Chimes for the Wij Rogers Memoria
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CHIMES FOR THE WIJ ROGERS MEMORIA A gentleman from Chicago, was in ~re.more Tuesday with a worthy idea, to become a part of the memorial for the late Will Rogers. It impressed several citizens With whom he discuss- ed it very much. He talked to W. E .. Slmday, G. D. Davis, Joe · Martin, the editor oft.his paper, and ~thers, and intended to also contact Dr. Bushyhead and other members of the memorial committee, but failed to do so as the doctor was out of the city, ~ at that time. He will make these eontacts later. His idea is to add chimes to the tower that will doubtle~ rear its head above the museum or such other memorial that may be selected by the committee in charge. ' Some time ago in Florida the editor of this paper listened wit.h rapt attention and something o~ awe to the chimes of the memorial Bok tower at Moutain I,a,ke. If our memorial per chance takes the form of a museum, a!s contemplated at pres ent, then let's have a noble tower above and beautiful chimes in the tower. This most likely would fit in nicely with Mrs. E. B. Lawson's plans, if they are adopted and there are strong in dications they will be. This Chicago visitor represents the 55-year-old firm o! J. c. Deagan, Inc., makers of wonderfully sweet toned tower. chimes. He suggested, and intends later to sqggest to the committee proper, a carillon, or set of tower chimes that would ring out to the entire community daily some of the time honored fa.vorites that never die, which remind us so forcibly of that lovable char acter in whose memory the memorial is to be erected. Chances are that if we had never visited Bok tower, we would not be writing this urge to add chimes to the nwmorial. We were deeply impressed with the fact that each day of the year hundreds of people from all pa1-t_s, Of the· country visit the tower, erected to honor a publisher, to 'ihear the chimes. played at stated intervals during the week. The people got so much en joymer.t-and there is the tie-up. It was the delight of Will Rog ers' heart to give joy and pleasure to the people-to give them something to take home in their hearts.,The chimes at Bok Tow er did that to a, hardened editor and had they been "singing" fr0m atop the Will Rogers memorial, the effect would have been more effective. The chimes, of which the Chicagoan spoke, are automatical ly played, and, under clock control, certain programs can be arranged to be perfectly and automatically played on the caril lon. Such programs can be arranged' for any hour of the day or night decided upon, depending largely upon the occasion. At Christmas time it would be beautiful carols, at Eastertime, religous music so beloved by many. Then there are patriotic numbers for patriotic occasions. How suitable it would be to play such a program on Armistice day from the Will Rogers' memorial tower! Will would certainly be pleased if something like that were pla,ced tiere among his · ome people-som~thmg that adds life and 'pleasure to the m' l61•ial that is to be. Besides automatic playing •Of m ical selections, the caril lon would be provided with a device that would boom out the Westminister peal and hour ~troke, asla time guide to the town. Every 15 minutes the time marking neal would sound. On the first quarter hour ,it sounds four tones, then on the half hour eight bells of the Westminister meloi:ly ring out; twelve peals sound forth on the 3rd quarter and on the hour the full West minister melody booms out, followed by the correct hour stroke. 1So as not to disturb light sleepers, the time guide can be set to be silenced through the night. The Deagan Corporation has about 400 installations oft.heir tower chimes in all parts of the United States and Canada, also in Hawaii and even one in Pretoria, Transvall, South Africa. Just as soon as news was flashed about the tragedy, they sent out by cable, telegram and airmail, a request that at the time of burial services for Will all of these chimes speak out simultaneously a simple but impressive memorial program. In a tremendously powerful chain, the 400 carillons, rtretching from Quebec, Canada, to Mexico, as one, boomed out to their re spective communities a five minute, slow toll, followed by Chop in's Funeral March and that much beloved hymn "Abide With Me." The company received reports from many places every where, stating that hundreds of cars and thousands of p~ople gathered in silent tribute to Will, while the chimes rang out their requiems. Many will agree that chimes will add to the memorial life and animation, two things above all others that symboli?ed Will Rogers. Let this memorial not be a quiet, cold something, but rather a singing thing. The monument to Mr. Bok is called "the sniging Tower," and people travel from the far places to see and hear it sing. Mr. Bok sleeps at its feet. This carillon man from Chicago has left with us a good idea whcih doubtless will find favor with those who have the plans in charge. His name is P. K. Neuses, step-son of Jim Hamilton, the Bartlesville contractor for whom, Hamilton Springs, near that city, were named. We are grateful to him for introducing this subject of a carillon. In our humble opinion, it is a very worthy one. The committee in charge, no doubt, is open to sug I gestion, as the whole world loved Will and all classes want now I to make sacred and everlasting, his memory. ~ I over a divide the vm Pacific. ~..;;:..-H-~...:;.;.._,_;;.~.....,_-----..;;....---------- I That happened co t of Hershel Island in the Artie, we OFFICIAL CITY .AND COUNTY p APER couldent land there on pt of the ice in the water, but we ! circled it a time or so. Jlllltered as second elass matter at Claremore., Oklahoma under There is only a half en houses, but its a noted place, its act March 8, 1819. where the old whalers, th l old sailing: boats used to land and spend the winter. They w come up from America or the vari- ous Scandinavian count in one summer, get in there and A. L. KATES, Publisher. 'winter and then that w W. C. KATES, Editor give them an early start the next summer when the ice we out. Then they would hunt all that summer which was about: ree months, then back into Hershel (Advertising Rates Upon Request) for the second winter and en out with the whalebone the next Telephone Ne. 3-Claremore. summer. We saw old Capt. Petetsons-big old boat in there, he comes in and trades generally for the month of August. I think he ha:s quite CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1935 a f_ew trading posts ()Stablished in the island. They are pretty strict about who they let come in to trade. Its got to be an estab Citizens agree that the recent repair of the Frisco Third ished firm. I know they are over on the Canadian side and I street crossing is not satisfacotry. The crossing is too high above think its almost the same with us. the stree~ level. One is liable to get bounced out of the car and For instance in Canada anywhere, the great Hudson Bay Trad ing Co., an organization that almost founded Canada, (and a lot of injured. the U. S. before the Revolution, they been going 250 years) well Chief of police, Jim Simpson, has not visited The Progress office for they dont allow any Hudson Bay trader to take a dog team or boat ,everal days. or any conveyance and go out and trade for furs. Or any trader its against the law. ' John Bell is offering rather a complete file of the New They have to let the Indians or Esquimos bring em in and York newspapers, giving the easten1 angle of the tragic death tr~de at _the P?sts for em. Canada has a great system of dealing of Will Rogers and Wiley Post. There are many illustrations with their native population away up in the far North. You look suitable for scrap books. The papers a1·e 10 each. If you are in on a map and all the country that is north of the real mainland of terested, better get them while they are available. Cana<:1a, all those treme1;1dous islands and gulfs up there/ a white man is not allowe~ to fish, hunt or trap, in. Its entirely- for the The armory will be built east of the M. 0. P. tracks, if it is built support of the Indians that live up there. We never had thought ;et all. Maybe this is one 'improvement that we won't get. 1:00 bad. of that. : , , . And say, the old Injun and the Esquimo is a mighty smart Col. Walter E. Downs, president of the Oklahoma Military trader up there so they told me. Time means nothing to him in the Academy, is highly pleased with advance enrollment. He has way 0! an argu1n:ent. It dont take him long in some sort of a tele- . no doubts at all but that every accomodation will be taken this graphic way to fmd out what sort of wild animal the women have year.