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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, M3.
CERTIFICATE IN £^erdlaImmense Task Faces
President Who Would
Cut National Payroll
Winners of ’32 Contest
Announced; Use Of
Vegetables Stressed
Stillwater, Okla., Jan. 24 I Spe-
cial)—Increasing interest in gard-
ening as a source of home food
supply is reflected in a 38 per
cent increase in the State Garden
Certificates awarded in 1932.
A total of 434 such certificates
were awarded last year as com-
pared to 313 in 1931 and 32 when
the contests started in 1928, fig-
ures compiled recently by D. C.
Mooring, extension horticulturist
at the Oklahoma A. & M. College,
show.
Winners Named
Mooring at the same time an-
nounced winners of the 1932 con-
tests. Prizes are given contestants
making highest point scores on
their certificates.
Awards in the contest are based
upon home use and canning of the
vegetables as well as upon the
garden itself so that the use of
the garden as a source of a good
family diet is stressed. This part
of the work is in charge of Mar-
tha McPheeters extension special-
ist in foods and nutrition.
Tiie prizes are given by the Ok-
lahoma Farmer-Stockman to both
clubs and individuals in the four
districts into which the state is
divided for extension work.
Awards in 1932 were as follows
(Numbers are points scored out of I
a possible 500):
White Clubs
Southeast District: 1st Yeager
Club, Hughes county, 467 1-3; 2nd,
Rock Creek Club, Hughes county,
464; 3rd, Eager Club, Bryan coun-
ty, 454 7-10; 4th, Bokhoma Club,
IJdcCurtain county, 450 2-9; 5th,
Hendrix Club, Bryan county, 450.
Northeast District: 1st Sunshine
Club, Pawnee county, 407; 2nd,
White Rose Club, Pawnee county,
374 2-5; 3rd, 4-Square Club, Rog-
ers county, 370 5-9; 4th, Excelsior,
Payne county. 362 4-9; 5th, Rip-
ley. Payne county, 354 7-18.
Southwest District: 1st, Happv
HoUr Club. Garvin county 471
7-13: 2nd. Carl Club, Harmon
county 460’-i; 3rd, Busy Workers.
Garvin county, 458; 4th, Gilsonlte
Club. Murray county. 452 5-13: 5th.
McKnight Club, Harmon county,
451
Northwest District: 1st Crawford ",
Club, Roger Mills county, 457 11-13:
2nd, Herring Club. Roger Mills
county, 419 4-11: 3rd. Sunshine-
Mustang Club, Canadian county.
416 5-13; 4th. Isabella Improve-
ment Club, Major county, 405'4:
5th, Excelsior Club, Oklahoma
county, 402 4-7.
White Individuals
Southeast District: 1st, Mrs. R.
M. Floyd, Soper, 499 57-112; 2nd
Mrs. R. B. Brown, Ashland. 498
33-116: 3rd. Mrs. M. V. Stockton.
Hazel. 498: 4th, Mrs. Frank Mc-
Cauley. Ada. 496 17-18: 5th. Mrs.
E. E. Forester. Stlgler. 496 187-204;
6th, Mrs. Beacher Carter, Boley,
496 1-3; 7th, Mrs. Gus Cunning-
I.E.
BOARD TO MEET
Each Department of Federal Government, No Mat-
ter How Small, Has Formidable
List of Defenders
Various News Happen-
ings About Town
Mr. and Mrt. Mather
There is room for reduction in the number and size of government
subdivisions, as well as in the size and perhaps in the number of whole
government departments.
Cleveland society is pleasantly
surprised by the announcement of
the secret marriage last summer
of S, Livingston Mather, one of
the wealthiest steel men in Amer-
ica, to Miss Alice Nightingale
Keith, a trained nurse. Mather is
51, his bride, 33. Following a
trip to Europe, Mr. and Mrs.
Mather are occupying their man-
sion, one of the show places of
Cleveland. Mrs. Mather’s father
and mother are physicians in
Belleville, O. Mr. Mather’s previ-
ous wifo died. He has two daugh-
ters studying in Europe.
yiedkatet!
Ingredients of Vicks
VapoRub in Convenient Candy Form
VICKS COUGH DROP
COAL
MrAIrster Lump_________$8.00
Superior Lump_________$7.00
Superior Nut__________$6.50
Bernice (hard)_________$12.00
Mag. Petr. Coke________$9.23
Above prices at our Yard.
75c per ton for delivering.
Farmers Elevator
Phone 65
When Your Daughter
Comes to Womanhood
Give Her Lydia E. Pinkliam’a
Vegetable Compound
ham, Ashland, 495 9-11; 8th, Mrs.
J. D. Bennett, Stuart. 494 7-12.
Northeast District: 1st, Mrs.
John Shinn. Warner, 498 43-184;
2nd, Josie Williams, Chandler, 498
27-176 ; 3rd. Mrs. Minnie B. Hef-
ner. Stillwater. 498; 4th, Mrs. F.
M. Maitland, Bartlesville, 496 38-
47; 5th, Mrs. Elma Webb, Boynton,
496 47-61; 6th, Mrs. Kate Worth-
ington. Avery, 496; 7th, Mrs. Edy-
thio IFarbis, Pawnee, 492 77-352;
$lh. Mrs. Emma Fowler, Hcnryet-
a. 491 331-352.
Southwest District: 1st, Mrs. W
H. McCarty, Pauls Valley, 500 ; 2nd.
Mrs. Vida Wylie, Vinson, 499
89-202 ; 3rd, Mrs. A. P. Lewis
Sulphur. 498 147-172; 4th. Mrs. A.
p. Ford, Pauls Valley. 498 gi-ioh;
5th. Mrs. J. A. Kirkpatrick, Sul-
phur, 497 117-196; 6th, Mrs. J. F.
Proctor, Maysville, 497 17-64; 71 h,
Mrs. W. T. Smith, Stratford, 497
I- 26; 8th, Mrs, w. O. Jones, Hol-
lis, 496 43-84.
Northwest District: 1st, Mrs. May
Cates, Booker, Tex., 498 4-7; 2nd,
" |Mrs, Martha Suitor, Crawford, 497
19-32;; 3rd, Mrs. George Holland.
Canton, 497 27-184; 4th, Mrs.
George Ransom. Enid. 496 1-17;
5th. Mrs. Minnie Sartaln, Guthrie,
496 1-144: 6th, Mrs. Maurice Star-
ford, Falrvlew, 495 57-132: 7th.
Mrs. Hubert Storms, Goltry, 494
II- 12: nth. Mrs. Fred Frances, Or-
lando. 493 139-164.
Colored (Tubs
Lincoln County: 1st Midellothlan
Club, Wellston, 416 3-7; 2nd. Dun-
bar Club, Wellston. 366 9-10: 3rd.
Silver Lenf Club, Chandler, 359.
Muskogee County: 1st Haskell
Community Club, Muskogee, 413
1-6; 2nd, Community Group Club,
Muskogee, 4071*: 3rd, Sybnrk Club,
Wybard 407 1-5.
Okfuskee County: 1st, Sand
Creek. Boley. 375 17-35; 2nd, Hen-
derson. Boley, 337 5-21; 3rd, I. X.
L. Club, Boley, 330 4-5.
Creek County: 1st, Sunset Club,
Newby, 304 1-3: 2nd. Saunders
Chuple Club, Bristow, 285 1-5.
Okmulgee County: 1st Grayson
No. 2 Club, Hoffman, 455 1-6 ; 2nd.
Grayson No. 1 Club. Hoffman. 44
1-7; 3rd, Watson Club, Hoffman.
430 5-8.
Lincoln County: 1st, Mrs. Min-
nie Burgess, Wellston, 492; 2nd,
Mrs. E. A. Scott. Payson, 486 20-21;
3rd. Mrs. Daisy Bentley, Chandler,
482; 4th, Mrs. E. L. Garnett,
Chandler, 47514.
Muskogee County: 1st, Mrs. M.
E. Word, Muskogee, 487 5-7; 2nd.
Mrs. M. Sanders, Boynton, 484
23-34; 3rd. Mrs. Minnie Wesley.
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, Jan. 24 — Heaven
knows that there ;s room for re-
duction in the number and size
of government subdivisions, ns well
as in the size and perhaps in the
number of whole government de-
partments.
Uncle Sam began with five cabi-
net departments, was a century in
working up to seven, and did not
add his tenth until the Wilson
regime. In 1915 a single building
housed the state, war and navy
departments, which today overflow
three vast structures. There are
comparatively unimportant depart-
mental bureaus that are larger
than any department was before
the war. Tiie Reconstruction Fi-
nance corporation alone fills a
building that sufficed for tiie
commerce department when Her-
bert Hoover accepted his portfolio
as a member of President Hard-
ing's officinl family. The com-
merce department now Is cramped
for space in an ediffice that cost
several times the purchase price
of Alaska.
Oh. it is easy to point to sav-
ings that would foot, a billion nr
more.
Nor do many folk contend that,
the sum total of government would
suffer by the cuts—except, that
each person (or nearly so) who
acquiesces in this verdirt, does
mention just one lone cut that he
says should not be made, or gov-
ernment WILL suffer.
And all these exceptions having
been counted. It immediately is ap-
parent that nothing at nil has
been cut out.
Moat girls In their teens need a
tonic and regulator. Give your
daughter Lydia E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound for the next
few months. Teach her how to
guard her health at thia critical Muskogee, 483; 4th, Mrs. Josie Re-
time. When she U a happy, healthy i bel ts, Muskogee, 482 5-47
wife and mother she will thank Okfuskee County: 1st, Mrs. Eva
you- I Williams, Boley, 494; 2nd, Mrs.
Formidable Opposition
Of course it Is not literally cor-
rect to refer to only a single
friendly individual per bureau or
commission or what-not; in fact,
it usually is n formidable group,
or maybe a large class.
There likewise are the govern-
ment officials, who will forfeit Jobs
If their functions are abolished.
The beneficiaries of veterans'
allowances stand together, too.
Moreover, opinions differ as to
national defense, some critics in-
sisting that the army and navy
will be ruined by curtailments
which others insist will do no
harm.
And It is difficult to convince
the aviation and mercantile inter-
ests that they are extravagantly
subsidized.
In short, while It Is not lm-
] possible to get a congressional
i committee to slash a long list of
'these items out of an appropria-
tion bill, it is a practical impos-
sibility to prevent them from be-
ing re-inserted before the bill i
passes.
“Log-Rolling''
Tlint, is to say, when an ap-
propriation bill comes up, thpre is
sure to be a lawmaker here whose
re-election depends upon saving
one item, another lawmaker there
whose re-election depends upon
saving some other item, and so
on—and they trade bark and forth,
and no economy is effected.
Seemingly nothing remains to
be done except to turn the task
ovpr to a hard-boiled character,
with Hie nerve to jam it through
and stand pat—give him full au-
thority, leave him to do his worst,
and let the heathen rage.
The truth is, it will be a ter-
rible undertaking, which unavoida-
bly will bring at least temporary
want to thousands of families,
abruptly separated from the pub-
lic payroll. But it Ls tiie onW
way to economize.
No Free Hand for Hoover
Whether or not President Hoov-
er could have accomplished such a
Job, had he been given a free
hand, there is no telling, for he
has not been given n free hand.
It looks doubtful. The reorgan-
ization plan which he laid before
congress recently certainly does
not, promise much—merely consist-
ing, as Senator James F. Byrnes
of South Cnrolina expressed it, in
“a shuffling around of bureaus.”
President Hoover lias had. besides,
four years in which to economize
and governmental expense had in-
creased instead.
Still, if he had been turned
loose to go the limit, no one can
say deiiriltcly what he would have
done.
BV TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT
Union City, Jan. 24.—-The offi-
cial board of the M. E. church will
meet with a covered dish dinner
at 7 p. m. Wednesday evening at
the church. All members are urg-
ed to be there and all are invited.
Sunday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. L. Vogel had as
their dinner guests Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Sliger and daughter of
Oklahoma City.
Cardinal Club
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Biswell
entertained the Cardinal club on
Friday evening. The evening was
spent informally at games. Re-
freshments were served to Mr. and
Mrs. George Feddersen. Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs.
Jno. Feddersen, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd McMahan, Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Sweeney and Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Sweeney.
Funeral Is Held
The funeral of Mr, Mike
Schwartzfisher of Minco was held
at the Catholic church Monday
morning. Interment was in the
Mineo cemetery.
Announee Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gappa of
Minco are the happy parents of
a baby girl born to them Monday,
Jan. 23.
Union City Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Philips of
Yukon were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harve Mathews.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ross and
son, Philip, called at the F. Davis
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno Boevers of
El Reno called on relatives here
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. F. Davis and daughter,
Ethel, called on Mrs. Edd Mingus
in El Reno Saturday.
PRINCIPALS IN STILLMAN SUITj
Luc Rochefort
These photos show Luc Roche-
fort, French-Canadian, who is
isuing James A. Stillman, former
New York banker, for a sum re-
ported to be $1,000,000, and his
wife, Marjorie, whose affections
Rochefort accused Stillman of
Marjorie Rochefort
alienating. Stillman, whose priv-
ate life was aired in the courts
10 years ago as the husband of
“Fifi” Stillman, now Mrs. Harold
McCormick of Chicago, announced
that he would fight the case to a
finish.
JAYNE 10 SPEAK
First M. E. Fellowship
Dinner is Wednesday
10 CLASH CHICKS
President Roosevelt (when he
becomes president), from all in-
dications, will be granted the pow-
er that, President Hoover craved
in vain. Congress ultimately will
have to "o. k'” his recommcndn-
j lions; it cannot quite escajie that
' duty, but it can so conclusively
commit Itself to a policy of ac-
ceptance that reconsideration will
be virtually impossible, if they are
submitted before the end of the
legislative existence of the Seven-
ty-third congress. As for the
presidential part of the work, rec-
onditioning the Augean stables had
nothing on it.
Legion Sponsored Team
Rev. A. M. Jayne, pastor of the
Oklahoma City First Methodist
church, will be the prineipal speak-
I er Wednesday night at the monthly
fellowship dinner of the local
I First Methodist Men's Brotherhood,
Rev. Percy W. Beck, minister, an-
nounced Tuesday.
Tiie capital pastor will use as the
[ subject for his talk, ' Know Your
Church."
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Von Tungeln
will be in charge of serving the
banquet which is scheduled to start
Has String of Wins
A game at 1! o'clock Wednes-
day night in the Booker T. Wash-
ington gymnasium, has been sched-
uled between the Chickasha negro
highschool nnd the Galloping
Ghosts, negro basketball five spon-
sored by the El Reno negro Ameri-
can Legion Post.
The local cagers have quite a
record to live up to, having played
21 contests last season without de-
feat. Proceeds from the game
are to be used by the B. T. W.
school for various supplies and
equipment.
ELM GLEN
Minnie Thornton, Clenrvlew, 493;
3rd, Mrs. Mattie Arberta. Boley,
490 4-13; 4th, Mrs. Novella Irving,
Clearvlew, 489 41-43.
COAL! COAL! COAL!
GENUINE McALESTER
$8.00
$8.75 Delivered
Lanman Foundry & Machine Co.
Creek County; 1st, Mrs. P E.
Gilder, Stroud, 484 7-9; 2nd, Mrs.
Harvey Hornbeak, Stroud. 482
25-31; 3rd. Mrs. Henry Lawrence,
Sapulpa. 479 5-19; 4th Mi's, Mono-
lla Shanks Bristow 477.
Okmulgee County: 1st Mrs. Luel-
lfl Fnrr, Henryetta, 492 11-16; 2nd,
Mrs. Mary English, Okmulgee, 488
47-74; 3rd. Mrs. Sallie Dlllhighatn,
Hoffman, 488 23-92 ; 4th, Mrs. Clar-
ence Codoree, Hoffmnn, 486 29-33.
McIntosh County: 1st, Mrs. Sarah
Glazier, Eufauln. 478; 2nd, Mrs,
Aplis Jones, RentlPsville, 359.
Seminole County: 1st, Mrs. Susie
Banks, Boley, 487 15-57 ; 2nd, Mrs..
Hettie Gentry. Boley, 485'4: 3rd,
Mrs. Emma Mustin, Castle, 485
31-184; 4 th, Mrs. Blanche M.
Bruner, Semlnolr, 483 3-4.
Oklahoma County, 1st, Mrs. Min-
nie Recce, Edmond, 491; 2nd, Mrs.
K. P. Gower, Edmond, 484 7-17;
3rd, Mrs. Rosa Lee Huff, Choctaw,
481 31-52; 4th, Mrs. L. C. Nelson,
Arcadia, 435 1-11,
Alex Vann, of Mortonsvlllc, Ky„
Is visiting In the home of his
brother, o. W. Vann, Mrs Vann
and family, 010 Nortli Bickford
avenue,
(’enter Grove Club
Rehearses Frojiram
Twenty-three boys and girls of
the Center Grove 4-H club con-
vened in regular session Monday
afiernoon when principal activi-
ties were the rehearsals of the dub
program. All business was routine.
ItUI.L HOG SAVED t 1111,1)
Cedar Rapids, In. (U.W—Bingo, a
Boston bull terrier, saved a one-
year-old child and Its maid from
possible death by poisonous gas
here recently when It rushed into
the maid's room while she wns
sleeping and tore the covers from
her bed. She awoke, followed the
dog downstairs, and found the en-
tire lower floor filled with the
gas fumes.
WAR BRIDES ASS'N TO MEET
Hillsboro, N. D. (UR)-Mrs. A. O.
Anderson, first president of the
French War Brides Association,
American Legion auxiliary, an-
nounced the next meeting of the
organization would be held in Chi-
cago during the 1933 auxiliary
convention. Mrs. Anderson was
elected president of her organiza-
tion In Portland during the Na-
tional legion convention last year.
The Four-H club met Friday
with 17 members present, Miss
Thompson, H. D. A., in charge.
The dlrls.' gate n '"demopstratlon."
Types of heirW liked in dressmak-
ing, given by Rowcna Kreger and
Annabel Brown; Girls Timely
Topics, by Lillie Mae Schumacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Kreger re-
ceived the sad news of the death
of their brother-in-law, Mr. F.
A. Garrett of Ponca City Thurs-
day night, they were in Poncn
City over the week-end nnd at-
tended the funeral Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. J. K. Moffat and
sons spent Sunday in the Ernest
Liebscher home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. Schumacher
and children were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Shultz, and
spent the afternoon Ip the S. F.
Smith home.
Mrs. W. F. Schumacher nnd son,
visited Mrs. Ed Hunt and son.
Friday afternoon in El Reno.
Mr. W. H. Shuler was burled
Sunday. This community extends
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Shuler.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R, L. Jennings
visited Mi's. Jesse Sheets Sunday
afternoon.
Henry Schumacher and Miss
Virgie Patterson visited in the
Will Schumacher home last week.
Tile Elm Glen club met with
Mrs. Ralph Royse last Thursday
with eight ladles present, the day
was spent making quilt blocks, a
delicious dinner was served at
noon.
Mrs. Robert Bracewell visited
In the Washburn home Saturday.
Misses Virgie and Edna Patterson
colled In the W. F. Schumacher
home Monday morning.
Burol Parker ls helping W F.
Schumacher a few days.
Mrs, Fred Miller nnd Mrs, Gre-
gory spent Monday afternoon with
Mrs. H. B. Cobble.
Rev. Kitchen of Fnlth’s Taber-
nacle will be at Oak Chapel
Thursday night, Feb. 2. All are
Invited to hear him on this night.
at 6:30 o’clock.
Special musical numbers are In-
cluded in the entertainment.
Center Valley Women
Study Sewing Methods
The Center Valley women’s club
met Monday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Fred Schweitzer for
a clothing demonstration by Miss
Harvey Thompson, home demon-
stration agent.
Mrs. Kathleen Mansfield present-
ed the club member’s demonstra-
tion. illustrating methods of
crocheting belt loops onto a gar-
ment and how to put a straight,
smooth hem in a circular skirt.
Mrs. O. N. Beck, of Oklahoma
Pity, underwent a major opera-
tion at the Polyclinic hospital, Ok-
lahoma City, Monday morning.
She was formerly Miss Louise Rit-
ter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Ritter, 614 South Barker
nvenue.
Mrrrrun m nil/
diijrtiw DLfllm
O. N. G. Pinmen Take 2
From Safeway
Steffen's claimed all three games v
in a Commercial League match s
with the Canadian Millers Mon- |
day night while in the other ,
match the O. N. G. downed the j
Safeway in two games. J
The Millers lost the last round*
by only one point, scoring G39 to
640, while results of tiie other two
were 690 to 638 ; 700 to 689. The ,
O. N. G. took the first 774 to 712, ,
but weakened in the second 658 to <
674 to come back in the final
game 755 to 687.
Wright was the evening's high '
scorer, toppling 503, followed by: i
Anderson, Safeway, 447; Sneed, ,
Steffen's, 438; Ozmun, 392.
Tuesday night Burgers meet the i
Kappas and the First Methodist*!
team plays the Tribune.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mrs. Arthur Foster, Mrs. Ed
Wolf and Miss Neva Tunneson
were Oklahoma City visitors Mon-
day.
Floyd Sheets, 226 North K ave-
nue, who has been ill for the past
three weeks with his second at-
tack of the influenza, was able to
resume his duties at the Super
Service station Monday.
Rev. Percy W. Beck, 506 South
Rock Island avenue, spent Tues-
day in Oklahoma City.
Leonard Dungan, 206 North El
Reno avenue, attended the annual
formal dance given by members of
the Lorelei club nt the Venetian
room of the Skirvin hotel Monday
evening in Oklahoma City.
J. A. Rinehart and Luthpr C.
Gadberry transacted business in
Chickasha Tuesday.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
Byron U. Rector. 820 South
Bickford avenue, attended the an-
nual meeting of the Oklahoma'
Hardware Dealers association in
Oklahoma City Tuesday morning.
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IVe're looking ahead
wia OKLAHOMA
rT1HR turn of the year
J. al
_ always brings with it
a feeling of hopefulness. By custom also
it is a time of inventory. A year’s opera-
tions are closed. What was the result?
isfactory service, and the Bell Telephone
Laboratories searched on with unabated
efforts for ways to effect improvements
and economies.
For most of us in Oklahoma, as else-
where, 1932 was a year of problems.
We in the telephone business were no
exception. Like everyone else, we had
our troubles.
Thus, despite the hardships of the
year, some progress was made in 1932.
We hope that 1933 will see si ill greater
progress, not only in maintaining the
quality of your service,, but in helping
to work a way out of the difficulties that
surround us all.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
E. A. Cook received a suspend-
ed sentence after pleading to a
charge of possession of whiskey In
police court. The court Imposed a
$5 fine against the accused man.
Curtailed business activity and nec-
essary retrenchment in homes resulted
in serious losses in telephone revenue.
'Flic end of the year found us with approx-
imately 20,000 fewer telephones in ser-
vice throughout the state than on Jan-
uary 1,1912 and 35,(KM) fewer than when
the depression started. Also, nearly two
million fewer long distance calls were
made by Oklahomans in 1932. Every em-
ployee is working part-time. In spite of
drastic economies, net telephone earnings
fell below the actual cost of money.
During 1933, for example, nearly 3,700
telephone employees will continue to
spend their pay inOklahoma. They will put.
back into circulation more than a third
of the money you pay for your telephone
service.
The telephone company in Oklahoma
will pay out in taxes nearly one and a
quarter million dollars . . . another siz-
able part of the total sum that you pay
us. This will help to defray the expenses
of national, state and local government".
BUSINESS RECESSIONS
— AND REGULATION
OUR PLANS FOR 1933
Some idea of the peculiar hardships
worked by the present business recession
upon a regulated business, such as the
telephone company, can be gained from
i his recent ruling by a regulatory com-
mission:
Recognizing the importance of good tele-
phone service to Oklahoma, the telephone
company stands ready to spend sub-
stantial sums in 1933 to keep in good con-
dition its poles, wires, switchboard; and
other equipment.
“Were the utilities unregulated, as is
true of private enterprises; if they were
free during prosperous times to fix rates
without regulatory control, then they
could with justice perhaps be subjected
to the price fluctuations suffered by pri-
vate business during economic depres-
sions.”
In short, we plan to carry on with
Oklahoma.
For many years wc have had high
faith in the stability and growth of Okla-
homa. We have backed that faith by
raising the necessary money to erect the
telephone plant which serves 149 com-
munities and provides much of the long
phe
Notwithstanding these difficulties and
distance telephone service which Okla-
homans use,
others peculiar to the period, wc believe
you will agree that your telephone ser-
vice on the average was good, interrup-
tions to service were the lowest on record.
New telephones were installed on the
appointment plan, at a time set by the
subscriber. Long distance calls were
handled faster than ever before. Tele-
phone lines and switchboards were care-
ully maintained to insure continued sat-
f
The rigorous experiences of the last
three years have not shaken our belief
in the people and the future of Oklahoma.
We intend to go forward, along with other
Oklahomans, in the firm conviction that
gradually we shall work our way out of
the difficulties of these dpys.
W. B. OLIVERSON,
Diitritt Manettr
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY
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Vandivier, Davis O. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 41, No. 294, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 24, 1933, newspaper, January 24, 1933; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc918357/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.