'00News and Views of The Cimarron Valley
6, 1967
PERKINS JOURNAL
PERKINS, PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74059 VOL. 77, NO. 31
*4/for e Perkins Youth To
Meet Frida,v For
last issue before
day. We
encourage you to
the ballot
will all of
Perkins,
to interest in-
area.
payroll, no mat-
is located-in the
help the whole
why Perkins
list of industries.
that an "in-
not have to hire a
to be considered
its own in the
field with
Ralph's Pac-
a surprising
of people. Why
interest several
if we could offer
facilities like ot-
This offer
a lease basis that
back the proposed
that the Per-
Well as the whole
lot go to the polls
Vote in mind jus t
issue is not under-
three of this pa-
given answers to
the bond
if
feel
who have work-
Payne County in
too good to let go
at the polls.
AIM
like this issue of
short on news--
the holiday there
turned in in
less deadline. Of
ir bad shape
to having too
problems, pro-
Center Plannin00
The Perkins Youth Centel:
will hold a general meeting, Fri-
day, July 7, to discuss member-
ship and the work needed on the
Community building. All per-
sons interested are urged to at-
tend.
The meeting will start at 7:30
p.m.
Several members and officers
in the Perkins Center attended
a meeting and dance held by the
Okmulgee "Red Baron" Youth
Center, Saturday night at Okmul-
gee. While there the Perkins
young people met with officers
of the Okmulgee group and dis-
cussed various ideas and pro-
blems comanon to both groups.
Attending the meeting from
Perkins were Mr. and Mrs. Ric-
hard Mangold and Mrs. Bill Dis-
ney, chaperones; and, Nyta Wil-
lis, IAnda Lockwood, Jack Bow-
yer, Linda Hall, Randy Jarvis,
Linda Sager, Debbie Mercer,
Happy Wells, Rusty Behne,
Wayng Mangold and Ph Hug-
( Ydhth enter is
the outgrowth of a project by
the Perkins Jaycees to establish
organized activities and recrea-
tion for the young people in this
area.
The group has had several act-
ivities to date including a live
band dance and more are in the
making.
Any Perkins youngster inter-
ested in joining the Perkins
Youth Center should contact any
of the above mentioned people.
OHP Warns Not
To Drop Good
Driving Habits
Oklahoma motorists were
warned today not to drop their
guard just because the Fourth
of July weekend is over. Safety
Commissioner Bob Lester remin-
ded all drivers that 40 per cent
of Oklahoma's fatal accidents in
1966 occured on Saturday and
Sunday.
"Last Fourth of July eight
persons were killed over the ho-
liday weekend. That was a 72
hour period. The following we-
ekend, ten persons were killed
on Saturday and Sunday, a 48
hour period," Lester recalled.
Over Memorial Day this year
from Friday afternoon, May 26
through May 30, midnight,
eight persons died in Oklahoma
traffic accidents. During the
same period the following week-
end, ten persons died.
Oklahoma's top traffic safety
man told newsmen that the gen-
eral feeling among the public
after a holiday is "Well, that's
over. Now we can relax".
Lester said that most weekend
accidents are caused by "speed
and careless driving. He said that
failure of persons who do most
of their driving in urban areas
to adjust their driving habits to
,,1 conditions is also'a factor.
As an example, .. average
speed withitl city lim :,is about
20 to 25 miles an hour, depend-
ing on the city. On the open
road the average speed on regular
highways is approximately 58
miles per hour. The urban dri-
ver must key all his driving ma-
neuvers to this increase.
He must also learn to main-
fain greater distances between
vehicles, estimate safe passing
distances at the higher speed
and be more alert than in town
where traffic may be heavier
but moves at a slower pace.
Welcome news items
more, so help
or bring in your
.arvin
that this year's
largest attendance
promoted.
estimates on the
Perkihs fireworks
as large or lar-
helping in the
You can be proud
well done,
has been working
up his
he always has a
going.
realize it or not
a great deal of
town employee
to help keep down
around town. If
the rig is on
truck, it
apparatus rigged
Works tcoI
most disgusting
made is giving
when re-
The local fire de-
its share.
through Per-
probably
town was
with the two
brought about
mvn up with
ds and too
lowing the
were going to
that were
EDITORIAL
Vote "YES" Tuesday
Next Tuesday, Payne Countians will have the opportunity to
approve the issuance of $2,500,000.00 of bonds to provide funds
for the purpose of securing and developing industry in our county.
The idea of county-wide bond financing of industrial development
is based on the premise that the location of a new industry in the
county benefits the whole county and not just the community
in which it is sittmted. Of course, the primary benefits of any
industry is jobs for our citizens, particularly our young people
who in the past have all to often had to leave our county and
state to seek employment.
A look at Moore Business Forms in Stilhvater, Payne County's
newest industry, will reveal that an industrial facility draws
its workers from a wide area. Rudy Bittle, Plant Manager, advises
[hat of the present 80 employees, 7 (or nearly 10%) are from
Perkins, and the remainder are from Yale, Cushing, Coyle, Glencoe,
[ted Rock, Ripley, Morrison and Stillwater.
If the forthcoming bond proposal is approved, Perkins will
tand on an equal footing with other communities in the county
in its attempts to secure new industries. All it would take is
finding a company that is basically financially sound and then
convincing its officers that Perkins would be an excellent place
to locate. Financing could then be obtained through the Payne
County Industrial Trust. With a little hard work, we can get our
share, or more, of new industries, and we should never forget that
any company that locates in Cushing or Stillwater will provide
numerous jobs that can and will be filled by, present Perkins
people and those desiring to move here.
The only possibility of the people being taxed to pay off the
bonds would be in the event an industry that has been assisted
goes "sour" and cannot meet its obligations. The decision of
whether or not to provide financial assistance to a company will
rest with the Trustees of the Payne County Industrial Trust, who
have been appointed by the County Commissioners and are as
follows: Delbert Butler, Bob Ahrberg, V. M. Thompson, Jr., Harley
Thomas, Gerald Bradshaw, Earl Shelton, Clarence McGinty, George
Berry. iTl Ahrberg, Gene Hancock, Roy Kemp and Cecil Martin.
We have the utmost confidence that these men, each with years
of business experience behind them, can distinguish between a
"shiny apple" and a "rotten egg" in determining whether or not
a company is worthy of backing.
The issuance of county-wide bonds is a legal, appropriate and
legitimate method of encouraging industrial development and
expTnsion. It has worked with tremendous success in other Okla-
homa counties. Perkins stands to gain as much or more than any
cent will ever have to be raised in taxes to pay off the bonds.
community in the county. The odds are overwhelming that not one
We support the industrial bond proposal and urge you to vote
YES on the .green ballot next Tuesday. D.D.D.
Industrial Trust Proposal Vote
To Be On Green Ballot Tuesday
Perkins area ad valorem tax-
payers will have the opportun-
ity to vote Tuesday, July 11, on
a most important county-wide
issue. Two state questions will
also be voted on pertaining to
state judiciary changes.
The county issue, which will be
on the green ballot, will decide
whether Payne County taxpay-
ers are interested in bringing
new industry to the county.
The issue is provided for under
Article 10, Section 35 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Oklaho-
Oklahoma Merchants
To Attend Meeting
Sponsored By ORMA
All Oklahoman merchants are
invited to seminars to be con-
ducted over the state next week
by the Oklahoma Retail Mer-
chants Association, to explain
the important new "Oklahoma
Retail Installment Sales Act."
Enacted by the recent legisla-
ture, the law will give consumers
new protection in obtaining full
disclosure from merchants of
contract terms. ORMA, which
represents 30,000 merchants, spo-
nsored the legislation.
T. C. "Ted" Knoop, ORMA ex-
ecutive director, will conduct
the meetings at Oklahoma City's
Sheraton - Oklahoma hotel July
10, Muskogee July 11, Lawton
July 12, Tulsa July 13 andEnid
uly 14.
"We particularly hope also to
have representatives of credit
bureaus, banks, finance com-
panies and other interested peo-
ple at the meetings, to learn a-
bout the new legislation which
equally protects consumers and
the legitimate merchants who al-
ready are operating legally," he
said.
"The new law hits at fly-by-
night, or 'gray area' operators,
and is similar to the most modern
of laws enacted in 30 other
states." he said.
Knoop pointed out that "mer-
chants would rather operate on
a cash basis, if consumers would
let them." "However, 65 percent
of the nation's business is done
on cridit. Therefore, most have
a cash price and a time price dif-
ferential (service charge)."
"The new legislation spells out
that fly-by-night firms must do
what our legitimate merchants
have been doing aH along; be
truthful in letting the buyer un-
derstand what the contract says,"
he said.
Knoop said buyers will be pro-
tected and merchants also will be
treated fairly, in that the new
law preserves the time price doc-
trine allowing charge and col-
lection of a credit service fee
sufficient to cover the cost of
the merchant's credit department,
Phil Hughes Family
Returns From Western -
Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hughes
and family returned from a va-
cation, Saturday, June 30. They
left June 18 for the western
United States to visit relatives
and to go sightseeing. The Hug-
hes stopped in Colorado, Mon-
tana, Washington, and California
to visit relatives and friends.
Places of interest visited included
the Rocky Mountains National
Park, Grand Teton National
Park, Yellowstone National Park,
and The Saint's Canyon,
rna. By passing this amendment,
Oklahoma has joined 42 other
states that have offered areas in
their state available financing
for industrial promotion, and now
will be able to compete with
these states,
The county ballot, if given ap-
proval, will allow a 12 man board
to govern the use of $2,500,000
to entice industry to this county.
The most common question or
objection to this sort of question
is that of an additional tax in-
crease or possibly a new tax. It
is important that the citizens
realize that the chances for a mill
levy in connection with the in-
dustrial bond are practically non-
existent which will make the
bonds the same as self-liquid-
ating.
The county commissioners,
who have to call the election,
have appointed a committee of
trustees who will take the res-
ponsibility of screening and seek-
ing out new industries to locate
locally. If the board of trustees
select only reputable industries,
there will be no tax levy, because
these industries will be able to
pay for the moey used for titeir
buildin or equipment in the way
of lease money. This money wil1
then be used to IY off the bond.
indebtedness for the amount use
help locate that particular in,,
dtry.
Only if the industry which has
established itself should go bank-
rupt and leaves the county, lea-
ving behind no assets whatso-
ever, can a tax be levied. This
levy could not be more than 5-
mills per year and only as long
as needed for this particular in-
debtedness. Before this actioR
was taken the trust board would
have a full year to sell or find[
another industry to take over the
facilities before the levy would
be assessed.
All risk is virtually taken out
of the picture since the county
commissioners must give appro-
val of the trust board which
consist of 12 men over the cou-
nty. They are: Bill Ahrberg,
Gene Hancock, Roy Kemp, all
of Cushing, Cecil Martin, Yale,
Vic Thompson, Jr., Harley Tho-
mas, Gerald Bradshaw, E. W,
Shelton, Bob Ahrberg, George
Berry all of Stillwater; Buster
McGinty of Glencoe:
Delbert Butler, president of the
Payne County Bank in Perkins,
completes the list of twelve high-
ly regarded businessmen.
With men like this, with many
years of experience in the bus-
iness world, making the deci-
sions of the screening and rec-
ommending to the county com-
missioners as to the allocation
of funds to prospective indus-
tries, there should be no risk to
county taxpayers.
it has been pointed out by
Jack Vassar, area promotional
chairman, that all areas of Payne
County, including Perkins, would
be eligible to use the fund, if
they are able to convince the
trust board that they have a
"sure thing."
For pertinent questions and
answers of the issue turn to paget
three of the Journal
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Vasser had
as their guests over the weekend
two of Mrs. Vamars cousins, Mrs.
Ethel Cox, San Franciso, Cali-
fornia, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
lard Tucker, Phillip and Terry,
Sxom St. Louis, Mo.
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