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THE PERKINS JOURNAL
p~etition. However, we were ex-
Receives Letter tremely impressed with the high
Robert L. and Yvonne M. Evans, Owner~l~eblishere
From Hall of Fame quality of '~rhe Spotted Horse," ,
Post Office Box 665, Perkins, Oklahoma 74058 Don Twoguns recently submitted '~ost in His Own Land," and "In-
Telephone: 40~547-FAll some of his poems for consideration dian Mother and Her Children Run-
in the Western Heritage Awards ning," and appreciate the time and
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Payne, Lincoln, Logan, Kay and Noble CountlesSU.48WT" tax ($12.25)
ElSewhere in Oklahoma $15.18'1.07 tax ($18.25)
Out-of~tate $20.25
Journal Editorial Opinion
T
he people will have their chance to set the pace
for legislative sessions during a special March
14 election.
"Voters often complain that they do not like what
is going on in government but have very little con-
trol over it. Here is a chance to change the practice
of passing too much major legislation in the last few
hours of the legislative session.
State Question No. 620, Initiative Petition No. 339,
provides for the Legislature to begin its work on the
first Monday in February and must complete its work
no later than the last Friday in May. That provides
110 calendar days.
The legislature dilly lallys, blaming one another,
the Republicans, Democrats, the Governor, the
Senate, the Representatives. They manipulate bills,
sending them through with wooly-buggers. They
meet around the clock, putting as many as 36 hours
in their final day, and then throw the governor a
package of new laws for his approval that was near-
ly a foot high and weighed over 8½ pounds last year.
Your own legislator will tell you that they can't func-
tion effectively under the last minute strain-
If the voters approve State Question No. 620 on
March 14, they won't have to anymore.
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contest. He received the following
letter this week:
Dear Mr. Twoguns:
Thank you for your entry in the
1988 Western Heritage Awards.
The National Cowboy Hall of F ame,
since 1961, has held the awards l~
grams to encourage films, televi-
Mien, and literature about the West.
Our committee of judges selected
"Pomo Dawn of Song" by Jewell
Maim Newburn and Lois Prante
Stevens as the winning entry in the
poetry category in this year's corn-
effort you made in submitting these
entries The large number of entries
indicates continued interest in pre-
senting the West and our Western
heritage.
We sincerely hope that you will
enter the Western Heritage Awards
again next year. Information on the
awards banquet and the winners is
available upon request.
Sincerely,
Marcia Preston
Director of Public Relations
and Publications
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Nature
Thunder on the mountain,
Thunder over the sea
Thunder is thunder
Where e'er it be.
Lightning o'r the mountain,
Lightning across the sea,
Lightning is lightning,
Where e'er it be.
A storm in the mountains,
A storm at sea,
A storm is a storm,
Where e'er it ba
When the storm is raging
And tossing her hair,
Lightning flashes her feral glare.
Thunder with his claps rolls on
The trees on the mountain bow
To the wild song
Of the wild song
Of the fierce winds as they
Blow along.
Then the storms cease
Thunder and lightning decrease
The sun shines, all is quiet
The sun shines and all is right.
at Work
and on.
down
s tablishing a working ranch on the Will Rogers
land near Oologah is an idea whose time has
c me.
::The Oklahoma Legislature has been asked to ap-
priate $2.7 million to restore the Rogers ranch.
The return to Oklahoma from tourists who will come
:the ranch is estima d at$140 million per year
{ ,000 tourists spending $200 for an overnight two-
day stay). The ranch will be self sustaining, and
einploy up to 10 people.
i:The ranch will be restored around the present two-
log and wood-frame house where Rogers was
b vrn in 1879. Ranch visitors, some 800,000 a year,
have an opportunity to tour .the barn, chicken
se, hog pen, milk house, corn cribs, and other out-
dings near the original home. They will watch the
phnting of corn and grain, see horses shod, chickens
and eggs gathered, cows milked, Longhorn cat-
branded, soap made in an iron pot, with taffy pulls
quilting practices in the winter. An outdoor
about Rogers' boyhood on the ranch will be
l .rformed during the summer in an amphitheater to
built on a wooded site overlooking Oologah lake.
Aitrading post with food and entertainment facilities
i :planned nearby, with parking. Special events will
in.elude harvesting, watermelon feeds, ice cream
s ials, croquet matches, roping and square dancing.
admission charge is planned to tour the ranch,
Z isitors are admitted free to the memorial.
:This is a natural. The $2.7 million one time invest-
n ent will return time and again as tog ists from
a dss the USA come to Oklahoma to viewthis work-
ranch. Look what happened in Silver Dollar City
i ranson! Tourists not only want to see, but they
want to do and touch. They have a pocketful of money
t ey have saved to spend on vacation- They will not
only have a good time, but will receive a practical
e cation at the Rogers Ranch at Oologah.
:f he legislature should establish a revolving tourism
to provide a stake for hometown tourism pro-
j ects that can sustain themselves after their., creation.
ery area of the state has projects similar to the
Rogers Ranch that would be self sustaining if spon-
sors could ever get it off the groun&
= The state could establish a $20 million dollar revolv-
fund. Towns or areas, through sponsoring groups,
ould make applications for consideration. Experts
ould determine by evaluation whether the tourism
l roject would sustain itself and be a safe investment
capable of paying back its investment to the revolv-
ing fund. \
. Regardless, by all means, let's encourage the
legislature to fund the Rogers working ranch project.
Will Rogers is an Oklahoma product and the state
well afford to make a state institution out of his
memory.
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Thoughts and Things
From the Journal Staff
Y on had to see it to believe it~ but
if you have lived in Oklahoma any
length of time--you could believe it.
It was a snowy, rainy, sleety Mon-
day and then Tuesday was several
degrees warmer.
Next week is spring break at the
P-T schools and some area schools
also. I hope all you working
mothers have made arrangements
for your school age children. The
population downtown usually real-
ly grows during this week. When
some of us who have been out of
school a ~few years' think back,
Thanksgiving and Christmas were
the only holidays we could look for-
ward to. But I can remember we
had a lot more snow back then and
would get out several days in the
winter for snow days. We went to
school from 9 to 4 and had an hour
off for lunch. If you didn't bring
your lunch you walked horne at
noon for lunch. The hot lunch pro-
gram didn't come into being until
a couple of years before I
graduated. Not all that many
mothers were working back the~
The only time I can remember my
mother not being at home when we
got home from school, was in case
she went to a club or church
meeting in the afternoo~ And there
was always a hot meal at noorL
Those were the good old days.
Dewayne Luster was just in and
said Lsnora West Auction would he
held Saturday - Rain or Shine. His
last sale was sure a wet one. It was
Earl Clark's sale That was one
cold, miserable Saturday morning
and afternoon. So hopefully by
planning ahead, the weather will
cooperate.
Think Springl
--Yvonne
From
the Files
68 Years Ago
(From The Perkins Journal
April 8, 1921 - 68 years ago)
The Commercial club was
reorganized with the follow-
She now lives in
California Miss Roe
Mrs. Hinkel made her
believe she was a
To pave
of Perkins would be
ment, not a cost. It
worth the cost just to I
the dust and dirt.
not come to Perkins
streets are hard
Playing at the
Autry in
Rockies", and Paul
Shelia Ryan in
Murder." Two passes
Mack Nickels at the
30 Years
(From The
March 12, 1959 - 30
) olice Chief Ray
nounces the
signals for emergency
One blast of the
signals a fire in
a fire in the rural
blasts, approaching
storm or tornado.
clear.
Dr. R. K.
candidate for the
seat that has been
Youngker.
Correctior~ It
1905, not November 21
original bridge across
ton was taken out by
Lions members
list the names of
they would like to
club's offices of
vice-president. The
committee will use
tions m naming
The
ed an Estimate of
ment showing $161,{
needed to conduct a
school.
24 Years
Edith Martin {From The
-~ March 4, 1965 - 24
ing membership: C. M. Justice,
John Bartholomew, S. M. Clifton,
L. C. Platt, W. S. Dickey, C. E.
DeWitt, Perkins Oil, Hon. W. A.
Knipe, Payne County Bank, John
Wagner, Perkins Journal Dr.
Holbrook, R. E. Lawrence,
Perkins Hardware, Gilbert
Markee, C. F. French, McDaniel
& Chantry, R. L. Henry, F. W.
Jennings, J. W. Byer, H. J.Platt,
Dr. Wilhite, Phil Gains, B. E.
Wildman, Central Garage, Clyde
Potter, Wn~ Lacy, L. Dickson, R.
L. Baker, C. H. Bateson, Sanitary
Barber Shop, Savoy Care, First
State Bank, Frank Eaton, Frank
Purcell, J. Russell, W. A.
Whitney, Ralph Dickey. Since
there is no rest for the diligent
and faithful, old vhesl-hoes' J. A.
Hert was returned as president of
the club. Niles Chantry will serve
as secretary.
T be Lyric Theatre is changing
their schedule. They will drop
their Thursday night show, and
add a Saturday afternoon mati-
nee at 3 p. m. so rural folks who
are doing their Saturday trading,
can attend the matinee and still
be home by milking time. Night
shows will be presented on Tues-
day and Saturday nights.
John Byer is serving on the
consolidation committee, and it
appears that at least six rural
school districts will combine with
the Perkins school. The condition
of roads over which the students
must be brought into Perkins, is
a problem, but emphasis will be
put on keeping them passable.
The A & M Glee Club canceled
their Perkins appearance for Fri-
day night.
The Legion ball team will play
at Tryon Sunday afternoon. All
who can should go and back the
local team.
Warren Chantry was visiting
Perkins Saturday. He is tempor-
arily employed as assistant man-
ager at the stock yards in Okla-
homa City.
Raymond
will file again
beard, a seat he has
ing appointed to
The American Legion is spon- Hastings, who
so ng three legislative bills. One Coach Cecil
FIRST DOCTOR ON BOARD House Bill No. 383, Girls' basketball
CLEVELAND - Dr. Wei it nhandatory that the District at Stroud.
Liou was appointed as tlm flmR flbg be displayed at all Jane Wells, Ginger
times in school room in the
physician to ever serve *on:the
hospital beard. He will fill the
unexpired term of a board mem-
ber who resigned. The doctors of
the hospital had earlier issued an
ultimatium to the board to resign,
or they would. Negotiations
worked out a last minute settle-
ment and the hospital remained
open.
DOLLAR STORE OPENS
DRUMRIGHT - Bill's Dollar
Store will open their store here
simultaneously with 26 other
company stores throughout the
South. The Drumright store will
bring Bill's chain to a total of over
430 stores in 11 southern states
from Florida to Oklahoma Head-
quarters are in Jackson, Missi-
ssippi. Bill's sells general
merchandise.
state, public, private and
denomination, and that pupils
shall be taught proper respect
and reverence of it by ceremonies
to be formulated by R. H. Wilson,
State school superintendent. A
penalty is provided for non-
complianca Another bill would
require teachers to swear to an
oath of allegiance to the constitu-
tion of the United States and of
the state of Oklahoma. Teachers
found guilty of public statements
against the flag or country, shall
have their certificates revoked.
Rhonda Bostian,
son, Kathy Himes,
brook, Phyllis Porter,
son, Sandy Wells,
Donna Hall
20 Years
(From The
March 13, 1969 - 20
-c~ Cecil Erwin,
Bert Dodson, Lee
HER HOUSE WAS BURNING DeWayne Moser
GUTHRIE - The residence of Chesmore for dry
Marie Katschor, 88, caught on and Mrs. Dolores Cruse
fire and as firemen fought the Ethel Frame, city
blaze, the owner, who was visiting 42 Years Ago Sager filed as
Ralph Crane,
elsewhere, was notified. As she (From The Perkins Journal and Bob Evans were
drove back to Guthrie to the
scene of the fire, her car left the April 10, 1947 - 42 years ago) committee to contact
road after a near collision with a A t the FFA pie supper, slight- tions to appoint a
utility truck on Highway 33 east -~ ly more than $300 was serve on a committee !
of here. She was taken to Logan raise& Jean McClain's queen vote working on a project t
County hospital, raised $111, followed by Carol local ball diamond. It
-o- Baker with $101. the cost of lighting the
The Tom Chrystals and Tom will be $3500 for a
Buckleys are fencing their yards, system.
Seems like when the gentlemen Jack Vassar has
farmers from the country move to school board
town they still got to fence up a bent Kenneth Nelson.
little. Several hundred
R. B. Frame underwent eye the new
surgery at Oklahoma City Tuee- building at
day for removal of a piece of steel.
It is hoped his vision will not be
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hmded into court and fined up to
$11-5.
Communication is the best
~olicy if one has a problem at
ome with library books that
have not been returned. It is
never too late to take them back.
If they've been lost or damaged,
talk to the librarian and work
something out.
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PERKINS MEDICAL CLINIC
impaired.
J. T. Recer underwent a major
operation Tuesday in Oklahoma
City.
It is noted that Mrs. Nellie
Hinkel, who with her husband
John P., founded the Perkins
Journal, discovered noted author
and poet Vingie T. Roe of Carney.
The Hinkels came to Perkins in
1891, taking a homestead three
miles southwest of Perkins. In
1892, they established the
Perkins Journal and the Carney
E nterprise, which was published
in the Perkins shop. Mrs. Hinkel
would drive by buggy and
matched mule team to Carney
each Friday to mail the Carney
Enterprise, collect local news and
advertisements for the next issue.
Miss Roe, who was 17, said, "I
was a tomboy, riding a mustang
pony around Carney, when a
woman from the county paper in
Perkins, came and wanted me to
write local items. She picked on
me, pestered me, so I dug into my
box of treasures and found my
half-finished poem, *rhe Fight Of
The Wolves.' I dashed off a finish
and thus settled her insistance.
She printed it, too." Dr. A. C.
Scott, president of Oklahoma A &
M, read it and sent it to Victor
Murdock, editor of the Wichita
E agle, and from there it went like
wildfire in papers in the middle
west. Dr. Scott did much to en-
courage the young author, who is
now listed in Who's Who of
America ns author of 19 books
and innumerable short stories.
10 Years
(From The
March 1, 1979 - 10
The old red barn
main street
blacksmith Joe
retired, has
Mac's
on that corner.
covered that
moved to Perkins in 1t
Dye family. It was
gene Dye as a barn
community once
east of Tryov-
The Chamber of
working on a
Members were
thinking about a
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dent to wear long
of knee-breaches.
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