McIntosh County Democrat (Newspaper) - April 8, 1937, Checotah, Oklahoma citt paper Eastern Greatest Weekly APRIL 8, 1937 WORK ON PAYING JOB OF CITY Road Forms Detour Is Graded For Traffic Preliminary work was begun this by tewis com pany of on the 4.7 project between Checotah and Pari of the equipment and paving forms haw been unloaded at from whore the paving is scheduled to The detour the southeast comer of the city to been graded and will be in shape for traffic when is el used for Laying of a pipeline from Checotah to to furnish water for mixing was started this The construction company will purchase water from the city for the Request has been made by city officials that gravel removed from the roadbed be donated to the city to lay new drives at the cemetery and for repairing local Prospects were bright this week for of one block in the busi ness district on South Broadway Following the request of the local Lions club the highway department sent five representatives to the city Wednesday to estimate coat of the The highway commission will make its decision this The street may be widened from three to four feet if the plan meets with the approval of the The dip at the intersection of Gentry Avenue will either be by a storm sewer or the drainage area widened to permit gradual if the street is pav ed. He's & Lion of Society RUSSELL GETS POLICE CHIEF JOB Tl Volume Nam for 23 Envoy to Coronation Naval Review If Leo appears a bit it's only because this was bw first appearance before swank Palm Beach Leo is shown here in the arms of Eleanor Young of R. 2. As a pet lion cub he took part in a performance held for the benefit of flood Deficiency School Measure Is Police Pensioned Supervisor To Aid In Financing The regular meetu the Farm Adjustment will be held in April 15, according to State FDA who invites all debt distressed farmers wishing ad assistance to come to the county agents office between tti hours of 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. Farmers attending the meeting should bring with them complete information about their to enable the committee to review the case and make suggestions for a solution without undue delay Whenever creditors should also attend so that both sides of the problem can be presented and both parties receive equitable The Farm Debt Adjustment com have no legal authority to force so the only solution they can offer is one of Such a settlement can usually be reached when both creditor and debtor are brought Sometimes inter est rates may be or the period of the loan or in case of excessive debts a discount may be Between meetings farmers and fanner contact one of the county These Rohert Alvin E. William M. E. J. Judge Mil am M. by MILAM king The House of on Tuesday voted 45 votes for and 45 against adaption of the majority report approving for aid to weak Since it would take 59 votes to pass the 78 to make the same an measure it is con shirred almost certain that the is The appropriations committee had voted H fi that the hill Since the house failed In accept tin* report the hill is dead un less a successful motion to rerun is made ami the lull have little hope Your rep e mid pi actually every member from southeastern voted lo the hill on the calendar ' On Wednesday the House passed a hill authorizing each city and town having two or more police to provide for pensions for Narrowly Beats Martin In Hot General i tion Contest R. ' H. ' pioneer peace officer and democratic can for chief of police won .by narrow margin over Dave his republican opponent in- a hotly contested scrap for the office in the city general election i Russell pot a total of 395 votes computed to 3IS for accord to the official returns issued 1>> B. secretary of the county election Doth Russell and carried two however Russell's big majority in ward two put him The vote by wards was as fol ward Russell 103, 114; ward 144, tin ward 04,' ward 84^, 88. All other democratic for city office had no democratic received 407 St rah I. 419; Ruth city 441; council ward John Stone Young 110, Henry 12T>; council ward Allen 122, H. F. 111; council ward Jack Ellis 74; Cecil 93. Neal 8S; member school ward John 120; ward foWi Mitchell 00; turns were not available for the outlying Interest in the chief of police race is revealed in the total votes ast in the democratic primary the general Only 544 A creating were recorded in the and republican primary compared | patrol of not t to 71* in the general JACK NICHOLS BOOMED FOR U. S. COURT JUDGE Congressman Has Support Of Thomas k Nk hols of fiery of the appeared Week a- Im- hading in federal I on Pen. h in in reports Irom W Williams c I ( it of ' of lily Oklahoma s A ji will lie v It in the b rented I in Will polite .il plum Chosen to represent the United States in an international v off May 18. in connection with the nation of King George is the battleship New shown Dispatch of the ship will be in response to an invitation by government to the United States and other iu participate tn the The New York was the flagship of the American squadron id World War j appeals | j Nichols I choicest | e j His w a - Senator limine ih on ti dei i m ably decide the will no unanimous support horna and it believed with the SENATE VOTES ROADS PATROL CHANGES Legion Oratorical Contest On 16 Willi whom of I Will ' the the i On Confirmation Plait Checotah Is Hit By Big Rainstorm totaling 1 Ci 8 inches to J with hail hit Checotah o clock Wednesday afternoon the biggest deluge of water seen here in recent I The rain fell suddenly over within Creeks the Checotah vicinity were a state highway exceed 100 men passed the state senate Tuesday by vote of to I was conference along with the license lavs passed last It passed with for sen ate confirmation of the of public safety disabled such for several The American Legion oratorical contest on the subject The Amen Marland Defies of Liberty he staP ed in Checotah on April beginning at p m. officers of the local post reported this ' One contestant from each school in the will be allow ed to enter Winner of the participate in the second district tins summer and will be privileged to compete iii the statewide fall will be a and M. Kd county the governor the right to remove Eufaula i- m charite at Approval of the fair trades a. t to prohibit price cutting on stand ard brands of by 52 vote which presaged dent He has been a staunch and his are undoubtedly liberal enough for plan to federal Uy the addition of new blood wa- elected to three and was reelected in the pa bv an gathering more votes than all of Ins opponents The congressman would not comment this week contacted by a number oi his supporters m the second district The federal salary is a the same and I- l lifetime job Senator told applicants ami that he would unf recommend fur the job until attitude was known He - of Hid I ' tin I be mat d In en WEDS IN EUFAULA Mrs. Marie Twidwell daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Twidwell was married in Eufaula last Saturday to Earnest Arthur Yeak of Nebraska with pastor ot Methodist church performing the ' close friends of the bride vand groom were present including Marie Kelly and Miss Sue ' to he paid u fund by such cities and by those policemen on the amounting to 1 percent of the salaries of such The House voted out the appropriation for the stale planning and resources a part of which fund goes for easements for lakes and dam The soil conservation authored by Joe will probably be amended in as the house over objections of your representative and 36 others deprived tenants of a voice in setting up soil conservation and it may be necessary to amend the in conference to meet federal sales tax is set for special order In the Senate and will Undoubtedly go to Tom head of the Farmer's Ira president of V. 1. A. and labor organizations endorsed the Basic Science as amended by the House and wrote each member of the house a letter approving the action of the House in passing the amended CHECOTAH BOYS MAY ENLIST IN U. S. NAVY H er 25,000,000 gallons of water fell on the Checotah lake water shed and the runoff was unusually Pine May Drill Well Near Checotah Soon Heavy leasing in the area southwest of Checotah by W. B. close squeeze later on final passage i Provision for senate confirmation j on the safety commissioner the ire of Governor Marland left the senate floor during consideration of the provision when Homer Pauls said il was difficult to pass an amendment opposed by the administration and when the governor on the sen ate The senate adopted the School Seniors To Tulsa Hobo Day Seniors of Checotah high celebrated their annual I last Friday when they I- j in peine | i oi i. le e - hi U 1 tor If would Hie be wild hauce prom tho visited in I the Claire j Okmulgee oil brought feature by vote of 18 reports this week that 17 after the governor well would be drilled in that anal can say just as strongly class of that city with Harrison as Classes from over eastern Okla homa attended the affair Students were about the and through the newspaper offices and radio stations followed by lunch and a miscellaneous program About Lerblance Absolved As Car Victim Dies n r i wh New ion r oV er within the next few Pine has assembled a you find words to put it that governor will not delegate the the from Checotah made the trip m school bus. spread of leases in 12n-l3e and power of the state to the said the showing i recent trading took acreage in sec tions 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, and 25-10-13, 8-10-14, 34-13--18, and 3, 21 and 27-11-15. MRS. E. V. KEENEY REELECTED AS MISSIONARY TREASURER Young men in Checotah and vicinity who to enlist for service in the United States navy are requested to meet with M. H. Lindberg at the local postoffice onj April 12, according to O J. The navy recruiting service has a selective system of recruiting and chooses only outstanding both physically and mentally for service s map who makes money Mrs. E. V. treasurer of the Oklahoma Missionary Conference for the past year was reelected a second consecutive term at a recent meeting of the it was announced here She was elected by an overwhelming Over is handled by the conference each REPAIR WORK STARTED ON 0. 6. AND E. OFFICE Repairing and redecorating of the O. G. and E. office on South Broadway was begun this week by employes of the New ceiling and walls will be built and insulated with sheet Both the Interior and exterior will be The champion killer of the his first defiance of tho this one the constitution clearly put duty of enforcement of the laws on the j 'T want a man of my own ing for enforcement of the | I'm responsible to the people for enforcement of safety laws and f criminal I'm going to have the right to hire and fire the man I want to The entirely rewritten from the form it passed the calls for creation of a department under control of the commissioner of public The commissioner would receive a salary of a J. M. former member the highway already has been announced as the The commissioner would have an assistant at salary of 93,600. Provision is made for appointment of subordinate and The chief clerk tit the registration division would receive 93,000 a and the commissioner would fix other At Capitol Friday A head on clash is scheduled on Friday over whether the state shall make a statewide investigation of rates charged by the Telephone Co. Both sides Wednesday were ready for a hearing before the commission after more than a year of ready to go on the tion when it comes up on the regular docket said B. A. commission attorney On the other the company already has made such a study and claims that 120 exchanges in Oklahoma are not making expenses lease killed rainstorm night of bv - II II oilier in v Newton died i 11 j -j He wan walking J time ot the the accident able afier he wai hr. at the officers Congressional Bloc Asks Added Relief CLUB TO MEET ON APRIL 1 The Home Demonstration cluff will meet at the home of Mrs. F. L. Goodman on April 16 at 1:30 o'clock for a discussion on the subject of All members of A steering committee claiming to represent 100 congressmen manded Tuesday a 12,400.000,000 I works relief program for the next fiscal After a meeting in the office of Representative they issued a statement suggesting that money be appropriated to provide 3,000,000 jobs at an annual wage of 1800. President Roosevelt in his budget message mentioned a expenditure for recovery and relief in the coming fiscal a 9963,000,000 cut from this year's To finance the additional relief the steering committee proposed that additional taxes the basis of ability to pay and the benefits received so that the budget to keep K the wre attend ey from becoming tola * f - in
