The Indian Journal from Eufaula, Oklahoma • Page 2

Oldest Newspaper Official City and County 1) Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1876 Volume 64. Eufaula, Oklahoma, Thursday; October 17, 1940. Number 51. HUGE NICHOLS' RALLY IS SET TOR MONDAY EUFAULA DEFEATS HASKELL 13 TO 0 FOR LOOP VICTORY Gray Scores On Nine-Yard Smash; Dalgarn Intercepts Pass For Second Counter. Annexing its fourth straight football victory while keeping its conference record unblemished, the Eufaula Ironhead aggregation vanquished a stubborn Haskell eleven here Friday night 13 to 0 in a loop engagement.

Both teams played listless foot-! has eenstudying dairy improve Agricultural Classes Taught Shop Work Students in the agriculture Classes, taught by R. B. Robertson, are spending this week in shop work, making practical articles heeded on the farm or In the home. Among the many articles being made troughs, self feeders for chickens and hogs, milk stools, step ladders, boards, broiler coops, seed corn racks and notebook backs One week out of each month is spent in this work when the need for such projects arises. For the last few weeks the class 2795 COUNTY MEN ENROL WEDNESDAY FOR DRAFT SERVICE Methodists Of Eufaula Hold 1940 Conference Males Of All Classifications Sign Up For Conscription; City Has 380 Listed.

Mcintosh county's young manpower numbering 2795 flocked to precinct vottag to register for possible W. C. Metcalfe, superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school in Eufaula for more than 20 years, was renamed to that position this week by the church conference. Hubert Riddle was named as adult leader of the school, with Mrs. Roy White as young people's superintendent and Mrs.

D. E. Carter, children's superintendent. At the same conference A. Max REVIVAL ATTRACTS CROWDS Rev.

Howard Moore Makes Good Progress At Church Meet; Choir Is Excellent. Addressing large and seemingly enthusiastic crowds the Rev. How ball throughout most of the encounter. Eufaula was the. better team but not by a convincing margin.

The locals were handicapped by a weight disadvantage. The Ironheads displayed gridiron ability in the fading minutes of the first stanza as a 50-yard drive was launched which netted the first tally. Gray and Palmer lead the Ironhead attack. Gray scored early in the second period on a 9-yard smash through center. Gray's conversion attempt fell short of the goal.

Dalgarn Scores On Interception The second Ironhead counter came early in the.fourth frame when Louis big convoy back, speared an enemy pass and sprinted 42 yards to the promised land without a defender touching him. Dalgarn thrilled the spectators with his dazzling gallop. Eufaula's, the Ironheads asY co-leaders of the conference with, three victories and no losses. The Invaders threatened to score in the first quarter following the recovery of an Ironhead fumble on the Eufaula 25-yard mark- splendid musical program is pre The Haymakers goalward thrust, sented each evening preceding the sputtered on the Ironhead 20 as Sermon. they were unable to make a first Quite a number of persons have down at this juncture.

Joined the ojhurch during the serv- Eufaula was credited with 125 ices and several are to be baptlz- yards from rushing plays and nlnejed Sunday night, yards from passing as compared! The revival will continue all of to 89 and 13 yards respectively for next week up to and including ments and selection of cattle and judging. Outstanding students in such lines include Harold Pinney, Buddie Redman, Raymond' Patrick and Claudine Boyd. lltar Metcalfe were appointed as a corn- service in compliance with the ar-i my peace-time conscription measure. mittee to be known as pastoral relations committee. The group will serve as representative of the Get Master's Degrees Although precinct election Eutaula church the oklanoma ployes were literally swamped, Methodiat conference.

throughout the day with the task i of registering eligible men the 0 whole procedure in the county TWO LrOCal Instructors went through to its conclusion without difficulty according to Joe McKinney, secretary of the county election board. Rich and poor, white and black and, red, bankers and laborers, all men of draft age put their names on the dotted line for a year's military training and awaited the 20 to 1 gamble they will be called the first year. Eufaula led all urban commu- Adding to the increasing qualifications of Eufaula's school faculty, are two new master's degrees granted this last summer to C. J. Malloy, band director, and E.

G. Mouser, grade principal. Malloy received his Ed. M. from the University of Oklahoma at the end of the summer term.

His spe- nitles in the county in the number cial problem was concerned with Congressman Jack Nichols of Eufaula, returns Monday from Washington to take part in celebration for him. MAMMOTH PARADE SLATED TO START DATS ACTIVITIES Congressman Will Deliver Principal Address Of Day' At Local Athletic Park. registered with a list of 380 the improvement. of the instru- ard Moore, pastor of the Baptist Checotah was second with 297 draft mental curriculum In the high church, is conducting one of the! prospects, most Interesting revivals held in Eufaula in some time. Striking, straight from the school.

In working this out, Mal- Apparently there was not a used the scientific method of' major hitch in the vast one-day sending questlonaires to school ad, operations oVer Oklahoma. Major, mintotrators and of holding per- shbufder in common sense wayiDcov icn, state draft drlector, jh people in that is there were; no emergencies he made an Moore is driving his sermons hurry-up calls for exhaustive study of band activities to his audiences in a way should result in much good this community. that'more registration cards to' The 164 registration officials in the county rendered their services in large city schools, Mauser's especial problem entitled "A Proposed Plan of McINTOSH DRAFT BOARD APPOINTED Janeway, McKee, Jones Named Members; Reubelt To Head Advisory Group. Citizens from over the second congressional district are expected to arrive here by the hundreds Monday morning to' take part in a gigantic homecoming event welcoming Rep. Jack Nichols of this city on his return toh for a visit.

Trie occasion, will also be the scene of a district Wide democratic rally in which Congressman Nichols will deliver the major address. The prograpi will be given lusty sfcrt school hands, cowboys and countless autos congre-. gate, at the high school to form the line for a big downtown parade, which is slated to begin at o'clock. The major, portion of the celebration will be staged at the Arthur Foley Memorial athletic field; at which place Nichols will speak, at 2:30 o'clock-climaxing the day's, activity. Hillbilly bands, roping and riding contests, games on" horseback between teams captained by Bill Torbett, Okmulgee showman, and Nichols and numerous other entertainment features are on the Governor 'Phillips Monday appointed members of the Mcintosh county army draft board.

Those named include D. C. Janeway, Eufaula business mail, Frank rogram whlch is being arranged, McKee, Texarina fanner, and J. P- A free lunch, consisting of- hot Jones, Checotah og and will be Served to As registration cards of draft all persons attending the rally; prospects were being assembled, sheriff John McQuillen has been wag lthe local board received named mar8hal of the big parade, tions to meet immediately and i assisting him will be JohhOotli- rwmwBu plans for weU-integrat-'jie widely-known Muskogee snow- Norris L. Vandever has organized jwithout pay coming to work early rvision for Eufaula Elementary ed or anlza tion.

The" board wlU lman ana Torbett in addlttott'to a fine choir, and a high class the morning and remaining on.schools for 1940-41." This was ani elect a cnalrman arid secretary. i Cn ols' appearance, the downtown the job until completed. outgrowth of previous years' su-i receive re gigtratfcm cards from the' marc lll be featured by the; Ok- pervision based on the needs of election boards and stand by for' the'pupils. Using the laboratory 1 or ders. method, he checked classes in.

Appointment of board members remedial reading. As research, hej nave Deen made official by Pres- i studied the history of supervision iden Roosevelt and their oaths of. Americanism Stressed By Eufaula Instructors Haskell. Eufaula had downs to the Haymakers' five, Feeling that educators have a definite responsibility in teaching seven first Sunda rThe I invited to. utl to pr eci ff democrac y- OCVCXA.

Imomhafi! rvf TP-tit a fn attend the services. IRONHEADS TO CLASH WITH HARTSHORNE The Eufaula Ironhead grldders will really have a herculean task on their hands here Friday night when they tangle with the ponderous Hartshorne I eleven, leader of the Choctaw conference. The invaders will have a tremendous weight advantage of 24 pouhds over the scrapping Ironhead performers. Hartshorne has an average team weight of "TOI pounds. The encounter, which will.

be a non-loop struggle, is slated to begin at 8 o'clock. The Eufaula lineup will consist of Huls and Harris at ends, Story and Haskett, tackles, Redman and Locke, guards, and Ayers, center. The backfield quartet will be Palmer, quarterback, left halfback, Dalgarn, right halfback, and Gray, fullback. Biology Students Make, Close Study of Insects WPA APPROVES $32,324 HANNA ROAD PROGRAM A major road Improvement project for the seven-mile stretch of roadway leading east out of Hanna embracing an expenditure of $32,324 was given final approval by the state WPA office recently. Work is scheduled to have gotten under way today on the program, which is being sponsored by the Mcintosh county government.

Improvements will drains, aitch sod slopes; and surfacing. Texanna To Hold Pie Sapper A pie supper and cake walk will be given at the Texanna Baptist church Friday night at 7:30. Proceeds will go for. the benefit of the; church. members of Eufaula's faculty are endeavoring to bring a realization of the blessings of the American way of life to every student.

Not only is patriotism stressed in curricular subjects, but assembly Biology classes have been ma ic-jprograms, home room programs and Ing a careful study of insects, Including those harmful to man. Recently Felix Raiford, Bert Parkhurst and J. W. Asher made a trip to Turner's pasture where a number of insects, such as bees, butterflies and grasshoppers were collected and turned over to the class for intensive laboratory study. shows are also planned to feature this vital subject.

Small flags have been bought for each" room and copies of the creed and the salute to the flag have been furnished home room sponsors to teach to their students. It is planned to purchase a sound film of the preamble to the con Each student in the class is re-'i stitutlon and the "Star Spangled quired to study the life history of according to A. Max Holthe insects selected and mount his cornb superintendent of schools, collection in an insect DOX, accord- TO ing to R. B. Robertson, instructor Ked CrOSS Maps FlanS Improvements Slated For Hanna Cemetery Contributions raised by citizens of Hanna will be used to enclose the municipally-owned cemetery with a native stone fence, and grade and the cemetery highways under a work projects! administration contract given fi-'Hles at home.

For New Welfare Work To relatives and friends of men who registered Wednesday for military training, C. L. Follansbee, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, extended assurance the Red Cross Is tion for expansion to deal with welfare problems of all men who enter service as well as their fam- nal approval this week by State Administrator Ron Stephens. Estimated cost of the proposal is $2321 of which $680 is being provided by Hanna residents. JAYCEE WIVES TO SERVE DINNER IN CITY FRIDAY A.

chicken' and ham dinner will be served by wives of Jaycee club members beginning at 11 o'clock Friday morning in the building formerly occupied by Murphy's grocery on Main street. Proceeds from the food, sale will be used as a contribution for building the new Pointing out that the Red Cross is the government's official agency chartered to deal with personal or family problems of men of the army and navy, Follansbee said the public will be asked for increased membership support during the organization's annual roll call, November 11 to 30, that public health, first aid and other defense responsibilities of the Red Cross may be met adequately. rl Carter Fears was among the Eufaula who attended the Oklahoma-Texas football game In TfsJlflB flaturdftyi in many schools. CAPT. JOE M.

WHITAKER SPENDS SATURDAY HERE Capt. Joe M. Whitaker of the Eufaula national guards encamped at Fort Sill spent Saturday in this city. Captain Whitaker reports the local boys are all getting along nicely and seemingly are well pleased with army life. VESPER SERVICES TO BE HELD BY PRESBYTERIANS office will be received by mail shortly.

Governor Phillips has appointed H. B. Reubelt, county judge, to head the local advisory board which will help registrants with their questionnaires. Two attorneys or more will be added, to each board. Dr.

D. E. Little, Eufaula physician, was selected recently head of the county medical examining board. All members of the Mcln- Light Horse troop, renowned for its equestrain skill. Floats from the eight counties of the second district have already been assigned places in the procession.

Although arrangements not been completed, it was said that Guthrie probably would see that cqwboys and Indians were sprinkled liberally throughout the long- parade, and possibly stage a program in connection with the afternoon "show." Mayor Jim R. Doss is in charge of arrangements for the celebration and will preside at the afternoon meeting. o- tosh county medical society were Talro m0 tn assist, nr Little with his11 wo instructors lake Special College Work named to assist Dr. Little with his work. Vesper services will be conducted at the Presbyterian church Sunday iMajOr AingTell Leaves afternoon beginning at 4 o'clock with the Rev.

Robert Burns of Fort Gibson in charge of the services. The public is cordially invited to attend. GOVERNOR MURRAY WILL SPEAK HERE SATURDAY Former Gov. William H. Murray will-address the citizens of Eufaula and Mcintosh county on the streets in this city Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the interest of the candidacy or Wendell L.

Willkie for president. Farm Ribbons Displayed Here For Georgian Camp Maj. Robert Aingell, who has been stationed at Fort Sill since the mobilization of the state guards, left the first of the week for Fort Benning, where he will spend several months on duty in the Georgia camp. Mrs. Aingell and children accompanied the major to the southern encampment.

DIXIE PUPttS ELECT MUSIC CLUB OFFICERS Ribbons won at the Tulsa state fair and a picture of the agricultural booth' of Mcintosh county which was shown at the three state fairs, is on display in the window of the Bartleson Hardware cpmpanjrin Eufaula. Dates Set For Queen Contest for the annual football queen contest have been set for October 21-31. Each class will nominate a candidate and votes will be sold for a penny each. The queen will be crowned at the Stllwell game November 8. The first and second grades of the Dixie school recently lzed a music club, the purpose of.

which is to develop appreciation! for music. Those elected officers of the club Include Sue Elyse Foley, president; Patty Martin, vlce-presf-i dent; Barbara Lou Klrby, secretary; and Mary Jo Vahderpool, treasurer. The courtesy committee is composed of Shirley Birkes, RegV gle Martin, Leroy Hunter and Ann Ferrell. Malcolm E. Rosser, of Muskof gee was in Eufaula Friday in the interest of the Wlllkle-for-presl- dent democratic club of eastern Oklahoma.

A In-service graduate work is being taken this year by Miss Mary Jo Wolfert, head teacher of Jefferson-Davis and by Miss Marian Wood, Dixie teacher. Both are enrolled in the University of Oklahoma extension classes which are held every Wednesday night in Muskogee. Miss Wolfert expects to receive an M. A. in foreign language next summer.

NEW PRODUCE FIRM OPENS FOR BUSINESS The Pruitt Produce company has opened for business in Eufaula on North Main street in the building formerly occupied by the Kay garage. The new enterprise specializes in buying cream, poultry, eggs, pecans, hides and wool. R. B. Rankin is manager of the firm.

MUSIC CLUB FORMED AT JEFFERSON-DAVIS A music club with a membership of SO pupils was organized recently the Jefferson-Davis grade school. Officers of the organization include Margie Wright, president; Helen Carter, Jlm- mie Lee Hamilton, secretary-treasurer. Miss rMildred Fuller sor of the club..