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By Boo Evns
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PERKINS. PAYNE coUNTY'. OKLAHOMA.
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'Frida.v- Saturday
The Senior class of the Per-
Perkins firemen who went
through the 16 week fire fight-
ing course last winter received
their diplomas Thursday. They
wil be framed and placed on
the wall in the city hall to show
Perkins residents that they not
only have a wall equiped fire
department, but a well trained
one also.
We have mentioned the re-
mark by one person in Perkins
who stated he would rather let
his house burn down than call
the firemen to mess it up. Well,
'tis no longer so.
Perhaps two years ago, yes.
But starting with the action of
the town board headed by E M
Lawrence two years ago, a new
truck was purchased to go with
the 1952 pumper, and several
hundred feet of new hose was
bought to supplement that on
hand. The fire department was
reorganized with two apable
men sharing the work as fire-
chief. The firemen began meet-
ing and practicing each Thurs-
day evening, except in the sum-
mer.
A year ago firemen were, dili-
gent in their practice and meet-
ings, but did not know for sure
what they were png was
correct, so they voted to bel
trained by the 'West Point" of
fire fighting schools. Oklahoma:
State University. The Perkins
men were the first to take this
course sponsored by Civil Defen-
se, Insurance Companies and
OSU.
Now, with a recent order of
new equipment, such as new
type fire extinguip, push
tmtton three-way nozzles, new
hose/cleanup equipmen and ot-
her necessary equipment, the
Perkins department can be rat-
ed with any fire department in
a town twice to three times the
size of Perkins.
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The combined Thanksgiving
services will be held at the Com-
munity building Sunday evening
with ministers from the various
churches around Perkins par-
ticipating. They hope to make
it an annual meeting so lend
your support and attend that
evening.
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It will be time to "get the
mainstreet Christmas lights up
again, and no doubt many Per-
l kins highschool will present a
, play "The Form.Divine" Friday
and Saturday evenings at 8:00
pro. in the community building,
according to Richard Wells, pub
1;city and kticket manager for
the class production.
The play centers around a
sensative mother who falls vic-
tim to her criticizing teenage
daughter and spends $280 on a
beauty course that brings the
fur flying from the father's cor-
ner of the household. The plot
includes the reactions of the
bdauty Course instructor, t'e
daughters boy friends, the moth-
ers friends and the maid.
The seniors are adding to the
enjoyment of those attending
this year's play by having a
drawing for four cakes each nits
of the play, with the ticket
sub good for one chance. Also,
tickets will be on sale lot a
chance on a turkey to'be given
away the last night of the per-
formance. The concession stand
will also be open for intermission
re/freshments.
The play is under the direct-
ion of Mrs John Summers and
includes the folowing senior ta-
lent: Winona Ball, Sherman Har-
ris. Marie Darby, Bob Fagan.
Connie Wells, Judy Freidemann,
Virlinia Reynolds, Mary Honey-
man. Karen Griffen, Rosella
Matheson, Billy Ingrain, lxilyn
Youngker, Linda Baker: Phyllis
Houston, Trudie Troxell. Lewis
Gray. Prompters are ,Phyllis
Houston and Dorothy Graves.
Combined Drive
Reaehes
AcCording to Galen Holsinger
treasurer of the Perkins Com-
bined drive, the total now stands
at $1,000 for the five organiza-
tions that participated In this
year's drive.
Last week the sum reported
was $945 and a few more donat-
ions have come in to bring it
up to the $1,000 figure, $667
short of the goal of $1,667.
If you have not had an op-
portunity to donate, or if you
do nob live in Perkins and would
like to give thru the Perkins
drive mail or call donations to
Mrs J. A. McLauchlin. campaign
chairman, or Galen Holsinger at
the Payne County Bank.
klns merchants already have Fire Run Friday
their Christmas merchandise on i
hand or on display. The week[ The Perkins fire department
after Thanksgiving usually kicks answered a rural alarm Frida?
of the largest shopping afternoon 5 miles south:hdr:a %
off
one
seasons known to the American miles east of Perkins
public, bntane truck was burning. It
x x T was reported that the cab and
motor was badly damaged be-
fnre the fire could be extinguish-
ed.
Members of the church are ask
ing that if anyone knows the
whereabouts of the bell, to
please let them know.
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Mr. Cowley reported a fine
group out for the County 4H
Demonstrations here Saturday.
Many people are not aware of
the fine prograr the 4H organ-
ization has. However, JuSt ask
the thousands that were once
or are now members of 4Hand
you can find out juat-hcr [mpor-
mt it is. True some branch off
to FFA or FI-r/k, hut it has been
up to the 4H organizat[0n t o be-
gn the interests in the agricul-
ture and homemaking progams.
We would he glad to bring
,u more news olL 4H activities,
: it is impossible for u, to
r each club meeting and so#'
forth in the community, so we
• .t rely n.n the club reporters
and correspondents for this inr
formation. ' ,
We hope the 4H Clubs .Id[l do
fhis, as it would not only help
make the activfles better known
to the general public, but Would
a rpember
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Thursday. November 21. 1957 No 9
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Only Two Days Left To Register For
Vol. 68
Grady Gardner is now operator
of the station across from the
Bank, and it is reported that he
will have an openilag soon. In
the meantime, he is open for bus
iness until then.
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Have you heard of the ser-
vice station owner who ran out
of gas on the way home from
Holbrook
work. Ask Florence
and she can tell you how em-
harassing It 18.
Thats as bad as the one about
who is the poorest advertiser in
any community your news-
paper, of course.
We wouldXHk: to zremlnd our
advertise, €orrespondents and
readers that the Journal will
go to pre.m one day early this
coming week so that we might
enjoy Thanlgvlng and the
readers will get tr piers
before the weekendb
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What started out tO be.
pratical tri "on Hallowe'e
has turned into a predicament
whereby the Christian church Is
now without 'a "bell. Someone
carted the large bell that was
sitting near the church to he
north side _af town. When the
men of 1
a day-or aO later, it
Perkins and rural churches 0p,0n!
w December00=00ovoo O'serviCein SundaYthe Communitynight at 3rd Election On County "
Buildin in Perkins.
The high school glee club will Accordivg to Chilton Swank,
furnish the music, and the ear- County Election Board head,
ious ministers will participate those who did not vote in the
with the Rev. Earl Gibbs de- November elections a year-ago
Iivering the sermon, must reregister to vote in the
Beginning at 7:00 p.m. before coming County Option question
the services, the Methodist December 3rd.
church chimes will ring out with
special Thanksgiving music for This information was received
the community. late at the ,lournal Office. so
Everyone is invited and urg- Perkins area residents who are
not aware of this have today
ed to attend. (Thursday) and Noxrember .22,
Friday, to get this matter taken
care of.
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105 4H Teams
Here Saturday
Over 100 team demonstrations
were given by 4H members from
over' the county when they met
in Perkins Saturday for the an-
nual demonstrations day, ac-
cording to O E Cowley, 4H
leader in Perkhts.
The boys and girls represent-
ed four classes of demonstrat-
ions the junior girls, Junior
boys. senior girls and senior boys
with 15 minutes being allowed
for each demonstration. A team
consists of two members.
The top ten senior girls and
10 senior boys get to go to the
Staate Roundup In the sptn to
conipete for ate honore
Clara Harshman from the Elm
Grove *club and a Perkins Junior
was in the tqp ten.
The Perkins club had 14 jun-
ior girls and 4 juhior boys en-
tered, and some did not come
due to illness.
Mr. and Mrs George Jv.b;,
ere on hand throughottt f tie
day helping the events go off
as scheduled. Mrs. Jacobs as-
sists with the two 4H clubs lo-
cally as girls leader, and Mr.
Jaeobs represented the Lions
club.
Nine Lions Clubs
Here Sunday
Thirty Lions from over sev-
eral counties attended the re-
gional and zone meeting held at
the Perkins Lions den Sunday
afternoon.
Towns represented were Per-
kins, Cushing, Stillwater, Guth
rie, Chandler, Kingfisher, Cres-
cent. Marshall, and Stroud.
Following the regional meet-
ing, presided over by Charles
A. O'Neil. president of the Sight
Conservation committee of the
Lions qub and president of the
Perry Lions club, and Galen
.Holsinger, Deputy District Gov-
ernor, the groups went into a
zone meeting, a meeting that
is held each three months.
Mr. O Nell explained the Lions
sponsored Eye Bank program
wlich will get underway over
the state December 2 with a
statewide telecast from Okla-
homa City. Each Lions club in
the state is helping sponsor the
plan that will enable from 300
to 500 blind people in Oklahoma
to see.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlm Fulton
The Journal regrets that this
Michael Greiner
Rites Are Today
o
Rosary was said at the Strode
funeral home in Sflllwater Wed-
nesday, and Requiem mass will
be at 9 a m today(Thursday)
in St. Francis Xavier Roman
Catholic church, with the Rev.
Joseph Dillon and the Rev. Ber-
nard Loftus, celebrant, for Mi-
chael Greiner, 7 years old. who
died at his home north of Per-
kins Tuesday.
Son of Mr and Mrs Austin
Greiner, Michael Austin Greiner,
' '"Mike was born November 23,
1949 at Enid. He lived tn Sill-
water until 1951 when his par-
ents moved to a farm 'north of
Perkin
He is survived by his par-
ents, two brothers, James, of
Assumption Seminary, San An-
tonio, Texas, and Walter of Xthe
home, his maternal grandfather
and other relatives,
The family h. requeed tha'
memorials be in the form of
donations to the Oklahoma Med-
ical Research Foundation.
Will Serve at Turkey Shoot
The Perkins R6undup club
ladies will serve at the Turkey
shoot which is being sponsored
by the Roundup club Sunday at
the Rodeo arena west of town.
! The serving committee ,for
next time is Margie Jarvis and
Geraldine Courtright.
New Health Nurse
Perkins has a new public
health nurse, Maryann Johnson
working Perkins and vicinity.
She will be here each Thurs
day.
Anyone wanting information
should contact her at the school
each Thursday between the
hours of 9 and 12 a.m.
MI Club Meets
The Mutual Improvement
club met in the home of Mrs.
Date Holbook, Nov. 12. For
the program Mrs. James Rent-'
frow reveiwed the book en-
titled "The Story of Art" writt-
en by E. H. Gombrich. She
gave a complete and interesting
account of art from its very be-
ginning thru the Spanish-EgyPt.
tian and Greek eras. To the cu-
liest and abstract art of today;
The next meeting will be held
November 21 in the Lions Den
at 7:30. The husbands of the
information was not published
in last week's paper in keep-
ing with the objective of a com-
munity paper to furnish import-
ant announcements and news tea
community. However, this notice.
was either lost in the mail or
misplaced in our office.
Governor Raymond Gary last
week issued a proclamation call-
ing a special statewide election
for Tuesday, December 3rd. to
vote on a constitutional amend-
ment to provide county option
on beer.
It will be the first time the
beer question has been votea, on
since 1933 when voters aproved
saJe of beer by a lopsided maj-
ority of 224,598 to 129.582.
Perkins area residents can de-
cide the issue by making sure
they are registered or have re-
registered if they did not vote
in the last election a year ago
this month. There will be no
oportunity to register the day
of the electiowDecember 3rd.
Magazine Drive
Is Over
The Perkins Bands annual
magazine sale is now over, ac-
cording to director Jim ThQmp-
son, who praised the Perkins
and area people for the fine sup-
port during the drive.
Band members sold $658 in
magazine subscriptions and net-
ted $233 towards the purchase
of new uniforms, which they are
purchasing a Iew at a'time in-
stead of a large order at Once
which would amount to several
thousand dollars.
Thompson pointed out that it
would probably be at least six
to nine weeks before the subs-
criptions could be processed and
the first copy of the selected
publications reach the subscrib-
er.
The director also pointed out
.Jat, this a aaud drlV l
Perkins, and in case the magaz,
ine subscribed to should send a
renewal offer, that it would be
apreciated if they would dis-
regard this and resubscribe
through the band next year.
Tie Davenport 7- Friday
Friday night Coach Ditz Mc-
[lvain's Perkins Demons trav-
eled to Davenport to share hon.
ors with the host team in a 7-7
tie game. The two teams tied
in the last half after Perkins
lead 7-0 through the first half.
Perkins now has a 3-4-1 re-
cord, and met GuthHtZ-'Xtver
Wednesday evening after the
Journal went to press for this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chesney
visited with her mother in King-
fisher over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil. Hughes,
Susie and Phillip, were Sunday
"dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Barney Turnham and daughters
Visitors in the Roy Fagan
home included Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Reynolds and Mr and Mrs. Den-
nis Fagan. Dennis Fagan of Big
Lake,. Texas, has been called
for active duty, leaving home
to be there. December 11, 1957.
Mrland Mrs O. W. Smith and
watson visited Mr and Mrs
Wallace Smith and Linda bf
Lions See Senior
Play Skits
Perkins Lions were honored
with a prevue skit of the sched-
uled Friday and Saturday even-
ing senior play "The Form Di-
vine".
Thirty-five Lions were present
for Monday's meeting where the
forthcoming Eye Bank program
was discussed as well as a pro
ject to pay for the Perkins part
in the statewide program.
Lion George Jacob reported
on the proposed library for Per-
kins and community, and plans
are still being made to get the
library started.
The menu for the evenilg
consisted of ham, sweet potatoes
aple sauce, green beans and
cake.
Following the regular meeting
the economic development corn°
mittee of the Lions club met.
Wilt Present P ultra in Recital " "
Pianq pupils of Miss Connie
Wells and Mrs. Fred Kolock
will be presented in recital at
te Perkins Baptist church Tues-
day evening, November 26, at
8:00 p.m.
The pblic ahd friends of the
teachers are pupils are invlted.
Pot Luck Supper '"
The American Legion and Aux
iliary are having Thanksgiv-
ing Pot Luck supper the next
meeting night November 26, t
6:30 in the Lions Den. All mem-
bers and their families are urged
to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thompson
and Wilburn Recer returned
home this week from their hnt
ing trip in New Mexico. They
visited Gene's brother, also Mr.
and Mrs. Alma Stalcup in Ruido,
so. On their return trip they
picked up Mrs. Recer in Me-
Kinney, Texas, where she has
been visiting her 92 year-old un-
cle and family and an 89 year-
old sister, who is in the hospital
there. She also visited a brother
and wife in Quitman, Texas,
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Celebrates Birthday
Mr. M E Jackson celebrated
his 84 birthday Sunday at hl
home. There was a basket din-
ner at noon.
of Midland. Texas, flew to Ok- Sayre Sunday. Those enjoying the occasion
were Mr and Mrs Gus airls
lahoma CitY Saturday and at- members will be guests with Mr. and Mrs Bill Carlile of and family of Midland, Tex.,Mr.
tended the game at Norman. everyone coming dressed as h o- Monahans, Texas, spent the and Mrs Joe Barta and
Sunday they visited his Slate]; boa. , ' weekend with his mother. Mrs. of Tulsa; Mrs. Madean
Mrs. Alveta Carlile and his moth '
er, Mrs. Nora Fulton and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Dave Applegate Alveta Carlile' and were dinner and sons of Tulsa; Mr=.
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Barton and daughters of Moore:
E. D. Math'eson of Tulsa. They of CovinG, Cif, spent the week erlin Fulton. They also visited[ James Barton of Emonct State
returned "to Midland, Sunday end with Mr and Mrs W D We- in ushing and Yale returning] Tea.ca'aers College; Mrs, ?.dia
oenoon ch. Also visiting Sunday were ern°°ntO 1
='"" " ' . ,. " Mr and Mrs NOlen Welch, Mr Monday aft Monahans. Caton of Oklahoma CRy; Mr.
Oueat this week of Maude and 1s Bill Welch of Guth* Mr. W. O. Swart, Mr. Rlncy I ROYMr andJaCks°nMrs. OfHomerOklahoma ;tY;jo bf
Markee were Mrs. Sue Fe rle and Mr and Mrs Robert Swart and Terry of, Pawnee Shawnee, sister of Mr. Jackson€
man, Johnnie and Susan.' Th Y ...... of -nd S-tin=
for Fort Scott ottman :a p =. visited in the Frank Darby home Mrs. Rlta Buckner of Babies-
left Tuesday • ' J r " -- • , and other relatives recently,, ville: Mr. and Mrs, Ulys West
Kansa& ' [ Mr; ad Mrs.ILswIs Houston Mrs. Velda Ewing attended the[an d sons of Guthrle; Mr. and
! and-M Marten J!w lsl of Yukon. entertained :the follow luncheon and program of the Mrs. Stuart Wegelye of StY"
_ r._.- ,,:--t_, lativ In [Ing" guests on, Sunday; Mr. and St. Cecelia club at Stillwate water; Mrs. Clifton Cottman'of
and cmlaren vim act re tl:Mrs. Lee Price. Mary and Leon Thursday. [ Sflllwater; Buster Jackson of
Stillwater Sundty, They vi 1 of OklahOma City, Mr. and Mrs. I • night t Stillwater and Mr, and Mrs. Har-
Blanche Ham, Mr. a ll lVI J,, Glen H0ust0n ' fatality • Mrs. Carol Che=ney Grayed air' vey Brixey Cavil family,
mY Ham and faml '" Don Mercer, Glenda si1, Debby, with Winona Ball Saturday ni- Mr. Jackson reeelved
Billy Ham and faro- Mr=. ght. useful gifts.
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