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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
BlackOut LaW ViOlatOr
Apologies, Pays SIS Fine

Despite his apologies TO the
State of Michigan" and a promise
to cooperate fully in the future, y
William F. Wild was fined SIS in
Bloomfield Hills Justice Court
Saturday for infraction of black.
out regulations.
1t was the first case of several
scheduled as a result of the De-
toit areas trial blackout May 5
Wild, president of the Drake
Printing Company, lives at 264Oe
Dundee road, Huntington Woods
He readily admitted his guilt.
"With my wife and daughter.
had just come from the Au
Sable" he said in answer to the
charge that he refused to turn
off his lights and stop at Wood
ward avenue and Hickory Grove
avenue. 81 was tired and irri-
table. / guess / just lost my
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
14-Ddy FurIough
For Se|eCtees
.PIannedbyU. 5.
Permits Return
Home to Adjust
Personal Affairs

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UP),
The army and selective service
headquarters today announced
plans to grant selectees a two
week furlough Immediately after
induction to permit their return
home at government expense to
adjust personal affairs.
Effective June Is, the new ar
rangement replaces the present
system Of Today furloughs upon
requests and is designed to "elimi.
nate any injustices which might
occur to men indicted imme.
diately following physical examin'
alton by the army"
II found qualified for military
duty by army medical men at the
induction center, a selectee would
be transferred to the enlisted re.
serve corps for a 14-day period
He thus would be able TO return
home before he is called to active
duty.
Transportation and meals er
route from the induction center tc
the locality of the board which
ordered selectee to report woulC
be paid by the government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
zoo High School
Leaders Join
Aviation Drive
Senior Presidents
Become Associates
of Cadet Board

Following an all-day outing at
which they were guests of the
navy, 200 high school senior class
presidents from towns in Lower
Michigan Saturday received Gre
dentials making them associate
members of the Naval Aviation
Cadet Selection Board.
The outing was planned by
Lieut.. Comm. Lee Edwards, COM
|manding officer of the local selec-
ton board, to interest high school
graduates in aviation flight train
ing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17

r. C. NJ: Q-After a man has
been classified and finds he Is IN
Ia, can he then enlist in he
navy?
Ayes, II ne does 20 before he
has been ordered 10 report for
induction.
Mrs. A. p N: Q-I am an ex-
pectant mother. We were married
before the war started. My hus-
band has an enlarged heart. He
received his QUESTIONABLE but has
not been classified. have been
under the doctors care for some
time and after the birth Of the
baby must continue under a doc
tors care. l am worried about
what will happen TO the family II
my husband is drafted. Do you
think they may defer him until at
least l am able to care for US?
Ali you are entirely depend
ent upon your husband there 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
ESQ CAP Pilots
Rushed 0utstdte
On Test Flights
Examinations Listed
as FIiers Land Ships
at 7 Nearby Airports
BY ROBERT NJ. ROSS

Some $50 planes OF Detroits
Civil Air Patrol were scattered at
seven outState airports Saturday
night in first mass flight ma
neuVers.
Craft landed at Flint, Grand
Rapids, Marshall, Saginaw. Bay
City, Lansing and Bentor Harbor
fields during the afternoon on
sealed orders that did not disclose
designations 10 the personnel OF
700 until the last few minutes in
the air.
Inspection and tactical problems
were scheduled for each squadron
Sunday, affording observers prac-
tice in the location of grounded
planes, partially concealed land
marks, etc.
Maneuvers were coupled with
an announcement that the $500
members of the patrol will be
subjected to a "Shakedown' dur
ing the next few weeks 10 weed
out volunteers who declined TO
share organizational duties.
Alice Hammond's all-women unit
won a competitive drill at Hartung
airport last week in the first out
door review of the squadrons.
John Hudolin's squadron placed
second, and Charles CAROLS
group, third.
The OptimiSt Club will hear
Squire Zurich, Wednesday, in the
Book Cadillac Hotel on CAPS pur-
pose and activities.
|
Leonard Darbyshire has been
named executive officer of William
j. Weddell's squadron at City Air
port. Other appointments: Alfred
Jackson training officer; Ernest
J. Wells, operations officer; Fred
Wall, Keith Romano and J. M. R.
ILyeth Jr., flight leaders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
WE SEE RIDGE
CHURCHILL SAYS

LEEDS England May IS (INS). Prime Minister Win
son Churchill declared today that lit would be premature
to say topped the ridge but the ridge ahead
now"
After tour of the city with Australian Foreign Min
lister Herbert " Evatt Churchill spoke large crowd
from the steps of the town hall. He said:
"The United Nations viii come to the top of the
ridge"
Then will have the chance not only OF beating down
subdung those evil forces which twice let ruin and havoc
the world but also the further grander prospect beyond
the smoke of battle and the confusion of the fight
He paid tribute to the fighting forces of Russia.
1.-THE noble manhood of Russia" he said snow Is at
full grips with the murderous enemy, striking blow for
blow repayng better for the blows struck at
them"
He felt confident he said that American and Australian
forces would defeat the japanese menace to the common
wealth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
Fighting Mans Friend:
Man Classified in IA
May Still Join Navy
By Y. JEROME PETIT
Defeass Edltsr, Detroit Times

no question but that he Will be
deferred--at least until such
time N the government pro-
vides financial assistance to the
dependents Of men called. And
II this il done II will probably
apply only to those cases where
relatives are only partly depend
emit upon n man, and the cost to
the government thus would not
be 30 great. III he has not al
ready done 80, your husband
should notify his draft board
that you are expecting a child.
]. ": Q-On January u l wa
rejected and placed in Class Al
because of tuberculosis. After
complete checkup at Ford Hospi
tai / was told to continue my &C
tivities as before, that there wer'
no signs of active pulmonary III
berculosis, although the X-ra.
shows a spot. Is there any chance
of my being reclassified and in
Quoted?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
100000 Given Help
By Job Instructors

The six-months-old Job instruc-
tor training" of the War Produc-
ton Board, known generally as
JIT, will have benefited 100000
workers by July 1, M. M. Olander,
director of WPB's Training Within
Industry program, said Saturday.
Under the system, experienced
craftsmen in war plants are taught
methods of passing job training TO
IN ew or inexperienced workers.
Special institutes are held for
these instructors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17

head. / realize the seriousness
OF my error"
Wild was first tagged by an all
raid warden at Hickory Grove, but
he continued his drive. At Lone
Pine road he was overtaken BY
police where, according to test,
mony before Justice II. A. Odell
he again refused to darken hi:
headlamps.
81 believe you regret your ac-
tion," said Justice Odell, but
this is something that demands
the 100 per cent cooperation Of
every one."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
Rules Changed

Formerly flight training was
open onl yto boys who had COM
pleted two full years of college
training. Now young men from
Is 10 II years OF age who are un-
married and have been graduated
from high school can compete for
flight commissions.
The boys were brought by buses
furnished by the Greyhound Lines
from their home towns Saturday
morning. At the headquarters of
the selection board they witnessed
motion pictures showing phases OF
flight training.
They then were taken to the
Crosse lie naval air base for
luncheon. At the base they saw
various types Of training and
fighter planes.
In the afternoon they were
taken to Briggs Stadium 10 see
the Tiger-Yankee games.
The boys. as associate members
of the selection board, are author,
lied to receive preliminary appli
cations from their classmates and
to conduct preliminary interviews
with those who are interested in
naval aviation cadet training.
Lieutenant Commander Edwards
Iexplained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
New Caledonia Governor

NOUMEA, New Caledonia. May
16 tUP).-The appointment of
Marie Henri Ferdinand Auguste
Montchap, 81, as temporary Free
French governor of New Caledonia
was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
Regulation Cited

A-Ex-convicts are not eli
gible TO enlist but they may,
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUM-
STANCES, be drafted. AS with
other matters, IL Is the local
board that decides; the board Is
guided, however, by draft regu-
lations which provide In Sec
ton 822.61:
"In Class Az shall be placed
every registrant who Is found
to be morally unfit. A registrant
shall be found to be morally un-
At who:
"l-Has been discharged from
the army, navy, marine corps or
coast guard with n form of dis
charge certificate other than
honorable.
"2-Has been convicted of any
of the following heinous crimes:
Treason, murder, rape, kidnap-
ing, arson, sOdomy, pandering,
any crime involving sex perver-
sion, or any crime involving
Illegal dealing in narcotics or
other habit-forming drugs.
H Twice Convicted
"3-Has been convicted on
two or moro occasions of any
offense (ether than q conviction
for an offense committed I'm vio-
lation of the Selective Training
and Service Act of 1910, as
amended (or the regulations
prescribed or orders issued pur-
suant thereto), for which he
could have been punished by
death or confinement for a term
exceeding one year in a peniten-
tiary or prison.
"4-Is q chronic offender with
pronounced criminal tendencies.
"6--Is being retained in the
custody Of any court of criminal
Jurisdiction or other civil au-
thority. -.
"6-Is found, irrespective OF
the foregoing provisions, TO be
morally unfit for military serv-
Ice"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
Up to Local Board

Ain view OF the facts as you
disclose them IL does not APP
pear likely that you will be in
Quoted. You might, however, be
called In for another physical
examination In the future II the
need for men Is great, and then
it might be determined that
you are At for service. Matters
Of physical disability are, of
course, up to draft board and
army physicians, and no two
cases are alike.
ANXIOUS: ON the column o
May II, you stated that EX-Con
vict was not eligible for service IL
the army. In previous editions, yol
have stated that ex-convicts wer,
not eligible for enlistment, bu
were subject to the draft. Pleas
state: Are ex-convicts subject [,
the draft? If the decision rest
with the local board, what govern
their ruling?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
Jeffries Gets Another
Flowing Well in South
End OF Cut Bank Field

Another large flowing well came into prOduc-
ton in Cut Bank field this week, this one 20
miles south of the recently completed Glacier
Production McGuiness No. l flowing well which
had an initial of 500 barrels.
The new producer is Frances Oil-Tribal POI
No. 3, in center SW14 NE14 Sec. 3O-32N-5W, in
the south end of the Tribal pool and half mile
west and south of this cOmpany's famous Tribal
No. which had an initial of 1000 barrels per
day, completed in 1941
The Tribal No. flowed and swabbed between
80 and 80 barrels per hour for the first Is hours,
making 375 barrels in the first "a hours, after
which it was shut i'm and it will be shot today
with 22O quarts of nitro glycerine with the ex-
pectatiOn of making large well.
Frances Oil Co. is headed by r. C. Jeffries,
successful Independent operator and pioneer
oil prospectOr in Cut Bank area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
CANADA CALLS
FOR MORE CRUDE
FROM MONTANA

Canada has gasoline rationing. vel
Canada is more sorely in need of adj
ditional crude than ever before and
the need is one of military necessity.
The contract for the purchase OF
1900 barrels per day of Cut Bank
crude expires this year and Canadian
refiners are again trying to contract
for delivery over a period of eight
months, seeking 500 to 1000 Dbl. of
additional oil
Montana refiners may be called
upon to curtail their own operations
if need be to furnish additional crude
essential to the war effort in Canada.
A government official stated re-
Gently that the Montana oil industry
is one of the most critical points in
the war effort; as a result of the
transportation situation which makes
it imperative that Montana oil fields
shall supply territory that is other
wise thousand miles or more from
large producing areas. He urged that
Montana bend every effort to care for
the Canadian and Dakota markets and
to be prepared to handle emergency
demands that may arise from the
opening of japanese hostilities on the
North Pacific Coast.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
MONTANA MUST
GET FUEL OIL
INTO DAKOTAS

Fuel oil curtailment in the Dakotas
has been announced by the War Pro-
duction Board and upon Montana viii
again rest responsibility for providing
fuel oil for the Dakotas since ship
ments from the Midcontinent are
needed for the East Coast. Were
Montana able to furnish adequate
fuel oil, rationing would not be neces-
sary In the Dakotas, it is understood,
however the severity of Dakota winters
viii mean that these states viii have
more nearly a normal supply than the
eastern states which usually have
milder winter weather
Provision Is being made for the use
of coupon rationing Of fuel oil and the
amendment to Limitation Order L-56
provides that no deliveries may be
made after Oct. / without a written
guarantee of the person to whom such
deliveries are made that coupons viii
be surrendered when issued, equiva-
lent to any such deliveries Of fuel oil
after October /.
The western part Of the Dakotas are
provided with natural gas from Mon
tana gas fields and these win not be
affected by the rationing order. and
conversion from oil burners to gas
burners or coal burners Is now favored
There is said to be an ample supply
of gas for all residents Of North and
South Dakota along sthe lines Of the
Dakota Utilities company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
FRED PLATT Is
NAMED OIL AND
GAS INSPECTOR

Appointment OF Fred c. Plat, pio-
neer Montana petroleum engineer, as
state oil and gas inspector was an
nounced this week by Austin Middle
ton. chairman Of the Montana railway
and state public service commission at
Helena. Plat succeeds T. H. Harri-
man. who has resigned to enter gas
development as an independent oper-
ator.
Plat came 10 Montana IN 1920 to
manage operations Of the Gladys Belle
Oil company of which the late Grant
Stebbins Of Tulsa was head Plat
drilled a wildcat well at Huntley and
then moved to a block Of acreage north
Of the Sweetgrass Hills bringing in
big gas we'll At that time gas was a
drug ON the market and the Gladys
Belle turned its attention to Kelvin
field after Gordon Campbell brought
in his discovery well In 1921.
Plat left the employ of the Gladys
Bells and returned to his home at De-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
REAGAN DISCOVERY well FLOWING 100 BbE,
MONTANA ASKED
TO STEP UP IT'S
OIL PRODUCTION

| Montana oil producers were called
upon by the office of petroleum coOr-
dinator to step up production to q
record figure Of "a 400 barrels per day
during the month Of October IN q tele-
gram received by the oil conservation
board The recommended September
production was q, 800 barrels per day,
meaning an increase of 1900 barrels
per day It compares with an actual
production in October, 1871, of q, 800
barrels per day. The increased produc-
ton is understood 10 be required to
care for growing demands in Canada
and to provide greater amounts OF fuel
oil in addition to motor fuel for North
and South Dakota, which are now as
signed to the Montana trade territory.
At the same time Colorado produc-
ton was recommended at 1000 bar
rels, the same rate as recommended for
September.
Wyoming production Is recommended
at 10000 barrels per day, as compared
with a recommended 90, 400 barrels Ia
September and as compared with 81, 100
barrels per day in October, 1871.
In the United States the OPC or
dered production slightly reduced from
bAAC cepbcu&DCA AaOcs lAAc0 At 4VfosAVV
barrels per day. The October rate Is
fixed at 4066, 200 barrels per day.
Where Montana will get the adj
ditional crude remains to be seen. A
conference of producers was held on
Monday, with r. P jackson, secretary |
of the OIL Conservation board, pres
ent. to determine whether production
could be increased Refiners declared
that the oil is needed to care fur 1
market requirements, while the Ca
madam market was calling for more oil +
which is not Immediately Forthcoming.
Some definite news Of a plan to in
crease the output of oil for Canada
Is expected in the next week or two.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26

Located southwest OF the NO. Tow
ing wen the NO. 3 is believed 70 mark
a trend extending southwestward into
new and umdrilled territory IN the
south half OF Section 30-32-5W The
lease adjoining the Frances Oil tract
belongs to Fred Goodstein of Denver
and Is part of the disputed tract sold
at the last Blackfeet Indian tribal
sale. The lease came IN from the de-
partment of the Interior only few
davs ago. Protests against the handling
of the sale had been entered by Cut
Bank operators but the department.
upheld the Goodstein bids.
Another promising well was drilling
in at last reports, three-quarters OF
mile west of the Frances Tribal NO. s.
Tt is Sanders Tribal 1919 No. 2, Q SEA
SEA 24-32-6w, which has the hole
standing full of oil and not yet drilled
to the bottom Of the lower Cut Bank
sand. The sand was topped at 3O32 feeC
where casing was cemented. When the
cement was drilled out the hole filled
1900 feet and the column steadily
mounted as drilling continued and 1t
looked possible that it would flow
This well is owned by a group OF
butte business men Of which Sanders
is trustee. The group already has one
producer a short distance north OF the
No. 2.
one other completion was reported
in Cut Bank this week and second !
was completing, both appearing to be
very small wells.
ACO-GOvERNMENT O7s7SsA
Nos
@ NEa NW3 17-32-5W
with a total depth of 2915 feet, was
swabbing and appeared to be good
for perhaps IS barrels in the first
"a hours.
Continued on Page FOur)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
NeW Wildcat Is
Starting Near
T'OIUn of Dunkirk

A new wildcat venture, financed by
a Seattle group was started east OF
the town Of Dunkirk in Toole county
this week. The company Is known as
the Lucky Seven and the well Is 10
Gated on the Knutson farm. 1t is
northeast Of a well drilled south Of
Devon last year This well had show
ings Of Oil and gas but not in COM
mercial quantities The geology of
the area southeast of D1nkirk is not
generally known other than 1t Is on
the general Sweetgrass Hills uplift.
Bob Akin of Whitlash is the con-
tractor, now spudding.
The bingham Hobson- Flink No. l
wildcat NE SEA NW5 25-33-1OE, near
bingham, Hill county, east of the
Dunkirk well. is reported shut down at
1400 feet.
A third wildcat well now starting
Is A. B. Cobb's well on Blacktail struc-
ture. in the Blackfeet Indian reserva-
vation northwest Of Dupuyer. Pondera
county, which is rigging up with ro-
tary tools.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26

troit in December, 1921, returning to
Montana the following spring. He
started the Northern OH Information
Bureau, issuing weekly scout report
which is a standard reference work
on northern Montana oil development.
He continued this service until the
time Of the depression when he sus-
pended publication of his reports and
began doing geological work and pc
troleum engineering In which he was
engaged, with offices at Shelby, for
the last decade. He is credited with
doing the detailed geology on the rim
rock west Of Kelvin which resulted in
opening up the new high gravity pool.
pioneered by Charles Wright Of High
Gravity Oil Co.
Because he knows intimately the his
tory Of development and production Of
the field and has perhaps the greatest
fund Of information, such as wen logs
and other detail. Plat Is well equipped
TO take over the work as oil and gas
inspector
Chairman Middleton Of the railway
commission announced that the Shelby
office is TO be reopened in the near
future Plat assumed his new duties
during the past week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
Lon CrItnlLey Is
GiUen Writeup in
RA MAGAZINE

A. E. Lon" Crumley Of Shelby, vice
president for Montana Of Independent
Petroleum Association of Montana, is
the subject Of a brief sketch in the
current issue of the IPA monthly
magazine, together with his picture,
as follows:
Petroleum has become traditional In
the Crumley family, Of which A. z.
Crumley. Shelley Mont, is an out
standing member Mr.. Crumley is
Vice President of IPAA for Montana,
a director and for some years has been
one Of the most prominent OF the In
dependent producers Of his region.
The tradition goes away back to
nearly the start of the American oil
industry. The father Of A. E. Crtrmley
entered the oil business In the eos;
there is photograph in the possession
OF A. E. Crumley showing his father
at work on a wen at Volcano, w. Va.
IN 1876. Pole tools were being used.
A. E. Crumley was born at Enlen-
ton, Pa. He operated IN a half dozen
states before settling at Shelby. with
his two sons he operates as producer
and drilling contractor. Back in West
Virginia there is A. j. Crlmley. a
brother, who lives in Charleston and
carries on the eastern end Of the fam
ily tradition
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-26
DRILLING AND
NEW PRODUCTION
SAG DANGEROUSLY

Drilling in the United States up to
the end of July had dropped off nearly
so percent, meaning that lack Of flush
production viii soon make itself felt
on the producing oil fields of the
country, with the dire possibility of
an oil shortage at a critical period Of
the war.
The drastic curtailment In drilling
is shown in a publication OF the q. S.
Bureau of Mines Just received. The
q. s. B. M. July petroleum statement
comments:
THE drilling record for July con-
tinued to run far behind year ago.
Although the number Of oil wells
completed rose from 726 in June to
1888 in July, the total initial pro-
duction rose only from 1885, 900 bbl
daily In June to 1878 bbl in July.
The latter was only % percent as
large as in July 1941."
The report shows that total demand
for motor fuel in July was 57.7OO.OO0
Dbl. or II percent below a year ago
At the same time, stocks of gasoline
at refineries and terminals showed an
unusually large decline, even for July
More than 8 million barrels were
withdrawn which brought the total
for finished and unfinished down to |
70, 446 900 Dbl. on July 81
The price index for petroleum. and
petroleum products in July 1912 was
500 compared with 598 IN June, 1910
and 500 in July 1871.