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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
The Sunburst
Bodqer S0Ys

Science is very resourceful. 1t
couldn't open Pullman window so
it air-conditioned the train.
The man who marries smart
woman will find that before mar
riage she knows all the answers,
and afterwards she knows all the
questions.
I'm fed up on that" said the
2-year-old as he pointed to the high
chair.
Then there was the young lady
about to go on the witness stand.
Must l bear everything" she
asked.
mo, no" said her counsel. Mere
ly cross your legs"
A widow, whose husband had
died some months previously, also
died. When she came to the pearly
gates, she asked to see her former
husband
Whats his name?" asked St.
Peter.
Joe Smith"
You'll have to give some better
identification than that" said ST.
Peter. How about his last words?
We generally classify new arrivals
by their last words on earth"
Well" she replied, lust before
he died, Joe turned to me and said,
Mary, if you ever kiss another man,
I'll turn over in my grave"
ooh, sure, l know him." said ST.
Peter. up here, we call him 'Whirl-
ing joe
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
ORDER TO CONVEY RIAL ESTATE
ON COMPLETION OF CONTRACT

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
ORDER TO CONVEY REAL ESTATE
ON COMPLETION OF CONTRACT
In the District Court of the Eighth Jndicial
District of the State OF Montana In and
for the County of Cascade.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
HERBERT c. LANDER, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the Petition
of Roy V. Bowker, Executor OF the Estate
of Herbert C. Lander, deceased, for an
Order authorizing and directing MN 70
scribed to John s. Wren, In compliance
with the terms of the agreement of sale
and purchase entered into by said John );
Wren and the owners of said premises and
agreed to by the decedent In his lifetime,
as owner and seller, has been filed with
the Clerk of the above entitled Court and
that Wednesday, the 29th day of August
1945, at ten O'Clock A. M. of the said day
at the Court Room of the above entitled
Court In the Court House In the City. of
Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, has
been set for the hearing of said Petition;
and all persons interested are hereby mott
fled to appear at the time and place set
for said hearing and show cause, If any
they have, why the Order should not be
made.
The real property to be conveyed is
described as follows
West Half Southwest Quarter (Wh
SWA) of Section fourteen (14l; West
Half Northwest Quarter (WhNWA)
of Section Twenty-three (23), Town
ship thirty-seyen t37) North, Range
INAiiC &oJ west W. MI CAtIfct NoNuAlSs
Montana; subject to a reservation in
e. ]. Lander & Company of "an UNI
divided 1/16 interest In and to all of
the oil, gas and other minerals in and
under the hereinbefore described land,
free of costs to 1t at the pipe line,
and such reservation being what is
known as the Landowners Royalty"
Reference is hereby made to the said
Petition for further particulars.
Dated July "a, 1916.
AGNES SCHRAPPS,
(Seal) Clerk.
BY H. J. SKINNER,
Deputy Clerk.
r. K. WEST,
Attorney for Petitioner,
1866 First National Bank Bldg,
Great Falls, Montana.
Date of first publication July 28. 1945 Ak
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
HARL0 DOME WILDCAT
LIKELY TO BE BUSTER

Mid-Montana-Young No. /, wild
cat on the Harlo dome structure in
c NV NE 13-7N-18E, near Harlow
ton in Wheatland county, will prob
ably be abandoned after drilling to
$3.50. it is indicated in letter sent
by company officials to landowners
of the area. Some likely horizons
which showed oil on the way down
(the we'll was drilled with rotary
tools) did not respond to acidization
when tests were made.
Send a contribution to the Sun
burst Badger.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04

This was the first disclosure
made by the Petroleum Administra-
ton for War of foreign oil import
figures, which were kept secret dur
ing the time they were regarded as
information vital to Germany in
the conduct of her submarine war
fare.
Imports of Latin American crude
oil in the six weeks ended June %
represented more than % per cent
of all the crude oil received in that
period in the east coast states.
During the corresponding weeks
in 1914, imports of crude from Latin
America were approximately 1885,
600 barrels and represented less
than Is per cent of all the crude re-
ceived in the eastern seaboard
region.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
BUUEAUcRATs HAVE EYES ON OIL

It is probable that of federal control OF natural
production will become of large proportions in the near future
PC has designed quiet fears that II plans 10
extend its authority into sphere hitherto occupied exclusively
by states proceeds collect normaonas IN the com
ing which could possibly have except IN the
authority Amy such regulation OF gas or course
be regulation of the production OF oil IN
fields where produced with oil Thus the inquiry into natural
gas becomes question importance producers of oil everywhere
-Q.PA.A Bulletin)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
MORE GOVERNMENT COMPETITION

The proposed Bankhead Flanagan national ter zer Dill
provides fully of the into the Plant ood
field already exceenty managed by private enterprise
authorizes ownership and operation OF
fertilizer plants condemnation of mineral lands The bill Is seen
further attempt by the to achieve full cono OF
potash and phosphate mining Congress Journal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
Tankers Import Huge Volume
Of Crude From South America

During the six weeks ankers delivered more than
900 barrels of crude the United States east coast ports
from Latin America to help military and essential civilian re-
ourements for
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04
The Picture May Change
Without Warning

Several wells now drilling may change the Mon
tdnd oil picture overnight.
Severol now contemplated in what dpped to be
strategic locations may usher in the era of Devonm
production.
Others. located with seismogrdph. moY give q
new picture of possibilities in shdllow horizons still
only sketchilY explored.
The results of these wells however will not otter
the bdsic dct tho oneeighth of oil the oil they find
will 90 to the landowner his ossigns5 free Of all pro
duction costs.
1t is worth considering. if you wish to make oil
investment in which knowledge Of the oil business is
not requisite Our business is the buying dnd selling
of percentage of the oil rights OF landowners on OF
near whose ldnds drilling is ticking place.
For infornoton ask to receive our bulletins.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-08-04

Science is very resourceful. II
couldn't open a Pullman window SC
it air-conditioned the train.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Another 7 irsf for KenneWick! Hen
Contributes Square E 90 to Science

Bill Green, progressive High
lands farmer, has a hen that Is
daily laying a square egg. Bill
hasn't said yet whether he has de-
veloped a new strain of chickens
but he brought in three of the eggs
to back up his story. He even
brought along a regular egg Of the
old standard type just for COM
parison in case we didn't know
what an egg is supposed to look
like.
The eggs are not quite as square
cornered as a block of wood, per-
haps, and are of a little more than
standard length and slightly point
ed.
Bill states that it is nothing
more than a freak of nature. We
are inclined to believe otherwise.
One of our operatives made an un-
dercover investigation. He claims
that Bill read a magazine article
to the hen about square milk bot
tles-even showed her the pic
lures.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Time Places This
Area Out into
Pacific Ocean

In their usual manner newspa-
pers and magazines throughout
the country displayed their ignor-
ance of geography in locating the
Hanford project in announcing
the atomic bomb. ...
One of the most fragrant vlolat-
ors was Time Magazine. A cap
ton under q picture of one Of the
Hanford production areas read:
''Pasco, Washington: Atomic Bomb
Plant" In the description in an
accompanying story Time said:
one of the three plants is at
Pasco, Washington, $50 SOUTH
WEST of Seattle"
In reply a group Of Kennewick
residents sent Time the following
telegram:
''0uf faith In your magazine has
been destroyed q completely as Il
Il had been hit By atomic bomb
you say Il produced at Paseo.
Washington. e Is not produced a
Pasco. Nor KenneWiek. nor Rich
land. but n Eanford. Suggest you
take 4 feffeshsr in geography.
You win discover our area Is NOT
$50 miles southwest Of Seattle
which spot Il comfortably situated
in Pacific Ocean but l. go miles
southeast"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16

We are not mathematically bent
and we will leave it to someone
else to figure out how much easier
it would be to handle square
eggs-how many more will 60 in
a given space, etc. Possibilities
are unlimited. There is cold
storage and shipping space to be
saved. Nutritional value of the
new type of egg will have to be
tested. A field of speculation
has been opened up that rivals
the atomic bomb.
As to the anatomy of the hen
we are at a complete loss. But
If Farmer Green can discover
what process the hen went thru
during her period of adolescence
it is probable. that a valuable
contribution can be made to bet
ter living along with square milk
bottles and pounds of butter.
Now if some enterprising farm
er can square up a hogs hind
leg, no one will ever need 60
hungry again-because you can
always get square meal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Ministers Launch
DailyPrograln

Under the sponsorship Of the
Inter-City Ministerial Association,
including pastors of Kennewick,
Pasco, Richland, Finley-Hover and
Wallula, the chapel Chimes
Hour" a period of daily devotions
over the new Pasco-Kennewick
radio station KPKW, are to be
inaugurated Sunday. This is one
of the forms of community service
which most stations provide in
the communities where they are
located.
The devotional broadcast will
include a thirty minute period
at 8 o'clock each Sunday morn
ing and fifteen minute periods at
Sis pm. each week day. The
Introductory theme selected is a
vibraharp-chimes arrangement of
Holy, Holy, Holy"
At a meeting of the ministers
Monday, Rev. Oliver Adams of
Pasco, new president Of the asso-
citation, appointed q radio service
committee composed of Rev. J..
B. Coan Of Kennewick, Rev.
Thomas Acheson of Richland
and Rev. Grant Cole of Pasco 10
have charge of arrangements and
schedules. About eighteen or
twenty pastors will participate,
each carrying q week in turn.
morning with Rev. Coan launch
The program win open Sunday
ing the new community religious
feature.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
WEARS GOLD w,l',nEAf1i

Technical Sgt. John w. Behr-
man, Kennewick, who entered the
Armed Forces in April, 1912, and
who has served overseas since
May, 1913, formerly assigned to
the 416th Night Fighter Squadron
as crew chief, is authorized to
wear the gold wreath insignia on
his right sleeve emblematic Of
the Notorious Unit Service Plaque
awarded his organization, Head
quarters Squadron, 18th Air Force
for the outstanding work It did
in the Mediterranean Theater Of
Operations.
Sergeant Behrman's present or
ganization landed on D-Day at
Anew, North Africa and from
November 8, 1912 until the final
defeat Of the German forces in
Italy played an important part in
the functions Of the 18th Air
Force.
Sergeant Behrman was EN-
ployed as q matchmaker in Ken
newick, before his entry into the
Service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Kennewick Boy Missing
On Cruiser indianapolis

Nh. and Mrs. Bud Shields,
1922 Auburn ST., received a tele-
grams Sunday that their son Nor
ris, a signal man in the navy
was missing in action since July
30th, 1915. Norris was home on
leave last May leaving Kennewick
June 2. He has been serving in
the navy three years, having en-
listed on August 20, 1912. When
home on leave he was wearing
eighth major battle stars and
stripes on his campaign bar rep
resenting the several different
theatres in the Pacific from the
Aleutians to the far southern, is
lands. Norris is graduate Of
the local high school with the
class of 81. His brother Beryl
is also serving in the navy some
where in the Pacific. Norris was
on the ill fated Indianapolis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Harvey Sand Missing on
Cruiser In Pacific

WUrd has been received here
that Harvey Sand, BMl/c, hal
been missing since July 80. He was
on the Cruiser Indianapolis. He il
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. u.
Sand Of Pasco. Mr.. Sand Is en-
ployed at the Western Auto store
In Kennewick.
The Sands previously had been
informed that another son, Wal
lace Sand, AOM3fc, q turret gum
ner on q Navy bomber, was miss
ing since the 18th Of June In the
Philippines. Wallace had flown a
number Of missions over French
Indo-C China.
A third son, Norris Sand,
BMl/c, ID now spending q short
furlough ut home and will return
to San Francisco. He has been In
the Navy since before Pearl Har-
Dor. His carrier has been through
Panama Canal 20 times.
Sgt. Norman Lunde, son Of Mrs.
Sand, has been medically dis
charged from the Army, and is
now In California. He spent ~
months In the South Pacific where
he was. wounded in an air air raid
at Morotai. He was awarded the
Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He
was discharged in June at TT.
Lewis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Family Reunion Held
For Former Resident

fOur generations of the Ray
family were represented at a fam
lily reunion dinner that was held
at the William w. Ray residence
at 1913 9Th S. w. Puyallup.,
MIR. Ray resided in Kennewick
Tor % years prior to 1943 when
he left to settle on the coast.
Those at the dinner were: w.
w. Ray, MIR. and Mrs. David Liv-
lngston of Tacoma, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. H. Goudie of Tacoma. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Goudie of Tacoma, Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. Shunessey and
daughter Virginia of Renton, Miss
Jean Barker of Renton, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Green of Seattle, Pfc.
H. B. Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Ray
and family of Richland, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Boyd and son of Sgd
ney, Nova Scotia, and Mrs. G. F.
Hoar of Butte, Montana.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16

Cpl. Thomas Beegle is stationed
in Italy, and is the husband of
Ruth Beegle who was the former
Ruth Stafford. They have two
children. His parents are MIR.
and Mrs. Dan Beegle of Route /.
Tom entered the service three
years ago. He took his training
at Fort Lawton, and is now serv-
ing in the Quartermasters Corps,
as a cook. He went overseas in
December, 1914.
The following is part of a let
ter that came with his picture:
81 don't have my ribbons or
citation on as I just have them on
my blouse. In case you wonder
what ribbons I'm talking about,
they are a good conduct ribbon
and a Mediterranean ribbon with
two battle stars on it, one star
for the North Apprentices and a
star for the Pc Valley. The cita-
ton is unit citation given by
the Division, only companies
in the @. M. Battalion got them.
The citation is for going through
the campaign without loosing a
truck or a man, travelling on the
average of $500 miles q month
fixing 1000 tires a month, feed
ing 1000 extra men a month.
Hauling an untold number of men
and supplies"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Courier-Reporter First
With Surrender News

Working feverishly after the
first flash came of the Japanese
surrender, the Kennewick Cour-
ier-Reporter reached the streets in
just 20 minutes with the first ex-
ira.
The news reached the office at
4 pm. Tuesday. Nearly 1000 CO.
pies were printed and were gone
as fast as a crew OF paper boys
could carry them away. A popu-
lar feature of the extra was a Sc
ries of pictures Of Hartford and
Richland.
The extra was not only first in
Kennewick, but a limited number
were rushed to Pasco and Rich
land ahead of other papers.
With some revising as later
news came in copies were printed
and given a hurried distribution
on the rural routes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Gurnsey and Henderson
United at Los Angeles

Cpl. Violet e. Gurnsey, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Effie Gurnsey of East
Kennewick, and the late Ebert
Gurnsey, was joined in marriage
to Cpl. Robert C. Henderson. Rob-
ert is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. j. Henderson of Los Angeles.
The marriage was performed by
Major Ira Freeman, post Chap
lain in the Post Chapel at Fort
Ord, California on Saturday, the
18th of August.
They were attended By Sgt.
and Mrs. Elmer Pieper of Salinas,
California. The couple left after
the ceremony to spend a three
day pass in San Francisco.
Cpl. Gurnsey is a payroll clerk
for Headquarters Military Person
mel Branch and has been stationed
at Fort Ord for seventeen months.
Cpl. Henderson has worked as
a surgical technician in the Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic Of
the A. S. F. Regional station
Hospital for over two years. Be-
fore entering the army he. in
the automotive paint business in
Los Angeles.
The romance began over q year
ago when the bride was assigned
to duty in the Receiving and Dis
position office of the hospital.
The couple plan to make their
home in Los Angeles after the
war.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16

: Ensign John w. Stafford, SON of
Mrs. Verda Stafford, graduated
from Kennewick high school in
May, 1896, and from Washington
State College in June 1910. He
then taught agriculture in Asotin
high school and at Colville, Wash.
He Joined the navy in January,
1913, taking his boot training at
Farragut, Idaho, after which he
went to Radar school for five
months in Hawaii.
In September he came to San
Francisco and was commissioned
an Ensign, after which he went to
Tuscon, Arizona for his officers
training, then to the Amphibious
Training Base at Coronado, Calf.
John was chosen for an officer
on a big transport ship and was
sent to San Francisco where he
attended another Radar school
while his ship was being re-
paired.
He had shore leave in Hawaii
and visited with his old friends
there WHO had attended Radar
school there with him.
John said that while his ship
was anchored at q small island
he went ashore to swim and while
there met Harold Foraker, a
friend from Kennewick.
His work on the ship is in Radar
and he likes it very much.
Mrs. Stafford is at Asotin with
her parents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Yield Of Early
Potatoes Heavy

Use More Potatoes" Is the slo.
gan of the Commodity Credit cor
poration of the Department of
Agriculture. The agency explains
the early potato situation in the
following release:
Out of the three major early
potato producing areas of the
West eastern Washington, east
ern Oregon and Idaho-some 5000
more cars have been shipped to
date than during the same period
of 1914. The result is q continu-
ing supply in excess of commercial
market demand. This situation
prevails nationally.
The difficulty lies in the fact
that these early potatoes are semi
perishable and suited only for
fairly immediate consumption.
They will store for q relatively
short time in cooler storage which
Tor potatoes Is practically unavail-
able because Of prior demand of
the army and fresh fruit Gamers.
Due to high moisture content
they are not well suited to deny
dration. Lack of refrigerator
ships eliminates export for relief
feeding in any quantity.
II we are forced to acquire 20.
tatoes through purchase the utili-
zation Of such government-owned
stocks is limited. also by these
factors. In other words, increased
domestic consumption now Il the
most efficient solution.
To this end this agency Il spon-
soring q national drive asking
homemakers, restaurants, institu-
tons, etc., to serve more potatoes
during the rest of August.
We, of course, are aware that
urging increased use Of potatoes
during this time when meat. but.
ter, eggs and sugar are what the
public wants may give rise to
comment which could ridicule our
efforts into ineffectiveness.
The fact remains, we have DO
tatoes- and in greater supply
than can be absorbed at current
rates of consumption. An increase
in consumption nationally of only
one pound per week per person
will move some 5000 to 1000 cars
more per week for the next few
weeks and eliminate the posi-.
bility Of waste Of any portion of
this essential crop.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
Especial 10 the Courier. R0poIte1)
By M/Saf. Max Sloan

By M/Sgf. Max Sloan
Note: Master . Sergeant Max
Sloan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Odes
Sloan, and husband of Mrs. Mild
red Sloan, all Of Kennewick, is a
flight chief on a CAT Of the 3l2
Ferrying Squadron, q Ninth Air
Force unit in Europe. Before COM
ing into the army in June, 1871,
Sgt. Sloan was employed by the
Washington State Highway de-
partment. Overseas since Novem-
Der, 1913, he has earned five battle
stars and the Presidential Unit
Citation. At present he is on leave
at Nice on the French. Riviera.)
Down here at Nice, the Million
aires resort on the French Rivi-
era, the Army Air Forces really
treats a guy like he was one of the
millionaires, too. We have three
luxurious leave hotels facing the
Mediterranean Sea and the kind
of service you read about in books.
In the morning there is q "Stars
and Stripes" at the door and the
valet will shine your shoes and
even press clothes-al free of
charge. Yes, it's q real vacation.
There are plenty Of soldiers
here too. You can sit on the Pro-
menade and see men walk by
wearing patches Of every outfit in
the European theater. Outside Of
men in the Air Forces, I'm always
glad to meet q man from the ar
mored forces because our ferryinR
more than once helped
those boys out Of a tight spot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
DIES IN PORTLAND

Word was receievd here that
Mrs. William c. Muldrow had
passed away in Portland. She
had been a resident here since
1920, and was well known in
Kennewick. She was a member
Of a number Of organizations,
among which was the Eastern
Star. She took very active part
in the community life, and was
always ready TO lend helping
hand wherever needed. She had
been ailing for the last few years,
but her death came as surprise
to her many friends. Her hus-
ager Of the Columbia Irrigation
District. ..........
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-08-16
The Sidewalk
REPORTER
souAwK CLUB
BY the
KENNEWICK COURIER

We were unable to find any
members of the local complaint
organization this week down in
the dungeon meeting place. But
we finally located the president OF
the group in a high dudgeon. He
was angry. "Just," he whined,
"when we have full agenda OF
squawks, several new groups
clamoring for charters and an all
round good season ahead OF us,
what do those censored Japs 60
and do? They yell uncle and our
whole mob forgets all about our
pressing business" We tried to ex-
press our sympathy but he raved
right on. Even the first vice pres
ident," he continued bitterly, "who
of all people should know better,
was seen celebrating right in pub
Ne.. But I'll whip 'em back into
- and you'll see some real high
Class complaining. We're going in
for some bigger stuff, too"