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Show CR The Salt Lake Triour, Sunday, April 2, 1972 Utahn Plans Attracts National Interest Business Portrait: Dick Rufcerts Scout s Good DeedFact Finding Dirk Ruberts was working on a Shell Oil Cc. rig to make some extra money so he could return to college to complete a masters degree in educa- i i p u Vi Scouting methodologies? Of course, theres the physical inspection of well drilling operations. more importantly its farmers, knowing people all secretaries, waitresses th&e people peripheral to any jj given drilling operations. drilling crews and well service companies are obligati to keep their mouths shift. 9 Open Mouth Tactic ' fwi; Dick Ruberts is eyes and ears of Shell Oil in scouting petroleum the world. For the tendency for an employe to open his mouth is in direct proportion to his distance from the secured drilling operation. Thus Mr. in casual conversation, Ruberts may leant much about a competitors North Slope of Alaska or in the North Sea offshore from Britain. He was born appropriateat a wildcat rig ly enough site near Coalinga, Calif, on Oct. 17, 1925. There his father was a drilling superintendent. (The parents, Richard and Loma Hamilton Ruberts now live in retirement in California.) As a conseauence of growing up in the oil patch, he seven different schools. Thats why Im a poor speller." Oil patch school were usually full of attended Dick learned to defend himself, to survive, to get along all to be valuable skills in later life. Joins Coast Guard At 17, having successfully manipulated a urine specimen to avoid indentification of his nephritis ailment, he enlisted in the Coast Guard. He was assigned to an assault transport, went through five invasions in the South Pacific. His transport was hit by a Kamikaze in one action. He earned the bronze star in another. During a wartime leave, he married Nanette Hackman, a high school sweetheart. They have a son, Richard, now a psychology major and basketball player at the all-sta- gut Stock Table Fo-th- Jr. Ruberts territory San cov-Uta- h Juan (minus mty), Nevada, Idaho and northwest part of Arizona. However, he is not above listening for anything going on - NEW YORK (AP) The following list shows the stocks that have gone up the most and down the most based on percent of change on the New York and American Stock Exchanges regardless of volume. Net and percentage changes are the difference between last weeks closing price and this weeks closing price. Winners Name 1 Diverslnd New York Stock Exchange Last Net Pet. 5 AN OLDS Any or other moke INTERMOUNTAIN Ph. ISTATE 521-61- LEASE 8i lli ot 5th 6j SOUTH - C V) tight hole a Winners Name American Stock Exchange Net Pet. Last 2s h 1 4 f Up Up Up 1 Up 5 Uo Up - f f 5H Up H 61 47 33 33 26 22 22 19 19 5 3 3 3 9 2 9 6 Up Uo 192 1 well of Leaving the drill site, he encountered a driver whose car was out of gas. He stopped, offered his assistance. The grateful driver turned out to be the geologist at the well. The geologist offered to buy That Mr. Ruberts a drink. Mr. his was mistake. Ruperts helped the geologist cut and analyze his core samples end listened with great interest as the geologist phoned in a report to the - 18 9 Up 7n Up 18 4 Up 176 4 Up 17 4- Up 16 8 Up 16 7 ) Up 16 7 1 Up 16 4 44 Up 148 4- 14 UP 144 Up 14 3 4- H Up 14 : Ui Up 143 4- - 1078 Up 14 4- - 4- - 78 5i l4 Net 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Am TS7! DeitaCp Belscot Ret Gen Alloys Concrd Fab Rockwd Cm Tech Sym Gen Empty Kilemb Cp Granger 7,4 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Charter - 2V) V V'7 8 3s - 4 1 b - A - Co Marlene Fabrics Nat New Idna M Eastn FrW Wichita Ind REDM Corp U Dollar St Wadell Eg Phillips Scr Materls Rsh Stanwick Cp Pet. 4 - Aerovox Cp 11 Omega wt 12 Pac C Prop 13 LTV Ling 16 2 4 378 7s 2 4 3 8 3i 4 - 18 - 1 2 4 - - 1 4 OGDEN Market of Weber Livestock Auction strong and steady Very of local and attendance good support buyers. Consigner strong. CATTLE: Slaughter steers and heifers steady; co' steady to 25 higher, feeders steady; good to choice steers 32 60 33 90; lb. heifers lb 31 2 60, Fat Holstein steers 6 OH 35 5 Off 25 6 OH 24 3 Off 23 I OH 196 Oft 18 8 Off 13 6 Off 13 6 Off 13 0 Off 12 5 Off 12 5 Off 12 5 Off 11 8 Off 11 7 Off 11 7 OH 114 Off 11 OH 10 7 OH 10 7 Off 10 5 Off 10 3 OH 10 3 Off 10 2 OH 10 0 Off 100 20 30 29.50-3- Cows 24 24 30 23 80 heifers steers 30 28 a with few 00; 2 lb 38 lb 30 Holstein 90; 20, 29 27.30-2- lb 0 bulls 10; calves 40 60. Feeder day-ol- lb 90; 0 00 32 36 lb 80; 10; steers 80; heifers lb 32 90, enws sheliey qood to choice Heifers good to Steers 80, steers 700 9h0 lb Fat lambs 24 commercial breeds dairy utility a few high wth yielding 28 80, canners and cutters down to 19 25 FEEDERS lb 44 choice 460 600 lb 38 34 and Utility 80; 80 50. lambs 80. Timber Study Gov. Cecil BOISE (UPI) D. Andrus and U.S. Forest Service regional forester Vern Hamre announced completion Friday of a jointly supported y study for Idaho. Andrus said the study contained basic study information and data concerning varying levels of timber harvest from Idaho for- Top Hogs No. hogs 18 60. 1 & 2 20 80, feeder Salma Livestock Auction for March 31 Salable at auction Friday, 1,535 compared to 1,980 corresponding week a year ago with both weeks represented ov special feeder sales. There were 1,083 last week. Both local and outside interests welt represented Trading active with good attendance. Yearly feeder steers selling In many load lots, with most oHermgs fleshy, 50 cents to a dollar lower. Yearlinq heifers and calves steady, smaller steers 25 cents with instances 50 cents lower Slaughter heifers poorly tested, wtth representative sales steady to 25 cents lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 25 cents to 50 lower cents instances Receipts included about 75 oct feeder cattle with remainder slaughter cows. Feeder Steers Choice 250 300 lb, 48 00. choice 60. lb, 43 choice 38 00 44 50 choice lb, lb, 35 75 38 50. choice 650 lb. 34 50, choice lb, 31 80, few good lbs, 38 00 43 25, qood 400 5a0 35 lb, few 7a, mostly qood Holstein, 400 550 lb, 34 25, with packaqe 320 lb. 40 25; few mostly Holstein qood lb, 29 50 33 00. package good Holstein, 836 lb, 30 60 Feeder heifers lb. Choice 39 00. with few 250300 lb, 42 00, choice 400 500 lb, 34 50, ih few thm individuals to 41 75, 70 choice tb. 34 choice 20, choice lb, 32 lb, a ood few including grades, 27 00 32 50; few qood to low choice. 34 one consignment 59 cows 25; 287 50 Slaughter steers and heifers Mostly hioh choice, lbs steers, 33 20; good to choice lb 3 50, good to low choice steers, 31 Holstein steer, 90; mixed lb, qood to low choice, lb heifers, 29 00; with few standards 840 9f0 lb heifC'S ranging from 27 25. Slaughter cows and bulls Utility cows 22 00; with few high yielding to 27 10, cuter oreed cows dairy 21 60 with few canner cows 18 50 21 00, few cutter and utihty bulls 29 loan, our Home Equity the equity in your home you need, without dis- 2 7 50 2 9 need, put your HOME BORROWING POWER to work. Call us now or mail this cash request form. Today1 Loans from $100 to $10,000 for any worthy purpose. two-pa- ended FEDERAL-STAT-Friday Slaughter steers and heifers finished mostly steady after regaining most of early week's 25 50c loss. Trade started slow but by midweek, as packers became pressed to buy cattle Jor kill requirements, turned moderately active. Most buyers and feedlot operators take attitude toward possiing ble government price action and also waiting for further development of support from carcass trade. Feedlots continue to remain very current as indicated by refusal to move many cattle at lower prices Feeder cattle trade continues very slow in face o unstable fed cattle prices Prices 50c-S- 00 lower. Few lambs sold 50c lower. Wool sales fully steady. steers: 3,250. Confirmed Slaughter (Idaho 2,800, Utah 450) Good to mostly 0 choice yield grade lb 34 50, including several loads near 1,250 lb 34 50 at rrdweek. Couple part e loads average to ,.7a. Several loads mixed good and choice 5 00 Few good and lb 33 choice00. Holsteins j 23 KENSINGTON AVI A S' Credit Law Sets Interest Limit New York Times Service NEW YORK By an overwhelming vote of 29 to 7, the Connecticut Senate has approved a new credit law that restricts retail stores from charging more than 12 percent, or 1 percent a month, on revolving charge accounts. Many have been charging 18 percent, or 1V2 percent a month. The bill had been approved a week earlier by the Connecticut House of Representatives by a vote of 135 to 9. At the weekend Gov. Thomas Meskill said he would promptly sign the bill into law, (Copyright) ' their New Industrial City TOKYO 600 697 feeder Holstein lb lb lb 53 Sony to Offer Stock TOtr ' (AP) Sony Corp., em g substantial investment in new facilities, said it plans to increase its capital by about five percent through a public stock offer in Japan. The electronics company said that proceeds will be used to help finance an expansion of manufacturing facilities and to strengthen its sales organization. Ore Shipments 910 CONTINENTAL BANK BLDG. PHONE .i 38 70 lb 0 heifer cat 70. es lb 0 PARTS West, including 40Q-H- 00 29 00 30 with LABORATORIES, MAINTENANCE 467-801- AND SERVICE TO KEEP YOU ON THE GO! dealer. Sosy to Buy tosy to Finance Formerly Bennett Ford 13th SOUTH at 3rd WEST 521-385- 75. 50; 50, BRANCH MANAGER Excellent opportunity to join a well established and growing savings and loan association as manager n the Davis and Weber counties area This on requires a young aggressive pcs-with man sales onenteo agement ability and sonic c rnfience in financial institutions preferably m the feal esate t ed AH repies are confidential Snd esumes strictly Mr Attention to State Savings Stoner 125 South Mam Salt Lane .,''idual Uy Jtah 84111 how-t- o PLEXIGLAS' sheet acrylic Easy and safe to worE with, crystal clear Plexiglas acrylic sheet makes dehghttul accessor es for your home. Our tree booklet has many ideas for proiects. Come in now or the facts and your free booklet. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Now open Saturdays 7miwmwmrrmmmmLi INC. cL1SATION 466 2147 t6 I V s . fc No building to simple service. All mokes, gas or diesel. Authorized Ford, Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit, Diesel 00 26 dyno. P truck too large or too small. Major re- 30 25; choice fed Fed Holstein steers lb Holstein he.fers 50 lb 27 35 50. newLambs 27 25, hogs 19 00 per head born bull calves 35 cents cheaper, feeder Meat cattle calves steady with last week, feeder cattle 2 5 50 cents cheaper. 26 28 finest equipped repair and service shop in the Choice fed steers heifers ter. Biggest, steer lb 359-773- 7 Biggest Ford narts depot in the West. of orders Over 90 filled over the coun- 70 lb 47 50; ifl wilderout of the mineral-ric- h ness of Inner Mongolia, the New China News Agency reported. Choice 32 new A (AP) dustrial city of 100,000 called Haipowan has been carved booklet on acrylic Sheet. , SALT LAKE Gulf Oil Cor o Collett Urn Federal 4, located 660 feet ttom north l.ne feet from east Ime l US 2E Wild cat Tight hde Emery County Corp USA Federal Hunt Petroleum No 1, located 660 fett from south and west lines, 31 2tS I6E A ldct elevation 5 143 Prepend depth 4 a30 Location San Juan County W C McBride, operator, Navaio 2 35 located 669 feet from north Ime, 58) feet from east ime, 35 4IS25E W'ldc elevation 4 634 Proposed depth 6 250 Desert Creek Location Sanpete County Phillips Petroleum Co Price ' N" 1, located south and 1,980 teet from IW Wildcat. Tignt east lines, hole. Summit County Occidental Petroleum Corp , Denver, om Pineview No. 1. located 1,320 fee south line. 110 feet from east line, . New field wildcat. Tiqht hole. . Uintah County Chorney Ou Co. South Red Wash Federal 118, located 660 feet from north Ime, 1,980 feet from east line 1R9S-24W deaf, 5,155. elevation Proposed depth, 8,500 Mancos. Location Chorney Oil Co South Red Wash Fed located 803 feet from south , eral line, 607 feet lorn west line, 23 8S23E . 5,131. Proposed . election Wildcat, depth, 10,300 Mancos. Location Chorney Oil Co. Southeasl Flank Urn- - t tah Federal 128, located 660 teet from Wild south and west lines, cat, elevation 7,4V3. Proposed depth, 9,600 Morrison Location. Gulf Gil Corp. Harris Federal No I 873 located 62' feet from south line, Wildcat feet from east line, 8CQ elevation 4,703. Proposed depth, Uinta Location. Flank Oil Southeast Co Un Chorney .. located 605 feet tah Federal east Ime, Wildcat, elevatiori . Entrada: 9,500 7,426 Proposed depth, Location , . Continental Oil Co Conoco Fecfecat locatea 810 feet from scuth Ime Wid- 600 feet from west line, cat, elevation 4,833. Drilling belgw eet 15,000 Govern.' Texaco Inc Texaco-Skylm- e ment Joan Chorney "B" NCT-1- , located 1,929 feet from north line, 2,032 fdet west line, 23 13S22E. Wildcat. . , Tight hole. No 662 SMITHFIELD Top dairy cow at livestock auction Friday sold for S570 00 Good to choice dairy cows and he'fers, 425 00, smaller common dairy cows 00 300 High yielding heifersettes cows 8 23 25, utility and commercial canner and cutter cows 24 25; 50 18 00, bulls 27 Hereford stock steer calves 37 5 25; 50, Hereford stock heifer calves 3? 34 lb 300 500 steers 25, Holstein it Hove Tor 14 veors INSTRUMENT 42 10; fleshy HEIFERS- f- REE! PLEXIGLAS provided quo'ity instrument service & calibration m the feids of Aerospace, Anolytico' CHemi$try, jnaustra! E'ecromcs, Dimensional, M" col Electron.es, Pressure. & Te'evis-onTiaceoble to NBS Starts calves Boars pr NEVADA Instrument & Calibration , 38 75 lb 435 595 80; 70. choice Confirmed 750 (All Sheep Utah) Faw choice and prime old crop slaughter lambs, No pelts. 110 lb 29 00. Few choice and fancy old crop feeder lambs 90 lbs 28 00 Wool: Confirmed 1.100.000 lb In Utah 100.000 lb qraded 64's soid 73c clean delivered Several Utah range clips, bulk f3 blood soid on core from 62 68c clean One delivered Northern Utah near s 6.000 fleeces, bulk sold 27'2c In grease It is estimated that about 80 pet of Utah wool now sold Slaughter cattle FOB feedlot, pet. immediate shrink, delivery. Feeder cattle FOB weighing point, pet. immediate shrink, Sheep delivery equivalent 4 pet. shrink, current delivery. Confirmed last wek 750 slaughter steers, 250 slaughter heifers, 5.500 feeder cattle, and 7.925 sheep Confirmed last year: 1,910 slaughter steers. 700 slaughter heifers, 3,000 feeder cattle, and 2,000 sheep SALINA Sale of Producers Salma 225 auction week ended Saturday, sheep, 381 hogs. Barrows and gilts 25c lower Feeders, weaners and sows 50c to 1 00 higher. U S. No 1 $, 2 lb barrows and gilts 22 25, lb 20 1 50, 20 50 lb Sows 16 from 00 7 50-50 Feeder 19 lb 00. p.gs 00 Weaners 9 head. Old crop and lambs sprina slaughter fully steady Feeders weak Choice and good fat lambs lb sold mostly from 27 50 30 25. Feeder lambs 80 95 lb 25 50. Short term breeders-ewe- s 12 00 20 00 per head Slaugher ewes mostly 7 00 per cwt Repair Lobs, Inc 60, 33 75; lb 33 Choice CALVES 2,000, AND RANGE SALES, week MAY WE HELP YOU? Sobro 80; FEEDER yearling 50. lb , 35 25 Confirmed 4,300. Nevada 5G0) lb steer Choice calves 42.00-40 00 lb heifer Choice 00 lb Choice calves 36 00. Few choice yearlinq steers 37.00-3lb 40 yearling steers heifers Choice 5 50 lb steers 33 JO 36 feeder steers 0 do (or.. 39 lb heifers900. Confirmed Utah 200). Good to mostly lb yield grade 33.00 33.50. Few and choice good 34 Hole 30 20 FED CATTLE Choice lb. 70, good to low slaughter steers 34 choice lb 30 50; standard to low choice lb Holstein steers 29 30; choice slaughter lb slaughter heifers 33.50, good to low choice lb 30 00 FEEDER STEERS 6 Choice lb 700, Feeder cattle(Idaho 1,800, Utah Daggett County Phillips Petroleum Co. United States No 1, located 560 feet from north and west lines, Wildcat, elevation 7,751. P oposed depth, 5,000 .AibSissipo1-an- . Drilling Duchesne County Gulf Dil Cop B'ue Bench Ute No U located 1,320 feet from north and east 4W Wildcat elevat on 5 959 lines, Proposed depth, 12,800 Wasatch. Location Sun Oil Co Daniel Jresk No. 1, located 1,828 fret from south line, 806 feet Wildcat eleva from west line tion 5,246 Proposed depth, 11 000 Wa satch. Location locat Sun Oil Co. Ute Tribal No ed 1,981 feet from south line, 1,850 feet 7W S from east line, Wildcat, elevation 5,912 Proposed depth, 9 000 Wa satch Location. Shell Oil Co. Shell No 212B6, located 540 feet from north line, 2,610 feet from east line, Wildcat Drilling Gulf Oil Corp Chidester Sprtnqs Tribal located 1,373 feet from north west from 1,929 feet line, line, 28 Wildcat, elevation 6.942 Proposed depth, i5,3CG Green River. Drilling Philips Petroleum Co Ute Indian "A" No 1, located 1,825 feet from west line, 27 1S7W. Wildcat, elevation 5,240 BINGHAM Five days, 6,203 cars, average 1,241 cars daily. SALT LAKE Weekly sumProducers Livestock Auction salable Cattle ended for week Friday. with packers 3,346. Capacity attendance and out of state feeder buyers in attendance. Trading active with bulk of feeder cattle going out of state Feeder steers above 500-lstrong to 50 cents heifers steady, Feeder higher. cents up. Steer calves strong to 2 00 or more higher. Heifer calves steady to 50 cnts higher. Slaughter steers fully steady Cows steady to 25 higher with full advance on canner and cutters. COWSrommrcta! cows 26 40 28 Of utility kinds 24 6 60; canner and cut20. slaughter ters 20 bulls 26 '5 12,00' depth, Grand County Aoschutz Coro Federal , 8 Mr 1, located 442 feel trem norm lineW 2 art . Ideal feet from east line 23 ee.at.wtt 4 96s Proposed cteptn, Location Entrada Toledo Wining Co Suit Canyon GW No 2 located 939 leet from e, norm line 2 123 teet from uct 21 E Wildcat eievat.cn : 2 F'o Location 4 100 Enrada posed depth, Garfield County H"v Jake L Hamon. coetator, located els fret Mountain Federal 17 j2S l E from south and east l.nes Wi ocat, elevation 5 b88 Proposed depin, Location 6 COO Mtssissipo.an Amoco Prooucfton Co "G ' No 1 located 66C feet Horn soutn wet Ime, 1mm 98 C teet line Wildcat T qnt hoie C Federal Gulf Oil Corp Garfield located &60 fct from outn and No wet ,mes, 1C2ISKE A'ldca: Tisnt NORTH mary of Slaughter (Idaho choice Proposed Drilling wells, testing two others and has another sue ready for drilling. Others include Gulf Oil, which is testing an apparent success and drilling on two and other wells. Phillips Texaco each are drilling on Gas Producing two iests. Enterprises of Vernal is working on two wells and wall drill a third shortly. 50 FEEDLOT Name Ipf Duchesne County In Duchesne County alone, reports show that drilling Shell Oil is presently drilling on 12 wells, testing two others and has two additional locafor drilling. tions selected Chevron Oil is drilling four inter-industr- yourself $ Petroleum is drilling a projtest of the ected 15,000-foMississippian formation. 30.50-3- 1 aid I need of Duchesne, Sun Oii is attempting completion of an exploratory well, No 1. Accawinna. This prospect is nine miles south of recently completed production on the eastern edge of Altamont field. New work is scheduled between the Gulf Oil apparent success and Bluebell field by Chevron Oil. And Chorney Oil of Casper has scheduled three new exploratory wells south of Jensen, Uintah County. The U. S. Geological Survey announced approva. of a large block of acreage within northeastern Utah, overlapping into southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado, unitized by Phillips Petroleum. The unit of 37,746 acres called Middle Mountain South interests unit has working held by Marathon Oil and several other companies. Phillips another company. 19 2 Up Uo 190 6 4- - 14 15 If you have need of a substantial Loan Plan may be the answer. Yes, may well help you get Ihe money turbing your present mortgage. If you have a genuine financial Exploratory Well About 10 miles northeast 50-5- University of San Diego, and a daughter, Melissa Jane, a physical education freshman at the University of Utah. After the war, Mr. Ruberts attended Coalinga Junior College and was graduated with a degree in general education from Chico State University. Favorite Moments As in any business, there are moments to be savored. Mr. Ruberts recalls a time in California when he had made an unsuccessful attempt to size up New York Times Service SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -General Motors Corp. agreed Saturday with the Shinjin Motor Co. of Seoul to start a 0 $48 million joint venture to produce automobiles in South Korea for both domestic sales and exports. An agreement was signed here by Harlow W. Gage, a vice president of General Motors who arrived here from New York and Kim Chang Won, the president of Shinjin. General Motors is the second American auto maker to advance into the South Korean market. In 1970, Ford Motor Co. agreed with another Korean car assembler, the Hyundai Motor Co. on an $18 million joint project to manufacture Ford vehicles. (Copyright) Intermountain Area Livestock Market m 4i 11 u ests. IVi Up 24 3 Uo 21.9 2 Up 20 0 3H Up 17 9 2 Up 16 8 7f4 Up 16 7 3 Up 16.1 9H Up 15 3 14 Up 152 4 Up 14 7 Up 13 6 21 Up 12 7 15 Up 12 6 1i Up 12 4 31 Up 12 3 Up 12 2 29 Up 12 24 Up 12 0 5 Up 11 8 Up 11.7 7 Up 1SV4 Up 10 7 4 Up 10 7 IV4 Up 10 3 2 Up 10.1 9H StdPress 12 NorCanSy Victor Com 22'4 13Ti High Volt 61 Elgin Nat 7 AMenEI 26a Eg 10 H Lykes Yng 9 GtWestUmt 13'a 10 CurtissWr 3?1 A 11 Rite Aid wt 447 5s 12 Saving Mch 23U 13 Rite Aid 1334 14 Kawec Bert 13H 15 Alaska Int 304 16 Callah 12H 11 Mng 17 Tishm 24 Rlty 18 Curtiss Wrt 354 19 Maremont 47') 20 Lionel Corp 21 Itek Corp 71H 72 L.gM 23 Wang Labs 42) 34 ProdRsrch 13i 21V4 25 Fluor Corp New York Stock Exchange Losers Last Pet. Name Net 1 Off 14 5 284 FstNatStr 2 CstStGas Oft 10 7 50 6 pf 3 ChrisC prpf 4 Off 10 3 3 4 4 LehVallnd 1 Off 10 3 32 2 3 2 OH 9 7 5 Colon Str 5 6 CoastStGas Off 9 4 48i 6 4 7 ElMemMg H Off 91 8 Aguirre Co IVi Off 8 8 11i 2 3 4 5 4 Utah. Announces Korean Project activities. There is no training. Scouts learn only by experience. tough kids aching to a prove their machismo. There, young in GM t5 ji Job Ilf a scouts job is to gather intelligence on the other operators, it also is a matter of finding out how much the other operators know about your own operation, he says. For example, if they know yotjr well has come up with a good show of oil or gas, then yoftd better tell the company it had better snap to with its leasing of contiguous acres. The high rate of drilling activity in Utah continues to atract national interest, offers significant encouragement to Utah's oil and gas operators and keeps moving upward with announcements of new discoveries and easing activity, according to Carton Stowe, state mineral information specialist, Utah Geological and Mmeralogical Survey. Petroleum Information Corp. reports rig employment in the Rocky Mountains with 143 active rotaries is solidly ahead of last years 98 for a comparable period. Much of this gain has been due tg the big jump in Utahs tally, now at 34 compared with 12 a year ago. Gulf Oil reports testing is continuing at its big producer. No. 1 Hamblin, located two miles south of the Bluebell field and about 11 miles northwest of Roosevelt. Gulf gauged a flow of 2,109 barrels of oil daily on recent tests. It earlier flowed 4,032 barrels of oil on initial tests. He said he will attempt to persuade them to ship subcomponents to Utah for final assembly, testing and distribution. Such a practice is already v.'d by U.S. manufacturers, he noted. Mr. Leete, a former plant manager for Sperry Rand Corp. Salt Lake City, visited Japan several times while employed by Sperry. firms Know-It-A- ll John J. Leete, director of the Utah Industrial Promotion ested anything that analysis, etc. can be useful to their own L The Tribune publishes concerning weds of interest only, according designation of me operator. y 'I i Editors Note Division, wall make a industrial visit to Japan the first of May. He will talk with Japanese firms about setting up assembly and distribution plants in Utah. Mr. Lerte said Friday that he has tentative appointments with six Japanese firms inter- tion administration. A Shell represenataive asked h'm if hed like to became a Boy Scout for the company. 5 Mr. Ruberts assessed his Own background of athletics 8nd assumed the job offer meant supervising some sort Of recreation programs for Shell. He is some 20 years later Still a scout for Shell. But not it Boy Scout. For a scout In tiie oil industry is an intelligence operative for his company. J Eyeball Operations They eyeball the drilling operations of the opposition, information ferreting out about drilling depths, core decisions, Theres no cloak and dagger stuff or putting bugs in a competitors office. A scout may be clevet, yes, but deceitful, never. Dick Ruberts would scarcely make an undercover agent. with a He is notably visible cigar tucked in a mouth ringed by a thick goatee. He is, as he says, one of a vanishing breed. Scouts, he says, are bom iwt made. Theres no training manual, no college course. Utah Oil Activity Continues to Boom Japan Trade Visit At AA 'l I rl2 |