The McIntosh County Democrat from Checotah, Oklahoma • Page 1

Sit? ifflrJutali fflfluntg Ifomorrat OFFICIAL CITY PAPER Ronald Wood Gets Surprises At India Post Ronald Wood After four days in Delhi, the capital, the Peace Corps staff "inserted" each of us into the train and set us to our respective posts. I use the woTd "inserted" for a reason which is obvious to anyone who may have seen an Indian train. The population of India is 450 million, more than twice that of the United States, and I am sure that at any given time not less than 75 percent of that -number are hanging from the doors and windows of the trains throughout India. Other than the 5 o'clock subway out of Times Square, the U. S.

has nothing that can compare with the average Indian train. Actually the trip wasn't as bad as I have pictured it since we were given 1st class reservations which were quite comfortable. By "we" I mean the four of us who made the 26 hour ride to Patna on the Ganges river. There are three classes on the trains here. 1st which we had, 2nd and 3rd class of which I spoke above.

One way of describing the situation is to say that with a 1st class ticket you know you're going somewhere and you hope you can sleep on the way, with a second class ticket you know you're going somewhere and wth a 3rd. class ticket you're not sure of anything. Due to the previews provided by training, many things which would otherwise have been surprising, Seemed almost commonplace. Still there were certain things that impressed me the number of people for Instance. Only after seeing towns, trains and countryside all filled with people can one visualize a country with 250 people per square, mile such as India.

Coming from the which has only 50 people per square mile, one immediately notices the difference. I was also Impressed by the size and number of rivers here in northern India. At Patna the Ganges is 5 miles wide and has the appearance of a small ocean flow 1 lag across the countryside. Histor kally, man has defied that which Is awesome or profound, and I Immediately understood 'why the Ganges is an Inseparable part of file Hindu religion. This week saw the arrival of 25 new Peace Corps volunteers here tat the estate of Bihar.

Two have been stationed nearby, and much of yesterday was spent in helping one of them buy coal, kitchen utensils and a bike, cash checks and establish credit, (this Is called teach ing the American way), In a local food shop. These people were trained in poultry at the University of Oregon and are very much sought after by other PCVs. We asked nothing more for Christmas than a PCV poultry farmer and the eggs and fried chicken that comes with him The price of an egg is 25 palsas. There are 100 paisas in one rupee which is the smallest note. The subsistence allowance of a PCV is 225 rupees which in foreign exchange is $45 per month'.

I do not eat eggs CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1964 8ERIAL LEAD San Itastsiw appears the role Of Patrida MIJUMW beintlful young daughter or the Matthews family in TV daytime series, "AMtfcer WorM." M. W. Rosendahl Pioneer Local Milliner, Is Dead Mack Alford, Early Gunman, Terrorized Texanna Residents Mrs. W. M.

Rosendahl, 83 years old, a resident of Checotah for more than 60 years, died at her home in this city at 10:20 o'clock Thursday morning after an illness of several years. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon and burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery under direction of the Smith Funeral home. Mrs. Rosendahl, the former Minnie Waits of this city, entered the millinery business in Checotah. in 1902 and successfully operated the firm for more than 40 years iafter which time she retired.

She had vast land and real estate holdings In the area. Minnie Walts was born in Harri-' son, September 23, 1881 and moved to Checotah with her parents at 1 an early age. She married Ben Rosendahl in Muskogee on November 27, 1910. She was a community religious leader for many years and was Instrumental in bringing numerous big time revivals to the city. She constructed the Union Tabernacle on North Broadw.av where many of the salvation services were held.

Rosendahl continued to handle most all of her own business affairs until about three years ago when she went under the care of a physician. She became ill Christmas day and lapsed into a coma, from which she failed to rally. Her only immediate survivor Is John Womack, a nephew of this city. The early day; exploits of Mack Alfred, a former member of the Belle Starr gang, were told in the following letter received from Mrs. J.

D. Haynes of McAiester: I recently read the story of Belle Starr published in your paper. I enjoyed it very much. My mother was born in Texanna in 1899 and wrien she was Very small she lived by Mack Alfred. She used to tell us stories about him and how "crazy mean" he was.

He slept, and traveled with a gun across his lap. Everyone was'afrald of him. He made my mother and her dad leave their home and moved some af his friends in the house. Shortly after that he was' killed and my grandfather and mother moved lack home. The road was forked that went to Mack's house.

A gang of men divided in half and hid on both roads. Mack started down one road and then told his driver "to turn around and go the other road, he felt like something was going to happen." The gang got him. Tve also heard my mother talk about Pony Starr and a big shooting that happened in his yard. Several were killed and wounded. My mother now lives in Crowder.

New Lighting System I nstalled I Checotah The proposed high level street lighting program approved by the mayor and council in October is being installed by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Dick Crumpler, city business manager, has announced. The project will provide 11 more 11,500 Jlumen street lights on steel pole; for downtown and 31 lights on wood poles for whiteway ex- tenslfjltp city limits on each high- "out "of town. These lights are of the Mercury Vapor type, mounted 25 to 30 feet high to minimize the effect of glare. They recuce possibility of motorists being blinded by other lights. The system of lighting will contribute greatly to night traffic control and to the general appearance and safety of the city, Crumpler said.

The increased cost of this lighting program is estimated to be $962.00 per year. The voluntarily increased franchise payments to cities and towns serves from 2 to 3 percent, beginning-'in July of 1964. This increase revenue will more the' cost oT the improved lighting to the city. The electric company will bear, all cost of installing and operating the system and retains ownership. cheap in season, a dozen small bananas selling for 7c in American coin.

Sugar, wheat and rice are rationed, and broad is ofter unobtainable. Food prices have risen bv 30 percent since the death of Nehru earlier this year. This is considered to be due to hoarding bv speculators in the black market since grain crops were very good this year. I have an excellent cook who served the British before independence in 1947. Mv "meals" are prepared on a very low coal burning "stove" made of mud, Monev has been very scarce thfi' month so it should be understood that I County Recordings Warranty Deeds Tully E.

O'Reilly to Joe A. Francis, tract in 27-10-16; Orville Wiser to Derah Frazier, lot 1, blk. 90, Checotah; Alice Simmons Lewis Bullett to Emma Lee Arbor Simmons, tract in 16-9-13; Emma Lee Arbor Simmons to Alice Simmons Lewis tract in 21-9 -13; Fred Baynke and Phyllis Beynke Burns to Grover Burns and Phyllis Burns, blk. 2, Eufaula; Andrew J. Hill to Dick G.

White, $1.00, tract in 20-12-18; Fred C. Ogle to Faye M. Mann, $1.00, lots 2, 3, 4, blk. 31, Checotah; Faye M. Christman to Chester Cagle, lots 2, 3, 4, blk.

31, Checotah; Linda L. Fowler to Buel Brown, lot 4, 5, blk. 140, Eufaula; Hugh E. Anthony to J. D.

Layman, blks. 1 thru 8, blks. 10 of blk. 15, Hanna tract in 36-9-13; 11. 12, of blk.

13. part Sam Buck to E. Lee Roberts, lot 12 blkv 6 in 34-10-16; G. W. Gawf to G.

W. Gawf. lots 9, 10, 11, 12, blk. 15, Eufaula. Quit Claim Deeds USA to State of Oklahoma, lands in 1, 2, 3, 11, 3-11-16 and other; Dana R.

McCarty to the record owners of hereinafter described land, 5 acres of SE SE 21-12-15 recorded In Vol, 4, page 274; Okla. Matl Gas to USA, lands in 12 13. 14, 23, 25, 35, 361016 and other. Lemley Is Homed To Tulsa Position Joe W. Lemley, assistant principal at Tulsa Central High school, Saturday was named director of the district's new Vocational-Technical Center.

The training and technical center facilities will be constructed on a 19-acre tract of grand at 56th Street and Memorial Avenue. Lemley, 1713 60th St, entered the Tulsa system in 1952 and was named Central's assistant principal in 1962. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Northeastern State College and his master of science degree from Oklahoma State University. Additional graduate study has been done at the University of Tulsa. He Is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Lemley of Checotah and a graduate of the high school here Lake Association Re-Elects Officers Volume 57, Number 8 Eufaula Lake Association Asks Support A drive has been launched by the Eufaula Lake Development Association to raise funds to pay recent deficits Incurred at the dedication ceremonies at the datp, according to Dr. Chas. Et Mitchell of Checotah, president of the association: I Dr. Mitchell said that most of the debts of the association have paid, Vat that additional funds would get theassocia.

tioffinthecfear. Merchants of Checotah will be contacted and given an opportunity to contribute. Similar fund drives will be made in other towns and cities in the lake area. Plans will be made during the year to set up a permanent publicity organization with a paid secretary to publicize and help draw thousands of tourists to the lake A. J.

Branch Dies On Christmas Day often. Meat, loosely eU are also expensive, but most vegetables are very cheap, especial- may even be taken to be almost synonymous with boiled caullflow- Mortgages Phyllis Beynke Burns to Phoenix Sav Loan S7.100.00 15. 16, Wk. 2. Donald Nelson to" $4,000:00.

lot V'bjk. 1. Eufajula; Manful Rodie to ctfp Credit Corp 161 Okla. tl.296.00, 39. Eufaula; Richard Peoples 'Natl tiract in 21-12-18; tq Vtetojc Sav and -3, 4, ttahr JV D.

Layman ithony land In Hanna lioan-Assn .4 to Hugh A. J. Branch, 75, died in a Checotah nursing home December 25, after a long illness. He was born November 27, 1889 in Conway County, Ark. Mr.

Branch was a retired farmer having lived In Mcintosh county for several years. Funeral services were held Monday at the Smith Funeral Chapel at 2:00 p. with Rev. Mary Cable officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Annie of the home; 2 sons, Henry Branch of Checotah and Dallas Branch of Vlnita; 4 daughters, Mrs. O. Shirley of Checotah, Mrs. Junior of Checotah, Mrs. Harold of Tulsa arfd Mrs.

Fay 'lutson of-Wichita Falls, Texas. Mrs. Nezzie Alfred Rites Held Monday Gmveside rites were conducted Monday morning at the Twin Groves Cemetery for Nezzie Alfred. Pev. Jennings officiated.

Mrs. Alfred died December 25, after a long illness. Burial was under the direction of Smith BJunaral home. Survivors Include: her husband, John Alfred of, the. home and one brother, Dr.

Charles Mitchell of Checotah has been re-elected president Eufaula Lake Development Association. Also re-elected to offices were Fred vice- president and Dick Crumpler, Che- secretary. Elected to the executive council were Hercel Dobyns, Stlgler; Wayne Finley, Henryetta; Williams Jones, McAiester; Mike Wharton, Buford, Checotah; Dean Parkhurst, Eufaula; C. A. Border, Harold Scoggins, Muskogee; Elmer Thrower, Hartshorne and L.

G. Vandersall, Canadian. Directors named were Jim Lew ellen, McAiester; Linus Williams, Stigler; Dale Dalton. Quinton; Dr H. N.

Wagner, Henryetta; Ed Futrell, Porum; Nolan Basore, Ok mulgee; W. Murphy. Eufaula; William J. Prlchard, Krebs; Homer Hedges, Eufaula; Martin Odom, Hltchita; Jim Jordan, Muskogee; Howard Cowan, Tulsa; James B. Hargrove, Tulsa; Dr.

Loyd Church Wilburton; Dow Dozier. McAiester; Joe King, Okmulgee; Dr. Floyd Sellers, Henryetta and Bob Wright, McAiester. area. Business firms which will be directly benefitted by the increased attendance of tourists may be asked to donate to the association on regular monthly basis.

A similar plan is already in operation at Lake Texoma and other areas where experienced public relations men handle the various kinds of advertising calculated to attract tourists from across the nation. "We desperately need the support of the people in our own area if the association is to be Mitchell declared. The association has been highly successful since ifs organization several years ago. The directors were highly complimented by the Corps of "Army Engineers for their part in making all arrangements for the successful dedication of the Eufaula dam. W.

H. Henderson, 91 Is Taken By Death William Henry Henderson. 91, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Shelly Sneed, after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending with Smith Funeral Home.

Born December 6j 1873, in Wright County, Henderson was a retired farmer and a Checotah res! dent for 65 years. Survivors include a son, C. T. of Kennewick, Wash; three daughters, TT rs. Sneed and Mrs.

Leo. Bierwlrth both of Checotah, Mrs. J. C. of Hpj-wy, grandchildren and 13 great-siandchildren Cotton Seed Cake Theft Is Reported Jos Williams, who lives two miles west of Checotah on highway 266, renorted to local officers Thursday that 10 to 15 sacks of cot; ton seed cake had been stolen from the barn on his place.

Williams offers a reward of for information leading to tttjT IMf" i rest and convlettbn of the thieVea. George Nobles Dies Suddenly In City Funeral services for George Everett Noble, 67, who died suddenly in his home here Monday, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the First Baptist church. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery under direction of Smith Funeral home.

Born March 8, 1897 In Long, Oklahoma, Noble had been a resident of Checotah for the last 29 years. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of World War I and a member of the First Baptist church. He was associated with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance Company for 19 years and also a member of the Amell Sampson American Legion Post of Checotah. Survivors include his wife, Eliza of the home; three sons, George E. Noble, of San Bernadlno, Truman Noble of Muskogee and John Noble of two daughters, Ollie Smith of Los Angeles, and Mrs.

Mildred, Conrad of Tulsa; four brothers, Albert of Sapulpa and Jhn, and Hoolle, all of Tutoj.foar. tens, one of which Is Mrs; Tq Avarit of Checotah; and nines children and five.