Muskogee Morning News from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 1

The Muskogee County News Combined with the Muskogee News Shopper Boynton Index Porum Journal and ort Gibson Independent VOLUME 49 NUMBER 34 MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AUGUST 26 1954 EIGHT PAGES Harlan Outlines (onlinental Bus Stand on Strike Details of the Continental Bas Lines strike were outlined tor Chamber of Commerce board members at weekly luncheon meeting Monday Harlan district manager of the company explained efforts carried out bv tite company in attempting set 'tlement of the 83 day old strike Secret ballots were being mail ed to drivers along with a le ter from Carpentar general manager ot the company in or der to conduct a vote on whether 'the strike would be settled oss of Revenue )' Harlan explained to the direc tors that tile company had telt it was going as far as could go in meeting demands due to loss of revenue from the strike I Currently negotiations are 1 thought to be bringing about a I settlement although a 1 a would not definitely commit I himself on closeness ol seLle 1 ment He said "some felt ettle ment could come from the se I cret ballot" Paul Bruner of manager reported on the petition circu lation being conducted to place i I he court house improvement i program on a bond issue He said backers estimated between 3000 and 3500 signatures would be necessary to insure placing the 1 issue before all the voters Hospital Backers Speak Hollowing the report cn the court house circulation Mrs Ernest Anthis and Da rid Huff man spoke to the directors out lining the critical need for a new ho pi' al "We are not attempting to say these other improvements aic not both the hospital i backers explained "Wc only say that the need for a hospital is so desperate that it should be given oii side ration and a check called at some point to place lirst things first" Mrs Anthis told the direetuis briefly about some program car I ried out by the hospital auxil iary Hyffman spoke afterwards to give the members pertinent i facts on present conditions He extended an invitation to all the directors to visit the hus I pital and learn first hand about the need "Our need lor a new hospital i here is desperate" Huffman said hospital here is inadequate in size facilities are inadequate 'o meet the demand things are worn out congested crowded noisy and contemptible Loyd Bushnell reported on plans ol the air Booster trip He told members a cost of $20 is being set to cover lodging and meals on the trip Braniff air lines notified the board that the line would eai linue operations here "until i possibly after" Central begin new flights from here The new flights are expected to be insti gated around October 5 Two new memberships were accepted by the board from Har I ry Gilmer of Muskogee Tile and Marble company and Alsop ot Reliable Transfer and Storage company Speeders Beset By New Advance Used by Patrol Area motorists with the racing' urge will I ind patrolmen in the black and white cruisers no long er giving in to a chase which endangers life and they will send a high powered inter ceptor in pursuit of the violator I Eventually it is hoped by the safety commission to replace regular highway patrol units I with the new highpowered cars Several have been added to the unmarked fleel and more are on order I "Interceptors or their equiva lent will be used exclusively inhe future" LLawrcnce Bellatti state safety commissioner said Ihis week intend to have the troopers in the best equip ment that we can secure for them" I One such unit wa stationed with the recently formed Tulsa district according to Gordon Schulze senior trooper here Ai leady beset with such advanced deterrents as radar unmarked dears airplanes and the regular troopers in marked units the new addition will make the state patrol even mare efficient The interceptors arc specially built highpowered cars which have speed maneuverability and larger brakes In the language I of the hot rod enthusiast it is "really souped up" 1 The added cost for changing to these units ii negligible ac i cording to Bellatti Added effi ekney and safety will more than offset the increased cost being needy It COUNTY llith in i bt 1 ua'ei COL ALLEN BLAKl Sets mini i al um Hunter Th lef lariii luniils i'o due to I Im mill" and Mr and Mrs Bill Ball he is pres EDITORIAL 4H Round up On Area Clubs in the is still the rule bos Mabie st art about two weeks after rank Bartholet at large tneni kogec This week ur main inleresl is the Muskogee county I 1 1 (Jlub fair sponsored by the Muskogee publication will be an of 1(101)00 copies which distributed through the taking his animal leave He is scheduled to resume Ins duties With Hie board mi September 7 supply RAINS tlii lx Mack Hodges Muskogee tecenlly nceixed his master of education degree from the Utti i I he the ap re We are sorry to report that Donald James county president! has been in the hospital He is! home now but still coniined to' bed rsity last night in e'mmenee I ment exercises loi aimmer grad 1 'Hela prices will be 35 cents for st nd ids and one dollar for adults Reserved seats will sell ol Hie 70 fool high gain anti una in Muskogee Wednesday The an tenna under the supervision i Snider Brown llichard Tulin ear Stone Held represen tative for the bna rd said he was expecting re than 30000 tier sons to apply lor emergency food Road Surfacing Bids Are Sought or ort Gibson Dr Pope Speaks or Jnycee Meet The At large club had a meet ing August 1 1 al the Court house Two new members Pair! eia (Hark and Norman Anderson were signed up at this meeting' creased rapidly anmng civic clubs in i ei enl week since I lie resol and Mrs Bailey a i Geneva and Joan group commem ra I wtlh lisliing swim a picnic dinner al ment of Muskogee county io consider first things first Weigh carefully the merits and demerits of the projects and then carry out the more important Another nskogee is September riemlltne books to )f ceremonies Among the out standing persons altendini' were Mr and Mrs Sam Lemmons he increasing the bonded indebtedness of the these needed improvements However since the issues have come lias been added Not all the projects can Oklahoma st a tut so heavily One group desiring that all the projects be Instigated has sought another route for its project or the sixth time in a year the hospital board of flic Mus kogee General hospital is being pushed aside in order allow another program to eontinuc To persons aware of the conditions of hospitals in Muskogee in general and the General hospital in particular this is bringing added shame ive limes already with he consent of the hospital company Jack Morris news di rector Tim Dowd assistant news directiir and Jack photographic department Si me familie a re moving I other ai is in in el tort to ob tain empl yment One HA eon mitlcimiin who asked his name be withheld said thill "conditions have ri ached a pret ITimii cause of the extreme eruditions were directly attrib uted to drouth anil unem ploymeni condilimis Many eoun iSifiY Dial Installation Underway al Braggs She hopes to bv oil ol them fair lime In board oiiii inls in Oklahoma City said Tuesday applications lot Hu nnty were received by roup I hat as nearly Lions club to be held Seplember 1 I and 15 Wc have live addition al erap exhibits Ibis year They are limiatoes gl'emi peppers broom corn grain sorglnmi and Sweet peppers into a two i To I run I the i The entries for the Oklahoma ree Stale air um I be in by September 3 and entries dead line for Tulsa fair is Seplembei 111 Exhibilors are urged not io Three ot her aiei counties have already rei mvd approval to ob tain fooil shipments Adair Mc Intosh and Sequojah were given appr aval ol lhe state board this week Shipment: of food parcels cOn eggs cheese butter dru beani canned beef and gravy Alter September 1 the Brown James Kay Kay Towne Aiitmnia company and Ben Hardin Trip let Electronic Instrument com important dale fur county ll members I lie tato races and calf riding for porters arc asxect to get busy and Junior members send all the news to lorctta Re Terry Durutsetle is vice presi heard route four box 16 Mus i uent of the club eia ion A Blust Jr vice preiident and general manager of Tulsa Brmidcasting company Also The following station person nel were introduced to tin persons Col Allen Blake has been appointed director of personnel at Brooke Army Medical center it has been announced by Maj Gen William Shambora BMAC commanding officer Col' Blake was formerly the execu live officer ol lhe Medical Plans and Operations division of the office of the Army Surgeon Gen eral in Washington The son of Mr and Mrs 1 Blake of Boynton Col Blake Is a Regular Army officer He be gan his military service in 1928 In 1943 he was executive of ficer of lhe Medical Replacement Training center at Camp Pick ett a He holds the Army Coin menation Ribbon I Chief of Personnel and Admin 1 istration division of Brocke 'si Medical ield Service school in 1946 and 1947 Col Blake was executive officer of Hie medical section of Army forces in Korea in 1947 and 1948 chief of th" plans and operations division ol the medical section ar Eas' i Command in 1949 and 1650 anr chief cf the division of Medical Section Sixth Army in 1950 He and his wife reside at 122 Dickman Road ort Sam Hous ton forth something new bo carried due lo the which will not allow lhe county to loud itself Contracting the building was 'I vice on the basis of being the low bidder Cost of the now installation and changeover will be about $30000 Included In the cost Is the new' plant facilities dial equipment new dial telephones for custom ers and rearrangement cf tele 1 phone poles wires and cable in Braggs I Many do not realize that the General hospital has no outside' source of income Not one cent going to the city for payment of1 water bills or any other source is alloted to the hospital The deplorable conditions in which a group of people with a lot of backbone are trying to care for hospital patient: have no grounds of reason The personnel of the hospital have done a Icommendable job in caring for patients with what they have an elevator which cannot be trusted and means lugging an oxygen tank to the third or fourth floor for use 1 These people are not seeking thanks for the sacrifice they have made They want aianswer to the problem If you do not feel a sacrifice is being made check tlic salary' Kotaiians licarg Dr John I' "e' In selmols of th Hackler head of the Muskogee for hoi lunch programs iiily i'ounty Health unit in the weekly meeting of the organiza tion 'I liursdiy Subject of the talk by Dr Hackler was datiott: An Aid to Di nt al I nterest in I lie Hie horn' ol Mr and Mrs Harry denis HA ilfaial Hunter Webbers alls Monday thtei Attending were Dr and Mrs W'Ol'Iii Savage and daughters Kan sas City Mo Mr and Mrs Ray Bailey and children of Muskogee and Don Hunter of the home Mrs Savai'i which i for the 1 be in the office Haskell Roundup Sponsors Rodeo Col Blake Named to Post At San Antonio Army Base were made to send a largo di li gal ion ot local mem her Io tbe regional meeting at Bartlesville this weekend Dele gates will promote 'he state eon vention In r( next spring John Luton immediate past president of Hie local club was presented a life membership cer tificate 'Hie certificate was pre sented by Vic Vecchio vice pres ident Eil Trtti outlined plans for the bonder of Hie Oklahoma ree Stale air He told members 50 cars carrying 100 persons wer? being sought for tlie trip but in terest shown may boost tlie fig ure higher Jaycees voted lo hold the next meeting in Tulsa on August 31 at tlie organization's national headquarters Members will leave from the club house at 6:45 pm either by chartered bus or pri vate cars 1 Need ol Hie packages became more apparent tins week when ere made to gam food Hie IHirmers Home Ad ami other county unty rest aid at least 'Oi1 hud inquired ot the I where any enietgen ol Hie shipments itlneii 'hipmenis will be mader one mont 11 wit ti the county la dinner meeting ioin'ly spon I soied by Muskogee Electronic I supply and TV Servicemen's as sociations in cooperation will' i KTVX channel 8 al lhe Severs! Hotel Wednesday evening Cramer KTVX slatidn Build on Basis of Priority Backers of three important projects which are sorely needed by Muskogee county have been soliciting luvor'ol Hie voters in1 recent weeks The intention is lo obtain a favt ruble vote on county in currying out Convocation Staled or Joanne Hackler Joanne Hackler of Muskogee is scheduled to receive her bach elor of science degree from Abi lene Christian college Abilene1 Texas in exercises riday night She is one of 75 graduates tak ing part in the summer com mencement to tlie Texas school The daughter of Mr and Mrs Burl Hackler of 301 South Sev enth she was graduated from Central highschool with the class i ol 1949 At ACC she majored in i business with English and rench miners Exercises will be held in Mor i ris Stadium at 8 pan with rank i Van Dyke head of the Bible de 1 partment of reed Hardeman college of Henderson Tenn as i principal speaker oilier members of lhe KTVX en gineering stall' was unloaded and transported lo the tower site (lie need of the hospital has been set aside Need of any ol the! atop Concliarty Mmnliim projects currently being sought is not denied 1 (Tamer told the Importance tf the Shawnee street imtoft cannot be minimized: studio construct ion 9(1 per cent complete on equip ment Cramer also out lim'd pro gramming and oilier phases oi the station cpcralimi Announcement of Hie appoint ment of Don Woods as bead of tin KTVX weather department was also macle Woods one o' tlie our exhibits ready tile lllli top television weathermen will arrive in Muskogee Septimibor 10 to assume his duties I ormerly associated will) KTVH in Hutchinson Kans Woods liml served one year with th' i Weather bureau at Wicliil a prior to liis association with the TV slatrm Prior to moviiig lo Kan sas Hie new weather depa r' ment director was associated with the bureau in Denver Colo lor tl iret AROUND THE Hutson Mu 12 attending the affair: Ketchum general pro duction manager Millon Hamin KTVX sales department Jiiiie Walker assistant general Members of the Haskell Roundup chib will sponsor a club (odeo at the club arena Satur day night Bucking is slat cd to start in the seven event contest1 at 8 pm I An afternoon parade in down Haskell will begin at 2 pan of a general duty nurse as compared witli that of one in a similar' event will operate on an am post at tlie veterans hospital They are $212 at General and $312: at veterans This is only one glaring discrepancy Others are on record and if you do not believe they exist take time to go by the hospital and check Huffman administrator is tired af Hie deceit and will be happy to help you find out the facts The News also lids a loicier witn a no orniation 1 on rhn roiir it ions We do not intend to belittle the importance of the court house I need nor say it should not be carried out need of additional room for the court house and modernization is not being questioned However when conditions far caring for the sick arrive at the present state this issue cannot be stepped around any longer With quick action for a hospital matching funds might lie obtained from the federal government Snnc are saying "Let's wait and see if the money is forthcoming' from the government" Tlie government is not going match any funds when funds are not available to match It shculd not and will not according to backers of the pital and the court house improvement programs resolve into a fight as to which group will win out in having their pe project placed on the bond issue Consider it as a matter of priority Which cf the two public building projects is the more important? I Currently there is not an accredited hospital in Muskogee No hospital here operates on a permanent license all are pro visional City hospitals are not adequate to meet the minimum Annimncemenl that The Muskogee County News will publish the official special edition for television 'Station KTVX channel 8 was made by officials of thc station this week The edition will be company Advertising rates on the edition may lie obtained by interested perons bv contact ing Watie Bitting New adver tising manager at 7 4(101 or 2 1226 No other publication has been planned by the company in the form of special editions company officials said The edition witli complete details on the station will be published during thc week of September 13 promotional representative for Hie eastern half of Oklahoma Announcement of the mmolnl ment was made tills week by Imi1' milk Samuel 1) Brml ti stale director HU will be dialed followed by the five numerals Dunn explained that the two Television dealers and let icr five dig it plan is in opera men ol Eastern Oklah ma Kan uoii in many sections ot Ute country It is necessary in Hie local system to enable Braggs to someday be added to Hie nation wide network of Long Distance dialing by operators New telephone directories will be issued listing all new tele phone numbers along with cum plete dialing instructions to con tact local numbers or operators: prior to tlie cutover date Hr it Everett Pope president ot the Oklahoma School of Ac countancy of Tulsa was Hie principal speaker for Hie Junior 1 ('1 in inlier ol Commerce weekly meet ini Tuesday One of the older instructors of the Dale Carnegie courses from thestandpoint ol insl rui'tional serv ice I lJoe spoke to Hie group on Human Relations Are Showin1" Dr Paul Whitman local den tist in! rodui'i Dr Pope Tile Tutsi man is a personal friend ol Carnegie and introduced the I iiu nis human relations instruc tor to Mrs Carnegie Plans were outlined for sponsored i'mre follow in' Dr Pope's lalk Classes are scheduled lo start in about one innu'h with a lour hour session week lasting 16 week In iiiliis Jayi ce business ticketstiles campaign for I he Navy oul a jipi here in Octo ber were outlined by Jim De Camp chairman of the sales jir miilii Tickets will be solo by sliulent of Central lilgh 1 West and Alice Robertson junior highschools Colonel Stanley Hcifl Dis trict Engineer of Hie Tulsa Dis i rict Corps of Engineers Tulsa Oklahoma announced the solici tation of bids August 19 for bi 1 I luminous surfacing of access I road at ort Gibson Dam Grand i Neosho) River Oklahoma Work to be performed under this contract covers the bitumin ous surfacing of approximately 3'i miles of road beginning at the government line approxi mately 3 mills east of Okay Okla to thc right abutment jf the spillway at Hie ort Gibson Dam Scaled bids in duplicate will be received on this work until 1(1 am September 2 1954 at which time they will be publicly opened in the Army Re serve Armory lath and Oswego Streets Tulsa Bid forms and information for bidders may be had by request to the District Engineer Tulsa standards to conduct a school of nursing 11 It UUf j( Lbl 4 I I 1 Box 61 Tulsa 2 Okla or from thc Area Engineer Eastern Area Office Okay Okla Roller! Sniffer engt direetor ol Tulsa Brand Company 1 ouis KTVX chief engineer Sport Gleanings Taken rom Here There Time bullsession: and Hie 8 Mails bring any writer of1 sports an unequaled eollec'ion oi'i items of near news even with thc hot weather dominates tlie attention of anyone even slightly inclined Even with the Giants or you miglit ay because of it running between first and second like a yo yo people maintain ml avid interest Just for kicks we felt readers i might like a brief run down on i what has been taking place since last week and we mean brief I ootball began Hie animal battle of overlapping season I Gridiron workouts began de I manding a lions share of the' spotlight Central Bacene 1 and Warner are all loaded for! bear in their respective leagues it says licre Tlie Giants headed Wednesday tilt with Iola percentage points back of peka St Joseph was lling two games back of home towners ishing small as lhey miglit ie was beginning to show signs of getting better in arc 4 waters ort Gibson reported a bet ter supply of fishermen than fish One bit of good news said the water due to recent area Early and late for Tenkiller with night catches being classed good Water elevation was running more than 27 feet below the normal ac ecrdiiig to engineers of the area Green leaf reported light ac tivity from the angler stand point but several good catches were registered Vacilio Terronez formerly a football star with the East Cen tral State Tigers of the Okla homa Collegiate conference ob tained a license to marry Ruth ields Muskogee last week Don Tkacsik Giant mounds man pickod up ins 12th win and registered his 186th strikeout for the season against Iola Tues dav Home town Ians ean see the i Giants in action tomorrow night when Ponca City comes to town 'under rate tlie Poneans Johnny Davenport isn't Work commenced Monday tn Braggs on a new telephone I building which is located next! to the present office site Tlie1 new structure will house Braggs'! Intricate dial switching system i according to Bill Dunn manager ot the Southwestern Bell plant here Elaborate TV Tom Wdson another of thc resident engineers (or KTVX channel 8 checks on thc wiring o( thc video control panel in the station's studios located on East Side Boulevard Wilson formerly an engineer witty KMUS come here from Tulso where ho wos associated with KTUL In tire back ground Chuck Scantling another staff engineer checks set ol plans atcur competition basis with en i tries restricted to members of' the local club "Wc arc planning a good show'" Clyde Standridge roundup club ber is moving the Rio Grande president said "Wc hope to have in Texas Tlie club is sorry to a good turnout with thc promise' lose him but wish him lots of i that will be lots of action lurk in id new home Events of the contest are call I toping calf mugging bull riding Since school will begin soon Wc are asking those qualified voters interested in the advance twi'd (ow "'Hklng barrel and po there should be a lot of news Re 0 1 iTyrc II Zirlf nir UK frre IWkftnftf IT 1 0 I I I' Burris and Richard Blags' met with Dunn Tyree Howard erns ol superintendent for Tyree and Don Smith wire eliief lor Muskogee and Braggs to mark the beginning of the dial project Informal ground break mg exercises were held prior to' start of construction Due to the mechanical re 1 quirt ments of tlie dial system I all telejihone numbers in town' will change when the cutover is made dial operation" Dunn said "'New telephone numbers i 101 the town will consist Ot pre Wilson hos cstoblished his home here ot 1 307 East Broadway fix anil five numbers commonlvdr rvicrrvd to as exchange num JKTVX Bunding Progresses Hudson will be the prelix name 4 rligh Gain Antenna Arrives Okj 1 'i'jgk i.