The Checotah News from Checotah, Oklahoma • 1

CHECOTAH OKLAHOMA i-ii UA DECEMBER 21 IMS NUMBER 1 PAT MANICCIA Assessor Sets His Itinerary For 1964 ear '-r MK I I I Arstta laarl of Helsinki Finland may only bo eight but she is a published author of poetry Sha recites poetry and her mother vriiai it down Award Contracts On Eastern Pike The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority awarded "Contracts to six engineering firms Thursday In its push to start construction on the eastern turnpike next spring Bonds were sold in October for the $31 million 402 mile project between Henryetta and -McAIester It is scheduled for completion In April 1966 Hie firm of Graves Lampkln Walker Inc Oklahoma City will furnish engineering services- for the design and construction of 202 miles of the new toll road Curry Engineering Co Muskogee holds a similar contract for 20 miles Cobb Engineering Co Oklahoma City will do the design work on 16 bridge and grade separation structures Hendrix Engineering Co Inc Tulsa will furnish similar services on six bridge and grade separation structures Glendenlng and Associates Inc Oklahoma City will design nine bridge and grade separation structures Oklahoma Testing Laboratories Tulsa waa named testing engineer for the furnishing of sampling borings and testing services for the entire route Fees for the two section engineers for the 202 and 20-mile sections will be 65 percent of the contract construction cost Bridge engineers win receive 65 percent of the contract cost plus an additional 1 percent of the low bid on any structure where the engineer must prepare alternate designs for structural steel and prestressed concrete beams The testing engineer will receive 9 percent of the contract construction cost Harold Bevans of Menard Texas is visiting In the home of his son Jim and Mrs Bevans Mrs Brice left Sunday to visit during Christmas in the home of her daughter Mrs Harper Black in Tyler Texas Mr and Mrs Ralph Loonev of Oklahoma City and Mr and hire George Pietch of Tulsa and Mr and Mrs Gene Mason and children of Philadelphia Penn spent Christ mss with Mr and rMa Sharpe 5 '-i i The taking of tax assessment-in McIntosh county will start Thursday January 2 and contlnat i until February 28 Claude Jennings- county assessor has announced Property to be assessed will iix dude real estate personal property Intangible personal property and tractors for the year of 196L Homestead exemptions must also be claimed on or beforA March 1SL Those who fall to claim exemption by the aljove date wfflnot be granted tine $100600 exanptiow' vi avatTabie Id" all honuf tenen v1 The law requires that-sor personal property shall also be listed with the assessor by March 15 A 10 percent penalty will be added if payment Is not made by April 15L After that date an additional 10 percent penalty will be resulred To claim fuel exemption permit each tractor must be assessed as personal property Hie assessor's office will be op- en for tax filings from January 2 through March 15 the deadline for assessing property in the coun- -ty The Checotah office will be open from February 5 9:00 a -to February 28 Other points to be visited and dates are: Ryal Monday January 27 9:00 to 11:00 a Pierce Monday January 27 2:00 to 4:00 Vernon Tuesday January 28 9:00 to Norm Hanna Tuesday January 281:00 to 4:00 Onapa Wednesday January 29 to Noon Hitchita Corner Thursday Jamt- 9:00 a to Noon Hitchita Corner Thursday aJnu- 1 ary 30 9:00 to 4:00 Rentiesville Friday January 31 9:00 a to 4:00 Central High Monday February 3 9:00 to 11:00 a Shady Grove Monday February 3 1:00 to 3:00 Stidham Tuesday February 4 9:00 to 10:00 a VOLUME 21 Cjty Methodist Church Offers Classic Plays nationally known Bishop's Company will appear in person under the sponsorship of the First Methodist church on Saturday January 18 presenting highlights from George Bernard Shaw's classic play "Saint Joan" and contemporary play of American significance Territory1 by Phyllis Beardsley Bokar Both are plays that deal forthrightly and fearlessly with problems and questions that lie heavy on the conscience of the modem world is the story of the simple country girl who through the inspiration of her own faith crowns a king and saves France for historic identity to history Fearless when she believed she was serving God's purpose on earth she led her nation to victory and herself to martyrdom The light of her brilliant achievements has shown through the centuries as an Inspiration to anyone whose con cern with conscience becomes a motivation In life "Occupied Territory" speaks of a contemporary scene and of modern America It is the story of the Navajo Indian It is both touching and terrible In Its description of a situation of a world within a world and a nation within a nation The Bishop's Company founded in Los Angeles in 1952 by Phyllis Beardsley Bokar has achieved the en via ole record of eleven years of consecutive national touring bringing fine drama Into the houses of worship in the 50 states and five provinces in Canada It has appeared in over 5000 churches of all denominations and has a performance record of only two performances missed (because of weather) in its nearly one million miles of touring Hie coveted role of Saint Joan will be played by Miss Pat Manic-cla Sharing honors for the evening win be Cliff Emmlch and Ed Dunn The sale of tickets will be limited to the seating capacity of the Methodist church No tickets will be sold at the door The members of the Friendship Sunday school class of which West is the teacher will initiate sale of tickets beginning December 29 Anyone wanting tickets is urged to call West Harvey Parker Don Stidham or Rev Jay Irby Army Pilot Forced Down At Eufoula A Chandler Arlz pilot escaped injury Sunday in aji emergency landing in a light snowstorm one mile east of Eufaula Lt Tom Clark of Williams Air Force Base Arlz was flying a slngleenglne four-passenger Na-vlon licensed to the Aero Club at Williams Hie plane landed in a field adjacent to the Eufaula city water work one mile east of town and nosed down but was otherwise undamaged Clark left the scene of the mishap before officers arrived setting off a brief search of nearby hospitals and motels Texas Pair Free On County Bond Glenn Cunningham 36 of Tkhle-quah and Eugene Sparks 40 of Chickasha who were arrested at Eufaula December 16 on complaint of Texas authorities that they as-suited and robbed a Lubbock Tex merchant last September were released under S2C00 bonds Wednesday pending extradition They were charged at Lubbock with assulting Harold Hall in his store and tying him and his cight-yoar-old son and taking $17-000 from the store Cunningham formerly operated the notorious Rex cafe fillip" station and tourist stop on Uni'ed States Highway 69 between Checo-tah and Eufaula Cunningham and Sparks federal authorities said have been charged at Tulsa with looting parking meters A federal warrant charging flight Interstate from prosecution at Lubbock is outstanding against the pair Checotah Is Hit By Wintry Blasts The coldest December weather in 40 years hit McIntosh county this week when the thermometer reading plunged to 6 below zero Sunday night The early winter blizzard was accompanied by five inches of windblown snow which piled in drifts up to three feet deep Highway traffic was slowed Sun day and early Monday by the dip pery snow and ice coating on the pavement The roads were clear by Monday afternoon and a steady stream of Christmas traffic poured through the city on highways 69 and 266 There were no serious accidents reported in the Checotah area County Recordings Warranty Deeds A Urguhart to Arlle Clayton $100 lot 7 Uk 5 in 29-10-17 Clara Louise Batt to Opie Smith $100 lot 1 blk 60 Checotah Mannle Fish to Winey Fish Carr tract in 6-8-13 Kingston Kuykendall et al to Otis Kuykendall tract in 5-H-13 I Folia nsbee to Donald Brown $300000 tract in 23-10-14 McClary et al to Mrs Ella William lot 6 blk 34 Eufaula Sam Buck to Jean Hallum lot 1 blk 1 in 34-10-16 Jack Harjo Arsse et alto William Nunn tract In 12-8-13 Oult Claim Deed Ella Williams to Lrola Drew $1-00 lot 6 blk 31 Eufaula: Berthe Pierre to Bnvd Knight $100 lot 1 In 199-16: Annie Lre Williams to Clara Louise Bath $100 lot 1 blk 60 Checotah: Vera Duncan to William King tract In 1211-16 Mort rages Melvin Stltes to Commercial Natl Bank Muskogee $800000 lot 19 20 Uk 3 Eufaula Jimmie Petterson to Peonies Credit Corp S36000 lot 8 blk 32 Eufaula Donald Brown to FoTlans-bre $227664 tract in 23-1014 Louie Hin to Creek Finance Co Okmulgee $118896 14046 acres in 26-11-17 Onapa Death Probe Slated By Coroner County officers feared foul play this week In the death of Lonzo Shatswell 65 years old Onapa Went whose body was found frozen beneath the show in the yard of his home Deputy Sheriff Williams of Checotah Investigated the death and said that an autopsy would be performed In Muskogee by Dr First local coroner In an effort to determine the exact cause of death said that evidence points to the fact that a stove' used to heat his home exploded sometime Sunday night Williams theorized that Mr Shatswell had poured kerosene over hot coals in the heating stove and spilled part of the kerosene which soaked up his clothing and spread over the floor In attempting to light the stove with a match the fumes ignited and set his clothing on fire He is believed to have run into the yard and collapsed where his body became frozen in the sub-zero temperatures His body was found by neighbors Monday morning Officers were puzzled by several angles of the Shatswell death Although a large hole was burned In the floor of his 2-room house the fire for some reason went out or was put out It was not established whether any money or other valuables were missing from his home Mr Shatswell's unde Steve Shatswell was severely beaten by intruders at his Onapa home about two years ago who robbed him of cash hidden on the premises Hie robbers were later captured and sentenced Funeral arrangements under direction of Smith Funeral home are incomplete Survivors include a sister Mrs Gertrude Griffin of Onapa Mr Shatswell was a veteran of both World War I and World War IL Elm Grove Club Meets Tuesday Members of the Elm Grove HD club and their families met at the Elm Grove Baptist church December 17 at 7 for their Christmas dinner After dinner was served the children gave a short Christmas program Then the exchanged gtfts Everyone had a very nice time and there were several visitors present Mr and Mrs Acker and children visited Mrs George Acker Sunday Ellis Stout of Louisville Ky arrived Tuesday to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Harold Stout Mrs Mitchell Duty has returned Dorn the Wagoner Hospital Mrs George Acker spent Christmas with Mrs Irene Bynum and son In Tahlequah Pat Manlccia native of California featured player with Palm Springs Playhouse before joining the Bishop's Company unique repertory group playing in churches and colleges from coast to coast ED DUNN Ed Dunn once active with the San Francisco Actors Workshop has had experience in costume design as well as acting and is cur rently on tour with the Bishop's Company unique traveling repertory group CLIFF E5DHCH Cliff Emmich student of the Pasadena Playhouse and veteran actor at Glendale Centre Theatre is cur rently on tour with the Bishop's Company which has traveled over 900000 miles coast to coast Lenna Tuesday February 10:30 to 11:30 a Mose Lowery 69 Service Sunday 1 Mose Lowery 69 died in a MBs-kogee hospital Tuesday after a brief illness Bom September 20 1894 in Mus- -kogee County he was a' World War I veteran -and a resident of Checotah for the past four years Funeral services were held at -the First Baptist church at 2:30 Sunday with Rev George i McDow officiating Burial was in Fish ert own cemetery under dlrec- i tion of the Smith Funeral home Survivors indude four daughters 1 Mrs Nellie Sneed Checotah and -Mrs Cora Lee Shropshire and Mrs Doris Hasentslug both of San Jose Calif and Mrs Emma Wake- -ly Westminister Cola and a ton David of San Jose Jackie Thomas student at Ok lahoma State University is spending the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas.