New Mannford News (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1969 Page: 1 of 6
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Basketball News on School Page
New Mannford News
News From The Heart of The Lake Areo
PRICE: 5e
Number 2: Volume 10
OES Installs Officers
Mrs.
Baker of Tulsa;
Darkness Doubles
Traffic Troubles
SH
the
and the beautiful-but-threat-
at
and
officers
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Contester is Speaker
At B&PWC Meeting
included:
marshal,
con-
has
honored her with a ceremony
entitled “One Light” for her
ment
fawns.
One
COYOTE SCAPEGOAT
FOR RANGERS
Wildlife biologists
is
of
of
and
fog,
and
in-
and
the
me nt plant Dec. 30.
A feasibility study
cerning a rural gas line
ed county road north of
51.
Poles are in place for
installing
Billie
installing
Deputy, Mrs. Jewell Huffman
and her husband. The offic-
ial visit of the Deputy to be
Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
for $150.00. Obyiously
savings is substantial
i
birthday. She was presented
with a decorated candle
to examine antelope mdar year 1968.
Oklahoma residents who plan
to enjoy the state’s abundant
woods and waters for years
to come. and lifetime license
holders will never be affect-
ed by a fee increase for ann-
New Mannford News, Mannford, Oklahoma, Thursday, January 9, 1969.
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“Visib lity on the road
reduced by longer hours
darkness, accumulation
frost on car windows
windshields, occasional
Thursday evening, Jan. 2
7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Georgia Lang
91 Hstosg S
:3105
In the first year of regist-
ration the non-deductible
amount is $20.15; 2nd year,
18.25; 3rd year, 16.54; 4th
vear. 15.00:
6th year, 12.37; 7th year,
11.25; 8th year, 10.24; 9th
year, 9.33; 10th year, 8.51;
and 11th rear and on, 6.15.
the meeting and introduced
Mrs. Leia Boles, Past Grand
Matron and Mrs. Georgia
Lang, who acted as installing
officer.
Mrs. Lang introduced those
who were to assist her and
The individual licenses for
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00 and the combination sells said.
the "Smart drivers,” Lester
for said, "compensate for these
dangers by making certain
their lights are functioning
News From City Hall
Streets lights have been
installed on the newy surfac-
Mrs. Dorothy Roberts install-
ed Mrs. Juanita Hinton and
Mr. Wayne Enloe who were
unable to be installed earlier.
Mrs. Elledge announced
practice for the District
Deputy’s visit to be Jan. 11
at 7 p.m. This meeting is to
be preceded by a covered
dish dinner honoring the
properly and aimed correctly
- by clearing their windows
and windshields of snow and
ice, and by maintaining vig-
ilance behind the wheel as
they move along in street
and highway traffic.”
The C mmissioner went on
to say, “Now and then you
see a ‘peephole’ artist who is
straining to take in the view
of what’s transpirng around
him. He’s handicapped and
heading for trouble.”
Lester offered motorists
cold weather advice* saying,
I ncel AlS Newe
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Mrs. Ozelle Elledge
Mr. Jack Lynch, newly
stalled Worthy Matron
Patron presided over
Mrs. Elledge’s
ual licenses.
However, officials said,
even if financial matters
won’t permit the larger pur-
chase be sure to pick up the
new 1969 license before go-
ing afield after New Year’s
Day.
particularly noisy
cold day or night, start the ducted in the near future,
engine a few minutes ahead Briesch Eng. is to make the
of time, turn on the heater study,
and defroster to raise the
car’s inside temperature to DOE DEER EXPENSIVE
prevent condensation on the HUNTING
glass
It was also pointed out Two doe deer and a high with a
that streaking windshield speed auto chase across which was then lighted and
wiper blades should be re- mountain roads cost four Le- she carried to each officer
placed, assuring the driver Flore County men $1,000 and who had good wishes for her.
his windshield can be cleared 10 days in jail recently when Mrs. Roberts then present-
effectively in rain, sleet or arrested by State Wildlife ed Mrs. Elledge with a gift
snow ‘ officials and officers of the from the Chapter.
"Under adverse traffic Talihina highway patrol on Refreshments of birthday
conditions,” Lester said, "the U.S. Highway 271. cake and coffee were enjoyed
winter-wise motorist also re- W ildlife Rangers Ralph by all.
duces speed, taking into ac- Rose, Whitesboro, and Claud-
count that it takes longer to ie Clubb, Heavener, made the LITTERBUGS — PAST
stop on snow or ice." arrest about 1:00 a.m. rand AND PRESENT
Motorists were warned to took two guns and a high- According to some histor-
• maintain a safe following powered, sealed-beam spot- ical data revealed recently by
distance behind other vehic- light from the car. the Keep America Beautiful
Ies during icy road condit- County Judge , D.G. Hari organization the problem of
ions. Also to give signal to fined each man $230.00 and litterbugs is hardly a recent
remain on the defensive for sentenced them to 10 days in innovation.
possible mistakes of others. jail. There was also a fine of A sign in the ancient city
Th inks were extended to $60.00 for trying to outrun of Herculaneum, which was
the club members that help- LOCAL HOMEMAKERS the officersand:0qcost buried by Mt. Vesuvius dur-
ed with the TB unit when it SCHEDULE MEETING to get the car out of storage, ing the first century A D.,
was stationed in Mannford. The Mannford Homemak- FOoD FOR THOUGHT S U S T subjected
Rey. Chester bowline to wsoramral Pushhmeespeare's
“If you are happy and con- daddy was fined for littering
....... in 1552, and in 1784 a Boston
paper editorialized against
the mess made during a July
one of our neighboring states amounts can be used for 1968
found a good use for coyotes and 1969 automobile license
recently during an assign- tags purchased during cal-
new power line to be installed
into the East Foster industr-
ICtl •U-vavan,
The surfacing on the west
end of Coonrod Ave. is 95
percent finished and is ex-
pected to be completed with-
in the next 10 days. Mann-
ford Ready Mix is the con-
tractor.
B&C Inc., are the contract-
ors sealing the cracks in the
city’s streets, with the task
almost complete.
A site has been particially
cleared for the city’s ware-
house building. The 40’x80'
building will be located ad-
jacent to the water tower.
The contract was finalized
on the Mannford water treat-
little pronghorn raised a bit
of a fuss while entangled in
a catch net and mama came
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logists, nets and various
other pieces of equipment be-
fore spotting two hapless
coyotes watching the activity
from what they considered a
safe distance.
During her vengence sud-
denly the big female gave
chase and quickly caught the
slower of the two critters. A
sharp, powerhouse kick to
the ribs sent the coyote
tumbling. It gave the ante-
lope a good feeling just on
general principles and gave
the biologists enough time to
examine and release the cry-
ing fawn.
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION FEES
Only a portion of the cost
of automobile license tags is
deductible in Oklahoma as
personal property tax on Fed-
eral income tax returns ac-
cording to Clyde L. Bicker-
staff, District Director of In-
ternal Revenue. The deduct-
ible amount from the cost of
the license tags (excluding
the notary fee or service
charge) based on the year of
registration. The year of re-
gistration is shown on the
automobile registration cer-
tificate.
The non-deductible amou-
nts are shown below for each
The Mannford Business & ball score prediction contests, was investigated once, when
Professional Women’s club The state and national or- her winning entry won her a
meet Tuesday night at the ganizations publish maga- $2500. diamond ring. She
First Methodist church with zines regularly that list con- named off several of the
quest speaker Mrs. Ruth test helps and other infor- prizes she had won and on
Morgan a former Mannford mation which help new cont- some items such as shavers,
resident. ■ esters as well as old contest- radios and cameras, she
ers to turn in winning en- couldn’t even remember the
Mrs. Morgan, who is em- tries. exact number she had won.
ployeed with Public Service Mrs. Morgan said it is im- She ended by saying that
at Sand Springs gave the portant to know what type of all ages enter contests and
program using the topic judges will be judging the the biggest prize she has
“contesting”. She was intro- contest and listed several big won is the many friendships
duced by Mrs. Beth Gilreath national judging concerns gained thru the contesting
program chairman for the and told what type of entry organizations,
evening. each firm likes, clever or vUEG,
Mrs. Morgan stated that straight-to-the point. Mrs. Mailene VanHorn
she entered the field of con- she keeps a file on the en- opened the business meeting
testing, entering contests, by tries she has sent in, which and introduced guests Mr..
accident but within three ones have won and etc. When Shirley C rane, a sister f
months time had won several she enters a contest more Mrs. Morgan 3 and Mrs.
big prizes and many smaller than onee she sends the en- Donna C aume
ones She belongs to a con- try blanks in under a differ-
testing club in Tulsa which ent form of her name and
has the largest membership this way can tell exactly
of anv contesting club in which entry won. She says
America and several memb- most experienced con testers Mrs. VanHorn selected a ers Extension group have a
Ar of her club have won enter contests just to win nominating committee to re- meeting scheduled Thursday,
large national prizes. with the prizes just thrown port at the next meeting Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. in the home
& . 430" "Le are form- in which included: Mrs. Martha of Mrs. Leona Enloe. I i
Contest ng c ubs are ’ Big national winners are Swezey, Mrs. Martha Arm- Lesson topic will be differ- ented and have all the cloth-
oremniattonssyitndcomvenit- almtnttiwavthstigme Mrsceneviene X X2SM5S h . d.
that RKfe bi -from
Wtyw'th^^ ant 6 5 member of the prize. Feb .4 an that the state zuemare wicome at the SeXd"' Mndasdscyoupar thanamgayprEepacketguro
trraingkgmmermyoricad constinn is sbedkrahom dues of »>.« are SS 220 oat at I odl h^ doll
thhughbontstsincudingfoot- She commented that she City. due in January. "e 3 21. as
Darkness doubles traffic
troubles, motorists were
warned today by Public Safe-
ty Commissioner Bob Lester.
This year Wildlife Depart-
ment officials are suggesting
the lifetime license to replace
the annual burden of having
to purchase a new license to
finish out the remaining
weeks of hunting seasons.
Assistant State Wildlife
Director Farrell Copelin says
with the lifetime outdoors-
men will never again have to
purchase special hunting or
fishing permits. Deer, ante-
lope and turkey hunters have
a special advantage as well
as trout fishermen and other
sportsmen who spend their
leisure time afield.
from year of registration. These
NEW LICENSE
TIME AGAIN
A new year has crept
around the corner and the
time has come to renew that
hunting and fishing license
for another 12 months of iun
and adventure in the Oklaho-
ma wilds.
chaplain, Mrs. Helen White
of Sand Springs; installing
organist, Mrs. Margaret
Goatcher; and installing sec-
retary, Mrs. Leia Boles.
The flag was presented by
Mrs. Jewell Huffman of
first meeting of the year for
Mannford Chapter no. 446
Order of the Eastern Star
GUESTS OF PURSELLS
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Les Pursell Christ-
mas Day were Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Yeager and children
of Stillwater, Mr. & Mrs. Bob
Berryman of Sapulpa, Mr.
and Mrs. Rick Bruner and
daughter. Mrs. Flora Bruner
and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Pursell and child-
ren.
anel alaat ‛‛ ha
Mannford chapter no. 446,
Order of the Eastern Star
met in the masonic temple
Tuesday, Dec. 31 for the ann-
ual installation of officers.
The meeting was open to the
public.
Sue Lyn Black served as
candle lighter. Billie
Baker and Dorothy Roberts
were soloists. Pauline Tay-
lor presided at the opening of
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adult art CLASSES
BEGINNING
Mrs. Jean McGhee, in-
structor of art and French at
the local high school has ann-
ounced adult art classes are
scheduled to be held from 5-7
p.m. each Wednesday in the
art room. room no. 13 at the
Mannford high school. Any-
one, who is age 18 or older
and is graduated from high
school is eligible for member-
ship.
Mrs. MsGhee will be pre-
senting techniques of art ap-
preciation with the classes in
which will be offered: water
color, oil and decoupage.
Sketching trips and social
events in addition to classes
will be held.
Everyone with an interest
in art has been invited to the
first class in which a brief
orientation will be given.
Mrs. McGhee has announ-
ced that she hopes to have
classes for ages one through
12 in the near future.
Tulsa, who is district deputy
for the district for 1969.
Gifts were presented by
Jerry Gregg to Pauline Tay-
lor, junior past matron and
to Jack Lynch, past patron.
Pauline Taylor presented a
traveling jewel to Ozelle El-
ledge, the new worthy mat-
ron. The officers honored
the new matron with a cere-
mony entitled “Bethlehem’s
Star”. Mrs. Elledge was con-
ducted to each star point who
wished her a prosperous and
happy year and each put a
star in a centerpiece which
had been given to her.
Refreshments were served
from a beautifully decorated
table covered with pink net.
Mrs. Pearl Steward and Mrs.
Clara Greenwood served at
the tea table.
The first regular meeting
was held Jan. 2.
"Before starting out on a been ordered and will be con-
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Buck, Lola. New Mannford News (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1969, newspaper, January 9, 1969; Mannford, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1948797/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Keystone Crossroads Historical Society.