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VOLUME 61 /-NUMBER 4
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Under discussion by the board
the
Accident Victim
Squadron
in
this
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Is Daughter Of
Electra Resident
Swimming Pool
Slates Final
Series Of Classes
their
work
Despite efforts of the
Epsilon Sorority members
an
to
blood
with
for
Woman Power
Survey Falls
Short Of Goal
the
212
is
in-
enjoyed 'in the Roy Power
home here.
Present for the occasion we-
re Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Paul-
hamer and family of. Motto-
town, N. IL, Mr. and Mrs. Dav-
id Candtas of os Angeles, Ca-
lif., Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wesmer
of McAdoo, Pa., and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Power Jr. and family
of .Wichita Falls.
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of
of
Meet Scheduled
Friday By VFW
A meeting of the VFW Post
4145 will be held Friday even-
ing, July 12, in the VFW Hall,
it was announced this week.
The meeting will begin at 8
p.m. All members are urged to
be in attendance for the meet-
ing.
Mrs. Maude Bates is visiting
in Levelland with her daught-
er, Mrs. M. A. Fullerton, and
family.
Area residents between 18
and 59 who pass a physical are
eligible to donate blood. Writ-
ten permission of a parent is
required for unmarried persons
under 21 unless in military ser-
vice. Blood can be donated at
eight week intervals but no
more than five times a year.
^Local blood officials urge all
area^ rt^ldents to tike advant-
age -7.
their fellow men with a blood
Board Makes Important
Changes In Ward Schools
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Sunday afternoon. The affoir -was held In the lovely new
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Nash with their sons and families -
ashosts.
Classes are scheduled to be-
gin in the Electra Schools on
Tuesday, Sept. 3.
This announcement was made
this week by School Supt. Wel-
don Snodgrass in response to
the many inquires being made
by parents.
Shelf life of meats (now a-
bout two days) in modem su-
permarkets is expected to cou-
ble with the introduction of new
antibacteria cleaning techniques
in meat-cutting rooms and the
use of nickel stainless steel
meat-handling equipment.
oi ’^is opportunity to help ' A* family reunion‘ was
Scene from "BANDOLERO1
donation. The need for
is constantly increasing
people the only source
donations.
Jack Haair and R. E Ray.
3upt. Snodgrass and 'School
Tax Assessor-Collector Lanier
Wilson were also present.
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The Red River Regional
Blood Mobile will be in Electra
on Friday, July 12, to give
area citizens an opportunity to
help "save a life" through a
blood donation.
Donations will be received by
the blood mobile from noon un-
til 6 p.m. in the basement of
the United Methodist Church.
Local registered nurses will
assist the blood mobile staff.
Donors will be registered by
members of the Ladies VFW
Auxiliary who wall also serv
refreshments. Mrs. Herbert
Ritchey is preident of the aux-
The final series of swimming iliary.
lessons at the Electra Swim-
ming Pool this summer will
begin Monday night, July 15,
according to Mr. and Mrs Lee
Roy Jonson, managers. I
Classes are held for begin-|
ners, advanced beginners, in- I
termediates and swimmers.
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tkX patrolmen enjoy,".. Monday _ through,
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Faye’s Cafe
To Open Saturday .
Opening Saturday in Electra
will be Faye’s Cafe, comer-of
N. Electra Street and Front
Street, it was announced this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cato arc
owners of the eating establish-
ment which was formerly oc-
cupied by Spider’s Steak House.
The cafe will be open - six
days a week beginning at 6
a m., and will feature a clean
and cool eating area.
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Join the fun. Trained life guard
are on duty at all times at the
pool.
the
Supt.
for
seventh and eighth grade stu-
dents to attend junior high
school and the sixth grade to
attend First Ward. Sixth grad-
ers have been attending junior
Friday. \ x
The instruction is free how-
ever a pool fee of $2.50 for
those in school and $5.00 for
older persons is charged. Red
Cross instructors are in charge
of the classes.
Beginner classes usually be-
gin at 7:30 with advanced be-
ginners starting at 7. The in-
termediates and swimmer clas-
ses begin at 8 p.m.
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atfon data •< ywr paper Mda
year aarne aa tae adfireaa label
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65, July 8, 94 and 65; July 9,
86* and 66, and July 10, 92 and
65.
Temperatures are
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Temperatures
Show Little
Variation Here
Temperatures in the Electra
area proved consistant this
past week with nighttime lows
in the 64-66 range and the day-
time highs from 86-94.
Only .03 inches of rain was
recorded during the period whi-
ch began July 4. The moisture
was recorded on July 7 at the
Electra Light Plant.
The readings as recorded by
the light plant were July 4, 87
and 64; July 5, 88 and 64; July
6, 85 and 66; July 7, 86 and
CHAMBER HIGHWAY COMMITTEE HERE
Training School
For Patrolmen
Slated By DPS
A training school for 120 new
patrolmen with the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety will
start July 30, Major Luther
Moore, Regional Commander,
announced today.
"We have several new bene-
fits to offer qualified young
men," Moore said. "For in-
stance, the pay during train-
ing is $500 per month and upon
graduation this is increased to
$571"
"Also, our selection methods
are more liberal in that
applicant is not requird
liye in Texas for one year
prior to employment, and the
entrance examination is given
every day at our larger offic-
es."
To qualify for employment
in the uniformed services of
the DPS, a man must be be-
tween the ages of 20 and 35,
not less than 5 feet 8 inches
tall, have a high school educa-
tion or its equivalent, be in
sound physical condition with
good vision and must be a
citizen of the United States.
"Among the many benefits
Family Reunion ■
Held.Rtecently/
Invpmrer'Home;
Social Security
Representative
Sets Meeting Date
A representative of the Social
Security Administration will be
in Electra at the Cliambej:^ of
Commerce, Tuesday, July 16,
from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. v
You are invited to meet with
the representative to file your
claim or to obtain information
or assistance concerning Social
Security.
The 1967 Amendments have
added an additional 60 days o<
hospital care under Medicare.
Hospital insurance will pay all
but $20 a day during this 80
day period which is in addition
to the 90 days already cover-
ed under Medicare. Contact
fice for more information.
A plan to divide the two ele-
mentary schools with grades
ohe, two and three in Dinsmore
and four, five and six in First
Ward was approved Monday
night by members of the Elect-
ra Board of Education meet-
ing in regular session.
The plan, proposed at
June meeting by School
Weldon Snodgrass, calls
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Funds Changed
In other business the trustees ,
agreed to bring $11,173.15 of the
interest and sinking fund now
in the 1st Savings and Loan in
Burkburnett to the Electra
State Bank, and to transfer
$10,000 from the local main-
tenance Jund to the building
fund at Electra Federal Sav-
ings and Loan Association.
The members considered bids
for carpeting and drapes for
the student center in the high
school (formerly the cafeteria)
as well as for the office areas.
The members decided to in-
vestigate further befoix' making
a decision.
A letter of appreciation from
Gerald Singletary, president,
Electra Little League, for the
concession stand and rest rooms
erected at the Sticker Bowl was
read to the group.''Work"was
recently completed on the prt>
ject^ut- the^Sttdeer^BowL^^-
Bids were opened on two
buses being offered for sale by
the school system. They were
rejected by the board and plans
made to hold the sale later.
The meeting was conducted
by Ed Foster Jr., president,
nd opened with prayer by
James Totten. Minutes of the
previous meeting were read by
Don Rowe and approved as
| read. Other board members
psum^wure ,. .Robert .White,' .
Red River Bloodmobile Slates
Trip To Electra Friday Afternoon
recorded
___ the morning of each date
for the past 24 hour period, ac-
cording to light plant officials.
photographic equipment
pairman with the 479 Field
Maintenance Squadron at
Georage AFB.
He has been stationed
California since February, 1967.
Sgt. Fisher is an aerospace
Force in June, 1966.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
E E. Fisher of Electra.
Terry Fisher
Promoted To
USAF Sargent
Terry Fisher who is stationed
at George Air Force Base,
Calif., received his sargeant
stripe there effective June 1,
1968.
Dgt. Fisher is an aerospace
nhotographic equipment re-
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in the elementary schools?</tt»i«<
fall was given by School./Supt. '
Weldon Snodgrass. -Bob • Holm-
es discussed possible^improjve^^;a •
ment in motor freight^aeryice
here. He and the two members
of his committee, Ed Hart and
Jay Mink, have been studying
this situation in the interests
of the city.
The meeting u’as held ^at ,
noon Tuesday in the Club Rohm
of the chamber office. J ■
pointed out, are >two weeks I
’annual vacation, all holidays
provided for by the Legislature,
modem liberal, retirement sys-
tems and group hospitalization
and life insurance plans, travel-
ing expenses and longevity pay,
and uniforms and all the ne-
cessary equipment to perform
their duties."
For complete information con-
cerning the position of patrol-
man, training and benefits,
Moore asked that those who
are interested contact the near-
est DPS patrolman or DPS of-
fice. “In return," he said,
they will {•'eceiyje complete
information in regard to the
application and examination."
City Council
Adopts New
Budget Friday
A budget for the coming year
was adopted Tuesday night hy
the Electra City Commission
meeting in regular session.
Members made a study of
the budget on Monday even
ing, and officially adopted it
at the meeting on Tuesday night.
The meetings were the first
for Harvey Bentley who has
been named by the board as
commissioner succeeding Hen-
ry Culpepper.
Culpepper is now serving as
mayor following the resigna-
tion of J. R. Bob Mowery, nw
associated with the Nomx Re-
gional Planning Commission.
Both have been tom down to
make way for the anticipated
building proect of the Electra
State Bank.
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This discussion was led by
the Industrial Foundation com-
This announcement was made I mittee. It was suggested by
at the Board of Directors meet- the board that the committee
ing of the Chamber held at continue its efforts toward se-
noon Tuesday. On the commit- curing a junior college.
tee are H. C. Greer, chairman. A report on the school sys-
Ed Hart, co-chairman, Ray B. | tern and the upcoming changes
Dickey Sr. and C. H. McGann.
The new expressway is due
to open in the latter part
August or tlic first part
September. Plans for the open-
ing are expected to include a
ribbon cutting ceremony.
Three new members of the
chamber board were present
for the meeting Weldon Snod-
grass has succeeded Ray B.
Dickey Jr. to the board. Don
j Rowe is represent ative of the
Electra Lions Club, and Mayor
Homy Culpepper represents
the City.
Five New
Members Named
To C of C
The Electra Chamber of
Commerce announced this we-
ek the addition of five new
members as the membership
campaign progresses.
New members are Modem
Butane Company, Westward Ho
Restaurant, Lanier Wilson,
Mrs. D. R. Preston and Harv-
ey Bentley.
Individuals or businesses de-
siring further information on
membership in this organiza-
tion should contact the chamb-
er office.
F. V. Brasfield, chamber
manager, will be happy to ans-
wer your questions concerning
prospective membership. New
members are always welcome
to the organization which is
primarily interested in Electra
and its future.
ROUND THE4
faTOWNUH
MAKING PLANS FOR EXPRESSWAY OPENING
Members of the Highway iwere the Woman Power Survey
Committee of the Electra bidding conducted, and the ef-
Chamber of Commerce are con- forts to have.- Electra consider-
templating plans for ceremon- cd as a location for the junior
ies in connection with the open- | college to be built in this afca-
ing of the Electra segment of ~ "
the Highway 287 Expressway.
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____ ________ starring James Stewart and
Dean" Martin. “BANDOLERO” starts at the Grand Theatre
Thursday for three big days.
Mrs. Bernice Pohlman spent
the July 4 holidays in Ryan,
Okla., visiting her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tom-
my Tyler.
Jeaanette WUlett
MAKING THE ELECTRA
SCENE arc a number of old
buildings in various states . o<
condition Some have been
pushed over and seemingly a-
bandoned, others arc just slow-
ly falling down and still others
arc being tom down in slow
motion.
Regardless of their condition
they are attractive to youngst-
ers who have reached the
“there’s nothing around hero to
do” stage of summer vacation.
A sloping roof resting on the
ground proves to be a great
slide, an open window in an
abandoned shack an invitation
to become an explorer and a
building being razed an excit-
ing place for games of tag.
What happens though if a
slder ends up with a broken
leg, an explorer falls through
a rotting floor or hide and
seekers end up under a falling
wall? When that happens will
we get up In arms and start
a local preventive campaignu
Wouldn’t you say the time for
this is before it happens?
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Dr. Travis White of Wichita
Falls will be-' the speaker lor
the morning services at the: '
Presbyterian Church here Sun-
day at 11 o’clock.
The church congregation ex-
tends an invitation to the pub-
lic to attend these services.
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Swirriming seems to be the
number one choice of most
young Electrons as a means
of "beating the heat" this sum-
mer.
Over 100 have taken advant-
age of the swimming lessons
being offered by the Electra
Swimming Pool. The final two-
week session of lessons is slat-
ed to begin Monday night
Why not take advantage of
| them and our swimming pool?
TAX MAN SAM SEZ:
If we have accumulated a
few thousand as the years go
on, we start to worry about
how much tax our children
will owe when we die. There
is an inheritance tax in the
State of Texas, and a federal
estate tax to consider. On the
federal tax you do not have to
file an estate tax return unless.,
your estate amounts to more
than $60,000. If you own com-
munity property this goes up
to $120,000.
Publication No. 448, a Guide
to Federal Estate and Gift
Taxation, is available for 25
cents from the Government
Printing Office. A 25 cent in-
vestment could help you avoid
a lot of problems for your
heirs.
OPEN HOUSE — Mr. and Mrs. Kenraid Nash, center
are shown with their sons, Jerry Nash, left, of Oklahoma City,
and Tom Nash, right, of Irving, during an open house held
Sunday afternoon. The affoir -was held in the lovely new
Chi
led
by their president, Mrs. Marvin
H. Anderson, Saturday’s survey
of employable women in
Electra area only reached
persons.
A joint meeting of the
dustrial Foundation and the In-
dustrial Committee of the Cha-
mber of Commerce is to be
held at p.m. on Friday, July
12, to discuss an intensive ef-
fort to reach more prospective
employable women.
It is felt that a minimum of
500 will be necessary before
any worth-while company will
consider possible location of
assembly line facilities in the
community.
Also ut the meeting, Mrs.
Ed Hart and Mrs. D. R. Pres-
ton, are to be asked to give a
report on the Seymour meet-
ing on July 3 when interested
people of Baylor County indicat-
ed their intent of locating the
junior college for District 28.
in that areas
Mrs. Robbye Francis Woods,
34, whose father, Leslie H.
Bryan, resides in Electra, was
killed Tuesday morning in a
car-truck collision on the north
bound bridge across the Red
River near Burkburnett which
injured six other persons.
Mrs. Woods was a passenger
in an auto driven by her hus-
band, C. R. Woods, 35, which
was reported to have rammed
into the rear of a large truck
loaded with steel concrete
forms.
Funeral services will be
I conducted Friday, July 12, at
10 am. from the chapel of the
James B. Totten and Son Fune-
ral Home with the Rev. William
G. Etheredge, pastor of First
I Baptist Church, officiating.
Interment will be in Minter
I Cemeteiy, Minter, Texas, at 4
p.m. '
The Woods family residence j
is in Artesia, New Mexico.
Mrs. Woods was bom July 23,
1933, in Cunningham, Texas.
Survivors include her hus-
band; two daughters, Sandra
Gail \<ind Memory and two
sons, James L. and Robbie
all of Artesia, N. M. her father
Leslie H. Bryan of Electra,
and two sisters, Mrs. Jewel
Hough of Santa Anna, Calif.,
and Mrs. Betty Sue Ayres of
San Francisco.
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ELEGTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY, 76360 THURSDAY, JULY 11,1968
/ Oil Equalization
Tax Board Meet
/vjA- meeting of the oil equali-
Etectra Independent School
District will be held at 10 a.m.
on* Friday, July 12.
The meeting will be held in
the high school, according to
Lanier Wilson, school tax asse-
ssor-collector.
-He' stressed the meeting
just for persons with oil
terests. Persons having ques1
ttors concerning their tax as-
sessment on oil interests should
attend the meeting.
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Even the rubble has been
cleared, and the old Electra
News Building is no more.
The building has been complet-
ed razed and the lot cleared on
North Main Street.
The building formerly oc-
cupied by Blue Bonnett Laund-
ry and Dry Cleaners has also
been tom down. Workers are
in process of completing
proect
high but have been ineligible |
for UIL competitive events
under recent rulings.
Placement of the sixth grade
in another building also makes
it possible to add more elect-
ives to the curriculum at jun-
ior high school as more class-
rooms are available.
Under the plan all students
will be in each grade school
the same number of years. All
teachers in each grade level
will be in one building enabl-
ing them to strengthen
programs by planning
together.
P. E. Program
It is also anticipated
stronger physical education pro-
gram can be conducted with
grades grouped more nearly
the same by age. In the same
way the plan is designed to
strengthen the music program
vnth..grades ;four,v five and six
being taught together.
Under the plan both
special education classes will
be held at the junior high. They
will remain as separate units,
however the two_teachers will
be able to plan work and pro-
grams together.
The matter of transportation
for students living near one
school and required to attend
another is also included in the
nuer . .Stv>d«lts . will^SUBBCrTvble at |
nearest ^sosM^ annuity ;the"school*near ‘ttiem ari$' I
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bus to and from the day of
classes.
Estimated enrollment under
the plan will be 249 students at
Dinsmore, 248 students at First
Ward and 205 at junior high
including the special education.
Ninth, ten, eleventh and twelfth
grade students will continue at-
tending the high school.
New Teacher
Three new teachers were
elected by the board for the
coming school year. Mrs. Elea-
nor Dorsett was named as an
English teacher for the high
school and Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Beisch, former members of the
school faculty, were engaged
as teachers.
Mrs. Dorsett has a Bachelor
of Science degree from Trinity
University and has done addi-
tional student by the University
of Houston. She has taught Eng-
lish in Houston for the past
nine years.
Beisch will be the head
coach at junior high school in
addition to his teaching duties,
Mrs. Belsch will be teaching in
the elementary school.
The board employed Nayland
Smith, C.P.A., of Wichita Falls
to audit the 1967-68 school year.
Smith and his assistant were
present for an interview with
the board.
Some $2,180.56 worth of, equip-
ment for the school bands was
approved for purchase by the
board. The list including two
alto clarinets, one baritone horn
one double horn, a marching
bass drum, cymbls, and a
turning device was presented
by the band director, Royce |
Arnold.
The board members conduct- j
ed interview's with representa-
tives of two appraising firms
in the interest of revaluating
all real property in the school
distric for the purpose of bring-
ing about equality and unifor-
mity in property tax.
Appearing before the board
were Mabum L. Harris, presi-
dent, Southwestern Appraisal
Co., Inc. Dallas, and Jim Mc-
Morries of McMorries and Com-
pany, Inc., Appraisers and Val-
uation Consultants, Amarillo.
No action was taken by the
I board.
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