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NEWS OF YOUR “HOME TOWN’’SINCE 1907
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Vol. 70 No 47
PHONE 495-2149
Set for Weekend
Committee Asks for First Ward Abandonment
Adv isory Panel Recommends
Buildings To School Trustees
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PUBLIC RECEPTION
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Electra Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
TOWN
Extend a cordial invitation to
By Joe Thompson
Public Reception in Honor of
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Dr. Keith Scougall and His Family,
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Dr. Keith Scoagall
Monday, June 26th at 7:30 p.m.
at the Electra Chamber of Commerce.
Thursday, June 22, 1978
ELECTRA, TEXAS 76360
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Worthy Patron Hadley McDan-
iel called the meeting together
June 15th as members of the
Electra Chapter No. 539 of the
Order of the Eastern Star
conducted their annual Installation
of Officers ceremony. The Bible
was presented at the Alter by
Jason Yeatts and the Square and
Compasses by Lanny Lee. The
new officers entered and opening
exercises concluded with Mrs.
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Matron; C.S. Alexander, Worthy
Patron; Mrs. Lois Miller,
Associate Maton; Ted Miller,
Associate Patron; Mrs. Wanda L.
Brown, Secretary; Mrs. Sharon
Stout, Condcutress; Mrs. Mary
Bentley Associate Conductress;
Mrs. Lillian McDaniel Chaplain;
Mrs. Pearl Yates, Organist, Mrs.
Lois Alexander, Adah; Mrs. Lucile
Edwards, Ruth; Mrs. Iva B. Dovel,
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sister, Tammy. Second nmnerup
was Rita Ratliff of Iowa Park,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ratliff. Both were presented with
awards. Bodie Gilbert was
presented the Saddle Brone
Award. Mrs. Hanks reported that
everyone’s help with the annual
rodeo was appreciated. The
Rodeo concluded a three-night
stand S xturday at the Electra
night. First runnerup was her * Riding Club Arena. [Photo by Ken
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'n.il Association,
recent missives,
ns with high
an occupational
disabling as
Electra School Trustees met
Monday night in regular session
meeting first,with the Citizens
Advisory Panel on School building
needs.
l£ary Allums, chairman of the
advisory panel, reported to the
Trustees Monday that the
committee had completed their
study. He said that it was the 100
percent opinion of the advisory
panel that First Ward School be
abandoned since it was just too old
and deteriorated to rennovate.
It was the consensus of the
advisory panel that a new wing be
added to Electra Junior High
School ample enough for the
students at First Ward to be
schooled in.
The rain-delayed Electra Golf
Association Annual Partnership
Golf Tournament will tee-off
Saturday morning at Electra
Country Club with Tournament
Director Kenneth Holt reporting
the course is in top condition.
More than 50 teams, both local
and from throughout the North
Texas area, will compete for top
prizes in/the^36-hole tournament.
Defending Champions Don Sam-
mons of Electra and Everette
Gauldin of Vernon will be on hand
to defend their title along with a
field of other top amateur golfers.
Golfers will begin teeing off at 8
a.m. Saturday morning with
Championship Flights scheduled
to tee-off at 2 p.m. both Saturday
and Sunday. In addition to
tournament competition, longest
drive and closes to the hole events
will also be held. No admission is
charged for spectators.
Local Golf Pro Neal Pace with
assist Mr. Holt in tournament and
has done an outstanding job in
manacuring the local nine-hole
The Texas M 1
in one of its m<
says that per
tension jobs face
hazard just as
physical dangers the construction
workers face.
Its called “Burn-Out” and can
occur when a job has too much
stress too long and a person’s
mental and sometimes physical
resources are almost exhausted.
The TMA says, “Police, welfare
workers, psychologists, clergy and
physicians are just a few of the
workers who may become ‘burned
out.” Symptoms vary but they can
include depression, fatigue, cyni-
cism, inability to concentrate,
increased use of alchohol and
other drugs, or a behavior change.
With great relief, we found no
mention of column writers in the
TMA’s news release.
Orlin Brewer, managing editor
of the Vernon Daily Record,
believes that the TMA is trying to
take a good old tired-blooded
American ailment and make it into
something more serious. He
indicates that “Burn-Out” is little
more than an average case of the
“Blahs.”
Blahs may differ somewhat from
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layout following the rains which
flooded several holes on the
course.
Four flights are currently
scheduled depending on the
entrants with identical prizes
awarded all winners. Prizes will be
given to first, second third and
consolation winners.
The Electra Golf Association is
also being, aided, in production of
the tournament by the Electra
Ladies Golf Association.
Golfers entering the tournament
have until Friday to submit
qualifying rounds.
Additional information concern-
ing the tournament may be
obtained by calling Mr. Holt or
Mr. Pace at the Electra Country
Club.
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Mr. Allums also reported that it
was the general opinion of the
panel that a new,.high s$hpol,,be
built if funds are available. He
indicated that the panel felt that
the present was the best time the
district would .ever have to build
such a facility since the local tax
structure was among the lowest in
the North Texas area.
He asked that the Trustees
considered a three-stage proposi-
tion on a bond-issue ballot should
it ever come. He asked that voters
be given the opportunity to (A)
Build an addition to Junior High
School to house First Ward
students. (B) Build a new high
school and (C) Renovate High
School. He also asked that the
ballot contain the cost of each
project and the proposed tax
increase.
In a letter to board members
Mr. Allums stated, “We believe
the issue and the concern of the
public will be the tax increase. The
public needs to be educated to the
fact of the income received from
the oil companies and given a
full picture of the tax situation.
Following his report, Trustees
Jack Hesse entered a motion that
the Board accept the report of the
advisory panel and set a special
work sesion to lay the ground work
for a proposed bond issue. The
motion passed with all voting in
favor. Board President Don
Brewer then entertained a motion
for a resolution thanking thepanel
for its many hours of workon the
study of local building needs. The
motion was made and approved.
Following a short recess,
Trustees then set Thursday, June
29th at 7 p.m. as the date and time
of the special work session.
In other business before the
Trustee Board Monday, Trustees:
--Approved tax office reports
indiciating a 97-5 percent
collection rate this year and also
financial reports and monthly bills
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Electra and area residents to a
someone- pick up the mail.
KEEP LAWN MOWED
In order ■ to make the house
appear that it is still occupied,
have someone keep the lawn and
yard mowed.
All doors should be locked and
garage doors should be closed and
locked. All property should be
locked inside of the residence or
garage.
Fence gates should be locked,
not at the top where the lock can
be easily tampered with, but near
the middle, or better, at the
bottom.
ROUTINE PATROL
If contacted, the police
department will‘make routine
patrols by the homes of
vacationers. But, sometimes the
number of vacations may be so
great, apatrol of the area may
require too much time to watch
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Mary Ruth Dovel singing, “The
Lord’s Prayer” accompanied by
Mrs. Mary Bentley.
Mrs. Zulema Oradat, associate
Matron, extended a welcome to all
present and introduced distingui-
shed guest which included: Mrs.
Gean Welch, Deputy Grand
Matron; Mmes. Lorene Howard,
Alice Lacy, Frieda Cole and Earl
Chafin, all Grand Committee
Members of District 2, Section 6. . Mrs. Zulema Oradat, Worthy
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officials issued simple precautions
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or/he ravages of fire while you are
oifit of town.
/ Police Chief Bobby Martin says
burglary can be lessened by
following several simple sugges-
tions.
Under the neighborhood watch
program, anyone leaving the city
on vacation should notify a
neighbor when they are leaving
and give them the date they expect
to return. The neighbor should
also be given a telephone number
and address of where the residents
may be contacted while on
vacation in the event of an
emergency such as a burglary or
even worse, a tornado or fire.
Have deliveries of newspapers
stopped, and have the neighbor or
any one house adequately.
Therefore, the neighborhood
watch program is most beneficial^
SECURE DOOR
Sliding glass doors may be
secured by placing a board along
the bottom of the track so that the
door cannot be pried open. The
same principle may be applied to
nprmal windows by placing a
board between the bottom sash
and the top of the window frame.
According to Martin, house
burglaries are a very popular thing
to do for some during the summer
months. Annually burglaries
increase 20 to 25 percent during
the vacation period.
Many people believe, “It can’t
happen to me,” and go away on
vacation without locking up.
An open or unlocked garage
door is inviting a burglar to enter
the house. The burglar can pull a
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practiced for two years. Prior to
his arriving in the United States,
Dr. Scougall practiced in Canada
for 26 years with the last 12 years
of that in Toronto.
Following his education at
Cambridge, Dr. Scougall interned
at the world-famous Guys Hospital
in London. He then served five
years in the Royal Army Medical
Corp stationed in Northwest
Europe and the Middle East.
His wife, Betty is a native
Canadian. His son, Jim, is a
student in Canada and his oldest
daugther, Leslie, recently gradua-
ted from Childress High School.
His youngest daughter, Luaren is
a sophomore student and will
enroll in Electra High School in the
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New Physician Opens ‘Family
Practise at Local Clinic
Cambridge University in England
will be engaged in the practice of
family medicine, obstetrics and
limited surgery.
He comes to Electra from
Childress Texas where he
as submitted by Superintendent of
Schools Weldon Snodgrass.
Monthly bills totaled, $21,656. J8.
--Heard a report on the Title I
Program by Superintendent Snod-
grss who also indicated that an
additional Teacher’s Aid had been
employed under the program for
next year.
--Entered into a one-year
contract with Region X Education
Service Center at the cost of $1 per
student. All Trustees voted in
favor of the contract with
President Brewer abstaining from
the vote.
-Were informed that the Tax
Equalization hearing with Prit-
chard and Abbott for oil
companies had been set for June
27th at 9 a.m. in the Library of
Electra High School.
-After some discussion agreed
to pay Susie Dickey additional
half-day’s pay for substitue
teaching, after reading a letter
from Ray B. Dickey Jr.,
expressing concern over reasons
why his wife was denied the
full-day’s pay. Waid Robinson
made the motion to pay the salary
due with Trustee Hogye Hogle
seconding and Don Brewer voting
in favor. Trustees Benny McHugh
and Herbie Adams voted against
the motion and Trustee Jack
Hesse abstained.
Assessor-Collector Rodney Smith
that 11 tax suits were due hearings
in court this Friday at 11 a.m.
-Rejected an offer of $600 for a
1968 scool on the basis it was too
low.
-Read a letter of thanks from
the Classroom Teachers Associa-
tion expressing the association’s
gratitude for additional days of
personnel leave and changes in
physical examination and jury
duty policies by the board.
-Were informed ‘by 'Mr.
Snodgrass that new lockers had
been purchased for the girl’s
physical education classes in the
gymnasium.
RODEO QUEEN-EIectra Riding
Club President Jerry Hanks is
shown above prior to presenting a
bouquet of flowers to the 1978
Electra Rodeo Queen Kim Noll,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dickie
Noll of Electra. Miss Noll was
presented the bouquet of red
carnations and buckle after she
was named Rodeo Queen by
contest judges last Thursday
Dr. Keith Scougall, a native of
Wales, England, has established
office in the Electra Clinic at the
Electra Memorial Hospital effec-
tive June 19th.
Dr. Scougall, a graduate of
Eastern Star Officers Installed Thursday
The installing officer, Ralph
Ellis, along with assistant, Mmes.
Billye Ellis, were also introduced.
Other guests introduced were:
Thula Cole, Chaplain; Georgia
Eakin, installing secretary; and
Lucile Crawford, installing organ-
ist. Special music was played by
Mrs. Crawford during recess for
the installation ceremony
New officers installed were:
vehicle into the garage, close the
door, and clean out the garage and
the house without being noticed.
HOOKUP ALARMS
For residents who have alarms
on their homes, the police
department must know who t.o
contact to reset the alarm in case it
should go off. If it cannot be reset,
it will be cut off at the police
department, or in the case of an
outside alarm, it will be cut off so
that it will not be continually
disturbing the neighbors. This,
then defeats the purpose of having
an alarm, so inform someone
nearby.
PREVENT FIRES
To prevent fires while on
vacation, residents are urged to
make sure that all stoves and
electrical appliances have been
disconnected. The only appliances
which should be left connected are
the refrigerator and freezer.
.Television sets and radios
should be disconnected from the
electrical source, and antenna,
since a lightning storm or sudden
electrical surge could cause a fire
in any of this equipment during
# the vacation.
Brush, trash and debris should
be cleaned up from the back fence.
BURNING LIGHTS
If lights are left burning in the
interior of the house while the
residents are on vacation, it should
be plugged directly into an outlet
without the use of an extension
cord. The wire should not be run
under a rug or floor mat, since it
will be left burning for a long
period of time and will get hotter
than normal.
An electrical timing device can
be used to turn the light on or off
at at pre-set time to conserve
energy, but again, only one light
witha 60 to 75 watt bulb should be
connected to the timer.
For residences with air
conditioning, the thermostat
should be adjusted so that it will
not turn on. Window units should
be unplugged.
If problems exist with light
switches or outlets, they should be
efecked and replaced before you
leiVe.
Most fires which occur while the
occupants are on vacation usually
can be blamed on an electrical
cause.
Smoke detectors should be
checked when residents return, to
make sure they still function.
Batteries can run down, or other
components could fail while the
residents are away.
According to Martin, no
residence can be made completely
burglar or fire proof, but by
following these precautions, the
chances of having a vacation
ruined by a burglary or a fire can
be minimized.
Conference.... Coming
Soon to Electra
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Vacation Precautions Could Pay
With Vacation season getting someone pick up the mail. any one house adequately. vehicle into the aaraee. close th
fall swing, Electra police
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1978, newspaper, June 22, 1978; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1233861/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.