Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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PAULS VALLE YDEMOCRAT, APRIL 28, 1921.
PAULS VALLEY DEMOCRAT
PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA
Publish?. 1 Every Thursday. Office: 110 McClure Ave.
WHITEBEAD NEWS
MAY MORNING
By MOLLIE MATHER.
Entered in the Post Office at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, as
Second Class Mail Mntter.
THOMAS & ALEXANDER, Owners.
Phone 105
Subscription $1.50 per Year.
PAOLI HIGH
SGHQOL NEWS
I N ION SPRINGS !>2KALD
Well we realize time :h<~ clcse of
school approaches on winged feet j
and there is much ror-cw and re-:
gret on th p; -t of tne pupils. fo.-l
| we knoweth not how many will en-
ter the doors of this house of
Freshmen Entertained. knowledge, we knoweth not how
On Friday evening, April mally wju chew paper wads and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers ga\e a rj^e n0^eSi we knoweth not how
party tor the P reshman class anil ,llariV wjjj ro|] jn the mire of ig-
its friends. Abou* fifty were pres
ent and there is no doubt that ev-
eryone had a good time. Refresh-
ments of chocolate and cakes were
norance from this day and oh! we
knoweth not how many will fall a
victim to that unconti;olable pas-
sion called "love," that "Heaven
served. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. ()f Happiness," that "Haven of
Malloy and Mrs. Uick Gibson
chaperoned.
The Freshman class is organiz-
ed as follows:
Anna Camden, President.
Herbert Jones, Vice-Pres.
Porothea Camden, Sec.-Treas.
Miss Florence Williams, Spon-
sor.
Moonlight Picnic.
On Tuesday evening, April 26.
Miss Williams gave a picnic for
the Juniors and their unseparable
friends, the Sophomores and Se-
niors at Dockhorn's Spring. A pic-
nic lunch, a bonfire, and games
contributed to the evening's pleas-
ure. Mrs. Martin Hanley, Mrs.
Sam Dockhorn, Mrs. L. E. Hixon,
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Stamps, Mrs.
Willie Sherrod and Miss Williams
chaperoned. Those present were
Misses Jeanette Thompson. Merle
Sherrod, Eloise Thompson, Thelma
Boren. Minnie White, Thelma
Mankins. Ethel Wigle.v and Mrs.
Noah Klinglesmith; Messrs Ben
Hatcher, Clifford Hanlev, Rur-
gess Futrcll, Ralph Rlack. Alva
Cowers, Franklin Strickland. Paul
Spence. Armond Reeves, Jim Du-
lin, Clifford Sherrod. Charles Rog-
ers and Noah Klinglesmith.
On Wednesday. April 20th, the
ninth grade English class went on
a picnic during the noon hour. The
success of this excursion is an in-
dication that similar ones will be
attempted more frequently than
has heen the custom this year, I s'uh,hiu%^'okla^Sundav'.
which has been notably lacking in | Misses Pearl Webster and Ollie
pleasures for the pupils, according Ward anl| Mr jes8e Webster took
Rest," that "Paradise," ever which
our poets rave and that strange
look, which has been noticeable in
the eyes of two of our teachers
for the past few weeks can only be
attributed to this strange monster
we have been trying to explain, so
that our fellow students will shun
it as they would shun the measles
and our last prayer as we close
our tired eyes at night is, "Oh!
spare our dear teachers." Amen.
Miss Opal Ward has as her
guest Miss Merle Couch of Wayne,
Oklahoma.
Misses Ruth, Ruby and Naomi
Gipson of Civit were the week-end
guests of their grand-parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Webster of this
community.
Messrs Tom French and Rernice
Earp took supper with Messrs
Claude and Jesse Ward Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Christian and Mr.
and Mrs. Webster motored to Ok-
lahoma City Sunday to visit the
little son of the former, who is in
the hosDital at that place.
The singing given at Mr. Har-
per's Sunday night was enjoyed by
all.
Miss Zilla Terry of Pauls Val-
ley, wag the guest of Miss Wil-
liams Sunday,
Miss Willie Beam was the guest
of Miss Jewel Jackson Thursday
night.
Misses Eula McGlothlin, Marie
Walker, Me«sis Walter Webster
and Auther Mankins motored to
to them.
Store Robbed.
On last Saturday night, April
23rd, two stores, T. J. Dobbins'
Grocery Store and Talley &.
E'ell's Hardware Store were bro-
ken into. The sum of about $55.00
and .some mens clothing was stol-
en from Dobyns and some money
and silverware from Talley &
Fall's. Two arrests have been
made. The two young men sus-
pected were found in Oklahoma
City. They were released on bond.
Miss Eloise Thompson was in
Pauls Valley April 26.
Miss Vida Ward was ill Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Carney O. Dean
were visitors in Paoli on April 23
and 24th. They were teachers here
last year.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Brown of
McMann visited Mr. and Mrs. F.
L. Stamps Sunday.
'Misses Abby and Norris Cromer
spent the week-end at their home
in Stratford.
Miss Geneve Whitaker spent
April 26th with Miss Anna Cam-
den.
ART CU B.
The Pauls Valley Art Club met
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Fred H. Ward. Fifteen mem-
bers responded to roll call. After
a short business session the re-
port of the district meeting of
Federated Clubs, which was held
last week in Lawton, was ably and
fully given by Mrs. White in her
charming manner.
The lesson was then conducted
by Mrs. Thomason.
Mrs. Joe Raines reading an ex-
cellent paper on the French Ar-
tist. Millet.
The following pictures by this
same artist were then described:
"The Gleaners" by Mrs. Bush.
"The Angelus," by Miss Kelley.
"The Storm," by Mrs. Himes.
"The Virgil," by Mrs. Wignall.
"The Harrow," by Miss High-
rote.
At the social hour music and re-
freshments of Sherbert and cake
were enjoyed by all.
supper with Miss Ruth Shirley
Sunday evening.
A small boy running in from
school called breathlessly, "Moth-
er, there was a nurse at school to-
day and she said i had adanoids."
"What's them." asked his moth-
er.
'They are things in your head
'at has to come out."
'Taint so," angrily exclaimed
his mother, "I've fine combed your
head every Saturday night and
niver an adenoid have I found yit."
A model love letter was written
by one of the students of old U. S.
yesterday, and is given below:
My dear Sail.—I seat myself
on my pen and take my stool in
hand to try to express my feelings
for you, when I thinketh of you my
heart jumpeth up and down like
my mother's churn-dasher, like a
bunch of billy goats making a mad
rush over an old worm-eaten
cheese board and and oh my dear
if my love is not reciprocated, I
shall pine away like a poisoned po-
tato bug and you will catch cold
over my grave.
Yours untill joined in Holy
bonds of Hemlock, yours untill
death do us part.
E. P.
It has been rumored that Miss
McGlothlin and Miss Hammond
have this as their motto:
"Teachee, teachee all day teach-
ee, night make papers, nerves all
creepy, no one kissee, no one
hugee, poor old maidee, no one
lovee."
Why do You Think—
Miss Hammond powders
Ruth is so dreamy-eyed?
Ollie is sewing so much these
days?
Venus is writing so many let-
ters?
Nola is absent from school?
Willie is wearing another ruby?
Pearl is writing to Pauls Val-
ley
Opal visits Pearlie so often
Earl Pruitt is so hlue?
FOR SALE
Two good milch cows for sale,
one fresh, other fresh soon. Also
town property consisting of 4-
reom house, 4 blocks east of de-
pot. Also 100 bushels cotton seed
for planting. See
8-lt-pd. C. C. HARPER.
STORE BURGLARIZED.
The grocery store of the Farm-
ers Grocery was broken into Tues-
day night and a quantity of groce-
ries stolen. Entrance was gained
through a front window and the
back door then opened through
which they evidently carried the
goods. It is hard to determine the
exact amount of the loss.
Distilled Water, Five gallons
delivered for 50c. Pauls Vailey Ice
& Fuel Co. Phone 222.
4*
l £>. Hill, Mtwapaper Umuo.l
John Towne drove through I lie vil-
lage on liis i|ul<'Uc8t route lo the eltjr
lieyond. The ride wax longer than h«
Inn! anticipated. In ills wish to avoid
rinse train*, and the spring time vista
nf lield am* an a h>w brought from him
no conscious admiration. Above all
things, was John practical. a'..- t'. is
Journey but a inK-es-Mir^ ; .-i • ,n a
necessary arrangement of his lire's fu-
ture p'an. Jeremy Dawu, the success-
ful president oi .i.e great company In
whi' -i JotM Towne himself '<ad made
his way, was dead. Jeremy Dawn
hail died several months ago; hut John,
installed as succeeding president, had
been too busy to seek the carrying out
of the plan Which his superior unfolded
to him on his sick bed.
The capable Junior member of the
business concern was well aware of
the need of an efficient mistress In
his home. The pretentious building
tlmt John had fitted for a dwelling,
was to him merely a well ordered in-
stitution. Upon several past occasions
where lie had heen a guest at Mr.
Dawn's summer home, John had rec-
ognized the value of a woman's hos-
pitality ami home management. The
poise and Intelligence of Mrs. Jeremy
Dawn charmed him. John Towne pic-
tured Ills future wife ns just such a
woman, and dispalred of finding this
paragon of choice. Now, the wife that
Jeremy Dawn had named for him was
no other than his own daughter, the
daughter of this perfect woman. The
girl had been at college, John re-
membered. during his visits to the
Dawn's home, but he had absolute con-
fidence In his shrewd old friend's judg-
ment.
As John Towne reached the last hill
he decided, wearied of rough roads,
to leave his car in town and continue
the Journey by rail. He drove up to
a girl seated on a stile and asked the
way to the village station.
"I have," John told her crossly, "Just
ten minutes lo make my train."
"That," pleasantly remarked the girl
in the red sweater, "is nothing in
my young life."
John stared, then he glared: which
appeared to the pretty creature in-
teresting hut not disturbing. She con-
tinued the hum of her song as sl
started down hill. All at once, John
realized amazingly the beauty of the
morning, that pink flowers peeped be-
tween green leaves—that the girl's
cheeks were rose pink too, that violets
bordered the country road, that the
girl's eyes were as deeply blue. She
glanced In I; over her shoulder pres-
ently. and milled. John found himself
giving an answering grin. It was very,
very strange—it wns undignified—but
he wanted more than anything to hear
her saucy speech again.
"As 1 mil going your way," he con-
descended. "I might as well tat;e you
with me."
Tile girl tilted her chin. "Nobody
asked you too, sir," she quoted.
With an impulse inexplicable, he
sought to detain her.
"You are on your, way to the vil-
lage?" he persisted.
The girl looked demurely down at
her pall.
"I was about to carry the milk into
the farm house," she said.
As be lingered a shrill whistle sound-
ed, the girJ turned to him.
"Your train has gone," she an-
nounced.
John Towne's Impatience had van-
ished.
"There will be no other going out
until tonight," he stated calmly.
"I wonder if I could persuade them
to give me luncheon at your farm
house? I am beastly hungry."
The girl nodJeJ in friendly fashion.
"It's n country appetite," she ex-
plained, "I will fetch you sandwiches."
She sat beside him as he ate.
"I would like," said John Towne,
"to know your name." The girl
laughed, turning her eyes upon him.
"I," she replied, "am Just May
Morning."
"I thought you were," John agreed,
"when I first looked at you, all rose,
and violet, and laughing sunshine."
She frowned.
"When I saw you," she retorted, "I
thought first of your distressing
humor."
"1 was starting on a serious errand,"
excused John Towne.
"I know," the girl said unexpected-
ly, "you were going to see Mary Dawn,
to ask her to be your wife. I will
tell you something; you may save the
trouble. Mary Dawn is not In the city,
for she ran away to avoid refusing. She
did not care to be handed over like a
package, you see, and neither would
you care for her. She Is most unlike
her mother, whom you admire, and
she lias old-fashioned Ideas about love.
So you'd better turn your automobile
around, John Towne, and be on your
way home."
"You know my name?" the man
asked, wondering, "you know all this
—how ?"
The girl smiled saucily.
"Your photos are all over my father's
house," she explained. "While I, my-
self. am Mary Daws: My friends
changed that liame to 'May Morning'."
Suddenly, serious, she leaned closer.
"I came to the farmhouse to pur-
posely waylay you." *h« confessed,
"to show you In time, your mistake."
"And I," John Towne answered
gravely, "admit no mistake. In fact,
my purpose—grows. For 1 find. May
Morniug. thajt I. too, have a certain
old-fashioned tdea—about love."
Rev. Graham filled his regular
appointment at Florence Chapel
Sunday. He will preach here next)
Sunday.
Quite a*number of Whitebead
people attended the childrens day!
program at Florence Chapel Sun-:
I day.
Rev Graham and Mr. Ford mo-!
tored to Foster Tuesday return-!
ing home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice took dinner
| with M*. and Mrs. bob Wallace at I
1 Florence Chapei Sunday.
They ha.I dinner on the ground j
Sunday at Florence and all the!
guests en loyed the day very much. |
Mrs. Fitzgerald and daughter, |
Minnie, Lonnie and Bessie Crad-|
dock of Florence Chapel spent the
day Tuesday with Mrs. Glance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bart Strong of Cri-
ner spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Sprad-
: lin.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Cox spent
Sunday at Florence Chapel.
Mrs. W. G. Kimberlin returned
home Sunday from a visit with her
children, Willie Hancock of Brad-
ley and Mrs. Jo Jo Jenkins of
Lindsay.
Mr. W. G. Kimberlin, Marvin
Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Wil-
liams and little daughter, Kath-
leen, Thelma Harris and lea
Glance spent Sunday at Florence.
Miss Grace Rice Is spending the
week at Liberty attending the
singing school.
Miss Lucile Pipkin, accompani-
jed by Miss Ivrah Spradlin spent
I the week-end at her home in
! Chickasha.
Minnie Paris spent Sunday and
Sunday night with Ruth Burch.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Spradlin and
little son, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Worle.v and
Miss Mattie Picket attended Sing-
ing at Florence Sunday afternoon.
Mary Burch spent Sunday and
, Sunday night with Nellie Paris.
Mrs. Ellie Burch and children
attended the birthday dinner given
i by Mrs. Burch, Sr., at Pauls Val-
' ley Tuesday evening.
FARM LOANS
We are in the Market for seme First-Class Farm Leans at a Low
Rate of Interest and on very liberal concessions. We Lean en
Choice Lanes, either River or Creek Bottom or Improved Upiar.d
either Prairie or Cleared Lands. If you are contemplating pur-
chasing a Farm and need seme Money we would be glad to make
you a Loan. Or if you have a Loan that is about to come due,
we would be pleased to make you a New Loan with liberal terms.
REAL ESTATE
We have some Exceedingly Good Bargains (in Well-improved
Farms, either Washita River or Creek Bottom or Upland, either
Rich, Fertile Prairie or Cleared Timbered Land. We have large
or small Places in splendid neighborhoods, close to good Schools
ane on Liberal Terms. Would be pleased to show you some of
these places and let you see the Many Wonderful Buys we have.
Wm. E. REEL,
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P. O. Box 162, Pauls Valley, Okla.
THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL
WANTED.
Every one who enjoys childrens
I plays to be present Thursday even-
I ing, May 5th 8 o'clock at High
! School Auditorium. The "Gob-
jblin's Fair."
Report for month ending, April
22nd.
Number enrolled, 438.
On roll, 359.
Tardies, 26.
Per cent, 94.
The flag for highest average
went to 5th grade, Miss Olive tea-
cher. This grade having but 1
tardy, 30 days absence and 96 per
cent from an enrollment o^ 51 and
and average attendance of 48.
Visitors during the past month
have been Mesdames Shumate,
Miller, Wofford, Simpson, Martin,
McCord, Williams, Darnell,
Young, Strapp, Braden, Brown,
Hayden; Messrs Wofford and
Ventress.
I\ E. O.
Miss Mary Lou McMurtray and
Mrs. A. P. Burns entertained
Chapter A. R. of P. E. O. on Fri-
day afternoon at the home of the
latter.
The following members were
present: Mrs. R. E. Bowling, Miss
Helen Crumbaugh, Mrs. W. L. Far-
jmer, Mrs. R. M. Stone, Mrs. W. J.
j Thompson, Mrs. Fred Ward, Mrs.
John Callawav, Mrs. W. P. Green-
ing, Mrs. E. C. Pyle, Mrs. A. E.
Clark, Miss McMurtray and Mrs.
i A. P. Burns.
SPECIAL.
Friday and Saturday a 25c
Tooth Brush Free with a 50c tube
Klenzo Tooth Paste.
THE REXALL STORE.
BUTTERFLY SOCIAL
The Intermediate League will
entertain Friday night, May 6th,
at 8 o'clock with a Butterfly So-
cial given at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. B. M. Nelson. Admission 15c.
Everyone is cordially invited. The
; funds will go toward the buying
jof a window for the new Metho-
Idist church. Come and help us out.
TCH OUR SHOW WINDOWS
SURPRISE STORE
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Surprise Store has been sold to Mr. E. M.
Ragan of Kansas City who will take charge imme-
diately.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my
friends and customers for their past patronage and
to say that it is the new owner's intertion that the
Surprise Store be continued and operated on the same
broad policy of Low Prices, Prompt Service and Sat-
isfied Customers.
It has been a pleasure for me to have been able
to supply your wants at all times and I hope you will
continue to be numbered among the several thousand
"Surprise Store Customers."
Wishing Mr. Ragan the success I have enjoyed
in your city, I am,
Sincerely yours,
I. J. PATTERSON.
It was with much pleasure and enthusiasm that
I decided to make Pauls Valley my home and you
have no idea how much "at home" I feel even though
it has only been a few days since I arrived. You have
a way here at Pauls Valley of getting right down un-
der the skin and making one glad to be in your little
city.
Now just a word about The Surprise Store. Mr.
Patterson, in the past has served you wonderfully
well' from the standpoint of quality, price and ser-
vice and it is my sole desire to follow in his foot-
steps. I hope you will feel at liberty to call at our
store, get acquainted, inspect our merchandise, con-
vince yourself that you will save money on your
purchases, and give us an opportunity to know you
personally and to serve you in any phase of up-to-
date merchandising.
I have associated with me in this business my
brother, W. H. Ragan, Jr., and a number of your fel-
low citizens. It is our intention, with your co-opera-
tion, to take advantage of every opportunity that will
make a bigger and better Surprise Store. Awaiting
your valued patronage, I am.
Yours very truly,
E. M. RAGAN.
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