The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 50, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1982 Page: 1 of 28
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CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1982
VOL. 91- NO. 10
4SECTIONS—40 PAGES
Situation 'Grim' For Kingfisher
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Representatives Vote For Plan
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evening, June 1, in the church Fellowship Hall.
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May 24 Jury List
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ning....Joe Risner getting
ready to fix a sick wat*
ch...Charlie Miller with his
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coffee to a friend.. .Gary
Waddell taking care of some
busineas....Jack Crider and
possible, regardleu of age,
from nervous breakdowns to
meddling family
Jon Minton will play the
frustrated Mel with Joy
Bowlegs. This will be the Majors’ seventh move since star ting the
ministry in the conference.
Rev. Majors will be preaching his farewell sermon at the 10:45
DdMBS.
She Mid the waters had
receded enough for moot of
the approximately M» people
versation. ..Chuck Roas
taking care of business at the
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Kev. and Mrs. Robert Majors
greeting.... Reba Montgo-
mery offering a free cup of
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Oklahoma Bishop
Appoints Majors
To New Position
Rev. Robert Majors, senior minister at Epworth United
Methodist Church since J uly, 19m7, has been appointed by Bishop
Jota Wesley Hardt as superintendent of the McAlester District of
the United Methodist Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Majors will be moving to McAlester on Jine 3,
moving day in the Oklahoma Conference of the UMC.
The new senior minister for Epworth will be announced later by
Bishop Hardt.
As district superintendent. Rev. Majors becomes a member of
the bishop’s cabinet and will supervise United Methodist Churches
in the McAlester District, which includes his home church.
Express office this mor-
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a.m. worship service, Sunday, May 30.
The Majors will be honored with a farewell reception on Tuesday
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nouncing it had picked
Chickasha as the site for its
1983 rally.
At the end of the meeting a
discussion was held about
different ways to encourage
oil businessmen and their
families to locate in
Regier as his thoughtful wife, Saturday. Due to limited
Edna. Mel’s meddling seating, the dinner and play
brother will be portayed by will be by reservation only.
George Powell (Harry), and No tickets will be sold at the
his overbearing, over door and reservations may be
protective, sisters will be made by calling 224 3140.
portayed by Jean Simon Extension 310.
Mayea, and Raynelle J. Roue.
Tuttle; Elbert Bashaw,
G. Evans, Sondra K. Fraser, Vera A. Burton, Debra L.
James L. Freeman, Robert L Cook, Peggy Copeland, Oscar
Greenwood, John A. Grider, T. Coy, James Farley Jr.,
Vernia Groomer, Wanda F. Linda Fenton, Paul
Hall, Mary L. Hawkins, Owen Gaidaroff, Ronald L Helton,
L. Hedger, Frances C Ida J. Lawson, Donny Bruce
Heidlage, Voda M Henager, Lindsey, Norma F. Moulton,
Nettie Hodges, Kay L. Hood, Elsie Plumlee, Lucinda J.
C. W. Hughes, Orena W. Redburn, Connie S. Sandlin,
Hunter Jota J. Shelton, Bobby G.
And, Frieda M. Jantzen, Steelman, and Barbara N.
Mary L. Johns, William H. Stubblefield.
Johnson, Cecilia S. Kell, Verden; Katherine E.
Mudred Kirksey, Becky A. Henry and Paulynn Morgan.
District Weather
Flash flood watch for
tonight Partly cloudy and
mild with 60 percent chance
of showers and thun-
derstorms tonight and
Edison) and his wife (Edna) (Pearl), Vickey Robidoux
encounter when he suddenly (Pauline), and Cindy
realizes he is a middle aged Thoma as (Jessie). John
man. The couple is faced with Gable and Tammy Elston will
every modern problem appear in cameo roles as the
usual friendly
Downtown Project
Completion Soon
The Downtown extra 1800 going to the Special
Beautification Project should Projects Committee.
be completed by the middle of Aletterot thanks from the
next week, according to AltusAmbasandorswasrend.
reports Tuesday at the The Chamber expressed its
Chamber of Commerces ADOrecintionto the Woodman
monthly meetine Everything 3^ Worida tor donating
except the redwood benttie $1,300 for downtown trees and
will be red for the help the FFA has
wand prohdd"Rtslgh s siventhe beautirication
project. The old receptacles C And R Print shop win
arebeingtakentonthsCounty haVSe city mar-dy
Barn .to. bereinihedand sometime next week. The
placed at Southland Shopping chamber has a new map
ThteNew Members break- dawn upabouteeytwo
fast .111 be held >1 ? JO .... pearna °J,’ yarz
Thursday, May 27, at the Boot imoIm
Western. State Senetar Ray "MP Ten mousano a -
Giles of Pocasset will speak Pne"
about water problems. Charles Cobden, executive
A presentation of the vice president, told the
budget was approved with an chamber he received a letter
amendment calling for an from Avion Travelcade an-
than Reagan originally
requested, but the president
acccepted the cutback as part
of a budget agreement with
the Republican-controlled
Senate Sens. David Boren, D-
Okla., and Don Nicies, R
Okla., voted for the budget.
Before approving the bill,
senators voted 65-29 to turn
down an amendment by Sen.
John Glenn, D-Ohio, that
would have abandoned the
MX missile system and would
have started work on new
types of missiles.
Glenn argued the MX had
proved “unworkable,” but
opponents claimed it would
be foolish to give up on the 83
billion investment already
made on the MX. Boren and
Nickles voted against the
Glenn amendment
The Senate also voted to
buy used Boeing 747s instead
of new Lockheed cargo planes
to increase defense airlift
power
Senators agreed by voice
vote to the proposal by Sen.
Henry Jackson, D-Wash.,
after failing in a 60-39 vote to
kill Jackson's plan.
The Air Force wanted to
buy 50 Lockheed planes, but
Jackson claimed the federal
government would save 86
billion by buying the 747s and
converting them into military
supply planes Boeing is
based in Jackson’s home
state.
Sens Sam Nunn and Mack
Mattingly, who represent
Georgia, the home of
Lockheed, disputed the
savings estimate and
countered that only Lockheed
planes could carry large
items such as tanks and
artillery pieces The
Oklahoma senators voted
against the Jackson proposal
The Senate also defeated,
by a 63-32 vote, an amend-
ment by Sen. Gary Hart, D-
Colo, to delay building one of
two planned nuclear aircraft
carriers until the economy
improves
Hart argued that post-
poning one of the carriers
would save more than 81
billion over ths next three
years He was defeated by
senators who contended the
carriers are essential to the
nation’s defense.
The Oklahoma senators
voted against the Hart
amendment
Senators also voted 49-45
against a Hart amendment
that would have eliminated
854 million for the production
of chemical weapons. Boren
voted for the amendment,
while Nicies voted against it.
Express The plan would allow the budget to the level requested
Washington Bureau federal government to pay for by the president.
WASHINGTON - Reps. 4 to 6 percentage points on Winn argued the cutback
Mickey Edwards, R-Okla., mortgage loans for about was necessary to show that
and Jim Jones, Wes Watkins, 74,000 new home buyers. The Congress was determined to
Dave McCurdy, Mike Synar money would be allocated hold down spending
and Glenn English, all D- according to state population. Opponents claimed it would
Okla., voted last week for a 81 declines in building permits be counterproductive to
billion emergency plan to and the need for housing. reduce to reduce aviation
assist the housing industry by Critics contended Congress research.
helping people buy new should concentrate on helping The Winn amendment was
homes. the entire economy instead of defeated 204-169. Edwards
The House voted 349-55 for ballingout certain nduotrtes voted for the amendment,
the bill, which was opposed EeauneoitWidesuPor it while Jones, Synar, Watkins
by President Reagan who bothchpm)5"softoneszi and English voted against it.
contended it was too ex- isuneertainwthethe.tet. McCurdy did not vote
pensive. The legislation was willube The NASA budget passed
the major one of several anti- p NAsApidt by a 277-84 vote. The
recession bills passed during . pasabsd g Oklahoma congressman
the week. The Senate is -SSCmS voted for it
considering a similar bill million more than the Defense Budget
The bill Is designed to help president had requested. The The Senate voted 84-8 for a
the housing industry, which bill includes 81.7 billion for fiscal 1983 $177.9 billion
some claim has been hit the the space shuttle. Defense Department budget,
hardest by the economic The key vote came as capping weeks of debate and
downturn. It also would assist congressmen defeated an following a number of un-
young couples who cannot amendment by Rep. Larry successful attempts to
For One Price You Can
—We saw—
Floyd Land getting a
haircut...Sharon Elkouri in a
telephone con-
flooding expected by the Civil from the swollen Cottonwood "It crested a little before about 600 yards downateam
Creek were recoding, midnight and has been falling at 9 p.m., officials said, three
allowing the residents to ever since,” Parker said, hours after he was carried
return. "The heavily populated areas away by the waters.
“It's gone down considers- never did get that high ’ Red Cross volunteers eat up
who were chased from their bly,” police Capt. Sam He said some residents^ left in Norman. expecting
flooded homes to return to Ragland said. But it was their homes, but he had no the evacuation of homes and
continue cleanup operations raining and the floodwaters figures on how many homes apartments as the South
About 200 homes and "could come back up in were damaged. There were Canadian created early this
businesses sustained at least nothing flat," he Mid. no reported injuries morning. At least two doxen
81 million in water damage. A flash flood watch was The surging water from the houses were fooded in low-
“We’ve been doing quite issued today for western river stranded cattle and lying areas of west Norman
well except we’re expecting Oklahoma this afternoon and soaked the city's new golf Tuesday afternoon, while city
some more severe rainfall for western and central parts course. The Norman City officials distributed flyers to
and possibly some flooding,” of the state tonight. Council declared some citizens warning of the immi-
she said. About 150 people Forecasters had little good flooded parts of the city a nent danger.
continued to take advantage news, reporting another disaster area.
of the Red Croos free meals strong storm system ap- in Tulsa, 6-year-old The rampaging South
and about 40 people stayed in proaching the state from the Howard Alexander Turner Canadian caused traffic jams
shelters nverntaht west that could add more was swept away by a creek as along Interstate 35 south of
“We sntiritwte more (wi- severe storms to the he and friends romped in the Norman, as sightseers
dents needing shelter) seemingly endless. rushing waters, officinis said stopped to.wateh the river
because of the rain,” she Norman police Sergeant about three inches of rain had and take pictures.
-id Tom Parker Mid the South fallen during the afternoon A tornado watch was in
In Guthrie, where about 100 Canadian River flooded and a strong current in the effect f or portiong 0Iwete
residents were evacuated several homes in a rural area growing creek was too Oklahoma and the Panhandle
Tuesday from lowlying areas west of town overnight, but powerful for the youngster during the early morning
cut off by floodwaters, waters the worst might be over. Turner’s body was found today
national South Canadian River that
Steady rains across much flooded several homes in
of Oklahoma today rural Norman with the
threatened to end a brief highest level in more than 50
respite from flooding and the years began receding today,
situation looked “grim" for Also, an Oklahoma Wheat
Kingfisher, Okla., residenta. Commission official Mid the
many of whom have not been predicted record wheat crop
able to return to their flooded for the state is in critical
homes danger after heavyrains over
Ehewhere in Oklahoma, a the past week.
e-yearold Tube boy wm "It looks very grim, Mid
swept away by the rushing Martha Pyle, a Red Cross
waters of a rain-swollen worker in Kingfisher Mid of
creek late Tuesday, but the the prospects of more
Chickasha. Plans were made
to put together a welcome
packet and to make Chamber
help available to the new
businesses entering the
community.
The 8500 voted into the
special projects committee
was designated for this
project
Copembers. Have Two Evenings Out
jurors to serve next week M. Maloney, Jaylene of the kids...Joe Roy Ros 1 ° rOl I-Pe 5
during the session of district Modenbach, Beverly A. telling abo early day house On Grady Panel Two evenings out at one
court has been announced. McAdams, Mary F. McBride, b.ui 1 d 1 n < ‘ n __/ time is what USAO’s Drama
They include: John C. Nickell, Charles G. Chickasha. VernonnCook Members of the Oklahom Department is offering
Alex; Irene C. Carr, Phyllis Nicola, David Carl Parr, Dee busyputtinganewchginsa Corporation Commission will Friday and Saturday nights.
Graham, Roy L. Sparks, W. Parsons, Ora M. Price. together.nHazelMecombs participate as a panel for It is the Drama Department's
Anthony Welsh, and Evelyn Also, James B. Quat- taking care of club members of the Grady annual dinner theater It
M. Wilkerson. tlebaum, Frances Z. Rickner, business.nBonnie Hocut County Mineral and Surface offers a delicious menl and a
Amber; Sharon S. Guthrie, Charles Roberto, Wilma F. helping a friendoe Owners Association, ac- live performance with the
W. E. Jones, Jerry L. Sales, Dorothy J. Sampson, Witte busy with church cording to Kerry Caywood, advantage of doing them
Kennedy, and Mickle Sue Stella L. Smythe, Valera J. work..Bill Grave attending president. under the Mme roof.
Townley. Southwell, Brent K. Thayne, « Little League basebal The meeting willbeat 7 it's one trip, one price, one
Blanchard; Don D. Bates, Mark Alan Tibbetts, Chester game T “ es.d AY p.m. Monday in the Com- evening and two treata.
Shermon L. Clark, Gene L. W. Wilson and Myrna D. evening....Rob Leigh Majors munity Building at the Grady This year’s production is
Fisher, and Edwina J. Wallis. Wright taking., a breaxnEre. County Fairgrounds. Neil Simon’s "Prisoner of
Bradley; Trula F. Seller. Marlow; Laura K. Smith. Kidwelk, csheade" The comminsioners, Hamp Second Avenue." The comedy
Cement; Joe L. Goldsmith, Mineo, Melissa Lee Cosby Oklahoma City. Baker, chairman, Norma is based on the dilemmas a
Gina R Hunt, Arthur D. and Dale Houston Engle. cnner Eagleton, vice chairman, and middle aged man (Mel
Linville, and Bernice Ninnekah; Charlotte L. Benefit SUPper james’B. Townsend, m-m.mii
Witham. Butler, Jervy J. Campbell, Slatec Saturdav member, will explain in
Chickasha, Elsie M. Thomas E. Cox, Charlotte J. -Ieed---u-Y detailthe’functionsandduties E
Albright, Paul B. Allen, Craddock, Mary Duke, Sim Pocosset Schoo of the comminsion. ■
Deltas N. Anderson, Edward Duke, Cathelen Duncan, n--u--=‛ There will be a time for E
L. Armstrong, James D. Shirley F. Gabriel, Mary A benefit ice cream and questions, said Caywood. He E
Avis, William E. Baskin Jr., Gann, Georgia L. Glass, cake supper for Terry added the members are
Jennie Baker, Phillip D. Roseland J. Griswold, Garrett and Troy Brown will urged to invite their frientto E.
Barnes, Tamers K. Beeman, Marcella M. Lynch, George be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and neighbors. Ee”
Charlotte M. Brown, Daniel W. Thomas, and Kathryn M. in the Pocasset School Lunch Ehh
J. Brown, Larry J. Brown, White. Room. Acc;Aent Ie Fatal Ek
Jerry E. Buckminister Pocasset; Keith Hammons. The event is sponsored by m--ell E
And, Faye Campbell, Rush Springs; Malivene O. the Pocasset Liona Club and To Missouri Man EA
James C. Caraway, Harriett Austin, Maxie Bernard, the community. Admission E -AT
E. Carter, Harlan W. Patti Bees, O.Z. Blay, will be by donation. MARLOW, Okla. UPD —AA
Chambers, Viola Chambers, Katherine Carter, Joyce Garrett and Brown suffered A pickup trying to pass a E A
R. W. Colvert Jr., Orval B. Caveny, Lucille M. Davis, electrical burns three weeks truck went out of control and E A
Craig, Leona Crump, Connie Heater B. Dunlap, Dale L. ago when a winch truck hit a steel pole in Grady EvA
M. Davittoon, M E. Davis, Hodges, Newton 0. Horsley, backed into a 72,000 volt County early Wednesday, Ehd
Betty A. Denton, Aaron Dry, Larry N. Jackson, Paul G. power line near Union City, killing a 43-year-old Minaour E
Billie D. Eaton. Mayes, and Raynelle J. Rose. Garrett’s brother wm killed man, the Highway Patrol E
Alao. E. B. Ekins, Tommy Tuttle; Elbert Bashaw, in the accident, reported. m
-- • - ‘ '— * Officials Mid Nenlin R. m
of Stockton, Mo., wm E
dead on Grady E
County E
Investigators Mid wm E
trying to pass a truck at about ma
a.m. about 3 miles north E
of Marlow on U.S. 81. The Edimmm
STOved to the Wt^ndrs^riff WHICH ONE IS CRAZY? It may wind up that all of the characters in Neil Simon's comedy,
the road. It rolled 71* times “Prisoner of Second A vmue,” are crazy Threeof the characters in theUSAO Drama Department's
and struck a steel pole, production scheduled Friday and Saturday in the Student Union Ballroom as a dinner theater
alting the victim through presentation indude, left to right, George Powell (Harry) and Jon Minton. (Mel). Vickey Robidoux
tewindahield portrays Pauine snd is pictured in the background
The Chickasha Express
invites
Floyd Blackmon
To the Washita Theater to
see
“CONAN"
This coupon goo for two
tickets to see the above
picture.
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