A leak in a pipeline stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Chicago caused some anxious moments for a Tulsa company Monday.

Scott Van Dyke, president and CEO of Explorer Pipeline Company of Tulsa, said a leak developed possibly early Monday morning.

Van Dyke said a company plane overflies the pipeline weekly on an inspection route. The liquid was spotted about noon Monday during this routine inspection.

Explorer immediately dispatched teams to contain the leak and pick up the material which had already spilled. The company sent vacuum trucks to pick up the product and planned on working around the clock until things were back to normal.

Van Dyke said there was no danger to any person and no one had to be evacuated.

The spill was in a remote area four miles west of Henryetta and approximately two miles north of I40. The company was concerned because the spill was in the vicinity of the Renkie Cemetery.

The pipeline carries fuel oil, gasoline and jet fuel throughout its length. Its route is from the Gulf through Dallas, Texas, through Holdenville, through Henryetta to Tulsa and on to Chicago.

The section of the line from Dallas and Tulsa will be closed until all repairs are completed and tested. Tank farm storage facilities at Dallas and Tulsa will be utilized to keep material flowing to customers while the effected portion of the line is down.

Van Dyke said the land owner, Edgar Lyon, was contacted and knew of the problem.

All state and federal agencies associated with pipelines had been notified. Van Dyke expected the repairs to be completed quickly.

50 YEARS AGO – 1972

DEWAR FHA OUTLINES

PLANS

The Dewar Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America held their first regular meeting for the 1972-73 school year in the Home Economics Department at 2 p.m. recently.

President Lou Ann McIntosh opened the meeting with the official FHA ceremony. Cassandra Clinkscale presented an inspirational devotional, “How Can We Praise Thee?”

Darlene Payne, the chapter’s song leader, led the group in singing the FHA theme song. The secretary, Libbie Busse, called the roll with 35 members present. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurer’s report was given by Donna Johnson.

The president announced that the group members will be selling stationary, recipe cards and candy. She told members a $5 check will be presented to the member who sells the most by April 1, 1973.

Recently, 20 Dewar FHA members attended the Annual Sub-District IV meeting at Okmulgee High School. Libbie Busse, who attended, reported on the meeting.

One of the highlights of the meeting was the drawing of names for FHA pledges by the members. The pledges, “Little Sisters” will be initiatiated during pledge week.

A skirt was then given by the officers on parliamentary procedure. The officers illustrated the correct and incorrect ways to hold a business meeting.

The group discussed projects for the year. They will visit an orphanage, visit a home for unwed mothers, or have an overseas pen pal. Some fun projects included a campout, a sock hop, or a Sadie Hawkins Day.

Program chairman, Belinda Taber, announced that the next meeting would be held in the Home Economics room, with a panel discussing the subject, “Decisions that Count.”

Refreshments were served to the following members: Carla Baggs, Joni Barnett, Emma Lu Been, DeAnna Brison, Jurie Brown, Thelma Brown, Kathy Burney, Libbie Busse, Wanda Carter, Marilyn Celestine, Connie Chrysler, Cassandra Clinkscale, Glenda Corbin, Sandra Currin, Debbie Delso, Linda Durbin, Patricia Fox, Charlotte DGoudeau, Marion Goudeau, Elaine Howk, Donna Johnson, Terri Lewis, Lou Ann McIntosh, Donna Melton, Janie Palmer, Darlene Payne, Debbie Pulliam, Nancy Quinton. Donna Roulston, Cathy Sessions, Brenda Summers, Belinda Tabeg, Reda Wade, Carolyn Whittaker, Dawna Winter and the adviser, Mrs. Lyman Cady.

MCNEILL HEADS YOUTH

FOR ED

Oklahoma State Tech student and Okmulgee native, Randy McNeill has been named Okmulgee County youth coordinator for Ed Edmondson’s U.S. Senate campaign, it was announced today by Margaret Carlile, Warner and Bob Kerr III, Oklahoma City, Edmondson’s state youth coordinators.

“Student and other youth groups will help lead the way in assuring victory for Ed Edmondson,” said Miss Carlile and Kerr in a joint statement.

“Ed is especially pleased to have a person of Randy McNeill’s talents heading his youth effort in this county. He is an outstanding student and young man who has the respect of young and old alike.

“The nucleus of a strong organization is already at work in Okmulgee and throughout the county.” McNeill issued a statement urging other young people to contact him if they are interested in helping with the Ed Edmondson campaign in final weeks.

The home stretch drive is now underway and we need all the help we can get in Okmulgee County,” declared McNeill.

“I want to issue a wide open invitation to everyone to become active in our Youth Volunteers for Edmondson group. We have an important job for everyone willing to help.

75 YEARS AGO – 1947

GIRL SCOUT TROOP EXHIBITS NOW

ON DISPLAY

Seven local store windows contain Girl Scout displays as a part of observance here of National Girl Scout week which will be climaxed Saturday afternoon with a Main street parade of Girl Scouts.

Exhibits now on display include: At Clark Darland, Mrs. O. R. Gragg’s Bluebird display on international friendship with dolls dressed in the costumes of various nations; At Lowry’s men shop, Mrs. Clyde Cotton’s troop display of yarn lapel pins and troop pictures; At Montgomery Ward, Mrs. William Berger’s Morning Glory troop display of the Girl Scout born of plenty, Depieting advantages of girl scouting; At Brown’s Printing, Mrs. Berger’s Forget-Me-Not troop display on the UN and world peace; At Anthony’s, Mrs. Raymond Thompson’s troop display of dolls made from bottles and umbrellas; At McGinnis home and auto supply, done by Mrs. W.R. Campbell’s troop, an exhibit of stencil work and at Penney’s, Mrs. Arthur Walker’s troop display of hand painted towels and a Girl Scout uniform.

HHS BAND ASKED TO OU HOMECOMING

Henryetta High School’s band has been invited to take part in Oklahoma University’s homecoming celebration at Norman Saturday, W. A. “Tony” Anderson, band director, revealed today.

The band was invited to be a part of homecoming parade and to parade is halftime of the Oklahoma State game on the basis of their performance in Norman last weekend. They took second prize for their class.

Anderson said the band would not be able to accept the invitation and hoped to be ask again. The band will parade in the East Central homecoming at Ada at 11 a.m. Friday and will play at the East Central game that afternoon and the Henryetta-Ada game that night., Anderson said.

The band won’t be able to go to Norman because it will be early Saturday morning before they return from Ada, according to the director.

100 YEARS AGO – 1922

ROBERTSON VS.

HEPBURN

Every day, and even faster than every day, comes new and interested developments in the Robertson-Hepburn bout. Now the governor manifests a keen desire to get before that grand jury. Why is this?

He says it is to prevent Hepburn bringing about a false indictment. Is it possible that the governor thinks so little of our grand jury as to imagine it will indict a man merely on the recommendation of the county attorney? Surely not!

As a matter of legal procedure, Governor Robertson can come before a grand jury with only a subpoena and in the exactly same manner that other witnesses are summoned.

We do not know whether he is to be subpoenaed or not, but if not, he certainly has no more right to enter that grand jury room than has any other citizen – not so much, in fact, since it is supposed that he is to be considered by the jury.

Does every man who is indicted or liable to indictment have a chance to appear in the grand jury room and advocate his own cause? If not, then the governor has no right to do it. In other and plainer words, the governor must not be permitted to exercise any right or privileges not accorded to any other citizen.

It sounds a bit as if the governor desires to get before that jury in order to “explain away” whatever may be offered in evidence against him.

Was that privilege extended to two of our citizens who were indicted by the former grand jury on a charge of election frauds?

Was that privilege extended to all of those indicted? No, certainly not. Well, then, the governor is not entitled to it. Let him take his chances before the grand jury just as all other men do.

Our guess is that he is taunting Hepburn in an effort to bring about a subpoena, for Robertson is a lawyer, and knows that he has no right to enter that room, save as a witness. But once there, even as a witness, he might sway the minds of the jury by his eloquence and by his high office.

Free-Lance has not been strong for grand jury work, but since we have it let us have it right and fair – fair to the governor of course, but fair to all alike.

CITY ENGINEER’S CAR STOLEN LAST NIGHT

The Ford car belonging to M.A. Berman, city engineer, was stolen about 8:30 o’clock last night. Mr. Berman had driven it to the home of John Poe, Seventh and Division Street, and while he was in the house the car was taken. It was locked with a master key and the engineer does not see how it was possible to move it without taking off the steering wheel and putting on another. The poles and other articles used by the engineer were fastened on the car.

This is the second time the car has been taken, the former loss proving not to have been a theft. The young men in the car at that time had left it in front of a drug store and two men who had rented a car from a garage came out of the drug store and mistaking it for their car, drove it off to the country. The mistake was discovered and the car returned.

NOT THE RIGHT MEN

The four men arrested at the Shelby rooms several days ago, after having been for 10 days under police surveillance, and taken to the county jail by the sheriff, have been turned loose, the Okmulgee officials having been unable to in any way connect them with the killing of Police Captain Homer Spaulding.

The fingerprints of the men made by Chief Stormont, were sent to the identification bureau at Leavenworth but it was found there were no records of the men there. Two men arrested last night in Tulsa are believed to be the men wanted, according to a report from the officers at Okmulgee.

NEW BUILDING WILL

PROVIDE OFFICE ROOMS

In an interview with Charles Blaine yesterday he declared he would build office rooms over the three new business rooms now under construction on Main Street, if he could lease them. We assured him they would all be leased before the building can be completed, but still he hesitated. He said that any person desiring office rooms might communicate with him, and he would build them according to any reasonable specifications that might be required.

This should be sufficient. There are numerous calls for office rooms, and those people who desire such quarters should see Mr. Blaine at once and arrange for the plans.

A dozen nice offices could be made on the second floor, and the location is good, being on Main Street between Second and Third. If this builder could lease a majority of these rooms he is already to make the building two stories. Otherwise he will merely erect three store rooms and leave it at one story high.

If Mr. Hudson, who owns the adjoining lots, would build soon, this would close up the last vacant space in that block.

MAD DOG VICTIMS

The six Henryetta people who have been recently bitten by dogs said to be mad are now doing nicely, according to Dr. G.Y. McKinney, who has charge of the patients.

All six of those who were bitten are now taking the serum. It is pointed out by Dr. McKinney that this serum is practically a sure preventative for rabies and that those who use it are almost certain to be cured.

The diptheria cases under his care are also doing nicely and he said there is little danger of the disease spreading unless some of the patients should break quarantine too soon.