The people's voice., 1959-06-26

strings ON this dummy to make
| seem real.
Who is the puppet master that viii
be the heir to the $$$ soul when tn
strings are released to grab the loot
The 10OO-barrel a day refinery i
a locked up piece of junk. The valu,
of the plant in its present location
is gone now that the expectations Of
the Soap Greek field have proved tt
be only 800 barrels per day of pri
marily asphalt and creosote7 based
crude. The price of road material was
recently broken by Carter Oil. The
experimental prototype refinery was
designed for the Navy and originally
erected in. Shelby. 1t was supposed
Pacific during World War II.
Two years ago it was moved to
Lodge Grass as a promotion by Ray
Mclaughlin, the founder of Texas
Calgary Oil Co., who still owns some
tanks and land in Lodge Grass.
Before Mclaughlin it was operated
by Tulloma Oil Co., a subsidiary of
Standard.
Now back to my May 22 VOICE
story. Harold Green, the mayor of
Lodge Grass. wrote to the Board of
Examiners that he wanted to save
the jobs of twenty townsmen. This
letter was written at the insistence
of Frank Lowrance, Helena director
of the Federal Housing and Home FL
nance Agency. Lowrance told the
mayor that he was trying to interest
a group to take over the operation
of the plant.
A check with Secretary of State
Frank Murray's office showed that
the Petroleum Management Corpora
tion mentioned by Green is nom
existent so far as the State of Mon
lana is concerned.
Lowrance contends that Gov. J.
Hugo Aronson is opposed to the con-
,inued operation of the refinery be-
:ause '1arge companies want no
from independents.
,Aronson was not present when Lodge
Grass was discussed, at the Examin-
,rs meetings. Busy in Sweden.)
rexas-Calgary. according to Low
ance, is supposed to want to take all
# its equipment to Texas. This in
ludes few tanks and valves.
Walter Seligman, president of
'exas-Calgary, understands that the
tate is interested in their Lodge
irass facilities and has written Dave
[artley, of the State Planning Board,
n agency vitally interested in in
ustrial advances in the State. "We
'ould appreciate knowing how we
light work with you on this mat
r." Seligman wrote Hartley.
Bob Kennedy or Carter Oil has
used the question to the Oil and
as Commission: "What about the
tate in the oil biz?''
Duke Crowley of the Attorney
office sought advice from
i'll Ernst. head of Donable Property
vision of the Department of Public
whether some of the of
&c or laboratory equipment was of
~ use to the states schools or hos
tails. After a visit to the $205, 900 b
avy acquisition price plant that the Iii
ate can purchase for ten per cent, p'
INST came to a negative conclusion al
Lowrance was at one time in the u
search division of the Navy and '"
S followed this project since it's 10
,eption. !e
Attorney General Forrest Anderson IN II,
ought the matter before the Ex- I'll
liners and also produced the $780, IL
8 check certified by a Helena bank. 70 70
A check up with State Auditor John bl
lines shows that no state funds are lo
-olved; only the good name of the ail
tte of Montana. So the Examiners we
, now concerned with the affairs &c
the United States Navy and the SUI
itical structure of Lodge Grass. ye
yer mind who knows where to no
* the refinery after. getting it at cn'
per cent off. ice
Maybe this will clear your mind WI
to why l have such difficult way an
h the English language and fre- oe'
.ntly use illusions like in last y.e,
ek's VOICE, Certified checks pre- adj
t bit of a mystery in them wa
,es". .-FS. for
the
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