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POLITICAL ISSUE
Oklahoma Plan for State
Training School Girls
Stirs Up a Storm.
(peeltl Dispatch to The Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sep
tember 23 (N.A.N.A.).—When Mrs
Creighton Burnham, superintended
of the State Training School for Girl!
at Tecumseh, announced her plar
for “date nights” at the Institutior
early in the Summer, it was hailec
enthusiastically throughout the State
as a eommonsense step. Today it i!
the center of a political storm thal
will undoubtedly have a bearing or
the next campaign for State commis
sioner of charities and corrections.
Mrs. Burnham previously had intro
duced other reforms into this school
which cares for delinquent girls from
8 to 18, that received wide approval
She w'as among the first heads of such
institutions to introduce beauty shops
into ther program, on the theory that
a proud girl was less likely to be a
. problem girl than one careless of her
appearance.
The “date night” idea was merelj
a continuation of that program
Three-fourths of the girls in the insti
tution come from broken homes,
most of them have had no social ad
vantages. and most of them had beer
sent.to the schbol because too much
of their leisure time w'as not super
vised.
Mrs. Burnham had a group ol
“honor girls,” most of whom were
about ready for parole. She decidec
they were entitled to mote recreation
as a reward ana as an incentive, tnar
the drab routine of the school per
mitted.
Approved Dates.
The honor girls were to be per
mitted to have a party and dance, anc
young men, approved by ministers 01
the county judges of their own coun
ties, were to be permitted to attend
For weeks before the first party
July 16, the girls made dresses anc
planned menus.
Mrs. Mabel Bassett, State commis
aioner of charities and corrections
did not take much interest in thi
plan, but commented that she didn’
very much like the idea.
For the first party, 98 young mer
appeared at sundown. There wen
88 honor girls. The party was helc
In the recreation room at the schoo
and was so thoroughly supervisee
that it would have been impossible
for any girl and her escort to have
eluded the crowd. Mrs. Burnhan
made every effort to prevent photog
raphers from posing boys and girt
with their arms around one another
Town cut-ups from surroundini
towns were there for an entertain
ment program. There were rope
twirlers, a fellow’ who could hop liki
a frog, fancy dancers.
The evening opened with a game
In which the boys and girls mingled
trying to learn the names of other:
present. Then there w'as dancing
Between dances, music for which was
furnished by the firemen’s band froir
Oklahoma City, the entertainment
numbers were sandwiched In. Then
were lemonade and Ice cream aftei
the dancing, which ended at mid
night.
Photographers Many.
Gov. Marland had as his persona:
representative at the dance Wayne
Phillips, who approved the plan. Th<
State Board of Affairs, which super
vises the school, approved continu
ance of the plan.
The question in the Governor’s
mind was whether the special privi
lege to the 38 girls would cause the
other girls to sulk and become re
sentful. Mrs. Burnham handled this
problem by having the band play t
special concert for inmates not at
tending the party. All apparentlj
were enthusiastic about it.
The criticism that followed the first
■ party didn't concern the dance. Mo
> tion picture men arrived on the scene
early and all manner of pictures were
faked. The firemen were lined up
. outside the fence, and. at -a signal
rushed the gate, knocking over girls
who huddled there. When the dance"
i started, the hall was so full of news
and news-reel photographers that the
dancers could hardly move, and the
load of camera lights twice blew out
fuses in the building.
Early in August Mrs. Burnham
announced that a girl about to be
paroled would be married to a former
sweetheart she had met at the first
“date night.” It never was publicly
announced that the girl had a 2
year-old child whose need for support
played a big part in the romance.
Political Foot Ball.
Mrs. Burnham merely let it be
known that an old romance was re
kindled. The couple were married
amid a fanfare of publicity at the
school and the girl went to live with
her husband, a clerk in a grocer?
store. Two weeks later, the boy lost
his job and the girl returned to the
school.
Meanwhile a national picture maga
zine had carried four pages of plo
tures on “date night.” It was being
flashed from theater screens and
there was another flurry of publicity
over the wedding.
Mrs. Burnham was being mentioned
as a candidate to succeed Mis. Bas
sett as commissioner of charities and
corrections, though there has been
no positive announcement from her.
Commissioner Bassett began to take
more interest in the “date night” sit
uation. After talking to Tecumseh
townspeople about the program, which
had included two other quiet dances,
she filed a report with the, State Board
GROUP NAMED TO STUDY
AIR PROGRAM FOR U. S.
Roper Appoints Six Members of
"Junior Cabinet” as Com
mittee Members.
•
Appointment of six members of the
‘‘junior cabinet” as members of an
interdepartmental committee to study
pending and proposed aviation laws
and recommend a long-range foreign
and domestic aviation policy and pro
gram for the United States has been
announced by Secretary of Commerce
Roper.
They are R. Walton Moore, State
Department; Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Stephen B. Gibbons,
Assistant Secretary of War Louis
Johnson, Second Assistant Postmaster
General Harllee Branch, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison
and Assistant Secretary of Commerce
J. Monroe Johnson.
The committee, Roper said, will se
lect its own Chairman from among Its
membership.
Created under an executive order
by President Roosevelt, the commit
tee will seek not only to 'create ft
permanent air policy and propram, but
also to co-ordinate the existing avia
tion work ol all branches o' the Fed
eral Government.
Benjamin Moore'* Point*
922 N. Y. Av*. Notional 8610
I insist on I
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Tea 1
because of Us
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SYRUP! Your family will be 1
delighted tomorrow morning or i
any morning with light, fluffy, 8
I_I golden brown hot cakes 1
drowned in syrup—and pork sausage cakes made from
D. G. S. 100% All-Pork Sausage Meat. |
COMBINATION BREAKFAST OFFER: 1
Package of ”7
D. G. S. Pancake Flour I
|! and 12 ox. bottle of
I Vermont Maid Syrup
HOT-CAKE RECIPE
» To V/2 cups D. G. S. B
Ill Pancake Flour add 1 cup i
pa water or 1V4 cups milk. 31 C VaiUe
HI Mix to a smooth batter.
|H Bake on a hot, lightly Both for
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M hot cakes).
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PEANUT BUTTER - - -11 V 1
With that “FRESH-ROASTED» Flavor |
D. G. S. Pure jP® - 1
GRAPE JELLY.» 1 3 I
Made from ripe Concord grapes ff
Crosse & Blackwell |
DATE AND £c
NUT BREAD.2 ““23 I
Combine with cream cheese for school sandwiches ||
Softasilk HHP - §
CAKE FLOUR_2 / I
Use the recipe on package and you can’t go wrong |5
Welch's Pure , r
TOMATO JUICE -23
Deep color, matchless flavor, tempting aroma |
Orange and Black •
SHOEPEG C0RN2-23
Just heat and serve with a lump of butter
PILLSBURY'S 'BEST' FLOUR
5 lb. C 6 lb. bag C ^ 121b. CL C I
bag JtmM (inVa.) gj J bag J
The “balanced” flavor for better baking results |
These Prices Effective in Washington and Vicinity Until Close of £
Business Saturday, September 25th, 1937 |
Here’s How to Locate I
Your Nearest D. G. S. Store ; 1
Consult the Yellow Section of your Tele- ]' £
phone Directory, pages 220 ond 221, or £
Call District 2012 [ I
D. G. S. FLOUR
4 23c 4 29c '2J45e
(In V».)
Sauer's Vanilla Extract-m oz. hot. 19c
Sunsweet Prunes-2 i id. pu*t. 25c * ib. pk*. 21 c
Sun-Maid Seedless Raisins-pk*. 1 lc
Sunshade Peanut Butter-ib. j»r 15c
Old Virginia Apple Butter-i*e. jar 1 5c
King Table Syrup_ivi id. ran 15c
Cream of Wheat-u». pk*. 25c
CoCOmalt___am. ran 22C Igc. ran 41 C
Ovaltine-»m. can 31c >s<*. can 57c
PHILLIPS9 “DELICIOUS99
TOMATO ior9« p #
JUICE »■ 5
PORK and BEANS-i6 o*. can 5c
TOMATO SOUP_10* o*. can 5c
VEGETABLE SOUP___io* c.n 5c
RED KIDNEY BEANS_cn 7c
KQLU-uULU ,ilb
BUTTER PRETZELS *«•'
Sunshine Coconut Sticks-pkg. 15c
Sunshine Delito Creams-pkr- 10c
N. B. C. Graham Crackers-u»- pm- 18c
| CANNING NEEDS \
MASON JARS - - £ 59c £ 69c
Mott's Cider Vinegar-% iai. 23c *ai. 41c
CERTO (for perfect jams and jellies)-bot. 23c
Jelly Glasses-doz , 39c Jar Tops_!_doz., 25c
Parowax-pkg12c Jar Rubbers_2 pkgs., 9c
I FANCY, HOME-DRESSED 3
FRESH HAMS I
The first fresh pork sale of S
the season! The finest home- 11
! dressed Fresh Hams and Shoulders money can buy. Cut M
from corn-fed young porkers, locally killed and dressed, m
Bake a ham for Sunday's dinner and enjoy the juicy, white 11
meat that is so appetizing. .
HOME-DRESSED * ^ J
FRESH SHOULDERS ,b Z/C |
Thousands Are Enjoying
Breakfast Happiness With
Yes, it IS good . . . because it's made FRESH DAILY
under U. S. Government supervision from 100°o all
pork, correctly seasoned and
delivered to our stores FRESH lb.
DAILY! Try it tomorrow and pkg.
join the D. G. S. Happy
Breakfast Club!
D. G. S. (Govt. Grade No. 1)
SMOKED SAUSAGE
Webco 1 Qr
SCRAPPLE.-*
Brewer-Snyder 1 Oc
Cooked Hominy, p**
Sunshade AJ r
ROLL BUTTER. ..ft ^|C
D. G. S.
Creamery Butter, ft
Dee Gee 3"7c
Selected Eggs— «<*• ^ *
Every Egg a
Large, White Egg!
U. S. Government
Graded and Dated
SUNSHADE
EGGS
doz. 45«
U. S. Standard*, Large
Ratail Grade B
D. G. S. (Govt. Grade No. 1) ^ r
SLICED BACON_* ZZ
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Fresh (Not Frozen) ,, 1A.
HADDOCK FILLETS115
Fresh White .1 ACZ'f
CRAB MEAT__ lb'
A complete selection of Fresh Fish
iand Sea Food, including FRESH
OYSTERS, HALIBUT, LOBSTER TAILS and COOKED
SHRIMP at reasonable prices. In some stores.
Gold Bog r
COFFEE lh JL J
Shurfine pa -
COFFEE lb ZD
“Ju»t Wonderful” BROWN 14 ib.
Wilkim „ L“EL 3„,
COFFEE pkg. 3tC LABEL *?•' 23^
TRU-BLU BEER.3 A 25c
ARROW BEER.3 At, 25c
Jacob Ruppert Beer - - “ 10c
NEW YORKER BEER, 4 At, 25c
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Sweet° Potatoes.. 4 15c LETTUCE.2 H..d. 19C
Extra Fancy
IDAHO BAKING
POTATOES -
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TOKAY GRAPES D lb‘ ADC GRAPEFRUIT... 3 Z‘ ADC
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GRIMES GOLDEN SMOKEHOUSE
5-14' 5-19'
■
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« 9c " 21c
Camay Soap
^ cakes 7c
Lava Soap
3 cakes 17c
P&G Soap
6 “ke* 25c
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Soop Powder_pkg. 5e
Cleanser-can 5c
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