February 10, 1971

SLANTS

Mrs. Dorothy Crutcher notifying her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Easterling, via telephone that she and her family are safe in the earthquake area at South Pasadena, California… Mrs. Crutcher knew all her friends here would be greatly concerned… Marilyn Moran and Paula Ihle, Seminole high school debaters, enplaning for flight to Washington, D.C., where they’ll compete in the Georgetown university invitational debate tournament… In the nation’s capitol, they’ll be hosted by Alex Adwan, Washington correspondent for The Tulsa World and a former associate publisher of The Producer, and his wife, Teresa… Senator Fred Harris has arranged for the Seminole girls, a VIP tour of the capital city…

City police and sheriff’s office said today they had no trace of some very valuable equipment stolen this past weekend from a Rock Island work train operating out of Seminole. The equipment and items were taken from railroad track machines parked on a siding at North Highland and West Osage streets.

Taken by unknown thieves was an automatic crossleveler grey in color, and about 12 inches by 9 inches by 6 inches which resembles a portable radio or a civilian band hand set radio. It is an infrared apparatus used to level railroad track electronically, and the gauges and meters on it give it the radio appearance, a Rock Island spokesman said.

This machine alone is valued at between $3,000 and $4,000 and is of no value to anyone except for leveling track, the railroad official pointed out.

Also taken were two grey-colored airhorns, a red five gallon can filled with hydraulic fluid, a set of keys for a power ballester track machine, and electric battery tester, and some wiring and fuses. Other wiring left was damaged, the spokesman told police.

One minor injury resulted from the collision of two cars in front of the Seminole Producer in the 100 block of North Main about 5 p.m. Tuesday. Police identified the drivers as James H. Keisman of 301 North Highland and Oliver shipman of 1301 Harding.

Douglas Shipman, a passenger in the car driven by his father, received a bump on his head when he was thrown forward into the windshield of the vehicle. He was checked at Seminole hospital and released.

Police said Keisman was backing from the west side curb, and was hit on the left rear bumper by the southbound Shipman car. Police investigation of accident is still incomplete, and no estimate of damages to each car was given.

On February 1 a chapter was written in Seminole city’s history with the new charter becoming effective. And in the upcoming city election where a mayor and four councilmen – one from each ward – will be elected, another chapter in the city’s history will be made.

It will be the first time when every registered voter in the city will vote on all of the candidates for council from his ward as well as all of the candidates for mayor. There will be no party tag affixed to any of the candidates since all candidates will be independents.

The election will be held on the third Tuesday in Mach as provide in the charter. This year that is March 16.

Present office holders whose terms of office expires this year are Mayor Waldo Lilly and the following councilmen: E. L. Mick of Ward 1, Leroy Poplin of Ward 2, Creston Lawyer of Ward 3, and Melvin Moran of Ward 4. While it is normally expected that city officials will seek re-election none of these have issued any statement yet.