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The Elk City News - Elk City, Oklahoma Frday, July 5, 2019 Afla=ar Anniversary ITE July6 Continued. have and continue to have,” complishment for being here Barber said. Highway School Reunion truck, with 90 percent of He said the dealership’s for 25 years. The dealership at the Elk City Convention Center. the business coming from success has been because of has been integral to the com- trucks. SUVs are a huge the people it has hired. munity and exemplifies what July9 part of the business, too, but “We hire good people and Chipper Skelton, lifeguard at the pool in Elk City, trucks prevail. The F Series we instruct on how we want Ford is about. watches over swimmers Tuesday afternoon. Staff Special Elections. is the best-selling truck in the our customers taken care “Just look at how many photo by Don Munsch world for 42 years. of and empower them to do July13 Elk City Motor Speed- way regular show 7 p.m. The dealership will con- tinue to work on customer service and shine a light on new Ford products. what they need to do to take care of them,” Barber said. “They're allowed to make de- cisions without talking to us people are out in that show- room, and it’s not just cus- tomers, it’s the people from Improvements July 20 “Ijust want to thank all the of they need to, on the spur of the community, the local po- Continued. many thousands of custom- the moment.” Elk City Motor Speed- ers for the past 25 years and Representatives from the lice department, fire depart- + A resolution adopting cash management procedures for way regular show 7:30 p.m. thank our employees,” Dyson regional office in Dallas at- grant funding. ment,” Rushwin said. “I think said. tended the anniversary event + An Ambulance Service Agreement between the Beck- July 27 Like Dyson, Barber said it to help celebrate. Chris Rush- it just shows you want kind of ham County Emergency Medical Services District and the Sizzlin' Summer Side- didn’t seem like it had been win, Dallas regional manager people both David and Bruce Elk City Fire Department/EMS. walk Sale downtown. 25 years since the dealership for Ford sales and service, * Work on a lift station pump rebuild for $12,414.67 to began. said the company sends rep- are in the community and Evans Enterprises of Norman. KECO Open Golf Tour- “It’s pretty encouraging resentatives to dealerships they don’t take this for grant- * Darla Riley and Allison Robinson [reappointment] to nament at Elk City Golf and rewarding to have the on anniversary dates. He the Elk City Library Board and Carla Garrison to the Elk Course support of the community we lauded Barber-Dyson’s ac- ed being a Ford dealer.” City Museum Board. Trump administration abruptly gives up fight over census citizenship question By Noah Bierman and Da- tion lost 5-4 in the Supreme up the fight came initially said that Ross had not pro- Many conservative activ- been forced to tell the courts vid G. Savage Court last week, the decision in an email from a Justice vided an honest answer for ists and legal scholars be- that their previous statements Los Angeles Times by Chief Justice John G. Department attorney to law- why he wanted to add the lieved Roberts went too far in Roberts Jr. had given them yers who had challenged the citizenship question, Trump his decision. Some activists about both the deadline and WASHINGTON _ The an opening to try again, and administration in court. The had publicly called for delay- went further, harshly criticiz~ the justification were wrong. Trump administration, conservative lawyers and email announced the deci- ing the census. ing Roberts and accusing him Outside legal analysts had abruptly switching course, advocacy groups had lobbied sion to begin printing census Monday, he had repeated of betrayal. decided Tuesday to give up hard for the Justice Depart- forms without the controver- his belief that the question But while outside con- said their odds of prevailing its fight to add a question ment to do so. sial question. was critical. servative groups advocated were very low. about citizenship to next Democrats had argued A Justice Department "think it's very important pushing ahead with the fight, “In light of the Supreme year's census. that adding a question on spokesperson subsequently to find out if somebody is a the high court's decision left The decision was an un- citizenship would have been confirmed the decision. citizen as opposed to an administration lawyers with Court's ruling, the Trump usual retreat by the admin- a partisan ploy to reduce Ina statement, Commerce legal," he said at the White few paths forward. administration had no choice istration on a high visibility, minority participation in the Secretary Wilbur Ross, House. "I think there's a big In their briefs to the court, but to proceed with printing highly partisan issue and a census. Officials in California whose agency oversees the difference, to me, between the administration's lawyers major victory for civil rights and other states, as well as Census Bureau, said he still being a citizen of the United had said the deadline to begin the 2020 census forms with- groups and states that had neutral experts, warned the disagreed with the Supreme States and being an illegal.” printing census forms was out a citizenship question,” challenged the administration question would discourage Court's decision. But, he Because the census by law July 1. And they said the only said Dale Ho, director of the in court. many people from responding added, "the Census Bureau must keep responses anony- reason for adding the citizen- Administration officials had to the census and therefore has started the process of mous, putting a citizenship ship question was to improve ACLU's Voting Rights Proj- tried for more than a year result in an undercount of printing the decennial ques- question on the survey would enforcement of the Voting ect, who argued the Supreme to get the question added to immigrants. That could cost tionnaires without the ques- not actually let officials know Rights Act. Court case on behalf of the the census, taking their argu- some states billions in federal tion. My focus, and that of who is a legal resident and Roberts refused to accept ment to the Supreme Court. funds and shift congressional the Bureau and the entire who isn't. But it could have that rationale, calling it "con- administration's opponents. President Donald Trump, districts from California and Department, is to conduct a had a major impact on the trived" and contrary to the “Everyone in America as recently as Monday, had other states with large num- complete and accurate cen- distribution of billions of dol- evidence. counts in the census, and to- repeated his insistence that bers of immigrants to those sus." Jars in federal funds and the So, while the administra- doing so was necessary. with fewer. After the Supreme Court's balance of political power in tion was theoretically free to day's decision means we all Although the administra- Word of the decision to give decision, in which Roberts the country. try again, lawyers would have will,” Ho said in a statement. Joseph Lewis “J.L.” Blakemore, Jr. Oklahoma Highway Patrol expects tame Joseph Lewis “J.L.” Blake- National Guard at Will Rog- more, Jr. was born October ers Field where he served week despite high state fatality ratings 20, 1935 in Elk City, Oklaho- as an aircraft mechanic and ma to Juanita Pearl (Spears) later worked his way up toa and Joseph Lewis Blakemore Senior Master Sargent. J.L. By Sierra Rains “likely due to drunk driving," drinking and driving and re- refrain from parking on the Sr. He passed away June enjoyed farming, raising The Daily Ardmoreite, she said. membering to wear seatbelts. shoulder of Interstate 35 to 30, 2019 at Oklahoma City, cattle and golfing. He was Okla. However, with the holiday Additionally, those observ- watch the fireworks, Henry Oklahoma at the age of 83 a loving and devoted hus- falling on a weekday this ing the Winstar World Casino said. This has caused prob- years, 8 months and 10 days. band and father who never The Oklahoma Highway year, Oklahoma Highway and Resort's firework display Jems with traffic in previous SLL. grew up in the Canute missed a chance to spend Patrol is anticipating smooth Patrol trooper Allen Henry in Thackerville are urged to years, he said. community where he attend- time with his family and es- traffic for the Fourth of July said he doesn't expect to see ed school. He participated pecially his grandchildren. week, however, individuals as many issues as the OHP on the Canute baseball team He is _ preceded are still urged to take safety might normally see if the Minnie Ruth Ballew before graduating in 1953. in death by his parents. precautions. holiday fell on a weekend. Minnie Ruth Ballew was Hospital for a period of time. After graduation he worked He is survived by his wife Oklahoma was ranked as "As far as the drinking, born February 22, 1923 in ‘She was preceded in death on the family farm and also of 60 years, Kay, of the home; the number one most danger- when it's through the middle Canute, Oklahoma to William by her husband, mother and worked in construction, help- 2 children, Robbie Blake- ous state during the Fourth of of the week, usually it doesn't “Arve” and Ester (Williams) one sister, Marie Edwards. ing in building the Eastside more, Edmond, OK and Lori July based on traffic fatalities affect anything because ev- Wilson. She passed away She is survived by two Baptist Church and also the Downey and husband, Jeff, and fire reports, according to erybody's got to go to work at Clinton, Oklahoma on children, Gene Ballew and construction of the runway Yukon, OK; 4 grandchildren, ASecureLife's annual Fourth the next day," Henry said. July 1, 2019 at the age of96 wife, Cherryl of Kansas at Clinton Sherman Air Force Michael Blakemore and wife, of July state safety report. The only areas Henry said years, 4 months and 9 days. City, MO, Tom Ballew and Base in Burns Flat, Oklaho- Julia, Nashville, TN, Brett ASecureLife research and he expects to see an influx of Minnie Ruth was born, wife, Donna of Bowie, TX, ma. He enlisted in the United Blakemore, Edmond, OK, communications specialist traffic are those around Lake raised, and lived in the three grandchildren, five States Air Force where he Jonathan Downey, Brook- Andrea Harvey said Okla- Murray and other celebration Prairie View community great grandchildren, one did his basic training at Lack- lyn, NY and Emily Downey, homa has a higher than aver- destinations. her entire life. She was sister, Wilma Faye White, land Air Force Base. Upon Yukon, OK and a host of age rate of fatal car crashes Otherwise, Henry said he married to Luther Melvin Elk City, OK and a host of returning home from basic other relatives and friends. during the holiday weekend would advise individuals to “Bud” Ballew on May 16, other relatives and friends. training he was married to Funeral services will be at 2.5 highway deaths per engage in regular safety pre- 1942 in Clinton, Oklahoma. Services will be held Sat- Delores Kay (Blackmore) held Friday, July 5, 2019, million residents. This is cautions. This includes not They made their home in the urday, July 6, 2019 at 11:00 on September 7, 1958 in Elk 2:30 PM at the Whinery country near Canute where AM at the Canute First City, Oklahoma. Together Funeral Service chapel offi- she enjoyed baking banana Methodist Church. Burial they made their home north ciated by Ron Fannin. Burial bread and cinnamon bread of Canute on the family farm will be at the Canute Cem- Send obituaries to for her family and friends. She was an ombudsman for will be at Canute Cemetery under the direction of Whin- ery Funeral Service. Con- where they began their fam- etery under the direction of ily. In 1962 they moved to Whinery Funeral Service. [email protected] over 23 years and she worked for the Clinton Regional dolences may be made on- line at www.whineryfs.com Oklahoma City where J.L. Condolences can be made on- began working with the Air line at www.whineryfs.com HEAR ) FREE HEARING SCREENING EAR HEARING AID CENTERS AND CONSULTATION su: oe % 2900 W 3rd St. ¢ Elk City, OK 73644 (580) 302-6130 as www.heargearok.com Your time is now, call today! Ys “eaa0°