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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1950
Page
4
A signed critique argues that college students who mock proverbs and morality reveal underlying mental illness. It urges educators to address the issue through supportive guidance, improved standards, and a positive view of government, noting many such youth come from unstable homes. The author emphasizes recognition by faculties and early intervention.
The piece notes Reymond Moley as a strong defender of the New Deal who criticizes Alger Hiss and Judith Coplan. It cites his view that some officials mixed clever talking with real wisdom and calls for colleges to reexamine their responsibilities. The warning: too little focus on American values rather than Communism.
President Truman blocked Kerr gas legislation despite Democratic support, bowing to city political machines. The critic argues the Federal Power Commission has no role in setting natural gas prices and predicts further government overreach forcing landowners to develop gas fields.
Preliminary figures suggest Ada may drop in population this year versus IS40, though local indicators show growth. The Ada News urges everyone to be counted, noting many factors like telephones, electricity, and new houses point to a 16 to 20 percent rise in a decade.
Western Germany produces more goods than can be sold to the West risking slowed European recovery. The State and Defense departments weigh three unfavored options: buy the surplus, ship it to communist states, or pay and leave it unused. Each path risks economic pain at home or strength for the Communist bloc. The writer declines envy for the Washington decision makers who hold world peace in their hands.
The 1940 census will reshuffle House seats, with states like Oklahoma likely losing a representative. The piece argues against expanding the total number in Congress, noting the high cost and reduced effectiveness of individual members. It also cites a roadside tips experiment showing how service quality can depend on tipping.
The piece warns that organized crime from Chisago and Kansas City could reach Ada, with bootleggers in central districts influencing elections and surrounding themselves with hoodlums. It urges vigilance of local officers for possible outside connections and pressure on city and county officials.
Some boosters oppose federal appropriations for dams and harbor work, but see no fight against canals on the North Canadian River. They argue nationwide support for federal funds to cities, and predict continued Washington spending with little return to local communities.
The speaker questions Senator McCarthy's claims about state department disloyalty. He urges disclosure of any real evidence and urges dismissal if disloyalty is proven, condemning continued insinuation without proof as childish.
The concrete roadway is rapidly submerging on the stretch of State Highway 3 and Wi. S. 75 near Coalgate and Atoka. For months, drivers used a detour through the hills to reach Atoka from Coalgate while new fills and roadbeds settled.
Eight inches thick concrete paving spans eight miles from Coalgate to the Atoka county line. Lehigh center is on the slab with traffic averaging 1,859 cars daily. The project replaces asphalt and marks a key northwest southeast trans state highway upgrade. Tulsa politics note includes Vice President Barkley remark about a mayoral runoff.
Ada hosts national Flying Farmers on a one day tour with plane rides over Pontotoc and nearby counties. May 12 is tentatively set with confirmation pending by tour officials. Ada Chamber of Commerce sponsorship ensures pilots are hosted and fuel provided.
Harvard historian J Bernard Cohen defended Benjamin Franklin as a serious scientist at an American Philosophical Society meeting in Philadelphia. He argued Franklin’s work on electricity heat transfer and chemical action shaped modern theory and that terms he coined still surface today.
Allen High School seniors will depart Tuesday morning, April 25, by Jordan bus for a six day tour of southeastern Texas and south Louisiana. They will visit Huntaville, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, and Shreveport with stops at other places. A long list of 1950 graduates, led by sponsor R. G. Fleming, earned funds by dishwashing, dinners, shows, a basketball tournament and a play.
The Senate approved a bill transferring royalty-setting authority on Osage mineral leases from the president to the Osage tribal council, with Interior Department backing. House consideration follows. Separate note mentions a travel allowance for Dr. Thomas Harrison and 23 days of accumulated leave.
A 75 member group from the University of Oklahoma invertebrate paleontology monitors visited Ada on Saturday. They arrived at 9 p.m. and toured a southeast clay quarry before lunch then hiked six miles south of Fitts town to inspect fossiliferous limestone with impressions of early clay animals and plants. A bus carried them back to Norman by 4 p.m.
An African American home in Whmingham County was struck by a blast that shattered the front wall and sent debris across the yard. Inside, a nursing mother and infant were present but unharmed as the explosion echoed across the area, drawing rapid police and press inquiries.
Official notices list candidates for state district officer roles and county positions. Names include Joan Boyce McKerl Thomas Holt W. G. Long Jake Clevins Hoyt Driskill Clyde Kaiser Abe Holloway Kemp Treemas with positions for sheriff court clerk and county attorney.
Oklahoma officials report a recoverable oil reserve exceeding one billion barrels in stripper fields. Paul D. Torrey of Houston told a special legislative council committee about unit pool operation studies in state fields. He claimed immense value to Oklahoma and estimated $1,215,750,000 in secondary reserves over time with $127,500,000 to the state from a five percent gross production tax.
The Hart annexation dispute between Roff and Varness school districts nears resolution as state board official L. J. Laney says a new petition must be filed due to technical errors. Norman Mitchell notes the plan omits families preferring Varnes. A prior vote earlier shifted annexation from Varness to Roff, with a subsequent March 9 vote approving reannexation to Varness by 18 to 13.
Huge crowds in Guthrie Oklahoma watched a seven mile parade marking the opening of 2 000 000 acres of land to settlers. The event featured a rodeo and dance with 74 000 spectators amid 80 degree heat as state and national dignitaries observed from reviewing stands.
An explosion and flash fire at the Deep Rock Oil Corp Refinery near Cushing injured four workers. J. P. Miller aged 45 and Bob Summers 48 suffered third degree burns and were hospitalized. Elmer Johnson 40 and Elmer Marshall 47 were also burned. Superintendent Thell Woods said damage would be limited due to quick action and the steam channels being activated to extinguish the blaze.
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