The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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DISPLAYS INVITED FOR EVENT
Spring Arts Festival
Planned lune 7 & 8
Final plans currently are underway for the spring arts
festival which is being sponsored by the Cherokee Strip Arts
company
The festival will be from 10 a m until p m. Saturday, June
7, and from 1 p m until 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, in the courthouse
park The festival will feature all types of arts and crafts.
Letters have been sent to Perry area i ommunities inviting
displays from their local talent. Mrs Tony Macias, secretary,
said the festival is a local event, however, and the company
hopes Perry will be well represented
Entry forms are available from Mrs Macias or Jim
Garvey, company president. Those wishing to exhibit
items should complete an entry form and return it and
rental fees to Garvey no later than May 25.
The entry forms contain full information about display and
sale of arts and crafts items Exhibitors wi ! be required to state
what type of display space they will need and describe their
exhibit. They also will include their name address, city, state
and zip code
Rental space for individual display pane Is which measure 30
inches by eight feet will be available for partic ipants. Rental fee
will be $10 per panel, payable in advance to the Cherokee Strip
Arts company In addition to the rental fee, a 10 per cent
commission on sales over $100 will be payable to the arts
company.
Businesses wanting to display items will be charged
$25 and will pay no sales commission. Junior entrants
I twelfth grade students or under j have been invited to take
part free of charge.
Mrs. Macias said arrangements will be made for the display
in the event of inclement weather She also said exhibitors need
not sell items to participate in the festival
Jim Garvey will make posters which will be placed in
downtown area businesses A booth committee also will report
at a later date about display arrangements.
The arrangements were made Monday evening at a session
at the Hodgepodge. The next meeting of the group will be
announced
Homeowner Insurance
Rates Up 10 Percent
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) -
Homneowner insurance rates
will increase an average of 10
per cent under a schedule
approved by the state Insur-
ance Rating Board by a 2-1
vote Tuesday
Robert Race, rate analyst for
the board, recommended the
increase not be granted unless
proponents furnished additional
justification
The board also heard argu-
ments on a proposed 17.7 per
cent boost in automobile
insurance premiums re-
sponsible for any misappropria-
tions of funds at Langston
University
The legislature recently ap-
propriated $400,000 in emergen-
cy funds for the predominantly
black school to complete this
semester, and Regents for A&M
colleges have voted to shut
down the university for the
summer term to straighten out
its financial difficulties.
The resolution was filed by
Sen. Herschal Crow, D-Altus,
chairman of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee, which has
been studying the school's
financial problems
The resolution directs the
A&M Regents "to investigate
money outlay of Langston
University and to determine if
any misappropriations of funds
allocated to said university
occurred and, if so, to cause
cr minal charges to be filed
against the persons responsible
therefore."
He said funds to finance the
summer term were included in
the annual budget approved
last year.
“Our office had no input or
knowledge into the actions of
the Regents for A&M Colleges,”
Chaffin
Matthews
briefly
stated...
IperryMA:
he said "So far as we are
concerned, there are funds in
the current budget to complete
the summer term, unless they
have overspent."
Gov. David Boren signed a
$400,000 supplemental appro-
priation last Friday for Lang-
ston to complete the spring
semester The higher regents
have not received a Langston
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BULLETIN
An Oklahoma City youth
identified as Steve An-
drews, 16, was seriously
injured shortly before 1
p.m. Wednesday as he ap-
parently jumped from a
semi-trailer truck trailer
moving on West Fir ave-
nue a short distance east of
1-35 highway. He was run
over by the dual wheels of
the trailer. Andrews was in
the emergency room of
Perry Memorial hospital
Wednesday afternoon for
examination and treat-
ment. He was taken there
by a fire department am
bulance. Police Chief Orlin
Johnson had been in pur-
suit of the truck following a
report a boy was riding in
the spare tire well of the
truck and appeared to be
unsteady. The youth for
unknown reasons appar-
ently jumped from the
truck. He had climbed
aboard the truck at the
east edge of Perry.
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PRIVATE RITES HELD
FOR REV. BEASLEY
Private funeral services were
held V. nday at Ninde funeral
home, Tulsa, for Rev. Michael
Beasley, Tulsa, formerly of
Perry who was found dead
Saturday.
Memorial services will be at
7:30 pm. Wednesday at the
Sheridan avenue Christian
church at Tulsa, where Beasley
had pastured for about one
year The body will be cremated
and the remains taken to
Lincoln, Neb., for burial.
Memorial funds in Rev.
Beasley’s name have been set
up at the First Christian church
in Perry and at the Sheridan
avenue Christian church at
Tulsa All funds will aid the
church to which the money is
sent.
CLINT ADLER GETS
SCHOLARSHIP AT OSU
Clint Adler, an Oklahoma
State univeristy agriculture
economics student, was among
those who received scholarships
at the annual Aggie-X dinner
Tuesday evening on campus at
OSU at Stillwater.
Adler, a 1972 graduate of
Morrison high school, received
a $350 scholarship from Pro-
duction Credit Associations and
Western Production Credit As-
sociations. He is the son of Mr
and Mrs. Henry Adler, Morri-
son.
Mrs. Adler is the former Joy
Bowers, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Morris Bowers, 1017 Jack-
son street.
OFFICERS NAMED BY
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Three officers were appointed
Mon lay night during the Noble
county Republican central
committee meeting at 635 Dela-
ware street.
Mrs. Dennis Avery was ap-
pointed secretary to succeed
Mrs Dwaine Goldsberry Mrs
William Corporon was appoint-
ed treasurer to succeed Mrs. R.
D. Boyd. Mrs. Charles Martin
was re-appointed reporter.
In other business, members
finalized plans for a financial
drive The drive will be
conducted by mail throughout
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Howard Hillis
Dies In Mishap;
Funeral Pends
Funeral services were pend-
ing Wednesday for Howard
Hillis, about 36, Angleton, Tex.,
son of Mr and Mrs. Fay Hillis,
1001 Thirteenth street, who was
killed Tuesday night in an
autome bile accident near Beau-
mont, Tex.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his wife, Sue,
of the home; a daughter, Vicky,
15, and a son, Jimmy, 13, also of
the home; a sister, Mrs Ben
(Faith) Roberts, southwest of
Perry; two brothers, Randy
Hillis, Bethany; and Larry
Hillis, Stillwater; and a cousin,
Robert Justus, 1609 Parklane
drive.
Details of the accident were
not available here Wednesday
Funeral arrangements were
pending
Three Noble county young men will be graduated this spring
with MD degrees from the Health S iences Center College of
Medicine at the University of Oklahoma
It is believed here that this is the first time three students
from this community have received medical degrees in the
same class
As the mother of one of the youths said:
"Perry should be proud to produce three fine young men in
one graduating class. It speaks well for the school system and
the entire community”.
The three are:
Paul Ley, son of Mr. and Mrs Frank Ley, 800 Seventh
street.
John Chaffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Chaffin, 411
Eleventh street.
David C. Matthews Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. David C.
Matthews of Oklahoma City, formerly of Perry.
After receiving a BS degree in zoology from Oklahoma State
university. Ley entered the college of medicine at OU. Currently
working in the outpatient department at University hospital in
Oklahoma City as one of the senior year clerkships. Ley has
accepted an obstetrics-gynecology internship next year in
Tulsa He will serve at St. John’s and St. Francis’ hospitals
Ley said he chose OB-GYN for his specialty because it
encompasses several fields in which he is interested, including
surgery, endocrinology and oncology
After he completes his four-year residency, he said he and
his wife, Karen, also formerly of Perry, likely will remain in
Oklahoma, although Perry might not be able to support an ob-
stetrician. Mrs. Ley is the former Karen Davis, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. M. M Davis of Fairview, formerly of Perry.
Ley said: "I probably first really became interested in the
medical field after I was seriously hurt in a car wreck in 1966
and spent several months in the hospital It really became
interesting to me to see how medical people function "
Ley graduated from Perry high school in 1966.
Chaffin received his BS degree from OSU in physiology and
was in the U.S. Army two years before attending medical
school. Currently serving a clerkship in Shattuck, Okla., he will
serve his internship in general surgery at the University of
Oklahoma.
He said he might do his residency in thoracic surgery, be-
cause he became interested in that field while serving on a
medical evacuation helicopter crew in Vietnam while in the
Army.
He said he and his family probably would return to
Oklahoma for him to set up practice, although he did not know if
Perry would be able to support a specialist He said he probably
will make no definite decision until he has completed his
six-year residency program, if he does go into thoracic surgery.
Chaffin said the Health Sciences Center "has been a really
good place to train. I’d like to see them i the legislature) con-
tinue to support the medical school." He said the person most
influencing him to enter the medical field was Dr Charles E.
Martin, a general practitioner in Perry and Chaffin’s former
Sunday school teacher and physician
"He was helpful in getting all the needed recommendations
and all the background knowledge I needed to get into medical
school," Chaffin said. Chaffin and his wife, Barbara, have two
daughters.
Matthews received a BS from Oklahoma State university
and a DDS from Baylor University school of dentistry before
entering the Health Sciences Center school of medicine four
years ago.
Currently working in cardiology at Oklahoma City’s
Presbyterian hospital as one of his senior year clerkships,
Matthews chose to serve a rotating internship at the Naval
Regional Medical center, San Diego, Calif
He will have at least a three-year obligation to serve with
the Navy before deciding where he will set up practice.
"I haven't ruled Perry out,” he said, "but if I specialize it
would be hard to go back there."
Matthews is doing his rotating intership in medicine,
radiology and pediatrics and likely will specialize in one of these
areas. He and his wife, Mona, have a son.
Perry Funeral
Thursday Far
J. R. Prentice
Funeral will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday for John Robert
Prentice, 71, Kansas City, Mo.,
formerly of Perry, who died
Monday at St. Mary’s hospital
at Kansas City.
Services will be at Parker
chapel with Rev. M R Work,
pastor of the First Christian
church, officiating. Burial will
be at Ceres cemetery.
Prentice was born Sept 29,
1903 at Perry. His parents made
the Cherokee Strip run for land.
He had lived in Kansas City for
about 30 years where he had
been employed in the shipping
department of Western Auto
supply company. He retired in
1965.
Survivors include one broth-
er, Jess L. Prentice, Spring-
field, III., and a cousin, Mrs
Vernon Larimer, 1409 Kaw
street.
NO CLUES
BENNINGTON, Kan (UPI)
— Authorities searched today
for a prowler with an apparent
penchant for chickens and a
hatred of ducks.
Charles Enright of Benning-
ton reported Tuesday he found
17 ducks had been killed and
mutilated in his farm yard and
21 chickens stolen
He said the chickens were
breeding stock valued at 1500
Fifty gallons of gasoline also
were stolen
Undersheriff Adran Lapka
said the investigation was
hampered because rain washed
away any tire tracks that might
have provided a clue to the
suspect
Hospital Notes
Memorial hospital visiting hours
2 p.m to 4 p.m 7 p.m to 8 30 pm.)
Perry Memorial
B. A. Straw, Billings, admit-
ted Tuesday for medical treat-
ment.
Robert McClure, Morrison.
dismissed Wednesday.
Stillwater Municipal
George Nichols, Morrison,
admitted.
Enid Memorial
Parker Dick Brown, Billings,
admitted.
Enid Bass Baptist
John L. Ward, Perry, admit-
ted.
GRACE WEHMEIER, left, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Walter Weh-
meier, 1316 Seventh street, Perry, and Melissa Channel of Guthrie,
served last week as pages in the Oklahoma house of representatives'
They are pictured with State Rep Jim Cummings, who also serves part
of Noble county.
At the request of local offi-
cials, a state crime bureau
agent arrived here Wednesday
to aid in the search and sifting
of evidence for Sally Battles,
11-year-old Perry girl missing
since the afternoon of April 2.
Police Chief Orlin Johnson
said Wednesday there were no
new reports or leads Officers
have run down countless
reports and possibilities in
Perry, Noble county, Payne
county and Lincoln county All
these checks by Wednesday had
proved unproductive.
City police, sheriff’s officers
and the crime bureau agent
were to have more conferences
EVENTS SCHEDULED SATURDAY
4-H Speech, Demonstration
Contests Set At Marland
The operations will be under At the conclusion of the
the general supervision of Bob contests Saturday afternoon,
Farabough, county OSU exten- some important announce-
sion director, and Miss Bettie ments will be made. Winners of
Qualls, county home economist. Perry Daily Journal trophies
will be announced. The trophies
go to the junior and senior
division clubs earning the most
points in annual spring contests.
The spring contests are the ap-
propriate dress contests held in
March and the speech and
demonstration events coming
Saturday.
Also to be announced Satur-
day will be the winners in the
model meeting contest that is
Monday, April 14—Noble games." sponsored by Dale Wilson
County Retired Teachers asso- Bobby Walls said Tuesday he, Chevrolet.
ciation, noon luncheon, Perry his two brothers, aged 19 and Talks given during the day
junior high school cafeteria 11; his two sisters, aged 15 and will be regular, regular cooper-
Tuesday, April 15 — Chamber 14’ and two teen-age friends ative, and illustrative talks may
of Commerce, quarterly lunch- had this pipe filled with be given on subjects, commer-
eon, ‘89er Restaurant ’ gunpowder and someone sug- cial banking, dairying, foods
Tuesday. April 15 - Great gested they light it to watch it and nutrition and electric.
Books discussion group, 10 a.m smoke There will be both individual
Heritage room. Carnegie public The pipe exploded Monday and team demonstrations on a
libraryand fragments hit Walls’ wide variety of subjects In the
Tuesday April 15 — City sisters. One of them, Leanne talks and demonstrations will
property at public auction, 303 Fa* Walls, walked into her be both boys and girls.
Eleventh street, 2 p.m. Mr and house and 45 minutes later she In each of the junior and
Mrs Vernon Larimer, owners was dead senior divisions, there will be
The other, Sandy, 14, was first year and junior and senior
_ Thursday, April 17 ” Perry only cut on the forehead division champions.
Golf and Country Club family “It was just an accident, just
night pot luck dinner, 7 p.m fun and games at the time," Isolated Rain
clubhouse. Walls said, i told them No, isolated Kain
Tuesay. April 22 - 240 acres we better not do it because it By United Press International
Noble county farm land at might blow up’, but you know Mild weather will linger in
public auction, four and one- how it is with a bunch of guys.” Oklahoma through the week-
half miles south of Red Rock, 1 Leanne was hit in the chest end, forecasters today said
p.m., Louise Neundorf Estate, and did not cry out, but walked The outlook included the
owners, into her house, Bobby said. She possibility of isolated thunder-
Thursday, April 24 — Ele- died 45 minutes later from a storms Thursday afternoon and
mentary band concert, 7:30 scattered showers or thunder-
p.m.. high school auditorium, [continued on pg. 10] showers in the east Friday and
Saturday
Annual Noble county 4-H
speech and demonstration con-
tests will be run off beginning at
9 a.m. Saturday at Marland
school.
Coming Events Girl Dies
Thursday, April 10 — Covered 1, C A 1
dish dinner meeting of Noble I UH And
county Democrat Women's ,
club, 7 p.m., Legion hall. Games
Saturday. April 12 — Veter-
ans of World War I and aux- OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) —
iliary meeting, 1 p.m., DAV The 18-year-old boy said it was
hall, just meant to be ‘fun and
Wednesday about launching a
series of he detector tests in the
hope some kind of information
can be uncovered to locate
Sally She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Loyd Battles, 1112
Cedar street.
Reward was up to $150 by
Wednesday for information
leading to finding Sally On
Monday, the parents posted $50
and another $50 was posted by
Chief Johnson personally. An-
other $50 was added Wednesday
by a Perryan who asked police
to keep the name confidential
Chief Johnson said the addition-
al money had been posted by a
concerned parent.
Sally did not come home from
school on the afternoon of
Wednesday, April 2. There is
some evidence she may not
have come home that afternoon
of her own choosing, but what
has happened to her since is a
mystery,
She was last seen wearing
white slacks and a red fuzzy
coat and cap She did get off a
school bus at the corner of
Tenth and Elm streets.
Chief Johnson earlier had
asked all Noble countyans to
check around their property for
any possible clues that might
help in locating the little girl. By
Wednesday, there had been no
citizen reports supplying val-
uable information.
Weather
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Wed-
nesday.
12 N. 60 1 p.m 62 2 p.m. 66
3 p.m. 68 4 p.m. 70 5 p.m. 69
6 p.m. 68 7 p.m. 66 8 p.m. 64
9 p.m. 58 10 p.m. 56 11 p.m. 53
12 M. 52 1 a.m. 52 2 a.m. 51
3 a.m. 51 4 a.m. 51 5 a.m. 50
6 a.m. 50 7 a.m. 48 8 a.m. 46
9 a.m. 50 10 a.m. 54 11 a.m. 56
Forecast
Partly cloudy and mild
through Thursday. South to
southwesterly winds 8 to 18 mph
diminishing tonight. High
Thursday upper 60s. Low
tonight mid 40s.
Weather outlook, Friday
through Sunday: Partly cloudy
to cloudy and mild. Scattered
showers and thundershowers
east Friday and Saturday. Lows
lower 30s panhandle. Highs mid
60s
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Wed-
nesday were: High 70, low 46,
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. a year
ago: High 72, low 52.
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Watson, Milo W. The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1975, newspaper, April 9, 1975; Perry, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2251245/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.