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EL RENO, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY-ALL HOME PRINT
Trimble Gives Report on Hospital
Successful First Year Is Experienced by
Park View Hospital with Beds Well Filled
El Reno Dendeve* These thrce shootcrs finished
LI l\eriO L/euueyeS one, two, three in the rifle
event last Friday at the Reformatory in the four-team meet. F.
H. Meyer, left, fired a 237, C. C. Yant, center, was second with a
234 total, and B. 0. Bremseth was third with a 231 score.
USR iMarksmen Show
No Mercy to Visitors Wranglers Club
c am rv • • To Hold Sunday
-Sweep All Divisions Fefe at Cany0J
Members of the El Reno reformatory rifle and pistol
team which acted as hosts Thursday and Friday to marks-
men from three other regional institutions not only gave
the visitors a thorough tour of the institution’s facilities
and training program, but as well showed them a thing
or two about shooting as the El Renoans swept all three
events and in the firing contests earned the team trophy
given in the competition. ♦-
The El Reno five-man crew
built up an aggregate of 2,892.5
points for the first place honor
and were followed by the othei
teams with the following totals:
Seagoville, Tex., 2,811.5; Texar-
kana, Tex., 2,744.5; and Engle-
wood, Colo., 2,696.
The El Reno group captured
first place aggregate in all three
of the divisions. They fired a
total of 1,306.5 in pistol com-
petition Thursday morning; 434 in
carbines Friday morning and 1,152
Friday afternoon for the rifle divi-
sion win. Seagoville came in sec-
ond in every division.
In capturing the match title, the I
El Renoans placed a man first ini
two of the three divisions. E. D.
Salmons shot first irf the carbine I
event with a 90 point total and
F. H. Meyer topped all rifle en-
tries with his total of 237. The
only event not won by a member I
of the host team was the pistol
firing taken by B. F. Howell of I
Seagoville, who went on to nose|
out El Reno’s Meyer by just one-j
half point for the aggregate total |
trophy with 297.5.
Maintain Proficiency
The annual meet is designed to
maintain proficiency at the firing
line for the institution staffs as
well as give the men an opportu-
nity to view the other penal sys-
tems, facilities and training meth-
ods in an effort to improve the
overall program, Warden C. R
Hagan explains.
Winners in the events were
awarded trophies at a dinner in
Oklahoma City Friday evening
which had been produced in the
local institution’s vocational train-
ing program.
After a year of operation the
El Reno Park View hospital has
come to occupy a prominent part
in the life of the community,
according to an analysis of the
activities of the modern instiution
by Robert E. Trimble, adminis-
trator.
The hopsital began its life on
Aug. 31, 1954, and during its first
year recorded a total of 1,438 ad-
missions, 642 male and 796 fe-
male. A total of 9,189 hospital
days of patient care were record-
ed, with the cases broken down
as follows; medical, 513; surgical,
299; obstetrics, 253; major surgery,
105; minor surgery, 194; children
under 14 years, 99; total births,
242, i30 male and 112 female.
There were a total of 807 out-
patient visits and meals served
were 32,017.
Occupancy 59 Per Cent
The 12-month period shows a
net average of 59 per cent oc-
cupancy, nearing that of the 40
beds available the average oc-
cupancy was 59 per cent. The
range in occupancy has been from
34 to 72 per cent. Patient’s stay
at the hospital averaged six days
as compared with the national
average in 1954 of nine days.
A total of 46 deaths were rec-
orded at the hospital, 16 expiring
under 48 hours of4 hospitalization
and 30 over 48 hours. The ratio
of deaths as to the number of ad-
missions is considerably under the
national figure.
/ Room accommodations and the
prices are as follows: Semi-private,
sharing a bath, $8.50 a day; private
room, sharing a bath, $11 per
day; private with private bath,
12 per day; private isolation room
with private bath, $15 per day.
The hospital is completely air-
conditioned anti the price for
rooms includes general nursing
care. The hospital has no ward
accommodations available.
Institution Paying Its Way
The medical staff of the hos-
pital consists of 22 active medical
staff physicians, and 23 consulting
staff physcians. The hospital
staff consists of three office per-
sonnel. six registered nurses. 13
practical nurses, 2 registered lab-
oratory and x-ray technicians, four
dietetic employees and two main-
tenance employees.
Financial statistics issued recent-
ly by Mr. Trimble indicated that
the institution was paying its way,
including the customary reserves
for depreciation.
EHS Indians Harden Soft
Muscles in Football Camp
Named Pioneer
Representative
Mrs. J. C. Hubbard has been
named by the Canadian county
selection committee to represent
the county in the state's competi-
tion to name a typical pioneer
woman, and she will go to Ponca
City later this month to partici-
pate in the ceremony honoring the
winner.
—Photo by Haynes Studio
ARMY NURSE fORPS HEAD—
Colonel Inez Haynes, sister of
Bruce Haynes, 1304 South Had-
den, has been elevated by the
army to chief of the nurse corps
in Washington, D. C. Colqncl
Haynes is a frequent visitor in
El Reno. Her parents,. Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Haynes, live at Mule-
shoe, Tex. She succeeds Col.
Ruby F. Bryant as head of the
corps. Colonel Haynes entered
the army in 1933.
It Must Be Tough On The Outside—
They're Trying To Break Into The Jail!
Groundwork Is Laid
Mrs. CAos Hubbard for tS-Man Ground
Observer Unit Here
Setting up of a ground observa-
tion corps for El Reno was launch-
ed at a meeting Monday evening
at the Centre Theatre when Major
Melvin S. Voigne, A.F. co-ordina-
tor with the state civilian defense
setup, was here from Oklahoma
City to assist in the move.
C. E. Hobaugh, 509 South Had-
den, has been named as area
supervisor and under his guidance
the project calls for the enrolling
Mrs. Hubbard, who resides on El 0f 35 civilian ground watchers
Reno route 1, was born on a farm
near Marion, Iowa. She came to
Oklahoma with her parents in
1905, locating in Major county
near Fairview. She took her
teacher training at Central Teach-
er’s College, and taught for a
time at Apache, coming to El Reno
in 1915. She was married to the
late J. C. Hubbard in 1919, he
having died in 1953. At present
she assists with the school lunch
program in Central school, the
building in which she taught 37
years ago. Her hobbies are paint-
ing and carpentering.
The contest was inaugurated by
Mrs. Martha Aaron of Oklahoma
City, who is also state chairman
of the contest committee. County
Supt. Neal Golden served as chair-
man of the Canadian county selec-
tion committee and Miss Rose
Witcher ahd Charley Brondley,
both of whom are pioneers, served
with him.
List of Undesirable
Wheat Is Extended
Wheat farmers get the word this
week that another variety has
been added to the list of seven
varieties of wheat already named
as having inferior milling quali-
ties by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and due price support
cuts next year In an attempt to
discourage further seeding of the
types.
The Agricultural Stabilization
office announces that they have
been informed to add the "Blue
Jacket” variety of wheat to the
list of undesirables. The office
announced that Red Chief, Red
Jacket, Ranking, Chiefkan, Early
Blackhull, New Chief and Yago
varieties earlier had been desig-
nated inferior in milling quality
and would be subject to a 20 cent
per bushel reduction in price sup-
port next year.
who will take over the task of
reporting on aircraft passing over
this area.
Tech. Sgt. Wm. Swope of the
Oklahoma City defense filter sys-
tem, also attended the Monday
evening meeting and he will assist
Mr. Hobaugh with the organiza-
tional details. Gen. Wm. P. Nuc-
kols, AF reserve head, will come
from Tinker Field to assist in the
later details of the program, Mr.
Hobaugh stated.
The organization here is* to be
part of the nationwide civilian
force to aid the Air Force in sport-
ing unidentified planes. It is
pointed out that radar systems
must be supplemented with ground
watchers and the vulnerability of
such strategic targets as Tinker
Field, Will Rogers Field, Okla-
homa City, and Vance AFB, Enid,
makes it imperative in the opin-
ion of the national leaders that
better defense arrangements be
made to prevent possible raids by
enemy bombers.
Hutsons Take Over
Dozier Mobil Service
A change in owners of the
Dozier Magnolia Service, 300 S.
Rock Island, was announced this
wcok as former owner Richard
Dozier left to assume his new
post as head basketball coach for
Duncan high school.
New owners of the business arc
brothers Bill and Jerry Hutson,
who formerly were with Hutson
and company, 119 S. Choctaw,
which was sold this week to DX
Sunray.
The new owners announced that
they will continue featuring Mobil
products and are to offer the same
services offered under Dozier’s
management.
The transaction became effec-
tive today.
El Reno Wranglers will enjoy a
day of strenuous riding amid
Mother Nature’s most interesting
Canadian county scenery, Sunday,
when they will go to Devil's Can-
yon in West Walnut township, one
of the wildest spots in central
Oklahoma.
Main feature of the day will be
a trail ride through the famed
canyon which has been acquired
by the Methodist churches of Ok-
lahoma as a playground and sum-
mer camping resort. Permission
was received from the Methodists
for the event and Rev. Golden
Shook 01 Yukon, who is in charge
of the grounds, will participate
in the trail event. He is one of
the prominent Palomino fanciers
of the state.
A basket dinner will be held
at noon and contest events of sev-
eral kinds will be held. Practices
will also be held for the annual
rodeo which will be held here
Sept. 16 and 17 in connection with
the annual Canadian County Free
Fair.
During the day Bud Menz will
preside over a business session
and annual election of officers
will be held. Forty or more
horses and their riders are expect-
ed to be on hand for the equestria
events.
Assurance of an unusual attrac-
tion for the annual rodeo was re-
ceived this week with the an-
nouncement that the famed Ap-
palousa Horse Club of Pauls Val-
ley would attend the rodeo and
participate in the events starting
with the parade on the opening
day. Barns for the stay of the
horses overnight were asked find
have been arranged by the club,
the group boasts 18 beautiful
mounts and riders, all in dress
uniform.
Other clubs which have accept-
ed invitations to appear in the
rodeo parade are Chickasha. Yu-
kon, Hinton, Tuttle, Binger and
two from Oklahoma City.
Rheumatism And
Arthritis Drive To
Open Monday
The Oklahoma Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation will open
its first statewide campaign Sept.
5 in Canadian county. The coun-
ty chairman, Dr. B. E. Carder
hopes to raise $2,142.00 as this
county’s share of the state's $180,-
000 campaign. Ed Freeman is
district chairman of the founda-
tion.
The money raised in this cam-
paign will be used to finance a
year round fight against the crip-
pling diseases on a broad program
of education, clinics, home treat-
ments, special training for doctors,
nurses, therapists, research and
rehabilitation, according to George
H. C. Green, Oklahoma City, cam-
paign chairman and one of the
Southwest’s leading bankers.
"All of the facilities of the
national organization are at the
disposal of the Oklahoma Chapter,
and arthritis sufferers here are
benefited by miracle drugs quite
as much as patients anywhere,’
Green said. “They know the great
need of starting a program here
and are cooperating with us.”
Plans For County
Fair Are Rushed
Plans for the county free fair
just two weeks away, which were
disrupted by the untimely death
of county agent Riley Tarver last
week, are again in motion with
assistant agent Dave Williams
shouldering the bulk of the load.
Williams was named fair board
secretary this week and will take
up where the energetic Tarver was
interrupted with the preparations.
Last-minute grooming of the
fair grounds located adjacent to
Adams park and immediately
north of Thunderbird coliseum has
been occupying the fair board’s
time this week as roads are hard
surfaced and the area made suit-
able for the occasion. The fair
will be held in a newly-completed
livestock arena, a building on the
premises when the tract was pur-
chased last fall, and the Thunder-
bird coliseum. Williams said that
this first renewal of the free fair
promises to be a success as a
number of activities are slated
during the Sept. 14-17 dates of
the exhibit.
Meanwhile no successor has
been named by the extension
service for the Canadian county in \ ^ ,
agent’s post, but they have indi-17>OOCiaJ L&mDSll&n
cated that candidates arc being •* a o
reviewed as rapidly as possible
and the announcement will be
made soon.
Sheriff Tiny Royse came up with
one jyesterdajf which had a new
twist to it. Someone tried to
break into the county jail last
weekend.
Rd.vse said that his force had
its Ideas concerning who might
have made the attempt to enter
the back of the building through
a bgck window sometime early
Sunday morning, but nothing had
been turned up for evidence in a
“hush hush” investigation conduct-
ed mis week.
Royse indicated that someone
had pried loose a screen from one
of the back windows and loosened
one of the stones around the win-
dow in the process. Whoever made
the attempted breakin did not get
into the building, but prisoners
were “shook down” the next
morning when the attempt was
discovered and the cells searched
for any weapons which might
have been smuggled in.
The sheriff said that the “big-
gest” prisoner in custody is Joseph
R. “Jay" Brown, 34, Dallas hood-
lum charged in connection with
the Aug. 12 holdup of the Saddle
club in which another Texan,
Charles Eggleston, was wounded
by a gunshot, and a number of
club patrons beaten.
Red Cross Opening
200 Farm Unioners
In Annual Picnic
More than 200 members and
their families attended the annual
Farmers Union picnic supper held
Sunday evening at the large shel-
ter house in Adams Park when
Dwight Stephens, director of the
Fort Reno experiment station, was
the main speaker.
Mr .Stephens discussed modern
agriculture trends and emphasized
the production and selling of bet-
ter agricultural products. Several
other speakers appeared on the
program, including Miss Joe Le-
vecy of Choctaw; Zeb Lawter,
OFU secretary; Homer Duffy, OFU
state president; Mr. Lawson Okla-
homa county OFU chairman; Mr.
Posey. Blaine county chairman,
and John Steiner, Custer County
chairman.
Musical numbers were presented
by Ila Jean Wicdeman, Yukon;
the Maney sisters, El Reno, route
2; an original poem by Mrs. Julia
Schweitzer of Calumet, and music
by Chas. Huff, radio entertainer
of OFU.
In addition to members from
locals over the county, a number
of representatives were present
from other counties for the eve-
ning, according to R. J. Powell
Canadian county chairman.
R.L. WILKINS ORDAINED
Raymond Lee Wilkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wilkins. 616
North Bickford, has been award-
ed his certificate as a minister
of the Gospel and has been ordain-
ed to the work of the Gospel
Ministry by a council of the Full
Gospel churches. He is a mem-
ber of the Gospel Center church
at 822 West WaH<
For Flood Victims
Canadian county’s chapter of the
American Red Cross has been re-
quested and is rising up to meet
the challenge presented in recent
weeks by the rampaging flood
waters through the Atlantic coas-
tal states. The local Red Cross
chapter and chapters throughout
the nation have been asked to
wage a special appeal to help in
the rehabilitation of the some 10,-
000 people rendered homeless from
the disaster.
Total cost of damages in the
flood will range above the $1.5
billion mark and the disaster has
been termed one the worst ever
to strike this nation. Judge Wil-
liam L. Fogg, Canadian county
chairman, said that everyone is
asked to contribute toward the dis-
aster relief fund to reciprocate for
the times when other states have
contributed toward Oklahoma tor-
nado victims.
The collection points over the
county which have been desig-
nated to receive funds in behalf
of the Red Cross and the chair-
men in the respective communities
are: EL RENO — Red Cross office
in the city hall; Mallonec Music
company; Oklahoma Gas and Elec-
tric office; Oklahoma Natural Gas
office, and the city water office.
YUKON — Yukon National Bank
and First National Bank with Tony
Kirkegard, chairman. OKARCHE
The Post Office, Coffee Pharmacy
and the Okarche Lumber company.
UNION CITY — Bank of Union.
CALUMET — George Bullock,
chairman. HEASTON — Edwin
R. Olandcr, chairman. MUSTANG
— Post Office or Mustang Hard-
ware, H. A. Silver, chairman.
PIEDMONT — Piedmont Mercan-
tile company or Wiedeman’s Gro-
cery
Mrs. R. F. Jones, Jr., 419 East
Woodson, has returned from a va-
cation visit with relatives in Chi-
cago, 111., and Wisconsin.
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l\IQ DUSvDQlierS Jet? I\. w.rcc( Sox-Knnsas City A’s game Sunday, are shown pos-
ing beside their bus shortly before going to the game. The group of 28 boys and their coaches
lett El Reno at 1 a.m. Sunday and arrived back home about 5 a.m. Monday. They had a full day
of activities including a tour of the Kansas City zoo and other interesting parts of the city. They
were introduced to the crowd at the game and saw the Sox trim the A’s 14-2.
COACH KENNETH KAMM AND HIS
charges currently are going strong in their
annual summer conditioning camp at Fort
Reno in preparation for the rapidly ap-
proaching grid season and are hitting the
dummies and making those last few laps
around the field with just a little extra
effort after reading recent pre-season fore-
casts which ranked the Indians near the
top of the Boomer conference heap. They
are putting out the little extra effort know-
ing full-well that pre-season good tidings
oftimes are the kiss of death.
The Daily Oklahoman recently ran
the results of a poll conducted among the
Boomer conference coaches and it showed
that Lawton was tabbed the aggregation
to beat with other members forecast to
finish in this order; El Reno, Ardmore,
Norman, Duncan and Chickasha. The poll
is representative of the coaches opinion
of the opposition as they did not forecast
their own squad’s place in the standings.
There is no one who knows better
than the local crew that in the game
of football a little determination and
fight can upset pre-season dopesters
coming and going. Now there was the
Tribe who was pushed to th* bottom
of Mr. Ray Soldan’s Oklahoman forecast
at this time last year. Soldan’s forecast
and explanation of “a graduation wreck-
ed squad manned by inexperienced
youngsters” just wasn’t enough to dis-
courage coach Kamm’s boys from pulling
several upsets and ending up second only
to Ardmore and four slots above the cel-
lar berth reserved for them by pollsters.
The local squad is remembering how
they made the polls look sick and are
keeping in mind that some of those cur-
rently disgruntled by low ratings are
going to be gunning for the “big boys”
the same way.
AND 'THERE IS LAWTON WHO
LAST YEAR was highly-touted in pre-sea-
son talk, hut ended up having to settle
for the next to the cellar rating. Coach
Bob Bodenhamer who jumped El Reno in
favor of the Wolverines experienced just
about as tough a season as could be ex-
pected after having a press hook bulging
with pre-game clippings tabbing Lawton
as head and shoulders aboye the test,
Kamm is reminding the boys of the final
standings and pointing out that the results
come from hard play, determination and
practice throughout the season rather than
the August polls.
Coach Kamm, assistant Bill Davis and
athletic director Jenks Simmons opened
their conditioning session on the fort pa-
rade grounds Aug. 24 and will wind up
Saturday scarcely a week before they don
the blue and white against Watonga here
Sept. 9. 1 he backbone of the 1955 versions
ol the Fribe will be 16 returning letter-
men, with the staff hanking on some 20
returning squadmen who saw limited serv-
ice last year and a good aggregation of
sophomores slated to lend Support.
To give some idea just how strong
The Boomer circuit is likely to be this
year is the fact that Chickasha, who
has been picked for the cellar, is listing
five holdover regulars from last year’s
campaign including three of their four
backfield men and 13 lettermen alto-
gether. Lawton has 12 returning letter-
men with six starters coming back and
some potentials who have transferred
in from other schools which show good
talent. The Indians have the added ad-
vantage this year of meeting Mr. Boden-
hamer’s crew on El Reno soil and fans
hereabouts are already talking about this
being one of the top games of the cam-
paign despite the fact that it is still al-
most two months away.
Ardmore, who was picked to be hard
on the heels of El Reno will come back
with three of its reguiar backs, but is
believed to be having its trouble finding
a man to fill the shoes of capable quarter-
back B. W. Scott, who was coach Tip
Jacobson’s standout last season. Jacobson
also is said to be having his troubles fill-
ing the line vacancies brought on by gradu-
ation last year, but despite this Ardmore
is expected to lie very tough and trying
hard to duplicate the 21-7 shellacking they
gave the Tribe last year.
COULD BE THAT NORMAN, WHO
enters Boomer conference play this season
for the first time could be the outfit that
will scramble the whole picture as they are
the unknown quantity. Coach Bronco Mc-
Gugan’s chances for a promising debut in
the Boomer conference dwindled somewhat
over the summer when he learned that
three of his seven returning regulars had
either moved away or come up with other
plans. McGugan lists 11 returning letter-
men and a sizeable roster of sophomores
and upcoming squadmen that he is groom-
ing for considerable service in the coming
schedule.
Duncan, which will have a little add-
ed advantage with assistant coach Dick
Dozier on hand to advise them about E’
Reno’s individual players and overall
outlook, will come into play rated next
to, the cellar as Head coach Harvey
Griffith tries to fill gaps at both ends,
quarterback, center and both tackles.
The Demons have always proved tough
to the Indians and will likely be out
in force to avenge the 20-20 upset tie
the Indians tacked on them last year.
Duncan is facing a murderous schedule
with such talented groups as Muskogee,
Seminole, Hobbs, N. M. and Wichita
Falls, Tex., in addition to the regular
Boomer conference rivals. The Demons
will have five regulars back and 13
lettermen from which to build their
outfit around.
Canadian Co. Men
In the Armed S
Foreign Students
Visiting El Reno
ermces
♦ SEAMAN HAS NEW SON
Vallejo, Calif.—A baby boy
weighing 6 pounds, 2^4 ounces was
bom Aug. 19, to Mrs. Matilda E.
Alexander, wife of Billie H. Alex-
ander, seaman, USN, at the Mare
Island Naval hospital here. Alex-
ander, who is serving aboard the
landing ship tank USS Case Coun-
ty is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Alexander of El Reno. Mrs.
Alexander is the daughter of Mrs.
Eva Sampson of Vallejo, Calif. The
baby, named William Thomas is
the second child for the Alexan-
der family who reside here at
715 B. Sutter it.
♦ HOME FROM ALASKA
Capt. Denzil White, nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burger, 920
South Wilson, is visiting his rela-
tives and friends here this week
before going on to Jacksonville,
Fla., the end of this month where
he has been newly assigned. Cap-
tain White has just returned from
two years duty in Alaska where
he spent most of the time attached
to Eielson Air Force Base.
♦ GALLAGHER IN ST. LOUIS
St. Louis—Major and Mrs. J. R.
Gallagher and their two children,
Michael and Janice, have recently
returned from three years over-
seas duty in Germany and are now
living in Edwardsville, III., while
Major Gallagher is assigned to the
St. Louis Medical center, Gal-
lagher is the son of Mike Gallag-
her, 511 North Choctaw.
♦ RETURNING TO STATES
Word has been received here
of the return to the states of
Lt. Col. and Mrs. M. A. Jordan
and son, Kenneth, who have been
stationed with the army in Ger-
many. Colonel Jordan is being
reassigned to Ft Lee, Va. Mrs.
Jordan is the daughter of Mike
Gallaghger, 511 North Choctaw.
♦ GOING TO EUROPE
Fort Riley, Kan.—Pvt. Darrel
F. Wilkerson, 21, whose wife, Na-
dine, lives at 1714 N.W. 28th, Ok-
lahoma City, is scheduled to be
sent to Europe from Fort Riley,
Kan., in September as part of
Operation Gyroscope, the army’s
The El Reno chamber of com-
I merce is playing special host to-
day through Saturday to a grodp
ol 14 foreign students who are
j touring the United States and
studying the American way of
life.
Chamber secretary Jack Bur-
| meier said that the group is being
brought to El Reno through co-
operation with Bill Leeper, jr.,
Oklahoma University student from
I El Reno, who is head of the for-
I eign students committee on tho
I campus. The tour is under tho
sponsorship of the Association of
1 World Travel Exchange.
I The 14 students, representing
Sweden, Italy, Germany, Switzer-
land, France and Pakistan, are
to arrive in El Reno Thursday
evening and will be entertained
! and stay in the homes of several
| El Reno citizens during their two
day stay.
Burmeier said that the students
will be turned over to their hosts
shortly aftlr arriving at 5:30 p.m.
___ .and several will likely be present
ALBERS EARNS PROMOTION | for the city council meeting Thurs-
Word has been received here j day evening to see how small
this week of the recent promotion
of A 2/c Herbert Albers, son of
Mrs. Eula Albers, 114 S. Roberts,
to the rank of airman first class.
Albers, a 1952 graduate of El Reno
high school, is serving with the
Air Force near Tokyo and is at-
tached to the 35th Air Police
squadron. He has been in Japan
since June, 1954.
the 10th Inlantry division, Is the
first division to move under the
Gyroscope plan. It will replace
the 1st Infantry division which is
returning to the United States.
Pvt. Wilkerson. a former stu-
dent at Oklahoma City University,
entered the Army last February
and completed basic training nt
Fort Riley. His father, Harry Wil-
kerson, lives on Route 3, El Reno.
♦ SEVERNS LEAVES
A/2c Charles Franklin Severns,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Nye C. Sev-
erns, 121 South ”M,” has returned
to Finland, Minn., where he Is
stationed, after a short leave with
his wife and son, Charles Frank-
lin, Jr. Mrs. Severns is the form-
er Miss Patsy Ruth Fuller. He
made the trip here to sec his new
new unit rotation plan. His unit,son who was born Aug. 9,
government works in action. The
ladies are slated to be guests of
the junior chamber of commerce
at their Friday noon luncheon ana
(he men will be conducted on
a tour of the federal reformatory
by Warden C. R. Hagan.
The El Reno citizens who arc
hosting the students during their
stay are David DeLana, Jack Bur-
meier. Jirri Bass, A. Francis Por-
ta, Mrs. Lucille Blair, Paul Lieb-
mann, Mrs. Leta Verne Wewcrka,
Art Harrison, Bob Evans and Mrs.
H. M. Hensley.
Engineers Coming To
Discuss Rights-of-Way
A delegation of state highway
engineers, headed by Eason Hill
of the highway rights-of-way di-
vision, will meet next Wednesday
in the office of chamber of com-
merce secretary Jack W. Burmeir-
er with members of several com-
mittees for the purpose of discuss-
ing the procurement of the need-
ed rights-of-way along U.S. 66
in this county to make it possible
for four-laning.
Slated to talk with the engin-
eers are L. C. Gndberry, B. T.
Conway and Burmeier.
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Crump, Donald. The El Reno American (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1955, newspaper, September 1, 1955; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc913769/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.