Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1983 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME 76 NUMBER 32
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March 24,1983
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AARP to Stage
Candidate Forum
The American Association of
Retired Persons (AARP) has called
a Special Meeting on Tuesday,
March 29, at 7-00 P.M , at the
First United Presbyterian Church.
Candidates who have registered
for the 8 elective positions in races
for Electra City Commissioner,
Electra School Board Trustee, and
Electra Hospital Board Trustee
have been invited to this meeting.
Each candidate will be asked to
present their views
Members of the AARP and the
general public are welcome. Cake
and coffee will be served
Electra Volunteer Firemen
will sponsor a giant Chilli Feed
Saturday, March 26th with the
Electra Chuck Wagon Gang
preparing the meals.
Tickets are priced at S3 each
and meals will be served from
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the parking
lot of Electra State Bank.
AU proceeds will go towards
outfitting a new vehicle pur-
chased by Volunteers.
Volunteers extend a cordial
invitation to the public to
attend.
budget to reflect cost of a new
fieldhouse previously budgeted in
last year’s budget, but paid for
during the current budget term.
--Approved Wanda Brown as
election judge for April 2nd
Trustee Elections and Vesta Ble-
vins, Pauline Worton, Frances
Waters, Nerlean Green and Geor-
gia Eakin as election clerks.
--Approved participation in the
West Wichita County Cooperative
Program for providing compre-
hensive special education servi-
ces.
--Approved releasing the former
Electra High School Vocational
Metal Arts building to the City of
Electra.
Trustees present were Board
President Harold Haynes, and
Trustees Don Seale, Elizabeth
Sachse. Elaine Bowden, Bob Mo-
ore, Darwin Stroud and Jannis
Hayers.
summer. Funding and costs esti-
mates for the program were to be
discussed at a later board meet-
ing.
In other business before the
Trustee Monday:
--Set Monday, April 4th at 2 p.m.
as a special session to canvass
April 2nd election returns.
-Approved three teacher resig-
nations including Opal Hooten,
who is retiring and Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Medrano.
--Adopted recommended textbo-
ok selections by the Textbook
Committee.
-Discussed school facilities in-
cluding construction of a new bus
bar to be erected at First Ward at
an estimated cost of near $15,000.
Also approved final payment to
Armored Roofing for roof repairs
totaling $11,072.30 pending re-
pairs of roof leaks at Electra Junior
High School.
-Amended the District’s fiscal
the assistance of Mr. Neighbors
and the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce, Electra Chamber
Directors are planning an “Indus-
trial Recruitment Training Pro-
gram" to assist local volunteers in
recruiting new industry to the
Electra area.
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The two nights of rodeo will offer
top competition in the following 9
events: Bareback bronc, bulls,
team roping, ribbon roping, tie-
down roping, barrels, flags, poles,
steer saddling.
Officers of this year’s EHS
Rodeo Club are: President, Tam-
my O’Neal: Vice-President, Steve
Gilbert; 2nd Vice-Pres. Nickie
Weddle; Secretary, Tammy Noll;
cost. Total cost for 100 feet of alley
paving would be $180.
--Designated Commissioner Glen
Price to sign (SF 1194) as
authorizing official for Grant No.
B-82-DH-48-0143 and the City
Manager designated as Chief
Executive Officer for the City.
-Passed action, pertaining to
property lots 23 and 24 of Block 57,
Original townsite.
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Manager Bob Orr, longtime Natco
employee Harold Barker has been
named interim manager.
C.E. Natco is the largest em-
ployer in Electra and one of the
oldest companies continuously
operating in this City.
during period of greater usage,
such as the winter season when
bills are typically high. We believe
average billing will materiallv
assist family budgeting for it
greatly reduces the considerable
variations between low and high
bills.”
The program has been available
in Dallas since 1977, on a test
basis. About 900 customers are
currently enrolled.
A case history from Dallas billing
records for one customer shows a
comparison for the November to
January period. Under the plan
the household paid $47.48 in
November, $49.61 in December
and $55.09 in January, 1983. Had
this household not enrolled, billing
for gas used would have been
$59.46, $107.43 and $78.48 respec-
tively. This household reduced its
heating bill for the November-
January period $93.19 or 38
percent.
Lone Star will mail details of the
plan to all customers.
Goodwin, Lavonna Haning, Cheryl
Kays, Marlene McPherson, Edith
Miller, Nancy Nevill, Dorothy
Palmer and Carol Simpson. Chap-
ter I teachers Treasure Thaggard
and Laura Nichols and Special
Education teachers Mae Deene
Beebe. Merilyn Russell, Sylvia
Russell. Debra Kay Gruber and
Teresa Hunter, were also approv-
ed.
Tax Assessor-Collector Rodney
Smith indicated that 90.32% of the
1982 tax roll had been collected
amounting to $1,269,907.01 in
total collections this year. He also
indicated that $107,524.69 re-
mained delinquent.
Superintendent of Schools Don
Windham presented monthly fi-
nancial reports and Trustees ap-
proved monthly bills totaling
$37,216.67.
Trustees also approved a five-
week summer youth program
similar to one conducted last
An expanded line of production
is apparently in the mill for C.E.
Natco of Electra, according to R.F.
Baker. Vice-President of C.E.
Natco with offices in Tulsa. Okla.
Mr. Hale released a statement
Wednesday morning as follows:
‘‘Natco has seven shops in the
U.S. docs business worldwide and
is bv far the largest company in
our hne
‘‘We feel that OPEC’s stand in
setting oil prices will reduce the
unccrtainity in our business and
will have at least a short term
positive effect We arc planning
for Electra four expanded lines of
activities about which we cannot
be more specific at this time.
‘‘We are committed to Electra
and the Electra Plant is an
important part of our business.”
Further announcements concern-
ing possible expansion of the
Electra plant is expected in the
near future from Natco officials.
Follow ing the death of local Plant
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tion record.” Though the billed
amount would fluctuate slightly
each month, the effect of average
billing is to reduce variations
experienced by most consumers
from spring through winter.
“Those who participate,” said
Memtt, “would be moderately
overpaying during low consump-
tion months and underpaying
1st Reading on Rate Hike
Approved by Commission
Electra City Commissioners
Tuesday night adopted the first
reading (three are required before
passage) of a proposed electrical
rate ordinance eliminating the
racheting of demand meters for
commercial customers. The first
reading passed with Mayor Ray B.
Dickey casting the deciding vote
as Commissioners Paul Hayers
and Glen Price voted in favor and
Commissioners Olan Boutland and
Ronnie Day voting against.
The ordinance called for elimina-
tion of the 90% rachet demand
customers, but raised demand
charge per KW of demand from
$7.35 to $8.14. Both Commission-
ers Bourland^Day expressed their
desire to lower that rate since a
random selection of demand cus-
tomers produced an actual increa-
se in costs for some of the
customers.
The ordinance, a result of a study
by Engineer Bill McMorries of
Amarillo, will be studied further
yvith additional information asked
for by Commissioners before the
second reading.
In other business before Com-
missioners Tuesday:
-Set a special meeting for
Monday. April 4th at 7 p.m. to
canvass election returns and to
consider the second reading of the
commercial demand rate ordinan-
ce.
-Approved $6,000 to rent a
gradeall machine for a 30-day
period to clean out drainage
ditches within the city limits using
funds saved from revenue sharing.
--Approved a program for alley
paving where the City of Electra
yvould pay 40% of the cost while
property owners would pay 60% of
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At K&K Wednesday
A Plant Clinic is scheduled for
9 00 a m . Wednesday. March 30,
at K&K Gram Company in Elect -
tra The purpose of the clinic is to
help home owners tn dealing with
turf, ornamental, and gardening
problems
Individuals can bring plant
specimens for diagnosis and rec-
ommendation treatment. Don
Decker, county Extension agent,
will council individually with gard-
eners on their plant problems.
This is a come-and-go affair
which will last until 11:30 a.m.
There is no charge for participa-
ting in the clinic, and all home
\ gardeners in the Electra area are
'inyited This event is being
sponsored bv the county landscape
and garden committee headed by
Jimmy Howell of Valley View
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Thursday in the Chamber Club
Room. Neighbors is shown above
with Chamber Directors, from left:
City Manager Gary Jones; Mr.
Neighbors; Lendola Reynolds,
executive director of Electra Servi-
ce Corporation; and Chamber
President-Elect Bob Moore. With
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT--
Members of the Electra Chamber
of Commerce Directors heard Phil
Neighbors, Community and Area
Development Director for the
West Texas Chamber of Commer-
ce, speak on Industrial recruit-
ment. The session was held
Rodeo Secretary. Shawn Gilbert;
Treasurer. Harry McAlister Jr.;
importer, Melinda Bellah; and
-'Parliamentarian Charles Perry.
Sponsors are: Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Weddle, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernie Moenning. Mr. and Mrs.
Wes O’Neal, Mr. and Mrs. George
Lee Streit, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Noll
and Ray Dillard.
Tickets may be obtained from the
above or any of the following club
members: Vonda Roden, Sherri
Gowen. Tina Ancell, Danelle
Finch. Danny Kimbril, Sissy
Mann. Trey Prentice, Sandy Ras-
chke, Sean Smith and Gayle
Wooten.
Lone Star Announces Billing Plan
DALLAS, TEXAS (March 11,
1983)-Lone Star Gas Company
today announced an average bil-
ling plan for its more than one
million residential customers in
Texas. According to senior vice
president Harry Merritt, “Those
who enroll will be billed an
average of the most recent 12
months, based on their consump-
Electra Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Trustees Monday
night extended the contracts of
teaching personnel, heard tax
office reports, monthly financial
statements and approved funding
of a “summer youth” program.
Extended one year contracts
were: Steve Balthrop, Mark Bate-
man, Mary Bell, Judy Boberg,
Olan Bouriand, Carla Chance,
Mike Chance, Billy Don Clark,
Mary Jane Clark, Ray Dillard,
Johnny Dyess, Gayla Harwell,
Linda Leahy, Jimmie Lee, Jonan-
ne Lee. Steve Moody, Jimmie
Rich. Patsy Rich, Mary L. Slappey
and Irene Witherspoon, all at
Electra High School; Electra Jun-
ior High School. Kay Balthrop,
Ginger Beisch. Barbara Bouriand,
Marcos Guerra. Mary Helzlsouer,
Ora Jean Lee, John Poulos,
Stanley Willman, and Janice Bee-
be; Dinsmore Elementary. Tom-
mye Combcst, Ruth Davis, Mary
Ruth Dovel, Fran Davis, Virginia
Felts. Cathy Goodwin, Janet
High School Rodeo Tickets on Sale
Advance ticket sales are now in
progress for the 12th Annual
Electra High School Rodeo. It will
« be held on Friday and Saturday.
April 1 and 2. with nightly
pertormances at 7 30 p.m
Advance ticket prices arc: $2.50
for adults. SI 50 for ihildren under
7th grade, and children under 6
vears free. Tickets at the gate will
be 50 cents higher.
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C.E. Natco and its predecessors
in Electra have made many
contributions to this City in past
years. This City in turn has also
contributed to Natco by providing
a quality work force of individuals
believing in proper work ethics...a
day’s work for a day’s pay.
It goes without saying that the
loss of Bobby Frank (Bob) Orr is a
loss for both C.E. Natco and
Electra. Bob died Friday in
Oklahoma after suffering an ap-
parent heart attack.
Bob came to Electra some five
l years ago. He and his family
plowed into community involve-
ment.
As Plant Manager of Electra’s
largest employer. Bob saw the
good times and more recent rough
times as the oil industry roller-
coasted from boom times to
recession.
I believe his men at C.E. Natco
will back this writer in saying that
l no one worked harder for C.E.
Natco m Electra and the men who
worked there than Bob Orr. The
necessary layoffs and shutdowns
over the past few months was a
point of anguish for him. He was
loyal to his men, fought for them
and worked for them and they
recognized him not only as plant
! manager, but as a friend as well.
Bob was active in various
avenues of civic involvement as
well. He was seeking election to
the Electra City Commission and
had he been elected, he would
have attacked that job with the
same straight-forward, business-
like approach which helped him
rise through the ranks of C.E.
Natco.
A family man. Bob also took a
1 keen interest in the youth of
Electra. Sporting events, livestock
show. little league games...he was
there boosting his own children
and the children of Electra.
The best thing 1 know to say
about Bob Orr is that he was a
‘Real Man’...intelligent, aggres-
sive. tough, open-minded, caring,
loving and a friend.
This community has lost a good
person
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1983, newspaper, March 24, 1983; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1233729/m1/1/?q=Houston+County+Times+: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.