The Gage Record (Gage, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1953 Page: 6 of 6
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The Gcrre Record Gaffe Oklahoma
ATTENTION FARMERS
W have a few New Internationa
Harvester Wheat Drills that I
have been outside In the weather
We will give you an extra spoc-l
lal deal on these drills — Don I
Johnston Inc Shattuck 26 3c
8KCIAL— Rare Wire first grade
$730 Steeples by the keg per lb
lie Oood Posts 28c Whitcomb
Fans and Heme Supply I
Main Woodward Stfc
able
State Highway Dliyctor C A
Istoldt says the highway depart-
ment crews face the Job of re-
shaping seeding sodding and
sprig sowing 311-239 miles of
shoulders at a cost of $298850
Their natural tendency was to Qlir Weekly SeiTOOn
form clubs of vocational agricul- 1
I ture students and many of such
locaUy organized clubs going un- acro8g amuglng itory
der a wide variety of names were I a farmcr unable l0 read or
Checks lltve To Re Cashed
In reading an old magazine we I
H D Agent News
By neien A Morava
Tailoring School
Ellis County Home Demonstra-
formed in the early 1920’s I write who worked for 9 months on ambers win participate In
Generally these clubs were or- L ft dofcnge pant during the wara tailoring school during October
The work will reach Into 33 ganlzed principally for recreation- bcfore discovering he was getting I and November In Arnett The
counties with Garvin county hav-lal purposes but vocational agri- pald for the job
lng the most expensive load culture teachers son found that He hnd taken’on the work for
Beaver Cimarron Ellis Harper they could use clubs to stimulate! reasona and did not
tailoring wlU be conducted by
Miss Ola Armstrong Extension
Clothing specialist and the coun-
ty Home' Demonstration Agent
There will be five classes Oc-
tober 5 October 14 November
REFRIGERATORS— New A Used I
Also Sewing Machines Hot Water
backers
I race which will soon be under-
Heeters etc RStt Butane Com-1 way in earnest are listed as “con
I scrvatlve Democrats and Repub-
BUILD INO MATERIALS— For bet- llcang
ter prices see Whitcomb Farm A Wc’ ug nlce t0 know who my
I supporters are before even dc-
I see by the papers where my US 283 from Harper county line club" sponsored a Judging contest 0 got a paylng job ln ordcr
ickers in the Oklahoma Senate ““‘h to Junction of SH 15 Upland offered prizes I meet his bills He had been
- L x US 60 to South Canadian
Everything for the Automobile- I cdlng e er n el e 1 106 acres seeding
and Western Anti I ng for the But me-1
Freeze Car Heaters gas andj I much generaiuieir “mack to°From Former Gage
hot waterDavI s Tires Wizzard1 6 1 - - -
2nd R S M
Parmstadt Germany
7 Sept 1953
Dear Densons: I am sorry for
generalities
Who are conservative Demo- Boy In Germany
crats? And who are these Repub-1
licans voting Democratic
Progressive H D Club met for
If a conservative Democrat is
Shells keys made while you°"e who doean 1 myself that I have not renewed
wait — Western Auto Associate th ng 8P°nsored bV th Nw f1 my subscription much sooner I
was perfect I’m convinced a fair1
number of Oklahoma Democrats
fall ln this category On the other
hand If conservative Democrats
are those dismayed by everything
asm ns rv Minn Wnr Farm Weeds I which has happened the past 20
We try to keep your needed sup-1 years their number Is few
plies Always In the market for I j wjsb it were possible to really
grain Kansas Milling Company daim the Republican aupport
some political writers so gener-
Major Texas and Woods have Interest of students ln their stu- flnd out that hls contributlon to
combined 150 miles of shoulder dies The study of livestock selec- the war cffort waJ rewaix
work to be done I tion for example was made more Ld untij blg financial clrcum-
In Ellis county projects are: Interesting If the “agriculture stance became auch that he bad I H NoVember 19- and the fifth
to I class period will be arranged by
liv- the class members
miles 85-5 acres seeding I Sometimes the clubs organized I ing on the proceeds from his I Homemakers who take the
US 283 from US 60 south 8-401 fttle cooperatives" where mem-1 farm but it had been a bad year I Tailoring Course should be exper-
miles 875 acres seeding Imebs could pool their funds for I for crops He went to his fore-lienccd seamstresses
U S 283 from US W Muth seed feed and other supplies need- man Anyone interested ln the taU-
8 40 miles 87-5 acres seeding I ed in farming programs tnd make The foreman remembering the I or(ng ciaga ghould notify the
US 283 fron 84 miles south of gavingg by quantity purchases man had received two promotions home demonstration agent
The vocational agriculture club since starting work and
movement grew more widespread I was puzzled He asked the farm-
and by 1924 several state assocla- er what had become of hls regu-
tlons of clubs had been formed By lar pay
then teachers had begun to see “What pay?” was his response
a real need to develop the farm Questioning brought out that
boy’s abilities In leadership and I the worker had been receiving
’little slips of paper” all along
but didn’t know they were
checks He had kept them all
give him a feeling of belonging ln
the school and community Use ol
parliamentary procedure ln club
meetings contests in public speak-1 however and was delighted when
ing and activities that brought the I the foreman told him they were
boys Into association with commu- convertible into money He went
wonderful little Gage paper meant lUy leaderg provided the boys into home after them endorsed them
to me until I missed finding It in association with community lead- and cashed them at a nearby
my mail box the last couple of I provided the experiences thatbank
wee develop leadership abilities
I dont know many of the peo- Mogt hlstorles of the FFA sta
pie who get their name in the pa-
If You
Want to Sell
Your (louse Firn
or (tench
List It With
J Ul Durroiv
Mr and Mrs Tom Brown and
son of Spearman Texas were
Sunday afternoon guests In the
home of her grandparents Mr
and Mrs A R Scott
Mr and Mrs Marvin Rider and
children of Alva visited Gage rela-
tives and friends over last weekend
IHXP YOURSELF
LAUn1V
Or we do finished work or
Laundry any wey you wish
The Gage Laundry
' PHONE 10
Gage Oklahoma
' tngoodlSee Carl Rauh “the I °usly offered me As I recall my I wjU aiwayg think about the little
they are getting along I suppose I
mi i ikik mfia I orgamzea
with the Smith-Hughes Act in
1917 and skip to 1926 when the
Future Fanners of Virginia was I
Are you amazed at a worker!
who fcgbrdod checks as mere
slips of paper? He had access to I
the money they represented but
as long as he did nothing about
them they were of no value to
him He had to “do something”
Rawlelgh Man" Shattuck Okla-1 last campaign there were t0Wn where the best years of my The national constitution wm ordcr t receive the money
raG I A4iniv uaminlinAn I I I m 4La af i Qvw I 1 v
enough people voting Republican Ufe tous far were spent Please Prepared In the summer of 1928 he Kad tQ endorse and cash
Used
Cars
52 Chevrolet 2-door only
9000 easy miles 1493
52 Chevrolet 4-door beautiful
black only 14000 miles — 1595
51 Chevrolet 4-door radio
heater 1295
51 Chevrolet 4-door power-
to almost get me defeated
Everyone knows that many
I who are Republicans at heart
vote Democratic in the Oklaho-
ma primary because there is of-
ten a shortage of Republican can-
didates But when the chips are
tell all of my old friends there hel- patterned largely after the Future But what about us?
lo for me and to those whoever Farmers of Virginia and a meet-1 God hag giyen us m£my
wonder I am- feeing fine and look- was called In Kansas City No-
ing forward to seeing them all I vember 20 during the time of the
again some day American Royal Live Stock Show
I am enclosing a money order There 33 vocational agriculture
for one years renewal for my sub- students representing 18 states
down in the general election how scrjptjon to tbe Gage Record The adopted the FFA constitution
do these Republicans then vote? address remains the same Will be I elected national officers and laid"
us many great
promises all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge in-
cluding salvation eternal life
and complete ' peace of mind-
These promises are to every in-
dividual and "the Lord is not
SIDDERS
AUTO WORKS
8 C SIDDRRS Owner
PAINTING — Top Body A'
Fender Repair Safety Anto
Glass and Glass Replace-
ment We hare good stock
Curved Windshields
Shattnck Phone 9-R Okla
Royal
CAFE
“Air-Conditioned”
— SPECIAL —
SUNDAY DINNERS
ESTHER HALL Mgr
Gage -:- Okla
SEE US FOR
Tailored-Made
CLOTHES
-FOR-
LADIES and GENTLEMEN
MODERN
DRY CLEANERS
Gage
Phone 127
-:-
Okla
slack concerning his promise”
You guessed it they generally waiting for my first copy Thank Pns for carrying on the develop- (n peter 39) But in order t0
stick with their party Tm inclin-
ed to believe dyed-in-wool Re-
you
ment of the organization Okla-
glide radio and heater 1295 1 pubjcans won’t be much differ-
I hope you are all well and hap-1 homa was granted charter number sometjjng'
I SLa nTAitAHAl A aamaIamam I ®
51 Chevrolet 2-door radio
heater seat covers nice sun
beige color — 1330
50 Chevrolet Powerglide 4-door
dark
50 Ford
throughout 993
in a year and
py and I’ll see you
a half
Cordially
Donald Patchin
ent in 1954
Frankly the words “liberal"
and "conservative” are confusing
terms these days whether you’re
green one local owner 1195 J diking about Democrats or Re-1 TjrrTi A Ta
I V-8 2-door good pubIicans A
Some consider a state-rights Start Y 63FS W OTK
point of view ultra-conservative
while others look on it as true More than 400000 farm boys at-
liberalism - Up to a reasonable tending rural public schools thr-
point perhaps both views are I oughout the country will enroll
right
As for running for public office
— as liberal conservative or any-
thing else — I still am not ready
to make an announcement
Should I get involved In a race
49 Buick Suyer 2-door Dyna-
flow radio heater seat
covers — 995
49 Chevrolet FI 4-door radio
and heater seat covers
motor overhauled 873
TRUCKS AND PICKUPS
52 Chevrolet 2-ton 2-speed
new Wheatking Grain bed
new tires 1795
51 Chevrolet 1-2 ton very good 995 though you may be sure I will classes this fall Eight of these
50 Chevrolet 3-4 ton 21000 welcome support from any
easy miles like new 995 every quarter
49 Chevrolet 1-2 ton heater I The candidate who considers
overloads 845 himself above asking support i
46 Chevrolet 1-2 ton 3-speed 22b I from some segments of our so-
47 Chevrolet 3-4 ton pickup ciety wm find himself an office-1
excellent 695 1 seeker more often than an office-
boys will be freshmen Ten are I
sophomores five juniors and four
seniors
The vo-ag students are best
known as the Future Farmers of
America their national organiza-
tion that Is celebrating Its 25th an-
seven in the National Association
Activities sponsored by FFA
provide a powerful stimulus to the
farm boys to study and work hard-
er in hopes that some honors and
awards that are offered may come
their way The boys are meeting
and working with people outside
their usual circle of friends gain-
ing confidence in themselves and
learning the complexities of mod-
em citizenship They may pick up
many ideas on farming learn how
to speak in public and to follow
parliamentary procedure The re-
ult is a well-rounded farm citizen
"hat is the Future Farmer of to-
iay — the Successful Farmer of
omorrow!
benefit from them we must "do
we must accept
the Lord Jesus Christ as our
Saviour — confess Him and be-
lieve in our hearts that God hath
raised Him from the dead (Ro-
mans 10:9)
Then we will have cashed in on I
God’s promises we will have
placed the endorsement of faith
on the checks and all these
treasures will be ours
-Leon Girton is recuperating I
from a sprained ankle sustained
a number of days ago while play-
ing ball at the softball field in the
west part of Gage
AUCTIONEERS
KEITH LAUER V M ELLIOTT
CLAYTON H LAUER
' Phones 81 or 99-W Buffalo Okla
1S1 on9r- Fargo Okla
Knowing the value of land and city property and
having a wide acquaintance in this area we believe
we can get you the most money for your property
Will sell all kinds of sales Have had a wide ex-
perience in selling Livestock and General Farm
Sales Will sell anywhere
See Us About Haring Your Sale Broadcast Over the Air
CARD OF THANKS
1114 Tenth Street Oven Erenln Tm
WOODWARD OKLAHOMA
Good used gravel dump bed withbojder President Eisenhower for I niversary this fall FFA has ap-
hoist Grainbeds Stockracks example would now be only an I proximately 8500 local chapters
hoists etc ex-general had he spurned Demo-1 sponsored by high school vocation-
cratic support al agriculture departments State
Once he is sworn in a man in I associations are sponsored by var-
public office is supposed to rep-1 ious State Boards fpr Vocational
resent all the people I see noth-1 education and the national or-
ing wrong - with recognizing this I ganization is sponsored by th® Ag-
fact during an election campaign I ricultural Education Branch of
If I number a good many con-
servative Democrats and some
Republicans among my support-
ers I am grateful As governor
I am trying to represent them as
I make belts covered buckles and
covered buttons of all sizes All
work guaranteed Mrs Nelle
Williams Gage Okla 22 4p
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the
prompt and efficient manner in
which the Gage Fire Dept hand-
led the fire situation at the Gage
Hotel building Sept 15th
May the citizens of Gage ever
bear in mind these men stand
ready to offer their service day or
night summer or winter for your
protection
May we cooperate with them at
all times
H K and Beulah Abbott p-
FOR SALE — Improved 142
farm near town $900000
the Office of Education Depart-
ment of Health Education and
Welfare
Not organized nationally until I Demonstration Clllb
1928 FFA really got Its start in
the early 20’s The Smith-Hughes I Progressive H D Club met for
Act passed by Congress in 1917 September in the home of Mrs
proved 200 acres $1500000 Oth- weU as aU other groapiL
er farms and ranches City Actually the public official
property H P Covey Fargo I wb() comes down off the fence I provided Federal funds on a fifty-1 Lucy Morris with 16 members and
age-!Fisher rain o
Grain & Storage
Phone 157
RALPH DRAKE Manager
Our Service
Knows No Distance
27 3c
on issues I fifty matching basis to the states 5 guests present
agreement I to assist in the establishment of a Election of officers for the com-
I program of instruction In vocation-1 ing year was held: Mrs Pearl Al-
ai agriculture in rural public high len Pres Mrs Calvert V-Pres-
I schools ' Mrs Iva Elliott Sec-Treas Mrs
Boys selecting the vocational Bethel Davis Historian Mrs Ollie
I have found the public prefers I agriculture course of study spent Fancher Parliamentarian
I an office-holder who seeks the I from two to four hours a day Lesson on house plants was dis-
Mr and Mrs Norval Cox of proper solution for all rather I studying agriculture under a cussed with Ollie Fancher as lead-
Guthrie visited in the Lyman than always searching for the teacher who was an agricultural er Mrs Davis gave the demon-
Fields home a few days last week I pular thing to say or do Should colleB© graduate trained for the stration
Norval is Amanda’s son I run for office again that will Job of teaching The students were Club adjourned to meet with
Mr and Mrs R N Clark called be my approach to the issues I required to carry out projects on Mrs Powers Oct 12
on Lyman and Amanda Thursday win or lose
Mr and Mrs Floyd Nine and
sons were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr and Mrs Frankie Nine and
family
Sunday dinner guests of Lyman
and Amanda were Mr Cecil Eaton
of Hooker and Mr and Mrs Nor-
val Fields Mr Eaton is Nodiene’s
father
Lyman and Floyd Smith of
Crescent were visiting In the Ly-1 BATTLE TO SAVE
man Fields home Sunday and Mon- ROAD SHOULDERS
day Mr Purdum was a visitor
Sunday
Your reporter would appreciate
your notes turned in by Monday
morning so we can have a nice col-
umn in the paper each week
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to sincerely thank our
friends for their kind expressions
of sympathy and cards also the
Gage citizens for the lovely flow-
ers and Ar Fi'ad "Badfiald
and Ckildr'an
The Oklahoma highway commis-
sion’s autumn battle against soil
erosion calls for an estimated ex-
penditure of nearly $300000 and
will commence as soon as mois-
ture conditions are more favor-
their home farms and were en-
couraged to develop those projects I Henry Simpson and Mrs Rich-
and build up an equity that would ard Simpson and children of
ELECTRONIC DOCTOR-Two big
280-millimeter high explosive pro-
jectiles are checked for flaws by
the Army’s giant X-ray known as
Betatron at Plcatinny Arsenal
New Jersey
see them firmly established in far- SperviUe Kansas visited over last
ming weekend with Delbert Simpson
The teacher spent much time and other relatives
visiting the boys supervising their
projects and helping in their de- Miss Ada Lee Fields telephone
velopment of sound farming Farm operator at Perryton Texas came
mechanic institution helped them home the first of the week for a
develop skills needed to operate visit with her parents Mr and
and service farm machinery and Mrs Alfred Fields
to construct or repair farm build-
ings and equipment I Mr and Mrs Jack Mayfield and
Boys studying vocational agri-1 daughter of Guymon spent Sun-
culture had common Interests and day with Mrs R- E Bright
spent much time at school togeth-
er Usually their work at home Mrs Tommy Cochran and baby
prevented them from participating of Boise City are visiting her par-
in many regular school activities ents Mr and Mrs- Ed Pan tie
We take full charge of the sacred duty of bringing
loved ones from a distant point In this as in
every case it is our desire and duty to assist to the
utmost This we gladly do In time of need we
stand ready to hVlp any place any time
anywhere
Mason Funeral Home
Shattuck Phone 174
BEST!
Meadow
Gold
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OR GROCERY
H SPECIAL PRICE ON 0
0 THE FOLLOWING GOODS H
Girls and Womens Denim Shirts 93c ®
Cloth of Gold and Fruit of the Loom Prints yd 44c
Men’s Fancy Nylon Shirts $398
Men’s Cotton Crepe Shirts only $195
Men’s Bib Overalls $298 A
Boy’s FancylShirts $100 to $169
Men’s Fancy Shirts only $195 ft
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Denson, Ray K. The Gage Record (Gage, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1953, newspaper, September 24, 1953; Gage, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1815857/m1/6/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.