The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 48, Ed. 4 Thursday, June 12, 1919 Page: 4 of 7
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Washita County Wat Not Found
Wanting In Lean Drives. Some
Quota* Were Trebled.
S. C. MASSING ALE.
Served •• Chairman of Washita Co.
Local Exemption Board from Fob.
1#18 Until Discharged fcay 1t1t.
Washita county feel* proud of the
record the people, who stayed at home
maintained during (be emergency.
Yet the county was In hard condition
financially, most all time the country
was at war, caused by drouth for two
successive years, while the people met
It In h heroic manner In every one of
the Liberty Loan campaigns that was
put on.
In this county, as throughout the
country, quotas In every loan were
raised by popular subscription, and
the county came as near as any get-
ling all the people to become holders
of Uncle Sam's paper.
First Loan Staged.
The First Liberty loan was started
about the first of June 1917. This was
about two months after war had been
declared by this country The Ad-
ministration concluded soon after war
was declared that Loans was the only
practical way to finance fhe war
Everything had to be organized.
The people In a large measure had to
be educated to the idea of loaning
their money to the government. F«w
had ever had such a proposition sub-
mitted to them.
The First Liberty loan campaign
were engaged throughout the county,
and la practically every echool dis-
trict la the couuly a speech waa made
explaining the object and necessity
of this Loan.
Washita county's quota In thla Loan
waa $238,000. The quota was raised.
Third Loan.
The Third Liberty Loan was pre-
pared and floated April ( 1918. This
marked the first anniversary oT the
declaration of war by this country
The day was referred to us Liberty
D«jy.
As th? war continued and additional
war came about, the campaigns were
localised more It put the responsi-
bility and work in the hands of aU the
pfcople.
The campaign aud drive In this
Loan was made more of a local affair
than in the Seq#nd Loan An effort
was made in tin* Second Loan to get
the reasons for the Loan clearly be-
fore the people by sending speakers
into every school district in the coun-
ty. In the Third Loan Couuty Chair-
man Tollver perfected an organiza-
tion whereby every trading point in
the county was a Liberty Loan organ-
ization itself, uuil earn of th*se dif-
ferent divisions were allotted so much
of the county's quota Leaders or
community cliafrmen v?r~~
to lead and look after the work in each
particular locality
Th- following is a list of those who
were appointed ard serred as chair-
men in this Loan. Walter B Stephen*
Rocky; R. A_ Champhn. Sentinel;
J A Robinson. Cordell; H H Lamm,
Canute; Charles Hoover, Foss; R
Uehnke, Bessie; Pete Harms, Corn
Served as Member of Washita Co. Lo-
cal Exemption Board from Dec. 1917
until Discharged May 1919.
developed largely on tht* bankers of
the country.
The state formed a Liberty Loan
organization, and county organizations
were in turn organized H F. Toll-
ver. president of the Farmers National
NEAL.
,« i itntr, i"oity, r vie lldi luIS, v.O 11
was the first real war work campaign . Hurry Kby Colony. H Gern,rt. cloud
that had so far been undertaken | chlef. , L Hall. CordelL
The organization for putting It over
had to be worked out from beginning s40me speeenes wam oettrerec! in the
lo end. This work of putting it over 1 ' ount>' m hehalt of the Loan by sol- [
j—■—j . . . i dier*,—who naa r.a* several months
active service on the Western Front.
One of tHese was Sgt. Edward Ed-
wards. a Canadian soldier, who waa
wounded and unfit for further service.
He made a rousing good speech at
Bank. Cordell, was appointed county!0^1 aDd m°Ved 'he pe°ple
chairman for Washita county j "mard 9eeing tIle n"MI,lt>r for
\ fry little Interest and enthusiasm
in the war had been worked up by : ,n thls Loan ,he women were or*
June 1917. Very few people had 7etjKani8ed and he!l'ed in raising the
county's quota. Mrs. A M. Beets of
Cordell was chairman of the woman's
campaign was necessarily difficult. liberty Loan organization, and they |
were of great assistance in raisins I
the county's quota.
realised that it was their war. and Lad
a part in It. The work in the first
Member cf Washita Co. Local Exemp-
tion Bca-d soon after It was Created
June 1917 until May 1919.
1 he county raised the amount it was
expected to raise In this loan The
national quota of this loan was two
billion; The quotas for the differ-
ent counties were not defined so well
in the first as in later loans.
Second Loan.
The Second Liberty loan was float-
ed and the campaign for subscriptions
started everywhere October 2, 1917.
This loan was for three billion The
quotas for the different counties were
necessarily greater than In th" first
loan.
The people had begun to realize the
necessity and rfcwson for loaning their
money to the government. The terms
for paring for the bonds were made
easier than in the preceding loan
In this loan, the subscriber could pay
one dollar and the banks would take
care of the rest until the subscriber
Both county and st^e went far
over the top in this Loan.
Fourth Loan.
By October C 13f8. the date the
Fourth Liberty Loap, the people of
this country had begun to give most
nf their attention to winning of the
war. They were worked to a higher
pitch than ever before Another
Loan was necessary, one bigger than
any of the preceding Loan -
The campaign started throughout
the country to raise this immense j
sum October 6 1918 Washita county's 1
quota in this Loan was $24,400. The
County had been organized for other
war work by school districts. Each!
district was doing war work as a '
unit The school district organization
was utilized In this Loan The var-
LIEUT. LEWIS C. LEDBETTER.
First Lieutenant Lewis C. Led bet-
ter of Cordell entered the second Of-
ficers Training school, which was held
at Leon Springs. Texas, beginning
August 24 1917. He is one of the very
few \\ ashlta county boys who entered
this school that succeeded In going
through It and receiving a commis-
sion At the close of the school, he
was commissioned a First Lieutenant.
Lewis was an Instructor in the third
Officers Training school, after which
he was ordered to Camp Gordon. Ga..
In May 1918. where he was engaged in
training drafted men for three months.
August 3 1918 he received orders to
sail with a Company of men. Soon
after arriving overseas, he was trans-
ferred to the 28th. Keystone. Division,
to which he was attached the rest of
the time. At all times he commanded
a Company In this Division, he went
into action near the Verdun front,
and had extensive activity In the
Meus-'-Argonne sector. He. with his
Company, was transferred to the
Thiacourt sector October 8. where
I hey were when the armistice was
signed The rank of Captain was not
given hlni yet Jie was recommended
for a captaincy, and held such place
and drew captain's pay most all the
time he was overseas. A^l the time
after he left Hiis country, he was In
charge of a Company.
He returned to the States April 2S.
1919 received his discharge May 18,
and arrived at home here May 16.
1ST. LIEUT. A. H. BUNGARDT.
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Thursday jUIM if, | f|
First Lieutenant A. H. Bungardt of
Cordell was commissioned a first
Lieutenant In the Medical Corps and
entered the service July 27 1918. He
reported to Camp Bowie, Texas for
assignment to duty. He was detailed
for work there for about two months,
when he left for an eastern Camp
preparatory to sailing overseas.
He, with a Base Hospital organiza-
tion. sailed for France October 29 191J)
He Is still attached and assigned to
work in a large base hospital In
France. His work Is largely surgical.
Doctor Is well known here, an was
engaged in an extensive practice
when he volunteered and he owns and
had charge of the Florence hospital
here prior to entering the service. It
was closed when he left.
He has a wife and one child.
was able to pay it. A number bought 'ous school Boards wer« made the
)uin>la • •
Loan committees for the various dis
tricts. Each school district was al-
lotted its pro rata part of rhe county
bonds this way and helped
In submitting this loan the govern-
ment gave briefly the reasoas for It
I be reasons for the Second Liberty ' quota
Loan Is,
I This plan worked the best of any
Kir the purpose of [ yet tried The quota was raised the
'<|ul|>plng with arms, clothing and easiest of any. yet It was rhe largest,
food our gallant soldiers who have The county never Just barely raised
'•ecu called to the field. i its quota, but raised more than three
Maintaining our Navy and our valiant tlm
tars upon the high seas: • $76.
Providing the necessary mean* to 400.
2ND. LIEUT. FRANK G. KLIEWER.
1ST. LIEUT SAM. W. FRANKLIN.
Its quota,
n. whlie its
The county ra.sed
Quota was only (24
lie*s
pet
of
and j
dint.*
«upi
H. L. RIGSBEE
•ember of Washita County Local Ex-
| emption Board from Time Organ-
ised n 1917 untij Dec. 17 1917.
P*y the wage's of our soli
sailors and. If the bill non
In the congress passes, th.
allowances for the support
dependent families and t
them with life Inturanoe;
[instructing a great fleet of mer-
chant vessels to maintain the line
of communication with our brave
ops in France, and to keep our
unerce afloat upon the high Sean
tleflanco of the German Kaiser
I his submarines;
ing a great fleet of aeroplanes,
which will give complete suprem-
acy In the air to the United States
n ! the brave nations fighting with
us, against (he, German military'
menace; and for other necessary j
war purposes.
The county was better organized
than in the precediug loan. Speakers
first Lieutenant Samuel W. Frank-
lin. who made his homa in this coun-
ty for many years, was commissioned
a first lieutenant October 1918, and
assigned to army work as chaplin.
He was at the Camp ready to em-
bark for overs-f as when the armistice
Second Lieutenant Frank G.KIiewer
Cordell, Oklahoma, went into the ser-
vice from this county with the con-
tingent of selectives that left Cordell
for Camp Travis, Texas, February 23
191S. He was in training there about
four months, when he was recom-
mended for the officers' Training
School and was accepted May 15 1918.
He entered the Training School at
Travis and remained there one month
and was transferred to the Officers'
Taining School at Camp Pike. Arkan-
sas and finished his training and was
commissioned a second lieutenant
August 26. 1918.
He remained on duty at Camp Pike
one month after receiving his com-
mission and was transferred to the
Tank Corps and sent to Camp Polk,
North Carolina, where he remained
until he was discharged December
13 1918. His unit was making prepa-
ration to sail for oversea when the
armistice was signed.
On being discharged he returned
to his place with the Cordell National
bank, and Is now cashier of the bank.
WASHITA (OUNTVS
Commissions Officers
Victory
Fifth Lll
Liberty
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Loan.
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held up for a
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! to atlll active-
with the Amer-
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wife and four
Beaune, Texas
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. . £ TT put to " In England. Th. «. - ^
tbeir quotas Business of most every
kind was suspended most of the day.
In this county the different banks
were allotted their pro rBta part of
the county's quota and were looked
I to. to see that the amount alloted
them was raised. Most all of the
bank < raised their aliitment. A num- I
her of the batiks went far over, some
I raising as much as three times the
I allotment.
In this Loan as in the Fourth
Washita county raised about three
I times its quota
The object of this Loan was to
help "finish the Job" The AdminU-
tmtlnn has a««urt d that It will be
the la « loan to be raised by popular
subscription The way the people re-
| spomled in thto campaign proved that
j they did not have to be through pat-
I rlotie channels and horror of war, but
I fully realized the practlbility and nec-
essity of this Ix>an.
| Mr Tollver served as county chair-
man through the first four Loans, but
resigned and refused to serve through
the last Loan. Frank G. Kllewer
cashier of the Cord-ll National Hank,
was appointed and served as halrman
in Victory Liberty Loan.
mm Fin n
Joe and Tom Behne, of Cloud Chief
Volunteered into Air Service
and Made Good.
ENSIGN FRANK MURDOCK.
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CROIX DE GUERRE TO BASS
Word wa* received here this week
that James F Bass, of Elk City, who
was killed in action October 8th. last
year, had been awarded the French
croix de guerre for brhvery In action
He was with the 36th division.
'ST LT. JOHN TIMMONS.
First Lieutenant John lister Tim-
mons. home address Sentinel, Is the
son of Mr and Mm J p Tlminons.
who live near Sentinel
John L. has had quite extensive
service In the army, having served
more than two enlistment periods.
He is a lieutenant In the aviation
branch of the regular army. He was
not permitted to go overseas, but was
kept continuously engaged In training
reciuils ct the aviation at Camp
Lewis. Washington.
He Is still in the service, and I* one
of the foor Tlmmons bey*, who served
In the World War
Ensign Frank Muidork of Cordell,
Oklahoma volunteered Into the navy
In !*ecerrsber 1917 and wSs sent to the
Naval Training station at Great Lake«.
lilnois, and receive^ the regular
Cuuice of naval training tor three
month* when he was admitted to the
Quartermaster school and received
two months training in It At the end
of this work he was accepted for the
Officer Materia) school, where he re-
ceived four and one-half months
training at the end of which he was
commissioned an Ensign.
He was assigned to duty at the
Great Lakes station 'after receiving
his commission and renmlned there on
duly until he was released April 25.
1919 His last work at tbl* station
consisted of naval communication
work.
Frank was in his last year at the
Oklahoma University at the time he
entered the service, and expects
return to the University and finish,
is now engaged in the tractor business
in some of the western Oklahoma
counties with headquarters at Cor-
dell.
Tom and Joe Behne, twins, volun-
teered Into the aviation section of the
signal corps the early part of last
year, both being on the waiting list
after they volunteored'and before they
were actually inducted.
They were both below draft age at
the time of enlistment, and did not
become of age until June ,29th
year. However they both had
"fiying fever." Tom entered
service In February of last year. _JB
Joe followed about May or June Tom
completed the ground school work at
the Austin. Texas, field, then going to
Florida for training, where ho tnade
good as a pilot. He was commissioned
a lieutenant in September last year.
He was given an opportunity of be-
ing discharged a few months ago. bnt
preferred to stay In the service for a
w-hlle longer, and expects to be dis-
charged this month.
Joe bad his training at Dallas fields
and at Fort Sill He was commission-
ed as an observer He wa* commis-
sioned In January as a lieutenant ard
discharged soon after being commis-
sioned He has bo«n teaching school,
and Is now visiting in the county
Hoth Tom and Joe are known well
in the county. They formerly lived
at Sentinel, and are sons of Chas.
Behne. who lives near Cloud Chief.
LIEUT EUGENE SMITH.
to
He
Because of visits here to his parents
Mr and Mrs Isaac Odell, Lt. Col Her-
bert Odell seems a Washita county
product, although he never lived here.
He was an Instructor in the school of
fire at Fort Sill during the world war.
He has been in the army about 16
years, and Is a West Point graduate.
MAJOR RICHARD A. BILLUPS.
Major Richard A. Billnps. Cordell,
Oklahoma, was commissioned a* Ma-
jor. Judge Advocate October 18th 1918,
and ordered to report in Washington,
«' to the office of the Judge Advo-
cate General for assignment oversea
as Divisional Judge Advocate. He
served in the various departments of
the Judge Advocate General's office,
N ashlgton. D. C. and at the time of
discharge. April 10th. was serv-
ing with Colonel Caaby-Jons* on the
Clemency Hoard and in that capacity
released
tial senifl
confined
Major
imcity m
act on tj <
"Consiiinfl
were applj
record sho
fused In
element:* 1
case* v en
by him
voked In ti
nmuted the court mar-
of hundreds of boys
military prisons.
Is serving in this ca-
lly had to review and
!■ of the so-called
Objectors" cases, who
Jfor clemency. But the
|hat he steadfastly re-
Instance lo grant
ff this bunch whose
viewed and acted on
|er authority was In-
I behalf.
Lieutenant Eugene Smith of Tort.
Oklahoma entered the Second Offi-
cers I raiulng school at Leon Springs.
Texas, August 24 1917. He came out
successful In the work and was com-
missioned a lieutenant in November
1917.
He was never permitted to go over-
seas. being detailed at training camps
In this country usslgtlng in the train-
ing of now recruits. Most of the time
since he received bis commission, he
has been stationed at Camp Travis.
Texas,
He Is still In the " service. He I*
married, and he and his wife were en-
gaged In teaching prior to is entering
the service.
He Is the son of Rev. and Mrs/R K.
Smith, who live near Port, Oklahoma
EDITION •
rutin ii if
Washita County Had Big List of
Caaualtlea.. Impossible to Ob-
tain Complete List.
HIHCIMHn
fill III IM
Government Will O.v.|0p Completely
thia Branch of Service. Goad
Opportunities for Boya.
, V <3*
LIEUT. B. W. BAKER.
First Lieutenant B. W. Baker
of
Cloud Chief waa commissioned and en
/ tered the Medical Corps of the army
during the summer of 1918.
Dr. Baker was the only doctor in the
settlement practicing when he en-
tered the service and he entered at a
great sacrifice. He was stationed at
Camp Funston, Kansas for a while and
was later transferred to an eastern
camp and was equipped for embark-
ing for overseas when the armistice
was signed.
After the armistice was signed, the
people near Cloud Chief made appli-
cation for his immediate release in
order for him to return to his prac-
tice there. He was discharged soon
after the armistice, and Is now en-
gaged In his practice In and around
Cloud Chief.
Before entering the,service, he ex-
amined bis portion of the men under
the draft. •
LIEUT, e. LEE OZBIRN
Lieutenant E. Lee Ozbirn is one of
the first two men who left Washita
county under the Selective Service
law. He and Perry Willi* entrained
at Cordell for Camp Travis, Texas
September 6 1917. The first Call for
ten men from this county was filled
with volunteers. Lee, who was Court
Clerk at the time, was the first man
to list his name with the ocai Board
asking to go in the first Call.
He received some training at Camp
Travis and had not been there very
long when he was recommended for
the Officers' Training school. He was
later accepted for the school, took the
training and was commissioned a sec-
ond lieutenant.
After he was commissioned, he was
transferred and attached to the di-
vision that was training at Camp
Funston, Kansas, where he was as-
signed to a Company of negroes to
train After giving them thorough
training, he with his negroes went
across, and after going across he was
made a first lieutenant and with his
troops was doing despatch duty at
the time of the armistice. He is still
in France, but expects to return in
July.
Lee is well known in Washita coun-
ty and has lots of friends, who will
be glad to see him return.
His father. N. H. Ozbirn, lives near
Mt View, Oklahoma.
LIEUT. E. S. WEAVER.
Dill was commissioned and ente^d
the service early in 1918, being a doc-
tor he became attached to the Medi-
cal Corps. He reported for service at
Camp Funston, Kansas, remained
there on duty a while, and later re-
ceived orders and sailed.
He has had quite extensive oversea
service.
As snon as this country declared
war the Doctor went to Oklahoma City
and took and passed the examination
to enter the service. He remained on
reserve for several months before
called to aqtlve duty. He is ctHl in
France on duty.
Dr Weaver assisted extensively In
the examination of men for the draft
before he went into the service.
He has practiced in the county for
a number of years. He has a family
who still make their home at "Dill.
FIRST LIEUT. BEN KIEHN.
First Lieutenant Ben Klehn. whose
homp is near Bessie, went into the
service from this county in 1916 when
th National Guard trootft were called
out and sent to the Mexican border.
He ! ?came a member of Company a:
the Company that was organized at
Clinton, which later became a part
of the H2d Inrantry. Thirty Sixth
Division.
Lieutenant Klehn has remained
continuously with this Company since
he entered the service. He was made
a second Lieutenant while on the Mex-
ican expedition, and was raised to
First Lieutenant after going to France.
On the return of the Thirty Sixth
Division recently, Kiehn was placed
in command of the Company, and Is
stili in command of the Company.
A number of Washita county boys
belong to Ills Company. Klehn Is well
known In this county and well liked.
He expects to be discharged noon
It was Impossible to obtain a cut of
him to use In this edition.
CAPT. ERIK T. SANDBERG.
f aptain Erik T. Sand berg was com-
missioned a 1st Lieut, in the Medical
Corps shortly after war was declared
and entered the sevice soon after be-
ing commissioned, reporting to Fort
Oglethorp, Georgia, where he remain-
ed on duty until he embarkffi for
overseas after remaining at camp a
short time. afTer which he was pro-
moted to the rank of Captain.
After arriving overseas he was on
ve#y near continuous active service
on the front. He made an excellent
record and was recommended for
major before being discharged.
While Dr. Sandberg was not mak-
ing his home in Washita county at
the time he was commissioned in the
army, yet he lived in Washita county
about twelve years Just preceding his
removal to Virginia, and he Is consid-
ered a Washita county man, and Is
mighty well known throughout the
county.
He has been discharged and return-
ed to Virginia, where he was living
at the time he entered the army.
It was impossible to secure a picture '
'to use in this edition.
There is hardly any question but
that Washita county suffered a* heavy
a percentage of casualties as any
county In the state, but it was im-
possible to secure a complete list
of all those wounded, and It Is possi-
ble that some who died or wa, killed
in action have been left out. An ef-
fort was made to Include all.
A request was made for the names
of all those who were wounded. Very
few names were received.
The following list include* the
names of those we were able to learn
who were gassed or wounded. It
does not near Include all:
Joe Ames, Cordell
Perrc A. Willis, Cordell
W'm. S. Holden, Cordell
Frank Ames. Cordell
H. Lance Kenner, Cloud Chief
Off Williams, Cloud Chief
Rogert F. Harden, Cordell
Arthur H. Drewry, Cordell
Alden E. Ray, Cordell
John C. Burk, Cload Chief
Shelvie W. Ely, Fos*
Alfred Lenaberg, Bessl^
W. Q. Huckleberry, Dill*
James C. Rhodes, Cloud Chief
Jesse A Lynch (Taken prisoner) Mt
View.
Oliver Hicklin, Dill
Robt. O. B. Samplev, Mt View
Sadie C. Hager, Elk City
Bert Cannon, Rocky
•Joseph Harden. Weatherford
<'!aud J. Riggjns, Mt View
J W. Bushman. Cordell
° D Nix. Mt. View
Carrol J Burson, Rocky
William L Williams, Dill
W'. E T Rogers, Dill
Marlon Bradley. Cordell
Nelson L. Brintle Mt. View
Lester F Wolfe. Elk City
James O. McNatt, Foss
Andy L. Bass, Elk City
Fred Stockton, Corn
i'hllo Lambert. Rocky
John A. Talllaferro, Canute
Joe T. Ferrell, Dill
C. E Colclasure, Cordell
A. L. Bishop, Cordell
Ivan N. Coffey,
Leroy Cooksey, Sentinel
J- A. Bellah, Rocky
E. E. Wiley, Sentinel
George R. Hughes, Elk City
Truman F. Anthony, Cloud Chief
' A. Turner. Cordell
George Rice, Cordell
L. J Rollins, Carnegie
John Ed Zoellner, Mt View
Allen T Frenzell, Sentinel
A. Lauton Elam. Sentinel
L. P. Cope, Foss
Thomas Edward Ellis, Sentinel
board Mt Vernon when It
torpedoed. I
William P. Ford, Cordell, (On board
ship when lt was torpedoed, and he
was in the water several hours be-
fore being picked up)
John Stone, Cordell
Eric Caldwell, Cordell
Alva Parman, Cordell
Floyd Eaton, Mt. View
That all men who desire to Join the
air service may have their Initial
flight within a few hours after they
are accepted for enlistment, is the in-
formation sent out by te U S Army
Recruiting Station Headquarters at
Oklahoma City. All men desiring to
enlist in the air service will be sent
by airplane from Oklahoma Citv to
Post Field
>
It was originally iTuthorfred by the
War Department to send a plane af-
ter each man who wrote in request-
ing enlistment, but it was found im-
possible in some cases to send a ship
to all towns throughout the district.
Now a man may write to the Com-
manding Officer, Post Field, or to the
u. S. Army Recruiting Station. Okla-
homa City, stating that he desires to
fly to Post Field to enlist la t« air
service and a letter will be aent to
him immediately giving him 'all in-
formation as to how to go about it
Applicants will be furnished tran.-
portatien from the nearest auxiliary
recruiting station to Oklahoma City
and from that place will be sent by
airplane to Post Field for enlistment
The first sergeant at Okiahoma Cily
daily wires to Post Field, "Send up
that airplane taxi. I have several men
want t° Joy ride into the air
service' !t i* anticipated that an
aero-omnibus will have to be created
to care for all the applicants Com-
mercial aeronautics is increasing by
leaps aijd bounds and the Army Ser-
vice offer* the only thorough and ef-
f*ient training In this business of the
future.
" Vi
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Herbert C. Hoover.
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MARINES WANT MECHANICS.
If ou are a good motor mechanic
the Marin* Corps will gTve vou a
chance at aviation."
Thi, is ,he latest offer to be made
by the enterprising military organi-
zation of -Devil Dogs" In Its attempt
to recruit its ranks up to the new
peace strength of approximately 26 -
000 man
From the headquarters of the "Ma-
rine Corps in Washington. D. C. has
come an urgent call for professional
motor mechanics for duty with the
aviation forces Men who are profi-
cient in this line of work will be en-
listed for a period of four ye*rs. If
thejr have had no prior service In the
Marine Corps they must first undergo
te regular tree months of preliminary
military training before being as-
signed to aviation ui«s. While the
mechanics primary duty will be
ground work only, nothing stands in
the way of his qualifying himself as
a flyer.
Aviation is the newest branch of
Marine activities. While the coming
of peace has caused a decline of
a-r:a! activities in military manou-
evers aviatior. is rrowinK
stronger in the Marine Corps because
a Marine s wars are never over
the present rime the
Average normal yearly export* of
food stuffs from U. S. for tbro« years
before the war, «,782,13 tons, r—
year, total exports of food staffs from
U. S. was U, 800,040 tons. The ex-
ports of cereals u> Western allies In*
creased 264 percent; export* of meats
to Western allies Increased 339 par-
cent; exports of sugar and sweeten-
ers to Western allies increased 71
percent; exports of dairy products to
western allies Increased 3.658 per-
cent.
It is estimated now that we will be
called upon to export at least twenty
million tons this year, or over the to-
tal of wheat we would ordinarily ex-
port in three years.
Shortly after the armistice was
signed the United States had la
France approximately 57.000,000 ra-
tions of coffee. 89,000,000 ration* of
meat, 113,000,000 rations of cereals,
134,000,000 rations of sugar, 161,000,-
000 ration* of butter substitutes. 183,-
000,000 rations of Hour and flour sub-
stitutes. 267,000.000 ration* of milk.
390,000,000 rations of beans, and 761,-
000,000 ration* of cigarettes and to-
bacco. Potatoes, candy, fruit, and
other foodstuffs were in like propor-
tion. One ration is the amount to
which a soldier is entitled each day.
Army officials state that much of the
above was saved by economics prac-
ticed by the American public.
MRS. VASHTI STONE.
Mrs. Vaahtl Stone was the woman
member of some of the Liberty Loan
committees, a • member of the War
At Savings county organization, a fre*-
Marlnea are us- quent speaker for the Red Cross. War
I !"* iaeroplar"i'' cor.bat with th. ' Savings Stamps and other govern--
| a.nii - Haiti and Santo Domingo i ment and war programs.
Iin I This method of putting- "down ;!VTur-
i -incea has proved so successful that
>n bases may soon be establish-1
Pictures of ii v, I fd a" PartS ®f tlie world where Ma-
es o. a.I Washita County Boys ine8 are serving
E '"c PrT CeJ'eCt" 1 Wh6re there ar< no Corps
Will be Preserved. | rearniting stations, applicants can!
present themAlves to their local post-
Se\erai months ago the Local | ITT °r ^ iDforma"-
Board. Council of Defense and llea-
OLD CLOTHING CAMPAIGNS.
j
• "'ii li.'ci.U U
Ide of
Washita
Marine Recruiting Station.
:12 I-. South Main St., Tulsa, Okla-
i lioma.
The «p
cial offer of
Three very* successful campaigns
for old clothing were carried out in
Washita county.
The first campaign was put on dur-
j ing March of 1918. This campaign
was to obtain clothing for the Bel-
gian people. The campaign was put
on throughout this country, and quo-
tas were allotted each county as in
six months in other work.
1ST LT. W. R. LEVERTON.
First Lieutenant W. R Leverton. was
commissioned an officer In the Medi-
cal Corps and entered the service
while living at Hobart. Yet he is a
Washita county product and had been
out of the county but a short time
when lie entered the service He had
for many years made this county his
ome. and was enjoying an extensive
practice here when be moved lo Ho-
bart.
While In the service, he was sta-
tioned most of the (line at Ft Rayard,
New Mexico, and nt thi* camp was
engaged In treating and looking after
tubercular cases.
He received his discharge about the
first of April 1919, and returned to
Hobart and resumed the practice of
medicine.
We were unable lo secure a photo-
graph in time to usjp It in this edition.
1ST LT. OSCAR W. TIMMONS.
First Lieutenant Oscar W Tlminons
home address. Sentinel, entered the
First Officers' Training school at
Fort Ivogan H. Root* Camp Pike.
Ark., which wa* organised soon af-
ter war was declared /■
He. having had qult£ extensive mil-
itary service previously, made the of-
ficers work In the school vwry suc-
v cessully, and was commissioned a
I irst Lieutenant. He remained on
duty nt Camp Pike. Arkansas and as-
sisted In training new men for several
months He was later transferred to
a ^ A T. C. Unit at Shawnee. Okla-
homa. and remained there until af-
ter the armistice was signed.
He Is a married man and has had
several year* of military experience.
He Is the oldest *on of* Mr. aud Mrs.
J. P. Tlmmons of Sentinel, and one
' of the four brothers who served In the
late war.
He Is now making hi* hpme at
Shawnee, Oklahoma.
to collect a* many as pos-
the photographs of the
1 °unt.v boys, who entere i r
JC S re. Several hundred picture.- ? Cerniany. followed by lm- j The Conservation Committee of the
have been sent in Tliest are being I fllscharBe- #M11 holds good Cross had charge of this work
assmbled in alphabetical order in one ' case* of former soldiers and | In this county.
j large album, and when completed as i ZTh!! ? able-bodi,,U' healthy, Another call came from the destl-
<Wly as possbile it v ill be filed I hon(lrably discharged. | tute European countries during the
n the office of the county clerk where I JT " "
will be preserved for all time to ' MEMORIAL DAY.
' °®e- 88 °f ,hc COUIlt-v record*. | Found high on the"^". |„ tt
| I ictures continue to come in. It is I
I t'ot too late to send tlieiu In. If anv |
i oy served in tho war and has no
[picture to spare he should get one!
niade and furnish lt for this album !
*n effort Is being made to make It a.-
complete as I* possible No e\cep- I
li< ,are being made, and the only re- !
. Hilmncat Is that ii i* ,■ picture of a
Washita county boy.
Any who lia\e a picture of a Wash-
ita comity boy and can spare lt should j
send it In. Help u* to make this
complete Tell tho*e who may not
know about It. This is something
that wl I be praised and treasured
very highly in later years.
It does not mattor whether the
ploture la taken with jlhe uniform on
or not. Any kind will do. A costly
picture is not requeued. One on card
or in folder Is not preferred, but can
he used. The cheapest way you can
furnish them Is the best *ay.
Since the Local Board and Council j
of Defense have been dissolved The
Beacon is receiving and assembling
these pictures. If you know of a
soldier In the service or discharged
and his photograph has not been fur-
nished us. « ,. that it Is sent In.
Mail or bring It to the Beacon. After
the large album Is completed and filed
In the county clerk's office. It will be
accessible to those who wish to look
at It at any time.
Todav Plain.
i(X3a\ lt-t us solemnly rally
To d«k th. lilr arnvMi oI th ,uia.
Whit* duty v
While devotion id
In no uge shall U,<
In our hearts It ti
«>r m«o
clear lo
ir irving
lust hold
Hie
y i"
•i*h.
ti
Brin* mriund*
flower*.
Brlni? ths <lai
hold;
In the Rplenilor of Mav
To sea their nr. ut sin
r t
ine wreaths and ta.tr
that
to
t oura
told.
fr*
iited.
For thi-
ron
The Ii
Through ti :ti v
Afi\l a* triumph
Wag
with
ilnittor)
l' ,ice
iiiled.
j tlrst part of the winter of 1918. Thd
women and children of the Allied
j countries were without sufficient
clothing to protect them through the
l winter. They were in destitute clr-
I cunistsnces.
Representatives of the Red Cross
[ were there, and were urging that the
Red Cross of this country to aid in
this work. Large quantities of cloth-
ing of every kind wanted was collect-
ed and shipped.
• The last campaign for old clothing
was put on during the summer of 191>.
Thf Red Cross will continue to give
the people of the war toru countries
every assistance possible for (t to
give.
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