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Around
the Farm
by Allan Wall
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Next Tuesday is the day
summer astronomically be-
gins. After that, days will get
a little bit shorter each time
around .... my brother cut his
finger fight where it con-
nects to his hand, hauling
hay and had to get stitches.
Be careful hauling hay,
the potential for injury is
pretty high...This month is
the 10th anniversary of the
release of the Beatle's classic
album Sgt. Peppers Lonely
Hearts Club Band...There
are a lot of youth camps in
various places this
time of year, operated by
churches, organizations,
and college music depart-
ments, etc. I attended church
camp by Glencoe last week,
and had a real good time.
Ill S I S
This month is June, and
June is Dairy Month. The
dairy industry is a vital
and essential part of our na-
tion. Milk helps build strong
bones and teeth.
One dairy cow will, on the
average, supply milk for 14
people. And think of all the
dairy products and deriva-
tives we consume besides
straight milk: chocolate milk,
cottage cheese, ice cream,
butter, and cheese. So, who-
ever has ever eaten any of
these foods is indebted to the
dairy industry.
Be watching this column
for Part II of The History of
Agriculture. Part I appeared
in August of 1975.
See you next week.
-O-
Senior Citizens News
The Gospel Singing at
the Center Sunday afternoon
seemed to be enjoyed by the
65 who attended. Several
spoke of hoping it would be-
come a regular get together
the 2rid Sunday each month,
so plans are being made for
the next time, July 10, 2 to 4,
We especially appreciated
Hazel Searcy and Martha
Bowyer as pianists and Vern
Wells as song leader with
Mildred Cash as assistant.
Lynn Hazelbaker played his
guitar and sang several
songs. Leonard Young
played his harp. Russell and
Hazel Sear sang; Martha
Bewyer and Helen Robinson
sang, making quite a variety
of good music. It's unusual
to find young people taking
time to contribute to the en-
tertainment and enjoyent of
Senior Citizens.
A little "contest" was sug-
gested between the women
aMmen singers, the women
had 24 singers and the men
only 11, but Charlie Thomp-
Doc Comments --
A tender heart and plot
of loving care is in a person
who swerves to the shoulder
of the road to keep from hit-
.ring a frustrated turtle trying
to cross to the other side of
the road. Or screeching tires
to prevent hitting a child's
little dog that playfully wan-
dered into the street. Many
people do it.
And my curbstone philoso-
pher says never do anything
for a person with purpose of
putting them under obliga-
tion to you. And Pat Buttram
of Hollywood fame says,
"It's a funny thing. A
$5,000.00 price tag on a new
car doesn't upset people
half as much as a five dollar
parking ticket hanging on to
it."
Priscilla Banks, President
Carter's new appointee as
Housing Specialist to the
Department of Housing and
Urban Development has
written a new concept of
requirements for federal aid
to homosexuals and unmar-
ried couples living together
which she says will liberalize
the country's housing pro.
gram and eliminate discrimi.
nation against unmarried
hoping that with longer no-
tice and more publicity, in-
terest will grow and groups
will come from all the chur-
ches in this area, as well as
individuals who like to play
and sing Gospel Music.
The Country and Western
Music on Monday night was
well attended as usual and
most of the usual group of
musicians were present. The
Doc Dobsons brought several
of their family visitors with
them, including his sister
and brother in law, Roscoe
and Bessie Blouser, San
Jose, Calif.
Other visitors this week
were Mrs. Mary Olinger,
Stroud, who is Mrs. Bre-
land's mother, Esther Loftis,
Shawnee, sister of Lula
Stratton and Sharon and Jon
Pratz, Mesa, Ariz.
Guess who received the
most attention Monday
night, the six weeks old
couples living together. The
only requirement is to show a
"stable family relationship."
One company manager for
housing projects says the
definition of a family is am-
biguous and asks if one
month or six months consti.
tute a stable relationship or
does the word resident suf-
fice. It's a shame when the
President of the United
States appoints such a per-
son and gives his support to
such liberal circumstances.
Maybe I was born too soon,
but I will have to vote with
Anita Bryant, the Sunshine
Orange Juice girl from
Florida.
The President was not
born and raised to such she-
nanigans. It's high time we
take a look at where we are
going and what we will have
when we get there. Hitler
paid premiums for children
born to unwed mothers and
gave increased premiums for
prolific births. But that does
not make it right. Hitler died
• in the gutter,both physically
and morally. That's not the
best way to go.
The death of Charles A.
Lindbergh was clouded in
Barbs and Wires -
sorrow over the entire world.
Many worthy tributes were
paid him by the news media
and word of mouth. Because
I have written so many times
about the wonderful man and
his achievements, it was de-
cided not to repeat the things
said and it was impossible to
come up with something dif-
ferent. I remember the
Colonel best for a trip across
the Atlantic in the same
plane in July 1945. Some-
where between Paris and
Washington he autographed
a 100 lira note and when
he asked me what I would
like for him to say, I replied,
just say Doc Bonner crossed
the Atlantic with Colonel
Lindbergh, he complied and
with a smile added, "On a
return trip home." He was
a great mild mannered
man who put the welfare of
others ahead of his own. The
Colonel always had the
privilege to board the plane
first• This was declined
by saying, "Let the working
men board first". Colonel
Lindbergh was a fine officer
and gentleman with many
talents. I'll never forget
Colonel Charles A. Lind-
bergh.
Arrivederci
"Doc"-T. C. Bonnet
-O-
It's sad to watch a friend die
It is a sad experience to
watch an old friend die. To
sit helplessly by their side,
knowing that the inevitable,
when it comes, will be merci-
ful, yet dreading the final
moment of loss. Trying to
comprehend that the person
is already gone, and that
what is left exists only at the
whim of the wires, tubes,
and blinking lights of mod-
em medicine.
It was on a Friday the call
came. More than a thousand
miles away this once strong
d vital woman, who in her
son mmmmcedthtthe, mGm : .
.... time had far more
won, because he thought , . overcome
they were better. We're man ner share of life's ad-
versaties, had suffered a
massive stroke and was in a
deep coma.
Established routine came
to an abrupt halt. A frantic
drive to the airport, a long
granddaughter of Vivian
(prickett) Schuessler,
and she slept through the
whole evening.
The quilting group is real-
ly working trying to finish
Mrs. Robinson's Star Quilt.
It really is pretty. The
Ceramics class is still very
busy as both kilns were
fired Monday and still plenty
left to load again. Nellie
has some new molds and
some new items are being
picked up there. Gertrude
Newport is one of the newest
ceramic enthusiasts. Her
son and wife brought her
flight, knowing that even
if arrival came in time there
would be no recognition.
The shock of first sight.
The once vibrant person-
ality, the sense of humor, the
generosity, that had identi-
fied her, reduced to a maze
of plastic tubing. The vain
attempts to communicate,
answered only by the wheez-
ings and gurglings of the
machines.
The ambivalence and flus-
tration of waiting--to want-
ing to delay, to postpone, yet
knowing full well what was
to come. Of the work that
must be done. Burial in yet
another distant place. And
all the forms and papers,
lawyers and bills, and other
complexities of death.
Who would take the little dog
that still waited by the front
door? Don't think about it.
Not yet.
some different and pretty
pieces to finish. Mrs. Reeves
children brought her several
molds so she can make
greenware for herself, and
to sell. Lois and Lula also sell
greenware which they pour.
Remember the Birthday
Dinner this Friday, 17th and
at 1 p.m. same day the tests
for Diabetes will be given.
Wednesday, June 22 will
be Potluck Dinner so bring
a covered dish and come eat
together. It's more fun
than eating alone.
--Clarrcy Cook
Agdcultural Weather Forecast
Farm and Han
, Forr.,Hl for
Week Ending:
June 21,
1977
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• CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDiY ' SATURDAY SUNDAY
June 15 June 16 Ju'ne 17 June 18 June 19
Hi: 96 Lo: 70 Hi: 95 Lo:71 Hi: 92 Lo: 68 Ht:93 Lo: 67 Hi: 94 Lo: 68
RH% 45 RH% 4"5 RH% 55, RH% 45 RH% 50
Fair Thunder- Partly Partly.. Partly
storms loudy • cloudy " • cloudy
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Bethany, Oklahoma
MONDAY TUESDAY
June 20 June 21
Hi: 97 Lo: 71 Hi: 94 LO: 65
RH % 50 RH% 45 .
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basis and should not delay curin or harvest
will be no oreanized weather systems durinE period.
be hieh in the mornlnEs 70-90 to 30-40% afternoons,
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occur orn scattered
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by Ken Anderson
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RALPH'S PACKING: CO.
What of your own life,
your own responsibilities?
Is the daily routine still being
carried out? Don't think
about that either, for that is
of another time and another
place.
What sustains a person at
such a time? Not the under-
taker, nor the lawyer, nor the
preacher; who have made
grief a profession and merc-
handise pre-packaged sym-
pathy in properly subdued
tones.
No, it is love and friend-
ship that give meaning to
both life and death. The
friends that arise at ungodly
hours to drive you a hundred
miles to the airport so you
can be with a stranger
they never met. It is the
friends who meet you at your
destination and offer food
and shelter and open their
home and hearts to you
during the ordeal.
Yes, the death of a friend
is a tragic loss, but it is also
a time of love and a time of
sharing.
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From
' ,The Files
PERKINS, OKLAHOMA
PHONE 401/M7-1464.
(From The Perkins Journal
June 19, 1952-25 years ago)
The work on the Payne
County Bank's new addition
is still progressing accordin
to schedule. The floors were
completed last week and the
forms for the vault have
been erected. Delbert
Butler, president, says the
new bank addition will give
Perkins one of the best
vaults in this area.
Work on the new floor of
the bridge across the Cim-
arron River on SH 40 south
of Perkins was completed
last Friday. The work was
all done at night in order not
to interfere with traffic on
the bridge during the day.
Miss Bonita Gardner
returned from spending a
week at the 1952 Oklahoma
Girls State.
More than 55,000 bushels
of wheat have been unloaded
at the Martin Elevator as of
noon today. Martin said he
started buying wheat in
Perkins Monday, June 9,
when 1000 bushels came in.
The peak day was Saturday,
June 14, with 7,634 bushels.
The elevator was forced to
shut down at 4 p.m. Mon-
day because large trucks
from Shawnee Milling Com-
pany were unable to haul
away from the elevator as
fast as what was coming in.
Producers are reporting
yields from 15 to 50 bushels
to the acre with the average
running slightly more than
25 bushels. The moisture
content is low and weights
per bushel range between 60
and 64 pounds.
Warren's Nu-Way Gxocery
had a 3 pound can of Short.
ening on sale for 79¢.
(From The Perkins Journal-
June 13, 1957.20 years ago)
The Perkins 4th of July
Semi-Centennial Celebra-
tion will have a queen to
reign over the festivities fol-
lowing the selection of Miss
Perkins-1957 Friday evening
June 28. This queen will be
somewhere between the
ages of 16-22 years of age,
not married, and will be $100
richer for her beauty when
she is selected by a panel
of four impartial judges
selected from outside the
area.
The south four blocks of
Perkins was hit by what ob-
servers reported was a small
twister at 4:50 p.m. Wed-
nesday morning leaving tree
limbs scrambled over the
streets and yards and in the
telephone lines. Roy Crabs
was the first to report the
incident to this reporter and
we drove through the
area Wednesday morning.
Large tree limbs were scat-
tered over yards and streets
and the huge tree in the Earl
Hughes yard was on the
ground. The area damaged
was one block wide from
Crabs to Hughes to Frames,
across from Rassey hert. The
trees in the Spears yard were
badly damaged. There was
no severe wind reported
except in the four block
strip.
First Lieutenant Joe L.
Youngker, stationed in Kas-
erslautern, Germany, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Young-
ker, Perkins, received a safe.
ty plaque. He is safety officer
of the Quartermaster sec-
tion. Lt. Youngker graduated
from OSU in 1953.
The regular meeting of
the Perkins Band Boosters
was held in the community
building Monday evening,
preceded with a basket din-
ner. New band director Jim
Thompson and his family
were present.
Editor Bob Evans com-
ments in his "An Item
More" column: "We're
feeling good now that we
have taken one employee
off the payroll but yet
still have her
working here at the Journal.
We're talking about the soci-
ety editor, Yvonne (Lacy)
Evans who exchanged wed-
ding vows with this editor.
We're not sure how much
money we'll save, but at
least it will save writing that
pay check each 1st and 15th
of the month.
Del-Mar's had Caius Da-
ted Coffee on sale for 91€
pound. Center Cut chuck
roast was 39c pound.
(From The Perkins Journal-
June 15, 1961-16 years ago.)
Harvest smiles changed
to doleful frowns Wednesday
morning following over an
News from the Spotted Bottom Ranch
inch of rain in the
area. The wheat
which had gotten
swing Monday and
was set back at
or four days. More
trucks wheat
lined up
day night and
operations continued
almost midnight• Most
ers were re
better yields this
than last year.
Three Perkins
honors in the Oklaho
junior Olympics held
ton, according to
Mcllvain. Kenny
sixth in the 880
Stout won fifth in
yard dash. Jim
second in the high
a leap of S' 7V2".
(From The Perkins
June 15, 1967-10years
The Perkins
Church will have a
tion service for its
Methodist Hymnals
Sunday. One
hymnals have been
chased. They are a
red color and
old favorites as
many new and
Mr. and Mrs.
Evans announce the
ment and approaching
riage of their
Paula Jean to
Chada, son of Mr.
Harvey Chada,
The wedding will he an
of August 27.
-O-
Joe Carson has
Sabbatical leave
Former Perkins
Mr. Joe Carson d
Shore, New York,
ceived a sabbatical
from his position as
teacher in the
New York school
He will be
doctorate at
versity during the
school year. Joe is
of Glenn Carson,
rural mail carrier for
Perkins area.
The Greenhorn's Corn
Queen of England even flew
him over to shoe for her
once. Does this sound like
the average farrier?
Bill's also had a little show
biz experience. He took care
of Little Joe's, Hoss' and
Ben's horses out on the Pon-
derosa for 10 years. Ken
Curtis' mule on "Gun.
smoke" and Dale Robert-
son's horse have known
Bill's gentle touch. When I
asked Bill what other Holly.
wood personalities he knew
and had worked for he an-
swered in his "back-home"
style, "Why, I took care of
nearly all them stars that's
got horses." Bill's son broke
and trained the big appa-
loosa horse ridden by Robert
Horton on "Wagon Train."
Bill's also a celebrity in
his own right, having been
on TV a couple of times
himself. He once gave a
one hour show for education-
al TV on shoeing and in
'57 or '58 Gayion Stacy had
Bill on with a Shrine Circus
horse who had torn part of
his foot off. Bill rebuilt a
plastic hoof for the horse.
He also holds the patent
on a leg cast which he de-
signed and is still used to-
day for horses.
Not only does he shoe
hundreds of horses here in
Oklahoma but Bill travels all
over the U.S. Fred Mc.
Clendon, owner of the Eagle
Nest Ranch in Roan Moun-
tain, Tenn., will call Bill
when he needs him and fly
Bill Arthur--been in the business 35
years and is a 7th generation farrier.
him all the "way out there to
shoe his horses. Just by
coincidence, Mike's brother,
Tom Striegel, works at ENR
and has known Bill for years.
Needless to say Bill has
his hands full with his work
but still takes time off for a
little R&R. His love for hors-
es is equaled by his love for
fishing and he's off with his
boat and rod every chance
he gets. He tarries his fish-
m his him
By Sandi Striegei
Howdy Folks !
Seems like some days I
don't have much to say and
other days I have a whole
mouthful and this is one of
those days• I'd like to tell
you about a super guy we
met and fell in love with
named Bill Arthur.
We've looked for a suit-
able farrier ever since we
moved out here nearly two
years ago and believe me
they're hard to come by.
Mike met Bill though,
out at a little cafe in Nacoma
Park and he really outshines
your average horseshoer.
Bill, who reminded me of
Slim Pickens, has been in the
business for over 35 years
and is a 7th generation
farrier. Of course his son
is following in the family
• tradition. He has more
• accomplishments under his
belt than 1 could ever tell
you about but I'm going to
try to hit on some of the
high points.
He shoed Secretariat
3 days before he won the
Kentucky Derby and even
put his very first pair of
shoes on him. He's worked
on such stars as Reeva
Ridge, Go-Man-GO, Little
Request and Laco Byrd. He
cared for all the horses in
the Lipizzan Stallion show
when it was in Oklahoma
City and turned down a con-
tract to travel with them
and he's been under contract
with Budweiser and their
Bel Th
and he showed us
hand carved handles
whittled out for his
They were really
And if he's not
he's making rocking_
or belt buckles out of
shoes•
What next? I
folks, you'll get
worth when you
Arthur out to
horses' hooves.
