The Welch American du lieu suivant : Welch, Oklahoma • 1

Historical Okla. Society Oklahoma City, THE WELCH AMERICAN THE MOST COMPLETE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN CRAIG COUNTY OKLAHOMA 1955 FIVE CENTS A COPY VOLUME THREE, NUMBER 13 The Welch American Thursday, November 17, Mrs. Williamson Receives Severe Hand Burns Mrs. Hubert Williamson was sertously burned on her right hand and arm Monday morning when she was heating grease dripping to pour in a can. Mrs.

Williamson had placed the skillet on the stove when she was called out side. On returning to kitchen the grease was on fire and she took the pan in her bare hand and poured it' out side. Smoke damage to the home was estimated at $200. The Welch fire department answered the alarm but the fire was extinguished before they arrive by Mrs. Williamson's son Gordon, with a hand extinguisher.

Pointer--Polson Wedding Vou's Exchanged Here and Mrs. B. F. Carroll, Dewey, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl David, and Paul Ray of Stillwater; Mrs. May Warner, Bluejacket; Mr. and, Mrs. Leo: Ibarr, Afton; Miss Rosemary Cottengim, Miami; Mr. and Mrs.

Everett Roberts and Jeannie, of Grove. The bride graduated from the Welch high school with the class of 1954. She then attended the retarial School at Bartlesville, and is now employed as a stenographer with the Phillips Petroleum at Bartlesville. The groom graduated from the Dewey high school with the class of '54. He is now employed at the Dewey Portland Cement at Wedding vows were exchanged at 8:00 o'clock, Saturday evening.

Nov. 12, at the Methodist church by Miss Rae Dean Polson and Charles Pointer. The bride is tre daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Polson, Route 8, Chetopa, Kansy Mr.

Pointer is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Cal Dewey, Okla.

The Rev. Horace Mudd perform ed I the double ring ceremony befor an alter banked with large baskets of white mums in the presence of members of the immediate families and close friends. Dr. E. A.

Smith sang. "Because' and 'I Love You Truly" accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Dave Waller The bride given in marriage by her father, wore a white wool suit with navy accessories. She wore the traditional "something old and something new." She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid, with showers of white satin ribbon and stephanvis cascading. Miss Glena Cellison, Bartlesville, maid of honor, wore a pink satin suit with white accessories and a corsage of pepperment carnations.

Jim Shull, Dewey, the bridegroom's uncle, attended as best man, Ushers were: Bill Polson, Welch; and Earl David, Stillwater, brother and brother-in-law of the bride. The bride's parents were hosts at a reception in the church parlor. The table was covered with a cro cheted, ecru tablecloth. The cen terplece was a three tiered cake decorated with pink rose buds and topped with a minature bride and groom. White tape in crystal candle holders were on either side.

David, Stillwater; Misses Loberta Janet Blackburn, Bartlesville and Shirley Reisch, Welch Out of town guests included Me, and Mrs. Harold Yelton, Delaware, Mr. and Lrs. Jim Shull, Jim my, Gary and Tommy, Lee Pointer, Dewey. After a trip to Shreveport, the couple will be at home at East 4th, Dewey, Okla.

CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Wrinkle were honored on their 64th wedding anniversary, Nov. 5, by having as guests in their home their children and families. Visiting were their son, Everett Wrinkle, Abilene, Texas, and Mr.

Mrs. Milan Wrinkle of Tulsa, and their daughter, Mr. and. Mrs Paul IN, New Orleans, La. Pete Park Sells Shetland Ponies According to a story appearing in the Nov.

2 issue of the Morrilton (Arkansas) Headlight, Pete Parks of Welch sold a pair of two-year old geldings Shelting ponies drawing a cart at an auction during the noon racess of the Shetland Pony Sale in Morrilton. The two ponies and cart were sold to the highest bidder, Tom He witt of Valdosta, for $1,000. This was the team which Darlene Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Parks drove in the Roundup club parade earlier this year.

Top price paid for a shetland was $2,725 paid for a sorrell registered mare which was purchased by R. F. Litsey of Nashville, Tenn. Engagement of Florine Whitcomb Announced Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Whitcomb of Chetopa, Kansan route 3 announce the engagement of their daughter, Wada Florine Whitcomb, to Willard C. Tyler, son of Mrs. Webster Tyler, Wayne, Okla. Miss Whitcomb is a member of. the Perry Investment staff at Oswego, Kansas.

The bridegroomelect is employed by the Miami Hotel. The wedding will be an event of December 24. County School Mistresses Meet Here Monday Decorations in keeping with the Thanksgiving season formed the setting for the dinner meeting of the Crang county school mistresses society, Moday night, Nov 14, in the Home Economics cottage. Mrs. Grace Durham opened the meeting with words of welcome.

Mrs. Dorothy Rousch, vice president, presided during the business session. The group voted to have a gift exchange at the December meeting. Mrs. Velma Nieberding, arthur of several books dealing with teenagers, reviewed her latent book, "Nice Guys." Mrs.

Mary Cotton won the door prize. Twenty-eight members and three guests, Mrs. Bob Rice of Welch, Miss Wreta McCoy and Mrs. Velma Nieberding of Miami, were pres ent. PITCHER RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BAR George P.

Pitcher, was reelected president of the Craig Coun ty Bar association in Vinita last Thursday. John Adams was renamed, vice president; and Duke Logan was elected secretary-treasurer to succeed Bill Bailey for the county legal oganization. The bar association also named R. L. Wheatley as county delegate to the Oklahoma Bar association's convention, Dec.

7-10, in Oklahoma City; and re-elected Wheatley and Jack Rorschach to the Craig county law library board. Welch Hospital Report ADMITTED John Schenk -Welch A. T. Blades Wheaton, Mo. Nadine Rogers Welch DISMISSED Omer Parker E.

F. Campbell Rosa Rhodes IT'S A'. GIRL Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Rogers of Welch Route 1 announce the birth of a daughter in the Welch Hospital Wednesday morning.

The baby weighed seven pound and six ounces and has been named Rhonda Marie. Welch American To be Published Early Next Week The Welch American will be published a day early next week in order to observe the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, the regular publication day. All persons wishing to place ad vertising in this edition of the paper are asked to have their copy In not later than noon Tuesday. The deadline for news copy will be 6 p. m.

Tuesday night. The majority of the business houses will be closed to enable their employees to enjoy the holiday. The Welch Post Office will however observe their holiday hours by being open from 8 to: 9 a.m. Thurs-1 day morning for handling the days incoming and out going mail. Mrs.

Ani a Tyson Hostess To Club The Welch Rose Garden club met in the home of Mrs. Anna Tyson Tuesday evening, Nov. 9, with Mrs. Ella Ruark as co-hostess. The president, Mrs.

Dora Newman had charge of the Lession. Members answered roll call by giving famous quotations pretaining to gardens. The club decided to display C. fistmas arrangements for the home in a town window during the holiday season. Club members voted to contribute to four major county drives: the Red Cross, the Cancer fund, the March of Dimes, and the heart Lund, Mrs Tyson, Mrs Robert and Mrs.

Lee Oatts presented the program "Ladsaping on na String." Mrs Ola Dobkins gave each mem ber present a Red Rose and gave the history of these roses. Beautiful flower and fruit and flower arrangements were displayed. Mrs. Newman was awarded 8 prize for the best arrangement. The game.

of the evening was! won by Mrs. S. A. Phillips and she received a gift. a slide on roses, was shown by Mesdames Newman and Odom.

Refreshments were served in the dinning room. The refreshment table was decorated in keeping, with Thanksgiving. Mrs. Wilkerson served and Mrs. Newman poured.

Guests of the club were Mrs. Flo-1 ra Haskins, Mountan Grove, M)s. Champion, Miami and Mrs. Bill Cass. Mustering Out Pay Applications Needed Mustering-out pay for veterans discharged or released fom active duty under honorable conditions be fore July 16, 1952, will be.

paid if application is made before July 17, 1.956, according to T-Sgt. Ed Hill of the U. S. air force recuiting station in Miami. Claims for mustering-out pay Aled before July 16, 1954, and denied on the basis of the time limitation imposed of public law 550 must be re-submitted by the claimant, Hill said.

Forms for submitting the application for mustering-out pay can be obtained at the air force recruiting station in the Miami postoffice, or at the Craig county draft board office in the Vinita Postoffice each Thursday morning. HIGHHAY NEEDS IN COUNTY IS $545,327,00 Highway needs in Craig county would cost about $6,766,000, accord ing to the state highway department. In a recently completed report, the highway department says that total estimated cost of projects needed to bring highways up to the adequate class in. Oklahoma is $545,327,000 with $146,373,000 need ed for grading and drainage, 405,000 for paving and $105,550,000 for bridges. School Library Receives $200 Anonymous Gift The Welch school library this week is $200 better off thanks to an anonymous friend believed to be a member of the Class of 1918.

Frank Keener school district treasurer since Welch became an Jadependant school district in 1921, received a letter last week containing. two -hundred-dollar bills an a type written note stating the money should be used for the school library and "for the class of 1918." The letter was unsigned. The envelope carried a postmark from Miami, Okla. According to B. D.

Hollis the money has been turned over to the school activity fund from which the money for library books is appropriated each year. The school faculty is planning to use the money to buy books for the libraries in the grade, Junior high and high school division of school here. A list of members of the class the of 1918 could not be obtained here because the school records with that information was destroyed when the Welch school building burned in 1930. Try the CLASSIFIED for Millard Weddel, 81 Dies Saturday From Injuries Millard M. Weddel, 81-year-old Craig county farmer, died at 8 p.m.

Saturday of injuries sustained at 10 o'clock Fiday morning when a team. ranaway at his from home southeast of Bluejacket. Weddel, suffering from internal injuries, was taken to a Vinita hos-, for treatment. He died in the pital hospital. He was born July 8, 1874, in Pine Weddel came to the ville, Craig county area some 65 years ago.

He had been an active farmer: in this area since that time. Survivors include: one son, Ted; of the home; three daughters, Mrs. E. Lalocker, Russellville, V. Mrs.

O. M. Tate, Coffeyville, and Mrs. A. L.

Ballotto, Colma, two sisters, Mrs. John Giles and Mrs. Fred Giles, both of Vinita two, brothers, Mark Weddel, route 1 Bluejacket; and Doris Weddel, address unknown; 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services' were held Monday afternoon in the Luginbuel Brothers Funeral home chapel. Rev.

Frank Veable, associate pastor of the First Baptist, church, officiated. Burial in the Fairview tery. STRICTLY PERSONAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs Bob Anderson of Amarilla, Texas were visitors the latter. part of the week with their parents, Mr.

and Mrs Hank Anderson and Mr. and Mrs Crumrine. 0 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shope and Margaret Sue, Mr.

and Mrs. Jess Chaney and Ricky were in Spainvaw, Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of a relative. Mr. and Mrs. I.

A. McFall of rural Welch moved this week to their home in Vinita. They just recently purchased the home, Mrs. C. P.

Bell returned to her home in Welch last week after a three weeks visit in Tulsa with her children, Mrs. Joe Steed and Mrs. Harry Hirsch and families. Mrs. Violet Lewellen of Joplin, was a visitor with her daughter, Mrs.

Homer Headlee and husband several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Houk of Dodd and Lawrence Houk of City, Bluejacket were visitors with Mr. and Mrs.

I. J. Patty Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Billy Shepard of Grakeville, Iowa were also visitors at the Patty home the same day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keener and Mr. and Mrs.

A. L. Houser were visitors in the home of Mr. Sunday and Mrs. D.

L. Crawford in Vinita Mr and Mrs Ray Moore, Bluejacket Mr and Mrs Everett Long, Athalea McLarry and Mrs Westerfield visited the A Longs last Sunday The Prairie Center club will hold all day meeting Friday in the an home of Mrs. Elda Crawford in Vinita. Bub Paden returned last week from a vacation trip in the end western part of the United Sates. He visited a brother in Washington state which he had not seen for some 25 years.

Visitors this last week in the W. D. Wrinkle home were two of his sisters, Mrs. Bea Sitton, Chico, and Mrs. Ella Laidlaw, St Louis, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harp of Oxnard, Calif, visited with Mr. and Mrs. J.

R. Spence Wednesday and Thursday. Chester McDermott was called to the home of his mother in Tocoma, this week because of her serlous illness. Henry Peters is reported to improving rapidly from a heart attack he suffered Monday while at his job at the Welch school. He was taken to' the Miami Baptist hospital and is expected to return home in a few days.

He is to be back at his job in about two weeks. Albert McAffrey, was taken to the Hill Crest hospital in Vinita. Mr. McAffrey has been ill for several months at his home in Welch. Mrs.

Dora Stout is staying with Mrs. Ann Smith in North Miami and assisting with the work. Mrs. Smith's health not being so good. Mrs.

Nettie Caroway is having, the carpenters build enter rooms on her house in the northeast part of town. And when completed it will be modern in every respect. Mrs. Julia Davis of San Lewis O- bisco, is visiing her brother, Bill Metzen and family, She will also visit another brother, Leo Metzen and family in Coffeyville, while here fortwo weeks. Mrs.

Mude Headlee and Mrs. Homer Headlee were business visitors in Coffeyville last Thursday. Children of Mr and Mrs Bert Davis who arrived home this week help their parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov 30th were Mr and Mrs. Don Wilson, Compton, Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Mohler, Long Beach, and Mrs. Audrey Oakes of Las Vegas, Nev. Overnight guests in the home of the Bob Bufords Saturday night were Mr and Mrs. Ed Craig and family. Miss Lucille Bean of Miami was Visiting with Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Shope Wednesday and attending to business in Welch, MAIL THE WELCH AMERICAN NAME ADDRESS (Enclosed is $2.04 for each years Subscription in Craig and Surrounding Counties 3.06 for each years Subscription elsewheres.) Local Resident Receives 30-Day Jail Sentence A local resident was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and fined $50 plus cost in the City court by Judge Frank Galdsberry this week. Charged with public drunkness was Charles Ashworth. He was, taken to Vinita to start serving term Sunday afternoon. He was arrested Sunday morning by Mayor John Patch.

Counties To Get Federal Road Aid Long As It Lasts Counties desiring to improve their rural roads with funds set a- side by the federal government for secondary roads will hereafter be able to get all they want of Uncle Sam's money so long as it lasts. Heretofore the state highway commission has made specific allot ments to each county. Many boards of county commissioners have spurned the assistance and their al lotments have been divided among counties that wanted to finance pro jects with federal aid and their por tion of the special state penny a gal lon gasoline tax. The change in policy, State High way director C. A.

Stoldt says, is due to a desire of the highway com mission to give the energetic counties a greater opportuntiy to improve their secondary routes. 103 Arrests For Violation Of State Game Laws State game rangers in October arrested 103. people for violations of the state game and fish laws. Twenty-three of the violations, were the result of stream pollution. Those convicted paid a total of 672.90 in fines, and $1,019.75 in court costs.

Average fine was $39- .07, and average court cost was $10.19. Of the 103 people arrested by state game rangers 5 were from Texas, 1 from Arkansas, 1 from Kansas, and the remainder were from Oklahoma. Charges filed by state game rang ers against those arrested included stream pollution, 23; hunting without license or duck stamp, 19; duck hunting violations, 18; fishing with out license, 16; hunting or fishing without permission, illegal fishing, gigging, fishing in safety zones, deer hunting in closed possession of undersized season, game fish, obtaining' license illeg ally, selling game fish, transporting minnows out of state, and killing prairie chickens, 1. BAKE SALE Th ladies of the Welch Assembly of God Church this week announced plans for a Bake Sale to be held Saturday in the building formerly occupied by the Kinnisch Grocery Store here The sale will start at 10 am and everyone is invited to attend. Fur Season Opens December 1 The season on badger, civet, gray fox, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, red fox and skunk is open December 1 to January 31, sive.

There is no closed season on bobcat, coyote, rabbit and wolf. The fox and raccoon may be chased year round for sport, but may not be taken or killed except in the open season. Traps used for protected furbear ers must be smooth-jawed, single spring steel traps having a spread of not more than six inches. Bobcat, coyote and wolf are not included in this classification, The St. Ann's Altar Society of tre St.

Ann Catholic church. here will sponsor a bake sale on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The sale will- be held in the Walker Furniture store and is to start at 10 a.m. Wildcats Win Conference Game Tuesday Night The Welch Wildcats were sucessful in keeping alive their record of not being defeated by a conference opponent on their home court when they defeated a very strong White Oak team by a score of 62-54.

The White Oak game was the opening game for the 1955-56 conference season. The half time score on the game found Welch leading by a score of 24-23. High point man for Welch was Stanley Hartsock with 22, and Swalley with 18. Hartsock replaced Blair after he fouled out in the second quarter. The Welen girls also won their part of the doubleheader by a score of 43-35.

High scorers for the girls were Wagner with 20, Durham 13, and Richadson had 10 points. The White Oak games were two of the best games which have been played on the Welch hardwoods for some two or three years. Tuesday night the Welch basketbaliers traveled to Big Cabin where they continued their winning ways by defeating the Big Cabin boys by a score of 60-40. High point scoring honors were shared by Walker and Swalley who both had a total of 20 points each. Blair made a total of 10 points.

The Big Cabin game was much closer than the score indicated as there were never more than eight points difference in the score for three quarter of the game. In the Big Cabin girls game the girls came out on the long end of the 49-40 score. High point scorers for Welch in this game was 26, and Wagner had 15 points. Friday night on the home court the second home conference game will get under way when L. S.

Provance brings his Centralia teams to Welch for a double header ball game. The Centralia girls are the defending champions from last year and have a record this year of two wins and one loss. In a game played at Bluejacket Friday night the Centralia girls defeated the home girls. The Centralia boys also have a record of two wins and one loss and they lost to a strong Bluejacket boys team last Friday night. The games here Friday night are expected to bring a capacity crowd to the Welch gym.

Game time is 7:30 with the girls playing first. un Tuesday night the Welch teams will again play a home game this time against the Adair boys and girls. Every game played this year in the conference are expected to be more important than in a usual season as the conference race will no doubt be close this year. Already there have been some upsets in the conference play. Christian Council Elect Officers The Christian Women's Councii met Wednesday afternoon, Nov.

9, in the Fellowship Hall at the church for their regular meeting. Ruby Duvall, pesident, presided at the business session, Roll call was answered by seventeen members. There were two visitors. Plans were made for a church supper to be held at the church Sunday evening Nov. 20.

The election of officers was held and the following were elected to office for 1956. President -Marilyn Horner; Vice-president Kathryn Neill; secretary and treasurerAlene Grigsby. 4-H'ers Hold Party A recreation party for Craig county 4-H'ers will be held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday in the old gym in: the grade school building here it was announced this week.

Home demonstration clubs who are sponsoring the event are the Plateau, Hudson, Home Lovers, Northeast and True Blue. Shop In Your Home Town FIRST.