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Swimming Pool Gets Top Priority
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Photo Contest
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copilot; Amn. Mark Anton, alert force con-
troller, Sgt. Gary Shaw, operations plans; Capt.
Gary Bopp, aircraft commander, and A)C Susan
Paxton, 11th AREFS maintenance.
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the recreation department from Western Oklahoma State
College.
I HE ALTUS DUPLICATE Club will meet at the City
Auditorium on the stage Thursday at 7:15p.m. This change is
for this week only.
The City Parks and Recreation Board approved a three phase,
long-range program of improvements at its Tuesday session to
include a new swimming pool, tennis courts and an indoor
facility, with recommendations that matching funds from the
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation be sought for two of the projects
On recommendation of committee members Keith Dodson,
Rex Bailey and Sonny Tims, the board unanimously agreed that
the new Olympic-size swimming pool would be the number one
priority, but the location was left open for further consideration.
City Administrator Royce Hunter said the Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation would be interested in the selection of a site for the
pool before it would commit funds for the project on a matching
basis
Want Ad
gets fantastic
results
base arts and crafts director
said. "Use your imaginatioi,
photograph objects, buildings
or events separately or in an
assemblage,” she concluded.
Prizes will be given for the
first, second and third best of
show photographs.
Entries will be received at
the arts and crafts center, bldg.
148. For further information
call the center at base ex-
tension 7048.
JACKSON COUNTY JUNIORS and seniors are invited to a
Coke party at the First State Bank Thursday from 7-8 pm
given by the county University Oklahoma Alumni
Association for any student who is interested in learning
about courses at O.U.
The informal meeting is for the purpose of answering
questions students may have about possible majors and
career choices, and what they may expect in financial and
academic aids at the University of Oklahoma
Interested students should come to the south entrance of
the bank and come directly upstairs to the community room
THE ALTUS CHAPTER of the Air Force Association will
hold a meeting on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Altus
Chamber of Commerce Office.
division.
It was the first time all three
junior high bands had com-
peted in the difficult reading
and playing music they had
never seen before.
Both Southeast and Nor-
theast concert bands placed
superior in the concert contest,
and Central placed excellent.
Judges grading sheets had
high praise for all three groups
both for musicianship and the
THERE IS A "GOOD possibility” that Russia will buy
another 5 or 6 million metric tons of American corn and
wheat between now and Oct 1, an Agriculture Department
official said today.
That is the date when a new Soviet-American five year
grain deal takes effect
ALTUS MASONI( LODGE 62 will meet Thursday at 7 p.m
at the Masonie Temple for work in the fellowcraft degree.
LADEAN DART, secretary to the administrator at
Jackson County Memorial Hospital, said the hospital has
recently reached its full occupancy, including 30 cases of
influenza She added that hospital officials have requested
that hospital visits be temporarily kept at a minimum as an
effort to curtail the spread of the influenza
We don’t want to risk someone bringing more flu into the
hospital, or taking it out and spreading it among people in
town,” Mrs. Dart said.
JANIE BUTLER AND Binoca M Fitts, were taken to
Jackson County Memorial Hospital after being injured in a
two vehicle accident at the intersection of West Broadway
and Willard Street The accident was reported at 7:54 a m.
Tuesday.
Butler was a passenger in a car driven by Roy D. Butler,
Sunset Mobile Home Park and Fitts was the driver of the
second vehicle
According to Patrolman Mike Howeth's accident report,
Fitts was traveling north on Willard and Butler was traveling
west on Broadway at the time of the accident. Fitts was
issued a citation for failure to yield to on coming traffic
Altus vicinity—Fair and warmer through Thursday. Gusty
southwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph today and tonight. High
today lower 70s. Low tonight lower 40s. High Thursday near
70.
Weather readings—High Tuesday 61. Overnight low 37.
Noon today 62.
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Enrolment Friday
WOSC Slates
joining the band or chorus.
It doesn't take professionals Jack Barnes, distributor, —
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The word around town is that DR MARTIN HULLENDER
celebrates a birthday today. 1JSA HAMPTON celebrates her
16th..and best wishes also go to CATHY SA VERA and ADA
McGEE for this special day TOMMY STAPP puts an eye on
some plastic...
MARGARET PURDY leaves some goodies' in a truck...-
BETTY STARR catches that last minute rush DON CAMP-
BELL pays a visit to the ATD and talks of upcoming plans..
KAE MYERS thinks the old one looks better
THE ALTUS FIRE Department responded to a fire at The
Chicano Club. Market Road, at 1:30 a.m. today
Fire Chief Raymond Whitt said the fire completely
destroyed the concrete block building and its contents. A
dollar amount of the loss was not listed on the fire depart-
ment log The club was operated by Felix Revilla
Firemen also responded to a fire in a sofa at 408 N. Julian.
The sofa was outside when the fire started The sofa, which
was owned by lewis Ham, sustained a $50 loss according to
fire department records
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The Advertiser said he got
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Want Ad. He sold the house
the second day and
received many calls.
If you want to turn unwanted
or unneeded items into quick
cash, call 482-1221 and put
your very own 15 word ad to
Take one dead cottonwood school grounds, surrounded by fresh air, friendship.           Will Rogers Elementary could not be made as we * by
tree, approximately 40 feet sand, and release 408 students    Those are the ingredients play ground project, sponsored the volunteers.
long, remove dead bark, small at various hours and in age which are delighting parents,  jointly by the Parent-Teacher   Nine hundred  and  titty
limbs and dirt, transport to groups. Result: fun, exercise, teachers and children in the Association, the schools, and dollars of that has been spen
CREW MEMBERS and passengers alike await
boarding a KC 135 for the first 11th AREFS in-
centive flight. Left to right, A1C James Watts,
boom operator; TSgt. Jackie Benton, 11th
AREFS maintenance; 1st Lt. Richard Hawk,
Dm 58th Year
VOL. 50—NO. 60
choice of music. In sight-
WITH THE assistance of the U.S. Air Force, the
Altus Bicentennial Committee put the roof on the
formation. tuition assistance forms and counseling on the reconstructed half-duqout at the Museum o1fthe
courses visit or call the education office, room 20, Bldg. 174. ext Western Prairie. (STAFF PHOTO by HARRY
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Oklahoma Fine Arts Foun- spotlight, and all it takes is a
dation for presenting a tip-top. call to Mrs. Trent Koontz, 482-
toe-tapping program on Sunday 7931 to get the schedule times,
at the City Auditorium, or a call to Brenda Nebling, 482-
For many months the 1221, and you too can join the
community chorus and concert next performance.
band have been working hard There is some great talent in
to show what they have ac- Altus, as shown by the many
complished and it was all a individual acts on the
first-rate performance at ‘Spotlight '76” bill, but the
"Spotlight ‘76.”                main emphasis is on you the
There are many people in our individual and a chance to sing
community, some with horns or play an instrument. Call
tucked away in the closet, or today and join in the fun, and
music stashed under the piano who knows, maybe another star
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l number of schools, and ten When the tree has too many
। times as many students occupants a "jungle gym” is
.. only a few feet away and as
Enthusiastic endorsement by many as a dozen can use it at
■ Russell Coffey, principal; John once
। McLeod, curriculum coor- Balance bars, set in angular
dinator, and members of the positions for a cumulative
PTA, headed by Mrs. Lowel distance of approximately 40
Tempter, president, gave toe feet provide fun for as many as
project the green light for 25 at once. Only a few inches
development.                  above the ground the balance
family Tuesday and Thrusday classes are 2223 philosophy of
reading the Southeast and religion, 2343 instrument pilot ground school and SC 2002 ethical
Central bands brought back issues in science.
excellent ratings and Northeast All of these courses will be completed by May 14. The summer
a superior rating.               semester of WOSC will start on June 1. For additional in-
Larry Harris, director of
That Altus Band, said the
directors at the junior high are
On March 21
The Times-Democrat’s
annual cookbook will be
published March 21, and
deadline for entries in the cook-
book is Tuesday. Persons who
are interested in submitting
recipes for publication are
urged to bring or mail them to
the office by that date This
year, recipes taken from old
cookbooks are especially being
sought.
Cookbook winners will be
determined at the annual Cook-
Off. set for 1:30 p.m., March 18
in the Blue Room of City
Auditorium A $25-grand prize
winner will be chosen by a
panel of 12 judges, and six $10-
first place winners will also be
named Categories of recipes
include main dish, salads,
cookies, vegetables, casseroles
and desserts
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PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
at Will Rogers was paid for with
funds accumulated from the PTA
sponsored Fun Nights.This year's
at the education center.
Topics covered will be money management, interest, in- V
vestments, insurance, family budgets and other subjects that 2
apply to personal and family finances. Lt. Col. August R. A
Savera, director of personnel, Altus AFB, will be the instructor, a
With the aid of tuition assistance, the cost to military persons I
will be $7.65. The cost to others will be $17.
The six on-campus courses are all three semester hour a
courses. Classtime will be from 6:30 to 9:15 p m. two evenings I
per week. With the aid of tuition assistance, the cost for the I
course to military persons will be $11.45 i plus books I and $25.50 I
(plus books i to others.
Courses offered on Monday and Wednesday evenings are 1213 ■
freshman English 11 (2 course i and SOC 2313 marriage and I
Pepsi Cola and Dr. Pepper, work for you for only 75c a day
xi our low cost 6 day rate.
providing outstanding
musicians for the high school
organization. "Only a few
junior high bands will even
compete in the sight reading
division," Harris said. "It
takes a tremendous dedication
on the part of both musicians
and director to prepare for a
sight reading contest. When
they do, they have learned
much about music and music
theory and are able to make
better musicians in high
school.”
A "Fun Night" is scheduled night revenues
for 6 p.m. Saturday at the It's difficult to decide what
school to raise funds           may be the most popular piece
The cottonwood tree is only of equipment on the
one of some 14 new pieces of playground, but the vote
playground equipment, most of probably should go to the dead
which are made from scrap tree It is surrounded by a 30x30
klahem Histericrl eciety
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The Altus TIMES-DEMOCRAT
Western Oklahoma State College (WOSC) has scheduled one I
Altus three junior high on-base and six on-campus courses for their spring II •
concert bands brought back top Semester. Enrolment will be held on Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. in
awards from the Southwestern the education center. Bldg. 174. Altus AFB.
District Concert contests The on-base course will be 1002 personal finance This is a two
Tuesday and did equally well in semester hour course and classtime will be from 6:30 to 8:20
the difficult sight-reading P m. on Monday and Wednesday evenings. This class will meet
Matching funds will also be sought for the new tennis courts it was agreed the Senior Citizens will have a top priority on
and selection of sites will also depend on bureau criteria. use of the building that will be reserved for them five days per
An indoor facility to take care of year-round activities such as week, for the hours they have requested
the youth basketball program will be necessary to continue and Separate facilities to store equipment and kilns will also be
expand all future programs which are now held at the Lincoln provided for the Senior Citizens.
Gymnasium which has been considered inadequate for a All Senior Citizen programs including RSVP, Roadrunners
number of years.                                               and AARP will now have use of the facility, for regular ac-
All recommendations of the parks and recreation board will tivities.
be submitted to the city council for final action                     The guidelines, presented by Mrs Boozie McMahan and
The board also approved a set of guidelines for operation and Sonny Tims provide for use of school groups on weekends and
use of the Rotary Center which has recently been turned back to there will be no charge for the use, which must be for non-profit
Idea for the ‘ home-made” provides a soft spot for those
playground came from a who slide off the big trunk
project which had received voluntarily, or involuntarily,
wide publicity in the com- but also is an excellent place
munity of Fairview. Would it for building sand castles, or
work in a community with a simply sitting in the sun
The Bicentennial
Photography Contest being
sponsored by the Altus AFB
Arts and Crafts Center is
drawing near, and photo buffs
pu. are reminded that the deadline
is March 16
The contest is open to all
military and base civilians and
263 their dependents.
Entries should portray
Bk anything of an historical
0 nature," Mrs. Catherine Royse,
Directors of the junior high
The CSJ, your mini- both band and chorus. Anyone bands are Sam Craig, Nor-
newspaper would like to take who can sing in the shower, or theast; Alan  Blackshear,
this opportunity to thank the beat time on an old tin pan, can Southeast and Gary Ford,
members of Southwest qualify for a spot in the Central.
'                           " Approximately $1,000 was bars, old iron pipes, are almost
provided for purchase of as much fun as walking a
Fun Night is  scheduled for   materials needed for con- railroad beam without any of
Saturday night  at Will Rogers   struction of some of the the danger.
School Cafetorium.                    equipment, and for purchase of
factory made equipment that (See PLAYGROUND Page 14)
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KCO Academy
Four senior non-
commissioned officers (NCO)
from the base were recently
graduated from the Air Force’s
Senior Noncommissioned
Officers Academy, the Air
Forces highest professional
military school for NCOs.
Senior Master Sergeants
Jimmy Carroll, 4th Mobile
Communications Group;
Auldon B Hodge and Wayne H.
Six, 56th Military Airlift
Squadron; and MSgt. Jack E.
lodar Jr , 2002nd Corn
munications Squadron, at-
tended the nine-week course
conducted by Air University at
Gunter AFS, Alabama
The school emphasized
modern management
techniques to help prepare its
graduates for a greater variety
of Air Force responsibilities
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