hgs bulletin volume 4 no. 9 (may 1962)

B U L L E T I N

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Houston, Texas

Volume 4, No. 9

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5Uoust011 geoeogicd Society

President . . . . . . . 1st Vice Resident . . . 2nd Vice Praident . . Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . .

W.R.Canada W m . F . Cooke . Jr .

Finance . . . . . . . . . Publications . . . . . . . Technical Program . Awards and Loans . . Personnel Placement Public Relations . . . . Research and Study . Boy Scout . . . . . . . Entertainment .

OFFICERS

George C Hardin. Jr CA 7-5323 ... . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin T Simmons FA 3-0493 . . . . . . . . . . . . E H Rainwater _ M0 7-5661 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis J Hubka. Jr CA 5-551 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cecil R Rives CA 3-401 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN

W m . A . Gorman. Ex-Officio

COMMllTEE CHAIRMEN

STANDING COMMllTEES

. . . Thomas D . Rush . . . .

. . . Benjamin T . Simmons

. . . E . H . Rainwater . . . . .

. . . Jack W . Craig . . . . . .

. . . Theodore P . Ellsworth

. . . Reese Berry . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt C . VanSiclen .

. . . Clyde Beckwith . . . . . . . . Curtis C . Franks . . .

Carey Croneis Ben Morgan

SPECIAL COMMllTEES

Ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Convention Preparation . . . . . . . . . . Distribution of Publications . . . . . . . Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exhibits G.C.A.G.S .. A.A.P.O. . . . . . Engineers Council . . . . . . . . . . . .

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Liason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preservation of Samples and Cores . . Remembrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A d v i m to Museum of Natural

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G.C.A.G.S. Representative . . . . . . . . Alternate G.C.A.G.S. Representative A.A.P.G. Membership . . . . . . Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . Field Papers . . . . . . .

M . Stephen Kovac . . . . . . . CA 3-4645 W . A . Thomas . . . . . . . . . . CA 2-9721 Paul H . Allen . . . . . . . . . . . CA 5-1 396

. . . . . . . . Jeral J Crowder CA 2-0226 C . W . Lcisk . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 8-9461

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otto Plxler JA 4-638 1 . . . . . . . . . . Howard Sdroenike M O 5-7079 . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank R Hardin CA 7-5323

Ralph E . Taylor . . . . . . . . . . CA 5-441 1 . . . . . . . . . Arthur S Dickirwon CA 3-401 1

James A . Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . FA 3-1618 Charles W . Stuckey. Jr . . . . . . . . . JA 9-4821

. . . . . . . . . John L P Campbell CA 2-9771 Carlton D . Speed. Jr . . . . . . . . CA4-2523

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack 0 Colle CA 7-6266 . . . . . . . . . . George C Hardin. Jr CA 7-5323 . . . . . . . . . . Arthur S Dickinson CA 3401 1

Raymond E . Fairchild . . . . . . CA 5-0487 . . . . . . . . . . John L P Campbell WA 8-5311

. . . . . . . . . . . Charles F Ross CA 3-4491 . . . . . . OIin G Bell . . M0 7-5004

T H E B U L L E T I N

THIS MONTH

VOLUME 4 N W E R 9

Meeting Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

President's Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Outstanding Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Nominations for New Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . News of Other Societies Pages 3. 6. 22

New Picture Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Past Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoscience Notes Page 15

On the Distaff Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

THE B U L L E T I N OF THE HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Volume 4, No. 9

M E E T I N G N O T I C E

NINTH REGULAR MEETING - MAY 14

The ninth regular meeting of the 1961-62 year will be held on Monday even- ing, May 14, on the 10th floor of the Houston Club Building. The social hour will begin a t 5:15, dinner at 6:00, program a t 7:00 p .m.

The speaker will be Mr. Bruce W. Fox, distr ict geologist for The Atlantic Refining Company a t Tyler , Texas. His subject will be "Exploration History and Progress Report of the Fairway Field, Anderson and Henderson Counties, Texas . " Mr. David B. Davidson, distr ict geophysicist fo r The Atlantic Refining Company at Tyler i s co-author of this paper and will a lso be present to answer any questions concerning geophysics.

The paper will discuss the subsurface and se ismic exploration history prior to the discovery of oil in the James reef in August, 1960, and the subsurface information made available by development drilling. Also included i s a detailed summary of se ismic difficulties which greatly hindered exploration effo:rts in the Fairway Field area .

M r . Fox i s a native of Detroit, Michigan. His Oberlin College training was interrupted from 1943 to 1945 while he served a s an Army Air Force pilot. He joined The Atlantic Refining Company in 1951 at Shreveport, Louisiana. He re - ceived his M. A. degree at Washington University in 1954 and moved to Tyler in 1955 where he assumed his present duties in 1958.

M r . Davidson i s a native of Tarentum, Pennsylvania. He received his de- g ree in petroleum engineering in 1943 f rom the University of Pittsburgh. He served a s r a d a r navigator-bombardier in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946. He joined The Atlantic Refining Company in 1946, becoming se ismic party chief in 1948 and distr ict geophysicist in 1955 a t Bismarck, North Dakota. He served in his present capacity a t Durango, Colorado and Shreveport, Louisiana before coming to Tyler in 1960.

This will a lso be STUDENT AWARDS NIGHT. See page 4 for the Outstand- ing Students who will be recipients of the awards.

ANNUAL SEGUIN PICNIC

The Annual Landmen and Geologists picnic will be held on May 26 in Seguin. Tickets can be bought a t the gate o r through Bud Watson, Humble, 100-D Petro- leum Center, 900 N. E. Military Drive, San Antonio. Also, Ernie Horton a t Amerada, 1811 Esperson Building, CA 7-6371, has tickets fo r sa l e . They're cheaper if bought in advance.

P R E S I D E N T ' S P A G E

We owe a vote of thanks to M. Malek-Aslani for his "President's Page Re- buttal," published in last month's Bulletin. With the "President's Page" coming from such a strongly opinionated source, I a m much surprised that others have not been roused sufficiently to "take pen in hand" and write rebuttals. Geolo- gis ts a r e such an argumentative lot that I do not remember ever being in a crowd of more than five where all could agree on a controversial subject. Naturally, most of u s generally feel that those who disagree with us a r e r e - stkicted in outlook and interest, and that those who do agree with us a r e our enlightened and highly intelligent colleagues. Nevertheless, this Bulletin serves a s an informal medium for the expression of opinions on the many controversial subjects that affect geologists, and every member of the H.G.S. i s urged to ex- p ress his opinions in i t s pages. T r y it; you'll be surprised at how many will agree with you, and you might learn something from those who disagree with you.

Though Malek-Aslani's position undoubtedly has many supporters, I was not convinced by his arguments. I think he confuses semantics with geological knowledge, and I can see no good reason for the coining of a bunch of new words from Greek and Latin s tems to describe geological phenomena for which our vocabulary is already adequate. Names do not create an understanding of geological phenomena; they only comfort the inept geologist and impress the lay- man. The Fairway Field might have been found ea r l i e r had geologists paid more attention to the "not-so-subtle differences" in limestones, but I don't think the use of complicated terminology sharpens anyone's perception.

"The Psychology of the Scientist," by Anne Roe, appeared in the August 18, 1961, issue of Science. This art icle is well worth reading by all geologists. The matter of personal commitment to a hypothesis and "the creative process" a r e discussed and analyzed. Since the determination of a wildcat prospect by a geologist i s essentially a creative process, most will be interested in the analy- sis given. The sentence, "Strong motivation i s required if one is to continue with a search which may for a long time be unproductive," i s particularly appli- cable to our profession. However, most of us have no trouble finding the motivation- -we have to eat .

. . . George C . Hardin, J r .

MINING AND METALS SECTION, AIME

The Texas Coast Mining and Metals Section, AIME, will meet a t the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society building, 2615 Fannin, on May 24 a t 6:00 P.M. Dr. Dana Young, Technical Vice President, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, will talk on "Modern Concepts of Research." Members of the Houston Geological Society a r e invited.

For reservations call H. B. Foxhall a.t MO 6-0261

OVrSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS

Each year at the May meeting the Houston Geological Society makes Out- standing Student Awards to five potential geologists from the five institutes of higher learning in southeast Texas. Here are the awardees this year.

William C. Elsfk Texas A & M

Paul C. Ragland Rice

J. C . Ogden Lamar Tech

Ronald Harlan Univ. of Houston

David E. Dunn Univ. of Texas

NOMINATIONS FOR NEW OFFICERS

The By- Law authorized nominating committee presents the following group of nominees for office in the 1962-1963 Society year:

For President:

For 1s t Vice President:

For 2nd Vice President:

For Secretam:

F o r Treasurer:

For Executive Committee:

Orville G. Lundstrom, Goodrich Estate Ben T . Simmons, Consultant

Lewis J . Hubka, United Producing Company Judd Oualline, Skelly James M. Whatley, Colorado Oil & Gas

Raymond E . Fairchild, Trunkline Gas Company M. Malek- Aslani, Tenneco Cecil R. Rives, Monsanto Chemical Co.

John E. Kilgore, Standard of Texas Charles F . Ross, Western Natural Gas J . C. Walter, J r ., Consultant

J . D. Bartell, Consultant Fred J . Paulus, Texaco, Inc. B. Otto Pixler, Baroid

Bruce Barbour, Consultant J . Ben Carsey, Consultant Jack Chambers, Phillips W. Kenley Clark. Superior

The Ballot Committee Speaks

In the forthcoming Society election, the Ballot Committee respectfully urges all who vote to make a particular effort to mark their ballots correctly. This may seem to some to be an unnecessary request but those involved in last year's ballot counting can assure all doubters that i t appears to be quite necessary. By actual count, 11% of last year 's ballots were incorrectly marked. Elections a r e often decided by very small pluralities and a disqualified ballot may keep your choice from winning.

Our By-Laws provide that (excepting candidates for the Advisory Committee) voting shall be by preferential ballot. In other words, if three candidates a r e nominated for the same office, your preference should be indicated on a 1, 2 and 3 basis. Many neglected to do this last year, even though instructions on the ballot were explicit. This is important because i f no one candidate attains a majority, the preferential voting determines the eventual winning candidate.

The Committee recommends that each member mark his ballot with the same care and devotion to detail that attends his daily geological duties.

. . . M. S. Kovac, Chairman

V. N. SOVINSKY PASSES

With deep sympathy the Society recognizes the loss by deathof VIACHESLAV N. SOVINSKY, known a s "Vic" to his many friends. For many years he was a geologist for the Gulf Oil Corp. and will he especially remembered for the paper he presented to the Society on December l s t , 1958, "Unconformities Associated with Salt Structures in the Gulf Coast Salt Dome Basin." V i c was born in Russia, fought in the White Russian army against the Bolsheviks and escaped ac ross Siberia. His geological c a r e e r was long and fruitful.

NEWS OF NEIGHBORING SOCIETIES

The NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY recently had Ray Ocarnb a s i t s speaker. His subject was "Growth Faults of South Louisiana." . . . The DALLAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY had AAPG distinguished lec turer Donald I. Andrews speak on "The Louan Salt of the Gulf Coast Basin" at i t s March meeting. . . . The GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY O F HOUSTON heard a very interesting talk on March 26 by Dr. Russell W. Hall, J r . on "Lunarphysical Instrumenta- tion." D r . Hall described and showed pictures of instruments developed a t Texaco's Bellaire laboratory to measure physical properties of the surface and near subsurface of the moon. On April 16th Dr . L. Y. Faust, national SEG president addressed the G. S. H. . . . The CORPUS CHRIST1 GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY had Dr . S . E . CIabaugh of Texas University a s i ts speaker April 16. He discussed "Influence of Mineral Resources on Man's History."

S P R I N G DANCE FRIDAY MAY 25 8-12 P M

WHERE ? MEMORIAL DRl YE COUNTRY CLUB fY0SS ROAD) M U S I C ? B U D D Y BROCK'S ORCHESTRA

P R I C E ? $12.00 PER COUPLE W H l C H l N C l U D E S ? BREAKFASTESETUPS

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TICKETS ? AVAILABLE FROM GEORGE SEALY, NEIL HANSON, ED HEIDER, CURTIS FRANKS, AT THE TERRA CLUB OR THE, H.G.S. OFFICE, 234 ESPERSON BLDG.

NEW PICTURE DIRECTORY

Copies of the new 1962 Directory will be ready to distribute early in May. The distribution will be made by having a key person in each building handle the Directories and sell them for $1.50 to each member, and $5.00 each to non- members. If any person wishes to have a copy mailed to him, a charge of 256 will be made for shipping and handling. Mail a check for $1.75 to the Houston Geological Society, 234 Esperson Building, Houston 2, Texas, and a copy will be mailed a s soon as handling permits.

The following list shows the distribution of the key personnel in the various buildings around the city where copies may be purchased directly:

Firs t City National Bank Building - Don Schiele, Kilroy Co., Room 1908 Esperson Building - Cardinal Printing Company, Room 234 Texas Eastern Building - Jack Williams, Texas Eastern, Room 539 Adams Petroleum Center - Royce Oualline, Ada Oil Company Houston Club Building - Gene Spencer, General Geophysical Co., Room 775 South Coast Building - Robert Hendrickson, Room 1114 Tennessee Building - Harry Kilian, Room 2130 Temeco, Westheimer - Tom Spurlock, 3810 Westheimer Gulf Freeway-Griggs Road - Clark Edgecomb, Schlurnberger,

5000 Gulf Freeway Humble, Downtown - A1 Mincher, 1001 Texas National Bank Building Humble, Buffalo Speedway - Marion Roberts, 3120 Buffalo Speedway Texaco, Downtown - Claude Watts, Texaco Building Texaco, Bellaire - George Wood, 1002 North Rice Boulevard, Bellaire Geosonic & Halbouty - Bob Briggs, 5134 Westheimer Shell, Downtown - Mrs. Gloria Tankersley, 2010 Shell Building Shell, Bellaire - C. Fred Major, Jr. , 3737 Bellaire Boulevard Gulf & Bank of Commerce Bldg. - Davis B. Remick, 620 Bank of Commerce North Rice Boulevard - Paul Farren, Geodata, 5603 North Rice Boulevard San Jacinto Building - Karl Schneidau, Room 300 Melrose Building - Dick Hohlt, Room 1825 Bank of the Southwest Building - Grady Traylor, Room 1010 Oil & Gas Building - Joe Wolfe, Room 309 C & I Life Building - Charles Ross, Room 1501 Texas National Bank Building - A1 Wadsworth, Room 402 Petroleum Building - James Alewine, Room 1719A Prudential Building - Marion Hooks, Room 800 Richmond Avenue Area - Alan Reagan. 3636 Richmond Avenue Dresser (SIE) - Stanley Kubricht, 10201 Westheimer West Gray & Welch Avenue - Jack Weyland, 2200 Welch Avenue National Geophysical - Val Winston, 2425 Breen Robert Ray - Norman Teague, 2500 Bolsover S.E.I. - Ed Zagst. 1911 W. Alabama Pan American - A. D. Ellis, J r . . 1636 0. S.T.

B. Petrusek, 1636 O.S.T.

WHERE ARE THEY? . . . WHO?

The Past Presidents of the Houston Geological Society (Continued)

The thirtieth President of the Society was WAYNE Z. BURKHEAD, who served in the 1952-53 term. He is a native of Idaho and might be considered somewhat of a pioneer, since he was the first boy to be born in the town of Jerome.

In 1931 he graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. degree. After working for two years on the Wisconsin Geological Survey, he says that he, with a fellow Wisconsinite, Sid Schafer, came to Houston knocking on doors in search of jobs. L. P. Teas told them to see Lewis MacNaughton. This re - sulted in a sampli grabbing job on the Stanolind-Amerada No. 1 Manor, which almost resulted in the discovery of the Katy Gas Field in Waller County.

From 1934 to 1939 Wayne worked for the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company (now Pan American Petroleum Corporation) a s geologist and scout. From 1939 to 1955, except for four years' leave in the Army, he was with the Union Oil Company of California. Firs t , he was Gulf Coast Division Geologist in Houston, then District Geologist for Southern Louisiana, and after Army service in 1948 he became Chief Geologist of the Gulf Coast Division. It was during the time that he was Chief Geologist that he served a s President of the HGS.

His army leave from the Union Oil Company was from 1942 to 1946. He enlisted a s a private in the Air Force at Ellington Field and served a s photo- intelligence officer attached to the Thirteenth Air Force in the South Pacific. From the information he gives us, it i s not clear about his promotions, but he says that his activities a s a Captain were suddenly terminated onTarakan Island off Borneo by a land mine. I believe that is sufficient.

In 1955 he went with the TXL Oil Corporation in Dallas, Texas. He now holds the title of Vice-president and Director in that corporation. He lives at 5222 DeLoache in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Frances, who he says rescued him from bachelorhood at the tender, young age of 40.

JACK COLLE was the thirty-first President of the HGS, having served in the 1953-54 term. He graduated from the Louisiana State University with a B. S. degree in Geology in 1938. After graduation he went to work for Hershal Ferguson a s a geologist and micro-paleontologist.

In 1942 he joined the Air Force a s a Cadet and was promoted through the ranks to Major. His services were in the South Pacific as an intelligence officer . After his discharge from the Army in 1946, he returned to work for Ferguson. In 1949 he opened a consulting office a s Geologist and Micro- paleontologist, in which capacity he still serves the oil and gas industry.

It was during his administration a s President of the Society that scheduled meetings were changed from bi-monthly noon meetings to monthly night meetings. I believe this has proven more satisfactory to the membership a s a whole.

Jack, in a cooperative venture, was instrumental in finding, blocking, and promoting the oil field located on the South Flank of the Boling Salt Dome, now known as the South Boling Oil Field in Wharton County.

He served a s President of the local chapter of the SEPM in 1958. He, with his wife, Olga, and two children live a t 5508 Lynnbrook in Houston.

T h e thirty-second President of the HGS was TOM D. HEDLEY. He was a native Texan born in Eastland County. December 25, 1919. After graduating f rom Wewoka High School he attended the University of Oklahoma and received a B.S. degree in Geology in 1941. In the following year he enlisted in the Army Field Arti l lery and was promoted t o Second Lieutenant. On January 25, 1943, he t ransferred t o the Air Force, where he became a Pilot on a B-17 Bomber attached to the 8th and 9th Air Forces stationed in England.

He flew numerous missions over important points in Germany, and part ici- pated in the 1000 plane ra id over Berlin on February 2, 1945. After 24 missions he was awarded an Ai r Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. For his European, African, and Middle Eas t Area campaigns, he received a Presidential Unit Cita- tion and a Ribbon with three Bronze Stars . This i s an enviable record of which any man would have been proud.

After three and a half yea r s he was discharged f rom the Air Service in 1947. At that t ime he went to work for the Ohio Oil Co., then changing to the British American Oil Co. in 1950, where he remained until h is death, June 4, 1960.

During his t e r m a s President, the f i rs t Houston Geological Society Directory was published with pictures of members of the Society. Tom was a cha r t e r member of the T e r r a Club and h e had a pa r t in i t s organization.

He was mar r i ed to the fo rmer Miss Ammie Allen of Houston in 1951. Mrs . Hedley and thei r two children now res ide at 12939 Butterfly Lane in Houston.

The thirty-third President of HGS was WALTER W. McMAHAN, who served in the 1956- 57 term. He is a native Texan from San Antonio. Attended A & M College from 1941 to 1943, then went into the Army, serving in the Infantry, Signal Corps, and Air Force . In 1944 he went overseas a s a navigator in a B-25 low altitude bombardment group. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Ie Shima a reas . He attained the rank of F i r s t Lieutenant. During his service overseas , he received the awards of Air Medal, Purple Heart, and a n Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with eight battle s t a r s - a wonderful record.

When discharged f rom the Army, Walter returned to A & M College, and received his B. S . degree in Geology in 1947. After another year doing graduate work, he came to Houston to work for the Magnolia Petroleum Company (now the Mobil Oil Company). Here in Houston he considered himself fortunate to have had the opportunity t o work fo r and with such fine geologists a s Philip Jennings, Homer Noble and Jack Bauernschmidt .

In 1959 he was t ransferred to Jackson, Mississippi for a shor t time, but a s a resul t of the reorganization of Mobil, he was moved tov ic to r i a , Texas in 1960. In Victoria he now s e r v e s a s Production Geology Supervisor. Two other mem- be r s a r e working for him - Gilbert Fabre and Char les E . (Chuck) Chandler.

Believe i t o r not, Walter te l l s m e that "there a r e g i r l s a t A & M College, if you just look around." He found one - Elizabeth (Betty), daughter of D r . and Mrs . E . G. Smith. They were mar r i ed in 1947, and now have a boy 12 and daughter 10 yea r s of age. Betty has recently received he r B.A. degree in Eng- l ish from the University of Houston and expects to get h e r M.A. during th is coming Summer. No wonder Walter can write such good repor ts . They now res ide a t 2607 East Poplar, Victoria, Texas .

AUBREY H. RABENSBURG was the thirty-fourth President of the HGS, having served in the 1956-57 t e r m . He i s a native Texan, having lived in LaGrange

and Llano. He graduated from The University of Texas with a B.S. degree in Geology in 1937.

His f i rs t employment was with the Continental Oil Company in the Midland area, working the subsurface geology of West Texas. This was in 1937 and 1938. In 1938 he was t ransferred to Houston a s Distr ict Geologist. In 1943 he became associated with John Mecom and i s now Chief Geologist for John W. Mecom, and the U.S. Oil Company of Louisiana, Inc. interests .

Most of his geological experience has been concentrated on exploration and exploitation geology in the Gulf Coast a r e a s of Texas and Louisiana, with con- siderable emphasis on piercement type sa l t domes. In more recent yea r s most of his t ime has been spent on foreign a r e a s - the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Aubrey, with his wife Alene and their two children, lives at 5389 Huckle- berry Drive in Houston.

RALPH E. TAYLOR was the thirty-fifth President, having served in 1958. He i s a native of Ohio, and took his A. B. degree from the University of Michigan in 1927 and M. S. in 1928. He studied a t Louisiana State University from 1934 to 1937, receiving a Ph.D. degree irl Geology in 1938.

His f i rs t employment was in 1929 to 1932 with the Arkansas Natural Gas Company as Field Geologist working in Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. He served a s geologist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Michigan in 1933 and 1934. From 1934 to 1937 h e was Assistant Instructor in Geology a t L. S . U. He served a s Exploration Geologist for the Freepor t Sulphur Company from 1937 to 1949. His work for Freeport was in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Africa. In 1949 Ralph joined the Humble Oil & Refining Co. a s Research Geologist and is now in Humble headquarters a s Senior Staff Geologist.

His published l i terature pertains to the geology of the caprock and sa l t of sa l t domes, to limestones, to the economics of petroleum, to sulphur, manga- nese, nickel, iron, and potash. He holds membership in the AAPG, the SEG, the Geological Society of America, the Geophysical Union, and the American Insti- tute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.

He, with his wife Mary, now lives a t Route 1, Box 2065, LaPorte, Texas .

The thirty-sixth President serving in 1959-60 was EDD R. TURNER, JR. He i s a native Houstonian, attended The University of Texas, receiving a B.A. degree in Geology in 1943. He entered the Army in 1943 and was promoted through the ranks to F i r s t Lieutenant. He was attached t o an Engineering Bat- talion in the Third Army under General Patton and saw service in both France and Germany.

His f irst employment was with the Union Producing Company a s a scout in the South Texas a rea , stationed in Beeville. This was in 1946 and 1947, after his discharge from the Army. In 1947 he joined the Humble Oil & Refining Co. in Houston and la ter moved to New Orleans. His work was subsurface and general geology, mostly in Louisiana, but extended some into Mississippi.

In 1955 Edd joined the Tidewater Oil Company as exploitation geologist. In 1957 he was advanced to Division Geologist and in 1960 to Assistant Manager of Exploration. This was for the Southern Division of Tidewater, which covers all the United States except for five o r s i x states in the extreme west.

. . .Wayne F . Bowman, S r .

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER Geologist & Geophysicist

1801 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. CA 2-7925

Houston 2, Texas

ALLEN & GlLKlSON Oil and Gas Consultants

Harris H. Allen and D. C. Gilkison

463 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 8-9329 Houston 2, Texas

CLIFFORD F. BARBER

Geologist

401 Esperson Bldg. CA 2-661 1

Houston 2, Texas

E. J. BARRAGY

lndependent

3005 Buffalo Dr. Box 13287

Houston 19, Texas JA 8-5525

. JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity - Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

1045 Esperson Bldg. CA 2-6266 Houston 2, Texas

FRANCIS X. BOSTICK

Geologist

71 1 Melrose Bldg. FA 3-3754

Houston 2, Texas

LESLIE BOWLING

Oil and Gas Consultant

536 California Bldg. JA 2-0432

New Orleans, Louisiana

WAYNE F. BOWMAN, SR.

lndependent Geologist

171 3 Niels Esperson Bldg. CA 2-0279

Houston 2, Texas

ORVAL L. BRACE

Geologist

181 0 South Coast Bldg. CA 8-5404

Houston 2, Texas

RALPH B. CANTRELL

Petroleum Geologist and Engineer

4005 Bellaire Boulevard

Houston 25, Texas

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

404 First City National Bank FA 3-1 187

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Some Notes on the Dominican Republic, by Phil F. Martynl

Discovery

History records that Columbus, after sighting land (San Salvador Island) on his first voyage westward to the New World, turned his sailing expedition southward to visit other islands of the Bahama group, to explore the north coast of the Oriente province in Cuba and to continue eastward along the north shore of "La Isla Espanola" (Hispaniola) before returning eastward across the Atlantic to his native land. It i s reliably reported that Columbus and his crew observed "La Natividad" (Christmas) 1492 in a feast celebration with native Indians a t a location near the town of Monte Christi at the northwestern corner of the present landed a rea of the Dominican Republic. Columbus continued his explorations along

the north shore of the Dominican Republic and is reported to have brought his boats ashore on the beaches of Samana Bay at the northeastern tip of the Domini- can Republic for final calking prior to departing about mid-January, 1493, for his return to Spain.

On his subsequent voyages to the New World, and principally on his second trip, Columbus made further explorations of the island a r c surrounding the Caribbean Sea with accent on explorations of the Dominican Republic proper. The present capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, was established by Columbus and also the ancient town of Ciudad Isabella on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. From this latter town, Columbus is reported to have sent an expeditionary force southward into the interior of the Dominican Repub- lic to further explore "his beautiful land. "

Columbus often expressed his love of the climate and beauty of the island known as Hispaniola and his final request was for burial there. His remains now lie in a beautiful tomb at the entrance to Cathedral No. 1 of the Western Hemisphere located in the present city of Santo Domingo. The early history of the Dominican Republic records the acquisition of this country by Spain and lists the early governors-general of this land, some of whom were Columbus' brothers and son.

Location

The Dominican Republic (ofttimes referred to a s Santo Domingo) comprises the eastern portion of the island of Hispaniola which i s the second largest island of the Antilles group of islands marking and comprising the northern framework of the Caribbean basin. This island comprises one of a group of islands extending from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico eastward and southeastward, including Cuba, Jamaica. Puerto Rico and the Leeward and Windward Islands, to the approximate northeastern tip of Venezuela. These islands reflect the present

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landed surface of an ancient mountain system marking the northern and eastern boundaries of the basin now known a s the Caribbean Sea.

The island of Hispaniola comprises approximately 30,000 square miles with the hmin i can Republic occupying slightly more than the eastern two-thirds of the island. The western boundary of the Dominican Republic i s an approximate north-south line extending across the island and bounding the eastern side of the Republic of Haiti, which occupies the approximate western third of the island.

Topography

The topography of the Dominican Republic varies &om flat coastal plains to rugged mountainous areas . The four mountain systems comprising the Sierra de Bahoruco, Sierra de Neiba, Cordillera Central and Cordillera Septentrional divide the Republic into nine topographic units. South of the Sierra de Bahoruco, the Barahona Plateau comprises the southwestern portion of the Republic. Be- tween the Sierra de Bahoruco and the Sierra de Neiba is an area comprising the Enriquillo Valley o r sedimentary basin. North of the Sierra de Neiba and south of the Cordillera Central i s a topographic area known as the Azua or San Juan Valley, a sedimentary basin. North of the Cordillera Central and south of the Cordillera Septentrional, a large areaof low relief is known as the CibaoValley.

In the southeastern portion of theRepublic, an areaof low topographic relief south of the Cordillera Central and east of the capital city of Santo Domingo is known as the Coastal Plain. The topographically mountainous areas of the Re- public extending from west to east across the island comprise the "backbone" of the intense folding associated with the down-warping of the Caribbean Basin while the "in between" areas (Enriquillo, Azua of San Juan and CibaoValleys and Barahona Plateau) repreeent the sedimentary and structural basins between the mountain folds.

Physiography

For illustrative purposes, an outline map of the Dominican Republic i s presented for the purpose of showing the subdivisions of the country into the nine physiographic provinces which a re directly related to the topographic areas previously mentioned. The provinces a r e numbered on the map and a re briefly described as follows:

(1) The northern portion of the island is known as the Cordillera Septen- trional and embraces an area along the north boundary of the Republic

adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. This area consists of highly folded and faulted rocks comprising somewhat parallel east-west ranges with a few isolated mountain masses varying in elevation from sea level a t the coast to approximately 2000 feet on the higher peaks.

(2) The CibaoValley i s approximately 140 miles long with an average width of approximately 20 miles. This valley is a sedimentary basin filled

with .Tertiary rocks at elevations varying from sea level to 600 feet. The eastern portion of the Cibao Valley, by reason of i ts location, receives an

abundance of rainfall. As a consequence, it i s highly cultivated and a very fertile district producing a large percentage of the food products required for the country and export. The western portion of the Cibao Valley is more arid and supports a typical vegetation of an arid climate.

(3) Comprising the largest physiographic unit of the Dominican Republic is an area extending east-west across the country known as the Cordillera

Central. This is an area of rugged mountains encompassing the oldest rocks of the country and consists of a ser ies of ridges, peaks and valleys extending from the Haitian border southeastward to the eastern tip of the Republic. Elevations in this intensely folded mountainous area vary, in the uplands, from 5000 to 9000 feet above sea level.

(4) On the southwest side of the Cordillera Central and northeastward from the Sierra de Neiba, an intermontane valley known a s the San Juan or

Azua Valley extends from the Haitian border on the west to the southeastern coast of the Republic on the Caribbean Sea. This sedimentary basin, filled with Tertiary rocks, has been the site of much of the prior exploration for oil in the Dominican Republic. Within this valley, oil seeps have been reported a s early as 1872 and the Maleno structure has produced approximately 30,000 barrels of 20 gravity oil from prior exploratory work.

(5) Southwest of the Azua Valley, a highly folded area of rugged mountain type ridges and valleys comprises the physiographic unit known a s the

Sierra de Neiba or Neiba Mountains. This mountain belt also comprises one of the backbones of the Republic but the areal extent is not a s large in the Domini- can Republic a s the Cordillera Central.

(6) Southwestward from the Sierra de Neiba and bounded on the south by the Sierra de Bahoruco is the physiographic province known a s the

Enriquillo Valley. This valley, in general consisting of fertile low lands, comprises a sedimentary basin of Tertiary rocks. The western portion of this valley in the vicinity of Lago Enriquillo (an inland salt water lake) i s below sea level resulting from the landlocking of the eastern end of the basin or valley by the large sedimentary alluvial deposits of the Rio Yaque del Sur.

(7) Southwestward from the Enriquillo Valley, a mountainous area of rugged limestone topography and highly folded rocks extends approximately

east-west across the southern portion of the Dominican Republic. This area is known as the Bahoruco Mountains and elevations of the peaks in the mountain group attain a height of 6000 to 8000 feet.

(8) From the southern boundary of the Sierra de Bahoruco southward to the southern extremity of the Republic, a limestone plateau of slightly

karsted topography comprises an area known as the Barahona Plateau. This limestone plateau is composed of Oligocene and Eocene limestones which a re exceptionally porous on their outcrop facies .

(9) Eastward from the city of Santo Domingo and extending inland from the coast line to the southern margin of the Cordilleracentral i s an area of

coastal plain topography known a s the Coastal Plain. This coastal area is, in part, highly cultivated and, in part, an a rea of dense jungle growth. The area i s covered with a reef type coralline limestone of low topographic relief and sug- gests a wave-cut terrace resurrected from the Caribbean Sea by some prior uplift of the island.

Geology

The historical geology of the Dominican Republic is genetically related to the down warping of the Caribbean Basin. Compressional type folding occurred sometime during the late Jurassic period and subsequent thereto the Dominican Republic comprised a ser ies of perhaps three elongated east-west parallel mountainous type ridges extending above sea level in the a reas now known a s the Cordillera Septentrional, the Cordillera Central and the Sierra de Neiba. Cretaceous sediments were deposited in the intervening basin a reas with a second period of mountain type folding a t the approximate end of Cretaceous time.

Since Cretaceous times the Island of Hispaniola and the Dominican Republic has been partially innundated by Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene seas . Additional folding and diastropic movements have occurred in the Republic in late Oligocene, late Miocene and during a part of the Pliocene. The intense folding of the present mountainous a reas coupled with the occurrence of igneous, metamorphic and intrusive rocks in the Cordillera Septentrional, Cordillera Central, Sierra de Neiba and Sierra de Bahoruco would res t r ic t these mountainous a reas from that portion of the country deemed to have possibilities of future oil and/or gas production. The Barahona Plateau, by reason of i ts sedimentary section, would likewise suggest an unfavorable area for possible future oil development.

The Cibao Valley, the Enriquillo Valley and the Azua o r San Juan Valley, a s defined, have been sedimentary and structural basins during the geologic past and a r e deemed to be the most favorable for future petroleum exploration. The Coastal Plain a rea i s believed to comprise a thin coralline limestone deposit over the truncated edge of a part of the Cordillera Central.

Oil and Gas Exploration

The oil and gas potential a r e a of the Dominican Republic comprises an a rea of approximately 5000 square miles o r equivalent to approximately 25 per cent of the landed area . This potential a rea comprises the three intermontane valley areas known a s Cibao, Emiquillo and San Juan or Azua. By general usage, the name San Juan is restricted to the western portion of the Azua Valley and the name Azua i s confined to the eastern portion of that valley.

Thirty-five exploratory wells have been drilled in the Dominican Republic which have resulted in the production of approximately 30,000 barrels of oil. Of this total, two wells have been drilled in the Cibao Valley, four wells in the En- riquillo Valley, one well in the San Juan Valley and 28 wells in the Azua Valley. The dominance of exploratory work in the Azua Valley results £rom the fact that

oil seepages have been known in this area since 1872 and oil developments during the year 1939 and 1940 resulted in the production of approximately 30,000 barrels of oil from the Maleno structure located within this valley.

The earliest exploratory drilling in the Dominican Republic was in the year 1904, and drilling in the country was sporadic during the period from 1904 through 1928. During this interval eleven wells were drilled in the Azua Valley in the vicinity of the oil seeps to maximum depths of less than 3000 feet.

During the year 1938, the Dominican Seaboard Oil Company, comprising capital of the Seaboard Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and others, acquired concessions in the Dominican Republic and commenced an exploratory program. Gravity, seismic, magnetic, and surface geological mapping of the three sedimentary valley a reas were undertaken. During the ten- year interval from 1938 through 1948, 15 wells were drilled by the Dominican Seaboard Oil Company a s exploratory wells of structures mapped by surface geology and geophysics. Of this total, 13 were drilled in the Azua Valley, one well in the western end of the San Juan Valley and one well in the Enriquillo Valley. The developments by the Dominican Seaboard Oil Company resulted in the completion of two small oil wells on the Maleno structure from sands at the approximate depth of 400 feet during the year 1939. These wells have produced a total of approximately 30, 000 barrels of 21 gravity oil from this shallow Mio- cene sand. All of the other developments by the Dominican Seaboard Oil Com- pany resulted in dry holes.

During the year 1956, the oil concessions on the three principal valleys of the Dominican Republic were obtained by Petrolera Dominicana, C. Por A., a company comprising United States, Canadian and other capital. During the period from 1956 to date, this company has been active in conducting geophysical and surface geological surveys within the Dominican Republic and in exploration by drilling of the structures mapped by these methods. Nine wells have been drilled by this company on eight structures during the interval from 1957 through 1961. Of this total, three wells were drilled a s deep tests within the Enriquillo Valley, two wells as deep tests within the Cibao Valley, and four wells a s further exploration of the Azua Valley. One well, Maleno No. l - I n , tested com- mercial gas production in an Oligocene limestone reef a t the approximate depth of 4500 feet and this well is presently standing with casing cemented but not perforated o r completed. Completion of this well has not been necessary because of the absence of any locally available gas market.

A summary of the exploratory wells drilled in the Dominican Republic i s included in the accompanying table. This table shows the approximate date of drilling, the operator, well number, total depth, structure on which drilled, sedimentary valley in which drilled and remarks pertaining to each well. Many of the wells in the Dominican Republic have reported shows of oil o r gas, as- phalt stains and other manifestations of petroleum. During recent years, a better understanding of the stratigraphy and the complex subsurface geology has been obtained. It i s anticipated that future exploration by geophysics and b y drilling will result in the development of oil production in this Republic.

SUMMARY OF WELLS DRILLED - - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Date

1904- 1907

1920

1922

1923

1928

1945

1939

1939

1942

1943

1943

1943

! 943

1947

1040

1940

1943

1944

1944

1946

1957

1958

1960

1958

1958

1960

1961

196 1

1961

Opera tor

Lancas ter & Krleder

Dominican Investment Co.

Dominican Investment Co.

Dominican Investment Co

T h e Texas Company

Dominican Seaboard Oi l Co.


Dominican Seaboard Oil Co.

Dominican Seaboard 011 Co.










Dominican Seaboard O i l Co.

Domimcan Seaboard Oil Co.

Petrolera Dominicana, et a i

Petrolera Dominicana, e t a1

Pet ro lera Dominicana, e t a1


Petrolera Dominiuna , e t a i

Pctrolera Dommlcana. e t ai

Petrolcrn Dominicana, e t a1


Pctrolera Dominicana, ct a1

Well No.

7 wells

I

2

3

I

I

I

I-A

2

3

4

5

6

7

I

I

I

I

I

I

1

I

2

i

1

1 -m

I

I

1

Total Depth

120'-935'

S t r u c N r e

Higuerito

Higuerito

Higuerito

Cornendador

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

Maleno

El Mogute

Quita Coraza

Higuerito

Higuerito

Las Hormigas

Mella

Higuerito

Kilometer #19

K ~ l o m e t e r # I 9

V ~ l l a Isabel

L ~ c e y

Maleno

Palo Alto

Mella

Cabr l tos

Valley

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

San Juan

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Azua

Arua

Azua

Enr iqu~l lo

Azua

Azua

Azua

Cibao

Cibao

Azua

Enriquillo

Enriquillo

Enriquillo

Remarks

Shows of oil - wells dr i l led near 011 seeps - D & A

Shows of oil reported D & A

Shows of oil repor ted D & A

D & A

Shows of 0x1 reported D & A

Junked & Abandoned

Oil well - Initial production 200 bbls. p e r day, 21 gravity

Small oil well

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

D & A

Gas shows

D & A

D & A

D & A

Tested g a s - awaiting completion

D & A

D & A

D & A

Comments

During the past five years , the writer has spent many weeks in exploration within the Dominican Republic. The country can boast of a progressive pattern of road building, water supply, irrigation, development of hydroelectric power and sanitation. Living conditions throughout the republic a r e generally good and cleanliness within the towns andcities is exceptional. The water supply throughout the Republic i s excellent and pure and restaurant food may be eaten every- where without fear of the usual tropical problems. Schools and hospitals a r e numerous throughout the country and an excellent college in the city of Santo Domingo affords an opportunity for higher education. Associated with the university a r e numerous research groups on various phases of medicine, child mortality and tropical diseases.

Wildlife in the Dominican Republic is scarce but the mountainous areas contain some deer and a few mountain lions. Venomous snakes a r e unknown

and, likewise, very few of the harmless kind. Birds a r e scarce but an occa- sional flight of wild parrots may be observed and, during certain seasons, the flights of wild blue pigeon afford excellent hunting. Swimming, fishing, and boating a r e prevalent along the coastlines from beautiful coralline sand beaches. If you have ever enjoyed a "lobster boil" on the beach in late afternoon, you may well appreciate the delicacy of this seafood, common in the Dominican Republic.

Excellent hotel accommodations a r e available in the city of Santo Domingo with good accommodations in most of the other principal cities in the Republic. The country has numerous sugar mills, including the largest in the world, and sugar cane fields a r e dominant in most of the cultivated a reas . The country contains excellent herds of cattle with an ample milk supply and the production of a quantity of cheese. The annual stock show brings about the display of numerous and excellent varieties of cattle. Aluminum, nickel and other metal mining is conducted within the country.

Time and space will not permit m e to point out the numerous fine qualities of this beautiful country. If you a r e planning a visit to the Caribbean Islands, I feel su re you would enjoy a shor t t r i p to the Dominican Republic to visit some of the historical landmarks associated with Columbus and the city of Santo Domingo and a drive through the countryside to s e e the beautiful scenery and the progress being made by this small country.

AAPG NOMINATING COMMITTEE

President Robert E . Rettger has named William R. Moran, Ben H. Parker, Elliott H. Powers, James C . Scott, and William E . Wallis to the 1962-63 Nomi- nating Committee of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

The members of the Nominating Committee not only des i re that the most capable members available for these offices be nominated, but also wish to make the nominating procedure a s democratic a s possible. With these two ob- jectives in view, your assistance i s requested in assur ing the proposing of well qualified members who would be willing to accept nominations for the various offices.

TERRA CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

The T e r r a Club announces the recent election of new officers for the corn- ing year: President, Philip R. Allin, Chief Geologist, Union Texas Petroleum, succeeding Harold E. Voigt, Assistant Division Geologist of Superior Oil Com- pany; Vice-president, Walter E . Belt, J r . , Area Landman for Texas Eastern Transmission; Secretary, M. S. Kovac, Assistant to the Manager of Geology with Columbian Carbon Company; and the Treasurer , William L. Audas, Geo- physical Consultant. New Directors elected for a t e rm of three years a r e Frank Hardin, partner, Hardin & Hardin; Edwin H. Heider, Senior Sales Engineer, Schlumberger; C. F . "Doc" Maginnis, Chief Geologist, Lago Petroleum and Edd R. Turner, J r . , Assistant Manager of Exploration, Tidewater Oil Company. Other Directors a r e Har r i s H . Allen, partner, Allen & Gilkison; Vernal Clark, Vice-president, Taylor Exploration and Frank A. Nice, Consulting Engineer.

W I L L I A M R . CANADA

On Monday, April 23rd. the Houston Geological Society lost a devoted worker and friend. Bill Canada was serving a s an Executive Committeeman, having been elected to that post in June, 1961. Bill was a native of Denver, Colorado, but he had lived in and near Houston since 1949.

In memory of Mr. Canada, who was very well known here and in the Gulf Coast area, the William R. Canada Memorial Fund is being established within the Academic Fund of the Houston Geological Society. This plan was originated by Bill's co-workers a t Mobil Oil Company, and it has the support of that company and his many friends.

Members desiring to make donations tothe Fund, which will be used for student loan o r scholarship purposes, may send them to The Treasurer, Houston Geological Society, 234 Esperson Building, Houston 2, Texas. Donations or checks should be marked " For William R. Canada Memorial Fund" and should be made payable to "Houston Geological Society - Academic Fund."

The Houston Geological Auxiliary Board met April 4 a t the home of i t s president, Betty Gahagan, for a meeting and luncheon. The board passed that dues for 1962-63 would be payable a t the May meeting.

Emigration to the West Coast began the last week in March for over 100 conventioners who attended the AAPG and SEPM Convention. Seen touring San Francisco's famous nite spots on a chartered bus were the Lynn Thomas', Carl- ton Speeds, John F lamerys , Elliott Powers, Clark Edgecornbs, Paul Farrens , Charles Dohs, Joe Adlers, and Inez Hall. . . . The famous Ernie 's restaurant was the scene of a Houston octet - the George Hardins, William Mendells, Ken- ley Clarks, and Joe Bill Barbichs. . . . Immediately following the close of the last paper of the convention, Fay and Ray Lewis winged their way to Honolulu for an extended vacation. . . . Kathryn Mar r was seen browsing around the fab- ulous wares of Gumps on Maiden Lane. . . . Renewing old acquaintances at the President's Party were the B. G. Martins, Jed Maebius', Bill Mylies, Marion Roberts, Jim Whites, Bob Bybees, and the Cliff Bowles. . . . Former Houston Auxiliary members seen at the convention were Jo Parsons of Dallas and Joyce Payne of Midland. . . . Lunching at the famous Palm Room of the Palace Hotel were Dorothy and Wendell Lewis. . . . Mrs . Harold Fisk enjoyed the winery tour put on by the S. F . Auxiliary. . . . The Oriental luncheon was a highlight of the convention, and seen amongst the gay crowd were Mrs . Morgan Davis, M r s . John Anderson, Mrs . Car l Addison, and Mrs . Richard Brewer. (Virginia, does your horn st i l l blow? So glad you got home without being arrested!!! If you hadn't, who would have s o graciously given m e s o much news of the convention?)

A style show and luncheon on Tuesday, March 20, at Lakeside Country Club was the spring event of the Geological Auxiliary. Mrs . Paul Farren, general social chairman, was assisted by Mrs . Chester Sappington and M r s . J . Archer Culbertson. The style show, presented by Wolfman's and modeled by members of the Auxiliary, was under the direction of Mrs . Robert H. Ray and Mrs . P . A . Myers. The members presenting the spring fashions were Mrs . A. J . Bauern- Schmidt, Mrs . Ross E. Dawson, J r . , Mrs . Richard Brewer, Mrs . Max L. Passante, Mrs . John D. Todd, Mrs . Glen R. Neighbors, M r s . C . D. Cantrell, J r . , Mrs . W. Kenley Clark, Mrs . E . W. Kimball, Mrs . William G. Pollard, Mrs. John F . Flannery, and Mrs . Flavy E. Davis.

Special thanks to Mr. James Shankin, commentator and partner in Wolf- man's, who graciously gave his t ime and also furnished fresh flowers for the stage a s well a s music by Mr. F red Gibbons. The clever name cards, which were made by Garland Spencer and Ruth Clements, were replicas of the table center decorations - potted pink geraniums. Ella Grace Whitney, in spite of a broken a r m , designed the invitations in the pink geranium motif. Wuanita Schafer did an excellent job of receiving and taking ca re of the reservations. The whole committee did a wonderful job and everyone enjoyed the lovely show and luncheon.

On February 22 Inez and Tom Hall began thei r traveling by flying to South America via the Pacific Coastline, stopping a t Lima for a few days, then to San- tiago, Chili, ac ross theAndes to Buenos Ai res . There they went into the interior, then to Rio and then flew back to the States up the Atlantic Coast to Miami. They went to Nassau for a couple of days and ar r ived back in Houston in t ime to repack their suitcases for San Francisco--back to Houston with Tom off to the Middle Eas t and Inez and Anne attending a wedding in Louisiana. Inez is home now. Who's t ired?

Elizabeth and Wayne Jones spent a week at Montego Bay a t Tower Is le and Round Hill - had a wonderful time!

I t ' s election t ime at Geo-Wives. A business meeting was held on March 28 and the following were selected for the Nominating Committee: Mrs . R. C . Brenner, Mrs . W. H. Russell, M r s . R. 0. Woodward, M r s . G. K. Harcourt, and Mrs . R. S . Parra t t . Next month the resul ts .

T h e Geo-Wives met on April 18th a t the Geophysical Club for Bridge, Canasta, Luncheon, and business meeting. Mrs . R. R. McLeod and Mrs . G. G. Tubb were the hostesses.

Thei r Spring Dance will be held on Friday, May 4th, a t the Geophysical Club, 4189 Bellaire Blvd., a t 8:00 P.M. Music will be by the Bob Russell Combo. The hostesses will be Mrs . W. H. Russell, M r s . R . E. Dawson, Mrs . V. B. Russek, J r . , M r s . W . P. Goodson, J r . , and Mrs . R. R. Hinson.

That ' s al l for this month - s e e you a t the Society Dance on May 25thl

. . . Eleanor Briggs

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