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Show i FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1973 Page Eight Committee Adds Speedway to Register of State Historic Sites Dr. Milton C. Abrams, chair- man, Governor's Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee, announces the committees actions at its meeting last week. The committee accepted Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway and the Wendover Air Force Base for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The seven sites were listed on the State Register of Historic Sites by the Governor's Committee: 1. Woodrow Hall, Delta. 2. Utah Southern Railroad Bridge across the Sevier River near Delta 3. First Church of Christ, Scientist Salt Lake City 4. J. Golden Kimball Home, Salt Lake City 5. Woodruff Riter Stewart Home, Salt Lake City 6. Dickson Gardner Wolfe Home, Salt Lake City 7. Snow Lieff Stiefel Home, Salt Lake City Bonneville Raceway, Tooele County. William D. Rishel is credited with being the man who discovered the Salt Flats as an ideal speedway. He took an auto on the Flats in 1911. It was not the hall was constructed as the meeting place for dances, elections, mass meetings and occaBoth sional church services. Mormon and Non Mormon families voted to assess themselves 125 in cash or labor to build the community social hal. 4. Utah Southern Railroad miles northeast of Bridge, 3 Delta. This old railroad bridge was constructed in 1880 when the Utah Southern extended its line south of Frisco. In about 1906 a new line was built and the old bridge abandoned. It is still used by local cattlemen for crossing the Sevier river. 5. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 360 East 3rd South. This was the first building erected by the Church of Christ, Scientist in Utah, in Nov. 27, 1898. The cost, including the land was estimated at $70,750. 6. J. Golden Kimball, 36 7. 1st No. A simple rectangular adobe house, stuccoed, with cobblestone foundation. One story in front, two stories in rear because of steep slope of property; now' apartments. 7. Woodruff Riter Stewart that Ab Jenkins home, 93 E. 1st North. Very proved the worth of the salt as handsome brick Italianate mana raceway. In 1932 Jenkins set sion with ornate exterior plaster an unofficial speed record of until 1932-3- 4 The established two next years he the official world record for 24 hour runs in 1933 of 117.77 and 127.229 in 2934. , The success of Jenkins brought world recognition and in 1935 Sir Malcolm Campbell, Captain George E. T. Eyston and John Cobb arrived in Utah to set new records. Since then the most famous names in speed have made the Bonneville Salt Flats their racing home. 2. Wendover Air Force Base, Tooele County. The historical significance of the Base is that this was the site for the training of the 509th Composite Group, and the crew of the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today the bomb pit and the maximum security area remain as a reminder of the training period for one of the most important events in Americas history. 3. Woodrow Hall, ten miles northwest of Delta, was built in 1916 by settlers of the Delta North Tract Lands. Many of the and settlers were 112.92 mph for 24 hours. non-Mormo- ns wrok, windows and doors, elaborate wrought iron railings and fences. Carriage house in rear. Salt Lake City Seeks $1 Million in Insurance Salt Lake City is trying to obtain some $1 million in insurance for the $300.00 helicopter the city obtained recently. In a letter to the City Commission, James L. Barker, Public Safety Commissioner, said that a total liability package of $1 million would include a single limit of personal injury and property damage at $100,000 per passenger seat for the craft. The coverage is similar to that covered by the Utah Highway Patrol for its air operations. No insurance will be for the craft Medicines are designed to cure, or at least make you feel better, but if they have been in the medicine cabinet too long they may lose their effectiveness. Their use then might make you feel a lot worse than you did before taking them. Will the State decide who inherits your property? i If yon do not make a Will, under State Law your estate may be split up in a way that actually causes hardship to the very ones you want most to protect. You can leave your estate to the Individuals yon wish provided you make a WiiL Do it now! See an attorney and make a Will that carries out your wishes for your family. His modest fee is a wise investment! m.u.j-x- j n k is rogvm THE SALT LAKE TIMES Auditor Recommends Hiring of Second Full Time Internal Auditor Petroleum Institute Offers Tips On Ways to Save Nation's Energy Auditor Lawrence A. Jones (Continued from page 1) Mr. Jones also told the City Commission that with the establishment of a central control office that Mel Darton, director of the ' Model Cities Agency, has volunteered his experience with the federal programs to advise the city. Mr. Jones said that the new internal auditor would spend at least half of his time in cost accounting of federal monies. In this way the federal government funds would be entirely independent of the city cash flow. In other action at the same meeting the Commissioners also agreed to relocate the Model Cities Agency staff from the County Complex to the city and County Building. Salt Lake City Mayor E. J. Gam said that the move will bring Darton and the Model Cities Agency staff closer to city and county officials and make their expertise more available. 1973 Utah State Fair Promises Many Daily Activities For All Theres fun to share at the Utah State Fair. Thats the theme of the 1973 State Fair, and this year the states king of expositions includes a roster of daily activities that will please everyone. Opening day will, see a new Miss Utah State Fair crowned. Then such famous musical as Lynn Anderson, Jody Miller, Dawn, Danny Davis, Donna Fargo and Mac Davis will star during the Fairs run. Holiday on Ice, to be held in the Salt Palace in conjunction with the Fair, will present a new and exciting show. Ticket holders to Holiday on Ice may enter the Fair free. All shows at the Fairgrounds are free to persons paying admission to the Fair itself. Hundreds of exhibits, the Farm Bureau Taletn contest, the Junior Livestock Sale, Kid's Day, Family Day, horse shows, an Indian. program, horse pulling, awards, a pet contest and the barbership quartet competition. The State Fair is always a rich panoply, from the Capell Brothers Midway to the Aerial Beratis High Act. There will be grandstand and bandstand musical events daily and the Dave Merrificld Helicopter Act. Admission for persons over 12 is $1.75. Children 6 to 12 50c and children under 6 admitted free. Der-forme- rs 4-- H The United States is now the worlds major exporter of raw cotton. The USSR is second. Better insulation of homes or buildings, reduction in electric heating, and better design of all equipment are among the ways that energy may be saved in the current shortage, according to the American Petroleum Institutes magazine. For a modest additional investment in insulation, thermal losses in new homes can be cut significantly. Insulating the old homes is more costly, but savings in heating and cooling over the long term might justify the cost. An optimum level of insulation could save as much as 15 per cent of the energy used for space heating and air conditioning. Other methods cited by the magazine for cutting energy consumption: Use of better architectural design. Poor design wastes energy, both in the over use of the building materials such as steel, concrete and aluminum, and in added costs for heating and cooling. For example, a building with large expanse of clear glass windows requires a tremendous amount of energy for cooling to offset the solar heating effect, and in the winter this design element requires more heating. Good design can incorporate a new type of reflective insulating glass that reduce summer heat gain and winter heat loss and yet allow natural daylighting. Replacement and better design of equipment by industry. Between 1960 and 1968, for example, the amount of energy needed to produce a ton of steel declined 13 per cent as a result of more efficient blast furnaces. Reduction of energy use by autos. A long range answer to traffic congestion in todays big cities might by new communities, imaginatively designed and with food stores and shopping, schools and cultural centers in walking distance. A few planned communities already have been designed along these lines. Better use of bus transportation. Short range, we might be able to use transportation energy more efficiently by introducing innovations and upgrading the quality of present bus service, which use existing highways and streets. Priority lanes, preferential treatment, flexible routes, express service, attractive interiors, quiet low emission engines, courteous service and comfortable seating could do much to lure commuters into buses. Use of smaller cars. Todays larger and more fully equipped cars use more energy than did the cars of a decade ago. The American motorist might be encouraged to drive a smaller car by imposing a horsepower tax or something comparable. Less use of electric heating. The magazine quotes noted architect Richard G. Stein to the effect that Electric heating is inherently inefficient. The conversion of energy to heat to produce steam to operate steam turbine generators to produce the electricity which is transmitted with line losses to ultimate destination where the energy is converted back into heat uses the gas, oil. original heat source or coal, at less than half the efficiency with which the fuel can be used if it is converted to heat at its points of use. However, it should not be assumed that the energy problems of this decade are going to be solved merely by more efficient use of energy. Richard J. Gonzales, a Houston economist, is , quoted as saying, Unfortunately, the chances for major impact on energy demands by more efficient use of energy are better for the long run beyond 1985 than in the next decade. For at least the period the most helpful actions designed to minimize energy shortages will be those that stimulate more rapid development of U.S. oil and gas. Failure to allow development of energy resources essential for a better world, including those of the continental shelf and Alaska, will involve very high costs in terms of our health, air pollution, jobs, income and national security. 1973-198- 5, State Seeking Storage Tanks for Upcoming Winter Fuel Oil Secretary of State Clyde L. Miller Utah Secretary of State Clyde L. Miller is seeking for more giant storage tanks to hold fuel oil that the state expects to need to heat the State Capitol this upcoming winter! Mr. Miller said that a central boiler serves the Capitol and the State Ofifce Building and other buildings. It has a 20,000 gallon underground tank but another 80,000 gallons of storage would be desirable. The State Capitol is heated by natural gas, but Mountain Fuel Supply warned the state, which is one of the interruptable customers of Mountain Fuel, that the service might be interrupted next winter at least as many times as it was last winter. 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