The McIntosh County Democrat from Checotah, Oklahoma • 1

OFFICIAL CITY PAPER "Eastern Oklahoma's Greatest Weekly Newspaper" CHECOTAH. OKLAHOMA. OR A CITY The McIntosh County Democrat FILINGS CLOSE AS 238 ENTER ON FINAL DAY Brown, Higgins, White Enter Race For District Judge The state election board was taxed to the utmost as 238 last minute candidates sought to come in ahead of the barrier Saturday. With these last fillings, total candidates seekIng state offices from various places reached over 1,000. Twenty days are left in which candidates may withdraw and then comes the final heat with the prize awards to be decided by the electorate on July 12th.

Filings for county office will continue until the 28th of May at 5 p. m. Among the last day's filings were those of Roy White, county judge of McIntosh county, and S. F. Brown, former county judge of Pittsburg county, who each the office of district judge, held by R.

W. Higgins, who is candidate for re-election. No new candidates filed for ernor, and none for U. S. Senate, though Judge Fred P.

Branson ed to the fuel already afire by ng a statewide radio appeal the re-election of Senator Thomas. In the governor's race, we mong the major candidates, W. Key, William H. Murray, Leon Phillips, Jack Walton, Bolen and Ira M. Finley.

Several thers have filed but none are us contenders, except these d. Dr. Border has withdrawn here is a possibility that Ill withdraw. Finley has only utside chance and the first amed are considered the leading ontenders for this office. In the U.

S. Senate race, E. Tarland, Elmer Thomas, Gomer mith and Tom D. McKeown he leaders, with the possibility nat McKeown will be unable take much of a showing and ace expected to be a three way ir between Senator Thomas, GomSmith and Governor Marland. Thomas P.

Gore, former blind nator, filed for congress from klahoma City district, and with crowded field is conceded an even teak to win. Earl, Boyd Pierce, filed as a candate for congress from the secdistrict bringing to five the of Congressman Jack chols, with Nichols expected rner more votes than the field, less the unexpected happens. hose seeking the place held by chols, are Nichols, Pierce, SterlR. Guinn, Braggs, Newal A. ElMuskogee, C.

Southern, Henryand Sample E. Brockman, an. M. Nix, of Eufaula, filed for te representative from McIntosh inty, against your representaNo Republican filed for the Lce and the nominee will be cted. the county races, there is a obability that two present offiwill not have opponents, and thought that H.

G. Reabelt, mer county judge, will be the county judge, without opposisince Judge White has filed district judge. Villiam H. Murray will be the major candidate for governor speak in McIntosh county, havarranged for a speaking at Cheon Saturday night, May 21st, :30 p. m.

aunty Republicans Attend State Meet BY REP. MILAM M. KING xteen delegates from McIntosh nty attended the state republiconvention in Oklahoma City, 5, and heard Former PresiHerbert Hoover deliver an adaccording to J. P. Gaulding, republican leader.

nose attending from Checotah J. D. Day, George Nobles, Shamblin, Mr. Rice and J. D.

Iding. Hollywood Hit The lightweight frock of green wool which Glenda Farrell is wearing above 1s box office sensation with this young Alm star. Designed for spectator sports during semi-warm months, the trock features wrap-around skirt and a jacket fastened with matching green buttons. The antelope hat which Glenda carries is topped with a black quill. D.

I. Marlin Taken By Death Sunday D. I. 69 years old, a pioneer resident of Checotah, died at the Baptist hospital in Muskogee last Sunday following an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church at 2.30 o'clock Monday afternoon with Rev.

J. M. James and Rev. A. N.

Hall of Muskogee officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery under direction of the Powers Funeral Home. Survivors include: the widow, one daughter, Mrs. J. T.

Acker of Dewey, two sons, Jimmy of Broken Ar-' row and Ed of Checotah. He was a member of the 0. F. lodge and the Checotah Baptist church. Announce Wedding Date Of City Girl Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Alston announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Ruth, to Mr. Henry Brownlee Smith, of Seminole, son of Rector and Mrs.

H. B. Smith, Sr. of Shawnee. The wedding will be an event of Wednesday, June 1.

The ceremony, which will take place in the lovely home of the bride's par-' ents, will be solemnized at 10:00 a. m. with Rector Smith officiating. Only members of the immediate families and intimate friends will attend. A reception will be held following the wedding.

Miss Alston is a graduate of Henderson State College in Arkaher delphia, where she received Bachelor of Music degree and of the Oklahoma City University where she secured her A. B. degree. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of Alabama and will receive his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma at Norman this summer.

MRS. BOATMUN IMPROVES AFTER LENGTHY ILLNESS Mrs. J. E. Boatmun, who has been seriously ill for a month has shown rapid improvement during the past week.

She was visited on Mother's Day by a number of children including: Ruth Stiles of Hoisington, Charles Boatmun of Bixby, Bryan of Hoffman and Mrs. J. T. Williamson of McAlester. VICTOR HOLDS LEAD IN LEAGUE WITH HARD WIN Play Stacy's Corner In Crucial Tilt Next Sunday In a thrilling Canadian Valley baseball loop game, Victor edged out the strong Wainwright nine last Sunday 5 to 4, to hold their top position in the league with three victories and no defeats.

Trailing Wainwright by a score of 4 to 0 at the end of the seventh inning, Victor's big guns started booming and they pushed across five runs in the eighth to give them a hard earned win. The Strangeville Gents meet Stacey's Corner Sunday at Stacy's diamond. Stacy's Corner kept in the running by downing Forty-Two Sunday 6 to 1. Forty-Two scored their lone run in the eighth inning on an error. Council Hill nosed out Stidham 5 to 4 by scoring a tally in the ninth inning to sew up the game.

The Checotah CCC remained in the cellar after losing a 10 to 2 con test to Bower. The standingsVictor Won 3 Lost Council Hill 2 Wainwright Stacy's Corner 2 Bower 2 1 Stidham 2 Forty Two 3 Checotah CCC 0 09 Bill Norwood Seeks Commissioner's Job Bill Norwood has authorized the Democrat to announce that he is a candidate for the office of county commissioner from the first district, subject to the Democratic primary July 12. He promises a "Square Deal to Everybody" and says that a vote for Bill Norwood will be a vote for good roads. He has resided in McIntosh county practically all his life and has had wide road building experience having held a construction job for three years on Oklahoma roads. Reared on a farm he understands the problems of the farmer.

He will make an intensive campaign and plans to see every voter in the district. In discussing road building Norwood said it would be more economical to use teams to maintain roads than to operate a motor patrol, giving a more equal distribution of money to county farmers. He will appreciate the vote and influence of the voters of this district. FFA Class Profits On Registered Hogs Sale of 20 head of registered pigs by members of the F. F.

A. class of Checotah High school for a total of $196.75, was announced last week by Neil Lefors, instructor of the local class. Fifteen pigs were sold to the Okemah vocational agriculture class and one to a Vo-Ag class at Spiro for $159.25. Four pigs had been sold previously to Spiro and Stigler. All of the pigs had just reached the weaning stage and brought an average price of almost $10 each.

Among boys in the local class who made sales were: J. T. Blair, four poland chinas, James Boyd, three poland chinas, Cotton Kindred, three poland chinas, Pete Kindred, three durocs, Opal Townsend, three poland chinas, Lavern Chastain, one duroc and Phillip Smith, one duroc. SHADY GROVE IS PLANNING PIE SUPPER FRIDAY NIGHT A pie supper will be held at the Shady Srove school house, Friday night, May 20, to raise funds to finance the Stacy's Corner baseball team. Everyone is invited to attend and bring pies.

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938 Height of Kite Flying Fashion Spring breezes find kites in the air flyer is the envy of all his comrades. and the with the highest Kuhn, pictured in action, should be the So 12-year-old Raymond neighborhood. Usually 12-year-old pride of his East Cleveland, with balloons, but Raymond made boys have ceased to play tail of 10 long balloons and practical use of them, fashioning to the top of the attaching three of the round variety kite. And how she FINAL SCHOOL WEEK INCLUDES BIG ACTIVITIES Program Is Arranged For Each Day Of Last Week The Checotah school year will be concluded with a final week of activities, which include a program each day from Friday, May 20 to the last day of the school on year May 27, it was reported by city school Members officials this week. of the senior class will take a trip to Tulsa Friday, May 20 to enjoy the day, while the students in the junior high school will present a recital Friday night.

Baccalaureate services will be held in the high school auditorium at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, with Rev. J. M. James, pastor of the Baptist church delivering the sermon. The senior play "For Pete's will be presented in the auditorium Monday night.

Honor award certificates for various outstanding scholastic work will be held Tuesday night, with Lelia Osborn, valedictorian and Rebecca Lee Crew, salutatorian, delivering addresses. Wednesday night a special program will be given in which Geneva Draper and Avon Jennings will present a voice and piano re- J. cital. School will be dismissed for the day Thursday, when will be completed for compreparations mencement exercises to be held at 8 o'clock Friday night. Dr.

E. J. Ortman, professor of philosophy of education at Oklahoma University will deliver the commencement address. High school students will report' at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning to' receive report cards, and junior, high school students will receive their cards at 10 o'clock. Friday night Mrs.

Elva Niles will present a senior high school recital in piano and expression. Boy Scouts Sponsor Mother's Day Event Checotah Boy Scout troop 42, recently reorganized, held a special, program in the scout hall at the Washington school honoring "Our Mothers" on Monday night, May Mothers and fathers of scouts and scout officials and their wives attended the program. Games, talks and demonstrations of scout work were presented. Refreshments were served: KERRE SHARPE IS ELECTED SHATTUCK BALL CAPTAIN Kerre Sharpe, son of Mr. and Mrs.

L. K. Sharpe of Checotah, a student at Shattuck Military academy, Faribault, Minn. was honored by members of the baseball team recently when he was elected captain of the squad. He is a pitcher on the team Volume XXX, Number 27 48 GRADUATES TO BE AWARDED DIPLOMAS HERE 29 Girls And 19 Boys In 1938 Senior Class seek now also goval- addmak- for Elmer have, S.

C. L. serinam- and Bolen an four Commencement exercises for the 48 members of the Checotah High school graduating class will be held at the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock Thursday night, May 19, with Dr. E. J.

Ortman, professor of philosophy of education at Oklahoma University delivering the address. The diplomas will be presented by J. L. Russell, superintendent of schools. The following students will be awarded diplomas: Girls--Betty Andrews, Florene Avant, Lodema Beever, Clara Calvert, Eugenia Capps, Louise Clark, Rebecca Lee Crew, Vena Dixon, Geneva Draper, Maxine Ellis, Dona Haney, Nina Ruth Helm, Dortha Lee Hogan, Mayverd Hogan, Clara Killingsworth, Maria Bell Kindell, Dorothy Lear, Jeanne Moore, Gail Newberry, Lelia Osborn, Marie Pierce, Mildred Ramsay.

Nana Lee Rankin, Lizzie Lou Ross, Clara Jewel Scoggins, Rosetta Sizemore, Katherine Skulley, Oleta Smith and Mary Lee Wright. Boys--Roy Abbott, Alvin Avant, Jean Paul Boren, Lauvern Chastain, Jesse Cordell, Willard Ellison, Avon Jennings, Bill Kloeckler, Indson Knott. Nall Neumever, Earl 0g- born, Wayne Pierce, Ravinond Pinson. Buford Rey olds. Bit Riley.

Cecil Roark, Jimmy Pol rison. Harry Singleton and Lee Otis Walker. E. S. Alston Funeral Is Held Here Sunday Funeral services for E.

S. Alston, 85 years old, a resident of Checotah for the past 20 years, who died Lat his home here last Saturday, were held at the First Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday ernoon with Rev. C. E. Hoole Rev.

J. M. Hively officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery. Edley Stevenson Alston was born at Nolansville, May 8, 1853.

He moved to Sevier county, Arkansas in 1872 where he married Annetta Corder on January 21, 1877. They resided at Chapel Hill, for more than 20 years. Besides his wife the survivors clude: one sister, Mrs. May Thompson of Howard county, Arkansas; one daughter, Mrs. Effie Callahan of Vicksburg, and four sons, W.

C. Alston of Checotah, E. R. Lawton, H. C.

of Mercedes, Texas, and Irl of Red Oak; five grandsons, two granddaughters, and one great grandson. Active pallbearers were: C. B. Huddleston, Charles Dodgen, Dave Martin, Fletcher Hall, Norman Strahl and George Acker. Honorary pallhearers included: W.

I. Cook, A. J. Plunkett, George Chenault, Golden Berry, T. H.

Miner, J. H. Young, John Boren, Mr. Thomas, W. A.

Ellington, Mr. Hatley. R. J. Koch, L.

S. Porter. Dr. N. P.

Lee, J. W. Armstrong, 0. Strahl, Rev. Hively, Bill Johnson and W.

E. Johnson. Alfalfa Grows Well Around Checotah A demonstration of what alfalfa will do when given proper treatment was revealed on the Sanderson farm, operated by T. F. Stone near Checotah.

Stone has an average yield of 1 1-4 ton on 6 acres. The entire cost of treatment with limestone, phosphate, seed and labor was $10.00 per acre. Mr. Stone is sure of two more cuttings this year. He is convinced according to Herbert Nation, CCC camp agronomist, that it pays to give soil proper treatment.

one acre patch was not treated either with lime or phosphate and; Stone saw exactly what effects lime and phosphate had on the remaining five acres. Earle Smith, agronomist from the Pecan Creek Watershed at Muskogee, spoke of the alfalfa patch as the finest demonstration he had ever seen of properly and unproperly treated soil for alfalfa. Dr. Beyer To Talk At Osteopath Meet Dr. R.

B. Beyer, Checotah osteopathic physician, will be the principal speaker on the program at the meeting of the Tulsa District Osteopathic Association, at the Mayo hotel in Tulsa, Thursday evening, May 12. His subject will be: "Medical adjuncts to. osteopathic Miss Hazel Pierce, John Osborn, Wed Mrs. A.

Pierce announces the marriage of her daughter, Hazel, to John T. Osborn, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Osborn of Goodman, Mo. The wedding was solemnized Sunday morning at 9:00 o'clock at the attractive hom- of the bride's mother. Rev. J. M.

James of the First Baptist church read the impressive ring ceremony. The bride was lovely in a gown of Queen Anne blue and wore her bridal flowers in a shoulder corsage of gardenias. Those attending included Miss Esther Osborn of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sister of the groom. Mrs. W.

J. Lund of Oklahoma City, sister of the bride and Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. Osborn upon her graduation from Checotah High school attended Connors college in Warner and Oklahoma A.

and M. college in Stillwater. Osborn is a graduate of the high school in Mena, Ark. and has been connected with the CCC camp here for several years. The young couple left immediately following the ceremony for a three weeks honeymoon to be spent in Iowa and adjoining states.

They will make their home here. Hitchita To Present Senior Play Friday The senior class of Hitchita High will present "The Blundering Herd" a three-act play in the school auditorium on Friday night, May 13, according to Miss Marion Wood, director. The cast of characters includes. Pappy, Junior Shay; Walrus, Bradford Hood; Peggy Houston, Gladys Braswell; Timothy Tyman, Alvin Voigt; Zip, J. L.

McAfee; Ruth Bell, Dovie Jacobs; Gordon, Howard Morton; Miss Herring, Madalyn Lackey; Sylvia, Sue. Lackey; Mildred, Ina Duvall and Shoo Hi, Raymond Haggard. The setting of the play is the Long Horn ranch house. AIRMAIL WEEK TO BEGIN IN CHECOTAH NEXT SUNDAY National airmail week will be observed in Checotah beginning Sunday, May 22, according to Bill King, local postmaster. Letters will be cancelled with a special cachet..