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The woman’s mother finally saw
the husband strike her daughter, and,
questioning her, learned that abuse
had been going on for several years. It
ranged from wild verbal accusations
to beatings. Because he had not yet
directed his abuse toward the chil-
SANTA'S WORKSHOP is in need of toys and money. Phyllis Ray (right)
accepts a $500.00 check in behalf of Santa's Workshop from Rotary
President Jim Roles.
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COLLEGIATE CAREER underway. Stephen Alexander (right), of Chickasha, saw his OU Sooner football
career kick-off in fine (and a little scary) fashion Saturday night as the Sooners defeated Syracuse in the Carrier
Dome, 30-29. Alexander, recruited by several major colleges, is shown here with OU head coach, Gary Gibbs,
Nurse Reported In Good
Condition, D.A. Awaits Tests
Aleata Beach moved out of intensive care on Sunday. Her condition is
rated as good.
Beach has been in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City for one and
one-half weeks for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. Beach, a registered
nurse employed by Grady Memorial Hospital, allegedly attempted suicide
while chi duty at the hospital.
According to reports, Beach might in some way be involved in the deaths
of four patients at the hospital.
Samples have been taken of all four possible victims. The District
Attorney is now waiting for lab results from the State Medical Examiner’s
office. According to assistant district attorney, Richard Vandyck, this
could take up to six weeks.                     ______
Bible Verse
of The Week
See that none render evil
for evil unto any man;
but ever follow that
which is good, both
among yourselves, and
to all men.
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
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By John McVey          .ommunity without regard to finan- continues to express anger through
Author Paul DeKruif, in a novel cial circumstances, she pointed out. violence.
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by Marshall Settle .
"It's raining all over the world!"
On Monday (Labor Day) of this
week, as we relaxed and listened to
the rain falling gently onto the roof
of our screened patio, into our
consciousness came those words
which we believe are lyrics from a
once popular song.
With eyes closed, it was easy to
transport back in time to a Sunday
morning on our farm home near
Washita, where the Settle kids
attended school during the early
days of World War II.
It was easy to remember, how on
that Sunday in the early 1940's, the
rain fell intermittently throughout
the day. It was not hard to
understand, why we must have
believed that the rain was indeed
"falling all over the world."
And perhaps at that moment in
time it was!
It was harvest time and we recall
our cotton field wagon parked not
more than a hundred yards from
the house. Part of that Sunday was
spent reading and listening to the
gentle falling rain from under the
tarp that covered the cotton wagon.
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Thirteen Plead Guilty To
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when to us it was "raining all over Felonies In District Court
Actually the reality of life has    In Grady County District Court dur-    Charges of unauthorized entry to  the county jail when he pled guilty to  dren.the wifehadkeptquiet about it.,
taught us, that although at the  ing August, thirteen accused felons jail against Joseph Glover were dis-  charges of larceny of merchandise   The victim s mother persuaded her
moment we may be "flying'  pled guilty, twocases were dismissed,  missed by Judge Hibbs.              from a retailer.                      to go to the Women’s Crisis Center
through an overcast and heavy rain, one defendant pled “blind."             After pleading guilty in front of Moms Crank and Ronald Thomp- where she and her children received
just hold steady to the course and    A “blind" plea is a guilty plea with-  Judge Hibbs, to charges of uttering a  son each pled guilty to charges of  immediate shelter. She was able to
as reported by the weather out recommendation. Most likely, in  forged instrument Kay Blythe was  second and subsequent felony driving  think through her options from a po-
sequences and realities of life, we  this situation, the defendant's attor-  sentenced to ten years with seven years  under the influence. Crank received a  sition of relative safety. She was
will soon break out into sunshine  ney and the district attorney’s office  to do.                               three-year suspended sentence with  provided with a women’s advocate
• and clear skies.                     were unable to come to an agreement,    Judge Alford sentenced Charles  14 days in county jail and Thompson  for legal assistance, and received a
—L -                       . . the defendant must then await court Tedder to seven years with five years  was sentenced four years to do.       victim’s protective order which pro-
judgement                          to do after he pled “blind” to charges Charges of false and bogus checks vided safety from the abusive spouse.
Sean Magdalenoand Angela Leath-  of possession of marijuana with intent  against Eldon Harvey dismissed by   Every case is different, and the
erwood pled guilty to child stealing in  to distribute.                        Judge Hibbs on the grounds of wrong  Women’s Crisis Center and the
Judge Hibbs court. They were each    Melvin Yates pled guilty in Judge  defendant - ID false.                 women’s advocacy program that op-
sentenced to five years with six months Winchester’s court to concealing and Calvin Lambert pled guilty to erates through the center merely pro-
to do.                               withholding stolen property and re- charges of robbery and was sentenced vides shelter and counseling,
Donna Jean Pettit pled guilty to ceived a five-year sentence with two to five years to do.                      Gitthens said some cases are quickly
charges of embezzlement in front of years to do.                              Jason Camp pled guilty to escape resolved, at least for the time being.
Judge Hibbs and received a five-year Judge Hibbs sentenced Michael and larceny ofa motor vehicle and was through counselling. Many are never
deferred sentence.                   Alexander to a three-year suspended sentenced to ten years to do.          resolved, because abusers continue in
Terry Smith received a five-year sentenceafterhepledguiltytocharges Judge Winchester sentenced Wil- their behavior and victims place love
suspended sentence with TADD in of assault and battery on a police liam H. Campbell to five years to do for their spouses above safety.
DOC after pleading guilty to his sec- officer.                               after Campbell pled guilty to his sec- Counselling for the abuser as well as
ond and subsequent count of felony Robert Givens received a two-year ond and subsequent driving under the the abused is available in the Chickasha
driving under the influence.          suspended sentence with 30 days in influence charge.
Index
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Obituaries.
Legals.......
Classifieds
Agri-News.
Sports.......
having to hire an attorney. Some
court costs are assessed at the end of
the hearing. Debbie Gitthens, of the
Women’s Crisis Center, said it is now
possible for women to get out of an
abusive situation.
Inarecent case, aChickasha woman
who was the mother of several young
children was subjected to repeated
physical and verbal abuse by her hus-
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Grady County school districts are The $721,453.26 in protested tax
affected to the tune of $721,453.26 dollars, to be held in escrow by the
by efforts of public utility and county treasurer, includes money
pipeline companies to get their tax for 12 school districts including
rates lowered.                     Chickasha.  How much different
That is the amount of money that school districts are   affected
is being placed in escrow owing to depends on how much of their
tax protests by these companies, school taxes come from oil and gas
Vernon Florence, Alex companies that are taxed as public
superintendent of schools, told a utilities. Chickasha Superintendent
group of county and school of Schools Merrill Smith said that
officials and other interested the current unfinalized Chickasha
citizens during a meeting at school budget will be $11.2 or
Canadian Valley Vo-Tech School $11.3 million, and oil and gas
Tuesday morning.                  property valuations represent about
Money needed for public 10 per cent of the value of some
education comes from ad valorem $40 million in property serving as a
taxes, which are levied against real tax. source in Grady County,
estate, personal property, and Chickasha stands to lose
public service (utility) property. 6113,746.77 placed in escrow
Florence pointed out that any through the protest, out of a budget
deficiencies resulting from of more than eleven million
reduction in taxes from utilities dollars. Alex, with a school budget
must be made up for by raising of about one and a half million
taxes on real estate and personal dollars, a small fraction of
property.                            Chickasha's budget, stands to lose
written some years ago, put the fol- Domestic abuse, according to> Police Detective Irene Harvey said
lowing line in the mouth of a distin- Gitthens. is part of a cycle of abuse, that a year as an investigator with the
guished pioneer doctor:              This means that when a child sees  police department, and a much longer
“We know everything about skin  adults around him abusing one  time working as a volunteer at the
disease, except for its causes and another, the child often learns to Women’sCrisisCenter.hasgivenher
cures.”                             copy the behavior. Then, even  some insights into the way the abuse
Some such statement might have  when the child grows up, he         (Contined On Page 2)
fully applied to domestic abuse a few
years ago. As for cures and elimina-
tion of causes, society even now has a
long way to go. But now, at least, the
Women’s Crisis Center offers imme-
diate safety for abused women.
Also, the Victim Protective Act now
enables abused women to get a victim’s
protective order speedily, without
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$76,284.34, Friend $29,152.41.
Minco has $1,179,093 of
disputed assessed value, with
$69,330.67 in escrow from the
portions of the district in Grady
County and a total of $87,147 in
total protested taxes, according to
Minco Superintendent of Schools
Gary Smith. Tuttle has $1,512,619
valuations under protest,
$89,214.27in actual money.
Verden has $353,663 in disputed
assessed valuations, with
$26,524.73 in escrow. The 75
mills under dispute for Verden
represent the highest millage listed,
compared with 54.48 for
Chickasha.
Florence said that since 1991
public utility and pipeline
companies have benefited from a
declining property tax rate. These
companies have also had little or
no increase in their total property
tax bill since 1979.
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