b'This Quarter in History . May, June and July50 Years Ago continuedHumorThe dying man was telling his wife aboutcreate are intelligent, imaginative, and ingenious . (Jun 14) President Eisenhower signed an order adding the funeral services he wanted. He specifically namedThats US . The Members of the Intermountain Oil the words under God to the Pledge of Allegiance.Association Directors as pallbearers. The wife questionedMarketers Association!! (Jun 21) John Landy ran a world record mile (3:58.0).him on this by telling him that he never belonged to theID: The Boise Truck Stop closed its doors for the first time(Jun 27) The first atomic power station opened in Association or even paid any dues. Whereupon the dyingsince its opening in 1951 and moved to a new locationObninsk, near Moscow, Russia.man replied, Well they have carried me these many yearsnear the new Interstate highway. 1954 (Jul 3) Food rationing ended in Britain.in business, I just want them to finish the job. Sun Valley Oilmens WeekendA Happy Time for All.(Jul 12) The Major League Baseball Players Association The second annual Sun Valley Oilmens Holiday Weekendwas founded. was a success.President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate PEPSI on the Job . washighway system.represented at the Sun Valley meeting . beach balls with the bright Pepsi JULY 1969 IOMN Clip emblem were given out as goodies for the young ones.The Petroleum Marketer and Automotive Safety(JM) Nearly eighteen years ago this organization, calledAmerica was known as a the INTERMOUNTAIN OIL MARKETERS ASSOCIATION,nation on wheels.was organized by a small group, (10 or 12 I believe), ofSomebody ElseWho is that member named independent oil marketers . There is certain excitement inSOMEBODY ELSE? Theres nothing that fellow cant do! every first and I must say that in the past two years I haveCount on him working from morning till night, Just enjoyed all of them . The oil marketing industry is a greatcarrying onfor you.(Jul 17) Construction began on Disneyland. one . majority of the members were no longer indepen- He serves on committees that nobody likes, he sends in(Jul 20) The Armistice for Indo-China was signed, which dent marketers but were branded jobbers. Also, that therewhole columns of news; He gets lots of prospects to signseparated Vietnam into North & South.are two other groups of marketers, very important groupson the line, And never is late with his dues.75 Years Agoto such an organization . the independent marketer andBut people are mortal and SOMEBODY ELSE,the commission marketer . realize the glaring lack of unityMay wear out, retire or die; So next time youre asked,1944 (May 5) WWII: Mohandas among these divisions . I find the caliber of manpowerDont pass it to him, But send in this earnest reply: Gandhi was released from jail in in each group is equally great . I find myself in a positionIf SOMEBODY ELSE can give time and support, Then, betIndia, on health grounds.similar to a circus rider . I believe they call it Romanmy last dime, so can I! (May 15July 8) The Holocaust: Style . riding three horses at once with one foot on each65 Years Ago Hungarian Jews were deported outside horse and trying to keep all three in harmony . Ito Auschwitz, and other Nazi feel sometimes that I will be split right down the middle1954 (WPMA 50 Years of History by Lowe Ashton) concentration camps The marketer does have a secret weapon and thatA comparison of the IOJA Financial showed that at the(May 31) WWII: Destroyer escort USS England sunk the weapon is the basic reason for organization: In Numbersend of the financial year in 1955, the association wassixth Japanese submarine in two weeks. This anti-There Is Strength. As A Group You Are Able To Chart Aworse off financially than the end of 1954 by $500. Bothsubmarine warfare performance remained unmatched More Definite Course, Remove Greater Obstacles, Wield Ayears showed little financial activity, so it was tough to justthrough the 20th-century.Greater Influence For Beneficial Changes, in other words,survive. It is interesting to note that the name Jobber was1944 (Jun 1) WWII: The BBC transmited a coded message you can Accomplish As A Group Things Which You Cannotdropped by this association (Western Petroleum Market- (the first line of the poem "Chanson dautomne by Paul Accomplish As An Individual . Active Participation, givingers) about a decade before our national association did.Verlaine) to the French Resistance, warning that the generously of1954 (May 21) The amendmentinvasion of Europe was imminent. your time andto give 18-year-olds the right toTwo K-class blimps of the U.S. Navy completed the first talent, as wellvote was defeated. transatlantic crossing by non-rigid airships, from the U.S. as your money,(May 24) IBM announced ato French Morocco, with two stops.will eventu- vacuum tube electronic brain(Jun 4) WWII: A hunter-killer group of the U.S. Navy ally offercaptured German submarine U-505, marking the first solutions forthat could perform 10time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at the individualmillion operations ansea since the War of 1812. Some significant intelligence groups . Therehour. data was acquired.are answers to1954 (Jun 4) Arthur(Jun 5) WWII: The German navys Enigma messages were all problemsMurray flew the X-1Adecoded almost in real time. At 10:15 p.m. local time, the . But, torocket plane to a record 27,000 m. BBC transmited the second line of the Paul Verlaine poem accomplish this(Jun 9) Joseph Welch asked US Senator Joseph McCarthy"Chanson dautomne to the French Resistance, indicating we must haveHave you no sense of decency, sir? during Senate-Armythat the invasion of Europe was about to begin.participationhearings. US and British airborne divisions dropped into Normandy, by EVERYONE!(Jun 12) Bill Haleys Rock Around the Clock, wasin preparation for D-Day Men whooriginally released.54 www.wpma.com / Summer 2019'