VOL XXVII— NUMBER 35-
DAVIS OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MAY 26 1921
$150 A YEAR
WhereTeachers will Spend
- Vacation
School having closed last Fri-
day the teachers left at oi)ce for
their respective homes Accord-
ing to present plans the teachers
will spend the vacation period as
follows:
Prof J R Hale in the Uni-
versity at Norman '
Miss Knowles normal at Den-
ton Texas
Miss Elliott teaching at Wyn-
newood' ' ' Miss Gould normal at Ada
Miss Radnich University at
Norman
Miss Mogg normal at Ada
Miss Russell normal at Ed-
mond '
Miss Ward University at Nor-
man Miss Thompson normal at Ed-
mond Miss Kelly at home
Miss Hester on chautauqua
circuit in Canada
Miss Sapp home at Whites-
boro Tex
Miss Gabel normal at Ada
Mr Jdoffitt in Davis until his
home is finished then to Uni-
versity at Dallds or in Tennessee
Directors Etected
The 34000 members of the
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Asso-
ciation this week completed the
last step in their final organiza-
tion when they elected perma-
nent directors Upon this
group of men devolves the re-
sponsibility of getting under way
what is said to be the largest
farmers selling organization ever
proposed in the history of agri-
culture The directors elected from the
ten districts are as follows: G
M Snider of Louis H E War-
lick of Mangum W S Drumm
of Frederick John A Williard
of Fort Cobb A F Duke of Ter-
rell R C Kennedy of Pauls
Valley Walter Colbert of Ard-
more P W Vaught of Holden-
ville Alex S Foreman of Salli-
i saw A G Henson of McLoud
Carl Williams editor ’ of the
Oklahoma Farmer Stockman
was appointed by President
The Time of Year is Here
that makes you want to get out in the open go to Tur-
ner Falls Price’s Falls and around
Are you going to let your family sit at home when everyone
else has a Ford? '
We can sell you a Ford for half cash and the balance can be
paid in monthly payments
Don’t forget that Fords are getting scarce Ford Motor Co
has 3500 orders on file for Ford cars for May for the State of Okla-
homa and they are only making 1875 for May
Don’t be disappointed— put your order in today
SAM P HALE MOTOR CO
Phone 5
I
Whitehurst of the Oklahoma
state board of agriculture as the
eleventh director to represent
the general public in the asso-
ciation This tfas in accordance
wjth a provision in the associa-
tion agreement " ' j
Suldjtr Hospital at Sulphur
' All of Murray county rejoices
over the location of the soldier
state hospital at Sulphur The
bill passed both houses of legis-
lature and was signed by the
goveror and actual work on the
buildings is expected to be start-
ed this summer
The bill carries an appropria-
tion of $434700 for buildings and
maintenance $323900 was also
appropriated for enlargement of
the University Hospital at Okla-
homa City to take care of the
more serious surgical pases and
the convalescents will be sent to
Sulphur
The soldier boys are entitled to
a good state hospital— as good as
money can make it— and Sulphur
is a splendid place for its location
Methodists to Start Meeting
June 12th
Announcement is made by the
pastor Rev C W Young that
a meeting will be begun in a tent
on the lawn at the Methodist
church the second Sunday in
June (the 12th) Rev W J
Stewart presiding elder of the
Ardmore district will do the
preaching The choir will be
under the direction Of Miss Hig-
ginbotham teacher of music in
the Women’s Texas College at
Fort Worth Everybody has a
cordial invitation to take part in
the meeting'’ v '
To TurnerFatlsVisifors:
Af(er May 25th at Moore’s
Cafe at Turner Falls you can
get anything to eat that you can
find in town and at the same
price as in towns I have en-
gaged the best cook I could find
Have built an ice house and will
keep ice and fresh meats
Come out to Turner Falls when-
ever you can and always remem-
ber you can get something good
to eat at Moore’s Cafe
W M Moore
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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Death ofLB McBee
' J B McBee aged 65 years
died at his home in Sulphur May
19th at 6 p m after a' linger-
ing illness The funeral was
held at 4 p m the next day ser-
vices being conducted at the
home by Rev Walter Turnbbw
Fraternal services were conduct-
ed at the grave by the I O 0
F of which he had long been an
active member
Mr McBee was bom at Knox-
ville Tenn Feb 29 1856 He
cahae to Oklahoma from Gaines-
ville Texas 25 years ago and
lived in and near Davis nearly
20 years part of the time engag-
ing in farming and for many
years was manager of the Davis
Gin Co Six years ago he moved
to Sulphur He was a man of
high sense of honor and noble-
ness of purpose He had a wide
acquaintance'and many friends
in this vicinity who learned of
his death with sorrow He had
been a member of the Unitarian
church for 20 years
Mr McBee was twice married
His first wife died in Davis about
eight year ago Two sons and
and six daughters from the first
union survive namely: Loyd
McBee of Altus Okla Guy
McBee of Pawhuska Okla Mrs
Arch Stogsdill of Spiro Okla
Mrs A A Dale of Okmulgee
Okla Mrs F M Dodson of San
Antonio Texas Mrs M L Fer-
guson of Stratford Okla Mrs
E G Kirks of Oklahoma City
Mrs R E Crossett of Soper
Okla ' In 1915 he married Mrs
Laura Roberts of Sulphur who
is 16ft a widow
His death was due to cancer of
the throat After contracting
this dread disease - he visited
many prominent physicians and
specialists but they were unable
to give more than temporary re-
lief For Sale— High grade new
player piano near Davis shipped
for customer unable to make
payment Used less than sixty
days musically perfect will
make substantial discount for
quick sale Terms if desired
Frederickson-Kroh Music Co
Oklahoma City
Commencement Exercises
The commencement exercises
of the Davis high school were
held last Thursday evening in
the presence : of an audience
which taxed the capacity of pur
large auditorium The fourteen
members of the graduating class
made an impressive appearance
seated in a semi-circle on the
stage I
The salutatory “The Happy
Way” by Miss Ruth Turner and
the valedictorjf “Friendship”
by Miss Rosa McPherson showed
ability and careful preparation
The young ladies Were at their
best in the splendid delivery of
their papers
The musical part of the pro-
gram was quite pleasing
The class address was made by
Dr J A Tolman president of
Oklahoma Baptist University at
Shawnee His theme was Edu-
cational Aims or Ideals He
said the purpose of our schools is
to give our young people a’
vision of life and train them for
service ' Concerning personality
he said four things make person-
ality— a healthy body trained
mind winsome heart and strong
will Education should stand
not for pastime but for mental
discipline The address was an
intellectual treat and full of
wholesome thoughts and advice
to parents as well as to the class
Dr Tolman is a speaker of abili-
ty and one of the State’s most
prominent educators He was
given close attention and his ad-
dress made a favorable impres-
sion ’
In a brief and appropriate talk
President4 S 'H " Davis of the
school board delivered the di-
plomas Teachers Selected
The school board has selected
the following as teachers for
next term of school:
Supt V C Moffitt
Principal J R Hale
High School Misses Elliot
Knowles and Gould
7th grade Mrs E K Payte
6th Miss Leah Russell
5th Miss Ward
4th Miss Thompson
3rd Miss Bess Kelly
2nd Miss Elizabeth Ellis
High 1st Miss Burgenia Kelly
Primary Miss Sapp
Music Miss Radnich
An Appeal for Help
“Death from hunger and ex-
posure facing Armenian child-
ren Please appeal to all stu-
dents for aid Six cents will
buy food for one child one day
Old clothes needed Ship any
quantity here collect if neces-
sary Realize you are busy but
Christian nation facing anni-
hilation calls in God’s name
Help us to answer Address
Near East Relief Continental
building Oklahoma City”
The above telegram signed by
Gov Robertson State Supt R
H Wilson and L E Blackmer
was received by Supt Moffitt
Tuesday As school has closed
it has been suggested that the
matter of taking action toward
doing something for relief of the
sufferers be taken up by one of
the ladies’ clubs This is an ur-
gent need and the people of this
vicinity should do their part
toward relieving the distress of
the sufferers Who will take
the first step toward raising
funds and gathering garments?
Opens Law Office
Hon Jess L Pullen Murray
county’s popular Representative
was here the first of the week
visiting homefolks Last week
in Oklahoma City he took the
bar examination and passed and
was granted license for the prac-
tice of law He has located in
Sulphur and for the present will
occupy County Judge Long’s
former office Mr Pullen is a
Murray county boy and his host
of friends are glad to see him
going forward' He has been
studying law for several years
and seems adapted to the high
calling He has made a special
study of law in the State Uni-
versity at Nerman the past year
His experience in the legislature
will also be worth much to him
He took a prominent part in leg-
islative affairs and in a capable
way looked after the interests of
his constituents and the State as
well
Murray county friends predict
for him a bright future in his
chosen profession of law
Baseball
In a splendid game here Sun-
day afternoon the Davis boys
were victorious over the Lexing-
ton team by a score of 4 to 3
Westmoreland and Peterman
were the battery for Davis
This afternoon the team of
the Akron Tire & Rubber Co of
Ardmore is here for a' game
Roland Jack will pitch fofDavis
A game with the Elks team of
Ardmore is matched to take place
here next Sunday Parker will
toss for Davis Davis defeated
the Ardmore Dokies on the 15th
inst
Colored Teams
Baseball fans report the games
between the-colored teams to--be
quite interesting Last Saturday
the Davis team defeated the Sul-
phur team in the local park 12
to 11 On Tuesday Davis de-
feated Wynnewood 2 to 1
Games have been matehed be-
tween Davis and Tatums tomor-
row and between Tatums and
Ardmore Saturday Both games
will be played here 1
To Every Reader of the Da-
vis News
We welcome you to come in
and feel at home at the Sanitary
Barber Shop I have three of
the best barbers that ever work-
ed in Davis: B F Burnett Pat
Rawls and Bill 0’Danell Abso-
lutely firstclass you can’t go
wrong Clean tubs and showers
in connection
G C Boyte Prop
New Voiles
New Organdy
New Hosiery
FOR MEN
New Shirts
Brogue Oxfords
New Trousers
ALL NEW PATTERNS
AT POPULAR PRICES
LC Moss Buried at Davis
L C (Clyde) Moss died at
Ardmore Tuesday May 24th at
5 a m after a short illness He
recently suffered an acute attack
of appendicitis for which he un-
derwent an operation last Satur-
day From the very first the
doctors gave little hope of his re-
covery The body was brought to Da-
vis at 12:48 yesterday and
taken to home of his uncle
and aunt Mr and Mrs W F
Parker where the funeral was
held Services were conducted
by Rev C W Young pastor of
Methodist church assisted by
Rev C G McCray pastor of
Christian church A large num-
ber of relatives and friends from
Davis Sulphur Ardmore and
other places attended the funer-
al Interment was in Green Hill
cemetery
Leslie Clyde Moss was born at
Conway Okla ‘April 10 1896
making him 25 years old at time
of death He lived most of his
life near Sulphur and was engag-
ed in farming Besides a wife
and two small children he is
survived by his parents Mr and
Mrs J H Moss a brother Guy
Moss of Ardmore and a sister
Mrs Mattie Bounds of New Mex-
ico His father formerly was
county commissioner of Murray
counfy
Clyde Moss is highly spoken
of by those who knew him and
his death is the cause of sorrow
not only in the family but among
his large circle of friends
- Haws From tbs Oil Field --
Not much oil news this week
The casing in the Choate well
was set the latter part of last
week since which time the well
has been swabbed diligently in
hope of getting rid of the water
Both water and oil are brought
up every time the well is swab-
bed Notice
We have rented the City Gar-
age work shop and are ready to
do all overhauling and repair
work Phone No 43
George Hines and
Emmitt Pearson
Just received a big line of
ladies’ hand bags of fine leather
B Wolf’s