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The El Reno Daily Tribune
A Blue Ribbon Newspaper Serving a Blue Ribbon Community
Issued Dally except Saturday from 201 North Rock Island Avenue,
and entered aa second-class mall matter under the act of March 3. 1B7».
RAY J. DYER
Editor and Publisher
DEAN WARD LEO D- WARD
Business Manner Managin* Editor
HARRY SCIIROEDER
Circulation and Office Manafer
dispatches.
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Friday, June 18, 1954
-John
iTThe Son therefore Thall make you free ye u,,ng
8:36. No evil can set into the life that is filled with the spirit and being
of Christ.
Virus of Indecision
Down Memory Lane
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rpHlS one is on me!
Several weeks ago when there
was some agitation about the
spraying to rid the town of files
and their related ilk. I asked
what would the Jaycees spray
this year inasmuch as DDT has
failed in its efficacy. The per-
son with whom I talked looked at
me a little as if the sun had af-
fected iny mind and asked what
is the trouble with the DDT.
Went into a rather detailed ex-
planation of the love life of the
fly and the establishment of an
immuntiy to DDT once so effect-
ive in insect destruction. "Seems
to me” I say. "the Jaycees would
do well to consult Dwight Ste-
phens at the ag experiment sta-
tion at Fort Reno. Certainly they
know what to use and it might
save the boys some money if they
would find out about it."
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rpjiF political virus of indecision, which has been couisinj?
T so lunyr through the French bloodstream, has again laid
low the government of France.
Premier Laniel has fallen, after nearly a yearjin> office,
a stout stretch as governments are measured in postwar
With its customary unerring accuracy, the French na-
tionalassembly ha. precipitated this fall in a moment of
crisis for France and the free world.
No one needs to be told that this severely handicaps
the negotiations of Foreign Minister Bl^tttt^ne^aon
the subject of an Indo-Chma truce. Nor “
the cause of French arms preparing to battle desperately
for the Red River delta centering around Hanoi.
Why did it happen ?
WRENCH parliamentary defeats, like American elections,
r are usually determined by a multiplicity of issues. Un-
id's was no exception.
But opposition to the European army project and dis-
satisfaction with the government’s Indo-Chma policj in-
sofar as it could be discovered—obviously played a large
part in his collapse. . .
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov’s ruthless decision
to exploit French weakness in Indo-China and drive the
hardest possible truce bargain contributed mightily. Pressed
on all sides, Laniel wanted a truce. But Molotov has made
French acceptance of one almost impossible, except at
ruinous cost. ,
Laniel’s position was perhaps not aided by the fact that
France’s two chief allies. Britain and America, could not see
eve to eye at Geneva. American diplomats were bearish at
all times on truce prospects, while Foreign Secretary Lden
tried to practice old-fashioned diplomacy on Molotov, witn
no success.
\ NEW French government can hardly improve matters.
none who opposed Laniel has come forth with any blight
solutions. All the dilemmas are still there.
Even the shock of a government falling in the midst of
a genuine military and diplomatic crisis does not seem to
stir the French to think of constitutional changes that would
introduce more stability into government. They seem to
take instability as the normal order of things.
Unhappily, the rest of the free world cannot at this
juncture show the complacency about France that the
French do. For the adverse turn of events in Indo-China has
put the French at the very center of the struggle against
communism.
If that Asiatic bastion falls to the Reds, what will be
erected in its place? This is the one great question of the
moment. If the flood across Southeast Asia is to be checked,
America, France. Britain and others must find a new means
of working together for the common defense of freedom.
A change in government in Paris amid the search for
these means is a tragic though not unexpected development.
We must pray it will not prove fatal to the cause of liberty
in the Asiatic lands where it still breathes.
About the only things around the house that dad can
claim for his very own are the bills.
A dude ranch is where a lot of people will learn this
summer that riding horseback is too painful after they learn
how.
AST evening we went to the
Rotary picnic at Fort Reno,
Dwight being a hard working
member. Enroute I say to Fay
"Remind me to ask Dwight about
the fly dope." We pull up on the
west side of the parade and can
smell the barbecue. The double
row of trees make an arcade the
full length of the old sales com-
missary building behind which
the sun is hidden and the whole
area is one of peace and content-
ment. The tables are set and all
Is well until the first bottle of
pop is opened. Then as if by pre-
arranged signal the flies arrive.
Not Just a sneaking one or two
but in swarms. Hungry, too. They
were not nearly so Interested in
the barbecue as in the flesh from
which Uiey could draw raw blood,
preferably ankles. The curniver-
ous devils.
| AM the type of trencherman
* that brooks no interference
with his eating so I make my
way through a couple of large
steak sandwiches, lucious baked
beans, fine potato salad all w’ith
the accepted trimmings, good
stout coffee and a portion of ice
cream; chat with friends and at
the time we make our adieux, I
say to Dwight "What are you
using for fly spray this year?
And I'm not trying to be funny.”
To which he replies "Looks as
if we weren't using anything, but
around the stables we are using
a highly poisonous preparation
which is fairly effective. Within
the first three or four hours it
is extremely dangerous but after
that time degenerates into a
harmless powder. It isn't a spray
but a syrupy liquid." Visions of
El Reno being sprayed with a
syrup liquid and birds eating the
dead flies, cats eating the birds,
rats eating the dead cats pro-
ducing a chain reaction dreadful
to contemplate.
All I hope Is that whatever the
Jaycees decide to use they will
thoroughly investigate its poten-
tialities before spraying. From here
on I have no suggestions to offer
end will assume the persons who
will do the Job know their busi-
ness thoroughly.
Public
Records
One of the evils in false alarms is making a fireman go
to blazes for nothing.
June 18, 19.11
\IISS Polly Atkinson, student in Lindenwood college, St.
Charles, Mo., during the past school year, has arrived
home to spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Atkinson, 920 West Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Leonard and daughters, Marcella
and Celeste, 301 North Evans, have returned from a two-
week visit with relatives in St. Louis and St. James, Mo.
Mrs. William Chilton, daughter, Miss Betty Lou, and
son, Bobby, 512 North Evans, plan to leave tomorrow for a
few days’ visit with relatives in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Sam Timherlake, 1203 South Macomb, and her
sister, Miss Anna Lou Puckett, Oklahoma City, will go to
Wichita Falls, Tex., tomorrow for a brief visit with relatives.
They will be accompanied home by their niece, Miss Betty
Marie Puckett of San Angelo, Tex.
June 18, 1944
MISS Darlene Carlile of Kansas City, Mo., arrived this
^ afternoon to spend 10 days as the guest of Miss Mary
Kay Dyer, 611 South Williams. Miss Dyer will accompany
Miss Carlile upon her return to Kansas City where she will
visit other friends and relatives.
Mrs. L. E. Day entertained the Women’s Relief corps
at a covered dish dinner Friday in her home, 515 North
Bickford. During the business session, presided over by Mrs.
Joe Kelly, Mrs. C. H. Todd was initiated into the group.
Aproximately $20,000 would be placed in the El Reno
school district’s building fund by a proposed five-mill extra
levy which will be voted on by residents of the district Tues-
day, school board officials said today.
Among El Reno members who attended the 24th state
encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars over the week-
end at Enid were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Harrison, Forest W.
Allen, Calvin A. Boyle, Henry Meagher, Fred H. Streeter,
Mrs. Fred Barrett and Mrs. C. S. MacSwain, jr.
Oil and Gas Leases
Bert E. Miller et al to th6 Texas
Co. Part of 7-13-5.
Bert E. Miller et al to The Texas
cTPart of 12-13-6.
Virgil C. MeCart and Dorothea F.
McCart to O. S. Penny. Part of 5-
11-10.
Release of Oil and Gas Lease
Sohio Petroleum Co. to Louise
Anderson et al. Part of 1-10-5.
Clark Sample to Theodor J. Fed-
derson. Part of 17-11-7.
Assignment of Oil and Gas Lease
O. R. Reed to The Texas Co. Lots
1, 2. 3. and 4 and E1; of W‘.« of
30-11-10.
Warranty Deed
John M. Fink and Hazel Fink to
Helen E. Dirickson. Part of lots 19
and 20 in block 3. Morrison's First
Addition to El Reno.
Harold F. Brinkley and Stella W.
Brinkley to Glenn R. Pirtle and
Margaret Pirtle. Lot 10. block 4,
Hillcrest Addition to El Reno.
May Weems et al to James F.
Lockhart. Part of section 9. and
lot 5 of 10, all in 11-9 of Indian
Meridian.
Quitclaim Deed
H. G. Cloud to Arra Mae Cloud
Lots 27 and 28 in block 19, Lake
View Addition to El Reno.
XXIX
■plCKY got out of his car and
K walked hack to Link's yellow
convertible. When he did. Chub
and Sherm got out of their cars and
walked to the same place, but stand-
ing a little apart. Link stayed where
he was.
Ricky had spoken bravely to
Sharon, but his legs were trembling
as he stood beside Link's car. He'd
started to make his play, and the
guys were waiting to see how he
finished it. Link's insulting, arrog-
ant smirk was clearly visible as he
lounged behind the steering wheel.
Ricky looked tall and slight- In his
dark slacks and crisp white shirt.
What's the idea?" Ricky de-
manded, his voice uncontrollably
shrill. "Nerflng me.”
"Don't you like It?"
"No, I don't. I'm telling you
quit."
"You and who else?"
"I don't need anybody else."
“Big talk from a small boy.”
"Big enough to back It up.”
"Yeah?"
Chub and Sherm stood by quiet-
ly, neutral, and curious.
Link studied Ricky's angry face,
and It helped him work up the
anger he needed for the occasion.
"Come on. if you're not yellow."
"Don’t you call me yellow!”
Link scrambled out of the con-
vertible. a look of hatred on his
face.
There were no preliminaries, no
squaring-off, no feeling-out with
Jabs and footwork. As Link came
out of his car Ricky hurled himself
at his enemy, striking blindly and
wildly, with only one thought In
mind—to punish Link.
Ricky struck with a punch, grap-
pled. and clawed at Link, trying to
pull him down. Link was carried
back against his ear, gTunting with
pain as Ricky's fingers raked across
his face. He used the white shirt
as a target and hit out as hard as
he could. He felt Ricky's body sag
as his hard fists connected, and
then felt numbing jolts as Ricky
struck back.
Ricky staggered as Link's fists
came out of the darkness and
smashed against his nose and
mouth. He fell forward, trying to
hit, and felt his knuckles punish
Link’s ear.
* * *
IfE was crying now. Sobbing and
41making threats as he ran into
the barrage of fists and sought to
elude the dark shape that eluded
and punished him. A blow on the
jaw stopped Ricky in his tracks. He
tried to swing, but took a hard
blow to the body. He stumbled to
his knees, reaching out to grab
Link's legs. Link went down, and
Ricky went after him, trying to
sqream his hatred through the
blood and tears that choked him.
At close quarters Link had the
weight advantage. He used fists,
feet and elbows to batter down
Ricky’s attack and strike short,
vicious blows that cut when they
landed and brought new blood
streaming down Ricky's face.
It was then that Sherm and
Chub moved forward and pulled him
off roughly.
"Lemme go." Link shouted hoarse-
ly. "Lemme finish him!'
"He's got enough," Sherm said
calmly. “You get back or I'll bash
your head in." He picked Link up in
his arms and carried him to the
convertible, pushing him inside.
Then he went back to Chub, who
was bending over Ricky. Ricky lay
on his back, his shirt ripped to rib-
bons, his face smeared with dirt and
blood. His gasping breath bubbled
through his bloody nose and mouth.
"You all right, Rick?" Chub de-
manded loudly.
"Help him up." Sherm said,
dropping to his knees. He and Chub
helped Ricky to the coupe.
Sharon watched in horror as they
eased Ricky under the wheel. She
had her hands clenched around a
handkerchief that she held to her
mouth. It was soaked with tears.
AU through the fight she had
crouched in the car crying, trying
to shut out the animal noises.
Wanting to run out and stop them,
tear them apart, and knowing that
she couldn’t.
Ricky sat up straight for a
moment, then leaned forward, ly-
ing against the steering wheel, his
breathing noisy and sobbing.
'You're a mess, Rick." Chub said
awkwardly, his round face looking
as remorseful as though he were
responsible far Ricky's condition.
•■You better clean up before you
get home."
"You . . . you're fine friends.
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you are!" Sharon shouted tearfully.
"Why didn't you stop them?"
"Ricky started it," Chub said.
"He chose Link."
* * *
YYICKY was able to sit up now.
"I'm all ri . . ." His mouth
and lips were cut and hurt.
“Guess we'd better shove," Chub
mumbled. "You . . . you put up a
good scrap, Rick."
Sherm and Chub backed away.
A moment later Link’s car pulled
out on the road with Chub and
Sherm following. They disappeared
around a turn.
Ricky tried to start the car. but
his hands were trembling so badly
he couldn't manage the key. Sharon
dried her eyes with the damp hand-
kerchief. “Let me. Ricky.”
Sharon got out and walked
around the car. She got into the
driver's seat as Ricky dragged him-
self to the right side, trying to lie
down on the seat.
She even had to drive him home.
He sat up a little, trying to hold
back his groans. “I . . . guess I
won a . . . moral victory . . . We
... I didn't break and club . . .
laws . . He tried to laugh, and
the movement started the blood
flowing inside his mouth.
(To Be Continued)
Mr. Breger
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By Dave Bregi
Short Stories
About Home Folks
Mrs. M. C. Hoard. 809 South
Duane, was an Oklahoma City visi-
tor Thursday.
Mrs. Elsie Godfrey of Enid is a
guest in the home of her sister-
in-law, Mrs. E. B. Godfrey, 412
East Woodson.
Mr and Mrs. Robert Anderegg
and daughter, Alice of Strasburg,
Ohio, left for their home Wednes-
day after visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
F. Ankney. Mrs. John Van Gundy,
and Mr. and Mrs. David Ankney
and children, all west of El Reno.
(Mrs. Paul Ellis and children,
Charles, Larry, Kenneth. Dennis
and Linda, who have been located
in Greenlee, Va.. arrived Thursday
to join their husband and father,
and establish their home at 920
West Wade. Mr. Ellis is a member
of the culinary department at the
El Reno reformhtory.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Spencer and
children, Jill. Wendy and Jack of
Denver. Colo., are week-end guests
of his father, John W. Spencer and
Mrs. Spencer. 712 South Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Slaughter and
daughter, Marcia and son. Gene.
1212 South Macomb, have returned
from a vacation tip to Sheridan,
Wyo., where they attended a fam-
ily reunion in the home of her
aunt. Mrs. Floyd Lewis and Mr.
Lewis. Mrs. L. A. Marsh, mother of
Mrs. Slaughter, who accompanied
them to Sheridan, is now visiting
with her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Helmick in
Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. James Cook and daughters. |
JoAnn. lone, Sandra. Jeanie and
son, Richard of San Jose. Calif., are .
guests in the homes of Mr. and j
Mrs. H. N. Thompson, 1021 South [
Reno. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thomp- I
ton and children, Terry and Lynda.!
1100 West Warren and Mr. and
Mrs. Leniel Thompson and chil-
dren, Leniel jr.. and Alice. 11031
West London. H. N.Thompson is an
uncle of Mrs. Cook and Leslie j
Thompson and Leniel Thompson i
are her cousins.
The Tribune has been authorized
to announce the following candi-
dates for elective offices, subject to
the primary election July 6:
Democratic Ticket
For Lieutenant Governor:
JAMES E. BERRY
For State Senator:
JOHN V. WHELAN, JR.
JIM A. RINEHART
For State Representative:
JEAN L. PAZOURECK
PRICE THOMPSON
For District Judge:
WILLIAM L. FOGG
For County Judge:
SAM T. ROBERSON
ROY M. FAUBION
For County Sheriff:
ALBERT H. “AB” HORN
FRANKLIN D. SMITH
TINY ROYSE
RAYMOND A. GAPPA
S. R. McBEE
Wm. “BILL” PROPPER
For Commissioner DLst. No. 1:
DOUGLAS WALLS
ANCEL HOEBING
RAY TECH
For Commissioner, Dist. 2:
MYRLE SMITH
GEORGE E. HURST
For Commissioner, Dist. No. 3
W. R. “BILL” MABERRY
C. F. “BUD” THOMPSON
For Court Clerk:
FRANK TAYLOR
PAUL G. MYERS
Republican Ticket
For County Sheriff:
DENNIS ADAMS
ALVIN HENRICKSEN
For Court Clerk:
T. M. "TED” HENRICHSEN
Look and Learn
1. When was the first wireless
telegraph signal flashed across the
ocean?
2. How does a kilometer compare
with a mile?
3. After whose death did Chester
A. Arthur become President of the
U. S.?
4. What is the legal definition of
an infant?
Answers
1. On December 12, 1901. when
Guglielmo Marconi flashed the let-
ter "S" across the Atlantic.
2. It is approximately 5/8 of a
mile.
3. James Garfield.
4. A person under full age; a
minor.
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Lesson in English NOW . . • .1
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED; "De-
sirable" is applied to that which
one may well desire. "Desirous' is
applied to the person who feels de-
sire. Thus; "She was a desirable
woman, and he was desirous of
marrying her."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: So-
lecism (breach of etiquette). Pro-
nounce sol-e-siz’m, o as Ur on, e
as In me unstressed, i as in it,
accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Candor:
or. Slander; er.
SYNONYMS: Refinement, cul-
ture, gentility, politeness.
WORD STUDY: "Use a word
three times and it is yours." Let
us increase our vocabulary by
mastering one word each day. To-
day’s word: LAMBENT, softly ra-
diant. "Her eyes had a certain lam-
bent quality about them.”
mm
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. King, 825
South Hadden returned Thursday
evening from a trip to Marion, Ind.
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funeral services for Mrs. Howard
Ratcliff at 2 p. m. Thursday in the
Methodist church at Piedmont
were Mrs. Pedro Price, Mrs. R. H.
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Elwood Denny. Mrs. Lillie McCray, j
Mrs. Sarah Rugg. Mrs. Edna Long-
wlth, Mrs. Carlos Wiles, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde King. Mr. and Mia.
Sylvester Tech and Mr. and Mrs. [
J G. Roberts all of El Rer.o. Mr.1
end Mrs. Ted McCray and daughter ;
Margaret, and Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Tech. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Meade, Mrs. Jessie Meade and Mrs.
Jewel Duncan of Calumet.
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