The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-30
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS FOR
STARTING CHICKASHA ON RIGHT
TRACK IN "BETTER CITIES' DRIVE


l'commttees in charge Of Chickasha's s
interests in the Better Cities Con.
test" In which a dozen or more o.
the larger towns in Oklahoma are
participating, held their first meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Monday evening, going over
the general plans suggested by Dr.
McKeever, promoter of the contest,
and taking the preliminary steps for
getting the campaign under way.
In his Keynote speech, Supt. T,
T. Montgomery, chairman of the
general committee, observed, This
is better cities contest. 1t is not
that there is any objection to big
ger cities; in fact, the cities that
become better will probably grow
bigger, but in this campaign which
we' are launching, the primary idea
will be to make a better city. We
are to engage in contest with Il
number of enterprsing communities
20 decide which is the best town in
which to live and rear family. The
activities in which we shall engage
center around community conditions
as whole the church, the home
and the school and a committee will
)e in charge Of each Of these de-
partments. | am sure that there IS
much that we can do and much that
we must do if we hope to win this
contest"
After outlining the general plans
for the contest, Mr. Montgomery
called upon the chairman Of the
various committees for expressions.
Dir. A. B. Leeds, chairman of the
community committee, said the first
thing to be done was to decide
whether Chickasha really wanted to
get into the contest in earnest. I'VE
might as well stop right now if we
are going into this thing in a half
hearted way" he declared. "This
contest will accomplish nothing I'M
less all the people of the town are
willing to cooperate enthusiastically
n it,"
Speaking for the committee on
schools, j. f. Hatcher, principal of
he Junior High, said there was no
ioubt in his opinion that the people
Il Chickasha would be willing to
10 everything needful to put their
schools in a condition to score high.
Mr. Hatcher, who is head of the
American Legion post here, also an
lounced that the Legion had already
aiken the matter up and more than
three hundred members Of the post
had pledged themselves to cooperate
n the better Cities movement.
Rev. C. b. James, Rev. Sam D.
Taylor, Mrs. r. H.. Dwyer, B. b.
Barefoot and others spoke earnestly
in favor of entering the contest. 81
wouldn't want to live in a town
hat was unwilling to take part in
such contest said Mr. Taylor. At
he close of the discussion on motion
# DR.. Leeds, it was unanimously
'oted to get into the contest with
10Th feet" On further motion. the
our committees were instructed to
meet the following day and prepare
heir plans, reporting back to meet
'ng of the general committee, which
will be held Tuesday evening Decem-
Der Z.
The Shawnee Rotary club has Of
erred a prize of $25OO to the winner
Il the contest and several other
'maller prizes have been offered by
Individuals and towns The contest
$ to continue till next fall when a
committee of prominent men and
women, chosen by DR.. McKeever.
will visit the various cities, making
l thorough inspection of them and
ieciding the winner