The regular monthly meeting of Seminole Planning Commission in the city council chambers Tuesday evening recommended changing a city ordinance to permit certain type streets to use swales instead of curb and gutter and annexed an area adjacent to the new State Highway 99 south of the city to the south edge of the Sinclair Industrial Tract owned by the Seminole Industrial Foundation. The recommendation, which will go to the city council next Tuesday, would provide for 60-foot streets in new housing developments with swales installed instead of curb and gutter. The ordinance was recommended in a unanimous vote of the planning commission and was recommended by City Planner Charles Meloy and City Engineer Dennis Roesler.

The annexation was also approved unanimously. Two protestants appeared. One protestant’s property was not included in the annexation and the portion of the Herman Bishop property involved was too small a percentage of the total annexed to change the plan. Chairman Lonnie Howze presided. Attending were planning commissioners Bob Clausing, Doris Herrin, Jack Randolf and Milt Phillips. Meloy, City Building Inspector Howard Roberts, City Attorney Fred Gipson, and City Manager Don Best were other officials present.

The planning board will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 13 to hear two zoning requests, Chairman Howze announced. -oOo A newly formed advisory group on Seminole public school affairs held their first official meeting Tuesday night with Seminole school officials noticeably absent.

A spokesman for the organization told the Producer this morning personal invitations were extended by telephone earlier in the week to several, If not all, members of the board of education, and to School Supt. Donald E. Smith.

However, no school officials, teachers, or representatives of the school system, appeared at the meeting Tuesday night, held in the Seminole High School cafeteria. A slate of officers for the organization was elected, and the group’s major goals were outlined by Doug Kalicki, who was later elected president.

Also elected were Barbara Lacks, wife of Seminole Blue Bell Division Manager Sam Lacks, secretary- treasurer; and Jim Nutter, carpenter here and Scouting leader, vice president.

Representatives of the group told the Seminole Board of Education last month that the organization was being formed in order to assist the school system.

There presently is no other parent organization in existence here which advises the school system or deals with school problems. A PTA organization was disbanded there several years ago. Kalicki said Tuesday night the organization wished to work to improve the city’s school system and “make it the best in the state.”

He said members of the Citizens Educational Council share many of the same ideas, and wish to improve communications between the school and parents. He suggested parents could help in raising money and in other areas.

It was also suggested that the new group might invite guest speakers for future meetings. About 14 persons attended the meeting, and were given questionnaires to fill out.

Kalicki told the group parents may “delegate a particular, limited area of our parental authority” to teachers and school officials, but must never expect the school to assume total authority of full responsibility for our children.”

“As appealing as that cop-out may be at the end of a long day at work,” Kalicki said, “it is grossly unfair for us parents not just to share, but indeed, to shoulder most of the authority and responsibility for our children during their school years. And that means actively participating.”

A spokesman for the group said today school officials will continue to be welcome at the organization’s meetings, which will be held on the first Tuesday night of each month. -oOo Colorful spring fashions abounded in Seminole Tuesday as boys and girls from throughout Seminole County gathered here for the annual 4-H dress revue.

Competition winners and runners-up were chosen from boys and girls in both senior and junior divisions. Sponsored by the Seminole County OSU Extension Service, the shows were held in two locations - the girls’ show at the Municipal Building and the boys’ show at the National Guard Armory Senior division girls’ grand champion was Donette Hoover of Butner, and reserve grand champion was Dana Raper of Konawa.

Girls’ junior division grand champion was Robin Jay of New Lima, and Pam McFarland of Konawa was named reserve grand champion.

Grand champion in the boys’ senior division was Larry Baker of Strother. Boys’ senior reserve grand champion was Noris West of Pleasant Grove.

Junior division boys’ grand champion was Kevin Taylor of Pleasant Grove, and Jason Coker of Pleasant Grove was named reserve grand champion.

The girl entrants were wearing clothing they made themselves, while boys were modeling clothing of the latest style.

Gift certificates were awarded to winners in each of seven different categories of competition ranging from casual school wear to church and dress suits. Certificates were donated by C. R. Anthony of Seminole and Wewoka, J.C. Penney Co. of Wewoka and the Roy Wood Insurance Agency of Wewoka.

The boy and girl grand champions will represent Seminole County at the 4-H Round-up in Stillwater in May where they will compete with other county winners from around the state. -oOo TULSA, Okla. (UPI) Oklahoma dustbowl balladeer Woody Guthrie was once hated in his native state because of his politics. His son, folksinger Arlo Guthrie, now is bringing his own politics to Oklahoma.

Guthrie is on tour raising funds for the presidential campaign of another Oklahoman, Fred Harris. The tour included two concerts Tuesday night in Tulsa and a concert today in Norman.

“I like his stands on the issues more than 1 like anybody else’s stands,” Guthrie said of the former Oklahoma senator.

Guthrie said he no longer considered Harris a serious candidate for the presidency, but he said Harris was making a contribution by bringing issues into the campaign.

“He is being as realistic as he can be,” Guthrie said.

Guthrie said Harris approached him about the tour one day in New Hampshire.

“I was sitting in a bar,” he said. “That’s how it got started. I said 1 would do it, so here I am.”

“I haven’t done this kind of thing before.”

Guthrie said he did not know who he would support for the Democratic presidential nomination should Harris eventually drop out of the race.

“I’ve been wrong on every bet I’ve made on who was going to be president,” he said. “I’m not picking and choosing. I thought Nixon was going to stay in.”

Guthrie’s father was a native of Okemah, Okla., and was once reviled in his home state because of his controversial stands. The younger Guthrie said he never lived in Oklahoma, but said he felt more comfortable coming to the state now than in the past.

“I’m feeling better and better the more I come back,” he said.

Guthrie said his concerts are just that - concerts - and he does not make speeches on behalf of Harris between the songs.

“You can hear that for free, he said.

“Mostly, I’m just pickin’ and singin’ and drivin’ down the road in a big bus,” be said.

Guthrie, whose own career skyrocketed during the late 1960 with his talkand- song ballad, “Alice’s Restaurant,” and the movie based on the song, said the nationwide fundraising tour is now in the black.

“Everything we make is gravy from this point,” he said.