The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 1994 Page: 1 of 20
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Harold C. Thomas
who shoots from a public road is what I have to do.’ he says.
Vernon Butts Named to
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Local Hunter Challenges
Game Warden’s Charges
Georgia’s Chatter
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VOLUME 14, NUMBER 4
A NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPER
But on the issue of the right of
the Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife to control hunting on
what he considers Indian land,
he is adamant. "I have to do
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of Indians and a tot of white men
died over these treaties and they
have been ignored for years.’
Lest Thomas be mistaken for
an anti-Department of Wildlife
activist, he says he is not . He is
lavish in his praise of the De-
partment conservation work.
"They did wonders getting the
wildlife back here,’ he says.
Thanks to them there are more
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of the good Job they did controll-
ing things."
Department of Wildlife had no
comment on the Thomas case
specifically. But in general
terms said that any public road
is subject to laws prohibiting
shooting from them. “Anyone
Vernon Butts, Mannford bu-
sinessman, has been named to
the board of Heritage Bank of
Mannford and Yale.
Butts was voted to the board
March 8 at the American Ban-
corporation annual meeting in
Sapulpa. He fills a vacancy left
by the resignation of Mike
Trower.
land and who should control
hunting on it can be more fairly
addressed.
“I believe I had my rights as
an Indian,’ Thomas says. The
state had no jurisdiction on In-
dian land.”
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The three charges carry a
total of $960 in fines but Tho-
mas says paying them is not the
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tribal land’ without meeting
state mandated requirements.
He displays a letter asking for
help in the form of support and
donations for legal fees from his
Indian brothers and slaters. The
letter states that Oklahoma In-
dians should be assured the
right to hunt or fish on their tri-
bal reservations, as long as they
carry a CDIB card.
The letter bears the names of
several tribal chiefs and
leaders.
The Osage Council has sup-
ported Thomas in stating that
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Thomas maintains that he vl- Thomas is represented by Osage County to a reservation,
olated no laws by shooting that Tulsa attorney, Allen Core. Core Thomas says he will continue
day, since the game wardens says his defense of his client will the fight. Tm doing it to help the
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Firefighters Praised
See: Letter to Editor
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Olive Fire
The Olive Volunteer Fire Department team: Front from left: Kevin Perryman; Stuart Or;
Rick Bartley; Kyle Perryman; David Brown; Justin Spencer; Second row from left: Marty Moats;
Brian Carter; Richard Schiller; Third row from left: Kerry Yendall; and Travis Harris. (not pic-
tured: Terry Spencer; Stan Sisney: and Gannon Quimby.
Olive Fire Department Plans
Country/Western Fundraiser
By TERESA P. SMITH
Editor___________________________
When Ann Clark competes at
the state contest speech tour-
nament next month, she won’t
need to outdo herself. After all,
she won the state champion-
ship last year. But matching her
own success, carries its own
kind of pressure. “It's hard to go
back, knowing you were
champion." she says.
She and classmate and
friend J J. Varnell took the state
championship for Dramatic
Duet in 1993. The Mannford
High School senior is the
daughter of Johnny Walker and
a student in Carol Duffee-
Lunsford’s contest speech
team. Her achievements in a se-
ries of contest and tournaments
during the year have qualified
her in three events (the maxi-
mum possible) to go to state. to
be held April 7 at Oklahoma
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Vernon Butt*
years. He is a Lons Club one more chance to be involved
member and serves on the with Mannford. “I felt like the
board of Lions Club Bingo. opportunity to serve on the
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Butts says his presence on nford and Yate areas and to help
the board of Heritage Bank is area residents, he said.
land near Hominy in Osage
County. Thomas shot from the
road at what turned out to be a
decoy, planted by game war-
dens. He is scheduled to go to
court April 1 and his case has
the potential to expose the grea-
ter issue of defining what is
meant by Indian land and clar-
ify the right of the state and fed-
eral government to govern
hunting by Indians on that
land.
subject to fine," he said. “It
doesn't make any diflerence
who they are."
Thomas has expanded his S
private battle to a campaign to I j
give all Indians “the right to 4Pi
hunt, fish and trap on their own A
dian Country." hunted was restricted Indian
There are three formal land, subject to tribal but not
charges against Thomas, all state law.
misdemeanors. The first is
shooting from a motor vehicle. He also plans to cite a 1920
The second is transporting a decision out of the federal appe-
loaded firearm, and the third s als court that stated all public
shooting from a public road. roads in Osage County were‘In-
Thomas would like to have dian country." “There's prece-
the case moved to a federal dent for saying this -federal ap
court, where he believes the peal precedent," he said,
issue of what constitutes Indian - .............. .
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Harold Thomas, a longtime issue. Tm spending more than
Mannford resident and a part that on fighting this," he said. "I
Keetoowah Cherokee, believes had permission to hunt there
treaties made generations ago from my cousin, and Ive still got
may clear him ;of charges permission."
brought against him by wildlife pn ,
officiate. 3 L
About a year and and a half (
ago Thomas was hunting on A
R„pEeApCNrFI gym and will feature a raffle and for fire calls. Since the area is a
N"mpn*rmpm concession and lots of good, live high risk one for grassfires, the
/v<w Mutr----------------- country western music. department strongly encour-
On a Sunday afternoon, the “There was a need out here," ages residents to subscribe.
__________________- Olive Fire Department crew is Kevin Perryman, Olive Fire
deer and more turkey because gqut in force washing the dust Chief says. And the surround They can call us and not have
........ and soot of mutiple grassfires ing department need all the neip to woriy about that $050," Per-
from their number one truck, they can get too." Another moti- ryman says.
The wind is brisk and hot and vation in creating the new fire The department has 14 fire-
dry and conditions are ripe for department was to gain a better fighters, four with level one
more fire trouble. The crew has insurance rating for those who training and one with level 2
first responded or assisted in live in the area. Olive Fire backs training.
more than a dozen firecalls In up Mannford, Drumright and “We encourage people to call
the last couple of weeks. several other area fire depart- us as soon as possible when a
The Olive Fire Department is ments as well as serving its own fire starts and not think they
one year old and needs money area. can control it themselves,"
for Just about everything from The Olive coverage area Chief Perryman says.
trucks to pumps to bunker ranges from five miles north and The emergency telephone
gear. The department was bom four miles south of SH 33 and number for Olive Fire Depart
because of an obvious coverage one mile east and three miles ment is 352-3131. Calls are
gap in the rural area southwest west of the Happy Comer store, routed through Drumright Fire
of Mannford and east of All the firefighters are volun- Department at this time.
Drumright. teers, neighbors ‘Just trying to Subscriber contracts will be
The members of Olive Fire help each other out," first cap- on hand at the fundraiser for
Department hope area resi- tain Rick Bartley says. anyone in the coverage area
dents will turn out in force for People who live within the who wishes to enroll.
;their upcoming fundraiser. The olive Fire Department range, For more information about
event is set for Friday, March 27 can subscribe for $35 a year. the Olive Fire Department call
at 2 p.m in the Olive High School Non subscribers are billed $350 352-4145 or 352-4218.
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Ann Clark The 43-year-old Butts has
. She chose a dramatic inter , , , , , . owned In-n-Out Food Stores in
of contest speech takes poise, pretation of "Lost in Yonkers" back burner while she s getting Mannford for 21 years and has
talent and the ability to lose after seeing a movie version of her restaurant experience, she lved in the community for 22.
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tion within the few minutes you event. her of Students Against Drunk minorin businessfromthe Uni-
have," she says. I 01c Driving. She also belongs to the versity of Tulsa. He currently
Although Ann performs hu- In her second qualifying Oklahoma School Contest yrg-.n the board of educktion
morous material, she is at ease event.shewillperformidrama- Speech Association and partici- of Mannford Public Schools and
with life and literature’s ser- ticduet from Lost in Yonkera pates in National Forensic , of Golden Age
lous stuff. In her winning dra withelassmateApriNorbergIn League Tournaments This HousingbAuthority. He Sa
matic. duet last year, she por- torthcutmntsrromtwwpPys. ummersheplanstopertormat membef of Lakeside Baptist
thattheyongmanshelovesis -TheydanceRealslowinJack- Drumright."......•...... SJSZSu
also losing his sight son, and Elaine. What drives this well-spoken v-ar- He is a former Chamber
One ofte pieces she will per- After graduation. Ann plans and direct young woman to take yeasme-, sortert and was
form at state 1 a monologue in teat tenaTlsa Juntor Cotlege to the stage? "T be able toact18 named the PI 990 Mannford
which she plays a girl with a then Oklahoma state-niver a release." she says. Then Chamber of Commerce citizen
handicap. Ann says people slty. with an emphasis in re- there's that unique relationship tear
comment on her ability to con- staurant management; She between performer and audl- Ye
vey a disability, a sensitivity she Plansto perorm in theaterpro ence. “When they're believing A veteran Little League
attributes to her father’s use of a ductions on the college level. Al- the character. I know Ive done coach, Butts has served as
wheelchair. though acting may be on the well," she says, baseball commissioner for eight
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Retherford, Bill R. The Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 1994, newspaper, March 23, 1994; Tulsa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1949514/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 22, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Keystone Crossroads Historical Society.