The Democrat News
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Volume 36 Number 43
SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 1046
f 1.80 A TXAH
. R. R. Kirchner Guest Writer Looks Back County Demos
Announces for On GOP Regime, Declares Finish Plans
SuteSmlor ‘ S "“f^05±^0r!' For Big Rally
V
Favor* Change in
Tax Structure, Farm
To Market Road*.
lUlph < Brick > Kirrhner. writ
kru’Nxn Cwk county buHlftMumnn.
(hi* week made hU formnl an
nounroment for Ihn office of
Htnle ScnMw Kir* finer tn n na
five Oklahoman nnrl a native of
tM« rtlntrtct. having been horn In
Stillwater.
Me ha* been active in huainetA (
and civic concern* in thia area
for many year* and ha* a wide
acquaintance over the nenatorial
district that will benefit him in
hi* prevent race He attended
Oklahoma A and M college and
abort|y thereafter wa« In the
army •
After a hitrh in the Tield Ar-
tillery for the ftrat World War he
began working In the nil field*
nf thl* aectmn of Oklahoma in
ISIS and hnv continued in till*
line nf work «inoe that time Hi*
home i* now in RrUtm* where he
la identified with general h»i«l
net* .civic and retlgioua activities
a* well at in contract drilling
Kirchner pledge* full nuppnrt to
the needs and requirement* in-
volved in the continued develop-
ment of A and M college tn
which he, as a former Aggie
fe^’ a nevarmal loyalty
MU platform al«o include* n
plr^fge to develop a p«*r»T>anon»
symtefii of financing for the com-
mon arhont* of ft e *tafe that will
provide adequate cd<Katlonal op
port unities for all and wilt raise
the »tandard* of the Mate to a
par with other Mate* of like pop-
ulation and wealth t’nlev* a b#'t-
ter ftnanced program i* worked
very w»on ll»e continued move-
ment of teacher* to indu»tfy will
endanger our entire common
•',w*d *y*tem of education
* kln hner will al*n demand a
fair share of the date highway*
Rn*fruction fund* for Payne and
•**ek round* %    H*» U, f»rtrnarily.
Stfvealrd In a farm to market
road system that will serve the
people On the farm*, in the oil
canip*. and in the smaller town*
of the counties Me believe* that
oMNW « tmg mod* nf biark*tnp"
are nf far more value to the ;>eo-
pie .»f ike area than are four
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All-Day Meeting;
W ill (irl Started
Saturday Morning
F inal touches to plans for
the Iiukp Creek county Dem
TCiath ronvrntion-rally here
Saturday were added today
by countv party leaders who
! disclosed that one of the
largest crowds of delegates
and dyed-ln-the-wool Demo
batiir*    R*p*rtor «Kkfe tiil-wi rwhn to ftn— the »tof»#* (toy
w«*i to r*<wl m #*i« s**ipap«r Dm i«bl»rt «l «*• (oliewis* arV<to *rr*a by
Dtatml    C. O    prwiiMs harts* aid b»»n p*tit< al atolft' »®» »•
toe to«l by MTtrol Dewecrat N«*i r*od«r«
By DISTRICT JUDGE t O HEAVER
We have approached the season when the people
speak again In our democracy in the selection of public
officials Two major parties have made their nominations
and the campaign is on. The Democratic party has now
been in power since March. 1933 The K< publican candi-
date for governor has been generous witn his billboard
advertising so far. asking the question
‘ Haven't you had enough?"
Lest we forget, the answer to that would be "Yes,
we had enough before—In 1930. 1331 and 1932. and we
haven't forgotten.”
Over the period of 14 yrars thecr have come Into in the countv's history is ex
voting age many youthful voters who may not remember inerted to attend the all-day
clearly the deplorable condition of the county in 1932.
but no doubt they heard their fiarents talking, worry-
ing and wondering what the country was coming to
At that time the Republicans had been in power for
12 years following the administ ration of Woodrow Wilson,
and at a time when the country was prosperous, in 1920.
people decided they w&nUd a change
Well, they got it The reactionary Republicans took
over, and there developed a great inflationary period with
uncontrolled wild trading in the stock market Prices
went high There was a general reckless era of spending
and living Speculation and criminal graft the like of
which had never been known in America before, extsted
After Harding came Coolidge, who sat by quietly
letting the country float along toward an inevitable
panic
After Coolidge came Hoover, the man with manv
words, who promised "two cars in every garage, and a
chirken tn every pot ” Then the banks began to fail all
over the rountry. four in this county
Literally thousands of banks failed and millions last
their life savings and the Republicans didn't know what
to do about it Millions nf jieople were out of work They
couldn't find employment any place They didn't have
fond They were on the brink of starvation In certain
sections of the country they had commenced to take
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Disabled Vets
May Initiate
Ilarher Named
To Head Demo
Vehicle Claims Fund Drive
Cr<*k county** disabled v«Arrarv> i W K)rnrr Rather,
rwif Ufigiitiito It if thn p jr* ; twfnKer. oil man
angling
around
rhair of autiMxwibdo* at giivPrri
rnent expense It was <innour>c*A!
t y? fm./etar^'t* AtmmRtotion
By Q*lt
l«». ha- «• copied chairmanship "1
the linen" dm* of the Democrn-
| ||r central iitaltaltteo. Howard
i Bn Set. county chairman, announc-
ed today.
) Completion of the finance or-
eanlmti.-n    will he    iff ;    i"l|h«V
*T MADE
™ dow n tu
there than right out
Water lake
Had we fished
long right here at home we would licate
have had twice the number we
caught down there and then
aome. for all we were able to pet
on the atnnget tbr-e ha in, Wtddu
8u>cke got twit gn< I got (tie
■mall one
Harry Cmsloa . ml he
Gieenlraf I-akr and f.,i*nd th
bau f.tiling |ie cigip.    trier.
Likewise
wdhin the next few day*, after
which a concerted drive for cam-
paign furvrie wig get under way
In a letter to linker. H 1 Hindi,
•tale chairman, did not disclose
what goal If any has been set
for the state Democratic war
chest.
“Naturally we rannot hope to
official
the IdXdtoH'VulJl Ad f^ihAernn
of World War H( p id enh^wt to
rompensltoiwl Vhr th* this of the
loss of, use of one or bulb leg*
that loaq Issfirr it. or ahove. the ankle
Irake Teiomn over Apfli'atkih forms have been
the weekend, exactl, 196 miles rushed to Veterans Admmistra
from a[’uIra to the I>eni-on dam lion regional offices, and to the
and learned after a real good try VA contact offices In this lerrl-
that fishing wa- no better down tory Any eligible veteran may se-
rlght out on Prettycure his form at once, and obtain I match the Republicans insofar *<
'help from    a VA    contact repres-1    campaign funds    are concerned.”
as hard and    a*    entatlve in    tilling    it out tin dup-    he said, “hut we    know Democrats
| realize the necessity of more
The veteran will then mail hlsjhheral contributions than usual,
complct.-d application to the VA »t»d will respond cheerfully "
regional office having furisdictton Hinds nradv It plain that no
over his compensation claim file, high pressure methods would be
Where It Will be pr.a-s.ed and re-1 '-' d to raise Democratic ca-n-
lurned to    him.    Retired officer, i    l'«'»fn funds, particularly that any
•Pcd    ,nUst ,)Lau    their    applications to 1    contribution* by    stlite employees
V-te-ans Administration Wash- * ' '<1 entirely v.dunta-,.
Ington 2o, D C. After this stefi 'The GOP boast of a million
application* also will be dollar campaign fund for il* gub-
firand lake
niyaetf
Will take it over Ttxiimi.
We may not ratrh as many fi*h
on Grand, but we will catch larg
er ones and fishing
tl”n* amount to aoniething, few
we go fishing for more reasons
than Just to fish, and that t* not
night near
in
MeClel-
In a -
Mounds in
the same report raise,'
rr.rH * 'o*'*    handled through regional offices | -material eandidale does not over Tulsa eounly
runu.    ||>. e and myself When the form t» returned to awe Oklahoma Democracy What According to Sheriff Guv W
him, the veteran takes It and his I we may lac k In money will be lihey, who arrested Clark V.
vehicle operator's license to the1 more than matched bv determtn- Cl-lian wu* farall) wounded af
local iKenur* agency If hls|cd spirited effort on the part of ter being called Autside a house
' Hewisp meets r-uuiren-nts of the the rank and file of Damocrat* near Mounds hv Hark The u
state motor vehicle law. that fact to save this state from being sold ed knife wlelder suffered a *er-
will he entered on his appilca-1 into four vears of Republican ne- lous head injury. Inflicted bv Mr-
what
When the government will let
loose of things and permit some
developments about the place,
•uch as boats and motors and ac*
cetslhle roads, we will then con-
alder a return trip to lh- place
• • •
Mrs L. F Jones told us Tues*
dsv of her big cranpie catch
any special
manta required by stale law. Ifl
the veteran has nn operator's li-
cense, he must get one.
After ail entrie* have been i
made arid certified by the licen- j
sing agency, the veteran can pre-
sent his application to any deal- I
er of his choice und negotiate 1
for the purchase of the auto or!
Cleilan after he was stabbed
Sapulpa Veterans Will Profit
By Changes in GI Insurance
down on Caddo lake in LouUiant. ,,u,er ^nveyanca. When the car
and Tasas She g.d the national “ delvier*<l ,he dealer submits
^ "r ,:nvment    I quist, manager of the Muskogee
The    Veterans    Administration i Veterans Administration regional
warns that the total purchase office.    --■
price of ttie auto cannot exceed * today.
was recently
congress are as fol-
prize winner, weighing 5'. pounds ,h*' net'"‘*ar> P»l>ers to the Vet- ....... ..............._
and the crappie's mouth was big ?rMn*. Admtatstration regional of-; S-rvtce Life Insurance. P. T
MMMJKh for her to get her two
hanrts in it She wa* using livt*
minnow* nnd In addiimn r* ‘    tofnl ;    .ui The Demomit Nrwv
prize catch, she ruturned with a    of *“«'• ca»not e:H
eUe b(„ strineer full Of g.^Kl J1*"'    T^“    ,u*»'    ia« lude an i Mo,t important changes in the
«l»ed crapple Mr Jones accom-1    #(tachments necessary for! insurance law that
panied her, and from his ronort ,h*    to "berate the car. | passw, by
wa learn that he Is going to have, ’*    n,,}' ,a'ie*- Th1, veteran {,IW„.
to move to Texai In ordal, to 'r*nm,t bu> * Mlore •*P*nrive ear |
Uva with Mra. Jone*.    | *nrt !'■> »he difference between;
*    .    *    4 v | the purchase price and the $l«Xi lnyira,“e
fishing on the lor8'l country Umi,at'on- "n'1 VA "“"not reim-
dub lake continues to be better burM? veterans (or cars already
than fair even though the lake Is' purchased.
low. Rill Rygers, the genial owner j ,--•
dA the place now will even go    Daughter Burn to ('apt
W    h,» wa> to help catch a    And Mr* l.eRov Stanley
mean of fish out there, and this
writer knowing Bill like he does Capt. and Mrs. l.eRov Stanley
■■rid even bet hit last dollar are the parents of a baby girl.
i^MI a fellow was really hun- horn August 20 at Ft. Penning,
g-y for fish and could not catch Ga., |x>*t hospital, according to
kla own. Bill would open up his word received here today
let box and let one have a meat Captain Stanley, a former Dem-
—M charge of course, cause Bill i ocrat News staff member, is pre-
la • rani sportsman He gets ns; paring to leave soon for an Euro-
■Mb kick out of seeing Harry or | pean assignment. He will be ac-
llundredi of World War II vet-1 ToUl disability Income author-
wans In Supulpa and the sur-1 we* a provision granting benefits
rounding area will be affected by [ to the insured on account of total
recent changes in the National disability upon application enin-
~ Lun-1 plmnce with health requirement.
OEA Opens County Campaign
For 4 School Aid Measures;
Teacher Shortage Is Cited
H*
meet
Hnwn-d Raker, county chair
I man, said that personal tnvita
iron* have gone nut to more than
i »»• delegates and pr—inr-t rjffi
cials and that thousands of err
| culars, Advertising the count ,
meeting have been distributed
The convention, arbitrarily calL
| ed by county Democrats, will get
j unrlerwav at |ri a m |n fbe d1*
: Irict courtror.nr with Glenn D
Johnson. rtemrtcraiic t-andirlat-
for congress, scheduled to mak-
| the principal address.
Roy J. Turner Democratic guh
I ernatorial candidate, will speak
si 2 p m after which a go
I Hereford bull ralf will he given
without coat to some Creek
I emmtian prevent at the rally
( The calf has been secured from
the registered stock of W F. Har-
, vey. prominent breeder at Ada
who will he here for the presen-
. ts"on
During the afternoon rally all
ra-niocratic canHutar-s of th-
j county and state who are pres-
ent will be introduced A large
I representative gmun of state can
delates are ex(>erted to be hare
As time neared for the con-
j vntion-raily, Baker and other
j county party leaders urged all
i Creek county Democrats to "naake
an effort to attend the large.'
•etiog of Its kind we've eve-
I had In the county "
Saturday's meeting was chart
, ed a w eek ago at a lorn here
J here during which urommetu
"imtv r*e:c,<> workers urged that
i demands he made for a state run
‘ vcnlinn
Party loaders emphaHized that
Straw ne there’ is no rli-aeaninn m th-
»nd agrycultural- , m r. qx- party M the stare, hut
Grid Followers Sign Up
For Hutchinson Air Trip
Dyed-in the-wool Sapulpa football fan* 52 stroii*
will bo flying hiKh next F riday when the Chieftain* meet
-he Hutchinson high achol eleven in the aeaaon's opener.
if present
\ To4qr
re.sent plans work out
*<■ feel that a r avestsm would i
he a suiutiun to manv pntolen
whirli may arw- later in the fall ;
Campaign.''
H l. Hinds, slntr Ckairmnri he, |
’    ■ nat apgnard,
slate cunveatnn. but h- i
• c'lstanmn senti|
I nient has been voiced by “rnmc
! state Democrats "
During the morning session of
the convention Saturday, plat',
will be mapped for the opera-'
tion of the ramnnign in Cr-e
county Party workers from ever
•e. tion of the munly have Ind
calerl that thev will be present
j “In large numbers."
(lily Nejjro Dies
Of Knife Wounds
A Negro man. identified by po
I*ce av Rosen- Dark. toda-. wa
in the Tulsa county jail awaiirng
Ihe filing of charges following
the death here Tuesday in the
city hospital of Hirmes
ian who was slashed
Sunday
R»X KET DKSTHOY FR — Tbia
hrrrtofnr- secret gj ded missile,
designed as a pote-tial drfena*
■garnet possible attack by high-
speed, high-altitude enemy air-
craft. la shown here when fired for
the first time. Ki own as the
’liAIA" (Ground-to-Air Pilotleae
Aircraft), these prototype projec-
tiles are pencil slim, 14-font long
missiles which, when perfected, are
expected to be capable nf seeking
out and destroying possible enemy
weapons before they can reach
their targete.
Crusading Wet
Asks Dismissal
Of Beer Cases
With a parting blast et pro-
hibitionists, politicians and the
"average citizen," Ernest C. Al-
brtghL > rusading leader in a
drive to repeal the slate prohi-
bition law. called it quits today
frufn hie bed In the Muskogee
Vcf-rans hospital.
Sranetimw ago, Albright Init-
ialed a nuufl nctmn which
wMsghl the rinsing of sev-rol
Saputim beer taverns on the 1
hum that 3 J beer is Intoskat- 1
>ng and that the (leverage was !
being sild fn teen-ageri. The
fiapuipu 41-tii n was one of many i
initial, d lit every section tn the |
stale
"As I aril! be hospttalizert (or I
quite some time." the crusading I
wet wrote District Judge C O.
Beaver. “I think it only fair
that some disposition he made j
of the i ases without further de- !
lay
“1 therefore do hereby ask |
that same be dismissed without I
prejudice.”
Judugc Beaver ,<i-d the letter
would he filed with the cases
us a re-ornmendation that they
be dismissed.
Albright. who has wooed
stale voters on many oc-aa-
ion* in political campaigns. Is
best reiamibeted as the man
who note down Washington's
Pennsylvania avenue tn 1943
astride a prancing horse. At
that time, Albright, clad in a
Paul Revere costume, exhorted
the people of the nation's rapi- i
toi ti> rise op against the "evils
of prohibition in dry stales"
* In his letter to Judge Beaver,
Albright declared:
"For over five years we have
tried to nrounse the good peo-
ple to take some a-lion regrtrd-
Ing the disgraceful conditions
here in “Dry Okiahotuu " How-
ever. we have just about come
to the conclusion that to repeal
our prohibition law Li about
hopeless, because.
"The prohibitionists are sat-
isfied, the bootlegger* are mak-
ing millions, most politicians
are hypocrite* and the average
citizen doesn't give a damn."
of commerce secretary, disclosed
that more than 15 persons have
signed up for acrtimfKfatmns on
two huge Continental Airlines
planes which will be flown tn
Hutchinson and bark If all seats
are told
Sheehan said that the planes
fry a total of 52 passeng
will
Sflittol Board
Seeks $8,000
himl> Nmlnl For
II* u    -I    " •' they wil he rhsrter-
" »rt) lll.il N h<H)l    ...»l fans stgn
for the trip He urged anyone in-
A request for a special $x.i*xi| tereated In the jdane trip which
l«’Vy with which to complete con- will coet approximately |14 to
itructiofi and modernization of contact him at telephona 170
Sapulpa'x Booker T Washington before Tuesday noon
Negro high school, will he studied Sheehan met Wednesday with
emhe-i of the board "( two Continental representatives
county commissioners in regu'.r who    ,h,, ,h,    p|,„„ wj„
• ssc.n Monday. Miss Frankie n. amiable for the round inp
chairman, announced today The vame two ships are flying
The request for the o,unt> aide to-nver University's grid team to
In the form of a letter Oklahor.w for the gaoie Saturday
xrh<’°l    September 21 with the Agglea at
Slillwitn
from W lilt inn CIh«
Th#»    «*k^d th#* mmml*-
*it»npr* to j*»*k th^ ia) l#vy
whlrh would N* u*rd in the r*»n-
*trijri»on of n new building <*quip-
\r+<\ with aamtary fgrilitie*
*‘An emefgf'nry exist* and pub- . . ..
ilc health U endangered, the to.-    2^* “J
Tentative plant call for fh#
vhips to leave the Tuisa airport
at about 5 30 p m Friday ar-
riving at Hutchinson approximate-
ly one hour later The return trip
ter stated
Miss Hton declared that the
proposed project ia “a worth-
while one," hut she intimated
it was though that all fans could
he hack here shortly ifter mid-
night
The planes are almoat idenUcai
that approval from the other two with the regular airliners used by
members of the hoard might he 1 company and are the newest
withheld even If the legality at    •" ,h* fleet ac. ending to
the proposal could he    sustained.    ^    *'**• *n<l 1 teorge    Hamburg.
The request came    after    the    whw    represented    the    company
county budget waa    studied    by    here    Wednesday
representatives of major taxpay- Suitable transportation arrange-
era in Ihe county and some merits for the trip from thr air-
-OM-ces e.pres»ed doubt that the port to the Hutchinson field are
additional levy could be sought being made hare
The modernization    program    at
the Negro high school was tnlt-’
rated under WPA sponsorship and.
thus far. *40,00) has been tpeat
Nurmal enrolment at the school,
the largest In the county Is
approximately tiJO students.
Mac Minn In Nanwl
New 0. t. Stuilenl
Affairs Director
(hurch Repairs
Near (Completion
Workmen today were nearing
completion of repairs to the steps
! of the Ftrxt Presbyterian church
1 ind it was thought final work
will he completed this week
The repairs were started two
weeks after the foundation of the
steps began to settle
DROVE DAUGHTERS
TO TAHLEQUAH
Mr and Mrs t. Kuykendall re-j
turned Sunday from Tahlequah
where they had taken their i
daughter Wahllel. to Northeast-!
ern State Teacher s college
Wahllet tx continuing her fresh-
man work at the college that she
started this summer
Mr. and Mrs Russell trawson
also drove their daughter. Joan
to NSTC where she will begin 1
her freshman work.
VISITED SON
IN OKEMAH
Mr and Mrs. A M PeLong re-1
turned home this week after
spending the weekend wMh their
•on and daughter-in-law. Mr and
Mrs Ralph Delong and children
of Okemah.
NORMAN. Sept 12 ‘Special'
Paul MacMmn. 16-year-old coun-
selor to men at Northwestern uni-
versity. has been named director
of student affairs at tba Univer-
sity of Oklahoma
As a university administrator
Ma. Vtinn will have charge of all
non-academic activities of an ex-
pected liiisai students MacMmn
will assume duties previously held
by Dr Glenn C Couch, who ia
also dean ut the university col-
lege
MacMmn who has been coun-
selor at Northwestern since 1917
was formerly psychological con-
sultant at the personnel insti-
tute, Chicago, and has been as-
sistant pastor of the First Pres-
byterian church. Evanston, 111 He
served two years during the war
as a military psychologist
NEW SON AT INGUSH HOME
Mr and Mrs. Chkrlcs H Inglish
Jr, of Okmulgee, announce the
birth of a 7-pound son at the
City hospital there September 11
Mr Inglish ia a former Sapulpan
The baby has been named How-
ard Dean Mrs. Ann Kuhl and Miss
Marilyn Kuhl visited the newcom-
er and other relatives In Okmul-
gee last night.
RRMM •
ftoteg as
Iw does catching them j the
New plans three new types of
are now available to
veterans: 20-year endowment en-
dowment at age of 6i) and 65
Optional settlements    four
method* of settlement are now
offered:    Payment in one lump
sum:    in equal monthly instal-
ments from 36 to 21" in number,
in multiples of 12: as a life in-
come In monthly installments
with face values certain, as pro-
vided in the old law.
Beneficiaries — removes restric-
tions on the choice of beneficiar-
ies. The insured may now desig-
nate as the beneficiary any per-
son or persons, firm, corporation
legal entity i Including
new arrival, who has baea|his estate) either Individually as
Teacher Shorlajjes
Hit Rural Schools
nnd payment of an extra prem-
ium Such benefits are payable in
the amount of *5 per month for
elch Sl.nno of insurance and do
not decrease the (ace value of
the policy.
Right #t» apply for new insur-
ance authorizes any person who
has had active service between announced (.slay
October 8, 1940 and September 2. When school aliened Monday.
1416 to apply for new term in- September 2. three sob.Ntls were
sutsnee at any time upon apple unuble to hern rlassxrork be-
rntion Payment of premium and cause nf the teacher dearth. Flsh-
sntlsfn'torv evidence of good er schrad. In district 9. has trans-
Six county rural schools have
transferred their student* to
transporting school districts, three
of them Iracause of a lack of
teacher personnel, ftirnev P Her-
rin. county school superintendent.
Inflation Around the Corner,
Despite OP A, Bureau Declares
1
NORMAN, Sept 12 (Special)—In spite of the passing
of the revised price control bill, old man inflation waits
just around the comer. University of Oklahoma bureau of
business research warns. t    --- ------
•Ua having good luck ] com panied by Mrs. Stanlty and! or othar
the new arrival,
learned Sharon Lae.
• w
hi-alth However, evidence of
good health is waived for service
connected disability less than
total In degree, resulting from
such active service If application
is submitted before January 1,
1950
New reinstatement provisions -
authorizes reinstatement of alps-
ed term Insurance on a compara-
tive health bail* and payment of
two monthly premiums within six
months after date or lapae, or
within six months after dale of
enactment
iRtdf.
of act whichever iajthe t
(erred all Its itudents to Slick
and the other two schools Crow-
son nnd Valentine hav„ oht-O'w-x
substitute teachers until qualified
teachers are available. Herrin
said.
SAM BUTLER ELECTED
Sam Butler. Sapulpa clothier,
was elected secretary of the Ok-
lahoma chapter of American War
Dads during a session nf the or-
ganization Mivndav in Oklahoma
City. Butler has been active in
sine* Its Incep-
The present OPA law make,
further price Increase! Inevitable 1
by taking contmls off farm pro-
ducts and assuring profit margtns
comparable tn early war years
, the bureau points out In the cur-
rent Oklahoma Business bulletin |
1 New rumblings for wage Increases
1 ’•eighten the probability of fur-'
ther Inflation.
Concurrent with the rise In
Prices, retail trade figures cited
hy the bulletin reached a reexird1
high. The total volume was 22.7
: per cent over a year ago The
bureau predicts another round of,
wage increases to ease strained!
family budgets In meeting addl-1
ttonal price Increases
Although many retailers reduc-1
ed their profit margtns during
July and August rather than pass
on wholi
tke
tail pricaa
followed in general the rise of
wholesale prices
Wholesale prices rose 10.5 per
ce"t durtrr the period between
mid-June and mid-July, but retail
prices rose only 5.5 per cent for
the same period. A 13 per cent
Increase In food prices, however,
almost coincided with a 13.7 per
cent increase In wholesale prices
of farm products
By mid-July raw materials had
increased 12 2 per cent and man-
ufactured products experiencing
their ftrxt sharp increase In price,
rose 10 4 per cent over the mid-
June figure
Wholesale prices In July were
17 6 per cent higher thaA a year
ago and 49 6 per rent higher than
in August. 1*3*. Stare August.
110*. prices of raw materials have
Phillip* Aihlrm***
Rotary Flub, Izoral
( las** Room (»roup
Groundwork was laid thia
week for the atmjKUKT! In
Creek county for four school
improvement measures to be
submitted at the November 5
election
Kerman Phillips, Oklahoma City,
manager of Ihe Oklahoma Kdm i-
tkm association met Tuesday
with superintendents of Craek
"ounty schools and addre -ed a
night meeting nf the Classroom
Teachers' association
Phillips appaarad earlier al a
luncheon af the Rotary club where
he outlined the four measures,
for which initiative peUtlrms were
-loulated in 1944
Citing a nation-wide shortage
Of teachers Phillips declared low
salaries and lack nf financial sup-
port for public school- have d>
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professions.
I Ask your own boys and girls
what their plant are for the fu
ture." he challenged "loisl year
Oklahoma colleges graduated
some 40" young men and women
who had prepared for teaching
lobs This year, we re giving ex-
aminations far temporary certlfi-
■tes to some W»i persons who
have had less than one year's
college work just because there
are not enough teachers"
Phillips predicted the four
measures, three of which are dr
signed to Improve the financial
picture wHI serve to attract pros-
pective teachers
The four measures include
State question 314. which would
permit local districts to vote an
additional 15-mlH ad valorem
levy, instead of the prevent 10.
State question 315, which di-
rects the legislature to provide
a minimum of M2 pupa m
revenues Present approprta-
Jlill-
J
would
permit county esrise hoards to
levy ah additieaal, 1 'f"8 for
separate or N'grW tohokls**
-State question 31S. which pro-
vides for free textbooks on a
mu triple adoption plain Phillip*
explained that under "multiple
adoptions." a state hoard of edu-
cation would select five texts for
various subjects, with local school
authorities privileged to use any
of the five
James L. Prince, Sapulpa school
superintendent Introduced Phil-
lip* at the Rotary club meeting.
County Superintendent Birney D
Hemn presided at the meeting of
school superintendents.
Official Ports T
Vinners in City
Golf Tournament
Walter (Red* Shields, one er
the directors of the city wide golf
tourney now in progress at the
city course, reminded entrants to-
day that all first-round matches
must he played by Saturday. Five
matches remain to be played, he
said
At the same time, he announc-
ed winners of first-round piny
nnd disclosed that merchandise
prizes are being selected for
champion, runnerup and winner
of consolation piny
Following are first-round win-
ners:
Tiesn Howard. Carl Young. Dtclt
Biddle, A H. Chapman Ben
Raines Chester Miller, W W
Woodward. E R Kaser, A. 1*
Bradley, B Bomgnrdner, Floyd
Smith. W H Shields. J A Van
Winkle Dick MrCaig W F. Bon-
ham. Wayne Drum, Bob Higgins.
G C. Comeltaon. B F Wooden, W
A Case Judy Delong, It Hickey,
Riley Mongold. E Pennington and
W p Woodruff
Shields said that the consola-
tion bracket will be posted by
Saturday
”■4^ i a imiwi rrrbPMi N jijiTft
tion* average at*iut *4p>'..
up. S4«e4 I T~» Tj II
State question TIN, which w
*1onm alk
•sale price increases to Increased 7S.S per ceat aad farm
UBrb4 tto P*l<*oc ’uvUkj «9to.<act* >U>T* lllfT,*M* *M f*f i
Rev Thomas B Talley, cne
of our favorite preachers, has
a nose for news he knows
a new* storv when he see* one
. Drake Bellini, former Tul«a
newspaper reporter, and known
hy many Sapulpan*. Is return-
ing to Tuisa soon after serving
In a report octal capacity on
other state papers . . . Betty
Devts. 9am Sheehan's Girl Fri-
day at the chamber of com-
merce office, believes to pro-
moting Sapulpa and Sapulpa
... she’s never too
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