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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
Official Studies
Farm Labor Needs

Farm labor offices in the United
States are faced with the task of
providing I'll 100000 man days Of
farm labor this year or an in
crease of 40 to Sc per cent over the
demand a year ago, County Farm
Advisor Frank Beyschlag said We'd
nesday in a review of the farm Ia
Dor situation in Imperial county.
I'VE are fortunate in Imperial
county," Beyschlag said, because
our peak demands for labor come
during the slack season in other
areas. In other areas it will be nee
essary to mobilize volunteer labor
ers among the men, women, and
children otherwise engaged in or
der to meet the demand.
1T is expected that we will have
a slight labor shortage early this
summer in Imperial county. We
hope, however, that it will not be
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

necessary to mobilize volunteer la
Dor because of the heat making it
difficult for persons accustomed -
inside work becoming used to work
ing out of doors"
He said he was tolc that thea
will be no war prisoners available
for farm labor in. California this
year. 1t was planned to import
more Mexican nationals and labo'-
ers from Jamaica and the Baha-
mas to meet the demand.
Some other states have coin-
planned that California had more
than its share of Mexican natio.i-
ais Beyschlag said. But since
re need more farm lahorerS in Cal
ifornia, we believe California should
have more OF them. Even if we do
get an increase in this state, there
will still be shortage, estimates
show"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

Il can conceive of no greater
contribution than this to the
strength and vitality of the Ameri-
can economy, once the war is Won"
Bowles was the first witness IT
hearings on a bill to extend the
life of the price control program
one year beyond June 30.
"Three-fifths of the rise in the
cost Of living since August, 1899,
occurred before the passage of the
price control act" he said.
Since May 1912, when the first
controls were placed at retail, the
cost of living has risen only seven
per cent
NO CHANGE IN COSTS
Since last April, II months ago.
the cost Of living has shown no
net change whatsoever and the lev
el Of wholesale prices is actually
one-half of one per cent lower"
Farm prices and proc uction, in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
Hemingway Story
Comes on Screen

For Whom The Bell Tolls" the
great book of Ernest Hemingway.
will be presented in the technicolor
film version at the United Artists
theater in El Centro Wednesday
and Thurso ay only.
Gary Cooper and Ingrid Berg
man are co-starred in the love
story of Robert Jordan, the idealis-
tic American, and Maria. the tragic
victim of war and terror. Their
performances have elected the
highest praise not only from the
author but from critics everywhere
the picture has played.
The long awaited version of this
Paramount perturbation of a truly
great book is declared to be one
of the best productions ever to
come out of Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
Nazi Raid Hits
London Areas
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
club. All escaped before the bus
was destroyed.
American soldiers rushed from a
service mems club in another dis
rict to aid fire fighters and rescue
squads after a cluster of incen-
diaries ignited shops and several
apartment houses.
American military police helped
ccntrol a huge crowd watching a
fire in still another area. Incen-
diaries hit a service mems hostel.
but Canadian armored corps GER
geant said no one had been hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
POLICE JUDGE MAKES
GOOD ON ULTIMATUM

The police court roundup We'd
nesday morning found Judge Lee
Nuffer making good on his ultima.-
UNI. W. H. Bradley, 45, transient,
who had been advised TO depart
the corporate limits of Ell Centre
was hailed before the judge again
wednesday morning 24-hours after
the warning. For his second intoxi-
cation appearance he was given 90
days in the county Jail.
J. L. Figeley, 64, transient cook,
was meteG out 30-days suspended
sentence on the same charge.
Thomas H. Byrd. 81, 149 East Main.
was fined $40. Fred r. Brown, 81,
was arrested Wednesday morning
and held for investigation.
Mrs. Marie Taylor, 26, waitress,
AIS South F., Imperial, was fined
Sl4 for drunk and disturbing the
peace. She had attempted to inter-
fere with the military police when
they were making an arrest and
later created disturbance at their
offices on South Sixth, the COM
plant read.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

WASHINGTON, Mar. Is.
(UP) = Price Administrators
Chester Bowles, asking for
continuation of the price control
program without substantial change,
said Wednesday that OPA has pr
vented any net increase in the cost
of living for the last Il months.
Regardless of past and even fu-
ture errors" Bowles told the senate
banking committee in defense of
the OPA, "uncer the statutes as
written by congress we have car-
ried out the mandate to stabilize
prices and rents"
SEES INITIATION HALTED
IF the powers OPA now possess
are continued" he said, Initiation
during the war will be prevented
and the nation will come out of the
war with a sound and balanced
price structure.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

Recording a total power
sale of S1.179,000 the power
division of the Imperial Irri-
cation District passed its
first million dollar business
year in 1913.
The annual report of
President Evan T. Hewes to
the board of directors of the
irrigation district Tuesday
thus disclosed one of the dis
trict's best years in history.
The report showed the total
revenue derived from assessments
as s1.795. .252. fetal water sales of
S1.253,2l0 miscellaneous revenue
and service charges of Sl2S,575. A
total consolidated revenue Of S4,-
$40 957. and a total irrigation reve-
nue in the U. S. district of So
034 .473.
LEVY SET
The district levy for 1894 was
set at $3.50 per 500 of assessed
valuation, or a drop of 25 cents
under last years levy The assessed
Valuation totaled S37,754,l03 or an
increase of s69.l90 over the l942-4S
assessment. The total equalized
valuation for 1884 of S37,754103
is the total of all lands asSeSsable.
The delinquency fer the l942-43
assessment was 8.0l per cent or
September s. 1912, while on the
same date of l943 the delinquency
was SGT per cent, the report dis
closed.
Purchase Ct the California Elec-
trio Power Company's $4,000, 900
properties gave the district approxi-
mately 1000 customers with power
load yielding a revenue above ST.
80o,0 ,000 Under present conditions
the profit from this load will be
ample to meet all power obliga-s
tions and make payments on the
All-American Canal project, Hewes
reported.
NET INCOME
After paying all power obliga-
tions the net income for power was
S225 900 as compared to the 1912
total CT S168.428.
Sales of lands in the district
dropped from s240,000 to sl98,000
D. imarily due to the rapidly de-
creasing amount of Tax Deed Lands
held by the district
Much Of the operation expense in
maintaining canals has shifted from
the main canals to the laterals, the
report indicated Mere than. 25
miles CT additional drains were
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
Mystery Wells Hanging
Of NdZi War Prisoner

prisoner had taken his own life or
had been slain by fellow prisoners.
During the summer of 1943 Papa
90 Park was converted into a priS-
oner of war camp and housed Ital-
ians until last fall when the Ger
mans were sent there and the Ital.
ians transferred to the Florence,
Ariz., internment camp, so miles
east of Phoenix on U. 6. highway
80.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

Dreschler's body was found hang
cd early Monday morning III an
empty barracks building within the
camp shortly after two German
prisoners had attempted to cut
their way through an electrified
fence around the enclosure.
Colonel A. H. Means, commant-
ant at the camp, refused to indi-
cate the findings of the investiga.-
ing board, or to say whether the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

You hear a lot of talk about mo-
rale these days :. but have you
found many people who knew
exactly what morale" was?
Well, I was thumbing through
my scrcp book the other day,
and l came on this verse I'd like
to pas5 CT to you...
is the liz .'cu get from friendly
s..,,.c...
A bad ccw hat i'm n jaunty STYLE.
A letter from home that the post
man brings. -.
Morale Is a lot of little things.
Isn't it so? Morale is just a lot of
little things. A flower in your
button hole, word of greeting,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
:eocatfl Summers
0DT Director
(COntiplled from

Continued from page II
ldealiSm. He once said:
The best things which have been
cone in the world have been i'm
PEELED by higher motives than the
desire for financial gain"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
From where | sit =.
BY Joe Marsh

an occasional refreshing glass of
beer with friends.
From where / sit, if we take
care to preserve these little
friendly things that boost mo-
rale, we'll be doing lot to help
our country in it's time of crisis.
And We'll boost morale among
our soldiers at the front, too. Be-
cause it's these important little
things" that they look forward
to returning to.
@e M~4<
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

effective in killing all weeds such
as Arizona wore grass or red weed,
malva, sun.-Jaer, and small net-
tie. Detailed instructions for using
these sprays may be obtained from
the farm advisors office in the
court house basement in Ell Centro.i -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. Is.
(UP)-A wall of secrecy
surrounded the Papago Park
German prisoner of war camp We'd
nesday as army officials continued
their third day of investigating the
mysterious hanging of Nazi Prison.
er Werner DreSchler and the
thwarted escape attempt of two
other prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
STILL is MAYOR

SEATTLE, March Is (UP) =
William F. Devin retained his posi-
ton as mayor of Seattle, defeating
City Councilman James Scavotto in
Tuesdays nonpartican municipal
election. complete returns showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from page II
day in the glory of some homemade
doughnuts she served at music
teachers party at her home Mon
day night.
But her conscience hurt her when
she realized that various and sundry
believed that she had made those
delicious doughnuts herself.
ITO tell you the truth" she
confessed to RR, my mother-in-
law, Mrs. j. H. Livingston of Tu-
junga, made the doughnutS. l
couldn't make anything that good y
MORE OLEANDERS
We think a special kind of OLE
anders should be given the valiant
little crew of good spoilers from
Harding school. These fifth graders
spelled down the sixth graders of
Wilson school. They spelled three
times, the Harding group winning
twice and tying with the sixth
graders once.
The spoilers are Lee Dermody,
Wynnele Darter, Glenda Haskell,
Joan Achstetter, Joy Lou Armstrong,
and Marvin MunSon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-15

No. 78 of Series Copyright Brcung Industry
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
HISTORICAL soosts
)evonian Oil Strike 40 Miles North oil sWssetgrass
ILLS Focuses Interest ON kevin-Sunby 81 Deep Zones

Mounting interest in INFESTED Devonian and Oovcan POSSIBLE
tiles in northern further stimulated this week
with Authorization of the California Standard had drilled
into apparently commercial production the Devonian oca
ton 40 miles north of the border due north of
the West Butte of the Sweegrass Hills approximately 100
miles north and slightly of the north portion
The Standard of California well in section 81 T. 90 124
found oil OF approximately gravity the lime
from 1897 to 1888 According the Western Oil Examiner of
Calgary the initial flow, hours estimated
As barrels slight ow of gas found with the OIL
Emphasizing that the well is still to show what it will do
production officials of California Standard have issued
tonay statement pointing out there basis for herang
the well producer Casing has been and cened and
swabbing tests under way
The discovery heghtens interest in well ready to commence
drilling 40 miles the SOUTH the Montana side of the border
the Union Oil Companys No Mahoney deep test in the center
of the Wash field north of the Sweetgras Hills This well
rugged with rotary tools and ready to drilling
of DevOnian strike IN Alberta,
operators especially with those holding
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23

Spudded May 81 in a location
slightly more than a mile east of a
discovery well which filled nearly
to the top with oil when drilled in,
then pumped 10 barrels of oil and
10 of water daily on test, the LAS
we'll began behaving badly shortly
after drilling started
Started with a spudder, almost
from the beginning 1t began show
ing gas in horizons which were
barren or carried water in the dis
covery we'll At IT'S feet, a 250,00O-
foot flow was struck which twice
caught the rig on fire As drilling
proceeded, more gas was struck in
the basal Ellis, including an 5000
000-foot flow at 1904. Attempting to
ream down pipe to shut off this
flow, the reamer Tugs were lost. In
drilling them up, the hole was deep
ened and at 2,319 the well blew In
with another heavy gas flow, clean
ing the hole of mud and incidentally
blowing out the heavy reamer Tugs.
Tests showed the gas to be under
a pressure of 900 pounds TO the
inch, greater than found in any
other wells in this area.
Fearful of more mishaps If it
were attempted to handle the high
pressure gas flow with cable tools,
Ike Taylor was called upon to com
plete the well with rotary tools. The
hole was filled with heavy mud, the
pipe pulled, and the rotary moved
in Coring cautiously ahead, more
gas was picked up by drill stem
test in the basal Ellis, with total
flow estimated at approximately
25,000.0 feet
AT 1888, the bit went into the top
of the Madison lime, topped at 257s
in the discovery well. 1t was Their
definitely established that the LAS
(CcntInusd on Page 81
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Kicking Horse
Flank to Start
Test by Drill

Test of the TANKS of the Kick
ing Horse structure, In the lime
light since completion of an
estimated 20, 0ss0. 900 TO q, 000, 900
foot gasser orr the apex. was as
smred this week with location of
a second wen ON the structure,
approximately mEie and a half
south and slightly west of the
gasseF.
The new location is Husky Noble
No. i C NV NE 20-36.1E. The gas
ser still ungauged, is Husky Ran
kim No. T., MN SIC Sc 1881 e.
Capped, IL got an estimated flow
of from 10000, 600 to SO, 900 0000 feet
of gas, with $50 pounds pressure, at
2040 feet.
Kicking Horse structure was
mapped by G. e. Erdmann of the
u. S. G. S., who described it as a
link between the Kevin-Sunburst
field and the Sweetgrass Hills.
Another well drilling In the area
is that Of Handbook Coolidge, his
No. | State, G SW SW NE 36-36N-
1E This well, now tied up with a
fishing job at 1850, lis approximate
ly five miles southeast of the Hus-
ky-Rankin gasser, on what has been
mapped as separate structure.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Texaco Spots
Another Test
In Hills Area

Moving rapidly 20 test its
huge lease blocks I'm the area
south and southeast OF the
Sweetgrass Hills, the Texas
company this week made lOca.
ton for another wildcat In the
area, its No. G Gloon ON the
Keith block, In C NE NV SW
29-38N-6E.
This Is in the same township and
slightly south of several producing
wells drilled years ago in the Bears
Den field and only a few miles
north Of the company's test on an
other block, on the Raabe farm in
c NV Sc Sc 19-34-6E.
The string of test wells spotted
by Texaco runs in a semf-circle
south and southeast of East Butte.
prominent member of the Sweet
grass Hills.
Most westerly is Texaco- Hanson
No. G NE SW NE 21-33-N-3E.
Several miles east Of the Hanson
well are the company's No. / State,
discovery oil we'll on the Utopia
block, and the company's No /
LAS, completed this week as a
very large gasser.
The Gloon web Is expected to de-
termine flank possibilities of Bear
Den. II it gets production, IL will
undoubtedly lead to much addi-
tional drilling in this area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Hills Wildcat
Near Pay Zone

Commenced less than a month
ago, Texac0's No. 1 RaaE3e,
wildcat ON the Prescott block
south of tase Bears Dem field
I'm the Sweesgrass Hills, was
nearing the critical stage as the
week ended, with hole made
past 5000 feet. I'm G NV SE SIC
19-34N -6E, 1t rs expected to be a
completion during the coming
week. Tf was located with sells
m0graph, as was the cOmpany's
No 1 Nick Laas, a few miles
10 the southwest, completed
this week as an outstanding
gasser.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23

81 w
developments at the Union weSs =. interest
They that if the Union W.. oil below Madison
lime it will likely be oil that has miS pslope Alberta
the Whitash field acc except the
north
few miles to the west the north sye Kevnunburs
likewise accumulation from the north Possibility deep
production the KevnSunburs field been
cusivey dsproven Still unexplained by those who
possibility performance of the Frazer deep test in 1N1W
Drilled only 1890 with cable tools this well flows
dioxde gas under great pressure With gas
very highgrayiy oil Inability cope with the alternate
freezing and thawng conditions doxde
flows, led to eventual abandonment of the we'll
few other casual deep tests in other sections of the field
Of which poison gas" under terrific pressures
abandoned relatively shallow depths All of this drilling
with cable rotary available
operators believe the day hand when effort
viii be made find what really underneath
Sunburst proven for shallow production an
than IS miles from east west, and
miles from north TO south.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
North Field
Quiet; More
Wells Start

Kevin-Sunburst marked time
during the week, with no ex-
ceptiOnaI compilations, and with
bat three new wells COM
nlenced.
Due for an early completion in
the extreme northwestern section
of the field is an extremely inter
esting test-Prevol & Shay's No. IA
in C NV SW SW 10-35N-W, which
has made hole to 1760 feet.
This is $50 feet north of their No.
Is on this lease, which came in
Continued on Page %
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Discovery Wilclccts
Como Much Deeper

The depth of discovery wells in
the southwest, one Of the greatest
oil provinces In the United States,
has increased from an average of
5O71 feet In 1941 to SLOT feet in 1912,
to 6185sfeet In 1843 Many individ-
ual wells go down more than I0, 900
feet into the earth, with the present
record for depth being held by
well In Pecos county, Texas, which
in 1914 was drilled to q depth of
1920 feet. This indicates one reas-
on why the cost of discovery of new
oil is going up
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
208-BARREL
COMPLETION
IN CUT BANK

The Cut Bank field registered a
268-barreI completion during
the week I'm II. l.. Cobb-TrfbaI
contract 0 No. 8, NV NV NV
24-42~6W.
Getting the main pay at from 3145
to 1855, this well had 200 feet of
oil in the hole before the 24-hour
swabbing test began. Total depth
was 3165.
Another completion was recorded
CONTINUED on Page %
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
West POndera
Test Spotted

Move to test the area imme.
diately west Of the POndera
field was launched this week
by the Texas company which
announced a location on the II.
ID. Price farm I'm G NE SIC NE
12-27-5W. This Is approximately
a halfway point between the
POndera field and the PendrOy
area, In which numerous wild.
cats have been drilled within
the past few years.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Barnsdall Takes Large Lease Block
In Area Northeast of Pondera Field

In surprise Significance Of which IL still not known
the Baxnsda Oil Company OF Tulsa this week filed leases
large block northeast of the Pondera field and south of Kelvin
Sunburs about midway between the I'm Toole and Pom
dera counties The leases In Townships CO. DO and 81 norh
Ranges and and promising Devonan oil
shongs found in this by at least earlyday
wildcat.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Texaco to Complete Laas Well
As Gasser From Two Horizons

eliminating exactly months of endeavor and nvo
series of events duplicated by any other well
drilled Montana the Texas Company this week announced
peton of its No Nick Laas the Utopia block south
of the Sweetgass Hills of the states outstanding wells
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Test in Sweetgross
Hills Cementinq, 400

Arch Apex-P arsell No. /, Sweet
grtss Hills wildcat in NV NV NE
4-36N-3E, this week was reported
cementing off cave at 402, wifi
drilling slated to resume imme-
diately.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
Stocks OF II. S. Crude
Drop ShurpIY Aguin

For the week ended September 9,
u S. crude stocks totaled go, 623,-
600 barrels, a decrease of 2,859, 900
barrels from the preceding week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-09-23
'''S az MONTANA

age I'm the northern part of p,
developments at the Union weSs
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Chang Rejects Offer
OF Chinese Reds
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 7.-General-
issimo Chang Kai-shek has rejected
a proposal by Chinese Communists
to establish a democratic coalition
government" and has offered coun-
terproposals, the Communist dele
gate, Gen. Chou En-lai, said today
as he returned to Yenan.
Gen. Chou saw Generalissimo
Chang November %, II days after
his arrival in Chungking for nego-
tiations.
Authoritative quarters said the re-
fusal of the government to enter
into formal coalition agreement
did not mean the Communists or
other political elements outside the
Kuomintang (Chinese National par
ty) would be excluded from partici-
patton in the government.
Gen. Chou, whose plane previously
turned back to Chungking on four
separate occasions because of bad
weather. carried with him the
Chungking governments proposals
for settlement of the Communist
Kuomintang deadlock for considera-
tion of the Communist leaders In
Yenan. Terms of these proposals
were not announced.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Bill 10 Freeze PAYROLL
Tax Approved, 13to2,
BY Senate Committee
George to Ask Vote
On Issue Tomorrow;
May Affect Recess

The Senate Finance Commit
tee today voted, 13 to 2, to holo
social security payroll taxes fol
old-age insurance at the present
rates of per cent each on en-
ployer and employe for another
year.
The bill, which would prevent the
rates from doubling on January
passed the House Tuesday on a roll
cali of 262 to 72. which is far more
than the two-thirds required to
override a veto.
Chairman George of the Finance
Committee said he will ask the Sen
ate to pass the bill tomorrow and
send it to the White House. Some
members of Congress believe that if
the Senate also records margin of
more than two-thirds for the bill,
President Roosevelt may not veto it
The President will have 10 days
in which to decide, and unless he
acts promptly it is probable Con-
gress will delay starting the Christ
mas recess until the issue is settled
If the measure becomes law it will
be the fourth time Congress has
ordered postponemnt of the in
crease to per cent each on employ
ers and employees on the theory that
the fund is adquate at present rates
The Senators also reported favor
ably House bill suspending the
duty on coconuts and coconut meat
for the duration.