Stilwell Democrat Journal (Newspaper) - August 12, 1948, Stilwell, Oklahoma Cow Country THANKS to a number of Stilwell farmers and professionals who have been gracious to comment on our attitude in regards to the controversy on Adair county UNLESS THESE FRIENDS can tell other folks of our righteous and honest aims in this it will still remain in the category of our usual with nothing WE GLAD TO ADD our small value to the franchise that was voted giving us to use for the next 20 We hope the bond that will be drafted to cover our general will meet a happy OK from our tax paying WHY? BECAUSE FOR THE first we are that the improvements will never be by to any property in According to the promises every of principal and interest will be paid out of the revenues and savings from Stilwell public THIS BEING - are plenty strong for the We are hoping as our study and analyze the and Thus far there is but small it would be well for every citizen and home owner to get the facts from our Utility our City WE HEARD PAUL Chambers tell of the good possibilities of we can rate a city of 5,000 and more in the next several it all sounded mighty good to Col vitally connected with the growth and future of Stilwell gave an interesting digest of the It also had the approval of Joe H. Jack Chaff in and Otto all representing influential groups of our FOREWARNED IS when the is our community will be involved to the extent of getting ways and and necessary equipments for the A code of electrical wiring Will be one of the IF SO DESIRED CITY of Stilwell may salvage the machinery at the municipal but for the present it is deemed best to keep same as a Why we should need a stand-by when we will receive the best and assured power in all eastern Oklahoma is quite beyond our But the men who know think it the safe STILWELL UTILITIES were appraised a few years ago at close to and unless there has been a heavy deterioration some valuable salvage could be effectuated to offset some of the bond In the long run all Stilwell wants is to have plenty of power and water sewage WE RECOMMEND THE bond .as we caution our leaders to use every means to conserve our resources and our We shall vote for the in the hones that the hones of countless citizens may see the bv Mayor Paul a City of 5,000. NO CITY CAN GO ahead without the essentials of and other accessories that will want the neighboring additions to be so they also enjoy the fullness of safety and of their homes and investments and above all to have equal sanitary .as benefits any good little OUR PEOPLE CAN have implicit confidence in Stilwell Utility Board and the Council for they are operating without and all Their performances the past long year has shown a savings in something unusual in former council AS WE STRIVE TO achieve the larger and brighter goals of city let's give our closest cooperation to the of our For only as we have in the operations of our and its planning we have assurances of the wider future in THE GOOD MAJORITY for tie-in is a indication that Stilwell is on the We are sure that the four who voted against the proposal were well meaning citizens who had not been fully advised of its Proof ' again the people Light and they will have W Ads Get Results Volume 52 ADAIR AUGUST 12. 1948 Number 20 Franchise Wins 367 to 4 7* Give Stitwell Hew life to Phase Adair County Republicans Smell November Victory In Many Posts ADAIR REPUBLICANS TO I MAKE THOROUGH CAMPAIGN While the November in Adair will center around Henry sheriff for re-election and Luke former other contests within the district are expected to bring out the largest Republican vote in many according to locals of that political In the Treasurer H. W. veteran will have the veteran W. H. former who has already launched his plans to hit the brush country in a persistent campaign for the For Court G. R. incumbent or Oleta have not been active as of However this contest is also considered one of more than ordinary In the race for District 2, Tom McCasland has a slight W. J. plans an aggressive we are Both men are rated highly throughout the district they choose to The contest between Owen present appointee County and Attorney Jack is also expected to draw considerable Both are experienced well and favorably known as outstanding U. S. SENATORIAL With an all out republican drive for Ross veteran Congressman from the 8th former Governor Robert S. Kerr is expected to go full steam to meet this sturdy In Adair we are told that this as of the present could be considered a 50J50 deal between the Tulsa interests will spend dough for the Rizley success and Kerr has money of his - In the Congressional race W. G. Stigler is not considered in any regardless of heavy republican comprising Cherokee and Sequoyah counties may create a close race between Ray incumbent and the Sallisaw candidate Republicans are strong for Gay and think he has the Some 12,000 votes were cast in the Primary but political minds indicate that a much larger vote will be cast in the general because of the presidential It is generally accepted that the national administration will come January 1, 1949. at 3: -T- Stilwell Hi Band To Provide The Music Large Crowd Expected Tuesday Otto INVITATION TO TULSA has a friendly invitation from Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce to break bread with them on this Other publishers and editors be present and the of Stilwell Cham an annual one from ber of personally the fall show and Tulsa most business man State Fair and and woman in the city and had We are trying to make this con- assurances to meet other publishers 3-40 cars as well as learn what the Tulsa the ceremonies at Christie folks are trying to do to aid Adair 1 the cars ln a STILWELL WILL SAVE 1500.00 MONTHLY Figures released by Jack President of Stilwell Kiwanis Club told this Receipts from our Utility sources are approximately per Expense of fuels and maintenance and s a 1 a r s are Chaffin indicated that Stilwell can at on fuels and when comes into the Stilwell Chaffin further stated that would spend more than to build the highline to from Approval of the project will be established in September when the bonds in the amount of have been In this connection the bonds will be by accruals from Stilwell public Recount Compliments Election Board Final returns in the contest for Justice of the Supreme gave E. B. Johnson a lead of 13B over the incumbent tWayne The gave Johnson a lead of 39 which was protested by Bayless and caused in seven counties of this judicial in Mays county any great when 100 votes had been credited to in Other errors in Mays counting resulted in Bayless gaining 18, with Johnson counting an additional 81. Adair county a single error in in which each candidate another vote stand out bright in the business of counting This record is a public the successful voted and as result of a meeting Thursday last week are being to acquaint our citizens of the value of the proposed bond an opportunity of next when a sum of will be submitted at a special From authoritative sources we are told that the issue will not mean a single penny assessed to any The plan calls for a complete payment of the improvements for water and sewer to be paid for from revenues from the city Election call for the bond issue and in the sum of will be necessary to meet requirements of from whose Stilwell will get all power for any Acceding to Col Carson who gave 'a clear picture to some 30 business men last the Utility Board has carefully and the proposition from every The Board recommends that we sume the obligations of. the necessary and easements and the necessary sub - the insists that a code relates to Approval of the project was made by Mayor Paul Chambers and Jack president of Stilwell Kiwanis also from Banker Joe H. Carson and Otto president of Chamber of Twenty - five merchants and business men attended the session at home ec rooms and a general discussion Details of for franchise was read by A small but interested crowd of voters heard details of the election call for Monday evening at the court house when explanations were made over the loud-speaker system by Mayor Paul Jack President of Kiwanis club and John city The speakers were high in their praise of what they termed Golden to be assured of ample power and 1 MRS. MRS. OAKES HONORED AT DINNER In observance of the birthday anniversary of her Mrs. R. L. and as a farewell courtesy to Mrs. Walker Oakes who will leave the the week for to join Mr. Oakes - in establishing a Mrs. Barnett entertained a group of their close friends with a covered dish A pretty compliment to Mrs. Jimmy bride three was the miscellaneous shower given last Monday ning by Mrs. Bryan ment to the Personnel counters I uy her when by Mrs. John Mrs. T was by her Jim Scacewater and Mrs. Will la 1 Miss who is spending Mrs. Johnson attended Stilwell where she was a Junior the past Mr. served three years in the U.S. and since his discharge in 1946, has attended school in The couple plans to leave this week for a honeymoon trip to SHOWER HONORS MRS. JIMMY SPICER and election secretary and much in than any of the other ten counties of the v Five New Homes Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Strang moved this week into their new recently completed on North First Fine has indicated that at 2:15 p.m. Monday and ceremonies will begin promptly at 3:00 C. K. Wells has been chosen of with Representative W. H. principal Senator Mr. Strang and dau of Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett of near resided in also will be AH Candidates Invited Believing that this will be a Tulsa for several years before j time for both moving to He expects ' to show an invitation to enter business has been extended to All Plans have been completed by wiU have moments on the and Mrs. Warren Rogers for noon if they so the erection of a peat brick veneer Chamber of Commerce believes home on a small just I that the opening of to south of Stilwell city and the business interests of Stilwell across the east and ls the best news since 1945 when north of the Cannon home crossing went Since that and Mrs. Rogers business has drifted to of Mr. and Mrs. Luke 1 and Westville because of is a teacher in the city the long and circuitous road to the grade schools county With this new bridge Work on the Gillis Pierson of efforts of Langley home across from his grocery | and Ex-Governor Bob a store in the north part of is progressing It is a four or five room tile and Work was started the first of the week on a the H. O. Yoe two miles north on 59 Yoe expects to try his hand at strawberry Sam Briggs is also having a neat frame cottage built on his property on Standpipe CALF ROPING SUNDAY Secretary Ben Fletcher announces some snappy scheduled for at the southwest of beginning at 2:00:- All cow are invited to participate and the public la teen mile drive has been saved for those of that neighborhood who have business in VOTES BUILDING To improve their school 1, voters of Chewey approved a bond issue of for a modern the voting being 42 taxpayers according to Wid who was here recording the He was accompanied by Orville Noblin another representative Lon Pack of was a Wednesday business visitor in Adair County Loses In Highway 51 Deal the county road improvements will begin in Cherokee nearly from Adair county but the expenditures will be charged against Adair county's state highway .in an amount of of which Cherokee county will get the good road on our Tulsa road news of Sunday told of the improvements amounting to some which must begin in Cherokee at It is approximately 2 miles from that point to Adair county we are From comment on Stilwell's main drag we learn that few of our business men are satisfied with the way this road matter has been The general opinion is that Adair county has been let down by Commissioner Carlile and Senator that we can take it and try to better prepare ourselves for future political a three weeks vacation from her nurses training duties in a Fort Smith Bouquets of marigolds and honeysuckle were used in the decorations of the Following the dinner an evening of visiting was Both honorees were remembered with lovely Other present were Mrs. H. W. Mrs. John Mrs. George Mrs. Alice Mrs. Lela Mrs. H. O. Mrs. L. H. Mrs. Garve Mrs. Norvel Mrs. Mack Mrs. T. C. Mrs. Joyce and Miss CARLILE TO ADDRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Highway Commissioner Paul Sallisaw of the Second congressional district will be principal Speaker at Chamber of Commerce scheduled for 7:30 August 16, at the Methodist The meeting will follow of Christie an event dated for the same day at 2:30 p.m. According to President Otto Carlile will reply to questions submitted prior to the as relating to highway BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Sawney are the parents of a baby Betty born August 6, at the family west of Dr. The Sawney's are the parents of one other Mrs. Sawney is the former Pauline Long. - A Elizabeth was born July 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Bush at home in the Rock Springs Dr. Mehegan This is ther ELEANOR PATTERSON IS BRIDE OF DUTCH MILLS MAN Bouquets of gladioli and dahlias formed the decorations for the while the her mother Mrs. Sam Wherry and mother-in-law L. B. Spicer and the four hostesses were presented corsages by Mrs. E. J. After the gifts were presented to Mrs. Spicer and inspected by the thirty-eight a refreshment course was served and visiting JACK NOFIRE Going to Fort Tuesday to visit Jack Nofire recovering in St. Edwards hospital from injuries sustained in art automobile accident July 31, miles east of Fort in which his wife was fatally were Mr. J. F. Pool of Mr. Mrs. Lester Badour and Mrs. Maggie Kent all of and Polly and children of Mtsl Mr. Nofire is reported to be recovering nicely from injuries to his left arm and left will be hospitalized for a long RAIN AND MORE RAIN A gully washer Monday brought unusual August moisture to Adair county and folks who have been here many years claim it is the wettest ever experienced Question as to whether the heavy rains will benefit is a current Some aver that the fall bean crop will be in a big Others that tomatoes and hay will be Adair county will harvest its best corn crop in years and pastures are better than so the farmers tell are anticipating an early fall and a severe which coincides with the general speculations all over the DE LUXE READY TO SERVE and Sally Beene and Mr. and Mrs. Al Rhodes returned Friday from a vacation that took them to Salt Los Angeles and intermediate and they report a swell DeLuxe Lunch Box was reopened Monday following a week of decorations and The cafe is attractive in fresh design and brought home many new ideas to challenge S COUNTY MEN ENLIST ' The Adair enlisted during the past local recruiter Harold route 2, enlisted for three years in the Armored At Fort Jackson taking Kenneth Hollo w a highschool graduate class 48, enlisted for three years in the US Air taking basic at Texas Air Andrew Bunch enlisted for three years for the 82nd Jimmy enlisted for three George D. enlisted for three THE TUESDAY VOTING Precinct 1 For 191 Precinct 3 For 97 Precinct 4 For 79 TOTAL For 367 Against 4 Against 0 Against 0 Against 4 HASKELL KNIGHT REBURIAL SERVICES A full military funeral and services for Haskell who was killed in action in January 14, 1945, were Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Green miles southwest of with Rev. James pastor of the First Baptist Members of the WestT ville Firing conducted the military Roberts Funeral Home had charge of A Cherokee directed by Ross sang four He is survived by a Mrs. Rabe Rector of and other ' Jim Campbell was granted a divorce from Ruth Campbell and given and custody of the minor in a hearing Saturday before District Judge E. G. - A marriage license was issued Saturday to Paul 19, and Ruby 18, both of who were married by Rev. E. R. John 24, who Sunday evening by Sheriff Henry and his deputies on a forgery arraigned Wednesday afternoon before Justice of the Peace W. J. Foreman at pleaded not and bond set at in each of the three former employee of Sheriff Buckner on his farm south of forged three checks on Otto Ernest was also Wednesday before Justice of the Peace on a default pleaded guilty and bond set at Faulkner passed a petition Saturday in Stilwell for for help after his home was destroyed by According to names on the petition found by officers after he was arrested Saturday on a charge of he had received between and - Miss Eleanor daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Patterson of became the bride of Kenneth of Mrs. Kate Johnson of Dutch Ark. in a pretty single ring service solemnized August 7, at 6:15 p.m. in the home of the officiating Rev. I. S. Whiteley of Ark. Patterson of cousin of the and Travis of Dutch were the couple's only Miss Patterson wore a crepe dress with white and a corsage of red rose Mrs. Johnson wore a street length dress of white with gold Her only jewelry a gold locket and gift of the arid her corsage was of pink She carried a white Bible from which fell pink and white satin NORTHEASTERN STATE COLLEGE OKLAHOMA ' A Four Year College Offering Five Different Degrees Announces Its Fall Semester Freshmen Sept. 8 and 9 8, 97 W * 8 Additional Faculty Members * 9 New Buildings * 9 New Courses to the draft students will be the end of the school year if creditable work MANY OUTSTANDING ALUMNI of the Tahlequah Chamber of tt 1
