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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-23
TExAc0 TRIBAL WILDCAT
DRILLING AGAIN AT 1905

With whipstock reset at $3.50,
Texaco's wildcat on the Birch
Creek structure, at the extreme
south end of the Blackfeet Indian
reservation, this week was reported
making hole with rotary tools past
1906 feet. Previous total depth, prior
to bad fishing job, was 407S feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-23
WILDCAT NEAR BINGHAM
REAMINC CASING, 4090

Following resumption of opera
tions, Hingham-Ho bson-F Fink No. l,
wildcat in Hill county. about mid
way between Chester and Havre, is
roaming to lower 51k~inch pipe at
1920 feet. Location is NE Sc Sc
25-33N-10E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-23
Crude Price Increase Held Vital Need
Denver Post Has Pungent Comment
On U.s.. Request for More Drilling

Some pungent the request of PAW officials tina
validating be increased contained in column by hoa
H. Walker financial editor of the ouspoken Denver Post Wake
did excellent job presenting the of the independent
ducer in his column which said, in part
Evening star., 1945-01-04
lsWRshoniinq


Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS, Y-5, rs, Az, through
G-2 good for 10 points each indefi-
nitely. All stamps validated before
December l are Cancelled.
Meats, Fats. Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5 through KS good for
10 points each indefinitely. All
stamps validated before December
! are Cancelled.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
] will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
/ you turn in.
Sugar-Sugar stamp "a good for
pounds. Stamps 80 through SO
and special canning stamp 40 can
celed. Another will be validated
February l.
! GasOline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81
BIS, C-5, B-6 and CO coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 3
In Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one and two cou-
& pons good for 10 gallons each
through heating year Period three
coupons valid January is. Ole
! period four and five coupons from
last winter good through year
Consumers in this area should not
AVE used more than SO per cent
4 q their ration as Of January /.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Judge Woodward 10 Head
Sixth MARYLAND Circuit

Judge Charles w. Woodward of
Rockville has become chief Judge
of the sixth Maryland judicial cir
suit, succeeding Judge Edward S.
Delaplane, Frederick, who has been
appointed to the State Court of
Appeals by Gov. O'Conor.
Judge Woodward's elevation is in
accordance with provisions of
State constitutional amendment re-
organizing the judiciary, 1t was
adopted in referendum last No.
vember.
Judge Woodward was appointed
to the bench in 1882 to fill the UNI
expired term of Judge Robert B.
Peter, who resigned because of i'll
health. He was elected to a 15-year
term in 1894.
Associate judges for the sixth
circuit, which includes Montgomery
and Frederick Counties, are Stedman
Prescott, Rockville, and Patrick
Schnauffer, Frederick.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Mrs. Schaeffer Elected
BY Democratic Women

Mrs. Calvin w. Schaeffer has beer
elected president of the Women's
Democratic Club of Silver Spring
succeeding Mrs. Robert M. Poole.
Mrs. E. Francis McDevitt was
elected first vice, president; Mrs
Louis A. Yost, second vice president;
Mrs. Frank A. Miles, recording sec.
retary; Mrs. Mabel Bosch, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. w. E. Bow
man, treasurer; Mrs. F. H. Ma
gruder, parliamentarian, and Mrs
Morris F. Taylor, auditor.
Precinct chairmen were chosen as
follows: Second, Miss Gladys Har-
vey: fifth, Mrs. Joseph Fields, sew
enth, Mrs. T. A. Titus; eighth, Mrs
Willard Smallwood; tenth, Mrs. r
M. Poole: twelfth, Mrs. Ralph A
Wells; thirteenth, Mrs. George w
Eiker and fourteenth, Mrs. Townley
Gamble.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Arlington Building CUT
To S4, 158,O41 in 1914

Curbed by restrictions on mate
rails and the labor shortage, con-
struction in Arlington County last
year dropped to the lowest figure
since 1887, Andrew H. Jensen,
county building inspector, revealed
today
With only IS permits issued in
December for construction valued at
45,55o, the annual report listed a
total Of lob permits issued for a
value of s4,158,041.
There were 234 permits for
one-family and duplex dwellings.
comprising $40 units, valued at
s2.l13,650, the report said, with the
remainder of the construction di-
vided as follows:
Apartments, IA buildings, 143
units, s654,000; business buildings,
%, $3.50 ,450: 675 alterations and re-
pairs, S397,162; 81 accessory build
ings, $40 1886, and 10 miscellaneous,
S283, ,444.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

strike down the main road to Bas-
togne. Seven Nazi tanks had gath
cred momentum in the terrific drive
and overrun the American advance
forces. They were stopped, how
ever, by the howitzer crews, who
surprised the enemy by failing to
make customary withdrawal
although a 75-mm. pack howitzer is
not considered an effective antitank
weapon.
At 1000 yards, the howitzers were
turned loose on the Mark v and
Mark " tanks and, in spite of a
whitening enemy fire, destroyed two
and forced the crew of another to
surrender.
Sergt. Derf1inger fought through
the Sicilian invasion and the inva-
sions of Italy and Southern France.
A native of Stevens City, Va, he
moved to Beltsville in 1899 and was
employed at the Agricultural De-
partment Horticultural Center be-
fore entering the Army in l941.
He first was stationed at Edge
wood Arsenal in q field artillery
unit, but later transferred to the
paratroopers and was trained at
Fort Bragg, NJ. c. He went overseas
with his unit in April, 1913.
Sergt. Derflinger's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Derfiinger. live at
Berryville, Va.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Frank Dieter Resigns
As Planning Engineer
In Arlington County

The resignation of Frank L. Die
ter. Arlington County planning en-
gineer, was announced today by
County Manager Frank C. Hanra-
han.
Mr.. Dieter, head of the county
planning division since it was
formed in 1888, will leave early next
month to become director of plan
ming in Durham, N. c.
Mr.. Hanrahan expressed regret at
the loss of Mr.. Dieter, pointing out
that he had worked in Arlington
during the greatest expansion in the
countys history, Mr.. Hanrahan said
the planning accomplishments eff
fected by the engineer would remain
''as monument to him.
Held Post in Wisconsin.
Before coming here, Mr.. Dieter
was municipal engineer of Wauwa-
tosa, Wis, for II years, after which
he was a civil engineer with the
Greendale project of the Reset
tlement Administration for approx
imately two years. During this time
he lived in Arlington.
The enthusiastic, intelligent sup
port by the county administration
and residents is the most important
single factor in the progress of the
county planning program" Mr.. Die
ter said.
Pointing out that "all the plans in
the worlda are no good if they are
not accepted by the community, Mr..
Dieter said countrywide cooperation
has given Arlington a planning pro-
gram elastic enough to guarantee its
future.
Development of the county's high
way system was described by Mr.
Dieter as one of the most important
basic accomplishments since he has
been in the county. Accessibility
is the most important factor in the
county's development" he said.
Other Planning Highlights.
Other planning highlights of the
county's program, he said, include
land subdivision control and i'm
provement in accord with a COM
prehensive major thoroughfare plan
design and adoption of a compre-
hensive county zoning plan; prepa.
ration and adoption of a play
ground system plan, and all in full
operation and adequately enforced.
Arlington had the first planning
commission and division in the
State, Mr.. Dieter said, lauding the
foresight of the county manager
In pioneering the work.
A member of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, the Ameri-
can Society of Planning Officials and
author OF various articles on city
planning, Mr.. Dieter also has acted
as consultant through the Virginia
State Planning Board on local COM
munity planning.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Chemist Killed
When Struck by
Auto
Cor Hits Another
Vehicle, Runs Down
Dumond S. Reynolds

Dumond s. Reynolds, about As, Of
III Varnum srteet NV, a chemist
at the Agriculture Department plant
industry station, Beltsville, was
injured fatally this morning when
struck by a car on University Lane
near New Hampshire avenue.
According to w. L. Hill, 321 Ingra-
ham street NV, Mr.. Reynolds and
two other passengers had stepped
out of their car after it skidded on
a patch of ice and ran into a ditch
beside the road.
Mr.. Hill said that after pushing
their car out of the ditch, he and
two other passengers went across
the road to help the driver of an
other car which also had skidded
into ditch. He said Mr.. Reynolds,
who was crippled, remained on the
other side of the road beside his car.
Applies Brakes, Skids.
Meanwhile. another automobile
skidded on the same patch of ice,
struck car behind the one in which
Mr.. Reynolds had been riding, re-
bounded and struck Mr.. Reynolds,
according to Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Reynolds
was taken to Washington Sani-
tarium. where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
Sergt. George Mannello, 81, Ia
koma Park, driver of the car which
struck Mr.. Reynolds, said he ap-
piled his brakes when he saw a
group of cars stalled on the road.
The car skidded on the ice, he said,
struck one of the stalled cars and
Mr.. Reyonlds. Sergt. Mannello said
visibility was very poor when the
accident occurred.
Other accidents yesterday resulted
in injuries to three persons.
Thomas Eye, A, colored, 20o9
Rosedale street NE, received a pos
sible skull fracture and cuts about
the head after he was struck by a.
truck while standing in a streetcar
loading platform at Benning road
and Nineteenth street NE, police
said. According to police. the driver
OF the truck was George w. Thomas,
rs, colored, of $50 Callan street NE.
Mr.. Eye was admitted to Gallinger
Hospital where his condition today
was said to be fair.
Mans Head Cut in Crash.
John H Willier, so, of 318 Tay-
lor street NV. received lacerations
to the forehead when an automobile
he was operating collided with one
driven oy Martin A. Gleason, ir.,
4l0 Crit1enden street NV, police
said. TIE accident occurred at
Seventh and Taylor streets NV.
Mr.. Willier was treated by private
physician and released.
Mrs. Ada w. Ryder, lat Chinqua-
pin Village, Alexandria, Va, suf-
fered fractured leg and cuts on
the head last night when she was
struck by ar automobile on Route
Z, near Alexandria, Fairfax County
police reported. Police said the car
was operated by Mrs. Ada E. Cor
ham, Baileys Cross Roads. The in
jured woman was treated at the
Arlington Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Two Montgomery Businessmen
Named to House of Delegates
Lee n. Robinson,
Albert W. Walker
To Fill Vacancies

The nominations of two prominent
Montgomery County businessmen to
fill vacancies in the House of Dele
gates were before Gov. O'Conor to-
day following action yesterday by
the Democratic Central Committee
Recommended for appointment
were Lee H. Robinson, SO, of 721
Dale drive, Silver Spring, owner of
mems furnishing store, and Albert
w. Walker, AZ, of 4 Wetherill road,
Westmoreland Hills, a real estate
developer. They will be sworn in as
members of the lower house as soon
as the Governor acts on their ap-
pointment.
Mr.. Robinson was selected to sue
ceed Benjamin @. Wilkinson, jr.,
who died Saturday. Mr.. Walker was
named to replace Robert H. Hunter,
whose resignation was announced
yesterday by the Governor.
Unable to Find Assistant.
In his letter of resignation Mr.
Hunter said he would be unable to
properly conduct his law practice
and devote sufficient time to his leg
islative duties He explained he mad
waited until this late date to resign
because he had attempted to find an
assistant in his law office.
Both Mr.. wilkinson and Mr.
Hunter were elected in November
l942.
In nominating Mr.. Robinson, who
has not been active in politics, the
committee said he represents the
type of citizen who should be called
on at this important period to assist
in legislative decisions of the present
and postwar era"
OF Mr.. Walker, the committee
said it believed the people of Mont
gomery County are fortunate in
having man of his ability willing
to accept service in the House OF
Delegates at this time.
Active in Civic Affairs.
A resident of Silver Spring for
the last five years, Mr.. Robinson is
native of Attica, Ind, and for
merly operated mems furnishing
stores in the Midwest. He is past
president Of the Silver Spring Board
OF Trade, c member of the Board
of Trustees of the Silver Spring
Hospital Association and a member
of the Lions Club.
A native of the District, Mr.
Walker has lived in Montgomery
County for the last IL years, where
he was largely responsible for the
development of the Massachusetts,
Avenue Heights section. He is a
member OF the District Real Estate
Board and of the Metropolitan and
Chevy Chase Clubs.
Members of the County Demo-
cratic State Central Committee in
clude Lacy Shaw, Mrs. Edith P
Allnutt, Roger Shaw, Alfred D
Noyes, j. Forest Walker and A. A
| Moxley.
Evening star., 1945-01-04

Five wounded soldiers at Walter
Reed Hospital are sporting new
hand-woven blankets these days
thanks to an afghan-for soldiers
campaign started by employees OF
the War Manpower Commission.
Some one at VINO heard that the
soldiers liked the bright, warm
afghans and that 300 of them could
be used Immediately. So about a
month ago word was passed around
the office and things got started.
Since then, besides the five
they've sent to the hospital, five
more are almost completed, and
numerous others are in the process
Almost 100 per cent of the women
keep a little white needle in their
pocketbooks and on the way to and
from. work, during lunch hour, and
after work, they pull out a ball of
yarn and woolen square and start
working.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Star Staff Photo.

The men aren't left out, either
Almost 100 per cent of them have
contributed money to buy the yarn
it costs 81 skein and takes from
IL to 20 skeins to make one afghan
Some of the men have even learned
to crochet.
The soldiers are given the afghans
not just for their stay in the hos
pital, but for keeps. That makes il
even harder to fill the growing de-
mand, and hospital officials say
some of the boys have been on the
afghan waiting list for months. The
VINO afghaners have put their
wives, sisters and friends to work
but more are needed, they say.
Any one or any group that wants
to start similar project can get
the necessary information by call
ing Miss Shada Won Helm, VINO
project chairman, Executive 1860
extension 1852.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Fairfax Adopts
Executive Plan
0fGovernn1ent
R. N. Loughboroueh
Purchasing Agent,
Named Secretary

The Fairfax County Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday adopted the
county executive secretary form OF
government, and named r. M
Loughborough, county purchasing
agent, as executive secretary at q
salary of $500 year.
Fairfax County was the second
county in Virginia to adopt this
form OF Government, which has been
in operation for several years in
Chesterfield County. The change
was made under legislation passed
at the 1914 session of the General
Assembly which was introduced by
Fairfax County Delegate Robert j.
McCandlish, jr., at the request of
the board and other county officials.
The resolution enacting the change
was offered by Supervisor B. N. Glib
son, Falls Church, and was adopted
by vote of four to two. Supervisors
G. Wallace Carper, Maurice w. Fox.
John D. Blincoe and Mr.. Gibson
voted for the resolution, with Super
visors D. w. Buckley and Herbert
Blunt voting in the negative.
Long in County Post.
The two who voted against the
measure later said that while they
favored the county executive form
they also favored the appointment
OF an executive secretary preferably
from out of the county, with more
experience in this field of work.
Mr.. Loughborough has been en-
ployed as county purchasing agent
since August, 1882, and prior to that
time was employed by the county
highway department. He now is
county civilian defense co-ordinator
and will continue to serve in this
position. He is veteran of the
World War and is service officer for
the Fairfax American Legion post.
He will assume his new duties at
once.
Little change is anticipated under
the new form of government, as the
Board of Supervisors maintains all
its present powers. Mr.. Loughbor-
ough will continue all his present
activities as county purchasing
agent and also will be empowered
to act on minor matters which here
tofore have come before the board.
He also will be empowered to draw
county warrants for payments of
certain bills.
Sheriff to Appeal.
Sheriff Eppa P. Kirby served
notice on the board that he was ap-
pealing a decision of the State
Compensation Board which refused
to grant him increases in salaries
and office expenses requested for the
calendar year. The case will be
heard in the County Circuit Court
on January Is.
The supervisors have concurred
in the action taken by the Compen-
sation Board in denying the in
creases requested. The board set
the salaries Of all county employees,
as required by law, for the calendar
year. Total increases amounted to
s2,128.
County Treasurer Lewis NJ.
Coyner informed the board that
county tax collections as of Decem-
Der 5, deadline for payment to avoid
the S per cent penalty, amounted
to 80.3 per cent of the total tax roll,
to set an all-time record.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
New Ration Enforcer
Pledges Operation
Rather Than Threats

The District Office of Price Ad.
ministration will have to put in.
creased emphasis on all ration con.
trolls because Of the tighter supply
situation in number of commodi.
ties, including food, District Enforce.
ment Attorney Carl w. Berueffy
said today.
The local agency's enforcement,
policy will continue to be that of co.
operation rather than punishment
or threats, said Mr.. Berueffy, who
this week assumed the post left va
cant by John L. Laskey's return tc
private practice.
1T is perfectly apparent we are
going to have lot of work on food
rationing now that it is back in
full force" the 33-year-old attor-
ney said.
Mr.. Berueffy cited the shelving
of many reconversion programs re-
sulting from the changed war pic
ture as putting consumer pressure
on used cars and other used durable
goods.
AtAS o6SAiSys llC oloIlOoCu, dlSU Il
watching closely the sales of shoes
and gas and electric heating stoves
all rationed commodities in tight
supply.
Because of the city's current
shortage of gasoline, investigators
will keep close watch on instances
of discrimination at service stations
Mr.. Berueffy said.
Mr.. Berueffy will present all cases
as enforcement attorney for the first
time tomorrow in an administrative
hearing in Municipal Court. They
involve seven meat markets charged
with overcharging on ration points
two shoe stores charged with short.
ages in shoe ration accounts; one
restaurant charged with overdrafi
in ration banking account and ont
oil company charged with overdraft
in gasoline ration account.
Mr.. Berueffy has been with the
local OPA since October, 1912, ane
before that was in the nationa
office,
Evening star., 1945-01-04
932 Building Permits
Issued in Fuirfux in IA

Commissioner of Revenue James
q. Kincheloe reports that 932 build
ing permits were issued in 1914 In
Fairfax County, with an estimated
valuation of $1,290,958. The figure
represented decrease over the pre-
ceding year, when 1,130 permits were
granted, with valuation of 50 1886 $50
Permits issued included 551 for
new construction, valued at S1,018,-
982. and 381 for improvements worth
$271 ,976.
The Office granted 81 building
permits in December, with an esti-
mated valuation of $100,525. There
we're 19 permits for new building.
valued at $80,840, and 18 for i'm
provements, with valuation of
Sl9,685.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Husband, Unable
To Get Doctor,
Delivers Baby

Unable to find doctor who
would come to his home at about
2 am. yesterday, Ernest @. Mills
Is, A. B. g. w. Transit Co. driver
of 5000 Jefferson Davis highway
Alexandria, delivered a 7-pound
boy. born 70 his wife, Eva May, %
Mr.. Mills was aided by Mrs. Edna
B. Brown, 317 East Del Ray avenue
He said he had no previous medical
experience; but was mot a bit
scared" The baby was the Mills
second child.
Even though an ambulance was
summoned, Mrs. Mills refused to 60
to the hospital for delivery, but
consented to send the baby to the
Alexandra Hospital, where he was
reported IN good condition.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Alexandra Court
Report Submitted

The following report for December
has been submitted to Judge James
r. Duncan of the Alexandria. Civil
and Police Court by Mrs. Alma Bry-
an, clerk and bailiff:
City fines, trial fees, warrant fees.
bail fees, filing and indexing and
other fees collected, $2.627.6O; State
lines and clerks fees collected, SIS;
sergeant's fees collected, $96.25; cash
depository bonds collected $705; fees
collected for justice of the peace, $40;
collections for Juvenile and Domes-
tic Relations Court, $733.22; other
fees collected, $79.66: total collec-
tions for December, $4,36673; total
on deposit December 80, $3.50.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
EdIow Named Chairman
OF ARLINGTON Price Panel

The Arlington Ration Board to-
day announced the appointment of
Samuel Edlow as chairman of the
food price panel. succeeding E. w.
Young, who resigned as chairman
but will remain as a member of
the panel.
Mr.. Edlow announced all county
merchants have been sent regula-
tlons covering the retail sale of beer.
These regulations went into effect
January l, Mr.. Edlow said, and any
merchant found in violation will be
reported to the legal division for
action. Claims that the instruc-
tions have not been received will
not be construed as an excuse, he
said.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Alexandra Reaches
Blood Donor Quote

Alexandria blood donors respond
ed so well to the appeal for dona-
tions during Christmas week that
the quota was reached on both visits
Of the noble unit to the city. n. r.
Thomas. Il East Maple street, be-
came q member of the Gallon Club.
On three previous occasions he had
been unable to donate because the
quota was filled when he reached
the center.
The next visits Of the unit win be
to Parkfairfax and darlington on
January 10 and to Grace Church
parish hall on Janu9ry ~ and 81.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
TotoI of 5,474 Deeds
Filed in Fuirfux in IA

Deeds and deeds of, trusts ad.
mitted to record in the county clerk!
Office at Fairfax in 1914 totaled 5,474
an increase of 260 over 1943, County
Clerk John M. Whalen announces
In December his Office recorded 524
deeds and deeds of trust.
Evening star., 1945-01-04
Dog Tags in Montgomery
Held Up Until Februory |

Because the "factory is so loaded
with war work of pressing nature
that manpower for civilian items
has been unavailable" Montgomery
County dog tags for 1945 will not
be available until February /, Harry
M. Williams, clerk of the Police
Court at Rockville, has announced.
The license fees are payable jan
uary l. of each year, but a three
month grace period is allowed. The
tags may be obtained at the court
house at Rockville or the county
buildings at Bethesda and Silver
Spring. The fee for each male is
81. for each female, 81, and for
each Kennel up to Is dogs, SO.