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2- The Elk City News November 4, 2023 ally, Beverly was a member of Quartz Mountain. He also had Jordan Elk City’s First Presbyterian Smith the years by eliminating the Round numerous students who com- weevils. He has served on this Church and served as their or- peted and won many awards in board for ten years. Continued from page 1. ganist from 1976 to 2001. She Continued from page 1. Jimmy and his son, Spen- the Southwestern Interscho- Town is the treasurer of the Western cer Smith, along with machin- Music has been Beverly's Oklahoma Historical Society. lastic Meet in art. Hall of Fame. He received the ist Jake Hunter designed a Donnie’s first involvement gauge wheel tire and closing passion. She took piano les- She served on the Flea Mar- honor for serving on the board with the museum complex was November 4 sons for 12 years and organ ket committee and became the while also innovating major wheel for planters that will lessons for six years. Her se- chairman of the event for the showing high school art exhib- conservation practices on his outlast OEM tires for several Western OK Bulls Basket- nior recital on the organ took organization. its for several years in the Old farm. In 2022, Smith Fam- years. Together they started Town Museum, Over several ily Farms received the Leopold the business called 4AG Mfg. ball vs. TX Golden Eagles, place in May of 1967. She also Beverly and Donnie met summers he also worked at the in 2018 to sell their Oklaho- Conservation Award. This is a Arrowhead Center, served as the organist for the in 1968 when they were in- ma made products to farmers national award given to farm- First Presbyterian Church in troduced by Beverly's room- Farm and Ranch Museum for ers and ranchers for their ex- across the USA and Canada. Frederick for three year while mate while attending SWOSU. the City of Elk City. traordinary achievements in Jimmy and his wife, Cathy, Faux Stained-Glass Work- completing high school. ‘The couple dated for two and Donnie has been a mem- conservation practices in their are members of the Elk City shop, Carnegie Library Beverly achieved a BS. a half year, then they eloped ber of the Elk City Museum farming operation. United Methodist Church. in Business Education from Board, a member of the West- Smith also serves on the They have two children, their 11:00am - 12:00pm. Southwestern Oklahoma State in August, 1971, to Wichita ern Oklahoma Historical So- Oklahoma Boil Weevil Eradica~ daughter Cali and son Spencer, Falls, Tex., when she knew she who is a partner in their farm- University in 1971. She served was the luckiest woman in the ciety, and the art chairman of tion Board, which has helped the WOHS where he created cotton production throughout ing operation. November 5 as the secretary of Phi Beta world, the art sculpture in the Edu- Lambda in ’71 and was secre- Donnie and Beverly had a cation building. He was also a sharing the final cost. Western OK Bulls Basket tary to Dr. Nowka where she baby girl in 1978 named Joni Westland typed his doctorate. Beverly Brook Jordan, who has been member of Elk City Education “It has been fun. It's gotten ball vs. Denver Rise, Ar- Association and the National a lot of attention. It is a pretty rowhead Center. earned her Masters Degree deemed the best daughter ever. Continued from page 1. nice addition,” Scott conclud- Education Association. in Education in 1981 from Joni graduated from ECHS in Donnie retired from teach- ed, SWOSU. 1996 where she won two state or birthdays. ‘The cost to rent Daylight Savings Time Upon completing her stu- ing in Elk City in 2001, and he tennis championships. She was then took a position at the ju- it out for a day is $35 per side, Although the Merrifield’s Ends. Fall back one hour. or $70 for both sides per day. have been urged to bring back dent teaching at ECHS in the Player of the Year in 1996, and spring of 1971, Beverly was won the Jim Thorpe Award in nior high school in Pampa. He Scott said it is not difficult to the theater to the way it once change, but each letter must be offered a position with the dis- tennis. Joni attended the Uni- taught there for the next seven taken down and another one was, Scott was not up for the November6 trict as the high school busi- versity of Missouri on a full years. He was in education for put up. They hope this will help project. They purchased the Dinovember Dinosaur ness teacher. She accepted the scholarship, and she was the a total of 38 years before hang- with the electric bill, plus the theater in 1997 or 1998 and Event, Carnegie Library, position and taught there for first endowed tennis player in ing up his brushes. community seems to love it. remodeled it then. It is not fea~ 30 years. In the late ‘90s she In 1976, Donnie and Bev- ‘They looked at a billboard sible to return the building toa 4PM-6PM. also taught in the Alternative history at Missouri in 1996. erly purchased 40 acres of land style of display that can be functioning theater. Joni married Dr. Joe McCon- and built an earth-sheltered changed electronically, but School for the district. In 1990 nell in 2000, and they have home that he designed in Scott confessed that those Enjoy the display and the 4-H Meeting - West Okla Beverly was honored by be- two children, Wyatt James and would have cost around neon lights that bring back the ing named the Elk City High Josie Ann McConnell. 1981. For years Donnie raised $20,000 per side of the display. days gone by. Memories that Christian School, WOCS, Appaloosas and Quarter Hors- ‘That was 18 years ago, but the School Teacher of the Year. Donnie Jordan was born es. He raised and showed a Na- cost has remained the same. were created while sitting in 5:30PM-6:30 PM. During the summer in Lawton on Sept. 20, 1946, the dark theater waiting for tional Champion in halter and When he called about it, he months, Beverly worked at the and he was raised in Lawton, was told that the technology the movie to start, with the a top ten contender in heading has improved a lot, but the smell of popcorn, the broken Old Town Museum and the He graduated from Lawton November 7 Farm and Ranch Museum, as High School in 1965, where and healing. He then hung up cost has not gone down. air conditioner, and feet stuck Chess Club, Carnegie Li- well as working at Boren Auto he served as the FFA secretary the spurs he was given when he nal Scott has not seen the fi- cost of the project, but he to the sticky floors from spilled brary, 6PM-7PM. Parts and the City of Elk City’s and reporter. His project was won Teacher of the Year. Don- estimated the project was a pop could never be replaced. Planning and Zoning Commis- “Raising and Training Horses.” nie says he got too old to raise $32,000 investment. The proj- Those are the memories that and break horses, therefore, sion. Donnie won a National Cham- ect was possible with the help make the renovated sign so November 10 In 2001, Beverly retired pionship in the pole bending he decided to raise Whitetail of the City of Elk City who is much fun to see. from ECPS and moved to event. Deer. He had numerous giant Miracle on 34th Stree, Red Pampa to become a Career and whitetails and became success- Carpet Community ‘The- atre. He earned an associate's ful doing so. He raised deer for Technical educator. She taught degree from Cameron Uni- a work-based learning class versity in 1967. Additionally, approximately 18 years, then One Hundred Years Ago, along with business comput- he spent two years in ROTC he said he hung up the antlers. ers. She also sponsored Busi- achieving Second Lieutenant/ After living in the country November 1923 November 11 in their earth-sheltered home November saw brisk sales of of cotton in one day! Most of the ness Professionals of America, Platoon Sergeant, as well as Miracle on 34th Stree, Red where she had several students Small Bore Rifle Team, and for 41 years, Donnie and Bev- turkeys, oil operations slowing framing wasin position. Nineteen due to bad roads and washed-out girls nailed on shingles and siding. Carpet Community The- compete in state and national Expert Markman. Donnie also erly sold the deer and the Lazy bridges, and the first snow; the ‘The main part of the structure was atre. competitions with great suc- earned B.A. in commercial art J Ranch to move into Elk City. chilly, wet autumn was destined 33 x 78 feet, which, with two 12 cess. Beverly and her students from SWOSU in 1970, a B.A. in ‘They both believe they met and to produce an unusual crop of x 78-foot wings made a commodi- attended competitions in Cali- art education in 1970; and a married the love of their lives, colds. Grateful hearts celebrated ous building, It was planned for November 12 fornia, Florida, Texas, and New Master’s Degree in Art Educa- being the luckiest couple in the Armistice Day and Thanksgiving. school plays, basketball games world, Assad accident happened near and other large gatherings. Miracle on 34th Stree, Red York. tion from SWOSU in 1980. He Carter on Halloween night when ‘Asa postscript to last month's ‘The retired teacher has been worked on his doctorate degree the three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ru- impeachment, Governor John Carpet Community The- active in the school system, as at Texas A&M in Commerce fus H. Green called on a neighbor C. Walton was convicted on 11 atre. well as in the community. She in 1973, and he was offered a Butcher and fixed up a dummy, then made of 16 counts. The case was to be a noise to call out the neighbor. appealed to the United States Su- was the sponsor of the Future graduate assistantship there Business Leaders of America the same year, Continued from page 1. After he saw the prank, the neigh- preme Court. Do you have an event or bor and the boys laughed about it. Turkeys were being bought at for Elk City High School. While While competing his stu- ‘The man thought he'd return the 20 cents ($3.51) for the eastern something else you would she took the members to the dent teaching in 1970 at Ham- had no problem dressing them fun. He took his six-shooter, and, markets in time for Thanksgiving. like to share with the com- state convention, she got the mon Public Schools, Donnie all. thinking it was unloaded, fired. Mrs. Will Henson of Carter asked munity in the Round Town school bus locked in the base- She and Larry owned an ‘The gun was loaded, and the bul- was offered an art position. $7 ($123) for her bronze Toms ment of the Myriad. She was a There, he started and devel- operated shoe stores, a wom- let ricocheted off some machinery and $5 ($87.81) for hens. Calendar? Email the in- member and officer of the Elk oped an art program for grades en’s boutique, a junior bou- and struck nine-year-old Richard. Mrs. Mattie Cresswell saw a ‘The youngster didn’t seem much skunk in a silo near the chicken formation for the event to City Education Association and K-12 that started in Jan. 1971. tique, and a men’s wear store hurt, so the boys and the neigh- house. She threw a brick at it, amember of the National Edu- He taught at HPS for ten anda all beginning in 1965, and bor walked to their home, three [email protected] stunning it, then finished if off cation Association. Addition- half years. the last store closing in 2008. quarters of a mile away. A doctor with an ax. In the summer of 1971, Both loved keeping Western was summoned, and the boy was Homer Harris of Cheyenne Oklahoma dressed. Joan loves in serious condition. The lad lived who accidentally shot himself was Western Oklahoma and the for several days. Both the Green brought to a local hospital where Donnie started and develop the art program for Lawton family and the neighbor were it was necessary to amputate HEArt or EvRore) 15-day HEART OF EUROPE" Circle Tour of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Public Schools where he taught el- ementary art in seven schools surrounding areas. It has not grief-stricken. only been her home, but a mis- For two weeks the three gins his arm. This ultimately caused sion field as well. Many would in Elk City ran to capacity—24 his death. Carl Lewis Taylor, a Italy, France, Belgium & Holland by Image Tours dare to say every woman with- hours a day. Nearly 6000 bales 22-year-old man living five miles in June and July of that sum- south of Canute, committed sui- ina 100-mile radius has visited of cotton were ginned and mar- $5290 May 2 & 6,20: 124 departures mer. In 1981, Donnie accepted cide by shooting himselfin the left the Fashion Corner at one time keted here that fall. Prices were chest. As he did not return from Includes AIR from OKLAHOMA CITY ajob at ECPS as an art instruc- or another. good and steadily advancing until catching a horse, he was found Includes 21 meals, 13 nts. hotels air taxes, transportation and escort in Europe, tor for the junior high and high Joan loves her church, and they ran 35 cents ($6.15 in today's mortally wounded. He lived two, per person, double occupancy. BOOK BY 12/13/23. Call fora FREE brochure. SW TRAVEL school. He remained there for it shows. She also loves play- values) for staple. The entire crop was valued at $1.5 million and, while he gave no reason for 20.5 years. Donnie also taught ing the organ and did so at his actions, he said he did it on Ph: 580-445-7215 y, ($26,343,000) placing the value at Alternative Education in the First Baptist Church of Elk $130 a bale ($2283). purpose. late ‘90s, while also teaching City for over 55 years. Joan ‘The unrelenting rains of pre- “Lest we Forget - Novem- “ElkCituNews summer art. vious weeks left not one wagon- ber 11th, 1918, Remember that taught Sunday School, served ‘As part of Donnie’s hon- on many committees, led Bible bridge over the Red River in memorable day - just fone hun- ors, his art was accepted at the studies, sponsored youth trips, Beckham County! Automobile dred twenty-five] years ago-when Eight State Show and won Re- and any other place that her access to Elk City was practically the sun came over the horizon ... impossible. Consequently, the and all the world breathed a heavy (USPS # 173-020) serve Best of Show. His art was church needed her. She was County Commissioners called a sigh of relief. The war was over. also exhibited at the Philbrook a member and officer of the session to talk bridges and roads. Humanity had been saved. New Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC while he was in college. He was original Tsa La Gi social club. ‘They urged the citizenry to pass future loomed before us.... So, on 109 W. Broadway, El Ik City, OK 73644-4736 named Elk City Junior High She served on the Oklahoma a bond issue to be matched with {Saturday, November 11th, 2023], when the eventual hour strikes — Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 School’ Teacher of the Year in Baptist University Board of $300,000 ($5,269,000) from Alumni, as well as the Oklaho- State and Federal aid to properly 11. a.m, - let's doff our hats, face fix all the bridges and roads in the the east and give a silent prayer 1992-1993, and Teacher of the POSTMASTEI Send address changes to PO Box 964, ty. OK 73648 Year for ECPS in 1992-1993. ma Southern Baptist Board of county. for those of our defenders who so ‘The murals that are displayed Directors. She served as chair- Over at Carter, the high school unselfishly laid their lives on the in the ECHS library were hon- man of the Board of Oklahoma boys were working hard on the altar of Patriotism for Humanity’s SUBSCRIPTIONS Baptist Homes for Children new community building. It was sake. Tis but our bounden duty.” ored at the Governor's Man- Deliverd by mail: Sheryl Ponce... Staff Writer sion, where they were dis- and Baptist Village Communi- erected in the same block as the Luanne R. Eisler authored $75/yearly Neva Pyatt...Advertising Director ties. One great privilege Joan old Beulah College. One day was this article, which was taken from played at an Open House for $650/six months had was representing the State designated “cotton picking day” items published in The Carter Ex- No refunds on subscriptions. Zadie Eakins...Advertising Director Governor Keating. of Oklahoma on the Nominat- with the pupils of the Junior and press, The Elk City Press and The Roudie Harber. While teaching in Elk City, ing Committee for the South- Senior High Schools carrying cot-Elk City News-Democrat; you can [email protected] Donnie has had a large number ern Baptist Convention of the ton sacks instead of schoolbooks. find these newspapers on micro- elkcitynewsadvertsing®@gmail.com Deana Lamar. of students who competed and film at the Elk City Carnegie Li- ‘The proceeds of the picking were United States. This honor dem- were selected for the Oklaho- onstrates how she has minis- applied to the Community Build- brary; https://www.dollartimes. ECNclassifieds@ gmail.com ingfund. Ezra Breeze,a 52 pound, com and Heritage Quest provided ma Summer Arts Institute at tered to many people. 8-year-old boy picked 408 pounds supplementary information.