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No. 60 ENDICOTT, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 8, 1931 Phone 187 1 Oil Well TO BE ERECTED AT ^CORNEH Of NORTH r >l / \4 Plans are practically'cdm> :cC ^pletedfor iV the erection of a ^V^e^U^ice'-'buiiaing for the <- Endicott plant of the In- jternational Business Ma- ^\;^chiflfis; ; Corporation, it was ' '^learned' from an authorita- K} .tiveKfource f today, and it is '.\.--\•'beliesye'd that construction , :6f;,theLnew unit will begin V;i :r ^thih;the next few weeks. i ^lff -Tbeimewu bffice^building /X .i --v ^llf undoubtedly release a fe-^iafge;portion of the present Siii '&dlditfg for the manufac- ^^g„jeq ?JM «i.on whicfi is % 'necessary in the local plant i;c^<a^d|prpvided.^for%creas.ed ^^^^^on^tii^h bias 'been ^•jjwammte'd. ; :.by' the large ^p .n-umber - of' l Mvance v jales 'reported by -the company; r^7 ^pornw^ffi<Ks\wiUHc^ - V~'cupy the new yacant lot on '•-/-; f .the'east \corner of the in- -• ' tersectidn. of Roosevelt ave- nu'e;and--North, street and ;;-f will, probably be of suffi-, '''if'^etA\ size to accommodate :'</,:iutui'e;expansion. v •Jjf \jC* l_*0r»and has been broken' for ;\.tiieV'construction 'of a plating 4'. \i -plant hi;; the rear of the main 'c^^bnilding^of/the. factories and this ^-^rection—ls-rexpeeted-^to— be-cmnV ^^->ple^f^;'within Tthe' nex$ ?;'two 'V;£*j;to'£:heiiht ^ith-'Y concrete:-',b»se- 0£?;> $Mi £piB &ttQl-. .cover.; an>'«rea \of < In—1 i , —.— ^SShWiJC'g^ter\ prodnctidtt'-in.'.ttiat eted for New Office Building of I. B. M. MEETING OP FARMERS BRING BACK PLEASANT MEMORIES, 8AY8 RAJAHS 1 i Gosh, I wish you could have all been with me down to tho m.ootin' of the farmers in the Apalachin Center school last night. Kinda took mo back to the old days when we used ta go to tho old country school. You know them kinda scats whore three or four sit to gether and shoot paper wads around and read paper novels hidden in the geography books. These country folks are great. You can't help likin them. Nice red healthy faces alia friendly ways that always make you feel .at home. They all carried lanterns and the room was sure pretty well lit up. And they wa'nt no argu ments either. They all knew what they wanted and that the best way to get it was to work together. That's a whale of a good lesson for some of us that\ pfger wp'rj amort Mt y -fnllf. One of the leaders was tcllin' me that he'd never had no time for an education. Had to work ever since he wuz lence-. high to a .grass-hopper. Yet. I'll bet a cookie'to a* doughnut, -that-he—was -the-smartest- guy- thero and they' was a couple of college graduates around, too. After all, ain't it those that don't think they know nothing that's really the ( smartest? Yours, - . BILL RAJAHS. YOUNG PEOPLE OF VESTAL CENTER TO STAGE TWO PLAY! ...>,),•——-— >.The,=homc'\:talent-comedios- will be'present's/the .YoungsPeopled Suntoyvsehool\:;cl »M-MWestaV Center^ the ^BeAvMen'* Hall \>*\, IVi .^^orld/iiid;h «*;pr6vlded an v excel- VT-H^.^balanceiwheel^fof^Eridlcott vt.'-^^K^} TOffered^arlless. than' •,.<(£ .the\:jinajority>of... communities by w ^)iy?rt«-,of ^Vp6ssessing' the main • '\'- ..*^oetionTtnji6j'of the I.'B. M. • - ;i -Pltf. • recent\- statement ..Thomas .v. J.,\ president of the cor- .;- ,:1 porat(on,\satdfthat it was his be- •_..•), lief:' that' many additional men 'jWould. soon be employedin the yr- Endicott plant :' I\-. 1 Another recent benefit gained to ..r, -.the\;community was the assistance > rendered ;.by the I. B. M. in the .^ji .promotion 'Kjf tho-recent industrial •V ./course in tho U.-E. High school This ..course conforms almost ex- actly with the requirements laid :'.down by President Watson' for the.training of his workmen. : :'y '...Incidentiy Mr. Watson's, suc- ^V.ceis^hasfoften been attributed to • : hts'jabilityjat training his assist-' V 'ants and. to his unique/ coarse in - ..salesman-ship' which' is given \ .v-each, representative - 'in that field < /;upon\entrance to the, cmopany. ^Eirtic^ttJl^ticiubJtfeit^- r^Afc-Kalurah- Club for '«x' : ,' The'- '\recently-\ jformed Endicott ^.Twst,Ciol»-' ! whlch^.is composed ,of :.S;offlcers and.employees of tho En- j \fdicott'-jTrust 1 Co. \met for its'final ?.^-iijformal .\'social' 'gathering c last evening >at the .-Kalurah\ Country •:-'• Club. ...V\ — — •^^VPfesidept'iWilUam E. Painter, :<-ias -toastmastef,.introduced Mr. D. •'•;yp.ijy.unttjhJL&7&T± E. h. Brown* \i-Cn&O -ihade\sh'ort aSarosses'' to\tho jY^Msemblcd guests... Harold Mer- ca'reauf'alsd gayeJ.a-.talk'on'.\; his ^>recentivisit'vto'.tho convention of iWfthe'^American - Institute TofcBank- t iS.'Jn«.#'whIeh : \\was *' held, in Denver, &';'CdIo»oV.V*He \.alsd; pictared Vhis g^trlp^hrqugh-YellowstorioTPark; '• Meeting of Farmers in Oil Territory Mrs. Donald O'DeU Elected Chairman of Endicott Home Bureau Mrs. Dpnald O/Dell was elected chairman of tho Endicott Home \Bureau at a recent meeting of the organization held at the home of .Mrs^Moy Conrad on\ Grant av»- \jtiuo. 1 Other ofuc'ials chosen In cluded Mrs; Amos Eatbs,\ first yiett ., .^hairmani Mrs. Charlea MeCarty^, «nce-Angellr-secretary ^i ENDICOTT JOHKSON WORKERS MINSTRELS ASD1USICE REYM SCORES HEAVILY Meeting gn_ ^\JyM»'i*tr^ ^-\p- I tar«alicai»^h«l-feat«. nf magt&and tlon from the capadty^^indlence .tfi «'.-^Hix^y < ^*P^yed by Clyde which has witnesedJita perform- B^iPc%cll^¥raaisrotator extraor- awtf'in the-High.rS^ool-tatldlns- 4fea1ri^^ho^di.e*;;the Hon'a share the past two nights, the Endicott-. of : *b.e^TOtiuse.wlth bis repor- Forraer Conway's Band To Present Concert in 1st BENEFIT BOXING SHOW PROMISES RARE ACTION A benefit boxing show which bids fair to be one of the best ever seen in this vicinity is on the ticket tonight for the American Legion Clubhouse. Promoted by the Pastime Ath letic Club for one of their members who was recently in jured in an auto accident, the match-makers have been able to gather together an excellent array of battlers. In the main-go Bon Army, a local youth who has gained an enviable reputation in the state will fight what promises to be the hardest battle of his youth ful career when he swaps .leather with Tiger Tony Ruf- falo, Hazelton featherweight, who packs dynamite in each -fist;. ~ ' A four-rounder which threat ens to steal the show from the main bout of the evening looms when Mike Zappia, the knock out king of the Triple Cities meets Johnny Daley of Free- land. Both boys have won their last half-dozen fights via the K-O route. The fights will be refereed by Billy Pierce, former South ern Tier Champ who is con sidered among the best third- ' men in the ring in the State. M. E. Church April 22nd ^OARD RE-APPOINTS PfVCTC IT TCT Mewl curi ous he scooped some of rUOlO AllOl nE£l t this up and senVit tocaem- FOLLOWS FIND Of OIL IN WELL OK W. Fjp FARM Forty-three farmers, owners of approximately 6,000 acres of land in the district surrounding poten tial oil territory south of Apalachin, signed an agree ment last night to lease their property only under a blanket contract and to attempt to obtain the im mediate drilling of an oil well .in that vicinity. The action followed the recent discovery of an ex cellent grade of crude oir floating on top of wateF\ pumped fiuiu the 82~ioot well in the barn of W. E. Yates, owner of a hundred acre farm two miles south of Apalachin village. Mr. Yates' discovery was made one night recently when after returning from a meeting he found that the automatic shut-off on his pumping system had failed to function and the drinking troughs for his cattle had overflowed, flooding the barn floor with a few inches of water upon which was a dark, greasy scuin. Becoming ^a :-Mr.:and M«; \D. : ,C. Warner, J^Js^Hind Mrs.:R>L. Bowen; Mr. fiiSan'JVlMrsi^E ;L Brown, Mr. and i^McDonaldr-Mr;, -,and '\ •• -\..P*lnter -and ^'Charles Mrs; ^enba'ck^Mr.^and^Mrs* -v'<tt ^liShleWMw;«Maxy:«oUter.; rs\.v it .n.-: nMkiai'- thn .Misses <•'. ^uella :: rGrce\ner.thblMisses>Doroi : |aubt^Gladys,-Mercere»u,; '/Bradley, .TWrightor; \ Harold l^g^^^ietor^Taylor, ^^t%C«B^^;»/'-'--'!.!'*;-.'' ? r\'?-- . oTfiejCast:iof. : character* .for the negTO^trayeSty''',;includes % \\ Milton \Beemer Hon.:Jolins Suphntes Jeremiah'-' Johnson, 1 the judge; Harry Strilcy as James Henry Scipio Socrates\'Smith attorney for the'defendant; Floyd.Hickllng as •Alexander Hamilton Diogenes Brown, attorney foe the plaintiff; A.' L. Pierce as Rufus Samuel Ezekiel Rosewater, the plaintiff; Mrs. A. L. Pierce as Miz Eliza Amanda Arbella Rosewater, the Defendant. Mrs. Willis Warner will port ray the character of Miss Jos ephine Sclina Evangeline Grubbs, witnes for the defendant; Owen Pierce will depict Rastus Sylves ter Bolshazer Jones, witness for the plaintiff. Another witness will be Rollin Miller under the cognomen of Rev. Ebenezzer Quincy Adams Sourtrce. Alvin London will be the Bailiff who. is aptly dubbed James Emerson Cal houn Thompson, and Kenneth\ Wilcox enacts the rold of William Henry Harrison Dubbs, the- clerk of the court. \Not a Mnn in the-House\ will\ find Margaret Bcnsel as Maria; Florenco Stribley ,in.tho ,role of Aunt 'Belinda; -Esther 'Benjamin as -'AuntiLucy-.-.whilel'.Doria _HickT. limrand-Helen-EHls-'flaH play re -.j spcctively tho' ports of * Kate, an Irish maid,\and Jessie,\a 'niece. Judson B. Wheeler and - Edna.E. ^alkn'Martie^' At 1st Baptist Pafsohage • Judson B, .Wheelsr.'ahd' '.*Miss Edna E. Walker, both of. Endicott, were married at tho^ parsonage of the First Baptist'church at 4 p . m. Saturday. They'• were' • attended by Leslie\E. Daniels- arid \'Miss Gertrude Kenybn.' ,'.-*,-'•,»< . \After a brief woddirijr^tri'p they will make their home'in\Endicott coming, year..? -, i Oneactah Council To Hold Covered Dish . Supper Next Tuesday A regular meeting of Oneactah Council, 187, Degree of Pocahon tas is scheduled for. next Tuesday evening, April 14th in the Red Men's Hall. A covered dish sup per will be served to tho mem bers-of the organization at 6 o'clock. Members of the com mittee have requested that all at tending bring a covered dish. Lodef Avenue P.-T. U. . Subscription Campaign Continued to April 16th The subscription campaign sponsored* by the Lodor Avenue Parent-Teacher Unit for the Now York State newspaper of the or ganization\ has been extended un til April 16th, it was announced today, because of the Easter va cation period. Members of the committee re ported a'total subscription to date of 101. It, was'stated that com. petition- is -kee'n-n'n\ong-the grades of\ theTch'ool for the two prizes offered.by,,the,Unit. .Slips have been distributed among the pa pils for .homo instruction on the magazine and it is expected that before the close of the campaign nearly 100 per .cent response will (be received, - Subscriptions may be placed with, any-of the following, the committee announced: Mrs. Thom as.Tilly, .Mrs. Nina Nystrom, \Mrs. E. J. Emmett, Mrs'. Irene Lampe, Mrs\. Trnoy NabingerV Mrs. Jos eph Dean, Mrs. Grbver . Kriso, Mrsv Martin Lynptt, Mrs. Peter Lutz, Mrs. Emliie Hesse. itiTTSfrEMieeu • os;- 1 Ihe foremost of the\ many local talent STUDY IN WEATHER CONTRASTS AFFORDED BY, SNOW ANpPBHlNE : OF PAST TWO DAYS ~\kiC interesting\sitJay'\\jn\-''con- 5 trasts, coupled with that all-ab sorbing topic of conversation, weather, has been,afforded local residents- during 1 ' thq ''_-past two days.. ^.Tuesday-jda^ed^; cold but •iiotv.clear..• 'Canie ,xvith ; thQ .-'dawn, flakes • pi,i snov^and>: how.''. vCir-, cling' db%» from'theirj lofty- perch i.iCn 'chi]Iy''North;\ /COv -.j ored'•; the' -ftrstT. badi^^which had\' burst'..fdrth «t,, promise of 7- early. Spring '\/and\ '•'tweed '^.-turtle-Hko withdrawal into; Moth'er^Earth;,,;' •f.£umanit^s.'8pirt.ts .\'wcT0 '-i'damp^ (jd^ai peojjlor'-^wehfc\ faboiit'Jiwith'. : ; heads' bowed Into;the- teeth;©?; the gale.. and/wet ;'slush^ crunched, jinr. derfootVand oozedthrough.T- the thin .\sqlcs' \of rubberiless' ^StS ./? -' But'with'-the break of \\.dawn today came ample solace for .tho storm and slush of yesterday. Peeping over the hills into a sky of dzuro. came Old Sol and. with him a distinct change inVatmos^ ph'ere. 'Smiles again' cross ;'the faces of Winterrweary inhabitants; and'thb' harbingersfof. Spring- are accorded a h'qarty,'welcome.'- ^.:'A\lohe\'avia ^oT 'takes 'off' from the •local.\ airport at : \dawri each .'cloudlessj morning gliding' grace fully oyer., the village .while the\ majority.- ,bf, -, us - are. still! catching that\last wink.'jThere\'mustxbo som'othing fascinating,abaut'noafr ing-abovp a 1 'jraking;'viUage:-in- the' !carly.;h4<irs'., :; Think -we'iU;try~jlt 'ourselves \* some day-^-jf \ ; '^nqugh ambition,' .\ •' Ijil \ -. ;j the; proimctfon will be given tbfs evening after.'; whlcb-rlt 4'rrifl -be, staged'in Johnson pity and Blng- hamton. • Each ieatnre> of the en. tire show .met instanepos approv al and the production in its *en tirety displayed'a-versatility-and balance which kept .the interest of the spectators - through every number of. the j long program. The beauty of costuming and the excellence of the direction coupled with the. natural ability of the actors proved a distinct revelation to the thousands who attended. The singing and the musical scores by the orchestra under the direction of Frank Tel were especially well rendered and drew .favorable comment from many \local lovers of music Notable among the many fea- Shields-vas; liiterloctor and. end men., Claire/ \Freeman^'\ 'Charles podoctions to: be seen;,,in v t^jMcGJynn^oe:H6riu>^ Bob-PIamb, village- The last local performance '-of ^George CWHsoa.and - James sEcken^ rodej.and Mother- ^tars, carried the j csWird {back'j^in.'/ond, • memories [.tH ithe J ddf*j>ot .traveliiar •i:mins'trels- ; * and k?pt y** constant-roar 'of. ap^ provalAslgtiiiying' that their omany wise: cricks and excellent singing scored he*yily, . 3 .- The gorgeoiis^oy^^bf/? tlj^ girls and \the many' 'inmcaurj chorus and ballet dances of *vvS* review provided a glimpse of the best musical reviews of-the coup- try'and portrayed the fact that unusual talent is possessed by the fair sex of the Triple Cities. Credit for the entire produc tion and its striking success goes the workers themselves who The Band formerly conducted ] -by Pat Conway will present, a. A concert in the 1st M. E. church | here on Wednesday evening, Ap ril 22nd, under the sponsorship I ... _____., ( . , _ of the Oxford Oasa\ orthe :cnni «hv\,'; .-RecolB^tloniJoI^Uiei'C excellenil^^ . aS ^ysial^vRaey ,re-. ... ,. ^ . ^, ^ T TO „ .work; a&ompushedj.by \irtBagc 'ofiT'ported 'that .it* Wasait ftX- apnng,tour v m the interests, of tne ^ . ... r~~ imi:.?. r.... • -'- ' - •• Ithaca SitikoiA'tfaf\Music. \'They' are being\-brought .to Endicott. ^wn'g&--~^'.T:efforts. of,.;./Pwff to conceived and carried out the idea entirely within the huge organiza tion. Proceeds of the affair go directly to' the various charities of the Triple Cities. .Thomas ' At 'Gillespie,'' head of 'the-, nwsicafidepiirfm ,eht \'cX:0^E.' .High school:\: \ '.»'\' ' VillageJBoVid'\-\ n 1 ^ Cftaml«rs;'a.t'. Jfonday;' were in ^thejlioldinr'.ow f source of a'potential \fortune. . ^ J olJit in l&J a **8&tt*fc. ~ W /years ago to avdeptt'of-S^ieet, Public Card Party in_ --f^ymago Clerk George H. JttfcliTdtmtid in-the middle of the- ..Sfe-TiAmbrOSe Hall 1 0 ls and hiB assistant. Miss Loretta I fl stract ^ e hous ing.' the herd p^'j^^^'S^^f^Z. |Morris, were re-appointed to tbelrl rf ^y^,. clMh oa the ft. cz^a**n-. posts as were David T. Lewis, tax ]. Mission Society of Union Presbyterian to Choose Officers on Friday The Annual election of officers of the Missionary Society of the Union Baptist Church will 'be held at the regular meeting of - that group which will be held at the. homo of Mrs. F. L. Holden, 213 Liberty street on Friday after noon at 2:30. - \• Miss Jessie Swan will teach a less on India using as her sub ject, \The Outstanding Women of India.\ Miner H. Corbin To Be Installed ,President of Bethel Brotherhood Miner H.' Corbin will be install ed as president, of the Bethel Brotherhood of the.first Presby terian Church at a special serv ice of that group to be held dur ing tho evening service of thd church next Sunday night at 7:30. Other 'executives who will take office at-' that \time- include Walter Barnes, -cvice president; Elmer Andrea's, secretary and treasurer; Alvin\ Warner, assistant secretary and-treasureis- Broad Street P.-T. U. Slate of Officers for Tear To Be Named The April meeting of the Broad street Parent-Teacher Unit will be held ' in the Oxford Class rooms in the First M. E. church •yhursday-evening, April 9 at 7:30 e'clocic. A.-slate of .officers for \the'ensuing year will be reported by -the committee- on nominations. ' \ Motion\\pictures will be \shown through the' courtesy of \the New York Telephone Co. Miss Isabel Schreiber,\wfll entertain with pi ano .solos. It was. announced that children are .invited and non- members of the unit will be wel come. Carnation Rebekah Lodge Entertain Clover,,.Leaf Lodge Monday Eve. - Carnation Rebecca Lodge..held its regalar meeting on Monday evening at their rooms at 124 Main street. The degree work was put \on at that time and offi cers of Clover Leaf Rebecca Lodge were their guests.' After the business session refreshments l-were-served.— — — -=—• . ..' :«eSrf-<party- , ;:: will be sponsored this evening at 8 o'clock in St. Ambrose Hall at the corner of Washington avenue and Broad street by the Parent-Teacher Unit of the Broad Street school. Door and game prizes will be given and. bridge, 500 and euchre will be played. Mrs. Brwin Mathewson, general chairman, will be assisted by Mrs. Roscoe Gunn, Mrs. William Dean, Mrs. William Kramer and. Mrs. James Gleason. Refreshments will be in charge of a committee directed by Mrs. Clarence Weston. Republican Club Invites Endicott Ladies to Luncheon on Friday THRIFT BUYING BY TOWN TALKER Talks'..h'ere-about>are thrifty—it's smart to be that, of\ course. But they, know that, Thrifti'is not so much a matter'of saving '.as it is\ of, wise spending. ;They know that ,the finest kind of spending. ; is the .spending .to'-good advantage—;the. dollars spent • with' the* local \butcher\ goes;'to the \baker'and candle-stick : Vmaker''-^who passes,\ it.,on ,to some other tradesman- for good'; •^'clothes,; good household'equipment,'good homes,\; etc'I,....... .'\'£ .'\ buying' the things, they, need .and can-.. : .'\'use'-advantageously—those* financial position, justifies,' are -^buying good.? foods/ — —•-•.'i-»Hi , -'_tL_i K radios, oil burners,. \\and they, are .getting ; .V;./JFamifyJ;readers\.of^'the*Endicott\ Times—26,0)QQVor, v moreifn T nuraberr^aro.spen'ding'-:wisely forViittlff thihgs^as/well' \asVbigv A cordial invitation has been extended to Republican ladies of Endicott to attend the meeting of. the Broome County Republican Luncheon Club to \be held at the Arlington Hotel on Friday, April lOth -at -lZsie^— - • \Election of officers for the com ing\ year\ will also take place at this time, it was announced. < * n . % • Mrs. Kate Kipp and ' J Watson- Mason Are ; United In Marriage i Mrs. Kate Kipp of North Nan- ticoke avenue and Watson Mason of Johnson City were married last Friday at the Methodist Episco pal church in Johnson City by the Rev. George M. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Mason will reside at 131 Grand Avenue, Johnson City. collector; and C. Franklin. Hunt, village engineer. Harold W. Lauder was again chosen as sup erintendent of the light depart ment and inspector of plumbing. George W. Ames and Herman Card were selected as fire com missioner and assessor respect ively. Frank Pezzola, veteran board member, was appointed by Mayor Coleman as acting mayor during his absence. The three banks of the village were selected to receive equal amounts of the village deposits and the application of the Endi cott Bulletin for recognition as the official. village paper was granted. Police Chief Daniel Frutiger re ceived re-appolntment to that po sition as did all officers in the department. George F. Eckert was returned to his position as acting police justice, . The two new board members, E. La Verne Stanton and Jonas A, Gates, attending their first meeting, showed an aptitude for their position and a thorough knowledge of village affairs by taking an active part in the dis cussion and the suggestion of sev eral new ideas. ' { Special officers who were re-ap pointed by acclamation of the trustees were C. Franklin Hnnt, William F. Sulger, Dr. Dorr W. Hardy, S. Howard Ammerman Benjamin Dittrieh, Herbert H. Crumb\ Harold W. Lauder, Jonas A. Gates, George Moore, Ernest DeGarmo, and Donald Inderiied CORNELL PROFESSOR WILL ADDRESS UNION BUSINESS MEN ON \RURAL RELATIONS\ Plans are rapidly' progressing for the .meeting and banquet of the Associated Business Men- of Union which will be held*'in'the West .Corners'schoolhouse on the evening fo ,.Tuesday,<. April £ 14th; Letters are' being' sent- out by the committee in charge and' an - at tendance .of more. than^lOO Is .'.ex pected according to the reception which has ,-been- accorded the \pro ject.; •'• . : - \ ; \ '.\Arrangements have.' been^prac- tically completed, .to >v * obtain Dr. V.; B . Hart, of .the/ t dep'artmeht of Agricultural Economics \and; Farmj 'Management-iof;- Cornell fliniver- sity--who r wilI giveflhe, address ; of the: evening W\ *!.' the^T subject-;. of closer harmony between;the resi dent of the rural district and his dty neighbor. Increased interest in the or ganization's activities has been reported and a large number of business and professional men of the Union district have made ap plication for membership in the group within the past few weeks. '• Members of the committee stated today- that prospects were excellent for the greatest year in the history of the association. Plans for the progress of the district are under formulation and advanced methods for better serv ice, \to' the community are being studied assiduously. ' Thd. banquet to be-held on next Tuesday, is the. first of'a,series o£ meeting which will bo held in the Surrounding communities through out the'year. » ' is concrete re-inforced. amf pro*, tected from dust\ and dirt by wooden planking on which has been erected a modem electrical pump. That the presence of oil and natural gas has long been sus pected in the vicinity was stated by residents of that locality who have pointed out the many wells which have been driven at various points since the year 1867 when a well was Bunk on what is now the- Kemp Farm and from which na tural gas still flows. While thi* hole was drilled only to a dept> of 600 feet, others have since been sunk to a depth of 2,000. In so far as records now show, how ever, no well has ever-been drilled in that locality of sufficient depth- to locate oil. Residents believe that should a drilling be made to depth of 4,000 feet or slightly- over that oil may be struck. A peculiar co-incidence is seen in that the 6,000 acre section bor dering the Yates farm is among the very few hollows or natural oil declevities within miles of En dicott where no recent attempt has been made by any oil com pany or speculators to lease the land for future oil drilling. Several companies have been formed in past years to exploit the territory but the majority failed through lack of finances or from failure to penetrate to a sufficient depth. Seven wells have been sunk since 1867 in the terri tory represented by tho farmers- joining in the agreement last night but none to a depth of over 2,000 feet. In every instance a flow of natural gas was develop ed. The deepest of these which was Lon _the farm of F. J. Hickey was drilled in 1900 and shot forth a flame 20 feet high upon being ignited. The same year another well was sunk on the farm of Will and Frank Yates, to the depth of 1500 feet. This gave forth n flow of gas which provided the -,-v fuel for a boiler for several^ weeks. A well which was late? capped and of ..which the opening has since disappeared was drilled on the land owped by Mrs. Vesta May Smith in 1901. Wells were also sunk on the' Wilson, Deane and Waltmah places. With the !^iiscovery by Mr. Yates, a meeting-of nearby land owners was, called with the result that':' the-, ^gathering lost' night, found complete; harinony and a desire vfor\ ; co -operation among the .farmers \of- the 'district A \committee was appointed and will (continued; on, page 8)
