The McIntosh County Democrat from Checotah, Oklahoma • 1

UNFICIAL CITY PAPER CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1953 Volume 45, Number The Me Inosh County Democrat CHECOTAH AWARDED CAGE MEET The Checotah City schools will be host to the schools of Mc. Intosh County in the county basketball tournament here Jan. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. There will be six divisions represented. High school boys are: Onapa, Hitchita, Checotan B's, Pierce, Stidham, and Hanna.

Girls high school teams: Onapa, Pierce, Hanna, Stidham, Checotah B's, and Hitchita. Grade girls division: Onapa, Pierce, Hanna, Victor, Lenna, Checotah, Stidham, Fame, and Central High. Grade boys division: Fame, Victor, Hanna, Pierce, Central High, Texanna, Onapa, Stidham, Hitchita, Lenna, Yardeka, and Checotah. Boys 100 pound division: Stidham, Pierce, Texanna, Victor, Hanna, Onapa, Hitchita, Lenna, and Eufaula. Girls 100 pound division: Pierce, Eufaula, Victor, Hitchita, Hanna, and Onapa.

There will be 42 basketball games from all six divisions, 32 grade games and 10 high school gaines. Starting Monday night, January 26, at 7:30., Stidham High School girls meet Checotah girls. At 9:00 p. Monday night, January 26, Pierce High School boys meet Stidham High School boys. Tuesday night both of Checotah's high school teams play our regular conference game with Wagoner.

Wednesday morning Checotah leads off for the continu.I 1g tourney which will wind up Saturday night with the high school finals. Pierce To Sponsor Grade Tournament County schools are invited to attend the annual invitational grade school tournament at Pierce high school Feb. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, according to an announcement made this week by Claude R. Campbell of Pierce.There will! be six divisions: 80 pound boys, 80 pound girls, 100. pound boys, 100 pound girls, any weight boys, and any weight Players will be allowed to play on as many teams that they can make weight for.

Age limit is 18 years. There will be an entry fee of $1.00 for each team entered. Trophies will be awarded in each division. Competent referees have been selected. Entries to the tournament must be made not later than Feb.

7 to Claude Campbell at Pierce. Baptists To Hear English Theologist Dr. W. Myrrden Lewis, of Birmingham, England, one of the outstanding Bible scholars of the world, will be in Checotah Friday, Jan. 22, to deliver the principal sermon at the monthly Baptist Workers conference which will be held at the Baptist church here on that date.

Checotah is fortunate to man of such international reputation as Doctor Lewis to speak here and the public is invited to hear his sermon at 2:15 Friday afternoon. Doctor Lewis is in this country on a lecture tour and is en route to the west coast. The conference will feature a full day's program as follows: 10:00 song service, Herbert Findley; 10:15 Devotional, S. J. Fritz; 10:30 "Security of the Believer," Oren C.

Reid: 11:00 "What is Scriptural Baptism," C. W. Henson: 11:25 Special music, Loyce Kennedy; 00 lunch; 1:00 board meetings; 2:00 song service; 2:15 sermon, Dr. W. Myrrden Lewis.

McClintoch-Oberrich Nuptials Announced An announcement was made here this week of the marriage of Miss Martha McClintoch, daughter of Mr. W. W. McClintoch, and the late Mrs. McClintoch, of Blanca, to Mr.

Lou Oberrich. The wedding was an event of Wednesday, Dec. 31. Both the bride and groom are students at Adams State College at Alamosa, Colo. Mrs.

Oberrich is a graduate of Checotah High school and attended Colorado College before entering Adams. She is the neice of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.

Scott and made home in the Scott home here for her many years. Mrs. Morris Retained By Ed Edmondson Congressman Ed Edmondson of Oklahoma's Second District, today announced that Mrs. Alice Morris, Executive Secretary for nine years to the late Congressman W. G.

Stigler, will fill the same post in his newly organized office staff. Miss Elizabeth Soper, formerly with the House Selective Committee 011 Sinat Business and wrio served as a secretary, to Congressman Stiglar the past year and a half, will also continue in the Second District Congressman's office in Washington. it was ed. Edmondson said that he intends to keep an office open in Muskogee on a part-time basis throughout the present session of the Congress, and Mrs. Beverly Hudson, who served as the new Congressman's secretary during his recent term as County Attorney in kogee, will shortly announce regular office hours during which she will be in 1 the Muskogee Federal Building office.

Mrs. will serve as a part-time secretary" in the District, and will also spend a portion of her time in the Washington office. A fourth member of the Edmondson office staff in Washing will be Miss Betty Cooney, formerly secretary to the staff of the House Judiciary Committee. The Washington office of the Second District Congressman is located in Room 108 of the Old House Office Building, immediately south of the Capitol. viri Cagers Cop Warner Tourney After milling at Connor's invitational basketball tournment Jan.

8, 9, and 10, the Checotah basketball team remain undefeated by defeating Braggs 50 to 25, Eufaula 65 to 38, Kinta 33 to 27, and Webbers Falls 41 to 31. In the final game the entire team played an exceptionally good game, fins made the thirty-seventh tournament the girls have won in the last nine years. Tuesday night, January 20, both high school girls and boys play Eulaula here. January 22, 23, and 24 both girls and boys will be playing in the Wagoner Invitational Tournament. Mrs.

Ogle Purchases Insurance Agency An announcement was made this week that Mrs. Fred Ogle has purchased the Kennedy Insurance Co. and has moved the location of the agency to the Freeman building on the corner of Broadway and Gentry, sharing an office with the Newcomer Land Co. Mrs. Ogle is already on the job and ready to handle all the insur.

ance needs of her clients. The new firm, the Checotah Insurance Agency, will handle all types of insurance. Grade School Youth Gets Broken Arm Harold Breedlove, fifth grade student at Longfellow school, sustained a severely broken arm as the result of a fall 'while playing on the school grounds Wednesday. door which was overturned by a Harold was standing on a board schoolmate, causing Harold to fall to the ground. Both bones in the arm were broken just above the wrist and the injured boy was rushed to the Muskogee General hospital for emergency treatment.

Dugan To Assist With Income Taxes E. J. Dugan, internal revenue agent, will be at the Checotah city hall Monday, Jan. 19, to assist local residents in filing income tax returns. No charge will be made for this service.

Dugan will be on hand to accept filings or give information from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. He will be at the Eufaula city hall on Tuesday, Jan.

20, at the same hours. Word was received here Thursday by Mrs. C. J. Bray that her brother, Jim Dobson was critically ill as the result of a hemorrage and was being given treatment at the Mercy hospital, in Oklahoma City.

Johnny Harrison attended a meeting of the 40 and 8. in. Muskogee Monday night. Town Topics BY RUBIE BUFORD The flu is the no. 1 topic of conversation with every family being able to present it's own sickbed bulietin complete with interesting or unusual symtoms, full fever range and suggestions for best medication thereof.

Our editor is one of the many sick abed with flu and the Democrat staff has been having a little! difficulty getting out a paper this week. Since it is an ironic law of nature that trouble comes double, we also have a broken press. So bear with us, please, if we are a shade late this week. The situation up at school is improving tho with attendance in the high school only off 5 percent and absenteeism due to flu (plus chicken pox) at Longfellow is only eight to ten percent, which isn't bad in view of the statewide epidemic. Paul Casey, home town boy who has been making good up north the past five years, was home this week and told us he had bought the Parkinson Hotel in Okmulgee (the city's finest) and had already assumed management of the place, complete with coffee shop and Saturday evening dining and dancing spot.

Norma Kennedy is moving her desk and a typewriter up to her house so she can give her full tention to her father's (Carl Camp) minnow trap business which is growing by leaps and bounds. Seems Carl invented, patented, and is manufacturing this better minnow trap and the world is beginning to beat that path to the door. I The Camp model is made of glass with three side vents and a clever top that causes the trap to float or sing to the bottom of the water according to manipulation of the d. Carl exhibits the model at sports shows over this part of the country and Norma takes care of the paper work. So far they have sold 12,000 traps to sportsmen in the southwest and hope to soon be ell known nationally.

The death this week of Rob eminds us of an interesting bit of Bray Americana which was typical of the early days of Oklahoma. Seems Rob Bray and his bride lived 30 miles from Checotah and since preachers were scarce in the territory in 1900 they packed up, got in the wagon to make the trip town (quite a journey in those days) finally made it to Checotah, located the preacher and the wedding took place then and there right in the wagon down along where Palmers store is now. Three Treadwell brothers had a merry Christmas altho they were far from home and parents, the Tom Treadwells. The boys, all in the service, met at Pearl Harbor to enjoy the holidays together, for the first time in 14 years. Lee Treadwell, 19 years old is serving on Treadwell the U.

S. S. stationed Taylor, Jeweil is at an air base near Honolulu, and brother Bruce is on duty aboard the U.S. S. O'Bannon.

Five of the six Treadwell sons have served their country in the armed forces in the second World War and the Korea crisis. Farm Home Burns South of Checotah The home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin James, one-half mile south of Checotah, was totally destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon in a raging blaze which demolished the house in a matter of minutes. Cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Mr. and Mrs. and children were at the home James Mr. and Mrs. John Womack on an errand at the time of the conflagration.

All the contents of the house, except the icebox, was consumed In the fire. The residents of the Onapa area will hold a big community shower for the James family at 7:30 Saturday night, Jan. 17, at the Onapa high school building and all the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. James are invited to attend.

No formal invitations will be issued but everyone is cordially urged be present. Refreshments will be served during the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Palmer motored to McAlester Friday night to visit Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Smith and son.

will leave next week to make CRIMINAL TRIALS SET ON MONDAY MONDAY, January 19, 1953 The cases set for hearing next Monday include: George Marvin Barnett, obtaining ey by False and bogus check; George Marvin Barnett, abandonment of minor children; Clifford Ray Davis, abandonment of wife and minor child; Timothy Jones, grand larceny; John Anderson, drunk driving, second offense; nard McGuire and Sherman Nelson, grand larceny. TUESDAY, January 20, 1953 Clyde H. Johnson, disposing mortgaged property; Haskell Skinner, larceny of domestic animals; Irene Tankersley and A. J. Reynolds, adultry; Milton Barnett, Murder: Flossie Dan, assault with dangerous weapon; Roy Williamson, grand larceny.

WEDNESDAY, January 21, 1953 Amos Dorsey, rape, second gree; Willie Segro, assault with kill; James Corbitt Cooper, abandonment of minor children; Bill Sessions, assault with intent kill; Ike Bottoms, grand larceny; Kidwell, Sessions, et al, larceny domestic animals. THURSDAY, January 22. 1953 Alvis abandonment minor Charles Hendricks abandonment of minor child; Jim Lang, assault with intent to rape: Billie Deo, abandonment minor of and minor children; Alonzo child Albert Gouge, abandonment Silim abandonment of minor chuldren. FRIDAY, January 23, 1953 Robert Redpost, sale of liquor minors; Okfuskee Tiger, abandonment of minor children; Willie Taylor, obtaining money under false pretenses; Willie King, obtaining money under false pretenses; raine N. McDaniel, obtaining property, means of bogus check; Willie Phillips, assault with intent to kill.

MONDAY, January 26, 1953 Robert Skinner, larceny of domestic animals; John Daily Been, abandonment of minor children; Wortham, larceny of automobile: Dan Gilliland, burglary, second degree after prior conviction: Clarence McKee, driving drunk, second offense; Quincy Hill, abandonment of minor child. TUESDAY, January 27, 1953 Henry Lee Russell, grand Yahdeka Byrd, abandonment of minor child; W. M. "Big Boy" Ross, grand larceny; William Ford, abandonment of minor children; Virgil Shannon, abandonment of minor children; Robert Skinner, larceny of domestic animals. WEDNESDAY, January 28, 1953 Sherman Nelson, obtaining money under false pretenses; Charlie Tiger, abandonment of minor children; Oscar B.

Austin, abandonment of wife and minor child Robert Skinner, larceny of domestic animals: William Phillips, murder: James Demmitt, assault with intent to kill. THURSDAY, January 29, 1953 Ben Young, rape, first degree; Jimmie Flemming, cruelty to animals; Joe Johnson, disposing of mortgaged property; Joe Johnson, obtaining money under false pretenses; William Phillips, murder. FRIDAY, January 80, 1953 Calvin Calamese, assault with dangerous weapon; Phillip Lewis, stealing an automobile; Ransom Stout, abandonment of minor children; Ethel Stout, abandonment of minor children; William Hensley, abandonment of minor child: Pearl Eldon Norman, assault with intent kill: Paul Alley, abandonment of minor child. Rob Bray, Pioneer, Dies in Wewoka Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Wetumka Tuesday for Rob Bray, former Checotahan, who died at Wewoka hospital Sunday, Jan. 11, at the age of 82 years.

He was an early settler Oklahoma Georgia. arriving He was here in married 1808. from Tennie Hill at. Checotah in 1900 and to this union was born seven children all of whom survive their father. After the services in Wetumka, interment was made in the Haskell city cemetery.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Olaf, Paul Walter and Robert three daughters, Anna, Mae and Lucile; two. brothers, Claude Bray of Cheetah and Clarence Bra Columbus, Ga. Rebekah Lodge Has Installation Officers of the Rebekah Lodge for the coming year were installed in a colorful ceremony Thursday night at the Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs. Dewey Mitchell, district deputy acted as installing officer assisted by Mesdames Ed Marlin, Roy Warwick, Helen Pickering, Bob Reed, Bill Cates, Jack Pemberton and Jack Green, past noble-grands.

Mrs. Lovie May Odom, of Muskogee, district deputy president of the Rebekah assembly made this the occasion for her official visit. At the conclusion of the ceremony, a course of refreshments was served and a social hour enjoyed. The officers who take their place for the new year are: Mrs. Ruby Williams, Noble Grand; Mrs.

Marion Adams, vice Noble Grand; Mrs. Dewey Mitchell, right supporter to the noble grand; Mrs. Marvin James, left supporter to the noble grand; Mrs. Dewey Wilson, right supporter to the vice-noble grand: Mrs. Keith Coughran, left supporter to the vice-noble grand Mrs.

Roy Hazlett, chaplain: Mrs. Clarence Smith, musician; Mrs. Jess Frazier, warden; Mrs. Ernest Terry, conductor; Mrs. Bill Cates, treasurer: Miss Frances Shepherd, secretary; Mrs.

Cole Williams, right altar supporter; Mrs. Lee Hayes, left altar supporter; Mrs. John Cannon, inside guardian: Mrs. J. 0.

Gates, outside guardian: and Mrs. Bob Reed, staff captain. Pierce Services Held For Pioneer Resident Reverend Leonard Martin conducted services at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Pierce Methodist Church for W.

B. Hogue. 78, who died Monday evening in a Checotah hospital. Burial was in Pierce Ceme. tery under the direction of the Powers Funeral Home of Checotah.

A resident of the Pierce community for 62, years, he is survived his wife, Harriet, of the home; three daughters, Hazel Tune and Lillian Crumbo, both of Taos, New Mexico, and Billye Ray Parker of Okmulgee; two brothers, Burt of Junction City, Oregon, and Ed of Redmond, Washington, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dick Bateman, J. L. Bittle, John Prater, Sam Howell, Jim Brittle and Will Earnest Johnson of Porter. Honorary pallbearers were Lee Bateman, Ted Ball, R.

I. West, B. Prater, B. V. Davis, Henry Beasley, O.

R. Smith, Doc Johnson, E. B. Morgan of Dewar and Bill Carr of Henryetta. Jury Panel Picked For Court Term A group of Checotahans, including a large percentage of women, has been selected to serve on the jury for the January term of district court in Eufaula beginning Monday, Jan.

19. Those chosen for panel duty are: Mrs. A. Mattison, Clyde Rorex, Johnny Jacobs, West Star route; Mrs. Sam English; F.

M. Mitchell, Route 3: Sylvia Kelly; W. H. Frame, Don Collins, Route 2: Homer Winkle; and John B. Boren.

Don Stidham New Cashier of Bank Don Stidham, popular young banker, has been appointed cashier of the People's National Bank following a meeting of the bank board of directors this week. Stidham, a veteran of World War II is active in Legion and civic club affairs. He is replacing Gene Harrison, who resigned the cashier position to enter the insurance business. Harrison Buys Agency Interest Gene Harrison, former cashier of the People's National Bank, resigned that position this month to enter the insurance business as partner in the Futrell-Harrison insurance agency. Harrison, served in World War II, has been an active worker in veteran and civic groups.

He has served for several years as treasurer of the Methodist church and of the city of Checotah and has a wide acquaintance throughout the county. Mrs. Johnny Harrison motored to Muskogee Monday night to attend a dinner at the home of Mrs. Herbert Weddle. The party honored the past high priestesses of the White Shrine.

CITY MAN RESCUED IN CANADA N. M. Harper, who with four other Shell Oil Co. employes, has been missing in the sub-zero weather of Alberta, Canada for nine days, was rescued this A report was received that, the five were found six miles from Loon Lake, 75 miles northeast of the town of Peace River, 240 miles northeast of Edmonston. N.

M. Harper, the son of H. Harper of this city and the hus band of the former Bennie Vinson, together with the other four men left Highland Valley in a snowmobile to survey and plan layouts for a new company wildcat well near Trout Lake. It was reported the snowmobile in which the men were traveling had a broken ski and this had held them up on the trail. A frantic search for the men, who were stranded in 30 degrees below zero weather was conducted by airplanes and two ground crews, which moved through the area traversed by the men.

The Shell Co. sent out five planes the first day the men were missing but were unable to spot the group because of the weather. Other aircraft were standing by to rescue the men when located. Upon the report of an Assoctated Airways, Inc. pilot, who finally found the men, planes moved in to the rescue.

Harper was the first man taken out and moved to Peace River, from where he notified his family he was alive and well and had "had enough to eat." The men had taken provisions for a week. Mrs. Harper and their young daughter, Sue Ann. were anxiously waiting in Calgary, Canada, where they, together with Mr. Harper, have made their home for over a year.

County Entrants Win In Home Contests McIntosh county has walked away with a large percentage of the prizes in the district home beautification contest for the fourth consecutive year. There are five placings for individual winners with McIntosh county winning first, fourth and fifth. Individuals earning these prizes are: Mrs. Ralph James, Raiford, first; Marvin Cole, of Fame, fourth and Mrs. Vance Dalton of Fame, fifth.

The recognition luncheon honoring these winners was held in the Tulsa Hotel, Friday, January 9. MoIntosh county was represented by Mrs. Ralph James, Mrs. Vance Dalton, Mrs. Marvin Cole, Mrs.

Forrest Kloeckler, and Miss Clara Backhaus. After the luncheon the winners went to the exhibit room in the hotel and selected equipment for their prizes. The 1953 contest is beginning and any farm family living on 20 acres or more is eligible to enter. Anyone interested in the contest, please notify Clara, Backhaus, home demonstration agent. George Acker Funeral Held Here Thursday George Wesley Acker, 83, died Monday in the home of his daughter-in-law, two and one-half miles east of Onapa.

Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p. m. in the First Baptist Church of Checotah with Reverend E. A. Spiller, officiating.

Pallbears were Bill Nolan, Cecil King, Woodrow Vandiver, Arthur Palmer, Henry Vogt, and Bill. Hill. Survivors include two sons, George of Checotah and Walter of Artesia, three daughters, Minnie Harton of San Bernardino, Mrs. Pearl Tabor of Boynton, and Mrs. Florence Fairchild of Eufaula; two brothers, Clarence of California and Robert Acker of Spiro; and 26 grandchildren.

He was a member of the Baptist church in Checotah. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery in Checotah under the direction of the Powers Funeral Home. Mrs. Neal Lefors spent the weekend in Colcord with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

H. R. Howerton. Mr. and Mrs.

Elmo Townsend, of Pryor, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Sharpe Tuesday and Wednesday.

two Mrs. Asa Harrison, of Texas, will arrive next week to visIt relatives here..