The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 312, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1983 Page: 2 of 12
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Jodi Lynn Whitley, left, and her twin sister
Jenni Carol are 1 year old today. They are the
daughters of Jebi Whitley, Altus, and Doug
Whitley, Farmville, N.C.
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Prepared from quality ingredients just like
those used in your own kitchen. You'll like our
low prices, too! We buy in large quantities and
pass the savings on to you.
Also attending were
Mayor Leo Houck, Coun-
cilmen Roger Teigen,
James Starr and Winston
Higgs, along with Jerald
Stone, city administrator,
and Police Chief Hoyt
Benedict.
A number of police of-
ficers also assisted with the
dinner.
The Altus Fraternal
Order of Police held its
first Christmas party last
week at The Towers.
There were 225 people at-
tending.
The lodge was assisted in
the preparation of the meal
by Juanita and Blonnie
Ray. They donated the
equipment and several
hours of work.
Safeway Stores manager
Gary Thompson donated
many needed items, and
the Community Action
buses were provided by
Avey Rico. Police officers
were drivers.
Assisting with the supper
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payroll. They come to the
plant located two miles
south of Duke from their
homes in Jackson, Greer
and Harmon counties, with
a few from more distant
locations in Oklahoma and
Texas.
Purity of the mineral is
90 to 91 percent as it comes
from the mine. This is very
good.
Corporate offices are in
Dallas with Phil Simpson
chairman of the board and
Max Montgomery, presi-
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Warehouses also are in
the Dallas area.
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Everyone's favorite, Charbroiled
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By RL TH FERRIS
Many eastern Jackson
County residents might be
surprised to learn that two
major mining industries
are an integral part of the
western half of the county
topography. In fact,
geologists estimate there is
a 1,000-year supply of one
of the minerals, except for
the fact that more and
more uses are being found
for it.
This plentiful mineral is
gypsum, and the quality of
the gypsum from the mines
near Duke makes it
desirable as wallboard in
for a variety of installa-
tions.
Copper is the other
mineral which has been
mined in this county, and
probably will be again
when the price rises
enough to make it pro-
fitable. Copper, and in-
finetesimal quantities of
gold and silver, are found
in the Creta mine of
Republic Gypsum.
Approximately three-
quarters of a century ago
U.S. Gypsum established
its plant at Eldorado. When
depression hit the construc-
tion industry the plant clos-
ed and was never reopen-
ed. However, the land con-
tinues to be owned by the
U.S. and except for in-
stallation of all new equip-
ment could operate again.
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It was at this Eldorado half-inch, five-eights and
site that one of the major one inch. Width is usually
pre-historic finds of the four feet wide and six feet
world was unearthed. It long. However this can
was a mastodon so large vary to eight feet, and even
that in the museum in longer for special order
which it is on display at the purposes. One of these
University of Oklahoma recently was four by 16 feet
Norman campus, a smaller to be used in an elevator
head is mounted with the shaft.
huge body. The skull lies on Shipments began in
the floor beside it, as long August 1964. Duke plant
as most skeletons itself. operates six and two-thirds
Republic Gypsum has its days a week, 16 hours a
executive offices and plant day. Forty-five company
near Duke at the site of the owned trucks transport the
mining operation. Harvey wallboard. Common car-
Oldroyd has been the plant riers also are used during
manager for the past five rush periods, or for a par-
years, coming from plant ticular location,
management of the U.S. Both residential and
Gypsum facility at Sigurd, commercial uses are found
Utah. His lives in Altus. for the product which can
Republic Gypsum has satisfy most architectural
rapidly become one of the needs, including those for
major producers of gyp- deluxe structures.
sum wallboard used for a Most of the users are in
variety of construction and Oklahoma and Texas, but
insulation purposes. At the New Mexico shipments are
Duke plant, wallboard only increasing steadily, as are
is manufactured, but it is those to other states,
made in five thicknesses "Actually we serve the
according to the needs of whole southwest area,”
the construction industry. Oldroyd said.
Thicknesses are three- Two hundred ten full
eighths inch, quarter inch, time employees are on the
were Mertie Hartwig, city
personnel director,
Jackson County Sheriff’s
Department dispatchers
and Norman Plew, owner
of Norman’s Grocery, and
C.R. Anthony’s department
store.
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Gilmore, Robert K. & Hale, Dave. The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 312, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1983, newspaper, December 29, 1983; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2116471/m1/2/?q=%2522dewey+redman%2522: accessed July 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.