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Gary Tellnan. young petro- leum engineer from Alabama. misses his bus in Texas and Mona Mason. wife of a cattle rancher. gives him a lift. Gary h Injured when her ear crashes In a ditch and the Masons nurse hins back to health. lle falls In love with Mona's daughter Adelaide but. unwill- ing to propose until he has a Job. Gary plansto leave for Mes- ico Meanwhile he suspects there In oil in the property and tells Harvey Mason. Despite the pro- tests of Oliver Kimball, liar- vey'a son-Lu-law. Hickey is engaged to drill a well and Harvey persuades Gary to re- main Until tests are made. Lawyer Slide Ellis threatens to get an injunction against putting down the well, because property rights were violated when the land was sold to Har- vey. OEAYPEV. XX
"The thing to do now." Gary told
Hickey. "is to rush this well downi as fast as we can, safely, beforel
somrbodyucomes along to stop us."
For once Hickey did not bristle or sneer. He nodded his head, hitched up his overalls, put a- way his plug of tobacco. "O.K., young feller," he said. "We'll jam
-her down till they come out with
the papers."
Gary stayed out late that night, watching the drilling, and Ade- laide came out with a flashlight and perched on the tool box, watching, too. Gary went. and leaned on the box beside her. "Lord, I wish she was (10vi1'i," he said ''If Hickey hadn't gotten his outfit stuck for three days, we'd been down now."
"That Slide Ellis business is ser- ious. isn't it, Gary?" she asked. "Dad blustera and pretends it's YIOY-111118. but he hasnt fooled Mother and me a bit."
"It may not be serious in the end. The whole idea is to delay work on this well-crowd. your father into signing over to some. body who will take the trouble off his hands?-and he isn't going to be crowded, in -his present mood. Probably he could buy this u'Qmgn and her boy out for a thousand dollars. Though if Ellis is slick
am has Important people behind him. ids going to press every ad- vantage. And if your father settles-it may lay him open to half a dozen more suits like this. He'd be conceding the validity of the claim, and after that every time the people who are engineering this affair lcould dig up another likely pros- Vpect, and Slide nun needed an- other fee. they'd find some grounds to slap on another injunction suit. i"'I'i-is only really final thing to dowouldbetofindthisboy and get a quit-claim deed to any in- terror. he may have-but of course that would recognize his claim, and if he's a minor, thus would have to be a legal guardian and that would delay matters some more. I don't like any of it. But you get a lawsuit, usually, with every oil well. As a rule you get a. flock of them. Generally they "wait and sue after the oil comes in. 'n1at'a what makes me agree with your father that there may lbs more to this than meets the aye."
i "You think Oliver may have had something to do with it? Dad !thinks so. Anyway, if they start :1 lot of trouble, it will give Oli- ver a chance to laugh and say
tI told you sn.' 1 can't believes
Oliver would really do a thing like that to Dad-but you never can tell about people."
"Oliver may not have engineer- ed the thing. on-tirely, but he may jhavs given it a. gentle push."
Under the flaring lights, the great behemoth labored and grunt- ed on, turning the rotary, swing- ing thc pipe up, thrusting an avid tongue of steel farther and ,farther into the earth.
1 "Gary, doesn't it make you think ioi something unearthly?" Ade- laide said. "Those lights, and those men working, and all those mons- ,tei's moving? Like Vulcan, work- ling down under the ground?"
"Make a swell mural. wouldn't
it? If some artist could catch those.
lights and the glow from the boil- ers." He jumped as the rumbling .machinery was suddenly silenced, land a yell that was half a groan came from the shadowy men on the derrick floor. . Gary ran swiftly and Adelaide f0l10WEd. jumping lightly over planks and puddles. "What is it?" she gasped as she climbed up to the derrick floor and looked at the jgrim-faced group of men surround- -ing Gary.
”No water. Somebody has cut our line. Get your car, quick." Gary
Ordered. "We'll have to find the
,brcak and fix it."
I The rumble oil the boilers fdied as the fire was extinguished. lMPn hammered in the slabs of
iwood that held the heavy joint.
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steady in the oalnc. Debt lit HI pipe and sat down on the tool box, but Gary and Adelaide nu. stumbling and panting in the dark, to the garage.
"Maybe we can get it fixed with- out telling Dad," Adelaide said breathiessly, as they dragged the doors open. "He's had so much trouble already."
"Take it easy," cautioned Clary, aashebackedoutwitharoarand he jumped aboard. "We don't want awreckontopafailtherest of this."
"shut up and quit grabbing things. I'll get you there."
They found the break a mile down the road. The pipe bad part- edcleai-i.uiromanaxblow.a.nd one end of it stuck up, threshing around wildly, spouting water like a fire hose. An irate man with a hoe was dancing around it, trying to lead the water off into little ditches before it flooded his yard, and he charged at them with fury in his eye.
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fFalse confession Illeatl Into Trial
. WASHINGTON. (AP) - Marine Col. Frank H. Schwable, explain- ing why he signed A false germ warfare confession under Oom- munlst torture, said he hoped to stay alive to tell from his own or-
lperience about Communist meth-
ods.
He said he would "make the same decision under identical cir- cuinstances" if he cdllld thus live Flo "expose one of the greatest -hoaxes any nation attempted to foist on the world."
The statements were contained in a letter he wrote to Gen. Lemuel G. Shepherd. marine corps oom- lmandant. The latter was made pub- Ilic Wednesday in testimony before a court of inquiry studying whe- ther punitive action should be taken against Schwable.
The confession, giving purported details of U.S. bacteriological war- fare in Korea, was signed by Bob- wable while he was a prisoner of war. He repudintied it after his release in a prison exchange last year. The text of the con-feuion was one of the documents read ilnto the court's record.
Young Dartmouth Lad Home Sale
DARTMOUTH, N. 8. (GP) - Frank Osborne, 13, decided to call off a visit to his aunt and re- turned home Tuesday after I. imi'atlioii 50-mile hike that even
!lllS pet dog couldn't stomach.
l Frank alundonod a snow-shovel- ling task outside his Dartmouth home Monday morning and struck out for his Aiint's house at Wal- inn. Hams county - all the way :-mom Nova Scolia's "waist" on Minus basin,
His water spaniel Tinker. gave up the gambnl at some point in tne. afternoon and returned vxearily home.
Frank got as far as Mount Uniacke, 25 miles west of here. by nightfall but decided to turn back. He walked all night, got a ride with R truck-driver and wound up in Halifax Tuesday morning.
His worried folks got a matter- of-fact phone call telling them he uas coming right over,
"Thank God it was warm or he'd never have made it," his mother said.
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'Bl-:l,.FAST . -ICPTD Representa- tives of the Irish Regiment of Can-
0. ll. ll. Appointments
MONTREAL Feb. B - The up- pointments. as of March 1'lth, of Maynard A. Metcalf. C.B.E., as vice-president of traffic of the Oansdian National Railways, suc- ceeding John Pullen, was an-
nounced here yesterday by Denali Gordon, 0. M. 0., chairman and
M. A. Metoalf, C.B.E., C.N.R.
president. Mr. Metcalf, 56, has been executive assistant to the president and vice-president for the past scvenyears.
The decision of Mr. Pullen in re- tire under the pension rules of the company closes out a career In rail traffic transportation dating back to vacation periods between college terms at McGll1 University. and removes from active railway service a widely known and popu- lar officer.
James A. Argo, 62. assistant vice-president of traffic for Can- iidian lines, is appointed deputy vice-president of traffic for the system, and Douglas I. Grant. sce- rctary of the company. who moves up to the president's office as ex-
J. A. Argo. ('.N.R.
ecirtlve assistant. Robert H. Tarr. assistant secretary. succeeds to Uta position of secretary.
Mr. Metcaif joined the railway in 1910, and in the course of his 44-year career has become one of the best known rallwaymen on the continent. He was born at Toronto Junction on December 23, 1895. and although his railroading re sponsibllitles have been heavy he has found time and enrrgy for community and municipal service. For four years he was an alder- man of the Town of Mount Roynl and mayor for two 2-yr-ar terms. He served a term on the council
ada DBYHOPG with Other C0mm0nr of the Canadian Chamber of Com
wealth units when the freedom of me,-cg,
Belfast was conferred on the Royal Ulster Rtflcs Regiment.
He holds memberships in the Saint James's Club. Engineers
A Cmwd Club. Mount Royal Curling Club.
- of 20.000 in front of the city hall Marlboro Go” club, and has hem
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a director of the Chartered Trust Company since 1948.
Mr. Argo was born at Norval. near Guclph. 0m., in i892. and began his railway career in thr- onginecrlnir department at Sud bury. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the first world war. and was mentioned in despstchea, Returning, he 101.1- ed the traffic department of the railway and served in most of the senior posts In the freight depart- ment prior to appointment to his present position of assistant vice- presidrnt. As deputy vice-prrsh dent he will assume administra- tive rlullee appertaining to the traffic department as a whole The post of assistant vicr-president will be discontinued.
ST. PATlllCl('S SCHOOL (January Report)
Grade X -Douglas Gallant.
Grade VIII -Mary Gallant: 2. Ooleen McAleer; 1. Bertha Doyle.
Grade V1"! -Florence McAleer: 2. Doris Gallant; 3. Earl McKen-
ne.
Grade VT -Stella Gallant; I. Oolin Gallui-t.
Grade V -Thelma Gallant: 2 Isabel McMillan: 1. Vivian Doimn.
Grade IV -Grace Gallant: 2. Wilbert Gallant: 8. Leonard Gal- lant.
Grade in -Muiorie Gallant: 1. Michael McMillan; 9. Gerard Gallant.
Grade 1'! (al -Bernard Gallant; 2. Eddy Micxenne: 8. James Mc- Aleer.
Grade II (bl -Edna Gallant.
Grade I -Floyd Gallant; 2. Noel Gallant. i
Teacher. M. Gallant.
Annual Meeting of Earl 0f'lllII8lI0l'0llgll chapter, I. 0.0. E.
The annual meeting of the Earl of l-lillaborough Chapter. Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire.
. was held Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Wilfred Hunter, with the Regent. Mrs. Gordon B. Rayner presiding.
The report of the treasurer. Miss
Margaret MacMillan showed a sat- isfactory bank balance. and listed the numerous contributions to national funds. rebuilding of Westminster Abbey Appeal fund. assistance to local institutions and also help to two adopted schools, and other educational work. The auistsnt treasurer's report was submitted by Mrs. S. J. Jeffrey. The educational secretary. Miss Mabel Adams reported on work in connection with the adopted schools, particularly with regard to the libraries provided. she re- ported s bursary of 350 to a Charlottetown student taking a course in social service work in Halifax. also the usual S25 scholar- ship for the P. E. I. Musical Festival. The report on services at home and abroad was presented by Mrs. W. S. McMurtry. la report showed the sum of .10 was spent locally on welfare work and that 51) had been sent to the cigarette fund for soldiers in Korea, also that clothing, includ- ing used clothing, valued at 3190.- 75 had been shipped to Save the Children Fund and to Greece. In addition to this the Chapter con- tributed B0 to flood relief in Great Britain and Holland and donated a substantial amount to national funds. Three food par- cels were sent to needy people in Britain at Christmas.
In reporting on the library at the Provincial Sanatorium Mrs. George Barter, convener. stated that there are now approximately l.lB5 books .ln circulation. Of these between 600-800 are read yearly. Chapter distribute these books weekly working on a rotating or- der. Through the Post War Serv- ice fund the veterans in the In- stitution received the following magazines again in the year 1953: Readers' Digest, Newsweek. Life and Maclean's.
Mrs. lra Clarke in reporting on Empire and world affairs and films told of the interesting iaik given by Mrs. R. C. Parent. on her experiences at. the Coronation. Mrs. Albert Roop reported an publicity and Miss Marjorie Stewart, sec- retary, read Mrs. A. H. Roper's report on immigration and Cana- dianizalion.
In her annual report of the years activities, Mrs. Rayner ex- pressed the pleasure felt by all that a member of the Order, Mrs. Hugh Allward, represented the Order at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth ll. She expressed ap- preciation of the work of the executive and conveners of com- mittees. She said that the fund- raising projects were successful. namely the Valentine bridge and the tag day.
Members of the Chapter re- sponded during the year to various civil appeals for canvassera, the Red Cross, Orphanage, and Can- cer rlrivs being among these an- swered. Donations were sent to F.E.i. T.B. League, March of Dimes and Free Dispensary. At Christ- mas time a boy in need of cloth- ing was noticed and the chapter undertook to furnish him with a jacket. trousers. mittens and var- ious other articles of clothing.
Mrs. Rayner also dealt with the Chapicrla work at the library at the Sanatorium and said that this had been ipvourahly comment- ed on by Dr. Creelman. She ex- pressed appreciation for the dona- tion of books to this library.
Following adoption of all an- nual reports the convcnnr of the nominating rommillee, Mrs. Albert Hoop, brought in the slate of of- ficers for 1954. They were elected as follows: Honorary Regent: Mrs. W. A. Stewart: Regent, Mrs. G. B. Rayner; lst vice-Regent, Miss Jean Macl.esn: 2nd vice- Regent. Miss Dorothea Stewart: sccrelary. Mrs. George Barter; treasurer. Mrs. S. J. Jeffrey: as- sistant treasurer. Miss Margaret MacMillan: standard bearer. Mrs. J. S. MacDonald; educational sec- retary. Miss Mabel Adams; echoes secrciary, Mrs. J. W. Hunter; councillors, Mrs. J. S. MacDonald. Mrs. lra Clark, Miss Dorothy Keefe.
Convener: of Committees: Em- pire and World Affairs. Mrs. A. H. Roper: Services at Home and Abroad. Mrs. W. S. MrMuriry. with Mrs. Jack Cameron and Mrs. Gordon Shaw on sewing (sub-com- mittee); Sanatorlum Library, Mrs. A. 1.. Hoop; Publicity. Mrs. Carl Burke: Canadianlzallon and im- migration, Miss Marjorie Stewart.
The members of the Chapter ex- pressed their unanimous approval rf the appointment of Mrs. Wm. Brehaut as Provincial Educational secretary.
An amount of 915 was voted to- ward: furnishings for Sunset Lodge and 825 for a Scholarship for the Musical Festival this year.
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The course, only one of its type being offered in Canada, is basic- ally the- interpretation of aerial photographs which can be applied to field or office use by survey- or: or surveying draltamen.
Interest in the new course by oil firms and other companies en- gaged in survey and mapping work has led to consideration of the course being offered as an evening course to working surveyors and survey draftsrnen. possibly next
ear.
Both first and second year stu- ents in the survey drafting course now are stuying photogrammelry in a series of 25 lectures.
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