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The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
Tte El Reno Daily TribuneH
VOLUME 40, NO. 77.
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A newspaper devoted to . S°c/efy nty folk, reaching 3,700 families, end carrying the largest volume of local news of any daily paper publlehed In a city of like size In Oklahoma.
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931. united press service
You Can Buy It For
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County Contest Held; Ice
Cream Served by
C. of C.
r
Approximately 250 4-H members
and their parents were in El Reno
Friday attending the county rally
which was held for the purpose
of selecting representatives to the
state rally in Stillwater this sum-
mer.
They met at the Legion Park
at 10 o'clock and enjoyed a re-
creational and get-acquainted pro-
gram. A short address on ideas
of recreation was made by Her-
bert Cavett, assistant state club
agent, Oklahoma A. and M. col-
lege, Stillwater.
He was assisted in the distus-
slon which followed by leaders of j
each of the organisations present.
The El Reno chamber of com
merce Herved ice cream to the 2f >
guests following a plculc lunch >k
the park. The contests were * -in
in the district court room o,1 t it
court house. The "innars jtrjR bt
announced in Sunday'* Tr'U me
Did You Hear
THAT
I OVERS of band music will
be privileged
to hear a
real treat from 12 until 1
o’clock Sunday when' the A.
and M. college band, i Still-
water, will broadcast < ve si
lion KVOO, Tulsa. S? * al ; .1
Reno youths are m rr her* of
the band and it. wi.i ' ,-th
your while to tune ir
Raymond Anti son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Anthis, 640
South Ellison will be
initiated into he Lambda Chi
Alpha frhterr the A. and
M. College, S . .witter, this
«*«ning.
Miss Dana 1 -lie Morris,
daughter f f- and Mrs. Earl
Morris, 7u3 : Mth Williams
avenue, - n r n the El Reno
hlghsc.’- won first place in
the h prano contest a*,
the .a ueet in Norman
Thu .la f Jie competed with
17 , nut-su.nts from over the
st: *e
I
f"- highschool spemed al-
ls' deserted today with th-
■gle clubs, track men and
m y other students in Nor-
q in participating In the state
Leet. ,
uYM STUDENTS IN
ING MAY 1
Parents and Junior High
Guests at May Day
Celebration
175 EXPECTED AT
New Automotive Repai.
Shop Is Ope ned Here
“■ ~
L. C. Cook otj Wewoka. has
opened a new aanoniotive repair
khop at the El, Reno Oarage. Mr.
Cook has bevfm engaged in the
repair bu8lrlW8 (,,• the past fif-
teen years. R. a. Rath, formerly
| cl Nbnna/u, who is also associated
with hi*,, ha* had fourteen years
cxperii/,,.,.
hint
Miss Dana Belle Morris
Places at Norman
V.
District Brotherhood Ses-
sion Monday Night
HOOVER GETS FIRST BUDDY POPPY
Less fortunate students of th-
El Reno highschool were await-
ing new* from their fellow con-
testants In the state Inter-scho-
lastic meet at Norman Friday.
Among those who participated
in the events Thursday, Miss
Dana Belli- Morris was the only
student who was reported as hav
lug placed. She took first hon-
ors in tho mezzo soprano con
test
Miss Morris Is a senior, a mem-
ber of the glee club, the girls'
quartet and th" mixed chorus
besides an active member of oth-
ir school activities.
'Four members of the track
team were participating in the
preliminaries. John Holden.
Lenlel Thompson, (lib Crowley
mid Francis Young are the men
who were trying for eligibility to
enter the finals Saturday. Doug-
las Perdue and Allyn Crowley in-
tended to compete In the events
Saturday.
Resides the glee clubs, the
quartets, and the mixed chorus,
participants included: -William
Leas, Edwin Spur, Manuel Bell
and Boh Cleverdon. radio theory:
Edwin Humble, clarinet soloist;
Miss lads Reed slid Miss Helen
Dutton, home economics: Miss
Itulive David, second year typing;
Bernal Meadors and Marvin El-
kins, physics; Miss Jeannette
Hendrickson, first year Lai in.
The students left at 6 a. m. on
n special interurtian. They were
accompanied by II. K. Wrinkle,
superintendent of Kl Reno
schools, Miss May -Shanklln, head
of the history deuartment, and
Miss Mary Edwards, music In-
struct or.
Arrangements were
made Friday by the members of
the local Baptist Brotherhood of
laymen to entertain approximate-
ly 175 members of the Central
Baptist Association Brotherhood
at the district meeting here Mon-
day. evening.
Representatives from every
Laptist church in the Canadian,
the Kingfisher, the I-ogan and
the Hlalne counties are expected
to hear Dr. H. O. Bennett, presi-
dent of the Oklahoma A. and
M college. Stillwater, speak at
Ike banquet at which they will be
(iitertained, according to L. N
Pearson, secretary of the associa-
tion.
Presiding at the evening's
entertainment will be R. I.
Temple, Watonga, president
of the Central group. C. O
Wattson, is president of the lo-
cal brotherhood, who are making
plans on one of the biggest af-
lalrs for the organization this
year.
Other numbers on the program
will he selections by a quartet
from the Kingfisher denomina-
tion, as well as a quartet from
the local church.
Celebrating May Day the girls
| of the seventh and eighth grade
junior highschool gymnasium
classes under the supervision of
Miss Leona Lovelace, presented a
program in the highschool gym
Friday afternoon.
Guests were the junior high-
school students and their parents.
The physical Instruction teacher
composed her program und direct-
ed her students in their work
upon it.
Orchestra Plays
The highschool orchestra, under
the direction of Fred Pike, fur-
nished music for the occasion.
The program opened with a grand
march and circle exercises.
Then followed a duet number by
Miss Daphne Oxford and Miss
Monlta Trotter and a solo dance
by Mickey Johnson. A Dutch
dance by the seventh grade girls
featured Betty Lee Rauh and
Mary Frances Bennett, students
of Min* Virginia Dove’s school of
the dance.
More Dances
M iss Peggy Cloiighly did an-
other solo number which was fol-
lowed by a dance by Miss Anna
Murice Cobbs and Miss Wilabell
Martin. The Tarelton dance of
ihe eighth grade girls featured
I Miss Naomi Alien.
being1 Before the Jockey chorus of
eighth grade girls the solo dance
by Miss Minnie Lou Jones de-
lighted the audience, as did the
piano solo by Miss Mary Eliza-
beth Slattery, which followed the
chorus number.
The program dosed with a solo
by Dorothy Parks and a May pole
dance by the entire assembly of
girls.
IN NE
Maxine Remi Writes Best
Story of Oklahoma
Entrants
President Hoover is seen recelt-1 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Paul
ing the first Buddy Poppy from Wolman, commander-in-chief
Hazel Viola Markinson of Eaton of the organization is holding lit-
Rapids, Mich., at the opeuing of tie Mias Markinson. The scene is
the annual drive for funds by the 1 the White House lawn.
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CLOUDY WEATHER TO ZONE MEETING
Maxine Remi, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Remi, 614 North
Evans avenue, and sophomore In
the El Reno highschool, has a
substantial claim to being the
Best student news writer in Ok-
lahoma.
Miss Remi, according to Asso-
ciated Press dispatches from Col-
umbus, Ohio., won first place
among Oklahoma entries In the
news story contest. Prize win-
ners were announced by Maga-
zine World, a publication of Eng-
lish classes.
It was not learned here the
prize Miss Remi will receive
However, a total of $8,500 in
cash and trophies is to he award-
ed in the various divisions of the
contests.
Tulsa Wins Many
Students oT Central highschool
Tulsa, received the majority of
tile prizes in the Oklahoma divi-
sion. There were a number of
contests. Including feature writ-
ing, editorials, cartoons, and so
forth.
The winning news story was
published in the Tribune March
12 under the headline, “Red
Cross Cabin War landmark,” It
told tile story of the canteen
which has since been moved to
Legion Park.
One of the requisites of the
contest was that the news story
must be published before it
could be entered.
We Saw Today
^^HEN April steps aside for
Like diamonds all the rain
drops glisten;
Fresh violets open every day:
To some new bird each hour
we listen.
—Lucy Lurcom.
People hurrying around get-
ting ready for week-end trips.
Even if the weather is not so
pleasant, this is the time of
year when folks begin to want
to take a little jaunt.
The beautiful sweeping lawns
of the John C. Petree and Wal-
ter J. Aycock homes on South
Hoff avenue. We also noticed a
number of red and yellow tu-
lips in these yards. Really Hie
combination was most attrac-
tive. A feast for the eyes we'd
say.
Headwater Rise No Flood Delegation of 11 Reprc-
Threat Here
sents ('lull Here
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Sweet, who
have been residing at 904 South
Rock Island avenue, moved Frl
day to 1119 South Hoff avenue.
Radio (’all for Help Sent
by Freighter
Mr. und Mrs. L. R. Huffman.
419 Sunset Drive, returned Fri-
day morning from a few days'
visit with relatives and friends In
St. Joseph, Mo., and Tulsa.
Chairman Stone Talks to
U. S. Chamber
May made its debut Friday
with partly clouded skies and no
precipitation although rain has
(alien sever* days this week.
Federal W either forecasts, a
cording to press dispatches, are
for cloudiness to contluue Friday
night and Saturday.
Rock Island officials here said
r< ports from the headwaters of
the South Canadian river were
A group of 11 Canadian coun-|
ly people enjoyed the zone meet-
ing of the Lions club at Shaw-|
nee Thursday night. J. W. Hay-
A prominent business man,
who thought he forgot bin
watch so he pulled it out of
his pocket to see if he had
time to go back and get it.
Proposal Scheduled for
Consideration Next
Monday Night
Exhibits for Fair on Dis-
play May 8
'den. El Rerio. w'ho Is deputy dis-|k^D
trlct governor over this zone, was
toastmaster.
Besides the members of the
Lions club here and their ladles,
| Mrs. William McCartney, of El
that a 3 V4 foot rise followed rains , «ano' made the trl<1 and was 0,1
in New Mexico, but that no rise 111 program
Little Miss Jerry Mae Kelso.
XII South Hoff avenue, who ha*
henn III for tile past few days,
Is reported as soni'what Improv-
ed.
WEATHER
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Forecast
Mostly cloudy and somewhat
ousel tied tonight and Jiuturday.
II Rsno Wsstber
For 84-hour period ending at 4
p. in., Thursday; high, «#: low,
M; at 4 o'clock, 69. Proclplta-
tloii, .36.
Stale of weather, partly cloudy.
Sun rises tomorrow at 6:03.
Sun sets today at 6:60.
Dirt Roads
On XI south to t'hlckasha, fair.
On 81 north to Kingfisher, fair.
On 66 west to Clinton, muddy.
Atlantic City, N. J.. May 1 (IP)
—Chairman James ('. Stone of the
federal farm hoard defended the
board's stabilization program,
which lias been severely attacked
by business, as "fully Justified" by
agriculture's emergency In an ad-
dress today be Ion* the U. S. cham-
ber of commerce.
“The board bellovea what was
done to have been fully Justified
by the serious emergency that
faced agriculture," Stono told the
organization from which ha* come
the orunt of criticism.
"Any losses that may he sus-
tained by the revolving fund from
these operations will lie Incon-
sequential compared to the lielto-
fits to our people.”
Stone, however, assured business
that the stabilisation activities lx
which 200.600,000 bushels of wheat
have been withdrawn from the
market to peg the price of the
hoard would he used only tor
temporary emergencies.
"Our experience leads to the
definite conviction that these
staliillzHtlon activities cannot rope
successfully with continuous over-
production, but can bo resorted
to only as temporary remedies In
meeting iim emergency situation,"
ho HHld.
San Diego, Cal., May 1 (IP)—
The picture of a mud-man con-
trolling a ship, the crew barri-
caded tu cabins to escape Ills
maniacal fury, was visualized by
shipping men today as hours pass-
ed w.ith no new word from the
freighter Santa Cecilia, which yes-
terday Issued a call for help.
The drama of the sea was being
enacted off Cape San Lucas, Mex-
ico. It was believed, as the ship
steamed towards Panama from
Honolulu.
KffortH of radio stations to con-
tAct the ship failed. Operators at
their keys for hours at a stretch,
fulling to get a response to thoir
calls.
First information of tbo%crcw'g
plight wus contained in a radio
dispatch to the eleventh nuval dis-
trict here:
"We need aid. Are there any
naval vessels near us? Maniae
armed, dangerously und violently
Insane, impossible to subdue."
No nuval boats were In the
vicinity of the craft, so tho report
was relayed to the twelfth naval
district headquarters at San Fran-
clseo. where representatives of the
United States department of
hcullh were culled In.
lesembllng flood protiortlons was
likely here.
The federal bureau at Okla-
homa City .however, continued its
flood warning to the South Ca-
nadian Irnsin, stating that high
waters at I Kigali, N. M., and
heavy rains in southern Colorado,
prompted the warning. It fur-
ther stated that no danger Is
expected In Oklahoma unless th<‘
up-river rise is aided within 36
hours hy rains in the state.
Others going from here were:
Emmett Thompson, Mrs. Haydon,
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Samuelson and
daughter. Opal, Mr. and Mrs.
Two Join; Weather han-
dicaps Session
Two buddies were sigued up
at Piedmont Thursday night to
•I ring the total membership of
Joe Trevath.iti, Dr. T. M. Ader- the Kl Reno American Legion
hold, all of Kl Reno and Dr. L.
O. Wolfe of Okarche.
An interesting feature of the
meeting was campaigning Me AI es-
ter anil Norman, both of which
are seeking the state meeting in
1932. The slate gathering this
year will lie at Enid.
Post No. 34 up to 359.
Only a small delegation from
El Reno was present because
of the disagreeable weather. A
formal meeting was not held. Milt
Phillips, state adjutant. Okla-
homa City, attended the meeting
with tho local reprnaenlutives.
National Guard Inactive
But in Readiness
Mrs, J. F. Gad berry, 709 South
William* HVctitin, Iih* returned
from a in day’* visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Wallace G, llecli-
l<y In Clinton.
Mr and Mrs. John Townsend,
of Guthrie, were guest* Friday
Ip ths home of her sister, Mrs.
8 Roytf Wilson and Mr. Wilson,
1121 Houth Hoff avenue.
Oklahoma ('lly, May 1 (LP)
Ail wa* quiet today In Oklaho-
ma where .national guardsmen
held IhemssIvoH In reudlnewH (or
action In event of violent deni-
onMiraHons of International lai-
I'or Day.
Brig. Gen. Charles E. McPher-
Mil, aiding adjutant general, said
that h survey of the entire slate
revealed no Indlcallon of Iron
hie.
Reports of large thefts of ex
plosives from oil field ware-
houses was described by General
McPherren ns “ordinary thefts hy
criminals," He said undue tin-
portsnee had been attached to
the thefts hem use of rumored ac-
tivities of communists.
General plans to complete the
school term of 1930-31 were
made ut an El Reno school fac-
ulty meeting Thursday afternoon
at the highschool.
The instructors were advised to
collect their work for fair exhi-
bits next year, most of which will
be on display at the school on
visiting day, Friday, May 8.
At this time it is planned to
have work of every individual in
the El Reno school system on
display for the public. The grade
schools will conduct classes all
day when their exhibits will be
seen in each class room.
The highschool students will
r.ttend school In the morning. At
noon classes will be dismissed
until that evening at 7 o'clock.
Exhibits will he on display in
<acb of the class rooms at the
highschool, also. A general ex-
hibit of the mamiel training de-
partment and the various or-
ganizations of the school will
be made in the gymnasium.
After the two classes that eve-
ning the students will present a
program in the auditorium for the
visitors. These pluus were men-
tioned by the* teachers. It was
also mentioned at the faculty
meeting that the time of the
grade school concert to he giver
Sunday, May 10, In the high-
school auditorium had been
changed from 3 o’clock to 2
o’clock.
This change has been made In
order (hat tho bunds may assist
wlih an out of town concert later
in the afternoon.
A new electric franchise will
be submitted to the hoard of city
commissioners next Monday night
as the result of a meeting of that
group with representatives of the
Oklahoma Gas & Electric com-
pany Thursday night.
The meeting was held at the
request of the electric company
and was attended by H. L. Fogg,
attorney and John T. Naylon, lo-
cal manager. Various phases of a
franchise proposition were dis-
cussed which resulted In import-
ant changes over the first fran-
chise application, which was
rejected last May.
The four features of the new
proposal are:
Four Features
1. Date of the new franchise
to he set from December 21, 1927, *
or in other words, a 21-year fran-
chisel
2. Payment of hack franchise
tax to the city which approximates
$13,000.
3. Free lights for city hall and
Carnegie library as well as the
public school system.
4. Right of the city to take
over the properly, revoking the
franchise, at any time. Property
price to he determined according
to law.
No Tax Paid Yet
Going Into detail on the first
point, since December 21, 1927,
the Oklahoma Gas & Electric
company has operuted In El Reno
without u franchise. No tax (2%
of gross receipts) has been paid to
the city since that time. Under
this plan the company will ask
the city to vote a 21 year fran-
chise. This would be the same
as u 25 year franchise effective
December 21, 1927.
If the city granted a new fran-
chise to the company the back tax
which totals $10,425.98 for the
years 1928, 1929 and 1930 would
be paid as well as th* regular
assessment for 1931.
City Hall Light
In the first franchise applica-
tion filed In December of 1929
the electric company did not In-
clude the provision for free lights
to the city hall and library. This
was Included last night.
According to law the property
of the Oklahoma Gas and Electric
company may he purchased by the
city at any time. It can be secur-
ed hy the right of cmlneut
domain, through condemnation
proceedings.
Copies of the new franchise
proposal were to ho pluced In the
hands of the various commission-
ers Friday for their consideration.
33 Marriage Licenses
Are Sold Here in April
Thirty-three marriage licenses
were sold here during April liv
Frank Taylor, court clerk, a check
of records Friday revealed.
This Is a decrease of three over
March when 36 were sold. Only
21 licenses were sold In Febru-
ary the lightest month In the
marriage license business, in
years.
LOCAL FANS SEE
Jay Gees to Meet Fire-
men If No Rain Falls
Train Going Too Fast,
Throws Boy Aside
Alton Darby, 17, Burger, Tex ,
is In a serious condition at lb'
Kl Reno Sanitarium. He was
injured early Friday afternoon
when lie attempted to “hop" i
freight train at the local Hock
Isluud yards, according to a
statement Issued hy the claim
department of the railway.
Tile west bound freight was
traveling too fast throwing the
boy to one side. Ills buddy, Glee
Rumple, 17, had succeeded In
boarding the train before Darby
was injured. Tho two boy* wore
hitch-hiking to their home In
Texas, the officials reported
Baseball fans were hoping Fri-
day iiflernoon (hat the sun would
continue to keep up the work lit
order that they might witness
their first official game Sunday
in the Jay Cee-Oklahoma City
Firemen contest here.
Stiff competition Is exported
from Hie Oklahoma City team.
They were runners-up In the stute
tournament Inst season. The local
team has been showing tio well,
' though. In their practice matches.
A good crowd Is expected to wit-
ness the Junior chamber of com-
merce .team In Its Initial gumo.
Women will lie admitted free of
churge ut 3 o'clock when the game
is scheduled to begin.
The halting line-up (or the guino
which "Wog” Rice, malinger, has
announced, fellows: Cusseu. 2b;
Daugherty, 3b; Welch, sa: Preno,
cf; Wallace, c; Haskett, If;
Winkler, lb; Wano, rf; Cottey, p.
Mr. ami Mr*, (lus Schowulter.
nl Kingfisher, were overnight
guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs,
T. J. Clumbers, 812 South Bar
her avenue,
Convicted Kidnaper
to McAlester Friday
Mis* Alma Collins, of Oklaltn
nut City, spent Wednesday and
Thursday with Miss Dslphlne
Mtonsinan, 3n7 North Bickford
avenue.
Oklahoma City, May 1 (JP|—
Charles Stanley, 23, glveu a life
sentence In the state penitentiary,
late yesterday by a Jury which
convicted him of robbery with
tlreaims will he takeu to Mo-
Alester this afternoon.
Stanley was accused of terroris-
ing the T. L Pair family of Ed-
mond, taking $3 (rum Pair and
escaping III a stolen car after
kidnaping Ray Pair, 16 years old.
P. P.
was an
evening.
Duffy, of Oklahum
Kl Reno visitor Thu
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