10.The Perkins Journal Thursday, October 20, 1977
Three test holes in Ripley have
produced water; One is completed
Three test holes drilled in
the town of Ripley have been
productive. One hole has
been completed. The chemi-
cal content is essentially the
same as the wei! now in use
except for the nitrate level
which is less than one
milligram per liter.
The test holes are located
west of the town hall on the
railroad right-of-way near a
former well.
The Ripley Town Board
has been advised that where
S5% of the legal voters sign
a petition the ordinance does
not require a vote of the
people. As a result of the
board's approval of a plan to
re-district, the town will be
divided into five wards as
opposed to three wards now.
A map showing this
division, proposed by the
Chamber of Commerce, has
been posted at the Town
Hall. An election will be
called in April, 1978, to elect
two new board members. In
April, 1979, the positions of
trustee for present wards I
and 111 will be up for election.
In 1981, the trustee's term
for the present ward I1 will
expire.
On Nov. 1, the town will
vote on the proposition as to
whether or not the town's
water and sewer systems
should be leased to the
Ripley Public Works Author-
ity. Such approval is
required by the Farmers'
Home Administration before
a loan can be granted for the
water system improvement
project. The election does
not involve a bond issue nor
an increase in taxes.
However, a slight increase in
water and sewer bills will be
necessary so that the
indebtedness may be paid
from this revenue. Registrar
for the Ripley precinct is
Beverly Morris.
The town board met with
County Commissioners on
Oct. 3 to discuss street and
/alley repair. The commis-
sioners agreed to cooperate
in this situation.
Carletta Coon stated there
has been no new develop-
ment in regard to the recall
petition. A copy of this
petition was sent to the
Attorney General, Larry
Derryberry, upon advice
from the governor's office. A
letter of allegations was also
forwarded at this time for
further study by the Attorney
General.
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CORRECTION
It was stated in last week's
Perkins Journal that High
School teacher Anna Marie
Evans had won the Payne
County Teacher of the Year
award two consecutive years.
The award presented was for
the honor of her selection
this year, not last year as
stated. The Journal regrets
that this misunderstanding
existed.
JOSLINS AT THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Jerl and Dani Joslin.
students at Midwest Chris-
tian College will be giving
God's message by word and
song Sunday morning, Oct.
23, at the Christian Church.
Services will start at 9:45
a.m.
This dedicated young
married couple are well
known, as they travel all over
the United States, wherever
they are called.
Local physician remembers
Cuban Revolution; He was [here
Dr. Robert Ewing, local
physician, brought by a May,
1957 copy of The Havana
Post, Cuba's only English
language newspaper, that he
obtained when on a vacation
trip there before Batista
government fell to Castro
some two months later.
The 20 year old newspaper
was full of war news, and
was printed under wartime
conditions. A front page
story explained that the
special edition had been
made possible by acquisition
of a generator to furnish
power to both the shop and
city room in a last minute
desperate effort to provide
our subscribers and adver-
tisers with a newspaper iri
spite of the adverse circum.
stances.
Rebels had blown up the
electric distribution system
at exactly 2:10 a.m. that
badly paralyzed the city.
Dr. Ewing, who had gone
on a vacation tour of Havana
with his brother-in-law,
recalls that they had to walk
Hicks family
reunion held
Nine families of the late
Boyd Hicks family and
friends gathered at Boomer
up to the fifth floor of the Park Sunday October 16.
plush resort hotel in Havana Those attending were: Mr.
because of the electrical and Mrs. Dudley Hicks, Mrs.
outage. They also had to Clarence Burher of Larned,
carry their water and other Kans., Mr. and Mrs. Russell
necessities. Hicks, Randall and Shere
Dr. Ewing said he recalls it Rae of Satanta, Kans., Mr.
was difficult to get transpor- and Mrs. Robert Hicks,
tation because everybody Carlsbad, Calif., Mr. and
was shooting at everyone Mrs. Delmer Bowne of
and the taxi drivers were Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. Alice
skittish 'to be driving in the Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
darkened city full of trouble. Matthews of Ava, Mo., Mr.
However, they did manage and Mrs. Roy Burk, Ruth
to get one driver to take them Armstrong, Terry Bounds
to a night club on the and KristyofOkla. City. Mr.
outskirts of town, but he and Mrs. Jim Moore of
warned them that if shooting Geary, Okla., Mr. and Mrs.
started they better vacate the T.C. Bounds, Mrs. Beverly
cab in a hurry, because he Craven and Patty Welch of
was not going to be Tryon, Okla., Mr. and Mrs.
responsible for their safety. Tim Hageman of Perry,
The Perkins physician Okla.
pointed.out one advertise- Those from Stilwater
merit in the old newspaper ++'ere: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
that he hoped no one took White, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
advantage of. The display ad Mason and Angela. Mrs.
offered land for sale 5 Frankie White, Jess and
minutes from the center of Erika, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Havana with the statement, Houston.
"This land will double in Those from Perkins were:
value in one year." In two Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mahar,
months, the land belonged to Ricky and Robyn, and Mr.
the communists, and Mrs. Carl E. Mahar.
JAMES R. TERRY
REPORTS FOR DUTY
Marine Private First Class
James R. Terry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan R. Terry of
Route 1, Box 272A, Perkins,
Okla., has reported for duff
with 1st Force
Support Group, Camp pen'(
dleton, Calif.
He joined the
Corps in January 1977.
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NOTICE
Ripley Public Schools
conducting a "search
find" campaign for any
all handicapped children in
the Ripley school
Anyone knowing of children'
ages birth through twcn
one, who may possibly
into a handicapping
but are not enrolled in
public schools should
tact: Stephen C.
Superintendent. Riplcy
lic Schools, Box 65. Ri
OK 74062 or call him at (91
372-4242.
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Mrs. Norah Sadlcr were
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Mrs. "Larry" Gaither
Carney. They also
Mr. and Mrs. Clay
Zandt.
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