* PAGE 2 -- The Perkins Journal Thursday, October 18, 1984
* THE PERKINS JOURNAL Doc's COMM, ENT,q
Robert L. and Yvonne M. Evans, Owners-Publishers Yard Signs and Grass Springing Up From th, Files
Published each Thursday at fl, Main Street , ' state • , '
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.... AnR ' weather in the Cimarron creating someaFp!a prehen- the race between Jim
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Ye ff with' friends in Sayer,
.... ?' ....... overcast skies and light to look like a branch of a than in local contests. ~7 __ars Aoo Okla
vwne,-- '" ~ mcom, .... LoganSUBSCI~IP~" ONsna ~oam PI~I. CES rain. The rain is welcome group formed in favor of Jones is expected to win
i and needed for ' ~re--onai -overnment "n ....
. t~ounues ..one area.~, ~ l by mos~ people here (From the Perkins Jour- 5 1 Ye
$9~0 per ysar plus S% tax [$10.07] Dade Co n ' • • "
Elsewhere in Okla. St3.S0 per y~r plus S% tax [$14.311 But there has not been , , u ty, Fiends,. a Jones m a formidable nal, October 26, 1917 - 67 ars Ago
i Outside Oklahoma $1S.50 per ye~ enough to require the use aecaae or more ago. The candidate who received years ago.) (From the Perkins Jour-
- oI oowntown tootlogs to program was in raver of his political education Several sick horses in nal, Oct. 19 1933 - 51
cross the gutters fromconsolidation of state ac- and training under thethis vicinity. Last Fri- years ago) '
Tr~Trn~rA v ww~wT A ~ f~wrLvvr~v " S ace to tlvltms with county ofJohnson Admimstratlon ' - - "
jkJt./tv~t~As, r.L/liUl~lkki. LJI'I~'qIUI~ parking p .... - " " " , day, Mr. Mc.Gowen s The, Forest Valley
• sidewalk, fleers being appointedand it will be a real upset horse died, hawng neen Women s Club met at the
" Grass is beginning to rather than being elected if he loses to Keating, but sick only a few hours, home of Mrs. Nancey
Just
The weather has been
warm, but dampish.
Haven't received a good
rain yet, but numerous
light showers. Supposed
to cool off a bit and
maybe it will produce
some rain.
XXX
Noticed the s!gn is up
on ~he new fire station,
and according to city
manager Gerald Hall,
that pretty well finishes
up the fire building pro-
ject. Still to come is a
large 1000 gallon per
minute pumper truck.
The-city has made sev-
eral bids on used trucks
and hopes to come up
with one month to com-
plete the fire improve-
ment project.
If everything goes as
planned, Perkins resi-
dents will be enjoying
lower fire rates as a
result of water system
improvements, the new
pumper truck, fire sta-
tion, and a training
coubse firemen are now
enr0lled in.
XXX
IV~.y good friends, Dave
and: Marilyn Goodrich
hav'~ started their own
real: estate firm in
Stil~water. That Dave is
like:a bulldog. If he ever
get~ his teeth sunk into
something, he ain't gon-
na let go!
Y~u've heard about
tho~e who have sold ice
bo~es to Eskimos? That
is sbrta the way Dave got
started into business 20
or 30 years ago. Central
RuSal Electric Co-op
hir&i him to sell electric
l~it~hen ranges to farm
wives so the Co-op would
sell~more electricity. And
he,DID sell kitchen
ran~s so successfully he
staped on in sales and
wo ked his way to public
rel ions manager until
he ~took an early retire
me~t, served as advertis-
ing~manager for the Jour-
nai~for a while, then went
into real estate sales
full~ime.
We've worked closely
with Dave through the
years and know him to be
a hard worker, and he's
co scientious, honest,
and very accurate and
cofnplete in his work.
And he really could sell
an ice box to an Eskimo
and they would appreci-
ate: him for it.
XXX
Have you wondered
a customer of a bank
knows he has financial
problems? For instance,
one who has large sums
borrowed, say a farmer.
According to an article in
Crain's Chicago Busi-
ness, banks in the Illinois
area are telling their
customers to sell off
some assets.
The heat is on the
far~ers in Illinois. Can it
be~ much better in
Oidahoma? Agriculture
in ~general is depressed,
anti most farmers are
regular, longtime bank
customers. Many of the
mi~ddle age farmers,
those who started out in
th$ business right after,
W~rld War If, after near-
ly ;40 years, are still in
de t, and finance annual-
ly or semi-annually, a
cobtinuous process.
}lere is the grim news
ri4ht from Crain's:
'~)mething's starting to
da vn on the folks down
at Woodford County
in downstate El
P o. Central Illinois
country bankers are get-
tin~~ used to the idea they
going to have to take
some losses on some
farmers. They've never
show in neat little rows
on the old high school
block, and it looks very
Lin, More o,co
Politics remain very
done thatbefore. Indsed, quiet as sports are
the sorry state of predominating the news.
U. S. a g r i c u I t u r a I Yard signs are appearing
economy and its moun- all over Cushing in sup-
ting impact on banks port of candidates for
across the Midwest wasDistrict 33 between the
signaled last week in incumbent, TomE. Hall,
First Chicago Corps's Democrat, and Mike
decision to write off $279 Morris. Republican, for
million in bad loans and State Representative.
report a third-quarterThe Republicans have
loss of at least $70 opened an office in the
million." Petroleum Building on
The problem apparent-
ly, is the selling price of
farm land at the present
time. The value of land in
Illinois has gone down
over 25 percent in the
last few years. Land sell-
ing in 1981 for $4200 an
acre, recently sold for
$1,550 an acre. That is
one reason First Chicago
was forced to revise its
earnings report. A fore-
cast of another 10% drop
in land prices is predicted
in the next year or two.
Oklahoma land seems
to be holding steady.
There are not as many
buyers, the auctioneers
will tell you, but when it
does sell, the drop in
price is not nearly 25 % to
35% as it is in Illinois, or
at least it is not in
western and central
Oklahoma.
Last year, net farm in-
come averaged $16,627
in Illinois, down 15%
from 1982, compared
with the $22,000 needed
to maintain a middle-
class lifestyle.
Problems in bank loans
are in the areas of energy,
agriculture, shipping and
construction.
So here is a dire predic-
tion that apparently is
coming true, "The banks
that have a big exposure
to agriculture are going
to continue to have pro-
blems over the next few
years," states Mr.
Schroll of Dain Bos-
worth. "We may see a
continuing buyout activi-
ty under more distressed
situations."
XXX
The failure of a bank in
a small town makes big
waves. Here is what
Frank Talley, news
editor of the Tecumseh
County-Wide News said
his his column: "My ears
couldn't believe that
Farmers and Merchants
Bank would he no more.
Tecumseh will never be
quite the same without
that institution --but
Republic Bank of
Tecumseh will continue
to continue the same ser-
vices. Our hearts go out
to Bill and Joan Perry.
Few people have endured
the tragedy and hard-
ships they've endured
the past 12 months•"
The Perrys were own-
ers of the bank. Not only
did they lose everything
there, but recently, a son
was kid_nap~l and mur-
derecL They were still
recuperating from that"
when their bank began
experiencing difficulties
after loans to a Shawnee
energy business went
sour and court sentences
were handed out.
x .x
We were reading where
representatives of the
banking industry were
quoted as saying there
could be several more
ban failures in
Oklahoma before the
year ends. The major
cause--inside dealing,
and mismanagement.
I'm the last person that
would ever have the abili-
ty to be a banker, but I
can see where bank
management must be
sweating it out these
days with the competi-
Harrison Street and the
Democrats have opened
an office at 106 South
Cleveland. The public is
invited to drop in for in-
formation and a free cup
of coffee.
Enjoyed a ,nice visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Hall
at the curb today: also
with Mike Morris. Both
are very nice people and
you will not believe this,
but neither mentioned
politics during the con-
versation. Sometimes it
is good strategy to han-
dle it that way.
Actions by the Gover-
nor's Citizen Commission
to find ways to improve
tion for the selling and
buying of money. That
spread between interest
paid and interest earned
is awful thin, and it
doesn't take much of a
slipup to fall on that kind
of ice.
x x
If you are looking for a
safe bank, I would sug-
gest The First National
Bank in Selling, Okla-
homa. It has a $37
million dollar statement,
with barely $3 million in
loans, $15 million in
deposits, and a remark-
ably high ratio of Capital
Equity, especially in un-
divided profits and
reserves. The report
shows they usually main-
tain from $1.5 to $2
million in cash on hand
(in a town of 1000
population).
The bank is owned by
descendants of W. L.
Pittman. Mr. Pittman
was a greatly respected
school teacher, rancher-
farmer, and banker in
Western Oklahoma. He
lived to be a hundred
years old and was alert
and active at the time of
his death. His family, W.
H. and Kitty Pittman,
and their sons and
families now own and
operate the institution.
They are truly fine people
and have carried out the
traditions of the elder
Pittman, who believed
that bank management
owed it to the public
(depositors) to exceed
safe banking measures.
He prided himself on the
structure and security of
his bank. If I remember
right, he came into
ownership of the Firstt
National following the
failure of a Selling bank,
and he was determined
that the institution
would never be in a weak
position again, and it
never has. I can remem-
ber only one"~erious
business failure there,
and that was the new
grain elevator and the
bank ended up discoun-
ting some of the paper on
that. It represented a
considerable loss to the
bank, and left a blemish
on a long, safe banking
record, and I always ad-
mired the way Bill just
went on about his busi-
ness. That massive grain
facility is part of a thriv-
ing agriculture economy
in that community to-
day, and the people have
Bill Pittman to thank for
by a vote of the people.
Oklahoma counties were
to be consolidated as well
as some cities, and with
the approval of Governor
David Hall, the state of
Oklahoma was divided
into eleven districts. The
people of Oklahoma were
not ready to give up their
rights of freedom of
choice and the program
was delayed• The Gover-
nor's Commission for
Reform in State Govern-
ment is in trouble if they
insist on many of the
measures recommended
in the program. The peo-
ple of Oklahoma are not
ready at this time for
such changes, and will
make a stormy road for
the commission.
The Pen Cushings, a
writers' group in the
Cimarron Valley met in
their regular monthly
meeting and we chose the
meet over the Bush-
Ferrar~ Debate because
the writers are more in-
teresting and their
refreshments are much
better. The debates do
not seem to have the in-
terest of the voters, and
locally, no notice of
changing minds on the
way they expect to vote.
SENIOR CITIZENS
NEWS
By Mildred Cash
Forty-one people at-
tended the pot-luck din-
ner last Wednesday.
The quilters finished
the Lone Star quilt for
Mrs. Viva Carothers of
Ripley. They have a quilt
in the frames now of the
fifty states, with each
state's flower, bird, and
the date they were admit-
ted into the Union.
Tuesday, October
23rd, the Beltone Consul-
rant will be at the Center
from 9-12 noon.
Birthday dinner is this
Friday, October 19th.
The next pot-luck din-
ner will be Wednesday,
October 24th.
Plans are being made
for a party Halloween
night, October 31st. It
will be a masquerade par-
ty for those who wish to
wear costumes, masks,
and etc.
Claude and I attended
the 24th annual, 14th
Seabee Reunion at Hot
Springs, Arkansas over
the weekend. The foliage
was beautiful on the trip
going down there and
coming home• We went
on 40 highway down
there and on 270 coming
home. We hadn't been to
the reunion for a number
of years so several of the
people we knew aren't
alive or were unable to
attend. Plans are already
being made for the 25th
Reunion to be held in San
Antonio, Texas next
year•
The Dec Dobsons at-
tended a business
meeting in Cheyenne,
Oklahoma, last Thursday
and visited relatives
there.
Jim Rylant had the
misfortune of falling Sun-
that. Many were not
aware of his loss in the
reorganization of the
stockholders.
You bankers might be
interested in looking up
this bank in your direc-
tory. I think the Bankers
Association should some-
how recognize the Seiling
institution as probably
one of the strongest,
safest banks in the state.
If it ever fails, better
build an ark!
-O-
such things happen and
only time will tell.
The month of October
has been a prolific month
for meets and banquets,
and I have gained a
pound or two in the
process.
We are looking for-
ward to a visit by the
three daughters of Mary
Frances, from California.
They are bringing the
first grandson, Jake,
along and we look for-
ward to seeing him for
the first time. He is the
son of Carol Ann, and his
pictures are great. It will
be the second time for
Mary Frances, as she
visited in California at
his birth•
I have been trying to
watch the third game of
the World Series while
writing, and its like chop-
ping cotton while wat-
ching a plane in the sky.
That's why I appreciate
so much the Journal's
typesetters who are so ef-
ficient in catching my er-
rors. Hope all of you have
a good week, and may
the wind be to your back.
Arrivederci,
T. C. "Dec" Banner
Mr. Bavenger has two
sick horses.
Deputy Sheriff Cooper,
arrested J. D. Cooper,
(colored), as a "slacker"
on the street at
• Stillwater, Tuesday.
Cooper, the slacker, was
attending court on
another charge of "gun-
play" when arrested for
slacking•
FLOUR - $2.75 a sack -
at T. J. Wilsons.
Last Monday evening
several cars loaded with
members and guests of
the M.E. Aid Society,
gathered at the country
home of Mr. and Mrs. N.
O. Thoroughmafi.
Miss Mabel Rat]iff is
spending a few weeks
Birdwell on Friday after-
noon at 2:00, for the
regular monthly club
meeting. There were 11
members and 6 visitors
present•
Perkins lost their foot-
ball game Friday night
by a score of 25-7 to Yale.
Dr. J. A. Turner, Den-
tist, was in Perkins last
week making ar-
rangements to locate
here. He has been prac-
ticing dentistry in
Oklahoma since 1910.
George Denning sold
his car to Nole Galloway
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Davidson announce the
arrival of 6V~ pound girl
Sunday.
day and breaking his hip.
He is expected to be able
to walk with his walker
after surgery. We wish
him a speedy recovery.
Someone brought a lot
of Porter tomatoes to the
Center Monday, but we
haven't found out who it
was. Anyway, we thank
you. Several took some
home Monday afternoon
and the rest will disap-
pear Monday night.
Don and Ted Prickett
and their three sisters
brought a big cake to the
Center Monday night to
honor their mother's bir-
3O
(From the
nal, Oct. 21,
years ago.)
Mr. and
Hall
golden
by having
children
children with
Doris
is the
School
trance
contest.
Mrs.
man and
shall were
for
when their
called
awards,
Miss
crowned
of 1954
Friday night.
Ed Kuelzer
dent council
t/ ICK AN
I -nR p OF 2 5
[ AC4 f (From
nal, October
years agoJ
Miss Carol
daughter
Bob
was crowned
Football
Queen in
ceremonies
• " o o ,'.
Tt~e are seven cMferencos I~ the second pk:turo. Can you spot tfu~m 7
ACROSS 39. Beh~ve,
. Flying toys prefix
Po rx:.~ge 40. Smell
• 42. Comparative
thday. She is Mrs. JessieI I. Perfect
Taylor. There also was a 12.Cut in two ~" ending
13. Yes (Sp.) ,~cuses
large bunch of grand- 14. Competitors 461 Perform
children and great- 16. Exclamotian
grandchildren to help 17. In like 47. Fast
49. Makes
mQnner
18. Spouse an~,~s
.~. Mineral rock 51. Horse's g~it
• Scottish cap 52. Deceive
23. Negotive DOWN
celebrate the occasion.
We had close to a hun-
dred folks out for music
night. Hostesses for the
evening were Opal Redus
and Rena Burton.
4)-
RURAL FIREMEN
BUY "NEW" PUMPER
COLLINSVILLE --
The rural fire department
has purchased a "new"
used American LaFrance
pumper. It has 3000
miles on it. Rural firemen
have been contributing
$5 from their checks for
a long time to make the
purchase possible. The
local department has six
trucks and a new build-
ing. Membership in the
rural fire department is
$50 a year, and non-
members pay $500 per
fire run.
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The P,
HAPPY, YET LONGING
Opal Kautz Putman
I long to go to Heaven
with its joys galore
with Jesus, friends, and loved ones
To live forever more.
As years go by our loved ones
No longer we have them to love
We are left sad and lonely
Until we meet them again in Heaven above.
We live the greatest joy we can
find on earth
But without our loved ones
To share life with us
What's life worth?
E verything will be perfect
When we all get together again
No pain sorrow nothing to mar the day
And no cold weather.
word I. Embrace
24. State 2. Imbecile
25. Evil 3. Note of scale
27. Pleasant 4. /~udcle
29. Slanted type 5. Slender
32. Woodland 6. Measure of
plant tlistance
34. Tall spar 7. Beast of
35. Atop burden
37. Stair 8. Compass paint
ball game
Mr. and
Eaton will
house in 1
day,
50th weddit
versary.
Elmo ]
is more
that one
birth to
same day
tom
prices.
Rev. John
native of
been
First
of North
director of
education.
Ie- l- ~q Somtlon
1~ Frighten
Atmosphere
12. Wand
15. Large trumk
;9. Ot n
21. Humiliate
22. Beer
ingredient
24. High cards
Prefix, two
29~ Reveal
30. Vialent
mt~c
33. Required
36. A wonderer
38. Commen-
ploce
talk
44. Small
48. Italian river
50. Greek letter
LETTER TO THE
EDITOR
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
October 8, 1984
Dear Mr. Evans,
Former Vice President
Walter Mondale con-
tinuously harps about
the big deficit, which he
blames on President
Reagan. Yet in his debate
with President Reagan,
Mondale mentioned
spending programs he
would start with money
from his planned tax in.
creases. He made no
mention whatsoever o~
spending any of the ht-
creased taxes on the
deficit.
Evidently with Men-
dale we would have an
ever increasing deficit,
and higher taxes too.
Alice Hess
Snails csn retire into their
shells snd sleep for long
periods. This ensbie, them
to survivs in dry weather.
2O
(From the
nai, Oct. 15,
years ago.)
A burglar
broke into
Dr. R. K.
Perkins
sometime
noon in an
tempt to
Possible
against the
Animal
iscussed
the
the
Chamber of
Airman
ton, son of
Fred A.
Perkins, has
the first
force basic
ing at
Texas.
The
ing
club met
6th in the
Coat
wen
ing year.
10 Years
{From the
nal, Oct. 17,
years ago.)
The
Club
annual
Friday,
5:00 to 7:30 P"
high school
month ahead
on the
area's newest
Dental
recently
new officsS
Wicklow
Center in
of Perkins
Maude
returned
two-month
son in :
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