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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
A Complete Surrender

n SoIDptttt fouiIciluCi
RR. hereby and herewith, ire
Vocably abandons any claim he may
have to proficiency at this sort
of thing. Any laurels anyone may
have felt like tossing to RR il
months past belong elsewhere.
CWell keep the brickbats out OF
chivalry and because they probably
were coming to US. anyway Ladies
AMI gentlemen RR has been out
RRed Turn to the first page Of
the second section, and you'll see
hcW. Dora Nuffer, it's all yours.
You've made this column look like
an amateur. You can have the
rest of the oleanders.
Ycu Can't Forget
WALKING proof that YOU can't get
the desert out of your blood is Clint
Harris. Back from northern Cali
fornia after several years, Clint
confided that it feels good to be
back on the old stomping grounds
even if YOU are working for Neal
Gavin. Elks will remember the
time-but perhaps that shouldn't
be toldi -----. r-.-.- ---.'.s ...-.-.
Close FIGURING
Roland PaulsCn. Harvey Laid and
Herbert Mann (call it PoSt-Press
shop talk if you will. but it's good
were somewhat startled to dis
cover that thev were wearing idep-
tical trousers Sunday. Said Herbert
AT least. I know what you guys
paid for them"
yeah" said Rollie, "seven and a
half"
ITO b. exact" said Herbert, "it
was $785'
Huh snorthd Harvey. 1T was
. $812. You forgot the tax
Lets see-Was it spelled MAC
-Ladd?'."
Sb1uId'a Known Better
Police Big-Wi9 J. Sterling OSwalt
rrexy of the Imperial county peace
officers group. made hearty mis-
take Sunday when he declared he
wouldn't make a speech at the joint
meeting with San Diego minions
Of the law at Jacumba, because he
was afraid someone would toss 6
biscuit at him. The story got a
round-then J.SO. was called upon
for a speech. and couldn't very wei
refuse. You know the result
Sterling is still combing bread
crumbs out of his hair. What's
more. he's insulted somebody Those
biscuits. he declares, were harder
than a landlords heart.
O.
It's NOTHING New
RR has heard 4 lot about state
.mploycs and how much they can
consume. but first definite proof
came Sunday. The employees att
496 pounds of beef 450 rolls. 81
pounds of beans and 450 individual
packages of ice cream. To thel'
credit. it must b. admitted that
they paid for the grub themselves
Now Enjoy Yourself
Now, if you'll turn to the first
page of the second section, you
can really read something wortf
while. It's all yours, Dora Nuffei
take it away
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Two Women Two
Men Injured in
Traffic Mixups

Two women and two men injured in traffic acc-
dents IN Imperial county the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Childers passengers in car driven
ROBERT Graves, E Centro suffered injuries when the
machine careened off the highway two miles west of El
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Delay in Approving PWA and REA
Loans From U. S. May Peril Whole
Power Program, He Declares

Believing that delay might the people of Impe
rial Valley to lose the PWA and REA gifts and loans
approved by the federal government for hydroeecrc
power system construction the All American canal
President Evan T. Hewes of the imperial Irrigation Dis
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
Physician Girl
T Youth Held i'm
Abortion Case
Bail Set at $4,000 For Well Known
Valley Medical Man; Trio
Arrested at His Office

DR.. Thomas o. Luckett, 81 Ell Centro physician
the Imperial county jail Monday charge of perform
ing abortion upon 17year-old, unmarried girl.
The physician arrested Sunday when deputy sher-
ifs the girl lying on cot in his office 24-year-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10

Butter: Los Angeles 33; butter
fat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch,
Grade A IL; manufacturing milk
35; route gathered cream 30.
l.. A. Hay: u. S. No. | leafy $1,000
$1,000; u. ). No. l S17.50-S18.OO; u. 5.
No. 2 Ieafy S17OO-SI7.5 50; u. :. No. 2
SI5.5O-Sl6.50. Minneapolis flax SILL
S2.16.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-10
It's NOTHING New

Now Enjoy Yourself
Now, if you'll turn to the first
page of the second section, you
can really read something worth
while. It's all yours, Dora Nuffer
take it away! .s
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

Can you punctuate this
Every person in the land
Has twenty nails upon each hand
Five and twenty on hands and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27
TURNER VALLEY

Continued from Page Onel
and is drilling in TYR well had
the lime at 1896. Three quarters
of a mile north, Imperial has a
125-barrel oil we'll in Sterling NO.
3 location.
Two wells near the Foundation
Royalties producer, a mile and a
quarter south of the TYR gUsher,
are drilling in the lime. Newfold
Royalties in LSD Il, Sec. Pills
2W5. found the Madison lime at
$500, which is 2O5 feet higher
than Foundation No. /. Half
mile north and slightly east OF
Foundation producer, which has
been making 325 barrels per day,
is West Side Royalties No l, LSD
3. Sec. 21-17-2W5. this well found
the lime at $40 feet and is now
about 800 feet in Both this and
the Newfold may get more gas and
less oil than the Foundation, owing
to their structural elevation.
The fourth is Dalhousie No. s.,
in LSD 6. Sec. 30-19-2W5, six
miles north of present oil develop
ment This well is expected to pick
up the lime at around 63S5, and
is reported near that mark.
Twelve miles north of the Foun-
dation producer is an oil we'll that
has already produced more than
a million barrels of oil, although it
has attracted little attention. 1t is
Model Oils No. 1, LSD s, Sec. %
2O-3W5, which was the first crude
producer in Turner Valley, drilled in
1926. Operators did not follow up
the discovery but continued to drill
for naptha gas higher on structure.
It has maintained a production OF
around 14O barrels per day 1t may
mean that the producing area is
proven for IL miles, north and
south.
shorty Chandler, formerly Of
Cut Bank, has bought three strings
of rotary tools from Oil Well Sup
ply and has taken three OF the best
rotary drillers in Cut Bank with him
TO Canada He has turnkey con-
tracts for six wells to be drilled
as quickly as possible.
Everyone has long since lost
count of the new locations but the
number is swelling each day. TAX
ing advantage of the investors in
terest in oil, some operators are
turning their attention to promis-
ing wildcats. Jerome Drumheller
of Spokane, is said to have taken
over some leases on Kootenay dome,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

A friend gave him a white-leg-
horn cockerel.
A few weeks later the driller
home from work, entering the bath
room finds the cockerel tied in one
corner, and a box set near by.
He calls his housekeeper, a
native girl
whats this cockerel tied up
for?"
''Oh, she runaway. can not find
the eggs"
she-"DO you think you're Santa
CLAUSE"
He-''No. why?"
She-''Then leave my stocking
alone"
He-I dreamed about you last
night
She-How did you make out?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

ING WE'LL WITHIN TWO HUN
DRED MILES OF kelvin.
Stop to consider that statement a
thousand oil and gas wells had been
drilled to prove up 10000 acres of
oil land. Yet we went into this area
so proven and bought royalties for
less than we ordinarily pay for wild
cat royalties on an INFESTED struc-
ture
That is how fortunes are made.
1t takes no great fund of intorma-
ton. 1t takes no great daring. 1t
takes no great amount of money.
when we resumed buying IN Kelvin
Sunburst tleld we had our own way
we could get royalties tor Whatever
we were wiling 10 pay. We bought
producing royalties and royalties on
Iarms which had idle wells for less
tnan NtlldcaC prices. We old not have
10 worry about how much oh the pur-
chase represented, for we were buying
on a basis wnere one average wen
would pay out the investment on an
GnGre oO-acre tracT, plus a profit.
we KNEW how much the average
acre OF OH land IN Tins field PROS
ABLY contains because we knew how
much the average developed acre had
produced. So there was little risk in
any investment made. It is a ques-
ulon of buying oil in underground
storage. realizing that eventually this
oil VIII be produced and whenever it
is brought to the surface, the royalty
owner will receive his share free of
cost of production.
Cut bank oil field came in during
the depression. We were able to buy
royalties in Cut Bank on buyers
market. That meant bargains. We
did not know at the beginning how
much oil the average acre in Cut Bank
contained: had no good basis of esti-
mating. But taking Kevin-Sunburst
royalties as a basis of comparative
value, we were able to buy in Cut
Bank on a basis where a few barrels
per acre of production would pay out.
Now we believe that the average acre
in Cut Bank will produce more oil
than the average acre in Kelvin Sun
burst. So we know that we have
made FORTUNES in our early Cut
Bank investments.
But as Cut Bank developed, we saw
royalty prices steadily mount until
we could no longer see a profit. With
our experience in Kevin-Sunburst and
in Cat Creek to guide us, we quit
buying when the prices went higher
than the figures we had adopted for
the margin of profit necessary.
The recent curtailment of runs by
some of the major buyers was good
for the royalty investors. They profit
most by curtailed markets and low
crude prices. Is that difficult to
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

On a spring morning, the teacher
was giving test in general
knowledge
Now. who can say something
in Latin?"
Il can" said the good girl of
the class.
"Well?"
''Rara avis,-a rare bird"
Yes, that's very good. Anything
else?"
None of the other pupils could
answer, until at last the bad boy
got up.
Please, teacher. know one"
What do you know about Latin p
ask the teacher scornfuly.
Virgo intacta."
The teacher blushed. yes. that's
Latin, but Of course you don't know
what 1t means"
Don't II" cried the bad boy
"a rarer bird!"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

"Consomme, boullion, hors
d'oeuvres, fricasee poulet, pOmme de
terre au gratin. dimitasse des glaees,
and tell that mug in the corner to
keep his lamps off me mon, see!''
Teacher What is Boston noted
for A"
Johnny: Boots and shoes"
Teacher: Correct. And Chi
cago
johnny: Shoots and booze"
Hotel Telegram for Mr.
Niedspondiavanci, Mr.. NiedspOn-
diavanciti"
Mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS What mi
tial, please?"
WHAT 4 MAN
Tell me, sir Who was Drawer
than Lancelot, wiser than Socrates
more honest than Lincoln, wittier
than Mark Twain. and more hand
some than ApOllo?"
my wifes first husband"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27
GASOLINE PRICES
0Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
no greater market. They point back
to the PROFESSION era when Kelvin
crude sold for 65 cents. That low
price resulted in no increase in sales
and no market expansion. Refiners
actually lost money during the
period of 65-cent crude. They say
that Montana refiners are not ready
for revision of price structures, ow-
ing to the limited market and lack
Of gasoline pipelines such as work
for the profits Of the midcontinent
refiner.
II is generally conceded that
there can be no revision Of the
crude price structure without a re-
vision Of the refined products struc-
ture, in view of the attitude of the
state administration at Helena,
where the governor has declared
himself in favor of declaring the
caroline in favor of declaring the
subject to state regulation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27
LEGISLATURE
(Contiued from Page One)

H. B. 1856, increasing license tax
on service stations and gasoline
pumps was killed in committee.
S. b. 10, the anti-discrimination
law, or unfair trade practices act
similar to the California statute
passed the senate and will doubt
H. B. 329, reducing the crude oil
less become a law.
tax to support the Oil Conservation
board S-Sths to one-fourth cent per
barrel, and making remittances quar-
terly and making remittances quar-
both houses.
The senate passed H. B. 140s re-
lating to mining on state lands.
H. B. BAL, prescribing the meth
cd to be used in computing deduc-
tions allowable on mine and natural
gas taxes. passed both houses.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

~ Oyalty investor makes his gre,,,
4 est profits on a bear" market
That is, he does most with dollar
in times of over production and when
the price of oil rs low.
The royalty investor who buys on a
bull market is not necessity
GAMBLING.
Take Kevin-Sunburst field as an
example when oil prices were high
and when there was market for ev-
cry barrel OF oil the operators could
produce, what happened to royalties?
The price of royalties went up to
a place where the investor could make
no money. We saw royalties quoted
at $120 per acre point. That Is, one
per cent royalty on one acre was
worth $120. That means chat the
acre must produce 100 times $12O or
$4,000 worth OF oil before II pays
PACK the cost. 1t is apparent that an
experienced or educated royalty buyer
would not pay $120 an acre point in
kevln-Sunburst field. Yet there were
buyers In those days scrambhng Tor
me cnance TO MAKE such investments.
Iney could see only the nlgn price OF
oil, the flush production Of gushers
aud the exclGement of the drilling pro
gram. Iney saw a good rate OF re-
Turn on Lne investment, forgetting
mat the basic Enlng IN royalties Is
the Amount Or OIL AN The
GROUND.
however, had Kelvin unburst con-
Ulnueu 10 Doom-n there mad been no
aepresslon-we would nave been AN
through in royalty buying In that
1leId. Royalty prices mad reached
polnJ wnere we could not or would
MOI pay Lnem. unless we can see
proper rauo of pro1lt. we DO not IN
VesG our money. SO with conJlnued
hlgn prices ana market Tor ali crude,
we were out OF Aevln-SunDnrsC.
The depression came along and
changed that situation. We saw the
drilling program slow down until not
one wen was drilling in tins vasr
tleld. TO some TINS meant that the
neld was "an through" To us IL
meant nothing of the sort. We knew
that the field had been les than one
sixth developed: that greater profits
Law ahead than in the past.
The price of crude slumped down to
a record low when the price OF
eggs was likewise down to 10 cents
per dozen. Crude in East Texas sold
for 10 cents barrel. Montana never
reached any such price level, but the
price of royalties went down to an
unbelievable low" During, and i'm
mediately following the depression we
bought royalties in Kevin-Sunburst
for less than we paid for royalties
BEFORE THERE WAS A PRODUC-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27
WE NEED A BEAR" MARKET

understand? We will try to make it
clear by an example:
Supposing a tract of ground con-
tains 100000 barrels of oil. The
man who buys one per cent royalty
OWNS 10000 barrels of that oil de
hvered to him free of cost of produc-
ton. If he buys that oil on the basis
of ST per barrel, he knows that he is
getting it for LESS than the average
value per barrel in Montana and in
the United States. In other words,
his 10000 barrels of oil will likely
sell for $1,000, rather than $4,000.
If. on the other hand, he buys on
the basis of So oil, his basis Of in
vestment is the assumption that he
will receive $4,000 worth Of oil from
his / PER cent where he may receive
$12,500, if the average price in the
future is the average of the past. We
are using a round figure to illustrate
the point. Actually, the average price
of oil in KeVin-Sunburst since its dis
covery is $134 per barrel, whereas we
took $125 as nominal figure.
A royalty bought during So royalty
prices costs more than one bought un-
der 81 prices, but the amount of oil in
the ground is always the same One
per cent royalty might cost $500 I'M
der 81 oil but $500 under So oil.
Frankly. we have little hope of a
cut in the price of crude in Montana.
There is talk of price cuts but these
will be temporary, at best. The mar
ket situation in the United States is
such as to preclude Montana crude
prices from getting far out of line,
unless the gasoline price structure is
to be revised downward: something
which refiners certainly do not desire
at this time. Knowing that a cut in
the price of crude viii cost refiners
more, in the long run, than sustained
prices, we are fearful that bargain
days are about over in Cut Bank oil
field. We are picking up good pro-
perties at present, taking advantage
of the discouraging outlook in the
crude market There may be further
lull and quit possibly a temporary
set back owing to the development Of
crude in Turner Valley to displace Cut
Bank crude. If any lull does occur,
we will be prepared to capitalize it to
the fullest extent. Either market cur
tailment or a cut in prices will be
followed by lowering of royalty
PRICES. But we know that royalty
VALUES will not change We believe
we know VALUES well enough to
capitalize any changes in PRICES.
If there is any who is not absolutely
clear on the BASIS of royalty values,
we will be glad to furnish complete
details including a valuable publica-
ton on Kelvin Sunburst, showing act
ual production records which guide us
in determining future values.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27

east of the Roxany No. 1 well on
that fold. Several other wildcats
will be drilled this spring and sum
mer.
Turner Valley has been hit by the
same storms as swept Montana
and at large expense the Canadian
operators have kept going. A storm
a week ago blew down or other
wise damaged derricks, new and
in the field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27


A honest burp 1 do no fear
Not cen an awkward stumble.
But how l cringe WIENER hear
My stomach start to grumble.
Shocked and disillusioned. the
beautiful young bride burst into
parorxyms of burning ears. She
had just compared her husband
to the b. V. D. advertisements.
A Frenchman, invited to attend
silver wedding" made inquiry
as TO what the term meant.
"Oh." answered his host, that
means the couple have lived to-
gether for twenty-five years"
An" exclaimed the Frenchman,
enthusiastically. "how charming!
And now they are going to get
married."
Il hear, Chief Fire Hooch, you
are professional consider of wild
ows around this reservation. May
l ask you what you get for your
services?"
"Me get hundred dollars
console"
We'll, that's damn good money"
"Umph! Me damn good CONSIDER"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-27
SHORT STORY

All this is true without deceit"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-01-07
Special Services are
Being Well Attended

Sunday opened series of meet
ings at the Christian church, which
will last until the evening Of the
18th. Rev. Ward Rice, pastor of the
Central Christian church Of Walla
Walla, is the speaker.
There has been a good crowd to
start with. Last night there were
about forty folks over from Pasco.
Rev. Rice is an outstanding
speaker and everyone thoroughly
enjoys his sermons. Special inter
est has been shown in the chart
talks" given every evening. These
talks explain why there are SO
many churches today, who their
founders were, how they came into
being and the time of their con-
ception. There has been special
attention given to our music. Mrs.
Revis is directing the music and we
are also expecting to have some
outside talent. We hope to have a
soloist from Walla Walla here after
Sunday. .,..- .s..-.. . .. .
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-01-07
MORE ABOUT
MAYORS SPEECH

been cleared up in addition to re-
firing $3.50 worth of former bonds
in addition.
This accomplishment, considering
the losses sustained in city rev.
enues, he considered as remarkable.
He painted out that valuations had
been reduced by $1,000 during that
period and the county had cancelled
some $4,000 in uncollectable taxes
which had been used as a basis for
credit.
Following Mr.. Amon's retire
ment the new officers were sworn
in, and the new mayor, E. H. Behr-
man had gotten the group down to
routine business before anyone thot
to insist upon an inaugural address.
Arthur Campbell, the new council
man from the third ward was the
only new member present, Council
man-Elect p. o. Stone being i'll. The
resignation of F. A. Visger from the
second ward was read but action de-
layed until later meeting. A va
cancy will also result from the res
ignation of Mr.. Behrman, who has
been joint representative from the
third ward. Appointment of the
two new members to fill the vacan-
cies will be made earlier in the
new year
Because of the vacancies, Mr..
Behrman withheld the appointment
of his committees.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-01-07
MORE ABOUT
CROP

this summary, was handled under
the immediate direction Of e. j.
Brand, secretary Of the Kennewick
Irrigation District"
The reports shows that more than
a quarter of a million dollars was
received for the crops produced this
year on the Highlands, the actual
figures being $274, 988. 08, or a per
acre production of $130.45. The year
previous the per acre production
was listed at $5499, with a total
production for the unit of sll3,-
966.82.
According to the tabulation, the
unit comprises a total of 1000 acres
of irrigable land, of which some
$500 are actually receiving water.
This year there are 1913 individual
farms being operated or a total OF
62 percent of the district. Idle farms,
buildings, roads, bitches, yards, etc.
make up the remainder of the area.
The figures. show that asparagus
made the best returns of any crop
produced on the Highlands last
year. 215 acres producing at the
rate of s286.55 per acre. Small fruits
make the next best showing with
277 acres producing at the rate of
$4,000 per acre, with IS acres of
apples taking third place with a
per acre return of $211.14.
While not q general farm crop, by
turns were shown by eight acres OF
all odds the biggest per acre re-
asparagus roots which returned at
the rate of $562.50 per acre.
One hundred seventy-five acres
of cereals, mostly corn, brought the
growers total of $5,628, while hay
and other forage crops amounting to
886 acres produced $26,301. OF this
area a 679 acres was in alfalfa.
Vegetables and truck crops on 726
acres produced total return of
$157 1868. 48. Seventy acres of this
was in spuds and 215 acres in as
paragus, both crops being the best
producers.
Three hundred eighty-seven acres
of fruits produced $50, 695.13 or a
per acre average of $208.61. Young
crops, fruits, alfalfa, asparagus. etc.
account for 4O4 acres of the farmed
land this season. Much of this lat
ter area will be in crop next year
and the general totals then will be
considerably increased.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-01-07
JOHN E. ODOM

John E. Odom passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G. "A
Rupp of East Kennewick on Decem-
Der "a, following an illness of sew
eral weeks. Funeral services were
held in Pasco Monday morning. Mr.
Odom was born in Tennessee and
was married there to Sallie Belle
Browder and they came to Wash
ington in 1887. They settled near
Colfax where they lived until 1905
at which time they moved to Con-
nell, where they have made their
home since. Mr.. Odom is survived
by his widow, II children, 10 grand
children and two great grandchild-
rem. = H. IA