The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1952 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OKLAHOMA EAClE
THURSDAY. AUGUST 7. 1952
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County or Federal
Campers Return
From Ardmore’s
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PHONE 92-1507
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Phone 4-1195
G & G
Unredeemed Bargains
Bye Now,
Merchants
Ann Brown
TRADE Where Your Patronage is APPRECIATED.
Phone 2-5429 : •
1514 E. Pine St.
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See us for all kinds of Building material
Consult us for Low Rate Repair Loans
Call
Jew Littles
Now is
“Clean-up,
Fixup.”
There is
Kansas City. Mo. Miss '
is Instructor of music in the Sand
Springs system.
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of 533 East Latimer Court and Mrs.
Billyv Jackson of 2602 North Qua-
ker. Mrs. Millett plans to visit in
Cliicjj'.o and Detroit before return-
in:1, to New York sometimes in De-
cember.
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Complete Stock of
Radio and Television Tubes and Parts
Pick-up and Delivery
1410 East Admiral
to Suit
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We will make FREE
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Custom Made
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AND WOOD SLATS
BLINDS REPAIRED
AND REPAINTED
1 Year to Pay
CALL FOR ESTIMATE
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$1.95 UP
BOOKMAN’S SHOESTORE
113 SOUTH MAIN
LOANS
Successor to HARRY GOLDSTEIN
WE LOAN MONEY
on anything of value
PHONE 2-5566
FINE CHILI
BEER
Gteaks! - Dinners!
pL1 OPEN 24 HOURS
l!*’ Through Elks Convention
A 110 N. Greenwood
the mail who fought for the good
of the order. During the past
•------; J. Finley Wilson, the late '
Grand, worked with the 'little' E’k
to build this great order and now
a certain
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of the ■ placed on ceremonial jackets.
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of
Real Estate
THE SEASON IS HERE
TO SELL
List your property with us
Quick Sale.
W. II. GRAYSON. Realtor
443 East Marshall Place
Phone 8-2551
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Add to the list of travelers aides the sleek new
Buick which affable T. W. (Tollie) Harris will
drive to the Pharmaceutical meet . . . and later
eastward to visit his children and to bring home
Lulu who has been visiting in the east for seve-
ral weeks.
no need for
you to worry about how
you can finance the paint-
ing nr repairing of your
home or rentals.
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We have the material
and we can arrange an
EASY PAYMENT PLAN
Your Cnnveni-
fire in Elks all over the land. I
am certain that his ability
i experience, his integrity a.
belief in true E".
win him the election in Atlantic ,
City."
Continuing, a spokesman for the ,
... ...... ..We
grateful for the brothers who I
. Iwon rniirnifpiiim enough to 1
realize that our candidate is bat-j
Miss Flossie Thompson. 1548 No. I tling for a just cause to put the I
More society Herbert Jones Gains Support
Robert H. Johnson Described
As a Dismal Disappointment
the none age
It did nut know
ST£VE DUNHAM
SAYS.....
the time to
Paint-up and
YOUR PROPERTY
for
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• LITTLE BROS. PLACE 106 108 E. 1st SL
er of the Elks.
A very prominent Grand Lodge
officer who asked that his name
not be used at the present time
F. E. Dickson
REAL ESTATE
List Properties With Ilk
For Quick Sale
HOUSES A LOTS tor sale
643 East Pi le Ph. 3-1789
BUILDING
CONTRACTOR
HOUSES REMODELED
r AND REPAIRED
WILL BUILD
YOUR NEW HOUSE
Call
H. O. FORT
FOR ESTIMATE
5-0457 5-0457
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Transportation for the girls was
donated by the parents uf those
attending and the advisors wish to
express their appreciation to them,
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TAKE l££$
PEKfc BEjr j
Wrecking Co.
1202 E. 4th St. Phone 2-5121
I think we as citizens-ol McAlester
should be old enough to want to
work for the beltei mi nt of an
citizens and not be foolish think-
ing. We have all of the sense and
we should do away with the old
selfish word ' 1 and add to our
vocabulary the big hearted word
"we", this especially goes to the
young people. 1 know how the old
dotage are. They are not flexible
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’ “ WE BUY & PAY HIGHER PRICES POR OLD GOLD •
106-108 E. let SL LITTLE BROS. PLACE J
Mr. Otis William
Frankfort Place is vacationing in
St. Louis, Chicago, and Detroit.
Mr. Williams is vsiting with broth-
el'S and sjslers in these cities.
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Attorney Cecil Robertson of Mus-
kogee was a visitor in the city on
Monday. Attorney Robertson was
transacting business and chatting
with old friends.
To White Family
lice escorts for our
same as the white
the same holds true in the none
age. I have heard it said many
times, that there is no fool like
uated from B. T. W. High School , an old fool and brother I concur
i of all Americ ans without regard to
I rue • or color. Negroes generally
i rLi n/tl u i- h to lw> i<L>nt i f ii*ri wit I]
those hate groups which in many
sections of the country have acted
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• non-whites from purchasing
occupying property in keep-
ing with their ability to pay and
♦MOTORS*
For Trouble Free Travel
Install A Star Motor.
• No Money Down
IB • First payment due in Sept.
• Fully Guaranteed
• We also on Brake and
overhaul Jobs
Star Motor
Exchange
513 S. Lewis at 6th St.
PHONE 6-4218
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ing choice for Grand Exalted Rul-
chery contests, creative arts,
lure hikes, clearing of nature trails
and swimming. Seemingly the
most enjoyable spot in eamp. the
swimming hole, constantly beckon-
McAlester Murder
By H. James Shoeboot
The churches of the city were
well attended and all reported
good services.
The Humble Servants Quartet
rendered a program at Bebee
Chapel church Friday night,, and
Sunday night.
The Girl Scouts encamped the
week end out on lake McAlester,
Mrs. Bessie Kemp, Mrs. E. M.
I WANTED
■ Experience Couple To Manage :
| Hotel and Apartment House |
Phone 4-1195
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Howkerping for the Thetxlore Owens who are on
the west const tire Hrs. Anita and ('.has. Christopher . . .
and just Io add to the fun is the timely visit of Betty Hicks
Johnson, Anita’s schoolmate and lon|> lime friend . . .
now living in Houston, Texas.
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In on the 2:30 flight Sunday morning came Ann
Carroll from her Y-post in Germantown, Pa., and
soon to go that way ... by way of a leisurely
motor jaunt thru the northward into Canada and
on eastward are the William E. Perrys, with Phila-
delphia their ultimate destination — Germantown
T*; home for Lil ... who has done a grand joh of
making more recent homes in places to which
duty has called her physician husband.
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The long-legged bird is busy again . . . Ibis lime with
early order for the Irvin I). Palms and a not so early
order for the what duo of professionals whose offices on
East Pine Street lire popular meeting places for eye-minded
patrons.
Place are leaving for Los Angeles.
California this week. They will
gSt. spend a month visiting with rela-
'^ives on the west coast.
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Mrs. Lula Barnett of
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Scott of
Cleveland. Ohio are visiting here
with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scott
of 829 East Queen Street. Living
in Cleveland for the past fifteen
years, the Scotts are in the cater-
ing business.
some have
ever since
the' leadership l^ey have been in the world, and
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Gladys Marie Black, charming and talented music
teacher from Okmulgee . . . was visiting in the
country on Sunday afternoon with what jovial
and well-known escort?
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Following the crowd of vacation non-idlers is Leah
Marie Thompson, who cut short boring days by taking a
job al the concession stand in the llegal Theatre . . . .
where friends meet friends.
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Did we say . . . “where friends meet friends?”
That might well aply to FROUG’S . . . Because
FROUG’S FRIENDLY FAMILY STORE has been
expanded by the kind of friendship that urge*
others to share opportunity. FROUG’S FIRST is a
slogan heard wherever friends meet.
xtriped trousers,
shades, may go to
Tuesday Traffic
“CAST | White said he had reasons to be-
■' —* lieve the man Is still in the city.
“Citizens don't know the danger
of harboring a dangerous killer,"
he said.
at all when you say anything to
them they bn-ak up just like an
<>ld dotty or rotten log. McAlester
holds a lots in the future for you
but only you are going to be
able to get you are going to have
to put forth efforts. God doesn’t
like a coward. He wants men who
will stand and be counted at what
ever the cost may be.
Mr. H Granger of Muskogee and
a member of the executive commit-
tee National Funeral Directors,
passed through enroute to the Na-
tional meeting of the Funeral Di-
rectors. Mr. Spigner of the Gran-
ger Funeral Home of McAlester,
was the chauffeur on the trip
Mrs. Inez A. Porter passed July
29th. Her funeral was held at the
Church of her choice Saturday.
August 2nd. Mrs. Porter was n
member of the James Tillford
1 family, one of the outstanding fain
' ilies in this area. Her father.
J.imes Tilford, now resides in Cali
forma along with other relatives
The Granger Funeral Home was
in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Mays, 615 1
E. Indepi-ndeiiei Place left <-n Sun-
day lor a 30-d'iy visit with their
daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and
Mr; Alfred Manning. Before re-
turning on September first, they
will visit other relatives and friends
in Berkeley, San Francisco,
Angeles and Pleasanton.
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Makin;’ her annual visit in Tulsa |
is Mrs. Fannie Millett of
■ York City. Mrs Millett, a former
Tulsan, is visiting with relatives
and friends. Entertaining for her
rather than stagnancy. i
■ Jones' farsightedness foresaw ;
the necessity of such aetion be- ,
cause of bis past experience with |
r-lns.r he will go down in Elk history as I
City. Missouri w.-s guest last wk | U’e '«a« «'ho fought for the good
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cur- , uf ,h'' ,Dui',‘P,f,..th.e ’‘,asl I
ley Wells of 619 East Independence I 'Xeal^s,
Place. Shown many courtesies dur-
ing her visit here. Mrs. Barnett
and Mrs. Wells visited in the home
of Mrs. 1) oothy Coleman, 314 E. st
Davenport, daughter of Mrs. Wells.
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son. acting Exalted Ruler, to Elk- 1
dom as a popular idol who will
sweep on to an inevitable victory i /'”'(• 1 T T‘ " l
in Atlantic City next month has H -j 1 | Q vlSlI
failed. Far from galvanizing the ,
order in his appearances nt the
uni st n .various state associations. Johnson
ot 412 r’,,r‘h (pus disappointed his friends and
has failed to arouse much interest
elsewhere except in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, as convention time
nears in August. Grand Organizer
Herbert E. Jones' strength has
. grown steadily and it now appears
Other
were: a
a treasure hunt.
Idin were
| occasion.
Master Richard Black, the cous-
in of Clifford Shoeboot visited with
him tlie week end.
Miss Eva May Dement has spent
| the summer with her aunt in K.C.,
I Mo., returned home last week, she
! reported that she had an enjoyable
gro families "misguided and'll,JJ®-
charged that they "are doing ir- 1
reparable damage to the democra-
tic ideal or equality of all Ameri-
cans without regard to race or col-
or."
The text of Mr. Marshall's tele-
gram follows:
'Legal staff of National Associ-
ation for the Advancement of Col-
ored People offers its consultation
and assistance to white family
We are reminded of the first
verse of the eleventh chapter of
Ecclesisasts and 1 quote ‘
THY BREAD UPON THE WA-
TERS: FOR THOU SHALT FIND
IT AFTER MANY DAYS." when
we filed for Mayor of Muskogee
in March of this year we stated
that we wanted certain things
changed and' done for the Negro
people in Muskugee,
McAlester newspaper
more publicity than my home town
Hid. I stated that we wanted po-
funerals me
were given,
not only did we get this in Mus-
kogee but it has happened here in
McAlester: we do not take
credit for this, we say that
gnat MR. GILDERSLEEVE’
responsible for this in McAlester.
1 do admit that the great leader
here is one of the biggest blow
offs at the big gate I have
seen.
The conceit given by Mr. Ed-
ward Moten last Thursday
wonderful. 11 is executions proved
that he is an artist, but we here
do not seem to appreciate high
class entertainment; let's wake up
and begin to train our young peo-
ple along these lines. In our early
life 1 heard it said, and it is being
said that there1 arc two dangerous
ages ami tlie-y are
and the dotage.
then just what the meaning was
but I know the danger of them
Miss Mae Evelyn MeCuiston. I,l>th now. Of course,
one of the charter camp fire girls been in their dotage
in the city under t
of Mr::. M. M. McKeever and Mrs.
L. 11. Harris, served ns one of the
c-.iunselors. Miss MeCuiston grad.
. uaieo irom n. i. w. nigu oenom
this year and plans to enter Lin-
coln University in September.
Others serving us counselors
wore: Miss Gloria Lee Morgan, a
senior nt Lincoln U.; Mrs. Everlee
t Miller and Mrs. Alla Mae
Bledsoe.
be used at the present time
said: "Herb Jones’ fighting heart ,
and great leadership have kindled , i)s inVit~ng depths.'
a fire in Elks all over the land. I | other forms of entertainment
- 's ( were: a get-acquainted assembly: seeking to exercise its constitution-
, ••J dilU nib n wrainm* WMiQt -.1 ..:.»U* tn »»«.>■•><> « hrwvws in nnv
Elk principles will I t.()en) sh(>w chuck
wagon and
twilight swim.
Highlighting the camping period
SMALL HOTEL
Ph. 3-6206
According to Mrs. Ellen M. Roh-
1 ertson, president of tile Stale Fed-
i eration of Colored Women. 88
• campers, including Ju- ior fede-
rated girls and their sponsors were
I present at Lake Murray. Camp No.
3. July 14-18. in Ardmore.
Mrs. Maude C. Waynes was- the
only Tulsan present. Other per-
sonnel included Mrs M MeKirson.
: Ardmore: Miss Ruby Turner. Col-
| bert: Mias M. Hayden. Chickasha,
*” Ml', and Mrs. Jo:- Davis and
sons. Joe. Jr., and Carol left re-
cently for Los Angeles, Cal. on
an extended vacation.
WASHINGTON—The Herb Jones----
Boosters this week announced that ,
Mr. Scott, who is an excellent ’ *6e effort to sell Robert H. John-. f TA r- 1 "pCl
bowler, is scheduled to bowl here j son. acting Exalted Ruler, to l-.lk-| 1 1 11
with the Cleveland team in the
early fall. Both of the Scotts are
former Tulsans and graduates of
the local schools.
area are doing irreparable damage
Ann ito tile democratic ideal of equality
Mrs. Marv Newby and daughter. ' Chicago that the present day needs | Matthews, Sandra Jarrett and I ar-
Cathcrine of 1704 North Greenwood demand m-w ideas ami new faces , winiams Ruth Mor. j do not wish to be identified with
' ris, Lannetta Jean Ward. Mary
Lucille Well:, Bennie Faye Car-
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the pistol and fired. The wife top-
pled to tha floor in the doorway
between the living ronin and bed-
room. he added.
The witness did not see the
shooting of his step-dnughter. as
he ran to call the police.
Killer At Urge
Police reported O'Neal, without
concern drove to his home follow-
ing the shooting and changed his
clothes before attempting to get
away. He is reported to be driv-
ing n blue 1939 Chevrolet coach
witli Oklahoma license tag 2-58442
and is armed with a .45.
At first police thought the kill-
er when last seen, wag wearing a
while shirt, grey hat, black pln-
and dark sun 1
Okmulgee Hut 1
Officer F a r 1
The smallest rondside pool hns its water from heaven
mid its gleam from the sun, and cun hold the stars jp.
ils bosom, as well ns the great oceiiii. Even so the humblest
iiian or woman . . . can live splendidly.”
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Bright sayings-of-children-dept.: Ricci Hendricks
. . . walking storeward with his mother the other
afternoon . . . objected pretty strenuously to the
summer lightning streaking across the sky. Said
his oh-so-understanding mother (Margaret teach-
es kindergarten and knows practically ALL (he
answers) . . . “But Ricci . . . that’s only God’s
television. It won’t hurt you. To which the prac-
tical Ricci queried . . . hut quickly . . . “Well . ..
can't He turn it off...?’’ ||
Our sincere gel-well wishes Io Mrs. Clydi^T Bobcrls
whose sudden illness necessitated an ambulance trip to S.t,
John's hospital Saturday evening . . . from Alsumn. Con-
gratulations to the Bobcrls family on having such a grand
little daughter. Their Claudette . . . n sixth grader and
hnrely II years old, hns assumed rcs|xmsibility for her
four younger brothers and sisters so cheerfully and so cap-
ably during the absence of her parents (her fnlhor is em-
ployed at T. McDermott) Hint offers of help from older rela-
tives and friends are practically needless. Patricia, the
baby, Linda, Loyd and Dewitt Jr. are receiv ng the same
loving and efficient care Io which they ha lieen accus-
tomed.
The beautiful Camp Wnluhili,
recently constructed on the banks
of the Grand River for the Camp
Fire girls, was the retreat for twen-
ty girls of the North Tulsa Area.
July 23 - July 29.
The campers participated in ar-
na-
1 individuals arc trying to give lip- j
' service and wreck the order." |
I Shawnee: Mrs. Mary Buford Lee.
I former Tulsan now of Tyler. Tex.
I Mary Ruse Harden and Herman
Griffin served as Irfesuarils. Mrs.
J. Denton, cook and Mrs E. M.
Robertson, camp director.
The Junior state meeting was senio
held on July Hi and 17 during this Scott
cmainpinent.
1 who
are reported in the press as sign-
" • en-
1 ita Miller. Annette Thomas, Juvne ] trance of a white family into the
Baecus. Cassandra Jones, Gayle
Mary Ann Riley
the ’rank and file of the order and'j-y«' Thompson. Pauletla Fellows. | other
he will ao down in Elk history as I Vernice Rogers and Margaret Ruth ,
Mrs. C. M. Hancox, Mrs Florence (heir standards as citizens."
Weeks, and Mr. and Mrs. John
| nnk; Guthrie and Perry; Mrs E. Doyle.
L. Leach. P. L. Howell, Bes-
| sie Kemp. McAlester.
lew selfish and greedy IR.I(,n R R.,s,sw()rill.
nr,. 4-v.na tn e.ve Im- L Kuykendall. Wa.
I tonga; Mrs. Grace C. Woodward,
I Street motored tn Cabfo- nia I that Jones will be an overwhelm-
to visit sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Pro-
by and Mrs. Gladys Kennedy of
Los Angeles end Bakersfield. Ac-
companying Mr. Posey will be his
father, A J. Posey Sr., a sister.
Miss Naomi Posey, and brother-in-
law. The group will be gone for
several weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. Menlik Gupton of
Oakland, California and son. Ray-
mond are attending two weeks vis-
iting with Mis. Theodosha Durant,
Slick and Ernestine Rex. of 632
North Hartford Avenue. Mrs. Du-
rant and Miss Rex are the mother
and sister of Mrs. Gupton.
al right to occupy a home in any
neighborhood of its choice. Our
j Association is opposed to segregat
id housing and condemns any
group which seeks to bar resi-
1 a neighborhood on bas-
counselors hade farewell to each is of race or color. Will appreciate
other in songs. The girls were your advising family whose name
awarded certificates for achieve- ‘ and address we do not have of our
St. Louis Avbnue has just returned l power back in the hands of the ' in i ii'ents of\haUnH'’'h,|>oriiood'
from visiting with -."datives and | membership and to have the offi-I ,na-v l-l> exchanged for _>e.us o >e rl the mess
friends in Kansas City. Kansas and Cers be dignified servants of the ' lJ,uc^d “n ceremonial jacket • ■ 'sint,' t|„.
Kansas City. Mo. Miss Thompson order. { Atlendmg the camp were: Cere- ing a petition opposing the
i« 1n<1 rnrlor nf miiuir in ihc Sxiinii ' “The I’osponso to this SOft of
! change was shown during the two '
i recent political conventions held in j Moi nan.
Mrs. Mary Newby and daughter, j Chicago that the present day needs i M^tthi \\
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IDEAL
Co-operative Investment
Company
LOANS $10 tn $50
To regularly employed people witb
Good CREDIT references
Come in Today - Meet
Mrs.
Nettie E. Burruss
MANAGER
204 E Third Ph. 4-6068
NEW YORK. July 31—Thurgood
Marshall, special counsel of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, to- , - „
d iv offered the assistance of the Bowden, und Mis MaryRoseHur-
NAACP legal staff to a white fam- din were the chaperons for the
ily whose attempt to move into a ,1
predominantly Negro neighborhood
in Omaha. Neb., is reported t i be
opposed by Negro residents of the
area.
In a telegram addressed to Jo- I
,.eph M. Lovely. Omaha public de-1
fender. Mr. Marshall called the Nc-
gro families "misguided" and
was the closing program. At a I group whir
colorful council fire, the girls and 'dints from
I Herb Jones Boosters said:
are 1.
have been courageous enough to 1
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