March 31, 1971

State Representative David Boren of Seminole voted against the oil and gas tax bill on its final passage Tuesday. The metropolitan press reports that Boren was a key figure in obtaining a last – minute compromise in the bill giving additional relief to marginal wells. The state representative told The Producer this morning: “I did not agree to vote for the emergency clause of the bill until the final compromise was accepted by the governor. This will give an additional $1.5 million of relief to marginal oil wells on the total 7 per cent of the gross production tax. And this also may result in an actual reduction from the present tax of 5 per cent on some marginal wells. I feel that this compromise was very important to the economic development of Seminole county since we are a stripper well county at present.”

A local man, Neal R. “Dick” Moyer, opened a new business in Seminole Monday. Called Dick’s Color Center. The new business will sell Pratt and Lambert paint products and Imperial and Yorkshire wall covering. The new firm is located at 321 North Main, the first door south of Webster Electric. Store hours are from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Deloris McMillion and Anna Belle Moyer are two sales personnel at the store and both are trained color stylists.

Slants

Wesley Smith admitting that he is beginning to get a bad case of “fishing fever”, and plans on trying to cure it very soon…Raymond Sowers providing some needed info…County Treasurer James Harrod reminding all taxpayers who have not paid their last half taxes for 1970 that today is the deadline…Southwestern Bell Manager Homer Swafford presenting the phone firm’s last half tax payment of $46,910.10 to the county treasurer today…Dorothy Dickerson being another donor of Betty Crocker coupons toward the purchase of a kidney machine for use by area residents…Robert Williams’ name being omitted from a list of junior college choristers that entertained the B-PW club…It was an overlook on the part of the girl who supplied the list for the club…

Jeannie Mathis, Route 1, Maud, is one of the eight contestants who will be on the Seminole high school auditorium stage April 10, trying for the Miss Seminole 1971 title. Miss Oklahoma, Judy Adams, will be a special guest of the pageant. The 5-2, 18-year-old, green eyed brunette is a senior this year at Bowlegs high school. Upon graduation from high school she plans to attend school at the Gordon Cooper Area Vocational Technical School, Shawnee. She will major in nursing and hopes to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.

One of the top tennis players on the Seminole high school tennis team this season is Steve Barker. Barker is a senior on this year’s team.

Seminole High School Slants

David Hall practicing golf… Kathy Dorworth talking about homework…James Fielding taking notes in class…Vicki Keiser waiting at her locker for a friend… Anthony Allen talking about a debate case…