Volume 112 No. 8 75 Cents Thursday May 27, 2010P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron CountyPhone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail bcnews@ptsi.net

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TODAY IN HISTORYMAY 27

BORN ON MAY 27

SOMETHING TOTHINK ABOUT

CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER

VIRGIE MATHEWS- 98BOB BROWN-65

1837 “Wild Bill” Hickok[James Butler] cowboy/scout1894 Dashiell HammettMaryland, author (SamSpade, Maltese Falcon)1911 Vincent Price St LouisMO, actor (House onHaunted Hill, The House ofUsher, Pit and the Pendu-lum, Scream and ScreamAgain, The Fly)1939 Don Williams FloydadaTexas, country singer (I Be-lieve in You)

1844 Samuel F.B. Morsecompletes 1st telegraph line1904 National Leaguerecord of 5 stolen bases in agame (Dennis McGann,New York Giants)1933 Century of ProgressExposition opens in Chi-cago1937 Golden Gate Bridge,San Fransisco, dedicated1940 British & French be-gin evacuation of Dunkirk(Operation Dynamo)1941 Allied troops beginevacuating Kreta1941 FDR proclaimes an“unlimited national emer-gency” due to Germany’ssinking of Robin Moor1941 German battleshipBismarck sunk by Britishnaval force1942 Dorie Miller, awardednavy cross for deeds at PearlHarbor1943 US forbids racial dis-crimination in war industry1944 Allies land on Biak, In-donesia (operationHorlicks)1951 Maritime Museum atAquatic Park, San Fransiscoopens1956 US performs nucleartest at Enwetak (atmo-spheric tests)1958 Ernest Green & 600whites graduate from LittleRock’s Central HS1961 1st black light is sold1961 President Kennedyannounces US goal to reachthe Moon1964 “From Russia WithLove” premieres in US

5-22Clint Wilson- Public intoxi-cation.Matt Wiley- Driving underthe influence.

5-23Chad Prusse- Possession ofparaphernalia held on a bondof $500.Jade Prusse – Obstructionheld on a bond of $100.Sara Kirchner- Resisting ar-rest, held on a bond of $100.

“Blind belief in authority isthe greatest enemy oftruth.”— Albert Einstein

Above, one of three torna-dos that were spawnednear Texline, Texas,(home of the Tornadossports teams), on Sundayafternoon. This stormcaused considerable dam-age in and around the westside of Texline, it or an-other that followed, stayedon the ground for nearly anhour, crossed into Cimar-ron County, took out a gra-nary, (the bare spot in thephoto at left at the StuartHutchison home, west ofWheeless and east ofMexhoma. There werereports of fences de-stroyed, windmill towersdown and yard furnituretorn up. Winds that fol-lowed were in excess of 60mph.

Tornados Danced, Citizens ducked, Sunday Storms

Brad Smith photo

By C.F. DavidAccording to an OHP accident

report, Jimmy Don Camp, 50, ofConroe, Texas, was injured earlyTuesday morning when his 2009Volvo semi-tractor overturned amile north of Boise City on High-way 287.

The accident was investigatedby Trooper Duane Johnson, of theOHP. Johnson was assisted bythe Cimarron County Sheriff’sOffice and Cimarron CountyEMS.

According to the report Camp,who was hauling pinto beans, was

Early morning Truck Wreck Injures 1southbound on 287 in the con-struction bypass about a milenorth of Boise City at about12:15 a.m.

Camp told Johnson that hehad swerved when he met anoncoming vehicle. In swervinghe went too far to the right andthe truck overturned.

Camp was transferred to Ci-marron Memorial Hospitalwhere he was admitted withinjuries to his trunk and withinternal injuries.

He is listed as being in stablecondition.

By C.F. DavidTornados spawned near

Texline, Texas threatened West-ern Cimarron County throughoutSunday evening.

There were at least threeseparate tornados near eitherTexline or nearby Clayton, N.M.

One twister stayed on theground for nearly an hour, mov-ing over ranchland doing damage,but no injuries.

Area television stations broad-cast 13 separate warnings, fiveof those for tornados.

The largest tornado seenclearly, passed over U.S. High-way 87 at the west side of Texlineand did considerable damage toat last count about 20 irrigationsystems, some buildings, over-turned one truck and hit a cattlefeed lot, injuring one animal.

The twister that cut throughCimarron County passed be-tween Wheeless and Mexhoma.

Resident Stuart Hutchisonhad placed his family in a cel-lar, and went back to the doorseveral times to call and warnhis grandparents, the VernonCriers. Once, upon opening thedoor, Hutchinson noticed thatthe large elm trees in his yardwere lying down to the ground.The door was then slammed inhis face by the force of thestorm.

When the weather passedHutchison learned he had losta granary, carried three-quar-ters of a mile north, into a pas-ture.

Hutchison, and neighbor,rancher Alan Shields both lostfences. Others in the area loststock corrals and windmills.Luckily there were no injuries,or deaths, or loss of livestockin the county.

Joyce Randolph, above, and Duane Ferguson, below, havebeen selected as the 2010 SFTD Queen and Parade Mar-shal.

School not onlyentity affectedBy C.F. David

The Boise City News failedto report last week that the Pla-inview School District isn’t theonly government entity af-fected by an attempt for taxrelief by JBS Five Rivers DBAas Cimarron Feeders.

Cimarron County TreasurerJenny Richardson pointed outthat the county’s General Fundand Cimarron County EMSwould also be affected.

A check with Tax AssessorPatty Hiner reveals that thecounty government receivesabout 16 percent of the mon-ies, the EMS collects 3 percentand the schools 81 percent.

In Cimarron County the to-tal assessed value is$41,880,902 and taxes collectedwill be $2,606,345.

PARADE MARSHALDUANE FERGUSON

Duane Ferguson was born inChicago Ill, April 27th 1934 to theparents of Harold and GladysFerguson. Graduated from HighSchool at Calumet High Schoolin Chicago. His Grandfatherowned a foundry in Chicago, sothat is where he lived with hisparents. But every summer , justas soon as school was out Heheaded out here to his Granddadand Grandma Roberts, his mom’sparents. His grandfather Charlietaught him to farm. He wantedto go to Keyes to school, but hisfather told him he had to stay inChicago until he graduated fromHigh School. The night Hegraduated from High School,Duane had his car packed andleft for his grandpa’s house thenext morning, He drove straightthrough, he took over the farmand put a crop in that year.

Graduated from OPSU witha degree in Animal Husbandry in1957, 50 years from that day, hisgranddaughter Bridgett gradu-ated from the same college. Hewas the 50th class from OPSUand she was the 100th Graduat-ing class from OPSU.

After college he went back tothe farm to farm. He worked forChris Hunt hauling water to helpsupport his family. He was mar-ried Darlene Long and had twodaughter Denise and Darla dur-ing this time and lived at the farm.They later divorced

He later married Waunita

DUANE FERGUSON, JOYCERANDOLPH REIGN OVER SFTD

Ferguson on December 23,1967, to this marriage he notonly gained a wife but 9 chil-dren, what crazy man wouldmarry a women with 9 childrenfrom the age of 18 to 17months? Verna, Don, Gerry,Daryl, Deb, Kyle, Gary, Delaneand Kim so with 9 Plus 2 it wasmore than the brady bunch.

Moved to Boise City 1974and went to work for FrankClifton farming, than workedwith Don Carson Sept 2 1974with Don’s help he quit drink-ing. He says that Don Carsonand Sally Parker helped himturn his life around at this point.About that time he and his wifestarted painting and panelinghere in town. He started plumb-ing some to and also was stillfarming; it takes a lot of jobs tofeed that many kids. Duanestudied and got his plumbing li-cense in Feb 19 1976. Delanecame back in 1994 and theyturned the plumbing business into a corporation 1996. He ranhis business with the help of hiswife and kids. Duane Semire-tired from the plumbing andDelane has taken over the busi-ness.

He is still farming hisGrandpa Ferguson’s land in theSturgis community

Duane has served on manyboards, City Council, Mayor,Chamber, Camp Billy Joe,Treatment Center at Guymonand played Santa Clause as

many eventsDuane has also been instru-

mental in getting the Christmaslight up around town on the lightpoles, he loves Christmas andlikes to spread the holidaycheer, it is nothing for him to beworking on Christmas lightsafter Halloween and up toValentine’s Day getting themrepaired and stored away, it isnot a little task.

He is a faithful member ofSt .Paul’s Methodist Church,been a AA member for 35years.

JOYCE RANDOLPH-SFTD QUEEN

The Heckart, Wiggins, andGray families were early pio-neers in the Willowbar area ofCimarron County. JoyceMaria Gray Randolph’s familyhistory begins when R.D. Grayand Mattie Marie Heckartwere married at Willowbar onJune 23, 1921. The couplehomesteaded 8 miles east ofpresent day Keyes, near Eva.Their little dugout house even-tually held 4 children, Ronald ,Gene, Joyce, and Shirley.Joyce was born Nov. 8, 1926

.The children attended the LoneStar School, District 31 and theirclosest neighbors were the Ford,Cluck and Rhoton families.

On Black Sunday, Joyce re-members that the Gray familywas out hunting arrowheads whenthey saw the big black cloud com-ing. They went to the Rhoton’scellar, and stayed there until thestorm was over. Joyce remem-bers it was so dark, even with thecellar door open. The 1930’s wasa trying time for everyone in thearea and the family suffered manyhardships.

Joyce’s father, R.D.,got achance for a job with the StateGame and Fish Commission in1935. In June of that year theGray family packed up an old truckand moved to Buffalo, OK.( Helater traded the truck for their firstrefrigerator.) However, part of histerritory was his beloved Cimar-ron County. Joyce was 9 years oldand in the 4th grade.

The Gray family remained es-pecially close to their relativesaround the Keyes area, AuntGertie and Uncle Charlie Mobray,the Williams family, and theHeckart family. All the grandchil-dren know where their Aunt Gertieand Uncle Charlie camped on thewest side of buffalo in the coveredwagon on their way to CimarronCounty. Also, anytime a newmember is added to the family theysoon learn that there are certain

“Heckarty” food recipes, thattake a little getting used to(Some of us haven’t gottenthere yet).

The Gray children finishedgrowing up in Buffalo, wherethey all graduated from highschool, Joyce in 1944. Joyceattended Oklahoma A&MCollege (OSU) for 2 years.While in high school Joycedated M.J. (Joe) Randolph.He was drafted at the age of18 in the middle of his junioryear. He served in the Navyon the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S.Kwajalein as a radioman. Hewas honorably discharged af-ter 3 years of service. Whenhe returned to Buffalo, he fin-ished his high school educationand kept corresponding withJoyce while she attended Okla-homa A & M.

Joyce and Joe were marriedon Dec. 14, 1946. Joe workedat Quality Cleaners in the Buf-falo and in 1947, daughterMarilyn was born. Joe wentto telegraphy school in Pueblo,Co and the family followedhim. He was hired by theAT&SF Railroad in 1949. Heapprenticed along the WesternDivision of AT&SF Railroadline until 1950. Leroy was bornin 1950 and shortly after thefamily was transferred toBoise City, where Joe worked(Continued on page 3)

“The best measure of aman’s honesty isn’t his taxreturn, it’s the zero adjuston his bathroom scale.”-Arthur C. Clark