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Pop-n-E- New popcorn industry looks good in Castle Valley testing quality, James stated. The Alaska Academy of Horticultural Sciences, northbound 163. The guide thumbs Inc. was awarded a licenhis micrphone and an- se to conduct research, Ladies and development and nounces, gentlemen, we are now marketing efforts for the passing through Moab, new seed. Presently, the the popcorn capital of the firm is conducting a seed United States. Fantasy? multiplication program. perhaps not... Most local- - residents are not aware of it, but a major experiment in the production of popcorn BY Roger Scowcroft seed is taking place at the The House Committee on Castle Valley Institute, neaT Moab. In fact, Energy and Natural Re100,000 pounds of shelled sources convened at the corn were produced at the Capitol last week to consider a bill by Rep. C. institute in 1980. It is Hardy sponsored Redd, now being processed and that would marketed throughout the JuanWayne, increase the amount comU. S., from Alaska to. panies pay to lease state The by Bill Davis scene-a-tou- r bus, on Highway The Castle Valley Institute was selected as the see production center . se from AAHS. The program is designed to help institutions develop and finance work-study Seed selected and processed at the institute will be distributed to programs in horticultural sciences. cooperating institutions, along with a food cropping and marketing licen Moab area was selected for seed production due to vocational education James said that the the isolated location and of seed. Plans call for climate, in addition to the processing facilities at the willingness of institute farm manager Dave Siebeirt to help produce the seed. Under purchase and lease agreements, almost 2,000 acres have been obtained for the production Additional growing and related subjects. locations in the Moab will be under the institute, employing area direction of AAHS, a nonstudents attending the Castle Valley facility. profit corporation. James Terry Flyger of South said that profits from the Dakota has been gamed popcorn will be used for the new farm manager at Christian vocational the institute, and is in educational programs dealing with horticulture charge of seed production. James remarked that tm is now available for retail sale at stores around Moab. He added, Although is superior to any on the Market, prices will be kept below the gourmet Pop-n-E- at Pop-n-E- at type now available. Utah Legislature enters second week with lots of bills in hopper Florida. lands for oU, mineral and gas The corn, which ' is production. marketed under the name Currently state lands are tm was leased to private developers value, and leases would run for a minimum period of 10 , Rep. John Hollingshaus, Lake, spoke out years. Estimates indicate against the plan. Hollingpassasge of this bill could shaus, vice chairmen of the bring $55,000 additional committee and a former revenue to the restricted employee of Chevron Oil, Uniform School Fund, for the said that cost increase in support of the state public development will by neceson be the to, school system, the first year sity, passed alone. H.B. 3 has been consumer. Determining endorsed by the legislative fair market value is difficult, auditor, and the Utah Educ- he added, because certain ation Association. R-S- acreage valuable is more at a fixed annual rate of $1 per acre and 12.5 percent production royalty. House James first bill No. 3 would family. discovered the strain annual rent to $1.50 increase per acre, during the harvest of a to be credited against roycrop of yellow popcorn in alties set at fair market a family garden in Western Colorado during Winter campout 1960. James began ex- perimenting with the new seed. During the first harvest, a few cobs were grown, averaging three to four inches in length, with a first harvest, a few cobs were grown, averaging three to four inches in length, with a scattering of kernels. He commented that the appearance of the plant, which resembled field corn, along with its growth habits, couraged him to do ther testing enfur- and development." Repeated plantings and seed selection eliminated undesirable characteristics. After five years a pure strain, dubbed was stabilized and J-6- 3, then patented. Eight years of kitchen testing was also done to determine taste and popping enjoyed by Boy Scouts Boy Scouts from Moab and Green River met at Seven-Mil- e Canyon, north of Moab, for a winter camp outing recently. After setting up camp, the boys gathered for a campfire in the evening. The follwing morning, a uniform inspection was won by Weston Cook, Paul Shaffer, Larry Croasmun and Mike Duffey. The boys then participated in the annual Klondike Derby. Each patrol of five to eight boys made a sled resembling a dog sled, which they pulled in the race. First place went to the Pedro Patrol of Troop 803; second to the Flaming Arrows of 803; third to the Hawk Patrol of 803 and fourth to the - Charging Buffalows of Troop 802. Prizes were awarded by the Grand District. The camp was organized by Don Cook. proposed an to H.B. 3 that would retain annual rental at $1 per acre, and raise annua! negotiating fair market royalties to a fixed 15 value. From experience percent. He argued that a leasing his own property to fixed royalty rate is necesoil and gas production sary for market stability, and companies, he believes cost without it developers will increases would not be favor federal leases, repassed on to the consumer. sulting in reduced revenues Rather, the profits of the to the state. This ammend-melease broker, or middleman, was rejected by a split would be reduced. vote of the committee. The process of lease Rep. Gayle F. McKeach-ni- nt . 3 was passed out of committee by a comfortable margin. Dissenting votes were cast by representatives Rio may appeal fines by N.R.C. According to information released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agencys Office of Inspection and Enforcement notified the remaining noncompliance as stated in citation. The NRC release stated, Rio Algom Corp. of Moab Many of these items are last Tuesday, Jan. 13, that significant from a health and the company was being fined safety standpoint involving $6,100 in civil penalties for such matters as failure to alleged noncompliance with evaluation contamination on NRC regulations. workers prior to leaving the NRC inspectors found the site; failure to evaluate alleged violations during a exposure of individuals; failregular inspection of Rio ure to evaluate airborne Algom s Lisbon uranium concentrations of radioactive operation. They cited 11 materials; failure to make items of noncompliance and required inspections of announced last October that tailings ponds; failure to fines totalling $7,100 had report results of personnel been proposed. monitoring; and failure to The penalty was reduced correctly calculate concentby $1,000 when Rio Algom rations of airborne radiodisagreed with the NRC activity. The agency advised Rio findings regarding an alleged lack of engineering Algom that unannounced controls for airborne radio- inspections of the mill will activity areas in the crusher continue. Inspection results building and the main mill and corrective measures will building, which reportedly determine whether any violated NRC requirements. further enforcement action The agency accepted Rio will be taken, the NRC Algoms explanation, result- release said. Under the terms of the order, Rio ing in the fine reduction. Rio Algom was told that, Algom can pay the penalties after consideration by NRC, or request a hearing within 25 days from the date of the order. A Rio Algom spokesman commented that almost all of the corrective peddling is widespread in the industry. According to Roland Gill, a representative of Mountain Fuel Supply Co., lease brokers provide the mechanism to encourage development. A broker will lease land from the state at a 12.5 percent royalty plus rental. He determines prospects for oil, mineral and gas production, establishes title and access, then sells this energy package to a production company, like Mountain Fuel, for a 17 to 20 percent royalty plus rental. The result is that developers are already paying fair market value but the state is not receiving it. Gill added that we are in an energy if passed, sent to the governor to be signed into law. Similar legislation was Gardner, Hollingshaus, rejected last year by the 43rd Legislature. to the House, read and placed on the calendar for grand county credit union The Annual meeting of all Selleneit and Williams. From here H.B. 3 will be sent back debate, with committee recommendation for passage. If passed by the House, it will be referred to the Senate for similar consideration and e, Pop-n-Ea- t, originated and developed by Russell James and his than other. Rep. Redd responded that the State Land Board must be flexible assessing and ?Tm mn members of the Grand County Credit Union will be held January 26, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Court House. i urged passage of the bill. Brokers perform a valuable service, he said, but it is unlikely that rentalroyalty increases would put them out of business. Ho cited the state of Texas where mineral continue to lease brokers operate and make money although royalties are negotiated at fair market value. Prior to a final vote by the committee, Rep. Redd If you asked, in closing, owned the land, would you want your hands tied? You do own the land ... and the (school) children of the state of Utah deserve to get the most they can for it. He New C of C President . . . Outgoing president Randy Spencer (left) passed the president Izzy Nelson at the gavel to School Fund, which this bill annual Moab Chamber of Commerce banquet, held would provide, could reduce Saturday, Jan. 17, at the SunDowner Restaurant. marginal wells wont be the need for propoerty taxes Other new officers are Gary Jacobson, drilled. to support public education. and Mary Mahoney, treasurer. crisis. Higher rentals will have a chilling effect on the system, with the result that that increased added revenues to the Uniform newly-electe- d vice-preside- Rep. P. Lloyd Selleneit, A final vote was taken and measures listed by the NRC have been made at the mill. Several of the corrective measures, he said, were made before the citation was issued. The spokesman stated that several of the alleged violations appeared to involve the keeping of records. At the present time, he said, the company is considering whether to appeal the ruling or pay the fines. ALTAR SOCIETY The St. Pius X Altar Society met last Tuesday at the parish hall for their regular monthly meeting with president Evelyn Jones Shown above are, from riaht to left: Russell James, originator of the strain used in popcorn; Dave Siebeirt of the Castle Valley Institute, holding a case of the seed packaged and ready for market and Terry Flyger, institute tarm manager, holding a small bag of the popcorn. J-6- 3 Pop-n-E- t More work at Mill Creek Reservoir , . . Members of local Boy Scout Troop 803, the Price Bass Club and the Moab Sportsmens Club installed dozens of tire piles at the bottom of the Mill Creek reservoir Saturday, Jan. 17. The tires will serve as fish habitat for bass and bluegill, which will be planted in the lake, according to Conservation Officer Garth Carter. A spokesman for the Moab Sportsmen's Club reported that five members of the Price Bass Club made the trip to Grand County to assist with the project. 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