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Evening star., 1946-08-16
Drummer Admits Fields
Paid Him Commission
In Wire Screen Deal
Lorton PoroIee Testifies
He Did No Specific
Work in Transaction

John F. Drummer, LortOn Re-
foratory parolee formerly en-
ployed by Benjamin F. Fields
told the special House committee
investigating surplus property
today that Fields cut him in on
a $4,442 commission Fields re-
ceived in the sales of surplus
wire screening, although Brun-
ner had done no work in the
transaction.
Drummer, who looked haggard anc
complained of bad heart when he
/ faced the committee, had been iden-
tilted by Fields as one of the "Johr
Does" who got a part of the COM
| mission.
However, Brunner testified undel
questioning by representative Riz-
ley, Republican, of Oklahoma tha
he had never received a check fol
81 ,480, the amount specified BY
| Fields.
/ Brunner explained that he re.
ceived various sums from time tc
time and that these would have tt
be credited against the commission
which he admitted receiving for his
participation in the wire screen deal
Final Accounting Pending.
He insisted, however, that a fina.
! accounting is yet to be made with
Fields to determine whether Fields
owes him anything more or whether
he is in debt to Fields.
+ Drummer, who was paroled from
| Lorton after serving IS months O.
sentence last November, ex.
planned that he had worked fol
/ Rockingham MarketerS, which hac
offices with Fields. He said Field!
had told him in the presence o1
Brunners immediate superior, Glenr
A. Dies, that if the deal to sci
S8,085 worth of bronze wire screen
ing were conSummated there Woulc
be little money in it for me-
He admitted under questioning
that he had done no work in the
I bronze wire screen transaction eX,
cept to answer the telephone occa.
sionally for Dies, but he thought
his part of the commission was tc
reimburse him "for some of the
things / was doing for Rockingham.
Questioned on Phone Call.
The turn of Committee Chairman
Slaughter's questioning indicated
how the committee knew that Fields
and Brunner had been in communi-
cation since Drummer left Fields
employ August l.
Did you know the committee was
looking for you?' asked Mr.. Slaugh-
ter. The witness said he did not
know at the time he talked tt
Fields "Wednesday night.
Isn't it true that when vol
called Fields Office from New York
Wednesday afternoon an investiga.
| tor for this committee was in tht
office and the woman who answered
| the phone said the investigator
wanted to talk TO you and you sale
you didn't want to talk to him?'
asked Mr.. Slaughter.
The witness replied that he didn'
know the committee was looking fol
tSee SURPLUS, Page A-1oD
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Sunday Reading

The Sunday Star presents
something of interest to all
readers.
In the editorial section this
week, Constantine Brown
compares the world tension of
today with that of preWar
1889, and Robert j. Lewis re-
ports on National Housing Ex-
pediter Wyatt's progress on
one of the Nations toughest
domestic problems.
The feature section touches
upon the housing problem,
too, in a story of efforts by the
Community Chest agencies to
find living quarters for vet
Grams, evicted families and
others who are homeless.
There is news on books, art,
stamps, music, the theater
and gardening. This Week
magazine, The Stars own
gravure section and a big
comic section are fixtures.
Watch for them all in
Evening star., 1946-08-16
MoIotov Is Reported
Planning to Request
| u. N. Assembly Delay
BY tho Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. ia
Mutual network broadcast
from Paris today quoted Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov as
saying he would recommend
that the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly meeting set for
September % be postponed un-
til the end of the year and until
the Paris Peace Conference
is over.
Mutual said it received this
information from Mrs. Claude
Pepper, wife Of the Florida
Senator, after she had seen Mr..
Molotov.
Mrs. Pepper is in Paris as
delegate of the Peoples Man
date Committee, which has the
announced purpose of pro-
noting the peaceful settlement
Of international affairs.
The Mutual broadcast said:
IF you ask for another con-
firmation that the conference
is in for a long grind, Jan
Masaryk, the Czech Foreign
Minister, told us he has al
ready ordered his Christmas
dinner to be served in Paris"
Evening star., 1946-08-16
New zeaIander FIays
Red Blasted Old Rot'
In Peace Conference
Answers Vishinsky Move
To Limit Membership
Of Treaty Commissions
BY the hssocioted Press

PARIS, Aug 16.-The Russian
delegation tossed the makings of
new fight between western and
eastern powers into the Peace
Conference today and the New
Zealand delegate, w. J. Jordan,
in an outburst of temper, de-
nounced the Russians for this
blasted old rot"
Let's do something" Mr.. Jordan
shouted in evaporation at long
speeches and delays after listening
to an argument by Soviet Delegate
Andrei Vishinsky. Here we sit
listening to quack, quack, quack,
Evening star., 1946-08-16

nour after hour We are sick of it.
Mr.. Vishinsky insisted in an or.
ganizational meeting of the Politi-
cal and Territorial Commission or
Romania that only nations actually
at war with the former enemy
states should vote in the commits
sions drafting communications fol
the five peace treaties. The votI
Of France thus would be elimin-
ated from the commission on Ro-
mania.
Vishinsky Insists on Point.
In a meeting of the commission
on Finland, Soviet Delegate N. v
Novikov raised the same point
which would eliminate the votes O.
the United States and France. Pre-.
sumably the Russians planned t.
raise the same questions in thu
(See CONFERENCE. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Argentine immigration
Plon Report Is Denied
sy The Assoeiated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 16.-Santi-
ago M, Peralta, Argentine director
of immigration, said today he knew
nothing about reports published
abroad that he had announced Ar
gentina would receive 100000 mem
bers of the eXiled Polish Army of
1t. Gen. Vladislaw Anders and 1000
NorWegianS as immigrants. Mr..
Peralta said the government was
not studying any large-scale i'm
migration program.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Nine Greek Anarchists
Die Before Firinq Souod
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Aug 16.-Five soldiers
and four civilians, members of an
anarchist band condemned to death
last week by a military court for
participating in an attack on mill
tary camp at Pontokerassia, near
Kilkis. were executed early today by
a firing squad at Kilkis.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

The WAA officials said today this
would be practically impossible
now because the Army and Navy as
we'll as all other Government
agencies are required by the surplus
property law to declare surplus ma
tSee RESALE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Cruiser Huntington
Is Damaged by Fire
Az the Associated Press

ROME, Aug. 16.-Fire last night
damaged the American Cruiser
Huntington, which recently arrived
at Trieste. the Allied Information
Service reported today.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

(See TRUMAN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1946-08-16

(See McNARNEY, Page A
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Guide for Rea d ers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1946-08-16

Occasioal light rain this afternoon tonight.
Tomorrow morning mostly cloudy; partly
cloudy, warm, humid in the afternoon
Temperatures today-High, 73, at / 80 pm:
low, 68, at $3.50 am. Yesterday-High, 81 at
1854 pm: low, 90, at 5:42 am.
Full Report Page ALI.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Poee 5

THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT hos established
borter shop IN Berlin TO make Germon goods legally
ovoioble to Americans stotioned there Both Germons
praised by personnel experienced n buying In return.
they receive barter units which may Be used to pur
chose needed items. So for the Berlners hove been
bringing in mostly luxury goods such os slosswore.
rodos and binocslors which ihey hope to
chonee for Americon foodstuffs ond cigarettes
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Deep Bow>S5in
Test Strikes
An1sCien Lime

Most northerly logged occur
renee of the Amsden lime In
Montana was reported this
week by the Texaco deep test
on B0wdoin dome, which is be-
Heyed TO have topped this zone
at 2S45.
Rotary table elevation of this well
is 2210 feet.
Tops SO far reported are Eagle,
10; Colorado, 100; Kootenai, 2181;
Morrison, 2345; and Amsden, 2845.
Total depth of the hole was reported
at 1850 feet as the week ended,
with roaming under way at 2510
feet.
Depth and occurrence of sedimen-
tary beds in this well are of tremen-
dous interest to the oil industry
inasmuch as this is one of the few
deep holes ever drilled in an area
embracing thousands of square
miles, in northeastern Montana, and
the first well ever started in this
area with the intent of making a
penetration Of all likely producing
horizons.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Burks-Teigen
Wildcat 300

Apparently in the top of the Ellis,
wildcat of Bill Burks ct al on the
Teigen ranch, on the Mcdonald
Creek anticline In Petroleum coun-
ty, is cementing at 1900 feet to stop
cave. Top Of the Ellis was logged
at 1880.
Ten-inch pipe was landed in this
well at 976, after what appeared to
be the third Cat Creek sand was
drilled through, from S25 to 955
This sand flowed about 300 barrels
of water daily. Morrison sands were
dry in this well.
The anticline on which this well
Is drilling is mapped as paralleling
the Cat Creek anticline, though
considerably lower structurally.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Compilations
Lacking For
North Field

Compilations were lacking in
the Kevin-Sunburst field during
the week. with many operations
hampered by bad road cOndi.
tions. due 60 heavy snowfall
followed By fhawing weather.
No new locations were am
nOunced.
The Texas-E Company Is working
on its No. 8 Helmerichs, Sc Sc NE
21-35N-2W, after getting a showing
of oil at the top of the lime. II
wouldn't take acid, was shot with
20 quarts. and is now cleaning out
preparatory to reacidization.
Also a near completion is Hannah
Porter Ride No. l, in the gas area
being developed by the Hannah
Porter interests a few miles north
east of Shelby, in g SW NE 30-32N-
Continued on Page 81
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16

That operators in the Lloydmin-
ster field have plenty of optimism
and that they are having no trouble
and anticipating none, in finding an
outlet for this crude, is evidenced
by this letter from one of their
number, received this week by the
Montana Oil Journal
Says the letter, in part:
Note your comments and eSpe-
cialiy your comments on Lloydmin-
ster OH. You say you are wondering
what we do with this heavy oil
That question would lead to a long
argument that | would not even
CONTINUED on Page y
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16

The well that got the gas Is Car
ter's No. / Fl. Howsley, G Sc Sc
13-36N-6W; a north offset to Carriers
No. / M. r. Brown, an oil well.
The Howsley well got the top of
the lime at $3.50 and bottomed at
3140. With casing run TO bottom, it
was perforated with three holes
from 3114 to 3135. There were no
shows. 1t was then acidized with
1900 gallons. It swabbed 43 barrels
of oil and then began making all
gas, and is now shut in.
Three other wells found gas
flows I'm the field during the
week, but these. were In OrthO-
d0x gas areas.
Union-C lapper No. 3, in 34-35N-
5W, is cementing pipe after getting
an SOC, O00-foot flow in the Sunburst
sand and may be deepened. Union
Peters Unit No 2, G E1z E1s Sc
NV, 3034N-4W, is registered as a
completion after getting 100000
CONTINUED on Page Sd
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
StunoIind Clements
Ar 469. Elk BusiEl

Stanolind Oil & Gas Company is
waiting on cement at 469 in its
1919 EFT, c NV SW 279S-22E, on
the Montana side of the prolific Elk
Basin field, on the Montana yo-
ming border. Stanolind, as unit OPP
orator, recently drilled into produc-
ton in the Madison lime in a deep
test a short distance south of the
well now being drilled on the Mon
tana side of the line, opening a new
producing horizon for this field,
which has been yielding about
sggo Dar5eS w qaay from pa te s ZEN
the Montana side of the line is to
be drilled to the Madison has not
been announced, but it is believed
likely that it win be.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Rock Creek Bench
Rofury Moved In

Amick Bros, contractors, are re-
ported moving in rotary tools for
the wildcat of the Rock Creek Bench
Oil Company on the Rock Greek
Bench structure, about 10 miles
southwest of Lewistown, in Fergus
county. Location is NE NE NE NV
36-14N-16E, near the southwestern
corner of the county. No conclusive
tests have ever been drilled in this
general area. most wells going only
to shallow depths.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16

The oil is coming from the upper
deep sand, the Morrison, and for
the time being no attempt win be
made to produce this well from the
lower deep sand. the Ellis. though
good oil saturation was cored in
this sand before drilling ceased.
Miles away to the southeast,
on the fields East Dome. two
extremely interesting opera
tons are under way, both by
Bill HanIOn.
One Is his No. 8 Government.
direct north offset 10 the original
discovery well drilled by him on
this dome. It was last reported max
ing hole past 1475 feet with rotary
tools.
The other is a new location bv
Hanlon,. his Government No. 8, a
Continued on Page -
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16

Hills district.
On Kicking Horse, Husky recent
ly completed gas well and is now
moving In tools for another, on the
McDermott ranch, in c E1k SW SW
9-36N-1E.
Twelve miles to the east L. c.
Stevenson (Arch Apex Oil CO.. has
just completed gasser at 2007 feet,
with an initial estimated by COM
pany officials at from 7 to 10 mil
lion feet daily. Flow is logged as
coming from what is called the Bow
Island sand IN southern Alberta,
and on this side of the border a
sandy section of the Black Leaf
member of the Colorado shale Prev
iously, the same interests had com.
Continued on Page %
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Cut Bank Lime Area Well
Begins Making Gas Only

The Madison lime producing the Cut Bank field
developed two distinct pools north
south separated by open space about mile and quarter
width in which there has been drilling
week the Carter Oil Company
pools got gas well location north of
nearest n
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Devils Basin Flank
Test sfunding, 900

Wildcat of the Lucky Six Oil
Company on the southeast flank of
the DEVILS Basin field is reported
standing at 800 feet, after getting
water with show of oil In the
first Cat Creek sand at 974. It is
about nine miles southeast of the
deep test being drilled by Bill Clark,
on the apex of the structure.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
sidefrueking Bit
In Warren Wildcat

Wildcat of A. B. Chase and others
on the Warren structure. north of
the Frannie field on the Wyoming
Montana border, is reported side
tracking lost bit at 1875 feet. In or
near the top Of the Madison lime
stone.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Well ON Mission
Creek, 1851 Feet

Richfield OH Company of Mon
tana this week made hole past 1861
feet in its rotary drilled wildcat on
the Mission Creek structure near
Livingston Location rs Sc Sc SW
20-2Sd1E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
TOTALS

Operations in Cat Creek and slowed
sideraby during month bad weather the report
Production for the Border Cut Bank
Lake fields the Sweetgrass Hills estimated
based incomplete reports operators but believed
close to the actual totals
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Mon-0-Co Got Lime
Ar Depth Of 1850

Mon-O-Co OH Corp. got the top Of
the Madison lime at 4560 feet in its
wildcat on the Harlo Dome section
Of the Shawrnut anticline, completed
last week as dry hole Ellis was
topped at 1896 and Arnsden at 3097
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
LIoydminsfer Action Mounts
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HUGE
FIELD SEEN BY OPERATORS

The Loydminster field the AlberaSakachewan border
about 300 miles north of the Montana border the most active
Canada with proven of about 25 miles in length
Gravity of the oil 5 to the extremely hghgrav
nroduced in the Turner Valley field
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Devils Basin Deep Test
Far Past Top of Devonian

Deep test of Bill Clark the contours Of the Devils Basin
field reported drilling 1925 feet probably nearing the base
of the Devonan formation Top of the Madison this well
at $685. top of the Devonian $3.50 Location NE NV SW
91N3sE. Though Devils Basin Montanas first oil field
yielding small quantities of heavy oil from shallow sands the well
being drilled by Clark the first down for look
the deeper horizons in the entire field
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Install Tanks for Testing
Cham lain Cat Greek Well

ms flowing well on the West Dome of the Cat
deep sand well so far completed on that dome,
production test as the week ended, though
e stalled.
" ding to field reports, indicate that the flow
&c prospect the well will flow in excess of 500
1e sand has cleaned itself of drilling mud.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
Husky and Stevenson Gassers
Renew Interest I'm Hills Area

Recent developments the Kicking Horse structure and the
Arch Apex structure have focused renewed attention possibilities
Of northeast of the KevSunburs field in the Sweerass
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16
October Crude Oil Runs
Reported by State Board

Crude oil Montana October have
follows by the state oil conservation board
Field TOtaI BbIs. Daily Average
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-11-16

r. z. Chan z
Creek field, La Z
had not been
tankage was be
Further tests
is increasing, wit
barrels daily whe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
by Peter" EdS0,,

publicans they really are.
 Stassen has apparently taken pride in his strategy TOT going after the Republican Presidential nomna ton. He declined to run for senator from Minnesota though he could have had the nomination for the asking. Like Dewey, he wanted to be free from any entanging alliances with any wing or faction of the party.
 If, however, Stassen had been elected to the Sem ate he would today be of the boys He could get up and make speeches serve committees, investi- gate pull wires all over the place, campaign hard as he chose and still be accepted because he would be on the inside looking out.
 As an outsider putting in he may find the story different. Instead of being a popular guy there Is great political danger that Stassen may become a great nuisance and greater bore
 The job that stassen has set for himself is m- portant. Somebody should keep needing the Republ lican majorities, to keep them from going too far to the reactionary.
 But all congressman are jealous of their preroga- tives, and they don't like to have it known they get their ideas or directions from anyone else even when they do
 If Stassen is to develop as the Republican Party leader and far-haired boy more power to him. He has done considerable studying and thinking on all issues domestic and foreign. He knows what he thinks, and he doesn't pussyfoot on his answers.
 His labor program for continuing high produc- ton with no major strikes, increasing white-colar salaries opposing restrictive labor legislation and ex- ercising consumer resistance to high prices is sound He probably made all the CIO leaders mad by blast ing at the Nathan report recommendation for 26 per- cent wage increases out of profits. But he didn't weasel-word his statement just to curry favor with labor
 It may be that Stassens directness will win over big popular following. No one would suffer if that happened.
 But a first rule of horse-racng and politics is that 1t doesn't pay to get too far out in front too early in the race. Stassen is young, sound Of hm0 and feeling his oats. But will his wind hold cut'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-23
The Nativity Scene

As we read the papers these days and notice the re- Qious tone of the programs in which hymn and carol singing featured should be glad that there is no official ban in this country such procedure
 A Basel Switzerland dispatch to newspapers through reliable sources states that in the city of Schwern in the Russian zone in Germany the popular hymn Silent Night Holy Night" and 70 Sanctssima" have been banned by youth organization at public Christ mas celebrations in kindergartens."
 Christmas plays that angels have also been for bdden The daily press country would be lack ing in some of the finest features of the season. with gous background Christmas news and pictures of this type were prohibited.
 The nativity scene is highlghted at this time No community is without special observance part of the church ritual and part of general community observance in which all join in the singing of carols and hymns and presentg plays of religious theme Hymn and carol singing during the Christmas season important contribution to com muny e and the themes for the most part center the nativity scene