The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 253, Ed. 1 Monday, December 4, 1989 Page: 1 of 10
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Many Stores Offering
Extra Shopping Hours
briefly
stated...
* ALF HEPPLER IS
J MOVED TO HOSPITAL
a Alf Heppler, 321 Cedar
g street, was transferred after
F 9:20 a.m. Monday by Perry
F fire department ambulance.
He was moved from Per-
I ry Memorial hospital to
• Presbyterian hospital at
■ Oklahoma City.
To accommodate Christmas shoppers
who work during regular business hours,
many local retailers are offering special
hours to permit convenience in shopping.
Starting now, several businesses which
normally close at 5 p.m. will remain open
until 6 each weekday evening from now
through Dec. 23.
There are two Sunday afternoon shop-
ping opportunities planned on Dec. 10
and 17 with most staying open from 1 to
4 p.m.
A survey has been conducted by the
advertising staff of The Perry Daily
Journal with the following results so far:'
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE, near the bandstand in the courthouse park, was decorated Friday morning by
youth of the Perry Head Start program and the Kiddie KoUege Child Development center. They were assisted by coun-
ty commissioner, Jim Lemon, and grounds keeper, Farrell Stanley. Assisting with the Kiddie KoUege were Judith Mir-
acle, director, Austin Pollard, Gary Swan and Lindsey Reeder. Parent volunteers were Paula Pollard, Yvonne Swan
and Renee Reeder. Unable to attend was Eric Leach. From Head Start were LesUe Bristow, Tony Bronner, Patricia
Collins, Sharonda Copeland, Bethani Day, Joseph Farthing, Alex Goforth, Becky Hedrick, Jessica Hoggle, April Jef-
ferson, Jason Kaminskas, Paul Kimber, Ronnie Melvin, Jennifer Richards, Amber Rivers, Cherie Stadler, Tony
Subketkaew and Michael Wehling, 3-years-old; Kenny Andrews, Nikki Arreola, William Coates, Jessica Glass, Cherie
Hannum, Kristy Harris, Kevin Keith, Tracee Melvin, Shane Mills, Tammy Nguyen, Angela Nguyen, Kelcie Stockwell,
Timothy Vasek and Brian Henry, 4-years-old; Wilma Frazier, Mayme Atkinson, Katherine Curtis, Virginia Zinck and
Sharon Smith, staff members; and Mary Goforth, David Ingram, Ladonna Crews, Sybol Day, Oriana Hoggle, Ann
Stadler and Penny Fleetwood, parent volunteers. (Staff photo.)
PATIENTS MOVED
BY CITY AMBULANCE
Fire department am-
bulances transferred two
Perryans over the weekend.
Ruth Womack, 1705 Tenth
street, was moved after 6:30
a.m. Monday from Green
Valley Nursing center to
Perry Memorial hospital
and returned a short time
later to the nursing home.
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox,
1313 Eighth street, was mov-
ed after 1:30 a.m. Sunday
from her home to Perry
Memorial.
Business
Chris’ Pharmacy
Word Bookshoppe
Perry Bakery
Byrd Floral
Western Auto
Shoe Hut
Busha’s Boutique
The Sport Shak
Creative Needle
Evening
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Sunday
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Hair Naturally
Daylight Donuts
Shirley’s Shoe Box
Perry Lumber
Sears
Crossfield Chev.
Donal dson-Yahn
Georgia’s Furniture
MaJaCo
Kumback
Shedrick Jewelry
Parts Plus
Elwell Auto
Family Dollar
Coast to Coast
Wal-Mart
Radio Shack
LJR Enterprises
Thorn Originals
Foster Drug
Sunshine Travel
2001 Video
Stillwater Mill
Special Note:
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Shedrick Jewelry open 1 to 3 on
designated Sundays.
Tour Of Homes
Attracted 206
'If You Would Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing'
The Perry
JOM MEETING IS
SET FOR TUESDAY
A Johnson-O’Malley com-
mittee meeting has been
planned for 6:30 p.m. Tues-
day at Perry elementary
school cafetorium.
The meeting will include
budget plans for the coming
year.
Daily Journal
BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC TUESDAY
A free blood pressure
clinic has been set for 9-10
a.m. Tuesday at Perry Sen-
ior Citizens center.
A representative of Perry
Nursing home will be in
charge.
The second annual Christmas tour of so grateful to the homeowners who dec-
homes attracted the largest turnout so orated for the occasion and welcomed
far with 206 visiting the five specially visitors throughout the afternoon," Mrs.
decorated homes between 1 and 5 p.m. Malget said.
Sunday. The committee said the event netted
In perfect weather, the homeowners $1,237 from ticket sales which will be ap-
greeted visitors awed by the creative plied to the fund for continuing expansion
holiday decorations prepared at each of Christinas lighting in the courthouse
location, park. Last year’s tour attracted 179 vis-
Vickie Malget and Janet Shannon, co- itors and coUected $1,085 from ticket
chairmen of the Tour, expressed appre- sales.
ciation to the dozens of local people in- Home tourists ended the afternoon by
volved in planning and carrying out de- going to the Cherokee Strip Museum for
tails of the attractions. refreshments and to view decorations in
“Everyone helped willingly and we are place in keeping with the season.
96th Year — No. 253 Monday, Dec. 4, 1989 (AP) Means Associated Press 25 cents
Guru Seeks ElaineGengler
. A Named Member Of
Heaven On All-State Band
Earth In
Elaine Gangler Saturday chosen for the last competi-
became the first Perry high tion in which 24 were select-
school student to be named ed for All-State honors.
• 3 member of the All-State Being named to the All-
ATlI.laL Band since 1970. State Band is the highest
UKATOAch In 1970, Ann Sherwood honor a high school musi-
‘ AIW&E B I was chosen to the All-State cian can receive in the state.
Band. Members of the All-State
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Critics of a proposal by an Miss Gengler, the daugh- Band will travel to Okla-
Indian guru to establish a City of Immortals somewhere ter of Bill and Virginia homa City for rehearsals
in Oklahoma as the start to reconstructing the world into Gengler, Perry, performed Thursday and Friday, Jan.
a Heaven on Earth say the plan is far-fetched. in the regional tryouts with 25 and 26 and will perform in
“There will never be a City of Immortals on Earth," over 200 clarinet players concert on Saturday, Jan. 27
says Will Weir, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Cult from 12 regions across the at the Civic Center Music
Awareness Network. “I mean, it’s unrealistic.” state. Hall.
Representatives of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of From the regional compe-
Transcendental Meditation and one-time guru to the tition, 96 were chosen for the
Beatles, met with developers Saturday in Oklahoma City finals. In the first session of
to discuss plans for a low-density housing community pro- the finals, 48 students were
posed by the Maharishi Heaven on Earth Development
Corp. It is one of several such communities planned across
the nation, backers said.
Backers said the communities would be “noise-free,
pollution-free and free from crime and anxiety.”
But Weir said he was concerned that the developers
may not be telling the whole story.
“It possibly may be a way that people are recruited into
something they will be sorry about later on, something
destructive that practices mental abuse,” Weir said.
Scott Demaree, a Stillwater builder who acts as
Oklahoma liaison for the Malibu-Calif.,-based corporation,
said it was hoped ground could be broken as early as April
near Tulsa, Oklahoma City or Stillwater. Homes, which
Hospital Notes
Perry Memorial
Betty Kirkhart, 1203 East
Rainbow Drive, admitted
would be set on a minimum one-acre plot, would range from
$60,000 to several hundred thousand dollars, Demaree said. .
Demaree and other backers said the community would -
Monday for medical
treatment.
Amanda Rice, 1405 Ivan-
hoe street, admitted Sunday
for medical treatment.
Admitted Saturday for
medical treatment: Mina
Bartow, Tenth and Ashland
streets, and Agnes Penning-
ton, 604 Marchbanks street.
Ada Schwandt, 813%
Birch street, dismissed
% Sunday.
WES WATKINS IN
PERRY TUESDAY
Wes Watkins, prospective
candidate for the office of
governor of Oklahoma, will
be in Perry Tuesday morn-
ing at the Cherokee Strip
Restaurant.
Those who want to visit
with Watkins are invited to
a coffee meeting planned for
7:30-8:30 a.m.
The time is a change from
previous announcement.
HOME RESIDENTS
TO VIEW LIGHTS
Perryans with outdoor
Christmas lights are asked
to turn them on by 5:30p.m.
Thursday.
Beginning at that time,
residents of Perry Nursing
home will be taken on a tour
of the community in the Per-
ry Senior Citizens van. Em-
ma Lou Hasenfratz, Perry
Senior Citizens director, will
drive the van for the Christ-
mas lights tour.
Mrs. Hasenfratz has ask-
ed anyone who has an extra
special display of holiday
lights to call her at Perry
Senior Citizens center or
Melva Edgar at Perry Nurs-
ing home before Thursday
evening.
864 Cans Of Food
Collected At Play
Patrons who attended performances of school-age children and 10 adults, was
"The Best Christinas Pageant Ever” enthusiastically received by audiences
Friday and Saturday night at the Perry both nights Judith Miracle was director
high school auditorium donated 864 cans and Debbie Randall was stage manager,
of food to assist needy families in this Businesses who joined with Stage-
area, Stagecoach Community Theatre coach in underwriting the play were the
officials announced Monday. Exchange Bank & Trust Co., Stillwater
The holiday presentation was provid- Savings & Loan, First National Bank &
ed by Stagecoach and several business Trust Co. and the Perry Wal-Mart store,
underwriters as a Christmas gift to the “We are truly grateful to all those who
community, with only a can of food ask- helped with this play in so many ways,”
ed for admission each night. Herod said. “The cast, director, the
Bob Herod, president of Stagecoach, backstage crew and all the support peo-
said 510 cans were received Friday night ple worked hard to make this an enjoy-
plus 354 more on Saturday for a total of able holiday experience.
864. “Again we thank our business sponsors
Cans received Friday night were turn- for making this free presentation pos-
ed over to Operation Blessing and the sible, and of course we appreciate the au-
Saturday night receipts went to the local diences both nights. The cans of food they
office of the Oklahoma Department of provided will help make this a happier
Human Services. All will be distributed Christmas season for many of our less
to needy families and individuals in this fortunate neighbors. Stagecoach is hap-
area, hopefully to brighten their holiday py to have had a part in providing this
spirit a little. special occasion for this wonderful com-
The play, featuring a cast of 24 grade munity of Perry."
not be limited to followers of the maharishi and would not
be used to recruit followers.
“We have this program of education to alert people to
the fact it’s something we just want to do to treat our en-
vironment well,” said Curtis McDonald, vice president of
the development corporation. “It’s not in any way an at-
tempt to build a colony or anything like that."
But Weir, who said he has nothing against Transcenden-
tal Meditation, isn’t sold. He said the program and the
maharishi’s organization are organized along the same lines
as many destructive cults.
“As people go in deeper they are influenced to do a
great deal of work without sleep. You know work around
the clock toward idealistic expectations that can never be
(continued on pg. 7)
Miss Gengler
Today’s Prayer
O Lord it is another Monday. Help me
to be as eager to meet the challenges and
opportunities that will come my way this
week. But, more than that, open my eyes
to see them. Amen.
Rev. Stacy
Authors
Prayers
Rev. W. A. Stacy, pastor
of the First United Metho-
Enid St. Mary’s
Christopher L. Phillips,
Mulhall, dismissed.
Perry FFA
Alumni To
Meet On
Wednesday
The Perry FFA Alumni
association has a meeting
scheduled for 7 p.m. Wed-
nesday at the Perry school
vocational agriculture
building.
James Henderson, Alum-
ni Association president,
said plans will be made for
the local junior livestock
ORLANDO CHURCH
BAZAAR WEDNESDAY
The Women’s Circle of the
Orlando Christian church
will have a Christmas
bazaar from 1 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday at the Orlando
Christian church fellowship
hall.
Mrs. Ora Lee Lovell, pres-
ident of the circle, said the
public is invited to attend.
Items of baked goods and
crafts will be available.
POLO CEMETERY
WORK DAY DEC. 9
Polo cemetery association
members will have a work
session at the cemetery at 1
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9.
Plans for the session were
made Sunday in an asso-
ciation meeting at Antelope
Valley church. Those wan-
ting to take part should
bring chain saw, pickup
truck and shovels.
dist church, provides pray- show in February with de-
ers for each day this week to partment superintendents to
be published in The Daily be named. The Perry show
Journal. usually precedes the Noble
The prayer features is a county junior livestock fair,
project of the Perry Minis- The meeting also will in-
terial Alliance with mem- elude a discussion about
bers providing inspirational needs at the Perry vocation-
Universities Keep Eye
On Fraternity Houses
By The Associated Press In Stillwater, university officials
Officials at Oklahoma’s two largest ordered a $2,500 fine and 1,500 hours of
universities are taking a dim view of community service for the Kappa Sigma
fraternity-house antics these days and fraternity after two pledges were ar-
say a recent crackdown on hazing and rested for exposing themselves to a
liquor-law violations will continue, group of women near a residence hall.
“We want things tightened up even Oklahoma State officials also investi-
more,” said Ronald Beer, Oklahoma gated a fight between the Sigma Chi and
State University vice president for stu- Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities in which
dent services. “Why berate a person if three students were arrested, one for
they choose to pledge a fraternity? Why public intoxication.
send pledges out to make fools of “Some (fraternity) chapters continue
themselves?” to allow and encourage things to happen
Chris Purcell, University of Oklahoma that aren’t acceptable,” Beer said.
assistant vice president for student af- “What we’re doing is spelling out the
fairs, said “times are not like they used rules and holding fraternity officers
to be for fraternities.” responsible.”
“We have no other option than to take Officials say that fraternities on many
a hard-line approach if the health or safe- campuses still resist the idea of abandon-
ty of one or all of our students is involv- ing the time-honored practice of putting
ed,” Purcell said, new members through physical or men-
In recent months, the Sigma Alpha Ep- tal ordeals before their formal initiation,
silon fraternity at Oklahoma had its despite abuses that have led to at least
charter revoked and was given a two- 40 deaths and hundreds of injuries in the
year campus suspension for misconduct last decade nationwide.
related to hazing and drinking abuses. “There are alternatives to hazing,”
University charges of violating the Beer said. “We don’t need these crazy,
Oklahoma student code were filed ridiculous stunts.”
against the Sigma Nu and Kappa Alpha Kevin Kuykendall, a senior-year mem-
fraternities and three fraternity ber of Sigma Phi Epsilon at Oklahoma,
members were arrested for allegedly said “fraternities that use hazing are
operating unlicensed open saloons on the really the exception, not the rule.”
day of the Oklahoma-Colorado football “Modern students aren’t willing to put
game, up with that kind of foolishness, "he said.
messages each week.
al agriculture school farm.
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