OCR Text |
Show Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Labe Mining & Legal News Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Gass Postage paid at Salt Lake Gty, Utah 711 South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake Gtjr, Utah 84101 364-846- 4 GLENN BJORNN, Publisher "Tbit publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation Number 41 Volume 51 Waste Oil an Ecology Problem (Continued from page 1) ultimate fate is uncertain, says the monthly, a publication of the American Chemical Society. However, it says a common belief is that the smaller operators routinely dump the oil into sewers, vacant lots or the nearest convenient waterway. Another outlet, it says, is combination of the waste oil with regular heating oil for sale to unsuspecting customers. While traditionally waste oil, after being refined and blended with virgin lube oil has been sold as reclaimed oil, that outlet is decreasing for several reasons: the diffithe loss culty of removing additive during of a tax advantage over virgin lube oil; and the fact that some 20 to 40 per cent of the waste oil reif mains as acid sludge or contaminated clays that in turn must be disposed of. Adding to the difficulty of learning where the waste oil goes, says ES&T, is that some 35 to 45 percent of the auto oils are now bought at retail outlets other than at service stations. It is intriguing to wonder what people who buy their oil at the drug store do with the waste they drain from the crankcase at home. Several possibilities for the disposal of waste oil now being explored are described by the magazine. These include processes that considerably reduce leftover wastes; production of diesel fuel and zero-sulfheating oils and controlled blending of waste lube with virgin fuel oil. However, TS&T reports concern by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over possible hazards of burning oil containing several contaminants including metals such as lead, iron, zinc and barium. The magazine also adds that the conversion of waste oil to a product less valuable than lube oil leaves little, if any, room for a re-refini-ng; re-refin- ed, re-refini- THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1972 ng ur profit. presently make a bare few cents per gallon on their reprocessing operations, a nd any investment required to upgrade their technology would appear to require either a more valuable product or an outright subsidy to make it worthwhile, the magazine explains. The story of waste crankcase oils is yet another case, with which the environmental field is replete, in which better technology is only a part answer to the problem. Without control of scavenger collecting procedures and a profit incentive for reprocessors, it is difficult to see progress being made. lie-refine- rs United Campgrounds to Move National Offices into Complex Come next spring, Salt Lake City will have a new and unique campground and recreation complex to attract more tourist dollars into the local enocomy. Construction is scheduled to begin early on a $1 million facility located in the northwestern section of the citys metropolitan area. The announcement came from L. J. Lambrou, president of the United Campgrounds, USA, Salt Lake based national franchise firm, who said that Temple Enterprises will hold the franchise. Temple principals are Fred Dem-maJr., vice president and A1 Demman,' secretary, well known in local busines, civic and recreational promotion circles. The two officers, brothers, dissolved their affiliation with the Demman Enterprises, operator of Demmans Motor Inn, a motel which still bears their name about a year ago. They will concentrate their efforts exclusively on the development and operation of the new recreational complex. The site will encompass what is known as North Temple Golf Center. In making the announcement, Mr. Lambrou also disclosed that national headquarters for United will be moved to the new service and administration building to be constructed on the premises at 1390 West No. Temple. Temple Enterprises will also establish offices in the new structure. The new campground will be a showcase installation and is the first of its kind in the U.S. We expect to draw persons from all over the nation to inspect and enjoy the facilities as campers and tourists or as interested far seeing businessmen in seeking more information about the sky rocketing camping boom. The convenience of the new location, its proximity to Salt Lake International Airport, will also aid in expediting the many flights we are required to make in operating our national business operation. When completed the new development will cover 18 acres of leisure living land. It will fea n, ture the traditional United administration building with total floor space of 3,100 square feet. Among the location features will be ultra modern rest rooms, complete laundry fat, cilities, a self service leisure lounges and game room equipped with pool tables, color TV and recreation games. Outside activities, designed to attract family participation, will be a mini golf course, putting green, swimming pool, a trout pond and playground. Camper customers will find a two bay trailer car wash and self service gas pumps. Propane will be available. The present golf driving range will be eliminated to make way for the 200 recreational vehicle spaces, with possible expansion to 350 in future. Water, sewer ahd electrical hookups will be available in the campground. In addition to facilities in the building, a separate rest room will be a satellite feature of the location. The existing building on the property, which now contains a coffee shop will be enlarged and completely redecorated to accommodate up to 80 persons. Completion date for the project has been set for May 1, with a public grand opening planned at that time. The complex will be open to serve the traveling public year around. With location a prime consideration in selecting a United Campground, A1 Demman said, the new development has every thing going for it, with its present three exist accessibility to the freeway system and another exit under construction. The United franchisees have been associates in various busines ventures for 25 years. While we may be new to the camp-capitimprovement may not exceed 10 percent of the monthly rental without IRS approval. Mr. Walk reminded landlords that 30 days written notice is required before a rent increase can go into effect. A-fra- me ion al the Ocean dial is now just south of the Aleutian Islands. The discoveries were made at the time of the 20th leg of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, on which they were were the scientists. They charted the movement of the Pacific floor by d riling deep holes into its sedimentary rocks and found, at increasing depths as they went northwesterward, a layer of chalk which they identified as equatorial sedi- 860 co-chi- ef ment. At one site west of llikini they found a seamount that had been a volcanic island 70 million ycarsago and CRflPEVIIVE mini-marke- was drowned 50 million years ago as it migrated with the entire sea floor. It now lies almost a mile beneath the surface of the sea. The deepest deep-se- a drilling yet accomplished took place 800 miles southeast of Tokyo. The drill bit descended through 20,321 feet of water, then drilled in another 1237 feet of rock. The samples brought up were more than 135 million year old the oldest deposits ever found in the Pacifiic. The scientists reported they were able to trace the migration of the sea floor by identifying in successive is drill holes sedimentary deposits of a type which are today The oldest and deepest rock ever drilled from the found under the present equator and which apparently Pacific Ocean floor has shown that the northernmost parts cannot form without a special combination of conditions of thato cean were once at the equator, scientists reported which at any one time exist only at the equator. recently. The sea floor, they said, has moved northwesterward more than 2000 miles over the past 125 million years; the bottom of the Pacific that was once under the equator How Deep -I EASED the- Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! The old term of no money but credit cards is the topic of great debate in Salt Lake County. The County Auditor presented the Commission with a letter asking for the personnel in the county system to turn in their credit cards except for the Sheriff himself and one for the department wher extradition proceedings are necessary. Commissioner Blom-quithen presented a letter askfor the removal of the Bank ing of America card to be taken out of service for those purchases by county officials. The latter passed and the former was being looked into for further investist gation. City Commissioner Jennings Phillips office may soon receive some intern help from the University of Utah. The Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University has been invited to assign two from the Institute for training in the office of the City Commission. The students would be on part time basis with one student in the mornings and the other in the afternoons. Murray resident voters who tunrned out approved by nearly an eight to one margin the sale of $2 million worth of bonds to improve the water and sewer departments. Voting on the proposition to spend $285,000 for the sewer improvements was 1,626 in favor with 212 against, with about the same proportion of voters on the $1.7 million for the water department. An official of the United States Department of Justice was told Utah officials will not call outside conciliators into the state to resolve local problems on racial issues. The southwest regional coordinator of the Justice Department visited with Governor Calvin Rampton to outline what steps and the services available but was told by the Governor to dont call us well call you. Some of the state employees feel they are going to lose the fringe benefit of a holiday this year. The holiday is Lincolns birthday, which falls on Saturday. Richard Kinnersley, executive director of the Utah Public Employees Association, said he felt this was the loss of a benefit the emoloyce and Governor Rampton responded that the employees have never had a holiday on a Friday preceding Lincolns Birthday when it falls on a Saturday, so they are not losing something they had before. Lynn Marsh, city personnel director, proposed a merit sys-eCivil Service program for nll Salt Lake City employees. Mr. Marsh suggesetd that a study be performed through an agreement between the city and the Public Service Careers administered through the Department of Labor. Such a system could provide a centralized personnel operation covering all departments in the city government. m If they keep widening freeways it will solve our farm sur- plus problem. |