Show PERENNIAL QUESTION Win Wiil Ephraim and Manti Canneries Run Run This Year Are Arc the Ephraim and Manti ManU plants of or Hunt Foods Inc going to operate this year That's the big question being asked right now by Plant Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- Frank Garbe his field men and other workers by hundreds hundreds hun hun- of farmers and by business business business busi busi- ness and civic groups in the two I communities There seemed no question about about a- a bout hout it on Feb 28 when Hunt Foods representatives were inthe in inthe the c county outlined the budget for this season gave high praise for the quality of crops and the efficiency of the plants last year and discussed plans for this seasons season's operation Later when when the price to be paid for peas was determined ala ata at al ata a conference of canners and growers of the entire state authority authority au authority au- au was given to sign contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts with growers in this area Due to the tremendous amount of snow and the difficulty of getting at that time the start on the contracts was delayed delayed de delayed de- de for a few weeks weeks Then when field men had started making t their heir calls company orders ordel's orders or or- ders dels came to wait awhile Since then there has been no I new word from Hunt Foods officials of officials officials of- of according to Supt Gar- Gar be Seed peas and seed corn are arc on hand and all is ready to go if the go ahead head signal is given Plants May Be Sold Mr Garbe was told to stop contracting until certain pending pending pending pend pend- ing negotiations are completed but he lie was not told what those negotiations are arc t J Others I However and ana par particularly Mr 11 J. J F. F Gimlin a former fornier high official for the Rocky Mountain 1 Packing Corporation state that Hunt Foods wants to sell the time two vo two plants And Mr 11 Gimlin who is very well acquainted ac acquainted acquainted ac- ac with the plants and the quality of their products is very anxious to buy the plants All he needs is the capital Seeks Local Capital He lie has been disappointed by some possibilities and in a aphone aphone aphone phone call to local bank officials officials Tuesday morning suggested suggest suggest- ed that the necessary capital capita might be furnished by a group of men in Ephraim and Manti ManU Such action seems possible at this writing although it is byno by byno byno no means assured And all agree that some definite definite definite def def- action must be taken withIn within with with- in the next week if sufficient corn and pea acreage is to be had to justify operating the plants this year So Will Vill the plants operate still remains at this writing the biggest question in this particular lar area right now 0 0 |