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I had an enjoyable visit
Monday with one of the
first people we met when
we came to Oklahoma
almost 17 years ago. This
was Dr. Cluff Hopla who
was then the Chairman of
the Zoology Department
at the University of Okla-
homa. Dr. Hopla made it
possible for ,me to come to
OU and complete my doc-
toral degree. Some days I
would thank him for it,
while other days I might
hold it against him.
The first thing he asked
on Monday and then
laughed, was if I remem-
bered when my sons had
lice. How could parents
have forgotten such an
event!
The last year and a half
in graduate school, I held
down two jobs, one as a
graduate assistant teach-
ing laboratories in the
zoology department and a
second as herpetologist
and national sales director
for a wholesale animal
dealer near Norman. This
was one of the largest
animal dealers in the Mid-
west and received ship-
ments of animals from all
over the world. Shipments
arrived daily with every-
thing from Asian Sun
Bears; baby leopards;
hundreds of monkeys;
snakes from a few inches
long to over 13 feet; par-
rots from Africa, South
America and Central
America, to every other
kind of animal you can im-
agine. These animals were
then shipped all over the
world to other dealers and
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Perkins JournalThursday, March 22, 1984
' tom inspectors and airport We dldn ~ know it, ])ut WESTFA~LL WEDDING
personnel all disappeared this baby gibbon had lice Miss Dana Westfall,
Tulsa and Mark Larson,
and left me with a snake in its hair. These weren~ Tulsa were united in mar-
The Natural Way wrappedarotmdmyehonl- just any lice, these were
._.__._ ders. Fortunately Judith llce that were only found riage March 17, 1984 in
was there and pitched in, on gibbons! the First Baptist Church,
Dr. Jeff Black not very willingly, to help It wasnt long after thePerkins. The ceremony
unwrap the snake and getgibbon was gone that held at 7 p.m. waq officiat-
Professor of Biology it back into the sack. IJudith found some crawl- ed by Rev. Elhert Smith,
Oklahoma Baptist University was never again asked toing creatures in the boy's pastor of the church.
.... _ open a box for inapectionl hair. We didn~ know what Parents of the couple
Judith and I could go on they were because they are Mr. and Mrs. Dan
pet stores. I would make with many other stories didn~ look like human Westfall, Perkins and Mr.
at least two trips esch day and probably will in ~uture .lice. Our pediatrician in and Mrs. Don Larson,
to the Oklahoma City Air- columns. But I also have Norman was Dr. Roy Tulsa.
port to deliver or pick up to tell you that this was a Donaghe. Whenever The church was decorat-
animals, very depressing job. It Judith walked into his edwithbrasscandelabrae
Sometimes it would be was depressing because of office with a sick boy, he with greenery and blue
late at night when I the tremendous number of always asked what kind of bows and candles.
picked up a shipment and animal deaths. We had animals we had in the Wedding music was
if it didn't have animals freezers full of dead rep- house. Then he would presented by Carol Davis,
that needed to he tm- tiles, birds, and mammals, know that there was el-organist, and Dena Kerby,
packed immediately, I A shipment hardly everways the possibility ofpianist. They accompanied
would take the shipment arrived without several Peter and Andrew havingKeith Evans, Stillwater,
home until the next morn- dead animals czowded into some rare disease caught as he sang, '~'he Wedding
ing. This created some in- a corner. Shipments offrom some odd animal Song," and '"]'he Lord's
teresting events at our monkeys would arrive tl~t was living in our Prayer."
house, from Asia with many ofhouse at that particular The bride, given in mar-
I clearly remember thethem stomped to death in time. He diagnosed themriage by her father, wore a
night that over 300 mice the bottom of the wooden as having lice, but lice like gown with a deep lace ruf-
fle framing front and back
chewed out of boxes and shipping crates, whilehe had never seen before, bodice. It featured a lace
escaped in the house. We others had bullet woundJr Dr. Hopla is a world stand-up Victorian collar
caught live mice and our from where their mothers authority on lice, ticks and trimmed with ribbon tops
little Fox Terrier killed had been shot to capture fleas so we asked him illusion yoke. The skirt
mice for weeks. There may the babies. I could never what to do about them. had front lace panels from
still he some odd~olored let a sick animal stay in a He immediately became a raised waistline ending
mice in the north part of cage to die This meantvery excited because this in a deep lace underflounce
Norman. that they were loaded into was the first time gibbon skirt and full tiered lace
the car and taken homelice had ever been known chapel train. The full,
where Judith and I would to become established in sheer lac~accented bishop
try to nurse them back to human hair. We couldn~ sleeves had deep lace and
health. I have seen Judith kill the lice until we had ribbon trimmed cuffs. The
on many occasions withcollected adults, eggs and bride carried out the tradi-
baby monkeys oKngin8 to hairs in jars of alcohol for
One shipment contained
a "tame" Ocelot from
South America. The spot-
ted cat looked beautiful as
it peered out of the cage so
I decided to let it out. It
leaped out of the cage and her clothes. They were
immediately took over just like human babies in
possession of the house, many instances and would
The first thing it did was cry and hold out their
to roll the dog across the arms. And most of them
floor with a slap of its paw died and we cried.
and then wrap it up like a Two of our favorites
ball. The dog immediately were White-Handed Gib-
disappeared into another bona, Gibbons are a type
part of the house. Next of ape with no tail and
the cat faced the wall and long arms. Their brains
left its territorial urine are highly developed and
mark high on the wall. their level of intelligence is
Similar activities and said to be greater than
odors told us why we any other animal except
would never want a male man.
ocelot for a pet. Two baby gibbons ar-
Occasionally the cus- rived in a wooded box on
toms officers would want an airplane from southern
to inspect a shipment at Asi& Both had on diapers
the airport. This would and were wet, cold end
mean that all the boxes sick. One in particular was
would have to be opened quite ill and Mon home.
and the animals identified It would cling to Judith's
and eounted, as she took care of
usually very few problems the boys and did house-
until one shipment when work. If she put it down
we got to the sack of on the floor, it would cry
snakes. I willnever forget, and boldoutits armatobe
nor will Judith, when I picked up. The boys would
opened a sack with a huge also take turns holding it
python and had the snake and this is where the lice
wrap around me. The cus- come into the ~,ory.
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in/ormation about yeur changi.g WEephone seruice from
Rhonda Johnson, Manager
Spring is in the air
It seems ever since that December
cold snap we've been pretty lucky
with the way the weather has been
treating us. With a little more luck
the~ winter days will soon give way
to even better spring days.
For homeowners that means one
thing -- working in the yard. Within
just a few weeks, busy amateur
landscapers will be planting
shrubbery and trees, putting up new
fences and in all probability, cutting
telephone lines.
That's right. With all the other
spring rituals, the incidence of
telephone cable being cut increases
dramatically with the warm weather.
It seems people are more concerned
with digging a deep enough hole in
the ground than finding out what's
down there before they dig.
At best this can cause a minor
inconvenience to the homeowner
who cuts his own phone line, But
more often than not, the line that is
sliced disturbs service to an entire
block, s~metimes an entire neigh-
borh(m~l.
In the event of a life threatening
situation, this small problem could
turn into a catastrophe for someone
who is left without telephone service
because of someone else's care-
lessness.
And then there's the cost of
repairing the line. The person
cutting the cable is responsible for
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paying to have it fixed. In some
cases this could be hundreds of
dollars.
Call Okie One
The best way to avoid all this is to
think before you dig and call a
special toll-free number called Okie
One. Okie One is a cable marking
system set up by companies and
cities that have facilities under-
ground.
With just one call, every company
that has underground facilities along
your property will come out and
mark where its facilities are within
48-hours of your call. The little wire
flags and painted markings could be
a sign of a trouble-free springtime
work in your yard.
The telephone number of Okie
One is 1 +800+522-6543 (OKIE).
They answer calls from 7:30 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
So when you make your spi~
cleaning plans be sure to put call
Okie One on your list. This ounce of
prevention could definitely be worth
several pounds of cure.
Bhonda Johnson, Manager
Southwestern Bell Telephone
519 S. Husband
Stillwater, OK 74074
377-4944 (call collect)
Southwestern Bell Telephone
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Dr. Hopla's research. We
soon brought the research
project utilizing our sons
and their lice to a halt. We
unceremoniously killed
the famous lice that tater
became the subject of a
scientific paper. Now you
know why Dr. Hopla has
fond memories of our boys
and their lice!
tion of "something old, length dresses of blue
something new, some- print.
thing borrowed, some- Serving the bridegroom
thing blue, and for good
luck a sixpence in her
shoe." The bouqet was a
cascade of blue tipped silk
roses and white silk roses
and baby's breath.
Anita Westfall, Perkins,
sister of the bride, served
• Lincoln Coq[ [
Republl.. "
Convenfie k
To Be Hdr :
licans are plennt~n,as
~grlo
convention on ~ d
. March 24 at 1 o~L~_
the courthouse II]~.rnE
dier. Those
committees win J
I0 o'clock in
house. The conve
1 o'clock is an of#
are urged to att i
According to ~)
ooodb ,
man, the bus'
mken up
~ion of delegatel ][,. ~_
District meetin#J e ]
aeld in Seminok,
State Conventio~ i~
homa City, April
National Con
Dallas, Aug. 20. ~ So
Another item ~ u
,,,- to bed ,s Ce
county conventi0aI p
~rning the reso~
'~'*" ~ 9~'*~'° be adopted by ourt Cf
ter of the bride, and Beth Kirkpatrick, Carney and group to be receWJ~ ]r
Larson, Tulsa, sister of the Becky Westfall, Perkins, to the State Co.~ |,|
bridegroom, were brides-cousins of bride, stated Mr. Goed~ b~,
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maids. They wore floor Flowergirl was Holly
length gowns of blue satin Martens of Stillwater and
and lace. ringbearer was Joshua
Candlelighters were Morris, Perkins.
Julie Lebeda, Tulsa, and Following a wedding
Jennifer DodriIL McKin- trip they are at home in
ney, Tex. They wore street Tulsa.
Galle.Y
as her maid of honor. Lin- were attired in navy blue
as bestman was Kent Kir-
by, Kansas City, Kan.
Groomsmen were Keith
Rudolph, Moore, Ok. and
Rick ChevaLier, Ft. Worth,
Tex. Ushers were Steven
Hall, Sapulpa and Woody
Evans, Stillwater. They
-o- da Westfall, Perkins, sis- tuxedos with pale blue
shirts.
Former Congresswoman to a reception followed in
the fellowship hall of the
speaK- " at OSU tomgnt church. Assisting at the
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reception were Darla
~TILLWATER-- Ward, Moore, Brenda
Former Congresswoman Palmer, Moore, Nancy
Catherine May Bedell will
discuss 'The Dangling
Vote" in a free public lec-
ture scheduled at 8 p.m.
Thursday, 22 in the
Oklahoma State Universi-
ty Seretean Center Con-
cert HaIL
Bedell's talk is sched-
uled in conjunction with a
spedal leadership sem aar
Bedell will lead for Okla-
homa college students
participating in the Sch~
lax Leadership Enrich-
ment Program.
SLEP is sponsored by
the Oklahoma State Re
gents for Higher Educa-
tion and administered at
the University of Okla-
hem& It is available to
students throughout
Oklahoma.
Bedell also will epeak at
another public seminar ti-
tled "If Not Me, Who?"
scheduled for 2:30 p.m.,
March 22, in room 108 of
08U's Engmmring Bund-
ing North,
Bedell's political career
began in 1952 with her
election to the Washing-
ton State Legislature. She
later represented the state
of Washington in the U.S.
House of Representatives
from 1958 to 1970.
After leaving Congress,
she served one year on the
Amtrak Board of Incorp~
raters, then became
chairman of the U. S. In.
ternational Trade Com-
mission and also served as
a commissioner.
In 1981, Bedell became
a consultant to an interns-
tional public relations
firm. She also currently
serves on a presidential
task force exploring
Catherine May Bedell
will lead the disensslon
during her lecture "The
Dangling Vote" March
22rid at OSU.
gender-based issues and is
active in efforts to address
international trade ques-
tions involving the U.S.
and Japan.
She is a charter member
and ch-i~nan of Execu-
tive Women in Govern-
ment, an organization of
women involved in feder-
al policymaking.
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Ni~V MOTEL
BEING
CONSTRUCTED
STROUD --Construc-
tion on the proposed
Quarter Horse Inn, locat-
ed north of Stroud on
Highway 99 and the
Turner Turnpike, began
March 19. Jim Ready and
Bill Sprague are owners.
Opening is June Or early
July. There will be 45
rooms, and a restaurant
with 120 seating capacity,
plus private seating for
groups up to 100 people.
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BUILDING SALE
30xS0x12 ........... $4,555.
40x75x14. " ... $7,972.
50x100x16 ......... $14,556.
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23?3 West Sixth Avenue, Stillwater OK I]
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