Residents
Fire
residents were con-
two former rest-
the news broke here
mainstreet had been
PERKINS JOURNAL
PERKINS (OKLA.) JOURNAL THURS., DECEMBER 14, 1967
a Sunday afternoon
one business
damaged two others.
that was burned,
Store, was formerly
Mrs Bob Watson,
Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
had sold the store
Jester in Jan-
.Still owned the build-
L was a total loss. Mrs
a loss of
tt Bob's Supermarket,
located two doors
the burned building,
the grocery store re-
smoke damage and
in operation Monday.
which seperates
from the burned
smoke dam-
Record, which was
by former Per-
Roland Sodowsky
Mrs. Clyde Brown
by smoke and
Yale Record edi-
morning that
from Western
had arrived in
cleaning and in-
printing machinery
much damage had
said that temper-
building must have
degrees because
type was beginn-
and it takes a 400
to begin this
in the print-
office was coated
Ray described as
"half burned mo-
cleanup m-oject is
he said. It was
a paper might be
this week. and if
couflty printing* es-
had of£ered their
The Per-
plant on the
block also received
editor said that
newspaper of-
collapsed when
the firewall
and the stone be-
However, the
stayed intact in the
the fire star+-
tialty overhead heat-
Store. It was
a msserby about
and eauip-
Stilhvafer, Cushing.
Pawnee assisted
denartment before
under control
The munieipal water
depleted and tank
from other towns
to complete
it was 10:O0 that
be could enter the
to begin clean-
and work has
¢ince that
Darts of the e0nin-
Warped and must be
affected were
sho on the corner,
the Ya!e Record.
Store. Gee Hard-
Grocery.
are former Perk-
They owned a
locker plant in Per-
in the 1950's to go
at Yale.
Perform At
Meeting
Perkins presented
the annual Farmers
held in Still-
night. Roy Wall,
Holbrook and
FIouston presented
numbers. Steven
Cundiff presented
nurnbers. Ronnie
Union schol-
ar OSU, gave a
ern en
Road Shall I
a young lad
older men dis-
roads in life.
PERKINS FFA took two top places in the poultry judging
contest in Oklahoma City Saturday. First in Contest, from left
to right (above) are Mike Manke, Lanny Jacob,, David Aynes
and lob Evans. Set,n4 team (below), from left to right: Da-
vid Wa!l. Bob Story, Jerry Reynolds and Charles KrieL Paul
Evans is Vo-ag instructor.
Perkins Sales Tax
Up In August
Both Perkins and Yale. Payne
county's largest rural communi-
tier, were up in sale tax co!-
leetlons for the month of Auq-
ust. as eomnare with the same
month in 1966.
Paype county was down in
salc tax. the decrease noted in
Cud:lug returns.
Perkins collected $2.237.17 in
sales tax in Au';u-t a conzpar-
ed with 82.08t.57 for the same
period in 1966. Yale had
8!.920 54. as comnared with
1.182.36 in August 1966.
Tax commission figt,res show
that Perkins collected a tzt.!
of $25.113.73 in sales tax in 1986.
Yale collected $21.758.69 for the
year 1966.
County-wide. collections were
down 2.17 percent in August.
Payne county colected $86.472.95
as compared with $88.394.34 in
August 1966. Cushing hr.d 824.-
203.80 in August as compared
with S28.612.70 in 1966. Stiil-
water collections were un to
$55.453.65 h'om 853,324.45 in Aug
ust 1966.
One of the rare times that the
state has ever shown a loss in
tax eollections was m August
There was a 8269.785.54 loss.
The total for August 196'/ was
$6.048.317.73 as compared with
$6,309,143.27 in August 1966.
The greatest loss was in Love
county with 25.42 decrease. So.
quoyah county had the greatest
increase with 24.33 percent.
e..f.) ,U. and the
'p loss fo
August are: Creek county, 23.07
loss: Pawnee 9.45" toss; Noble,
15.84 loss; Logan 7.85 loss; Lin-
coln 4.93 gain.
Mrs. Car€on Presented
50 Year Fin in OES
Perkins Chapter No. 119 Order
of the Eastern Star presented
.M:-s. Glenn Carson a 50 year
service pin on Sunday, Novem-
ber 26. She xva initiated into
Perkins Chapter in 1917 and
s_-':ved as Worthy Matron in
1929.
In addit'on to her activities
in Ea.:tern Star over the past
fifty years, she has been closely
a:sociMed with her church
school and various organiza-
tions.
1Re,,-. Ronal Weathers read the
71st Psahu. and Mrs. J. W.
. Ke::t2row gave the opening pray-
er. Mrs. Russell McGhee. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Carson. pinned an
Orchid corsage, a gift from her
sen Joe, upon her mother. The
pin ieresentation was mde by
Mrs. Francis Markee. Worthy
Matron ,assisted by Mrs. Ella
Baker. program chairman. A
duet was sung by Rea Dawn
Youn,ker and Monte Lynn Ja-
cobs accomnanied by Donna
Wiseman. The benediction was
given by J. W. Rentfrow.
The reception table was cov-
ered with a lace cloth and a
bowl of red roses formed the
centerpiece. Mrs. E. L, McCarty
pres,ded at the sih'er serviee
and " -
.**r. Bill Sasser served the
cake. Mrs Cecil Henry was re-
freshment chairman.
Those present were Mrs Har-
riet McGhee. Cindy and Mike of
Ponce City; Mrs. Myral Brunet,
Stillwater; Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Houston. Glenn Carson. Mrs.
Ruth Stanley, Mrs, Dora Mercer,
Mrs Ella Baker and Mrs Cecil
Henry, all relatives of Mrs. Car-
son
Also present were Mrs. Bess
Lewis., Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Rent-
from, Mrs. , Jim Clark. Miss
Mabel Willet, Mrs. E. L. Mc-
Carty, Fred Willett, Mrs. Walter
Martin, Mrs Bill Sassar, Mrs
Axle Magee, Mrs Lida Knipe,
Vote Set For Tuesday On Vocational
School District Support Millage
Tuesday, December 19 has
been set for area district voters
to approve an operational levy
for Central Oklahoma Area Vo-
cational-Technical School, Dis-
trict No. 3.
The Area District Board of
Education is asking the citizens
in the three county area to au-
thorize a levy not to exceed 3
mills. This operational levy will
be used in the fiscal year 1968-
69 for the salary of the area
superintendent, building plans,
and surveys regarding course of-
ferings. The remainder of the
amount will be used for capital
out-lay in purchasing the site
and some equipment.
The Board has announced the
location of the school will be
within a six mile radius of 5.6
miles east of Drumright, deter-
mined by an independent re-
search firm to be the center of
the Area District, based on
student miles to be traveled. A
specific site will be determined
by the board when funds are
assured for engineering studies,
utility surveys and other inves-
tigations contingent on the es-
tablishment of a permanent
educetional facility and the ex-
penditure of district tax mon-
ies.
The Central Tech Area Dis-
trict was formed in April 1967
when school districts in Creek.
Payne and Lincoln Counties
voted to create a vocational-
technical entity to provide an
educational pro2ram too ex-
pensive for the individual dis-
trict This was made possible
by Oklahoma citizens approvaI
of State Question 434 which
provided that an area cou!d vote
up to and inc'_uding 5 miUs fr
operation of an area vocationa!-
technical district, but could not
obligate itself to more than 5
percent of its valuation for
buildings, site and equipment.
A five member Board of Ed'u-
cation was elected on July 18,
1967, to be the legal entity for
this district. Members reside in
eaeh of the four zones of the
area district but were elected
by the entire area district to
serve the three county area.
Members are: Arthur M. Foster.
Bristow. preqdent: A. C. Wiem-
er. Drumright. vice-president;
Caroline E. Hughes (Mrs. Huh).
Cushing, Clerk; Tracy Kelly,
Bristow, and William L. Wil-
son, Saputpa. This board has
been advised by local boards of
education, administrators, State
Department of Vocatoinal-Tech-
nical Education, civic leaders-
and citizens throughout the area
district.
All registered voters within
the Central Oklahoma Area Vo-
cational-Technical School Dis-
trict will be eligible to partici-
pate in the election Tuesday.
The Central Tech School Dis:
trict is composed of 31 individ-
ual districts. They are: Cush-
ing, Perkins, Ripley, Yale, Deep
Rock, Harmony, Hillside, Oak
Grove, Sunnyside, Carney, Try-
on, Davenport, Stroud, Kend-
rick, Bristow, Depew, Drum-
right, Kiefer, Mannford, Oilton,
Olive, Sapulpa, Slick, Allen-
Bowden, Gypsy, Lone Star,
Shamrock, Norfolk, Buckeye,
Edna and Pretty Water.
Polls will be open from 7 am.
until 7 p.m. in every district,
and voters will vote in the place
where school elections are reg-
ularly held. The 12 hour voting
period will be a longer voting
period than usual in dependent
district school elections, and is
applicable only to the Area
School vote.
Okiahoma statutes provide
that an area district can vote
up to and includin 5 mills for
operational costs. Central Tech
School Board of Education is
asking area voters to approve an
overational levy of 3 mills for
the fiscal year 19e8-69. Funds
over and above salaries for per-
sonnel and tflanning expenditur-
es wilt be used' for capital out-
lay in the purchase of site and
some equipmen.
The State Board for Vocation-
M-Technical Education through
federal and state financing has
agreed to pay half the cost of
Central Tech School. The addi-
tional 50 percent must be pro-
vided through area district
(local) taxes.
Currently surveys are being
made regarding curriculum
needs based on area and state
employment needs, on high
school, post high school and
adult retraining levels. Tenative
plans are underway regarding
staff, building, transportation,
and other considerations, which
will proceed in an orderly man-
ner when operational funds are
assured.
Methodists Will
Give Christmas
Program Sunday
The Chancel and ,Junior Choirs
of the Perkins Methodist Chur-
ch will present their special
program of Christmas music
this Sunday eveninm December
17 at 7:30. The choirs wi!l pre
sent a variety of Christmas
carols and hymns that have
come to us from different coun-
tries.
The choirs will be directed by
Mrs. Florence Holbro,' Miss
Carol Wall and Mr finn Gard-
ner Organists will be Earl West
fall and Mrs. Donna Wiseman
The public is invited to attend.
Sunday supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Fagan were Mr.
and Mrs. Bitl Reynolds ..att .
family, Mr. and lt.S: David ii*-
Baker,
Brake, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cabe que Lynn
daughter
of
and son. Kenneth, and Mr. and_ Mr. and Mrs Jack Baker, Hous-
Mrs. Bishop Lakey, all of Still-
water and Mr. S. Yagan.
Mrs. L. C. Mast, Rev.-.Ronal
Weathers, Mr. and Mrs. Frances
Markee and Mr. and Mrs S C.
Wallen, Stillwater.
ton, has heen dancing in the
homes for the aged in the Hous-
ton area. She has been dancing
with the Cribo Dance Studio
the pst years, -Sacque is tl
granddaughter of the Lawrence ....
Bkers and Cegil Recluses, ali
of Perkins. , ,
