Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 149, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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They All Read It — Therefore A First Clan Advertising Medium
volume •
GRAHAM TEX 48. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY tZ IMS.
NUMBER 149
Chamber Of Commerce Banquet Speaker Graham Steers
* Banquet
(Severe Blizzard Comes
To Wichita Falls
Tickets On
For Tournament To Aid Finns As
Sale Friday
Allies Send
Help
Building the Lily
county win-
Robert Lee Bobbitt, member of the;Justice of the 4th Court of Civil ;’e®,lon- after three federal,
ate Highway Commission, will be, Appeals, as Chairman of the State Jll< Y‘s 1 natene to issue a pe ma ;
atured speaker at the crnual ban- Highway Commission and at present j "<?nt "'Junction unless the commia-
Washington showed
surveying of a proposed highway
Pigeons Blessed
becoming
at the
gasoline
L. Owen,
lack
WEATHER
WEST TEXAS: Partly etaw*
Are Called Home
Ing and drilling activity as result
business today.
Waynick was taken to Wfch-
EAST TEXAS: Generally ftehr.
Caldwell of F»-mm King-
ton, with Mrs Will Graby at th
telle ere l o t Worth vivi or, tedsy
are being
is shown
the finols of
Tournament
Friday to
basketball
held there
program at Valley
the winter pf 1777
Thursday;
Gentle to
Graham
visitors
of Gra-
A large crowd attended the initial
' service in the revival meeting which
started last night at First Presby-
terian Church, and heard Dr. Jas.
F. Hardie of Fort Worth.
Many declared his mrs tage to be
one of unusual inspiration. He read
from the Psalms as a basis for his
sermon and portrayed in eloquent
language the plan found in ths text
, for closer communion between man
and God.
mayor has proelaiaaad
one “for special sy
modest, lonely beehel
be a parade with ap-
fluent speakers In Texas.
An interesting end enthusiastic
game is scheduled
Steers down Burk-
be matched against
night.
Feb. 22.—The be-
rejoiced today on the
severe blizzard, calcu-
Members of the ticket sales com-
mittee Jor the annual meeting and
banquet of the Graham Chamber of
held here March 1
■n o’clock Friday
O'Dan-
sp< cialI
the
> of
Fort Worth "boosters” of the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show presented a program of
entertainment before |i>0 members
of the Graham and East Fort Worth
Lions Clubs In joint banquet meet-
ing here Wednesday night
Memorial Auditorium.
Stanley H. Peqvy of the
club welcomed Fort Worth
and expressed appreciation
ham for assistance of Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce in Boy Scout,
highways and other projects.
O. B. Rose, president of the local
club, introduced Ned Henry, presi-1
underthings for ladies—juat te
a boost to business that their
of a family fails to five.’*
From tiny bulb tn flowering plant
within 30 days Is the record of this
amaryllis, grown in a display room
in the Merchandise Mart, Chteago.
The Illy, measured by Julia McCar-
thy, grew without soil or sunshine,
its roots immersed in a solution at
is serving as memb.r of the Com
mis; ion.
Aside from his law practice an
State duties he has bf.en active in
Boy Scout work, Chamber of Com-
merce, American Legion, the Ex-
Students Association of Trxas Uni-
Commerce to
will meet at
morning to plan their campaign of
ticket selling, Buck Acree, chairman
of the committee, han announced.
An attendance of more than 400
is anticipated at the banquet to be
held in the gymnasium of the Gra-
ham High School. R. L. Bobbit,
member of the State Highway Com-
mission. will be chief speaker and
music will be furnished by the A
Cappella Choir of the North State |
Teachers College at Denton.
Acree will be assisted In the sales
by Otho Tiner, John Gammill, Bill
Mitehell, I..F. Roebuck, O. V. Koen,
C. P. Gregory, Jim Bowron, Carl
Willis, Al Payne, E. C. Taylor,
Alada Taggart, Bob Lush, W. Leon
Scott, J. H. Crawford, Pete Gilles-
pie, E. R. Marchman, M. Boyd
Street and E. Bruce Street
mMack
Jmi was a business visitor in Gra-
bs m today.
Producer Opens
1 Jp New Deep Field
In Montague County
New Oil Rules
Greatly Hinder
Operators Here
Large Crowd
Hears Dr. Hardie’s
First Message
Ballots were mailed today to
Chamber of Commerce members for
the election of six directors for al *•” ____
two year' term, with the request that Ap obder si(rned for th*
sang
the string
and the
Night la
Graham, Ft, Worth
Lons Hear Stock
Show Program
The Grnham High School Steers
will go to Wichita IFalh
participate in the di'trict
tournament which will be
Friday and Saturday.
• In their first game the Steers will j
be' matched against the Burkburnett
Bulldogs, the team that, nosed the
Graham quintet out in
the Graham Invitation
held hqre.
Vernon meets Jack
ners at 2 p. m. Friday and the Gra-
ham-Burkburnett
for 3:10. If the
: bumett they will
Seymour Friday
versity. He says he if'a Jefferson-
ian-Wilsoqian Democrat.
| Sav for his sei vices in the Stat'
Legislature, he has been appointee
Rumania Stops
Germany s Gasoline
Safetv Shorts
From
THE OIL BELT SAFETY COUNCIL
ARE YOU ONE of those motor-
ists with a big shot complex ?
When you're arrested or given a
ticket for a traffic violation, do you
yelp loud and long, threaten to get
the officer's job, call up your politi-
cal friends and try to get the ticket
fixed?
If you do these things, then you
are a big-shot only to yourself. To
everyone else you are a menace, un-
Irmining the laws that were made
protect you, not persecute you.
1 This message Is from the Oil Belt
Safety council.
' WASHINGTON. Feb. "S—The
i House of Representatives and the
I Senate met together today to hear
read the speech that was made by
I George Washington when he was
inaugurated as the first president.
It wap 208 years ago today that
Washington was born. A part of
the Washington Birthday celebra-
tion include a
Forge where in
and 1778 when amid severe winter
weather General
; unusual leadership and preserving
I morale and courage for his soldiers.
Some of the old trenches and shel-
ters made that winter for his sol-
diers, are to be seen still.
BONITA, Texas, Feb. 22.—The
Sinclair-Prairie No. 1 B. H. Howard,
three-fourths of a mile west of here,
blew in Wednesday for an estimated
I production of 2500 to 3000 barrels
He emphasised the necessity, im- of oil per day to open up Montague
poitanee and helpfulness to man in
maintaining *'a throne room for talk s
with God, and maintaining contacts
with the Heavenly Father that will
mean solution of problems and the
finding of comfort in time of trou-
ble and uncertainty.”
Court Ruling |
i
AUSTIN. Feb. 22.—A Texas oil
I crisis wqs feared today after Jerry1
j Sadler, state railroad commissioner, 1
j yesterday asked Gov. W. Lee
iel to call the legislature in
Congress Hears
Washington Speech
j Re-Read Today
j HELSINKI
seiged Finns
arrival of a
I is ted to stop Red bombers and to
I hinder movement of men and artil
lery behind the Red lines.
The Finn soldiers are thus expect-
ed a brief rest.
Better news still was the news
that leaked out that actual rem
forcements are now on the way from
iFHgland and France, including ship-
ment today of 144 warplanes.
mayor
rested and
hours and
, compelled
stores and
silky
way commission, informed Gfcan
Burgess, manager of the Graham
Chamber of Commerce, in Wichita
IFalla Wednesday.
It is expected that work on thn
survey will be started soon. Sur-
vey has already been made from
Graham to the Young county line
near Finis.
i While in Wichita R»lls Burgess
! was also informed by J. M. Isbell.
I highway division engineer, that •
I crew of men would be placed eu
constructing the Loving-Graham road
shortly.
or sent ;
full de-j
gasoline; AURORA, Ill., Feb. 22.—An wu-
' usual leap-year celebration will be-
have as held in this city on February m
that she' when special attention will be gtvna
to the bachelors of the comm
A woman
the occasion
pathy to the
ors. There’ll
propriate placards and the woman
ill order all bachelors un-
placed in jail for a few
some will be fined and
to “go to department
ballots be returned immediately so t _• . - - - - -
they may be counted Monday after- from'pfnte to the'Po'ssum Ktagdo^
I Dam on the Brazos River, Harry
from Hines, chairman of the state high-
State Highway Commission, will be
featured speaker at the _____ 1
quet of the Graham Chamber of
Commerce on March 1. Also appear-
ing on the program Will be the A
Cappella Choir from the North Tex-
as State Teachers College at Denton,
of which Mr. Bobbitt is a graduate.
Mr. Bobbitt has served the State
in manY capacities, being one of the
few who have served in each of the
three branches of government. He
served in the 38th, 39th and 40th
Legislatures, being elected speaker ^kesSh^ has.
of the 40th Legislature by unani- c
mous vote.- -■*- —— - ...
He has served as Attorney-General ,
of the State of Texas, as Associate from anything.
Order Is Signed
For Survey Of
Finis-Dam Road
county’s second deep oil pool.
Pay was struck in Caddo lime at
5241-49 feet in the well, a wildcat,
located in the W. Wallaee survey,
abstract 841. The immediate see-: OKLAHOMA: Fair
By H. I. TROUT
Changes made by the Railroad
Commission of Texas in applying
regulations and restriction on oil
operators and affecting drilling of
wells in Young county have so dis-
turbed and hindered the industry in
this area that it ie costing the peo-
ple of tie county thousands of dol-
_.tars every week.
We have had interview, with a
number of Graham operators, roy-
alty owners and geologists concern-
ing the problem and have found that
the situation is really
serious. ' ' ’
While a number of wells
drilled and much diligence
by local operators in trying to
step up operations here, the new
regulations and recent change, are
really becoming a menace to em-
ployment instead of aid. The effect
is not only being felt by those di-
rectly interested in drilling Of oil
wells, but by scores of men de-
pending on work at these well, to
meet their house rent, grocery bills
and other expenses, also by mer-
chants and other business men who
find their business greatly hindered
when oil developments here are de-
layed or discouraged in any way.
While Young county has oeen one
of the most consistent and continu
oUs productive areas in Texas for
around 20 years, there has never
been the radical, outspoken opposi-
tion here to the State’s oil regula-1 ^7 of’the”Ea”st Fort Worth Lions!
tory measures, like that which has|
characterized East Texas, North)
Texas and other big fields. But
many here feel now that there are
so many useless and costly prac-
tices being applied to this area that
it is time for' drastic action. It is ’
believed the Commission and its ad-
ministrative officials will make
, . needed changes when they are fur-
nlshed information to show the real
facts affecting operations here.
The Railroad Commission of Texas
bad plen'y of red tape prior to the
new orders, rules, regulations and
forms of February I, 1940; but since
that date the oil operator, have
become so bound up in regulations,
red tape, a maze of new forms, and
the centralizing of all authority by
the Commission in Austin, that it it
becoming increasingly difficult for
oil operators to drill wells in Young
county.
The Railroad Commission has ap-
parently taken away all of the au-
thority from the district offices and
hao centralised this power in Austin,
which entails many new form, and
much uncalled for delay Where
the oil operators did get clearance
on many permits and papers through
the Wichita Falls district office in
ivrswam vwk 01 Himdrad, H- M Tueker ot 01nV « •" Gr,‘
ISTANBUL, Feb. 21.—Hundred,
of Russian technical workers today "
prepared to return home aftqr the
Soviet Union issued a call tor then#
The worker, had been employed
noon.
The list of nominations f
which the six will be elected in-
cludes: E. R. Marehman, J. P. Tack-
ett. R. €. Wood, H. I. Trout. E. W.
Harrison. Obie Dodd, S. B. Harbi-
son, M. W. Larmour, C. P. Gregory,
R. L. Morrison, Chauncey Penix. I.
T. Gilmer, John Hays, Perry Max-
well.
Holdover directors from 1939, who
will serve during 1940, are Bob Cobb,
F. P. Douglass, J. P. McKinley,
F. Roebuck, V. O. Rosser, James
Staffer
Oil Crisis Is
Feared Result
Club. ,
Marvin Brown, Jr., master of cere ,
monies for the entertainment pro
gram, Introduced Chief of Police |
Carl Howard, Sheriff A. B. Carter |
and their denuties. Brown
“The Night Is Young,'
band played other music
entire group sang “The
Young.”
T. C. Jones introduced
president of the Texas Weslyn Col-
lege and past president of the .Fast
Fort Worth Club, who spoke briefly
on purposes and accomplishment-
of Lionism.
The delegation returned to Fori
Worth Wednesday night >n I
busses In which they made a trip
360 mile, Wednesday on behalf
the l-'at Stock Show.
All Bachelors
BUCHAREST. Feb. 22 — Ger- I A _ Ill
many's future relations with Ru- 111 ZaUfOlu^ 111,
mania will likely be decided by the _ _ — I *1 I
outcome of the mission of Dr. Karl j £)€ 13116(1
Clodious, economic negotiator sent; J
to Rumania to insist upon
livery of high-test aviation
promised to Germany.
Rumania was reported to
sured Fnglsnd and France
would prohibit export of
to the reich.
sion altered its methods of prorating 1
in the East Texas oil field.
Charging discrimination against!
the better wells the court raid that j - . . . , . .
unless the commission .wished to DQf"lCine IvlariP
change its East Texas proration | INOmmaUODb 1V13U6 ,
methods there was no choice but to T? PV •
enjoin enforcement against two op-llOt LrJ-vClUHb
erators, the Humble Oil afijT Ref in-j
ing Co., which has more than 2.U00 | ( If ( { Jf f
wells, and Rowan & Nichols of Fvrtl
Worth.
r -The. commit-, ion was given 10 days
held by the Governors. He says h< jn muke a decision but a
is “not ninifing "for anything, or ecnfbrencc produced no announce-
ment.
Meanwhile, Sadler asked O’Daniel
1 to call out the legislature, assert
| ing court interpretation of Texas oil
statutes would pesult in confiscation
of producing properties. ’ :* ■ "
' Sadler added- a crisps had arisen
J “which bids fair to threaten the
I live, and welfare of thousands upon
I thousands of men, women and chil-
di-en.
Humble and Rowan & Nichols
contended that present methods of
distributing allowable in the 183 acre
field penalised wells favorably lo-
cated with respect to the better oil
beat ing sands and caused confisca-
tien.
The court, presided over by dr-
suit Judge Samuel L. Sibley of At-
lanta, raid injury to the plaintiffs*
was ‘'clearly admitted.”
Me particular^ criticized a 20-
barrel minimum assigned East Texas
wells .before application of a formu-
la by which the remainder of the
field allowable, now about 690,000*
barrel* basic daily, is distributed.
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