The Sopar Democrat (Choctaw County, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1918 Page: 1 of 10
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Children’s White Dresses
Boys’ Suits and Caps
Silk Dresses reduced prices
Crepe de Chine’ Georgette and Organdy Waists
Middies latest styles and colors
Tissue Voile Cretonne and Silk Voile
Silk Petticoats all colors
Kid Gloves all colors
Laces and Embroidery latest designs
Bow Holders Hair Clasps Knitting Needles
Knitting Bag Handles
Handkerchiefs Veils and Buttons
All new and up-to-date
Tor the next ten days we will give reduced prices on Men s
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We have a beautiful line of Men’s Shirts Ties Hats and 0
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Modern Woodmen Notice
A call meeting of the Modern
Woodmen will be held at me
hall next Monday night April
29th All members are urged to
be present as important busi-
ness is to be transacted
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TAX PAYERS TAKE NOTICE
After making dates over the cousty
for assessing taxes for 1918 as the
law requires I will be in my office at
the court house in Hugo for the Pur-
pose of assessing those who have
failed to make their assessments until
the 8th of May 1918 After that
date there will be a penalty of $1
charged as assessor’s fees against
those that assess after ate
County Assessor
Call and get particulars about the
11 -PIECE ALUMINUM SETS
On display at our store
Don’t forget we carry a complete line
of Staple and Fancy Groceries Candy Cakes
Crackers Cookies etc Also a nice line of
Jewelry and Shoes
L A INGLE Cash Grocer
Queen Theatre in connection
Anti-Cholera Meeting
at Hugo April 27th
There will be a meeting of
farmers and stockmen at Hugo
Saturday April 27th Dr Dean
assistant State Veterinanian
will have charge of the meeting
and demonstration All farmers
and especially hog raisers are
urged to be present at this meet-
ing At 10 o’clock in the fore-
noon a meeting of the Choctaw
County Breeders and Growers
Association will be held
Ruling on Flour
According to a ruling from the
United States Food Administra-
tion at Washington farmers who
have on hand flour made from
their own wheat can keep enough
to supply their needs until the
I next harvest the needs being
'determined on a basis of six
pounds of flour per person per j
' Hionth This is where the
! farmer exchanges his wheat ati
' the mill for a like amount of
' flour Where he has on hand
! flour which he has purchased j
'outright he will Le allowed to
Keep only thirty days supply I
j If vou want a trunk hauled or
anv kind of d raying let me do it
i for you Prices reasonable
Phone Go T J Ashford
The Commencement Sermon
was delivered In the school audi-
torium Sunday by Dr J T Ogle
pastor of the First Christian
Church of Durant Dr Ogle
showed man’s relation to the
mineral kingdom the animal
kingdom and then showed how
man as a spiritual being trans-
cends all physical things because
of immortality The speaker
took great care to distinguish be-
tween the real man as an in-
tellectual spiritual being and
the animal attributes of the
human race He emphasized
the necessity of developing the
spiritual side of life since this is
the real part of life— the part
that marks man’s superiority
over the lower animals The
sermon was excellent and our
people appreciated it We hope
Dr Ogle will visit us again
The songs for the program
Sunday were furnished by the
pupils No outside talent was
included because the faculty and
the graduating class decided to
use the pupils for this work be
lieving it would be good for the
pupils to assume this responsi
bility They did well and al
felt grateful to them for their
part of the program
Professor G W Dunlivy of A
& M College spent Thursday in
Soper visiting our High School
Professor Dunlavy complimente
our work He was especially
pleased to see that all high schoo
work was based on the program
as outlined in the State High
School-Manual While visiting
us he made a talk to the pupils
concerning the desirability anc
necessity of entering some goo
college after completing high
school
Professor M M Wickham of
the Southeastern State Norma
College will deliver the regular
Commencement Address anc
present the diplomas Friday at
8 p m at the school auditorium
Professor Wickham will have
something interesting to tell us
Be there and get the benefit o::
the address
The present school building
was erected in 1911 This really
marks the beginning o'f the
Soper High School since prior to
that time practically no regular
high school work was offered
Mr H C King (now with the
Oklahoma City schools) was
superintendent here when the
first high school class graduated
The members of the class are
Theo Allder Verta Spruiell
Geneva Cochran and Scott
Ferguson Mr C P Balch was
the next superintendent and the
graduates for that year are
Letha Pullen and Yates Harris
Mr T L Collier was the next
superintendent The follow ing
pupils have graduated during
the four' years Mr Collier has
had charge of the schools
$100 A YEAR
Morris Allder Chester Page
Appa Cochran Lorene Leater
Olla Harris Ben Ellis Eva
Jones John Jones Verda Collier
Mary Baber Minnie Ingle Booka
Harris Marvin Gambill Clara
Bateman Vella Sorrell Winters
Holt Lorene Maloney Grace
llaloney Roy Dupree Theadore
Cooper Russell Sorrell Gertrude
all Eunice Taylor and Nettie
McWhorter
Since the Soper High School
egan its work in 1911 thirty
pupils have completed the two-
year high school course and have
received their diplomas We all
mow education means broaden-
ng the pupils’ experience and
consequently better preparing
them to perform their life work
he high school promotes en-
ightenment and dispels ignor-
ance The high school is always
paying investment for the
community Building and main-
taining a high school is no easy
task It takes the united efforts
of the honest progressive citizen
tq accomplish this task The
ignoramus the quack and the
charlatan are usually indifferent
or inimical to the progress that
'ollows in the wake of good high
school work but there are al-
ways enough good progressive
citizens in any community to
vote taxes and otherwise assist
in maintaining and supporting
schools— the agency of civiliza-
tion so progress continues on-
ward and onward in its steady
march The people of Soper
have made it possible for our
high school to be maintained by
voting a high tax rate among
the highest in Choctaw County
Let us continue the good work
and the children of future gen-
erations will feel grateful
Notice to Householders
of Choctaw County:
Ten days ago I begun mailing
out householder’s flour reports
to each householder of Choctaw
County and it is very important
that each householder receive
one of these report the amount
of flour on hand and return to
me immediately If you have
not yet received one call on the
Chairman of your Council of De-
fense or write me at once at
Hugo Oklahoma and I will get
you a blank by the next mail
Please do not fail to get your re-
port in as this is done from a
patriotic standpoint to get the
amount of flour in Choctaw
County and see that it is distri-
buted equally It i3 a patriotic
duty we owe our Government
and you must make your report
W C HENRY
Choctaw County
Food Administrator
We have a complete line of
Dr Hess’ remedies for Hogs
Horses Cattle and Poultry All
guaranteed Soper Drug Co
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Crossett, R. E. The Sopar Democrat (Choctaw County, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1918, newspaper, April 25, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1716982/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.