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All The News Oi
Grady County .
VOLUME XXXXV
12 PAGES TWO SECTIONS
CIIICKASIIA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AUGUST 1 1916
12 PAGES TWO SECTIONS
NUMREIt 25
An Independent
0 Newspaper
Interesting Newsf
items Of The
11m Nuria Boniru Company the
lut iif the (rent rha'rliwt comps-
nics whlrll lium KlixobeUilau Umes
uuUl the end of Uie utnelrifiih cen-
tury mUblblied iniill settlrmenta of
English trarlri lu Amerlra. Africa
ad Uw nr Cast thus taylng Uw
louiidaUuu of many of the present
day governments In thesa arettaos of
tht world b bring wound up- Uue by
on -all Um companies have given
their powers star to Um British gov-
ernment The American merchant marine b
uptet over the trend in Washington
 toward sharp retrenchment in tba
hipping field. The Maritime eom-mi-rin-
a si indicated Ita biteiiltun In
cancel plans wliirh call for modern
ocean liners for three of the coun-
try! must Important routes- This
aay repreaentaUvea. will place the
United Stales far behind cumpeUton
in Uie paaaenger field-
The burial of President Manuel L-
qiieaoa look place on Thursday af
this week In Manila. He died two
years ago at Saranac Isle Mew
York- Ho was the Philippine politi-
cal leader for slued forty yean.
AU flags In the Philippine will fly
at half staff lor a M-day period of
national mourning. Manuel A. Ros-
as Is now president of the Philippines-
In a parade held In London thb
week celebrating fifty yean of motor-
ing history. SOS can representing all
stages of car development rolled past
the King and Queen and other not-
ables in the reviewing stand. Borne
of the old can panted and puffed In
clouds of steam and smoke but man-
aged to hold out for g few miles. The
oldest shown was an UTS model
steam coach with iron tins- Almost
all the new models wan labelled foi
export to the United States especi-
ally racing models. South America
and other countries also have order-
ed many of them.
At Cave In Rock -Hardin County.
PUnota everybody has been having
ibh dlnnen for the bat wsek. The
Big Sinks. a freak of nature which
sometimes holds tons of water and
sometimes goes-dry without warning
b dry now for the tint time since
August. 141-' . Whole families crowd
the hanks with seines pitchforks ev-
en wire fencing to catch the tone oi
fish floundering In the mud. These
sinks drain and ' fill without warn-
ing Sometimes hobs as Urge as an
automobile suddenly form in the bot-
tom and the water run out. No our
knows where It goes but one theory
b that it goes by subterranean pas-
cages to tlie Ohio River a few mitei-away-
Farmers hare planted crops ir
the sink when it wsi dry only to wake
up some morning and find their
crops had disappeared under a lake of
water.
A Boys Forum of National Gov-
ernment b to be sponsored in Wash-
ington August S to by Um Ameri-
can Lrgwu. selected high school
students will be given an insight in-
to the workings of the executive
Judicial and legislative branches of
the federal administration. It will be
a Boys Congress Boys Supreme
Court and Boys Wlilb House all
rolled Info one- Among boys to go lo
Washington for the event are the
governors and liru tenant governors of
32 Boys States sponsored in IMA by
tlie American legion.
Ill Canada successful experiment
have been made with colored tattoo-
ing to mark animals- Blue or green
tattoos have been found excellent
means of permanent Identification for
two breeds id sheep and one breed
of horses that have been tasted. Hars-
e are tattooed Inside the lower lip
and sheep are marked on an e
Black b not a successful color at for
example a lamb tattooed In black
might have a black ear when matur-
ed so colors are now being used.
Maybe in the future the sailors wont
have a monopoly of tattoos-
New Yorkers by fall will become
modem phone users. The New York
Telephone Company has announced
that within few weeks a delivery
truck driver awsy out in the country
may bear a ring at his dashboard
pick up his telephone -and get an or-
der to collect a package near where
be is. A yaehtman In his motor boat
out in Long Island Bound can call his
wife and tell her hall be late for
dinner aa hb motor bnt working
A " can Mil hb wife's doctor and
tall him he and hb wife are In a Mb
on the way to the hospital expecting
i a vbH from the stork In a few hours-
$394)0 b to be e1-?! for installa-
tion of thb new equipment and f 15-00
Will Visit Pure
Bred Herds of Co.
Grady jirerderM Are
Gelling: Some Extra
Kino Herd Started
The second annual pure tired beef
cattle tour sponsored by the Utady
County Cattleman's Association will
be held Wednesday Augur-t 7th- The
lour b scheduled to start at 0:00 a.
m at the L- C- Hutson farm one mile
east of Chtctattis. The Hutson herd
of registered .Hereford are Prince
Domino return breeding- Many uf
the females in thb herd - and Um
two new herd bulls were purchased
from the Heritable Hereford Farms
at Fort Worth Texas.
Tha tour b scheduled lo go to Uie
T- R. McCalls Farm second which
b located eight miles northeast of
Chkkasha- Tha McCalla herd of reg-
istered He refolds an of Haaebtl
breeding- Many of the breeding cows
and the taro hard bulb an descend-
enta of tha Robert E. Haxdctl herd
of ElDorado Kansas- Tha senior herd
bull b from the K T. Alexander
ranch at Canadian Texas and the
Junior sire araa bred on the McCalla
fora
Tha third atop win be made at tha
W. K. Mellon farm eleven miles
northeast of Chic kasha- Mr. Melton
has recently purchased 41 Haselctt
eowa and two herd bulb- Many of
the older costs In thb hard came di-
rectly fror? KlDoredo Kansas. The
senior herd bull b a son of tha
Turner Ranch "Halford Rupert list
lMg International grande hampkm
bulb Tha Junior herd aim cams from
tha Alexander ranch at Canadian.
At noon the tour group will coma
lo tha fairground building for a bar-
becued lunch sponsored by the six
men whose places an to be vlaitgd on
tha tour.
At 1:00 pm. tha tour b scheduled
to vi It tha Bin Smedley form six
miles northwest of Chickasha. Mr-
Jmedtey has a hard of registered
Jhorthorn Mttle- He recently purch-
ased a herd bull and two heilers
from herds In Kansas and Nebraska-
y
The- thrte animals purchased were
from herds that specialise in Com-
pact type" Shorthorns many of the
sther temaba in thb herd came
.Yom tha Jm King Shorthorn farm
at Clinton Oklahoma.
 Next tha. tour group will visit the
Jeorge Beeler farm four miles youth-
nut of Chiekasha. Mr. Beeler has
egbtered Hcrefords and has been
using herd bulb from tlie Langlus
form at Fort Wurlh Texas La.il
year he purchased a new herd bull
a eon of the famous rliicf Danlno
bull at Um Calvert ranch at .Mill-
uicek Oklahoma. Many of Uie liceler
ows are gnuukla lighten of Uie Cal-
vert bull.
The last stop will be made at Uw
el Patterson Rghtered illiur thorn
Farm three miles southwest of Alex-
The two Patterson boys Jark and
Joe have fed a number of guml 1-11
Club slem out of tbclr lathers licrd
mil have placed high with them hi
major slanra. Gome club calves Llml
e nuw on feed wlU be eccu at this
itup-
A number of demonstrations arc be-
ing planned fur Uie various tour
dope. Including two dcmouxtriUious
m spraying calUc with DDT one
will be given with Uie new puwci
pray machine purchased by. the
Chiekarha FFA and live local cattle
oreeders- Another spraying demon -fra
Uon will be given with a home-
made spiny machine at the Bill
imcdlcy farm.
A Judging contest will be held
with prizes being awarded to the
out adult Judges and the best 4-H
and FFA cattle Judges.
The people of Clilckasha and
Orady County are urged to attend
thb tour end see some of Orady
County's registered beef herds- Those
who cannot attend all the tour should
plan to go on at least part of it
Invitations have bun sent to Ag-
ricultural leaders In Stillwater and
Oklahoma City and a crowd of about
300 people b expected.
JAMES It BOLE LEFT
AN ESTATE OF 9MM
Frances Marion Botes filed a peti-
tion thb weak la County Court in
which aha asked for the letters of
administration to the estate of her
husband fomes Robert Botes who
died May 17. 1045. without a will. He
left an estate of 45.000 Hein to the
estate arc his widow two daughters.
Mary Edna and JetUe Lucille and one
son. John William of Chiekasha- Mel-
ton Me Elroy and Vaughn an the
attorneys.
:
CHICK AXHA MABKKI8
Tfab market report ta carefully
compiled and shows the actual
price paid h Chiekasha business
firms on Thursday of thb week.
TRAVELLING IN A DODGE
UsLOXC TO WEST COAST
Fred Hubbard1 daddy mom la
Otilahaiiia In a covered wagon
and Fred IrR for Um wait raast
the other day In a covered vehirle
bat II was a differpat kind. It was
a new Dodge trark with bow and '
a wagon ilvti aver the barb ead.
It had never had a hull hauled In
H aa Fred gat Itateloa Tern Bart-
lett la get In with him and they
arm aff for Seattle- Fred bad an
Ire mfrigerattaa system a butane
gas sieve In fart e very modern
cuHvenlrnre br.teMrd in the truck.
He filled the rrfrigerater with
some choice rule from a fat
yauag hall and leek along two.
fallens af lard- Fred and Tam
wlH Hve su Ike fat af tha bad.
and twirl Uirlr fingers at Um O.
P.A.
Good Showeis
Fall Over Parts
Of The County
Tuttle Gets An Inch
And East Side of County
Gets Over Half Inch
Chiekasha only got a goad sprinkle
Monday night bat same sections af
the county get 'goad showers. Tha
TatUa folks wens the luckiest hi the
county- They gat aver an inch of rain.
The rain extended aver most af tha
east ride af tha eeuaty. Perry OBrien
wha lives Iwa mites east af TaMer
ays It rained over half an Inch at
hb place- Many farmer wan aMa to
plow after tha rain af Maoday Bight.
The rain was Just what was needed
for the cotton crop. Thb rain assures
a good cotton yield wherever the fall
was over a half an Inch- The weath-
er haa been much cooler ' and ' the
wind has stayed in tha east which
may promise more showen at the
end of the week-
May Have Some
Bale To Acre
Yields This Fall
Marion Lucas of tha - Chiekasha
Cotton Oil MUl has been out looking
at some cotton fields and he says if
Um planto-hold alt-the squares and
bolls they now have on tlierc will
tic .plenty of bate -to-Uw-acre yield
in the county Uib foil. He visited the
Kuril Shocmakc farm southwest of
Chiekarha and rays he never saw
t--uUoii belter loaded- He found no
bull weevils- Shncniake has poisoned
iuur limra Hus year. Lust yrnr lie gut
US bates oil 33 acres by putsonlug.
Auutlicr cotton farmer that has a
wt uf cotton bulb in the making is
Mr- Duncan bn the Charles Jell t in
larm near Alex. This crop Is loaded
and still bkxanlug cLiutig Lucas says
it luuks like IIm foimets have gut
l lie bull weevil licked and they can
keep them licked If they will Just
jlay ultc; U.rm.
Production Credit
Meeting August 6
Eix ufftelHls of Um Cliickaslia
Credit Association will attend the
annual conference oi Production
Credit Association directors and secretary-treasurers
to be held August
S at Chiekasha Oklahoma. 
Those who will attend from the
Chiekasha FC A include:
Dliectors: Mr. O H. Deason. Fort
Cobb; Mr. Roy Wallace Union City;
Mr. J- II. Tracy Carnegie; Mr- Roy
Echeuk. Chiekasha; Mr. If. O. Free-
man Amber and Dr. .David c. cow-
an sacretary-Areasurer Clilckasha.
The meeting will be held at the New
Chickasha Hotel starting at 8:30 and
continuing throughout the day-
NEED LEG MAKE-UP
REMOVER GALS?
New York Manufacturers' labora-
tories have come out with a liquid
hosiery remover developed from a
medical treatment for cteapslng skin
thoroughly. Perfectly safe It also re-
move spots off white paint carbon
smudges-
Alvin Christian Hurt
In Auto Collision
Alvin Christian 25 year old of
Chickasha. was seriously hurt this
reek about four mites east of Chick-
asha on highway 63 when a coupe
driven by Christian collided with a
ii.mm and wagon crossing a bridge.
Both were going west about 9:30 in
the- evening- -The ear was thrown
around across the road and the wag-
on whose owner could not be ascer-
tained was demolished- Christian is
now in the Oeneral Hospital and Is
dtill unconscious-
Aa the collision occurred a truck
and aeml-trailcr driven by Ray Dunn
of Waurika come on the bridge go-
ing cast. He tiled to avoid a collision
but hit the car and tha truck turned
across the road and turned three-
fourths of the way over. Mr- Dunn
and his wife ware not injured but a
passenger In the truck Gerald Con-
ner's. of Waurika. received leg Injuries.
BE IT EVEK
TACKING UP A NOTKI of gala to Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Shelter of Farm-
Ingdale N. Jj la Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Barlow Quartermaster General
of New Jersey. Shatter was ons of A group of hundred! of veterans who
quickly snapped up 74 abandoned army barracks at former Camp Edi-
aon which ae suitable for conversion into homes. ' (International)
It Cost A Lot
01 Money Bat
Found the Wilcox
Geologist Believe the
Wilcox Sand Will Pay Off
On the Grady Highs
It coat George Livnmore over a
hundred thousand dollars to do It
but he is the lint man to find tha
Wilcox sand in Orady County- Tht
Livermore teat northeast of Middle-
berg i being plugged at the lower
depths this week which mean that
the Wilcox sand is bring given up aa'
a possible producer- Livermore la go-
ing to try out the Hun ton lime far-
ther up on the hole and he hopes to
get a producer. :
Livermore found the Wilcox sand
at around 12000 feet Just tha depth
he said he would find it but it was
too far (town oniha flank aad $& anfcpn'riinV on tlHr long
ried salt water. For twenty years the'
oil scouts .have been talking about
finding the Wilcox in Grady County.
It remains fur Livermore a home
town buy to come back and do the
job-
The big companies refused lo help
Livermore with Ills well bccau-x they
said tlie aril was not on a high but
Livermore went ahead ou his own ar-
cuuut. (JculugL'X'i say that Um Wik'w
will produce if found ou a pronounc-
ed high. Tlie must likely looking spot
lo find It around tlie 12.000 lout drp-
Ui is uu Um nuiUiwrst trend from
Um Livermore well up towards Till- :
um uvermure wru up
1..
pimples lu Uial treud and Uwy arc
ukriy to hr drilled.
Down ui tlM southeast part uf the
county Um Cliio OU Is dulling a U-sl '
which may go lo Um Wilcox but it
wdl likely be 151100 feet to Unx lmri-
zou in Uiat area But the outstand-
ing Uiing lu oil annuals for the year
la that Livermore found Ihe Wilcox
and in Imiwrial Orady-
Who Will Get
The Chickasha
Postoffice Job
Chickasha will have a new post-
master within 60 days- Wade La Boon
present postmaster has announced
that he is quilting on September 30th-
He wanted to resign tills spring but
was urged to hold on until this fall.
Tlie appointment will be made by
Congressman Jed Johnson. It la ru-
moied that Roy Warllck is the most
likely applicant
It has been reported that John El-
mer Martin and W. C- Milter of the
local postolfice force will also be in
the running. Anyone can take the
examination who desires to do so. The
names of the three highest are then
certified to Congressman Johnson
who picks one of the three for the
job. It pays 14600 a year and the
appointment Is lor 4 yean unless tlie
Republicans win nationally.
Tuttle Minco
Road Black
Topped All Way
Ed Campbell says the folks of Tut-
tle can soon go over to ace the folks
of Minco in any kind of weather- The
entire road nine mites of it between
Juttte and Minco is due to be hard-
surfaced. Ed did about four mites of
it with his farm to market road
money and Um state ha come along
I aild agreed to do the rest of It- The
road is in bad shape now due to the
! conxtrirctkm work but It will soon
j be completed with a rock base and
a black top surface. This road win
give TUUfc folks a way to Chickasha
on an tir-curfare mad the first time
they have aver had such a road-
SO HUMBLE-
I Mrs. Nicholas
2"gon
P 8
Portland Ore. Special to Slur.
Your Meridian Correspondent
has seen so much beautiful scen-
ery and wonderful sights the past
week that it is an imposxitiiliy
to even transcribe a part of it to
the Chickasha Star readers. One
evening we took a trip up to Bea-
con Hill on which is located the
Joseph Wood Hil! Park and Mon-
ument erected to h:r. memory by
his 2 sons and below the lookout
one can see the Military Academy
(he founded as well as all of the
;City of Portland and acio-x the
-beautiful Columbia river li.-s Van-
couver and the Mt. Kanicr and Mt.
Adams in Washington. Another
.evening we drove out to the Air
Port and watched .he big main
iners of the United Air Linus a.r-
flights. July 20 we took a never-to-be-forgotten'
trip to Nacnma
and Depot Beaches where wo saw
the Majustie Ocean. The day was
cloudy and eool and the rv-a VHpois
arising over ihe waters gave evi ry-
Udng an enchanted atmosphere.
The writer is enjoying all the
lovely fresh sea funds. At U-pnc wi-
visited Uie Aipuiriiiin in wliirli
wax exhibited every form of animal
and vegetable lire in the deep sia.
All kinds of Tisli sea animal-; in
form of lov'-ly iirrliid-liki- plants
hut which u- eil their pir-U-l-sliiidiil
and
.tals r branches to cuteh and
devour their prey. Tim large or-
opus iiilcievtiil llie rhililivn wiOi
its 8 aims oiilxlre-.rhcil shoiviug
the suction-cups along tie- uniter
sides with which il rmshcil uml
killed i's prey. Kcluming lo Port-
land we rhose tlie roud through
Oregon Ciy and Salem the cai-
itnl of Oregon. Oregon City has
an interesting history which is
recounted on numerous historical
they are giound into wood pulp
the renter of a large bht manu-
fucturnig district. Such logs as
aw unfi for lunilwr arc floated
i See Page six. No. !
Tuttle Folks Are
Hosts to District
Nazarine W.FJVl.S.
The Oklahoma City district of the
Naxarene W.FMS. held the quarlcr-
y rally in Um Nazarene Church at
mttle. There was a fine crowd ut-
andlng. including reprerentatives ol
i number oi churches of this zone.
Opening devotions were ted by Mr
Lena Thompson dwtrlct president ol
Re W.FMS. A duct by Rev- and
Mrs- Casey pastor of the Central
Church of Oklahoma City was enjoy-
sd. The morning inrssage. "A Good
foldler of Jesus Christ. was brought
9 Rev. Stafford. At the noon hour
unch was served by a group of Tul-
de W F MJ5 members.
The afternoon devotions were con-
ducted by Mrs. Thompson of Oklaho-
ma City and a duel was stunt by
Rev. and Mis. Rock of the May Ave-
nue Church of Oklahoma City. Vari-
ous report were given Including
"Million try Reading Couree by Mil.
Pierce of Edmond. Junior . Missionary
Work by Mis- Wolf of Oklahoma
City "Young Workers Missionary
Work by Mrs- Taylor of Bethany
after which there was an elrcilon for
district officers. The meeting was
closed with prayer by Mrs- Choplln of
Bethany-
Tha Inspiration gathered by all the
W.F.MS. women aUciiuing was tru-
ly worthwhile. And since rarii chnreli
of Uw district has Uir privilege of
being . hostess to Um Missionary
Women ouly once every three years
It ii certainly a red tetter clay in the
WF1LS- work-
Two Good Gas
Wells Showing
In Nichlos Field
l E. Tumlall and II. E. .
Goldsmith Hope For
A Cold Winter
Twa aM Umm wha hava lived In
Uii minty or a tong time are hay-
ing this will be a tawg hard winter-
Before Kcytembrr rnmea It teak new
like I. K- TrnUll and II. K- GaM-
xjnilh will mrh have a big ga well
aa Uirlr farms sanlhwrst af Chtrk-
asha. The Uttihaws Natural Gas
Csawsuiy is rampteUng what ioaka
Kkc a mighty gaad gas well an the
Trndall farm in ihe 8E W the NW af
33-5-8. o- P. Elkina af the Okbhama
Natural Gas Camysay says it wUI he
a triple ecmpktien well which meam
that It wUI produce frem three sands.
The well k bottomed at 5951 tact-
The Tendall well has four good
sands In the Pooler ga aone three
sections In the Charlson sand and a
good sand In the Glover section. Mr-
Tendall own all the royalty under
his well but it is part of a commu-
nillzed tease- The Tidewater OU Com-
pany and several other companies are
in on the tease.
Mil Jessie Dee ring of the Little
Nick Cil Cumpany says her company
Is completing a mighty good ga well
ou the II K Goldsmith farm in the
BW of the BE of .15-5-8- This is the
first production on the Goldsmith
farm although he hoi been expecting
to cash In for many moons. The Lit-
tle Nick well is on on go-acre tease.
Mr- Goldsmith owns half the royalty.
The other half is divided among a
number of royalty holders-
Oood gas wells pay off as good or
belter Ilian oil wells when a long cold
winter comes. An eighth royalty un-
der a good gas weU pays as much as
41000 s month when the gas com-
pany pulls a lot of gas from the
welL
Love Grass Near
Amber Yields
2nd Cutting Hay
A L. Bachman of the. Bril Con-
servation office says Bud Haney and
his brother who farm the Belle Good
farm mite west of Amber bated
the second -totting from .the toregnm
which they planted Into a pasture lot
vuuih of their house test year as
planned In the Conservation program
with tlM Gi-sdy County Soil Conser-
vation District-
The first cutting made In Junr sl-
ier a ttcd prop had bren rut with a
.liiuh-r. yirldrd 138 bales making
Ujiul of 223 bales of hay taken frem
two and riRhl-lriitlCi acres uf land.
Ola- bale from Dip first culling was
.vrighed and found to weigh 85 Ux-
11m bates made last wrrk with a
pickup teller were somewhat small-
er but were estimated at about 65
.rounds each- At Uils rate this grass
-ul aiwit three tons of hay per acre
ilready this ycur and may make one
mure cutting.
The need has been threshed with a
'laubiiM but liaxnt been rccleancd
It should clean out about 50 pounds
of clean seed. This seed crop is In ad-
dition lo Um hay. II it sells for 45.00
per pound as it did last year the seed
:ro; will be worth about 480 00 per
acre.
Before the seed crop sss cut the
Haney boys said they ran 15 head of
'jalves on the grass all the time from
Mure-h 15 until April 15- They said
lie grass kept ahead of the calves
ind furnished good pasture-
This lias been a small pasture lot
which ronic extra work to prepare
ind plant' each year besides filling
:hc house north of It with dust oc-casionuly-
during the seed bed prep-
aration operations. These boys are
mighty well pleased with tills meth-
od of "patch" farming with this
jruss crop which lives over Iran year
:o year.
Weather Report
For the Past Week
The Etar will each week give the
weather report as compiled by Mrs.
J C. Good the Chickasha efficient
irrathcr reporter. Her repoi-t shows
the following:
High
Widnexdny. July 24 97
Thunsduy 25th 91
Friday. 26th 119
Saturday 27th 107
Sunday. 28th 103
Monday 29th 104
Tuesday. 30th 92
Wednesday. 31st 91
i REDUCED OKLAHOMA FAIR
TICKETS ON SALE
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 1 Spl- to
the 8tari Bargain price tickets for
the 1946 edition of tlie Oklahoma
Stale Fair. September 21 to 27 went
on sate today throughout the 'tale.
TIm sale beginning August 1 will
be cloned oil August 31. or before If
llic supply of tickets is exhausted
They will be 40 cents carh. Including
10 cents tax. One will be accepted
for admission to the fair two for
siUnusion to the night g rands land
show aud the regular admission at
fair lime sill be 60 cents to tbe
gatca aud (1 for the night allow.
KINGMAN BAYS THE COYOTE
CROP IB BUMPER ONE
M- L- Kingman wha barbers
ta the daytime at the Wblleway
Barber Bbap ammi frnai the
pnx tellies and ran enyntea at
night says H tanks ta him' like
Iherd ora mare yaang mynten ta
the raantry Ihnn there has hern
ta several yrars- And he nuiht to
knnw for he has ranshi more
cryatex than nny eur man In
lirady (aciify. He Uah hla dog
nut the at her night. He went to
strep In hh rar and the dnga ran
rsyntea nil night. Wbrn daylight
rame Ihe deg fame hark to the
car all hot law they nrrrr did
shaw ap. He said the dag nrver
killed the rayate nays tlie wind
wan ta the cant and be never rnn
enteh n inynte when the wind in
In Ihe eaL
Bioom Coin
Price Drops;
OPA Is Back
No Price Given Ity the
New O.P.A. Set-up;
Buyers Are Cautious
The O F-A. cam bach and the
brsem earn price teak a sane diva this
week- Last week tha buyer ware
clamoring for earn at 1575 a ton.
Thta week they ware taking 135 and
ISM n tan and are nst aaxlom to
buy at that flgur. The buyer ora ap
to the air. They do not know whe-
ther the old price af 53M a tan set
by tha O.F-A. a year aga er a new
price schedule wlU ga into effect. The
O F. A- allowed S3M a ton to be paid
aad then allowed extra far hauUng.
The crop is getting pretty wail
worked up- The labor situation Is still
crlVeal with some Johnies w-khig 10
i.ad IS cant per hour and their dinners-
The wind the other night blew
down some earn and it area so ripe
that it will not come up again. This
makes a lot more expense in the
handling of the coin The drouth haa
cut tee late crop although some sec-
tions of the county were benefltted
by the rain of the other night.
Chickasha Mill
Shuts Down OPA
Posts No Prices
Myron Humphrey of the Chickasha
Milling Company announced Unit his
irlll had shut down Thursday morn-
ing to remain shut down until Uie.O.
P A. post the price at whirli he will
be allowed to manufacture and sell
Ills flour- Four day have elapsed
now Mure i lie o.PA. emne buck and
no price ixilliiss have Iwn posted yet
The milters cannot go alirad unlrsx
Ihry know what price they will be
allowed to charge for lliclr piodui-U
They arc milling' wb-at which was
bought at high prices when the UP.
A. was off.
Five Acres Near
Ninnckah Sells
For $1000 An Acre
The largest real estate deal of the
week was made when James Arthur
Class bought five acres in 2T-6-7. just
outside uf Nlnnekah from Ed Sullivan
and Ella Sullivan. The consideration
was about 65.000.
Oamel Cobble bought lots 4. 5
block 49. In Tuttle from Una Dixon-
The consideration was 44.000.
Burton R Bril bought lut 2. In
Wilson Summer Addition In Rush
Springs ficm La Verne Bummer- Tile
consideration was (1000.
John H. Holder bought lots 12. 13.
block 4 un 12th and Oklahoma A- r-
nue from Jimmie Davis and Juanita
Davis. The consideration was 41-000-
Anthony Edwin Bearer bought two
acres lu 4-7-6. three miles north of
Tabler from Rosa L. Hendrix. The
considri ation was (1.000
John Buolh Wilson bought 10 ac-
res In 13-5-6. two miles northwest
of Alex from Lee Wilson. The coil-
si deration was (500.
Walter F. Stephens bought the
south 70 feet uf lot 1 2. 3 and all
of lot 4 5. and 6 block 10. 18lh and
Park Avenue from Joe Pask Van and
Elolse Abslon Pask Van- The consid-
eration was 63.000.
Thomas W Saylc bought luls 9.
10. block 2 mi 4th and Georgia
from Selma L Mailm. Tlie consid-
eration was (3.000.
Freddy N- Turkrr bought Ihe
north 50 feet of lot 6. block 2 111
jth and Washington from Mary Al-
ice French. The consideration was
500-
O B- Edmondson bought lota 19.
20. block 45. 2nd and Kansas from
A. C- Oillcspte and Mary E. Oillrsiic.
The consideration wiis 82.500.
W E. Wcley bought lota 17 through
36 In Vcrdrn from Rufus M- Cald-
well The consideration was 41.500-
Thotnas Cain bought 20 acres In
3-8-8 just outside of TutUe from
Lewis Childcre and Ollle Mae Child-era-
The considcratluii was 43.750.00-
C. F. Bikes bought lot 2. block 1.
on 12lh and Frisco from Tom Dul-
(Sce Faga Six Ns. 3)
Rush Springs
Melon Crop May
Reach $500000
111 Cara Already Shipped;
I'rire Started $10 A Ton-
Now Around $50 for Itest
Jim Lester. County Commissioner
of Um south end of tha county and
Iwad of Um watermelon grown s-
juclall'n says Rush Spring melon
grower may hlp a half mlllkrn dol-
lars worth of melon this year. Al-
ready over can have gone north
from Rush and the biggest move-
ment uf mriunx la Just beginning- Tha
price started 1 440 a ton Jungied to
450 a ton and baa been steady at
aiound that figure.
Besides the me Iona which hava
gone out by rail more than that num-
ber are estimated to have gone out
by truck- A earload of melons weigh-
ing around 30000 pound and at fifty
dollars a ton this brings ta 1750 a
car to the (rower- Tha melons have
been of extra good quality this year
but the dry weather of the last few
reeks haa cut tha yield. Rush Springs
melons are known for their excel-
lent quality all over tha north and
even as for north as Winnipeg Can-
la.
Tha melon pries haa bean helped
by tbe hot weather which haa held
over the middle west and north- Mel-
ons sell best when tbe temperature!
have been general this year- Grow-
ers are realising good profits this
year and soma farmers are grossing
aa much as (750 an acre from their
melon fields-
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Briggs Barbecue
Stand Opens In
New Location
If you haven't tasted some of
Briggs barbecue which ha is serving
in hla new barbecue stand at 3rd and
Idaho you have really missed some-
thing. H K Briggs the owner oi
the place ought to know how to pre-
pare good barbecue; he haa been do-
ing it every since he was 15 yean
rid. He worked his way through a
college in Houston fixing barbecue.
He haa been in Chickasha since 1932
mast of Bud time in the Lincoln
Schools in this city.
His new place at 3rd and Idaho
is one of the most up-to-date 4 the
city. He servea hla delirious barbeeux -meats
prepared as only he knows
how to prepare it with Just the right
amount of aauc to make It palatable.
Built of concrete block and tile with
a superb air conditioning plant till
is just the place to eat your even- -ing
meal Try It once and you 'will
go again.
TWO (Jl'lET TITLE
SUITS AEE FILED
Bum Cecil filed a suit this week
to quirt the t'tlc to lot 7. Ill block -174
against Frank Pccry. Methvla
and Montgomery are the attorneys.
NEWSY NEWS
Ralph Ahlta of west of Ninnckah
dix-snl have enough tend ou his farm
so he rents two acres from his father
each year and relsta cantaluur.
He gets about 20 bu hell of canta-
loupes a day and has sold (300 worth.
W j-
J. E. Dye who live south of Rur-h
Springs says you can sit on the bank
in his hog pen and catch fish the
year round- Mr Dye Is selling this
place so if you like to fish here's
your chance to do all the fishing
you desire-
Jimmie Barr say he would think a
lot more ( these Gallup polls if ha
had ever --en a person who voted lu
one of them- Jimmie says lie lias been
hearing of the OaU!ii polls for ten
years and has never yet talked lo a
man or woman who voted in one of
them-
J. B. Ccx 96-year-rid and still go-
ing strong was down town this wee's
to have his Star Mt up for a ycr.r-
His wife celebrated her 9Gth birthday
on the 9th of July and J. B. will be
97 next New Year's Day.
Nor man ghrphard says he Is 97 com-
ing bark to Chickasha when his term
expires as secretary to Governor Kerr-
"Shop" says he Is not a big town gu7
and he will be happy to once mure
live In Chickasha.
Ksrl lUrtmi Is getting to be a big
time hay buyer- Says he lias bought
over two hundred tons In the last few
weeks.
Rrd Akxanger. who farms south-
east of Chickasha says he is going to
cut his alfalfa seed crop next week-
Ho thinks It will be prelly guuU.
Mr. and Mr w. E- Walker and
daughter of Chickasha have returned
from a ten days visit with Mr. Walk-
er's parents In eastern Tciumsocs.
They had a fine time but he says it .
rained all but two of the ten -days
they were gooa. and he wishes ha
could hava brought some of the mote
lure back with him-