Allie MacNeill, President Leigh Adams Melvin Bridges, Vice-President Alvin Maclsaac

Errol Stetson, Secretary Albert Moreshed Alvin MacLean ‘ Don MacPherson Frank Bryan Blake Lidstone Mrs. Alice Smythe Alvin Ashley Mrs. Ira Hardy Melvin Ellis Elmer Betts

The Co-op in 1940 — housed in the original 'Dennis' building.

Walter Lidstone agreed to take on the functions of manager and treasurer of the new organization for a six-week period, during which time he would receive payment for his services at the rate of one cent

per dozen eggs, one cent per pound of poultry, and five per cent commission on feed handled.

Hardly a week had gone by that Dr. Croteau and EM. Nash did not meet with the Board to discuss a set of bylaws for the organiza- tion based on the Co-operative Act. The idea of an organization being run co-operatively had certainly some appeal to the Board, because by July 1940, the organization had received its charter under the name of O’Leary Farmers Co-operative. But the operations had

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