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ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY,THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1953
VOL, No, 1 - No. 19
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Recruits Wanted
for Guard Unit
Capt. Joe Moore
Former Electran
Dies in Germany
Drastic Cut
Wichita County
Wheat Acreage
Randlett Man
Killed Thursday
Oil Field Mishap
Electra Community
Church Services
Jet Ace Visits
Brother Here
vote
was
Korean
on peace
Mrs. Pearl Ikard has been the
houseguest of her neice and hus-
band Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hixon Sr.
have returned from a visit with
relatives in Dallas.
much improved
rains, members
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a‘ge 70, who died early Thursday
morning in a Wichita Falls hospi-
tal. The James B. Totten Funeral
Home is in charge of the arrange-
ments. Interment will be in the
Electra cemetery.
Born in Georgia the deceased
came to Electra in 1917. He was
employed as machinist for the
Magnolia Petroleum Company un-
til his retirement. He was a senior
deacon in the First Baptist Church
a Mason and former member of
the Electra School Board.
Survivors include his wife, two
sons, Edward K. of Jackson Lake
and Bruce of Snyder; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Gordon Crow, Electra,
and Mrs. Lester Graves, Lubbock;
brother, B. F. Forbes, Alice; eight
grandchildren.
Electra Schools to Rites Sunday at
Assembly Church
Mrs. L. M. Segrest
Rev. G. W. Risner, pastor, offici-
ated in funeral services held Sun-
day afternoon, in the Assembly of
God church, for Mrs. Lillie M. Se-
Mr and Mrs. Roy Morsiovsky,
who have been living on the
Proud Estate farm west of the
city lake, have moved to the Bar-
wise community.
Mr and Mrs. Hollis Holden and
children of Notrees, Ector county,
have returned to their home after
a vacation visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Jones.
Well Known
Civic Leader
Passes Away
Funeral services will be
Friday at 4:30 p. m. at the First
Baptist Church, for Ed Forbes,
Longhorn baseball team He is the
proud possessor of two watches
awarded to players in the Cotton
Bowl games. He was a Longhorn
starter in Cotton Bowl games two
years. He has been a member of
the university ROTC three years
and had a B average in scholastic
grades.
The new airma,i recruit grad-
uated from Electra High School
with the class of 1948. He will re-
ceive his AB degree at the end of
the summer session at Austin.
2nd Lt. Schroeder
New Commander
TNG Battery C
First. Lt. DeCourse Williams
who is moving to Dallas has re-
signed from his position of com-
mander of the local unit of Texas
National Guard, Battery C, 645th
Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
after three years service in that
post He was relieved of his duties
on July 13.
Second Lt. Richard R. Schroed-
er was named as commander to
succeed Lt. Williams, assuming
duties on the same day.
Robert W. Weaver, warrant of-
ficer junior grade, who is in charge
of the headquarters office in the
armory, was promoted to chief
warrant officer.
W. L. Bivens
Rites Monday
Totten Chapel
Rev. F. M. Talbot, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, officiated
in funeral services held Monday
afternoon, in the chapel of the
James B. Totten and Son Funeral
Home, for Walter Lee Bivens, 82,
retired farmer-stockman, who died
. - , , I Sunday at the home of his daugh-
and enjoy wholesome (
fellowship with the young people.
Electra’s unit of Texas National
Guard, reports that the unit is now
below normal strength, having
only 43 men Recruits between the
ages of 17 and 35 are wanted.
All taose young men who enlist
on or before they are 18 years and
six months old will be deferred
from the draft. Members in good
standing are expected to take part
in drills each Thursday night from
7 to 9 o’clock.
Wichita county wheat farmers
have been given an allotment of
69,939 acres of wheat for the com-
ing year. This is the lowest allot-
ment since 1943. Plantings were
not limited in 1951 and 1952 and
the acreage for this year was esti-
mated at 85,568 acres, according to
Bob Crocker, manager of the
Production-Marketing Association.
The new allotment will reduce
acreage to about 25 per cent less
than was planted this year.
Farmers in the Electra area
should receive notice by mail, Fri-
day, on how many acres they may
plant in wheat. Individual allot-
ments are subject to appeal to the
county office at Iowa Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hunter and
children, Pat and Debra, accom-
panied by Mrs Hunter’s mother,
Mrs. Nora Griffith, visited Mrs.
Griffith’s father, Mr. Melton, in
Velma, Oklahoma, Sunday. Mrs.
Griffith remained for a week’s
visit.
[of Vernon and Wichita Falls.
At the present, several vacan-
cies exist pi the Electra schools.
Barber will leave Saturday for
Midland, Odessa and San Antonio
where he has scheduled interviews
with prospective teachers for the
positions.
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High Interest
Shown in
Pet Parade
High interest is being shown in1
the Pet Parade which is scheduled
to be held Saturday afternoon at
4 p. m. with the parade forming
at the First Methodist Church.
Numerous entries have been cat-
alogued at the Chamber of Com-
merce office and the sponsor says
that “if your bicycle is your pet,
dress it up and enter it in the pa-
rade.” One entry which promises
to bring applause from the crowd
is “Little Black Sambo” and his
pet tiger.
There is no age limit All you
need to do is to register your entry
at the Chamber of Commerce.
Cash prizes will be awarded. $5.00
first: $3.00 second; $2.00 third.
The Pet Parade will conclude the
summer recreation activities,
which the Chamber of Commerce
has sponsored under the direction
of Herbert Beard and Joe Leon-
ard.
New Agent for
Bus System
Mrs. Bill Cathcart has been ap-
pointed by the Continental Trail-
ways Bus System as their new
agent. The Frontier Hotel will be
the new bus station. Thoroughly
remodeled rest rooms will
available for their patrons
other conveniences as well,
nounces the new agent.
Twenty-four hour services will
Season Tickets
go on Sale at
Dickey & McGann
Season football tickets will go
on sale soon it has been announc-
ed by Supt. Gerald Barber. The
football stadium is being gone over
thoroughly and there will be few-
er reserve seats available this
year. He states, however they will
be much more comfortable and in
better condition.
It has been decided to raise the
price of general admission tickets
to that of one dollar. Season re-
serve seats will be sold for $1.00
each game and reserve seats for a
single game will be $1.25 each
game.
He states that a good season is
in prospect and you are urged to
purchase your season tickets as
soon as possible. They will be sold
at Dickey & McGann.
Sible School
to Continue
A total of 79 youngsters are en-
rolled in the Daily Vacation Bible
School being held at the Church
of God. The work will continue
through the coming week. Mrs. E.
C. Darter is supervising the school.
Her assistants include Rev. and
Mrs. R, J. Dunn, Mesdames Lois
Cato, Frank Warner, Herbert
Johnson, Catherine Holt, Glen
Metcalf, Miss Juanita Nolen and
Donald Arbor.
Mrs. C. L. Aven Sr., returned to
her home on West Bryan Avenue,
Monday after an extended visit
with her daughter at Tarzan, near
Lamesa.
Magic Show for
Rotary Club
Herbert Beard, member of the
Junior High School faculty and di-
rector of the Youth Recreation
Program for the vacation season,
presented • a highly entertaining
“magic show” at the noon lunch-
eon meeting of the Electra Ro-
tary Club, Friday. He was intro-
duced by C. F. McSpadden.
A. B. Slack, president, presided
over the opening exercises. Plans
were made for members of the
local club to attend a “Good
Neighbor” program sponsored by
the Wichita Falls club, Thursday,
July 30 in the Kemp Hotel in
Wichita Falls.
Visitors included Rotarians Jas.
Barnett, John Ebner and Boyd
Kelly of Wichita Falls.
Pod Price Enters
Air Force After
Getting Degree
Glen (Pod) Price, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Price of Electra,
completed his work in the Univer-
sity of Texas, for his bachelor of
business administration degree,
this week. Immediately afterward
he was accepted for military ser-
vice, choosing the Air Force. He
was sent to Lackland AFB for his
basic training.
The young man whose athletic
record in Electra High School was
among the highest in history of
the school, lettered three years on
Youth Revival
First Baptist
Prayer services, special visita-
tions and inspiring music are
highlighting the Youth Revival be-
ing held at the First Baptist
Church this week. Rev. Morris Gil-
kerson, student in Decatur Baptist
College and Pfc Don Smith of
Sheppard AFB are alternating in
preaching and leading the singing
in the evangelistic campaign which
started Wednesday July 29 and
will continue over Sunday.
Rev. Loyd Lester, pastor, ex-
tends a special invitation to all
young people of this area to at-
tend the services.
Services for Sunday, Aug, 2, will
be held in the VFW Hall.
Sunday School 10 a. ’m.
Morning Message, 11 a. m.
Evening Message, 7:30 p.
The service of Communion will
be observed in the morning. The
guest minister is the Rev. Don P.
Wheeler, a third-year student in
Dallas Theological Seminary. Come
out and encourage this young man.
You will surely have a blessing
also.
For your weekly meditation con-
sider these verses from God’s
Book:
“For the life of the flesh is in
the blood ... it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the
soul.” — Leviticus 17.11.
“Much more then, being now
justified by His blood, we shall be
saved from wrath through him.”
— Romans 5.9.
Vouth Tells of
Camp Life at
t Lions Meeting
Justin Dennis Ethridge who at-
tended the Lions Club Crippled
Children’s Camp near Kerrville,
gave an interesting account of his
experiences in the camp, Thurs-
day, at the noon luncheon meet-
ing of the Electra Lions Club. He
had attended a two week’s session
at the camp as protege of the local
club. Lion B. L. Stevenson who
went to the camp last week to
bring the boy home, was responsi-
ble for the program and he also
told of his impressions on visiting
the camp. .
Paul Jones, vice president, pre-
sided over the meeting in the ab-
sence of the president, LeRoy
Reynolds.
Paul Jacobs was introduced as
a visitor.
"Voice” of
Talking Mule
Visits Here
Chill Wills, noted movie actor
and well known as the “voice of
Francis” the talking mule, made a
brief visit to Electra 'Tuesday af-
ternoon after having been arrested
at Burkburnett and brought to
Electra from there by Chief of
Police H. W. Sikes of Electra.
A large crowd gathered to greet
the famous visitor as news had
traveled by the "grapevine” earlier
in the day and many were in
town, especially cnildren, who
were given pictures of the famous
star as souvenirs.
Camera fans were on hand, and
Wills was very gracious and co-
operative, flashing his famous grin
to those making pictures.
He was introduced by T.
Moore. A police chief badge was
presented to him, in behalf of the
Electra citizens because "He had
Orchestra at Youth
Center Mon. Night
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stephens,
sponsors for the Youth Center for
the coming year announce that an
orchestra will be present for the
Monday night session.
The young people took
this past Monday night and it
decided to open the Youth Center
each Monday night during the rest
of the summer at 9 p. m.
Every one from the ages of 14
and through college age is eligible
to attend these play party nights.
Adults are always welcome at any
time.
Plan now to attend these play
sessions and enjoy wholesome, Mrs Bullar4 at
North Wichita St., after illness of
long duration. Interment was in
the Electra Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Otis Pulliam,
Cecil Hanks, Virgil Brown, Bill
Burroughs and Hugh Lee of Elec-
( tra and C. J. Cahron Sr, of Sey-
mour.
The deceased was a native of
I Mississippi but moved to Texas in
his youth. He was a resident of
( Paducah, Cottle County, for many
years and came to Electra about
two months ago.
Survivors include his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Bullard and Mrs.
Sarah Martindale of Modesto, Cali-
fornia; a son, Walter D Bivens of
Midland. The son was present for
the final rites but Mrs. Martindale
was unable to be present.
Church Group
Buys Building
on Highway 25
Members of the congregation of
tr.e Electra Community
have nought a 24x50 foot
building and large lot in
southwest part of the
State Highway 25 from Mr. and
Mrs. Artie Segrest. Beginning
this week members of the church
expect to work on Monday and
Friday night on a remodeling pro-
gram to prepare the structure for
a place of worsaip. C. L. (Pete)
Gilbert, Sol Tuttle and others are
leading in the movement.
The Community Church holds its
regular services in the Veterans of
Foreign Wars hall on East Cleve-
land Avenue and will continue to
do so until their new church is
ready for occupancy. Rev. Paul B.
•JJaist of Dallas has been tne pas-
tor but last Sunday was his last
day here. He has accepted a posi-
tion as teacher of English, New|
Testament, Greek and Theology in
the College of Liberal Arts and
Bible Institute in Cedarville, Ohio,
and is leaving Dallas this week for
Cedarville. He has been working
toward his THD degree in tne Dal-
las Seminary in Dallas.
Until such time as the Electra
Community Church calls a regular
pastor they will be served by Rev.
D. P. Wheeler and Dr. Henry Wit-
ler of Dallas, wo will hold regulai
services here.
Church of God
Revival Meeting
o Continue
Rev. R. J. Dunn, pastor, an-
nounces that Dr. Helen Morrow,
evangelist, is attracting much int-
erest in aer series of sermons in
the revival meeting now in pro-
gress at the Churc.i of God, corner
North Electra Street and Fast
Michigan. Her subject Friday night
will be "The Holy Ghost” For
Saturday night. “True Disciple-
ship” and for the Sunday after-
noon service, beginning at 2
o'clock, she will review her life
story on how she was converted
from Catholicism. The public is
invited to attend all of these ser-
vices.
Services begin each evening at
7:45. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
E. W. Eggenberg, assistant super-
intendent will be in change.
Maj. Robinson Risner who flew
108 missions as a jet pilot in Ko-
rea and who is credited with down-
ing 8 MIGS and crippling two oth-
ers, visited his brother, Rev. G. W.
Risner and family in Electra last
Thursday Maj. Robinson returned
to the states five months ago and
is now stationed at the Clovis, N.
M., AFB. His wife and 5-year-old
son, Robbie, accompanied Risner to
Electra. He has received an as-
signment of duty in Germany and
(expects to leave for Europe on
Aug. 3.
Mrs Mary Sue (Peggy) Moore
received a cablegram Tuesday af-
ternoon, announcing the death of
Moore, age 33, in Weisbaden,
her husband, Capt. Joe Clovis
Germany, on July 27 of asphyxia-
tion,. Details of the tragedy will
be forwarded by letter according to
the text of the message from'
Maj. Gen. John H. McCormick,
director of military personnel oi
the Us Air Force in Germany.
Survivors include his wife, two
small sons, Perry Joe and David
Lee, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Moore, Oklaunion; a sister, Mrs.
Doug Williams, Electra; six bro-
thers, Leslie, Melvin, Wallace and
Elzy of Oklaunion; Clayton of
Big Lake and Gordon Dale Moore
of Vernon.
Mrs Moore said Wednesday that
she expects to have her husband’s
remains returned to Electra for
final rites and burial but arrange-
ments will await further notice
from army officials in Germany.
^lvvultx ______ ________ Chief Warrant Officer Robert
5 been such a model prisoner, and|W. Weaver, clerk in the office of
had given so little trouble.”
Wills has been on a good will
tour of Texas towns in behalf of
the different pictures in which he
has recently appeared.
Truce Sligned in
Korea Sun. 7 PM
Halts Bloody War
A truce was signed in Seoul,
Korea, at 7 p. m. Sunday, Electra
standard time, or 10 a. m., Mon-
day, Korean time Twelve hours
after a cease fire was ordered and
troops of the United Nations and
the Communists pulled back to
designated lines. There was fight-
ing going on in several sectors
throughout tne night, Sunday
night. By Monday noon, the pre-
parations were under way to ex-
change prisoners of war. Monday
Aug. 5 is the date set to begin the
POW exchange. The United Na-
tions Command has promised to
deliver about 2,700 daily including
360 sick and wounded. Tne Com-
munists say they will release 12,-
363 captives, including 3,313
Americans.
( Gen. Mark W. Clark signed the
truce papers for the United Na-
tions and accompanied by Lt. Gen.
William K. Harrison Jr., senior
Allied truce delegate returned to
Tokyo, Japan.
Players for peace were offered
in Electra churches Sunday and
there was no outward display of
ioy over the news of the cease-fire
orders, although the people in gen-
eral are relieved and grateful over
the apparent end of the war which
started in June 1950. Pres. Dwight
Eisenhower announced that he is
sending Sec. of State John Foster
Dulles to confer with
Pres. Syngman Rhee
problems.
Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson
senate minority leader, will join
other members of a senatorial
delegation in flying to Korea "to
help to obtain an honorable peace
and put an end to killing of men”
ae said.
Watering Days
Still in Force
Although the water situation is
since the recent
of the city com-
mission in their regular meeting
Monday decided against repeal of
the ordinance which put restric-
tions on use of city water. It was
reported that approximately two
feet of water was added to the new
lake southwest of Electra but no
additional water was received in
the city lake north of Electra. City
Sec T. T Weatherall reported taat
the rules for watering grass and
flowers will remain in force at the
present time.
The lightened restrictions allow
watering by zones. The city was
divided into three zones for con-
venience Zone No. 1 includes all
of the area south of the railroad.
Watering is allowed in that sec-
tion on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Zone No. 2 includes the area
east of Main and nort.i of the
railroad where watering is allowed
on Mondays and Fridays.
Zone No. 3 includes the area
west of Main and north of the
railroad where watering is per-
mitted on Wednesdays and Satur-
days.
It was observed that by reason-
able conservation of the available
supply of water the amount will be
sufficient for actual needs through
the summer months.
J. F. Lavender
New Constable
Precinct No. 4
J. F. Lavender who served two
years as Justice of Peace of Pre-
cinct No. 4 and prior to that serv-
ed as constable, was appointed
Monday by Wichita County Com-
missioners Court, as constable to
serve the unexpired term of Ed
Theile
Thiele resigned April 15 to ac-
cept a position on the Electra Po-
lice force and the place had been
vacant since then. J. R. Carter is
justice of peace, having been elect-
ed in 1952 elections. He presides
over the precinct court.
In the Monday meeting of com-
missioners court the assembly vot-
ed to furnish transportation in
precinct owned trucks, for some
100 Wichita County 4H club mem-
bers to attend the annual summer
encampment to be held at Perkins
Reservation near Burkburnett.
Registration for the encamp-
ment starts on the afternoon of
Aug. 6. All young people wanting-
transportation from the Electra
precinct are advised to be at the
Electra High School building at 2
p. m. Club members of Precinct 1
will meet at the county court
house at Wichita Falls. For Pre-
cinct 2 meet at city hall and Pre-
cinct 2 meet at city hall at Burk-
burnett and Precinct 3 at Iowa
Park High School.
A new assistant district attor-
ney, Bradie E. Richie was named
and his salary was set at $4,800
per year.
Robert Wesley Hatcher, age 23,
was fatally injured about 4:30 p.
m. Thursday, in an accident which
took place while he and otner
members of the crew were moving
a drilling rig belonging to E. O.
Morgan of Electra and G. C Butts
of Wich’ta Falls on a Waggoner
pasture^ xse 15 miles southwest of
Elecf rlis skull was fractured,
right .'broken and back injured
when a section of IOI2 inch sur-
face pipe fell on him. He was
brought to the Electra Hospital in
a James B. Totten & Son ambul-
ance. Death took place about tared
hours after the accident.
Two crews were on hand when
the tragedy took place Willie
Chambers of Burkburnett, was the
driller under which Hatcher was
employed. Others of taat crew
were George Scarborough and A
D. Ramsey of Burkburnett. Martin
Southerland of Electra was said to
have been the driller of the other
group. Mr. Morgan was there and
he was obliged to drive to Harrold
to reach a telephone to call the
ambulance.
Death came before any members
of the boy’s family reached Elec-
tra.
Funeral services were held at
the Randlett Baptist Church Sun-
day at 3 p. m. Burial was in the
Randlett Cemetery under direc-
tion of the Owens and Brumley
Funeral Home of Burkburnett.
Rev. Jay Jaggers, pastor of the
Valley View Baptist Church, was
assisted by Rev. Tom Lutner, pas-
tor of the Randlett Baptist Church,
in the officiating rites.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Flora Hatcher of Randlett;
four brothers, E. W. of Ixtapa,
Mexico; Ray Dean of Wichita
Falls; Philip and Howard Hatcher
of Randlett; four sisters, Mesdam-
es Mary Ellen Stewart and Miss
Merle Hatcher, Oklahoma City;
Misses Sharon and Charlotte Hat-
cher of Randlett.
Falls hospital Friday night. Burial
was in the Electra Cemetery under
direction of James B. Totten and
Son Funeral Home.
The deceased was a native of
Milam County, Texas, and had re- the University of Texas Longhorn
qi e u u eC raf • ^°Ut 35 years- football team and one year on the
She had been a faithful member of
the Assembly of God Church here
more than thirty years.
Pallbearers were J. M. Towles,
Jim Swindell, R. C. Sanders, A. E.
Rodgers, Ben Caldwell and H. T.
Westbrook.
Survivors include tnree sons^
Artie Segrest, Electra; Lee Segrest
of New Mexico and Eual Jenkins
whose wereabouts are unknown;
two brothers, Sam Lowery, Electra
and William Lowery, Rogers;' and
six grandchildren.
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Begin Sept. 1st
Supt. Gerald Barber announces
that the Electra scaools will open
their doors Sept. 1. This is earlier
than has been customary in the
past. Labor Day will be observed
as a holiday, he further stated,
and other area schools are begin-
j ning on Aug. 31 wita the exception grest, age 73, who died in a Wichita
also be available as Mr. .Cathcart
will assist his wife in her new
duties.
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