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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Funeral of infant

The funeral Of Clifford Wayne An ierson, l9-r,onth-o son of MT ano Mrs. John Andersen of 57 New street, who died at the Waterbury hospital Saturday was held this af- teri. .oon at 2 o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, POI Meadow street Rev. William R. Frendberg, pastor of the Salem Lutheran church, offi- ciated. Burial was in Grove ceme- tery.
 The baby, born March IS, 1888, leaves besider his parents. two brothers, John, Jr.. ana Robert; four sisters, Arlene, Audrey, Dorothy and Nancy, and his grandparents, Mir. an6 Mr.. Joh,t B. Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
DOCTORS HAD HANDS FULL

Pasadena, Cal. OPP It took nurses and doctors at the Emer- gency Hospital an hour to pick cactus thorns from the leg and hips of Barbara Johnson, SM, who slip- ped and sat down on cactus plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Antone Ieixeira, 26,
 Valves Extradition
 After He Confesses
Accused Gives Self Up to New Bedford, Mass. Police After Admitting His Conscience Bothered Him Since
 Accident Oct. 20; Turned Over to Conn., Troopers
UGATUcK
Correspondent, wm : Baster-. Phone NausatucA asab

Naugatuck, Nov. 1S = Antone Teixeira, 2e, a resident of this borough, surrendered to police in New Berford, Mas, yesterday aft ernoon and confessed that he was the man they wanted ss hit-and- run driver since october 20.
 The local man told the Bay State police that his conscience has both- cred him ever since the accident happened. He was immediately turned over to Connecticut state troopers by the New Bedford police:
 Teixeira, a former resident Of New Bedford, Mas, waived extradi- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Installation Nov. 26

Installation of officers of the To-. cal 45, United Rubber Workers or America, will be held Sunday, Nov. 26, here. The officers were elected yesterday at the annual meeting in Linden park hall.
 Joseph Kt nishea was elected pres idcnt to serve a third term in this capacity. He had opposition yester- day, frank Ault being the opposing candidate. Mir. Kenishea won handily.
 Leon Moraskl was chosen vice. president, succeeding Raymond Grau; Genevieve Pajeski, William Muldowney and Harold Bower were elected new members of the execu- tive committee and other commit- teeman chosen were: William Mey- CTS, Carl Holt and P. August John- son. Miss Olga Lenoff was again chosen financial secretary and treas- urer; Albert Patchofsky was re. elected recording secretary and Rob- ert Troland was named trustee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Benefit Show

A benefit moving picture will be presens,d d by the Polish central com mitSee at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the Geia theater and funds derived will be ysed toward aid for refugees in Poland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Parties Enjoyed

Three arties were held Saturday night in observance of Armistice day here. The Naugatuck post, American Legion, held its affair at Pythian hall, consisting of a dance and a dinner. An open house party was held at the home of Crusader post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Polish American Veterans held a party in theiy hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
SAYS HITLER WILL NOT LAST

Cleveland. o. (UP)-Victor T. J Tlach, former Austrian consul gen. eral here, has predicted Hitler's end if the war is long. When the Ger man people feel the pangs of hun ger, they will turn against Hitler, Tlach said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Fumeral of mnhv

The funeral Of Beverly Joan nEeckenEIIdge. l9-month-old daueh-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13

ter of Warren W. and Marian tEllis) Breckenridge of Il Curtiss avenue, Wallingford, who died at the New Haven hospital Sunday, will be held at the Gilnack Funeral Home 95 Meadow street, Naugatuck tomorrow at 2:s0 p. m. Rev. Edward B. Hance, pastor of the Congrega- tional church here. will ofIlciate. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery. Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13

Vote Republican--cnd Lever-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Church Notes

A meeting of the Aid society quoit league will be held at 7;30 o'clock in the Congregational parish house tonight. The Parish Players will hold a military euchre party at the parish house at p. m. Wednesday and members of the congregation and friends 20 years of ago or older are Invited. Thosr planning to attend should notify Mrs. A. '4ouis Kalas, phone 23i0, by tomorrow at the latest.
 A rehearsal of the adult choir will be held at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday and tho Young Peoples choir will meet Thursday t 6:30 D. m. Boy Scouts will convene at 7:30 p. m. Thursday and troop S7, Girl Scouts will meet at 3;30 D. m. Friday, with troop 23 holding a s,ssion at D. m.
 A meeting of officers and teach CTS of the church school will be held Nov. % at 6 p. m. with Circle B of the Aid sCc!ety serving supper. "1he Fourth Gospel" will be the ,opic of dig .ussion.
 A Union Thanksgiving service will te held at 10 a. m. on Nov 30 in St. Michael's Episcopal church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
To Attend Session

Women of St. Michael's Episco- pal church will attend the 5oth an- nual meeting of the Women's auxil- iary In Christ church Cathedral, Hartford, Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13

Vote Republican-snd Lever--Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13

Junior Mission society will meet in the church at 3:30 p. m, Saturday.
 To Plan Party
 A meeting of the 1sbell Women's Relief Corps will be held at 2:S0 p. rn., tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Florence Looinis, 2l3 South Main street. Plans fc,' the annual Christ mas party will be discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Plan Card Party

Under the auspices of the Altar society of St.. Marys church, a public card party will be sponsored in the parish hall on Wednesday night, No vember 22. While announcing the party at masses in the North Main street edifice yesterday morning. Rev Thomas M. Grimm, pastor. lRuded the Altar society for its splendid work in the church and urged all mothers of the parish to become members of the organization. Prizes will be awarded at each table at the party, at which bridge, ninochle and forty-five will be played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13
Attend Session


 Members of the Brotherhood of the Salem Lutheran church attend ed the annual meeting in Manches- ter yesterday and parishioners of this church will attend the Hart ford district session at Meriden Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.
 Tho Lutheran Brotherhood will convene at 8 p. m. Friday at the home of idolph Nelson, SIS Hill- side avenue.
 The following rehearsals are scheduled; Senior choir, 7:30 p. m, Thursday; chiltlien's choir, 3:30 p. n., Friday: Junior choir, 2 p. m.. Friday. The junior confirmation class will meet at 3:30 p. m., Thurs day and the senior class will con- vene at 4:45 p. m, Friday. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-13

Vote lsspublean- And Iever-Adv.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
NEW WELL IS
RIGGING UP IN
DARLING POOL

While the other operators in
North Cut Bank are debating about
the location OF the next well to be
drilled, somewhere lower on struc-
ture than the Cobb-State gasser. Yu-
kon Oil company this week began
rigging up on its fourth we'll in the
I Darling pool. The well is to be
known as Yukon-Lungren No. 2. in
center NEA NWh Sec. 26-37-5W,
south and west of the Lungren No
/, a flowing 75-5arrel we'll Nose
Wagner has the drilling contract,
and is preparing to proceed inn
mediately. Weather has improved
sufficiently to make operations pos
sible, despite the remoteness of
the area which Is 20 miles north
and five miles east of the town OF
Cut Bank, operating headquarters
of Yukon Oil company, a wholly
owned subsidiary OF Santa Rita Oil
company.
An early announcement is ex
pected from A. B. Cobb regarding
the location OF the next well on
the cobb nose" OF the North Cut
Bank area. He is reported to have
been in conference with the Mckee
interests of Portland who own
large block of acreage in the area.
held in the name of Warren Hast
ings. Cobb is confident that a To-
cation lower on structure than his |
40. 900, 0OO-f0Ot gasser will find oil |
in the Moulton sand, which is the |
productive horizon in the Lungren |
flowing we'll and a half mdle east
and slightly north. II is also be-
lieved that the Sunburst sand and
Cut Bank sands will prove produc-
tive OF oil when tested along the
high" OF the fold More than 2O.-at
900 acres has been leased in the /
north to the Canadian
boundary and east to the Border
Red Coulee oil field where oil is
'ound in the Moulton. Sunburst and
tut Bank horizons.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
DRILLING IS
RESUMI|IIHG AS
COLD EASES

Moderating weather arrived on
the wings of a Chinook wind in
north Montana oil fields this week
and three wells resumed operations
after the complete standstill brought
by temperatures as low as 80 de-
grees below zero
Big West-Gunderson No 10, c
SEX NWA 19-S5-2W. resumed rig
ging up and spudded during the
week. reporting a depth OF 80 feet
on Thursday
Coolidge & coolidge-state A No.
NV NEANw4 86-36-2w, is
drilling at 72O
Plotke-Ward No 2. SW SW4
SWh 2S-35-3W. is drilling at $40.
This location was enormously given
as the southwest quarter Of Sec
-. II is direct north offset to
the new Vanderpas-T Thompson No.
producer.
Agan & Observation-Disclosures No
y, Sc NV sWh 23-S5-SW. has
run tubing and is ready TO acidize
Kelvin operators are holding
spring drilling plans in a5eyance
awaiting outcome of market devel-
opments There is general expec-
tation that there will be consider
able prospecting on the west. north
and northeast flanks OF the field
in lieu OF development Of proven
areas. There is also considerable
serious talk OF joint deep test.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
new TYPE OF
GASOLINE IS
IN PROSPECT

General adoption of catalytic
cracking processes by refiners is ex-
pected to follow the introduction
Of new method known as the
Houdry process Universal Oil Pro-
ducts Co. has come forward with a
new development which is being
utilized by The Texas company,
Consolidated Oil Corp. and Shell
Union Oil Corp.
The new process will produce a
new type of gasoline. Technolo-
gists of the three companies are
working closely with those of Uni
versal. The projected installations
will run into millions of dollars.
The following statement was made
'oy Dr. Gustav EgIcff. director Of
research of UNIVERSAL
While the new process is a, mile
stone in the scientific achievement
of the oil industry, it will at present
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18

Some six years ago a well was
started by the Fat Elk Oil company,
on the Pulaski Arch Structure, but
in a relatively synclinal location.
This fact was not at first fully
realized, but during the latter part
OF the drilling, the synclinal nature
OF the location became more and
more in evidence. The party re-
sponsible for this location is not
known.
This Fat Elk company encounter
ed shale and sand at about 400
feet which showed considerable gas.
Believing that an oil horizon lay
Immediately below an attempt was
made to shut off the water in the
hole and save the well. This at
tempt failed due. in part to mis-
management and lack of adequate
funds to make a proper shut-off
The company finally went broke
and the we'll was taken over by the
Coast Oil Company.
This company proceeded with the
and encountered a thin oil
sand at a depth Of 1885 feet;
in making a tight shut
off prevented the bringing in Of a
small pumpeT at this point.
Continuing drilling ahead, a gas
sand 81 feet thick was encountered
at 1892 feet, making excellent
showing in spite OF the synclinal
character OF the location, 80 that
The hole was continued IN the hope
of encountering a good oil sand be-
ow this gas.
II was finally realized that the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
CODE
TO REGULATE
OIL INDUSTRY

A program looking toward a mod
fled MIRA in the oil industry has
grown out of the conferences of
the committee of SO of the indie
pendent Petroleum Association of
America, according to information
received by Montana directors this
week Following is the program
outlined:
That this Committee Of Thirty
Six recommend to the Executive
Committee that they authorize the
President of the Association to ap-
point a committee of five. of
which he shall be the Chairman, to
undertake to accomplish the fol-
lowing detectives:
First to expedite the approval by
the Federal Trade Commission OF
the Code of Fair Competition that
has been submitted to the Commits
sion by the oil industry; and fail
ing to obtain its prompt approval
to ascertain the specific objections
thereto in its present form that
have been lodged against it, either
by the Federal Trade Commission
or the Department of Justice.
Second: To ascertain the cost of
a study and the time necessary to
complete a study of the problems
of the oil industry from the refin
cry to the consumer in the refin-
ing and marketing branches Of the
industry and to determine the ef-
feet of these practices on the pro-
ducing branch of the oil industry !
and to ascertain the availability of |
he Harvard University. the Whar-
ton School Of Finance, the Brook (
ngs Institute and similar organiza-
lions to make such a study
Third To ascertain whether or
not it is lawful and feasible and if .
80, to then undertake to have the (
Securities and Exchange Comm.s-
sion to require all integrated com
CONTINUED on Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
MONTANANS
GAVE PAPERS
AT SALT LAKE

w. NJ Peden, district supervisor
of the United States Geological
Survey, returned this week from
the convention of U. S. G. S. sup
ervisors in Salt Lake City, bearing
bundles OF weighty copies OF pap
ers which were read before the
meeting. in which every superyis-
or had participation All the many
papers were mimeographed to pro-
vide reference workers for all sup
ervisors
Mr. Peden read a paper on the
subject of Cooperation with the
Blackfeet Indian tribe, in oil OPP
erations in the Cut Bank oil field.
The paper was prepared jointly by
Mr.. Peden and j. H. Hascheider
H. II. Perrigo of the Billings Of
flee read a paper on Benefits of
Utilization in Cedar Greek field. "
which was discussion OF the Ba-
ker-Glendive area where eight un-
it areas have been established. The
purposes, he stated, is To obviate
loss through drainage by private
land wells, or compensatory royal
ties in lieu thereof; to allow issu-
ance of leases on government lands
without discovery; prevent unneees-
sary drilling, allowing effectual
spacing and equitable Withdrawals
and giving minority operators OPP
portunity to participate In the
available market without further
investment
He stated that the Baker field is
80 miles long and from two to
eight miles wide II was discover
ed in 1912 but had no great a.
mount of drilling until 1929 when
SO wells were completed. There are
are now 152 wells in the field. SS
on public lands The highest CON
tour elevation is 1850 feet on the
south end of the anticline. drop
ping off to 24O0 feet on the north
end
Principal producing horizon is the 1
Judith river sands which show a
'ock pressure OF 210 pounds and /
ranging as high as 10000 /
700 cubic feet per day. The Eagle I
Iandstone has a rock pressure OF 4
US pounds, with a volume OF a.
'ound 100000 cubic feet per day.
'hiefly in the southern area. There
re IS participants In the unit and
he gas is marketed through an s.
nch pipeline to Glendive. Sidney
nd Williston, N. d., 12-inch line
o Dickinson and Bismarck. with a
ranch to Wibaux, Mont. an S-inch
Inc to Miles City and a branch to
cry, Mont. and a 12-inch line to
he Black Hills of South Dakota,
With a 6-inch branch to Marmarth
nd Bowman, N. D.
CONTINUED on Page F1vs)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18

fifty or sixty years ago l feel that
should give some account OF
myself
/ was born in California, Novem-
Der 10th. 1862, and you would find
1t hard to find another man or
woman of my age who can say that
his or her parents we're both born
west of the Mississippi river. Ny
father, James NJ. Emmons, was born
on the banks of the Missouri river
below where Kansas City now is,
109 years ago and went to Cali
fornia in the gold rush. My moth
er whose maiden name was Yer
mella Matthews was born near
Waco, Texas, in 1874. She was
the daughter OF DR.. Robert Mat
thews and her mother was a sister
of John Chisholm who first drove
cattle over the trail bearing his
name. Ny grandmother was thrown
CONTINUED on Page FOUR
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
THIRD LANDER
PRODUCER IS
FLOWING WELL

With a record of an average
production of 40 barrels per day
during the first 10 days, the newly
completed Santa Rita-Lander No. 3,
well continued flowing this week
and appears to be a much better
producer than first anticipated.
This we'll is south Of the famous
Lander No. / producer and east of
the No. 2 and apparently on the
east edge OF the Moulton sand pool
which provides three other flowing
wells in the north end of the main
Cut Bank oil field. This we'll had
between 20 and 80 barrels of pro-
duction in the Moulton sand, accom-
panied by a flow of gas, and the
Cut Bank sand. normal producing
horizon of the field, carried an ad
dittonal 10 barrels
This makes the fifth oil well
producing from the Moulton sand
on the north end of the Cut Bank
field. The fourth well is the
Texaco-Tweedy No. 2, southeast of
the Lander No. and the fifth is
the recently completed Yukon-Jacob-
son producer in Section 23-37-5W,
in the new Darling pool All five
were completed as flowing wells.
Because the Moulton has never been
regarded as an oil sand, it was not
generally known that the Moulton
sand was responsible for the flow
ing wells of the Lander pool, until
after the completion of the Lander
No. 3. Operators thought that the
oil was coming from the Sunburst
sand, which lays between the Moul-
ton and Cut Bank sands, with a thin
strata of shale separating them. |
There is no Sunburst sand oil pro-
duction of consequence in the Cut
Bank oil field
The theory of production
trend" in the Moulton horizon will |
be tested by the Santa Rita-Tri6al |
No. 9 we'll now rigging M in Gel |
Sc Il NE Il 1635-6W. which is on a |
line extended northeastward from /
the Tweedy. Lander No. 2 and Ian
der No 1 wells Wells on either
side of this trend" have failed 10
find production other than a small
of oil in the Cut Bank sand
One new location was announced
in the main field this week. 1t is:
Glacier Production Simero No. 4.
NEA NV Il 5-35-5W, not far from
the newly completed O'Brien No. 3,
in center SW II SWA 32-34-5W.
which swabbed 145 barrels in the
first "a hours. The Simero No
which is now sOudding about 500
feet northwest of the Simero No. 1.
his company's first oil well in the
cut Bank field. Because the No. /
lad a very thin sand. the area was
regarded as highly douot-
iul until the O'Brien No 2 demon
'trated good sand condition three
Fights of a mile away.
Continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18

was competed 10 ten the INTEREST
ing story of his early life. hereto
fore unrecorded in the files of the
Journal. His letter follows:
I have been reading with more
than ordinary interest about the re-
union of the early day cowboys Of
Montana. Of particular interest has
been stories by some of the boys
who came from Texas with cattle
over the Old Trail, meaning the
Jack Chisholm trail over which cat
tie were driven from the Southwest
to marketing points, and new rang
es in this and other States and Can
ada. It has given me a longing to
meet with the few who are left OF
US who knew our dear State OF
Montana before barbed wire and
were invented.
However before walking in on a
group of men so Justly deserving
and so securely hogtied to a pro-
place in the early history
OF Montana as Is the Cowboy Of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18

smallness of the diameter of the
hole would prevent completion Of a
producer at that location and fur
Their drilling to a depth OF $500
feet was pursued for what infor-
nation could be secured.
J. o. Bryant arrived at the To-
cation when the we'll was 2026 feet
deep.
Following abandonment of the
hole. a second well was started
1900 feet West OF the first well,
which location was known to be
much higher structurally and thus
greater possibilities of production
from the six gas sands and one oil
sand which were encountered in the
old hole.
The gas which was encountered
in the old hole at about 400 feet
was found at 1850 in the second
hole. Faulty casing prevented the
saving of horizons al a lower depth.
This we'll was hooked up to the
gas line serving Coquille. e 7-1O
miles. 3" pipe line) and third
well was drilled. which also pro-
duced gas at a shallow depth from
the sand which had been cased off
before the Coast oil Company took
over the old hole.
The gas tests 1890 B. r. US Total
guaged volume not known.
The outcropping formations of
he Coquille region are listed below
IN the order of their succession:
lconHnusd on Page F1vu)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18

turns are taxed on a basis of 100
per cent, with no deductions allow
able. Operators likewise pay net
proceeds tax after allowance of GER
tain deductions for costs.
The bill is known as Senate Bill
No. 1872 and amends Section 1893,
Montana revised codes, 1885. chang
ing the law by the addition of the
paragraph:
THAT the producer shall be Ii
able for the payment of said tax.
and same shall be payable by and
shall be collected from such pro-
Queer; provided, however, that af-
ter payment of such tax such pro-
Queer may recover or Withhold from
the proceeds of any royalty or wor-
king interest, either in kind or in
money coming into his hands, the
of any tax paid by him up
on such operating or royalty in
terest"
Assessments on metal mines roy
alties are to be likewise handled.
under this measure.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-18
Charles Ernmons Claims
Place Among Cowhands,
He Reveals Life Story

The coming meeting of early day cowboys
held in Great Falls brought into the open widely known Mon
na petroleum engineer who claims he fit candidate for
bershp in the cowhands organization. He
pioneer Kevnunburst geolog who credited
of oil in Swift Current creek giving north Montana its first
oil BOOM and later with the first mapping of the high
nSunburs field 1t he who obtained brought
tremendous fortune his Kaspe neghbors
leasing operations his properties having been placed the Ka
peKevn syndicate which has paid millions of dollars divi
royalties great Fulton
Rice pool of East Sunburst.
Mr. Emmons, justify his place among the cowpunchers