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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
5
John T. Flynn argues the core inflation cause is government defense funding by bank borrowing. He calls for a temporary all price ceiling, drastic taxes, and borrowing only from individuals and corporations rather than banks to protect finances and preserve dollar value.
Roy E. Adair director of Pontotoc County Home Defense units praised Clyde Bailey and civic groups for the successful Keep Em Flying aluminum drive. He thanked Ada Roundup Club Ada Lumber Yard Boy Scouts B and P W clubs Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber Lions Kiwanians Rotarians police churches veterans and many others who contributed.
Cattle prices depend on demand trends and the payroll index. Builders' activity serves as an advance signal, while low meat competition and drought can disrupt normal price patterns. Producers should watch market receipts and demand, not just current prices, and adjust herd reductions accordingly.
Antlers Aug 2 George Carroll Colston 26 of Antlers died in a crash on a farm road two miles south and two and a quarter miles west of Antlers. Colston's mother Mrs G F Colston 63 suffered chest injuries and possible fractured skull. Colston's wife Helen 16 was cut about the face. Five others in the truck and four car occupants escaped injury.
Roley Williams Wheeler, 26, a Pontotoc County farmer, died Friday night when struck on the Allen highway near Ada. Driver Homer Edwin Nickell was absolved of blame. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m in Allen Baptist church with burial in Allen cemetery. Wheeler survived by his widow Lorene and three brothers and three sisters. This marks Pontotoc County's sixth fatal highway accident this year.
The WPA assigns 3 245 726 dollars to Oklahoma school lunch programs for next year. Funds cover free meals for needy children and operate gardens with surplus foods for charity. Projects will be run as community school lunch programs under surplus marketing controls.
Richard Swink resigns as Tishomingo high school football coach to become grade school principal at Heavener Oklahoma. He coached the Red Valley co champions last year and had planned to move into administration soon after two years guiding all high school sports.
The Tishomin water department faced a sequence of leaks in the Spring Creek line after repairs halted two weeks ago. Workers stopped flow to fix leaks but upon reactivating the system new leaks of varying sizes appeared and are still being addressed.
Atoka’s fourth annual rodeo concluded with total receipts of 4133.81, powered by 3528.23 from paid admissions and 605.58 from entry fees and extras. Treasurer Hal Watkins expects about 750 to remain in the rodeo fund for next year.
Atoka officials faced a second July freight-train mishap when ten cars of the southbound 71 hotshot derailed near the rock crusher in Stringtown late Monday night. The engine and several cars stayed upright and on tracks. no injuries were reported. In Coal County, Judge Kornsbrough praised the aluminum drive as vital to national defense and public spirit.
The Lehigh public library reopened July 26 in city hall and is now open for loaning books and magazines. New books will arrive periodically, and residents are invited to donate books or magazines by notifying the librarian who will arrange pickups.
J E Holt was reappointed to a seat on the Coal county excise board by the state tax commission last week. The commission was signed by J D Carmichael, chairman. This marks Holt’s second term in the position.
Feyene Heye post No. 46 of the American Legion held its annual officer election Friday night in the district courtroom. The new officers are Lewis Isbell post commander Charlie S3urton first vice commander R. A. Pinkerton second vice commander Carl Osborne service officer Leo C. Sharp adjutant Foster Berry finance officer Clark Webb historian Lex ter H. McKinney sergeant at arms and Tony Silver chaplain. A county court session followed with Judge Lee Hardgrave presiding marking the first term in years with 26 cases heard ten dismissed seven continued seven fined 50 dollars and costs and 30 days in jail with suspension.
Mrs. Thomas E. Duke died at her Stratford area home July 27 at age 54. Funeral services were conducted July 28 at the local Baptist church where she had been an active member for 30 years.
The Stratford area reports a water well shot on 2-3-3 two miles south of town developed into a Garvin county water well. It showed fair results but failed to respond to shots. The drilling rig has been dismantled, leaving Stratford with another oil game hole.
Aug 2 announcement lists 45 Oklahoma reserve officers assigned to active duty. Names and ranks include Lieut Melvin R. Williams Chickasha dental corps, Audia E. Tilley Barnsdall, Carl M. Cook Ardmore, William W. Musser Jr Enid, George V. Stein Miami in field artillery with others. Additional officers scheduled for August dates across signal coast artillery and infantry units.
Fort Knox Kentucky August 4 The death of Pvt Carl B McClellan 19 of Bicknell Indiana was reported after a guardhouse riot in which guards fired over prisoners and used a fire hose to quell a disturbance. The prisoner had climbed a ladder over two fences and was captured Thursday.
East Central State college announces new Saturday and night class structures to conserve space and extend defense program involvement. First Saturday session is Sept 6 at 9 am. evening class meeting Sept 8 at 7 30 pm. A $3.00 per semester hour fee applies. credit counts as residence work.
Arthur W. Angel, 40, a fisherman, drowned in the Illinois river while attempting to save his 10-year-old daughter Marion from the same danger. Prince, the family Airedale, leaped in and saved Marion by grabbing her clothing and pulling her to shore as Angel disappeared. The girl was swept downstream after tumbling from the bank.
County farm authorities plan a campaign to ensure Ada area milk cream poultry and turkeys flow to the Cudahy Packing company cheese and poultry plant slated to open in the fall. A meeting is set for Saturday August 9 at 2:00 p m in the district courtroom with county agent C H Hailey and Ada chamber representatives.
About 50 Pontotoc county farm youths joined the air raid spotters unit during a Saturday meeting of F F A and 4 H members at Convention Hall. Roy Adair and C H Hailey outlined the plan for township posts, each area six square miles, telephoned to a central headquarters, with maps from the army air corps guiding site locations.
Three Oklahomans earned annual incomes of 75000 or more for 1939 or 1940 personal services, disclosed by Secretary Morgenthau. Frank Phillips of Bartlesville and E H Moore of Tulsa each drew 100000, with W E Warren of Warren Petroleum Co. in Tulsa at 818000.
A crop report warns of an approaching feed emergency as hard ground and early maturing crops threaten supplies. It urges farmers to double trench silos to secure corn feed amid expected price rises and possible drought conditions.
A large Ada crowd witnessed the 1941 rodeo queen selection at the fairgrounds. Miss Katherine Gay, sponsored by Joe Kirby's Saddlery, won over three out-of-county judges amid events, horsemanship tests, and entertainment by the Crazy Gang.
County land plans confront a core obstacle as many rural residents cannot relocate. Despite conservation aims and market balance, insufficient land and urban migration push surplus farm families to seek livelihoods on the land or in cities, with programs urged to support subsistence farming and relocation.
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