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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1947
Page
2
City council factions clash over designating alleys for one way traffic in the business district. Police Chief Joe Cable urges action to clear alleys amid congestion and danger during major incidents.
Congress debates financing for Marshall plan as Snyder outlines pay as you go approach. A long range European aid plan faces GOP resistance amid budget constraints. Also, U S grain exports slowed to Europe to conserve stocks while a 60 day distillery shutdown triggers legal challenges.
Halloween night family carnival sponsored by the Woman's Forum brings together about a dozen groups. Optimist and Meen-Agera join organizers Jack Brooks Ray Pool C J Constant and Joe Richard in final planning with clubs Rotary Kiwanis Schubert Junior Service League Epsilon Sigma Alpha Elks Exchange Junior Chamber and Business and Professional Women's clubs.
Water rates in Lawton are the lowest in Oklahoma with a $2 monthly flat rate that includes free garbage and sewer service. The city spends about $55,000 annually to provide garbage service and only $6,000 is collected in that department. Sewer services cost similar, but yield no revenue. Mayor Hutchins, at a Norman parley, was surprised by small towns using water meters to raise revenue.
Market notes cover grain hay oats wheat barley and ear corn in Chicago with cotton futures in New York. Oklahoma City reports livestock prices cattle hogs and sheep with price shifts and top quotes while New York closes with broad stock movements and notable gains and losses across major firms.
Jake Hester, city plumbing, electrical and building inspector for 14 months, submitted his resignation effective November 6. He cited unsatisfactory pay of 300 dollars monthly and hinted at returning to plumbing or seeking an inspector job elsewhere. Officials praised his service and a successor had not yet been named. The council accepted Baall Smith’s custodian resignation and confirmed Mayor Rutchins’s appointment of Erwin Sheffield and his successor.
Mrs. Makemson’s rites are planned for 2 30 p m Monday at Ritter Funeral Home with Rev Don Harroll officiating. Burial follows in Highland Cemetery. Local members of the Order of the Eastern Star will conduct graveside services. Stad aft relatives include James L Makemson Evanston Tl and several grandchildren and friends.
The report outlines protections for Mexico and Arizona, citizenship for Guam and American Samoa, end to discrimination in the armed services, and a ban on discrimination by transportation facilities, hotels, restaurants or theaters. It calls for federal registration of groups seeking to influence public opinion, public disclosure of tax returns, stricter postal rules, and trial rights for federal employees facing loyalty questions, plus a clear public standard for judging federal workers’ loyalty.
McKinley school students will stage a spook parade of Halloween costumes at 1 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest funniest and most original garb. Lucille Hughes student council president will conduct the program with performances by the second and fifth grade chorus, a reading on Halloween history by Robert Smith, and a talk by Don Robinson representing the student council.
South Pacific drops 44 percent while Stand Oil Cal rises 814 percent and Studebaker Corp falls 91 percent. United Air Lines down 20 percent and United Aircraft up 22 percent reflect mixed sector shifts. Woolworth and Wells Fargo listed among others with varied percent changes.
A forum on the pros and cons of a salvage yard north of Lawton on land beside Highway 277 was scheduled Friday by the Lawton Chamber of Commerce board of directors. The meeting would take place in the banquet room of the Old South Cafeteria.
City Chest notes "Everybody benefits everybody gives" guiding principle for the Lawton drive. Agencies involved include Lawton and Fort Sill Girl Scouts, Fourth and B and Douglass centers, Salvation Army, Comanche County Cancer Control, Camp Fire Girls, Lawton City Mission, and Lawton Negra Mission.
The testimony lists over 20 witnesses who accuse fellow writers actors and producers of communism in a sweeping set of charges. The proceedings reference friendly witnesses and contested loyalties fueling tensions during the era.
Lawton High School band selections will headline the weekly high school radio program on station KSWO Thursday afternoon. Mrs Opal Ford general chairman announced. Murdock Matthew leads the program with input from Vernon Hartman and an interview with Johnny Paul Klass of the science club.
The IOOF and Rebekahs hold their open house at 7 30 p.m. Thursday in the hall continuing their fifth Thursday tradition. Jack Wellington chairs the entertainment committee and all members families and friends are invited for a short program followed by refreshments.
A revival begins tonight at Trinity Pentecostal Church 1307 Baldwin El Reno led by Miss Luelle Thompson with nightly services and special music. Rev Sam Crandall pastor extends invitation to the public to attend the meetings.
Members of the adult home decoration class at Lawton High School will not meet Thursday afternoon. Chairman Mrs Ruth G Spencer says the session is postponed as she leaves for Rutherford to attend preliminary Southwest Oklahoma Education meeting preparations Friday.
Captain Floyd Rains, artillery Center special services officer, left Fort Sill today for a week of conferences in Washington D C and Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He was selected as representative Special Services officer of the Fourth Army area and will deliver a test on problems of the special services officer.
Rev. McArthur outlines a 50 bed Good Samaritan hospital project with a 36 by 130 foot main building and a 25 room second story. The facility includes an isolation ward, laundry, nurse housing, a potential operating and delivery area, and an ambulance entrance. A gravel road will access the site and connect to a drive into the hospital property.
A Methodist leader outlines plans for an isolation ward with two rooms for diseases such as diphtheria and yellow fever. The project includes housing for hospitalization insurance, a study, and headquarters, with religious leaders and congregants coordinating support and evangelistic work.
Fragmentary report notes a vow to provide adequate hospitalization for Black residents in Cotton County and southwest Oklahoma. It mentions funds once deemed unavailable and hints at community efforts amid wartime or postwar strain.
A $15,000 grocery store building is planned at 1808 Liberty. Construction is expected to begin immediately after city inspectors approve the proposed structure. Elizabeth Kouri is associated with the project.
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