Oklahoma Historical Society
fSSE HE ALSTON HERALB
volume xin
HEALDTON OKLAHOMA JANUARY IS 1981
NO It
STOCKHOLDERS
DARK DIRECTORS
AliiiUAL flEETUIG
A meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank at the an
nual meeting on Tuesday remitted
la the election of the following di-
re tore foe the ensuing year: O A
Brooloe O T Jennings C W Hen-
son W K Jordan and Dan B Black-
burn Following the meeting of the
stockholders the directors met and
elected officers Of the bank which
include O A Brook a President C
W Henson Vice President O T
Jennings Cashier and Lurry Bakin
Assistant Cashier and Mrs Gladys
Miller bookkeeper
The directors went over tha hooks
mvI affairs of the hank and found
everything ' In ' excellent Shape and
conditions very atlsfaotory and the
institution in better Shape than at
any time in recent years despite the
fact that 1990 was probably one of
the hardest years this section has
experienced in many years owing to
the genral dpression
Heaidton has a financial institu-
tion while small owing to limited de
posits is one of the best managed
and shown to be in as fine a finan-
cial condition as any like institu-
tions through this section of which
our business interests and citizens
should feel a pride in pointing too
and recommending to their' friends
Grocery Installing
New Fixtures
The Heaidton Casta Grocery and
Market operated by Jack Mloore and
TCryTv G&untt taave this week in-
stalled new meat market fixtures In-
cluding n larger ice box and a sani-
tary refrigerator display counter for
the market Work of Installing the
fixtures has been dene at nights to
avoid interference with tirade in day
time i
New fixtures and display oases
will be installed throughout the store
soon This work will ha done little
at a time at nights and the public
will hardly notice the interference
and changes until completed
More capacity and greater con-
venience are the dominating features
to be accomplished by the change
Lions Club
Fred Culver jr was the headliner
at the weekly noonday luncheon of
the Lions Chib on Friday when be
entertained the club members with
baritone selections that will be used
In the bands contests next April at
Ardmore and Durant Miss Theresa
Huffman accompanied at the piano
Rev Hamblen gave a report of the
Benevolent work and funds raised
stating that encouraging progress
was being made with the work A
committee from the Lions Club was
named to assist Rev Hamblen and
toe Benevolent Association
C W Henson new secretary was
on the Job
An especially good program is
promised next week consisting of
out of town guests and entertainers
Teel And Son
Planning Changes
Tbs Teel A Son Grocery one of
the oldest business bouses in the
city are planning some changes in
their business that they feel will be
of particular interest to the public
announcement of which will be made
within the course of toe next week
as soon as all the details have been
completed and plans matured
Watch for their announcement thru
the Herald next week
FULL-TIME COURT BAILIFFS
JOIN ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
ARDMORE — As an economy mea-
sure the bailiffs of the district court
who ordinarily draw regular pay
throughout toe entire year have
been discharged and wUL draw sal-
ary only when Jury dockets are on
trial The move will mean the sav-
ing of nearly 9p0 flop jury tidal of
cases between the present date and
the opening of the fiscal year In
July
TRIBBEY
MURRAY INAUGURATED
AS NINTH GOVERNOR
W- H Murray who was inaug-
urated governor of Oklahoma Mon-
day Jan 12 Is the ninth man to
bold that office since - statehood
came in 1907 C N Haskell having
been the first man to assume the
reins of state as an elective governor
of Oklahoma
The state can claim a record that
all of the eight of the men who pre-
ceded Murray are living and enjoy-
ing good health Bach oonitinuee to
maintain an active interest In state
affairs
Haskell who lives at Muskogee Is
In the ges bust nets In ti recent
campaign he supported Murray who
was nominated for governor and C
J Wrigbtamsa who was defeated for
United States senator so his politi-
cal prestige remains in question Re-
cently be has been mentioned as a
possible candidate for congressman
at large In 1932
Lee Cruoe the man who suooeeded
Haskell by defeating Murray In 1910
lives at Ardmore as a retired capital-
list and spends a part of his time in
Arizona and California He was an
unsuccessful candidate for the sen-
atorship in the primaries of 1930
Robert L Williams third gover-
nor of Oklahoma stepped from that
office into 'the position of United
States district judge for the eastern
district of Oklahoma a position he
wiU hold far life
Williams has come to be regarded
as the state’s oracla From the fed-
eral bench be looks at life and ad-
vises the rest of the world bow to
live discussing freely pending legis-
lation styles end fashions the self-
ishness of humanity and the evil of
the present hour He was followed
In the gubernatorial chair by J B A
Robertson Chandler Williams came
to Oklahoma City from Durant
Robertson bad a stormy career but
defeated an impeachment movement
and rdinguislhed his office at the
end of his term still challenging his
foes to do their worst In 1926 and
Jennings Away On
Hunting Trip
O T (Al) Jennings cashier of the
First National Bank leaves today
tor Mexico where he will spend ten
days to two weeks on an annual
hunting exposition tor big game
This is toe flft& trip Mr Jennings
has made down in the tropicals of
the southern Republic on like out-
ings Mr Jennings goes with a party
of bankers and oil men from Ard-
more acid Oklahoma City who hive
memberships in a bunting dub in
the Carmel mountains located about
350 miles below the American bor-
der Wild game such as turkey deer
and mountain goats are In abund-
ance through that region including
the fiercer tribes of lions etc
which are not the particular quest
of the exposition
The party who make this trek an-
nually always bring home plenty of
deer meat and it will be remembered
that Al brought borne deer meat
last year which be said he killed and
as we were not with toe exposition
took his word for his prowess as a
big gaAe hunter Besides hie is our
banker and we of necessity must
agree wlt him
The (Lions Club members and other
good friends of Mr Jennings are
getting their appetites worked up
for a deer feast along about the last
of the month when toe party re-
turn from their exposition
Painting Front
The front of the Main Cafe has
received a new coat of paint this
week which helps the look of this
establishment making the place more
inviting The interior was recently
redecorated and fixed up also
Grand Father Dies
Mrs Forrest Thomas was called
to Pauls Valley Monday 'afternoon
iby the death at her grandfather W
iL Ready of that city Going tmr
mediately Mrs Thomas was accom-
panied by aq aunt Mrs W P Wade
of Wilson they returning Tuesday
afternoon following funeral services
and buriaL
again In 1930 he attempted to stagva
comebacks but without success Like
Cruce be won the governorship by
defeating Bill Murray wCno took up
the orown Monday Robertson lives
at Oklahoma City now and is a prac-
ticing attorney!
J C Walton Rdbcrtsoin’e successor
went to the statehouse from the Ok-
lahoma City mayors office in 1923
and held his post as the state's chief
executive tor a hectic period of nine
months Thien he was impeached
ousUid from office and succeeded by
the lieutenant governor M E Trupp
of Muskogee
Walton maintains a legal residence
at Oklahoma City but since 1924
has spent much of his time in Texas
where he Is engaged in the oil busi-
ness He is regarded as a possible
candidate tor mayor of Oklahoma
City this year
Ed Trapp served out the remain-
ing three years and three months
of the Walton term when he was
held ineligible to -succeed himself by
the state supreme court Hie lives at
Oklahoma City and is in the bond
and investment business He was
one of Murrays rivals in the recent
primary campaign Trapp was fol-
lowed in office by Henry S Johns-
ton Perry like Murray a member
of the constitutional convention and
the first legislature
Governor Johnston had a trouble-
some time during his carrier at the
statehouse and was booted out1 of his
chair midway in his term W J
Holloway the lieutenant governor
being called to rule Johnston re-
sumed practice of law at Perry At
the moment he is regarded a poss-
ible Murray appointee to some legal
position at the oapitol
Holloway also a lawyer will Jive
at Oklahoma City rather than Hugo
his old home He will resume the
practioe of law bavlng indicated bia
is without further political ambit-
Opening Cleaning
Plant Here Soon
A new tailor stoop and cleaning
plant will be opened in toe building
next door to the Teel & Son Grocery
by Scybold & Son of Ada These leased officea ln Simpson build-
gentlemen have recently rented the was bu9y Monday es tab-
building and are now busy install- llshin in bis new tl11'bers'
ing a complete machinery equipment
for dry cleaning of clothe® and hat
cleaning and re-blocking New ma-
chinery shipped from the factories
are expected to arrive soon It is
expected to he able to open the plant
for business by February 1st
Messrs Seybodd and son are ex-
perienced in this line of work and
WQOT -
Mr and Mrs McVlcker Entertain
Quite the Jo vilest affair of the
week was held on Saturday night
when Mr and Mrs I H McVickar
entertained with 7 tables of bridge
A color scheme of yellow and
green was used in all appointments
High score for ladies went to Mrs
Floyd Marty and for men to Floyd
Marty Low for ladies fell to Mrs I
M Belles and for men to Lynn Gris-
wold Those present to enjoy a dainty
salad course at conclusion of game
were: Mr and Mrs Fletcher Ward
Mr and Mrs G L Robinson Mr
and Mrs George Smith Mr and Mrs
E L Dobbins Mr and Mrs Ray
Mason Mr and Mrs J W Saver-
line Mr and Mrs Ace Wi liams Mr
and Mrs John Lynde Mr and Mrs
W H Woods Mr and Mrs Lynn
Griswold (Mr and Mrs S JW Ham-
ner Mr and Mrs I M Belles Mr
and Airs Floyd Marty and Mr and
Mrs S E Wadley of Dillard
Humners Entertain
Mr and Mrs S W Hamner enter-
talned a group of friends at their
home Tuesday 'evening bridge forrnr
lng a pleasant pasttime
Lovely refreshments wer eserved
th following: Mr and Mrs I H Mc-
Vfcker Mr and Mrs George Smith
Mr and Mrs W H Woods Mr and
Mrs C D Harrell Mesdames Ace
Williams and George Saver line
STORE
SMALL POX CASES
ARE ALL IN LIGHT
FORM ON WARE
— r
Reports published In Sunday news-
papers that Heaidton had three
hundred CRses of frail pox were
greatly over estimated according to
'to-cal school authorities and medical
practionicers
There have been a number of
small pox cases in Heaidton and vic-
inity possibly 25 to 50 but fortu-
nately practically all have been in
light form consequently no deaths
or serious illness has prevailed ex-
cept in possibly one or two cases
There were not sufficient oases or
of severity enough to warrant the
closing of the schools or other pub-
lic gatherings
A large majrity of the citizenship
wera Immune from the small pox
through former vaccinations while
dozens immediately went to their
local physician and were vaccinated
The epidemic shows signs of sub-
siding as no new cases are being re-
ported ricw With oaTeful quaranteen
regulations enforced the epidemic
should soon pass without any ser-
ious results
Two Judges Take
Oath Of Office
The District and County Judges
were administered the oath of office
at Ardmore on Monady as follow®:
John B Ogden district judge
winding up a term in that office
officially administered oath of off-
ice to Charles N Champion who be-
came county judge
Judge Champion then in office
fOrrmaly pledged Ogden and the dis-
trict judge began his second term
as presiding judge of the county’s
higest court
The ceremony was brief and wit-
nessed by only a handful of spec-
tators and court attaches
Cham pion Immediately preceded
to his own office and began his new
duties Miss Lucille Cathey who has
served as secretary to Arthur Gru-
nert retiring judge continues in the
same capacity in the office
Grunert who leaves the county
judge's offic® today intends to en-
gage in the practice of law He has
Dr E R Barker was In Ardmore
Tuesday evening in attendance upon
the monthly meeting of the County
Medical Association
will make tihieir announcements of
opening date as 3n as all imohini-
eiry is installed anu ready for work
IDQJNE)EE
Party for Clotilda and
Jeff Fuller Jr
Mrs Jeff Fuller honored her child-
ren Clotilda and Jiff jr with a
party Saturday afternoon the event
being to commemorate the birthday
anniversary of the two Fruit and
popcorn balls were served the tiny
guests Children present were Izella
Sizemore Dorothy and Hazel Grish-
um Corine and Naomi Sanders
Kaththleen Matten Erma Thomas
Burl Ervin Junior Grisham Charles
Boberts - Clifford Stokes Cloys Q'con
nor David and Morris Thomas
Fuller’s Give Dinner
Mr and Mrs J C Fuller enter-
tained with a dinner party Monday
evening having as guests Misses
Olean Ferguson Dimple Hudson
Mary Margret Johns Dorothy Kem-
per Pearl Miller Helen Jones and
Agnes Heron
Mrs R E H'cinlen of Fayettvllle
Ark is visiting at the homes of -her
daughters Mrs Floyd Marty and
Mrs Lynn Griswold
(Misses Allene Martin and Helen
Joints spent the week end in Durant
Mrs M G MoLianahan and small
granddaughter visited the past week
in Ardmore
BLACKBURN AWARDED
LARGE CITY CONTRACT
Truck Contractor
Visitor In City
Percy Jonics of the Jones-Spicer
Oo truck contractors was a bust
ness visitor in toe city Friday Mr
Jones formerly lived here moving
bo the city where he operates a large
number of trucks and handles a
large amount of hauling work for
the oil industry and just now has the
contract tor transporting machinery
for a bunch of booster stations on a
large gas line that is being built
into Chicago The company handles
Soane very heavy machinery and
have large specially built eight-
wheel wagons for this heavy duty
work Some of the pieces on this
booster stations being handled weigh
as much as twenty four tons Mr
Jones stated
Windsor Hotel Under
New Management
Mr and Mrs J D Martin who
built and operated toe New Windsor
hotel until its saile about a year ago
have returned from New Mexico and
will manage this popular bostelery
for the present or possibly perma-
nent Recent sales of the hotel necessi-
tated a change in management and
Mr and Mrs Martin were secured
to attend1 toe duties Their many
friends are glad to welcome them
back to Heaidton
Mr and Mrs Busby who have
managed toe Windsor since its sale
about a year ago left last of the
week for a abort visit with relatives
in Sherman Texas before returning
to Wichita Kansas their former
home Mr and (Mrs Busby were live
wires and town boosters and their
absence will be keenly missed from
our city but their many friends
wish them well where ever they may
go
ORVAL BRYANT KNOX
Orval Bryant Knox age 11 years
5 months and 4 days son of Mr
and Mrs Felix A Knox died at the
Von Keller hospital in Ardmone on
Sunday afternoon following a short
illness Funeral services were held
at the Wirt Methodist church Mon-
day afternoon conducted by Rev G
H iMcAnally followed by interment
in Mount Olive cemetery with fun-
eral arrangements in charge of Col-
lier Bros
Mir Knox is an employee of the
Shell Petroleum Co
Mrs F W Reynolds is reported
as ill with the flu at her home on
the Pune Oil lease
N EEWJT :
day morning He is reported as do-
ing nicely
J B and Poss Brooks of Okla-
homa City spent the week end with
borne folks
Mrs Young of Fairview who has
been visiting Miss Elizabeth Johns
of Hugo spent Friday with her sis-
acoompani'ed by Miss Dimple Hud-
ter Miss Mary Margret Johns and
son and Miss Johns spent the week-
end at Hugo at the borne of Miss
Johns
Miss Helen Ferguson spent the
week end visiting friends in Ardmore
Miss Olean Ferguson spent the
week end visiting in Norman and
Oklahoma City She visited Miss
Ethel Dawson who is attending O
U
Mr and Mrs Wood Dawson Mr
and Mrs Romie Davis Mr and Mrs
J W Saverline Mr and Mrs Ace
Williams and son Jimmie spent Sun-
day at the home of Mr and Mrs
George Saverline in Rush1 Springs
Mrs George Saverline returned bo
Wirt for a visit
Mr and Mrs Lee Hudson of Burk-
burnett Texas announce the birth
of a son on Saturday Jan 10th Mr
and Mrs Hudson formerly resided
ln Wirt
Dan Blackburn Heaidton contrac-
tor has just been awarded the work
of levelling and conditioning the land
for the big municipal airport that Is
being built near Oklahoma City This
job runs into large figures and will
give work to a large number of Mir
Blackburn's men and equipment tor
come time
Mr Blackburn has been handling
some large contracts in recent
months and is probably one of the
largest Toad and dirt contractors in
the state He has & large quantity
of the latest machinery and equip-
ment espclally built and designed
to handle and move dirt ln fast time
Mr Blackburn is a real booster
and splendid citizen and his friends
ane glad to see him getting these
good contracts
Painfully Wounded
‘Jack Moore of the Heaidton Cash
Grocery came hear being crushed to
death beneath a falling ice box
early Monday morning This firm is
installing new fixtures and in put-
ting up the big ice box that came
in sections one heavy piecie weighing
about six hundred pounds when being
hoisted into position on top of toe
box fell striking Mr More cutting
two severe gashes on his head and
others on his left arm and toot
Jack was able to be back at the
store in a few hours but is pretty
sore from his experience
MIKE OLLUM
By Joe Lowranee
Vol 3 Thursday Jan 15 1931 No 1
Mike OUum is one year old tola
week and as we use the “split sea-
son system’’ that Is run 26 issues
and change the volume number thus
you will note volume 3 number 1 at
the head of this column
We recall an article in our initial
bow about the Passion Piny that was
to he given In El Paso Texias We
got the idea from the advertisement
it said that this sacred show would
be given by the “original oast’’
You no doubt have noticed that
Dan Weldon has bad his left hand
all bandaged up for about a month
and while he has told us the cause
of it we don’t recall whether he said
it wias left handed gout or blood
poison anyway Dan says that he
can’t take a satisfactory bath be-
cause he can't reach his hack and
now he is issuing an SOd to the
High Eiohool boys to volunteer to
give him his backbone massage
In event that you didn't see this
in O O McIntyres stuff a few days
ago it bears telling McIntyre was
writing about similes and he said
about the best one he ever beard
was about on crook speaking of
another and said "Dat guy la as
crooked as a churn full of coon guts
Now is the time when all the
Christmas gift cigarette lighters
miss about five times before they
light we get this idea from the one
David Porbess has yes it was one of
those guaranteed affairs too
Congratulation to the editor for
the nice column he is starting and
nay it is chuck full of news too
sksk’k
Jim Hunt asked me to write a
long story about the American Leg-
ion membership contest 'between the
H':ildton and Wilson Posts As 'Wil-
son "barely” lucked out on u to the
tune of 150 to S3 we don't feel like
writing a nice long story although
we the local Post are going to give
that bunch of “Russling Rookies” a
banquet that will be the feast of
their lives in the near future and
then we will give them a nice write
up about that
Wanted ho trade a well advanced
cold and 2 dozen soiled handker-
chiefs for anything except a pain In
the neck or stone bruise would even
consider a light case of smallpox
or what have you for further In-
formation apply this writer all let-
ters of inquiry answered in tola col-
umn next week
SEDIODS
AND
OTHERWISE
WEEKLY OBSERVATIONS OF
THE DOINGS ABOUT TOWN
JOTTED DOWN
(By Hie Editor)
Quite a few improvements la
around Heaidton ln recent weeks are
encouraging signs No big jobs go-
ing but there are promise of some
construction work including a twenty
five thousand doll air addition at tbs
Sunset grade school building
Heaidton and Wirt wlU lose two
good families in the transfer of L H
McVlcker and F J' Dixon Ills as-
sistant to Bowie Texas effective
some time this month The work of
this department of toe Staooiind
Pipe Line Co is being removed from
this section of the line and no new
families will oome to (take their
plaoe
Glad to note the new improve-
ments at toe (Drake Barber Shop
that include besides repairs to toe
building wall a newly papered and
painted interior (Drake Bros will
have cun up-town shop when all doll-
ed up with new deoonatioua
One of the boys at toe Heaidton
Cash Grocery remarked that Jack’s
head was evidently harder than toe
ice 'box that fell on him aa the door
of toe box was badly used up in toe
crash
Ed Middlebnook of the G F
Wacker store reports the best years
business just closed ln toe history
of the company in Heaidton Sounds
very encouraging la toe face of tbs
great 1930 depresalon Shows wbat
consistent advertising proper mer-
chandising and square dealings will
do for a business Attaboy Ed stay
right In there
Auto registrations are ‘coming
along pretty good this early In tbs
year according to C W Henson
local tag agent Get your tag early
and avoid toe last minute rush lq
Clyde’s slogan
Jefferson Ewing wss the official
goat rider in an initiation ceremony
into the Odd Fellows Lodge Thurs-
day evening Jeff rode ’em bight
wide and handsome coming off with
a draw with the goat
A new cleaning and pressing par-
lor and tailor shop the Bon Ton is
being opened in toe building next
door to Teel A Bon by parties from
Ada Come on Austin and lets glva
them 'the glad hand and a hearty
weloome to our city
Chief Ratliff came up the other
morning with two ben eggs in one
of his coat pockets Looks like a
raising of proration on the egg pro-
duction Our banker friend Al is away this
week for his annual taunting trek In-
to Old Mexico Wiatcfc the dally for
news of outbreaks and great bs-
orders in the interior of our sister
republic on the south during the next
two weeks
Beautiful black eye our favorite
iceman was carrying around first
of the week Must have met an ioe-
berg bigger than the Titanic
Prexiy Smith was all smiles when
we faced him ln his Sunday school
class last Sunday morning Upon
soliciting the reason found be and
June Woods had been out Saturday
and suooeeded in bagging about the
limit in ducks Am we don’t know
the bag limit will not tell what Eddy
claimed they brought home
Our Chicago columnist is taking
a vacation hence the above If you ‘
like it say so and if not please calm
yourself before seeing us as we plan
being out of 'the city for a day or
two leaving as noon as the Herald
is off the press
INFANT DIES
An Infant daughter of Mr and
Mrs John Taylor of County Line
passed away at a earty bour Mon-
day morning Funeral services with
Interment ln the Foolville cemetery
were held Monday afternoon'
Arch Ritchie underwent an oper-
ation at Von Keller hospital Satur-
PHONE
DRUG