Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1955 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 63
3204 a Year in Trade Area
Weleetka Okfuskee County Oklahoma
Thursday May 12 1965
Number 11
lira W M Bms fell from the
porch and hurt her leg recently
Dr Reynolds took an X-ray to
see the extent of the damage
' and was rather surprised to see
a six-penny nail making a black
spot on the picture
They were puxxled until Mrs
Bass remembered having stum-
bled over a box when she was
‘ about 14 years old ' Since then
1 has had a knot on the front of
her leg She thought it was just
a gristle as it had not hurt
her after the bruise went down
They figured she had the nail
imbedded under the skin for over
60 years
Weleetka will find itself with
big turnpike close by if the
big boys in Capitol City aren’t
all-powerful
A pay-road is to be built in
the eastern half of the state
but must be west of Highway 69
which goes through Eufaula
north and south That means it
could be on the east side of
Oklahoma City on east to 69 The
only logical way it seems to us
would about parallel Highway 75
and hit from Tulsa toward Big
D down Texas way
It would be the shortest route
and would lessen the need for
an expensive new Highway 75
which is antiquated as Oklaho-
ma’s constitution
And outside of the Mojave des-
ert it would be over some land
that isn’t being used for much
and could be bought cheap
Then maybe when this one is
finished they can vote bonds for
a turnpike from Weleetka to
Dustin We wish whoever is re-
sponsible for holding up the deal
had to drive over it tonight
The mud would be a new ex-
perience for some of us who
haven’t seen much of it lately
Bill Folsom thinks practical
jokers deserve to get soaked Af-
ter the wreck last night he was
told the highway patrol car was
stuck in the mud So off he went
back to the scene of the wreck
and no patrol car was found!
But we do know that Bonny
Winn got soaked ' to the skin
while helping but maybe he de-
served the fun
Read The American closely be-
fore deciding some of your news
has' been left out please We
do not leave items out on purpose
so if you don’t see a news item
in look sgain We get belliger-
ent calls occasionally for 'leaving
a personal item out only to
look ourselves and find it down
in black and white
We appreciate your items to
the extent that we leave out paid
advertising occasionally
THE CLASSIFIED ADS RELIEVE YOU
OF MANY PROBLEMS BY HELPING
YOU WITH RENTING BUYING
SELLING OR MAKING AN
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY KINO
-PIlCuE US OR COME IN TODAYI
Weleetka Men
Bound Over to
District Court
County Judge Ross Jenkins
Wednesday bound over two men
to district court on a charge of
first degree rape The date for
the trial has not been set but
County Attorney John Lacy said
they would not be tried during
the present term because of in-
sufficient time
They were released on a pre-
vious proporty bond of $10000
each
The two men Lonnie Clabora
and Dillard Smith were charged
with first degree rape April 11
at which time the two pleaded
not guilty
Rains Set in to Give
Plenty of Moisture
About 4 Inches Fall
Rain continued to fall during
the night and the Weleetka area
is about five inches of rain
richer than it was last week
And there is little danger of
water rationing in Weleetka al-
though the extension to the City
lake is unproven The rain this
week should provide enough wa-
ter to run residents for several
more months without restrictions
Monday night’s total was 16
inches with another 8 of an inch
falling Tuesday night Approxi-
mately 16 inches had fallen by
the time The American went to
press early this morning
Churches Asked
To Observe “Soil
Stewardship” Day
The Okemah Ministerial All!
ance in cooperation with 'the
Board of Supervisors Okfuskee
County Soil Conservation Die
trict is asking the ministers of
Okfuskee County to observe na-
tional “Soil Stewardship Sunday”
May 15 in their churches Ralph
A Waggoner president of the
alliance stated to-day
The setting aside of one Sunday
each year as a special day for
remembering our God-given re
sponsibilities as stewards of the
soil was first observed in the
southern states nine years ago
This observance was initiated by
Farm and Ranch Magazine as a
public service in cooperation with
local ministers soil conservation
districts and others During the
past years the observance of
Soil Stewardship Sunday has
spread over the entire nation and
to some territories
National Farm and Home Hour
over NBC radio network on Sat-
urday May 14 -will broadcast a
program on Soil Stewardship
Sunday Nolen J Fuqua pres!
dent of National Association of
Soil Conservation Districts Dun
can Oklahoma will make a brief
explanation of Soil Stewardship
Sunday to be followed by short
talks from national church leaders
Dr Waggoner pointed out that
church leaders and soil conser-
vation districts are trying to en-
courage a nationwide realization
that man is but a steward not
owner of God’s land He pointed
out that through the work of the
Soil Conservation Districts and
others hundreds of acres of won
out farmland have been reclaimed
and brought back to profitable
production Good soils produce
good crops larger yields and
make for more prosperous and
healthy people Much of our fu-
ture as a nation depends upon
how the soil is handled Dr Wag-
goner said
Second Polio Shots
Postponed for O Ks
The polio clinic scheduled to
be held Wednesday was post-
poned indefinitely Lillian Barry
Okfuskee county vaccine chair-
man has informed all concerned
The vaccines have been stopped
pending a study by medical auth-
orities but is expected to get
the go-ahead sign soon
Baccalaureate Program
May 15 1955 1 ’ 8 PM
x High School Auditorium
Prelude '
Processional Wilma Granstaff
“Onward Christian Soldiers” Sullivan
Assembly
Invocation ’ Rev Clifford James
"The Rose of Sharon” — ' Lillenas
Carol Lee and Charles Stankewitx
Sermon — -v Rev C C Wilson
“My Task” Ashford
Kay Smith Sydney WhitUng Carolyn Jones Sue Raeuber '
Johnny Morgan Donnie furden Gerald Kltch and
Clifford Hampton s
Benediction — --L Rev H D Stephens
t 4 ”
Recessional — Wilma Granstaff
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Want Job? Survey
Woman Labor Being
Made for Firm
Any women in this area look-
ing for workT
The Weleetka and Okemah
Chammers of Commerce are work-
ing on a project to find out the
available female labor supply in
Okfuskee county and surrounding
areas between 17 and 60 years
of age
C M Johnson met with Oke-
mah men early this week and
made plans to make the survey
The information will be available
to the Weleetka club
The survey was started after
an eastern clothing manufacturer
said they were sending a repre-
sentative to Okemah in search
of a factory site
The report is that about 900
applicants are wanted immediate-
ly to assure a desirable labor
supply in case the move is made
Johnson said that any woman
wanting to fill out one of
forms should contact him He will1
have them at his office at the
school
J H Evans Graham superin-
tendent also has some sheets
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Merger Puts State
Oil Firms Among
Largest Industries
Stockholders of Sunray Oil and
Mid Continent Petroleum Corp-
orations voted the' largest oil
merger in Oklahoma history
here today '
The firm to be known as Sun-
ray Mid-Continent Oil Co be-
comes one of the top 15 In site
in the nation with assets of near-
ly a half-billion dollars
C H Wright former head of
Sunray becomes board chairman
of the organisation Mid Contl-
Mothers Honored
Special Mother’s 'day services
were held at the Weleetka church-
es Sunday and mothers were hon-
ored 1
At the First Methodist church
Mrs H B Fleming was the old-
est mother and Mrs Jim John-
son was the youngest Mrs John
Morgan was the youngest grand-
mother The Free Will Baptist church
had special poems and songs
Mrs W E Hamby was the oldest
mother present Mrs Junior Bac-
hus youngest mother and Mrs
Lee Burden ' was honored for
having the most children pres-
ent in the service
The oldest mother at the First
Baptist church was Mrs Dora
Williams Mrs Tommy Mason
-was the youngest mother and
Mrs John Smith had the most
children present '
End-of “School '
Programs Planned
Baccalaureate junior high and
high school commencement pro-
grams have been completed with
the end of school nearing Supt
C M Johnson announced Wed-
nesday Above is the baccalaur-
eate program The junior high
commencement ' program will be
found inside The high school
program will be printed next
prior to the graduation exercises
College Qualification
Test to Be Given -
An additional Selective Serv-
ice College Qualification Test to
be held Thursday May 19 was
announced today by N D Dos-
sey clerk of local board No 54
This additional test is in the
form of a cleanup for the ben-
efit of students who were pre-
vented from taking the test ad-
ministered April 21 The test also
may be taken by those who be-
cause of ' w delay in getting in
their applications for the April
21 test were not able to take it
that date
Mr Dossey emphasized that
students holding certificates of
admission for the April 21 test
must submit applications if they
wish to take the examination on
May 19 The student desiring to
be tested on May 19 should go to
the nearest board and obtain a
new application form
Students who attain a pre-
scribed upper class standing or
make a score of 70 or better on
the May 19 test are eligible to
be considered by their local
boards for deferment during the
next acsdemlc' year
Mr Dossey pointed out that
a student classified in a class
available for service is entitled
to the appeal rights provided for
in the universal military training
act as amended
Sunday at Churches
Corsages were presented to
four mothers at the Christian
church Mrs Jack Hamilton- of
Duttn was the oldest mother
present The youngest was Mrs
Lee Tenney the mother with the
youngest child Mrs Bob Car-
roll and the mother with the
largest number of children pres-
ent Mrs David Blackman of Ok-
mulgee A special service was held at
the Assembly of God church
Sunday morning “A Faithful
Mother" was the sermon subject
The oldest mother present was
Mrs Bill Garrison and the young-
est was Mrs Haskell Dilllon of
Tulsa Mothers having the most
children in Sunday school were
Mrs W T Dillion Mrs L D
Sluder Mrs Bonnie Winn and
Mrs Bill Laffoon of Modesto
Calif Corsages were given the
honored mothers
One Hurt Cars Are
Damaged in Wreck
Three Others Escape Serious" Injuries
As Tow Car Goes Out of Control
- One woman was hospitalized with a fractured skull
and possible broken neck after an auto accident two miles
south of Weleetka last night while three others were for-
tunate' in escaping with out serious injury The woman
was reported to be is satisfactory condition late last night
in the Okfuskee Memorial hospital where she was taken
after treatment in a local clinic --
The accident which occurred
shortly after 8 p m Involved
four Tulsans who had driven to
Wetumka to tow a 1950 model
car to Tulsa It had thrown a rod
there earlier this week
The lead car a 1949 Lincoln
driven by Willlan Franklin Ben-
son 27 went out of control
crossed the road and a bar ditch
and came to a stop on its top
facing' west Patrolman BUI Hill
reported The trailing car being
herded by Clifford Raymond
Whipple 21 stopped near the
other car on its right side Both
cars travelled about 100 feet
after leaving the pavement Re-
cent rains had left the shoulders
soft The two cars were stUl
chained together with a log
chain -
t The injured girl is Mary Jane
Benson 22 wife of the driver
of the Lincoln The other girl
was Darlene Tuttle 18 She
was not seriously injured All
four suffered shocks and bruises
Trooper Hill said the Lincoln
was a total loss and about $250
damage was done to the other
car a Chevrolet
He sad that charges of reck-
less driving will be filed against
Benson
Mrs Custar Attends
Norman Programs
v— r t 1 The first robbery was believed
Mrs Fay Custar executive to h made d
secretary of the Okfuskee coun- N ’
ty Red Cross chapter was one of A' but $100 f the ?3o0 to
32 staff member who attended t JountH or ZlL
a 1-day workshop in Norman on - ”
May 3 The meeting was to ac- —
quaint chapter workers with the Patrol Finds ManV
latest changes in military poll- ‘ V J
cies and va regulations Lars Defective in
Annual Road' Check
benefits should contact Mrs Fay -
Custar In Okemah from 1 to 4 HHiwiy Wallace
Monday through Saturday at the trnv and Bill Hill have had a
City hall - busy time lately making 20 ar
rests from May 6 to 10 and
msVng safety checks on from
w’ m 1500 to 2000 cars
‘Holy Soil Is Topic The annual chicle period will
continue through May In an of-
The Rev C C Wilson minis- foil to make cars meet safety
ter of the First Methodist church fndards
announced his senmon topic Sun- Trooper Bill Hill said from
day will bo "Holy Soli” in keep- 25 to 30 per cent of the vehicle?
ing with the soil conservation rh c'fed so fnr are defective He
Stewardship Week ' said most fell down on lights
NO WELCOME HERE Tail
ft keep visiter from annoying
tsrg sooe
Man Loses $1 in
Robberies Three
Boys Are Jailed
Three Negro teenagers were
in the county jail Wednesday af- -ter
a sleepless night for Weleet-
ka’s two policemen
A C Carroll an elderly Negro
who lives in the south part of
Weleetka reported to police Tues-
day night he had been held and
robbed by two persons Police
Chief R B Harper investigated
and while they were at the house
one of Carroll’s sons came In
and after talking to him a few
minutes found $59 on him Fur-
ther questioning however proved
he was out of town at the time
of the robbery at which time
the victim reported that $260 ’
had "been taken from a pillow
The 14-year-old boy was charged
with taking $60 from the house
After investigating further the
lawmen made a call to another
home where they found a sock
with 13 $20 bills inside in a
comer under the bed
The officers became suspicious
when they found a sock missing
from the clothing of one of the
boys
Two teenagers wee arrested
and charged with strong arm
robbery and were taken to the
county Jail with the other boy
charged with robbery
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