5 youths arrested for potato chip theft
— Sequoyah County Times, July 3, 1975
From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times
25 Years Ago
(From the July 6, 2000, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Sequoyah County officials reported a quiet, but busy, Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Only several accidents were reported, one with minor injuries Tuesday, the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office reported. “We had a few domestics and a few minor accidents, but it was a quiet weekend overall,” a sheriff’s spokesman said.
Mike Hancock, park manager at Brushy Lake and Sallisaw Creek State Parks, said, “We had a really good holiday, and we had a lot of people.”
“And we had no problems,” Hancock said. “We didn’t have a bit of trouble. I think people just wanted to come out and fish, relax and get away from the phones.”
50 Years Ago
(From the July 3, 1975, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Five youths were arrested over the weekend on charges of breaking into a Sallisaw warehouse last Thursday and stealing eight or ten cases of potato chips, according to Police Chief Sam Lockhart.
—Sallisaw Police Chief Sam Lockhart is investigating the theft of several items from Eastside Elementary School last Thursday night.
A typewriter, projector and record player were discovered near a creek in Sallisaw. School Princ. Wayne Hawkins identified the items as coming from his school, according to Lockhart.
—It’s beard growing time again. Sallisaw Mayor Perry Wheeler has signed a Rodeo Declaration requesting all men “to grow beards or whiskers of their choice in order to help support the Sequoyah County Rodeo.”
75 Years Ago
(From the July 7, 1950, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Charley Kumpe, Sallisaw fire chief, and Arch Young, driver, left Wednesday morning for Kenosha, Wis., to bring back the new fire truck just completed by Peter Pirsch and Sons.
The two will arrive in Sallisaw about Tuesday, Young estimated Bids on the truck and equipment were opened in the city hall January 4 and the bid of the Pirsch company was accepted, after members of the fire department were invited to give their opinions on the quality and adequateness of the equipment.
Originally, the truck was to have been delivered in 60 to 90 days. The door to the fire station was enlarged recently to allow both fire trucks to use the entrance at the same time.
—Workmen began remodeling operations on the T.M. Hawkins general merchandise store here Thursday morning, according to Amos and Wayne Hawkins. Who are in business with their father.
Improvements to be made include a new front of light brick, new shelving, new front windows and general painting.
A scaffolding was constructed in front of the building Wednesday in preparation to removing the present red brick front.
The remodeling will take about one month, the brothers estimated.
100 Years Ago
(From the July 3, 1925, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —The corn crop of Sequoyah County is badly in need of moisture and the yield will be seriously curtailed if some hard rains are not had soon, according to reports reaching the Democrat office from all parts of the county.
Corn in Paw Paw bottom and on Blackgum mountain has suffered most. It is said the farmers in Paw Paw bottoms have practically given up hope of raising a big corn crop, the drought has materially cut in and the blades of the corn stalks ae wilting under the hot sun. this locality has always been famous for large yield of corn, as well as cotton. It is reported that on the mountain the farmers will not raise enough corn to feed their own stock. The majority of the farmers have already cut their wheat and oats according to them, the yield was better than expected.
