Okemah Semi-Weekly Herald (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 61, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY' AFTERNOON — COVERS OKFUSKEE COUNTY LIKE SUNSHINE — THE PEOPLE’S PAPER
VOLUME IV
OKEMAH OKFUSKEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA TUESDAY JANUARY 5 1937
NUMBER 61
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41 DRUNKS
IN MONTH
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“HIGHWAYS IN COUNTY
WILL BE MADE SAFE” '
v SAYS SHERIFF
MUCH WHISKEY FOUND
P’-ll I
Several Stills Taken Over
-County In Intense Clean
' Y ‘ Up Drive i
- Jail records show that 41 persons
were arrested and charged with
drunkenness during the month of
December in a county-wide clean-
' up of 'whiskey production anil
drinking backed by Sheriff Bennie
F Hill and h(q force 1
Four stills have been seized and
several groups of - men have been
- turned over to federal officers for
itposscsslon of whiskey On Decem
ber 1 four negroes alleged to have
been operating a still were turned
ever to federal men and on Dec
17 Palmer Harper was taken in
a gun battle with Frank Brown'
He was alleged to have been op-
erating a still and to have had sev-
eral barrels of mash lnhlspoeses-
sion at the time of his arrest'
i- Theworst crime a man
? - -or woman can commit in
the eyes of God and man
is to take the life of an-
other human being and
yet for the the small
' ' amount of pleasure we
" may get from the - ex-
“-Yaulted feeling and added '
- courage of alcohol we
willingly endanger' the
' lives of others - !j
The kids ' that ! go but
' and drown the sorrow of
a jilted puppy love may
' - find the sorrow of death
1 ot vover them for the rest of
their lives the sorrow of
wanton murder that no
-alcohol can submerge '
v :YtheSbtrow-of a'life gone
that no man can replace
Mankind will - destroy
our body for murder ana
the greater - power will
condemn that within and
yet we drink death
‘ Think It Over
In a statement made Monday
Sheriff Bennie Hill said “This
dounty has had too many acci-
dents caused by drinking already
iadwe are going to stop It A
dh'eck-iiip shows that over half of
aceldenurmh the road are caused
'by the recklessness that comes
from taking a drink and too many
lives are endangered to have this
practice go on"
Both local and county officers
clear the streets and roads of the
couv ty of drinking drivers and each
Sntir -Jay has shown- a number In
lail charged with the crime of en-
dangering other human llvei or
as It is entered on the records
have been making an attempt to'drunkenness
I
Solons Gatner for
Vice President John N Garner and U S Senator Janies Hamilton
wis of Illinois whlit'Of the senate are eeen conferring over plan!
r the opening of the new Seventy -fifth coogresse’ili
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HOUND DOGS
? CAPTURE STILL
Deputy Sheriff Roy Morgrridg-
and Ralph Price were on- the hunt
for' liquor stills Sunday and wen
about a mile tnd three-quartei
northeast of the McKernan ranch
wet of Okemah and started to
worli They had with them Roy’s
two young hounds t
Korgrldge and Price separated
etch taking a dog along Roy went
wrr fi'om the house and preeshtl)
Ms dog struck up 'a trail and 1
due not long until they tad lo-
cated bani Carr colored who at
first domed any knowledge 'of the
s’l'l but' the dog led the officei
) whole It was 'kid ' ‘ '- —
’ ’ i i J I 1
The still had not been in use for
sometime and nothing was found
w'Oi 1 except three emnty' keen
any a jug v M f
Carr brought his son Jack al-
leged cwrer of the still into town
Momlsy morning and it was bell-veil
they would' enter a plea of
guilty
rti wo pup were bv DM
Boston who has a state lit re
t-u'ution of locating his mu when
he It is on a trail He jt owned
ly the pcnltent'ary at iuoAUsicr
I be rcjro wta thoroufhiv cun-viuci-d
’i-j dcks can loca e s anil
ms vc!l as the man wh operuted
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(X C Pair Fined
For Bad Driving
F S and H S Marsh were he-
for Justice Gaston Saturday charg
ed with reckless driving It wss
alleged in the information- thaJt-
they took corners and passed cars
jlusta little too fast and too care-
lessly The men were fined $50 and
costa each a total of $5725 which
they payed and were released A
guilty plea was entered through
their attorney the famed ' ‘‘cow-
boy lawyer” Sid White who was
present at the trial
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lULSA LiULHslii 18TH
PYTHIANS TO CONTEST
1 Announcement ' wad made
Clarence fUdrJwV keeper of the
records and seals for the Okemah
Chapter of the Knights of PythUa
that the local organization would
contest the Tulsa lodge on January
1$
The contest held r ln thjrd jSp-gree-
- iniatlon- ‘ceremonies Is the
most difficult work In the lodge
and fequtr0V"ateam of as many
as IS men A number of years ago
the Okemah group won both dis-
trict and state championships and
have several lodge robes as tro-phle-i
of their" victory
In the present statewide contest
1‘arted In September Okemah has
won victories over both Seminole
and Coalgate teams and "have high
hopes of again winning state hon-
ors Andret-sald
Mrs Lillie Stone of Paden
a visitor in Okemah Monday
Goniess Opening
t i ) r!f riTt 1 ’ "ic’l f’-vl ' v ' W
A flight over the English channel is the smbitloaif Francois Baudot ex-chief engineer of the BL
plane works who has created this aerial bicycle The' ‘plane” is shown in a trial run at Issy-lesO
hear Paris This run wss just to ‘'assert”- the patents and because of weather conditions end lqg
that are still needed in propulsion the -flying bicycle had to satisfy itself with merely ll"g the
ground
Kiwanis Annual
Maeting Tonight1
NEW OFFICERS WILL DE
fa
Frank Merrell Retires
President And George
Schultz Heads Clnb
Tonight is the annual meeting
of the local Kiwanis Frank Mer-
rell surrenders- the presidency and
Georgo Schults becomes head of
eJub -
Much has been accomplished by
th- ciub in the past year under
the 8uldar‘:e of Pesident Merre111
and the pr°8ram for thi year wU1
bea8®r °"®
Below is the official pesonnel
for 1937:
George Schults president
RogorStagdley' vice 'president
Searcy Hunt secretary -V
K Chownlng treasurer
Trustees — bhaxley Earnest Oall
Kennedy Quenton Griffith Lee
Craig T Veith Claude Barber J
P Brazeel A J Martin and O E
Clowers
Former President Merrell auto-
ma“cally becomes a member of the
execuUve board
Following is the financial sta-
tement of the club for 1936:
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1936
Balance In Bank January 1 1936
Total Collections January 1 — December Jl
TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED $158562
DISBURSEMENTS:
International Duos and
District Conference Expenses i J-
Junior College Tuition
-Scout Pledge
Underprivileged Child (Milk Fund)
'U-H Club (Prizes and Etc)
Christmas Baskets
Program Expenses (Including Speakers Flowers and Favors
Marion Barnes (Christmas)
Okemah Publishing Library
Kiwanis Signs
Miscellaneous Expenses
Meals
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID OUT $1 45064
Balance on Hand January 1 1937 $12898
In looking over the disburse-
ments you will soe many of the
accomplishments of the club dur-
ing the part year
LUCAS CHARGED WITH
DISTURBING PEACE
Herbert Lucas Okemah resi-
dent was before Justice of the
Peace O C Gaston Saturday
charged with disturbing the peace
It is said that he used loud abu-
sive language near the home of
Mrs Jean Albertson-
When arralnged Lucas made
bond and trial was set for Jan-
uary 8
Mr and Mrs W O Green
Souh Ninth street have as their
guests Mr and Mrs John Elbert
and Mr and Mrs Gail Elbert and
Kenneth of Bholbyvllles III
‘-’t
J1000 Old-Age
f - i s' -i — i
The Okfuskefc county jury com-
mission composed of O D Patton
Padon N D
key Oaemah and
eleetka will be in
RIVE
The commission will place 200
names in the jury box for taking
care of the district court for 1937
and 50 names n the county court
box for service in county court
'during the yeai
j The names V ill be (taken from
'the tax rolls and so far as possible
i no one will be selected that has
seen Jury servile during the past
year j
91 Jailed During
Month Of December
County jail records show that 1
j people have been Jailed during the
month of December 41 of whlcn
I were charged with drunkenness
There were two murder suspect
In one of which was absolved and
the other turned over 4o otlfcers
from North Carolina W D Rga-
by charged in connection with the
crash of his truck in which two
people died was freed of charg-
es" and Henry McCormick aged
Bolfyr hegro waa taken to North
Carolina to -fdee' charges of mur-
dering his wife on Christmas eve
i23
' Going To Dorlds
A K Morris colored minister of
morning getting assistance from
morning ’ getting assistance from
pisopte in order that he may pay
a visit tb the sunny shores of Flor-
ida '
$ 24113
134450
Picture made at a recent Londol
reception of Mrs Wallit Warfiel
Simpson former Baltimore beaut
and friend of ex-king Edward vm
Kpglwd'
Are Approved
AGES ON ROLLS RANGE
FROM 65 TO OVER 100
—ONE 110
AVERAGE OF $15 EACH
Over $15000 Into County For
Old Age Pensions Every
Month
Word was received today by
Mrs Virginia Moyse that a-total
of more than 1300 old-age pen-
sions applications hod been ap-
proved by the state office and hat
all these applicants were receiving
pension money
The release each month totals
over $15000 for the county and
pensions average $15 each Mrs
Moyse said
The money is given out according
to tho need jOf the applicant with
the -‘‘maximum 'given to any per-
son set at $30 per month Several
In this county are receiving the
maximum and there are nearly a
hundred cases that get $10 or less
An applicant must have a sworn
statement of two witnesses as to
their age tnd must have establish-
ed proof of need and residence
Applications are taken at the local
office and are sent in to district
and state' headquarters to' be ap-
proved before the pension is issued
Checks are sent through the mall
direct from headquarters to the
clients ‘
Ages on- the rolls range from 65
the lowest eligible to over 100
One colored woman Sally Me-
Wright has proof' of her age as
110 and Is probably the oldest on
state rolls
Leins Against '
Regan Released
Papers were filed In th® court
clerk’s office Monday releasing the
liens of several oil field workers
aganlst Martin Regan and O G
Wallace drilling contractors who
have drilled eoveral wells in the
northern and western part of the
county
H C Maxey I R Hunt T B
Brown and Oscar Rhodes signed
releases of their claims ranging
from $45 to over $100 against the
men and it was indicated that
there had been a partial payment
or settlement of some eort
Loyd Morgan roustabout who
worked for 12 H days on one of
the Martin-Regan wells today en-
tered a Hen against the contract-
ors for $50 for work done in Sept-
ember and October
Charge Against
Collins Dismissed
The charge of pointing a pistol
entened againel Burton Collins
several weeks ago was dismissed
Saturday for lack of evidence
In the information- filed it was
alleged tha£ Collins pointed a
loaded revolver at his wife Gladys
Collins
PARHAM NAMED
AS ASSISTANT
Announcemen- was made Monday
that Roy Parham had been named
as assistant county attorney under
Jess I Miracle newely Installed to
that office
Parham came to Okemah several
years ago as a lawyer and was elec-
ted as justice of the peace ofter
several years of law practice
Later he was appointed to Sher-
iff's force where he served as a
deputy tor more than a year when
O P Nash then county attorney
named him as assistant
Roy has been connected with the
office for slightly over a year and
has become known as an excellent
lawyer and perhaps even a better
investigate r in criminal cases
County Schools
v Resume Labors
All schools in Okfuskee county
met for the first time after the
Christmas Holidays Monday with
regular classes meeting The Oke-
mah schools show a slight In-
crease in attendance and fewer
number of tardies than usual af-
ter the vaaflUo 7S7
County students' and teachers
have returned lrom many points
over the state and county to re-
sumo the educational work and to
start the new "year “with a bang1
Semester -tests will be given at
the Okemah high school on Wed-
nsday and Thursday January IS
and 14 — v
Murder Charge
Is Dismissed
Announcement was made today
that the murder charge against W
D Rigsby allegedly Intoxicated
driver of the truck which crashed
December 12 killing Tom Bracken
and Mrs Jess 'Dauglass
Rigsby who was uninjured
stated that hl's truck which was
returning a load of people to Tren-
ton after a Saturday In Okemah
slipped bn the fresh oil that had
been placed ' on the road but the
sheriff's report Indicated that he
might possibly 7 have been ’drunk
at' the time and a 'murder charge
was filed
Dick Jones attorney for Rigsby
obtained - statements from several
of the occupants of the truck sta-
ting that he was sober at the time
of the crash and several people
who talked to Rigsby just before
the truck left Okemah stated that
he was hot Intoxicated !
The truck crash is though' to
have been the fuse tha set off the
intensive' campaign for safe driv-
ing In the county" "
Gaston Turns In
Quarterly Rpeort
t
Peace Justice O C Gaston turn-
ed in his quar’erly report Friday
showing an unduly large number
of cases for the time and a large
profit fon the court in fines
A cheek for $37306 accompani-
ed the report as the county’s share
of the fines and assessments paid
in by the cases before Justice Gas-
tom The money according to County
Treasurer Thurman will go to th3
county general fund
Statue of Will Rogers in Canada
Guido B de Vail sculptor from New York Paris and London whs
has just completed In Ottawa Ontario statue of Will Rogers the
great American humorist which will be cast in bronze The statue
showe Will Rogers sitting on top at the world is 19 feet high and tool
six uoaths to make — i
CCG BOYS
7 TO CAMP
SELECTION MADE FROM
DROUTH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN FAMILIES
60 TO CALIFORNIA
Boys Selected From Drouth
And Dependnet Children
Families
Announcement was made today
by Mrs Virginia Moyse county
welfare director that 12 boys
would be selected from' county
drouth and dependent children
rolls to be taken to CCO camp
January 7
The boys will be routed from he
Chandler base to a camp In Calif-
ornia where they will be employed
for six months The following In-
formation on the CCC camps le
reprinted from a government clr-
cular i-- Irt £3
The Cvllliaa Conservation Corps
was created in 193$ to accomplish
constructive worthwhile work on
National and State forests on
parks and on other lands where
such work will contribute to the
welfare of the country as a whole
Its equally important! purpose was
to give Jobs to approximately 800-
000 men In vigorous t healthful
outdoor activity The program' was
extended in 1935 for a period of
two years and has & present au-
thorized strength of 350000 enroll-
ees' r-i
- Toung men are eligible if they
are United States citizens between
the ages of 17 and 28 unmarried
unemployed and willing to 'allot
a substantial proportion- of their
$30 monthly cash allowance to
their needy dependent families Se-
lections (under the direction of
agncles designated by the depart-
ment’ of labor) are made from the
most qualified applicants without
any discrimination on account at
race creed or color Quarterly en-
rollments are made in- such num-
bers as are needed to fill camp
vacancies '
Physical fitness is ' Important
Preliminary physical examination
are 'given to all -men- to make sure
that no conditions exist " which
would make it inadvisable for any
man to accept vigorous outdoor
labor and o guard against com-
municable diseases Those in camp
will receive free medical care and
hospital care if needed In case of
accident in line of duty enrollees
will come under the United States
G mpeneation Law
Work -to be done includes forest
Improvement and protec Ion trail
making soil erosion control flood
control landscaping and develop-
ment of recreational areas and
many other similar projects Work
Is under the supervision of forest-
ry park and conservation- repre-
sentatives of the Federal and State
governments Except in emergen-
cies working hours are forty each
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