,t News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
Bob Evans
sun Monday el-
quick recovery
front that
temperatures
D a cool 18 degrees
night. With
well upon us,
spells don~ last
long nor are
as severe.
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is a hazard we
thought about.
Hall was in
's buying a cou-
ban-
going to
train his sledge
operators to be
Seems
and bust the
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recently and
VOL. 95 NO. 20 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma- USPS 428040
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The Perkins-Tryon ing as vice-president. Jim
board of education reluc- Kirby was elected vice-
tantly accepted the resig- president, and James Hall
nation of Supt. Larry R. was elected clerk. The
Gill at their Monday board, later in the reset-
night monthly meeting, ing, approved as a part of
They have set a special the superintendent 's
meeting for Tuesday, secretary's job, thetaking
February 21, at which of minutes at the board
time they will consider the meeting, a job formerly
methods of filling the completed by the clerk.
anY McAlester. the board.
According to the The superintendent
e livedminutes of Monday's reported that the budget
he laughed, meeting, it was pointed will be $91,493 short after
he hadn heard out by board members for an over 6 per cent state
That's good. the record, that Gill's aid cut. The budget is be-
in several departure had nothing to ing cut from $1,088,765
the past 40 do with the school elec- state aid to $997,272.
generally tion, and he had beenAbout half of the school's
they are ' noving in that direction budget comes from the
good or better even before the School state. Supt. Gill did report
left as when weBond electiorL" In fact, ac- that the district has
inten- cording to Dr. Gill, he had grown enough to qualify
You areal- visited the Halleyville for a mid-term adjust
to ask board, and the Haileyvifle ment in state aid, which
Evansenytime board had visited in will help. the "Reduction
ia Seiling, Fair- Perkins-Tryon school dis- in Force"committee made
trict before the school up of faculty members,
X X x x electio presented a proposed poli-
and Margaret Dr. Gill's letter of resig- cy-which outlines how
a German nation is printed,else- reductions would be and
:that loves to where in this issue of The what the selection pmcem
of the Journal Board president will The board mem-
year ago last Forrest Robinette made a bers said personnel cuts
damper statement for the board are a possibility, as well as
Burt's records thanking Supt. progran Discontinuing
and car. He Gill for faithful service in of in-town bus shuttling,
to a chain in his position and for the adjustment of the lunch
long 70 to 80 hour weeks fund prices, one time use
and close attention to the of the reserve fund and
position, as well as his other means, were dis-
dedication to the district, cussed. The Superinten-
Dr. John Doyle was dent asked the board for
elected president of the guidelines in beginning
board. He has been sere- the vrocese to balance the
tractorvacancy. Before reorganization,
Hall Sanitation It was rumored and un- board president Forrest
um a member ofofficially confirmed la8t Robinette issued a certifi-
lets family. We week by Supt• Gill that he cate of election to new
• n years in Sell- would be resigning to ac- board member Lloyd
I 1959 to 1967cept a position as ad- Moorman, and ad-
Ig. the Seiling ministrator of the ministered the oath of
County News Haileyville, Oklahoma, office The board als0
"ewspal5 r. Wepublic school Systern, a commended retiring
anyone asked school district of about board member Bill Elsom
550 students, west of for five years of service on
morning, we
J dog resting in
Journal with
behind
he was
and sorta was.
Carpenter
to the curb, the
just a
front tire
the chain
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curb. Hattie
eating. In
At Monday's County
Pors dee came
car, drove off,Commissioners meeting,
dog, but he Ken Nelson told The Jour-
he could nal editor that a new
He laid on the $150,000 oil stabilizer
machine would be in use
the empty in Payne County.
•ace for twenty
so before he fi- According to Nelson,
the and the machine has been re
quisitioned and approved
was and should be in use in the
w~gi~ag his county within three
the months.
him. The machine is
almost as designed to chew up the
as humans, present hard surfaces of
they are a lot roads, digest the material
their il]/terate as it travels along from 3
to 5 miles per hour, and
t z x x treat the pulverized road
a couple of surface with new oil, and
lay it back down on the
shape with surface in a pre-set depth.
a direct A roller crew follows along
l%'kins and behind to roll and smooth
Monday.
bees rebuilt
88 North
audwill give
an alternate
west ald in.
take place in the 7th mile
of the new Western
Avenue road project. The
project is already set for
the first seven miles from
Highway 33, and the
paperwork for a new
bridge was completed
with ODOT Monday. The
last two miles within the
city of Stillwater will be a
joint effort of ODOT and
the city of Stillwater, with
the city handling the
drainage portion and the
state the surfacing.
In routine business, fuel
bids were approved for
Carberry Oil Co., low bid-
der up to 4000 gallons;
Shaw Gulf, low bidder on
split deliveries up to 4000
gallons, and Conoco, low
bidder on all sales over
THOUGHT OF THE
WEEK
"Mmriw is when keeping
s secret 9ires you more
• ltilfection than pill, ling it
along." --John M. Henry
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984
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4000 gallons.
Dr. Gill's letter to the
February 6, 1984 district's needs for decades. I was confident when
I have had the pleasure the past five years of I recommended the purchase that it was the best
serving in what I consider to be one of the bestoption among the many we considered. I am
schools in the state. Its quality is not the result of vast confident that it is still the best possible site
natural or financial resources, nor is it the result of considering the potential cost of the other sites and
having the best facilities. The quality is a direct result the limited solutions they provide.
of the human resources, and I would like to address My involvement as your superintendent has been
that aspect briefly, most demanding, challenging and fulfilling. I love
Perkins-Tryon School District has been fortunatethis school system and the opportunities it has
to have solid leadership which has enabled it toprovided me. It has been said that "superintendents
accomplish major improvements in the areas of come and go." It is, in my estimation, time for me
staffing, curriculum, facilities, extracurricular to go. It is a decision that has been reached aRer
activities and grounds. The leadership starts at and much thought and mental anguish. I do so feeling
is a direct i sdlt of one group's activity, and'that is ..... cohfident thal I could cohtlnue to serce the BOard
the Board of Education. This board has been the most of Education effectively and energetically without
deliberate, conscientious, thoughtful, dedicatedany reservation. My reservations relate more to the
group that I have ever worked for. You have done more needs of the district, its outstanding young people,
to meet the needs of the district's young people and and the possibility that my leadership may not be
the community than will ever be recognized by most what is needed for the coming year. There are.
of its citizens, currently serious and unanswered questions in the
We are facing unprecedented challenges as a community about what is needed by the school.
district due to financial constraints and the contin- There is a need for immediate resolution of the many
uing growth of the district's school-age population, concerns and a bealing of the wounds which caused
In addition, there are those who fail to recognize the a major setback to education in November. I would
need or potential crisis in the district. You have made never wish to be an obstacle to the continued
great strides to prepare for the future and should be improvement of this district.
commended for your vision and courage. You I hereby tender this letter of resignation effective
accepted the challenge to provide "quality education" June 30, 1984. I also pledge to work in the coming
and have consistently supported those actions which months with continued enthusiasm to accomplish
have made our district the envy of schools across the the many objectives we have established.
state. Your purchase of an adequate school site and
the beginning of a long range plan was, in my Respectfully,
ovinion, extremely wise and has Vrovided for the Larry R. Gill, E&D.
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budget, The matter will which would requira more Moorman will attend a Tryon, 159.1t was report- will begin tenching at Pm-
also be discussed again at classroom space It is new member state school ed that the new anditori- king.elementary, and two
the Feb. 21 mesti g, thought a portable class- board meeting workshop um curtains had arrived at ITon schools.
The board discussed the room could be constructr on February 20 and 21st. at Tryon, and the Perkins The request for exemp-
cost of either buying or ed for about $20 per The June basketball curtains are expected eny. tion of state nepotiem
constructing portablesquare foot complet summer camp was dis- time The Perkinselemen- laws was requested
classrooms to meet next Supt. Gill said the state cussed and no objections tary Facts Master group dropped by new board
year 's needs. It is thought was running behind onwerepresentad, wasexplainod, andafield memberMoormen, whose
that at least two build- sending checks for state During the principals' trip to Steer Inn where wife will not serve as
ings will be needed, one in aid to the schools. The reports, the enrollment, McDaniel's Hardware elementmT secretary any-
middle school and one in school received a $40,000 either in ADM or ADA,nighed ice cream treats as more after this year, and
elementary. The board has settlement on roofingwas listed as follows: High a reward for accomplish- thus no conflict would
been attempting to put damag School, 281; middle ment, was explained by result.
the middle school on a six Supt. Gill and new school, 213; Perkins Joe Hrencher. All four principals were
hour day instead of seven, board member Lloyd elementary, 427; and Five student teachers{Continued onPage8)
the roadway reconstruct-
ed around it. It had earli-
er been announced that
the tree would be removed
because it was dying, or
was dead.
In routine business, tel-
ephone permits were ap-
proved as was a mad
crossing for Sun Oil in
a pipeline project west of
Highway 108 and south of
Highway 33, near Ripley,
or east of Perkins.
Highway cash funds
were appropriated for ex-
penditure for the month of
February. The total was
$113,424.79.
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THREE COYLE CITY
COUNCILMEN
RESIGN
All three of Coyle's City
is that the the surface, and the result It was reported that the Council members resigned
the bridge is a new asphaltic surface next major road project last wlmklNmause of their
of from three to six inch using farm to market daily
on depth, funds will be hard surfac-
were The new council was in-
The cost of the process ing and rebuilding the stalled at a special meet-
ing. New council members
are Sam Dawson, Cokey
Wilson and Mrs. Jacquet
ta Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins
is also the Mayor of Coyl~
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TWINS OBSERVE
90th BIRTHDAY
CLEVELAND -- A
lake area brother and sis-
ter observed birthday.
they are 90 year old twins
Selena O~[lef and her
brother John Frederick
Duck. They were born in
1894 in Lincoln, Nek, and
came to Indian m-itory
with their parents in 1896.
campus
acilities fast
that area.
NEW RESIDENTS
Those who have placed
a deposit for water service
at the city building during
the past week are: Carol
Dear, 415 SE 4th, Apt. 25;
Robert Herrin, 402 NE
Ist; William H. Smith,
402 NE 7th; Maurice
Hooser, 106 W. Chantry;
and Leola Dunbar, 221
NE 4th Street.
a
a
thing is that
KenNel.
new asphalt
mquisi-
con°
~asing and
use within
on Pe~ 8)
is less than half of the cost
of laying a mile of hot
asphalt surface
Nelson said one of the
first projects for the new
machine is the Goodnight
road west of Vinco south
of Perkins.
Nelson reports that his
next bridge project will be
replacement of the bridge
that went down under a
truck five miles east of
Perkins.
In other business at
Monday b meeting, the
Commissioners approved
resolutions beginning the
bridge project that will
Yost Lake road to High-
way 108 near Glencoe
This road is a highly
traveled route from the
eastern part of the county
into north Stillwater. The
project will include recon-
struction of the railroad
crossing just east of Yoat
Lake An overpass is be
ing considered.
Commissioner Nelson
told The Journal that he
has decided to leave the
historic witness tree that
has stood in the middle of
the road leading into Vin-
co for many year The
tree has been pruned, and
City Man|~ger Gerald for the Park and Recrea- there was a possibility of
Hall said a survey made tion board that include developing a water well
this pastweekindicatada Roberta Hooper, Bill We- for the city on the
count of 97 mobile homes mack and Danny KastL property and ff a deal
establishing on locations They will fill the positions could be worked out with
-o- within the city limits. The vacated by Kristy Willin- Logan the city could trade
LIONS WILL town board accepted his gham, Terry Grooms and water for developing a
ENTERTAIN WIVES recommendation to up- Jerry O~onnor. water supply. The two will
The Perkins Lions Club date the city ordinance The city manager meet this week to discuss
members will be hosts to governing mobile homesreported that MrL Pet- the matter further.
their wives Monday even- to require that mobiletigrew has contributed a
ing, February 13, at 6:30 homes abuts a public 30' strip 2000 fest long on The board gave the city
p.m. for their annual street and access cannot the west side of Lover's manager permission to
Valentine's Day ladies be made from an alley.Lane, to be used as right- drill four test water wells
night party. According to the or- of-way so the road can be at a price per well of $200
-o- dinance, which is printed hardsurfacad and possibly each. The city has funds
GALEN HOLSINGER on another page of this curbed in the future The in the water improvement
ELECTED week,s Journal, the mobile strip goes from Highway project to develop new
Galen Holsinger, presi- homes must have so meny 33 on the north, south sources of water.
dent and board chairman square feet of spac abuts 2000 feet to the beginning Dumpsters for the trash
of the Payne Countya public street, or a pri- of the Alvin Moorman pickup service were dis-
Bank, has been elected vats drive at least 16 feet property near Kirk cussed. The city had earli-
vice-chairman of the wide, and have proper Avenue A plan was deve- er instigated a policy of
Payne County Bankers lighting and grade forloped a few years ago to not purchasing any more
Association. drainage widen the street and curb dumpstem. They now own
Other officers are John The problem of over- the west side before hard- 20 dumpster the con-
Bryant, president of the crowding some lots, and surfacing the street,tractor owns 12, and in-
Bank of Cushing, associa, using alleys for public However, the deal with dividuak own The city
=ion president; and Carl driveways into mobile the city and county and wants to get out of the
Hensley, senior vice- omes placed on back of developer fell through dumpster business, and is
president and cashier of rots with permanent when right.f-way could considering selling the/r
the First Bank and Trust dwellings on the front, be not obtained. The city dumpstem to the success-
of Yal secretary of was the problem that will is getting ready to era- fu] bidder of the next solid
the association, be alleviated with thebark on the project again, waste disposal contract.
-O- revamped ordinance. Charles Logan was They tabled the matter
It was pointed out that present and asked about until next mset/ng at
EMPLOYEE OF THE most mobile home situa- the possibilities of water which time-they will pre-
YEAR tions are well within the service to his new horse pare pociflcatioma for the
CUSHING -- Donita compliance of the or- training stable operation tra hauling bids con-
Vaden has been named dinanc and enhance the at the north end of Free- tract that is let in May.
Cushing Regional Hospi- residential areas instead man Avenue The policyThe Payne County
tel Employee of the Year. of detracting, but there not to provide city water Bank has been approved
She was elected by secret are some situations where mless the developmentas a depeeitory far with-
ballot by all employees overcrowding and abuse of was platted and annexed holdin on payroll fund
who received a pay check, alleys could exist, to the town, was ex- and the board approved
70 percent who received The town board ap- plained. However, city making d posito times
ballots, returned them. vrovad recommendationsm~ Gerald Hall said (Contimwd on Fa~e t~!
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