News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
By Bob Evans
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VOL. 95 NO. 34
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Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma. USPS 428040
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In their regular mid-could be sure of its deci- ton facility in Cushing
monthly meeting, Payne sion. Commissioners reflect Stillwater's real
County Commisioners Richard Anderson and estate values rather than
in decided for the time being Kenneth Nelson agreed,Cushing's, the commis-
the Monday to continue leasing and the commission chose sion requested another
telephone equipment not to act on the proposal, appraisal.
rather than buying it. Other business included In an effort to save
In response to a pro-several bid openings. No money, the commission
and think posal from a represen- bids to purchase an Allis voted not to join the Na-
weather has tativeofAT&T, commis-Chalmers road grader tional Association of
past week. Assioner Karen Mullendore were received. Nelson told Counties. Annual
recall, it has been suggested the commis- the commission the most membership would have
hot and sion cannot decide which they could expect to be cost the county $887.
:weather system would be best for paid for the grader was While pointing out that
only thing the county without more $6,500. Since $15,000 has membership in NACO
about would deliberate consideration, already been spent to would benefitthecounty,
moisture whichMullendore said the ex- maintain it, the commis- Mullendore said it would
necessary isting telephone rate siondecided tokeepit un- be aluxury and thatright
except to slowstructure is so complex as til legislation is passed now Payne County could
a little bit. to preclude any mean- allowing it to be traded-in, not afford luxuries.
xxx ingful comparison of A number of bids to The commission ap-
Our lawn spruc- rates. She added that supply tax receipts and proved the appointment
corner looks divestiture of AT&T isreturn envelopes were of Arthur J. Ford to
manicured not yet complete, and she received, and no action replace Cecil Martin on
First time this would prefer to postpone was taken. A bid to sup- the Payne County In-
's looked nice. any decision until it is. ply three two-way mobile dustrial Trust, and
hired on Buying the existing radios, however, was ratified the present
after our yardsystem would have re- awarded to General Elec- membership.
able to duced monthly paymentstric, of Edmond. The
the old mower, from the present radios will cost $631. each Alcoholic Beverage Tax
yard $1,087,42 to $1,012.35. and are compatible with collections for April were:
but there is MuUendore did not think those already owned byCushing, $1,250.59; Glen-
frustrating the $75 difference the County. coe, $79.38; Perkins,
a neglected substantial enough to Upon being advised $285.43; Ripley, $73.06;
any timeto justify the purchase that existing appraisals of Stillwater, $6,199.16;
unless the commission the Booker T. Washing-Yale, $267.62.
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out this week,
attitude is
being
school
When I was that
even today,
I feel
when school is
dejected :
when school
the fall. I often
Why l disliked
much, and if
others that
modern ~:~
ists could
up with a
in those
It
went t(
and
kids started
I was in
there were a
and
a fami-
Part of the
living on a
Was to share
of a hog
and to have
eggs, milk and
other
on the table
made any
It was
and there
People just
the Great
Standing (L to R)--Clint Liles, Keith Savage,
Christie Warren, Desiree Pogue, Tami Kirkpatrick,
Luke Boyd, Barbara Soliman
Kneeling (L to R)--Lisa Lancaster, Joey Alexander,
Crystal Springer, Natalie Pogue, Jeb Boyd, Nicole
Windiate (Billy Maxwell is not pictured)
P-T's soccer team a ,good one;
finishes up season with rain
The P-T Expos wound
up their soccer season
prematurely when Satur-
day's game was rained
out. During this season
the Expos tied one game
and narrowly lost three
hard-fought games. YM-
fall especially, CA sponsors and parents
School house who watched the progress
of the Expos felt a sense
up
in the chilly of pride because of the in-
the school domitable spirit of these
felt comfor-young athleles while fac-
with the ing seve 'al handicaps.
ham and One handicap was that
the pink andthe Expos had a late start
of the little organizing the team and
the old commencing practices.
While the Stillwater
of the teams were well into their
t old wood practices, P-T was
There was without a financial spon-
aroma of thesor and coach. Pogue
and bar- Heating and Air Condi-
the heel tioning Company came to
most shoes, the rescue as sponsor and
O.S.U. student Doug
recall one
Elliott, Brown coached for the
look at first couple of weeks.
during the Because of Doug's busy
to make schedule, the P-T team
thing was was practicing once week-
before we ly whereas other teams in
ch the the league practiced two
or three times weekly.
I get When the O.S.U.
With smok- semester ended, Dohg left
Stillwater and Barbara
Soliman finished the
myself season as the P-T Expos'
coach.
my
desk and Another disadvantage
which failed to dampen
ca Page
the spirits of the P-T Ex- Despite getting a late
pos is that they competed start in the season, hav-
against older children. P- ing fewer practices and
T didn't have enough competing against older
children to form three children, the P-T Expos
teams in the various age held their own and receiv-
brackets. As a result, P-T
3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th ed numerous corn-
graders competed against pliments from opponents'
Stillwater 5th and 6th parents and YMCA
graders, sponsors.
Little League
games are
played here
Perkins Whistle Stops
will take on Kraybill Con-
struction in the boys
14-under A division Fri-
day, May 25, at Billy J.
Dickson III Memorial
Park. The game, Perkins'
second at home this year,
will begin at 6:30 P.M.
Because this is the first
year Perkins has hosted
home Little League
games, City Manager
Gerald Hall noted, "We
do want to encourtqge pea-
NEW RESIDENTS
People who placed a
water service deposit with
City Hall during the past
week were: Kevin Taylor,
205 SW 2nd; Lonnie
Payne, 116 SW 1st;
Robert Finch, 415V2 SE
4th; Carolyn Hardere, 303
E. Knipe; and Sharon
Evans, 101 NE 4th.
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PARENT-TEAcHER
CONFERENCE
TUESDAY
There will be a Parent-
Teacher conference held
at the Perkins Schools on
pie to come out and watch Tuesday, May 29, Par-
the kids play baseball and ants are encouraged to
to let them know there is visit the school and see
ball being played in
Perkins."
Perkins' next game,
also at home, is against
Stillwater's First Na-
tional Bank on Tuesday,
May 29.
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how their child has done
at the end of school year
and see if they need to do
extra work in the summer
in readiness for the fall
term.
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THOUGHT OF THE
WEEK
If It weren't for the last
minute, a lot of things
would nQv~r gut done.
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1984
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ICC APPROVES
SANTA FE
ABANDONMENT
CUSHING--Cushing
civic leaders have learned
that the Interstate Com-
merce Commission has
approved the request of
Atchison, Topeka and
Sant Fe Railway Com-
pany to continue the pro-
gram to abandon the rail
llne between Camp and
Cushing, leaving the oil
town without any rail ser-
vice for the first time
it's history. The nine-page
report defines a definite
death blow to the 25.47
miles of track stretching
from Pawnee to Payne
County. The only alter-
nate plan that has been
discussed is to purchase
or lease the line and
operate it as a private car-
rier for the businesses in
Cushing that require it. It
is thought that if the
Hudson refinery had been
operating, the request
would not have been
made. The refinery was
one of the biggest rail car
users. Other big users
were Ahrberg Milling Co.,
Cushing Metals Corp,,
Cushing Rail Car, Inc.
Any move towards a non-
profit shortline privately
owned would have to
start by June, it was
pointed out.
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CLEVELAND AFTER
LONE-CHIMNEY
WATER
CLEVELAND--This
community is talking to
DECA about a grant to
make a 10 mile, $514,395
water line available to
purchase up to 4,000,000
gallons of water a month
at $1.25 per thousand
gallons from the Tri-
County Lone Chimney
lake project near Pawnee.
The DECA grant would
cut the $514,395 total to
$189,395, and if the
Terlton Water district
would share half the cost
it would be further re-
duced tO $94,698, a frac-
tion of the cost of building
a new dam and line.
Cleveland has been
plagued with a shortage
of water the past few
summers.
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RICK EVANS
RESIGNS JOB
PERRY--Rick Evans,
a member of the Perry
school coaching staff and
teacher the past four
years, has resigned his
post at the end of the
term to accept a new posi-
tion. Evans will be head
football coach and head
baseball coach at Antlers
and teach social Studies.
Antlers is a high school in
class 3A, a little larger
than Perry. The football
team plays in a district
with Idabel, Hugo and
Atoka. While in Perry,
Evans has been assistant
high school football
coach, freshman basket-
ball coach and head
baseball coach.
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PERKINS HIGH
SCHOLARS ATTEND
21ST CENTURY
WEEK
Stillwater--Several
high school scholars from
Perkins city sales tax Other area cities show-
collections increased ing marked increases in
dramatically again in March collections were
March, reflecting con- Pawnee, Perry and
tinued steady growth in Stfllwater. Pawnee col-
city sales. Sales tax collec- lected $31,165.35, 35 per-
tions through Mar., 1984, cent more than 1983's
totalled $16,805.76 cam- $22,758.17. Perry receiv-
pared to $9,484.94 at the ed $99, 908.55, 58 percent
same time in 1983. more . than 1983's
Taking into account the $63,201.20. Stillwater col-
1 percent increase in the lected $548,923.60, 17
sales tax rate, 1984 celiac- percent more than 1983's
tions reflect actual sales $468,735.03.
of over $560,000, an in- Collections declined
crease of $86,000--or 18 moderately in several
percent--over the 1983 cities including Cushing,
figure. Davenport, and Oilton.
Cushing's collections
Perkins collections have declined from $148,700.54
increased substantially to $147,770.55, Daven-
through the first quarter port's from $10,667.29 to
of 1984, rising from $10,604.40, and Oilton's
$48,816 in 1983 to from $10,260.08 to
$82,086 this year. $9,575.03.
Other towns and areas
and theft collections were
(1983 figures in paren-
thesisj: Agra, $855.56
{$786.34); Carney,
$3,592.79 {$2,645.30);
Chandler, $58,479.38
{$54,232.62); Coyle,
$1,853.42 ($1,526.54};
Drumright, $42,654.16
($40,463.19); Glencoe,
$2,946.26 ($1,927.01);
Guthrie, $132,008.27
{$I32,774.39); Langston,
$1,937.91 {$1,405.13);
Luther, $6,398.56
{$7,198.48}; Morrison,
$3,024.61 ($1,939.75);
Ripley, $1,267.38
($1,628.09); Tryon,
$1,822.35 ($1,474.55);
Wellston, $7,053.73
{$4,394.91); Yale,
$10,351.89 ($7,282.79).
The First Annual stetter; Outstanding
Achievement Awards Achievement in Algebra
Assembly was held II--Annette Payne;
Thursday, May 17, in the Outstanding Achieve-
P-T Gym. ment in Algebra I--
Co-ordinator for the Greg Wolfe; Outstanding
program was P-T High Achievement in Con-
School Counselor, Mrs.
Ellen DicksorL
In previous years, the
awards had been given at
graduation and daytime
assemblies. Awards
presented were:
Social Studies: Out-
standing World History
Student--Stacy Thur-
man; Outstanding Amer-
ican History Student--
Rex Branstetter; Out-
standing Oklahoma
History Student--Greg
Wolfe; Outstanding
Social Studies Student--
Daryn Casey; Outstand-
ing Sociology/Psychology
Student--Stacy Thur-
man.
English IV: Litera-
ture--Stacy Thurman;
Grammar--Tammy John-
son; Composition--Glen
Johnson.
English III: Litera-
ture- Tiers Ann Wells;
Grammar--Scott Briggs;
Composition--Connie
Rozean.
Journalism: Editor--
Daryn Casey; Excellence
sumer's Math--Tins
Coppick.
Industrial Arts Out-
standing Student--Jamie
Greene.
Indian Meridian Vo-
Tech Awards: FBLA
Award--Mary Anne Cole;
State Award Machine
Transcription-- Bobby
Grimes; VICA &
Mechanical Drafting--
Nora Caldwell; Scholar-
ship to Adult Vo-Tech--
Mike Heddrick; Machine
& Tools Award, Out-
standing A.M. Vo-Tech
Student, Tuition Scholar-
ship--Devin Mercer; In-
formational Processing
Award--Alisa Payne;
Outstanding Student--
Nora Caldwell.
Speech Outstanding
Student--Connie Kirby.
Business: Outstanding
Student in Typewrit-
ing-Shelly Woody; Out-
standing Student in
General Business--Stacy
Thurman.
Yearbook: Co-Editors-
Leslie Owsley & Daryn
in Reporting--Harlan Casey; Photography--
McKosato. Dennis Strickland.
English II: Liters- Foreign Language:
ture--Carolynne Johnson; Spanish I--Rex Branstet-
Grammar--David Meyer; ter; Spanish II--Denise
Composition--Michalle Hancock; French I--
Bates. Also honored in Karen Todd; French
composition were Julie III--Daryn Casey.
Ryan, Rebecka Hagar, Music Awards: Recog-
Darren Afidrews. nition of Superior Solos--
State Poetry Contest Michelle Bates, Karen
Honorees: Connie Kirby, Kirby, Stacey Grant;
Lora Caldwe]l, Glen Recognition of Honor
Johnson, and Darren Bands--Todd Higgins,
Andrews. Youllanda Sexton, Kevin
English I: Literature-- McNew, Stacey Grant,
Hancock.
Computer Science:
Greatest Programming
Potential in PASCAL--
Lonny Lowe and Alan
Hawxby; Greatest Pro-
gramming Potential in
BASIC--Darren An-
drews.
National Honor Socie-
ty: 13 Seniors, 13 Juniors
• and 13 Sophomores were
recognized.
Fellowship of Young
Scientists: Outstanding
FYS Members--Shelly
Woody, Cheri Duffle and
Jan Burden.
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes: FCA Scholar
Athlete--Rex Branstetter
and Cindy Hazelbaker.
High School Scholastic
Achievement Awards
Gifted and Talented: 9th
Grade--Corby Doyle,
Beth Caldwell and Jody
Pate; 10th Grade--Greg
Wolfe and Karen Todd:
11th Grade--Autumn
Baker, Rex Branstetter
and Alan Hawxby; 12th
Grade--Karen and Con-
nie Kirby and Daryn
Casey.
Olympics of the Mind
Awards: 3rd Place
State--Autumn Baker,
Karen and Connie Kirby,
Rex Branstetter, Alan
Hawxby and Daryn
Caeey.
Student Council: Mem-i
ber at Jarge--Rex Bran-
stetter; President--Liz
Bates; Vice-President--
Karen Kirby; Secretary/
Treasurer--Autumn
Baker; Historian--Daryn
Casey.
Legal Association:
PTLA--Recognition for
Judge Carol Hansen's
great assistance, hbnored
with a plaque; recognition
of members and officers.
Suzanne Casey; Gram- Meryl Elwood, Alan Voice of Democracy
mar--Julaine Roberson; Hawxby, Autumn Baker, . Awards: 2nd Place Per-
Composition--Stephanie Michelle Bates, Karen kins-Tryon--Lora Cald-
Miller. Kirby; Outstanding well; 1st Place P-T and
Perkins recently touredScience: Outstanding Freshman Bandsman--
research facilities and Student in Chemistry-- Robin Matheson; Out-
heard presentations from Alan Hawxby; Outstand- standing Sophomore
scientists during 21st ing Physics Student-- Bandsman--Stacey
Century Center Week at Alan Hawxby; Outstand- Grant; Outstanding
Okhhoma State Universi- ing Biology Students-- Junior Bandsman--Kevin
ty May 5-11. Michelle Bates, Denise McNew; Outstanding
High school scholars in- Hancock, Annette Payne; Choir Memher--Michelle
vited to tour OSU Outstanding Students in Bates; Outstanding
facilities were among the Physical Sciance--Darran Musician--Karen and
top science and engineer- Andrews, Jolinda Boa- Connie Kirby; Band
ing students in the state, tian, Jody Pate, Beth Boosters Music Scholm'-
Students attending Caldwell, Robin Math- ship--DennisStrickland.
from Perkins were: D. eson, and Corby Doyle; Central State Universi-
Michelle Bates, Lora Most Improved General ty Interscholastic Tour-
Caldwell, Cheri Duffle, Science Student--Rends nament: 2nd Place Man-
Anthony Epperson, and Simpson. agement--Bobby Grimes;
Carolynne Johnson. Math: Outstanding 3rd Place Chemistry--
-o- Achievement in Ad- Alan Hawxby; 3rd Place
vanced Math--Rex Bran- Snanish II--Denise
8th Place District--Nora
Caldwell.
Salutatorian 1984:
Karen Kirby.
Valedictorian 1984:
Connie Kirby.
Elks Lodge $600 Schol-
arship: Connie Kirby.
Future Homemakers of
America: Leadership
Awards--Alisa Payne,
Denise Hancock and
Teresa Lile.
A-OK Cooking Contest
Awards: Dawnita Cypert,
Shelly Woody and Robin
Hooser.
Young Homemakers of
Oklahoma Award: Afisa
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