Sapulpa Sunday Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 224, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1955 Page: 1 of 16
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WOWDST—
Wloi Kveothv*. Jnil A 4th I4nn(1»r*
Tl KSDAV—
American Legion F.venuige at hut
Rnury Noon at the YWCA
VFW 8 p m »l the VFW hall
VFW Au* 2nd ii Uh Tuns .at hall
B4PW 6.45, 2nd & 4th Tuesday*
WEDNESDAY—
Llona: Noon at the YWCA
Till K.SDAV—
Klwanla Noon at the YWCA
Community luncheon. 4th Thursday
FRIDAY—
Jayoaea Each Friday noon. YWCA
\SAPU LPABIh E RAID/
Cloudy
SAPl'LTA and VICINITY: Partly
cloudy through today. Wanner.
IVOL XL NO 224
SAPULPA OKLAHOMA
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1955
DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY
S?HLWAY
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iNORAMIC VIEW of Lake
the upstream side A clo$e
-lurface of the water and the
Sahoma shows the lake from fhe spillway
eye can pick out the distance between the
tap of the spillway at the point where the
!H
arrow touches The lake has more water in it now than it has in a long
time, but the 3’/2 inches of rainfall in (he past three days failed to fill it
(Herald Photo)
sed Car Lots
arget Of Bill
Legislature
Hord-Hit Wauriko Emerges From Water
Floods Subside As Dry Weekend Is Predicted
I
one 4
A. A. (Dolph) Hull
(om tolph Hull Named
—• Captaincy Left
fcant By Brixey
By HOWARD WILSON
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21—UP
— A bill pitting used car dealers
against new car dealers was
shoved to the center of the legis-
lative stage Saturday by Oov Ray-
mond Gary, who called for pas-
sage of the bill in the closing days
of the session.
The legislative windup, which
leaders hope will come next week,
unexpectedly will have the bill
broadening the excise tax on auto-
mobiles as a major issue in the fi-
nal days.
Oary said Saturday he wants the
bill passed as a protection to new
car dealers, although Attorney
Oenerttl Mac Q Williamson Is-
sued an opinion indicating that the
bill would be illegal if
ture quits next week,
said it is a revenue measure which j
must 11c on the governor’s desk
five legislative days before ad-
journment.
The bill would require payment,
of the two per cent excise tax
within ten days on new cars trans-
ported Into Oklahoma and sold by
used car dealers. New car dealers
want It passed as a means of cut-
ting competition from the used car
Ipts.
By UNITED PRESS
Flood waters subsided Saturday
at Waurlka, hardest hit by Okla-
homa’s near two-week downpour,
and weathermen predicted a dry-
weekend for most parts of the
state.
Levels of Beaver and Cow
Creeks In southern Oklahoma
dropped rapidly as the moisture
sy-rtem moved east, enabling about
half of the animated 200 washed-
out families In Waurika to begin
cleaning up their homes.
In the northwest and central
areas, raging waters which took a
toll of three lives caused some
concern along the Cimarron and
North Canadian.
Overflow from the Cimarron
Two $50 Donations
Made To Fund For
Menial Health
forced closing ol U S Highway 77
north of Outhrie and State High-
way 33 near Coyle The river was1
about three feet above flood stage
at Perkms In Payne county, but
eng.neers said It began a slow
decline which should continue.
Waters Fall Slowly
The North Canadian maintained
a steady rise at El Reno but was
within banks and falling slowly i
elsewhere At Taloga. the South
Canadian approached a 9 - foot
flood stage, which it should sur-
pass Sunday evening, the weather
bureau said ,
More than 5.000 persons were
driven from their homes in Colo-
rado. Oklahoma and Texas as a
13-day rain sent rivers and creeks
churning out of their banks
At least 12 deaths were reported, j
Estimates of damage to homes {
and farms mounted Into the mil- j
lions of dollars. But hope that the!
severe drouth soon may end :
brought cheer to many.
Cautious Optimism
Cautious optimism was ex-
pressed by many agriculture offi-
cials.
Colorado Agriculture Commis-
sioner Paul Swisher said we could
have the drouth ‘whipped this
year—if we get any reasonable
(Continued on Page Two)
Sahoma Level
Raised By Rain;
Still Not Filled
I A. (Dolphi Hull, picked to re-
B. H Brixey. who retired
f (he fire department this week,
promoted to the rank of cap-
Fails By One Vote
The House failed by one vote to
pass the bill last Thursday, but It
held on the calendar by a mo-
tion to reconsider. The battle will
resume Monday
’I want the bill passed.’’ Gary
said Saturday.
He said the practice of used car
dealers’ selling new cars is "un-
fair to new car dealers" and the
l’s present post as driver will be used car dealers should stick to
by L. R. Boyd j the business of selling used cars.
1. 44. has been with the fire The name of Mead Norton. Ok-
lent since Aug. 1, 1045, when lahoma City Buiek dealer and
ed the fire department here, member of the Oklahoma Turn-
[hrre ;,nd one-half years pre- pigp Authority, has popped into the
to that true, however, he re-; picture. Norton Is described as a
friend of the bill, although some
lawmakers said he is not pushing
it.
Norton's name was in the head-
lines at the start of the legislative
session last January and Febru-
ary. when Oary won confirmation
of the former state senator as a
member of the turnpike authority
Twd $50 00 contributions received
the legisla- tTrls week have sparked the drive for
Williamson funds for mental health to a good
start.
County Chali man J. Orville Bum-!
pus has appointed Mrs. Iva Tales
of Bristow as chairman for that city
and Dr C. E Woodard of Drumright
for that community. They are alsc
planning drives right away.
The campaign has been divided
up in Sapulpa and surrounding com-
munities with a goal of $500.00 and
the other two communities with a
gcal of $250.00 each. It is hoped
and anticipated that the drive may
be over by June 1.
Funds for the mental health drive
should be sent to Lloyd Fulks ol
the American National bank who is
serving as county treasurer in the
drive.
If individuals, clubs, health organ-1
izations and others will take care ol
this matter by helping a bit in this
di ive it can sonn be w ound up in
the Sapulpa area. Bumpus said.
With nearly Three and one-half
inches of rain since Thursday. Sapul- 1
pa's water supply at Lake Sahoma
looked considerably better Saturday, j
although it was still far from being
full.
The water was still several hund-
red feet frijm the dam spillway, but
a rise of six or eight feet would ap-
parently bring It over the spillway |
Rain continued to fall on the Sa-
homa watershed Saturday after-
noon and by 3 p. m.. nearly half an :
Inch of rain had come down since '
midnight.
Thursday's rainfall was 42 inches,
Friday’s amounted to 2.35 Inches and
Saturday’s was .42, according to
Lloyd Carioll at the city pump sta-
tion.
Forecast for today gave little like-
lihood of additional rainfall with
the unsettled conditions scheduled to
move on eastward Into Arkansas and
Missouri.
Lake Sahoma was expected to;
come up a little more when the de-
layed ruivoff water gets down Into
the lake from the 40 square mile
watershed.
In the meantime, Sapulpa gard-
ners w-ere displaying a good deal of
optimism as a result of the latest and
best in a series of showers and rains
this spring.
Outlook is for a lot of good fresh
vegetables on the table In the next
few weeks and It’s about time.
Moy Keep Notion At Paoce
U.S. Displays Mighty Array
Of Weapons Armed Forces Day
much experience as a mem-
bl the fire-fighting crew at
NVta.s aircraft plant in Tulsa.
Hllll is married and he and his
fe, CUdie, live at 1230 E Hobson
*y,have two children. Laura Ann.
and Brenda Kay. 12
■* new captain began in the de-
rtmtnt as a pip#man. and in 1947
Mfomoted to be a driver.
■ year, he completed a long
^difficult fire fighting course
the extension division of
Dnra A&M college to firemen
knout tire state
course, equivalent to the
Bg received by college students
I Continued on Page Two)
lews of Your
PTA
Wednesday Set
As Deadline For
Oil Mat Estimates
Say Norton Pushes Bill
Opponents of the bill contended
In the House last Thursday Norton
is using his influence to get it
passed.
Meanwhile, the legislature pre-
pared for the final push toward
adjournment. The budget balfcnc-
i Continued on Page Two)
City Manager J. Orville Bumpus
has set Wednesday as the deadline
on oil matting estimates for this sea-
son.
Securing estimates were cut off
last Sunday and now the taking of
estimates already made will be cut
off at five o'clock Wednesday, and
no further work will be done this
season.
A good number ol estimates have
been scheduled for work this sum-
mer.
Th.s will be the final notice on es-
timates for the summer of 1955.
WILLIAM GRIESS closed out more than a quarter of a cen-
tury as secretary of 5apulpa Masonic Lodge No. 170 Friday
night as he resigned to move to McAlester Griess became
secretary of the lodge in 1928. He was presented a piece
| of luggage by the lodge with LeRoy Adams, right, making
the presentation Griess sold his interest in the Union Bus
station to Carl and Cecil Miller on May I (Herald Photo )
At Washington In Case Of Roin
Baccalaureate Services Set For
Seniors Tonight At Holmes Park
Baccalaureate service* will be held*
at Holmes field tonight at 8:15. if
the weatherman cooperates.
With one eye on the leaden skies
Saturday, school officials made dou-
ble plans, and have set up an alter-'
nate meeting place—the Washing-
ton auditorium—if rains come
’T’ve called the weather bureau,"
Principal Oarth Blake said Satur-
day. "they assured me that no ram
i was forecast.
Trinity Bible
Presbyterians Say
Farewell To Pastor
Farm Workers In
Train-Truck (rash
Die At Hempstead
HEMPSTEAD, Tex . May 21-UP
—Six farm workers were killed and
a seventh critically Injured Satur-
day when a speeding Southern Pa-
cific passenger train slammed into
a truck at a crossing five miles
north of Hempstead.
The farm workers were all mem-
bers of the Juan Marian Ganzales
family of Floresvllle. In South Tex-
as. Juan Marian Ganzales was one
of those killed, but full identifica-
tion had not been completed on
other members of the family.
The accident occurred in clear
weather at a crossing In the small
community of Howth. about five
miles north of Hempstead
Waller County Sheriff Sterling
Fletcher said two of the dead were
women A seventh member of the
family was hospitalized In Hemp-
Bill Wtlacn
Bill Wilson Serves
Week As Page Boy
In State Senate
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LIBERTY
ty PTA was hostess Fri-
the pre-school party for
dreu who will be first graders
t fall and their mothers.
W were 22 children and 22
UfUs In attendance. The chlld-
‘ Met in the first grade room
Bries. songs, colored pictures,
to meet the first grade teach-
ange Juice and cookies were
in the school lunchroom,
ual favors were presented
child.
e mothers meeting Mrs
ulntk. PTA president for
discussed plans for next
^^activiUes. Miss Elizabeth
Vafd explained school aettvi-
(rs., Audra Sivadon of the pub-
hemlth department arranged for
■■g Oie film "Skippy And the
ee R
Schedule Interrupted
No Vaccine Here Yet So No
Shots Will Be Given Monday
•Remembering that this is Okla-
homa. however. I felt we should
have another place ready jusi In
case the weatherman missed his
prediction,” Blake explained.
That's the way it stands Baccal-
aureate services will be held at 8:15
this evening at Holmes field unless
it rams, in which case the services
will be held at Washington auditor-
ium.
Trinity Bible Presbyterian i stead and attendants said he
is planning a week of special wasn't expected to live
Fletcher said the truck pulled
onto the crossing in front of the
train running between Houston
and Dallas The truck was demol-
ished and Us occupants strewn
along the track for about 50 yards.
Five members of the family
were killed outright A sixth died
later In the hospital.
There were no injuries ou the
train
BUI Wilson. 18. son of Mr and
Mrs W P. Wilson. 203 S Division,
returned this week from the state
capitol where he served as a page
boy at the state senate.
The youngster was high in his
praises of Senator Everett S. Collins
and Representatives Lou Ailard and
Heber Finch, Jr.
"The senate never had to be call-
ed to order when Senator Collins
rose to speak," he recalled. "Every-
one listened very attentively and
even the other pages admired Sen-
ator Collins."
Bill went to the capitol Monday
and returned Thursday evening aft-
er the legislators' week ended
By CHARLES CORDDRY
WASHINGTON, May 31 —UP—
America Saturday displayed her
armed might—a powerful array of
weapons which may keep the na-
tion at pewew. -r. tci %BB
Some ft million Americans
trooped to air bases. Army posts,
and Navy Installations to look
wonder Infly, and reassuringly at
the awesome armadas.
They heard, too. warnings from
high military officials that is
many cases this nation holds a
perilously slim margin of superi-
ority over Russia in some weap-
ons.
The occasion was the third an-
nual observance of Armed Forces
Day and its theme was the same
as In the two previous years—
"power for peace."
Parades Over Nation
The rhythmic drum of Army
boots clattered out on city streets
In parades throughout the nation;
Jet fighter and bombers left trails
high in the skies; and Navy men
showed visitors their gleaming,
beautifully deadly ships in many
ports.
Even dogs—which played a part
In the last war—showed their ca-
nine readiness. At Fort Riley,
Kan., the 4*th scout dog platoon
was piut on display.
TCiroughout the national, military
officials made speeches. The ob-
servance got underway Friday
night when Defense Secretary
Charles E. Wilson set the keynote.
He said the nation's "tremendous
power" is being built "in an un-
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No vaccine, so no polio vaccine*
clmic Monday.
That was the word issued by the
Creek county health department Sat-
urday noon
A spokesman for the department
said no vaccine had been received,
and it was understood that when the
vaccine arrived It would have already
been cleared.
For that reason the spokesman1
said, present plans call for adminis-
tering the vaccine as soon as ii ar-
rives. without waiting for a general
okay throughout the nation.
Health officials have said that a
short delay in administering the sec-
ond shot would not hurt the effec-
tiveness of the vaccinations
Get-Acquainted
Pre-School Party
Set At Woodlawn
A get-acquainted Coke party will
be held for pre-school children and
their parents at Woodlawn May 25
at 2:30 p. m.
Refiesimiem* wUl be served and
an Interesting film will be shown
AU parents of children who will be
In the first grade at Woodlawn next
year are urged to attend the affair
R. O. Bailer. 316 8. Poplar.
patient m St John's hospital
sa, for treatment
Egyptian Premier
Lifts Restrictions
CAIRO, Egypt, May 21-UP-
Premier Gamel Abdel Nasser an-
nounced Saturday he would lift j
press restrictions on matters per-
taining to the system of govern-
ment after January. 1956
Cairo newspapers said the pre-
mier wanted all citizens to pre-
sent their views to "enable the
motherland to achieve her aspira-
tions.”
Nasser announced Friday a par-
liament will be elected in January,
ending the three-year transition
period proclaimed following the
1952 revolution
The
church
farewell services for Rev Hayes Hen-
ry who has resigned the pastorate I
here to go to Tahlequah where he
will work with the Cherokees under
the national mission committee of
the Bible Presbyterian church.
Meetings will be held May 22-29
with Rev Henry conducting the
| meetings which wiU start at 8 o'clock
nightly.
He came to Sapulpa three years
ago and established Lhe church here)
1 at 702 S Independence Last Aug-
ust. he contracted polio and was hos-
pitalized (or lour months. During
the last five months, he has con-
ducted the regular services of the
church from a wheel chair
Aycock Sells Out
To Eddie Davis
America leads all other countries
in the number of tourists visiting
Berlin. In 1954 there was an in-
crease ol 30 per cent over the pre-
vious year.
No Menus Today
Although I mi luiwli menus are
being run in today’s Herald,
lunches will he served at the
schools through Thursday.
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Nurse To Speak
Af State Meeting In
Norman May 23-24
Luella Porter, public health nurse
for the Creek county health depart-
ment. will be one of the guest speak-
er at the annual meeting of the
Oklahoma State Nursing Home asso-
ciation to be held at Norman. May
23-24
Nurse Porter has been given the
assignment by Grady F Matthews,
commjasioner of health of the state
of Oklahoma, because of Nurse Por-
ter's position as public health nurae
and also head of the Porter Nursing
home in Sapulpa
Nurse Porter's topic will be Nur-
sing Care in the Nursing Homes."
Thomas Eddie Darts, one-time
Muskogee high school and Oklahoma
university grid star, will take over
ownership Monday of the Joe Aycock
Pontiac company in Sapulpa.
The company will be known as
Eddie Davis Pontiac.
AU employees of the company will
hold their jobs under the new own-
ership. Aycock said Saturday
T E Davis, new owner of the mo-
tor company, was raised in Musko-
gee and was all-state high school
football star there. Later he did
outstanding gnd work at Oklahoma
university.
For three years he was employed'
i by the FretweU Motor company. Ok-
lahoma City, and for the past two
and one-half yeais has been sales
manager for Coker-Butler Pontiac In
Oklahoma City
* Davis is married and he and his
wile. Marianna, have three children.
Larry. 12. Mike. 7. and Kristi. 3
Aycock said Saturday he had “no
plans” at the present tine .but ex-
Sapulpa Boy I*
Hurt Friday Night
When Hit By Car
Arthur Boone, 14. son of Mr. and.
Mrs. BUI Boone. 811 8. Oklahoma^
was being treated for leg fractures/
scalp lacerations and multiple bruis-*
es today after being struck by aig
automobile during the downpour Fri*.’
day night.
City pohee have Hied a charge oft
failure to yield right of way to a ped-
estrian in a crosswalk against Rex
Acree. 18, 434 N. Hodge.
According to Police Chief R. C.
Bradford. Boone was evidently In
the crosswalk at Dewey and Birch,
heading south across Dewey, when
he was struck by a car being driven
by Acree.
Acree told Police Chief Bradford
Saturday morning that he just
‘ didn't tee him" and hit the brake#
as soon as he noticed the boy
Bradford said the accident occured
at 9:34 p. m., during a downpour
when visibility was poor.
The boy was taken to Sapulpa hos-
pital for treatment, and then to
Joseph's clinic, where he underwent
a complete examination.
Dr. Philip Joseph said Saturday
the boy at first suffered severs
shock, but by Saturday morning had
recovered and was doing well. Dr.
Joseph said a leg operation will prob-
ably be performed Tuesday.
The boy will not be permitted to
have visitors until alter the leg op-
eration this week. Dr Joseph
pointed out that he needed rest and
should be in as good a condition as
peeled to remain in Sapulpa.
possible before the operation.
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