Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979 Page: 1 of 14
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Yard Light Rates
Give Blood Jan. 17th Electra Chamber of Commerce
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Electra City Commissioners
Tuesday night breezed through a
brief agenda as they revised yard
light rates, reviewed city financial
and budget reports and approved
monthly bills for the month of
December.
Commissioners revised monthly
charges tor yard lights combining
two different rates into one.
Existing lights had been charged
at a rate of $3 per month and new
lights where the City had to set up
a light pole were being charged at
$4.10 per month. Commissioners
decided t<» combine the two rates
t<> a single charge of $3.25 per
moi th for the 175 mercury vapor
lights and also to increase the 400
Mercury vapor light from $7 per
m<M th t<> $7.50 per month.
to eliminate the deficit caused
each year by the Chamber of
Comemrce’s banquet room. Mr.
Hart and the executive committee
reported to members that a recent
study of expenses over the past
year indicated that the Chamber of
Commerce lost $2,700 in expenses
over income by operating the
banquet room.
The prosposals offered were (1).’
to sell the chamber of commerce
building and to rent just needed
office facilities whereby the
Chamber could direct more of its
income back into the communities
needs. (2.) To keep the halland
restructure rates and at the same
time solicit additional meetings
and promotional affairs for the
banquet room in order to achieve
at least a bjeak-even point. (3.)
Keep the chamber building, but
offer it free of charge to any
persons wishing to use it and
conduct a fund drive once a year to
help cover the expenses of around
$6,000 needed to operate the
facility.
Directors voted to re-structure
rates to $15 for the first three
hours, $35 for up to 12 hours and
$50 for a full 24 hour period.
Directors also agreed to charge a
flat fee of $25 for use of the
Chamber’s kitchen facility.
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emcee duties with Miss Hofbauer
and will also perform at the
pageant with a tap dance routine.
Both Miss Smith and Miss Hofba-
uer are students of dance under
Bobby Houston of Wichita Falls
.ai'd he will direct the audio portion
the pageant —
The local ‘‘Our Little Miss”
pageant will feature three age
categories for contestants: LaPe-
tete, ages 3-6; Little Miss, 7-12;
and Ideal Miss, 13-17.
In each category of the pageant
first and second alternates will
receive trophies and special
awards will be presented to
contestants in each age division.
Winners of each group will receive
a crown, banner and trophy along
with the opportunity to advance
into state-wide competition in
June. State winners will go to
Miami for world competition.
Local contestants along with
their mothers will be honored with
a ‘‘Coke Party” Sunday, January
21st at 2 p.m. at the Electra
Chamber of Commerce. At the
party, contestants will be informed
about the pageant and also have
an opportunity to get acquainted
with other contestants.
Additional information concer-
ning the pageant can be obtained
by walling • Lasr 'Madrev Club .
members: Lana Marsh, 2955;
Rhonda Kimbro, 2929; Ann Smith,
3688.
Originating in 1962 the “Our
Little Miss” pageant, a division of
Universal Pageants, has been
designed to establish early goals
in good grooming, social graces,
talent training and scholarship
among young girls. It is the only
outlet of itS.kjnsyp the world.;and
over $100,000 has been awarded
through educational scholarship
funds since the first year.
Building
Trustees of Electra Independent
School District met in a specially
called session Monday night at 7
p.m. to discuss building needs and
lay foundation for future plans
since a proposed $2.95 million
dollar bond issue for new school
construction and rennovation was
defeated here in December.
No official action was taken by
the Trustee Board, but all were in
agreement t<» wait on any future
building proposal until the Texas
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Commissioners also approvea
monthly bills for December total-
ing $81,899.10 which included a
$36,135.32 bill for purchase of
power from Western Farmers
Co-Op. Mr. Moore also reviewed
budget reports with the Commis-
sion stating that after six months,
of the current budget period,
expenses were at 54 per cent and
revenue was at 52 percent. He said
that he expected the two percent
over expenditures to come back
into line with the budget by the
end of Spring since many purcha-
ses for summer needs had been
made during the tpst two months.
No other business before the
Commission Mayor Ray B. Dickey
Sr. adjourned the session with
Commissioners Delmar Ballard
and John Swanson present.
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The Electra Las Madres Club
has announced that “I Am a
Promise” will be the theme of this
year’s “Our Little Miss” Pageant
which will be produced Jan. 27th
at the Electra High School Audi-
torium. . . t
The pageant will feature a
production number with all con-
testants participating in “I Am a
Promise” which will be coreogfa-
phed by Bobby Houston of Wichita
Falls.
Also featured at the pageant will
be special talent presentation by
former pageant winners, Jill
Thaggard, Donna Dudley, Rhoni
Parker and Sean Smith. A special
guest at the pageant will be Miss
Gina Hofbauer, 16, of Muenster
who is the reigning Texas “Ideal
Miss.” She won the title in July of
1978 and placed in the top ten at
the world competition in Miami
Beach, Fla. She will sing and
dance.
Stacy Smith of Electra, the 1978
“Our Little Miss” will share
The banquet will .also feature
the annual presentation of awards
to “Outstanding Man of the
Year," Outstanding Woman of the
Year, and “Rural Citizen of the
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Mr. Hart has stated with the
accquisition of Jack Northrup as
featured entertainer, “Wd are
assured of an evening of enioy-
ment. He is a versatile speaker
and will also perform at the‘guitar
and piano."
The public is extended ja cordial
invitation to attend, Tickets are
being mailed to Chamber of
Commerce members and to past
ticket buyers. However, local
persons who do not receive the
ticket mailings can contact Cham-
ber Manager Margie Swenson for
purchase of the tickets.
In other business conducted at
the meeting Tuesday, Mr. Hart
discussed three proposals offered
1<> -,ay that 1079 came tn with a
blast in this part of the country
’jlv be an understatement since
freezing temperatures and icy
streets have kept most Electrons
shut tn their homes for the past ten
davs with <*nly the bravest and
those with “have to" business
venturing out.
x ?As Country Humorist Jerry
( lower would say. "One of us has
go; to have, some,-relief." But
unfortuantelv. weather forecasters
are predicting another cold snap
Wednesday.
The past ten davs of frozen
Vround and ice covered streets
have been expensive to businesses
from lost customers and also to the
C:tv of Flectra who has been
plagued with broken lines.
LastTuesdav mav have been the
, rst dav for the Citv and for local
residents as we all found out how
it is to be without water as the
result ot two 10 invh transporta-
tion lines one from the New
Electra lake and one from the
v ater wells north of Electra. The
..feaks occurred earlv Tuesdav and
along with a 12" main-line break,
emptied water from both Electra
water towers leaving most Elect-
rans high and drv for most of the
dav.
Citv of Electra crews restored
the sen ice' before the day was out.
but their troubles was just begi-
ning as the frozen ground began
its inevitable shifting around.
Before Tuesday was over City
crews Irad two more six-inch line
rcaks and a two-meh line break.
Wednesday City crews worked
to restore service distrupted from
an eight-inch line break and three
different two-inch hne breaks. On
Thursdav another six-inch line
broke and three more two-inch
^,nes. On Fridav the City had two
six-mch line breaks and two
problems of area cattlemen discovered by Star-News Publisher Joe
Thompson as he accompanied the Adams’ to see where that 11.29 per
pound hamburger meat was coming from and then asking to be taken
home after four hours with a case of cold feet and numb fingers. Due to
the ice-covered highways, the Adams crew finished their daily task
around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night only to awaken Sunday morning for the
same chore. The Saturday morning excursion left at least one laymen,
Mr. Thompson, with a deep appreciation to the cattle raisers of this area
and a deeper understanding of the problems facing both farmers and
ranchers throughout this nation.
s^'rve ’'as the new president-elect
apd^Sue Goodwin, cojowner of the
Treasure Shop will serve as
vice-president. Incoming directors
will -’ be Charles Baker, Elaine
Bowmen, Mac Richards, Gary
Sjnith, W.A. McClure Jr. and Bill
Evans-. Retiring directors are
Herbie Adams, Thelma Eckel-
kamp, Hogye Hogle, Benny
McHugh. Earl Millhollon, Teddie
Miller and Weldon Snodgrass.
? Committee chairman for the
banquet include: Decorations,
Georgia Eakin, Sue Goodwin, and
Norma Graham; Table Set Ups,
James Brockreide, Rusty Sargent;
Ticket Sales, Ed Hart Jr. and Joe
Holmes; Publicity, Joe Thompson;
Speaker System, Weldon Snod-
grass; Hat Check, Dub Curry;
Food, Billy Thaggard; Out of Town
guest registration; J.K. (Dub)’
Johnson; Awards, Ray B. Dickey
Sr.; Master of Ceremonies, Rev.
Merwin Turner, and Background
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For most folks. Saturday was
just a fine day for staying home
where it was warm and where one
could curl up on the couch with a
hot cup of coffee and watch one of
three football games on the idiot
box
Well. Saturday this writer got
real ambitious and decided to go
on an excursion with banker-friend
^Herbie Adams and his son Kurt.
Herbie, along with his father and
brother raise about 200 head of
cattle as a side business to their
regular professions I figured their
..perati •: txp.ix.ii 4 manv such
operations and I wanted to see just
how that SI 29 a pound hamburger
meat was raised
two-inch line breaks and Saturday
there was a 10 inch-line, a six
inch-line and three two-inch lines
breaks.
City Manager Bob Moore esti-
mates that the line breaks will
result in approximately a $2,000
expenditure for clamps and other
miscellaneous equipment and
possibly another $3,000 to $4,000
in labor costs and street repairs
after the holes hatve .dried.-He also
said that another’rash'of breaks is
expected when temperatures
warm up and the ground begins to
shift again.
Besides the woes of the City
many homeowners have experien-
ced line breaks in their homes and
frozen water lines shutting off
service.
Despite all of the icy roads and
hazardous driving, motorists in
Electra have escaped any serious
injuries and accidents have been
at a minimum for such weather
conditions.
Several local residents have
suffered injuries as a result of the
ice and extreme caution is urged
especially for elderly persons
when walking on the slick ice
covered walks.
Kurt, had doubts as to the sanity of the person who wrote the song,
‘Winter Wonderland’ last Saturday morning as they braved the
sub-freezing temperatures and icy roads in order to feed some 200 head
of cattle they raise as a sideline business. This scene was just one of
many similar occurences as area farmers and ranchers found nothing
pleasant about the bitter cold spell which ended a nine-day stangle hold
on this area Tuesday. Carrying expensive hay to their cattle and
chopping ice in frozen tanks so the cattle could drink was just two
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Chamber Directors Discus Rental Rates, Banquet
Directors of the Electra Cham- sprite’as the new president-elect Music, Ed Hart Jr. . ' to eliminate the deficit
ber of Commerce met for a
regularly scheduled board meet-
ing Tuesday with President Ed.
Hart Jr. presiding.
Directors discussed the upcom-
ing annual Chamber if Commerce
Banquet which will feature Jack
Northrup, the one-armed Dove
Hunter of Olney, Texas, as
featured speaker and which will
also include a tribute to the Electra
Telephone Company...Electra’s
oldest family-owned business. The
banquet is scheduled for Feb. 3rd
at Dinsmore Elementary School
Cafetorium and tickets are now on
sale at $7 per person and a
promising evening of enjoyment.
The banquet will also include
the annual installation of new
officers and directors. Joe Thomp-
son, publisher of the Electra
Star-News will be installed as the
new president. Billy Thaggard,
co-owner of Joe’s Food Store, will
ouiiunig proposal until O1C ivaoo
, Legislature finalized plans for tax
exemption for persons over 65 and
also until a possible study could be
done on First Ward School and
Electra High School. Discussion
was also held concerning a possi-
ble building studv conducted by
* the State in the near future.
Trustees also expressed concern
and need for attending to immed-
iate problem areas as soon as
p. ssil'le out of local funds
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EAGLE SCOUT COURT OF HONOR-For the first time since 1948 four
young Electra men •were honored during a court of honor, in recognition
of their achieving their Eagle Scout ranking. The Eagle Scouts were
honored Monday night at the Fellowship Hall of the First United
Methodist Church with Jim Hughes and Joe Huges of Wichita Falls
faking the presentations. Also on hand with the some 75 interested
persons at the presentation were Northwest Texas Scout Executive and
District Program Director Bob Bentley; Dr. Tom Lindsey of Vernon, a
Silver Beaver8 Jim Lindsey of Vemon, president of the House of Eagles
of the Northwest Texas Council; local Scolutmaster Gary Hanks and
Assistant Scoutmaster Ronnie Parker, both of Electra; and many friends
and relatives. Shown above, front row, are the young men who achieved
toe Eagle Scout ranking after four arduous years of study and work.
From left are: Roln Shrader, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Shrader; Jackie
Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jones; Wayne Cranford, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Cranford; and Orlando Monroe, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Monroe,. Parents are shown behind their sons. Representatives
of the local scout troop also wish to express their gratitude to the Texas
highway Department and James Urban for spreading gravel on the Icy
parking lot of the local church. [Photo by Stanley Wlllmanl
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979, newspaper, January 11, 1979; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1232772/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.