Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 45, Ed. 1 Monday, May 6, 1991 Page: 1 of 12
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Altus
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Altus, Oklahoma, home of—Amy Van Oostrum
Bush returns to work
any doubt on where to cast
school district he resides in and then the voter will be issued
what
(See *Bush back page)
C. — 2.
2-493
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Tick problems issue concerns
(See *Briefs back page)
Disaster request goes to White House
KEITH ADAMS
(See ‘Request back page)
School elections
_
slated Tuesday
Crossincthe Red-
June Moxon and Ken Beidleman stopped at a local restaurant Sunday
as they passed through Altus on their cross-country trip. They began
the trek two years ago and hope to reach their destination in North
Carolina on Dec. 1. (Staff photo by Catherine King)
life Times... Page 2
Interview with Dear Abby
Chapter CM of PEO will
meet Thursday In the home
of Mrs. Bea Brumley, 1016
E. Cypress. Co-hostess will
be Mrs. Melda Moore.
travel on the interstates be-
cause the shoulders are so big
and the police officers tell them
to use them for safety.
They travel between 12 to 15
miles a day, but when the wind
is behind them they can double
that rate. One day they traveled
37 miles.
Moxon said the trip has
restored her faith in people.
Many people stop and ask what
they are doing and some praise
them. She said they have been
called "A bright spot in a dull
News Pair pedaling
briefs way across U.S.
Seven Jackson County school districts wl hold their annual
school elections Tuesday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Marisue Hurley, secretary for the Jackson County Election Board,
said there have been several changes made in the law governing the
the ballot for his school district.
In the Altus, Duke, Eldorado, Martha and Navajo school districts,
the voters will only vote on the three operational levies. In addition
to the levies. Blair and Olustee patrons will decide school board
races.
In Blair, Bob Gray and Chuck Butchee are seeking the Office No.
seat. For Office No. 4, Duke Logsdon and Tom Roberts are on the
ballot.
The Gladiolus Unit will
meet Tuesday in the home of
Mary Biles, 818 E. Cypress.
The leader will be Nola
Wensel. Roll call will be:
Name a Song with a Bird's
Name In It.
said there have been several changes made in the law governing the
school elections. For the first time, all 26 county polling places will
be open for the elections. If voters have .......
their ballot, they are to refer to their voter identification card which
will ind cate their precinct and it’s site.
Prec net officials will be able to check in the precinct registry to be
sure the voter is registered. The voter must tell the precinct officials
The MacDowell Club of
Allied Arts will meet May 21,
instead of Tuesday, 7:30
Etc... Page 3
Austin wins "Top Reader
Southwest Baptist WMU
Association will meet at the
Eldorado First Baptist
Church Tuesday, 10 a.m. It
will be a covered dish
luncheon. Margaret Moffett
and LaVerne Newton will
present the book study
"Empowered".
p.m. at 212 Paseo de Vida. .....
Hostesses will be Krueger, contraption travelling through traveled through the Rocky
Frederick and Rustman' town Sunday? Contrary to what Mountains. The only problems
There will’ be Installation of it looked like it was actually a they have encountered are the
officers and a program. man-powered kinetic sculpture, lack of showers.
Ken Beidleman and June Beidleman engineered the
Sports ... Page 4
Lady Bulldogs win Regional
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bush said he was not con- irregular heart rhythm suffered get back into athletics, but not
President Bush returned to the cerned about his condition and by an estimated 1.5 million to 2 overdo it."
White House today after doctors did not anticipate changes in million Americans. Dr. Lloyd said once the medi-
agreed they could stabilize his his hectic lifestyle or working Fitzwater said Bush's heart- cation is properly adjusted, he
heartbeat with medication pace —and his doctors agreed. beat had returned to normal at could resume his exercise regi-
rather than an electric shock “It's not a major league 10:45 p.m. Sunday night but that men “at full speed."
procedure. “It’s great to be rhythm disturbance,’ said Dr. irregularities returned at 5:30 Officials expect a “fairly nor-
back," Bush told cheering aides Bruce Lloyd, chief of cardiology a.m. today. Nonetheless, doctors mal day" around the White
in the Rose Garden, at Bethesda Naval. He expressed determined early in the morning House, said one White House
The president's heartbeat no anxiety about the president that Bush would not need to un- aide. Said Fitzwater: “The prest-
had not returned to normal at resuming his normal work dergo an electric shock treat- dent will resume his work rou-
his release from Bethesda Naval schedule. ment today. Bush had been pre- tine. The doctors said there's no
Hospital, but his physician. Dr. Bush, 66, suffered the irregu- pared to briefly relinquish the harm in that." The first lady kept
Burton Lee, said it did return to lar heartbeat over the weekend powers of his office to Vice to her schedule, flying to Jupiter,
normal at mid-morning as while jogging at Camp David and President Dan Quayle if a shock Fla., for an event to promote lit-
monitored in the Oval Office. was evacuated to Bethesda had been administered. eracy.
"He is in good spirits and Naval where the condition per- Bush met with reporters "It was deemed unnecessary
anxious to get back to work," sisted despite the prescription briefly as he left Bethesda. He to carry out the electrical proce-
said spokesman Marlin of the drugs digoxin and pro- was asked if he needed to dure, since the president's re-
Fitzwater. To punctuate Bush's cainamide. Lloyd said there had change his lifestyle, and replied: sponse to medication had been
resolve, Fitzwater said the been no side effects to the medi- “Ask the doctors that, but not as encouraging," Fitzwater said,
president would meet as cation. far as I'm concerned." "It should be stressed again
scheduled later in the day with a Bush was diagnosed as suf- Concerning physical activity, he
former Soviet official, fering from atrial fibrillation, an added: “They said to gradually
Around town
u---By The Associated Press
Happy birthday wishes to A recommendation on a re-
GRACE THOMPSON, quest to declare parts of north-
MICHAEL HITT, and BILL eastern Oklahoma a disaster
AKINS ... area because of tornado damage
will be sent to the White House
Weather today, a federal disaster official
• said.
Altus vicinity Tonight: Brad Harris, regional director
Fair. Low in the low 50s. of the Federal Emergency
South wind around 10 mph. Management Agency, also said
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. A 20 today that massive damage to
percent chance of a late public facilities would help
afternoon shower or convince officials disaster aid is
thunderstorm. High in the needed for residents, too.
low 80s. South wind 15 to 20 “Yesterday, we were complet-
mph. Ing figures put together under
W eather readings: High the public assistance package,
Sunday 69. Overnight low and that may end up driving the
49. Individual assistance," Harris
Moxon are pedaling their way sculpture and did all the metal
across the country and have so work. The project was in the
far traversed eight states, be- works for five years before they
ginning in California and going actually began the trip.
through Oregon, Idaho, Utah, The sculpture itself weighs
Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas and 2120 pounds and has 36 gears,
now Oklahoma. They will be They have a solar collector that
travelling to Hess Tuesday to runs the lights on the back and
visit the family of the founder of front of the machine. The ma-
the World Championship Great chine also floats on water and
Arcadia to Ferndale Cross they can pedal it across sand
Country Kinetic Sculptured dunes. They are setting a record
Race. by traveling this way, but since
They have a dog that is trav- it has never been done they do
elling with them and he has not know the exact record.
been with them the whole time. The front car is a pile of rocks
The dogs name is Scratchin. and the second car is a high
itchin, lickin. bitin. snortin, heeled shoe. The third car is a
black and white cow dog and he barrel and that is where they
is fifteen years old. He is enjoy- sleep. It is as wide as a double
ing the trip and has a choice ev- bed. The equipment is hooked
eryday if he wants to continue on to the back in a small carry
on. camper. They have their kitchen
Hobart Brown, founder, was equipment and repair equip-
raised in Hess and named after ment in the carry camper.
the town of Hobart. He began They have a citizens band
the race 23 years ago. They will radio in the front vehicle and
be visiting Calvin Brown and they can talk to the truckers on
will be doing a radio show over the way. They travel the back
the phone in their home town in roads and the less traveled
California, highways. Sometimes they
By CATHERINE KING Their destination is Kitty
Staff Times Writer Hawk. N.C. They have been on
Did you see that strange the road since 1989 and have
said from Denton, Texas. "That sion from the White House Harris said the worst damage Adams seeks
would be in its favor. That will within three days. to public facilities was in
help." Tornadoes that swept across Oologah, where the district’s Oluetea nnet
Gov. David Walters had asked Oklahoma the night of April 26 school and bus fleet were hit VmviE PVP:
for disaster aid for Garfield, killed two people and destroyed hard. Education officials esti- , .
Noble, Washington, Rogers, at least 157 houses and 35 mate damage to the school and candidacy for position No S 1 of
Osage and Pawnee counties, mobile homes across six coun- buses at $10 million. the Olustee Board of Education.
Harris said FEMA, as a matter ties. “We've got some large items Here is his statement:
of policy, will not disclose Federal disaster aid is divided out there, like the school buses A lifelong resident of Olustee,
whether it recommends disaster into two categories, public and in Oologah," Harris said. Adams lives on and operates the
aid be approved. individual assistance. Once Harris and FEMA director family farm southwest of the
“I make a recommendation public aid is made available. Wallace Stickney toured parts of city. His three children:
on that request either up or help for residents automatically northeastern Oklahoma on Matthew, nine; Daniel three: and
down," Harris said. “We can't say is approved, Harris said. Saturday. Stickney, who waded Sarah, five, all attend Olustee
which way we recommend. I've “The damage on Individual through the flooded halls of the Upon ^graduation from
been told we should not do that.” assistance — the numbers Oologah school, called the sight Olustee High School in 1971,
A disaster declaration opens weren’t there. It's a real border- "gut-wrenching" but said he Adams continued his education
the way for federal aid, including line case," Harris said. "We feel could not promise federal help. a( Altus Junior College,
grants and low-interest loans, the package for public assis-
Harris said he expected a deci- lance is much stronger." (See ‘Request back page) (See ‘Adams back page)
Pause to pray
Dear Lord, may I be Your
instrument today. I pray that
my actions will honor You,
that I will refuse to do
anything that might aid the
enemy or interfere with Your
will, Amen.
The Southwestern
Oklahoma Development
Authority (SWODA) Area
Agency on Aging will offer
training to become an
Ombudsman Volunteer.
Tuesday and Wednesday
from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. In
the SWODA conference
room., 420 Sooner Drive,
Burns Flat. For more
information about becoming
a volunteer Ombudsman, call
the Ombudsman supervisor
at 1-800-523-5014.
"Last year wasn’t too bad for arms and legs and eventually
termites, fleas or ticks," said spread to the trunk of the body.
Oklahoma City exterminator Lyme Disease starts with the
Bob Shipman. But it looks like same flu-like symptoms, but
we're going to have problems also is marked by a target-
this veat Nt • °
years . .shaped rash around the bite
Rocky Mountain Spotted days after the bite, McNabb said.
Fever is characterized by sud-
den fever, chills, weakness, se- The Health Department re-
vere headaches and body aches, ported 70 cases of Rocky
McNabb said. On about the third Mountain Spotted Fever in 1990
day, a rash may appear on the and 18 cases of Lyme Disease.
life," and “A celebration of life." themselves. He is a sign painter
Both are world and they also get donations
championship kinetic sculpture from people they meet along the
racers. Beidleman won in 1985 road.
and Moxon won in 1987. They They plan to arrive in Kitty
engineer and build the Hawk, N.C. on Dec. 1. They will
sculptures themselves and June be competing in the World
and her team were the first Championship again.
women to win the race. If you see them on the road.
The races last about three they welcome you to stop and
days and they have to travel over visit with them. They really like
water, mud flats, sand dunes and the people along the road and
on a road. welcome any chance to get to
They began with a sponsor, know other people in the
but they are now supporting country.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — communicable diseases division
There have already been several with the state Health
cases of Rocky Mountain Department.
Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease “The highest onsets of infes-
reported in the state, and the tation of ticks usually occurs
situation could worsen this between April and September
summer, officials say, during warmer weather when
“Traditionally. Oklahoma has people are outside."
the dubious distinction of lead- The fact Oklahoma had a
ing the nation in cases of Rocky mild winter should serve to in-
Mountain Spotted Fever," said crease tick and termite prob-
Dr. Scott McNabb, director of the lems, officials say.
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