Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1955 Page: 2 of 8
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THE WELEETKA AMERICAN
Weleetka Oklahoma Thursday February 17 1955
Pablished each Thurndzjr at the office of The Weleetka American
Weleetka Oklahoma
Leland (Lee) Tenney & Iviun Tenney Publishers
Entered as second class mail matter at the Post Office in Weleetka
Oklahoma under act of March 3 1897
Subscription Outside of Okfuskee County $300 per yea
“Then one of the twelve who was called Judas Iscariot
went to the chief priests and said ‘What will you give
me if I deliver him to you?’ And they paid him thirty pieces
of silver And from that moment he sought an opportunity
to betray him” — Matt 26:14-16 (RSV)
“Let’s Pass a Law”
Many well meaning people frequently say “There ought
to be a law’’ to cover a certain problem that arises
However most problems are covered by laws already
The major faults are not in the lack of laws
: The major faults lie in two things
First major fault is in the general public who will not
: behave themselves — the people who create undesirable
social situations Of course there always will be a few
1 people who violate the rights of others: their peace of
mind their property and their physical well being even
their lives But we have laws that pretty well cover all
those anti-social activities and situations
These anti-social people will be fairly well coralled if
public opinion becomes strong enough within a community:
they feel the pressure of unpopularity if that unpopularity
is consistant and strong
But suppose one’s moral standards are of the anti-social
turn and he commits conduct that is against public welfare
The statutes already provide for that person to be restrained
by official action
But no action is taken by officers t
Why do not officers take action?
1 have talked to several enforcement officers about this
Here is their answer:
The officer makes the arrest and places the violator in
jail Then the officer brings the delinquent into court The
witness hides out and the victims refuse to stay with their
original complaint And then often the prosecuting attorney
thinks of the family of the arrested person: and the judge
does likewise The criminal is turned loose with a lecture
that goes in one ear and out the other
The officer concludes: “What’s the use?” For he sees
that freed offender repeat the same offense and greater
-ones: But what can he do?
No — as long as either the enforcement officer the county
attorney or the judge thinks more of the criminal than he
does of the safety of the general public there will be no
improvement Laws and officers will be mainly mere orna-
ments drawing salaries
But let public opinion be strong and consistent — I repeat
consistent not spasmodic — enforcement will be the rule
rather than the exception
We need laws — yes And for the most part we have them
We need officers — yes And we have them
We need enforcement — yes — and we can have it if we
put the pressure on the officials on the local level instead
of on the state legislature
Many communities have competent local officials— only
to be thwarted by officials higher on up the road whose
sentiments are more with the criminals and their families
than being with the general public who become the
victims
The general public decides — either by local community
action or by negligence — A B Tenney
(Eds Note: This editorial was not directed at anyone Wo have full
confidence in our own county officers But the principal is one which
I timely aa well aa Important)
Funeral of Mrs Janie Torrence Saturday
Services for Mrst Janie Tor-
rence 90-year old resident of
Weleetka who died February 8
were held in the Grant Chapel
AME church Saturday February
12 at 2 pm Rev E M Johnson
of Muskogee officiated and burial
was in the Fair Lawn cemetery
Mrs Torrence was bom in
South Carolina and married C
M Torrence there before moving
to Arkansas She moved to We-
leetka from Arkansas 60 years
ago Her husband died several
years ago
She was a member of the Wes-
The discourteous driver or the
traffic violator who tries to get
away with something may suc-
ceed in killing himself
Okemah Upholstery
and
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Shop— 268 Rao 468
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ley Chapel M E church
Survivors are two sisters Mrs
H Monroe and Mrs Lizzie Mor-
ris and two brothers Odey Bar-
nett of Stl Louis Mo and Author
Barnett Little Rock Ark
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J03 F03 THE OICLE MAN
Dillard Johnson Bill Allen and Weekend guests in the home
Olin Wilcox left Monday for an of Mr and Mrs Johnny Morgan
overnight fishing trip at Lake were Mr and Mrs Percy Wade jr
Texhoma ! and children of Oklahoma City
"Weekend guests of Mrs Virgie Lucy Elker who spent last
Blankenship and daughters Ar- week here visiting her parents
vella and Carley were Mr and Mr and Mrs W H Elker and her
Mrs Troy Williams of Oklahoma brother Woody returned to her
City home in Lindale Calif Friday
fAiCDIMBS
F1R3T CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Clifford B James Minister
Sunday school 9:45 a -m
Morning Servlcs 10:46 a m
C Y F 7:00 p m
Evening Service 7:80 p m
Wed Service 7:80 p m
METHODIST CHURCH
C C Wilson Paster
Sunday School 10:00 a m
Morning Service 1 11:00 a m
Youth Fellowehip 6:80 p m
Evening Service 7:80 p m
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Palmer Bridge Pastor
Sunday School 9:46 am
Morning Service 11:00 am
Young People’s Service 6:30 pm
Evening Service 7:30 pm
Wednesday service 7:30 pm
Pharoah Assembly of God
Rev Sequoyah Teehee Minister
Sunday School 9:46 a m
Morning Worship 11 a m
Evening Worship 7:45 p m
Thursday Service 7:45 p m
FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Earnest Harrison Minister
Sunday School 9:46 a m
Morning Service 11:00 a m
League 6:46 p m
Evening Service 7r80 p m
Prayer Service Wed 7:80 p m
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev H D Stephens Pastsrv
Sunday school 9:46 a ®
Worship Service 11 a nu
Training Union 6:80 p IB
Worship Service 7:30 p n
Monday February 21 4:15 p nu
—Jr d A’s meet at church
4:16— Jr R As at parsonage
6:30— Training Union clinic and
monthly supper — bring dish
Tuesday Feb 22 2 p m — Mar-
jorie Stephens circle meets in
- home of Mrs Nellie Vaughn
4:16— Sunbeam band at church
Wednesday Feb 23 3 p m—
Pre-school Sunbeam band will
meet at the church l
6:46— Teachers and - officer
meeting
7:30— Prayer service
Thursday Feb 24 2 p m — Earl
Hester circle at church
4:15— YWA meets in home of
Harol Dean' Parsons
7:30 — Lottie Moon circle will
a meet with Mrs Roy Moore
7:30 p m — Brotherhood will
meet at First Baptist church
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