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A COMMUNITY NMS-PAITIC
THE WEA'THRFORD
NEWS
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VOL XXXVIII No 11 WEATHERFORD OKLAHOMA APRIL 8 1937
$100 PER YEAR
101MIEMMI
OBSERVER
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By J J C
A column If personni Omer
vations nod opinion" on cur
rent events by the publisher
of Thu Now&
We join the candidates today In
heaving a sigh of relief The elec
lion Is over and certainly thut Is
some relief to theme whose nettles
appeared on the ballot We ere
equally glad thut It Is over
Now things will eventually pet-
tie down to mmul and peace will
prevail egain we hope Any
way it wee plenty quiet and
peaceful Wednesday
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A couple of suecemmful condi
dates' hod those "I told you on"
smile" In the efternoon while the
'weatherman watt trying to give us
Nome ruin We aro plenty willing
to give them all credit for any
rain that cornea this way and
hope that they got a lot of credit
' It Neenutd to me that Tuesday's
'election wan lose bitter than Nome
- we have had In went yours Ver-
laine the fact that the contests
were not as close as usual might
havo had something to do with
this but we are more ready to
'think thet maybe citizens hero
are realizing that there Is little
to be accomplished by the petty
'penmeni grudgen that often In
volve entire communities Tn time
our electiona may oven become
pink tee affairs
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Our pull this week brought a
sture argn of spring and ep
preaching summer From far
away Wyoming mune Pert Smith's
annual golf chellenge Needless to
may when a follow driven that far
he Is entitled to $ome degree Of
entisfaetion end we will try to
accommodate him
I I
of course Part had to remind
tne Out another dismal Newhall
aeution Is In the offing for my
favorite Philadelphia A's but
perhaps his Senators will find it
takes more than tin official buck-
ground to remove tho Yankee
threat
Ito et least gave inn something
for which to bo thankful gating
that the only thing that could
keep Mershall Eaton's St Louis
Promo' out Of the American
league cellar will be the A's
I I I
Put the 'Newton however should
hold considerable enjoyment for
Doh ETherson whose favorite
Clouts ere ebout ready to ITHIMIP
another ring chase end there
Is J00 Alilein NOW always enjoys
tho big league menson vie news-
papers end radio until the world
series roils around 1liiti lk rock-
ribbed Natioeal Icagoora sot
then hes eny fun during the
world merles
It moms that our stole leglola-
ture is to be faced svith tmother
major problem heforo adjourn-
ment Now that the red worm flehing
low has been at 'oast tomporar-
Ily $ottled thero is a move on foot
to cluing() the design of the stole
flag
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Personally we have olways be-
Roved that 1111 hIng OM a pitcher
was getting 'em out It was mart
to leave him In the box ond
the some theory should hold good
for flags particularly when
a change means a pitched bottle
with the Daughters or the Amer-
ican Revolutlon
Western Oklahoma should be a
little slow in taking hold of this
proposed C15000000 bond Issue
for state roads
There can bn no question con-
rerning the fact that this section
of the Moto still needs plenty of
roods This fact has been lin-
pressed upon Fit lite legislators
highway commissioners and gov-
ernors for years but when tho
showdown comos the east sido
usually gots the gropes
s
Western Oklahoma becaume of
dire need( has always been nailer
gullible In road matter Time
after time these vimionary roads
have gone with the wind
Since past records are what
they are perhaps the wemt side
can safely advocate a pay as
you go road building plan
then if no roads materialize out
here there am o no more big bond
issues left banging over the
short grams arm
At Stillwider somo of tho Maio-ono
A find M eollego elos4es
nro meeting in lento which
(Continued on Pogo Eight)
WIDE MARGIN
CLEAN-UP ' DRIVE Artist
IILL BE STAGED -
HERE NEXT WEEK
Garden Club Sponsors Move
To Beautify City By Re-
- moval of Rubbish and the
Planting of Flowers
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IS NATIONAL PROGRAM
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Local Campaign To Closely
Follow National Clean-up
Week C of C Will Aid
Club in Program
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Pions ore being formulated for
a spring cleanup campaign in
Weatherford to begin next week
it wog announced Wednesday by
Mrs N Fl ituhl of tho local Car-
don club
Tho Carden club Is sponsoring
the campaign In keeping with no
tional clenn-up week The fact
that Weatherford's campaign will
come about a week later than the
national ditto Is not expectod to
hinder Its offoctivonems according
to Mrs Hub'
Reprosontatives tho club have
conform! with officials of the
Chamber of Commerco and havo
been (immured that the civic group
will coopernto In the campaign
Much of tho octual work is duo
to bo done by mombers of locol
Boy Scout troops A bonus Is to
bo offered the scouts for their
work I1 rs ltuhl stated
A committen from the Carden
club is to natet with the Cham-
bor of Common° in regular Kos-
shin Tuesday night sit which time
details of tho program will bo
completed Comp leto plans too to
be nnnouneed corly IIPXt week
with the campnign proper pulled-
Out to follow during the lattor
part of tho week
Thome In charge hopo to intoIN
est local citizens In cleaning their
yards parkings nnd tho like It
Is &so hoped to (Teat° sufficient
Interest to bring nbout 'tho plant
of flowers und shrubs
Rubbish and cans are to bo re-
moved from the olleys and un-
sightly vacant lots are to lin
cleared up If present plans go
through
Early Settler Dies
After Loup Illness
! Mrs Charlotte E !loiter wife
or Franklin C fielteri or Deentur
died last Tolc in the hos-
pital in Lincoln III nceording ti
word rekived here She had lawn
ill for several months
was formerly Miss
Charlotte E Taylor She home
steaded f4(1111 Ii I I hIM Nita or
Weaticerford'ond served am post-
master allot 'Auxier post Wen in
thnt community for memo time
She WW1 born In Venders N
Y J MU) II) 1 Ha For 15 yearm
she tttught school In New York
told watt It Baptist missionary
Lonelier to tho Indiamt in Ana-
darko for three years
She wnm married to F C Baker
In 1902 end mince 1911 had made
her home near Dectdur
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GROUP FROM COLLEGE
GIVES CLUB PROGRAM
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A group of taudentu from
Southwestern MU plil led the enter-
tainment at the regular noon
meeting of the Klwanin club last
Thursday
The college girlm' quartet wam
'featured In the musical part of
the program The quartet IN com-
posed of Rosalie Harder Mildred
Porter Juanita Reeder und Nova
Restermon Stewart
Edwin !Wrong member of the
college debate equad delivered an
original oration entitled"Veneered
Fence
Richard Vorholm chairman of
the program committee arranged
the day'm entertainment
Visitor m ttt the mession were
Roy Carlton of Shamrock 'hoc
W C liutson of Clinton Lee
Ozhirn of Sentinels 001 Raymond
Hazlett Weatherford
CLINTON ELECT$
Clinton votrre Tuomilny reoleetod
E C Cutherth city Coftinitsmilmen
C W Lowry lool Potato IL Mar
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ASHINGTON a Cil
JUNE 30 0 ulLy 0
rIIIIIS happy Scout portrayed on Norman Rockwell's painting for the
official poster of the National Scout Jamboree typifies the spirit of
friendship and adventure which will be the lot of 25000 American boys
who will camp with Scouts of other lands on 350 acres at Washington
D C loaned them by Congress for their Jamboree from June 30 to
July 9 In the shadow of the Washington Monument a tented city will
be the scene of the greatest demonstration of Scouting ever held in the
new world The national grand review end President Roosevelt's web
come will attract large throngs to the nation's capital Other principal
events Include a Convocation at the Washington Monument on the
evening of July 4 and a world brotherhood pageant to be held in con-
nection with the closing campfire
Local Store Buys
Prize F F A Calf
A prize-vvinning fat steer fed
and shown by a local 14 F A
WY qui returned to Weather
ford for consumption this week
Tim steer owned by Donald
Dickey Witt4 rehnsed by the
Thacker Itrot1lers1 grocery lit All
Will)11 (Pt entries in the 014111-
homa livestock show held at Ok
lahmlin City recently and will be
distributed through 00 Ntore's
meat market here
Dickey's steer o purebred Here
ford brought honors to his young
owner at every show in which he
was exhibited lie was adjudged
grand champion of the (Amer
county junior livesteek show held
at Clinton March 0 111141 WW1 OHO
Chitin piOn la 00 Weatherford F
F A show February 20
Dickey's entry also won third
place lot the state fair hold at
Oklahoma City last fall
The steer ranked sixth in the
junior Hereford division of the
!Onto livestock exhibition bold at
Oklahoma City March 22 to 24
Prize money won by the calf In
the three events in which 11(1 WOP4
elit0111(1 totaled $2950
Dickey siamt more than a year
preparing his calf for show
Starting him on a balanced ration
In January 1930 v4hen he was
but a few days old The steer was
bred on tho Dkkey farm near
Weatherford
The calf and another Junior
Hereford fed by Dickey this year
netted him a profit over feed
cost and Initial purchase price of
$13508
The steer purchased by tho
cal store sold for 15 cents a
pound a price well above the reg-
ular market quotation
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NEW HEAD NURSE
Mr and Mrs P J Goode
who came here recently from
Shatter Calif will be retained
at the bankrupt Goode e unitit
rium hero It waa announced this
week
Mrs finede has taken over the
duties of superintendent of nurses
and (latide will continue as bust
new malinger The new auperin
tendent of nurses ham previously
held several similar positions
Dr D Goode will continue as
manager of the hospital under the
direction of the receivers
SEPARATES CANDIDATES IN CITY
Jambolee Spirit
Well Known Farmer
Dies Suddenly Here
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Steward E Thomas 511year-
old Weatherford farmer died
Fita !deftly Tuesday afternoon at his
home two anti one-half in ilem
northwest of here
Ile became seriously ill at about
10 a in mid IgUiTilinhvil lit :1
111 He hail
been in failing health for about
tour yPlit'S but his 111111101 ‘VIIS
considered dangerous until a few
hours before his death
Funeral nervicen 1111V0 bit41 Not
for Thursday afternoon at 2:30
The lust viten will be held at tile
Methodist church vvith ilev C 10
Alitehell in charge Burial will be
at Creenwood cemetery
Thomas had been a farmer in
this community for more than :10
years and had a wide iteminhit-
mice in and around Weatherford
Ile emtablished his bowie here in
MO and lind lived northwest of
town since that the lio had
retired and educated a large fam-
ily here
Thomas was born in Sever(!
Tenn mpending his early life there
and in Alabama
Ito is survived by his widow
one daughter Nrs Alice Alvin
Thoman and six sons Willie
Ave! A tide Claude and Ned
Thomati all of Weatherford and
Arvel Thomas of Oklahoma City
A sinter Mrs Dona Jennings of
Weatherford: and a brother ANA
Thomas of Calumet also survive
him
Two brothers preceded him in
death several years ago
oFFIcE TO) BE
OVEN ON SATURDAYS
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Beginning thin week the Weath-
erford post office will remain open
until 4 p m on Saturdays Pont-
master James M Crabtree an-
nounced Wednesday Whether or
not this schedule will be perma-
nent depends upon the ability to
keep the office open the extra
hours without increasing his
budget Crabtree states
FIRE THREATENS
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Weatherford firemen were called
out Thursday morning when
flumen broke out in nn empty
box-cur at the depot here The
flamen were quickly extinguished
and the ear was only slightly 4111magvd
How They Finished
For Mayor— W111 W1112 W1P3 W1114 W2111 W2I'2 W2P3 111
W C Dart '62 99 107 93 70 114 75-620
L 11 Tanner 25 15 2 45 10 GO 42 8-248
For Street Commissioner—
O C Norman 61 104 107 87 09 105 72--605
E 11 Ilumo 24 45 42 20 50 44 9-240
School lloard—Ward S—
T A Boyd 48 60 80 81 DO 75 66-518
L Drowning 53 99 70 20 97 84 22-451
School Iloard—Ward 4—
Arthur Taylor 50 65 73 73 79 fir 65-491
L R Dawson 47 97 78 27 111 60 21-447
School Board Treasurer--
Le D Schreiner 65 135 103 40 145 109 57-660
Charter Amendment--
For 72 120 128 85 107 114 66-692
Against 4 ' 10 13 0 13 18 12— 82
Note: The total achool board vote In Ward 2 Precinct 1 also In-
eludoA the vote from the outlying district
AMENDMENT TO CITY CURTER IS
PEED BY IIIITE Of 692 TO 82
An amendment to the Weatherford city charter that
provides for the curtailment of the power of individual
commissioners was passed here Tuesdv by a vote of
692 to 82
Petunia Wins
Easily Outdistances the
Field in Race l'or 0141
Chit Favor Well
Qualified
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The petunia has been chosen as
the offilcal flower for Weather-
ford by a vote recently taken by
tho Garden club
In an the selection of-
ficials 'of the club had the fol-
lowing to say concerning tho
tidal flower:
"In choosing the petunia a
flower was selected that Is em
!wittily adapted for the role It Is
to play It Is very hardy blos-
soms profusely until 'tilling frost
It has a delicate fragrance Is of
easy culture and will grow In most
any kind of soil"
"It Is &faith resistant and re-
quires little care after the plants
become established
"The petunia now coms in a
very 'lifo range of sizes and col-
os It is ntlapted to porch and
window box culture where it 13
well to try some of the IIPW
ViirktitS It4 II bedding plant no
other flower can equal the petu-
nia" "Now that It ham been chosen
ns our city flower let us all
grow at least one bed of this
glorious annual Let us make
Weatherford noted for Its beau-
tiful petunias"
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APPLICATIONS FOR
E X 101 IMONSFI LED
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A Indications for homestead ex-
otoptions on property valued be-
tween $1500000 and $2000000
have been filed In Custer county
according to an estimate by C C
Nimmo county assessor
The comity excise and equalize-
thin board is scheduled to con-
sider the applicatitms at Arapaho
on April 26
While a complete check of the
number of applications has not
been finished Ninon') estimates
that there will probably be about
2200
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CHAMBER OE COMMERCE
MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT
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The regular monthly meeting of
the Weatherford Chamber of
Commerce will be held at the
Federated church next Tuemday at
7 p m Routine businems will be
transacted along with reports on
projects that have recently been
completed
CAFE REMODELED
The coffee shop operated in con-
junction with the Weatherford
bakery here was completely re
modeled this week A now counter
was installed and the shop was
redecorated The interior of the
building has been completely re---ri
ROTARY ANNS
The Lndiem of Rotary held a
regular meeting at the gir18'
dormitory Vedtiesday
o Under the amended charter at
least two of the throe city com-
missioners in approve claima
against the city before they can
be paid In the past individual
commissionera have been author-
ized to approve and pay claim In
their respective departmentm up to
a mpecified amount without HIP
Koval of the other commission-
ers Another feature of the amend-
ment relates to the power of ap-
pointment The amended charter
gives the power of appointment
and removal to a majority Of the
board In the past individual corn-
inissionerm litIVO made all appoint-
ments In their respective depart-
ments The amended charter also pro-
vides for the publication of a com-
plete quarterly atatoment allowing
all receipts and disbursementm and
all outstanding bonds and obliga-
tions of the city
With the amended charter wont
the control of the city commk-
rion For the past several years
the water commissioner fins exer-
cised unesind power on the board
due to the fart that the water de-
purtmect has constituted !axial-
cully the only source of city reve-
nue Ira identally the Nvalyr commis-
r C D Patterson is the only
welcher of the present oily coin-
tubsion to hold over and under
the pi— Holm of the amended
dialler the incoming commis
Aniirs W C Hart and O C
Nonuin aro in a position to dic-
tate policlea
mo1)
Long Illness Fatal
To Mrs J D Allen
DNA chtimmt another or
Weatherford's early residents Sat-
urday morning when Mrs James
IL Allen succumbed at her home
here utter a long period of illness
Mrs Allen was 75 years obi
She had been handicapped by the
loss of her eyesight for several
years A broken hip SU MIA In
a fall about two months ago
marked the beginning of her seri-
OUR illness
Mrs Allen Wag widely known
In Weatherford having been a
resident here oilnen the early days
of the town She and her bus-
band came to this community
from Missouri in 1900 Allen
was a mule buyer here for some
time
For many years she WaF1 active
in Weatherford church affairs
Survivors include her husband
two sons Harvey Allen of Okla-
homa City and Elmer Allen of
Tulsa two misters Mrs Ida De
Motto and Mrs Jennie Van Duyne
both of Weatherford and one
brother Elwood Ilildebrand of
Frick
Funeral rites were conducted e
the Methodist church here Sundiq
with Rev Frank W Sprague of-
ficiating Interment services
place at Greenwood cenwtery
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YOUNG DEMOS MEET
Young democrats of Cunter
county are planning a Jorrr-
sonian slag dinner at Clinton fur
April 13p it Wan announced thin
week
ELECTION
HART IONS FAR
AHEAD IN RACE
FOR MAYOR JOB
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O C Norman Defeats Hume
For Other Place (in City
Commission Carrying All
Precincts
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BOYD BESTS BROWNING
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Incumbent Beaten By 67
Votes Arthur Taylor Also
Named To School Board
Defeating L R Dawson
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Paced by W C Hart O C
Norman ' Dr T A Doyd and
Arthur Taylor a protesting fac-
tion against the present admin-
istration of school and city offices
twored a oweeping victory In
Weatherford' s municipal election
held Tuesday
Hart was elected mayor Nor-
Man WEIR elected street commis-
sioner and Iloyd and Taylor were
named members of the board of
education
The two races for city offices
were stampedes for the victors
Dart and Norman both swept all
seven precincts by large margins
Hart defeated L II Tanner for
mayor by 020 votes to 248 while
Norman defeated the incumbent
street commissioner 1 IL flume
by 505 to 240
The two school races were more
closely contented with Iloyd de-
feating II L Itrowning Incumb-
ent big to 451 and Taylor de-
feating L IL Dawson 401 to 447
Iloyd Wins
Dr Boyd carried three of the
seven precincts but rolled up big
majorities In these while losing by
narrow margin0 in the other
boxes Iloyd's margin wee picked
up in precincts three and four of
ward one and in precinct three
of ward two
Taylor carried four of the
seven boxes
L D Schreiner was unopposed
for school board treasurer and
polled titl0 votes
Tuesday's election carried con-
trol of the city commitction and
threw the control of the school
board open to urgunient Ilea and
Norman will tem with C D
Patterson on the hoard of city
commiselomira succeeding Sion
'Handle and l IL flume respec-
tively Three Holdovers
The five-member board of edu-
cation will now have three hold-
over members told two IWW WHIM
Dr Boyd find THylOr Will SUNTNI
Prewning and Albert Eaton
Eaton present chairman Of the
board was not a candidate for re-
election The other three mem-
bers of tho board are Claude
Thacker G E Jones and Ahnon
Kaiser the latter being the mem-
ber from the outlying district
It has been freely predicted
that general shukeups will follow
the election In the ranks of city
employees although no definite
announcement to this effeet has
been made
Probable changes In the city
schools are Raid to be likely City
Superintendent IL M Randle was
a definite issue In Tuesday's bal-
loting but three members Of hiR
present board Faill remain In of
(ice Employment of tenchers will
probably b n taken up at the first
meeting after the new members
take office
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WANDERING DOLLARS'
COME HOME TO ROOST
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Honesty is till a prevalent pol-
icy in Weatherford was the dis-
covery made recently by J M
Friesen a farmer In this commu-
nity Friesen left a check book and
WO in cash on the running board
of his car when making a busi-
n(ss) transaction at the J W
Stroud farm and drove several
miles before discovering his loss
A seamh for the money proved
futile and Friesen was forced to
return homo empty blinded
A short time later however
John Murray arrived at the Frie-
sn home to return the money
lie had fmoul it where it had
dropped front the car and learned
the identity of the owner
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