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The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
VOLUME 38, NO. 216.
The El Reno Daily Tribune
The Tribune Goes Into
3,746 Homes Daily
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1930
CENTRJLL PRESS SERVICE
SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS
raw for
School Board Contracts
With Oklahoma City
Firm for System
To consider the type of heating
plant to have Installed In the new
Irving school building, the school
board met in the office of Paul
lebmann, president of the board,
Monday afternoon. A contract
was awarded to the Gaateam Heat-
ing company of Oklahoma City.
The bid submitted by the Gas-
team Heating company was $2,-
204. The only other company
bidding on the project was Cline
and company, Inc., of Oklahoma
City. The company will use 23 of
the old radiators which were in
the old building. The radiators
will be taken to the factory and re-
paired and repainted.
The latest and most efficient
type of gasteam heater will be in-
stalled in the building, one in each
room. The system is the venti-
lated system, which gives complete
circulation. Air is changed In
each of the rooms three times per
hour by the system.
The Bystem is guaranteed to
keep a room at a normal tempera-
ture of 70 degrees Ipside when the
weather outside is below sero.
To lie Modern RulMiuy
With the modern type of heat-
ing system and the installation of
the equipment to have a radio
loudspeaker hook-up in each room
u the building, the new school will
be as modern as any school build-
ing in the state of Oklahoma.
Only minor detail discussions
occupied the remainder of the
time at the board meeting Mon-
day afternoon. It was reported
that the repair work on the other
grade school buildings In the city
were being rushed along and pro-
gressing in eicellent shape.
TELL OF TRIP
^" ■
Delighted With Visit to
Sons’ Graves in France
Mrs. 8. A. Dale and Mrs. George
Penwright, who left El Reno
May 9 for New York, from where
they sailed May 14 for France
with hundreds of other Gold Star
Mothers to visit the graves of their
sons, who paid the supreme sacri-
fice during the World war, arriv-
ed home this morning.
They landed in New York City
June 14, just one month after they
left the U. S. A.
Mrs. Dale visited the MeuHe Ar-
gonne cemetery, where her son,
Cleason M. Dale, sleeps with oth-
er heroes. Although it is against
the rules of the cemetery to use
artificial flowers, since so many
beautiful plants are blooming
there, Mrs. Dale was allowed the
privelege of laying the “poppy”
wreath given her by the American
Legion, El Reno Post No. 34, on
her son’s grave.
Charles Penwright, son of Mrs.
Penwright, rests in the Atone
Marne cemetery and it was there
that she spent Decoration Day.
She says the Right Ib wonderful
and the services were beautiful.
Mrs. Penwriht hopes to return to
(Continued ol
Sheriff Shacklett
Receives Call to
Install Telephone
A county sheriff is called
upon almost dally to perform
some unusual task, but a re-
quest received this morning by
Sheriff Tom Shacklett is de-
serving of mention.
A letter received by the
sheriff from a woman read as
follows: “I wish you would
come out to our place, 11%
miles east of Okarche. I have
some important business to
talk to you about.'*
The sheriff dispatched C. A.
Pearce, one of his deputies, to
the woman's home, expecting
to receive a valuable tip on
some law violation.
When Pearce arrived at the
woman's home and Inquired as
to the important business to
which she had referred in her
letter, she told him she wanted
him to put a telephone in her
house.
We Saw Today
A dilapidated sedan, trailer at.
tached, suit cases bedding and
whatnot, on the running boards;
Ma, Pa and the kids inside-
all happy on their way, we hope.
They are seeing America first.
Hayward Wright, who will on-
ter the bonds of matrimony on
Wednesday. Hayward frankly
admitted that he was so excited
he didn’t know whether he was
going or, coming.
A bouquet of delicate pink pop-
ples on the desk in Doctors Ader*
hold and Brown's office.
Squash, spinach, rhubarb, on-
ions, cabbage, green peppers
wax beans, Kentucky Wonder
beans, okra, egg plant, cante-
loupes, celery, black raspberries,
watermelons, apricots lettuce,
turnips, beets, pineapples, toma-
toes, and carrots. What more
could you ask for?
CITY THIS WEEK
Roads 66 and 81 to Enter
Over Elm Street and
Rock Island Ave.
Highways 66 and 81 will be re-
routed into El Reno from the
southwest this week, according to
information received from the
state highway commission by City
Manager Bender.
The highways will bo routed
over the new pavement on Elm
street In the south part of the city,
west to Rock Island avenue and
then north on Rock Island to
Wade street. At present, the two
roads are routed north on Hoff
avenue to Wade street.
Mr. Bender reported to the city
commissioners Monday night that
the present highway commission
Informed him that it would not
abide by the agreement made by
the former commission and the El
Reno city officials to route High-
way 81 north on Rock Island ave-
nue to Hayes street and then west
on Hayes to Choctaw, as it i3
routed at present, but would route
It west from Rock Island on Wade
street to Choctaw, the same as
Highway 66.
It was the opinion of the city
commissioners that (he highway
department could not change the
routing of 81 and that they would
see to it that the highway was
routed In the future as It is at
present.
When the agreement was reach-
ed a few years ago, it was decided
to route the two highways over
different streets in the business
district, in order to divide the traf-
(Contlnued on page 6)
Proposal Explained to
City Commissioners
J. E. Taplin, chief of the Black-
well fire department, appeared be-
fore the board of city commission-
ers Monday night rnd explained a
school for firemen which is be-
ing organized in Oklahoma. Mr.
Taplin spent Monday in this city,
conferring with the city firemen.
He Is representing the state fire-
men’s association.
The plan under way is to have
35 or more cities take part in the
school system. Each department
would select one of their number
for an instructor, who would attend
the state school every three months
for a few days at a time. He would
then return to bin respective depart-
ment and conduct drills for three
months on the subject matter given
to him durhg the state Bchool.
Mr. Taplin stated that about 25
cities have joined the movement.
A scale of charges, corresponding
to the size of the towns and cities,
has been worked out, to bear the
expense of the school. The charge
for cities the size of El Reno is $75
a year. In addition to that, the
city would he expected to pay the
transportation to and from the
state school and the board of their
representative. The state school
will be held at Oklahoma City, Tul-
sa and Stillwater in all probability,
Mr. Taplin said.' The council took
no action on the matter l&Rt night,
but promised Mr. Taplin to give It
consideration.
Regulation of Parkways
and Sidewalks 0|s-
cussed at Meeting
A proposed ordinance prohib-
iting the placing of various signs,
gasoline pumps, merchandise and
other obstructions on the sidewalks
and parkways along the city
streets was thoroughly discussed
by the city commissioners during
their regular meeting at the city
hall, Monday night. An ordinance
had been drawn up by the city at-
torney, James N. Roberson, but aft-
er the discussion it was decided
that changes should he made In
the odrinance and the city attorney
was instructed to rewrite the doc-
ument.
Previous action of the commis-
sioners in ordering the lease of
Stoelir and Sanders, of the Motor
Inn garage, corner of Rock Island
and Hayes, on the parkway in front
of their garage, was rescinded. The
owners of the garage had previous,
ly been ordered to remove the four
gasoline pumps from the parkway.
Last night, however, the commis-
sioners voted ‘o have the two
pumps closest the curb moved back
into line with the other two pumps,
and a no parking sign placed along
the curb. ThlB action was taken
by the council to eliminate the
traffic accident hazard at that cor-
ner.
Mayor Tompkins appointed a
committee to work with the city at-
torney in investigating the Bide-
walk and parkway problem and re-
port to the commissioners at the
next meeting.
Rock Island Raquaat Denied
By a vote of four to two^ the
commissioners decided not to grant
the request of the Rock Island rail-
way company for a reduction in
the rate charged the company by
the city for water. This was the
recommendation of the committee
appointed to investigate the mat-
ter. The vote on the motion to
reject the request was: Chamness,
yes; Jones, no; Neal, yes; Hamp-
ton, yes; Hadley, no; Bergthold,
yes.
In making its report, the commit-
tee Htated that the city was now
losing money on the water fur-
nished to the Rock Island. City
Manager Bender said that (he aver-
age price paid by the railroad for
water here over a period of the last
three or four years was 8 1-2 cents
per 1,000 gallons.
Library Budget Discussed
The budget prepared for the en-
suing year by the library board
was discussed by the council last
night. B. U. Rector, member of
the library board, was present and
explained the various Hems. The
total of the budget Is $9,500. Mr.
Rector stated that the state fire
marshal had ordered the board to
install a fire escape on the library.
The library board has obtained bids
on the type of fire escape required
by the fire marshal but the lowest
bid is approximately $750, Mr. Rec-
tor said. No action was taken by
the commissioners in regard to the
library budget last night. It will
be disposed of later, along with the
budgets of the other departments.
A short discussion of the city
(Continued on page 6)
CALLEDBY DEATH
El Reno Young Woman
Dies of Tuberculosis
Miss Dorothy Sherrill, age 28,
died of tuberculosis early this
morning at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. C. Stickley, at 531 South
Miles avenue. Miss Sherrill has
been at the home of her sister here
for the pact seven weeks, following
a two years stay in Albuquerque,
N. M.
Miss Sherrill is survived by her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sher-
rill, of Herrington Kans.; three sis-
tera, Mrs. J. S. Stickley, of El Re-
no; Mrs. M. P. Street, of Helper,
Utah, and MrB. D. M. Cozad, of To-
peka. Kans.; four brothers, J. C.
Sherrill, of Treacott Kans.; Fred
and Robert Sherrill, of Herrington,
Kans., and George Sherrill, of To-
peka, Kans.
Funeral services will be held at
the Wilson Funeral home/Thurs-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'click. In-
terment will be made in the El
Reno cemetery. The minister for
the services has not been selected
yet.
HOOVER GREETS SCHOOL CHILDREN
These 1300 school children are Retting the thrill of their lives by
being presented to the president of the United StatCH, Photo shows a
portion of them being greeted by President Hoover on the lawn of the
White House. Three hundred and sixty Wisconsinites went to Wash-
ington to receive their graduation diplomas on the steps of the rapitol.
Forty Sign Up to Read
Books This Summer
Miss Francis Murphy, Juvenile li-
brarian. announced today that at
least 40 children had joined the
summer travel club, which was or-
ganized with a bon voyage party at
the library Saturday.
The children were Issued tickets
bearing the names of all of the
countries which will be studied by
books on the “journey.” As each
wunt'y is studied, the ticket U
punched.
There are two routes which are
offered for the readers to choose
from. One route leads the readers
through the Orient and the other
through the European countries.
Many of the children plan to take
both of the journeys while others
will be able to study only one as
they will he gone with their par-
ents on vacations for part of the
summer. No time has been set for
the completion of the trips, but it
was hoped that-they would be com-
pleted by the middle of August.
Notices Being Mailed to
All Patrons
WEATHER
Generally fair tonight; Wednes-
day partly cloudy, probably becom-
ing locally unsettled.
Work is again beginning In
earnest at the county superinten-
dent of school’s office. Cards arc
being addressed and sent to ev-
ery rural school patron who ap-
plied for a transfer from one dis-
trict to another.
This work requires considerable
time as each patron has to he noti-
fied whether or not the transfer
was allowed. Then a record of
all these transfers have to he sent
to each district board to which a
student has been allowed to trans-
fer.
Only seven transfers out of the
entire list of applications were
not allowed. All of these were
in the grade schools. Seven chil-
dren were not allowed to trans-
fer because grade schools were
provided in the district in which
they lived.
j
GASSER STILL WILD
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 17—
(IP)—Crews that labored with the
wild gas flow of the Sinclair Oil
& Gas company's No. 6 Vend well
said today that there was little
chance of shutting in the well for
two days.
Signing Is Accompanied
by Drama; Political
Battle Presaged
WASHINGTON, June 17— (IP)
—President Hoover signed the
Suioot-Hawley tariff hill today,
thereby making It a law. Its new
and higher duties on Imports will
go into effect at all ports of entry
at midnight tonight.
With short and simple cere-
mony the president fulfilled the
requirements of the constitution,
proclaiming law the tariff act
which congress spent 18 months
in making. The house and sen-
ate conferees who whipped tho
measure into its final form were
present, led by the co-authors of
the bill, Chairman Reod Smoot of
the senate finance committee and
Chairman Willis Hawley of the
house ways and means committee.
Extensive preparations have
been made to see that the duties
become swiftly effective. Instruc-
tions were sent out several days
ago by the treasury department to
all customs inspectors. These
instructions set out the new rates
which are to be charged upon im-
ported products.
Only the additional word that
Mr. Hoover has now signed tho
hill is needed to put the vast new
rate structure into effect.
There was drama in the presi-
dent’s action despite the fact It
was already known that he would
sign the bill. All those present
realized (he president’s action
presaged a political battle. The
opponents of the administration
have announced their intention of
carrying their fight against the
measure to the polls in the com-
ing congressional elections.
CHEAPER HAMS IN SIGHT
MIAMI, Okla., June 17—(IP)
Hams would be cheaper if there
were many pigs like the one own-
ed by C. H. Blair, farmer living
near Fairland.. The pig is two
weeks old and has seven legs. It
walks on four of them with two
dragging the ground and the oth-
er growing off one shoulder.
KNEE DEEP IN JUNE
ip WE DON T
GET OUT PRETTY
Soon vjell be
UP TO OUR.
NECKS IN NOVEMBER*
D
Did You Hear
—THAT
Miss Helen Moon Is leaving
Sunday night for ‘ gangland’' to
study piano at the Bush Con-
servatory and during her six
weeks' stay in Chicago she will
he the guest of Miss Krline Mid-
dleton.
The Garden of the Gods would
he featured on the new minia-
ture golf course at the corner of
Hayes and Admire.
Miss Virginia Dove and Paul
Scott leave Thursday for Cal-
ifornia to join the Fanchon Mar-
co Ideas for a nine months’
vaudeville tour of the U. S.
This was election day at the
Lions club.
N. G. KELLER MEW
Annual Election Held at
Meeting Today; Miss
Ruth Bounin Sings
Herbert G. Keller, Canadian
county treasurer, was elected presi-
dent of the El Reno Lions club at
the annual election of the dub, held
at the Southern hotel, today noon.
J. A. Rinehart attorney, was elect,
ed vice president, and Emmett F.
Thompson, county judge, was
named secretary-treasurer. These
officers were nominated by the
nominating committee, of which
S. 8. Macy was chairman, and their
election was unanimous.
J. W. Haydon is the retiring
president and Dr. Joe Ozmun is the
retiring secretary-treasurer. Mr.
Keller has been vice president dur-
ing the past year.
There was a large number of
members and several guests pres-
ent at the meeting today. Miss
Ruth Bonnin, of Concho, en
tertained the dub witli a group of
vocal solos. She accompanied her-
self at the piano. Several short
talkH were given.
Mr. Haydon urged every member
of the club to attend the reception
to be held at the Chamber of Com-
merce rooms Wednesday morning
for the officials of the Rock Is-
land mil way company, including J.
E. Gorman of Chicago, president
of the system.
Mr. Haydon also called attention
to the national convention of Lions,
t0 be held in Denver, Colo., July 15,
16, and 17, and urged as many as
possible to attend. It is probable
that two or three automobile loads
will go from here.
Guests of the club today were:
A. R. Cleverdon, formerly of Still-
water. who recently purchased t he
Southern Pharmacy here; A. J. An-
derson, of Oklahoma City; Gus
Funk, of El Reno; John Waferling
of New Jersey, who is a student
in the University of Pennsylvania;
and W. A. Vandament, member of
the Yukon Lions club.
TO BE HELD FOR
W. W. Thomason Acquit-
ted on Instructed Verdict
GUTHRIE, Okla,, June 17—(LP)
—A federal court jury returned
an instructed verdict of not guiltv
today In the case of W. W. Thom-
ason, federal prohibition agent,
charged in the dry raid slaying nl
Oscar Lowery, Pottowattomie far-
mer. After the county attorney,
Randall Pittman, conducting the
prosecution, had examined ten
witnesses. Judge Vaught ordered
the jury to retire after instructing
them to find Thomason not guilty.
Although the jury had been in
structed to return a verdict of not
guilty, they were not hound to do
so. After eight minutes, the fore-
man reported the verdict.
It was understood that Judge
Vaught ruled the evidence was In-
sufficient against the agent.
All Civic Clubs to Join in
Welcoming: Distin-
guished Visitors
PlanB were being completed to-
day for a public, informal recep-
tion at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms In the city hall, Wednesday
morning, rrom 8:SO to 10 o’clock,
for Mr. J. E. Gorman, of Chicago,
president of the Rock Island rail-
way system, and other officials of
the company.
The railway officials will ar-
rive in El Reno tonight and will
make an Inspection of the com-
pany's shops and property in this
city tomorrow morning. They
plan t ostart their Inspection tour
over the shops here at 6 o’clock
tomorrow morning, in order to
complete it in time for the public
reception arranged for them.
On Inspection Trip
Members of the party, besides
Mr. Gorman, will be E. N. Brown,
chairman of the executive com-
mittee; L. M. Allen, vice-president
and passenger traffic manager; L.
C. Fritch, vice-president in charge
of operations; and W. H. Peteren,
chief engineer.
The railway officials made an
inspection at Shawnee this morn-
ing and were to visit the Oklaho-
ma City oil field this afternoon.
They will leave here at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning, for Kansas
City.
Public Urged to Attend
The Chamber of Commerce Is
sponsoring the reception for Mr.
Gorman and his party, and all
other civic organizations are co-
operating. The directors of the
Kiwanls Club. Lions Club and
Junior Chamber of Commerce, a.i
well as those of the Chamber of
Commerce, will serve as the recep-
tion committee. A general iuvi-
tation is extended to the public
to attend the reception and help
welcome the visitors.
The Business and Professional
Women’s Club will decorate tho
Chamber of Commerce rooms with
fresh garden flowers and also pre-
sent flowers to the distinguished
visitors.
All persons having flowers
which they wish to donate for the
purpose of decorating the rooms
are asked to bring them to the city
hall not later than 7:30 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Legion Members to Solicit
Wednesday Morning
A committee of members of the
American Legion post of El Re-
no will start soliciting financial
aid from El Reno merchants and
business men early Wednesday to
raise a fund adequate enough to
provide for a large Fourth of July
celebration for El Reno, so that
El Reno citizens will not have to
go to other towns to witness \
fireworks display and the other
features.
Several rash donations have al-
ready been handed to the Legion
and it is hoped that all funds need-
ed for sponsoring of Ihe program
might be raised tomorrow.
The free celebration will be held
the night of the Fourth at Le-
gion park. A committee Is also
arranging to have a band concert
in connection with the display.
The names of the contributors
will be published in the Tribune
following the drive for donations.
The business men are urged to
have their checks ready for the so-
licitors when they call tomorrow
NEW WEEKLY IN Cl'HTER CO.
CLINTON, Okla., June 17—(LP)
—A weekly newspaper entered the
field in Custer county recently
with the first edition of the Clin-
ton Tribune. The new paper
states that it is “ The advertising
medium for the independent mer-
chant.'' Dick Mitchell, former
owner of the Custer County Post
Dispatch at Clinton, Is the editor
and manager of ike weekly.
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