"News and Views of The Cimarron Valley"
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PERKINS JOURNAL
77, NO. 22 PERKINS. P.tYNE COUNTY OKLAHO3IA, 74059 MAY 4, 1967
made the comment
are making
because they
the family dog
Due to the town
has had to start
since the April
ar the purchase of
Says that many
are told that
fair!
AIM
You ean still buy
at the town hall.
AIM
town clerk, says
have been pur-
Year than usual.
a tag to a
is seen around
citizen de-
him a "safe"
was awarded
Okla-
Co. at a
Juanita attended
" Gal.ela has
ma for,the
this tire,
AIM
we overlooked
much appreciat-
job the high-
gave mainstreet
it wasn't no-
have curbs we
s to Verlin Curtis
AIM
has added another
to improve
ve You noticed
a paper rack
Journal office'.'
be purchased
on weekends.
all the "bugs"
by now.
"took', by the
free to come in
take it good.
AIM
is on the other
now. He was
of the Lions
it is to keep
meeting) and
he is going
of throwing
ice in Lee
&i 2 whole year.
reported one
ad beat George
game of pool.
there and
deny it, guess
take Art's word
brive Is
$463
Cancer Fund
30 with a
donated. Mrs.
warea chairman,
he have not do-
ll do ,
her ap-
the people of
teir donations.
Wall, Mrs.
Ray Kerchee,
Bill Hughes
astings for help-
ear's drive the
Was,
Vote Tuesday On Cecil O. ErwJn Elected To Mayor Post
Vo-Tech. School
Proposition Here As New Perkins Town Board Meets
"Perkins area citizens are re-
minded of ttle area Vocalional-
Technical school election to be
held Tuesday. May 9, from 2
p.m. to 6 p.m. Perkins voters
will vote in the school lunch
rooln
The praposition to be voted on
determines whether Perkins
will share in a vocational-tech-
nical school facility to be built
in the area if the issue is ap-
proved by the voters.
The million dollar training
school will provide training in
many vocational areas, such as
electronics, appliance repair, auto
mechanics, food planning and
many others.
The only way a facility of this
kind can be obtained is by join-
ing with other sehool districts
in the program. Perkins wilt
join with a district which inclu-
des Payne, Pawnee, Creek and
Lincoln counties.
If the Perkins dislriet decides
lo join the district, there will be
a board member from this area
to work with others to make
plans and present the estimated
cos afar federal funlts have
beo dected. : -
The estimated levy which
would have to be voted on at a
later date is 2.87 mills.
Not only high school students
(junior and senior grades) may
attend the school, but dropouts
are encouraged to enroll, and ad-
ult night classes are offered.
The school will operate it's
own transportation system, wh-
ich will be included in the cost
estimate.
For additional information,
contact the school or any board
nlembcr.
School Board Meets
Census Shows Large
First Grade In '67
The Perkins school board met
Monday evening in the super-
intendent's office for their reg-
ular monthly meeting. Usual
monthly claims were discussed
and signed.
A purchase of four new type-
writers with trade-ins was ap-
proved for the commercial depa-
rtment.
Diseussion followed on the
needed improvements of the sch-
ool plant.
It was pointed out that the
school census shows that the
enrollment for the first grade
next year will be around 38,
which will neeessitate having
two first grade sections.
This will bring to a total of'
three classes, first, seeond and
sixth, which will need two ro-
Pictured above is the new town board seated in the town meet-
ing roqm Monday evening attetelgz!":Ctt . '.
business. Otto Wood, outgoing mayor, is glvin nelmaror, C.
Erwin, the keys to the town hall. Pictured atl'onmt the [tble are: Mrs.
Fred Cruse, clerk; Leo Jacks, Bill Sammi% lrwin, Hubert Gwf, '-
members; Mrs. Melvin Sager, treasurer. Standing is lily Harrall,
town policeman; Roscoe Emerson, Wood, and Joe Barto, outgoing
members of the board.
Cecil O. Erwin. one of the
newly elected Perkins Town
Board members, was elected.
as mayor by the newly formed
board Monday night. Other
new members of the board are
Leo Jacks, W.D. "Bill" Sassar
and Hubert Gawf.
Before the new board was
sworn in, the outgoing board,
Otto Wood (nmyor), Joe Barta,
Phil Hughes and Roscoe Emer-
son, okayed the April claims and
discussed some unfinished bus-
iness.
Mayor Otto Wood expressed
his appreciation to all of the
town employees and others who
had helped in any way during
his term in office. Wood ref-
erred to a public letter he wrote
several weeks ago which stated:
'I can truthfully say that some
of the finest people in the world
are right here in Perkins."
"In the last four years I have
honestly tried to do the things
which I believe would benifit
the town as a whole."
"It is my hope that the people
will put aside their prejudices
and unite behind the new coun-
cil. Give them your all out
support in whatever new pro-
gram they propose, and above
all give them your confidence."
After the new board completed
their organizational proceedures,
they re-hired and re-affirmed
ores and two teachers. With
• • • i i il iii
present faczlitles, one class will | ..... rnal instal It
have to be held out of the grade l lin ue n°wtdreO&graph ma'i
building next. year. . ,, i chine to improve our mailing i
erom an lnaleations oz mis | service dewaetntnt, there have I!
Yeai:'ST:ensus, 'there wiil be a i been verai subscriber's na- |
need f6r several years i.o add a ;• rues misplaced and left out. •
If you know anyone who
has failed to receive their pa-
per, please let us know.
We appreciate your coop-
eration while we are making
another improvement to the
Journal's printing plant to
enable us to give you an even
better newspaper.
new section each year until all
grades will have two sections.
This means that the Perkins
school is continuing to grow,
which will require another buil-
ding program for the grade level.
Such expansion must be started
in the near future to eliminate
vnymore temporary facilities.
their faith in all present town
employees.
Questions were asked by the
new board of the opinion of the
former board on the sewer and
water problems. It was re-
vealed that there is a chance of
the town losing $22,000 if a
sewer bond issue is not passed
in the near future.
It was also stated that to ob-
lain this federal grant, the pro-
posal will have to be presented
very much the same as the one
that Perkins voted down everal
months ago.
The problem of finding a good
water supply was discussed.
Mayor Wood pointed out that
this issue has plagued every
Perkins town board for several
years. He advised the new board
not to be discouraged or worry'
if they drilled a bad well, because
most all the recent boards have
had to "prospect" for water and
haven't all been successful.
A discussion of a town live-
stock ordinance revealed that
a problem of horses being kept
in the city limits on the east
side of town was bringing enou-
gh complaints that action wa
going to have to come from the
state health department if a
new ordinance was not passed
and enforced.
The meeting was adjourned
after a motion to have a spec-
ial meeting with the town attor-
ney later in the week to worl
on pressing problems.
PHS Band Presents Spring Concert Tuesdaz
Jody Nelson To Be Crowned Queen
The Perkins high school band will present it's annual spring
coronation concert Tuesday, May 9 at 8:15 p.m. in the high school
gym.
The band queen for this year is Miss Jody Nelson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Nelson. One of the queen's attendents will be
Merry Nelson, a sister to the queen• The other attendent is Karen
Holbrook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Holbrook.
This will be the last Perkins band appearance for Ray Kerchee,
director, as he is to take over the band position in the Newkirk
schools for next year.
The evening's program is:
Junior Band
Service Medley .................................. Osterling
Sherry Lynn .................................... Osterling
Grandfather's Clock ................. . ............. Eriekson
Toyland .................................. Herbert-Ployhar
This Old, Man ................... --- .............. Ployhar
141gh I[nd
March Lmar .................................... Williams
Mariachi " ........................... - .............. Waiters
Three Pieces for Band .............................. Bartok
Two Moods for Band ............................ Grundman
Model Miniatures ................................... Wheat
Intermission
Queen Coronation
Selections from Brigadoon ................... Loewe-Powers
Autumn Leaves " Clementi ,
Selections from Li'L Abner .................. DePaul-Powers ,,
Vaya Con Dies McLin :
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On the Mall ...................................... Goldmat ;
