Charles Bennett Read

My father Burton Veteto was a fan of "Charlie's" durimg SE NM oil boom of the 40s and 50s. Burton shared an argument he had with Mr Read in the 60s. Burton was a geologist Charlie an engineer. Burton would claim an engineer could not find oil and Charlie would say a geologist could not bring oil to the surface. The laughter they shared was the basis of a friendship shared by many Roswell oilmen for years to come. Burton left Roswell in 1958 and always acknowledged Charlie Read as an example...