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THE PERKINS JOURNAL The Journal Asks:
Robert L. and Yvonne M. Evans, OwnemoPublisher8'hal is your rorite
Published each Thursday at 133 S. Main Street
Po., atdoor activity?
Telephone: 40S-.547-2411 '
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S'UBS( IIrFISN PRICES What's your favorite ing--for anything.
Payne, Lincoln, Lo~m and Noble Counties
: $9~0 per pmr plus 6% tax [$I0£7]
Elsewhere in Okla. $13J~0 per yur plus 6% tax [$1441]
Outside Oklahoma ~ $16.50 I~.yur
]O AL EDITO L OPINION
How much is the
double nickel worth?
outdoor activity?
Erie Davis--That's a heck
of a question. I don't
guess I have an outdoor
activity. Baseball. I
watch.
Eloise Patterson--My
favorite? Walking, I
guess. I love to walk and
hike.
Rick Perry--Work!
Pat Hunt--Oh, skiing--
water skiing.
Barry Duffle--That's a
good question. All of my
activities are outdoors.
Probably just camping.
out.
Will Waiters--My favor-
ite outdoor activity?
Swimming.
How much is freedom from intederence from the
federal government worth? The news media last
week put a price tag of $5.6 million. That is how
much it could cost Oklahoma in federal highway
funds if the fads should decide Oklahomans are
driving too fast. The Governor has admitted that
checks by safety experts indicate that 50.6 percent
of Oklahomans are exceeding the double nickel
speed limit.
This is all a bunch of bologna! So much so, the
fads are hoping the problem will go away on its own
and they won't be forced to take action.
Traffic experts will tell you that traffic has a way
of setting its own speed to the conditions. In fact,
some cities use radar only to set the speed limits
to what the motorists want to drive. This may sound
strange, but the experts will monitor traffic on a
busy thoroughfare for several days and come up
with an average speed being practiced by the whole
group of motorists using the routes. If it comes out
at 40 miles an hour average, and there are no ac-
cidents, and motorists are not slaughtering
themselves, then the experts know that
thoroughfare is capable of handling traffics safely
up to 40 miles an hour, and usually set the speed
at 35 just to have a margin of safety.
This same principle applies on state roads.
Oklahomans are able to negotiate highways at 60
miles an hour. Some states, where the roads are
mountainess, or have other peculiar circumstances,
or traffic is extremely heavy, like in some of the
eastern states where there is such a concentration
of motorists, then traffic slows down, usually on its
own, not because the fads have posted a 55 mile an
hour speed limit.
Also it seems unconstitutional that the fads can
pass laws to charge taxpayers (gasoline users) in
every state an equal percentage of tax on a gallon
of gasoline and put it into a national cofer, and
redistribute it back to the states for the federal mat-
ching highway funds, and tie strings to it; or better
yet, beat the states over the head with it! It is a trust
fund, and that money belongs to Oklahomans and
they should not have to be whipped with it before
it is handed over. The fads are trying to do this also,
with highway safety stickers, and next in line will
be pollution testing for automobiles. Either con-
form, or you miss your payment.
Well, Oklahomans are proud, stubborn and con-
servative and if the fads want to rob them of $5.6
million in road taxes which are rightfully theirs
with no strings attached, and which constitutes a
very minute portion of the multi-hundred million
dollars in the state highway budget, then theycan
8o jump into the lake as far as this Oklahoman is
concerned. Oklahoma and Oklahomans are capable
of taking care of their own speeding problems
without Uncle Sam standing our there with his
radar machine, too.
Gasoline tax helps
local projects
There is little question that the 2.42 cent gasoline
tax has made possible a couple of highway projects
in the Perkins area.
Work will start soon on the widening of Highway
33 from the Nine Mile Corner to the northeast cor-
ner of Perkins, near the Perkins Builders Supply,
Dean Perkins--Camping,
I believe.
Hal Hunt--Probably
running.
Andy Sartain--Water
sports.
Donna Binford--I guess
just swimming and laying
out in the sun.
DOC'S COMMENTS
is reached
It's a beautiful day in
the Cimarron Valley with
clear skies and sunshine.
Maybe a little too much
wind for golfers and
sailors, but they are doing
];heir thing anyway.
ale Dec enjoyed a good
week at the barracks as
number one son, T.C.
Tom Banner, spent a few
days recuperating from a
short stay in the hospital
and number one
daughter, Mary Frances,
dropping in for periodic
morning and evening
visits with lots of good
food and refreshments.
The good news is the
meeting of minds between
the city fathers and the
Cushing Regional
Dear Editor:
The circus opened in
Madison Square Garden
without our Third
District U.S. Con-
gressman, Wes Watkins.
What a shamel For Was
Watkins is one of the
neatest flip floppers in or
out of the circus. And he
can change colors from
true blue conservative to
red hot liberal with the
magic of a side show
chameleon.
I'm sure that Speaker
Tip O Neill and Senator
George McGovern think
of Wen Watkins as one of
their best new liberal
leaders. They can't
remember that Con-
gressman Watkins was
ever a conservative.
For last year--and so
far this one--Wes
Watkins has mightily
pleased these Democrat
powers that be. The
Honorable Mr. Watkins
has voted for abortions
paid with federal taxes;
Hospital Authority over a
very emotional issue of
leasing the hospital to
outside corporations for
operating the local facili-
ty. It was a matter of each
side reaching an agree-
ment by negotiations of
an arbitrary agreement.
The hospital will remain
under the direction of the
hospital authority with
certain payments being
made to the city and the
city fathers agreeing to
declare a moratorium on
further efforts to sell or
lease for a period of two
years.
The agreement does
two thing. One, it takes
the heat off the city
Letter to Editor:
Enclosed is my check in
the amount of $16.50 for
another year subscription
to the Journal. Keep it
coming our way.
We were pleased to read
about your expansion and
the purchase of the Old
West magazines. Here's
hoping it will prosper and
grow.
When we came to
Durango, Colo. in 1955,
Delbert Butler asked us
to look up two people
from the Perkins area. We
were pleased to find one of
the people right off. It
was Willard Rice who at
the time was the
postmaster of Cedar Hill,
N.M. Since that time, we
became really good
friends with he and his
wife Marion. Marion died
in Nov. 1983 at the rest
home in Aztec, N.M.
Willard makes his home
in Farmington with a
cousin. When he comes to
our house to visit us, he
fathers and two, it cut out
the work program of the
hospital in improvement
in the administration for
the benefit of all the peo-
ple in the area.
it will not be an easy
thing to do. Things we
may expect: The agree-
ment will not affect to a
great degree the customer
use of the facility which
must come from within
management and ad-
ministration. Competition
must he met, better
cooperation by manage-
ment with the doctors
and nurses, less decisions
made by subordinates
who are not trained or do
not practice diplomacy in
customer relations or
management. Less use of
the computer system in
excuses avoiding answers
to important matters
needed by patients and
the families thereof, im-
provement in training
those who operate the in-
formation and reception
desk who make it almost
impossible to see the ad-
ministrator of the
hospital, regardless of the
purpose.
My family has used the
local hospital exclusively
for 20 years except in
cases where the local doc-
tors referred us to other
facilities because not hav-
ing certain specialist and
equipment not available
needed at the time. The
doctors received un-
necessary criticism for
the action by subor-
dinates of the local
hospital who are qualified
about equal with George
Washington in cranking a
model Ford car.
Some of these things
have been corrected. We
still have a long way to
go. I'm sure we will see
further improvement and
we must see it if the
a total of two miles. This will be a $1,305,000 pro- for a nuclear freeze; for loves to ead the Cimar- hospital survives.
ject that probably would not have been possible had the 2nd Equal Rights ran Family Legends The people of Cushing
the additional tax not been up. ° Amendment Oust like the books we that we have. have a new mayor and one
The other project is the industrial mad bypass first, one); for cancelling That brings more stories new member of the coun-
around Perkins, that will begin at Highway 177 and money to Nicaraguans
West Knipe, continue west past the cemetery and who are fighting their
industrial park, then north on the sand pit mad to Communist rulers; and
the intersection of Highway 177 and 33 at the Nine for a two year budget
Mile Corner. It is understood that remarking of the with 86% (or 96 billion
Nine Mile Comer intersection will also be a part of
the project, and perhaps it will be made safer than
it now is.
This is a $750,000 project, and will aid in reduc-
ing traffic congestion on Perkins Main Street, as
well as noise pollution abatement as large, diesel
powered sand trucks and others can take an alter-
nate route around Main Street and the school area.
We wonder how many have noticed the amount
dollars) of the cuts to be
taken out of the Defense
Department and 14% (or
16 billion dollars) of the
cuts to be divided among
the other TWELVE
departments.
Circuses can use quick
changers. Baseball teams
of noise in downtown as huge trucks stop' a't the need switch hitters. But
Main Street intersection, then ray up and shift gears do Third District voters
to get rolling again. It is impossible to carry on a who thought Wes
normal conversation onaMain Street sidewalk, or Watkins would vo- te the
By routing many of these trucks around Main Street,
hopefully the main thoroughfare will be safer and
quieter.
Tax dollars do work for the taxpayers, and this
is one example.
in a business place if the door happens to be open. same way they'd vote if
they were in Congress--
do they need a Represen-
"tative Watkins who votes
FOR everything they are
AGAINST?
-O-
Sincerely,
Regna Lee Wood
Route 1, Box 81
Spire, OK 74959
-O-
of the area and early ex-
periences of his to mind.
He recalls lots of people of
Perkins, Tryon and
Carney area. His par-nts
were Elmer E. and Lizzie
Rice, and sister, Susie
Rice Day.
Willard came to
Durango a couple of
weeks ago to enter the
hospital for eye surgery,
but it had to be put off for
awhile, but he plans to be
back up here for it. He
also enjoys the Journal
when we finish with it.
I have enjoyed the ar-
ticles on Horse Thief Ca-
nyon as I have also spent
some time there on dif-
ferent occasions, in-
cluding one time at night.
What an errie feeling.
We plan to see Perkins
relatives and friends
sometime this summer.
Carolyn & Elmer Stanton
-O"
Between 1882 snd 1887, Hugh L. Daly was a pitcher for
Because the Iflr at the end of the day hi g4merelllf dust- s~eral major league I~meball teams. He won sevenw
let than it is at the beginning of the day, the sstttnll four games, including • no-hitter. Ha had only one arm.
m =,u.Uy ..............
cil. Gentleman Jim
Hunter is the new mayor
and attorney, John E.
Forsythe, is the new
member of the council.
Both are highly respected
and qualified for the job
ahead.
Our orchid for this week
goes to the former mayor,
Don L. Kindley, who will
be serving as a senior
member of the city com-
mission and my good
friend, Sonny Burkey,
who did not choose to run
for relection. Both have
been dedicated public ser-
vants. They will be gen
uinely missed.
From where I sit, it is
not the time for a county
sales tax increase. The
people of Payne County
are always pretty good in
supporting any measures
when needed. It would
not pass today according
to the voice of the people.
It might not be impossi-
ble to pass the tax, but it
will take a lot of
promotion.
Arrivederci,
T.C."Doc" Banner
From the Files
(From The Perkins Jour-
nal June 9, 1932--52 years
ago)
A canning school will be
held there, with the home
demonstration agent
teaching how to can with
both jars and cans.
McDaniels and Vassar
about four feet, and widen
the roadbed about double.
Knipe gave up work this
week in order to give
crops on his place much
needed attention, but
hopes to be back on the
job by the next week.
The Vinco Ladies Aid
presented the church with
good oil for
The
ing a
for 5
good at
Dickey's
selling
8 cents per
pork chops
per pound.
was 40
Fulton
ing a half
cream for
for 15
for 30
delivered
customers.
Firestone
selling
$3.49 each.
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years ago}
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vegetable
25 Caudal president
appendage
28 Let ,t stand Club.
30 Guy- rope Richard
32 Egress
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36 Abound V~t
38 Ancient
country graduating
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make
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complete
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Fisher,
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secretary;
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The Poet's
TRUSTING IN JESUS
Opal Kautz Putman
I'In trusting in Jesus
To be my greatest friend
Often we are surrounded
By no earthly help or friend.
(From The
nal May
years ago)
H.L.
Griffith have
count in
exact tie,
each.
Earl
Kathleen
graduating
Barnes is
George
speaker
ment
I 'm trusting in Jesus
To carry me safe life through
He has never failed others
He won't fail I or you.
We may have many friends
They may be tried and true
But there always comes a time
They Cannot always be with you.
Jesus has unseen power
Jesus has great love
So I trusting in Jesus
Until I am home with Him above.
10
(From The
nal May
years ago)
Carla Rose
ed FFA
banquet
Johnny
from the
then
resignation
P-T
marijuana
ing school
I south of Perkins is receiv- lighting of our church, employed
ing new grading and is be- apologize for the lit- unemployed,
ing widened. After trying tie amoun of news in this game betwe
.to get materials and week's Journal, but the ried and sin
equipment from the coun- editor has been sick and The conU
ty, W.A. Knipe and somewas unable to produce the will meet to
others finally took it upon usual run of the news for annual Fou
themselves to go to work this weeks issue. Celebration.
on the road and raised
money, labor and equip- 52 Years Ago
ment to raise the grade cents; a
cents; and
67 Years Ago three lamps. The Aid Hardwares
ladies paid off the Bible the presstu
]/ (From The Perkins Jour- School debt a few weeks the demom
ago and now have raised A bailgamei
nai June 1, 1917--67 years funds for the lamps which at Fulwide
1[ ago)
The road to the depot will add immensely to the afternoon
