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THE SUN...
never sets on product!
made in Sapulpa, by
Sapulpan*.....Be
proud of your city.
SAPULPA HERALD
(?neek Cfoun+LjS Onhf Oo/Jq Aiewsocmen
Average Daily
Circulation for
March, 1945
4120
VOL. XXX. NO. 190.
SAPULPA. OKLAHOMA SATURDAY, APRIlT 14. 1949.
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR
LAST PICTURE OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Court House
News
Death Stalks Oklahoma Scene
As Tornados, Floods, Air Crashes
And Train Wrecks Strike Today
The problem ol the proper dis-
play a! the flag on the courthouse
lawn is solved. Th. district court,
county court and court clerk's office
have taken over the responsibility
oX caring for the flag
Yesterday. In Its weathw beaten,
neglected condition, the flag paid
sad tribute to a gnat president,
and exhibited a carelessness more
graphically than can be put down -
In words, until a clean flag was cloudburst Cut, Off Seminole
u.,nn/4 miH nrnnprlv anrhofl'd. _ .
This is the last news picture of President Roosevelt, taken at Washington a few days
before his departure for Warm Springs. G where he died suddenly at the Warm
Springs Foundation. (International Soundphoto)
Silent Crowds,
Greet Funeral
v, •'
! Picked Members of All Branches
Of Armed Services Form Guard
Of Honor For Presidents Cortege
loaned mid properly anchored.
If It had been Friday the 13th.
the things that happened to our
district Judg- on the 12th might
have been satisfactorily accounted
for, but on the morning of the 12th.
Judge and Mrs C O Beaver took
off for Oklahoma City, with the
nhomlse from the weatherman of
a fair day and with a full day
ahead of them.
Mrs. Beaver was to be the guest
of Mrs F M. Johnson, wife of the
legislator from Bristow, at a lunch-
eon arranged by the wives of mem-
bers of the legislature at the Huck-
lns hotel, and the Judge had some
perse nal business to be attended to.
“We arose at 6 o’clock and the
sky was as clear as a dye, awld
Judge Beaver. “And thereafter the
sun caaM up in all Us magnifl-
cence sad beauty, as we drove
g|QHg.f
But before the day progressed
too far clouds began to obscure the
sun, and while visiting the legisla-
ture In session, where they were
Introduced to the essembly by Sa-
pulpa's affable memb r. Streeter
Speakman. it turned dark outside,
and a storm lashed the city In
great fury.
“After » while there was a lUMe
cessation In the storm, and we
started out for home," the Judge
said, “and with the exception of
a little drlnly rain we made It
all right until we approached
Chandler, where we came upon a
great number of automobiles
stopped on the highway on ac-
count of the flooded roads ahead.''
He said. “Water was going over
the pavement at a depth of two
feet; great drifts of rocks and
stumps were upon the road, until
the highway road workers came
out with their trucks and put
sticks along the edge of the pave-
ment. after the flood had sub-
sided some."
“It was while we were waiting
here” he said, "that someone la
| one of the 200 or more stalled cars,
received the first announcement
over the radio of the death of our
great president. That word, com-
bined with the difficulties of travel
brought a wave of distress, despair
and wonderment In the minds of all
those congregated on that road."
presidents since the time of Such remarks as "What will we
James Madison. do now?" "What will we do wlth-
A pulpit was installed in the oul Roosevelt?" "If he could only
I cast room where Mr. Roosevelt had have lived to know the end of the
often played the role of a gay. war>“ were passed among the peo-
informal host, and a microphone pje theme.
' arrangement was arranged to car- i “Finally we were told we could
] ry the services to the other rooms j |tt through and the line started
Drowning Four Persona
Trapped In Auto.
12.10 INCHES RAIN
City Reaarvoir At Wewoka
Gives Away, Report;
More Tornados.
bulletin
Seventy-five passengers of
the wrecked Katy passenger
train were rescued by sol-
diers from Camp Gruber
and Muskogee firemen. It is
believed all the passengers
are now safe.
TRUMAN SWORN \
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OKLAHOMA Ciry, OKLA
OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL.
jcutive
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r
Tear-Filled Eyes
Train In Capital
SEMINOLE, April 14 (UP)
—A cloudburst partially in-
undated this east central Ok-
lahoma town today. At least
four persons were drowned
when their car was washed from
a highway Into a flooded ditch
and It was reported that a second
car with six persons in It was
missing. The rainfall from 6
o'clock last night until 4 a m today
totaled 12.10 Inches, according to
an official weather bureau read-
ing.
Tfcc negro section of the city
wav under water and rescue
boats were taking people from
housetops and trees.
Railroad tracks in the area were
washed away as were several
bridges. All highways were blocked,
isolating the town.
Three other ears were washed
from the highways, but it could
not be learned Immediately
whether the occupants had es-
caped.
« -
>"■ "1
According to radio reports short-
ly after 1 o’clock today the city
lake reservoir at Wewoka bav
broken, inundating the city. Calls
were broadcast for motorboats to
evacuate flood stranded residents.
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Gr
ox the white house.
Wesley bteele, o
trganisi and
choirmaster ol St. John's, will
WASHINGTON, April 14. (UP)—The body of President
Roosevelt was borne through the hushed streets of ihe na-
tion's capital today to receive the people s tribute.
The special train drew into Washington Union station just
before 10 a.in. (EWT) and came to a slow halt where Presi-, p
dent Truman and the leaders of plaza lined with great government
the government who had worked I otficc buildings, largely erected In
play the presidents favorite
hvmns, probably "Eternal Fath-
er, Strong to Save"—the navy
hvmn dear to Mr. Roosevelt—
“O God Our Help in Ages Fast"
and "Amines." _
STORES CLOSE
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Sa-
wlth Mr Roosevelt in "pWa'lld I the early days of The president's! pulps business house, closed for
pwar were waiting
With the sudden death of President Roosevelt. Vice-President Harry S. Truman
was sworn in a* president of the United Staies in a ceremony at the white house Pres-
ent at the ceremony were (left to right) Attorney General Francis Biddle; Secretary
of State Edward R. Stettinius jr.. President Truman; Supreme Court Chief Justice Har-
lan Fiske Stone, administering the oath of office; war mobiliz.it(&if director Fred M.
Vinaon and Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts, minority leader of the house of
representatives. (International Soundphoto)
A Survey Of
Sapulpa sWater System
WAR
BULLETINS
PARIS, y.prll 14 (UJD—American
third army tanks rolled Into east-
ern Germany 80-odd miles from a
j junction with the Red army today
new deal From Constitution ave-1 one hour to pay tribute to the
In the pltuii"outside and along nue .he route swung over to 15th
‘.he broad, troop-lined avenues street, past the commerce and Mores reopened for business at
leading to the White House, silent treasury ubildings to Pennsylvania 4 o clock
...... .. . i, ___i tbn n..ri Viu ocl train nf %
rrowds stood la the sultry April and Into the northwest
I xL. ...Wit a Vwtilen
sunshine
It was a wartime ceremony in
keeping with an America whose
So revs wwro fighting toward victory
Sr Europe and In the Purine.
Battailous of soldiers, sailors and
murines imtrehcd slowly ahead of
,the shrouded caisson that bore Mr.
(JtoosWeK’s body.
< M troops is olive drab with a
moving through the still aworllng
rush of water. It was very nerve
wracking, as several cars had bean
washed off the pavement into
deep water and when we got
through. Sallie was so cold, evi-
dently caused from fear aad dis-
tress that I had to turn the hea-
ter oa and roll up the windows
for a distance of about M mttes,
when she came out of M.”
There were several other low pla-
ces between that spot and Sapulpa.
but traffic was not again halted
* until they got within a half mile
of home. Judge and Mrs. Beaver,
along with some 150 to 20S more
cars and automobiles were lined up
Weftvoka Flooded
WEWOKA, April 14. (LP)—Flash
floods struck this city last night,
Inundating the city filtration plant
and making the city's water sup-
ply unsafe for drinking. At near-
by Seminole, flash floods cost the
lives of at least four persons by
drowning, the police chief here
said.
Wewoka was isolated by high
water. The city siren sounded
when the water filtration plant
was flooded to warn residents not
to drink the water.
Families were being hurriedly
moved from lowlands as creeks
went on rampages from the near-
ly two-inch downpour.
A bridge an state Hfkwv N
aarth af hare wte wanted away.
Water was ruaMng three te
four fret over anether bridge at
state highway 9 want teward
We
the white house.
A detail of Washiagton police
was assigned to lead the proces-
sion, followed by the escort com-
mander and Jlie commander of
the military district of Wash-
ington.
Next came the U. S marine
band, a squadron of scout cars,
battalion of field artillery, a
fixed bayonets and their dusty j battalion of army air forces and
working legghipK and GI shoes army service forces personnel, a
stood everv three paces along the battalion of bluejackets and a bat-
...11___ ..,„wsnn mnmlinrc nf IMP
cortege route.
limy one of the president's four
sans—Brig. Grn. Elliott Roose-
velt—had reached Washington
far the aavsnaav. The othats
wave with tbv mwf and the aau-
BtlasM. the haw HBMteih *»■
kanv^wtsw uThuatfd"BteioaT them ware placed im
mrmi Iraki vhsm Ma jtlimill' rtpeetawtaUvas of the government
taiM !'m aut imihweea by *mb «w dvtenaaata carpa.
Mr. — I amangry ad twmnvevna j T*» prtMddtml's body was not te
A fun ii nut In am par dr in atulr.
+ wmm*' *f AttewbuKe at IM simp* 8fta
mpal amThas waa 11m‘♦ad to the
A mad -- — mm a*- cebiM*. the dtpSamaat* eoagm
Hu a.l gmsBr Ml id te—itaWtas H the army, the
",...|2a*Wb- deni's peraaatal tluff and
MM admu friends
od
la ksepias vath a aaktaa cclttr-[
,!1y tug aged 4a pa M> fwm!
A black military ratesaa. drawn
Ig aia. gras haaaaa With a aaraaih
Had. »warned t* ppHtdentled
eel tM paHMacam tear* i
ricked —two nigi-patnmlaatenad af-, mnateter aarvma m
•rears from each bra nab th4 aramd j ^ fimas* rp> f«S-
hrcM.’the army, the navy, the • nrafst Hurt ua Mend
■ Ti4np«i anrl *4hr* rnaM irunrri I___yttm firtf.
1
C
I
talion of women members of the
arined forces.
The cleegv ware to precede the
eaissom followed Immediately by
Mas. IhiosaveR. members of the
Baasasm* fuuHy. including the
turn waves af the BaosevaH sema
H Be*. (■* EMiott BoasevaH
w4ia imesMad hi WanhHgtxm
itrraugpa u/ntor tn itiihRirlp an that. Lhpv miilfi Thr M(kway patrol Mat touts
into Ihe Hemiaale-WewMa area
lirnt night before the high water
blocked aU highways.
Katy Tram Wmrfciad
MUSKOGEE, April 14 (IP)-
Surging flood waters today hud
Isolated several cars of a Katy
paseentpar traia whileh wxera thrown
into Him creek about 17 mllec
south or here early today whan a
i trestle collapsed It was not
knows whether there had
memorial ______
at 4 p.m. tor thoae unable to
attend the white house ceremony.
And at that hour throughout
America the nation will pause In
respect to Mr. Roosevelt.
Katz Elected
BMA President
water to subside, so that they could
get home.
“It was out here at that same
spot where the slab was washed
away a few months ago and replace-
cd by the highway department."
I Bv observed, “If the state high-
way eagineers would raids the
H*ke oa highway M in three or
four plates two or there feet,
these things wouidnH happen with
every hard rain." Aad finished
. with, “ft was the most IsecNe day
. of my Hr. HrtewMss, I ma going
to stay at hum."
April M ot It o’eteok has boon
In order to infogm the people of Sapulpa just who
entitled to vote in the special bond election to be held
April 17, 1945, the following information is given. muixcuuh w.m ~
Generally voters at this election must have all the quali- ^Ve^^lan veri-
fications of electors voting at any regular election, that is,
the voter must be over the age of 2 1, a citizen of the United u 0cn George S Patton’s vet-
States. have resided in this state one year, in Creek County I eran third army crews plunged to-
six months, and in the election precinct 30 days next pre- cllp^agslns't^ihe weakest
ceding the election and be duly registered. German opposition, outflanking Lei-
In addition, for a person to be entitled to vote in a special ,r<tlg driving within 38 miles
election held for the purpose of issuing bonds of this city, he of tefttJthe'bht-
or she must be a qualified property taxpaying voter of the front t0 the
city of Sapulpa. Thia means qualified electors paying taxes ^ -
and having a legal tax receipt therefor dated within 12 months quaM, April 14 <U.R>—'Troops of
orior to the date of the election. Taxes may have been paid three army divisions battled slowly
on either real estate or personal property within ‘^ city ^^“^rowing ^Tck a strong Japa-
If husband and wife own property jointly, though the ^ counter.attack aiong the Naha
title may be in the name of one of them, both are construed defense une.
kv nualified property taxpaying voters if either has paid The attack was made by between
taxes on such property within I 2 months Prior ‘° ^ prop^rUonf ofTh^n" we^e kUled'm
And such person* are also qualified to vote if taxes are paid the fuUle to check the
for them by some agency which holds the lax receipt, lor American drive.
fa* sns
to vote questioned, he may b« permitted to vote upon mak- armles wen, opcnin(! a general of-
affidavit showing his property qualifications. I he elec- fPIlsltc on a 200-mile front march-
,ng an all.davit showi g p affidavits and ing across Oermany less than 30
ton officials of the precinct win n (ro01 Beriln and 90 from the Amerl-
furnish ihcm upon request. , . . 1 ** * • —
The special qualifications of (he voters at hw electro, are
not intended to d.sfranchaw any particular cla* of pontons,
but are rather for the purpote of Imutmg the voters in a bond
election to Ihns. persons who by paying
assume th. burd.n ot th. P**™'*} ol *h*
through the isswane* of thr bowda. In other wore*., them
■versons whose taxes will b. iwcr.wwd by the *«*«ce of the
OrJTSS -Wall Vaw rtw rnW ny wh-Wr ov m.t
^ iT^^'the winh of th. Ixwwd of c<—WLinar nrri th.
.MX. X •rrrTLT,.^
vrot. at this .Wctwm PJT
oMW. Wl ol iX. •- * "*“* '*
the propoaed bond i***.
Rails fig made at th* martin#
alao tar retail staves te c*te from B|r
I to 4 o'clock th* afternoon, thr
hour of Fir*Amt Itetervelt's fun-
WoodUwn Will Hi-Y Banquet
Have Program At High School
was given
Two soldiers had escaped fripn Wnodlav<r. yhool thlrd grade
the cars which fell Into the creek Woodlawn scnooi imru B
bv swimming to the part of the will presest a program at the
quarter-mllr long trestle whl.h school building Wednesday After-
was still standing. They said the
Kg.LT rJ -—^—* Bamevtlt's fun- 7 . - .■ m fZ • * oy swi»iming io me u* usch to decorate tne Lyi-uvjPT
k rf^“ tribute to the nation's dt- (|uarter-mil# long trastie whlih school building Wednesday %fter- t th Hi.y father and son S. eighth i
'S'SLa liX W“ 8tm 5Undin‘.x.^y “7 ‘7 noon and Thursday evenlte. pro- *hlch wJ held tn the man posltl
thr afternoon and .tening. .. Mtltlon for ■UAriUsaakk) af Carl i„ w... .u.t n«..n..r. had been school library p - _______________.1
— ------—WWilBj-. Ihtltlon for ■upr4*ma*lp «f Carl iv
tTi. TSK.- “ w
SLSd’S ' -- iwrihbound I™ Oamu,. a
in scccril wflth othH te«Bs In the »» • “•- » Louis.
but that passengers had been
removed fran the Imperiled cars
The train was the No. 4 Katy.
can third army.
Soviet forces of the southeastern
front wore sweeping across Austria
and Moravia in a race with the
Nazis for the Bavarian Redoubt.
Their pace was speeded by the
fall of Vienna and a crossing of the
Moruva river before Brno.
GUAM. April 14 (U.R>—Hundreds
of Superfortresses set fire to a flve-
.Mfuarv-mUc arsenal area of Tok#o
tuAay aad the Japanese reported the
Ramus spread t* the Mikado's
pg|g0t.
A Toky. emmunigue said that
(Ires broke rut *1 part of the build-
ing within tk* 1 rape rial palace, the
(kaimt palace and the Asasaha de-
tached pater, kwt - "ware soon ex-
Ui^uiakml."
BOME. April 14 (URkS-Armred
ImcA of the elkHk a;my pushed
Hitewsd rtewog* Italy almg a sakd
110-mile fr.H trkay In a tapMly
-- . „ mounting 'drtee that eaaried wltk-
Osrden flowers, nut oups and can- ln ^ mik,s ^ bologna.
dies In thp Hl-Y colors, blur and -
white weir used to decorate the LpNDOW. Ajw! 1 14»(U.R1 The*U.
tatdV's at the Hi-Y father and son S. eighth air force attack-d Oer-
tawe.x ai u.c n - ----—sitlorts along the Cilronde
nurtlswest of Bordeftux to-
day
the scnooi irorpry Toastmaster for the evening waa Heavy a* activity was reported
Under the direction of Mrs. Cobbs ancwthe opening pray- over th. cWanael after hundreds of
Helen fenn. third grade teacher, was made by gllly Seay Bob Brlttah flight rMksrf hit
the pupi's will present a marlon* nri„sbv aave the toast to fathers, warships mam
nation SApulpa states »■ continue
with butlnvs. m qpual uatll tha
|%sl victory Is wen Okkr Toth
Oermany and Jhpan.
rstua Pater
»vwi »* •••■! » ■ j 1
lartnes and dhe coast guard.
Uka army ter fosewi Band was
sunawioned te plAV fnneral ten
wtelr the essket was being
plsrsd upon the enteson.
The route of the funeral pro-
Ion was not the familiar, well-
Wuctlhnnr
Funeral servicea will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Mt Olive Baptist church for Mrs.
Lottie Denn*, 90 years old. who
died at the home of her son, Jimmie
Denn*.
__bad bmp dl«-
patekrd by Irsimma to Iriaf
first aid. Thsy had to swim sev-
eral , wide srtetches ol flooded
area do "teach high gttaud. Am-
InUanres dtepatteird ta the scene
could got no rlorer than two
milM.
Dr. N. E Cornstuble, Checotah.
said the soldiers could not say
l or was rnaat* uy diw> - -.. — -- — m -
I P . , origsby gave the toast to fathers, warships mamed ln the ha*or »t
ette and puppet revue In which t(y irkich the Rev. Oscar J. Evan- Riefl and-neighboring port India!-
t third ■ j ixl _ tn Bonn lofinna
son responded with a todst to sons, lalions.
A trlb contposed of MarBia True.
Action of the entertainment Be . c^pman and Marlon Rusk
takes place on tw° _*a8e*..a _P„U„P‘ s^ng. "Mood Indigo,” and Rolyri
Dbritte ' "**
rnnu. ----- —
She * survived by two sons and how many coaches had tellen into
. . . _. ... . tLn rivn'lnn ofuolr IlliP Prill fl I ril'V
venue” and the presidential lnau- Episcopal church. It was dhcre
uratinos. Instead, the rortege was on the morning of his Inaugn-
outed by way of Delswore nvenue ral Marrh 4. If 33, that the pres-
ciown Constbutlon avenue—a broad idrnt came to prap as have all
The ceremonies wer# In"charge Oklahoma: Mostly cloudy, occas- one daughter. She * the grand- ‘he swollen creek, n.r could they
of the Rt. Rev. Angus Dan. tonal light showers except thunder- mother of Lottie Dennis and SybU ••-“mate the number of persteis
Episcopal bishop -of Washington storms in southeast. Cooler, most- Harrison of th* city. f Injured They said they had seen
~ »«■>—»-< « iv cloudy tonight, showers ln south__no bodies.
_ extreme west. Cooigr low a _ I Th* train was proceeding
*emp«ratures near 40 panhandle Chicago streetcars and buses fur- serosa the weakened treat* alow-
to 55-00 southeast. Sunday most- n*hed free traasporltelcn to 1.530,- ly about 4:M a.m. -hen It gave
ly cloudy, showers most of state, 002 service men and women dur-, way. First word
amlllar, well-1 assisted by the Rev. Howard 8. , ly cloudy tonight, showdrs jn south
avelejj route af Pennsylvania * Wilkinson, pastor of St. Thomas
all of the 44 children ln the third
giude will take part
Action of the entertainment
ace on tv_ -----— ~ . .
pet stage and a marionette stage.
The program -will include vaude-
ville acts and old-fashioned Punch
and Judy show, and a dramatisa-
tion of the fairy tale. "Thw F*h-
erman and His Wife" and ‘ A
Cowboy Soloist."
Wednesday tetwnwn a group o (loRlng prayri® was mada
boys from the Euchee Indian xjriswell
school will sing a couple of num- | Dan *,risweu.
bers. *
• warnu r west,
lng February.
(Continued on page I)
.Marion county has the largest
population in Indiana with 460,920.
MANILA. ApsW « (U.te-dElemepts
pirdlket wlthfei
^ Baguio ln
cnee tte Jaut
il^pfUne
im x nr miin u—ps iia‘-----
ler through tough mountain tenjaln and
n •• ^galifis determined enemx r«i*t-
(«• anc* to capture Modht Qplaliag, last
e,.u„.„|, high point overlooking the cltjO
Aomoxlmately 50 Hi-Y members *on*r P“»‘PP‘n«
and thtlr fathers attended the ban- j Jhlrty.two statM. oklahama be-
q*t' ® __________ inf the moat recent, have enacted
r • laws requiring pre-marriage health
Herald want ads bring resullla examination for veneral disease, o
■rger's soto was. "More a.»l of t^e 3krd th vision piudted
More." Group singing was led by thr**' n,llf* IfNH’ _ _ .
Glenn O Yo3g gave a splertdld The Amerlctei troop. Wreck
talk, ushig as his Ifibject, “Father ,
and Son or Fqthei versus Son.
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