From The Files of The Seminole Producer

Cluttered Corner Criminal Court Saves Criminal By Milt Phillips SEEMS LIKE MOST EVERY DAY we read something that further convinces us Oklahoma needs three new Criminal Court of Appeals judges. We can remove them only one at a time and the “deck is stacked” against citizens doing that under the procedure adopted a few years ago which provides for only the question “Shall (the judge) be retained?” The latest one we read, you may have also read. It seems a few days ago Oklahoma’s Criminal Court of Appeals reversed a 10-year sentence imposed on a former convict by an Oklahoma County district court. The three judges on our top criminal court said the evidence on which the conviction was secured was “improperly obtained.” The facts we read said a policeman saw a car pull out from BEHIND as service station in the early morning hours. The police officer stopped the car. The driver had no driver’s license. In the back seat of the car the officer saw a woman and a teevee set. He held the man and called the filling station owner who got up and came to his filling station and found burglars had taken his teevee set from the station. He identified the teevee set the officer found in the car he had stopped.

APPARENTLY THE STATE COURT of Criminal Appeals is convinced that no police officer ought to look into an auto, regardless of the suspicious actions of the driver. That means the police officers ought to go around blindfolded, or at least with side-blinders on so they can “see no evil, hear no evil” and maybe not even detect any evil. What more effective moral support do thieves need than this decision we read about last week? -oOo Miss Cynthia Harjo of Bowlegs enplaned today (Thursday) at Will Rogers airport in Oklahoma City for jet flight to Scottsdale, Arizona. There, as Miss Seminole Nation, Miss Harjo will represent the Seminole tribe of Oklahoma and attend the Scottsdale All Indian Days celebration.

The celebration is sponsored by the City of Scottsdale and Central Plains Indian Club of Arizona, Friday through Sunday. A record attendance of 32,000 was registered at last year’s observance. Among activities were exhibition and contest dancing, demonstration and sale of authentic handcrafts and food products by Indian peoples and princess contest for young women from all tribes.

Miss Harjo is the daughter of Mrs. Bonnie Harjo of Bowlegs. In August Mrs. Harjo plans to accompany her daughter to attend the All-American Indian Days and Miss Indian America Pageant at Sheridan, Wyoming.

-oOo Announced as winner of the “Miss Debutante” contest at Langston University Friday night was Miss Conchetta Cudjoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cudjoe, Wewoka. Traveling from Seminole to attend the coronation program were Mr. and Mrs. Cudjoe, Miss Asamenetch Afework, Miss Guenett Alemayehu, both student at Seminole Junior College, and Mrs. Delores Jones.

Coronation ceremonies were held in the Hale Student Union ballroom on the Langston campus. Eight students competed in the contest which began several months ago. The contest was sponsored by the Sigma Delta theta Sorority on the campus. Funds collected in Miss Cudjoe’s candidacy amounted to $694.50. A percentage of this amount will go toward Miss Cudjoe’s college scholarship and the remainder will be used to carry on sorority activities.

A student orchestra provided music for the program.

There were eight finalists awaiting the Judges’ decision. It was learned that Miss Cudjoe had “won by a landslide.”

Miss Cudjoe was escorted by Thaddeus Johnson, student from Cruger, Mississippi.

Last year’s winner, Miss Gloria Armstrong presented Miss Cudjoe her robe and crown. And, the winner carried an arm bouquet of fresh flowers.

A graduate of Seminole High School, Miss Cudjoe entered Langston after graduation. Next year, Miss Cudjoe will be a sophomore at the University. Her major is Physical Education.

A surprise party honoring the contest winner was staged Saturday evening on the campus. Hostesses were members of the sorority.

-oOo Slants – Our towners asking about Daylight Savings Time… DST will take effect two weeks from today, Sunday, April 29 and the time pieces should be set FORWARD one hour before going to bed Saturday night to avoid being late for church… John Howell having a few choice words about the rainy weather as of late… Bob Jones wearing a big grin Friday after a long day’s work Thursday… Dr. Hugh Simpson not wanting to stand in line for his steak… Cecil Sullivan enjoying a movie.