The Indian Journal from Eufaula, Oklahoma • Page 1

VOLUME 65 EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NUMBER 27 30 JURY SUMMONS ISSUED IN COUNTY Jury summons were issued recently to 30 male residents of McIntosh county to serve as veniremen during a joint term of criminal and civil county court which will open here Monday. Eufaulans selected for jury service include Beldon Day, Tom Finley, J. L. Grose, John Harkey, J. G.

Hammett and W. H. Reeves. Checotah jurors include Melton Brandon, Leo wirth, J. T.

Buttram, E. H. Courtney, George Chenault, Neal Johnson, Russell Ramsey, Jim White and H. L. Duty.

Other county residents summoned include George Burkhart, Oscar Burns; J. R. Hunter, Ervin Owens, and J. S. Roberts, all of Hanna; Jim Hunter, and G.

E. Wilhite, Lenna; Lee Bateman, J. L. Bittle, B. V.

Davis and M. Gifford, Pierce; C. C. Downum Lewis Pitman, Stidham; and F. S.

Fivekiller and Dave Leader, Porum route 1. LOCAL ARTIST'S WORK SHOWN AT NEW YORK Solomon McCombs, young Creek Indian artist of this city, received word. Tuesday that several of his works had 'been placed on exhibition at New York's famous Modern Museum of Art. McCombs was informed that he is the only Indian artist whose paintings are being displayed during the current exhibition. Although this is the Bacone graduate's first presentation in Gotham, McCombs, a student under Acee Blue Eagle and Princess Atloa Bacone, has exhibited at.

various cities throughout the United States since his graduation from the Muskogee Indian collece in 1938. McCombs, son of Mrs. Ella McCombs of Eufaula, is a grandson of the late William McCombs, one of the founders of Bacone Indian College. LONG ILLNESS CLAIMS NATIVE CITY RESIDENT Miss Ellen Charles, 59-year-old native Creek Indian of this community, died this morning at the family home following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at the home of James Charles, four miles west of this city.

Burial will be in the Poloka Indian cemetery under the direction of the Kelley Funeral home. Miss Charles was a member of the West Eufaula Baptist church. Survivors include two nephews, Sam and Rufus Charles and two nieces, Febe Charles and Mable Charles, all of Eufaula. SCOUTS SEEK CLOTHES FOR BRITISH SUFFERERS The Eufaula Boy Scouts will: collect old clothes and any other contributions from local residents Saturday which would be helpful to British war sufferers. The local Scout organization asks that the public co-operate for this worthy cause.

If a home has not been contacted by 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the group would appreciate it if you would phone 444 for someone to come and get your contributions. LEGION SEEKS BUILDING FUNDS AT BENEFIT FILM An American Legion sponsored film for which additional funds will be sought as its share in the construction of the new communi- ty hall, will be shown Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Chief theater, The picture booked for the occasion is "Pastor Hall." Gravel Work Nearly Finished All but four miles of the 26- mile Highway No. 9 stretch from Eufaula to the county- line has been given a heavy coat of gravel recently. The ungraveled section in the western edge of the county Is expected to be covered within a week. Th Oklahoma's Oldest Newspaper NEWEST COOKING TECHNIQUE TO BE INTRODUCED HERE Gas Company's Annual School Of Instruction Will.

Be Held At Armory. Conservations around town for the next few weeks are apt to be about the three square meals a day. "Mealtime Maneuvers" is the subject of the annual cooking school program presented by the Oklahoma Natural Gas company's home service department. "Mealtime Maneuvers" will be presented in Eufaula at the armory on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock. Miss Caroline Ewing, home service director for Oklahoma Natural Gas company, announces that' this year's program is quite different from previous ones in that this is to be an exhibition of good plain native cooking on parade." "Women's most important job in the present defense said Miss Ewing, is to see that families are well nourished.

We are going to give our homemakers a practical demonstration of how essential food requirements can be prepared by modern easy and economical cooking methods." "Actual use of the newest gas appliances for the kitchen, in a modern kitchen background, will afford us an opportunity to you these good old-fashioned foods and to give you a preview of new food finds and menus 'to use in the coming months." Miss Ewing is a graduate home economist and through her dally contacts with hundreds of homemakers will bring the newest and most practical ideas to Eufaula homemakers. J. Nesom, local manager of the Natural Gas comwho is making plans and pany, arrangements for the school, urges everyone to set aside Wednesday and Thursday, and plan to attend the sessions. "Each day's program will be different and copies of the used will be given to all recipes attendance," said Nesom, local dealers, who sell the Our latest in modern gas appliances co-operating, to make this are year's cooking school the best ever. Miss Ewing was in Eufaula this week completing final arrangements and stated that "It is a real for us to present these pleasure each year, and we hope programs every homemaker will be present for our annual visit." GRADE SCHOOL STUNT NIGHT SLATED APRIL 4 Did you know that on Friday April 4 at 8 o'clock in the night auditorium you can high school the latest styles in clothes, see singing, dancing, and fun? The Eufaula grade schools are presenting their annual stunt and a most interesting and night, entertaining program is planned.

You'll see your favorite clothes, favorite songs, and who hear your knows you may be doing the "La Conga" before it's over. BAPTISTS SCHEDULE EVANGELISTIC RITES services are slated to Evangelistic Sunday morning at the First open Baptist church of 'this city under the direction of Evangelist R. C. Miller of Lake Dallas, Texas. During this religious devotional perlod, bible classes will be conducted each morning at 9:30 ro'clock and preaching will be held every night: beginning at 7:30 o'clock, Rev.

Howard Moore, Eufaula Baptist pastor, announced this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kilgore, former Eufaula citizens now living in Los Angeles, are spending a few weeks here as the guests of home folks. Official City, and County Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1876 To.

Conduct Services Evangelist R. C. Miller of Lake Dallas, Texas, will conduct evangelistic services at the First Baptist church here for two weeks beginning Sunday morning. COUNTY COURT WILL OPEN HERE MONDAY Six Criminal Cases Are Booked For Brief Session; Civil Suits To Be Heard. Six criminal cases are docketed for trial during a brief term of county court which will open here Monday according to E.

E. Ammons, county attorney. The defendants and the title of the charge listed -against each are as follows: Monday- Bud McKee, possession of liquor, Bill Sessions pointing weapon; WednesdayTony Tyler, violating state. prohibitory liquor law, Shindy Scott, pointing weapon; ThursdayClarence Kilgore, liquor possesslon; and Friday--Riley Bailey, pointing gun. A one-day term of county civil court will also be held Friday.

Cases docketed include C. B. Hall VS. Lester Christenberry-damage suit; Oscar Burns vs. Wilbur Fain -replevin of personal property; and A.

J. Creekmore vS. Lester Borum-damage suit. 9 BUCK ASSESSED FINE FOR RECKLESS DRIVING A $25 fine and court costs were assessed against Lawrence Buck, Eufaula youth, who was found guilty of reckless driving Wednesday at a hearing before Justice O. L.

May of this city. Buck was arrested early Sunday night by Sheriff John McQuillen following an auto collision on an east side residential street. Buck's machine, a Ford sedan belonging to Yadika Byrd of this city, smashed into a strip-down motor vehicle driven by Joe Cook, local high school student, in which the latter sustained a severe leg injury. Miss Ida Jo McCarson who was riding with Cook received minor injuries. PUNCHERS WILL MEET HAILEYVILLE IN FINALE The Eufaula High school boxing team will end its home season with an engagement Tuesday night at the Dixie gymnasium with the fast Halleyville High school team at 8 o'clock.

The city aggregation is expected to encounter stiff opposition from the Halleyville club which has not lost a match this season. Eufaula has won nine team matches, lost two and tied four besides entering four tournaments. The local glovers will meet Halleyville on a return bout Thursday night to complete their schedule. MARRIAGE LICENSES: Eugene Byrd, 21, to Miss Christine O'Neal, 18, both of Eufaula. Andrew Jackson, 37, to Epsie Green, 32, both of Eufaula.

Eliga Smith, 25, to Miss Ella Works, both of Eufaula. James Brady, 21, to Miss Flossie Cox, 18, both of. Eufaula, EUFAULA FOOTBALL DRILLS TO FEATURE BETTER DECEPTION Spring Practice To Open Monday; Many Candidates Expected To Report Eufaula Ironhead gridders are destined to learn the rudiments of greater deception modeled after the new formation which was introduced this spring at the University of Oklahoma, Coach Jack Byrom has decided after viewing several practice sessions at that institution as the guest of the Sooner coaching staff. Byrom will experiment with his new plans soon as four weeks of spring practice will open here Monday afternoon with prospects for a successful season favorable for the local aggregation. The innovations to be made by Byrom will include various modifications of the formation of the New York Giant pro-' fessional team.

Eufaula football fans will have the opportunity during spring practice of seeing the prospective 1941 Ironhead edition perform in a full-time regulation intra-squad tussle and one scrimmage encounter with an outside opponent. The chief tasks confronting Coach Byrom will be to indoctrinate his pupils with the fundamentals involved in his plan for cleverer ball handling and to develop two capable ends and a ter to replace personnel losses from last year's club. The graduation ceremonies next month will take five' former Ironhead gridders into new lines of endeavor. Team members of 1940 who will not be available for service again include Ernest Harris, and Harrison Huls, ends, Bob Ayers, center, Norvel Story, tackle, and Donald Locke, guard. Three of last season's regular backfield starters are expected to be on.

hand for spring practice. The offensive mechanism will be geared around Fuller Gray, 160- pound triplethreat signal caller who made the first all-conference team last season. Gray will be ably assisted by Warren Wilson, fullback, and D. C. Palmer, halfback.

Buddy Redman, dimunitive guard who wields a powerful wallop whether it is a crisp block a sharp tackle, will be tried out as a blocking back in place of Lewis Dalgarn who will be given a tackle assignment. Last year's squadmen who may prove capable backfield replacements include Carl Goodwin, Woodrow Turner, Washie Lewis and Junior Stover. Leading candidates for forward wall posts include Alfred Haskett, tackle, Gerald Nunnelee, center, Charles Ferrell, end, John Douglas, tackle, Felix Raiford, guard, Rastus Brotton, guard, Byrd Farrow, tackle, Gene Stafford, guard, Walter Conley, end, Harold Burdine, end, and Arvil Adams, end. Other aspirants for various team positions will include Harold Barton, Alfred Majors, Herbert Lang, Eugene Blevins, Junior Smith, Jim Edwards, Edgar Wilson, A. J.

Wilson, S. L. Homan, Buddy Edwards, Joe Baker, Jack Womack, Ralph Parker, Paul Brown, Jack and Bennie McFatridge. Winford Berry, 180-pound guard who received a serious leg injury early last fall, is expected to be available for service next fall although he will not report for spring practice. LOCAL YOUTH HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Joe Cook, Eufaula High school student, sustained a fracture.

below the right knee in an auto mishap early Sunday night on the east side of this city: He was reported resting well today in the Tulsa Osteopathic hospital. A car driven by Lawrence Buck ran into Cook's machine. Mrs. Jay Pipkins, Miss Frankie Hunter and Mrs. Maurice Pipkins were visitors in Thursday.

Cooking Expert Miss Caroline Ewing, home service director of the Oklahoma Natural Gas company, will be in Eufauls Wednesday and Thursday afternoons to conduct the annual cooking school sponsored by the company. HIGHWAY 69 PAVING WORK IS COMPLETED New Stretch Will Not Likely Be Opened Before May 15, Engineer Says. All but 50 feet of the 9 miles of new concrete paving on Highway 69 between Eufaula and Canadian was completed up to Wednesday afternoon by the Lewis Construction company of Muskogee, contractors. for the huge project. The unpaved section lies where the present road crosses the new route at the foot of South Canadian hill, three miles south of this cit.y It will take about two days to finish this small gap.

In all probability it will be about May 15 before the new stretch in its entirety will be opened to traffic Edward Ewens, resident highway engineer of Eufaula, declared today. The remaining tasks consists of shouldering and sodding the sides of the highway and the erection of guard rails at numerous points. DAMAGE ACTION HERE RESULTS IN HUNG JURY A damage suit pending for many months against the CocaCola Bottling company of Muskogee by Rosa McCoy of Checotah reached a stalemate here late Tuesday afternoon when the twoday hearing in district civil court resulted in a hung jury. A similar damage litigation a- gainst the Muskogee firm by Acy Kimbro Jr. of Eufaula will not come up at this term of court.

Gordon Saltsman, Eufaula garage proprietor, lost in a replevin action against Fred Miller in the other" case to be heard up to Wednesday noon. JAYCEES TO DISCUSS DANCE SPONSORSHIP Plans for bringing an orchestra to Eufaula at an early date to play for a Jaycee-sponsored dance will be among the subjects for discussion at the first meeting in April of the junior chamber of commerce Tuesday night at the Hotel Kidd. Several orchestras from over the state have been negotiating for an here with the local civic club. Final action will be taken on this matter Tuesday night. Another item of business will concern the holding of a party for wives of Jaycee members, who have been.

co-operative with the club in a number of enterprisesthe past year. Mrs. Elbert Turley and son, Jan Thomas, and Mrs. Fred Sponsler were Muskogee visitors Thursday. Rudolhp Robinson of McAlester was transacting business here EUFAULA BUILDING WORK FOR DECADE TOTALS $656,000 Road Improvements Would Raise Figure To $2,000,000, Survey Shows.

Improvements valued at approximately $656,000 have been made in Eufaula during the past 10 years, a survey made by a member of the Journal staff learned this week. This total can be boosted to almost $2,000,000 if one is permitted to include work done near Eufaula on highways 69 and 9 which run through this city. These improved arteries of travel have brought additional trade here and while under construction furnished the city with a substantial payroll. Projects of this nature which contribute to the economic welfare of Eufaula should be regarded as local imI provements. In the strictly city building category, most of the funds came in one form or another from the federal government.

This was true in case of the $45,000 post office, $50,000 armory, $33,000 commun ty hall now nearing completion, $6000 athletic stadium and street, drainage improvements estimated to cost $300,000. Many homes and business buildings have received various kinds of improvements since 1930. For Instance, $67,000 has been spent in new residential construction and home improvement work, while business property improvements stand at $70,000. Utility. work sponsored by the city government in the form of street and drainage projects, the extension of waterworks and sewer lines and renovation jobs at the reservoir, pump station and wells totals $337,000.

Getting down to sheer numbers which should prove interesting, the Journal learned that 30 new homes were constructed here, 90 residences remodeled, 13 new store fronts added, two business buildings completely remodeled, one downtown structure and five filling stations built, two industrial plants rebuilt, interior renovations made in 12 stores, two new churches constructed and 16 neon signs erected. Below the approximate values of specific public projects which have not been listed in this article are shown along with total combined costs for various types of individual improvement work: Highway 69 work, both north and south of Eufaula, $1,000,000, Highway 9 work $300,000, Junior High building $18,000, Katy railway improvements -new tracks and station improvements $5000, NYA shop $3000, Boarding school auditorium $5000, annex at Washington negro school $2500 and two rebuilt industrial establishments, Turley's gin and Holbird grain elevator, $10,000. Interior store improvements $13,000, new store fronts $11,000, new and completely remodeled buildings $22,000, filling stations and drives $15,000, city reservoir work $3000, work on pump station and city water wells $4000, new sewers and waterworks $30,000, new homes $40,000, remodeled home improvements $27,000 and new churches $6000. STREETS WILL RECEIVE $8000 IN IMPROVEMENTS A project costing $8000 for 1m- provement work on Eufaula streets is scheduled to get under way Wednesday following the recent approval by. the WPA of this new program.

Work will consist of gradisg, draining and surfacing 15. blocks of streets, two and a half blocks of alleys and the building of six concrete culverts. The project 1s being sponsored by the city government. Mrs. Pete Pettus and daughter and Mrs.

Roy. White were visitors Saturday..