Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 151, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1956 Page: 1 of 6
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Huge Paden
Crowd Greets
Candidales
The largest crowd yet to assem-
ble in Okfuskee County during the
current political campaign packed
the main street of Paden Thurs-
day evening to hear candidates
make an appeal for votes
It looked as though most of the
residents of Paden and western
Okfuskee County turned out for the
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residents of Paden r and western ed here they still will be able to or esi dents
Okfuskee County turned out for the take the second shot here and are
speaking which occurs once every urged to do so
two years I
1 With regard to the first shot A total of 54 persons have made
Crowds at other speakings have !these will be given to those who applications for absentee ballots in
been largely composed of Okemah live in Okfuskee County and miss- Okfuskee County for the coming
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followers of the campaign but ed them or to those persons who election Mrs Alice Turner elec
Thursday night's crowd definitely have moved here nad have not tion board secretary said today
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was not made up of this group taken them This applies to age More are expected to apply be-
There were a number of Okemah groups from three months to under fore the deadline which is on Fri-
c ars present but these were 20 day June 29 The total absentee
"smothered" by cars belonging to "We want to emphasize that all ballots cast in the last election
Paden and vicinity residents persons under 20 have a chance to numbered 160 This being an off
The crowd started assembling at Participate in this vaccine program year It is not expected this number
Paden shortly after 6 pm in front I and are urged to do so" Mrs will be reached
of the drug store and by 8 pm I E E Parsons Jr said today Persons wishing to obtain an ab
the main street was lined with cars This policy of taking care of all sentee ballot to vote in the elec-
The vehicles were also two deep — tion may apply at the secretary's
in the middle of the main street The Okemah school buses office—which is in the vault on the
Most candidates had canvased will run their regular routes first floor of the court house—for
the entire area of Paden before the at the regular time to assist the ballot or write for an affadavit
speaking started and many of them w 1 t h the vaccine program to obtain the ballot
made references to persons they Supt C E Oakes said to- I Mrs Turner Is in the office from
hadvisited during the day to make day 11 pm to 5 pm each week day
their speeches more local ----- I except Saturday
Speeches of the candidates were who need shots was announced 1 Persons who are ill and unable
not too different from the first Thursday or rather re-emphasized to get to the polls may also vote
ones given and not too much mud- by state health department offic- by an absentee ballot These per-
slinging took place to amuse those ials who were in Okerrfah sons may have an elective official
who were looking for it Leaders here are very happy that is a person already in of-
Horn blowing and applause for over the great response of parents fice—to get the ballot and bring it
the various candidates was heavy to the opportunity of getting shots to them to vote
with some getting a little more Okfuskee County had one of the The county attorney here ruled
than others It appeared that some highest percentages in the state that only elected officials may take
visitors to the speaking didn't care i the first time A total of 1700 the ballots to those who are ill and
who spoke they gave all candidates I children took the shots here earlier unable to get to the polls
the horn or applause The clinic will be held here on All residents are urged to vote
With the Paden speaking over Wednesday June 27 at the Okemah absentee if they will be gone on
only four more regularly schedul- High school starting at 9 am and election day in order not to neglect
ed rallies are to be held before the continuing until completed Doctors their privilege as an American
July 3 primary These include We- will give the shots and will be as- citizen
leetka Castle Clearview and Oke- sisted by the nurses The absentee ballots are not
mall Transportation is a problem for opened until the night of the elec
children in rural areas but parents
Some informal rallies have been 1 hon
a n - d teachers have been urged to
scheduled at various points over
i co-operate in organizing transpor-
or groups of candidates 1 Pair Clash on
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the county by individual candidates
tation pools to come to Okemah -
"We urge parents and the bus
Thus the residents of Paden and drivers to get together to work out
western Okfuskee County will have a plan to bring the children in for
to wait for two more years to pass the shots" Mrs Parsons said
before the traditional rally comes Residents of the rural areas are arm Program
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A to their main streets again asked to tell the neighbors about ELDORA Iowa June 22 0—See-
the polio clinic here and to be sure retary of Agriculture Ezra Benson
all children have an opportunity of
Rinntiv Dnati I attending sharing the speakers' platform
Bloody Road
Toll Boos led
By The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
A head-on collision early today
killed three persons near Noble and
sent seven others to hospitan her this week to spend a few days
Another death overnight from with his mother Mrs Leona Ah-
traffic injuries raised the state's I shier before reporting to Ft Worth
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Another death overnight from
traffic injuries raised the state's
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traffic injuries raised the state's
toll for the year to 276 compared
with 238 at this time last year
With 238 at uns time last year I cepted a position with the Convair I nearly two billion dollars more in-
The dead: 1 Aircraft Company come this year if the new farm
Ernest Huckleberry 34 Del City I Abshier will be in the nuclear plan was properly administered
Wanda Lee Huckleberry 32 his engineering department of the air- Both men released in advance
wife craft firm their remarks prepared for after
The dead:
Ernest Huckleberry 34 Del City
Wanda Lee Huckleberry 32 his
wife
Carl Eugene Laxton 32 Andrews
Tex
Clarence Arthur Bullock 69
Chatsworth Calif
The collision in which the three
were killed occurred at 2 am
three miles south of Noble on U S
highway 77
Trooper Herman Allen said
Huckleberry probably was driving
his car Also in the car were the
two Huckleberry children Richard
Ray 14 and Linda Lou 8 They
were seriously injured Laxton's
stepson Frankie Foy Starnes 13
also was injured seriously
Laxton was a brother-in-law of
Huckleberry an engineer for the
highway department
Allen said the driver of the other
car was Earl Jennings 28 Wayne
He was pinned under the steering
wheel and it took a wrecker to
free him He is in serious condi-
tion Three other persons in the car
were injured two seriously
Bullock died last night in a
Weatherford hospital of injuries re-
ceived last Monday a Mile east of
Hydro on U S higtiway 66 in a
two-car collision
Employment Office
Official Is Due
Per sons with unemployment
claims or other problems along this
line have the opportunity of seeing
a representative from the office in
Okmulgee each Thursday here
A C Pilgrim a representative
from the office is in the district
court room on the third floor of
the court house from 9 to 4 pm
each Thursday
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VACCINE SHOTS ON WEDNESDAY
All children in Okfuskee County will have an oppor-
tunity next week to participate in the polio vaccine pro-
gram which has reportedly been responsible for the de-
crease in the number of clises over the nation
Second shots will be available fore-----
all children who have taken their
first shot This includes all persons sentee Vole
under 20 years of age I
One important fact to be noted
that these shots are available to I
all children whether they took their an °dined
first shot here or not If they to6lt
them someplace else or have mak-
ed here they sti!I will be able to or Residents
take the second shot here and are
day
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who need shots was announced
Thursday or rather re-emphasized
by state health department offic-
leis who were in Okemah
here today with Sen Estes Kefau-
ver (D-Tenn) said the Eisenhower
Abshier Accepts administration is not running the
farm program with a "political ap-
Nuclear Post at i plause meter"
Nuclear Post at
Ft Worth Texas
Dorcey Abshier arrived here ear -
nut nis motner Mrs Leona Ao-
I shier before reporting to Ft Worth
Texas Monday where he has ac -
rianfpei nneitinn uyith rfinilair
A graduate of Okemah High
school Abshier received a degree
in physics from OU He also re-
ceived his masters degree at OU
Abshier was taking work toward a
doctorate tn physics at Ohio State
university when he accepted a
position with a firm in Columbus
His family will come from Co-
lumbus to Ft Worth when housing
is available
Saturday Last
Day to Register
Saturday is the last day for coun-
ty voters to register for the July
3 primary if at present they are in-
eligible to vote
Principal disqualifying factors
would be moving to a new precinct
failure to vote in the last three
elections or change in the precinct
lines
Persons in question about their
eligibility should consult their
registrars tonight or Saturday be-
fore registration closes
SPEAKING SATURDAY
The political speaking moves into
Weleetka Saturday night with a
program set before the talks at
7:30 pm Talks start at 8 pm
GETS AIR CONDITIONING
A refrigerated air-conditioning
system Is being installed at the
Sooner Drug
NOW AT ENID
Troy Williams former Leader
news editor is now employed on
an Enid newspaper
Giving Complete And Dependable Coverage of All News of Interest to Okemah and
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11 pm to 5 pm each week day
!except Saturday
1 Persons who are III and unable
to get to the polls may also vote
by an absentee ballot These per-
sons may have an elective official
IrUll Mill VII
Farm Program
ELDORA Iowa June 22 A'--Sec-
retary of Agriculture Ezra Benson
sharing the speakers' platform
i Kefauver a candidate for the
I Democratic presidential nomina-
I tion asserted the Republican ad
ministration is bungling the new
I tarm program oy aorrunistering it
in "a timid and reluctant manner"
lHe estimated farmers would get
npntly two billion tiollorc roorp in
farm program by administering it
in "a timid andreluctant manner"
noon delivery at the Iowa corn-belt
farm family field day here Kefau-
ver followed Benson on the speak-
ing schedule
"We have measured our farm
policies on the basis of what is
good for the farmer and the nation
—not on the political applause
meter" Benson said
Ike Refuses Meet
I With GOP Chiefs
I WASHINGTON June 22 UP) —
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President Eisenhower held a 45-
minute "sitting up" work confer-
ence with White House aides today
but remained aloof—officially at
least—from a meeting of Republi
can national convention planners a 1 Farm Pond Takes
few blocks away
Life of Youth at
The White House In a new in-
Bristow dication the president's recovery Ad) ristow Thursday
from his operation is continuing as
expected decided to cut from three The drowning ot a nine-year-old
to two the number of daily medical boy in a farm pond near Bristow
bulletins on his condition on Thursday brought a warning
today to Okfuskee County farm
HOSPITAL NEWS children i
families or others who permit their
children to swim n such places
Admitted: Bobby Morrow Eddie I The victim was Jerry Michael
Ray Pitman John Hallo Mrs Alva McEwin son of Mr and Mrs
Walker Mrs James Duke Virginia !Gerald McEwin
Ekblaw Parents should be sure that care-
Dismissed: Mrs Ada Crawford NI supervision of all swimming in
Anne Maxwell and Jeanette Gra farm ponds is made to avoid such
ham tragedies
ATTEND CLUB MEET
George Shultz Cecil Oakes Jack
Mayo Harry Cannon and Troy
Ward attended an inter-club meet-
ing with the Kiwanis in McAlester
on Thursday
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NEW KIWANIS HEAD—Reed dull) newly elected International
President of the Kiwanis and Mrs Culp of Salt Lake City re-
ceive congratulations in a reception line during a meeting honor-
ing new officers chosen at the forty-first annual Kiwanis con-
vention in San Francisco (KEA)
I WAS HUNTER AND FISHERMAN TOO-
W 11 Hopkins Leaving Soon
a A a ' at Braggs
or New Position
W R (Bill) Hopkins and his family will
Braggs on June 30 where he will assu
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W R (Bill) Hopkins and his family will move to wrong man to abduct Foudree
Braggs on June 30 where he will assume duties as super-
!having been an athlete in his young-
intendent of schools in the Muskogee County high school er days and now is one of the most
-Ion July 1 popular basketball referees in
southeastern Oklahoma
MI a a This will mark the end of 10!
Shooting Auto
Spree Kills 3
WARREN Ohio June 22
37-year-old man enraged over a
quarrel with his wife used an auto-
mobile last night to speed on a
shooting spree which left two of
his sisters-in-law and a girl dead
and a man wounded sheriff's depu-
ties said
The body of the girl kidnaped at'
gunpoint while she was sitting in a
parked car with two boys was
found today in a ditch along a
lonely road northwest of here She
was Nancy Worthington 16
found today in a ditch along a
parked car with two boys was
I lonely road northwest of here She
I was Nancy Worthington 16
Deputy Sheriff Harry Crozier
identified the man as Alfred Wit- statewide hunt was under way
son 37 of nearby Leavittsburg A
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statewide hunt was under way
Crozier said Wilson went beserk I
after driving to the home of a sis-
ter-in-law Mrs Geraldine Brown
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30 of Leavittsburg to see his wife!
who was staying there
Wilson's wife saw 'him coming i
locked the house and then locked
herself and her children in a bath-
room Crozier said
But the sister-in-law walked into
the living room from a bedroom
and was shot and killed by Wilson
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who fired through the glass in the other area schools His fairness in
front door the deputy said games has always dram n praise
From there Crozier said Wil from Okemah coaches
son's path led to a nearby road 1 Having gmwn up in Muskogee
where Emmitt Dennison 42 of ' County near Haskell IIphins spent
Warren was driving with a 10-year-Imuch 1 his youth huntin! and fish-
old son of Wilson I ing in Ihe clear streams and beau-
weeded sections of this rirca
The deputy said Wilson forced
Dennison's car off the road shot Hophins is well known for his Lunt-
him in the upper forearm and then ing and fiding trips since he came
started to beat him Dennison told to Okfuskee County He owns some
officers he finally managed to es-
very fine dogs
cape to his car and flee His love for fishing seemed to
The boy fled on foot and was "rub off" onto his students Most
found later unharmed every year the senior tr:p at Pha-
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Crozier said Dennison described
himself as a friend of the Wilson
family
Wilson's next stop was at the
home of another sister-in-law Mrs
Hazel Botts 33 killed by two bul-
lets fired through the door of her
home near Cortland near here
Singing on Sunday
The Rainbow Singing will be held
- at 2 pm Sunday at the Freewill
Baptist church at Allen This is
three miles south of Pharoah
FRIDAY' JUNE 22 1956
years as superintendent of the
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Pharoah schools and the beginning
of 19 years Of school work for
Hopins started his t
Hopkins
teaching ca-
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reer at Braggs when he taught
there the second semester 18 years
ago It could well be that Hopkins
could end his teaching career I
where he started it I
As is the case in the smaller
high school Hopkins performed
many tasks other than acting as
administrator of the Ph a r oah
school system Some of his other
duties included teaching a heavy
auues inciunea teacning a 'wavy
schedule coaching 4-H club and
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also coaching
Hopkins' coaching ability during
1 his stay n Okfuskee County is
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athletes in the county schools
something that needs no advertis-
ing Just ask any cf the many
which- have played against teams I
coached by him and they will tell I
you that his teams were always I
top competition
top competition
Hopkins coached some players
who have made college basketball
teams as well as doing very well
in baseball He had one player who
made the Oklahoma A&M baseball
fpnrrt
made the Oklahoma UM basebalyanded one foot off bottom at 3835
team feet
In addition to coaching Hopkins'
has been popular as an official MI
football games for Okomah and Sportsman's Club
County near Haskell IIphms spent
much t1 his youth huntinj and fish-
ing in Ihe clear streams and beau-
tifully weeded sections of this arca
Hophins is well known for his hunt-
ing and fiding trips since he came
to Okfuskee County He owns some
very fine dogs
His love for fishing seemed to
"rub off" onto his students Most
every year the senior tr:p at Pha-
roah has been a fishing trip to
south-eastern Oklahoma
Hopkins has a brother who is
superintendent at Okay school in
Waggoner County He a's) has a
brother and sister living in Mus-
kogee as well as uncles and aunts
His new assignment is 18 miles
from Muskogee
"I have enjoyed being associated
with the fine people at Pharoah and
in bkfuskee County and will al-
ways remember them as my
friends" Hopkins said
Hopkins has worked on the cot-
ton and peanut measuring program
here for the past few summers and
will work until he leaves
Succeeding Hopkins at Pharoah
is Earl Pippin former school sup-
erintendent at Bryant
' BULLETIN
k)KLAHOMA CITY June 22
A--The Weather Bureau issu-
ed this severe weather fore-
cast at 1:17 pm today
Scattered sever e thunder-
storms with an isolated torna-
do is expected in that part
of northeastern Oklahoma north
and east of a line from Med-
ford to Stillwater to Mia-
mi between 2:30 pm and 10
pm today
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Okfuskee County Residents
One Escapee
Captured by
Slate Farmer
W1LBURTON June 22 P1--One of
two convicts who escaped from the
Oklahoma State Penitentiary in a
soft-drink truck a week ago was
captured today and the second ran
into the hills a posse in pursuit
Captured was Frank Sawyer 56
serving life for murder from Bryan
county His companion Fred Win-
! chester 21 serving terms of 10 and
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12 years for robbery with a danger-
ous weapon from Grady county
escaped
I Sawyer was captured by an Ato-
I ka farmer who had been abducted
by the pair
He was Ross Foudree about 50
who told officers the two men jump-
ed him at his barn early today and
I made him drive them in his pickup
I truck They stopped here for gas
I and Foudree grabbed Sawyer and
I started yelling for help
I Faudree said when he got to Wil-
burton he saw a group of men
standing around the filling station
and decided this was his chance
Ille stopped for gas then grabbed
Sawyer G I McCartney who runs
the station helped Foudree and
they took two rifles from Sawyer
1 Sawyer told officers Winchester
I was armed with two pistols
! The two convicts picked on the
A
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Amerada Petroleum Co has add-
ed a second gasser to its recently
opened East Hilliby pool in Ok
fuskee county with the No 1 Parks
in NE NE NW of 35-13n4e flowing
from perforations in the Red Fork
at 3137-feet
It did 5316000 cubic feet of gas a
day on final test Me leo Drilling
aay on nnai -Lest unuing
had contractor on the producer
which plugged back from 3775 feeti
and set 7-inch pipe at 3250 feet
It is a west offset to the No
000 cubic feet of gas a day from
Littrell in SW SE SE of 36-13n-7e
which completed in May for 71204
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It is a west offset to the No 1 in SW SE SE of 36-13n-7e
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Littre
which completed in May for 7120-1
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000 cubic feet of gas a day from
interval at 3090 to 3105 feet The low bid for the construction
I of Weleetka's high school gymna-
In the Southeast Laffoon pool
slum was submitted by Doyle
Amerada's No 2 Freeze in SE1
!Doyle Finks Okemah contractor
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interval at 3090 to 3105 feet
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In the Southeast Laffoon pool
Amerada's No 2 Freeze in SE I
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NE NE of 31-13n-7e completed for
1 ANZ 1NZ ii-lin-le completea tor
69 barrels of oil and two barrels
of water a day through a 20-64-inch
choke from Dutcher openings at 3-
1772-82 feet the 5I4-inch pipe was
i landed one foot off bottom at 3835
I feet
To Plough Profit
Back Into Lake
The Okfuskee County Sportsmans
school board I
Club believes in plowing the pro- I The Weleetka board agreed to ac-
fits back into the lake cept an offer to have the floor
Members decided at a meeting constructed from a resilient wood
which is superior to the regular
Thursday night to throw a fish fry
ThurAny nioht 25 frIr flip type flooring
fits back into the lake
Members decided at a meeting
Thursday night to throw a fish fry
on Thursday night June 28 for the
purpose of raising funds to improve
Airport Lake number one The fish
to be served at the fry have been
caught from that lake
The fete will be held at the Le-
gion hut and serving will be from
6 to 7:30 pm Cost of the meal will
be whatever each person attend-
ing wishes to contribute Leo Far-
rer president said
Patrol Troopers
Receive New Auto
Have Safety Belts
Trooper Bill Hill went to Okla-
homa City on Thursday and came
home with something that he and
his fellow-trooper Wallace Strang
are mighty proud of
Yep you guessed it! They have
a new patrol car and the speedo-
meter stood at 345 miles this morn-
ing The vehicle they have been
using had 172000 miles or it and
most of these had been put on the
car on Okfuskee County roads
The new patrol car has sdfety
belts and Hill pointed out that he
supposed the safety department is
sold on them
Pecan Meet Is Set
The Pecan Association meeting
will be held at 10 am Saturday
at the county agent's office here
All persons interested are invited
to attend
iklahoma Due
Highway Cash
WASHINGTON June 22 (In—Oklahoma is in line to
get 136 million dollars for road construction the next
three years a check of the proposal highway construction
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se-
condary and urban roads
f i- The bill approved yesterday by
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461 1 house-senate conferees provides
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t Alth - for the federal government to pay
1- A''' et 90 per cent of the cost for inter-
: f5--17-k 434 W I state highways with the states
i t IL 1 I handling the other 10 per cent For
i -'11 l ithe other three types of roads
! ' 4 states will have to match the mon-
i i ley dollar for dollar
i The new bill adds to the 1957
A highway funds already appropriat-
I ed to start the 13-year 33 billion
!dollar road-building program for
1 the nation
For the fiscal year which winds
1 up the end of this month Oklahoma
is receiving S16700000 in federal
funds
Dr J W Hodges 1 For the next fiscal year Okla-
homa is due to receive under the
Former Pastor Inew bill $36900000 It breaks down
Filling in For to 8 million for primary roads
1$5700000 for secondary S2200000
Vacation Period for urban and 21 million for in-
terstate
D J W Bodges former pastor The bill provides for 1958 high-
r
of the First Baptist church here way construction $810000 for pri-
mary roads $5800000 for secon-
will fill the pulpit for the next two
dary $2300000 for urban and $30-
Former Pastor
Filling in For
Sundays wh
while the pastor Rev
!Lawrence Stewart and his family
are in Billings Montana on a
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vacation
I Dr Hodges was pastor of the
1 cwhrcausfh herromJe for July ye
31 to September wptemhbicehr
was from July 1923 to September
1934'
He
went to El Reno from Oke- I
mah where he was Pastor for 20
years He is now retired and re-
siding in Oklahoma City
Everyone is invited to attend the
services to be conducted by Dr
Hodges
ah where he was Pastor for 20
ars He is now retired and re-
ling in Oklahoma City
Everyone is invited to attend the
Okemahn Gels
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Gym Contract
e low bid for the construction
emahn Oets
m Contract
'ine low bia tor me construction
of Weleetka's high school gymna-
slum was submitted by Doyle
Doyle Finks Okemah contractor
who has built a number of schools
all over the State of Oklahoma
The Weleetka school board ac-
cepted f'ink's bid at a meeting this
week and construalon is expected
to get underway in the near fu-
ture Finks has 270 calendar days
to finish the job however it is
expected it may be finished sooner
The new gymnasium will cost
$167825 The second lowest bid sub-
mitted totaled $172000 Only two
other bids were received by the
Appeals Are Set
In District Court
On Pupil Transfers
Ifearings on applications for
transfer of pupils from one school
district to another will be held at
10 am on Friday June 29 in dis-
trict court before Judge Jess
Miracle
About 20 families have appealed
rulings which refused transfers for
their children for various reasons
The parents have the privilege of
appeal to district court but this
is the final resort for them
A number of transfers have been
approved
Wilson's Remarks
Angers Senators
WASHINGTON June 22 (Ni—Sen-
ators reacted with angry cries of
"unwarranted slur on senators"
and "foot in mouth" today in de-
nouncing Secretary of Defense Wil-
son's labeling as "phony" their pre-
posed boost in Air Force funds
Sen Symington (D-Mo) told the
senate Wilson's "usefulness has
come to an end" as a cabinet mem-
ber The attack on the defense secre-
tary was bipartisan but came
mostly from Democrats
Sat- - 3
FIVE CEnS
as
L is in line to
)n the next
construction
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s are for con-
ane interstate
iways---$87200-
Dr primary se-
roads i yesterday by
rees provides
rnment to pay
cost for inter-
th the states
0 per cent For
mes of roads
natch the mon
is to the 1957
idy appropriat-
rear 33 billion
program for
ir which winds
)nth Oklahoma
000 in federal
al year Okla-
eive under the
It breaks down
irimary roads
iary S2200000
million for in-
for 1958 high-
110000 for pri-
000 for secon-
urban and $30-
e
will get $830-
ids 6 million
0000 for urban
interstate
f the bill if the
year it has a
ir primary se-
ads it can shift
per cent from
le where there
'inance the na-
am is one-cent
in the tax on
ymond Gary in
state will be
state end of
t any new tax-
a sharp down-
mic conditions
ith the federal
ney Oklahoma
lion dollar road
he next three
-
Today
s bearing down
rospe&s of a
year in view
hit 99 at noon
Vlildred Wyatt
ree above the
Thursday was
summer The
rhursday night
tie records re-
n June 21 last
4 on the same
also 92 How-
e 21 the mer-
07 point
sociated Press
over the state
ft some Satur-
vers are due
through Sun-
1 Bee
w Free
will pave the
Wince to the
nyone any age
wner explain- It
-son is accom-
hilt admission
lay mistakenly
imited to chil-
The MIAs and
George Gobel
ESTS
and guest are
upon as guests
theatre to see
Ritter In
Trail"
guest are
upon as guests
lal Theater to
Bendiz in
ions"
The Weather
Partly cloudy tonight with scat-
tered thundershowers through Sat-
' urday Low tonight 75 High Satur-
day 90's
PRICE FIVE C
IS
140000 for interstate
In 1959 the state will get $830-
000 for primary roads 6 million
for secondary $2400000 for urban
and $35800000 for interstate
:staUtend
irndthse in ter ma nsvofytehner biitilhiaf sthae
state finds in any year it has a
shortage of funds for primary se--
condary or urban roads it can shift
a maximum of 20 per cent from
two groups to the one where there
is a shortage
Chief revenue to finance the na-
a maximum ot zu per cent irom
two groups to the one where there
is a shortage
Chief revenue to finance the na-
tional building program is one-cent
a gallon increase in the tax on
gasoline
However Gov Raymond Gary ie
Oklahoma said the state will be
able to finance the state end of
the program without any new tax-
es
unless there is a sharp down-
ward trend in economic conditions
Gary said that with the federal
funds plus state money Oklahoma
Oklahoma said the state will be
able to finance the state end of
the program without any new tax-
es unless there is a sharp down-
ward trend in economic conditions
Gary said that with the federal
es unless there is a sharp down-
ward trend in economic conditions
Gary said that with the federal
funds plus state money Oklahoma
will launch a 200-million dollar road
building program the next three
years
Summer High
Reached Today
Summer's heat was bearing down
here today with prospeas of a
record high for the year in view
as the mercury had hit 99 at noon
according to Mrs Mildred Wyatt
This was one-degree above the
high Thursday of 98 Thursday was
officially the start of summer The
low recorded here Thursday night
was 76
Looking back a little records re-
veal that the high on June 21 last
year was 92 In 1954 on the same
day the high was also 92 How-
ever in 1953 on June 21 the mer-
cury boiled at the 107 point
According to the Associated Press
report the weather over the state
is supposed to cool off some Satur-
day as thundershowers are due
These will continue through Sun-
day Oldsters with Bee
Can See Show Free
A bee in a jar will pave the
way for free admittance to the
Crystal Sunday for anyone any age
Bill lepka theater owner explain-
ed today if that person is accom-
panied by a paid adult admission
The Leader Thursday mistakenly
said the offer was limited to chil-
dren The movie is "The Birds and
the Bees" starring George Gobel
OUR GUESTS
C R Shackelford and guest are
invited to use this coupon as guests
of Leader and Jewel theatre to see
Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter In
"The Devil's Trail"
Bay White and guest are
invited to use this coupon as guests
of Leader and Crystal Theater to
see
John Lund-William Bendiz In
"Battle Stations"
moononoMin
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