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Show 7nr k ru,,fm4' ni nrr Ij'O r - "((pxtQUMpru 5 5 11 4A Emery County Propress Thursday, Dec. 27, County 1979 ASCS May. gams funds Gasoline prices soared as supplies sank booths plagued Jelco and Utah Power and ,4 Savage Light. Brothers took over American 1 J from the nationwide gasoline crunch. This has caused many oil companies to use an allotment system in distributing gas. Usually a letter is sent every two or three months telling each 4 Coals .Former Com missioner Snow died of attack. ..The Emery High team girls track state the captured W V k t5 2-- title ..And gasoline was beginning to become an expensive, item in Emery to the ..From nation the May Issue: stations, and in March for others. Castle Country Store has not been placed on the sy stem y et, but Connie Summer in Emery County will almost certainly bring higher gasoline prices, with the distinct possibility 4 of gas and diesel fuel. the is That consensus of many of and owners the of gas operators stations throughout the county. Out of gas signs have already cropped up at some stations. A small sign warns no gas on the unleaded - gasoline pump as motorists enter the Husky station in Ferron. A diesel pump next to it ft f 1 . vh1' V- f .-- - L. Matt manager expects Dean, an employe at the signs. also carries the words scrawled in ink. Cleon's service down the road has much the the shouldnt have brought us anymore. distributor. no In Huntington the station from Usually gas signs hang has been able to call diesel at pumps and obtain more gas several stations. within a day or two, Randys Oil, the Usually the next AMOCO distributor for she said. But many stations in the day, this time we waited county, ran out of gas five days and they Friday Randy Bell, were doing us a favor. the owner, said he By all rights, they experts to receive turned away customers last week for the first time this year. And the same problem with problem may be just unleaded gasoline. beginning, Connie They ran out two Grant, assistant weeks ago and had to manager of the store, turn some customers said. away, but were soon Last week, she said, able to obtain another was the first time we shipment. Castle Country Store couldnt get gas on Husky station in Ferron, was having to turn away customers back in May. demand cost-shar- said she to begin allotment receiving Tracy Jeffs, owner statements this month. of Tracys Conoco in Grant said she saw a Castle Dale, said his tremendous increase profit margin on a V No gas" which began ap- Signs of in the spring and summer, have pearing since been replaced with $1.05 a gallon" in Castle Dale (748-230- assistant Grant, from . sales gallon gasoline cost-shar- cost-shar- The allotment system began in February for some 3 shortages, especially of unleaded the amount of gas sold during comparative time last year. County, as in most of dropped down shares m allows stations obtain only been costs have actually received by the Emery stations increase station what its allotment will be during that period, Bell explained. The sy stem hard-to-lin- d funds has ASCS Comto County to mittee begin the between eight and ten 1980 ACP program. he said, percent, are Applications depending on whether now being accepted for a station operator e on conowns the station or servation practices it. which include reEmery County leases of the One problems organizing irrigation Progress expect prices to continue to rise with the supply of systems, land leveling, during the summer. diesel fuel is the diversions and others. of Funds have also Bell said gas prices have risen about one to construction in the been received to begin two cents a month for county, said Jeffs. a long-terthe distributor, with Much of the supply is agreement (LTA) of most of the profits also consumed at the from 3 to 5 years. Under this plan a going back to the coal mines. Many refinery. In April the stations have not been farmer will be able to price rose four cents, receiving their full perform a practice allotments. e he said. and receive he for each said Jeffs of the year of agreement. Grant said it has received 50 percent in interested Anyone risen about a penny a his diesel allotment March should contact the week the last ten he ASCS office in Castle said Bell weeks at her station, of the Dale much attributes to with most of the profits to a his if determine problem going back to the, oil population increase in practice is eligible for companies. and Were just keeping the county. Though cost sharing e has request a up with the elevated population increased, he said application. costs of operating, most stations have Practices she said. begun Nation wide prohclm The problem stems operation of UP&Ls mines. . been getting less gas from the distributor the last six months. The problem should continue into the summer, he said. Most station owners contacted by the another shipment the beginning of May. ..In May, sick outs" information and limited allocation A of the Easter weekend. She said she to sales expects continue to rise. Gary Peey, owner of of gas has remained the same as following in 1973. In 1973, gas sold for about 35 cents a gallon and his station kept Ferrons Husky about 12 percent of the station, also saw an profits, he said. in increase Now the price is gas consumption after the about 85 cents a gallon, Easter weekend. with the station He ran out of gas receiving about 24 per about the middle of the cent of the profits. But month. He said he has inflation and operating received the same before requesting monthly allotment of assistance and gas as was sold in 1978. receiving approval are Bell said unleaded not eligible for gasoline supplies will Office hours are 8 probably run short the to '4:30 p.m. a.m. summer, during not only because of an Monday through demand, Friday. The ASCS increasing but because many office will be closed refineries arent Tuesday, Jan. 1. making it. Eligibility for Jeffs said he doesnt participation in all ad any anticipate shortages at his staion. ministered by ASCS is He said he expects established under law most of the shortages without regard to race, to come at the color, religion, sex or independent stations. national origin. cost-shar- programs e. -- June Countys long search for a doctor finally ended as Potts leased center ..June saw a doctor finally coming to plan to take over the Emery Medical Center from county operation: and the venue changed Irom Castle Dale to in the Price Huntington bank murder case. UP&Ls top men held an informational meeting for county leaders and citizens at the high school, but forgot to mention a stipulation they were working on which led to the Hunter plant to intention develop a 350-hom- e considering help workforce will settle in otherwise, he said. Emery County, The cost of the were Blundell said, housing housing will be in the subdivision, discussed by top UP&L will $53,000 to $65,000 a range, Blundell said. be officials and county definitely The houses will be of a problem. and government For that reason, he number of custom business leaders last week. said, UP&L is working designs. shortages County according by to y - sending to lobbyists to D.C. Washington work for grants to recreation federal V build up in the development area. At annual the w'ith long-ter- Harry Blundell, UP&Ls new available to younger families through president. UP&L mortgages. Blundell, sale dilemma. Chairman of the Though intended for E. Allen employees for UP&L Board, From the June 7 Hunter, and other top and it mines, the UP&L representatives housing will be open to issue: spoke at a banquet other families as well, Thursday at Emery Utah Power & Light County High School. Government help on Companys plans for Though it is not the mortgages w'ould not Emery County, of the the be firms including percentage low-intere- st 5 said. Hunter low-intere- known i government Hunter stressed that Update Dinner, a the housing is intended UP&L officials also: and agencies com- for the permanent, development announced construcemployees. tion of the third pany, Terracor At the banquet, unit at the Hunter Corp. of Salt Lake, to establish a subdivision County Commissioner Plant is scheduled to Rue Ware said he was 1980. 1985, of 350 factory-buil- t in March, houses which will be concerned that UP&L begin than 1,100 permanent employees will be needed by UP&L to work its plants and mines scheduled for Emery More i I what st c: m wasnt set the date for working with the county and city the late 1980s as when would governments so that construction such areas as zoning begin on UP&Ls next and recreation power plant, wouldnt be a problem. four units of 500,000 White said they kilow'atts each. Hunter intend to do just that, said sites are being as soon as the considered near Green is put River, Nephi and package Wellington, with the together. Hunter said the Wellington site being s the most probable. available company coal-fire- d 1 r Dr. here at last Full-tim- e Dr. Robert E. Potts came from Ogden to Emery County to take over the Emery Medical Center, providing much needed health care to the area, and easing the controversy over the county's volvement in the business. in- July-- County stunned by PC Hunter plant sale order ..In July, the county learned of a Public Service Commission order involving the sale of parts of the Hunter power plant to possibly municipalities. tax-exem- ..From the July 19 issue: Utah Power and Light Co. is negotiating the sale of 49 percent of its Hunter Unit 2 to a group of Utah cities, and sale of much smaller percentages of Hunter Unit to Provo 1 and Bountiful. The fact municipalities not that That firm would be Commissioner Electric the would their percentage to fiacl plant. recoliitfFtL ot the Moon Lake Electric, to Provo and Bountiful GarKane would reduce county Roosevelt; Power Association, revenue, though not as nave Joseph Fackrell property taxes ofexecutive director of Emery County ficials wondering if the Intermountain they would soon see a Consumers Power dramatic decrease in Association, explained private company tax awould property be by revenues severely the group created to actually affecting ever ot according Flowell subject to property Association, Fillmore. The percentages of taxes, just like IJP&L, which owns UP&L, Hunter Unit 1 to be Fackrell said. the Hunter and He said six rural purchased bv Provo and Bountiful would Huntington power electric association plants and five coal .the mines in the county, fteseret form Generation roles, acbulk of the the pays and Transmission cording though, to Fackrell. taxes which to property buy Cooperative UP&L spokesman support the Emery into the plant. Pendfeton said Grant nonthe Although County School profit rural electric Provo plans to buy 8.5 District, the Castle associations are not percent of the unit, and Valley Special Service subject to income Bountiful plans to buy District, and other taxes, they are subject 3.25 percent. county projects. to property taxes, Fackrell said. said the two .He cities are members of The cooperative But the executive would supply power to the ICPA but are director of the group the 22 KTA members acting independently of the association on proposing to buy 49 around the state. The six associations the purchases. percent of Unit 2 said the Tuesday property to make up the The saleof of the unit taxes would be paid oh percentages cooperative would be: Ware. thing, own the portion to Countv plant. dramatically as if Mt, Richfield; Wheeler Power. Ely, taxes could not be Nev.; Bridger Valley collected on ICPA's 49 Electric Association, .percent. Ware said that Mt. View, Wyo.; Rural should the county lose the Electric Association, the tax revenue from Beryl, Utah; and lxth the 49 percent and Dixie-Escalant- I e 11.75 percent, We re looking at dire circumstances. you drop that much off your tax base and you're in trouble. County Emery Scott Attorney Johansen said such a be would unacceptable. He said the county would take whatever action it could to prevent the loss of the tax revenue. sale Youth told of date Area youths tering a beef project the Millard Corn Junior Livestock si need to have tl animal tagged bef Jan. 1, 1980. |