The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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The Archer County News ®
56th Year
Short Grass Ranching Capital of The World
Single Copy 10£
Archer City, Texas 76351
Thursday, January 29, 1970
Number 5
Herb Appel Is
Banquet Speaker
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pen- m hand and fill
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Gov. Smith Urges
Voter Registration
SATURDAY NIGHT
UONS CLUB PRESENTS
WOMANLESS WEDDING
Herbert W. Appel, Jr., Exec-
utive with New Wichita Falls
Board of Commerce and Indus-
try of Wichita Falls, will be
featured speaker for the 16th
annual Archer County Chamber
HERBERT W. APPEL, Jr.
Fire Razes
Stephens Home
A fire Wednesday evening
of last week ruined nearly
everything in the kitchen at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Stephens on East Main in this
city.
Mrs. Stephens said that ap-
parently the blaze started in
a small wooden structure which
housed the water heater at the
back of the home. A passerby
discovered it and reported it
to the family members who were
in the front of the house and
were unaware of the blaze. Mrs.
Stephens called the fire depart-
ment who responded Immed-
iately.
The Stephens family is es-
pecially appreciative of the fact
that all if them escaped in-
jury. And they express warm
appreciation to friends and
neighbors who replaced many of
the things lost in the fire.
Bloodmobile
February 26
The Red River Regional Blood
Program Bloodmobile will
make its first of three an-
nual visits in the county to
Archer City on Feb. 26, ac-
cording to Bill McCubbin, coun-
ty chairman in charge of blood
collection.
McCubbin stated that the
Archer City Volunteer Fire-
men’s Auxiliary would again
serve as recruiters and on the
telephone committee.
' The Bloodmobile annually
makes two visits to Archer
City and one to Windthorst,
with citizens from over the en-
tire county giving blood dur-
ing each of the visits regard-
less of its location in the coun-
ty,” McCubbin states.
of Commerce Banquet, which
is scheduled for Monday, Feb.
9, at 7:00 p.m. In the school
cafeteria.
Appel, who Is 27 years old,
came to Wichita Falls in Dec-
ember of 1967 with Spargue
Electric, where he was Indus-
trial Relations Manager. He
served the company in that posi-
tion in Rockville and Annapolis
Junction, Maryland, prior to
moving to Wichita Falls.
He is also former Executive
Vice President of the Wichita
Falls Chamber of Commerce.
He now serves on the board
of Community Action Corpora-
tion, Museum and Art Center,
Wichita County Committee on
Alcholism, is Chairman of
Wichita Falls Manpower Deve-
lopment Advisory Committee,
serves on Advisory Board of
Block Partnership, and on the
Advisory Board of Technical
Training Center.
Appel is a member of Faith
Lutheran Church where he ser-
ves as a deacon. He also holds
membership in the Kiwanis
Club.
'Tim McPherson, super-
intendent of Archer City Public
Schools, will serve as toast-
master for the banquet. Rev.
Merwin Turner, pastor of First
United Methodist Church will
give the invocation and Rev.
W. H. Penland, pastor of First
Baptist Church will pronounce
the benediction.
The outstanding citizens, min
and woman, will be revealed
at the banquet after having been
chosen by the C-C directors.
Citizens who have contributed
most to the community’s wel-
fare during the year will be
considered by the directors and
they will select the man and
the woman whom they feel is
most qualified for the honor.
R. A. (Pop) Killian, chamber
manager, Joe Stults, and Roy
Alsup, incoming C-C president,
are serving on the general pro-
gram committee.
Killian is serving with Mc-
Pherson in making arrange-
ments for the dinner meeting.
W. W. Dorris, out-going
president, and Judge Bill Hold-
er are serving on the food and
refreshment committee and
have announced that the Golden
Rooster Restaurant will cater
the meal.
Howard Barton and Harold
Wunsch are re^onsible for
seeing that dinner music is pro-
vided and have announced that
a group of volunteer band stu-
dents will form a musical group
and will present dinner music
under the direction of band
director, Larry Blassingame.
"Tickets are available to the
public at $3.00 per plate and
all civic minded community
residents are invited to attend
the banquet where they will be
treated to a good program along
with a delicious meal,” Killian
stated.
Governor Preston Smith has
asked for the assistance of
Archer County Judge Bill Hold-
er and all other media to en-
courage citizens to register
to vote before the Saturday,
Jan. 31 midnight deadline.
A telegram received from
the Governor by Holder this
week, stated that voter regis-
tration is still very low in
some parts of Texas and urged
Judge Holder to join him in
helping him get voters regis-
tered.
Archer County rolls show 2,-
440 registered voters up to
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27,
with the remainder of Tues-
day, all of Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday to allow slow
registerers to validate their
voting ability.
Those applications dated
prior to midnight Saturday, Jan.
31, will be considered valid
applications and registration
forms will be granted, accord-
ing to Bobby Stubbs, Tax As-
sessor-Collector, who is in
charge of Archer County voter
registration.
A total of 2,345 voters were
registered in 1969 and 2,934
registered in 1968, the last
Terry McCubbin was de-
clared Grand Champion of the
Pack 100 Cub Scout Pinewood
Derby held last Thursday night
in the Lions Club building with
approximately 125 participants,
parents and friends. Herby Vic-
tory was second place winner,
and third place went to Rusty
McCord.
Each of the 30 Cubs had,
with the help of his parents,
made his own racer to speci-
fications of seven inches in
length, weight under five
ounces. M ;mbers of Dens One
through Four and the Webalos
engaged in the exciting racing.
Finalists were Herby Vic-
tory, Den One; Joe Baughman,
Den Two; Billy Owen, Den
Three; Terry McCubbin, Den
Four; and Rusty McCord, Web-
alos.
Curtis Nelson of Den Three
Rollie H. Owen of Hopkin-
ville, Ky., father of Rex Owen
of Archer City, died Tuesday
morning about 1:00 of an ap-
parent heart attack.
At press time Tuesday no
further imformation was avail-
able.
presidential election year.
County, state and national
leaders are included on the
Democratic primary and gen-
eral election ballots this year,
in addition to the city and school
elections and any special is-
sues which may be brought to
a vote during the vear.
Rodeo Is
June 18-20
Rodeo dates have been set
for June 18, 19, 20 by the
Archer County Livestock As-
sociation.
New officers, directors and
members of the Association
met Thursday, Jan. 22 for the
purpose of setting rodeo dates
and making other decisions per-
taining to the annual show.
Adrian Parker of Saint Jo
will provide the rodeo stock
as in former years and Dar-
rell Garner of Fredonia, Kan.,
will return as rodeo clown,
according to Bob Russell elect-
ed secretary of the Association.
received first place award in
design, with Stephen Turner
placing second. Winning first
place for the neatest racer was
Nubbin Johnson, and Donald
Hill won first for originality.
John Bell was finish line
judge, and other officials of the
Derby were Howard Barton, Ben
Buerger and Merwin Turner,
Cubmaster. Design judges were
Billy McCubbin, Kenneth Aulds,
Bob Robison and Mmes. Amos
Parsley and Irene Stanford.
The gravity race track was
32 feet long, and each constant-
ant was permitted double elimi-
nation.
An added attraction was an
impromptu challenge by Tim
Robison who has won several
awards with his Pinewood racer
as a Cub Scout in Oklahoma.
The Archer City grand cham-
pion was declared winner of the
two-state contest.
Den Mothers are Mmes. Del-
bert Huffman, Don Hale, Bob
Russell and Howard Barton, One
through Four, and Mrs. Virgil
Patton, Webalos.
Cubmaster Turner announced
that the annual Blue and Gold
Banquet will be held in Feb-
ruary, with the date to be an-
C. U. (Babe) Cox announced
his c- ndidacy this week for Jus-
tice of Peace, Precinct Oie,
which is Archer City.
The office of County Treas-
urer has drawn two candidates,
Mrs. Grace Moore, incumbent,
and Betty Tarno making the
race. County Commissioner,
Precinct Two, is the only other
race within the county, with-
incumbent Leonard Schenk,
J. D. (Ike) Shields, F. G. (Floyd)
Hilbers, and T. J. (Tony) Pey-
sen having filed for that of-
fice.
Bill Dwyer seeks re-election
to his commissioner, Precinct
Four job; B. G. Holder wish-
es to be returned as County
Judge and Irene Stanford wants
to continue to serve the county
as District and County Clerk.
Congressman Graham Pur-
cell has announced his candi-
dacy for his sixth term in the
U.S. Congress and many state
governmental positions, includ-
ing that of governor and lieut-
entant governor are to be fill-
ed in the 1970 elections.
State Representative Charles
Finnell of Holliday has an-
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nounced later. The Blue and
Gold Banquet celebrates the
founding of Cub Scouting and is
the occasion for presentation
of awards and ranks attained
in the year’s work. Theme of
the banquet will be “Patriot-
ism.”
Tim Robison, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Robison, 608
S. Oak, and member of Troop
100, was presented the Eagle
Scout award, the highest in
Scouting, in ceremonies held
Saturday night in the First
Christian Church in this city.
Awards were presented at the
Court of Honor by Archie Mil-
ler of Ballinger, field director
of Concho Valley Council at
San Angelo.
Other Scouts receiving ad-
vancement were David Brlert-
on, Tenderfoot; Mike Frodyma,
Second Class; Lee Cathey, Star
and one merit badge; Mark
Groves, Star and eight merit
badges; Clifton Nelson, Star
“ A Computerized Womanless
Wedding,” will be presented by
the Archer City Lions Club
Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the school auditorium, as a
benefit to add to their educa-
tional scholarship fund.
The scholarship fund is used
to assist students on any aca-
demic level who need some
financial assistance with their
schooling, with some kinder-
garteners receiving the bene-
fits of the scholarship this year,
a member of the Lions Club
reports.
The plot of the presentation
is woven around a bashful
"would-be” groom who Is look-
ing for a suitable wife, with
the burdensome handicap of
extreme bashfulness.
A woman, wishing desperate-
ly to be someone’s bride, is
also searching for a mate.
Both candidates for matri-
mony finally decide to go to
a modern computer dating ser-
vice for assistance in finding
their longed-for mate.
Rev. Kern Choate, as the
prospective groom, and Dean
Fisher, as the prospective
bride, are matched as an ideal
couple by the computer and are
advised by the manager of the
dating service to participate
in some cultural activities to
become better acquainted.
The couple accepts the sug-
gestion and indulges in several
dates with an opera, an operet-
ta, a magic show, a "meller-
drama,” and other assorted en-
tertainment their destination.
The cultural entertainment is
included in the Saturday night
show, with members of the
Lions Club participating as
members of the various casts.
Following a whirlwind court-
ship the wedding is planned with
Choate and Fisher playing the
groom and bride.
Other members of the wed-
ding party will include parents
Public Invited
To Coffee,
Chili Dinner
Friday, Jan. 30, (tomorrow)
the Archer City Band Boosters
will hold all-day festivities in
the Lions Club building where
they will serve coffee, tea,
donuts and pie all day, and
beginning at noon, will serve
chili the remainder of the day.
The chili dinner will be $1.00
for adults and 50 cents for chil-
dren under 12.
The public is invited to par-
ticipate.
Proceeds from the project
will be used to send the Wild-
cat Band to the Band Festival
at Enid, Okla., the latter part
of April.
In making the announcement
that the next regular meeting
of the Band Boosters will be
Tuesday, Feb. 10, Mrs. Rob-
ert Caimron, president, urges
that any and all band parents
who wish information on the
Enid trip be present at the
Feb. 10 meeting.
and six merit badges; Paul
Wylie, Jr., Star and one merit
badge; Brian McPherson, nine
merit badges; and Clifford Fro-
dyma, Bronze Palm to Eagle.
Troop 100 is sponsored by
the Archer City Lions Club.
Eddie Frodyma is Scoutmas-
ter of Troop 100.
Tim, 17 years of age, is a
patrol leader and den chief in
scouting. He is a member of
the Order of Arrow and is re-
porter for the local FFA Chap-
ter and chaplain for Wichita
District FFA. His hobbies in-
clude stamp collecting, swim-
ming, water skiing and raising
calves. Tim is a junior stu-
dent in the local high school
of the couple, two bridesmaids,
two flower girls, two grooms-
men, and the officiating min-
ister.
The wedding ends on a very
surprising but happy note.
Merwin Turner, is chairman
of the committee in charge of
the program presentation. Ken-
neth Aulds and A. J. Morris
are other committee members.
“Imagine J. B. Adams sing-
ing "Desdemona” from "Oth-
lello” to leading man, Bob Rus-
sell, or perhaps Kenneth Aulds
singing the love song to Carl
Beall,” a member of the com-
mittee stated.
Those participating in the en-
tertainment include Tim Mc-
Pherson, Bob Robison, Beall,
Aulds, Howard Barton, Johnnie
Pre-school day for six-year-
olds will be Monday, Feb. 16,
instead of in May as has been
the custom in the past, ac-
cording to A C. Wallace, grade
school principal in the Archer
City Public Schools.
“Many first graders are not
being turned in on the census
rolls, so it is hoped that they
may be fourid at an earlier date
by having the annual pre-regis-
tration in February for those
children whose sixth birthday
falls on or before Sept. 1,
1970,” Wallace stated.
Those who will be beginning
school this fall are requested
to report to the school cafe-
teria, accompanied by a parent
or legal guardian who has a
birth certificate for the pros-
pective pupil in hand, at 8:30
a.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
The children will pre-regis-
ter in the cafeteria, then pupils
and prospective teachers will
go to the assigned rooms for
a period of orientation and get-
ting acquainted.
Parents and guardians will
remain in the cafeteria for a
question and answer session,
then will go to their child’s
assigned room for a brief per-
iod preceding lunch.
Pupils may eat lunch in the
shcool cafeteria for for .30
cents and parents for .50 cents.
According to Wallace, only
18 six-year-olds have been reg-
istered on the census rolls to
date, and he says that he feels
sure that many other children
should be registered.
First grade teachers are
Mmes. Gordon (Wilma) Elmore
and Rex (Georgia) Owen.
“Pupils in the first grade
at this time will have a holi-
day on pre-school day and are
requested to stay at home,”
Cuba, and Russell.
Also Adams, L G. Schenk,
Harold Wunsch, A C. Wallace,
Morris, L N. Barton and Jim-
my Horany.
Also Coe Ellis, Jimmy Har-
vey, Joe Stults, Bobby Stubb6,
Marvin Henry, A O. (Bully)
Campbell, Bud Bledsoe, Way-
land Abshier, Roy Alsup, Roy
Heard, B. G. Holder, Rex Owen,
B. D. Robertson, R. D. Sch-
lomach, and Don Small.
Also Eddie Trigg, Paul Wy-
lie and Turner.
“For some fascinating ac-
tion-acting you can’t afford to
miss Wallace, Morris, Barton
and Horany in the “metier
drama”, “He Ain’t Done Right
By Little Nell,” according to
Turner.
Wallace emphasized. “Proper
attention cannot be given the
pre-schoolers if regular pupils
are in school at the time of
orientation for next year’s
class,” he went on to say.
TELERAMA ARTIST - Brian
McPherson, 15, son of Supt.
and Mrs. Tim McPherson of
this city, was one of the hun-
dreds of entertainers selected
to perform on the Wichita Falls
Jay cee-sponsored Telerama
the coming weekend. Young Mc-
Pherson, who sings tenor in
the choir of First United Meth-
odist Church will be on tele-
vision at 11:10 Sunday morn-
ing, Feb. 1. He plans to sing
“Average People.” A sopho-
more in Archer City High, his
favorite sport is golf. The hour
for each entertainer to appear
on the show was chosen by
the sponsoring group and as-
signed to the individuals. The
Telerama benefits the North
Texas Rehabilitation Center in
Wichita Falls which is open
to area residents.
DERBY GRAND CHAMPION Tarry McCubbin was declared
the Grand Champion of the Pack 100 Cub Scout Pinewood
Derby held last Thursday night in the Lion6 Club Building.
Terry, with some paternal assistance, had made his racer
to meet the specifications at seven inches in length and
weight under five ounces. The champion racer weighed three
and one-half ounces. (News Staff Photo)
i
Terry McCubbin Champion In
Cub Scout Pinewood Derby
Tim Robison Receives
Eagle Scout Award
AC Pre-School Is
Monday, February 16
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Stults, Joe K. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1970, newspaper, January 29, 1970; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708924/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.