Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 103, No. 107, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1996 Page: 1 of 8
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CAREFUL HANDWORK added to the quality of products coming from the Tamac Pot-
tery plant some 40 years ago in Perry. Shown here are Doris Poe (left) and Mary Hladik,
two employees of the firm at that time, lightly sanding surfaces of cups and goblets before
the final glaze was applied. Mrs. Hladik and her husband, Joe, later purchased the Tamac
business before it was finally closed some 25 years ago. See additional photo on page 5.
briefly 1
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By FRED G. BEERS •====---=---
Tamac Pottery started in Perry in 1946 as a post-World
War II dream of two young couples, Leonard and Marjorie SIX MARRIAGE
Tate and Allen and Betty Macaulay. Marjorie and Betty met LICENSES ISSUED
during wartime while working in the East. Leonard and Allen Six marriage licenses have
became acquainted after their separation from the Navy and been issued the past two
the Army, respectively. They all wound up in Perry, Leonard's weeks in the office of Mrs.
hometown, manufacturing the novel, free-form backyard bar- Marilyn Mills, court clerk,
becue dinnerware which bore a combination of their last names, Permits went to Kurt Kevin
Tamac. The line was well received from the day it was first Loeffelholz and Rhonda Jean
offered. Backes, both of Oklahoma
------City; Shelby David Klus-
Business was doing so well by 1948 that the owners were - meyer and Jamie Dee Kroll
faced with an urgent need to expand. Perry's standing offer of Miller, both of Perry; G.
free factory sites was accepted and the owners received an ex- David Iske and Tamara Ann
cellent 300-foot location at the southwest edge of Perry fronting Yost, both of Norman; Robert
on U. S. 64-77. The $30,000 building program was started in Mark Weaver and Leslie Ann
Apnl. Stock was re-issued, money was borrowed from friends Layne, both of Perry; Brice
and relatives, and construction of a 40 x 120' quonset build- R Manley and Linda Kay
ing was ordered. New equipment was installed to increase Guernsey, both of Billings;
production. In September 1948 the plant was moved from the and Hugo W. Friedemann
original backyard location at the home of Leonard's parents, and Judy Ann Evan, both of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tate, to the new site. Perry.
Marketing on a grand scale was a problem. Production MISHAP SOUTH
was not. Local people could be trained to fire the kiln and OF BILLINGS
process the raw clay into finished, attractive pieces of pottery. A traffic accident with per-
The work crew included about ten men and women most of sonal injury occurred at ap-
the time. Teamwork made it possible to turn out around 300 proximately 6:30 p.m. Friday
hand-made pieces per day. Major national magazines took two miles south of Billings,
note of the unique "One-Hander" dinnerware, drop-in traffic Billings community ambu-
increased at the local retail store, and sales quickly mounted, lance took the injured to Bass
Some major department stores in Oklahoma, Texas and else- Memonal Baptist hospital at
where in the Southwest stocked Tamac Pottery. One of the Enid where they were treated
major accounts was Garfinkle's Department Store in the na- and released. Details of the
tion's capital, mishap were not available
-------Saturday.
Leonard and Allen both felt the chain of events which led -------
to establishment of the venture was more than a coincidence. AMBULANCE MOVES
"When two plain citizens with little pull, and few contacts, PERRY MAN
can secure materials where there are none, get help or ad- The fire department ambu-
vice when none was anticipated, and, finally, hit on a suc- lance service provided one
cessful idea the first try, it is inevitable that we should con- transfer Friday night,
elude that the hand of God is pullingstrings somewhere," they Harold Umlauf was moved
were quoted as saying in a 1948 interview. from 914 Cedar street to Per-
• -------ry Memorial hospital after
But the young industry was under great pressure to ex- 10:10 P m- for treatment of
pand its output, its product line and the number of outlets, illness.
Qualified sales representatives were hard to find. In the larg-
er stores, Tamac suffered an identity crisis and often became Chana C
lost in the shuffle among other brands. lol FOT
By 1950 Allen and Betty had lost their zeal for pottery- Rain Still
making. They decided to leave, so Leonard and Marjorie OeEne
bought their interest in the company and the Macaulays re- lAE
Per.
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M Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing* ♦
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103rd Year — No. 107 Saturday, June ..
Council May Raise
Water, Sewer And
Garbage Rates
Raising municipal water and sewer rates and done by a city administration. The council is
garbage collection rates is on the agenda for not committed to acting Monday night, but
talks at the city council meeting beginning may do so.
at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Establishing an investment policy for the
The council was warned months ago it prob- city is another item. The council probably will
ably would have to increase garbage collec- renew its present policy for investing funds
tion rates because of additional costs placed not immediately needed to earn interest.
on the landfill operator and trash hauler. The Final adoption of the city 1996-97 fiscal year
city has a contract with Davis Sanitation. The budget is on the agenda. The general fund bud-
contract is up for renewal soon. get will be near $5 million. This is the budget
The landfill operator by state legislation has funding for operating most departments of the
been forced to install scales so tonnage hauled city. This does not include $2.5 million spent
can be recorded and an assessed charge made, annually for purchase of electricity for re-
As for water and sewer rates, they have not sale to Perry utility customers. The budget has
been a profit making venture. Additional work been in preparation and under study the past
soon will have to be done at the sewage dis- several weeks.
posal plant because of new state and federal Workers compensation budget and claim
regulations. Water line expansion seems to be settlements is another item of business,
looming in the future along with additional The consent agenda includes routine items
costs for processing raw water at the city's such as minutes for meetings this month and
plant . . . monthly reports from the city attorney and
Experience of the past has shown raising municipal department heads.
these rates is among the more unpopular things
Delta Kappa Gamma
Pi Chapter Awards
Recruitment Grants
Pi chapter of Delta Kappa ca Ferrell and Rachael Col- Southern Nazarene in
Gamma has awarded recruit- lier, all 1996 graduates of Per- Bethany. She is the daughter
ment grants totaling $1,000 ry high school. of Rocky and Kitty Ferrell,
to four young Perry women Miss Martin, daughter of Perry.
who plan to enter the field Bill and Jonna Martin, Perry. Miss Collier is enrolled at
of education. plans to attend Northern Oklahoma State university in
Delta Kappa Gamma is a Oklahoma college at Stillwater. Her parents are
society of key women teach- Tonkawa Pam Collier, Perry, and Lar-
ers whose purpose is to pro- Miss Ferrell has enrolled at ry Collier, Hennessey
mote professional and per-
sonal growth of women edu-
cators and excellence in edu-
cation.
The grants awarded local-
ly are possible due to a gift
from the Thelma Knox
Brown estate. Mrs. Brown
was a long-time member of
Pi chapter.
A $400 grant was given to
Carrie Stevens, a sophomore
at Oklahoma State universi-
ty. Miss Stevens has a 3.96
grade point average. As a
freshman, she was a member
of the Education Student
Council, Peer Judicial Board
and Club Ed. She was on
the dean's honor roll and qual-
ified for Phi Eta Sigma Fresh-
man Honor Society. Her par-
ents are Bill and Linda
Stevens, Perry.
Receiving grants of $200
each were Erin Martin, Jessi-
Miss Stevens
Miss Martin
ated Press Perry, Oklahoma 35 Cents
liberty And Love"
Singspiration Set
6:30 P.M. June 28
The 1996 Singspiration, "Liberty and Love," will begin at
6:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, at the bandstand in the Noble coun-
ty courthouse park.
Six hours of patriotic and Christian music will be featured.
The event will begin with patriotic songs and a flag cere-
mony. Local talent, along with groups from Neosho, MO, east-
ern Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, El Reno and Omega will per-
form vocal and instrumental selections.
Drawings will be conducted every hour. Prizes will in-
clude musical tapes and other items.
All interested persons are invited. Bleacher seating will
be available. Persons also are welcome to bring lawn chairs,
pillows and blankets for seating.
Concessions and restroom facilities will be available dur-
ing the event.
Corn Processing
Plant Arrangements
Remain Pending
In answer to many ques- The city has formed an eco-
tions directed to The Perry nomic development authori-
Daily Journal and to City ty, a trust, so the bonds could
Hall, there is nothing new to be sold as municipal bonds to
report regarding a proposed help investors have a lower
com processing plant in No- interest rate.
ble county. If financing can be
People of the All-American arranged, the company
Corn Processing company promises the plant will be
have been trying for several built in Noble county.
months to arrange a sale of Mayor Bud Hollingsworth
bonds to raise $6 billion. The “id Saturday the com plant
plan calls for selling the bonds plans are not dead and that
at the rate of one $25 mil- there still is strong hope the
lion bond per month for three financing for construction can
years. be arranged.
Register Now For
OSU Youth Livestock
Judging Camp In July
=-:cos inNeskenesMsherfpugniencomis: Open House
Public acceptance of Tamac was never a problem. Cus- car area with seeietithes or pianmoa
tomers liked the colors, the variety, the quality and the avail- rain Saturdah andon tonPlanned At
ability of the Perry-made product, but distribution and mar- weekend and on into the
keting were something else. Financial problems mounted, and Forecasters r IuuSICTS
by 1952 the company was forced into bankruptcy. Leonard's dicted chance for rain almost The Perry Chamber of
afew years. He added several pieces to the line, but in a few tation to fall has bee" a big day, June 22, at ‘be newly
was sold ran difficulties an Tamac again help to those engaged in the constructed automatic and
was sold to oe and Mary Hladik. Their daughter, Lenita wheat harvest. manual car wash facilities in
Moore and Mrs. Hladik operated it for 3 few more years, but Rain did fallin areas Friday ibe 800 block of Fir avenue,
in the 1970s Tamac was closed forever. night to the west and south of Mike Doughty, president of
Budleonardand Marjorie moved back East after leaving the Combines and wheat baul- dress of welcome. The new
business Leo nard was a sales re pre sentative for Arrow ing trucks con ti n ued a steady business, now open, is named
Shirt Co for a time, then obtained a government position in movement Friday. The grain Mudbusters.
Washington D. C. The Tates lived there and abroad until mov- harvest,n Noble county now Operators of ‘be firm will
ing to Winchester VA in 1969. Leonard died in 1987. Mar- has passed the bal f way fin- provide refreshments,
jone still makes her home in Winchester and pursues her in- ished mark
terests in painting and arts club work. A daughter, Vicki, and
husband, John Knauss, live nearby.Vicki was Perry's New -----------------------
Year’s Baby when she was born here on Jan. 1,1952. The u
Tates' other daughter, Alice, lives in Florida. Hospital Notes
Young persons interested in also must prepare and present
improving their livestock several sets of oral reasons,
judging skills should register with at least three sets being
now to attend the Oklahoma prepared on a videotape
State University Animal Sci- which the participant will
ence Youth Livestock Judg- keep. A copy of the OSU
mg Camp July 23-25,1996. Livestock Judging Manual
The camp will take place at will be made available to each
OSU's Stillwater campus, participant.
Participation will be limited Sessions will be taught by
to the first 90 registrants. Cost Mark Johnson, OSU Live-
is $140 per person if paid by stock Judging Team Coach,
July 14th; $160 per person faculty and staff member of
thereafter. the OSU Department of An-
Teenagers who have com- imal Science and members of
pleted the seventh grade are the 1996 OSU Livestock
eligible to attend. The camp Judging Team. On-campus
will begin at 8 a.m., Tuesday, . . .
July 23rd and finish at 4 p.m., housing will be provided in
Thursday, July 25th. Enroll- the Wilham Residence Hall;
ment is limited, so register as meals will be served in the
soon as possible. Registration Wilham Cafeteria. Men and
forms are located at the No- women chaperones will be
ble County Extension office provided. They will be
- first floor of courthouse in housed in a residence hall and
Perry, or 405-336-4621. will accompany participants
Participants will learn about to all sessions of the camp,
current type in slaughter and There will be free time for or-
breeding of beef cattle, sheep ganized recreation at the OSU
and swine. They also will Colvin Center. Everyone
learn to judge livestock by should bring shoes and
live animal and carcass rela- clothes suitable for athletics
tionships, by use of perfor- and recreation, they will have
mance data and by prepara- access to OSU’s outdoor pool,
tion and presentation of oral Anyone interested in ob-
reasons. A variety of teach- taining additional information
ing methods will be used: about the July 23-25 OSU
demonstrations, lectures, Livestock Judging Camp
hands-on expenence, one-on- should contact the Noble
one coaching and question- County OSU Extension Cen-
and-answer sessions. Youth ter at 405-336-4621.
Miss Ferrell
Miss Collier
The Tamac quonset building now houses Corky Oden'sPerry Memorial
painting and sandblasting business on the curve of U. S. 64- Admitted Saturday: John
77 at the south edge of town. Tamac was the subject of nu- Luthye, 809 Jackson street,
merous articles in journals of general circulation during its and Charlotte Palovik, 808
heyday, and it continues to interest collectors today. Many Maple street,
samples of the One-Hander and other articles turned out by
the Perry pottery' plant are now on display in shops special-
izing in collectibles, such as Carol Steichen's Antiques on the
Square and Roy Kendrick's Cherokee Strip Antique Mall, both
on the north side of the square. Frankoma and Other Okla-
homa Potteries, by Phyllis and Tom Bess, gives a brief but in-
teresting account of the Tamac story.
Tamac's forward-looking design, conceived nearly 50 years
(continued on pg. 5)
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Weekdays
6 to 6:30
Saturdays &
Holidays:
3 to 3:30
Today's Prayer
Father, we anticipate a spiritual bless-
ing in Your house this Lord's Day. Thank
you for providing for our spiritual needs.
Igniting Fireworks
in Town Prohibited
Police Chief Fred LeValley another person from a stand-
SUNDAY
religious services
Assembly of God church - Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutherford
Family Sunday. Rev. Irvin Rutherford, guest speaker.
Calvary Baptist church - Morning worship, 11 a.m.
First Baptist church - Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.
Orucs Baptist church - Morning worship, 11 a.m.
Kaw Street Chapel - Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.
Victory Baptist church - Morning worship, 10:30 a m
St. Rose of Uma Catholic church Masses. 5 30 p.m. Saturday and
10:30 a.m. Sunday.
has noted that fireworks are
on sale near the edge of the
city and at the same time is-
sued a warning about pop-
pers.
City ordinance prohibits the
sale or igniting of fireworks
of any kind within the corpo-
rate limits of Perry.
There is some stiff state law
prohibiting throwing ignited
fireworks from a moving ve-
hicle or tossing fireworks at
ing position. Also fireworks First Christian church Morning worship. 10:30 a.m. Sermon, ’Faith
are prohibited in the vicinity is Believing in the Unbelievable"
aI the vicinity Church of Christ - Morning worship, 10 a.m.
a hospital „ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Morning worship.
The Chamber of Com- 9a.m.
merce has planned an old St. Mark’s Episcopal church - Morning worship, 10:30 a.m.
1 c C House of Prayer - Morning worship, 11 a.m.
time Fourth of July celebra- Henthouse Christian center - Morning worship, 10 a.m.
tion in the courthouse park Christ Lutheran church - Morning worship, 9 a.m. Sermon, "Facing the
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 4. men ume-n church - Morning worship, 10 a.m.
Activities will include games, . First United Methodist church - Morning worship, 10:50 a.m. Sermon,
free watermelon and a pro- The Last Word..
gram of entertainment. There To zizzz DoesT TSke Morning worship. 10 00 a.m. Sermon,
will be no fireworks display First Presbyterian church - Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Sermon, "Lie
as part of the Chamber cele- Is Not Fair, Father!. _ .
bratioin Lucien United Methodist church - Morning worship, 9:30 a.m.
Book of Life Full Gospel church - Morning worship, 11 a.m.
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