Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 1977 Page: 1 of 10
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Sapulpa Daily
Vol. 64 No. 48—10 Pages
HERALD
Sapulpa. Ok la. 74066
Tuesday, November 8, 1977—SINGLE COPY 15c
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Council To Study Arbitration In Closed Session
Sapulpa city commissioners will Wallace noted that anv vnt» ™ rw u______ ___
Sapulpa city commissioners will
meet in executive session at 7 p.m.
Thursday to discuss a police arbitration
report.
I he arbitration report, which
recommends an 11 percent salary
increase for policemen, had been on the
city commission agenda Monday night
However, City Attorney Creekmore
Wallace recommended that the com-
mission study the matter in executive
session—closed to the public— and
commissioners voted unanimously to
do so.
The city attorney told the commission
he believed the law permitted such a
closed session.
Wallace noted that any vote on the
issue would have to be conducted in
open meeting.
The report was written by Raymond
L. Britton, Houston, Tex., neutral
member of a three-member panel
which conducted hearings July 29-30 on
negotiations between the city and the
F ratemal Order of Police, bargaining
agent for the police department. The
two parties had been unable to agree on
a contract to replace the once which
expired June 30.
The arbitration is binding on the FOP
but not on the city. The commission
must decide whether to accept the
package in its entirity or reject it
Dan Herrington, FOP president, told
commissioners Monday night that the
police interest arbitrator, Richard A.
Boyd of Oklahoma City, had signed the
report, copies of which were received
earlier from Britton.
City Manager Dale Block told the
commission he understood Glenn I.
Wilson, the city’s interest arbitrator on
the three-member panel, refused to
sign the report.
Salary appeared to be the biggest
item at issue. The 11 percent raise
recommendation by the arbitrator was
what the FOP had sought; the city had
offered 5 percent.
Among other recommendations were
a longevity pay plan which was the
city’s offer; exclusion of officers of
lieutenant rank and above from the
bargaining unit, which the city had
sought; and extra pay for officers who
complete college degrees.
Upon commission approval of the
motion to discuss the issue in executive
session. Mayor Bobby Lee set the
meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday in the
commission room of the police station.
Wallace told the commission he and
the FOP attorney Allen Mitchell in-
terpreted the state open meeting law to
authorize such a session.
All public bodies must hold open
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Notebook
meetings with certain exceptions.
The law states:
“Executive sessions of public bodies
will be permitted only for the purpose of
discussing the employment, hiring,
appointment, promotion, demotion,
disciplining or resignation of any in-
dividual salaried public officer or
employee; or by district boards of
education for the purpose of hearing
evidence and discussing the expulsion
or suspension of a student when
requested by the student involved or his
parent, attorney or legal guardian and
for the purpose of discussing
negotiations concerning employees and
representatives of employee groups.
Provided, however, that any vote or
action thereon must be taken in public
meeting with the vote of each member
publicly cast and recorded."
Wallace said it was his interpretation
that the phrase about discussing
negotiations pertained to all public
bodies although the punctuation of the
sentence made it appear to refer to
district boards of education.
“The placement of another semicolon
would have made it clearer," the city
attorney said. “But I don’t believe the
law’s intent was just for school boards;
that would have made it special
legislation."
By ED LIVERMORE
A RETIRED Air Force general of-
ficer spoke in Tulsa over the weekend,
being critical of the demise of ire
telbgence activity of thus country .
Rezoning
Bid Denied
MAJOR GEN. George Keegan told an
audience the Russians are deceiving
the US State Department in every way
as far as detente, etc is concerned. He
told of underground installations that
would not only protect the armed force
headquarters from nuclear attack, but
essential factories and the civilian
population as well. Despite public
pronouncements, the Russians are
preparing for an eventual war.
HE GAVE as his reason for seeking
early retirement the lack of concern by
official Washington at information
uncovered and established by his in-
telligence team for the VSAF.
WORDS of the General were em-
phasized by the Monday announcement
of a new laser tank that went on display
in Moscow ceremonies attendant to the
60th anniversary of the Bolshevik
Revolution.
AS USUAL, the Russians profess a
desire for peace but do so within the
backdrop of a continually expanding
armed might
OUR answer to this sort of thing is
considerably less than formidable. . .
.namely, Sen. Frank Church, the man
who dismantled our intelligence effort
and let the world know of any official
surveillance we had in mind!
THANKS, SENATOR.
Naif eh
To Head
Chamber
Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce
members Monday voiced unanimous
approval of the 1978 slate of officers,
headed by President-elect Jerry
Naifeh.
The seven newly-elected board
members began their two-year terms
by approving the officers, which in-
cluded Naifeh; Ralph Rogers, first
vice-president; Mike Borden, second
vice-president; and Charles Lake,
treasurer.
New members of the board include
John Trepp, Urry Fanner, Ron Smith,
Dr. Dennis Morris, Don Pfannestiel and
Ted Fisher. Also, Dwight Maulding was
selected to serve the unexpired term of
Leon Prichard, who resigned earlier.
President-elect Naifeh also appointed
three other board members to serve
one-year terms. Appointed were
Loreine Dietrich, Buck Jones and
Glenn I. Wilson.
In other major action, the board
accepted the proposed 1978 budget of
857,700. This amount is $8,200 more than
the 1977 budget
The chamber announced that its
annual membership drive will begin
Dec. 7 under the direction of Ted
Fisher. Also, the local chamber will
host a day-long leadership conference
Dec. 8 at the Holiday Inn West Milt
Fletcher of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce will direct the conference.
Sapulpa's City Commission Monday
night turned down one request for
rezoning and approved two others.
As recommended by the Metropolitan
Area Planning Commission, the
commission rejected an application to
rezone a tract at 1300 N. 12th from R-l
residential to C-2 for an auto repair
shop and wrecker service.
The request came from John W.
Young, who proposed to sell the site to
Dave Bailey if rezoning was approved.
Wesley Thompson, representing
Bailey, said his client proposed to build
a home at the location and have his
business adjoining it, with a fence
planned to close it from public view.
Ihompson told the commission a
count of the adjoining residential area
showed 15 junk, cars in yards within a 4-
block area, and noted that two C-2 areas
were within two blocks of the proposed
site.
However, a number of neighborhood
residents were present to protest and
the commission unanimously voted to
deny the request.
Bailey did win approval of a request
later in the meeting: to have his
wrecker service placed on the city
police rotation for tow-in calls. His
business, Dave’s Wrecker service, 804
W. Dewey, Ls just outside the city
limits.
Ward 4 Commissioner T. Howard
Allen moved to place Dave’s name on
the rotation and he was joined in voting
yes by Commissioners Bill Ward, Allen
Wallace, Dr. Jon Rogers and Vernon
Durant. Opposed in the 5-4 vote were
Mayor Bobby Lee and Commissioners
Robert McCormick, Don Harris and
Phil McCormack.
Other rezoning requests which were
approved were from John Carletti,
parts of two lots, 12 N. linden, R-3 to C-l
for a curio shop; and J.F. Hartin, two
lots, 611-615 S. Mission, R-l to C-l, of-
fices.
Commissioners received six bids on a
new fire truck, ranging from $40,316 to
$49,972, and referred them to the fire
chief and staff for check of
specifications. Also referred to staff for
evaluation were bids on two police cars,
including Sapulpa Chrysler-Dodge at
$5,288 each; Standard Chevrolet,
$5,665.46 each and Prestige Olds-
Pontiac $5,852.21 each; and bids on
fencing materials from three Tulsa
companies.
In other actions commissioners:
—Approved a house moving permit
request from Bob Nale to move a house
from 708 E. Taft to 624 S. Adams.
—Approved a chamber of commerce
request for the annual Christmas
parade, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m.
—Approved a request to work out
final details for preparing the northeast
sewage treatment plan to receive
sewage from the Taneha Utility
Authority’s collector system northeast
of Sapulpa.
—Instructed the city attorney to take
action if necessary to make sure that
city employees’ hospitalization benefits
are paid for the period when insurance
carriers were being changed.
-Discussed authorization for acting
animal warden William ljughlln to
issue citations to persons charged with
harboring viscious animals. Laughlln,
appointed on a trial basis to succeed
Mike Washburn, who resigned, is 18
years old and because of his age
currently must obtain a warrant for a
policeman to serve rather than issue a
citation himself.
Mayor Lee called a special meetli«
Nov. 14 for opening of bids on the Tuka-
Sapulpe waterline project.
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Alert Asked
For Sapulpan
City police, Creek and Tulsa county
sheriff’s officers, the highway patrol
and CB radio clubs have been asked to
be on the alert for a Sapulpa man, Carl
J. Pfeffer, 618 S. Walnut, missing since
Monday.
Authorities said Pfeffer left in a red-
orange Chevrolet pickup Monday
morning headed for his farm at 151st
and Peoria in Tulsa County and ap-
parently never arrived. Relatives, as of
1 p.m. Tuesday, had still not heard from
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The tag number on the pickup truck is citizens who purchase their auto tags
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beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. (Herald Photo)
Tag-By-Mail School
Revenue Loss Feared
The entangled area where Creek and
Tulsa counties meet, long a source of
confusion for officials who attempt to
discern exact dividing lines, is now
causing concern among Sapulpa school
officials who fear the area’s identity
problems may cost the school districts
some of its state funds.
Revenue from automobile tag sales is
what is causing the concern. It is feared
that money paid by Creek County
CKF-1431.
Pfeffer, 86, is a well-known retired
Liberty Glass employe.
★ Forecast ★
Oklahoma — Showers and thun-
derstorms likely over most of state
today, becoming more likely over the
south and east portions tonight and
Wednesday. Scattered light snow
possible over the panhandle and ex-
treme northwest tonight and early
Wednesday. Much colder tonight and
Wednesday.
Temperatures
Tuesday noon 54
Monday high 68
Overnight low 54
Late Stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial average
was down 2.94 to 813.50 at noon today
EST; volume was 11440,000 shares. For
a partial listing of today’s stocks turn to
page nine.
by mail this year may not be fully
accredited to this county because those
persons have Tulsa addresses.
Ninety-five per cent of the money
collected on auto and farm truck
license tags is returned by the
Oklahoma Tax Commission to the
schools in the counties where the tags
were bought.
I-ast year that amounted to nearly $1
million for Creek county schools.
The money is remitted by the state
tax commission to the county
treasurer, for appointment to the
schools on the basis of average daily
attendance.
"If somebody has a Tulsa address
and does not indicate on the mail order
what county he resides in then the
revenue from their purchase will
probably go to Tulsa County,” said Dr.
John Martin, superintendent of Sapulpa
schools. “Growth in the county may
offset the loss to the extent that the
revenue we receive will stay the
next year, but we still may lose $75,000
to $100,000.”
Dr, Martin said he had discussed the
problem with Joan McKenzie, county
tag agent, and state Rep. Donald
Thompson. He submitted to the board a
letter from Thompson to the director of
the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s motor
vehicle division in which the
representative explained their con-
cern:
“Many Creek County residents live
near Tulsa and Sand Springs and have
Tulsa or Sand Springs mailing ad-
dresses when they are in fact Creek
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County residents," Thompson’s letter
states. “If these people buy tags by
mail and give a Tulsa or Sand Springs
return address and the money is then
credited to Tulsa County, the Creek
County school systems will suffer loss
of funds.. .If this is done, this will cause
an emergency in Creek County.”
Dr. Martin said that the mail order
for the tags Includes a space where a
person is supposed to indicate in which
county he resides. He and the other
board members were fearful, however,
that many people would fail to fill-in the
space.
"It needs to be emphasized to the
public that it Is highly important to the
schools that this box be filled in,"
Martin said.
Automobile tags are scheduled to go
on sale In December.
Risk Rate
Hike Nixed
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) - The
State Board for Property and Casualty
Rates today voted down a request for a
boost in insurance premiums for 45
percent of the state’s homeowners.
All three members of the board voted
against the proposed $9 million rate in-
crease.
State Insurance Commissioner
Gerald Grimes said the facts did not
substantiate a need for increased
premiums.
Insurance Services Office of
Oklahoma had filed the rate hike
request on behalf of 275 companies,
which sought an increase of 27.5 per-
cent.
The board today also began a final
hearing on a proposed increase of 15.3
percent in automobile insurance rates.
The proposal would affect 30 percent of
the state's car owners.
l/ Alcan Route Chosen
WASHINGTON (UPI) _ President
Carter today gave final U.S. approval
for construction of a 4,700™ile pipeline
to carry Alaskan natural gas through
Canada to the lower 48 states.
Charter Grid Bus
Seats Still Offered
The chartered bus to McAlester for
the Sapulpa Chieftain-McAlester 3A
football playoff game will load at 5:30
p.m. F riday in the back parking lot of
the high school. The bus is sponsored by
the Sapulpa adult chapter of Fellowship
of Christian Athletes.
Seats are still available on a first
come, first served basis at $5 per
person, officials said. For seats, call
George Vanwinkle at 224-3427 or Clif-
ford Brown at 224-7582, both after 5
p.m., before Thursday.
A spokesman said it would be helpful
if those riding the chartered bus had
their game tickets in advance. The
tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for students
and are on sale Wednesday at Harrison
Clothiers for adults, at the high school
for students
Incidentally
We hear a couple of “bass fisher-
men" were shown how to catch fish by
their wives, who were fishing at
another location.. don’t know the men
but the wives are Saundra Westberry
and Becky Youngblood. . .and the lake
was Ft. Gibson, near the Youngblood’s
trailer. . .members of United
Methodist's Faith group are reminded
to bring their World Thank offering to
the meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in
the church parlor. . Swlnford and
Barrington will be at the Live Wire
tonight at 8. . .happy anniversary to
Tonna and Garie Henderson, Kellyville,
celebrating their 9th today. . .and it’s
the 25th for Bill and Zelma Ryker. .
.congratulations to both couples. .
.Mounds Senior Citizens are off to a
very good start on their fund-raisti^. .
•they fed some 90 persons at their
turkey dinner Monday and sold two
comforters, too. . .our giveaways in-
clude three puppies, two months old,
that are half doberman and half Ger-
man Shepherd, call 224-5387, after 4:30.
. Bertha Malanowski says anyone
having used books to donate to the
amual book sale by Friends of the
Library Nov. 13-13 may leave them In
the bookefrop at the Library or at the
box at the TG*Y-Tru Discount center.
Paperbacks also would be appreciated
*nd may be taken, to the librerT^^
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