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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
Mineral Resources Survey
Continues As War Project

Montana and also a chronological
table of news items about Montana
mines, this summary going back as
far as 1850 Similar items about mines
that have shipped in the past have
been compiled and indexed from the
government records.
Field parties Of the survey have
been active in the various mining
districts in this state and this work
will be continued, especially in the
search for new deposits Of strategic
and critical minerals.
Supplementing the work Of the sur
vey is the Metallurgical department,
which Is cooperating with the Ore
Dressing department Of the Montana
School of Mines under the direction
of DR.. S. r. B. Cooke, head of the
In addition to the detail
work of the Ore Dressing department,
the Mineral Resources survey crews
have assisted the school in building
spectrograph and ore-polishing
machine. Both the spectrograph and
the ore-polishing machine are in con-
slant use in solving metallurgical and
ore dressing problems of Montana's
and critical minerals.
The Mining Association Of Montana
and the Montana Bureau Of Mines
and Geology are cooperating with
the Mineral Resources survey and
large part of the data gathered, and
being gathered, should be of great
value to the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. In administering the new 5000
mine development loan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
CRUDE OIL STOCK REPORT

Stocks Of domestic and foreign crude
petroleum at the close of the week
ended June 20 totaled 252,748,OO0 bar
rels, according to data reported to
the bureau of mines, United States
department of the interior. Compared
with the total of the preceding week,
this represents a decrease Of 638, 900
barrels, comprising a decrease of 749,-
600 barrels in stocks of domestic crude,
but an increase of 111,O00 barrels In
stocks Of foreign crude. Heavy crude
oil stocks in California, not included
in the "refinable" crude stocks, to-
tailed 11.094,0O0 barrels, an increase Of
$4,000 barrels over the amount on
hand June IS.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11

There is nothing more important to the
war effort than the production of oil and
gas without an adequate supply of oil Of
exactly correct Specifications for the various
uses, there would be no use for the tanks
the planes and the trucks OF the modern
motorized armies.
This Is one "tOo little, too late" that can
not happen In this war. Anything that Inn
pedes the production Of adequate supplies
Of motor fuel or fuel for the furnaces which
produce the metals of war implements def
initeIy threatens the security of the nation.
Thus, anyone engaged in the oil and gas
industry must feel that he has an important
part In the war effort and he should not
let down in his own line of business on
the superstition that 1t is not important.
Many people are inclined to take the at
titude that their own business is not a cog
I'm the wheel which win grind down the axis
powers 1t makes is easy for the Stacker
within us to take over, reducing us to
liability rather than an asset to the nation
at war. Sometimes we feel that whatever
we are doing is futiIe-that it is wrong to
make any effort to get ahead. Nothing could
be farther from the correct attitude. The
man who Is left in his present Job or his
present business, be it running an oil rig or
selling groceries, should redOubIe his efforts
to improve his position: to become q heavier
taxpayer through increased earnings or
profits. The man who stops working at this
time is worse than Stacker.
That is the problem in many lines Of busi-
ness, not excepting the oil business. Some
operators are inclined TO take the attitude
that with price ceilings there is no use In
drilling more wells. More wells mean more
expense, with increased costs for labor and
materials and these increased costs have no
offset In the present price Of crude. But IL
everyone takes this attitude, then the pro-
duction of petroleum viii drop off and the
nation may find Its war effort hampered by
the loss Of the most important weapon-pe-
trOIeum in unlimited quantities
The drilling of wildcat wells, to develop
new supplies of oil, is as important as build
ing battIeships only the latter is 3 govern
ment project and the former is something
the good Average American Citizen may do
toward winning the war. We may be called
upon to ship petroleum and petroleum. prod
ucts into the Pacific Northwest at no profit
possibly at q loss, in an emergency. If
that Is essential to winning the war, Mon
tana oil operators should and win cheerfully
do it. 1t does not take prospects Of rosy
profit to induce them to provide our sons
with the gasoline or fuel oil that may save
their lives.
There are, unfortunately, many who meas
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
TeE0cO Man Is
NeIU OPC Director
OF Materials

Greer w. orion has been named as
the new director of materials for the
OPC, succeeding w. F. Huff, assigned
to serve In special capacity to rep
resent the petroleum COORDINATION In
the formulation and application Of
program to obtain maximum use Of
existing inventories Of supplies and
equipment now in the hands Of oil
companies and others.
orion was formerly assistant man
ager of the purchasing department Of
The Texas Co. His job Is to plan the
most effective use Of new material,
equipment and supplies required by
the oil industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
President Isn't
Convinced About
Gasoline RGtiOning

Suggesting the possibility that every
automobile tire may be requisitioned
if necessary to win this war, President
Roosevelt took no stand this week on
the matter of gasoline rationing.
Does this mean you hope to solve
the rubber problem with national
gasoline rationing?" the president was
asked.
He replied that If he lived next to
an oil well and had new tires on his
car he did not know why he should
not use the tires.
Then the chief executive said that
the problem was, at present so COM
pick that he had not found one per-
son who understood it completely.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
WE BELIEVE

WE BELIEVE
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS have been definitely proven in
dspensbe in Montana. Every wildcat should have both
Madison Devonan highs" determined by reflection
seismograph before drilling begins.
DEEPER DRILLING is write the real history OF
the Montana oil industry The mao Of Mon
tana petroleum is in formations BELOW THE BIG
LIME. Abandonment of wells at the Cat Creek horizon
is stupidity No we'll should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the Devonan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11

Tired of hearing salvage volunteers
complain that transportation was
bottlenecking their efforts, two Colds
boro, N. c., women borrowed neigh
boris truck and collected more than
two tons of scrap metal in a single
day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11

England's annual tin output OF $500
tons could be increased TO 10000. ac-
cording to experts.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-11
The Texas Company
Drilling Report
WY0MTNG

SubIette COunty
La Barge-SW SW 27-27N- 113w,
Govt. O747S-A, No. Pix, 1870 feet
Flowing 40 barrels per day through
5/32 inch choke.
S4-27N-113W, Govt. 07674-B NO. q
Bx, TAI feet; drilling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
NEW VOTE ON Gee

Both chambers will be asked 10
vote again on the administration s
appeal 10 continue the Civilian
Conservation Corps by providing
SIC, OOO,0 900 for its operation. The
House previously voted 10 scrap
the depreSsion-born agency while
the Senate voted 10 continue it.
A final conference was called in
the deadlock over the agricultural
supply bill. The possibility of a
compromise over the House rider
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30

prohibiting sale Of government
controlled SURPRISES az less than
parity prices, is considered prob
able. If this fails. a special resolu-
ton may be rushed through 10
enable the department TO function
tomorrow.
Despite the almost astronomical
sums, Senate and House economy
bloc leaders believe they have
made progress in cutting down
nonessentiaI expenditures. Senator
Byrd (Dl of Virginia said tho
record might show a saving OF
81 300 900. 600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
$4,000 Miners
End Holiday

WASHINGTON, June 30 GNS)
Some $4,000 miners in Ken
lucky Virginia and West Virginia
ended their To-day vacation and
returned 10 work today under an
agreement reached between the
United Mine Workers and the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
ton.
UNIV President John L. Lewis
announced the agreement and
said that the employers had agreed
to return 100000 in fines COL
lected from the miners last year
as a result of a captive mine
strike.
Edward r. Burke, association
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
JAW Charges GM
PAYS Less Than Ford

General Motors Corporation
pays its employees an average
hourly rate of eight cents an hour
less than that paid by the Ford
Motor Company. the UAW-CIO
claimed today in a brief TO be
submitted 10 the War Labor
Board, which is considering the
unions demands for a Sl-a-day
increase for the corporations 250,-
900 employees.
The brief, copies of which were
sent 10 GM local unions for study.
states that the GM average hourly
rate since April 20, 1871, was 81 08
an hour, compared 10 the Ford
average hourly rate OF Sl.163.
Concerning the corporation s
ability 10 pay substantial wage
increase. the brief, which was
prepared by Walter Reuther. di-
rector of the unions GIN division.
cited the corporations net profit
last year OF S20l. 750.250 after
deductions totaling S2S.0O0.000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30

war purposes is assured as mem-
bers are expected 10 vote 49,
$50, 003,607 for the war depart
ment with little fuss and no OPP
position.
Two major conflicts between
the Senate and House threaten
completion Of budget bills. Unless
Congress makes provision for de-
partments and agencies, they will
be without funds tomorrow when
their new year starts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
NO RECOMMENDATION

Any wage increase granted in
the case almost certainly would be
extended soon 10 100000 other
steel workers under the industry's
policy of maintaining comparable
wage standards.
The panel report made no spe-
cific recommendation as TO the
amount of the wage increase, leav-
ing the size of one. if approved, TO
the full board.
1t said. however, that the four
companies involved-B h | chem
Steel, Republic Steel. Inland Steel
and Youngstown Sheet and Tube
could we'll afford TO meet the
United Steel Workers (CIO) de-
mand for a $1-a-day wage boost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
THE PANELS REILLY

Stockholders. the panel said.
would pay only ia per cent of
the additional cost. The other
1884, per cent could be met
through payment OF lower profit
taxes.
The panel also estimated that
the companies could pay a Sl-a-
day increase and still have 1912
earnings substantially greater
than any year in the 1931-4O
decade"
FACTS IN CASE
The panel set down these
facts" in the case:
Steel workers purchasing
power has decreased 1873 per
cent since April. 1941. the date
Of their last increase Of 10 cents
an hour.
2-The average weekly earn
ings of workers in other du-
rable goods industries are rs per
cent larger than for steel
workers.
3-At least 20 per cent of the
employees of the four companies
are members of the United
Steel Workers, and the func-
tons of the union are of vital
significance and its maintenance
is socially desirable.
4-The union did not during
four and one-half months of
hearing sustain its contentious
that wages are inadequate when
Judged by standards of health
and decency.
The panel was composed of pub
lie member, Arthur S. Meyer
chairman; industry member. Cyrus
S. Ching; labor member. Richard
T. Frankensteen. Ching voted
against the maintenance of mem
bersh lip recommendation and
Frankensteen argued for a union
shop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
Legion Post Elects

Anthony J. Rathnaw is the new
of the Pulaski Post
No. 30, Of the American Legion
for the year 1928. it was an
nounced today after the election
Of officers. Other officers elected
were Vincent Warwick ST.. vice
commander, and Adam Miecikow-
ski Jr., vice commander.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
7 Doomed, ; jailed
By Jdps in East Indies

MELBOURNE. Australia, Jun
30 (INS).-Two elderly Neither
landers have been given death
sentences and three others we're
imprisoned by a japanese mill
tary court in the Netherlands East
Indies. according TO the Japanese
controlled Batavia radio. the n.
r. l. information service said to-
day.
The punishment was said to
have resulted from charges that
the Hollanders listened 10 Ameri.
can and other foreign broadcasts
and spread r,lrnorx
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30

president, who attended a press
conference with Lewis. said that
he had entered the agreement on
the request of Secretary Of the
Interior Ickes, who demanded full
operation of the mines to produce
coal for war needs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
SEEKS UNION SHOP

The union asked for union
shop. The panel recommended
maintenance of union membership,
plus the checkoff. contending that
substitution of that for the tradi-
tional open shop policy OF the steel
industry would make shop condi-
lions more peaceful and result in
increased production.
The maintenance Of member
ship formula suggested by the
panel provides that any employe
who is a member of the union on
set date-possibly two weeks
after agreement on a contract
or who later becomes a member
must maintain his membership in
good standing as a condition of
employment. The companies
would check off the dues not 10
exceed 81 a month.
Philip Murray. Go and USW
president. told a panel hearing
that the union would forego its de-
mand for a union shop and accept
the maintenance of membership
formula If approved by the full
board. The panel held that the
formula would protect the 80 per
cent of employees who have re
fused 10 join the union notwith-
standing the arguments of the
unions representatives and the
pressure which has certainly been
brought TO bear"
The four steel companies pre-
pared 10 argue at tomorrow's
hearing that neither the wage in
crease nor the maintenance of
membership formula is justified.
and that a wage increase would
upset the wage scale in the re-
mainder Of the industry as well as
in others which maintain COM
parable scales.
The projected Sl-a-day increase
would add SAT, 100000 TO the
annual wage bill OF the four COM
panies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
CongressRus
Money Bills; z
TonightDeddIine
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
LntI New. Service stan Correspondent

y WASHINGTON, June Coon
gress today struggled to complete
action on appropriation bills for
the new fiscal year beginning to-
morrow. with the total likely TO
soar over S133, 900, 100000 and
leaders warning that the rising
tempo of war may call for even
greater sums.
Completion of appropriations for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
LEADS ALL But AVIATION

With the exception OF the avia-
ton industry. which realized a
return on net worth of ass per
cent, General Motors led indus
tries of the country with return
of 1910, as compared 10 90 for
steel and 90 as the average for
ALI American manufacturers.
The brief, which will probably
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
ASK RATE EQUALIZATION

Calling for an equalization oil
rates for similar jobs in GM anc
in other plants doing the same
type OF war work, the union de.
clared.
"All the old factors incident
TO competitive enterprise have
now been removed. There is
only one customer for aircraft,
tanks, guns, etc. namely, the
United States government. There
Is no reason why worker on
Pratt-Whitney aircraft engines
In Buick should receive less
than a man doing the same job
In Ford's Pratt-Whitney plant.
Yet, 100 classifications In Buick
show an average of Sl.10 per
hour, while at Ford, 1877 CLASH
fications show an average of
S1.274.
The union also is asking a unior
shop and several other contract
changes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30

be submitted next Tuesday when
the WLB panel hearing on the
GM dispute resumes. declared
that since GIN workers received
an increase of 10 cents per hour
in April, 1871, that the cost of
living in Detroit has climbed 14.5
per cent, in Flint 159 and in
Lansing 1919.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
Open Hearings
To Be Held in
Steel Pay Fight

WASHINGTON, June 30 (UP).
The War Labor Board will hold
public hearing tomorrow on a
three-man panel report that sup
ports union demands for a wage
increase and a maintenance of
membership formula for 157 900
Little Steel" workers.
If adopted by the full board, the
report may influence the wage and
security demands of 100000 war
workers in the steel, automobile
and aviation industries.
One of the little steel companies
-lnland-has indicated ii will
make a court test of any form of
union security imposed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-30
PRIME MINISTER CURTIN

General Macarthur, Allied supreme commander in
the South Pacific, in Australian bank subscribing
$4,000 the first purchase in the second Australian Lib
ery Loan The prime minister signed for second purchase
Evening star., 1942-05-01

from individuals who are either self
ish or ignorant or both.
This is not in accord with the
facts. The truth is that among most
understanding people the program
is a great disappointment and that
nowhere is distress over its obvious
omissions deeper than among some
of his own aides, whose recommen-
dations were overridden.
It is no secret here that he acted
against the counsel of several of
the very men who are charged with
the duty of carrying out his orders.
Quite clearly what Mr.. Roosevelt
has done, in addition to rejecting
the advice of his own aides, Is to
ignore the successful experience in
dealing with imitation of both Eng
land and Canada. In a faltering
way he has adopted the outlines Of
the Baruch plan but omitted the
basic essentials without which Mr..
Baruch and every economist worthy
of the name knows it will not work.
Vital Measure Left Out.
There are two views as to the rea-
sons for the presidential evasion
Of these things. One is that he Is
so linked to the labor leaders that
he cannot consider labor problems
from . detached point of view. Also,
he Is still 50 ''horrified" over any
sales tax proposal that he cannot
bring himself to move in that direc-
ton. although the war has nullified
all the arguments against it. The
other view Is that, despite all eco
nomic experience, he sincerely does
not believe the things he has left
out are necessary.
These are: First, real wage control.
True. he has called for "stabiliza-
ton" Of wages. but he has insisted
that no legislation be enacted to
insure such stabilization. On the
contrary, once more. he has killed
OF congressional efforts to adopt
d labor policy and puts the "stabli-
Evening star., 1942-05-01

Ter to launch Mediterranean
offensive at the earliest possible
moment.
Italy's situation is considered
similar to that of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire during the
last months of the First World
War. Austria Hungary was the
weak link in the chain of the
Central powers. The Austrian
collapse preceded that of Ger
many by only few weeks.
The parallel with Austria Hun
gary Is drawn to show the un-
likelihood of Italy being forced
out of the war until Germany il
on the verge of collapse. Ger
many, of course, is virtually
Theoretically sealed, so 1t is diff
cult for the United Nations to
obtain real information as to
what is going on there. But by
piecing together reports from
neutrals and other sources. it
appears that Germany is still a
long way from collapse.
Loot Is Being Stored.
The German people must
tighten their belts, but long be-
fore the outbreak of the war in
1899 they became accustomed to
eating less and working more.
Every time rations are reduced
the German propaganda machine
informs the people that this is
going to be a long war; hence,
large reserves of foodstuffs and
raw materials must be built up
for lean years"
The Reich's loot from con-
quered territories is being stored
in subterranean warehouses. The
German people have seen long
conveys arrive from the subject
nations, but they have received
little of that booty. They are
Evening star., 1942-05-01
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Rumors of dissatisfaction and
war WEAKNESS in Italy continue
to reach Washington. but many
of them are heavily discounted.
because they bear the hallmark
Of Paul Joseph Goebbels, Nazi
propaganda minister. Others
come from equally doubtful
sources.
Some. however, are from reli-
able sources and confirm that
Italy's situation has greatly
worsened in the last four months.
Mussolinl's people have had
nothing but bad news from the
front; they also are enduring a
minimum of food and there is
little hope for improvement in
the economic situation. Hence,
Mussolini's effort to induce Hit
Evening star., 1942-05-01
The Great Game of Politics
Anti-InfIotion Program Criticized for Ignoring
Reduction in Non-Wor Expenditures

zation" wholly in the hands of the
War Labor Board.
Instead OF finding an effective
way to siphon of some of the vast
consumer purchasing power which
the war expenditures have brought
to these, he proposes an almost ir-
relevant tax limitation which has
no bearing on imitation.
Completely Ignored.
And. finally, Mr.. Roosevelt IN
neither message nor speech so much
as mentions as essential the re-
ducing of non-war governmental ex-
penditures. Though this reduction
is basic in every sound conception
of an anti-inflation effort, the
President does not devote a syllable
to it.
The President in his speech
would convey the idea that to men,
ton these omissions is to be selfish
or ignorant. It is neither. Not to
mention them is stupidity to ac-
quiesce in a half-baked policy in
volving real national danger. And
they are being mentioned, not by
those whose toes have been
stepped on" or who merely zap
prove self-denial on the part of
their neighbors," but by men and
newspapers anxious to cooperate
with the President in any effort to
avert imitation; men and news
papers who will cooperate in this
one but who cannot blind them
selves to the heavy handicaps
which he has unnecessarily i'm
posed.
Ceilings Partially Effective.
As these see it now the imposition
of q ceiling over all prices, while
ignoring the tax. economy and wage
essentials, will give rise to endless
complications and create problems
which no one in Washington is
equipped to handle. Not the least
OF these has already emerged. 1t is
the problem of how to get the farm
lobby in Congress (for opposing
which Mr.. Roosevelt deserves full
credit to permit enactment of the
legislation he suggests to limit farm
prices when he will not permit any
legislation to limit wages but leaves
it in the hands of a board with a
record for extraordinary labor le-
niency.
In brief, the price ceilings which
have now been ordered will be
only partially effective. Price CELL
ings alone, as has been proven by
experience and pointed out by every
expert, are not the full answer to
an imitation threat. A full Ave
point program, which includes gov
ernmental economy, firm wage con-
troll and a1-embracing taxation, is
indispensable to an effective effort
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