Payne County News (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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Payne County—Located in the
agricultural district and shelters
Oklahoma A. and M. college. A
sound business condition makes
this county a desired place In
which to live.
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PkYNE COUNTY NEWS
SUCCESSOR TO THE STILLWATER DEMOCRAT
Katertd at Stillwater Poitoffice aa eervnd elatr mail matter ander the aet of Marek S, 1H1
Stillwater—A city of beautiful
homes, founded on civic pride
and substantial business policy;
center of active trade tenitory,
the county seat, and growing
steadily but conservatively.
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STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931
Established September 1, 1892
VOLUME 39, NUMBER 20
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GOVERNOR TAK
OATH IN SIMPLE
SERVICE MONDAY
Deductions were made from the
various city funds to provide money
for the erection of a hangar and
other equipment at the Stillwater
municipal airport. According to con-
tract made between the city of Still-
water and the Garland Aircraft cor-
poration of Tulsa, such equipment
must be provided by the city.
Work began last week on the air-
port equipment, and as soon as pos-
sible the Garland company will main-
tain a plane and pilot here perma-
nently. ,
Oath n' ''ffice Is Administered By
91-Year-Old Father, U. D. T. Mur-
ray, Especially Deputized for This
Purpose.
Promises Open Rule for
People During His Term
After brief deliberation, the jury
trying the case of Elizabeth Conley,
a minor, asking money judgment
from the Salvation Army corpora-
tion, returned a verdict in favor of
the defendant. Parents of the girl
alleged that E. A. Crenshaw, a cap-
tain in the Salvaiton Army at Cush-
ing. cut Elizabeth’s hair without her
consent.
The parents asked $500 damages
for the alleged assault on the girl’s
hair. The jury returning the verdict
was composed of F. E. Cleveland,
Jess Dennis, C. A. Hamilton, C. E.
Hull, W. A. Craig, W. C. Kerr, S.
Ferguson, L. N. Clark, M. H. Mc-
Queen, Henry Pock, D. R. McClain
and G. R. Bunce.
The January term of district court
i? scheduled to end January 23.Judge
Charles C. Smith is occupying his
regular place on the bench.
Money Deducted From All
City Funds for Airport
More Than 12,000 People View Cere-
mony and Take Part in Evening of
Frolic Following Inauguration of
Murray.
Before a crowd estimated at more
than 12,000, Gov. William H. Murray
took the oath of office at the south
entrance of the state capitol build-
ing in Oklahoma City^ Monday, to
become the ninth governor of the
state of Oklahoma. His 91-year-old
father, U. D. T. Murray, a retired
minister, administered the oath of
office.
"My son, William Henry Murray,
you have been duly elected under the
constitution of this state to the high
and responsible position as the gov-
ernor of the state of Oklahoma. It is
my happy privilege to administer to
you this oath of office. You will,
therefore, raise your hand and re-
peat after me,’’ the elder Murray
read.
"Now, my son, may you keep
faithfully this obligation to your fel-
low citizens who have so signally
honored you, that you will try to do
that, I have not the least doubt; that
efforts will be made to thwart that
effort. I have not a doubt, but with
the aid of Him, who guides and
guards all things, all things with
His aid are possible.
"May the blessings of Him who
guards the destinies of nations and
men be on you, and with you, for the
next four years, Amen.’’ Thus the
choice of almost 150,000 Oklahoman?
began his four-year term.
In his extemporaneous address flo-
lowing the simple inaugural ceremo-
nies, Murray warned political aspi-
rants against soliciting offices and
told them to go back home. "You will
get nowhere by hanging around my
door,” he said. “I will give the job?
to those who need them, not more
than one to a family, and not all to
Oklahoma Citians.
«I realize that I must walk the
highway alone. I realize *now the
meaning of the old adage, ‘God save
us from our friends,’
"What I say in the next four years
will not be for applau'-e,” he said.
"The government and administration
of Oklahoma will be candid and open
and deliberate; not varying in the
interest of politics.
He urged the passage of the Okla-
homa tax commission bill, now in the
senate, ami said, “Pass the bill ami
four or five others I will recommend
Tuesday, and by July I’ll take 50 per
cent off your advalorem taxes. Later
I hope to take of' 80 per cent more.”
"The governor’s mansion will be
open to wives of laborers and farm-
ers during this tenure of office,” he
said. “Mrs. Murray and. I will follow
a social, economic, sober, honest
course that will meet the requests of
good sense.” Speaking of his two
sons, he said. “They are working in
oilfields here. They will continue to
work in the oilfields. My boys will
not get on the payroll.”
Hundreds of Oklahoma citizens,
rich and poor, officials and laymen,
filed two by two through the capitol
halls following the speech to grasp
the hand of the man who will lead in
governmental affairs for the next
four years. All newlv elected offi-
cials formed the receiving line headed
by Murray and the First Lady.
Salvation Army Captain
Wins Hair-Cutting Case
1930 BAD YEAR FOR MARRIAGE, CUPID RECORDSSHO W FARM TAXES ARE
• aa a a a a a a aaa
Court Clerk Records Show Huge Decrease in Number of Marriage Licenses Issued During 1930 as Compared to Two Good Business
Years; Number of Petitions for Divorce Also Shows Increase for 1930 as Compared to Other Years
Even the annual audit of Dan Cu-
pid’s books, who is both blamed and
praised for being the perpetrator of
the institution of marriage, shows
that 1930 was a bad year for his
business in Payne county, as com-
pared to other years. Little Daniel
can’t be accused of loafing on the
job as an explanation of this falling
off, observers say, since he is often
seen working overtime around the
college campus and elsewhere.
But to dig into the hard statistical
facts, a survey of the 1930 marriage
record of Court Clerk Dewey Dob-
son, discloses that only 305 marriage
licenses were issued during the 12-
month period. In 1927 and 1928.
which were generally considered
good, business years, a much larger
number of licenses were issued. In
1927, the record shows, 421 couples
were granted licenses to wed, and in
1928 665 marriage licenses were is-
sued.
Of this number who applied for li-
censes in 1930, 25 couples were ne-
groes and 9 were Indians.
The month of June, which is gen-
eially conceded to be the month of
Orange Blossoms, was by no means
the best of the year for marriages.
During this month only 24 couples
wen granted licenses. April stole the
laurels from June in that year, to
leao the docket with 33 licenses
granted.
In January 25 licenses were issued,
February 26, March 29, April 33.
Mey 27, June 25, July 24, August 29.
September 19, October 22, November
22, and December 26.
in 1927 licenses issued by months
were as follows: January 22, Feb-
ruary 6, March 42, April 36, May 42,
June 39, July 29, August 37, Sep-
tember 23, October 28, November 35
and December 25.
In 1928 the monthly issuance was:
January 33, February 46, March 2,
April 36, May 2, June 29, July 29,
August 37, September 23, October
28. November 35 and December 25.
A further check disclosed that the
average ages of the men in the con-
tracts were four years more than
those of the women. Fewer minors
v.ere granted licenses to wed during
the year just past A greater per
cent of negro minors were included
ni this list than were whites and In-
dians.
Of this number of licenses issued,
four were cancelled and three peti-
tions for annulment were filed.
Now turning to the other4 side of
the ledger. Some may call it the
“red” side, especially those sweeten-
ing the alimnony pot Others who
have been emancipated without the
necessity of alimony may have a
more pleasant term for this civil
procedure.
On this subject, Court Clerk Dob-
son’s records show that 147 couples
asked severance of their marital
bonds during 1980. Monthly divorce
records show the following number
of couples involved: January 10,
February 15, March 12, April 10,
May 6, June 11, July 12, August 23.
September 20, October 7, November
8, and December 13.
No effort was made to ascertain
whether or not all divorce suits were
successful, nor was any attempt
made to see whether or not any of
these 294 people asking freedom
from the courts plunged again into
the matrimonial whirlpool before the
new year dawned.
FLESNER SIGNS CHARGES AGAINST
J. M. AND SAM NUGENT THURSDAY
ALLEGING HIGHWAY IRREGULARITY
FREE FLOUR MAY
BE GIVEN NEEDY
Couty Senator and Representative
Draft Resolution Asking That the
Farm Board Wheat Be Given to
Country’s Hungry.
Believing that there should be no
starvation when an over-supply of
wheat exists, Senator George H.
Jennings of Payne and Creek coun-
ties, and Dr. J. T. Gray, Payne county
representative, introduced a resolu-
tion in both houses during the past
week requesting that the 100,000,000
bushels of wheat now in possession
of the federal farm board, be used
to feed the hungry. McDougan and
Logan, also members of the lower
house, assisted in drafting the reso-
lution.
The concurrent resolution follows:
Whereas, tne United States farm.
relief board has purchased and now
holds about 100,000,000 bushels of
wheat which was purchased with
public funds of the United States
government; and
Whereas, it is well known that
there are several million people in
the United States who are out of
employment and in want of the ac-
tual necessities of life,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the house of representatives of the
state of Oklahoma, the senate con-
curring therein:
That the federal congress be, and
is hereby requested to pass such leg-
islation as P necessary to authorize
and direct the federal farm relief
board to have so much of the wheat,
now owned and controlled by that
board, as may be found .necessary
for the purpose, which has been pur-
chased with government funds, to be
ground into flour and distributed to
the hunp-ry and starving men, women
and children of the United States.
Be it further resolved, that a copy
of this resolution be transmitted to
the two United States senators from
Oklahoma, and to each of the Okla-
homa members of the United States
house of representatives.
Unemployed Rush Mayor
Seeking Temporary Work
Hundreds of applicants have so-
licited Mayor G. M. Thompson for
temporary labor since announcement
was made of the postponement of
purchase of a street-sweeper for the
city of Stillwater. It was generally
believed that this $7,000 which
would have been paid for the sweeper
was to be used to give employment
to the needy.
This report is erroneous, accord-
ing to Mayor Thompson. “People
from other towns and from all over
Payne county have come to me with
teams, expecting to be put to work,
but we have no money to pay them,”
lie said. “We do have a small amount
left in the repair and upkeep budget
and a little in the culvert and bridge
budget, but only enough to give 250
days to 250 people.”
About 20 people have been giver,
two days of work during the past
week, and others will be hired until
the money runs out, according to the
mayor. “We are making a practice
of giving two days’ work to a person
and then give him job to some other
needy person." Outsiders are urged
to not come to Stillwater seeking
employment, since there is not
enough money to keep those already
in the city employed.
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
Marriage licenses issued by Court
' Clerk Dewey Dobson since January
i 1 were to Fred Gray, 39, and Eva
Townsend, 33, both fo Broken Bow;
Charles T. Stout, 32, Stillwater, and
Zelma B. Woods, 30, Pawnee; Rob-
I ert Enochs, 29, and Helen Lindley,
18, both of Shawnee; Herman Pitts,
22, and Cleo Kerley, both of Still-
water, and Hugh Cloud, 24, McLoud,
and Margaret Rasmussen, 20, of Wa-
tonga.
Petitions for divorce were filed by
Della Davis vs. Claude N. Davis;
Ralph A. Baxter vs. Myrtle Baxter,
and Edna W. Hoke vs. George A.
Hoke.
Katherine Bergerum, M. D., an-
nounces the opening of an office at
206 First National bqnk building
Office phone, 1386; house, 1396. Ob-
stetrics a specialty.
Men Accused Jointly With Ed T.
Thatcher and Claude Smith of Ob-
taining Money from State Under
False Pretenses.
Names of two other Payne county
men were injected into the case in-
volving the obtaining of state money
under false pretenses Thursday,
when George Flesner, commissioner-
elect, was called upon to sign com-
plaints against J. M. and Sam Nu-
gent. county road overseers.
According to the complaint signed
by Flesner Thursday, Ed Thatcher,
Payne county commissioner; Claude
Smith, district highway engineer,
and J. M. Nugent are alleged to have
unlawfully taken $90 from the state
by padded payrolls. The second com-
plaint signed alleges that Thatcher,
Smith and Sam Nugent received $60
unlawfully from the state by the
same means.
The charges are expected to be
filed at once by County Attorney
Ernest F. Jenkins. It is likely that
they will be filed with Peace Justice
O. C. Whipple.
liiese felony charges resulted from
an extended investigation into coun-
ty highway records by Fred Hansen,
assistant a 11 o rney-general. Hansen
was assisted in the investigation by
Attorneys Freeman E. Miller, James
M. Springer and County Attorney
Jenkins. Charges have previuosly
been filed against Thatcher, Smith
and Harold Kerns, road foreman, al-
leging the obtaining of more than
$5,000 from the state unlawfully.
Preliminary hearing of Thatcher,
Smith and Kerns was reset for Janu-
ary 26 by request of Brown Moore,
attorney for Thatcher and Kerns.
Flesner, who was responsible for
the investigation, has taken the re-
sponsibility of signing all charges.
Previous to his entering the cam-
paign against Thatcher for commis-
sioner for the Second district, Fles-
ner discovered a number of irregu-
larities in the highway records. Prac-
tically all of his allegations are in-
cluded in the charges against the
men.
Not a Task to Share
Rations With Charity
Having voted to go on short ra-
tions at their weekly luncheons,
members of the Rotary club were
somewhat surprised to find a good,
wholesome dinner awaiting them
Tuesday night, consisting of meat,
potatoes, applesauce, r o o 1 s, coffee
and dessert, prepared by the ladies
of the Presbyterian church. Never-
theless, 2 cents from each meal will
go to the charity fund, as voted a
week ago.
The program Tuesday night was
put on by the vocational service
committee, with Willis F. Allen pre-
siding. Shannon Kelly’s subject was
"Defining Vocational Service." John
P. Hinkel on "The Six Objects of
Rotary as Related to Vocational Ser-
vice," and Clarence K. Bullen on
"Application of Rotary’s Program in
Vocational Service.”
Pleasing musical numbers were
given by Billie Brewer, Edward
Guthrie and Gene Slaybaugh in song
and dance, with Alma Frances An-
derson as pianist, and a costume
dance by Marjorie Moore with Mary
Catherine Thatdber as pianist. They
are pupils of Mrs. Irene Slaybaugh
Moore.
Birthday honors were given one
member, G. Will Dowell.
BUSES BACK ON MAIN
Temporary permit was issued to
Stillwater bus owners to traverse
Main street Monday night by the
board-of commissioners. The permit
was issued by request of hundreds
of students of Oklahoma A. and M.
college, who complained of the in-
convenience of the buses traversing
side streets. A permanent decision on
the question will be made later by
the commission board.
CHARITY GROUPS
FUSED IN COUNTY
All Organizations Agree to Pool
Funds and Efforts to Better Serve
Needy Families in County During
Winter Months.
All Stillwater charity organiza-
were fused into one Tuesday mght in
order to better care for the needy
during the winter months. Eight di-
rectors were named for the new or-
gainzation, to be called the United
Charities of Stillwater, and prelimi-
nary plans were laid for the winter’s
work.
Directors for the new organization
were Mrs. Jennie Reed, Mrs. L. A.
Cleverdon, Miss Emma Chandler, L.
H. Woodyard, C. E. Hull, E. E.
Brewer, E. B. Shotwell and Don
Thomas. Woodyard was named tem-
porary chairman, with Miss Chandler
named to act as temporary secretary.
It was generally believed by those
at the meeting that a large fund
was needed, and that it should be
distrib'. ted by jfroviding work for (
needy persons, rather than direct
charity gifts, except in dire cases of
illness.
Among methods of relief suggest-
ed, the following seemed to be the
most popular at the meeting:
Raise an adequate fund by placing
the resources of all charity groups
and further donations.
Purchase food and clothing in
quantities and at wholesale prices.
Arrange for work that unskilled i
labor can do within the city and
county, such as road work, street,
work and alley-cleaning.
Employ ablebodied members of
needy families, thus reaching a group
that would not otherwise accept
charitly donations, but would accept
labor at a reasonable wage.
“It is the ablebodied poor who con-
stitute our problem in this emer-
gency,” Woodyard believes. “A plan
to provide employment for them is
the best solution of our present
problem. There are about 350 needy
families, in Stillwater jurisdiction.
Cushing reports about 500 families
in similar condition.”
Lions Are Ready
for Zone Meeting
A zone meeting of the Lions club,
will be held January 23 at Perry. The
local club is making active steps to
be in readiness for the big event.
A w o m a n’s committee from the
Lions wives, Mesdames John W.
Whipple, E. E. Brewer, C. H. McEI-
ryo and John McBride, wa$ named
to make arrangements.
Story-telling provided the enter-
tainment for this meeting. Those tak-
ing part in story-telling were Dr. W.
F. DeMoss, Sam Hoover, J. W. Whip-
ple, Dr. C. H. McElroy, Harry Hoke.
John McBride, Paul Klingstedt and
Earl Weaver.
Guests were Walter Fields of Gree-
ley, Colo., and George H. Boone of
Tulsa.
HOEL TAKES OFFICE
The name of Henry W. Hoel has
replaced that of L. H. Woodyard on
the door of the office of county judge
at the courthouse. Hoel took his new
office, Monday, January 12, being
sworn in by County Clerk V. A.
Doty.
Ex-Judge Woodyard has his shin-
gle out before a downtown hw of-
fice. Much of his time, however, is
being spent in doing charity work.
BOY SCOUT \NNIVERSAR
OBSERVANCE IN FEBRUARY
Celebration of the 21st enniver-
sarv of Boy Scout work in America
will start with the attendance of all
sciuts at the church of their choice
by patrols or troops on February 8,
it has been announced by Harold
Janewav, scout executive of the Cim-
arron Valley council. The anniver-
sary period is for one week, ending
February 14.
COLEMAN lamp and lantern re-
pairs at Kelly Hardware company.
TAX COURT MAKES
MILL LEVY LEGAL
Rolla Will Be Started at Once Unieaa
Protests Against Extra Mill for
School Purposes la Started By the
Opposition.
Members of the state tax review
court upheld Payne county’s right to
levy an additional mill for school
purposes in a decision handed down
Tuesday. If no appeal follows the
decision, work on the taxrolls will be-
gin immediately, accorrding to M.
E. Basil, county assessor.
If the protestants, the Texas Oil
company, the Oklahoma Pipeline
company, the Santa Fe railroad and
the Standard Oil Purchasing com-
pany, do file notice of appeal, the
assessor will be forced to carry on
his work and risk the possibility of
remitting a part of the taxes should
the appeal be upheld.
“The 1-mill levy will assure at
least one more month of school than
would have been possible had the
Ifevy been defeated,” Mrs. Corinne
Hart, county superintendent, said.
“Another feature of the ruling is
that the additional money ma<le
available will enable Stillwater and
Cushing to maintain their standing
in the North Central association.”
According to Mrs. Hart, the levy
will raise about $41,000, based on the
1929 valuation, or nearly $4 per pu-
pil enrolled in the county common
schools.
The additional mill levy was
dropped from the taxrolls in 1926,
due to the passage of the $1,000,000
road bond issue, which increased the
county tax burden materially. At
that time the county, gross produc-
tion tax was much larger than at the
present time. Since the amount of
oil to be stored within the county
has been reduced annually, the gross
production tax dropped until it was
of small importance, making the 1-
mill levy necessary again if nine-
month school terms were continued.
Agrarian Club Elects New
Officers and Directors
The Agrarian club began its sec-
ond year’s work Tuesday night by
the election of a board of directors
and officers for the coming year at
its monthly luncheon, held Wednes-
day night in the Tiger Tavern, on
the college campus.
Directors elected were Walter Ad-
ams, Charles Brown, Joe Hastings,
Ed Larabee, Ralph Duck, George
Wirt and Felix Roy. Officers are Joe
Hastings, president; Charles Brown,
vice-president, and Lloyd Godley,
secretary and treasurer.
The club voted to hold its March
meeting in Cushing, as it is a county-
wide organization, with 10 per cent
of its membership from other classi-
fication of business and professions.
The speakers a t t h e Wednesday
night meeting were Clarence Rob-
erts, editor of the Oklahoma Farmer-
Stockman, Oklahoma City, and Peter
Nelson of the Oklahoma A .and M.
college extension division.
Civitans Donate to Needy
Members of the Civitan club de-
cided to donate in cash each meet-
ing night in place of saving in the
cost of their luncheon, sa some of
the other civic clubs are doing. This
was decided at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening.
The entertainment committee had
the “Haywire” orchestra present, and
several numbers were played. James
and Walker Haycraft, and Jack Cow-
lew comprise the orchestra. Sam
Myers gave a splendid impersonation
of a downtown medicine man.
Swains Need Not
Back Up Monev Tales
LOS ANGELES, ‘Cal.—If a man
brags to a girl he is courting about
the money he has, and she discovers
after the marriage he has no money
at all, the fact does not justify di-
vorce but must bt put down as part
of the campaign. This was the rul-
ing of Superior Judge Leon Yank-
wich, hearing the case of Mrs. Myr-
tle D. Chapin against Arthur F.
Chapin. Mrs. Chapin testified her
husband refused to work, however,
and upon that te-timony the decree
was granted.
CHECK ARTIST FINED
A fine of $50 and a 30-day jail
sentence were levied against Don
Kimball Wednesday morning by
Judge Henry W. Hoel, for passing a
bogus check. Kimball was arrested
in Yale by Deputy Sheriff Georgf-
Casida. He pleaded guilty to the
*t charge when arraigned.
TREBLED IN 16
YEARS-ASSESSOR
fl
Study of Five Typical Payne County
Farms Shows that Taxes Have In-
creased More than 300 Per Cent
Since 1914.
Many Farmers Unable to
Meet 1930 Tax, They Say
Farm Property and Farm Products
Retreat in Opposite Direction Dur*
ing Same Period; Adjustment la
Deemed Necessary.
Since 1914 taxes on Payne county
farm property has increased more
than 300 per cent, believes M. E. Ba-
sil, county asuesaor. Prior to thia
time the yearly tax varied very little.
This startling discovery was made
by Basil when he was called upon to
submit the yearly assessment on five
typical county farms, over an ax-
tended period of time, to the United
States department of agriculture, re-
cently. The bureau of acricuHural
economies of the department of ag-
riculture is now making an extended
study of farm taxation.
The five farms used in the study
by Basil were chosen from five dif-
ferent townships. Each of them were
located some distance from city or
consolidated schools, so that only or-
dinary school taxation would have to
be considered.
Farm No. 1, located in Rose town-
ship, was assessed $34.92 as com-
pared to $108.6 in 1929; farm No. 2
in Stillwater township was assessed
$26.14 in 1914, and $93.40 in 1929;
farm No. 3, located in Clear Creek
township, was assessed $35.28 in
1914, and $84.16 in 1929; farm No. 4,
located in Paradise township, was as-
sessed $36.02 in 1914, and $102.98 in
1929, and farm No. 5, located in
Henry township, was assessed $19.58
in 1914, and $84.08 in 1929.
These exceedingly high increases
may be partially attributed to expen-
sive road projects undertaken by the
county since that date. Schools, too,
have become more expensive to tax-
payers, due partially to the rapid
decline of the amount of the gross
production tax, Basil believes.
From 1914 to 1919 taxes increased
gradually, the assessor's report
shows, and after that year the in-
crease was enormous each year.
While this tax increase was taking
place, the value of farm property
was retreating equally as rapidly in
the opposite direction. Incessant
rains furrowed the farmlands, re-
moving much of the fertile soil and
volume of farm products continued
steadily downward.
As a result, hundreds of county
farmers besieged the county assessor
dailv. begging for relief which he is
unable to give. Dozens of erstwhile
well-to-do farmers come to him each
day to tell him that they do not
know where their next year’s taxes
are coming from.
"This unfavorable situation will
cause many farms to be sold under
the sheriff’s hammer," unless some
adjustment is made,” Basil said. “All
I can give these farmers who come
to me is my sympathy, for there is
no law which permits the .-.ssessor
or any other county officer to make
the money upon which the county
and state must exist."
This problem of unjust taxation
now occupies a principal place on
the program of the state legislative
bodies. Gov. William H. Murray re-
alized the unfairness of taxation
upon the farmers and goes into of-
fice promising relief.
Murray plans to relieve the farm-
ers by distributing the burden equal-
ly upon all classes. At the present
time the non-property owners escape
practically u n t a x e d, according to
Murray, and it is these people who
must do their share to relieve the
farmers.
Stillwater Men Attend
Hennessey Highway Meet
Plans to designate the unpaved
road running west from Stillwater
into Blaine county were launched at
a meeting of interested citizes in
Hennessey Tuesday night. The road
would be known as the "Airline
Highway." It runs along the south-
ern Major county line and finally
fuses with Highway 33, west of
Olc^dic
Charles Pearson and Frank Hay-
nie represented the Stillwater Cham-
ber of Commerce at the meeting, and
Ren G. Saxton represented the Okla-
homa A. and M. college. Pearson
was appointed to serve as a vice-
president of the group, and will pre-
fect a Stillwater organization to
sponsor the highway designation.
GRAY ON COMMITTEES
Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Dr. J. T. Gray,
Payne county representative, as chair-
man of the house agricultural com-
mittee. This is the first time a Payne
county man was ever appointed to
serve as head of a committee in the
house of representatives.
BASIL IN CITY
County Assessor M. E. Basil spent
Sunday and Monday in Oklahoma
City, attending the annual meetmg
of the state assessors’ association,
and functioned on a committee to
meet with state oil men to decide
upon the assessments of state oil in-
I terests.
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Allen, Willis F. Payne County News (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931, newspaper, January 16, 1931; Stillwater, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1587837/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.