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Evening star., 1942-07-11
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Year ago today-Joe Di Maggie
hit in 50th straight game by COL
lecting four blows. including Goth
home run, as New York Yankees
chalked up 18th consecutive tri-
umph. Browns were beaten, So.
Three years ago-Walter Hagen
and Gene Sarazen defeated in
first round matches Of national
PGA tourney at Flushing, N. Y.
Five years ago-Elroy Robin
son of San Francisco Olympic
Club lowered world record for
half mile to 1876 at second an
nual World Labor meet on Ran
dalls Island.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
time. Maybe and maybe not. That's

time. Maybe and maybe not. That's
one reason for the tournament
In addition to Welsh, johnson,
Leavens and Hugh Lynch, seeded in
that order, the committee also
placed Dick Murphy, back in action
after delayed start: Charley Chan
ming, Bensinger and Adair on the
select list.
Another group Of eight was placed,
This included Tom Thaler. Balti
more City champ; Frank Thomp-
son. former net captain at the Uni
versity of Virginia; Herb Shenkin,
Doyle Royal, Austin Rice, Jerry
Courtney, Igor Cassini and Ricky
Willis.
Today's activities were to begin
at o'clock, play resuming tomor-
row morning at $50. The tourney
will run all week.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Unsung Baldwin OutbowIs Star
By Pin, Nobs Bethesda Honors

in the odd-game skirmish TO main
tain a tWo-game lead in King Pin
Mixed loop. Team No 2 won the
rubber tilt from Team No. 3, despite
Lindsay Stotts highs of 1881.
In mixed doubles at Greenway
Bowl. Madge Lewis and Julie Singer
defeated Gladys Lynn and El Geib,
l,l95 to 1,l55. Singer banged out
l5o-647 and Mrs. Lewis. l25--548
while Geib hit for 143-624 and Mrs.
Lynn for 126-531.
George Upperco was top walloper
with 1882 as Aces posted counts
Of 555-1,625 to tame Wildcats In
Clarendon's Mems League.
Evening star., 1942-07-11

An obscure bowler, Charley Bald
win of Bethesda jingled some extra
coin in his pockets today after a
ne-pin victory over George 10th,
one of Montgomery County's leading
pinspillers, in the weekly Bethesda
Bowling Center mixed handicap
tournament with a gross score OF
40.
While Baldwin and 10th staged
an exciting finish last night, Al
Arnold fired 4ol to finish third and
Marjorie Hardy posted 370 to land
top prize among the women.
Dorothy Carlson's 125 and 326 got
Team No. / victory over Team No. 5
Evening star., 1942-07-11
MocMitcheII Joins Navy
As Ensign on July II

3, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 1l.-It's En-
sign Leslie MacMitchell of the
United States Navy now.
New York University's famed
miller was sworn in July 2 and will
leave for the naval training school
at Chicago on July q. MacMitchell,
%, holds the unofficial world record
for the 800 yards and shares the
indoor mile mark.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Waterway Being Deepened

The United States Engineer ONCE
at Mobile, Ala, reports that the
Army Dredge Blackwater is at work
removing shoaling at points in the
s Apalachicoia River-St. Andrews Bay
section of the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway TO restore project depth
of 9 feet,
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Bears Lond Wager.
Too Big for Army
81 the Associated Press

b. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1l.-Clint
Wager is 6 feet Ga inches tall,
which is Just 4 inch too much
for the United States Army, But
he's Just the kind of a fellow
the Chicago Bears want.
The National Football League
champions today signed the for
mer st. Mary's tWinona, Minn.)
athlete for duty as end or tackle.
He's Is and weighs 224 pounds.
The Army turned him down be-
cause of his size.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Mercer HurIs No-Hitter

Buck Mercer pitched a no-hit
game as Sligo A. C. baseball team
topped Sissel Saxon Post nine, 12-1.
in a game at Montgomery Blair
diamond. The only run against him
was in the sixth inning on two er-
rOrS,
Evening star., 1942-07-11
MeIIonus at CoIesviIle
Mellonas

Mellonas Restaurant baseball
team will meet the Colesville Car
dinak tomorrow afternoon at pm.
on the Four Corners, Nd, diamond.
Evening star., 1942-07-11
Tennis Grudees to Be Settled
As Stars Clash in M. A. Meet
johnson, Leovens, Adoir Among Lot Eager
To Redeem Themselves in Title Tussle

racketers rolled its sleeves and prepared for
today awaited the start of the annual Middle Atlantic
tournament at Columbia Country Club
Defending Champion Barney Welsh seeded No followed
by Davey johnson challenger his place at the top
Evening star., 1942-07-11

Virginia LEAGUI.
Stauuton. 7; PetersburG. 4.
Lynchburg, 5: Salem, o.
tOnly games.)
Evening star., 1942-07-11
CarIberg Nips Lacey
For Ringer Crown;
Retires Trophy

Staging an uphill battle. Irwin
Carlbcrg, District horseshoe cham
pion, defeated Clair Lacey, 3 to 2, for
Trophy, which he retired with a
third consecutive victory
Lacey, a former District champ,
won the first and third games. The
statistics:
No. r. Pct. No. r.. Pet.
Lacey 80 u Lacey 81 50
Carlberg rs SIS Csrbers SO o."
No. 3 e. Pet. No. x Pct
Lacey 80 "a Lacey ~ 50
Carlberg 35 SO Cariberg so SO
No. ; r. Pet.
Lacey -. IS SO
Carloerg 80 ~
Composite Scores:
Won-Lost r. Pct.
Carber8 --.----- 3 > 50
Lacey ---------- 3 .6}
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
More Gasoline
For MOntGndnS,
OPA Promises

Assurance that adequate gasoline
will be provided ito enable workers in
agricultural, industrial or extractive
establishments to travel between their
homes and their places of employ
ment" was given by Leon Henderson,
OPA head, In letter to Senator B. K.
Wheeler of Montana Senator Wheeler
sent a copy of the letter to the Jour-
nal with the comment that 1t answers
many letters addressed to- him by
Montanans
"Under the nationwide program,
people who have occupational need for
gasoline will be eligible for supple
mental rations for their occupational
purposes" Henderson writes. "It will
also be possible to issue tires for their
cars in view of the fact that the
mileage rationing program will pro-
vide a strict control over the opera
ton of the cars. To qualify for sup
Elemental rations, the applicant will
be required to show that he is shar-
ing his car with at least three other
people or that it is impossible to do
so and that alternative means Of
transportation are not available. The
maximum mileage provided by the
'B" book amounts to 800 miles per
month. This, in addition to the
mileage provided by the basic ration,
viii make available a maximum of $50
miles per month for all occupational
purposes not included in the preferred
mileage category"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
No Comfort For
Enemy In NeWs Of
Montana Weather

The Japs viii get no comfort out OF
a discussion of the weather In Mon
tana oil fields.
Last Tuesday night a blizzard swept
into Kelvin field from the north-a
good oldfashioned ''howler." At Shelby
the motorists could scarcely see the
road ahead A few miles south Of
Shelby, north Of Conrad, there was
only a cold rain. South OF Conrad
there was no storm. At Vaughn, near
Great Falls, the ice began melting off
the car and Great Falls had typical
California weather.
So 1t was no surprise Thursday night
when Shelby reported a snowstorm
and miniature blizzard and at the
same time Cut Bank, 30 miles west
reported the weather clear and no
sign OF a storm. And so Montana oil
men are being warned by the weather
man to get ready for the winter that
is near at hand.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
New Synthetic
Tires Coming
ont in 1913

Rubber director Jeffers told the
press that chemists would develop
within five or six months" a 100 per-
cent synthetic tire good for all but
military and heavy truck duty but
that such tires would be allotted only
for essential civilian driving. Some
time after mid-1943, we ought to have
enough synthetic tires to make an ap-
probable difference in the situation
regarding essential driving. Sometime
in 1914, we ought to have enough to
begin to furnish tires to civilians for
family USE" Mr.. Jeffers said. The first
large synthetic rubber plant will be
opened at Institute, w. Va, between
the middle and end of next December,
he said Vice president wallace said
"the cost of production of synthetic
tires is so great that 1t win be inn
to continue their manu-
facture after the war" He said, how
ever, synthetic tires would be pro-
duced for the duration "at any cost"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Story of Oil
Is RetOLd by
NeIUsDGDer Man

Reminiscent, like stories of shooting
buffalo on the Montana plains, is the
newest book on the petroleum in
dustry, 'Flush Production" by Gerald
Forbes Forbes, a newspaper man, tells
the story of the development of oil in
the Southwest most entertain
ingly and it is apparent that he never
expects anything of the kind TO hap
pen again. The whole narrative seems
to look back on the oil industry as
something that has come and gone,
leaving its indelible marks on society
but In its old form it is gone forever.
The writer tells Of the hectic boom
days, relating how a group from
Standard Oil Co. visited the newly
discovered Spindletop pool and dis
missed it with: "Too big, too big"
said the leader of the party as they
left. There's more oil here than the
whole world will need for the next
century-not for usl" He told how
500 wells were drilled on five acres,
extracting 100000 Dbl of oil during
the first year at prices from 3 to IL
cents per Dbl. The book goes back 70
the days of oil seepS, giving a pretty
COAlplCJG oVO4y CfCA4 44AC4QuulB q
chapter on government control. He
finishes the book with a chapter
titled easing Off," an aSterisk ex-
planning that in the parlance of the
oil industry, easing off" refers to the
operations that surround the closing
of a formation.
The book is published by University
Of Oklahoma Press ($2.75).
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Food Supplies
of Cities Depend
On Truck H0EELS

Babies would cry for milk, ham and
eggs would disappear from many
breakfasts and Sunday chicken din
ners would be BACKED out in many
homes if trucks were interrupted In
their maintenance Of the lines of sup
ply Of foods to American cities, fig
ureS compiled by the U. S. department
of agriculture reveal.
Two thirds Of all the livestock re-
ceived at the nations principal stock
yards make the journey from farm to
slaughterhouse by way Of motor trucks.
Twenty four of the largest cities In
the country receive their entire supply
of milk by motor truck.
Approximately half Of the total fruits
and vegetables received by New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, New Or
leans, San Francisco, and st. Louis Is
carried by truck from the grower to
the consumer One third Of the butter
used each day on the millions of slices
of bread consumed by the inhabitants
of New York, Chicago. Philadelphia,
and Boston comes over the highways
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
HUNT BRINGS IN
FIRST OIL WE'LL
IN IOWA STATE

F. z. Hunt, who drilled wells near
Hobson, in Judith Basin county, writes
the Journal that he has just COM
pleted the first oil well in Iowa. Other
operators in the state include Phillips,
the Ohio and a number Of indepen-
dents He carried the hole into the
Arbuckle and the st. Peter carried oil
and the Silurian carried gas. Heavy
flows of water were found above the
producing horizon. In one squeeze
cement job a pressure Of 2450 pounds
was applied in 7-inch 20-pound pipe
and it broke in three palces, making 1t
necessary TO drill a second wen.
Il hope to live long enough to give
central Montana another whirl into
the breaks of the Mississippi CMadi-
son nme)" he writes,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Tells HOU to
Get Casing by
Ala Rating

The procedure to apply the rating
Of Ala to secure delivery Of materials
when the cost to the operator Is $500
or more is described in letter from
John B. Schuyler, director of material,
District 4, of Denver, in letter to the
Oil Conservation Board. He writes:
THE procedure in accordance with
Preference Rating order P-98b Is as
follows:
DO not send purchase orders to
Washington Write a letter addressed
to the Materials Division, office of
Petroleum Coordinator for War, New
Interior Building, Washington, D. c.,
answering in detail the questions Of
paragraph ID Of this Order 1t would
be well If the Operator would get the
assistance of his Supplier for advice
as to the answers Of subparagraph %
90 and ~. Under subparagraph go
should be shown the earliest possible
delivery date when the rating of Az
is used and also the earliest possible
delivery date If the rating Of ALA
should be applied
To obtain delivery of oil country
tubular goods dine pipe, casing, tub
ing and drill pipe), it is necessary to
use the rating of ALA under Sup
Order M-21b. If the cost
Of any one item is less than $500, the
District office, 800 First National
Bank Building, Denver, Colo,, may
approve the purchase order.
Purchase orders should not be sent
to Washington unless specifically re-
quested to do so.
If the personnel Of the District Of
flee can In any way assist the Opera
tors of District 4, they are always
yIad tn dn so
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
DAKOTA OIL NEWS

Continental Oil Co. has abandoned
its State No in Sc SEA NEs $685.
BE at 1887 feet, getting water in the
Minnelusa formation.
Three seismograph crews that have
been working in North Dakota, like
wise one crew in South Dakota, are
now preparing to end the seasons
work. Carter Oil Co. had its crew in
the Belle F'ourche district of South
Dakota. Texas Co. has been operating
in Bismarck, N. D. district, Amerada,
near Minot and Standard Of California
near Rugby, in the eastern part Of
North Dakota.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Ask for Delay
in RGtiOning Is
Of Little Avail

Certain branches of the oil industry
are fighting the gasoline rationing
program, with little hope Of success.
National Petroleum News says that
there is no Justification for gasoline
rationing. Patriotic American motor
lists are already conserving their tires
and might do so to a greater extent
than the Baruch committee recon-
mends, it says, but OPA Is rushing
rationing so as to kill all this growing
evidence against 1t.
An effort was made to delay ra-
tioning for three months Rubber Di-
rector LETTERS said there is no chance,
although gasoline rationing in the
Is rough justice" He said
he would try to conyice rationing ex-
ecutives that motoring conditions in
the midwest were different than those
in the east.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Rockies
PrOUide
I'D Tons Scrap

LANDUSKY Four hundred and
seventy tons Of scrap have been taken
from the Little Rockies since July /.
P. A. Wickham of the Little Ben has
shipped 260 tons Milton Lydig Of the
Ruby Gulch Mining CO., has sent in
100 tons and Ted Duvall of Landusky
has taken in so tons. There is about
800 tons more to move. The Little
Ben scrap has been taken TO Harlem.
Ted Duval has hauled scrap to
Chinook and the Ruby Gulch to Dod-
son.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
TUO Patents
To Ruby GUIch
Claims Granted

The Gerat Falls land office has re-
ceived from the General land office
two mineral patents issued to Ruby
Gulch Mining Co. of Zortman, as fol-
lows:
Pearl fraction lode mining claim in
Sections z & 10 Township Is North
range Is East, containing 1898 acres.
Pearl Fraction mill site In Section
- Township rs North range "a East
containing acres
Badger fraction lode mining claim in
Sections and II Township Is North
range "a East, containing 11.7O2
acres. Badger fraction mill site
claim in Sections 6, and 10 Town
ship 25 North range Is East con-
tanning 5 acres.
The above lands are in Phillips
County. w. S. Whitcomb is Secretary
of the above mining company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Black Oil Due
For PrOsperitu

WASHINGTON, D. Gu. S. Sena-
tor Joseph @. ONdahoney Of Wyoming
says that the development Of Wyo-
ming's black oil for the army and
navy should mean big things for the
Big Horn Basin. The senator has been
extending every effort to develop
Wyomings resources.
with refineries at Worland, Grey
bull, Cody, Lowell and Thermopolis, in
addition to those at Casper, all capable
of handling black oil, there is a great
opportunity for Washable, Park, Big
Horn and Hot Springs counties"
stated OEdahoney. I'VE have 81 black
oil fields in the state and eight of
them are not producing because Of
being shut in"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Sliding Scale
Royalties May
Be Abolished

WASHINGTON-The senate public
lands committee approved a bill by
Senator O,Iahoney, D., Wyo, to en-
courage wildcat" oil and gas drilling
on public lands during the war.
The measure would limit royalties
to be paid on oil and gas from fields
not, within, any known geological
structure to 12s percent for the first
10 years Of the lease Present law sets
royalty of 12a percent on low pro-
duction and increases as the produc-
ton increases.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Draining From
Storage Despite
Gas R0tiOninq

Despite gasoline rationing IN eastern
states, August saw a drain Of 1,0O0,-
600 Dbl. OF oil from storage to meet re-
finery demand which was the highest
since February. Motor fuel demand
was, however, 21% below a year ago.
Total stocks Of finished and un-
finished gasoline on Aug. 81 totaled
79,526,OOO Dbl. compared with S0,377,-
600 bbl a year ago. Price index in
August was GOT compared with sos in
July 1912 and ola in Aug. 1941. These
facts are from the U.SB.M August
summary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
OIL NEWS

Standard OF British CoIumbia's
Taber well is shut down for lack OF
market, having supplied all the needs
OF the Huff refinery at Lethbridge
with production Of 1880 Dbl. at the
rate Of 800 Dbl per day.
Gasoline rationing unit In Canada
has been cut from 4 to 3 gallons
A revival In the south end of Turner
Valley win follow the completion Of a
well known as the N. VIII. B. No. 8,
mostly southerly producer, which had
an initial Of so Dbl. per hour following
acidization.
Walter r. Thorn. recently retired as
president of Farnco Oils, has been
elected president Of Alberta Petroleum
Association. John Galloway, vice pres
ident of Standard Oil of B. c., has
been added to the board Of the as
sociation.
Western Drilling Co., under a SUI
preme court decision, must repay ST.
500 to George Eisenchimi Of Calgary,
due to failure of promises regarding
production Of wells in the vermilion
field. S. Myron Zandmer and F. E.
Ruben were among the principal wit
nesses, Rueben testifying that he went
10 Los Angeles and advised the COM
oany to refund the money paid as a
deposit for drilling a new well
Russell v. Johnson, geologist, has
to Calgary after an extended
professional visit to the east where he
coated wells on Gaspe Peninsula
Standard Of B. c. is starting its No.
well in Princess field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
wEEKLY CRUDE OH STOCKS

Stocks Of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close Of the
week ended oct. II totaled 238,118,0O0
barrels, according to data reported to
the bureau Of mines. department Of
the interior. Compared with the re-
vised total of the preceding week, this
represents a decrease of 1,047, 900 bar
rels, comprising decreases Of 1,0l4,OOO
and $4,000 barrels In stocks Of
domestic and foreign crude, respective
". Heavy crude stocks in California,
not included in the 'refinable" crude
stocks, totaled 9,973, 600 barrels, an in
crease Of $1,000 barrels over the
amount on hand Oct. 10.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
viii Surrey
Damage Caused
In Mine CLOSING

WASHINGTON - Donald Nelson
chairman Of the war production board
has agreed to reSurvey the effect of
the WPB order shutting down gold
production, Representative Englebright
r., Calf, announced.
The Californian reported Nelson in
dicated that the mine closing was only
to furnish labor for copper mines and
was issued without thought Of dis
rupting labor and the economy of
small communities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31

1t is estimated that 10 percent Of the
machine tools feeding parts to U. s.
tanks, planes, guns are driven by "
belts. Also, V-belts play an important
part in producing the stategic metals
in Montana that go into the NUM-
tons.
As the Japs destroyed our source Of
rubber, we must stretch our present
supply to the limit Proper maintain
ance Of V-belt is more important than
driving under 40 in order to conserve
this rubber supply, because we can
walk, but damned if we can turn
machinery by hand.
Do you have a 'belt-hog" drive,
meaning a drive that requires fire.
quent belt replacement?
If so, check the following points:
l Alignment. The shafts of both pull
leys should be parallel and the
groves should be in line.
2 Tension. "a slack V-belt feels dead
when you thump it with your
hand; properly taut V-belt has
an alive springiness," Is a good rule
Of thumb. A loose V-belt viii play
"crack-the-whip" and snap itself.
8 Even Tension. Old whisky may fla
vor the "dripping-hot" variety, but
you can't mix old and new V-belts.
A complete, new, scientifically
matched set is the only way to Sc
cure long life and real economy.
There may be exceptions, but this
Is the rule.
4 Oil. Oil deteriorates and softens
rubber, so keep 1t away from W
belts.
Rough sheaves. Rough sheaves
caused by dirt and grit are Just like
grindstones and will grind off the
rubber. Keep your drives clean and
your sheaves smooth.
6 Proper Engineering. without proper
engineering to begin with, you
can't expect satisfactory belt life.
A properly engineered drive has
pulleys Of adequate diameter, short
centers to minimize stretch, the
proper number and size Of belts
adequate belt speed for the Job.
and sufficient contact arc on the
pulleys to prevent slippage Compe-
tent manufacturers representa-
tives can make dependable recon-
mendations. The proper Job Is much
cheaper In the long run.
II you have any ~belt-bog" drives In
your plant, let Montana Kilowatt
know and he win ask a leading v-belt
manufacturer to send you a free IL |
lustrated booklet Wartime Care Of
Rubber v-belts." That is where these
ideas came from.
q.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Tourists Will
Get Back Home

Special gasoline rations will be
available to motorists who are away
from home when nationwide mileage
rationing becomes effective Nov o.,
the OPA announced. Special allow
ances also will be made to any motor
ist who must move his automobile "in
the event of a bona fide change Of
residence" but not for moves from
summer to winter homes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
Royalty Income
Of State Shows
Material Gain

HELENA-Total revenue from oil
and gas leases in the 1941-42 biennium
was. $153, 82178, as compared with $92,-
66796 for the 1939-4O period, report
issued by the state land and invests
ment commission showed. Total acre.
age leased for oil and gas development
In the last two years was 56,216 COM
pared with $685. in the preceding two
years.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-31
SEND TRUCK APPLICATIONS
TO DETROIT, ODT SAYS

Applications for the Certificates Of
war necessity which all trucks must
carry after No. is should be mailed
to the office Of Defense Transports
ton in Detroit rather than to ODT
headquarters in washington, Asa j.
Merrill Rocky Mountain regional
ODT manager, reports.
Mr.. Merrill said application blanks
will be mailed soon to every person
registered as a commercial vehicle
owner on last Dec. 81. Those who do
not receive application forms must OBJ
tain them from the nearest ODT dis
trict office. These offices are now be-
ing established In Denver, Pueblo,
Cheyenne, Casper, Billings, Butte,
Boise and Salt Lake City.