The Checotah News from Checotah, Oklahoma • 1

1 the The Checotah News 9 03, A CHECOTAH, McINTOSH COUNTY, OKLAHOMA NOVEMBER 23, 1950 NUMBER 11 STATE COLLEGES FEATURE CHECOTAH FOOTBALL STARS That Checotah has graduated a Lumber of great football players in zecent years, especally, last spring, may be realized by looking over the list, of players in our state colleges universities. Nearby Connors Agricultural College has perhaps the greatest number of Checotah high school graduates on it's gridiron squad than any other school, it been neaer to Checotah than any of the other institutions. The Connors Aggies are strengthened by such former Checotah stars as Dick McFall, Homer Mitcheli, the Archer twins, and Ronnie Dobson. Toni Johnson, former Checotah High coach is mentor for the Connors equad. At Southeastren, coachel by Guy Gardner, also time coach at Checotah High School, featured stars of the squad include Jack Gladden, one of Checotah's groaest backs, and Leroy Holloway, first string tackle.

on coach. Stubbs' 1949 runners-up for the state titie. Two or three hundred Cheetah fans saw the Gardner and Johnson coached teams tangle at Warner last Thursday ngnt, when the Southeasterners handed the Connors squed their first defeat of the season 26 to 0, and captured the state junior college championship. David Emerson, star back on the 1949 squad, is playing on the Southeastern State College squad at Durant, and doing very well; Tom Hogan, great quarterback on Coach Stubbs' 1948 team. is starring at Independence Junior College at Independence, Kansas for his second year.

With him ou the team are Harold Mitchell, and "Useful" Llewellyn, both former members of Checotah High School squads. Mitchell has won recognition as the leading ground gainer in the Idependence J. C. backfield, and the three called "the ex1Checotah terrible squad, men are by the school's fans. At Tulas University, Tom Miner, 1949 all-state end, is living up his reputation as a member of the freshman team which has defcated the yearing squads of both Oklahoma University and Oklahoma A.

M. College. The former Checotah, star played an important part both of those outstanding victories. Over at Oklahoma A. M.

College, Darlie Hunter, all-conference center in 1949, and Jack Ledbetter all-conference back the same year, are turning in good on the Aggie frehhman team. Hunter has the important assignment defensive line backer and Ledbetter has been assigned a position the Aggie line where his speed and power are particularly needed. SHADY GROVE MOTHER SERIOUSLY BURNED Mrs. Royce Treadwell, young mother of the Shady community northeast of town, is in a serjous condition at Muskogee hospital as result of burns she received early Monday morning when her outing gown caught fire as she walk. past an open fireplace in her home.

Frightened when the materia! burst suddenly into flames, Mrs. Treadwell ran frantically from the house and started across a fieid. Her husband, who was not in the house when the accident happened, rushed after and caught her in time to remove the unburned remnan' of the garment and later summoned 8 neighbor who brought the baily burned woman to the Osteopathia, Hospital for treatment. Later shel was taken to Muskogee for special treatments and hospitalization. Her condition is pronounced critical.

HEALTH NURSE SCHEDULE November, 27: Marjorie England, routine R. N. in Special referred children and athletes examination held in the Stidham school, Dr. Coe in charge, assisted by Arlene Zmotony, R. N.

Home visiting in the Stidham area by Arlene Zmotony in the afternoon. November 28: Typhoid, diphtheria and small pox immunization clinic held in the Hanna School. Home visiting in the Hanna area by Ar. lene Zmotony, R. N.

November 29: Typheid, diphthedia and small pox immunipation clinic in Stidham School by, Arlee Zmotony, R. N. Home visiting in the Checotah area by Marjorie England, R. N. November 30, December 1, 2: 0k- lahoma State Public Health Meeting at Oklahoma City.

Office will be open, but no doctor or nurse will be present during those days. WILSON BROTHERS HOME FOR THANKSGIVING Seeing each other this week for the first time in two years is the happy experience of the Wilson brothers of Checotah, all of whom are in the uiform of their country. Seaman Kenneth E. Wilson has just returned to States from a tour of duty in the South Pacific, Japan and Korea aboard the S. S.

Baxter. Opl. William M. Wilson is with the Communications Section of the 45th Division which is in training at Camp Polk, Louisiana. They are the sons of Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Wilson of the city. Checotah District Soil Conservation News The plant nutrients are all highly soluble in water.

They must go into solution, that is they must be dissolved in water before they are a- vailable for use by the plant. That is one reason for making the water your cultivated field rather than run off. If it "walks" it will infiltrate into your soil and take plant nutrients to the root system of your plants. It is one of the functions of a terrace system, to make your water "walk off" your cultivated fields. Terrace lines have been run on Mrs.

W. A. Ellington's farm, northwest of Victor school. A. V.

Ellis, member of the Board of Supervisors of Checotah Soil Conservation District, has 125 acres of vetch and oats, for winter pasture and winter cover crop. Ellis has harvested 600 bushels of soybeans. Ellis thinks soybeans are a coming crop here in the Checotah District. They are a good price and. it doesn't take much labor to produce them.

Soybeans are adapted to welldrained soils, to rich, best adapted to first second bottom medium, soils. Not adapted to deep sandy soils. The Soil Conservation Service would like to get King Ranch Bluestem grass started in the Checotah Soil Conservation District. This grass produces two to three seed crops each year. At the present time the seed is seiling for $2.25 4 pound.

King Ranch Bluestem appears to be generally adapted to light and heavy soils, acid soils and calcareous soils. Not as well suited to light, sands as to heavy clays, but has grown on both. King Ranch Bluestem has been grown in Cherokee County Soil Conservation District for several years. There will be more plantings next spring. Farmers are well pleased with results they are getting from erosion control and grazing of this grass.

It is found to be a drought resistant and cold resistant grass in Cherokee County. Plan on planting King Ranch Bluestem. Call at the Soil Conservation Service office in Checotah and we will be glad to tell you more about it. Terraces are under construction on the W. G.

Wood farm, These terraces. are being built by the Checotah Soil Conservation District equipment. JOHN C. DUPREE NEW AD MAN FOR OKLA. NTURAL John C.

Dupree, assistant advertising and publications mana ver for the Oklahoma Natural Gas has been promoted to the position of advertising manager, according to an announcement by company officials this week. He succeeds Howard W. Jones, who recently resigned to accept a position as account executive with the firm of Ketchum, Grove, of Pittsburg, The new advertising manager is Pennsylvania. a native of Tulsa, a graduate of Tutsa High School and a former student at Tulsa University. He joined the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.

in 1936 while still a student at Tuisa University, and except for four and a half years spent in the army, he has been with the firm continuously since that time. Retail Merchants To Meet Monday Evening Members of the Checotah Retail Merchants Association will meet at the Checotah News office on Mondav evening, November 27. President Woodrow Vandiver of the asso. ciation is urging all members to.be present for a discussion of important business. I SNELSONS TO ATTEND 100TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Dr.

and Mrs. A. J. Snelson are leaving the last of the month for Greenfieid, Missouri, where they will attend the celebration of the one hundredth birthday anniversary of Mrs. Snelson's cousin, El Dieus, who lives near there.

He was born Nevember 30, 1850 on the same farm where he now makes his home. TO CONTROL CORN BORER NOW A hight infestation of the southwestern corn borer this year cut the production of corn seriously. This in sect was just discovered in Oklahoma in 1931. Farmers can do much to reduce the corn borer infestation next year if they will start now. Some of the measures that can be taken in reducinz the corn borer are (cutting sta.

63 close to the ground, listing, discing, or use of one-way dise cultivator, or any other implement tha: will throw the stalk out of the ground and cut or split the stalk so that the borers will be exposed to the winter weathey, and corn other borer natural hibernates enemies. in the roots of the corn stalk and comes out last of April or first of May in the form of a moth, which lays 100 to 400 eggs. The life eyele of the borer is from 28 to 56 days. There ale two generations and a partial third each year It is the second generation which does the most damage to corn. By planting corn early and destroying the borer in the winter by exposing it to the weather the farmer will be able greatly to reduce the borer infestation next year.

The work this fall should be done on a community basis, as the moths will migrate to other fields. H. T. MITCHELL DIES SUDDENLY WEDNES. the need to consult a physician.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel! had gathered at the pathome only last Sunday to join the in a nopen house observance uple, their Golden Wedding and some of those who anniversary, lived farthest away had not yet alrived at their homes when his unexpected death occurred. He hart been cently employed as watchman at the material yard of the firm which is engaged in constructthe spur line to the strip mining ing operations east of town. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Checotah at 2:30 o'clock Frid ay afternoon, with Rev E.

A. Spiller, past- made officiating. Burial will be or, Greenlawn Cometery with Powin ers Funeral Home in charge. Friends and relatives were shocke ed Wednesday morning by the suddeath of H. T.

Mitchell, well known resident of the community for many years, who passed away after being streken by a heart attack, always at his prided home in himself the city. over He the fact that his health was such, that he never had a day's illness or felt Peanut Growers Will Vote On Market Quotas The United States Department of has announced referendm a pea- to marketing quota be held on December 14, 1950. Peaa nut three growers year will extension vote for of or the against pres- ent marketing quota E. L. Sneed, chairman of the P.

M. A. Committee, pointed out that peanuts have been supported at 90 percent of parity or about $215.00 ton, but support at that high per rate depends on holding production to amount needed for edible purposes. The referendum will determine if the growers are willing to accept limited acerage controls in exchange for the assurance of a reasonable price for their crop. Sneed pointed out that about 400 MeIntosh County farmers and landwill be eligible to vote.

Sixtyfive percent of the growers voting must cast baliots in favor of tha marketing quota program for it to be placed in effect for the 1951, '51 and '53 crops. Polling places within the county will be announced later, for those eligible voters who will not be in the county cn election day, absentee ballots will be available at the PMA office. COLLEGE MEN TO CONDUCT SERVICES HERE SATURDAY Sayre Canova, a converted Catholic and ministerial student at John Brown University, and Othel Dixon, ministerial student at Clar'sville, Arkansas, College, will conduet services at the Checotah Tabbernadle on North Broadway in Checotah on Saturday evening cf this week, it was annonced Wednes, day by Rev. H. Dixon, Free Will Baptist evangelist.

The public is urged to attend the meeting and hear the message the two young ministers are to bring. ONAPA TURKEY SHOOTS TO I CONTINUE TO CHRISTMAS The turkey shoots which have been coducted near the Williams Store in Onapa during the past few weeks will continue each Sunday afternoon until Christmas, according to Phillip Smith, Onapa school principal, who has charge. Proceeds of the shoots are going to the Onapa Junior-Seniod class fund which is to be used for expenses of the annual Junior-Senior class trip at the close of school next spring. CAPITOL REPORT By Roy J. Turner Oklahoma will have a great state public works program in progress daring 1951-a program invowing projects valued at more than 000,000 worth of improvements.

Looming largest on the list are the plans state highway department, which call for more than $00,000,000 worth of improvements next year. These improvements are schedulfor all sections of the state, and. should go a lung way toward completion of a network of good roads and first class highways. They will repres.no the greatest volume of auld highway work ever undertan en in Oklahoma in a single year. ur second big program involves modernization and repair of ole buildings and construction of new buildings at state institutions.

Contracts on about 90 percent of the money for eleemosynary instivutions will pe let by the end of the year. great deal of the institutional progran: should be completed by the end of 1951, but some it will carry over into 1952. When this work is done, Oklahoma will have done much to provide for better housing and treatment of thousands of patients in our stats nospitals Construction alone, however, will not cure all our troubles. The new buildings must be adequately started. nuetorore, we have not been able to obtain the services of adequately trained personnel because we have not been able to provide The institutional building program will eliminate this weak" ness.

This progress would not have been possible had our people not recognized the need for it in approving the issuance of $36,000,000 in bonds and I would like to point out again that these bonds have been financed without interest charges, thanks to a plan through which they were sold to the state treasurer. Our third big public works does not involve any state funds but will provide Oklahoma with or.e for most modern express-ways in the nation. The Oklahone Turnpike will be privately financed and will be operated and maintained with funds derived from turnpike tolls. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is scheduled to take delivery of $31,000,000 in turnpike funds before December 1, and it is likely that some contracts for the work will be let during December. Work will be in progress during 1951 and 1952, and the turnpike should be opened to traffic sometime in 1953.

I feel that our state has done good job in planning, financing, and contracting for improvemerts that will be a great credit to Oklahoma for many years to come. Legion Auxiliary Served Huge Turkey Dinner Over one hundred members of the American Legon and Auxiliary and week, the 11950-51 season will begin officially next Friday evening dinner American with Legion all the Hall on trimmings Monday at evening of this week. W. W. Hunter, past district commander, acted as toastmaster for the occasion, and introduced district officers of the Legion and Auxiliary.

Talks were made by Mrs. Harriett Webb, District President of the Auxiliary, of Muskogee; Ralph Wilson, Hulart, district commander; and Department Americanism Chairman Jones of Muskogee. In addition to toastmaster Hunter, local speakers included Claude Pierce, post commander, and James Evans, post service officer. Credit for the decided success of the dinner is due to Mrs. Betty Gillis, president of the local Auxiliary unit, and the corps of Auxiliary members who prepared the bountiful and palate pleasing meal.

VISITING PARENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY Mr. and Mrs. Jerd Hogan are enjoying a visit from some of their children from points out of state this week. Included are Mr. and Mrs.

Bill Hogan of Collins, Mississippi; Mrs. Johnnie Brown of Belsonia, Mississippi; and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ellis and children of 0- sakis, Minnesota. The visitors are also guests of their aunt, Mrs.

Carl Newberry and other relatives in the vicinity. The Ellis's were accompanied Checotah by Al Herman, Dick Nelson and Ollie Ellis, all of Osakis, who proceeded on their way to California, POWELL PRODUCING BROILERS FOR MARKET J. 0. Powell, who is one of the first to enter the broiler produetion industry, which promises to become a major business in this community, is being kept busy night and day right now providing food and water for four thousand baby chicks he received last week. He has had splendid success with a number of shipments of chirks he has fed during the past few months and hopes increase the capacity of his present.

plant to handle a greater number. Mr. nd Mrs. Ernest Kennedy and family enests of at Ft. Smith, Arkansas last Sunday.

Help Fight TB 50. GREETINGS Buy Christmas Seals Oklahoma's goal in the annual Christmas Seal campaign has been set at $260,000.00, according to an announcement made this week by I. P. Nelson of Sand Springs, president of the Oklahomo Tuberculosis Association. The campaign got under way Monday, November 20, and is reported making satisfactory progress for the opening days.

Christmas Seals spearhead the state's efforts toward eradication of Nelson said. funds are used for demonstration of modern methods of tuberculosis control, for cooperation with health department clinics. This will be continued the coming year, help provided for habilitation of recovered patients, and for prevention of the disease through health education. Christmas Seal funds finance measures needed to step up the fight where the weak appear," Nelson remarked. "Eforts will be directed to influencing the public o- pinion for better financial support for sanitariums and for the families of patients." Nelson reports that in the past ten years Oklahoma has been exceeded in reduction of tuberculosis death rates by only four states.

Yet virtually not decline is indicated for 1950. "The fact that we have been gaining ground means the fight should be stepped up because We can win; yet the no-decline for 1950 is a warning the danger is still great," Nelson said. "We eppeal to the people of Oklahoma to buy generously of Christmas Seals, because TB is one problem that can be solved through this financial support." Checotah High baskeiball team, has reported that on Feriday evening, Nov. 24, of this when the Van Buren, Arkansas girls will meet the locals at 7:30 at the nigh school gym. A boys game 19 likely to be arranged for the same evening if a team can be found with an open date at that time.

The girls had a warm-up game with Siloam Springs, Arkansas on Wednesday evening of this week, which they, team clashed with Savannah in won by ja score of 41 to 31. a The the second game of the evening and lost 81 to 21. The game Friday night pomises to be one of the toughest the Checotah girls will have this season. Advance information on the Van Buren girls indicates that they have everything it takes to win baskeball games and will give the home team a real work-out. Fans are urged not to miss, the game.

Girls To Open Basketball Season Next Friday Evening Herman Emerson, of the DISTRICT MEETING OF GUILD HELD HERE SUNDAY P. M. Approximately seventy-five menbers officers of the Muskogee District of the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church met at the Cheetah church last Sunday for a business session and program. Mrs. John Gulligar of Muzkogee, district secretary, presided during the meeting.

Delegates were present from the churches of Muskogee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Ft. Spiro and Henryetta. The local organization served refreshments at Fellowship Hall at the close of the meeting. TWO CHECOTAH HUNTERS AFTER STATE DEER HERD Two habitual Checotah deer hunters, E. E.

Eby and 0. C. Lynn, are among the other dundreds of state sportsmen who are out to reduce the state deer population in the southeastern counties of Oklahoma this week. The two local men are joined each year by E. Davis of Muskogee their annual drive on the antlered denizens of the woodlands.

about as often as not they bring more good sized buck. homie hunters a are expected to return the last of the week. About two hundred of our readers have come in or sent in their renewals to the News the past week, and we are picased to note that a number of new names are also being added to our list. We ate the fact that our readers are renewing for another year and we hope thet others will join the parlade. Thanks to all of you.

SANTA CLAUS PROGRAM TO BE BIG ATTRACTION 4, has ly by be Plans are well way for the appearance of under, Claus and his reindeer in Checotah on December cording to to J. P. Powers, president of the Chamber of Commerce which is sponsoring the event. It not yet been determined exactin what parts of town the jolly fellow will appear, since much depends upon condition of the streets which are now badly torn up the highway improvement program which is now ir. prgoress.

Present plans, which may have changed to fit the occasion, include a parade headed by Santa Claus and his sleigh drawn by reindeer and followed by any others who may choose join. Merchants are encouraged to prepare floats they wish, or to tuke part in parade in any manner they choose. the children which be Santa Claus wilt have, treats pensaing to the little folks at end of the parade which will likely on Broadway between Gentry and Lafayette. Parents everywhere are invited to bring the litle folks to town to see in person the good saint about whom they have heard so much but have never seen, Chamber of Commerce promises it will be a great day in their lives. It is strongly suspected that of the older folks will also be terested in seeing Santa Claus person.

Highway Celebration Will Not Held at This Time The celebration committee posed of representatives from various civic organizations of town decided this week not to the celebration of the completion the work on highway 266 which been in progress for the past eral months. It had been planned to hold the celebration in connection with the appearance of Claus in town on December 4. plan was abandoned after Governor Turner informed L. K. Sharpe, committee chairman, that it he impossible for him to be on that day anl H.

B. Patterson nounced that none of the name bands were available on date the free street dance ned for the occasion. The celebration of the completion of the way may be held at a later date. CO. AGENT ADVISES USE OF FIRE GUARDS you have not provided for fire guards, give it some consideration.

There is a heavy growth of vegetation this fall. A grass fire can spread easily and quickly in dry weather. It is hard to control on a windy dav. You should make preparations and ask yourself what would help just in case of a grass or woodland fire. How could it be controlled? Roads make a fire guard.

A plow can be used to make furrows which serve the purpose, or burned-off strips will stop a fire. Plan today and figure out what to do in case grass fires break out. Wet sacks are always good to use in fighting a fire. Do you have any fire fighting Could a grass fire reach your stack of hay, your barn, your home or machinery? Let's do something today in making preparation before a fire starts. Burning vegetation off the land destroys amaterial that will decay and return organic matter to the land.

Vegetation protects land from the beating raindrop and splash erosion. It is up to each farmer to think out his fire fighting methods, and fire fighting tools. Farmers and ranchers can do much good by working together. Each community can do well to plan and study grass fire protection. SUB- DISTRICT M.

Y. F. TO MEET HERE NEXT MONDAY The Checotah-Henryetta Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the First Methodist Church in Checotah, according to 21 announcement made this week by Rev. Orville Coats, pastor of the local church. The Henryetta M.

Y. F. will lead the devotional service, and Miss Helen Braze of Weleetka, sub-distict president, will preside at the business session. The local M. Y.

F. will provide refreshments and Miss Barbara Stevens will be in charge of the recreation hour, Miss Nancy Johnson is president of the local M. Y. F. group.

CHECOTAH WOMAN'S NEPHEW MISSING IN KOREAN ACTION The department of defense has reported that. Louis W. Hopper, a nephew of Mrs. Mordy Duke of west Checotah, is missing in action in fighting in Korea. The informalion was released by the department last Sunday.

ONAPA H. D. CLUB TO HOLD FOOD SALE HERE DEC. 2 The Onapa Home Demonsrtation Club is having a Food Sale at the Newcomer Land Office on Wednesday, December 2. The purpose of the sale is to raise funds for worthwhile causes.

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