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Community 8- The Elk City News February 1, 2023 Canute School’s First Semester Principal’s Honor Roll 2022 7Th Grade Mylla Nidey Dallas Price Jayda Reynolds Juniors Kelly Thompson Parker Bartlett Cason Rogers Aiden Smith Macie Rogers Jessica Brady Cash Boston Kayton Taylor Stran Taylor Serenity Covarrubias Seniors Kimbree Buckley Jessi Weir Freshmen Amber Craig Weston Beal Hunter Chester Josslynn Dobyns Sophomores Gj Elder Zachary Damron Maryann Crawford 81h Grade Karli Gregg Bryler Lewis Lane Greteman Bryson Earle Nekota Crum Jake Knutson Shyanna Redd ‘Trappher Hughes Sierra Hernandez Blaine Hardaway Trayton Hines Julio Montoya Micah Tucker Ally Janning Nathan Janning Benjamin Jacks Rener Hoffman Clay Randall Lani Woodson Kaelyn Navejas Bryce Jellison Jarrod Ibrom Corvin Reyes Dylan Taylor First Edition King certain she kept her own por- bors. So now, both sides are protesting vehemently that tion out of the seedless center | AO € Coffe Cafffectine Column tions. Hearing the yells of pro- as she cut it up in equal por- they are offended and their James Bible test from the others, she calm- rights are being trampled. Where does it end? How does hoe &Renie Bowman ——| ly told them, “My piece is the With it get solved in a way that tru- to be on Exhibit in “Taking Up The ly satisfies everyone? Probably Both stories sound just a little the dispute by giving a verdict, exact same size as yours.” Not funny stuff to those kids. never does. Our courts can end Weatherford February Middle Part self-serving to you? Me, too. And yet, every day we are see- one walks away happy camp- but that doesn’t mean every- ing that same kind of skewed ers — or peaceful neighbors. 10th and 11th Of The Road” reasoning in neighborhoods Predictably, someone will feel around us. “I own my house offended and cheated. and land, therefore I can do Better way? From the begin- Years ago, as elementary stu- me over. I asked him why. He with it exactly as I please. I ning, do what the Scriptures dents at a tiny country school, proceeded to tell me I was ille- don’t care how my neighbors our bus driver took us to school gally driving down the middle feel about it. [know my rights.” tell us to do in Philippians in his huge station wagon. That of the highway. I informed him Problem is, that person who is 2:3-4; “Do nothing from self- meant we kids got to talk with that I was simply taking up my exercising his rights could be ish ambition or conceit, but him for an entire hour — both causing great consternation half of the road, the other half in humility count others more ways. Good-natured and chat- was still completely free for and problems for his neigh- significant than yourselves. ty, he would entertain us as he the other driver to use.” Funny bors. Neighbors who now feel Let each of you look not only drove. True stories, gigantic stuff to us kids. that their rights as citizens to his own interests, but also to whoppers, or funny gossip, it Then there was the story of and homeowners are being in- the interests of others.” Inter- was all fair game to that man. the much older sister who pur- fringed upon. Eventually, we preted: If we would all treat our One such story went much chased a lusciously ripe wa- have the beginnings of a neigh- neighbors as though they are like this. “P've always obeyed termelon and brought it with borhood brouhaha. Because I just as important as ourself, the laws. Even as a teenager. her when she came to visit her know of very few people who the whole bunch of us can get I remember driving along one younger siblings still living at truly feel that their own rights alonga lot easier. day, and a policeman pulled home. Serving it, she made mean less than their neigh- Play nice with each other. One Hundred Years Ago February 1923 February was marked by in- cessful businessman owning was drained almost to the last day raid on the George Moran An original, first printing of the King James Bible will be featured fluenza and pneumonia that 2080 acres in Beckham Co. and drop; the pumps worked night farm two miles northwest of at Emmanuel Baptist Church in partnership with Trinity Baptist could render folks dead by the 5120 acres in Texas. and day to provide a very lim- Sayre. They secured five or six Church on February 10-11 as part ofa museum exhibit showing end of the day. Winter came at ‘The Blackwell Police sought ited supply of water from the gallons of what was the “best the history of the Bible. Called, “The Great He Bible,” it is a true last followed by sporadic hints two “boys” who had shown wells. An effort was made to corn whiskey ever taken into first edition ofthe best-selling book, of all time. of spring, While schools and up there about a week earli- keep a tankful in reserve in captivity.” Numerous other ancient and rare, authentic biblical artifacts will clubs celebrated Valentine's er and had run out of money. case of fire. Not only did the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Beall be shown in the exhibit, entitled, “The Enduring Word Museum.” Day, there was little upbeat ‘They had slept in a straw stack residential area suffer from celebrated their Sist wedding An actual page from the first book printed with movable type, the news. south of Blackwell. Charles lack of water but the school, anniversary. They were mar- 1450 Gutenberg Bible, will be on display. Manuscripts in Hebrew, Twenty-two-month-old Ed- Willis, aged fifteen, and Paul hospital and businesses were Greek, Ethiopic and Latin, as well as an early Christian papyrus ried in Denton Co., Texas and ward Metzler died from swal- Jones, aged sixteen, said their entirely without a drop! A came to Oklahoma in 1890. letter (A.D. 250-450), and a complete Jewish Torah will be avail- able for examination. lowing a screw. When his folks lived outside of Elk City. solution to the problem did T. D. was seventy-three years Pages from the actual biblical publications by the reformers, Mar mother heard him, his chokes not seem to be in the offing. A lady from Elk City shortly ar- old and his bride, Amanda, tin Luther, William Tyndale, John Rogers, Miles Coverdale and were sucking the screw into rived asking the police if they Clarence Trammel, ex-dep- was sixty-seven. She was an John Calvin will be exhibited as well as leaves from the first Bibles his windpipe and lung, which had seen two girls dressed in uty sheriff of Roger Mills Co., invalid due to having her back produced by the English Catholic exiles at Rheims and Douay. caused immediate death. overalls as her daughter and was killed in a gun battle with broken in a runaway accident “Often, laypersons and even some scholars, do not know the basic Willian N. Gowdy died from an another girl had left home and Fayette “Red” Dodson on the twenty years earlier. They had story of how we got the Bible,” said exhibit curator, John Sliffe. auto accident. While driving been traced to Blackwell. She main street of Cheyenne. It nine children. Mr. Beall said he “But, seeing it here, laid out and explained as a simple narrative, across the bridge near the Mis- stated the girls abandoned was not ascertained who fired has helped many people to gain a better understanding of the book souri School House, the radius their clothes on the bank of the first shot as the whole af- was perfectly satisfied with his they have been reading for years. They say that important de- rod of his car broke causing it a pond near Elk City giving fair began and ended so quick- selection of a wife and they had tails they have learned from the exhibit helps them respond when to go off the bridge and throw- the impression that they had ly. ‘The opinion was that an gotten along fine. ‘They always friends and family ask about the Scriptures.” ing him into the water. He was drowned. ‘The pond had been old enmity between the men tried to keep from fussing, and As part of the museum exhibit there will be a printing demonstra- if one felt out of sorts, the oth- tion on a full-size working replica of the Gutenberg press, Often unable to move and lay in the dragged with nothing found. re-surfaced, and Trammel de- water for an hour before he When the police located them cided to end the matter. He er would keep in good humor. visitors will have the opportunity to operate the press and produce This article was written by Lu- their own copy ofa Guttenberg page to take home as a reminder was rescued. He called toa boy at the home of a girlfriend in met Dodson and drew his gun. of their visit. going home from school who Blackwell, the “boys” were very Whether he intended to kill anne R, Eisler and taken from A recognized authority on the authentication of rare Bibles, had to go nearlya mile for help. happy to again be in dresses. him was unknown. Both men items published in The Carter Sliffe says for most of his life he has had questions about “The He was taken to Elk City Hos- ‘They had no particular reason fired two shots each in rapid Express, The Elk City Press Book.” His search for answers has led to a life of studying and pital where it was learned that for leaving home but thought succession, Trammel being and ‘The Elk City News-Demo- collecting original artifacts and documents throughout America, his back was badly injured, The it would be a lark. ‘The girls instantly killed while Dodson erat; these newspapers can be Europe and Israel. He states, “The Bible, itself, tells us that God spacious Baptist Church could were fifteen-year-old Ruby received flesh wounds on the found on microfilm at the Elk will preserve his Word. To say, I believe that, is still an expression not hold the crowd attending Hart and twenty-year-old Ruth head and in the thigh. Officers City Carnegie Library. Supple- of faith, Through the years of investigating this subject, my expe- his funeral. One hundred and Broddrick from Elk City. took him to the Sayre jail for mentary information was tak- riences have led to a strengthening of my belief in the validity of the Scriptural texts.” sixteen automobiles proceeded Elk City continued to face his protection. en from Heritage Quest, and “This is a great and rare opportunity for our community,” said to the cemetery. He was a suc- a water famine. ‘The reservoir ‘The Sheriff's force made a Sun- www.dollartimes.com. Skylar Spradlin, Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church. “Not many people get to see, in person, first editions of a King James Bible, Gutenberg page, or these other ancient artifacts that are here to see for free. We want people to come see these artifacts and engage with the history ofthe Bible.” Have something to share with the community? The complete display will be open to the public on February 10th and 11th. John and Angel Sliffe, the exhibit curators, will be there to answer questions at on February 10th from Ip.m. to 8p.m. and on Saturday from Ip.m. to 6p.m., and they will give a presentation about the artifacts and documents on Friday at 7p.m. and Saturday at 3p.m. All are invited and encouraged to attend this free, once in Email your “Letter to the Editor” a lifetime opportunity! For further information, contact: Skylar Spradlin (580) 660-0631, or John Sliffe (817) 771-3942. to [email protected]