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Show Prices o Up . . . No Milk For Duchesne School Lunches Recent action of the Duchesne County Board of Education has eliminated milk for children who participate in the school lunches that are served to prac-j txcally every school unit in the county. According to a report issued by Dean C. Christensen. superintendent superin-tendent of schools for the county, coun-ty, the board's action was brought about when Hi-Land Dairyman's Assoc. increased tne price of carton milk in half-pints half-pints from 4Vfcc to 5V6 per carton. car-ton. A letter from Mr. Christensen Christen-sen to Hi-Land, under date of Sept. 24, announced the board's ultimatum that unless the price was restored to the 4Vfec price j Duchesne county would cancel its contract for milk. I On Sept. 27 an answer to the board's letter was received by Mr. Christensen over the signature signa-ture of L. R. Curtis, manager of Hi-Land, in which he explained explain-ed that the price being charged Duchesne county schools was the same as in effect in Salt Lake City, Granite and Murray city schools. His letter further explained the company's reasons reas-ons for the increase as being the same that had caused most prices pric-es to jump increased production produc-tion costs brought about by the Korean war. Mr. Curtis also urged the board to consider the great progress pro-gress that had been made in the county's dairy industry and inferred in-ferred that it was his company that had pioneered this program to a very large extent, making Duchesne county one of the top milk-producing areas in the state. He also pointed out that the farmer who produces the I milk here had received a tremendous tre-mendous boost in his monthly 'income all of which had helped I the economy of the county. I In his letter, Mr. Curtis urged urg-ed a meeting between the board of education and his company, 1 where they might sit together land discuss the many and varied var-ied problems that are involved in the proposition. Mr. Christensen announced Monday that it was also the board's desire to get this problem prob-lem solved because, "We don't want the children of Duchesne county's schools, who are supporting sup-porting the lunch program to go without a glass of milk no one realizes more than I do the value of milk in a child's diet," Mr. Christensen said. At the present time a flat 12c is charged students on all class levels for their lunch a price I that has existed since the program pro-gram was introduced into the schools. Any increased cost of foods used in the lunches has been absorbed"" by the district. But with a recent $3500 increase in wages allowed workers, and with the price of milk at 5c, approximately another $3500 would be added, and the ability to meet these costs would be prohibited by the board, Mr. Christensen announced. The average price charged school children in other districts is near 20c, with no district being be-ing below 15c. with the exception excep-tion of Duchesne. It all boils down to one of two propositions either Duchesne school lunches will have to be increased in price, or the price of milk will have to be restored to the original price. These problems prob-lems will be solved as soon as the two groups get together, and Mr. Christensen inferred Lthe board wanted a conference with Hi-Land Dairyman's Association, |
