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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-13
B. LOGAN CI.ENDENING Md.

THERE ARE three rood doc
tors who have not zone To war"
"rSvrN,s nIy -umfOrt!ur old friend.
pr. Adrian Gibbs. They were
rr:.i cd hy that ancient worthy.
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For Their Security

Out in the battle lines Of land,
sea and air, it is Americas splen-
did youth that is bearing the real
brunt of this war. BY its very ma
ture this war, above all others, de-
mands the finest vigor of youth
youth which, in. normal times, sell
dom emissions its own eventual
twilight.
There are SO many long and dark
moments, we know, in which these
boys, who probably never gave it
such serious thought before, think
of their future-of the days and
the years they are so CALAMITY win
ming. Thu future must be made Sc
cure for them--that is the assign
ment OF those OF us safely left at
home.
Their future security, in the end,
boils down individually to having
job; in our American way of life
that is the essential as well as the
right. It IS then, Of first import
ance that the National Association
Of Manufacturers, representing the
bulk Of Americas employers, has
the fortnight plank in its recently
adopted Program For a Better
America" 1t reads.
ITO achieve his own security, a
man must have productive job,
and We have a program for Great
ing such jobs through the increase
Of capital equipment and the full
cooperation Of Labor and Manage
ment.
If America moves into the post
war period under sound laws and
sound political and economic insti-
tutions, the American citizen who
is willing and able to work, or go
into business, or otherwise serve his
country in a productive capacity,
need have little fear Of insecurity
during his productive years"
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the Importance of organization.
AS result they dominate the elec-S
tons. The mayor is railroader.
So are four OF the Ave members OF
the city council, three OF the five
members OF the school board, and
several Of the city officials.
And although Eldon people are
additionally Republicans, the rail-
readers are now almost 100 per cent
New Dealers.
Merchants and other business men
OF Eldon form the political opposi-
ton. They are known locally as the
County Fair group. The fair has
been. discontinued for the duration,
but in peace times it is the third
largest fair in the state, being sur
passed only by the Iowa state fair
and the Clay county fair at Spencer,
said to be the largest county fair
in the world. This great fair seems
to be compensation for the bust
ness mans political eclipse in FL
don.
An examination Of this New Deal
town in which the working people
dominate reveals advantages and
disadvantages. There is no hotel,
but a number OF the railroad men
take dodgers, where one can get q
room. The fastidious traveller would
not like the accommodations, but
the beds are clean and one can get
a warm bath in the hall bathroom.
And the railroader's wife who runs
the establishment makes up in
friendliness what her hostelry lacks
in modern decorations and conven-
fences.
There are no modernly fitted out
restaurants. But there are eating
places where one can buy well-pre-
pared food, and plenty of it at mod
crate prices.
Many Of the people who live in
Eldon own their homes-and assess
ments are low. There Is no real
estate tax, except the school tax,
for most Of the expenses Of govern
ment are met from the profit the
city derives from distributing cleo
trio current. From these charges all
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An Exploded ldeo

1t was not SO long ago the state
ment was frequently heard that de-
mocracies are inefficient and that
the totalitarian form Of govern
ment is much more efficient. This
was frequently heard in America
but with the excuse that while de-
mOcracies might be less efficient.
the freedom under them is worth
more than all the inefficiency they
foster. One seldom hears such a
statement now.
Starting almost from scratch, this
great democracy has stupefied the
world (and its own members) by
the hugeness Of its production.
Never before in the history Of the
world have such tremendous under
takings been so successfully per-
formed. Virtual mountains of fight
ing equipment, materials and goods
have come rolling out of factories
converted to war production and
out Of other vast factories that have
been built since the fighting start
ed America has again demonstrat-
ed to the world her unequalled
power to produce. And, remember,
all this has been done by de-
mocracy. 1t has been a powerful
factor in saving our allies from SUBJ
jugation by bitter and barborous
foes. And thereby we have saved
our own necks.
The men and women of free
America, laboring to protect their
way of life, have again proven that
nothing can equal freedom in re-
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leasing the pent-up powers of the
human spirit. Our men and women
on the labor front, the men who
have the high duty Of management
the men and boys who are doing the
fighting are living proof that hui
man capabilities find their highest
expression where men are free. No
despotism will ever for long over
power people who have once tast-
ed the immeasurable blessings Of
liberty.
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Neighbors Are Ready
To Help Distressed

ANYONE in distress usually is
looked after by the neighbors-we
don't need charity. For those. who
have grief, there is always sympa-
thy. I've seldom seen drunkenness
around here. This is good town
for working men. You hear that
wherever you CO."
William H. Sapp, member OF the
Switchmen's Union Of North Ameri-
ca, was asked why Eldon remained
New Deal.
We'll, we remember that the
New Deal helped US get out Of the
depression and get work." he ex-
planned. This wage deal that's
coming up now is not against the
government. The men are work
ing twice as hard as they did be-
fore the war and getting the same
money, and the companies are max
ing twice as much.
I'm registered as Republican,
but I'm for the New Deal. / don't
think there's a railroad man who
likes John L. Lewis as a man, but
they admire his stand because they
know that if the miners are licked,
we're all sunk. There are quite
few miners living around here, and
they're about the poorest paid work
ers there are-and they work hard,
too. You take a mining town and
1t has the poorest teachers there
are -
It is easy to understand why most
OF the business men OF Eldon are
not very vocal in opposition to the
New Deal. Frank Davis, director
OF the First National bank, however,
was willing to voice criticism.
Zone thing that we're blessed
with. brother" he exclaimed lis
that we're living in land where
there's free speech. There is great
deal Of unrest among the people.
They wonder what's going on. This
enormous spending-enormous taxa
ton. There's great deal OF talk on
how much labor is going to control
the powers that be.
when / try to look forward,
kind Of look at high wall. / read
a great deal and try to keep posted,
but can't see where we're headed.
"All power to Mr.. Roosevelt for
the good things he's done. We've
seen them in this town. But there's
such a thing as sman becoming
drunk with power"
Eldon remembers the curse OF un-
employment more bitterly than most
small towns. Many OF its young
men were gathered into the local
National Youth administration prof.
ect, and it was the grief OF the Eldon
people that these boys were con-
tented to make the NYA their way
OF life-to hope for nothing better.
But it is their pride to have sean.
these boys make splendid fighters in
the armed forces. Several already
have given their lives.
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Mrs. HARRIET Savage volunteered to
send cookie to the USO at Spo-
kane during February.
Mrs. D. T. Wood, pioneer club
woman of Troy, was asked to tell
something of her extended visit at
Atlanta, Ga. She responded by CIV
ing an interesting account of the
Woman's club at that city. Also
various places of historical and nat
ural interest in and about Atlanta.
The meeting was turned over to
the program chairman, Mrs. J. B.
Farris. The subject was on Amer
lean Citizenship" Mrs. Farris gave
a well-prepared talk on the things
every American should know about
our constitution, the civil rights we
all enjoy, various institutions and
what our right to vote means to US.
She quoted words by Olga M. At
wood that have world OF meaning
to US as American citizens. There
never has been a time in the his
tory of this country when 1t seemed
more urgent to develop deeper
national consciousness of the facts
that our form of government is
vastly superior to that of any other
country, and that there exists a
very definite obligation for every
citizen to keep it So
Mrs. Charles Cone gave an in
formative talk on Naturalization
asking questions that led to gen.
eral discussion Of the subject.
Mrs. Farris closed by telling of
the privileges and rights of our
president in time of war. Also the
resolutions of the Federated Wom-
ems Club that have been made to
revive our interest in the principles
involved and to strengthen our de-
termination to keep our democratic
form of government.
The rooms we're attractively dec
grated in a pleasing combination of
patriotic and St. Valentines col
orS.
Crepe paper streamers in Valen-
tine colors reached from the chan
dalier to table laid with white
cloth with a large red heart and
white candles and valentines A
globe of the earth was suspended
from the center and with huge
valentine, lighted bulb and post
er from the fourth war loan drive
making those present realize the
necessity of the support of every
one if we are to keep our American
way Of life.
A huge American flag covered
nearly one whole wall. This flag
had been wrapped around the cas-
ket of brother of Mrs. Nelson's
who was killed in action in France
in World War |.
At the close of one Of our clubs
most interesting and instructive
meetings, the hostess served a de-
licious lunch.
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WORKING PEOPLE, DOMINATE
ACTIVITIES OF ELD0N, IOWA
Organized Labor Usually Bests Business Group in E|ec-
tons; Citizens Are Proud Of School System.
BY BARROW LYONS

EDITORS NOTE-Ths series Of articles crien Tor
this pap Borroo Lyons staff correspondent" Of Wetern
extended trip through the nation and
reports gives his fhand i'm peons Of sha rural America
thinking the third year Of and the first weeks Of
election year Any opinions expressed the ter and not
necessarily those Of this neuspaperJ
ELDON, IOWA-Two worlds meet in this Iowa toWn-the
organized labor and the business world But labor runs
this town of 700 people banks of the Des Mones river
where the Sac and Fox Indians lived
Edon is railroad toWna division point on the Chicago,
Rock Island Pacific railway where the line ntersects
the Des Keokuk branch The railway there
get majority of Eon people work for the Rock Island
They cannsh independent and understand
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ments. Across the tracks there was
9 settlement which no longer exists
"a wide open town with its saloons
and dives, and two hotels. AS this
block deteriorated, and the build
lngs were vacated, they were de-
molished, and this rowdy block is
now only memory. There's very
little moral turpitude In Eldon now"
one old railroader remarked and ~
meant II.
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dren Of those who fight valiantly
for US and whose help we shall
urgently need in reconstruction
days ahead cries aloud for immedi-
ate action The council urged our
government to take immediate ac-
ton.
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As EIdon, Iowa, Views It.

There are quite few coal miners
who work in the strip coal mines
around Eldon, but not nearly as
many as used to live there before
the mines at Laddsdale across the
river caught fire and caused such
great loss about 80 years ago.
Those were the days, however,
when Eldon fiourished commercial
w.. There were more people then 70
patronize the business establish
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-02-03
News for YOU
about the WAC

WANT TO KNOW how the
new WAC recruiting poll
cics apply to you?
Want to know whether
you're qualified for a spe-
cial kind OF Army job
whether you'd serve with
the Air, Ground, or Serv-
ice FOrccs-whether you
could be assigned to the
part Of the country in
which you enlist?
TODAY-get full details at
the nearest q. S. Army
Recruiting Station (y0ur
local post office will give
YOU the address,. Or write
to: The Adjutant General,
Room AIS, Munitions
Building, Washington, D. C.
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Editorial
6N11~o ou
t4la
Proiseworthy Action

In view Of all the turmoil and
the bitter controversy over strikes
ia essential war industries, it is re-
freshing to have one of the great
labor leaders again come forward
with fortnight statement con-
corning labor's attitude and a prom
ne to contract again with the ma
ton not to foster strike during
the progress of the war.
Reference is made to recent
p&-%<4.-----+-A.--u r.AE---- %-----r r. ~.,i-
dent of the American Federation
of Labor. The executive council of
The A. +. Of L. called on its $500, 900
workers for strict adherence to
the no-strike pledge In speaking
Of this action, President Green gave
voice to a sentiment full of vigor-
Gus patriotism and high idealism.
AT one point, Green said: I'VE
have arrived at period in the war
where the need and the demand
for uninterrupted operations have
reached their highest point.
mo matter how great the griev-
ance, or how aggravated a situa-
ton might be, there can be no justi-
fication for local strikes or local
stoppages of work. We are on the
eve of tremendous developments, q
time when perhaps we are close up
to a military movement which will
involve the lives of millions OF
American boys.
They, Green emphasized, will
meet the situation in a courageous
American way. Our soldiers of pro-
duction must meet the situation in
the same courageous way. Our sol
diers will fight; our workers must
work. A local stoppage may imperi
the lives Of those participating II
this overshadoWing military move
ment."
1t is to be profoundly hoped Thu
vast body of labor will comply-wlt4
the request Of its executive board
There can be no excuse for strike
at such a critical time as this. La
Dor, working hand in hand will
management, has done a magnifi
cent job of production. They hav
piled up mountains of material 70
our fighting men. And yet, thos
who know claim even more pro
duction is needed. 1t must be graft
flying to those men and women OF
the home front who have Worket
faithfully in production to know
that they have had vital and gen
uine part in the battle to protec
America and to help our fighting
boys. To them should 60 full honor
Another gratifying action of thu
executive council was the insistenc,
by them that an attempt be mad
to feed the starving children of oc
cupied lands. Surely some plan cal
be worked out SO little children
could be fed without the food fall
ing into our enemies hands. Form.
er President Hoover thinks SO. S,
does the executive council of thu
A. r. Of L. The council said, 9TH
inhumanity Of starving the chill
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"MARCH OF DIMES DANCE

The March Of Dimes dance held
Saturday night at the school gym
proved very successful both So
cially and financially. The sum OF
$1O3.45 was cleared on the affair.
Lunch was served by members
OF the communitv committee and
more than SIS was cleared. This
will be used to further the youth
program at Troy.
A oat OF dishes dunated by DR..
David CoWen of the Peerless Den
Continued on Page u
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~@ = ~~ASsst ASNAAs~ ssvsASS
employee.
city indebtedness has been paid off
and the city owns $4,000 in U. S.
treasury bonds.
Over 200 in Service
From This Town
Out of the small population of this
town more than 200 men and women
have joined the armed services. Ell
don people are very proud Of this,
record
Let ]. G. Saurenman, general
roundhouse foreman, tell the advan-
tages OF Eldon to working men. Incl
dentally, he is extremely proud of
the fact that one of his sons is
major in the army engineer corps,
and the other an ensign in the navy.
It's good town to live in" he
said. THE people are neighborly,
considerable and very democratic.
was sent here Is months ago by the
railroad to take charge of the round
house. Right off the bat I was ac-
cepted as q member Of the COM
munity and extended all the credit
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-02-03
Troy Roises
Over $4,000 In
War Bond Drive

The Troy Woman's club met
Tuesday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Maurice Nelson with Mrs.
Grover Smith assisting.
The reports of the various COM
mittees who were appointed to get
pledges for bonds during the Fourth
War Loan drive were as follows
Mrs. D. F. Fewkes and
Mrs. Edw. Dixon .....$ 4,O75 90
Mrs. James Cobbledick
and Mrs. EdW Laehn y. 1925. 90
Mrs. v. A. Sather and
Mrs. Bert Coffman ...... 2,35000
Mrs. Maurice Nelson and
Mrs. NJ. Zimmerman :. $4,000
Mrs. Harriet Savage ... $4,000
Mrs. John Sagen and Mrs.
Frances Hosea .................. $4,000
Mrs. C. H. CLAW announcement. 10000
Mrs. Mitchell ......-,.....-. $500
School -.................-........... $3.50
Total -S12, OH so
Many of the committees have not
finished SO it is expected that Troy's
quota of $4,000 for extra bonds
will easily be met
Mrs FeWkes and Mrs. Dixon were
presented with cleverly wrapped
prizes for having sold the most
bonds.
Mrs. Zimmerman reported that
sl35.02 had been taken for the
March of Dimes"
Mrs. Herman Peterson, Mrs
Mitchell, Mrs. George Strom and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-05
Priests Worthless"
Stock Brings $86. 900

How oil stock once valued at $3.50
scared in value to $86,16S In ten
years was revealed this week in
Denver. Owner of the stock was FIR.
Michael F. Callahan, deceased.
When he died in 1884, his estate
was not probated, because legal ex-
penses would have consumed most
of the $3.50 estate. The property in
Guided q SAP shares of stock in the
Mackenzie Oil & Drilling Co. of
Colorado Springs, then valued at
penny a share. Then came discov-
cry Of deep oil in the Elk Basin
field, in which the Mackenzie held
acreage, followed by purchase of
the concern by the Sinclair Wyom-
ing Oil Co., which paid 81 a share
for the Callahan estate stock. He
had willed 1t to the Denver Annun-
citation parish.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-05


which he may still retain title.
A ruling to this effect, in accord
ance with a Montana constitutional
provision, has been made by Judge
r NJ. Hattersley, in an action
brought by George w. Rist of
Havre, against Toole county. E. ].
McCabe Of Great Falls was attorney
for the plaintiff.
Basis of the action, in brief, was
a move made by Toole county to
take title TO royalty and surface
rights on a farm in the county, on
which taxes were long delinquent.
The ruling, according to attor-
neys, re-emphasizes that all tax
sales made or attempted to be made,
based on taxes assessed or levied
in a lump upon mineral interests
and other real interests comprising
a property are void.
Boiling it down to essentials, the
ruling reaffirms that If title is good
70 a royalty when it Is purchased,
It is immune to taxation and its
title cannot be impaired except by
act of its owner, after the purchase.
McCabe, asked for a statement
concerning the ruling, said:
1T simply follows the Montana
statutory and constitutional ruling
that only the net proceeds of min
eral estates are taxable, and such
mineral interests may not be taxed
in stu Tin sight). That applies to
a body of blocked-out ore, which
can't be taxed until it has been
brought to the surface and sold
And it applies as logically to a
rayalty, which covers oil in place,
that is, in the ground. When the
oil is brought to the surface, then
il becomes taxable, and then only"
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H0nnuh- Porter Well to
Test Areo West OF Cut
Burak Producing Zone


Continued from Paga ID
lower Cut Bank, 1886 to 1904, was
shot with 100 quarts, and is now
trying to cement off cave for a
test.
The field drilling report:
LEVI BURD-TgIBAL NO.
NV Sc NV s2-32-5w
Rig up.
CARTER-HAAEAaOND NO. 3
G SW NE 13-336W
Spudded 1-12-44; drilling 1850.
CARTER~OKsON NO.
G NE NV 26-3A-6W
Spudded 1884; drilling, 1000.
CARTER-TRTBAL NO. ~
c, Lot 2, 10-35-8w
Rig up. (FTRST REPORT)
CARMEN C0BB-TRTBAL CONTRACT II
Sc sEn NEx assa-sw
Spudded 11-I9-43; drilling, 400.
y. L. CoBB-TRTBAL CONTRACT Q, NO. 1
Sc SEA NWA 24-S2-6W
Spudded 11-18-43 drilling, 1910.
A. ". CRUAuEYTRFBAI g NO. e.
NV SIX Sc 28-32-5W
Spudded 1914.
B. L. FRARYyTRTBAL CONTRACT NO
Sc sen sen 14-SzSw
Spudded 1888. COMPLETION, 1854.
Main pay lower Cut Bank, 3202-32I5;
1000 feet of fluid; T. D., 1882 swabbed
100 bbls. first "a hours. Shot 30 qts.
Swabbing 20 bbls. daily.
GLACIER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NO.
NV SEH sen 33-3s-6w
Spudded 12-15-43; fishing, $780,
GLACIER PROD.-G. CORRIGEAUx NO.
NE Sc NV 2S-33-5w
Location. (FIRST REPORT)
GLACIER PRODUCTION sEcDoUGALL
Sc NEN NwH s1-s4-5w
Spudded 12-30-43 COMPLETION, 1-2s-
"A. Main pay, lower Cut Bank, 27S7-
2s14 Swabbed 15z bbls. first "a hours.
GLACIER PROD.C. McD0UGALL NO.
NV NE NV 31-34-5W
Location. tFrRST REP0NT)
GLACIER PR0DUCTT0N.wELL1AAas NO.
NV Sc Sc 2l-ss-5w
To shoot.
Spudded 1924. COMPLETION, 1904.
T. D., 2915. Main pay, lower Cut Bank,
2eO8-2e14 Shot so ats. Swabbed is bbls
first "a hours.
HAGERTY tGRACED TRIBAL CONTRACT
Sc swA swA 24-s2-sw
Fishing, BOTS.
WRIGHT HAGCERTY.TRTBALs NO. 8
c NV NE 32-32-5W
Moving in rig. (FIRsT REPoRT)
HANNAH-PORTER-A MARCEAU NO.
c NV Sc NV 3-31-6W
Rig up. tFTRST REPORT)
JACK LEwTs-TREBAL is NO.
Sc NE NE 26-32-6W
Spudded 1904; changing to standard
tools, so.
NORMAN-TRIBAL CONTRACT NO. H.
NV NWA SWL 32-32-5W
Spudded 10-12-43 COMPLETION, 1-3i-
"A. T.. D., 3025. Main pay, lower Cut
Bank, 29S6-3o04: 600 feet of fluid Shot
100 OTIS Cementsng cave.
PARDEE O CAsTLEs-TRTBAL s10 NO. 8
NV NV NE I3-32-5W
Spudded 1894; drilling, 500.
A. q y. w. sFaOw.TKTRA1s q NO.
NV NV Sc 32-32-5W
Spudded 1-16-44; drilling. 1850.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-05

burst field producer The WELL completed
field in 1924 extended the producing mile and half south
of the Shoshon group All other wells in the field shut
down. due TO deep and extreme cold.
LEWsToWN Col Harry O Willard, US-Ay retired heads
group which declared itself intending
Gordon CampbeK syndicate from Gordon Campbell
geoogt dscoverer of oil Montana Decision expected
be reached the annual meeting the March
81 The syndicate controls about 10000
field
Hogan deep Mile
Baantne the line between Yellowstone
Big Horn counties w NJ Fulton viii drill the we'll in NE 11N
ZOE be drilled 34OO feet Senator Hogan said
SUNBURST-By unanimous vote w. B. IBID OTIare been
elected mayor Aldermen the
feld Nick Engle Martin Zachor and DR. Henry Beaupre
After losing crooked holes 300 feet Eakim Oil Co pre-
pairing try again of the Coal Ridge anclne Cal
vert in Cascade county.
Charles E. Cook field superintendent of the Homesake Oil Co.,
the Homestake will drill II wells in Cat Creek during 1924
Joseph A. gone Seattle with Mel McCutcleon
interest capital in development of the 4Oacre William Seabrook
lease in the Keviunburst field The 40 described SW SW
19-35-2W, has just been acquired by Kaufman.
c. Bedford chairman of the Standard Oil Co., declares the
price of oil is too low.
WASHINGTON production of petroleum broke
all records in 1928 with total output of 73 100000 barrels
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-05

Long pants full fare, short pants
half fare" said the conductor as he
collected the fare from two boys. At
the next stop young lady got on
the car, and he didn't charge her
anything She had a transfer