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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
7
Oil station driveways often look shabby due to car service drippings. New Jersey stations use a simple system: remove oil with kerosene or gasoline, scrub with a stiff brush, rinse with water, then dust moist pavement with Portland cement. Two applications weekly keep surfaces spotless, and cementing after closing hardens overnight for a bright, clean look.
Replacing a brake lining involves removing bands or shoes, securing the axle in a vise, knocking off rivets, cutting new lining fabric, marking holes with blue pencil, punching and riveting holes, and sinking rivets flush. Modern braking systems are efficient but require regular inspection and maintenance to stay effective.
Instructions warn that improper tube insertion causes many flats. Tighten the bridge nut at the base of the valve stem with pliers, seat the tube by rotating inside the casing, then secure the rim nut around the valve stem after mounting and inflation. This careful sequence prevents pinch flats and repeated tire woes.
A device remedy is described for oil leaking into the combustion space in an automobile cylinder. By rounding upper outer corner of the upper piston ring and lower corner of the lower ring, oil is redistributed to improve lubrication. Intermediate rings are rounded to minimize oil disturbance and keep lubrication effective.
Louise Wiser, 77, an inventor from Decatur Indiana, reports progress on an air driven automobile. He received a $10 royalty offer per car from a company, and his design removes gasoline lines, cylinder head, water cooling, and starter, replacing them with a solid head, a compressed air container and a simple valve throttle. He claims the invention could revolutionize mechanics.
The article explains bent rims as the direct cause of tire casing damage and blowouts. It notes rims bent along the edges lead to crown failures when striking tracks, holes, or switches, especially with underinflated tires. It urges drivers to check rim condition as rim support is vital to tire life.
Orange Tex George G Hold en notes that Orange County artesian wells now flow less due to gas relief from old field activity. A decade ago wells could force water 25 feet high. Glidden says water remains plentiful and new wells are coming in at 100 feet and more, yielding abundant water without pumping.
Gulf Production Company increases activity along the gulf coast with the George E. Smith No. 4 at High Island building a derrick to start drilling soon. The Thomas No. 3 near Fannette in Jefferson County and the Thomas No. 3 at Long Point in Fort Bend County are also rigging up in readiness.
Houston report shows California permits up from 17 to 26, Arkansas rising to 46 from 22 previous week, while Oklahoma and Kansas drop from 76 to 60 and 37 to 24. National total reaches 375 permits last week versus 323 the prior week.
Cross Plains Texas reports ongoing drilling with no pause. Despite insufficient time for new wells to reach pay depth, new locations continue and an average of one new well spudded per day. By day twenty after discovery, twelve rigs and machines surround the discovery well, with eleven operators pushing to reach pay.
Former Oklahoma governor Jack Walton through the Jack Walton Oil Company tentatively leases a 15 acre Spindleton district tract in Jefferson County Texas to Port Arthur Georgia Gilliland. Final closing awaits title approval by attorneys.
Lockhart Texas George Echols drilling contractor for Gulf Production Company likely owns the county record for rapid oil drilling after completing Gulf No 12 Bardwell in the southeast field to a depth of 1227 feet and striking pay in 23 hours.
In Bastrop Texas drilling on the W C Silliman test by Plateau Oil Company on the Calvin Coal Company tract near Calvin five miles north of Bastrop was stopped and the well abandoned as a dry hole after reaching 8502 feet. The contract called for 8690 feet before abandonment.
Laredo Texas O W Killam adds another large producer in the Cole Bruni field at Webb and Duval counties to boost gas supply. The gas will be used to meet a contract to furnish natural gas to San Antonio once the pipeline from Cole field nears completion and connects with the utility mains there.
In the Wichita Falls district Texas activity in the oil sector shows no perceptible summer increase. The past week recorded its usual completions and an extension of producing sand from the old Singler well in Wilbarger County.
The Houston-Gulf Gas Company completed its No. 1 Powers Production Company well in the Markham field, expected to supply Houston with natural gas by December 1. The well produced about 50 million cubic feet of gas daily from 2100 feet depth, with 1200 pounds pressure and a gas quality of 1050 BTU per thousand. Located under 100 miles from Houston, the find benefits the company’s supply plans.
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