Show r f 1 J y t r rAJ rAJI jk I i 1 1 F 1 t X 4 5 i S rS r r S 'S bit r iI i I I STUDENT TOUR OIL REFINERY Getting instructions concerning the operation operation operation op op- of this control unit at the P Philips Philips Phil Phil- Oil Refinery in West Bountiful are pre these American Field Service students Their guide is Jim Fagan an engineer at the plant The students are from left Ann van der Mere a Davis High student student student stu stu- dent from the Netherlands Francesco Arias Costa Rica and his American One of the vital subjects concerning our wa way of life in inthe inthe inthe the United States which is explained explained ex ex- plain cd to visiting students under under un un- un der the American Field Service Service Service ice plan is that of private en en- SO IT IS not surprising that all these students who arc currently located in Utah were recently invited to view the Phillips 66 oil refining plant in West Bountiful There they tiley were told that on the same land where five farm families previously s sly I y yearned earned their living s some me employees of the company now ow earn t their living THEY TilEY WERE to told I d by byGe Ge George rge F F. L. L Bishop manager manager mana mana- ger of operations of the Northwest Northwest North North- west Division of the oil oU refining refining refining ing company that the oil refining refining relining re re- re- re fining lining business was operated on a quite different basis than brother Larry Todd students at BoxElder Box BoxElder Elder High and Karol Kara I Gerber Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- who was an exchange student to Greece Miss Gerber acted as hostess for the group of students and their American brothers and sisters from various parts of Utah when they were invited to tour the plant in most of r the countries where the students live He lie said hi in most other countries countries coun coun- tries the oil companies are either totally owned or at least subsidized by the govern govern- ment In the United States it is a free enterprise busi busi- ness We must either cither operate at a profit or get gel out of the business In order to stay slay in business we must constantly improve our products to meet the current demands he ex ex- ONE GALLON of gas today today to to- today day is as efficient as three gallons were were 30 years ag ago ago ago- yet the basic basie price is essentially essentially essentially essen essen- the ilie same However gas gasis gasis gasis is currently the most heavily taxed commodity on the nations nations nation's nay na na- lions tion's market he said Then he explained that every galIon gallon gal gal- Ion lon is taxed 40 percent directly direct direct- ly at al the point of if delivery This tax is used I in the con con- con con- and improvement of our highways This direct tax does docs not include the indirect indirect indirect indi indi- taxes paid on gas products products products prod prod- prior to delivery he explained ex ex- Mr 11 Bishop made this introductory introductory intro intro- explanation before beCore introducing introducing introducing in in- Ralph Crowley supervisor supervisor su suo su- su of the processing center center center cen cen- ter at the West Bountiful re re- re- re finery Mr 11 Crowley then showed samples of the many and varied products produced at the site and told of their uses TilE THE STUDENTS were then divided into small groups to I tour the tile plant where they were told how these thes various s products were developed Following the tour a reception reception recep recep- tion Lion was held in their honor honorat r at the home of Mr and Mrs Bishop in Boun Bountiful b bf f |