Dark Lightning

Iynopsis

Gary Tauman. young petro- leum engineer from Alabama. nines his bus to San An- tonio. Mona Muollq V"! 0' I cattle rancher. gins him I lift. Gory is inlind when her car crashes Into a ditch. and the Masons nurse him back to health. llei falls In love with Mrs. Mason's twenty-one-yeah old do .'” . Adelaide, but. embarrassed by lack of funds. feels that he must be on his way to Mexico. Because GI?!

ms the possibility of of all on the Mason land. Mala are made and he is proved

right. OI-IAIPIVHR. x loontinuedl

Gary sat in the living room that night and played double solitaire with Mona Lee. Neither one was very attentive to the cards, nor cared if he got red jacks on red queens, Harvey was out, he was always out now, roaring around somewhere in his noisy old road- ster.

In the middle of the game. Mom Lee laid her cards down and fold- ed her long, quiet hands.

"Gary." she said. "You like Ade- laide pretty well, don't you?"

Gary felt the hot blood flare over his face and neck. He smiled wanly. "There's not much use try-

ing to hide anything from you,: is there Mrs. Mason? But - what;

can I do? I haven't a thing to offer a girl like Adelaide - not a thing but love."

"You think love is unimportant? It isn't - not to s. girl. Harvey had nothing to offer me but love. either - and A few hundred acres of washed-out prairie made the rest together."

"I haven't even a piece of wash- ed-out land. There -" he threw a few crumpled bills on the table "-lies my fortune!"

"You need another shirt. Gary. You buy one tomorrow. And don't you give up. Adtdvie's a little crazy right now - it's the thought of all this money. she'll cairn down pretty soon. Gary, do you realLv

think we're likely to strike oil?"

"The indications are very good. When the big fellows come snif- fing around it's it pretty good sign. But wildcat drillmg is always a gsmbls. I wish Mr. Mason would for himself, of course - then, if it fails, somebody else takes the loss."

"I can't do anything with him.

sell out - keep a royalty

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Ihltl Russian Move to Bring German

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land. We I

As the Big Four foreign ministers' conference, now under way in Ber- l

lin, prepared to open high-level talks on Germany for the first time in five years, the three western allies shoved a. "stone wa.ll" in frcntt of a Russian move to bring German allegations before the conference. , soviet Minister V. M. Molotov sought to bring the East Germans into

the conference room with a proposal that the West Germans face the

, ministers also. But the West was opposed to the idea, saying West Ger- , i many did not ask to be heard and the East German government is not 1 recognized by the Wat as representative of the 18,000,000 Soviet-zonel

participate.

Delegations Before Big

p Gcrnisris. At the same time, Us. secretary of stats .l'o1mFoster Dulles,

British foreign secretary Anthony Eden, seen at right. French foreign minister George Bidauli, agreed to put up a. solid front in support of a five-point "Eden plan" for German unification after free all-German elections are conducted. Western ministers insisted German representa- tives could speak in council only after a re-union through honest and free all-German elections. The Soviet has refused to go along with the election proposal. Molotov, seen at left, arriving at meeting, argued there can be no settlement on "peaceful and dornocratic"lines unless Germans

zximballs mad at us and wanting l to quarrel."

I Harvey came in late and tossed a. telegram into Mons Lee's lap. -She looked frightened and picked .it up gingerly with her fingers.

"Oh, mercy!” she gasped when she read it. "It's from Junior. He ,says 'I-Iear welve struck oil. Stop. 'swell. Stop. Just went out and

bought myself a new roadster!

Harvey Mason, you get s wire off

to him right straight and tell him lyou haven't struck oil yet. and to send that car right back."

"He had a new our last year," growled Harvey. "That's the way I with kids. They think you're made '. of money."

"I never raid a word in my let- tar. Adelaide must have written him something. I know you didn't write - you never do."

I "Well, I did urite a line or two,"

Iliarvey admitted. "I had to send

Ht-fs gone crazy. too. I dread it I him a check and I told him I was

all. somehow. Everybody's so queer,

figuring on starting drilling.”

Harvey like a wild man. and that "You bragged, I'll bet. Now you

NEW PROOF

THAT MILLIONS CAN END THE NEED FOR LIIXIITIIIES

-find relief from

constipation this

safe, natural way-without the injurious

With all the pmgrl-on of medical srienrv m-or the past .lll yr-arr. au- thorities an than is no longer any reason why irrrgnlztrnv nhmilrl be our most widespread human malady.

Nor ll llu-tr anv n-,.:.m lrvv ulovclnping the hnhilimf use of hay-h laxatives- ol dosing with one preparation after another in the vain Imps of drilling. in some pnlivln or pill, the "secret" of lasting velicf.

lnng-rnntmur-cl IIIIIIV all the pmlilem has shnwn that nno nl IIIP must rom-

bufh in lhc dirt. Ami when this in the case. the rnmmml-Ivinse mnrctinn is to he lmiml nut in the iirug store but in your food .tlon.'

LI” HAS LONG BEEN aMEl)IC-

THAT NATURE HAS

worn, Q! nus NATURAL rooos MEN wens INTENDED . 111 car. ALL ms ELEMENTS c"iEAny ms nu; uns-

NI

.-..-.... LONG AVOIDANCE 0! COM-

Moiv CONSTIPATION-.;

One of these elements is natural Ibroua bulk. or vegetable cellulose. which normally and naturally aids the

rhythmic process nf elimination.

In no natural Irwwl is this natural bulk so ideally found as in the null-r layers. or hut, at the whole wheat banal which. as you know, is lost In

modern milling.

lecauae oi the known value of bran ity the Kellogg company has prod eed a complete. taken away to lessen its effectiveness- sold under the mime of Kellogg's All-

in promoting regul whole bran-with Iothlng

Iran. the natural laxative cereal.

llow Eective la All-Bran? This has

Di 1 -I -n

Qmliwdil

mon rsu.-ca of irrrgiilnrnv is Inrh of

ALLY RECOGNIZED FACT PRO-

ejects of repeated laxative use.

been demonstrated In .1 Sf'lll"! of ay tr-matic ('lll'lI!:lI sturlir-s reported in leading mcrlical journals.

In one aturiv, HS people with known delayed bowel function were given one ounce of All-Bran daily for om- wr-ek. They were studied rlinically and with X-ray with lri-ts mallr ho-fore. during and after they ate the All-Bran.

it 115 iii PEOPLE, M suowsn DEFINITE (.'LlNl(.'A 1. IMPROl'EMENT' E-v 1331 7 DAV.l'.- '

IN .4 F0f,l.()W-UP s1'unl'.

asrrsn THAN 3 oir or EVERY 1 PATIENTS W176 wens GIVEN ALL-BRAN mrnovrn.

The great:-at auiv.-intagc of All-Bran is that it corrects the umu nl Iv- regularity flu? in lnsiifhcient bulk. Chemical or driig-type laxatives. on the other hand. are intended only for overnight relief of a temporary stoppage.

When people use these products habitually-in a way that laxative makers never intended-they punish their digestive system in a way that rluiun never intended. Instead of correcting the must. they often ac- tually make their condition worse.

If you think you nu.-t take a laxative preparation occasionally, do so. But do If wisely. Read the instnictlona completely. AVOID EXCICSSIVE IISAGE. Hill for natural and (suing rrlitf pal your Inns! in nsfurr. Just nil daily s owl-nuns! snaiug of All- Bua lav Inuhlsrf and drink plenty of sum.

This All-Bran plan has llrlperl million! to re-establish and lo maintain health- iul regularity. Why not you?

can just settle this car business yourself. You're the one that spoils that boy anyway. I don't." "You spoil evccry'body, Mother. You got me spoiled and then you want to fuss about it." Harvey grinned and chucked her under the chin. But he did not write or wire to Harvey Junior. He for- got about it. He had to get ready to go to Austin to get his drill- mg permit so he rushed around, shouting orders all over the house. "Look here, Gary - you know about this clsill-iltig busmass -4 you ought to know a. good rig when you see it. You take Addle's car and she can go along and drive, and you go over east and hunt me up a good crew to get a well dmvii,"

"You'll need two crews - rig- ccrs to get your derrick up and drillers to get your well down," Gary reminded him. "And what are you going to do about water for the bcilers and to run the rii-ill? A drill uses as much water- as a fire engine - and the boil-

ers need a lot,

"We've got water here - got a good electric pump, haven't we?"

"Any idea about the capacity of your well? You wouldn't want to pump it dry the first day - even if your pump would hit e- nougn to run the drill - which I doubt. You'll have to arrange to pipe some in from somewhere. Any cracks or rivers near here with much water in them?"

I-In rvcy lookcd' thougihlllful. ”Thcre's a cistern at the barn. And that tank out there holds a hundred barrels."

"Not enouqh. It will take it track, pt-o'.iabl,i', to get your well down. Aflfl you can't run out of water while the drill's turning." "You get the outfits we need, and I'll see about the water." "You'll have to arrange for fuel t.o fire the b0llt2'5, too. Have oil tankrd in on trucks. On a field you'd have the gas from the strip- per, but out here youlll have to provide your own fuel. I'll have to find an outfit that's equipped with nn oil burner."

"Well, its a good thing you've got Gary, Harvey, to think of everything," Mona Lee said. "Nobody knows everything about putting an oil well down. Things happen that nobody can formee. But one thing I do know is that you need water."

"There's that little creek over on the Harper place, Harvey. But you'd have to pay old man Har- per - and tell him what you wanted the water for - and then he'd probably stick you." (Continued)

350 Hindu Pilgrims Killed In Siampgle

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ADLAHABAD,

pilgrims rushed to cleanse solves in Ganges and Jmnns rivers.

the religious ceremonies,

day

- At least 350 Hindus were killed when a religious pmcasion turned into a stampede Wednesday as 3,500,000 them- the icy watersoi the

Prime Minister Nehru announced 350 Hindus were killed and 1,000 injured in the crush of panic- str-iolten pilgrims. Nehni, hero for visited the scene of the disaster Wednes-

rllo clanging of holy bells and blowing of trumpets-signalling the arrival of "bi-ohms msbutam," the

By Arch Macxenzis

Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON. (OP) - Accustomcd to ranging the world, British con- tractors arc concentrating on a major push in Canada.

The st. Lawrence seaway pro- ject and construction opportunity in general have aroused unprece- dented interest.

"The amount of construction work on tap at the iiiomrnt in Can-

ads is fantastic." said an indus- try spokesman. "It is astronom- ical."

The superlativcs truly indicate the general attitude touard a mar- ket whioh seams to offcr high and long-term profits. In an effort to share as much of the cake as pos- sible, the British industry is mov- ing individually and in groups.

Several of the main firms have

established Canadian subsidiaries

Eight of the biggest have banded together in one of the largest con- tracting combinns ever fomied in this coiintry. The organization, the Seaway Group, is mainly attracted by the seam-ay project, a "fantas- tic" operation by British standnrds in view of Canada's small populat- ion.

Watching Brief

The group is maintaining it "permanent watching brief" from a Toronto office on progress to- ward a. starting date for the "big ditch." Then, say Brllish- contract- ors, watch out for the hottest oom- petntive dogfight in years by Cana- dian, United States, Britiah, Ger- man and French firms.

Britain wants all it can get, from edncavations to bridge-building and machinery supplying. The reasons are obvious.

"'rhere"s no shortage of work in the world." said it trade authority. "In fact, the world has never been so busy. "But we can't live on figs and dates. "The trouble has been with Brit- ish contractors that we have been caught between the Iron curtain and the dollar curtain. Canada is s. chance to enm some dollars." Aside from the competitive nat- ure of the seaway and Canadian work in general. the British in- dustry professes to have few othcr worries. Finaiices can be supplied from Canada, or through the cur- rent British treasury willingness to supply dollars for a good Canadian investment.

U. 8, Competition

As far as the seaway proj:-ct is concerned, said a Seaway Group spokesman. the only substantial sums of money required would'be in guarantees covering contracts received.

At one time, Canada's heat and cold battled the British. J. .1. Hal- loway, reglstru of the Export Groin: for constructional Indus- triu-Iparent body of tho Sesway Group-swys this applies ins now. due to British oiliperienos in the Canadian climatic extremes

The United states is expected to provide the biggest. competition by far. An industry authority, who

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moment of creation-touched off the stampede and sent the huge mm of pilgrims sweeping throng hnaaof polloesetup tohold the orowa ln'cho-ak.

The ceremony - known as "Kilnhh Mela"-was the holiest of the century. and pilgrims from all parts of India streamed into the religious site-an area of about

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and builotk cart.

The "Kurnbh Mela" originates from s legend-that one of the gods ran away with a kilnbh. or pitcher. containing divine nectar. and in hb flight noted on the earth at four points. v

The present "Ila about III miles from Allahabad, is one of than

British Contractors Plan Major Push On Canada

emphasized that he was speaking personally, put it bluntly:

U. S. ocmirig in with Canada after delaying the project for years. And you can be sure that channel just as much of the work to their companies as they can."

lfremNli Presents Economic Balance Sheet Forl953

lin Sunday presented an economic balance shoot for I956. the In which Premier Georgi Malen- kov attempted to re-gear Russia's

during the last year. More havc ec0nmny' quietly assessed the situation and An omcm Moscmv ,,t,,,m1,,,,.,, l”0b5b13' Wm WM” Mm" reported a big increase in the

some 8.000 new retail stores set

M00 square ysrlb-by train, has

tlkd

”All the indications point to the

they will

By DORN DALLAS LONDON, (Reuters)-Tho Krem-

year

volume of domestic trade, with up throughout the U. S. S. R during the year. It also diScl0s?d that fnrcign trade for the year was ll per cent above the level for 1952 and almost four times as great as before the war.

The document reported produc- tion increases in clothiniz and con- sumer goods in line with the new econnmc plan launched soon af- ter Slslin died last March.

But it also complained that sub- standard articles were still beinl produced by the ministries con- cerned with food. clothing and consumer goods. It said the variety of goods failed to meet the pop- ulation's demand.

There was still poor quality font- wear, furniture, crockery, fabrics clothing and knitwear.

Seek Ilalsc Standards

Maienkov has pledged to raise Soviet living standards to at new high within the next two or threv

years.

The statement, imued by the central statistical administration of the soviet government, said that in general the over-all target- set for gross production in indus- try was over-fulfilled by one per cent. It said this was an lncreasf of 1-2 per cent over 1952 prodiictirri

nnd an incrcase of 45 per cent from 1950. "This mvnns," thc stwtmnenl.

added. "that the target set by the five - year plan as regards the growth cf industrial production is being successfully carried out."

Volume of foreign trade was stated to have been z.l.0.')0.000.000 rubles la5.'I50,000,000 at the soviet- flxed official exchange rate)- an increase of 2.130 000.000 rubles.

of 30.83.000.000 'tI6.20o,000.000)-

The report said that last yeav the soviet Union traded with .11 foreign countries, 25 of them hav-

concludod annually or on a long-

term . commodity ments tn India, Fnrnce, Argen-

tha war.

ed Thuramy. Miss Min Helen M. Mckercher. who has been appointed chief of the department's home economics ser-

.. e.

I-Iarese, s locksmith.

tssoo.ooomo) over the um figure

lng trade agreanents with minis agree-

tina, Greece and Iceland 'wera concluded for the first time after

"Trade with I nundier at West mropeari and Near and Middle

1CfEPll&&-

has seen Brillo only In Photographs

MONTREAL. (CF) - Gerando is awaiting the arrival from Italy of the girl he married by proxy and whom he has seen only in photographs. Friends today told the story of how the Italian-born Montrealer wooed and won Cecilia Maris. Bin- etti of Molfetta. They began an exchange of photographs and let- ters last May -- after being "in- troduced" by I"arese's uncle-and were married by proxy Jan. 21. The marriage followed months of negotiation with government, consulate and church officials. It was understood a church ceremony ltlll be held when the bride ar- rives here.

Farese expects her in March.

HOCKEY ENTHUSIAST

LONDON. (CPI-Joyce Grenfell,

we're an army just the same." from Berlin to Moscow? There is perhaps in the files of the

British actrcss. disclosed in a ra- dio program that the only times she cheers and yells, "and gen- erally let myself go," is at hockey games.

Unis fires of rebellion flicker behind the Iron Ourtain. Kara'a the stoiy of this rsistsncs move- ment based on interviews with underground partisans and Allied intelllguioe officer: by Associated Pra oorrwmdants in West Ber- lin, Vienna and Belgrade.)

BERLIN-(AP) - me spindly little fellow blew a big smoke ring on a cheap cigar. 7

"There are thousuxh like ho said quietly. "Not only Ger- mans. but Pain and mocha and the others. They're all waiting for the day the Russians otq) back Just one little bit.

"Yes, the Davieh call me and others like me undn-ground agents. Were a little more than that. We are an army without guns But How many are there like this no firm sstimais anywhere exlcspt late Lavrenty Beria's secret police.

Is there a genuine resistance movement? Reliable reports from this crossroads city, from Vienna, gateway to the Balkans. from Prague. from Warsaw and Bel- grade indicate the fires in rebel- lion flare up constantly behind the- Iron Curtain, never connected. never organised, but there lust the slune.

Hatred Ilnlvarasl

From diplomats. refugees, intel- ligence agencies personal contacts and from soviet admissions linem- selves, Associated Press corespon- dents in Berlin, Vienna and Bel- grade conclude:

I. There is simmering hatred everywhere the Russians impose their rule by might.

3. Sabotage is rare but some- times highly dramatic.

3. Passive resistance, the only safe weapon against power, is evi- dent.

The amount of active revolt de- creases as one moves east toward the core of tfhe Kremlin: power.

East Germany appears more loaded with a potential explosion than any other area, as shown in the uprising last June, which probably would have blown the, Communists out of their govern-

ment swivel chairs if Russian tanks hadn't roared into the breach

Courts Work Overtime:

Rad police still are on constant. alert and Communist courts have piled up this winter Pl record of 7." trials. six death st-nterices, 22 life sentencr-s and various torus against 1.55"! additional men and women.

The charges were always the

FEBRUARY I. 1954'

Bcsistance Forces Active Behind The Iron Curtain

pionsgs. Plots to blow up and to dynamite rail line. um by soviet reparations trning um admitted. A 21.000ston Soviet gm, WI-I Iclmtld OM the Baltic can-,

D: East Berlin. little reckon ..'. plodo almost daily over root-mpg sosttulng anti-Communist leaflet;

vanes when they suspect ..,,1n,,,, weAather. uh od yl

cm: 0 or wt in Pqhml there are A raports of .. mags gangs n-isung lfghmgnl swoops out of the forest: to attack the Ruuian rail lifeline. The fangs Blue motes? has been dynu-mm three times in the last four nu, Paalve resistance to high mg," quotas and unenthusiastie pm-tkl. pation in state functions is tin underground order of the day,