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White Deer News
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Volume 24, Number 48
(UPS 682-460)
White Deer News, White Deer, Carson County, Texas 79097
Thursday, March 8, 1984
Former WDES
Principal Named
Jacksboro Dist. Supt.
Albert D. Thomas, form-
er classroom teacher and
principal at White Deer
Elementary School, will
assume the position of su-
perintendent of Jacksboro
Independent School District
July 1.
Thomas earned a bache-
lor of science degree in
1964 and a masters degree
in education in 1971 from
West Texas State University
and a doctoral degree in
education from East Texas
State University in May,
1977.
After teaching in White
Deer Elementary School
seven years and serving as
principal four years, Thom-
as was assistant instructor
of East Texas State Univer-
sity before becoming prin-
cipal at Vines High School
in Plano, where he served
until taking the superinten-
dents position at Honey
Grove four years ago.
Thomas and his wife,
Gail, have two sons, Brit
and Brad, both born while
Thomas was teaching in
White Deer. Brit, a senior
in high school, will attend
Texas A8M University in
the fall of 1984 as a Nation-
al Merit Scholar. Brad is
a high school sophomore.
The Thomas family at-
tends the Methodist Church
where Thomas is currently
serving as chairman of the
board and lay leader.
Surplus Commodity
Distribution Slated
Government surplus com-
modities will be distributed
from the White Deer Library
Tuesday, March 13, from
2:00 until 4:00 pm for those
meeting federal guidelines,
according to Carson County
Commissioner Plez Meadows.
Requirements are based
on family size and income:
1 person, $527 per mo.;
2 persons, $709 per mo,;
3 persons, $891 per mo. ;
4 persons, $1073 per mo.;
5 persons, $1255 per mo.
Families of over five per-
sons add $182 per person
per month to the income
total.
Ten Candidates File
City Council Approves Bid
For Swimming Pool Repair
For Trustee Positions
Steve Brown Opens Shamrock Station
$3. 41 per bu.
$4. 70 per cwt.
$5. 55 per cwt.
Named To All-Dist. Team
, Named to the All-District
basketball teams recently
were Kay Ford, Darin Russ-
ell and Austin Lafferty.
er board member, who serv-
ed two terms in 1966 and
1969.
Position 7 presently held
by Orville Craig, Jr., who
will not seek reelection,
has eight candidates who
had filed one day prior to
filing deadline. They are:
Monroe L. Morris, John H.
Ingle, Rickey Paul, John
Kotara, III, Bill Lowe,
Cohen Gallegly, Jennifer
Rapstine, and Ge any L.
Smith.
Drawing for positions on
the ballot will be held to-
day (Thursday) at 5:00p, m.
in the School Administra-
tion Office.
Absentee voting by person-
al appearance will run from
March 19 until April 3 from
8:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m.
each week day at the Ad-
ministration office.
A new, remodeled, full service station, operated by
Steve Brown is now open in White Deer on Highway 60,
Formerly Hubbard's Phillips 66, the new station has
Diamond Shamrock products, Steve is in a partnership
with David Downey, a local farmer-rancher. Seethe
advertisement on page 2 of this edition and watch for
the Grand Opening in the near future.
Committee Makes
Tentative Plans For
150th Celebration
Members of the White
Deer Sesquicentennial Com-
mittee met Thursday, March
1, at 5:00 p. m, in
the White Deer City Hall.
Chairman Cinda Lafferty
called the meeting to order.
Tentative suggested plans
for White Deer were discuss-
ed.
A major project will be
the development of a recre-
ational park and include
renovation of the Little
League Park and the addi-
tion of a Senior League Park.
Plans were presented by
Grady Milton and Bill Ab-
bott.
Next, was a Drama Pro-
duction on Polish Heritage
to be presented in the sum-
mer of 1986 on stage with
leaders Proxie Warm inski
and Charolyn Rapstine in
charge.
Supterintendent Tom Hark-
ey and Principal Randy
Barnes will be in charge of
the White Deer-Skellytown
High School students with
(See PLANS, page 2)
monthly charges for serv-
ice. The City will be al-
lowed to pay a flat fee or
extend the amount over a
5-year period. Decision
will be given during a later
special meeting.
Cinda Lafferty presented
a Sesquicentennial Commit-
tee report to the Council.
Council voted to close 4th
Street between Paul and
Garvey for development
of a recreational park as
proposed by the Sesquicen-
tennial Committee.
’David Downey and Merle
Kramer met with the Coun-
cil asking for the annexa-
tion of approximately 20
acres of land into the City
limits for homesite develop-
ment. Attorney for the City
is to be contacted to have
proper legal documents
drawn up for the proposed
annexation, Downey and
Kramer are scheduled to
meet with the Council dur-
ing the April regular meet-
ing with blueprints and „
building restrictions for
future construction.
Discussion of the new gas
well was held. Thurmond-
McGloflin representatives
were to rim tests on the
well on Tuesday. Upon
completion of the tests,
the city employees will be
ready to start hooking the
new well into the present
gas system.
Accounts payable for
the month of February total-
ed $88, 019. 52. Of that
amount $40, 405. 43 was
paid to Westar Transmis-
sion for 11, 369 mcf at
$3. 5540 per mcf.
City Secretary Paulette
Craig reported a total of
$97, 970, 13 in taxes had
been collected as of Feb-
ruary 17, 1984^
One Mayor Candidate
Filed For Election
Four candidates, incum-
bents Raymond Blodgett
and Dwight Huffman, Bill
Weaver and Jan Cox, have
filed for two seats on the
White Deer City Council
on the eve of the filing
period deadline.
R, W. Stand efer, Jr. ,
former White Deer Indepen-
dent School District super-
intendent, remains an un-
opposed candidate for the
office of mayor at press-
time.
Drawing for ballot positions
will be held Thursday,
March 8 (today) in City
Hall.
Demo. Exec. Meeting
Carson County Democrat-
ic Executive Committee
will meet in open session
on Monday, March 19, 1984,
at 2:00 p. m. in Commis-
sioner's Court Room at the
Courthouse in Panhandle.
Included in business trans-
actions will be the order in
which the names of candi-
dates will be placed on the
ballot by lot.
Track Meet
The White Deer 7th and
8th grades and the high
school Varsity girls and
boys track teams and the
boys JV team will be par-
ticipating in the Gruver
meet Saturday, March 10.
Pinewood Derby Set
The Cub Scout Pinewood
Derby races are scheduled
for Sunday afternoon, March
25 at 2:00 p. m. in the Com-
munity Cm ter. Cubs and
Dads will be designing and
building pinewood racing
cars in the coming weeks.
Tuesday Grain Prices
At Local Elevators
WHEAT
MILO
CORN
SOYBEANS $7. 09 per bu.
Council for the City of
White Deer met in regular
session Monday, March 5,
1984, at City Hall with all
council members, city em-
ployees, and several guests
in attendance.
Discussion was held on a
possibly arrangement be-
tween the City of White
Deer and Jade Enterprises
on the drilling of four oil
wells on property within
the city limits which the
City holds the mineral
rights. A decision will be
given at a latter special
meeting.
Dianne Lavake on behalf
of the Carson County Ap-
praisal District presented
a proposed contract for the
council to study between
the Appraisal District and
City of White Deer on the
collection of delinquent
city taxes. A decision will
be rendered during the Ap-
ril regular meeting.
Bids were opened and re-
viewed for repairs to the
City swimming pool from
the following: Quality Serv-
ice 8 Supply, $24, 626;
Texas Blue Lake Poosl Bid
1-$5,050, Bid 2, $1,067,
Bid 3-$8, 380; Pampa Pool
and Spa, $13,224. Coun-
cil accepted the Pampa
Pool 8 Spa bid.
Keith Arnett, Jerry West
(Operations Manager), and
Jim Wolfkill of GTE present-
ed a proposal for special
ordered equipment for the
Fire Department which will
give the Department 10
phones, including one in
City Hall and one at the
Fire Station. Approximate
cost of the special equip-
ment will be $6, 565, plus
Christine Urbanczyk,
Finalist For Texas’
Homecoming Queen
Miss Christine Urbanczyk,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Urbanczyk of White
Deer, has been selected
state finalist for Texas’
Homecoming Queen selec-
tion to be held April 7 and
8 at the North Park Holi-
day Inn in Dallas. She is
the White Deer High School
Homecoming Queen.
Texas' Homecoming Queen
will receive a cash schol-
arship plus an all expense
paid trip to compete with
queens from the other states
for America's Homecom-
ing Queen June 29-July 2
at the Al Chymia Shrine
Auditorium in Memphis,
Tennessee. America's
Home coming Queen, Inc.
is a non-profit organization
promoting education and
educational travel for high
school homecoming queens
in all fifty states.
Eight candidates had filed
for Position 6 on the White
Deer School Board and two
candidates for Position 7
by pvesstime Tuesday after-
noon. Deadline for filing
was at 5:00 p. m, on Wed-
nesday, March 7.
Incumbent Carl Mynear
of Position 7 will be oppos-
ed by Jerry O'Neal, a form-
School Board Meets
With Architect
A special meeting of the
Board of Education, White
Deer Independent School
District was held on Mon-
day, March 5, 1984, with
the following members
presents Owen M. Kramer,
Cinda W. Lafferty;, Mike
Germany, Carl Mynear,
Garry R. Gortmaker, Or-
ville Craig, Jr., and Bill
Daves. Others present were _
Tom Harkey, Randy Barnes, Four Aidermen And
R. T. Laurie, and Tom
Mills. The Board assemb-
led in the Board Room and
the meeting was called to
order by Pres. Kramer at
7:30 p. m.
The agenda for the spec3*
ial meeting was approved
and the meeting continued
with the Board instructing
architect Tom Mills to pro-
ceed with plans for the re-
modeling of the White Deer
Elementary building. Mr.
Mills will present the plans
to the Board at the March
12th regular meeting.
Superintendent Harkey
reported on the hearing
that he attended at Region
XVI (Amarillo) last week
concerning the new state
rules for student absences
commented that approxi-
mately 150 school officials,
coaches, 4-H leaders and
parents were present for the
hearing which was held at
9 a. m. on March 1. Ap-
proximately 40 persons tes-
tified as to the value of a
rule that would penalize
all students regardless of
capabilities. It was noted
that competition has been
a strong force in developing
our country and that a var-
iety of educati nal experi-
ences come from outside
the classroom and are pro-
vided for by our churches,
community organizations
and state organizations. The
attitude of all who testified
at the hearing was that stu-
dent attendance should be
a major concern of parents
and school officials, but a
hard, fast rule handed down
by our state all but elimi-
nates local control. The
number of days that a stu-
dent may miss school should
be left to the descretion of
parents and local school
boards.
Not one testimony was
given which favored limit-
ing the number of days that ■ ;
a student should or could
miss class in order to partic- j
ipate in a given activity <
of his or her choice. !
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White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1984, newspaper, March 8, 1984; White Deer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1171367/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.