The Poteau News from Poteau, Oklahoma • 1

VOL 45 FOXZAXT LEFLORE COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY manwLrm 14 Ordinance Prohibiting Fireworks Is Suspended For Holiday Period 38 Report For Cage Practice Panama First Farmers Vote To Continue Crop Control Program Ninety Percent Majority Marked Up Quotas Favored By LeFlore County Growers Virtually complete returns from tbs cotton marketing referendum held Saturday In 10 southern and far-western states gave B03059 for quotas and 79938 against The favorable margin of 90 percent compares with 66T percent required by the crop control law and 54 percent marked up tax a referendum a year ago Official count of votes of cotton farmers in LeFlore County on continuing crop control tax 1940 showed 1533 cotton growers had cast their ballots The county returns Showed 11M votes for the program and 399 against Fifty-seven votes were challenged and three ballots were spoiled Administration farm officials gratified by the outcome of the referent dum took a campaign Sunday for tax measures- which would make theta crop control programs partly self supporting according to Wyatt Jr county administrative assistant Vesper Services To Be Sunday The annual Christmas vesper services of the Poteau highschool music department will be presented In the high-school auditorium at 5 Sunday December 17 Mrs Bom Green head of the music department will direct the service The Christmas story win be told In pageant and song A free wUl offering win be taken and all money received above expenses win be given to the community charity fund The service will begin at 5 and end an hour later giving those who attend time to have dinner attend church services 0 Officers Arrest Liquor Hauler Federal charges of transporting tax-paid liquor into a dry state were filed this week against Lorelady ot Seminole who was arrested Friday night at TaUhlna by Deputy Jack Bishop and Night Marshal Atha (Cap) Elliott The officers found 43 cases of liquor In Loveladys car which was parked on Dallas Avenue main street Officers said Lovelady claimed he did not own the car or liquor but had been hired to transport the whiskey from Memphis Tenn to Seminole Four Enlistments At Army Office Four more youths of this area have been forwarded to Army pasts for duty following their enlistment here Bergt John Page recruiting officer aid Monday The four an sent to the Field Artillery echoed at Fort SOI are Carl Watson Cans William Cantrell Cameron William Shumate Tuska-homa and William Killian Tuska-homa Vacancies to be filled by youths from this district exist at Fort 801 In the Field Artillery Infantry and Ordnance department at Fort Bermlng Gta In the Field Artillery and infantry' Fort Douglas Utah in the infantry and at Brooks Field Texas tax the Air Corps -o Suit And Dress Sale At Vogue Anticipating (me of the most successful selling events since coming to Po teau more than a year ago Joe Jabara manager of The Vogue announces a weekend sale of suits and coats The prices quoted on the suits and coate will be good for Friday and Saturday only according to the manager Registration for the dress to be given away at The Vogue Thursday December 31 win be open until that date the manager announces It Is not necessary to purchase anything to register "0 See It first tax the Poteau News No 22 Poteau Eagerly Awaits 1 Visit Saturday North Pole's No 1 Citixen To Be Here In The Afternoon Jayceea Announce Eagerly awaiting the visit Saturdax afternoon of Santa Claus the North Foie's most prominent citizen Foteatf boys and girls and grown-ups too are counting the hour until the benign saint's appearance The Poteau Junior Chamber of Commerce which la sponsoring visit has about completed aU arrangements A truck will be placed down town for the honored guest and he will stand on the vehicle to give away to vors which will Include 100 poinds ol candy for the youngsters Oscar Boyd and his band prides of Shady Point will play music on tlx streets Saturday afternoon for the amusement of the older folks This band is heard daily over radio station KFPW tax Fort Smith A loudspeaker will be provided for the occasion Supplies for the truck have been furnished by the Poteau Lumber and Manufacturing company Other local firms are cooperating tax various ways to make the event a memorable one Everyone able to do so la urged to come down town for the festivities Saturday afternoon and to view the imposing array of Christmas merchandise carried by local merchants Beginning next Monday incidentally most of the stores win remain open evenings all week in order that local shoppers may conveniently complete their shopping lists YOUNG BRAMAN EVANGELIST TO BEGIN REVIVAL ON JAN Max Crumley evangelist of Bram an Oktat wUl begin a series of gospel sermons at the Church of Christ ben January IX The revival will eonttarua through January 35 Crumley still in hlF teens has been preaching the word of God since th age of 13 He Is said to be one of the most outstanding young preachers tax the country An Invitation to hear the gospel preached by this young man Is extended to aU POTEAU LODGE REPRESENTED AT FORT SMITH OBSERVANCE A number of Poteau lodge members and their families attended a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Grotto held Friday night tax the Masonic Temple at Fort Smith Those who attended from here were: Mr and Mrs Washburn Arthur Coggins and family Tom Ferguson Stevs Garrett and family Harris B-llott Mr and Mrs John Oatroske Raymond Price Buster Rogers Nick Holley and Mr and Mrs 'Stank Huddleston ARMY POSTERS UP Eleven Army posters part ot the current recruiting have been put up tax this district by Ray Frazier sign man The posters arc 10x25 feet In size and are of tlx colon Two have been erected one at the north and one at the south edge ot town Pirates Open Season On Home Court Next Tuesday Night Tickets On Sale Thirty-eight Ours than reported for football -ere out for this season's cage squad but Coach Merle Collins said Monday this number- would probably be pared down to about 30 Practice began tax the new gymnasium December 5 and the candidates are drilling hard this week for the opener against the Panama Ra-' aorbacks here next Tuesday night Both the Poteau first and second teams will go into action against the Panama Invader Season tickets are on sale at one dollar each Twelve home games are on the schedule released this week and two or three more will porbably be booked before the season ends Tickets to each game will sell for twenty-' five cents each and the purchase of a season ticket for one dollar win represent (a saving of about $2J0 Out far this year's team are several boys who saw plenty of action on the court last season They Include Jos Paul Logan and Bin Logan Euan Wickham Leo Webb and Harren Connelly Other candidates Include lean Davison Haskell Pate Ray Anderson Edwin Baker John Webb Kenneth Kirk Prank Baker Hope Damon Puckett Rob Worley Conley Bin Cowell Hardy Pruitt Wayne Weeks Roy Keavener Douglas Dennis Gerald James Joe Kid well Hughey Flynn McAlister Joe Burkle Fielding Roderick Carl Rhodes Robed Davidson Suggs George Htaxds Kenneth Butler Jimlor Smith Harrell Goins Junior Mitchell Donald Toomes Bill Taylor and Junior Oassaway The schedule: December Panama hers December 21-Guneron there January Wlster here January Spiro hen January Klnta hen -January HalleyvUla" here January Hartshome hen (afternoon and night) January 23 Heavener then January Wllburton hen January Spiro then February Kbits there February 8 0 and County Ttour- February Quinton hen (afternoon and night) February Heavener hen February 23 Halleyvllle then February Wllburton then Date not Cameron here Black Diamond conference game -0 TO GIVE RECITAL Mrs Stalcup will present a group of her pupils In a recital at the First Baptist church at 4 Friday afternoon December 15 The program win consist of piano solos duets quartets voice numbers and so forth The public Is invited O' Mr and Mrs John Mitchell and slaughter and Mrs Grover Feck and Rank Feck wfll return this weekend from a visit with relatives In northeast Alabama A proclamation issued Wednesday by Mayor Simpson suspends for an 18-day period the city ordinance which makes it unlawful to shoot firecracker within the city limits The proclamation does not however suspend the provision which reads that fireworks must not be shot hx'tboae parte of the city which lie north and south between Clayton and Rogers Avenues and east and west between Walters Street and the Frisco tracks In other words be all right to set off firecracker and other fireworks between December 15 and January 3 providing you shoot them In the restricted rones The proclamation follows: Simpson Mayor of the City of Poteau Oklahoma by virtue of the authority vested in me as such Mayor by the ordinances of said city do hereby proclaim: "That for the period beginning on the 15th day of December 1939 and ending on the 2nd day of January 1940 the provisions of the ordinances of said city making It unlawful to set off or discharge firecracker and other fireworks shall be sispended except In that part of said city which Ilea north and south between Clayton Avenue and Roger Avenue and east and west between Walter Street and the Frlsoo railroad track In which part of said city the provisions of said ordinances shall remain In full force and effect and it shall be unlawful at any time to set off or discharge any firecracker or other fireworks In said part of said city Witness my hand this 13th day ol December 1939 SIMPSON Mayor o- Ben Franklin Store Host To Shoppers Hundreds of gift Items have already been sold at the Ben Franklin store but multiple hundreds remain and that papular shopping center Is still Claus In the Show windows on the counters and the shelves and tax the lay-awmy department at the Ben Irimklin store Is (me of the most complete Christmas gift array ever seen In Poteau The stare was packed and Jammed With Yule tide shopper last December but this year added floor space means Just that many more buyers and the stack of gifts has been Increased proportionately Omer Payne manager announces that the stare will be open evenings all next week -o NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY Two hundred new books for the Poteau Public library were purchased at Tulsa Wednesday by Mrs Iona Randle Mrs Alice Nolen and Mrs Ellis Brem-lett Books for all readers from tiny tote to adults are included tax the list purchased -NEW SPIRO SCHOOL National WPA officials have approved early plans for construction by W-PA of a new school building In Spiro and President Roosevelt has set WPA expenditures on the project at $23412 Cage Tournament To Be Held Here Next February Site And Date Arranged At Meeting Of Coaches Saturday Committee Appointed The annual LeFlore County basketball tournament will be held at the Poteau high school gymnasium February 8 9 and 10 it was decided Saturday at a meeting of county basketball coaches Approval of the dates set for the tournament Is being sought this week from Lee Anderson head of the Oklahoma Highschool Athletic association Appointed to a committee to arrange for the tournament were Clay Herring Wlster Wayne Duncan Cameron Bill HaO Hodgena A Barnes Stepp James Moreland Prairie Grove and Raymond Lucas prairie Bell The committee within the next few weeks win select officials draw up rules and regustlons and send Invitations to the various schools of the county The tournament was held hen last year and attracted large crowds Mm than 60 boys and girtf teams participated The Poteau Junior Chamber of Commerce plans some form of entertainment for the players during the tournament It Is announced by Cedi Sanders president FIREMEN EXTINGUISH BLAZE IN AUTOMOBILE SATURDAY An automobile owned by Clifford Richards was damaged by fin about 9:30 ohdek Tuesday night on the highway at the north edge of town Firemen exttngteshed the flames before they spread from the Interior of the car The fin was believed to have caught from a short in the wiring A grass fin at the home of Dr Gibson was put out by firemen early Saturday afternoon Ford Tractor To Be Demonstrated A demonstration of the new Ford tractor equipped with the Ferguson system win be made at the Varner form south of Poteau at 1 nu Saturday December 16 according to Riley SmlttC manager of the Poteau Motor company The demonstration win be supervised by BUI Chambless of the motor company The Ford is a two-plow tractor that win pun two 14-lnch bottom wheellesi plows or a four-taich cultivator It has every modem engineering advantage that has been invented Among these advantages are a belt pulley lighting system and self-starter TO CONTINUE OPERATION The French Shoe 8hop operated hen the past 35 years by Jha late French will remain open under the operation of Mrs ftench and Dotson It la announced MT French one of the ettyh pioneer business men passed away at his home here December BOWLING ARRESTED Dude Bowling charged with first degree rape was arrested at SbMenvlUe Sunday by Sheriff TX1 Morris on a warrant issued almost two years ago The complaining witness Is a girl who Uvea tax the Tucker community west 01 Spiro FIELD NURSE 'HERE Miss Josephine Mesley field nurse 01 the Oklahoma Commission for Crippled Children arrived In Poteau Monday and 'win spend the rest of the month following up on cases examined at the crippled clinic held here November 15 Bid Is Made On County Road Job Leo Fool and Sons of Falrvlew Okls are apparent low bidders on a project calling for 3008 miles of grading drainage and gravel and two bridges on a county road from Monroe extending west The apparent low bid on the Monroe project la $3302 according to the state highway commission Civic Center Talk Revived Here Flans for a clvlo center are being revived here and according to several local business men who are pushing the proposal hopes far such a project tax the near future are bright Plans for a civic carter originated 1 here about a year ago Such a center would house a district health unit and several county and city offices A year ago this week Dr Chao Pearce superintendent of the state health" department addressed a group of citizens In the district courtroom and urged construction of a civic center RECITAL SET FOR MONDAY The beginner and Junior pupils ox Mrs I Cold music teacher will be presented tax a recital at her home at 4 Monday December 18 Twenty pupils will take part in the recital Parents of the children taking part have been Invited is guests After the holidays other pupils of Mks Gold will be presented tax recitals 0 IIERE ON BUSINESS Mrs GB Grimmett of Oklahoma City executive secretary of the Oklahoma Commission for Adult Blind was Vere on business the first of the week She was acoompanled by Harry Austin former resident of the coimty who is a home teacher for the commission '0 NEW CHRISTIAN PASTOR Regular services at the Cbrttlan church by the new pastor Rev Raymond Homer will begin Sunday December 34 Reverend Homer has been engaged by the church to flU the vacancy created last summer by the resignation of Rev Sherman Kirkpatrick The new pastor delivered bis first sermon here December 3 CONFERENCE HELD The first quarterly conference of the Methodist church was held here Tuesday night with Rev Joe Bowers district superintendent the principal speaker A dinner was served tax the church annex at 7 o'clock The FIRST tax everything SO Grade School Pupils Get Nantes On Honor Roll For Second Six Weeks Bobby Clark at Prescott ArizFor Sagebrush Family Productions Fifty grade school students made the honor roll for the second six weeks period compared to 39 who made the roll during the first six weeks Med-lock elementary school principal reports 1 Twenty-eight students have made Tatlng both six periods The second six weeks honor roll: -FIRST GRADE: Barry Dunn Ronnie Jabara Peggie Biggs Eugenia Hopkins Wanda Jaco Millus Lou Miller Billy Jaco Robert Hill Jimmie Nichols Ghariee Ttyler Laura Belle Bartlett Iris Lauderdale Bernice Stair SECOND GRADE: Robert Kirk Ann White Bobble Gene Lee Samuils Mo-Cord Helen Rachels Norma Jeanne Sims Dorothy Marion White THIRD GRADE: Raymond McMixl-31ns Patricia Babb Mamie Cochran Mary Beth Watson Jimmie Latte FOURTH GRADE: Dixon Hill BIHy Jay Turman MXrgle Allen Georgia Carter Cara Bell Davison Dorothy Dehart Salty Fuller Betty Gray Evelyn Mailer Mary Nell Powell FIFTH GRADE: Mary Sue Jenaon Lets Faye Gregory Preston McCurtaln Thomaslne White Wilma Jean Baker Anna Boyd Jackie Buttress SIXTH GRADE: Annabel Hoyle John Houston Ingle MarceUne MB-Kown Betty Rae Ferguson Charlotte Ann Gaither Billy Jo Raney Guy BartglA Vary Belle Soott The distinction of making the highest grade tax an six grades of the elementary school goes to Mary Bus Jenson who made ten 'A' grades and one giving her a total of 43 points Bobby Clark (Clack) 13-year-old Western movie star and a product Ot LeiFtore County la at Prescott Aria working on a production for the Producers Pictures corporation He Is to be starred in a "Sagebrush Family" series of eight films A Prescott newspaper had the following to say about Bobby's appearance then: "Bobby caused almost as much excitement and collected almost as many youngsters when he walked around tbs town last night as did Santa Claus who made his appearance hen in a panda only a few hours earner "The young cowboy champion Is accompanied hen by his father A Clack and brought his whit hon six-year-old Srho was raised by Bobby and has been taught to do several tricks "Bobby is under contraot with the corporation for five yean and will make a aeries of eight picturu -here "He is said to be the only Juvenile Western star end Is accompanied hen by bis teacher Lee White who tutors Bobby three hour a day Bobby Is tax the 7-A class "They win be hen for ten days ana return tax about two weeks to make another picture After that Bobby will make a personal appearance tour tax several i.