Show a a 8e p J e Y7T!C7£)J £ J Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley out of county-months Utah S1800 Senior Citizens (65 and older) $15 00 in county $18 Delta 00 $1000 (In Advance) out of County Ashby tells the world about Utah hay Following his own advice to activeengage buyers in foreign countries newly elected Utah Farm Bureau President Ken Ashby Sutherlandvisited the orient for several days last month courting government officials and seeing first hand the Utah products which actually end up on the other side of the Pacific Ocean Happily he reports in a Utah Farm Bureau News story that prospects for alfalfa sales to Japan and Taiwanese markets are better than ever due to growing consumer demand for dairy products and a need for high protein hay in the Pacific rim countries Mr Ashby is most optimistic about the possibilities in Taiwan which has no government trade barriers against hay imports and is actively seeking to sharply increase its dairy herd size and productiv itv For tins reason Taiwanese fanners contacted by the Farm Bureau delegation cxpiessed interest in samples of high quality Utah hay Utah's main competitor for alfalfa hay sales into Taiwan is Australia However Australian hay is much lower in quality The challenge for Utah farmers is to be competitive in price especially where the markup can exceed 200 percent by the time Utah hay reaches the orient according to C Booth Wallentine UFBA executive vice president who was part of the delegation to the orient Despite the markup problems Mr Ashby said it is likely that Utah can be competitive in pricing if ocean freight costs remain reasonable Proof of that assertion is in the fact ly that currently about 425000 tons of US produced alfalfa hay is exported to Japan annually with a substantial portion coming from Utah Mr Ashby said the job of the Farm Bureau and other groups will be to keep Utah’s high quality hay image before Oriental buyers in an effort to capture even more of the market there A third country visited by the trade delegation was Korea where government regulations prohibit imports at this time However Korea is coming into its own by capturing large shares of the auto and electronic export market For this reason Korea is likely to come under more and more pressure to accept imports of US products and Mr Ashby said his group remains optimistic that Korea is yet an untapped source for Utah alfalfa sales said that despite Mr Wallentine tough talk by congressmen and US trade officials there doesn’t seem to be much hope the US will make good on threats of trade restrictions to force countries like Korea to open trade He noted that US farmers are wary of restrictive trade legislation anyway because farmers are often the losers in such trade wars of trade Foreign politics Regardless Agriculture officials point out that there is a need for agriculture products in the orient and that US can be competitive in those markets While in the orient Farm Bureau leaders also promoted cherries apples lamb mink and other farm goods Delta City adopts tough state DUI laws by Rob Hender Delta City is continuing its crack down on drunk drivers with the approval by the council of additional Utah legislation adding mandatory disciplinary action to DUI convictions Last year Delta City adopted a new Utah law that made a DUI conviction a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to $1000 in fines and or 6 months in jail based on the court’s discretion During a Monday night council meeting a city ordinance was adopted which in addition to fines demands mandatory disciplinary action of either time spent in the Drunk Tank or in community service work USPS Copy 50c a DUI conviction For a person can be sentenced to not less than nor more than 240 hours in 240 than more the drunk tank or no hours of community service On second conviction within five years a person can be sentenced to not less than 10 days but no more than 30 days in the drunk tank or not less than 80 hours nor more than 240 hours in community service Further convictions within five years can result in sentences of not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days in the drunk tank or no less than 10 days nor more than 30 days in community service 0 77 No Vol 28 Jan 15 1987 Millard Fillmore Library dedicated by Kvelyn Mallei Wednesday evening January 7 1987 and President Millard Fillmore’s birthday a very special program was enjoyed by approximately 150 people as they attended the dedication of the President Millard Fillmore Library in Fillmore City The library area was ed to capacity with people also in other the large rooms to accomodate attendance a city counJer E Brinkerhoff cilman was the MC and introduced the among whom program participants were a group of children called The Sunshine Generation who sang two songs appropriate to the ceremony Paul McBride paid tribute to the efforts of many concerned people 15 years of community throughout spirit and labor that made the library his sister He introduced possible Eleanor McBride Archer who spoke of their parents William Newton and Erma Kelly McBride two civic minded people with a desire to help Fillmore to become a city As a memoriam to them the entire McBride family made it possible for the library to house The McBride Collections Room a Sharon Olpin a granddaughter designer and decorator of the room also spoke briefly on the project and even members gift from all the family young children who sacrificed much in money to make this dieam come true The room will contain local history information of this area archeology and rare of early copyright books Two musical numbers were sung by a local group of women called The Hi Lites THE NEWLY completed Millard Fillmore library was dedicated with The song and prayer last week facility is in the old hospital building and the $430000 cost of construction has been covered Mayor Keith Gillins then spoke ol the good fortune of obtaining the old Iillmoie Hospital building foi the lihiaiy and new city oft ices and that the S4s()()()0 price tag is completely paid which ended the program and those pi event touted the building and enjoyed refreshments Honored guests were former and present lihiaiy board members Special guests who came for the dedication weic Russell Davis and Sharon Crandall fioin the Utah State Library Mr Davis and his staff have been very helptul to the f lllmore Library staff tormer Mayor Dons Rasmussen Jerry Scotloin and Dallm Nielsen Sr weie also former city councilmen honoicd oi their services This dedication maiked the official adoption of the new name lor the libiary Certainly the new Pi evident Millard illmoie ibiaiy will enhance and add to the cultuial climate of Millard Countv for lder Vaughn J Feathet stone Utah South Area President of the Church of lesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gave he dedicatory address and prayer Crashing helicopters face congressional investigation The expensive military helicopter which crashed and burned on Svvasey Peak in Millard County last October has become the focus of a Congressional investigation following the crash of the same type of helicopter and the death of five Marines in California last week used by the Navy The helicopters Air Force and Marines are known as series and were first deployed the in 1981 They are the largest helicopters in use by the military and cost about $8 million a piece accoiding to a Hill Air Force Base spokesman But in the last five years six have crashed and burned in situations killing twenty people Last October five Air Force person Delta seeks ideas for nel and three civilians on a routine survey mission over Swasey Mountain 45 miles west of Delta escaped injury hit the 9000 foot when their peak crashed and burned An investigation into that accident has not been completed according to HAFB spokesman Len Barry crash Last week’s Marine during a routine mission also bin with more disasterous results disasters The alarming rate of has prompted a Congressional inquiry by Representative Robert Badham a member of the House Armed Services Committee After last week’s crash he stated that his informants said that it did not appear the crash was caused by mechanical failuie economic development under federal program The City of Delta has the opportin Comunity of applying for S40(XX) munity Development Block Grants (CDBG) which are federal funds administered through the state The funds are intended for use in economic growth and stimulating must be spent within 18 months of their award A public heaiing on the funding proposition was held Monday evening by Delta City officials who suggested that if the city can acquire the money might be used to establish a levolv loan fund to assist business growth Delta hen the Delta City Council meets Januaiy 26th they will foimally determine a goal for the potential funding Hus will be followed by an application for the grant I he application w ill go to the board ol teview tinder the Six County ComThe city missioners Oigamation could know by April 1987 if that application has been approved it ing in West Millard dairy comes back to life to meet milk demand An Iron County family is preparing dairy facilito reopen the west of Delta on the Sutherland ty Road Joseph H Jr and Charles Zitting Bradalong with Mark and Charles shaw all of Parowan Utah have purchased the 60 acre site from Cardon Investment Co of Phoenix Arizona Cardon was the "C" in the old C&L Dairy which ran the operation from Cardon bought the dairy 1973 to 1983 from the the Bunker family of Delta: Gary Clyde Gayle and father Lyle in it 1970 who built The Zittings who are planning to a reopen the Millard County dairy in month are established farmers in Iron County They have for many years sold feed to dairies in Utah and California according to Joseph C Zitting father of Joseph H Jr and Charles famiJoseph H said that this is his ly’s first venture into the dairy business He said that he and his brother are learning the ropes with help from friends in the business and through contacts with state officials who have visited the dairy several times in the past few months The Zitting brothers have been working hard to fix up the old dairy which had fallen into extensive disrepair They plan to start modestly with about 120 head of milking cows which they are now in 'he process of purchasing At its peak under C&L ownership the dairy supported 900 to 000 cows When originally built by the Bunkers 000 cow s in 970 it w as designed for and then expanded somewhat by C&L Jospeh H said that his plans present are to limit growth to 400 or 600 cows Rather than expand to large numbers of livestock the Zittings are interested “Grade A" in making the operation with the possibility of establishing a raw milk depot which in Utah requires a “Grade A” designation Lagoon refurbished The Zittings have hired a Salt Lake company to comCity construction a waste water lagoon rebuild pletely which borders the Sevier River just north of Gunnison Bend Reservoir The lagoon was a source of controversy in 1983 when rising flood waters compromised the diking system and allowed polluted water into the river When the DN1AD dam broke upstream from the C&L Dairy in June of 1983 the lagoon was out and remained underwater for about two years according to Millard County Health Inspector Jed Finlinson The present lagoon which will serve the Zitting dairy remains in its old location on the river bottom but has wide a newly built dike on the river bank In addition a on the second separate dike slough’s north extreme is forcing the river to stay in its banks According to Joseph H this dike is built on tons of scrape cement and is apptoved by the Army Corps of Engineers who made for the new lagoon reccomendations diking system As a further precaution against waster water overflowing into the river the Zittings have improved an access road to the lagoon edge where if ly necessary waste water can be pumped out and sold to farmers for irrigation purposes this lagoon has “We understand been a sore spot with people in the area concerned with pollution but we are certain that with the extensive clay based diking our pumping plans and the small size of our operation there should be no environmental problems" Joseph H said To futher thwart the pollution threat the Zittings are making plans for a methane generator system which converts waste into usable natural gas for heat and electrical generation "This is the a system widely used throughout county and though it is expensive to stall it quickly pays for itself in energy savings” Joseph H said The Zittings have already made arrangements to sell their milk to the Delta Valley Farms Cheese Co which has promised to take everything they can produce Delta Valley Farms along with other milk product users in Utah have been strapped for supplies following the big federal government buyout of dairy herds intended to dry up a nationw ide surplus of dairy products A third ot Millard County’s dairy herds or about 10 of 30 were sold under this program last year The Zittings hope to take advantage t which has resulted of the dairy in short milk supplies low cow costs and rising milk prices They also plan to use feed raised on their Iron Counbe will farm but buying corn silage ty from local producers Joseph H noted HAIRY OWNER Joseph Zitting Jr stands near sewage lagoonwith newly completed diking system that will serve refurbished milking in The Zittings facility West Millard County are from Iron County |