The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 172, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 6, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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Every citizen should visit the
public library exhibit at Meyer
and Meyer's store this week.
The Norman Transcript
Weather Forecast: Unsettled
tonight and Thursday; prob-
ably rain Thursday.
VOL. X. NO. 172
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922
PRICE FI\ : CENTS
STUDENTS CONFINED
IN INFIRMARY WILL
BE RELEASED SOON
boy contracts small pox
at morris, but light
case expected
While the five University stu-
dents still confined at the University
infirmary with small pox have al-
most completely recovered, they
will not be released until the first
of next week, according to Dr. J.
M. Williams, city health officer.
v (ii*-1 Vrtu'vv anc?'Callers'
uts'l0R1_o1,, ^ming up' for Walton's
Old- Time Inaugural Festivities
corbin, haynes, barnard, jimmie rodgers to seek
and others "rarin' to
go;" recall frontier
days in southwest
HOLMBERG ON MUSIC
TEACHERS' PROGRAM
FOR THE THIRD TIME
When Governor-elect Jack \\ al-
ton's "old timers" inaugural ball
lis held January J3, it will mark the
appearance at such an occasion for
the last time perhaps, of many
gray-haired veteran fiddler
square dance "caler."
prize for best "hoe- dean and university are
down" dancer at the i honored again by
big affair national body
The only new case of small-pox just ag the buffalo, the Indian,
reported during the holidays was | cowboy have given way in
that of James LeMarr, senior engi-;ti)e march of civilization, so must
neei, who became ill at his home at these mcn wh0 moulded the social the nflair. "Jimmie" Rodgers, auc- ' programs ol this
Morris, will be light due to the fact an(1 political life of the frontier days | tioneer, is easily "jedged" to out-) This may well
that he had been vaccinated several in Oklahoma territory, the Indian strip any other man in these parts honor
years ago, and had been vaccinated territory, the Cherokee strip, and
again the Monday before last Sun- |.«\0 \ian's Land," give way to the
day when he became sick. The syncopated melody makers of the
vaccination and the disease took I m0(Jern jazz orchestras.
about the same time, and this will County Well Represented
make the case less severe, according , a ... n
d ® 1 v f nr TT„. „c;(v Cleveland county will be well rep-
to Dr. Gayfree Ellison, University . f . . ,
' . . 3 ! resented in the revival of that grand
p ysician. . Qj(| jn8titution, the square dance.
Two hundred dollars in cash , For the third time in five years,
prizes will be offered personally by Frederik Holmberg, dean of the
Governor-elect J. C. Walton to the University school o{% fine arts, has
five best "hoe-down" fiddlers at the been asked to read a musical trea-
barbecue and inaugural celebration, tise before the National Music
and J according to information received by. Teachers' association which will
j Carl Giles, county chairman. > meet in New ^ ork during the lioli-
In addition prizes of $25 or $50 days.
will be awarded to the best clog Only the recognized musical lead-
dances more than 50 years old, at | ers of the nation appear on the
organization,
be considered an
both the University and
for his age, over which there is j the entire state, according to Mrs.
some question, but his teeth show j Bee M. Barry, secretary of the
he can qualify* according to Giles,■ school of fine arts.
and he will be the official entry Who's Who in America has this
from Cleveland county. | to say about Dean Holmberg:
Miss Briggs Has 19 "Kredrik Holmberg was born in
Sweden, and came to the l inted
States in 1891. At an early age he
\ new
gagement
contestant for dance en-
honors turned up Wed- j'
. ., . , r D- t.- ■ -i . i .i . i entered Bethany college at Linds-
LeMarr is a member of Pi Kappa Firs(_ ,here win be s w, -old nesday when it was announced that . Kan wht>re hfl receivc(1 a
Alpha fraternity, but all the mem- j Ma„.. Corbini whose yi,ars of ex- Miss Lydia Briggs, county treasur- bach;ior 0f'mualc degree. He con-
bers of the fraternity had been vac- pcrience (latl, bark ncar,y 65 win. er, has already promised 19 out of hjs musi(.al education chi.
cinated so no danger ot exposure or (crs a]1(1 summcr8i ancI who is ac- the 24 sets scheduled for the in-1 ca wher# ,if Mudjed under mag_
spread of the disease will result knowledKed to be the oldest fiddler 1 augural (square dance) ball giving Urg
from that source. Ralph Johnson, jn (be county her "most popular" honors. . „lu rettirneJ to Bethany college
who is convalescing in the infirmary,; Nex, to Corb;n comps <.Doc" Rumors are drifting in from the I an jngtructor o( violin an(1 har.
believes that LeMarr contracted the ayjies, the veteran of 60 years of ' sand hills and bottoms of the C an- , ]nonv anj t,ccamc concert master of
disease from him as they marched harmonious and energetic renditions adian and the outlying broken Bethany Symphony orchestra,
together in the engineer's section of i of Turkey jn the Straw," and spaces of the county that the '89ers „In 191Q hc wgnt tQ |he Univer.
the Homecoming day parade, 201 "Jennyf put the Kettle On." 1 will drive to the capitol in covered
llaynes has won most of the prizes ' wagons and pitch camp in a special
in the Cleveland county fiddlers' plot set aside near the fair grounds
contests, and when Haynes did not, for them. Scouts will have places
win, the third county veteran, Jeff designated for this county at the
Gibbs, 60 years old. always did. barbecue, and Cleveland county's
Gibbs lives in Norman, while | part in the program will be given
Haynes resides on a farm near out in a few days.
Noble which he homesteaded with 24 Special Trains
Former Governor Chas. N. *Ias-
kell, will bring a special train of
newspaper correspondents from the
days before LeMarr became ill. Le-
Marr would not have contracted
small-pox if he had been vaccinated
earlier, it is believed, but he put
it off believing that his former vac-
cination would make him immune.
TWO DIVORCES GIVEN
IN DISTRICT COURT ,he ci^1,-v"i"ers
Howerys
sity of Oklahoma as dean of the
school of fine arts. He is director
of the University orchestra."
Two divorces were granted by
Judge W. L. Eagleton in district
court here Wednesday, and a third
one dismissed. Motions, demurrers,
and small default judgments occu-
pied the second and third day's ses-
sions.
Hd ward MeKinney was granted
divorce from Flora E. MeKinney,
and Leonora Masco from C. W.
Masco. The case of Ethel Wynn
against W. F. Wynn was dismissed
at the cost of the plaintiff.
Judge Eagleton will be here for
two weeks and while court will not
actually be in session, he will dis-
pose of any non-jury matters
brought before him, Court Clerk
George said.
Be There
Some of the younger artists with
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AMBRISTER'S LIFE
NOBLE EXAMPLE FOR
YOUTHS TO FOLLOW'
(Continued on Page 3)
MRS. VINCENT NEW
EASTERN STAR HEAD
COLEMAN IS VICTIM
OF LEG PARALYSIS
F0RTMAN AND SNOOK
RELEASED ON BOND
Herman Fortman, arrested Sunday
by county officers on a charge of
manufacturing whisky, was released
from county jail under $1,000 bond
Tuesday.
Lonnie Snook, arrested with Fort-
man and charged with transporting
liquor, was released Sunday under
$1,000 bond.
Fortman and Snook were arrested
following a raid on the former's
place near Noble. Officers
Will Coleman, 319 East Main
street, who suffered a stroke of
Three Officers, John Barbour, Mrs. paralysis in one log last Saturday,
Hugh Jones and Mrs. Sykes was removed to the University hos-
Are Re-elected pital in Oklahoma City Tuesday.
Attending physicians fear amputa-
Mrs. Joe Vincent was elected tion will be necessary due to blood
worthy matron of the Eastern Star poison.
at the annual election of officers held I Coleman lost control of his leg
Tuesday night at Masonic temple. last Saturday. Physicians believe a
John \\. Barbour was re-elected i blood vessel has been ruptured but
worthy patron, Miss Martha Schulze, are unable to locate it.
associate matron, Mrs. Floyd Swank. Coleman is an eightyniner. He
I.ucile Aurell, asso- fije(j on a farm east of Norman and
Mrs. Hugh Jones,
S. L.
conductress. Miss
ciate conductress
re-elected secretary, and Mrs.
Sykes, re-elected treasurer.
This will be the third year of ser- 1
vice in their offices tor Mr. Barbour,
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Sykes.
moved here a few years ago to take
up the carpenter's trade.
pastor pays tribute to
citizen who answers
last call
"He carved out his own life with j
I immaculate strokes, and he bo lived
| that he helped build a community
I along the same broad and noble
lines."
' This was the tribute paid Samuel
j A. Ambrister by Rev. T. 11. Asz- I
| man, pastor of the First Presbyter- |
! ian church at the funeral services
| held Tuesday afternoon for the pio- j
I neer citizen of Norman who died j
i Monday.
j "By courage, honesty and hard
work, this man attained the love of
| his family and the esteem of his fel-
j low man. His life is a noble ex-
! ample for any young man to fol-
CAMPFIRE GIRLS PLAN
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
A Christmas bazaar will be held at
the Boyd and Taylor grocery store,
103 East Main street,Saturday after-
noon, by the girls of Camp No. 5 of
said j the local Campfire organization, Mrs.
BAXTER UNBALANCED,
FINDING OF DOCTOBS
Effort Planned to Place Alleged
McCurtain County Slayer in
a Hospital
That Ed Baxter, McCurtain coun-
1 The service was largely attended
! by hundreds of Ambrister's friends
' of Norman and other parts of the
; state. Tht many beautiful floral
pieces also testified to the high
standing of the man in his com-
munity.
Interment was made at the I. O.
O. F. eemeterv.
Fortman was operating a still and
that he had four barrels of mash in
his custody when arrested.
B. H. Lackey
Wednesday after ;
his family.
left for Purcell
short visit with
.meMMI
Key Boyd, leader, said Wednesday, ty man who is charged with killing
Funds will he used to make happy his wife and step-father last Sep-
the Christmas of two families that the tember, is mentally unbalanced as
Campfire girls have "adopted," Mrs. I a result of a shell wound received
Boyd said. The bazaar will consist of years ago, is the belief of McClain
small gifts that were made and do-, county physicians who examined
Santa Clans
lidlants
Co lUritc
Come on, ktds.
his im-
Oll top
km
Santa < laus,
mense store hou
tin* world, want
what each and e\
von wants for Christina
The only way he will find
out is for vou t otell him
Santa (
stoned TI
lettei
him.
romniis-
Transcript t<
and forward tin in
Hie only way he will find
nut what you want is for vou
tell him.
need warm clotli-
and stockings,
nutleus. thick blanket®,
keep you wann on snow
Ills, don't be ashamed
Santa want
bring you the things you
1 as well as electric
trains, doll babies, canny,
nges, and pretty thing
Write your letter toda\
ml mail or bring it to T
Transcript of fit
Cell Santa till
about lit £ot>ay
ONLY SIX MONTHS
SCHOOL NEX1 YEAR,
NORMAN PROSPECT
VALUATION MUST GO UP OR
MONEY FOR NINE MONTHS
NOT AVAILABLE
P''PLS PREjCN" m
Most Asse««ments Too Low,
Many inequalities C.a-^"
By Probers
F!L "
erty
school
•ortet from
xt year.
listrict cannot
Is for building
valuation is in-
constitutional limit
were made at
education week
i Valuations of ,rm,
I will have to be inert.
i mately $1,707,000 or tin
term will have to be ,«' o
! nine to six months next
| Furthermore the
' vote any more In
; purposes until the
j creased, as the
lias been reached.
I Th esc statements
the high school
chapel held this morning when local
j needs ot' the schools were discussed.
Speakers Cite Statistics
j Various speakers cited a mass of
statistics as evidence of their
I charges that assessments are gen-
' erally too low in Cleveland county,
I also that some folks get off much
i lighter, comparatively, than others
' Urgent need for a new high
; school was pointed out, but under
I the present condition, one cannot
j be built for several years.
1 The state law limits the levy for
! all school purposes to 15 mills. The
j amount of money which such a levy
I will produce in Norman means a six
months' term of school next year,
j Hal Muldrow, jr., said. He urged
citizens to turn in their property for
assessment at more nearly correct
values.
Instances of Low Valuations
Ned Burleson cited instances
where he said valuatioi ; are too
low. One of these was the case of a
bungalow located on two lots valued
for selling purposes at $5,000, but
assessed at $2,000. lie said there
are many such eases, also that num-
erous lots valued at $300 to $450 art
j assessed at $75 or less.
Burleson urged that individuals,
! civic clubs, and churches interest
j themselves in this matter and see
that the situation is convcted.
In a general way, he '•aid. investi-
gation by high school students has
shown that most pre rtv is asses-
sed at only one-fourth its selling
value.
Budget for Next Year
j The budget for the coming school
' year has been compiled by A. S.
Faulkner, city superintendent. This
budget was made up without the
I addition of more teachers of which
1 the school system is sadly in need.
It provides for teachers, $70,422;
i i 'unitors, $4,500; clerks I
1 li,.h
i. •'
$1,000:
500;
.iter,
stipj
•ri
Oklahoma City,
preme court will
Sll-
thc
-The state
hear Friday
motion of District Judge J. W.
Rolen, of Ada, to dissolve the order
nated by campfire members.
Free Library Exhibit
Under the auspices of the A. A. U. W. at Meyer &
Meyer Furniture Store, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
December 7, 8 and 9—9:30 to 11:30 a. in., 2 to 6 p. m.
Books Make the Best Gifts For Christmas
A selection of the Best Classics and New Books for Child-
ren on display and Classified Lists of Children's Reading for
distribution.
In Order That You May
—Ask about them —Se- the need of a public
WHKfc . library in Norman
—Let the children learn to
love books and what is —See them before you buy
in them them
Other Features
STORY TELLING
Thursday: 3 p. m. For children under ten; 4 p. m. For child-
ren over ten.
Friday: 10 a. m. For children under ten; 11 a. in. For child-
ren over ten.
CHILDREN'S PLAYLET
"The Use of a Library"—Saturday, 10:30 a. m., 3:30 p. in.
"A Public Library for Norman by i 923"
(See article in this paper)
him Monday.
Baxter has been confined in the •
jail here since being transferred j
from the Oklahoma ' City jail a
month ago. He was taken before
the county insanity board of Mc-
Curtain county Monday and was
returned here Tuesday. Effort will
be made to place Baxter in a gov-
ernment hospital or send him to
the Oklahoma State hospital.
Local authorities at first believed
Baxter was "putting on" when he
showed signs of insanity, but an
examination by physicians changed
their opinion. Baxter did not
recognize his mother when she was
brought before him at Purcell Sun-
day.
Baxter is a model prisoner.
melton forfeits bond
H. L. Melton, who was arrested
Monday night on a charge of
drunkenness, forfeited a $20 bond in i of Chief Justic
municipal court Tuesday afternoon. Judge Thomas
— — | to sit in the trial of Governor Rob-
Oklahoma City.—The cornerstone' ertson on a bribery charge at Ada
of the new federal reserve branch j December 12. Rolen alleges Harri-
bank building will be laid here ' son assumed jurisdiction he did not
Thursday. | have in making the assignment.
Oklahoma City.—City and county
forces joined hand- today in an ef-
fort to determine whether city and
intcrurban cars exceed the speed
Harrison assigning limit. A car was
Kdwards of Cordell Thirty-fourth street,
be taken to
here five per-
sons were killed Monday, and tested
to see how quick it could stop when
going- at certain speeds. The car
which figured in tise accident trav-
eled 150 feet before stopping.
:? 1,200:
M,000,
$1,500,
pres
po^sil
•ty by
figures
Always on Time
is one standard of our service
that is always maintained. When
you want your suit cleaned or
pressed, and want it back at a
given time, you may depend on
its being there when you phone
600
University Cleaners
794 Asp Avenue
Toys for Boys and
Dolls for Girls
Our Tovland is open now and
mothers should bring their children
with them on their shopping tours
to see the new toys.
Christmas would be most incomplete without a mechan-
ical toy for the hoy and a pretty "go-to-sleep dolly" for
the little girl.
This Christmas, Santa Clans has delivered u^ many
new toys, some of them are kinds that he lias never sent
out before.
The early shopper will be benefited by a wider range
of selection, so don't wait any longer than you can help
for the best of them will be gone unless you hurry.
Lewis & Taylor
"Where Your Money Buys More"
Main at Peters
furniture
libn.ry, $1,000
and miscellai
naking a total
total amount
ears school tern
levy would b
which runs short of tin
cssary for a nine mo
$25,616.85. These fig r
necessity of the inci ase
of Norman prope
According to the
Norman property
a tion $102,000 thi
year's figure of $3,700,343
C. W. Shannon, president of the
school board, closed the chapel with
a short address in which he stated
that the smallest amount paid by
any one tax payer was fifty conts
regardless of the fact that tho fam-
ily owned household "urn it tire for a
five room house and a piano. He
also said ten families in Norman
have not paid a cent of taxes in the
last five ytars.
The remainder of the program
| consisted of musical numbers and an
introductory speech upon education-
al week.
for
nd- ; the
3 5.14,
io. n. nec-
t"rm by
how the
aluation
? 1,707,000.
presented
I in valu-
from last
Oklahoma City.—C
ran, law partner oi
Charles McPherren,
justice of the <tate
by Governor. Robertson
C. II Kiting, who died Sunday.
It was generally believed McPher-
ren would get the place Cochran
lives at Durant.
arles B. Coch-
State Senator
was appointed
supreme court
jeeeed
Oklahom.
missed his
clear and
Instead the
nearly one-half inch
central Oklahoma.
i City.—'
predicti
cold M t
weather
he weather man
n ' osterd iv of
flier for today,
warmed up and
of rain fell in
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