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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1971 Oil Consumption Hits High; Industry Concerned Over Supply load Commission Mames Committee For Environment The State Road Commission requirements figures show increases over the this week established on En- The petroleum of American consumers set new records during 1970, as the oil industry sought ways to prevent a potentially serious energy gap. "Domestic oilmen have taken prompt and effective action to prevent an impending petroleum shortage during the current winter', but here is reason for serious concern over the nations long term energy outlook, Frank N. Ikard, president of American Petroleum Institute, in a review of industry operations. He pointed out that the gap between demand and available supply continued to widen during 1970 as the domestic demand for petroleum products hit an all time high of more than 5.4 million barrels, the equivalent of 1,100 gallons of oil products for every man, woman and child in the U.S. Domestic oil produc tion and refining operations hit new peaks but the number of the wells drilled in search of new oil and gas supplies dropped to the lowest in 22 years. The API president said that in six of the past 10 years the U.S. has used up proved oil reserves more rapidly than new discoveries have been made and that in the past two years natural gas reserves also have begun dropping as production has increased. The demand for petroleum in the United States has increased 51 per cent since 1960, he said, and the 1970 demand was 4.9 per cent above that of the pre- previous year of 4.7 per cent in the demand for motor gasj 4.5 per cent for commercial jet fuel (kerosene type), 2.7 per cent for distillate fuel oil, principally heating oils and 14.6 per cent for heavy fuel oil. He also noted decreases in demand for naphtha type jet fuel, which is used primarily by military aircraft and in demand for kerosene and aviation gasoline. Domestic production of crude oil during 1970 was estimated by the API at more than 3.3 million barrels, an average of more than 9.1 million barrels a day. Total domestic production of Mquid hydrocarbons, including crude oil, lease condensate and natural gas liquids, exceeded 4.1 million barrels, an average of 11.3 million barrels daily. The American Gas Asociation has reported that the 1970 net oroduction of natural gas was 22 trillion cubic feet, an increase of 6.8 per cent over 1969. The U.S. imported a daily average of 1.3 million barrels of crude oil and 2.1 million barrels of refined products during 1970. Together these imports represented 23 per cent of domestic petroleum consumption, Ikard pointed out. The API report estimates that crude oil refinery runs averaged 10.9 million barrels per day in 1970 a gain of 2.4 per cent over the 10.6 million barrels refined per day in 1969. At the end of 1970, refinery capacity was revious year. ported as 12,697,000 barrels a The people of the U.S. are day, a increase of 676,000 barrels using petroleum products at thea per day over the figure at the rate of 14.8 million barrels end of the previous year. day. This is enough to fill railroad tank cars making It takes a long time to feather up a train 500 miles long. 1970 a nest on a wild goose chase. Ikard said preliminary 62,-00- 0 VENICE'S romantic gondolas Z. are made of strong oak planks ... . . . andCOURTING BUGGIES' . still used in parts of the, Pennsylvania Dutch country are made oak paneling. rjiiaHrMuw Modern homes show the same high regard for the beauty and durability ofoak by using iron floors that will last longer than the house itself. Moss Supports Bill To Remove Firearms Regulation Senator Frank E. Moss of Jtah has voiced support for a bill which would remove legislation requirements for the purchase of .22 caliber ammunition. A similar measure was passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 21, by an overwhelming margin of 246 to 59. Senator Hoss had planned to offer the House passed measure to some other bill pending in the Senate rat this was not necessary when the Senate Finance Committee inally reported the Senate bill. It is hoped the Senate takes action soon. The bill would repeal the requirements imposed by passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which Senator Moss voted against. The. 1968 bill was passed largely as a result of the assassinations of President John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy. Senator Moss said, A minority of us in the Senate, deeply concerned about these tragic assassinations as anyone else, has warned that passage of restrictive legislation was not in the best interest of the nation. We reg-stratio- n Individuals filing 1970 declarations of estimated federal income tax must pay the fourth installment of tax due by Friday, Jan. 15, 1971. the Taxpayers who first met estirequirements for filing an remate after Sept. 1, 1970, are 1040-E- S quired to file on Form of tax by and pay the balance Jan. 15 or may file a completed 1970 Form 1040 with balance on or before Feb. 1, 1971. Persons filing the estimated form should use declaration voucher No. 4. Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue in Utah, said that taxpayers whose anticipated income during 1970 has changed may be required to amend their declaration. Space to compute an amended estimate is provided in the estimated tax package received by taxpayers. Declaration voucher No. 4 should accompany the payment for the fourth estimated install- ing rate. I would hope that even the most avid supporter of the bill would realize that a criminal whose entire function in life is to disobey the law, will not sud- denly become a law abiding citi: zen just because Congress has asked him to register his gun and ammunition purchase. Senator Moss noted that 4.5 billion rounds of .22 caliber ammunition are purchased each year in the U.S., involving 30 million individual sales. On each f the 30 million sales, the law requires a record be kept of the date of transaction, name of the manufacturer, caliber of ammunition, name, address and age f the purchaser and the method used to establish the identity of the buyer. GLUE REVERSES GRAVITY Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Declaration of Estimated Tax, which furnishes the detailed information on the subject, may be obtained by dropping a post card to your District Director, Internal Revenue Service, 350 So. Main, Salt Lake City Utah 84101. soothing antiseptic relief for CHAPPED LIPS WIND OR SUNBURNED LIPS FEVER- - BUSTERS, COLD SORES. IN1THE GREENlLUBE This piano could hang here for 50 years, said Chemist Bill Thomsen as he pointed confidently to the heavy grand piano glued upside down to the ceiling over his head by a thin film of glue called Eastman 910 adhesive. The scene was an advertising photography session in the 12th-floManhattan studio of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., where much of its advertising and promotional The photography Is shot. company, based in Kingsport, Tennessee, is a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company. As the scene was being furnished and accessorized and were the piano people shimming some of the keys to make the keyboard even, there were some nervous nellies who did their best to avoid being directly under the piano. But after an hour or so, they got used to the idea of the piano being on the ceiling, began to have confidence in the gravity-defyin- g power of the glue, and photographer Dave Cherrington was ready to shoot. Chemist Thomsen of Eastmans adhesives laboratory in Kingsport had come to New York with the sticky responsibility of applying the glue properly. As every knows, a glue will only work well when the surfaces to be glued have been well prepared. And, oddly enough, the thinner the adhesive layer is, the stronger the bond. Preparation included reinforcing the legs of the piano with steel bars welded to flat or Mini told supporters of the bill that it would not solve the fight on crime and violence, but would rather provide only a hindrance and unnecessary red tape upon law abiding citizens and government agencies involved in the required book keeping. Time has proven our position correct. Crime has not stopped, nor has it diminished since that bill was passed. Instead it has continued to grow at a disturb- Taxpayers Reminded Of Jan. 15 Deadline ment. with beautiful ill vironmental Steering Committee to provide advice on the quality of life. The Road Commission resolution says in part the Environmental Steering Committee shall be charged to promote an efficient, safe and integrated system of highways in harmony with the natural environment and the social community. The Road Commission action mplements Governor Calvin L. lamptons Executive order of Dec. 22. Seven members of the committee were appointed by he commission this week including: C. G. Bryner, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Utah; Dr. Harold B. Lamb, Surgeon and Conservationist; Vernon F. Jorgensen, Planning Director, Salt Lake City Corporation; Mr. Fred Montmorency, retired corporation executive and conservationist; Paul Hulinger, Direc-;o- r, Program Development, Utah State University; Dr. Glenn M. Vernon, Department of Sociology; and James W. Christopher of Brixen and Christopher, Architects. Two or three additional members will be appointed to the committee at a later date. Blaine J. Kay, acting director of highways, said the Environmental Steering Committee in addition to providing sound quality advice on the environment, will aid the State Road Commission of Utah in meeting the requirements of the national Environmental Act of 1969 and subsequent legislation relating to the quality of life and the environment. Pag metal plates screwed into the bottoms of the legs. A 316 in. thick square of butyl rubber was then glued to these plates, while another set of metal plates these being welded to long threaded bolts was glued to the other side of the rubber. The purpose of the rubber sandwich was to provide the intimate contact required between surfaces, for the Eastman 910 adhesive to function 100 percent effectively. A metal-to-met- al bond would have been if the surfaces strong equally had been machined to mate very closely. The tensile strength of the so rubber had been Thomsen knew that the rubber laminate would stretch under the heavy pull without tearing apart. The threaded bolts were then bolted through a studio theatrical flat, serving as a simulated ceiling, to steel bars. Then the piano was hoisted upside down by two one-to- n winch hoists fastened to the buildings beams. Six hours later, photography finished, the piano was lowered to the floor. The bolt assemblies were removed after a struggle by two strong Eastman men using hard, twisting yanks. But they were doing it the hard way. They could have just sliced through the synthetic rubber. For all its effort, Eastman ended up with a color photograph for an advertisement that proved the positive power of its Eastman 910 cyanoacrylate adhesive and also proved its own honesty in advertising. pre-teste- d, |