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Eats, Drinks, Fun Planned For Fiestq Party—The R. R. Wants Oil Field PicturesZimmerla Drilled in Borneo, India, RussiaiBut Whizbang Beat Anything He’s Euer SeenBy THE ROVING REPORTERCharley T- Zimmerla has fallowed cable tools Into Sumatra, India, Borneo, Burma, Russia, Old Mexico and a dozen states in the U, S„ tut he found the most excitement in- the Whizbang, Okla., field in 1921.Mr. Zimmerla, a peace-loving niau who never had a quarrel with, a fellow driller, tooldresser or roughneck, was held up four times iii one week at Whizbang.•‘All the boys can tell you that they usect to carry $25 in a special pocket or purse to keep the hl-jack-er from getting testinghim upr-that's an oW iQ^e. bht It was actually true at Whtebang. Pec-pie were, afraid aop carry because'..they were afrjd Obey’d sSpistol-whipped if tt;,ey hod none, and many a man was pistol-whipped at Whizbang,’' Mr. Zimmerla said.Drilled In BorneoMr, Zimmerla started out In the oil business as a'tooldresser at Cygnet, Ohio, in 1889, and that makes him a 60-year veteran in the game. He dressed tools for three .veal's and started drilling in. 1893 at Cygnet, H» left for West Virginia in 1893.. where he drilled several v/ells.In 1895, Mr. Zimmerla went to Sumatra to drill for the British -American. In 1890. he put down wells |u 'Borneo, within earshot of the screeching jungles. In 1887, he drilled' iii; Burma- Ih 1889. he pioneered■ ^ . ' See ; $ .Veteran” drillers, tooldressers and roughnecks will hit pay during the Top O’ Texas Fiesta here when a party featuring eats and drinks and entertainment will be given for them. Fiesta committee men ware today working out arrangements for the party.Those eligible to attend will be oil field workers who started out at least 15 years ago as a- driller toot--dresser or roughneck. Tire party will net be a brawl in any sense of the word, nor will it look like a mob sceuo with everybody pushing ana shoving. The party will help give the oil field wprkCfs. the recognition they deserve. The program, which will not include • apy speeches, wilt be announced fater., Meanwli^e, Te|i3tratipRs .'for theparty continue to arrive, not by the hard hand-fuls, but a comfortable number each day. The last batch to register are as follows, giving the date they started working the oil fields:Bob Harper, Leiors, 1912; Ora Wagner, 108 N. Wynne, 1016; Early Davis, EeFors, 1,886; Eaul Blaukeu-burg, LeFors, Grayson county, Texas, 1912; Maxk Denson, Pam pa, ha Junta, Cote, 1894; C, E. Moore, Magic City, Wood county, Ohio, 1815; Adam BrogtlUi, Lima, Ohio, lfHJO; H. C, Showers, Alliance, Okla., 1912: Ted Sima, 'Osage field. 1818; Qeo,Maddor. Bprger, Montpelier, Iiid.,Sep PJESTAr Tagv 9
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Pampa News
Pampa, Texas, US
Wed, May 17, 1939
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