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Show Our Readers Say . , The Local Slflilh issue By W. H. LINCK ! My ton. Utah I There have been articles in the newspaper, also letters sent out to patrons and producers of the Hi-Land Dairy explaining explain-ing erroneously to some extent the true facts pertaining to the letting of a bid by the Duchesne County Board of Education. The following are the true facts concerning con-cerning this matter. The school board, according to law, sent out a request for bids to furnish for 180 school days 2200 to' 2300 half pints of Grade A milk. This bid was sent to Hi-Land Dairy and also to Orvil M. Rudy, agent for Ar-den Ar-den Sunfreze Creameries in the County of Duchesne. The bid requested (to quote) 'daily delivery de-livery of fresh Grade A Milk." Two bids were submitted: one by Orvil Rudy for Arden Sun-I Sun-I freze Creameries, and one by i HS-Land Dairy. It is well to note that Hi-Land's bid did not con-I con-I tain a schedule of delivery. Hi-I Hi-I Land's representative was contacted con-tacted before the bid was given to anyone and the board requested re-quested that they make delivery as requested in the bid. The superintendent was advised by Hi-Land Dairy that it would be impossible to give daily service to the schools. , Because of this fact, and that during the past two years, milk had been delivered deliv-ered two or three times a week, it was deemed advisable to award the bid to someone who could and was willing to deliver de-liver fresh milk daily. 1 am sure this would be in conformity confor-mity with the wishes of at least 60 of the people of the Uintah Basin. When they learned that the bid had been let to the Arden (Continued "on Back Page) DEWEY MURRAY. . . (Continued from Page 1) past several summers. Always active in the church, Elder Murray held most of the offices in the Aaronic priesthood priest-hood quorums. He has also been a ward teacher. He will be My-ton's My-ton's only missionary at present pres-ent serving a foreign mission. |