Latimer County News-Democrat (Wilburton, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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COUNTY NEWS-DEMOCRAT
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WILBURTON LATIMER COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY NOVEMBER II 1121
VOLUME XXIV
NUMBER
r a n : a r 3 a a r t:
WILBURTON TO OB-
SERVE ARMISTICE DAY
PROCRAM FOR TODAY
5 a m — Guess
Sun-up— Breakfast for ex-service
men on Main street
10 :57 a m— Three bells to call peo-
ple to attent'on for two minutes med-
itation and prayer
11 a m— Religious union services
at Baptist church
2 p m — Community chorus on Main
street
4 p m — Foot ball game at City
Park W H S vs Jones Academy
8:3o p m— Lyceum at American
Theatre
Mayor's Proclamation
Whereas the great World War
came to an end on Nov Uth 1918 af-
ter a struggle of four years in the
latter year of which period American
soldiers fought gallantly and won
victories which guaranteed the per-
petuity of free government on the
larth and
Whereas the day of the Armistice
has been declared a national hol'day
in order that the American people
might keep-ever fresh in their minds
the conclusion of battles fought and
vietorics won therefore
Be it resolved That tin people of
this citv should desist from their la-
bors and usual vocations on this great
anniversary and turn their hearts to
thanksgiving and their minds to a
solemn contemplation of the heroic
deeds of our soldiers and sailors and
let us pause at the hour designated by
the President and in silent communion
with the Giver of All Good and pay
tribute to the nameless soldier whose
burial at Arlington at that hour will
typify to all the world the honor and
reverence that America pays to her
heroic so!d!er dead
Issued this 9th day of November
1921
E M COOPER
Mayor of Wilburton
STOP!
j At ten fifty-seven am today
Friday Nov 11th the city bell will
I sound three taps and at the con-
i elusion of the third tap the pco-
I pie of Wilburton are requested to
I stand in silence for a period pf two j
I minutes with bowed heads as a I
I token of respect and reverence
I for the memory of the Unknown
I Soldier whose body is bc'ng laid
i to rest in the Arlington Cemetery
I at Washington the memory of
I whom typifies the honor and rc-
I spect in which we hold all those
I gallant Americans who gave their
I all for freedom
I At this solemn moment let us
I utter a prayer for the success of
I the disarmament conference which
convenes todav
I F M COOPER
I Mayor 1
o o
Wilburton will observe Armistice
Hay today The American Legion will
start the day’s program in an original
and unique way At eleven o’clock
the several churches will hold a serv-
ice at the Bapt-st church
Rev H A Tucker Presbyterian
minister will deliver the principal ad-
dress and everybody especially Leg-
ion men ex-service ipen and Gold
Star mothers is invited There will
be special music
Big Song Feast
At two o'clock everybody is invited
to come down town and take part or
witness the patriotic song feast which
will take nlarc in the open air on Main
street There will be two patirotic
addresses and the singing will be led
by the Hughes orchestra A chorus
of nearly two hundred has had re-
hearsals in preparation of the patriot-
is chorus and you will miss a real
treat if you are not present
Today the annual roll coll for Red
Cross membership will start and
every man woman or child in Wil-
burton will be invited to become a
member and thus assist in maintain-
ing the Red Cross office and home
service work in Wilburton and Lati-
mer county
HAVE YOU CLOTHING YOU DO
NOT NEED?
Those having clothing to spare
something you have out-grown or dis-
carded are requested lo advise Miss
Helen Clarke secretary of the local
Red Cross Site is reeiving calls
every few days for used wearing ap-
parel ATTENTION
The Latter Day Saints will com-
mence a week's series of meetings
next Tuesday conducted by Evangel-
ist F A Smith of Lamonia Iowa
Church dedication Sunday Novem-
ber 2oth at 2:oo p m
All friends who donated so liberally
to the new church and ail others cor-
dially invited to attend and help us
have a spiritual time
H R HARDER
Assistant Pastor
fLint rock news
(By Rube Mullins)
The citizens of Flint Rock air to
hold a mass meeting at the school
house Saturday nite to discuss ways
and means fur to support their fam-
ilies during the coming winter The
almanac predicts a hard winter and
Jason Smith loud it wuz a going to be
hard in more ways than one There
is plenty of turnips and potatoes and
corn fur to make hoe-cakes but Lige
Amos’ wife loud that the Home Dem-
onstrator at Wilburton said that sich
grub is conducive to palagary Sebo
Simpkins vows that there hart) times
s caused by the war which Mr Wil-
sun brought on us “and ye must re-
member what Sherman said about
war" Sain Jefferson pointed his fin-
ger strait at Simpkins and asks him
if he dident know the war was over
and if Stieman did say ‘war is hell’
d'dent Andrew Jackson say that the
republican party is hell and I say that
whut wc haw got under the republi-
cans is hell also
Some of the boys arc trying to rib
up a debate between Sebo and Sam
on the cause of these hard times Con-
stable Golightly vows that if these
two durn fools have a public argument
lie will search every democrat and re-
publican that attends fur feeling is
running high ami lie dont propose to
have any riots over politics in this
community
At the Prayer meeting last Wednes-
day nite Deacon Brown asked the
Lord to furgive him fur votin the re-
publican ticket last year
Mose Redwine is suffering from the
ear akc from his wife talking so much
His boy Jimmy asked him the other
nite if Edison made the furst talking
machine and he answered him no that
the Lord made the furst one but that
Mr Edison made the furst one what
could be shut off Mose loud that
he wished Mr Edison would invent
a cut-out or g shut-off which could lie
attached to woman who talks too
durn much
I see in the paper where some of
them state officers up at Oklahoma
City wuz caught at a mid-night Adam
and Eve party and that when they
wuz taken to Police Court they gave
ficticious names It certainly appears
that holding office is hard on g fel-
ler’s character I am in favor of in-
vestigating this matter and let the
world know whether these officers
who got arrested are Democrats or
Republicans
A committee lias been appointed lo
solicit Red Cross mcmbrrsh'p in the
Flint Rock naborhood next week if
my dollar will help keep the organi-
zation going at Wilburton fur another
year they arc welcome to it fur a lot
of the soldier boys have been helped
by the Red Cross Secretary in get-
ting their allowances and compensa-
tion from the Government and if a
lot of us give a little toward keeping
this organization on its feet it will
hurt nobody but do ex-service men
who needs help a powerful lot of
good
Ben Thomas Bob Hibbard and Tra
Brown of Wilburton and Will De-
Loach of Limestone with their hound
dogs pulled off a big chase west of
Flint Rock last week The darned
jack rabbit was almost run down
when the dogs caught it
The cows have come up and I must
lie milkin so T will close fur this time
R M
MINERS MEET NOVEMBER 21
Prsident John L Lewis May Attend
Fort Smith Convention
Loral officers of the United Mine
Workers arc “sittng tight" waiting
for something to Happen according
to John Wilkinson president of Dis-
trict 21
The miners are making preparations
for their district convention to he held
at Fort Smith Ark beginning Nov-
ember 21 International Picsldent J
L Lewis has been invited to address
this convention and has sent a condi-
tional acceptance There will be del-
egates from all sub-districts in Okla-
homa Texas and Arkansas — Musko-
gee Phoenix
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NOTICE
Those who wish to aid relatives in
Russia by sending food or clothing
may do so by confcring with the sec-
retary of the local Red Cross While
the food and clothing cannot be sent
direct from Wilburton arrangements
will be made for the delivery of nec-
essities equivalent to the amount of
money deposited by you for such re-
lief NEGROES SHOOT UP TOWN
Sunday night fifteen or twenty
shots were fired in the negro district
just west of the down-town district
by drunken negroes it is alleged and
not a few people residing in that lo-
cality became alarmed
Chief Rramlett and Sheriff Park
went to the scene of the shooting hut
all lights were out and all very quiet
Such conduct as this may argue for
the formation in Wilburton of a Kti
Klux Kian
HOW HELP WAS RENDERED
When the Federal Government enrolls an ex-service man for
vocational training he is never paid in advance These men must
make individual arrangements fdr their expenses during the first
few weeks that they are in school Numbers of them have come
here to enter school but on account of being strangers were unable
to obtain credit or assistance
The Red Cross Mot Tbit Need
Since Federal students began coming to Wilburton eighty loans
have been made by the local Red Cross in order that they might
support themselves until they received their first government check
Helped Otherwise Too
During the past two years an average of twenty-five ex-scrvice
men have been assisted each-month in procuring compensation al-
lowances and back pay from the government through the local Red
Cross Chapter
There is never a day passes but that some ex-service man is
assisted in one way or another by the local Red Cross chapter sec-
retary jf
Certainly every mail and woman in Latimer county who can
spare a dollar is willing to contribute that much to continue an
agency which has meant and will continue to mean so much to the
men who shouldered arms in defence of their country and free government
Do not wait to he asked to join the’ Red Cross Call at the
secretary’s office and pay your membership fee and get your but-
ton and receipt
H W DUNCAN PASSES AWAY
H W Duncan who had many rel-
atives in Wilburton passed away at
his home in Casey Ark Oct 27th
age sixty-eight years The deceased
was born in Georgia in 1853 and came
to Yell county Ark with his par-
ents in 1867 He was one of eleven
children and spent his life time in Yell
and Perry counties He was loved
and respected by a host of friends
who will miss him in the days to come
He had been a faithful member of the
Baptist church for forty-seven years
The deceased had not enjoyed the 1
best of health and his last days were I
fraught with suffering but he did not
fear death and told those about him
that he was going away to rest
The deceased was married to Henry-1
etta Hutchinson in 1872 and to this
union were born seven children two
of whom still survive They are
Charles Duncan and Mrs Robert Wil-
Fams There are two brothers J J
Duncan of Wilburton and J A Dun-
can of Danville and two sisters Mrs
Will Hunter Russellville Ark and
Mrs Dave Young of Judsonia Ark
The remains were laid to rest in the
Duncan cemetery near Danville where
forty-three relatives of the deceased
lay sleeping
J J Duncan Jesrccl Williams W
A Dupcan A L and Fred Duncan
and Mrs Will Amos of Wilburton at-
tended the funeral
B Y P U PROGRAM
Daily Bible readings :
Monday— Titus 3 Chapter
verse 6
Tuesday— Hebrews 1 Chaprter Key
verse 6-
Wcdncsday — Hebrews 2 Chapter
key verse lo
Thursday — Hebrews 3 Chapter key
verse 15
Friday— Hebrews 4 and 5 Chapter
key verses 4-16
Saturday — Hebrews 6 Chapter key
verse 12
Program Sunday Evening Nov 13
Song "Praise Him"
Prayer S J Eaton
Song “From Greenland’s Icy Moun-
tains" Business meeting president will be
in charge
Bible nix Miss Elizabeth Moorer
Leader Charles Babcock
Introduction Leader
Genealogy of Ruler Part 1 Acts
2:3oi Isaiah 11:1 See 4 page 58 Lil-
lian Alien
His Oualif'cations for Leadership
John 3:34 Isaiah 61:1 sec 5 page 58
Rcvis Palmer
Justice and Equality of His Govern-
ment Isaiah 11:3-5 Sec 6 page 58
S J Eaton
Peaceableness of His Reign Isaiah
11:6-8 Isaiah 9:6 sec 7 page 58
Kitty Miller
Reference to Gentiles and Jews
Isaiah 11 :lo-lfi Eunice Gathright
Song “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er
the Sun’’
DELPHIAN PROGRAM FOR MON-
DAY NOV 21
Hostess Mrs J R Fraz’rr
Required reading Part VII 217-19
227-34 237-44
Roll call Early French Drama
Chapter Groundwork Mrs Dupree
Text reports:
Character of Early French Drama
Mrs Ward
‘Le Cid” Mrs Blackwood
“Cinna” Mrs Wallace
“Athalic” Mrs Cook
“Examples of Moliere's Work" Mrs
Byars and Mrs Baer
Discussion and report Mrs Frazier
LEGION TO SURRENDER HALL
The American Legion at its regular
meeting Monday evening voted to
give up) its hall in the Austin build-
ing The-reason for such action was
because the financial condition of the
local post !b such that the home could
not longer be maintained
At the meeting Monday evening a
letter from the local chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross was read in which
the Legion Post was tendered the
use of the Red Cross room for its
meeting place in event the Legion
home was abandoned It was voted
to accept the proffer and after Nov
15th the -meetings of the post' will be
held in' the' Red Cross building What
furniture that is needed to complete
furnishing the Red Cross room will
be supplied by the Legion post and
the remainder will be loaned to the
Federal Student’s Club which it is
understood will be opened this month
in the quarters to be vacated by the
Legion post
It was voted also at the meeting
Monday evening that at thi next reg-
ular meeting of the post one or more
vacant offices will be filled
RAILROADS MAKE ! PER CENT
CUT ON SEVEN LINES
Notice of Woge Slash to bo Posted
At Once is the Order of the
Managers
Chicago Nov 8— Managers of the
western group of railroads met here
yesterday and decided upon the im-
mediate posting of notices of wage
reductions of ten per cent according
to an announcement today
The roads represented at the meet-
ing include the Santa Fe Great
Western Union Pacific Rock Island
Northwestern Northern Pacific and
Great Northern
In the proposed cut all departments
would lsp affected Committees were
appointed to draft the notices im-
mediately so that the roads may go
before the labor hoard and ask that
the reduct’ons lie ruled upon as soon
as possible
Following this announcement the
National industrial Traffic League
forecasted a meeting for today and
Wednesday to ask fhat the railroads
class their claims for wage reduc-
tions on o basis of rate reductions to
shippers The league represents manv
of the important shippers of the
country
Resolutions for presentation to the
roads have already been drawn and
include three salient pornts
That railworkers wage scales he
put on a lew corresponding with those
of other indnetries
That wage reductions and rate re-
ductions take place simultaneously
Arbitration immediately of the na-
tional agreement made effective dur-
ing the period of federal control
The railroad labor hoard has an-
nounced that wage arhitrat'on will
not he considered until after the hoard
has nassed upon working rules and
schedules hut that roads decided to
oress their effort in getting the re-
duction so that these might be brought
to the attention of the hoard ‘immed-
iately it was said
Mrs Elizabeth Ward is making
preparations for the annual county
poultry show which is to be held in
Wilburton November 18-26 The ex-
hibits of the county's show birds will
be made in Austin hall and the public
is invited to attend Prizes in cash
and ribbons will be given for prize '
- i -i bvinning birds up to fourth place and
was msrtucted bv the mayor Wll as J'vmg quarters In fin some instances up to the sixth place
n ordinance penalizing coun-th “ear future Mr Perkins says he Premium lists will be off the
Ha BAM f ntlll hlalU s M a (! L1I J In
There was no council meeting Mon-
day night on account of the lack of a
mtorum Only four counciimen and
the mavor were present to answer
the roll call Thev were Frazier
Strang Royrc and Countiss The city
attorney wr- — — -J L-
o draw an
” coun -
oilmen for non-attendaficc of council
meetings
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
Mrs Rockett was hostess to the
Twentieth Century club Tuesday af-
ternoon November 1 Mrs Bobo pre-
siding Sixteen members answvred
roll call by naming men prominent in
the history of Panama
Mrs Johnson the leader for the af-
ternoon lead a most interesting dis-
cussion on “The Romance of Panama
Panama Races and the Republic of
Panama”
Mrs Church read a paper on the
Historical Background o f Central
American Life
Mrs Evins read a paper on Colon
Mrs Bobo took charge at this time
and a short business session followed
Mrs Bobo resigned as delegate to the
Biennial at McAlcstcr and Mrs Plum-
mer was elected iu her stead
M'ss Helen Clarke secretary of the
Red Cross addressed the club and
asked its co-operation in the Red
Cross campaign beginning November
11 The club voted its hearty co-operation
There being no further business
the club adjourned to meet with Mrs
Church on November 15th
The hostess assisted by Miss Eva
Brown served a delicious salad course
JONES BOYS HERE TODAY
This afternoon at four o'clock the
Wilburton high school team will meet
Jones Academy at the City Park for
a gridiron battle Since tins is a holi-
day everybody in Wilburton should
see this game
In thc( first half of the game with
Jones today five of the regular play-
ers will be on the side lines these be-
ing penalzed for misdemeanor offens-
es but Weston says he will have five
strong-men in their places In the
last half however the old and regu-
lar men will be in their places and
some fast foot ball is looked for
O S M TO ARKANSAS
The Oklahoma School of Mines foot
ball team left Thursday for Russell-
ville Ark where they will today meet
the Arkansas Military Academy team
in a gridiron contest The state school
team has been strengthened of late
especially in the back field and they
are expecting to make a strong show-
ing against the Arkansas soldiers
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MOCK FUNERAL
People down town Monday night
were entertained by a mock funeral
put on by the Freshmen of the high
school The upper classmen were rep-
resented by an old hearse drawn hy
a mule and a pony vlhich was fol-
lowed by the weeping Freshmen
Death came lo the Sophs Juniors and
Seniors when they met defeat in a
foot hall game Monday afternoon at
the hands of the Freshies
FRESHMEN VICTORIOUS
The Freshman foot ball team de-
feated a team made up from the up-
per classmen at the City Park Mon-
day evening The score was 21 to 6
Class rivalry was keen
LOCAL TEAM DEFEATED AT
EUFAULA
The Wilburton high school team
was defeated at Eufaula Friday Nov
4th Score 41 to 14
AT JOHN MILLER’S
Mr and Mrs John M'ller enter-
tained a few friends at their home on
Thursday evening November 4th Af-
ter many enjoyable games refresh-
ments were served All reported a
good time
Among those present were Misses
Verva and Icic Watson Laura and
Beatrice Hayes Grace Smoot Ruby
Mickle Alvira Mitchell Mac Bart-
mess Edith Wade Lena Briinnotta
Ethel Hawkins Messrs Bus Williams
CIco Estes Austin Park Theo Smith
Cliff Janaway Ted Smoot Odis Wade
Hersliall Warren and Mr and Mrs
Fred Dunlap Mr and Mrs John E
Graham Mrs William Rartmess Win-
chester Dickson John Cunningham
R E Rarrah and Mrs Miller
“UNKNOWN” WAR HERO TO AR
RIVE WEDNESDAY
Washington Nov 7 — The body of
America's “unknown” hero will arrive
in Washington Wednesday evening
and wilMie in state in the rotunda of
the capitol until Friday it was an-
nounced today The public and those
official delegations and societies
which have been given permission to
place wreaths on the bier will be ad-
mitted to the rotunda from 8 a m un-
til lo p m Thursday it was stated
but no one will be admitted after that
Hour during the solemn rites preced-
ing the interment at Arlington
Permission has been given to more
than sixty organizations societies and
foreign diplomatic representatves to
place dccoratons on the casket
i— - oajj uc
w"1 build an extension to Ins build -
ing and will construct a balcony
PRESIDENT HARDING
ISSUES THANKSGIV-
ING PROCLAMATION
"That season has come when alike
in pursuance of a devout people's
time-honored custom and in grateful
recognition of favoring national for-
tunes it is proper that the president
should summon the nation to a day of
devotion of thanksgiving for blessings
bestowed and of proycr for guidance
in modes of life that may deserve con-
tinuance of divine favor -
“Foremost among our blessings is
the return of peace and the approach
to normal ways again The year has
brought us again into relations of amity
with all nations after a long period
of struggling and turbulence In
thankfulness therefore we may well
unite in the hope that Providence will
vouchsafe approval to the things we
have done the aims which have guid-
ed us the aspirations which have in-
spired us
“We shall be prospered as we shall
deserve prosperity 'seeking not alone
for the material things but those of
the spirit as well earnestly trying to
help others asking before all else
the privilege of service As we ren-
der thanks anew fur the exaltation
which came to us wc may fittingly pe-i
titiou that moderation and wisdom'
shall be granted to rest upon all who
are in authority in the asks they must
discharge Their hands wilt be stead-
ied their purposes strengthened in
answer to our prayers
WARREN G HARDING
"Ours has been a favored nation in
the bounty which God has bestowed
upon it Tlie great trial of humanity
though indeed we bore our part as
well as we were able left us com-
paratively little scarred It is for us
to recognize that we have (teen thus
favored and Vilen We gather at our
alters to offer up our thanks we will
do well to pledge in humanity and all
sincerity our purposes to prove de-
serving Wc have been raised up and
preserved in national power and con-
sequence as part of a plan whose wis-
jdont we cannot question Thus be-
lieving we ran do no less than hold
our nation the willing instrument of
the Providence which has so wonder-
fully favored us Opportunity for very
great service awaits us if we shall
prove equal to it Let our prayers be
raised fordirectiou in the right paths
Under God our responsibility is
great to our own first to all men
afterward to all mankind in God’s
own justice
Now therefore I Warren G Haril-
ng president of the United States
hereby designate Thursday the twenty-fourth
day of November to be ob-
served by the people as a day of
thanksgiving devotion and prayer
urging that at their hearthsides and
their alters they will give thanks for
all that has been rendered unto them
and will pray for a continuance of the
divine fortune which has been show-
ered so generously upon this nation
“In witness whereof I have here-
unto set my hand and raused to be
affixed the seal of the United States
of America
Done at the capitol of the United
States this thirty-first day of Ocobor
in the year of our Lord nineteen hun-
dred and twenty-one and of the in-
dependence of the United States the
one hundred and forty-sixth
WARREN G HARDING
By the President:'
Charles E Hughes Secretary of
State" 1
COUNTY POULTRY SHOW SOON
ircmium lists wilt oe oif the press
'Saturday and if you are interested
call on Mrs Ward for a copy '
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