Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 20,1980
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -
Howard McDonald, General
Manager of Eastern Milk
Producers, has called for a
complete and thorough in
vestigation of any possible
links between Leprino Foods
Company of Denver,
Colorado and organized
crime.
McDonald’s request came
in response to recent
newspaper stories implying
that Arizona police believed
that there are connections
between Leprino and Joseph
Bonanno, Sr. of Phoenix.
Eastern and Leprino are
involved in a twenty-year
agreement calling for
Eastern to own and finance
two mozzarella cheese
plants in Horseheads, New
York and South Waverly,
Penna.
The agreement also
provides for an exclusive
milk supply contract under
which Eastern would supply
Leprino over the twenty
year period 'with
approximately 600 riiillinn
pounds of milk annually.
McDonald said “I am
getting side of continued
newspaper and magazine
reports full of suggestions,
half-truths and innuendos
about Eastern or Leprino
having connections with the
mafia. The 4000 members of
Eastern are not going to
stand idly by and continue to
be subjected to this kind of
unwarranted attack”.
He said further that both
Eastern and Leprino would
welcome the investigation
by any appropriate agency
having authority, whether it
be the Department of
Agriculture and Markets, a
state legislative committee,
congressional committee or
the state crime task force.
The important thing, he said,
was that it be a responsible
agency that would come up
with a definite conclusion.
Eastern
of
“It is too serious a matter
to be tried in the newspapers
or left unsettled”, stressed
the Co-op leader.
McDonald said he would
prefer to have any hearings
or investigation as public as
possible so that everyone
will know the truth.
Let’s bring everything out
§ Tractor S
& Tally m
Buck Tractor Pull
Sat., September 13
5000 Mod
1. Carl Kreider, New
Providence, M44/427 Chev.
294.3; 2. Jeff Frantz, Hellam,
PA M44/427 Chev. 288.2; 3.
Harry Almoney, York, PA
Oliver 88/427 Ford 287.9.
7000 SS
1. Harold Stauffer,
Ephrata, PA Deutz 8006
257.7; 2. Dan Greenleaf,'
Martinsburg, PA JD 4010
247.10; 3. Dale Smoker,
Cochranville, PA AC-180
237.5.
5500 FWD
1. Willie Omps, Win
chester, VA1957 Ford, 263.2;
2. Dan Fellenbaum, Lititz,
PA 1969 Chev. 256.0; 3. Linda
Ziegler, Bird-m-Hand, PA
1979 Chev. 248.3.
7000 Mod
1. Earle Henderson,
Baldwin, MD Case/turbme
FP/235.9; 2. Danny
Forrester, Shippensburg,
PA CK/2-460 Fords
FP/230.11; 3. Elwood Funk,
seeks complete
any Leprino-crime ties
in the open and settle it once
and for all. Neither Eastern
nor Leprino has anything to
hide.” he said.
McDonald reported that
Leprino has previously been
investigated several tunes
and has always come up
clean: There have been FBI
checks as well as a thorough
Lititz, Pa Hmde/Allison
FP/225.9.
9000 SS
1. Harry Greist,
Coatesvpe, PA m 1456
232.9; 2. Dan Greenleaf
Martinsburg, PA JD 4010
222.4; 3. Snyder Pulling
Team, Andress, PA Ford
9600207.6.
9000 Open
1. Elwood Funk, Lititz,
PA, Allison 279.1; 2. L & Z
Pulling Team, ML Joy, PA 3-
440 Dodges 257.2; 3. Greg
Manners, Ringoes, NJ 2-440
Dodges, 253.10.
6500 FWD
1. John Adams, Cen
terville, MD Ford 288.8; 2.
Willie Omps, Winchester,
VA 1957 Ford 260.1; 3.
Willard Cahall, Townsend,
DE Ford 251.8.
12,000 Open
1. Willard Will, Central
City, PA Hmde/Allison
287.7; 2. Elwood Funk, Lititz,
PA Hmde/Allison 263.2; 3.
Tom Zimmerman, Mt. Joy,
PA Case 800/3-440 Dodges
255.5.
investigation by the
Pinkerton Agency,
authorized by the A.G.
Edwards Company, an in
vestment firm ' which
Eastern had hired to place
the financing for the cheese
plant project.
In addition, McDonald
said", “The FmHA ap
plication process, itself,
calls for FBI checks of both
Eastern and Leprino and the
principals of each com
pany.”
In regard to Eastern’s
application for a $2O million
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loan guarantee from the
Farmers Home Ad
ministration, McDonald said
he had talked Thursday of
this week directly with the
Washington office of FmHA
and was told the application
was being evaluated and
processed on schedule.
He said James Flickinger,
Senior Loan Officer stated
that, “As yet, the application
has neither been approved,
disapproved or delayed.”
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that, all m all, the attitude
here is very positive”.
McDonald also reported
arrangements for the
placement of the cheese
plant financing is moving
ahead satisfactorily. A
preliminary draft of a
detailed loan agreement
with the AMMC Funding
Corporation was reviewed at
a recent board meeting. ,
He said, “I expect the loan
agreement will be finalized
and executed later this
month”.
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CARLBROWN
Pine Grove, Pa.
BLAINE FAHRINGER
Catawissa, Pa.
JOHN 0. HERSHEY
Turbottsville, Pa.
PAULHIVELY
Felton, Pa.
JAMES LANDIS
Hamburg, Pa.
AMOS ACKERMAN
Mt. Bethel, Pa.
STANLEY SHULTZ
Halifax, Pa.
GEORGELERCH
Annville, Pa.
DALE GREINER
Manheim, Pa.
PAUL DE6LER
Sinking Spnngs, Pa.
TRI-VALLEY NURSERY’S
Valley View, Pa.
HAROLD RANCH
Cochranvitle, Pa.
ROBERT CHAPIN
Nescopeck, Pa.
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Shoemakersville, Pa
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York Springs, Pa.
HAROLD REMALEY
Schnecksville, Pa.
LOREN lUCHER
Quarryville, Pa.