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Stilwell Democrat-Journal from Stilwell, Oklahoma • 7

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Thursday April 14 19SS STILWELL DEMOCRAT-JOURNAL STILWELL OKLAHOMA Pag Seven OAK HILL Oak Hill 4-H club members attended the Rally at Westville April 1 and 6L A birthday party was given Monday in honor of David Wilcox A cake with 12 candles and Kool Aid were served Easter Sunday was a day of singing and preaching at Old Baptist Mission with dinner at noon Mr and Mrs Billie Jeffries of Muskogee spent Sunday with his mother Maudie Jeffries Mr and Mrs George Workman and three daughters had Sunday supper with her parents Mr and Mrs Truman Taber The neighbors have been helping George Kelley get some clearing done so that he may construct a home Mrs Eunice Peal and father Bill Woods visited Maudie Jeffries Alice Simpson Mr and Mrs Joe Langley and Ernest Woods and family this week-end Visitors at Oak Hill this week were Alice Simpson Joe Langley Ruth Frazier Clark Great-house Foy Willis and Mrs Freida Padgett county health nurse The social at Oak Hill Monday evening was well attended Representative Bill Langley waa guest speaker The Vocational Agriculture Teacher of Westville presented an educational film Music was furnished by Albert Roller the Morris and Black brothers Coffee punch cake andl cookies were served Gertrude Hogshooter Dozier Mrs Alice Simpson Grandma Greathouse and Eula Henley visited at Oak Hill school Monday A Navy submarine the USS Pickerel holds a record for the longest underwater cruise by steaming 5194 nautical miles from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor without surfacing 0 CHALK BLUFF the time of our Risen Lord is past again but we are happy to say His presence still lives Our Saturday night service Sunday School and Sunday night program was enjoyed and did much to show us Christ died for our sins and His Spirit is always near us We were glad to have the Conner Barker family back with us after their illness Birthday wishes go to Ivan Casteel and Jackie Barker The Easter Sunday evening program was sponsored by the Browns and Casteel-1 The Resurrection Story by Mrs Leah Brown song "Jesus Opened up the by Choir prayer by Mrs Casteel play "Jesus by Junior and Card Class song by Mary 'Curtis reading Easter by Mrs Juanita Curtis duet by Mrs Curtis and Mrs Stevens play "Easter by Junior class reading by Mrs Essary song Rugged by choir short talk on the by Essary dosing Prayer" by congregation Mrs Jeff Carson visited her mother Mrs Simmons of West-ville over the week-end who was ilL Mr and Mrs Ivan Eastamand Mr and Mrs Joe Hoskin attended the Sunrise Easter Service at the Christian Church in Stilwell The Hoskins also were present at the Easter service at the north bridge Grandmother Barker visited the Burgess family over the week-end Mr and Mrs Joe Barker were Easter guests of their parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Barker and Mr and Mrs Earl Turner Mr and Mrs Haywood Paden were week-end guests of Mr and Mrs Curtis EOster guests were in the homes of Mr and Mrs Doc Mathews Mr and Mrs Jim Raleigh Mrs Etta Casteel Mr and Mrs Tom McCasland Mr and Mrs Miles Keen and Mr and Mrs Chas Stevens During the week guests of Mr and Mrs Essary were Mr and Mrs Smith Mr and Mrs Ray Strong and Suzanne Strauss DRV HOLE A SUCCESS The world's deepest well has been abandoned at 21482 feet as a dry hole after 1175 days of drilling and testing and the investment of more than two million dollars This may be called an example of sinking to low depths to reach new heights as it proved that modem rotary equipment in the hands of skilled crews is capable of drilling four miles into the earth to bring mankind more oil in the future o- The attack airpraft carrier USS Midway was visited by more than 23000 South Africans recently in Capetown South Africa FOR SALE Plain Pillow Case Flour Sacks 29c each BAKERY Phone 32 Robinson Pleads Not Guilty to Liquor Charge Otto Robinson local taxi owner has been bound over until the ndxt term of county court after pleading not guilty to a charge of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor Robinson was arrested Saturday night April 2 by Adair County Sheriff Chester Crittenden Undersheriff Ernest Shannon and Jailer Jack Divine near the residence of John Ferguson south of town The three officers found eight half-pints of Old Crow whiskey in his possession Robinson was arraigned Monday morning April 4 befoie County Judge Arnold on the charge of illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge car a 1947 Chevrolet coupe was confiscated and is now being held by authorities Robinson was released on $300 bond immediately after arraignment AT THE EAGL Royal African starring Louis Hayward and Veronica Hurst filmed in color in British East Africa will play at the Eagle Theater tonight and Friday night A soldier on the hunt for stolen guns and the beautiful daughter of the ringleader are caught in the surge of revolt in the Dark Continent in this film Wild Bill Elliot stars in which will play at the Eagle Theater Saturday only Co-starred in this blazing story of early Western days in which Elliot traces killers with an ingenious ruse is Virginia Grey "The Glenn Miller Story "starring James Stewart and June Allyson as Glenn and Helen Miller will play at the Eagle Theater Sunday and Monday Co-starred in the real-life story of the celebrated musician are Charles Drake George Tobias Henry Morgan Francis Langford Louis Armstrong Gene Krupa and Ben Pollack "Beneath the 12-Mile filmed lens in Technicolor and Cinemascope to engulf the movie-goer in the fathomless depths and dangers of the blue-black kingdom of killer-shark nanta ray and giant octopus will play at the Eagle Theater Tuesday and Wednesday Starring in the film are Robert Wagner Terry Moore and Gilbert Roland ONE IN FOUR SAVED -According to American Cancer Society statistics of every four persons who get cancer one will be saved but three will die Special state taxes on gasoline alone yielded $2223000000 in the fiscal year of 1954 State sales taxes on all other products totaled $2536000000 WINGFIELD'S GROCERY MARKET WORSHAM'S GROCERY MARKET PRICES GOOD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Donald Duck ORANGE AND GRAPEFRUIT BANANAS lb 15c Students Attend Driving1 Contest at Muskogee A team of three driver-education students from the Stilwell High school attended the district driving contest held yesterday at Muskogee Dee Clark superintendent of Stilwell city schools said yesterday Bobby Spencer Plaza Mush-unkasha and Helen Starr composed the team which attended the contest Results of the contest hds not yet been announced The contests were held in ten state cities and is the first step toward determining the best driving team in Oklahoma All participants in the contest are driver-education students The driver-training course is offered through the cooperation of the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Safety The contest Ts in two parts a written test on one hundred questions and an actual driving test supervised by troopers of the highway patrol and examiners from the driver examination division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety The winners of the district contests yesterday will meet April 20 in two regional contests The three top teams in each of the ten districts will go the regionals and the three winners of each regional contest will meet in the state finals April 27 at Oklahoma City The Oklahoma City contest will decide the state winner A trophy is provided for the first place winner in the state contest and the second and third place winners will receive engraved plaques WEST OF WATTS Mrs Eula Henley of Shamrock Texas Mr and Mrs Charlie Gordon and Mr and Mrs Hugh Gordon and baby girl Renee of Houston Texas spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Gordon Renee 4 months old is the first great grandchild of Mr and Mrs Fred Gordon Lynn Lou per and Mr and Mrs Floyd Mitchel of Tun were visiting here last week-end and also were at Dr office for medical attention Mrs Loyd Hampton took the school enumeration at Chewey last week Visitors at Illinois River Cherokee Church Sunday were Mrs Loyd Hampton and Mrs Eula Henley Walter McCoy attended the funeral of Charlie Garrett Sunday at Siloam Springs Bro Vanmen of Oaks Mission preached at Holland Easter Sunday night Florence Phillips who underwent major surgery at Hastings Hospital last week is improving Stella Kelley Crittenden has been ill the past wck Jess Hogshooter and children visited his mother Rosa Crittenden Sunday Mr and Mrs Jake Whitmire Mr and Mrs George Mounce and Harold Dean visited Mrs Maynard Mounce at Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs A Thompson visited relatives in Texas the first of this week Mr and Mrs Jerry Harris of Oklahoma City announce the birth of a 6 lb 3 oz son Mr and Mrs Joe Bums have been visiting their daughter Mrs Wanda Harris in Oklahoma City Wanda's baby is their first grandchild Mr and Mrs John Garrett and Mr and Mrs Ted Garrett attended the funeral of their father Charlie Garrett Sunday April 10 Charlie has lived on the Illinois River for years The past few years he operated a filling station at state line Fred Gordon was at Hus-kins and Gunters office for medical treatment Wednesday and Monday Ethel Morris Mr and Mrs John Parris and Mr and Mrs A Thompson called at the Gordon home Monday Levi Willis is home from the hospital but will have to remain in bed perhaps six months before he will walk on his injured limbi NuGrape Distributor Named for County The Nugrape Bottling Company of Fayetteville Arkansas has recently been appointed by the National Nugrape Company of Atlanta Georgia as distributors of Nugrape and Suncrest sodas in Adair and Cherokee counties Oklahoma Nugrape Suncrest orange strawberry root beer cream soda and plantation punch are the flavors which will be distributed The drinks will be available by the case and cartons or from the coolers of stores and service stations -o The carriers are mobile bases capable 'if moving aircraft into striking distance of vast arecs formerly inaccessible HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEWS By MRS FRHDA PADGETT The official report on the Salk vaccine for poilo came out April 12 The vaccine has been proven safe and has also shown to be effective in from 80 to of the cases The local date for starting these immunizations cannot be announced as yet as we are net sure when we can secure the vaccine However when we do secure the vaccine the superintendents and principles of the 40 schools in the county will be notified as to the date and center to bring their 1st and 2nd grades The centers in the county will be Bell Stilwell Cave Springs and Watts Schools TITANIC There were 37 in Sunday School and church Bro Ford brought a wonderful Easter message Mr and Mrs Oris Barker and Paul visited Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Burgess Ted Pack is employed in Tulsa The school with the teachers had an Easter egg hunt Friday Mr Tarkington took his room to his home and they watched television Miss Goldie Foster of Stilwell visited Easter Sunday with her sister Mrs Jack Stewart The Gilbert Mayo family of Muskogee spent Sunday with her parents the Kay Stewarts The FWC met Friday afternoon in the home of Mrs Dolly O'Neal with Mrs Camelia Woodward and her sister Wilma acting as hostesses There were seven members present Refreshments of cup cakes and Kool Aid were served after adjournment Mr and Mrs Henry Garrett of Okmulgee visited over the weekend with the Pat Long and Dave Jones families A reunion dinner was served in the Dave Jones home Sunday in honor of a host of relatives Mr Jones has been very ill but is reported better Leslie Richards of Muskogee spent Sunday night with his family Betty Sue Burgess Sue and Barbara Pack spent Sunday evening with the Richards girls Robert Lee Humphrey spent last week-end visiting his wife Jean and his parents the Sam Humphrey fanvly Jim Davis has had a seige of influenza but is better Mrs Christine Richards and JeanAnn spent Wednesday with her mother Mrs Love Whitfield of Eldon Nettie Pack made a trip to Stilwell Saturday Mrs Alma Burchett and daughters of Muskogee spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Lula Christie RABDIT TRAP Mr and Mrs Ruth of Gila Bend Arizona spent several days here last week visiting friends and relatives and transact ng business Bennie Goss who recently underwent a knee operation is improved and able to be about Mr and Mrs Waco Watkins and daughter spent Easter Sunday in the home of his father Harley Watkins Several mothers and preschool children visited school Friday A short program was presented by the children and an Easter egg hunt was given for the children School will be out April 20 Mr and Mrs Arlis Deason and childritn of Kansas City spent the Easter holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs Homer Deason and Mr and Mrs Jesse O'Neal Wyley Wolf speii several days last week in the Hastings General Hospital suffering with a virus infection He is home and feeling better now Mr and Mrs Bill Davidson and daughters Glenna and Brenda of Tulsa visited in the homes of Mr and Mrs George Owens and Mr and Mrs Ben Goss over the Easter week-end Mr and Mrs Joe Kester and children and Mr and Mrs Dave White and children attended an Easter dinner and egg hunt at Bell Sunday and church Sunday night Mr and Mrs Gene Colburn and two daughters of Tahlequah visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Moultry Knight and children Sunday Mr and Mrs Ottix LeMaster and children Mr and Mrs Man-ford LeMaster and Mrs Euna Mae Bacon all enjoyed Easter dinner in the home of Mr and Mrs Frank O'Neal In the afternoon they attended singing convention at the Central Baptist Church of Stilwell Mr and Mrs Warren Smith were in Tahlequah Monday evening where Mrs Smith had a tooth extracted SPECIALS Friday Saturday 4 but-- TRUE FLOUR $149 CELERY HEARTS 25c Cello CARROTS 2 for 25c Northern TISSUE 3 for 25c Giant Blue CHEER 72c GIANT DUZ 72c LARGE TIDE 29c LARGE JOY 29c Sweet Heart 4 for TOILET SOAP 31c 10 lb Sequoyah CORK MEAL 59c 1 HAND PAINTED KOI LAMP OttSfenOK life MEATS 3-lb Roll COUNTRY 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