The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 38, No. 194, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 20, 1964 Page: 13 of 26
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THE ALTUS TIMES-DEMOCRAT, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA
AGE THIRIEEN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 176
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Not I'm INVESTING in GAS AIR CONDITIONING
Take-Off for
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introduced
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JIM CLICK
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Headquarters
FFA Chapter's
Honor Parade
When You Save Special Side Panels From
FAIRMONT M-GAL. MILK CARTONS
CALL HU 2-4343 to Start Hama Delivery’
JACK BARNES— Distributor, East On Hiway 62
CHEVROLET
Port* Dept.
retiring FFA sweetheart, Judy
Williams, and her attendants.
Kay Adair and Jane LaGree.
Banquet room. tables and
Demo Fund Drive
Off to 'Good Start'
Also arrested were Frank W
Jones, 43. and his wife, Jean.
41 Hanrahan said they admit-
ted their part in the scheme
Secret Agent Beef Again
Among Best
their clothing and notified offic-
ers The bodies were recover- .
. . . Check with the Ports Department of Jim Click
Chevrolet Co . . . for Ports that are known every-
where . . . GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS. Quality
engineered and built to keep your Chevy the
Chevyest!
Shopper Buys
WASHINGTON (UPD There
are best buys in every depart-
ment of local markets this
weekend
Coming
War
SAUCE
MAKER
Don't be Fooled by look alike, and so-called bar-
gain-priced parts! Your Chevrolet knows the dif-
ference and deserves the best . . . original equip-
ment GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS and CUSTOM
FEATURE ACCESSORIES.
ceremonies held in the chapel
annex.
SEEKS NAME CHANGE
MILWAUKEE, Wis (UPI)-
Milwaukee garbage collectors
have asked the common coun-
cil to refer to them henceforth I
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Bidders from Hobart, Frede-
rick, Mangum and Tipton at-
tended the Altus Stamp and Coin
club's coin auction here Mon-
day night with more than 50 bid-
ders present.
The club presented some 154
lots of coins, ranging from gold
coins, 1964 proof sets, to single
key coins. Many Indian head
pennies and complete sets of
mercury dimes, Roosevelt dim-
es. Jefferson nickels and Lin-
coln pennies also were includ-
ed.
The displays contained many
interesting coins also. One dis-
play wa sa map of the world
with lines leading out to the
sides. where the coins of each
country were mounted.
There also was Confederate
money, large type currency, col-
lections of silver dollars and
commemorative half dollars.
A 1964 proof set was awarded
N.F. Turner of Altus as the door
prize.
Success of the sale has result-
ed in the club deciding to stage
a similar auction in the fall.
COME SEE US FOR ALL YOUR CHEVROLET
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NEEDS!
• GM Genuine Ports
4 Custom Feature Accessories
Driver Is Fined
A Wichita Falls man has been
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for
unit DouL
gas cooling, and the low-cost superior-
ity of gas for heating is well-established.
GOOD SERVICE! The first two
years service is free, and then a mainte-
nance contract is available. 24-hour and
weekend emergency service!
INSTALLED BETTER! Arkla Gas Air
Conditioning is installed above the
requirements set by FHA, and is
engineered for the best possible
performance.
INVEST IN THE BEST-Gas Air Con-
ditioning! See your dealer for a free esti-
mate, or tell your builder you want one.
No down payment, take 5 years to pay!
Wise buyers look closely at what
they put into new or remodeled homes,
and buying central air conditioning is
not just a purchase, it is an investment.
Arkla Gas All-Year® Air Condition-
ing is a good, long-term investment in
home comfort that pays dividends
every day in perfect comfort, minimum
upkeep, and lower utility bills.
LASTS LONGER! Arkla units are
built to last the length of an average
home mortgage.
One central unit cools and heats.
LOWER BILLS! Utility bills don’t
jump out of reason in summer with
butterfish,
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turnip tops. leeks, thundershowers are expect-
ed in the southern Ohio Valley
temperatures. generated storms
at Cicero, N.Y.
South of the Ohio Valley,
partly cloudy skies and warm
temperatures prevail. A few
showers can be expected
through the southeastern states
and southern Florida
Scattered thunderstorm warn-
ings remain out for the South-
ern Plains states, southern Mis-
souri and the northern and cen-1
tral Rockies
in the West, mostly fair
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NIGHTS AND SUNDAY CALL:
Dave Glass, HU 2-6819
John Ansted. HU 2-6301
Cubby Williamson, HU 2-1371
during the day.
Winds of 85 miles an hour
were reported as the cold front
meshing with the hot summery
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guests and Mackey Carder gave
a chronological report of awards
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Service man for four years, will also be good buys.
was arrested Tuesday and re- Best vegetable buys include
leased on his own recognizance asparagus, broccoli rahe, corn,
along with a man and wife Florida celery, kale, mustard,
team that allegedly acted as in- dandelion. I
termediaries between Bolden green onions, parsley, mush-
and one of the gang members, rooms. Swiss chard. radishes
tral junior high principal.
Regular Ceremony
Phil Grimes, the sentinal.
gave the invocation, and Sch-
medt announced guests would
observe a regular FFA meet-
ing ceremonial as a part of the
evening's observance.
"We always have opening and
closing rituals." Schmedt said.
‘This time vou will observe us
as we appear at a regular meet-
ing.”
Participating in addition to
Booker, who led the ceremonies,
and Grimes, were Don Hille-
meyer, vice president; Larry
Abernathy. secretary; Schmedt.
treasurer; Al Green, reporter
and Kent Metcalf, advisor.
As the banquet program pro-
per began Green gave the wel-
come and Don Connell, atten-
dance supervisor for Altus high
gave the response. Connell told
the group “FFA activities at-
tracted outstanding young men,
and varied work opportunities
afforded them helped build the
best in citizenship and achieve-
ment."
A vocal dun from Altus Junior
College were guest entertain-
in decoration. The background of speeding nn E Broadway,
for the head table was a large Donald George Kohl, 26, was
gold and purple felt emblem ticketed at 150 a.m. today by
used at all meeting. I city police.
File Sale Try
CHICAGO (UPD—A U.S Se- Reef will again be a top
cret Service agent was tn be feature at meat markets this
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place settings were in keeping
with the FFA purple and gold fined $10 after pleading guilty
colors, with FFA emblems used in Altus city court to a charge
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Five Nursing
Aides Honored
By Red Cross
Five Altus Red Cross volun-
won during the year teer nurse's aides were honor-
New Officers Named ed. Monday night at.Altus AFB
with certificates attesting to
FFA members participated in more than 250 hours volunteer
a torch light ceremony imme- service.
arraigned today on charges he weekend Steaks will be the
attempted to sell for $50,000 a most prominent Other top val-
secret government file on the ues will include rounds chucks
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Tuesday night just who was
proudest of the achievements nl A
the Altus FFA during the past Mh
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the hanquc’ oon a’ \ortheast E
unior nch were awards which Ea
have hern won h the chapter E
since last Vigu • Manx were E
fron stat’ w de 1 ontests nr i
from big 20 n mor.-' count E
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conference in Texas E
So jam-packed with announce- wee
ments was the evening, it re-
quired almost every minute to
get the full agenda included in a|p
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The Oklahoma Democratic
Party’s fund raising drive was
well under way today with $20,-
700 worth of tickets for a June
26 "Democratic Gale" sold to
90 prominent party members.
PARENT-SON BANQUET of the Altus high school
Future Formers of America chapter, an annual
event, was held Tuesday evening with the spotlight
going on the Altus FFA Queen, Kay Adair, shown in
upper photo with West Booker, the chapter presi-
dent. Another highlight was awarding honorary
memberships to two men who have been of special
assistance to the FFA program the past year They
ore shown in lower photo, from left, Alton Talley
and Robert Robbins (Staff photos)
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heat wave. roamed eastward
along a line stretching from
northern New England to south-
eastern Missouri today _ pu
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Three teen-agers drowned in Tuesday night, state,
Oklahoma farm ponds Tuesday. Alexander drowned in a farm . The tickets were sold at a
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raising the state s drowning toll pond southwest of Edmond Au- Among speakers were fromer
to nine in four days. All nine thorities began a search for Gov. W J. Holloway, W T Bill
the 90 minute schedule.
Howard Recognized
Charlie Howard, already se-
lected as 8 Junior Master Farm-
er of Oklahoma, was given the
DeKalb award as the outstand-
ing senior in FFA and the Star
Farmer placque. Fred Sch-
medt was awarded the top
scholar trophy, with an overall
grade point in all subjects of
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Farmers Robert Robbins and
Elton Talley were given Future
Farmer of America honorary
degrees. in an initiation by of
ficers before the banquet group
They were cited for “unusual
contribution to the chapter".
New FFA sweetheart for 1964-
65 is Kay Adair. Her attendants
are Margaret Howard and Mari-
lyn Wallace. Other nominees,
honored at the banquet with
their parents, were Jo Anne
Garvin, Gayle Sanderlin and
Betty Atchison.
Other awards went to John
Bates for crop farming and soil
and water management; Don
Shirley, farm safety; Eddie Wil-
liams. FFA foundation trophy
for the outstanding "green
hand,” Charlie Howard, live-
stock farming and farm mech-
anics and Jessie Willis for farm
electrification and poultry farm-
ing.
Awards were presented by
Clifford Peterson, superinten-1
dent of schools; Dennis Norman,
acting principal of Altus high
school and Roy Williams, Cen-
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Hanrahan said Bolden was re- onions., . .
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lieved of all duties He was pineapples, California Valencia
charged with soliciting payment oranges and bananas.
to influence him in perform- Eggs and dairy products con-
ance of duties, a charge that tinue as good buys,
could bring him up to 15 years This week's fish shopper will
imprisonment if convicted. He find plenty of dams, fillets,
denied the allegations. halibut, scallops,
shad and oysters.
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day and were accompanied by
gusty winds
Record high temperatures
were recorded in the Ohio Val-
ley Tuesday Scattered showers
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diately following the awards. Mrs Roy Radcliffe, with 316
symbolic of the principles of Ci hours, had donated the most
tizenship as well as agricultural time, according to Mrs. Oneta
achievement upon which the or- Duncan, executive director of
ganization is based. the Jackson county Red Cross
New officers for the 1964-65 chapter.
school year are Schmedt. presi- A registered nurse, Mrs
dent; Larry Abernathy, vice James Rinker and Mrs Dona
president. John Bates, secre- Land were each presented
tary; Don McAskill. treasurer; certificates for 260 hours, and
Carder. reporter; and Larry recognition for 253 hours duty
Robbins, sentinel. Their identi- was given Mrs. Milton Downs,
ties were announced just before Miss Mary Jane Little, a regis-
the closing ceremonies. tered nurse, was awarded a
Also in attendance were the 250-hour certificate during
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were teen-agers, or younger. him after his horse returned Hale, Lt. Gov. Leo Winters and
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The victims Tuesday were without a saddle to the stables The ontertainment show will
Donald Ray Clapper, 14, and on the farm of Alexander's em- he staged in Oklahoma City the
Dennis McEuin. 14. both of j_ht "befora the Democratic
Webb City, and Robert G. Alex- ployer, Ray Grabro. Alexander n84 Deforsatme Democratic
ander. 19. of Fort Supply. had been seen swimming in the ’________
The two Webb Citv boys pond earlier in the day. Ed-
drowned while swimming at a ™nd, firemen recovered the The bungalow type of dwell-
pond a mile west of Webb City, body from 10 feet of water. ing originated in India.
Dennis’ father, J. B. McEuin,
said the boys went to the pond
about 4 p. m and he became
worried and went to look for
them two hours later He found
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Buckley, Callaway. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 38, No. 194, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 20, 1964, newspaper, May 20, 1964; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2117766/m1/13/: accessed November 16, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.