The Apache Review from Apache, Oklahoma • 1

SERVING THE APACHE COMMUNITY SINCE 1901 VOLUME 43 APACHE CADDO COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1944 NUMBER 60 SERVICE SUNDAY FOR SERVICE MEN JESS KUHTZ RITES HELD AT LAWTON APACHEANS IN THE SERVICE TIIE WEEK'S WEATHER COTTON FORECAST HIGHER Temperatures for the last week aa recorded by Klxer local weather observer follow: Items of News About Those In the Nation's Armed Forces Placed at 536000 Bales Corn Is Reported 70 Percent Normal Ralph Kauley ship's cook second class haa arrived in the aoutbweat Methodist Church Will Honor Them With a Program at the Sunday School Hour Section Foreman at Parker Died Aueust30 After Long Illnes Was 49 Yeaia Old Oklahoma'a 1944 cotton production waa estimated by the state department of agriculture as of September 1 at 36000 balea The condition waa 70 percent of normal a drop of 11 percent since August 1 The estimate compared with a production of 884000 balea in 1943 and a 10-year average of 679600 bales The average yield from 1530000 aerea waa placed at 161 pounds 40 pounds more than the average laat year Corn waa also reported at 70 percent of normal with an estimated yield of 80189000 buahela from 1649700 acreb Laat production was 29688000 and the 10-year average ia 29880000 bushels Pecans an important money crop for many Oklahoma farmers were placed at 54 percent of normal with an estimated yield of 20630000 pounda The production of alfalfa aeed waa forecast at 117 pounda an acre compared with 120 pounda laat year Recent rains the report aaiJ have been of great bsnefit to grain sorghums the production of which ia forecast at 16642000 bushels Peanut productian ia estimated at 4- 672000 buahela compared with 2430-000 buahela in 1943 Flight Officer Marion Moran has been tranaferred from Bradley Field Conn to Dover DeL CpI Wilton A Nation has been tranaferred from Camp Butner to Fort Benning Ga James EL Dudley AHMSc left last week for Jacksonville Fla after spending a leave at home Pfc Joe MeKnlght of Love Field Tex haa returned to hia station after a few viait at home Pvt Elmer Tunstall left Monday for Fort Sam Houston Tex to report after visiting on furlough at hia home here Seymour apprentice seaman haa finished hia boot training at San Diego Cal and is home on leave thia week Lieut Marvin Ellia haa arrived in England he announced in a letter to hia grandmother Mra Laura Ellis which she received Monday Pvt Charles Miller left yesterday for Camp Campbell Ky after a viait with hia wife and baby and hia parents Mr and Mra Percy Miller It was the first time he had seen hia infant son Michael Archie Flud formerly of Apache waa inducted into the army August 14 and ia stationed at Camp Roberta Cal He ia the aon of Mr and Mra Flud who left here for California about a year ago and are living at Richmond Pvt George Huckleberry arrived laat week-end from Aberdeen Md to visit hia wife who la staying with her par enta Mr and Mrs Clyde Aldridge northwest of town George who ia in the ordnance ia being tranaferred to Camp Beal Cal andiaon a 12-day furlough Sgt Sam Small haa been tranaferred from Mt Home Ida to Gowen field at Boise Ida where he ia an instructor in the air corpa Sgt Small waa a gunner on a bomber in the aoutbweat Pacific early in the war and baa been awarded the Distinguished Flying Croaa and the Air medal CpI Robert Smith son of Mr am Mra WC Smith haa been tranaferred to Fort Smith Ark He had been at Fort Sill ever since he waa inducted nearly two years ago and was attached to the reception center The reception center waa moved to Fort Smith and he went with it His wife will join him soon Mr and Mrs Lawrence Barton received a letter Tuesday from their aon Victor Barton fireman first class who la stationed in the Hawaiian islands saying ho had met up with hia brother Orville Gene Barton fireman second claaa The meeting was a complete surprise as Victor thought hia brother waa still in this country and had gone to the poatoffice to mail letter to him He saw Orville Gene peas the poatoffice and went out and grabbed him The latter had just srrlved in the islands Pvt Bill Snake Ponca Indian who spent much of his time around Apache before he joined the army made a brie visit here recently upon hia return from overaeaa From here he went to Oklahoma City where he was married to Ida Lena Blueback of Ponca City That city ia also home Bill who la 27 haa quite a war record He was wit the 45th division whsn it waa activated and went overaeaa in March 1942 He was with the 45th during the Sicilian campaign and also waa a member of the famed Rangers first division He has a handful of ribbons for action in Africa Sieily Dieppe and Panamn am wears the Purple Heart for wounds received in Sicily He and Pvt Elmer (Continued on last pngs) Service men who are affiliated with the locel Methodist church will ba honored with service which will be held at the church et the Sunday school hour 9:45 Sunday morning The church'a service flag contains 47 tera representing the following members of the armed forces: Bernard Wells Irvin Darnall Earl McCay John Fischer Bill Rosa Roy Stuemky Gerald Fierce Wilton Nation Edward Frantz Claude Malone Varvel Draper Lawrence Thompson Fagen Wlllet Melvin Moren Marion Moran Koacoe Hardesty Victor Wyatt Henry Reiae Bobby Cobb Alvin Cobb Roy Clark Edward Matthewa Corrine Tor-rey Leroy Sherrill Jackson White Leo Conner Weeton Welle Ralph ltoaa Jeaae Darnell Bobby Darnell Jimmie Darnell John Welle Adalbert Putnam Victor Barton Orville Gena Barton Lawrence Barton Jr Harold Marr Eugene Gamble Riley Eugene Constant Robert Smith Geyle Wayne Kiser White Jr Carl Sims William A Carson Donald Birdaong Orville Britton Irvin Mattoon Clayton Eddy end Bobby Welter McMahan The public la invited to attend the service end parents wives and other rel-tivea of the service men are especially invited The church ie getting reedy to mail Chrietmea gifts to the men and perente end wives are asked to take to the service the addressee of their eons and husbands ECKSTEIN SERVICES MONDAY Conducted ot Catholic Church at 9 o'Clock Mass Final rites for Allen Ecketein were held et the Catholic chuhch at 9 mess Monday morning with Rev Alphonse Herenthala officiating Mr Eckstein an Apache citizen nines the town wee established died et hie home August 31 at the age of 83 Active pallbearers were Fred Dev-ia Geo Hemming Geo Herber Biebler A Naleon and Obert Honorary besrera were Rax Gilbreath Mitchell Jack Kennedy Devin Joe Vap Sr Myera Teeter end Wm Ahlke Burial waa in Fairview cemetery with the Ilervey funeral home in eharge Surviving grandchildren number seven instead of six aa stated in obituary published in The tview laat weak Fcrewell Party A farewell party wee given at he home of Doria Parmer Monday evenu honoring Ernie Coffman who will leave soon for tha armed aervieea Musie wia rendered by Marvin MeClure John Palesano Dood Baggett and Henry Hudson and various games were played Ernie received eeverel nice gifte Those present were Ernie Coffman Claudia Sima Edward Cain Bob Chambers Wayna Lindsey Junior Cain Johnny Cain Bob Jeckaon Carol Sexton Kincben Joe Martin Arthur Smith Roy Aldridge Troy Aldridge John Pal-eaano Marvin McClure Faya Coffman Bernice Coffman Modena Duran Geraldine Parmer Oleta Rice Josephine Derby Doris Parmer Mr and Mra Leetar Coffman and children Mra El Lindsey end eon Leon Mrs Hadley Woode end eons Mr and Mra A Rice Mr and Mra Dood Baggett Henry Hudson and Mr and Mra Homer Parmer Refreshment! of ice cream and cake were served II Rathjena Stricken Rathjena suffered a heart attack on tha street down town Friday night and waa taken to hie borne in an ambulance He wee much Improved the firet of the week Mr Rathjena an eerly-dey Apache eitizeii la 84 yaera old end hex lived alone ainca tha death uf hia wits aaveral years ago Funeral services were held it the Becker fonerel chapel in Lawton et 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon for Jeaa Kunti 49 jeare old who died et hia home 6 miles aouthwest of Apache on the preceding Wednesday afternoon The eermon was delivered by Rev Fred Cox pastor of the Apache Baptist church Burial waa in the Fletcher cemetery Active pallbearers were Bert Doyle Chas Set moor Chaa Swanaon Elmer Bauman Richard Lodea andT Tar kington honorary bearers were Eddie Doyle Jack Doyle Roy Matthewa end Reuben Pointer end flower girls were Leatha Miller Winnie Lee Helms De-lores Seymour Wanda Pointer Juanita Pointer and Thelma Doyle Mr Kuntx suffered an extended illneas of cancer of the etomach Jesse Kindred Kuntx waa born in Batea county Misaouri September 6 1894 He moved with hia parents to Fletcher when he was a boy and resided in Comanche county until hia death He had been employed by the Rock Island lines aa section foreman nt Parker near hia farm home for many years He resigned hia position nearly' a year ago because of hia ill health lie waa married to Mrs Bertha Car how at Hermitage Mo December 9 1915 and to them were born two aona and a daughter the aona dying in infancy Surviving are hia wife one daughter Mrs Juanita Woodman of Lawton a step-daughter Mra Mildred Crawford of Humanaville Mo hia mother Mrs Martha Kuntx of Apache four broth-era Henry George and Phil Kuntx ol Apache and Victor Kupts of Lawton lx sisters Mra Iva Pullin of Fletcher Mra Cora Dunn of Cuater City Mra Louiaa Wall of Chickaaba Mra Forreat Ballou of Apache Mra Elsie Cable of Elgin and Mra Ramma Swanaon of Oklahoma City and a granddaughter Peggy Ann Crawford SMALL BOOST IN GIN RATE 2Cent Increase for Snapped Cotton Allowed State Gins The corporation commission Friday approved a 2-cent ginning rate increase for snapped cotton but left the late for ginning picked cotton aa It was This year's rates will be 32) centa for picked eotton and 87 cents for snapped cotton Ginneri had asked increases of 7) eenta for picked cotton and 10 centa for snapped cotton contending that the 471 gins In the state lost money laat year beeauae of increased labor and operating eoats Paul Reed corporation commission auditor agreed that the gins lost money laat year but said it waa largely due to the abort crop The 2-cent increase he said would bring their profits up to tho 4-year average Seed Loans Available Loans to finance winter wheat oata and rye are now available through the emergency crop loan office at the AAA office at Anadarko These loans include funds to purebaae aeed gaa and oil and other Incidental expenses of crop production A first lien on crop financed la required aa security and loans become due July 81 1945 Farmers who are unable to obtain loans from local aourees are eligible for thia seed loan Applications are being taken every Monday at the AAA office First Load of Cotton In The first load of this cotton was brought to Apache Friday by Jim Palesano who Uvea 2 miles north of town He took it to the Washita Valley gin The load weighed 1690 pounds Jim said he had a good crop The premium paid for tho bale was the largest that haa been colIeeteJ in reeent years said Claud Johnson gin manager It was $5185 Tuesday 28 inch RECORD OF SDBSCRIPTIOHS A List of The Review's Reader Who Have Paid for Paper The following readers have paid subscription to The Review during the laat two weeks: Mra A EL Woolman Lawton Boyd Love Oklahoma City Mias Beatrice Sexton Oklahoma City by Mrs Sexton CpI Lonald Dahl El Paso by A Dahl Pvt Garland Flud Parria Island by Mrs Delk Beavera route 2 Fort Cobb Loryane Burgesa Lawton Dr city Pvt Ellsworth Oxley Camp Wol tera Tex by Mra Sylven Oxley Mra Pauline Dunn Amarillo Tex by Crawford Public Service company city Lieut John Fischer APO San Francisco Cal by Mrs Geo Herber Wayne Bounds Peoria Ariz by Bounds Mra Earl Patterson city Marr city A Dunlop San Fernando Cal Oscar Finney city Harold Mulziger Oklaooma City Mra Emma Benson Chicago III by Carl benaon Mra Lesley Ind by Lesley Charley Long Law an and A Mattoon Washington by Mrs Mattoon Bell city Mrs Bertha Bell Shiloh Ark by Bell Lient Alared Houser APO New York by Sam Hauzoua Mra Chas Moran city Charlie McDaniel route 2 Jim Good route 2 Mra Carrie Wagner route 2 James Killafirst route 3 CpI Weeton Welle FPO San Fran-ciaco by Joe A Wells Victor Barton Flc FPO San Francisco by Lawrence Barton Mrs Grace Bryan route 2 While The Review ia taking on new aubacribera every week there are still a sizable number of people in the community who are not aubacribera Nearly all these people read the paper their papers We want everybody to read The Review every week your paper if you get one of your own But there ia no reason why every family be a subscriber aa the subscription rate ia lesa per week than the price of a postage stamp Bring or mail your money thia week-end and get started aa a subscriber before coL weather acta in Turkey Crop Ia Short turkey crop ia expected to fall 5 percent below laat year the department of agriculture predicted Monday The report placed the estimated crop at 906000 compared with 954000 in 1943 Ae compared with prewar production Oklahoma will raise about six turkeys this year for overy 10 raised during the 5-year period of 1936-40 Moat of the larger operators have increased production this year while smaller producers have curtailed the report aaid Production in tna United States Is expected to set an all-time record of 86666000 turkeys or 8 percent more than laat year Han Operation Bobby Pales son of Mr and Mra George Pales underwent an operation for appendicitie in a Chickaaba hospital laat Thursday afternoon His condition is rtperted as satisfactory INDIAN AGENT HERE AGAIN William Swanzy Cornea to Local Agency from Arizona William Swanzy haa been transferred by the Indian department to Apache to fill the position of Indian farm agent which had been vacant since the departure of Hatcher several months ago Mr Swanzy came from Whiteriver Ariz where he held a aimilar position two years His family which consists of Mra Swanzy and their three children will come to Apache aa soon aa a house ia obtained Mr Swanzy ta living in the home of Mrs Laura Hart at present Gapt Robert Swanzy aon of Mr and Mra Swanzy a flight commander in Italy waa killed in action July 12 Hia commanding officer had thia to say of him: "He waa one of the moat popular men in hia squadron and probably the beat pilot in the The captain'a wife and baby are residing at Longview Tex Truck Company Leaven The Campbell Truck company haa moved all ita trucka but one from here to Oklahoma City and joined them with the trucka they moved to that city several months ago The truck left here will be driven by Jim Love Wayne Spaulding who looked after the trucks here and Mrs Spaulding have moved to Oklahoma City The Campbell company came here with the opening of the oilfield and did oilfield hauling exclusively Spoke on Cooperatives Kardokua manager of the Union spoke to the Rotary club Monday on the aobjeet of co-operative organizations Guests at the meeting were Joe McBride Albert Con-nel and Reece of Anadarko and William Swanzy and George Myera of Apache Boy Shoots Self Morria Huber 12 aon of Mr and Mra 8 Huber waa accidentally shot in the right little finger Monday evening when he dropped a 22 rifle at hia home north of town The bullet also went through his hat The wound ia not serious Buys Hannah Home Warner thia week bpught the Hannah residence The Warner family has occupied the home since Mr and Mrs Hannah moved to Brownsville Tex 1 years ago George Aaepermy reaignej hia position at the Douglas plant at Oklahoma City Friday ahd came home Sunday He bad worked at the plant 19 months and quit beeauae be was unable to rent Hying quartern for his family.