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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01
Mr.. Pike on the Hot Seat

director of economic sterilization,
saying.
Having weighed these views, You
or the director OF economic ssabiaiza-
ten uay deem the risk Of an oil
shortage lees grave than she risk Of
other possible effects upon tina ua-
tion's economic structure. If 30,
under yeux statutory powers, that
is clearly o decision that you, and
no& I, szaould take"
And so a turning point is reached
in the war within the war; with the
bureauerats faced with the necessity
of choosing between adequate pc
troleum supplies for the motorized
armies and their New Order plan to
socialize industry. The manner in
which it has been placed in the lap
of the socialistie hotbed known as
OPA is indeed one Of the finest
bits Of strategy in the war.
Pike had no answer for the logic
and factual data of the Ickes letter.
He said, instead, "gomebody has
evidently taken the secretary for a
statistical ride in presenting the
figures. It must be true in the ma
ture of things that the naost recent
year almost always looks like the
poorest year because no one knows
the magnitude of what was found
so recently. This is particularly true
in 1919 since during that year steel
and drilling equipment was made
freely available for discovering pur-
poses and, as noted above, very many
new fields were discovered; yet
when it came to developing those
same fields, the producer Immediate
ly ran up against the restrictions
on equipment which were caused by
the shortage of steel SO that in
general we know much less about
the full size Of last years discov-
cries than in a normal year"
In other words, Mr.. Pike would
wait year or two to find out. He
could ascertain the number of wells
drilled last year, as contrasted with
previous years, TO give him some
idea Of how many producers are GO
ing ahead with drilling, operating
at loss. He can blame WPB for
shortage of materials and blame the
manpower commission for shortage
of labor bat fixation Of blame viii
met put gasoline In planes, tanks
and jeeps.
There ia noae In industry and none
in government circles who has in.
vestigated the industry who agrees
} with Mr.. Pike and his sociaIiatiC
plans in this time of grave danger
An increase In the price of crude
} viii coma from the weight OF de
mands Of the army and the navy
: even il the bureaucrats can con
! tinne to override congress and t.
: override the authorized oil agenc,
of the government, the Petroleum
} Administration for War. It is TO b
: hoped that this same pressure vii
: sweep ont Pike, DR.. Galbreath an
. other pink-eared gentlemen who n
: gard their plan for a New Order an
q new American way of life as NOR
9 important than winning the war.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

against stone sau end stepped. siawiy
the girl climbed out Of the wreck.
Honey she exclaimed @that's what !
call kissD
Had quite q problem at the hog lot
this week. An old sow had - pigs and
only 70 buttons on her vest. Should we
kill her for letting her passion get the
better Of her Judgment
All things come to the other fellow if
you sit down and wait.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

There is no doubt in the minds of
Montana oil operators that an in
crease in the ceiling price Of crude
is coming, but before it comes there
win be a clash between powerful
forces in the administration at Wash
ington, namely, Harold l.. Iekes, Pc
troleum Administrator for War, and
Sumner T. Pike, director of fuel
division Of OPA.
So far as Montana producers are
concerned, there viii never be a
postwar charge that they went on
sit-down strike for higher crude
prices. They are going ahead with
all their resources to develop addi-
tional oil reserves and TO increase
daily production to care for critical
military needs. They are doing so,
= however, at a loss, since it is inn
possible to do any amount of pros
pecting in the face of present prices
against growing costs. For that rea
son, it is welcome fact that such
operators as Northern Ordnance,
spending war profits such as are
denied to the oil industry, is enter
ing Montana to explore for new re-
serves.
While the record of Montana oil
operators viii be clear, it is interest
ing to think what win happen to
people who are inhibiting the prose
cution of the war either through ig-
norance or in an effort to accomplish
social reforms" even at the risk of
losing the war.
The attitude of Mr.. Pike-who be.
longs to the family of New Dealers
who are trying to bring about New
Order in the United States-is OF
course too shalxy to be upheld, since
every congressional committee which
has Investigated the situation has
strongly urged that if enough oil il
to be provided TO carry on the wal
wise, Harold Ickes, who is supposed
to know more about the oil industry
than any other man in the adninis
tration, is publicly declared by Mr.
Pike as one who knows nothing
about the situation and who has, il
fact, been Htaken for a Fide.s /
Mr.. Ickes takes that without firm
a reply volley the nation win b
astounded.
It is doubtful whether Prentis
Brown win uphold Pike. Brown ID
first Of all, politician and thu
far he has shown tendency to see
public favor, as against the "crael
down" policies OF Leon Tretsk
Henderson. He has passed the bucl
for the moment, to Pike and it
our guess that Mr.. Pike win 500
join Henderson, Ginsburg and oths
arch enemies Of she American wa
of life, to post On soap box.
In letter to Prsntiss Brown, i
troduced in a congressional hearinl
Pike said:
81 do not believe, however, thu
the policy Of this office under Il
two price acts and the president
executive order calls for gener
increase in the price Of crude Q
at the present time" He said tn
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

the increases in Wyoming and Cali
fornia black oil fields Is enough,
although none has noted any deluge
of oil resulting from the 15-cent
increase.
In his recommendation, Iekes said:
MY fear is that unless we are
prepared now to permit sonae In
creases In oil prices in order TO
stimulate increases In cur available
supplies, our reserves win continue
to be depleted at such q pace that
only a drastic Increase In pxioes---
perhaps several dollars 3 barrel, as
contrasted with q tez1th Of shat
amount II wa act now-wiu be re-
quired to find and produce the OIL
we are certain TO need both during
the war and after.
81 do not know what you viii con-
slider to be this effect upon other
prices Of rise In crude oil prices
which, when translated into products,
win amount TO less than / cent per
gallon. / am not prepared 70
assume the responsibility of xasking
repetition Of what occurred ct this
close Of the last war, when crnzzs oil
prices had been rigidly froaon and
our reserves depleted, crude oil
prices rose to $3.50 and even SA.S0
per barrel and untaxed gasoline TO
25 or 80 cents per gallon. Moreover,
had the war lasted but q little longer,
the oil shortage might than have
made Il difficult TO supply the armed
forces with enough oil. The posi-
bility Of such difficulty in this war,
If it be long protracted, Ia . risk
that should be carefully considered !.
ssMy present recommendation Of
an increase Ia the prica ceilings for
crude oil may be zoe little bat
strictly from an OH stanapaan&,
am confident that Il is NOT too naueA
Fortunately, tho government car
test IL pragmatzcaliy, last 30 the
industry aIways has Ia times past
If ia this months TO come the actor
now recommended reverses the de
cline In reserves or the rmse OF nev
discoveries, we shah kDow that 4
IL effective. II not, the subjec
should be ve-exanaznsd. To tina OK
tent tha8 saEa@ may deriwe q susaI
windfaII froxn sueh an fnegease,
prefer 70 leave that 20 be- laxgeI,
recaptured by existing taxataol
rather than have the gowsrnmsn
itself safer shas moss speculative 0
businesses, or by fnaSTaesioH. reas
tAe sanse rasuas by uzAsrtakana TIA
colossal task eg administering asssl
subsidy arrangement. The true cost
Of finding and pwcducing oil, incluf
ing the risk OF loss as well as th
chance xox pxcfl&. ought TO be born
by sAa users OF she produce la pr
povtxon 70 tlz@kr ass szs0 mee bsesar
= aevannmenaaI charge against m@s
and non-user alike"
In this paragraph, Ickes met I'll
New Order pAans o9 tAs amti-Amer
can activities within the sdministr
ton which seek to substitute Il
oil industry and take it over. Lat
in his letter Tckes suggested chi
the matter be discussed with Il
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

And then there was the scotchman
who was Rarried in the back yard so
the chickens would lave the rice.
Ole came TO the city and got 3 job
as janitor in the girls boarding school
and was entrusted with a pass key TO
every room in the building. The fol-
lowing week che Dean ran across him
and asked, eWhy didn't you come
arOund Friday for year pay, OlssD
svot. Do get wages, toof"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

And then there is the story Of the two
japanese statesmen who jumped out Of
hotel window because they found an
Americas vessel under the bed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-05-01

In wedding gift roadster honey
moon couple skidded around q corner,
jumped into the air, knocked down a
lamp post, smacked three cars, ran
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
War Gets Closer to Home

EdtoriaIy Purely you
wkn for ou effort fully realize unless
close the country call demand
dons uniform
that pride and wearing uniform getting ready
his BEST for the nation EARTH personal
approach the victory is longer academic
full personal shock of sending youth, hardly
believe modern warfare only
when touches your family.
hundreds negbors their husbands and their
disappearing the armed for months Some have
joined the of heroes who through the have paid
Supreme Sacrifice Others have returned oughs looking
well for discipline food and medical for which
military force noted.
purchase bonds conservation of food gasoline salvage
metaa vital
to that before nncere advocacy
designed victory. We sincere
heightened.
fathers mothers,
the Most white fathers
boys fighting the democracy which
fathers usually have ecentn quite what their
fighting for.
We to and
which enuncated ultimate
Allied Nations It's task talk Negro boy who has been south
and how people his treated who cognzant
democracy thing for the whites another thing
Negroes although hypocrcay democracy
embraces all its people Attempting Negro boy headed for the
Navywho knows what talk filled with
ptudes that sound and task which is
Searching suddenly
really simpler than you think.
Simple because has losses and Each
soldier twod himself
honor of both for his and the
the perfection which the ideal aimed
Sure don't fight for what
today but fight and hope that the sacrifices you and
the lofty heights described prescribed Bill of Rights
Declaration OF Independence and our Constitution.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
Billy B. HOke
Raps Attitude of
TheatregOers
By Billy B. HOke
In Minneapolis Shopping News

RECENTLY WHILE watching
and listening to James Cagney and
Ann Sothern put over an appeal
for financial help for the United
Nations at the Hennepin- Orpheum,
we saw something that didn't go
so we'll with what Mr.. Cagney and
Miss Sothern were driving home.
We sat in the last row of the mid
die section on the main floor. In
the row just ahead of US, in the
middle, sat a lone Negro, and right
beside him, on either side, was an
EMPTY seat. This, in itself wasn't
anything, if it hadn't been for the
fact that we saw, not one but sew
eral, white persons start to edge
their way into the unoccupied seat
and then upon discovering there
was a coloFed man sitting there,
they did a right-about face and
headed'for' the rear. The house was
packed and as far as we could see,
those two seats were the ONLY
vacant ones on the main floor. The
colored man was exceedingly clean
and neat and we can't for the life
of US see why any real American
should hesitate about seeing the
show while seated next to a chap
such as he was. The United Ma
tons idea is a great one and we
should all go all-out for it, but
while we're at it, let's pay little
more attention to our American
Negro; at least let's treat him as
well as we treat the Japanese and
Chinese and the Filipinos who are
making their homes in and about
Minneapolis. :.
Editors Note: Billy B. Hoke is a vet
eran Minneapolis newspaper man who is
world travelled. He has visited practically
every country in the world. He is one of
the best liked and squarest men in the
Northwest.
A square shooter who has been around
he has always abhorred prejudice based on
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
Judge HASTE Resigns

Judge William Hase civilian aide Secretary
months charged with advising the War Department
the Negro soldiers press
Monday.
From the day ne appointed until the of his leaving the
War Department oregone conclusion that he would be
able assist the country his training
and mis- integrity HASTE the first Negro Federal Judge
of Harvard Law school, capable and admired by the
900 Negroes champion of their We little surprised
when he took the hopeless job Of the discard
of its oumoded its of Negro personnel
All avail did Mr. HASTE his
of color prejudice which envops armed
the refusal Negro flyers has these
columns and time again Needing 10000 flyers Army
Air Force has trained only SO Negro year
With important such foohne keeping black Ameri-
Of the cockps Of fighter planes and bombe might
later boomerang Just industry going
necessary labor Negroes
the specialized fields The failure of the Army and Navy
the wealth Of intelligent Negroes who rc-
ulous and wellnigh criminal.
Judge HASTE realized the tough job he had before
accepted the job He made the best of bad job and glad
quit it. Negroes respected HASTE He had ability
teg and his lucky have him his
Mr. Smson plans appoint Negro the of
will be wasting
Negro millions Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
Down with the Blades

The Kansas City Chamber begun cam
agn discourage knife carrying by Cans says
. c. Call:
The Negro community cooperating with the police depart
ment in its effort to dsarm persons especially young folks
carry long baded knives around in their pockets "for
In this modern day. there logical carrying
knives few generations ago. completely dressed
unless he had his pocket knife which
tasks during the day pencils the
of pencil sharpeners In farm communities
fruit plucked fresh from the tree and "whe"-a
time of by-gone days.
But nobody "whittles" 18th today The
knives carried in the pockets potential weapons
Many would end fight of stabbing
knife carrying stopped The treated
at General hospital No for knife
The which lead the cuttings
trivial beginnings Without principals would
merely "argue it out"
With able-boded needed effort it is
waste of to have absent because
they senseless been pr
vented if weapon had been available
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
CHAS. YOUNG AUXILIARY
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Charles Young auxiliary,
Spanish War Veterans, installed
officers on Sunday, Jan. 81, at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Mckinney, 31s
Grotto, St. Paul. Mrs. Mamie Bur-
rell, past president, presided.
Jewels were presented to the re-
firing president, Mrs. Elizabeth
Rogers, and also to past president,
Mrs. Clara Turner.
New officers are: Mines. Eva
Neal, president; Elizabeth Rogers,
ST., vice-president; Sara Patton,
first vice-president; Minnie CASTOR,
secretary; Lula Mckinney, treas
urer; Della Williams, chaplain;
Alice Ash, conductor; Clara Tur-
ner, assistant conductor; Matilda
McAffee, guard; Della Wilkerson,
assistant guard; Mamie Burrell,
patriotic instructor; Fannie P.
Lewis, historian.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05

this service as a part of their OBJ
servance of National Boy Scout
Week. A special invitation has
been extended to Troop 55 of the
Halle Q. Brown Community House.
All Boy Scouts and their parents
are invited to be our special guests
at this service. Boy Scouts will
have part on the program of the
service. Zachary T. Monson will
be the soloist for the service.
Beginning on Sunday a twilight
worship service will be held at 6
p. m. This service will be of par
ticular convenience for defense
workers. This service will not last
longer than one hour and fifteen
minutes. This service will take
the place of the evening service in
our church. A caDdlelight COM
munion service will be the special
feature of this service this first
Sunday.
in God was interesting and inspir-
ing. Mrs. Mary Patrick read the
Scripture, Mrs. Alice Diggs offered
prayer.
The pastors subject on next Sun
day, Feb. 7, will be Drink Ye All
of It."
Negro history week in our COM
munity, sponsored by the young
people of all the churches, will open
at st. James at 5 p. m. DR.. Isaac
Fisher will be the guest speaker
Charles Miller.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05

minute conversation with US. He
was constantly interrupted either
by the telephone or some one COM
ing in or both. Mr.. White admitted
that he would like to be able to
spend five minutes without inter-
ruption on any one subject or prob
lem. The staff of the Washington
Bureau should be doubled and more.
l was born in Little Rock, Ar
kansas, deep in the heart of the
South" but race prejudice in the
Arkansas capital city is not nearly
as vicious as it is in the nations
capital. In Little Rock and other
southern communities one expects
to find prejudice, but you would not
expect to find it so rampant in the
capital city of the arsenal of De-
mocracy."
Here is a typical example of the
viper, race prejudice, in Washing
ton. While we were sitting in
Washington Bureau, a young man
rushed in. He was very excited
and he demanded to see Mr.. White.
He just about went off his head
when the young lady in the office
told him that he couldn't see Mr..
White. He told his story to the
young lady and we couldn't blame
him for feeling as he did.
This in brief was his story: He
was Simeon Baken, an American
Indian, who looked very much like
a Negro. He had been employed
in the Government Printing Office.
At first he could eat in the segre-
gated lunch room, with Negroes.
He protested that he was an Ameri-
can Indian. So he was permitted
to eat with the white employees.
When he persisted in associating
and eating with Negroes he was
told that he must stay on the
white side" He protested and
protested, but to no avail.
He said that he had been so hu-
inflated in the matter that he had
given in his resignation that morn
ing. Negroes cannot eat in the
dining room of the House of Repre-
sentatives and many other public
places in Washington.
Segregation has been the prac-
tice in many Governmental offices
for many years. Washington is in
control of the South. Southern
police officers made great sport of
brutally treating Negroes in Wash
ington, until the NAACP and other
organizations protested effectively
against police brutality.
agree fully with my friend Mr..
Wendell Jones, who said in a meet
ing in Minneapolis recently, that
I'VE are not going to get very far
in the fight against segregation
and discrimination in other parts
of the country, until such undemo-
cratic practices are stopped in the
nations capital"
observations in Baltimore next
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
Mrs. Douglass Tells Us
Goodbye
500 East 25th Stree
Minneapolis
January 20, 1913

Dear Editor: / would not feel
that my goodbyes in Minneapolis
were complete unless were to say
goodbye to the most important
community organ, The Minneapo-
lis Spokesman and The st. Paul
Recorder.
also want to take this oppor-
tunity to thank you, Mr.. Newman,
and Mrs. Newman and Eunice
Brown, for the cooperation always
extended me and the organizations
to which. I belong. l have always
found the entire staff willing and
ready to help and / am deeply ap-
preciative.
May I wish for you all the con-
tinued strength to carry on the
fight for democracy and even great
er success in your field of endeavor.
Yours very sincerely,
Mrs. Hattie Bell Douglass.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
After the War

Some Of farsghted local citizens beginning look ahead
to the end Of the and what will happen when that time
These folk have urged the necessity Negro
seeking civil jobs In ST. Paul the
officers whose depleted by military civilian
demands there opportunity
examinations.
The St Paul for fighters
the city will be held February 27 Thesaay
In normal times that good Looking many
now hold war plant jobs should this examination.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05

bAiNA 4OA IbS NhL dl1Oh VI
the winter. The thought of the
cold pulls US one way and the
prospect of a good sermon pulls
US the other. In the end the SER
mon exerts the stronger force and
we are all out on Sunday morning,
the very bravest among US coming
back for night service.
Last Sunday was no exception
with the large responsive crowd
which came to participate in the
new series of sermons which Rev.
S. E. Ware, pastor, has named the
Bring Your Bible" series. We are
returning to the precedent set by
the Pilgrim fathers of colonial
days, walking to church and bring
ing our Bibles. The exposition on
the 41st chapter of Isaiah received
very favorable comment. Next
Sunday, Rev. Ware will continue
with the 42nd chapter of Isaiah.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, a very fire.
quent visitor, was present Sunday
morning along with many others.
The Rally of the Prophets moves
on to success. The list of names
OF those who have paid full pledges
has been posted on the wall. There
seems to be close competition be-
tween the Deacons and Trustees.
John Lawrence, trustee, sent in
his pledge Sunday morning, giving
the trustees slight edge over the
deacons.
Mr.. Ed Moore, chairman of the
trustee board is ill and has been
IN the hospital this week. We hope
for him a rapid recovery.
Mr.. A. B. Parker, a relative of
the Ramsey Jacksons, Joined
church.
st. James A. M. E. Church News:
Rev. B. N. Moore, in his Sunday
morning sermon, Jan. 81, gave a
clear exposition of his text from
Matthew 500, "The Foxes Have
Holes" He described the sacrifice
and faith of those who follow Jesus
and the pitfalls and detriment in
rlotous living. The many sounds
OF appreciation from the congrega-
ton were indicative of their ap-
probation.
Miss Eloise Vassar Joined the
church. The senior choir under the
direction of Mrs. Cora Moore rem
dered a special number: Inham-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. when Thou
Comest), by G. Rossini. Mrs. Cora
Moore was the soloist and Mrs.
Bertha King, accompanist.
At the University of Life, at $50
p. M, Mr.. VIM. Martin led an inter-
esting discussion on as There a
Personal Devil?" Miss Ruth Reed
was awarded the prize for the best
essay. The title was "Are War
Marriages Practical?" Miss Velura
Kinnan and Miss Esther Olson, sur
VlVors of the torpedoed liner Fam
Fam, were the guest speakers at
the p. m. service sponsored bv
the Charles Jacobs Mite Mission
airy society. Mines. Cora E. Moore
and Irene Green were soloists. Mrs.
Cudellus Jackson was chairman.
Mrs. Geneva hurry, President. The
horrifying experience as related by
the speakers, their faith and trust
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: Pastor Clarence T.
r. Nelson began a series of SER
mons on the Bible last SUNDAY.
The subject used by the pastor was
"The Bible and the Family" He
pleaded for the daily reading of the
Bible in every home "as a most
needed defense method" Sunday
(Feb. y Rev. Nelson will preach
on the subject 1.-THE Bible and
Boys" at the II a. m. worship SER
vice.
Troop No. - of the ODER Boys
Club, of which Mr.. l. R. Hagan is
the scoutmaster, voted to attend