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OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
•hey say...
,l*rt K. Nathans. economist:
Hfidom n»»» £»<» »uch » roK,n;
umitiun of v.oud business »nd bud
psychology" •
SAPH LM HERALD
Creek. Courtis's Orilu Daily Newspaper.
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5TXXXII. NO. 176
SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA,
29, 1947
WEATHER
Oklahoma: Scattered showers and
somewhat colder southeast portion
early tonight Low 30 northwest to
40 southeast Sunday somewhat
colder south, extreme east.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
HREE ARE KILLED WHEN CAR HITS BRIDGE
Two Sapulpa Girls And Kiefer
Boy Are Victims Of Accident;
Manslaughter Charge pending
i TRIAL OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS ON
Softssipa
-Tks daatuy 4 i cHi »
_jr,„ , composite pwtars of
gSlvldual s*WO*»."
By R.PJL
Lsh >nd hurry of current
has kept the conductor
ia;uinn from stressing an
sponsored by the Herald.
I , we would have liked
refer to the series of black-
expert mental plots which
ed this year as a eon-
1.011 to public service and in- ,
planning of both plots has
■mpleted under the dlret-
I juv Hesser. county farm
refresh the memory of Sa-
and farmers of the
. . . one plot is on
Iway 75 J»*« south of the
Levy on the Jack Morrison
r it Is a triangular piece
jround right on the highway.
,,titer demonstration plot is
I. i.iwrence E' Osborne farm.
| .,l lie dty OI1 Highway 66
nurd plot will be out at
|> .(her Mission under the
I n ol Hey Heagy
| he plots two varieties
l_,*ion and Eirly Wonder
will be tested in four way*
aing barnyard manure for
J. , using poultry manure
i h a 412-4 commercial irr-
uiid one test will be con-
wit hout any fertilizer
|.» vrr
Herald Invites farmers
|und<iw»rr» of the couaty to
these demonstrations. We
a lot of idle land in Creek
■\ which wr hope can he
kht into profitable usage.
Fk berries provide a very good
|. as a caah crop. Tney
|l>.ofusely . . can be tended
1 minimum of effort and
1 with the coming of quick
methods can be msTVeted
nv where.
i provides a fine specialty
and within a few year*
t easily be possible for Sa-
| be the (enter of a vast
with blackberries as the
I (le resistance.
I in rate -. . keep these
] n mind and visit them
| :• creited and maintained
ntri button to the econ-
l iral Creek county
, \ and M. college at StlH-
i« cooperating closely with
in supervising the plots
I r (inducting the tests. A c-
,UU will be kept of the
| welds and response of the
rnt test* and it Is hoped
Isithin two years we shall
concrete recommendation*
• kr as
ukc money
Big Egg Laid
By Hen Here
An unusually large hen egg was
brought to the Herald olfice this
morning by Mrs. W. H. Jones. 902
South Boyd street The egg was
perfectly formed, weighed over fist
ounces and measured 8' inches
around lengthwise and 7'v inches
around the other way
The egg was laid by one of Mrs.
Jones' white wyando’.tes.
T ....... 1
Sapulpa Girt
Is Winner Of
Science Medal
Joan Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph J Utller ol 205
South P.irk. a graduating senior
of Sapulpa high school. Is winner
of the Bausch and Lomb hon-
orary sclent,* award medal. It was
innounced today by G. C. Cornel-
Ison. principal of Sapulpa hign
school
Miss Miller will be formally pre-
sented with the award, offered
for achieving the highest schol-
astic record in science subjects,
al nnual awards assembly to be
held in the high school audito-
rium during the last weeks of
school. She attained the highest ,
grade average for four years 04
high school science
Miss Davida Phillips, science
department head, stated today on
UN ACCEPTS ROCKEFELLER GIFT
%
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Mary Catherine Reardon enter* St. Louis Coun-
ty court with Ralph Smith, Juvenile probation officer. The young girl
Is on trial for “delinquency by reason of murder’’ In connection with
the fatal auto accident in which her father died and she was Injured.
Evidence against the gfrl tncludes a hospital attendant's testimony
that Mary stated she “thought" she had shot and killad her father
before their car plunged Of! a road. (International Soundphoto)
Progress Is Reported
In Developing Airport
_____▲ __
.20
Bathe, Speaker
At Meeting Of
0. G. & E. Club
Emphasis on the’ fact that Sa-
pulpa needs an airport was made (
by E W Brown, owner of Brown's
airport at Tulsa, in his talk. "What
Aviation Means In 1941." at the
1
the subject of the award pres-
entation "Joan is to be commend-
ed for her outstanding work In
science."
Founded In 1932, the honorin’
science award enables the winner
to compete for one of five Bauscn
1 and U-mb science scholarships at
I the University of Rochester
I These science scholarships, val-
I ued at *1500 each, were estab-
lisheti in 1944 as a further incen-
I tive to science student* Winners
. of the scholarships are to be an-
I nounced early In June, and they
are expected to major in the field
| ol science.
1 In commenting upon the science
i award Oomellson said. The study
cj science Is assuming greater
1 importance in American education
and Industry. Winning the srt-
I ence award medal at Sapulpa hign
' U.iuu>i u in itself, a significant
of scientific aptitude '
Three young persons were killed and a
fourth was injured this morning at approxi-
mately 2 o’clock on “Dead Man’s Curve,” on
U.S. Highway 75, two miles south of Sapulpa.
The dead are Madeline Marie Miller Mar-
shall, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Piper of 209 West Burnham; Margaret Juan-
ita Carr Snyder, 28, daughter of Mrs. Dottie
Carr, 215 West Burnham, and Ralph Evans,
23, of Kiefer. Evans died enroute to the hos-
pital. Both girls were killed outright.
Driver of the auto, Vernon Bruce Parks, 19, also sf Klrfw
and cousin of young Evans, reportedly received only bruises.
He was taken to the city hospital for treatment and obaer-
vation. He may be released within a few days, accord-
ing to the attending physician. Parks returned only .three
days ago from Japan where he was stationed with the army.
The group, riding In a 1931 De
IN NtW YORK'S historic City Hall. Trygvie I.ie (center), secretary-
general of the United Nations, sights the deed for property bordering
on Manhattan’s East river which John D. Rockefeller, Jr, is pre-
senting the world organization for permanent headquarters site.
Representing his father, John D. Rockefeller 111 (right) Is present
at the transfer, as Is Mayor William O’Dwyer. (Tnternatioml)
soto sedan, was en route to Sapul-
pa when the accident occurred.
W. F. southern, highway patrol-
man. investigated the tragedy,
stated the ear was probably trav-
eling an excess rate of speed as
marks todirated the right wheel
of the auto travelled a distance
of 140 fret off the pavement on
the shoulder of the road before
hitting the bridge abutment.
The entire right side of the sedan
swiped the side of the concrete
bridge, turned completely around
, and was headed east, still in an
._.v .---—.....— upright position when it came to
route one. Sapulpa; clarence Albert i a da)t
Asher 911 F. Anderson. Velma Bond [ The two girls were thrown out of
724 S Water. Alice Wilson 912 N tf,e car with one pinned under
Sapulpa Today
By Judy McFarlln
Marriage licenses have been is-
sued from the office of the court i
clerk to William Lewis Sldeboitcm.
23. Maxine Martin. 15. both of Sa-
pulpa; Robert E. Campbell. 21.
Joan Heath. 18. both of Tulsa.
• • • • •
At the city hospital the following
have beta admitted: Helen Ruth.
school 1*.
Indication
In Entries For
Naming Contest
TO TRAINING SCHOOL
I Do you have a name and explana- ..
tion ready for entry in the Sapulpa a, a w n“
Heralds lake naming contest If
Jackie Thompson. James Robbins -SO send jt in. If not. start work
’Elizabeth ,
• • • • •
Firemen answered a grass fire i
call this morning at 11:10 o'clock I
at 1231 East McLeod
They were called yesterday af-
ternoon at 2:25 o'clock to 1103 N.
Eighth, where burning trash had
spread an<j caught a pile of scrap
lumber on fire. v
* » • • • _
Three persons forfeited *5 bonds
this morning in police court on
charges of speeding. They w r:
Samuel Hurst. Henry McWilliams
Overnight low temperature was 48
the frame. Southern stated.
The Buffington and Harrison
ambulances were called to the scene
of the accidgnt.
Charges of manslaughter have
been drawn up against Parks by
the office of the county at-
torney pending his complete re-
covery and dismissal from the
hospital.
Double funeral services wiU be
held for Mrs Marshall and Mrs.
Snyder, cousins, Mcnday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock in the chapel of the
Freeman-Landrith fune'ral home,
with Rev P J Conkwrlght official-
| ing.
Burial will be made In the South
Cnnmber of Commerce luncheon 1
meeting held yesterday at the
! 900 000 MILES ACCIDENT-FREE JaCf ^te^e^ 1 ma ^ degrees! according to* the Oklahoma „ cemeterv ^ZderThe dire^on
I 900.000 MILES ACCIDENT FK and Joe Magee were sentenced to J Ing^onJlL Ycu raa; be Jhe^o Natural Gas company weather |0, *he preema:i-Landnth and Har-
A..,. rolif aiPi_ThP state training school at Helena name
OAKLAND. Cali! (U P. The Wes mnmino hv Countv Judge S prize.
meeting held yee.erdy >n,-Pecfflc ndlmed Km m.
sms.toS't i ssn. aa sauiss; -s .2? ** «
rea uirviuuo.., ------ ^ Monday: Veterans of
accused *cf ,Sa-d J « -iptarngm not W« meet at 8 o’clock pm
p"»l o. asiong recently Two other exceeluig 100 wo.ds In length, set
eral occasion, reie . _ llng 0ut why that particular name
proposed.
. SKOURLIS
OPENING CAFE .....................
SDAY MORNING ^ *”n “
Q E Bathe. Oklahoma City, gen-
eral superintendent of Oklahoma
Gas and Electric company, was
speaker last night at the 7 o'clock
dinner meeting held in OO&Esdub
in attend-
ance
Sapulpa should not overlook the
possibilities of developing it's pres-
ent air pert." Brown stated. "Since
years without having had an acci-
dent in more than 1 900.000 miles
r—. -------------- - . 0j passenger service. Davis started
federal aid is available to the city. • company Dec. 28. 1907
. . U... ,1 #1 La tnlrnil (1 Hl'O YVtd 1TA (if I
It should be taken advantage of
now."
B J Brahemey, manager of the
central division of the Oklahoma
Oas and Electric company, announc*
teen age vouths. also accused as
Vim me ar~Qmn.;ces in the burglaries, were
while the line was still under con- ^TtTxhetr
st ruction. r
VFW hail.
BULLETIN
Bathe, company transmission and ed that the company has scheduled
trui Sa„.a*j1i c,m/%«rlnn hlohHlVPv
Liberty cafe. 112 East Dew- distribution head, explained to the
i-nue. will open Sunday group difficulties encountered in
under the new inankge- taking care of the compuin \ huge
A Nick Skourlls. serric? load be ause of material
purihased the cafe the .scarcities and increased demands,
art of March from the Munc even though more materials are
sold It to last year. The available this year than in previous
has been closed for the tears
teral weeks in order to re- Musical entertainment was pro-
h|^fore ?e-wnlSr vlded by Louis Bennett s high school
lew relllne ^nd new wall* quartet, who gave a group of num-
hed new hnoleum ber* in barber shop harmony Sing-
.•ii installed, new unowum ,vpri, James Tolliver. Weldon
ta“SSt •ryfdMgT Moldrup, John Dore.nus and Hubert ;
and renewing in the Troxcll^ ^ ^ fhalrman of the
Several pieces Of new ^ |nformattou committee ol the
equipment also have been ^ Qfflcr and Muss Ruth M,ier.
, _ chairman of the’ women's inferma-
-perated the cafe In 8a- UWJ conin,ittee. had charge of the
a seven years before sell- „rogram a„d dinner plans
On returning to Sapulpa _____
rt. There's no other town .Vw air show
Mi ilpa and no people Uke LOl,IS (uV_The Metropoll-
rms Im glad to get baSk ^ gt a„. f!llr Mrst regional
event of Its kind In the’ country, will
- be held here May 9 to 18 The show
latlonal affairs suggest the will be an avtatioii lndusrtial exlil-
of Teddy R(K>sevelt’* "8peak bitlon. patterned after the Na lonn
nd carry a big stick." Atr show ut Cleveland
$7500 towards removing htghllne-.
at the airport here Total ccst of
tills project will be approximately
*10.000. according to Lou Stuart,
chairman of the aviation committee
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Application has been made to the
district airport engineer at Okla-
homa City for an equal amount of
government funds to match the O.
O and E. money. The money will |
be used to remove the highlines and
aLso to grade the airport field.
Highlights Of Today’s
lu HONOLULU. March 29 (UP „ Tw... ...... .........
deter- ernPLv lifeboat, la which 1- was emploved m the production de
hp or. men abandoned the broken tanker tmem Q{ the Bartlett-Colllns
Fort Dearborn on March 1-. w» Glass company at the time of hia
found last night by the S. S Chi-
na Victory, the headquarters ot
the western sea frontier reported
today.
The China Victory, en route to
the Philippines from S*n Fran-
>less Vet in Friendship House
LER, Pa. April 1, (U.RV-*4lobert services fred. swarmed ovet the site
a legless war veteran, lives
u&e that friendship built,
entire city bandad together
1 the house when the veteran
» > artificial legs while cllmb-
tps to a
mt.
00
and raised the framework In eight
hour*
Plumbers, electricians and plus-
‘JS »=
llmlnary landscaping
*r lost both limb, during the fmom who o .ldnt donate M
if Germany. He couldn’t rent tertal. chipped n oi>» n
r place because of the hou»- mortgage. Altnos, *4.000 was coll
WLStZSZ'S, St!: *■«“';VT,“, i
.friends suggiUed the son. Robert, tr m0'' " 1
t building the house. YMCA class held “
men gave free advice celebration and presented tlu «ouph
aterlaLs A plot of ground, with a eiecti u mai.ti l ‘
"le.s outside Butler was pur- But even ' ua< didt make U
An excavator dug a base- complete I he B »v s. mn > •>">
In record time I around and pn mised to ut
25 carpenters, offering their lawn regularly this summer.
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON. March 29 fU-P'—
John L. Lewis today called a one
week work steppage thiougnoul the
1 soft coal Industry to mourn for the
miners killed In the Centralla, HI,
mine explosion.
The work stoppage will begin at
midnight Monday and continue un-
til midnight Sunday. April 6.
Lewis directed all officials of the
United Mine Workers to order their
men to cease work In the’ soft coal
fields for that time under a six-
year-old provision tn the United
Mine Workers contract with the
private operators, which was car-
| ned forward with the agreement
' with the government.
I The burly chief cf them mine
workers also called for Secretary
ol Interior J A. Krug to "be cast
out of the high office he holds"
for his “criminal negligence" In not
requiring the Centralla mint, where
UL miners perished, to live up to
the federal safety mine regulations
.11 ST ABSENT-MINDED
BROCKTON. Mass. (UR'— Another
stolen" automobile rase was solved
when Frank J. Lutzzi walked into
police headquarters and *ald to tho
desk sergeant You know that cat
I reported stolen three weeks ago?
Well. 1 Just remembered I sold it
he day before I reported It mUbing
from my yard."
CHARGES CRIMINAL AMNESIA
ST LOUIS. March 29 (U.P>-Mary Catherine Reardon. U-yeaT
old schoolgirl who testified that .he could not remember aUeged
•confessions to her father's slaying, "has convenient and criminal
amnesia,’’ the prosecution attorney. William Hough, as he
final arguments in her Juvenile court trial on charges ol delin-
quency by reason of murder. __ . _
Hough scored the defense case—that both Mary and her father,
the wealthy J. Vincent Reardon, were shot by her youn* Wend.
Michael DArcy—as ’’a theory to confuse you, to mislead you. bu
almost Insulting to your ‘intelligence "
*******
ALL MISSING BODIES FOUND
CENTRAL1A. 111.. March 29 iWR—Orimy rescuers reported
today‘that the bodies of all missing mimws In Centralla coal nuue
No. 5 had been found, and that the final total ot dead In the
disaster amounted to 111. _
*******
TO PROBE OIL PURCHASES
WASHINGTON. March 29. <U.P>—'The senate war investigating
committee today retained former Sen. Burton K Wheeler who
gained national prominence In investigating the Teapot Dome oil .
scandal, to assist its siudy of U S. purchases of Middle East oil
Wheeler. Montana democrat, was defeated lor re-election last
J ^Enlistment of Wheeler's aid w.ts announced shortly after dis-
closure that President Truman supported the committee’s demand
that It be given access to the late President Roosevelt’s files on
Arabian oil deals.
Chairman Owen Brewster. R Me said the committee was
dedhlv concerned about charges made by James A Moffett a
former oil man, that the navy paid excessive prices for Arabian oil.
*******
STRIKE STOPS RADIO
CINCINNATI. March 29 (UP Radio broadcasts from
cinnati station WCKY were halted today by a strike of 14
broadcast technicians i AFL> after last-minute attempts to
n dispute failed
*******
INTERVENES IN MILK WAR H
NEW ORLEANS March 29 (UR)—Gov. Jnnnite Davis inter-
vened today In Louisiana's militant milk war on the heels of a
threat from a sheriff U> "ahoot to kill" striking dairymen blocking
roods to prevent milk shipments into this big city of 600.000
The governor appointed an arbitration board to seek out both
sides and effect a settlement in the five-day strike which has r<>-
sulteti in shootings, hijacking of trucks and raids on trains for
milk cargoes. ,
Sheriff Teddy Martin of West Feliciana parish told news re-
porters to "go ahejd and warn" milk strikers that he was prepared
to convoy truckloads of milk through blockades.
is K. -------
Any person in Sapulpa or Creek
county is eligible to participate.
Entries are limited to one to a per-
son. The top 10 selected by the
Herald's contest will be turned to
the city commissioners for
mlflation of the winners in the or
der of their preference.
Dent wait until the last minute
Mail your entries in now to Lake
Contest Editor. Sapulpa Herald. Sa-
pulp»- „
There are plenty of sources avail-
able lor research, particularly the
library, concernin
about traditional Inman lore ms- ^ waU,r. about 885
lory and ether background material
i to help in picking out a name
For the benefit of some who did
*.....;...... Heignts cemetery unaer me uirecuun
weathei 0j lde preeman-Landrith and Har-
was 64 fjjon funeral homes.
Mrs. Snyder is survived by the
mother, husband. Lester Sherman
Foreign Snyder 0j xulsa; five children;
at the , ph'inip. Dottle Bernice. Oeorge. Les-
ter Sherman. Jr., and Le’na Marie.
immediate survtvcrs of Mrs. Mar-
shall are the parents only.
Funeral arrangements far Evans,
pending communication from rela-
tives, will be announced by the
Butfington funeral home.
A veteran of World War II. he
oarticuTJlv the the Philippines from Sin Fran- (^ Tu;,oni Anl; tw0 slsters.
mg Information cj^, reP°rle<L down t Dorothy and Virginia, also of Kiefer,
ndlan lore, hut- bfelxat. floating upside down Thre> deaths brcught Oklahoma’s
1 j
■
death.
He is survived by the parents,
Mr and Mrs Sol Evans, of Kiefer,
four brothers Gale. Jerry and Jim-
my. all of the home address, Wll-
northwest of Oahu.
The boat was empty, its
For the benertt ol some wno aia „jjer Wlls mj*slng and its
sBJsjM’Sfsassa.Stm°““y ,........
again listed: There was no ^ign of the 1- 1 'Two highway deaths were re-
miles Three deaths brcught Oklahoma's
i 1947 traffic fatality count to 83.
_r0_ ■ compared with 125 lives snuffed dur-
star-1 the same Period last >'ear The
rtamaoec March total stood at 30, compared
damages wuh 39 laat year
1.
TUUiti i «------ — • • ■
April 4. All entries must be sub- i7 clays ago. shortly after it broke | Oklahoma Cdy law yesterday. Vte-
mitted prior to that time *nd w^1 in half during a Pacific storm.
The contest closes midnight,
April 4. All entries must be sub-
•d prior to that
be accepted on the final day pro-
vided the letters bear a postmark
before midnight.
2. Only one entry may be sub-
mitted by ony one person.
3 An explanation, which must not
exceed 100 words, must accompany
KEEPS CAMPAIGN PROMISE
HARRINGTON. Texas (U R>—R J
Kroeger. who campaign with no
idea of personal gain," lived up to
, his promise when he was tv
exceed 100 words, must accompany 0f nf Harlingen He asked that
each entry and set out reasons why hjg Mlnry ^ reduced from *2.400
, tints were Mary Elizabeth Golden,
I 73. ot Ada. who died at noon Fri-
day of injuries received thg night
before, and James F Pettit, 57, of
Clar.’more. killed at 4 pm. Friday
while working with a highway crew
one mile south of Chelsea.i
that particular name is submitted ^ $1 a' year The city commission-
4. Address all entries to: Lake ____ .....„„ t«nn s> vear the
Contes: Editor. Sapulpa Herald. Sa-
pulpa. Okla
i 5 Any citizen of Creek county is
eligible to enter the contest.
6 Name entered and explanation
must be typewritten, if possible', o-
write plainly in order that It will
| be eligible.
ers compromised on $600 a year, the
pay of a commissioner.
The U. S. will oe gelling better
when the test of a business man's
value will be his contribution to hu-
man existence and convenience.
No Arms, no Feet, He Makes Out
WEST WARWICK. R I April 1
| finds
|grasp
it increasingly difficult to
a pencil between his arm
a few Inches
Cin-
radto
settlF
■ t'ilglUiC. w r*0 1 vv rtwIVM «v». ••• •• - -r---
7. The name of any particular (UP,_born without hands or feet,,----- .
. Individual will not be acceptable. ia.year-old Karl V. McGlynn. Jr., stumps, which end
| 8 Top 10 names will be selected maIlalipS d0 Ju.st ab. ut everything telow his elbows,
by the Sapulpa Herald and turned ()lher sfventh-grade pupils at Soon Earl may h»ve help In sol
to the' city commiselcners, who will james school can do mg the latter problem, for surgeons
isrC&Tn£wiii be .wen by jsstse
the Sapulpa Herald as follows First. Qn the b;a.Aboard or selves mathe- trel of artificial hanas.
•••utr1' “ r“*‘r"™ *■
1____- At "heme he handles the usual made through the biceps and triceps
LOVE’S LABOR LOST table implements with the two of
bor^Si^n^ AVe^; Tff Kart s^lemen* hts j-which will guide the artificial
took the wrong alley after leaving knee-length right stump with a met- bands be up to Earl and
a department store with -to*}..1 brae, and ^.s =td with a 1p« ‘T* a% Merlon, he’ll
"As'^hlV-. however, he .soon be typing or playing a piano,
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