Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1956 Page: 1 of 12
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Jolly Jamboree
Plans Released
Electrans Win
Honors in
livestock Show
To Report Fire |
DIAL
Social Security
Representative
to be in Electra
Lone Star Gas
Company Appoints
New Manager
: Club
White
Northside PTA
Releases Yearbook
Church Night
Supper Wednesday
Methodist Church
J&f. and Mrs. Billy Joe Taylor
and son, Bill visited friends and
relatives in Electra last week end.
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ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA C OUNTY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1956
Tests Incomplete; Three Sands
in Nick Urban Discovery Well
Electra Women
Attend National
Meet in San Antonio
of the i-oom mothers of the PTA.
Money made ,on this night will be
used to carry on PTA work qnd
for child welfare
The Electra Quarterback
met Monday night in the '
Rose Club loom. Kary Allums,
president, presided over the meet-
ings
Coach Turner gave a report on
Junior High victory over Seymour
and Coach Wilson gave a report
on the Tigers victory over Padu-
cah. -
A business meeting followed in
which time the club voted to buy
an oxygen inhalor which would be
presented to the Athletic Depart-
ment. An order has been placed
/for the inhalor and they expect
it in the near future.
Dad’s nighty will be held Oct. 12
during the game between Nocona
and Electra at the Electra field.
On this night Dads are admitted
free to the game and will sit on
the side line and wear the same
number as their son during the
game.
Buster Slack, secretary of the
club, requested' that all merch-
ants that purchased advertising
in the game programs to please
send their checks to the Quarter-
back Club.
Anyone interested in supporting
the Tigers is invited to become a
member of the Quarterback Club.
The next meeting will be Monday
night Oct. 1, 1956 at 7:30 p.m. at
the White Rose Club Room.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holcomb
attended the funeral services of
Miss Ann Goble, former teacher
of Electra Junior High School.
Services were held in the Presby-
terian Church of Itasca, Texas on
Sept 15 at 10 a. m.
A representative of the Social
Security Administration will be in .
Electra on Wednesday, Oct. 24,
Nov 28 and Dec 19. in the direc-
tors room of the Electra State
Bank at 10 a m
Persons who desire information
or assistance in Social Security
matters ore invited to meet jyith
the representative?
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(By Abby Cooper)
Although the ranks of the early
settlers who pioneered in the
Beaver Creek area south of Elec-
tra have narrowed to a thin line,
fond memories were recalled as
descendants of the founders of
the Beaver Creek Cemetery, the
Beaver Creek School and the
Marvin Hamilton Chapel, a Meth-
odist meeting house in which
farmers and ranch people wor-
shipped, met Monday for the An-
nual Beaver'Creek Homecoming
and Memorial Service.
The 'event is, sponsored each
year by the Beaver Creek Ceme-
tery Associat’on which was org-
anized in xJ-18. George B. ‘ Ancell
Jr., son of the late George B. An-
cell Sr, one of the early settlers,
is president of the association.
His wife, Maggie, serves each year
as chairman of registration of the
guests. Miss Lida Wilkinson who
was reared in the Ronda commun-
' ity on Beaver Creek and who was
the last teacher of the Beaver
Creek school which was consoli-
dated with the Electra school dis-
trict some years ago, is secretary
of the association. Mrs. Myrtle
Guthrie Towery of Electra is
among the leaders in the organ-
ization which has in recent years
promoted a marvelous improve-
ment program which included the
cleaning up of the whole ceme-
tery site, building and adequate
fence, installing an attractive
memorial arch at the gate bear-
ing the date, 1884, when the ceme-
tery Was established and the year
the metal arch supported by rock
columns was built. A -water well
with pumping facilities has made
possible the -year-round preserva-
tion of flowers and shrubs.
Another project made possible
by the citizens of the community
and the Cemetery Association was
the preservation of the school
house as a community meeting
place and for use in the annual
Memorial Sendees. The frame-
work for a tabernacle over which
taipaulins can be stretched / to
shade the long table used in serv-
ing the annual basket dinner was
erected of pipe welded together
and has proved beneficial.
For the 1956 memorial program
the Rev. William Hamilton, Meth-
odist minister of Abilene, son of
the late Mr and Mrs. J. T. Ham-
5000 feet of oil was said to .
been registered.
The No. 2 test was made at
5764-81 feet. Gas surfaced iX 55
Quarterback
Club Purchases
Oxygen Inhalor
A Free X-Ray
for
every Chest or Bust!
Dickey & McGann ,
Oct. 18 P. M. all day Oct. 19-20
Committees Named
for “Trick or
Treat” Project
Representatives from
church youth groups met
Sunday’ afternoon in the Presby-
terian (phurch and organized the
Calvin T. Brooks, a Lone Star
Gas Company employee sindfc 1949
has been appointed local manager
for the company at Electra, Dis-
trict Manager J. Ben Boston of
Vemon has announced. *
Mr. Brooks, of Vernon, suc-
ceeds John L. Cooper who has
been transferred to Lone Star’s
Marlin district of distribution as
district foreman.
The new Electra manager had
formerly served as chief clerk of
the company's Vernon District
since April, 1952. In his new posi-
tion he will supervise the gas
maintenance and service opera-
tions for the approximately 2,000
customers in Electra and Harrold.
Mr. Brooks was born and rear-
ed in Seymour. He completed his
high school education there and
later took a course in distributive
education. *
After serving 25 months in the
Navy during World War II as a
Phannkcists Mate with a rating
of clerical technician, he was em-
ployed by Lone Star at Seymour.
He first served as laborer and
was promoted to the position of
storekeeper within nine months.
He served in that position until
he was named chief clerk at Ver-
non in 1952.
Mr. Brooks was a member of
the Vemon Junior Chamber of
Commerce and took an active
part in the Baptist Church.
He is married to the former
Miss Joan Edwards of Seymour
and they have two children, Skip-
per, 10, and Jolynn, 6.
J. L. Clayton who underwent
surgery for the second time Wed-
nesday* morning in a Wichita Falls
hospital is reported to be resting
fairly well. A call for volunteer?
.for- blood donations for him was
issued here Wednesday.
going to each organization
work in civic projects.’
Subscription: $2.50 per annual
s
Military Schools
Entrance Exams
Set for Boys
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson has
announced that Civil Service ex-
aminations for Texas boys seek-
ing appointment in 1957 to the
Army, Navy and Air Force service
schools will be held Nov. 20 at 71
cities and towns throughout the
state
Senator Johnson uses the re-
sults of these examinations as a
guide in making his appointments
to the mil it ar academies.
Entrance requirements vary,
but all three academies require
that appointees be United States
citizens. In the case of applicants
to be considered by Senator John-
son, they Must be residents of
Texas. They must be between the
ages of 17 and 21 years upon
entry, must be single and must
pass a rigid medical examination
and a physical aptitude test
Candidates for the Air Force
Academy must be able to pass the
medical examination for flying
training dnd a pilot aptitude test*
Persons interested in taking the
competitive examination on Nov-
ember 20‘ are advised to write
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, > Sen-
ate Office Building, Washington,
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The Electra chapter of the Fu-
ture Farmers bf America, coached
by Vocational Agriculture teacher
Wade Bailey, took three grand
ch ampionships in the junior live-
stock show at the Texas-Okla-
homa Fair at Iowa Park. In the
Holstein show David Jansen, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jansen,
won top award; Troy Gilbert, son
of Mr. and Mi's. R. A. Gilbert,
won the purple banner for Guern-
seys, and James Morrow, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morrow, took
championship Jerseys.
Other area boys winning hon-
ors were: Donald Richter of Iowa
Park, Tom Gordon of Indiahoma,
Okla., Wayne Gooch of Harrold,
reserve champion Jersey,
In the Junior Dairy Heifer div-
ision Leon Huff of Harrold took
1st, Curtis Carter of Wicmta
Falls, 4th, David Jansen of Elec-
tra 5th and Donald Richter of
Iowa Park 6th.
Holstein Junior heifer winners
were: David Jansen, 1st; senior
heifer winners were Neal Pace of
Electra, 1st, Donroy Klikerman of
Iowa Park, 2nd; Joe Houtchens
of Harrold 3rd and Deryl James
of Iowa Park 4th.
In gilts Duroc division, John
Millhollon won 3rd, Troy Gilbert
won 6th and Harrold Haynes,
7th. All three of these boys are
from Electra.
Although three sands, reported
to be in Strawn basal conglomer-
ate formation below 5,000 feet
Have been tyicovered in the And-
erson & Pritchard Oil Corporation
No. 1, Nick Urban Estate, nine1
miles north of Electra, the po-
tential has <not been determined.
The semi-wildcat in the Red River
area, subdivision No. 207, Wag-
goner Colony ' Lands, staged a
spectacular blowout when the
drillstem was being pulled from
the hole, Wednesday; Sept. 19,
which set off quite a bit of ex-
citement in this area. Various
means are said to have been used
in surveying the hole and in ef-
forts to bring the test into pro-
duction. It is evident to the most
casual observer that high grade
crude oil has been discovered.
The quantity and the life expec-
tancy of this, the deepest pay
strata ever found in the Electra
area is the paramount .question
among operators interested in the
development of the oil resources
of this particular part of Texas.
Drillstem test on the top show-
ing was reported to have been
made at 5743-63 feet. Gas surfac-
ed in three minutes and oil flowed
in 55 minutes. The tool was left
In t!he above picture is Mm
Fred Wooten, first vice president
of the Northside Elementary PTA.
She has planned the programs for
the coming year. The yearbook has
been printed and is ready for the
members. The program theme is
“We the Poople ■ -Spotlight Our
School.” To be of a greater service
to our school we must as parents
and citizens, have a I etter under-
standing of tihem and their leaders.
Mrs. Wooten hopes that through
this program we will be united in
our efforts to improve and strengt-1
hen our fa’’th in them.
Northside has for the past sev-
eral years earned off high honors
in their yearbook. Many hours go
into the compilation of this year-
book in order that it will be ready
for distribution by tire beginning
of the school year.
Mrs. Wooten has been active in
PTA work for the past four years.
She is a member of the First Bap-
tist Church, where she is a Sun-
day School teacher in the Junior
Dept. She is also chairman of Cir-
cle five in the UMS.
She has served as Den Mother
for Den 2 in Cub Scouts for the
past two years. She is also presi-
dent of the Friendly Crochet Club
Mrs. Wooten has one son, Bill,
who is in the fifth grade at First
Ward.
A church night supper has been
planned for Wednesday, Oct. 3,
from 6:30 to 8:00 p. m. at the
Methodist Church. The pastor,
Rev. Foy Thomas, will show
Kodachrome pictures of his va-
cation trip this past summer. The
pictures will include scenes of
Pikes Peak, the Denver Gardens,
Yellowstone National Pork, Bryce
Canyon and the Grand Canyon.
The public is invited to attend.
Tigers Slay
Dragons 24-0
The Electra Tigers and the Pa-
ducah Dragons tangled Friday
■night at Paducah with the Tigers,
getting into the winning column
again, with their 24-0 win over
the Dragons. ,
. From the start the Tigers had
Et winning determination.
The game was off to a good
start when Jerry Snider’s kick-
off landed deep in the Dragon
territory. The Dragons fumble
was recovered by Bill Lee on
their 30 yard line. Harold Haynes .
. — —I on
the next play Freddie Carter
carried the ball to the four yard
line before he was brought down.
Jerry Snider went over for the
first TD. Jerry Trentham’s extra
point kick was good, but a pen-
alty on the play forced a re-kick
which was blocked.
Minutes later the Tigers were
in possession of the ball. Carter’s
pass to Snider brought the ball
deep in Dragon territory. Stanley
Leishner went over for Electra’s
second score. The extra point try
failed. The first quarter ended
12-0.
The second quarter ended with
the Dragons playing hard in Tiger
territory with neither team being
able to score.
In the second half Electra kick-
ed to Paducah. On the second play
they fumbled and Electra recov-
ered and immediately Electra
fumbled. Snider received the ball
on'-their fourth down making a
20 yard run with splendid block-
ing of the Tiger team. Royce Rey-
nolds made a gain of 8 yards and
again Haynes was on hand to pick
up a first down. Reynolds went
over for the third TD. The extra
poin try again failed. At the end
of the third quarter Electra re-
ceived the ball on the fourth,
down. Snider made 15 yards and
Reynolds made 15 yards. Snider
went over for another score.
The final gun ended a challenge
between both teams to try to
change the score. The game ended
with a Tiger victory.
The outstanding player for this
gome is fertainly hal'd to pick.
The Tiger team worked together
and their good blocking and tack-
ling resulted in a game all Elec-
tra could be proud of. Bill More,',
a star player on the team was out
due to a fractured ankle received
in practice Inst week. Rayce Rey-
nolds, who replaced More, made
an excellent showing. Jerry Snider
will be our selection as the out-
standing player. Others showing
well were Harold Haynes, Fred-
die Carter, Bobby Whisnand and
Bill Lee.
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The^Northside Parent Teacher
Association wants to remind the
citizens of Electra of the Jolly
Jamboree, money making project
of the unit fo nthe year, which will
be at the Electra High School on
October 16, starting at 6:00 p. m.
Hot dogs ,cold drinks, cakes, pie
and coffee wil Ibe sold in the caf-
eteria, come and eat supper.
The show in the auditorium will
start 7:00 p. m. The admission
for this show will be 255 cents for
adults and 15 cents foi' children.
It will consist of First Ward Tal-‘
ent with all the children enrolled
in First Ward school participating
under the direction of Mrs. Sam!
S. eCleese. Jr. Following this will
be a “Miss America Contest,” with
dads and men of Electra partici-
pating and you should see these
contestants.
Entries up to date are Jack
Ellis, Fred Wooten, D. R, Eakin,
Jr, J. J. Groff, Donald Givens,
Bobby Dovel, Raymond Beaver
and Willie McSpadden as master!
of ceremonies. ( men; Publicity, Felicia-Douglas,
If you are interested in entering Marie Greer and Juanita Stewart,
a Dad as a beauty contestant call! newspaper; Charlene Jones, Anna
Mrs Donald Givens, chairman of' Dell Ford, and Kay Groff, window I
the show | display; Betty Barrow. Greta Noe, ---- ---- —-
When itflie show is over thereAvill! Leighreno Thomason and Jackie open_one 5°ur and recovery ofr
., 5000 feet of oil was said to have
Mesdames Jess Graham and
Jack Marshall left Saturday after-
noon for San Antonio to attend
the National Home Demonstra-
tion Council which is meeting for
the first time in Texas. They will
also remain over in San Antonio
to attend the Texas Home Demon-
stration Association which con-
vened Wednesday, immediately
after the close of the national pro-,
gram.
The national council program
started Sunday. Club members
from every state of the USA and
from Puerto Rico and Hawaii
were in attendance.
National Letter
Writing Week to be
Observed Oct. 7-13
National Letter Writing Week
will again be celebrated in city
and state during the week of
Oct. 7 to 13, Postmaster W. P.
Slaton announced today.
Commenting on the significance
of National Letter Writing Week
Mr. Slaton pointed out that each
year since 1938 this event has
been observed as a reminder of
the real meaning of a personal
letter. Emphasizing the tradition-
al sancity of the letter mail, Mr.
Slaton reminded Electra resi-
dents that one of the basic Amer-
ican Freedom^ is the uncensored
transmission of their First Class
mail.
It is the most valuable possess-
ion of the citizens of a free coun-
try. We all know the human im-
portance of letter writing,” Mr.
Slaton stated "the way in which
it holds scattered families togeth-
er, of giving comfort and love and
news to all the people of the land.
But its value is immeasurably
greater than that. Its implica-
tions are almost infinite.
We in America have the priv-
ilege of uncensored and unlimited
means of communication. With
this in mind, I urge all citizens of
Electra to join me in tliis national
celebration. Lets make National
Letter Writing Week for 1956 the'
greatest ever.
Large Crowd at Beaver
Creek Annual Reunion Monday
ilton, pioneers of that area,
piyiched the memorial sermon.
A.- C. Rippy of Electra pre-
sided, Mrs. Edith G. Falls
of Electra, serving as pianist.
Rev. Foy Thomas, pastor of the
Electra First Methodist Church,
offered the invocation. Rev. E. H.
Cobum of Electra retired Meth-
dHisb minister, and Rev. C. C.
Davis of Iowa Park, a£e 95, also
a retired Methodist minister,
spoke briefly. Both were pastors
of the Beaver Creek (Hamilton
Chapel) Methodist Church in the
early days. Rev. Coburn led the
singing.
A fitting and touching ceremon-
ial was the placing of flowers in
a vase, one by one, each in mem-
ory of a loved one who had passed
away during the past year. Mrs.
R. J. Bradley Jr., of Beaver Creek
was in charge of this ceremony.
Masfbr Don Wayne Ancell sang a
solo, with his sister, Sandra An-
cell playing the accompaniment.
The children are son and daugh-
ter of Wayne and Violet Guthrie
Ancell of Wichita Falls, both nat-
ives of the Beaver Creek com-
munity.
Sons and daughters of the late
J. T. Hamiltons, with their hus-'
bands and wives, formgd a choral
group which sang gospel hymns
learned in their childhood. Rev.
Davis led the benedictory pray-
er
Mrs.
Wilkinson sang,a duet. Rev. Co-
burn spoke in behalf of the as-
sociation in presenting a book
"Women of the Bible” to Mrs.
Towery in memory of her son,
Delmer Lee Towery. The book will
be placed in a shelf dedicated to
him in the Electra Public Library.
(Continued on back page)
i be ten concessions scattered over' Broderson, TV and Radio; Car-1
m Milford, Marsha Brown and (
Ann McLaughlin, elementary1
i minutes but only 8 feet of heavy
; oil and mud, no water, came up.
I Flow pressure was 30
1 Bottom hole pressure ’
pounds for 30 minutes.
The third and deepest showing
at 5805-36 feet was given the
sund-frac treatment early this
• week and late reports from the
'ocahon indicate that if profitable
produtcion is not developed from
that strata, it will be sealed off
and efforts will be concentrated
>n the higher levels. Some oil has
been run into storage it was re-
sorted Thursday morning but the
tests have not yet been conclud-
ed.
In 'the meantime, repprts indi-
?ate that other tests will be
drilled in that area in the near fu->
ture
The Texas Company has recent-
ly completed new producers and
rejuvenated old producers bj
deepening and ciefinouts on the
Bickley lease northeast of Elec-
tra.
Two new completions in the
Electra area in Wichita County
are the John Swanner No. 6,
Ethridge and McCormick, block 6
Palo Pinto School Lands survey,
flowed 130.25 barrels of 42 grav-
ity oil per day from pay found at
4020-24 feet. The. locatidh is four
miles north of Holliday. The Ray
Lorens et al, No. 1 C. Birk Estate
block 22, Douthitt Survey, Wich-
ita County, three miles south of
Iowa Park reported a potential of
119 barrels a day from 4123-36
feet.
A new producer in the Gray-
back field, Wilbarger County,
sounthwest of Electra, is the Wag-
goner Estate No. HH-13, section
24, block 4, H&TC RR Survey 8
miles southeast of Harrold. The
well flowed 138.6 barrels a day
on its initial test of sand found at
3856-75 feet.
Lions Club
Carnival Set
for Oct. 8,9,10,
A carnival sponsored by the
Electra Lions Club has been
scheduled for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Oct^S, 9 and 10,
from 6:30 p. m. until 10:30 p. m.
This is the first of an annual af-
fair to be sponsored by the Lions
Club, which will be held in the’
parking lot across the street from
Modem Market and Paul’s Mar-
ket on North Main -Street.
There will be rides for all ages Picked up two first downs "and
including: ferris wheel, kiddies
ferris wheel, rollei* coaster, rollo
plane, merry-go-round, and kid-
dies auto rides.
In addition to the rides there
wilj be 20 booths including, fish-
ing concession, hoop throw, dunk-
ing pond, cake walk, bingo, milk
can pitch, doll rack, dart throw-
ing. nickel throw, string pull,
football throw, clothes pin pitch,
cigarette game and duck pond.
Civic clubs sponsoring these
booths are: Lions Club, Band
Parents, First Wal’d PTA, Thomp-
son Ward PTA, Fire Dept., B&PW
Club, Senior Class, Junior Class,
Sophomore Class, Freshman Class,
Quarterback Club. Explorer
Scouts and other Scout Troops
and Happy Blue Birds.
There will be fun and enjoy-
ment for all ages, with proceeds
for
Ladies Auxiliary
Visit Sheppard
AFB Hospital
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW
Post 4b45, made their regular
visit to Sheppard AFB Hospital to
entertain the men of ward 112
Ladies making the
trip were Mesdames Lourine
Bailey,Ar tie Marlow and
Lane.
Ladies making the cakes were
Mesdames Artie Marlow, Lillie
Lane, Agnes Boone and those
sending candy and gum were Mes-
dames Frances Williams and
Lourine Bailey.
It was announced tht Bobby
Hale, district president, vi). be in
Electra Thursday night, Oct. 4.
Every member is requested to at-
tend.
McLaughlin,
schools. Sandra Drcnnen. Wanda 1
Morrison and Glenda Wilson, ser-
vice clubs; Jane Ann Griffin.Carla
Cambron and Janet Hixon, church
bulletins, Eddie Hart, Don Wilson,
Bob Groff, Leslie Parker, and
Jimmy Barrow collection boxes.
John Millhillollon, Sam McSpad-
den and Barry Jones, Boy Scouts,
Kay Begeman and Paulette Wal-
ton, Blue Birds.
The steering committee with
adult advisors from each church
will meet next Sunday, Sept 30.
at 3 p.m for one hour at the First
Christian Church.
terian (
steering’ committee for the Hal-
loween Trick or Treat Project for
the World’s .Starving children.
One hundred fifty nine dollars
was collected by forty two young
| people and children accompanied
I by a youth member. It is hoped
, many more will assisf"this year
so that every block may be
i covered.
The group present voted to di-
vide the town into precincts with
each participating church youth
group ..sponsible for a particular
precinct.
The following were named on
the steering committee for this
year- Peggy Westbrook, chairman
Sherry Marsh, Kay Groff, Sarah
Carlisle, Elaine Palmer, Nancy
Foster. Jan Cato, and Sherry Cur-
rington were named vice chair-
Felicia - Douglas,
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