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From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, November 4, 1996

LOCAL
Newport, Jackson Race To Be Decided Tuesday
County Voters To Decide Five Offices on Tuesday
Nearly News
Planning Panel Will Consider Rezoning Issue
Kay County GOP Election Victory Party Set Tuesday
Letters Say:
City Turns Funeral Escort Service to Private Group
Where To Vote
Attorney Presents Interesting Topic for Genealogists

DEATHS
John Alburtus Krenn

Obituaries
Dorothy Marie Jeans
Norman E. Hull

Services Pending
Mazie L. Stewart
Lora Backhaus

NEWS BRIEFS

FAMILY LIVING
Heritage Club Takes Fall Foliage Tour
Aqua Jog Classes Offered At Variety of Days, Times

SPORTS
Injury Slows Cat Harriers at State
District 6A-4 Race Heading for Wire
Drag Racing Champ!
Pirates Trade For Sodowsky

LOCAL

Newport, Jackson Race To Be Decided Tuesday

By LOUISE ABERCROMBIE
News Staff Writer
Tuesday will be "high noon" for the contenders for the State House of Representative District No. 37 post, which is up for election. The Republican and Democrat "showdown" will be between Ponca Citians Jim Newport (R) and Bernie Jackson (D), who are gunning for the seat vacated by retiring Jim Holt.
Newport
Saddling up for the two-year ride as representative of the Ponca City and McCord area is Jim Newport, 35, local businessman. Newport is a University of Central Oklahoma graduate.
He is active in various local and state organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce Legislative Review, Chamber of Commerce Paul Revere Committee, Kiwanis International, Oklahoma Safety Management Council, Oklahoma Safety Council and Associated Motor Carriers of Oklahoma.
Additionally, he has been involved as a volunteer on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America, Hospice, Peachtree Landing, the Centennial Plaza effort, Lake Ponca Users Association Little League Baseball and soccer. Newport also serves on the deacon board of First Baptist Church of Ponca City.
Newport and his wife, Michele, a Ponca City native, have two children, Andrew and Shea.
Newport won the opportunity to represent the Republican party in the District 37 race by defeating Brian Harpster, Ponca City investor and businessman, in the run-off. Newport and Harpster were the top vote getters in a three-way primary race that included Mayor Marilyn And-rews.
Jackson
Also hitching up for the race for state representative is Bernie Jackson, 52, who has retired from the Ponca City Public School System. A graduate of Ponca City High School, Jackson earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oklahoma State University. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
After completing nearly 30 years of service with the Ponca City Public School system, he retired in 1995. Currently he serves as a part-time instructor for Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva.
As an active community and state volunteer, Jackson has served on numerous local boards including, Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Drug Abuse Council, Teen Center, American Cancer Society and the Arts and Humanities. He is actively involved in Ponca City Tomorrow's Environmental Awareness and City Beautification Committee, Transportation Committee and Mutual Respect and Community Attitude Committee.
A graduate of Leadership Ponca City, Jackson serves as secretary of the Kay County Democrats and is on the State Democrat Central Committee. At the state level, he serves as a board member and recruiter for Leadership Oklahoma.
Jackson is a member of the Oklahoma Academy for State Goals, tri-chair of Ponca City for the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Taxpayer For Fairness committee member and of Leadership Oklahoma Class V.
Jackson and his wife Marilyn attend Longwood Baptist Church. They have two children Tony Jackson and Tonya Ponce.
Jackson won the Democrat right to seek the District 37 post by defeating Ron Buck in the primary election, therefore he faced no run-off election.

County Voters To Decide Five Offices on Tuesday

By MARK GALVIN
News Staff Writer
NEWKIRK - Voters will finally cast their ballots Tuesday to choose from 10 candidates to fill five county offices.
For each office, there is an experienced incumbent candidate trying to keep the post - one incumbent is vying for her fourth term, one is seeking his third term, another is vying for his second term, and two are seeking election for the first time since being appointed to fill unexpired terms.
Of the challengers, only one has ever run for a county-level elected position before. Of the other four challengers, two candidates are long-time business people and the remaining two resigned courthouse jobs to campaign for this election.
Court Clerk
For the office of court clerk, Republican incumbent Glenda Coussens Emerson, who has held the post since 1984, is facing Democratic challenger Diane Beekman, who is administrative assistant for five small Ponca City businesses.
Coussens Emerson, who spent five years as a deputy court clerk before seeking election, is completing her third term in the court clerk post. She has served an appointment on the executive board of the Oklahoma State Court Clerk's Association, and has had other positions with the Northwest District County Officers Association.
She and her husband Curt live in Blackwell and are parents of four children, Eric, Gina, Heath and Jacque.
The challenger Beekman received a certificate in business law, accounting and business management from the Oklahoma School of Banking and Business. She currently is employed by five local businesses, and she formerly worked in the law office of her husband, the late District Judge Neal Beekman.
Beekman lives in Ponca City and has two sons, Trent and Travis.
Commission
For the District No. 2 seat of the Kay County Board of Commissioners, Democratic incumbent Wayne Leven, who is seeking a third term on the board, will face Republican challenger Marvin O. Johns, longtime Newkirk and Ponca City businessman. Both candidates are life-long residents of Kay County and both have a history of self-employed business and other accomplishments.
Leven, along with his brother, was cofounder of a construction business before being elected as the county's youngest-ever commissioner in 1989. He is a graduate of Newkirk High School and Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa.
For more than seven years, he has been a full-time county commissioner and he has served as chairman of the commissioner board.
Leven has worked to improve many of the county's unpaved roads, organized two volunteer fire departments, and started cost-share projects with the soil conservation district.
Using the federal bridge replacement program, he also has built four Oklahoma Department of Transportation-certified bridges and he has resurfaced all but 1.5 miles of paved roads in the district.
Leven and his wife Tammy live on the family farm southwest of Newkirk and they have three children, Tanya, Vance and David.
The challenger Johns is a graduate of Blackwell High School and Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee branch. After graduation, he worked for John Deere for several years, then for J.I. Case in the Newkirk area.
In 1969, he started his own construction business, J&J Trenching Co., installing and maintaining rural water lines for districts in Kay and Osage counties, and did underground construction for Southwestern Bell Telephone. In 1979, he started Marco Mfg. Inc., now known as Mertz/Marco, a manufacturing business in Ponca City that builds chemical sprayers and fire-fighting equipment.
He is past president of the Newkirk Chamber of Commerce and the Newkirk Lions Club. He served 15 years on the Newkirk School Board and 10 years on the Oklahoma Rural Water Association Board.
Johns and his wife Roxie have lived in Newkirk for 27 years, and they have three grown children, a grown foster son, and seven grandchildren.
For the office of county sheriff, Republican incumbent Marion Van Hoesen, who is seeking his second term as sheriff, is facing Democratic challenger Jim Henley, a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and former Blackwell police chief.
Van Hoesen has 30 years of law enforcement work behind him, with 22 years in the Ponca City Police Department, where he retired as assistant police chief. He then served four years as Kay County under sheriff, and finally ran for sheriff in 1992, with Henley as his opponent.
Van Hoesen attends schools and meetings to keep on top of the constant changes in law enforcement. Along with memberships in several sheriff's associations, he is a member and past president of Northern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas Peace Officers Association, and a lifetime member of the Ponca City Fraternal Order of Police.
Van Hoesen and his wife Fran live in Ponca City and have three children, four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Challenger Henley served Kay County as a highway patrol trooper for more than 20 years. He then spent three years as Blackwell chief of police and reentered retirement in 1988.
Henley has since attended several state-certified training seminars sponsored by various law enforcement organizations, and has been very active in community affairs. He is past vice president of the Northern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas Peace Officers Association and a member of the Oklahoma Retired Troopers Association and the State Troopers Association. He is former Civil Defense director in Blackwell and was a member of Northern Oklahoma College's advisory committee for law enforcement.
Henley and his wife Lynn live in Blackwell and have two grown children, Keith and Cindy.
County Clerk
For the office of county clerk, Democrat incumbent clerk Pam Goodno will face Republican challenger Linda K. Smith.
Goodno, who this year marked 20 years of service in the county clerk's office, was appointed in October 1995, to complete the unexpired term of former clerk Mattie Kimbrell. She has also served as a county government auditor statewide for state auditor/inspector Clifton Scott.
Goodno and her husband Troy live in Blackwell with their two sons, Kyle and B.J.
The challenger Smith began her working career at the courthouse in 1975, acquiring experience in the accounting departments of the Kay County treasurer and county clerk.
After a six-year family leave, Smith returned to part-time work at First National Bank, and later Southwest Business Products and Group One Inc. Realtors. In 1994, she went to work in the Kay County Treasurer's office and resigned earlier this year to campaign for the election.
Smith and her husband Michael live in Ponca City with their two sons, Trevor and Troy.
Treasurer
For the office of county treasurer, Democrat incumbent Radena Eisenhauer will face Republican challenger Pat Schieber.
Eisenhauer began working in the treasurer's office in 1972 as the school treasurer for 10 area schools. In 1982, she transferred to the assessor's office when Luella Backhaus, a relative, became treasurer. She worked as office manager for the assessor, and returned to the treasurer's office in 1989 as first deputy for treasurer Betty Greenwood.
She was appointed to the treasurer post in 1995 to fill the unexpired term of Greenwood, who retired. Eisenhauer has completed personnel management, budget processing, accounting and administration courses at OSU for the treasurer's certification program.
Eisenhauer and her husband Doug live on the family farm north of Newkirk and have two children, Scott and Suzi.
The challenger Schieber began working in the treasurer's office 15 years ago under treasurer Luella Backhaus, and resigned this year to campaign for the election. She has experience in the accounting department and in the collections and distributions department.
Schieber has attended several treasurer's schools and computer schools, and completed the basic accounting course in the County Treasurer's accreditation program. She helped program a cash register to accept collections and helped design, develop and establish the treasurer's office's current tax computer programs.
Schieber and her husband Zeke live on the family farm northwest of Newkirk, and they have a son, two daughters and seven grandchildren.

Nearly News

It's true, the North Central Oklahoma Historical Association will make available their publication, "North Central Oklahoma: Rooted in the Past - Growing for the Future," at Commercial Federal Bank, Main Level, 400 East Central, Ponca City. But, NN advises, if you need more information, don't call the number published for Ponca City in Sunday's News, instead please call (405) 765-7169. OK?
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For the folks who think they missed the special Ponca City Post Office cancellation for the Chief Standing Bear Statue Dedication - the cancellation is still available, according to Jack Weatherford, postmaster. Folks can bring their own envelopes in for the cancellation or they can buy the Standing Bear Foundation envelope and stamp for $1.32 each. The one dollar fee goes to the Foundation. The cancellations, featuring a picture of the Standing Bear statue, will be available through Nov. 26.

Planning Panel Will Consider Rezoning Issue

Ponca City Planning Commission will consider and take action on a rezoning and a house moving at the 7:30 p.m., Tuesday meeting at the Municipal Courtroom of the Public Safety Center, 200 East Oklahoma.
The rezoning request is to rezone 511 South Fourth from R-1, single family residential, to C-1, local commercial district. The proposed use is for a mechanic's shop and wrecker service office.
The request includes all of lots 13 through 16, Block 26, Lynchville Addition. Owners and developers are David and Linda Buford.
The house moving request is to move a house from 100 North Thirteenth Street to 409 East Emporia. The rezoning request is for Lots 19, 20 and 21, Block 46, Cross Addition for residential purposes. Melvin (Spec) Weaver is the owner and developer.
The Planning Commission has the authority to approve or disapprove the house moving, but the rezoning request will go before the City Commission, after a recommendation is made by the planning body.

Kay County GOP Election Victory Party Set Tuesday

The Kay County Republican Party will host an election victory party at Republican Headquarters, 620 East Comanche No. 3, beginning at 7 p.m., Tuesday.
In announcing the party, Chairman Deanna Hunter stated, "Everyone is invited to join us as we celebrate our victories and watch election coverage of the presidential and congressional races. She further reported that a big screen TV has been donated for the night by Greg Hunter of Hunter's Modern Appliance.
During the day Tuesday, drivers will be available for voters needing rides to the polls. to receive a ride, call Republican Headquarters at 765-5105 and a ride will be arranged.

Letters Say:

Editor, The News:
Apparently the truth getting out really irritates some people and obviously Steve Austin (a salaried employee in the Courthouse) is confused when he states in his paid political ad styled as a letter to the editor that I "(had) to stoop so low as to attack another persons integrity " and that I did so "without all of the facts "
The source for the ad the Republican Party published was one officer's signed estimate of needs, official courthouse records on file in Newkirk. The Ponca City News verified the amounts of raises given and the increased budget request from the courthouse records before they would even allow us to buy the ad.
This officer did finally reduce her budget, but only because the county didn't have enough money for all the additional tax dollars requested.
We as taxpayers have a right to know how our tax dollars are being spent! The facts used to place the ad were taken directly from a county officer's signed request and if pointing out the truth is negative and attacking a person's integrity, then maybe we should question their integrity.
In summary, let me quote Harry Truman when urged to give 'em hell, "I'll tell the truth and they'll just think it's hell."
Deanna Hunter
Chairman
Kay County
Republican Party

City Turns Funeral Escort Service to Private Group

By LAURA TREADWAY
News Staff Writer
Ponca City police officers will no longer handle funeral and money escort functions. During their work session this morning, the Ponca City Board of Commissioners decided Burnett Security should have the opportunity to provide these services.
"We don't really approve or disapprove of the city providing escort service," stated City Manager Gary Martin. "It is a sensitive issue. We will let Burnett Security try it."
Commissioner Dick Bird commented, "We have people who are interested in handling funeral and money escorts. As a city, we can't do everything," he continued. "I don't feel we should be using tax money to support escort services. If we continue to provide the service, I feel we should charge for it," Bird concluded.
Major Everette Van Hoesen informed the board that Enid and Stillwater police departments do not handle bank runs but assist financial institutions. If an officer is available, the departments provide an officer as a funeral escort. However, the officer remains on call and may leave if needed to respond elsewhere.
In addition, Van Hoesen reported that Burnett has already contracted with some of the banks to assist with bank runs and the company is equipped to handle the service.
In other business, the Ponca City Utility Authority Advisory Board recommended the PCUA report the percentage of money transferred to the general fund on each customer's utility bill. Assistant City Manager Tom Short explained the difficulty in reflecting this information due to the seasonal as well as monthly changes in the percentage.
Additionally, cost is a factor. The commissioners agreed to wait until recommendations from R.W. Beck's study of the electric department have been received. Short confirmed that part of electric money does contribute to the general fund as does money from Wastewater and Water Departments.
If citizens want the information for tax purposes, it is being taken care of, according to Rick Myer, manager of Information Systems. However, Short firmly stated that the city neither recommends or encourages the use of transfer percentages for tax purposes.

Where To Vote

Polls will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday throughout Oklahoma for the General Election.
Where to vote:
Kay County
Precinct Locations
Newkirk
001 First Christian Church, 301 West Ninth Street, Newkirk
002 Baptist Church, 220 West Seventh Street, Newkirk
Tonkawa
101 Tonkawa Library, 216 North Seventh, Tonkawa
103 Christian Church, 115 West Grand Avenue, Tonkawa
Blackwell
201 Youth Center, 131 East Ikerd, Blackwell
202 Freewill Baptist Church, 209 North Sixth, Blackwell
205 First Baptist Church, First and Bridge, Blackwell
210 Methodist Church, Sixth and Coolidge, Blackwell
Rural
400 Consolidated 106 School Building, northeast of Newkirk
401 Consolidated 106 School Building, northeast of Newkirk
402 Christ Church, south of Newkirk, 1001 South Magnolia, Newkirk
403 Christ Church, south of Newkirk, 1001 South Magnolia, Newkirk
404 Peckham Christian Church, Peckham
406 Braman High School Gym, Braman
409 St. John's Lutheran Church, northeast of Blackwell.
410 St. John's Lutheran Church, northeast of Blackwell.
411 Kildare School Building, Kildare
412 City Hall, Kaw City
413 Presbyterian Church, Fourteenth and Grand, Ponca City.
414 Pioneer Christian Church, 1701 East Hubbard (Resthaven) Road
415 Pioneer Christian Church, 1701 East Hubbard (Resthaven) Road
417 National Guard Armory, Tonkawa
419 Community Christian Church, 2109 West Grand, Ponca City
420 Ranch Drive Volunteer Fire Department, Ranch Drive
421 Ranch Drive Volunteer Fire Department, Ranch Drive
Ponca City
503 Central Baptist Church, 618 East Hartford
504 Grace Episcopal Church, Thirteenth and Grand
507 Sunset Baptist Church, 915 West Greenwood
516 Southside Baptist Church, 1518 South Fifth Street
517 St. Mary's Parish Center, 408 South Eighth
523 Church of Christ, 1300 West Grand, (West Grand and Peachtree)
527 Union School, 2617 North Union
530 Pioneer Technology Center, 2101 North Ash
532 Unity Gym, 1908 East Woodland
533 Trout School 2109 East Prospect
534 Northeast Baptist Church, 2200 North Pecan
Osage County
(Ponca City Area only)
103 Grainola Senior Citizens Center, Grainola
109 Shidler Methodist Church, Shidler
110 Burbank Town Hall, Burbank
301 Christian Church, 160 North Fourth, Fairfax
302 Fairfax Public Library, 158 East Elm, Fairfax
303 Braden Community Building, east of Ponca City, south of U.S. 60
305 McCord School, 99 Sherwin Avenue, Ponca City

Attorney Presents Interesting Topic for Genealogists

At the October meeting of the Pioneer Genealogy Society, the featured speaker was Gary Bracken, a Ponca City attorney. Members and guests enjoyed his presentation which was titled "Historical Perspectives Through Territorial Documents."
A general discussion was offered about the types of real estate conveyance instruments found in Oklahoma Territory including homestead patents; allotment deeds; trust and fee patents; town lot deeds; and general warranty deeds.
Bracken shared a series of overhead projections of each of these documents pointing out small details which might not be noticed by the average genealogist but which might be very helpful to them as they investigate documents related to personal family members The point was made that many persons may hold homestead certificates which look like they have signed by the president of the United States but upon careful scrutiny more times than not the document was actually signed by a secretary.
Bracken also discussed literacy issues and mentioned that when legal documents were signed if persons were aware that those who must sign documents were not able to read or write, two witnesses would usually be present who were able to do these things. The actual person signing the document might put his "x." Sometimes a fingerprint will be found instead of the mark. The example of the warranty deed showed its value to genealogists because specific mention is made of the exact location of land thus making it easier to locate property owned by ancestors.
"Wives were usually listed in these warranty deeds so if one was signed with a lone male signature it could usually be concluded that he was single," said Bracken.
Bracken showed examples of first mortgage notes, real estate coupon bonds, and insurance papers. Typical financial transactions in Oklahoma Territory such as the use of checks and banks, their logos and letterheads, school district orders, bank loans and notes were also inspected.
"Many various items looked so much like checks that persons who could not read nor write well sometimes mistook their meaning and signed documents which were IOUs of money with interest due rather than payments.
Governmental divisions in Oklahoma included the Neutral Strip (or no-man's-land); the Cherokee Nation home of the Five Civilized Tribes; Indian Territory prior to the establishment of Oklahoma Territory and Oklahoma and Indian Territories after 1990.
Bracken showed a large variety of letterheads, invoices for general merchandise and other business ventures which showed McAlester C.N. January 4 1874; Beaver City (Neutral Strip-January 1892; Richter and Hartley Osage Agency I.T. (U.S. Licensed Indian Traders); letterheads from a lumber store in Guthrie Oklahoma I.T.; a receipt from J.H. Sherborne Indian trader of the Ponca And Otoe Agencies Indian territory; and many others.
Bracken said that persons must be knowledgeable of the dates in Oklahoma history because as laws changed the same location might carry several different titles of location in a short amount of time. One of his letters was written in Cross O.T. and he mentioned that is the only example he has been able to find with this heading.
The final discussions for the evening included topics such as the economics at the turn of the century and the cost of general stores, hotels, boarding schools, funerals, professionals such as doctors and lawyers and a variety of other items.
The average cowhand earned about $1 per day. A variety of invoices presented a good picture of what times were like and how much items used for everyday living cost.
An interesting document showed that one young man rented a single horse for $1.50 for the day. This meant he had to work for one and a half days to pay for the horse.
Bracken concluded by saying that if one were to consider what a day and a half's pay in 1996 would equal the horse might have been viewed as an expensive rental item.
One of the livery stable examples dated Feb. 22 1904, in Claremore I.T. listed a buggy and team being rented three days in a row at a rate of $2.50 per day. The young man may have been similar to the one portrayed in "Oklahoma" who drove the buggy with the surrey on top. Dating a young woman in 1914 was probably an expensive proposition so courtships may have been hurried for economically feasible reasons.
The speaker concluded by mentioning that genealogists and historians should always keep their eyes open for all details in various documents which they might access and that viewing their ancestors probate records was a good way to perceive how they dressed, ate, worked and whether or not they were educated or illiterate.

DEATHS

John Alburtus Krenn

John Alburtus Krenn, former resident of Ponca City, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1996 in Tulsa. He was 89.
The funeral service was held Saturday, Oct. 26, 1996 at Calvary Cemetery Chapel in Tulsa. Moore's Southlawn was in charge of arrangements.
John Alburtus Krenn was born in St. Clara, W.Va. He was a retired businessman in Ponca City, and a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Tulsa.
He and Jose Evelyn Dellinger were married Sept. 7, 1928 at Wellington, Kan., and established their first home at Oxford, Kan. where he was employed by Shell Oil Co.
In November 1929 they moved to the farm east of Kildare, and in August 1946 to 701 North Union in Ponca City, where they operated a grocery store and filling station. When the underpass at Union and Highland was constructed in October 1959, they moved to 1521 North Union and operated Josie's Beauty School until they retired in 1974.
Mr. Krenn later worked at Union Conoco Station. He retired in 1985 and the couple moved to Tulsa to make their home. His wife preceded him in death.
Mr. Krenn enjoyed reading, traveling, television and gardening.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Steve (Glenda Jo) Krenn of Park Hill, Okla., six grandchildren, four great-grandsons, one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Kreen's name to St. Francis Hospice, 6161 South Yale, Tulsa, OK 74136.

Obituaries

Dorothy Marie Jeans

Dorothy Marie Jeans died late Saturday evening, Nov. 2, 1996, at the Baptist Medical Center, in Oklahoma City. She was 73.
The funeral service will be held at 9 a.m., Tuesday morning, at the Community Christian Church, with the Rev. Wayne Majors, pastor, officiating. A committal service will be held in the Fairmount Cemetery, Hollis, Okla., at 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Hoyt Ellis, pastor of the Faith Baptist Church of Hollis officiating.
Born on April 29, 1923, in Sherman, Texas, she was the daughter of Elsie B. and Cordie (Judd) Jaco. She moved to Gould, Okla., as a young girl and graduated from the Gould High School.
She was married to Carl Henry Messenger, in September of 1940. They made their home in Duncan, Okla., when they were first married, later moving to a farm north of Hollis, where their children were raised. Carl was killed in a traffic accident in 1963. She took over his fertilizer business and ran it until 1973, when she met Bill Jeans on a pleasure trip to the West Indies. They dated six months and were married in August of 1973. They made their home on a farm west of Ponca City. Later they moved to their home on West Chestnut.
Dorothy was a member of the Community Christian Church Disciples of Christ, was also active in the Round Grove Card Club, Round Grove FCE Group, Finley Card Club, Agrarian Club and the Farmers Union, both of Kay County. The couple was active in the People to People Tour, and were one of three couples to travel to India, representing the United States.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Jeans, of the home, Ponca City; sons and daughters: Robert and Sharon Messenger and Sam and Judy Messenger, both of Hollis, Okla.; Larry and Lavene Palmore of Hollis; and Jerry and Charlotte Needham of Arlington, Texas; also Don and Mary Jeans of Blackwell, Okla., and Lois Ann Hunt, of Ottumwa, Iowa; five sisters, Emily Dearing of Albuquerque, N.M., and Maudie Gramling, Opal Jaco, Bonnie Merrick, and Eleanor Minx, all of Oklahoma City. Survivors also include 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Children's Music Program, Community Christian Church, 2109 W. Grand, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.
The family will receive friends at the Community Christian Church, Monday evening from 7 until 8 p.m., or at the home, later, 1513 West Chestnut.
paid obituary

Norman E. Hull

Norman E. Hull, resident of Ponca City, died Friday morning, Nov. 1, 1996 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 83 years of age.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996 at the First Christian Church, Ponca City. The Rev. Charles Heyer, Associate Minister of the First Christian Church will preside, assisted by the Rev. Kent Dorsey, Minister of the First Christian Church and the Rev. Roemer Hudler, Houston, Texas. Interment will be at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.
Norman Hull was born Jan. 30, 1913 on the family homestead 16 miles southeast of Scott City, Kan. He was the third of four children to Spencer Henry Hull and Ada Luella Norman Hull. He received his early education in rural Scott City before moving with his family into Scott City during his eighth grade year. While in junior high and high school he participated in football and track before graduating from Scott City High School in 1931. He was united in marriage to Vera Mae Beighle on June 7, 1936 on her family's homestead east of Blackwell, Okla. The couple made their first home at Hays, Kan. until June of 1937 when the couple moved to Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Hull preceded him in death on March 20, 1965. He was united in marriage to Thelma Ruth Elliott Wright McClaflin on Dec. 24, 1971 at Ponca City, with the couple making their first home in Houston, Texas.
Mr. Hull had worked in earlier years at various jobs, including wheat harvests, Western Hardware and the AAA Program in the county agents office. In March of 1942 he began employment with the Boeing Aircraft Plant, Wichita, Kan. until its closing after World War II. The family then moved to Ponca City, Okla. where Mr. Hull was employed at the Thompson Parker Lumber Co. and later in the Continental Oil Company Purchasing Department. He moved his family to Houston in 1971, retiring from Conoco in March of 1972. He was then employed with the North American Turbine Company of Houston until returning to Ponca City in 1976.
In earlier years he was active with the Boy Scouts of America and in recent years helped the senior citizens of the area as a tax consultant with the IRS. He also was active in serving meals on wheels in the Ponca City community. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Ponca City, being active for several years in the church choir. He also enjoyed singing barber shop quartet music.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; three sons, Galen Spencer Hull, Washington, D.C., Everett Dean Hull, Dallas, Texas and Kurt Todd Hull, Houston, Texas; one daughter, Judy Ann Baggese, Richardson, Texas; one step-daughter, Janice K. Wright Peyton, Excello, Missouri; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one wife, one brother, Floyd Hull; two sisters, Inis Hess and Merle Kitch; one step-son, Owen T. Wright.
Casket bearers will be H.H. Ninemire, Charles Smith Sr., Bob Erner, Jack Snider, Charles Thompson and Bob Stephens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, Memorial Fund, 210 North 5th, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.
The family will be at 113 Hillside Avenue.
paid obituary

Services Pending

Mazie L. Stewart

Mazie L. Stewart, former resident of Ponca City, died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2, 1996 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was 76.
Survivors include a brother, Fred White of Ponca City.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel, and will be announced later.

Lora Backhaus

Lora Backhaus died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1995 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 80.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Miller-Stahl Funeral Service, Newkirk, and will be announced later.

NEWS BRIEFS

Royal Neighbors to Meet - The Royal Neighbors of America will hold their noon luncheon meeting on Nov. 13 at Derrick's. The meeting was originally announced for Nov. 6. All members are urged to be present.

P.T.S.A. Meeting - There will be a P.T.S.A. meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Howell Auditorium at the high school. Dr. Sjoberg will host a question-answer session on issues of concern at Po-Hi. All parents, teachers and students are encouraged to attend.

Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 37-year-old man in the 1400 block of Cleary Drive at 10:30 a.m. Saturday for failure to appear.

Subject Held - A 23-year-old woman was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at a business in the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street at 2:35 p.m. Saturday for petit larceny.

Accident - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of an accident in the 100 block of South Elm Street at 3:57 p.m. Saturday. A non-emergency ambulance was requested. An officer took a report.

Collision - A Ponca City police officer took a report of a non-injury accident at North Fourteenth Street and Bradley Avenue at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.

In Custody - A 27-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested by a Ponca City police officer a quarter mile south of Old U.S. 60 on Waverly Street at 6:23 p.m. for grand larceny. A business had notified the Ponca City Police Department at 5:09 p.m. that two suspects took several coats.

Vandalism - An employee of a business in the 2000 block of Lake Road notified the Ponca City Police Department at 11:30 p.m. Saturday of vandalism to a vehicle on the east side of the business. An officer took a report.

Arrested - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 43-year-old man in the 1500 block of North Fourteenth Street at 4:04 a.m. Sunday for driving under the influence and no insurance.

Accident - The Ponca City Police Department received notice of an accident one mile east of the New River Bridge on U.S. 60 at 9:21 a.m. Sunday. The Ponca City Fire Department ambulance took a victim to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Apparently, the victim was treated and released, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Subjects Held - A resident advised the Ponca City Police Department at 9:34 a.m. Sunday that a van had been speeding through the alley in the 600 block of South Sixth Street. An officer responded and located the van in the west alley in the 400 block of South Seventh Street. Several juveniles jumped out of the van and ran. A 13-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl were arrested by a police officer at 10:23 a.m. for possession of stolen property.

In Custody - A Ponca City police officer took a 20-year-old man into custody in the 300 block of South Ninth Street at 12:09 p.m. Sunday on a Kay County warrant for failure to pay.

Arrested - A 31-year-old woman was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at East Hazel Avenue at 12:24 p.m. Sunday for driving under suspension and no insurance.

Shoplifter - An employee of Kmart, 2608 North Fourteenth Street, notified the Ponca City Police Department of a shoplifter in custody. An officer issued a citation and released a juvenile with a promise to appear. A second youth apparently ran from the store with two CD's.

Collision - An accident with minor injuries in the 2100 block of North Union Street was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 3:28 p.m. Sunday. An officer took a report.

Subject Held - An employee from Motor City, 401 West Grand Avenue, contacted the Ponca City Police Department at 4:27 p.m. Sunday to report a van hit one of the vehicles and left northbound on Oak Street. An officer arrested a 42-year-old man for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, no insurance, driving under restriction and two felony warrants from Kay County.

In Custody - A Ponca City police officer arrested a 41-year-old man at Fourteenth Street and East Grand Avenue at 12:39 a.m. Monday for possession of an open container and actual physical control.

Arrested - A 26-year-old man was arrested by a Ponca City police officer at South Seventh Street and East South Avenue at 2:23 a.m. Monday for driving under the influence, driving left of center, transporting and open container and speeding.

FAMILY LIVING

Heritage Club Takes Fall Foliage Tour

Heritage Club members flew from Wichita to Boston in October to begin a foliage tour of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
"Mother Nature did not disappoint anyone with her color-drenched landscapes along her New England foliage trails," said Winnie Barber, director. While in Boston the group took a sightseeing tour, visiting the Old North Church, Boston Tea Party ship, U.S.S. Constitution, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston Commons and Public Gardens, Bunker Hill Monument, Old State House and Paul Revere's home.
The group traveled a path similar to the one Paul Revere would have taken over 200 years ago to the towns of Lexington and Concord. Then, it was on to Vermont, where along the way, they passed traditional white steeple churches, the quaint village of Newfane and colorful tree-covered mountainsides.
Heritage Club members visited the town of Bennington, where the grave site of Robert Frost and the Bennington Battle Monument are located, and then traveled to the ever famous town of Woodstock. A stop was made at Plymouth Notch, Vermont, historic birthplace of President Calvin Coolidge.
The group visited Flume Gorge's visitor center at Franconia, N.H. and viewed the Old Man of the Mountain at Franconia Notch. The last stop was at the largest of the New England states, Maine, and the coastal town of Boothbay Harbor. There, the group took a two-hour narrated cruise and had a Maine Clambake, along with a dinner and show at the Carousel Dinner Theatre
On the return to Boston for their night home, the group stopped at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, to view the oldest lighthouse in Maine, Portland Head Light, and viewed President's Bush's home in Kennebunkport.
Heritage Club members also flew to St. Louis and boarded the American Queen Steamboat for a Steamboatin' vacation and a trip back in time while paddle wheeling down the mighty Mississippi and up the Ohio Rivers this summer. Ports of call included Cape Girardeau, Mo., Paducah and Louisville, Ky. and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Other trips being planned in the near future by Heritage Club include a Heritage Oklahoma trip to Enid, Branson Christmas trip, Festival of Angels tour in Ponca City, a luncheon matinee at the Crown Uptown in Wichita, a Springtime in the South trip which will include Atlanta, Macon and Savannah, Ga., along with Myrtle Beach and Charleston, S.C. A Canadian "Rockies by Rail" trip is being planned for the summer of '97.
Heritage Club's annual free Christmas party at the Ponca City Country Club is scheduled Dec. 6. The next movie, "First Wives' Club" will be shown at the Ponca Plaza Twin Theatre Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The Heritage Hour can be heard on WBBZ Radio Fridays from 8-9 a.m., featuring upcoming events, birthdays and anniversaries. For more details about future activities and trips or information about how to become a Heritage Club member, call Winnie Barber, 763-5543 or visit her office at First National Bank.

Aqua Jog Classes Offered At Variety of Days, Times

Aqua Jog exercise classes at Community Pool are held in deep water with Aqua Jogger flotation belts. It is not necessary for participants to know how to swim since the Aqua Jogger will keep one upright with the head above the water.
Classes are currently being offered at three different times: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:15 to 9 a.m., with Susan Henning; Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15 to 6 p.m., with Deena Marazas, and Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m., with Amy Allen.
The class format includes a thermal warm-up, pre-stretch, 20-25-minute aerobic segment, upper body toning, abdominal toning, and a final cool-down and stretch to music. The Aqua Jogger flotation belt was originally designed in the 1980's as a water rehabilitation tool for injured people, but soon caught on with world-class athletes to recover from injuries. Deep water exercise allowed the athletes to recover while still maintaining a high level of fitness.
Deep water exercise can be adapted to all ages and fitness levels, according to Deena Marazas, YMCA aquatic director. "To increase the resistance and work, participants can straighten arms and legs, cup hands, and increase speed for a full controlled range of motion," she said.
"By remaining in a vertical position in the water, a person increases their resistance 75 percent over swimming. Due to the increase in resistance, exercisers can burn twice the amount of calories per hour as a workout on land."
Class routines and music are changed bimonthly to continue to challenge and encourage students to "stick to" lifelong exercise. For more information, call the YMCA at 765-5417.

SPORTS

Injury Slows Cat Harriers at State

TULSA - Success in cross country running takes talent, dedication and a little luck.
Ponca City's Wildcat harriers had plenty of the first two but ran out of the third to finish fifth in the state Class 5A cross country championships at ORU Saturday.
Prior to the meet, coach Kelly Chaney said the Poncans would need to have two runners in the top 10 of the elite field and one in the top 15 to be among the top two teams in the state.
Again, they got two out of three.
Paul Paschal and Sam Stalcup finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in times of 16:39.83 and 16:41.90 over the 3.1-mile run. That won them All-State honors.
"Those times are great for that course," Kelly said. "It's hilly with lots of turns."
But Chad Niemann, the Cats' No. 3 runner for most of the season, fell victim to the hip problem that has plagued him late in the season.
"Chad took a shot before the race and was feeling pretty good in the warm ups," Chaney said. "Even after the first mile he was right were we wanted him to be. But he started dropping back in the second mile. You could tell he was really in pain.
"A lot of kids would have dropped out at that point, but Chad kept going. He's a team person, a fighter. Without him, we probably would have finished ninth."
As it was, Niemann struggled in for a 51st finish, behind two teammates.
Mark Oblad tried to make up some of the difference, finishing 33rd in 17:35.12. Michael Newman was the fourth Wildcat across the finishing line, taking 50th in 17:57.89. Niemann was just a second behind (17:58.73).
Jared Colvin was 60th in 18:14.96 while Stuart Snyder was 78th in 18:42.63.
"We ran well enough to take second place if everything had gone as planned," Chaney said.
Top ranked Edmond Memorial breezed in ahead of the field with 40 points, led by Mark Thompson who won the individual title in 15:29. Edmond runners finished first, fourth, seventh, 11th and 17th.
Jenks, who was No. 2 ranked, and who had swapped wins with the Wildcats in the conference and regional meets, also did not have a good race, finishing third with 115 points.
Mustang slipped into second with 111 points and Moore was fourth with 130 while Ponca City had 135.
"We had beaten Mustang and Moore in every meet we met them in," Chaney said. "With Jenks having a bad race, we had a good chance at finishing second.
"In cross country you have to have a little bit of luck and stay healthy. I can't say enough about our kids. They gave it everything they had. They left it all on the course. It just wasn't quite enough."
Ponca City's lone entry in the girls' division of the state meet was foreign exchange student Joanna Jokiniemi, who finished 39th in 13:33.41.
"That was a real good time for Joanna," Chaney said. "She was a great addition to the team this year."
But now the Wildcats will have some rebuilding to do.
The Cats lose three of their top five runners with Paschal and Colvin returning.
"We have some good JV runners coming along." Chaney said. "But we have some work to do."
The Lady Wildcats also have a youth movement going with everyone but Jokiniemi returning.
Team Scoring
Edmond Memorial 40, Mustang 111, Jenks 115, Moore 130, Ponca City 135, Midwest City 139, Bartlesville 145, Norman 188, Broken Arrow 1965, Sapulpa 221, Westmoore 243, Owasso 306.

District 6A-4 Race Heading for Wire

By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Before the first down of District 6A-4 games was played, Stillwater coach Bill DeFee predicted that the race for the four playoff spots from this combative district would go down to the final weekend.
But not even DeFee, whose Pioneers were the league favorite at that time, could predict the logjam atop the district going into the final week of the regular season.
Three teams, Stillwater, Tulsa Washington and surprising Enid, are tied for first place with 5-1 records. Two others, Sand Springs and Sapulpa, are 3-3 and battling for that fourth trip to the playoffs.
Four of those top teams battle each other in the season finale Friday.
Stillwater and Enid clash at Enid. The Plainsmen have beaten Washington while the Hornets tripped the Pioneers. Washington is at home against Sand Springs this week. Sapulpa is trying top complete its rebound season at Bartlesville (2-4).
There will also be a battle to avoid the league cellar as Ponca City (1-5) travels to Shawnee (0-6).
Enid, which got off to a 1-2 start in pre-district play and was shutout by Sand Springs in Week 5, has rebounded nicely. The Plainsmen secured their bid for the league title with a 27-18 win over Sapulpa Friday.
At the same time, Washington held of nemesis Bartlesville 31-22 while Stillwater sailed past Shawnee 47-21. Sand Springs broke a two-game losing streak by topping Ponca City 35-16.
Enid rallied from an early 10-7 deficit behind speedy Donald Shoals, who had six pass receptions for 182 yards. He scored two touchdowns and set up another.
Stillwater quarterback threw five touchdown passes against Shawnee. Holliday has 31 TD passes this season, just two short of the state record.
District 6A-4
Dist. All
School W-L W-L PF PA
Stillwater 5-1 8-1 222 157
Enid 5-1 6-3 206 166
Washington 5-1 7-2 236 157
Sand Springs 3-3 6-3 254 105
Sapulpa 3-3 5-4 254 154
Bartlesville 2-4 3-6 163 227
Ponca City 1-5 4-5 121 211
Shawnee 0-6 0-9 113 325
Last Week's Results
Sanbd Springs 35, Ponca City 16
Enid 27, Sapulpa 18
Washington 31, Bartlesville 22
Stillwater 47, Shawnee 21
This Week's Games
Ponca City at Shawnee
Sand Springs at Washington
Stillwater at Enid
Sapulpa at Bartlesville

Drag Racing Champ!

JOE CISKOWSKI kneels beside the car he drove to victory in the Quaker State ET Series drag races at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kan. Ciskowski had an elapsed time of 11.798 at 112.93 miles per hour in the pro class. It was the second win of the season for his team, which includes Shawn Gore, Tom Ramsey, Kurt Inskeep and Matt Wittmer.

Pirates Trade For Sodowsky

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Friday they acquired right-handed pitcher Clint Sodowsky of Ponca City from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for right-hander Dan Miceli.
Sowdowsky, 24, was 6-8 with a 3.94 ERA in 19 starts with Triple-A Toledo this season and 1-3 with an ERA of 11.84 in seven starts with Detroit.
He began his career with Bristol in 1991 after being selected by the Tigers in the 11th round of the June draft. He is currently pitching with Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and has five strikeouts, two walks and has given up no runs in four innings of relief pitching.
Miceli, 26, was 2-10 with a 5.78 ERA in 44 games with the Pirates in 1996.