The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 77, No. 80, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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77th Year — No. 80
ART SHOW—Three officers
of the Noble County Artist
association display one of
the many paintings which
will be featured Saturday
and Sunday during the two-
day show on the east side
of the sguare. Some displays
will be out of doors, weather
permitting. Left to right are
Mrs. John Wills, secretary-
treasurer of the association;
Mrs. Jack Buchanan, vice
president, and John Wills,
president. The painting is
Sunset on the Maine Coast"
by Kendall Roth, son of Mr.
and Mrs, James Roth, north-
west of town, The show will
be Saturday from II a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1:30
to 5 30 p.m. (Staff photo)
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he Perry Daily Journal
Friday, May 1, 1970
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Perry, Oklahoma
FAIR
(See Weather Forecast)
10 Cents
Census Calls
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′WTIOVANSST:
perry
GARDEN <1.1 B MEMBERS
TO HEAR MASTER JI DGE
i A flower arrangement lecture
I will be given at 9 a.m Tues
day by Mrs Charles Harbi-
i son of Buffalo, nationally se
credited master judge, at the
, North Central District Garden
j1 club flower show school at the
I Methodist youth building
a ’The school will be Tuesday
* through Thursday with registra
tion beginning at 8 am Tues-
day Cours -s are free to all
club members and others may
attend for a small fee
ABOUT CAMBODIAN SITUATION
Nixon Talks With
Military Leaders
MEETING SET
FOR FARMERS UNION
Noble County Farmers Union
will have their quarterly meet
ing at 7:30 pm Monday in the
vocational agriculture class
room at Perry high school
Delbert Foltz, game ranger,
will show a wild life film Also
a report on the recent north
west area Farmers Union meet-
ing will be given Refreshments
will be s erved and door prizes
will be awarded according to
Jim McKee, president.
WASHINGTON (UPI) Pres
ident Nixon made in early
morning visit to the Pentagon
today to discuss with the
nation’s top military leaders his
decision to commit American
troops to combat action in
Cambodia
As reports from the war zone
said 10,000 GIs were participat
ing in a sweep aimed at
knocking out what Nixon
described as the Communists’
main command center lor the
Vietnam War, the President
conferred with the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and Secretary of
Defense Melvin R Laird
White House Press Secretary
Ronald L Ziegler said the
military chiefs told Nixon "the
operations appeared to be going
well."
The morning was overcast
and the President's mood was
somber, as in his speech
Thursday night on radio and
American Troops
Push Into Cambodia
Bill Price Coaches
Complete In Morrison Teams
Perry Area
By WALTER WHITEHEAD
SAIGON (UPI) - At least 4,-
500 American troops pushed in-
to Cambodia today with orders
from President Nixon to crush
Viet Cong and North Vietnam
ese sanctuaries in what took on
Otto Kemnitz
Rites Pend
Otto Kemnitz, 60, of Wichita.
Kan., formerly of Perry, died
at 3:20 am Thursday in
Wichita hospital following
lengthy illness.
a
Arrangements for services
were pending Friday with Quar
ing Funeral home, Wichita
Kemnitz was born Nov
1909 in Perry, where he
tended school.
Su vivors include his 1
19,
at-!
wife,
Agnes, of the home, one daugh-
ter, one son, four sisters, one
brother, and a large number of
cousins of the Perry area
NO FUN AT ALL!
PAULSBORO, NJ (UPI)
The Paulsboro Borough Council
is considering an ordinance that
would prohibit a policeman
from getting drunk off the job
as well as on.
Public Safety Director John
D Burzichelli explained that a
policeman is on call 24 hours a
day and should be in shape to
go to work.
Coming Events
the appearance of a classical
World War II-type invasion.
The soliers met light resis-
tance Field reports said 77
guerrilla troops were killed, all
of them by helicopter gunships
supporting the push Another
108 Viet Cong were captured
One American was reported
wounded.
Wave upon wave ol B52
bombers dropped 1,000 tons of
bombs on the Communist posi-
lions, up to 20 miles inside
Cambodia, 150 lighter bombers
swooped in low on bomb runs
and dozens of Long Tom guns
blazed away across the border
to soften up the target of the
tank led troop advance.
An equal number of South
Vietnamese troops accompanied
the Americans of the 1st Air
Calvary Division and the 11th
Armored Cavalry into Cambo-
Census contacts have been
completed in the Perry area
and the work is nearing com
pletion in Noble county Mrs
Charles Durkee, Billings, crew
chief, said Friday
Final contacts were complet
ed in Perry Thursday, but
there is still time to list any
one who may have been inad
vertently overlooked, Mrs Dur
kee said
She asked anyone not count-
ed in the census to call The
Daily Journal, giving name
and addre s. as quickly as pos-
sible A cleanup census enum
erator will contact those calling
for a last minute interview in
order to be included in the cen
sus
Only one enumerator re-
mains to finish work elsewhere
in the county, Mrs Durkee aid
To 1st Places Again
The Morrison Future Farm
ers ol America chapter team
and tin Morrison 4-11 club team
Thursday won first place hon-
ors in the FFA and 111 divi
sions in the national pasture
and range judging events in
Oklahoma City
These outstanding teams
me coached hx Bill Price.
Morrison high school voca
tional agriculture instructor.
Price himself is a past
dia in what was described as a
hammer and anvil" operation
designed to smash the guerril-
las caught in the middle
The Allies crossed the border
at two points on the fishook, a
curved portion ol Cambodia
jutting into Vietnam 50 to 67
miles north of Saigon White
House sources said the move
would take them as deep as 20
miles into Cambodia.
This first involvement ol I S
combat units in Cambodia
followed by two days an
American Supported South Viet
namese push farther south mill
a Cambodian area known , the
parrots beak which reaches in
within 35 miles of Saigon.
The South Vietnamese drive
into the parrot’s beak had pen-
etrate 35 miles into ( ambodia
300 Expected
At Morrison
FFA Event
Approximately 300 persons
are expected to attend the an
nual Morrison FFA banquet
and recognition program begin
ning al 7:30 pm Saturday al
the school gymnasium
Program arrangements for
the event have been listed by
Bill Price, the vocational agri
culture instructor
The dinner will be prepared
by mother- of the FF A chap
ter officers The chapter offi
cers include Mike Barrick, pres
ident; Ronnie Voise, vice presi
dent. Galen James, secretary
Dennis James reporter Larry
Saturday, May 2 - Noble by this morning, stopping on
County Artists Association an the outskirts of Svay Rieng a
nual art show, 11 a.m to 5 province capital believed held
p.m., in Triton Insurance build by the Viet Cong and North
ings, east side of square Vietnamese.
Suday, May 3 - Noble Coun- Fighting was reported light
ly Artists Association annual after two days of combat left
art show, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 nearly 500 guerrillas and 46
p.m., in Triton Insurance build government troops dead
ings, east side of square ’Our purpose is not to occupy
Monday, May 4 — Shea-Nel- the areas." President Nixon
son chapter of Disabled Amer said in explaining the move to
ican Veterans and auxiliary, the American public "Once
recipe exchange by auxiliary , enemy forces are driven out of
8 p.m., DAV hall. 1 these sanctuaries and their
Thursday, May 7 — Lions military supplies destroyed, we
club light bulb sale, 5 30 to 8 will withdraw."
p.m. Lt Gen Do Can
Sunday, May 10 - Open house ] commander of the
Tri,
South
at Perry Memorial hospital 2 to Vietnamese pincers operation in
4 p.m. the parrot's beak, said govern
Tuesday, May 12 — Public ment forces were attempting to
auction of machinery, lour encircle the guerrillas and then
miles north and three east of destroy them in search opera
Price, treasurer: and Gary
McCray, sentinel
Miki Barrick will be mas-
fer of ceremonies of the eve
ning. The awards ceremony
will include presentation of sev
on honorary chapter degrees to
adults who have given ex Ira
assistance to the FFA. FFA
Inundation awards and other
recognitions will be made dur
ing the evening
The program will include wel-
come and response addresses
plus a report on chapter ac
complishments lor the past
year
The guest speaker will be
James Wilson. Durant, president
of the Durant Bank & Trust
He is a former instructor in
high school vocational agricul-
lure The chapter officers also
will have charge of the opening
and closing ceremonies.
Lions Club Maps
Strategy For
Light Bulb Sale
Derry Lions club members
discussed their coming light
bulb sale in a luncheon meet
ing Thursday noon at the Cath
olic parish hall
Gene Wood, chairman for the
event, made work assignments
for a canvass of Perry begin
mug at 5:30 pm Max 7 The
civic chib members will have
a report dinner the same eve
mug beginning at 7:30 at the ■
Catholic parish hall
Guest speaker was Ron Way
land Guthrie, executive for the
Sooner Boy Scout district of
the Will Rogers council of Okla
homa The district includes No
ble and Logan counties. He dis
cussed the standards required
of boys in Scouting programs
Rudolph Zorba was program
chairman.
The clubs board of directors
will have election of officers at
a monthly meeting at 6 30 a m
Monday at Sooners Corner Res
taurant
Guests included J W Eins
pain Paul Parent, Kenneth
Frank, Robert O Hern and Lar
ry Tovar, all of Perry
adult national winner. Be
cause of his past winnings,
he no longer is eligible to
compete for honors
This is the fourth year
the Morrison FFA chapter
has produced the first place
national team in pasture
and range judging and the
third year the first place
national team has come
from the Morrison 4-H
club.
Morrison 4-H club also had a
land judging team place fourth
in the national competition in
the 4-H division
Members of the first place
LIN SYLVESTER Is
IH RT ON SKATE BOARD
Lin Sylvester Perry high
school senior suffered a dislo-
cated right knee cap while rid-
ing a skate board on the ele-
mentary school grounds Thurs-
day evening He was taken to
Perry Memorial hospital by
fire department ambulance
where he was treated and re-
leased
He is the son ol C E Sylves-
ter, 1416 Jackson street
NEW SIGN PLACED
11 FIRST NATIONAL
A new sign which will fea-
ture time and temperature,
was being installed Friday at
the front o 1 the First National
bank Carl B Hamm, presi-
dent, said a portion of the sign
will revolve with a clock on
one side and thermometer on
the other
Also included in the marquee
is a space which Hamm said
will he used to promote
civic activities
local
Perry, 1 p.m. Ralph Buffing lions
SEXY COSMETICS
LONDON (UPI-Clothes de
ton, owner
Friday, May 15 — Public auc-
Tri said the men Thursday signer Mary Quant Thursday
killed a man believed to be a launched a new product
tion of 80 acres of land, 14
miles east and one-half south the Communist troops. The said not to "run, smudge or
of Perry, 1:30 p.m. Frank Os-
Communist Chinese adviser to "Make-Up to Love In" It is
body, was turned
ten, owner.
intelligence specialists.
over to smear, even at the height on
passion."
national
range
FFA pasture
and
judging team include
gaWeather
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Friday
12 N 68 1 p.m. 70 2 p.m. 72
3 pm 72 4 p.m. 74 5 p.m. 67
6 p.m. 67 7 p.m. 68 8 p.m. 58
9 a.m 51 10 p.m. 49 11 p.m 48
12 M 46 1 a.m. 44 2 a.m. 44
3a.m 43 4a.m.42 5 a.m. 40
6 a.m. 40 7a.m.40 8 a.m. 42
9 a.m. 46 10 a.m. 50 11 a.m. 52
Forecast
Local — Fair tonight and
Saturday, Mild afternoons, cool
at night. High today mid 60s
Low tonight lower 40s. High Sat-
urday 60s.
State — Mostly clear and
mild though Saturday Low to-
night 30 panhandle to 50 south
east. High Saturday 65 to 75.
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Fri-
Paul Shiplett, Scott Longan.
Galen James and Kenny
Frank Longan was the fifth
place individual in FFA pasture
and range judging and Shiplett
was the sixth place individual
Members of the fir t place na-
tional 4-H pasture and range
judging team are Jane Price
Johnna Long, Nancy Field and
Debbie Wolf Miss Long placed
second individual in the nation
al III contest and Miss Price
was sixth place individual
Another team of Morrison
youngsters entered as the No
ble county 1 H team in the pas
lure and range competition in
the 411 division These young-
sters ranked fourth place
team with Donna James, a
team member, placing fifth in
dividual Tom Downey, Jim
Price and Kay Strom are the
other te: m members
Two first place teams
from Morrison received tro-
phies plus $75 in cash each
The fourth place Nome coun-
ty pasture and range 4-H
team won $20.
A Morrison 4-H land judging
team also racked up six'll place
in the national contest for land
lodging among 1 II clubs Jana
Henriksen, a team member,
placed third as an individual
Nancy Field, Johnna Long and
Morris Strom are the other
team members This team was
high among those competing
from Oklahoma
Morrison boys and girls al
ready this spring have won
pasture and range and land
judging honors at contests at
Miami, Okla, a district event
at Fairview and the state in-
terscholastics at the FFA con-
vention last week in Stillwater
TRI ST ITE MI SIC
RATINGS NW \ITED
Listings were awaited Friday
for Tri State music festival
activities Thursday in Enid
Members of the Perry high
school band competed in the
marching contest Thursday
night at Plainsmen Field Enid,
and Perry vocal music students
presented solos and ensembles
Judges indicated results would
be posied during the day Fri-
day
Perry Women
Place First
In Art Contest
Two Pern women received
first place in an art contest of
the second district of Federated
clubs held recently at Tonkawa
Mrs W I\ Leatherock placed
first in oil painting and Mr
Lavern Lenaburg received first
in pastels Both arc members
of the Pern Ladies Tuesday
Afternoon club.
PRISON ROMANCE
RAGUSA, Sicily (UPI)—Pao-
lo Casaroli, 44, one of Italy's
most notorious bank robbers,
got married Thursday 111 prison
He wed Giulia Gigliola Pasinet-
day were: High 74, low 40, Tem- ti, 36, who wrote him after
peratures for the 24-hour period reading a magazine article of
ending at If a.m. a year ago his exploits Casaroli is serving
were: High 78, low 54.
life for murder.
Clean-Up
Follows
Storm
telvision telling the public that
he had concluded the Cambo-
dian action was necessary to
protect American forces in
Vietnam from flanking attacks
There will be other Allied
attacks on Communist "sanc
tuaries" in Cambodia bordering
on Vietnam, Nixon said that
will be carried out mostly by
South Vietnamese forces
But he said he determined
that a combined American
and South Vietnamese operation
is necessary" to wipe out the
Communist headquarters in the
so-called Fish Hook sector
north of the region where the
first t.S advisers to enter
Cambodia went into action
Wednesday with South Vietna
mese forces
"This is not an invasion of
Cambodia, Nixon said He said
the areas being attacked had
been completely controlled
and occupied" by North Vietna
meso for five years in blatant
violation of Cambodia 5 neutra
lity."
Nixon declared Onee ene
my forces are driven out of
these sanctuaries and their
military supplies destroyed we
will withdraw
| In Saigon, South V letnamese
President Nguyen Van Thieu
said the joint IS South Viet
namese operations in Cambodia
were indispensable and essen
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) —
Hundreds of utility company
employes and volunteers labor tial" to save lives in his
ed under sunny skies today to country, including American
clear away the debris and re lives
The political implications in
Nixon himself and the Republic
cans in the fall-elections were
still being assessed and the
President himself recognized
that it the Cambodian operation
is unsuccessful the GOP could
lose in the tall and he could : ul
to win reelection in 1972
In his Thursday right speech
just 10 days after he an
pair the damage caused by tor
nadic winds early Thursday
Preliminary damage estim-
ates by insurance officials gen
erally ranged from $2.5 million
to $5.5 million, although one
said the final figure could be
as high as $10 million
Thirty persons spent the night
in an emergency shelter set up
by the Red Cross, and hundreds
of others stayed in homes ol
friends
Surveys indicated six homes
were demolished by the storm
nounced plans to withdraw
additional
an
150,000 GIs from
Vietnam in the next year
Nixon said ‘great universities
are being destroyed" during an
and 40 others received major a.............. .. ai
damage Another 400 received and abroad
minor damage. At least 50 busi- j In his informal conversation.
nesses were heavily damaged with Pentagon employes today.
The Sabbath school wing of he praised American fighting
Temple B’nai Israel was heav men and contrasted them to
ily damaged Rabbi Joseph those bums who are burning
Levenson said churches college campuses.’
age of anarchy both at home
throughout the city have volun
leered space for tile synagogue
Nixon said students
“the
luckiest people.
were
and
Neighbors and strangers added Those boys out there
pitched in to help victims of the in Vietnam are standing tall
storm, providing them with Anticipating harsh criticism
clothing, food and housing (Continued on Page 8)
Pickup Collides
With Automobile
A pickup truck and an auto-
mobile were damaged in a
crash at 10 25 am Friday on
a county road on west Fir ave-
nue 3.6 miles west ol Perry
Trooper Rax Ingold ol the Per-
ry highway patrol unit, said
Martin Robinson, 72, 828 Holly
street, had been driving north
out of a private driveway with
intentions of turning left to the
west.
The right front bumper area'
of his 1962 Chevrolet pickup
truck collided near the left rear
wheel of a I960 Ford station
wagon being driven west by
Mrs Deanna Sue Frank, 802
Oklahoma street, in Morrison. 1
Robinson, Mrs Frank and
three children riding with her
escaped injury
Damage estimate was $30 to
Robinson's truck and $100 to
Mrs Frank’s automobile. I
CARRIER OF THE MONTH is Mike Thompson, who delivers The
Daily Journal on Jackson street. He was awarded a check for $10
and a plaque in recognition of good service and courtesy to his
customers, prompt collections and lack of service complaints He
is 14 years of age, in the eighth grade and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Thompson, 1010 Fourteenth street. (Staff photo)
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