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friday, April zz, I70U 2 The Casper Tribune-Herald Package Deal Col. Leeper, Son oi Casper Physician and Mayor, Dies ineer 3ays vf v. vn EC Must ranium uyimg New Twist in Well Drilling Fierce competition in the oil drilling game has brought about the rise of a "package deal" known as the "Turnkey Drilling Contract." Robert O. Frederick, editor of Drilling Magazine, told the American Petroleum Institute convention in Casper Thursday that this type of competition is squeezing many small, underfinanced drilling contractors out of business. Under the turnkey contract, be 1966 purchases at the current rate per with his mother, Mrs.

Anna Leeper. Private graveside services were held Friday in the National Cemetery in San Francisco. Colonel Leeper is survived by his wife, Edna, of Carmel, his mother, Mrs. Anna Leeper, now residing in Thermopolis; a daughter, Mrs. Beth Montgomery'; and four granddaughters of Wynne-wood, near Philadelphia.

Mrs. Montgomery had just spent two weeks visiting with her parents in San Francisco, returning to her home only a week or so ago. of 18,000 tons per year "if, for no other purpose, than to sustain the industry in its present status." The commission announced ear Col. Carroll Kimball Leeper, (U. S.

Army, Ret.) died Tuesday morning at San Francisco, following an iliness extending over several months, during which he was a patient in Letterman hospital, The Presidio. A member of a Casper pioneer family, he was born here in 1895 to Dr. and Mrs. John F. Leeper.

His father was a pioneer physician in Casper, and mayor of this city at the. time of his death in 1920. In 1900, when Dr. Leeper became a contract surgeon for the U. S.

Army, the family was stationed in the Philippines, and later in Ros-well, N. and in California, before returning to Casper. Carroll Leeper attended New Mexico Military Institute in Ros-well, and spent his summers in lier it cannot guarantee the con tinued buying of uranium concentrates from the 25 mills in the western United States after 1966. DENVER (AP) If the Atomic Energy Commission doesn't come to the rescue of the domestic uranium industry in a period 10 to 15 years from now, who will? Patrick Selak of Oakland, asked that question at the National Western Mining and Energy Conference today. He answered it, at least partly, by predicting the commission will go on buying uranium ore at the present prices after the government-buying deadline set for 1966.

Selak, a nuclear engineer for Kaiser Engineers, said the AEC probably will continue post- Many producers fear this means they won't have a market seven years from now. Power reactors for utilities and other equipment using uranium are not -expected to be produced on a competitive basis until the late 1970s or 1980s. "The U.S. uranium industry is Oilman Is Granted Divorce From Hedy HOUSTON, Tex. (AP) Oilman W.

Howard Lee received a divorce today from actress Hedy LaMarr. Judge Ben Woodall of Domes tic Relations Court granted the dependent on the policies, pro grams and probable subsidy of the federal government," Selak said Jury Resumes Deliberation On Rep. Powell Casper with the W. S. Kimball family, long-time friends of the Leeper family.

He received an appointment to West Point, and was a member of the class which was rushed through in order that members might take part in World War I. Following this service, he was stationed in many military posts over the country. In World War II Colonel Leeper was on General Patton's staff. At the close of the war Colonel Leeper retired, and Col. and Mrs.

Leeper made their home at Car-mel, visiting often in Cas- OILMEN ELECT OFFICERS: A new slate of officers was elected by the Rocky Mountain District, American Petroleum Institute, in Casper Thursday. Shown here are (front row) Ralph W. Collins, MidwesfOil Denver, outgoing chairman; Larry C. Powell, Ohio Oil, Casper, new district chairman; Jack Lucey, Oil Weil Supply, Casper, secretary-treasurer (reelected). Rear, standing: Clayton Johnson, Equity Oil, Salt Lake City; F.

H. Egoff, Phillips Petroleum, Casper; J. V. Boxell, Calveit Drilling Bismarck, N. and E.

A. Davenport, Shell Oil, Billings, vice chairman fct their respective states (Photo by Walt McCann, Ohio Oil, Casper). said, the contractor provides at a all-inclusive and pre-deter-mined price a well drilled, evaluated and equipped to certain specifications. "This type of contract is a substantial departure from the established footage and daywork contracts, and like any new method, has vigorous friends and foes. But it continues to gain a strong following." The package deal relieves the major oil company as well as the independent of many administrative and overhead costs, and has resulted in a shift of oil workers from producing firms to drilling contractors who provide the extra services.

In most cases, Frederick said, the drilling contractor can do the entire job at a lower figure than the oil company. On the other hand, the turnkey drilling contractor cannot make a greater profit. But by offering a variety of services, he gains a competitive advantage over other drilling firms. "Among their competitors are many whose operating capital has been drained away by years of competition and now are on a cash basis at the supply store. These competitors already are under intolerable pressure to compete with the better equipment of the soundly financed contractors.

"Now they face will more pressure in the turnkey drilling The maintenance of a health, stable uranium industry between the 1966 deadline and the time when nuclear power becomes commercially competitive "is a prerequisite to the ultimate derivation of the atom's potential," he said. Selak is one of the designers of nuclear reactor installations Kaiser has established in Tennessee, Idaho and Washington. He was with the AEC before joining Kaiser six years ago. Another speaker, Dr. Tell Ertl, Denver mining engineer, said major oil companies have worked to suppress western oil shale development.

Ertl said these companies have deliberately refused to develop the oil stale process because they desire to protect their market for oil from the Middle East. divorce after hearing Lee, 52, testify Miss LaMarr's spending of huge sums "brought me to the verge of a mental and physical breakdown." Immediately after the divorce was granted, attorneys placed before Woodall a property settlement under which Miss LaMarr would receive about $500,000. Seymour Lieberman, attorney for the actress, earlier had said finishing touches were being made on the agreement. Miss LaMarr was not in court. She had ignored Woodall's four notices to appear since pretrial conferences began last month.

Her refusal to come here from her Beverly Hills, home Schauss Says Protests by North Casper Dangerous 100 Expected At Credit Union Meeting Here Gee Says Lease Changes Could Cut Confusion NEW YORK (AP) A federal court jury resumes deliberations today in the case of Rep. Adam Clayton Powell charged with income tax evasion. The jurors eight women, including one Negro, and four men were locked up in a hotel overnight after they reported to Judge Frederick vanPelt Bryan that they had been unable to reach a verdict. The judge said at 10:15 p.m. that the jurors, who received the case at 1 p.m., reported in note that they had been unable to reach a decision "and since 3 p.m.

have been deadlocked." Powell, 51-year-old Negro Democratic congressman, is charged More than 100 members of Wyo-! ming's growing movement of caused Woodall to cut her separation payments from Lee from S3.000 a month to $250. Changes in the mineral leasing act currently before congress are has steadily since World War II, it will be more and more expensiva each year. "Remember, the city cannot improve or pave streets that have never been assessed. That is the state law. "It is unfortunate for the residents of North Casper that some expected to eliminate "chaos and confusion" in the oil industry.

Ohio Oil's John W. Gee told the American Petroleum Institute meeting in Casper Thursday the proposed changes in the old Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 form "the most important piece of legislation of these disgruntled, malcontent petition-bearers who are working so hard disseminating misleading information in an attempt to pre affecting oilmen in this genera vent us from progressing and having good streets like the rest of Kingdom Uncertain If He'll Run for Congress Walter Kingham, managing director of the Wyoming Trucking said today he still hasn't made up his mind if he'll seek the Republican nomination for Congress. Kingham, a former state legislator and Casper city official, has been mentioned prominently as a possible candidate. Former Rep. William Henry Harrison of Sheridan and Kenny Sailors, Moran dude ranchers, have announced their candidacy for the GOP nomination.

Casper, couldn't direct their time and efforts into more worthwhile constructive projects for North with falsifying a 1951 income tax return he filed for his wife, jazz pianist Hazel Scott. Miss Scott, who is estranged from Powell and has made her home in Paris for years, is not a defendant in the tax case. Powell, if convicted, could get up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. During the trial that began March 8, the judge dismissed two of the three counts in the indictment on the ground the goverment had failed to substantiate them. The dismissed counts dealt with a joint return filed by Powell and his wife for 1952.

Casper." tion." He referred to consolidation of acreage limitations for leases and options provided for in Senate Bill S-2983 sponsored by Sen. O'Maho-ney and its companion measure in the house sponsored by Congressmen Keith Thomson of Wyoming, Aspinall of Colorado and Morris of New Mexico. Gee said it was the only good thing that came out of the recent filing of proceedings by the Department of Interior against several hundred defendants, involving thousands of acres of public land, some of it oil Shoslioni Men Hurt in Wreck Concern that North Casper will slip into a slum status, if residents protest the proposed street program too strongly was voiced by Ralph Schauss, trailer court owner, in a letter Friday. The letter was signed by the Property Owners Improvement Association. "If North Casper protests against it strongly, we stand a chance of being dropped out of the district, with no improvements, while the rest of Casper gets new streets and drainage," the letter stated.

"We realize a lot of money is involved and that payment in some cases may be a real hardship. However, we feel that it would be far costlier to all of us in North Casper, if the rest of the city were improved and we failed to be included. "Then North Casper, with its cheap lots and dirt streets, would attract an element of society that would cost us far more money in lost property value than the street program with no benefits. Any monies spent wisely on drainage and good streets is an addition to our investment in our homes, and easily increases the property values by more than the amount spent. "Have you noticed that-in spite of all the protests being voiced by certain misinformed individuals no one has offered any plan whatsoever for us to have streets and drainage? "They seem to give the impression that if we just wait we will all receive new streets automatically, and free! We all must realize that to have these improvements it will cost money.

If the inflationary trend continues, as it Gulf Encourages Its Employes to Talk Politics "What's good for the community is good for Gulf!" That's the motto of Gulf Oil in its program to encourage all employes to talk politics, said Claude C. Wild, Gulf executive, in a talk before 500 oil men attending the API convention in Casper. "We don't tell them what party to join," he explained. "But we do let them know how various issues will affect Gulf. "The -ultimate profit of political activity: of individual citizens is a profit that goes to the nation not to the individual industry or the individual company.

"We keep in mind that Gulf like each of you and like each of 180 million Americans is a stockholder in this land in this government. We are anxious for the operation to show a profit. This is our contribution to a stronger America." He said the response was amazing to a letter sent to 135,000 employes and shareholders outlining plans for Gulf's participation 'in politics. It was followed by over 40,000 letters requesting additional information. credit unions are expected in Casper Saturday for a state convention of the Wyoming Credit Union League.

Ralph Moll, Casper, president of the league, said registration will begin Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Gladstone Hotel. Several prominent officials of the national organization arrived in Casper Friday for the two-day meeting. A. Atkins, educational specialist for the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) arrived from Madison, to address the sessions.

Other speakers include Clyde Dwyer, managing director of the Colorado League; Thornton L. Miller, regional director for the Bureau of Federal Credit Unions; Ray Harrison, Cheyenne, managing director, Wyoming Credit Union League. Educational sessions will be held at the Gladstone Hotel Saturday morning. This will be followed by a business session at the City-Council Chambers Saturday afternoon. A cocktail party is scheduled at the VFW Hall Saturday from p.m., followed by a dinner and dancing.

On Sunday morning members of the league will attend the 40 and 8 pancake breakfast at the American Legion Home, from 7 to 9 a.m. The meeting will close with a final session at the City-Council Chambers Sunday morning. Other league officers attending the session will include E. A. Grant, Casper, vice president, and Jim Campbell, Lander, Sarah Voss, Sheridan, and Cleo Ward, Laramie, directors.

For the Record Bob Kennedy to Talk in Cheyenne CHEYENNE (AP) Robert Kennedy, former counsel of the Senate Rackets Committee, will address a Democratic meeting here tonight, promoting the presidential hopes of his brother, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass). Sen. Lyndon B.

Johnson (D-Tex), who nudged a step closer to becoming an announced presidential candidate this week, will address a breakfast meeting Saturday. After Johnson's address, the State Central Committee's business session will get under way with election of officers and apportioning of delegates among counties for the state convention in Thermopolis May 9-11. The incumbent officers State Chairman Teno Roncalio and National Committeeman Tracy S. McCracken of Cheyenne and National Committeewoman Mrs. Earl G.

Burwell of Casper are not expected to have any opposition for re-election. LANDER (AP) Kurt Kaiser, 24, and Wayne Wallage, 35, both of Shoshoni, are in critical condition today with injuries received when their car left the 1 "The industry came up with some sensible means by which the Mineral Leasing Act could be im highway 8.4 miles north of Lan BIRTHS Girl Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bartling of 2540 East Ninth, April 20.

Boy Mr. and Mrs. Natali B. Romeo of 309 North Sun Drive, April 20. Boy Mr.

and Mrs. Dale M. Man- der Thursday night. proved," he said. I Among other things, the proposed legislation will provide for a 10-year term, and so long thereafter Investigating officers said their car hit a raised shoulder along Some Census Figures Available on Monday Some preliminary figures on Wyoming's 1960 census may be available by Monday evening, Mary Velous, state census auper-visor, said today.

She said about 277,000 Wyoming residents had been counted by Thursday and the census enumerators are expected to wind up their work by Saturday evening. -Wyoming's 1950 population was 290,529 and the Census Bureau hat estimated the 1960 count to be about 312,000. sen of 322 South Jefferson. April as oil or gas is produced, on noncompetitive federal oil and gas leases, he explained. "The rights of bona fide purchasers will be protected.

And the cancellation of leases alleged to have been acquired or held by fraud will have to be prosecuted through the federal courts." 20. Boy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Nelson of 105 North Melrose, April 21.

Girl Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Oien of Casper, April 22. DIVORCE DECREES the highway, left the road and travelled 195 feet along the borrow pit. A passing motorist.

Max Thomas of Lander, took Kaiser to the Lander Hospital and sent an ambulance to the crash scene for Wallage. Wallage suffered a broken back and is paralyzed. He will be flown to the Veterans Hospital in Denver later today. Kaiser receive a broken jaw, broken ankle, chest injuries and a possible fractured skull. Thomas William Lloyd from Frances Dee Lloyd.

Homer Richard Deel from Jeanie Faye Deel. Glenrock Students Tour Refinery Here PATENTED CLIMBING AND TEA $6,093 Award Given Welder unerctid A tour of the Mobil Oil Co. refinery at the start of the turn 0) around operation was taken Thurs day by 38 students from the sixth grade at Glenrock, accompanied by two teachers and two den nl mothers. S. D.

Applegate was in iUSTAP structor in charge. The group was escorted by Fred CY Avenue at Spruce Ph. 23 4-7123 Huttcn of employe relations and Record: No Car Wrecks Here for 24-Hour Day For the first time that Police Chief Paul Danigan could recall, there were no vehicle accidents reported for an entire 24-hour period in Casper, on Wednesday. Only one accident was investigated all day Thursday. But the chief wras under no illusion that a new era of traffic safety had dawned in Casper.

Pointing out that collisions average around 100 a month, or three a day, he concluded: "The law of averages is bound to catch up with us." Ray Loomis, laboratory super visor. Most of the plant units were shut down for the turnaround operation, but the catalytic reformer A district court jury late Thursday awarded $6,093.15 in damages to L. L. Hewitt, 68-year-old welder, who was injured last May 29 when his parked car was struck by a truck near the Canyon Bridge southwest of Casper. Hewitt, shown to be totally disabled from gainful employment by evidence presented during the three day trial, had originally claimed nearly $90,000 in damages.

Part of the claim based on his contention that the truck, owned by Veryl Harvey, was not equipped with legally required brakes, was deleted by Judge Franklin Sheldon, who heard the case. Queen of the Fields AARS Winners 1 960 ALL GRADE NO. 1 GIANT 2-YR. OLD PLANTS Pkg. of 5 Plants was still on stream.

It will be shut down next week for overhauling and inspection. The students toured the plant grounds in a bus, with the guides pointing out and explaining various refinery operations. JOHN T. SCOTT Funeral services for John T. Scott will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m.

from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, with the rector, the Rev. E. Thomas Rodda, officiating. Entombment will be in the family vault in Highland Cemetery.

Committal services are in charge of Casper Lodge No. 15, The Bustard Funeral Home is making the funeral arrangements. 82 Protests on Paving on File The score on protests of the proposed city street improvement program reached 82 at the office of City Clerk E. A. Grant by noon Friday.

These included owners of several lots. Each lot counts as an individual protest. Some of the protests came from property owners living outside of Casper, and were notarized. Others delivered personally need not be notarized, Grant said. The city clerk's office will remain open until noon Saturday for the convenience of any property owners desiring to file protests, Grant announced.

Ordinarily the office is not open on Saturdays. County Clerk Lou Musser said he received several calls from confused property owners, but directed them to the city clerk's office. Alcova Cabin Owners Elect Officer Slate Election of officers and preliminary steps toward drafting of bylaws were accomplished by a large number of property-owners along Alcova Lake at a meeting Thursday night. DIRECT FROM HOLLAND! Giant Bulbs! The court also ruled out the elusion of Coker-Kiewit-Cunning- Bishop Says He Fled Africa Fearing Jail LONDON (AP) Dr. Ambrose Reeves, Anglican bishop of Johannesburg, said today he left South Africa because he believed he was about to be arrested for his sharp attacks on the government's racial policies.

He told a news conference he Man Found III, Taken To Memorial Hospital A young man found lying on the ground by the Paradise Club on East Yellowstone was taken by police to Memorial Hospital at 2 a.m. Friday. He was identified as Wayne Hayes, 25, of Lusk. He complained of severe stomach pains. Police said there was no evidence of intoxication or injuries from an assault.

Hayes was released after an examination. Lilies FRED EDWARDS Funeral services for Fred Edwards were conducted Friday from the Bustard Funeral Home, with the Rev. E. Thomas Rodda. rector of St.

Mark's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment was in Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers, all members of Casper Lodge No. 1353, BPOE, were John Hurjey, John1 Rogers, Ed Hadley, Oscar Schmidt, Bernie Lensmeyer and Don Holloran. ham, contractors, among the on the grounds that the Harvey firm was an independent contractor supplying cement to the reclamation bureau job and not an employe of the general contractors.

Peter van de Kop, driver of the truck, and the trucking firm were the defendants against whom the judgment was returned by the jury of nine women and three men. Attorneys were Murane, Bost-wick McDaniel for the defense and Robert R. Rose for the and 49c Pkg. nnH hie nnlloamie Vt rtn rrhti if itvi ALL COLORS! portant that he remain free to speak to the outside wrorld about events in South Africa. Bishop Reeves arrived from Rhodesia Thursday.

NOTHING DOWN! NO PAYMENTS 'TIL JUNE Named mayor by members of the community was J. L. Gooder, i JIorstman-Gaij 23 4-0234 710 E. 2nd with W. N.

Galbreath elected vice mayor and Mrs. D. B. Logan re- i elected secretary-treasurer. The committee named to draft! tha hv.lawe nf thp nrcani7atirn will I Swedenborg Attending Funeral of His Sister E.

A. Swedenborg, state mineral supervisor, left Casper by plane today for Boise, Idaho, to attend the funeral of his sister, Bess Swedenborg. Mia Swedenborg had beta, a long-time resident of the Idaho capital city, and was the principal of an opportunity school for retarded children there for many years. The school has an enrollment of about 300. State Land Leased for Riverfon Ball Diamond RIVERTON (AP) Fifteen acres of ground just south of the State Prison Farm near here have been leased from the state for a baseball diamond.

The 20-year lease was obtained by the American Legion for a baseball park to be used by all teams above the little league Youngster Wounded as He Gets Gun in Closet Terry Reeves, 15, of 3004 Gary is recovering in Memorial Hospital from a gunshot wound in the stomach accidentally inflicted Thursday evening. His condition was reported as good. Police said the boy reached in a closet for the .22 rifle when it accidentally discharged. The gun was thought to be unloaded. FLOWERS Phone 23 4-3456 128 N.

Center For All Occasions report at the next meeting. Turkey now substitutes tea, which it grows on its own soil, for coffee. Reason is that homegrown tea is cheaper than imported coffee. Dial 23 7-1177 ALWAYS PLENTY OF FREE PARKING IN THE REAR OF OUR STORE 146 South Center St..