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Lubbock Morning Avalanche from Lubbock, Texas • Page 10

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10. Stt.1 Libbsek, Morn. Avalancht, Junt 13, mi SOUTH PLAINS T. PRIGMOKE BORDEN COUNTY Helmerich Payne Inc. No.

1 Dorward, wildcat in west-central Borden County, drilling 9,850 feet in lime and chert. Drillsite is 330 feet from north and west lines of Section 10, Block 32, T-5-N, Survey, 6 miles east and 2 miles north of Gail. The Texas Company No. 1 J. R.

Canning, wildcat in east-central Borden County, drilling 4,339 feet in lime. It is 1,980 feet from north and east lines of Section 221, Block 97, Survey, 12 miles east-southeast of Gail. CROSBY COUNTY Plymouth Oil Co. No. 1 E.

M. Wahlenmaier, wildcat in south-central Crosby County, i drilling 3,617 feet in the Clear Fork lime. No top has been called. Drillsite is 660 feet from south and east lines, of the W. W.

Wans Pre-Emption Survey No. 7, 16 miles southwest of Crosbyton. Texas Gulf Producing Co. No. 1 Hinson, wildcat in extreme southeastern Crosby County, drilling 6,994 feet in shale.

The venture is 660 feet from south and east lines of the southwest quarter of Section 83, Block 2, GN Survey, 2 miles east of Kalbary. Humble Oil Refining Co. No. 1 R. N.

Irvin, wildcat in northwestern Crosby County, I drilling 6,071 feet in lime and shale. Location is 660 feet from south and west lines of Section 889, Block C-3, A-205, Survey, 6 miles northeast of Lorenzo. 1 DAWSON COUNTY B. L. McFarland Inc.

and Vincent Welch Inc. No. 1-76 J. F. Barron, wildcat in western Dawson i County, drilling 6,888 feet in i lime and shale.

Location is 660 feet from south and west lines of the southeast quarter of Section 76, Block RR Surrey, 15 miles north- I west of Lamesa. Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. C. A.

Eiland, wildcat in west-central Dawson County, I drilling 8,628 feet in sand and shale. It is 660 feet from north and east lines of Labor 33, League 278, Glasscock CSL Survey, 9 miles southwest of Lamesa. United States Refining Mining Co. No. 1 W.

R. Sandridge, wildcat in northwestern Dawson County, drilling 4,715 feet in lime. Location is 1,980 feet from north and west lines of Section 110, Block RR Survey, 9 miles southwest of Welch. GAINES COUNTY Honolulu Oil Corp. No.

1 Ida Thompson, wildcat in southeastern Gaines County, drilling 5,522 feet in lime. Location is 660 feet from north and- east lines of Section 4, Block C- 43, PSL Survey, 13 miles southeast of Seminole. Humble Oil Refining Co. No. 1 Angela Brumley, foot wildcat in southwestern Gaines County, trying to regain lost circulation at total depth 9,295 feet.

The prospector is 660 feet from south and 1,980 feet from west lines of Section 8, Block A-12, PSL Survey, 11 miles southeast of Hobbs, N. M. Jake L. Hamon No. 1 L.

M. Estes, wildcat in extreme southeastern Gaines County, drilling 11,960 feet in shale and lime. It is 660 feet from north and east lines of Section 20, Block A-19, PSL Survey, 26 miles southeast of Seminole. Guy Mabee Drilling Co. No.

1 J. C. Newton, wildcat i southeastern Gaines County, drilling 6,400 feet in lime. Drillsite is 660 feet from north and west lines of the northeast quar- ter Section 28, Block A-19, PSL Survey, 14 miles northeast of Andrews. Blackwood Nichols Co.

No. 1-7 Cranberry, wildcat in west-central Gaines County, drilling 8,203 feet in dolomite. The explorer is 660 feet from south and west lines of Section 7, Block A-9, PSL Survey, 12 miles northeast of Hobbs, N. M. HALE COUNTY Russell Maguire No.

1 L. C. Wheeler, wildcat in south-central Hale County, drilling in lime. The venture spots 1,980 feet from north and 660 feet from west lines of Section 51, Block Survey, 8 miles north of Abernathy. HOCKLEY COUNTY Honolulu Oil Corp.

No. 1-A A. L. Lockett, wildcat in extreme south-central Hockley County, fishing for junk at total depth 11,312 feet in lime. It is 660 feet from north and 760 feet from east lines of Section 2, Block 1, PSL Survey, 15 miles south of Lovelland.

Woodward Co. and Dan No. 1 L. C. Vance, wildcat in east- central Hockley County, drilling 8,595 feet in lime and shale.

Location is 695 feet from south and east lines of Labor 10, League 3, Jones CSL Survey, A-152, 4 miles southeast of Smyer. HOWARD COUNTY i Stanolind Oil Gas Co. 1-B Minnie Smith, wild- cat in north-central Howard County, plugged and abandoned' at total depth T.770 feet In the reef lime. Location was 1,970 feet from west and 2,017 feet from south lines of Section 4, Block 31, T-2-N; Survey, 4 miles east of Luther. KENT COUNTY Tide Water Associated Oil Co.

No. 1 Atkins Ranch, foot wildcat in central Kent County, drilling 7,093 feet in lime and shale. Drillsite is 660 feet from north and east lines of the quarter of Section 73, Block Survey, rniles southwest of Clairemont. Robert K. Gilbert No.

12-1 G. T. Hall, wildcat in west- central Kent County, drilling 5,926 feet in shale and sand. It is 660 feet from south and west lines of the northwest quarter of Section 1, John Rodman Survey, 12 miles northwest of Clairemont. LUBBOCK COUNTY Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.

No. 1 Nancy Fortner, foot wildcat in southeastern Lubbock County, drilling 10,275 feet in lime and shale. The prospector is 1,980 feet from south and 660 feet from west lines of Section 73, Block Survey, 14 miles southeast of Lubbock. Humble Oil Refining Co. No.

1 C. L. Parr, wildcat in northeastern Ltfbbock County, taking' electric logs preparatory to setting intermediate casing, Total- depth is 4,618 feet. Location is 660 feet from south and east lines of Section 72. Block Survey, 19 miles northeast of Lubbock.

MARTIN COUNTY The Texas Company AH State of Texas, north offset to a recently pleted north extension and second producer in the Block 7-Devonian field of northwestern Martin County, drilling 9,937 feet in lime. Drillsite is 1,980 feet from north and 660 feet from east lines of Section 12, Block 7, University Lands Survey, 31 miles northwest of Stan'ton, SCURRY COUNTY Buffalo Creek-Ellenburger locar tion Humble Oil Refining Co. No. 1 Mary Hopper et al, 660 feet from south and east lines of Section 92, Block 3, Survey, 4 miles northeast of Hermleigh, rotary to 7,800 feet, at once. Humble Oil Refining Co.

No. 1 Annie Jones, wildcat in northwestern Scurry County, drilling 5,094 feet in lime. It is 660 feet from south and west lines of Section 487, Block 97, Survey, miles east of Fluvanna. YOAKUM COUNTY Skelly Oil No. 1 Alton Webb, wildcat in central Yoakum County, drilling 10.578 feet in dolomite.

It is 330 feet from south and 2,310 feet from east lines of Section 475, Block John H. Gibson-Survey, 4 miles southwest of Plains. The Texas-" Company No. 1- A Roy Fitzgerald, 121600-foot wildcat in central Toakurn County, drilling 11 feet in lime and shale. It is 660 feet from south and west lines of.

$6,250 Is Awarded To Man In Compensation Suit Here A jurv awarded judgment of approximately $6,250.26 to Lewis Dowd at 11:30 u. m. Thursday in a compensation suit against Texas Employers Insurance Association, in Judge James G. Denton's 99th District Court. The judgment included three weeks of full compensation of $25 a week and 273 weeks of temporary partial disability at a scale of 58 per cent.

The case was heard Wed- and Thursday. The jury deliberated approximately five hours. Foreman was Dwight Nance. Dowd had alleged he suffered chest, head, neck and back injuries Oct. 22.

1952, while employed by Western Warehouse Company which was insured by the defendant. The accident was alleged to have occurred when a bale of cotton fell on him. Attorneys associated in Dowd's interest included Byron Chappell, Bob Huff, J. Splawn and Kent Waggonseller. John Vickers was attorney for the insurance -company.

Section 429, Block John H. Gibson Survey, miles east of Plains. Livermore Drilling Co. No. 1 J.

V. Been, wildcat in extreme west-central Yoakum County, taking a drillstem test from feet. A previous try on the same section failed because the backer slipped. Test site is 660 feet from south and west lines of Section 345, Block John H. Gibson Survey, miles southeast of Bronco.

Increase In Postal Box Rent Is Slated A basic schedule increase in PostofSce box rent has been announced by the U. S. Department and will become effective here July 1, Amos. Howard, Lubbock postmaster, has revealed. The basic schedule now in effect, Howard said, has not been changed since 1907 and the new charges are made to conform with the in- creased cost of providing equip- ment and maintaining postal serv- ice.

Rates charged for boxes at the Postoffice here are determined by I the gross receipts during the ceding calendar year. No. 1 boxes, now $1.50 for a three-month period, will cost $2.25 for the same length of time under the new rate schedule. No. 2 boxes, now $2, have been increased to $3: No.

3 boxes, now $3, No. 4 boxes, now $4, -to and No. 5 boxes, now $5 to $7.50. Howard announced that the local Postoffice has had price changes in box rent due to different gross receipts, but that this is the first increase in the basic schedule since 1307. MANAGER FINED BROWNSVILLE, June 12 Coast League President I Guy Airey Thursday fined Browns- Iville Charros Manager Hay den I (Stubby) Greer $25 and suspended i him five days for knocking down Umpire Dick Valencourt in Tues- day nights game in Harlingen.

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