Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981 Page: 1 of 16
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THUBS'DAY^SEPTEMBER 10,1981
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“$200 Reward offered for infor-
mation leading to the arrest and
conviction of person or persons
involved in breakins and robbery
of Electra High School.”
secretary of the First United
Methodist Church. To mark the
occasion the Council on Ministries
was named winner of the $10 first
prize on the bdsis of his tie-break-
er prediction of SMU 35, U.T.
Arlington 7. His guess was just 12
points away from the correct
score. Tanya Gault will receive the
$2.50 second place prize with her
tie-breaker which was 26 points
away. Hayers was just one point
out of the money at 27 points
away.
Three persons tied with just
three misses including: William
Pendergrass, Paul Hayers and
photograph of the April 10, 1979,
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that hang over the edges of the
containers. “The hoist on our
trash truck cannot pickup contain-
ers where tree limbs, boxes or
other items protrude from the top
and sides of the container,” Clark
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Electra will renew its rivalary-.,
this Friday with the Holliday -
Eagles as they journey to Holliday
for an 8 p.m. clash in Eagles
Stadium. The Electra JV will play
Holliday in x Tiger Stadium this
Thursday night while the Junior
High teams travel to Holliday
Thursday for their season opener.
The Tiger JV won their opening
season tilt last week against
Petrolia 2-0. The Tigers blocked a
punt in the endzone for a safety
and the win.
On Sept. 1st Minnie Earle
(Mrs. Harold) Marsh began her
21st consecutive year as church
five only to have the drive run out
of steam on fourth down. The
Wildcats fumbled away to Robbie
Ward on the second play and the
first of the fourth quarter. Hobbs
broke free on an 11-yard carry for
another TD and a 24-0 lead with
11:51 remaining in the game.
Archer City finally got on the
score board with 4:30 remaining in
the final period. The Wildcats
began their drive at the Tiger 42
yard line and used the airways to
drive to the Tiger 12-yard line. The
Wildcats finally pushed across the
score eight plays later as the Tiger
defense dug in at the goal line.
Archer City gambled later in the;
period and failed to pick up a first
down al their 26-yard line. Quar-
terback Raymond Jones called on
Donny Goforth’s number twice
and one the second call he
answered with a 17-yard scoring
gallop with just 43 seconds;
remaining. Craighead’s kick was
good for a 31-8 cake walk for the
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Trace Reed. Standing at four
misses were: LaJune Lewis, Paul
Epps, Larry Ray and Robbie.
Ward.
At five misses were: Shawn
Matthews, Pam Taylor, Bill Flet-
cher, Chris Hayers, Diane Gaf-
ford, Donald Gafford, Vicky Swit-
zer, Joy Fulton, Jim Gault and
Jason Wood. A host of entries
stood at six and seven misses.
Two entries tied for worst score
honors with 10 incorrect guesses.
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I received a call Friday morning
from Electra High School Principal
Keith Sales. Mr. Sales was upset
and justifiably so.
For the fourth time since August,
the Electra High School building
has been broken into and robbed. ’
This time, the culprits had done
considerable damage to the recen-
tly remodeled building.
“We’ve spent nearly $900,000
on the building last year and we’re
not going to sit idly by and see
Ime vandal tear it up,” Sales
said Friday. “I’ve talked with Mr.
Windham (school superintendent)
and he’s just as mad as I am. We
plan to offer a reward for the
arrest and conviction of person(s)
responsible for this and we most
certainly plan to prosecute to the
fullest limits of the law.”
In discussing the break-ins with
lr. Sales he mentioned the steps *
the district may take to curb this
type of crime. “Guard dogs, night
janitors or closed circuit television
monitoring are being discussed at
this time,” Sales added. “We
don’t know which will be to our
advantage, but we are going to do
our best to put a stop to this. We
will not stand for this. The people
of this community have a facility to
1 proud of....the teachers are
proud of it and the students are
proud of it. We intend to make
every effort to apprehend those
responsible and to deter this from
happening again.”
Sales also added that several
new policies will be in effect for
local schools, the major one being
that no monies will be held in the
§hools overnight.
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place honors with only two misses
in’ the weekly Electra Star-News
Football Contest. The tie-breaker
game, SMU 40, UT Arlington 0
vtfas ued to break the tie and
determine the 1st and 2nd place
vanners.
'Jeff Goodwin, Tanya Gault and
Stephanie Hayers all tied with just
two misses in the first week of
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“ The .Wichita County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, in
commemoration of the 100th An-
niversary of the organization,
today presented Electra Public
Library with The First Century, a
246 page hardback, pictorial his-
tory book of the American Red
Cross.
Mrs. Don Seale, Wichita County
board member, made the presen-
tation to head librarian, Myrtle
Russell, at an afternoon ceremony
at the library. Mrs. Seale is
actively involved in Red Cross
volunteer work in Wichita County.
The First Century is a richly
illustrated book, depicting the
lives of Americans who have been
touched by the largest health and
welfare organization of this coun-
try. The First Century volume
contains more than 300 photo-
graphs and is a thoughtful analysis
of the factors that enabled the
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City of Electra Street and
Sanitation Superintendent Jim
Clark is asking for assistance from
Ibcal residents in making the trash
containerization pickup more effi-
cient.
Mr. Clark reported last week a
City Needs Help With Trash Containers
problem that causes his depart-
ment “lost time,” but more
importantly keeps some trash from
being picked up on a regular basis.
The problem arises when resi-
dents pack the trash containers
with tree branches or other items
COACH BRISTER BRIEFS OFFENSIVE LINE
Tigers Post Impressive 31-8 Win in Season Opener
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Tigers Unleash Wishbone
The only ‘wish’ that came out of
nie Electra Tigers’ new ‘Wish-
bone’ offense last Friday night
was a wish by Archer City to turn
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Tigers rushed their way to 322
yards on the ground and a 31-8
season opening victory over the
Wildcats before a packed Tiger
Stadium crowd.
Coach Brister’s newly installed
.Fishbone Offense surpassed its
first test of the season as
runningbacks Kenny Hobbs and
Daryl Trotter combined for 294
yards rushing and four touch-
downs. The Tigers’s defense was
equally as dominate as they held
Archer City to just 10 first downs
• and 172 yards total offense.
Hobbs scored three times on
ms of two, 70 and nine yards. He
picked up 151 yards on 11 carries
for a good nights work. Trotter,
starting his first varsity season as
a junior, picked up 141 yards on 23
carries as he became the steady-
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Open House Honors ‘Minnie Earle
planned an open House in her
honor. Elwanda Hollis and Jannis
Hayers were in charge of the
arrangements. Faye Pritchett,
Bertha Jones, Helen Foster, Ner-
lean Green, Margaret Rogers and
Dorothy Alexander served as
hostesses throughout the day,
serving coffee and cake from a
table set in the foyer of the church.
Mrs. Marsh actually began work-
ing in the church office in 1951 on
a volunteer basis when Rev. F.M.
Talbot was the pastor. She contin-
ued to work part time during the
pastorates of Rev. Foy Thomas,
Rev. A.H. Logan, and Rev. W.A.
Cox. Then on Sept. 1, 1961 when
Rev. Don Youngblood was serving
as their minister she began full
time work and has continued to
serve in this capacity through the
pastorates of Rev. Ira Thompson
Jr., Rev. Edward Miller, Rev.
Merwin Turner, the late Rev. A.R.
(Bob) Carroll, and the present
minister, Rev. Bob Lee.
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simple ideals of service and
volunteerism to survive amid our
complex world.
Author Patrick F. Gilbo features
the extraordinary lives of men and
women who have played roles in
the Red Cross: Clara Barton,
Mabel Boardman, Jane Delano,
Wilbert E. Longfellow, and one
World War I ambulance driver by
the name of Ernest Hemingway.
There are scenes of war and
natural disaster to which the Red
Cross has brought relief, the dawn
of visiting nurse services, blood
services, water safety and first aid <
programs.
The First Century includes one
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carry. Donny Goforth, senior
fullback, broke loose on a 17 yard
carry late in the game to cap the
Tigers scoring. He picked up 31
yards on six carries.
The Tigers didn’t waste any time
Friday taking the opening kickoff
and driving 52 yards on five plays.
Trotter opened the drive with a 25
yard tote. Hobbs then went for 13
yards and Trotter picked up 14
more to the Wildcat two yard line
on two carries. Hobbs then blasted
over from the two for the initial
score. Troy Craighead’s PAT kick
failed, but Electra had the lead 6-0
with 10:29 left in the first quarter.
Electra’s next drive ended on a
lost fumble with 4:31 left in the
first quarter at their own 21 yard
line. Archer City, following a
series of penalties on both sides,
apparently scored on a 19-yard
pass play, but it was called back on
an infraction against the Wildcats.
Edward Green broke up a fourth
down pass play to give the Tigers
Trotter then picked up three
yards before Hobbs broke loose on
a 70 yard gallop to paydirt. Hobbs
run came with 2:21 left in the
opening period and gave Electra
an 12-0 lead. The quarter ended
with Tiger defenders Luett
McMahen, Jeff Helton and Kerry
Shrader downing Archer City’s
James Pippin for a 7-yard loss.
With less than 10 minutes left in
the second quarter, Archer City
lost one of two fumbles at the
Tiger 11-yard line. Linebacker
Curtis Barker made the recovery
for Electra and Daryl Trotter
zipped in on the first play for an
11-yard TD and a 18-0 lead. Again
Craighead’s PAT failed.
The first half ended on a Bruce
Powell interception.
Electra mounted another strong
drive in the third period beginning
at their own 32-yard line and
driving to within the Archer City
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Thompson, Joe A. Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981, newspaper, September 10, 1981; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1234026/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.