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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Fluctuations
Of Governor
Cheer Journal

The Journal received number Of
kind letters from old friends on the Oc-
casion of its 23rd anniversary, one of
the most pleasing of which came from
Governor Sam G. Ford of Montana.
Governor Ford was among the pioneers
in the Montana oil industry in having
acted as attorney for many early Mon
tana oil men, and he wrote many Of the
laws governing the industry, thus his
rating among the beloved "old timers
referred to in the Journal of March 81.
His congratulatory letter follows:
Mr.. o. L DeSchon,
Montana Oil & Mining Journal,
Great Falls, Montana.
Dear Ora:
Having received your nluminat-
ing announcement that you have
plunged headlong into your 23rd
anniversary with a suddenness and
zeal such as charaeterizes a Fly
ing Fortress in raid over Berlin,
let me interrupt long enough to
congratulate you upon attaining
such a ripe old age.
I remember that when your first
issue burst upon Montana there
were few of us optimistic enough
to get vision of what the states
oil production might amount to in
the years to come. You are for
tunate in being able to point to
predictions of the early days and
say something like 81 told you So"
To be sure, we are not yet in the
class with Texas and Oklahoma and
California, but it is a fact that we
make very respectable showing
and there is always the possibility
that some day we shall take high
rank in the sisterhood of petroleum
producers.
At any rate, want to express
nay hearty appreciation of the per
sistence with which you have stuck
to your text in expounding your
belief in the future Of the oil bust
ness in Montana. And you are not
so old but what one may express
the hope that you may round out
another near-quarter century and
see all of your dreams come true.
Cordially yours,
SAM @. FORD,
Governor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
ToOLE COUNTY TRANSFERS
By Toole County Abstract 90.
Shelby, Montana
AssTcNNENT OF ROYALTY

ASSIGNMENT OF ROYALTY
G. Z. Gallogly to J. A. Fisher & Rose N.
Fisher, y Of 10 on NEH, S1-34-3 W.
W. G.. johnson to Bruce R. McNamer.
28kgs on EhNEA. NWANEA, N14SW HNEA,
SEkSWANEA, %. NWA 23-sA-lW.
John Krutzfeld to c. A. Cailan. 49o on NEH,
ShNWH 81. 26-s4-1W.. SWhNEh. En-
NEA NEASEA, W14SEA. l, WAzNEA, IL
Ss-1W.
OIL AND GAS LEASE
May Jellison to Montana-Dakota Utilities
Co, sEANEA, EhSEA. 30, SWASWH, So
3s-1W., N4kN5k, 5-32-1W.
Russell M. Peiree to John ]. Buckley Lot
a. Sec 4. Lots l. 2. 3. 4, Sec. s. Lot /, Sec.
Nat Taylor TO A. E. Anderson. SEA, l2
-36-3W.
RELEASE OF OIL AND GAS LEASE
Big West Oil Company Of Montana to Mid
land Realty Company. NWA, EhSWA. So
35-4W
John j.. Buckley to Russell NJ. Peirce. Lot
l. Sec. 4, Lots 1. 2, s. 4, Sec. s, Lot 1, Sec.
6-S7-8W.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Price Increases
Posted in Six
Wyoming Fields

Acting on the announcement Of OPA
Of higher ceilings for Wyoming crude,
the Journal marked up posted field
prices to conform with the higher
prices. This, apparently, was in error.
According to II. J. Duncan, supervisor
Of U. S. G. s. in the Casper office,
Oregon Basin, Garland, Byron, South
Casper Creek, Poison Spider and Spin
dletop have taken advantage Of the
price raise of Is cents per barrel The
first three fields had the price posted
by the Ohio Oil company effective
a. m. March and the other three by
Socony Vacuum at a. m, Mar. 1. None
of the other fields have had new post
ings and corrections in the tabulatiOn
Of field prices are being made accord
ingly.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
GLACIER COUNTY TRANSFERS
BY Glacier County Abstract 90.
Gut Bank, Montana

OIL AND GAS LEASE
Midland Realty Co.. The Texas Co. S1k
Sec 20 T. 37N, Rye 5W.. for years from
June 20. 1913 well to be commenced on or
before June 20, 1913 or pay delay rental
of $4,000 each six months.
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT OIL & GAS
LEASE
Thatcher Haynes, Trustee and Doris Haynes,
his wife TO r. C. Tarrant, u interest in $3.50
Of oil and gas lease covering SEA Sec. Is T..
35N, R5W. (Kiesell.
ANNUAL REPORT
Cut Bank Refining Co., The Public. Author
lied cap. stock $500. 900. Stock paid in cash
S52 10000; stock issued for property Sl7,-
10000. Debts: sl35,06e.O2 Pres; Kenneth H.
Davis, Sec-Treas., James w. Price, both Of
Cut Bank
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
Montonu News Notes

Helena newspaper men apparently
have no idea what is going on in the
Montana oil industry today. An A. P.
report tried to quote J. W. Walker,
state commissioner of lands, as saying
that application for oil leases on So
604 acres Of state lands chad no ex-
PLANTATION for the increase, but other
sources indicated that modified federal
rules on validating had been res
sponsible."
HAMILTON-Miles Romney, ST., 70,
formerly Montana director Of the office
of government reports at Helena,
passed away here from heart all
ment Tuesday.
Montana farmers were joyous when
Chester G. Davis, former editor of
Montana Farmer, was appointed food
administrator for the nation but now
they are disappointed because he has
not been given authority TO control
farm prices.
BILLINGS - Yellowstone National
park win be open during the coming
summer season.
Representatives Of the Great North
ern railway appeared Tuesday in OPP
position to the application Of Melvin J..
Wick, 20 Fourteenth street, southwest,
for a permit to haul welding equipment
between Butte and Cut Bank, in a
hearing held here before the board of
railway commissioners at the council
chambers. Decision was deferred by the
board
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
I.ARoR coUNsELLER ZOE PAW

DR.. Frederick H. Harbinson Of the
U. Of Chicago has been named labor
counsellor to the PAW, to determine
manpower requirements in all branches
Of the industry.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
BLAINE COUNTY TRANSFERS
By Blaine County Abstract Company
Chinook, Montana


OIL AND GAS LEASE
Ernest and Emma Rompel to Sam Unruh,
NhNWA, sWHNWh, NWASWH, SISSY,
Sec. 32-36-2i (for yearsl.
ITnruh. 81 See. 20, NEH, SE54NWA. NEA-
SWh. NASEA, Sec. S2-Ss-21 flor yearsl.
RELEASE OF GAS LEASE
Texas Pacific Coal and on Co. and E. b.
Coolidge to Walter Petersen, Eh, Sec. 81
1921.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
MINING
SUMMONS


In the District Court Of the Eighth Judicial
District Of the State Of Montana. in and
for the County Of Cascade.
Eugene Butts. Plaintiff. W. Lillian Butts,
Defendant
THE STATE OF MONTANA Sends Greetings
to the Above Named Defendants, and 20
Each Of Them:
You are hereby summoned 70 answer the
complaint in this action which Is filed In the
office Of the Clerk Of this Court, copy Of
which Is herewith served upon Of you
in each County wherein any Of you reside, and
to file your answer and serve a copy thereof
upon the plaintiffs attorney within twenty
elusive Of the day Of service. and in Of
your failure to appear answer. Judgment
win be taken against you. by default. for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
That the plaintiff has commenced an action
against the defendant for divorce for extreme
cruelty in that for the year last past the
defendant has found fault with and con-
tinuOusly nagged him and has accused him Of
running around with other women that II
has interfered with his work and has de-
feated the legitimate objects Of married life.
viii more fully appear from complaint
filed herein.
WHEREFORE Plaintiff asks for divorce.
Witness my hand and the Seal Of said
Court this 2oth day Of March. 1913.
FRANK POLUTNIK.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Great Falls Mont.
AGNES sCHRAAPs.
Clerk
By P. W. BRADFORD.
Deputy Clerk
Date Of first publication. April 3. ls4s AZ
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MORE POWER FOR PAW (7l

to regulate distribution Of petroleum
sulfonates and mineral oil polymera
which can be obtained through PAW
by use of Form PD-6OO, Obtainable
through WPB.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03

American farmers in 1912 produced
20 percent more food than in 1889,
but 10 percent of it went to the
United States armed forces and to our
allies.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03

The cumulative value Of all Lend
Lease aid extended by the United States
from March IL, 1871, to November 80,
1912, was about 81 800, 100000
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-03
PoNDERA COUNTY TRANSFERS
BY Pondera County Abstract 90.
Conrad. Montana

OIL AND GAS LEASE
Chas. E. Beattie ct ux 10 r. c. Tarrant,
VIZ, sE1tNEA. SEA 15-2e-1W-
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OPPORTUNITIES

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selves Of the use Of ths Montana on and
Mining Journals geological library, which
has the largest colksetion extsmt Of u. 8. g.
s.. State and prfvass reports on Montana oil
and mining geolozy. Since many Of these re-
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nished Of reports, together with mapa,
moderate folio charge through The Supply
Department, Montana OIL and Mining
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Falls, Montana
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producing oil, gas royalty interests. Submit
statements accompanying last monthly
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BLACKFEET OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE
A sale Of tribal and allotted oil and gas
leases covering land IN the Meriwether and
reservation viii be held at Browning. Montana.
at 80 IN the afternoon Of April Is. 1913. For
further information write the Blackfeet Susi-
ness Council or the Superintendent Of the
Blackfeet Agency, Browning, Montana.
date Of first publication, March "a. l94S-2x)
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

MOSCOW, July 26 CUPr-Soviet
military advices said today that the
Germans were wrecking Orel in ap-
parent preparation for withdrawal
and the Red army was expected to
drive into it at any time.
Front reports said Russian
column driving behind Orel from
the north had cut the railroad to
Bryansk and advanced to bring
under fire the highway roughly
paralleling the line about 20 miles
to the south.
The plight of the German gar
rison was described as critical. It's
sole route of retreat from Orel,
against which Soviet troops were
advancing from three directions,
was said to be dirt road angling
down to the southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

Stockholm, however, suggested that
the new Premier at Rome might
desire to make a deal with the
United Nations and turn Mussolini
over to them for trial-if he could
get out from under German DOM
ination. The rumors lacked any
official support.
MAY CLARITY
1t appeared likely that the true
position of the new Italian govern
ment would emerge only after con-
siderable delay, although a speech
by Prime Minister winston
Churchill at the next sitting of the
House of Commons may clarity the
outlook.
The outstanding QUESTION regard
ing Italy concerned the position of
German Armed forces in that coun-
try and of italian troops in the
Nazi-conquered Balkans. 1t was
estimated that the Germans have
from seven to nine divisions (pos-
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

than F0,O0O. fs-=e
AS the final Lunge to crush the
enemy of Sicily approached, the
German and italian forces fell
back to line starting in the foot
hills of Mt. Etna south of Catania
and running north and west to San
enemy-held coastline already had
been reduced to little more than
1875 miles.
Sweeping eastward to help jam
the Axis farther back on its escape
bridgehead on the straits of Mes
sina,, the American Seventh Army
took 1000 new prisoners, including
six Italian Generals and an Ad-
miral and Canadian drive under
continuous air support drove the
enemy back with pressure from all
sides.
STRENGTHEN HOLD
Lieut.. Gen. George S. Patton'S
forces strengthened their hold on
the northern coastal road on which
Termini Imerese is a major point.
The capture of the new Generals
brought the total of Italian Gener-
ais now in Allied hands to 10.
Canadian troops pushing forward
in the center had driven 10 to Is
miles northeast of Emma in threat
to cut squarely through the middle
of the Axis lines.
Strong German forces, still re-
siSting the British Eighth Army be-
fore Catania on the east, were re-
ported to be receiving some rein
forcements.
The Nazi Goth Motorized Division
was identified in the Messina area
above Catania, bringing the total of
enemy troops in the Mt. Etna area
to at least three and half German
divisions and three Italian divi-
SiOnS.
WAIT FOR YANKS
Waiting for the American and
Canadian pushes to catch up. the
Eighth Army reduced its activity to
patrols.
However, artillery duels continued
and the Germans, aided by about
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
Count Said Near
Scene of Murder

NASSAU, Bahamas, July 26.-
UP)-Testimony establishing Count
Alfred De Marigny in the vicinity
of Sir Harry Oakes' home near the
time of his murder on July 8 was
introduced here today as the prose-
cutor limited that the so-far unre-
vealed death weapon was an insert
spray gun.
Pretty Mrs. Dorothy Clarke. wife
of Royal Air force officer, testi-
fled that De Marigny was near his
father-in-law's home at l a. m.
according to Oakes' personal physi-
clan, the multi millionaire died
sometime between 2:45 a. m. and
5 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

PITrSBURGH,July 26-UP)- A
federal grand jury today returned
the first indictments under the
new Smith -Connally anti-strike law
naming 80 United Mine Workers
officials and members on charges
of obstructing "the successful prose-
cution of the present war" during
recent outlaw coal strikes.
If convicted. those indicted face
maximum penalties of year in Jail,
fines of 5000 or both. The new law
forbids work stoppages in govern
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
30 Indicted under
Anti-Strike Law

ment operated inductries, and the
miners are under federal supervic''
ion
The indictments climaxed an In
vestigation which began July IA
following a series of wildcat strikes
in western Pennsylvania, once EN-
braced a total of $4,000 men, after
John l.. Lewis ordered the miners
back to the pits In late June under
a truce, which is still In effect. in
the deadlocked wage negotiations
between the UMWA and coal op-
orators.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26


An authoritative source said that
Britain was ready to talk peace
terms with the New italian Regime,
but there still was deep mystery
around Badoglio's intentions regard
ing a separate peace as we'll as
around the fate of the fallen DUce.
Radoglio announced a New Ital-
ian Cabinet with himself as Chief
of State and Raffaele Guariglia,
Ambassador to Turkey, as Foreign
Minister. Guariglia is Career
Diplomat who has always followed
orders. The new cabinet swept out
all the former high Fascist party
leaders and retained only one man,
Leonardo Piccardi as Minister of
Corporations. In general it ap-
peared to be Cabinet of Bureau
Gratis who are likely to be disting-
uished only by their willingness to
follow Badoglio and the King.
The German propaganda line was
intended to convince Europe that
the Italians would fight on with
the Nazis. Rumors circulating in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
War Labor Board
Acts in 2Labor
Disputes in |. '.
Group UphOlds Decision
Of Trial Examiner in
HOltville Ice Co. Case

Two labor disputes in I'M
rerial Valley entered new
phases Monday when the
National Labor Relations
board and the War Labor
beard handed down decisions in the
TRIBE A Water company dispute
and the Holtville Ice and Cold
Storage company dispute, both with
the Teamsters Union.
The National Labor Relations
Board affirmed the trail examiners
findings and recommendation in
ordering the Holtville Ice and Cold
Storage company to reinstate seven
men the Transfers alleged were
discharged because of union activi-
ties and at the same time ordered
the Associated Farmers of Imperial
county and association officers to
cease and desist from helping or
assisting an Employees association
at the plant or from interfering or
discouraging membership in the
Teamsters Union.
WILL APPEAL DECISION
1t was announced Monday that
the Holtville Ice and Cold Storage
company will appeal the decision
to the United States circuit court of
appeal. Heretofore the case has
been aired only before the National
Continued on Page 6, Col .
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
Nuzis Wreck OreI
AS Reds Advance

That the Germans realized their
peril was indicated by reports that
they were engaged in the methodical
demolition of Orel which evidently
made clear their intentions of
giving it up rather than face the
growing threat of another Stalin-
grad disaster.
WILL FIND SHAMELESS
Field reports said that when the
Red army drives into Orel-it was
reported attacking the city itself
last Week-it would find a shamble5
like Stalingrad, Rzhev, and dozens
of other recaptured towns.
Observers back from the front
reported that all the villages in the
path of the German retreat had
been reduced to smoldering embers
and the inhabitants had taken to
The woods.
Great fires we're reported raging
in the forests of the Orel and
Bryansk districts, in some of which
the Russians driving against the
city and the only transport lines
westward had fought their bitterest
battles.
Definite information was lacking
on the width of the German-held
corridor behind Orel The cutting
of the Bryansk railway and shelllng
of the parallel highway made 1t
evident that the neck of the sack
was closing fast.
The latest official statistics on
the battle of Orel said that con-
verging Soviet forces advanced
from 2R to 51s miles, capturing 80
more villages, despite the desperate
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
DUCE VANISHES

Reports seeping through neutral
sources speculated that the ousted
italian dictator had:
l. Fled to Switzerland.
2. Fled to Germany.
3. Been arrested, with other Fas-
cist leaders, by the Italian army
leaders to be turned over to the
Allies for trial on war guilt" charges
after a peace deal is made.
4. Made a deal under which he
would seek to save his own skin by
arranging an escape through the
Vatican, where his son-in-law Is
ambassador.
5. Been stricken critically i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
laps Far-North
Base Hit 10 Times

WASHINGTON, July 26-(UP)-
U. S. planes blasted japanese pos
itions on Kiska ten times last Sat
urday in the stepped up campaign
against the enemy's defenses, the
Navy announced today
A communique said that the bomb
carrying Warhawk fighter planes
which made the attacks succeeded
in scoring hits on the enemy run
way and among gun emplacements.
One U. S. plane failed to return.
Kiska has been attacked by AM
erican aircraft 80 times this month
and shelled seven times by U. S.
warships in what is believed to be
a pre-invasion softening-up CAM
paign. D,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

PFC Bill Norman died in mill
tary hospital at Yuma, Sgts. Carlyle
w. Wilson, l.. A. Newman. and
Emil Anderson, all of the camp near
Sidewinder,. suffered critical in
juries when Cpl. George Petit, who
also was critically injured, drove a
sedan into the back Of truck
parked near the intersection of
highway 80 and 98.
c. p. Mulligan of Los Angeles
parked Western Truck Line We
hicle to help fellow truck driver
get his vehicle out of the sand, Of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
8 Autos Stolen
Durinq Weekend

Eeight automobiles were stolen in
Imperial county during the week.
end because the owners left the
keys in the cars or left them un-
locked, Sgt. Cliff Read of the Cali
fornia Highway patrol said Monday.
This careless practice of leav-
ing cars unlocked is Just an invita-
ton to thieves" Sgt. Reed said.
ut doesn't take much time to lock
a car and take the keys out"
A coupe registered to Frank
Whitney, 164 West street, Braw-
ley, was reported stolen in Braw-
ley at 12:08 a. m. Monday and re-
covered in Indio at 2:15 a. m. in
possession of two soldiers. Sgt.
Reed was informed in a call from
Indio.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

ficers said. The soldiers ran into
this truck.
At the same spot at 2:30 a. m.
Monday Sgt. Lowell d. Krigbaum
of Louisiana drove big sedan into
the parked truck of Louisiana drove
the parked truck and wrecked sedan
inpuring Juanita Lubin, %. also of
Louisiana. The car belonged to Joe
Lubin, who escaped injuries, Sgt.
Krigbaum told officers he was con-
fused and did not know exactly
how he happened to crash into the
truck and sedan.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26

Temperatures in Imperial Valley
reached the highest point in 20 years
Sunday when officially tested ther-
mometers recorded 122 degrees in
Ell Centre, 124 degrees in Imperial,
and 121 degrees in Brawley.
These are the highest tempera-
lures recorded in ole valleJ since
Jul; IA and 16 in 1896. The ther-
mometers reached 119 degrees on
both those days.
The Imperial Irrigation district
has been keeping official tempera-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
HULL REAFFIRMS PEACE
TERMS FOR ITALY GOVT
WASHINGTON, July 26.-U

WASHINGTON, July 26.-(UP)
Secretary of State COrdelI Hull
said today that the Casablanca
terms of unconditional surrender
for Axis enemies Of the United
Nations still apply to Italy.
Questioned at his Press Confer
ence about this Governments at
titude toward the Resignation"
of BenitO MussOlini, Hull said he
did not anticipate any change in
the announced policy that Axis
enemies would be dealt with only
on the basis of unconditional sur
render.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
$4,000 Blaze Hits &c.
TEMPERATURE
SETS I.v. MARK

lures at imperial since 1914 and the
124 degrees recorded there is the
highest since temperature records
were established The temperature
readings in both Ell Centre and
BraWley are kept at official weather
bureau sub-stations according to
the same system used throughout
the world in keeping government
temperatures.
Until pm. Monday no heat
deaths had been reported to the
county cOrOner's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
Headquarters of
MussoIini Sacked

BERN, July 26 UP)-A news
paper smuggled out of Milan, Italy,
reported today that Benito Mus
solinis old Fascist headquarters
there had been sacked and burned
and that crowds had attacked the
offices of his newspaper, Popolo
d'Italia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-26
Burglars Try to
Enter Safe Here

Burglars attempted to burn their
way into a safe in the Maggie
warehouse in FL Centre early Mon
day but failed apparently because
they were frightened away,
Company employees found the
damaged safe when they entered
the place at 3;15 a. m. Monday.
Officers were investigating.