The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The Guymon Herald.
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GUYMON. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921.
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NO. 42.
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Call a Meeting at the School House anil Win thai line Player Piano-Bead about il on Page 6
Community Services
Drawing Big Crowd
The first two of the lectures of j
Captain C. S. Nusbaum, the noted
community service worker hsve been
delivered, and they were both enter-
taining and instructive. Captain Nus-
baum is assisted by his cousin, Prof.
W. W. Nusbaum, a talented musical
leader, and these two men put vim
and earnestness into their endeavor
to inspire their audiences with the
correct idea of community life and
practices. It is the object of these
workers to brine the people of the
town closer together, and also to over-'
come the seeming divisions between
the towns and the surrounding com-
munities, both rural and incoroprate.
Captain Nusbaum is a versatile and
fluent talker, and the meetings are
so conducted that there is not a tire-
some moment. There ia singing of
folk songs, solos and duets, and the
farmers and townspeople are brought
together for such enjoyment as would
be the ideal for any community. |
A committee of twelve was at work
today, inviting the farmers of the
contiguous country to attend the meet-
ings tomorrow, and join in a big bas-
ket dinner to be given at the Free Fair
pavilion or some other appropriate
place tomorrow.
Following is the program for the
remainder of the week:
Friday—Community Day.
12:00 to 2:00—Basket dinner; talks;
Lecture: "Plan and Program for the
Community Life."
7:80 p. m.—Musical prelude; Lec-
ture: "The Building of a Real Commu-
nity."
Saturday, December 17th.
7:80 p. m —Grand Concert by the
"ommunity chorus. Address, "Music
n the Community."
Sunday, December 18th
11 a. m.—Lecture sermon: "The
Kingdom of Life and the Community."
S p. m.—Music. Lecture, "Man-
hood and the Community."
7:S0 p. m.—Musical prelude. Lec-
ture Sermon, "The Life of Lives in
the Community."
OPTIMA SCHOOL PLAY
FINE ENTERTAINMENT
There were several carloads of Guy-
mon people who drove up to Op-
tima last Saturday night to witness
the play, "An Old Fashioned Mother,"
given by the local talent, and they
enjoyed the drama. The school house
auditorium was well filled with an
interested crowd, and the entertain-
ment was extraordinarily good. The
cast was complete. The new stage
settings Were in place, and odded
much to the general effect of the play.
Between the acts of the play, Banker
Tom Finch, who has a remarkably
fine bass voice, rendered solos, and
the Guymon people who attended say
his numbers alone were worth the trip
to hear, and they will go again if he
will just sing those songs over. Be-
sides the amount netted from the play,
the young ladies of the school wended
pop com and pop corn balls, and from
observation, we would judge that they
netted quite a neat little sum to the
funds of the evening, which was to be
applied to the purchase of stage fix-1
tures.
Has Your School Entered the
Contest for the Player Piano?
If Not
It is not too late.
Your chance is good regardless of the number of pupils enrolled.
A school with ten pupils stands as good a chance as a school of fifty.
How many subscriptions can you get in a day? There are eight days
left in which to win the Player-Piano.
Get busy and do your best. Send or bring us the subscriptions and we
will see that you get a square deal.
Work, work, work, for a few days—it is worth while. Read the ad on
page six.
You will either get the Player-Piano or ten per cent of your subscrip-
tion for a fund to buy a piano for your school.
The leaders in the contest today are as follows:
District 44—Seventeen subscriptions.
District 156—Forty-two subscriptions.
District 147—Forty-five subscriptions.
A little united effort on the part of most any school district in the
county can overcome the lead held by these three schools. Call a
meeting of the patrons of your school district and win that fine
$750 Player-Piano.
H n nH : t n iiini Hniimi H m m H
Delius-Bratton Post
Elects New Officers
BEAT UP JUSTICE
WHO SENTENCED HIM
J. A. Akera of Hooker, was assessed
a fine of twenty dollars and coats by
Judge Runch yesterday morning. It
seems Mr. Akera had had trouble in
Hooker, and had been fined by Justice
Bateman there. Meeting Justice Bate-
man later, he proceeded to beat up on
the Hooker Justice. The deputy sher-
iff brought Akers to Guymon Tues-
day afternoon and placed him in the
County Jail, which was a part of the
punishment proscribed in the sentence
of Judge Bateman. The fine assessed
by Judge Bunch was for the assult on
Rateman. a matter on which the
Hooker Justice was disqualified to
pass judgment
HANSFORD COUNTY
MADE^IOOD ROADS
Hugh James and County Commis-
sioner Storr of Hansford county, Tex.,
which adjoins Texas county on the
south, were present at the meeting of
the Guvmon Good Roads Club Mon-
day night, and Mr. James made a most
interesting talk on the accomplish-
ments of his county in road work. In
that county, the commissioners per-
sonally supervise the road construc-
tion, and hire their workers by the
day. They were fortunate in secur-
ing the use of one of the big Holt
Army Caterpillar tractors, and with
thii machine they have graded 85
"ilea of road in the past eighteen
months, besides resurfaceing 63 miles,
and those who have traveled over
these roads report that they are re-
markably good roads. The cost of
these roads to Hansford county has
been remarkably small, some of the
grading costing ss low ss $102.00 per
mile. Mr. Jsmes stated. A commit-
tee of local people were appointed to
*o and see the work and operation of
their machinery, and learn the possi-
bility of Texas county obtaining sim-
ilar machinery. County Engineer W.
A. Ingram told the meeting that on
all expense sums of over $500 the laws
of Oklahoma required that road work
should be contracted. County Attor-
ney Mark H. Adams thought there
waa. a way of getting around that ob-
stacle.
Your District School will appreciate
your subscription to the Herald to
their eredit, in the contest for that
$750 Player Piane.
Mathewson President
Of Good Roads Club
LONE STAR RANGERS
GAVE FINE PROGRAM
One of the real treats of the seasoa
was enjoyed by the Herald editor yes-
terday forenoon. We made a busi-
ness trip to Goodwell, and happened
into the fine new college building just
ss the Lone Star Rangers, a club of
forty-eight students from the Texas
Panhandle, commenced a program
prepared for the assembly hour. Ev-
ery seat in the big auditorium seemed
to be filled with students, and it was
with difficulty that we found a seat in
the crowded room. The program con-
sisted of addresses, recitations and vo-
cal and instrumental music. The en-
cores were insistent, but owing to the|
length of the program. President Cof-|
fey explained that the time would not
permit the entertainers to be called
back, still he had to rise and call for
a cessation of the applause a number I
of times. The Panhandle A. and M.I
College has already attained an im-
portance little appreciated by a great,
part of the Panhandle of Oklahoma. <
and is destined to be the greateat in-
stitution of the Southwest.
There were twenty-one members af
the Delius-Bratton Post of the Am
ican Legion present at their annual
meeting last night, and they electaft
the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Chester P. Davis, Post Commander.
Dennis F. Beck, Vice Post Cra -
mander.
Ernest Kloos, Post Adjutant.
Preston Carter, Finance Officer.
Lawrence E. Tryon, Historian.
Burley C. Nail, Chaplin.
Dallas Lewter, Sergeant-at-A ran.
The Post indorsed the reinstatement
of Government Insurance, and sent for
the necessary blanks. Reports of
committees were received and ap-
proved. The report ahowed a success-
ful basket ball and foot ball season
during the past year. They went en
record as favoring the community
movement of Capt. Nusbaum, and ex-
tended a vote of thanks to the Guy-
mon Band, the community and busi-
ness men for the support of their en-
terprises during the past year, and to
their retiring officers.
I insure absolutely aftintt th® rainy day —Thrift
Character and Money
Are safeguards of success and a Savings
Rank Account will add to your stock of
both.
Character is developed by habits of which
saving is one of the best.
Money is acouired by saving and a 4% inter-
est account in the hank.
You'll find this bank a wonderful help to-
wards saving and success.
START AN ACCOUNT TODAY
OUN YOUR
The first National Bank
(5U YMOKI OKLAHOMA
There wss a remarkably well at-
tended and good meeting of the Guy-|
| mon Good Roads Club at the Court
| Room Monday night, on the occasion
of the annual election of officers.,
While the election was one of the last
events of the evening, in a news sense
it is one of the most vital importance,!
and practically every vote was made
hv acclamation. These resulted in the
election of the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President, C. L. Mathewson, of the
Faris-Mathewson Title Co.
Vice-President, George Gear, Cash-
ier City National Bank.
Treasurer, Gottlieb Enz, President
First National Bank.
Secretary, Joe L. Dean, of the D. A
D. Furniahing Co.
Directors—Geo. E. Ellison. Dr. I.
M. Li"htner, L. E. Latham. E. E. Mr
Daniels. J. I. Henson, W. D. Youts-
ler, S. P. Jackson, Mark Adams, J. H
l,n" snd C. A. Nash.
Under the title of Committee Re-
port*. the following subjects were dis-
cussed:
County Engineer W. A. Ingram for
the committee on hard surfacing the
North Road out of Guymon, reported
that the Federal Aid for Oklahomn
amounted to $1,780,000 and that ac-
cording to the recommendationa from
the government, moat all of thia should
be spent in counties that have hereto-
fore had no federal aid in road build-
ing. Thia would lend encouragement
to the belief that Texas county could
get a portion of thia aid if the matter
was properly handled. While in Ok-
lahoma Ctty last week Mr. Ingram
discussed the Texas county project
with the chairman of the Highway
Commiaaion and believes that Texas
county ran secure Federal Aid in her
road construction. President Dale of
the Club read a letter from the Fed-
eral Road Department, which stated
that the request for a special govern-
ment engineer to look over and advise
the project would be taken up aa soon
as possible after the firat of the year
Postmaster W T. Bratton reported
that work for the extension of mail
jdejiverv in Guymon was progressing
as nicely ss could be expected, and
that he thought there was no doubt of
the granting of the service by the de-
partment, but that the details of the
work would probably require two
months before the additional carrier
would be put on.
County Aeent J. B. Hisey and Se-
cretary W. W Kennedy of the Texas
county Free Fair Board introduced
the matter of the townahip elections
of committees, as per the call issued
elsewhere in this issue of the paper.
These elections are to be held Janu-
ary Uth, and it was the sense of the
meeting that the Good Roads Club
should select working committees to
aid in the successful carrying out of
the elections. The matter was to he
referred to the proper committee as
soon aa same was apnointed by the
new president of the club.
J. I. Henson. H. E. G. Putman and
L Vanderhoofen were appointed a
special committee to work out plans
for the Mid-Winter Poultry Show to he
held in Guymon on January 1S-14.
These rentlemen were to work in con-
junction with County Agent Hisey and
Secretary W. W. Kennedy The
Texas County Poultry Association,
organised during the Free Fair, will
alao aid in the exhibition plana.
THE TEXAS COUNTY
FREE FAIR ELECTION
An article appeared in the papers
last week stating that it would not be
leceasary to call an elecUon this year
in order that our Free Fair organisa-
tion might be held. |
We are now in receipt of an opinion
from the Attorney General advising
that it is necessary to call and hold
these elections. He baaea hia decision
on Chapter 89 of the 1921 Seaaion
Laws, Chapter 179 of the 1915 Ses-
sion Laws of Oklahoma.
It is necessary to hold an election in
each Municipal Township in the
county.
The date ia Wednesday, January
11th, 1922, the place the regular vot-
ing place. The time one o'clock p. m.
Elect a chairman and aecretary to
hold the elecUon.
Each voter should take an active
part in this election and not wait up-
on aome one elae to come and take him
to the place of voting.
You will vote for or against the
continuation of the Free Fair, and
elect two Townahip Members from
each Township, who with the other
two members will elect the Free Fslr
Board at a meeting to be held at a fu-
ture date.
Do not forget the election, the im-
portance of it, the dste snd place.
TEXAS COUNTY FREE FAIR ASS*
Texas County Free Fair Association.
By WALTER W KENNEDY,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Call a meeting at the School Houae
and win that fine Player Piano. Read
about it on page 6.
SOME SUGGESTIONS
FOR DEVELOPMENT
During the interval while waitii*
for a committee report laat Monday
night, Preaident Dale of the Guy—
Good Roads Club called for suggan-
tions from those present, of matters
that would work for the welfare af
the town and county. Following were
some of the suggestions:
Dr. I. M. Lightner: That the ssssaa
ments of the county were very un-
equal and unjust. Aa an instance, to
cited the section tract of land helonr-
ing to the Stonebraker-Zee Company
that bounds the town on the west. Ha
thought that if the ranch belonging In
this company was properly valued aa
the assessment list, that it would to *
transformed into dairy farasa vary
quickly, and that thia reeult would ha
the forerunner of great proa parity far
Guymon and Texaa county generally.
County Agent J. B. Hieey: That an
effort should be made to establish n '
district state free fair here. He to-
lieves thst if a proper effort ia made,
the state legislature will appropriate
a sufficient fund for the establishment
of one of the great district fain af
the 4|pte here.
C. W. Claycomb: That there waa •
burning need for mare housing for tto
people who want to get their children
into the Guymon schools. Mr. Clay-
comb is s member of the School Board
and he aays that the citisens generally
do not realise what a demand there ia
for such housing
Sheriff C. A. Iceman: That tto
town needa a night officer. At tto
present time hia force receives many
night calla to meet the situation, and
that Guymon ahould have a night offi-
cer on duty at all hours of the night
RAISED THE FUNDS BEST MARKED HIGH-
FOR POULTRY SHOW WAY IN SOUTHWEST
The committee appointed at the
meeting of the Guymon Good Roads
Club laat Monday night to look after
the financing and arrangements for
the Poultry Show on January 18th and
14th had about completed their colicl-
tatlons at the time we went to press
with this paper, and they report a lib-
eral response on the part of the busi-
ness men of Guymon. They authorised
ua to say that the project is financed,
the caah collected and in the hands of
the committee, and that the people ef
the Panhandle country can figure on
the biggest poultry show in the south-
west on the date named. The com-
mittee hope to have the premium Hat
ready for publication in our issue next
week.
TO SANTA CLAU8
Guymon, Okla., December IS, 1M1.
Dear Santa Claua:—Please bring mr
a little gun and aome cape, a little
horae and wagon, a train and fruit,
nuta and randy, and I will he a good
boy and help mamma.
I<eve to Santa,
HENRY MARTIN.
J. S and Ben Jonea, of the Sign
Works on north Main street, have
their room and their vard filled with
signs that will make tto D-C-D Hleh-
way throurh Texaa county the best
marked highway in the Southweat,
snd probably In the United State*
There are more than one hundred of
these signs esch of them bearing the
regular D-C-D marker, and mounted
on a 4x4 creoeoted pole In addition
to the regular marker there la an ad
of aome Guymon bualness man painted
on a hoard 20x88 inches in demenaion
Every sign alao tells the number of
miles the airn la from the town of
Guymon. These markers will he
placed at every section line, every
bridge and culvert approach, and ev-
ery turn In the road In Texas county.
Anyone who can read can follow the
D-C-D through the aeventy-two miles
it runs In Texas county
THE EASY ROAD"
"The Easy Road," the new Para-
mount picture starring Thomas Mei-
trhan, which will he shown at the Royal
Theatre Saturday, la a screen thriller
which will plesse his admirer's
A Good Resolve to Quit the Old Year
and Start the New One
"I will do something the world is willing to pay me
money for; take nothing I do not earn; save some of
the amount earned, to take care of me when I am un-
able to work more."
We pay 4% interest on your savings and a dollar
starts an account.
We have just the right Christmas gift for your boy
or girl, "AN INDIVIDUAL SAVING BANK." See
them in our window. Ask the Cashier about them.
Th« Texas County Bank
I M. LIGHTNER,
H. A SALTER,
C. A NASH.
T. J STRATTON,
GEO E. El 1.1 SOW
E. P. CARTER.
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