for
the high school auditorium at Grants
vile on Monday evening, August II
where Leslie J. Stanton will preside
Five hundred are expected.
Advisory board nominees are Or
vile Kinsinger, Harold Baum, and
Elmer burst, Grantsville; and Galen
Maust, Salisbury, for one agency; NJ.
r. Collier and Elmer Hetz, Accident;
w. NJ. Menges and Alvin Beachy, of
Grantsville, for the other agency.
Farm home committee nominees are
Mrs. Forest Beachy, Mrs. Clarence
Glotfelty, Mrs. Wilmer Hummel and
Mrs. Floyd burst, Grantsville, for
one agency; Mrs. John Menges, Mrs.
Charles Williams, Grantsville; Mrs.
Thomas Taylor and Mrs. Harry Kamp,
Accident, for the other
Mrs. Claude Bowman heads the re-
freshment committee, J. P. Hersh-
berger the receiving committee; Mrs
J. U, Stanton, style show. Music will
be furnished by the Grantsville high
school band.
TO Share in Refunds
Farmer-members of the Cooper
ative in the Garrett County area will
share in the $1,056,OOO of patronage
refunds to be returned on patrons
purchases Of production supplies dur
ing 1946-47.
This was announced as more than
223 farmers and their families
gathered recently at Accident at the
annual membership meeting. Other
members will be informed at meet
ings at Grantsvile, Kitzmiller,
Friendsville and Oakland.
Harvey Harman and Emery Georg,
Accident, were elected to the Acct
dent Advisory Board. New members
chosen on the Farm Home Advisory
committee were Mrs. Roy Harman