The El Reno American (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1955 Page: 1 of 12
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Experts To Air Latest Agricultural
Developments In Farm-Home Clinics
600 Farmers, Homemakers Expected
For Annual Programs on Wednesday
fhe ladies’ half of the Farm-Home clinic to be given
here Wednesday, Feb. 23, was outlined this week by Mrs.
Margaret Fitch, county home demonstr,
Home clinic is to be conducted in
torium at the same time county
the latest agricultural developm
in the Etta Dale auditorium.
Together, the programs are
expected to draw some 600
REN0’ OKLAHOMA THURSDAY. FEBRUARY'17, 1955
persons, according to the
county agent’s office.
Mrs. Eldon Bollinger, chairman
oi the morning Home clinic, is
to call the meeting to order at
IMS a.m. when a 15-minutc film
w tnc Oklahoma Planting and Re-
sources board will give some in-
formation about the state’s parks,
lakes, agriculture and industries.
Miss Marguerite Borelli, a rep-
resentative of the Oklahoma Gas
and Electric company, will present
a 30-minute program at 10 a.m.
on “Kitchen Planning.” Executive
secretary of the American Cancer
society of Oklahoma City, Clark
Suddcth will present a half-hour
talk to the group on “The Work
of Volunteers in the American
Cancer Crusade.”
Highlight of the morning session
is to be an hour-long demonstra-
tion by Miss Ola Armstrong,
clothing specialist of the Okla-
homa A&M extension division,
from 11 a.m. to noon. The ladies
will then adjourn to a luncheon
being served at the Etta Dale
- TWELVE PAGES - PUBLISHED WEEKLY^nTHOMFPRm
New Plans Will Be D
For Widening of Sunset
Council Committee Gets Agreement
From Highway Commissioner Wed.
Land Ef w
In Jail Satui
Charges of pointing a at *,,<
other person were filed Monda
morning in Canadian county
against Al Acrce, 35, of 500 South
franeis, who was involved in an
altercation with city policemen
Saturday' in which he wielded an
automatic sub-machine gun and
held officers at bay for a short
time from his front porch as they
came to investigate complaints by
^J^^ors that he had been acting
oddly and pointing the weapon at
neighborhood children.
Acrec was released on $1,000
bond after entering a plea of in-
nocent to the charge when ar-
raigned before Judge Sam Rober-
son.
The incident, for which Acree
was charged, occurred shortly
being oideied soon. The seniors are getting unx ious for that all-important date which is just
.hrec months away now.—Photo by Bobby Alien.
Eastern Industrial Tour Sets Results
of senior Mary Ann
which is
some
---- Group Eyes Need
COME of the letters might just ■ rOyidlTl III UTV
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nudilorium ,h„„eh ,te ,1,., ^siiu,S,ZZ
commerce. , Acree was on the front porch of
Afternoon Program bis home with the gun and had
Afternoon chairman of the Home been chasing a small neighborhood
clinic will be Mrs. Ed Hunt, who boy and apparently threatening
will introduce James R. Emix, him.
A&M extension division wheat
Officer Harold Knox who was
marketing specialist, who will ex-1 out in a scout ear was notified
plain how the Pure Food 4 Drug .......
ClRSr results of the Industrial. "COME of the letters might just
1 Foundation's tour through east- ' >Jbe polite answers,” Burmeier,
ern states last October was begin- j said, “wnile others might actually Work was begun this week by
rung to be fell here this week as be from industries interested in several local businessmen and iivic
™ have to offer.” I loaders in the formation of a
The promotion packet sent out special youth program for El Reno
to the industrialists outlined El ain)c’d. at providing supervised
Reno's labor conditions, transport- acUv*ties for the city’s youngsters
ation advantages, civic and social
act affects the Homemaker. At
1:30 p.m. a talk, “You and Your
Social Security," will be given by
R. F. Daiker, social security ad-
ministration representative from
Oklahoma City. Daiker will out-
line in his talk certain recent
changes in the tax law and how
it will affect farm people.
Last session on the Home pro-
gram is to be presented by Miss
Zella Weyant, representative of
the Kerr Glass Manufacturing
corp. on “Home Freezing of Fruits
and Vegetables.”
Farm Clinic Agenda
County agent Riley Tarver re-
ports that the Farm Clinic in the
Etta Dale auditorium will begin
15 minutes earlier than the ladies’
program. A film on agriculture
vvill open the morning session to
ae presided over by Leon Davis,
it 9 a.m. The Social Security
aw changes will be outlined by
daiker from 10:30-11:15 a.m.
“Safety on the Farm” is the
opic of a talk to be given by
Ed Wickhorst, of the Stanolind
Jil company, Tulsa. The farmers
vill then join the ladies for the
loon luncheon which the El Reno
:hambcr is sponsoring.
The afternoon farm program
vill include “What’s New in Ani-
nal Nutriation” by Dr. Burr Ross,
epresentatlve of the Gooch Feed
vtills, Salina, Kans., from 1:15 p.m.
o 2 p.m.; “Rodent Control” by
Jewton Flora, extension entomo-
ogist, and W. O. Nelson, fish and
vildlife service. Oklahoma City,
rom 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; “How
he Pure Food and Drug Act Af-
;cts Farmers,” by extension wheat
larkcting specialist Enix. After-
oon session chairman will be
!lisha Griggs, jr.
New' York City area replied to a
recent letter outlining El Reno’s
industrial advantages expressing
his interest and noting that our
city would be taken under con-
sideration for a possible plant
branch.
Jack Burmeier, chamber sccre-
nf thp i V, , Jt,tK Duimeier, cnamoer sccre-
went ndSr by £adl° anc I tary, said that the letter arrived
. . Acrec a home. Knox said Tuesday and was the first reply
that he questioned Acree and
found nothing out of the ordinary
at about 12:30 p.m.
received to some 500 “promotion
letters going out to eastern indus-
tries. The Industrial Foundation
ronce headquarters received a • members have donated part-time
ennri pjiII ahnn< i «r._____ ___ ..e _____lx .
second call about 1 p.m. from
neighbors saying that Acrce was
on the front porch with the gun
and asked officers to investigate
again. When Sergeant N. E. Doug-
assistance of their secretaries in
typing and sending out the promo-
tion packets. The letter received
Tuesday from the dairy manu-
facturer was in answer to a letter
\ZcLa . TganA N' E- Dou8- facturer was in answer to a letter Several Oklahoma cities already
Patrolman Haro^ Knox | sent from the office of attorneys have landed industries as a result
arrived. Acree was on tho fmni Pahu *»nH i _t .i
offerings, and the vast market of
over one-fifth of the nation's pop-
ulation withir. an over-night
freight haul from El Reno.
A delegation from El Reno and
many other Oklahoma towns and
cities made the Industrial Devel-
opment tour through the cast last
fall and contacted industry repre-
sentatives telling them of what
our state had to offer. The pro-
motion packets are follow-ups to
personal conferences with many of
the company executives.
Several Oklahoma cities already
Work Is Underway
On City Election
Registration books were opened
londay, Feb. 14 for a 20-day
cgistration period in preparation
jr the upcoming city elections,
Irs. J. W. Ozmun, city registrar
sports.
The books arc to remain open
I rough March 4 or until ten day?,
cforo the primary election date,
lould one be made necessary.
Irs. Ozmun points out that El
cno councilmen have in the past
in or non-partisan tickets, there-
to alleviating the necessity of
rimary elections before the city
ineral election April 5.
The three council posts due to
<pirc this year arc held by Mrs.
H. Wells, Orb Moberly and
arrclt Miles. Mrs. Wells was
Ipointed to fill the unexpired
)rtion of the term held by E. R.
ocum after his resignation, and
oberly served the remainder of
e term held by Warren DeMoss
ho also resigned four months
!o.
The tiling period for candidates
ill, be from Feb, 23-March 5.
andidates entering the race must
Ic with the county election board
iring that period J. L. Patman,
action board secretary, reports.
[4 RENO BOYS ELECTED
J HONORARY GROUP
Norman—Roger D. Hoffman and
lomns R. Maher, El Reno stu-
nts attending the University of
(lahoma, have been elected offi-
rs of the Air Command Sqund-
n, national honorary organiza-
>n for outstanding basic ROTC
idents. Hoffman, a sophomore
OlTs College of Arts and Sel-
ves, has been elected executive
I|cer and Maher, a sophomore in
liversity College, was elected
rgeanl-at-arms. Hoffman is the
II of Mr. and Mrs. Harvev L.
iffman. 807 South Duane/and
aher is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
iy Maher 41? s Poster
of the trip.
Scouts Pay Tribute
To Flag In Special
Ceremonies Mon.
school was conducted Monday
morning bythe Girl Scouts at 8:30
a.m. as many of the students and
parents witnessed.
arrived, Acree was on the front ( Porta and Weaver,
porch of his home with the ma-
chinegun in hand. He held the
gun on the policemen when they
drove up and got out of the scout
car. While they stood on the front
lawn and tried to reason with
Acree, ho momentarily lowered the
gun and the officers drew out
their own pistols. Acree then
threw the gun aside and tried to
run, but officers Douglas and
Knox caught him and brought him
to the police station wnere he
was held over the weekend.
It was later learned that the
machinogun was not loaded, but
the officers said that it contained
a large ammunition clip and they
thought that it was loaded at the
time of the disturbance.
The sub-machinegun was a Ger-
man make and a World War II
mememto. Neighbors said that
Acrce was an avid gun collector
and kept a number of firearms
in his home.
Local Jaycees Go
To District Confab
A delegation of 14 El Reno
Jaycees and Jaynes attended the
weekend district meeting in Ada. I
Stan Youngheim, Jayeee president, 1
reports.
Jaynes making the trip for the|
Ala «*&; is** c£e sar <Kz
Bob Richardson, Mrs. Kenneth|-Calumet center, big Kent , Loretta Chaloner Kay Cox Citn-
piownover and Mrs. Harry Had- Thompson. No. 15, finds control- erine Hromada, Joy Oiler, Shelby
’ *ing the ball a pictty difficult 'Evans. Carolyn Evans. Carolyn
Those who attended both the tusk Tuesday night in the game Eitcl, Roberta Elmore. Beth Gold-
Sat urday and Sunday sessions of* with Yukon. Thompson here on. Linda Tinsley, Carol Nabors
the meeting included Mr. and Mrs. battles it out with two Millers I Barbara Patman. Susie Beard
Ralpl^A. Myers, jr., Mr. and Mrs. while teammate Charles Reese Sherrilyn Caster. Connie Davis!
in the background comes to his ‘ ’
assistance. The Calumet boys
topped their visitors in an over-
time period GG-60. The Yukoi
Among the matters discussed by ^rls downed the Calumet girls
the various delegates attending, in preliminary game 43-22.
was the location for the state fStorU 011 PM*
Jayeee headquarters. The El Reno _
chapter is offering facilities here, Draff Rnnrrf I icfc
but oungheim said that discus- DOurQ LISTS
sion at the meeting indicated that
The Canadian county draft board Joan Walkup, Judy McKinney,
lists the name of 17 youths who ”°anne Thomas, Linda Harrel,
have reached their 18th birthday Charlene Hummel, Betty Weeks,
during the past month and added Pctte Rlank. Elnor Madbull, Caro-
rs 1 a J • r foc*r names to the draft rolls. Iyn Lovelady, Carolyn Effcnbcck,
bounty Advisory broup Those registering arc: El Reno-, JaneL^uire’,Sharron Abraham-
A .. James Edward Burke Earnest ™ e Bri??s’Jeannie Loya11’
A continuation of the study of ** - - ’ Ci‘u,usl1 T* J* ”
Oklahoma’s water problem will
be held at the monthly meeting
of t h e Canadian County Joint 1 Dime uene uoroin Lawrence Ru-
ihT nvfnrriM°nfda'V *1!®" dolph Lasal>’’ Theo Michael Sei-
sin».„r I n BI ijd. n’. '"hen ! kel. Jr • -"'d Ronald Max Mount.
ScnRtor Jim Rinehart will bring Calumet-Albert Franklin Austin
iheeommittee up and Curtis Lewis Lnngham jr'
to date on the pending legislation Oearv - Robert Eugene North
..eA-dl-n*ihc..sellin*.up ofstatc Oran Gale Duncan ami Bert Alvin
Owen. Yukon — Donald Henry
Doris Dean
who are not in a position to take
full advantage of present youth
recreation programs.
The El Reno Youth Activates
committee was formulated at the
an initial meeting Monday eve-
ning in the school administration
building with representatives from
a number of church civ ic, frater-
nal and social groups present.
First work toward their goal
was the election of a board of
officers to supervise the organi-
zation of the group and draw up
its plans and policies. Elected
to head the committee was Charles
W. Overton, elementary aducating
coordinator from the city school
system, as president of the group;
Walter Marsh, high school prin-
cipal, vice-president; and Roy
Baueom, secretary.
Influential in bringing about the
organization of the committee was
J. T. Douglas, who heads up the
El Reno American Legion’s youth
The first of a series of special activities committee. Douglas ex-
flag-raising ceremonies at Lincoln 1 P*a*nct* committee was
.school was conducted Mnnri.v ^8 ^rmuiated to extend reerea-
tional activities to any youths
which might not be receiving the
lull benefits from current pro-
grams already in effect and that
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After the colors were raised to|^e committee was not meant in
the top of the mast by a Girl I anJ’ way to supplant current pro-
Scout color guard. SupL Paul R.|gi’ains.
Taylor gave a special talk ont Featured speaker at the Monday
“Meaning of the Flag.” 'night meeting was Dr. Waldo E.
The flag-raising ceremonies are Stephens, a member of the state
to be continued each morning by
the Lincoln students, one week
bv the Girls Scouts, the Boy
Scouts, in charge alternate weeks.
The girl Scouts participating in
the initial ceremony Monday
morning included: Sharon Sanders,
Nickola Birden. Zetta Spurr, Mary
Jane Jordan, Ginger Zent, Linda
George, Linda Gleason and Betty
Willsey.
Joann Porter, Flossie Williams, Lu
Ann Clark. Barbara Boedecker.
’ Yevette Coleman, Theressa Jones,
Doris Cohort. Sandra Jackson,
1 *■ *3, j*., mi. diiu mrs.
Jack Burmeier. Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Hinchcy, Dr. and Mrs. Orin Hake,
Howard Eiscnhour and Young-
heim.
several other chapters over the
statc were seeking to have the
headquarters in their cities.
Rinehart Will Talk To
( * 11 VUilkVI « V^Vl|||||\. L/cl * lOy
Vickie Thomas, Sheron Hobson.
Julie Bowling. Rachel Smirl, Betty
Gregory, Linda Holloway, Sandra
Kessler, Johanna Horner, Linda
Maupin, Melinda Simpson, Diana
- -........Aterns, Mary Castovcns, Regeana
(Stom on payc G-B) Burkes, Jannicc Blanton. Zana
j Terry. Sharon Dyer, Kathy Big-
1 gert. Joyce Lucas and Mary Zaek-
erv.
17 Now Qonicimnlr 011hcrs were Rosemary Jimmcr-
1/ livw f\cyf5rrunrs son, Judy Lucai, Martha Cahill,
James Edward Burke, Earnest1 1 1 Dn5?5- -^annie Loyaii.
Henry Bomhoff, Tulles Lee Clouse M°^’ Ci Qn Fnnce* Carol
George Edward Richey, Jim Clay & “’!* Clark, Treva
Ivester. Robert Wade McCann.
Billie Gene Corbin. Lawrence Ru-
wnter authority. The senator is uwen. YUKun -
a Joint author of the bill recently Burkev. Hinton
introduced in the state senate. ; Nix
crime study commission, who out-
lined briefly comparable pro-
grams in other Oklahoma towns
and cities.
Next meeting for the group was
scheduled Monday. March 7 at
7:30 p.m. in the high school libr-
ary.
Mothers Get $2,289
Girls Scouts who witnessed the j / ij / n /•
ceremony were Linda George. /H /WOfCH 011 I OIIO
Mrs. Joe Waldron, chairman of
the Canadian county Mothers
March on Polio last month, re-
ports that the one-night fund cam-
paign netted the March of Dimes
a total of $2,289.BG from com-
munities throughout the county.
A breakdown on the various
amounts contributed by the com-
munities shows that the following
totals were reported in the Moth-
ers March: El Reno. $1,267.85;
Mustang, $80.(57; Center Grove,
$52.03; Meridian, $41.28: Piedmont,
$106.11; Red Rock, $42.60; Rich
Valley, $20,35; Mt. Zion, $38: Con-
cho, $44.75; Heaston, $95.30; El
Reno route 3. $44.13; Calumet,
$261.32; Yukon, $173.47 and Ban-
ner, $27.50
Countv March of Dimes chair-
man Mrs. Calvin Bleigh reports
that portions of reports from some
communities’ coin container totals
and tag days arc vet outstanding
and that a total on the entire drive
is yet incomplete.
Midwest Motor Hires
New Sales Manager
Announcement is made this
week by the Midwest Motor Co.
that Bert Cobb of Oklahoma City
has been associated with the firm
as the new sales manager. He
entered the auto business 19 years
ago and has had experience in
the business as sales manager in
Phoenix. Duncan and Oklahoma
City.
Heart Fund Drive
Set For Sunday
Tag Day Saturday
For El Reno Givers
A special kind of “army” will
be on the march in El Reno and
in many cities throughout the
country Sunday, Feb 20th and the
objectives will be to secure funds
to back up the hope of progress
in the fight against heart disease,
Mrs. P. R. Johnson, El Reno, chair-
man for the heart fund drive an-
nounced today. Tag day will be
observed Saturday when members
of the El Reno high pep clubs
will distribute the badges on the
El Reno streets.
Equipped with 1955 Heart Fund
literature and brown mnnilla en-
velopes for contributions, the
"army” will consist of public spir-
ited citizens canvassing their
neighborhoods as volunteers to
make “Heart Sunday” as success.
The “march” will be staged from
2 to 4 Sunday afternoon.
“Two facts are sufficient to
show the importance of making
the heart drive a success—from
1775 through 1945 battle deaths
among the nation’s armed forces
totaled 345,234 while in the one
year 1952 diseases of the heart
and blood vessels caused 770,000
deaths, more than twice the num-
ber killed in action in our na-
tion’s defense.” Mrs. Johnson
pointed out.
Volunteer workers are busy
throughout Oklahoma seeking a
goal of 200,000 to sponsor research,
community service and an educa-
tional program sponsored through-
out the year by the Oklahoma |
State Heart Association.
In Oklahoma, three-fourths of
the money given to the Heart
Fund remains with the State Heart
Association, and of that sum, one-
half goes into the extensive heart
research program of the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation.
Scientists at the Foundation are
working on the problem of hard-
ening of the arteries, which is the
basic cause of “Heart attacks” and
“strokes.” As a result of the
1954 Heart Fund drive, the associ-
ation was able to place $42,000 in
heart research at the Foundation.
In addition, one-half of the
funds sent to the American Heart
Association are earmarked for re-
search and Oklahoma receives its
fair share ol these funds.
On Heart Sunday a volunteer
worker is scheduled to visit each
residence, identify himself and
present a Heart Sunday envelope.
The donor will be asked to en-
close whatever contribution is
desired, not necessarily disclosing
the amount, then seal the envelope
and hand it bask to the solicitor.
The worker will then give the
donor a “thank you” slip acknow-
ledging the gift. After complet-
ing the founds, all contributions
will be returned to headquarters
where the results will be tabulated.
A-g*-
Of highways. C A. Stoldt. in Oklahoma City
PoillT,h? Mention who met with director Stoldt include
Paul Lehmann 1 N. Wilson, David White city attorne
Pat Weaver and City manager C. A. Bentley. Also attend
"iK the session were Robert*-------1__0 attenfl
Barr, Dover, who is this dis-
trict’s representative on the
highway commission, and G,
H. Little, the state highway
department chief engineer.
Purpose of the meeting was to
discuss the proposal and to study
plans for a widening project for
the traffic artery which the state
highway department had drawn
up in 1925. City manager Bcnt-
ey said that the plans were shown
to the group, but it was the con-
sensus that the old plans were
inadequate and director Stoldt
agreed that highway engineers
would come in to study the area
and draw up a complete new set
of specifications on the project.
Stoldt told the delegation that it
would require engineers several
months to survey the area and
compile their data so that a new
set ol plans could be uresented.
Needs Outlined
Bentley said that the group
agreed that the most practical
plan for the widening project
would be to make the area from
Ellison west to the Mustang road
into three 12-foot lanes with a
parking lane on each side. From
the Mustang road west to the Fort
Reno reservation the tentative
plans called for a four lane
thoroughfare. The entire project
would measure 1.9 miles.
The current Sunset drive width
trom Ellison to the Mustang road
is 30 feet. Bentley said that en-
gineers would determine in their
survey whether the grades would
make it possible to utilize some
of the paving currently on the
street.
Nothing Definite Yet
Bentley added a note of caution
however in his report on the Wed-
nesday meeting saying that there
is yet much to be done before
the project is definitely approved.
‘Our meeting with Mr. Stoldt
is by no means an indication that
the project has gone through,
Filing Period For
March 22 School
Election Nearing
Filing period for three pos
on the El Reno board of edi
cation which come up for p|e
tion this year will open Marc
2 for ten days it was ai
nounced this week by Sun
Paul R. Taylor.
The election, which is to 1:
March 22, will decide thos
members to fill those pos
lions on the board designate
offices No. .‘3, No. 4 and No. i
Current holders of the posts ai
president Rupert Fogg in offit
No. J; Dr. C. Riley Strong, wli
was appointed to serve out th
unexpired term of J. M. Burgi
who resigned last year from offic
, Md Morris Hurst wh
is finishing out the term of Stev
Lucas in office No. 5.
Under the board election rule
the person to file for a post mm
be a lesident from the ward whir
tile office will represent. A can
diaate lor office No. 3 must be
resident of ward No. 3, a candi
?a*e *iom otfiee No. 4 must resid
in ward No. 4 and a office Nc
5 aspirant must b* from wan
Nc • However the voting vi!
not be limited to wards and al
patrons will votj on all cinch
dates
Terms \ ary
rbe nation bylaws provide tha
iliose urcted in the poll wil» ser\
for a staggered number of yean
The new holder of office No.
will serve for three years. No
for four years and office-holde
No. 5 for five yean.
Bentley said. “We are just mere- il1 acMUon to the election o
ly laying the groundwork so that t)oar<* niembcrs, the regular schou
we’ll be prepared if the project , a8t* issl,es also will be in
should be approved.” j( Mined on the ballot. Polls wil
The approval by the state high-1 !/• ^ u P iin al! cit-v e,erTien
way commission last September lniy ^l!100 8 ancl wiI1 rc™ain opei
was explained by Stoldt as mere- a,m' t() 7 p,m* electi<>*
l.v the first necessary step toward G '
getling the appropriation for such "e lw,i members oi the boari
projects. The list approved by vui0se tl?rms do not expire thi
the commission is taken into study (rear arc A. L. Barrett in offic
by the legislature to determine lN(‘ !.and Gleason in off
actual needs over the state in, *te ^°* 2-
?C “.I.?!-'' JE22P .at Under (he selective service law
ary meeting heard a report by
Frank Raab of Canton giving an
outline of the choatlc condition of
the state's water rights and the
need for establishing a compre-
hensive program of supervision to
protect the rights of all concerned.
a youth is required to register
with the draft board within five
veteran must register within 30
days after his discharge.
So much interest wn.s shown in I Oklahoma* CRy' wm^ callS'Lrl
£k t%£ i w* s-m, r
tUhi,£ri0n °f ^ leKislaturc'1' brokmi hip in « fall sZl,
morning. She underwent an oper-
Avcry Johnston of Mustang is i ation Sunday when the broken
chairman of the group and M. A. i bone was pinned and is reported
Jeffrey is secretary. to be recovering rapidly.
Barker, Sharon Callahan, Judy
Gavins, Joyce Eieholz, Sandra
Hartley, Patricia Hilburn, Janice
Taylor. Pamela Williams. Edith
Loyd, Nancy Hamilton, Jennifer
Jones. Linda Clause. Lois Ray-
mond. Karen Dozier, Virginia
Ernst, Karen Green, Mary Jones,
Diana Luttrell, Glenda Stafford,
Margaret Suber. Terra Paulsen,
Darla Meyers, Janet Wright, Marv
Allen, Cheryl Williams, Paula K.
Wilkerson, Kay Anderson, Carol
Saltzgiver, Kristen Green, Linda
Lackey, Yvonne Bremseth, Sherry
Young Kansas Car
Thief Gets Warm
Reception Tuesday Choice Tells Of
Thni’ii’u Ann iuiifinlln JaIUm..... rt I • j* #
Banking Business
voting on appropriations.
JZtZtVZ SET.£ i-H Boys Attend
ers along Sunset drive to block
the project were not discussed at
the Wednesday meeting.
There’s one juvenile delinquent
who will think twice before he
steals another car as a result of i
an attempt here Tuesday morning, j A review ol the part played bv
The youth. Charles R. Wheeler, the banking industry in the busi-
15. of Great Bend, Kans., picked 11 r ' *
out a car Monday morning that wv weemy mneneon meeting
met his liking and proceeded to of the El Reno Kiwanis club. Wed-
drive it away from its parking, nesday noon at the Oxford Cafe
place in the 200 block of South j when J. C. Choice, cashier of the
Bickford. The automobile belong- First National Bank, was the
ed to state tax enforcement olfi-1 speaker. J. C. is a member of
cor. James H. Ingram, 2441 Town’s
End drive, who was sitting in a
cafe across the street and saw
that youth take the car. Ingram
the district public relations com-
mittee of the Oklahoma Bankers
Assn., which is headed by Floyd
Croxton of the Citizens National
Joe McClure, Gayle Richerson,
Wanda Hume. Paula Tuttle. Kath-
leen Rice, Janice Durham, Wav-
nettc Entrekin, Vera Loyall and
Sandra Blair.
James S. Clark, who was called
here recently by the death of his
father, Jason Clark, left Saturday
evening to return to his home ut
Long Beach. Calif He is a paint-
ing contractor at that place.
lion wil! hold a dinner-meeting
Monday evening in the Central
school at 7 p.m. it was announced
Baker came to Oklahoma at the
age of 12. locating near Mangum.
He attended highschool at Dun-
can. and took a business adminis-
tration course at Southeastern
State college, Durant. He and Mrs.
Cobb wili move here from Okla-
homa City when they dispose of
their residential property. They
have a son, Bert, jr., who is a
student in the University ol New
Mexico, and a daughter, Mrs. Ly-
man F. Weaver, Albuquerque.
Mrs. F. A. Schell, jr., of Long- w ________
view, Tex., is a visitor with hei scheduled for the annual meeting
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucius | is the election of a new board
ubcock. Ill N. Macomb. of officers for the coming year.
Grain Marketing
School on Tuesdi
The “ins and outs” of the g
market were pointed up Tue;
here for 45 young 4-H yoi
attending a special one-day cot
e.v Oklahoma A&M exten
_ ______„ ....... grain specialists in coopcra
ness life of American was given county agent’s offic
at the weekly luncheon meeting Heading the grain course v
nf n Dnmi tr:..._i..u . Bill Nelson, grain marketing i
e.nli.st, and James Enix, wl
marketing specialist for the ex’
Hon service.
'’Purpose of the course,” f
e xplained, “is to give these yoi
lu! farmers some insight as
what actually happens to t
product after it leaves the fi
With a more thorough knowlc
of the marketing arrangcmi
the boys will be better equip
to meet certain problems that
likely to confront them as farn
in the near future.”
The Tuesday school was desi
ed to trace the wheat through
various handlers until it reac
the consumer again in the torn
bread or some feed product.
The group of boys toured
local wheat elevators and rr
learning exactly how the gran
stored and cared for while tl
and how it is processed into
various products.
County agent Riley Tarver s
“We are playing up with pa
cular emphasis, the necessity
prevent insect and rodent infei
tlons in the school. We can si
how a crackdown by govern in
inspectors on pest infestations
going to knock the farmer i
grainman out of many a do
unless some preventative ineasu
are adopted soon.”
The extension specialists dt
onstrated certain tests to be ui
loduy by Asa Mayfield.'"wuntv | wcok^o pureha^ofThe*Rob" I ^''^''TdanlaJ^io'’
fESS*! Mr' 7 i OS- lie,
ill be Marshall Grem.rv. ! p “A ®ni“preventative" program.
and a friend Gene Brown, 902 Bank.
South Williams gave chase in ! Arrangements were made at the
m°h?l|S klr Bndi f°rCCd thc lad l n’ce,inC to send a delegation of
.1 before he was out of five Kiwanians to a special Civil
The \S to?d £C chief - n'CC‘ing- at 'h° Mldwest
Lee Harvey that he was from
Great Bend, Kans., and had stolen
two other cars in making his way
to El Reno. He was turned over
to Judge Sam Roberson of the
Juvenile court. Judge Roberson
said that the youth was too young
to be charged with a felony and
telephoned the sheriff in Great
Bond notifying them that the
youth was being held. A kansas
deputy sheriff arrived about 11
p.m. Tuesday night to take thc
boy buck home. He was wanted
there for questioning in connec-
tion with several minor crimes.
City Kiwanis club meeting at noon
today with City Manager C. A.
Bentley, Harry Wright, County
Commissioner Ray Tech, Rev. Bob
Biel and June Craven as the dele-
gates. Announcement was also
made that the club would take a
Program to the meeting of thc
Okeene club on Feb. 24 when
George Wint, superintendent of
the Oklahoma game farm at Darl-
ington will be the speaker.
Visitors for the day included
Raymond Puckett, new employee
at the Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
Ben Mussor. Meadow Gold Dairy;
Bert Cobb, new sales manager at
By County Teachers
z ... m .. | The Canadian county chapter of
A native ot Llano, Tex., Mr. the Oklahoma Education associa
Monday Meeting Set
Roberts Rest Home
No. 1 Sold to Dykes
will be Marshall Gregory, statisti-
cian with the OEA. Oklahoma
City,
County superintednent Neal V.
Golden said that reservations ai
E. Dykes and their daughter, Mrs.
Hazel Stuber. The latter will
manage the operations of the home
and all three will reside in it.
The home is claimed to be the
'.bout ion*. bChn rTjVCd from 1 oWe8t Rest Ho™ in Oklahoma
Kphn!, Z tt aiheis from county j and was operated for many years
schools throughout the county. J by Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Roberts
—Among the business affairs who recently built a new rest
k omtain I — I___ mm — ...
Also in the Tuesday schoo
an explanation by Enix oi
workings of the grain exeh
and how thc board of trade
vities are conducted.
here for many years. Mrs. S
has been residing ut Calumei
has moved here to tukc ove
managerial duties The tru
home on U.S, 66 west of El Reno
Mr. Dykes is a retired Rock1 in ownership will become
Island railroad man who has lived ’ tive on March I
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