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Page 2, The Wynnewood Gazette, Thursday, April 28, 2005
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This newspaper is published weekly on Thursday by
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210 S. Dean A. McGee. Wynnewood, OK 73098.
Phone (405) 665-4333 • Fax (405) 665-4334
Email: wynnewoodgazette@sbcglobal.net
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This tax shift will result because voters in numerous school districts in
Oklahoma have voted costly bonds for school construction and other needs.
At the time of the vote, these local taxpayers probably were not aware that
if oil companies in their districts have some of their taxes taken off the tax
rolls, it will be the average homeowner who will have to pick up that tax.
Since the commitment to pay taxes for school needs has already been
made, and if the oil companies don’t have to pay their share, the average
Joe Farmer and Jane Homeowner will have to pay it for them.
Hamburger, Pop & Chips
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Publication Number USPS 693860
Consolidated with the NEW ERA, March 1, 1931
Periodical Postage Paid at Wynnewood, OK
Postmaster: Send address changes to:
The Wynnewood Gazette, P.O. Box 309, Wynnewood, OK 73098
Larry G. Russell, Publisher
Tiffeny Dodds - Advertising, Production
Jacque Reese - Typesetting, Production
Tammy Ervin - Creative, Bookkeeping
Don Coffey - Photographer
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Now for some odds and ends of
information. Did you know?
That a dime has 118 ridges
around its edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its
tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24
hours.
A gold fish has a memory span
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Donations will be accepted.
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If you, the average taxpayer, don’t want to pay big oil’s share of al
valorem taxes, if you don’t want to pay MORE so that big oil can pay
’ LESS, you must let your legislators know this Please contact them and
say, "No more. I don’t want to pay someone else’s fair share." Tell them
to vote no on House Bill 1715.
Legislators with constituents in this area are: Rep. Lisa Billy (405) 557-
7365; Rep. Wes Hilliard (405) 557-7412; Sen. Susan Paddack (405) 521-
5541; and Sen. Johnnie Crutchfield (405) 524-0126.
Respectfully,
Your Garvin County Officials
and School Superintendents
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resident Ralph "Speedy" Riddle has
been selected to officiate the 4A and
5A state basketball championship
games this weekend at Lloyd Noble
Center n Norman.
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1995 - Wynnewood native. Major
General Tommy R Franks, has
been named Commanding General
of the 2nd Infantry Division,
Republic of Korea. Franks currently
serves as Asst. Chief of Staff of the
UN Command/Republic of Korea -
U. S. Combined Forces Command/
U. S. Forces Korea/Eighth U. S.
Army, a position he has held since
June 1994.
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EXCHANGE STUDENT Han-Kyeol Oh competing at the
Konawa Track Meet last Friday. [Photo by Don Coffey]
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The cause of this dispute is simple. According to Tax Commission rules
and confirmed in lawsuits and court cases, certain items should be taxed as
ad valorem (property) tax. These properties, if shown on the tax rolls, have
for the most part been subject to ad valorem taxes. However, some of
these properties were not even reported by the oil companies. And when
assessors hired private contractors to help them locate properties, they
found numerous properties that had not been reported or else their value
had been under-reported. The result of this discovery is a request for a tax
exemption. If oil companies are granted a tax exemption, they will be
taking money which has been designated by our Constitution to go to
schools, counties, our career tech system and other services. More
importantly, they will be shifting their tax burden to the Oklahoma
citizens who own their own homes, farms or ranches. Unfortunately,
average Oklahoma citizens do not have the time or money to pressure the
Legislature for a tax exemption, yet they will be forced, in place of these
oil companies, to pick up the burden for the support of schools and other
services.
There is another young man who lives in my household (but not a
family member) who was disallowed as well. The reason was because he
didn’t have a formal jacket. This young man is 6’5” and slender. I couldn’t
borrow a jacket for him, and he couldn’t afford one. But one of the other
rules was that a jacket was required for the young men. The prom is the
only event at the school that requires a jacket. So this young man didn’t
get the chance to attend either.
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A breathalyzer was to be administered to all who entered the banquet or
prom I am not even sure that this one is even legal. Can school districts
administer drug tests or breathalyzer tests to children without prior notice
to parents or consent? Who pays for all these things? Who administers
these tests? Why would they? Are there problems we need to be aware of?
Or are there teachers and administrators with way too much time on their
hands’’ I personally would like to see these same tax-paid employees put
that much emphasis on these children’s educational needs.
Jackie Stevenson
Three Diamonds
For Our Past. Our Present
and For Our Future
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One of the best things about living in a small town is the fact that
everyone knows everyone. The benefits of this are endless.
Well, I believe that those days have passed. It seems that it no longer
matters, especially in our school system. This year’s prom was evidence of
that.
My son is a senior at WHS and also is a mildly autistic young man.
The school has enforced new prom policies and criteria in order to attend.
Some of the new criteria and rules are extreme and unwarranted. My son by
being autistic (communication disorder) not only failed to tell me of the
new policies but so did the school district. The new policies were not
found in the student handbook of rules nor were they issued to the parents
via USPS or email.
I went to pay for the tickets to the prom (by the way, they doubled from
last year). I was then told of the new policies. With only ten minutes to
omply, I was told I needed to bring the dress of his guest to the school for
approval. I needed to take a form and have it completed by the guest’s
principal, which, in effect, was a personal recommendation. I needed to
submit driver’s license, address and phone number of the guest. Well, I felt
this to be extreme The guest my son was to take was born and raised in
this community and only recently had relocated to the Dallas, Texas, area.
Iler dad was in the seminary. Our school district had 10 years of records on
this young lady But I was told a lot could have changed in the last 18
months in this young lady’s life. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I
then asked if I could get a letter of recommendation from our pastor or
youth director. No......Then being totally sarcastic I said. “Well, if her
family was good enough to have a show bam named after her grandfather
and her other grandfather was elected mayor, I would think she would be
able to attend.” No...A rule is a rule, and it is for everyone. I couldn’t get
the dress in time for approval anyway.
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The Garvin County Sheriffs
Office is sponsoring their second
Annual BBQ Cook-Off Saturday.
April 30, at Wacker Park in Pauls
Valley. Proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer Society. For a $5
donation, you will be served the
best BBQ in Garvin County. Eating
begins at 12:00 noon.
There will be a horse shoe
tournament and lots of fun
activities are planned for the day,
live music, face painting and
games.
For more information call Bill
Roady at (405)238-7591.
When Harold Price commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build a
headquarters building for his pipeline company in my hometown of
Bartlesville, he told Mr. Wright he wanted a three-story building. Wright
suggested 10 floors. “We finally compromised on 19 floors.” Price said.
I couldn’t help but think of that compromise when reading about the
newly announced state budget agreement. State Senate and House leaders
have agreed to spend an eyepopping $5.94 billion in the next fiscal year.
I hat represents an alarming increase of nearly 11 percent over FY-05
appropriations of $5.36 billion.
Keep in mind, the politicians could have chosen to limit government
row th to the rate of Oklahoma’s population growth plus inflation
approximately 3.06 percent), Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates
CHS) released a survey last month showing that 66 percent of
iOklahomans embrace this common-sense spending limit. Only 19 percent
disapprove of the idea.
Or. as an alternative, the politicians could have at least made sure that
late government doesn’t grow faster than Oklahomans’ paychecks. The
latest bureau of Economic Analysis estimates put Oklahoma’s annual per
apita personal income growth at 5.1 percent. CHS polling data tell us
hat an overwhelming 88 percent of Oklahomans believe state government
pending should grow slower or at the same rate as Oklahomans’ income.
In the end. the politicians decided that their budget is more important
han yours. State government is set to grow at more than three times the
ate of population growth plus inflation, and more than twice as fast as the
paychecks of those of us who are paying the freight. Rather than growing
government at a modest rate - and using the half-billion dollar surplus to
vipe out the death tax and cut your top income-tax rate from 6.65 percent
to approximately 5.32 percent - the politicians have decided to go on a
vipartisan spending spree. Very disappointing.
Brandon Dutcher, VP for Policy
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Inc.
Oklahoma City - (405)602-1667
When Oklahoma citizens are paying a record high price for gasoline at
more than $2 a gallon, when oil is selling for a record high $50-plus a
barrel, it is hard to understand why oil and gas companies have come to the
Legislature this spring seeking a tax exemption on some of their property.
Yet, HB 1715 will provide such a tax exemption. The bill has already
passed the House of Representatives and the Finance Committee of the
State Senate. Its next stop is the Senate floor.
What a shame! Oil companies are getting our money through record
high gasoline prices. With House Bill 1715, we will also be expected to
pick up part of their tax burden!
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1925 - Workmen remodeling the
home of W. W. Craig discovered a
copy of The Wynnewood Republic
dated December 29, 1892. It is in a
bad state, but the Craigs are
delighted to have it and enjoy
looking at the advertisements tor
goods and services in that earlier
time.
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of three seconds.
A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time
for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can
blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Almonds are members of the
peach family.
Babies are bom without
kneecaps. They don’t appear until
the child reaches two to six years of
age.
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1935 - Funeral services were
conducted for local pioneer. Dr. W.
E. Settle, who has practiced
medicine here since 1894. Dr.
Settle suffered a fatal heart attack.
He was 69.
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1945 - Mr. and Mrs. Luman
Cockerill have received word that
their brother-in-law, Sgt. Calvin
McGown, was safely back with the
Americans after being in a German
POW camp. McGown was declared
missing in action on December 19.
An April 7 cablegram stating "safe
and well with Americans" had the
family assuming McGown had been
liberated. It was later learned,
however, that he escaped the camp
on his own and spent five hair-
raising days and nights getting back
to the American lines.
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1955 - OU coach Bud Wilkinson.
State Campaign Chairman, sent a
letter of congratulations to Garvin
County for surpassing their quota
for the Heart Fund. Mr. R. C.
Maxwell, Sr., county chairman,
turned in $2,150.
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1965 - Top seniors of 1965 at
Wynnewood High are Ann Skinner,
Valedictorian, with a gpa ot 4.0,
and Salutatorian, Nancy Holland,
with a gpa of 3.97.
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Miniature Roses, Azaleas, 19566 13
Hanging Baskets, Hibiscus 490 pd
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Beaded Purses & Belts, . 4 83ame
Bright colored Scarf Belts, X
OU - OSU - Savage Watches, * $-772
Assorted Jewelry, < 5
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