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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09

The well is Glacier Production
Maltby No. 2, in Center NE "A
NEA S-33-5W. 1t flowed several
times after drilling into the Cut
Bank sand but the amount of oil
production had not been determin-
ed at last reports, there being a
considerable flow of gas with the
oil Farther west, most of the wells
in the main Cut Bank have little or
no gas whatever. A short distance
east of the Maltby, gas production,
with no oil. is to be expected.
The well had not been completed
at last reports, at 1882 feet. 1t
was last reported drilling in the
lower Cut Bank sand, making oc-
casional short flows.
Glacier Production harrington
No. 1, CNL NEA SWA 19-33-5W,
south of the town of Cut Bank, is
drilling at 1890 feet. due for com
pletiOn.
British-American-T No. ~,
C SBA NWA 34-S5-6W, is still
fishing for lost tools at 1855 feet.
Santa Rita-Stahl No. 4, c NV Il
SEA 2O-35-5W, is drilling at 1875.
feet.
Santa Rita Tribal No. 10, NV
NWA NWA 15-S5-6W, is drilling
at 1875 feet.
Tarrant-State No. 5, NE NEA
SEA S6-S4-6W, is still fishing.
Annand-H utchings-Federal Land
Bank No. 4, GEL NJ SWA 11-34
CIV, is rigging up.
Texaco-Unit II No. 1, C NEA
SWA 11-35-6W, has rig up.
The Texas company announced
one new location this week, to be
drilled with a string of company
tools newly moved in from Colo
RADIO. The well is TweeGy No. A,
C SEA NWA 21-35-6W and the
rig and materials are on the
ground. 1t is south of the Tweedy
No. 2, flowing well in the Lander
pool, on the southwest extension Of
the trend"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
IN MOTOR FUEL PRICE

Gasoline was sold at retail for an
average price OF 1343 cents per
gallon on February /, 1910, &C
cording to information from so
representative cities received by
the American Petroleum Institute.
The average price was 1853 cents
on January l OF this year. and was
1911 cents on February /. 1889.
Taxes averaging 5.42 cents per
gallon increased the average cost to
the customer to 1885 cents per
gallon. as against 1895 cents on
January /. and 1885 cents on
February last year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09

Figures represent barrels OF oil
with fractional barrels Omitted.)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
AL BECKER In TEXAS

A. D. Becker, former comptroller
of the Coolidge group of oil and gas
companies. is now in San Antonio,
Texas, where he is engaged in oil
production. He reports the presence
of John O'Neil. former Kelvin op-
orator. Tom Romano. geologist, and
Charles Sollars, lease man, who
are well known in Montana.
due to my new interests here
will probably not see Montana
this year but l still have a warm
spot in my heart for the old dig
gings", Becker writes
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
CRUDE STOCKS GAIN

Stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close of the
week ending February "a totaled
240,S36.000 barrels, according to
data compiled by the Bureau of
Mines. Compared with the revised
total Of the preceding week. this
represents an increase of $4,000
barrels, comprising increases OF
ISL, 600 and $4,000 barrels in
stocks of domestic and foreign
crude, respectively. Heavy crude
oil stocks in California, not included
in the "refinable" crude stocks. to-
tailed 13,372,000 barrels, a decrease
of $4,000 barrels from the amount
on hand February IT.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
WIGHT sun sETTLED

WASHINGTON ~ Complaints a
gainst natural gas rates OF the
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. have
been dismissed by the federal power
commission
The complaints, the Capital Gas
Corp. Montana Eastern Pipeline
Co. and John Wight OF Montana.
asked the dismissal, the commission
said. explaining that a settlement
had been reached regarding gas pro-
duced in the Baker-Glendive field
in which the complainants have
leasehold rights.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09

Included in the list furnished By
the General land office at Washing
ton. ID. c., are some tracts in
Ranges 80 and 33 East, which is
within the designated producing
area Of BOwdoin gas field. Receiv-
er CORDIALLY stated Friday that no
filings will be accepted on these.
as oil and gas leases on proven
areas are subject to another pro-
cedure
The IS tracts are formally open
to filing on March 10. II on March
plications. the receiver will notify
the parties that a public drawing
will be held and the successful ap-
plicant will be determined by the
lottery method Each applicant must
pay $40 to participate in the draw
ing and the drawing will be held
within 30 days after March 25. II
there are any permits remaining
on March rs. on which no applica-
tiOns have been filed. these lands
will thereafter be open to filing and
any who files application and pays
the required fees. varying in pro-
portion to the size OF the lease.
will have their applications forward
ed to Washington for approval.
Following are the numbers of
the cancelled prospecting permits
and the township and range num-
bers where the tracts are located.
detailed descriptions being posted
in the federal building at Great
Fails.
OIL AND GAS PROSPECTING
PERMITS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
FLATWILL0W TEST
MAY GO TO Lime

H. Clark Rowland, drilling a test
we'll on F1atwillow structure, is
preparing to resume operations as
soon as the weather is settled, and
plans to carry this hole to the Madi-
son contact. A new power has been
installed, the National rig has been
rebuilt and the equipment is in
shape to carry the hole to $500
feet. The Madison lime is expected
at about 1850 feet.
The hole is reported in good
shape, with 8inch casing set on the
first Cat Greek sand. Location is
in SWH NWA 35-13N-25E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09

Safety researchers have discov-
cred that most reckless drivers
are old people! Motor-car gam
bling is old stuff to young folks.
They've grown up with the inter-
nal combustion engine. Many OF
them have jobs which depend upon
safe and efficient motor-car opera
ton. Industry is teaching them
how to keep those Jobs by apply
ing cOmmon-sense rules on the
road.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
GASOLINE SALES GAIN

Domestic gasoline demand for
December in the United States show
ed a gain OF per cent over one
year ago. The consumption OF gaso-
line in 1899 was per cent greater
than in 1898 despite the fact that
exports dropped II per cent, owing
to the curtailed European market.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
FOrty-Five Tracts OF U.S..
Lands Opened To Filing
For Oil And Gas Leases

Foyfive tracts Montana have
land office effective according Tom
These tracts were formerly covered by oil and prospecting per-
nii old law
owing faiure Of the pemiees file lease forms.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
Well On Gas-OiI Line
OF Cut Bank Field Is
Now Flowing By Heads

Again touching nerve Glacier Production company this
brought well which located the precise gaso line
of Cut Bank the oil column meets the pres
higher Flowing wells frequent
reward Bank operators who locate this line
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Irish Leader Warns
Outsiders Away
BY the Associated Press.

Iy the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. May GA warning
that Ireland (Erie) will mot let
anybody come in here" Was sounded
today in an address by Sean O'Kelly,
Deputy Prime Minister.
I'VE will not let anybody come
here and try to take advantage of
the disunity of our people to exploit
this country for the advantage of
some other country" he said.
OKelly added that he hoped "the
completion of our great national
ideal Cunity and independence of
all IrelandD would be achieved with
out any outside interference what
ever except such aid as the govern
ment asks in the name of the peo-
pie"
LONDON, May % (P.-The govern
ments of Britain and Ireland both
are alive to the possibilities" of an
invasion of Britain through Ireland,
Clement r. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal,
told the House of Commons today.
Mr.. Attlee, who speaks in the
House for Prime Minister Churchill,
said he could make no statement
relating to Britain's own defensive
measures and added:
There can be no question of the
British government giving orders to
the government of Fire, but all
proper consultations have taken
place."
Sir Henry Morris Jones, Conserva- =
tive member, said he was not salts
fled with Mr.. Attlee's reply and
would raise the question again.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Many U. 5. Bombers,
Bought by Allies,
Flown Over Atlantic
/ Mission Here
Making Every Effort
To Speed Deliveries
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bombers from American aircraft
factories are winging across the
North Atlantic to reinforce allied
squadrons in the battle zone.
Arthur B. Purvis, British head of
the allied purchasing mission, said
that some Of the long-range planes
purchased here already had flown
the ocean and others would follow as
rapidly as they were delivered.
Details withheld.
Disclosing the Atlantic plane fer
rying operations yesterday, Mr.. Pur-
Wis refused to say how many ships
were involved. Other details like
wise were withheld. In aviation
quarters here it was thought likely
that the planes were following the
North Atlantic commercial route,
which involves a 2,000-mile over
water hop from Botwood, New
foundhnd, to Foynes, Ireland.
The flights cannot be made di-
rectly from the United States, be-
cause of the Neutrality Law. In
practice the planes are flown to the
Canadian border. hauled across the
line. flown again to a base and
fueled for the ocean flight.
Flights had been made so far, Mr.
Purvis said. only by heavy bombers.
This indicated that the planes were
two-motored Lockheed-Hudson and
Martin bombers, of which the allies
have bought large quantities. These
ships were designed originally tn
the American Army, which seeks
ranges farther than 5000 miles in
some of its bombing types.
Experts were doubtful that any
pursuit ships had flown the Atlantic,
because these craft are built for
such speed that they have ranges
of only few hundred miles.
Hundreds to Be Flown.
The new bombers to be flown, Mr.
Purvis indicated, were hundreds OF
new-type Lockheeds, Martins, Boe-
ings and Consolidateds.
Faster production of these latest
types was the goal of Mr.. Purvis
and his French colleague, Frederic
Bloch-Laine, in their visit yesterday
to Treasury Secretary Morgenrhau
Mr.. Purvis said the allies we're anx-
ious to be assured of "priorities" of
their orders over the huge new pur-
chases to be made by the United
States in fulf1llment of President
Roosevelt's aim Of a 50,OOO- plane
fleet for the United States.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Damn Them! They Machine
Gun U.s. Writes U. S. Girl

Bombs dropped even as she
penned the letter, she said, adding:
II know what it is like to be
driving 20 people in a truck-see the
planes-because when planes are
coming peoples faces turn upward
to look and the truck makes so
much noise + can't hear them-so I
watch the refugees faces on the
roadside. Anyway-it is hell to get
those 20 people out Of the truck and
into a ditch and lie down and wait.
We are often machine-gunned, too.
The planes come so close down.
Damn them
go I" The Germans don't want
them to get away safely. They ma
chine-gun them in the roads, those
poor, poor people without homes
without food"
Miss Adams wrote she was "in a
constant sweat Of fear" but added,
II am content because L am doing
useful things. = I've been and
am right In the middle of tin the
thick Of it-and I'm proud"
Evening star., 1940-05-23
War Communicates

around 10000, and one destroyer
were heavily damaged by the armed
reconnaissance of the Channel coast
The harbor facilities at Dunker-
que and Dover were effecutally
bombed. German speedboats sank
an enemy destroyer off Dunkerque
"Air force activity on both sides
was limited on account Of the
weather. The enemy lost nine
planes and five German planes are
missing.
Cruiser Severely Hit.
"A heavy cruiser was severely hit
on the prov off Narvik. One 5000
ton transport was sunk and another
heavily damaged
!, "A tent camp and munitions dump
were fired, supply columns scattered
and landing facilities successfully
attacked.
Last night also the enemy con-
tinued plan1ees- air attacks against
non-military objectives. In the
Netherlands the towns of Mijmegen
and Walwyk were attacked by Brit
ish planes and numerous civilians
killed.
According to additional reports
received the number of enemy air
planes shot down by anti-aircraft
between May 10 and May Is. as pre-
viously stated in a special bulletin,
amounts to 342."
Evening star., 1940-05-23
British
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 23.-The British
Expeditionary Force commxnique
said
The Germans have attacked the
Scheldt position at many places
without success, except near Aude-
narde, where they forced a crossing
I'm the Arras sector there has
been fierce fighting and we have
successfully maintained our posi-
tions on this flank of the gap be-
tween Arras and Bapaume.
Through this gap the enemy have
succeeded in passing armored ele-
ments followed by motorized units
which have succeeded in reaching
the neighborhood of the coast.
steps are being taken to guard
vital points against these detach-
ments.
There has been much air activity
over Northeast France and German
bombers and reconnaissance aircraft
are being shot down in numbers by
anti-aircraft artillery and small
arms fire"
r. A. F. Announcement.
An Air Ministry announcement
From dawn to dusk Royal Air
Force fighter pilots yesterday con-
tinued the patrol of the skies over
the battlefieldS of Northern France
and Belgium, destroying more Nazi
bombers, fighters and army Coop
Grafton aircraft"
AT the end of the day, one fight
er group had shot down u enemy
raiders. Another 10 riddled with
machine gun bullets were probably
put out of action.
During the week end the same
pilots destroyed at least so enemy
all craft.
Late last night only six British
fighters taking part in yesterdays
air battles had not returned.
"The pilot of one OF these ma
chimes which crashed in France was
unhurt and is now safely back in
England"
Air Ministry Communique.
An Air Ministry communique said:
Royal Air Force bombers con-
tinued to harass enemy columns in
Northern France yesterday.
"Our fighters were also heavily en-
gagged throughout the day.
During the night enemy COM
munications were heavily bombed in
the Sedan area and in Southern
Belgium, whilst further attacks were
made in Germany on railways carry-
ing military traffic toward the bat
tlefield."
Evening star., 1940-05-23
British Arms Plants Go on 7-Day Week
Popu|ace Welcomes
Dictatorship as Drastic
DecreesA Are Drawn Up
Churchill to Tell Union
Chiefs Saturday Whot
Is Expected Of Labor

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 23.-All British
arms factories went on a seven
day week today as the government
drew up drastic DEGREES to imple.
ment the new emergency powers
act creating a "win-the-war" die
tatorship.
Britons without dissent surren-
dered centuries-old liberties "for
the duration" and fell in line with
the move to conscript labor, industry
and wealth in mighty effort tc
crush Adolf Hitler's Germany.
Winston Churchill, armed with
greater power than that of any other
Prime Minister in Britain's history
had all the nations resources at
his command.
AS the arms factories went on a
seven-day week it was announced
he would address the executives OF
all trade unions in big meeting
Saturday to explain what contribu-
tions would be expected from labor
Welcomed by Public.
The public welcomed the dicta-
torship government established yes
terday as signaling the end of what
has been called the "muddine
through" policy and it asked only
why such full-length measures had
not been taken sooner.
Without murmur people heard
that the government could move the
population from any town in a vul-
nerable region, commander houses
and cars without argument about
remuneration, put a $10,OO0-a-year
executive at work digging bitches
at a laborer's pay, or, in fact, do
anything it desired.
That the British were in no mood
for anti-war agitation was indicated
in a parliamentary by-election in
Middleton and Prestwich in which
F.. Haslam, a candidate of Fascist
Sir Oswald Mosley's "stop-the-war"
British Union party. polled only 4l8
votes against the 32,036 votes cast
for the Conservative candidate, 1t.
Ernest E. Gates.
Press Indorses Move.
The press unanimously Endorsed
the dictatorship act. The Times de-
clared that the surrender of cher
ished liberties was made with a
glad heart and confident spirit, for
it makes every man and woman a
member of the national forces"
The Laborite Herald said: I'VE
rejoice in the part which labor lead
ers have played to bring about this
revolution in the national economy
Now all are one"
The government moved first to
take over all principal munition and
aircraft factories and every source
of supply for urgent war orders.
Workers in trades not essential to
the war effort are to be transferred
to war work as rapidly as practical.
With men being called up for
army service, women will play a
vital part in industry. especially in
aircraft production. Union leaders
and employers agreed that women
may qualify for the same rates of
pay as men.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

business and industrial assistants
for the broad defense program, Mr..
Early told his press conference that
the President has list of names and
some jobs in mind, but that no per-
sonnel decisions have vet been made.
He doesn't want any square pegs
in round holes" Mr.. Early said.
That sort of thing has happened
before and we want to avoid 1t now" "
At the present time, Mr.. Early
emphasized that he does not believe
the President is inclined toward the
creation of single new board or
agency. These are uncertain times.
however, he added, and a change Of
mind is permissible. The secretary
said he believed each national de-
fense decision will be announced to
the public as rapidly as it is made.
Mr.. Early said the President had
nothing further to add today to the
exchange Of remarks yesterday with
ALT M. Landon, 1886 Republican
presidential candidate. The secre-
tary reiterated Mr.. Roosevelt's hope
that partisan politics will be kept
out of the defense discussion and in
dicated that there would be no poll
Tics in the Sunday night speech.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
northwestern outskirts after German

northwestern outskirts after German
attacks.
Later in The day, however, French
units counterattacked and won
back even more than We had lost" !"
the spokesman said.
The artillery action in the Lon
yukon, Attigny and Med River sec
tors may be the forerunner of a
German attack" the spokesman said.
Activity in that region at present, he
! said, is confined to gunfire.
German penetrations in scattered
areas between Arras and the
Somme, he explained, were purely
local and resulted in failure to estab-
lish consolidated positions.
Small units of motorcyclists, he
said. pushed ahead of their own
bases and between French groups
where there has been no continuous
line formed -,,.u.
But French detachments engaged
these Nazi units in skirmishes, often
forcing them to retreat with losses,
he added
| Allied Liaison Near. =
A French Army said to be moving
north from the st, Quentin region
was reported only IS miles short of
effecting liaison with British,
French, Belgian and Dutch units
withdrawing from advanced posi-
tions in Belgium
The French forces in this oper-
alton appeared to be trying for a
sword stroke to sever light German
scouting forces to the west of the
Scheldt.
With Generalissimo Maxine Wey-
gand back in Paris after a 16-hour
survey by land and air of the con-
fused engagements in Belgium and
France, there were reports the bulk
of the German troops were concen-
trated in the neighborhood of Cam
brai.
This was taken as an indication
the French might be isolating the
detachments of NaZi motorcycle and
parachute troops which had at
tempted to penetrate to the coast,
while at the same time engaging
and attempting to hold the mass of
vaunted German infantry.
IT such a maneuver were success
full and contact also were estab-
lished with the allied detachments
withdrawing to the south, it would
| ease the threat of Nazi occupation
| of the Channel ports.
Drive as Far as Abbeville.
The German westward drive to
the sea had been carried as far as
Abbeville, at the mouth of the
Somme. But this push, French au-
thorities declared. was executed by
light enemy units, which were
chased out" OF Abbeville yesterday,
when the French also recaptured
Arras.
These sources placed the total
German man power in the region
north of Nazi-occupied Amiens and
west Of the Cambrai- -Valenciennes
line at not more than $4,000. These
were said to be principally fast
moving motorcycles and tank
squadrons, now regarded as vulner-
able to swift-striking mopping up
operations.
Hedge-hopping French war planes
successfully joined Britain's Royal
Air Force in strafing and bombing
| these units, it was said. Enemy
tanks were described as blasted over
on their backs. motor trucks blown
into bitches and motorcycle troop
ers running for cover like ants.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Defense
Continued From First Page.)


will have to be considered before
Congress returns in January.
Senator Harrison was replying to
the letter of Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan suggesting
such a conference on meeting the
cost of the defense appropriations,
and contending sound credit is the
first line of defense. IT,
Speaking with a touch of satire,
the Mississipian said some people
might get the impression Senator
Vandenberg was seeking publicity
by his letter, or that he was chiding
the chairman of the committee. SEN
ator Harrison hastened to add that
he believed the letter was written
in good faith and Senator vanden-
berg responded he had no thought
OF rejecting on the chairman. The
Michigan Senator said he welcomed
the chairman's announcement Of q
conference later, because he deemed
It essential that the public realize
Congress is not forgetting the pro-
gram of financing defense.
A last-minute amendment to the
Army bill yesterday, adopted on
recommendation of Senator Thomas,
permits the Soldiers Home here to
use $500, 900 of its own funds to en-
large its housing accommodations.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
~ the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 23.-A
letter from an American girl ambu-
lance driver in France brings from
the war front q tale of the ma
chine-gunning Of refugees.
The story was told by Elizabeth
F. Adams Of Providence in an air
mail letter to her parents.
mo one smiles" she wrote. Life
is just one long hell"
Miss Adams, who spent weeks in
grease pit here preparing for serv-
ice with the American Friends of
France, was rushed with the Anne
Morgan unit to land between the
Maginot Line and Belgium" on May
10, she wrote in her letter dated
May IA, and helped evacuate refu-
gees under fire.
TT was terrible. I have been
bombed-oh God-if you knew how
it felt to have q plane 60 over you
like . dark vicious shark and see
to drop its bombs" she wrote.,i
Evening star., 1940-05-23
'Chutists Are Torget
In Hawai- Muneuvers

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, May 23.-Troops OF
the Hawaiian Department, engaged
in spring maneuvers, moved into
positions last night to repel para
chute detachments of a Theoretical
Red" enemy expected to descend
from the skies.
The exercises also envisage the
possibility of an enemy detachment
landing secretly from mystery boats
under cover of darkness to attack
the defending Blue" Army.
A test of the internal strength OF
Oahu Island, largest of the Hawaiian
group, is the objective of the
maneuvers.