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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
By Fronk WiIIard
BY Art Huhtu

standing there all winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Quack swan in among them,
and began to stand on their heads.
Anyway that is what it looked like.
You see, there were searching in the
mud at the bottom for something to
eat. And they found it. too. Farmer
Browns boy had been and scattered
corn there that very afternoon. How
good it did taste to Mr.. Quack! You
know, he had hardly thing to eat
since he was shot over on the Big
River. 1t seemed as if he couldn t
stand on his head fast enough. He
would bring his head up just long
enough to get breath of air; and
then down he would plunge it again
This was Reddy's chance to get a
little nearer. While the heads both
of Mr.. and Mrs Quack were under
water, he crept up to the very edge
of the broken down bulrushes. and
there he once more made himself as
fiat as possible. If they would swim
in just little nearer he would be
able to reach one of them with a
single spring and still not get into
deep water. He wouldn't mind get
ting his feet wet If only he could
get one Of those ducks
But Mrs. Quack was too wise a
person. and had been through too
much to run any risks. AS they
drew nearer to the shore she would
wait until Mr.. Quack brought his
head up before she would plunge
hers under. So, turn and turn about
each kept watch while the other
hunted for the delicious corn. When
Mr.. Quack started to swim a little
nearer Mrs. Quack warned him not
to, and Mr.. Quack had suffered too
much to be willing to take any
chances, So Reddy Fox lay there
growing hungrier and hunerier, with
a good dinner, r splendid dinner,
| just out of reach. And gentle
Mistress Moon looked down and
smiled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

Last call for my helpful pamphlet,
etiquette OF Letter Writing, contain
ing much information useful IN social
and business correspondence. Send
stamped t3-cent), self-addresSed enve-
Iope to Frank Colby in care Of The
Evening Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Births Reported

julius and Sara Balick boy.
Bernard and Ehxabeth Berelson. hoy.
Brooks and Lucille Brown, boy.
Albert and Marjorie Carter. boy.
Robert and Eleanor Erase. xiri
Stanley and VERSE Games. boy.
Harvery and Barbara Hall. bow.
William and Barbara Hickman. siri
Albert and Rosslie FUR, girl.
Donald and Clara geiery. girl and beg.
Harry and Helen Leet boy.
John and Kathryn Nssy, boy.
Allen and Alice Eoye. boy
CLINTON and Efhel Philips boy.
Resell and Helen Pickrci. boy
G I, and an r, Josephips pida. g'Tl.
Clyde and Lena Reed, girl
John and Florence Rosesteel, boy.
6soI5s s snd T noTe,Ss Bush sT
Joseph and Angelina Smith. boy.
Arthur and Jean Stern. boy
Charles Sns and Msrloris Talbot, sri
Alden and jean TeSke. boy,
James and Edith Weekly. hov.
Burton and Sarah Whip. boy
Kenneth and Helen Williams boy.
Ralph and Elsa Winkler boy
Robert and Elizabeth wylie. -girl.
Joseph and Laura Wynn, sirl
Norris and Sylvia Zlotnick, boy.
Lewis and Pauline Bailey boy
nosss ana ana G .ss1s nj Bishop girl
James and Alice Dopnell, boy.
Wallace and Essie Eldey, sirl
Clyde and Edna Foster, Eirl.
John and Betty Geary. girl
Green and Matte Hiilms n. SRI.
Henry and Adalsy Hooks girl,
James and Elvirs Irby boy
Rufus and Cliffors Jones boz.
Willis and Mary Jones boy
Rance and Blanche Lousller. boy
Ben and Willie Malcolm girl
Robert and Virginia Marshall. boz
ROGER and Lille Pitt, boy
Anerson and Lula Porter boy
Lester and Jennie Reddick girl
Harold and Thelma Reynolds slri.
Horace and Grace Ross sirl
Willie and Essie Strons. boy
Frederick and Catherine TraverS boy
Lloyd and Lucille walker, girl
Gsoige ana Mendella WEIGH, girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Childrens proper use OF materials
does not Just happen. 1t is the re.
suit OF teaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Two ENJOYS to Attend
Press Club Party Today

Thor Thors, Minister of Iceland,
and Col. William Pharazyn, mill
tary attache Of the New Zealand
Legation. were scheduled to attend
the weekly canteen party of the
National Press Club this afternoon.
The Congressional Ministries, COM
posed of members of Congress, and
the Armys Anti Aircraft Band. were
on the entertainment program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

will come to you again tomorrow
with one Of those beautiful re.
citals by soloists and choirs
from Washington churches,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Service FLAG Dedicated

Dedication of a service flag for
members of the Cnerrydale Meth
odist Church. Arlington, was held
this week with Chaplain William H.
Mckinney of the Office of chief. of
chaplains of the Army, speaking.
Seventy-seven members of the con-
gregation have entered the armed
forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

being otherwise known Is Vernon Duke, song
writer Haydns symphony No. IS in { kinor."
VOL, S:30-Upion Close The nsws analyst
gets added time.
Wd. i0;00-Sporis NswNssI; Ms. Lou
6ehrig,
WBV, i0;i5-SoIdier With Wings: John
Garfield.
WRC, i0;30-Dsy Of Reckoning: Pierre Ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20

val before The tour, IN Elmer Rice dramsii
lstlon.
WMAl, WBV, t0:4S-1hs Bankers kIe
from Chicago Stadium.
WWDc, ii:30-AlI.siN Benefit: For ne
Israel Orphan Asylum with Olsen and Johnson.
Carl Bruce, Bill Robinson and sihsn.
WRC, ti;30-Represeniaive lempke Of
North Dakota: "Amerita, Watch Your STEP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Roll Call

Topeka: Recently you gave the
pronunciation of HISPANO mean
ing Spanish and") sS "hiss-PAY-
noe" Atrocious Spanish for which
you ought to be made to apologize!
Avn.
Answer-Sorry Hispano is not
Spanish. 1t is Latin combining
form, and "hiss-P AY-noe' is the
only pronunciation appearing In
Merriam--W ebster's and other &C
copied authorities.
Syracuse: Which syllables are &C
cented in TOTALITARIAN?
S.R.G.
Answer-The second and fourth,
thus: e-TAL-i-TAIR 'ee-un.
Oakland: Where do the French
get the name APACHE and how do
they pronounce 1t? l.. A. l..
AnsWer-They borrowed 1t from
the American Indian name and ap-
ply it to certain criminal members
of their underworld. In the French
pronunciation the name has but
two syllables, and both as" are
APPROXIMATELY DO lld' o. AL ooAA'
hash, thus: a-PASH.
Chicago. We have an argument.
Is TRIUMPH pronounced TRY
umph"? Cd.
Answer-Yes, both frequently and
incorrectly. In English, phi" al
ways has the sound of "f.' Say:
TRY umf.
Ogden: Why is book of maps
called an atlas? Mrs. q.
Answer-Gerhard Mercator Flem-
ish geographer of the 18th century.
first called such books ALIASES"
because they usually bore on the
covers a picture of Atlas support
ing the world on his shoulders.
Fort Worth: Please pronounce
VULNERABLE and RENEGE, terms
widely used in bridge. c. 7. A.
! Answer-Be sure to sound the ~
/ in vulnerable, as: VULL-ner -uh-
/ b'l. The second syllable Of renege
should rhyme with league. Say:
ree-NEEG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
ON THE AIR TODAY.

on THE AIR TODAY.
WMAl, 7:3o-Danny Thomas: hmits az.
cents Of two "attenirlt" thsradeH.
WRc, 7:30-eterY Queen: The Great Nut
Mystery"
WMAL, S;t5-Bosion symphony; Richard
Bu'ein conducts Vladimir "DukeIskys Violin
Concerto ruth po,seli, soIoisD, Nh. Dukelsky
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-26
: advises JOAN BELMONT

of the distinguished old New York family.
Miss Belmont, striking blue-eyed brunette,
works at New York headquarters of the
American Field Service, volunteer overseas
ambulance corps. For speed and effective.
ness, there's nothing like minute Mask
with Ponds Vanishing Creamr' she says.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06

fessor said: ITO what do you at
tribute your remarkable longevity
The Texan thought moment
and answered gravely: We'll, I
never stole a horse and | never
called man liar TO his facet"
Soldier: Say, you think you're
a pretty hard guy, don't your
Marine. Il am. / wasn't born;
was quarriedD
And this recalls the sad case of
the driller who recently underwent
a major operation. The surgeon re-
moved a brass rail that had been
pressing on his foot for years.
Mysterious East
Confucius said: "Aviatrix who fly
upside down have bust-up"
A sailor, after placing some
flowers on a grave in a cemetery,
noticed an old Chinaman placing a
bowl of rice on nearby grave,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06

and asked: What time do you ex-
pect your friend to come up and
eat the riee?"
The old Cfinaman replied with
smile: Same time your friends
come up to smell flowers"
And the mention of eggs reminds
as of the Kevin-Sunburst pumper
whose wife did bird limitations
she watched him like hawk.
A true music lover Is man who,
upon hearing a soprano in the
bathroom, puts his ear to the key
hole.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06
TEXAoo PRoFITs MOUNT

Estimated earnings of The Texas
Co. and its subsidiaries, excluding
European subsidiaries, for the first
nine months of 1913 were $29,11O,-
467, reports w. S. S. Rodgers, presi-
dent These earnings were equal to
S2.67 share of outstanding capital
stock They compared with $780,
45S,1l7 or S2.43 a share earned in
the same period of 1912.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06

recovery of an average of 5000
barrels per acre. We thought we
would be conservative SO we cut
it to 5000 per acre Figuring the
price would average above 81 per
barrel. We have not been far
wrong. The developed areas of
the field have thus far yielded
around 81 800 per acre and they
are far from exhausted.
There Is at the top of the Madi-
son lime an eroded lime that
looks like sand that is called
pay sand" in Kevin-Sunburst, in
Pondera and other lime fields.
Some engineers figure on this
porous material as a basis for
estimates. However, the largest
wells in the field produce from
horizons below the contact ma
terial. So the historical method
looks better to us in a lime field
than the saturatiOn method.
How Dorsey Hager was able to
judge the field with only a few
new wells to guide him is some
thing we cannot explain.
In Cut Bank field "a sand
fieldl we talked with every geo
logist who did any extensive
work and we asked each one his
estimate of the yield per acre.
Some were mere guesses; others
were estimates made after exam
nation of cores of the sands
with microscopes. They varied
from l 500 Dbl per acre (by a big
company man who wanted to
discourage the field to 1000
Dbl. (by a promoter who wanted
to induce ir1vestors). We have
seen many appraisals In Cut
Bank but this field covers such
a vast territory that estimates
vary in the several districts
where sand conditions vary.
Thus Ii will be seen that with
In reasonable limits, it is pos
sible to chart the likely produc-
tivity of leases in the proven
area of an average oil field.
Were an investor to blanket
the field with his purchases, the
field average would serve as a
satisfactory yaruSrlcks
This organization has found
such yardsticks Invaluable ana
has used them constantly In as
saying the worth of royalties In
Montana fields.
We have never failed to GO
farther, however, in the selection
of any proven or serni-proven
royalties for members of this
organization. We have had al
our disposal and constantly used
information such as Is not gen
orally available, in computing
the worth of any such royalty.
We are now preparing in
formation covering a royalty on
which such research has beer
completed Facts concerning II
will be mailed soon TO members
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06
The Ssznkouxss
Badger Su'I

A drilling contractor, ON a busi-
ness trip to the city, boarded the
sleeper and pulled back the cur
tains of his berth. He was extreme
ly surprised !. to find two most
personable blondes ensconsed there.
After checking his ticket to make
sure that he wasn't wrong, he said:
Il deeply regret this, ladies, but !
am married man man of
respect and standing in my com
munity couldn't afford to have
any breath of scandal touch me,
I'm sorry-but one of you win have
to leave"
A Harvard professor, travelling
deep in the heart of Texas, found
himself seated next to a Texas
cowboy and fell into conversation
with him The Texan confessed to
81 years of age whereupon the pro-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06
NEW NEEDS CITED

PAW has called upon refiners
and natural gasoline manufacturers
10 increase the quantity of bu-
tylenes and isobutane to be made
available for use in meeting con-
Stantly expanding war needs. PAW
Directive rs, requires that bu-
tyleneS and isobutane be used only
in the manufacture of aviation
gasoline, synthetic rubber, or their
c0mponents.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06

20B recoverable for our ex-
ample:
Multiply
1856 (bbl. oil in acre foot
of 20% porous sand)
20 10 recoverable oil)
311.120 amount of recover
able oil from acre fl.
Supposing we have 50-foot
sand and a core of the sand
shows that 20 feet is dry and 80
feet is saturated. We take the
number of feet SATURATION
to determine recoverable oil con-
tent:
311.12 recoverable oil per
acre FOOT
80 fleet of .saturation)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06
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Thus we find that a 5O-foot
sand with 80 feet of saturation,
20T5 porous with a 20sd recovery
will yield 1886 barrels per acre.
If one well viii drain 10 acres,
the operator knows that ne may
expect 10 x 1886 or SO, 1886 bar
rels per well.
That, roughly, is the "satura-
ton method" of determining
probable yield but in actual prac-
tice, the petroleum engineer uses
many other factors, such as bot
tom hole pressure. That gets into
complicated mathematics. The
experts rely largely on the 'his-
torical method" in which the
average production of producing
properties is reduced to a chart
or graph, the curve showing the
rate of decline, thus determining
the eventual life of the field.
We have long since learned
ABOUT how much recovery to
expect from lime fields of north
ern Montana because we have
the history of production Of
wells Is years to IL years old.
We know NOT to expect lime
fields to produce as much as Cat
creek field, as an example, Cat
Creek having produced $35, 900
worth of oil per acre. Cat Creek
has been an exception to all the
rules. 1t is a small field where oil
is fed into the sands from faults,
by vertical migration This field
has produced three times as
much oil as the experts said it
would. All we know is that Cat
Creek production is not a good
measuring stick. Sand methods
do not apply to lime fields where
recoverables are largely guess
work However, there are some
experts who can guess with rea-
sonable accuracy.
Dorsey Hager, petroleum geo.
logist, gave Landowners Royal
ties company an early estimate
of yield In Kevin-Sunburst field
in 1923. He told us to expect q
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-11-06

A successful royalty investor
must know HOW oil properties
are evaluated, even if he de
ponds upon petroleum engineers
for civilizations. The intelligent
royalty investor will know his
risk and his possible ratio of
gain before he buys a royalty
either in wildcat, semi-proven,
proven or producing oil land.
To know how to go about it,
we must realize that the habitat
of petroleum is in porous sand
stones or porous lines. Those of
us who have used a grindstone
know how a grindstone will
absorb oil or water.
Sandstone is made up of par
ticles of sand, irregularly shaped.
The space between the grains
determines the porosity. Oil col
lects in the pores between the
grains of a rock. This pore space
may be as high as 35 per cent by
volume or as low as 5 per cent.
A fair average is 20 per cent vol
ume.
If we had a pool of oil one foot
deep covering an acre of ground,
it would be easy to determine
how many barrels are contained
in the pool. We know these
things:
AZ gallons equals one barrel
l cubic foot equals rs gallons
1880 Gu. fit. equals one acre.
So we have:
1850 x rs
TITS barrels.
So we know that an acre foot
of oil contains 7778 barrels. But
this oil in underground storage
is in a sandstone that is, say, 20
per cent porous. That is, 500 is
sand and only 209o of the acre
foot is oil So we multiply 777S
by 20 to find the amount of oil
in the space between sand grains
and the result is
7778
20
1855 so 1855 bar
rels of oil is all that can be
stored in an acre foot of sand 20
per cent porous.
1t is impossible to get ALL OF
the oil out of the ground, by
present recovery methods. Re
covery methods are being great
ly improved by representing
water flooding, etc, but for the
present we can figure that Is tc
Is per cent is about all the Oh
that producers can recover with
out representing, etc. Let us take
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

Troop 56 By Malcolm Basinger
By way of explanation the scout
notes of last week were omitted be-
cause the writer of this column was
attending the high school junior
play. Last weeks notes appear be-
low:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04
BIuffton High School Notes

period of the school year. The fifth
six weeks school period began Mon
day morning.
Rehearsals have been completed
for the presentation of the junior
high school program at the audi
torium this Wednesday night at 1880
o'clock. A musical adaptation of
Whitman's 81 Hear America Sing
ing," music ensembles and playlet,
mid Summer Magic" will be pre-
sented.
Solicitations for Red Cross will be
made at the high school this week,
it was announced by Gerhard Buhler,
principal.
Members of the Hi-Y club have
concluded a magazine drive this
week under the direction of James
Gratz, club president.
High school clubs and organiza-
tions met during school time at the
activity period Wednesday morning
at o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

If people will exercise care and
moderation in their purchase of
clothing there will be no need for
rationing of this commodity, it was
indicated this week by Bluffton mer-
chants.
A mild buying run is being exper-
fenced, especially in the women's
clothing line, and merchants here are
attributing it to fear of rationing.
They point out that there is plenty
of clothing-enough to go around-if
they will buy in moderation.
If the shoppers will give the man
ufacturers time to catch up with
their spring business all will lbe well.
They have only just finished with
the winter wear, it was pointed out.
Spring buying is two months
ahead of schedule and it is impos-
sible to catch up with orders. Con-
sequently it is difficult to serve GUS
toners well.
The clothing trade does not look
for rationing of clothing unless this
present buying wave continues. If it
does then mi-lady will know that she
has brought it on herself.
The statesmen have indicated that
there will be as much wool for fall
and winter things as last year. The
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

last two years the Inernal Revenue
Bureau has increased its personnel,
they will undoubtedly be rushed and
crowded, as March Is approaches, by
the great increase in taxpayers ne
cessitated by wartime high employ
ment and wartime low tax exemp-
tions. So people who file early will
be doing themselves a favor, as well
as making a real contribution to the
smooth working of the nations tax
machinery Blanks are ready now
and may be obtained from all local
Interal Revenue offices, also at most
banks and at many places of employ
ment.
Deadline for filing returns is March
Is, 1943, and returns coming in late
subject to tardy filer to penalty.
So on every count, it's smart to file
early and and avoid the rush.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

over in few minutes. Then the
taxpayer just signs, makes his pay
ment, and the job is done. This year
the return does not even have to be
notarized, Congress having decided in
its tax-streamlining program that
people should be spared that bother
and expense.
This form has no entries for de-
ductions since average deductions, in
cluding the earned income credit, have
been allowed for in figuring the taxes
in the table. 1t is to be noted that
people whose legal deductions are un-
usually large would probably pay less
tax by using the longer Form 1040.
But for most people in the $3,000-and
under bracket, Form 1040-A is not
only time saver, but money saver,
too.
In spite of the fact that during the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

Fifth anniversary of the granting
of the charter to Boy Scout Troop
No. 56 will be observed in meeting
to be held at the First Mennonite
church Monday night at 8 o'clock.
Prior to the meeting pot-luck
supper will be held for the scouts
and members of their families. From
7:3O to 8 o'clock the Troop Alpine
Band will play.
Scouts of Troop 81 are invited as
well as all former members OF the
troop, it was stated by Karl Gable,
scoutmaster.
The troop started with II scouts
five years ago and there are still SIX
of the original II scouts with the
troop at the present time.
The following program will be pre-
sented:
Bill Amstutz, Junior Asst Scout
master in charge.
Opening exercises, otto hlassen.
Roll call, Paul Don Bixel
Welcome speech, Malcolm Basinger.
Harmonica duet, John Schmidt and
Bill Amstutz.
Troop history, Robert Oberly.
Trumpet solo, Dean Niswander.
Troop report, Don Augsburger.
Patrol stunts, Cobra, Eagle, Ex-
plorer.
First troop hike, John Schmidt.
Movie, Trail to Scout Citizenship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

nearly twenty million taxpayers will
benefit from this short-cu way, saw
ing in the aggregate millions of
hours of time and innumerable head
aches.
A glance at the picture shows how
quick and simple Form 1040-A makes
this income tax filing job. There are
only 6 things for Mr.. and Mrs. Tax
payer to do; write down their names,
address and occupation, the names of
their dependents, the amount of in
come received during the year, the
amount of deduction allowed on ac-
count of dependents; check the square
that shows their family status
whether married or single, etc..
Then they simply read from the form
exactly what their tax is, and write
it down on the return.
That's all there is to it, and it is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-04

Tournament time is here but for
the first time in many years there
will be no wholesale migrations OF
students and other rooters to follow
the team. In previous years stu
dents piled in the buses and private
cars and saw practically every game
of the tournament. Indications at
the school were that some OF the
students have been saving their
gasoline ration coupons to take at
least one trip to the tournament.
Since the defeat of Upper San
dusky at the hands of the Pirates
Friday night, enthusiasm at the
school for the tourney has mounted.
Coach Swank, however, had some
more misfortune piled on to his diff
ficulties when the doctor informed
him that John Schmidt would not
be permitted to play because of a
bad knee. This is the fourth squad
member to be lost by ineligibilities
or injuries in the past several weeks.
Report cards will be handed out
Friday for the fourth six weeks