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The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
Single Copy, Three Cents
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-The El Reno Daily Tribune
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Less In El Reno
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A Blae Ribbon Daily Ntwipaptr Barfing Oklahoma’s Blue Ribbon Area.
SOCIATED PRESS
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1937
QUO KEANS UNITED PRESS
BREWS ME I
Ieffort to m
MOUND AREA
|Seven Men Missing, Ma-
rooned Persons Report
Food Running Low
SAN 'FRANCISCO, Feb 13.—UP)
-Rescue crews tonight fought snow
■in four widely separated areas to
■free more than 100 persons In
|two snowbound communities and
locate seven missing men.
T7iirty-two persons, marooned
iince Dec. 27 on the north rim of
be Grand Canyon In Arizona, no-
tified approaching rescuers their
food was running low and that they
(feared another snow storm.
They reported they would take
the ‘canyon trails on foot to-
orrow unless aid arrived.
The camp contained two women,
one of them Mrs. Carl Cox. an
expectant mother.
Rescuers still 64 miles away at-
|tacked the Intervening drifts with
hree big snow plows.
Men in the camp prepared to
|move Mrs. Cox out on a sled if
an emergency arose.
Highway forces fought their way
|to within 15 miles of Denney, a
tuning camp in the mountains of
northern California where 73 per-
ons, marooned six weeks, were
I'stlll eating'' but anxious over their
plight.
The Denney camp also contained
an expectant mother. Mrs. Roland
aly. 24.
Three searching parties sought
(five men isolated by the record-
breaking January 31 storm in Or-
VOLUME 46, NO. 296
NEW MARS* L
IEW PLAN WILL
BE ADOPTED FOR
Winners At Calumet And
Yukon To Compete
In Finals Here
Miss Blanche Wear, Vlnlta, Is
the first woman marshal of a
criminal court of appeals In the
United States, assuming the pos-
ition when James S. Davenport
became presiding judge of the
Oklahoma appellate court. She was
his law clerk and took office auto-
matically.
PRAYER SERVICE
Dividing the county into two
districts, a new plan of determining
the rural school basketball champ-
ionship teams has been adopted
this year by the Canadian County
Interscholastic and Athletic as-
sociation. Miss Olen Evelyn Mc-
Carty. superintendent, announced
Saturday.
District tournaments will be held
at Yukon and Calumet from where
the winners in both boys' and
girls' brackets will be sent to El
Reno for the finals. Trophies will
be awarded each championship
squad.
Teams on the eastern side of the
county will compete at Yukon
Friday. Feb. 26. while squads In
the western sector will gather at
Calumet Feb. 27 to vie for honors.
The finals will be conducted in
Uhe El Reno highschool gymnasium
at 7:30 p. in. Monday, Mar. 1. Miss
McCarty announced.
Chairman Appointed
Pete Bernell. Yukon highschool
coach, has been appointed chair-
j man of the eastern district tourney
and G. E. Alair. superintendent
of the Calumet schools, will take
Democratic Women Will
Hold Annual Open Meet
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Mrs. Frank Korn To Preside During Session Of
State Group In Oklahoma City
JBERALS SPLIT
LaFollette, Wheeler Air
Opposing Views
WASHINGTON. Feb 13.——
Senator LaFollette, progressive,
'Wisconsin, and Senator Wheeler.
Jcmocrat. Montana, dominant fig-
ures In the congressional liberal
|blor. spilt tonight on President
Roosevelt's proposed reorganization
of the courts.
LaFollette championed enlarge-
Imcnt of the supreme court as "the
lonly way in which the popular wift
Imay be translated Into effective
■action ''
Wheeler, who was the vice pres-
idential running mate of LaFol-
lletle's famous lather In 1924. de-
Inounced the proposal as a "stop
Igap" establishing a dangerous prec-
ledent "
He urged instead, a constitution-
lal amendment giving congress pow-
Icr to regulate hours, wages and
|working conditions.
The disagreement between the ■
I two illustrated the sharp cleavages
I which a week of Reflection on the j
Ipresident's proposal has produced
| in even’ party and faction.
Slowly the lines have been form- j
I ing for a parliamentary battle, such j
las the capital seldom has seen The
I Democratic party In senate and
I house has been split wide open, as
I has. to a much lesser extent, the
I Republican minority
• charge of the competition Feb. 27.
El Reno rHStOTS 1 arilCI- Both chairmen will cooperate In
pate In Program ^rvisl,1K the two ftnal games
-— I Schools In the Yukon district
Annual World Dav of Prayer delude the following:
se^ was conducted Friday at Head, district 5; Harmony, dts-
the First Methodist church with a trict Raci”®- district 7; Pleas-
large crowd, including several El Home, district 11; Liberty,
Reno pastors and superintendents, district 12; 8unnyside. district 13;
in attendance Mrs Horner Lord *!«’
presided as chairman In charge. ’rllcl **• 9.1*”' d^rii,, 14'
w _ ... ,hn Pleasant Home, district 17; Pleas-
Congregational ringing of the ant VaUey dutnct
hymn. ' What a ^endJ^e ”*ve district 19; Richland, district 20;
tn Jesus, Jed by Mrs. John Spei Spr)ng creek, district 23; 8cott.
cer. opened the program. The re- dlstrlet Va„ey View dlstrict
mainder of the afternoon was de- ^. gnierald Valiev district 28
voted to scripture reading, music pjeasant valley, district 28; River -
and prayer. I fide district 29; Frisco, district
Special numbers were given by 30; Banner, district 31; Shell Creek,
a quartet from the First Methodist cilstrict 32; Rich Valley, district 33;
church with solos by Mrs. John Meridian, district 35; Pleasant
Spencer of the Central Methodist View. district 36; Liberty distric.
church and Mrs. Earl P. Botts.- 37; Roeg island, district 38; West
First Presbyterian church.
Point, district 41; Union Center.
Missionary projects for young j district 42; Lone Star. 43; Prairie
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NON-JURY GASES
persons were presented by Royalyn
Hildebrand and Lots Irwin while
missionary’ projects for children
was brought out by Alma Pitch
and Muriel Jean Wieman. followed
by a message In song. "A Child's
Prayer" given by Lois Williams and
Lois Higgrnbotham. accompanied
by Phillip Hlggenbotham.
Services closed with singing of
the hymn. "Blest Be the Tie that
Binds." benediction and soft mu- -
sic with Mrs h v. Tiiimghast at jwo Divorces Granted In
the piano. .
Free will offering will be used
to help support the missionary
projects for young persons and
children. It was announced.
Annual open meeting of the
Women's Democratic council will
be held at 10 a. m. Monday at
the BUtmore hotel in Oklahoma
City. Mrs. Rank Korn, president,
announced Saturday. A number
from here plan to attend the pro-
gram.
After the business procedure.
Mrs. Mabel Bassett. Oklahoma City,
will discuss the needs of the de-
partment of charities and correc-
tions. and Mrs. Kate Galt Zanies,
president of the Southeastern
8tate Teachers college In Durant,
will talk regarding women's re-
sponsibility of citizenship.
Miss Dana BeUe Morris. Okla-
homa City, formerly of El Reno,
will give a vocal solo preceding the
luncheon. Mrs. George Kurslofer,
Oklahoma City, Is In charge of all
arrangements for the noon enter-
tainment.
Debate Scheduled
Election at 1:15 p. m. will bl
followed by a debate on the sub-
ject, "Resolved: That women should
have equal opportunities with men,
where qualifications are equal.”
Mrs. Ruby Turner Looper, Oklaho-
ma City attorney, will take the
affirmative side of the question
with Mrs. I. L. Huff, superinten-
dent of the Helena orphanage, tak-
ing the negative argument.
An address on “Drugs and Their
Effect Upon Mental Hygiene" will
be delivered by Dr. Charles A.
Brake, staff officer at the state
hospital in Norman. Miss Dora
Ann Stewart, of Southwestern
State Teachers college, Weather-
ford, also Is scheduled to speak.
Legislation Sought
The council Is sponsoring the fol-
lowing four measures in the leg-
islature:
Resubmission of the bill to give
women the right to hold major of-
fices; bill asking adequate appro-
priation for the department of
charities and corrections; an ap-
propriation for a state memorial
cemetery in which to bury Illus-
trious citizens whose services have
made Oklahoma great; a bill ask-
ing restrictions on cottonseed oil
be removed.
Among those attending from El
Reno will be Mrs. Korn, who or-
ganized the council and has ser-
ved as president for the past three
years; Mrs. Sam Roberson. Mrs.
J. N. Roberson, Mrs. Marie Lyons,
Mrs. Carl Merveldt, Miss Glpn Eve-
lyn McCarty, Miss Grace Reynolds.
Miss Lena Hendrickson. Miss Jes-
sie Barker. Mrs. Jesse W. Havdon.
Mrs. H. A. Coley. Mrs. Ralph
Worthington and Mrs. J. L. Treva-
Ihan.
Mother of 10 Children h
Missing
Contributions
To Red Cross
EL RENO
American Federation of Gov-
ernment Employes. El Reno
Lodge No. 171 $ 5 00
Auxiliary to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars 1.00
Mrs. Ella Allen 1.00
Ladles' Auxiliary to the Order
of Railway Conductors 4.26
Anonymous 1.00
Boy Scout troops No. 88 1.00
E E. Bradley's home room .16
Band Mother's club
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COUNTY SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCED HERE
40 Districts Attain High
Ratings Through Ac-
credited Tests
Saturday Session
El Reno Lodge
Selects Officers
Two divorces were granted by
Judge Lucias Babcock during a
non-jury session of Canadian
county district court Saturday.
Mrs Ruth J. Harvell was divorced
from Spellman G. Harvell. She al-
leged extreme mental cruelty and
gross neglect The couple was mar-
ried al El Reno in 1928
Jess B. Brooks was issued a
decree of divorce from Mrs. Esther
A. Brooks. Abandonment was al-
leged by the plaintiff. The couple
was married Apr. 22, 1922 at Bil-
lings. Okla.
A damage suit which had been
I Hub Sessions In
County Arranged
Seven Canadian county home
I demonstration clubs In addition to
two 4-H clubs, the Emerald Valley
I and Frisco boys and girls, will
I convene this week. Miss Harvey
Thompson, home demonstration
| agent, announced Saturday.
The 4-H clubs will confer Mon-
I day morning with Miss Thompson
nnd James R. Childers, county
agent, after which the Triangle
farm women will meet that alter-
I noon.
The Red Rock club will meet
I Tuesday afternoon; the Happy
1 Hearts and Good Will groups Wed-
nesday ; the Highland and River-
| view demonstrators Thursday; and
the Mustang club Friday after-
noon.
Now officers elected by the Wood-
men of the World were announced
Saturday following the regular
meeting of the lodge late last week
In the Trainmen's hall.
L. E. Handley was named coun-
cil commander; Otis Cupp, advisor
lieutenant; W P Williams, bank-
er; G W Tunberlake. secretary; filed Dee. 15. 1934. was dismissed
W A Bennett, escort; Edward by Judge Babcock during Salur-
Fairls. watchman; W. Z McMahan, day's proceedings. Tills was the
sentry. case of Charles Ferrell against
R E. Pyle was re-elected to the Mrs. Mary McClure,
board of trustees for a three-year Judgment was given In the suit
term. Other members include J. of Citizens National bank against
A. Shuck and Otis Cupp. Thomas Jensen, Minnie L Jensen.
Next regular meeting of the or- Mathilda Jonas. Otto Jonas. Paul
ganization will be held Feb 25 Jonas. Mathias Jonas and Wayne
ill the Trainmen's hall at which Ross. The court gave judgment
time all members have been urged i°r the plaintiff against Thomas
to attend Jensen and Minnie L Jensen, and
- judgment for Wayne Ross also was
VISITING FATHER given against Thomas Jensen on
Mr and Mrs. G. H. Forsythe and a P®1*1*00- The plaintiff was
daughter. Phyllis Eileen, who have I granted Judgment against all de
Twenty days had elapsed Satur-
day since Mrs. Luther H. Smith,
wife of an El Reno electrician, got
up from a sickbed and told her
10 children she was going to Okla-
homa City.
Three of the children. Luther^ East Walnut home demon-
Jr.. 13 years old; Joe, 6, and Tom, s(.ration club
I. have Influenza now, and MT. | Dick Horton's home room
8mlth Is recovering from a severe‘Mrs. Ora Merveldt
attack of the disease. Three-year-
old twins, Mary Sue and Martha
Lou. are at the home of Mr;
Smith's slater. Mrs. W, K MM*
shall, in Oklahoma City. The
other children. Including the sick
ones, are at the home In the 600
block of West Woodson street
“I don't know what to do." Mr.
8mith told officers Saturday. "I
am afraid my wife is suffering
from amnesia. She had a pretty
bad time with the flu, and the
morning she left, she said her head
hurt. I thought she might be
around Houston or San Antonio,
i Tex., but police haven't been able
to find her."
j Mrs. Smith. 36. Is 5 feet 8 inches
| tall and weighs 180 pounds. She
i has dark hair and eyes.
I Tire husband said he could not
explain Mrs. Smith's disappearance
! except as a result of amnelss.
i claiming they "had no trouble at
«»•"
City and county police at Okla-
homa City have been unable to
1 find the woman.
40.11
5.00
2.78
Honor roll for accredited rating
teste glvep among Canadian coun-
ty rural schools during the first
semester of the 1936-37 term was
attained by 40 districts. Miss Glen
Evelyn McCarty, superintendent,
announced Saturday.
School's average must equal the
state normal of 35 to attain the
honor roll. It was explained. First
semester test papers will be Issued
teachers Feb 20, and two days
later second semester tests will be
started, Miss McCarty explained.
Schools averaging as high or
above the state normal are named
below with their scores:
Sunnyside. district 13. 42 1-6;
Mennonvllle. district 14. 56 2-5;
Reno, district 15. 44; Elm Glen,
district 16. 50 4-13; Falrview, dis-
trict 19. 42 4-11; Richland, district
20, 55; VaUey View, district 25,
37 5-8; Emerald Valley, district 26.
37; Riverside, district 29. 51; Fris-
co. district SO, 41; Banner, district
31, 39.
Others Rate Hirht
Meridian, district 35. 56; Pleasant
View, district 36. 37; Liberty, dis-
trict 37. 44; Rock Island, district
38. 44; Union Center, district 42,
40; Mustang Valley, district 45. 55;
Mound Valley, district 50. 49;
Springer Valley, district 54. 39;
Enterprise, district 55, 43; Union
City, district 57. 49
Mountain View, district 58, 47
7-20; Pleasant VaUey, district 60.
35; Falrview, district 61, 35; Sunny
Hill, district 63 . 37; Old Calumet,
district 65 . 39: Oak, district 66. 52;
Darlington, district 70. 39: Red
Rock, district 71, 50; Lovely VaUey,
district 73, 38; Lakevlew. district
74. 36 1
Deep Dale, district 75. 36; Calu-
met. district 76. 49; Olenwood. dis-
trict 78, 35; Corner Door, district
84. 37; Pleasant ♦alley, district 86.
50 2-5; Pleasant Hill, district 92. 53;
SELMAN DIES
El Reno Children
Burned Severely
Glenadene Morrow., age 3. was
1 in a critical condition Saturday at
j the home of her parents. Mr and
, Mrs Leonard Morrow. 109 Noith
'N avenue, where she fell Friday
I into a tub of scalding water.
Her brother. Tommy Olen. 4-ycars
of age. was burned seriously on ilia
legs and arms as he pulled his
sister from the tub. which had been
left on the floor after being pre-
pared for scrubbing by Mrs. Mor-
row's mother. Mrs. R. T. Sneed
Olenadene Is burned from the
waist down.
been located In Newton. Kan., are
week-end guests of her father.
Elmer F Pipkin, and Mrs. Pipkin.
305 South Hoff avenue. They are
enroute to Needles. Calif., where
Mr Forsythe has been transferred
by the Santa Pe railroad.
frndanls in foreclosure of a real
estate mortgage.
Mrs James T. Riley is reported
slightly Improved from a week's
Illness at her home. 619 South Hoft
avenue.
CLASSEN AHEAD 22-21 AFTER
TORRID CAGE SCRAMBLE HERE
Former El Reno
Pastor Is Injured
Rev H. B WUhoyte. Oklahoma
City, former pastor of the First
Baptist church In El Reno, suf-
fered a back injury Friday after-
noon when a porch of an old apart-
ment building caved In. It was
learned here Saturday.
The building, located In the 500
block West Orand avenue, was
being razed and Rev. WUhoyte
was present to obtain lumber for
use in building work at a Bap-
tist church at Northwest Fourth
•street and Blackwelder avenue. Al-
ter first sid treatment by a physi-
cian. Rev. WUhoyte was taken to
his home. 80U Northwest Eigh-
teenth street
Tulsa 26. El Reno 22.
Capitol Hill 22. El Reno 21
Central 21. El Reno 19.
Classen 22. El Reno 21
It's beginning to be ever thus.
Tlie last four losses by Coach
Hick Horton's El Reno higlischool
Indians while playing against
teams which admittedly are the
best tn Oklahoma, have been by
sueh narrow margins that the lo-
cal fans hardly have time to re-
cover from one case of Jitters until
another attack sets in.
Most recent of the nerve-fraying
experiences was that of Friday
night when Coach Harold T
"Skimmer" Miller and his Classen
Comets Invaded the Indian gym
for a Mid-State conference session.
When the tintinnabulations had
died down following the final fate-
ful minute, the brilliant boys from
the boulevard were one point to
the good and there wasn't a finger-
nail left In the house.
Tulsa, defending champions of
1936 are ranked with the three
Oklahoma City quintets as the
finest cagers in the state this sea-
:cn. and few of the basketball ex-
perts have conceded that El Reno
nas even a ghost of a chance to
get a glimpse of the coveted crown.
But the scores Indicate Horton's
hoopsters have great potentialities
and the fans aver El Reno won't
mways be counted out. if Lady
Luck ever casts an eye toward
the Indians.
Friday's thriller gave the cus-
tomers a torrid tilt from start to
finish, but the closing chapter of
the story was not a new one. Again
tne Indians were a minute late
and a nickel short
The Shooting 8lars went Into a
3-point lead when Gene Smelser
caged a setup following BUI Tank-
ersley's toss from the foul strip,
"nt ■ Hanoi always-dependabte
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State Bride Ends
Life With Poison
8HAWNEE. Feb 13.—o4»l—Mrs.
Olenn Franklin Ferguson. 21, bride
of only a few hours, died today at
the home of her parents here and
Dr. Frank Keen, summoned by her
parents, said the death certificate
would show her deallv resulted
from poison.
Dr. Keen said she had swallowed
poison Friends and relatives could
advance no cause. No inquest was
held.
Mrs Ferguson, the former Miss
Birdie Lee Gibson, seemed In ex-
cellent spirits when she was mar-
ried at Seminole Friday night to
Ferguson, 33-year-old motor com-
pany employe here, said J. J. Hill,
deputy court clerk at 8emlnole
EL RENO BOWLERS
TO ENTERTOURNEY
81a El Reno bowlers wlU partici-
pate In today's competition tn the
annual Southwest Bowling tourna-
ment. which la being conducted tn
Wichita. Kan. The matches open-
ed Feb. 8 apd wiU continue through
M>. 38.
Representing El Reno today are
E. Hamberger. Adolph M—cngcr.
Malcolm Garrett, Adolph Oriesel,
Roy Mitchell and Jeff Stanley.
T. W. Maher
1.00
Mrs. W. F. Stlpp
1.00
Webster school
.50
’ Saturday's total. El Reno
snr
OKAKCHE
American Legion auxiliary
(1.00
FORT RENO
Sergeant James R. Cronk
* 1.00
Captain Prank Dewev
2.50
Major E. M Daniels
1.00
Major and Mrs. C. O Grace
5.00
A. W. Haun
2.00
J. B. Kelly
.50
Corporal James Mullen
.50
Sergeant D. D Smith
1.00
Sergeant and Mrs. Roger
Williams
1.00
Captain Lester Vocke
200
Saturday's lolal, Fort Reno
*16.50
PIEDMONT
Willard Every
* 1 25
Dave Dickerson and sous
5.00
Miscellaneoas
4 84
3.00 Rlvervlew, district 93. 35; Oreen
trtet 95. 40; Lone VaUey. district
98. 45: and Moss Grove, district
102. 36
Saturday's total. Piedmont *11.09
Saturday's total, county $ 95.40
Previously Acknowledged 2.262.68
County total, to date
*2.358.08
Early Planting of
Oats Encouraged
L. B. Selman. 52. member of the
state highway commission, died in
an Oklahoma City hospital Satur-
day morning following a week's ill-
noss. He was appointed to the
commission Dec. 31 by Governor E.
W. Marland to succeed Scott Fer-
ris. resigned. Selman's home was
in Walters.
ILLNESS IS FATAL
10 LI SELMAN
Highway Commissioner Is
Appendicitis Victim
wm HUE
INDIANA COUNTY
Bayonets Halt Out-Of-
State Sympathizers Fol-
lowing Labor Riot
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb 13—t/P)
—L. B. Selman, 52 years old, mem-
ber of the state highway commis-
sion. died Saturday morning In a
city hospital following a seven-
day illness.
Selman was appointed to the
commission Dec. 31. by Qovemor
E W. Marland to succeed Scott
Ferris, resigned.
He was stricken with acute ap-
pendicitis last Sunday. He failed
to rally after an operation.
Besides Mrs. Selinan, two sons,
Beauchamp. 32 years old. apd
Clarke. 19 years old. survive. ,
Selman's home was In Walters,
although he lived in Oklahoma
City from 1933 to 1*35 when he
served on the highway commission
under Govenor William H. Murray.
James C. Nance, house floor
leader, and close friend of Selinan,
said the legislature would adjourn
for the funeral
Selman's political activity dated
from 1912 when he became a mem-
ber of the Walters city council. He
was food administrator of Colton
county during the World war. Then
ANDERSON. Ind., Feb 13—OF)—
National guardsmen held strife-
torn Anderson under bayonet rule
tonight after a morning skirmish
In* which shots were fired and
stones hurled between union and
non-union automotive workers.
With bayonets fixed, troops pa-
troled the streets. Other guards-
men and state police established
highway blockades to hold back
union members and sympathizers,
most of them from Michigan, who
sought to bolster union forces with-
in this General Motors accessory
center.
At least 10 men were wounded
in the violence which left the
southside tavern in which It start-
ed In ruins and brought an order
from Governor M. Clifford Town-
send placing all of Madison coun-
ty under military control.
Halt Michigan Can
General Motors corporation’s two
units here, the Delco-Rciny and
the Guide lamp factory', observed
their usual Saturday holiday.
Nearly 50 automobiles bearing
Michigan license plates and carry-
ing 300 persons described by Lieu-
tenant Walter Metzner of the state
police as union sympathizers, were
turned back as they neared Alex-
andria. 11 miles north of Anderson,
and scene of a headquarters of the
United Automobile Workers of
America.
Governor Townsend said at In-
dianapolis he had instructed guard
officers and state police to inter-
cept any union sympathizers en-
route to Anderson and let them
know "they were not needed.”
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN
Irving P.-T. A. Unit To
Assist Library
City budget was explained by C.
C. Holden, city manager. and L,
C. Oadberry during the monthly
_____ ________________________ meeting of the Irrtng Parent-
came a lapse until his appointment I Teacher association at the school
to the state board of agriculture 1 building Friday afternoon.
Naylon Gives Plans For by ! F°"owln* an exp,am,‘on of the
Annual Contest
Carnegie library and city cemetery
His road building experience : appropriations, the unit adopted a
Three-year program ol yard im-
provement was presented by Fran-
cis K McGinnis, assistant horti-
culturist from Oklahoma A. and
M. eollege. Stillwater, during a
school of Instruction conducted
here Friday In the Business and
Professional Women's club rooms
In addition to Mr. McGinnis' in-
structions. John T Naylon pre-
sented plans for the third annual
fnrm home Improvement contest
sponsored in Canadian county by
the El Reno chamber of commerce
and business men.
The horticulturist told in a do-
. , . |lulled discussslon how to set out
V™ t0 Plant oats in north- j .|irups ancl p0w to place native
er" Oklahoma is between Feb. 1 materials in yard planting lor good
and Mar. 15. and two or three cilect Advice w'as given on care
weeks earlier for the southern part of roses as well as pruning ol
of the state, James R. Childers, plants.
<"®nad'“n rountJ’ *arm agent, has | j^r McGinnis displayed an ex-
advised. ! o{ ial,<]Mape plans, llluslrat-
started ltr 1919 when he took part
In a canyiaign to raise *8.000 to
provide a graveled highway Into
Walters. He maintained his store
resolution to cooperate with other
Parent-Teacher association units of
the city and the varloas civic clubs
in an effort to Increase the library
until 1927, when he became man* budget so that It will not be nec-
ager of an Ice cream plant and essary to close the juvenile de-
partment next year.
Plans also were made to pur-
creamery at Walters. In 1928 he
organized the Cotton County Poul-
try and Egg corporation and built
a large plant In August 1931 he
chase some baseball equipment lor
boys ol the fourth, fifth and sixth
reorganized the Merit Dry Goods j grades and to provide shoes for a
company.
Born Jan. 23. 1885 al Kellyton,
Ala., he was 7 yea re old when his
family moved to Attalla, Ala., where
hts lather operated a general store.
The family lived on a farm two
miles from town, and eventually
began work in a sawmill, also op-
erated by his father. In the mean-
time he Mulshed grade school and
u year at Northeastern Agricul-
tural college—the equivalent of
tenth grade school.
crippled child.
The program was presented by
Miss Pauline Rector s room In ad-
dition to several playlets und songs,
a reading was given by Evelyn
Sherwood and Rosemary Bennett
presented a poem "Nancy Haifks "
ed with pictures taken alter the
results from following the plans
had been obtained
Thirty-six persons attended the
school of instruction Reno Val-
ley. Triangle. Rlvervlew, Mustang,
Mayview, Piedmont. El Reno. Red
Rock and Highland clubs were
represented.
Most satisfactory oat-planting
time was determined by tests made
at the Oklahoma A. and M. college
experiment station, it was explain-
ed. January Is too early to sow
octo In Oklahoma while April Is
too late to allow the oats to ma-
ture, it was found.
For best yields. C. B. Cross. A
and M. agronomist, has announced. I
two or three bushels to the acre i Tl 11*11PF Y(tilth
should be used for seeding: If; A * 4JUHI
drilled In a firm seedbed, two bu-
shels are sufficient; but If the
seed is broadcast or planted on a
poor seedbed the rate should be
three bushels per acre.
Heavier seeding also is needed
for later planting dates
MRS. CAIBY ARRIVING
Mr. and Mrs Jesse A Johnson,
411 South Evans avenue, received
word Saturday that Mrs George
Cnuby of Seattle, Wash., former
El Reno, resident, would arrive
soon for a vtslt with friends here.
House Leaders To
Speed Tax Bills
OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 13
(AN—House leaders laid plans to-
night to order full speed ahead
next week on major appropriation
and tax bills 11 sufficient members
recover from illnesses.
Aside from the chain store tax
bill passed without the emercency
i City Friday night.
Calvin Guth Receives
Broken Bone In Fall
Calvin Guth, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Gulin 1210 East Ash
street who suffered a broken col-
lar bone Friday afternoon, was re-
ported as well as could be expected
Saturday.
The youth was injured when he
fell while returning home from
school.
WEATHER
Farecaal
Fair 8unday. somewhat colder.
El Bans Weather
For 24-hour period ending al 4
p. m. Saturday: high. 58; low. 38;
at 4 p. m.. 52.
State of weather, clear.
Rainfall, none.
Sun rises tomorrow at 7:01.
Sun sets today at 5:15.
Some Improved
Charles Turner 15-year-old El
Reno higlischool band member, who |
suffered a head injury when he
fell from a truck Feb. 5. was im-
proving Saturday at the El Reno
sanitarium, attaches reported
Turner, who first was reported
not- seriously injured, submitted to
a skull operation Thursday night.
The youth, son of Mr and Mrs.
Ralph Turner. 700 North Choc.aw
avenue, struck hts head upon the j
pavement as he fell from a truck
being used by the Band Mothers
club to collect old newspapers and
magazines.
Did You Hear
Mr and Mrs Ralph Royce and
sons, Ralph, jr, and Verdin, and
“s»sid;i > «*- “■ ,«»•»«• "»■
house did little last week because
of the absence of many representa-
tives 111 of colds and influenza.
"We’ll probably take up some of
the big bills if there S a quorum
present." said 8peaker J T DameL
Daniel added he wanted to have
the appropriation for old age pen-
sions and social security acted
upon before the house considers
finally the two percent broadened
sales tax and 10 percent gross p j-
dunion lax bills “so we will know
whether or not we have to have
additional taxes."
Banner Grange Plans
Session With Council
Meeting of the Banner Grange ;
will be conducted at 8 p. m. Tues-
day at the Banner school with
members of the Council Orange as
guests at the program and social
hour. Paul Borne maun, master, i
announced Saturday.
“The program originally was
scheduled for Ptb. 2 but was j
postponed because of Illness In the 1
community. Refreshments will be |
served during the social hour. 1
AylARION HENSLEY ol El
f'l Reno Is among a limited
number of students to earn a
place on the honor roll for
scholastic excellence during the
fall semester at Arkansas Poly-
technic college in Russellville.
He is (he son of Mi and Mrs.
H M Hensley 815 South Elli-
son avenue, and was graduated
froir El Reno highschool last
spring
Miss Leah Sanger of Yukon
has accepted a position in Law-
ton higlischool for the second
semester of the current term.
In addition to teaching Ameri-
can literature, she has charge
of the school's glee clubs and
quartets.
Mrs Tura B Rhodes. 320
South Macomb avenue, was giv-
en a blooming poinsetlia for
Christmas. In due tune the
blossom withered and dropped
oil. but every leaf on the plant
remained hale and hearty. So
Mrs. Rhodes bought an artificial
poinsetlia bloom and stuck U on
the stem—and Is carrying the
holiday spirit far Into 1937.
DEBT ADJUSTMENT
UNIT WILL MEET
Monthly meeting of the Canadian
county debt adjustment committee
will be held at 10 a. m Tuesday
in the office of James R. Childers
county agent, he announced Sat-
urday.
G. A. Jordan, district supervisor,
will confer with the committee
members, who Include Karl Borae-
mann. P. V. Disarv Sherman Sch-
ubnrll and B. A. Brown All deot
distressed fanners have been urged
to contact the committee
Services of the group are offered
free of charge to all Indebted far-
mers. those who are threatened
with foreckaure or who need re-
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 45, No. 296, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 14, 1937, newspaper, February 14, 1937; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc919200/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.