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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-26
What To Do With
10000 Barrel Wells?

Ten thousand barrel wells in Montana?
What will they do with the oil?
With the prospect of deep drilling
in Montana, there is the prospect also
Of some big production.
Knowing something of the growing
pains of the Montana crude oil market
we propOunded the foregoing questions
to an operator who today has more
production than market. His reply was
simple and logical.
IAN Over-prOductiOn of 500 barrels
or 1900 barrels is more painful than
an overprOductiOn of 10000 barrels
he said. "Give us some 10000 barrel
wells and there will be no market prob
lem, for we will then be able to COM
mand IA place in the national picture.
There was no place for the Illinois pro-
ductiOn before they started that deveI-
Opment in 1895: I'm fact there never
time in history when that flood
OF Illinois oil was needed less than in
1037-193S However. they found a mar
ket for the oil. The industry always
finds a market for large amount of
oil; seldom bothers with small amount
of oil: Small Over-prOduction is Just
a pain in the neck; not enough to COM
maintain n healthy present market"
Thus we learned that there is every
reason to hope for the best in the drill
ling of the three deep tests at Baker,
in eastern Montana: at Cat Creek. in
central Montana. and at Signal Butte in
Northern Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-26
B a X E R

There is little doubt whether the
Carter Oil cOmpany'S deep test on the
south end of the Baker.GIendive anti
a 1O,OOO-barre1 well is i'm doubt, but
the presence of oil is definitely estab-
lished at a location low on the flank of
the tran or structure Unless a freak
ish condition is found i'm the lime, there
isn't a question but that the Carter
well will get oil. 1t will without doubt
he a flowing we'll
GeOphysics will have fastened the
development of the Cedar Creek anti
cline, as the Baker structure is known,
since the seismOgraph shows that the
subterranean folding does not cores
pond with the ''high" indicated by sur
face exposures. The true ''high" is
south of the surface ''high," and 1T is
on the top of this structure that drilling
is now starting.
This well will doubtless get oil and
probably be a flowing well, since the
discovery well was a flowing well until
it ''coned up" and water displaced the
oil This was due to the fact that the
well is low on the pool and near the
water line. Two hundred feet of closure
above a showing such as the Montana
Dakota Utilities discovery well can pro-
vide Montana with field comparable
with Oklahoma City pool. With 0'OOO
to II, 900 feet of depth, the normal pres
sure for this region $50 ID. per 100
feet) should be 27OO pounds. SO tnere
should be little question about wnether
the well or wells will flow The only
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-26
NAL BUTTE

The third deep test win doubtless
be the first one completed tt is the
joint test of A. b. Cobb and Yale OIL
Refining 90. on Signal Butte structure
in Northern Montana, north of Havre,
In Hill county This structure straddIes
the international boundary between Mon
tana and Saskatchewan and this field
may be the one that will answer the
prayers of Canadians for a new source
of crude for Moose jaw, Regina and
Toronto refineries. The test well is
drilling three and a half miles south of
the border, on the top of a type of
structure which has been little pros
pected in Montana but which has given
the MidcOntinent some of it's most SEN
satiOnal fields.
Signal Butte is vast dome bisected
bv a fault of possible major proportions.
The present test is drilling a short dis
lance back from the high side of this
fault. Without this fault, Signal Butte
would be considered a highly promising
oil and gas trap, since 1t has enclosure
of more than 1900 feet 1t can be
visuaIized as an overturned bowl 1900
feet high. There is adequate room for
a goOdIy portion of the worlds supply
of oil to be stored lin so vast n trap,
were there an adequate cOntainer sand.
There is no question about Signal
Butte's location in a petrOliferOus area.
The presence of sands capable of pro-
ducing oil is established although no
adequate test has ever been drilled on
structure. A well northwest of the
fold on its lowest fIanks, had a show
ing of oil in either the Sunburst sand
or Gut Bank sand horizon near the bot
tom of the CretaceOus.
Should these CretaceOus sands fail
to produce there is still a chance for
oil in the Madison lime which should
be found badly broken and crumbled, as
a result of the Signal Butte fault. The
structure has such unanimous approval
of surface biologists that the owners did
not make a geOphysical survey, although
such a survey might have better re-
veaIed the nature of the faulttng and
indicated whether the present well might
cross the fault at depth. However, the
drill will tell the story-and it will not
take long to get the story.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-26

Gwan. Tobe. It was 30 dark All
thought It was 20.
Come to think Of 1t, mebbe twas
me-what time was dat?
Papa Robin says TO Mama Rob
lbin-"Anything happen this morn
ing, honey7" Mama Robin says
Look" and there It was a pretty
blue egg. Papa Robin was tickled
no end and flew off to gather more
worms. Coming back at noon he
says, 'Moma-anything else hap
pen his mOrning?" Mama Robin
says, Look" and sure enough
another blue egg. Papa Robin
was so happy he fairly beamed and
flew away, the happiest robin in
all the world. Making. a 3-point
landing by the nest later in the
evening he coyly asked Mama Robin
If anything else had happened.
Mama Robin said, "Looki"-and
this time there was a little brown
speckled egg. Papa Robin grew
furious and beloved, What the
hells coming off here?" How did
this happen? "-and Mama Robin
replied, II did it for a lark"
FOUND: Woman's bag left in my
parked car. If owner will pay for
this advertisement she can have it.
If she will tell my wife how bag
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-26

trim. the son arrived at a junction
in his private car, and car tonk
began hammering at the wheels of
his train.
what do you think of this carr"
ne asked the worker.
Good enough for the rails 1t
rides on" was the ambiguous re-
well, how about the rails?"
pressed the new president.
Rotten" cracked the tonk.
Say, do you know who you're
talking tor" asked the indignant
son.
sure, you're the president OF
the road. I knew your father when
he was president, and he's going
to be president again"
What do you meant" was the
astonished sons query. Don't
you know my fathers dead?"
Sure" snapped the wheel tap
per. Il know yer old mans dead,
the roads going to- hell, too"
The Scotchman wouldn't buy his
girl a parasol when he took her to
the beach. but he told her shady
stories instead.
See hyah, woman. I heerd that
you was kissin' a no-count piece o
trash in the alley last night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01
Lansing Has Is
Faculty Members

During the last two years, fiji
teen teachers have been employ
ed at Lansing high school with the
able direction of Mr.. Joseph A.
Martin, who has served as prin-
cipal for the last six years these
teachers guide the pupils in their
work.
This year the enrolment reach
ed six hundred-4O5 in the ele-
mentary department and 1876 in
the high school.
Given below is a list of the
teachers and the grades and sub
jects which they teach:
Mrs. ]. w. Faw, 1st grade, Miss
Ruth Barker, End grade; Mrs. r.
F. Barr, End grade; Mrs. Claude
Gambill, 3rd grade; Miss Ruby
Huddler, 4th grade; Miss Clara
Perkins, 5th grade; Mr.. Wayne
Blevins, 9Th grade; Miss Gertrude
Perkins, 7th grade; Mr.. Frank
James, 9TH grade; Mr.. r. w.
Morphis, mathematics and ply
steal education; Mr.. Ivan Miller,
history, English and science; Mr..
Bernard Jones, science and Ma
thematics; Mrs. Bernard Jones,
home economics; Miss Frances
Tucker, English and French; Mr..
Joseph A. Martin, history.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01

she said quietly.
Because I was afraid" he
answered calmly, "that once hav-
ing gazed upon the tabled beauty
of Gillian Meade-the Women
Like the SUM- should have to
destroy myself. Maybe I should
have drowned myself in the
water there, but your lovers
choose whiskey, don't they?"
She felt as if he had struck her.
She looked at him, in her eyes
no anger, no resentment, only
pain. He could have seen, had he
wanted to see. But he did not
want to see. He stood there, a
harsh young judge, too quick to
condemn, too ready to believe
the worst.
81 see." She could speak at
last - a whisper he scarcely
heard.
"Oh, do you? I'm glad Of that.
I was Jaffry Clay's best friend.
Perhaps that will explain things.
I roomed with him all through
his college years. We were Damon
and Pythias; still better, we were
pals. He had genius and you-you
with nothing but that GOODIES
beauty, that lovely body and
empty head and tattered soul -
you led him on; kidded him, play
ed with him, then dropped him.
I know how he felt about you. He
told me and I knew he was fool
any man would be a fool-to
feel that way, that much, about
any woman. I couldn't tell him
so; he wouldn't listen. He's dead
now. He destroyed himself.
You're lovelier than ever, Gil
liam Meade"
She turned then and hurried
up the bank, bindly, scarcely able
to see where she was going, fol-
lowing the vague white blur that
was Rab.
She knew him. His name was
Simon Killigrew. She knew far
more about him that he dreamed
about his hero-worship of Jaff
Clay; about his other deity, his
wife Hilary, very young and
lovely girl, who had died while
he was taking a year at Oxford.
Perhaps he had a right to be bit
ter-his best friend, and the wife
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faculty by Richard Lemly and
Mr.. Davis gave the response. Earl
Hartzog welcomed the commit
teemen and Wendell Johnston
gave a toast to Mrs. Swan who
had planned and directed the
banquet.
Short talks were made by Miss
es Vannoy, Hurt and Osborne and
Mr.. Paul Miller. A short pro-
gram consisting of songs and the
message of the Candles, was
given by the junior girls.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01
CHAPTER I

There was one little crimson
splotch against the green wall of
Rydal Wood, a gay flamboyant
Jaunty pennon fluttering from the
first lance of the Autumn's van
guard. Always it saddened Gillian
Meade, that little maple, pro-
claiming so valiantly among the
hosts Of green that soon now, soon,
the mightier hosts of the Autumn
would be advancing. Then all the
green army would fade, and drop
its tattered pennons and the wind
would roar and whistle around
the ancient gables of Rydal
House.
Sadness always came to Gillian
with the end of summer. Not that
there had been much joy this
year; certainly not at Rydal
House, that had belonged to the
Meades for well over a century
and had been, too, a good house
to them, for scarcely one of the
family had spent a dollar on its
upkeep. The ones who could
spend, wouldn't; the ones like
Gillian, who would, never seemed
to have a dollar.
Right now there was quarter
pocket Of Gillian's faded fawn
and some smaller change in the
riding-breeches. And that was
about all she owned in the way
Of worldly wealth. The other
Meades Colonel Anse and young
Deborah, wouldn't be much more
affluent. This week end though,
Gillian thought, would see all that
remedied. "And you"- she spoke
almost caressingly to the age
darkened, beamed ceilings Of Ry-
dial House, 'tyou will get some
1ong-needed attention. And you
she spoke to the stables-"will
have new tenants for those emp
ty boxes. And you"-she spoke
to the willow-slender, red-headed
girl with the high cheek bones
and deep blue eyes, who looked
attentively at her from the lone
mirror on the closet door-"you
Gillian Meade, will have Patou
models and mink coats and dia-
monds and-oh, come I'M"
The door of Gillian's sun-bright
room opened and Colonel Anselm
Meade same stiff1y in. The room
had a great dormer window and
hangings of gay yellow chintz, q
bit faded; and a yellow rug with
little red flowers, and white
bed and dresser and dozens OF
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01
Fleetwood News

The home economies depart
ment was represented in the
Belk's fashion show last Friday
by Ruby Woodruff, Opal Jarvis
and Charlotte Hartzog. The sec
ond place in cotton dresses was
won by Opal Jarvis.
The juniors entertained the
seniors, faculty and members Of
the local school board at the an
nual junior-senior banquet last
Thursday night. The theme, Can
of only a few short months both
taken from him. He had right to
feel the world was against him,
but why should he center all his
bitterness on her?
(To Be ContinuedO
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01

! die light" was carried out beau
tifully in the decorations which
were in pastel colors. Many col
ored candles furnished light for
the occasion.
Prof. James Stanley was toast
master and music was furnished
by the Junior Glee Club, assisted
by Billie Edwards, Mrs. Vaught
and Alfred Phillips. The well
come was given by Virginia Van
noy and the response by Jewel
Wagner. A toast was given to the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01

colonel AnSe III his UNIFORM as
an officer of the Princess Pats,
with heaps of medals and what
not adjoining his broad front. Gil
liam picked it up from its place
of honor on the little white spinet
desk and looked from it to the
faded original. "My dream mar"
she whispered. Darling Anselm
in the flesh-and he hasn't
changed a bit!"
Hasn't he!" One of Colonel
Anse's legs was a bit stiff be-
cause it was made of wood, but
he was straight and hard as oak
and he crossed the yellow rug
with the red flowers quite as if it
were a parade ground and glared
at Gillian as if she were the new
est recruit, with her tunic on
backwards. "Do you know what
Hawtry told me just now when !
told him to bring me a whiskey
and soda?"
Gillian shook her head and the
red bob showed off golden lights
like a myriad of little cascades
leaping in a crimson sunset.
"What did Hawtry tell you,
Anse?"
"That there's no whiskey. When
I told him to get some, he said
he couldn't"
"And shall I tell you why,
Anse?" Gillian cooked her head
at him. Because there's no mo-
ney." -
.'That's it. Very good indeed,
Gillian" Anse slapped his thigh.
81 always said you had the brains
Of the Meades. That's it exactly!
No money-those were the words
Hawtry used. Moneys all spent,
eh?"
Gall spent, Anse. All we have is
Rydal and once we start to give
it for collateral"-she shrugged.
"But Gillian, we have to have
money. Meades have always had
money. Maybe too much money"
He grinned a wry grin.
"That's so, Anse. But, as you
we'll know, Anse, they had factor
les too and maybe an odd brew
cry, and some of them were big
shots in the stock market. All
that's left now is the infant De-
borah, concerned with clothes and
sweethearts, the grown-up Gil
liam, who is quite useless"
you're not useless, Gillian"
The old soldier looked fondly at
her. "You're a trump, girl - a
trump. Real stuff in you-real,
solid, gritty stuff in you, Gil"
She shook her head. II don't
know where it is, Anse. I'm soft.
I've had it easy all my life. A
great house, fine clothes, SER
wants, motors-a grand life, and
I've loved it and I've hated to see
it slipping, slipping away. Do you
know what I was doing just be-
fore you came? was making up
my mind. Come here, sir" She
took Anse by the bony arm and
led him, tall, gaunt, towering
above her.
Anse's gaze was steady on the
brown sweet face, on the firm
mouth, the upturned nose with it's
tiny freckles, the high clear fore
head, the wide blue eyes with
their lashes of a gold darker than
the red gold of her hair. "You
said you were making up your
mind-to what?"
ITO marry"
"Ah! And how is that going to
-"
"A man with lots Of money
more money than the Meades ever
had"
"You mean Jonathan Hillyer?"
81 mean Jonathan Hillyer. You
know what it will mean. New
life for Rydal House, new life for
us ALL We're going to have mon
ey. Is there anything wrong about
lmy marrying Jon Hillyer? He
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-05-01

These treat Advantages!
ZONE IN and see This beautiful, brand-uew 1941
" Crosley with the Super SHELVADOR today.
Nothing else like it on the market at anywhere
near the price. just note these features-
Entirely new a-s.eel cabinet design! Bigger, more
usable Shevador-excxsive sVltb CrOsle1 because lis
patented Twice as much refrigerated bottle space!
4 big trays hold 8 lbs. of ice-56 cubes! Separate
"Freezorco1d" compartment for frozen foods! New
easyto-read, easyto-use temperature contro Extra
deep meat storage tray! Extra-large CrisPer! I'm.
Never so many new things in Crosley history! We
invite you to compare it with any other-at any
pricg It's the sensation of the year!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
ICkes Talks
 About AIaska
 Fish Policies
Denies Department Has Raised Havoc win
 Conditions Here

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Secre- tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes de- nied today the Interior Department is responsible for unfavorable con- ditions in Alaskan fishing. At a conference with the newsmen, the Secretary was asked about the re- ported criticism in Alaska because of the falling off of the salmon catch.
 Secretary Ickes said the depart ment's regulations under which the fisheries are operated, were drawn by the Bureau of Fisheries office which was transferred from the De partment Of Comerce to the Interior Department, and T merely signed the regulations drawn upon the basis of studies and investigations made by the Department of Commerce" !"
 Secretary Ickes indicated he will make a comprehensive statement soon on the Alaskan fishing regula- tions and the policy will not be, he said, to decrease the profits of the fishing industry but to insure con- tinuation of the supply. He em- phasized that new studies are being made by experts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
WafnS
 Of IntorI'rietf II
 Information

Warning the Chamber of Com .nnerce and the people of Juneau that mere talk of the closing of the Alas ka-Juneau Gold Mine in Juneau be- cause of a labor shortage may ac- tually result in conditions that would cause the stoppage of operation, Joseph T. Flakne, Director of the Territorial Employment Service said today that there is no shortage of workers in Alaska nor in the United States.
 Flakne explained that the A-J has mo intention and has not even con- sidered" stopping operations, but that people, by talking of such a happening might cause a general exodus of mine employees who were getting cut before the A-J closes.1
 Encourage the people to stay here, and if they are leaving, then assure them of welcome on their return There is no threat Of losing the A-J, there is not the remotest pos sibility of it,' said Flakne "so it is useless to speak of such thing and contribute to condition of near hysteria that might cause useless migration
 The Employment Director explain cd that workers are leaving Juneau in large numbers, but that there was not shortage of workers that could not be obtained through the en- pioyment services in the Territory and the United States. He said there is a shortage Of certain skills in cer- tain areas, but that they could be easily remedied. Many men who have worked underground for years are taking advantage of the oppor- tunity to ,eaye fer few months as vacation from mine work "'The men will be back he saidg Ending his short talk, which was met with approval by the Chamber Flakne said merely give the cor rect information and you may pre- vent much needless migration"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
TWO PLANES
 DUE TODAY
 FROM SOUTH
Lodesfar and Douglas Bring Mail and 1S Pas
 sengers from Seattle

Two PAA planes on the Seattle Juneau run are scheduled to land here this afternoon from Seattle, bringing 19 passengers, all bound for the Interior.
 Arriving on the Douglas DC-3 are Frank Rinke. Frank Widager, R. Wier, Bert Conway, George steigelberg, Mark Cravtick, Gene Harper Rex Foster. Harold Stout, Dick Husby, Colonel B. c. Dunn, Mort Powell, Major D. P. Booth and J. C. Weeks
 On the northbound Lodestar, which is carrying the mail load to Juneau, is Albert Verhonic, Dr. Louis Sharpenberg. II. B. Avakoff and Jack Hurley.
 The LOdestar which flew to the Interior yesterday will return to Juneau late today. The ship com ing from Fairbanks will fly south tomorrow.
 Tomorrow the Douglas will make a round trip to the Interior with the passengers arriving from the south today and will fly to Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS

WASHINGTON. April 17.-United States Senator Mon c. Wallgren, of Washington State, said today after conferences with Secretary Ickes that the latter seemed to have re- ceived favorably suggestions as to changes in the Alaska fishing regu- lations.
 Senator Wallgren said the Secre- tarv promised to discuss changes with the head of the Fish and Wild Life Service and give a decision later
 Senator Wallgren was accompan- jed by Washington State Represen- tatives John M. Coffee and Henry M. Jackson to the conferences with Secretary Ickes.
 Senator Walleren told the Secre- tary the Fisheries Bureau had never been in a position to make thorough and sufficient study of Alaska fish ing conditions to warrant drawing up such drastic regulations"
 Senator Wallgren said Secretary Iekes admitted that lack of funds prevented an adequate study of con- ditionS.
 Senator Wallgren said he and the Representatives urged changes in the rules and believed they could not have been based on any findings made by the Fisheries Bureau. He said he also called the attention of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

18-Sunrise 5:40 sunset 8:16 pm
 maritime air had invaded most o the portion and cold continental air continued portion falling this Boring Straits and at some valleys the Alaska Range from Rain falling Stka The greatest amount pre- cipiaton during the previous which recorded at Cordoya 10 de- Variable cloudness from scat tered to overcast ceilings with vbi the Juneau Ketchikan aWay this morning
 weather chart indicated low center 154
 about 6 north and attitudes and was expected noheastwad during the prevailed the interior of AL located the northwest of Atka
 pressure located at 43 north extended nohward into the portion Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-17
BEAVER TRAPPING !s CASE E SET FOR
 TRIAL TOMORROW

A jury to try Ed Hibler and Sam Kunz at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing on charges of violation of the Alaska game law was being rounded up by Deputy Marshal this after noon. The trial will be heard before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Mrs. Mildred Hermann is defense at torney.
 Hibler is accused on four counts, including unlawful taking and pos session of beaver and shooting goose out of season with a rifle. Kunz is charged on two counts.
 The two alleged trapped planted beaver from closed area on Ward Creek, Admiralty Island.