60 years ago, May 31, 1961Benny Humphries Wins First Place In Pinewood DerbyBenny Humphries, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernray Humphries, was awarded a camera as first place winner of the recent pinewood derby, sponsored by Washington Cub Scout pack 1. Corburn Veal was second place winner and received a Scout cook kit, and Neal Avey was awarded a pocket knife for placing third.Other cubs entering their self-made racers in the single-elimination tourney were Greg Lorg, Lanny Morgan, Gaylord Veach, Clinton Veit, Ted Williams, Billy Durbin, Randy Lorg, Randy Coates, Terry Watson, Glenn Parrett, Steve McCarter, Hank Coates, Mike Merritt, Gene Smothermon, Howard Cole, Mike Smith, Melvin Jones and Freddie Smothermon.Marvin Veal is cub master of the pack for which den mothers are Mrs. Humphries, Mrs. Don Cole, Mrs. Clyde Williams and Mrs. Bill Durbin.THS Band Enters Marching ContestThe Tonkawa High school band will enter the marching contest of the Tri-State Music Festival at Enid this evening, according to Director Robert Steichen. The band is scheduled to march at Plainsmen field at 7 p.m.On Saturday, the Tonkawa Junior high band will enter the festival, playing in concert at 8:30 a.m. and marching in the “million dollar parade” at 10 a.m. The parade is slated to be televised, he said.Mollie McCoy, who plays French horn in the THS band, has been selected to be a member of the festival’s Tri-State band.I-35 Can Be Good for TonkawaWhether turnpikes or super highways in close proximity to small towns are good or bad is pretty well up to the businessmen of the town, according to Harold H. Sims, president of the Bristow chamber of commerce, who spoke at a meeting of local chamber directors Tuesday.Sims, superintendent of schools at Bristow since 1942, was invited to speak to chamber members on the experiences of Bristow during and after the construction of Turner turnpike which by-passes the city located on U.S. 66 highway. He was introduced by G. Bryan Morton, long-time friend. The meeting was held at Tonkawa Grill.Noting that he did not speak as an authority, but as an observer of conditions and as a reporter of information gleaned from retail promotion men of Bristow, Sims gave the Tonkawans a general idea of what to expect when Interstate 35 is completed.“Although we feel that Bristow has been forced into a shotgun wedding with the turnpike, we are now “selling” turnpike travel line areas that would ...
