e ea f Y T 1 l' l it e a LEd Ed E E. E Drake DraU Drake Named To Central Utah Gas Position Announcement was made this wee week by John II n. Morgan Jr president of Central Utah Natural Na N- tural Gas Co of the appointment appoint appoint- ment of Edward E E. E Drake of Moab as executive vice president and a director of ot the utility Central Utah Utan proposes to construct con coq facilities to furnish natural na tural turn gas service to along the route of the El Paso Natural Gas Co project from Heber City Qty to St St. George A native Oklahoma Mr lotI Drake graduated ed from front Tulsa Tuba Un UnU Um venity as a petroleum engineer with a natural gas 8 major after ter service as a pilot with the Al Continued Continue on 01 p PAte Page ga 9 R I I DRAKE Continued from Page Pago 1 Corps during World War Wl n. n From Yom 1946 through 1951 he participated par par- in a train management ee program in Oklahoma Natural al Gas Co one of the first of its ts type instituted in the utility field During this period he was chosen as part of a nationwide team earn of engineers sent to Washington Washington Washington Wa Wa- D. D D C. C to conduct gas measurement experiments for tor forthe the he Bureau Dureau of Standards In 1951 Mr Drake was offered offered offer offer- ed cd a position with Stone Webster Webster Webster Web Web- ster Service Corp of New York a management consultant firm with utility clients throughout most of the free tree world As a astaff astaff staff taff engineer Mr Drake assisted as as- isted in setting up programs for or introduction of natural gas conversions Initial operation and management relations for tor clients In tn both the United States and Canada Since moving to Moab in an 1956 as operational vice president of Utah Gas Cos Service Co he has been seen active in civic and community community com corn affairs lie Jle has served a term erm as president of the Chamer Cham Cham- bet ber er of Commerce and at present presents Is s a city councilman In addition addi addi- lon tion tion he Is a R member of Rotary a director of Town TV Corp n R director of the Museum a trus truss tee ee of the Community Baptist church and a member of the Lay ay Advisory committee to the Grand Irand district board of ion tion Central Utah Natural Ga Gas Co was organized early in 1959 with the he following advisory committee commit commit- tee ee N. N G. G Morgan forgan Sr Frank Streator Harry f E. E Carl Carleson on Leo Jacobsen Dr Roy West and David ld W W. Evans all aU of Salt Lake City Directors h in addition to Mr rake Drake Drake are J. J H. H Morgan Sr Clarence I. I Justheim John H U. Morgan Jr and David W W. Evans of ot Salt Lake City and James ames Heywood Herwood of Cedar City