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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27

In Saskatchewan approximately 1870 wells
have been drilled, very few Of which we're on
structure, such as would give rise to the be-
lief that they had a chance for a commercial
yield Of either oil gas and the great ma
LOFTY o. these WeIS were oriueu 20 insuI-
1cient depth to even penetrate potential pro
ducing horizons. In the course Of drilling,
however, one field OF Importance was dis
covered on the Alberta Saskatchewan bound
airy. with its present production entirely on
the Saskatchewan side Of the line. This is the
Lloydminster gas field, where an open flow
volume OF 10000. 600 feet daily is available
from three wells. At other points such as
Vera, where the Unity structure is located
southeast Of Lloydminster. sufficient gas and
oil was encountered to indicate the prob
ability OF the existence Of commercial
field, and at widely scattered points in the
province notable quantities Of gas and some
oil showings we're encountered. giving rise
to the belief that, where all potential horizons
would be drilled through on favorable struc-
ture, there would be a probability OF striking
commercial deposits Of oil and gas. The pres
ent knowledge as to geological conditions in
Saskatchewan is fragmentary, and no doubt
exploration work now IN progress. or con-
templated in the future. will bring to light
many important oil and gas fields in the
province.
Manitoba is. as yet practically INFESTED.
A few wells have been drilled in southwestern
Manitoba, in the Manitou district nearly all
Of them In q syncline. However. notable guam
titles Of oil and gas were encountered in
some Of these wells, one Of which, after stay
open loE ~ years. 5ltAA SltAOb SuAAlCleus
gas for a camp. At several points shallow gas
has been used for years. for furnishing power
heat and light for farm homes, and in one
case, near Militia, fuel for a mill. No adequate
study has been made OF the geological condi-
tions existing in this area. At present there
are only two wells being drilled, one in
southwestern Manitoba, near Manitou, on what
Is known as the Lea Dome. This well has
had excellent showings in upper formations
but has not been carried far enough to test
all possible productive horizons Its location
is such that 1t is not considered as an adequate
test Of the possibilities Of the structure, as 1t
is too far down the flank to condemn the
fold II this well is not commercial The other
well drilling at present in Manitoba, Is on
what is known as the Bird Tail, near the
town Of Russell in west central Manitoba. It
Is being drilled with a diamond drill, and
while 1t will, in all probability, give an &C
curate picture Of the formations penetrated.
no immediate commercial results are expected
from 1t. During the last two years, number
Of fully enclosed, sharply folded structures
have been found in southwestern Manitoba,
and 1t is expected that these will be tested
during the coming year. Lease difficulties
have been responsible for their not having
been previously drilled.
General Topography
In general, the topography Of the area I'M
der discussion is that Of a prairie country,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27

The Milk River Virgelle sandstone, a nt+
toral deposit. which attaius q thickness OF.
approximately 400 feet IN the Western Great
Plains, is represented in the Moose Jaw-Pe--
gina area only by a very thin sandstone. The
Pierre shales overlie the Milk river with g.
thickness Of some 500 feet OF marine sedi-
ments. They are equiValens to the PRkpwkf
Of Southern Alberta and the ClRggett Of,
Montana. They are not considered as of inn
portance from an oil and gas standpoint.
Above the Pierre is the Belly Rivcf equiva-
lent to the upper portion OF the Montana
group. In parts Of Montana commercial eaS
Continued on Page Three)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27

volumes Of oil and gas in. the fields in Al
berta and Montana. Its position between the
marine sl1aies Of the Jurassic and Middle
Cretaceous makes its sands ideal as res
ervoir rocks. where found with adequate struc-
ture. IL is the source of much of the oil in
the Montana and southern Alberta oil and
gas fields The Benton (Colorado1, which at
tains q, thickness Of 1000 feet In the Vi
cinity OF Moose Jaw and Of 1850 feet on
the Western Great Plains, contains numer-
GUS sands, particularly in the lower portion,
which yield oil and gas in commercial guam
titles in the Great Plains and the Rocky
Mountain areas II overlies the Kootenai.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27
Oil and Gas Developments in Eastern Alberta Saskatchewan and Western Manitoba
By GRENvILLE GATES HOWARD

nve Gates Howard independent petroleum geOO the deoverer
fields the Mountain
spotted
geological
mnaton
In oil
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27

great deal known about the geology of Alberta
that the discovery of the Turner Valley Tabe and other fields the
Province great deal exploratory drilling
that large number of gas fields and oil fields brought
in within the boundaries of that Province.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27
stratiEraphy

The sedimentaries found in the region
range from Archaean to Cenozoic. Generally
speaking however, the formations Of inter-
est to the searcher after oil and gas range
from the Ordoviclan upward the nthologic
character of the underlying series being Of
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
DUAL HIGHWAY
TO OCEAN CITY
Shore Group Reports Head of
Roads Board Will Get
Bridge Started Soon
NEW SPAN is PROMISED

Construction of the new Sinepux-
ent Bridge is expected to get under
way by the first of the year. Con-
struction of a dual highway as an
approach to the bridge will follow,
according to members of a delega-
tion of Berlin, Ocean City, and Sal
isbury residents who interviewed
DIR. H. E. Tabler, chairman of the
State Roads Commission last week.
DR.. Tabler told the committee that
work on the bridge is being pushed
as fast as possible and that within
three or four weeks plans will be
completed and ready to submit to
federal bureau of roads for approv-
al. Advertising for bids will fol
low as soon as approval is receiv-
ed. The committee understood the
dual highway project is part of the
commissioners plan. Former May
or w. W. McCabe of Ocean City,
chairman of the committee, eX-
planned to DR.. Tabler, the purpose
Vi IUe NlSll VI I1lC NO144444AbANO-
NJ. Freeman, Salisbury; Frank
Truitt, DR.. c. w Purnel and State
/ Senator Milton L. Veasey, who
Joined the committee in the roads
commission office, also spoke. Sen
ator Veasey told DR.. Taber that he
was behind the committee in their
efforts and that they had present
ed the facts to the commission.
The group was chosen as stand
ing bridge and highway committee
i at a dinner held at the Commander
/ Hotel at Ocean City, Md. The
committee beside Mr.. McCabe,
chairman, Mr.. Truitt and Mr.. Pur-
nell. and Mr.. Freeman includes
Harland Houston, Fred P. Adkins,
representing the Salisbury Cham
Der of Commerce; Raymond ANA
gee, William Whaley and Horace
Davis, representing the Berlin Bus
mess Mems Association.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
OUR FARMERS
WORK
Must Be Heavy For Horse
Troughs But Not So in
Other Work
CARE IN THE MIXING

Problems likely to arise in the
building Of pavements, feeding
floors, driveways, curbs, walks,
steps, culverts, barn floors, tanks,
troughs, fence posts and buildings
on the farm are discussed in a new
bulletin by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture Use Of Concrete on
the Farm" T. "A. H. Miller, of the
Bureau of Agricultural Engineer
ing, author Of the bulletin, explains
that many structures do not re-
quire concrete of maximum streng-
tn and that in such cases con-
crete of lower strength is desirable
because it is less expensive. Water
troughs, for example, must be wat
erproof and dense concrete Of
high strength is needed, but a
foundation for a one-story building
does not require a concrete of
great strength. The bulletin spec
ifies the materials necessary for
making good concrete, and the cor
rect proportioning and mixing. It
also discusses such important sub
jects as protection in cold wealth
er, contraction and expansion
Joints, reinforced concrete, and
water-tightness. The last half of
the publication tells how to make
most of the structures on the farm
in which concrete may be used.
Some attention is given to means
of making concrete structures orn-
amental as well as useful. Arts
tic effects can be produced, the
author says, "by picking or tooling
the surface with a bush-hammer,
toothed chisel, or a pick when the
concrete is 2 or 3 weeks old. An
attractive finish can also be made
by scrubbing the surface with a
stiff fiber or wire brush, using plen-
ty of water to wash off the loos-
ened particles" The bulletin, F.B.
1772, may be had free from the
Office of Information, Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
ROAD ENGINEERS SURVEY
OF Silver Lake Rehoboth; To Keep
the Water at Sea Level

w. w. Mack, chief engineer of
the State Highway Department has
made final inspection of Silver
Lake for which the last Legisla-
ture appropriated $4,000 to keep
the sea water at a regular level
during all seasons Following the
inspection, Mr.. Mack announced
that in a few weeks the Highway
Department will advertise for bids
for a new system which has been
worked out Instead of pumping
the sea water in and from the lake
with expensive pumps, a sea wall
will be built on the ocean side of
the lake and piped fumes con
structed so that the water in the
lake will rise and fall with the rise
and fall of the ocean tides. In this
manner the lake will take in the
sea water when tides are high and
flow out with the lowering tides so
that there will be no overflow over
the banks and this it is believed
will prevent water seeping into
nearby cottage cellars as has hap
pened in the past.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
TRAILERS PAY
AT REHOBOTH
Shaw Park For Touring
House Parties Now Turns
in Growing Revenue
NEARLY $1,000 A SEASON

That it pays to invite trailer par
ties to town and provide parking
facilities instead of banning them
has been proven in Rehoboth Beach
this past summer. Shaw Park,
which is municipality owned and fit
ted up for trailers and tenters, has
brought in a revenue to the COM
missioners of S91755 up to Sep
tember II with still more collec-
tions to be made the end of this
month. Since Memorial Day the
trailer park has entertained ap-
proximately 1000 people with 100
trailers, % of which have remained
permanently through the summer
and with $50 tenters, according to
e. C. Alsasser, manager of the
park. On July holiday 300 peo-
pie were registered there and on
Labor Day 276 with an average of
$50 every weekend. This munich
pal park provides free water,
lights, toilets, showers, wash room
and electricity for SOC a day, So a
week or SIS for the season. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Alsasser, the visit
ors have ranged from retired police
officers, judges, lawyers, doctors,
and clergymen to just everyday
tourists.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
HISTORIC STATE DOCUMENTS
VIII Me Reproduced and Kept in
a Fire-Proof Room, Wilmington

Use of the micro-film to obtain
reproductions of hundreds of his
toric Delaware records, the origin
ais of which are elsewhere, was
announced last week by the His
torical Society of Delaware. Col
George A Elliott, president, said
the records will be kept in new
fireproof and air conditioned docu-
ment room to be constructed at
Old Town Hall. Work on this new
room is expected to get under way
early in October. It is to be locat-
ed in the rear of the building. Col
Elliott and architects of Massena
& dupont, conferred on the plans.
Bids have been opened but no con-
tract has been awarded. It is es-
timated the new structure, to be of
brick and steel, will cost between
$4,000 and $4,000, Colonel Elliott
said.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
2 DESCENDANTS
OF JACOB BROOM
T. w. Campbell and Mrs. ]. L.
Stradley, Wilmington, Lin
cal Descendants of Signer
OF U. S. CONSTITUTION

Two descendants of Jacob Broom
Delaware signer of the Constitu-
ton. have been invited to place a
wreath on the memorial plaque
which was erected at Christ
Church in Philadelphia, yesterday
wednesday, afternoon. They are
Truman w. Campbell 2608 West
Seventeenth Street, great-great-
great great grandson, who was To-
Gated through the efforts Of A. O.
H. Grier, editor of the Journal
Every Evening, and Mrs. James l..
Stradley, 1912 West Eighth Street,
great granddaughter of Broom,
who was located by Donald r. Nor
ton, secretary Of the Delaware
Constitution Sesquicentennial Com
mission. The descendants were To-
Gated after a request to that effect
had been received by Gerrish Gass-
away manager Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, fran the Pennsylvania
Commemorative
Committee. Broom had eight chill
dren. A daughter, Lavinia, mar
ried Thomas Deighton, whose son,
James r. was the father Of Helen
Mary Deighton, the present Mrs.
Stradley. Mr.. Campbell, who is
Office manager Of the National Vul-
canized Fibre Company, is the son
Of the Rev. William w. Campbell,
who was the son Of DR. Hugh
Campbell, Of Uniontown, Pa, and
Lyon, whose mother was
Esther Willis Broom Lyon. Her
mother was a daughter Of Jacob
Broom, who was a son Of James
Madison Broom, the son Of Jacob
Broom, the signer. Magistrate
p. Holcomb Of New Cas-
tie, informed Mr.. Gassaway Friday
that while he was secretary of the
portrait commission of the State
of Delaware Is years ago in
for a portrait Of Broom
they found an attorney named
Broom, descendant of Jacob, in
New York. Efforts to locate him
are being made.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
81 Percent of Deaths From
Burns Due to Home
Accidents
MOST ARE PREVENTABLE

According to the Delaware Safe
ay Council, the total loss by proper
ty damage from fire in 1886 was
S293 100000 Although on a per
capita basis this represents IT
per cent increase over 1885, the
trend of the per capita fire loss has
been downward ever since the per-
iod 1922 to 1926, in which years the
total annual loss exceeded $780,
100000. In 1884, the latest year
for which detailed data are avail
able, the most important single
class of fires was that group caus-
ed by the spreading of fires origin
ating in other buildings. The dam
age from these fires amounted to
$20,022,0O0, or seven and one-half
per cent of the total loss from all
fires. Matches and smoking came
second with a loss of SIT, 7,756,000 or
six and one-half per cent. Defec-
tive chimneys and bues and stow
es, furnaces, and boilers were also
important causes, accounting for
$13, 100000 and $1O,O0O,OOO respec-
lively. Deaths from burns and
from confagration total about g.
900 per year, according to the
records of the U. S. Census Bu-
reau. This total includes deaths
from scalds and from acid or other
corrosive substances, but does not
include asphyxiation by smoke, ia
tai injuries due to falling walls and
other deaths incidental to conf1a-
grations. It may be that the mon
fire" deaths included are balanced
by the fatalities involving fires
that are excluded, thus making the
total Of 5000 a reasonably correct
measure Of our annual life loss
from fires. In 1886 as in most
previous years, 80 per cent Of the
deaths from burns We're children
under 10 years Of age. There were
/ $50 deaths concentrated in the
.O-4 years age group and GIL deaths
among children 50 years old.
Without a doubt a great many Of
these were children and matches"
cases, and many more due to chill
dren playing around bon-fires. It
is likely that most Of the fatal
scalds were among the children un-
der 5. From ten years on, deaths,
frob urns are less numerous but
they continue to occur in consider
able number at all ages. The Ma
tional Safety Council estimates
that about 81 per cent Of the
deaths from burns are due to home
accidents; about IL per cent are
occupational accidents (including
deaths Of firemen); and only 8 per
cent acn be classified as : public.
Deaths from burns were about ev-
enly split between males and fe-
males; the 1885 total for the for
mer being 4,O68 and for the latter
1906. Since such large proper
ton Of deaths from burns occur in
the home, it is not surprising that
females make up 48 per cent Of the
total, whereas females are the vic
Tins in only % per cent Of the aac-
cidental deaths from causes other
than burns.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services Furn-
ished by f. p. Hall, Wilmington

"Unreality" will be the subject
of the lesson-sermon on Sunday,
October 3, in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist Golden Text:
Thus saith the Lord, what in
iquity have your fathers found in
me, that they are gone far from
me, and have walked after vanity,
and are become vain? (Jer. 2:5).
Among the citations which COM
prised the lesson-sermon was the
following from the Bible: "All
things were made by him; and
without him was not anything
made that was made" John 1:3).
The lesson-sermon also included
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy:
Mature and revelation inform us
that like produces like. Divine
Science does not gather grapes
from thorns nor figs from thistles.
Intelligence never produces non-in-
telligence; but matter is over nom
intelligent and therefore cannot
spring fro mintelligence. 49,. Good
cannot result in evil. AS God Him
self is good and is Spirit, goodness
and spirituality must be immortal.
Their opposites, evil and matter,
are mortal error, and error has no
creator. If goodness and spiritual
ity are real evil and materiality
are unreal and cannot be the out
come of an infinite God, good"
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
Five Generations Now in Family

A son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gustine Savin of Middletown Tues
day of last week in the Whining
ton General Hospital represents the
fifth generation on his mothers
side of the family. He has two
sets of grandparents. two great
grandmothers, and one great-great
grandmother. Mrs. Savin is the
former Alberta Pinder. Mrs. j.
Tolson, of Chestertown, Md, is the
great-great-g -graandmother w hi e
Mrs. Frank Daniels, of Townsend,
and Mrs. Alberta Pinder, of Ches-
tertown, are the great-grandpar-
ents. The grandparents are repre-
sented by Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Pinder and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Saavin.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
Observed 93rd Birthday

Mrs. Anna Voshell observed her
ninety-third birthday anniversary
Sunday of last week. She spent
the day quietly at her home at
VoshelI's mill, between Rising Sun
and Camden. where she was greet
ed by MANY friends throughout the
day. Despite her advanced age
Mrs. Voshell enjoys remarkably
good health
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30

and parties interested therein will
h II a position to commence oper-
atoms should they SO desire" In
this connection a telegram from
wildwood, N. j., dated September
18th, says: wildwood Crest will
seek an outright Federal appro-
nriation to build a bridge extend
ing to Cape May. Mayor William
Robert said that he has received
communications from U. S. Sen
ators A. Harry Moore, William
smathers and Congressman Elmer
Wene, expressing willingness to
co-operate towards getting the
span"
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
DIR. Layton Grier Arrive in Japan

DR.. G. Layton Grier, Of Milford,
arrived safely in Yokahoma, Japan,
Tuesday of last week, according to
a cable received by his family. He
will go to Tokyo for two months
on matters pertaining to the L. d.
Caulk Company laboratories in
that CITY.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
MILFORD w. G. r. U. ELECTION
Mrs. Thomas Kirby Heads Organ
iZation For Ensuing Year

The Milford w. Q. T. u. met with
Mrs. Thomas Kirby in North Mil
ford on Tuesday evening Of last
week and elected the following Of
ficers: President, Mrs. G. Pretty
man Carey; first vice-president,
Mrs. Clara Deputy; second vice
president, Mrs. n. B. Downing;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Os-
car Maloney; treasurer, Mrs. Char
les Swain; musical director, Mrs.
Bessie Roosa.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-30
!,
BBRRIDGE span
! Senator Tydings ,.,, Con-
s,.Dt ' New Bill Will
Pass Congress
MEET OPPOSITION

,,,,,ord E. Tydings, in a
natoF Ela'Ip W. publisher Of The
to r1lIsott f1S City expressed
E s.Is. u isls that approval will be cae Sc
a'aeS n the ss next session Of 6 Con, 4
for r.nDing rrf the Chesapeake
esp sp'i,ls MilIsrs Island to ,,..L,o5 Tol,
iro" This statement follow followed "a
aSil0a : n bill authorizing several
ns ras hooked ! IKE up in the bay Ile- pro-
e ssn, rI' Tydings also fee ,,aa laa,
he War De
.,.,t :. which has vetoed other
sra.Slilding ,lisSp suggestions for
T.. of national safety and nav
~ = BECAUSE of the Govern
-, ]. .ttitude towards Senate Bill
Il 'icdi iointly introduced by Sen
y Tvdings and Radcliffe and re-
I tSe House by the Inter
and i Foreign Commerce Com
y + has been decided to break
n original bill and draw up a
Il "rs Calculated to meet with
snDroval Of the War Depart
tbs chief opponent Of pre-
4 measures. It has been point
IN many times that a bay
~ 1 both feasible and desir-
from several angles. The
eipal argument centeiS
Eirg Of trade to Baltimore from
Esstsrn Shore which now most
80 % Philadelphia. A bridge
u aIso provide a shorter and
IN route for motorists going
Western Maryland to the
IN via Cape Charles and the
y Eastern Shore and to Mary
IN summer resorts. Then, too,
doser political and geographic
cn could be cemented between
Z Western and Eastern Counties.
Nator Tydings' letter follows in
IL: I'VE put through the pill as
Hreceived it, it being eight pag-
in length and as you know, it
vetoed by the President Pc
ee the War Department doubt
khe feasibility Of constructing a
ge across the Bay from Anne
(zndel County to Kent Island,
n likewise the building Of a
~ across the Baltimore Har-
= because Of a possible interfer-
with navigation. ] have a
Gerence with Senator Radcliffe
n the Maryland Congressman
vi this matter and we have de-
NJ to break up the bill sent us
{inaly into several bills, one
Wing with each bridge and re-
lcduce them into Congress at
, January session or the special
@e cOnvenes sooner. ! have not
= Slightest doubt that within five
PIX weeks after Congress con
rs We can put these bills
mugh separately. ! thought you
n like to be advised Of the
ntus Of this matter for those in
" community who may be in
lssied, for I am sure many will
= 70 learn that new authorize
z for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
VI Mlller's Island to colchester
: for the susquehanna River
"ge VIII be given, there having
no objection raised to these
rs BY the war Department.
] snould be had BY February.
Evening star., 1937-08-26

does not attach much Importance to
these proposals from foreign powers"
The premier added that he expected
repercussions Of the war abroad would
result in further moves by foreign
powers.
Prince Konoye said he had ex-
planned to the elder statesman that
unless the Chinese reconsider "tha
situation will inevitably become more
intense.
Favor Primitive Campaign.
The government at present enter.
tains no intention OF resortine to
diplomatic means of settlement. We
favor q comprehensive punitive cam.
paign against China. There Is scsnt
possibility diplomatic negotiations will
be resumed between China and Japan.
The most important thing now
is the punishment OF the Chinese BY
force. However, Japan desires tho
situation settled at the earliest posi-.
BILE moment by any means.
TT appears the Chinese are PLAN
ming to protract the conflict in order
to weaken Japan in a military way.
1t is necessary to take the proper
precautions to offset such maneuvers. :"