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by Randa Phillips For a gal who was born just

in time for the Great Depres-sion, Peggy Snow certainly has a great outlook on life. True, much of her warm, engaging manner may come naturally, but it’s also true that she has always possessed an abundance of the things in life that really count.

For one thing, she has a wealth of relatives. She was born north of Atwood on June 29, 1930, in the old Newburg community, to Alvin and Bea-trice (Aldridge) Self. She had a brother Deronda, who was five years older and went by the name “Dea.” Both sets of

grandparents and a set of great-grandparents lived nearby, and aunts and uncles and cousins by the dozens lived within easy visiting distance.

Judge and Ella Aldridge were Peggy’s grandparents on her mother’s side of the family, but as Peggy grew older she learned that Ella was really her step-grandmother. Like many early families, the Aldridge’s children were a combination of his, hers, and theirs.

Beatrice (Aldridge) Self’s birth mother, Lily Mae Emerson Aldridge, was Judge Aldridge’s first wife. She died at the age

of 36 when her ninth child was born. Judge raised 8 of the 9 children—Clarence, Pauline, Florence, Ruby, Beatrice, Ray, Darrel, Alyne, and Dale--by himself until he married Ella Green. Since Dale was an in-fant when his mother died, he was raised by Uncle Lee and Aunt Lillie Emerson.

Judge’s nine children and Ella’s four —Klaman, Glen, Beatrice, and Mabel Green—were soon joined by four more babies—Sam, Afteena, Bill, and Harold Lee Aldridge—making a total of seventeen children.

Every year the Aldridges held a family reunion on Judge’s birthday. Peggy said there would be a huge crowd of people there every year and the best food you ever ate. There would be so much food that they’d have to put a piece of plywood on one of the beds so that they would have place to set all of it. Since Judge Aldridge lived to be 94 years old, these reunions continued for many, many years.

Peggy’s grandparents on her father’s side were Tom and

Mary (Webb) Self. Their chil-dren were Alvin, Elzora, Floise, and Eunice. Tom Self had come to Oklahoma Territory from Selfville, Alabama, and Mary’s family had come from Nettlon,

Mississippi. Her great-grandparents on her

mother’s side were Wiley and

The annual Allen Murder Mystery, sponsored by the Allen School’s Art Club and the Allen Sorority, will be held this Saturday, March 10th, at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. This year’s play is entitled “Murder Under The Big Top” and will have a circus theme.

Guest detectives will be served a circus-style menu of hot dogs, chips and pop, then invited to participate in uncovering the culprit.

Throughout the evening, carnival games can be played and a variety of concession items will be available for a small additional fee.

Cost of the evening is $10 for adults and $5 for students. A family package is available for $30. Tickets are being sold by the Art Club and Sorority members, and are also available from Mrs. Janice Deaton at the high school or at The Advocate office.

Make plans now to bring the family and enjoy a fun time!

Peggy Snow: Growing Up in Oklahoma

Mystery Dinner Saturday

Allen FFA and 4-H mem-bers competed this past Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd in the Pontotoc County Junior Livestock

Show at the Agri-Plex in Ada.

Local youth placed well with their livestock. Winners were:

SwineDavid Barlow – 1st Class

1 Berk Gilt; 3rd Cross Bar-row

Miranda Raney – 4th Duroc

Gilt; 2nd Cross BarrowAlison Sells – 3rd Cross

GiltBethany Pedzinski – 6th

Cross; 7th Cross

Blake Fulton – 4th HampBrittnie Johnson – 4th

CrossHunter Harden – 2nd Cross;

Allen Students Place Well at County Livestock Show

Allen State Qualifying Powerlifters will compete this Saturday at McLoud. Pictured are Coach Zach Sullivan, Hunter Harden, Seth McLean, Zack Conley, Layne Cross, Michael Snider, Billy Lee Thompson, and Coty Hopper.

Allen 4-H and FFA students did well in last week’s Junior Livestock Show. Making the Premium Sale are pictured with their leader. Back row: FFA Advisor Tyler Spencer, David Barlow, Jessi Merriman, Kaitlyn Merriman, Shelby Merriman, Hunter Harden and 4-H Leader Debbie Rinehart; middle: Jesse Rinehart, Morgan Beavert, Erin Warren, Raven Fargo, Miranda Raney and Kinlee Cundiff; and front: Coleton Howard, Jensen Peay and Alyssa Maloy.

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History was my favorite subject in high school. However I am thankful that John Daugherty did not save my test papers and share some of my answers many years later.

Richard Lederer did just that in his book “Anguished Eng-lish.” It is a collection of student bloopers collected by teachers around the country. Here are a few of my favorites . . .

“Christopher Columbus was a great navigator who discovered America while cursing about the Atlantic. The winter of 1620 was a hard one for Pilgrims. Many people died, and many babies were born. Capt. John Smith was responsible for all this.

“One of the causes of the Revolutionary War was the English put tacks in their tea. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of Independence.

“Abraham Lincoln’s mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands When Lincoln was president he wore only tall silk hat. He wrote the Gettysburg Address while traveling from Washington to Gettysburg on the back of an envelope.

“Napoleon wanted an heir to inherit his power but, since Josephine was a baroness, she couldn’t bear children. The sun never set on the English Empire because the British Empire is in the east and the sun sets in the West. Queen Victoria was the longest queen. She sat on a thorn for 63 years.

“The 19th century was a time of many great inventions and thoughts. Samuel Morse invented a code of telepathy. Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Species. And Karl Marx because one of the Marx brothers.”

—CC—Students are not the only ones to make gaffes. Believe it or

not (and most of you will believe it) those of us in the newspaper profession occasionally make a mistake.

My friend Jim Hudson of the Perryton, Texas newspaper shared some of his favorites from years gone by.

The governor, making one of her bare appearances, pre--

sented trophies to the police-men.

Judge D.H. Milton ad--ministered the oats of office.

Men’s Activity Night -begins March in the Woman’s Gym.

The church will form -a Mother’s Club. All ladies interested in being a Mother should meet with the pastor in his private office.

Dr. Gilbert Murray, who -has been married for 66 years, will speak tonight on “The Unfinished Battle.”

Statistics show that nine -out of ten county residents are painfully employed.

Her most recent book, -“Star Money”, is expected to out-smell her first two ef-to out-smell her first two ef-to out-smell her first two efforts.

She is a junior at the Uni--versity of Maine where she is working on her bachelor.However, my favorite was a

collection of two photos that could have appeared in any small newspaper in the coun-try. The first was a picture of a pre-teen boy squatted in front of a huge pig. He was feeding the pig while displaying the first place ribbon it had won. The second photo was of a fairly large woman. She had won the pie-baking contest and the judge was feeding her a piece of the prize-winning pie.

As things happen at times, the cutlines on the two pic-tures were reversed. Below the photo of the boy and the pig were the words, “Mrs. Smith gets a taste of her prize winning recipe from pie judge Tom Jones.” The picture of the woman was captioned, “Billy Jones feeds his prize winning hog after winning first place in the heavy weight division.”

The bad news is that Mrs. Smith was very unhappy. The good news is that the publica-tion sold out within twenty-four hours.

—CC—If there is a really stupid

idea, usually it will originate in either New York or Cali-fornia. The latest dumb idea comes from a team of loons in California.

Scott Dailey writes that a team of scientists from the University of California-San Francisco recently published a paper contending that sugar was toxic and addictive, and that it should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. In an

interview with the San Francisco Chronicle this month, one of the scientists said that the government should “get off its ass” and do something.

“Before you say, “Good luck with that,” either about stamping out sugar or getting the government off its derrière, consider that the good scientists might be right. (Not everyone agrees; in the Chronicle, the American Manufacturers of Really Sugary Soft Drinks or whatever they call themselves said the UCSF people were full of baloney.)

But, really. What if sugar is the source of epidemic levels of

Hunter Harden made the premium sale with his Reserve York.

Kaitlyn Merriman made the premium sale and had three 1st place Does; Grand Overall entries.st place Does; Grand Overall entries.st

Senior FFA Member Morgan Beavert placed 3rd Hamp.

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obesity, diabetes and bad breath? What if the only way to get it under control is to tax it heavily, restrict its advertising and keep it away from kids – and all those obese grown-ups out there, too?

We’ll be in for some big changes. For starters, your local saloon will get a lot busier. Imagine

striding out of the office at 5 p.m. with one of your co-work-ers.’

“Hey, Mike, whaddya say we pop over to Joe’s Tavern for a Hershey Bar?”

“Sounds good, Bob. Make mine Milk Duds.”And think of the reaction among our sugar-addicted off

springs. Outside convenience stores, 8-year-olds will be el-bowing for position with teenagers busy hustling for beer.

“Excuse me, sir, could you buy me an Orange Crush?”“Sorry, kid. I could go to jail for that.”“Aw, pleeeease? I’ll mow your lawn . . . “As parents, we’ll need to be especially vigilant. First, we’ll

have to clear out the liquor cabinet so we can lock up the sugar and baking supplies. Then we’ll need to be on the alert so our kids don’t circumvent our most conscientious efforts.

If your daughter hosts a slumber party, you’ll need to sleep with one ear open. If you hear giggling from the kitchen at 2 a.m., be ready to sit up in bed and holler, “You girls better not be baking cookies down there!”

Like other attempts to control vice, this one will succeed mainly in driving it underground. Alongside shadowy drug dealers hanging around playgrounds and recreation centers, we’ll see a new breed of unsavory characters surreptitiously displaying their wares inside their trench coats.

“Psst! Hey, kid – over here. I got Jujubes, I got Good ‘n’ Plenty, I got Mr. Goodbars – whatever you need.”

As with any other black market items, prices will soar. Kids will start stealing just to get a fix.

“Jennifer, what are you doing in my purse? Is that a 10-dollar bill? Tell the truth, young lady. Is that for a candy bar?”

The sugar war will also give rise to a new street language designed to keep parents and police in the dark. Multicolored Skittles will become “rainbows.” Milk chocolate will be short-ened to sound more innocent.

“Charlie, what are you doing in there?”“Nothing, Mom. Just having some milk.”New meaning will also be ascribed to song lyrics. Old

hits like the swing-era tune “Candy” and the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” will enjoy revivals as kids speculate on their hidden significance. Ultimately, warning labels may be re-quired.

Back in 1967, the Doors released the song “The Crystal Ship.” Teenagers surmised it was about a sugar cube laced with LSD. Now, after all these years, it turns out it was the sugar that was really dangerous.

Who knew?— The Wall Street Journal

—CC—The Super Bowl is over and the winner was . . . Chicken

Wings!Americans ate over 100 million pounds of them Super Bowl

Sunday. That was 1.25 billion wings, enough to circle the earth more than twice.

Fans consumed 45.8 million pounds of potato chips, 43.2

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million pounds of tortilla chips, and 13.2 millions pounds of pretzels.Another top seller was avocados. Consumers bought 71.4 million pounds of them.4.4 million pizzas were bought from Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa John’s.One item that might surprise you is baby carrots. There was a 25% increase in carrot eating

on Super Bowl Sunday compared to other Sundays.When did the fans eat all of this? 54% ate throughout the game instead of snacking at specific

times . . . 12% started snacking before the game as a warm-up . . . and 9% loaded up a plate at kick-off.

Super Bowl Sunday is the second-biggest eating occasion of the year, after Thanksgiving.It is great to realize that we can all participate in the Super Bowl.

—CC—As a pizza lover with a poor memory, I can sympathize with Dave Collins who wrote . . .

Deciding to have pizza for dinner, I called one of the pizza houses in the neighborhood and ordered a jumbo deluxe. I told the person on the other end of the line that I’d pick it up in 30 minutes.

When I arrived, my mouth watering for hot pizza, I was told that my order had never been received. Furious, I lectured the young waiter on the poor service before storming out.

On the way home, I stopped at a competing pizza shop and requested a jumbo deluxe. “That’s funny,” the young man said as he took my order. “You’re the second person named Collins to order the same pizza in the last 45 minute. I don’t think the other guy is going to show.”

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by Cleo Emerson LeVally Lent began on February 22nd and is observed by many churches. The Spiritual Wor-ship and Spiritual Growth Commission of one of the Oklahoma Churches asked me to write a devotional to be

used on one of the days of the Lenten season. The devotion I wrote for this series is entitled, A Symbol of God’s Devotion and reads as

follows: God’s light shines upon us each moment of ev-ery day and we are never more aware of it than when we look at nature and contemplate all that He had created. I have a tree in my back yard that to me represents the true nature of God. When this tree began to sprout in my yard, it was in an unwanted location. I cut it off; mowed over it time and time again and tried in ev-ery way to destroy it. It would

sprout year after year. One year it got past my ef-forts and began to grow. And grow tall it did. It became a great tree. I look at it now and realize my tree represents our life and what we are. That tree never did give up. It grew straight and tall. The trunk is large, straight and strong. In the lifetime of a person, we don’t give up. We survive cuts and bruises, knocks of every kind and we survive

all these things that come our way. Mostly we keep growing straight and tall like that tree. I look at it and realize what a perfect thing God did when He created man. Yes. God cre-ated a perfect creature in hu-man form. We abuse our body and mind in every way while on this earth, yet someday we will meet him in perfect form. Prayer: Dear God, please help me to be aware of your Spirit every moment of my life and I pray that you will never withhold the light of Your presence from me and mine. Amen,

Services for Gina Reneé Mann, 44, of Ada were 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7th, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. C. E. Mays offici-ated.

Ms. Mann died Monday March 5, 2012 at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born May 1, 1967 in Fort Worth, Texas to Paul A. Raney and Frances Diane Mays Raney. She attended and graduated from Allen schools.

She worked as a customer service representative at Up-source in Seminole

Survivors include a son Cody Wayne Jackson and his wife Kristin of Stratford; two grand-children, Jace and Ambree Jackson; her fiancé, Richard Shepherd of Ada; three broth-ers, Ricky Raney and wife Patricia of Wilburton, Darrell Raney of Ada, and Randy Raney and his wife Candace

of Allen; five step children, Steven Shepherd, Mark Shep-herd, Kaylee Shepherd, all of Ada, Allison Greer, and Amber Rapp of Stratford; nephew, Clay Don Raney of Wilburton; and two nieces, Cheyenne Ni-cole Raney of Wilburton and

Miranda Raney of Allen. She was preceded in death

by her parents; and a nephew, Logan Raney.

Arrangements are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home, Ada.

Service held for Gina Mann

On March 4, 2012 the angels took Garry Cran Phillips to be with the Lord. He died at home with family and friends who loved him dearly. Funeral service were held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 7th, at First Baptist Church in Holdenville, Oklahoma with Rev. James Robinson and Brother Clyde Cain. Interment was at Non Cemetery in Non, Oklahoma. He was born on May 17, 1951 to Charles William and Mary Phillips in Holdenville, Oklahoma. On May 24, 1974 Garry married the love of his life Sondra Sue Fisher. Garry served in the United States Army from 1970 to May 2011 working in the National Guard 45th Infantry, was retired from the Oklahoma Firefighters Association, and worked for the Department of Agriculture for forty years. He was also a long time member of the American Legion Post #32. The joy of Garry’s life was his beautiful grandchildren whom he loved dearly. His life was busy with work, family and friends. However, he always found time to devote his heart to God and his church, First Baptist Church of Holdenville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue on July 11, 2011; his father, Charles; a daughter, Samantha Jo Allen; grandparents Walter and Ruth Phillips; and brother Ricky Blassingame. Garry is survived by his son, Cord Phillips of Holdenville and Leslie Phillips; and his

granddaughters, Alyssa and Brook Allen and Leigha and Laynee Phillips; his mother Mary Phillips; sisters Peggy James of Duncan, Kimberly Washburn of husband Lon of Newnan, Georgia, Pamela Woodward and husband Leo of Muskogee, and Charlotte Mortimer and husband Joe of Choctaw; brothers Larry B l a s s i n g a m e a n d w i f e Debra of Watonga, and Jerry Blassingame and wife LaVon of Red Oak. Additionally, a host of relatives, friends and others who will miss Garry’s kind words and smile. Pa l lbearers were Pe te Huff, Mike Barrick, Larry Luman, Bruce Woods, Gary Jennings, Tom Johnson, Larry Blassingame. Honorary pa l lbeare rs were F loyd Johnson, David Pope, Bruce Foster.The family would like to say “Thank you” to those who shared a smile, a tear, a prayer, food, telephone calls, a card, a visit or concerns, we love and appreciate each of you.

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JonesMarch 9 — Casey Taylor, Melissa CookseyMarch 10 — Mr. & Mrs. Monte Taylor&, Jordyn Mills, Maria

Roniss, Meagan Lively, Cody LivelyMarch 11 — Anjelica Griffin, Hunter Harden, Hazen Adzit Jack

Deaton**March 12 — Kazz Griffin, Kim Mowdy, Kala Stephens, Mr. &

Mrs. Charley Henthorn*, Rev. Paul JonesMarch 13 — Mr. & Mrs. Jack Deaton*, Carly Sanders, Cole

GoodsonMarch 14 — Shelby Lewis**, Jerry Taylor, Jennie Evett, Mr. &

Mrs. Mike Lawler*, Jonathan & Amanda RhoadsMarch 15 — Lyn Anderson, Ken AkinsMarch 16 — Joe Taylor, Elijah John CookseyMarch 17 — Bill Robinson, J.T. Knighten, Kayla BalthropMarch k18 — Glendene Griffin, Carolyn Margerum

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My sister over at Ardmore (Mana Sue) and my wife (Pat) are life-long friends having started school together over in Stonewall in 1945. When she (Sue) calls me on the phone (periodically) the first thing she asks is “How is Pat feel-ing?” When I reply that “well, I forgot to ask her today” she finds the answer inadequate and thinks I should take more interest in her health and demands a more complete report.

So do a lot of my read-ers. They keep asking me about her and questioning me about what her doctor said and so on. A few even imply that I am not as helpful as I could be to her—but I really don’t know just what they are talking about as we are both retired and while I stay pretty busy getting the mail and watching Fox News—she doesn’t have all that much to do.

However, this “overt” in-terference in my private life has had some good effects. The other day I wandered into the main bathroom and she was scrubbing the com-mode with one of those little Clorox Magic-Wand toilet cleaner kits—you know the kind that turns the water blue. We bought a big old box of them at Sam’s Club giving us enough wands to clean all the toilets in the MGM Grand if need be. That’s the way we buy anymore—in large sizes.

I became an expert at clean-ing bathroom fixtures while serving in the Navy. I dare say the U. S. Navy has the cleanest bathrooms anywhere in the world except perhaps in the White House and the

Presidential Suite up at the Hilton. To give my wife a few pointers on how to “re-ally” clean a stool, I got my little mechanic’s mirror out and showed her those little holes the water comes out under the rim when you flush and how that she was missing some spots under there. To her embarrassment, I found several smudgy spots in that hidden circle—a little haven for germs I said.

While I was at it I pointed out that you can use Windex on the outer parts of the toilet and on just about everything there and make the whole thing—lid, seat and all—just shine. In my growing en-thusiasm I showed her how easy it is to clean the shower and mirrors and all those little light bulbs she needs to put on makeup. When I had finished my lessons the place just glistened and smelled so very good but when I turned around to see her amazed ex-pression I found that she had wandered off. I found her back in the laundry room.

“What do you think of the bathroom now?” I asked. “Good job,” she answered without much enthusiasm. I think she may have been embarrassed about how much better a job I had just done in there. “Now that I know you can do it, the other two need cleaning too” and she stared at me like she was doing an eye exam.

I was more than glad to do it. She needed further instruc-tions on how to properly clean and there is no better way of showing someone how than through repetitiously doing it yourself. In fact, she is so pleased about the whole thing

that she wants me to clean them every week. And she allows me to go in and give them a scrubbing between times, like before and after we have company. She’s catch-ing on fast however and I look for her to take the job over

herself just any time now. Meanwhile I urge my male

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Do you have marriage or family problems? If you do, you probably will not admit it – especially if you are a man! That would not be macho! We, men do not like to think we need help. We consider it a sign of weakness if we can’t handle our own problems. Well, guess what! Those who need help in overcoming mar-riage problems are more likely to be husbands rather than wives. Why?

The husband is usually (more often than not) the dominate person in a marriage and thus if he fails to understand what is needed to make a marriage successful, there might be marriage problems. If he fails to understand or love his wife enough to try to understand and meet her needs, there could be

problems. (Of course, a man has almost an impossible task – what man can understand a woman!)

Sometimes, problems may come in marriage because couples fail to be guided by God’s plans for marriage. As in many things, mankind is arrogant and proud, thinking he does not need God’s help or guidance for marriage. We are so busy fulfilling our own desires and pleasures that often we are not willing to take time to discover God’s plans for marriage.

Beginning on Sunday, April 1st, and going through each Sunday in April, at the Al-len church of Christ, we will be studying some aspect of God’s plans for marriage and the family. The lesson ti-tles for each Sunday at 10:45 AM are: “Marriage, Bliss or Blah,” “Marriage is Not a 50/50 Proposition,” “Raising Kids Without Going Nuts,” and “Giving Your Marriage Mouth to Mouth Resuscita-tion.” Because we love and care about all the people in the Allen community, we are presenting these lessons to give some practical, workable help to people who want more out of life and their marriage. Please come and study with us about God’s plans for mar-riage.

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Julia (Valentine) Emerson who also lived south of Atwood in the Leader community. They had brought their family to the Leader community in the early 1900’s from Whiteright, Texas.

The Emerson branch of the family was originally from Ten-nessee. Wiley’s father Reuben Emerson, who was a Baptist preacher, had come out West to Sunset, Texas, with his two sons in about 1860. When Reuben returned to Tennessee for his wife and daughters he learned that his wife had died. He was then caught up in the Civil War before he could return to his sons in Texas and was killed in the Battle of Shiloh. Peggy doesn’t know what happened to Wiley’s sisters.

seven different houses during the years they lived in Calvin. Until after the WWII, none of the houses had indoor bath-rooms. When they lived in the house across the street from the Baptist Church, Peggy would go over to City Hall and join in when the old men there got up a game of horse shoes.

Peggy was afraid of birds, and one day a mocking bird trapped her in the outhouse. She would open the door just far enough and long enough to yell, “Mama! Mama!” and then slam it shut again. Her mother never did hear her, and eventu-ally she got up enough nerve to make a mad dash to the house.

She remembers that Lenville would pick fights with some of the other kids and then she’d have to step in and help him out. After that fight was finished, she’d take him home and whip up on him, too.

Peggy only had boy cousins so she learned early that if she was going to get to play she’d have to be as rough and tough as they were. When they visited the Aldridges over at Atwood, she and Lenville en-joyed playing at the creek with the Aldridge boys, Harold Lee, Glenn and Bill. The boys had rigged up a cable with a pulley that came off the hill to the cow lot, and they would hold onto it for a ride up or down the hill.

They had another cable that they used to swing out over the creek, which was at the bottom of a pretty deep gully. The kids would race to the creek to see who got to swing out on the cable first, and on this particular day Peggy won the race. She triumphantly grabbed the cable and swung out, only to have it break. She landed hard in the bottom of the creek and couldn’t move. She could see the boys standing on the bank scared to death and wondering what they were going to do to get her out. After a few mo-ments they scrambled down to the creek and were no doubt as relieved as she was that she was okay as soon as she got her breath back.

Every family has routines and traditions, and Peggy re-members that once a week she and her mother would mop and wax the floors and dust all the furniture. Back then most people washed their hair only once a week, too. On Saturdays they drove over to Holdenville, and they had to get there early to get a parking place. Visiting with friends and neighbors was almost as important as the shop-ping.

In 1941, when Peggy was 11, her dad volunteered for duty in the Navy when World War II broke out, and her mother began working at the Ammuni-tion Depot. Her brother, Dea, joined the Navy a few months later. Alvin served with the Seabees in the Pacific, attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer, and returned safely after the war. Tragically, Dea was killed at the age of 19 when a small craft he was in hit a mine off the island of Palau.

During the war years, her mother rented one of their bed-rooms out to girls who came into town from surrounding areas to work at cafes or at other places in Calvin. Part of the time there were as many as 4 girls renting one room. Her mother did the washing and ironing for the girls as part of the deal.

Food, gas, and tires were rationed during the war. High school boys didn’t come into

visits to both kinfolk and family friends. Her brother Lenville was born in 1933. By then the family had moved into Atwood across the street from Abe Chaf-fin’s blacksmith shop. From that time on, Peggy’s life was enriched by community and friends.

Her dad, Alvin Self, worked in the service station in Atwood for a while. Since their house was near Atwood’s business district, she and Dea became well acquainted with the store owners and their customers. She especially remembers go-ing to Elmer Johnson’s drug store where Elmer’s wife Gra-cie would lift Peggy up onto the counter and paint her fin-gernails.

When she was 6, her family moved to Calvin where

she grew up. Alvin was a deputy sheriff for Hughes County and was Calvin’s town constable.

The first house they lived in at Calvin was located where the Free Will Baptist church is now. Medicine Shows would come to town and set up their “stage” nearby. More than any of the shows, though, she remembers that Lenville won a Charlie Mc-Carthy doll at one of them.

The school was on the hill south of the church building that the Baptist Church now uses for its food pantry and medical clinic. From time to time they would have plays in the high school gym, and Peggy remembers playing the part of a little orphan girl in one of them. Her mother dressed her in old raggedy clothes for the part, but then curled Peggy’s hair to a

fair-you-well so that the general effect was somewhat less than convincing.

Great Depression or not, Peggy’s elementary school years were all that a small town childhood should be. During the summer, the children had the run of the town from sun-up to sundown. She remembers them moving hay bales around in the Hundley hay barn to make tunnels to play in.

One of those childhood days didn’t turn out to be as much fun as the way it began, though. Grandma and Grandpa Self were hauling a wagonload of wood into town, and Grandpa was driving at a pretty slow pace on the country road. Peg-gy and Dea had been walking along behind the wagon, and Peggy was using the brake pad to help step up into the moving wagon when her foot slipped and she fell underneath. The wagon wheel ran over her foot and most of her body, just miss-ing her head.

They were all terrified, but after Alvin determined that no bones were broken they decided she didn’t need to go to the doc-tor. Peggy couldn’t walk for two weeks, but she did indeed mend from the accident without any complications.

The children had what could be called a well-rounded reli-gious education. They attended all the churches in Calvin de-pending on what was going on at each church at the time. She remembers that when she was very young she rode in a buggy to a brush arbor revival north of Atwood. It had been constructed on the south lawn of the Nazarene Church. She remembers that a corner had been curtained off for the foot washing service and that her dad’s Aunt Bennie Rose went behind the curtain to participate in the ceremony.

Her mother’s family were members of the Church of Christ, and her father’s grand-father was a Methodist minister in Poteau, Oklahoma, the town where her Webb relatives had lived before they moved to Atwood.

Altogether, the Selfs lived in

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Alvin and Beatrice (Aldridge) Self and their children, Deronda, Peggy and Lenville.

Peggy’s parents, Alvin and Beatrice (Aldridge) Self, are pictured in Tulsa on their wedding day in 1925.

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In 1961 Peggy married Sam Snow, and they spent many happy years together until Sam’s death in 2000. They also had a son, Kent Snow. Kent made a career of the Air Force and retired after 21 years. He and his wife have one daugh-ter.

Peggy’s ability to work hard and do quality work is another resource that has served her well. She began her working career as a waitress at Howell’s Café in Holdenville, and also was a waitress at the Keystone Hotel Coffee Shop.

In 1951 she trained at McAl-ester and began work at Seam-proof in Holdenville in their storeroom until the plant was completely set up.

When she lived in Houston, where she lived for 18 years, she worked as a waitress at the Telewink and the Ranch House Restaurants.

Her husband was in construc-tion work, and because of his job they moved to Broken Ar-row, Oklahoma. Peggy worked on the production team for

town for dates in the family car. They would ride horseback and tie their horses up down by the gas station until it was time to return home.

Her dad returned home to Calvin after the war and went to work as a plumber and electri-cian. He promoted the idea that Calvin install a water system and laid the lines for it. The first water heater in Calvin was in-stalled in the school lunchroom. As Alvin installed it, Peggy read the instructions aloud for him.

Alvin ran for sheriff but was not elected. However, he later became Calvin’s water com-missioner. Anytime the elderly ladies in town had a plumbing problem, they called for “Al-vee” to take care of it. In later years, he worked as a jailer at the county jail in Holdenville.

Peggy said her dad loved playing jokes and was one to have a good time no matter where he was. One day he was eating lunch at the Calvin Drive Inn. The waitresses and cook, deciding that the joke was going to be on him for once, placed a rubber hamburger patty in his hamburger order. Alvin bit down on it and immediately grabbed his throat and ran out the door. He drove home, which was a little way down the street, and told Beatrice to drive him to the hospital. She did, and they waited awhile before she drove him back home. When they pulled into the driveway and she got out of the car, the waitresses came running up to ask if he was okay. Of course Alvin was sitting in the front seat laughing his head off.

Peggy played basketball in high school, dated, and enjoyed her teen-age years. She was horseshoe champion once, and the prize was a large Power House candy bar.

Technically, Peggy began school in Atwood when she went to summer school there, but then she began First Grade

in Calvin that fall. She and five of her classmates, Elvin Lindley, Delores (Orr) Lindley, Jerry Stanfield, Betty (Pace) Musser, and Peggy (Blackwell) Thompson attended Calvin schools all 12 years and gradu-ated together.

One evening Peggy and her date had gone to a basketball game together, and he came into the living room with her at the end of the evening to look at a photo album with Lenville. Later, Peggy’s mother came in and told Peggy to make up an extra bed if her friend was go-ing to spend the night. Seeing the looks on their faces, she said to him, “You are spending the night aren’t you?” He stuttered around a bit before it became clear that Beatrice thought he was Lenville’s company instead of Peggy’s, and that if he was there that late he must be spend-ing the night with them.

Not long after high school graduation, Peggy met her first husband, Robert Herrod, and they were married six weeks later on her 18th birthday. She said he was the best looking man she ever saw. Although they agreed on most things and got along well in general, it turned out that eventually they couldn’t make a go of their marriage. They had two sons, Randall and Chris. Today, Ran-dall has six children and Chris has two.

Some readers may remember that Randall was successfully defended by Gene Stipe in a military trial during the Viet-nam War. Oliver North, whose life he had saved in combat, was one of those who testified on his behalf. Not only was Randall acquitted of all charges, he was awarded a Purple Heart and the Silver Star before his discharge from the Marine Corps.

When Peggy married Fred Smallwood, the family moved to Texas. They had a son, Mi-chael Smallwood, but they were not able to make a go of their

Bryan Infant’s Wear. She quit that job for a while but then returned to work as a sample maker.

Later, she used her sewing and designing knowledge to make girls dresses from sizes 6 months to 6X and sold them at craft fairs. She designed the dresses herself and made pat-terns for them and then made up 95 to 100 dresses for each show. Eventually, she sold the dresses mainly from a booth near the Penney’s Store at Quail Springs Mall in Oklahoma City.

The strength and toughness she gained from her childhood and life experiences is a re-source that Peggy has been able to draw on in recent years. In 1999 her son, Michael, died. In 2000 both Peggy’s mother and her husband died. Peggy then moved to Wewoka to live near her Aunt Eunice.

She was in a car wreck in 2002. In the emergency room they discovered that she had an aneurysm and she was sent to a cardiologist in Oklahoma City where she underwent surgery.

In 2004, she had a heart by-pass operation. In 2005, she

had another surgery to have her thyroid removed. In 2009, they found that she had a brain tumor the size of a tangerine so she underwent surgery again in October of that year. When she went back for a scheduled MRI in December of 2009, the neurosurgeon said she had an infection and she underwent surgery again.

Today, she lives in one of the apartments at the Heritage Nursing Home. She says that she has to use a cane now, but she can get around pretty well and jokes that she can dance when she can find a guy to hold onto.

Recently, when she saw that someone was moving into the apartment next door, Peggy was delighted to learn that it was Ordis Lee (Orr) Kight, a friend she hadn’t seen for 40 years. She said they’ve been having a grand time catching up on each other’s lives, and she laughingly adds, “talking about everyone we ever knew.”

That sense of humor just may be her most important strength of all.

We started the day out with our monthly breakfast. The chil-dren and men especially enjoy this.

After Sunday School we honored Tochie and Bill Cates with the Distinguished Service Award. This award is given through the missionary society to honor those who have given their time to work for the church and the Lord’s kingdom.

Bill and Tochie’s family were there to testify about the dif-ference their parents have made in their lives. Those attending were Jessica and Nick Janes and Lesley and Shawn Sturm and their girls, Sarah and Eliana Cates.

Following the presentation the group sang “There’s a Light-house.”

Bro. Larry’s message was taken from Genesis 17:1-8 and en-titled “Walk Before Me and Be Blameless.” A relationship with God demands accountability. God chose to reveal Himself to one man: Abram. Abram appears to have been searching spiritu-ally. God responded to his searching by revealing Himself. At the very beginning of his journey of faith Abram is called to be accountable. His life must reflect his relationship with God. A relationship with God is filled with promise. Abram will become the father of “many nations”. God promises him more than he can begin to imagine.

A relationship with God is always filled with blessings and promise. Some are clearly revealed to us in scripture and we should discover them. Others come to us as we live our lives before God and He honors our faithfulness. A relationship with God brings a change. The first thing that changed was his name. The next thing to change was the future of his family. God chose this one man to take his name to all the world.

A relationship with God brightens the future. Generations would be blessed because of his faithfulness. How we live makes a huge impact upon those following behind us. The best gift any parent can give to succeeding generations is the gift of faithful-ness. He was given an assurance of a life filled with blessing and purpose. It would not necessarily be a life of ease nor an easy life, but it would be filled with the presence and power of God. The land of Canaan represented the land of promise.

We invite you and your family to attend church with us.

Atwood Church of the Nazarene

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INVITATION FOR BIDSNEW ROOFING PROJECT

Allen Public SchoolsALLEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ISD #01P.O. Box 430Allen, Oklahoma 74825 Sealed bids for the Auditorium Building Metal Roofing Project for the Allen Public School

will be received on or before Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, located at Lexington Street and Richmond Street, Allen, Oklahoma.

The Instruction to Bidders, Bid Form, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, Addenda and other Contract documents may be examined at the office of CHILDERS-CHILDERS, ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. located at 117 North Broadway, Suite 207, Ada, Oklahoma.

Copies of plans may be obtained at the office of the Architect upon payment of $50.00 deposit for each set. Any unsuccessful bidder, upon returning such set promptly and in good condition will be refunded his payment. Any non-bidder will forfeit his deposit. Ad-ditional prints of plans and specifications may be obtained for $2.50 per sheet for plans and $.25 per sheet for specifications; not refundable.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. The bidder must agree in writing that any bid submitted by him will be irrevocable until

the Contract has been awarded or all bids have been rejected; a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after receipt of bid.

Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of 5% of the Bid. Bids must be submitted on project Bid Proposal form.

ALLEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ISD #01P.O. Box 430

Allen, Oklahoma 74825By s/s David Lassiter

David Lassiter, Superintendent(Published March 8, 2012 and March 15, 2012)

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. PB-2012-11

In the Matter of the Estate of RICHARD HARVEY BAIN, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS All creditors having claims against Rich-

ard Harvey Bain, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Joshua A. Edwards, at-torney for Michael Brent Bain, Personal Representative, P.O. Box 1628, Ada, Okla-homa 747820, on or before the following presentment date: The 10th day of May, 2012, or the same will be forever barred.

DATED this 5th day of March, 2012.s) Michael Brent Bain

Personal RepresentativeJoshua A. EdwardsP.O. Box 1628Ada OK 74820Phone: (580) 332-5579Fax: (580) 421-9599Attorney for Personal Representative (Published in The Allen Advocate on

March 8 and 15, 2012)

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTY,

STATE OF OKLAHOMA.Case No. PGM-2007-30

In the Matter of the Guardianship of ROSE LEE JENKINS an incapacitated person

NOTICE & ORDER SETTING SHOW-CAUSE HEARING ON PETITION FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the verified Petition of Marie Jenkins, Guardian of the person and property of Rose Lee Jenkins, that it would be beneficial to the ward and to the estate of the ward that the following real property of the ward be sold, to wit:

Surface and Surface rights only Lot 1 (NE ¼ NE ¼) of Section 3, Township 6 North, Range 5 East of the Indian Base

and Meridian, Seminole County, Oklahoma; For the following reasons: To provide funds to the Estate to care for the ward who suffers from dementia and

is in a specialized care facility in Oklahoma City and to prevent further vandalism and deterioration of the Estate of the ward.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the Court that this matter be set for hearing (not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days from order issuance) on the 27th day of March, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock, A.M., in the District Court of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, and that notice thereof be given by personal service upon:

Rose Lee JenkinsEmeritus Senior Living at Quail Creek

12928 North May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73120

and that notice be given by mail to the following named persons at the indicated addresses not less than ten days prior to said time of hearing:

Warnette Conway-Daughter912 Jupiter Road

Edmond, Ok 73003

Helen Jenkins-Daughter21053 Baker Rd.

Castro Valley, CA 94546

Elaine Dryburg- Daughter5437 Akrich Street

Shasta Lake, CA 95019-2337

with all parties being advised that they should appear ready to show cause, if any, why this court should not approve said sale of real property of the ward.

/S/ Martha Kilgore JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT

Kurt B. SweeneySweeney, Smith, Draper & Christopher, PLLCP.O. Box 701320 Stone BridgeAda, OK 74820580-332-7200 phone580-332-7201 fax (Published in The Allen Advocate on March 8, 2012)

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

PB-2012-16In the Matter of the Estate of Arnita T. Langston, Deceased.

COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTO: All persons interested in the Estate of Arnita T. Langston: You are hereby notified that on February 28, 2012, the Petitioner, B. Irene Martin,5204

Woodhollow Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73121, filed in the District Court of County, a Petition for Summary Administration. The Petitioner has alleged that Arnita T. Langs-ton, age 82, died on January 27, 2012, domiciled and residing in Ada, Oklahoma and that the total value of the decedent’s property in Oklahoma is less than $175,000.0.

Attached to the Petition is an instrument purporting to be a copy of the Last Will and Testament of decedent. The Petitioner has asked this Court to admit the Will to probate and order summary proceedings pursuant to 58 O.S. §245, et seq. On Febru-ary 29, 2012, the Court did admit the Last Will and Testament of Arnita T. Langston to probate and appointed B. Irene Martin and Danny D. Langston as Special Co-Personal Representatives of her estate.

In an Order for Combined Notice entered on February 29, 2012, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law, appoint a Special Personal Representative instanter, order notice to creditors and issue an order for hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, the final accounting and petition for determination of heirs, legatees and devisees and distribution.

Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against Ar-nita T. Langston, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interest and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the Petitioner, B. Irene Martin, c/o David Smith, P.O. Box 70, Ada, Oklahoma 74821-0070, on or before the presentment date of April 9, 2012, or the same will be forever barred. The claim of any creditor not shown in the petition will be barred un-less the claim is presented to the Special Personal Representative on or before the presentment date.

Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on May 24, 2012, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. at the Pontotoc County Courthouse, Ada, Oklahoma, before the Judge of the District Court. At the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration and the final account and petition for determination of heirs, legatees and devisees and distr bution of the estate by the Petitioner. The final account and petition for determination of heirs, legatees and devisees and distribution will be filed herein on or before May 3, 2012.

You are hereby advised that you must file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration and the final account and petition for determination of heirs, legatees and devisees and distribution at least ten (10) days before the hearing and send a copy to the Petitioner’s attorney, David Smith, P.O. Box 70, Ada, Oklahoma 74821-0070, or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing nor make any filings with the Court.

If an objection is filed at least ten (10) days before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether the will attached to the petition shall be admitted to probate, whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed.

David Smith,

Tim Files of Norman and Roger Hayes of Pensacola,

Florida spent time recently vis-iting with his parents, Robert

and Martha Files and Scottie. Joining in the visit were Betty Finney and Desiree and Isaiah Files.

The two had been visiting in Ada with Carl and Vickie Hayes and were on their way to Pensacola.

—O&A— Spending time out & about

recently and visiting with Hel-en Pierce were her cousin Imo Jean Fuller and friend Dora Locke of Ft. Cobb. The ladies spent part of the weekend and enjoyed the Monday evening

performance of the Cooley’s at the Happyland Free Will Baptist Church.

Joining in their visit were Thelma Goddard and Janice Deaton. Thelma and Mrs. Full-er were friends and neighbors in Hinton many years ago.

—O&A— Jan Luna and Ida Franklin

enjoyed a shopping trip in Oklahoma City on Monday.

—O&A—

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

No. P-2011-70In the Matter of the Estate of Kenneth E. Janda, Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR ORDER ALLOW-ING FINAL ACCOUNT, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, DISTRIBUTION, AND

DISCHARGE Notice is given that Michael D. Janda, personal representative of the estate of Kenneth

E. Janda, deceased, has filed in this Court a Final Account and Petition for Determina-tion of Heirship, for Distribution and Discharge, and the hearing of the same has been fixed for 9:00 o’clock a.m. on the 22nd day of March, 2012, in the District Courtroom of the Pontotoc County Courthouse situated in Ada, Oklahoma, and all persons inter-ested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of said deceased determined, said estate distributed, and the personal representative discharged.

Witness my hand this 1st day of March, 2012./s/ Thomas S. Landrith

JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURTJAMES R. SCRIVNER, P.C.120 East 14th StreetPost Office Box 1373Ada, Oklahoma 74820Attorney for the Estate (Published in The Allen Advocate on March 8 and 15, 2012)

A good crowd got Sunday School and Church off to a good start with the good breakfast several of the men had prepared—biscuits, eggs, sausage, regular gravy, chocolate gravy, tortillas, sautéed onions and peppers, orange juice, and coffee. We certainly appreciate the break-fast and the men who prepared it.

If you have the opportunity, drive by the church to see the new landscaping. It is still a work in progress, but it already looks better. If all goes according to plan, the landscaping close to the building will have a new look, and the prayer garden between the church and the parsonage will be transformed into a kinder, gentler looking place.

This Saturday evening at 6:30 is when the Eatin’, Singin’, and Prayin’ Night begins. I don’t know what’s on the menu but am certain it isn’t leftover breakfast items. There will be an informal sing-ing in the fellowship hall where the musicians and everyone who knows the words or can find a hymnbook joins in to sing together. Praying together goes without saying—we need to constantly seek God’s guidance and interven-tion in our lives.

March 17th at 10:00 is the day scheduled for another workday at the church. We hope to finish the landscaping among other projects that need attention.

By the time James Hammonds brought the special music this Sun-day, he may have felt like a one-man big band. This week alone he had helped with the landscaping project, led the youth group twice, helped cook and serve breakfast, and led the singing in worship service. He did have the assistance of a medium size band as he sang “Because He Lives,” though. Jake Hammonds, Tom Spillman, and Wyatt Deaton were on guitars, and Joe Howshar played drums.

Pastor Charles Karch’s sermon titled “New Life,” was based in

John 8:2-11. This passage tells the story of a woman had been caught in adultery [apparently alone] and was brought before Jesus. When Jesus allowed as how the man in the mob who was without sin could cast the first stone, none felt that they qualified and left the scene. Jesus told the woman that her sins had been forgiven and to go and sin no more.

According the law, she should have died by stoning that day. Jesus forgave her and, in essence, gave her a new life. Jesus wanted her to strive for perfection—to go and sin no more. We strive to meet the standards of our parents when we are children, our boss’s standards in the workplace, and Christians should strive to meet God’s standards.

Nicodemus was a Pharisee who came to Jesus by night, almost certainly because it wouldn’t have looked good for him to be seen openly with Jesus. As well versed in scripture as he may have been, he found it hard to understand what Jesus meant he said he must be born again. He must be forgiven of his past sin and begin again.

Christians falter and do what is sinful, but that doesn’t mean we have to follow after every temp-tation we encounter. God gives us the ways and means to resist temptations.

The story of the Prodigal Son reminds us that each Christian is God’s child and will always be God’s child. When we behave foolishly, sinfully, but then repent and come to God as a servant, we can receive forgiveness.

In this story, the father met his once prodigal son not with anger but with love and the chance to begin a new life. The son who returned to him was not the smart-aleck, rebellious son that he had been when he left. He was humble, repentant, and ready to be a ser-vant.

In John 3:16 we are reminded

that God wants every person to be saved to have eternal life through faith in Jesus. In John 3:17 we see that Jesus came not to condemn the world but that the every person through him can be saved. We’re all that God has to tell them this good news. God is a forgiving God. He wants to save us from our old life, and He wants to give us a new and better life. We can be born again.

Sunday School begins at 10:00 A.M.; Worship Service begins at 11:00 A.M.; Sunday evening Bible Study begins at 5:00 P.M; Wednesday evening Prayer Meet-ing begins at 6:30 P.M. There are classes and activities for children and young people at each service. You are very welcome to join us for any or all these services.

Atwood FBC

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT

WITHIN AND FORPONTOTOC COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMACase No. PB-2012-10

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WANDA CHARLINE SPANN, deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ss.COUNTY OF PONTOTOC ) All creditors having claims against Wanda Charline Spann, deceased, are required

to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Melissa Lynn Rollins, Personal Representative at the offices of Gregory S. Taylor, Attorney, 115 S. Broadway, P.O. Box 1737, Ada, Oklahoma 74820, attorney for Personal Representative, on or before the following presentment date: The 25th day of April, 2012, or the same will be forever barred.

DATED this 24th day of February, 2012.s/Melissa L. Rollins

Melissa Lynn Rollins, Personal Representative GREGORY S. TAYLOR 115 S. BroadwayP.O. Box 1737Ada, OK 74821580/332-7717Attorney for Personal Representative (Published in The Allen Advocate on March 1 and 8, 2012)

THE ALLEN ADVOCATE, MARCH 8, 2012 - PAGE 10

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE PROBATE COURT

OF MARSHALL COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO.: 1956

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF: SHAYNE ADAMS

NOTICE OF ADOPTIONTO Tawnya Shores Please note a Petition for Adoption has

been filed in said Court by the Petitioner named below and that a hearing on said Petition has been set for the 22nd day of March, 2012, at 9 am in the Probate Court of Marshall County. Please be advised if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response with the at-torney for the Petitioner named below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court, 425 Gunter Avenue, Suite 110, Guntersville, AL 35976 no later than thirty (30) days from the date this notice is received.

Petitioner:Shayne Adams50 Cody Lane

Grant, AL 35747Attorney for Petitioner: MAUREEN K. COOPER, L.L.C.521 Madison Street, Suite 200Huntsville, Alabama 35801 (256) 533-3362 (Published in The Allen Advocate on

February 16, 23, March 1 and 8, 2012)

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ALLEn SCHOOL has two openings in the Cafeteria. Needed are a cook and a dishroom worker. Applications may be picked up in the Superintendent’s Office dur-ing regular school hours.

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Allen nutrition SiteWeek of March 12th

MondayMexican Beef or Chicken Casserole, Whole Kernel Corn, Pinto

Beans or Refried Beans, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Sour Cream, Pudding, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

TuesdayChicken Pot Pie, Broccoli with Cheese Sauce, Whole Wheat Roll,

Margarine, Double Orange Gelatin, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or TeaWednesday

Glazed Ham, Sweet Potato Soufflé, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, margarine, Apricot Cobbler, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

ThursdayBBQ Chipped Beef on Bun, Potato Salad, Tomato Soup, Crackers,

No-Bake Cookie, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or TeaFriday

Chicken Soup with Hearty Vegetables, English Peas, Crackers, Margarine, Pineapple Chunks, 2% Milk, Coffee and/or Tea

Allen School MenuWeek of March 12th

Monday Breakfast — Honey Buns, Fruit, Cereal, Milk, Juice Lunch — Tacos, Rice, Beans, Salad, Fruit, Cinnamon Chips,

MilkTuesday

Breakfast — Oats & Toast, Fruit, Cereal, Milk, Juice Lunch — Chili Dogs, Tator Tots, Salad, Cheese, Fruit, Milk

Wednesday Breakfast — Eggs & Sausage, Toast & Jelly, Fruit, Cereal, Milk,

Juice Lunch — Sloppy Joes, Chips, Fruit, Salad, Milk

Thursday Breakfast – Breakfast Bars, Toast & Jelly, Fruit, Cereal, Milk,

Juice Lunch — Mac & Cheese, Little Smokies, Baby Carrots, Rolls, Fruit,

MilkFriday

Breakfast — Biscuit & Gravy, Fruit, Cereal, Milk, Juice Lunch — Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Salad, Fruit,

Wheat Bread, Milk

The Allen High School Pow-erlifting Team competed in the Small School Regional Meet at Hartshorn this past Friday, March 2nd. Teams from Class C, B, A and 2A football divisions competed for the honors.

The Mustangs finished 6th out of 22 teams, most of whom were Class 2A and A. The Mustangs qualified an impressive 7 lifters

for the Small School State Meet, the most in recent history for the Allen program.

The State Meet will be this Saturday, March 10th, at McLoud High School. The top five lifters from each of the four regions and the next five best qualifiers make up the top 25 lifters in the state in each weight class.

“I’m proud of our boys. They’ve pushed themselves in our programs and we are seeing

great results. To compete against so many good schools and qualify as many as we did is a testament to how hard they work,” said Coach Zack Sullivan

Individual Placings: 145 – Blake Fulton, 720 total 145 – Seth McLean, 975 total

State Qualifier 181 – Billy Thompson, 1000

total State Qualifier 198 – Zack Conley, 1025 total

State Qualifier 198 – Michael Snider – 975

total State Qualifier 220 – Cody Burnett, 575 total 242 – Aaron Manuel, 910 total 275 - Cody Lively, 1010 total HWT – Coty Hopper, 1245 total

State Qualifier HWT – Hunter Harden, 1185

total State Qualifier HWT – Layne Cross, 1035 total

State Qualifier

Powerlifters Qualify Seven for State

Hospital notes George Price underwent

one-day surgery at Valley View earlier this week.

Tom Taylor was treated and released from the VVRH Emergency Unit.

Wesley Rinehart underwent surgery on his at the OU Medi-cal Center, Oklahoma City, following a recent accident.

Ryleigh Tate returned home after a stay at Children’s Hos-pital in Oklahoma City.

It’s time to once again Spring Forward this Sunday and start enjoying that extra hour of daylight.

Daylight Savings Time of-ficially begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, so remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

Spring Forward Sunday

Friday, March 9, 2012, is the last day to apply for voter reg-istration in order to be eligible to vote in the Special Pontotoc County Sales Tax or the Stone-wall or Vanoss Schools Special Bond election to be held on April 3, 2012, said Pontotoc County Election Board Secretary, Mari-lyn McDaniel recently.

McDaniel said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters.

Persons who have never been registered to vote before or who are not currently registered in the county of their residence and per-sons who are registered but who need to change their registration information may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be post-marked no later than midnight, Friday, March 9, 2012..

Friday last day to register for Sales Tax Election

The Allen 4-H and FFA members had success at the Pontotoc County Livestock show. Those making the Premium sale were: top left Alyssa Maloy right David Barlow; bottom left Cody Mills and bottom right Erin Warren.

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ElliottVision CareE Jeff Elliott, O.D.

We’re “Hopping” you take care of your eyes. Get regular exams! Aaron and Leny Finney and Betty Finney took two van loads

of youngsters to Ada this past Friday for the performance of “Veggie Tales Live” at the McSwain Theater in downtown Ada. Popcorn and drinks were enjoyed during at the theater and ice cream was a highlight after the performance.

Those going were Patricia Spray, Jake Champ and Sissy, Isabel and Kellianne Finney, Desiree and Isaiah Files, and Angie, Tyler and Lori Stedman.

—O&A— Recent visitors of Alene Callaway have been her granddaugh-

ters. Jana and Ivan Smith and children, Lincoln and Corbin, visited

Saturday; and Stephanie Callaway spent part of Sunday with her grandmother. Both girls make their homes in Ada.

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