The Weatherford News from Weatherford, Oklahoma • 1

IA COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 1 A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER I I RD 41 1 41 4 i Li xA 7 '473- 1 1 WEATHERFORD OKLAHOMA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11 1932 VOL Mill Na 6 1 $100 PER YEAR Farmers Union Leader Gets i ANOTHER OBSERVER Delegates to State GOP Meet Named FEDERAL HMOS: AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL FARMER Rousing Response to Speech KIWANIS CLUB WILL SEET ON THURSDAY Messages From Messages From GOES 01030010 AL 4 A column of personal obser vatins and opinions on current events by the publisher of The News Many Sections Follow Address PRIZE POULTRY iviLL Of 11 0 LIM Weatherford Chamber of Commerce Starts Plans For' Display of Poultry To Be Held Here This Spring MILBURN IN ADDRESS Manager of Western Oklahoma Organization Gives Facts and Figures on Expenditure of State Funds Seminole Woman Dies When Automobile Hits Train in Outskirts of Saturday 4 Congressman 'Jim McClintics Wires ThatMoney Provided in Relief Bill May Be Had as Loan MAXIMUM AMOUNT WO Applications Must Be Filed Prior To Will Bear Interest at 512 Per Cent SON IS 'ALSO INJURED The regular weekly meeting of the Weatherford Kiwanis club ordinarily held an Friday will be held Thursday noon this weekoccording to Nikkei seemtary The meeting was moved Up a day in 'order that the Federated church may be used for another meeting on Friday Club members are urged to take notice of the change in date and to be present for the Thursday meeting Republican delegates who will represent Custer county at a state meeting of young -republicans- at Oklahoma City Friday were chosen at a meeting held at Clinton Saturday The state meeting is schedilled for the Skirvin hotel at 10 a Friday A Bergthold and Remund were Weatherford men chosen as delegates to the state parley Other delegates named include: Reimer and Mrs Ogle Clinton Miss Deedo Shaw Thomas Miss A Wilhite Butler and Paul Maloy Arapaho Driver Says He Did Not See Rock Island Passenger Underpass Planned for Fatal Crossing WEATHEHF0110 CLUB WILL PRATICIPIITE IN IghTION111 WED( Governor 'W 'Murray Monday became a formidable candidate for president of the United States He has been a candidate for the nomination for some time but he has scarcely been- considered as a formidable candidate except here at home The announcement from Alfred Smith Sunday which means that he does not want to see Franklin Roosevelt as the democratic nominee but that he will be more than willing to carry the democratic banner once more will undoubtedly add strength to Mur- ray's cause "Al" Smith doubtless can deadlock the democratic convention and when this is done "Alfalfa Bill" Murray will take his cue and will exercise some it or not With Smith in the thick of things it will be almost impossible for Roosevelt to get the nomination It may be possible for Smith to gain the nothination but that will also be doubtful in face of the start that Roosevelt already has The convention may be deadlocked as in 1924 and a compromise candidate will it is not at all impossible that Bill Murray will be that candidate MAHN JHVIS WILL itiliNECAMPligN FOR CO1INTI CLERK POST Business and Professional Women Will Join in Observance Throughout Nation March 6 to 12 Another fatal autbmobile accident on Highway 66 went down in the record books Saturday night when Mrs: Minnie Harris 51 of Seminole died in the Gaede sanitarium here from injuries received when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a Rock Island passenger train at the railroad crossing at the west side of Weatherford Saturday at 2 Mrs Harris' son Harris 23 was also injured He was cut and bruised about the head but his injuries are not considered serious Did Not See Train Mrs Harris suffered a broken arm and numerous cuts and bruises but her injuries were not considered particularly serious at the time She was taken to the hospital here with her on and died Saturday night The driver of the car stated that he did not see the approaching train because of side curtains on his car The automobile was almost completely demolished Mrs Harris and her son were en route to Clinton to visit relatives in the state tuberculosis I 1 14 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 14 it I -)! 1 i 1 i 1 Records for radio "fan mail" are said to have been smashed last week by John A Simpson national president of the Farmers' Union and a former resident of Weatherford Simpson is said to have received more than 20000 responses to a speech broadcast January 23 over a nationwide network of the National Broadcasting Co Officials of the county declare that no speech before made over that system attracted such widespread attention as did that of the Farmer Union leader Although no effort was made to induce listeners to send in their views company officials say that congratulatory nd approving messages began pouring in a few minutes after Simpson had concluded his speech and that they continued to arrive in a steadily mounting stream Two minutes after Simpson had finished his talk he was called on the telephone by an enthusiastic auditor 1500 miles away Within three hours he had received 300 telegrams The speech which aroused so much interest was a report on conditions as Simpson found them at the national capital Simpson recently went to Washington to put "pep" in legislation to correct conditions which have brought the farmer to bankruptcy and the worker to famine 0 AGRICULTURAL GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRAM At a recent meeting of the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce various plans were discussed for the following year The Custer county free fair and poultry and egg show will be sponsored by this committee and farm meetings will be continued each month according to Harry Chambers chairman in charge If present plans are carried out socials will be held at the various school houses each month with a program furnished by this committee and refreshments furnished 1 speech broadcast January 23 over a nationwide network of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co Officials of the county declare that no speech before made over system attracted such wide- spread attention as did that of the Farmer Union leader Although no effort was made to induce listeners to send in their views company officials say that congratulatory nd approving mes- sages began pouring in a few minutes after Simpson had con- eluded his speech and that they continued to arrive in a steadily mounting stream TWO minutes after Simpson had finished his talk he was called on the telephone by an enthusiastic auditor 1500 miles away Within three hours he had re- ceived 300 telegrams The speech which aroused so much interest was a report on conditions as Simpson found them at the national capital Simpson recently went to Wash- ington to put "pep" in legisla- tion to correct conditions which have brought the farmer to bank- 1ruptcy and the worker to famine 0 AGRICULTURAL GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRAM At a recent meeting of the ag- ricultural committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce various plans were discussed for the following year The Custer county free fair and poultry and egg show will be sponsored by this committee and farm meetings will be continued each month according to Harry Chambers chairman in charge If present plans are carried out socials will be held at the various school houses each month with a program furnished by this corn- mittee and refreshments furnished The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs which is sponsoring the fifth annual observance of National Business Women's Week March 6-12 is the largest national organization of business women in the world According to Miss Elsie McClure president of the local business and professional women's club it now has 1325 branches in an equivalent number of communities in this country the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska and its membershio and Alaska and its membership Arapaho Man Is Seeking Democratic Nomination Holds Position as Lumber Company Manager (Mark) Jarvis of Arapaho Saturday authorized the News to announce his candidacy for the democratic nomination for the office of county clerk Jarvis is manager of the Sea-well Lumber Co at Arapaho and is also clerk of the Arapaho school district's board He was formerly assistant postmasterserving while Crowell was postmaster at Arapaho from 1925 until 1929 Prior to that time he was engaged in farming southeast of Arapaho He was born in Llano county Texas He came to this country when he was 14 years old and has been a resident of this county since that time Jarvis married Miss Thelma Howenstine in 1920 and they have two children Helen 8 and Joyce 6 Custer county farmers at last may begin to believe that the $50000000 relief fund recently' voted by congress is to be ex- tended into home territory acthat cording to a telegram received this week by the secretary of the Weatherford Chamber of Corn- merce from Congressman Jim McClintie Loans will be made to farmers under the new finance corporation law The rate of interest provided by the law is 5 per cent Applications for the loans must be made by April 30 and while information here concerning the filing procedure is not definite i it believed that farmers may begin to get the loans immedi- ately The loans will be payable in November 1932 according to McClintic's wire Many Custer county farmers are expected to apply for the federal loans which will be limited to 400 According to the information here the best precedure for farm- ers wanting to get the loans at this time is to get in touch with Phil Rodgers county agent at Arapaho Here is McClintic's telegram: "New finance corporation law pro- vides $50000000 for agriculture Same will be loaned through agencies of departments of agri- culture Maximum amount that can be loaned to one person is WO Applicants must plant gar- den Loans for seed not to exceed MOO per acre Borrower must have been actual farmer in 1931 Applications for loans can be filed with department's agent in any county Loans will be payable No- vember 1932 Interest rate 5 per cent Applications for loans by various ladies of the districts must be filed not later than Methods of standardizing the April 1932" variety of cotton grown around the I Futher information can be ob- community were discussed tamed from Congressman McClin- This committee is composed of tic at Washington Chester Kaiser Crall George JPoohrtnerbFlmoyildielN azEEd AuRsuthial wito IIETERAN Is DEAD Albert Eaton Harry Chambers Dawson George Sour Homer Funeral Rites Held Sunday Breeding and Jim Dungan L' XVI A MdSMIKr 117 11004116 111j Cy Ar Funeral Rites Held Sunday For Andrew George Wilson With another representative group of Weatherford business and professional men in attendance the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night added another successful meeting to its record for 1932 The attendance Tuesday night compared favorably with the January meeting that was one of the best on record for the past several months The Chamber of Commerce went on record favoring a proposed poultry show to be held here in April or May Harry Chambers chairman of the agricultural committee presented the proposal after having discussed the matter with a number of 'representative farmers living in this section Trades Event Plans are also underway for another city-wide clearance sale the first event of that nature having been held here last month Definite announcements concerning the sales event will be made next week Reports were made by all committees indicating that all departments of the Chamber of Commerce are working toward definite goals As a special feature of the meeting Milburn Sayre manager for the Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce made an address pertaining to the needs of this section of the state Shows Charts Fortified with a group of charts Milburn went into details of the expenditure of state funds showing the small per cent that has been spent in the west side of the state Milburn outlintd the program of the Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce and offered evidence of the work that is being done by this organization in an effort to obtain the things included in the program County Superintendent Emans of Sayre also made a brief address outlining the school's part in the development of cities and communities Smith received more votes when he ran against Hoover than any other democratic nominee Hoover has lost much of his support but it is doubtful if the lost support will go to Smith It no doubt would go to Roosevelt Ritchie Baker-or perhaps others The same issues that defeated Al Smith four years ago would make his election exceedingly doubtful despite the fact that the stage is unquestionably set for a democratic president As one who wasted a 'Affect ly good vote on Al Smith in 1928 Observer would rather see the democrats choose some one else to carry their presidential banner this year With all this bustling activity pertaining to the preparations for raising baby chicks one at least feels there is one thing for which to thank present conditions prevailing prices onee should get all the fried chicken he wants this yealf at a very moderate that is something really worthwhile sanatorium The Lockstone funeral home sent the body to Seminole for burial Undrpa-s- Pending Efforts have been made for the past several months to induce the Rock Island Railway Co to go ahead with plans for an underpass at the point of the fatal accident When the highway was paved a strip was left open pending the construction of the underpass Preliminary work on the project was done last summer Sam Hawks chairman of the state highway commission states that the state has already turned its share of the money needed to build the underpass over to the railway company to go ahead with the work I PRINE IS DEID Pioneer Resident of Okla- homa Succumbs At His Home Here Thursday Fu? neral Rites Held Saturday FAIIITELL BITES HELD Who Died at His Home Near Colony FUNERAL IiITES HELD If the head men of the Consolidated Gas Service Co could hear the wailings that have been going on here this week they would surely realize that a reduction in gas rates must be made in the near future to stave off a revolution PRATED PERHAM HERE Plans Complete For Observance of World Day of Prayer at Federated Church in Weatherford Friday- numbers approximately 60000 It is affiliated with the International Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women which has branches in Canada and in 13 European countries Mrs Geline Mac Donald Bow) man of Richmond Virginia pro: prietor of one of the largest direct mail advertising businesses in the South is National Presi dent While the National Federation of Business and Professional Wornen's Clubs is composed primarily of self-supporting women its pro' gram has had sufficient appeal to attract to membership such wornen as Mrs Herbert Hoover Mrs Calvin Coolidge the majority of the women who have successively served in congress Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross America's first woman governor Mrs Bertha Landes first woman mayor of a large American city Mrs Franklin Roosevelt and others of equal calibre A vital phase of the Federation's program is its educational work Approximately $300000 accumulated in nearly 700 local scholarship loan funds throughout the country is used to realize the educational objective of the organization "At least a high school education for every business girl" Last year more than 880000 was loaned to keep business girls in school until they had achieved a high school diploma or in advancing funds to women who wished college or professional training The Federation is affiliated with the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War and sends large delegations annually to the Cause and Cure of War Conference in Washington It has worked actively in behalf of the Kellogg-Briand Pact has cam paigned to secure the entrance of the United States into the World Court and participated in the recent campaign to secure 1000000 signatures of American women to send to the Disarmament Conference in Geneva The platform is the broadest to which organized business women have yet subscribed and marks entrance upon a new era of development The local club at its regular fortnight meeting Monday evening discussed plans for the observance of National Business Women's Week and many interesting and pleasing features are being planned for the week ANNOUNCE BIRTH I Mr and Mrs Earnest Maynard have announced the birth of an I 812-pound baby daughter born Saturday Mr and Mrs Maynard live in the Cottonwood school community I northwest of Weatherford 1 I I Nathaniel Payne 78 pioneer resident of Oklahoma died at his home in Weatherford last Thursday following a lingering illness Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Federated church with Rev Shaw in charge Burial followed at the Greenwood cemetery Payne was born in Madison Wis April 2 1853 While a young boy he moved with his parents to Iowa where he remained a few years after which he moved with his family to Nebraska He was married in 1881 to Lucy Ellen Flowerdew In 1900 he moved with his family to a farm near Oakwood in Dewey county He moved to Weatherford in 1913 and made his home here until his death Payne was an ordained minister in the Christian church for 25 years He was always active in the governmental affairs of his Six of his 10 children preceded him in death He is survived by his widow and four 'children Guy Payne Wichita Kan Mrs Maude Dow Etter Texas Mrs Eva Peters Chickasha Glenn Payne Weatherford one sister Mrs Martha Scotts Bluff Nebr 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren Services Conducted in Weatherford Tuesday for Pioneer Resident of This Community Funeral Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Federated church here for Mrs Myrtle Darnell Farrell wife of Richard Lee Farrell Mrs Farrell died Monday at her home southeast of Weatherford Burial was at the Greenwood cemetery Mrs Farrell has lived in this community for many years and was well known throughout this section She was born in Shelby county Texas March 11 1873 She was married to Richard Lee Farrell in 1888 To this union were born 11 children two of whom preceded her in death Wil- liarn Heston age 9 years and Roy age 9 days She is survived by her husband eight daughters Mrs Chittenden Thomas Mrs Marcrum Mrs Ode Tickel Mrs Hiney 'Limbach Mrs Opal Reynolds all of Hydro Mrs Ethel Zwirtz Mrs Bessie Bradshaw and Marvell Farrell of Weatherford and one son Everett Farrell Weatherford two sisters Mrs Molly Dawson San Antonio Texas Susie Butler Judsonia Ark one brother Elijah Darnell and 18 grandchildren To date Observer has failed to hear anyone deny that our gas rate is entirely too high With each succeeding month's bill this fact is impressed more and more upon the minds and pocketbooks of local gas consumers There has been considerable talk on the part of some gas users to return to coal and if the present rate continues to prevail another year will see an increase in the coal business here Of course the gas company is due some consideration in the matter A new system was built and Weatherford agreed to the present it was understood so I am told that a tiou would be made as soon as possible Funeral services were held at the Columbian Memorial Reformed church at Colony Sunday afternoon for Andrew George Wilson aged Civil War veteran who died at his home near Colony last Friday Burial followed at the Sickles cemetery with military rites The American Legion post of Carnegie attended the funeral in a body Wilson was 83 years old He was born in Astabula county Ohio May 28 1849 He joined the Union Army when he was barely 13 years old Because of his extreme youth he served three years in the army before he was officially mustered into service He was married in 1871 to Irene Pease To this union were born 11 children five of whom survive him Members of his immediate family who survive are: his widow and five children Wilson Fort Scott Kan Ross A Wilson Calico Rock Ark Mrs Isaac Colony Mrs' Smart Hinton Mrs Bertha Foreman Saratoga Calif He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and eight Mrs Ada Toile Sister of Weatherford Man Is Buried at Lived Here Funeral services were conducted: at the Church of Christ at Geary last Thursday for Mrs Ada Tolle 44 sister of Bill Burns Weatherford business man Mrs Tolle died February 2 at the Cimarron Valley Wesley hospital at Guthrie where she was taken six weeks ago for an operation Mrs Tolle formerly lived in Weatherford making her home here for about three years She was the daughter of Burns of Geary She is survived by her husband Tolle and seven children 51 CASES During the month- of January there were 51 civil cases filed in the district court at Arapaho District Judge Mitchell will hold a motion day February 15 at which time about 6G cases will be disposed of I The World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday February 12 at the Federated church here according to an official announcement made this week A luncheon will be served at noon over which Mrs Shaw will preside as toastmistress A program will be given consisting' of talks by the ministers of the yarious churches on subjects pertaining to the work and place of the Christian church throughout the world Mrs 1 Horace Pattont will conduct a service of worship entitled "Hold Fast in Prayer" This program was writttn by Miss Helen Tupper a native of India and into it she has incorporated the deep devotional spirit of the Indian Christians The World Day of Prayer be observed in nearly 50 countries and thousands of groups similar to the one here will gather throughout the world for the purpose of praper and meditation according to those in charge of the local program ANNOUNCE BOY After receiving my gas bill this month I am sure that the time has arrived for that reduction cause this spring weather that we does not make the paymk of big gas bills even slightly pkasant A hearing o'rt the gas rate is scheduled at Oldgloma City on February 29 and tufa that time we can live in hope of lome satisfactory action by the lorporation commission Mr and Mrs Ben Kramer are the parents of a new son born at Chickasha Monday The new addition td the Kramer family will bq known as Bobby Leon? He weighed 10 pounds A NEW SON IN CONFERENCE EUGENE FORBES IS CLUB SPEAKER HERE Eugene Forbes Weatherford attorney spoke to members of the local Rotary club at noon Wednesday Forbes discussed international peace and good will peace ana goon will TERRACING SCHOOL SCHEDULED MONDAY A terracing school will be conducted for people living in the Stafford community Monday February 15 according to an announcement from Phil Rodgers county agent The demonstration will be held at the Stone farm 3 4t4 miles '1 LKICA ti 6U1IUDIJ SCHEDULED MONDAY A terracing school will be ducted for people living in the Stafford community Monday ruary 15 according to an nouncement from Phil Rodgers county agent The demonstration will be held at the Stone farm 34 miles Marriage Licenses I con-Marriage licenses were issued at the Custer county court house Feb-during the past week to the fol- an-lowing: 'August Brady and Areit- ta Griggs both of Clinton Partin Norman and Helen Quat- tlebaum Leedey Nat Benedict 1 Edmunston and Monetta Rosbury 1 northwest of Stafford beginning both of Amarillo Texas I at 10 a Akers of Cordell Dr Norman of Elk City and Alexander of Duncan met with Everts at his office Sunday 1 afternoon in their regular monthly gitometric research clinic conference Mr and Mrs Mough 423 Franklin-st have announced the birth of a baby son born Monday He weighed 844i pounds Walking down the street Ties-day night Observer was with the sight of a familiar landmark that was back in place after (Continued on Page a) The program was directed by the international committee of the club headed by Wheeler and Shaw 'I 1 "L'.