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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
TWO KINDS
n 14SH0TS" N
LIELIcHT

Careful handling converted
two mediocre Kelvin wells into
good producers during the past
week. demonstrating the eff
cacy of aeidiation on lime for
nation and nitro glycerin on
Sunburst sand.
Big West Oil company had onlJ
a showing of oil in the Sunburs
sand on its Engle No. 2, SIC SW u
SWA 1-35-3W, in the Rocky Ridge
pool. and continued on down to the
Ellis. Failing 10 get lower produc-
ton. the hole was bridged back to
1902 and the Sunburst sand from
1873 to 1902 was shot first with
70 quarts and then with so quarts
of nitro glycerin. The result was a
25-barrel well.
Big West Immediately moved ov-
er onto an Offset location directly
west and Is now drilling at $40
feet on No. 8 location, CSL SWA
SWA 1-35-3W.
South of the Queen City-COry
pool, Kluth & Burlxs re-actdized
their George No. well, Sc SWA
SEX 8-34-2W, which had been max
ing only four barrels per day. The
first acid ''shot" had failed to help
it. when the second shot was ap-
Piled it opened new flow channels
and is now making Is barrels per
day with only a show Of water.
Less fortunate results from act-
dization were reported from the
DahI-KimbaIl No. 1 well in SW
SWA SEX 1-35-3W, in the Rocky
Ridge area. This well had show
ing Of oil at the top Of the lime
but failed to respond to acid. 1t
bottoms at 1857 feet.
A completion is scheduled for this
week on the Kluth q Burfxs-Gun-
ders0n No. 1 well SE SWH SWA
1s-ss-2W. offsettang the Aronow-
Government No. 2 producer. The
we'll is at 1900 feet and will be
setting casing Sunday. Since wells
south and southeast failed to tap
the big flow of the Aronow well,
which flowed fnitiaI1y at the rate
of zoo barrels an hour, the west
offset is being watched with much
interest.
Despite the superstition that
control head on the derrick floor
is a "jinx" in this field. Bill
Burks has a control head on the
lease and will use 1t for drilling
in-''juet In case. SO far as can
be determined, this well is check
ing exactly with the aronow well as
TO structure. The Aronow well has |
developed some water with the oil
during the last few weeks although
It had virtually no water initially. |
Nepstad-Haugen No. 2, NV NWA
NEH 11-S5-3W, was drilled to 184S
feet, to a showing Of oil in the
Madison lime. and is being tested
today after a 5O0-gallon shot Of
acid. 1t failed to respond to acid
1t the top of the lime.
Pfabe a EngIeking-HurIey No. 2,
tcontinned on Page Fsvsi
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Build New Road Thru
Trees TO Reach Site
OF New Dupuyer Test

Construction of nearly mile of road to reach the site of
proposed wildcat oil well sharp dip structure Du
this week involved the novelty of cutting down trees and
brush for distance of 1000 feet.
The well destined be Devonian test is to be drilled by
the California company sharp dip structure the north
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23

- The wells completed were not
sensational and were in widely sep
Ierated territory two northeast OF
the town Of Cut Bank and the 9TH
Ter two six miles south OF Cut-Bank
in the Big Bend pool.
Glacier Production company COM
pleted an average oil we'll and q
small gasser.
Glacier Bonnet No. 8.
tC NWA SWA 4-32-5W. swabbed
So barrels in ~ hours and appears
to be a good average well, having
Cut Bank sand from 1890 to 1857
Saturation was from 2932 to 1857
land oil rose 1900 feet in the hole.
The Ellis was at 1857 and hole bot
toms at 1858.
Glacier Production Thomas Unit
No. 3, GEL NBA SwA 14-35-5W.
is making 5000, 600 cubic feet of
2764 to 2770. The hole bottom at
1882, two feet in the Ellis.
Santa Rita~Isitchie No. 8, NE
SWA SWlA 5-33-5W, swabbed SIS
barrels in "a hours having pro-
duction in the Cut Bank sand from
1890 to 1904. The top of the Cut
Bank sand was at 1881 Drilling
continued to 2s1O, two feet in the
Ellis
WiIktnsOn-AllOtted III No. 8, c
NWh SWA 31-33-5W swabbed Al
barrels. having oil In the Cut Bank
sand from 2936 to 1857. II was
drilled 1858, nine feet into the HI
lis. Casing was set at zs34. TAe
location is offset by fairly good
wells on four sides but apparently
struck a cemented sand.
Drilling Dry Hole
Another bid for oil close TO the
bottom OF Cut Bank was made by
Glacier Production Co. in spotting
a second well on the Mueller farm,
in the center OF the north line of
NEA NEA 1S-33-5W. a little more
than a mile out of Cut Bank. be-
beside the Roosevelt highway. The
first well on this lease was g dry
hole and was located in the adjoin-
Ing 40 acres to the north. II lie only
half mile from the Van Meer No.
producer, the best well in the
lcontinued on Page Ftvel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Cut Bank Add: Three
Oil Wells, OF, Gasser
In Week S Operations

Three oil wells and gasser added to the pro-
ducng list of Cut Bank oil field during the past week. while two
additional wells started One of these latter wells is in
the fields gusher the flowing Lander well which has
produced half million dollars worth of oil in its brief history
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
Conservation Board LaudS
Services Of Webb, Resigned

High tribute to o. M Webb Of International
filming Co.. who has been promoted assistant
Texaco LOcpor refinery paid resolutions adopted this
week by the Oil Conservation Board of Montana
has served a member since creation of the Board
Tho fol1ov
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-23
BULLETIN NO. 80
BY SHELBY HONS CLUB COMMITTEE ON
BUY GASOLINE MADE FROM MONTANA CRUDE
BY L. r. HANNAH Secretary.


ertaken faaz the Of Montana with the
made Montana crude The committee little
th line heretofore hoping that the public would
displaying big red
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
For THIRD TERM

WHEREAS, your committee ap-
pointed to draft an expression of
the sentiments and wishes of the
South Side Democratic Club of Sill
yer Bow county, Montana, for the
purpose of urging and, if necessary,
drafting the President of the United
States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, for
a third term as President of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, this country has been
for the past several years in a state
of depression and economic chaos
and this country at the time Frank
lin d. Roosevelt took office was in
a state of bankruptcy and depression
and bordering upon the brink of
disaster; and
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States has, during his tenure
Of office, brought this country back
to a state of economic %soundness and
by conscientiously working for the
great masses Of American people he
has restored the confidence of the
people in our American form Of
government; and
WHEREAS, the recovery program
that he has been carrying on is not
yet completed and is in a stage
where a capable man must succeed
him as President of the United
States or in the alternative that the
President of the United States must
succeed himself and be drafted or
urged to run for a third term; and
WHEREAS, there is a great
scarcity of capable men in the
United States to succeed Franklin
D. Roosevelt and carry on this out
standing work, and it is for the best
interests of the great masses of peo-
pie of the United States that Frank
lin D. Roosevelt do continue to
carry on his program in order that
this country may be again upon a
firm financial basis which will con-
tinue to keep the people in this
country in that frame of mind where
they have confidence in their gov
eminent;
NOW THEREFORE,, BE TT RE-
SOLVED that the South Side Demo-
cratic Club 60 on record as urging
and requesting and, if necessary,
drafting Franklin D. Roosevelt to
run for a third term as President of
the United States.
WHEREAS, your committee
recommends that our secretary fur
nish a copy of this testimonial to
the press, to the county Democratic
central committee, to the state Dem
ocratic central committee, and to
the national Democratic party of this
United States of America.
W. E. Coyle, j. c. McNaughton,
j. w. McGarry, committee.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
LAW
APPEALS TO CLASS
UNDER WPAS STUDY

Considerable interest is being
shown in the progress of the COM
mercial law class conducted by the
WPA department of adult education,
according to Supervisor Kenneth
Mulholland. This class meets every
Tuesday and Friday evening in
Room 30l, old high school building,
from 7 to 8 p. m, and is free to all
residents of Silver Bow county. A
person may enroll at any meeting
and no qualifications are required.
The course covers the general law
of contracts, property rights, agency,
partnerships, corporation, negotiable
instruments, real estate and convey
ancing, land lord and tenant, guar
anty and suretyship, sales of per-
sonal property, real estate and chat
tel mortgages, bailments, insurance,
wills and administration, etc.
A person may attend any one or
all of the lectures, according to the
subject he may be interested in. In
formation may be had by calling on
Mr.. Mulholland, old high school
building, or phoning 2-1284, extern
sion 5.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Be CAREFUL TO PICK
THE PROPER JUDGES

November the 9th will be the last
opportunity for six years to make
the Supreme Court of Montana pro-
gressive.
Three judges are to be elected,
one chief justice to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Judge Sands
for which labor makes no endorse
ment. Two men are running for
chief justice, MIR. Tom Walker and
Mr., Howard Johnson. There are
two associate justices to be elected
for a six-year term and labor is CON
.centrating on these judges, Two
proved progressives r recommend
ed for these offices, Philip O'Don-
nell of Butte and Left Erickson of
Sidney. Vote for both and bring
the Supreme Court back to the
people.
Other candidates endorsed by La
boris Non-Partisan League are as
follows:
Jerry ]. O'Connell for Congress.
Mike Mulholland, state senator,
and for the legislature: Sam Spiegel,
Denis Mccarthy, Bob Brown, Mrs.
Minnie Beadle, Frank K. Sullivan,
Paul Cannon, Tom Ryan.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Holly Sugar produtts
Declared Fair by The
Federation OF Labor

Through an agreement reached be-
tween President James Graham to-
gether with the executive board of
the Montana Federation of Labor,
and the Holly Sugar Company, all
differences between the two have
been adjusted. The Holly Sugar
Company has been unfair for a
number of years due to difficulties
growing out of a construction of a
building at Hardin and also through
organizational activities of the
American Federation of Labor.
Authenticated reports state that in
the new relationship the Holly
Sugar Company agrees to abide by
the prevailing rate of wages and
working conditions stipulated by the
local building trades councils. One
of the contentious of the Montana
Federation of Labor at Hardin was
that this company did not pay the
prevailing rate of wages,
Another feature of the agreement
provides that the teamsters at both
Sidney and Hardin shall receive a
substantial increase in wages,
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Backs 0'(onneII
For Reelection

BUTTE. - Especially - James A.
Farley, postmaster general and
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, authorized the following
statement to be made by Congress
man Jerry j. O'Connell in order to
clarity a situation occasioned by
false radio newscasts over Montana
stations to the effect that Farley and
the Democratic national committee
were not supporting O'Connell for
reelection and had asked for a truce
between warning democratic forces
in Montana.
Farley's statement to O'Connell in
part is as follows. For your in
formation Jerry, l have made M
such statement and am not respon-
sible for statements which come over
the radio or which are made by
newspaper commentators indicating
my attitude. Everybody knows that
/ am vitality interested in your re-
election to Congress as we'll as all
other loyal Democrats, and if the
papers in Montana have not pub
lished this, they are the only papers
in the United States that have not
made known my position. | sin
cerely want you reelected and l
know you will be reelected"
In addition the Democratic nation
al committee chairman advised
O'Connell that he would have the
full cooperation of the national COM
mittee.
O'Connell says that the statement
attributed to Farley was also car
ried in some of what he termed
company controlled papers, in the
state. He further stated that some
of the radio stations which carried
the false newscast had retracted it.
O'Connell, who is a candidate for
reelection to Congress, is waging
a militant campaign and taking his
fight direct to the people,
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Townsend Club Z
Urges Very Careful
Political Scrutiny

Townsend Club No. 2 met Mon
day, Oct. II, 8 p. M, at the Lowell
Ave. church. Plans were made for
a card party to be held at the home
of Mrs. Barrows at 1925 Lowell Ave,
Nov. 4th, at $3.50 p. m, in charge
of Mr.. j. Hooking.
MIR. William B. Frame gave a very
pleasant talk on the Townsend plan
and urged that we all weigh our
choice for respective candidates in
the general election very carefully
and stressed the Importance of the
recovery that adoption of the Town
send plan will bring.
Short talks were also given by
Mrs. G.. Roderick, Mrs. c. Killian,
Mr.. w. Beardsley, Mr.. J. K. Bailey,
Mr.. G. w. Swift presided, David E.
Hooking, secretary. Mr.. G. D. Pue
was reported i'll but doing better.
Townsend Club No. 2 meets every
Monday at Lowell Ave. church and
the public is invited to attend re
gardless of their opinion of the
Townsend plan.
Mr.. Chas. G, Killian, acting
publicity chairman.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Employers Still Fight
With Labor Unions
In kaIispeII. Mont,

KALISPELL.-Word comes from
Kalispell that a newly organized
group of reactionary interests call
ing themselves the Associated In
dustries of Flathead" are carrying
on a vicious campaign to throttle
organized labor in that community.
Through the medium of paid ad-
vertising in the Daily Inter Lake, a
corporation controlled sheet, and the
Kalispell News, the semi-weekly
give-away sheet and Montana's only
newspaper on the unfair list, this
campaign seems to be developing
into an attempt to interfere in the
construction of two new school
buildings in Kalispell. The con
tracing firm of Lease and Leigland
from Great Falls has the contract
for the erection of the buildings and
are proceeding in their customary
and, according to MI Leigland,
much preferred way, to hire all their
labor through the unions.
Organized labor of the state will
no doubt watch with interest de-
velopments in this situation in Kali
ispell, but it is expected that no
trouble will occur and that the Kali
ispell unions will continue to pro-
gress in a properly respectable and
dignified manner, ignoring the mud
singing tactics of such INSCRIPTIONS
opposition. However, should the
union members of that community
be forced to fight to maintain the
great gains they have made the past
few months, it is a foregone con-
clusion that organized labor Of Mon
tana will not fail to lend full sup
port, should it be needed.
In the advertising of the "Asso-
ciated Industries of Flathead" the
facts are, as usual, grossly misrepre-
scented, according to labor leaders OF
Kalispell, so much 30 that Larry
Devlin, the secretary of the Asso-
ciated Industries who signs all the
ballyhoo, is, it is said, being sub
jected to severe criticism by many
members of his W organization,
as we'll as rapidly putting himself
in a position to be the laughing
stock of the entire community, if
belittling the intelligence of the
average citizen continues to be a
major factor in the type of idver-
tising he apparently is the author of.
II is expected that within the
next few days organized labor in
Flathead county will answer MI.
Devlin with more new of further
progress and consolidation of gains
already made, as plans going for
ward are not yet ready for publica-
ton.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
SENATOR MURRAY TO
FOR 0'C0NNELL

John E.
Kennedy, campaign manager for
Congressman Jerry J.. O'Connell,
announced this week that Senator
James E, Murray would make four
speeches urging the reelection of
Jerry O'Connell to Congress as well
as one radio speech over a district
wide lookup.
Senator Murray will speak with
and for O'Connell at Kalispell on
October 10Th; Missoula, November
LIST; Helena, November 5th; and
Butte, November 7th.
He will broadcast an appeal to
western Montana voters in O'Con-
nell's behalf over radio stations
Butte; KPFA, Helena; KGVO,
Missoula; and KGEZ, Kalispell, on
November 7th, from 10 to 1915 p. m.
Senator Murray says that O'Con-
nells outstanding record and his
militant support of President Roose-
welt and the New Deal entities him
to reelection in November.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
KALISpELL PLANS new
HOUSE FOR UNIONS

KALISPELL. - Plans are going
forward to commence construction
on a building to be used as a gen.
eral meeting place and headquarters
for the affiliated unions of the
Central Trades and Labor Council
of Kalispell.
This project is being directly spon-
sored by Carpenters Local GIL of
Kalispell, one of the oldest locals in
the community and in the state,
and it is with a feeling of genuine
gratitude that the other unions have
offered to aid in every way possible
the early completion of this build
ing, so sorely needed by the labor
movement in Flathead county.
II is hoped that the first ami
versary of the ch~artering of the
Central Trades and Labor Council
of Kalispell may be observed in the
new building sometime in November
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
(I0 MOI Raiding
AL Jurisdictions,
Harry Bridges Says

SEATTLE. - (FP) A statewide
CLIO council was established in
Washington when $50 delegates rep
resenting $4,000 members met Sept.
II and IS. The new body will be
called the Washington State Indus
trial Labor Union Council. Richard
Francis, regional director of the CLIO
in Washington, was named president,
and Eugene V. bennett, executive
secretary of the Seattle Industrial
Labor Union Council, was elected
executive secretary.
Harry Bridges, west coast director
of the CLIO, told the delegates that
the new organization should con-
solidate the CLIO in Washington and
undertake an extensive organiza-
tional drive among the unorganized
especially the agricultural work.
ers.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
SCHOOL OF MINES
TO Be IMPROVED

Both Senator Wheeler and Con-
gresham Jerry j. O'Connell have
been advised that presidential ap-
prevail has been given to a WPA
allotment of $4l,910 for a project to
improve the campus and buildings
at the Montana School of Mines.
A good deal of credit is due the
congressman and senator for their
interest in this matter. Butte people
are more interested in the School of
Mines than they evince. Butte peo-
pie want to know why the legisla-
ture is SO scanty with appropriations
for their university. They want to
know why sufficient money cannot
be appropriated to provide an ade-
quate teaching staff not only here
but in all the university units. They
want to know why the salaries of
the professors of the universities are
so meagre when the revenue to the
state from booze exceeds a million
dollars.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
PROGRESSIVE COUNCIL
WILL MEET OCTOBER =
Unions Requested to Send
Delegates.

To All Progressiyes in Montana
comprising membership in Farm
Labor Councils, Non-Partisan
Labor Councils, Farm, Labor and
Unemployed Unionsl
Everyone's business is nobody's
business, rather everyone usually is
so concerned with his own immedi-
ate problems or those Of his own
group that he doesn't take the time
for the real job ahead, All of us
have been derelict in the past but
we must put our shoulders to the
wheel If we want to preserve what
we have and go forward.
The Montana Council for Progress
sive Political Action has called q
meeting for Sunday, Oct. %, at the
Labor Temple, Helena, at 1920 a. m,
and sincerely urges your organiza-
ton to have delegates in attendance
Democracy totters under the men
ace of threats and bluffs of Hitlers
and Mussolinis. France now has a
cabinet dictatorship, similar pro-
posals are to be made in England
and the United States will soon face
the same threat. Military dictator
ships turn out to be industrial and
economic relationships, always at the
loss of civil liberties. To offset this
threat the Montana Council must
expand, unite all groups with a com
mon goal and become the voice of
progress for farm, labor and I'M
employed groups,
Immediate detectives are success
in the November general election
by giving Congressman Jerry ].
O'Connell, our militant New Dealer,
an overwhelming majority in ap-
probation of his splendid record and
a mandate to carry on the fight for
legislation for improved conditions
for farmer, laborer and the unem-
ployed; the unseating of reactionary
supreme court justices and the cleo
ton of two real liberals, Left Eriek-
son and Phil O'Donnell, to the Mon
tana supreme court, which would
do for the Montana supreme court
what President Roosevelt sought to
do for the U, S. supreme court. We
have the power because we have the
votes-it is up to us; elect true
progressives to the state legislature,
and devise ways and means to I'M
mediately obtain sufficient subscrip-
ton funds and stock to get the "Peo-
Piles Voice. into regular weekly pub
LEGATION.
For the future we must make
plans for an effective legislative pro-
gram at the coming session of the
legislature as well as build for 1910.
We must devise ways and means of
properly financing such an organi-
cation by regular sustaining contri-
buttons from affiliated organizations.
Your organization, we are sure,
will not pass the buck, but will be
represented. If you know of any
other group that has not received
a call for the meeting please take it
upon yourself to notify the group
and urge upon it to have a delegate
at Helena next Sunday. Remember,
united we can win, but divided we
all lose, success is up to you. Well
see you in Helena.
The Montana Council for Progress
sive Political Action.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
A REPLY IN RELATION
TO THE BOND issue

! submitted a communication to
the Montana Labor News which was
published in its issue Of September
20 in which / bitterly complained
about the small amount allotted to
Silver Bow county and this district
by the State Highway Commission
in its bond proposal, My contention
was that the State Highway Com
mission had Disseminated against
Silver Bow, Madison, Deer Lodge
and jefferson counties, in that they
had given the minimum amount in
stead of the maximum according to
population,
An answer was published In the
Montana Labor News In Its issue Of
October 10, signed by William Fer
guson, in which he attempts to de-
fend the use of Montana labor In
highway construction, However,
Mr., Ferguson fails to mention that
the present regulations permit the
importation Of skilled and also semi
skilled workers on road work, This
rule has worked to the disadvantage
of the Transfers Union,
In my statement | did not say how
many outside residents were work
ing for contractors on the state high
ways but l do say that the new
regulations only force contractors to
drive skilled workers in this state,
and God knows, the Transfers In
ion in this state had trouble enough
forcing the contractors to hire resi-
dents when that was the law.
Signed: Pete ]. Connors, Bust
ness Agent Teamsters Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-10-20
Miners Auxiliary
To Provide Valuable
Prizes al Gard Parry

The Miners Union Auxiliary will
hold a card party Monday night,
October "a, at the Miners Union hall,
at 8 p. m. Cash, door and other
grand prizes are to be given. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Miners Union drill team club
will meet Friday night, October 81.
at the home of Mrs. Mable Dryer,
228 Gardner Ave. After a business
meeting at 8 p. m, a card party will
take place for the auxiliary mem
bers and their friends. Assisting
hostesses will be Mrs. Alice Scurton,
Mrs. Flossie Wole, Miss Esther Van
Duzen, and Mrs. Dryer. This same
club will hold a cooked food sale
Saturday all day at the Pay and Save
Market on Harrison Avenue.