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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-13


ported in huge quantities from islands of the
Far East. Those islands are now in enemy hands.
And the government wants the used fats you can
save in your kitchen to make mountains of am
munition, medicines and other battlefield dneeds.
"Nof a Premium on Patriotism"
These are the facts as they have been pointed
out to OPA by the War Food Administration.
And they have led to this new plan: Two red
ratiOu points free upbeu yo" turn in d tonnd Of
used fat to yonr bnteber.'
This is not premium on patriotism. 1t is a
way of bringing home to all women the urgent
need of kitchen fats to make gunpowder.
Moreover, it seems only just to return points
for this service, because fats cost ration stamps
Your butcher has been informed of this ruling
which went into effect on December 18TH
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-13
QmAn 4oyAa.
How the Plan Will Work

It's as simple as it sounds. All you have to do
is fill up tin can with used cooking fat and
take it to your butcher. You don't need to use
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-13

w with gunpowder.
Gunpowder is made from
glycerine. Glycerine can
only be made from fats.
Behind those few
words lies one of your
country's most serious
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-13

fat; take it to your butcher whenever the can is
full. He will estimate the weight of the tin and
give you, cash in hand, 4c and tVo red points
for every pound of used fat you deliver.
The government does not ask for these fats
until you've got the cooking good out of them
But when that is done, every spoonful is wanted
Would it surprise you to learn that just one
single tablespoon of fat-just the little bit that
is usually washed out of your broiers and roast
ing pans and skillets-will make fire macbiue
gun bullets;2 Or enough smallpox vaccines for
sepenty-tbree men?
Answers TO Housewives Questions
1t doesn't matter whether the fat is burned or
black-it still makes erystal-elear glyeeri~e.
1t doesn't matter whether it's pan drippings,
fat from soup, used shortening, cooking oils,
or melted solid fat
And, finally, it doesn't matter how little you
save each day. Every drop is precious
Saving these fats and turning them in is not
an easy job. But it's lot easier than doing the
things our men must do on the battle fronts.
Is it too much for them to expect that the
wives and mothers of America will perform this
task for them-to help put into their hands what
they need to win?
They know it is not They know that all their
country has to do is ask = once our women
really understand.
Won't you start saving yor used fats today?
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
First Failure
Is Recorded in
Midway Field

Midway oil field, Montana's new
est oil pool, in Pondera county, had
its first setback this week as Tar
rant Richardson No. /, southeast of
the Hageman-P Pond -Rispin producer,
failed to find commercial produc-
tion in the Sunburst sand. II had
only IA feet of hard Sunburst sand
and a mere showing of oil. Struc-
turally it is 40 feet higher than the
Pond producer and 80 feet lower
than the Wood discovery well. Drill
ing continues to test 15-foot sand
below the yellow, corresponding in
location to the Cut Bank sand,
logged in the Wood deep test.
Hageman & Pond this week
shipped in drilling machine from
Illinois and made third location
on the Rispin farm. The rig will
be used to clean out the Rispin No.
/, where loose sand has caused
much trouble by cutting out the
cups in the pump. Thereafter it
will be moved to No. in the north
east corner of the discovery 40
acres.
Katley & Kipe, preparing to drill
the south offset to the Rispin No /,
are waiting for rig builders.
Following completion of the
Richardson No. /, Tarrant will
move back onto his DeStaffany No
/ to clean out and cement cave. A
Jet was used to ream the formation
and it cut out the seat of the cas-
ing and the well cannot be kept on
production. Thereafter he will move
back onto his Anderson No.
which was drilled to the top of the
Sunburst sand, finding oil. He shut
down and waited three weeks for
pipe at the end of which time there
was 100 feet of cavings in the hole.
New pipe has now been obtained
which will make completion pos
sible
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

John A. Roebling's Sons company,
manufacturers of Roebling wire
line, have assigned a representative
to Rocky Mountain oil fields. He
is Homer H. Davis, who was
visitor in Great Falls this week in
company with ]. w. pete" Giles
pie of National Supply, which han
dies Roebling wire line. Davis at
tended Montana School of Mines
and handled Roebling lines in the
mining industry in this state for
many years.
While in Great Falls Mr.. Giles
pie announced that an effort is
being made to have wire line added
to the stockpile for Rocky Noun
tain operators who are now provid-
ed with casing for wildcat wells,
with supply depots at Casper and
at Cut Bank. There is a serious
shortage of drilling lines that will
likely cause a curtailment in drill
ing unless some emergency meas
ure makes more wire line available
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
Sunburst Badgers S
" Grandson Meets
An IJntirraelY End

The Grandson of the Sunburst
Badger" is no more.
The Journals Badger editor dis
covered the grandson in the yard
of "Curley" Meeks, Big West driller.
He was tame badger, raised from
a tiny pup, was a playful and hui
morous house pet, and constant
companion of the Meeks' children
at Shelby. The Badger editor want
ed to get a picture of him to run
in the Journals hurnor column with
appropriate remarks. Meeks took
the pet with him to Kevin, where
the Badger editor planned to snap
the picture
Released in the yard of George
Engle, Big West superintendent,
during lunch hour, Mr.. Badger es-
capped through the wire fence and
started for walk He was well
known on Shelby streets where he
was town pet, but not so in
Kelvin. Some doughty big game
hunter discovered the waddling
animal, ran out and grabbed him
by the tail and failed him on the
pavement Friends who ran to his
rescue arrived too late. He was able
to walk back to the house, but
died few minutes later with
perplexed look in his eyes; a per-
plexity shared by everyone who
knew him.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

AS forecast in the Journal several
weeks ago, the chrome mining and
milling operations in Saltwater Red
Lodge districts of southern Mon
tana have ceased, both the govern
ment operation and the u. S. Vana.
dium Corp. operation having shut
down, probably perm emily.
Enough foreign chrome is coming
in to supply all requirements The
government spent $4,000, 900 in es-
tablishing that the Saltwater de
posit is the greatest low-grade
chromite deposit in the world.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
PLEA FOR GOLD MINES

San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has taken an active interest
in mining and is advocating gold
as the international monetary
standard and is now asking WPB
to amend its order closing gold
mines to allow gold mines to op-
crate sufficiently to cover carrying
and maintenance expenses. WPB.
expected to have thousands of gold
expected to have thousands of gold
ais industries. Only a few hundred
responded, SO the closing order has
tended to destroy this industry
without any particular benefit to
the war effort.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

- ~~H~H -N@FA&
PAW Ickes and OPA Brown have
exchanged more letters, Brown say
ing mo- to a price increase; Ickes
saying he win take 1t to higher
ups
Caucus of 94 congressman waited
on Byrnes and Vinson at White
House with threat that If admin
istration does not act promptly,
congress viii pass bin fixing oil
prices.
Clark midwest fuel investigating
committee recommended an increase
of so TO 60 cents per barrel in price
of crude.
Congressman Rivers, head of
naval affairs committees oil fact
findin 6 subcommittee, declared:
Nations oil men can lick oil short
age if we can kill off the bureau
Gratis and unshackle the oil in
dustry.n
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
In Our
MAIL BAG
Oct. 8, 1943,
Briiger. Mont.

Montana Oil & Mining Journal,
SIS First Avenue South,
Great Falls, Mont.
Gentlemen:
have read the Journal from
time to time that there is a short
age of drillers and other oil field
help. There are good reasons why
a man, particularly those working
on drilling rigs should want to get
out of the oil fields
/ am drilling for rotary drilling
contractor at the Frannie field west
of Frannie, Wyo. There are five
men on the crew, only three having
cars, so it necessitated my driving
every third day II miles going to
and returning from work The last
two weeks of September, drove
every other day as one car was
down for repairs, so last month
drove, to get to and from work 975
miles.
On August 18th, | received 16-B
coupons for 80 days. On October 1st
/ applied for additional gas, having
used my B coupons and all but
four of my A coupons. / received
a note from clerk on the ration
ing board saying | couldn't have
more gas until November 18th, 1943.
For the past year except for five
days last March, | have worked
every day, at least, eight hours,
sometimes twelve, and few times
sixteen, and then two hours or
better on the road getting to and
returning from the job
Now if the OPA or any other
part of the soup wants my car or
my job, they can sure have it and
| will try to go to work some place
where someone else will worry
about getting me to and from work.
will be happy when the B-gaso-
line ration Is cut as it will save me
about $50 per year, know that
because the OPA says my V8 will
give me 80 to 35 gallons per gallon.
Why doesn't the OPA go out to
the hog pen and tell the farmers
hogs they will have to get just as
fat on half the corn, that would
leave more corn for every body,
that seems what they want US to
have, plenty corny.
Yours truly,
FRED E. BUTLER,
Box 297.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
ALBERTA on NEWS

DR.. r. A. Link, chief geologist of
Imperial Oil Co., has returned to
Norman Wells following a brief
visit to Calgary He reported that
drilling in the Norman field this
year has brought satisfactory re-
suits and that the spring will see
testing along both sides of the
Mackenzie river and westward
toward the Mackenzie mountains,
along the route of the pipeline to
Whitehorse.
Contrary to published reports, the
pipeline is nowhere near compile
ton. The Norman oil comes from
the Devonian and while erratic in
occurrence, the producing area ap-
parently covers a much larger area
than believed earlier. DIR. Link dis
covered the field in 1919.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

Oil field supply stores can now buy
and sell both used and new equipment
from and to petroleum operators with.
out direct resale being involved, PAW
has ruled. This viii speed up redistri.
button of excess inventories.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
OIL MOVEMENT At PEAK

Movement of oil to the Atlantic
seaboard by pipeline has reached
the record-smashing figure of $780,
600 bbl. per day, as against $4,000
bbl. daily year ago.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16
Answers Your Questions
on Prospecting

This complete. practical. pocketsized guide
book gives mmy focts helpful to the pros
pector. miner. and field engineer. Covers
equipment and methods. geologic and min
srulogic data. identification Of importont
minerals. and scores Of reloted facts for
practical use.
Handbook for ProspectoEs 0nd
Operators Of Small Mines
BY N. w. Won Bsrne- See these dcsu
WIZ Aid to Prospectors
94o pages. S4.Oo Lowa Pertaining 10
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Geology in Pros
Simply and concise pecting
ly. this book pre- Ouicrops
sents eyerYtning the Sompling and As
pructicul mon con sovino
use In the field. from
the most efficient -. 1 S'i0e ~
eqnimsni. to mukinq
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rsaa of oaoloov ond Prices
minerclogy ere ex- treatment
ploinsd. Minerals Developing ond
ore covered fully cs Equipping
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ond voluss. Used In Mining
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

A total of 10000 average tin
cans will provide an amount of
scrap steel normally required 10
produce the steel used in one me-
dium tank or two light tanks.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1943-10-16

send 3 contribution to the sunburst
Badger.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

When the Infanta Beatrz daughter of
former King Aphorso XIII of Spain, was
married in Rome in 1880 to Princc1lcssandrn-
Toronia, she wore a five-and-a- half-inch
spray Of diamonds a product of Flato's
Two years later he was singled out TO sell
all the personal iewclry of the former Queen
Victoria Eugene of Spain.
And two years after that he mounted and
set for the first time the 125-carat Jonker
diamond the largest stone cut from the orig
inal 726-carat Jonker discovered in 1854 by an
impoverished South African farmer
With these triumphs Of his in mind fellow
jewelers. were in the habit, OF sending him
jewels 10 show and sell In return ne gave
them RECEIPTS
First indication that there was soruetbing
amiss came when some Of the lenders tried to
rcpossess their loans.
Flato stalled, finally confessed that need
ing ready cash. he had pawned the jewels
which had been entrusted TO him. Since he
didn't have money enough 10 get them out Of
hook he was arrested and indicted
Partly explaining his predicament was his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

out-sizcd hat Of diaphonous material that
everybody is supposed TO have Hopping around
his head Auras can only bc seen by clair
voyaHts which is just as well probably. be-
cause they are alleged 20 reveal more dirt
about YOU than poison pen letter.
After she has had good look at your
aura Won have no further secrets from Mrs.
Powers So from then on, Of course. you can
consult her over the telephone or by pigeon.
or any way 1t won't matter
Flato is said 20 have been so dependent
ON her that he would scarcely think Of chang
ing his clothes WITHOUT getting the nod from
her She guided him in his business trans
actions and I'M his somewhat checEercd, domes-
We career.
Ny He's been divorced twice his second wife
Madeline seweu having ditchcd HIM in Memo
a couple Of years ago on grounds Of mental
cruelty. Last year he married 27-ycar-old
Verna Long widow OF Arnold Ostertag, a
wealthy Swiss jeweler Of Paris, France
Not the least irouic part of his case is the
fact that Verna, technically at least has
enough money in her own name to have paid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

- hE man was a thief. Ho had confessed as
much
judge looking down az him grmly You
have violated the law You deliberately stole
merchandise"
Sentence was thcrcupon pronounced; two
years in jail. And that ended the matter as
far as the authorities were concerned
But it didn't end for most Of the people
who knew the man
If he's a thief, then so am l." they said,
and
The whole things screwy. There must
be a gimmick in it somewhere. And
I'D have trusted him with my right arm.
! just can't believe it.
Which is how the case Of 32-ycar-old Paul
Flato fashionable New York Jeweler stands
At this writing.
lie has just taken the bitter Journey to
Sing Sing
The law is satisfied, the public. mystiricd
Why did Flato steal
To an appearances he was one OF the most
successful men in his trade
His clientele was the cream Of the Social
Register the Almanach dc Gotha and Who's
Who IN the Theatre.
His reputation was so good that even other
jewelers. trusted him.
He never had any trouble making money
Even after his arrest and udictmcnt-while
ne was ont on bail he was able 90 open new
shop and sell enough necklaces rings and so
on 20 pay off large part Of his debts
Moreover, his lawyer promised the judge
At the trial that if Flato were allowed 20 stay
in business through the Christmas holidays he
could easily clean up 100000 and make fun
restitution regardless Of the fact that every
one knew he had pleaded guilty TO grand
larceny.
Fitted together, all these circumstances
form Maintaining iig-Saw puzzle "a puzzle
half put together, with some Of the pieces
obviously missing.
The American Weekly has now succeeded
in turning mp one Of the missing pieces.
The addition docs not complete the picture,
but it certainly lends it a bizarre and prcvi-
ously unsupported touch.
Flato as only few Of his intimatcs sus-
pccted, was an addSt, not Of drugs, or liquor,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

tremendous overhead-both in
business and private life -
coupled with the fact that there was likely to
be longtime lag between the sale of jewelry
worth thousands Of dollars and the payment
Of same
Elato,s- own explanation was that he has
no head for figures, is strictly an artist and
was imposed upon by individuals who took
advantage of his lack Of business knowledge.
He did not elaborate on this last charge
In any case, according TO the police report
his financial affairs were found to be too
involved 90 permit even of analysis"
Following his arrest his creditors forced
him into bankruptcy for about $500 600 His
debts due" column showed at the time the
following entries:
Marlene Dietrich. 5000; Ginger Rogers.
1868 65; Brenda Frazier Kelly, 1885 Mrs Pat
DeCcco Cthe former Gloria Vanderblt),
I01S86; Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, S1O96,
and many others, similarly gilt-edged.
Also curiously enough, police treasure
hunt turned up close TO $50 600 worth Of pre-
viously unsupported assets in an old filing
cabinet in warehouse The hoard included
a box of antique jewelry belonging to Doris
Duke Cromwell, the richest girl in the
world" and a mechanical cigar lighter ear
marked for Leon Henderson, former OPA
head
You'd think that Mrs. Powers with her
gift of second sight might have been able to
tip Flato off to the presence of this loot but
apparently she hadn't for its discovery sur
prised him as much as anybody.
She says that she used to dematerialize as
a .child-much 20 the bewilderment of her
parents.
1t is possible. however that she withheld
her powers both in the case of the warehouse
find and even before that, because she felt
that what was happening to Flato was
Akashically fated
Suffering" she says "is necessary"
she has had plenty Of il herself. has lost
her health and regained IT, lost her wealth
and regained that too.
So, maybe IN passing through this tribula-
ton Flato also will become spiritual and
clairvoyant If SO the change should be
drastic one. Judging from the way the police
probation report describes him.
lie is a pompous man whose normal
manner is one Of dreamy good nature" de-
Clares this fascinating document He Gus
tomarly speaks in the silken tones that coax
currency out Of a bfold. His DAYS were
spent i'm a luxurious office with antique
French furniture and sillen tapestries. and
his nights in a town house Of elegance.
"Rut he can go into the Canadian woods
cook his own meals, enjoy living I'm shac,
and bring down running deer He is prob
ably the least inhibited man in Manhattan
changing his mind as often as he pleascs Ho
was found 10 be a debonnaire and progresses
ing person.
"One Of the complaining witnesses makes
the observation that Flato is a consummatc
liar and that ne possesses an the guile OF
clever woman
Jail should boz exquisite torture for such "a
man. But. of course. If he learns how 20
dcmatcrialize il shouldn't bee too bad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

again, Is lilaJ sIlt ulu.
Three years ago she
is supposed TO have
perceived the gloomy
shadow OF prison bars
in Flato's aura.
But. says Mr.. Pow
ers, when she warned
him. he refused TO act
accordingly.
How he did act is
now a matter Of
record
His reputation gave
him opportunities for
double-dealing which
lesser jewelers. lacked
This reputation was
based on an ability 10
turn out spectacular
arrangements Of gems
and 20 sell them even
more spectacularly
II was bolstered by
such incidents as
these
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

but Of clairvoyancy or, 20 be-
more exact. of a particular
Clairvoyant.
This person, a New York
woman named Mrs Berthe
Powers. was the jewelers. guild
ing spirit and silent partner
As her husband. Samuel
explained 20 an American Week
~ reporter
MY wife first met Flato
-four years ago. He was intro
duced TO her by mutual friend.
whose name ! am rot permitted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

Because I'm an Artist NOT an Accountant" Said
the Fashionable JeweIer; But The Red Headed
Fortune Teller Claims He's in Jo Now Because
He Didn't Take His "Aura" Seriously
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
Movie Actress
Ginger Rogers,
Another of
FIato's De Luxe
Customers.

off his debts several
times over The only
trouble is. her riches are
tied UP abroad
Mrs. Powers couldn't have
been expected to do much
AZ about that. but the question
naturally arises why with his
aura in the bag. so to speak. she
didn't take some kind Of step~-to
forestall the tragedy.
The answer, TO quote her husband
again, is that she did
Three years ago she
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-26
Job S Daughters
Initiation

Peggy Cox and Patsy James were
initiated into the Ell Centre bethel
of Jobs Daughters, according to the
orders impressive ritual, the cere-
mony taking place at the bethel
meeting Tuesday night in the Ma
sonic temple.
During her term of office, Rober-
ia Shelbourne, honored queen, has
conducted a contest for the award
of most outstanding member, that
award being presented Tuesday
night to Mary Hatch, for her faith
full attendance and spirit of cooper
alton.
On June 8, Mary Lou Griffin and
her corps of officers-elect will be
installed, the ceremony to be fol-
lowed by the bethel's spring for
NAL dance.
In view of the fact that the dance
will follow Immediately and that
the seating capacity of the hall is
limited, this installation will de-
part from the usual and will not be
a public ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-26
Par+yHonors
Mrs. McMahan

Mrs. Mark McMahan, who is to
leave the valley in the near future
for Santa Ana, is being feted at a
number Of farewell parties, her
many friends entertaining in her
honor.
One of the most attractive of
these affairs was the dessert bridge
party given Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. Robert C. Rayburn, 1916 He'll
Place cards and tallieS were made
oy that talented young artist, Dom
aid Rabineau, and were remark
IDLY clever and entertaining, all on
he farewell theme.
In the bridge game, Mrs. Blair
Won the high score prize, Mrs
Adams, the consolation; Mrs. Lind
say, the travelling, and Mrs. McMa-
IAN a guest prize.
Guests included: Mrs. McMahan,
MeSdameS David Lindsay, George C.
Adams, H. d. Blair, Edwin H. AK
IN, Raymond c. Reeder of Ell Cen
lro and Mrs. John Rhodes of Braw-
lev
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-26
Enter+ains for
Mrs. Hun+ley

Complimenting Mrs. Jim Huntley.
Mrs. Wolford Drye gave a party in
her honor Tuesday night at the
Drye home on Olive avenue.
Not all surprise parties are as
successful in surprising the guest
of honor as this one proved to be,
Mrs. Huntley being completely un-
aware of any affair planned for
that evening.
The guest of honor was present.
ed with many gifts, all in pink
and blue, appropriate games were
played and the guests embroidered
animals on a quilt to be given to
she expected arrival.
Refreshments were served to Mes
danes Jim Huntley, Fannie G.. Nc
Crory, Patsy Maggie, Guy G.. Bey-
non, Ed Blackman, C. j. Hostetter,
Walter Bryant, Frank BoWles, A. Y.
Preble, Bob Graham, Charles Bar
tholomew, Robert Tackett, E. L.
Bennett, Marjorie Bowles Whelchel;
The Misses Meta Beardsley, Grace
Maggie and Margaret Mckinley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-26
De s+roy Unused
Ration Stamps
Is OPA Plea

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(UP)-
The Office of Price Administra-
ton urged housewives today to de-
stroy unused red and blue ration
stamps which have expired and to
view with suspicion any attempts
to solicited their surrender.
Every ration stamp that is
handed to a storekeeper without re-
ceiving the legal amount of ration
ed food in exchange is a potential
contribution to the black market, "
OPA said. An expired stamp is
dead to the housewives but very
much alive in trade channels and
the object of considerable interest
in the black market"