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The Heart of the Rich
Canadian Valley
El Reno Daily Tribune
S'ngle Copy, Three Cents
IJP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Blue Ribbon Dally Newspaper Serving Oklahoma’s Blue Ribbon Area
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1937
You Can Buy It For
Less In El Reno
0J.B MEANS UNITED PRESS
lid You Hear
TO CLOSE DM
Latest Donations Bring
Total Within $35 Of
Amount Needed
El Reno firemen hope to wine,
up their drive to raise funds suf-
ficient to buy needed extra equip-
ment Monday, Chief C. O. Mc-
Cain said Saturday.
The goal originally set has been
reached, lie explained, but an in-
vestigation of prices and articles
revealed that the type of inhalator
desired costs more than was at
first thought
However, Chief McCain added,
the fund is within $35 of the total
that will be needed to buy two
gas masks, an oxygen tent and an
inhalator equipment which will
bring the department up tc a par
with any in the state.
Mayor Herman Dittmer started
the campaign with a donation of
$235. his salary for the month he
served as acting city manager, and
contributions by other individuals
and business firms have raised the
fund to almost $500.
Donors Listed
Latest doners are C. E. Jackson.
Tiny Rovse, Southwest Ice com-
pany, tones Drug store. Dr J. T.
Phelps. Dr. Malcom E Phelps.
Oklahoma Natural Gas company.
Loomis and Enloe. Miss Mary Walsh
and the Oklahoma Gas and Elec-
tric company
Earlier contributors were Glen
Ricker Lon Booth. Citizens Nation-
al bank, Nelson Motor company,
Dulmage Motor company, Hugh
WUson, Wool worths, J. C. Penney
company. Patterson Drug store,
Oklahoma Tire and Supply com-
pany. Timberlake Book store. Hel-
wlg pool hall Ralph Saunders.
El Reno bakery, Goodyear Service
store. Pete Bargeliotes
V YOU noticed Saturday
^ t might have been a ‘frog
ii hroats of Norinc Holland.
Hi 'ttle, Pauline Bruce and
Mai Hunt, blame it on the
debai V irnament Friday at
Shawl. %. They went through
seven a for El Reno high-
school U O v one day.
No waste .» words is Sam T.
Roberson. Canadian county at-
torney. Walicing into the office
of C. E. Bross, county clerk
where thpre are three deputies
and usually a half-dozen visitors
he booms out "Good morning
to everybody” and lets it go at
that.
-o-
Chief reason the fund being
raised by firemen for the pur-
chase of additional equipment
lagged temporarily, as related
by Chief C. G. McCain
The Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone company and the Okla-
homa Gas and Electric com-
pany. heavy contributors, were
occupied for three or four
days repairing broken lines and
trying to maintain service in-
terrupted by ice-encrusted wirec
that they didn't have time to ge'
around to writing checks
CHINESE FLIER
TO GIVE ANNUAL!
MUSICAL EVENT
Large Cast To Present
School’s Operetta
Tuesday Night
322 Needy Students Get
Daily Assistance
An average of 332 El Reno school
children Is being served free lunch-
es every noon by a combination of
relief agencies, Mias Margaret Mc-
Donald. NYA supervisor, said Sat-
urday.
Although the food they art ser-
ved costs only 4 cents per lunch.
Bannister: the meals are well-balanced and
Cafe Cox Furniture company. Wil-
son funeral home. Leonard Bro-
thers. Canadian Valley Abstract
company, R. A. Bruce C O. Shaw
and Liebmaon Ice company.
The Canadian Mill and Elevator
company. Canadian Lumber com-
pany. John DeLana. Hal Town-
send. Stewart Lumber company
Davidson and Case Lumber com-
pany First National bank. Waldo
Alfalfa Milling company. Scharer
Oil company. Herman Youngheim,
LeVan and LeVan, Dr. Paul J.
Craden. Dr. J. T Riley. E. R
Kelso. Benson funeral home, and
Buckner Hardware store.
El Reno Undefeated For
Four Rounds
El Reno highschool debaters were
resting under new laurels Saturday,
after going undefeated througn
four rounds of the Mtd-8tate con-
f ere nee tournament for girls Fri-
day at Shawnee and finally bring-
ing home third prize.
Classen of Oklahoma City carried
off first place honors, after trail-
ing the El Reno debaters until the
last two rounds, and Central of
Oklahoma City wound up second
Norlne Holland and Helen Little
El Renos affirmative team, went
through five rounds without losing,
and the negative team of Pauline
Bruce and M.vrjorle Hunt went
four rounds without a lass
The negative team won matches
from Guthrie Norman Shawnee
and Capitol Hill, while the affirm-
alive pair chalked up victories over
those and also over Central.
Classen won the national high-
school debating title last year. The
meet Friday was held at Oklahoma
Baptist university in Shawnee
Caging And Track
Awards I Vo posed
Athletes of El Reno grade schools
Saturday began laying plans for
the winning of basketball and track
awards, following the presentation
Friday night of a football plaque
to Irving gridsters and letters to 60
members of the various teams by
the Junior chamber of commerce.
A large bionise plate was given
•o the Irving team, city champions
undefeated during the recent pig-
skin season, at an Impressive eere-
tnony In the highschool auditorium.
Letters also were presented to
participants in all the grade school
games by Willlsm L. Fogg, repres-
enting the Junior chamber.
Praising that body for Its en-
couragement to Juvenile athletics.
Paul R. Taylor, superintendent,
spoke briefly, and a varied musical
prog ram provided the entertain-
mrnt.
generous In quantity, she added.
The state welfare commission
supplies the food for the meals,
and it is prepaied and distributed
by the NYA girls with the help of
Parent-Teacher association mem-
bers in the various schools.
The free lunches have been ser-
ved to children of Indigent fam-
ilies for three weeks now. Miss Mc-
Donald said, and a shipment of
free clothing is expected to arrive
from the state welfare office for
distribution before Christmas.
To Resume Plan
Thursday, Dec. 23. the last day
of school, will be the last day the
free lunches are distributed before
the Christmas holiday, and Mon-
day, Jan. 3. the first day of school
after the holidays, the lunches
will be resumed.
Irving school has the most chil-
dren on the three-week average
list, according to the NYA super-
visor. with 109 served every noon.
Webster has 45. Lincoln 3$, Cen-
tral 50, the Junior and senior high-
schools combined 18 and Booker T.
Washington 72. All except the Jun-
ior and senior highschooU. served
at the NYA cottage, are served at
the respective schools.
Pupils of Irving elementary school
will present "The Magic Christ-'
mas Bell," an operetta, at 7:30 p.
m. Tuesday In the highschool audi-
torium, it has been announced by
Elmer P. Cecil, principal at Irving.
The scene will be Santa's toy
shop. The plot concerns Wimble
and Nimble, discovered cleaning
the shop. It is Christmas eve and
they are wondering how Santa
happened to leave without his usual
goodbyes. As they are talking they
hear a jingle of bells and Santa
comes rushing in.
He is tired with last-minute prep-
arations so he decides to rest be-
fore his long, hard journey, and he
oversleeps. How will he get around
the world in time? Wimble and
Nimble put their- heads together
and finally call the magic bell of
No Man's Land which, in turn,
calls Santa’s helpers from far and
near to help distribute Christmas
gifts.
Helpers Appear
The helpers come, group after
group, eager to make the children
happy In their own land, until
representatives from all countries
have appeared.
Appearing in leading parts will
be Teddy Clay Pennington as Santa
Claus. Muriel Jean Wieman as
Wimble, and Constance Poor as
Nimble
Margaret Seiver and Joyce Leach
will give solo dances.
Personnel of the choruses will
be as follows:
Christmas trees — Joe Marion
Thomason. Alfred Whiteman. Clar-
ence Blackowl. Carolyn Cutrell,
i Billy Lee McKay. Jerome Bushy-
head. Jimmie Charles Moody. Terry
Taylor. Billie Sneed. Junior Larez,
Loretta Frederick, William Huis.
Arlene Cox.
Dixie dolls—Satnye Raye Smith.
Maxine Howarton. Peggy McClel-
lan. Emma Lee Barnes, Jeanette
Harrison. Marilyn Brown, Joyce
Leach. Jeanette Scoggins. Lauretta
Pratt.
Other* Taking Part
Puddings—Kendall Maxey. Donnie
Vann, Joe Smith. Robert Oene
Huls. Clarence Jess Bailey, Dickie
McClellan, Sam Owen James,
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VOLUME 46, NO. 246
El Reno Cagers Defeat
Weatherford 26 To 18
J Classy Basketball Demon-
strated During Much
Of Latest Start
Committees Designated
By Junior Highschool
Unit In Night Meeting
Spanish Threaten
Rebel Stronghold
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Fron-
tier. Dec. 1*—qj.m— More titan 100.-
000 troops fought one of the bit-
terest battles of the Spanish civil
war in knee-deep snow tonight
aro'ind the walled city of Teruel in
what frontier observers said might
be n turning point In the 17 months
of bloody righting.
The loyalist government an-
nounced that tlie Araganlze strong-
hold, spearhead of the nationalists'
deer salient 138 miles cast of
Madrid, was doomed to "Imminent"
surrender or capture
Nationalist communiques, de-
scribing heavy fighting that con-
tinued In zero temperature and a
blizzard, said "I he batik? has not
yet been decided" but admitted that
the enemy had seized some posi-
tions "due to tiie surprise em-
ployment of massive forces wnicli
any determined attack achieves at
Use beginning"
Road Hoard Will
Name 2 Engineers
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec 1$—<41
—Chairman W E. Ortxso of the
stale highway commission said
8aiuiday the commission probably
would name two new division en-
gineers at Its meeting Tuesday.
Engineers are to be named to
head Utt divisions with head-
quarters at Clinton and Muskogee
New divisions at Lawton and Tulsa
were ordered by the commission
recently
O. A Walker. Muskogee, division
engineer will be transferred to Tul-
sa and W H Drover. Clinton, wilt
be transferred to l aw ton. leaving
places at Clinton and Muskogee
to be lliled.
THEATRE PARTY
GIVEN BY LODGE
Ed Lyman Heads Eagles
Committee
Nearlv every school child in
Canadian county attended the
Christina-, theatre party staged by
the Fraternal Order of Eagles
lodges No. 220, Bd Lyman, chair-
man of the committee hi charge,
estimated Saturday
Saturday morning more than
1.000 stjdenls in rural schools saw
the pictures, he said, and Friday
attendane - from, city school pupils
wan almost 100 percent.
A full hour or special comedies
and cartoons was shown on the
screen of the Royal theatre Among
the pictures shown were a °op-
eye cartoon, an Our Clang comedy
and a two-reel technicolor short.
"Calling All Kids"
This was Jhe second year of the
free theatre party, Mr. L^rnan
explained, and the lodge Intends
to make It an annual pre-Chrlst-
m»f affair.
"We appreciate the coop-ration
of Ihe city and county superin-
tendents of schools and the Sacred
Heart academy," Mr. Lvman add-
ed. “and consider the party to have
been very successful."
Selection of committees to serve
for the coining year highlighted
Friday night's meeting of the jun-
ior highschool Parent-Teacher as-
sociation. in the auditorium of Et-
ta Dale junior highschool.
Mrs. Don Allison, president of the
. , , . „ , . . . ■ - ■ unit, called the meeting to order
Arrlvmg in New York to Uke up and after announclng th, con>_
a Lying course at Roosevelt field ralttee appolnt,nenUs. tul-ned lt over
was charming Hilda Yen. niece of Mrs Han Garrett, program
Dr. W. W. Yen. former Chinese cjlairman
ambassador to Moscow. A grad- Muslc by the xhool chonjs and
uate of Smith college. Miss Yen group singing conducted by James
was official hostess at the Chinese 0 HaITel opcned thp entertatn_
embassy in Washington two years ment program cllmaxed with a Mt
ago. She already holds a student ■ wrltten bv Mrs c L McOU, d,_
flying license and wants to perfect 'ted Mrv Kelly and enacted
her technique. She formerly Was I by school students
employed at the ministry of af- Ca.st members were victor Brame
fairs in Shanghai. Nonna Keener, Leslie Roblyer,
George Svanas. John Taylor, Jim
Little. Clifford Golden. Lawrence
I Offield. Charles Lewis. Jack Wil-
liams. Dorothy Rhodes. Mary Jane
j Waldron. Alyene Tomlins. Helen
J Tinsley and Esther Youkey.
Talks Are Heard
Mrs J L. Carter. Mrs. C L.
McGill and Mrs. Grace Pavy con-
eluded the meeting with brief talks
Non-Jury C ases Heard By centered around the theme "The
- - — - Family Share In the School Pro-
gram.”
Officers are Mrs. Allison, presi-
dent; Mrs. Victor Brame. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. C. R, Kinder, secretary;
Mrs. N. P, Modrell treasurer; Mrs.
Harry Garrett program chairman;
Miss Kathryne Morris, historian;
DIVORCES ISSUED
Judge Babcock
Four divorces were issued by
| Judge Lucius Babcock during a
non-jury session of Canadian coun-
ty district court at El Reno Satur-
day. , ®------ —------
Nellie Mosley was granted a de- Mrs. J. L. Carter, publicity chair-
cree from Henry C. Mosley, after man; and Mrs A. H. Steddom, pub-
alleging extreme cruelty. A proper-1 lications chairman,
ty settlement was approved and the | Mrs. B. T. Marshall and Mrs.
plaintiff was given custody of a Fred Hampton make up the budg-
daughter, Emily Alice. 10. The et and finance committee, while
couple was n.arrled Jan. 2. 1912. oil the hospitality committee are
They are parents of five children, Mrs. A. L. Morrison. Mrs. J. A.
only one of whom is a minor.
Neva Phillips was awarded a
voi ce from Sam Phillips, the plain-
Rinehart and Mrs Emerson R Kel-
so.
The program committee is coin-
tiff alleging cruelly. The coup*,ppsed of Mr,s. Garrett, chairman,
was married at Guthrie on Nov. 2L|Miss Ruth Torpey, Mrs. Edna Kel-
Lhis year. **'" ~
Frances Shuttee was
from Thomas H. Shuttee. the plain-
tiff alleging abandonment. Custody
of three children also was given
the plaintiff. The children are
Thomas. 20; Robert. 16; and Don-
ald Francis. 5. The couple was
married June 28. 1916, in Wyoming,
Pa.
Dorothy Williams received a de-
cree from Otis Williams, and was
given custody of a child, Raymond
Eugene Williams, 2. The plaintiff
alleged abandonment. The couple
was married Aug. I, 1935. at Wa-
tonga.
Trial I* Scheduled
In the divorce proceedings of Ina
Scott against Leonard B. Scott,
Judge Babcock scheduled the case
for trial on Jan. 8 The plaintiff,
asking a divorce in alleging aban-
donment and grass neglecj. seeks
the custody of a child. Jack C.
8cott, age 9 months. The couple
was married June 14. 1934. at Ok-
lahoma City.
In the case of the El Reno Coca-
Cola Bottling Works, petitioning
for an order of dissolution. Ihe
court heard the application and
an order of dissolution was made.
Hearing on a restraining order
in the suit of Lester Crothem
against J. R. Bratton was continu-
ed to Jan. 1.
Judgment for plaintiff was ren-
dered by Judge Babcock In the suit
of Antrim Lumber company against
J. L. Malcolm. Theodore Atktson,
Oladys Atktson. Lee Anna Keeney
and Vivian Squires. The case, seek-
ing a ton closure of materialman's
lien, was filed here July 6, 1932.
divorced Mayfield.
State Man Held In
Death Of His Wife
Illness Fatal To
** * . n, , iww.ni in me neari ana her hus-
ivODert mntfham r™1 *forn,cr *cA,(,,a*r praii™-
llary guard, faced a murder charge
CLAREMORE. Dec lt-nPi-An
attractive brown haired young wo-
man was dead tonight of a bullet
wound In the heart and her hus-
BALTIMORE, Dec lg—(A*i—Rob-
ert Worth Bingham. United Stale*
ambassador to Great Britain, riled
tonight at the age of 66—victim
of a rare and obscure disease
The Nortli Cnrollnlnn who be-
came publisher of Louisville's two
newspaper* — the Courier-Journal
and the toulsvllle Times— and one
of the ft rat new deni diplomatic
appointees, died In John Hopkins
hospital of “abdominal hodgklna."
Bingham returned to this country
late In November and entered the
hospital November 25 When other
methods of diagnosis had failed, he
underwent an exploratory operation
and Urn ailment was discovered.
Doctors at the hospital said the
disease appeared os a tumor and
was apparently some form of In-
feouaa.
here
Mis Jewel Stephens. 22. of Chel-
sea. was dead. William Stephens,
28, of Claremore was in Jail in
Mayes county.
A bullet struck the woman as
they quarreled In a borrowed au-
tomobile Friday night south of
Chelsea. Deputy Sheriff Henry
Skidmore said Stephens told him
that the woman drew his pistol
from Ids overcoat pocket, struck
him on the cheek with It. and then
shot herself.
MONTH'S VISIT
Mrs A. J Brooke. 505 South
Rock Island avenue, departed Hal •
1'rday for Las Vegas, N. M where
site will spend the holidays and
remain for a month'a visit with
her daughter, Mis. A. H. Gcrdc-
man, and Mr. Oerdeman.
El Reno Indians, somewhat cha-
grined by their 19-18 setback at
the hands of Cordell Blue Devils
earlier In the week went to Wea-
therford Friday night and toon
Coach Gordon Rice's prized Eagles
to a 26-18 trimming, just to prove
that they're not too easy to han-
dle.
During the first and final quar-
ters. Coach Anderson Green’s pro-
teges demonstrated classy basket-
ball. but in the other two stanzas
their performance was not a>
smooth as lt might have been The
Indians, however, took an early
lead and never were threatened.
Oonnellan Is High
Paced by Harry Donnellan who
gathered 10 points, it was El Reno's
night to recoup a part of their
glory which was fractured In the
Cordell session. Johnny Loyall
with three field baskets and a
free throw, accounted for 7 more
points, and J. D. Ferguson, rangy
forward, was next in the El Reno
column with 5 Bob Jensen and
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GAMES TO BE PLAYED
Dec 22—Sayre, there.
Dec. 23—Hollis, there.
Dec. 28 to 31—Enid festival
Dec. 30—Cordell, here.
Dec. 31—Thomas, there
Jan. 4—Hollis, here.
Jan 7—Shawnee, there
Jan. 11—Enid, there.
Jan. 14—Capitol Hill, here
Jan. lg—Chlckasha, here.
Jan. 21—Norman, here.
Jan. 22—Union City, there.
Jan. 25—Classen, there.
Jan. 28—Central, here.
Feb. 3—Lawton, here.
Feb 4—Norman, there.
Feb. 8—Enid, here.
Feb 11— Capitol Hill, there
Feb. 15—Shawnee, here.
Feb. 18—Chlckasha. here.
Feb. 25—Clasoen. here.
Mar 1—central, there
Mar. 4—Clinton, there
Mar. 10. 11 and 12—Regional
tournament, site to be selected.
Mar 17. 18 and 19—State
tournament. Oklahoma city.
Games with Capitoi Hill. Cen-
tral, Classen. Shawnee Chicka-
sha and Norman are In the
Mid-State conference circuit.
BILL TO BOOST
Steamroller Rides Down
Opposition; Up To
Senate Now
CLAIMS ANOTHER
Sailor’s Wounds F a t a I! U. S. Says Finances Equal
Flagship Delays Sailing To 1929 Peak
SHANGHAI. Dec 19 (Sunday)—I WASHINGTON Dec 18—<URV_
<*>i The cruiser. Augusta, flagship Farm prosperttv has virtually re-
of the United States Asiatic fleet j gained the peak from which lt
today cancelled her scheduled sail- tumbled In 192* the department
ing for Manila shortly after another
American died of wounds received
in the Japanese attack on the gun-
boat, Panay.
Seaman Edgar Huliebus of Can-
ton, Mo., died of wounds caused by
of agriculture disclosed today.
An estimated cash farm Income
of $8,500,000,000 this year will pur-
chase approximately the same in
manufactured goods and farm land
as did the 1929 farm Income of
bomb fragments Just a few hours *R>.400.900.00(k bureau of agrlcul
before surviving members of the turRl economics statisticians said.
Pa nay's crew had expected to leave
war tom China on the Augusta.
His death brought fatalities from
. — _ T - - -------- last Sunday's attack to 4 foreigners.
w ,,r!LC L McGiu a,ld Mrs. Asa | three of them Americans.
Ha vfUIH
Room Mothers Selected
Room mothers named are Mrs.
Frank Cockran. Mrs. Lester Nichol-
son. Mrs. A. F Outh, Mrs. F. B
Kirk. Mrs. W O. Wick. Mrs. Floyd
Palmer. Mrs J. H. Chllcott, Mrs.
Dillard Sains. Mrs Roy Mitchell
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Vincent Harper Is Wor-
shipful Master
Paul R Taylor, past master of
tlie Idabel lodge, will act as In-
stalling officer when the El Reno
lodge No 50, A. F and A M ,
holds Installation services at 7:30
p. m. Monday In the Masonic
Temple, II was announced Satur-
day
Those to be Installed are Vin-
cent Hnrper. worshipful master;
H. E. Harrison, senior warden; F.
N. Potts. Junior warden; W. R
Buckner, treasurer; 8. Boyd Wil-
son. secretary O E Spencer, chap-
lain' Clyde Maxey senior deacon;
C. H Fallon. Junior deacon; E.
If. Braier senior steward; Henry
F. Taylor. Junior steward and John
L. Scott, tyler.
Committees appointed to serve
during the coming year are:
8lck and charities—Henry C
Hicks. Lloyd F Anderson. Jess M
Burge. R. Forrest Conklin and
Sunk Lorenzen
Finance and budget—Jonn T
Naylon. Luther C. Oadbeiry, B T.
Marshall G W limber lake and
Paul Stephenson
Membership- Jacob E Penner W
P Morrison. W R Snook Arthur
Clark inti R. C. Fox
Attendance—Joseph L Trevathan
C. M Bradv. Null Gardner. Ouy
F Oatekn and H M Hensley.
Eutertalnimlit committee will be
appointed after installation.
The Augusta, on which the Asia-
tic fleet's board of inquiry is con-
ducting its Investigation of the
Panay incident, had expected to
reach Manila by Tuesday.
Announcing cancellation of the
sailing, an officer on tlie flagship
said the board had not completed
its Inquiry and It would be neces-
sary to remain here longer, to fin-
ish it. No new sailing date was
set.
Colin McDonald, correspondent
for the London Times and a sur-
vivor of the Panay attack, appear-
ed before the board and gave a
'Hie farm dollar now will pur
chase one-sixth more manufacturer
goods, than It did In 1929. In 1929
tlie price of manufactured goods
purchased by farmers was 153 pert-
cent of pre-war. It is now 128
percent of pre-war.
Balancing the income scale In
favor of farmers is the fact that
tlie estimated 1937 income does not
Include approximately $1,000,000,000
of livestock In the next few
production held on farms for mar-
keting next year.
Farmers will receive a cash in-
come of $234,386,000 from mar-
keting of com thla year, the de-
partment said. The market value
of the entire crop of 2.644*95.000
bushels at 40 cents a bushel, would
be $1,058,000,000.
Allowing $150,000,000 for “non-
profit" feeding of horses and tor
Program Is Held
By Mustang Unit
Members of the Mustung home
demonstration club met Friday at
the home of Mrs Edith Venek. It
was reported by Miss Halvcy
Tltompsim Canadian county home
demonstration agent.
Mrs. T. A. PurUtn told a Christ-
mas story, after which Miss Thomp-
son demonstrated cooky making
and then the women enjoyed a
covered dish luncheon.
Mrs Ester Johnson, president,
presided over the meeting.
---- «“’v' - irxuuig uj norws »na lor
complete account of the Incident I seed corn for next year, farmers
from a detailed report he had kept, will market approximately $870,000.-
----- 1000 worth of com In the form
of lovestock In the next few
months, department economists es-
timated.
All the wheat crop of 873.993.000
bushels virtually has been sold by
farmers for $666,549,000. an In-
crease of 8257.700,000 over lost
year’s crop.
Farmers still hold approximately
4.000,000 bales of cotton, the cosh
value of which Is about $175,000-
000. The department estimated
cash income from sale of cotton
this year at $684.622 000. compared
with $703.355 000 last year.
Federal Housing
Hearing Planned
A public hearing on local phases
of the Federal Housing administra-
tion Jwill be held at El Reno Jan.
30. it was announced Saturday by
H. O. Keller, secretary of the
chamber of commerce
Representatives from the state
Insuring office at Oklahoma City
will attend to conduct a round-
table discussion on requirements
property standards, methods and
other details of the service, Mr.
Keller explained.
Freeman P. Oalt, state FHA di-
rector. Major Hugh Askew, assist-
ant director, and K E. N. Cole
chief underwriter, have signified
their intentions of being present,
and the meeting probably will
be held at 7:80 p. m In the cham-
ber of commerce office
Unidentified Man
Buried Saturday
An unidentified man killed last
Monday on the highway a mile
south of Union City was burled
Baiurriay at the E2 Reno cemetery
with Rev R. R. Hildebrand, pas-
tor of the First Christian church,
officiating
About 30 or 31 years of age.
Ihe man died shortly after he was
struck by a hit-and-run driver,
and his body was held at the Ben-
son funeral home here during
faille attempts at Identification.
Tax On Football
Tickets Illegal
NEW ORLEAN8. Dec 18—(IP) -
The United States fifth circuit
court of appeals held today that
the federal government has no
right to collect the 10 percent ad-
mission tax to football games or
other athletic events at state op-
erated universities.
The cose was brought up on on
appeal by the collector of Internal
revenue for the dtstrlot of Oeorgla
from an Injunction against collec-
tion of the tax from the Univer-
sity of Georgia and Oeorgla Tech
The majority opinion held that
the regents of the University sys-
tem of Oeorgla formed a constitut-
ed department of the state of
Georgia and said Uie lax on those
institutions was condemned under
the clause which bars federal gov-
ernment from taxing state govern-
ment or vice versa.
Nice Weather To Hold
Over Sunday, Forecast
Plane Carrying Aid
To Alaskan Village P_I
■ OKLAHOMA CITY Dec l$—(U.F
BETH El,, Alaska. Dec 18—<UE> Nnr"“l temperatures with partly
Pilot Oordon Mackenzie. Dr. E. W ' r,°tKly will prevail In Oklahoma
Werbel and a native guide tonight *e«k-ei»d, the federal weather
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—opv—
The house steamrollered to passage
tonight a bill designed to stimulate
construction and sale of millions
of homes In the next five years.
The measure went to the senate
by a standing vote of 267 to 30.
Later, on a roll call vote, the
house confirmed its acceptance
of the bill. 325 to 23.
Republicans shot one amend-
ment after another at the legisla-
tion only to have the Democrats
crush them, almost without excep-
tion. under the weight of their
huge majority.
AM Private BiuMinr
The bill was the last mator Item
on the house's legislative slate for
th* special session. It was drafted
to carry out recommendations at
President Roosevelt “to encourage
the private construction and financ-
ing of housing on a large scale
as an Important part at the pro-
gram for Increasing general busi-
ness activity and employment."
He told congress last month It
was estimated 600.000 to 800.000
dwelling units ought to be built
annually over the next five years
at a cost of $12,000,000,000 to
$16,000,000,009.
In an attempt to reach that
market, the bill Is Intended to re-
duce home financing costs, lower
the down payments of prospective
home owners, and permit federal
Insurance of mortgages on multiple
family dwellings.
Farm Rill Delayed
Administration hope of getting
a farm bill from the special ses-
sion was snuffed out Saturday
by a decision that the joint con-
ference committee would wait until
after Christmas to tackle the job
of adjusting differences between
house and senate bills
Committee members agreed, how-
ever. to work as speedily as pos-
sible after the holidays In order to
lay a rewritten farm measure be-
fore both houses early tn the reg-
ular session convening January 3.
Senator Pope (Democrat. Idaho),
one of the senate conferees and
an author of the senate bill, said
experts would begin making an
analysis of the two bills at once.
The conferees probably will get
together about Dec 28. he added.
First Official Staff For
New Unit Designated
Ira T Goddard 1r.. Saturday be-
gan his duties as first captain for
El Reno squadron No. 34 of the
Sons of the American Legion, de-
tachment of Oklahoma
A complete roster of officers for
the Junior organization was elected
at a Friday night session, and the
officers are scheduled to meet this
week with a committee of the
veterans to lay plans for Initia-
tion of the 115 member* next
month.
Officers elected. In addition to
Goddard, are Thomas Peterson
first lieutenant; Ravmond Roltln,
second lieutenant; 8. Boyd Wil-
son. Jr., adjutant; Ira Palmer,
finance officer; Richard Yost, his-
torian: Bob Fetstel, chaplain; and
Marvin Marquardt, sergeant-at-
arms.
Initiation ceremony for the new-
ly-organlssd group likely a-111 be
held In January, with definite
plans to be made at a mprtlng
to be held some time this week.
Ages of members of the 8 A. L.
squadron range from 19 months to
19 yean. Oeorge O. Demke. com-
mander of El Reno post No 34,
said.
In addition to Mr Demke. A C.
Coykendall. O. L. McGill and O.
A Thomas are on the 8 A L.
committee of th# veterans post.
State Nurse Here
Moved To Hobart
sped ii cross the tundra In an air-
plane carrying serum to a native
village where an epidemic of men-
ingitis had broken out. Two were
dead and ut least one other person
was 01.
bureau predicted Saturday
Tlie mercury probably will re-
main in the upper forties Sunday,
the forecaster said with miniMUms
early ol 26 to 82 in the north and
30 to 3A In tl)s south.
Announcement was made Satur-
day hy the state board of health
of the transfer of Mrs Faye Ken-
nedy, district health nurse at El
Reno, to Hobart, effective Doc 21
to take charge of the health dis-
trict comprising tlie counties of
Kiowa. Cotton. Comanche and
Washita, according to the United
Press
Mrs. Kennedy will succeed Miss
Annette Lyons, who has bem
granted a leave of abaence to do
graduate work Miss Ruth Cline
will succeed Mrs Kennedy at D
Reno, the health board said
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