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Show Fears for Gas Independents gait feltf gdlmttt 11mimzs FPC Raises U.S. Eyes Big Oil Rate Battle Natural ' By Margaret Gentry Associated Press Writer - vice Slight Difference Sexeral industry sources say the gasoline is substantially the same as that sold at major brand stations, except that some additives may be omitted whether the proliferation secondary brands involves lations of the antitrust laws Justice Department sources sav they are investigating names WASHINGTON Major oil companies are fighting gasoline stations at their own game and the Justice Department is investigating the cut-rat- e practice Under such names as Alert, Blue Goose and Rocket, the major companies are operat-- i ing hundreds of stations in direct competition with independent discount operators Like the independents, than the customer finds at stations bearing the major brand the vio- Point of Concern The officials say they are concerned about what would happen if the independent stations are forced out of business The trend, together with the nationwide fuel shortage which has made it more difficult for independent stations to buy gasoline, raises questions about the ability of the independent stations to sur- - seconda7 brand outlets offer lower prices and fewer frills of official One questioned whether the major firms would then discontinue g their own nit-rat- e operations and leave the consumer with no alternative to the higher-pricebrand name stations d pipe Divisicn as KSK7EB The major oil firms argue that they have increased, rather than inhibited competition by entering a market cornered long ago by the independents from 1501 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City TO 333 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake NORTH 29 MILES OGDEN Peaked la 1972 The growth of secondary brand stations apparently reached a peak in 1972 But now it has dropped off in the wake of the fuel shortage and criticism that the majors can supply their own discount stations more readily than they can supply the independents 7i SALT LAKE CITY SMILES OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER S32-013- For example, Exxon has decided against launching any more of its Alert stations until after the fuel crunch ends The firm operates 28 Alert stations and has two more under construction Most are along the East Coast TRAVEL SERVICE IS Travel oreos of Utah ond Southern Idaho Your passport to adventure, travel ond income Smell investment required Fof information call 487 58V I or write Box N20 in core of this newspaper 00 V. (No experience required) Counselor needed for all me. I Gas Rates Federal Big-Mout- WASHINGTON f P) The Power Commission Tuesday issued a new rate schedule more than doubling the ceiling price for new natural gas produced in the Permian Basin area of Texas and New Mexico would have on he prices paid by the ultimate consumer of natural gas Under the rates set in "old gas was'Timit-eto a price, paid by pipeline companies to the producers, of 14 5 cents per 1,000 cubic feet and new gas limited to 16 5 cents In Tuesday's decision, the rate for old gas was increased to 23 cents while new gas jumped to 35 cents 1, d d The commission expressed hopes that the new rates would stimulate, and help pay for, increased exploration and development of new sources of natural gas, currently considered in short supply. The commission classified as old gas any Permian Basin gas produced under contract dated on or before Oct, 1, 1968 Anything after that was sidered "new gas con- (Officials of Mountain Fuel Supply Co attending a directors meeting In Price were not available Tuesday for comment on the action's implications locally ) Chains Report Record Sales New York Times Sen ice June proved NEW YORK to be the second best month of the year from the standpoint of "sales for the nations chain stores, a New York Times survey shows. The 29 reporting stores achieved a sales gain of 18 5 percent compared to the June, 1972, level (Copyright) BUILDING? Warehouse We provide site, plans building For Lease or Sale CAPITOL INDUSTRIES. Call Mr Romney trailThe result Ten ers with doors on either side, each capable of carrying 42,000 pounds of It was engineered and built by Utility trailer, Inc, at its Los Angeles plant Overseeing the project was James D Fake, president of Utility Trailer Sales of Salt Lake, Inc, 2114 S 400 West. Damage in Part Traditionally, wallboard has been hauled on flatbed trailers, covered by tarpaulins and secured by chains, Mr Fake explained But tarps couldnt clean keep the w'allboard Chains gouged impnnts or broke off pieces along its edges And fastening and unfastening V load was both tricky and time consuming As far as we know, this is the first unit specifically designed to handle wallboard, Now Mr. Fake continued loading time has been cut m half And breakage has been virtually eliminated To Vegas, L.A. The 10 Milne ngs operate primarily between Las Vegas, site of a wallboard manufacand Los turing facility, Angeles area building markets. While the initial ngs were built specifically for the Salt Lake earner, Mr Fake foresees their introduction among other truck lines faced with similar long-loaproblems. City-base- d The firm last paid a dividend in the second quarter of INC. 486 8409 1965. 4 - Here are a few good reasons to call us when you plan to build AT ' N I I -- - 3 r mhk.vn A ' cr' 'x' ,' v. ?? ..v-- i tVs t' ; xi - "'4532 1. Fiberglas Products Inc. 1502 S. 3270 West, Granger 2. Commercial Tire Service 1461 No. State, Provo Breakage Is reduced, loading time is cut in half by use of the huge r i V s - , ,.v THERE ARE SOME who would have you feel it's down-righ- t put gas in your car and take a vacation. Weve got to conserve gas Sometimes they even sing it. i. they say. The friendly people in southeastern Utah aren't suggesting theres more than enough gas to go around. They are suggesting that you can have a really in one of the worlds most unor just a long weekend great vacation And do it wonderlands. without usual geologic using much gas at all, plus be return for will available he assured that gas your trip. ... ... Canyonlands, U.S.A., about four hours drive from the metropolitan areas of northern Utah, has no gasoline shortage. Stations are all operating normally throughout the region. And, theres as much to do as to see in Canyonlands. Take a float trip on the Colorado, Green or San Juan Rivers. Go t ploring ancient Indian ruins. bike riding. Go backpacking, camping, horseback or slick-rocTry on Lake Powell. And more1 riding. Fish, boat or water k or sinyi If youve put off your vacation for fear of being afraid youd run out of gas for your car, forget it. Come to Canvonlands, U.S.A. Theres plenty of everything in southeastern Utah: modern accommodations, campsites, good roads, friendly people, tnings to do and see, and gasoline. Canyonlands, U.S.A. SOUTHEASTERN UTAHS FAMILY VACATIONLAND FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: el Council San Juan Tai el Council Tra Grand County SS North Main, Monticello, Utah 805 North Main, Mcab, Utah Telephone Telephone 259-753- 587-283- 1 ? 5. Browning Freight 650 S. Redwood Road, S.L.C. 6. Cream OWeber Federated Dairy Farms Inc. 1225 Wall Ave., Ogden 7. Corp. 2300 S. 3600 West, Granger to Special to The Tribune With more than 25,000 items on its shelves, Utahs third Thrifty Discount Store opens Thursday morning at 3500 South and 8400 est. - MAGNA and Local civic leaders Thrifty executives will preside at a 8 45 a m. ceremony opening doors to the 21 store open to ribbon-cuttin- first Thriftys customers, whoH find special discount prices on hundreds of items during the grand opening officials said Orchid corsages for women and balloons for oungsters are among other things cusscheduled for opening-da- latest The We have tried m every way possible to tailor this new store to the specific needs and desires of local residents, said Manny Borun, executive vice president of the California-bFor ased Thrifty chain example, we have expanded our sporting goods department for all the avid sportsmen in the Magna area. Among other departments is a full -- Bv ARIES MAR 21 19 of the 16 '8 46 rvil48 58 63 TAURUS AP M I) Japan Study - The Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and other agencies concerned are expected to commence a detailed study with the aim of amving at new instruments of control later this month, a cabmt spokesman said 2C AY 7 JK YT According to the Start. To develop message for W dnesday, read words corresponding to numbers of your Zodiac birth sign. S'ow 31 31 MAY - V JUNE 21 20 60 73 75 sy CANCER f JUNE 'F-jul- 21 12 y 12 26 38-45'51 76 79 86 LEO ' JULY 23 HAUS 22 28 v5, 732 43-5- 6 VIRGO T, ID,64 AUG. 22 sen. 22 er 33 59 77-8- 4 15 42 7 21 NOr. It 17 88 90X5, SAGITTARIUS VOT.22 Vj, 2t DEC fg$ 41 474T-6- 4 y. 67-7- CAPRICORN DEC 22 JAM. t jC - 6-5- 9 30-5-4 62 68 81 85 X. AQUARIUS 4AW 2D EEJ U 3-- 78 1 7 ,$(v v5 PISCES HI. If ysi, WAR 8'8 . 82 29 3 4 89' SCORPIO OCT Attention Lnrecessan, Qu bb e Picture Over Your Go ety And 71 You 72 Detail 73 Improves 74 leost 75 Now 76 Po'ntmg 77 Soeed 78 Deportment 79 And 80 Couses 81 Nearby 82 Errors 83 Good 84 Times 85 loco e 86 Writing 87 Lefe's 88 Eoect 89 What rots 90 It 52 55 66 OCT Money In LIBRA 23 SEPT 203 9 69 Prices Rise Again For Wheat - CHICAGO (UPI) The pnee of wheat climbed to record highs at the Chicago Board of Trade for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday, foreshadowing higher prices for bread and cereal products for the consumer. Wheat futures contracts for September delivery jumped the permissible daily limit to $4 14 a bushel in Chicago, reaching a high. At Minneapolis, where there is a daily limit, the wheat contract September sold at $4 23'4 per bushel, bee lieved to be an high for wheat futures m the United States 150-ye- In the futures market, sup- ply and demand still is the dominant influence on paces. Wheat futures went up, market observers report, chiefly because heavy exports have caused dwindling supplies. The futures r.ce has to come together with the actual pace of wheat purchased from the farmer or gram elevator at the time of delivery. 5 Please do not delay the price of silver coins is now in an uptrend Your opportunity to invest in them so cheaply may not last 'ong We figure the best way to show you what we can do is to show you what weve done So above are some of the jobs weve completed using Butler building systems. We handled ev erything, from planning to final construction If you find any of these reasons convincing or if you d like to see more a call us please give Pacific Coast Coin Exchange Member ol Itie New York MercenWe Erchenoe 00O3fONt In California, Florida, Naar York t Taras Utah and Canada FOR CONTRACTS! 136 East South Temple Salt Lake C'ty, Utah 84111 Institutional 'if I I I I Gentlemen Please rush me a free copy of your new silver booklet The Case tor Silver I understand there is no cost and no obligation ' It P055,b e lor you lo be coiiCenl l that virtually no matter wl at hap pens you r0 youf lemily wilt not on y the con I bt't even prosper Lou s f C ar ib n Tha Cft fer Stlvar If youve sold our home on a real estate contract,, you can convert that contract equity into cash For full details visit or phone ar.y mortgage loan counselor at Prudential Federal Savings 155 Last 33rd South, Salt Iwenber ft 61 2C How to open your Pacific Coast Com Exchange Protected Marg.n Account. for Silver 9 Simply May we send you a tree copy ol The Case rush the coupon below to the Pacific Coast Coin Exchange, 136 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, or call (eoi) Close 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 ence 11. Sports Sales Inc. 822 S. 500 West, Bountiful 7 Discount O'her Thrifty Stores in Utah are at Kearns and South Ogden CLAY R. POLLAX- Two powerful forces are at work today which make a steep rise in the price of silver seem inevitable First, the demand for silver surpassed new production for each of the last 20 years And for each of the last 11 years the demand for silver surpassed new production by more than 100 million ounces This excess of demand over supply is exerting a strong steady upward pressure on the price ol silver. During the 1960s the price of silver rose 95 federal budget deficits record balance of Second, soa-in- g payments deficits and 37 years of inflation have brought the dollar to the brink of collapse H:rry Browne, whose book How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation accurately predicted the first dollar devaluation in 37 vaars and the record gold prices warns "The alternatives are narrowed to either depression " runaway inflation or a For nearly 2 600 years since the first silver coinage, knowledgeable investors have turned to silver for financial protection because silver generally performs well in bad times For instance between 1932 and 1935-t- he depths of the Great the price ol silver more than tripled Depression Our new booklet The Case tor Silver How to Protect Your Assets Against Inflation, by Louis E. Carabmi, President of the Pacific Coast Com Exchange, shows you 3 reasons why the dollar must be devalued again How silver protects your assets against inflation and monetary crises Why the peculiar nature of the supply and demand for silver makes sharp gains for silver seem inevitable regardless of monetary crises and how to avoid 2 common mistakes in silver Investing them Why we believe a new silver investment -t- he Pacific Coast Com Exchange Protected Margin Account in silver coins-- is your best, most reliable hedge against inflation in exist- 2410 W. 900 South, S.L.C. 322-130- Bmns. Your Daily Activity Guide 2 reasons why the price of silver may rise steeply Metal Works Self Lake City, Utah Assistant are managers Denms Serbu and Leland GEMINI TOKYO (AP) The Japanese cabinet, recently urged by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to review its inflation-contro- l policies, has decided that additional measures are needed to moderate the tempo of domestic business 10. Neiderhauser Ornamental 27 North 7th West Phone: line pharmacy, he said. Max Mortensen, a Utah native who joined Thnfty m 1968 as a management trainee in California, is manager of the new outlet. His latest alignment was manager Tif a Thnfty store in Phoenix, Anz. STAR GAZER'1? - nationwide chain 4 Standard Plumbing Supply Co. 1760 W. 1900 South, S.L.C. 9. Overhead Door Co. 155 West Burton Ave., S.L.C. Utah System Builders, Bnc. will be open from 9 a m. to 10 p m. daily, 365 days a year. y tomers 8. Industrial double doors of utility trailers, according to Milne Lines officers. y Dyna-Fle- x Commercial I Thrift Store Opens Thursday Orem, Utah 4. A. W. Adamson 2755 N. 180 East, Provo T - I Gala Magna Ceremony 3. Miller Ski v u J .. wall-boar- d DETROIT ( AP) Directors of Amencan Motors Corp have voted to omit payment of a dividend for the 33rd consecutive quarter. Plant 32 Page wall-boar- d Omit Dividend Office & An idea first sketched on a paper napkin a year ago has evolved into 10 truck trailers now rolling over Western highways A The idea trailer with extra-widto haul doors sections of It was brainchild of Roy C Milne, vice president for operations of Mune Truck Lines, Inc , Salt Lake City, and Bob McNeil, his Las Vegas terminal manager The idea surfaced one day over lunch AMC Leaders NEED A 8, 1973 Morning-Aug- ust Utah-Wedne- sday Trucks Talk Big, Do Big h e There was no immediate indication how much impact the decision Salt Lake City, Second hrciion Bustncss Phone U73 Pacific Coast Com Eiehange Home Phone Inc $LC 51 Lake City, Utah", Phone 328-466- |