Dustin Locals
Mr sad Kb Horry Becker
spout Wednesday In Oklahoma
City on butinei Mr Back kft
Monday for Kanaaa City Mo
and other pointa in hla territory
Mr and Mr Lawrence Welch
Elmore City were here oyer the
weekend
' 8am Trnelove was here over
the weekend with his family
Bonnie David and Nancy Jo ana
Ms parents Mr and Mr Coy
Truelove
Larry Truelove and Monterey
Cook Wilburton were here over
the weekend visiting their pa-
rents Mrs Ardith Vrmaton M-Ales-ter
visited in the Harry Becker
home Saturday
Mr and Mrs Jim Brooks Ar-
thur Brooks and Lovie Brooks of
Ailsa were here over the weekend
visiting Mr and Mrs Bundy Ro-
binson and Mrs Lela Cannon
Visitors in the-J L Standridge
home over the weekend were Mr
and Mrs Bob Keihn Nancy and
Paul Cushing Miss Hazel Stand-
ridge Stroud and Aubrey Reed
TuIsa Wednesday guests were
Mr and Mrs William Berger
Henryetta
Donald Whitfield Galveston
’ ?’ '8 on a 10-day furlough
visiting his parents Mr and
Mrs R E Whitfield and other
relatives1 He is in the coast guard
Mr and Mrs Elvis Wootten
and daughter Mrs Curtis Tay-
lor spent Sunday at Camp Chaf-
fee visiting Curtis who is taking
basic training there
Mr and Mrs' John Arter and
son Johnnie Lee Bokoshe were
Sunday guests of Mrs Marvin
Masengale and children
' Charles Harmon O U and his
brother Gene of Conners were
weekend guests of their parents
Mr and Mrs Ed Harmon
Rev and Mrs N B Rayburn
and family Okmulgee visited his
mother Mr R B Rayburn and
Mr and Mrs Grady Lawley Sun-
day Mr and Mrsv Andy Goff
Oklahoma City recently visited
her mother : Mrs Rayburn and
the Lawleys
Mr and Mrs C L Drake are
at his office in Oklahoma City
thsi week
Rev and Mrs James C Fite
attended the ordination service
at Yeager Sunday afternoon W
A Talley was ordained as deacon
of the church The Fites also at-
tended ' the ' Workers conference
at Yeager Monday at the Baptist
church
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Brand new 1955 cleaners
in original shipping carton
Formerly told for 1H90 (
Convenient budget plan available
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Weleetka’g Shopping Center
Welsetlia School Nevo
SOPHOMORE NEWS
The sophomore class went on
a hayride to East Initial rock
The tractor was driven by Ralph
Harlin dasa aponsor The clasa
roasted weiners anc marshmal-
lows after the ride ‘
Taking the trip were David
Lollis Sue Brown Jack 'Hoover
Judy Beattie Tommy Curran
Betty Canard Kenneth Anthony
Bernice Milam Jamea Barber
Jane Ann Wagner Denny Jonea
Martha Ellig- Franklin Burton
Berta Trail Joe Allen Betty
Patterson and Patty Toms
Students are writing an essay
in English on “What Can Be
Done to Prevent Erosion of the
Land in My Community" Five
essay will be picked from the
class to enter the contest
JUNIOR NEWS
The juniors have been busy
working on their research theme
“What Can Be Done to Prevent
Erosion of the Land in My Com-
munity” Richard Beattie haw been in
the hospital with a throat infec-
tion but is back in school now
FOURTH GRADE
Loyd Henshaw has moved to
Okmulgee where he will attend
school
For art Work the pupils are
divided into 10 groups to make
vegetable posters The project
serves a 3-fold purpose: science
art and room decoration
For a study of seeds how they
sprout and grow the class chose
nasturtium seeds
FIFTH GRADE
The boys chosen as “begt pu
pits” two weeks ago were Ronnie
Snell and Eugene Manley The
girl was Linda Hodge Last week
Glenn Kramer Alfred Wise and
Toni Burden were chosen
Eugene Manley Gail Ann Gib-
son and Sue Morgan have made
“A” on every spelling lesion the
past nine -weeks
A new member of our class iis
Dolly Ann Dunnigan from We-
tumka Guests in the home of Mr and
Mrs Ben Crawford last week
were Mr and Mrs Charles Chaz-
tin anu children of Jenks
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8EYBNTH GRADE
The seventh graders have been
learning the use of the protract-
or in math class They have been
drawing angles measuring ang-
les and 'making circle graphs
To make it more enjoyable they
tried the art of drawing designs
and pictures with the protractor
Two films were shown in geo-
graphy class Monday: “The Bark
Cloth People of Africa” and “The
Geological Work of Ice”
Puppets are being made in arte
and crafts and the students are
writing plays to bo used in their
puppet show
Eddie Van Jones had - charge
of the seventh grade devotional
Monday morning in the English
room
The class - enjoyed Sue Ogle’s
new Japanese doll sent to her by
her brother in Japan The doll
was packed with Japanese news-
papers which Sue generously
shared with her classmates
EIGHTH GRADE
Judy Gibson has been selected
by the clasa to be their repre-
sentative in the annual spelling
bee
Each student is writing an es-
say on “What Can Be Done to
Prevent Erosion of the Land in
My Community”- Much interest
has been aroused and there is
much research going on
Last minute studying for the
nine weeks tests is found in ail
classes especially by those who
are trying to be “honor students”
to usher at the junior high com
mencement -
Of 695 drivers in fatal acci
dents in Oklahoma during 1955
the number who had been drink-
ing totaled 102 or about sixteen
percent
Of all drivers involved in fa-
tal accidents during 1955 in- Okla-
homa about eighty-four percent
were committing a traffic viola-
tion at the time of the accident
During -1956 68260 drivers
were involved in traffic accidents
in Oklahoma Of the sex 10465
were women and 47098 were men
The sex was not stated in 697
cases
Nearly ten percent of the dri-
ven involved in fatal accidents
in Oklahoma last year had no
driver’s license
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FLOWERS — for ell occasions
Call Mrs Bill Dodson
Weleetka Phone 8U 6-2322
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Wetumka
A HEAVY INSECT
INFESTATION OF
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far Year Benefit—
East Central College
Will Be Host to
Music Contests
Approximately 16000 to- 4000
htghachool students of the East
Central distriot - will crowd tbs
campus March 21-24 whan the Dis-
trict Music Elimination Moat is
held for area bands glaa dubs
and mixed chorus groups
“Deadline for entriea is Friday
March 9” said Raymond Kelbon
tournament chairman and director
of the East Central band
Kelton indicated that a probable
25-30 bands would participate
with about the same number of
glee clubs and mixed choruses
“Thera will be approximately 850
instrumental and vocal esemblea”
he said
Music groups or ' individuals
who receivej a first division rat-
ing at the meet here will qualify
for the state contest Instrumen-
tal section of the state contest
will he held at Oklahoma Univers-
ity while Oklahoma AAM college
will handle the vocal and piano
competition - -
A separate contest will be held
in each authorised event for
students of the 7th 8th and 9th
grades These contest will be judg-
ed on junior highschool stan-
dards Schedule of events calls for tha
following: Wednesday and Thurs-
day band and all instrumental
solos and ensembles from Class
A BB B C D and DD schools
Friday Mixed Chorus and glee
club plus all vocal solos and
small ensembles Saturday piano
A total of $864 in Red Cross
campaign funda had been turned
into the chapter office in Oke-
mah The driVa in Weleetka has
not started but Chairman Lee
Tenney said it would got under-
way later this month
The amount turned in represent-
ed a small- area in the residential
section and three teams of tho
business district Workers are urg-
ed to complete thalr calls aa soon
as possible and report to tha chap-
ter office in the city hall
Dwight Collins is chairman of
the business district and Mrs Lola
Barry Price organized the residen-
tial campaign
Mrs Randolph 1 Hancock and
daughter of Clinton Texas la hers
to spend the week with her sis-
ter Mrs Ralph Harlin and fata-
lly Mrs M M Reddick and Mr
and' Mrs Charley Hicks of Hen-
ryetta visited Mrs C D Lea
and children at Whitefisld Mon-
day Fay Groves tha former Fay
Jones who has been living in
Tulsa has moved here' and is a
beauty operator at Hensley’s
beauty ahop
Mrs Groves ia the daughter
'of Bill Jonea
Services Held et AME Churches
Rev J H Perkins wes the
speaker at -the Grant Chapel
A M EL church Sunday Kyle
Spencer taught tha Sunday school
lesson The “Gospel Sparrows”
sang several songs
Rev R T Rucker officiated
at the 8 p m service There were
visitors at both services
Sunday school will be at 9:80
at Tyre ohapel with a review at
10:40 and morning service at
11 a m Evening services will be
at Hughes chapel in Wetnmka at
7 p m -
A buyer is on hana daily
to pay top prices for
good
CATTLE
and HOGS
Good demand for Fat and
Stocker Hogs any day of
the week
THE WELEETKA AIH3ICAN :
Weleetka Oklahoma ThoredayMarch 15 IK)
Round' About
Denver Speaeo at ml
The senior are going around
spouting Sheketpear The cut ia
really dramatically minded Good
luck on “Har Emeitmejr Hus-
band” Friday night at 8 o’clock
For those who can’t come to the
night performance there -will be
an afternoon matinee
Some people are turn short
winded They took nil the air out
of David B and Leon C’s tires
If anyone has informition please
contact either boy
Just to prove newa tnvU feet
Harold told Peggy he was foing
straight home at 11 He ot in
at 3 and Peggy knew it Sunday
morning Seeing that only S peo-
ple knew about it wwa very fanny
All you people who want rood
advice to the lovelorn get in teuch
with Richard Hia last three let-
ters to Cliffogene are unanswered
He wants to know whet he can
say to get her to write hint
Where did Denny and Jeanne
go Saturday night? They sure
didn’t go to the stomping sp-ounds
at Wetumka Wonder why
Here’s n little tip en liow to
get out of 9-weeks tests: Commit
suicide
Why does Peggy M like the
record “Death of an Angel ao
much? First whose song is it?
Yours or Harolds T
Barbara W and Stanley 'iutw
thought Peg and Harold were
crazy Saturday night All they
wanted ’ to do was talk shout
Phyllis M of Wetumka
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PLATE LUNCHES
POP AND MOM’S CAFE
Open 6 days dosed Sunday
Mr aid Mrs Arthur Thomas owners
JUST ARRIVED
“FRUIT-OF-THE-LOOM” MATERIALS IN
Sheers and Linens
New linen suits for women and a new selection of
dresses skirts blouses nylon hose can-can slips
and scarves for women and girls All dies
NEW JEWELRY-IDEAL FOR
THAT EASTER COSTUME
Also have boys oumner shirts men’s - shirts and
blue jeans for women girls men and boys '
FOR THOSE BABV GIFTS SEE OUR DISPLAY
OF BABY GIFTS — THE NEWEST IN COLORS
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A Big Table of Barging for Only
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New Sandals for Sumner— and ideal for that new
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Muirs in VVoleatka
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Woadar why Peggy ia es tad
of tha Henryetta ahpwit la R
true two can get in oae seatt
Seems like school days agaia—
Right Stanley and Toiet
Wonder why Helen was so glad
to sea them back together 7 Jim-
my said he didn’t have time fag
girls
What should our description (I
Barbara B to a girl in Haniy
tat Hey Jerry! Come home and
straighten this out
COUPLES GOING 8TEADY:
Joan and Ted Mary and J B
Wanda and Dale Cathy and Don-
nle Patsy and Lawreawt
Theo and Phj)Hp Sandra
Don Sue and David Berta aad
Darrell Ruth and Lonnia Chaiw
lee and Sue Brain and Joyi
Peg and Harold Shirley aad Tw
ry Billy Jean and Mtl Martha
and Pete Jeanne and Ray Judy
and Jamaa Jeannette and Bobby
Juat going round a sheet:
Josh and Fran Agnes and Dale
Peg and Ray Sarah and Hoary
Judy and Gerald Martha aad
Lewis Arvalla and David Bar-
bara' and Paul Mtldrad and Jim-
"y Peggy and Lloyd Sue aad
Joe Dale Shirley and Roger 8iia
dra and Garland Carolyn - a—
Leon Peggy and Gordon Rlnda
and Carl and David
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