The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 304, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1982 Page: 10 of 20
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in Oklahoma and adds $150
million annually to the state
Refreshments
Available
He said Oklahoma air is of
such a pure quality that
federal standards for the
state are set high, with any
additional pollution putting
the air over federal limits.
Thus, Oklahoma’s high air
quality actually is hurting the
Despite the dark signs,
Bowlin said he is optimistic
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Dec. 1 thru 10th!
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But the course is being
charted. Gov. George Nigh
recently dedicated the state’s
third annual Energy Con-
ference to coal and the chief
executive says he is com-
mitted upgrading production
in the state.
“Coal could be equally as
important as oil and gas,
sification of our energy base
is vital to the state’s future.
Coal is the natural area we
should be looking.”
Indeed, working oil and gas
rig counts in Oklahoma only
recently reversed a long
decline and the petroleum
production industry recession
has sharply boosted the
By DWAYNE COX
TULSA, Okla. (UPI)-lna
state where petroleum has
been king, coal is now being
touted as the heir to the
throne and possibly the future
saviour Oklahoma's energy-
based economy now suffering
through the oil and gas
slump.
Some uy promoting coal as
the new black gold in Ok-
lahoma may be a matter of
unrealistic expectations for a
state that ranks 18th in coal
production and 21st among
the 27 coal-resource states in
identified deposits.
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Between The Hours Of 4 p.m. And 6 p.m.
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East Country
Saturday
December 11,1982
8 p.m. till 12 p.m.
National Guard Armory
Chickasha, Ok.
Holiday Dance & Concert
Presenting
Lyndel East
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Contact:
Geo Franks
Goodyear Service
Store
618 Chickasha Ave.
or call: 224-1423
la homa coal has an average
sulfur content of about 2.3
percent, much higher than
the Wyoming coal imported
by the state’s industries and
utilities.
Still, Oklahoma Geological
Survey senior geologist
Samuel A. Friedman says the
sulfur content of Oklahoma
coal "is not bad" and well
within a sulfur content range
of .5 percent to 6 percent
found in a survey of 19 cities.
Beyond overcoming its air
quality quandary, Oklahoma
also must broaden its in-
dustrial base to increase
potential users of coal, Nigh
said. Increasing the in-
dustrial base with an em-
phasis on coal would mean a
double infusion of jobs.
Coal production currently
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Virtually all of the 5 million might be a little over-
tons of coal produced an- protective of our clean air,"
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King Coal Promoted As New Black Gold In Oklahoma
per ton, the potential income state, Nigh Mid. nrovides more than 1,000 lobs time since World War II.
is staggering, but so are the "I don’t want to violate the
obstacles. air of Oklahoma, but we
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other states will join
state’s unemployment,
cutting deeply into state
revenues.
But many predict staking
the state’s energy future on
coal will a slow and tedious
process. The Oklahoma
Geological Survey estimates
the state’s coal deposits at 7.8
billion tons, with ap-
proximately 3.9 billion tons
technologically recoverable.
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Officers of Chickasha
Masonic Lodge No. 94 were
installed Sunday in the
Masonic Lodge Temple.
Officers for 1983 are:
Gerald Jervis, worshipful
master; Jim Ward, senior
warden; Patrick Overby,
junior warden; Jack Tims,
treasurer; Russell Long,
secretary; Art Douma,
chaplain; George Jervis,
senior deacon; John Car-
penter, junior deacon; J.C.
Bomesberger, senior
steward; Clyde O’Neill,
junior steward.
After the installation
refreshments were served in
the dining room by the of-
ficers’ wives.
economy, said Keynes
Bowlin, executive director of
the Interstate Mining
Compact Commission. The
potential for much more
exists.
"A congressional com-
mittee study reported that for
each 100 million tons of coal
transported, that potentially
could support 13,000 jobs,"
Bowlin Mid.
Bowlin Mid the coal in-
dustry itself has a vested
interest in states like
Oklahoma turning to the fuel.
He Mid mid-year statistics
showed unemployment
among the nation’s coal work
force at 16.5 percent.
The stagnation in the indus-
try, he said, is directly
related to the worldwide
economic slump.
Additionally, the electric
utility industry - the biggest
consumer of coal — last year
showed no growth for the first
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Oklahoma in diversifying
their energy base with coal.
“Coal is still the cheapest
and most abundant source of
energy we have," Bowlin
said. “The coal industry will
come back.”
DENVER (UPI) - Wed-
_ nesday’s report of ski con-
ditions from Colorado Ski
Country USA. Snow depths
refer to depth at midway and
new snowfall in the 24 hours
prior to9a.m. MST on the day
of the report:
Arapahoe Basin — 27 in-
ches base, 0 new. Packed
powder.
Arapahoe East — Opens
Dec. 15.
Aspen Highlands — 20
inches base, 0 new. Packed
- powder.
Aspen Mountain — 17 in-
ches base, 0 new. Packed
powder.
Buttermilk — Opens Dec.
17.
Beaver Creek — Opens
Dec. 11.
Berthoud Pass - 33 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Breckenridge — 30 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Ski Broadmoor — 8 inches
new, 1 new. Powder-packed
powder.
Conquistador — Opens Dec.
11.
Ski Cooper - 23 inches
base, trace new. Powder
packed powder.
Copper Mountain — 30
inches base, 2 new. Powder-
packed powder.
Crested Butte - 33 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Eldora — 24 inches base, 1
new. Packed powder.
nually in Oklahoma by 25 Nigh Mid.
companies working 30 mines Another hurdle exists. Ok-
is sent out of the state, while
state utilities and industries
bring in approximately 12
million tons per year from
outside Oklahoma.
“I view that as crazy that
Oklahoma coal is not being
burned in Oklahoma," Nigh
said.
521 Chickasha Ave. 224-0819
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•Silvereed Electronic Typewriter
•Victor Calculator
•Office Furniture & Supplies
it,” Nigh said.
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Geneva Basin - Opening
pending adequate snow.
Hidden Valley — Opening
pending adequate snow.
Ski Idlewild — 17 inches
base, 0 new. Hardpacked.
Keystone — 34 inches base,
0 new. Packed powder.
Loveland — 25 inches base,
0 new. Packed powder.
Monarch — 29 inches base,
trace new. Packed powder.
Panadero — 21 inches base,
3 new. Powder-packed
powder.
Pikes Peak — Opening
pending adequate snow.
Powderhorn — 45 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Purgatory — 49 inches
base, trace new. Packed
powder.
St. Mary’s Glacier —
Opening pending adequate
snow.
Sharktooth - Opening
pending adequate snow.
Silver Creek — Opens Dec.
13.
Snowmass — 21 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Steamboat — 32 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder.
Sunlight - 23 inches base, 0
new. Packed powder.
Telluride — 30 inches base,
0 new. Hardpacked.
Vail — 25 inches base, 0
new. Packed powder.
Winter Park — 23 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder-
hardpacked.
Mary Jane — 32 inches
base, 0 new. Packed powder-
hardpacked.
Wolf Creek — 72 inches
base, trace new. Powder-
packed powder.
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Drew, Charles C. The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 304, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1982, newspaper, December 9, 1982; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1869940/m1/10/: accessed July 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.