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Evening star., 1943-10-17

"A complete dinner service for eight . :.
Smart, modern shapes with handsome gold
stamp pattern on striking white background.
You'll be proud to set your table with this
distinctive dinnerWare. =. It's simple, but
decorative -. inexpensive, but impressive.
Set includes all serving pieces.
Kann's-China-Thrd Floor
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

some cases as much as 50 percent over
costs prior 10 October l. 1871.
5. Under the above conditions the Mon
tana producers are unable 10 do any Wild
eating looking 70 development Of new
production because they are obliged 10
put back all their earnings into drilling
wells on proven ground 70 keep their pro
duction al present levels This means that
they are gradually losing their capital.
Most Of the wiidcatting being done In
Montana Is being done BY persons not
business looking for an outlet for expend-
ing large profits made IN war industries
In order 70 keep the independent non
integrated oil producer In business pro
ducing oil greatly needed for the war
effort, and utilizing bis experience In the
field where IL can best be used, increasing
the crude price In Montana territory is
not only Justified but desperately needed
We therefore earnestly support the rec
ommendation of Petroleum Administrator
Ickes for a price increase of 35 cents per
barrel for crude oil. We declare that II
this price increase is not granted we favor
enactment of the Disney bill providing
that the Office of Price Administration
shall not fix any ceiling on crude oil
lower than 50 per barrel. II price relief
Is not granted BY the Office of Price
Administration we shall urge our repre-
sentatives In congress to enact the Disney
bill.
Respectfully submitted.
Montana Oil and Gas Producers Assn.
BY q. s. Frary, president.
BY r. z. Syare. secretary.
Approved by c. W. Sederholm. Joseph
A. Oien. Richard A. Kullberg, special
committee.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09
WEEKLY CRUDE OIL
STOCK REPORT

Stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close of the
week ended September Is totalled
233,O13,0OO barrels, according to
data reported to the Bureau Of
Mines, United States Department
of the Interior. Compared with the
revised total of 233, POS, 600 barrels
for the preceding week, this repre-
sents a decrease of $4,000 barrels,
comprising an increase of $4,000
barrels in stocks of domestic crude,
and decrease of $4,000 barrels in
stocks of foreign crude. Heavy
crude-oil stocks in California, not
included in the gasoline. bearing
stocks totalled 9,862,0OO barrels, a
decrease of $4,000 barrels over the
amount on hand September Is.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09
Active Montana Wildcats



ArehA No Nw& 4seNsE downs
A. B. Cobb Allotted NwA
Tenaeo sehlepp SEX SEN oil
SEA- sEA Resumins
No sen NwA Waiting Orersw
Mueahy Helinger No NwH sEA 4sa2E shut down
Lucky 7KnutsOn No. swA NEl 2es2N2E Drilling
BsatOn No sEA sen 2sssssE rsS
NJ SEX sen lesa4E Drilling
PerrysLdnvile / NwA sen
NEH Drilling
srRUCTURE-whsaland
Young G NwA NEA 1a7NlsE Drilling
bingham No sen NwA Drilling
MIDWAY STRUCTURE
oNOrmaK el No / G swN Rig up
Tarrant- Wood No C NEA NWH Drill
No Nwsk sO2slW oil 1894
Hagsmn Pond q Rn No Sc SCI NwS. sosslw 20 bB Ss
Hageman Pond ipn No sen Nw5l 2O271W Rig up
a Rs ss No NV wv MI sT2w Rig
Taran No. NwA sw1 2I2s1w Location
Sc swH NwA 2s2sl1E
Security Petroleum wes No SIC sEA sWA 2s1lE Drilling 900
sEA 2227N4w Rotary
No NEA SEA- 7275w Discovery Drilling s4O5
SAGE GREEK sTRUcrURE
Fishing
DickersOnFee No sE NEA swA sssS1E Drilling 1890
County,
Russell No O NJ Gu IT, gas1s
Napa of& eoscE Nadeu No NwNyws4 SEX 1lsNsw
Nadeu Brosstas No Nw4 SEA sss2 9s Drilling 900
s47NssE Drilling 475
Western Nat GasMahoney No SEA NWA 227N4E Drilling 141O
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09
Ohio Oil Co. Buys
AFRO Refinery end
( filing Stotioras

Ohio Oil company has purchased
the refinery and assets of AFRO Oil
& Refining Co, Dubbs cracking
plant at Lewistown, now idle. No
announcement has been made by
Ohio regarding its plans but it has
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

surplus production in Elk Basin
and in Dry Creek fields. This COM
pany is rapidly expanding its re-
filming and marketing branches in
territories where it operates.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

Found: Oil supply dealers. This i'm
portant discovery has been made by
WPB. At long last a Supplies Section
devoted to supply houses has been or
ganized.
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sEsss I Isssss SECS sss.sss
and the total by classes in all fields in
the state was.
Glass I " f133 31e Bbls
Glass " Os9 $50 Bbls
Class --------------.----------- .4936 81 Bbls.
Thus it viii be seen that more than
two-thirds of the production In Kelvin
Sunburst, about one-third of the produc-
ton In Cut Bank, and more than one
third of the production of the whole state
was furnished by non-inteRrated producers
who sold crude oil 70 others and-did not
have any refining or marketing facilities
merely to show that there Is large part
OF Montana production which Il solely
IS not Intended TO disparage the he claim
of integrated producers that they must
have rise In product prices 70 offset in
creased cost OF purchased crude II crude
prices are upped. But this presentation is
designed to show the position of the naked
producers whose costs and revenue are
not affected by refining and marketing
operations.
We wish to point 70 the following
simple facts which we believe Justify in
creased crude prices to keep the producers
in business:
l. Prior to October /, 1871. there was
tana for the available market and crude
prices were abnornally low when price
control became effective on that date.
e. Most Montana production Is on a
stT1pper wen basis and this Is even ap-
plicable TO 90 percent of the neW wells
brought In so that there Is no flush pro-
ducti0n TO take care of drilling costs and
the cost of lifting the oil per barrel is
high.
3. Total monthly production for Mon
tana, on October l, 1891, as reported by
the OIL Conservation Board, was 6S5. 1893
barrels. Total monthly production for
Montana, on August 81, l943 as reported
by the Oh Conservation Board was 6S4,-
922 barrels. In spite Of the large number
of wells drilled IN the intervening 20
months the production remained prac-
tieally the same so that there was a
steady decline in established production
which new drilling could not more than
offset.
4. Costs of material and labor have ad
vanced not less than 20 percent and in
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S<xY Montana
Independents
Need Money

kIUNkEtGN EFuIu F1NH u
Of operators from January / to June 30
l943, IN The two major fields--Ke vin sun
Hmrrffa
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
ARMY MEN SENT
TOCOTTON FARMS
First Assignment of Kind
in Present War Affects
Phoenix, Arizona

washington, Feb. 23--(UP) -
Troop units have been assigned TO
assist in the harvest Of long staple
cotton near Phoenix. Ariz.. the war
department announced today.
This was the first assignment OF
troops to farms in this war and was
carried out under Q new policy dis.
closed last Friday 10 have been ap-
proved by President Roosevelt.
The announcement was made as
Lieut.. Cen. Joseph #. McNarney,
army deputy chief Of staff, was dis
cuaslug before the senate agricul-
ture committee the general plan to
release troops units to aid farmers
with their 1913 erOpa Chairman NJ
iiE0n y. Smith, D., 8. O., q farmer,
asserted the plan was inadequate TO
meet the prohlnm of farm labor
shortages.
the arrays brief announcement
said:
As troop units have been assigned
70 relieve an emergency nlfuflQn
arising from the sh0Eiage u farm
labor foF harvesting the long staple
cotton crop n the area near Fhpes
nix, Arts. 1'Ita importance a. this
erop IA Indispensable wal ulaters
Ia iInpdI|ed WaT department action
a. : matter og military neceasltg.
funlla from nearby military NJ
slallNilons Nlll - eMp'eEaa q ~
emergency NNE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
EDEN AGAINST
COMMONS DEBATE

London. FEB. 23-(UPl-Two La
borlte members today demanded q
general war debate IN the House OF
Commons because Of the Allied re-
verses In Tunlsla. but Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden replied that
q discussion now would be Q very
poor contribution" toward helping
the troops IN North Africa.
AneuFln heVan, enc OF the La.
boFiles, said that Eden would be
forced 10 permit q debate unless
ne did 30 voluntarily,
Richard n. Stokes eonlended that
a debate should be held because
''the events IN Tuniain are turn.
Inc out differently from those Tie
Prime Minister forecast"
Eden spoke IS government leader
IA ne House ct Commons IN the
nhaenre q Prime Minister winston
ChuEchil., who Waa IA ahed WITH
Inflammation u 4 lnR
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
100 WALK OUT
in STEEL MILL
Strike Hats Production of
Carnegie-IIIinOis Cor.
pOratiOn Today

Johnsonton, Pa, Feb. 2S-(UP)-
A strike Of virtually the entire force
Of l,700 men today halted production
at the Johnston plant Of the Car
negie-Illinois Steel Corporation.
The walkout occurred when the
z a. m. day shift reported for work
at the plant, recently awarded the
Navy "E' for excellent in Its new
production program.
The labor dispute grew out Of O
disagreement between workers and
management over allotment Of time
in the foundry Of the plant, it was
said. Workers took issue with the
company'S plan to divide available
time between regular foundry en-
ployes mad helpers-a move designed
to give the latter increased earn
ings.
Thr was no ORGANIZED pickting as
virtually the entire crew had walked
out and there appeared no present
attempt on the part Of any group to
try to work today.
Workers, however, were gathered
about the plant entrance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
AXIS SUBMARINE
THREAT SERIOUS
Sinking of Two American
Merchant Marine Ships
Costs Over $50 Lives
" BY sANDOR S. KLEIN

~ BY SANDOR. s. KLEIN
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 23-(UP)-Sec-
rotary of Navy Frank Knox said
today that merchant ship sinIxings
In the last three months have been
at a lower rate, but that the sub
marine most emphatically" still is
a grave menace.
Knox made the statement at a
press conference following Navy
disclosure that q German sub
marine had been sunk by an Amer
lean destroyer In the Atlantic and
that a japanese submarine had
been destroyed In the Pacific by
the armed guard crew OF an Amer
lean merchantmen.
Knox declined 10 estimate the
number Of enemy submarines which
have been destroyed because the
figures were "still q matter OF Sc
cuFity." Besides. he said, II was
dificult 10 determine definitely
when q U-boat had been destroyed.
Discussing the merchant ship
situation IN the Atlantic, Knox said
that the rate Of alnkings this
month was better from cur stand
point than last month.
sBut We mustn't build too much
cN that" No warned. This rate
eoea up and down. The present lull
may BE- due n weather.
sfhe submarine n most efns
lcantlnued On Rags A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
WHEAT PRODUCTION
RESTRICTIONS LIFTED

Washington, February ~. - gUPl
- Restrictions on production OF
wheat were lifted to-day By order OF
Secretary Of Agriculture Claude u,
WiekaTd.
Wlckard suspended wheat mar
keting quotas In what he called q
new move 10 insure adequate food
and feed supplies tor the war e.
ford.
MS action was taken under the
authority Of the emergency pro-
visions Of the Agriculture Adjust
ment Act. 70 ilfls maTheilng quotas
for ihe remainder 81 the Ief1.lDt7
mmEkaflng year and Cor k9&AskDaa,
and releases wheat Ger feed q mar
~ which has bean held elI Ne
maFAai because * aa4le klaNlls llpNH
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
GERMANY NOT YET
BEATEN STAIN
Fight Only Developing and
Spreading Claims Red
Army Premier
BY M. s. HANDLER

GUmlCeu FreSS STAN correspondent
Moscow, Feb. 23-(UP)-Premier
Joseph Stain said today that
though the Red army had been left
to bear the full weight Of the war
alone "in the absence Of q second
'front.'" 1t has put out of action
5000, 900 Axis soldiers and begun the
mass expulsion Of the enemy from
Soviet country
Time Is working against Germany
and she Is becoming more and
more exhausted and weakening,
Stain said in an order Of the. day
addressed to Russian armed forces
and people on the 25th anniversary
Of the founding Of the Red army.
At the same time, however, he
warned that Germany has not yet
been conquered.
From this it does not fol-
low that the Hitlerite army Is I'm
ished and 1t only remains for the
Red army to pursue it to the west
ern border Of Soviet country, he
said.
The German Fascist army Is 60
ing through q crisis because Of the
blows received from the Red army,
but this does not mean that 1t can
not recover. The fight against the
German invaders is not yet I'm
ished; its only developing and
spreading.
ut would be stupid to think that
the Germans will abandon without
fighting even one kilometer Of our
soil. The Red army has before 1t
severe fight against a treacherous.
cruel and still strong enemy. This
fight will demand time. sacrifices
and endurances."
OF the 100000 Axis oliicers and
men immboillzed since the start Of
the war. Stain said. 100000 were
killed on the battlefield, including
Continued on Page -
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Fleet In Egypt
May Join Allies
(NEA Telephoto)

Washington, Feb. 23.-(UP)
Secretary Of the Navy Frank
Knox said today that negotla-
tions were in progress under
which the French feet demili-
tarized at Alexandria, Egypt,
might Join the Allied cause.
He told . press conference,
that negotiations or discus
sions'' had been going on be-
tween the British and French
Admiral Godfrey, who COM
mAnds the demllltarlxed feet,
which have been beRthed a.
neutrals at Alexandria since
the collapse Of France in June,
1910.
Knox also said that negOtla.
tions were continuing between
American and French authors
ties ct Martinique for coopera-
tion with the Allies by the
French warships in the French
West Indies. He said there had
been no new developments.
The battleshlp Lorraine, four
cruisers, five destr0yers and ut
least two submarines are ut
Alexandria.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
LOCAL RANGE
OIL SITUATION
Termed GOOD
10000 Gallons Arrived
Yesterday; Half Of That
Amount Is Due Today
OFFICIALS HAPPIER
OVER CONDITIONS
No. 2 Oil, Gasoline Sup
plies Running Danger.
Ously Low in City

With the arrival Of 10000
gallons Of range oil in Water
bury yesterday, plus half
that amount expected to ar
rive this afternoon, local
dealers announced that the
situation here was well In
hand. "The situation here
is much brighter and the
backlog Of orders placed with
the emergency fuel office has
been almost wiped out COM
pletely," said John p. Titzmaurice,
executive secretary to Mayor John
8, Monagan.
While these figures continue to
brighten the scene the grim re-
minder was made today that No. q
oil and gasoline continue to grow
dangerously short.
Tho Socony-Vacuum 90. spokes-
man, y. A. Barrows, revealed that
he lAs had only enough gasoline to
care Tor the most vital needs. His
company services the Connecticut
Railway b lighting Co., several war
industries, and telephone company
vehieaeS, he said.
An official said that range oil
pedd19rs operating In the emergen-
cy pSel were given supplies and calls
to fill yesterday "too fast for them
to handle
More than $50 calls were made TO
the emergency fuel oil office yes
terday despite the warm weather
conditions that prevailed the last
few days.
william =. wesson, chairman Of
Mayor John 8. Monagan's petrol
cum committee, said the overall oil
picture, including kerosene, gave
nobody any reason to get excited.
His office said today that between
10 and 20 thousand gallons Of range
oil would arrive In the city today.
Mr., Fitzmaurice frightened the
dismal outlook expressed by Mr..
Wesson by saying that consumers
were much more cheerful about
their supplies during the ordeal.
ut was q wonderful thing to say
we've got the oil,'" Mr.. Fitzmau-
rice said, land when we informed
the people II might take O day or
so to handle their orders they didn't
seem to mind at ALL"
State OPA Director Chester
Bowles revealed over the weekend
Waterbury as one Of the chief
friction spots" and singled out as
Outright chiselers" an unnamed
minority group Of kerosene suppl
ers Of Connecticut who in many
cases are refusing to deliver ker0-
CONTINUED on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
STAGE STAR HURT
in PLANE MISHAP
Jane FrOman Aboard Clip
per; Five Bodies RecOv-
cred; 20 Missing

Lisbon, Feb. 23.-(UP)-The Pan
American Always Yankee Clipper,
which crashed and sank in the
Tagus River last night with loss Of
ct least % Of the AEO passengers
and crew, was revealed today to
have carried q group Of American
entertainers who were heading for
military camps abroad.
Jane Frohman, IS, singer OF pop
ular songs on the radio, stage and
In cafes, was among those injured
when the big TRANSATLANTIC plane
crashed.
Among other entertainers aboard
the plane were (AEr. and Mrs.) Roy
and Jean Rognan, dancers known
professionally as Lorraine and Rog-
nan; Gypsy Markoff, singer and ac-
cordionist; Grace Drysdale. puppet-
eer; Elsa Harris Silver, q singer
known as Yvette, and Tamara
Swami, q singer.
All except Rognan and Miss
Swami were reported among the In.
jured. Their fate was not learned
ct once.
The entertainers were 70 have
staged United Service Organizations
camp shows.
Search continued Cor the bodies Of
20 passengers reported 10 be miss.
ing, MallbaRs already we're found
and eff0Fts were being made 10 fioat
the plane.
FIRST reports were that 20 ivea
rad BEEN lost. However. the R0T-
lug,ess press said that e persons
had been rescued from the water
which would make the total known
aond ana mlaning -, The United
states legation cahled the pepafts
monf q State that - he'd been Tel.
eued, toug ussg known dead ana p
M'sS silver Wae one q TIE firEt
~ Ihe passengers Questioned scout
iha e1nIh.
#&INt NN NaMa "a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
Heavy Casualties Inflicted,
Prisoners I aiken at kasserine
CONVOY ATTACK
COSTLY TO JAPS
Five Enemy Planes Were
DOwned in SOlOmOns By
Anti-AirCraft Barrage

An advanced South Pacific base,
Feb. 23.-(UP)-An attack upon an
Allied convoy, similar to that which
sank the cruiser Chicago last
month, cost the Japanese at least
five puanes on Feb. IL from anti
aircraft barrage that lit UP the
tropical sky like a gigantic Christ
mas tree.
The attack occurred south Of
Guadalcanal Island In the Solo,
mons, 1t was revealed today.
Enemy planes attacked for IS
minutes without scoring hit. The
large convoy consisted Of transports
and escorting warships. Flares and
Headlights dropped from the planes
lit up the ocean.
1T was like setting the stage for
q play" one eyewitness said. "Some
planes illuminated us while others
marked off the limits Of our posi-
tions with floatlights."
This went on for an hour. Then
the enemy planes attacked In waves
Of twos and threes.
1.-THE first plane kept coming and
we kept firing at him." the witness
related. 1T seemed O long time be-
fore he burst into flames. Other
planes came In at intervals Of four
or five minutes. The destroyer
screen would pick them up and
start shooting. Then the transports
Joined In"
A naval officer said the attack
with all Of the tracers going up, lit
UP the sky like Christmas tree"
He could hear one radio Of q de-
stroyer blare out: There are two
Japs In the water"
Another answered: Throw EN-
dog ration. Wen pick them up In
the morning, 1880. ....
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
FINLAND ANGLING
FOR PEACE TERMS
New Cabinet May Call
Upon Uncle Sam as
intermediary

Stockholm, Feb. 23.-(UP)-The
new Finnish government will ask
Russia for a separate peace as soon
as 1t takes office, probably about
March /, reliable reports from Of
fetal Finnish circles said to-day.
Informants said the Firms would
seek to open direct negotiations with
Moscow. Meantime, the Films were
said to hope that the Germans VOL
unfairly would withdraw their troops
from Finland since under present
conditions they would have better
use for them elsewhere.
ALI Of the elements for a nego-
tiated Russo Finnish peace are
present in Helsinki, but there are
enough complicating factors to make
officials here extremely cautious in
discussions Of Finland's future
course.
If the new cabinet decides upon
a policy Of peace, 1t is likely that
the United States will be asked to
act as intermediary.
It appeared likely that Rolf Wit
ting would be reappointed as Fin
lands foreign minister. He has
been under attack in the Finnish
Diet and might not be confirmed
by the body EVENT. President Risto
Ryti attempted to retain him. i,
Selection Of q more moderate
foreign minister would be one of the
necessary preliminaries to any peace
move on Finland part.
The presence in Finland Of Ger
man troops, the influence of NaN
officials on internal affairs in Fin
land, Finland's dependence upon
Germany for food and supplies, and
lack Of knowledge regarding Rus
sia's attitude are among the COM
plicating elements.
Radio broadcasts from Finland
recorded by the Office of War In
formation indicated that Finland
may be angling for Russias peace
terms at the present moment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-23
CONCRESSASKS
MINUTES Head
War ManpOwer Commits
sion Chairman May Be
Succeeded By Winant
BY FRED MULLEN
United Press star Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 2S. - Cup 49,
There was considerable speculation
today that II the rising COMPRESSION
al clamor for removal Of War Man
power Commission Chairman Paul
v. McNutt succeeds, President Roos-
evelt may ask John q. Winant, am
bassador to Great Britain and an
outstanding labor authority, to take
over the Job as secretary Of q reor-
ganized labor department.
There are plenty Of signs that Nc
NUTS days as nianpower chief are
numbered. Congressman are asking
for his "head" as they did In the
case Of former Price Administrator
Leon Henderson. Such O change
also Is expected to result in q re-
shuffling involving several other
government departments.
Some administration quarters be-
neve that when and II McNutt Is
forced out, the shake-up will In
volve:
/. Transfer of the War Manpower
Commission, the War Labor Board
and the National Labor Relations
Board in the labor department.
2. Resignation Of McNutt both DIS
VINO chairman ana as head Of the
Federal Security Agency.
8. Resignation Of Frances Perkins
as secretary Of labor to become fed
eral security administrator.
4. Possible appointment of Winant
as secretary Of the new labor de-
partment with control over all labor
and manpower problems.
Winant is an outstanding author
ity on labor problems. He formerly
was head Of the international labor
ONCE, one Of the organizations of
the League Of Nations which still
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