Latimer County News-Tribune (Wilburton, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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Two-hundred Scout ers and
wives attended the Annual Recog-
nition Dinner of the Choctaw
Area Boy Scout Council at East-
ern 011ahoma A&M College in
Wilburton on Tuesday Jan 13 I
They witnessed the presentation
of two Silver Beaver Awards to
Ira Rex LaCamp of Poteau and
W W Crain of Clayton The Sil-
ver Beaver is the highest award
which can be presented by a local
scout council to a volunteer scout-
er and it is presented for out-
standing service to Beyhood for a
period of more than ten years
LaCamp is the Leadership
Training Chairman for the coun-
cil this year He has served as
District Training chairman Cub-
master and Troop and Pack com-
mitteeman Crain is a member of the coun-
cil executive board and has been
active in finance leaderThip He
has aso served as Pack Troop and
Post committeeman
The Silver Beaver Awards werp
presented by council vice-president
Curtis M McKnight of Mc-
Alester A total of 145 years of service
in Scouting was recognized by
District Commissioner Jack Vogei
of McAlester who presented Vet-
eran's Awards to eleven men
William J Edwards received a
twenty-year pin Fifteen year
recognitions went to Otis S Duran
and Elbert E White of McAlester
John E Prock of Iteavener Euel
W Renfrow of Stigler and Dr E
T Dunlap of Wilburton Reci-
pients of Ten year awards were
Charles Moore and John Dolan
of McAlester W W Crain of
Clayton Rev Robert Gentry of
Wilburton and Noah Childress of
Eufaula
Council Training Chairman Ira
Rex LaCamp presented Seouters'
Keys to John Dolan and Claude
Bare of McAlester Dolan is the
scoutmaster of Troop 1 sponsored
by St John's Catholic Church
and Bare is the Institutional Rep-
resentative for the First Presby-
terian - Church and serves as a
Neighborhood Commissioner Den
Mother Training Awards were
presented to Mrs Ruth C Bradt
Mrs Modena E Mitchell and Mrs
Fannie D Renfrow all of whom
re Den Mothers in Pack 72 at !
Stigler
William J Edwards installed
George E Carter of Poteau as the
new council President for 1959
and he presented the other coun-
cil officers for the new year Past-
president Harris L Gladstein of
McAlester was presented with a
Boy Scout statuette in recognition
of this three ycars of service in
that position
J Roy Dodds Cutout) Camp-
ing and Activities chairman pre-
sented iinformation on the Scout-
ing Expo-Circus to be held in
April the summer camp to be
conducted in June and the Fifth
National Boy Scout Jamboree to
be held at Colorado Springs in
1960
All cubmasters scoutmaster
explorer advisors and den moth-
ers present were presented with
special neckerchiefs in recogni-
tion of their service to boys The
wives of the unit leaders wer
presented with flowers These
presentations were made by Her-
man Coussens of Talihina Bill
Pierce of Poteau Otis S Duran
of McAlester and Sam Goldberg
of Wilburton Those unit leaders
whose units are one-hundred per
pent in their use of "Boys' Life"
magazine were awarded special
"pedro" neckerchief slides
Dr E T Dunlap gave special
recognition to five Explorer
Scouts who earned their Eagle
Ranks during 1958 They were
Gerry Pace of McAlester Charles
Riggs Bruce Erwin Dennis Er-
win and Roger Erwin of Poteau
The invocation was given by
Reverend E E Gregory pastor of
the First Methodist Church in
Poteau
Scout Commissioner George M
Brown Jr of McAlester was
chairman of the meeting arrange-
ments committee and he served
as master of ceremonies during
the program He also presented
Fall Roundup Awards to eighteen
units who met their membership
goals during the Fall months
Mrs L A French ht's returned
home after spending the past
week in a Poteau hospital Mrs
Artie Barnes of Red Oak is visit-
ing with her this week
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ER couNTy NEwsTR1BuNE
(Entered Es Second-Class Matter at the Postoff ice at Withurton Oklahoma)
Scout Officials Installed
At Annual Meet Tuesday
World Problems
Course Ends At
Eastern College
An evaluation of the current
world problems class at Eastern
Oklahoma A&TVI college was taken
during the final meeting of the
seven sessions last Monday
This course started Nov 10 with
an organizational meeting at
which time students and adults
in the area were allowed to en-
roll The Honorable Carl Albert was
the first guest lecturer speaking
and answering questions on
"American Views of Internation-
al Problems arising from the
Middle East Crisis"
Former Governor Raymond
Gary spoke next on "Water and
Soil Conservation"
European and American edu-
cational systems were compared
when the Stigler and the McAles-
ter schools debated The late Dr
Ross Pugmire served as consul-
tant for the session
A panel of foreign students
from Eastern discussed the na-
tional problems of their countries
at the Dec 8 session
Sen Robert S Kerr evaluated
the American foreign policy in the
last session before the holidays
The question was asked "Do
you feel that you have gained a
better understanding of some cur-
rent world problems as a result
of this class?" The results were
145-2 in agreement
Some comments expressed dur-
ing the evaluation were as fol
lovese
Dr Dunlap: is the third
' such course that we have had at
Eastern A&M in the past
most of the people who attended
the course were local people but
it is interesting to know that now
a larger number of students are
enrolled in the course"
Henry Dagdadi: "Think it
would be more interesting to have
more debate teams of other
schools and students here on the
campus because it gives more in-
teresting details"
Dean Williams: "It trkes a good
deal of time and knowledge to
prornoote a class of this type We
are thinking of contiinuing this
type of session in future semes-
ters" Wanda Lou Boatman: "I feel
that more attention should be
given to Oklahoma than other
countries"
Mrs Fannie Lucas: "I have
learned more about the United
States as well as several foreign
countries"
The sessions rated tops accord-
ing to informative value were
the Hon Carl Albert and Sen
Robert S Kerr lectures
The students agreed 145-2 that
a similar course be offered next
emester---in order of preference
the proposed topic would be
Oklahoma government interna-
tional relations and national government
Fastern Enrolls
January 19
Second semester enrollment at
Eastern Oklahoma A&M College
will start Monday Jan 19 in the
Student Union building
Enrollment for the evening
A woman who suffered a
sprained shoulder after tripping
over a city hall welcome mat was
one of many Oklahomans in-
volved in odd accidents during
1958
A 20-yenr-o!d youth who shot
hitnself in the stomach whiL
practicing a "fast draw" was
another victim of weird mishaps
covered in a y2ar-md raport by
Dr DeWitt Hunt Olenhoma State
university safety specialist
Another victim was an out-of-state
tourist who stopped to pet a
Wilburkm Latimer County Oklahoma — Thursday January 13 1939
The grade section of the Wilburton school system was destroyed by sire last Thursday night from unknown origin The
picture shows the section in flames as the roof section of the building collapsed Total damage to the building was estimated
at above $200000 The fire started in the northeast room and spread rapidly throughout the entire section (Photo by Dill Tippitt)
Pine Seedlings
Distributed To
County Crowers
43500 pine seedings were
ed up by Latimer County Soil
Conservation Di Aria Crioperator
at Oklahoma State Planning and
Resources Board Nursry Broln
Dow Oklahoma on Monday of
this week
Trees were received by Rona IC
Garner and J E Foster Jr of
Red Oak Less Mitchell Fano la
Sam Ira Hayes Wilburton A G
Mabry Higgins Edward Schwin-
kendorlf Center Point These
landowners all have land that is
primarily suited for woodland
use Thcy have recognized this
and with the assistance of the
Soil Conservation Service Tech-
nicians assisting Latimer Coun-
ty SCD have planned for speci-
fied tracts to be devoted to rine
production and applicable wood-
land consei vation prectices such
as fire control tree planting im-
provement and harvest cutting
These seedlings were placed in
heal-in beds Tuesday and Wed-
nesday of this week The care
given seedlings between the time
they leave the Nursery and plant-
ing is very important Root ex-
posure or heating in shippinp
packages where seedlings are not
healed-in properly is the cause of
much mortality
The major portion of these trees
will be interplanted in existing
poor pine stands of which Latimer
County has some 115000 acres A
portion will be planted on old
strip mine dumps These annual
pine plantings along with other
needed woodland conservation
sTactices are contributing to im-
proving use and increased income
for some 324000 acres of Latimer
County land naturally suited for
woodland use
black kitty only to laarn too late
that it was a rabid skunk lie was
given anti-rabies shots
A state farmer lost a leg—hi
artificial one—when he fell from
a tractor and beneath a disc lie
also received lacerations but the
mishap could have been mora
serious had not the tractor stniled
Alo lucky was a construction
worker who fell 20 feet only to
land on wet concrete lie still
suffered serious injuries
In another unusual mishap re-
poited by Dr Hunt who is also
services Held For
James Brady Here
James Firar7 Wilburten reA-
dent loY the rast 50 yei:Ts died
cunday night at the Harttorne
clinic fi f ter r long illness
vvep cerifluit-
ed Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'-
c lock at the Latter Day Saints
church here with Rev Dill Do!-
ins pastor officiating Interment
was in the city cemetery under
the direction of Burke-Joncs
Funeral Homo
Brady was born in Italy and
came to America at an early age
He was employed as a coal miner
in this area until his retirement
several years ago He held mem-
bership in the Modern Woodman's
lodge
Survivors include his wife
Marie one son Brady an:1
one daughter Mrs O a Dollins
all of Wilburton
Pallbearers were Jan-rs
Ilughie Boyd Leonard DeHart
Mike Cuzalina Ben Thomas and
Deno Maggi
Quarterback Club
Honors Duane Wood
One new m!!mber was wel-
comed into the Wilburton Quar-
terback Club at their regu7ar
meeting Monday evening at the
high school cafeteria
Gene Holz president conducted
the business session at which time
plans were made for the Duane
Wood appreciation banquet to be
held this month Sponsoring the
banquet along with the Quarter-
back Club are the Wilburton
Lions Club and High School
Alumni Association
Joining the club at this meet-
ing was Charles Adams Pano la
high school principal
The Quarterback Club meets
each Monday evening at 6:30 o'-
clock at the high school caLteria
1958 produced the best crop of """ "' "16" ' "'"a
seedling pine in the County that
Lnyone can remember For the ENTERS HOSPITAL
future of woods products procluc- Bob Irvin entered the Veterans
tion in the County protection 1 Hospital in Muskogee IVonday
from fire and overgrazing is of evening and will remain there for
prime importance to these young 'several days for medical observa
-lasses will begin at 6:30 p m seedling pine in the County that I
Jan 19 Lnyone can remember For the ENTERS HO
Classes in agriculture arts and future of woods products produc- Bob Irvin enteree
Iciences blisiness and industrial tion in the County protection 1 Hospital in Musl
arts will be offered in the even- from fire and ovAgrazing is of evening and will rc !
ing school program during the prime importance to these young 1 several days for me
second semester pine seedlings I lion and treatment
a consultant for the Oklahoma
Safety council an Oklahoma
farm woman was attacked by a
huge rooster and was forced to
take anti-tetanus shots The
rooster was shot too
A scout leader and a youth en-
rolled in a fled Cross life saving
class suffered both painful and
ernbarassing injuries the latter
when he toppled 60 feet down a
cliff while guiding his troop on a
hike The youth received severe
head lacerations when he dived
into the shallow end of a pool
Rites Held For 1Quota Reached
Jack Larmour In Bond Drive
F:tricral s:rvices 1 For 0151ahonia
Funcral :?rvices were held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
for John W (Jack) Larmour at
the First Baptist church in Hai-
leyville Burial was at McAlester
Lai-molr- Lora -J
heart attack Wednesday after-
noon of last week lie was strick-
en while attending classes at the
Tulsa Barber college at 113 E
First street Tulsa and was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at a
hospital
Having been a highway patrol-
man for almost fifteen years he
was forced to retirement after
suffering a heart attack last
March He had been stationed in
many sections of Oklahoma His
last assignment was at Tahlequah
He had -also been stationed at
Poteau and had served in the
U S navy during World War II
at which time his family lived in
Wilburton
Last November he and his
family roovcd to Tulsa where he
entered the barber college lie
lived at 5311 East Archer street
He was a native of Scammon
Kansas and was a member of the
tiaileyville Masonic lodge
Survivors are his wife Ruby
Nell two sons Bill and Jack
Tahlequah one daughter Kay of
the home his mother Mrs W B
Larmour Haileyville three brot-
ers Donald Larmour Oakland
Calif Paul Larmour Palto Alto
Calif and Joseph Larmour Red-
ding Calif and two grandchildren
OTASCO Manager
Attends Meeting
Novy Durrus owner of th$t
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co
associate store here will attend
the annual meeting of OTASC01
associate division in Tulsa Okla
January 18 and 19
An estimated 500 associate
dealers their wives and employ-
ees representing OTASCO's 160
associate stores in Oklahoma
Kansas Arkansas and Missouri
will attend the 24th annual meet
in of the associate division
A state zoo keeper was badly
mauled by two monkeys and an
elderly woman was attacked by
a hawk who buried his talons in
her hand A passinl motorirt harT
to use a pair of pliers to fre her
from the bird's grasp
Falls from trees figured in a
eoupl of odd mkhaps a hunter
suffAing a serious back 'njury
while trying to flush a squirrel
from its nest and a woman in-
juring herself when she fell from
a persimmon tree while attempt-
ing to gather autumn decorations
Oklahoma is "over the top" in
LT S Savings Bonds purchases
with I 01 et of the $81 million goal
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Dollins county chairman said
that purchases during the Jan-
uary through November 1958
period amount to $81674130 as
compared to $52538613 during
the same period a year ago
"The state now bolds the en-
viable positien of being fourth in
the nation in percent of sales im-
provement over last year" Dol-
lins said "The Olive states with
better rocords than Oklahoma are
Nebraska Kansas and South Da-
kota listed in order of rank"
November purchases of Savings
Bonds ran 27 :'( above the same
month of last year High Decem-
ber sales are being forecast dur
to several factors Dollins said
These include Christmas bonuses
in bonds bonds and savings
stamps as Christmas gifts and
buyers purchasing their 1953
limit in each series prior to the
December 31 deadline
Too he explained this i5 the
first year that purchasers other
than individuals could buy E and
11 bonds Municipalities organ-
izations and other institutional
type buyers are governed by the
annual limit and will be required
to make purchases by Decem-
ber 31 in order to take advantage
of the annual $10000 limit per
fund F and G conversions on a
"no limit" basis also are expected
to add considerably to total sales
Dollins said
Veterans Seek Total
Disability Insurance
According to Guy NT Russell
Officer in Charge of the McAles-
ter Veterans Administration Of-
rice more than 1000 applicationr
a week are being received by tly
Veterans Administration from
veterans seeking the new total
disability insurance protectioo
authorized by Congress last Summer
Egad! Look At The Weird Mishaps That Happened !ri Oklahoma
for a political rally
A 17-year-old girl injured
while practicing acrobatics for o
wntown pep rally and a father
who severely slashed his fact
while attempting to show his son'
the proper way to skin a squirrel
were other victims
A couple of unusual transpor-
tation accidents a broken collai
bowe for a donkey ball game par-
ticipant and a broken arm for P
woman who fell while riding an
escalator also were recorded
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School To Open
Monday Morning
Fire of undetermined origin
caused over $200000 damage to
Wilburton High School Thursday
night
The fire originated in the north-
east room of the grade school sec-
tion and spread throughout the
area to destroy the entire east end
of the school building l-defore it
was brought under control
Wilburton fire equipment was
unable to halt the fast spreading
fire until it had completely de-
stroyed the grade section of the
school building
The entire school plant was
thought to be lost until the fire
department from McAlester ar-
rived on the scene and brought
the fire under control
Soon after the alarm was
sounded people rushed to the
sctne awl in the exeitothent
School for high school and
grade students will resume
Monday morning Jan 19 it
was announced today by Dr
Raymond E Cox superinten-
dent All students will report to
the high school auditorium for
assignment to class rooms
thousands of dollars worth of
damage was clone to the building
and equipment by overexcited
persons in their attempt to
evacuate equipment from the
building
Desh uction of the fixtures in
the kitchen and auditorium was
done mostly by students in their
excited effort to remove equip-
ment from the building
First PCIS0113 On the scene said
the fire appeared to have gained
sudden momentum from a possi-
ble explosion Fire Chief Mike
Cuzalina said no cause was im-
mediately determined lie said the
state fire marshal's office had
been asked to investigate
Taii 111y eigLnt for 4112
Oklahoma Crime bureau arrived
in Wilburton about 11:30 p in
Thursday night Investigators were
probing through the smouldering
ruins in an effort to detormine
what touched off the fire
Mrs Minnie Appling said she
drove past the school building and
spotted smoke spiraling skyward
She notified Cuzalina
The fire chief sounded Wilbur-
ton's tragedy warning system and
dfpatched two trucks to the
scene Ile said they arrived in a
matter of minutes and found the
northwest corner ablaze
"When we arrived we could see
the blazing burning in the cor-
ner" Cuzalina repotted "It didn't
1061c too bad We broke out the
hose and started to hook it onto a
plug when the fire really broke
out"
A wall of fire shot about half
way down the cast wing he add-
ed ''It went so fast we didn't even
have a chance to get the hose
hooked-up"
Highway Patrolman James B
Powers was one of the first offi-
cers to arrive lie was cruising
nearby and spotted the blaze
Through the patrol radio net-
work here Powers summoned as-
sistance from fire departments lo-
cated in the area
Smith said the building and its
contents had full insurance cover-
age However he said it probably
would be insufficient for replace-
ment costs because of increased
building costs
School officials called the com-
bination school accommodating
600 students one of the most mod-
ernistic in the state It was built
of brick walls and concrete block
interior
Floors were based with concrete
topped with tile The roof was
made of wood and asphalt Steam
piped from a gas heated boiler
supplied heat for the entire build-
ing It stretched almost two
blocks designed in a T-shape
Smith estimated cost of the en-
tire plant at about $400000 The
section destroyed was an original
site for the grade school It was
completed in 1952 The high
school portion was occupied two
years ago
It was only 10 years ago that
fire destroyed the old high school
building It was located atop a
hill north of the present site
In addition to the grade section
school records and the administration-headquarters
went up in
smoke Heating and coohng
systems sang with escaping steam
for several hours after the flam2s
were brought under control
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