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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1975 Page Nine Utah Power & Light Officials Express Fear of Aluminum Kites Utah Taxpayers Phone Utah Power & Light Co. Delays Date of Naughton Fourth Unit Utah Power & Light Co. issued a warning to parents of the inherent dangers of aluminum kites reportedly being giveaway locally as gift premiums. W. Jack Eliason, safety director for the utility, made an urgent plea to receivers of the kite premium against flying the kites because of possible injury or electrocution if kites get tangled in power lines or flown during lightning or rain storms. And, he warned, the possibility of getting injured or electrocuted is greatly increased if the kite is equipped with a metallic tail or metallic wire string. Mr. Eliason said if the metallic kite gets caught in power lines, its long metallic tail could reach the ground and endanger passersby, particularly children. Moreover, he said, the kite flyer possibly can be held liable for injury to another person or for property damage. Already, he said, the comd pany has had some power interruptions that could have endangered electric service to hospitals or someone dependent on electricity for health or possibly life. Mr. Eliason urged parents to be sure their youngsters observe these rules before flying any kind of kite: Fly kites in plenty of open space and never fly kites near electric wires and poles! Never use tinsel string, wire or any twine with metal in it! Never fly a kite with metal in the frame or tail! Never fly kites in rainy weather! Never run across streets or highways while flying kites! Never fly kites over television or radio aerials! Never fly a kite with wet string. Water is one of the best conductors of electricity! Use only dry cotton string and dry cloth in kite tails! Should a kite become entangled in electric power lines, leave it there! Do not touch the string, or inany other manner attempt to get it down. Report kites caught in wires and poles to your nearest power company office. IRS Toll Free The Internal Revenue Service said today more than 70,111 Utah taxpayers have used its toll-fre- e telephone system to call for tax information since January. IRS District Director Roland V. Wise said Our taxpayer service representatives are qualified to answer a wide variety of questions ranging from home mortgage deductions to estimated taxes to exemptions for dependents. These same representatives can also help individuals or groups cf people fill out their own returns. Because telephone lines are busiest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Mr. Wise explained callers can get faster service before or after these hours Both the toll-fre- e telephone assistance and regular walk-i- n taxpayer service will be available in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo throughout the in- - Utah Power & Light Co. said it is delaying for three years the date of the previously Plant announced Naughton Kem-merefourth unit. Located near Wyo., and originally planned for operation in 1979, the planned 415 megawatt unit is scheduled for operation in in-servi- ce r, 1982. John S. Anderson senior vice president of the utility, said the postponement was a result of reduction in estimated purchases of power by neighbor- - three-yea- r come tax filing period from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The telephone number for Salt Lake City is For taxpayers who live in Utah outside the Salt teleLake City area the toll-fre- e 1 (800) phone number is 524-406- 0. ing utilities. He explained that the practice of obtaining advance commitments from adjacent utilities to use part of large new generating units is one of the few oDtions available to utilities to effset inflation. When we can install larger, more efficient units whose outputs cannot be readily absorbed on our own systems and sell our neighbors the excess capacity for short oeriods of time until we need it for our own customers, it helps us to hold down the price of power for our customers, Anderson said. UP&L presently has three generating units in operation at Its long- the Naughton site. range plans call for two more a fourth in 1982 units there and a fifth presently scheduled for operation in 1984. Utah Power talks about your electric power: kite-cause- Ogden Businessman Appointed to Road Commission Term Utah Governor Calvin Ramp-to- n has announced the appointment of Ogden businessman Charles E. Ward to a term on the Utah State Road Commission. The appointment has the confirmation of the Utah State Senate. Mr. Wards appointment fills a vacancy on the five-ma- n commission created by the death of Ross H. Plant of Richmond, Utah. Mr. Ward will represent the geographical area consisting of Box Elder, Cache. Rich, Davis, Weber, and Morgan Counties. Mr. Ward recently retired from AMCOR Inc., an Ogden concrete pipe company which he headed since 1952. He started with the company in 1939 as a cost clerk and worked his way up through the ranks to become president. Although retired, he is active in business and civic affairs. He is currently a Director of the Commercial Security Bancorpor-atiosix-ye- ar n. Mr. Ward was born in Council, Idaho, and he received his post high school education at Weber State College and Utah State University. He worked for the Wheelwright Construction Company, and the Ogden City Engineers Office, before beginning his long career with the AMCOR Corporation. Mr. Ward has a long record of service in professional and civic organizations. He was President of the Greater Ogden Chamber of Commerce in 1974, President of the Utah Manufacturers Association in 1969, President of the American Concrete Pipe Association in 1961, and a Director of the National Association of Manufacturers from 1963 to 1971. He was also President of the United Fund of Northern Utah in 1971, and President of the Ogden Golf and Country Cluj in 1964. Utah Power must spend well over $100 million to build a power plant today. And investors provide most of the money. If you were running a utility like Utah Power, youd be faced with the responsibility for meeting the growing demands for electricity. And the only way to meet this requirement is to build new generating plants. That means youd need money... lots of it. Utah Power would like to talk to you about where they get the money to build needed plants. While customer revenues pay for operation and maintenance of the companys facilities and a return on invested money, most of the money for new power plants comes from selling stocks and bonds to investors. And these investors expect a reasonable profit on their investment. That means Utah Power must run an efficient, profitable operation so it can attract the investor money it needs to meet future power demands. You see, in just ten years the demand for electric power has doubled in Utah Powers service area. And, if Utah Power is to meet the level of demands estimated for 1978, they will need close to a billion dollars for new plant construction. And, since youre a customer, you have a right to know that the money to build the new plants Utah Power & Light customers will need comes from investors, not rate payers, and that investors expect a reasonable profit on their investment. |