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I Page Two ' i* . '7 ; 'I't *V ' ‘ ’ ■ ’i THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. U I 1 ) H Friday, June 8, 1973 Hie United States, much to our sorrow, is rapidly using up lowcost raw materials, ^ef, lumber, and many ores are getting scarce. Once we rell^ almost entirely on domestic supplies. This is rapidly changing and, last year, for example, this country imported about 28 percent of its petroleum. That figure may rise to 50 percent by 1980. Not only is oil in critical supply, but so is natural gas. The TRADEMARK - a little thing to look for, but a big thing to find. YOUat FIND IT ON MEN'S CLOTHINO ATi Bryait-McLeod LTD 321 Pollock St. New Bern Loon & Jewelers • Your Reliable Diamond & Watch Store. 21S MIDDLE ST. DEALER'S AUTO SERVICE Expert Body Work 24-Hour Wrecker Service Auto Painting 429 FIRST ST. 637-5466 dAY or NIGHT Certain types of coal are in great demand. With respect to ore, much of the high-quality iron ore in the Mesabi range in Minnesota is gone. The same is true of the best copper supplies in Michigan. Many once abundant soft-wood forests are logged out. This depletion of our natural resources is affecting all of us. Bargain raw materials have almost ceased to exist, and this has given a strong push to the chronic inflation which plagues our economy. At the moment, a major problem is the fud shortage. That problem has been buildhig up for some time but has not been a househdd topic until recently. Why it occurred in-: volves both foreign and domestic policies. Essentially, however, &e reason boUs down to the fact that the enei^ demands of this country are growing at a fantastic rate. Americans are consuming about 33 percent of the world’s supply of energy even though we comprise only 6 percent of the world’s population. We face fuel shortages in many areas in the' coming moathsi.-Some motorists may not be able to fill up the family car at their favorite station unless denuuid slackens. At the' moment, the President’s Joint Board on Fuel Supply and Fuel Transport is simply saying that “siq>plies of natural gas and gasoline will be very tight in the spring and summer.” Shortages have triggered charges and counter-charges as to who is to blame for the fuel crisis. New environmental policies, increasing con sumption of gasoline by late motel vehicles, a dwindling supply of Texas petroleum, an increasing reliance on foreign- Eubanks Refrigeration Service 1700 Trent Blvd. DIAL ME 7-2571 whal^ mates It tasfe so good?^ MRMOtmr M C0CA40IA commmv ar New Bern Coca-Cou Bottling Works, Inc. NEW RERN, N. C. prtkluced oii, lack oFsufficient refineries, and an imperfect distribution system have all contributed to the situation. One criticai factor in the oil shortage lies in the fact that not enough U. S. refineries have been built in recent years to process crude petroleum for our domestic market. Our refineries are running at near capacity with less than needed reserves in the event of any breakdown. Hie supply problem has been alleviated to some extent by the President’s April I8th order suspending oil import quotas, and this al(Hig with other policy decisions by the Ad- ministratiMi, may improve the petroleum situation now; existing. The perplexing fact is thift traditionally AmeHcans use much more motor fuel in the summer months than at other seasons, and if this occurs this year, .current-:spot -shortages may worsen. - - - ‘ ■ Iiidependent gas niarketers have ' their own special problems. Last wepk, after a strong request by many Senators, the Administration announce voluntary guidelines to the petrolmim industry to insure that indepmdent gas: dealers and other oil pur- chasers, including municipalities, are not cut off from their source of supply. In practical terms, the Ad ministration is urging a voluntary allocation of the fud shortage so that indq>endent gas dealers can survive. Congress is taking a two-fold approach to the problem. It is ur^ng the Administration to use the legd powers that it already has to assure the country of a fair distribution of available petroleum supplies. Three Senate Committees— Interior and Insular Affairs, Commerce, and Banking, Currency and Urban Affairs— are also looking for long-range solutions to the problem. The scarcity of supplies, and particularly fuels, is already; one of our most pressing domestic concerns and, un fortunately, the situation may get worse before it gets better. I have sought to convey this message to Senate committees and the Administration in recent months. GOT A PROBLEM? - CAU - Willis Plumbing & Hedting Co. 638-1091 ALCOKE'S TIRE MART 416 Broad S». NEW ft USED TIRES • DEPENDABLE TIRE SERVICE MIRROR MORSELS As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of its shdl, so ripens in the tomb all of the fame that is truly precious.—Landor. Strike from mankind the principle of faith, and men would have no more history than a flock of sheep.—Bulwer. Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.— Dowden. Extreme views are never just; something always turns up which disturbs the calculations founded on their data.— Tancred. Experience is a Jewel, and it had need be so, for it is often purchased at an infinite rate.— Shakespeare. People never improve unless thqr look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.—Tryon Edwards. To make no mistakes is not in> the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.—Plutarch. Observation mwe than Ixwks, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.—A. B. Alcott. Few ever lived td old age, and fewer still ever became distinguished, who were not in the habit of early rising.-Todd. This span of life was lent for lofty duties, not for selfishness, not to be wMled away in aimless dreams, but to improve our selves and serve mankind.— Aubrey De Vere. If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has bi^n owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent.—Sir Isaac Newton. Men have always found it easy to be governed. What is hard is for them to govern themselves.—Max Lemer. A fool may have his coat embroidered with gdd, but it is a fool’s coat still.—Rivarol. We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often to despise what we really fear.—Colton. It is the rule of rules, and the general law of all laws, that every person should observe the fashions of the place where he is.—Montaigne. Yesterday was when, long before anyone dreamed up women’s lib. New Bernians tuned their radio each week to the Hour of Charm, featuring Phil Spitalmey and his All-Girl orchestra. Tyson & Hooks realty, Inc. 637-5766 Charli* Hooks Chuck Tyson 638-4437 638-3506 HAVE YOU LOST YOUR APPETITE? . . . You'll find it at The Parkway Ceramic Tile Quarry Porches e Marble Fireplaces e Rubber & Asphalt Tile. G. H. BRYAN TILE CONTRACTOR 637-5416 PIANOS TRY BEFORE YOU BUY $10.00 a Month Rents a New Wurlitzer Piano. Rent Applies to Purchase If You Buy. FULLER'S MUSIC HOUSE 216'/j Middle Street New Bern, N. C. CAROLINA OIL & DISTRIBUTING CO. union PRODUCTS FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK, HOME & FARM YOU'LL FIND THE "DIFFERENT" GIFT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AMONG THE MANY UNUSUAL ITEMS AT MAMIE'S NOVELTY SHOP 215 Honcock St.
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