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THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, September 22, 2011 - A5
Trm HISTORY
• On Sept. 27, 1854, two
ships collide off the coast
of Newfoundland, killing
the tale of a love affair
between Tony, who is
Polish American, and
ist and choirmaster at three
Methodist churches.
At the third church,
Hanson Place Methodist,
he met "the love of his life,"
Ethel Case Craven, who was
on the church's music com-
mittee. They were married
in 1981.
Joe belonged to the music
322 passengers and crew.
The wooden-hulled Arctic
was severely damaged
when it slammed into
the iron-hulled steamer
Vesta. In trying to beach
the ship, the Arctic's
captain ran over several
lifeboats, causing even
more people to drown.
* On Oct. 1, 1890, an
act of Congress creates
Yosemite National Park,
home of such natural
wonders as the 2,425-
foot-high Yosemite Falls,
rock formations Half
Dome and E1 Capitan,
and three groves of giant
sequoias, the world's big-
gest trees.
• On Sept. 28, 1938, auto
inventor Charles Duryea
dies in Philadelphia at the
age of 76. Duryea and his
brother Frank designed
and built one of the first
functioning gas-powered
automobiles. Charles
insisted on taking full
credit for the brothers'
innovation and said that
Frank was "simply a
mechanic."
Maria, a Puerto Rican,
set against an urban
background of interracial
warfare.
• On Sept. 29, 1969, the
U.S. Army drops murder
charges against eight
Special Forces soldiers
accused of killing a Viet-
namese national. The case
against the Green Berets
was dismissed for reasons
of national security when
the CIA refused to release
highly classified informa-
tion.
• On Oct. 2, 1985, Rock
Hudson, a Hollywood
romantic leading man
during the 1950s and '60s
and later a TV star, dies
at the age of 59 from an
AIDS-related illness. The
6-foot-5 Hudson rose to
fame starring in Such
films as "Giant" (1956),
for which he received an
Academy Award nomina-
tion.
• On Sept. 30, 1999,
large doses of radiation
are released at Japan's
Tokaimura nuclear plant,
an accident caused by a
• On Sept. 26, 1957, serious error made by
"West Side Story," workers at the plant.
composed by Leonard Instead of pouring 5
Bernstein, opens at the pounds of powdered
I received word recently ter of Dell and Bess Lewis)
from Harriet (Carson) and Florence Holbrook of
Roberson that her brother Perkins and later from
Joe Austin Carson of professor of music John fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha
Brooklyn, New York died Moore of Oklahoma A. Sinfornia. Also, he was
August 6th. and M. College. in the American Guild of
Joe and Harriet grew As a teenager, Joe Organists and the Masonic
up here at Perkins. Their befriended Clint Butler, Lodge.
parents were Glenn and a next door neighbor After developing blind-
Blanche (Houston)Carson. in Perkins. Clint was a hess, he served on a vet-
Glenn was a rural mail car- member of the Seventh- erans' organization for the
rier for my neighborhood, day Adventist Church. As visually impaired.
Harriet was in my class at a result, in 1949, Joe took Don Yule, a native of
school, his high school senior year Enid and a classmate of Joe
Joe and Harriet have sev- at the Seventh-day Adven- at Oklahoma A. and M.,
eral relatives still around tist School at Keene, TX. remembers meeting Joe at
Perkins. Their mother For his first 11 years of A. and M. music school in
Blanche was a sister of school, he attended Perkins 1955. When Don moved to
Louis Houston, Martha Van Schools. New York City in 1960, Joe
Zant, and Ruth Stanley.Joe's sister Harriet gave was already there, teaching
I knew Joe and Harriet me a copy of his obituary music.
at church and at school. At as it appeared in a Brook- They roomed together
that time I was a member lyn newspaper. Harriet for a while and then always
of First Methodist Church furnished the news writer, stayed in touch. Don would
of Perkins. Joe was in the Francesca Tate, the basic sing as Joe played in the
youth group, he sang in the information, and then Ms. different churches. Don
choir, and he took his turn Tate interviewed some of became an opera singer in
playing piano or organ for Joe's friends and put it New York City.
church Sunday morning and together. After their marriage, Joe
Sunday evening. Joe served in the U. S. and Ethel became members
At church we would ' Army and was stationed in of Henry Ward Beecher's
sometimes have a fellow- Japan during the Korean church - Plymouth Church
ship dinner on Sunday. War. He attended Okla- of the Pilgrim. Joe was the
After the dinner, Joe homa A. and M. College, organist there.
would go to the sanctuary and then received his Don Yule said that Joe got
and play classical music master's degree in music him a job singing at Plym-
on the piano. Some of us education from Columbia outh Church in 1983. Don
younger children would go University in 1958. He went on to say, "Anyone
and listen. (This old church lived in New York for more who knew Joe, knew that
building has been recently than 50 years, fantastic laugh of his. He
moved to the Territorial Joe taught music in the was a very humorous guy
Plaza in Perkins) New York City school ... I will miss that laugh a
Joe took piano lessons system for more than 30 lot."
Jim Waechter said, "One of
my fond memories of Joe
is of him playing the piano
at events out at the Congre-
gational Home. Ethel was
a member of the board of
managers there. Joe became
an honorary member of the
board, because he played
the piano for entertainment
and because he was one of
the few members of the
board who could drive a
car - and get all the ladies
out there."
"And Joe was the life of
the party. He would make
fun happen. And he did that
here at Plymouth Church as
well. He was very active
and very beloved."
Longtime Plymouth
member Dorris Cain
remembered Joe's ten-
derness to his wife Ethel
during her illness. "One of
the loveliest things to know
about him was what won-
derful care he took of Ethel
in her last year. She always
looked beautifully clothed,
beautifully tailored, beau-
tiful coiffure, everything
about her looked perfect.
And that was Joe's doing.
He really showed his love
and appreciation for her."
Ethel predeceased Joe in
2005. Joe is survived by
his sister, Harriet Rober-
son and brother-in-law Jim
Roberson of Tulsa, OK; and
by nieces Cynthia Stephens
and Jennifer Buchanan;
nephew Michael McGhee;
and numerous great-neph-
ews, nieces, and cousins.
A memorial service was
held at Plymouth Church of
the Pilgrims this past Satur-
day, September 17.
from Helen Lewis (daugh- years. He served as organ- Another Plymouth member
Winter Garden Theatreuranium into nitric acid,
on Broadway. "West Side workers poured in 35 AGRA
Story," a reinterpretation pounds. Continued from Page A1and BancFirst. have to find somebody to
of William Shakespeare's from health and wellness Some of the activitiespickup their kids and watch
Romeo and Juliet, tells (c) 2Oll King Features Synd., Inc. to arts along with athletic may be expanded to include them until they get home."
events and computer tech- community members. Plans As mentioned this pro-
nology. Bridges said the are to have family reading gram is for all students in
TOOLS
OF
THE
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district would partner with nights and community-wide the school district. Bridges
15 different organizations blood drives, said a large majority are
for the enrichment activi- "We will also have elementary-aged kids. But
ties. The previous grant some technology literacy there will be more activi-
had only two partners,programs that would open ties planned for the older
"Every single partner is up the school's computer students to take advantage
offerinE in some capac- lab for the community," of, The grant will enable
Grain Storage ity volunteers or will do Bridges said. the district to purchase
our activities for a day," The district's business needed supplies to enhance
The Perkins homesteader's chief
defense against economic hard times lay Bridges said. He added teacher would teacher the the offerings for junior
in the homestead's ability to directly the partners would provide usage of various computer high and high school aged
provide the food consumed there. While 72 volunteers for the pro- programs. Bridges added a students. Students will be
this usually consisted of fruit, gram. free online GED program able to look at a calendar
vegetables, eggs, meat, milk and butter, The community partners would be offered for adults, to see what activities will
it often included the grains grown on the include the Oklahoma They will need to contact be offered.
farm. The homesteader's Arts Council, Agra Senior him at the high school for "The last grant was
- wheat and corn could not Citizens Center, the Town more information. He sees extremely successful but
only provide highly of Agra, Red Rock Behav- this was ways to get com- we want to build on that
nutritious flour and ioral Health Services, OSU munity members involved and make it even better,"
cornmeal, but, if stored School of Applied Health with the school district.
properly, could provideDrying cornand Educational Psychol- And this program will
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Bridges said. "We have
a lot of good community
partners who will be able to
offer a lot of good stuff."
The program will have
a specific project direc-
tor that will oversee the
activities and work with the
community members. The
20-hour per week job will
be paid through the grant.
The director will also act as
liaison between the school
and community.
"You can't overlook
the convenience factor,"
Bridges said. "But in"iny
opinion, if we can keep
kids here, they're not
roaming up and doWn the
streets or staying home by
themselves or doing things
they should be doing when
they're unsupervised.
