Local News and Sports

From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, October 21, 1996

LOCAL
Monument Road Once Lined With Prominent Statues
New Volunteer Orientation Set At SJRMC Nov. 4
Nickles, Istook Here For Newport Rally
Post Office Mural Project To Include Many Subjects
Pair Honored at National Indian Health Conference

DEATHS
Rosella Chaplin
Floyd Poore
John Morrison Gorrell

Services Pending
Lewis Dodson Jr.
Betty Lou Delaney

Funerals
Mildred I. Corzine Storm

NEWS BRIEFS

FAMILY LIVING
Ponca City VFW Members To Attend OKC Festival

SPORTS
PC Volleyballers See Season End Abruptly
Versatile McQuarters Hard Guy to Replace

LOCAL

Monument Road Once Lined With Prominent Statues

Editor's Note: This is the second in a mini-series on statues in Ponca City to be published during this special week when the Standing Bear Native American Memorial is to be dedicated.
By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
Monument Road, which leads from the circular drive around Bryant Baker's Pioneer Woman Statue to the Marland Mansion, was once lined with statues - thus the name Monument Road.
Statues commissioned by oil man, philanthropist and former governor Ernest Whitworth Marland, once edged the vista from the Pioneer Woman to the his home on the hill. The land on either side of Monument was a part of the vast oil man's.
The Standing Bear monument to be dedicated in the new park on U.S. 60 at 11 a.m., Saturday, is the largest Indian statue to be located in Ponca City - but not the first. Back in the early 1930s, another Indian was honored with a bronze. A Poncan John Bull posed for the statue of the Indian chief.
The Indian statue, commissioned by Marland was among those that bordered Monument. The larger than life size statues included "The Indian," "The Cowboy," "The Plainsman," "Indian Maiden," and "The Outlaw."
George Miller of the famed 101 Ranch was the cowboy. The plainsman, was W.H. McFadden, another pioneer oil man and Marland's friend. The Indian maiden was modeled for by Mrs. John Bull and the outlaw was Belle Star, the Cherokee "bandit queen."
Four of the statues were sculpted by Jo Mora including the cowboy. A story in the March 17, 1929 issue of the News tells about Miller posing for Mora.
The story said "Miller called at the Marland home, and Mora and Marland induced him to have a plaster cast made of his face so that Mora could use it in giving the statue's face the proper linings and markings. Mr. Miller laughed about it at the time, telling his friends of his experience."
A native of Montevideo, Uruguay, Mora came to the United States as a child and used his art as an outlet for his many experiences. He created nine of the 13 dioramas depicting Will Rogers life at the memorial at Claremore in 1941.
The Plainsman, also known as the Pioneer Man was sculpted by Bryant Baker, who did the world renowned Pioneer Woman.
When "E.W.," as his friends called him, fell on hard times, the statues were bought by Frank Phillips, an old oil days friend. The statues were loaded in a Frank Phillips Ranch truck and transported to Woolaroc Museum near Bartlesville.
The statues were purchased by Frank Phillips from the Marland Estate, according to the Museum. That's were they rest today, some of them in the rotunda of the museum built by Frank Phillips, a contemporary of Marland's, of Phillips Petroleum.
Pioneer Women Models
The 12 original models submitted for the popularity contest for the Pioneer Woman, are also at Woolaroc. Phillips again bought the statues at the request of Marland. Before they settled at the Woolaroc, the Pioneer Women models were displayed at the State Capitol Building in Oklahoma City.
The pioneer ladies and their young children did come home to Ponca City for a visit in 1980. The bronzes were here on loan from Woolaroc and were displayed in the large hall of the lower level of the Marland Mansion, known as the Petroleum Hall of Fame, during the Renaissance Ball.
The model for the Pioneer Woman submitted by Davidson was said to be the favorite of Marland. The statue was titled "Trusting." But the oil tycoon was out voted by the people who liked Bryant Baker's "Confidence" statue best.
But the brave pioneer mother clutching her bible and her young sons's hand while striding out to meet the hardships of the new frontier captured the hearts of Americans.
"Trusting"
Apparently there were two of Davidson's "Trusting" models cast, making 13 models of the Pioneer Woman. Davidson's extra found a home at the Pioneer Pipeline headquarters in Salt Lake City in 1953.
Prior to that the bronze had been presented by Jo Davidson to a friend of his and Marlands, Albert E. Watts, a founder and vice president of Sinclair Oil Corporation. For a number of years the statue rested out-of-place in Watts' New York office.
In 1952 Continental Oil Company (now Conoco) joined forces with Sinclair Oil Corporation and built Pioneer Pipeline. Watts realized that he might be able to give the Pioneer Woman model a proper setting in the west by placing the bronze in the headquarters office in Salt Lake City.
The bronze was returned to the Marland Mansion in 1991 through the efforts of former mayor Lee Brown and others. Brown and John Morrow, senior vice president, financial, Conoco, tried to get the statue returned to Ponca City earlier. But they were not successful because Conoco was not the major stockholder of the pipeline company.
In 1991, Gene Thomas, Ponca City, who had recently retired as vice president and regional coordinator for Conoco contacted Brown and said there was some renewed interest in the statue being returned.
Then Mayor Carl Balcer wrote a letter to Pioneer Pipeline requesting the statue be returned. Next came a letter from Dennis Parker, Ponca City refinery manager and vice president, announcing the return of the statue.
The presentation was made by Bob Walker, vice president of Supply and Transportation, Conoco, at a reception on Sept. 15, 1991. So the "Trusting" bronze came home to reside at the Marland Mansion.
Other Davidson Sculptures
Other Ponca City sculptures by Davidson are the one of Marland that sits on the lawn at the Civic Center and the statue of his adopted daughter, Lydie, whom he later married.
And also one of his adopted son, Lydie's brother George. Lydie's statue rests in the foyer of the Marland Mansion, while the likeness of George stands in the garden. The statues of the Marlands are not bronzes, but of French limestone.
A bronze bust of Marland, completed in 1923 by Davidson, and was displayed in the Marland home for many years. In later years the bust was exhibited in Security bank's lobby. Marland was one of the founders of the bank.
Davidson's other works elsewhere include the statue of Will Rogers at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, and also a bust of Rogers that is at the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun at Colorado Springs.
More busts by Davidson included Lady Astor, Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Conrad, Clarence Darrow, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Helen Keller, Gandhi, Dwight Eisenhower, Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg, Marshal Tito, Ernie Pyle, Sinclair Lewis and Franklin Roosevelt.

New Volunteer Orientation Set At SJRMC Nov. 4

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is gearing up for the third new volunteer orientation session for the fall. The session is scheduled for Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
Renee Hoover, Director of Volunteer Services recently noted that SJRMC has a need for dedicated volunteers and hopes people of all ages will consider donating a portion of their time to the hospital.
"This is a time for people to give back to the community," said Hoover. "This first meeting is to help potential volunteers understand what opportunities are available."
Hoover added that SJRMC has a need for people from all walks of life to volunteer. "If you have just retired or have some free time while the kids are at school, we encourage you to attend the upcoming meeting," she said.
Volunteer service may be scheduled for flexible hours, and short and long term service opportunities are available.
For more information or to confirm your attendance at the meeting, call 765-0509.

Nickles, Istook Here For Newport Rally

Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles and Congressman Ernest Istook, here for the Standing Bear Native American Memorial Saturday morning and will headline a rally for Jim Newport, Republican candidate for State Representative from 1 to 3 o'clock that afternoon in Pioneer Park.
The event will be a free hot dog feed for the public. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs as most of the city picnic tables will be used at Standing Bear event.

Post Office Mural Project To Include Many Subjects

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
The Post Office Mural Committee will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Ponca City Post Office meeting room .
The committee has been working on the lobby mural project for several months under the leadership of Jerry Cathey of the Postal Service. Guests at this meeting will be the gifted and talented students of Carolyn Berry, who have requested to be on the committee.
Over 30 post office murals have been produced in Oklahoma mostly done in the 1930s and 1940s.
Several sub-committee have been formed. Jan Prough and Jack Keathly will head up resources, while Gene Daughtery and Bill Thomas are in charge of materials sections. Cindy Rasche heads up the theme and cartoons and artist invitations are by Donna Secrest and Josette Kelle.
Postmaster Jack Weatherford has requested that the mural be a collage rather than a scenic mural. Also that community participation include youths. Also that the mural be painted on a series of stretched canvas panels.
The mural committees job includes contacting artists and art teachers and making a list of subject matters.
Possible suggested subjects include powwows, E.W. Marland, Conoco Refinery, ducks on pond, quail hunting, Tallgrass Prairie, buffalo, Chief Standing Bear, car races, Kaw Lake, library, Poncan Theatre, Civic Center, circus elephants, trains, cowboys, cowgirls teepees, high school building, Will Rogers, fox hunts, longhorns, 101 Ranch Rodeo, Marland Mansion, Pioneer Woman, Irises, angels, Olympic Torch Run and others.
A special speaker on postal murals has been slated for November.

Pair Honored at National Indian Health Conference

Pamela E. Iron, Health Planning Consultant, and George TallChief, president of the Osage Nation, were honored during an awards banquet hosted by the National Indian Health Board Annual Conference in Tucson, Ariz., recently.
TallChief, from his beginning as Principal Chief of the Osage Tribe in 1982 through his election as president of the Osage Nation in 1994, has promoted the health and well-being of Indian people of Oklahoma. President TallChief has served as representative of the Pawnee Service Unit at the Oklahoma State Inter-Tribal Health Board; president of the National Tribal Chairmen's Association, chairman of the United Nations of Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, and alternate to the national Indian Health Board. He currently is serving as co-chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Health Design Team. He also has been instrumental in tribal input to the New Medicaid Rural Managed Health Care, "Sooner Care."
Ms. Iron, currently provides consulting services throughout the country to tribes, urban Indian programs and other Native American organizations. She has dedicated her life's work to the betterment of Indian people across the nation. For 13 years she served as executive director of the Tulsa Indian Health Care Resource Center, directing the development of this urban clinic from a feasibility study to a comprehensive outpatient health center. From 1989 to 1995 she worked for the Cherokee Nation, serving as executive director for the Health Services Division, Chief of Staff for the entire Cherokee Nation and director of Health and Human Services.

DEATHS

Rosella Chaplin

NEWKIRK - Rosella Chaplin, Newkirk resident, died Saturday evening, Oct. 19, 1996, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 90.
At Mrs. Chaplin's request no funeral will be held. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Hackler Funeral Home, Blackwell.
Rosella (Kendrick) Chaplin was born May 21, 1906, on the Kansas-Oklahoma border just north of the Grey Noret Church in Kay County. She was the daughter of Moses Clifford and Annie Eliza (Moore) Kendrick. She attended school at Lone Elm School east of Kildare until the age of 12. In 1918, she moved with her family to a farm northeast of Newkirk, where she attended Tipton School. She graduated from High School at Arkansas City, Kan., in 1925.
On July 1, 1925, she was married to Lee Chaplin of Arkansas City, Kan., where they made their first home. A short time later, they moved to Winfield, Kan., where they lived for many years. She later moved back to Newkirk. Mrs. Chaplin was a member of the Newkirk First United Methodist Church and enjoyed visiting with friends at the Newkirk Senior Citizens Center.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma, L. Frati of Portland, Texas; one son, John W. of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Buena Young of Arkansas City and Wanda Taylor of Cleveland, Texas; a friend and companion, Clifford G. Honick of Newkirk; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee Chaplin; one son, T.SGT Charles C. Chaplin; and one daughter Dolores P. Roehr.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Chaplin's name to the Senior Citizens Center, 311 North Main, Newkirk, OK 74647.

Floyd Poore

MARLAND - Floyd Poore, Marland resident, died at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Ponca City late Saturday evening, Oct. 19, 1996. He was 55.
A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the Ponca Indian Cultural Center at White Eagle. A traditional Indian feast will be held at noon, Tuesday, and the funeral will follow at 2 p.m. The Rev. George Miller, pastor of the Ponca Indian United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Ponca Indian Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home, Ponca City.
Floyd Poore was born May 1, 1941, in Pawnee, the son of Sidney and Jeanette (Primeaux) Poore, and a member of the Ponca Tribe. He graduated from Marland High School in 1960, attended Chilocco Indian School from 1961-62, and attended Northeastern State University at Tahlequah.
Poore was employed as a teacher's aide with the JOM Program in Marland; repaired small engines at his home; and was employed as a maintenance man for the City of Marland.
Survivors include two sisters, Louise Poore Gawhega of Ponca City and Clara Poore Hunter of Pawnee; three brothers, Tyrone and James V., both of Marland, and Dana of Pawnee. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, William.
Casket bearers will be Michael Gawhega, Les Williams, Dwight DeLodge, Thomas Gawhega, Eddie Clark, and Craig Camp. Honorary bearers will be Claude Hardman, Charlie Arkeketa, and Dean Russell.

John Morrison Gorrell

DENISON, Texas - John Morrison Gorrell, former Uncas-Ponca City area resident died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1996, at Columbia Medical Center in McKinney, Texas. He was 88.
The funeral was held graveside at 9 a.m. Oct. 17, at Calvary Cemetery in Denison, Texas, with Father George Monaghan officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home, Denison.
John Morrison Gorrell was born Aug. 29, 1908, in Uncas, the son of Morrison B. and Mary Alice (Curtis) Gorrell. He grew up and attended school in Uncas.
Gorrell was retired from Conoco Inc. and a member of the Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Helen (Hutchison) Gorrell; one daughter, Guyla (Gorrell) Pfeiffer of Ponca City; one son, John B. Gorrell of Denison, Texas; one brother, Glen Gorrell of Ponca City; one sister, Stella Hursh of Ponca City; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Stanley S. Gorrell in 1987; and his parents.

Services Pending

Lewis Dodson Jr.
Lewis Dodson Jr., longtime Ponca City resident, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, at the Stillwater Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Laura, of the Home, 500 North Eighth Street, and two daughters, Louisa Williams and Sandy Costello, of the Ponca City area. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home.

Betty Lou Delaney
Betty Lou Delaney, Ponca City resident, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ponca City. She was 64. Survivors include her husband, Tom, of the home. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel.

Funerals

Sunday (Oct. 27)
Mildred I. Corzine Storm - Memorial service at 3 p.m. at the Ponca City First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Shives Funeral Home, Columbia, S.C.

NEWS BRIEFS

Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 40-year-old woman at Cherry Avenue and South First Street at 10:17 a.m. Saturday for failure to pay.

Pumpkin Mashed - A resident in the 2100 block of West Grand Avenue notified the Ponca City Police Department at 11:07 a.m. Saturday that a pumpkin was stolen and mashed.

Rollover - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of a rollover accident on Interstate 35 and mile marker 203 at 1:31 p.m. Saturday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was advised. No one was hospitalized.

Subject Held - A 20-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at 1:32 p.m. Saturday on a Kay County warrant for larceny.

Found - The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 5:53 p.m. Saturday of an abandoned bike in the 1800 block of North First Street.

In Custody - A 22-year-old man turned himself in at the Ponca City Police Department at 5:56 p.m. Saturday. An officer took him into custody on two city warrants of failure to pay and 26 counts of destruction of private property. A 43-year-old man was also arrested on a city warrant for failure to pay.

Collision - The Ponca City Police Department received a call at 6:38 p.m. Saturday which reported a non-injury accident in the 600 block of East Prospect Avenue. An officer took a report.

Arrested - A 41-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at South First Street and Ponca Avenue at 7:14 p.m. Saturday for carrying a concealed weapon.

Larceny - A woman went to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:29 p.m. Saturday to report her black backpack stolen while she parked at the car wash, North Fifth Street and East Hartford Avenue. An officer took a grand larceny report.

Accident - The Ponca City Police Department received a report of a one-vehicle rollover 1.5 miles south of U.S. 60 on Glasgow Road. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed no one was hospitalized.

Found - A representative of the Ponca Plaza, 2005 North Fourteenth Street, took a cigarette case with white powder in it to the Ponca City Police Department at 12:22 p.m. Sunday. No information was available for a follow up.

Collision - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a non-injury accident in the 2000 block of North Fifth Street at 1:48 p.m. Sunday.

Vandalism - A resident in the 100 block of North Olympia Avenue contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 2:02 p.m. Sunday to report vandalism to the house. An officer took a report.

Burglary - The Kay County Sheriff's Office advised the Ponca City Police Department at 2:07 p.m. Sunday that a burglary occurred at Baby Doe's, 900 Harding Avenue. A large amount of change, approximately $200 worth, was reportedly taken. The Sheriff's Office should be contacted if anyone is seen with a large amount of change.

Stolen - A resident in the 300 block of South Ninth Street notified the Ponca City Police Department at 2:38 p.m. Sunday that a boy's orange bike was taken.

Found - The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 4:07 p.m. Sunday of an abandoned boy's bike in the 1100 block of North Waverly Street.

Burglary - An employee of Transmission Center, 101 East Detroit Avenue, notified the Ponca City Police Department at 4:20 p.m. Sunday of damage and items taken out of a car.

Accident - The Ponca City Police Department received notice at 4:43 p.m. Sunday of an accident at West Grand Avenue and Pine Street. An officer took a report.

Knife Taken - A resident in the 300 block of South Osage Street notified the Ponca City Police Department at 5:49 p.m. Sunday that he took a knife from a boy who pulled it on his 5-year-old son. An officer responded and contacted both sets of parents.

Collision - A non-injury accident occurred at South Seventh Street and East South Avenue Sunday, according to a call made to the Ponca City Police Department at 7:58 p.m. An officer took a report.

Vandalism - The manager of O'Reilly Auto Parts, 104 West Grand Avenue, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 8:29 p.m. Sunday to request extra patrol due to vandalism to trees and plants.

Delinquency To Minor - A Ponca City police officer took a report of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in the 3500 block of Springwood at 8:48 p.m. Sunday. A warrant request was also made.

FAMILY LIVING

Ponca City VFW Members To Attend OKC Festival

Representatives of Ponca City VFW Post 1201 and Auxiliary are expected to join the approximately 500 delegates and guests from 190 posts and 118 auxiliaries in Oklahoma at the Radisson Inn in Oklahoma City for the annual Fall Festival Oct. 25-27.
James N. Magill of Gaithersburg, Md., director of the National Legislative Service of the VFW Washington Office, and Glendola Edwards of Jacksonville, Ark., National District Council member, will represent the national organizations at the gathering.
The three-day event is under the direction of State Commander Dean Derieg, Cordell, and Joann Thompson, Lawton, state president of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Committee meetings, seminars and workshops, including Voice of Democracy and Youth Activity, Loyalty Day and Americanism, safety and community activities will dominate Friday and Saturday afternoons, culminating with Council of Administration meetings at 7 p.m. Friday and the banquet Saturday evening. Magill will be keynote speaker at the banquet.
A joint session Sunday morning will close the Festival.
Dr. William G. Thurman from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City will accept the annual contribution for cancer research in Oklahoma from the Ladies Auxiliary. The $3,366.38 will be presented by Bradley and Sandy Williamson, last year's cancer chairmen.

SPORTS

PC Volleyballers See Season End Abruptly

The end of the season was a little disappointing for the Lady Wildcat volleyball team, which lost two games in the state tournament at the University of Central Oklahoma Saturday.
"We're disappointed we didn't do better," Po-Hi coach Steve McKay said. "But looking back, we had some success just getting to the state tournament. It was our first 20-win season in some time and we had three girls named to the All-Conference team.
The Lady Cats drew No. 3 ranked Edmond North in the first round Saturday and lost 15-7, 15-5.
"We played pretty well for the first half of that first game," McKay said. "But they took a break and when they came back they just blew past us."
Tiffani Essary had three kills and a block in that match. Heather Roth had five kills and an assist. Crystal Suggs had two kills and four assists. Emily Huffnagle had two kills while Amanda Hraban and Lauren Brune each had one.
In the losers bracket, the Poncans faced Edmond Memorial, a team they had beaten a couple of times during the regular season. They lost a three-setter, 8-15, 15-9, 8-15.
"Even though we lost, the girls played a good match," the coach said.
Essary had 12 kills, Huffnagle had three kills and two blocks, Brune two kills and a block, Roth two kills and eight assists and Suggs three kills and nine assists.
"We were a little down after the tournament. We had hoped to do better than we did, tied for seventh. But we did finish as one of the top eight teams in the state. That's a big accomplishment," said McKay.
The Lady Cats lose five seniors - all starters - for next year. They are Aileen Jackson, Brune, Suggs, Hraban and Roth.
"They will be hard to replace," McKay said. "But I got a chance to play some of the younger girls in the state tournament and they played well. We're looking forward to next season."

Versatile McQuarters Hard Guy to Replace

By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Oklahoma State head football coach Bob Simmons is looking for someone to replace R.W. McQuarters, who suffered a broken leg in the third quarter of the Cowboys' 28-27 win over Iowa State Saturday.
He may have to find several someones.
McQuarters is the starting free safety for the Pokes and leads the team in interceptions (2) and is second in tackles (64).
McQuarters is the punt returner, averaging 13.4 yards per return. He had a 15-yard return against Iowa State and then broke a 70-yarder that was called back on a disputed face mask penalty.
McQuarters is a kick returner, averaging 24.2 yards per return. That is slightly ahead of his 23.9 average last year, and his 1995 average was the best for OSU since Barry Sanders led the nation in 1987 with 31.5.
A sign of how much Iowa State respected his kickoff return ability is the fact he had no returns against the Cyclones. All of their kickoffs went into the end zone or to someone else.
McQuarters is the No. 2 punt returner and the No. 3 kickoff returner in the Big 12. He ranks 20th and 27th in the nation, respectively.
''He was very much a part of our defense and our special teams,'' coach Bob Simmons said Sunday. "What you have to find now is somebody else to do the things he has done."
Jeff Jones, a 6-0, 185 pound senior, is No. 2 at free safety on the OSU depth chart.
Kent Fisher is No. 2 on the punt return team.
On kickoffs, Andre Richardson and freshman Nathan Simmons have seen action there.
McQuarters could undergo surgery this week if he decides to take that option.
''If he gets a plate put on it, it's a four-week deal,'' Simmons said. ''If he decides to let it heal on its own, it's likely a six-week deal.''
Oklahoma State (4-3 overall, 1-3 Big 12) has four games remaining.
The injury to McQuarters could extend into the OSU basketball season.
Basketball coach Eddie Sutton does not count on having McQuarters until well into the season at any rate. But the Cowboys have been looking for a point guard and McQuarters' injury will make that search harder.