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A Great Town
In A Great Area
71st Year, Number 8
Plainly
Speaking
by Henry Bellmon
Historical Society
Historical Bldg.
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105
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ihe Billings News
Billings, Noble County, Oklahoma
Wed., Jan. 31, 1968
Support Your
Chamber of Commerce
Single Copy Price, Five Cents
County GOP’s Give Backing
To Bellmon, Wilkinson, Nixon
Briefs
ATTEND SCHOOL
Mrs Bill Combrink and Mrs.
Marie Bryant attended a school
of instruction on "Arts and
Band Parents Are Sponsors
Noble county Republicans
endorsed Henry Bellmon “in
his race for United States sen-
1 ator from Oklahoma” during
their convention Saturday after-
noon at the district courtroom
in Perry.
Bellmon, Billings farmer and
the Noble county session.
In addition to endorsing Bell-
mon for senator, the county
group endorsed Bud Wilkinson
for national committeeman
terim
Crafts' in Oklahoma City last
national committeeman week. Both are employed at
the Billings Nursing Home,
will be elected to succeed John
Tyler, who died earlier this
month.
HAS SURGERY
First Acts Entered in Talent
Show Here; Feb. 6 Is Deadline
Since this is an election year, immediate past governor, is
you've probably noticed that | expected to formally announce
there is much news about war- his candidacy for the Senate
; :, , soon. He was chairman of the
ious candidates for public of-county GOP until earlier this
fice, especially candidates for month when he resigned and
President. We ve already seen was succeeded by Eugene
some of those candidates in Ok- Webb of Morrison
lahoma and we’ll see the others Bellmon was keynoter for the
in months to come.
Being a candidate for Pres-
ident must be about the second
hardest job there is — second,
of course, to actually being
President. The hours are long
and the miles are long and
there are many obstacles and
pitfalls to avoid along the road.
Since this is an election year
from Oklahoma.
Both endorsements were in-
corporated in the report of the
resolutions committee as read
by John Pat Carpenter, chair-
man of the committee. Other
members were George Will,
George Kemnitz, Earl Murphy
and J. A. Megenity.
Webb explained that the en-
dorsements are not binding on
Noble county’s delegation to the
state convention next month in |
Washington county Republican
convention and did not attend Oklahoma City, where an in-
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Nixon Leads
Straw Vote
Resolutions
Noble county Republicans at- 1
Adopted By
County GOP
But there is also the glamour,
which goes along with the hard tending a convention Saturday
work Presidential candidates in Perry were asked to take
command a good sized follow- part in an unofficial straw j county Republicans during their
ing of reporters, cameramen, vote listing their personal pref, convention Saturday in Perry:
advisors and fans And even erence for the GOP presidential
those who do not succeed in be-nominee The results:
coming President retain some nominee. Tie results.
of that glamour.
Unfortunately, this is not al-
ways the case with local can-
didates for such offices as state
Richard Nixon, 50
Nelson Rockefeller, 7
Ronald Reagan, 5
Gov. Romney, one
Randy Condit, son of Mr. and| First entries have been re-
Mrs. Norman Condit, underwent ceived in the annual amateur
"The unit rule is out and our
delegation cannot be sent in-, .
structed,” Webb said "How- surgery Jan. 23 in St, Mary hos- I talent show sponsored by
ever, I imagine at least a ma- - ‘------—Rillinee Rand Darante
jority will go along with the
wishes of the county convention !
as expressed in their endorse-
ment of Bellmon and Wilkin-
son.”
In another resolution, the
county convention nominat-
ed Mrs. Charles Malzahn of
Perry as a candidate for
alternate delegate to the na-
tional Republican conven-
tion in Miami, Fla., this
year.
Mrs. Malzahn, who recently
suffered a broken hip in a fall
at her home, is in Perry Me-
morial hospital and was unable
to attend.
Martin Garber of Enid receiv-
Resolutions adopted by Noble ed backing of the Noble county
- J group as a delegate to the na-
tional GOP convention.
Be it resolved by the Noble
county convention assembled
this date, Saturday, Jan. 22, |
1968, in the district courtroom
in Perry, Okla , that:
The convention placed itself
on record as supporting Rich-
ard Nixon "as the next Presi-
dent of the United States."
After the formal call to order
by Webb, Paul W. Cress, Perry,
was elected temporary chair-
man and Mrs. Ettamae Reed of
the
pital at Enid for a knee injury j Billings Band Parents club,
which he received in a basket- scheduled Saturday, Feb. 10,
ball game Jan. 19 between Red starting al 7 p.m. in the Bil-
lings high school auditorium.
Proceeds will be used to buy
Rock and Glencoe. He is a sen-
ior at Red Rock high school
| and was injured earlier this
| season in a game with Morrison.
| Condit’s father is an employe
I of Rush Metals, Inc., and com-
j mutes here daily from Red
Rock.
HERE FROM ENID
David Schultz and Miss Betty
Cox of Enid visited here the
evening of Jan. 23 with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Schultz.
YOUTH IS ILL
sweaters for graduating seniors John Baker, Pam Morris and
in the BHS band, an annual Dian Krout; the "Musical Ho-
project of the club | Bow’s,” Brenda Blecha and
Three group numbers are en-
tered so far, with many more
expected from throughout this
area. Included are a quartet
composed of Jimmy Brand,
Jana Ingmire; and "the Fal-
cons,” Roger Knott, Doug Cur-
by and Pat Bryant.
Mrs. Charles Back, club pres-
ident, is e pecially encouraging
Top High School
entries from other schools.
Scholars
Students on the superinten-
dent’s honor roll and the prin- |
cipal’s honor roll at Billings |
high school for the first semes- |
ter have been announced fol-
Danny Schultz, son of Mr. lowing a survey of grades for
and Mrs. Walter Schultz, was the period.
ill with tonsilitis at his home The superintendent’s roll is
last week. | composed of those with a 4.0 —
straight A — grade average.
On the 4-point system, an A is
valued at 4. B is 3, C is 2, D is 1
and F is 0.
ed
The Billings high school stage
has an exceptionally good
sound system with one floor
microphone and four overhead
mikes.
Deadline for entering acts is
Feb. 6. There is no entry fee.
Those planning to take part
should secure one of the official
forms from the high school or
at businesses displaying posters
about the contest.
superintendent's roll:
Freshman class — Sue Mel-
rose; sophomores — Steven
Tipps, Barbara Barnes, Ann
Bellmon and Debby Thralls;
juniors — Mike Thralls and
Paul Wright; and senior — each of three divisions — pre
Jimmy Pitts.
Principal’s honor roll:
Freshmen — Valinda Enfield,
Jo Ann Failing and Naomi
Schultz; sophomores — Diana band, with prices at 75 cents for
Durkee and Patty Mount; jun- adults, 50 cents for high school
iors — Debby Bellmon, Lindy students and 25 cents for grade
Hayton, Sue Honeywell and students- Tickets also may be
Karen Livingston; and seniors purchased at the door the night
— Gail Bellmon and Carolyn of the show
' Seegers. | Door prizes will be home-
made cakes furnished by mem-
bers of the Band Parents club.
Danny Ketts will be master
Acts will be limited to not
more than 5 minutes each. Cash
prizes will be awarded first, sec-
ond and third place winners in
school through 12 years of age,
12-18 years, and adults.
An advance ticket sale began
this week by members of the
GO TO STILLWATER
Mr and Mrs. T. 0. Dewbre
were business visitors in Still-
water and at Oklahoma State
university Friday of last week.
1. We commend the national,
1 1 • man aulu IVIIS. Ldudc nicEu U1
state and county Republican of- Morrison was appointed acting
ficers for their efforts in pro- secretary. Henry Dolezal, Perry
« =el moting good, sound government, gave the invocation The
====== John Miller ====== -EE =
in local areas and even though Caput-A national Republ ican convention Cress gave special recoon i-
they often work long, hard bervice Held in Miami, Fla., this year Mrs tion to two Noble OUnity Repub:
hours torepresent their const 1- | - p:_ Malzahn has always been a lican officials. John Pat Car-
tuents, they don’t often get Dillings faithful worker and supporter of penter, county commissioner;
much personal recognition. Not I a the Republican party on every and Henry Rucker court
many would call their job glam. John L Miller 83 son of level with her time, talents and and Henry Rucker, court clerk
orous. They are much more Cherokee Strip pioneers, died money, and is a source of in- executive committee was read
likely to receive bitter criti- Sunday morning in the Garber spiration to younger members by Mrs. Louis Honeywell, Bil-
cism than compliments from nursing home where he had 0 eparty. a f lings, county vice chairman,
those they represent, been a patient 18 months. , a Place the name of State Rep. Harold Hunter of | weekend of J: “. 20-21 in Liber-
For these reasons it is often Services were at 2 p m. or then okanom highway "man Waukomis was introduced by al, Kan, visiting her brother,
difficult to find good citizens Tuesday in the Billings Chris- mission 20020 Webb as keynote speaker He Howard McDaniel, who is ser-
willing to run for local office, tian church, with Rev. Jere’ national Republican convention reviewed the nation’s problems iously ill in the Southwest Med-
Right now there are probably Wells, minister, officiating, in Florida. Mr Garber has a
many who are thinking about Burial was in Union ceme- very impressive record in gov-
entering one of these races, but tery, southeast of Billings, un-ernment on national state and
because of lack of interest der direction of Anderson fu-county levels and has always
among their friends they will | uneral home.
decide in the next few weeks Miller was born Dec. 10, 1884.
not to become candidates. in Augusta, Kan., and came to
They could render a real serv- Oklahoma with his parents,
ice to their communities and in Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller,
house of representatives, state I(IIIII1|I(II.......snanannannanane......I
senate, or the courthouse of-1
been a friend of Noble county
and a man we feel would rep-
resent Oklahoma well as our
was appointed acting
HERE FROM O.C.
Mr and Mrs. Dusky Manley
and children of Oklahoma City
spent Jan. 21-22 here with the
couple's parents, Mr and Mrs.
Elmo Manley and Mr and Mrs.
Aubrey Tipton. Sandi Manlev
remained to spend the week
with her grandparents, the Tip-
The principal’s honor roll is
for those with a 3.5 average or
better, according to Jerry Mc-
Keown, school principal.
Straight A students on the
A detailed report of the GOP | tons and Manleys.
VISITS BROTHER
Mrs. Gary Manley spent the
in many areas and cited the ical Center there. Darren Man-
need for dedicated servants at ley staved with his grandpar-
all levels of government. | ents, Mr. and Mrs Elmo Man-
Mrs. Reinhold Hamann, re-ley, while his mother was in
porting for the credentials com-1 Kansas She was accompanied
mittee, announced 46 of those by her mother Mrs Bertie
Daniel, and her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Small Grain
Crop Data
To Be Given
Perny, Billings and Manland
will be the sites for three edu-
cational meetings Feb. 6, 7 and :
8 to inform farmers about top
dressing small grains with ni-
trogen.
Jay Hesser, county extension j
director, said all of the meet- |
ings will begin at 7:30 p.m. and
the same information will be
given at each. Farmers will
time develop leadership quali-] when the Cherokee Strip was
ties which are needed state opened to white settlement
present were official delegates
from their precincts. On mo-
tion by Carpenter, seconded by
Dolezal, all those attending McDaniel, all of Perry
wide and even nationally. | Sept. 16, 1893.
But when competent people The family settled three miles
turn their backs on public of- I southwest of Billings, and Mil-
fice for whatever reasons, we ler attended Billings schools,
all suffer. After all, whether it He worked for the American
is in the county courthouse or Railway Express 17 years,
the White House, our govern- and Billings before moving to
ment can only be as good as
the people who operate it.
Ranch Drive, Ponca City.
He entered the Garber nur-
Mrs. Bellmon
Shows Slides
Of World Tour
Mrs Henrv Bellmon of east
sing home 18 months ago be-
cause of failing health Miller
was a member of the Billings
Christian church and the Odd
national delegate.
4. Be it further resolved that
this convention 80 on record in | were seated as delegates and
support of Richard Nixon as the thus entitled to vote on all
next President of the United issues.on
States. Mr. Nixon’s record An unofficial head count tag agent and dry goods store
r . showed 65 were on hand for the | operator, was ill at her home
j 5. Be it resolved that we en‘ | parley I with influenza the latter part of
dorse Bud Wilkinson as nation-Webb announced the county's last week
al committeeman from Okla- quota for the state GOP treas-
6 Be it resolved that we en- ury is $1 800 this year, compar- Westfall Attending
dorse, support and encourage in ed with $1,100 last year. He saidBaptist Conference
Noble county was able to meet
governor in way for Un ted its goal last year and urged Rev. Floyd Westfall, minister
States senator from Oklahoma party members to be generous of the Billings Baptist church.
States senator from Oklahoma, in giving to duplicate this feat is in Muskogee this week to at-
tend a three-day state confer-
ence for ministers and laymen
ILL AT HOME
Miss Madge Hunter, Billings
hear facts about wheat, oats
and barley, all small grain
crops produced in Noble county.
The schedule: Tuesday, Feb.
6, women's building at fair- .
grounds in Perry; Wednesday, Esther Clavin
Feb. 7, Billings high school vo- am — - .
cational agriculture building; Mree Clavin
and Thursday Feb. 8, Marland *92 VIWT IH
On Faculty
At Stigler
Farmers attending the meet-
ings will receive a free color
map of Noble county, showing
the location of different types of
soil in the county. Instruction 1
will be given on how to use the
T9
of ceremonies for the evening.
Out-of-town judges will be se-
cured by H B. Evans.
Mrs. Charles Durkee, chair-
man of the advertising com-
| mittee, has made several pos-
ters to promote the contest, and
| these are now on display in
Perry, Enid, Hunter and Ton-
| kawa, in addition to Billings.
Mrs. Back reminded parents
of band students that annual
membership dues of 50 cents
are now payable, and are need-
ed to assist in arrangements for
the show.
A talent show last year pro-
I vided enough proceeds to buy
sweaters for eight band seniors.
The band has only two seniors
this year, Steve Goforth and
Curby Keith, but next year’s
group will be larger.
Mrs. lone Schweer, Billings
high school band director, also
is assisting with arrangements
and is accepting applications
from individuals and groups
planning to enter.
Esther Clavin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Clavin, has |
maps, which have been pro-
duced by the U.S. Department accepted a position as teacher
of Agriculture.
Events Of
Interest
Henry Bellmon made a splen- | in 1968
Fellows lodge. j did record as governor and, | i
Survivors include a son, Wil- with his background of leader- carpenter read , the formal
son J. Miller, route 2. Ponca ship and experience, will pro- report theasresolutions com
City; a daughter, Mrs. Rosina vide us the statesmanship so ™ , . cluding au statement
of Billings, wife of Oklahoma's | Cuda, Wichita; a brother, badly needed in Washington to- sarchlusnessaed. Was submitted
immediate past governor, was William H. Miller, Billings; five j day.
guest speaker Tuesday noon for grandchildren and three great- 7. Be it resolved that we com-
the luncheon meeting of the Bil- grandchildren. j mend our present governor.
Active pallbearers will be Dewey Bartlett, on his no new
| Omer Rush, Loyd Maynard, tax stand, his program of ef-
of the Oklahoma Baptist Con-
vention.
lings Rotary club in the Metho-
dist church annex. [ , - . -
Mrs Bellmon showed color George Ketts, Ben Polifka, Ho- ficiency in government, his ef-
slide films of the trip abroad mer Main and Jay Dupy. Hon- forts to attract new industry to committee appointed
which the Bellmons made last orary bearer swill be Ray Derr, Oklahoma, and his progressive mismanagement of the
summer. J. W. Back, Walter Dunn, Louis steps under way on the im- mismanagement f the
Aubrey Tipton, vice presi- Polifka, Riley Rush, Alfred provement of teacher salaries in
dent, conducted the meeting in Pitts, Adron Mercing, Guy Lem- Oklahoma,
the absence of the president, on, Claude Kilpatrick, Walter 8. Be it resolved that our
Chester Ellington, Joe Patton Melrose, Aubrey Melrose, John present legislature oppose clos-
was program chairman. Mem- Lanes, Edwin Menihan and ing or consolidation of public
bers voted to have a ladies Herman Schultz, | schools that are offering a qual-
night dinner at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 j ity program, on numbers only,
in the Methodist church annex. KIncanw Former 9. Be it resolved that the
Tipton will be in charge of ar- AuSETYy ToRCT present exemptions from state
rangements. DHUnc-Daetdoni sales tax be retained on all raw
- products and equipment used in
j the production of food and
j other products for wholesale
distribution.
Kingery, Former
Visiting Rotarians were Ger BillingsResident
aid Bryant, Perrv; Kurt Divine. Dies in Texas
Garber; and Carl Frost, Black- 9IC9 1,1 1 CXd3
well. Guests included Mrs. Ger-
Services were Wednesday in
aid Bryant and Jim Stallings, Grapevine, Texas for Arthur
both of Perry; Mrs. Gerald-
Morris, Mr. and Mrs Ray Os-
born, Mrs. Aubrey Tipton, Mrs.
H. B. Evans, Mrs. Don Cope-
land and Mrs. Joe Patton, all
HERE FOR WEEKEND
of Billings.
the home; a daughter, Mrs
Gary Little, Cleveland, Okla.;
a son, Jerry, Ardmore, and two
to brothers, Fred Kingery Jr., Bil-
classes at Oklahoma State uni- lings, and Elwood Kingery,
RETURNS TO OSU
Pat Bellmon returned
Kingery, 67, former resident of
Billings, who died Sunday at u .
his home in Grapevine following rex oEdmond. spent the week
a period of ill health.
Survivors include his wife of
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Humph-
end here visiting his mother,
Mrs. Letha Humphrey. The
couple are employed in Ed-
mond while attending Central
State college, and are on the
versity in Stillwater Monday Tulsa,
after spending a week at home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bellmon, east of Billings,
during the semester break. She
is a journalism student at
OSU.
IN ENID HOSPITAL
Mrs. Bill Whitehead was ad-
mitted to St. Mary hospital in
semester break this week.
WEEKEND AT SHAWNEE
Mr. and Mrs. I V. Stinnett
spent the weekend with Rev.
Vincent de Paul Traynor,
O.S.B., a brother of Mrs. Stin-
nett, at St. Gregory’s college,
Enid last week for medicaljin Shawnee. Father Vincent is
treatment.
dean of men there.
____________________The conferences began Mon-.
I the committee by an interested day and was to conclude Wed-
j person, whom he did not iden nesday. Sessions were in the
j tify. j Muskogee First Baptist church
The statement was critical and the city’s Civic Center au-
of the U.S. postal service and j ditorium.
called for the district and state: A stewardship conference was
held Monday afternoon, and an
conventions to have a special
investi-
After the resolutions were
read, Cress moved that the
portion concerning postal
service be stricken because
it was not in proper form.
He added that he believed
the report was of great in-
terest to everyone present,
however. The resolutions
were adopted with that one
exception.
Delegates elected to the dis-
trict convention Feb. 10 in Alva
were Mr. and Mrs. George
Kemnitz, Webb and Mrs. Reed.
Noble county will have four
votes at the district meeting.
Delegates named for the state
convention were Mr. and Mrs.
evangelistic conference began
that evening to continue
through Wednesday. Some 3,000
ministers and laymen from
throughout the state were ex-
pected during the session.
REPORTS TO BASE
Pfc. John Kingery left Thurs-
day for Fort Benning, Ga.,
where he will enter an Army
non - commissioned officers
school after spending two weeks
here on leave with his parents, _______
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kingery, Billings.
and his wife's parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. Gerald Morris. His wife re- Mrc Paiove
mained here and plans to join MTSs ndicy S
him at Fort Benning later Mother Injured
In Auto Mishap
GO TO PONCA
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Back
spent Thursday in Ponca City
consulting their dentist and
oculist.
Billings May Annex
To Oakdale District
Members of the Billings
school district board of educa-
tion are circulating a petition
calling for an election within
the district for annexation to
dent, will call an election on
the issue. Date for the balloting
also will be set by States,
Dewbre said the Oakdale dis-
Eugene Webb, Mrs. Reinhold Oakdale (D-11) district, which
Hamann, Mr. and Mrs. John joins the Billings district on the
Pat Carpenter, J. B. Webster, south.
T. 0. Dewbre, Billings super-
L. E. Plumer, Mr. and Mrs. T. 0. Dewbre, Billings super-
Paul Cress, Mr. and Mrs. Frank intendent, said board members
Day, Mrs. Ed Maldonado, Mr. hoped to begin circulating the
and Mrs. Everett Shiever, Mrs. petition Wednesday. A mini-
Otto Bulling and Mrs. Louis mum of 51 percent of the regis-
Honeywell, tered voters in the district must
The county will have eight sign in order to make the peti-
votes at the state meeting, and tion valid.
each delegate will have one-half
vote.
tered voters in the district must
If signatures are sufficient,
L. E. States, county superinten-
in the sixth grade at the Stigler
elementary school following her Monday, Feb. 5 — County-wide
graduation at mid-term from | meeting of Farmers Union,
Oklahoma State university. ! 7:30 p.m., Billings vocational
Miss Clavin, a 1963 graduate agriculture building
of Billings high school, began Monday, Feb. 5 — Town board,
duties at Stigler on Monday of | monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
this week. ... . I town office on Main street.
Her parents live three miles Monday, Feb. 5 — School board
ast and two and a half north of meeting, 7:30 p.m., superin-
tendent's office at high
Mrs T
school.
Monday, Feb. 5 — Odd Fel-
lows lodge, 7:30 p.m., Fra-
ternal hall.
Tuesday, Feb. 6 — Rotary club
luncheon meeting, 12 noon,
Methodist church annex.
C. (Alma) Rutz. Thursday, Feb. 8 — Masonic
lodge, stated meeting, 7:30
mother of Mrs. John Rainey of
Billings, was injured Friday in
a one-car accident east
Breckenridge while en route
p.m., Masonic hall.
of Saturday, Feb. 10 — Amateur
back to her home in the Carrier
talent show sponsored by
Band Parents club, 7 pm.,
high school auditorium.
community, west of Enid, after
having spent a day here with Monday, Feb. 12 — Parent-
Mr. and Mrs. Rainey. । Teacher association, 7:30
Mrs. Rutz was taken to Enid p.m., high school auditorium.
General hospital for treatment Monday, Feb. 12 — Parent-
of injuries to her right ankle
and chest, plus several small
lacerations
Teacher association meeting,
7:30 p.m., high school audi-
l . torium.
The Oklahoma highway pa- Thursday, Feb. 15 - Billings
Community Chamber of Com-
trol said her west-bound car hit
a bridge abutment and fell over
on its side in a borrow ditch.
merce. 7:30 p.m , town office
. . . 1 . on Main street.
trict grade school will be closed The mishap occurred about a Monday Feb. 19 — Odd Fel-
after this term, if present at-j mile and three-quarters east of
tendance regulations continue in Breckenridge. Mrs. Rutz
effect, because of declining en- alone in the car.
rollment. Dewbre and three Bil-
was
lows lodge, 7 30
p.m., Fra-
Mr. and Mrs. Rainey were
lings board members, Billy j called to the Enid hospital fol-
hayton. Rex Thralls and Dan- lowing the mishap. Mrs. Rutz
ny Ketts. met Tuesday with H. left Billings about 9 a.m. Fri-
E McDonald, assistant state day to return to her home.
school superintendent, in Okla-
homa City to discuss the mat-
GO TO ENID
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Herde
ter. Also attending were
two Oakdale board members, were in Enid on business Satur-
Archie Mount and Mr. Cole.
day.
ternal hall.
Monday, Feb. 19 — Billings
Sheep Growers association.
7:30 p.m., vocational agricul-
ture building; guest speaker.
Thursday, Feb. 22 — Masonic
lodge, stated meeting, 7:30
pm.. Masonic hall.
Saturday, April 6 — Annual
Billings high school athletic
banquet, new high school
cafeteria.
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