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Thursday, Oct. 17 to SSgt. and
AFB Hospital.
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Two warrants were issued Fri- ed for arraignment in Jackson
who were charged in connec-
trepid Americans.
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Set For Pair
Chamber Names
Board Members
Boys Given
Suspended
Sentences
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Plans will be made to attend a
220 S. Main
HU 2-4177
DICK VAN DYKE
JASON ROBARDS
DEBBIE REYNOLDS
JEAN SIMMONS
VAN JOHNSON
$9.60
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Bargain Bucket-
12 Pcs. with Rolls
& Gravy. Reg. 2.98
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GIRL — A 5 pound 13% ounce
girl was born at 6:09 a m.
Altus Memorial Hospital
(Visiting Hours: Medical and
with a Class Ring
from Zales.
Come on in to Zales...pick
out your Class Ring (order
any year-past, present
or future)...and open a
Student Charge account
Maximum —
Minimum ------
Two 16 - year - old Altus
youths were given two years
suspended sentences in state
prison in Judge Weldon Ferris'
District Court here Friday
morning.
The youths were charged i n
connection with a burglary a t
Zinn Electric on North Main
last Sept- 29. The boys appear-
food will be provided. Mr. and
Mrs. Steed will be there.
Barometric pressure: - 30.13
(adjusted to sea level)
Sunrise and Sunset
Friday: Sunrise, 7:41 a.m.;
Sunset. 6:57 p.m.
Saturday: Sunrise, 7:42 a.
m.; Sunset, 6:56 p.m.
in 1919 after moving to North-
east Tilman County in 1907.
She was a member of the First
United Methodist Church in
Manitou.
Survivors include, her hus-
band; seven daughters, Mrs.
A. E. Cone of San Antonio,
Mrs. Milt Holland of Mont
Rose, South Dakota, Mrs.
MANGUM, New members of
the board of directors of the
Mangum Chamber of Commerce
include Vernon Sparkman, Jun-
ior Nippert, R.O. Heatley, Les-
ter Snow, Ben Langdon, Adrian
Richardson and Tom Francis.
Holdover members are Hulen
Bryan, outgoing president, who
automatically becomes vice
president; Bill Greer, Ed Hul-
sey, Bud Barnes, Joe Silk.
Paul Stumbaugh, Ralph Wade
and Forrest Wright.
The new president of the
Chamber will be named at the
regular meeting on Monday,
Nov. 4, as announced by Ed
Deaver, manager.
Secord clasn postage paid at
Alts Okla’.oma. 73521.
"One taste will
tell . . . they're swell"
BAR-B-Q BEEF
DINNER
with all the fixin's,
, drink & dessert
In Burglaries
Two Fort Smith, Ark., men,
Donald Jackson, 24, and Charles
Walton, 29, appeared in Jack-
„* at our GO-COUNTER-
i Buy 1 Lb. BAR-B-Q BEEF
"" at our reg. price & get—
% BAR-B-Q CHICKEN FREE!
MAMA UNDERWOOD'S
FRIED CHICKEN
diamond.
Zales
JEWELERS
8 Oz. Char-Broiled T-Bone
Combination Salad—Cheese Potato Boat
I Roll - I Butter - Coffee or Tea
Boys Club
To Reopen
Altus Boys Club, 901 E. Live-
«atteemena_
(0444440(
Every tour weeks
Every twelve weeks
Every twenty-four weeks
Every fifty-two weeks
By MAIL
Dairy
Queen
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from pay increases .
last year for postal employees.
5′2
N.H. Hestand, Mrs. H.E. Dru-
ry of Olustee and Mrs Ger-
trude Parker of Altus.
VANGER
OIABGIK
When hit, the car spun side-
ways into a ditch, investigating
officers said.
Pryor was taken to the hos-
pital but later released while
Mrs. Pryor and the son escap-
Judge Hicks set bond for
each man at $10,000 and set
Branch Funeral
Rites Held
Funeral services for Bessie
E. Branch, 89, a resident of Al-
tus since 1921, were held Fri-
day at 4 p.m. in Tims Chapel
of Memories with the Rev- C.
L. Abercrombie officiating. She
was buried in Altus Cemetery.
Mrs. Branch taught school in
Altus for 18 years after moving
here. She was born Sept. 11,
1879 in Wise County, Tex. She
married Charles E. Branch and
he preceeded her in death on
Nov. 13, 1935.
Survivors include one broth-
er, Houston Austin of Altus and
one son, Robert Branch Wort-
man, currently in Vietnam. An-
other son, Charles E. Branch
Jr., proceeded her in death.
the Distinguished Unit Citation.
In 1943 the 11th was returned
to Hawaii for a well deserved
rest and for reorganization. B
17's were traded for B-24’s and
the 11th returned to the war to
hammer Tarawa, Makin and
from parcel post and catalogs
to offset higher costs resulting
losing its fleet of aging B - 52’s.
The big bombers were flown to
Dyess AFB, Tex., and March
AFB, Calif., and placed in a
state of semi-activity. The 26th
Bombardment Squadron, which
had flown the Altus based bomb-
ers, was deactivated.
At the same time the unit
was redesignated the 11th Air
Refueling Wing and became one
of the two all - tanker wings in
the U. S. Air Force. The llth’s
sister unit is located at Lock-
bourne AFB, Ohio.
Centrally located in the Unit-
ed States, the 11th ARW con-
ducts refueling operations with
its four - jet KC - 135 from
coast to coast and has been ac-
charged Thursday on two counts
of burglary, allegedly committ-
ed Wednesday night.
The men are charged in burg-
laries at Green Motor Co., lo-
ed injury.
It was the 18th fatality in
Grady County this year.
Funeral services for the baby
Holley Rites Set
For Saturday
Funeral services for Edd Hol-
ly, 80, will be held at 2 p.m
Saturday in Tims Chapel of Me-
mories with the Rev. Gary Col-
ley officiating. Burial will be in
Victory Cemetery with Tims
Funeral Home in charge of ser-
vices.
Mr. Holley died in Jackson
County Memorial Hospital at
4:30 p.m. Thursday. He lived at
Route 2, Olustee.
Mr. Holley had lived in Jack-
son County since 1925.
Survivors include several nie-
ces and nephews and a host of
great - nieces and great-nep-
hews.
County Court on Oct. 2, and
continued hearing was held i n
county court on Oct. 16. At the
Oct. 16 hearing, the youths were
bound over to District Court.
The boys both entered guilty
pleas to the charges in Judge
Ferris’ court Friday morning.
A third suspect in the Z i n n
burglary, also an Altus teen-
ager, was not charged at the
same time and did not appear
in court today.
SATURDAY
STEAK
SPECIAL-
ONLY
sonnel.
In 1965, after a Department of
Defense decision to phase out
the Atlas “F” ICBM. the missile
unit was deactivated.
For the next three years, the
11th SAW operated as a bomb-
er - tanker unit and then in
July, 1968 ended a 50 - year his-
tory of bombing operations by
STATEmEAE
Eva Zitterkob, 70, will be held
at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the
First United Methodist Church
in Manitou with the Rev. Geor-
ge Woolf officiating. He will be
assisted by Noel George, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of
Manitou.
Burial will be in Schofield
Cemetery east of Manitou with
Pecinosky Funeral Home of
Tipton in charge of services.
Mrs. Zitterkob died at 1 p.m.
Friday morning in the Tillman
County Memorial Hospital fol-
lowing a two month illness.
Mrs. Zitterkob was born in
preliminary hearing for the two
men for 10:30 a.m. on Nov.
20. The judge also appointed an
attorney to represent the Ark-
ansas men.
Also in county court today,
James L Hightower, 37, of Alt-
us pleaded guilty to driving a
motor vehicle while intoxicated.
He was picked up on the DWI
charge on Oct. 17. Sentencing
was deferred until Oct. 23.
Almost all parcels that are
charged up to $1.10 under pre-
sent rates will go up 10 cents.
This accounts for more than
80 percent of all parcel post,
Miss Neville pointed out.
There will be a 15 cent hike
on most parcels now charged
between $1.10 and $4, and a 20
cent increase on parcels now
charged over $4. Parcel post
rates are based on the weight
of the package and the distance
it is mailed.
Higher rates for the delivery
of packages and catalogs are
required to bring revenue from
this type of mail within four
percent of operating costs, a s
required by law, Miss Neville
went further to explain. The
higher rates are designed to
put parcels and catalogs, which
are fourth class mail, o n a
broad even basis.
Additional revenue is needed
WAIT
DSNEY
pruenta
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^Three years later, in 1960, the
unit again won the Fairchild
Trophy making it the only three-
time winner of the coveted SAC
award
By late 1961 the 11th consist-
ed of a squadron of B-52's, a
squadron of KC - 135 s and an
inactive Atlas “F” Interconti-
nental Ballistic Missile squad-
ron. In 1962 the missile unit be-
came fully operational and the
11th was redesignated the 11th
Strategic Aerospace Wing. By
mid - 1964 the 11th had grown
to a strength of over 4800 per-
WING
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor
Lorne Greene must pay $3,720
more than he did for remodeling
work on his fashionable home, a
Superior Court judge ruled
Thursday. Greene, star of tele-
vision’s “Bonanza.” was sued
for $10,291, the amount contrac-
tor Warren H. Nathanson said
was due on a $33,610 job. Greene
countersued for $23,700, claim-
ing he was overcharged that
amount.
tion with bogus check cases.
Betty A. Welch of Hobart was
accused of obtaining merchan-
dise under false pretense b y
writing a $19.35 bogus check t o
Anthony’s downtown.
Lawrence J. Mynarick, Altus,
was charged with obtaining
money under false pretense in
connection with a bogus check
written o n t h e First Wichita
National Bank, Wichita Falls, in
the amount of $24 on Aug. 28.
The check was given to Floyd’s
Fina Service Station on East
Broadway.
“It’s time our people took an
opposite view. In the five years
from 1963 through 1967 there
were 241 tornadoes in Oklaho-
ma. They claimed five lives
and injured 64 others.
“By contrast, vehicle crashes
have claimed 3 968 lives and in-
jured 107.083 others in the same
period,’’ he concluded.
The Altus Times-Democrat
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CARRIER SERVICE
1941
As the American production
lines began to catch up with
the war, the 11th was able to
rebuild. In 1942 the unit partici-
pated in the Battle of Midway
and its big four-engine B - 17’s
were credited with sinking seve-
ral Japanese ships. In July of
the same year the 11th opened
the Guadalcanal campaign by
bombing the Japanese airfield
there. After bombing the air-
strip and facilities into rubble,
the 11th conducted patrol opera-
tions west of the island. For its
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Open Daily 9:30 to 6 p.m.—Open Fri. Nights Until 8 p.m.
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PATROL
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
units work as late as necessary.
Troopers will not be allowed to
take days off during the week-
end periods.
The order also directs strict
enforcement on speed violations,
drinking drivers and public
drunks. It also directs that
emphasis be placed on the u se
of seat belts.
Lester said that out of 35 ve-
hicles involved in fatal crashes
during the last four weekends
only one was equipped with
seat belts.
The orders from the chief’s
office also exphasize that every
means is to be used to make
the public aware of the renewed
emphasis.
In order to augment the dis-
trict strength throughout the
state, troopers in the field who
are assigned to Size and
Weights, Vehicle Inspection and
Special Services are being as-
signed to weekend traffic assign-
ments.
Lester said most people brush
off traffic deaths as not very
important. On the other hand,
a tornado warning causes real
concern and even fright on the
part of many people.
tfom $31.00
$26.50
summer, will reopen Monday.
The Boy’s Club will be open
Mondays through Fridays from
3 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The club is open to all boys
of Jackson County between the
ages of 7 and 17, annual dues of
50 cents per member. The club,
which opened Sept. 30, 1967, ac-
quired 627 members in less than
a year, and plans for a mem-
bership of 900 by Sept- 1970.
The remodeled building has
seperate rooms for leather-
crafts, woodwork, art, a library,
a television room, a pool room,
and a basketball court has also
been added.
Persons who would like to
coach or teach one or two nights
per week are encouraged to con-
tact the Boys Club. At present
Sgt. Solomon Calluis is teaching
leathercraft and woodwark. Bob
Felton is coaching judo, and
Mrs. Sue Berry is teaching art.
“Help us keep our boys off the
streets and give them a better
groundwork for future citizens,”
Johnnie Jones, club executive
director, commented.
Lafayett, La., Mrs. Jesse H.
Belk of Frederick, Mrs. B. T.
Howell of Lawton and Mrs.
John Garner of Lawton; our
sons, Henry of Indiahoma, Ru-
ben of Indiahoma, Conrad of
Oklahoma City and Clarence
of Manitou; three sisters. Mrs.
George Adler of Indiahoma,
Mrs. Adam Chattanooga, Okla.,
Mrs. Adam Bohl of Chattanoo-
ga and Mrs. Harold Drieth of
Chattanooga; four brothers.
Jake Stoll of Manitou, Ben Stoll
of Manitou, Conrad Stoll of
Manitou and Henry Stoll of
Norwalk, Calif.; 36 grandchild-
ren and one great grandchild.
BABY
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
Huff of Chickasha, according
to the Highway Patrol.
Pryor, 24, a member of the
Olustee school faculty, was en-
route to Oklahoma City for the
OEA convention when hit by
58s
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charge for parcels destined out- participation in the Guadalcanal
side the local delivery area will operation, the unit----------ded
be raised from 50 to 60 cents. 1 -......
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
mission in July.
Under the new rates, the min-
imum charge for local parcel
post delivery will go from 4 0
to 50 cents. The minimum
Opens 7:00—Starts 7:35
1.00 LAST TIMES TONITE
China.
Shortly thereafter, the war
aeouzig ended and the 11th was trans-
approved ferred to the Philippines and in-
activated.
But the respite was short
lived. Even before the smoke of
World War II had cleared,
storm clouds were on the hori-
zon once again, this time in the
form of the Cold War. Conse-
quently, in 1948 the 11th was re-
activated at Carswell AFB, Tex
and assigned to the newly or-
ganized Strategic Air Command.
This time the 11th received the
mammoth B - 36 Peacemaker,
the most powerful airplane in
existence. The huge bombers
and their crews flew record
worldwide missions in a show of
Funeral services for
in the sneak bombing of De-
cember 7, 1941, 145 of the 350
personnel assigned to the 11th
were listed as casualties. With
its fleet of B - 17’s nearly des-
troyed in the attack, the 11th
flew search and reconnaissance
missions for the remainder of
2 The Altus (Okla.) Times-Democrat, Friday, October 18, 1963
the parents of a 6 pound 14
ounce boy born at 9:19 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17 at A Itus
Memorial Hospital.
GIRL — Mr. and Mrs. Roger
R. Myatt are the parents of an
8 pound 8 ounce girl born at
2:27 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at
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you can have a
choice of stones-
choose your birth-
stone, school col-
or, a handsome '
black onyx or
Apamama.
As the Japanese were forced
slowly back across the Pacific,
the 11th followed and in late
1943 began to operate out of
Tarawa. From this small Paci-
fic island, the unit’s B - 24S
flew moonlight bombing raids
against the Japanese at Kwaja-
lein, Ponape. the Carolines and
Truk Staying at the heels of
the retreating Japanese, the
11th moved operations to Guam
and began plastering Yap a n d
Iwo Jima.
Continuing its hopscotching
across the Pacific, the 11th mov-
ed to Okinawa in 1945 to begin
fire bombing raids against Ja-
pan proper and Japanese held
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District Congressman
EFFECTIVE
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RESPONSIBLE
A man you,can count
on as your Congressmnan
HONORABLE
Tom Steed has never had
- to claim the deeds of others
to establish his record
Paid for by Steed for Congress
Committee M M. Chapman, Sec
Naour, Russia Aug. 25, 1898. the Huff car, authorities said.
She married George Zitterkob
WepernPacr at Altus High school
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.
(AP) _ It embarrassed Dean
Heath, a skydiver who practices
by night, to miss his field and
land on the grounds of a pipe
manufacturing company. Even
more so when his plummet
broke two power lines, tripping
a burglar alarm that brought
police on the double.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
25% Reduction
(It Ordered Before Nov. 1)
* Over 600 Designs To
Choose From!
ALTUS PRINTING CO.
114 S. Hudson
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son County Court Friday morn-
ing before assigned County Jud- Altus Memorial Hospital,
ge Harry Hicks after each were
IT’S A:
BOY —Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mrs. Harry Klingler at Altus
W. Bradford of Frederick are AFB Hospital.
fic since 1965.
From its birth at the dawn of
aerial warfare, the 11th has em-
blazoned itself in the history
books of military air opera-
tions. It grew with the a i r-
plane, from fabric to aluminum,
from the windy treetops to th e
thin, quiet regions of the strato-
sphere.
The history of the 11th is one
chapter in the voluminous Ame-
rican novel which dramatizes a
nation’s undaunted determina-
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deterrent strength.
In 1954 the unit won the Fair-
child Trophy in SAC bombing-
navigation competition. And then
again in 1956 an 11th crew
bombed and navigated its way
to first place in intensive com-
mand wide competition.
In late 1957 the 11th traded
its huge piston - powered B-36’s
for the 8 - jet B - 52 Stratofor-
tress and transferred to Altus
AFB, Okla., bringing the first of
the huge swept wing bombers
to the state. At the same time a
squadron of KC 135 Strato-
tankers was assigned to the
Surgical, 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; ovating purposes during the
Maternity, 11 a.m. - noon, 2:30- - •
tion to declare its own destiny. ---------, . .
It is the story of resolute, in- day morning for two persons
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will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday
George Garner of Denison, in the Olustee Baptist Church
Tex., Mrs. L.B. McPherson of with the Rev. Delbert Taylor
officiating.
Kim was born Aug. 7 in Al-
tus.
Survivors include her parents
and brother; grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Hestand of
We make a ring as
great as your mem-
ories. We put the
school name on the
base and even Include
; the school nickname
or mascot. We ll en-
grave three initials in-
side the ring. It's even
available with a design
beneath the stone. And
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The Weather I
ALTUS VICINITY: Fair to
partly cloudy and cool Fri-
day. a little warmer on Sat-
urday.
Weather data in Altus area
for the past 24 hour period:
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75 Box Office Opens 12:45
35. SAT. and SUN.
3:30, 7 - 8:30 p.m.)
Admitted
Thursday
Mrs. Jerry Bradford, Frede-
rick
Mrs. Roger Myatt
Jerry Bradford, Frederick
Lovie Beckard, Frederick
Ara Belle Shaw, Granite
Gary Jones
Friday
Barry Knox
Russell Chapman
Dismissed
Thursday
Joey Phelps
Nancy Jones
Mrs. Jesse Molina and baby
Rhoda Green
Robert Shive
John Dobbs
Altus AFB Hospital
(Visiting Hours: 10 a.m. • 8
p.m. )
Admitted
Thursday
Sgt. Charles Huff
A1C Paul Maloney
Margot Klingler
Dismissed
Thursday
Betty Pleas
Mrs. Charles Bibb and baby
ALTUS
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