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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
Gorden Show Plans
Are Now Complete

Final arrangements for the gar
den show to be held Saturday, Sept.
8 were made Tuesday afternoon at
the regular meeting Of the Libby
Garden club which met at the
home of Mrs, Earl j. Barkee.
Mrs. w, r. Littell and Mrs. Mae
Gompf will act as secretaries for
the show. Mrs. Harry Chapman and
Mrs. Orlo Johnson are superin-
tendents Of the Cut Flower divi-
sion, Mrs. Harold c. Flat and Mrs.
James Shanholtzer Of house plants,
and Mrs. f. M. Slauson and Mrs.
Harold Thomson of vegetables
These ladies will take complete
Continued on page eight
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
Thieves Sat. Night
Break In K. M.

Petty thieves gained entrance in
to the Kootenai Mere. Saturday
night by using a piece of cord
wood to break the glass in the
west door. They made off with
some % shells, fishing tackle and
pennies.
The cash register had been
opened, the loot consisting Of pen
MES. The cash drawer in the of
flee had been damaged in an at
tempt to open it, but the thieves
received little reward for their eff
forts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
EUREKA LAD ELIGIBLE
FOR DEGREE

John Raymond Culver of Eu-
reka. is one of several students of
Montana State University Missoula,
who are eligible for degree of
Master of Education, following COM
pletion of the l0-Week summer ses-
sion there, which ended August IL.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
Rotion Reminders

Red stamps OF through U2 ex-
pire August 81.
Red stamps w through ~ ex-
pire Sept. 80. AL through Ell expire
October 81. FL through XII expire
November 80.
Sugar stamp 36 expires August
81. Next stamp in sugar becomes
valid Sept. l.
Shoes-Airplane stamps Nos. l, 2,
8, 4. in book three continue valid in
definitely.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
ATTENTION GIRL SCOUTS

All Girl Scouts are meeting at
the school house Friday afternoon
at 100. This is an important meet
ing. We have the privilege Of be-
ing in v. F., w. parade scheduled
for next month. All girls who miss
the practices will be eliminated
from participating.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
JUSTICE WALLACE BREAKS
FORMER MARRIAGE RECORD

Justice n. b. Wallace broke his
former marriage record when he
united three couples in marriage
Tuesday. One couple came from
Spokane, while the other two
hailed from Hayden Lake, Ida.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
REMINDING YOU

We should like to remind those
subscribers who have received their
final notice of the expiration of
their subscription, that at the end
of the month their names shall be
removed from our <nailing list UNI
less paid before then.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Parker, Mrs.
Bernhard Schlumm and Miss Ger
maine were business visitors yester-
day in Kalispell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
LOCAL No. 1881 WILL HOLD
MEETING SUNDAY

Local Union No. 1881 will hold
its regular meeting Sunday, Aug.
26, 2:30 p. m. at the Moose hall.
All members are urged to attend
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-08-23
40 Million To
Mont. Roads

HELENA, Mont. -W.P)-State Of
ficials settled down to postwar
problems last week after a two
day holiday to celebrate the end
of World War IL.
Nth
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
DISTRIBUTION oF OEVoNIAN sTRATA

Conviction is mounting that the next important
Montana OIL development will be the establish
ment of the Devonian horizon as producing
zone, though all of the states fields are now
getting their oil or gas from zones at the top of
the Madison lime, or from sands above the Madi-
son (Mississippian)
The Madison lime, with a rough average thick
ness of around 900 feet, lies Immediately above
the Devonian over the entire state. Virtually all
of the wells drilled in the state far have stopped
at the top of the Madison lime, or after drilling
a short distance into the Madison. Not more than
so wells in the states potentially petroliferous
area of more than 100000 square miles have been
carried through the Madison to the Devonian and
some of these have found significant showings.
The map above showing Devonian distribution
in Montana and adjacent areas, is from the Mon
tana Bureau of Mines and Geology publication
Distribution of Sedimentary Rocks in Montana
and the Northwestern Great Plains" issued in
February, and authored by DR.. Eugene S. Perry
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
Chester Area
Action Scars

An interesting commentary on
mounting activity in the area north
of the Great Northern Hi-line is
the following as reported by Tom
Busey in the Liberty County News:
Oil developments in the county
during the past week have achieved
no spectacular results, but steady
progress is being made on both the
Joplin and Utopia structures by the
Texas Company rotary outfits, the
Joplin test reaching a depth of APP
proximately 1000 feet on Wednes-
day and apparently headed for
deep test TO the Devonian formation
So far as can be learned, the JOp-
lin test has developed no oil show
ing of importance in the Madison
lime, but the ruinous sulphur water
that usually spells failure in this
formation has not been found. Drill
ing is continuing and the Devonian
formation should be encountered in
another $50 feet or so. 1t is under
stood that if no oil is found in the
deeper stratas, the well will still be
plugged back to the oil bearing for
nation found in the Ellis sand, and
will be shot or acidiZed in an at
tempt to make a producer.
Start On Utopia Test Delayed
Actual drilling on the Utopia
block, northwest of Chester, has
been delayed by difficulty in getting
the water supply working. Drilling
with rotary tools requires quite a
siZable supply of water, and as there
Continued on Page p
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18

This map is of particular interest in assaying
Montana DevOnian possibilities at this time be-
cause recently the Standard Of California brought
gravity oiI-in location in the Princess field
only 12O miles north of the border, and under
geological conditions apparently duplicated in
Montana.
To get the picture, look at the map Notice the
letter "T' in the word "Alberta?" North of the
letter "T," see the river? Now extend the up
right section of the "T" north to where it inter
sects the river, and there you have the Princess
field
1t is interesting to note that the Princess field
is at the eastern edge of persistent occurrence
of the anhydrite facies of Devonian, somewhat
resembling an island on the map. In Montana
there is now large amount of drilling and leas-
ing around the eastern fringes of this same
island" though as yet no real effort has been
made to find Devonian oil in the area.
Continued Page p
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
WORLD PETROLEUM
SUPPLY IS GREAT

The petroleum industry can as
sure its present and future Gus
toners of. an abundant supply of
liquid fuels, according to Robert H.
Colley, petroleum executive.
1.-The 20 billion-barrels of proven
crude reserves in the United
States" he said, plus 80 billion
barrels of potential reserves can
be supplemented by imports from
the rest of the world which has an
even larger supply-30 billion bar
rels of proven and $40 billion bar
rels of potential reserves.
Total world crude oil reserves,
proven and potential, estimated at
ZOO billion barrels, can supply
world demand at the 194l rate for
more than 300 years"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18

Since October, f943, / have
edited 93 consecutive weekly is
sues of the Montana OIL Journal
IL has been impossible to skip an
issue and take a vacation, be-
cause U. s. postal laws say that
If an issue is missed, postal mail
ing rights are lost. But this week
l blew up. ] am fishing. The edi-
tor this week Is Mary Lou Rice.
(Including the Badger column,
which viii probably be pretty
well dehyrated.) If any write In
TO remark upon the improve
ment in the paper due 10 my alb
sence, I shall feel quite bitter
about the whole thing.
AL RAYMOND.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18

Here's the dope on the Kelvin
Sunburst field, i'm which, as the
week ended, there were IL wells
for which locations had been
made, or which were actually
making hole.
No outstanding completions were
recorded in the field during the
week.
The full field report:
Aks-HEsIIA-RlcMANUs NO. g.
NE SW SW 21-35N-2W
Rig up.
ARONOw-GOEDDERF NO. r.
NE NE NE 16-35N-3W
Drilling, 250.
r. j. BUsCHER-OVERBY NO. T.
NV SW NE Sc 31-34N-2W
Spudded 6-16-45; drilling, 1850.
]. b. CATLETT-CATLETT No. 2
SW Sc NE D-35N-3W
Spudded 7-12-45. COMPLETION 8-11-45.
I'd, 1852. EN- 1858, 200 ft. oil in hole.
COBB q HARDROCK-GOVT. ess1s6 NO. 1
Sc SW EW 7-35N-3W
Spudded 7-19-45; drilling, 1875.
Continued on Page 81
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
Elk HILLS RESERVE
NOW PRODUCING OIL

The Elk Hills Naval Reserve,
created in 1912 by President Taft
as a future oil source for the Navy,
rate Of more than $4,000 barrels a
day for use in the war IN the Pa
cific Only about half of the $4,000
acres in the reserve has been drilled
and II is estimated that reserves of
283 million barrels have been
opened.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
CUT BANK FIELD

The Cut Bank field this week
continued fsslI speed ahead, with
"A wells rugged mp or making
hole, but no compilations, and no
new locations.
The full field report:
CARTER-wEAVER NO. 4
CIVIL SW &sW ET ETzS&N-6W
Spudded 7lO-45; moving in standard
tools, 1880.
CARTER-TREBAL NO. 81
G NV FgW 10-S6N&W
Spuddad 7s26-45: shut down. 2590.
CONSOLIDATED GAs-CHATTERToN NO.
sE sE sw 14-szN6w
Spudded 8.24-45: hshing. 30S5.
C. d. EEAmY- -TRBasAL SOC NO.
SE SE SE fBSzNssW
Location.
G. g. FRARY-ALL0TTED sT4s NO.
Sc SW SW 13-3zN-6W
Location
GRACE HAGERTY.TREBAL 2ss NO.
So Sc Sc 11-S2N-6W
Rig up.
wRaGHT HAGERTY.TRIBAL EOS NO.
Sc NV SW 12-32H-6W
Location.
HAMNAHsP01xERJTR se7 no.
SE ME- %E 2S3ZN7BW
span5ded 7-24- 45: standing, Is No report.
HANgAHspfekgEHs snss sEEAIs s4s NO.
Sc Sc NE u aMsEW
Spudded 7.ze45: drilling. TOO No report
Continued on Page 81
Montana oil and mining journal., 1945-08-18
NEW SHALE .
OIL PROCESS
Is PERFECTED

NEW YORK.--A new method
of extracting petroleum from oil
shaIe, which should speed pros
perify i'm the shale oil areas of
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and
other states with mountains of
petroleum shale, was annOun-
ced here by the SOcOny Vacuum
OIL Co.
Shale is estimated to contain four
times more oil than present Ameri-
can wells and is one of the first
reliances when oil well production
begins to fall off seriously.
The announcement said that un-
der the new process oil can be ex-
tracted from the shale at little
less than 81 barrel, less than the
costs by other methods but too
high to compete with oil wells at
present.
The extractor is a tall tower, 81
feet high. Into the top is poured
ground shale, preheated to 500 de-
grees Fahrenheit This preheating
Is the main new step In the more
efficient oil recovery. The shaIe
dust flows down over a series of
Continued on Page 81
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
NAACP Asks
More Rights For
Colonial People

NEW YORK-The right OF petit
ton by dependent peoples was
one OF the requests made last
week by the NAACP in a wire
10 Secretary OF State Edward r
Stettinius. chairman of the Ameri-
can delegation al the San Fran
cisco conference.
The wire also urged the right
OF the International Organization
being formed at San Francisco 10
investigate and remedy complaints
of dependent peoples and insisted
on independence for colonials.
THE NAACP was not al all con-
tent with the so-called liberalized
version OF trusteeShip aims for de-
pendent peoples adopted by a Unit
ed Nations Council committee on
June 10.
Through lis secretary. the
NAACP said in It's message We
have read with interest press dis
patches June 10 on revised draft
OF section OF World Charter deal
ing with International Trus,eeship
system plans Tor colonial people.
American public opinion and
that of many people IN other
countries Will support such a stand
by the American delegation which
will give hope to many peoples
Who now are skeptical," the mes.
SAGE concluded
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Negro Sailors
Make Saipan
Just Like Home
Nv CHARLES Fl. LOEB
NNPA War CnrreSpnndenf

SAIPAN-lt was sight 10 make
any one Of the thousands Of SOL
d ers have encountered in the
campaigns for New Guinea and
she Philippines turn green with
envy. Brand new. spotlessly ship
shape quonset huts housing the
three companies OF Negro sailors
attached TO this vital Naval depot
in the Nsrianas.
a quorset mess hall and gallery
that fairly sparkled, recreation
rooms, barber shop, and even a
SNUG little post office. Ice water
az mesltine, and OF all things. cold
coca-cola in bottles. These are q
few Of the things that caused your
correspondent 10 suppress an in
voluntary All"
There's an unaccustomed cocki-
ness about this tight-pants outfit
that comes from a rapid aSmila-
from decks instead Of dirt. and
from beds instead Of foxholes that
are the earmark Of the army out
in the Southwest Pacific from
which ! recently arrived.
Bur there's the same back-break-
irg toll 81 trucking cargo. Of IN
load ng boats. and Of 1Deeding vital
supplies 10 fighting troops in the
forward areas. There's the same
beefing about rotation. ard the
sane struggling for higher rank.
Ratings are freely sprinkled
through this outfit, but lis COM
handing officer. 1t a D. Kahler.
USNR, a former college athletic
coach. is constantly preparing his
men for the examinations leading
~ higher ones. He is as proud as
A mother hen over the following
petty officers who share with their
white comm SSioned officers the
direction Of the men:
BOSN MATES: Joseph r. Tur-
ner. Houston. Tex, Robert c John
sor. Carlisle. s C Francis r.
Franklin, Chicago; William c.
EppS. 26s Hancock street. Detroit;
Thomas c. Mickle. Chicago; and |
Wilbur E Carol. Columbus, Ohio. |
COXWAlNS: Eugene A Agee. |
l4+l Leland. Detroit: John n.
Bridges. Charleston. W. Va; Chas.
l.. GRAFTON. Mobile. Ala: George |
c Deane. Lawrenceville, Va; Lee
Gillian. Phoenix. Ariz.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Boy Scouts Begin
Summer Gardens

Backing up President Truman's
appeal for more gardens. the ma
tons Boy Scouts are embarked in
program 10 raise a half million
gardens this summer. AS the war
is now centered in the Pacific.
home front attention is centered
on the growing food crisis here
and abroad.
The Boy Scouts with its men,
bership of l9l6.637 boys and lead
ers. are furnishing substantial
part OF the additional manpower
needed by farmers and commercial
producers. Last year more than
100000 Boy Scouts worked on
farms. and several hundred thou
sand Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
had their own gardens. Many
groups ~ Scouts went out from
towns and cities IN day hauls" II
work on farms. returning al night
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Port Companies
K e C eiUe High
Honor In Hawaii
BY KENNETH SANO
Exclusive Release for The
TkroHicloA

Merltorious Service Unit plac-
CUES FOR superior performance Of
duty in direct support Of invasion
landings from the Msrshalls 70
Okinawa were presented - Two
Negro por; companies now serving
N the Hataiian Islands
The commanding officers ~ the
two units received me PLAQUES
from Colonel Ernest T Barco.
chief of staff. Army Fort Service
Command. IN ceremony at the
command headquarters.
One Of the port companies. con-
manded by ist l.. Lewis r Kop-
pitch. 4O23 Martin avenue. De-
troit. Mich, landed with assault
troops on Carlson Island N the
Marshall group on January 20.
1914 There 'lrsy prepared port
installations 70 support the Kwaia-
lein invasion on January 81. la+l
The second company which was
commanded by Is, -. Glenn f.
McCreary. ~ Wright s., Willough-
by. Ohio. was cited Tor maintaining
\ high standard ~ efficiency IN
shiploadinc operations N The por,
NJ Honolulu
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
NAACP Wins Ark.
Teacher Salary Case

ST PAUL Minimize NAACP
not only won It's three year fight
for equalization of Negro teachers
salaries in Little Rock. Arkansas,
through ruling here. June 10
by Circuit Judge Thomas IN the
9th Circuit Court of Appeals. but
reversal Of an earlier decision IN
the lower court and an order 10
the District Court-"to enter forth
with the declaratory judgment
prayed for
THE CASE Of Susie Morris and
Frances p. Hibbler was originally
filed Feb. %. l94c on behalf Of
Negro teachers ~ Little Rock
against Russell Scobee, super.n-
tendent OF schools and the local
school board. After preliminary
motions we're disposed Of. fail trial
on the me,Sts began Sept 28. 1912,
and concluded Oct 3, 1892
During the trial the plaintiff
and other Negroes testified as 10
their qualifications and experience.
Members OF the school board and
the superintendent were called BY
the plaintiff as adverse witnesses.
THE PLAINTIFF maintained
that Negro teachers and prime pas
were paid lower salaries solely
because Of their race or color
The defense was tina, all 81 the
teachers we're paid on Ar nd vidual
basis pursuant ~ an elaborate rat
ing system. and denied tina. race
or color was involved in the fixing
Of salaries
The record IN ne case. consist
ing Or 632 printed pages n two
volumes. contained Al, ~ the SAL
a.leS o. all n ne teachers minutes
~ ne school board and other
material
on MARCH TO- 1914. United
States District Judge Thomas c.
Trlmb.e entered an order dish, So
ing the complain, 81 the Negro
teachers and awarding defendants
costs ~ court On the following
day. attorneys for the Negro teach
ers fled notice ~ appeal - the
Unl'ed States Circul; Court Of APP
pes.s
In the meantime. the defendants
refused - rehire the original plain
IN. SUSIE Morris. and Frances p.
Hibbier. another Negro teacher.
interviewed as a party plaintiff pur-
suant 10 order Of the court
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Tuskeeee Grad
To Study Music
At N. c. School

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala
Elaine Freeman Thomas will at
tend the summer session ~ Black
Mountain college. Black Mountain.
N c.. opening July ?.
Mrs. Thomas is a member Of the
Tuskegee Institute class Of l945.
and was graduated with highest
honors. In recognition OF her
scholastic standing she was grant,
ed a Rosenwald scholarship and
attended the 1914 summer session
Of Northwestern university at
Evanston. Ill
Because OF her high average. in
GLIDING her wide variety OF tai.
ents. the scholarship was renewed
for study in the field Of music and
art during the l945 summer session
al Black Mountain college.
Colored students are being sd.
mitted to Black Mountain college
for the first time. Roland HAYES.
internationally known in the 6eid
OF music, is to be on the faculty.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
Clio PREPARES
PICTURES ON
RACIAL UNITY

r. J Thomas. president Of the
UAW-ClO, announced this week
the preparation and production by
the union NJ one-reel sound color
cartoon on tolerance and racial
discrimination The Aim is being
produced in Hollywood and will
be ready for release in the early
fall he said
motion PICTURES can be a
powerful force in the building
Of unity and tolerance in this eoun-
try Thomas stated. "A major war
and postwar task for all demo-
cratic citizens and organizations is
70 destroy the last remnants of
the hate propaganda of the Nazis
and Fascists Our recent victory
over their military forces in Eu-
rope must be followed by redoub-
ling efforts ~ wipe out their evil
racial prejudice philosophy Mo-
ton pictures. With their vast audi
ences. present natural opportuni-
~ for strengthening the ideals OF
brotherhood that are the foundation
VI our democracy.
IN MAKING a movie on this
subject az this time, our union
$ only performing one Of the func-
tons OF good citizenship. We are
looking forward 10 the widest pos
SiDle distribution of this Aim
among religious. professional and
educational groups, as we'll as at
union meetings"
Thomas said that the story for the
JAW film was written by Ring
Lardner, Jr. and is being made
by United Film Productions, Inc,
Hollywood, Calf
THIS Is the second Aim produc-
ton by the UAW-CIO, the first
being Hell Bent for Election"
produced last year. which was seen
by over four million people
The UAW-ClO leads labor unions
not only in the movie production
field. but in distribution also. Thom-
as declared. Over 375 JAW local
unions have regular film programs.
and an average audience of 100000
people each week have been view
ing motion pictures with war mes
sages projected in them. A total
of lT6 is nm sound projectors,
owned by local unions. are avail
able for showing pictures. he said
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30
FILE new VOTE
REGISTRATION
CASE IN ALA,

BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-On' June
10 in the United States District
Cou". for the Northern District
OF Alabama Birmingham a new
case was filed to test the policy
OF the local registration board in
applying the Alabama registration
laws In an unequal manner.
The case was iiled by the
EAACP In behalf Of PASTORAL
Einson against the members of
the local registration board. both
on An individual basis and also
on behalf OF other qualified Ne
gro electors.
MISS vINS0N the plaintiff. al
leges that she is over 81 years
OF age. is the owner OF real prop
erty and taxpayer of the State
OF Alabama, is registered nurse.
Is able 10 read and write the Unit
ed States Constitution and is other
wise qualified 10 be registered
The complaint alleges over
long period OF years the Board OF
Registration has refused 10 register
qualified Negro electors while at
the same time registering white
electors with less qualifications
than those OF Negro applicants
solely because OF race or color.
1T ALLEGES also that when the
plaintiff presented herself for reg
istration. April 10. l945. she was
denied the right 10 register even
after being questioned as to her
qualifications and her ability 10
read and write the Constitution
while white persons presenting
Themselves before and after the
plaintiff. were not required te-Fead-
and write the Constitution, but
were registered forthwith
The complaint AYERS that this
form Of unequal treatment is de-
NAL Of the equal protection Of the
laws and Is likewise a denial OF
the right Ia vote as guaranteed BY
Article I and Amendments Is and
II Of the United States Constitu-
ton.
lhb ONE ihhNl pIdNc lot
6eclsfatory judgment perma-
nent injunction and $4,000 dana ,es
ThurSood Marshall and Arthur
Shores. Of Birmingham, represent
pla n,in in this case
This case. following the prelin-
fnary case fled in Atlanta. Georgia.
last week. is another in the line
proposed 10 be filed by the NAACP
n remove all types OF discrimina-
zion against Negro voters through
out the south Additional cases
ere 10 be- Aled in Louisiana and
Other states where similar dis
erininatory registration practices
ere prevalent
AT THE same time the NAACP
Is continuing 20 request me United
States Department q, Justice 20
prosecute crir1inslly Other cases
where Negroes a-e d,scrimina;ed
against by registration and election
off, ais II is expected that Grim
Ina cases will nc fled in a, leas,
one state on the question 81 the
white primary ard IN another state
on tho question 81 registration
rrRC'lccs