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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12

IEXAEzb-TkIHAL ze4 NO, 4.
G NV NV 11-30N-7W
Spudded l1-10-44; 10% INT
1922; fishing, 407S.
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TExACO-N. A. McCANN NO. T.
Button Butte

TARkANT-WOOD No
sen sen 20-14N-24E
Standing, 1912.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
STAN0LlND BIG TIMBER
WILDCAT CASING, 1911

Stanolind Oil G. Gas company is
running 13-inch casing at 1Ol1 feet
in its wildcat on the Big Timber
structure in Sweetgrass county, in
Sc Sc SW 31-2N-15E. Heavy-duty
rotary tools are being used.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12

Every time your heart beats,
enough oil goes overseas to run
your automobile from Fairbanks,
Alaska, down through Canada, the
United States, Mexico, and Central
America to Costa Rica, next door to
Panama.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
Revin-Sunburst and Adjacent Area

RevinSunburst and Adjacent Area)
In insisent
all
pipelines railroad
townships by townships follows
Townships "a,
s1,2
of this
OS These four qudranges viii be printed
IS
status OF all wells in the of April ID 1915.
THIS:
This will ALL Of
the field including
northwest the northwest viii
north of the KevnSunburst field
include the Thorpe well other wells in the Slim
PARENT northwest Of Sunbu 1t will take the Montana portion
of the Border oil field.
Because of rapid development under northwestern
Sunbus conditions liable rapidly
Der these being printed The price is ST. We they will be
delivery about
wishpease the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-12
HarIo Structure

DETERMINATIONS NO. T.
c NWk NEk 13-TN-1sE
Top Madison lime, 1850; waiting for
Schlumberger Interpretation, $3.50.
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British Get US. Finances

British interests have been given
the cooperation of the Petroleum
Administrator for War in the con-
struction of S6,700,000 100-octane
aviation gasoline refinery unit for
the Royal Dutch Shell plant at
Curacao, an island lying off Venez-
uela.
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Active MontUnd
Wildcats


Arch Apex Structure
ARCH-APEx-PARsmIzs FO. L.
NV NWA MEN A38N-SE
Lost first hole. 400; wOHJ. $40.
Big Timber Structure
(Sweetgrass County,
sTANOLTND-RAPsTAD NO. -
SIC Sc SW 31-2N-15R
spudded 425-45; running 13-inch, 1011.
Birch Creek Prospect
TExAC0.TRIBAL zs4 NO. T.
G NV NV 11-a0N-7W
spudded l1-10-44; 1o% inch pipe set at
1422; fishing, 4078.
Brady District
(Area has three small producers all
drilled by Texaco. The cornpany's No. /
schlepp. Sc Sc Sc 21-27N-2W, had a
rated initial of bbls. daily from the
Sunburst sand at 1882; WeiluIm No. L
g NV NV 27-27N-2W, averaged bbls.
se 56o No ne sq NIB szs955lS snd
made 93h bbls oil and u Dbl water
test)
TExAC0-N. A. MCCAIN NO. T.
G Sc NV Sc 2I-27-2W
Spudded 3-20-45. COMPLETION 425-45.
I'd, 1902. In 10 hrs. bailed SO gals oil
and II gals. water from Sunburst, 1451-
l49S. Est. IN bbls. oil, / X bbls. water
daily.
DubL0n Butte
TARRANT-w00DwORT NO. T.
sen sen 20-14N-24E
Standing. 1912.
BrOadview Dome
BILLINGS o. g. G.-MURRAY NO. L.
spudded 12-4-44; Ell, 4275; sK inch pipe
froze, 2S10. Drilling and carrying 7-inch
1892
Chester Area
PRAIRIE ROsE-THKEITGEs NO. L.
c Sc Sc SW z1-31N-5E
Spudded S-14-44; standing, 1776.
Devon Area
INSTRUMENTATION NO. T.
c SW NE NE 14-33N-1E
gravity OIL 945; show oil, 1850; Sunburst
dry, 14O2-1432s top yellow, 1442; 800 #.
water in hole. 144s. Fishing for reamer
Tugs, 1475.
PERRY, LINvII.IF. SKITTH-JACOBg NO. 4
G NWA 10-32N-2E
Spudded 4-5-45; standing, rs.
TExACO-EKHOLT NO. -
G NV SW NV 3-33N-1E
Spudded I2-1-44; I'd. 1885, Ellis-Madi-
son, 1851; hole filled with 32-gravity oil;
oil pumped off; testing. Acfdized. Took
only small amount but began pumping
10 bbls. oil daily, no water.
TEXAC0-WETR NO. T.
c NV Sc NE 4-33N-1E
Spudded 2-2I-45; show oil and water In
Sunpufsts 1-1ncn landed, 1888. COMPILE
TON 3-27-45; 400 M. GU. IT. gas 1645-46;
2,O53 M. Gu e. gas and spraying oil,
1647 est Dbl. oil per mr.. flowed So
bbls. clean oil, LIST 81 hrs; 4-4-45 flowed
80 bbls. In 10 hrs, go water. Flowing
IN BOPH, 500 water.
TEXACO-WETR NO. r.
NV NE NE 4-33N-1E
Spudded 4-28-45; drilling, 1900.
Dunkirk Area
THORPE-WAIKER-OL NO. 1
SW SW NV 3-31-1W
Spudded 3-27-45; water in Sunburst
1550-70. COMPLETION 430-45 I'd
1921. EN- 1920, sulphur water. p. 8 A.
DuttOn Structure
r. C. TARRANT-EAEAEA HODGES NO. -
Sc Sc Sc 31-24N-1E
Spudded s-13-44; standing, 1874.
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Ethridge Area
III. IA. KLUTH-LEWEs NO. L.
NE NE NE z1-33N-4W
Spudded 3-20-45; drilling, 1900.
Hagan Structure
HAGAN sTRuCTURE-LAVINAH HORN NO.
NE NE Sc s-s1N-7w
Spudded 1884; gas show, 1910; baiier
In hole, 2725; roaming to lower 1Oinch
pipe from 2013 TO 2400. Fishing for 10
inchs pulled In two.
Handbook Structure
C. C. H.-sTATE NO. r.
SW SW NE 36-36N-1E
Spudded S-29-z4; finch landed. 1000;
5h inch landed, 1852, in top of Sunburst
Some water in Sunburst; cleaning out,
1884.
Harlo Structure
MID-AONTANA-YOUNG NO. L.
NWh NE% 13-7N-1sE
Top Madison lime, 1850; waiting for
Schlumberger Interpretation. $3.50.
Headlight Butte
TExACO-TRIBAL ass NO. T.
SW SW 23-37N-6W
Spudded 1915; coring 295S.
bingham
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NO. T.
NE SEA SEA 25-33N-1OE
Landed 5-inch at 401S; standing, 40l9.
Midway Area
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no. L.
Sc sen NWA 20-2S-1W
40 barrels, 1852.
o. III. HENDRICKsON-B RATsBERG NO.
G Sc Sc NE 2S-2SN-1E
Spudded 1027-44; gas shows. 485 and
$40; water, 1925; top Kootenai, 1875. Ell,
1858. Standing, 1465.
Mizpah Structure
Powder River County,
STANOLIND-N. p. NO. L.
G NV NE Sc 27-2S-50E
Ell, 1914; surface pipe set, 81. Set e5s-
inch casing, 1871. Drilling, 4461.
Parrent-ThOrpe Pool
THORPE-PARRENT-HO NO. s.
Sc NE NV NE 2-36N-3W
Location. (FIRST REPORT)
POndera Field
TRIWAY OIL CO.-COPLEY NOS
c NE NE NE 15-27N-4W
Spudded 4-23-45; Drilling 800
sage Creek Structure
SMITH GULICKsORRENsoN SMITH
c NEA NwH 22-s7N-7E
1000 feet of water at 4140. Water shut
off with 3-inch pipe, 417e. Shut down,
4275.
SpringdaIe Area
r. G. TARRANT.PETERSON NO. H.
c SW NV 5-2S-12E
Spudded 10-11-44; drilling, 3170.
Utopia Block
TExACO-sTATE NJ 1904 NO. L.
NV SEX SEA 16-33-4E
Averaged 10 bbls. 1e-gravity OIL, 10 bbls.
water first 10 days. Standing.
rEXACO-LAAs NO. H.
NV SW SW I4-33-zE
Spudded 5-21-44. COMPLETION 0-20-44.
I'd, 261O. EN-, 1888. 25O,0 Gu. fl. gas,
920-930. More than 10000 600 IT. sweet
gas, r. p. 900 lbs, In basal Ellis above
Madison. Oh cored at top of Madison,
too tight to flow. Perforated, 23352347.
Picked up additional gas flow of 5000
600 feet In Madison. Standing Shut-in
pressure, 1O25 lbs. per square Inch.
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RELEASE OF OIL AND GAS LEASE
The Texas Co., to William +. Miller,
Sc, e sw Sc sec 81, twp 26n rye 4w.
The oil required TO fill the tanks
of a single battleship would heat
the average home for 20 years.
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HardrOek Structure

G. G. H.-GTATE NO. T.
c SW SW NE 36-36N-1E
Spudded S-29-44, finch landed, 2O00
5h4nch landed, 2262, in top of Sunburst
Some water In Sunburst; cleaning out
1884
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BILLINGS 0. g. G.-MURRAY NO.
13-SN-22E
Spudded 12-4-44; Ell, 1915; SIS
froze, 2Sl0. Drilling and carryi
2942.
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Ethridge Area
III. VA. KLUTH-LEWHs NO. t.
NE NE NE z1-33N-4W
Spudded 3-20-45; drilling, 1900
Hagan Structure

k1agan structure
HAGAN sTRUCTURE-LAvINA HORN NO.
f.
NE NE Sc e-31N-7w
Sp1dded 1854; gas show, 1910: baiier
in hole, 2725; roaming to lower 1O-inch
pipe from 2013 TO 2400. Fishing for 10
inch, pulled in two
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-23

chance to sell chickens at over
ceiling prices.
Farmers approached by these
amateur under-cover men have con-
cluded that everything is not exact
ly on the up and up. First suspicion
is that the would be buyers don't
know much about chickens. One
farmer reported that the buyer at
his place couldn't tell the difference
between hens and roosters. Very
strange, he thot. What the farmer
decided was that the so-called buyer
was either an OPA operative or a
rustler out to spot focks.
All of which makes appropriate
here the comment of Harold Ed
wards, editor of the Wooster Feed
Manufacturing company's Feed Bag
who says:
I'VE are for law enforcement, but
expectation of compliance imposes
an obligation upon government to
enact laws which are reasonable and
which decent men can conscientiously
obey. We do not approve of secret
agents who conceal their identity in
an effort to trap people into com
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whom we captured"
there. But the silk tightly wrapped
about him must have kept him
from breathing the flames, for his
lungs were unharmed, and his burns
were going to be all right.
Couch had been brought in by
Chinese villagers who had climbed
the mountain and had worked all
night to carry him in to the little
Chinese hospital. | congratulated
him on the good job he had done in
his attack, and we took him down
to be carried to our hospital in Kun
ming in the same transport that was
to take MONEYS body. Tex Carle-
ton was just landing on the field.
We tried the same defense to hold
the advantage over the Japs If they
should come again. During the first
hours of the morning flew low over
the surrounding hills and saw the
forest-fires set by the burning of the
enemy planes that we had shot down
the day before. From over one vii
lage West of Yeching, could see
the wreckage of the two ships that
had flown together; the natives were
standing about looking at what had
come out of the skies. As ] took my
formation into the air and followed
out the instructions the General had
given me, realized that for all prac-
teal purposes he was in the fighter
with me; 7 was merely privileged
to press the trigger and send the
enemy into the ground and destruc-
ton. Yes, the General rode with me
on those fights in more ways than
one. If we kept following out his
tactics we'd hold our ratio of twelve
to-one over the Japs as we battled
them in China.
None of us in China was fooling
himself-we knew that what little
we had accomplished against the
enemy would have very small bear
ing on the outcome of the conflict.
But under General Chennault we
had made the most of what we had.
We had developed fighters with an
urge for combat and the aggressive
spirit of battle. We had bases in
China from which to attack other
bases in China, that were Japa-
nese. With more equipment we could
hold our bases and we could take
the bases farther East. from which
we could bomb the heart of Japan.
And from them we could flank the
enemy supply lines to the Solomons
and. Australia. and IT, Saigon
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currence or the Jap raids. Lteuten-
ant Couch was badly burned but
was resting easy He told me that
the bomber he had fred on had be-
gun to smoke and he'd taken his
plane in very close to make certain
that the Jap burned. This had been
a mistake, he knew. for the guns of
three or more of the enemy had
converged on his fighter, and when
he dove out he was on FIRE; the
flames streaming out of his engine
covered the canopy. From some re-
1ex action he had done the wrong
thing again--he'd rolled the canopy
open aud the flames had been sucked
into the cockpit, into his face. He
had already unlatched his safety belt
in order to jump, and in lodging
the flames he was thrown about in
the pilots compartment, though he
must evidently have got the canopy
closed again, for the flames were
held out by the glass.
Couch went through long seconds
of torture as he was thrown about
in the bottom of the spinning plane
the rudder pedals struck his burned
face, and sharp projections hurt his
shoulders and back. He struggled
to his feet again, rolled the hatch
back and was thrown out and away
from the burning ship.
For Couch, however, the peril was
only beginning. He told me that his
chute opened with a "crack," and
at the same time he heard his P40
strike the top of a mountain, just
under him. He was so close to the
wreck that he was burned again as
his chute drifted over the burning
plane. He struck the ground heav-
lily. just down-wind of the fire. As
he fought back to consciousness, he
could hear the roaring of the flames
in the underbrush; the wind was
blowing them towards his position.
With desperate effort, for the force
with which he'd hit the ground had
almost paralyzed his legs and arms,
he somehow wrapped the opened
chute about him. In the memory of
half-consciousness, he knew that the
fire had burned up to him and had
destroyed part of his chute. He re-
membered that he felt fear when he
heard the explosions of the pistol
bullets that he carried as extra am
munition for his Army 45 in the
seat-pack of his parachute. which
was partly under him as he lay
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BEGINNING NEXT ISSUE

to improve his spare time he has
taken up glass blowing as a hobby
and does mighty skillful job, too.
There's no place like home-of
course-but next best is to see some
of the home folks and get all the
latest gossip. That's what is going
to happen over in Germany where
a group of Bluffton boys are station
ed in the vicinity of Frankfurt. Word
received the first of the week that
they are making preparations for a
big get-together. There will be Stan
Basinger, Junior Hankish, Bob Dill
man, Jim Moser and Bill Stonehill
and they're trying to get John Romey
30 miles away over for the bull
session. John you know, is running
the town at Gross Unstadt, where
he and another G.. ]. are in charge
of the city's municipal court dispen-
sing justice for the American oc-
cupation forces.
And another oldtimes-Asa Battles
of Cleveland who left here about 25
years ago was in town the first of
the week shaking hands. Asa was one
of the Battles clan that was numer-
Gus in Orange township about the
turn of the century-and would you
believe it, there isn't a single one
now in the township by that name.
Comes a letter from Gerald Huber
erstwhile Bluffton city mail carrier
now private soldering down in
Fort Riley, Kansas where he says
the thermometer hits a flat 100
degrees in the shade every after
noon. And we thought it was hot
in Bluffton the other day at 80.
And if you want spring fryers
you'll have to go to the country to
get them. There are none on the
market in town-and there will not
be as long as the present OPA order
stands. Under this order farmers
are limited to a maximum of 29
cents per pound, live weight when
selling chickens to dealers. How
ever, they may make retail sales of
five or less to individuals at a
maximum of 40 cents a pound.
Which effectively puts the dealers
out of the picture as far as the
farmers are concerned.
All of which recalls that recently
reports have been drifting in that
mysterious chicken buyers in unlet-
tered trucks bearing a few crates
are riding the roads offering farmers
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PAGE SEVEN

mitting an offense which neglected.
enforcement has permitted to become
nationwide.
"The use Of plainclothes men Is
justified in tracking down known
criminals but when they are en-
ployed to trip-up responsible tax
paying citizens who are doing the
most essential job in the nation,
producing food, we consider it un-
warranted and too initiative of the
totalitarian institutions which our
sons are shedding their blood to ex-
terminate elsewhere in the world"
All of which is a we'll written
mouthful which it might profit OPA
to chew thoroly. Farmers might
decide that OPA's use of secret
agents was cause for a production
cutback, in which event there would
be little or no poultry for anyone.
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THE ENDl

In the commercial broiler produc-
ing areas, the work has been system
atized so one man can produce
10000 to 10000 broilers in one year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-23

The 1915 U. S. potato crop is fore
cast at 40s,000,000 bushels, which
would be the fourth largest total ever
harvested. The estimate is based upon
a prospective yield of 1884 bushels
per acre.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-23

through which travelled the supplies
to Burma. There was supply prob
lem, yes-but that problem. just like
any other problem that developed in
this war that had to be won, was q
'must."
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Back in town this week is Bob
Maxwell, and if your memory is
good you can remember when Bob
carried mail on one of Bluffton's
city routes. Bob is now located at
st. Louis where he holds good job
as a government chemist in the de-
partment of agriculture-and just
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW>ClO
MEMORIAL

MEMORIAL
Unions in many sections of the country
are planning memorials to the memory of our
late President, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Here in Toledo, we are fortunate in having
an opportunity to erect a memorial to the
late President which is exceptionally fitting.
| refer to the building of wading pool at the
Toledo Society for Crippled Childrens home
on Central Ave.
Most of the cases at the home are there as
result of infantile paralysis. They, and all
crippled children, particularly those so af-
flicted as result of polio were the special
objects of the affection and concern of Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he was still alive
Even in death, the influence and interest
which the President showed in the great hui
manitarian work of restoring crippled children
to health and a useful place in society will not
lag. His will, leaving a substantial sum of
money to the Warm Springs Foundation will
take care of that In addition to that, the prac-
tice of having an annual ball and March of
Dimes in honor of the President will no doubt
be continued and become an annual custom
CIO PROJECT
AS member of CIO I am proud to have
this opportunity to participate in a project
which is worthy of the support of every man
and woman of our great union am pleased
that such an opportunity should be given to
us as workers to do something for these handi-
shows our love and respect for a man who
was a true and great humanitarian with a
great gift of leadership
We of the CIO and all who work for a
living will never forget our dead leader We
will never forget that it was mainly through
his efforts that labor made giant strides and
gained the things which justice demanded
And in this spirit, we feel that our memorial
to our late leader should be one that woulc
please him were he still among the living. \
In building pool which will be of great
benefit to the children the memory of Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt will not only be kept
fresh and green, but his life will become real
and living to the thousands of little patients
who will the pool.
l have a great feeling of confidence that
our wish to give every man and woman in
the CIO in Toledo an opportunity to contribute
their bit to this fitting memorial will witness
one of the greatest popular subscriptions ever
seen in this city. know that our people will
show in an uunmistakable way their love and
regard for one who rose above his own in
firmities to become great American and an
outstanding world leader.
We are grateful to have an opportunity to
erect a living and practical monument to a
man who will live forever in our hearts and
minds. I
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Another Sneak Affdek

Should sudden peace ensue in the war
against Japan, and there are admitted
possibilities that this might occur, Pearl
Harbor with its shock and surprise would
be mild in comparison with the sentiments
which would take hold of this country
should a quick and unloOked-fOr ending of
hostiIities occur.
Cutbacks, Iayoffs, lessened hours,
downgrading and other employment fac
tors which are already occurring in this
country as result of the ending OF the
war in Europe, should be an excellent IL
lustration of what is going to occur when
and if peace catches us unprepared.
Labor leaders are frankly worried, for
thew see no indications that the govesn-
ment has adequate plans to take care OF
the people who are going to be unem-
ployed during the reconverslOn which al
ready has slowly started in some indus
tries.
War Production Board figures of 1,
500, 900 unemployed within six months
following We Day have been revised up
ward to 1900, 900 less than one week after
the ending of the war with Germany.
Newspaper rumors and confidential
Washington reports now are suggesting
that the Japs will not stand by and have
their homeland destroyed as the Germans
did. President Truman has sent up
trial balloon by telling the Japs that we do
not wish to destroy either the japanese
people or their land. Should some fertile
minded Jap leader succeed in discovering
an ingenious way or saving the honorable
Jap face this might very well lead to
sudden cessation of hostilities.
Today, to millions of American work
ers, the threat of sudden peace is almost
as terrifying as the sudden coming of
war, for many realize that at no time
has peace ever provided an adequate
number of jobs for the workers. The talk
of 100000 jobs up to now is just talk
and headlines which mean nothing to the
worker awaiting with misgivings the
doubtful blessing of a peace which may
again bring him unemployment and want
Peace, not even sudden peace can ever
succeed until such time that it provides
jobs on the same large scale as war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

Despite the frenzied efforts of few
selfish individuals to place obstacles in
the way, including the introduction of an
out-of-town reactionary weekly Republi-
can newspaper disguised as labor publi-
cation, the efforts of the Joint AFL-CIO
committee to bring about peace between
the two large Toledo unions have made re-
markable progress.
The success to date of the peace move
between the two unions seems to be
alarming to handful of people, who, for
reasons best know to themselves, see in
the threat Of labor peace some dark dis
aster to their own interests at which we
can only guess.
Every means will be used to prevent,
or if possible, break up the peace efforts
of the two unions. No trick is too vile or
low for desperate men when they see de-
feat and Illustration looking them in the
eye. Yes, there will be other efforts made
to discredit the peace move, desperate and
frantic expedients to bring about disunity
and provoke inter-uniOn warfare.
There is nothing unique about the de-
sire of the AFL and CIO of this city to
live together, if not in organizatiOnal
unity, then certainly in peace. Two Wis
consin cities, Racine and Kenosha, are
splendid illustrations of what can be ac-
complished along these lines In both
these cities, the AFL and CIO jointly own
excellent labor papers, operate together
in political unity and seek by mutual as
sistance to aid each other.
What has been done in Racine, Keno
sha and other cities to establish labor
peace and unite on the political and eco
nomic front can be done here. We have
every hope that ii will be done even in
the face of bitter opposition of labor re-
dictionaries who apparently have good
cause for fearing labor union peace.