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Sunday, April 6, 1969
The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Page 3, Sec. 1
Mobil
LOOKS PLANE OVER — Don Handlin, Kermit businessman, looks over wreckage of Small's
plane, which crash-landed in a pasture northeast of Kermit Thursday morning. The plane was
damaged extensively in the mishap. (Staff Photo)
Industry Faces Battle On
Oil Depletion Allowance
agy sarah mcclendon
^ NEWS SERVICE
Texas oil interests and the
petroleum industry in general
are currently under severe at-
tack on several fronts in Cong-
ress. The worst may be yet to
come.
Oilmen say they are not only
expecting continued attacks on
the depletion allowance, but
possible loss of exemptions on
“intangibles" such as costs
of drilling non - productive
wells. The battle over these
matters will be waged in com-
ing weeks in the House Ways
and Means Committee, where
Rep. George Bush (R-Houston)
and Rep, Omar Burleson (D»
Anson), both members of the
committee, are watching care-
fully.
Two Texans are among the
strategists leading the efforts
to defend the tax exemptions
allowed the industry. They are
BdUfR. Dorsey of Port Arthur,
president of Gulf Oil Corpora-
tion and M. A. Wright of Hous-
ton,'' chairman of Humble Oil.
The 271/2 per cent depletion
allowance was set up by Cong-
ress 43 years ago as an in-
centive to oil exploration. Dor-
sey told the committee that the
allowance has been reaffirmed
many times by Congressional
leaders because it helps keep
the domestic industry strong
enough to produce the oil re-
serves needed for national de-
fense.
“The reduction of the deple-
tion allowance would be a seri-
ous threat to our national se-
curity, our national economic
development, and our balance of
payments position, not to men-
tion the product price increases
that would pass to consumers,"
he said.
Wright said there has been
no real loss of tax revenue
unJpr the current system,
sinc« petroleum investments
have generated large total tax
revenues.
Dgrsey said the industry has
moil than met the growing need
for energy sources by the na-
tion, with the industry now
supplying 73 per cent. He said
the nation derives these and
other benefits from the taxa-
tion system in which oilmen as-
sume the tremendous risk of
drilling for new oil "at a very
nominal cost to the Treasury
and citizens."
Observers predict, however,
that the oil industry is in seri-
ous trouble from the assaults
in Congress this year. Attacks
are underway on the oil import
quota system and on the indus-
try's opposition to establish-
ing a free-trade oil zone at
Machlasport, Maine, wanted by
N ew England congressmen.
Sen. Phillip Hart (D-Mich.)
Biggie Greens
Visit Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Burle Green
and daughter, Connie, are in
Kermit visiting his brother and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Green, during Easter holidays.
The Greens are former resi-
dents of Kermit and now live
in Victoria.
is conducting hearings on the
import quota system, which
opponents contend is "protec-
tionist" to the industry and
harmful to the consumer. They
maintain that elimination of im-
port quotas would result in low-
er prices. Sen, Thomas J. Mc-
Intyre (D-N.H.) is conducting a
hearing to have a free-trade
zone allowed in Maine for im-
porting oil from Libya to be
refined into fuel for New Eng-
landers. Industry spokesmen
fear it would upset the balance
of the current import quota
system to grant the import
permit.
The Democratic National
Committee, In the midst of con-
sidering an overhaul of its
grass-roots machinery, has
been given different views on
proposed changes by two fac-
tions from Texas — the “Ins"
and the "Outs.” The outcome
of the current study could alter
the future control of party af-
fairs in Texas.
The “his" of the state Demo-
cratic power structure were
represented by Lt. Gov. Ben
Barnes and national Commit-
teeman Robert Strauss of Dal-
las.
In a private conference with
the new chairman of the Demo-
cratic N ational Committee,
Fred Harris of Oklahoma-
Barnes and Strauss cautioned
that views of Texas Democrats
should be considered before
binding decisions are made
about restructuring party poli-
cies. Among the changes being
considered is the method of
selecting delegates to the next
national convention.
A member of the state party's
“out” faction expressed differ-
ent views on party reorganiza-
tion in later testimony before
the national party's Subcommit-
tee on Grassroots Participa-
tion.
The demand for changes
came from Bexar County Com-
missioner Albert Pena of San
Antonio, who is a member of
the subcommittee. He charged
that Texas’ voter registration
laws are too restrictive to al-
low full participation in party
affairs by minority groups.
He said the requirement that
voters register annually should
be abolished, and that more
time should be allowed for reg-
istration. He said workers have
difficulty registering because
when the workday ends at 5
p«m., most courthouses are
closed.
Pena's views will probably
carry considerable weight with
the subcommittee, whose mem-
bers include U. S. Sens. George
McGovern of South Dakota and
Harold Hughes of Iowa. Pena
said the members promised to
hold a hearing in San Antonio
at a later date on the Texas
voter requirements.
Barnes and Strauss urged
that the Democratic party not
be organized along the lines of
helping only minority groups at
the expense of excluding party
stalwarts such as are in the
Texas party.
Texas, they pointed out, has
given its electoral votes to the
Democratic presidential candi-
date in the past three elections.
They noted that this statement
cannot be made about their
states by Hughes and McGov-
ern, who have emerged as new
leaders of the party.
Barnes and Strauss said the
party should have a base of
support broad enough to include
widely differing viewpoints.
However, they said, it should
not be organized to exclude
party elements who, by a coali-
tion of differences of opinion,
have actually made the party
stronger than it would have
been if composed only of mi-
nority groups. Barnes told Har-
ris he frankly does not believe
a party of minority groups could
win elections.
The line dividing the factions
in the current controversy is an
extension of the division of
Texas Democrats at the na-
tional convention in Chicago
last summer.
The “traditional" Democrats
attended the convention under
the leadership of Gov. John
Connally, who gave nominal
support to Hubert Humphrey
for the nomination.
A delegation led by Senator
Ralph Yarborough and the more
liberal element in the state
party challenged the legitimacy
of the regular delegation and
questioned its loyalty in sup-
porting the Democratic Party.
Pena was a member of Yar-
borough's unsuccessful chal-
lenging delegation.
The fight that ensued over
the seating of the delegation
from Texas and those from sev-
eral other sates led to the
formation of the national par-
ty's study commission, which
will receive the report of the
Grassroots Participation Sub-
committee on how to increase
participation by a wider seg-
ment of Democrats.
(Continued from page 1)
Holt opener. Proposed goal is
5,600 feet.
No. 1105 G. W. O'Brien and
others is slated for 5,500 feet
and is a location north of the
strike, 5V2 miles west of Mona-
hans.
It is 2,410 feet from south
and 1,650 feet from east lines
of section 20, block F, G&M-
MB&A survey.
The Holt oil discovery for the
Yates and Queen sand area was
Gulf’s No. 990 G. W. O'Brien
and others, finished in July
1968 to flow 99 barrels of 37.4-
gravity crude and 121 barrels
of water in 24 hours flowing
from perforations at 5,178-
5,182 feet on a 24-64-inch choke
with surface pressure from 50
to 65 pounds.
Forest Oil Corp. No. 1 Jack
Frost has been potentialed as
a 7/8»mile southwest extension
for the Lockridge (Ellenbur-
ger gas) reservoir in Ward,
eight miles south of Pyote.
It registered a calculated,
absolute open flow of 20 mil-
lion cubic feet of gas per day
with an ungauged quantity of
distillate. The production is
from perforations between 19,*
473 and 20,340 feet. That sec-
tion had been treated with 88,-
900 gallons of acid.
It is located 1,068 feet from
northwest and 1,071 feet from
northeast lines of section 14,
block 33, H&TC survey.
The potential was based on
four gauges, each of an hour.
Those included, on 3-64-inch
choke, 906,000 cubic feet of
gas with surface pressure of
5,907 pounds; 6-64-inch choke,
1,763,000 cubic feet of gas
daily, surface pressure 5,819
pounds; 8-64-inch choke, 2,711,-
000 cubic feet of gas per day,
surface pressure 5,680 pounds,
and 9-64-inch opening, 3,612,-
000 cubic feet of gas daily,
with tubing pressure of 5,490
pounds. Shut-in tubing pressure
after 40 hours was 5,967
pounds.
TexacoInc.No. 5TXL-Reeves
Fee Unit has been potentialed
as a V2-mile south stepout to
the Toro (Ellenburger dry gas)
reservoir in Reeves.
It registered a calculated, ab-
solute open flow of 127 million
cubic, feet of gas per day from
perforations extending from
19,856 and 20,901 feet, after
stimulating with 140,000 gal-
lons of acid with 800 cubic
feet of nitrogen per gallon.
Location is 990 feet from
north and west lines of section
3, block 50, T-8, T&P survey.
Gulf Oil Corp. No. 1-BJ-
NCT-A TXL is to be a 3,600-
foot venture in Loving County,
10 miles northeast of Orla, %
mile northeast of the two-well
MAJ (3,370-foot Olds, Dela-
ware) pool.
Drillsite is 1,320 feet from
south and west lines of section
27, block 56, T-l, T&P survey.
Three dry holes were filed:
In Reeves, Estate of William
G. Helis No. 1 Powers-State,
outpost, total depth 10,407 feet,
1,320 feet from south and west
lines of section 280, block 13,
H&GN survey, 13 miles south-
east of Pecos.
Great Southwest Oil & Gas
C o. No. 1 Hutchings-Sealy, wild-
cat in Ward, total depth 15,-
459 feet, 660 feet from south
and west lines of section 76,
block F, G&MMB&A, seven
miles north of Pyote.
And in Winkler, Sinclair Oil
Corp. No. 1-2 Tubb Unit, flank-
er, total depth 14,967 feet,
1,867 feet from south and east
lines of section 2, block C-24,
PSL survey, 14 miles north-
west of Kermit.
1ht Old 1unwi
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W. C. McGee Rites Held For
Dies Thursday, Mrs. Cheatham
Rites Saturday At Whitsett
More Research and Development
Research and development expenditures are expected to
reach a $25.9 billion total in 1969, according to the annual
R & D forecast by the Battelle Institute.
This is an increase of 3.6 per cent over estimated 1968
expenditures of $25.0 billion. This represents a distinctly
slower rate of growth than in any year since 1953 when ex-
penditure figures were first compiled. While this represents
an increased investment by industry, educational and non-
profit institutions, federal expenditures show a declining
growth rate.
W. C. (Mac) McGee, 59, died
Thursday at 1p.m. in Memorial
Hospital after a long Illness,
Funeral was held Saturday at
2 p.m. in First Baptist Church
with Rev, Gene Jorgenson, pas-
tor, conducting the service.
Burial was in Kermit Ceme-
tery under direction of Cooper
Funeral Chapel.
Mr. McGee was born Sept.
26, 1909, in Juaquin. A resi-
dent of Kermit for 24 years,
he was production foreman for
Gulf Oil Corporation and had
been with the company for more
than 37 years. He and Willa
Mae McCargo were married
March 8, 1931, in Norphlet,
Ark. He was a member of the
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Walter Carl McGee
of El Paso and Ricky McGee,
who is in the Air Force and is
stationed at Big Spring; one
daughter, Mrs. Eugene Hinds
of Boulder City, Nev.; five
brothers, Benny McGee and
V ernon McGee, both of Smack-
over, Ark., Arthur McGee of
Vivian, La., and Ezell McGee
and Johnny McGee, both of
Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs.
Fred Jackson of Port Neches
and Mrs. Ted Nordmeyer of
Norphlet; and seven grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were Sam Har-
vard, Bob Nolan, Harry Swam-
ack, Jake Green way, E. B.
Clements and Carter Stewart.
Funeral for Mrs. Mary
Louise Cheatham, 82, former
Kermit resident, was held
March 30, at 4:30 p.m. in
Whitsett Baptist Church and
burial was in Lockhart Ceme-
tery under direction of Mc-
Curdy Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cheatham died March
28, at 6 p,m. in Whitsett.
Conducting the services were
Rev. T. W. Smith and W. N.
Blankenship, Pallbearers were
Johnny Sanders, Harvey Har-
kins, Jim Pilgrim, Charlie
Mayo, Jim Call and Mike
Powers,
Mrs, Cheatham was a mem-
ber of Whitsett Baptist Church
and was married in 1905 to the
late Ed Rowan Cheatham.
Survivors include one son,
Charlie Cheatham of Whitsett;
five daughters, EllaNora(Mrs.
Bob) Williamson, former Ker-
mit resident who now lives in
Midland; Mrs. Annie Darner-
eau, Mrs. Eva Williams and
Mrs. Mary Mabry, all of San
Antonio, and Mrs. Lonie Ap-
pling of Alpine, who is also a
former Kermit resident; two
brothers, Adolph Balser of
Lockhart, and Otto Balser of
Karnes City; one sister, Mrs.
Eva Gallat of Ingram; 12 grand-
children and 22 great-grand-
children.
Kermit Marines
Stuartlssues ^a^orn‘a
Final Easter
Seal Appeal
A last-minute appeal for sup-
port of the Easter Seal Society
for Crippled Children and
Adults and its program of serv-
ices to the handicapped was
issued today by Ed Stuart, who
is the Easter Seal represents/-
tive in Winkler County.
The Easter Seal Society is
providing treatment and serv-
ices for 17,622 physically han-
dicapped children and adults in
Texas, Stuart said, and this
program needs to be expanded.
Many people are going without
services that would Increase
the productiveness of their
lives and make them happier.
With increased growth of the
Easter Seal Society, more and
more of these people will be
reached, he added.
The Society is carrying on a
continuing program to seek out
the disabled who are going with-
out services to see that they
receive the services they need.
As Easter Seal representative,
Stuart is the person to contact
for services from the Easter
Seal Society.
The Texas Easter Seal So-
ciety helps support 21 treat-
ment facilities in Texas where
crippled children and adults
are treated regardless of their
ability to pay. Physical, occur*
pational, and speech therapy
are offered to help the handi-
capped overcome their disabili-
ties. A complete referral pro-
gram to ensure equal rehabili-
tation services to every person
in Texas is included In Easter
Seal Society services, he added.
Stuart asked that anyone in
need of services contact him at
the First National Bank In Ker-
mit. He added that the Easter
Seal Appeal will close today
(Sunday) and full support should
be given the Easter Seal So-
ciety by every citizen of Wink-
ler County.
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Marine Private Alonzo L. Vigil,
son of Mrs, I. L. Pedraza of
227 North Walnut, both of Ker-
mit, Texas, are serving with
the Fifth Marine Division at
Camp Pendleton.
Camp Pendleton Marines un-
dergo extensive training in in-
fantry weaponry and Its appli-
cation. Training Includes
everything from basic marks-
manship with a rifle to hand-
grenades, flamethrowers and
tanks.
In addition, Pendleton houses
other specialty schools such as
communications, mechanics or
aviation.
Regardless of the military
specialty, each Marine be-
comes proficient at infantry
tactics and weaponry.
Camp Pendleton is also a
staging area where Marines
serve prior to assignment to
combat units in Vietnam.
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(Continued from page 1)
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captains will be awarded a
prize each night. There will
be special features for juniors
and young people Friday and
Saturday nights, respectively.
Everyone is invited to attend
any or all of these services. A
nursery will be provided.
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