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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

A man was arrested in Los
Angeles not long ago and charged
with nudism and brought into court.
How old are your" questioned
the judge.
"Forty-five." admitted the accus-
ed.
Married."
YES"
How many children"
TWENTY
Case dismissed. This man is no
nudist. He simply hasn't had time
to dress"
Many girls have been taken in
when they thought they were just
being taken out.
Then there was the drunk, who
when making a telephone call, re-
ceived two dickles back when he
failed to complete the call, so he
played three dollars worth of nickles
trying to hit the Jackpot.
People are funny Think of the
difference between calling someone
level-headed, and calling him a
flathead
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29
Science Tames Wildcats
In Petroleum Industry

geology and goPhys over guessW %
traed in wildcat well drilling in 1898 and IN our pre-
Frederick H. Lance
'wldcas'wels drilled areas as
a from proven production reveals that wells located on the
geological and geophysa surveys
are approximately likely to produce oil than those
wells located without scientific drilled merely on
term for bunch and guesswork
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NEW TEST

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has not yet hit the Madison lime.
Careful analysis of drill cuttings
by competent biologists has fail
ed to identify the formation.
Faulting is suspected and Cas-
sidy expects to drill until he gets
oil or water.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

One reason that Hugo Aronson,
the "Galloping Swede" gets things
done is that there is never any
work too hard to for the boss him
self to jump in and do it, but it
takes a husky man to work alongside
Hugo for eight hours a day. The
story goes that a husky youth was
given a job and he galloped along
side Hugo in moving derricks,
tanks and buildings hither and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29
GAS PRICE CUT

DENVER-TwO large Dem
yer gasoline distributors cut
prices 21k cents a gallon Fri
day and others said they would
wait for developments" be-
fore announcing further prices.
The cuts brought the price of
regular" gasoline to 10 cents
at stations served by the COM
panies.
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WELL MAKES
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This was formerly known as
Lewistown Syndicate Solberg No. /.
1t is owned by the Kippen Oil &
Gas company which drilled wild
cat we'll on the east slope of the
field
PIotke-Ward No. 3, CIVIL SW u
SWA 2S-35-3W, is drilling at
1910 feet.
HusO Brothers, Ellington No. I,
C NEASWH 14-35-3W, is drilling
90 1TEE faaf
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

On the other hand, what a queer
world this would be IL all prayers
were answered.
Many a girl has thought herself
bitten by the love bug only to find
out later that he guy was a louise
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

yon for a week. Then he Quit.
- faint the wages, he said, s'It's
just that can't help having a gull
ty conscience all the time I'm
working.
What fOr?, asked Hugo.
I'm all the time worrying about
how I'm cheating a big strong mule
out Of job"
The following wires were ex-
changed between husband and wife,
the latter having gone to the sea-
side to recuperate from illness:
May stay another month. Am
feeling a new woman"
The husband replied: "You may
stay two months. I am also"
book store clerk amused him
self transpOsing first letters Of
words until it became a habit, and
lost his job when transposed the
request of the wife OF the boss for
''The Tale of Two Cities"
An efficiency expert is one who
is smart enough to tell you how to
run your business and too smart to
start one of his own.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

IN this day of industrial uncertainty,
there is difficulty in even imagining
an absolutely safe investment. A new
book called mineral Valuations of the
Future" which came to our attention
recently gave us inspiration for a plan
of a positively safe investment. 1t is
this
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

OIL is the blood of the earth fIolelng through for
{ tunes field only to enrich the courageous It
- sometimes REGARDS the nonttinklng business
Stacker bu it ne7er lifts the burden from the back Of
business coward It's pins marks of generally
90 to those ho combine degree of thought 7aTth
action
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

There is such a thing as a reasonable
EXPECTANCY that applies TO an area,
ON which possible profits can be figured
The intelligent investor win have some
general idea OF that factor-Iust as the
intelligent investor in the gold lode mnst
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29
An ABSOLUTE Investment

The vein stands perpendicular and thus
is measurable, as outlined. The oil sand
lays horizontal and usually at depth, so
it is impossible to tunnel around in it.
Gold ore is not as rich as its richest
assay and not as lean as its Ieanest assay
but more nearly represents an average of
the two. The values are so established,
when the ore body can be sampled.
While an oil strata cannot be 'assay-
ed" series of wells drilled will give
these factors:
Average thickness of oil sand.
Average saturatiOn.
Average pOrOsity.
Average pressure.
Through these AVERAGES, petroleum
engineers can pretty definitely figure
the PROBABLE content of an acre of oil
land. (The oil man figures in units of
acres while the miner figures In units
of tOns.) Added to these factors he will
observe the decline of production from
the beginning, making chart which
will give an indication of the probable
life of production.
The petroleum engineer must know
something of history of production of
the formation. As an example, he
knows in a general way whether to ex-
pect 5000 or as much as $4,000 bar
rels per acre recovery. He win likely try
to guess low rather than high but If he
is of any value to those who employ him,
ne will arrive close to the correct figure,
so the operator may contrast the cost of
drilling with the amount of probable
recovery per well.
If well costing $4,000 viii drain 40
acres and that ground contains only
1000 barrels to the acre, the operator
will make no money, unless the oil viii
bring much more than 81 per barrel.
No intelligent operator who does not be-
lieve that Cut Bank oil field win pro-
duce 1000 barrels per acre would drill
a 500, 900 well in that field. as an exc
ample. On the other hand, no intelligent
operator would base his investment on
an expected recovery of 100000 per
acre, on the 1O-acre weIlsfte of the
Santa Rita-Lander No. 4, ON the north
slope of Cut Bank oil field. He would
surely lose.
There is such thing as a reasonable
EXPECTANCY that applies TO an area,
ON which possible profits can be figured
The intelligent investor win have some
general idea OF that factor-iust as the
intelligent investor in the gold lode mnst
a producing r
Re furnished to those
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

know the average of the various assays
So much greater are the areas involved
i'm the oil industry that it is POSSIBLE
for a given tract surrounded by flowing
wells to have little or no production; and
conversely a tract surrounded by dry
holes may be tremendously productive
as illustrated by two small wells and one
dry hole on three sides of the Santa
Rita-Lander No. 1, which has produced
more than a million dollars worth of
oil, and is still the largest producing
oil well in Montana.
The best basis of success is SUCCESS
itself We can accept the Judgment OF
successful oil companies and individual
operators who have made tremendous
fortunes. as a reliable yardstick, If we
have no other means of guessing the re-
cOverable petroleum in a given area OF
a producing oil field.
In the case OF the blOcked-out gold ore,
the investor would be content with
DOUBLING his money-if such an In
vestment were possible. Likewise the
man who buys PRODUCING oil royalty.
with wells already drilled and producing
which definitely eliminate the risk of
whether oil is present, is wiling to pay
more than for PROBABLE producing oil
land. And he viii pay more for PROB
ABLE producing oil land than for wild
cat royalty, miles from production. But
as he gets away from SURE return,
he demands higher and higher profits
i'm the event of success. On producing
1. 10 vspfu
of So for every ST invested. On proven
ground he may be satisfied with pos
sible So for every 81 invested but on
wildcat royalties he may demand pos
sible 500 for every 81 invested.
When we stop to consider the possible
reward, we would not trade the Oppor-
tunities for oil royalty investment which
we can find today for the gold mine pro-
position outlined. For those of us who
have only few hundred or thousand dol
lars to invest, 1t is not adequate to get
mere interest on the investment or even
DOUBLING or mOney~-unIess other OPP
portunities are afforded for AGAIN
doubling the principal.
To make money in any line of endeav-
or requires careful thought and cOnsid-
GRAFTON, covering complete understand
ing Of the business. That applies to
metal mining as well to the oil BUSH
ness. Everyone knows that fortunes can
be honestly made in NATURAL RE
SOURCES. It follows that the investor
who would make q fortune must first
invest thought and study. II ne is going
into the oil business, either I'm drilling
or in royalties, he mast comprehend that
he is buying OIL IN UNDERGROUND
STORAGE, just as the miner or investor
is buying gold in the lode, figuring an
average gold cOntent per tom.
in Kelvin field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

If we had a vein OF gold-bearing ore
blocked out by tunnels above and be-
low, together with crOss-cuts at frequent
intervals along the sides of the ore body,
with assays of samples cut across the
vein, we would have the basis of an ideal
investment providing the owner would
sell us a royalty on that deposit.
1t would be understood that the gold
is NOT to be Immediately mined. But
IL and when the time is prOpituOus the
understanding would be that the ore will
be mined and smelted at the sole ex-
pense of the operator and ont of the
gross proceeds, the investor shall receive
one eighth of all the gold.
This would be the PERFECT invest
ment because:
L. The assays would give idea of
what gold recovery TO expect from each
ton of ore, and from the measured total
tonnage.
2 The varying cost of labor and ma
terials might vary the profits of the
miner but the investors share would be
constant, no matter how much it cost
TO mine, mill and smelt the ore.
8. There is no possibility that there
will be no market for gold, since gold is
the measuring stick of all values, used
by governments of the nations of the
world throughout history.
The investment described is IDEAL,
providing the one remaining factor is
right. That is COST.
If the deposit contained 100000
worth of recoverable gold and the inves-
tor paid $12,5OO for an eighth of 1t, he
would lose the amount of the interest on
his money. If he paid $6,25O for an
eighth of the recoverable gold, the profit
would be 1909, less interest on the
money in the interim period. That
would, OF course, constitute fine In
vestment: to put in $6,25O and take out
&12,5OO. However, that is not enough
to make a fortune great enough to care
for him I'm his old age, unless he could
make SeVera1 sucn purchases
This line of reasoning led ms TO look
back at our own business for contrast,
as In suggested by O. X. Leith's book,
above referred to.
While gold Is found Concentrated IN
q 'svean," petroleum 10 found Am o SINH
lar strata, Of either sandstone or lime.
This week we are |
Offering sheets will
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

If we had a vein OF goId-bearing ore
blocked out by tunnels above and be-
low, together with crOss-cuts at frequent
intervals along the sides of the ore body,
with assays of samples cut across the
vein, we would have the basis of an ideal
investment, providing the owner would
sell us a royalty on that deposit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

This line of reasoning led ms TO look
back at our own business for contrast,
as I'm suggested by O. X. Leith's book,
above referred to.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

While gold rs found concentrated In
q ''vein," petroleum 10 found Am o SINH
lar strata, of either sandstone or lime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-07-29

This week handling producing royalty Kelvin field
Offering sheets will be furnished those who them.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
COLLEGE EDUCATION

Sometimes we find it difficult convincing when ad
children of the reward study the face of countless
cents where prejudice balance justice and they
letters forced mena forms OF labor to live
their children their studies
beyond high school because they consider useless of
when the education acquired cannot be used One
their view successfully except that occasional
group does break through the fields where
education and should continue chill
acquire of choice and berng
reach the level due their ability when the opportunity
few years to Minneapolis to further
his education the field Of sociology Quiet and retiring but
pursued his studies spite the advise of of Uni
vers professors that he could obtain profitable education
Dunwoody Institute He has proved himself eligible by
successfully passing be worthy position
of great responsibility in the Department of Public Welfare His
arranged banquet honor him for his integrity and
Truly square peg has square hole The
responsible his appointment deserving of praise because
they fair We ask only due and nothing So
should only the banquet and extend congrau
Mr. Maxwell Leo Bohanon but should clear hroa
Its you* We that wisdom knows color line
let's together and make bullets in the form of people who
whatever that when the door of opportunity
swings open can fire with confidence.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
WITHIN THIS PRESENT

Hello Folks:
| didn't see you last week so there
fore you ought to be twice as glad
see me.
Did you hear the cunning story til
f1oated right by your long ears?
sign | hear was posted by A.P. a
P.W.H. in the Mems Hall, which il
bold bad letters, read as follows:
Boys????? Who is the new little
chick that is afraid to go through the
halls at night to get drink of water
because of ESQ she says, the so-called
bold, bad, sex-mad boys who live here.
What say, Boys, can't we ignore this
chick altogether; she's not SO hot. Now
wonder what they meant by that
Soon we'll know.
Hot Talk: What two little chicks of
the Avenue" are back after little
trip to the country? There is a cer-
tain "Avenue" boy who graduated last
June from Central High who has quite
an eye or two on the cute Francis Eng
lish. | hear on the sidelines that L. A
of Duluth has called twice Gust long
distance, my lads) on the telephone to
babble to the lovely Miss Ikaline
Moore Go to it L. A, the jive is there.
As far as engagements are concern
ed, E. B. is engaged to E. c. Did you
see the lovely gift Y. S. received from
certain boy She will not disclose
the giver but between me and the gate
post | suspect it to be c. R.
A young married couple are cele-
brating their anniversary this Satur-
day. Though you probably don't re
member it she was one of the mos
popular chicks of the avenue.
Well, so long, I'll be seeing you.
BY the Notebook
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
Youth Council

The Youth Council of the Mime
apolis Urban League met Thursday
evening at the Phyllis Wheatley House.
This group had a second of a series of
interesting speakers well informed on
the employment of youth and present
trends in the labor movement
Carlos Hudson, Editor of the North
west Organizer was the speaker. His
theme was the integration of Negroes
into Labor unions. An interesting dis
cussion followed the meeting and the
Young People looked forward to their
meeting which will be December H.
All young people of high school and
college age are invited to attend these
meetings. They are not confined to
youths attending school but include
employed as we'll as unemployed
youths.
Erma C1ardy.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
BETHESDA CHURCH NEWS

Rev. c. F. Stewart, Pastor of St.
Peters A. NJ E. Church is to be the
Guest Speaker of the United Thanks
giving services, Thursday, November
30th at l 100 o'clock at Bethesda Bap-
fist Church, 1118 9Th Street South.
Rev. Stewart always has most in-
teresting, inspiring and edifying mes
sage to which the public is invited to
hear on this occasion.
The Missionary Society met Friday
November oath, at the residence Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Chrisholm, 543 Girard
Avenue North. Mrs. Elizabeth K
Wadlington, president, presiding.
Meditation and prayer period for ter
minutes was conducted by the State
Chairman of Home Missions. Mrs
Rhoda Fenfroe, after which the topic
for the third week, "When We Fail te
See God" was beautifully discussed b,
Mrs. Gertrude Vinigar, o1o Oak1ak,
Avenue North. The fourth week topic
Taking Stand for God" Joshua "a
l-33, was led by Mrs. Katherine Smith
244l 5th Avenue South, Treasurer o
the Mission Circle. After an interest
ing business session the host serve,
the members delicious dinner.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
NEGRO WOMEN SCORE
HIGHLY

Jane Bolin, Americas first Negro
woman judge, gave supreme lustre to
the brilliant meeting of the National
Council of Negro Women, Inc, held
recently in New York City. Its mem-
bership of outstanding feminine lights
IN many professions revealed the very
flower of our accomplished woman
hood
Traditional male dominance of tna
female is largely responsible for the
career woman she who seeks thru
every channel of human expression to
demonstrate woman's equality. The
early Christian Church at one time
denied that woman had Soul Cher
Spirit was declared to be a dependent
segment of the male SouD, and all an
gels were strictly male. Today we
recognize God as Father Mother, and
women and men as negative and posi-
tive expressions of Divinity, coequal
and mutually dependent.
The. year ushered in more than mere
Socialist" politics. Regardless of po-
liticai party, the time was ripe for .
great expansion of woman's place If
world affairs; this, regardless of race
creed color or geography. Negro wo-
men today recognize no unconquerable
barrier to equality of opportunity.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25

The Prayer Band was we'll attended
Tuesday morning at 1000 a. m. at
Bethesda Mrs Aline Hank, leader, Sc
lected for the Scripture Lesson, the
18th Psalm, which was. a good selec-
ton for interest and inspiration. We
are glad to acknowledge the presence
of Mesdames L. B. Riley, A. Horn, E.
Cadle, P. Neal, B. Huston, Miss L.
Walls, Trustee G. Davis, Deacon ]. N.
Hunter. Pastor Rev. W. E. Wadling-
ton, and Rev. A. F. Boyd
Come out next Tuesday morning
and have your, soul refreshed.
The Lord invites you to come.
The Campfire Matrons Club of Be
thesda Baptist Church met November
18th, 1880, at the residence of Mrs.
Dorothy Jackson, 2643 Stevens Avenue
South, which incidentally marked one
year, one month and three days from
the time of its organization by the
founder, Mrs. Elizabeth Wadlington,
October 9Th, 1888.
The Club, by the divine guidance
and wisdom of Mrs. Ivy Messengill, as
sisted by the alertness and fidelity OF
Mrs. Martin Brown, president and sec
retary in the order named, the Club
soon became the outstanding junior
Club of the Church. AS group o.
young matrons they have done much
to eliminate certain obligations of the
Church.
Love one another" is their slogan
and having that motto at heart, Mrs
Messengill felt that it is no more thar
right since she had served for more
than year, to let some one else serve
When expression of thanks and praise
for her splendid leadership as then
president, lots were cast and the Sc
cond vice-president Mrs. Doroth,
Moor, the amicable daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas Lawson, 252o Oak1an'
Avenue South, became president, AM
Mrs. Leola Young, assistant financia
secretary of Bethesda Church, wa
elected secretary. And to live up t
their reputation, Mrs. Moore, the new
ly elected president, announced that O.
1 December 18th IF The Lord Wills,
they would have dinner at her hom
| 2526 Oakland Avenue South, to whic
all are most cordially invited.
| We wish for you, Madame Pres
dent, the best of luck, best wishes, an
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
FEDERAL WORKS HEAD
DENIES WAR WILL
AID JOBLESS

New York, November, (CNA)-The
barrage of propaganda that the nations
jobless will benefit as a result of the
European war was spiked this week by
John M. Carmody, Federal Works Ad
nninistrator in a radio speech on the
Town Hall Forum of the Air in New
York City.
Pointing out that total employment
and production in the United States
have about reached the level of 1929.
Carmody declared that millions of the
nations Negro and white jobless will
not obtain employment even though a
war "boom" results from the conflict.
"The reason" he said, is that the
population is still growing. There are
about 100000 more workers every year.
To get back to 100 is not good
enough, because w out 6,OO0,
600 more people looking for jobs. In
order to take up this extra 100000
we have to expand all along the line. y
He added that no more than 100000
workers will become gainfully employ
ed if boom should take place.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
ST. THOMAS NEWS

The annual Fellowship meeting was
held November p, 1880, at the Church.
All COMMITMENTS were present and re-
ports of all organizations were given.
The Quilt Rattle was held Novem-
Der 18th, 1889, at the Church. The
beautiful quilt which was made by
Mrs. Hobart Mitchell was won by Mrs
Hilda Parker, 2743 11th Avenue South,
who is member of St. Peter A. M E.
Church.
On December 14th, the Crusades
will give Chitterling dinner at the
Church.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
and required u stitches.

We are accustomed to think of col
Ilege men as gentlemen "a word Of
elastic definition these days.. No mat
ter how tough, College football players
are expected to act like gentlemen col
lege gentlemen. Invariably they do.
This unhappy exception suggests a
harmless" method of allowing young
hotheads to fight it out-like gentle
men, Let the two fellows who harbor
the major grievance put on boxing
gloves and go SO many rounds to de-
cision or a Knockout In the event one
of the contestants is unevenly matched,
a more suitable opponent shall be Sc
lected by mutual agreement. May the
best man win, and the losing side take
their 1acing like-gentlemen!
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25

The first Union Services of the Sun
day Schools B.Y.P.U. BTU. and
B.A.U. will be held at Pilgram Baptisf
Church, Central and Grotto, St. Paul
Sunday at o'clock, November 10th,
1889.
Mr.. John R. Lawrence, President of
the Young People, has gotten up a
wonderful program of outstanding
speakers and other notables for the
grand OCCASION. All Christian State
Workers are expected to cooperate in
the advancement of the Young People
of our Churches and our State.
Twin-City herald., 1939-11-25
SPORTS

The Phyllis Wheatley team, playing
under Sumner Fields banner, defeated
the St. Paul intermediate Champs No
vember 18th, Saturday, at Sumner
Field. The score was 10.
The Phyllis Wheatley team won the
Northside championship but lost the
City Championship to weak Bryant
Square team. This has made the third
year this team won the
Championship.
Coach bud" Renfro.