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NO. 7
Bob Evans
be a year Tues-
Perkins-Tryon
district voters
the polls and
defeated (327
783 No) a
bond issue.
that a
patrons
of the concerns
t a meeting of the
as to "where" and
has not jelled
later--even
public
evaluation
of those joining
are just as
~in their stand to-
were a year
at the same
school ad-
lays plans
temporary
and con-
r teachers
down the hall-
teach students in
classrooms in-
of bringing the
to them.
date for the
school board
have been set to
l Monday, Decem-
and close at 5
Deeem-
!Board position up
this year is
!now being held by
Robinette.
school election will
on Tuesday,
22, 1985. Voters
opportunity
on school board
if a contest
and the regular
levies that are
to conduct the
of school each
millage levies in-
10 mill local
levy; the 5 mill
levy and the 5
levy.
for the school
Post is open the
days of the
of December 10
with protests
possible
).m. on Friday,
15. Filing is
at the county
board office in
at Still-
b fee re-
for school board
must
voters lie-
the school
will be
a day earlier
i week so
can observe
:too, and
all readers will
their eapy of The
by Wednes-
the regular
date was
(Thursday),
people would
their Journal
or Satur-
are phum-
t news items or
ts for
Thanksgiving
issue, please
that it will
to have
in a day ear-
at 5p.m.
classifieds 12
in advance
cooperation.
The enrollment con-
tinges to grow. Resi-
dences owned by the
school are being used as
classrooms, and although
effort is being made to
provide maintenance on
buildings, no major
overhaul is being plann-
ed until voters are ready
to make a decision on
new construction.
Financially, the
school's position con-
tinues to improve
somewhat with the bond-
ed indebtedness being
paid down providing
more funds for a new pro-
ject if voters someday
approve. The reserve and
surplus stays about the
same level with $600,000
plus available to add to
the bond money. It is
thought the district can
put together a building
package totaling $1,250,-
000 plus, as compared to
$1,045,000 a year ago.
The first proposal, re-
jected on November 22
last year, was con-
structed as follows:
$780,000 bonds, plus
reserve funds, plus some
The same dates for fil-
ing apply to the Indian
Meridian Vo-Tech elec-
tion. That election will be
held the same d&y as the
local election. Dist. 2 is
the Board post up for
election, and is in the
Guthrie area. A can-
didate must be a resident
of the District up for elec-
tion to be eligible to file.
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Christmas
Program
is December 6
Many community and
school organizations are
working together again
this year to present the
annual Community
Christmas program on
Thursday evening, Dc
cember 6, in front of the
City Hall.
Coordinated by the
Chamber of Commerce,
various organizations
and groups contribute
their time and material
to making the program
happen.
The program will in-
clude the reading of the
real Christmas story
.from the Bible, Christ-
mas music and Christ-
mas carols, lighting of
the nativity "scene,
lighting of the big com-
munity Christmas tree
and a visit by Santa
Claus.
Preceding the pro-
gram, the Chamber of
Commerce will have a
chili supper for the com-
munity at the Lions
building, with proceeds
going to the new media
center at the Perkins
Middle School. Serving
will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
The supper will be over in
time for everyone to at-
tend the program at 7
p.m.
The city hall area will
be equipped with bleach-
ers so seating will be
available.
Jeanne Hall is coordi-
nating the activities for.
the Chamber, with Patty
Johnson and Kristy Will-
ingham assisting her. A
list of the organizations
taking part will be pul
lished in the near future.
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News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
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Perkins, Payne County. Oklahoma - USPS 428040"
$45,000 interest earned
on bonds, for a total of
$1,045,000. The original
plan called for a high
school building con-
sisting of 17 classrooms,
constructed on a 115 acre
site owned by the school
district on Highway 33
northeast of Perkins.
The project was to be a
first phase to establish a
complete high school
plant on the site, which
would include a future
gymnasium, cafeteria,
auditorium and band and
ag rooms.
The new high school
would have freed up 16
classrooms at the v est
side of Perkins campus
which would be utilized
by the elementary and
middle school. The mid-
die school would have ex-
panded into the present
high school building, and
the elementary class-
rooms would spread into
the gymnasium wing and
classroom space in the
addition constructed
some four years ago.
Opposition developed.
Opposition zeroed in
on the location of the
school property on
Highway 33 and the lack
of community involve-
ment when the property
was purchased at an
estate auction; also, the
fear of abandoning pre-
sent facilities, and
criticism for not keeping
present buildings in bet-
ter shape and updated;
the desire by many
patrons to develop new
elementary facilities
rather than high school
facilities; and charges
that the board failed to
follow the recommenda-
tions of the citizens.
study committee.
Ironically, even a year
later there is evidence
that school district
voters are aware that
more classrooms and
facilities are needed. The
enrollment problem is
the same, with the ad-
ministration enrolling
new students right along.
There are still severe
scheduling problems in
all areas of the schools,
with classes filled to
capacity and numerous
classes being held in
residential property, and
many'teachers floating
their classes with no per-
manent classroom space.
In the intervening
year, three factions have
developed with a fourth
standing by. One group
wants an elementary
plant constructed.
Another group wants a
high school plant built. A
third group is divided on
location and draws from
both of the other fac-
tions. This group builds
their strength on where
the buildings will be
built. There are those
wl o do not want the new
plant built on the 115
acres owned by the
school district, purchas-
ed some three years ago
for $200,000 from the
Clara Wirz estate. They
would rather see the
school built on approx-
imately 16 acres just east
of the new Methodist
Church on Kirk Avenue.
Another group feels the
board of education is on
the right track by having
purchased enough acres
(I 15) to provide adequate
space for the future, and
wants the new school
built on the Highway 33
property purchased for
that purpose.
The "where" factions
organized and circulated
petitions with the Kirk
Avenue location and the
Highway 33 location
garnering about an equal
number of signatures. A
group then evolved who
are promoting the con-
struction of a high school
instead of a grade school,
which they say would
free up the Perkins old
campus for development
into an elementary. Each
faction has representa-
tion on the board of
education.
Compromises were at-
tempted, and a trade was
put together, offering to
trade half of the acreage
on Highway 33 for acre-
age on Kirk Avenue, with
an elementary school be-
ing constructed on Kirk
Avenue, and a gym-
nasium, to serve as a
nucleus for a future high
school, being built on the
NATIONAL FFA MEATS CONTEST WINNERS
The Perkins-Tryon Meats Judging Team above placed third in the nation at the Kansas City National
FFA Meat Judging contest. Guy Gill was 4th high individual in the nation. Rick Mahar was 10th high
and Brian Kucko, 16th. Members of the Oklahoma FFA State Meats Team met recently with Special
Project Sponsors of the contest {left to righ0 Mr. Michael D. Van Ess, Fresh Meats Purchasing Manager,
Oscar Mayer Foods, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin and Mr. Robert Wells, Vice President, Pork and Beef Divi-
sion, Gso. A. Hormel & Co., Austin, Minnesota. The team was one of 38 FFA teams participating in the
National FFA Meats Judging Contest at the 57th National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
Members of the team are {left to right): Bryan Kucko, Rick Mahar, Guy Gill, and Tony Epperson, team
alternate. They were accompanied by their Advisor/Coach, Paul H. Evans of Perkins, Oklahoma.
In what surprised
many political observers,
Perkins voters went
heavily against incum-
bent Rep. Tom Hall
(Dem.), to help elect his
Republican challenger,
Mike Morris.
Morris won Represen-
for Patrick Miller (Rep.).
Senator David Boren
got the nod in Perkins,
Payne County and all 77
counties. Perkins voted
812 for Boren, 276 for
Crozier, and 15 for Mur-
phy. Countywide, Boren
garnered 20,405 votes,
tative District 33 seat giving up 7,007 votes to
6747 to 5732. Hall, a
retired highway patrol-
man, won the office two
years ago.
Perkins voted 610 for
Morris and 494 for Hall.
Perkins voters general-
ly followed the trend of
the rest of the county,
state and country.
Locally they went for
incumbents. County
Clerk Sherri Schieffer
{Dem) won in the county
and in Perkins. Perkins
voted 645 for Mrs.
Schieffer, and 407 for
Ken Maxwell. Schieffer
won county-wide 16,307
to 10,448.
In the Congressional
race, Perkins voters went
heavily for Congressman
Wee Watkins, 604 to
337. Watkins won in the
county, 16,277 to 8,888
Crozier and 441 to the
Libertarian candidate,
Murphy.
In the Corporation
Commission racd, Per-
kins voters cast 568
votes for Townsend, 523
for Tom Guild, and 18 for
Regier. Countywide,
Townsend was defeated,
with Guild getting 13,
695, and Townsend
13,110. Regier got 744
votes. Statewide, Town-
send won re-election with
a fair margin.
Perkins voters went
heavily for Reagan,
casting 808 votes for the
President. Mondale
received 302 votes,, and
the Libertarian can-
didate 6. Countywide,
Reagan received 20,211
votes, Mondale 7,653,
and the Libertarian can-
didate 184.
Perkins voters blasted
all ten state questions
with no votes, but the
county was more selec-
tive, with several of them
passing in Payne Coun-
ty, but all going down to
defeat in the state except
one. Here is how Payne
County voted on State
Questions:
SQ 570 (Allow Tulsa and
Oklahoma Counties to
vote 3 mills to support
county parks;
Yes, 20,939
No, 16,241
SQ 571 {Let legislators
change state law to allow
injured workers to sue
employers as well as
receive workers compen-
sation awards.)
Yes, 14,320
No, 12,658
SQ 572 {Would raise from
10 to 15 percent of
assessed property value
for the building equip-
ment bonding limit of a
school district.)
Yes, 14,829
No, 12,181
SQ 573 {Permit voters of
a county to levy an addi-
tional 5 mill tax.)
Yes, 12,711
No, 14,271
SQ 574 {Eliminate the
present requirement that
voters of a city, town or
county must give ap-
proval before public utili-
ty bonds may be issued.)
Yes, 10,155
No, 16,487
SQ 575 {Would permit
voters of a county to9
authorize an added 31/2
mill tax to provide
medical care for poor
persons.)
Yes, 12,219
No, !4,659
{Continued on Page 3)
New Residents
Those who have made
a deposit for water ser-
vice at the city building
during the past week are:
Vivian Turner, 313 NW
3rd St.; Mark Murphy,
214 SE 3rd St.; C. B.
Stout, 322½ Stumbo;
Carol Rae Dean, 103 S.
Sharp Street.
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THOUG OFTHE
"Tolerance is the only reel
test of civilization."
Sir Arthur Hdps
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984
Highway 33 property. A situation at Tryon has
fourth faction developed . stabilized, and enroll-
who said they would be ment is down slightly if
against that plan, and
said it would be watering
down available construc-
tion money to attempt to
do both projects.
Everything moved
back to square one, and
the parties involved in
the trade withdrew or re-
jected offers.
In the meantime,
school board members
continue to talk con-
struction project, with
spokesmen promoting a
new high school, and
others promoting a new
elementary school.
At the last board meet-
ing, discussion included
classroom dimensions
and space needed in
either an elementary or a
high school. These were
compared to per foot con-
struction costs.
But "where",t and
"what" is stil not
resolved.
In the meantime, Supt.
Larry Gill points out
that enrollment con-
tinues to increase. The
anFthing, but in Perkins
it continues to grow. Two
temporary classrooms
were constructed last
summer at a cost of over
$I0,000. Drivers Educa,
tion is being held in the
Chesmore house, and
Gifted classes in the lit-
tle red house down the
street from the Home Ec
cottage. All classrooms
are bulging, especially in
middle school and ele-
mentary. Many teachers
have not found home-
rooms, and their classes
consists of a cart they
push from room to room.
The board has gone
back over all the figures
and developed new ones.
They hired an appraiser
who evaluated all avail-
able property in the are&
They entertained the
idea of doing a district
survey, but put that pro-
ject on hold. They have
their architects evalua-
ting and studying all
angles of nst_ruction,
{Continued on Page
Bob and Yvonne
Evans, who owned the
majority stock in
Western Periodicals,
Inc., publishers of True
West~Frontier Times, Old
West and Hunter's Frontier
Times magazines, have
sold their interests to the
minority stockholders
and are no longer associ.
ated with the magazines.
The magazines were
'purchased from the
Krause Corporation of
Iola, Wisconsin, on
March 1, of last year, and
moved to Perkins in
May. The administrative
offices were in downtown
Perkins, and the editorial
offices and warehouse
were located I lA miles
north of the Nine Mile
Corner on Highway 177.
The magazines will
continue to operate at
the rural Perkins ad-
dress. The majority
Stockholders are a group
• of Tulsa, Oklahoma City,
and Stillwater investors.
The magazines employ a
staff" of eight. They are
distributed nationally by
mail subscriptions and
newsstand distribution.
The last issue boasted a
distribution of 110,000
copies.
The Evanses, who also
publish the PerIdnsJour.
nal, the Central Rural
News, The Daily Report
BuMness Digest, and
Evans Publications
{book publishers) said it
was a physical impossi-
bility to actively divide
their attention over such
a broad spectrum of pub-
lishing projects, so reluc-
tantly opted to sell their
stock in the magazine
properties when the
minority interests in-
dicated a willingness to
purchase them.
"Although we found
magazine publishing ex-
citing and different,
we've been rural weekly
newspaper publishers~)r
nearly 30 years, and feel
more comfortable pureu-
ing those interest 0ur
book publishing business
continues to grow and
needs our attention,
too." they said.
Evans added, "We are
confident that the
magazines are on solid
ground in Oklahoma and
in Perkins, and the new
owners are interested in
making them even bet-
ter. We look for them to
show a healthy growth
under the new owner-
ship."
The typesetting,and
darkroom equipment was
sold in the transaction,
so The Journal will be
setting in different equip-
ment over the next 30 to
60 days.
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Community Thanksgiving
Service ToBe Held
Sunday, November 18
The annual'Community Thanksgiving Service will'be
Sunday night, November 18th, at 7:00 p.m. The sez-
vice will be held at the First Baptist Church, 500 E.
Knipe. This year's set ,ce will include music perforated
by a special commaniW yonth choir led by Mrs. Rusalee
Taylog and a Thanks$iving mc~alge by Bro. David
Raines, pastor of the A ,mbly e( God church. •
Tbet will be rdreshn 'nu mva/immcdindy f llow-
ing the m ce.
Plan now on ininiag together u a commuiq,
November tath. for this TIn Wouhip Service.
The Thanl~ving community service is azranll¢~ by
the Ninimt Alliaace ef " ....
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