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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

A roustabout was at a dance at
'Oilmont the other night ana was
dancing with a cute thing who
fairly reeked with alIurinE per-
fume. my, that smells good.
What kind Of perfume is it?" asked
the roustabout.
Violet" she replied, ''and my
name is Violet, too"
Later he was dancing with anoth-
er girl and complimented her on
her perfume. Its Rose" she said.
"And my name is Rose"
The next girl he danced with he
says, What's your manner"
Fanny" she replied. II thought
so, said the roustabout.
First darby: Who dat?
Second ditto: Who dat?
First ditto: Who dat say who
dat?
second ditto: Who dat say who
dat overtime / say who dat?
a colored preacher was hearing
the rather lengthy confession of a
young fellow in his congregation.
Stopping him at last he said:
Young man, you amt confessin';
you Sc braggin'."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

1t is necessary to point out that this
condition exists IN SPITE OF the impOr-
tation from South America of 1853, 900
barrels more oil during the first six
months of this year than in the same
period last year. Increased imports
have nearly equaIIed the withdrawal from
storage necessitated by the patriotic cur
tailment by domestic producers. AS If
anticipating the general shutdown, i'm
pOrters increased their June imports so
per cent over the June 1898 total. I'M
pOrters lost the Mexican oil fields but
their imports from South American
fields during june were greater than
the total daily production of all fields
i'm Mexico.
This is a decidedly publish" situation:
record low crude storage against re-
cord demand for crude and refined pro-
ducts. Yet what happened?
The price of gasoline was cut. Re-
finers complained they would have TO
have higher prices, else cut the price of
crude. Harry Sinclair increased the
price of gasoline. The major companies
refused TO follow Maintaining that the
margin would have to be increased on
one end or the other, Sinclair then cut
the price of crude 20 cents per barrel.
There followed 'sit down strike, by
six producing oil states which yield two
thirds of the nations crude. Some of
them have ordered a 15-day shutdown
and others will keep their wells closed
10 days. This will mean a curtaiIment
of around 100000 barrels of oil per
day. Thirty million automobiles and
trucks are still burning gasoline at re-
cord rate-cOnsumption continues. This
means that from 10000, 900 to 10000
600 barrels of crude will be taken out of
storage. Production in the other states
is only 1,15O,OOO barrels per day, incIud-
ing Illinois, California and the Rocky
Mountain states.
- LIMOS. which is blamed for this
whole episode, produces only 800, 900
barrels per day of which five-sixths
is owned by the major companies, who
are foremost proponents of curtaiIment
to balance supply with demand.
It does not seem possible that the shut
down period will end without material
benefit to the national oil picture. If
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26
The National Oil Problem

~ NQUESTIONABLY the Montana oil
industry is in the finest position
in the history of its commercial
development with markets now estab-
Iished which viii keep this industry on
an even keel for many years to come.
When the new SOcony-Vacuum unit of
the Glacier Production refinery at Cut
Bank is in full operation and when
wells are produced at capacity there is
"a definite possibility of an actual short
age of oil. Already the topping plants,
which have been living on distress crude,
are finding difficulty in securing the
oil they desire.-A few months hence
and there will be no such thing as extra
crude in north Montana oil fields.
The thing that may wreck this situa-
ton is the national situation. How
about that?
We took time this week to carefully
study the reports of the United States
Bureau of Mines to determine from this
unprecedented source the true status. In
the monthly reports we find that I'm May
the consumption exceeded production by
more than a million barrels. Exports
showed a 1917 gain over May 1880.
Foreign crude demand was ~ per cent
greater than May 1898. Domestic de-
mand for motor fuel was 10 percent
more than the demand a year ago. Fin
ished gasoline stocks decreased by 3.S
million barrels I'm May.
In June we find that again consump-
ton exceeded production and production
was less I'm June than in May, owing to
curtailment resulting in reduction OF
stocks by 100000 barrels. Says the
tpTnfaI az nm
June 30 were virtually at the lowest
point since the initial accumulation"
Domestic demand for motor fne1 was 8
percent above year ago. Exports con-
tinued at record rate.
Examination of the July figures re-
veals that % gasoline demand this
year is per cent greater than last year,
setting an all-time record and gasoline
stocks are only I u % greater than last
year, in the face of this increased market.
(o) Crude stocks are at a 15-year low.
(3) Foreign demand for both crude
and refined products is at a record
volume and likely to increase, i'm view of
the war situation in Europe.
az There is. no Over-production of
crude in the United States today, this
hulabalOO over Illinois Notwithstanding.
(5) Before the Midcontinent shutdown
occurred, there was only 14O days. supply
of crude above ground in the United
States, compared with $50 days supply
one year ago. This is the lowest I'm Is
years.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26
SWIYELNECKS
(Continued from Page Onel

CONTINUED from Page Onel
burst sand, has been abandoned
after vain attempts to bring the
production back by shooting.
Both operators are attempting
to develop a large supply of gas
on the North Cut Bank flank. Three
completed gas wells thus far COM
pleted have a combined total ini-
tial of 9O,O0O,OOO cubic feet per
day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26
THREE WELLS
Continued from Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One)
eum-Cornett No. 1, c SWA NV Il
3O-37-3W, and is directly south of
the Border oil field. 1t will have
the Madison lime as its principal
objective, rather than the Cut Bank
sand series. 1t may even be car
ried into the lime, to make a COM
plete test of the acreage block.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

Counsel Ito witness): You're a
nice sort of fellow, you are!"
Irish witness: "I'd say the same
OF you, only I'm on oath!
The best things in life are al
ways immoral, illegal or fattening.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

To reach a port, 7Ue must sail,
sometimes qnth the qOmd, and
sometimes against it, but 70e must
sail, and not drift, nor lie at
anchor.
(OHoer Wendell Holiness
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

0IL is the blood of the earth flowing through for
{ /t0le's field only to enrich the courageous. 1t
sometimes re7oayds the mon-tIinkng business
Stacker bit it lifts the burden from the back of
business co70Nyd It's Plus marks of generally
go those v|o combine degree of thought aUih
action.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

Did you hear about the two
little worms-one was crawling
East the other West, then they met
one stopped, the other crawled
right on.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

The difference between an In
dian dancer and a Hula dancer is
that the Indian dances with a quiv-
er on his back.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-26

Offering Producing Sheets win Be Sent To Those
Who Them
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-21
AS the New Council Starts

The Town Council will find the pages of the
CooPERToR open to full support and cooperation with
whatever steps taken to make Greenbelt better
community in which to live.
Individual staff members had very definite
choices which they were backing in the elections:
the newspaper, however, backed specific five can
ddates. lie claim neither applause reproach for
serve the entire popu1ati on so far it possibly
cam Not every individual will agree wi tn the pa
per's policy, but staff members have criteria for
determining majority opinion in the town. It is
that La jority opinion which shall attempt to re-
fleet In such definite stands may take, al
though all points Of view Will be presented.
Especially in the opening weeks of the new Coua-
ellis work the CooPEAToR will avoid cri I'll eli SIN.
Greenbelt is a small enough comumi ty so that we
should be able to make friendly informal suggestions
without resort to bitter ant agonisms which have
casionaly arisen in the past. Points which we
shall from time to time make in the future will be
offered in constructive sense, without tent to
embarrass obstruct.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-21
Levels of Achievement

TO maintain proud fable of being model commit
n1ty is hardly in keeping with the hominy and grts
policy of our so-ca1led progressive educational
methods.
Our local elementary school launched with the
blessing of governor who lauded the intention of
bringing to state not renowned for its educational
attainments the powerful ideas Of progressive educa-
tion, which have time and again proven their worth
both In the East as we'll the West Coast and in
enlightened communities strong betWeen then.
Having modestly accepted the plaudits of those
who knew the desirable levels Of education to attain
we proceeded calmly to bak at charging classes
providing sufficient teachers, in coum,nity made
up of vastly larger proportion of small children
than any other in the state.
Progressive education demands than the usual
number Of teachers for given number Of pupils.
We are definitely not being progressively educated
when the tol1s-schoo1books, not provided, at
time when athletic fields be very lavishy Land
scaped and decorated. No child should be compelled
to buy his own books, child should be denied
access to classes, pupil should be arbitrarily
held back in school work, if we progress sive1y
educating.
Either must remedy defects, or else admit
that what we have here is sham.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-21
Congratulations, Reps!

To the Reps we offer congratulate ons and apprecia-
ton. The congra tulations for their winning Of
the Prince Georges County baseball championship.
The appreciation is for their work in madng Green
belt an int egral part Of the county. By playing
games in the nearby coai ties and by establ ising
themselves tops in Local baseball compe tition
they have as much as any other Greenbelt group
in uniting town with its neighbors.
Thanks, fellows-and the cess next year.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-09-21
September q. 1895:
Democracy at Work
VOLUME. VOLUME T.. NO. 3.

There are few municipalities in the country where
Officials and all other parties concerned in e.
lections dispute would sit down together at the
quest of temporary citizens committee and reach
an amicable settlement. And yet this was done in
Greenbe1t this last week.
The status Of Mr.. Bierwagens candidacy in the
Town Council elections and his relations with GER
tain town off Gals had reached the point last
Thursday evening where intervention Of sort
necessary. Those who sat through the long meeting
of the Citizens Association chose the wsest
Of action, and the committee selected by President
Donald Wagstaff to investi gate and arbitrate the
conflict was highly satisfactory.
In view Of the circumstances the courage of those
who served the comnittee-Sherrod East, Howard
Custer, Mrs. G. NJ Harper, and the Reverend Robert
Kincheloe-is admirable. They had nothing to gain
from such service, and much to lose. That they
did their job we'll is evidenced by all reports
from those concerned.
At the request of this body which had legal
status whatsoever, town officials appeared and Of
fered testimony. In other communities court action
and subpoenas would be required. Here appearance
was voluntary, testimony given willingly. With
the one meeting all charges settled, with the
results announced at Monday nights Association
meeting.
Truly, as Mr.. East has remarked, "this is democ-
racy at work, and like it..
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
WILBUR ARNOLD AND BEN YOUNG IN THE VALIANT"

No prison scene is complete without the chaplain, which part in the case of The Valiant" will be played by Wilbur Arnold. The chaplain, known in the play as Father Daly is the guiding hand behind much of the thought and action throughout the play. He is ale to give much counsel through his quiet unobtrusive manner.
 Ben Young fits very ably into the part of The Prisoner of this play which is to be given next Thursday, November 16 at 800 pm. at the Federated Church. James Dyke (Ben Young) is about to be executed for a crime which he freely admits he com mitted, but the problem arises when he refuses to give his true identity. Thousands of mothers wonder if he is their lost son. will he tell who is he?
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
Trapper in Bed Sheet Crawls Close to Wolf And Shoots Predator

It's hard to get close enough to a wolf on level, treeless ex- panse to kill the animal with any sort of a firearm but Tex Blair, trapper accomplished the feat. He wrapped himself in bed sheets and pillow cases So his figure could not be distinguished from the snow-covered expanse, and crawled about a mile on Blair Lake before getting within shooting distance of the crea- ture. One bullet, fired at 200 yards served to end the pred ator's life.
 Sam o. White, wild life agent with headquarters at Fairbanks who Tuesday was at Blair Lake which is 40 miles east of Fair banks tells of the incident.
 T stopped at Blair's trapping cabin which is on Blair Lake a couple of hours Tuesday. He told me of killing a few days pre- viously a large female wolf. While Blair was absent from his cabin during a forenoon, the ani maj visited the premises and ate a part of a caribou carcass each ed behind the cabin. After the feast, the wolf became drowsy and went to the middle of the lake which is two miles long and one and one-half miles wide, to lie down.
 Tex returned to the cabin at noon. He saw the animal in the middle of the lake. For an hour he sat in the cabin watching her and trying to think of a plan of getting within gunshot of her. Most of the time she lay on the ice, but occasionally she would rise to her launches and setting on them peer at her surround ings.
 Finally Blair wrapped himself in bed sheets and pillow cases and with his rifle crawled out on the lake. He patiently wormed his way to a place within 200 yards of the wolf AL no time did she see him but when he was within 200 yards of her she heard him and came to the alert.
 Many times while he was
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
BROKEN TOYS WANTED

Anyone having broken toys, ch.ldren's playthings, sleds, skis, bicycles, tri-cycles and etc, wish ing to donate them for the bene- fl of less fortunate children are requested to communicate with Harry Egbert, engineer at the Fire Department, who is arrang- ing under the sponsorship of the Nome Volunteer Fire Depart ment to repair and provide fer distribution at Christmas time, numerous children's gifts along this line.
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
WAGE-H0UR COUNSEL WARNS AGAINST OVERTIM EVASION

Continuing to pay the same sal ary now paid workers for A. hour week after October A will be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, even though the employer makes a show of com pliance through bookkeeping manipulations, General Counsel George A. McNulty of the Wage and Hour Division, U. s. Depart ment of Labor, warned in a mem orandum made public recently.
 On October 24 the statutory minimum wage for all workers engaged in interstate commerce or in work necessary to the pro duction of goods for interstate commerce was raised to 30 cents an hour; and at the same time the standard Work-week, after which overtime at time and one half the regular rate of pay must be paid, is reduced to 42 hours. MT. McNu!ty's memorandum points out the illegality of adopt ing a bookkeeping rate for the purposes of the overtime pro visions of the Wage and Hour Law and a different rate for act ual payment.
 The Act requires that over time must be paid at the rate of time and one-half the regular rate of pay at which the em- ployee is actually employed and paid, and not upon a fictitious rate which the employer adopts solely for bookkeeping purpos- es."
 These practices are violations of section ? and as such will sub ject the employer to the penal ties prescribed in the Act, MT. McNulty wrote.
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
Hunting, Trapping and Fur Deal CTS License For Natives

Hunting and trapping licenses are required of all Native h. dians or Eskimos who engage in hunting or trapping. Also a fur dealers license is required of ma tives who buy and sell furs. There is no charge to the Natives for these license. However, a re- port must be made to the Alaska Game Commission, Juneau, Alas ka, not later than July Both of each year, correctly showing the number and kinds of animals and birds taken during the past year; or the number and kinds of furs purchased and the name and li- cense or certificate number of each person from whom furs were purchased.
 These licenses and report forms may be obtained from MT. Startling, Room 20, Post Office Building.
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10

slowly crawling over the ice, the wolf raised her head to test the wind for scent of a foe and of ten scanna5 all parts of the lake with her eyes.
 When he fred at range of 200 yards, the bullet went neatly through the animal behind her shoulders ona slightly diagonal path.
 Inspection of the creature's cracass showed she had gorged herself on the caribou meat
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
City of Flint
 Starts Unloading Then Head Home

BERGEN, Nov g (P) - The City of Flint started to unload in preparation to returning direct ly to America. Captain Gainard said the vessel will carry only ballast on the return voyage and said she would travel from one neutral port to another without cargo in an attempt to avoid en- tanglement with warships of the belligerents on the lookout for contraband
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
Fresh Since Fish In Town

Polet's Store has on sale the first shee fish of the season which arrived by the Wien Alaska Air lines and the Northern Cross Airlines from the Kotzebue Sound country This fish was en- joyed all last winter and un- doubtedly many will take advan tage of eating it today (Friday).
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
Two German Attacks Are
 Driven Back

PARIS, Nov. 10 (P)-The Gen eral Staff reported that German troops attacked in two localities and were forced to fall back un- der French infantry and artillery fire.
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-10
Made Long, Lonely Hike

ANCHORAGE, Nov. 8 - Pete Christensen of Naknek walked 50 miles over the wilderness to an airport from whence he flew here for disqualification. He has an iron splinter in his eye.
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Evening star., 1939-02-10
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

In the long story OF China. we ma
several great inventions, and records
Of men who tried to do things which
may seem very modern" to us.
Perhaps most interesting was
Chinas New Dealer" His name
was Wang An Shih, and he lived
nine centuries ago.
Wang was not the ruler in name,
but he was the prime minister under
one Of the Sung emperors, and had
great power. "All the people," he
said, should be able to obtain good
homes, proper clothing and enough
food"
In an effort to bring about that
end, Wang put new laws in effect.
He tried to raise wages and hold
down prices, to tax the rich and give
to the poor. He caused seeds to be
sent around to farmers, and helped
the farmers to obtain loans at low
interest.
Wangs ''New Deal" lasted for 10
years. His enemies at last led the
Emperor to make him give up the
ONCE of prime minister.
Living at the same time as Wang
was one of the famous printers in
world history. His name was Pi
Sheng, and he is honored as prob
ably the first man ever to use NOV
able type in printing. He did his
work 400 years before Coster Of
Holland or Gutenberg Of Germany.
Although Pi Sheng Is believed to
Evening star., 1939-02-10

The Four Aces will b pleased to answer
letters from readers II . stamped (3cl.
each Communication addressed to The Four
Aces, care The Evening Star.
Four Aces system Of Contract bridge. send
with your. request to The Four Aces. care
The Evening Star. stamped (3c). SELF.
receive an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
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The bidding:
Burnstone Jacoby You schenken
IA Pass ~ Pass
81 Pass ca
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(copyrisht. 1899. by The -Four Aces.)
Evening star., 1939-02-10
He Didn't Mean to Bid

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The Bidding:
East South West North
IA "a Pass 81
Pass - Pass 4 4
Dbl. - Dbl. Redbl.
Pass Pass Pass
The bidding as given is what ac-
tually took place. 1t seems that
South's two-club bid was not really
q psychic. He looked at his hand
and said to himself, Hmm, I have
no clubs" and at the same time
found that he had accidentally
opened his mouth and said, 1.-TWO
clubs" The result was a good ex-
ample of falling into the river and
coming out with a fish!
West opened his singleton spade.
Declarer won with dummy's king
and led trump. A club was now
played. South trumped, discarded
one of dummy's clubs on his ace of
spades and now led another trump.
When the high honors fell together.
he still had one trump left to ruff
dummy's remaining club, f1nessed
successfully for the jack of hearts.
since East showed out on the second
heart lead and made five-odd dou-
bled and redoubled at four!
In yesterdays question you were
declarer at no-trump contract and
held AK Of diamonds. Dummy
held K-J-x-x. You needed three
tricks in diamonds to make your
contract and there was no danger
in any other suit. You also had
plenty of entries in both hands. How
should you have played the dia-
monds?
Answer-The correct play is the
' king OF diamonds, followed by the
ace of diamonds and low diamond
to the jack. This play insures three
diamond tricks in the event that the
queen of diamonds is held to your
left. or if the suit breaks 3-3, or
II the queen of diamonds drops on
the first or second lead. It gives
no play for four diamond tricks, but
by definition you don't need four.
Score 100 per cent for correct play,
70 per cent for ace of diamonds
\ and second-round finesse of the
Jack, 80 per cent for f1nesse Of the
Jack on the first round.
Question No. So.
David Bruce Burnstone is the
dealer and your partner. You hold:
AQxx
"a K xxx
Xxx
d q x
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Contract
By THE FOUR ACE,

David Bruce Burnstone Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken. worlds
system that has beaten every other sys-
tenn in existence.)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Brewster Center
Reveals Program

This week Joseph DupleSsis, Of
the Brewster Recreation Center,
released the late winter program Of
the center.
On Thursday, February % Brew
ster Recreation Center 637 Brew
ster street, is having mid-winter
sports carnival. There will be a
boxing exhibition. water polo game
swimming events and an au-star
basketball game.
The boxing club under The direc-
ton Of Duke Ellis will give an
exhibition; Eiwood will compete
against Brewster Recreation Cen
ter in a water polo contest; Kronk.
St Clair and Brewster will furnish
the swimming entertainment, and
Jewish Center will play Brewster
Center Big Five basketball team.
The Brewster Recreation girls
basketball team challenges any girls
team in the state
On March 2 Brewster Recreation
will have their annual community
program. -.--