The McIntosh County Democrat from Checotah, Oklahoma • 1

CITY The' PAPER McIntosh County Democrat CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1964 Volume 46, Number 1 CITY ROAD WORK START SET IN FALL Contract calling for construction of five miles of dirt work on highway. 266 east of Checotah, preparabe asked by the state highway tory to paving next spring. will commission on October 5, Howard Young, state senator, announced this week. Young said that he had been assured by Paul Carlisle, state highway commissioner from this district John J. Stobaugh, chief of construction for the highway department and Governor Murray, that the paving project here would be completed as promised earlier this summer.

Cost of the entire project in cluding grading, drainage and five miles of concrete paving from Checotah five miles east on highway 266 is $585.000.00, the entire cost of which will be borne by the state Young said. The federal government has refused to participate in the project, since the bureau of roads has insisted for many years that the highway should run two miles north of Checotah. The new seven mile strip of concrete paving west of Checotah, was also built by the state without federal assistance. Checotah city officials and business men had asked for new paying through the business district, which Young estimated would cost an additional $18,000 to $20,000. He said that this paving probably would be included in the letting next spring.

Young said he planned to attend the meetings of the state highway commission September 13, 14 and 15 to push the local paving program through to the final letting. He said that he would be assisted hv senators from adjoining counties. 0 Lee Howell, Native Resident, Is Dead Lee Howell, 74, well-known Indian resident, who was born in Indian Territory, died Sunday at his home in Checotah. Funeral services were conducted at the Pentecostal Holiness church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Willie Carr and Cap McIntosh, Indian ministers, officiating.

Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery under direction of the Powers Funeral home. Howell lived at Richardsville for many years and had been a resident of this community all of his life. Howell was born September 25, 1880 and was married to Addie Collins in 1905. Survivors besides his wife include: three daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Hayes of Seminole; Mrs.

Leo McDaniel of Jacksonville, Texas; Mrs. Claud Gaylor of Roseburg, Ore; one sister, Mrs. Anna Watson of Bristow; one brother, Jobe McIntosh of Okemah. Mathis To Preach To Methodists Dr. W.

C. Mathis, recently appointed as associate superintendent of the Methodist home at Tahlequah, will be guest preacher at the First Methodist church here next Sunday morning. Dr. Mathis has served many of the leading Methodist churches in Oklahoma a and has for several years past been district superintendent. of the Woodword district.

The service of Holy communion will be held in the evening rather than in the morning service next Sunday due to the fact that Dr. is preaching in the morning, Rev. Orra Compton, pastor, stated. Muskogee Boosters To Visit Checotah Approximately 25 cars of Muskogee business men representing the Oklahoma Free State Fair, will visit Checotah at 2:40 o'clock next Thursday afternoon. The boosters will have some entertainment along and will stop here for a 10 to 15 minute ballyhoo job.

Stores To Close For Labor Day Practically all stores in Checotah including the post office and bank have agreed to close Monday in observance of Labor Day, it was announced this week by Dorr Stidham, president of the chamber of BERSERK TRUCKER IS JAILED on charges in connection with 1 four freakish accidents on the highway between Vian and Checotah Monday night. Lackey said the driver, Norton Alex Lushbough, who apparantly was in a stupor from either drugs or alcohol, had been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, leaving the scene of an accident in which personal injury occurred, drunken driving and resisting arrest. Lushbough, who had been employed by an Oklahoma City trucking firm for about six good record with the company, and had not previously volved with the law. He admitted the county attorney that he drank one pint of gin between Little Rock and Checotah. but officers were of the that it would be impossible to get in Lushbough's condition on the amount of intoxicants he admits he drank.

The young, 26 year-old trucker was jailed by Highway Patrol Trooper John Osmond of Eufaula, who said Sequoyah county authorities also may file charges later. At his arraignment Wednesday morning Lushbough was advised to A berserk truck driver, who ad mitted to County, Attorney neth Lackey that he was "a drinking man" been involved in family difficulties, has been lodged behind the bars of the coonty jail his rights by the county attorney and did not enter a plea to the charges against him. Lackey said that he would probably enter some sort of plea Friday. The series of freakish accidents started at about 5:10 p. m.

Monray five miles west of Vian on U. S. 64, when Lushbough, driving a large 1953 Ford truck and semitrailer, collided with a pickup driv. en by Eugene Creeler, 35 of Vian. Billie Griffin, 14-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Griffin of Vian, was slightly injured when the was tossed into the cab of the pickup as a result of the collision. She had been riding in the rear." Lushbough, never stopping at the scene, continued on down U. S. 64 to Gore, where City Marshall Jim McCoy attempted to stop the huge truck.

McCoy had been alerted by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Bill Cooper, who investigated the first accident. The Gore officer jumped on the running board of the tractor and tried to get Lushbough stopped. He failed to do so and, accompanled by Floyd Cato of Gore, jumped into his car and set out in hot pursuit of Lushbough to a pointing about 10 miles east of Checotah. At that point a Mercury sedan driven by S. D.

Scott, 29, of Sallisaw, attempted to pass Lushbough while traveling west. When the Mercury drew abreast of the tractor the big machine swerved over the center line spinning it into a ditch and causing it to skid 210 feet down the road. When Scott righted his car, his mother, a passenger, was thrown to the highway and dragged 81 feet down the road. She was released from the hospital in Checotah after being treated for minor bruises and cuts plus a possible back injury. Despite the fact that all four rear tires and one front tire had been shot off by the Gore marshall the big truck never stopped.

The chase continued until Lushbough reached a point five miles east of Checotah where he forced into Elsba ditch Dobson, county assessor elect a on U. S. 266 pickup loaded with a cow he had purchased. Dobson said the big truck plowed into the ditch and knocked the rear axle out from under his pickup and threw the cow onto the highway, killing it. After the collision the Ford truck plowed over an embankment and came to a stop in an adjoining field.

Patrolman Osmond, who had been alerted to watch for the fleeing Lushbough, was only a mile away when the last accident happened. The patrolman said that the trucker was trying to get his machine out of the field and continue on west when he arrived at the scene. Osmond described Lushbough as 'completely out of his head'. and added the trucker had to be carried from the Checotah jail where Osmond had placed him while the trooper worked the accident. Lushbough partially came to, but still remained in a belligerent condition after he was taken to the county jail at Eufaula.

RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE? HEIRESS-ACTRESS Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski, wife of famous conductor and heiress 1 to millions, makes stage debut at Pocono Playhouse, Mountainhome, in Moinar's "The Swan." County Valuation Hits $7,525,324.00 Assessed valuation of real estate, personal and corporate properties in the fiscal year 1954-55 has been placed county at treasurer, $7.525,324, E. W. Gray, stated this week. Valuation of county real estate was set at $3,424,721. Personal property is valued at $1,795,626 and the assessed values of public utilities and corporations is 304 Eufaula tops all cities of the county in assessed valuations with a total of $948,921 compared to $875.266 for Checotah.

Eufaula's real estate is valued for tax purposes at. $399,504 while personal property is set up at $379,: 601 and corporate property at 816. Checotah city, which has a population of 2,638, slightly larger than Eufaula, has a real estate valuation of $321.448, personal property valuation of $371,583 and corporate assessments of $182,235. The Eufaula school district also is far ahead of Checotah in valuation with $1,870,521 against 078 for the district here. Real estate values in the Eufaula district are $705,299, personal property values are $498.497 and corporate values are $666,735.

Checotah district's real estate valnes values are are $507,558, personal property $460.150 and corporate assessments are only $387,370. 0. Williams Is Star Baseball Player J. E. Williams, young son of the late Joy Roy Williams of Onapa has achieved wide fame in a junior baseball league at Portales, N.

M. as a pitcher and slugger. Two weeks ago. Williams pitched the Lions Cubs to a 11 to 0 win over the Blue Jays in a no hit, norun, no-walk game to lead 'his team into second place for the Williams was hindered by two misseason. cues in the field by his mates.

In another game in which Williams Cubs defeated the Blue Jays 14 to 5, Williams drove in six runs with a homer and two singles to sew up the contest. The 13-year-old youth, appears to have a bright baseball future. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams of Onapa and Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Turner of Fame. Homemaker Class Plans Initiation The Checotah: chapter of the Future Homemakers of America club held a meeting Thursday for all girls who desire to become new members of the club. Initiation for new members and those who were not initiated last spring will be held next week. This year's initiation will include: have a sewing box with you at all times during the day; do not speak to any boys; do not chew gum; wear a spool of thread tied with red ribbon and fastened with safety pins; no dates without permission of an older member.

Judge Appoints County Attorney Austin O. Webb of Okemah has been appointed by District Judge W. Ar Lackey to serve as temporary county attorney, following the recent resignation of Ken Lackey. Webb, who has been serving as assistant county attorney in Okfuskee county, will come to the county September 13 to take over his new duties. Webb will probably be named to the job on a permanent basis by the board of county commissioners at a later date.

CYPRUS Greek students in Athens agitate for return CLAIM of Isle of Cyprus from British rule to Greece. Scene is at tomb of Greece's "Unknown Warrior." Enrollment Drops In City Schools Enrollment in the Checotah city schools for the fall term is slightly below the opening week's figures the same period tast year, Fred for C. Ogle, superintendent of schools, stated this week. The biggest decrease came in the grade school where attendance dropped from 314 in the opening week last year to 280. Total enrollment in the high school and grade school this year: is placed at 676, compared to 712.

last year. Ogle attributed the decrease to fact that several families in the district have moved out because of the drouth. Ogle said that school authorities would appreciate information about children of school age who are not attending school. Enrollment in the city schools by grades follows: Longfellowfirst grade 44; second grade 58; third grade 43; fourth grade 42; fifth grade 47; sixth grade 46. Junior High: Seventh grade 48; eighth grade 54; ninth -grade 98.

High School: Tenth grade 79; eleventh grade 60; twelfth grade 57. Sharpe Presented U. S. Bond Award Recently L. K.

Sharpe, county chairman for the north half of McIntosh county was presented with a very special award for outstandpublic service in the interest of U. S. Savings Bonds program. This award was a. beautiful, illuminated, engrossed copy of President Eisenhower's inaugural prayer framed in an appropriately simple mounting of natural finished wood from the inaugural platform.

This prayer award was presented to Mr. Sharpe at a dinner given by Harry Gibson, president of the First National bank Muskogee, and district chairman of 1 U. S. Savings Bond Program for this area. Sharpe was congratulated not only on receiving this award, but on his loyal and untiring work, in promoting the sale of savings bonds that have done so much in stabilizing our economy and building a bulwark of savings and financial strength among the people of this community.

Tom Miner Leading Canadian Scorer Tom Miner, Calgary Stampeders placekicking end from Tulsa University, and former Checotah High school star, has taken a wide lead in individual scoring in the Western Canadian conference. Statistics including Monday nights games show that Miner, playing his first season in Canada has collected 28 points. Miner accounted for 24 points as his team defeated Saskatchewan 34 to 0 and Winnepeg 41 to 0. He now has six field goals three short of the season record, nine conversion and one rouge. Band Parents Club To Meet Monday A meeting of the Checotah Parents club has been called the high school band room at o'clock Monday night by Mrs.

dolt Tackett, president. All bers are urged to- attend Man Confesses To Crime Spree William M. Rapp. 23, a resident of McIntosh county, who is.on parole from the Arkansas pententiary, was arrested Saturday Warner for investigation in connection with a series of robberies in cities of three states. At the time of his arrest the admitted thief still had a stolen automobile, a 1951 Plymouth, coupe in his possession, R.

M. Pickens, Muskogee chief of police stated. Under five-day questioning the thief said he took property valued at more than $1,000 in a series of robberies at Muskogee. loot was disposed of in Fort Smith, Durant, Muskogee, Tulsa and Sher. man, Texas.

Most of the stolen goods was sold to pawn shops for a fraction of their actual worth. Some of the loot taken in the series of thefts has been recovered and attempts are being made to recover the rest of it, acting on Rapp's information as to where he disposed of it. Rapp was transferred to the I Muskogee County jail Wednesday night, to await filing of charges by Ernest Anthis, county attorney. Pickens said grand larceny charg. es would probably be filed against Rapp for the Muskogee crimes and added there was a possibility that Dyer Act charges would be filed for the theft of the Arkansas vehicle.

Rapp waived preliminary hearing in Muskogee city court Wednesday and was bound over action of the district court under $1,000 bond. FFA Boys Attend Marketing Show Checotah FFA chapter members attended the market hog show a at Oklahoma City stockyards Thursday, according to Neill Lefors vocational agriculture instructor in the high school. The show was the first of its kind to be held in Oklahoma and was sponsored by the Oklahoma City stockyards. A number of specialists were on hand to discuss feeding, breeding, type, weight and other factors important in producing a good market type hog. Animals the show in showed by weights instead of and were not groomed and.

oiled Trim, as meaty animals hogs, in free most from shows. excess fat, won all awards. The packers do not want lard. Lefors said the Checotah boys did not take any hogs, but were looking the show over with the post sibility of showing some animals in the next year's show. Members of the local chapter who attended were Ray Lee Scott, Buddy Martin, Junior Hart and Lefors.

Extension Course Is Offered Vets Veterans who desire to enroll to Southeastern State College extension courses in Eufaula are asked to meet at the court house at 6:30 o'clock next Monday evening. The classes will be conducted by Bob Frazier of the Southeastern extenBand sion staff. at 8:00 Mrs. J. P.

Jones of Grand Pratrie La- Ark. visited her daughter, Mrs. mem- Morgan, LeMasters and Mr. LeMastera. last A watered down version of emergency drouth relief for cattlemen, came to McIntosh county this week in the form of small discounts on government owned surplus grains.

Under a plan just announced by the department of agriculture, certain grains owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation are available to implement the emergency feed program in this county. Farmers and ranchers may seeure application forms in the Car. fice of the Farmers Home Administration at the postoffice building in Eufaula, Enoch Jordan, county supervisor, has announced: The basic obiective of the emergency feed program is to assist ellgible established farmers and stockmen, in proyiding necessary feed to maintain their foundation herds of livestock and enable them to continue their livestock operations. County committees of the FHA are responsible for determining ellgibility of applicants for feed, grain and hay. Farmers or ranchers whose applications have been approved will obtain purchase orders from the county office of the agricultural stabilization service at the court house.

The purchase orders will be used by farmers and ranchers to purchase the feed grain through local trade channels at a reduced cost of 60 cents per hundred pounds. The farmers and ranchers who have been certified for assistance under the hay' program will deliver the approved application to the local dealer from whom he will purchase the hay. The approved application will permit the purchase of hay from local sources at the reduced transportation costs. Local feed dealers will obtain from the county office of the ASC a negotiable certificate in exchange for the purchase orders obtained from farmers or ranchers who have purchased grain from them. The negotiable certificates will be used by local dealers to obtain surplus feeds from the commodity credit corporation.

through their regular channels. Farmers and ranchers who are producers and feeders of cattle, sheep and goats and who are unable to obtain credit from private credit sources to continue their operations may apply at the local office of the Farmers Home Administration for special livestock loans or other type emergency loans. Legion-Auxiliary To Install Officers --0- J. R. Sullivan Dies At Checotah Home Installation ceremonies of the Checotah posts of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held at the local Legion hall at, 7:30 o'clock next Thursday night.

Garland White will be installed as commander of the local post, replacing Jim White, who has serv. ed during the past year, while Mrs. Lee Otis Walker will head the Auxiliary in the place of Mrs. Jim White. All members of the Legion and their wives are invited to attend the ceremony.

Refreshments will be served to be followed by a dance. Many out-of-town guests and officials of the Legion and Auxiliary are expected to attend the installation ceremonies. J. R. Sullivan.

70 a tong time resident of this community, died at his home Monday after long illness. Survivors besides his wife Minnie of the home include: six sons. Arthur Lee Sullivan. Hitchita; Oscar Sullivan, Checotah; Robert Sullivan, Santa Paula, Calif: Charles, Horace and Clarence of Checotah; one daughter, Dessie Leitz of Tucson, Ariz; one brother, Will Sullivan of San Jose. Calif.

Sgt. and Mrs. E. A. Fairbanks of Lakenheath.

England, announce the birth of a baby boy August 19 weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces. The baby has been christened Lee Law. rence Fairbanks. Mrs. Fairbanks is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. H. Wright of this city. -0 Mr.

and Mrs. John Davies of Muskogee were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Koch Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Spencer Adcock returned Sunday from trip I to Florida..