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An emergency elk, deer and antelope feeding program is
being carried out in the Saratoga area by the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department. Heavy snow on the ground and sub zero temp-
eratures have made natural forage unavailable to the animals.
Fifteen tons of hay have already been purchased and ctame
managers have ordered another 100 tons 1o feed the animals.
Shown here assisting with 1he program are (left) Garland
Ports, superintendent of the department's Downar Bird Farm, and
Deputy Game Warden Pete Muchmore, Medicine Bow.
(G & F Photo)
HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM CROOK" COUNTY
COWBELLES
Crook County Cow Belles Wish
you all a Happy New Year. We
hope you had an enjoyable Hol-
iday season and that 1973 will be
a happy, healthy year for you
and yours.
Meals built around clean, lean
American beef will help you on
your way.
Some of you may have read
and heard that meat import quo-
tas will remain suspended. This
stant demand for higher wages
and greater fringe benefits. The
food store operators are afraid to
not comply because strikes could
ruin their business.
Most truckers handling food
work approximately the same
hours, causing costly traffic jams
near and at the loading and un-
loading points. Some drivers stall
to stretch their work periods in-
to overtime. Some have been
known to leave their trucks dur-
ing a traffic jam and go to a
movie. Drivers must have help-
THE SUNDANCE TIMES
Sundance, Wyo Jan. 18, 1973
pay.
When you see a l'al]cher or
farmer in town in the middle ~[
the week with a grin on his
face, do you. feel he is grining
because he is getting such a
"high price" for his produce and
you're having to pay so, much
for food? Why, he doesn ~ even
get to set the price on what he
produces. The weather the past
era even though they never put year wasn't very helpful in bring-
may sound like good news at the in an hour of actual work. ing food prices down. The ex-
meat conuter. Don't be fooledNow days it costs nearly as tremely wet fall has hampered
into thinking you will find cheap- much to deliver a loaf of bread grain harvest. The bitter cold
er meat prices. Imported meatas it does to grow the wheat,has slowed the finish of butcher
livestock. They just don't feed
could only furnish 1% of the mill the flour and bake the out good when it's cold. The
nation's supply so your chance~ of bread.
finding any will be slim. If you production cost on the farms and
do you would be sorely disap-Only union truck drivers or
pointed in its quality. Slaughter their crews are allowed to tin-
and inspection conditions are far load trucks. Many stores are not
below what you want or are in
the habit of getting. Cheap meat
would be like anything else cheap,
below standard.
Food prices are steadily climb-
ing and will continue to as long
as labor union involved in food
distribution are employing the
fine art of featherbedding, make-
work and greed. The housewives
will find the "hidden costs." ad-
dad to food. Unions, at the l?res-
ent, won't agree to provide a
day's work for a day's pay.
The food stores have reached
their limit and ability to absorb
any more expenses to try to keep
food prices down. They now
realize about SV2 cents on $10.00
worth of groceries.
allowed to use their portable con-
veyor belts inside a union truck
to unload it even though they
both belong to the same union.
When products reach the stores
the manufacturers want to put
it on the shelves themselves. The
clerks' tmion want this done by
their people. If a company rep-
resentative does put it on the
shelf a clerk must stand idly by.
Many items come already clearly
marked with the price but the un-
ion demands it all be remarked
by the clerks.
In the meat department the
meat Cutters union insists each
store cut and wrap and mark
each package. It could be done
cheaper at a central facility. The
There is a massive amount of result is a highly paid meat cut-
labor connected with the physical tar spending only about half their
job of buying, warehousing, sort- working time doing any skilled
ing, trucking it to individual work. He must be on hand all
ranches has really climbed.
That fellow you saw grinning
was really grinning because he's
managed to stay in business --
the businessof raising cheap,
nourishing clean American beef
for you. Remember him when
you shop for food.
Creek County Cow Belle
Beef Promotion Committee
Pat Newland
Gall O'Haver
Give & Gain Homemakers
Meet at Mauch Home
The Give & Gain Homemakers
Club held its first meeting of the
year Jan. 10 at the home of Ar-
lene Mauch with Beverly Seeley
as co-hostess. Fifteen members
attended the meeting.
During the meeting, members
discussed the needs of the youth
center, made plans for the com-
ing year and appointed commit-
stores, pricing, displaying and day even though the meat is tee chairmen.
finally checking it out at the already packaged, displayed and Mary Jean Wilson presented
cashier's counter. The store's marked. On Sunday they oftenthe program, showing slides of
profit gets smaller and smaller, get paid for overtime. Japan, and Janet Engelhaupt
Because groceries are perish- Someone must pay for all this. showed articles sent to her by
able, food stores must yield to As long as labor has a free hand her pen pal in Scotland.
the demands of the teamsters, re- to continue such unreal practic- Next meeting of the club will
tail clerks and meat cutters un- as, the consumer will find it in- be held Feb. 14 at the home o[
ion provisions. There is a con- eluded in the prices they must Doramae Blakeman.
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Used Snowmobiles
ltr 1972 Skiroule RTX 440 .................................... $950
40 h.p. 15" track
1971 Skiroule RT500 ...................... i ............. $775
35 h.p., 19" track
1971 Skiroule SS300 ............................................ $595
23 h.p., very good condition, with cover
1968 Polaris Voyager .......................................... $350
Coleman Car•el Sled ................................... $125
Used Cars & Pickups
1956 Jeep Pickup .......................................... $550
Excellent condition
1962 Pontiac ..................................................... $195
New tires and batlery
Used Motorcycles
1972 Kawasaki Motorcycle ........................ $575
Demonstrator
1971 Kawasaki Motorcycle ......................... $425
125, cc,, 335 miles, like new
FINANCING AVAILABLE
3 Kawa " - Coming Soon
Brochures featuring the complete 1973
lineup are available now
Ph. 283-2345 ,'
Box 474
Sundance
Highways 14 and 16 West
Ford Galaxle 500 Is luxury in
everything but price.
Here's happiness you can buy.., at a very happy
pricer Galaxle 500 is the full-sized luxury Ford
that gives you features you'd expect to find
in a costlier car: clean, elegant lines outside.,
spacious luxury inside.., and Ford's famous
quiet quality throughout.
But Galaxle 500 gives you something you won't
find on most luxury cars: a sticker price that
will put a happy smile on your face.
We'll work herd to keep you happy.
What makes you happy Is at your Ford Dealer's:
the brand-new Ford you want, the deal you've
been hunting for, and the best service in town. So
stop in and see him today. Your Ford Dealer
wants to make you happy. And he knows how.
When you e happy
Your Ford Dealerb happy
Gillette, Wyo.
