The Allen Advocate from Allen, Oklahoma • 3

THU ALLEN ADVOCATE Cold Cash To the People of Allen and Vicinity i nothing like real cash to insure your future success To have the ready cash in hand when a situation arises it would be wise to have a checking account or to start a Savings Account now The best way is to deposita certain sum each week or month out of your earnings These savings plus the 2 interest we pay will add pretty fast to the kind of cash that will make a big difference all in your favor Now is a good time to start a Savings Ac count It will pay! Lost Sale Led To Patent for Leakproof Pen GARY Selling life insur ance baa always been a competitive bualnesa Agents aelllng after the Civil War found it took enterprise and plenty of drive to auc-ceed Lewis gdson Waterman in New York had the necessary qualifies tions On making a sale he took no chances of letting anything go amiss at a critical moment He carried a vial of ink and a steel pen for getting signatures One day Waterman meeting an extra-special prospect prepared himself with a new-type fountain pen The prospect was impressed but as he took the pen and pre pared to sign Ink streamed out of the point causing a disastrous blot Waterman got the policy back unsigned never had a chance to get that signature again This Incident changed Ilfs and led to a patent for a leak-proof fountain pen He took the pen apart to see what had caused the mishap He studied various pen patents The solution he decided lay in finding a way to regulate and control the flow of ink He worked on an automatic valve action that would admit aii and relieve the vacuum in the bar rel ai the ink continued to flow After many experiments he achieved success by creating grooves to admit the air without letting the ink leak He was granted a patent on the Improvement on February 12 1884 It took time and money to get the pens into production and on the market first pens were sold with his personally signed guarantee Today three modem factories employing hundreds of workers are required to supply the demand for his pens JAe State SfattA Allen Oklahena ERNEST HODGES TiuPrts PHILLIP JOHNSTON Cisbler A (hank QUcuiiian After Mr Bourland found it was not possible to continue his business in Allen The Funeral Home was listed for sale on a nation wide basis Approximately two months passed and a satisfactory buyer was not found at which time he decided to offer the Burial Association liability to Funeral Directors in this area and dismantle the rest of his business After a thorough discussion the Burial Association' liability was purchased and accepted by the Smith Funeral Home of Ada and the Hudson Funeral Home of Holdenville Several families have asked why they were not consulted as to which association they preferred The answer is that there just was not time Mr Bourland needed to be free immediately and insisted that we accept his liability at the earliest possible moment Had any other plan been followed families we could not contact within a very few days would have been without protection At the expiration of your dues paying period you "may transfer to either the Smith Funeral Home Burial Association or the Hudson Funeral Home Burial as you wish In the meantime you will have the protection of a strong association which will be serviced by a well known funeral home A few days ago we had the privilege of meeting with several of the leading business men of Allen After a long discussion they all agreed that the same reasons which Mr Bourland has for giving up his business reasons well known to all of us and over which none has control would not justify us to continue a funeral home in Allen We sincerely wish we could come to another conclusion Mr Bourland states he averages about ten ambulance calls per month We are sure each of you will agree it is not possible for us to keep men a car and an office open twenty-four hours a day on the basis of ten ambulance calls per month To help as much as possible we have offered as a gift to the City of Allen or to any civic organization an emergency ambulance with all of the revenue going to the accepting organization It is our suggestion the ambulance might be manned on a volunteer basis like the fire department or possibly by city employees It would take very little time to service ten calls per month and even less time if only emergency calls were mad While this offer is being considered either the Smith Funeral Home or the Hudson Funeral Home can have an ambulance in Allen within a very short time and we pledge you our best service When conditions improve we promise our serious consideration to opening a new funeral home in Allen In the meantime however our very best attention will be given all your needs We pledge our loyalty and will be grateful for the loyalty and friendship of you your family and your community WE PAY 2 ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS HoManvilla'a Largest and Finest Holdenville Laundry Cleaners Phone 53 First Class You'll Be Pleased! We pick up work Mondays and Thursdays in Allen Give us a trial Cur Work Cannot Be Surpassed Smith Funeral Home ADA OKLAHOMA Cancer in Young Spreads Faster Children do not have cancer as often as adults but early diagnosis is even more important for them than for their elders This is true because the disease spreads and progresses more rapidly in children and the symptoms are often confused resembling many common childhood illnesses Because of this the disease may be unrecognized until it is too Cancer when it does occur in children follows definite patterns From birth to five years the predominating types are cancer of the kidney eye and central nervous system and leukemia from five to 10 years leukemia and cen tral nervous system tumors and fewer eye cancers and from 10 to 15 years bone tumors From 15 to 20 years adult types become more common A mother may notice the signs of kidney cancer or tumor when changing a diaper The major symptom Is abnormal fullness In the back on the aide of the involved kidney There ia no pain or other symptoms NAMES AINT THE SAME 2is East Malt Ada Okla Dr Hewett Optometrist American Building Ada Oklahoma OfTce Hours Phones: Office 606 Res When Bruce Palmer departed from WKY-TV and went with KWTV for more money Gaylord decided to quit building a man up and have him take the much-publicised name and prestige to another station at higher pay i So WKY and WKYTV now own the names and use the new men as come along Grant Foster's real name is Jim Terrell Mack Rogers is really Frank McGhee Charles Bishop is Richard John and Bob Clark's real name is Morris Flourney Get the idea? If Grant Foster was to change to another station and he was your favorite announcer you would not recognize him by the name of Jim Terrell and you would never again see the name Grant Foster except in the files of WKY-Okarche Chieftain A KIMBROUGH INSURANCE REAL ESTATE BOX I) ALLEN OKLA ALLEN BASKETBALL GAMES Air Force Men Set Highest 'Chute Mark WASHINGTON What la the highest altitude parachute Jump on record? 45200 feet aays the Air Force which has announced that two of ita officers set the record while testing new equipment The record-breaking Jumps were made in the Gulf of Mexico area last summer from a B-47 Jet bomber by Capt Edward Sper-I ry Tacoma Wash and First Lt Henry Nellien Staten Island The previous record was 42000 feet The temperature was 37 below zero centigrade (346 degree! Fahrenheit) when Sperry and Nellsen made their Jumps at points mora than ejght miles up REPORT OF CONDITION OF FARMERS STATE BANK Of Allen in the State of Oklahoma at the close of business on Dec 31 1954 ASSETS Cash balances with other banks including reserve balances and cash items in process of collection $22458505 Government obligations direct and guaranteed 28334453 Obligations of States and political sub-divisions 11294688 Otber bonds 'notes and debentures bills cf exchange Loans and discounts (including 70017 overdrafts) 32005978 Furniture and fixtures 110449 TOTAL ASSETS 94701073 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals partnerships and corporations 64613611 Time deposits of individuals partnerships gnd corps 4897159 Deposits of Government (including postal saving 2774186 Deposits of States and political sub-divisions 10863997 Deposits of banks 206515 Other deposits (certified and checks etc) 1344215 TOTAL DEPOSITS 84699683 Other Liabilities 600000 TOTAL LIABILITIES (noMncluding subordinated Obligations shown below 852 99683 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital Surplus Undivided profits 1500000 6000000 1465903 Jan 14 Jan 21 Jan 27 Jnn 28 Feb 1 Feb 4 Feb 8 Feb 11 Feb 15 Feb 18 Feb 25 McLish Here Fitzhugh There Bowlegs Here County Tournament EC Gym Konawa Here Boys Tourn EC Gvm Atwood Here Bowlegs There Maud There Latta There District Tournament Ada WILL RECEIVE BIDS LUMBER by the piece Teenagers Pull Fake 'Kidnap1 on Busy Street SAN FRANCISCO They were Just kidding but surprised onlookers let them get sway with it at six teen-agers seeking excitement staged a aeries of faka kidnappings in tha downtown Market Street area Theater crowd! were shocked Into immobility by the realism of the acts and did nothing as the boys dragged their into an automobile and aped away Police officers with drawn guns finally cornered the boys in a hamburger stand Five 13 and 18-year-old boy were turned over to tha Youth Guidance Center er the truckload I Proposals are to be received in the office of Post Office Inspector Gordon at Oklahoma City up to and including Jan 28 to furnish I suitable quarters for post office pur-1 poses at Allen tinder lease at a stated price per year including heat light power water toilet facilities plumbing heating and lighting fixtures for a term of five or ten years from October I 1955 Floor space of 1400 square feet is desired Complete information may be obtained from the postmaster or Post Office Inspector Gordon In ihe County Court within and for Pontotoc County State of Oklahoma In the matter of the estate of JantFs Wells deceased No 5553 NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the Creditors of James Wells Deceased: All persons having claims against James Wells Deceased are required to present the same with the necessary vouchers to the undersigned Executors at the office of Busby Stanfield Crawford Busby and Deaton American Building in the City of Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma within ftntr months of the date hereof or the same will be forever barred Dated this 6th day of January 1955 PAUL WELLS Executor The First National Bank of Neosho Missouri Executor By A McGl'ty BUSBY STANFIELD CRAWFORD BUSBY It DEATON Attorneys for Executors Your order will receive our careful attention regardless of size So hesitate to come in and talk over that ipecial project you have in mind We can help with both idea and material Reserves (and retirement account for preferred capital) Federal Tax State Tax FDIC TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS TOTAL LIABILITIES and CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Common stock with total par value of $1500000 MEMORANDA Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes 23500000 I Philip Johnston of the above-named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true and that It fully and cor-rectly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth to the best of my knowledge and belief Attest: Phillip Johnston Ernest L' Hodges 8 Boswell Sara Boswell State of Oklahoma County of Pontotoc ss Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6 day seal of Jan 1955 and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank My commission expires fl-22-58 Shirley Dean Notary Public Grandma to Quit MILWAUKEE An 82-yeer-old grandmother probably the netlon'a oldest football casualty of 1954 got out of tha hospital recently and dtclarad bar sport carter was ended Mrs Anna Kammars tried to punt her 14-yaar-old grandson's football last November The ball wet blocking the doorway of her home In trying to kick lt away aha fall and broke her thigh Adams lumber Co i 4 I.