Building Boom
The chatter of the rivet gun and the clang of the hammer never
stop in the petroleum industry. Modernization, development and ex
pansion are continuing operations. This year, for example, the oil
industry has scheduled a four billion dollar capital expansion pro
gram. This is the largest one-year program of Ks kind by any in
dustry in history. The constant program is America's assurance of
an abundant supply of petroleum products, for peace or war.
Oil Men Report To Nation
On Milestones of Progress
By rrank M. Porter,
President, American Petroleum
Institute
Earlier this year, a survey show
ed thai American oil men had ear
marked more than four billion dol
lars for capital expansion, modern
ization and development in 195/
This is believed to be the great
est one-year capital expenditure
program of any industry in history.
More recently, a review of ac
tivities for the first six months of
1952 compared favorably with the
first six months of record-breaking
1951, despite the extraordinary dif
ficulties encountered this year.
Right now, its operations are
moving along at a pace designed
to give to the American people
and the armed forces petroleum
products in abundance, when and
where needed, limited only by the
availability of materials and man
power.
Facts like ihese give substance
and meaning to the reports that oil
men everywhere are making during
this year's observance of Oil
Progress Week.
They are defnite milestones of
progress.
They are positive proof of what
free men can do with their ener*
gies and talents, given the oppor
tunities and incentives of free en
terprise.
And they are of personal inter
est to the American people who
are now being reminded again of
the importance of petroleum to our
social and economic well-being and
to the national defense.
For me, it is a privilege and a
pleasure to be able to participate
once more in this great demonstra
tion by the oil industry. It repre
sents a sincere effort by oil men
throughout the country to tell a
factual story of accomplishment.
Its purpose is to give the people a
clearer view of one of the great
American industries in action; of
its 'round the-dock efforts to help
build a better America.
Oil Progress Week is definitely
a local effort. The reports and dis
plays of the industry's progress
and achievements are made to cus
tomers and consumers, relatives
and friends, neighbors and fellow
r
townsmen by local oil men ? by and
to people who know each other and
share civic responsibilities and
common trust.
Both the industry. and the pub
lic benefit from this unique ob
servance. Not only does it provide
those who haVe come to depend
upon us with more information
about the oil industry, but also it
brings home to oil men themselves,
an awareness of their industry
which becomes intensified and per
sonalised by their participation.
Oil Progress Week has come a
long way since its inception in
1947. Its stature has increased
with each passing year. Oil men's
enthusiasm in preparing for this
year's observance ? the fifth ?
leaves no doubt that it will be the
biggest and the best of the series to
date.
For the record, I think it is in
teresting to note that more than
20,000 oil men are volunteer mem
bers of the Oil Industry Informa
tion committee, which sponsors Oil
Progress Week. This is a growth,
in round figures, of seven fold since
the beginning. During Oil Progress
Week itself, participation by oil
men will expand into the tens of
thousands. The number of people
who will hear, see, or read about
the oil industry and Oil Progress
Week activities will run into the
millions. I hope and believe that
this tremendous audience will re
tain for many years the understand
ing and good will which can be
generated by these special activi
ties. : . . ;?
Petroleum Opens
Many Kinds oi Doors
Petroleum soon may help to open
| the doors in supermarkets, banks
and department stores automatical
ly. In the form of vinyl resin,
which contains petroleum deriva
tives, an electric mat can take the
place of photo-electric cells in con
trolling the opening and closing of
doors. When stepped on, even by
a 20-pound child, electrical contact
Is made in a harmless six-volt cir
cuit and the door is opened by an
air compressor. After the person
passes through the door is closed.
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We Care
& for%ur Car!
Taking care of your car mean* more to u* than just keeping
it supplied with gasoline and oil. It means top-flight
service ? the kind of service that adds thousands
of miles to the life of your car.
Seeing that your car gets the care it deserves is our part
in America's competitive, progressive oil industry. And
this is our pledge thai in the days ahead we'll continue to
be on the job for you ? doing everything we can to keep
your gas tank filled, your car serviced and rolling smoothly.
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VbUR PROGRESS AND OIL PROGRESS GO HAND IN HAND
WILLIS PUHE OIL SEBV1CE STATION
Washing ? Greasing ? Road Service
Simonizing ? Tire Repairing
Arendell St. Phone 6-3114 Morehead City
FBED'S SINCLAIR STATION
Goodyear Tires, Tubes, Batteries,
Accessories
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Route 1, Highway 70 Morehead City
GANDER'S GULF SERVICE STATION
Gas, Oil and Greasing Service Washing and Polishing
Gulf Tires, Batteries and Accessories
7th and Arendell Streets Morehead City
PITCHFORD'S ESSO STATION
Verified Esso Lubrication AAA Station
Atlas Tires and Batteries
?01 Arendell Street Morehea* Chy
BEACH ROAD SERVICE STATION
Mobile Gas and Oil ? Accessories
Owner end Operator, Lerojr Guthrie
Highway 70, Beach Road Moreheed City
SOOID ESSO SERVICE
Morehead City, N. C.
Phone 6-3112 1300 Arendell
SERVICE STATION
Phone 2-72X2
Live Oak and Lenno*?ilIe Road
Julius Dunn, Prop. p
WRIGHT'S
ANN STREET ESSO SERVICE
818 Ann Street Beaufort
Phone 2-8371
TON'S SERVICE STATION
Phone 2-7661
Opposite Beaufort School
Everett Merrill, Prop.