The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-28
DEE TURNER ANSWERS ARTICLE
RELATIVE TO CLARA SMITH HAMON
APPEARING IN MOVIE PRODUCTIONS

Dee Turner. president OF the Okla
homa Motion Picture Company, Inc,
writes the following in answer to an
article which appeared in Sundays is
sue of the Ardmoreite, relative to Clara
Smith lannon's appearance in movies.
Replying to an article under a Los
Angeles date line. which appeared in
the Daily Ardmoreite, Sunday. March
q, 1921, which was unjust, uncalled
for, and doubtless not fully realized by
the writer. for the teachings Of God
and this blameless life has been re.
Elected upon.
You have read with what cold
cruelty the writer referred to the sins
of this girl. AS If her condition was
of her own preference. The writer
has painted YOU a picture of her life
and surroundings. Do you think they
were OF her own choosing? Do you
think she willingly and knowingly em-
braced life so revolving and horrible?
All no. dear reader, you know a man
was the author of her ruin. More TO
blame than she.
Then let us judge her gently. What
could be more pathetic than this spec
tacle she presents. An immortal soul
in ruin. where the star of purity once
glittered on her girlish brow. Burning
shame should set its seal on the mind
Of this unthoughtful writer, as she is
denied the very promise of God. God
said, Come unto me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden and / will give
you rest
she had indeed labored and was
heavy laden but knelt down and con.
fesscd before her Redeemer and was
blest and told to go forth and sin no
more. She joined the church and they
received her. The writer of the above
mentioned article has tried to lead us
to believe we should greet her with
scorn and mockery, and gather more
closely and tightly around us our
skirts 10 avoid the pollution of her
touch.
The writer would have society to
close It's doors against her. and only
leave the grave TO shelter her broken
heart. We are told of sins of her
past. but nothing OF her sorrows.
broken heart and regrets, the good.
happiness and pleasures she can yet
bring into this life. The Master while
on earth, while he spoke In wrath and
rebuke to the kings and rulers, never
reproaChed one of these
"The writer even scorns and reflects
n AhaAnu Ia. n
Ardmore, and Carter county. when she
stated. Doubtless there was tremen.
dous news on the streets of Ardmore,
Okla. when the press carried the news
to the world that Clara was going
into the motion pictures for the good
she could do.
Dear friends and readers. there are
many reasons why this writer is trying
to mislead the good citizens of our
land as to the real reason for not
wanting clara to be their competitor.
II they are without sin. let them east
the first stone against this Christian
girl.
"'rhc writer raving In her dclirium
attempts 10 talk uf purity If she
~ sincere anu WISHES W ne nrlnlul 10
the choice of her profession. let her
first clean up the studios NJ the Pacific
coast For those who know, will con.
rcde they need IT,
"lt Is realized by those who know,
and shpuld bc known 10y all. that
Clara's worthy aud urbuildng pie
lures will bc highly appreciated and
patronilcd by the masses of this
world. There will doubtless be- thous.
ands. hundreds of thousands and mil.
lions NJ dollars spcn, to see this chris
tinn girl with all "f her youth and
beauty on the screen.
Clara has never stated or Inferred
that she would portray all or any part
of her past lie upon the screen. She
is pretty smart. and doubtless super |
ior to some of her Jealous competit.