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Show EM-GENEVA TIMES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948. (Ore tti - 5imtra Stmr s Published Every Thursday at Orem, Utah M. NEFF SMART, Editor and Publisher tered as second class matter November 19, 1944 at the stoffice at Orem, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. P MEMBER: Utah State Press Association Subscription Rates: 0ne year, strictly in advance $3 00 six Months $2.00 THE HIGHWAY GAMBLER It is hard to imagine a gambler so desperte to win a very small prize that he would stake his own life, his family's or some other person's. Unfortunately, it is not at all hard to imagine a motorist mot-orist doing the same thing on the highway. Reckless passing, of which gambling is the prime ingredient, caus es 49,000 accidents a year in which someone is killed or injured, according to. accident reports. That is a lot too much gambling with life, and it does not include the thousands of chance-takers who have won the toss thus far. Unless they mend their ways, and soon, they or their victims will be next year's statistics,. The psychology of improper passing seems to be a blind optimism on the part of the driver that nothing is coming around the curve or over the hill to catch him while he is on the wrong side of the road. The fact that he as no possible knowledge of whether or not the way js cearno second sight, no X-ray eye and no radar equipment to guide him does not enter into his calculations calcu-lations at all. He is tired of poking along in line, it makes him feel superior to the other fellow to go whizzing past and he feels pretty smug when he makes it safely. "Smart driving1," he tells himself. "I knew nothing was coming!" What if he fails? Have you ever seen a bad accident? Do you remember the grinding of metal, the shattering glass, the screaming passengers, the blazing gas and oil, the blood on the highway? Shocking? Of course. But so is our annual toll of crim-nally crim-nally wastefully, preventable death and injury. Don't gamble with lives! SERVING A v WIDE AREA We are deeply grateful for the many letters we have received from families of Utah County in which true thankfulness thankful-ness has been expressed for our efforts in helping to lighten the burden of be-' be-' reavement. Each letter is an inspiration to provide even finer service at prices that will make this consoling tribute available to any family. DGflG I 185 EAST CENTER PHONE 37 j wo mmi for mi, showy DRIVING NEVf, Improved 3rjQ3EJ TREADS "You Can't Lay This Baby On My Doorstep r jJ ( INDUSTRY AND LABOR. piST are oust as vu!h tme MmM ms I DAOOV OF THIS KD I , jtks Wwasmagton jv J j L J SPOTLIGHTING UTAH Gasoline From Shale Oil While Utahns are basking in the encouraging news that we have commercial oil producing wells, celebrating "Oil Progress Day" and expecting momentarily momentar-ily to hear news of new oil wells, it is interesting to note the developments and experiments experi-ments taking place in the shale oil field, which involves large sections of Utah. In an article prepared by one of their staff correspondents and published in the "Wall Street Journal" the situation is reported as follows: "Some day you may be driving driv-ing alone with what was once part of a Colorado, Utah or Wy oming mountainside in the gas tank of your car." ."" " Desperate measures which the oil industry may have to use to meet the nation's increas-ine increas-ine demands for gasoline and fuel oil, especially in the event of another war, are getting a tryout right now in the Rockies. High on a steep cliff, called Anvil Points, overlooking the Colorado River Valley, the Bureau Bur-eau of Miness is mining and crushing thousands of tons of grey shale and extracting crude oil from it. Soon a new refinery with rated capacity to handle 200 barrels of crude daily will go "on steam", breaking down gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil and other "fractions" from the dark gummy oil." The world's major oil shale reserves are located on what is known as the "Wasatch Front." gain quoting the Wall Street Journal: "Colorado's oil shale reserves are the largest and richest in the world, covering more than 1,000 square miles in beds 500 feet thick. The yield ranging from 18 to 70 gallons of oil to the ton of shale, indicates a pit-estial pit-estial of from 200 billion to 300 billion gallons from this state alone. In Utah, guessed-at reserves res-erves are from 25 billion to 43 billion gallons, while Wyoming is believed to have from one to three billion gallons hidden in her mountains. Y The secret is the exclusive Skid-resisting material called "Ioocels" Imbedded In the rubber producing millions of tiny edges that grip the road, resist skidding skid-ding and give you greater winter driving safety. Available In two extra traction designs De luxe Champion Polar Grip for Icy, slippery roads; Studded Polar Grip for deep snow or soft, muddy roads. Be "Winter-Sure" drive In for safe, sure Polar Grip Treads today. life m l For Mud Ml Deep !nw Q4S 6.00-14 On your fir. Oil shale is a light-gray to dark brown marlstone. It is not really real-ly impregnated with oil but con tains an organic material call ed "kerogen" which is the re mains of maverated plant life, deposited in lake beds in the geological past. The oil from the shale is a black, viscous liquid with a lot of ornery characteristics, as Boyd Guthrie, Bureau of Mines superintendent at Rifle puts it "It is not as good as the best crude we have nor as poor as the worst. It will require a dif ferent refining treatment." Comparing shale oil with a typical mid-continent petroleum from around Oklahoma City, the shale oil has almost 2 percent nitrogen to none in Oklahoma crude; its sulphur content is more than five' times as high'as the natural petroleum. Those are the bothersome differences-Also differences-Also the synthetic has a lot more tars and resins than the average crude." More Big Figures on Utah Industry In-dustry I ' ' Approximately $44,163,000 will be spent in this area by the, Peache Pears Below Average In Utah County Utah county's peach crop dropped far below normal this year, according to figures just released by H. V. Swenson, district dis-trict agricultural inspector, with only 236 cars being shipped as compared with 287 last year and Utah Copper Division of the Kennecott Copper Corporation during the coming twelve months. mon-ths. This will be the highest expenditure ex-penditure in the company's history. his-tory. $12,664,000 will be spent for material and supplies; $14,-998,000 $14,-998,000 for freight, smelting, taxes and miscellaneous; $16,-500,000 $16,-500,000 for payrolls. The present pres-ent average weekly take home pay for all Utah Copper Division Divis-ion employees is $72.42 (which compares with the average weekly take home pay for all workers in the state of $49.31 Utah Department of Employment Employ-ment Security for the second quarter of 1948). titHILE the much-heralded con-" con-" troversy between Oscar W. Ewlng, federal security administrator, administra-tor, and John W. Studebaker, resigned re-signed commissioner of education, before the senate Investigating committee, com-mittee, came to naught, agitation was again started In behalf of the plan to make the department of education a separate and independent indepen-dent agency. Studebaker practically apologized for his remarks charging that Ewlng hampered his efforts to teach school children about the evils of communism. com-munism. "It was not my purpose to cast any doubt upon the loyalty of Administrator Ad-ministrator Ewlng or any of his associates," as-sociates," Studebaker said. And Ewing said his objection was based upon his opinion that exposing of communism should be left to the state department and the FBI and was not within the province of the department of education. Dr. Studebaker, however, raised again the question of taking his department de-partment out of the federal security administration and making of It an Independent governmental agency operated by a board. "I'd like to see the authority in the office of education stem not from any one In partisan politics, but from a board" . . . Immediately the national education association Issued a long statement by Its executive ex-ecutive secretary urging such action ac-tion and the appointment of a professionally pro-fessionally qualified commissioner of education, responsible to the board for the conduct of his office. NEA pointed out that It was the national mouthpiece for 52 states and territorial teachers associations and 2,400 local teachers' organizations organiza-tions with 450,000 direct voluntary members, and enrolls a total of more than 850,000 teachers In all classes of affiliated membership representing re-presenting every community In the United States. For the past two years at Its annual an-nual meeting NEA has adopted such a resolution calling for an Independent Indepen-dent educational agency. Bald the NEA x "No agency exists at the federal fed-eral level whose primary function func-tion la te take discriminating account of powerful social demands de-mands for national action In education, and of the need for positive but properly limited and coordinated federal participation partici-pation In education." NEA suggests that the board consist con-sist of lay members, and this fact, namely "that the board would be composed mainly of laymen of broad vision and public spirit rather than paid federal officials, would be a guard against" administrative control con-trol of the schools in the various states. Also urgins federal aiu Tor -lie state schools, the NEA pointed out that many billions of dollars have been voted on a piecemeal basis to the nation's schools from time to time. . . The mistake Is sometimer made of assuming that financial ak' is synomymous with control of program pro-gram and administration. This ir not the case. The presence or absence ab-sence of control as a by-product t'. financing depends upon the terms ol the legislation. Control may be written writ-ten Into a federal aid bill or it may be excluded. This depends upon the desires of the members of congress.' THE STATES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED NO-TIFIED of their share of the 45C million dollars authorized by fie federal-aid highway act of 198 ior fiscal 1950. The act authorizes distribution dis-tribution of that ameunt both In 1950 and In 1951. So of the 900 million mil-lion dollars to be distributed, allocations alloca-tions start with $30,085,757 for 1950 in New York and range down to $1,805,516 In Delaware. ALTHOUGH THE 80TH CONGRESS CON-GRESS by-passed a national health law it did pass four laws pertaining to health ... the world health organization, or-ganization, providing for membership member-ship and participation by the United Unit-ed States In the world health organization or-ganization and authorizing an annual an-nual appropriation of $1,900,000 for the U. S. share of the expense; the national heart act providing for a program of research and training relating to cardlo-vascular diseases, establishing the National Heart Institute In-stitute and authorizing grants-in-aid to states for community heart disease control programs and appropriating ap-propriating $500,000; the dental research re-search act establishing a National Institute of Dental Research within the public health service and authorizing auth-orizing PHS to conduct dental research re-search and make grants-in-aid for such research; the water pollution control act which calls for foundation founda-tion of a nationwide program for promotion and control of pollution In interstate waters. r'"; rv"L, s'Z,wa5 reduced, by the late frost cars. Flowers Pot EVERYONE HAS A FAVORITE FLOWER I, Funerals Weddings Our Specialty We know that everyone has favorites especially in flowers. That's why we keep a wonderfully varied selection of fresh cut flowers flow-ers on hand. Our supplies , are kept large in order to serve instant demands for j all occasions. ROHBOCK'S SONS' OREM FLOWER SHOP Orem, Utah PHONE 116 FREE DELIVERY ft- A From where I sit ... fa Joe Marsh I ff $ I'm Glad We're "Different!" RI3. U. S. PATENT OFFICS FIRESTONE STORES There's a lot of difference of opinion in our county on the best kind of pasture. Some say alfalfa mixed with brome grass others gay mixed with oats or barley. But all agree that a mixture' $ better than a single crop. I sometimes think people are the same way and the strength of America is its mixture of so many different strains some from one country, some from another right down to little differences: like folks who have a taste for beer and those who prefer cider. From where I sit, so long as we never become intolerant of one another's an-other's different tastes so long as we live together with our differences, differ-ences, and even tupplement them the way brome grass does alfalfa, then we're a mighty good crop I So neighbor enjoy your cider while I enjoy my beer! Tote for your candidate 111 stand by mine! But never let our differences divide us I Provo Ctfrritkt, 194$, United States Brewers F ouniation Mr. Swenson declared that the peach market was so dull that many farmers postponed harvesting their crop and mich fruit was not packed or utilized. The shipment . of pears also fell below average with 94 cars leaving the county as compared with 154 for last year. The crop last spring. Shipment of celery and app les is now in progress. To date 95 cars of apples and 263 cars of celery have left the county. Total car lots of apples last year was 180. Celery shipped last year totaled 414 cars. Cel ery production is expected to be above average this year. MM3 for seasonal shopping to pay up old kills Sxiiiw-HwJ:;: Oat a cash loan here en the friendly bails that made TaraonaT the choice of tver eae million persona last yeas. Simple fe Oet If yon cam repay snail monthly festal nuts 'which you select rev should net hesitate to tee Personal's YES MAN for a loan. Come in or phone today. HOW TO tISUCI MONTHLY MYMNTS Br la-plat" all mat aooo jrajv end aaa amallr 4uata artalaf ynr ptaea. you llf fat way LOANS FROM $25 TO $950 Ttoo! CO. VEOIIT .2? scene Christensen Phone 0654 Jl George W. Sidwell was the speaker at Sacrament meeting on Sunday evening. He talked on "Columbus, inspired to Discover Dis-cover America" and recited "Sail On". Mrs. Verena Holt sang a solo. Sam Bradshaw was in charge of the meeting. Zina Selman, Eliza Anderson. Kasiah Pvne. Nina Strattom Dorothy Fielding and Blanche unnstensen attended the three-stake three-stake Relief Society convention held in the American Fork Tab ernacle. Mrs. Nicolas G. Smith, general board member, gave in structions. Dresses and aprons were demonstrated and lunch eon was served by the American fork Relief Society. Dr. Sperry of the BYU will speak to the Special Interest group of the MIA on Oct. 25. He is the author of the lessons for the class this year. Francis L. Simpson was lucky enough to get a 250 pound buck Saturday morning at 7 a.m. Chester . Graff 'of the Orem Stake Sunday School board visited vis-ited in Vermont ward on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Roberts. Mr. and Mrs- Arthur Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Starr Brockbank and Boyd Smith went huntina and report that they got their deer and were back to work on Monday morning. a thoughtful wife is one ojho has the Pork chops ready ojhen her husband gets home from a PISHING TRIP A thoughtful driver is one who makes sure his car is ia tip-lop condition before he even takes off on a fishing trip. Our mechanics and superb su-perb working equipment will catch minor troubles before they develop into three-figure repair bills. 'I'mIHim 470ivzsTr:Ti;::i yen ffs r "Yea kite ft 1 1 1 JUST A MOMENT PLEASE You're hearing that phrase from Long Distance operators more and more often these days. There are still delays now and then, but wtre handling eight out of ten long distance calls while you hold the line. The Long Distance Operator knows her job and she's good at it. More switchboards switch-boards and circuits are being added all the time. 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