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San Carlo Opera
Plans 8 Evenings
At Water Gate

The San Carlo Opera Company
the only permanent touring opera
company in this country, will give
eight performances of grand opera
at the Water Gate beginning
Wednesday. August 3, through
August II.
This famous organization, which
has entertained millions in the
last IS years and has brought
opera to the remotest corners OF
this country. Canada and Latin
American republics. was the flrst
to turn the accoustical shell at
the Water Gate into an operatic
stage. In 1910 the National Sym
phony Association engaged the
San Carloans for two perform
ances. The success encouraged
Fortune Gallo. famous impressario
of the company, to give a week
of opera and a week of ballet the
following summer. He returned
again in 1912 for a longer en-
gagement of three weeks, dividing
the time between grand and light
opera.
The repertoire Of the company
and it's standards are on par with
the best organizations known. The
San Carlo will bring vocal celeb
rites, a large orchestra, chorus
and ballet and open with Car
men" on August 3. "Madama
Butterfly" on August 4. will star
the celebrated japanese prima
donna, Hizi Koyke. who ingra-
tiated herself with her impersona-
ton of the title role in former
years.
Aida" will be given Friday,
August 5. "Traviata" and III
Trovatore" on August 6 and 7, re-
spectively. Monday. August 8. is
open for the purpose Of picking
up any performance postponed by
rain. On the ninth Cavalier
Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" have
been scheduled in a double bill
on Wednesday. August 10. Car
men" will be repeated, as will
Madame Butterfly" with Hiz
Koyke, on August IL.
An insurance carried against in.
clement weather makes it possible
for Mr.. Gallo to bring his com.
pany for another visit to the
Water Gate this summer without
too great a risk.
The Hayes Concert Bureau has
announced the engagement o1
Mary Garden. glamorous opera
star Of generation ago, who viii,
make q Nationwide lecture tour
next season. She has been booked
as special event for Sunday
October 2. in the Lisner Audi
torium and will talk on Men
Music and Money"
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Army Band Guests

Catherine Emery. soprano. and
Lewis Rose, tenor. of the Colum-
bia Opera Company, will be heard
in solos and duets Friday night at
8 o'clock at the east front Of the
Capitol with the Army Band.
Capt. Hugh Curry will direct.
The young soprano sang the
leading role in Naughty Mari
eta" in January and imperson-
ated also the roles Of Micaela in
Carmen" and Yum-Yum in the
"Mikado' with the Columbia
Opera. Mr.. Rose. formerly of New
York where he gained public ex-
perience, sang practically all lead
ing tenor parts with the Columbi-
ans within recent years.
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| IlS1 ASOho AA0S
been already published and the
other will appear shortly.
The young pianist will give a
premiere to four "Preludes." by
Elizabeth Gould, dedicated to her
The composer is q pianist OF dis
tinction in Toledo, Ohio.
Margo Sederholm, soprano. will
be assisted by Capt. William Mil
Ter. tenor, in her song recital in
the Phillips Gallery this after
noon at S o'clock. Anthony
Chenaka and Villa Semple Will
be the accompanies.
Two pianists. Janet Bablgan
and Marie Van Dalsen, will make
an appearance at the gallery TO-
morrow night at $50 o'clock,
sharing the program.
The second in the series OF
Summer School piano recitals by
students of Marie Seuel-Holst OF
the Columbia School OF Music,
will be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the schools annex, 141S
Rhode Island avenue NV. Solos
and two-piano numbers will be
played by Henry Sommers, Ear
Simon. Lily Menou. Joseph Stelg.
er, Bert Bran. Carol Sedden ane
Mary Farr.
One of the features OF tonight'
program by the Air Force Band a.
the east front Of the Capitol at
o'clock will be the performance o'
whispering" arranged for foul
regular and four swing" trum'
peters by Gentle. 1t. Col
George S. Howard will direct
MfSergt. Glenn Darwin, baritone
and the Singing Sergeants. led BY
Robert L. Landers, will take part
Albert Jarvis Jones won the col
Ilegiate Junior diploma and zols
Armour the high school diploma
in the recent National Piano au'
ditions. They were presented BY
Marion Wilcox CoomeS,
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Bob Casey Does
A Bong-Up Job
On the Hills
THE BLACK HILLS
BY Robert J. Casey. THE
bs-MerriN Co., Inc, s5J
Reviewed by
ROBERT WALSH.

Bobbs- Merrill Co., Inc.;: So
Reviewed by
ROBERT WALSH.
Seldom are so much scenic
grandeur and story treasure known
to so few people as are the Black
Hills of South Dakota. True.
tourists have been going increas-
ingly during the last 20 years to
that highest mountain range east
of Denver. Usually the reaction
Of Americans gazing on this sec
tion of their Nations beauty and
hearing it's history still Is: How
long has this been going on?"
Mr.. Casey. who has journeyed
almost everywhere and written
almost everything from mysteries
TO war books, now provides the
complete chronicle and guide to
the Black Hills and Bad Lands.
He even supplies separate book
let on exactly when and where to
60, what to see, and how TO estl"
mate expenses.
The armchair traveller, no less
than the tourist, will find Mr..
Casey has done bang-up job in
spinning yarns and preserving
Black Hills lore from the days II
Gen. Custer to the era that Presi-
dent Coolidge choose to run out
there for a vacation.
Even more interesting than ths
saga of Deadwood, Calamity Jane.
Wild Bill and the rest of the early
characters is the account Of Gut
zon Borglum and the massive
carving of presidential faces on
Mount Rushmore.
Whether you ever visit the
Black Hills or have to stick close
to the armchair. you can't 60
wrong by reading this book.
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THE SOUTHERN, COLONIES IN
THE 18th CENTURY

BY Wesley Frank Craven. (Loui-
siana State University Press and
the Littlefeld Fund for Southern
History of the University OF
Teras; $6.)
This is the first volume OF an
ambitious project to put down the
history of the South from 1907 to
the present in 10 volumes. DR.
Craven. who established the basis
for the Southern tradition in this
first book Of the series. is pro-
fessor of history at New York
University and q graduate OF
Duke University.
Editors of the 10 volumes Of "A
History of the South" are Wendell
Holmes Stephenson Of Tulane
University and E. Merton Coulter
of the University of Georgia.
F. D.
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Programs of the Week
WEDNESDAY.

MARINE BAND, Mai. William F, San
4 pm. March" from Rimsky-
Kossssoys 1T The 5e GOLDEN lens coekeEsp si seot
ENC, !Thoushts aff' of he%pf', Gold', John M % Bur
rouehs, euphonium scloist; overture.
s.I.nds1. asrSsT' Thf s. F0rtsas soahefnsr rfsr
Rousseau's "Piece Concertante,"
from Tschaikowsky's ''The Swan
Lake
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell, conductor: p9Tothy
assn0f asse, Sac 'GPIan'' pn ovs9tas. :ssis ssroz
es.assi "eheas Mutt c%s sWa!s. sons Ai; from
Puccini's La Rondine"; Now to
Ny Aid Fun W.T. and Isy.. Mum0T" y; w'SS from
sor," Miss Maynor; Liszt,s Les
Strings" watts 'stresa." Dvorak's
"Maiden,s Lament, Tune Thy
Fiddle ,9H ayD'yn otoLs Last R1se stSa Of sum
est doux, il est bon," from Massenet's
"Herodiade." Miss Maynor; Brit
tens "Soirees Musicales From Ros-
THURSDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin B.. Charles, banemastsr; a. r;
Beach Is callins," Haydn;@Wood,s Wood
cal" selection from Pueeinrs la
suite." sDte'; 1v.novici's Oriental Roses
Wenrich's Moonlight Bay"
MARINE BAND. Mai. william r.
santelmann, leader. Marine Bar
racks. 8 pm. Mitehens Caesars
GoId," SSn John Burroushs. @ euphonium
soloist; selections from Frimls Rose
Marie" h De Ress's ees Deep p,.p, PURPLE, PIE,
Robert i.el.. trombons soioist;
fEom No ,.Tschaikowsky'' symphony
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
ballet night; Robert zeiler' suest
Yyoaskeyitch, dancers; Vat Water ..G.: Gate.
sIsornon sso n" oversuae rsnd Pas ds
cracker" Miss slavenska, Mr.. Yous-
kevitcn; "Guaracha." from Gould's
Latin American symphonette"; Ola.
suite" Prelude to Act M. Waa-
Euidilla, op sss. No. s." w. Yeus.
ksYteh sss1s sassTH:s t5sm sss'vissfy: !. psas
from Tschaikowsky's BLACK swan"
Miss Slayenska. Mr.. Youskevttch;
"Canto Gitano. Fandango Asturi-
ano," from Rimsky-Korsakov's Ca
priccio Espagnol."
ARMY BAND. Capt. Hush Curry. lead
er; Catherine Emery, soprano: Lewis
oSs;;, Eoss; tenor assissinIE; I, eat ,,f front;
os o.. pay Msisse h1Ese 0!sME.aiEts Msits 20 from s
las "El Reiicario. Frimfs Indian
Love Call" Romberg's "one Kiss"
Miss Emery: ballet music from De-
libes' "coppelia," sousa's The
from Leoncavaiios "Pagiiacci':
softly as In the Morning Sunrise"
Mr: Rose, SELECTIONS From osorgss
from Rombergs "Maytims": Make
duets. Miss Emery. Mr.. Rose;
Finale. from Tschsikowsky's Sym
phony No, 4. Minor"
SATURDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin B. Charles, bandmaster r:
bandstand. g p.m.., Blankenburss
my Resin ent." Mendelssohn's
w Ash' You "cf SssFtnFe nTen,rht hs5n selections
mars "Nefthsrn Khspsody." !" oisson's
RIO orande," King's Mountain
- Trail"
Evening star., 1949-07-10
BY AVON RIVER

BY AVON RIVER
BY H. D. (The Macmillan Co.
$780,
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) extends
her imaginative powers to add to
the many sketches Of Shake
speare's character. In this 98-
page work she combines her tai
ents as q lyric poet and essayist
to celebrate the memory OF STRAIT
ford on Avon's famous resi-
dent. POLITICALLY H. D. explores
her own deep emotions involved
in respecting Shakespeare. In the
essay, she delves into Elizabethan
lyrics and lyric writer's to shake
loose q boyish image Of her i'm
mortal subject. R. II.
Evening star., 1949-07-10

e T ! v Z u IL e 1
b a c h e lor and
m q S t e RS de-
grees from the
U n | v e rsity of
M / C h i G a n .
played as So
loist W i t h Or
chestraS under
H a n n ikainen
and Thor john
son a n d W a S
awarded four
Hopwood prizes
for ere a t | v e
writing. One OF
I-I Nac
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TODAY.

MARCO sEDERHoLM. soprano; CAPT.
WILLIAM MILLER, tenor, assisting;
Phillips Gallery. ; pm, Boatner's
church's Il Heard Lady Sigh"
duet duet d5o1 from XeFdis s,halu. da Trsyists
sinsaiiii.S dries's .En 1tner prom." s dron-
dahTs Mot Kveld," "Varmlandsvi-
san" duet from Boitos "Mefistofele,"
with Capt; Miller; soprano aria from
deIssohn's "Gharactsrstueck Bee.
thoven's Sonata, G Major. op. So;
Ii1aSesh o1aias ia, -Four . ss1ss.. RTeigasS 70!
Schumann's Carnival"
AIR FORCE BAND, 1t. Col. George Q.
Howard. conductor; east front, Capt.
H. SsreS o oi tn. sIliiyans PesIs
American symphonette, vocal Sc
stfsSss chit hssbsi ehst poiEs snn wsispen; Rrpn
ing" arr. Gentle; Joshua Fit the
Onward. Christian Soldiers" arr:
Genuchi: You'll Never Walk Alone"
arr. Cray. Singing Sergeants. Rob-
ert l. tanders. director: overture to
Wagners 'Tannhauser."
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell, conductor; zadel
from Wasner's "Trlstan and ISOLDE;
s1Tanss PerpstHum Mobile"
waltz, RaveTs Piano Concerto, 9
.s1, noit,s !. ."vocalise." Ibert's "Divertisss-
TwIGHTLIGHT EvENsoNG. Temple
I,a1a. Dunn, orssnist; Philip Anderson.
Hsnd.l'. 'saSSs' Have Mefey. I'f1; fI1o;rd"; sehu: IN:
bert's This Day Of Peace" Allegro,
Adsgio," from Bach's Concerto in
Psalm Mr. HHd'siHs' Hiss GAZE; M:inHs1sss: sncs:
Vigil ct sancti,
TOMORROW.
NAVY BAND. 1t. comdr. Charles
s pm; Beriios' ,Rakoezy March
ssaslkeEskys Dsnish andstis fsssIs.
se.nea aisfuena Stormy se"Wea Weather, s'sss. srr
Forte, Carl Grove, saxophene solo
~ EXCERPT: Ri.nn.s. from M.maIes assserts q
shininr, s5fnh shafo from 1hs saccins stas' A s
Tosca"; Gries's II Love Thee" Ben
tions from Bizet's Carmen"
JANET BABIGAN, MARIE VAN pAL-
a.:ryt ssh Joint sso ei'nS pm rs'tf Ss.tboysn baps
"Tarantelle," Debussy's la plus que
lente." LA danse de Puck" '.Mins-
Forest" The JOY Of Autumn" Miss
ssas's.n sasa.. D Minaf Mo..rs 'sfs:ss s.n
eeuse.' Liszt's "dnomenreissn."
Debussy's lie vent dams Ia plaine."
Les sons ct les parfums tournent
dams Fair du soir," LES Collines
d'Anacapri," Miss van Dalsen.
TUESDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND.
Franklin B. Charles, bandmaster;
sand:lsea ssry rsetcs Boz Bon,one Ee'ezf Th. s ssl.
Of the village" Bennett,s "Rhythms
of Rio," selection from Bizet's Car
men," paraphrase, Kerns The
Night Was Made for Love-; Wald-
teufers .LEstudiantina," Kelfers
JOHN MARTIN. cellist: CHARLOTTE
DUNHAM, pianist; recital. McMahon
Han. Catholic University campus,
PIN. Hapdels "sonata. g Miner:
"eevsn Variations on q. Theme From
MoBaYt's Magic. Flute ~: WagenAers
Sonatina," Schumann's "Fantasy.,
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Bridge Players
By Morqoret l. Fisher

fell to the Baltimore Norfolk line
up Of Margaret Hamilton Arthur
Schlesinger-Ray Farber-Dr. Ar
thur Salasky with 81 boards.
Sole local nationally awarded
contest of the past week was that
sponsored by the Washington
Bridge League on Wednesday eve
ming. In the two-section Mitchell
Miller Roberts-James G.. Stone
Mrs. Clarence thinner Mrs. Rob-
ert Dubois tSection Al and Mrs
Marianne Boschan-A. E. Lane
Mrs. Margaret .Myrtle-Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher (Section b yield
ed the high scores that won them
master points. Half points te
second placers w. M. Lingley-C
E. Lovenburg, Mrs. Edna Evans
Mrs. Bernard Rosson, r. A. Ash
toni. R. McGhee and Clara
Sternacher- Thomas Snyder.
Arlington Farms Duplicates
Club will offer a trophy for the
highest individual average main
tanned during its summer series
July 8-August 26. Best six out
of the eight games in the series
with at least three different part
ners will be the basis for consid-
Grafton. Col. H. A. Walker. club
director. also announces that res
ervations are now being accepted
for a mems and women's two
session club championship, time
and place to be announced.
Beginning July II, the F.. Arthur
Walker Club also under direction
of Col. Walker. will hold all
duplicate games at 1880 on Sunday
evening at 1911 North Quicy street
in Arlington. Advance reservations
must be made by calling Glebe
3347. Initial master point contests
will be held July "a.
Already the recipient Of the
Chess Clubs Saturday Sullivan
award for the second quarter
James G. Stone chalked up an
other victory by taking the Sui
livan award for the Thursday
series when that contest closed on
June 80. Place and show awards
in the same series 60 to j. M
White and DR.. c. C. Mcdonnell
respectively. In the semi-annual
plaque series also ended June 80
Mr.. White. by virtue OF having
scored the most number Of wins
with the greatest variety OF part
ners, outclassed his fellow men,
bers. Mrs. E. R. Shepard, meritine
comparable honors among the
women guests Of the club, is the
second one to have her name in
scribed on the ladies plaque which
was put in competition year ago
A new plaque series for both men
and women began last Thursday
night. continuing through the erd
OF the year.
Highlighting the bridge calendar
for the coming week is the monthly
winners game on Wednesday eve-
ming at the Hotel Roosevelt under
sponsorship of the Washington
Bridge League. Eligibility for
shot at the coveted double master
point awards that 60 to the victor!
in this match, depends upon hav'
ing been a winner Of a duplicate
game during June. League mem
bers who failed to score the vita
win last month may participate II
concurrent rating point game.
Other master point contests o.
the week ahead will be offered a.
the Count Club. 1914 Seventeenth
street NV. on Tuesday evening
at Arlington Farms Presidents ane
guests only on Friday night, ane
at the Stephan Studio. 1855 Euclic
street NV. Saturday afternoon.
On July Is members of tht
Walsh Club will hold their annua
meeting and election of officers a
7::30 pm, preceding the regular
Co f,,r1ou I,,r1}No "a
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1919

Jeanette Haien, pianist, will
make her Washington debut in
recital tonight at o'clock in the
National Gallery of Art. She re-
Evening star., 1949-07-10

WARREN 3. JOHNSON. oRGAkIsT
CHURCH or THE PIlGRIMS
72nd 8 P Sts. NV. 7:3o O'Clock
Prelude and Furue 18th Sonata
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

IHavre-Shelby line knocked out
of the Interior Department bill
in the House of Representa-
tives, despite the strong fight
for the money by Rep. Mike
Mansfield. Now that there is
a chance of restoring the
money in the Senate under the
leadership of Sen. James E..
Murray, the power company IS
marshalling it's financial strength
and its propaganda agents to "show''
that the people of Montana are OPP
posed to further "encroachments by
federal agencies" in the power field.
In addition to Gripping govern
ment power line construction, Mon
tana Power has "offered" to build
the power plant and transmission line
at Canyon Ferry for it's own use
which would mean costly power out
of reach of the possible irrigation
projects in the area.
Private utility lobbyists have been
swarming in Washington, DC, for
several months working against leg
islation authorizing government con-
of power installations and
lines. Efforts have
been made by the big private utility
in Montana to get as many groups as
possible to take action against what
amounts to cheaper power. Cham
bers of Comemrce, some of the stock
growers, at least one labor union
and a few other have been speaking
for the Montana Power Company on
the issue. Petitions condemning
power development by the federal
government have been circulated
businessmen and farmers IN
many Montana communities. All
this is done in an effort to make
believe the people of Mon
tana are backing the Montana Power
Company and its present high-cost
power program. These protestations
only few Montana peo-
ole. These few, however, are max
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

ing big noise E. enough noise to
convince Senator Ecton, for he has
finally taken firm stand with the
power company in what virtually
amounts to championing of private
power monopoly, as recent news dis
patches from Washington indicate.
The Havre-Shelby line will save
thousands of farmers in the north
Montana triangle area millions of
dollars in the years ahead and at the
same time the reduced rates possible
will permit paying for the construc-
ton and maintenance.
What burns up most people is that
the Hill County Electric Cooperative
has to pay Montana Power about u
mills per XVIII for electricity the COM
pany gets from Uncle Sam for 2 u
mills. The spread between goes to
the company which gets the power
from government-owned and oper-
ated Fl Peck, transmitted over the
government line from Fit. Peck to
Great Falls. This looks very much
like government subsidy Taxpayers
money! to a private utility. 1t also
looks like favoritism when Co-ops
can't get the same treatment. Rep.
D'Ewart apparently believes in this
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
State REA Urges
Approval Of Havre-
Shelby Line Funds

The following resolution was
passed by the Montana State Rural
Electric Cooperative Association
Board of Directors at meeting held
in Havre, Montana on June 27, 1919.
Whereas, the Montana State Rural
Electric Cooperative Association is
service organization representing
"a rural electric Co-operatives serv-
ing approximately $4,000 rural con-
sumers, now therefore be it resolved
that all of our congressional repre-
sentatives in Washington, DC. again
be notified that it is the desire of
these taxpaying pepole that the rep
and senators of Mon
tana concentrate all of their efforts
on working for the restoration of
funds for the Havre-Shelby Trans
line and in serving funds for
the installation of power facilities at
Canyon Ferry dam and funds for the
Hungry Horse-Anaconda line and
the Hungry Horse-Spokane tie line.
Be it further resolved that copies
of this resolution be sent to all Mon
tana congressman and others.
Dated at Havre this 9th day of
June, 1949.
HAROLD C. EBAUGH,
Secretary-Trea
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
In Yellowstone County
Deputy Sheriff Had
Five Unlicensed
Bandits"

The records in the office of the
Montana Secretary of State disclose
that articles for the Travellers Club,
q non-profit organization are on file
there. The club articles are signed
by George Devener, vi Devener, both
of Custer, and Colon Repder of Big
Horn, post office in Treasure coun-
ty. George Devener is deputy in
the office of Albert Thomas, sheriff
of Yellowstone county.
The records in the files of the
State Board of Equalization, June
%, 1949, show that an application
for licenses for four slot machines
was applied for under date of March
26, 1949. The application for IL
censes was accompanied by a bank
check dated March 26th, 1949, in
amount of 5000 The check was
signed by George Devener.
The license application was signed
by George Devener but his signature
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

Truman) removal of the ban
selling liquor to Indian veterans
new drive for payment of adjus-
compensation, and, continuation
and 256 increase in benefits paid
to unemployed veterans.
Another important resolution ap-
proved was one urging that Father
Corrigan, long time department
chaplain, be chosen national VFW
chaplain.
Wilbur L. Hammond, WibauX, and
one-time state senator, was chosen
department commander, succeeding
Ernest Burns, Whitefish; Louis Kali
berg, Harlowton, is the new senior
vice commander; Shelby Mayor AL
fred Klingler, junior vice comman-
der; Joe Sullivan, Anaconda, judge
advocate; DR.! Setter, Malta, depart
ment surgeon; FIR Corrigan, Havre,
department chaplain; and Ray HI.
Wieneke, Havre, was named depart
ment adjutant, succeeding William
Pilgeram, now commissioner of state
lands.
In retiring, Mr.. Pilgeram was pre-
sented with a fine Swiss watch in
of the meritorious serv-
ice he had given the state VFW and
its more than 10000 members the
past three years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01

they seek to go into business, farm,
or work on salary. Wording of the
resolution indicated that the VFW
feels that MVA offers the greatest
possibilities of making an efficient
development job on reclamation, soil
conservation, cheap power, etc.
Other major resolutions approved
at the convention included: solid
backing for the Administrations
housing measure (Which cleared it's
last legislative hurdle Wednesday
and is now in the hands of President
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
STATE WV WANTS establishment OF MVA

Possibly the most significant reso-
luton, out of more than 80 approved
by the convention of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars last weekend in
Billings, was the one extending all
out support to the establishment of
a Missouri Valley Authority.
Motivation for discussion and pas
sage of the resolution for MVA was
the need for providing veterans still
in college, as well as other veterans
with opportunities to establish them
selves in the Missouri basin, whether
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-07-01
Handbook Coolidge Warns
Natural Gas Supply
May Run Out In
Five Years

E. B. Coolidge, president of the
Montana Gas Corporation, warned
natural gas users in Havre and Chi
nook, June 21, that the present ma
tural gas supply in that area would
approach exhaustion within five or
six years at the present rate of use.
Montana Gas Corporation now
serves three customers, the Great
Northern Railway, the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company at Chinook and the
Montana-Dakota Utilities which in
turn retails the gas to residential
and commercial consumers in Havre
and Chinook.
eff the service to the railway COM
pany is discontinued at the end of
this year and the Utah-Idaho Sugar
Company is eventually stopped, the
life of the gas supply may be dou-
bled," Coolidge said in an open let
ter addressed to the mayor and city
council of Havre. He further pointed
out that the difficulty lies in the
limited supply of gas now remain
ing in the reserves in the known
present producing horizons in the
Box Elder and Bowes fields.
Efforts were made recently, ac-
cording to the gas company execu-
tive, to add to present supplies of
gas by drilling two wildcat wells
which developed no gas. Four new
wells in the proven areas also failed
4 L =
and deepening three other wells in
the lower horizons has helped some
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