b'Member NewsThis Quarter in History . August, September and Octobercontinued(GI) Data was gathered for Truck Safety. WPMA held1973 and again50 Years AgoRegional Driver Safety Seminars in November. in 1979, that1974 [AUG Intermoun-ID: (ED) A forty-two booth Trade Show and Conven- same consumertain Oil Marketers News tion in Coeur dAlene was successful. The silent auctionyou have served(IOMN)] IOMA President turned into a live auction after dinner, with a dessert /so faithfully, .Ray Frost (RF) of Sunset cocktail cruise on the lake that included dancing to a top only remembersOil Company in Phoenix, AZ jazz band on the upper deck. . when he cantwrote Creativity is like peace. MT: (RA) revised her rating to an A-Minus instead of aget the gas andEveryone wants it, but nobody appears able to C-Minus when Montanas Legislature reduced propertyits your fault. .produce it . Anyone can think creatively if he taxes by $203 million over the next two years.After 34 years inwants to badly enough. The main ingredient is Senate Bill 200 reduced property tax forthe petroleuma burning desire to find a better way.business equipment and livestock. Montanasbusiness I find itIOMA Executive Director JA Murphy (JM) 6% property tax on business equipment washard to believeof Salt Lake City, UT At these Prices . Who double that of Idaho, and 3 times that ofthat our industryAUG 1974 IOMN Cover ClipWorries? . Personal pride in individual Wyoming, causing Montana to lose businessesis not better understood.achievement is the mark of America. We to surrounding states. SB 200 made a difference by. I feel one of the main jobs I have as your director is tothink our Representatives and Senators in reducing the tax to 3% in tax year 2000. The Senate Billcontinue working on improving the public and media per- Congress should stand up and be counted. also reduced the property tax on motor vehicles from 2%ception of what you do and how well you do it. . shouldA statesman is a man who places his nation to 1.4%. Ronnas Tidbits: Only in America . do we leavebe easy but is made more difficult every time there is afirst and his political future second. If you have the name cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leavedisaster in our industry such as the Olympic Pipeline spillof a man on your ballot who does not meet these qualifi-useless things and junk in boxes in the garage . Only Inin Bellingham, WA in June. The loss of life . makes each ofcations, Vote The Rascal Out!America . do we use answering machines to screen callsus aware of how important it is to make sure we run safe, efficient operations. As difficult as this business is, I amHI: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Beck of Texaco in Deer Lodge and then have call waiting from someone we didnt wantsure each of you takes a great deal of pride in your abilityMontana won the Waikiki Beach vacation by successfully to talk to in the first place . to provide a needed service to your communities . I, forgetting ten new members to join IOMA (WPMA).NM: (RB) Governor Johnson called a spe- one, applaud you. I know what it takes. Ive been there.ID: Convention speakers were Governor Cecil cial session determined to provide schoolWMI: Scott Edwards discussed the Andrus and Bob Smith, a lawyer in Nampa. vouchers in New Mexico. The vouchersincreasing health insuranceNV: Cort were discussed for a full 12 days; in thecost to the employee, toBishop end the Governor lost. Governor Johnsonthe employer, and the shiftof Chem discussed the dual taxation problem created by Senateaway from HMOs. Oil and Bill 588 on pueblo and tribal land, where only twoMel Kleimans associate articleTire Company shared pueblos met the requirement to be able to sell tax-freecovered the ABCs of Hiring Tough andplans of expand-gasoline by July 1, 1999 and only one tribe NambeManaging Easy. ing independent had been certified by the State. The NMPMA Conventiongasoline stations and Trade Show was held at Crowne Plaza Pyramid in1999 (Aug11) One of the most Albuquerque with luncheon, and seminars on employeedevastating weather events in Utahsin Lincoln, Nye and safety, robberies and robbery deterrents. history occurred. An F2 tornadoClark Counties in NV.NV: (PK) An excellent convention and trade show wasstruck downtown Salt Lake City. OneUT: Convention held at the Primm Valley Resort, with a second annualindividual was killed and more thanspeakers were Jim Smitten Memorial Golf Tournament at the Primm60 were injured. (UofU) BetweenGovernor Calvin Valley Golf Club. 1950 and 2005, the weather serviceRampton and Jake Garn. Sterling Jardine of Amoco has documented 121 tornadoes inOil Co in Logan was recognized as an outstanding UT: (JH) Entrapment stings on tobacco sales wereUtah, but until now none have been asCommission Agent. suspected. One Marketer in Coalville had been hit threefreakish or devastating as that 1999WA: Bill Streukins was elected times in the past year. event. (KSL.com) as the (WIDE) President from WA: (ED) Bill Bellman - split the jobs of1999 (Sep 11)US Open WomensGull Co, Seattle; Western VP was Executive Director and Lobbyist. Tennis: Serena Williams won her firstHenry Maxwell of Maxwell Oil I am excited to begin the new challengeGrand Slam title against World #1Co, Olympia; Eastern VP was RH Smith of RH Smith as Executive Director of (WIDE). I knowMartina Hingis 6-3, 7-6. Distributors Co, Grandview; and Secretary Sheldon Stutz, I am working with a group of dedicated(Sep 12) US Open Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi Stutz Fuel Oil Co Inc, Gig Harbor. NOJC (EMA) Director hardworking people who are providing onewon his 2nd and final US title against fellow was John Dompier of John Dompier Oil Co, Spokane.of the most necessary services to keep our economy going.American Todd Martin 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. 1974 (Aug 9) Richard Nixon resigned as President of the I also am aware that the general public and the media1999 (Oct 1) In a blockbuster NBA trade, the HoustonUnited States and Vice President Gerald Ford swore the do not understand the level of commitment you have toRockets moved All Star forward Scottie Pippen to theoath of office to take his place as the 38th US President.providing quality service. . [The consumer] has no ideaPortland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, (Aug 20) Nelson Rockefeller was selected as US Vice how the gas got there. He doesnt have to because of yourWalt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw. President by President Gerald Ford.excellent service. If the system ever does fail, as it did in 28 www.wpma.com / Fall 2024'