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YEAR VOL 100 NO. 5
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USI~ 428040
THURSDAY, November 2, 1989
A
More
Jeff Shultz
night I went to our
a late night sandwich
the refrigerator door
most average American
my family keeps little
on the fridge door.
from the kid's teachers, ira-
and the
have graced the
refrigerator.
on everyones fridge,
to time, is one of those
cards that one
grocery stores,
or some other
vying for your hard earn-
is necessary for
l kind of feel sil-
McDonalds, standing
t 15 minutes, finally being
all
'~an I have some game
specialists know
sales by of-
because no one
silly."
by a magnetic
on your fridge door, is
card with little game
out of tiny slits and
everyone in the house
see ex-
needed to win the
I need is a 'h' and s ~'
'hamburger' and
$1000," you say. '~)f
three french fries in
or sideways) I can
my
the picture.
various articles
reminded me of
grandmother, who
and I almost
given us a
memories, and I believe
of my favorites.
with her one sum-
roofing her house and
to pay me for it so
money for college.
doo~ was, not one,
these '~)ingo" type of
from the two local
Stores.
afternoon she would send
store to get a couple of
could get those game
could hopefully come
Winning.
it was toilet paper and
from one store and
the other. The
it was ice cream from one
from the other.
I think you get the
I came in with the
and paper towels and
grabbed the game
started to stick them on
J carol
"I heard her say. 'We
today."
OVer and said, ' qNell, let's
got."
eyes I saw a win-
I looked at it
sure. Yep, she
$1000 winner.
Grandma," I began,
a winner. It's for a
dollars! "'
Where?"
there," I said as I pointed
carc~
blocked me out of the
Jimmy Johnson would
her on his tean~
WORD! I DO HAVE
it was! The Shultz
always been jinxed
to games and contests
like Grandama
the curse.
even more
around to me
that she was going
,tohelp
"S GO COLLECT
"I screamed.
for her to get a
clothes, put on makeup
her best wig om She had
because her picture
~in the next week's issue
Democrat.
doll up too much Gran-
~aid, '~/ou've got to look
the money."
kept building as
her car and headed
at the grocery store
the door. She
for an old woma
the store and con-
store manager. Already
on page 2)
The 38th Annual Former
Students and Teachers Banquet for
the Perkins and Perkins-Tryon
Schools will be held this Saturday
evening, November 4, in the P-T
Gym.
"Centennial 1889-1989" has been
chosen as the theme of this year's
banquet by the association board.
Robert D. Tomlinson, 1964
graduate of Perkins High School,
will be Master of Ceremonies.
Tomlinson is General Counsel for
The (h aries M achine Works, Perry.
His focus of legal practice for the
company is products liability, per-
sonal injury and business litigation.
While in high school he played
football and basketball, was on the
FFA Livestock Judging Team and
made the Superintendent's Honor
Roll.
He earned his Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering degree from
Oklahoma State University and
holds a Juris D~cotrate from
Oklahoma City ~niversity School
of Law. He is a member of the
American Bar Association.
Steer Inn of Perkins has been
contracted to serve the buffet meal.
Registration will begin at 5 p.m.
and the meal will be served at 6
p.m.
The classes of 1939, 1964, and
1979 will be honored at the
banquet.
The class of 1939 will gather from
2 to 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon at
the Perkins Museum for a class reu-
nion. The class of 1954 will hold its
35th reunion during Saturday after-
noon at the Lions Den and the 1964
and 1979 classes will meet after the.
banquet.
Attends
James Fulwider
Alumni end School
Golden Graduate
t
National
Meeting
By Gina Huckabay
P erkins-Tryon School's
superintendent. Dr. Don Dale, at-
tended a national convention Oct.
14-15 in Atlanta, Ga. for the
Sou them Rural E ducation Associa-
tion (SREA),
He was appointed by Oklahoma
Secretary of Education. Sandy Gar-
rett, and is now serving on the
Board of Directors, along with 11
other men and womew
The meeting held this month in-
v oived only the 12 board members
and the subject discussed was the
conference that is going to be held
in April, once again in Atlanta, in-
volving the entire organization.
The Southern Rural Education
Association is
members from 19
southeast region of country.
The t~m ot ~K~ ~e rbo
rural eduea ou, legislation and
research for education in rural
schools.
Dr. Dale is also the president of Dr. Don Dale
the Organization of Rural
Oklahoma Schools (OROS), a
member of the State Advisory Education, National and State
Council, Superintendent Advisory School Administration and was
State Department of Vocational Director of Research in 1985.
James l~ Fulwider was chosen
this ye~ as the honored former stu-
dent. A member of the 1939
, . aduvting daes, he grew up on the
farm homesteaded by his grand-
ther in 1889 (present location of
Cimarron Heights addition).
Jim attended all 12 grades at
~rkins High School. He played
f~tball while in high school. After
~h school, he attended Oklahoma
University for two years
b~re entering the navy.
"~He served in the navy from 1942
to 1947 as a torpedo bomber pilot,
art#mining the rank of Lieutenant.
~md one tour of duty aboard the
c~r USS Hornet; he received the
D tinguished Flying Cross and
air medals
he re-entered OSU
with a B.S. degree
golf led him back to Rutgers
University in New Jersey where he
received an M.S. degree in Turf
M anagement.
From 1958 until retirement in
1988, he worked as golf course
superintendent at Century Country •
Club, Purchase. N.Y., Westchester
County, near New York City.
For 25 years he served on the
green section committee of the
United States Golf Association.
His specialty was turf
management,
Applications For
Reserve Police
Officers Taken According to City Hall, Lovers
A pplications for Reserve Police Lane will he blocked off and closed
Officers arenow being taken, accor- during working hours for two to
ding to Perkins Police Chief Bill three days sometime in the next
Lott. week.
All whoareinterestedinthepr@ This action is taken so that
gram must be at least 21 years of workers from OG&E. the county,
age and can pick up their applica- and city can trim the trees along
tion from City Hall. the street.
Lovers Lane
To Be Closed
Married for 46 years to Frances
Metz from Massachusetts, Jim has
ason, James C., and a daughter,
Kathi. After retiring he still plays
golf (to a 10 handicap} and does
some consulting.
T AYLORSVILLE COUNTRY FAIR SITE--The
lit Amaual Taylorsville Country Fair will take place
in the beautiful country eide setting of Tnylorsville,
located northeast of P Idns. The Fair will take place
this weekend and Fair o¢Salflsem have plmmed a big
time for all who come. Admh~on to the Fair is free.
A special supplement to The Perkins Journal, giv-
ing a schedule of events for the fair, can be found in
this issue of The Journal
This Year's Honorees--
Jack K. Vassar
Former School Board Member
This year's honored school board
member is Jack K. Vassar. a 1944
graduate of Perkins High School.
He was born in Perkins the son of
I.D. and Mae Vassar
After graduation from high
school, Jack attended OSU. receiv-
ing a B.S. degree in Business Ad-
ministration. After college, he
entered into a partnership with his
father, forming Vassar Manufactur-
ing Ca
During the Korean War, he serv-
ed for two years in Headquarters.
the Adjutant General's Section. at
Fort Sam Houston. Texa~
On discharge, he returned to the
Vassar Company, expanding it's
operation from a local/regional
operation to selling nationally and
internationally. Two other com-
panies were also started by Vassar;
Custom Producton, making hose
reels and special parts for Swan
Rubber Company, and Perkins
M new
In 1906 Jack was elected to the
Board of Directors of the Farm
Equipment Manufacturing
Association {an international
association}, later serving as presi-
dent from 1972-73. In 1973 he was
voted Oklahoma's Small Business
Man of the Year, finishing 5th in
national competition for this honor.
He has been active in local com-
munity service organizations. He
served on the Perkins School
Board, serving at times as presi-
dent. He was on the board at the
time the school system became
P erk ins- Try on.
Jack and his wife Pat {from
Purcell) are the parents of four
childrev. Detri, Jaque, Kendall and
Kevim
Rick Matheson
OSU Research
Station
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Perkins, Oklahoma-
74059
A great hometown!
Hollis Ward
Former Teacher
Hollis Ward graduated from
Crescent High School in 1943. He
attended OSU for one year,
enlisting in the navy in 1944. He
served aboard an aircraft carrier in
the Pacific and was discharged in
1946. He returned to OSU, receiv-
ing his B.S. in Education in 1949.
In 1955 he received an M.S. in
School Administration from OS U.
He taught Social Studies and
coached at Fay, Oklahoma,
1949-50. From 1950 to 53 he was
Principal and Coach at Hydro.
From 1953 to 1958 he was High
School Principal and Coach at
Perkins.That year he left teaching
to become Payne County Auditor.
In 1964, he became the Voca-
tioual Reh abilitation Counselor for
Payne County f~ the State Depart-
ment of Education. In 1968 he
with offices at OSU. from where he
reti~e~n, 1985
Hollis was Mayor of Perkins in
1964 mui 1965. He was president:of
the Perkins Lions in 19~4. He also
served on the Perkins board of
Educatiov
He and his wife Alice have two
children, Linda and Wesley, both
graduates of Perkins High School
and OSU.
November 2
~" Chamber of Commerce
meeting. 12 noon at the Lions Den,
November 3
~Varsity Football. Perkins vs.
St. Mary, Home 8 p.m.
~-Taylorsville Wagon Train will
pass through Perkins around 11:30
a.m. A barn dance at Taylorsvill
will be held in the evening time.
November 4
Taylorsville Country Fair•
Events and shows begin at 9 ram.
~Progress Community Center
Bazaar. Dinner and A uctiorL 6 p.m.
Progress Community Center.
~*P-T Alumni Banquet, P*.T
Gym. Registration begins at 5 p.m
and dinner ~vill be served at 6 p.m.
November 6
~P-T Board of Education
meeting. Superintendent's office.
7:30 p.r~
~, Perkins Town Board of
Trustees meeting, City Hail. 7:30
p.m.
November 7
v" High School girls basketball
scrimmage. Perkins vs. Meeker,
Home. 5 p.m.
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