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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-29
BUSINESS is FINE

DALLAS, TEX. - William T.
Hamilton went into business
with two productive units two
years. ago, in his garage.
Now he's asking that zoning
regulations be changed so he can
put his rapidly expanding indus
try into larger building.
He raises guinea pigs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-29
FRIENDLY BOMBING

NEVADA, MO.-A woman
telephoned the fire department
and said a dynamite bomb had
been left at her home.
Chief Leslie K. Hunt inveSti-
gated, found a brown-paper par
Gel that looked-and felt-like
dynamite sticks.
Cautiously he unwrapped it.
There were three ears of sweet
corn.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-29
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
TAXI SERVICE


TAXI SERVICE
PHILADELPHIA - S h u n k
street citizens may be riding
downtown daily now in Mayor
Bernard Samuels official car,
chauffeur and everything.
The mayor placed national
car sharing sticker on his sedan
and announced:
IF there is anyone in my
neighborhood going my way at
the time l do, / welcome him in
to my car"
For the neighbors' benefit,
newspapers Immediately pointed
out his address, telephone num-
Der and the time he usually
leaves for city hall.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-29

John was in bed - sleeping
peacefully. Dawson was beside
him in flash, switching the re-
volver around so that he grasp
ed it by the barrel.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
INDIANS OFFER
1000 ACRES
OF OIL LANDS

Nearly 1000 acres Of Blackfeet In
dian oil lands VIM go on sale to the
highest bidder on June 8 at $50 p m
at the tribal office at Browning. ac-
cording to announcement Of Richard
Grant. Sr., chairman OF the Blackfeet
Tribal Council.
The sale will differ from previous
public auctions In that sealed bids are
to be received.
Provision IS made that minimum
royalty of ia percent will be given,
in place Of the customary 12a percent
landowners royalty At the last public
auction a few tracts were sold with
reservation OF l7i percent royalty
giving the operator 82i percent Of the
oil-and some Of the choice tracts were
bid up to better than 5000 per acre.
The tracts now offered call for the
drilling Of 40 wells, If all tracts are
sold. Nearly all are 100 acre leases, re-
quiring the drilling Of one well to each
40 acres. The lands adjoin the tribal
pool on the south. southeast and south
west, extending from a mile to two
miles beyond present production. In
Township BAN, Rye. 5W. south and
southeast, a total Of 7l6.40 acres Is Of
fered and in Twp 32N, Rye. 6W, south
west OF the pool and west Of the re-
Gently completed south extension wells.
a total Of 1868 acres Is offered. II
wells produce 20 barrels or less per
day. the royalty may be reduced, the
notice states.
Bidders must accompany their bids
with checks for $500 and must furnish
bonds and completed leases within 20
days after being notified their bids
were successful. also to pay advance
rentals of SIPS per acre. A filing fee
Of IS and a fee OF $50 per each well
site location is required, in addition
TO any cash bonus bid.
The notice in full Is published as q
legal publication in this issue Of the
journal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

1. These are states Of vast distances
in which automobile travel is the only
method Of carrying on business. In
Montana there. are no street cars OF
interurban trains and not enough rail-
roads and bus lines to condust busi-
ness.
2. Production OF fuel oil is manda-
tory, to supply the dire needs Of the
Pacific northwest and to keep trans
continental trains moving. It is i'm
possible to produce fuel oil without
producing and marketing gasoline.
8. Likewise, road oil, for use on run
ways Of military air fields, as well as
for military road construction, Is an
absolute essential to the war effort.
It is impossible to make road oil with
out making gasoline.
f. Farming and strategic mineral
mining require increasing amounts OF
diesel fuel. Unless refineries can dis
pose Of their gasoline, they cannot
make diesel fuel and essential war ac-
tivities, agriculture, stock raising and
mining win be dangerously handi-
capped.
S. Montana and Wyoming have no
important military institutions which
use quantities OF gasoline, as have
many orher states. There is but little
or no army and navy consumption in
Continued ON Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Gas Prevents
Cementing at
Arch APEX Well

Restlessness of a 5000 O0O-foot flow
of natural gas prevented cement from
setting IN the test well Of A-A Corp.
in the Sweetgrass Hills, on Arch-Apex
dome, and this week drillers are re-
cementing in an effort to confine lost
tools which have been sidetracked in
the wall Of the hole.
The flow Of gas from q sandy shale
above the Bow Island sand OF the
Colorado shales, caused the hole TO
cave so badly that tools were lost at
1915. After several weeks of fishing.
the tools were sidetracked and cement
was used to seal them off with the re-
suit stated
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Structure contours

Structure contours
q G7uri7 co0eo0r orobshy KISS than 250feef
b kfyurS7 cn7GoDr may Be more than $50 feet
c Contour tbeOre6cSI or bSsedo0 NessSdfon7stoo
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Acid Men Are
Busiest Ones
In KeUiEa Field

A thousand-gallo shot Of acid
made a 75-barrel oil well out OF
3-barrel showing for A. E. Lion"
Crlmley & Sons in their 23rd location
of the Fryberger farm in Kelvin this
week. The No. % is located IN the
center of the west line of the NWA
SCI 24-35-3W, the first exception to
the spacing rule granted by the WPB
in Kelvin field. Whereas wells IN this
area ordinarily make considerable
water, this well Is said to be making
pipeline oil.
This is harvest season for acid OPP
orators and clean-out crews, following
the increased purchases announced by
The Texas Co. Nearly all operators are
either cleaning out or acidizing their
wells, many of which have been I'M
touched for six and seven years. Since
the purchases are by farms rather
than by companies, it is necessary for
some operators to repair wells in order
to make their allowables on respective
farms.
Every operator interviewed says he
can easily make his allowable but he
doubts that others will be able to do
so. However, there is no doubt about
the runs of the first month or two.
as nearly every lease viii develop
some flush as a result Of cleanout, new
cups and some acidization.
Meantime there are but seven drill
ing wells In the entire field.
gIo-American- Engle No. /, Sc SEA
SW7 35-36-3W. north of the Rocky
Ridge pool, is drilling at 700 feet. tt
has surface pipe set at 142 feet.
Coolidge g. Coolidge State A No. 10,
NV NEa SW7 36-36-2W, Is running
81 Inch casing at 1140 feet.
CrumIey e. SOns-Fryberger No. "A,
SW NE3 SW7 4-35-3W, rigging up.
Enfield achor No. Z, Sc NE4 NW4
20-35-lW, drilling, S75. Surface pipe isl
at 215.
Reichoff Parent -Bannister No. l.,
SW SEA SW4 35-37-sW, in West sun
burst pool, under-reamed 12A-inch sur
face pipe to lbs feet and is drilling
at $40
Parent Maud Davis No. /, G SEA
Continued ON Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
PRODUCTION
In JUNE TO BE
SLIGHTLY LESS

Oil production in Montana In June
viii be at the rate Of % 400 barrels
per day. under certification Of Harold
l.. Ickes, petroleum co-ordinator for
war, who wired the OH Conservation
Board as follows:
In accordance with my letter Of
Dec. %, 194l. have today certified
that the total production Of all pc
troleum liquids, including but not Inn
tied to crude oil condensate and nat
ural gasoline IN the state of Montana
should be at the rate Of, but not
greater than % 400 barrels daily dur
ing the month OF June. 1912. A copy
Of this certification is being sent air
mail to you
Harold L. Ickes. Petroleum Coordi-
nator for War"
This figure Of 23,4OO is about 1900
barrels under June nominations Of re-
finers and exporters and comes just
ss Montana again starts moving an
appreciable amount 70 crude into
Canada. Deliveries for the next three
weeks TO Canada by The Texas Co.
viii continue at the rate Of $500 bar
rels per day but 1t is understood that
this is coming largely from storage
After June 20, deliveries by Texaco
to Canada viii be at the rate OF 1000
barrels per day. Deliveries from West
Kelvin and other sources may bring
the Canadian exports up to nearly
5000 barrels per day during June and
thereafter.
Wyoming allowable was slightly cut,
as was Colorado. Following are the
comparative allowables:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
BEGINNER LUCK
GETS SETBACK
AT CUT BANK

One Of the severest jolts handed out
by Cut Bank field-usually fine spot
for ''beginners''-wa the failure this
week of Mckenzie Tribal 212 No. well
In the Tribal pool It Is to be drilled
to the Madison lime in an effort to
avert loss but the Cut Bank sand
carried little oil.
DR.. Mckenzie Of Havre is the "be-
gtnner' who has one of the most ex-
pensive leases in the field. He paid
$214 an acre for 1t at public auction,
and the lease carried only 82a percent
Of the oil, giving ia percent royalty
to the Blackfeet Indian tribe, as
against the customary reservation OF
123 percent. DR.. Mckenzie had &C.
mented his surface pipe when WPB
Order MICS stopped him. He was not
on the pattern" corner. When Cut
Bank operators cast lots to see which
corner should be the adopted pattern"
for each 40 acres, DR.. Mckenzie drew
the slips out Of the hat. One Of them
fell to the floor, and it was replaced
IN the hat 1t was the northwest cor
ner slip-his location. He drew an
other slip. 1t was the southeast cor
ner However, all operators joined in
petitioning the WPB for an exception
for DR.. Mckenzie to allow him to COM
plete his well and it was granted.
Location Is in NV SWa NW3 1882
5W, not far south Of the Frances on
Co.'S Tribal well which had 1000
barrel initial. It stands at 1855 feet
in the Ellis and will be carried on
down to the Madison lime which has
never been tested in the Tribal pool.
The week saw two competitions but
these gave no flush production Of con-
sequence to halt the fields steady de-
cline, due to lack Of normal compile
tons this year.
Levi Burd of Browning completed a
very small well on Tribal lease taken
under tribal preferential rights. 1t Is
in C SW4 NWa 18-S2-5W, and swahbed
only SO barrels. It may be improved
by shooting with nitro glycerin. Conn
pletion data follows: 64-inch pipe ce-
mented at 2790; Sunburst sand, 2T50-
2765, dry; upper Cut Bank, 2790-2820;
lower Cut Bank, 282O-2822; Ellis, 1922;
total depth. 2843; fluid level 800 feet.
Cobb Tribal I'll No. 1, Sc NEa SWa
19-32-5W, was an average well, swab-
bling 1O5 barrels during the first "a
hours. 1t was shot with 100 quarts Of
nitro glycerin and is now cleaning out.
Continued on Page Four
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

He became interested In Whitehall dis
trict In 1928. Associated with him are
v. w. Nehs. George A. Ure, J. j. Goeh-
ring, Dan Cashier. j. H. Haugbrich,
81. r. Brown and @. s. Schlickter,
trustees.
This company drilled one Of the
deepest wells in the area, now stand
ing at 1850 feet with a reported show
ing OF gas Drilling started in Lance
formation, indicating that much deep
er drilling win be necessary to test
formations which are now regarded as
likely Of production. The USGS. re-
port indicates about 1000 feet to the
Eagle. then 1900 feet Of Colorado
shale. meaning around 4,000-foot drill
ing 10 the first lower Cretaceous beds
now productive IN northern Montana.
US.G6. publications on the area In
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Taxpayers ct al
Do Pretty Well

The taxpayers aren't doing a bad
Job In this war Treasury receipts from
all sources totaled 1871, 900 900 from
Jan. to May IS. the department re-
ports-far In excess Of any amount
ever collected In comparable period
OF time.
However, the rate Of spending "a
mounting to 5000. 100000 a month by
the end Of 1912. Says the treasury:
Proof Of the financial somdness and
patriotism Of the country is that ouch
a vast amount could be collected with
out dislocating the national economy
or without widespread public aware
ness OF the total amount Of money
involved"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

Gasoline ratiOning for the entire United
States will not go into effect on July l, as for
merly proposed, but it is in the minds of adj
ministratiOn leaders in Washington and they
will try to bring it about at later date.
The administration wants to ration gasoline
in every state, including those with surplus
for the avOwed purpose of conserving rubber
But Montana, Wyoming and Colorado will not
submit to gasoline ratiOning without battle
because:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

absence of oil or gas in commercial
quantities"
Discussing other possibilities the re-
port says: The combination Of the
series Of folds mentioned above has
probably produced in northeastern
Montana several broad, low-plunging
anticlines and the whole region is
more or less tlickly sprinkled with
small low domes, anticIinal noses, and
structural depressions. The minor
domes favor the concentration Of pc
troleum and natural gas If they are
present in the region, yet It Is de-
sirable that wells should be located
with great care
One OF the most consistent promot-
ers of the area Is Ignac Cesnik Of
Baraga Point. Wis, one of the organ
izers Of the Whitehall OIL syndicate.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Rankin Says
OPC Is Giving
The GO-AheGd

Congressman jeanette Rankin, writ
ing to R. w Richardson, president o
the Production for Victory Council II
Great Falls. said:
Recently at q conference be-
tween the Petroleum CO-Ordinator's
office we were advised that ration
ing orders were TO be set aside in
that portion Of the Inland Empire
areas where they are now effective,
and that Montana and Wyoming
oil producers win be encouraged to
produce enough crude 10 supply
this entire region so that II will be
independent Of California petrOle-
um production"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
DEVONIAN TEST
is GOING DOWN
100 FEET A DAY

r. C. Tarrant's test on Midway
structure, southeast Of Conrad in Pom
dera county, is drilling at 1895 feet.
making better time after having COR
rected a crooked hole at 800 feet. A
record Of better than 100 feet per day
with cable tools was recorded during
the past week Location is In center
NEl NW3 32-28N-1W. Tarrant is
headed for the Devonian unless oil is
encountered in the Madison lime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
EPARED BY u. S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
AntieIinal axis
% feet
IS MILES
Depression contour

AntieIinal axis
clude the Press Release Of May 9, 1921,
by Thorn and Woodrin; and earlier
examinations Of Ignite resources prior
to 1916 by G. D. Smith, Eugene Steb-
niger, A. L. Becky. c. NJ. Bauer and
A. j. Collier Of the US.GS. In 1882
the survey published Professional
Paper No. 174 on eastern Montana; In
1894 the area was discussed by U.s.
GS. Petroleum Investigation. In 1924,
US.GS. published Bulletin ISLE, the
Scobey Ignite Field, Valley, Daniels
and Sheridan counties. Montana.
Considerable geophysical work has
been done throughout the area during
the past two years, the only activity
from which was leasing on Poplar
dome.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
Spotlight On Northeastern Montana Region
Carter Activity
Renews Interest
In This District

The start Of Carter Oil Co. S
deep test in North Dakota,
northwest of Bismarck, together
with that company's geological,
geopilysical and leasing work in
northeast Montana has focused
attention Of Montana oil men on
the northeast corner Of the state
where drilling may follow any
favorable development by the
Carter test.
The Carter well will explore
all formations above the Cam
brian and inasmuch as showings
of oil were found In the Ordovi-
clan in Carter's test on the south
end Of Baker, lendive anticline,
northeast Montana structures
may have similar possible pro-
ducing horizons.
Leases have been taken by
Carter and by The Texas Co. on
Poplar dome. A lease block Of
10000 acres has been held for
several years by Whitehall Oil
Syndicate, north of Poplar dome.
Montana Dakota Utilities Co.
has a vast block on Bowdoin
dome, now developed under an
approved utilization plan which
win afford encouragement to
deep drilling.
Because Of deep drilling,
northeastern Montana has had
scant attention during past years
when there was plenty Of shall
low oil available. Poplar dome
has attracted several companies
but no wells have been drilled TO
a sufficient depth to possibly
find oil In the horizons now be-
heved to be most likely to pro-
duce. Walter r. Britain, widely
known among Montana oil men
because Of his service as secre-
tary Of the Rocky Mountain OH
& Gas association. was attracted
to Montana by Poplar dome and
he financed one Of the early
shallow tests.
The US.G.S. mapped Poplar
dome in 1921, w. T. Thorn, Jr,
w. p. Woodrfn making the mar
produced herewith. They wrote:
Poplar anticline which Is probably
best known and most prominen
she folds within the area, Is the
feature ON which To
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

Actual production In June, 1871, by
states was Colorado, 400; Montana,
1890; Wyoming, 81, 100; total, I13,60O.
An increase Of nearly % 1000 barrels
daily Is recommended for California
to satisfy the increase In demands Of
the entire Pacific area ON California
production, principally o. s. navy re-
quirements.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30
ROTARY RIG HERE FOR DUPUYER TEST

thought
Conrad
drilling wells IN
is
J.
avoided trouble with the
In
uhwestwd rather
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-05-30

dome in 1921, w. T. Thorn. Jr., and
W. P. woodrfn making the map re-
produced herewith. They wrote: The
Poplar anticline which Is probably the
best known and most prominent Of
the folds within the area, Is the most
favorable feature ON which to make
the first test for oil In the region. The
axis Of this fold passes near the north
east corner Of Sec. 50 25N, r. 52E, and
through the northwest corner Of Sec.
2, T. 26N, r. SIZE. II extended, this
line would pass Just east OF Poplar and
east Of and parallel TO Box Elder creek.
To test adequately the Poplar
anticIine, or other folds IN northeast
ern Montana, wells must be drilled at
least 10 the base Of the Colorado group,
and as the folding Is complex q single
dry hole is not sufficient TO prove the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-19

coming 20 Raleish ny wav NJ IRE.
>h"nSlnle rumor. little birds and an
'hriInc kilograms 10 the governors
"ti.ce, indicate that the old laD,...
racket Is being worked 10 the linn,
H.! lie new military camp cunStruc-
non al Hoffman. Such rumur, hay,
'',N current Tor days. and Yesterday
ia, governor mad q telegram trn...
d. 't'i@rn 81 such uu'sl aiding iuI,-
%i.N i could not be ignored. s,u,-
n| that local labor unions ycr, ,.-
N'"'!n@ even temporarily ,mDluv,I
carpenters !" pay $50 limitation
..i - day ing ten days Ion urI-
','.'s &" w"ri; and then were b,ii..
ur't'' permanent JOBS. The guy,i-
'.'i "!V MOI attempt g. cunc.a! T.:
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'A 300. "wn hrun. ii lee im:is tie lie
i'...s IT, t." true. M Will "idllv step "
'i" 'htN W"I.t bc light ones. Ih.
'''''..'u camp construction Is - W.
10 :r unrut Poi e. The State H..
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-19

nacr.er than he tounc - 70 hat cna
he wanted 10 make sweet music for
governor. He got along .mc until ,hr
governor asked Ton Praise The Lord
a.id Pass the Ammunition. Tina,
Was too new tor Will. and his ex-
ceIi,ncT had To SOIt ul prime" him
ny Whi>tling the iUu,. incidentally.
VII might nave wrought better ,h;.n
he knew. Waiting lur an audience.
VAN tnc Su'"inp: Me-. &c delegation
i''m Davidson ali a,i up u,y! u,s-
p'uhtm,nl OF u HdA' .Dd -p!icir,.
Tor thr recorders court. Tia, >uui.
n'G iauSIc of Viii Lindsay, .,u..,.
r'r"rd /" &c; ,..!. go .. ..'l. tr,i...
.n,Dd.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-19

Age limits for l-.U..:.ygS IN ,nc
Navy or Naval r,sy..v ,rc = 700
30.
Men with false ic.'. ..., .r....-
tic /" enlist in the Naval Reserve.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-19

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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-03
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

a partner who can be trusted to
make the proper response. II
has been my observation that the
average player likes to open a
hand with a bid of more than one
on the slightest provocation.
This is q mistake-one should
lean backwards in an effort to
open as many hands as possible
with a suit bid of one"
Another excerpt: "The two no
trump response to partners
opening suit bid of one is prob
ably the most abused bid in
bridge"
Today's hand is based on one
of his examples. After one
spade, many players with the
North hand will bid two no
trump.
That puts South on the spot.
He does not want to deny the no
trump, with his general strength.
But perhaps spades or diamonds
are superior to no trump.
He bids three no trump
rather than risk bad guess as to
a suit rebid. East opens clubs
and declarer can cash only eight
tricks before East gets in with
the spade ace to run the balance
of the club suit.
II North makes his proper re-
Spouse of two diamonds, South
should support the suit. North
can then propose three no trump.
South sees the danger signal in
his own hand, the singleton club.
The high cards should be suf-
ficient for five diamonds, and
the contract Is safer. In dia-
monds the game Is lay-down.
Even spades Is better than no
trump.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-03
PROTECTING A SYMBOL

The Liberty Bell, ancient symbol
Of American freedom, is going to be
protected against bomb domoee if the
offer Of on insurance company is &C.
cepted The company would construct
q bomb proof vault into which the
bell could be lowered in cose Of q raid.
II this project goes through, it
would not be the first time the Liberty
Bell wos war fugitive In September
l777, when the British army wos on
the point Of OCCUPYING Philadelphia, the
old bell that had rune out the news Of
independence was removed from the
Stote House tower, and corried by the
retreotine American army to Allen
town, Po., where it remained hidden
for almost q year.
II is good to preserve such symbols,
better still to preserve the things symos-
Iized-liberty itself Which is, roughly,
what the war is all about.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-03
/. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

thinkin' that there are an awful
lot more people who can speak
good than there are who can
speak like l can. So I just for
got about the fancy stuff an de-
cided to play myself, an l went
down to New York."
Knowing no one, Hunnicut
had hard time of it for 10
months. He was working nights
in a hotel laundry room and
making the rounds of the mana
gers offices by day when his
break came. His engagement in
Time of Your Life" brought
him his first intimation that any
actor could earn more than $40
a week. He wired his fiancee
and they we're married a year
and half ago.