Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 1946 Page: 1 of 6
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PRESENT PRICES
FOR LIVESTOCK
NEAR OPA'S PEAK
Meat Supplies
Much Larger
CHICAGO Nov 19 vo—Priceti
whicfi farmers received for live
stock today at the start of the
sixth week of decontrolled mar-
kets were only slightly under
peaks established immediately ttf--i
ter ceilings were removed
Other results of free trading
include more meat a corn-hog
price relationship favorable for
expanding the hog population
record number of cattle moving
into mid-western feed lots and in-
creased cold storage meat hold-
Ingo Five weeks ago today maxi-
i mums vents oft livestock and
meat and excluding Sundays the
nation has had 30 days of free
trading with these results:
se results:
paid for live cat -
Chicago equaled 1
record for steers'
A high of $37
tie yesterday at
the best price on
top on live hogs was $2475
against a peak of $2750 shortly
after decontrol
These prices were well above
former OVA ceilings of $2025 on
cattle and $1625 on hogs Tn
addition there was a subsidy of
50 cents to $240 on cattle and
$176 on hogs
Livestock receipts and meat
supplies are much larger than in
the period before decontrol Cat-
tle slaughter under federal inspec-
tion In October was up 207 per
cent over September and hog
slaughter 611 per cent Novem-
ber recipts also are 'higher than
la the control period although
arrivals of cattle aresmaller than
a year ago Hog arrivals are
above a year ago
Vote Readied
On Apartment
Owners Strike
OKLAHOMA CITY Nov 19 (JP)
—The national apartment owners
association prepared to vote at
Its annual convention today on
the question of a landlords'
"strike" against OPA controls as
a Texas delegation led a vigorous
campaign for the move
"We will not give one inch in
our fight against the OPA" L A
Weiser of Houston executive sec-
retary of the Texas Landlords
Inc said "There is only one time
to and controls and that is now
"We have been confiscated by
the OPA and we refuse to longer
submit to arbitrary controls"
Leaders of groups urging the
move said if their plan isadopt
ad landlords will withhold units
fro mrenters as they become va-
cant but will not evict tenants
Weiser's statements followed
one by George M Englar of Bal-
timore president of the National
Apartment Owners association
that "300000 dwellings are now
being held from renters because
of this growing move against OPA
controls"
ALL CASUALTIES RECOVERED
PANTHERS SET FOR COALGATE
The Okemall Panthers had a
short chalk talk by Coaches'
Wayne Pritchett and Harold Brad-I
ley Monday afternoon and Tues-
day were to be put through some
running signal drills and Umber-
ing up in readiness for Coalgate
here Friday night
There will be no scrimmage for
the clash since 'Head Coach
Pritchett does not want to take
a chance on his players getting
cripplied up as was the case last
week prior to the Beggs game
All the regular string will be
ready to click again Friday he
said
' Coalgate winners in district
G-B is bringing a strong aggrega-
tion for the tilt with the Okemah
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Crashed Airliner Found
This aerial photo taken near Corman Californi a shows the wreckage of a Western Airlines
transport which WAS spotted about 12 miles south if Comm' Itianketed with snow only thei
tail of the plane is visible At left eim be seen the crumpled fuselage and fire-blackened tree
stump No sign of survivor:4 have been found ( NE Telephoto)
PORTER TAKES
STRONG STAND
AGAINST HIKES
Rtimm wan Today is 'a milestone for the
Oketnah Daily Leader marking
20 years of service for Okenuth
WASHINGTON Nov 19 (JP)-- and area
A high OPA -official said today An Independent newspaper the
that Paul Porter has taken a Leader after many up 8 and downs
strong stand against any general today has a plant and newspaper
rent ceiling increase at this time equal to any of cities of equal
or any "basic changC in present size in the state
standards tor permitting rent ad-
The Leader has followed a
justments
poliey of boosting the town and
This official said the price ad- giving support to projects deem-
ministrator is "strongly opposed" ed worthwhile and of potential
to any such changes and has in- benefttto the town ounty alud
formed representatives of the real area
estate business that OPA intends The plant also publishes the
to hold the present rent line Okfuskee County News a weekly
Porter advised the business 'which followed the Independent
spokesmen further the official published here for many years
said that any major changes will The Leader feels that it has
have to be made by congress kept pace with the development
At the same time however it of the town and area and takes
was disclosed that OPA is can- the attitude that any success it
sidering a plan to take rent cell- enjoys is attributable to the peo-
ings off transient hotel rooms and pie since the support of a citi-
may act "every soon" if a work- zenry is essential to any news-
able definition of transient rooms paper's existence and growth
can be establiAed Any such der- Very little if any solicitation
inition this informant said must has been necessary to keep the
provide for retention of rent cell- Leader's circulation up to its ea-
logs on rooms held by permanent pacity for production and now
hotel guests: has a paid circulation of 2639
The official conceded that pres- serving more than 10000 readers
ent OPA policy on rents could be At the outset the company was
reversed by the White House or doing approximately $20000
by the head of a Proposed new business annually as compared to
agency which will take over the $50000 at present
functions of OPA the civilian pro- Its approximately WO weekly
duction administration and one or payroll is equal to that of Oke
WASHINGTON Nov 19 (4P)--
A high OPA -official said today
that Paul Porter has taken a
strong stand against any general
rent ceiling increase at this time
or any "basic changtk" in present
standards tor permitting rent ad-
justments This official said the price ad-
ministrator is "strongly opposed"
two smaller agencies
within the nest week
perhaps
Morrison Speaks
Here Wednesday
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A meeting of Okfuskee county's
elementary teachers in Okemah
Wednesday will be addressed by
Ben Morrison director of rural
education and extension for Ok-
lahoma -
Morrison's subject will be "The
Project Plan of Teaching"
The meeting is to be held in
the county superintendent's of-
fice and begins at 3 pm
eleven and among teams they
have defeated is Poteau cham-
pions in district 7-B
Statistics released today show
that the Panthers scored 214
points this season compared to
opponents' 32
The locals won all nine of their
games
In first downs Okemah collect-
ed 115 against foes' 52 and gain-
ed 2445 net yards from scrim
maga while opponents collected
815
Bob Shipman and Tom Carroll
led their mates' scoring with GO
points each J C Roberts mark-
ed up 36 Jackie Wright 18 Rob
Gregory 16 Forrest Smith 12 11111
Apple 6 and Jack Mayo 6
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AV A
Y
Tuesday Marks 20 Year
of Service For Leader
published here for many years
The Leader feels that it has
kept pace with the development
of the town and area and takes
the attitude that any success it
enjoys is attributable to the peo-
ple since the support of a citi-
zenry is essential to any news-
paper's existence and growth
Very little if any solicitation
has been necessary to keep the
Leader's circulation up to its ca-
pacity for production and now
has a paid circulation of 2639
serving more than 10000 readers
At the outset the company was
doing approximately $20000
business annually as compared to
$50000 at present
Its approximately WO weekly
payroll is equal to that of Oke-
mah's largest industries and busi-
ness houses
Newspapering got its start here
in 1902 records show when the
Okemah Journal was edited by
John Crider and the Okemah Her-
ald was being published under the
guidance of Charley Barriclaw
Both were weeklies
O C Gaston operated the
Ledger a weekly from 1907 to
1926 and for a very short period
also put out a daily
Cotton Futures
NEW YORK Nov 19 (JP)— Curtain and Weleetfa before coin--
The cotton futures market turn ing to Okemah
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Ied reactionary today on persis- Survivors aro the widow Viola
1 tent hedge selling and nervous Mack South Eighth street three
7 liquidation which met only sons'John Black Houston Tex
4 limited mill buying against lex- W D Black Mamond Mo and
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tile orders W Y Black of Tulsa four
they Late afternoon prices were 80 daughters Mrs Ora Bell Lehigh
tam- cents to $265 a bale lower than Mrs Clara McKenzie Rogers
the previous close Dec 3170 Ark Mrs Ruth Hubbard Fresno
'how March 3080 and March 2998 Calif and Mrs Bernice B Byrd
214 0 ‘ Ashdown Ark ohe sister Mrs
I to Motion Docket 1T S Alarming Lamar Ark 14
Set for Tuesday grandchildren and three great
heir grandchildren
A motion and demurrer dockI Burial under the direction of
lect- et has been set for Tuesday No- i the Barry funeral home will be
Min- vember 26 according to Courti in Highland cemetery
rim- Clerk Joe Day with two hear- Pallbearers will be Luther Rob
lugs listed before District Judge
Jess I Miracle
A motion for additional time
to plead W A 'Russell versus
the a Tortgage and Debenture
Co et al and Fred C Summers
versus Vernie Fipps derlourrer
are the two to be heard
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1S6022 IS TOTM
OF LEGION POST
MEMORIAL FUND
A total of $6022 was reported
In the American Legion Memor-
ial fund drive Monday night by
Slepha chairman at the reg-
ultir Meeting' of ' ReynolasHarlib
post
The sum includes cash and
pledges and there are still many
pledge cards yet unreturned
Slepka reported It was decided
that pledge cards not yet filled
out would he returned with the
exception of those for individuals
not yet contacted A committee
will be named for the cleanup
drive
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An all-out membership drive
will he readies before Deeember
7 and set Into motion on that
day the post decided
Plans for the turkey dinner
December 30 were discussed and
It was reported that committees
were going ahead with arrange-
ments Coffee and doughnuts were
served following the meeting -
John W Black
Rites Slated
Here Thursday
Funeral services are scheduled
Thursday at the Methodist church
for John Wesley Black 78 who
diedSundarin a loeal hospital
' Rev S G Rogers will offi-
ciate Black had lived in Okemali
Riney! 1930 and was a member of
the Methodist church A native
of Dalton Mo he came to Okla-
homa in 1900 and lived at Me-
Curtain and Weleetfa before coin-
ing to Okemah
Survivors are the widow Viola
Mack South Eighth street three
tons John Black Houston Tex
W D Black Diamond Mo and
W Y Black of Tulsa four
daughters Mrs Ora Bell Lehigh
Mrs Clara McKenzie Rogers
Ark Mrs Ruth Hubbard Fresno
Calif and Mrs Bernice B Byrd
Ashdown Ark ohe sister Mrs
J S Manning Lamar Ark 14
grandchildren and three great
erts Albert Melton Felix Ed-
wards Geo McKown Burton
Coleman and H D Wilson
DIVORCE IS ASKED
A petition for divorce has
born filed by Ruby Johnson
against Leon Johnson
GROUP REPORTS
IRREGULARITIES
IN PRIMARY VOTE
Illegal Polling
Is Indicated
WASHINGTON Nov 19
The house campaign investiga-
ting counnittee reported today
evidence of "Irregularities" In
the democratic primary in the
fifth 'Missouri district Enos A
Axtell who was endorsed by
President Truman defeated Rep
Roger C Slaughter In the vot-
ing -
In a formal statement the
committee said it has turned its
files and evidenee over to the
attorney general for considera-
tion The evidenee received the
committee said indicates Irreg-
iIarit ie luclud in g "dishonest
counting of the ballots imper-
sonation of voters by linown in-
dividuals illegal voting and Ille-
gal influencing of voters by pay-
ment Of money coercion and
m isrepreson tat ion"
The committee did not accuse
any specific candidates nor would
It say by whom the Irregularities
were committed
Thal chairman Priest (D-
Tenn) told reporters is for de-
termination by law enforcing of-
ficials Reeatme neither Axtell nor
Pecans° neither Well nor
Slaughter won the general Plee-
tion Priest said no further ac-
tion is contemplated by the com-
mittee since the qualification of
a member of the house Is not In-
volved Axle 11 was defeated in the gen-
eral election by Albert T Reeves
jr a republican
20 AIRCRAFT
IN EXTENSIVE
PLANE HUNT
SHREVEPORT La Nov 19
( IP)----Twenty planes from Barks-
Jla le Field took off today for the
second day across north Louis-
lana in search of a missing plane
in which til'o Shreveport in fail-
ed to reach their destination here
last Saturday night
No trace of the plane was
found yesterday on scouting ex-
peditions by aircraft between
Shreveport and Vicksburg Miss
The missing men Scott Rob-
erton Jr and Clyde I Hender-
son Jr took off to the air sta-
tion at Vicliburg
Robertson's parents Mr and
Mrs R Scott Robertson live in
Oklahoma City
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Master Mason
Degree Tonight
There will he a Master Mason
degree at the Masonic hall to-
night beginning at 7:30 All Ma-
sons are urged to attend
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Blast Wrecks Bus' Station
This is what is left of the Wartrenton Missouri bus station after a 1000gallon tank of rook
ing gas exploded Detonation was very violent killing two persons aml injuring five others
Windows were broken a 100 yards a way (NE1 Telephoto)
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WASHINGTON Nov 19 (iP)---With less than 48
LIST OF J El R 0 P S hours to go John L Lewis played a silent hand today
on the question of obeying a federal court order against
FOR DECEMBER i another strike heralded to begin at midnight Wednes-
I day
TERM IS DRAWN 1 chiefDi ins o jbaei id i e innc(el e fcionui tledi yla nfdo rt choen ttlenmi tpetd 0 fM Mine workers'
Already more than 41000 soft-coal diggers have
A jury list for the three cases
'lid down their tools in seven states and predictions of
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to be heard on the Deceinher 21 widespread industrial paralysis were heard on all sides
criminal docket has beVII releas-1 Vacationing in Key West Fla President Truman
ed by the court clerk's office and I kept in touch with the crisis and emphasized that he is
the three are lite remains of al determined to "fight this one to a finish" as an aide ex-
docket of nine cases orign
ially pressed it A
set Asked if troops might he sent woRID PEACE
Cases to be heard are William to the mines Presidential Secre-
Jimhoy murder arid assault with' Wry Charles G Ross replied: "I
intent to kill separate counts)
I don't know" a nrtinti I Inftt
and Lave II Fisher assault with
Intent to kill
The jury list follows:
'text Mackey Rt i ltitemalt I
Tom Holder Rt I Paden J R
Autry Weleptka Ray Barber
Okemalt M C Watts Rt 3
OketnA Earl Lowriwore Oke-
mah J L Cowan Okentah Hol-
lie Boland Okemah Dillard
Johnson Weleetka Frank How-11
ard Paden Troy Allbright Oke-
ntith Henry White Okemah J
E Badger Oltemah Tull John-
son Rt 2 Welumka
Albert Gardne r Weleetka
Paul C Rubon Paden D F
Gann EA 1 Dustin George R
Weehnnt Rt 2 Welatuka Aub-
rey Carr Okemah Ralph Seay
Castle Cecil Kelly Welty Harve
Lovelady Okentah Otis Ramsey
Paden Jess McKinnon Weleet-
ka Ben Loney Paden Joe Lar-
gent Castle Frank Graham Oke-
mah Otis Anthony Rt I We-
leetka Charles Benson Okemah
C H Owe Okemah Leonard
Cowherd Rt 2 Welumka Paul
Feathers Rt 1 Weleetka Joe
Claiborne Dustin Ralph Barrett
Castle W E Brandt Rt 2 We-
tumka Walter Johnson Okemah
Howard Franks Okemah Wil-
liam Thornton Rt 2 Boley Ray
Blair Rt Okemah Dan Wat-
son Weleptka Taylor Allen Rt
Weleetka Green Vowell We-
leetka S E Bogle Welty James
Thurman Okemalt
Buford Bray Weleetka A C
Martin Oketila Harvey Goode
Paden J B Bowman Weleetka
O F Falmestock W
Elker Weleetka Lee Dukes
Ilt 1 Paden Charles M Franks
Okernah Orville Johnston Ohe-
malt C L Carson Rt 1 We-
teotka Millard Fisher Paden
Glen Collins Okemah E in i I
Montgomery Rt 4 Okemah F
T Atchison Okemah Cecil Ben-
son Okemah W P Wood Okemalt
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Ross said however that "the
president is aware of everything
that is being done and every-
thing that is being dime is in tie-
cordance with his instructions"
floss disclosed that Mt Tru-
man specifically instructed Secre-
tary of Interior J A Krug to ob-
tain yesterday's federal court
order restraining Lewis until
Nov 27 from "coeriing instigat-
ing inducing or encouraging" the
miners to strike—either directly
or indirectly—or otherwise breach
his contract with the government
The court order signed by
Judge T Alan GOldsborough in
cffect calls upon tewis and his
400000 miners to keep the pits
operating for at least eight more
days Then a week from tomor-
row a hearing will be held to
determine whether an injunction
shall be issued outlawing any
strike ar long as the government
operates the mines
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Kiwanis Ladies
Night Readied
Kiwanis club's annual la-
dies night will be held at the
Methodist church tonight at 7
o'clock and will feature Miss
Barbara Bennett instructor of
drama at the University of Ok-
lahonia All women attending will be
presented flowers and a corsage
will be given the guest speaker
by the club
According to a report by the
tieket sales committee a capa-
city crowd is expected to be on
hand
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FOR (111111STMA4 FUND
A Christmas affair at Mason is
planned Friday night November
22 for the benefit of the Christ-
mas fund according to Howard
Heaton superintendent
WORLD PEACE
AGENCY LISTS
NEW MEMBERS
NEW YORK Nov 15 (P)--Afghanistan
Iceland and Sweden
signed articles Of adherence to
the United Nations charter today
to increase the membership in
the world's peace agency to G4
countries
The simple ceremony admitting
the three newcomers was held in
a small ornate conference roont
off the massive assembly chamber
where the three delegates took
seats for the first tithe'
Abdul Hosayn Azia Afghan
minister to the United States
Thor Thors Iceland's minister to
Washington and Oeiten Unden
Swedish foreign minister signed
the pact in Alphabetic order
All three used personal pens
and pocketed them for presenta-
tion to home governments
The three were the first coun-
tries taken into the world circle
of nations since the signing of
the charter by 51 nations
For the formal signing the rep-
resentatives stepped up singly to
a circular table where Paul Henrl-Spaak
of Belgium president of
the assembly was flanked by Secretary-Ceneral
Trygve Lie and his
eight assistants
Jimboy Enters
Not Guilty Plea
On Two Counts
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Trial for William Jimboy on
two counts murder and assault
with intent to kill will be beard
at the fall term of court open-
ing December 2 after the de-
fendant entered a plea of not
guilty to both counts Monday be-
fore District Judge Jess I Mir-
acle Raymond King was sentenced
to two years in the state peniten-
tiary Monday for second degree
rape and John Henry Steil
charged with larceny of domestic
fowls drew a year in the pent-
tenntiary Jess Lunsford charged with
selling intoxicating liquor to
minors was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to 30 days in the
county jail
Sale of Tickets
For Game Begun
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Sale of tickets for the Okemah-
Coalgate football playoff here
Friday night at the Pecan bowl
was begun Monday at four places
Tickets are available at the
Liberty Drug Palace Drug Beard-
en Drug and high school office
School children may get tickets
at the school durIng the week and
prices are 30 cents for school chil-
dren and GO cents for adults In-
clusive of federal and state taxes
Coalgale is winner of district
G-B and Okemah the G-11 victor
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Strong, W. G. Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 1946, newspaper, November 19, 1946; Okemah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2157087/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.