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By Bob Evans
Bartholomew reports
two of the people
in front of the
Bug" in the picture
week's Journal are
McCormick and
Bill has sent the
to Kansas to find out
VOL. 88 NO. 4
News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
PERKINS JOURNAL
PERKINS, PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74059
20 cents
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977
name of the third
is a retired Santa Fe ......................................................................................................
Mrs• Bartholomew
I she rode the Doodlebug :i
where Bill was
to Perkins when she
doctoring with Dr.
She rode to Ripley
had someone meet her
2 Adult
Education
Classes start
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we have any official
trappers out there
I've got a mole
front yard and
find the mole hole on
to try the remedies
offered.
called and said to
hole with moth balls.
can find is a hill of dirt.
down any depth you
to, and no hole shows
ny suggestions? How
hole?
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slow, drizzly rain was
over the week-
wasn't it. The sun
afternoon brought
back to life.
up like spring
Construction markers are up and work west past the cemetery.
will start next week on new industrial road
Industrial road project should
get underway here next wee -
Jim Shepherd, manager at
Evans and Associates in
x x x x Stillwater, told The Journal
is it[ Saturday night that work should start on
you go to bed, turn Perkins' Industrial road at
back an hour and the south city limits some-
with the rest time next week.
people for a few Evans and Associates
We'd personally offered the low bid on the
leave it the way it is, state project at approxi-
someone with mately $28,000.
sense than I have
what time it is ....
to be.
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to show you about
inventions and how
some are, you
and fathers with .....
at .home see if your
changes his feeding
the time change•
mess with the clocks
want, but you can't
Mother Nature, you
The roadway or driving
surface will be 20 feet wide.
Shepherd explained that
there will be some work done
on the shoulders and
roadway, but generally the
job includes widening and
overlay of asphalt. The west
end will receive more work
than will the east end.
It is thought the job will
take about 2 weeks. Con-
struction signs have been
posted.
The road work will begin
at Knipe Street and Highway
177 and proceed west
three-quarters of a mile past
the cemetery and slightly
past the last road that turns
north into the industrial
park.
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tried to
federal holidays
Observances, but the
would have no part
Next year Veterans'
to November 11.
federal holiday the
appreciates the most
to be Columbus
The nation goes into a
over old Christopher
poor bureaucrats
need rest badly.
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a hundred people
our open house
when we showed off
of the house'
E. Thomas, known as
Holbrook house,
now our home. The
family has marked the
the calender as "the
that the house will
!be cleaner than[" Glad
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ever tried to
Christianity to
you've probably
a blank. Here's the
Poet by the name of
describes it.
g/light
aging shimmer over
skin for the first
"There's No Business Like Show Luster, Monte Huffman, Bonita Morgan
Business", a follie's number for and Craige Baird. Other P-T members in
Saturday's P-T Band Carnival, will the number were not available for
feature Lisa Webb, Tammy Downey, Tina pictures.
Band Carnival promises to liven
up a Saturday night in Perk00' Ls
Perkins-Tryon Band
Booster members are busy
making final plans for their
annual Carnival which will
be held Saturday night (29th)
at the Middle School P.E.
Center in Perkins.
A food booth serving
Bar-B-Que sandwiches,
cokes, coffee, and donuts
will open at 6:00. Tickets will
go on sale at 6:30 and the
Carnival doors will open
promptly at 7:00 and will be
open until 10:00.
There will be games and
booths for all ages, including
the Pie and Cake Walk,
Bingo, Spook House, Fish
Pond and many more, plus
some new booths including
"Big Foot" and "Star War"
booths.
Kent Taylor, Band Direc-
tor, and band members have
been busy working on the
Follies. Two skits will be
presented with one being
titled "A Star War Is Born."
The skits were written by
band members. They are
also acquiring the costumes
and performing.
Prizes for the Carnival are
generously donated by mer-
chants from Perkins, Tryon,
and Stillwater. All Carnival
proceeds from the Carnival
go into the Perkins-Tryon
Band Boosters Club Trea-
sury where it is used
exclusively to benefit the
Perkins-Tryon Band.
Come on out to the
Carnival Sautrday night and
have a good time.
1"he Weigh-Off and Drug
Education classes have got-
ten off to a good start, Opal
Olson, chairperson of the
steering committee said, and
classes will continue this
week as scheduled.
The Weigh-Off group will
meet Wed., 7 p.m., in the
high school library. All area
residents, including neigh-
boring vicinities are invited
to attend. Twenty members
have enrolled to date leaving
room for that many more.
Mrs. Olson said that
couples enrolling may obtain
one packet together, thus
allowing husband and wife to
share it for one fee of $6.00.
Kathy King, Nutritional
Specialist who interned at
Children's Hospital in Okla-
homa City, will accompany
Betty Dahms, Home Econo-
mist, to hell those with
special weight problems or
diets. Many tips concerning
health rules and eating
habits will be discussed in
the future to aid in weight
control.
Mrs. Olson added that no
one will be embarrassed
through the weighing or
measuring but may keep
their own record. The class
will include both men and
women.
The Drug Education class
sponsored by the Senior
Cit/zeas will continue to
meet at the Center on
Thursday at 7 p.m. Thirty
were present last week for
the educational discussion
pertaining to the dosage and
administration of medicines
as well as related problems.
Steve Willingham, local
pharmacist who is conduct-
ing the sessions, announced
that the group will discuss
drug reactions, interactions
and side effects this week.
Tremendous interest was
shown, Mrs. Olson said. All
ages from Perkins and
surrounding areas are cord-
ially invited.
Persons with particular
problems for medicinal pur-
poses are encouraged to ask
questions. Adequate time is
offered for question and
answer periods.
New Residents
New residents in Perkins
according to files at the city
hall include:
Sherman Cypret, 2231/2
SW 2nd Street.
Sam Wesffall, 423 NW
3rd, #4
Beverly Moor, 208 W.
French Street.
Ida Brannon, 216 N. Main
Street.
seeing through
transparency of
*../A stone shatters
of the pond./But
the water is receiving
rhyth.
in a new beauty as The Board of Trustees of
after ripple rings the Town of Ripley has called
and wider with an election for Nov. 1, 1977,
refinement/until to vote on the proposition of
pond wears the whether or not to lease the
bears its whisper- Town's water and sewer
systems to the Ripley Public
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ever become a drug
'or user, you will have
metric system.
gave a drug lecture
Club Monday, and
hlvolved must know
Use such words as
etc. It's not an
in more ways
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on Back Page)
Ripley voters to decide on public trust
Works Authority.
A Public Works Authority
is an organization which
consists of the same people
who serve as the ; Town
Board. However, it can do
different things than the
Town Board can do. Under
Oklahoma law the Town
Board cannot contract for
any goods or services beyond
a period of one year. Under a
public works authority the
Board can contract for
periods of time beyond one
year.
This organization is re-
quired by the Farmers Home
Administration before they
will loam !the moneyforthe
water system inprovement
project.
This election does not
involve a bond issue. It will
not increase anyone's taxes.
No person living within the
Town of Ripley will be
personally liable for the
payment of this indebted-
ness. The indebtedness will
be paid from the revenues
which are collected from
water and sewer bills.
The proposed water rates Next 1,000 gallons for
' for the repayment of the load $1.50 per thousand.
to the FHA for the Next 1,000 gallons for'
improvement of the Ripley $1.00 per thousand.
water system, development Next 1,000 gallons for
of new wells, and construe- $1.00 per thousand.
tion of a new water tower are It is estimated that these
based on the engineer's new rates would not go into
estimated cost. effect for at least 6 to 8
The improvements to the months.
water system and the The present water rate
approximate cost of water to schedule is as follows:
the individual resident of Minimum bill--l,000 gal-
Ripley needed to repay the ions for $2.50 per thousand.
loan and maintain the system Next 1,000 gallons for
will be as follows:
Minimum bill--l,000 gallons
for $4.00 per thousand.
Next 1,000 gallons for $2.50
per thousand..
$1.50 per thousand.
Next 1,000 gallons
• $1.00 per thousand.
for
(Continued on Back Page).
20 Business people vote to
create new organization
Twenty business men and
professional people of the
Perkins community were
present for a 7 a.m. Monday
morning meeting at the
Lions Den, and voted to
organize the Perkins Busi-
ness and Professional Club.
Temporary officers were
elected and included Bob
Evans, Chairman; Alvin
Olson, vice-chairman; and
Stella Ingrain, secretary-
treasurer.
The group decided to meet
each Monday morning at 7
a.m.
Those supporting the
organization of business and
professional people pointed
out that the community is
growing steadily, as is the
area of Payne and Lincoln
County around it, and such
an organization is needed to
establish the identity of
Perkins in the area.
"As fast as the Payne
i County growth is coming
upon us, Perkins could
become a bedroom commun-
ity without a business district
if we don't insist upon
maintaining our identity.
This is happening to many
small towns," Jack Vassar,
local industrialist warned the
group.
Bob Brown, new Cimarron
Valley Co-op Manager, said
he had opportunities else.
where if he had so chosen,
but he was impressed with
Perkins -- the schools,
churches, Main Street and
the surrounding rural area,
and chose to come here. He
was highly in favor of the
business and professional
organization to make a
strong center for the rural
area around.
The group discussed such
projects as a "welcome
newcomer" packet for new
residents, a community
survey to learn more about
resident's attitudes towards
the town and business
community, promotions to
attract shoppers to the local
shops and stores as a
complete shopping center, to
assist where they can with
the orderly development and
growth of the town, and
other such projects pertinent
to the welfare of the town
and its business community.
Those present Monday
included Supt. Shelby
Wyatt, J. D. and Evelyn
Anderson, Bob Brown, Eliz-
abeth Wise, Ralph Gray,
Harland Wells, Stella In-
gram, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Moorman, Delmar Niles,
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Navar-
rette, Red Pogue, Galen
Holsinger, Alvin Olson, Bill
Sasser, Jack Vassar, Bob
Evans and John Baker.
The group will meet again
Monday morning at 7 a.m. at
the Lions Den. Coffee and
rolls are served. Any
business or professional
person in the community is
welcome to become a
member.
Drugs evident in Perkins,
but no major problems
Perkins Police Chief Bill
Lott showed Lions Club
members a table top full of
drugs and drug paraphanelia
that had been confiscated
from drug violators appre-
hended in the community
since June.
The local police officer
said Perkins does not have' a
severe problem, but it is
present mostly in the lighter
drugs -- marijuana and pills.
"We do not have any
evidence of any hard drugs
such as heroin, in the
Perkins and Stillwater area,"
he said.
Officer LoSt said a Payne
Countian was taken to the
state penitentiary Monday to
begin a one year term for
being arrested in front of a
local business establishment
allegedly selling drugs,
marijuana and pills.
Drugs have been taken
from third graders and Oth
graders at the Perkins
schools. Supt. Shelby Wyatt
told the group that he has
been trained as a school
administrator to identify the
smell of marijuana, and he
has never detected it being
used at the school. However,
it has been found at the
school. Lots said he did not
feel the school or the
community had a drug
problem, but it is present in
the community and a close
watch is being made, and
there are isolated cases of
possession.
The police officer said
money was the motive
behind hard drug pushing.
He pointed out the legal
price for a hard drug used in
making medicine is $165 for
10 kilos. However, when it
gets on the illicit market, 10
kilos initially sells for $350,
and by the time it goes
through the market to the
streets of American cities,
the public pays $1,500,680
for it.
Marjuana is selling in this
area for $10 to $30 for 2
ounces, according to how
good it is.
The police department is
equipped with a field kit to
assist in identifying drugs in
an investigation.
The Police Chief also
explained pills known as
upper and lowers, the
apparatus used to smoke
marijuana cigarettes, syrin-
ges for shooting drugs, what
to look for if observinz those
using drugs. Marijuana was
burned to allow Lions club
members to become familiar
with the smell.
In other Lions club
business, it was reported
that 76 were present for
Farmers Appreciation Night.
Lions members were given
their allocation of bagged
shelled peanuts to sell in the
community. Proceeds from
the sales will go to the IOA
Ranch. The peanuts sell for
$1 per pound bag. They are
shelled and ready to roast or
whatever.
School
Open
House
The Open House at the
Perkins campus will be on
Thursday, October 27.
According to Supt. Wyatt,
parents and patrons of the
school district are invited to
attend the Open House
between the hours of 7:00 to
9:00 p.m. Refreshments will
be served.
olo-
This Week's Question:
Would you oppose the hiring of a homosexual to teach
in your school district if he or she were academically
well qualified?
To Vote Yes --, call
547-5028
Last Week's Question
To Vote No , call
547-2972
If somehow the farmers could force up the price they
receive for cattle and grains to make enough profit to
live on, would you be willing to pay the higher prices for
food products that the increase would cause?
Yes.. 90%
No... 10%
There is no need to talk.
The "hang up" sound you
hear is your vote being
recorded.
Call anytime before Noon Tuesday
to Register Your Vote.
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