Okemah Semi-Weekly Herald (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 8, 1935 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME III
QKEMAH OKFUSKEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA Tuesday OctoberM935
Number 36
HOUSING ACT
BENEFICIARY
Beginnings lof a Soil Protection Project
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COACH OATES
IN HOSPITAL
ANOTHER
PAYMENT
INCREASE
CIGARETTE TAX AVERAGE
?6c PER CAPITA FOR
STATE1
4147 PERCENT UP
Motor Vehicle Tax Only One
-Decreasing— -Expectation of
New Modles is Cause
' OKLAHOMA CITY Oct 6 — The
Oklahoma Tax Commission today
reported an increase of- 4147 per
cent In tax collections for the first
quarter of the present fiscal year
over the same period last year
Collections were $1110132163
during July August and Septem-
ber this year as against $7847-
31015 last year an increase of
$3254011 or 41 47 per cent
it is not likely however that
Jthis rate of increase in collections
Lill bo maintained throughout the
ftmainder of the year September
Income tax collections were un-
usually large Also certain seasonal
taxes were at their peak during
the summer months '
All major taxes show an in-
creaso except the corporation li-
cense which dropped-- slightly
Gasoline tax collcctiops for the
first quarter were $363572660 as
jompared' to $286104318 J last
ear This is an increase of 2708
ler cent This will be somewhat
educed however by refunds of
ax paid on gasoline used for agri-
cultural purposes Gross produc-
ton taxes increased from-$l752-1804
to $251689131 or 4361
er cent Inheritance taxes in-
: reused from $3031390 to $77-
6434 largely as a result of the
valving of penalties on payment of
lellnquent taxes
Incomp tax collections during
he first quarter this year amount-
ed to $139287676 of which $1-
0583353 were collected in Sep-
embqf This represents an increase
f 1155 per cent over the J646-
4883 - collected during the first'
luarter’last year and is principaUy
ccounted for by the collection of
700000 in relinquent taxes result-
ng from the Commission's audits
f the ‘returns of two cerpora-
ions operating in Oklahoma (Ap-
proximately f 200000 of this $700-
46 had previously beert paid in
nder protest so that only $500-
00 was actually received for the
Irst time in September)
Beverage tax and licenses show
icreases during the first quarter
bis year over last year Indicating
n increase in consumption of
eer The sales tax likewise in-
reased substantially— from $1-
0982172 to $123197449 or
101 per cenl during the period
The cigarette license "and tax
roduced $47801182 during the
rst three months this fiscal year
idicating a total yearly collection
approximately $1900000 or
3c per capita if this rate is
lalntalned Since March 7 1935
hen the cigarette tax first became
Efective there has hen collcted In
censes and stamp' taxes the sum
t $109121921
Motor vehicle excise tax- collec-
ons (a tax' of 1 'per cent upon
ew automobiles principally in lieu
f the sales tax) yielded $155940-
3 during the first quarter of which
4081707 was collected in Sep-
mber The yield of this tax is
radually being reduced as the
ales of new automobiles drop In
nticlpation of the production of
ew models
ILLY LOWRIMORE
KICKED BY HORSE
1 Billy son of Mr and Mrs Earl
lowrimore 713 N Third Street
hile visiting at the home of his
tand mother Mrs C B Lowri-
lore northeast of town last Sun-
ay received a severe and very
ainful injury to his right hip
hen a horse kicked him
He was rushed to the Okemah
linic-Hospital where he received
reatment
I While he is still confined to his
ed hes Improving
Earli Walker-son of Mr and
rs C C Walker Is confined at
ome 07 account of illness
ft'
The benefits of the National
Rousing ‘Act are more far reach-
ing than the low' rate of Interest
according to George E Matt dis-
trict director
From letters received and per-
sonal interviews with present and
prospective home owners the Idea
of the Federal ljoueing administra-
tion -as to livable homes are be-
coming mere and mere prevalent
in the minds of the home lovers of
America rather than Just a place
to live-This feature Is one of the
dominant Ideas of the entire ad-
ministration Certain property standards are
maintained before a loan is Insur-
able net with the idea of being
technical but with he end in view
of carrying but a national plan of
making the home and grounds
more attractive lo the home own-
ers In furtherance of this a large
part cit the efforts of the district
office in the last two weeks has
been tuned in with Fire Preven-
tion Week and Us objective
Fire Prevention Week is usually
looked upon as a scheme by Fire
Insurance companies to save mo-
ey but when we consider that
every day more than 800 homes in
America burn and the tremen-
dous' loss of life and property
waste then fire prevention be-
comes a more Important factor in
the homo life of America
The Eastern district of Okla-
homa has earnestly invited home
owners to avail themselves of the
benefits of improvement loans un-
der Title I to correct the defects
of construction and by so doing
ward off the dred spectre of hu-
man life and property losses '
In new buildings to be construc-
ted and in applications received
for Insurance on buildings hereto-
fore built under Title II of the
National Housing Act the defects
of this nature are pointed out' to
the applicant
Banks and financial institutions
all over the district have liberaliz-
ed their views- materially both on
Title 1 — modernization and re-
pair loans — and Title II — the long
time Insurance of mortgages More
business Is being done In each of
these divisions
Several loans have been made
during the past week under the
amendment to Title 1 which al-
lows loans from $2000 to $50-
000 for the modernization of com-
mercial factories hotels and ap-
artments These loans are avail-
able for Improvements and moder-
nization and also certain eligible
equipment '
A11 economists agree that the
backbone of the depression is
broken but to maintain stability
the capital goods Industry and
particularly the ' building trade
must be stimulated' and maintain
their normal rate The making of
all three types of loans under the
National Housing Act has helpfully
stimulated building and improve-
ments all over this district
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Grecian lines are Interpreted In
crinkled silver lan:e' for this gown
of unnsiinl elegance Fine accordion
pier ting -Is used in the bodice ami
'ilp lcnglb capo
Here is a view of one of the three nurseries planted by the Tennessee Valley authority near Norris dam
where millions of Virginia pine seedlings are growing to be ready to protect the South from such disasters as
the dust storms of the West I
Blue Ribbon Live
Stock or Children
The season of fairs brings a
good deal of emphasis for “blue
ribbon stock comments Charlcie
Amos Okfuskee county home de-
monntration agent
But the most important thing
about a farm she believes Is not
whether it produces "blue ribbon
livestock” but whether it produces
‘blue ribbon children’1 That Is the
goal of the farm women’s home
demonstration club members who
are enrolled in the child develop-
ment and parent education phase
of home demonstration work
throughout Oklahoma
The first thing such demonstra-
tors do in the program planned by
Miss E Faith Straver child del
vclopment and parent education
specialist Oklahoma A and M
College Extension Service is to
give their children a thorough
physical examination Often minor
physical defects are thus found
and corrected by proper treatment
which means a lifetime of better
health In various counties the
medical associations has been co-
operating in holding clinics for
such examinations
Another goal of these child de-
velopment demonstrators Is to
provide furniture that “fits’ their
children — child-size chairs tables
toy cabinets dressing tables play-
desks and wardrobes In which they
learn the habits of neatly caring
for their own possessions
At first says the home demon-
stration agent providing special
furniture for children may sound
expensive Actually orange crates
good boxes and odd boards can be
used to make such furniture ac-
cording to plans furnished through
the county home demonstration
agent by the extension service
Those who have visited county and
state fairs this fall have seen such
furniture displayed and it Is in
use in a great many farm homes
everywhere in the state There are
many other equally practical
phases of the child development
work about which the home de-
monstration agent can furnish in-
formation NANCY SEVERS
DISMISSES SUIT
A petition for dismissal has been
filed by Nancy Severs against Roy
Bradburn in the case of annul-
ment of their marriage
Among other things she states
that she was not fully advised of
the facts set forth In the petition
asking anuulment of the marriage
and she now claims that she mar-
ried Bradburn in good faith and
desires to continue that relation-
ship It is claimed that the petition
for annulment charging that Jim
Fleming procured the licenso for
them is false and that she pro-
cured the license herself
As the matter now stands Judge
Cochran will likely hear evidence
as to the dismassal before final
action is taken in the matter
Judge James M Shackelford re-
presented Nancy in the suit for
annulment and Dick Jones at-
torney for Bradburn filed the dis-
missal papers
Publicizing the total of motor-
ing injured almost a million last
year with 36000 deaths — never
gets to first base in jarring the
motorist into a realization of the
appalling risks of motoring He
docs not translate dry statistics In-
to a reality of blood and agony
Fall Festival
Grand Success
MERRY CROWD ATTEND-
ED BOTH DAYS DESPITE
COOL WEATHER
CONTEST WERE EXCITING
Bunion Derby Won by Noble
" Rutland — Six Miles in 42
Minutes 49 Seconds
The fall festival held InvOke-
mah last Friday and Saturday was
perhaps the biggest ever to be
hold here and judging by ' the
crowds on both days It afforded
the public plenty of entertain-
ment The committees who had active
charge of the show are to be con-
gratulated for their untiring ef-
forts in making It such a success
Following are the prize winners
in the various events: — Money
Prizes — First $750 Troy Boykin
second prize $250 each for Mrs
Mabel Dryden J L R Hornsby
and Tom Lane’ The $100 prizes
went to C F Chcatwood Lloyd
Evans Mrs Odell Dryden Alfa
Armstrong Elsie Coffman Rob-
ert Tinkle Roland Barber Mag-
gio Hyatt Nettie Heffington and
Marthel Goff
Bicycle Races — Earnest Hen-
son first $500 L D Tindall Jr
second $300 and Bobby Stephen-
son third $200
Song Contest — Class PrizePaden
first $750 men’s quartette Pa-
don second $500
Bunion Derby — Noble Rutland
of Mountain Grove was first ma-
king six miles in 42 minutes 49
seconds John Berryhill was sec-
ond and Marvin Jones Third
Miss Norma Neal Sions daugh-
ter of Harry Sions won the pop-
ularity contest receiving 32500
votes Miss Opal Brashear won sec-
ond with 16000 votes
Mills Cox farmer was the win-
ner of the bedroom suite which
was valued at more than $100 and
was displayed in the Public Ser-
vice Company window
Mr and Mrs Glen Bras are ex-
pected to return to Okemah today
from San Antonio Texas where
Mr Bras has been in the govern-
ment air school
MAYBE HUEY’S HEIR
' Among those considered likely to
Inherit the political power of the
late Senator Huey P Long In Lou-
isiana Is Lieut Gov James A Noe
He was a close friend of the as-
Uassinated senator
STRENGTH AND
CONFIDENCE
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Okemah Oklahoma
Hundreds upon hundreds of
towns around the size of Okemah
are striving to maintain themselv-
es by doing most of their business
with cash carried in their pockets
M crchaits keep large amounts of
money In their safes subject to
having It stolen simply because the
towns have no banks to serve
them We can be grateful that
Okemah is not in that condition
I cannot think of a business in-
stitution as a whole whose of-
ficials have come up for so much
ridicule and abuse as that of the
banks As long as the institution
functlone dsuccessfully and the
people had a medium from which
to borrow money when needed
the banker was the highest res-
pected citizen in town but when
the world turned upside down (the
banking institutions were first to
feel the effects) and cur banks
ever the United States began to
fail the bank official was held
solely to blame by many people
He was inefficient careless with
money that did not belong to him
In many cases he was aubhed a
crook Those dear readers are
other people’s experiences In other
parts of the country
We In Okemah are blessed with
a fine bank conservative and
sound a place to keep our hard
earned money
Mr A B S Bontty how famllar
that name is to us all has been
serving as a banker in our trade
area for many years Throughout
these years of unrest and reverse
condtions he has steered a straight
course coming out stronger than
ever before with a knowledge
gained from Mother experience
that will hold him steady for the
rest of his years
The First National Bank Is
capitalized for $50000 C C Wal-
ker Is the bank's able president
A B S Bontty vice president and
active in the management of the
bank's business Floyd Day cash-
ier Howard Franks assistant cash-
ier The Misses Nelle Riley and
Francis Reed keep the hank’s
books Within these fine people
there lies a combination of exper-
ience that is mighty hard to beat
If at any time we have business
to transact lets go in and have a
talk with Mr Bontty about it His
advice will bo on our side
Moral: Strength and confidence
of character takes yeare to acquire
The First National Bank Mr
Bontty and his assistants are bless-
ed with both for the people to
make use of
Simmons on Crutches
I C Simmonsis going around on
crutches not because he feels that
he can elicit more sympathy from
the public than in his overyday
work but because he had the mis-
fortune to stick a thorn in his
knee and it looked for a time that
he would have a stiff joint on ac-
count of it but the wound though
painful is healing
Leon Ford 111
Lecn son of Mr and Mrs A B
Ford has been quite 111 since Sun-
day night but is reported to be
improving at the home of his par-
ents 603 North Fourth street
Mrs Suppos III
Mrs R E Sil'PC 203 North
Eleventh street who has been suf-
fering from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning is reported to be resting
at her home today
Coach Myron- Oates Is a patient
In the Okemah Hospital suffering
Ml a badiy i-tt'td left hand iu
recount of p Mil -on the fourth
pnger of hi haml
Besides being athletic coach Mr
Oates Is mathmetics and science
instructor which two classes are
being filled by his wife Mrs
Ot- tes
McKinneys return
FROM LONG TRIP
We met J E McKinney on the
streets Monday afternoon the first
time we have seen him since he
and Mrs McKinney returned from
a long vacation trip which tnculd-
ed Winnipeg Canada the lake sec-
tions of Minnesota Duluth the
twin cities of Minneapolis and St
Paul and the windy city Chicago
Mr Mac said that wheat In the
northern country was fine and that
things looked fairly prosperous up
there Iowa has a fine corn crop
but Illinois only fair due to the
drouth and in parts of Missouri
corn did not do so well Crops
everywhere seemed to be late
Oklahoma compares favorably
with any section he visited said Mr
McKinney and they were glad to
get back home
CARTWRIGHT SAILS OCT 15
FOR PHILLIPFINE ISLANDS
Many good friends from over the
state have wished me bon voyage
(whatever that is) and asked me
to write them post cards or let-
ters from the Orient This of course
will be impossible if I do anything
else over there bo I have decided
to write a scries of letters to some
of the papers and mall one each
time the boat stops They may not
have much news value but will
give briefly my impressions of
what I see in th foreign coun-
tries It they are good enough the
editors may publish them
Arrangements have been com-
pleted for Mrs Cartwright our two
little daughters Doralyn and Wil-
burta and myself to leave our
homo in McAlester on the morn-
ing of October 12 We are routed
over the Katy and Union Pacific
via Kansas City Denver and Port-
land Oregon reaching Seattle
Washington the morning of Oct-
ober 15 from which place we will
sail on the morning of the 16 with
the Congressional Party headed for
the Phllllppinea to participate in
the Inauguration of the new gov-
ernment WILBURN CARTWRIGHT
Visitors From Maud
Mr and Mrs R P Witt and
Mrs J O Witt all of Maud were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr
and Mrs Ray Taylor The Witts
are parents of Mrs Taylor
Judge James M Shakelford At-
tornies Leon C Phillips and Dick
Jones are in Muskogee in atten-
dance at a hearing In the Jackson
Barnett case
Fish Wins Sedan 1
When Alfred T Peterson a Se-
attle salesman pulled a “S-pouuil
12-ounee salmon from the waters
of Elliott bay he automatically
landed himself a new eight-cylinder
sedan The tisii was the largest
taken in the annual Salmon Fishing
Derby and won for Peterson the se-
lan o If tired as first prire
SECOND LOT OF CHECRR
ON COTTON REDUC i
TION ARE HERE
S4818815 IS TOTAL
All Checks Covering Second
Payment Have Not Arriv-
ed— Where To Get Them
County agent Lee Craig advises
he has received -4166 checks
amounting to $4718815 These
chocks are in second payment of
cotton acreage reduction contracts
for 1935 Delivery of checks will
be mado from the following locali-
ties: October 12 Clearvtew 8:30 a m
October 12 Spring Hill 11:00
m
October 12 Weleetka city hall
00 p m
October 14 Bearden church
house 8:30 a m
October 14 Haydonville 11:00
m
October 14 Mason 2:00 p m
October 14 Welty 3:30 p m
October 14 Mlcawber school
house 4:30 p m
October 15 Boley Masonic Tern-
pie 8:80 a m
October 15 Paden gymnasium
:00 p m
October 15 Castle school house
:00 p m -
October 16 and after Okemahj
county agent’s office
Craig stated that checks cover-
ing second-payments have not been
received on all contracts and re-
quested that producers who do not
receive a letter notifying them that
their check has arrived do not calf
at these meetings for a check
A letter will be mailed to each
person for whom a check has been
received Craig further stated that
it was necessary for producers to
appear at one of the scheduled
places at the appointed hour as
he expected to leave each place Just
as soon as the crowd was worked
out
Thank You Judge
The Okemah Herald comes to thi
Times office and in looking It ovei
I note that E L Williamson ii
ne of the Editors an-i publishers
If I am not mistaken I remembei
E L when we both lived in De-
Kalb County Mo I think we collet
him "Worth” in those days and hi
was a email boy just beginning t(
get his fingers soiled with print
er’s ink Worth was a fii-e well be
hnved boy then and Judging bj
the looks of the Herald he musi
ttlll be behaving pretty well
hops to see him some t'me soon
— Judge W H Rogers in Sequoyat
County Times
BARNSDALL AUDIENCES
LIKE P BOYD SMIT
In a personal letter to the Her-
ald Rev P Boyd Smith pastor
of the First Baptist Church who is
now in a revival at Barnsdall
states the audiences are increasing
in numbers and the "interest in
the meeting is growing each day”
"Our revival meeting will begin
in Okemah Sunday morning Oct-
ober 13 with Dr A L Auiick sup-
plying the pulpit on that day Rev
Jerry Cox from the White City
Baptist church of Tulsa will lead
the singing I will be home Mon-
day morning October 14 to assume
the duties of preaching and leading
in the work of the revival services"
A great meeting is in the mak-
ing by the Baptists and the pub-
lic generally is invited to attend
Sunday morning
P Boyd Smith is a great mes-
senger and a faithful friend and
has the esteem of all who knvw
him
Park on the pavement too near
a curve at night and stand in front
of the tall light as you take off
the spare tire — which will lm-
moitalize you in somebody’s mem-
o ? as the fellow who was mash-
ed three feet broad and two In-
ches thick by the impact of a
heavy duty truck against the rear'-
of his own car — From the Read-
cr’s Digest for August
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