Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1960 Page: 1 of 16
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ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13,1960
Electra Gets
a
Pancake Supper
Industry
Rim
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and
Cafeteria
Sense Award
Give Now to
United Fund
Good School Attendance Necessary
&
Ward
from the minutes of
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Tigers Tackle
Burk Bulldogs
, Plans Completed
For Booster Club
Good character weathers the
storm even though a man’s repu-
tation has been stabbed by the
pointed tongue.
ATTENTION
All VFW members are request-
ed to be present Friday, Oct 14,
at 7:30 p. m. for a special meet-
ing, E. I. Bruce, commander, an-
nounced.
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the Mexican government refused
to allow the machinery to be mov-
ed from the country. Mr. Baker
was able to salvage only one of
his machines. A new corporation
was formed with Mr. Stanfill.. The
company set up temporary plant
in Holliday until they could secure
a permanent location.
The Chamber of Commerce has
secured a lease for a short term
on the Jones & Laughlin Building..
The purchase option must be exer-
cised within six months, .
Gene Diedrick of the Electra
Chamber of Commerce states that
the Chamber would like to pay tri-
bute to the many people who play-
ed such a key roll in working out
the mass of problems that came
up in securing this business
A vote of thanks from the citi-
zens of Electra to John and Tom
gggj
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lie ctra Star-News
Shown above are the officers, church youth
leaders and advisors ps thoj plan for the Electra
1960 Halloween Collection rhey are left to right,
Richard Warner, vice chairman from the Assembly
of God, Charles Robb, caairman from the Meth-
odist Church, and Helen Heslip secretary from the
Bethel Baptist In the back row arc Mrs. Ever<<’
Youung, Hillside Baptist advisor: Mrs. Jesse Twig,
Presbyterian Advisor, Jack’e Lucas, Assembly of
Swanson of Swanson Brothers
who so unselfishly provided trucks |
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P. A. Karney
Receives Number
Beit j Harvey,
Church of God;
Catholic, Wilma
Lundv, Christian
Church,
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This article is written so that
the parents^of the girls and boys
of the Electra Independent School
District might more fully see the
importance of their children in
regular attendance in one of the
schools of this district. When a
student is absent from school, this
causes our average daily atten-
dance to drop. What is average
daily attendance? Average daily
attendance is the average number
of children in school each day for
the school term..
We have, as of this date, 1,074
white children enrolled in our
schools; 29 colored. We had 1,044
white children in daily attendance
as of Friday, Oct 7. This means
that we had 30 white children ab-
sent every day, Monday, Oct. 3,
through Friday, Oct 7. What does
this mean? It means that enough
children were absent to cause the
school system to lose a teacher, if
we continue to have this same
number absent all year. The num-
ber of teachers in a school dis-
trict is determined by the number
of children in average daily at-
tendance We divide the average
daily attendance by 25 to arrive at
number of teachers. So,, 1044, as
stated above, divided by 25 is 41 7
teachers. 7 is over half, so 42
that the expenses in connection
with voting, issuance and sale of
the proposed bonds, as issued and
sold, are to be paid by each Com-
missioner’s Precinct in accordance
with the above percentages. The
motion further provided, that the
money allocated to each Commiss-
ion’s Precinct shall be spent as de-
sired by the Commissioner of the
precinct affected, that is to say,
the Commissioner of Precinct No.
1 shall determine the expenditure
of the money allocated to Precinct
No. 1, The Commissioner of Pre-
cinct No. 2 shall determine the ex-
penditure of tiie money alloted to
Precinct 2, the Commissioner of
Precinct No 3 shall determine the
expenditure of the money allocat-
ed to Precinct No. 3; and the
Commissioner of Precinct No .4
shall determine the expenditure of
the money allocated to Precinct
No. 4.
EHS Homecoming
Slated Nov. 4-5
Electra High School Homecom-
ing officers met Tuesday evening
at 1he high school and set the date
for the Homecoming as Nov. 4. 5.
Invitations are being prepared
to be mailed out of town to all
ex-students Ex-students residing
in the Electra area will not be
sent an invitation, but are invited
to attend all activities.
Anyone knowing the address of
ex-students whose addresses have
changed in the past year are re-
quested to turn these names into
Curtis Holcomb or Mrs. Clifford
Talley.
A special meeting will be held
Oct. 18 at 7.30 p. m. .at the high
school to name committees for
homecoming activities. Anyone
wishing to help on any committee
is asked to attend this meeting
Those present Tuesday were:
Curtis Holcomb, president, Jim-
mie Hayes, first vice-president;
Clifford Talley, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Clifford Talley, secre-
tary, Danny Dale,, treasurer,
Mrs. Jimmie Hayes and Mrs. Ed-
gar Eakin.
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Church, Barbara Tutth,
Mrs. E. B Eckelkamp, Mt
future 'development of our city.
If you are a property owner, or
the proprietor of a business, it
would be to your direct interest
to back this project with your at-
tendance at this meeting.
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- ' > I ioner Holmes and seconded by
morning, at which I Clark Gresham
- - '---Electra, Iowa Park and Burkbur-
nett will receive, if the issue car-
ries, their respective precinct
shares of the $1,750,000.00. Pre-
cinct No. 4 share will be approxi-
This motion
tint
The Chamber of Commerce an-
nounced this week the arrival of
Rimco Industries, Inc., to Electra.
The new business will be located
at this time in the Jones & Laugh-
lin Supply Co., building on Front
Street.
Rimco Industries is owned and
operated by J H. Stanfill and Ray
Baker. Both men formerly were
residents of Wichita Falls. The
business is in the production of
collapsible rims which are used
in the recapping process of tires.
Other recapping machinery will be
manufactured in the future.
At present Rimco employs four
workers along with the two own-
ers who also take an active part
in the business. A bookkeeper has
been hired on a part time basis.
Mr. Stanfill stated that they plan
to hire four more workers in the
near future, and when they really
get into production many more
employes will be needed.
Mr Baker formerly owned and
operated the Bak-Ace Rim Co.,
founded in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Due to tax, labor and tariff regu-
lations ho decided to move his fac-
tory to the U. S. Unfortunately
Final arrangements were made
for the pancake supper to be held
Saturday, Oct. 15, by the Electra
Booster Club at their regular
meeting Monday night.
The public is invited to come
to the supper to be from 4 p. m.
to 7 p. m. at the High School
attend the free
football game between Thomp-
son Ward and First Ward at
i7:30.
Herbert Flusche, president, pre-
sided over the business sesion and
then turned the meeting over to
Coach Jack Hesse who discussed
the game with Seymour 'last Fri-
day night. According to Hesse
the Tigers’ greatest error was in
tackling.
In discussing this week’s game
with Burkburnett and in giving
scouting reports Coaches Larry
Price and Fred Orr stressed the
Bulldogs’ multiple offense, unbal-
anced line, and varied “T” for-
mations, along with a running
pass that is effective.
The “B” team and Jr. High
team will go to Burkburnett
Thursday night. Everyone is in-
vited to go to the game. It was
noted that one of the 'largest
crowds ever to attend a home
“B” or Jr. High game was pres-
ent last Thursday night at the
Seymour-Electra games.
The meeting was adjourned by
the president.
j mately $209,000.00.
Bob Holmes be- carried unanimously,
that the voters of Preciuvit | That theJjfunds received by Pre-
4 should know the facts of I cinct No< 4, and other precincts,
bond issue which ' can be use<£ for improving present
roads,, additional black-topping
. and buildin';; or improving bridges.
Exccprts
the Monday meeting follows:
A motion vas made by Commiss-
ioner Holmes, seconded by Com-
missioner Gresham that the pro-
ceeds from the sale of any or all
of the $1,750,000.00 Wichita Coun-
ty Road Bonds, if voted on Nov.
8„ be divided among the four
Commissioners precincts as fol-
lows:
Precinct No. 1 70%.
Precinct No. 2 9.5%.
Precinct No. 3 8.5%.
1, precinct No. 4 12%.
T^e motion further provides
teachers would be the number for
Electra. children.
When a child is absent the law
says we must mark that child ab-
sent. The local school district has
no recourse but to mark the child
absent. The law says that any
school-sponsored activity that tak-
es tiie child away from school
premises that child is marked
present in school. In order for a
child to be marked present a
teacher must be with the child
Otherwise, the child is absent.
In all school districts of the
state, we have this law to mark
absent all those children who are
absent and not on school-sponsor-
ed activities.
When we send the band, foot-
ball, basketball league workers or
students on field trips, we have
teachers with the children and
they arc present m school. If a
child is sick ne is marked absent
but is given the opportunity to
make up the work missed. He is
still marked absent on our rec-
ords, but we allow him to catch
up with others in class work So
we cal Ithis type of absence ex-
we call this type of absence ex-
ed absent. If a child plays hookey
he is also marked absent, and not
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P. A. Karney, supervisor of
Electra Elementary Schools and
coach of high school number sense
from 1951 to 1960 was recently
named winner of a $300 cash
award given by the Actuaries
Club of the Southwest to out-
standing sponsors of contestants
in league number sense and math-
ematics teachers.
Karney, listed with 7 other win-
ners, was selected at the region-
al level by a committee of the
regional director general and the
director of the number sense and
slide rule contest.
This was the fourth consecutive
year the Actuaries Club of the
Southwest has made these awards.
Karney has sponsored or coach-
ed high school number sense for
, He has had
one to three contestants each
year to qualify in 'regional meet
from district meet.
Seven of the nine years he has
had contestants to enter state
finals.
He began coaching number
sense in Wichita County when it
was a grade school team event
during the 1930’s, winning first
place for 12 consecutive years.
Before becoming elementary su-
pervisor for Electra Schools Kar-
ney taught in Hopkins County,
Bellevue, 18 years as principal
of Sunshine Hill and two years as
principal of First Ward and
Thompson Ward.
He and his wife reside at 617
North Wichita Street. They are
the parents of one daughter, Mrs.
Don Baird of Austin, who is a
math teacher in the school .sys-
tem there. Mrs. Karney is a tea-
cher at First Ward. They are
active members of the Church
of Christ where he serves as
church treasurer.
God, Judy Foster, Pr-'sbjtonan,
Hillside Baptist. Mark Metcalf.
Rickj, Lckclkamp, Mt Carmri
Gafney, Bethel BapHst, Dann.
Community
Cai tn I ( .t Hihr Ad-
visor, and Mrs J T Huey Fust Baptist Advisor.
Co-operaling but not rep -es« nt*‘i i.-, the C.un'i of
the Nazarene
The responsetb’the pfet^Furid J*!^*3»***^
appeal hajC&een; gratifying.
Advanced Gifts diviaion ap-
proximately one-fourth finished'
at the time of this writing. * The
mail division is beginning to get a
few responses. .It is hoped that
those contacted by letter will res-
pond soon to help cut down on the
work involved in seeing each one
individually.
At the time of this writing the
total collections are only $1,080.00.
The coming week will see in-
creased activities in the campaign.
Citizens are asked to co-operate
with the workers, keeping in mind
that they are volunteers, doing a
rather thankless task for our com-
munity. Help save them time and
effort whenever possible.
If we are to meet our $8,000.00
goal, we must have larger dona-
tions from many, we must have
some donation from all. Give to
the United Fund, give all that you
can so Electra can hold its own
and do its job for charity.
Presbyterians To
Observe Laymen’s
Sunday, Oct. 16
First Presbyterian Church will
observe Laymen’s Sunday on Oc-
tober 6. The morning worship
service at eleven o’clock will be
in charge of the men of • the
church. Ed Hart, elder and
presently a member of the Ses-
rion, will act as chairman for the
service.
Bob Holmes will be the speak-
er for the service.
Other meetings of the day in-
clude Sunday Church School at
9:45 a. m. and Youth Fellowship
at 5 p. m.
Lions-Rotary Club
Banquet October 2L
positions during the dinner period/
all will be dressed in the costumes
of Mexico, also there will be a
soloist and a Mexican Senorita
that will dance some of the dances
of Mexico.
Invitations have been issued ta
all Rotarians and Lions and their
wives, the members of the Busi-
ness and Professional Womens
Club and their husbands and oth-
ers Reservations will be limited to
200 people and acceptance should
be in the hands of Ray B Dickey,
care Dickey & McGnn, not later
than Thursday, Ocl. 13. A good
attendance is urged for this oc-
casion in order to establish the
fact that the people of the United
States are interested in the good
neighbor policy between the two
countries, and lesire to remain on
the most friendly a.id democratic^
terms that have existed for so
long
Lion John Swanson and Rotar-
ian Jim Totten will fly to Dallas
in Swanson’s plane Thursday af-
ternoon and pickup the Consular
and fly hi mto Electra for his ad-
dress that evening, after which
they will fly him back to Dallas.
CHARLES THOMAS
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Bro. Thomas to
Conduct Revival
At Bible Baptist
It’s Revival Time at the Bible
Baptist Church, 321 North Wil-
barger, with a series of meetings
beginning Sunday, Oct 16, and
continuing through Oct. 23
Bro. Charles Thomas of Gar-
land, Texas, will be bringing the
messages both morning and even-
ing. Morning services will be held
a1 10 a. m with the evening serv-
ices beginning at 7 30 p. m.
Bro. Thomas is pastor of the
Rodgers Baptist Church in Gar-
land and editor of the periodical
entitled "The Word of Truth.”
Bro. Max Smiley, minister of
the Electra church issues a spe-
cial invitation to the public to
come and join them in these serv-
ices.
Friday Night
The Tigers, rebounding from
two straight defeats after winning
their first three ball games take
on their age old rival Burkburnett
Friday night at Tiger stadium.
Both ball clubs will be attempt-
ing to get back on the win side
of the ledger -’after two straight
5 -tbe season" white
" the Tigers are 3 wins and twS
Yoss.
The ^Tigers have been working
hard, this week to defense the
Bulldogs flashy multiple offense
while also trying to put some
scoring punch into their attack.
The Bulldogs have a young ball
club that is improving each week
as they gain experience and will
come to Electra and put the Tig-
ers to a severe test.
Quarterback Larry Armstrong
and tackle Johnny Morren lead the
Burkburnett crew that comes to
Electra to renew the old rivalry
that has always been one of the
seasons finest ball games no mat
ter 'what kind of a team either
one has. It is one of those high
school ball games that sort of re-
sembles the yearly Texas-A&M
battle. The fans will certainly get
their money’s worth at Tiger Stad-
ium Friday because no matter who
wins it will be two teams going
all out for a victory.
A program with an. internation-
al flavor will be featured in con-
nection with a banquet to be held
at the Electra Country Club on :
Thursday, October 20 at 7 p. m.
by the Electra Rotary and Lions
Clubs. .This meeting has been, in
the planning stage for the past
several months and was finally ar-
ranged on Sept. 2 with the accep-
tance of an invitation extended
Senor Hector Rangel, Consular
General of the Mexican Consulate !
located in Dallas, to appear before
this gathering and deliver the prin
cipal address.
His talk will deal with Interna-
tional Relations as they exist to-
day between lhe United States
and other Latin-American coun-
tries. Senor Rangel represents his
country in the capacity of Consul
in one of the largest consulates in
the United Statts and is well staff-
ed.
This program is timely as there
has been a tendency toward
strained relations with some other
Eatin-American countries and the
United States in recent months,
and the speaker will endeavor to
clarify any misconcepjtion that we
may have that governments of
Mexico and the United States are
on anything but the friendliesti
terms, which have existed for a
long period of time.
Other entertainment will be a
Mexican orchestra who will play
both American and Mexican com-
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and drivers to move Rimco’s ma-1J
chinery to Electra. Thanks also to p1
R. T. Bouldin of J. & L. and Keith ‘
Summers of the Ft. Worth and I
Denver Railroad for their assis-
tance in cutting the red tape in-
volved in releasing the building
for immediate possession.
Thanks also to the many citi-
zens who have attended the num-
erous meetings during the past
week. Though they be too num-
erous to mention individually, we
do appreciate the fact that they
gave up ball games, valuable work
hours and hours of recreation time
to help build the economy of our
town. A special thanks to Dub
Johnson of Texas Electric for pro-
l viding transportation during the
time of crisis.
Citizens of Electra who are
proud of this new business, and
who would like to see more done
toward industrial development of
our city are invited to attend a
rally at the junior high school at
7.30 Monday, Oct. 17
Rimco Industries has moved to
our city, now the question arises,’
“can we hold them ” A meeting is
scheduled for Monday, Oct. 17 at
the junior high school at 7:30 p.
m. All citizens of the Electra area
who are interested in industrial
development are urged to attend
this important meeting A com-
plete review of the Rimco Indus-
tries operation will be presented,
a!ong with the projected plans for J£e,”pZst nine years.
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Holmes Explains Allocation
Of Proposed Bond Money
A special session of the Wichita, be called, on motion by Commiss-
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County Commissioners Court was
held Monday i
time allocation of funds from the
proposed expressway bond Issue
was made. The bond issue will be
voted on by citizens of Wichita
County in the November 8 general
election.
Commissioner
lives that the voters of Precinct
No. --------
the expressway-
will be voted on Nov. 8.
He states the following facts:
The bond issue was called by the
Commissioners Court in com-
pliance with a petition submitted
with over 200 signatures most of
which were Wichita Falls resi-
dents
That the right of petition is fi-
nal The election had to be called.
That Precinct No. 4 does not
need right-of-way funds but has
around $80,000.00 on hand now.
That the other precincts other
than the Wichita Falls precinct do
not need such funds for right-of-
way purposes.
That since the election had to
of Burkburnett,
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Lee, Johnnie. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1960, newspaper, October 13, 1960; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219254/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.