The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 195, Ed. 2 Sunday, February 17, 1935 Page: 3 of 18
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LEGISLATURE
PREPARES FOR
BITTER TILTS
AUSTIN. Feb 16. <#—Texas leg-
islator* in customary week-end re-
cess. prepared lor strenuous floor
fights next week.
Legislation on major issues wa.i
set for consideration by both houses.
The issue of legalized horse race
wagering may be decided in the
house Monday. Sponsors of a repeal
kill hoped to obtain consideration
on a "suspension day privilege.’ Re-
peal was recommended by a house
committee.
Allred Back* Repeal
Governor James V. Allred s urgent
appeal this week for repeal appar-
i ..uy speeded preparations lor a test
m the hous;*. The senate however
oilayed a committee hearing on its
repeal bill until Wcunesdaj.
First on the senate calendar for
Monday was its crime committee's
bul to merge state law enforcement
agencies into a state department ol
puolic safety modernizing state po-
lice machinery. Passage apjM-ared
certain as 18 senators signed it.
Legislative highlight* this week
included the bitter fight in the sen-
ate over confirmation of Mrs. Sarah
T. Hughes of Dallas as a district
Judge and passage of the governor’s
Mite planning ooaid bill by the
senate.
Repercussions ol the Hughes con-
firmation sounded in the senate
Friday as it interrogated a news-
paper reported concerning the
source of a purported secret roll
call. The inquiry resulted in a move-
ment to tighten senate rules to pro-
hibit executive session leaks.
The planning boards bill sailed
tiuough the house three weeks ago
but militant opposition m the sen-
ate slowed its progress and placed
many amendments on it. House
iptnson will decide next week If the
amendments will be acceptable cr if
the bill will be sent to a conference
committee lor overhauling.
50 Hills Heady
Next week in the aenitc promises
action for its restriction a vinst
floor consideration ol bills / mug
the first 40 days of the se-*» u ex-
pired Saturday. More than 50 bills
were ready for action with favorable
committee reports.
En route from the legislature to
the governor fer approval was a
speedily passed bill to permit motor-
ists to attach 1935 registration plates
March 1. a month prior to the dead-
line for payment of fees.
The bill represented a comprosise
between the house and senate for the
former proposed February 1 as the
early date fer use of current year
tags. Prompt action resulted from a
highway department ruling that use
ol 1935 plates before midnight March
31 was illegal and lax collectors said
prinent ol registration fees was re-
tarded
For Tue-dav the house scheduled
consideration of a bill to declare gas
pipe lines common carriers design-
ed to trait enormous wastage of na-
tural gas in the Texas panhandle
v arid * largest gas reservoir. As com-
mon earners the now privately-own-
ed lines would be required to trans-
l*>rt gas of independents.
OPEN ICE (REAM STORE
• Special to ill* Heraldi
MISSION Feb 16—Opening of a
r.i«w Kree-Mec ice Cream Company
store m Mission Tuesday was an-
nounced by Chas fi Polhemus.
proprietor of the firm. Free ice
cream was served Tuesday after-
noon. The firm operates in a num-
ber of Valley cities.
New Derricks Are
Being Built Over
Valley Oil Fields
(Special to Tb« Herald)
MISSION. Feb. 16.—Wildcat ac-
tivity in three Lower Rio Grande
Vahey counties has again assum-
ed hignly interesting and important
proportions as drilling continues over
Widely scattered areas and a numoer
ol new tests prepare to get under
w®y.
During the past few days activity
in the Samlordyce field of south-
western Hidalgo county snowed a
considerable increase and newr lo-
cations were reported during the
week. Derricks are being built on two
locations this weekend.
A single completion in the Sam-
lordyce area was recorded during
the week. It was Rogers Oil A Gas
company s No. 2 Francisco Guerra
in the southeast 2a acres ol tract
254. porcion 40. about 4500 !eet
southeast ol discovery. The test was
turned into the tanks when 1 lowing
an estimated 80 to 90 barrels daily
on 3-16-lnch tubing choke under
tubmg working pressure ol 650
pounds and ciosea-ln casing pres-
sure of 1000 pounds. The lest had
saturated sand at 2.729-51 ieet bui
is producing from the Lower live
feet of the saturation. It was the
35th tlowing well in the Held.
Another test set and cemented
casing and is now watting on ce-
ment white a lishnig job prevented
running casing on a second.
Showers A Mcncriel * No. 3-B John
Lawrence in the northeast 13.5 acres
ot tract 274 porcion 39. about 1600
iret cast ol discovery set and ce-
mented 7-inch O. D. casing at 2775
.tel after coring the upper gas sand
at 2.761-75 ieet saturated sand at
2773-78 leet shale at 2.778-78 1-3 feci
and saturation at 2.778 1-3 to 81 feet
On the northwest edge of produc-
tion. Navarro Oh Company's No. 3
Seabury et al. In the northwest cor-
ner ol the north 25 acres ol the
southeast 51 acres ol tract 256. poi-
cion 38. about 2700 feel nortnwest
of discovery ran nearly 2500 ieet
of casing early Thursday when a
whipt'tcck set at 2.500 leet dropped
to the bottom of the hole al 2.772
feet. EtiorU were being made to iish
it out. The test showed 1.750 feet ot
oil and 60 feet of brackish water on
drill stem test at 2.765-72 feet and
casing was orde red set m shale at j
2.768-69 feet. The lower three feet;
ol the hole was in saturated sand
In the field proper three new
tests were making hole and two new
uerricks went up late this week.
About 700 feel northwest of pro-
auction Gem Oil company’s No. 1 ;
Seabury . et al in the southeast cor-
ner of the east 24 acres ol the west
48 acres ol the north 78 acres ol the
southeast 166 9 acres of tract 256.
porcion 38 about 3100 feet north-
west of discovery is drilling at 1345
feet.
Two tests are making hole in the
southeast corner of the field.
Cortez •Weekleyi Oil corporation.
No. 3 C E. Smith in the northeast
34 43 acres ol tract 278. porcion 40
about 4.950 feet southeast of dis-
covery. is drilling at 1.815 leet.
Windsor Oil company s No. 2 Dr
J. ftl Doss in the northwest earner
01 the west 55 acres oi the north-
east ol discovery . drilling at 1520
feet.
Derrick was completed Friday for
Reserve Development company's No.
2 Seabury et al. 330. feet from the
south and 207 feet from the east
lines of the north 28 acres ol the west
38 acres ot the southeast 89.80 acres
of tract 256. porcion 38. bom 2 70U
teet northwest of discovery. The te l
is about 750 feet south of the Reserve
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! No. 1 Seabury and 750 leet west of
the Heep Oil Corporations No. 3
Seabury and will be watched with
considerable interest because ol its
location toward the southwest ex-
tremity of production. It is about 1.-
100 feei north and slightly west oi
the King-Woods et al No. 1 David
Flores which tested salt water and
oil several months ago and-was fin-
ally abandoned.
Derrick was finished Friday for
the Heep Oil Corporations No. 1
John Lawrence 241 leet from the
east and 226 feet from the north
lines of the southeast 5 acres of
tract 274 porcion 38. aoout 2.100 led
southeast of discovery. This test will
be important because of its loci-
lion near the south edge of the mid-
section of the field.
Another important new location
staked this week may result in a
slight eastern extension of the field.
It is Harrison-Davis-Bishops No.
2 Francisco Guerra. 680 feet from
the west and 165 feet irom the south
lines of share 12. porcion 41. aoout
5.500 leet east of discovery. Produc-
ers are located 350 feet to the west
and 500 feet south.
One of the most interesting tests
in the general vicinity of the Sam-
*ord>ce field is E. B Van Huss No.
1 Garcia Land A Livestock company
about 6.500 feet west and slightly
north of discovery and 3.000 feet
west of production It is coring dur-
ing the weekend below 2.746 leet
after being shut down lor two days
oecausc impassable roads prevented
fuel trucks from reaching the loca-
tion By Sunday it should have cor-
ed the Sarnfordyce producing horizon
and should have given some indica-
tidn of the western limits of the
field. Location is 330 leet Irom the
east line oi porcion 100. Ancient
Jurisdiction of Reynosa just insidc
the Starr County line and 2.717
feet south ol State Highway 4.
Hidalgo wildcatters had a busy
week reporting one new test spud-
ded. a new location made live ac-
tive tests and two abandonments.
The new wildcat was Nutex 'John
F. Camp and Earl Hsnkammcr
Cil corporation s No. 1 Frank Rabb
330 feet from the east and 980 leet
from the south lines of t lie Rabb 511-
acre tract out of Laguna Seca Lea-
gue. It has set and cemented about
200 feet of surface casing after drill-
ing to that depth with a spudder
Derrick materials liave arrived at the
lease and derrick will be under con-
struction early next week. Location
Is a ;oui 12 miles northwest oi Ediii-
ourg.
Inc new location was E. A. Show-
n& and associates’ No. 1 Brock &
Showers. 66 Jeet from the north aud
660 leet Ironi the east lines of lot 11
block 18. Vista Hermosa sukidivision.
porclon 79. Ancient Jurisdiction of
Reynosa. The test is about 10 miles
northwest of Mission. This loca-
tion was incorrectly reported as the
Gato Oil Corporation's No. 2 Brock
& Showers.
About three miles south of the
new Showers location. Gato Oil Cor-
poration's No. 1 Brock &i Showers
in lot 8. block 26. porclon 19. is shut
down at 5.025 feet. It is expected to
be deepened.
Nearly four miles north of the
Showers location. W. L. Clary's No.
1 Brock & Showers in Lot 4. block
12 porclon 79. is coring below 2850
leet. Nothing definite luu been
learned abcut many reports most
of them incorrect concerning this
test.
About four miles north of the Sam-
fordyce field in western Hidalgo
Dow ney & Morton s No. 1 Osca Das-
kam. hi block 34 po tion 45. An-
cient Jurisdiction of Reynosa. is ex-
pected to resume early next week
after being shut down for three days
at 2.615 feet.
Alienner wildcat in norwicui m-
dalgo is King-Woods Oil company's
No 1 W M. Doughty in share 90.
San Salvador del Tule grant which
is iraking hole at 3.630 feet a cor-
rected depth. The lest is contracted
to go 6.000 feet.
In eastern Hidalgo. Union Sulphur
Company'.* No. 3 American-Rio
Grande Land <fc Irrigation company
in lot 2.082 block 86. North Capi-
sallo district is drilling in shale at
4227 feet. It is about eight miles
north of Mercedes.
The two abandonments m the
county were both a short distance
east of the Samlordyce field.
King-Woods Oil company's No. 1
OtcR Daskatn. in lot 23-A. block 49.
porcion 45 Ancient Jurisdiction of
Reynosa. went to 4.363 feet beiore;
abandonment It had no important
shows. Location was three miles east
of the field
Harrison-Modlin-Daskam s No. 1 j
Garcia Land & I vestock company.
330 feet north of the Military high-
way and 950 feel from the west line (
of porcion 42. Ancient Jurisdiction'
of Reynosa. about two miles east of
the field was abandoned dry at
3.205 feet without finding either the
Samfordxce horizon or a sand show-
ing for oil at 3.050 feet in the old
Chancellor Hall well a few hundred
feet west
Wildcatting occupied the most im-
portant. spot in Starr county activ- i
tty with only one test still working
in any proven area.
Armstrong. Emanuel A: Adams' No.
1 Starr County Cattle company in
block 57. Jeffries-Lambeth subdivi-
sion. iiorcton 8f Ancient Jurisdiction
of Camargo. south central Starr
bailed salt water early in the week
in saturation at 2.572-72 feet cored
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other iCfct.
In the northwest corner of the
ccuntv. two tests were under way.
Crawford ct al's No. 1 Hicks &
Hicks. 660 leet from the northeast
and 2.000 feet from the southeast
lines of the south 500 acres of El
Pcdemal grant is shut down at
1615 ieet while repairing the rig.
In Survey 344. western Starr. 8un-
R&y Oil Company's No. 1 S. Sanchez
&i Bro. in the southwest quarter of
tlieu survey and 1.500 feet niuth of
the Great Plains No. 1 Sanchez is
drilling at 22231 feet. The lest has
had several water and dry. gray
sands deepest of which was 12 feet
and bore a si |ht gas odor.
Also in western Starr. Heep Oil
Corportions • Conroe Drilling Co.)
No. 1 M. Guerra Si Son in block 35.
Crawford subdivision porcion 56
Ancient Jurisdiction of Mier is still
shut down at 2.060 feet.
In southwestern Starr. Dale
Sneeds No. 1 Virginia C. de Guerra
in southwest corner of the north
1 000 acres of share 92. porcion 68.
Ancient Jurisdiction of Mier. has set
and cemented 215 leet of surface
casing. The hole was drilled to its
present depth with a spudder be-
cause of hard lock and will probably
be earned the first 1.000 feet with
the cable-tool outfit.
About two miles north of the Rio
Grande Clt'* pool in southern Starr.
John H. t'#)pton’s No. 1 Ancient
Jurisdiction of Camargo. spudded in
Friday. I|i location along the Rey-
nosa escarpment from which Rio
Grande City production is coming
will make it rather interesting.
John H. Cioptons No. 1 Roos Si
Bennett et al. about 800 feet from
the east line of Porcion 91. Ancient
Junsdicitm of Camargo. and about
12.000 feet norfi of highway 4. is
drilling at some 3.500 feet. The teat
has had a large number of gas
sands some ranging from five to
ten feet in thickness.
On the north edge of the Barba-
coas |X)ol in south central Stan.
Merren. Bond A: Johnson's No. 4
Starr County Cattle company is
rigging up. Location is 350 feet from
the north and 330 feet lrom the east
lmes of the south 20 acres of block
24. Jcffnes-Lambeth subdivision
Porcion 89. Ancient Jurisdiction of
Camargo.
After being shut down for several
days. South Texas Development
company’s (W. T. Daniel* No. I
Armendiaz. in Little Share 4. a 2.606-
acre tract in the southeast corner
of Willacy county resumed during
the past week. Last reports had the
well drilluig at 3.558 feet.
WORRIES DEMS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 JP) —
Roosevelt forces in the senate plan-
ned to devote this week-end to
strenuous efforts to pacify demo-
cratic critics of the $4 880.000.000
work and relief bill. The admin-
istration men sought to get the bill
through next week if possible.
There was considerable speculation
regarding the effect on democratic
dissidents of the attack aimed at
the measure on the senate floor
Friday by Senator Vandenburg
tR-Michi. who ha* been mentioned
as a 1936 republican presidential
prospect. Charging that it would
“retard recovery and fail to meet
the relief problem. Vandenburg
sarcastigally proposed this substi-
tute:
*T. Congress hereby appropriates
$4880000000 to the president to use
as he pleases.
“2. Anybody who doesn t like it
is fined $1 000."
Senator Adams < D-Colo) predicted
that Vandenburg’s speech because
of its source and “partisanship''
would cau-j some democrat* to op-
pose change* in the bill which oth-
erwise they would have favored.
A colleague. Senator McCarran
<D-Nev» author of an administra-
tion-opposed amendment to fix
work relief wages at the rates pre-
vailing in different localities
thought Vandenburg and Senator
Steiwer iR-Ore) had made a good
analysis of the measure.
A statement by Vandenburg that
the bill would permit the govern-
ment to compete with any business
it pleased was balanced against the
assertion of a White House caller
that the president is determined to
authorize no project* which would
result in such competition.
Mr. Roosevelt's intentions were
described from the White House
step* by Senator O Mahoney <D-
Wyoi. He said the president is de-
termined not only to authorize
projects which will not compete
with private industry but that he
“will use all his influence to main-
tain rates of wages and standards
in private industry."
On the Kyber Pp^s. India sign-
posts are made in picture* since
most of the travelers cannot read:
autos are routed one way and camels
and horses another.
Valley’s Vegetable
Methods Get Study
(Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN. Feb. II—<AV- R.
B. Landrum of Tul*** in charge of
shipping point and receiving mar-
ket inspection in Oklahoma and
Jack Renfro chief gT&der with the
Oklahoma state market* division
are completing a study of the Val-
■ ley.
Renfro recently took over the
duties of Ills office and is in the
Valley studying local methods of
harvesting and grading because
Oklahoma is planning to plant more
vegetables.
The visitors report that Oklahoma
made a “killing" with spinach and
growers are anxious tc try out some
other vegetable:: as well.
The visitors are making the of-
fice of Hart T. Longvno. supervisor
of the Texas-federal shipping point
inspection service their headquar-
ters while in the Valley.
Valley Girl on Air
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. Feb 16-A 20-minute
review of the new book. "Artemis.
Fare Thee Well." by Helena Proud-
foot Ca rus of Chicago was given
over Station WLNR Chicago by
Llewellyn Jones Chicago Tribune
critic according to information re-
ceived here. Mrs. Carus is a daugh-
ter of Mrs. F. W. Proudfoot of Mis-
sion.
Meet at Breakfast
<8p*ciai I* Tb«* Here'll
SAN BENITO Feb. 16— The
I chamber of commerce group head-
ied by L. H. Warburton will meet
I Wednesday morning at the Stone-
| wall Jactaon hotel foi its monthly
i breakfast meeting.
The J. O. Prentiss and E F Brady
groups will meet the following week.
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MISSION. Feb. 1« — Mission
Chamber of Commerce officials
have arranged for the opening of a
public lounge in the city hall build-
ing on North Conway BoutovnrC
according to Mrs. Ynema Mulhol-
land .sec re tar- ol the organlxat on.
The lounge adjoin* chamber ol
commerce olficee on the main floor
of the building _.
The organization has passed a
irsolutkm opposing the recently
increased railway freight rates on
outbound Valley agricultural prod-
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