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THE PERKIlINS JOURNAL
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Se Copy PERKINS, PAYNE COUNTY, 'OKLAHOMA, Thursday, September 12, 1957 No. 51 VOL. 67
W the football season Thursday
troht) t Oimm. Then next
is the 8ettl¢ Day mad
scheduled for September
I and 2. The County Fair is
hur[ay, i'iday and Stm'dy,
,tnd the State Fair is Beptemb
utq00.
Hemeeondng will be October
ected officers Monday and the
sponsors of the classes were
named.
SENIORS
The Senior class of 1957 _ 58
held their annul electlon'of of_
Due to another activity occur.
ing the same evening the attend.
nce was down. The next meeting
'will be annaunced. The group
Band Boosters ! " ' D
• iTw, Die In Wreck N
Elect Off, cers "oro T.o.00dsv _emons earing
The Perkins Band Boosters met ,Az.vav .g ut.,tau, v
Sepmbsr 9 for election of offi_ Two were killed and two set-iro i • _
cers. "rney are: President, June lonsiy ured in a two ear ool-ilWIOt • _6' l,e SsJkA
Erma Shelby, re.elected. Tuesday morning. [ Perkins Demons have bee on did not suffer any major
Deed are C. F. Hughes, whose hard at practice the past two ulayer loss .Cram last year's squad
address was given as Arkansas weeks readying for Thursday's Perkins lost 7 players from last
City, Kansas, and Mrs. Roy
Tompkins, formerly of Stillwater
voted not to have a meeting this and now of Okishema City.
were Mx. Tompks and
Mrr Hughes, who were reported
in fal condition at the Stillwater
hospital Tuesday.
The accident occured t out-
side the Perkins City limits on
coming Monday, but each first
and third Monday in each month.
A called meeting ts expected ac.
carting to the Booster's Preal.
dent.
lcers last week. Class Sponsors
are: Mr. Jim Thompson and Mr.
19 nd then Tlumksgivtn on he Dltz MclIvain. Mr and Mrs. F.
th of November. % I E. Darby and Mr, and Mrs. 1
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..... I . Baker were re.elected as class
• lose wag were at me scene oz I parents. The class officers are: I Highway 40. Hughes was,driving
hsteedhho y =:kna d n don= =led; Vice 1)resident. iie "lrT;. ding to ptrolman Lercy Harris,
I q Sec.. Treas. Judy Friedemann;
This Year swerved over the lane when ap-
proM a tractor that was be-
Superintendent of Schools, J. lng driven sOUth on the edge of
A. McLauchlln reported Tuesday the pvement, hitting the Tomp-
that Perkins school enrollment kins car head on.
shows a considerable gain oved Hughes died a few minutes af-
last year with a total enrollment • ter the impact and Mrs. Tomp-
klns died later in the Stlllwater
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins form-
erly lived at Stlllwater where he
was director of the division of
icollege extensiox at OSU. They
moved to Oklahoma City follow-
LUg his retirement September 1,
1956. He is vice president of the
Bankers Service Life Insurance
Company of Oklahoma City.
death trap. Sometimes it takes a
ene such as this to put over
1 i|hat safety experts
have
been
Preaching for the past years. Dri
vJng on the highways is becom
ug more dangerous as the RUm
her of cars increase.
We won't even try to offer
Solution to the traffic problem,
as we don't see any solution in
the immediate future. All that
can be asked now is that a driv
er drive both cars, the one he is
in, and the one coming towards
hn
A proposal was made at the
Lios Club banquet Monday to
tint Paul Evans and Gaylord
I-Ianes for crunching on celery
during the program following the
neal. That wasn't a bad pro
4tm was it, you celery eaters?
good celery!
Work on the two apartment
size rent houses on north main
got tmderwaf last Week, aud the
Walls are now goingup, Another
sign of pr0gre in .Perkins
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Just in case you wonder wha
goes on behind the scenes of a
ewspaper office occassionally
Well, this front page yo are
reading was scraped up from the
' floor under the press, and some
o! it pieced together again for
you to read.
highway can be kn-ned into a Reporter ' Marie Darby.
Yept it haDpened again. The
front page and backed page slip
Ped from the press while it was
running, and if you "you have
',ever seen a real mess, yo know
ttst what we had on our hands.
All you Jig saw puzzle fiends
could really have had your day
helping piece together the Hter
ally thousands of lines of type
and other miscellaneous pieces.
Just one of those days!
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Tractor drivers were kard at it
at the contest during the Perkins
Fair Saturday. Cegil Redus really
wheeled the tractor through the
course for a 59osecond record to
take first place. Jerry Sadler With
I minute and 3 seconds ws
second and Verl Walker with one
minute and 20 seconds was third.
We drove the course, but we
went through after th junior
boys had finished. We didn*t take
time to see what we did it in,
but after knocking down one
block and sweating out the rest,
we're glad we didn't look.
The Fair seemed like a better
than usual program and display,
and local fair officials were pleas-
ed very well with the turnout.
The Seniors wfl] publish the
school Daper and a very efficient
staff has been selected by the
.class. Editor, Dal lvis; Co_
Editor, Clmrlie Gray; nd News,
MRrie Drby; Juke Box, Trudie
Troxell and Virgtn Reynolds;
FHA News, Anna Holderman;
FFA News, Richard Wells; Sports
Marill Yoagker; Advertisin
Committee, Eflitor. Co Ed, Mary
Huff and Connie Wells.
Plans are underway for a water.
melon feast in the near future..
JUNIORS
The Junior class met .
day, Sept. 5 to elect class Gift.
cers. They are: Bill Crc, Pres.
ldent; Beverley Arthur, Vice
president and Sue Pickett, Sec.
retary and Treasurer.
Class sponsor are Mr. Robert
Nlles and Mrs. Ir Suners.
Class lrents are Mr. and Mrs.
,John Arthur and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Dtcksoz...
,SOPHOMOR . "
The 1967_58 Sophomore class of
Perkins high/school held their
election of officers with realts
as follows. President, Jody Gray;
Vice president, Tommy Butler;
Sec. and Treas., Carole Chesney;
Class Sponsors are: Mrs. Frank
and Mr. Efurd. Mr. and Mrs.
Perk Butler, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Wllcoxson axe class parents.
A picnic party is scheduled for
reported at 400 for this year.
Perkins grade schOol lost a few
tudents, but others were gained
in the upper grades. This is the
first year for ometime that there
has not been a combination of
two grades in grade shool.
The graduating sentor class will
have 31 this year compared to 13
last year.
Classes and the number enrolled
are:
First 29, Second 27, Third 31.
Fourth, 33, Fifth 40, Sixth 40,
Grade Total 200.
Junior High: Seventh 40, Eighth
31, Ninth 44. Junior High tOtal
115.
High school: Tenth 30, Eleventh
33, Twelvtll 31. I41gh school total
CORRECTION
Following a last minute news
item in last weeks Perkins Jourf
nal, further information reveals
that other survivors of the late
Everett Armstrong lnele a sis-
ter and brother, Mrs. L-Boa-
dan of 8tlllwater, and Ray Arm
strong who lives in California.
Nieces and nephews are Mrs.
Wolf Hunt Set
For October 2nd
October 3 thru 5 has been the
date set for this year's annual
Clmarron Valley Fox and Wolf
Htmters Annual Fall Field Trials
and Bench show held at Merrick
8 miles soth of Perkins and 4
t
* The Bench show has be@n set
for 8 ) m Wednesday, October 2.
There will be home town enter
tahment Thursday night, Oct
abet 3 and a drawing for two fat
calves and a fat hog tO be held
during the four day event.
According the officials there
is good well water on hand. plenty
of camping space and a cafe on
grounds at all times. There
September 20th at Lake Carl Howard Warren, Mrs. Tyson, will be a deputy sheriff on hand
Blackwell. Cla, Harvey Btian, Albert] as well as free coffee at all hous.
Bostian an d Ted Bostian. [ Officers of the organization are
FRESHMAN I O J Walker, president, Jess Nel
A meeting was held Thursday, GLEE CLUB ] son, vice president and Mrs Fleet
September 5 by the Freshman! The Perkins High School Glee lMercer , secretary.
class to elect officers for the lub has selected their officers to j
coming year. Mr. and Mrs. PAchard Grlram
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grimm
-eturned this week from a vaca-
tion trip to Minnesota and South
t.Dakota. They didn't realize that
%hey had enjoyed theirselves so
much until riley returned home
and found it to be hot and dry.
{reign this year. They are a
Th.ose elected were Eddie Pratt, t follows: President, Shorty Dick.
rresment; Bobble Wells, Vice I son; Vice president, Beverley At_
rresldenS; Robert Matheson. Se-it hut; Secretary, Carole Chesney.
cretary and Treasurer. [ According to Mr. Jim Thomp.
Sponsors are Mrs. 1tsy Ander- [ g)n, director, plans are underway
son and Mr. Paul Evans. for trips and the group has al.
BAND ready been invited to a contest.
A Go-Go-Go Road Record •
¢ontrac Miles Paving Contracts
Let Let , . Let Completed
Drawing Saturday
The weekly drawing was held at
the Community Rllcllng in con-
Junction wlth the Fair. September
7, 1957
E. W. Carlton and Irene Daily
were awarded the $I0 awards.
Amelia Dole, Palmer Sadder, Alo-
na White, Myrtle Courtht and
Clarence Cowgar present for the
$1 awards. Absent for $1 were Mrs.
A. B. Carmichl, Betty Harris,
Freda Jauch, James Clark, Alice
Dole and A. K. Coe.
Next week's drwLug win be one
$10 and five $1%
Mrs. Roseella Dorsey and son
of Cushing called on her mother,
Mrs. Ooldie Coontz, Wednesday
evening.
football game at Oflton. Coach
McIvain reports 16 turning out
for practice With one withdraw.
ing due to doctor's orders lear_
tag 15 squadmen out for the
season.
This is Coach McI]vain's first
year in Perkins and he formerly
coache d in Cktsco. Kansas, and
helped with the summer program
at Tonkawa before coming to
Perkins.
Coach McIlvain said Monday
that his squad lacked speed
through the line, and great im-
provement was needed in pass-
Lag. He expressed hope that they
Will be able to overcome this in
a short time.
Perkins is in the same district
with Davenport, Yale, Ollton
and Rarrah. Davenport has been
selected to reign over the district
this year, with Yale and Perkins
close behind.
The Demons will go to Ollton
(tonight) Thin, lay to open the
season. Coach McIlvain talked
With Oflton's coacl Sam Lomen-
ick, and wa iormed that Off-
year.
The probable starttxg linp,
with weights and class to play
tgalnst Oliton will be.
LE--Rlchard Nelson. 156, Jufllor
RE--Gary SteDhek 155, Junior
LTRonnie Blumer, 150, Junior
RT--Jhnmy Davis, 200, Fresh.
C--Louis Grey, 150, Senior
LG-Curtis Fisher, 146, Senior
RG--Robert Mtheson, 140, Pr.
L--Dick Ciarke, 135, Junior
FB---Eddie Pratt, 150, Freshman
QB--Charlie Grey, 135, Senior
Jim Thompsen. senior; Ctrl
West, freshman; Bill CrOss, Jun-
ion; Fred Smith, Junior and Bill
Clarke, freshman, will be sub-
stltutes.
No captain for the Demons has
been elected as of this writing.
Other games this weekend of
nterest: Yale hosting Heuneasey,
)avenport hosting Prague, Mm'-
shall at Billings, Greenfield a
Geary, Crescent hosting Canton,
Haxrh hosting Northeast B and
Outhrie Faver hosting Enld
Washington.
The Perkins High School Band
under the directio.n of Mr. Jim
Thompson held its annual elec.
tion of officers. Sepetmber 4. The
results were: President and F_.
ulpment Manager, Richard Nel
son; Vice president, Curtis Fisher
Secretary, Treasurer, and Repor.
ter, Marie Darby; Librarians
Trudie Troxell and Virginia Rey.
nolds, Assistant.
The Band's flrs performance
will be Septmber 16 at the Per_
ry Parade.
PEP CLUB
Officers and cheerleaders were
elected Tuesday by the PHS Pep
Club. Those elected were: Trudy
Troxell, President; Judy Frlede-
mann, Vice president; Janie
BlackweU, Secretary and Treas_
urer. Cheerladers for the foot-
bll season are Beverlee Arthur.
Alma Redus;' Shorty Dickson and
Janie Blackwell, With Linda Mr-
tin as alternate.
' This year's Pep Club is goin
"all out to make it the best club
PHS has ever had. The cheer-
leaders have been practicing for
the game between Perkins and
Oilton at Oiltcn Thursday night
(tonight). Everyone is invited to
come to all football games and
hear the Pep Club yells and see
i the cheerleaders perform.
All students that wish to be a
perr of the Pep Club are to con.
tact tre above mentioned Gift.
ers.
Lions Host /R0de0 and 01d
Teachers Monday t00ttlers Day Is
Lions members entertained the .. .....
faculty of the Perkins schOOl at J.Ne00 Wook
their annual Teachers-IAons ClUb [ .... ,, vaa
oanquet in the Community Build- I The Perkins Round -'up Club
Ing Monday evening. |annual Rodeo soon get tin-
Ninety six were served during scheduled for the.two event.
the affair by the Methodist W
CS and the menu consisted of An added feature of this yea .....
baked ham, sweet potatoes, green program will be Old Settlers Day
peas, cottage cheese and pine- on Sunday, September 23.
apple salad, buttered french The two day rodeo will get
bread, cherry crunch dessert and underway Steptember 21 wltl a
coffee.
night show, and an afternoon
President John Summers turn- show on Sunday. Prior to m-
ed the meeting over to Supt. J. day's show, at 12 noon simrp, the
A. McLaurlin, who In turn in Old Settlers event will begin with
lhodced the Prcllls of the
lh school and grade school and
the introduced the teachers,
wives and husbands.
Teachers present were Mr and
Mrs Hollis Ward, Mr and Mrs
Jim Thompson, Mr and Mrs An
derson. Mr and Mrs Bob Nlles,
Mr and Mrs Joe Russell, Mr and
Mxs Griffin. Pau Evans and Mr
and Mrs John Summers
Mr and Mrs BOb Chesney, Mr
and Mrs Arthur Jenkins, Mr
bad Mrs DeWayne uster Mr
and Mrs Galen Holsinger, Mrs
Franklin, Mr and Mrs Tomlin
son.
President John Summers in
traduced the Lions members and
their wives.
(Entertainment was fed
by Mr. and MxS. ROy Barley.
Mr. Burley showed colored slides
of Ethiopia taken when he was[
serving on tke Oklahoma A and
M Point-Four program to that
COuntry.
The Lions will meet at th
Lions Den next week.
Pvt. Knox Is
In Training Camp
Fort Chalice. Ark. (AHTNC)--
Pvt. James E. Kno, on of Mr.
'and Mrs. Robert Knox, Route ,
Stlllwater, is receiving elght
weeks of basic combat tralnng
uder the Reserve Force Act at
Fort Chaffee.
Knox ttended school at 8tW-
water High SChOOl.
visiting Mrs. Minnie
Weems last Friday evening were
her sister Myrtle Livingston of
Tlsa and her nephew and wife, !
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Boone from
San Antonio, Texas, and Mxs.
Allie Stumb0.
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Mr. and Mrs.. L. G. tIuls and j
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kirk attended i
the Rodeo at McAlester Saturday
evening.
a land run. There will also b*
MemoriRl services, @rlzes for the
olde6t couple, the oldest person,
Old settler coming the fartherest.
i There will be a basket lunch at
the Perkins perk.
The ro.eos will feature calf
roPing, bull dogging, bareback
brant riding, bull riding and spe-
cial events of Brahma bull scram-
ble, clover leaf, flag race and
others.
Auxiliary Elects
Officers Tuesday
Installation meeting was
in the Lions Den at
night.
It was opened by Onda C,
president. Prayer was led by Alice
Nlles followed by presentation of
colors by Mary Fulton, Sat. a
Arms. Eleven members were in
attendance.
T'. e meeting was turned over
to Mabel Jaobs. installing offt.
cer.
New officers are:
President, Betty Jarvis.
Vice president, Evelyn Cruse.
Historian, Allle Stumbo.
Sec.Treas., Grace Hudgens.
Sat, at Arm, Margaret Van,
Zandt.
Chaplain, Minnie Johnson ' *
The installing officer presented
Onda Crabs with her Junior
President's pin
lf:phments Of A)ffee and
cake were served following the
meeting.
Washlngtor (Special) -- COn-
¢ressman Tom Steed has left fO
Oklahoma where he will open his
office at Shawnee, Monday, Sep-
ember 16.
Steed plans to spend the re-
mainder of the year during the
Congressional Recess touring the
Fourth Congressional District. He
can be reached through his office
at Shawnee by any citizen with a
problem to discuss with ham.
