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Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma.- USPS 428040
THURSDAY, September 28, 1989
A
Y Jeff Shultz
issue you will find the
"The Way It
Evans. This week's
standing
Richard's cafe,
Care.
and
pleasure of
accounts of
"Let's Eat."
that their little
the "hang out"
school student in
a bunch of good
"Not one bed apple
evidently, was
from time
a poem
Boling, a 1944
High School.
place here in Perkins
go from day to day
by the barber shop
"Let's Eat Cafe"
high classed joint
h'ke the place,
meals they serve;
best cooh of his race
fixing hamburgers,
a hand to lend
meal on time
lee talks to her friends.
mind leaving so
badly,
another Rich's cafe
Lee, Irene and Dorothy
t O.K to leave today.
)rs all get to heaven
we're going to do,
ask St. Peter
make the stew
OSU
are my neighbors to
and since I am
sup.
mention something
to my at-
out to me that
is actually the Old
On, that day,
ago, R.B. 's father
area that has been
Homesteed."
the original
Perkins area would
September 21
[ share their memories
had a tape recorder."
)uld really record
R.B., this reunion
year until World
the war the interest
"seemed to die off"
irml Old Settlers
21, it's
a date, such as
October 21, to
heritage and
pioneers
possible.
hbor. Gertrude
me to shame the
she had been ex-
Some back trouble
*, When I saw her walk-
street, I thought I'd
and offer her a
embarrassed.
r kindness to her
"Oh, I just
with a gentle "It's
Ishmael."
with "Oh. you
two miles a day to
was. She's walk-
a day and I won't
two blocks from my
office.
that's why Mrs.
so long.
if you want
dk two miles a
working for
asking all Homeland
Chamber Hears
From
SW Bell
A representative from
Southwestern Bell, Larry Brown.
told Chamber members last Thurs-
day, September 21, that Bell "does
not oppose" a direct line from
Perkins to Stillwater and that the
telephone company is "doing all it
can to see that such an exchange
happens. ""
Brown spoke to the group of local
merchants at their noon luncheon
and business meeting last
Thursday.
Brown stated that in recent
studies, by Southwestern Bell. 80
percent of the long distance calls
coming out of Perkins were made to
Stillwater.
"rhis more than meets the re-
quirements by the Corporation
Commission for an exchange
system to Stillwater," he said
One drawback pointed out by
Brown was that in their studies not
enough calls were coming out of
Stillwater to Perkins.
'q'hat low traffic count {long
distance calls from Stillwater to
Perkins} has put a snag into the
idea of having an exchange
system." he said.
"However," he continued, '%re
have made our request to the Cor-
poration Commission for the ex-
change and are waiting now for
their ruling in the matter."
Brown said that he and other
company officals do not know when
the approval will come, but when it
does come, and if it is favorable for
the exchange, it wouldn't require
much to get set up.
Brown estimated the exchange
system would he operable within 30
to 45 days once the approval came.
However, Brown said that there
could be some extra charges to
Stillwater and Perkins residents
because of the "low traffic count"
from Stillwater to Perkins.
Brown also responded to qum,~
tions concerning the recent
discovery that Soathwtstern~4~ell
had overch ged for
sales taxes for services.
'Whe Corporation Commission,
and other consumer groups, have
requested that we {Southwestern
Bell} refund the money back to the
customers, but that would amount
to approximately five dollars for
each customer," he said.
"Instead, we have proposed that
we use th at money in expanding
customer services without any ex-
tra charge to the customers."
Brown also shared with the group
other services on the horizon that
would be available to customers.
One such service is being tested
in Muskogee, according to Brown,
m which a customer can
automatically trace a call that
comes to their home by the touch
of a button.
'q'his has proved very effective
in reducing prank and obscene
phone calls in Muskogee," he
state&
The Chamber also heard reports
from David Sasser on the upcoming
Centennial week preparations and
Lynn Kinder on the Prize Drawings
to be held on Old Settlers Day, Oc-
tober 21.
The next meeting of the Chamber
will be October 5 at noon at the
Lions Den.
Perkins
Sales Tax Takes
Small Decline
The September disbursement of
city sales tax collections to 463
cities and towns revealed that
Perkins took a slight drop from
1988, while other cities or towns in
the Perkins area enjoyed an in-
crease in disbursements.
According to the Oklahoma Tax
Commission, Perkins' July tax
receipts, which represents
September's disbursements, total-
ed $16,769.46. For the same tax
period in 1988 Perkins recorded
$16,249.20 in tax receipts.
Perkins joins Ripley and Coyle in
showing a decrease in their tax
disbursements, while Stillwater,
Cushing, and Agra increased their
disbursements.
elementary. CITY 1~9 1988
goal is to acquire Agra 2,248 2,1f~
for a computer Coyle 1,986 2,049
software for the Cushing 128,432126,670
Sipley 1.637 1,703
this project Stlllwater 585,862576,g63
Bank, the
"S office, and
Taylorsville
Fair Slated
For November 4
The Perkins Town. Board of
Trustees met in special session
Wednesday, September 20, to
discuss and take action on the rela-
tionship between the Town Board
and the Parks and Recreation
Board.
Park Board members present for
the meeting were John CalavarL
Jan Thomas. and Leon Morris.
One of the past problems that the
Town Board had with the Park
Board situation was the length of
a Park Board member's term
To clear the issue up, the Town
Board set the following expiration
dates for each Park Board mmnber.
Joe Boley, President--I/1991
Leon M orris, Vice-
President -- 1/1990
Jan Thomas, Secretary--I/1991
Neal Moore. Treasurer--I/1992
John Calavan-- 1/1992
"The Councilmen also moved to
regain control of the purchasing
policies and proceedures of the Park
Board by requesting that any
monies and checkbooks the Park
Board may have be turned into the
Town Treasurer and that any
future purchases made by the
Board members be done through
the purchase order system of the
Town of Perkins.
Trustees noted that the Parks
and Recreation Board would act as
an advisory beard only and report
too the Town Board for considera-
tttm of Park B oard
recommendations.
P, uncilm Rick Jarvis stated
late that he felt the Town Board
w.m~head/ngin the right direction
od the Park Board situatio
"We're progressing on it," he
said. "We're working on the situa-
tion now where in the future we'll
have a good program ~t up for the
residents of Perkins. A program
that will work for the city and the
Park Board. '"
The Board also gave approval for
the construction of a proposed T-
B all field to be located at the Billy
J. Dickson Park.
In other business, the Trustees
gave Police Chief Bill Lott the
authority to search for a Police of-
ricer to replace officer Bennie
Roberts, who recently resigned
from the police force.
The Town Board of Trustees will
meet again in their regular monthly
business meeting Monday. October
2. at 7:30 p.m.
The First Annual Taylorsville
Country Fair will be held Saturday,
November 4, and those sponsoring
the event say it will be a major
family event for this area.
Taylorsville is located four miles
east of Highway 177, to Stillwater,
and south of Mehan Road.
The Country Fair will cover al>
proximately 10 to 20 acres of the
320 acres of land that is commonly
known as TaylorsviUe.
Fair sponsors and coordinators
have proclaimed the event as a
'~nini-Branson, Missouri" with
several pioneer crafts, games, con-
tests, and tournaments scheduled.
' Ve are expec 5,000 plus peo-
ple to show up for the Country
Fair, "Gloria Lane told the Perkins
Lions Club last Monday night.
Lane is one of the coordinators for
the event,
'This will be a major arts and
crafts event which we hope will
grow larger hnd larger each year."
she said.
The festivities will actually begin
Friday evening, November 3, with
supper
attend.
induding a box
for all who
and there will be many events to
last throughout the day.
One of the highlights
of
the
Con
try Fair will be Sam Downs, an im-
personator of Will Rogers from
Lawto Downs will be on hand to
perform hie Will Rogers show all
day ~ and he will also MC the ,
evenings entertainment show.
Downs is sponsored this year by
the Perkins Lions Club.
r will be
Gunfighters from
Work on the Kirk Street Bridge is progresdng right
along. A couple of weeks ago a portioa of the street
was d~ so the bridge could be torn down and a
new ste~ structure could be put in its place,
PERKINS PUBLISHER RELEASES A
NEW BOOK, "TO CHASE A DREAM"
families of that era, the Easons are
proud, and Papa and Mama will not
hear of their son being "adopted"
out. Besides, a sharecropper family
of five, with two of the children
girls, can't afford to let the only
son spend that much time with
books when there is "work to be
did" in the cotton fields.
The problems resulting from this
conflict sere the tone for a story to
which each member of your family
can relate. Their problems, includ-
ing the Tecumseh school principal
and his wife, follow the Easons
across the state where they establish
a home in a two-room cropper
house.
Mrs. North's book is "autobio-
graphical fiction" in that much of
the Easons' way of life is based on
the author's growing up days. As
stated in the Foreword, most of the
characters are based on members of
her own family. It is the type of
book to be read both with a smile
and an occasional tear---tears of
both sadness and joy. Most of those
who have worked with the
manuscript say they are faced with a
touch of deja vu as they relate so
easily to the plight of the Eason
family.
To Chase A Dream is the 29th
book to be published by Evans
Publications of Perkins, Oklahoma.
They began publishing books on
'Oklahoma history and Oklahomans
in 1976.
To Chase A Dream is a quality
sofw.over book with a suggested re-
tail price of $14.95. They maybo
purchased in bookstores or ordered
directly from the publisher at:
Evans Publications, Box 520,
Perkins, OK 74059. (Visa and Mas-
tercharge orders may be taken by
phoning 405-547-2144.) They may
also be pumhas at the publishing
offme at 126 Soeth Main Street,
Perkins.
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"If you've ever been poor, and if
you've ever struggled to be some-
thing better, then you'll easily re-
late to our new book "To Chase A
Dream', Perkins book publisher
Bob Evans says.
The shipment of books arrived in
Perkins this week and am ready for
sale and distribution.
Evans continues, "Many of you
will remember a small school in
the 1930s or 1940s, to which some
of the students came to class in the
mornings, their overalls and flour
sack dresses reeking of wood fm s
and smoked bacon. They enrolled
late because they had to snap cotton
until the first snow flew; and they
skipped school in the spring when
they had to return to the field. They
usually stayed only a year or two in
one town. What happened to those
people? To Chase A Dream gives
some insight into their life and how
they looked at the rest of the world.
Somehow, sooner or latex, they did
all escape."
Erick and Tecumseh, Oklahoma,
are two rural towns that complete
the setting for the new novel by
Margie Snowden North. To Chase
A Dream is a 400-page book that
deals with the Eason family and
their effort to escape from a life of
tenant farming, written by Margie
Snowden North, an Erick farmwife.
The setting for the story is on a
farm near Tecumseh in 1946, where
the Easons are "croppers," desperate
to be established on their own place
earning enough to send their bril-
liant 17-year-old son, David, to col-
lege. The childless principal of the
Teeumseh High School and his
wife take an interest in David and
offer to help finance his college
education. They plead with the
Easons to permit the boy to stay in
Tecumseh and live with them when
it is discovered they will relocate
across thestate to EriCk. where they
will be sharecroppers on yet another
cotton farm.
Even though they are "din poor,"
as were most of the typical cropper
Ripley Cub Scouts Form
I n Ripley, boys in the 2nd, 3rd,
4th and 5th grades have oined the
Cub Scouts.
The Cub Master is Victor
Roseberry. The two den leaders are
Jim Driskill and Jamie Tackett.
They wil have weekly meetings.
The boys are. Rocky Brown, Ran-
dy Hanks. Heath Ashrnent, Jason
Rush. Mike Roseberry, Chris Vogt,
Brent Hitch, Toby Haley, Randy
Hood. Jesse Hood, Jason Burrows,
Christ Wooton, Trey Layes,
Jonathan Tackett and Daniel
Myers.
Members of the committee of the
Cub Scouts are: Shirley Driskill,
Shelby Ashment. Diane Ashment
and Cathy Hanks. The group is
looking forward to a great year.
Offices Moved
The Oklahoma Department of
Human Services office for Payne
County moved to 711 East Krayler
on Friday, Sept. 1.
The DHS office will be col(mated
with the Oklahoma State Employ-
ment sErvice office and the EAst
Central Private Industry Council
office (JTPA).
For further information, contact
Harl Hentges, Payne County ad-
ministrator at (405} 372-1941.
tb~ day, . ...........
Lane told the Lions Club that the
sole purpeas of the Fair is to help
raise money
"Any
and we dent expect to make
will be donated to our
schools, "she said. 'qNe are also en-
couragin~g the schools to have
booths at the Fair."
Other eventdinclude a Childrens
Christmas Crafts Cottage, Quilting
Bee and Auction, Petting Farm.
Turkey Shoot, Pony Rides. Centem.
nial Costuming, Basket Weaving,
Soap Making, Wool Weaving, and
Bonnet Making.
Admission to the event is free,
however, donations wouki be great-
ly_at r ted.
• For more irdormation on the
Taylorsviile Country Fair please
call Marcia Hargrave at
918-372-4506.
Pancakes This
Friday
The Perkins Lions Club will have
"flap jack flippers" and "batter
pourers" ready this Friday night.
September 29, to serve all the pan-
cakes you can eat at their annual
Pancake Supper held from 5-7 p.m.
at the High School Cafeteria
Along with the pancakes, side
orders of bacon and sausage, coffee
and milk will also be served.
A free delivery service will also be
available to the elderly and shut-
ins. Those wishing to have their
pancake supper delivered to their
home should call 547-5098.
Pancake Supper tickets can be
purchaeed from any Lions Club
member. Admission prices are $3
for adults and $1.50 for children
under 12.
September 28
,,,Jr. Varsity Football. Perkins :~
vs. Chandler, Here. 5 p.m.
September 29
State Fair Livestock Shows
, Lions Club Pancake Supper.
5-7 p.rrL High School Cafeteria
-Varsity Fodtball and
H omecon ng. Perkins vs.
Drumright, Here 7:30 p.nL
Rick Matheson
. OSU Rese
- Station
October 2
~Jr. Varsity FootbalL Perkins DATE HI LO PREC.
vs. Stroud, Away. 6:30 p.r~ 9t20 80 58 00
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7: J0 p.n Snperintamd|mte
Perkins Town Board of
Trt stess. 7:30 p.m. City Hall.
• FHA meeting. 7 p.m. High
School Cafeteria
October 3
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