The Weatherford News (Weatherford, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL XXXX No 22
WEATHERFORD OKLAHOMA JUNE 1 1939
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OBSERVER
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A column of personal obser-
vations and opinions on cur
rent events by the publisher
of The News
This is the time of year when
we work up a real envy for the
life of a school teacher
Along about this time each
year many of those who have
been teaching throughout the
year start drifting back to
Weatherford Their schools are
outand the teachers have from
now until late August or Sep-
tember to while away
Just think of the time they
have to fish play golf sleep or
what have you Of course this
does not apply to those who find
it necessary to attend summer
school but many of those that
we know fail to join this Lack
to school movement during the
hot weather
The baseball bug is buzzing
here again and should get some
attention
That "Orphan" ball club that
carried Weatherfords colors to
the state sandlot tournament last
year did enough to warrant con-
sideration again this season
It will be remembered that ibe
local Double Cola outfit that did
not play a game at home all sea-
son proved to be the big noise
in the state tourney The locals
carried some of the favorites out
of the meet and advanced to the
semi-finals before finally bowing
out to the team that eventually
won top honors
Those responsible for the man-
agement of the team are anxious
to provide some local baseball
ths summer
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We have had some rather de-
finite ideas concerning home town
baeball for a long time and
tl-ese ideas all revolve around
()co little item of providing some
boys who want to play baseball
a place to play equipment and
local support from the fans Of
course if the season nets a profit
it should be divided between the
players but it is seldom
that one has to worry about this
detail
The respopsible for what lit-
tle effort that has already been
put forth have agreed with this
policy along with some other
things
tie effort that has already been Some relief from the &!orching
put forth have agreed with this heat which threatened wheat erops
policy along with some other in this hwstity was felt this week
things- ifollowing showers last Thursday
and Friday evenings whieh
Team members have been told brought of an inch of mois-
that local business firms will be turf
notified that some of the boys Temperatures which climbed to
need jobs and are willing to work a peak of 104 degrees early last
It is not proposed however to week were ranging around the 90
make a campaign to secure these degree mark through the first
jobs Neither will there be any part of this week
that local business firms will be turf
notified that some of the boys Temperatures which climbed to
need jobs and are willing to work a peak of 104 degrees early last
It is not proposed however to week were ranging around the 90
make a campaign to secure these degree mark through the first
jobs Neither will there be any part of this week
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campaign to raise money for The rain last Thursday night
equipment or other expenses un- amounted to -52 of an inch ac-
less the team should qualify for cording to Eugene Forbes offi-
the state tournament when it -cial weather observer
would probably be necessary to Meanwhile there was still
get some financial aid in order enough sunshine to speed bar-
to participate veA toward an early opening
Players are not going to be
promised anything for playing but
will understand that they will
have an equal share in any profit
that may be made
Home games will be scheduled
if the management can get per-
mission to use the college play-
ing field
It is also understood that ac-
curate and complete records of
income and expenditures will be
kept
As we see it about all that
George Deffenbaugh and his boys
are wanting is some support from
the fans They will appreciate
a chance to work at least part
timebut they will figure on
niaking a hand at their jobs as
well as on the ball field
They figure out many ways to
make things interesting for visi-
tors to the world fairs and it was
the good fortune reeently of Dr
Eva Gaede to reeeive a pleasant
satirise due to he: v-sit to th?
Snit Francisco show
rfeause she hi-miened to Le
lucky she was given the privilege
of 'lacing a long a:stance tee-
rhore call to sny I oint in the
c)untry withosit rha-ge--and
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SVIMMING POOL
OPENS EARLY AS
MERCURY SOARS
Weatherford Municipal' Pool
Is Opened For Season
Ahead Of Time Opening
had Been Set For June 4
ADMISSION IS REDUCED
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!Rushing Business is Expect-
ed For Summer Months
"Dumpy" Rice G E Jones
Jr employees
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With rising temperatures fur-
nishing the stimulus Weather-
ford's municipal swimming pool
was opened ahead of time last
week-end Local aquatic enthus-
iasts were able to take their first
dips Sunday
Opening of the pool for the
season had earlier been planned
for Sunday June 4
With prices reduced and an
abundance of hot weather ahead
the pool located at the Weather-
ford city park is expected to be
a populat spot through the sum-
mer months
Admission prices have been re-
duced to 20 cents for adults and
10 cents for children Admission
last year was 25e and 15c Books
of tickets for the season will be
sold again this year
The pool was being kept open
from 1 p m through the after-
noon this week As summer gains'
headway however it will be open-
ed in the morning It will re-
main open evenings throughout
the summer Floodlights will en-
able swinuners to remain as long
as they wish
This will be the second season
for Weatherford's pool completed
a year ago as a WPA project
The pool is one of the largest
and best equipped in this section
Swimming classes at South-
western will use the pool again
this summer Two separate class-
es will swim four days each week
"Dumpy" Rice life guard last
year has been employed to man-
age the pool this season Acting
as life guard through most of the
day will be G E Jones Jr
Rains Bring Relief
From Intense Heat
leial weather observer
Meanwhile there was still
enough sunshine to speed bar-
vezit toward an early opening
:Combines and binders had already
begun work this week in barley
fields Among farmers who have
reportedly already harvested bar-
ley are Ed Austin just east of
'town Henry Suderman P E
Friesen and John Amen south of
here
Wheat harvest is expected to
get into full swing within the
next two weeks
Farmers were feeling better:
about the wheat situation follow-
ing last week's showers Timely!
arrival of the rains cut heat dam-
age to a minimum in most parts
of this area
SCHREINER IS NAMED
DIRECTOR FOR CROUP
D Schreiner of Weather-
ford Tuesday was named one of
the district directors of the newly
organized Savings and Loan In-
stitute - The new organization was
formed Tuesday when more than
200 junior executives and em-
ployees of Oklahoma building and
loan associations met in Oklahoma
City
The institute is e division of
the Oklahoma Building and Loan
League
Schreiner is assistant secretary
and bookkeeper for the Custer
County Federal Savings and Loan
association of Weatherbrd
Jewett Hearing
Is Scheduled
Monday -
Preliminary hearing of the case
growing out of the shooting of
Lee Stroud local tavern operator
on May 7 is due to come up in
county court next Monday at 10
a tn
Rudy Jewett 28-year-old Chick-
asha farmer has been charged
with shooting with intent to kill
in the case The preliminary was
earlier scheduled for May 22 but
was postponed because of Stroud's
failure to appear The tavern
owner notified county officials
that he was suffering from an
infection in the wound All other
witnesses were present at the
time scheduled for the hearing
Stroud was shot once through
the thigh Jewett allegedly enter-
ed the tavern accused the pro-
prietor of breaking up his home
and fired two shots with an auto-
matic Stroud's El Pine tavern has
been closed since a few days
after the shooting
Jewett is out on $2500 bond
The preliminary hearing will be
before County Judge Donald Dar-rah
MITT MT IN
GASOLINE BUST
Filling Station Employee' Is
Burned In Explosion Falls
While Attempting to Avoid
Dames
Woodrow "Pud" Avritt em-
ployee at the Magnolia service
station here was severely burned
last Thursday - morning when a
quantity of gasoline with which
he was working exploded
Avritt was burned about the
face shoulders and chest and
also suffered burns on both arms
I and legs
The accident occurred while he
was attempting to clean some
grease from the fender of an
automobile He had been cleaning
the motor and in the process a
quantity of grease had accumu-
lated on the fender
Whether the gasoline which he
was rubbing on the fender of the
machine waa ignited from fric-
tion or whether it caught from
the pilot light of a nearby steam
heater could not be determined
The motor of the car was not
warm
Avritt would not have been
badly hurt had he not fallen in
the flaming gasoline after the
explosion according to Harry
Wright Magnolia dealer Wear-
ing rubber booth he slipped and
fell on the slippery floor several
times before he conk! get away
from the burning gasoline
The mishap occurred at about
11 a tn
It was not believed that Av-
ritt's burns would leave any ser-
ious scars Ile was able to be up
this week and was said to be re-
covering steadily
Enrollment Climbs
To 703 In Two Days
Enrollment for the summer
term at Southwestern showed in-
dications of nearing last sum-
mer's high figure Wednesday as
first &asses got underway
A total of 703 Fit udents started
the summer's work Wednesday
morning
Although this year's enrollment
is not quite up to the level of
193S when 752 students register-
ed during the first two days it
is still above the average for the
summer session Initial enroll-
ment two years ago was 654
The number of summer students
was still mounting Wednesday
afternoon as regular enrollment
activities were resumed
A number of additional stu-
dents are expected to come in
during the first week or two of
school
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Mr And Mrs J W McConnell
of Lone Wolf have announced
the birth of a daughter on Wed-
nesday May 24 The young lady
who weighed Pit pounds is the
granddaughter of Mr and Mrs
Ross Cunningham of Weatherford
The Weatherofrd Sea Scout ship
Ki-Ro was officially designated as
flagship of the Frontier council
Wednesday when the council flag
was presented to Skipper Eddie
Laxson at a meeting of the
Weatherford Rotary club
The presentation was made by
Regional Commodore C J Hunt-
er of Oklahoma City
The Weatherford ship was an-
nounced as winner of the flag-
ship honor several weeks ago
The local Sea Scouts rankde
highest in the entire council
which includes all of Oklahoma
and parts of Texas and Arkan-
sas to rate the honor Selections
were based on a series of ship
inspections - !
Sea :Scout o:11!ers who recei-
ved the flag along with Skipper
Laxson were Junior Neff and Don
Malvern
Bob Billington regional scout
executive of Oklahoma City made
the principal address of the day
following the presentation Billing-
ton spoke on "The Principles of
Scouting"
The program was arranged by
Lawrence Schreiner
Among the visiting Rotarians
was Lee Woodward of Alva gov-
ernor elect of the 124th district
who will succeed Doane Farr of
Clinton July 1 Other visiting
club members were Grover Mor-
rison Dave Guthrie and Gilbert
Norton all of Clinton Charles
Dawson was a special guest
Marshall Eaton Succumbs Suddenly
Scout Finance
FIVM) Heart Attack Friday Evening
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Drive Set
Marshall Eaton 25 years old
I : well-known Weatherford resident Tuesday
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attack last Friday evening
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Eaton suffered the attack at Weatherford's annual Boy Sc
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about 8:30 p m while working finance drive will open next Tu
s at the Eaton Drug store oper- day June 6 Ernest Davenpc
"p aCed by his brother Albert Eaton publicity chairman has annol
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' i Ile was rushed immediately to his ced
home where medical aid was sum- Those in charge of the dr
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rrrl n'elt tU 1 moiled but he lived for oaly a Nvill take it upon themselves
t few minutes raise sufficient funds to supp
4 The heart attack came unex- all local scouting organizatk
P ' pectedly Eaton had not been ill through the coming fiscal ye
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previous to his death and was it will bp) neeessary to ra
‘ ' ' going about his duties in the us- a larger fund this year than la
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ual manner He had suffered Davenport stated An aggreg
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slight attacks several years be- of six scouting organizations
" fore but members of his family eluding three Boy Scout troo
'-) --c: thought he had outgrown the two Cub packs and one Sea Se(
trouble ship will be dependent upon I
Eaton came to Weatherford drive
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seven years ago and during that Solicitors will get an ea
period had built up a wide ae start Tuesday morning with
quaintenance lie had been ein breakfast at 7 a m Local bu
-- ployed at the Eaton Drug ever ness men and scout leaders vl
since coming here be accompanied by members
MARSHALL EATON He spent his early life at scout organizations in canvassi
— Mountain View completing high the town Personnel of the cr
was not previously (mine
Flag Presented To school there and coming here to
Scouts will invite adult frier
attend college He received two
Local Sea Scouts degrees at Southwestern He was to attend the breakfast and ass
— graduated as a bachelor of arts in the drive
The Weatherofrd Sea Scout ship in 1935 and as bachelor of science The cWednesdayampaign will une 7
through contin
(1-lo was officially designated as in 1936
Dawson is in charge of the wol
lagship of the Frontier council Ile was married in 1936 to
Nednesday when the council flag Miss Johnny Dietrich
vas presented to Skipper Eddie Funeral services were conducted
axson at a meeting of the Sunday afternoon at the Metho-
Weatherford Rotary club dist church with friends and re-
The presentation was made by latives surpassing the capacity of
legional Commodore C J Hunt- the church attending The last
r of Oklahoma City rites were conducted by Rev C
The Weatherford ship was an- F Mitchell with Rev Hendrie of
munced as winner of the flag- Rocky assisting
hip honor several weeks ago Pall bearers were Paul Cun-—
Finishing Touches are Add
le local Sea Scouts ran de ningham Lloyd Lovell Kenneth t
lighest in the entire council Knight Murl Herod Lloyd Rob- To ' New Baptist ist B 1 n
in di
0 - Revival To Start Sunth
vhich includes all of Oklahoma erts and Don Little '' Bur was at Greenwood eeme- Night
nd parts of Texas and Arkan-
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as to rate the honor Selections
LCIPA hne011 rm ci 013V AO ea oldr ken First services will be held
Flag Presented To
Local Sea Scouts
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TO NEV YORE
Mrs Al Harris left Sunday for
New York City where she will
be matron of honor at the mar-
riage of Miss Ann Kraft
Mrs Harris will return to
Weatherford June 17 when she
and Mr Harris Will establish a
residence here
CHARLES B
T
ExplainsENI
WHY IS ADVERTISING?
Why do you prefer buying from
a merchant who advertises
and why are you wise to do so?
Why do merchants who advertise
usually succeed in business while
others who hide their light under
a bushel fail? Pertinent clues
lions about advertising answered
for YOU Mr Old Mrs Reader
tery First services will be held in
Survivors include his wife three Weatherford's new Baptist church
brothers Albert Eaton of Weath- tnext Sunday morning
erford Floyd and Carl Eaton of Finishing touches-- Were being
Mountain View and six sisters added to the building this week
Mrs Maude McDonald and Mrs and everything was expected to
Ruby Streun of Mountain Vie be in readiness for the opening
Mrs Laura Melton Carnegie Sunday according to Dr Forrest
Mrs P H Coon Houston Tex Maddox pastor
Mrs Dewey Patton and Mrs Opal A two-weeks' revival will be
Bushea Jefferson City Mo launched at the new church im-
mediately upon its opening Dr
Dividend Declared Maddox will have charge of the
first services Sunday morning but
By Local Elevator'
will turn over the pulpit Sunday
night to Rev Boston pastor of
A dividend of $1500 will be ' the Baptist church at Hobart who
will conduct the revival
paid by the Weatherford Farm-'
ers Union Exchange this year 01 Services during the two weeks
C Norman manager of the ele- will be held every evening at 8
vator announced this week fol- P m
lowing completion of the annual The neW Baptist church under
spring audit and a meeting of construction since early in the
the board of directors year represents the expenditure
The dividend will be paid in of over $10000
cash and patronage Cash pay- The building is veneered with
ments will represent four per cent brick and has been completely re-
interest on stock in the exchange newed inside and out Seating
Approximately 100 stockholders capacity has been increased and
will share in the dividends general arrangement of the build-
The Farmers Union Exchange ill g has been altered
operates as a 100 per cent co- Rebuilding of the church was
operative organization Norman started after many months of
said planning Use of the walls of
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IN THESE COLUMNS
Weatherford's annual Boy Scout
finance drive will open next Tues-
day June 6 Ernest Davenport
publicity chairman ha 4 announ-
ced Those In charge of the drive
Nvill take it upon themselves to
raise sufficient funds to support
all local scouting organizations
through the coming fiscal year
it will bp) necessary to raise
a larger fund this year than last
Davenport stated An aggregate
of six scouting organizations in-
cluding three Doy Scout troops
two Cub packs and one Sea Scout
ship will be dependent upon the
drive
Solicitors will get an early
start Tuesday morning with a
breakfast at 7 a m Local busi-
ness men and scout leaders will
be accompanied by members of
scout organizations in canvassing
the town Personnel of the crew
was not previously announced
Scouts will invite adult friends
to attend the breakfast and assist
in the drive
The campaign will continue
through Wednesday June 7 Loy
Dawson is in charge of the work
NEW CHURCH TO
OPEN ON SNOhl
Finishing Touches are Added
To New Baptist Building
Revival To Start Sunday
'' Night
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Funeral Rites For
Miss Edith Smith
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Funeral services were conducted
at the Lockstone funeral home
Monday for Miss Edith Smith 38
who died Sunday
Mios Smith niece of Mrs Jos-
eph Lawter attended Southwest-
ern and later taught near Thom-
as Purial followed at Mount Olive
cemetery north of Weatherford
REGENTS PAY VISIT
TO COLLEGE TUESDAY
Members of the recently created
board of regents that has charge
of the state teachers colleges
made an official visit to South-
western Tuesday The visit was
in the form of an inspection
The board had already visited
Central State at Edmond and
went from here to Alva to visit
Northwestern
Members of the board arrived
in Weatherford about 9 a m and
spent about four hours on the
campus Board members were
luncheot guests at the girls dormitory'
FINAL APPROVAL
GIVEN ON C111
PAVING PROJECT
WPA Okehs $20635 Street
Program In Weatherford
$11209 in Federal Funds
Alloted
WORK TO START SOON
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Black-Topping of Four Blocks
On West Main To Be First
Job Additional Paving
Planned
A $20655 WPA project for
paving and improving streets in
Weatherford was approved for op-
eration Monday by Ron Stephens
state WPA administrator
Work is scheduled to start on
the first of the Eareet improve-
ment jobs by June 13 accord-
ing to W L Haynes local street
commissioner
A crew of 70 WPA workers
has been assigned to the project
The Works Progress adminis-
tration will provide $11209 in
federal funds for the street work
while local property owners and
the city of Weatherford will sup-
ply approximately $9446
West Main Firit
The first street improvement
work will be on West Main street
where four blocks of black top-
ping will be laid
Everything is in readiness for
the West Main project to start
according to Commissioner Hay-
nes Property owners have already
signaled their willingness to pro-
vide their share of the funds
Meanwhile preparations were
going ahead for further street
paving projects in Weatherford
The West Main- project will re-
quire only abbot one-fourth of
the funds alloted by the WPA
for the street work Haynes said
On completion of the work on
West Main plans call for black-
top paving on State street and
on portions of several east and
west streets
If property owners will cooper-
ate all of State street can be pav-
ed and there will still be enough
money left to pave several blocks
of east and west streets Haynes
said Wednesday The State street
paving would take an estimated
one-half of the total amount al-
loted for the improvement work
More l'aving
Work of lining up property
owners for further paving pro-
jets was being pushed by city
officials All but one property
owner on one block of East ree
street had agreed to pay their
share for black-topping work al-
ready this week
ing has been altered I "We are reasonably certain that
Rebuilding of the church was we will have other projects ready
started after many months of to start as soon as the work on
planning Use of the walls of West Main is completed" Haynes
the old building and volunteer stated Wednesday
labor greatly reduced the cost The street commissioner ex-
The church congregation has pressed confidence that sufficient
been meeting at the high school paving could be arranged to put
auditorium during construction of to use all of the alloted funds
the building during the summer
Everyone is invited to attend
Work is expected to advance
the opening of the church and
rapidly with the large crew of
the revival according to the pas workmen on the job
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The paving can be secured at
a cost to property owners of
abottl $2150 per lot Some of
the expense including the spon-
sor's share for intersections and
city-owned lots will come out
of city funds
In addition to the black-topping
work the project as approved in
eludes provisions for construction
of curbs gutters sidewalks car-
ner set-backs culverts and storm
sewer connedtions
OPEN-AIR REVIVAL
TO OPEN ON SUNDAY
An open-air revival will open
next Sunday evening on the lots
next to the Weatherford National
Guard armory
The revival will be conducted
by Rev R W Dodson and Rev
Clint Durham Rev W M Gray
will be in charge of song ser-
vices Although both Rev Dodson and
Rev Burham are BaPtists the
meeting will have no connection
with the local Baptist church
which also opens a revival Sun
day The open-air meetings will
be non-sectarian and the general
public is invited to attend ac-
cording to Rev Dodson
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