News and Views of the Cimarron Valley
THOUGHT OF THE
WEEK
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"Flattery is mllinq the
other guy whst he already
thinks of himself."
Hal Wilshire
N NO. 12
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma - USPS 428040
THURSDAY, DECEMBER' 20, 1984
By Evmm
drought may be broken.
probably received tc
week It rein
Thursday and was
warm on Saturday, and
oH clear on Sunday, and
and cold on Monday. Good
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a good thing the rain
down slow, or there could
some critical flooding.
t out about 9 p.n Saturday
and the streets and dit-
furl and running over.
i mm several areas that are
natural lakes or the
is slow. One of them is ............ ...............
Street near the Steer
place is on East ........
and East 2nd and :
And, of course, there
drainage problem on
and 7th Street. It
take too long for the
to soak in once it stops
r though. In fact, Perkins is
the few places where it can
and the dust blowing
'same time. The rich. san-
aiong the Cimarron bot-
this.
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and Happy
That is what many
merchants are saying in
columns of The
the next couple of weeks.
business folks do ap-
you all more than you
If it wasn't for your
the 35 or so business
in this 6wea
he able to eerve you.
the lecal merchant as
you can. Small town
need as many friends
can get.
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Christmas and New
on Tuesday, it sure
with the regular
schedule of TheJour-
the next few
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a slightly different
i& well te)l yotL In-
eight narrow columns,
is part of a program
sizee of
pu@m. Several months
w~t to a nar-
Mm, but maintained
column format. As a
transit/on, we
the m wide columns in-
the eight narrow. Some
standing ads will be a
different size, but other
Httle else has change
new, wider col-
read, and
give more space
money' Since the ads in-
space, there will be a
in the mivert
but with
~ted until they
copy mze
of those who resists
We getting into a
there. Our
is, "If it isn't
to fix it." So,
beta is your Journal
Itql he old
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were one of the last
them parts to change.
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For you who Hve away from Perkins and don't get to (or have to) drive by the Perkins City Hall, have
a look at the remodeling job. Carpenters were busy Tuesday shingling the new awning across the front.
If you recall, the west side of the building was faced with fire department overhead doors. The garage
has been remodeled into a police station and ceundl-court room. The meeting room on the south was
made into three offices.
Night ository only thing ,+,+,+,,+ Be
Here Saturday
unchanged at City Hall For 30 years, the Perkins Lions
Club has served as hosts for San-
City Clerk Anne Miller reminds the slot," she says, pointing out ta Claus' visit to Perkins, and this
city hall customers that about the that some have complained that year is no exception.
only thing at the citylbuilding it is difficult to get into the city Santa will arrive at 10 a.m.
that hasn't been changed in the offices during normal workingSaturday morning on a fire
remodeling program, lathe night hours, engine, and will headquarter at
depository. The remodeling project at city the comer near the Payne Coun-
Although the front of the hall is progressing. On the out- tv Bank. He will have a sack of
building has been.renux/eled, with side, the shake shingle awning is candy for all the+ area children
doors and windows moved nearing completion, and brickwho are here to talk to him.
around, the night depository slot work is complete. A new sidewalk The Lions Club started span-
is still at the old place, and the ca- has been run, and wall coatings soring the Santa Claus visits
ty clerk invites city patrons to inside are being applied, andwhen the group organized in
use the convenience, carpet has been ordered. Furni- 1952.
The clerk points out that many ture for the clerk's office and the -o-
people were using the depository council-c0urt room has been
to pay their water bills before ordered and is under construc-
remodeling started, but then its tion. City manager Gerald Hall , ,
use stopped. "It's still there and thinks the project will be com- NOTICE
we encourage you to drop your pleted by the first of the year or
checks for city services through shortly thereafter. EARLY DEADLINE
Friday, December 21, is the vensive to repair.
first day of winter as well as the Homeowners are also advised
shortest day of the year. by the city that in extreme freez-
Teri Mefferd at Oklahoma ing weather, especially of long
State Development, reminds duration, it is often better to leave
Perkins and area residents to a hydrant running in the house
remember to disconnect their and pay a slightly higher bill,
hoses from outside water than it is to keep hydrants turn-
hydrants. Now that winter has ar- ed off tightly and face the poss~-
rived, many people who live in bility of the water system in the
newer houses especially, that are house freezing up. A sharp freeze
equipped with the newer frost free overnight will not usually freeze
outdoor water hydrants, should a system. It is temperatures in
be notified that it is important to the teens or below for extended
disconnect the hose so the periods.of time that cause water
hydrants will drain properly, pipes and hydrants to freeze. It
The hydrants are designed to has also been noted that in ex-
drain water standing in the pipes tremely cold weather of long
and the water will not drain duration, that more pipes freeze
backwards out of the system if as the ground is thawing than
the hose is still connected. When they do when the freeze is setting
a severe, long freeze develops, the in. That is why it is necessary to
homeowner is not aware that keep ahydrantdrippingconstant-
their hydrant has frozen until it ly for a day or two after a thaw
thaws, then the pipe starts spray- sets in. Several years ago, city
ing or leaking water in large crews were faced with scores of
volumes. Often this water is leak- water problems when the sun
ed under concrete slab floors and came out after a long freeze and
foundations, or in walls, and it is the freeze line started moving up
very difficult to get to, and causes out of the ground.
much damage, as well as being ex-
Due to Tuesday being
Christmas Day, it will be
necessary for all news and
advertising copy to be in The
Journal office by Saturday
noon. Any copy coming in
after Saturday noon will be
scheduled for the next week's
Journal. The Journal will be
printed at the usual time,
Wednesday morning, and go
into the mall Wednesday
afternoon, December 26.
Since Tuesday, January 1,
is New Year's Day, it will be
necessary for all news and
advertising copy for that
week's issue of The Journal,
to be in The Journal office by
noon on Saturday, December
29. That week's issue will be
printed on Wednesday,
January 2, and go into the
malls that afternoon.
The following week The
Journal will be back on
schedule once again. The
staff offers their thanks in
advance for your cooperation
in meeting these deadlines
that will allow them to enjoy
Christmas Day and New
Year's Day with their
families.
I I III I I I
A news article in last week'sthree doctors would be in Perkins The Cimarron Medical Associa-
Journal listed three doctors from a half day, five days a week. There tion, I nc., a non-profit organiza-
Cushing that would he interested would be other staff members, in- tion established some years ago
in jointly staffing a clinic in cluding a nurse and administra- by the Chamber of Commerce, so
Perkin tive help. they could participate in the
The Journal mistakenly listedAnother possibility has devel- Oklahoma Physician Manpower
Dr. Emil B. Mile, M.D., as one of aped. A person who finances Program, has been told they will
thoee doctors. It is learned that hospitals, clinics and doctors has receive an approximate $9,000 re
Dr. Mile is an orthopedic placed a feeler in Perkins to see if fund on the $16,000 advanced to
speci ilst, and that Dr. David H. they would be interested in train a physician to establish a
Hilshafer, M.D., was the third assisting a doctor establish a general practice in Oklahoma.
doctor, along with Dr. Dennis R. clinic here. The doctor is present- These funds will be available in
Conventon, and Dr. David Rein- ly practicing in another location January.
edm, who would he available for in Oklahoma, and would like to re
clinic work in Perkins. establish his practice in Central The first Gideon bibles 113,-
Under the plan, a clinic would Oklahoma in a town that needs a posrad in hotel rooms in
be eetablished and one of thephysician or generaiprsctitioner. Novemb m0 .
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There will be a race for School district attorney for Tulsa Coun-
Board Post 5, with two Perkins ty from 1981 to 1983, and has ob-
residents, Greg Pierce, and Jack tained a minor in psychology
S. Bowyer, local attorney, filing from Northwestern Oklahoma
for the position that is being State University, as well as his
vacated by Forrest Robinette. law degree at Tulsa University.
Pierce filed Monday and his He also was in the contracting
biographical material was run in business while attending the
last week's Journal. Bowyer filed University, commuting from
Tuesday evening, and it was too Perkins, where he lives with his
late to get his background infer- wife, Linda, and their three
mation in last week's issue before children, Jason, Misty and
it went to press. Michael.
Bowyer was approved to prao Charles Ball was the only filee
tice law by the Oklahoma Bar for the Indian Meridian Vo-Tech
Association on May 11, and open- board post. Candidates for that
ed his office in the Sasser building post were required to reside in the
on Perkin Main Street. He was Guthrie area. There will be a
born in Stillwater, but has lived ballot on the vo-tech election
in Perkins almost all of his life however, for voters to approve or
and attended Perkins schools, disapprove a 2 mill building fund
In 1979 he began attending levy.
Tulsa University College of Law. Also on the Perkins ballot will
He graduated earlier from Okla- be the usual millage levies re
homa State University with a quired to conduct a full term of
bachelor's degree in law enforce- school. These include the 10 mill
ment. He has served as an MP in local support levy; the 5 mill
the army, assistant chief of police emergency levy, and the 5 niill
in Kiowa, Kansas, and as a police building fund levy.
officer in Bartlesville. He was a The election will be held on
legal intern and later assistant Tuesday, January 22, 1985.
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An Ifidian Meridian Vo-Tech • breathing and experiencing con-
school student from Carney siderable pain. She stopped at the
became ill while enroute from Perkins City Hall, and had police
Stillwater campus to Carney, and call for an ambulance. Ambulance
was transferred to an ambulance attendants transferred him to
on Perkins Main Street about Stillwater Medical Center for an
11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, examination.
Wayne Middleton, 16, Carney, There were 12 Carney students
fell on an engine rack while in on the bus. The Perkins-Tryon
class. When he fell, he injured his students had already been dispat-
rib cage, but the discomfort chad at the local school and the
lessened and he thought it was bus was enroute to Carney with
just minor and he would have no those students when it was decid-
problem, ed to get medical attention for
Vc Tech bus driver Carolyn Middleton. The bus makes a dai-
Cravens, Carney, said by the time ly run from Carney through
the bus got to Perkins, young Perkins to Indian Meridian at
Middleton was having difficulty Stillwater.
al Grocery Drawing Will
The Journal Christmas
Subscription Special will end at
noon Saturday, December 22,
when the drawing will be held to
decide on the winners of the $300
in Groceries from Del Mar's Food
Market, the 100 gallons of gaso-
line from Mac's Corner Corral,
and the $100 gift certificate from
Baker's Store.
Since right after Thanksgiving,
Journal subscribers have had the
opportunity to renew their
subscriptions, or take out a new
subscription at a reduced price
and sign up for the drawing.
Hundreds have done so, and
;aturday the winners will be
decided.
To accomodate last minute
shoppers, the Journal office will be
open Saturday morning so those
who have not had a chance may
come in and renew their subscrip-
tions and register for the draw-
ings while they are in.
The $300 in grocseries may be
bought at Del Mar's Food Store
anytime before March 1, 1985.
The winner will have $300 in
credit set up by the Journal for
them at the store and the winner
can purchase anything Del Mar's
has in stock. It can be purchased
all in one order, or spread out over
month or so.
The 100 gallons of gasoline may
be used in the same manner at
Mac's Corner Corral in Perkins.
The Journal will pay for 100
gallons of gasoline, and the win-
ner may take it a tank at a time
or all at once. Again, the gasoline
should be used by March i, so
both the Journal and Mac's cma
close the books on the transition
in a reasonable time.
The winner of the $100 gift car-
tificate may apply it on any mer-
chandise of their selection at
Baker's Store.
The drawing will be held at the
Journal office at 12 noon on Satur-
day. The names of the winners
will be posted in the window.
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City Has Christ nas Patty
Many of the city employees ind
elected officials and their families
held their annual Christmas par-
ty Friday evening in the Lions
building. The group enjoyed a
covered dish dinner and spent the
evening eating and visiting.
Those present were Mayor Larry
Moor and wife Galena; City Coun-
cilman Pat Cameron, wife Mattie
Lee and granddaughter, Brandi
Thompson; City Councilman
Mary K. Wakefield and son Yedi;
City Councilman Bob Evans, wife
Yvonne and son Lloyd; City
Manager Gerald Hall, wife Pat
and son Shannon; City Clerk
Anne Miller and husband Craig;,
City Treasurer Gayle Sager and
husband Melvin and grandson+
Cory; Theresa Niles and husband,
Jim, and children, Shane, Brant,
Zach and Jake; Street Supt. Bob
Vogt and wife Ins, and children
John and Vtckie; Bermie Roberts;
Police Chief Bill Lott, wife Mar-
cy and daughter Dabble;
Policeman Mike Beard and wife
Sue; Policeman Gary Drake, wife
Nina and children Daphanie,
Ashley and Nathan. +
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