The Pawnee Chief (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1958 Page: 1 of 10
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1
Coach 3 teachers resiun
to take other positions
Four local school teachers have
announced that they will resign
at the end of the present school Charles Graham
other term to accept positions at
schools according to Homer Shaw
Superintendent ir high quartet
They are Coach Max McKenzie
Charles MeLti'm Mrs D C Stafford
and Mrs Larry Smith 11 t
McKenzie EIS head coach for first in
Four local school teachers have
announced that they will resign
at the end of the present school
term to accept positions at other
schools according to Homer Shaw
Superintendent
They are Coach Max McKenzie
Charles MeLti'm Mrs D C Stafford
and Mrs Larry Smith
McKenzie EIS head coach for
the past 2 yews has signed a con-
tract with the Bixby schools to be
head coach there He will receive
an increase in salary
McKenzie was born and schooled
In Pawnee and served as assistant
coach under Eugene Boyette for 4
years before becoming head coach
here in 1956
McLain PHS English Speech and
Journalism teacher has accepted
a like position in a school in the
west edge of Denver Colo He has
attended summer school in Colo-
rado State college at Creel)' and
last summer began work on his
doctorate He has taught at PHS
since Sept 1955
Supt Shaw said that a new
teacher had been tentatively hired
and is qual!fied to teach courses
taught by McLain besides Spanish
Third teacher to tender her re-
signation is a veteran in the local
system Mrs D C (Madge) Staf-
ford who has taught the First
grade here since 1943 She will
teach somewhere in the Oklahoma
City area since her husband is
employed with a contractor there
Fourth teacher to resign is Mr
Larry Smith elementary Art teach-
er Norman Moore who taught here
last year and has been teaching in
college will return here as art
teacher
Supt Homer Shaw said that he
is making every effort to replace
all of the teachers as soon as pos-
sible but would leave the hiring of
a new coach to the newly hired
superintendent
Courts hear
burglary other
cases this vieek
Courts In the county had plenty
of varied activity during the past
week according to court records
Least busy was Justice of Peace
O F Goff who fined Mac Tate of
Walsh Colo $10 and costs for
speeding He was clocked at 75
mph by a Stillwater Trooper who
arrested him 2 miles east of Lela
on US 64
In District court Judge W Lee
Johnson heard 3 cases
Lillie E Long and James E Long
asked that their divorce action be
vacated and it was done
Billy Lane has filed for divorce
from Henrette Rose Lane and 3sked
for custody of their minor child
Lane charged that his wife is preg-
nant and not by him since they
have not been living together
since the first child was born Mrs
Lane Is a minor and a Perry attor-
ney (where she lives) was appoint-
ed guardian 'so the charge could
be filed
In the case of Henry Pratt who
was charged with mortgaging live-
stock to a Cleveland bank which
were not his own He pled not
guilty and his bond was fixed at
$1000 and made
County Judge 0 S Palmer had
the busiest docket
Berry Lombard Crutchfield of
Sidatook was charged with 2nd
degree burglary and the pre-trial
date set for May 6 with bond fix-
ed in the amount of 5500 cash or
$1500 personal
He is charged with breaking into
the home of Claude Brown which
is located at the end of a dead-
end street mile east of Cleveland
high school
Owners of the house work In and
live in Tulsa most of the time but
keep their house in Cleveland too
Crutchfield was taken by Cleve-
land officers at 11 o'clock Sunday
night on the premises The home
had been ramsacked and contents
of dressers etc had been strewn
about the rooms However only
small miscellaneous items were
found in his car On the Friday
night before someone had broken
Into the house and stolen 2 cedar
chests full of bedding and Indian
blankets bed springs and other
items were taken The stove had
been pulled from the wall
Judge Palmer also released
Charles Frank Berry fugitive from
Justice on a $6000 bond until May
20 He was being held for Califor-
nia authorities
Hall Good jr was charged with
public intoxication and his bond
was fixed at $250 and he is in jail'
Willard Broswell Oklahoma City
pled guilty to a charge of drunk'
driving and was fined $100 and
costs Since he could not pay the
fine he is being held in jail His
license was revoked for one year
Gilbert "SkIppy" Newrider pled
guilty to drunk driving and he
was also fined $100 and 10 days in
jail with forfeiture of his license for
a year
Rudie Miller pled guilty to a
charge of reckless driving and was
fined $150 and costs and paid his
fine
No marriage licenses were issued
Skedee top eighth
grade students
are announced
Rotha Jo Tucker and Randy Van
Deventer have been chosen as Val-
edictorian and Salutatorian of the
Eighth grade class at Skedee it
was announced by L E Welker
principal
Rotha Jo Is the daughter of Mr
And Mrs Herman Tucker and has
attended Skedee school all through
the grades and her grade average
was 8703
Randy Is the son of Mr and Peza
Russell Van Deventer and he has
attended Skedee school all years
except the first year when he at-
tended Union Valley His grade av-
erage Is 8694
Other members of the graduat-
ing class are Barbara McDugle
Carol June Welker Fred Woods and
Sandra McMillan
A program is being planned by
the class to be given on May 9
at 8 pm in the Skedee auditorium
So To Church Sunday
The PITS band took part in the
state music contest at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma at Norman
Thursday and came home with a
first second and third Ensembles
and solos from here also won
high ratings
Rated as Superior (tops) was the
band under the baton of their stu-
dent conductor Charles Graham
The band placed Excellent (2nd)
In Concert and Good (3rd) in sight
reading
They had qualified to attend the
state meet by receiving Superior
rating in Concert Sight Reading
and Student Conducting at the dis-
trict contest in Tonkawa in March
Also rating Superior at Tonkawa
and thus qualifying for the state
meet were the high school clarinet
quartet composed of Shirley Var-
ner Nila Edwards Georgia Hutch-
inson and Nila Smith who received
an Excellent rating in Norman
And the high school trumpet trio
composed of John Berry Jerry
Tucker and Charles Graham who
received a Good rating Jim Mcses
got an Excellent rating on his
trombone solo and bringing home
the top ensemble honors for the
group were the junior high clari-
net quartette composed of Donna
Pepper - Donna Lancaster Jane
Riemer and Gloria Skidgel who
were rated Superior at Norman
Members of the Bawl Boosters
club furnished transportation for
the trip Furnishing cars were Mrs
Mack Smith Mrs Orin Palmer Mrs
Ed Pepper Rev Max Wolfe Mrs
Ralph Stapleton Mrs Bill Varner
Mrs Clarence Nuttle Mrs Lester
Graham Mrs Jess Goodwin Mrs
P R Riemer Mrs Elzie Smith Mrs
Jim Moses and Mr and Mrs Bill
Peter
Herb Barclay 63
services held
here Monday
Louie Herbert Barclay 63 passed
away Friday April 25 at a Pawnee
hospital
Born Nov 23 1894 in Elk land
Mo he was married to Pearl Ethel
Jackson In Elk land on Dec 27
1914 and they came to Oklahoma
In 1921
Their first Oklahoma home was
at Sapulpa and they later lived at
Tryon and Cushing and came to
Pawnee in June of 1936 where he
operated a garage on the corner
of Kansas st and SR 18 until his
health failed
He served on the Pawnee fire
department since 1944 and was a
member of the Baptist church and
active in the local 1001r lodge He
was local Secretary of the Wood-
men of America
Services were field at 2 pm
Monday April 28 at the Poteet
funeral chapel with the Bev E E
Stockwell H E Hitt and Anthony
Webster officiating The Odd Fel-
low graveside bervice was conduct-
ed at the chapel and interment was
at the Fairlawn cemetery near
Cushing under the direction of the
Poteet funeral home
Survivors include his wife of the
home and 2 grandchildren
Also 2 brothers E L Barclay of
Springfield Mo and L A Barclay
of Odessa Tex plus 3 sisters-Mrs
George Attberry of Little Chief
Mrs Earl Thompson of Springfield
Mo and Mrs Nile Lee of California
'Cleo Christenson
announces for
County Sheriff
To the Democrat Voters of Paw-
nee County:
This is to announce that I have
filed for the office of Sheriff of
Pawnee county
I was born and reared in Pawnee
county and now live at Blackburn
where I farm and am emnloyed as
a driller
I am 32 married and we have a
young daughter
If elected I will try to run the
Sheriff's office to suit the people
the County Attorney and the
County Judge
I hope to see every Democrat
voter before the Primary election
and I will appreciate your votes
and support in gaining the nomina-
tion so that I may continue to be a
candidate in the General election
Cleo Christenson
May Day program
at 2:30 today
All local Elementary (grade)
school students will take part in
the annual May Day program
which will be presented in the high
school auditorium at 2:30 this af-
terttoon Theme of the program will be
"America Melting Pot of the
World" and it will feature dances
of many nations which will be pre-
sented by the different classes
Two may poles will be wound
and 2 queens will be crowned
Ave Henry and Polly Peter were
elected by their schoolmates to
reign as their queens This is the
first year that they elected a queen
from the first 3 grades and another
from the upper 3 grades
A varied and interesting musical
program Is promised and the public
is invited to attend
32 PHS students
to science lair
PBS science teacher Coyle Smith
will accompany 32 local students
to the Science Fair to be held in
Oklahoma City today
Admission to the exhibit is by
ticket only and the local schools
were able to obtain extra tickets
N0 that all physics students as well
as all making A & B in chemistry
and the top students in General
Science could attend
VOLUME XVII NUMBER 33
27 file for
office here
in 3 days
A total of 27 candidates had filed
for county offices at presstime
Wednesday according to Mrs G C
Harrison county Election board
secretary
Filing closes at 5 pm Friday
May 2
First to file was Isabelle Wilkin-
son Court Clerk She was waiting
at the door when Mrs Harrison
came to open at about 7:30 Mon
day morning Mrs Wilkinson is
unopposed on either party to date
There were 7 who had filed In
the first 10 minutes
Most candidates to seek an office
on the same ticket are for Sheriff
where 4 have filed as Democrats
They are W J Moore Pawnee
John Brumley Ralston Cleo Chris
tenson Blackburn and George
Shenold Jennings
C H "Boob" Scott is the only
Republican to file for the Sheriff
job to date
A real race la brewing for the
no 3 County Commissioner spot
which includes Cleveland and the
eastern part of the county Incum-
bent Neal Vaughan Republican is
opposed by Elmer Chandley in the
Prhnary while Carl Reed Jameson
Glen D Carrington and Bert O
Jordan all of Cleveland seek the
Democrat nomination for the post
Primary races are promised also
for the office of County Assessor
were Democrats Roy Coats of
Maramec and Ralph Decker of
Pawnee have filed and the winner
will be opposed by Carl Baker Re-
publican of Jennings
Boyd Brown district 1 Commis-
sioner is being opposed by Bert
Brown in the Democrat primary
No Republican has filed for the
position
Mary Fugate County Clerk a
Republican has drawn an opponent
from Cleveland Demoia Huskey
has filed for the job as a Demociat
Filing for re-election without op-
position on either party at press-
time were George Bradley Demo-
crat County Commissioner of Dist
2 Walter F Benson Democrat
County Superintendent Oscar Goff
Pawnee Justice of Peace and O F
Taylor Cleveland Justice of Peace
I A McCollum Republican Coun-
ty Attorney Orrin S Palmer Re-
publican County Judge E H Jonas
Republican County Surveyor and
Mildred Grubb Republican County
Treasurer
Ernest Strate Republican is thus
far unopposed in the Cleveland
election for constable
Candidates who have filed and
wish to withdraw may do so up to
5 pm Wednesday May 1 Alra Ear-
rison noted
Baptist revNal
continues on
through Sunday
Revival services at the local First
Baptist church are continuing
through Sunday of this week
Messages are being delivered
each evening at 7:30 by the Rev
Holt Sodeman pastor of the church
with Jim Landrum church music
director in charge of the music and
singing
Rev Sodeman has extended an
invitation to all in the community
to attend the services and said that
a nursery will be open for all chil-
dren under 4 years of age
Grandson of
Pawneean is
honored by GE
George Stapleton Biology and
Chemistry teacher at the Arcadia
Calif high school has been select-
ed as one of 50 teachers from all
parts of the country to attend the
General Electric Institute in Syra-
cuse New York this summer
The appointment is considered
as quite an honor since industrial-
sponsored programs are much
sought after because of their prac-
tical approach to the application
of science
During the 6-weeks course offer-
ed through Syracuse University
Stapleton will have the opportuni-
ty to visit many GE plants and
observe the application of chem-
istry He will receive full expenses and
a stipend in addition to earning
8 graduate credits
He is the son of Mr and Mrs
Cliff Stapleton of Tucson Ariz
who graduated from PHS in 1923
The honored teacher is a grandson
of Mrs Cora Stapleton of Pawnee
New residence
lights installed
being wired
New residential lights have been
installed and the contracting com
pany is now wiring them to the
street light circuit
Most of the residential blocks
where the lights are located have 3
of the new overhead fixtures which
give off a white light and not blue
as do the downtown mercury vapor
lights
Thy hope to have them all In
operation soon
Tulsa Stampede
begins Tuesday
One of the largest and earliest
rodeos in this part of the country
will get underway in Tulsa on
Tuesday May 6 when the Johnnie
tee Wills 20th annual Tulsa Stam-
pede begins
O W Mayo manager stated
that many big events will compete
for the 68500 in prize money plus
the entry fen
Another saw mill to
move here soon
will buy burr oak
Pawnee will have another small
industry goon according to Don
Johnson Chamber of Commerce
secretary-manager
Arrangements have been made
for Glenn C Fenner dealer in tim-
ber to set up his saw mill in Mis-
sion park northwest of the Ander-
son saw mill
Fenner will buy and saw burr or
white oak logs which are 20 inches
through and larger
The wood will he sawed up into
sizes which can be used for barrel
staves and r-44 are shipped to a
brewery in Ireland He noted that
black or red oak was not satisfac-
tory The company will employ up to
15 people during their busy sea-
son He added that their slack sea-
son was during the summer when
it was too hot for farmers or log-
gers to get into the timber and out
down the trees
They hope to begin moving )rt
their equipment soon
services are
held here Sunday
T M:Blakney 891
Thaddeaus Mitchell Blakney 89
passed away Friday April 25 1958
at the home of his son Bill flak-
ney in Stillwater
Born May 13 1869 in Nashville
Tenn he came to Pawnee in 1893
and settled on a farm southeast
of town and has lived there since
until his recent Illness when he
was taken to Stillwater to his sors
home
He was s IRlember of the Baptist
church In Tennessee
Services were held at 2:30 Sun-
day April V at the Poteet funeral
chapel with the Rev H E Hitt
officiating
Black Bear
boosters to OC
hearing Monday
Red Cross still
short of goal
Interment was at Highland cem-
etery under the direction of the Po-
teet funeral home
Survivors include the son Bill
Blakney of Stillwater and one
granddaughter
A relatively small number of
farmers interested In the Black
Bear flood control project were on
hand at the meeting here Motviav
night N1-
A total of about 30 were on hand
to hear other Black Bear Boosters
tell of plans to help place the pro
ject high on the list of flood con-
trol projects to be planned
Noble county Black Bear farmers
met In Perry Tuesday night and
other such meetings are planned
this week
Nelson Brensing Skedee farmer
has urged all that possibly can to
attend the hearing to be held In
the legislative chamber In the state
capital in Oklahoma City Monday
He noted that about 42 other
like districts would be represented
and that a good showing from the
Black Bear area would be of con-
siderable help
Approximately $2900 of the $3200
quota has been reached this week
in the Red Cross drive according to
drive officials
A few areas have not reported
as yet and some chairmen say that
they have found no ore at home
after several visits Anyone who
has not contributed are asked to
mail their checks directly to the
local Red Cross office at the ear-
liest date possible in order for the
1958 goal to be reached
Additional contributions include:
Mrs A D Mc Kill Eogie chairman
with a final total of $3825 Work-
ers are Mrs Duane Moon Arthur
Barnes Miss Bill Wheatley Mrs
Vemie Taulman and Mrs Albert
Cates
Liberty with Gene Kinnear re-
porting $750 and Mrs Stanley Dou-
gan $15 making a total of $7580
for drive
Edwin Doo lin Jennings and
South McElroy reports the final
total of $4050 Workers Included
Miss Stella Doe lin Mrs Calvin
Smith Mrs V Y Smith Mrs Jimmy
and Jack Dunlap
Mrs G W Gatewood Otoe chair-
man reports a total of $8855
reached with Mrs Ernest Woolery
Mrs A D Fowler additional work-
ers reporting
Mrs Leo la Smith Park Place Ad-
dition completes the city drive
reports
"A Fantasy in Rhythm" is the
theme of the Pawnee High school
band's 1958 spring concert to be
held tomorrow Friday May 2 at 8
pm in the High school auditorium
Band students have been selling
tickets for the past two weeks The
money they receive from selling
tickets will represent votes cast for
their favorite queen candidates
The girl With the most votes will
be crowned Queen of the Pawnee
High School Band at the concert
The girls selected as candidates
were Jackie Vance and Beth Pep
per eighth grade Nancy Gentry
and Gloria Skidgel freshman Sue
Meeker and Joan Walenciak soph-
omores Ni la Edwards and Judy
Poage Juniors
Music of various rhythms from
"Bop to Bock" will be featured in
the concert according to Wm
Peter music director
Headlining the solo sad engem
WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE COURIER DISPATCH
PAWNEX OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MAY 1 1958
Board may
hire Supt
here tonight
As of Tuesday morning 15 men
had made applications for the Sup-
erintendent of school position in
the Pawnee district according to
school board members
Sane of the applicants have
been from out of state but most
from Oklahoma The majority from
this part of the state
Tenative plans call for a meet-
ing of the school board this even-
ing for the purpose of interviewing
some of the applicants and chances
are that they may hire a superin-
tendent during the meeting
Supt Shaw who has accepted
a like position in Barnsdail said
that he would not take part in the
discussion or decision on who was
to succeed him but had assisted
the board at their request to ob-
tain some information on certain
applicants
5 possible sites
for new post-
office under study
Postmaster W R Marlin said
that N H Gordon postal real es-
tate officer had notified him that
5 of the locations which had been
submitted as possible sites for a
new postoffice here were under
study
According to the terms submitted
by the postal department they will
lease a building for a long period
of time if it is built or remodeled
to suit their specifications
It will have much glass in the
front and will be air conditioned
etc
The 2 buildings submitted as
possible locations by their owners
were the Roy Lawrence building
(east 25 feet) on the corner of
Fifth and Harrison and the Frank
Richards building which is 2 doors
west of the present postoffice and
now houses part of the Marcum
Oldsmobile company
Vacant lots where new buildings
would be built by contractors are
located across the street from the
north east corner of the square or
north of the Lemert grocery: west
of the Pawnee Bill Trading post
and south of the American Legion
building
Gordon said that decision would
be made within the next 60 days
as to which location they would
accept
Plans call for completing the
building and moving in around tho
first of next year when their pres-
ent lease expires
Whole class gets
good penmanship
certificates here
April moisfure
now totals 176
Annual PHS spring band concert
"A Fantasy in Rythm" tomorrow night
All 30 members of Miss Fern
Darrner's 4th grade class in Pawnee
were awarded certificates for legi-
ble handwriting by a national con-
cern recently
Miss Darrner said that each year
she sends in specimens of the stu-
dents' handwriting and generally
a small number of them receive
the certificates
The National Board of Examiners
of Kissimmee Fla with Dale E
Spencer as chief examiner pass on
handwriting of students from all
over the United States she said
Their purpose is to improve hand-
writing or penmanship
Students in her class are: Terry
Collins David Cartmell Rex Boyce
Eddie Iron George Howell Randy
Hills Richard C:riosel Billy Ye Ids
Elmer Domeny Ross Johnson
Ralph Jones Clayton Lancaster
Carol Chapman Linda Bowman
Jane Elston Mary Louise Eaves
Linda Divine Jewell Davis Gail
Cox Gloria Cole lazier Sue John-
ston Katherine Johnson Phyllis Jew-
ell Kay Goodwin Jane ile Fergu-
son Barbara Reed DeLoyce Ma-
thews May and Kay Kinnear
A total of 14 inches of moisture
has been recorded by local weath-
er observor Orville Vance since
last week and that brings till April
total up to 176 Inches
On Monday morning 09 inches
were recorded and on Tuesday 05
was the total
With the 817 inches already
recorded through March the addi-
tional 176 inches in April brings
the year-to-date total to 993
inches
ble events will be a twirling exhi-
bition with flaming batons by Mar-
gie Nutt le and Gloria Skidgel and
the high school trumpet trio with
Charles Graham Jerry Tucker and
John Berry The bass section Dan
Meeker Howard Denny Ronald
Irons and Don Lucas will be feats
ured in one of the band numbers
Guest star for the performance
will be Walter Longsheet from
0S11 who promises to delight the
audience with some trombone
magic Longsheet is presently prem
tice teaching in the Pawnee High
school music department
Alumni of the Pawnee High
school band are invited to return
and play with the band in this
concert
There will be a reception and
dance for band members alumni
parents and sponsors of the band
Immediately following the concert
in the old gym
Many Indian leaders are
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Jimmy Tucker
wins dist"Vision
for driving" prize
Billy Moore
announces for
County Sheriff
Jimmy Tucker Pawnee high
school student has been announc-
ed district winner in a state wide
"Vision For Driving" contest spon-
sored by the Associated Motor Car-
riers of Oklahoma and the Oklaho-
ma Optometric Association among
driver education students
Jimmy will receive a $2500 sav-
ings bond offered by the optome-
tric auxiliary and will compete
with six other district winners for
savings bonds totaling $20000 in
the state finals at Oklahoma City
May 6
Local testing was conducted by
Dr Mack Smith local optometrist
and judging was made by the vis-
ual training committee of the state
optometric association According
to test results Jimmy has demon-
strated exceptional visual acuity
In other visual skills tested he
showed superior speed in the abi-
lity to recognize objects and to
judge relative distances between
them According to the judges he
maintained extraordinary coordina-
tion between the eyes showing
unusual ability to maintain con-
start vision under stress
Jimmy's side vision or the ability
to see objects over a wide area
was considered superior Superiori-
ty in these visual skills led judges
to conclude that Jimmy should be
state finalist in the "Vision Best
Suited For Driving" contest
I The Oklahoma City finals will be
considerably stiffer testing reac-
tion time and speed of perception
more closely sponsors say
To The Voters of Pawnee County:
I am a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the office of
Sheriff of Pawnee County
My wife and I have lived the
past twenty (20) years on our own
place east of Pawnee I am a tax
payer of Pawnee County
I have served the past five (5)
years as Undersheriff of this Coun-
ty and am familiar with the duties
and responsibilities of the office
Prior to becoming Undersherill I
had been engaged in farming and
live stock raising
We are very active In the Bap-
tist Church of Pawnee Okla
My experience qualifies me for
the office of Sheriff and I will
faithfully enforce all the laws and
serve all the people with diligence
I welcome an investigation of the
manner in which I have performed
the duties of Undersheriff for the
past five (5) years
I will appreciate the vote and
support of all the people whl de-
sire a fair vigorous and efficient
enforcement of all the laws
I will be a sheriff for all the
people
Sincerely yours
W S (Billy) Moore
About 12 Cancer
drive goal still
to be donated
Henry Behrens Banner Town-
ship was the first volunteer chair-
man to report in the outlying area
In the American Cancer Crusade
now underway according to Hobert
G Berry county chairman Behrens
reported $15 and $2 of that was
for the Lone Chimney club
Mrs William McCall Liberty
chairman turned in $44 25 with
Mrs Lester Divine and Mrs C F
Collins assisting in the canvass
Margaret Berry Burnham area re-
porting $15
In Pawnee Township Guy Le-
Force chairman says $1729 has
been turned in to date with Dolo-
res Martin and Mrs Ed Ileiman
reporting
Mashatn Home Demonstration
club sent in $2
A total of $542 has been raised
In Pawnee City according to volun-
teer workers and the canvass will
be completed this week
Since the rural areas had a late
start the current drive will be con-
tinued to the Just part of May
drive officials noted It is hoped all
areas will be completed as early as
possible in order for the $1100
quota to be reached
Since there was no residential
canvass in the residential district
Lit Pawnee city anyone wishing to
contribute are urged to mall their
check directly to Berry or Raymond
Franklin county drive treasurer at
the FirstNational bank
MilEm
COURIER-DISPATCH VOLUME 11111 NUMBER 29
tio 2 well
looks like
producer
Geologist for the Western Oil It
Gas company said Wednesday
morning that they hort I to sand
fracture their no 2 Pawnee Lake
well Wednesday afternoon and
should know if the well was a com-
mercial producer by today
The well was drilled through the
Skinner which they hit at 3168
feet They perforated from 3169 to
3178 feet
There was some free oil and
some water
Load oil for the fracture treat-
ment was taken from the no 1
well which had already produced
its allowable earlier in April
Workers were welding pipe to
connect the no 2 well with the
tank batteries used also for the no
I well It is understood that they
will use One tank for each well
for an accurate check
Every Indication is that the no
2 well will be much like the no 1
Moses stolen
car is found
in city limits
The 1951 Chevrolet owned by
James Moses and stolen from in
front of his home on Forrest street
last week was found In the city
limits
The car was stolen on Tuesday
night and found at about noon on
the following Tuesday by Patrol
Lieutenants Clyde Awtrey and Joe
Boyce
The patrolmen contacted him
Tursday morning and said that
they had combed the outlying area
without finding the car
Moses had contacted local City
police first when he could not find
his car Wednesday morning then
called the Highway Patrol
The car was found net! Black
Bear creek at the east end of Illi-
nois street within the city limits by
the Patrolmen It had been driven
about 60 miles and was in good
condition Moses said
Perry Daily buys
Morrison paper
-stops publication
Announcement was made last
week that the Morrison Transcript
had been bought by the Perry
Daily Journal and publication has
been suspended
Miss Elsie Shoemaker former
Transcript owner did not announce
her plans for the future She has
owned the Morrison newspaper
since 1952 when she and Mrs Edna
Wilson purchased it from the estate
of the late Fred Logan who died
that year Later Mrs Wilson sold
her interest to Miss Shoemaker
and started the Tr-County Hopper
in Glencoe which she later sold
First issue of the Transcript ap-
peared in August of 1912 when Lo-
gan and his new bride moved to
Morrison He managed the news-
paper for the late P liVandement
for a while before buying it
Logan was well-known in this
part of the state for his fiery edi-
torials and individualism
Miss Shoemaker was a Journal-
ism instructor at A& 14 when she
bought the Transcript and contin-
ued to live in Stillwater although
she resigned her teaching position
a few years ago
She continues to own the former
Transcript building but the equip-
ment and subscription list were
sold to the Perry newspaper
3rd annual local
smorgasbord set
for tomorrow nite
The third annual Smorgasbord
dinner will be held at the Christian
church tomorrow Friday evening
according to ladles of the church
As in the past the bountiful meal
will include many choices of
meats vegetables salads and des-
serts Those attending may eat their
fill
Tickets may be obtained from
church members or at the church
and sell for $1 for adults and 50c
for children under 12
The meal will be held in the
fellowship hall In the basement
of the church from 5 pm to 8 pm
MrsW H Driver
services Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs W H
Driver wife of early day Baptist
minister in Maramec will be Satur-
day at 2 o'clock at the Maramec
Baptist church
Mrs Driver is survived by several
children
Burial will be at the Maramec
Odd Fellow Cemetery
ow
Miss Sharon Vance Cushing vis
ited Friday of last week in the
George Bradley home with Mrs
Don Anderson of Amarillo TeL
Mrs Frank Walls of Chelsea vie
lied Saturday with her brother
George Bradley and family enrouto
to Stillwater where Mr Walls Is 0
patient at a hospital
One of the largest gatherings in
recent years of Indian leaders and
tribesmen is expected Saturday
May 3 in Pawnee following invi-
tations to a number of tribes to
send delegations by the Pawnee
Business Council the Inter-Tribal
Council of Northern Oklahoma and
the Pawnee Chamber of Commerce
Business to be brought before the
assembled leaders is the proposal
to relocate the Anadarko Area Of-
fice in the Pawnee Indian School
facility which Is scheduled to be
closed in the near future Tribal
Councils of the Pawnee Ponca
Otoe-Missouria Kaw and Tonkawa
have already passed resolutions
endorsing this move and many
other tribes are expected to do so
In the next week or so
Read Chief James Sun Eagle
said today that all members of
the Pawnee tribe are invited
to attend the Feast scheduled
for 12:00 noon Saturday and
to attend the meeting follow-
ing the Feast if they desire to
do so
' The Bureau of Indian Affairs had
announced that the Pawnee Indian
School facility was being deeded
over to the Pawnee Independent
School District following its close
In May but with the approval and
assistance of the Pawnee School
Board the Pawnee C of C and
the Pawnee Indian Business Coun-
cil contacted the Bureau of Indian
Affairs requesting that such a
transfer be cancelled or delayed
until every effort has been made
to use the spacious and well-kept
facility to the best Interests of the
Indian people
Indian and civic leaders have
branded as premature the recent
announcement by Commissioner
Glenn L Emmons and Assistant-
Secretary Roger Ernst that the
Area Office would not be moved to
Pawnee
"No effort was made to ascer-
tain the wishes of the people serv-
ed by this office" said Pawnee
Business Council Chairman George
H Roberts "The wishes of the In-
dian people should be given im-
portant consideration before de-
ciding where the office Is located
L Many Councils Including the Paw-
nee Council have voted resolutions
endorsing the superior merits of -
r the Pawnee location and we have
visited many other tribes coming
ri away with favorable reactions to
the Pawnee move Each of the tri-
k bal leaders promised to take some
1- sort of action at their very next
y council meeting"
n A telegram received in Pawnee
d Thursday April 24 from Congress-
man Page Belcher stated that he
had asked Commissioner Emmons
and Assistant- Secretary Ernst to
reconsider their recent decision and
that they had promised an answer
in the near future
Program for the Saturday meet-
ing is as follows:
10:00 am to 11:00 am-Registration
of visiting Tribal leaders and
councilmen
11:00 am to 12:00 Noon-Informit
al getting-acquainted period
)t 1200 Noon-Feast to be held if
pleasant weather on the athletic
Is field south of the Pawnee Indian
Sehodi building
?r 1:00 pm-Opening of meeting in
It Pawnee Indian School auditorium
Le Entertainment to be furnished by
the Ponca Singers a singing group
a from the Ponca Indian American
e Legion Post
d Introduction of guests and bust-
(I ness meeting
r 3:00-Adjourn
Coats announces
for Co Assessor
To My Friends and Voters of
Pawnee County
I am a candidate for County
Assessor I am now serving my
tenth year as Deputy County As-
sessor under C A Barnes I feel
this past experience makes me
capable and qualified for the office
I am now seeking Therefore I feel
I merit your vote of confidence
Since I cannot conduct a full
time campaign without neglecting
my duty it will be impossible for
me to personally contact each of
you
The only promise I am making
If I am your choice for County
Assessor Is to serve the citizens of
Pawnee County to the best of my
ability
So I appeal to you to carefully
consider my candidacy and if my
past record and policies represent
the kind of public servant you de-
sire I shall sincerely appreciate
your vote
Respectfully Submitted
Roy Coats
Clean Up week
is progressing
Clean lip Week has not had as
much warm weather as is usually
conclusive for stirring around in the
yard but many truckloads of trash
have been hauled off so far this
week
City-owned flat-bed trucks are
being used to pick up large trash
such as tree trimmings and the
like which cannot be handled by
the garbage collection truck
Emery Dallas wins
$33 from lackpot
At the Appreciation Day drawing
held down town Saturday April
27 a 10 percent coupon bearing
the name of Emery Dallas route
3 Pawnee was drawn
Mr Dallas was present to claim
the $33 which was 10 percent of
$331 jackpot
The drawing is held each Satur-
day at 2 pin in downtown Paw
nee with Don Johnson Chamber of
Commerce secretary in charge The
event is sponsored by about 30
local merchants
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Ferguson, Jo O. The Pawnee Chief (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1958, newspaper, May 1, 1958; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2289817/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.