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VOL 18 NO 20
SHATTUCK ELLIS COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12 1931
18 YEARS PUBLICATION
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SHATTUCK LEADS
:iNYESTERHC-C
MEMBERSHIP
OVER $12000 PAID IN DUES
COMMITTEE CONTINUES
SOLICITATION
The Western Oklahoma Chamber of
Commerce has received a hundred
per cent endorsement from Shattuck
backed by memberships
Starting with a membership of 7
the roll was Increased to 106 members
at the present time More are Join-
ing and It is expected the roll may
reach nearly double that amount
According to the committee on so-
licitations report 612000 has been
raised on dues and fees for the coming
year
The following list comprises new and
renewals not Including a number of
former members
W N Mitchell Dr J Mark Duncan
Corner Drug Store E Q Pulton J
W Poster V A Oates dc Co Roy
Edwards O W Mason J R Cart-
wright O T Hendrix Lloyd Bidders
Wyatt Hagen Dr Geo A Landes C
D Willard Ernest Q Pickett Public
Service Corp of Texas Southwestern
Associated Telephone Co J 7 Chas-
tain J P Lundstrom Sam Ruffin
Long-Bell Lumber Corporation Best
Way Store Ingle Brothers The A C
Houston Lumber Co A C Oliver
Drs Newman & Davis C J Bouse
Howlett Store Jacob Meier C W
Nicholson P A Poppe John Bar-
cafer Shattuck National Bank
Care has been taken that no names
be ommitted should your name not
appear on this list notify the com-
mittee and the matter will be taken
care of
The committee on membership is
Fred Teten E O Pickett and John
W Poster who are continuing with
the work and report that Shattuck
’ leads all membership drives there be-
ing 39 town In the Western Chamber
of Commerce
The towns at present holding mem-
bership in the Western Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce are as follows
Under Organisations
L Man gum C of C
2 Sayre C of C
3 Temple C of C
4 Altus C of C
5 Alva C of C
6 Frederick C of C
7 Clinton C of C
8 Cordell C of C
9 Weatherford C of C
10 Cheyenne Klwanls Club
11 Elk Cltv C of C
12 Ellis Co Good Roads Ass’n
13 Fargo C of C
14 Reydon C of C
15 Arnett Commercial Club
16 Lone Wolf C of C
17 Shattuck Lion’s Club
18 Gotebo C of C
19 Sentinel C of C
20 Avard C of C
21 Duke C of C
22 Binder C of C
23 Carmen C of C
24 Willow C of C
25 Martha C of C
26 Hammon C of C
27 Leedey C of C
28 Texola C of C
39 Blair C of C
30 Tipton Lion's Club
31 Boise City C of C
32 Greer Co Farmer’s Union
33 Doxey Farmer’s Union
34 Harmon Co Parmer’s Union
35 Harmon Co P U Co-op Excg
36 Washita Co Farmer’s Union
37 Sentinel P U Co-op Gin
38 Grimes Farmers Union
39 Harmon Co C of C
Oliver Elected To
Manager Road Group
A C Oliver chairman of the Ellis
County Board of County Commissioners
was named chairman of the fifth dis-
trict road planning group at the dis-
trict at Woodward Last Friday This
district is composed of organizations
holding membership in he Western
Oklahoma Chamber ofCommerce which
are Ellis Dewey Woodward and Har-
per counties
Grover Jordan of Woodward was
elected as vice-chairman and Stanley
Shepherd of Selling secretary Town
represented were: La verne Mooreland
Supply Buffalo Fargo and Woodward
A request will be presented to the
state and federal govemmnt by the re-
gional conference for an extensive
highway construction program in the
Western Oklahoma
R A Hendrie accomnanled bv his
daughter Mrs Maude Eaton and his
son L G Hendrie and wife and little
daughters Delores and Pattsy Ann all
of Waynoka were Sunday guests of
“Ye" Editor and family Father sister
and brother of Mrs C D Willard
Mrs Ben Davis of Booker Texas re-
ceived a message Saturday that her
brother P O Shoemaker 53 dropped
dead at Liberal Karo last Saturday
Nov 7th He was a traveling salesman
for the Morrell Meat Co of Topeka
Kansas He leaves a wife and three
daughters two are married
CLEARANCESALE
AT SHAPLEYS CLO
PRICES ARE CUT LOW TO
50 PER CENT GOODS
MUST MOVE
On the road to normally and prices
back to a fifteen year level The
Shipley Clothing Co la now engaged
In a store Wide Clearance Sale Every
article In the Store is on Sale
The sale opened last Friday an-
nounced by a big double page advertise-
ment showing price tow comparing
with price of 15 year ago
People are taking advantage of this
sale where price are cut and smashed
to the very bottom Merchandise and
wearing apparel la going at tower prices
than ever since the last 15 years The
store has placed on sale every article
a complete clearance There Is nothing
reserved
B R Shapley states some people
are using the “lay away” plan by
paying down a deposit and the balance
at a later date
While the sale Is going good and the
people are buying the opportunity is
at hand when clothing and wearing
apparal can be purchased at extremely
tow prices
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Father and Son
Meet Fri Night
At Lions Club
The Lions Club will meet next Fri
day night sponsoring a Father and
Sons National week
In this event Fathers will take their
son or ome son who has no father
to attend a special program and ban
quet
The program committee of the Lions
club are preparing a very special pro-
gram for the occasion and are Invit-
ing Fathers and Sons to attend They
ask that those expecting to attend
notify the secretary Lion Porter that
they make reservation stating the num-
ber of plates which are fifty cents
CHARLES C WARD
Charles C Ward Guthrie Oklahoma
special flock Inspector and poultry
Judge is a candidate for State Prest
dent
He states he grew up in the poultry
business Has been exhlbtlng poultry
at some of the best shows mere than
twenty years
He has been officiating as judge of
poultry shows the past 15 years He
has been licensed poultry judge of the
Amerclan Poultry Association for the
past 6 years
He is a poultry judge with a national
reputation and at present is engaged
to judge some of the best shows In and
out of the state
He is one of the two judges selected
to judge the state show at Alva this
year He is one of the Judges at the
Western District Oklahoma show the
past two years
He has Judged three former shows
at the same place He has judged one
show eight different times in 9 years
He served two years as one of the
board of Directors of the Oklahoma
Poultry Improvement Association
He does inspection work for the
largest hatchery in the state also
several other hatcheries
He has been nominated for president
of state Poultry Federation this
coming election
His oldest son was Champion Poultry
Club boy of the state 2 years 1925-20
He is always ready to lay aside his
own work to help the other fellow with
his poultry trouble and advice any
way he can
He is known as “Ward the Chicken
Man”
THE “UNDERSEA BABY PREPARES TO GO BELOW
Nassaw— “Captain" Sylcla Williamson two-year-old daughter of Mr and
Mrs J E Williamson sob-marine explorer who has Just recently returned
from Neman after spending five months at the bottom of the sea stadying
the habits of the fish and writing a book on his experiences prepares to
decend into the harh riam bowl from which her father carried on his studies
for a short sojourn at the bottom of the sea
Buick Motor
Presents New
Straight 8 1932
The Buick Motor Company announ-
ces a $50000 prize contest In connec-
tloh with the forthcoming presenta-
tion of Its new straight eight models
for 1932 The contest Is to begin the
day the new cars appear which is
next Saturday Nov 14 and continue
until midnight Dec 14 1931
The new cars will be on display on
the sales floor of the Buick Garage
according to “Jess” Bussard Manager
The prizes in the contest which Is
being announced through newspaper
and magazine advertising and over
the radio tonight are to be awarded
for the best answers to the question:
Why does the new Buick eight at
new low prices again confirm the
Buick pledge “When better automo-
biles are built Buick will build them?”
The first prize for the best answer
is 625000 second prize 610000 third
prize 65000 with a number of smaller
prizes for answers selected by ithe
judges as worthy of recognition The
judges will be three men of national
prominence whose names will be car'
ried In the contest announcements
The rules require that answers con'
tain not more than 200 words Every'
one Is eligible except Buick employees
and dealers its advertising agency and
their families It is not necessary to
be a Buick owner Any Buick dealer
will furnish a booklet containing full
information regarding the 1932 Buick
eights
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LEGION MEETING NEXT
YEAR TO BE AT WOODWARD
Legion meeting of the 8th Distract
was held at Capron last Thursday
An all day business session was held
The business session was dispensed
with in the forenoon The afternoon
session was given over to the social
part of the meeting
P T (Putty) Gilmlre State Com-
mander of the American Legion was
master of ceremonies
In the evening a banquet and dance
was enjoyed
The meeting next year will be held
at Woodward
Several Legion members from here
attended the meeting Including Capt
Franc Wyatt who made a very inter-
esting talk
o
Mrs W G Grimes of Ames Okla
has been spending the past week visit-
ing her son-in-law and daughter Mr
and Mrs Wayne Procter of this city
Mrs Procter has gone to take her
mother to her home and will return
this week
Mr and Mrs Floyd Stout and little
son Arley of near Higgins were in the
city Monday consulting with the doctor
Arley recently underwent an operation
at the Shattuck Hospital and Is re-
ported to be doing nicely
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Thoburn Camp Bud Bussard Cecil
Helton and Butch DuBourdleu at-
tended the football game in Amarillo
between Woorward and Amarillo San-
dies Saturday afternoon
o
Miss Bernice Barrett who is at-
tanding business college In Amarillo
arrived in Shattuck Monday morning
for a few days visit with her mother
Mrs Laura Barrett and other relatives
o
Mrs Oliver left here Saturday for
the Rio Grande Valley for the lard
Sales Expedition and will visit many
points west and on the return trip
will spend one day in old Mexico
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Mr and Mrs Mike Prater and
Theophlus Hendrix and Mrs C D
Crutchfield visited with Mrs May
Taylor near Higgins Texas Sunday
o-
Miss Winnie Stoner of Woodward
was a visitor in Shattuck Wednesdey
Pi
Tt
Achievement Day
Program For 4H
Saturday At Gage
The annual Achievement Day Pro-
gram for the 4-H Club members of
Ellis County will be held on Satur-
day November 14th In the Legion
Hut at Gage beginning at 10:30 The
morning session will consist of re-
creation in the form of games songs
and stunts for all present
At noon the basket dinners brought
by the members and their coaches
will be collected on the big tables and
real dinner eaten Following the
dinner will be a business session of
the County 4-H Club Federation with
Dean Sibley of Arnett presiding Both
the President and Vice-president of
the Federation are In college and the
Secretary becomes chairman At this
meeting the most important business
will be election of officers for the
coming year and each club Is allowed
three voting delegates
The recogniton program follows the
business session At this time re-
cogniton will be given to those clubs
and those members who have achieved
the distinction of winning honors in
County District and State wide con-
tests during the past year The out-
standing 4-H Club member of Ellis
County this year as determined by the
State Club Department will be an
nounced at the close of the program
This member has won the free trip
offered each year by the Santa Pe
Railway to the International Live-
stock Show at Chicago The trip was
won last year by Heward Suthers of
Arnett but no member Is elegible to
recieve the trip more than one time
Admission to the Achievement pro-
gram Is a completed report of the
members club work for the past year
R C Outhicr Co Agent
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Fred Meir sr underwent a major
operation Wednesday morning at the
Shattuck Hospital Mr Meier is tlic
father of Jake Alex and Herman
Meier of this city and Fred Meier of
Follett Tex
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Mrs Fred Clark and daughter Leona
Mae and Lillian and Dollie Downs
motored to Follet Sunday
o
Lois Drum and Marie Yeoman were
Sunday dinner guests of Miss Wanda
Pickett in honor of her Fourteenth
birthday
o
Carl Blake of Blakes Bakery who
underwent a major operation at the
Shattuck Hospital a few weeks ago
is able to be down to work this week
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Lester Wilson of the White Way
Barber Shop has been on the sick list
for the past week he is as yet unable
to be at the shop
o
Mr and Mrs L C Ingle and Mr
and Mrs V L Ingle all of Fargo were
visiting friends and relatives in Shat-
tuck on Thursday afternoon last week
o
John W Hickman radio man for
the Shattuck Light and Supply spent
the week end with his family in
La verne
o
Miss Hazel Walton and friend Mr
C Long both of Amarillo are visit-
ing with friends and relatives in
Shattuck this week
TRIBUTE TO OKLAHOMA
Monday evening November lGth
General Motors is to broadcast a
Nation-wide radio program dedi-
cated to the state of Oklahoma
The tribute to Oklahoma written
by Brace Barton will bo read by
Charles Webster
Other numbers on the program
consists of singing of Oil Songs of
Oklahoma and Will Rogers Medley
Eva Duncan who has been
In the home of her brother
1 Mrs J Mark Duncan the
weeks left Friday for Memphis
rs Duncan and Mrs Cecil
- companlng her to Oklahoma
they also visited In the home
’nsons sister-in-law
Tmth
WKSTARTSDEC7
SPONSORED BY S O R O S I S
CLUB CHAIRMAN MRS
McIntosh
Arrangements were made Monday by
Luclle Loveless field muse from the
Bureau of Maternity and Infancy of
the State Health Department sponsored
by the Sorosis Club of this city with
Mrs Harold McIntosh chairman which
will be held here Dec 10 for pre
school children Dr Louise Smith King
child specialist of the state Health De-
partment of Oklahoma City assisted
by local doctors will give the exam-
inations Each child enrolled will be
weighed measured and given a thorough
examination including head nose
throat ears lugs abdomen and ex-
tremities Advice will be given mothers
as to any defeats found necessary for
corrections as to needed corrections
in feeding and general hyglne
In order that Dr King may have
sufficient time to talk with each
mother and that as many families as
possible may be reached parents are
asked to enroll only one child for the
complete examination the one thy are
most eager to have examined In the
conference they may ask Dr King
advice about any problems or symp-
toms of other children A survey of
Shattuck will be made next week
phone 59 Mrs Harold McIntosh for
appointments
In Shattuck Dr Landis will examine
ears eyes noses and throats and Dr
Fulton and Dr Duncan teeth and Dr
Stella Davis will assist Dr King with
the rest of the examinations
Dr and Mrs Duncan will assist with
dental examinations throughout the
county
At Gage Dr Suffleld will examine
teeth
The Conference at Bishop will pro-
bably be sponsored by the Womans
Club with Mrs May Taylor as Chair-
man Any mothers In the south-
western part of the county desiring ap-
pointments should communicate with
Mrs Taylor as soon as possible
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Mobilization
XjIVE FOR
YOUR CITY
The stakes for the community chest
drive is set at $50000 The funds
raised through subscription and other-
wise for the community chest is to
be used for the relief of the needy of
Shattuck
The Community chest is a civic
affair and is not confined to anyone
club lodge or organization
Shattuck Is no better than any other
city and has within her gates those
who from time to time are in need
It falls upon such city to be prepared
for such who meet with misfortune
When sickness enters the home and
hunger approaches and stormy weather
is about there is no time to seek aid
For this reason the community chest
orginated A fund prepared for necess
(ties of this kind should be accessable
The community chest Is a charatible
fund placed in the hands of a reliable
commltee selected for such occassions
The Lions Club considered the com-
munity Chest drive setting the stakes
at $50000 and selected the ministers
Rev J G Holder and Rev Don S
Fleming as the committee from the
club They were instructed to extend
a request to the Sorosis Club and
clubs and organizations of the city to
select committees to work in conjunc-
tion with the ministers to solicit for
the charity fund
Every person in the city will be given
an oportunity to do their bit in help-
ing with the movement
o
Major Wood Sarg Akers Bill Wyatt
of the State Health Department and
Dr Blount of the State Health Depart-
ment along with Franc Yyatt ware
goose hunters outh of Waynoka Mon-
day three lonly geese were killed by
the hunters
Fat Wilson of north of town was a
week end guest of Verdin Patterson
WORKONSTATE
FEDERALROADS
TOSTART SOOIJ
THIRTY-TWO MILES OF CO
LETTING TO BE MADE
AT ONCE
Work on the highway will start
Immediately following a meeting at
county officials with the State high-
way department last Wednesday
An agreement was entered into ky
the county officials and in the state
department whereby contracts wlR be
let immediately for the constroeUna
of 32 miles of 8tate and Federal By-
ways according to the announcemexA
of the state department
The contracts will Include the lett-
ing of Federal Highway Now 6ft ban
Arnett west to Texas state line Cu21
from Beum Junction north to
and No 24 from Arnett south ten mSe
The commission ordered a re-survey
and completion of No 15 from Shsffarfr
through to Fargo
The department also futhemf an-
nounced that other lettings will foBov
as soon as contracts are dosed
work started
Home labor la to be used in the i
struction of these roads In every fat-
stance possible Up to the present tame
there to no one here to wham applica-
tion can be made for work Requests
for labor specifying the kind will bet
made on or about the time contracts
are let All contracts will specify local
labor must be used on the construction
work
Members of the county officials Who
met with the state officials were the
Board of County Commissioners At-
torney Thomas Treasure McNeely and
County Engineer Word
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Stones Are Bound
Over to District
Court Last Saturday
The trial of Lee Ray and Clark
Stone charged with shop lifting from
Edwards store was held before JiffQce
of the Peace J F Lundstrom ensuing
from Judge Pressnell on a change of
venue
They were bound over to the District
Court
The defendents were represented by
Chas B Leedy who brought up a
point of law at the conclusion of the
evidence as to the definition of grand
larceny with which the county attor-
neys charged the defendents A toot '
time was given the attorneys to satfisfy
themselves the version of the law
Evidence showed the defenc w as
guilty which they made no effort to
disprove The Judge ruled suffloent
evidence had teen given to bind the
dependent over to the district court
The trial vas held in the office or
the Eown Meter Co where suf Herat
room was available
Ellis Wheat Used
For Winter Pasture ?
Average Cut 15
Shattuck Nov 12— EU£j county
farmers are turning their 11 restock ora
wheat pasture as wheat here is afford-
ing the best and earlcst pasture than
it has for years However the normal
wheat acreage has been cut 15 percent
according to reports The acreage re-
duction has been a result of dry wi'toor
during the plowing season and the
low price of wheat
The idle wheat ground probably will
be planted in row crops farmers
o
Everett Wilcox who is attending
school at Stillwater spent the week:
end visiting with friends and relatives
near Shattuck
o
Mr and Mrs Johnnie King cl
Spearman brought Mrs Kings mother
Mrs Mary Montgomery home Saturday
after a three weeks visit in Spearman
o
Mrs O J Hall of Gage was In Shat-
tuck consulting Drs Newman an dl
Davis Friday Mrs Hall underwent u
major operation at the Shatianfc
Hospital recently
o
Mr and Mrs R R Casev and Vr
and Mrs Arnel Casey all cf Clumey
were Saturday afternoon shoppers in
Shattuck
o
Mr and Mrs R L Boyd were Sun
day afternoon and evening visitors at
the home of Mrs Boyds Mother Mrs
Ann Ilomckey near Arnett
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Mr and Mrs Bill Fritzler and snrj
Billy Lee spent Sunday visiting
Mrs Fritzlens parents Mr Mr
C L Hull of Gr?e
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Mrs Virginia Walton and Vivlann
Garranger spent several days the Erst
of the week visiting friends and rela-
tives in Lubbock Texas