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VOL. 87
News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
PERKINS JOURNAL
NO. 33 PERKINS, PAYNE COUNTY. OKLAHOMA 74059
20 cents
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1977
beginning this
Store is much like
turn of the
when it was owned
Wagner family (the
Noah Baker was a
original shelv-
display tables and
are all much like
John and
added floures-
and a central air
system.
the central
and heating system
tstalled a few years
Mr. Noah Baker
to get the old
stove lighted to
the frosty bite off the
hours. Since
the old stove just
there, bringing back
almost filled to
with merchan-
50th anniversary
be your opportunity
a unique store as
replenish your supply
school clothing and
are of your fabric and
deeds. Check the ad
The Journal.
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we're wrong, but
always known the
a mile north
L aS the Perkins Y, or
Corner The inter-
I a mile west of there,
was always
Perkins Corner, or
difficult location to
because both are
Highway 177
Journal readers
what to expect,
Onsider the intersec-
L mile north as the
Y, and the intersec-
miles west of there
Cornet' - at least
way we shall refer
writing the news
area.
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ends up
seat sometime
week or month for
reason or another.
we are in downtown
of recent, we've
of the smalltown
that we knew in
There are two
aprovements that
establish this
the absence of
and being able
about the parking
We're not there at
times, but we've
more freedom in
and getting around
the powers
reinstall the traffic
We would hate it
to see them
the parking meters.
has been
has been much
congestion with
of the four-way
by two way
the side streets.
easier as a
get across the
you know
are going to be
at the four-way
moves much
traffic experts
a close look at
find traffic flow
down considerably
new traffic lights
onl The informal,
smalltown at-
will become a
Over-regulation
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they. As
We can remember,
Club has talked
out the wall
their building,
as the Lions
the other as a
is
An is
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Correction
It has been brought to the
attention of The Perkins
Journal that the directions to
the accident in which Don
Pace lost his life Tuesday
afternoon was turned in
correctly by a resident in the
area of the accident. This
was verified by Captain Ely
of the Stillwater Police
Department. The Journal
account of the accident
stated "The location of the
accident was given to
officials one mile west and
one mile north of Perkins
Corner." It should have
stated, "The location of the
accident was given by
officials as one mile west and
one mile north of Perkins
Corner." The Journal apolo-
gizes for this error.
Tryon man
arrestedfor
indecent
proposal
A 50 year old Tryon man
was charged with Indecent
proposal to a girl under the
age of 14, following his
arrest by the Perkins police
department August 2 here.
According to Police Chief
Bill Lott, the man had picked
up two fourteen year aids
when he was arrested. He
had been under surveilance
after there had been reports
of him picking up an 11 year
old Perkins girl, and girls in
Stillwater and Tryon be-
tween the ages of 11 and 14.
According to Chief Lott,
the man would buy the girls
beer and then take them to
rural roads.
The man was released on
$1000 bond after his arrest.
Officer Lott said that all
.the juveniles involved in the
breakin at Cupid's Meat
Market have all been
arrested and turned to Payne
County officials.
Industrial Road
Bid is let
Evans and Associates was
the successful bidder for 0.75
mile of asphaltic concrete
surfacing to Perkins' Indus-
trial Park west of here.
The industrial access road
will run from U. S. 177 and
extend west on Knipe Street
past the Perkins Cemetery to
the Industrial Park. Evans'
bid was for $28,710.
Evans and Associates
were successful bidder for
5.1 miles of asphaltic
concrete resurfacing going
south on SH 108 from SH 51
(the ripley section of 108).
The bid was $110,679.
Local resident T/SIt.
Claude S. Maxwell partici-
pates in annual training
program at Travis Air Force
Base, Calif. He is Photo Lab
Superivisor with the Ok Air
National Guard stationed at
Will Rogers Airport.
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Large city motorists troubled
Perkins has no safety insp00
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problem
Even though motorists in
the m6tropolitan areas are
having difficulties obtaining
a safety check for their
automobiles and trucks,
evidently there is no problem
in Perkins.
At the present time,
Blumer's Champlin is the
only safety inspection station
in Perkins, but according to
Hurley Blumer, there has
been no trouble obtaining a
safety inspection at this
place of business. Blumer
said unlike many, he will
even issue an inspection on
Saturday if asked.
The Journal talked with
Joe Wall, assist, director of
the Highway Patrol's motor
vehicle inspection division,
and he acknowledged that
there has been complaints
about most inspection sta-
tions not giving inspections
on Saturday and Sundays.
He said this is especially a
problem in the metropolitan
areas where many people
work during the hours
inspection stations are open
and have a hard time making
connections.
Wall said human nature
being as it is, many people
put the inspection off until
the last week of the month or
Dr. Ewing
Attends Two
Day Seminar
Dr. R. K. Ewing of Perkins
was among 200 other Doctors
of Osteopathic Medicine and
coaches attending a two-day
medical education seminar
held Saturday and Sunday at
the Hilton Inn West in
Oklahoma, City.
This seminar was one of
four sponsored annually by
the Oklahoma Osteopathic
Association to assist the
state's osteopathic phsyi-
clans in keeping abreast with
medical advances in various
clinical areas.
"Office Orthopedics and
Sports Medicine" was the
theme of the seminar.
Abe Lemons, head bas-
ketball coach at the Univers-
ity of Texas, was the
featured luncheon speaker.
the first week of the
following month. This cre-
ates all end of the month
rush on inspection stations,
and operators report a
backlog of inspections.
The Inspection Depart-
ment Chief said there are
2200 inspection stations in
Oklahoma and 51 in Payne
County. The inspectors went
through a 3Vx hour training
program this year as part of
the license to inspect
automobiles as an official
inspection station. Wall says
they did not lose any
inspectors because of the
increased requirements.
A crackdown is also
underway on those stations
that are not following the law
in issuing inspections. An
unmarked car manned by a
policeman in civilian clothing
is making the rounds of the
state, closing down inspect-
ion stations that are cutting
corners and not following the
law.
The law was passed in
1969. The cost of the
inspection is $2. and Wall
said this is a bone of
contention with inspection
station operators. They feel
the fee should be higher in
view of the inflation since
1969. It will take 15 minutes
t give a proper inspection,
and mechanics are capable of
making more than the $4 to
$6 per hour produced from
the safety inspections. The
state takes 50c of each $2
inspection to finance the
program.
Vehicle registration has
increased 20% since the
inspection law was passed in
1969, yet there are the same
number of inspection sta-
tions, which is probably
putting more pressure there,
Wall said.
The State official said
there is a good chance that
the inspection stations may
be required to stay open on
Saturdays to give the
working man an opportunity
to take care of the
once-a-year chore on a day
off.
Wall said most law officers
are lenient on safety sticker
checks, and most generally,
if a motorist is a week behind
with his inspection he will
receive only a warning if any
citation at all.
A Sunday newspaper
article told of an Oklahoma
City motorist trying for five
hours to obtain an inspection
in the Del City and Midwest
City area. Wall said this was
true, but inspectors had
dosed down several inspect-
ion stations in that area
because of failure to follow
the law. According to the
newspaper account, the
motorist visited about a
dozen service stations and
garages before locating one
that could perform the
inspection. Four of the
stations said they had lost
their inspection licenses, two
reported they were swamped
with other work and could
not perform the inspection
that day, three said they
were out of safety inspection
stickers and two others said
their inspection mechanic
was not on duty.
Wall said his department is
striving to keep motorists
happy while at the same time
keeping the inspection sta-
tions legitimate. He said he
sent highway patrolmen to
safety inspection stations to
give the operators a pep talk
to take care of the motorists
as quickly as possible. "I'm
fully aware that we've got to
make the process work as
well as possible and keep the
people happy, or the
legislature could get in-
volved. It's a good law and it
will work efficiently," Wall
said.
A special time was had this past
weekend when Mrs. Mayme Johnson
observed her 90th birthday in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Bill Hunt, Perkins. It
was also a time to get five generations
together Pictured are left to right, Mrs.
Mayme Johnson of 115 E. Kenworthy,
her daughter, Mrs. Bill Hunt. 322
Thomas. her grandson. Floyd Hunt.
Ripley, her great granddaughter, Vicki
Reed, Glencoe and her great great
granddaughter. Andrea Shannon Reed.
You can pick up
your mail at the
new post office
Perkins postal patrons will
pick up their mail at the new
post office this morning
(Thursday), Postmaster
Frank Cundiff reports.
The move to the new
building will begin Wednes-
day, with the mail not picked
up Wednesday pulled from
the boxes at the old facility
and moved across the alley to
the new building about 3
p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
Those who have keys may
pick it up at the new boxes
Wednesday evening.
Since the Journal is
distributed by news stands
only on Wednesday after-
noon because the post office
will be closed that afternoon
for moving, most Journal
readers will pick up this copy
of the Journal at the new
post office Thursday morn-
ing (today).
Many of the postal
patrons received keys to
their new boxes when they
paid their box rent in July.
However, those who have
not yet obtained the keys to
their new boxes can do so by
calling at the clerk's counter
at the new facility, Postmas-
ter Cundiff said.
The Iu][ding has been
under construction since
1975 on the location of the
old lumber yard on the
corner of West First and
Stumbo. The old post office
building has been purchased
by the Moormans and will be
the new home of Viola's
Boutique as soon as remodel-
ing is completed.
Lions name Bob Baker
to serve on CAP Board
Perkins Lions named a
member of their group to
serve on the Payne-Noble
County Community Action
Program board.
Bob Baker volunteered to
become a member of the
board. The Lions club has
been allocated a member to
represent the Perkins area
since the CAP inception.
Community Action coordi-
nates various poverty pro-
grams in the Payne-Noble
County area. The Senior
Citizen Center has received
funds from the organization.
They will also coordinate the
weatherization program, and
have funds for making older
dwellings belonging to elder-
ly or residents on the poverty
level, more habital. Some of
this work is now underway in.
Perkins.
The TIE served the Lions
during their summer outing
from the regular Lions Den
meetings. The organization
served roast beef, potatoes
and gravy, green beans, hot
rolls, green salad, and
dessert, at the Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
In other business, the
group discussed enlarging
the Lions Den, knocking out
the wall between the Den
and the vacant building on
the south. It was explained
that the heating and cooling
system was installed with
this in mind and is adequate
to service both buildings.
Harland Wells donated a 40'
I beam for the project.
President Bob Dickson said
the club is growing and has
about met its maximum
membership in the present
Lions Den. It was also
pointed out -the large
building would provide more
adequate community service
by providing a larger
meeting place in the
downtown area. Estimat
will be obtained and a vote
taken.
Key Membership Awards
were presented to Marvia
Bowyer, Harvey Brixey,
Marvin Davis, Richard Man-
gold and Jerry Sadler. The
award goes to a member who
inducts two new members
who remain in the club st
least one year.
Ralph Crane, Wilfred
Overholt, Elmo Barnes and
Raymond Johnson are on
committee to prepare barbe.
cue for the Lions Club
members for next Monday's
meeting. The location of the
barbecue supper will be
posted on the door of the
Lions Den by Monday.
En ro linen t dates
set for P. T Schools
(Editor's Note: As the
middle of August approaches
it is time for parents and
children to start thinking
about school. Beginning on
this page and continuing to
an inside page is information
about enrollment and begin-
ning of Perkins-Tryon School
August 23 A.M.-K-8 and
Seniors
August 23 P.M.-Juniors
August 24 A.M.-Sophomore
August 24 P.M..Freshmen
Busses will deliver stu-
dents to schools at approxi-
mately 9:00 a.m. and leave
the schools at noon on
August 23 ONLY,
All students new to
Perklns-Tryon Schools must
have information records
within 14 days of August 25
or waiver signed by parent.
All pupils born Nov. 2,
1971 or before are of legal
school age. Those born on or
before Nov. 2, 1972 and after
Nov. 2, 1971 are eligible for
kindergarten.
Classes begin at 9 A.M. on
August 25.
Two bus drivers are still
needed.
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PERKINS-TRYON
SCHOOLS
CERTIFIED STAFF 77-78
Acuff° Carol- Librarian
Acuff, Cecil M.S.-H,S. &
M.S. Principal
Anderson, Debbie (new)-
Special Education
Blubaugh, Dane - Bldg.
Trades
Branstetter, Betty-Science
Broughton, Deanna (N) (T)
.Elementary
Casey, V¢ tlla-Elementary
Collins, Judy (T) -Eiem.
(% time)
DeMoss, Janice (N)-Elem.
Dickson, Ellen M.S.-Elem.
Edwards, Sandy-(home-
bound, 116 teacher)
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