January 25, 1958.

Mee Kenneth S. Adems,

Executive Viée President,
illips Petroleum Company, —

‘Bartlesville, Oklahomae

Dear Friend Boots:

Elwyn Dees, our traine? of all athletic teams at the
University of Kansas, and our former Netional Collegiate Shot Put
champion and member of our varsity football team for three years,
who is a graduate of the University of Kansas, spoke to me about
a possible opening with your companys he

, Ray Ebling spoke to Elwyn Dees of the slim possibility
of Dees becoming a trainer for the Phillips Petroleun Companys
Dees came to me, as he is especially interested in the oil games

Dees was a farmer boy at Lorrain, Kansase le came to
the University and worked like a slave doing ali kinds of work
to get an educations During his senior year he struck oi1 on his
land et Lorrain, Kansas, and he now has a nice incanée He has had
experience in the ofl field, being employed as a rigger for one
month in the completion of the Taleo Asphalt and Refining Company,
‘at Mte Pleasant, Texase lMre De He Byrd, 6809 Vassar Avenue,
Dallas, Texas, is one of the owners of the above companys

: Dees has a number of wells already drilled on his farn
at Lorrain, Kansas. ‘Skelly 0i1 Company, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is
the owmer of lease and producing oil wells on SW/4 of Sec. 14, Twp
17, R g ON, Ellsworth Couty, Kansas. There is no new drilling
on any of his land, but the Texas Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the
awer of lease and producing oil wells on E % of NW ¢ of Sece 25,
Two 17s, Rg 9 W, Ellsworth Couty, Kamsasg and the Empire 011 end
Refining Company of Bartlesville, Oklahana, is the omer of lease
amd producing 011 wells on W 4 of WW of Sece 25, Twp. 175, R g
QW, Ellsworth County, Kansase |

: So you see Dees mows what it is all about. He is a
husky fellow = 220 pounds, and with his background I think he
would make a dandy asset to the Phillips people. Dees was not
enployed with any of the ofl companies during the drilling, but
received same valuable experience fran his close contact with
the oil fields. He is not getting an exceptionally large salary
here, and I would be happy to get him in with your company, if ©
at all possible.