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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-02-28, Page 727 HELEN TOPPING MILLER CHAPTER XIX "All right, you call 'alp the right people." So the next day the Schlumber- ger test went •dowda, and tautly they all watched the pointing hand, the cable paying out as the magical cylinder went seeking down. The,. roughnecks relaxed and went " to sleep on the derrick floor. The sli„ft of the kelly joint rested, inactive, w the rat hole. Gary saw Mona Lee's face tighten and wh' en as the indicator moved and cable fell, and still there was no sign of oil. • Then the testrunner straighten- ed up briskly. "No indications. Looks like you'll have to go on down, Anyway, you haven't hit it yet." "All right, Hickey," Gary said. "Go on down." Adelaide wandered around the• place, being very polite and ,aloof, and Mona Lee, after two or three telegrams from Virginia, went around ' stony -faced and with agony in her eyes. Obviously, Harvey Senior had wired his banker for more money, for 11fr. Bradley carne out, grayer and more disapproving than ever, if that were possible, bringing pa- pers for Mona Lee to sign. She smiled, white-faced and stricken, at Gary when the banker had driven away. "We may not have anything left when we get through with this,' she said. "But we'll be back where we started from. And we got along then, and we weren't afraid." But she asked in a hopeful tone, "Do you think we might get oil, Gary? I'd be to glad—on account of Harvey. I hate to have him disappointed so badly." Gary tried to be optimistic. 'We're down almost five thousand feet, Mrs. Mason. If it were my well I couldn't give up—because )'m' convinced this is deep struc- ture. And the fact that Grice-Mor- gan are going ahead makes me think it might be hopeful. But Mr. Mason told me to stop drilling at five thousand. Unless he changes his mind—" "Maybe he'll change his mind if he can," Mona Lee said. * * * At ten o'clock Hickey came back, and the men began swab- bing, and even Mona Lee came out to watch. Adelaide stood with her fingers locked. so tensely that her knuckles were white. "You ain't got no oil down there, Hickey," said the swabber. "You ain't even got you a good water well. Well, that's the way she goes." Adelaide began to cry. "We've got to tell Dad," she said. "We could wait till morning" said Mona Lee. "We can go on down," Gary said. "But Mr. Mason's orders were very definite. We've drilled to fifty-three hundred feet now— three hundred farther than he in- structed us to go." Mona Lee turned to the crew on the derrick floor. "You've all worked so hard—and 1 know you're disappointed, too. [ want you all to come up to the house. Maria's frying chickens and I want to give you a good lunch." "Mis' Mason, I sure wish I could go on down there a ways further," Hickey argued. "I hate to give up on a well." "I know. We hate to give tip, too, but there's just nothing else to do. I guess the Masons will be st..rting in again now—starting in With nothing much, the way we did twenty-five years ago." * * * Gary stayedat the well all day, - watching the drill pipe being haul- ed up, disconnected, and piled in an orderly stack. Hickey sat on the ground with a bucket of yellow paint, and every joint was dried and scoured clean and treated to a coat of paint to keep the threads from rusting. "Well, we did our best, Hickey,'' Gary said, "And now 1 guess I'll be on my way—Mexico or some other place. So [ may as well say good -by now." Hickey heldout a paint -smeared hand. "If you ever get broke and ain't got nowhere to go, you know where I live," "Much obliged, Hickey. I won.t forget, But I think I'll drift along —farther. He. saw Bill Grant coming up the slope iron' the Grice-hl organ lease. The three derricks were up down there now, and; Bill would be moving on presently, 'too. "Heard. about a job over in the Pecos country," Bill said. "Nice, lonesome country over there: So everything's rust, is: it? 1 thought indybe—" "Well, what do you think? Me with no job and sixteen, dollars in my jeans. The lady likes money, she doesn't like oil men." * * N, "M'ni," mused Bill. "Say, I for- got to tell you what I came up ilere.for. Grice is on the job. I got my orders to bring you on down." "I can listen. But it won't do hint any good," Grice was a red-faced man with s cold gray eye. . "Hear you're abandoning your well," he said. "Money 'run out?" 'Mr, Mason's orders," Gary said. "If you want detailedinformation, you'll have to talk to him." • (To Be Continued) Sunda SchoolY Lesson February 24 Home Foundations For National Greatness Deuteronomy 6: 4-12 Golden Text:— Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise Thy name forever and ever. — Psalm 145:2. Man's First Duty Every man's first duty is to love Jehovah, the only true God, with all his affections, all his intellect and all his strength. It is his duty to put God first in everything; first in business, first in home life, first in social fife, first in pleasure; first in everything. These"Words" which Moses commanded the child- ren of Israel -;ere God's Words and God's Words laid up in the heart will keep us from sin in our lives. Teaching God's Word We must teach God's Word to others, especially to those for whom we are directly responsible, out own children. We must teach it to them diligently; talk of God's Word in the home life, as we walk with our children, or with others. When the Word is taught in a loving interesting way in the hone, and is backed up by the life, it has a very deep and enduring influence upon the life. But not only in the home was the Word to be kept ever to the front, but always and everywhere, lying down and rising up they were to meditate in the Law of the Lord. We should so love the Word that it will be as natural for us to speak of it as of any other topic, Obedience to God Obedience to God would bring prosperity in the land. God would give them great cities - but with prosperity would come peril. They were solemnly warned not to for- get Jehovah in the days of pros- perity. This is a warning that men need today. No man can stand prosperity without watching and prayer and a study of the Word, The reason given for not forgetting Jehovah was because it was He who had brought 'then forth out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage. One God Only Absolute separation from the Gods of the surrounding people was commanded. If they should try to serve Jehovah, the only true God, and any of the false Gods of the heathen at the same time, the anger of Jehovah will be kindled against them and He would destroy them from off the face of the earth. And whatsoever professed follow- ers of Christ today try to serve Him and the world at the same time, His holy anger is kindled against them, and unless they repent He will destroy them. - Bomb Site Oak Ridge, Tenn., the site of the atomic bomb plant, perhaps holds the record as the fastest growing city in America; in a few months it grew from a small country vil- lage to the fifth largest city in the State. Ida s� r cup rolled oats; ` beef, A cup milk, 1/s conn b isms 1 lb, nince teaspoon B pepper, cake on b teaspoon pan � bun (or cover with slice if toasted buloaf type cheese, broil till cheese melted. ALL SET FOR RAIN Pictured above is the newest in Easter bonnets, guaranteed to leeep the wearer happy whether it rains, sleets or snows on Easter morn- ing. It's a high -crowned sailor of weatherproof, transparent plastic, designed by Walter Floretl. Normally it's decorated with a big rose, but if 'rain comes, the flower can be put under the transparent crown where it is just as decorative, and safe from harm, as shown in the photo. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke 0 • • - Even though we have become used to shortages it still comes as somewhat of a shock when we find one more article is practically unobtainable, and when that hap- pens I ani like an inquisitive child —I want to know "Why". Last week it was filter discs— and I didn't know they were in short supply until 1 tried to buy some. So I inquired the reason. And here is what I was told: There are two makes of filter discs on the market—one made in Canada, the other in the U.S.— the latter being 10 cents a box dearer. Apparently the Canadian firm didn't think this was right so they raised their price to the U.S. level. But the WPTB got wind of it and they said—"Now look here, you just can't do this—your price has got to stay where it was." And then the filter disc people got kind of uppish and they said "All right - you won't let us bat, then we won't play ball." * * * So they stopped making filter discs, and there wasn't anything the Prices Board could do about • h, The authority of the Board is limited. They can say, you shall charge this or you shall charge that, but they cannot say, you must make this or you must make that. Perhaps you townsfolk think this little natter of filter 'discs doesn't concern you. But it does— very definitely—if you are to con- tinue to enjoy that quality guarded milk which the law demands. Here is what happens: Before Bossie s milk goes into the cooler and pas- teurizer it is poured through a special type of milk strainer. The strainer has holes in it like a col - lander but over these holes we place a filter disc. These discs are sande of specially sterilized cotton, with what looks like a filling of very fine cotton batting, which al- lows the milk to filter through but holds back any undesirable sedi- fent. A farmer, shipping milk, is required by law. to use such a strainer and disc. -* * * But, ladies, I'll tell- what you will be able to get --and it will gladden your wash -day hearts. And that is an aluminum clothes- line. "Three twisted strands of wile, just like the old galvanized var- iety -but of aluminum, clean, non- rusting aluminum. Be watching for it, or if your hardware mer- chant hasn't got it, inquire about it. It can be got. But to more serious problems. Doubtless. you have heard. as i have, that many British brides, ARE YOU PALE WEAK TIRED due to simple anemia You girls and woman who suffer so from simple anemia that you're pale, weak, "dragged out"— this may be due to lack of, tionin blood. So try. Lydia E. Pinkham'a Compound TABLsrs With added iron—one of the besL home ways to help build up red blood .-in such cases, Pinkham's Tablets are oho of the most elrecuve iron conics you can bury! ISSUE 8-1946 wives of Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen, are arriving in Canada this week -end. I wonder if you can realise 'what a frightening exper- ience this can be to these giro. Canada .to them is such a vast country. They feel friendless and alone. Routine regulations at the Customs Office bewilder them. In Montreal the number of negroes and French speaking persons adds to their feeling of helplessness. They cannot understand why Dicte cr Harry could not meet them. They feel everyone is in a hurry and none have time to give them a word of welcome. All this adds up to a feeling of strangeness and homesickness that is almost over- powering, Don't you think that we in Canada should do all we can to give these girls a welcome wh<.n we see then, remembering how well our boys were received in that little island across the sea? dOOMMOWSIMIS Thu {VIII (Enjoy Stnyina At The St. Regis Hotel TORONTO • Every Itoitro with Rath, Shower and Telephone. ▪ Single, rano up — Double. sa.GO rap. • Goad Food, Dining and Danc- ing Nightly, Sherbaurne at Carlton Tel. ISA. 4188 EASEI PAIN OF COLDS, SORE THROATS FAST! ,rake ASPIRIN' It's ready • to go to work in 2 seconds See for yourself how quickly Aspirin acts! Drop one in a glass of water and "clock" it. Within two seconds, it will start to disintegrate. It does the same when you take it. As a result, it provides relief with remark- able speed. Get Aspirin today. The "Bayer" cross on each tablet is your guarantee that it's Aspirin. J1$P1RII NOW—New Low Prices!' Pocket box of 121.... only lie Economy bottle of 24 .. only 29c family she of 100 . . . only 79e TABLE TALKS Bread 1 The home economists of the Con- sumer Section, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, ':ay that to- day the essentials for good bread e: e good yeast, right type of fio i:•, the correct temperature for rising, 70-80°F., and thorough baking White Bread (Overnight Sponge) 1 cake dried yeast 1, cup lukewarm water 4 clips liquid (water, milk or po tato water). 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons salt 12 cups all-purpose flour "(ap- proximately) ap-proximately) 2 tablespoons fat, melted Crumble yeast cake and soak in iukewo arm water for / hour. To the lukewarm liquid add the sugar, dissolved yeast and half the flour, beating thoroughly until smooth. Use a container large enough to ' llow sponge to rise, Cover and leave at room tempera- ture, 62-75°F, overnight or until Msponge is very light and porous and more than double in bulk. Stir sponge, add salt, melted (not hot) fat, and enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Knead about 10 minutes, or until dough is sinooth and elastic, with small bubbles on the surface. Form in'o a ball, place in a greased bowl, and lightly grease the surface to pre- vent a crust from forming. Cover and let rise in a warm place, 80- 86°F. until double in bulk, about 2 hours, Punch in dough, fold edges into centre and turn trough over with smooth side up. Let rise again until dough retains a finger print when pressed lightly or is double in bulk, about 1 hour, Turn out on board and divide into pieces which baif-fill baking pans. Allow to stand a few minutes before shap- ing. Knead pieces slightly, shap- ing into loaves. Place is greased ran and, lightly grease surface of dcugh. Cover and let rise in a waren place until dough retains a finger print when lightly pressed or is double in bulk, about 1 hour. hake in a moderately hot oven, "13°F. until done, about 1 hour. 'tread is baked when it shrinlcs from the sides of the pan and gives a hollow sound when tapped. '**Hove bread freni pans inunedi,. holy and place on racks or :set cl LexswiSe oil top of pans, Do not cover while warm. Yield: 4 loaves. appioxintately.:T% pounds each. Whole Whcnt Raisin Bread 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon shortening 2 teaspoons 'grated t orange rind 2 cups' water cake compressed yeast about 3-9 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups whole wheat flour ' tablespoon salt 1 cup seedless raisins Siemer sugar, shortening and orange rind in the water for 3 minutes, Cool to lukewarm, crumble in yeast and stir until dis- solved. Sift in 2 trips all-purpose flour and beat thoroughly. Cover and let rise in a warm place until light, about 1 hour. Add wh.'le wheat flour, salt and raisins. Sift :n sufficient of the remaining all- purpose flour. to make a soft dough, but not sticky. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in greased, bowl, brush top with fat and 'et rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Shape into loafes, place in. greased pan and again let rise until double in bulk. Bake in a 'moder- ately hot oven, 375°F, for about 50 minutes, Yield: 2 loaves (7.4" x 3,) MILLIONS OF PEOPLE` prefer Maxwell House Cot. fee. It's enjoyed in more homes than any other brand of coffee in the world. It's always "Good to the Last Drop !" Smart Girls always. carry PARA'DOL in !heir' hanabi5s: : FOR QUICK RELIEF OF HEADACHE & Other Pains, AptilS FOR WAROikOBE BEAUTY ! ADD GLAMOROUS COLOUR IN FASHION'S LATEST SHADES. TINT LINGERIE, BLOUSES AND NIGHTGOWNS TO NEW COLOUR -FRESHNESS. "We were rushing to the grocer's before closing time .. . Imagine a week -end without delicious Grape -Nuts Fla:.es!" and bones, iron for the blood, and other food essentials." 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