Garber-Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1988 Page: 1 of 6
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OKLAHOMA HIST RICAL IETY
STATE CAPITOL STATION
OKC OK 73105
Garber-B
Garber Oklahoma
87TH Year
USPS 213-540
No. 19
MARCH 24, 1988
25 Cents
WHATS UP THIS WEEK
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Al-Anon will be meet-
ing in Garber every Tue-
sday at noon, 706 Veter-
ans Drive.
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The Garber Sports
boosters need volunteers
to help plan and give an
appreciation supper to
the high school and Jr.
High boys and girls
basketball teams. Any
parents or boosters in-
terested in helping
please call James Fair
at 863-2240 or 863-2986.
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Billings Town Court is
March 25 at 4:30p.m.
★ ★★★★★★★
NOTICE: Due to several
circumstances the Garber
High School Band concert
has been rescheduled
from this Thursday,
March 24 to Thursday,
May 19. There will be no
band concert this Thurs-
day, March 24.
WATER RATES TO GO UP
IN BILLINGS
Water rates for the
Billings residents will
be going up starting
with this months billing
period. The months of
December, January and
February will be figured
by water useage. There
will be a $5.00 base
rate plus 35 cents extra
for every thousand gall-
ons used.
The sewer charge is
figured every two years.
March' gas rates for
residents will got to
$9.16 for the first unit
and additional units
will be $5.76. Business-
es will be paying $9.51
for the first gas unit
and $6.00 for each addi-
tional unit. City offi-
cials state that there
is the possibility that,
rates will be decreased
next month.
Reward Offered
For Bird Watchers
Any Billings resid-
ents who missed the Re-
habilitation meeting for
the south side of main
that was held March 4,
they may pick-up appli-
cations in the Billings
Town office until April
4th, 1988.
Every year about this
time a swarm of birds
return to Garber to make
their homes in the chim-
neys of the Christian
Church and Garber City
Hall. There are thou-
sands of birds that re-
turn every year around
the same time. They
spend the night in the
chimneys, and their days
are spent around town.
Every evening around
sunset the birds begin
to circle one the two
chimneys and one by one,
or two by two they swoop
down into the chimneys.
This year, in the
hopes of making it an
annual event, there will
be a $25 reward given to
the first person who
reports to the Garber-
Billings News, the most
precise date and time
that the birds return to
Garber. The reward is
being posted by Ed Long,
a long time enthusiast,
who enjoys watching the
birds return.
Billings School Board Extends Day For
Some And Shortens It For Others
The Billings School wishes. They also plan
board held a special to send a letter of corn-
meeting on Monday, March mendation to Ms. McClus-
21. Present at the meet- key for her years of
ing were eight Senior service to Billings,
class members and their The board approved a
parents. The board dis- motion to change next
cussed the Senior class- years schedule from a 6
each day next year. The
teaching periods for
Calvin Kennedy have also
been reduced.
Another measure passed
in last Monday's meeting
is a price bike for
es plans to take a class period day to a 7 period
trip to the Bahamas and day. This would save the
though they did not vote school money because
on the action they did the teachers would be
informally approve of responsible for teaching
the trip. The Seniors 7 periods and therefore
have been raising money fewer teachers would be
for the trip,,.and have needed.
planned several more The board renewed the
fund raisers to help contracts for all teach-
meet thier goal of $5900 ers except for one who
A letter of resigna- has informally resigned,
tion was read from And- To save money they have
rea McCluskey. Ms. decided to employ the
McCluskey is the Bill- band instructor for
ings fifth grade teacher four periods a day only,
and has been at the Dr. Bob Matthiesen, who
school for 21 years now. teaches science and math
The board accepted the has volunteered to drop
resignation with regret his hours and will drop
and expressed their best to teaching five hours
lunches. The price for
students and teachers
will go from 70€ to 90€,
and the price for guests
will go from
$1.50.
The board
also worked
years school
$1.25 to
memebers
on next
calendar
and set dates for the
holiday breaks. The cal-
endar will be approved
at the April 4th meet-
ing.
The meeting was con-
cluded with the reading
of a letter written by
LouAnn Ryerson, Ginger
Hinson and Pat Copeland
giving their recommenda-
tions on how costs could
be cut at the school.
TONY KROLL RECEIVES HONORS AT OSU
Tony Kroll, a 1985
Garber graduate has been
selected for membership
The referendum on
girls basketball propos-
ing that all schools
within each class play
by the rules that the
majority of schools
within each class chose,
was defeated by a vote
of 120 for, 301 against.
This action leaves the
OSSAA's rules on girls
basketball the same as
they were for the
FARMER INJURED IN VEHICLE MISHAP
Emmett Olbert, a Bill-
ings farmer, narrowly
escaped serious injury
Monday morning when his
late model pick-up dev-
eloped a problem and he
proceeded to crawl under
the vehicle.
Olbert, who lives in
Billings with his wife
Jeanette, but farms
1987-88 school year.
MARCH
SALES TAX UP
IN GARBER
DOWN
IN BILLINGS
The March disbursement
of city sales tax coll-
ections from January
business activity total-
ed $34,422,211, accord-
ing to the Oklahoma Tax
Commission’s March dis-
tribution report.
The March, 1988 dis-
bursement to 458 cities
and towns showed an in-
crease of $1.4 million,
from the return of $33
million to 451 cities
and town in March, 1987.
Garber showed a return
in March of 1987 of
$5,039.62. With an in-
crease in 1988 to $6,091
.14.
Billings showed $4,320.
63 in 1987 with a dec-
rease in 1988 to $3,620.
21.
Hunter went up in 1988
from $632.41 in 1987 to
$724.05.
Covington returned
$2,303.62 in 1987 and
went up this year to
$2,530.42.
Enid showed a dramatic
increase in 1988 with
$982,782.31 compared
with $831,387.42 in
March of 1987.
Red Rock went down in
1988 from $599.08 in
1987 to $543.26. in
1988.
North West of Town had
gone to the farm to get
his hunting dogs, and to
go hunting. But while
driving the vehicle he
noticed a noise coming
from under the pick-up.
After crawling under the
truck he discovered the
drive shaft had fallen
down and while attemp-
ting to wire it up, the
pick-up began rolling
forward. When the pick-
up rolled over him it
bruised his right side
and cracked three ribs.
The truck didn't stop
rolling for several
yards.
After the mishap, 01-
bert walked a mile and a
half before coming to
the Richard Culp resi-
dence. Culp then took
him back to Billings
where he received emer-
gency medical treatment
by Derrla Dolezal, (Bil-
lings E.M.T. The Bill-
ings ambulance service
then transferred him to
Bass Baptist Medical
Hospital in Enid.
in Oklahoma State Univ-
ersity's Mortar Board.
A junior speech commu-
nications major, Kroll
is recipient of patti
Johnson Wilson Founda-
tion four-year scholar-
ship for study of human-
ities and development of
arts. He also has been
named an outstanding
college student of Amer-
ica.
His activities include
Living Group senator,
Homecoming 1987 steering
committee, Campus Chest
steering committee, OSU
Board of Regents Presi-
dent's Search committee,
University Scholarship
committee, Mom's Weekend
steering committee and
OSU chapter president of
American Guild of Orga-
nists. He has been an
assistant director of
music for several chur-
ches and an OSU Founda-
tion Telethon represen-
tative.
While a student at
Garber High School Tony
was active in band and
FFA, and was Salutato-
rian of his class.
ALUMNI TO PLAY SOFTBALL
HERRON ELECTED AS REHAB OFFICER
- CLEAN-UP PLANNED
Leonard Herron was
elected rehabilitation
officer by the Billings
town board in a meeting
March 3 at town hall in
Billings.
He will assist the
town of Billings in
managing its new federal
grant funds designed to
improve conditions of
dwellings within the
south half of Billings.
Instructions on
this
property problem on
ground owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Matal. Re-
view of the property was
scheduled in 30 days.
There are other prop-
erties in town for which
hearing dates were set
to discuss allegations
that hazards exist.
Hearing date was fixe 1
for April 7 to receive
information about alleg-
ations on property owned
program were given by by Oris Taylor, Wes
Donna VAnDenAkker, who Murphy and David Leal,
also talked about guide-
The board agreed to
lines. The board agreed sell a Ford tractor for
The board also agreed to
begin assessing a $10
charge for use of the
town hall for meetings
other than town board
sessions. The charge is
levied only if the hall
if not cleaned following
use.
The Billings public
works authority and the
industrial development
authority met the same
date at the town hall.
The public works author-
ity decided to charge $1
,per 1,000 gallons of
water taken from the
All Billings Alumni
are invited to attend a
reunion on April 2nd,
1983.
The reunion will start
at 11:00a.m. with a Co-
ed softball game. Teams
will be divided by the
students graduating on
even years playing those
graduating on odd years.
The banquet will be
held from 7:00p.m. to
9:00p.m., followed by a
dance from 9:30p.m.
1:30a.m.
The banquet will be
catered by "Hendrie
House" from Enid, and
the band playing for the
dance will be J.J.Flash-
fire "Crossroads of Cou-
ntry."
Anyone having a class
reunion or who wants to
play softball should
contact one of the foll-
owing officers of the
Billings Alumni Associa-
tion: President, Becky
Hammock; Vice Presidents
Mark Hammock, Pat Brand,
and Ricky Hartz; Secre-
tary Ginger Henson.
The cost for the banq-
uet is $6.50 and the
price for admission to
the dance is $5.00.
BILLINGS ALUNANI REUNION
to accept rehabilitation
applications for housing
through April 4.
There was discussion
of a police report. The
board talked about poss-
ibly sending letters to
people
within
limits
$900 to Delbert Pember-
ton. The city will re-
ceive its compensation
through rental of a
warehouse it uses.
April 9th through 24th
were dates designated as
keeping swine clean-up days in town.
water tower dispenser.
The industrial develop-
ment authority declared
no business needed to be
transacted. Members of
these two authorities
are members of the town
board.
the corporate
of town. Joe
Back, town marshal, was
authorized to buy rear
tires for the police
patrol car.
The application of
Derrla Dolezal as volun-
teer fire person was
accepted. The board was
informed Ed Manley was
to meet March 9 with
volunteer firemen.
No action was taken on
review of an alleged
TWENTY YEAR REUNION
PLANNED FOR 3-26
A twenty year class
reunion is being planned
for the Garber graduates
of "68" at the Breckin-
ridge Community Build-
ing, March 26, 1988.
The dinner for the
class of '68 will be at
7p.m.
The classes of '67
thru '70 and any other
Garber Alumni who wish
to attend are invited to
the dance which begins
at 8p.m. Cost will be $3
per person.
For more information
call Terry Coats 446-
5711 or Carolyn Bearden
863-2826.
A reunion is planned
for the Billings High
School graduating class-
es of 1940, 1941, 1942,
1943 and the teachers of
those classes. The reu-
nion will be held April
2nd at the Elks Lodge in
Perry, Oklahoma.
The reunion will begin
in the morning and din-
ner will be served at
12:30p.m. with a program
at 2p.m.
Slides from the 1939
and 1940 annual will be
shown as well as slides
from a reunion held in
1980.
That evening there
will be an alumni ban-
quet held in Billings,
where the 1938 gradu-
ating class, having
their 50th year reunion,
will be the honored
guests.
PRECIPITATION REPORT
SUNDAY, MARCH 13 TO
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1988
MARCH 17 - 0.98"
GEORGE EVERS, REPORTER
WHEAT $2.72
GENERIC CERTIFICATES
$1.01
3-15-88
3-16-88
HI LO
44 21
45 28
.33" precip (snow)
3-17-88
34 20
.37" precip. (snow)
3-18-88
3-19-88
3-20-88
3-21-88
32 21
42 24
62 28
76 33
GEORGE OLLER, REPORTER
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