The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 72, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1995 Page: 1 of 14
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“If You Would Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing"
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102nd Year - No.
Friday, May 5, 1995
(AP) Means Associated Press
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Perry, Oklahoma
25 cents
DR. TAMMY DORMIRE, of the Noble County Veterinary Clinic, was a guest for the Per-
ry elementary kindergarten classes Thursday in observation of "Be Kind to Animals Week."
She assisted students in helping them check their heartbeats. She is pictured helping Talia
Heath, daughter of Twana Brown and Steve Heath. Pictured in the center is Ovadyah Hawkins.
He is being assisted by Mrs. Carolynne Cash, a senior veterinarian student doing her in-
tern under Dr. Dormire. (Staff photo.)
Kindergarteners
Observe 'Be Kind
To Animal Week’
In recognition of Be Kind to Animals Week classroom, Dr. Dormire discussed the re-
which is celebrated the first week in May, the quirements for keeping these pets happy
kindergarten classes of Perry elementary and healthy..
school invited Tammy Dormire, D.V.M., to Kindergarten students looked at X-rays and
visit with students about the pleasures and re- checked their heartbeats with stethoscopes,
| Mid-High May Return
I To A Former Status
I E E A - * -EALAN JOBES TO
% Perry's eighth and ninth grade mid high school may be re- board but not often. SPEAKAT ROTARY
turned to a former status offering instruction for seventh, eighth Fry said the middle school, newest within the Perry sys- nt : E
% and ninth graders.tern, was designed to serve 320 students. It appears this en- show tentatively is scheduled
t. Making this change would leave the three-year-old mid- rollment for next term win jump to 355, Fry said. Classes mov- R program De-me
■ dle school classrooms in use for fifth and sixth graders. The ing from elementary school to the middle school the coming Monday Poopuenon
• present middle school seventh graders will go to the eighth three years all are large, Fry Said. meeunso
■ grade at the mid high as in the past. The current class of Fry said there are other needs the schools must meet in re- cnerokee strip
■ sixth graders attending the middle school would start classes medial reading and mathematics and special education fields. Restaurant
• next term at the mid high. The mid high school originally was built to offer programs Leonard Robinson, May
■ Larry Fry, superintendent of schools, said some over- of education for girls and boys of grades seven through program co-chairman, said
crowding is in the developing stage for the middle school be- nine. For many years, the school was known as Perry junior Alan Jobes IS expected to talk
• cause of large classes moving up from the elementary school, high school. . . abou the television shot “that
Fry said the matter of seventh graders attending the mid Fry said he realizes there will be strong community inter- is filmed at Oklahoma
high next term will be a matter of business for the board of ed- est in this plan. He said he plans to telephone some of the par- university and airs weekly,
ucation meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at the high school read- ents of present sixth graders to gain their thoughts in the mat-
ing lounge. These day time meetings are held at times by the ter.TO ENID HOSPITAL
The fire department ambu-
lance service made a transfer
early Friday.
Raymond McGuar, route 2,
Perry, was moved from Per-
ry Memorial hospital to St.
Mary's hospital at Enid.
DAY REP TO BE
HERE TUESDAY
A representative of the Ok-
lahoma department of veter-
ans affairs will be in Perry
next week to assist local peo-
ple with questions regarding
veterans benefits.
Persons may visit with the
representative between 2 and
3 p.m. Tuesday at the DAV
hall, 612 Flynn street.
DAVID HARBOUR
ATTENDS CLINIC
David C. Harbour, Perry,
was among 186 students who
attended the second of four
freshman clinics at South-
western Oklahoma State uni-
versity in Weatherford on
April 26.
Now enrolled at South-
western for the 1995 fall se-
mester are 427 high school
seniors. SWOSU will host
two more freshman clinics,
on June 14 and Aug. 18. High
school seniors interested in
attending the clinics are asked
to call (405) 774-3647 for ad-
ditional information.
At the clinics, students spent
the day on the SWOSU cam-
pus and hear numerous pre-
sentations about available ser-
vices and activities.
Miss Howry
Miss Lee
sponsibilities connected with owning a pet. Each child was given a hand-out and a book- _ I iGe AI. __
mark.
For the past four years, the Noble County Carolynne Cash, a senior veterinary student LIT® CI 1 o
Veterinary clinic has sponsored "Bud Bun- from Oklahoma State university who is in-
ny"—a gift to Carol Barry's classroom from terning at the Noble County Veterinary clin- • J IE 1 -
Dr. Dormire. She discussed the procedures ic, visited with the kindergartners about whySGICTOOAAL
necessary for keeping" Bud" in good shape she wanted to be a veterinarian and what she W ■ UP WE ■ W V ■ C.E BET
— such as trimming his toenails, treating him had to do to reach this goal. . ■
for ear mites, bathing him when necessary and Class members expressed their appreciation O a m A
feeding him a balanced diet to Dr. Dormire and Mrs. Cash for visiting their OdIULCLnCII
Observing a graph that indicated the pop- classroom. Everyone was served bunny
ularity of dogs and cats with children in the snacks.” Sheila Howry is the valedictorian and Diane Lee is salu-
. tatorian of the 1995 senior class of Billings high school.
W ontino To Cion cEMTCMDO Rice
FAUCCHI IT- 1 “ 19ml • president of FHA, member of Fellowship of Christian Ath-
% • letes, participated in basketball and 4-H, was a football home-
. g ■ coming queen candidate and was crowned basketball
It GTOi Falll She was named to the Academic All-Conference team
I • Io • A’ •H EEE • in basketball, has been recognized by Who's Who Among
American High School Students, received academic awards
By RON JENKINS had criticized the Legislature wasn’t when he vetoed the jn algebra I and English I, was the recipient of an English mer-
Associated Press Writer for being reluctant to advance earlier appropriation. it award and was honored as a Student Rotarian. Miss Howry
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) reform when he vetoed the On another subject, Keat- plans to attend Northern Oklahoma college and pursue a ca-
— Gov. Frank Keating says DHS appropri a t ion last ing said he had signed Senate reer jn the medical field.
the Democrat-controlled Leg- month. Bill 390, a proposal that frees Miss Lee's parents are Regina Lee and Richard Lee. She
islature is now cooperating on The bill sent to him Wed- $27 million to schools and js secretary of her senior class, has been active in FFA,
welfare reform so he will sign nesday contained the same counties from a tax protest FHA, the school yearbook staff, Librarian's club and Fellow-
a $340.5 million funding bill figures as the measure he ve- fund. Several public service ship of Christian Athletes. She has been recognized by Who's
for the Department of Human toed. utility and pipeline companies Who Among American High School Students.
Services c,have filed a lawsuit in the Ok- She has received the Bausch & Lomb science award
. governor . Keating said welfare reform lahoma Supreme Court seek- and 3 mathematics award and has been honored as 3 Student
The Republican governor is now on the table and it ing to block the distribution. Rotarian. Her future plans include becoming a radiologist.
A House-Senate commit-
SPEC. JAMES BATTLES, JR., Perry, a member of Com-
pany B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Oklahoma Army Na-
tional Guard was one of 68 Oklahoma Army and Air Na-
tional Guard members who assisted the FBI search through
tons of debris looking for evidence following the bombing
of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The blast claimed
the lives of scores of Oklahomans and injured hundreds
more. Battles was one of more than over 700 Oklahoma
Army and Air National Guard members called to assist lo-
cal, state and federal authorities during the disaster. The Ok-
lahoma National Guard assisted authorities in perimeter se-
curity, search and rescue, body identification, family assis-
tance and notification and collection of evidence.
Rist Bank & Trust ======== PHS Awards Now
Assists ■ ims Indent Children program. Total $144,134
O K C plosion The committee will contin- Rhonda Stevens, counselor at Perry high school, has re- Search For
C E F1V1W11 ue hearings on Monday. leased information about additional scholarships and honors oea TCA TO
First Bank and Trust Company of Perry has begun col- inkexscdarnissekion care presented Wednesday at a" awards assembly held in the PHS Bodies Ends,
isdontonsogroutite victims of “" April 15 federal .metersctoiforafiCLET andinenew information brings the scholarship awards total 167 Dead
building explosion in Oxanoma Cly- . . efits for two to three years. R144 1 34 for Perry high school students
Bank customers and other Perry area residents can bring But DHS officials told law- to $144,134 for Perry high schoo
donations to the First Bank lobby or drive-in during busi- makers the Human Services Nathan Kiner was awarded a $1,500 Oklahoma State Uni-
ness hours or place them in the night depository. Commission had already im- versity Regents Distinguished Scholarship that is renewable
Bank President Carl B. Hamm said the fund-raising is part plemented a program limit- for four years; an Oklahoma State Regents scholarship val-
of a campaign involving commercial banks statewide and co- ing AFDC recipients to 36 ued at $5,000 and renewable for five years; a National Merit
ordinated by the Oklahoma Bankers Association (OBA). The months of benefits in a five- Student scholarship worth $3,000; and an Academic All State
campaign slogan is "Put Your Money Where Your Heart is year period. scholarship valued at $1,000.
— In Oklahoma City." Raymond Haddock, who Brad Dolezal was presented a Northwestern Oklahoma
First Bank has donated $1,000 to the OBA campaign, oversees the program at the State university athletic scholarship worth $500.
which so far has raised more than $100,000 overall, includ- DHS also said waivers had Brian Thomason was awarded a valedictorian scholarship
ing funds from banks nationwide. been approved for programs worth $6,000; a chemical engineering department scholarship
"We, like all Oklahomans, want to do all we can to help designed to help recipients be- valued at $500; and a college of engineering scholarship worth
the victims of this tragedy, especially the children who were come self sufficient. $500, all from OSU.
injured or lost a parent," Hamm said. "And we're proud to fisher said he did not know Also as part of the awards assembly, Kevin Mills was pre-
make this giving opportunity available to our customers as of anyone who did not believe sented an outstanding American history award given by Sandy
well. it was a worthy goal to get Cranfill.
Meanwhile, Hamm has been seeking support from other . welfare These awards were omitted from an original list of hon-
Oklahoma banks for the effort to obtain federal reward POP ued iniolementing oreesthat appeared in The Perry Daily Journal on Wednes-
money for local State Trooper Charles Hanger. Hanger ar- “Ut dinar were day.
rested Timothy McVeigh, a prime suspect in the Oklahoma P^5 First, he said,
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In a letter to the association, Hamm wrote, "I have per- dithatu a there are
sonally known Trooper Hanger for the past 20 years and can Second, hesaid, thereare
vouch for his integrity and dedication to his profession." (continued on pg. 10
Say Something Good About
Perry Today!
briefly
stated..
@n ardemen A id WHEAT TOUR IS
Aucl wool I lol I FARC PLANNED MAY 12
_ A tour of a wheat variety
CD | Ive AAL/A test plot has been planned for
T D | 111 IQ 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12,
on a farm operated by D. J.
Bomb Disaster (continued on pg. 8)
Over 40 members of Com- ing bomb site in downtown Farmers Day
pany B, 1 st Battal ion 179th Oklahoma City. ”
Infantry headquartered in Per- The group was part of 68 Planned By
ry stepped down and went Army and Air National
home after spending over six Guardsmen who worked Lions Club
days working with the Fed- side-by-side with the federal
eral Bureau of Investigation law officials (at a concealed Perry Lions club members
sifting through tons of debris sight) searching through rub- scheduled a Farmers Appre-
taken from the federal build- ble in an effort to find any- ciation Day for May 25 dur-
thing that could be used as ev- ing their luncheon and busi-
idence following the bomb- ness meeting Thursday at the
ing of the Alfred P. Murrah Catholic hall.
Federal Building, in down- J. D. Koch will have charge
town Oklahoma City. The of arranging a program. Each
troops, some virtually on their Lion is asked to bring a
hands and knees, sifted farmer or rancher as guest to
through tons of debris hoping the meeting. The session will
to find clues to the bombing, be a luncheon at noon May
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 1st Lt. Kevin Fortenberry, 25 at the Catholic hall.
— After 16 days of grue- commander of the army and Jennifer Hughey and Jason
some, perilous, heartbreaking air guard task force believes Musshafen were student
work, rescue workers walked his group had an important guests with Miss Hughey giv-
out of the federal building for rol e to play." We were in - ing the report on school ac-
the last time today after com- volved with an investigation tivities. Neal Hamilton gave
pleting the search for bodies that is taking place through- the membership and activi-
buried in the rubble. out the country, and what we ties report and treasurer's re-
The bombing killed 167 found could lead to the arrest port was given by Dee
people, including two adults of more suspects,” he said. Williams.
who were still missing, said It was more than evidence Lions voted to purchase
Assistant Fire Chief Jon gathering. The Oklahoma Na- three pairs of eye glasses for
Hansen. Nineteen of the tional Guard troops sifting needy persons. Lions also
victims were children. through the rubble found oth- were given their work as-
The last body was removed er items which aided in the signments for the elementary
at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. At identification of the miss- school track meet May 11-12.
11:50 p.m., an end was called ing. "The troops dig through Girls and boys of the first four
to the search of the nine-sto- debris and catalog it. Some ot grades will compete.
ry building that was torn apart it can be used in identifying Jon Alexander was:secret
April 19 by a 4,800-pound victims," said Fortenberry. "A greeter of the day. Guests
truck bomb. fitness club membership card included Tony Wisely,
Among the 20 or so bodies was found and used to de- Melvin Wolfe and Justin
(continued on pg. 7) (continued on pg. 8) Cooley.
By TED ANTHONY
Associated Press Writer
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