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The Altus Times-Democrat
Am AR-Ameucas City With A Futuve Te Slmu-- Heme oh Covu Oshoue
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1974
PRICE 1O
VOL. 48--NO. 56
Simon Shifts
Miss America:
Allocations
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Three Fire Runs Made
Country Fire
Farmers Plan Meet
Runs Halted
Stafford New
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Bell Manager
Mobile Homes vs. Apartments Heard
Around Town
NEWS
BRIEFS
representative Keith Myers, a
Hollis attorney, local police are
asking for a pay raise that
comes as high as $150 for some
officers.
The proposal included raising
the starting salary from $477 to
$525 per month-the first raise
up stage props are chapter mem
bers, left to right, Mrs. Jim Atkin-
son, Mrs. Jerry Lucas, Mrs. Joe
Milton and Mrs. Billy Ray.
Altus firemen made three runs Wednesday with none of the
calls resulting in fire damage.
Around 12:30 p.m. firemen went to Humphrey to handle a
fire in a woman’s yard where cotton burrs in her garden
caught fire, followed by a run to Southwest Metal and Trade
where a small grass fire took place.
Around 10:26 a.m., firemen went to the Jiffy store along
East Broadway to wash a gas spill.
Touring Troup
Plans Special
The “Let’s Pretend Players” from the drama department at
Oklahoma City University will be in Altus Saturday to present a
special program "We Want Mrs. Duck."
The performance will begin at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian
Church, 208 E. Cypress.
Sponsors of the production are the Southern Prairie Library
System, the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council, the
National Endorsement for the Arts, and the Altus Friends of the
Ubrary Club.
It is an original play written by Claire Jones, director of the
group, and Bob Vargo, chairman of the speech and theatre
department at OCU.
“We Want Mrs. Duck” is an involvement drama for children
grades 1 through 4. Many of the Mother Goose stories and
rhymes will be incorporated into the play.
Involvement dramatics are a specialized and innovative type
of drama that actively involved the children in the storyline and
decision making process of the play.
Admission is free courtesy of the sponsors For more in-
formation call the Altus Public Library, 477-1950, ext. 238.
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Area cotton and guar farmers are invited to attend a
meeting Friday at the Warren Community building at 7:30
p.m.
Dr. John Pickle, area entomologist, will present a film on
boll weevil eradication and discuss current insect problems.
A representative of the guar association will discuss prices
and projected planting acres for 1974.
Scivally Possible Choice
in other council measures:
—accepted a single bid opening of $23,339.28 by George C.
Wright Lumber Co., for the replacement of some 3,1000 feet of
sewer line;
— the council named Darrell McClendon, employe of the
electrical department as employe of the month;
— adopted a resolution supporting the two-mill levy for
financing of the City-County Health Department;
— looked into a bid offer for stage lighting at the city
auditorium;
—made an authorization for electrical transformers;
—moved to discuss the rent problem” with tenants at the
municipal airport to tonight’s council meeting;
—heard a report from Ersa Kiker, sanitation department
head, concerning the containerized trash collection system
being tested by the city with Kiker saying that one man picked
up 38 containers in 45 minutes.
The Weather
Altus vicinity-Sunny today with high in mid 80s. Partly
cloudy tonight with slight chance of thunderstorms. Fair to
partly cloudy and mild Friday.
Weather readings—High Wednesday 87. Overnight low 54.
Noon today 74.
Second Class Postage
Paid At Aitus, Okla
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Bob Stafford, a native of Blackwell, has been named manager
for Southwestern Bell’s Altus group of exchanges. He replaces
John Millar, who has been named manager for the company in
Lawton.
Miller had been manager for the phone company here since
February, 1973.
In his new position, Stafford will be responsbile for South-
western Bell’s Commercial Department operations in Altus,
Hobart, Headrick, Mangum, Olustee, Eldorado, Blair, Rocky,
Lone Wolf and Granite.
Stafford joined Southwestern Bell as a communications
representative in the company’s marketing organization in
Tulsa. He worked in that group also as a sales and service
(See STAFFORD Page 2)
Altus City Councilman J.C. Lowell has requested that the
council hold an informal "job interview" for a possible
replacement for Jack Weaver, city planner.
Lowell said that he has been in contact with Jim Scivally,
former city manager of Mangum, as a possible replacement
for Weaver who will take on the city manager position at
Chickasha March 25.
The informal talk with Scivally is slated to take place at
tonight’s adjourned council meeting.
Stallworth Returned
Jackson County Sheriff Joe Boaldin has returned a man
arrested in Oklahoma City back to Altus to face felony
charges.
The man was identified as Bennie Stallworth, 42,
Oklahoma City, who was wanted here on a felony charge of
obtaining money under false pretense. He is also wanted in
Okmulgee on a similar charge.
Happy Birthday wishes are extended to DAN STEPHENS
who said he won’t issue tickets today. . BOBBY HINTON is
working on an "anti-cowboy" project. . .JOYCE HEN-
DRICKS seems to be neck-high in sheets...
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By CRAIG HARRIS
Proponents and opponents of a planned mobile home park
coupled with an abstaining vote forced an adjournment of the
city council meeting until tonight.
The controversy of mobile homes versus apartments
surrounded a zone change from agricultural to multi-family on a
2.68 acre piece of property near the Horizon Apartments
Under the proposal presented by Ryan Kerr, the property
would be used as a mobile home park built by C.E. Pollock,
Altus.
Opposing the item was nearby Horizon Apartments, Inc.,
represented by Bob Scarbrough.
In a presentation by Kerr, the property would be used to hold
some 24 mobile home pads and would be built so it was com-
patible with the surrounding area.
Scarbrough opposed the idea by saying in effect that the multi-
family zone change would not fit mobile homes since the trailers
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Saturday at City auditorium. Setting
Officials, Police Hold
Salary Bargain Session
A possible pay raise and bargaining session between Under the proposed
other benefits was the topic of police and city officials Wed- guidelines set out by Fraternal
discussion at a collective nesday afternoon. Order of Police legal
GM To Delay OKC Plant Construction
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)— tain. which no cost figure has ever homa City plant was to have market would improve "before "This is the sharpest year-to-
General Motors Corp. officials And while he said it was no been given, is being deferred, employed 5,000 people upon its reluctantly making this deci- year drop in at least 16 years."
i announced today that sharp de- consolation here, "we have also “Genera! Motors'Oklahoma as- completion in 1976. He said 60,- sion.” The GM executive said
■ clines in auto sales has forced had to defer an assembly plant sembly plant is not cancelled," 000 GM employes "are on in- "The reasons are readily ap- monthly production totals show
I an indefinite delay in construe- announced for Memphis, Tenn., he said We are doing our ut- definite layoffs" in other cities parent," he said. "Since the GM passenger car production
| tion of their new Oklahoma at the same time we disclosed most to turn this situation and 60,000 is enough people to first of the year, sales for the for the first two months of 1974
I City car manufacturing plant. our Oklahoma City plans around. When it is turned run a dozen such plants” of the industry are off 25 per cent, but running 42 per cent behind 1973
I Richard L. Terrell, a General In adition, he said, ex- an und, as we are confident it Oklahoma City size, this average does not tell the figures.
I Motors executive vice presi- pensions planned for three will be, additional facilities Ground was broken on the whole story. Small car sales The GM employes already
■ dent, said the decision was Michigan plants also have been again will be needed to meet proposed 3.2 million square foot have gone up by two per cent, placed in Oklahoma City, pri-
3 made "reluctantly " by GM offi- postponed. the product demand." Oklahoma City facility just while sales of intermediate-size marily executives vi! ‘remain
■ cials meeting in New York this He stressed that the inter- ierrell declined to speculate eight weeks ago, and Terrell cars are down by 27 per cent here for a wiile Ltie up loose
I week because car sales are ruption in the construction sim- on the length of construction said GM officials waited as and full-size car sales are down ends,” Terrell said, but then
I down and the future is uncer- ply means the plant here, for delay, but noted that the Okla- long as possible in hopes the about 50 per cent. will be moved-
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are single-family structures, and that the property is too small
for a mobile home park.
City Planner Jack Weaver, who explained the property
outline, admitted “If I owned the property across the street
(Horizon Apartments) I probably wouldn't like it.”
Weaver went on to say that he believed there would be a better
use of the property.
The discussion finally came down to a vote for approval of the
zone change passed on by the zoning commission.
All the council members present except Will Nordman voted
in favor of the proposal with Nordman abstaining.
Since there were only five councilmen present, and five votes
are needed for passage of the zoning ordinance, the measure
failed to carry, forcing Mayor Hoyt Shadid to ask that this item
plus another zoning change be adjourned until tonight when,
hopefully, a full council is present.
Three File for Council
incumbent councilman Bill Farley today filed for re-
election to his council seat in Ward One, Altus. He will be
opposed by Tom Stewart and Clarence W. Dickson who also
have filed for the Ward One spot.
Cookbook Due Sunday
The Altus Times-Democrat Fourth Annual Cookbook will
be published Sunday. Persons wanting extra copies to give to
friends or relatives are asked to call the circulation desk, 482-
1221, to reserve their copies Price for each copy will be 35
cents.
Pvblished Daily Except Safurday) and Sunda by Altus
Newspper Inc 218 220 West Commerce Ailus Okla 73521
will be were treated to a demon-
A SPECIAL production for children entitled "We
Want Mrs. Duck" will be presented by the OCU
drama students at 10 a.m. Saturday at the
Presbyterian Church sponsored by the Altus
Friends of the Library. Admission is free.
For Gasoline
WASHINGTON i AP) - Fed-
eral energy chief William E. Si-
mon announced today he is or-
dering gasoline distribution to
insure that all states receive at
least 85 per cent as much gaso-
line this month as they had two
years ago.
Simon said, however, that
states with better than normal
supplies would not have their
supplies reduced toward the 85
per cent average this month.
Any additional supplies re-
quired for some states will be
drawn from gasoline in-
ventories, Simon said.
Simon added, however, that
beginning in April he would
start equalizing the dis-
tribution, aiming for a spread
of no more than 5 per cent
above or below the national av-
erage in any individual state
supply.
Simon said Alaska, Kansas,
Louisiana, Minnesota, North
Carolina, Texas and Wyoming
all will receive 100 per cent or
more of their March 1972, gaso-
line supply levels this month.
“We will be carefully assess-
ing the supply situation in such
states,” Simon warned. “In
April no state will have an allo-
cation fraction above a max-
unum of 95 per cent.”
MEMBERS OF Delta Eta Chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi are busily
preparing for the Miss Altus
Pageant, scheduled for 8 p.m..
Jury indicts Ehrlichman, Colson
WASHINGTON (AP) — A the defendants broke into the to testify before a House com- agents and three counts of ly- single charge of violating Field- on Aug 31, 1971 Colson ar-
federal grand jury today in- Beverly Hills office of Dr. mittee. mg to a grand jury about the mgs civil rights and is serving ranged to obtain $5,000 to fi-
dicted former White House Lewis J. Fielding with intent Liddy already is serving a activities of the White House a six-month sentence at a fed- nance the break-in.
aides John D. Ehrlichman and to search for confidential infor- sentence for contempt of court special investigative unit known eral prison at Allenwood, Pa.
Charles W. Colson on a charge mation concerning Daniel Ells- for his refusal to testify before as the plumbers.” Krogh agreed to cooperate with Baker, De Diego and Mar ti-
of violating the civil rights of berg.” a grand jury. The indictment alleged that the prosecutors. nez allegedly entered and
Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist. The burglary took place on Liddy was sentenced to serve on July 27, 1971 Egil Krogh Jr. The indictment also alleged searched Fielding's office.
Also indicted on the same Sept. 3, 1971, when Ellsberg a maximum of 20 years for his and David R. Young Jr sent a that on July 28,1971 E. Howard Both Barker and Martinez
charge were Watergate con- was under indictment in con- role in the June 17, 1972 break- memorandum to Ehrlichman Hunt Jr sent Colson a memo served about a year in prison
spiratorsG. Gordon I iddy, Ber- nection with the leak of the in at Democratic National Com- which discussed a request to which discussed a proposal to for their part in the Watergate
nard L Barker, Eugenio F Pentagon Papers. mittee Headquarters. prepare a psychiatric study on 'obtain Ellsberg’s files from break-in.
Martinez and Felipe De Diego. The grand jury also indicted Ehrlichman also was charged Ellsberg. his psychiatric analyst” Martinez, 49, was released on
The indictment charged that Liddy on two counts of refusing with one count of lying to FBI Krogh has pleaded guilty to a The indictment alleged that parole this morning.
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Special Guest
Featured guest at the Miss awarded a $150 scholarship;
Altus Pageant, scheduled for 8 second runner-up will receive
p.m., Saturday at City $50; and third and fourth place
Auditorium, will be Miss runners-up will be awarded $25
Rebecca Ann King, Miss The chapter will also present a
America, 1974. The event is trophy to the contestant chosen
sponsored by Delta Eta as Miss Congeniality.
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Miss Lisa Garnett, the
Miss King will receive the reigning Miss Altus, will crown
key to the city from Mayor her successor
Hoyt Shadid in a brief Tickets are now on sale for
ceremony at 12:30 p.m., theeventat Altus Drug, Bunker
Saturday at the Granada Room Hill Drug, Altus Chamber of
of Friendship Inn Restaurant. Commerce, or from any
The ceremony will be followed member of Delta Eta.
by a press conference for area The 14 contestants in the
members of the press at 2:30 pageant include Susan Ballew,
p.m., at the City Auditorium. Annette Steidley, Debbie
Television newsman Jerry Ballew, Ginger Tyree, Tonia
Adams will emcee the pageant. Weber
Adams is employed as an- Leah Lamar, Viki Jordan,
chorman for KWTV, Channel 9 Teresa Oden, Jan Gilmore,
at Oklahoma City. He served as Stefanie Rodda, Sheila Wood,
a judge here several years ago. Delores Amore, Lisa Bassell,
The contestant crowned Miss and Way line Cline.
Altus 1974 will be awarded a
$300 scholarship and a $200 AnA"i r.A
wardrobe from Delta Eta. She LlLniI EVPS
will be accompanied by a J--
member of the chapter to the m .. m
state pageant Pn inp ngc
Runner-up winners receive I UllUu MV
cash scholarships in addition to “
plaques depicting the occasion. Members of the city council
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str at ion of how to handle a
mild-mannered police dog.
The demonstration was held
by David A. Grady, Apache
policeman who is also a trainer
of police dogs.
Labeling police dogs as not
... m c, e , j being a "cure-all” in police
wAltus Fire Raymond work, Grady said that a police
Whitt has announced that his dog does have its place in
department will not make "putting the uniformed officer
county fire runs possibly the back on the street
rest.of.this week. 1 . Uses of police dogs, he said,
in some three years-17 Whitt wenttonttotexplainthat can be used effectively to hold
recommended pay increases bis, annuncementapetains suspects at bay, roust burglars
for certain officers that in- nna atiresaand tta u out of buildings and more mild
eludes a 10 per cent raise on two reported, the department will thingslikefinding lost persons,
cases down to two per cent in make the call and finding drug caches,
other cases plus other pay The reason for the an- To emphasize his point,
raises and benefits that in- nouncerent Whitt says is Grady allowed his dog, a
ciude nouncement, wnitt says is Labrador Retriever, to wander
--uuE- because the city-county fire . .. ,
z. +, l - u loose in the council room and
-a cost of living raise to truck is in the repair shop and then showed those
generally coincide with the cost won't be available until at least methodslovmdosPrenle
of living index that is projected Friday. used m an attack "
at about 15 per cent; Whitt also said that if far- “SAfter “the demonstration,
-a two-stage salary raisesof mersasstgressirresaeppurmene Grady allowed the dog u
(See SESSION Page 2) giving a notice. (See DOGS Page 2)
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Gilmore, Robert K. & Hart, Sandra. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1974, newspaper, March 7, 1974; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2121462/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.