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The Seaforth News, 1959-09-24, Page 7Il Wions Go IJP hi 5010k° To the men who drill oil wells -- and even more drama- tloally, to the men who fight oil -well fires — a blazing well on dry' land is enough of a nightmare. To these men, a fire In an offshore drilling rig • is a nightmare multiplied a hun- dred times. Thirty-five miles' out from the western coast of the Persian Gulf, in 120 -degree temperature, a raging offshore oil -well fire knocked out fifteen of the 65 men who were fight- ing it, sprayed flames, gas, oil, end rock hundreds of feet in the air and caused $2 million in damage. On -scene, Newsweek's Mid- east correspondent Larry Col- lins cabled: By 9.45 in the morning, U.S. drillers aboard the Thornton, a Dutch -owned drilling barge un- der contract to J'apan's new Arabia Oil Co., had reached 1.507 feet into the floor of the Persian Gulf, Then mud- slinger Bob Haskins suddenly saw that the mud from the core was running backward through the pumps. "Blowouts" Haskins screamed, Three minutes later a billow- ing cloud of steam, rock, and evil - smelling sulphurous g a s shot high into the air. And then a hurtling rock struck sparks from the steel derrick, The whole mess erupted in a thun- derous fire. A barge tender, his clothes flaming, leaped 50 feet Into water prowled by 10 -foot sharks. An Arab crane operator was dragged unconscious, from the flames. Word was flashed to the main land where the Japanese oil boss sat sweltering in a trailer. He shook his head and went on eating bits of iced watermelon soaked in cognac. But the drill- ing company's American vice- president, 0. D. Blankenship, cabled instantly to Texas for. veteran fire fighter Paul (Red) Adair to stand by. Adair in turn alerted his men, Edward (Kootz) Matthews (playing gin rummy in Houston) and Asger (Boots) Hansen (just taking off for a fish fry). The/ all were airborne a few hours later. Bumping vacationers off planes and chartering a KLM Super Constellation from Am- sterdam to Kuwait (cost $20,- 000) the fire fighters arrived. They found the crew of the Thornton scarred wit h burns and covered with salt -water blisters. Every man had been Forking twelve hours, sleeping foiu'. Adair plotted - his strategy. The situation he Faced was this: The wellhead in such a drill- ing operation (the top of the pipe that goes down through the ocean's bottom) is located In the center of an opening in the bottom of the drilling barge itself - the barge, essentially, Is built around this opening. The "blowout" had wrecked the Kelly joint at the top of the wellhead, Mousing th, raging flames od the fire to flare. Adair's first problem was to get these flaring flames under control. He and his men rigged up an iron chute (like a child's giant playground slide) and along it, to land on top of the Kelly joint, they slid 75 pounds of 42 per cent gelignite, cooled. NIMBLE AS EVER — Nearly et quarter-century after Berlin Olympics triumph, Jesse •Owens flies over improvised hurdles during a street exhibition in Chicago,III.'', He. was promoting the Pan American Games in _the city, by a carefully trained stream of water. The men figured they 'had five minutes before it ex. ploded. They were right. "And that," said an admiring barge tender, "is why these guys charge five thousand, bucks a day." The wellhead cleared, the flames shot up in a straight cone, allowing the fire fighters to get to them from the side, and slightly underneath. These flames were extinguished with explosives, and only the final task remained — to put out the fire still burning down in the Pipe. "That's when it gets tricky," Adair said, "It's when you're right on top of a fire and it refires that you get hurt.' He and the men went down below -decks of the b ar g e to thread a new wellhead (to suf- focate the pipe fire). The first time down, they were dragged back up. But back they went, with gas masks. They threaded on a new wellhead, pumped 500 sacks of barite mud down into the pipe, screwed on a lid. An so at last the fire was put out. 'Mystery Solved At the South Devon •Horticul- tural Society show in England, mystery writer Agatha Christie posed a baffler of her own when she walked away with eighteen first -prize ribbons, six seconds, three thirds, and two cups. The question: How could someone with such a prolific hand for writing (65 novels, thirteen plays) spare the time to develop such a green thumb? The an- swer, provided by he 15 -year-old grandson, Matthew Pritchard: "It's really all done by the gar- deners." In New Castle, Pa., on his way to bail out his brother who had been jailed for speeding. David McComb was arrested for speed- ing. FIGHTING FIRE AT SEA - Crewman aboa•r+d the aircraft car- rier Wasp pour foam over the helicopter that exploded and burned below deck killing two Men and injuring 20 others. The accident happened during maneuvers 250 miles Off the coast. Lady Gets Tough With Tax Collec#or Robert C. Lockwood, a 41 - year -old Miami insurance' ad- juster, had tax troubles. The In- terred Revenue : Service claimed he owed $415,69 in back taxes. Lockwood insisted he owed noth- ing. The collectors put on the pressure, and Lockwood, like many another before him, buck- led. He signed a waiver permit- ting the Government to attach his paycheck. Said he: "I just gave. up. I'm a little guy. I didn't figureI could fight the. Govern- ment." No sooner had Robert Lock-' wood, signed that waiver than he had more than tax troubles. He had wife troubles, Pretty Mar- garet Ann Lockwood, 28, ,gats- • erect up her children — Rene, 2, and ten -month-old Robbie and marched into the Miami tax collector's office to demand re- turn of her husband's paycheck. Says she: " I told them Robbie had just got out of the hospital, where he was treated for acute anemia, and we needed .the money' for medicine. They wouldn't listen. They're rather coldhearted and impersonal down there." But Margaret Lockwood had a plan of action: she planted herself in a chair and announced she Would stay right there until the paycheck was returned. The children did the rest. Daughter Rene, dipping into a box of raisins, managed to spill about half of them on the tax office floor, happily trampled them into a gooey mess. Son Robbie wet his diapers, and Mar- garet Lockwood calmly changed them, draping the reeking cast- offs over . a chair. When lunchtime came, Mrs. Lockwood opend jars of baby food, arranged them on a clerk's " desk. The children dug in greed- ily, splattered strained apricots and sweet potatoes generously over a stack of tax reports. Rob- bie started to cough on his food, and a nerve -shredded clerk told Mrs. Lockwood not to let him choke. "Mind your own business, she snapped. "It's my baby, not yours." Next, Rene found a waste- basket and enthusiastically over- turned it. A clerk spoke sharply to her and she started to scream. Baby Robbie thereupon joined in lustily. At last, after 41/0 hours, the harried tax collector surren- dered. Margaret Lockwood was told that her husband's check had been released, and she could pick it up at his office. Bob Lock- wood would have another chance to talk. over the claims against him; even if back taxes were actually due, they could be paid in small installments. And across the U.S., tax collectors braced themeselves for a tide of - deter- mined wives — with children. — From TIME Planning Ahead In Tennis While Australia has regain- ed the famed Davis Cup of ten- nis, the United States is even now preparing for the next en- counter, some 16 months from now in Australia, The United States Lawn Tennis Associa- tion must appoint a new , team captain, since Perry Jones has firmly stated that he will not serve again. It probably will be a West Coast man, and then a campaign of recovery will be- gin, Last December it was the in- spired play of Alex Olmedo,, from Peru, that stunned the Australian tennis authorities and lifted the famous' cup from what was believed be be sound moor- ings. This year it was the rise of Neale Fraser,, Aussie lefts hander, who 'reached beyond, previous mediocrity to upset America's best, Olmedo, In the first match and clineh the cup with a four -set triumph over the improving Barry MacKay. This was a particularly gratifying triumph for the Aus- tralians. Last December, 'follow- ing the spectacular play of Olmedo, Australia lost its two top-ranking tennis players, Mal Anderson and Ashley Cooper, to the pro, game. In earlier years professional tennis had taken othergreat players ' patiently developed by the Australian system. In the face of such a suticession of losses Australia continues to ' produce 'replace- ments. Those who know the likeable blond Fraser considered this triumph well deserved. He hag struggled for years behind the fame of Lew Head, Cooper, Ken Rosewall, and Mal Anderson. He has never broken into the head- lines with victories in the Wimbledon, America, Australian, or French championships. But he has never stopped trying, and today is probably a national hero in Australia, Of oourse there is another figure who has earned congratu- lations the nonplaying Aug- trailer! ;captain, Harry Hopman. As Donald Ferguson, president -.of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia, accepted the Davis Cup he said of the captain, "None .of us back home were. optimistic about regaining the cup except Hopman," And Hop - man has led the Australians to victory for theninth time in the 11 years he has served as Cap- tain since 1939, SEARCHING — Hefting a sam- urai sword, Junzo Sato, anti- que expert, eonti•nues his search for "national treasures" in America. The Japanese Is seek- ing 42 special swords that were among 350,000 samurai swords handed over -after the war. How Can 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I induce longer life in my rusty roof gutters? A. After you have cleaned out the insides of your gutters with a wire brush, apply a heavy coat of roofing cement to them and then, 'before the cement dries, apply some heavy, deep - freezer aluminum foil over the cement. Q. How can I make my own "homemade" remedy for freckles? A. The application of butter- milk several times a day to the face and hands helps to bleach freckles out, And, of course, your best preventive is to avoid over- exposure to the suns rays. Q. How can I facilitate the picking up of the numerous threads that have been scattered on the rug while sewing? A. Dip a broom in clean water, shake it well, then brush lightly over the rug, Q. How can I clean the stains of iced tea or milk from glass straws? A. Use pipe cleaners, Keep a package on hand for this pur- pose. Then your straws will be bright on the inside as well as the outside, Q. How can I avoid the inevit• able spatter that results when 1 hammer the lid back on a can or paint I have just used? A. 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