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Show Page 3—THE HERALD, Provo. Utah, Wednesday January 2, 1980 Utah BLM Had BusySlate in 1979 ped from the wilderness program with six million acresstill being reviewed More thai 130,000 mining claims were recorded with BLM in Utah dur6,400 acres development, wilderness. and grazing The wilderness review program was ing the year as required bythe Federal Teach a new high. in full swing throughout the year with Land Policy and ManagementAct. This The bureau manages more than 22 the initial inventory being completed brought the total mining claims million acres or approximately42 per- on raore than 22 million acres of BLM- recorded by BLM in the state to more cent of the state's land area, according administered land in the state. BLM than 200,000 since passage of the Actin to GaryJ. Wicks, BLMstatedirector in received 7,000 comments from 1.600 October. 1976. Utah, as he summarized the year's people on this phase of the wildemess During 1979, checks totaling more BLM activities. He becamestate direc- program. There has been more public than $12.3 million were sentto the Utah tor in September after Paul L involvement and interest in this Treasurer as the state’s share of funds Howard's retirement. program than anyother BLM program received from public lands managed by Approval for the Intermountain in the state. To date, approximately 16 BLM. Local governmentsin the state Power Project plant to be built near million acres in Utah have been drop- also received more than $8 million “in Lynndyl in Millard County wasgiven in Decemberby Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus. The energyproject was expedited through cooperation amongthe utility industry, local, state and federai agencies involved. A new federal coal management program was implemented by the Secretary of the Interior during the year with the publication of a final environmental statement. This involved When a Frenchinan’s house is cold The “cold 70's” is a familiar phrase the public in several meetings and he puts on another sweater. in the heating industry, denoting that hearings throughout the state. Public When an American's house is cold, he the room air is warm butpeople in the commentis currently being sought on room still feelchilly. the potential coal leasing tracts in the turns up the thermostat The council reports this is commonly We've become accustomed to unUtah pee of the Uinta-Southwestern the case with ducted air systems, Utah Federal Coal Production Region. necessarily high temperatures, says where the warm air turnsoff the therA study of issues raised potential the Better Heating-Cooling Council of mostate, but the objects in the room mining and transportation of coal from Berkeley Heights, N.J and thewallsarestill cold to the touch the Kaiparowits Plateau in southern The human bodyradiates its heat to What wereally look for at homein Utah was started by BLMin coopera- winter is comfort, not a lot of heat, the cold surroundings, and feels uncomtion with other federal agencies and the reports the council. We are accustomed fortable, the council explains. state of Utah. The study is scheduled to to looking at the thermostat to see if Perhaps, at times like this, a be completed July 1980. we're comfortable, butthat only tells yeaa extra sweaterwill do the One competitive oil and gas bid open- us the temperatureofair in the room. job. PerformingArtsUSA 1c W.C. FIELDSwill be honored by the U.S. Postal Service with his picture on a 1980 te hhh ha haa A @& 42 4 GG It was a busy year for the Bureau of land agment in Utah which saw public interest and involvement in bureau programs such as energy ing was held by the BLM during the year. High bids on this offering totaled more than $925,000 on approximately Accustomed To High Termostats lieu" payments from the BLM. These payments are madeannually in lieu of property taxes which the federa| government does not pay onits lands Mr. Wicks noted that BLM’s wild horse management program included roundups and trapping efforts that resulted in placing Utah wild horses ir, “foster homes’ during the year Nominations were received for my| tipie use advisory councils in each of the five BLM districts. These counciis are expected to be established early in 1980. During the yearfinal environmental statements were issued on three Tange management areas: Three Comers. Randolph and Parker Mtn. covering 544,000 acres in Utah. Final statements were also completed on the proposed Utah Power and Light Company's Hunter (Emery) power plant units 3 and 4, and the Intermountain Power Project. Work is continuing on the Aj- len Warner Valley energy system and in addition to starting four new statements, BLM personel participated in completing two coal statementsin the state. A total of 2,150 acres wascleared by chaining and reseeded to produce more and better feed for livestock and wildlife in southwestern Utah. The BLMspent more than $800,000 on range improvements and maintenanceduring the year. Approximately 150,000 cattle and 450,000 sheep grazed on BLMadministered land in Utah during the year. The bureau was active in the management and development memorative stamp on the 100th anniversary of his birthday. com- W.C. Fields Honored In Commemorative Stamp The U.S. Postal Service reported that the 1980 commemorative stamp honoring actor and comedian W.C. Fields will be issued in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 29, the 100th anniversary ofhis birth. Thefirst day of issue ceremony will take place during an evening tribute to Fields being staged by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Academy's theatre in Beverly Hills. The Fields tribute will feature the showing of film clips and reminiscences from his friends and colleagues. The Fields stampis the fourth issue in the Performing Arts and Artists Series which began in 1978. Earlier issues in the series honored Jimmie Rodgers, George M. Cohan and Will Rogers. All four stamps were designed by Jim Sharpe of Westport, Connecticut, who followed a similar design approach for each issue. The vignette of the Fields stamp shows two images of the comedian, one a oxtralt and the other a view of him juggling. Fields is wearing the familiar top hat with which he was closely identified during his career. The Fields stamp, like the others in the series, is vertically oriented. In one line of black type at the top of the design is ““W.C. Fields.” Across the bottom, in one line of smaller black type,is “Performing Arts USA 15¢."’ Esther Porter of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prepared the model for the stamp, whichis being printed by the gravure method. There will be 50 stamps per pane and six plate numbers. The colors are yellow, brown, red, cyan, black tone and black type. i The imageareasizeof a single stamp is 0.84 x 1.44 inches or 21.33 x 36.57 millimeters. The overallsize, from perforated side to perforated side, is 0.99 x 1.56 inches or 25.14 x 39.62 millimeters. Procedures for ordering first day coversare as follows: —Customers affixing stamps. Customers are encouraged to purchase their own stamps at their local post offices and affix them to their own envelopes. Covers bearing cus.omeraffixed ‘stampswill be given preferential service. All envelopes must be addressed and peelable return addresslabels are recommended for this purpose. Stamps must be affixed in the upper right corner of the envelope, approximately one quarter inch from the top and one quarter inch from the right edge. Return addresses should be placed on the right side of the envelopesatleast % of an inch up from the bottom. A filler of postal card thickness should be inserted in each cover. Notlater than February 14 — orders must be postmarked by that date — the envelope may be forwarded to “First Day Cancellations, Postmaster, Beverly Hills, CA 90213."" No remittance is required. —Postal Service affixing stamps. Except for affixing stamps and addressing orders, follow the procedures listed above. Address ordersto ‘‘W. C. Fields Stamp, Postmaster. Beverly Hills, CA 90213." The cost is 15 cents per stamp to be affixed to covers. Personal checkswill be accepted as remittance for orders up to thelimit of 50 covers. Postage stamps and cash are unacceptable as payment. Orders must be postee no later than February Efficient Heating System Offers Comfort, Savings A family’s comfort, health, energy and sense of well-being all are affected by the evenness of home heating. With the current emphasis upon fuel sav- ings, efficiency of your system takes on another important dimension. 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Another desirable feature of hydronic heatis the ease Barbershop QuartetSociety Tops $3 Million Children Aid With a final year-end flurry of contributions, membersof the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America passed the $3 million mark in contributions to the Institute” of Logopedics to aid children with severe speech handicaps 7s The Institute, located in Wichita, Kan. is a residencefacility for children from al! parts ot the nation who have speec problems requiring expert assistance. Barbershoppers have selected this agency as their prime charitable interest for the past years and have contributed funds from thou- sands of shows and performances as part of the Society theme. “We Sing That TheyShall Speak."” The local chapters of the Socicty are part of the more than 780 chapters throughout the United Sates and Canada with over 36,000 members who have adopted the Institute of Logopedics and the children. Since 1964, special performances have been staged regulrly to aid these youngsters through song. In addition, each chapter provides special opportunities throughout the year for memberparticipation in Institute support WORTH REPEATING The Lockhart Co. pays 12% higherinterest than any savings and loan on 6-month money market certificates of $10,000 or more. Chooseoneof three ways to Free gifts for saving save with money market $10,000 Electric Blanket — double bed size Electric Fry Pan Pocket Calculator $5,000 Aladdin pump-a-drink Toast Master — 2-slice toaster Black & Deckerjig saw certificates 1. Deposit $1,000 to $4,999 and earn 2% below thecurrent U.S. Treasury Bill Rate. 2. Deposit $5,000 to $9,999 and earn the current U.S. Treasury Bill Rate. 3. Deposit $10,000 or more and earn %% higher than the current U.S. Treasury Bill Rate. 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