The Okemah Ledger (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1925 Page: 4 of 8
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THE OKEMAH OKLA LEDGER
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 192S
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OKEMAH OKLA
STUDES WRITE TOPICS
ON AMERICAN EXPORTS
Okemah School News
RULES RECEIVED FOR
STATE SPELLING BEE
Rules and regulations for the state
spelling bee held by the Daily Okla-
homan were received last week by
Mrs Mae Noble who is in charge of
the spelling matches in the grades
here i
There are two purposes for this
spelling bee first to make a note-
worthy contribution to education in
Oklahoma and second to find best
speller under high school age in the
state Many educators consider
spelling the most vital of the rudi-
ments of schooling according to the
information received by Mrs Noble
The spelling bee is open to every
white common graded independent
and consolidated school rural or city
in Oklahoma and to all pupils in
these schools not taking high school
subjects The prize for the state
champion will be $200 for the sec-
ond best speller in the state $100
and for the third best $50 Prizes
for the school winners will be neatly
printed certificates furnished bp the
Daily Oklahoman and countersigned
by the school superintendent Prizes
for the county champions will be
trips to Oklahoma City in April
when the finals will be held
Extensive preparations are being
made and we sincerely trust that
there will be some successful entries
from Okemah grade schools Mrs
Mae Noble said
JUNIOR HIGH MEET
DEFEAT AT CASTLE
STUDES WILL SING
ON EACH FRIDAY
The high school ‘students have now
been supplied with song books and
every Friday morning there will be
a general music period according to
Mrs Stephenia Lobaugh instructor
of music
The High School Boys’ quartet has
been selected and the personel of the
quartet will be Mills Gettys first
tenor: Sidney Thomas second tenor
Otis Miracle baritone and Jason
Buck bass
The Senior double quartet of
Mixed voices will be Gertrude Board
and Mildred Foley soprano Mildred
Fields and Lucille Viers alto Mills
Gettys and Sidney Thomas tenor
Jason Buck and Charlie Bishop bass
“The Senior Girls’ Glee club is
now practicing on the selection they
will sing at the East Central meet”
Mrs Lobaugh said
EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL
GIVE MUSICAL COMEDY
“The New Minister” a musical
comedy will be presented by the Ep-
worth League of the South Metho-
dist church at the Crystal theatre
Wednesday Feb 18 according to
Rev B L Williams director The
money made will go into the church
fund to help furnish the League
room in the new church
The characters are as follows: Rev
Homer Alexander Brown (the new
minkter) Cleo Berryman Professor
Topnote leader of the choir Chas
Richman Crescendo B Flat Heze-
kiah F Sharp and Dr Hossick mu-
sical committee Clentue Cowan Ja-
son Buck and Onil'e Perry Ralphy
Bunter Baritone in choir Clair
Westbrook
Seth Perkins a joke: Howell T
Tatum Daisy Lovejoy the new
school teacher Angeleen Gassoway
Odelia Hasbin organizer of “Old
Maid clab” Lelia Hartzog Petunia
Pimples the milliner Mary Belle
Thurman Uncle Alec sexton Geo
Perry Augusta Wind everybody’s
friend Eva Smith Mrs De Lancy
president of Ladies’ Aid society Lu-
la Katherine Moomaw
The Okemah Junior high basket-
eers were defeated by the Castle
team by a 36 to 10 score Friday af-
ternoon The score at the end of the first
half was 25 to 7 in favor of Castle
but this did not hamper the fighting
of the Okemah team for they bat-
tled on till the finish
Whitfield of Okemah made the
greater part of the score for his
team C Vansant and Unah put the
greater number of the Castle scores
to their credit
The team lineup was as follows:
Okemah — Archie Whitfield Floyd
Williams Harlon Stanford Henry
Stenson Leon Belcher Clyde Joeb-
son Castle — Carl Vansant Otie
Vansant Buster Unah Guy Forney
Coy Gwaltney The game was ref-
ereed by Floyd 'Smith senior in Oke-
mah high
BOYS’ GLEE CLUB
SINGS IN CHAPEL
The Boys’ Glee club gave two -selections
“I Don’t Know” and “The
Chickadee” in the high school as-
sembly Tuesday The remainder of
the assembly hour was spent in sing-
ing by the entire high school The
numbers sang were “The Captain
Ship” “Solomon Levi” ’ “Spanish
Song" “Onward Christian Soldiers”
and ‘Dixie” Rev Hodges of the
Baptist church was a visitor
The debators gave their speeches
before the high school in assembly
Wednesday morning for the debate
with Okmulgee last Friday night
Principal A F Tallman talked to the
students advertising the debate and
urged everyone to attend
The two best reports on exports
of America written 'in the Seventh
grade were by Mildred Light on lum-
ber and by Rector Meadows on
brick according to Miss Laurine Tur-
ner Each member of the class
wrote a booklet on some export The
covers and illustrations of the book-
lets harmonized with the subjects
and the discussions are rarely ex
celled by pupils not further advanced
This is the first long report the
students have written Short dis-
cussions were made in class on the
subjects in order to get them well
understood Students were given
five days in which to work On their
topics Miss Turner said
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH
GRADES ENTERTAIN
An interesting program was given
by the seventh and eight grade pu-
pils to their parents and friends in
the auditorium Friday afternoon
The following program was ren-
dered: Piano solo Jojin Dew read-
ing Forestine Hammond piano solo
Grace Ballard reading Alene Un-
terkircher Jews harp solo Woodrow
Guthrie reading Ernestine Ross
cornet solo Hartley Pemberton
reading Cecil Hudgel piono solo
Jim Dew Cinderella a one-act play
by the classes and piano solo Em
ma Tharel
SCIENCE
EQUIPMENT
IS RE-ARRANGED
Large enrollment in the science
department created the necessity for
Re-arrangement of the equipment so
as to give a maximum seating capac-
ity according to J B Boyer science
instructor
The apparatus have been re-arranged
in the cabinets and the rows
of laboratory tables were turned
north and south The new arrange-
ment does not improve the working
capacity because it places too many
students at each table Boyer stated
“KING OF GOLDEN RIVER”
PRESENTED BY GRADES
PRACTICE TILT CALLED OFF
Girl’s basketball1 practice was re-
sumed with much vigor this week
Plans to take both girl’s teams and
the Junior high boys team to Fent-
ress school to play in a practice tilt
Tuesday had to be called off because
of bad weather Arrangements will
be made to have these games played
sometime next week if the weather
permits according to the statements
of Earl C Madison and J B Boyer
coaches
GRADE SCHOOL IS
RESUMED MONDAY
Okemah debaters won over Ok-
mulgee by a two to one decision
Friday night The negative team
won the argument by the fact that
the affirmative could not tear down
their points The debaters on the
negative were Eulema Riley Eibert
Akin and J W Long The affirm-
ative were Mural Howell Virginia
Francis and Dural Dickerson
The affirmative team failed to
prove that the child labor question
was not socialistic affair and also
the negative team gave proof that’
this would affect every child in the
universe who did anv kind of work
The judges were W K Newcomb
E C Wilson and C T Hatchett of
East Central Normal at Ada
TWO SENIORS RETURN
James Weaver and Collins Gassa-
way seniors returned to school
Monday morning after three weeks’
absence James was out on account
of an operation for appendicitis and
Collins had his tonsils removed
School in the grades was resumed
in the vacant buildings Monday af-
ternoon after a week’s vacation
The vacation was due to the burst-
ing of a boiler in the Noble building
The first grade under the instruc-
tion of Mrs Audrey Lamberson and
the third and fourth grades under
Mrs T H Ottesen and Martha Pettit-
Miss Dorothea Stone Ruth Reb-
man Annie Bowles and Matilda
Sowder were located at the South
Methodist church
The Second grades under the in-
structions of Miss Doris Davenport
Dora Loney and Bessie Neileygivere
at the Methodist Episcopal church
First grade under Mrs Dewey
Hunt were in the Baptist church
property across from the church
These grades were transferred to
Junior high today and this building
will be used tomorrow and possibly
Saturday according to Superinten-
dent G D Jenkins
BOY BASKETEERS BEGIN
COURT WORK THIS WEEK
The basketball court north of the
high school has been repaired for the
use of the high school basketeers
and regular practice was begun this
week by the boys Games will be
scheduled with Paden and Weleetka
in the near- future according to
Floyd ‘Razer” Smith captain
About 15 boys are going out A
team will not be selected for several
days according to A F Tallman
principal
STUDES STUDY CURRENT
HISTORY EACH WEEK
A plan for the study of current
events one day each week has been
started in the history classes of Miss
Mildred Holland and Loy E Cook
The first lesson assignment was
made this week Over 60 copies of
the Literary Digest have been or-
dered by history students One sec-
tion of the American history class
with 30 enrolled subscribed for 22
copies of the magizine
Students are interested in the
plan and much current history is ex-
pected to be learned during the rest
of the semester is the bplicf of the
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“The King of Golden River” was
presented by the sixth grade class of
Miss Fay Gibson in the high school
auditorium for the encouragement of
regular attendance and as a means
of interest for the pupils The play
consisted of three acts and six
scenes This was their second at-
tempt at dramatization the action
was good and the lines were well
given with the individual research
for costumes according to Miss Gib-
son Those who took part were Jule
Graham Earl Smith Ralph Wheatly
Jule Graham as Hans Earl Smith as
Schwartz Ralph Wheatly as Gluck
and Bryant Scott as the King of the
Golden River The scenery of the
woodland was exceedingly well un-
der the conditions of the stage
equipments
FOURTEEN HAVE
NOT BEEN ABSENT
Fourteen pupils were neither ab-
sent nor tardy from Mrs Lilia
Carr’s room during the last six weeks
while 13 of her pupils made 100 per-
cent in spelling for the last two
weeks
Those neither absent nor tardy
were L J Davis Gordon Irvin Rus-
sell Finley Clem Franks Howard
Horton Edwin Wagner Theodore
Watson HazeL Burnett Gyrene
Chaffin Louise Gissinger Eva Holt
Flora McAfee Eunice Parker and
and Leona Whitworth
Those making 100 percent in
spelling were Mary Matthews Theo-
dore Watson Mildred Lovelady
Louise Gissinger Ima Whitworth E
A Gaston Ophelia Birch Flaia Mc-
Afee Clark Massey Geraldine
Code Jane Ault LeConpt and Ethel
Henry
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STUART DISCUSSES
TEACHING FUNDAMENTALS
“The Se en Fundamentals of
Teaching” vas the topic discussed
by F T Stuart of Okmulgee at the
neting of the Parents-Teachers as-
sociation Friday afternoon at the
high school auditorium The re-
mainder of the program was furnish-
ed by Junior high students and high
school orchestra The first number
on the program was a community
song following this was devotional
exercise conducted by Rev Williams
Next was songs and readings by stu-
dents and numbers by the high school
orchestra Stuart then presented to
the some 100 parents present some
excellent points on care and educa-
tion of the child First how the
child should spend his early days to
be successful in his later life by this
proper education proper care and
proper association of the child Oth-
er points such as the need for com-
bining the school and the home were
of interest Points on numerous ac-
tivities and amusements of the child
help make up the remainder of his
talk
This meeting represented the 28th
anniversary of the Parent-Teachers'
association
The farmers are preparing their gardens and
fields for this year's crop
We have a few new pupils this week from
the Roosevelt school of Okmulgee
Mrs Salhc Huff who has been visiting
her brother J L Robins returned to her
home last Saturday night
Rev G M Epley and daughter Mrs Pearl
Moses of Wewoka were visitors of Mr and
Mrs X V Cleudemng
Mr and Mrs Albert Robins had as their
guest Saturday night Alice Robins
Curtis Clendenuig and famiiy and Ray
mond Clendenuig and wife of Slick City were
visitors at their father’ home last week
Jimmie Coburn of Cromwell and Bernice
Coburn of Wewoka were visitors at their
father’s home the past week
Billie Clendentng who has been very ill
is improving at present '
Elmer Webb visited Althair Cooper Sun
day
Mr and Mrs? Brandt had as their visitors
Sunday Mr aftd Mrs J F Barnhart
Mr and Mrs J C Lewis had as their
visitors last Thursday evening Mr ad Mrs
Bill Rice
Fern Lewis had as her guest Sunday Ver
gia Branscum
Ernest Webb stayed from Friday to Sun
day with his father
Jesse Henshaw is moving to the Sand
Springs community
Sunday school at Fentress church was well
attended and Rev Epley delivered a fine
sermon
Mrs Garrett had as her guest Saturday
night Ethel and Gertrude Wilson
aJ C Lewis had as his visitors Tuesday
night Boone Marrel and family
Mae and Ruth Belcher had aa their vis
itors Sunday Selvie fieddoe
Mr and Mrs Robert McFadden were vis
itors at her father’s home Saturday
Several were present at prayer meeting
held at J H Wilson’s home Friday night
Lillie Henshaw was
Wilson’s Friday night
Charle
to aee
ley Ernest dr've to Okemah Sunday
his brother Wilhe
The singing given by J H Wilson
at his home Sunday afternocn was
enjoyed by several folks of this com-
munity -Billy
Clendening is absent from
school this Week on account of ill-
ness Raydon Branscum had as his guest
John Rogers of the Lone Star neigh-
borhood f
Singing will be held at the home of
C R Webb Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock
Prayer meeting will be held at J
H Wilson’s home Friday night
Vergia Branscum had as her guest
Wednesday evening Fern Lewis
J L Robins’ sister Mrs Sallie
Huff who has been living in the
western part of Texas is visiting at
present with her brother
Alice Robins spent Sunday after
noon with Mae Massey-
J L Robins entertained as vis-
itors last Sunday his pon and daughter-in-law
Mr and Mrs Albert Robins
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REAL ESTATE CITY AND FARM LOANS J
f OIL LEASES AND ROYALTIES
' As a matter of free service we will endeavor to secure renters for '
your houses furnished rooms or apartments ? '
Sea U or Call By Phono
Room 9 McIntosh Bldg
Tel phono 273
Saturday at Charley Henshaw’s of
Wetumka '
Lillie Henshaw Mae Belcher and
Edith and Edna Hirrill were the
guests of Ethel Wilson Sunday
Dewey Webb and Bill Hirrill mo-
tored to Wewoka Sunday afternoon
Mrs Joan Rogers came to her
mother’s home Friday afternoon She
expects to return to her home in
Cromwell next Tuesday
Rev Baxter the missionary of the
Southern Baptist convention is con-
ducting a revival meeting this week
at Antioch Baptist church
School was well attended this week
Daisy Wilson was out of school this
week on account of illness
N H Gera moved Thursday to B
Fink’s place where he will farm this
next year
The school children are enjoying a
hot ltinch these cold days These
lunches are prepared by eome of the
domestic science pupils' -Rev
Baxter visitet school and gave
the children a splendid talk Wednes-
day morning
Mamie and Nancy Bryan were the'
Wilson 1 Thursday
guests of Ethel
night
Mr and Mrs Leslie Brooks spent
Wfv
Monday at her mother’s Mrs
Bourland
Sunday February 8 Rev G M
Epley will be with the people of the
Fentress church He asks all mem-
bers to be present as there is impor-
tant business to be takln up at that
time
Chafley Ernest motored to Crom-
well Sunday afternoon
' Fentress returned their game of
basketball to Bigham last Friday
Bigham’s first team of boys won
Fentress girls and second boys won
Several people enjoyed the games
A continuation school will be
started the night of Feb 8 to which
the adults of this community are invited
Miss Ethel Bourland spent Sunday
di “ '
with her sister Mrs Mildred Brooks
Mrs Simons was a visitor at fJrs
Bourland’s home Saturday
Mamie Bryan spent Sunday with
Ethel Wilson
Marie ' Finks spent Sunday with
Miss Alta Branscum and the two went
to the singing at J H Wilson’s home
in the afternoon
Miss Minnie Rogers spent Sunday
ith
with Miss Lois Finks
Mr and Mrs Black of Okemah had
as visitors Sunday Mr and Mrs B
Finks
Grover Finks and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Rev J W
Keener
G C Finks and his son Doyle and
B Finks i went to Oklahoma City
leaving G- C Fink’s home Saturday
morning at 4 o’clock and arrived at
home at 20 minutes till 8 that night
Saturday afternoon Miss Selvie
Beddoe had as visitors Dorothy and
Jaunita Finks
Mrs Joe Hodges of Slick City
were glad to have with them her
father and family F B Brandt of
this community
Miss Bernice Coburn returned to
her mother’s home Mrs I V Clen-
dening Sunday afternoon
Henry Garrett and family spent
PUBLIC AUCTION INDIAN LAND SALE i
Under Regulation of Department of Interior The following Indian land will be of
fered for ale
In front of the Court Houao Okemah Oklahoma bjr' Field Clerk Orlando Swain Wad-
naaday March 4 U2S at Two O’clock P M
SE NO Zte5 — Lucy Simpson nee Field Creek Roll No 7069 80 acrea E4 of Sefd of
Sec 26 T 10 N R 12 E in Okfuskee County Rolling bottom land 50 acrea tiila-
able 35 acrea in cultivation Sandy loam 4 miles from Dustin Oklahoma Pros-
pective value for oil and gaa Appraisement $32 50 per acre Terraa: Cash (
Office records show Departmental oil and gas lease fn effect
Titles to be taken subject to existing valid leases on the premises
No bids fjr leas than the appraised value will be considered
Ten percent of the highest bid must be deposited on the day of the sale
mainder the purchase price to be paid within ten days of caii therefor
The re-
Failure to
complete the sale in accordance with the terms of sale renders the bidder’s 10 percent
liable to forfeiture
Written bids accompanied by ten per c-nt of the amount thereof If received by
the above named Field Clerk prior to the hour of aale given above will be considered
at the time of the sale 1 -
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Internal Revenue tax to be paid by the purchaser
The right is reserved to reject any and ail bids Purchaser is required to pay $20
in addition to amount bid to defray expenses of handling sale S E WALLEN
Muskogee Okla Jan 22 "1925 Superintendent for Jhe Five Civilized Tribes
Bryan Thomas ' Arthur Cochran ' W A Ratterree
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I Fentress
A lashctball gime was enjoyed by several
visitors phyed on our court between lone
Stir ami lentregg Lone Star boya won but
Fentress girls were victorious
J H Wilson and three daughters were
dnmeY guests at the home of G D llirrill
bumlay
binging at C R Webb’s was well attended
last Sundav
There was a large attendance at Sunday
ANNOUNCEMENT
-J A Petty has opened a new up-to-date
CLEANING PRESSING AND TAILORING SHOP
in the rear of the Citizens State bank with John
Taylor’s Electric Shop "
Work called for and delivered
Let Jeff the old reliable do your tailoring work k '
J A PETTY
Phone 82
109 N 3rd
school Sunday
Bernice and Hattie Coburn were visitors
of hdith and Fdna lltrrill Sunday afternoon
Robert and Albert Henshaw were visitors
at Walter Henshaw’s Sunday night
Miss Alma Allen was the guests of Miss
Beulah W ehh Sunday
Mr and Mrs Leslie Brooks were guests
at Mr Bourland’s home Sunday a
The meeting held at the Baptist church
by Rev Baxter closed Saturday night '
Mrs J W Keener called to see Mrs W
F Bourland Thursday afternoon
Miss Lois Fmks was an all night guest
of Miss Minnie Rogers Saturday night
Mr and Mrs N H Clem were dinner
guests at the home of W F Bourland
Mrs J W Keener and Mrs W F Bour
land were callers at Mrs Joe Allen's Friday
afternoon
The school wishes to thank the parents of
the community who helped fence the school
yard Wednesday
Everyone is enjoying this fine weather
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