Rogers County News from Claremore, Oklahoma • 1

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Rogers County Purchases Donds Kerr Endorses Power Autfioritty WASHINGTON (UP) Ben. Robert Kerr, D. Okla, 'laid today he spoke on behalf of the entire Oklahoma delegation In the house when he endorsed a $9,000,000 construction program fa Southwestern Power The program Is opposed by Council Mears -V (Proposed City IPDanning (Pacts General plana and Information about City Planning were presented to the council Monday night by Dr. W. D.

Anderson and T. O. Rice, acting aa representatives of a number of interested citizens and several eivle organizations. Im presenting tide prospectus, merely to acquaint you with what has been worked out in other towns," Anderson said. "I feel that a lot of thought would have to he given to the changes that wodid be necessarily made in the plan were the council to pass such an ordinance creating the commission for Claremore.

The proposed plan would create 3 City Youths Start Politjekin At Doys State Three Claremore youths left Saturday for Norman where they will- -take pan In Boys State, which Is- sponsored annually by the American Legion. Young citizens attending from Claretmre this year ere Bob Hammons, sponsored by the daremore Lions club: Janies Farley, sponsored by the Elks club; and John Harder, sponsored by the Mont-gomery-McKlnney poet of the American Legion. Youth at Boys State will set up a mythical state with all subdivisions and will wage regular political campaigns, make laws end carry out enforcement two big utility companies In Oklahoma, a hearing Monday before a senate subcommittee brought out. The. which already' has passed the house, would provide funds for construction of transmission lines to connect SPAi power facilities at Grand River dam in eastern Oklahoma.

Douglas Wright, administrator of SPA, testified the money la needed because people in the southwest have faith in private power companies and demand' government power. told the subcommittee the SPA, a federal project, is willing to apply the pattern of a contract with Texas power and light company to the entire southwest area. Under: that contract, he said, government delivers government tll power, to customers private ra-. Bo.y Mate is held on the earn- ternrlse who does not wish to pus of the University, of Oklaho- wno ooes noi, wan SLSH -Under that contract, he said, rvwS government delivers government VthL P0" to company in one movies of the event will be made Bnd it off In another Rogers county has achieved 65J per cent of its $6,0 savings bond hy the repeated enactment of the above scene, to the tune of 43JM In Rogers county since the savings bond drive began May 15. Ted Parrott, vice-president of the First National Bank, is shown selling a bond to W.

K. Howell, J. C. Penney store manager. They are standing hy the lM-ytar-oM covered wagon which la the symbol of -the "dpportunity Drive." The wagon was brought to Claremore last peek for the Savings Bond drive.

Robert Gibson Drowns In Dog Creek Sunday Rov Robert Gibson. 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. larrv Glhaon. drowned Sunday afternoon In Dog CVeek.

above the bridge which is east oT the spillway. The boy wee playing in the water with several other children and wee out of eight of hie parent! who were fishing. He slipped into a deep hole and drowned before the other children could call help to get him out. An unidentified fisherman dragged the child from the water approximately 20 minutes after he had first dipped into the hole. Artificial respiration was administered until the city fire department arrived with a niitator.

Fire Chief Dick -Blackburn said the oxygen Instrument wee used on the child for almost thirty minutes before a doctor arrived and pronounced the Gibson boy dead. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the' Muigrove Funeral home. The deceased child la survived by four statere end nine brothen. Two Children Killed Dy Trucks -By United Press Two Accidents in which children were crushed beneath truck wheels today brought the state's traffic toll for 1949 to 204, compared with 185 at this date a year egoi Latest victim wee 12-year-old Peggy Delores White who died in a McAiester hospital early today of Injuries received Sunday. She was the daughter of James White, Kiowa.

City Vacation Dible Schools Report Attendance Of 484 For First Session CLiremore vacation Bible school' got off Umus encouraging start Monday with a total of 484 children and teachers reporting for ti first classes, M. a Campbell, president of the Claremore Ministerial Alliance said today. 1 More than 4M and shown throughout the state. The program will last oiie week. 4 MS V.

Tramafl bay Nairn Wooii Ambassador WASHINGTON (UP) There were increasing Indications today that Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, Democratic National Committee-woman from Minnesota, for delivery to customers private enterprise does not wish to aerve. He said' private companies in the area are fighting him with every resource because they fear that the "common carrier" principle might be Involved. He insisted that It is not. -1 Wright appeared In behalf of an appropriation' of $4,000,000 and a contract authority of in the, interior appro-LnmYrk prlatlon bill.

White House 'press secretary Charles O. Roes acknowledged Pwer Tl5'tt that Mrs. Anderson has' been suggested for the Job- Beyond the K. Lane, president of of Baird On Cities tlclpated in a Bible school parade down main sveet Monday aiic-noon. Eleven churches were ro-.

presented In the parade, kicking off the summer schedule. Churches reporting attendance Baird, msthsmatics Assembly of God, 85; Chur- Departs Tour Stale Rotd Deaths Make Dig Jump OKLAHOMA I UP I Traffic deaths In Oklahoma and Kansas have- Increased In 1919 while neighboring states have had fewer fatalities, a United Press survey showed today. However, Oklahoma' officials believe the figures cannot he ta-ken at face value. They say It is too early in the- year, traffic In creases have lowered the actual rata of Oklahoma deaths per traffic miles, and new laws 'are expected to show an influence In the state before the year, ends. Oklahoma has had 198 traffic deaths so far this year, compared with 183 for the same period of 19481 Kansas figures are 129 through April of 1949, compared with 119 through pril of 1948.

(Incomplete figures for May shows 46 deaths In 1948 and 35 this year, not Including the Memorial Day weekend. In 1949). Missouri traffic detths are down 'to 263, from 280 In 1948. Arkansas has' had .145 deaths so far this year, compared with 158 for the same period of 1948. In 668 persons.

have 'died in highway accidents, compared with 700 last Dick LeGgte Will Head Legion Post Dick LeOate will head the local American Legion, poet fin: the coming year having been named post commander to succeed Bob Landrum, whose term expires this month. -Other officers elected at the Monday nightmeeting Included Walter vlce-presi- dent; A1 Litchenburg, second vice-president; Earl Loyd, adjutant; Troy chaplain; Tom Tadlock, ggt at. arms; and -the executive committee consisting of Dennis J. B. Scott, Joe Marshall, Perce Allton, and Tommy Thompson.

Plane were- discussed' for the first district convention which will, be-- held in Claremore on June Ires oj from all naKheastWn Oklahoma lwlU be, here for-the two-day 'i meeting. VOteckWcguFMd Prom Big Saems Friday's wagon 'feed, i sponsored by Will Rogers Roundup dub turned out to. pe a big dub member! said V-'' In Addition to the meal, the S00-odd guests were presented with a .30 minute, program by the' Merit radio--, entertainment troupe. The' were furnished the dub by S. F.

Dowl- eAntasion to the event, president A- M. Huffman said today. square dance wee sponsored by the group immediately after the entertainment; y.vV a. Larry Casey. Killed AtWashinyton Home Larry Casey three year old eon of Mr.

and Mrs. L. o. Casey, 1 former Claremore residents, was killed by an automobile in front of his home in Benton City. Wash: Thpraday; -i -'Larry's grandmother, Mrs.

Maude Leonard of Claremore, Iqft for Benton City at noon Friday. Larry's mother Is the lister of Mrs. Edith Oilman of Clare-. Mrs. Delmans young son Jimmy arrived In Benton City the day before the accident for a' summer vacation with bis cob sin -Larry.

Funeral services will be.hsld at. Prosser, Wash. Sunday; t' 'la survived by his parents. and three Shirley, BUe and Lana Casey, J. K.

Bywater Plead Guilty Of Robbery ij; K. pywater entered a dee of guilty to a charge of robbery in district court Monday before CL B. Holtsendorff, district fudge. Bywater's wag defend until August 3, 1949, and he Is flee on $100 bond at the present time. V.

Lunch Program Proposal Talked For City Schools The question of whether Claremore city schools will have a hot lunch program next year wee in-' troduceu into the school board meeting Monday night when Mr Josephine H. Smith, district supervisor of the hot lunch program, presented the board with the proposal that a hot lunch program be carried out by the school. Board members agreed to consider the plan and make a derision on the program after further study. The board agreed to let the plumbing contract for the three-, room addition at the Claremont school to the Akin Plumbing Go. of Chuemore.

It was specified that the company would use its own materiab, and that used fixture! belonging to the school would be retained for disposal by the board. Ralph Lingenfelter, board mebiber, reported that contracts fa: the Claremont addition are now being re-written end will soon ready for signing. An application for vocational agriculture eld to the school next year was approved by the board. The anpUcation, if approved, will, give financial aid to the school tor agrjodi- Supt Ti F. Hames reported that the 'summer repair program for city school buildings had already begun, pointing out that windows in the buildings were being caulked end weatherproofed.

First Television Broadcast Success OKLAHOMA CITY (UP-Offlcbb of WKY-TV said today they were quite pleased" with results' 9 Oklahoma's first regular television broadcast. A spokesman said bet night's show (nought good response from television dealer many of whom had parties" in their showroom and telegama of congratulations from NBC officials end other Industry source One man messaged from Wichita, that he heard and saw the show and hb reception waa fine. Listener-watchers took in the first nigh ter series of 11 shows in their home taverns, bundry-marts and stores. At Tulsa some 1,000 persons sat in on an outdoor show at the Tulsa television school. On the whole, we feel the program went off very well, the spokesman said.

Of course, we saw some errors and some ways to Improve the lighting, camera work and microphone technique, but that waa to be expected. We are looking for steady Improver ment now that were operating regularly Ralph E. teacher at Oklahoma Military Sa2S-SaS2ttlM AMdamv luff fiinvfov fwwn A A NMMCI1C MEtDOOlBt, Miw With i80VT.i Menunlal HelghU Baptist, 55; and Presbyterian, 38. Campbell said the program will 2 colnSgrjune SS elgit soiithcsstern --J year. Classes, are held from nipe A project of A.

A un. to am. each day at College, the "Varation on Wheels" participating churches. Campbell will continue until Saturday, July issued an Invitation to Oare-5. grouP return to morel children to attend the Oklahoma I group of their chdee.

Purpnae of the tour is to show Vacation Btble school programs 1 He had been warned to Oklahomans the successes of will not begin the citys" nut the street by the driv-munlty development programs as' Negro churches unto later In the Thomas Clerk, a few mln-demonrtrated in other states, summer, Campbell said. Members the workshop will visit towns in Arkansas, Tennes- n' 19 a May Police Report see, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, The girl was riding on the back of her. father's truck two miles south of McAiester on U. S. 69 when the.

truck hit bump. She wee thrown beneath ihe wheels, Suffering internal injuries. i Erwin Alfred Wlllyard, 3, Lawton, was, crushed by the wheels of a street department dump Luck at the edge of Lew-ton Monday. The bpy wee tryng to reach a firecracker when the accident oe- utea before the accident. Playmates said Erwin was reaching under the' truck for a firecracker which had failed to explode 'when the truck started Public' Service Company Oklahoma, vfWNh proposed n-Iract with Southwestern for transmission of government power over private lines.

He said this would make the construction of government transmission lines unnecessary. 45 Thought Lost In Crash SAN JUAN, Puerto RiCQ (UP) A converted twbytengined army transport plane carrying 73 persona crashed and barracuda-infested wnk a off Alabama, Mississippi and. the District of Columbia. Dr. C.

B. Loomis! head of 'A. i ciaremores M.s Community Development prowaters gram, plana to. place accent on Shows arrest for each an ordinance for the election of citbero. without salary, to a board which would study and advise the city council and would furnish chart niape and other Information to guide the council in decisions about the location of park area memorial public building and other things relating to the public welfare.

The proposed board would include the Mayor and the City light end water superintendent. A petitioning group of landlords asked the council to consider easement of the rental fee control In Claremore. The mayor said that he felt thb wee euch an Important issue for both the landlords of the city and their tenant! that he appointed a special committee to study the situation. The contract between the city and George Boone, for the operation of the concession stand at the bke wee renewed for another year. Fire chief Dick Blackburn wee asked what steps had been taken to remove the Wilson building awning overhanging the sidewalk.

Blackburn said that he had condemned it about a year eg and remove it The mayor and the council instructed him to take steps toward the removal of It. The council instructed the light and water superintendent to seise the deposit for the it Ret-t us rant for $365 back debts for light end water. The city attorney wee asked to further review. the contract recently between the -city and Dr. Noel Kjlnaor the payment of these back re ceipta.

Five Canine Babies Looking For A Homo Five tiny puppies, with7 their eyes Just opened to the world around them, are looking for a home Their mother, Betsy, and the five canine creepers were unceremoniously dumped in the Will Rogers Hotel parking lot about a week ago. Mr. end Mr Harley Bratton, operators of the hotel coffee shop, have temporarily adopted the four-footed family, but are looking for better home for their charge Bratton said that the puppies were ding fine, and the mother was a bit fatter than a week ago, but that they could not be kept indefinitely in the hotel basement. He says that any one who will promise to give them a good home may have any or all of them. Sallie Byers Dies After Long Illness Mr Bailie Byer 78, longtime resident of Claremore, died in a local hospital early thb morning.

Mr Byers had been an invalid for several years and recently sustained a broken leg. Funeral services will be held in the First Christian church at 2:30 p. m. Thursday. Rev.

Loren Ryel will officiate. She survived by her husband R. T. Byer of Claremore; two son Frank Cox, Claremore: and Tim Cox of Prescott, one daughter, Mr Irene Craig, of Prescott, Arlsona. 8he also survived by two brothers, Cbm Muigrove and Andrew Mibgrove, both of Clare more.

Burial will be made in Wood-lawn cemetery under the direction of the Muigrove Funeral home. Canny Veteran Killed When Mil By Train ATOKA (UP) A 21 -year-old Coney. World veteran was killed. near here early Saturday when he woe struck by a Katy diesel freight train he oat on the The victim waa Austin Nelson Jacob a Choctaw Indian and professional bronco rider. 4 The engineer said he saw Jacobs sitting on the tracks but could not stop in time to avoid the mishap.

He said the victim's head was bent 'over' and be apparently waa asleep. 1 San Juan early today with a loss teacher service to communities, of probably 45 Uvea. jto classroom and the use of com- One eo-pllo' Cockrill, Plttafletd, Itui. 'W5 presented to the towns visited on the tour. RiutSvni Tour Kansas Martin Rust, iistrict supervisor for Phillips Petroleum Company, left Tulsa this morning with a group of company executive! to take a preview trip through the new Phillips refinery in Ksnsss aty.

The jicw refinery which being opened to the public later this an inspection session today district inans-Rers of the firm from all parti of the United Rust acid. Jack. Berry, company consignee in this area, also plans to go through' the plant- later thb he Rust will return to Claremore the last of thb week. among the mining and presumed dead. All four other members of the all-American crew, along with 24 passengers, were rescued bv coast guard and volunteers from' the rock-studded wat-' era off the Puerto Rican Coast AH passengers were believed to be Puerto Ricans.

Capt Lee Wakefield, Stamford Connecticut' the pilot crash-landed the converted C-47 troon carrier in the Atlantic some nn yards from shore when the right engine failed four minutes after the plane took off from Ida Grande airport at San Juan for Miami, Florida, and N. Jersey. ordered all passengers to dm' lifebelts. and abandon but only about half The remainder, pre umably panicky and fearing the barracudas known to Infest the were still aboard when the plane sank six minutes later. that, he' would not conummt.

Meanwhile, a high Demdcrauc party said, it -not be surprising" If Mrs. Perle Mesta Washingtons No. 1 hostess, is named minister to Luxembourg If she wants the Job. President Truman himself said last week that' several women were under consideration for diplomatic assignment. He did not name names.

But there Is increasing evidence that Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Mesta are the ones in line for Jobs as Taft Cltias Eaoigb Vates For Ravisioa WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. Robert today claimed enough votes to put ao-roas hie own revision of ttie Taft-Hartley labor act Senate administration leaden have -agreed to modification of President Trumans bill celling for outright repeal of the Taft-Hartley lew. The were designed to make tpe more palatable to senators who like some of the laws strike curbs and union control provisions.

But -Taft Insists the proffered concrslone do not go far enough ind he nee produced a list of hie jwn which would correct fablti he ieee. In the Teft-Hartley law and xeeerve provisions he says are pxxLHe.eald his proposals have better chance than the administration's. were in good he laid. "I think we have -t With senate debate oh labor bil ihuqted aside temporarily 'n favor of sii met-lure, a couple of union leaders got Into name-calling Pill TiMDkir Swroks Biforo Cily RolarUit Pete Vibupker, Vlnlta area manager of the Public Service Company, spoke to members of the Rotuy club Monday night the economic and agricultural aspects of Oklahomdr In his talk, "Men and Tools, Teupker presented a breakdown if the atates resources and outlined the methods by which modern commerce attains suc- The club decided st the Monday night meeting to Join the Rotary Anna at Caremore Lake for a picnic on June 20. Harold Boyd was In charge of Mondays meeting.

iiariMsce Ueeaeee Iwwd Marriage licenses were Issued over the weekend by Court Clerk A N. Williams to Joseph C. House. and Evelyn Stokes. SB, both of Claremore; also to John P.

Harris, 29, Turley, and Marvsne Irene Scott, 24, Tulsa, moving Death of child injured In a truck-ear collision on U. S. 277 nesr Randlett, Cotton Cbunty, was reported from Texas. Ricky Lee Lovelace, 4, eon of Mr. and Lire.

Jesse Lovelace, Burkbumett, Tex, was riding in hb fathers automobile when the accident occurred. He died in a Wichita Falls hospital. Low-Flying Pilot Snagged By Police A Tulsa airplane pUot flew a little too low over Claremore Sunday and got himself snagged by city police. The pilot started bussing the city in hb tight plane about six pan. Sunday evening, and put on a one-man air show right over main street City police; alarmed at the antics of the low-flying plane and went to the airport to wait for the pilot to land.

Airport personnel signaled for the plane to come in for a landing. When the 'pilot landed, he landed In the arms of the law. Mayor James Hammett fined the Tuba man $5 and costa Monday morning for disturbing the peace. Girl Scouts Sign ForSommorCamp Claremore Girl Scouts Interested in attending the northeastern Oklahoma area scout camp at Osage Hllb state park Julv 3-30 should register fo? the trip as soon' as possible, Mbs Bernice Chaddlck, area director, said Monday. The 'camping period has been divided into four one-week period and glrb may still sign up for any of the week Miaa Chaddlck laid.

Claremore glrb who have already signed the rrglster to attend the camp ere Sandra Baker, Shirley Baker, March McGregor, Mary Louise Scott, Phyllis Ham-mon Connie Ruth' Klaner, Anita McGregor, Joyce Streeter, Sandra and Martha Kay Matone. -Interested glrb should contact the area office in the Columbia building, the scout executives arid, 28 Arrests city police department averaged almost one day in the month of May, J. L. pollci chief, said In his mdnthiy'rt-port today. The report showed 28 arrests, 18 fines paid, 67 days spent in Jail, 17 days worked by prisoners, 5 bicycle reported stolen, 7 bicycles recovered, 5 funeral escorts, 18 dogs killed, 4 cats killed, 171 red lights answered, 8 personal calls, 6 doors found open -and .5 escorts for parades and booster club Wright said Monday, that his force keeping an eye on cite traffic.

Hb monthly report show ed.4 red tags issued -and 89 personal traffic warning Lmm Fellers Service Held This llomiag Funeral services for Mr Leona Feller 61, were held at 10 a. m. thb' morning In the chapel of the Muigrove Funeral home. Rev. C.

Bobbin minister of the First Baptist churth, officiated. Burial was made In Wood-lawn cemetery under the direction of a Tuba Funeral home. Mr Fellers died in a Tulsa hospital Saturday after a heart attack. its She survived by her brother, Homer Patterson of Claremore; and- five slater Mr Jimmie Foster, Kilgore, Texas; Mr Frank Patterson, Stratford, California; Mr BUI Plercy, Son Pedro, Mr Jack Hunter, Tuba: and Mr Nayde Humphrey, Miami. survived bp-her daughter, Mrs.

Chet Gardner of Tulsa, end Jim Feller her hus- W-AJ la Charles Young Dies At Nashville Home' Mr Sue Patton and Mr Ruth Draper received word that their nephew, '-Chariea R. Young, of Nashville, Tran- died Sunday afternoon at hb home in, Nashvill Young died after a recent operation lb wu 4L a A Funeral services will be held in Swing And Sway The Council Way: SniBgiag Bridge's' Fife Poidered INCIDENTALLY Charlie Cunningham lays hea really Ashing for dinner invitations now that hb wife has been gone for about a week Gather around all you fishermen and try to match thb E. O. Wilhite caught a 35 pound cat on a six foot casting rod at Grand Lake Sunday. and battled him to a successful boding.

Now to put a good finish on a tall story, he says he had a fish on each of two rod one ini each hand, Just before he caught the big felbr Paula Love telb us she wu awarded ten bucks by the Reader's Digest for an article she clipped from the Progress that had a proof reading error Police Chief Buck Wright hod a pretty Rood record on stolen bicycles for the last month hb report listed only five bicycles stolen seven bicycles recovered thats the way It happened, be-, cause two of them were recovered before they were reported The Progress Invites C. E. Hobbs to see Song of Inldla, showing at tha ysle theatre Wednesday only pick up tickets and pay tax at box offles, CLASamEDS SET HjeaULn To swing, or not to swing, Is till a moot question in cite council meetings. The city fathers fell to the desperate seekings of ordinary citizenry when they considered buying the lumber and to repair the swinging bridge at the lake on credit until the next fiscal budget set up In July. They decided that contractors would consider them a bed rbk so.

sought -another way to fix the bridge In spits of the year's badly depleted funds. Councilman Condry said that he had looked "high end low" for transferrable funds, but was unable to uncover a single nickel that might be diverted to the bridge The council suggested to Lake Superintendent Bprangla that he use labs ymptajees for labor In the repair In order to whittle hla $200 tstinwto for the repair But Sprangle said that his park men- were In' their; busiest grass-cutting season and that lb would, be Impossible to spare It was then decided to use prisoner labor for the grass cutting and thus -released park labor for the- bridge repair. There was still a problem of funds for the materials, but the council met that contingency hy merely ordering the superintendent to make the. repairs before thb weekend. Scrangle said that he eould make the repairs of.

the floor boards, but could not vouch for the safety of the cables which suioend the bridge. There was a wedk silggeetion to cut the bridge down, which was immediately Squelched by councilmen who said their children loved the -old bridge and liked to play on it. TI, Weather Oklahoma Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with ecattered ttnmderahowcra. Not aults so warm northeast and north -central portions tonight. Low tonight in 00s except near In Panhandle high Wednesday in' IFa -LOCAL High Overaixht Lew Tbdsjr: 66 palnsboro, Ten, today, 3c.