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VOL XXXV No 1
WKATlIEUFClib OKLAHOMA THURSDAY JANUARY 4' 1934
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OBSERVER
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A column ®f personal obser-
vation and opinions on cur
rent ovent by tho pubHshsr
f Tho News
Newt Doughty tho ox-bachelor
of tho collegs faculty told mo
confidentially Wednesday tliut he
knows quite t lot of things on
so vo rnl unnnniml partis who have
been doing some talking about
cold wstor tunks rull rldns end
otlior little mnnnuvnrs Unit heal-
logos have boon discussed In
more or loss snerot circles Old
big-hearted Newt Just felt like
those folks should know that he
knows what he knows
In last wook's paper wo made
reference to changes that have
occurred here during the past
year making apodal mention of
new business firms and In so
doing we overlooked the Kudin
and Eloctrlo shop
Mason Howe and Frank (lardl
ner a pair of young follows
launched this new enterprise dur-
ing tho year that has just closed
and have been expanding steadily
Personally we are glad they
are here and are very sorry that
we fulled to glvo them the rec-
ognition which they deserve Hoys
we will do better by you In the
future
This week In Washington the
national congress opens what very
likely will bo one of tho most
Important passions In history
During the short time President
Roosevelt has been In office this
country has undergone chunges In
rapid order These changes have
been radical In tbaf they have
murke'd a complete reversal from
custom ' '
During the short session con-
gress let President Roosevelt go
tho limit
Whether the present congress
will be willing to let tho president
continue to go ahead unmolested
Is one of tho big question marks
concerning tho current session
These congressmen are In a
tough si pot Many of them will
bn up for election In their home
districts In the near future Just
how they will go almut satisfying
tho home folks Is a big mystery
hut It has ulways been more
or less of a mystery
It Is very likely that the pres-
ent session will create some o(
tho most brilliant fireworks that
Washington has ever witnessed
The general public Is going to bo
more vitally concerned with the
actions of congress this time than
ever before and If Individual con-
gressmen happen to get off on
the wrong foot their beloved run-
stltuonts are going to he difficult
to deal with at election time
The country Is In turmoil to-
day The people are wondering
whut will come next and the vari-
ous classes are angling for favor-
able legislation Hermit legisla-
tion has proved highly satisfac-
tory to many and equally painful
to many others
It should he a great show one
In which special and public In-
terest Is combined with that old
fighting spirit that has made col-
legians famous during recent
yours
During the past several months
the U 8 (lovarnment has called
upon tho general public for coop-
eration more times than ever be-
fore The powers that b have
asked us to algn codes stand by
mIiIIo they dosed all tho banks
give up our gold If any and many
other things
For tho most part the public
has responded In a commendable
manner
Ileglnnlng tills month this same
government has provided for local
hanks to guarantee their deposlla
Up to $2500 With this In effect
(Continued on Pngs Might)
MERCHANTS SEE
Marked Incrcuno During Last
Three Month of lD'l'I
Serve to Brighten Fro-
pect for Future
COMPARE TWO YEARS
Utility Companies Accepted
As Criterion Show Little
Change During the Fust
Two Years
With final roturns from 1030
business still Incomplote on the
part of most Weathorford firms
iorul merchants ns a whole are
expressing optimism concerning
HUM and at the same time are
congratulating themselves on an
Increase In business during the
last three months of 11)113
In practically every line local
merchants enjoyed better business
during October November and
Decnmlier of 11)33 than they did
during the same period In 1032
Several have expressed the opinion
that tho last quarter's business
did much to offset slack condi-
tions during the first purt of the
year and may have been suffi-
cient to swell the year's total
business to a point uhove that of
11)32
Utility Figures
Judging from tho reports of
utility companies operating here
the two years are very nearly
even
At the beginning of 11)33 the
Southwestern Ilght and Power
Co hud a total of 710 custom-
ers "here Oil January 1'’ 11)31
tho company's records showed a
total of 702 or a loss of eight
meters during the year The
company reports only a one per
rent decline In total sules In
Weatherford for tho year
The situation with the Consoli-
dated (las Service Co Is some-
what different hut reflects a sim-
ilar condition The gas company
shows a gain In lolul customers
hut a (Incline In sales much of
which may lie altrlhuled to vorlod
woollier conditions according to
W C JIuitIx district manager
More Meiers
On January 1 1 1133 the gas
company hud a total of 4D7
meters In operation hero as com-
pared to 504 at tho first of the
year In HUM for a gain of seven
meters
During 11)32 the company dis-
tributed OH Hi 1000 cubic feet (if
gas In Weatherford while In 1033
this amount dropped to 05023000
despite a slight Increase In the
number of customers
Tho Southwestern Dell Tele-
phone Co reports a loss In to-
tal phones here In 1033 The
number on January 1 1031 was
5H0 as compared to 502 on Janu-
ary 1 1033 according to Mrs
Wilma Cate local malinger
Furmern Mutual Telephono Ex-
change has more telephones In the
rurul district than ut any time In
Its history according to Howard
Rponhnllx The company shows a
total gain In number of phones
during 1033 over 1032 and has
ulready taken orders for flvo now
ones In 1031 BpnnlinlU status
HAUERLINU WINNER
OF COMPANY AWARD
‘ Rimer llngorllng district man-
ager for tho National Aid Life
Insurance Co with headquarters
In Weatherford has been award-
ed second prize for V idumo of
business In Oklahoma and Texas
for 1033
Only ono representative of the
company operating In the two
states surpassed Ilagerllng's mark
for total sales during the pirnt
year
Ilagerllng's district Includes
Custer Dewey Roger Mills and
Hecldmm counties
Ho was awarded a 2 1 -Jewel
watch at tho animal meeting at
Oklahoma City last Saturday
Officers For
C of C To
Be Chosen
Election pt officers Is scheduled
as the outstanding event on the
program of the Weatherford
Chamber of Commerce for next
Tuesday evening
The regular monthly mooting
will le held at tho Methodist
church Eats will he served at
7 p m
The C of C has been headed
(luring the past year by L R
Dawson us presldont and Herbert
Covin as secretary
In addition to the regular elec
thm reports of the year's nctlvh
ties will he given by the various
commltloe chairmen
The Tuesday meeting Is due to
he one of the most Important of
the yonr and all Weatherford
business and professional Inter
calx are urged to he represented
— 0-— '
Finn! Tribute Paid Sunday to
William Henry Wecii Had
Keen a Real dent of This
Community Since 1904
With a crowd In ntlondunce
llmt taxed the capacity of Hie
Molhodlxt cliurch funeral services
were held here Sunday afternoon
for William Henry Weese pio-
neer resident of this community
who died last Friday llurlal fid-
lowed In (Jroenwoiid cemetery
Weexo 71 years old had lived
In the Woalherford community
since 1K07
He was horn In Illinois Decem-
ber 25 1H5I) Ills parents dim!
while he was a small hoy and he
rtiaile hlk home with his Hunt
I’arlhena Stevens until he 'was'
grown
lie was married to I)lllu Hill In
Vernon county Missouri Febru-
ary 20 1HH7 and cuma to Okla-
homa In 1H07 lie settled near El
Reno where ho lived until 11)01
when ho moved to Custer county
and lived here the remainder of
Ills llfo
Two sons preceded him In deaih
lie Is survived by Ills widow
and eight children i Mrs Ella
Werner of Orlando Eurl Our-
alien and Cliurley of Weather-
ford Mrs Fern Newman of Dal
hart Texas Mrs Elsie Roherils
of Foss and Clint and ('loll at
homo
FINAL RITES FRIDAY
Elder V II Hold) Chaplain
lit (Jnel Sanitarium Suc-
cumb After IIImch of
Three Week
Funerul services are to he hold
here Friday for Elder V V
K(ihl) (15 who died at the (iiieila
sanitarium Tuesday evening fol-
lowing a serious Illness of three
weeks
Services uru to he conducted ut
the Seventh Day Adventist cliurch
ut 1030 a m under tho 11 ruction
of Elder W II Clark of Fort
Worth Texas and J J Rolswlg
of Oklahoma City
Elder Holili served us rhapliiln
ut the (laeile sanlturlum where
he and Ills wlfu lived for tho
past seven years
Elder Robb was Imru In Mapln-
toil Kun March 22 J HOI)
Kushlcs his widow he Is sur-
vived by thro daughters all of
whom live In California
His niece Ellen Duey of Derry-
vlllo Ark arrived In Weather-
ford Wednesday to nUnml the
funeral
ACCEPTS POSITION '
Miss Margrt Drowning daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs H I
Drowning of Weatherford has
acceptod a position as teacher In
the Cuater City schools Miss
Drowning ussumed her duties
Tuesday of this' week
Thirty-Five Today
This Issue marks the beginning of the thirty-fifth year of
continuous publication of the Weatherford News In other words
the News Is 83 years old today
There Is to be no birthday party or even a cake It will
be Just another one of those days when the News makes Hi
regular visit to Its many readers t '
The News has been here a long time It has seen and re-
corded many changes In this community It has seen many peo-
ple come and go It has participated In the prosperity and In
the reverses of this community and has gone right down the
line with Weatherford
In good times and In had times the News has carried Its
message each week and hopes to continue to do tills during 11)31
and the years to come
It has been a privilege to sorve a good community so long
High Lights of
With the beginning of the new
year residents of the Weather'
ford community may look buck at
11133 as a year of only average
news development In this partita)
lar section This Is not the case
however on a national basis as
1033 has bon featured by many
sensational davelopinonts In OH'
tlonal and Intornutloual circles
Outstanding events of the year
as recorded by the News and per-
taining primarily to this commu-
nity are ns follows!
Week of January 5— Additional
funds totaling 8510000 made
available for use on "made" work
projects In Caster county Frisco
rullrird Joined Rock Island In
pr testing county tax levies
Junuary 12— I R Dawson made
active vice president ami cashier
of Liberty National hunk assum-
ing active management of the In-
stitution f Dawson also elected
president of Chamber of Coni-
ine rc e with Herbert Covin us sec-
rotary' Mrs J (W Vorhlnes dies
thus severing p' marrlaga union
of mofe Ihnni rtS years Mrs Lon
Kelly' numad peipjqf local chapter
of Eastern Star '
January 111— Filial tribute Is
paid lo J M "Mol" Kmuhill
pioneer Weathorford business
man College and city officials
deny allegation of marijuana use
In Weatherford following leller
from slatu authorities
January 23— Three members of
Southwestern Imxkclhull team and
Haskell McManus Injured In cur
wreck on route to Enhl Weath-
erford public school teachers vole
to complete term nncessIlaLlng
teaching two weeks without pay
February 2-Fanners organize
here to "do something toward
stopping foreclosures"
February II— School census here
shows gain of 121 over III '12
Illlzzurd strikes sending tempera-
tura down 71 degrees In 21 hours
Excitement starts brewing ns city
election m-ai'M
February 1(1 — City water rate Is
reduced W C Hart announces
candidacy for water rommls-
sinner February 23— Local chapter of
Farmers Holiday association Is
organized Funeral services held
for Mrs Hurriet Adeline Moore
mother of Homer Moore
March 2— It A Young Co an-
nounce opening of new store In
Weatherford C F Parnell 71
run down hy automobile seriously
hurt
March 0— Mrs Sarah Jane Jones
HO years old dies Cash short-
age resulting from hank mora-
torium cramps local trade Mrs
It E L llurks mother of Mil-
ford Durks died In HImwnoe
March 111— Slate hunk depart'
meat Dikes charge of First Slate
hank Nichols drug store Is rohheil
Thirteen file for office In dly
campaign
March 2J — Rev lloi'gihohl
father of A H Dergtholil (lies
Depositors committee named for
First Htatn hank with Ceorge
Malvern as chairman
Murch 30— Plana completed for
holding community auction sale
here each month Roy Hamburger
tied for second place In the Judg-
ing cunlest at tiie fat stock show
In Oklahoma City Ralph Teague
wins national heavyweight wres-
tling rhnmplnuxhlp with two other
llulhliigs in finals
April 0— City alaetlon winners
lire announced with Luther Fry
end W C Hart ns new city com-
missioners Recount asked In lloyd-
the Ncivs in 1933
llrownlng school hoard race
Charges of rioting filed against
nine Custer county farmer
April 13— Leonard Drlsklll loses
leg when car strikes horse he
was riding Dr Iloyd protests vole
In school hoard race
April 20— "Holler Homes Week"
to he observed Hem Randle Is
appointed mayor to fill unnxplmd
torm of Frank Lucas Collection
of county tuxes begins Cordell
wins annual 8 W I M
April 27— Final rites conducted
for Mrs Harry Mllwnrd wlfo of
Weatherford's police chief J W
Tulili nnined president uf South-
western conference Joe Milam
and five Rulldog wrestlers head
for nutlonu! A A U meet ut
Chicago
May 1— Changes made In ranks
of city employees as new com-
nilssloners take office Clinton
nurse Miss Thelma Schoolcraft Is
killed In automobile ncchlunU
Southwestern wrestlers win im-
tlonal A A U championship at
Chicago
May ll—J W Verhlnns pio-
neer resident dies at age of -HO
Local officers arrest II) at one
time on charges of gambling Vir-
ginia Howe Is viihiillctorlmi of
graduating class of Weatherford
high school
May IH-— Variety lest uf cotton
Is started Funeral services held
for Mrs Oscar (li'ounds I'repo-
rations underway for holding of
second monthly auction sale
May 25— Another reduction In
water rates announced by Com-
missioner Hart "Pie" Steward un-
dergoes second npei'aHon III Okla-
homa (Illy hospital Mrs A l
Mn kin Is claimed hy death lifter
ong Illness ('Imrges filed against
former cashier of First State Imnk
Juno 8— Ten-mill levy for school
purposes Is voted John Lemhe
hound over to district court on
charge of first degree murder
Slimmer school Is underway
June 15— Special term uf dis-
trict court called for Junn 22 Carl
Magee Is speaker of C uf C
meeting I' A Isaac brings In
first load of 11)33 wheat
June 22— J D Norton wins
Southwestern cup Hassle Regis-
tration opens for voting In pro-
posed beer election
June 211 — Meeting celled for
farmers to sign I'otton reduction
phalge John Lemke Is sentenced
to die In electric chair for slay-
ing of Mrs Nelllo Jolunnk J
W Turner former president of
Southwestern makes address here
July 0— (Illy commissioners usk
resignation of Mrs Ruth Dicker-
son veteran city clerk First Na-
tional hank of Clinton robbed of
$10000 Araimlm asks riniuty
commissioners to Imlld now riturl
house (lentry Cusllemiin wins
(Ululiin golf tournament
July HI -Mrs II J Dray Is
named postmistress Another coun-
ty seat election Is predicted L
L Shaw heads local Rotary Huh
lli'lttiilii I) llldelliiiugli (lies
July 20— Assessed value of prop-
erly In county Is reduced Wheal
drop from 03 cents to HO cents
a lnishel Weatherford Jmlepeml-
cuts go Into finals uf illstrli't
liasolmll tournament at Wulongn
July 27 -Charges filed against
former president of First Slate
hank Raciill petitions are Hreii-
laled luue College graduate Hass
of H5
August 3 -Local firms sign
blanket code and Ily the "l!hi
Euglo" Court house olectlon set
(Continued on I'nga Five)
FIRST HAIIY OF NEW
YEAR HERE IS GIRI
Unless new evidence to the con-
trary 1 presented the first 1031
baby for tha Weatherford commu-
nity Is girl
The young lady I the daughter
of Mr and Mrs C A Wright
who live Just north of town She
was born on Momluy January 1
1031 and upon arrival weighed
exactly six pounds
Her parents have not definitely
decided upon a name for the new
duughtar
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STATE PHI MOST Of
ti
Cutting of Governmental Ex-
Pciimo During 19112-1111 Took
More From School Than
All Other Department
Reduction of governmental ex-
pense In Oklahoma during the
1032-33 fiscal period took heavier
toll In school budget than In ull
counties town and township
combined according to an oper-
ating font analysis recently com-
pleted hy Major Ovid Neal of
the State Chamber uf Commerce
The stale reduction table show-
ing cuts hy governmental units
anil the percentage of the total
cost represented by reductions Is
es follows I
Kciluc- Kcduc
Unit
Counties
Town
Township
Schools
tlnn
J 2112573
112233!)
272017
flH3210N
thin
12H
81)
103
' 835
Total $103011007 174
III Custer county towns and
schools Nliured about equally In
the reduction hut the rountyuml
township lagged the survey
showed The (luster county re-
duction table Is ns follows i
avoid u breakdown In tlm Okla-
homa syntm of public edui'iilhin
we must force nn eiiulloldn ills-
Irllmthm of thoxo reilui'llons"
T
Flrxt of Kerle for Farmer
To Ik Held In Weatherford
Inmmry II Two Other
Till Month
Tho first of a series of night
Hasses for adult farmers of this
eiimimiully In connection with the
Agriculture Adjustment act will
lie held In Weatherford Thursday
evening January II It was an-
nnimi'ed Wednesday
(Hasses will he conducted hy
Marry Chamber local vofalloiinl
agriculture Instructor
The meeting here next Thurs-
day will lie held In the vocational
ngrh'ulturo classroom In the Junior
high si'hool building mi N Custer
street
Two other similar meetings are
to he held In this comimmlly (lur-
ing this month They will he
held In rural schools hut definite
Is nr dales have not been
annoum'ed
It Is planned to hold those
meetings each month throughout
the year
Subjects scheduled for discus-
slon at the first meeting Include
the 11)34-33 rollon acreage plan
the earn and hog plan rollon
option for those who pnrllel-
p tiled In the plow-up campaign In
11)33
other subjects to ho discussed
hilar are the use of hind taken
out id production and loans from
the farm credit itnxorlnllon
COAT OF SLEET
Wenthcrford I Covered by
White Hlunket n Sr anon's
First Snow Full 1 Record-
ed WedncHdny Night
MOISTURE IS WELCOME
Farmer Sec Prospect
Hrlghten for Crop With
Rnln Sleet nnd Snow
Temperature I Moderate
Slipping In behind a icreen of
rain that turned to slnet and then
settled down to the steady fall of
snow Old Mun Winter moved Into
Weatherford Wednesday for an
undetermined stay
Although the mercury stopped
at a point far above It record
for the season Weatherford and
Custer county early Wednesday
night witnessed tho first white
blanket of the season
The temperature hu Jumped
around spasmodically here fur the
past 30 day and Tuesday night
tho weatherman brought a steady
downpour of rain
Early Wednesday thl rain
turned to sleet and for a time
covered the ground with a slip-
pery covering Rising tempera-
ture caused much of the ley sur-
face to melt away but not before
pedestrians and motorists had ex-
perienced numerous doubtful mo-
ment Dirt roads In this soctlon were
not particularly lind Wednesday
but the falling sleet that persist-
ed In Hinging to wind shields
make driving procarlou
Unllko most Of winter’s ent-
rance to thl country the cur-
rent visit Was mails without the
accompaniment of a howling gale
Little or no wind was evidenced
during the day or early Wednes-
day night
Tho rnln the snow and the sleet
all more or less bothersome to
ninny people found staunch sup-
pnrtrii'N In local farmer who
visioned a needed ntipply of mois-
ture and Improved prospeets for
crop In the future
Although the weather wa made
In order fur serious uutomohllo
accidents mine had been report-
ed In Weatherford or on U 9
Highway (III In till limnodlnto vi-
cinity Wednesday night
'
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FEATURE CLUB MEET
The Weatherford Rotary Huh
opened 11)31 with 100 per cent
rUenduiu' at the first meeting
in the year at noon Wednesday
A program dlreeleil hy I L
Slinw nnd Lawrence Schreiner In-
cluded reparts from the various
committee of the Huh
Special music wa furnished by
Max Shaw
IUWANIS CLUBS WILL
INSTALL OFFICERS
Annual Installation of officers
for the Weatherford Klwnnlx Huh
Is scheduled for Tlmrxtlny at 7
p m at Hie Federated cliurch
Harry Chamber will he Install-
ed a the new president of the
ergnnl'iitloli
II (1 Hatfield of Oklahoma
City International Klwanls chili
treasurer will he the principal
speaker for the occasion
The Installation meeting will re-
place the regular noon session of
the club with Klwanls Queens ns
Special guests
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JUST A Cim OFF
THE OLD BLOCK—
Hunter DeMolte of Dlun Lake
Calif won the rlinnidonslil ef
the Areata Oolf Huh lust Sunday
afternoon from Wilfred Drown B
up and 4 to go Young DcMotte
iiieceeds his father Loren I hi
Molte ns Huh champion
Loren DcMotte will he remem-
bered In Weatherford ns the for-
more owner and publisher of the
Weatherford New nnd one ef the
first local golf enthusiasts
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