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By Bob Evans
Charlie Anderson said he
reason for his
electric bill. Someone
his electric meter,
it to act up a little. I
are a lot of people
Would like to do their
VOL. 87
News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
PERKINS JOURNAL
NO. 32 PERKINS, PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74059
20 cents
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THURSDAY, AUGUS'I:', 1977
but this is the first
upon one that The
received a report
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8ave you lost a pet xat?
was one at Vance
door to his law office
afternoon. This
wasn't a bit anxious
being on Main Street.
a picture, then
up the street
looking for him,
s taken up residence in
Baker's Cabinet
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wild animal story.
Win|fred Evans family
called Saturday
to report an unusual
been found on the
front porch.
we arrived with
Kate was out on his
up the cracks
the doors and in the
Across the street, the
had the three-foot
Snake in a can, which
dumped out in front of
photographer, who
back a few feet into
) who felt as big as a lion
brushed around my
snake was called a
flat snake and when
would flatten out
raise his head much like
snake was having
being active,
focused my camera,
his mouth and spit
at me! Literally[ He
a frog out of his mouth
as the palm of my
I was so shocked I
the shutter and
missed the one and
atograph of a purple
frog.
are plentiful this
according to the
They've killed 16
corner at Vinco this
Mrs. Evans said
streaked from
one day
when a snake joined
a bath. She said this
didn't believe
she forgot Yvonne
Were once residents of
) and we had numerous
Snakes in our flower
chicken house.
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Club members are
high off the hog-so to
they continue their
this summer of
in the various
lity centers, or being
r women's clubs.
xs a highlight of the
to which Lions
look forward...lots
okra, fresh tomatoes,
and onions, fried
potatoes and good
',n gravy, homemade
cobbler! Deliciousl
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attended the muscial
at the new
Arts Center in
y evening.
just 30 miles from
the last five years we
Barnsdail, we made
trips in Tulsa, and
watching the new
and the Williams
go up. Thursday
first time we had
and it is really
are several more
including "Sound
e" and if you can get
s, it would worth the
You can
from the Tulsa
entertainment section
it is well advertised.
Parked in a basement
garage beneath the
and decided that
we'll park in an
lot because
is difficult to
below unless you
crowd. There are
but hundreds of
re entering the area
elevators will
Back Page)
Library budget is increased; Papers
are signed for water tower project
Ambulance attendants and policemen
complete rescue of auto crash victim who
was entangled in the wreckage following
a two vehicle coil|slob at a county road
intersection Tuesday afternoon.
[Journal photo]
Don Pace is killed in Tuesday
The Perkins City Council
approved an increase in the
library budget for the coming
year at their regular monthly
meeting Monday evening at
the city hall.
The library department
had been budgeted $1200 the
previous meeting. Mrs.
Anna Marie Evans, Mrs. Boa
Clark, President and Trea-
surer of the library board,
and librarian Mrs. Vern
Wells appeared at Monday's
meeting stating they were
unaware of the budget
meeting and requested addi-
tional funds to operate on for
the coming year.
The board representatives
afternoon car crash west of hq requested $1,440 for librar-
Don Pace, 19, was dead on
arrival at the Stillwater
Hospital Tuesday afternoon
following a two-vehicle colli-
sion at a county road
intersection 4 miles west and
1 mile north of Perkins
Corner.
The fatal collision occurred
at approximately 3:15 p.m.
when the late model
Chevrolet pickup drive by
Pace, with his father, Ernest
Warrants out for 3 after
Monday breakins here
Warrants have been is- have been issued warrants.
sued for the arrest of three Forcible entry was made at
juveniles following a breakin Cupid's, with exit made
and burglary at Cupid's through a rear door at the
Meat Market and the rear rear. Items missing included
room of the city building.
According to Police Chief
Bill Lott, the breakins
occurred sometime between
12:30 and 1:00 a.m. Monday
morning. Three juvenile
girls, ages 11, 14 and 16
years are being sought or
groceries, beef jerky, candy,
cigarettes and approximately
$6Oto $80 in loose change.
Across the street, entry
was made at the rear of the
city buildings. Vandalism
was all that was reported
there.
Post office move will be
completed next week
The Perkins Post Office
will make a move to the new
building one day next week,
Postmaster Frank Cundiff
told The Journal.
According to Cundiff, a
crew will be sent in to assist
the local postal staff to
complete the transition from
one building to another.
Cundiff said that one day
next week the outside door of
the present post office will be
locked and a sign placed on
the door to pick up mail at
the new building. Those who
have not yet picked up their
keys for the new boxes in the
new building should do so or
they may have to call at the
window next week.
All the boxes in the new
building will be key opera-
ted. There are no combina-
tion boxes.
Cundiff said the move will
take two days. The move will
be during the week working
hours and not on a weekend.
Ripley is drilling third
water well attempt
Another test well was
scheduled to begin on
Tuesday when a third
attempt began in Ripley's
search for a water well. The
Police
Phone
547-2855
Chief of Police Bill Lott
asks Perkins citizens to call
the police number 547.2855,
if they need assistance or
want to report any unusual
incident that should be
investigated.
Should the police number
not answer, Lott asks that
the caller phone the Stillwa-
ter police department and
the dispatcher there will be
in radio contact with the
Perkins officer. 372-4171 is
the Stillwater police depart.
ment number. The two police
numbers, 547.2855, or 372-
4171 should be posted by the
telephone.
site is "due west of the Town
Hall and about 600 feet from
an old well near the railroad
tracks," according to Corn
Stewart, Utility Clerk.
The Bules Drilling Com-
pany, Enid and Elmer
Daniel, Stillwater Engineer,
along with the town council
and State Health Depart-
ment have approved the
location according to reports.
The first drilling site was
directly south of the Ripley
High School ball park. Dale
Knott, Mannford driller,
moved his equipment to a
second location approximate-
ly one-quarter mile east Of
the first one when it was
abandoned at 180 feet. The
second site also proved
non-productive.
The town is still under
"boil order". One of the old
wells used by the town for
years has been shut down
completely. The second (or
west well) is still in use as
the town's only source of
water.
Steve Ward, Superinten-
dent at Ripley, said school
will begin on schedule.
ere ian's salary, $1020 for book
purchases and $180 for
Pace, as a passenger, was
traveling north on the county
road when it was involved
in a collision with a 1977
Dodge pickup traveling east
driven by Billy Hall, 21,
Stillwater. Young Pace was
pinned in the wreckage until
a Perkins police car and a
Stillwater ambulance arrived
to administer first aid and
free the victim. The location
of the accident was given to
officials as one mile west and
one mile north of Perkins
Corner, and the Perkins
police car and Stitiwater
ambulance drove several
section lines before coming
upon the wreck scene.
Witnesses said Hall ran a
quarter of a mile to a farm
home to call for help. The
elder Pace was not badly
injured.
Hall is an employee of
Ketal Oil Production Co. of
Stillwater and was driving a
company vehicle.
Innoculations
required to
start school
Grade School Principal
Shelby Lauener advises
parents to have their child's
innoculation records up to
date for the start of school.
The State law requires that
innoculation records or wai-
vers to be on file at the
school within 14 days of the
25th of August, which is the
first day of school.
if a parent does not want
the child to have innocula-
tions they should come to the
office and sign a waiver, or
write and one will be sent.
supplies and operation. The
board approved $2700.
It was pointed out that the
librarian presently receives
$80 per month for 60 hours
work which includes custod-
ial work. Her salary is $1.33
per hour. The raise to $120
per month will bring her
hourly wage to $2 per hour.
Also, through the years the
State Library has loaned the
Perkins Library approxi-
mately 150 current books
each six months. This
program has been discontin-
• ucd, so the library has had to
depend upon donated books,
many obsolete paper backs.
The new budget will allow
$1020 to purchase approxi-
mately 110 new books a year
to keep the reading material
current with the latest, best
selJing works being publish-
ed. The budget request also
asks for $180 for purchase of
supplies and expenses. The
city also pays the utility bills
on the building.
In other business, Richard
Pittman, director of, the
Farmers Home Administra-
tion, was on hand to present
final papers for the renova-
tion and repair of the
downtown water tower.
Mayor DeWayne Moser
signed papers that will get
the funding of the project
completed. The city called
for a meeting with the
contractor who had earlier
presented the lowest bid of
$12,000. The company is
Midwest Tank and Tower.
O. W. Smith was present
to discuss air in the water
lines at his home on West
2nd Street. It is thought the
problem is caused by a water
well in the alley near the
Smith home and discussion
revealed that adjustment on
the pump can alleviate the
problem.
Postmaster Frank Cundiff
was present to request
permission to place No
Parking signs on the front of
the new post offtce building,
on the street side of the side
walk. Mayor Moser explain-
ed that to make the No
Parking official, a resolution
would have to be passed and
the area incorporated into
the city ordinances before
any tickets could be issued.
Cundiff said he would
prepare a drawing and
description so it could be
incorporated in the ordi-
nances. The council refused
to allow installation of a
cable in view of the fact that
there are too many parking
situations around town,
especially in the area of the
school, and if a cable or fence
was installed for one, there
might be no end to cable
installation. The post office
will pay for the No Parking
signs which are believed to
cost around $25 to $30 each.
A drawing of a request by
H. L. Baker for city water to
be run to a mobile home site
east of Timberline Drive on
Knipe Street was reviewed.
After considerable discuss-
ion on the meter and
charging for the water on a
central meter as opposed to
multiple meters at each
location, plus the size of the
line and maintenance and
ownership of the line, it was
decided to request Mr. Baker
meet with the city council so
the matter could be detailed
further. It was pointed out
that any contract would have
to be written or approved by
the city attorney.
It was reported that OG&E
sent a $8,332.80 franchise
tax check, and the city's
Perkins-Tryon school grounds will be
fenced on south and west sides
A regular monthly session
of P-T School board met
Monday night. Reports on
funds received since last
meeting, as well as other
pertinent recommendations,
were made by the Superin-
tendent of the Board of
Education, Shelby Wyatt.
Funds received since last
meeting for F-Y 77 PL-874
payments were $19,703. Vo
Tech reimbursements for
Adult Education were $357.-
50. It was also reported that
teachers salaries have been
increased $900 for those with
one year or more experience.
Beginner teacher's salaries
were raised $300 for the F-Y
.78. The board also approved
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CUPIDS MEAT MARKET
Pork giver, Lb. 19c .................... Page 3
BAKER'S DRYGOODS STORE
Shirts, $3 each ........................ Page 3
GRA Y'S REAL ESTATE AND AUCTION
Two tracts of Riverbottom land at auction . Page 4
RALPH'S PACKING ..................... Page 6
OLSON HARD WARE
Trustworthy Summer Sale still on ........ Page 6
STRODE FUNERAL HOME ..... Page 6
PERKINS DRUG
August Super Sale Starts ............... Page 7
OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC CO .... Page 8
CENTRAL RURAL ELECTRIC .............. Page 8
PA YNE CO UNTY BANK ................... Page 8
VIOLA 'S BOUTIQUE
New Denim Jackets ................... Page 8
TO WN AND COUNTRY REVIEW ........... Page 9
DEL-MAR 'S GROCER Y
Coca-Cola, 8 bottles, $1.19 .............. Page 10
[ FREIGHTSALES ......................... Page 10
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raising the pay for substi-
tutes. Those with degrees
will receive $20, and those
who do not have degrees will
receive $17.50 per day.
Valuation of District pro-
perty is up $1,111,682 for the
F-Y 78 in Payne County.
Lincoln County will receive
$311,787 more than in the
F-Y 77. These valuations are
dependent upon auto tag
sales and are one year arrear
in allocations. Federal Aid
received for 77-78 totalled
$31,776.62. State aid for
76-77 was in the amount of
$403,584.
From five bids for a chain
link fence, a Stiilwater firm's
bid was accepted. The
Oakley Co. will build 750 feet
of fence with gates for
$3,291. The fence will
encompass the school
grounds on the south and
west. The project was
considered essential in order
to prevent driving across the
school grounds. The play-.
ground will also be protect-
ed, prohibiting children from
running into the street.
Gates will be locked requir-
ing access by key only.
It was also reported that
crosswalks have been paint-
ed by the City of Perkins, but
stop signs are not in place at
this time. A "hot cabinet"
was approved by the board.
This will aid in keeping food
hot in the lunch room while
students are served. The
Perkins-Tryon cook receive a
5% mandate raise in salary.
The P-T Superintendent
reported he was well pleased
with the roof which has been
added to the bus barn. Other
minor repairs were discussed
and approved.
Mrs. Virginia Sasser's
request of $360 for food
supplies (used in the cooking
programs for Home Econom.
ics) was granted. Other
estimates for needs are
being processed by the
auditor and Mr. Wyatt and
have not been completed.
Dirt and gravel have been
added to school ground areas
where most needed. Teach-
ers' salary and contract lists
were submitted to the board
and approved.
Mr. Wyatt stated another
school bus driver was badly
needed. One need can be
handled by two licensed high
school boys who have
attended the Vo TEch Bus
Driving School. Todd Deaver
and David Bateson will
alternate, one driving in the
morning and one in the
afternoon. However, one
route is still without a driver.
The Legislature has pass-
ed the bill which requires
that the board's agenda be
posted one day previous to
meetings. This is effective
October 1st and does not
allow for conducting any
business which has not been
scheduled prior to the
meeting.
Mr. Wyatt said the board
was given a stipulation by
which the board is allowed to
call emergency meetings
when the occasion arises. In
case of Monday night
meetings, such as P-T
Schools have. the Superin-
tendent said the agenda will
be posted on Friday at the
school,
The final recommenda-
tion. before the board went
into executive session, was
made to solicit bids on two
school busses. The school
now has ten busses as
follows: 1 new '77 Ford
bought last year: 2-'71
Fords'. 1-'74 Dodge; 2-'73
Fords: 1-'74 Dodge; 1-'75
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lighting bill for the year is
$4,353.89, which left the city
a balance from the franchise
check of nearly $4,000.
City Attorney Don Worth-
ington said that Winfrey
Houston had looked into the
National Flood Program and
recommended the city write
the Dallas office to see if
there were federal funds
available to help implement
the program. His recommen-
dation is to go slowly in
becoming involved because
of the numerous government
regulations concerning the
program. City Councilmen
were unaware of any serious
flooding situations in Per-
kins. The National Program
is based on a hundred year
flood plane. Homeowners in
the flood plane are unable to
purchase flood insurance
unless the town becomes
involved and sets up zoning
and planning regulations for
the flood prone areas. Th
city clerk was asked to write
the Dallas office and obtain
information.
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Steve Willingham and wife
have purchased a home in
Perkhzs.
New Pharmacist
at local
Perkins Drug
Steve Willingham will
work with owner and
pharmacist, Calvin Anthony,
on an alternate schedule in
order that the Perkins Drug
Store's Pharmacy may re-
main open on a full-time
basis.
Steve attended high school
in Stillwater and did his
pre-pharm work at O.S.U.
He graduated from the
University of Oklahoma
School of Pharmacy in the
spring of 1976. Since that
time he has been employed
in Oklahoma City as a
pharmacist.
"'We are impressed with
the way Perkins is growing,"
Steve said. "The friendliness
is so much different than in
the city. It is good to be back
in our home area."
Steve and his wife. Kristy.
have a nine month old
daughter. Karl Beth.
In alternating between the
Perkins Drug here and the
Tiger Drug in Stilhvater.
both men will be familiar
with those requiring their
services.
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JUNIOR HIGH
FOOTBALL MEETING
Those who will participate
in Junior High Football this
fall are asked by coach
Shelby Lauener to meet
Thursday evening (tonight)
at 7 p.m. in the high school
gym. Their parents should
accompany them if possible.
