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hy Robert Bruce.

which the call had been maze
came in to report that a cafeIul
check there had failed to dis-
close any information Whatever
about the fugitives. =,
81 didn't expect it would sad
Larry glumly. "How's anybody IN
a place like that going to re-
member who went TO the pay
station booth to make a phone
call? You've got once chance IN
a thousand.
The desk telephone huzZer
sounded, and Doyle answered. lie
held the received up to Larry
with the remark, "For you-
Washington"
Larry took the phone and held
monosyllabic conversation. At
last he hung up and turned to
Doyle and Hagan.
"Well, for what it's worth
which isn't much-here's all the
Washington files have got, ne
said. "They've checked their list
of gangster aliases and they have
one French Pete listed. He was a
booze raketeer, back in prohibi-
tion days. Used to run whisky
from Detroit down through the
middle-West. B o tn Portsmouth
and Dover were on his route, ap-
parently.
But he was shot to death by
Iival gansters back in 1928. So
that's that"
= !. i
Mike Hagan suddenly banged
the desk with his fist. "Hey-I
remember, now," he said. THAT
guy-listen, Larry, maybe there's
a lead in this, after all. Back
about 1925 he was pulled in for
numbering a village marshall who
stopped his truck in some little
town between here and Dover.
And Don Montague, Of DovcrS was
his lawyer. Montague came Down
and got him off. l don't renupms
Der the details, except that nHAA
was supposed to be something
funny about it. Montague l4ets
supposed to've got the local pics
ecutor, or something" l9ds
Doyle's face lit up with eags
ness. ioW
"Sure, l remember, too Ask
said. ut was a funny deal. gn6
gossip was that Montague Feak
this bird they called French Peke
for about everything he had.W
the way of q fee" 80
He paused, frowning in his. .'Af
fort to remember. ~
II got it," he said at Last.
"This fellow French PeteU4R
real name was RubidouX. He IssR{|
to have sort Of resort on a little
lake, over in Lycoming couffCy,
before he got into the booze rubp
ming racket. Anyhow, he'd ltaif
onto it, and the talk was that
Montague made him sign it o.
to him as part of his fee. 100
"Where is it," asked LARRY
quickly. WE.
81 never knew, exactly" sast
Doyle. 81 bet old Tom Thornf 81
would know, though. He's been
on the force for % years, and he
never forgot anything in MS
life" f9s
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beG@EpEN::zEEAH7zE4lER
. iq3. NEA SeNiee. lse.

He opened a door into an
ether room and bawled, "Hey,
Thornton-come in here a sec
ond, will you?"
A gray-heared, mild-looking de,
tcctive came in and faced them
inQuiringly.
"Rcmember that bird Rubid,
ouX, who used to have some sort
Of resort on a little lake ovel
| in Lycoming?" asked Doyle.
! Thornton nodded.
"Where was it, eXactly?" ask
ed Larry.
/ "Well," said Thornton, "I
used to be the country home OF
some rich man from Dover. Later
it was sort of country club
Then RubidouX got it. Anyhow
it's tucked way off in the woods
about two-three miles north Of
the main highway-U. S. 800
around 10 miles east Of here, Of
such matter"
could you take US to it?
asked Larry.
Thornton ponGered, then nod
ded.
81 think l could" he said
They've relocated one or two Of
the roads in there, but l think
could find it."
Larry got up. "Then let's go,
I he said. at may be a bum steer
but it's all the steer we've got
Take me in and let me talk tc
your chief, will you?"
| So Larry went in to talk will
! the Portsmouth chief of police
while Tony LaRocco, at his in
struction, hurried to telephone thu
! Lycoming county sheriff: and bot9
Of these officials promised full
cooperation, to the extent of theil
ability.
An hour later three police car:
drew to a halt at the concrete
sSridge that marked the county
&ne. In them were Larry Glenn
ffhree other federal agents, Mike
fEagan, and the Portsmouth CHIEF
lef police with half a dozen Of his
EAest men-all heavily armed. Be,
|9ond the bridge waited another
i1ar, with the LycOming county
Hheriff and four deputicS carving
'7iot guns. The cars stopped anC
y larry and the Portsmouth chief
Held brief consultation with the
'fheriff; then they all started of
Hgain, with Thornton sitting be-
Ride Larry in the leading car tc
I5oint out the route.
FL Twice they made wrong turn
53lgs. AS Thornton said, some OF
he roads in this part of the coun,
IN had been relocated in recent
89ears: once they followed an eX'
4rablc road that petered out, al
hist. in somebody's farm yard. ant
lY little later they found them
;s,lves pulling mp in front of a de-
ssrted country school house. with
nee toadsI croaking derisively in
he surrounding grove.
~ Bit at last Thornton held ur
Il4s hand as a sirnal at a cross
|4ksfs and confidently told the
~ i5Fer to turn to the left.
FIsye got it now," he said. "We
tske this road for about a mile, OF
ai3SAe less. and then we turn left
Io6 b 3ittle lane that goes into the
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.Iyases and Real Estate

f13 SALE Five-room house.
.Z.vgt floors. Attic can be
.-s--et into two additional
..al.uGs ~ little expense.
l.-L Hills. Price $3.50. J. D.
.E.=r Phone iT2.
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re GALLONS high test geso.
.-a }-.g5; ears creased 80" ;
aS sasiei -5c. Corpening's
|ii57e2tsr- Station, Church
see. a.t E.gEtb avenue.
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p SALE-Lo:s S and 7 front
: % feet on south side of
rs avenue in the CITY of
Jacksonville, y. c. Good
&-gSs property. If interest
--..e Hugh F. Little, Box
:. >garCaUbUg, S. c. =
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HANDMADE BRICKS USED

AVILLA, Mo- (UP)-Hand-
made bricks were used on con-
struction Of Jasper County's old
est house-a southern home built
in 1857. 1t will be razed.
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WIFE TRANSFER for storage
and draying. Agent Freuerieh- 1eS
con Motor EXPRESS. Pnone lHt.
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31--Reai Estate

vyIsu To BUY HOME. Give lo-
cation and cash price. Box ST.
Hendersonville, n. c.
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Always try to have your bad
colds one at time. No home is
big enough for two grouches.
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Special Notices

Cuop OFF THEIR HEADS
farmers Federation.
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AIRES Of mountain land,
@7..r c.mbered, four miles
a1 Etowah, for $500. II. G..
,'e, #oo,worth building. =
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AMPLE FUNDS now available to .
AM, +bis - community for every kind
of ots's sonnd home financing. First
Federal Savings & Loan Ass n.
Fourth Avenue Arcade. Phone :
341.
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[:T TOUR Prestone at new low
r.s rom Nid-City Tire Co.
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NoTIcE-If you contemplate any any
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For Sale
|Ls4a and Accessories

w:I DAN n good condi-
cash or property.
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FOUNTAIN SYRINGES SOC, hot
water bottles 39c, ca eom9lnntaiin fnnntain
syringe 49c. New stock. Guar
anteed. Freeze Drug Go.
Evening star., 1935-05-31
EXPENSE MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE.
s20,785,000 to Pay Con.
greSS' Cost Now Goes
to Conference.

The Senate this afternoon quickly
passed the legislative appropriation
bill carrying $50. O.795 900 for all ex-
penses of the congressional branch of
the Government and It's related
agencies for next year.
The Senate amendments, which
must go to conference. amount to
s428000. including authority to add "a
men to the Capitol police force. Other
Senate increases were:
For certain repairs and operating
expenses in the Senate Office Building,
S36.254; for the Capitol power plant,
Including a new water main. S43 900;
to buy books for the law library of
Congress, $4,000.
The Senate adopted an amendment
recommended by its Appropriation
Committee, making $4,000 available to
enlarge the space set aside for men,
bers of the press ir the Senate wing
Of the Capitol
Another amendment makes Vice
President Garner eligible TO receive
mileage allowances, the same as men,
bers of the House and Senate.
Senator Ashurst. Democrat, Of Ari-
sona, declaring letters and kilograms
are coming to members of the Senate
in greater volume than ever before in
history called attention to the need
for one additional CLERK for each Sen
ator during the coming recess. Sen
ator TydingS, Democrat of MARYLAND.
in charge of the bill, explained that
Evening star., 1935-05-31

gomery County Social Welfare League.
Included In the tour are Arlie, on
Rock Greek Ford road, home Of the
late Rudolph Kaufmann; Arbre-
mont, the 25-acre estate Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, Upton
street and Linnean avenue; Green
acre, the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Rudolph Max Kaufman, West Mel
rose street; Woodend, home of Capt.
and Mrs. Chester Wells, Jones Mill
road, and Hayes Manor, historical
estate of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Dun
lop. which the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Harold l.. Ickes will
take over late in June.
Completing the list are the gardens
of DR.. and Mrs. Whitman Cross, l0l
Evening star., 1935-05-31

East Kirke street; Mrs. Theodore M.
Knappen, 1925 Tilden street: Mrs.
John C. Let's, 1900 Ellicott street:
Miss Emma T. Hahn, 6o3s Daniels
road; Mrs. william S. Corby, Q Chevy
Chase Circle: Mrs. Hugh M. South
gate, $500 Connecticut avenue; Mrs.
A. Z. Fowler, 6l03 Connecticut avenue:
Mrs. @. p. McCabe, Brookville road
and williams lane, and Mrs. r. p.
Wilcox, $500 Meadow lane.
Tea will be served in the gardens Of
Mrs Kaufman, Mrs. Wells and Mrs.
Erwin.
An information booth will be To-
Gated at Chevy Chase Circle, where
Evening star., 1935-05-31

that question Is being considered by
the Audit and Control Committee on
a resolution by Senator Mckellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee
The bill also directs the Rules Com
mittee to add 10 per cent to all orders
in the Senate dining room IN excess
Of 10 cents, and TO add 20 per cent to
all orders served outside OF the res
taurant to build Up a reserve TO meet
any future deficit in the operating
expenses OF the restaurant.
Evening star., 1935-05-31

pleted TO conduct 40 new classes dur.
ing the Summer months.
Only eight Of the Summer groups
will be for white adults. They viii be
taught by four instructors. The Al
colored classes will give employment
to 10 colored teachers.
White classes will be held at Laurel,
Beltsv1lle, Accokeek, Forestville.
Aquasco. Croome, Upper Marlboro and
Oxon Hill.
Evening star., 1935-05-31
BRIDEGROOM ACCUSED
OF STEALING JEWELRY
Watch and Brooch Valued at
$4,000 Recovered for Pine
hurst Owner.

Kenneth Junior Sheppard, Is. Of
Pinehurst, N c., in Washington with
his bride of only q few days, was
taken in custody yesterday by De-
tectives Joseph w. Shimon and Rich
ard J. Cox of the police fugitive ssuad.
and accused of stealing a watch and
brooch valued at $4,000 from the home
of Frederick Page. wealthy Pinehurst
man.
The young bride was wearing the
pin when the detectives found the
couple in their room In the 500 block
of Sixth street. Sheppard also had
given her the watch. but under pre-
tense of having it repaired. police said.
had sold it for S25 to a local dealer.
from whom 1t was recovered
The articles were stolen. Sheppard
is said to have confessed, when he
was working near the Page home.
and noticed that all the members Of
the family had gone out.
He will be returned to PinehurSt late
today. police said. The bride said
she would return later.
Evening star., 1935-05-31

tickets and maps will be provided for
the tour.
Mrs. H. H. Semmes Is president of
the club and other officers are Mrs.
r. 8. dEspard, first vice president:
Mrs. William I. Deming, second vice
president: Mrs. Robert r. Feming,
treasurer: Mrs. E. g. Kellogg, record
ing secretary, and Miss Grace Nc
Even, corresponding secretary.
Evening star., 1935-05-31
CHEVY CHASE CLUB
TO CONDUCT TOUR
Annual Garden Event for
Benefit of Welfare League
Set Tomorrow.

The Garden Club of Chevy Chase,
Nd, Is holding its annual garden tour
tomorrow afternoon. leaving Chevy
Chase Circle at l O'Clock. Fifteen
gardens are included in this years
tour. according 10 the announcement
of Mrs. J. w. Murphy. chairman. All
proceeds will be given to the Mont
Evening star., 1935-05-31
49 SUMNER CLASSES
PLANNED FOR ADULTS
Eight Groups for Whites and Al
for Colored to Be Held
in County.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May
31.-With individual commencement
exercises now being held in about 10
adult education classes in the county,
w. r. G. Connick, supervisor, an
nounced arrangements have been COM
Evening star., 1935-05-31
Building Pay Raised.

Eight hundred thousand building
trades workers in England and Wales
have just received q wage increase Of
2 cents an hour.
Evening star., 1935-05-31
Must Learn Pothooks.

officials Of Germany, including
Storm Troop leaders, have been or
dered to learn shorthand.
Evening star., 1935-05-31

Golfer Kills Partridge.
j. O'Connor killed flying partridge
with a mashie shot while playing golf
near London recently.
, 1935-06-26
HILL BILLY
ENTERS RACE
Famous Speed TerraPin To
Take Part In McAllen
Fourth Festival
fspecial 70 The HerAldl

RIO GRANDE CITY, JG0o 20
"Hll Billy" famous Starr County
racing terrapin, has been entered
in the annual Terrapin Derby,
feature OF the McAllen Fourth OF
July celebration, according to p.
T. Monty" Montgomery and Virgil
N Lott. publisher and editor.
respectively, Of the Rio Grande
Herald here.
Montgomery and Lott announced
that Fred d. Guerra, well known
Starr County banker and terrapin
trainer, had been retained by the
Herald stables" to condition "Hill
Billy" for what Is expected to be
hlC newest conquest.
Montgomery announced that "Hill
Billy" would carry the colorS OF the
Herald stable" cerise and laven-
der, as well as his favorite num-
Der, Tell" He asserted that his
"gteed" would be in fine shape
oespite the fact that his last race
was run and won in 1890. He claims
for "Hill Billy" the distinction Of
having been the original terrapin
that defeated "Bre'r Rabbit" In
their historic sprint.
Rio Grande City and McAllen
"bookies" are placing odds Of 2 to
20 on "Hilly Billy" an added in
ducement. according TO Lott, TO make
the Starr county entry do his best
, 1935-06-26
U.s.. PREPARES
FOR DEFENSE
Record Peace-Time Funds
To Be Spent On Army
And Navy

WASHINGTON. June 20. Up
The United States mapped plans
Wednesday 10 spend S807 So. 583-a
record sum-for It's army, navy and
marine corps during the next year.
The total Is $375.604.333 more than
this year.
WarShips, planes. guns and men
viii b. added 70 the fighting forces
with the money provided Tuesday
when President Roosevelt signed
the S466. 1874. 37a navy bill.
The army already has been grant
ed S34l .34B .2O4 for military and de-
partmental expenses for the 1886
fiscal year as contraSted with S259.-
$40 .289 In 1885.
With these sums at its disposal.
the government plans co construct
"a warShips, SIS navy planes. 400
arrv planes and add 5000 men 20
the navy and $4,000 10 the army.
The marine corps will be main
tanned at approximately les present
size.
, 1935-06-26
Wildcats Busy Over
Valley Seeking To
DISCOVER Neu Area

ton from the Samfcrdyce Satura-
ton at 2,736-9l feet. Complete sand
record is as follows: upper Sam
fordyce gas sand, 2,711-36 feet;
lower Samfordyce oil sand, 2,736-
81 feet; sand with oil show, 1900
Oh feet; sand with oil show 1928
"a feet, flowed pure salt water
on completion after setting and
cementing casing at 1928 feet: sand
with oil show, 2,96l-6T feet, showed
six joints Of oil and salt water in
nine minutes on drill stem test;
sandy shale. 3,03lN35 flst. Location
is at the northeast extremity of
Samfordyce production, about $500
feet east Of discovery.
About $500 feet east Of discovery,
Harrison-D Davis Bishops No. 2
Francisco Guerra. cored the Sam
fordyce upper gas sand at 2.723-52
feet and shut down for machinery
repairs.
Nearly $500 feet east Of discov-
cry, Ben @. Barnett ct ais No. 3
Missouri Pacific. drilled plug in
surface casing Tuesday night and
started r1aking hole.
The fields southwest outpost, z.
"A. Davis ct ais No. l Tomas
Flores. about 800 feet southwest Of
production and $500 feet west of
discovery, is drilling in hard shale
at $500 feet. The test probably will
be carried TO 300 feet after cor
ing salt water sand at 2.757-77 feet
in the Samfordyce horizon.
In Willacy county, King Woods
Oil Company's No. ! Santa Rosa, Is
making hole below 400 feet.
In southwestern Willacy, w. II.
Daniels No. l Francisco Armen-
diaz, is ready to resume at 3,770
feet.
Two new shallow shows in Starr
county are now awaiting cement
before attempting completion.
About nine miles north Of Roma
in western Starr. Harter az Bu-
chanan's NJ 2 Sanchez. set and
cemented casing at sol feet atop oil
sand at 50l-02.5 feet. The test re-
ported a gas sand at 494-501 feet.
About 1000 feet north of the Rio
Grande City pool discovery, w. w.
Zimmerman's No. 1 Frank Doyno,
cored six feet Of good-looking sand
at 1.444-50 feet and set and ce-
mented casing atop the sand. This
test may result in an extension OF
about 700 feet to the north for the
pool.
On the west edge or the Rio
Grande City pool. Hiram NJ. Reeds
No. 3 Doyno g. Chatfield, is drill
ing at 1,155 feet.
Several miles east OF the Rio
Grande City pool. John u Clop-
tons No. / Kelsey-Bass, Is drilling
below 2,315 feet.
Accumulative Royalties Company's
No. / II. F. Ferry is reported
making hole at 900 feet.
, 1935-06-26
REA LESTATE TRANsFERs

Right Of Way Deed dates 6-24-35
Garcia Land a. Livestock COM
pany to Cameron county. "A strip
100 feet wide the Eis Of WIZ OF
share q. San Martin grant, 6.8S &C.
az present includes borrow pits and
concrete pavement Of Boca Chica
highway.
Warranty Deed dated 5-l3-35-J.
W. and Caroline H. Wallace to Mrs.
Mabel Pitts, lots III and II. block
Il. East Avondale addition TO Har-
lngen.
Warranty Deed dated 4-12-35-
W. II. Goode and Mrs. w. H. Goode
TO ]. w. wallace lots IL and II.
block ii. East Avondale addition
TO Harlingen.
Warranty Deed dated 5-7-35-So.
Mortgage Finance company to Port
Isabel Irrigation company ll.77 acres
block Is section 5 and north 10
acres Of block 70 section 8 unit 3
Bayview Citrus Groves subdivision.
Warranty Deed dated 5-25-35-
Southern Mortgage company TO
Port Isabel Irrigation company 5000
acres. Block AZ. 10 &C., block AS.
1899 &C, and west five acres block
AZ, section 3 unit 3 Bayview Citrus
Groves subdivision and west 4.70
acres block / section 2 unit 4 Bay
view Citrus Groves subdivision.
Warranty Deed dated 5-21-35-
Port Isabel Irrigation company TO
Southern Mortgage Finance COM
pany 1899 acres f. S. grant. block
IS. section 8. unit 3. Bayview Citrus
Groves subdivision.
, 1935-06-26
Benefit Show
To Raise Fund
For Boy Scouts
Especial to The Herald)

N9HNGA0A ~ "a AAEA1AAN
HARLINGEN. June 26-Program
OF the show 70 be given at the
Arcadia Theater wednesday after
sending Boy Scouts TO the national
iamboree in Washington was an
nounced by Mrs. s. r. Jennings.
Troop 81, which is sponsored by
the KiwaniS club, hopes to send
three Of its members 10 the jamboree.
The entire first half Of the per-
Torrance will be entitled, IAN Eve
ming in Japan" The opening chorus
will feature a quintet of Geisha
girls, officers and chorus. as fol-
lows: Marjorie Nichols. Eva Sue
Morton, Cynthia Lawson, Julia
.Eotts, Ellen Shropshire, Wallace
Driskell, Ralston Brown, Robert
Groulx. G. ii. Hamilton, Jr., John
McQueeney, Mrs. N. A. Davidson,
MRS. Edward Milligan, Mrs. w. M.
Drlskin, Mrs. Henry Carlisle and
MRS. S. r.. Jennings.
There will be a vocal solo. "Su
Su San" by Mrs. Carlisle, another
song. Chin Chin by B. D. Whitney.
The Chon Kina Girl number will
ulCAUQC O1ldl AcAC 0l4AOJlAbCLs wi
della Harwood. Mary Dale SanSome.
Eilly Dee Schuepbach, Martha Lois
Scnuepbach, Henrietta Liston. Evlyn
Chaudoin, Margaret and Lucille
Swartwout. Martha Dowdy, Billy
weed, Ruth Adams, and Frances
King.
Mrs. Milligan also will sing
"MimoSa-San."
Part two Of the performance will
open with a solo and dance by Miss
Betty Lou Hill and her Red Polka
Dots, Frances Jennings, lima Weed,
Katherine Roberts, Mary Jane
Searcy, Betty Swan Lockmiller.
Lullaby Lady will feature Mrs.
Harold Caul, Leila Joyce Davidson
and Patricia Hoskins.
The ElStner School OF Dance will
present the feature. Dance When
Dreams Come True" and the CARR
Brant School OF Dance will pre-
sent the "Acrobatic Aces"
The Musical Comedy Girls num-
Der will feature Don McQueeney
and Louise Hill in leading parts
with Rosemary Kunkel. Elizabeth
Dunaway. Barbara Bosnia, Virginia
Pile. Ruth Yates and Elizabeth
Peters in the chorus.
Manhattan Serenade." eccentric
tap dance number, will feature
Frances Jennings and Iva Weed.
The musical comedy number,
Smoke Gets in Your Eye" will be
next.
Miss Barbara Barrier viii sing
a solo and others appearing viii
include Frankie White. Jane Davis.
Wanda MEG olthlin, Jack Vauter,
Maurice Williams and Malcolm
Salisbury.
, 1935-06-26
Especial 70 The Herald)

MISSION. June %. = Lower Rio
Grande Valley operators continued
to watch a wildcat southwest Of
Mission Tuesday after operators at
the Bl0.f Petroleum Company's NO.
l Porcion Land Co., three miles
southwest Of here, reported several
gas sands already cored, one OF
which showed slight amounts Of oil.
In the Samfordyce field Of south
western Hidalgo, one test Is waiting
on cement. another is coring the
Samfordyce sands and two others
are drilling.
Two wildcats in Starr county. both
shallow, are waiting on cement and
other tests are making hole. Two
wildcats in Willacy county are again
reporting progress.
Bluffs No. / Porcion Land Co.
completed coring one sand early
Tuesday at 3.457-69 feet, resumed
drilling and was coring still an
other sand, showing signs OF gas. at
$3.50 feet early Wednesday. The
former sand showed traces Of oil in
the lower four feet and made a
good rainbow on the sluSh pit. OPP
orators told newspapermen that
the following sands had been log
ged below 2,700 feet during the past
week; 2,730-37 feet, gas; 3,153-6l
feet. gas: 3,325-35 feet gas and
salt water; 3,457-69 feet, gas and
traces Of oil; and $3.50 feet, gas
sand now being cored.
The wildcat is in virgin territory,
no tests having been drilled within
several miles both north and west.
A new southern Hidalgo county
wildcat was about ready to spud
in Tuesday night. II is Maddox,
Turnbull a. Twins No. / John III.
Shary, in tract 81, Shary subdivi-
sion. porcion So. jurisdiction Of
ReynoSa. about four miles south
OF Mission. The test is about rig
ged up and will spud in immedia-
tely TO 90 10 5000 feet. Several
major companies are interested in
nearby acreage.
In Samfordyce field. K. d. Har-
rison-Double d Oil Company's No.
. Mrs. Lula George is waiting on
cement after plugging back TO 2,700
feet from total depth Of 800 feet.
Cement will be drilled out and
gun-perforated for produc-