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The Altus TIMES-DEMOCRAT
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1974
VOL. 47-NO. 314
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PERRY SNELL gives some personal service to harried
shoppers. . . .JOHN DAVIS has a few words on the futures
marker... .TOYE CROSSLAND tries her hand at babysitting
a not so small baby..NANCY HALL has a little trouble with
an auto battery...
The Weather'
THE FIRST baby born in Jackson County New
Year's Day was Mor Nee Raykel, the 7 pound, 12
ounce daughter of Ale and Mrs. Ernest Powers. The
baby was born at 11:42 a.m. at Altus AFB Hospital
and she is the third daughter born to Marcia and
Ernest.
Altus vicinity — Mostly cloudy and cold through Thursday.
Freezing rain possible tonight, ending Thursday. Nor-
theasterly winds 7 to 14 mph today becoming more easterly
tonight. High today low 20s. Low tonight 10 to 14. High
Thursday upper 20s. Probability of precipitation 50 per cent
tonight and Thursday.
Weather readings — High Tuesday 22. C “might low 12.
Noon today 21. Wind chill factor at noon -5.
On Council List
Two agenda items have been scheduled for hearing tonight at
IMA POLING gives a New Year’s report on the status of
the worms. . .JOSEPHINE ELLIS says this means of con-
serving energy is ‘just a little too much’. . . .RALPH HIETT
comments on a recent visit to the snow country....
classrooms would be warm for
student use Thursday.
Channel 2, Altus Public
Schools instructional television
facility, will return to the air at
9 a.m. Thursday with its first-
of-the-year schedule featuring
outstanding programs and
events of the past months.
Regular scheduling will get
underway on Friday.
At 9:10 a.m. Friday state and
local officials of the Civil Air
Patrol will be interviewed by
Adrian Rankin, high school
guidance counselor.
To be eligible to vote in a school election, one must be
registered in the school district with the county election board.
Those wanting to register must do so at either the election
board office or one of the following locations;
—Mrs. Gladys Baker, 621 W. Hardy, Altus;
—Mrs. Aline Zinn, Blair ;
—Mrs. Howard Darby, Duke;
—Mrs. Carl Perry, Navajo;
—Mrs. Essie Mae Preston, Olustee;
Registration for the Jan. 22 elections will close Jan 14, ac-
cording to state law.
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years ago, and windows are
pump operators and being replaced with tinted glass
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Fire Damage Reported
Altus firemen were called to a fire at a small house behind
the American Hotel around 9:32 p.m. Tuesday.
According to a tire department report, the rental house
belonging to Lee Jones sustained about $100 damage as a
result of the blaze which was reported to be a mattress fire.
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Gas Furnace Explodes
The owner of a drive-in food place received facial and eye
injuries Tuesday when a gas furnace he was near exploded.
Taken by ambulance to the Jackson County Memorial
Hospital was Clyde Estes, owner of Clyde’s Drive-In.
According to a nurse at the hospital, Estes was reported as
"doing fine.. .much better," as a result of the incident.
An employe at the drive-in said that a gas furnace exploded
shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, injuring Estes. No other
damage was reported.
Around Town
LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Watergate conspirator E.
Howard Hunt was released from a federal prison farm today
pending the outcome of an appeal filed in Washington.
Kissinger, Dayan Plan Meet
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif, i AP) — Israeli Defense Minister
Moshe Dayan will confer with Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger in Washington on Friday, the Western White House
announced today.
In a brief announcement a presidential spokesman said
Dayan and Kissinger would consult “on the Geneva talks
with emphasis on the subject of disengagement of forces."
Campaign Gifts Noted
WASHINGTON (AP — President Nixon can do little to
control the oil companies because the petroleum industry
was a heavy contributor to the President’s 1972 campaign,
says Rep. Les Aspin, D-Wis.
Aspin made the contention in releasing a 58-page study
showing that 413 officials and major stockholders of 178 oil
companies contributed more than $4.9 million to the re-
election effort.
Soviet Expert Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Charles H. “Chip” Bohlen, a
longtime U.S. expert on the Soviet Union, died Tuesday night
after a lengthy battle with cancer, his physician reported.
Bohlen, 69, retired in 1969 after a 40-year diplomatic career
that included service as ambassador to Moscow from 1953 to
1957, the Philippines from 1957 to 1959 and France from 1962
to 1968.
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Buses Ready
For Students
Warm buses and warm
classrooms will be ready for
use when school reopens here
Thursday morning.
Bailey Snow, director of
transportation, said buses will
be started sufficiently early
Thursday morning to provide
for the safety and comfort of
the student riders.
School building custodians %
turned heating systems on I
normal usage temperatures I
today in order that the I
By DAVE HALE created a problem for the 750- We wanted to be sure we
Two 4-inch water lines used gallon-a-minute pumper. "We had the job completed in time
to feed the silos at the water could pump more, but the line for the reopening of classes.”
treatment plant ruptured early is plugged up with mud," said Fourteen rooms were re-
Tuesday morning. Carl Stout of the fire depart- wired, and each two
Water plant operator Michael ment. classrooms have a circuit
Stillwell discovered the break A.L. Adams, a city workman, breaker, which will relieve the
at about 5:45 a.m., according to stood in the hole, with hip boots over-load difficulties faced by
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firemen, piper fitters,
supervisors braved the cold weather and water to and aluminum frames in
restore service. (STAFF PHOTO) planned phases. Insulation,
lowered ceilings and modern
_ _ _ lighting also has been added.
f • 1 _ LAI _ fma, John Hans, owner of Altus
■ I J %/ Q/ () T (mag Electric, Inc., who was low
"u f f Vy VW •u f “u• I bidder for the re-wiring job,
# said work began as soon as
_ _ g possible after classes were
_ T) I " • _I dismissed, and continued
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Nixon Okays Speed, Rail Bills
SAN CIEMENTE. Calif, mile limits within 60 days. termed the reorganization law Reading, Erie Lackawanna, sional vacation as a potentially and temporary chairman of a
(AP) President Nixon signed Nixon said in a statement: an important turning point in Boston and Maine, and Ann Ar- critical tune of pulse-laking by lewz-inembenNalional Volun-
ink law today a measure I have been gratified and the history of America’s rail- bor. Senate and House members re- lar} Service Advisory Council
aimed at forcing the 50 states encouraged by the number of road industry" and commended On Monday and Tuesday, gai ding public altitudes toward Aiiemb.u i.issedZieglei with-
to adopt energy-saving speed states which have already vol- Congress "lor passing such re- Nixon placed a series of phone the President. iliew the announcement,
limits ot 55 miles per hour untarily reduced their speed sponsible legislation." calls to Republicans Sens. Hugh Nixon also had telephone con- Because oi Mrs. Nixons
Nixon also signed another limits in accordance with my The railroad bill sets up a Scott of Pennsylvania, Robert ferences Tuesday with Secre- great interest in volunteerism
major bill selling up machinery request ... estimates indicate new United States Railway As- P. Griffin ot Michigan, Barry buy oi State Henry A. Kissin- and the new couneii, it was
lor reorganizing seven bank- that we can save nearly 200,000 socialion, a nonprofit govern- Goldwater oi Arizona, William ger, stall chief Alexander M. hoped Dial Mis. Nixon could
rupt Northeastern railroads barrels of fuel a day by observ- ment corporation, to borrow the E. Brock 111 of Tennessee and Haig Jr., assistant Ronald L. sei ve in this position. Due to an
with federal loan guarantees of ing a national limit of 55 miles $1.5 billion to set up a new rail John G. Tower of Texas. Ziegler and secretary Rose administrate error the an-
$1.5 billion and subsidies of per hour." network under a privately oper- There was no word from the Mary Woods. iiounicement was made before
more than $500 million. In another statement, Nixon aled Consolidated Rail Corp. White House on what Nixon and On Sunday, the Western all lega and olhei checks weie
Under the speed limit law, said he considered some of the The bankrupt railroads are the Congress members dis- While House had announced made. Under law, Mrs. Nixon
stales will lose all federal high- rail subsidies to be higher than the Penn Central, Central of cussed. The While House has Nixons appointment of his wife cannolholdaposiuonappoinl
way funds unless they adopt 55- they should be. However, he New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, recognized the current congres- Pal, who is here, as member ed by the President.
022535 special Christmas gift
280 available for immediate use.
35s During the holiday period all
5*2 classrooms in the original
223652 portion of the building were re-
4988 wired, additional outlets
dndig provided, and teachers and
•2233 students now will be able to use
ma all audio-visual equipment
available.
City crewmen dug a big hole the Altus City Council meeting.
to try and find the exact A report from James Mahan, member of the Senior Citizens
location of the break. They also Study Committee, will be heard on general recommendations on
dug a long trench to allow for senior citizens in Altus.
drainoff. Two auxiliary pumps The committee, formed about eight weeks ago, has decided
were set up to pump out the that Altus should place a priority on adding an emphasis to
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Roy Carpenter, water
production superintendent.
Crews from the water
production and distribution
department arrived and began
working at 6:30. Crewmen
braved 20 degree temperatures
and 8-15 mile winds, working
throught the daylight hours.
Full service was restored at
4:45 p.m.
--7825344 water, which was flowing from senior citizens programs.
-4""--* the silos back to the break in Mahan has suggested that this task should fall under the
A.L. ADAMS, water distribution department, is the lines. auspicies of the Altus Parks and Recreation Department.
shoveling away loose dirt trying to prevent the silt About noon, city firemen The additional recommednations include:
from getting into the drainage hoses. (STAFF arrived with a pumper truck to —The Parks and Recreation Department has been budgeted
PHOTO) aid the workmen. The mud for an assistant directorship which has not yet been filled. The
committee recommends that position be filled by a person
gg . M | m iff qualified in the field of recreational activities for senior
f | “ I I I •3 *u I I VC I 6) • •> • e • • —The committee also recommends that a permanent ad-
• visory committee of five members be established to study
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Mrs. Pike has "been inter- the government has assisted recreational goals for senior citizens;
US Attv William R Burkett viewed by federal agents and her in this endeavor,” Burkett The report further states that a "positive effort is necessary in
confirmed today he asked Okla- since those interviews has left said, “but she is not in order to begin to solve some of the problems..for this group of
homa County Dist. Atty. Curtis the state of Oklahoma. protective custody.” over 3,000 citizens in our community.”
Harris to cancel a subpoena for “She does not wish her Harris had said Mrs. Pike The otheragenda item will be a bid opening for some, fencing
a former secretary to Gov Da- whereabouts to be known and was in protective custody, at the new baseball diamond area to be located at South Park.
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According to the police log, a 3 "u
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along Ridgecrest. BF "r57)
A bulletin was radioed to all -ma ’ "tam
police units with one officer g" - ( ,g (4*,
stopping a car containing three 30 ’ j mm-d
subjects with one of the sub-
jects fitting the description. 6
That police unit, however,
later received a radio message
stating that the subjects being
held were not wanted and that C,Ce ...._____________
the subjectsought was hiding in APPROXIMATELY 25 city personnel spent their
a house near the store. New Year's Day working on the water main break
The youth was apprehended at the water distribution plant. A backhoe operator,
and later turned over to his
parents.
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When Altus Schools reopen
■ Thursday morning following
| the Christmas recess high
I school students will find a
IBRIEFS
National
S—SS School Board Filing Set
for a federal grand jury investi- *e””
gation of Gov. Hall. The registration books will soon be open at the Jackson County have a chance to vote on building, emergency av local support
Harris said earlier that Bur- Election Board for those who are interested in participating in levies.
kett was saving Mrs Pike for a 016 area school board elections.
federal /rand iurJ which Har- Mrs. Lucille Murrell, election board secretary said that the
IS 3d investigate Gov. Wing period will be from 8 a.m. Jan. 8 to 5 p.m. Jan 9 at the
Hall election board office located at the courthouse.
The election will be for various board seats at Altus, Blair,
Burkett said he was "sorry Duke, Eldorado, Martha, Navajo, Olustee and Southside
DON'T RE A I AEEp that Mr. Harris has found it schools.
hEA-PE necessary to discuss our con- Those wanting to file for positions must obtain the necessary
Set clocks ahead fidential correspondence, but papers and information at the county election board office, Mrs.
one hour on Jan. 6 since he has, I think the Situ- Burrell said.
for energy-saving ation should be made clear.” There is no filing fee.
DAYLIGHT TIME The federal prosecutor said in addition to the board elections, school patrons will also
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