Oklahoma State Register (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 46, No. 7, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 2, 1937 Page: 1 of 16
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Howdy, Rotarians and Rotaryanns-Guthrie Welcomes You £
A prosperous area
of diversified agri-
culture
Guthrie—
The hospitable fra-
ternal capital of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Register
THE OLDEST PAPER PUBLISHED ( ONTINUOl’SLY IX OKLAHOMA
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 7
Guthrie. Oklahoma, Sunday, May 2. 1937.
$1.50 Year
Four At County Farm
Anxious For Pension
The next old nge pension
• hecks will mean a lot to a great
many people in Ixtgan county.
But to four occupants of the
county faun, it will mean the
difference between a home of
their own and life in an institu-
tion
To them* I old people their
checks will mean that they can
be their own boss, that they can
do as they please, and that they
will have money of their very
own to spend
The four have been occupants
of <he farm for periods rang-
ing from two to fifteen years.
Two of tiie four are a married
couple, the other two are bache-
lors. one white and one colored.
standing collection of Indian
7 • work was started.
I The interesting collection
consists <0 more than
‘Mad-Dog’ Turns Out
To Be Frisky Puppy
Three Guthrie policemen were
called to lol E. Washington av
Saturday night to investigate a
report that a mad-dog was in
the neighborhood
Officers found the dog It
was a tiny puppy. The desk
sergeant al the police station.
Andy Jelsma, look the puppy
holm- as a pet for his buy
COES DEEPER
In Guthrie On Sunday
HIGHPROBLEM
Flow of Oil
For 3-Day Conclave
MOVE IN ROTARY
at Meeting
port
District Governor
of Giithri, i iti.-en- to
(til Co
building
lev Smith.
committee sent
nt:
on
Oil'
I brown
inr
one ot
PUBLIC ON MAY 10
Pm 2w
Sponsor Banquet
CARETAKER IS
By
( GIIU H II (1.1
WATCH GROUND
NE SE SE
I hour
tn I
pat I.
we have something
kept
Beck Names New
The stadium was built
new
the sponsor.
as
who
in the mean-1 ;lt t|le ret.ent vjtv election.
of experience
commission
local
Jan-
The licenses wore issued
provided
Ocha
Gilth-
twen-
the
to
and Jim
the win-
of office for tile new term
administered at the City
and tiie
spent a
DUE FOR NEW
COUNCIL TERM
The Harmony school 4-H club
will hold its regular meeting. Mon-
day. May 3. at 1 p. ni Members will
practice for the team demonstra-
tions. according to Carl Ham.
Wcd-
di ill-
LEGION PLANS
LUNCHEONCLUB
care-
stad-
public.
Has HP A Project
who are completing work
project will go tiff the fed-
wa>
witii;
oil
lirilling activities in the Langs
n townsile moved ah.-ad Satin
MRS. WILSON DIES
HERE ON SATURDAY
gave
Her-
and
w a ■
This
LOSERS ENTERTAIN
AT LIONS MEETING
PIPE LINE RUN
UP FOR LOGAN
Saturday
SW S\V f
Then there
who is expecting one
tiie Chickasha confer-
DRIVE ON TO
LICENSE DOGS
ENTERTAINMENT
IS OUTSTANDING
City Officers Have Hec-
tic Night Searching
has
The
$34.-
city
about
of Wayne
Scouts will
services to
ami their
evening ai i be Amerit an
hut 42 I I■’ oklalioina ax .
plans
soring
was appointed to the
Deputy Sheriff Art
about a month ago.
"Fauss has a lot
and should be a big help to the
sheriff's office ami to Logan coun-
ty.'- Sheriff Beck declared.
Members of the Guthrie Liona*
club and their ladies had a big
time Friday night at the Ione hotel
when the losers In a recent contest
entertained the winners at a ladies’
program.
Dr. R. F. Ringrose headed the
losing side In the contest
Carey was in charge of
ning group.
The entertainment was
by the Langston university and in-
cluded Negro spiritual numbers
and cowboy songs by the univer-
sity chorus and the men and wo-
men’s quartets.
A. O. Walter was voted Into
membership in the club.
Legion
w hen
will be discussed lor spotl-
it junior basebull league
ami can relate many of the
mg events which occurred in
rie prior to the turn of the
tieth c< i tury.
The fat tier filed on a claim west
of Guthrie and it
Householder began
stadium
156.000.
provided
aud the
ot
$22,500. This Includes all lands
and property purchased to provide
the site.
Nearly a year and a half has
been required to bring the pro-
ject to completion, the first spade-
ful of dirt being thrown in
uary 1936.
That latgan county's increased
oil production has moved it up to a
position of Importance in the state
is shown by the records of pipe line
runs for the state during March.
These figures were released Satur-
day by the corporation
of Oklahoma
Logan county's run
at 69.';.927 barrels, by
son of Detroit, Michigan, one
daughter, Mrs. Rosina Halstead, ot
Spokane, Washington, and one
brother. Charles Hoffer of Guthrie,
and one grandson. Harold Halstead,
of thia city.
Pete Ochs Is HI
Pete Ochs, owner ot the
bakery. In Guthrie, was reported
slightly improved Saturday after
being confined to his bed for the
past two weeks at his home. 112
1-2 E. Okiahoma-av.
that
Estus commented Saturday
asked if any changes were con-,
templated in city departments He
added, laughingly, "we might select
I'icfing up
tie day.
ing.
Eason
drilling at I.Ml h et
now,” Hamill stated, “do-
Openlng of the
Stadium
ers and Daughters banquet, to be
sponsored this week by the Friend-
ly Club,
will be
in an effort to make
as possible
now
httn-
Included
banner stones, boat stones.
> plummets, pendants, spuds,
(Continued on page 2)
were nearing completion
at Crescent for the .Moth-
pi I'bletu of I < pl.o in*,
junior high si hoo
been .all..I I. >r Mon
First meeting of the American
Legion Luncheon .lub will he It. 1.1
Workmen Will Finish Up
Coming Week
-Activity Shown In Town-
site Test Well
No. Pfeiffer
20 2W. made .
the Koetsch Jewelry
Boy Johnson Newkirk, has play-
ed a major hand in arranging Hie
many details tor the conlerence.
He has cooperated with the confer-
• ••< •• committee in obtaining an
outstanding program
• superintendent's
t the Fogarty school building
survey th.- hi. al school sitna-
Funeral services for Mrs. Frede-
rick Wilson, will lie held
message was not relayed. I at 2:3n p. m. at the Davis
Mrs Bolz was enjoying home, of Guthrie. Rev. W.
frantic relatives were ble of the First Christian
for her.
Vaccination Required To
Secure Licenses
probable
John
think
In
ence,
ernor
two types of individuals we have
tried to please in this conference.
First there is the individual who
says we won't lie able to give a
conference as good as tiie one at
Chickasha last year,
is the type
better titan
ence.
“I believe
tor both. I’ll assure you that we
will be able to convince Hie latter."
he concluded.
With tiie golf, tournament sche-
duled for tills morning, the enter-
tainment of tiie conference will get
underway. This is being conducted
by Rowlaud Price. There is still
time to get in the tournament
Price said. It is being held at the
Guthrie Country club course.
Tea Sunday Afternoon
The Rotaryann reception tea is
scheduled for this afternoon and
the first major attraction. The col-
lege ot Emporia's 1 On-voiced a
cappella choir will give a concert
this evening in the Temple auditor-
ium.
The district governor's dinner is
scheduled for Sunday evening.
HARMONY LH < |,| R Wild.
HOLD MEETING ON MONDAY
Men
on the
era! pay i oil on Monday, May In,
Hamill said, which will mean that
construction work on the stadium
is finished.
as a WPA project wit It tile city of
Guthrie
"Ten men are working at the
stadium
ing odds and cuds necessary to
jiut final touches on the Job."
Total cost of the
been approximately-
federal government
000 ot this amount
furnished the balance
new Guthrie
to the public within the
days appeared
as City Manager
I
Meetings To lie Hehl Each
Tuesday At Noun
TWO YOUTHS NABBED IN
JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY
Regular Council meeting
be held next Tuesday night
To Re-Elect F*tns
don't know of. any changes
might be made.’’ Mayor R. A.
when ,
jewelry store
Saturday af-
police within
after they had stolen
Big Gains Are Shown for
Month of March
next 10
Saturday
Hamill announced that
tiie City Council will put a
taker in charge and turn the
ium over to tiie people.’’
The stadium has been
closed, except during athletic con-
tests and other events, dm* to the
fact that all work on tiie project
lias not been completed. Hamill ex-
plained. Considerable controversy
has arisen over tiie question ot
keeping tiie field open at all times
to the
Housholder Picked Up Indian Arrow
Heads West of Town
from tli
beautifying the dian arrow heads.
was there that
picking up In-
And his out-
stone
COSTLYPENS
ARERETURNED
deepened io 5.1(11 feet
An. I Sister* Matched
'I'll.- No. 2 Font , produced It; bar-[
n Is of f nmation oil on swab
till
Halioii would exceed 1.250 ami be
one of tlii- largest conferences ever
held in this district.
Doors Thrown Open
Guthrie
open their doors to the hundreds
of visitors
them as comfortable
during their three day stay here.
Guthrie's three million dollar
Scottish Rite temple will be used
IIS tiie home of the conference.
The spacious auditorium there will
be used for the many major at-
tractions scheduled lor the confer-
ence.
W'e I George
hel e homa-a v .
the engineer,
both |,ir || brief trip to Chi. ago
the Guthrie
itrday niclit
us.
I ney.
She called , and
tied
250 Arthts Here
Mort* than 250 artists have lieen
engaged to entertain the guests,
Al Powell, chairman of the enter-
tainment committee, saitl.
I'nder Hie direction
Hood the Guthrie Bov
aid in giving various
the visiting Rotarians
Rotaryanns.
The services of nearly loo auto-
mobiles have been obtained to give
prompt transportation services to
tin* guests. Fay Scrutchfield an-
nounced.
Something For All
commenting on the confer-
Roy Johnson, district gov-
of Newkirk said, "There are
‘Kidnaping*
Here Is Just A
False Alarm
Sli. riff Milo Beck Saturday night
annoiin.ed tin- appointment of Ed
Fauss. ot Bethany, formerly with
the state bureau of investigation
and criminal identification, as
night jailer in Logan county.
Fauss succeeds Paul Brown.
position when
Platt retired
e No. I Glocker.
loti 2w topped Wil-
5041. drilled to 5112
where it was making from I" to .’.u
barrels of oil per hour.
Sun
SW of
potential ol 12.51 barrels of oil and
1.100.0(1(1 feet of g IS from the sec-
ond Wileox. topped al 'i'21. drilled
A drive to vaccinate and license
dogs in the city of Guthrie, as a
precaution against danger from ra-
bies this summer, will be launched
this week by the Guthrie police de-
partment. it was announced Sat-
u rda y
All dogs not licensed by May 10
will be picked up by the city dog
catcher, it was explained. Licen-
ses will not be issued unless dogs
for which they are sought have
been vaccinated against rabies.
Tiie license fee will be one dol-
lar for male dogs and two dollars
for females. Prevailing fee for vac-
cination is one dollar among
veterinarians.
21 Ln 1 v.. i also bei ■- I l.\
the oil fraternity Upon its per-
formance depends tin- immediate
' future of tliis area
Ohio
Hu- SE
•li illing
tin- report.
This almost doubles the record of
tiie preceeding month, when 2,7.1.-
196 barrels were reported
This places Logitn county as
seventh in tiie stale, there being
only six counties with better rec-
ords.
I III.LH Toll The tibow picture shown in connection with the
ii Rowing article, giws Hu- remit r an idea of Hu- inugnitiide of I he
inh-restiim Indian collection which has been acquired by G. D.
Ilotislmidc:. o iniir Gnthi-inii and '*!h-r. now residing in Sedalia
Charges Dismissed
Criminal charges against Jesse
Walton, charged with robbery, in
the second degree, were dismissed
Saturday for lack of evidence, up-
on motion of the county attorney.
The state bureau of criminal in-
vestigation had informed the coun-
ty attorney that it could not iden-
tify fingerprints found upon the
scene as Waltons.
o.inptirative|> quiet, however.
Im new Incut ions reported,
men were watching < I
collections in existence.
, Htmshold.-r, now a resident of
Sedai: i. Mo., arrived in (iiilhrie
with his lather. Frank Housholder.
<>11 the first train into the Indian
Territory, on April 22. lx>9 He is
17-Year-Old Boys Live At
Oklahoma Citv
here b\
trout
box of. pens was sitting, j
one youth hung up the telephone.
the other grabbed the pens and far were cai|e(1
both ran from the store.
They were arrested within 2o|came down to Guthrie and jolne(J
minutes by Officer "Mike’ Hunt at in the Bealthi a„ djd Mls Bok.g
the Millet Sporting Goods store, as husband
they were leaving after being or-] The "mystery ” was solved Friday
dered to quit playing pool because! morning when Mr(| rejo|nwl
Continued on page 4 [her anxious relatives.
Forty-eight years ago G H Housholder started picking up arrow
head- ami ollu-i Indian teli<- near Guthrie, ami today lie
the mo-1 interesting mi l complete
(xescent (Juh To
it was miimiim.il Saturday by E.
I'riet. post commander
The club will meet regularly ev-
> n Tuesda) Pt iei explained "Ev-
eryone ih.it wishes to attend is wel-
< ome. the post commander slated
Regular no-< ling of LeBron post
City “Dads” Take Office;
Monday Morning
Little possibility for a change
in Guthrie city's administrative of
filers loomed Saturday as seven
re-elected City Councilmen prepar-
ed to take the oath of office "
j another two-year term at !t a.
Monday.
Oaths
I will be
Hall, followed by a brief Council
meeting
will
It's convent mu time in titithric again.
Within a period of less than two weeks (Inthrie has had
major attractions. Less than a week ago Guthrie spon-
The banquet will he held al
p. tn. Thursday. May •>. at the
< > O. F. I tail in ('res. ent
I’risent plans ot the Frietidlj died individual pieces.
• lub are m build tables ami bench- art-
counter where the ]1Pr Vjsjt
As the searching
School Board Calls Meet-i
ing for May U>
HAD INSPECTION!
State < '..nunittee Will Re- J
I.cate For ( hlcngu
Haas 221 1-2 W I Ik la-
retired Guthrie railroad
lett Saturday tilt.-iimon
A pair of. youthful
robbers were nabbed
ternoon by Guthrie
2" minutes
$56 worth of expensive fountain
pells from
store, loti W Oklahonta-av.
The two 17-year-old youths
their names and addresses as
bert (Mis Smith. 738 E. Sth-st,
. Richard Gorman. 7<»9 S. Le
MARRIAGE LICENSES .both of Oklahoma Citv.
ISSUED 3 COUPLES Entering the Koetsch store at
' five minutes
Oil Co. No 1 Knight, in
SE SW of 12 17n Iw, w.i
below 4.7811 feet Mid ('on-
No 1 Ea-t Dobson, in th
>E of II 17n 1 Iw. was di ill-
Loi-an county to couples during telephone and the other sat down s„ while
the past 2 days, records of Court near
Clerk Carl Morgan revealed Sat-
urday.
to the following couples:
Howard Campbell. 31. Tulsa, and
Tollie Payne. 28, of Okmulgee;
Robert Gentry Gooch. 42. Perry.
ami Ruby Mitchell, 31. Perry.
Also Marion F Shellhammer. 27,
Coyle, and Josephine A Cassidy.
20. Marshall.
Monday
funeral
R. Gib-
..... church,
Telephones of Guthrie will officiate at her
were buzzing as relatives near and services.
----------- Surviving are the husband, Fred-
Sam Campbell, a brother, of Enid, erick Wilson, one son Vm. J. Wil-
two
sored 'HBeis celebration and today the city plays host to the
Iweltth District Rotary conlerence which comprises more
than three-fourths of Oklahoma.
With more than <><M> registrations already on the books,
hundreds ot additional guests were pouring into the city to-
day in long auto caravans, busses and trains.
♦ Harry Brown, <<>nference chair-
l.ucicn Field Report
The Lucien field has been active
this week with two new locations
staked ami potentials of three wells
announced Chiimplain Refinery
made a location foi its No.
I* r in the SW NE NW of I
in Logan county
Statioliml-Alltel ad . <li ove
ti<.n stake or then 7 Pfeiffer in
the SW SW SW of :12. 2i'n 2W in
Noble loiinty Same company's No
6 Pfeiffer made a 21 hour poten-
tial of 6.S89 barrels of oil from 5."72
feet in the Wilcox Gas was esti-
mated at 11.mio.uno feet
nt al the tneetim.-
n-ir inspection to
The local sheriff's office
Guthrie police department
bad night Thursday trying
a reported "kidnaping "
The "kidnaped" woman. Mrs.
George Bolz, of Covington, brought
her son to Guthrie for a
lion by a local physician. Accoin
panying them here were Mr.
Mrs. Grover Cunningham, also of
Covington.
Mrs. Bolz's sister. The party was
to meet at the home of W. .1. Crews,
1501 E Nohle-av.
While Mrs. Bolz was seeing the
doctor, Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham
drove to tiie country. I '
time. Mrs. Bolz went to see an old 1
friend, Mrs. Clarence Blank, who
lives op n. Wentz-blvd.
the Crews residence to inform them
she had decided to spend the night
with Mrs. Blank.
Tin* Crews family was out, so
Mrs Bolz called a neighbor’s house
and asked that her message be
before one o'clock givf,n Mrs Crewg
of the boys used the] jfn( (|1(,
1 ami
1 ion w ill be pre
ami repoi t on
Guthrie eiliz- tis." Smith stated
lieport To Board
1 The nimmitlee made a report
its silt vey to the school hii.it d at a
I meeting held here last Tuesday
night Tin- school board <le< ided
that the repot 1 should be sub111ill.1l
at an open meeting of Guthrie citi-
zens interested in the schools pro-
blem.
"The school board has nni.l.
derision us to what should
done. Smith explained. ' but
wanted the committee sent
j by Superintendent Grable of
tae department Io point out
111 good and the bad points ot
STADIUM OPEN TO
Suggestion has been made by 1 w m
some Gullit ians that the junior'
high schools be abolished, u-tuin
ing to the system of eight grade,
in tin- grade schools and four in ;
the senior high school. Smith was | .
of the opinion that this system I CUA^C I ID
would make it impossible to offer |wll Ilf
many of the advantages to local [
students that are now offered in
the junior high schools as well as
in the senior high school.
Tiie meeting on .Monday. .May 10,
will be held at 7:30 p. m at
senior high school, according
present plans. Smith suid.
F0UTSN0.2 Indian Relic Collection GUTHRIANS TO 1 9/^/1 4
AT LANGSTON Got Start Near Guthrie HEARFOGARTY KOlUHUilS ATYIVC
an examinu- a KO(>(| mayor, though."
j However, it was generally he-
and |jeV(.(| that members of the City
Council were planning to re-elect
Mts. t'Unningham is j,;stus to Hie same position lie now
bolds, although the present mayor
lias been talking for Councilman
Harry Loy for the position
The seven membets of tiie Coun-
cil. all of whom were re-elected
are Es-
Loy, Mack Peeler, John Gaff-
Chester Danton. Ted Harman
Ott Burst. Loy and Estus,
for high number of votes.
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