The Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987 Page: 1 of 22
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Settle Buys Daily Newspaper
Located At Larned, Kansas
Giles Plays Role in Bellmon’s
Decision To Keep USAO Open
Crazy Days Get New Twist
From Man’s Favorite Horse
Library Board Receives Word
Of Skinny Budget For Next Year
Blotters.....
Movie Run
Chickasha Night
Slated May 31
With 89ers Pg. 2
Queen Pageant
Set On Friday
May 29 Pg. 2
School Ends May 29’ Watch
Out For Children & Drive
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from the routine of daily busi-
ness while they relax and visit
with friends.
Pauline Layman, manager
of the soda fountain, has pro-
vided courteous, efficient ser-
vice for as long as most of the
“regulars” can recall. But after
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The 108 year old daily news-
paper in Lamed, Kansas, has
been purchased by Marshall
and Frances Settle of Chick-
asha.
The sale of the assets of the
Tiller and Toiler also includes
the Pawnee Valley Advocate,
a weekly shopper serving the
Larned and Pawnee County,
Kansas area.
The Tiller and Toiler claims
the title of the oldest business
in Larned, with its predeces-
sors dating back to 1877. The
paper was purchased from
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March of 1986.
Settle attended Oklahoma
State University before serv-
ing, for a couple of years, as
circulation manager for the
Anadarko Daily News in the
early 1950’s. In 1954 he estab-
lished a photography store
and studio in Anadarko and
later entered the insurance
and investment business.
He and his wife, Frances,
purchased and began pub-
lishing The Chickasha Star,
The Tuttle Times and The
(See Larned Page 2)
which included a variety of
sandwiches. During tl ■ win-
ter months, customers eagerly
welcomed the addition of her
homemade chili to the menu.
After the owners of the Cor-
ner Drug dissolved their part-
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a career of 33 years in the busi-
ness of food service and man-
agement, Pauline has decided
to retire.
Customers who stop by for
coffee or something cool to
drink on Friday. May 29, will
share Pauline's last day as
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Leslie Zygmond, of Helena,
Montana, she is the grand-
daughter of one of the news-
paper’s early day publishers,
Leslie E. Wallace.
Mrs. Zygmond and her late
husband, Jack Zygmond, ac-
quired the newspaper in 1969
and operated it until Novem-
ber of 1982, at which time con-
trolling interest was transfer-
red to Chuck and Pat Walton
of Abilene, Kansas.
The Zygmonds reacquired
the property, along with the
Pawnee Valley Advocate in
he told the board members.
The current budget is $5.2-
million, but next year’s gener-
al fund budget will call for ex-
penditures to be reduced to
$4.9 million.
During the current year, the
city has been furloughing em-
ployees twice per month.
However, Rinderer said the
library will begin next fiscal
year without a furloughing
plan with the stipulation that
the "city will watch its cash
flow."
(See Library Page 2)
Your letter was neat and
well written, however it is
not being published this
week because it did not
comply with rule number
one above. Please resub-
mit a “signed" copy or
stop by the office, identify
yourself and sign this
copy.
to better serve the community
and the area.”
During the press confer-
ence, Dr. John Feaver, the
assistant to the president, cre-
dited State Sen. Ray Giles, D-
Pocasset, with influencing
Bellmon’s decision to write
the letter.
Giles said he met with Bell-
mon's aides during a senes of
meetings since last January.
He added that he had one
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square-foot at a fee of $3 for
people to play horse bingo.
Prizes will be awarded.
Volunteers measured the
arena and determined there
are 1,202 square feet of space
available for use.
face-to-face meeting with
Bellmon before he wrote the
letter.
"There were indications
that Bellmon was planning to
reverse his decision to close
the university," Giles said
He said Bellmon thought
that by closing the university,
the state would save money.
Feaver said the state would
not save that much money be-
(See USAO Page 2)
remember that every Satur-
day morning, there was a
gentleman who drove all the
way from Oklahoma City for
my apple pie,” she smiled.
Besides the pies, Pauline
also made almost everything
else on the short-order menu.
See The
Petty’s IGA
Circular For Great Buys
Inside This Issue
By Jim Fienup
Horses will bring a new
twist to the annual Crazy Days
Downtown Promotion, set for
July 16-18.
Directors of the Chickasha
Chamber of Commerce have
unanimously approved a new
promotion, called horse
bingo. It will be played at the
Chickasha Rodeo Arena, near
the county fairgrounds.
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Horses will be used as the
featured players in the game,
which will be set on the day of
the Crazy Days sales promo-
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Life From The Other Side Of The Counter
By Louise Tolleson
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE at the Liberty Drug in downtown
Chickasha may slow down considerably in the coming days.
Pauline Laymon, who has been filling coffee cups for more than
30 years, has decided to “hang-up the towel” and join the leisure
life style of many of her friends—come Friday she will enter the
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THE LARNED KANSAS DAILY NEWSPAPER The Tiller and Toiler has been purchased by The Corner Drug was own-
Marshall and Frances Settle of Chickasha. The transaction was handled by publication brokers, ed and operated by three part-
John Cribbs of Townsend, Montana, and Robert Bolitho, Kansas City. In the photo from the left ners: Jim Arganbright. Bill
are, David Settle, Cribbs, Bolitho. Frances. Marshall and Johnny Settle. Elliott, and Bob Green.
(STAR Photo by Robert Crawford of The Tiller staff) Pauline was fountain mana-
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The soda fountain of the
Liberty Drug store, 315 Chick-
asha Avenue, is known as a
place that offers not only re-
r freshment, but the opportun-
ity for a number of regular
customers to take a break
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ximately ten years.
While at the Corner Drug,
Pauline became known for
her delicious homemade pies:
Apple, cherry, chocolate
cream and coconut cream
were among the favorites. “I
ported that there will be no
personnel cuts next year. The
city will keep seven em-
ployees in the city library sys-
tem next year.
“The library faired quite
well when compared to cuts
in other city departments,”
the city manager said.
The city plans to reduce its
overall staff by 14 next fiscal
year from the present 176 em-
ployees.
The city will cut its budget
for next fiscal year, beginning
on July 1, by some $300,000,
A word about “Letters
To The Editor", for pub-
lication in our news-
papers.
First and formost we
welcome your written
comments and encourage
you to write.
We gladly offer you the
opportunity to express
your opinion on subjects
of your choosing.
In the beginning, at the
birth of our nation, the old
town-hall type of gather-
ing provided citizens of a
community with the
opportunity to express
their views and thoughts
on a wide variety of sub-
jects.
In fact not so long ago
even the same type of
opportunity, in the form of
“the soap-box” on the
courthouse lawn, was
available to any individual
on an indiscriminate
basis.
Again, we encourage
you to express your
thoughts via way of “let-
ters to the editor”—there
is no charge for this ser-
vice.
However, we do ask that
you please abide by a few
simple rules.
Rule Number One—and
the one most often
ignored is very simple.
The writer must sign the
letter and furnish us with
his/her address and tele-
phone number. At the wri-
ters request their name
will be withheld from pub-
lication.
The other rules are just
as simple—the letters
should be in “good taste"
and should not libel or
slander another indi-
vidual.
The maximum length of
a letter should not be more
than a page and a half of
double-space typewritten
copy.
Now a direct comment
to the Concerned Parent
in the Tuttle community:
You asked—“May I have
some of your editorial
space to write a letter to
some parents, just to give
them some thoughts to
ponder?
And your letter began:
“Have you really listened
to your children lately, as
to what goes on in their
The Chickasha city library
will have some $24,000 fewer
dollars to spend next year, but
the staff will not be cut be-
cause of the tight budget.
The library advisory board
was told last week that it will
be facing budgetary cuts for
next fiscal year.
City Manager Lloyd Rinder-
er said the proposed 1987-88
fiscal budget will call for ex-
penditures of $106,471, com-
pared to the current budget of
$130,457.
However, Rinderer re-
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By Jim Fienup
“Bellmon Seen The Light.”
That sign is posted in front
of the USAO Administration
Building. Gov. Henry Bell-
mon told university officials,
last week, that he will no lon-
ger push for the closing of the
university.
The state Higher Education*
Task Force last January re-
commended closing the uni-
versity if another use could
not be found for the facility by
1990.
University officials held a
press conference last week to
tell the community, which
fought a six-month battle to
change Bellmon’s mind, that
the university will be here for
years to come.
In the letter, Bellmon told
university officials:
“The phase-out of USAO is
no longer a part of my prog-
ram.” “Rather I will recom-
mend to the Regents for High-
er Edcuation that they find an
expanded role for the institu-
tion to give it the opportunity
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fountain manager. After that,
‘TH be on the other side of the
counter," she laughed.
Bob Green, proprietor of
the Liberty Drug, says of
Pauline. "She’s just one in a
million! She has always done
a great job and been very
loyal. All the customers think
the world of her. She has al-
ways gotten more tips than
anyone in the place!"
Pauline was born on a farm
near Verden and attended
Meridian and Verden schools.
She worked for the Kress
store in Chickasha for a year,
then, in 1952, she went to
work for Fowler’s Grocery.
Fowler’s, located where
Dunn’s Grocery 1 is now, at
801 S. 4th street, included a I
bakery, plus a restaurant and
fountain, in addition to their
grocery trade.
After about three years with
Fowler’s, Pauline went to
work for Crown Drug for a
year. Then the Crown drug-
store chain closed out their
store, nd the Corner Drug
was established on the pre-
mises at 402 W. Chickasha
Avenue. (First Federal Sav-
ings & Loan now occupies the
location.)
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