Show OIL INDUSTRY BUSINESS NEWS Decision Expected Soon On Movie Location BY DON ROBINSON Representatives of Twentieth Century Fox here to survey the Moab area for a proposed to film Guns of Rio Conchas will leave Thursday and a decision is expected to follow Their reaction to ten or more locations studied has been very favorable it was reported today The shooting contemplated would be of forty days' days duration starting approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately March 9 More details this page Sen Wallace F. F Bennett said Tuesday that there will be beno beno beno no hold up In the Athena missile testing program at Green River An An Air Force investigation Is due to wind up this week on the first shot that impacted southeast of Durango Instead of at White Sands A second firing Sen Bennett said Is scheduled scheduled for early March I Airport t moved a step closer to reality Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and Sunday with a successful water exploration program that found 50 gallons per minute water sources below feet Engineers are prep preparing ring bidding specifications on the go-ahead go of t the e FAA See story this page Pan American Petroleum has established a new depth record for the State of Utah in Grand county at feet They are scheduled for feet on the Devonian test Changes in the 27 per cent depletion allowance proposed In Congress have been defeated giving exploration in the U. U S. S a shot in the arm Industry journals predict it will wUl bring accelerated accelerated accelerated ac ac- ac- ac exploration In 1964 Major efforts effort to change the depletion depletion depletion de de- de- de provisions are not expected again until another major tax reform bill hits congress See Oil News Pa Page 2 2 Hecla Mining Co has closed mining operations in the Big Indian Mining District San Juan county An underground blast Feb 10 closed out the long wall underground oper oper- Salvage operations will continue through March on the surface facilities still existent at the mine A small staff headed headed headed head head- ed by Superintendent Philip Lindstrom will remain for the salvage job Ken Moore is the new manager of Ken and Floyds Phillips Phillips Phillips Phil Phil- lips 66 Service that opened Saturday on North Highway The station was recently purchased by K E. E McDougald and William R. R McCormick of Moab The addition gives Phillips three retail outlets in Moab P 8 K Fords Ford's move to a south Main street location upon completion of a new building there will find the Moab business In possession of a substantial piece of land that was recovered In a unique and efficient way Approximately 70 feet of level property was added to the plot in a flood control program The bank of nearby Pack creek was stabilized with the burial of 01 car hulks The cars ars are cabled together and deadman ned anchored so completely that the bank is more stable than the natural banks of the stream Grand County School Districts District's t population has decreased from the years year's high by 98 students The loss In all schools was proportional ranging from 32 students at Southeast elementary elementary elementary ele ele- to 18 The high for the year was 2148 It Is now 2050 |