Lake Keystone News (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 12, 1981 Page: 1 of 6
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LAKE KEYSTONE NEWS
Twice
A Week
MANNFORD, OKLAHOMA
(USPS 381-080)
Six Pages
Sat.-Sun. - September 12-13-1981
Copyright, 1981, lake Keystone News
Vol. 22 No. 26
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news and interviews
Counselor to
address senior
On aging
Appointment made to council
Expansion and name change
Senior Citizen’s
meeting held
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steps coming back up.
Harriwr Phelps, Sherrye
Haile and I rested our tired
feet in the lobby while the
others made that trip.
When they returned,
however, there wasnt time
to learn much about their
excursion because they had
found a leak in the fresh air
Owner, Operator J. R. Payne, right, with workers of Jack Barton Builders. Completion of building expected about
September 21.
They will also have a booth
at the Arts and Crafts Show
at Tulsa Fairgroung on
Oct. 28.
Gospel singing Sunday
Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring a Gospel Sing
Sunday, Sept. 13-8 p.m. at the Pirate Stadium.
Ladies Auxiliary to meet
ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 7441 will meet Tuesday,
Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Post.
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This is the first of a series
of articles and interviews
that will be written by
Wade Harper, a Senior at
Mannford High School.
This column will help our
community kbep up to date
on the unportant issues
taking place at school.
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to go to the voters on
October 20. If passed by
the voters $120,000 dollars
of tins bond will be used for
transportation and the
other $226,060 dollars will
be used for buildings and
ground work.
various towns throughout
three counties, Creek,
Osage and Tulsa. At their
last meeting, in Drumright
on August 18, the group
discussed the possibility of
fixing an annual dues
figure of $2 for each
member. They feel that
this amount would be
affordable to all Senior
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Monica Turner. Glen Turner, Alan Kenzie. Sherry Haile, Hariette Phelps and Rogers Jennings, Power House
Mrs. Barbara Senn,
Counselor at Central Vo
Tech, will be at Mannford
High School at 1:30 p.m.on
Tuesday Sept. 15.
She will be addressing
the seniors and their
parents, explaining to them
how to obtain financial aid
Considering the financial
situation of the School, this
proposed bond issue, if
supported by the voters
will relieve economic
pressures and allow the
school to make necessary
improvements.
At one point we were 23’
below the Arkansas River
level on the Sand Springs
side of the dam and 105'
below the Lake Keystone
level. Thats a long way
down but one does not
realize it. I think no one
was nervous except,
maybe, Monica.
The last part of the tour
was to the very bottom of
the dam and I can’t tell you
about that ‘cause I didnt
go. Rogers told us that
there were at least 163
Superintendent who is conducting a tour through the Keystone Dam.
for further education. She
will also show a film on the
subject.
On Thursday, the 17th,
Mrs Senn will be at the
School to meet with the
seniors individually. All
parents are urged to attend
with the students.
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automatically turned on.
At this point, too, there is
an office machine which
records everything that
happens in the operation,
the information printed on
tape. Everything is so
electronically controlled
that every little change in
the system is recorded.
J. R. Payne Used Cars
Inc. is in the process of
expanding, with the
construction of a 36’ x 42’
building which will house a
new Service Department
and office. Jack Barton
Builders are in charge of
the construction.
The Service Department
will employ a day time
mechanic who will be
available to the public
Eastern Star to meet
Mannford chapter No. 446, Order of the Eastern Star,
will hold their regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, September 17, at the Masonic Hall.
years ago. At that time
they sold only used cars,
then included Vans and
R.V.’s. He plans to dispose
of all used cars on hand and
deal only with Custom
Vans and R.V.s.
The Company name will
be changes also. The new
sign will read “J. R.
Payne, Custom Vans &
R.V.’s Inc.”. "I never
thought Id be a R. V.
year. Although these
cutbacks will help, there
will not be enough money to
finish projects needed and
planned for.
On Wednesday night, Uie
School Board voted on a
$340,000 dollar bond issue,
Loy Steward, has been
appointed by Mannford
Senior Citizens to represent
the group at the Creek
County Council on aging.
Ben Quimby from Silver
City was appointed as
Assistant.
Loy reports that a new
group R.S.V.P., I Retired
Senior Volunteer
Program) has been
organized through the
council. This group is
endeanoring to organize
Senior Citizen groups in
cooler and the machine
shop was flooded. We got
out of the way so Roger’s
could go to work.
Rogers told us that the
lake level was lowered by
6” during the Great Raft
Race on Labor Day. The
gates at the dam were
opened on Sunday from 2 to
8p.m. and on Monday from
12 noon to 4p.m.
It was a great
experience. A great big
Thank you” to Rogers
Jennings.
Citizen members.
At this meeting the group
was entertained by the
Drumright Senior Citizen
Kitchen Band, directed by
Midge Harris. Midge was
winner in the recent Silver
Haired Legislature
election. The next R.S.V.P.
meeting will be Depew, at
2:oo pm, on Sept. 15.
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They work a eight hour
shift and Rogers said that
90 percent of his eight hour
shift is spent on his feet.
(My feet hurt after I'd
walked that concrete and
metal for an hour or so.)
We were first taken to the
lobby, where we were all
surprised. The floor is
carpeted, the walls are
paneled, covered with
paintings depicting
historical origin of the
country and a description
of the uncontrolled flow of a
body of water as compared
with the controlled flow. In
the center of the room is a
glass covered display of the
water system, the locks
and dams, from here down
to New Gleans, Louisiana.
There are comfortable
chairs and rest rooms
there, also.
There are two generators
at Lake Keystone Dam.
The turbines and all the
other equipment down
there amid all those
concrete and steel walls
are fantastic. I know
nothing of how machinery
works, so how could I try to
explain’’ At one point,
though, there are rows of
huge fire extinguishers
that are keyed to do battle
at a given point if a fire
should break out. For
instancee, if there should
be trouble with one of the
generators the fire
extinguishers are tuned to
that trouble spot and
during regular business
hours. They plan to
"service what we sell” and
will carry a supply of parts
and accessories for their
vans and R.V.’s.
Though J. R. and Sandra
Payne had lived in the area
about six years they didn’t
move their business from
Tulsa to their present
location on Highway 51,
West of Mannford, until 2 4
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Billows of smoke rolled
from a grass fire at Salt
Creek North Wednesday
evening around 4:30. On
hand to fight the fire, and
doing a tremendous job,
were Arlin Hendricks and
Cliff Hayes from the Corps
of Engineers. Another
person was seen in the
smoke but it was
impossible to get near him.
Campers were out
watching, though they
Senior Citizens, at their
last regular business
meeting appointed
committees to be in charge
of different projects. Their
regular business session is
held the first meeting of
each month.
Appointed to the kitchen
committee were R.V.
Copeland and Lottie
Posten, with Maudie
Weaver volunteer. Meals
are served on Tuesday and
Friday of each week with
Tuesday being "bean and
cornbread day” and on
Friday its “pot luck.” In
charge of ceramics are
Ruby Brown. Nelda Scott
and Ruby Seitzler. The
ladies plan to enter a
display of crafts in a booth
at the Downtown Mall in
Tulsa on Oct. 26 and 27th.
Dealer”, J. R. said. But a
Dealer he is. His line-up
will include “Merry Miler”
Custom Vans and Campers
and “Tec” mini motor
homes. The Class A line of
motor homes wil include
"Sports Coach” and
“Crosscountry".
Opening date for the new
service department is
tentatively set for
September 21.
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were not actually
threatened. The fire was
under control by 4:45 p.m.
The fire broke out when a
squirrel crawled into an
electric transformer,
chewed a wire, and set off a
spark. Suppose the culprit
was shocked into
confessing the crime of
arson?
HATS OFF TO THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS!
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A tour through the dam
at Lake Keystone is
athrilling, surprising and
educational experience. At
the invitation of the
Mannford Chamber of
Commerce a group of
seven met for a guided tour
on Tuesday evening.
Included in the group were
Alan Kenzie, Harriet
Phelps, Sherry Haile, Glen
and Elaine Turner with
daughter Monica, and
Gerri Puryear.
I'm Gerri, I'm with Lake
Keystone News, and I feel
that I can give a better
description of the tour if I
keep it on a rather personal
level.
Our guide was Rogers
Jennings, who is Power
House Superintendent at
the dam Rogers’ name is
spelled correctly with an s’
because, before his birth,
he was named for Will
Rogers. One of the first
things he told us was that
Friday, September 10,
would be his last day at
Keystone Dam. His home
is in Checotah, Oklahoma
nd he will be closer to
nome when he resumes
duties at Webbers Falls.
Keystone Dam will lose a
very' dedicated, proud man
when Rogers Jessings goes
home He was a gracious
host on the tour.
The Corps of Engineers
does not retain a “round
the clock" crew at the dam
site as I had supposed.
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"It will be the end of next
year before the school is
able to afford luxury
items,”says Robert
Hightower, Superintendent
of Mannford Schools.
When Superintendent
Hightower came to
Mannford from Barnsdall,
he found the schools in a
financial bind. Doing what
he could with what little
was left over from the
figured budget, he told the
staff and faculty at
Mannford schools that
cutbacks would be made.
The cutbacks made, with
the cooperation of the staff,
will make a large
difference by the end of the
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