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Show Thursday, November 19, 1999 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS In the 14 post-wa- r years, 1946-5American motorists have paid Over 8,100 Utahns are employed over $41.5 billion in state and fedin Utahs petroleum industry, and eral taxes on gasoline nearly four they will earn over $35,000,000 an- times as much as the total sums collected from this tax source in nually in wages. all the years prior to the war. Utah now ranks in the top eleven oil producing states in the nation The 4c federal tax added to the as the result of recent discoveries in southeastern Utah and in the the 6.1c average state tax gives a total rate of 10.1c a gallon, on the Uintah Basin. average. This adds 40 per cent to Gasoline quality has improved so the retail price based upon average much in the past quarter century Utah gasoline prices. that the gasoline that carried LindWith the 33 percent increase in berghs Spirit of St. Louis across the federal gasoline tax rate that the Atlantic would barely start your modern automobile today. UTAH HIUTES 9, San counties in Utah Juan, Grand, Carbon, Emery, Uintah, Duchesne, Daggett, San Pete, and Washington, are now producing either oil or gas. i In 1958 there were 84 wildcat or exploratory oil wells drilled in Utah but of these only two wells produced oil. of the energy More than 66 used by Utahns today comes from petroleum. The petroleum industry spends more than $300 million annually for research to improve petroleum products. The oil industry will spend $77 billion in the next ten years to guarantee expansion and facilities for tomorrows increased demands. of the worlds populaWith 6 United States accounts for the tion, 40 of the worlds consumption of petroleum products. Americas oil reserves are the greatest we have ever had due to the fact that we have been finding iy2 barrels of oil for every barrel became effective on October 1, 1959, the combined revenues of state and federal taxes on gasoline will reach an estimated $4.9 billion total for calendar year 1959, and will exceed $5.3 billion in 1960. INGROWN NAIL HURTING YOU? Immediate Relief! A few drops of OUTGRO bring blessed relief from tormenting pain of Ingrown nail. OUTGRO toughens the skin underneath the nail, allows the nail to be ent and thus prevents further pain and discomfort. OUTGRO is available at all drug counters. 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Vast underground deposits in Grand County promise major production with new jobs, payrolls, supply purchases and tax payments to benefit the people of Utah. UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION "From the earth Invisible Way to I Hear with Both Hottfmo m rot hearing Serving the Hard-o- f Hearing for 27 Year 1 tan, POR imm ear I Corilhn Heating Gfamt Cordless I HEARING GLASSES , wrm ' FREE Come In or Phone R. RUSSELL RANERI, WITHOUT Pro. , Extra Powerful Mf BA0Y Tlt3Q PAvcmrmj BATTERIES CORDS AND EAR MOLDS All Mafctt Repair million. In order to reach remote areas if - 23 " - to AkfeiMu Hwi. E. Broadway u.1. u of southern and eastern Utah, geol- ogists are now using helicopters in their search for possible oil NEW FREE BOOK Write, come in or de- posits. ses The State of Utah has over 900 miles of petroleum pipe lines carrying crude oil to Utah refineries and refined petroleum products to sumers in adjacent states. j Town WITH marked the September commerof the 11th anniversary Utahs Utah. in oil cial discovery of BDWY. E. Zn . There were over 1,000 dry wells drilled in Utah before the first commercial discovery was made. The first effort to find oil in Utah was made in Grand County near Green River in 1891 by the late Governor Simon Bamberger. . State This year, 1959, represents the 50th anniversary of the refining industry in Utah. In 1909, when oil refining commenced in Utah, the one refinery had a capacity of 10 barrels of crude oil per day. Toin day 4 modem refineries located have Counties Lake Salt Davis and a capacity of 100,000 barrels per THIS ADV. 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BEAM DISTILLING DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY CO., CLERMONT, KY. 395 1 West 5400 South CY , I Regular $1.00 per hr. Instruction and Bowling first commercial oil well is located at Ashley Valley, east of Vernal. day. BELTONE UTAH CO., 23 Rush in plain wrapper FREE book which reveals how Beltone's 51 -- Way Quality con- 18, 1959 ' 1 phone for illustrated Control may help me. book describing Bel- tone's Quality Con- - .Name trolled Hearing Gins - I Address Only one wildcat well in 500 results in the discovery of a major oil field. , Bar-lev- ? CORRECT VERY SEVERS LOSSES ? . DEMONSTRATION ROTH SAKE ; comes an abundant tffe for all " Open the brightest gift package of 1959 . . . THESE ANSWERS we have been consuming. It was once thought to be geologically impossible for commercial oil production to exist in Utah? Despite this, Utah will produce about 39 million barrels of oil in 1959, with a value of over $100 6-44- 4760 South Redwood Road DURFEY CLEANERS Nine Our Utah state motor fuel tax provides the state with almost one fourth of its local tax revenues, over $18,000,000 being collectec from this source for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959. Page 5 8-16- 31 ; |