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to the Christian and
the non-Christian.
Hospital District. The tax table
is based on a 50 cent per $100
from that plate that all official
copies of the Declaration of
Independence are now made.
To this day, no other exact
Odessa; Earl Boyd, 2017 karen,
Austin; Billy Lunsford, Electra;
Emil Flushce, 8103 Greenslope
Dr., Austin; Robert Palmer,
Electra; R.O. Stanford, Electra;
on this debt has more than
tripled from $12 billion to al-
most $38 billion and is esti-
mated for next year at $45
billion—almost a billion dol-
lars each week. Interest outlays
on the national debt now rank
as the third largest item in the
a source
meat.
Today, by-products are still
valued but beef cattle are first a
source of nutritious, versatile
The beef industry has
improved cattle breeds, produc-
was published in 1742. Called
‘‘The Compleat Housewife'
tenderness. No wonder beef is
American's favorite meat.
Beef receipes were originally
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Memorial Park under direction
of James B. Totten & Son
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shelton was bom May 29,
1898, in Hill County, Texas..
(C) OPERATING /
MAINTENANCE
ELECTRA CITY
MAYOR
ELECTRA TEXAS
per cent assessed of the full
value.
--July 18, 1974, The local
hospital district received word
a
Service Cooperation Charter. It
is a non-profit foundation to
coordinate any gifts to the
hospital district. Appointed to
the Service Cooperation Board
were Milred Stansel, Ruth
Andrews, and Paul Hayers with
two other members to be named
at a later date.
-August 1, 1974, It was
announced that the Hospital
Board would sell $500,000 worth
of the $1.5 million bond issue.
-Initial sale of $500,000 woth
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During the Bicentennial We Salute
America
Dave Bridgers & Darrell Dick
Park West Shopping Center
Phone 592-2411
mimmrywi ji g in h n
2 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
3 PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
4 HEALTH
7 SOCIAL SERVICES
FOR AGED OR POOR
• FINANCIAL ~
ADMINISTRATION
9 MULTIPURPOSE AND
GENERAL GOVT
0 EDUCATION
1 SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
2 HOUSING & COM*
M UNITY DEVELOPMENT
3 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
4 OTHER (Specify)
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With the two versions on the
market and both publishers dparents are Mr. and°MnH?L.
lashing out at each other, the Shelnutt of OHaunion and Mr.
public’s curiosity was aroused
and both men reaped great
proftis from their endeavors. new SUBSCRIBERS and
This new found interest in the persons who have renewed their
Declaration of Independence subscriptions to the Electra Star
convinced John Quincy Adams News the past week are:
that the time had come for the
government to make its own
IkdraMtar-Ww
PUBLISHING CO. INC.
of Houston; one brother, Ezell
Dickey of Seminole; four grand-
children and two great-grand-
children. ______
The Japanese believe that the
Northeast is an unlucky direc-
tion to go to.
Death Claims
Minnie Shelton
Funeral services for Mrs.
Minnie Lee Shelton, 78, a
resident of Electra for 50 years
who died last Wednesday in a
Wichita Falls hospital following
a brief illness, were conducted
Thursday in First Baptist
Church with Rev. William G.
odds are you’ll find yourself
discussing beef. Beef is an
important element in American
cuisine and has been since
America’s birth 200 years
-—Hospital History—
-March 21, 1974, Hospital
board members rejected a
proposal from the Electra School
District for the use of the school
tax roll and agreed to request
the school board to call a special
meeting for further discussion.
The action came Tuesday night
after the board received a
written propostion from the
school asking $8,000 for the tax
roll plus $1,500 and half of the
cost of any evaluating firms the
school district uses in the
future, and the expenses
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(D) Submit proposals for funding consideration by Juky 1 j 1 Q7 A
Uto Harold J Marih-------
supporting documents, are open f<— - "
||»t—City Hall _______T’
(E) ASSURANCES (Refer to Instruction E) I ass-
that the non-dlscrimlnation and other statutory ~r
the Instructions accompanying this report will be,
governmen) with respect to the entltlemept fundi
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open lor public scrutiny
-_______Elar»ty^j Tarya
I assure the Secretary of the Treasury
r reaufremenU listed in Part E of
complied with by this recipient
reported hereon
JOE A. THOMPSON, Publisher, Printed Thursday of each week
at 207 N. Waggoner. Mailing address P.O. Box 1102. Electra,
Texas 76.160 Second class postai’c paid at Electra. hets
Electra Star News entered at Post Office at Electra, Texas, March
26.1953. The Electra Star entered at tne Post Office at Eivcira,
Texas, April 2.1921 The Electra News on August 2, 1907, under
Act of Congress on March 1.18 '. Subscription. $4.50 per year
tn Wichita and Wilbarger Counties, elsewhere, $5.50 per year.
TEXAS PRESS
MEMBER |976 ASSOCIATION |
on the American economy is
estimated at more than $60
billion each year—costs ulti-
mately borne by consumers in
higher prices for everything
___________________ ‘ Tchaied. ‘
■HOME TOWN—-
Mr. and Mrs. Ross James of
Wichita Falls, and great-grsn-
and Mrs. Henry Nichols of
Snyder.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
transportation to the point Simmons. It was designed by
the writer, herself an orphan,
to help guide fellow orphans
who had no one to teach them
world’s standard for taste and the skills of cooking.
Then, as now, beef was an
important part of any cookbook.
And receipes such as Colonial
Steak and Kidney Pie or Beef
Wellington have been preserved
and improved upon for
generations.
"The Bicentennial Beef Cook-
book” published by the Beef
Industry Council of the Meat
Board features 100 of the best
beef recipes from America’s
first 200 years. Colonial kitchen
favorites to the early West's
chuckwagon greats, Pilgrim’s
Pot Roast to Planked Porter-
house Steak and Beef Jerky to
High-Rise Hamburgers, Amer-
ica’s rich heritage of beef
cookery is captured in this
128-page book. It also includes
fascinating historical informa-
tion and helpful sections on
cookery methods, storing of
beef, carving and much, much
more. The cookbook is available
by mail only. Send $2 to
Bicentennial Beef Cookbook,
Beef Industry Council, Dept. 76,
444 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago,
Illinois, 60611.
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR
To Members of the Electra
Riding Gub and Others who
helped during the Fifth Annual
Rodeo Activities:
We want to take this
opportunity to tell you all how
much we appreciate the many
hours of help we received
during the rodeo. Our officers,
board of directors, and
committees did an outstanding
job. There is not enough space
to name all of you, but you know
who you are. Without that help,
it would not have been possible
to have had the success that we
did.
We also want to say a word of
thanks to the local merchants in
Electra, for the support you
gave the club through the rodeo
banners. We are so sorry that
so many were stolen or
destroyed before the parade,
but there was; no way to watch
them all. We are afraid that the
banner service will not be
offered to Electra again,
because of the large amount of
theft incurred: so that the extra
bit of color that the banners
added, may not be enjoyed
again next year.
Thank you all very much.
Robert and Lynda Ward
President and wife,
Fl^rfra Ridino Clnh
PLANNED USE REPORT
state governments. This report of your government's plan is published
‘"J money will be spent. Note: Any complaints of
ELECTRA CITY
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IN THIS 209TH YEAR
since America's birth, we find
that it took 186 years'for fed-
eral government outlays to ex-
ceed SUM) billion (in fiscal
1962). nine more years to ex-
ceed S200 billion (fiscal 1971),
four more years to exceed
S3(X) billion (fiscal year 1975).
and from all signs given by
Congress now busily boosting
the President’s budget recom-
mendations, only two more
years (in fiscal 1977 which be-
gins October I. 1976) to go
well over S400 billion.
FEDERAL TAX RE-
CEIPTS of S298 billion esti-
mated for this year represent
a contribution of S4.150 from
each American household—
double the tax take in 1968
and four timci that of 1956.
And since Washington this
year is running up a record
S78 billion deficit, the federal
government is going into debt
by an additional $1,073 per
household.
FEDERAL SPENDING has
been growing much faster than
the rate of expansion of the
U S. economy. In the past 20
years, federal spending has
risen by nearly 375 per cent
and Gross National Product—
the nation's total output of
goods and services—by 275
per cent. In the two fiscal years
1975-1976, federal outlays are
rising about 38 per cent—al-
most double the GNP increase
of 20 per cent.
TAX PAYMENTS to fed-
eral, state and local govern-
ments have been among the
most rapidly rising items in the
typical family budget. Accord-
ing to a recent Conference
Board study, while the over-all
cost of living rose by about 40
Three New Cars
Registered
Three new vehicles were
registered this past week
according to records at the office
of Wichita County Tax Deputy
Dorothy Sammons.
New vehicle owners are:
D.D. Houtchens, 1976 Pontiac
Lena L. Franklin, 1976
Oldsmobile
Ray D. Brow*,'1976 Chevrolet? Furch
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Beef; An Important Element
In Long Line of American Cuisine
tion methods, handling and Connecticut in 1796 by Amelia
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where today’s cook is guaran-
teed of the finest beef in the
world. American beef is the
GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
General Revenue Sharing provides federal funds directly to local and statv ,
to encourage citizen participation In determining your government's decision on how the
discrimination in tha uh of those funds may bo sent to----
the Office of Revenue Sharing, Wash., D.C, 20228,
__________ PLANNED EXPENDITURES
(A) CATEGORIES
has been made.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS are
issued to:
Bascom Hataway, June 26.
Michael McDade, June 27.
Garence Payton, June 28.
D.H. Dale and H.E. King,
June 29.
Charles M. Golden and John
Willis, July 1.
Mrs. Captolia L. Everett and
Robert M. Stone, July 2.
Carl Moeller, July 3.
Mrs. Vic Eggengerg and
Mabel C. Deaton, July 4.
Mignon Gilbert, July 5.
Mrs. Bob Able, July 7.
. Mrs. Lula Bloxom, July 8
MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL the Disneyland Castle and the
JAMES of Tulsa, Okla, are the castle where the move "The
proud parent of a bouncing baby Sound of Music” was filmed,
boy. His name his Michael They traveld through Germant,
(Ross) and he was born June
21st at 5:20 p.m. at St. Francis
Hospital in Tulsa, weighing
Continued From Page One
-October 3, 1973, Voters
over-whelmingiy approved the
ra creation ot the Electra Hospital
ajsdffe- D’*tr‘ct by * seven to one
simsi r. w Wr ®ver voters in Precinct 4
'S'- -'M turned out for the ballot which
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- ••JMUMyn. 1974, A working
•■5* P*,n f°r * new hospital here has
a. approve<j by the Electra
Hospital Board members who
are expected to call for a bond
issue in the near future. Also,
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i»uc in me near luiurc. aiso, auu
Johnson» manager of incurred in copying the tax roll
Company in Electra, was named
tto tbe to tbe unexpired
term of board member John
jMfjLee.
-January 24, 1974, A
$1,500,000 bond issue election
was announced for Monday,
March 4,1974. Electra Hospital
Board member called for the
City Offers
Reward For
Information
by Bob Moore, City Manager
In recent weeks a problem the
city has been having is
vandalism of city owned
property. A rock was thrown
through the front glass at the
police station, new flags and
markers were taken from the
Electra Golf Course and. two,
new stop 2. signs -have rieen^
stolen. t The cost o:
have been stolen. 'The cost to
the City of Electra to replace
those items totals more than
$300.
A reward is being offered by
the City for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
individuals responsible for the
vandalism of property owned by
the City of Electra.
The police department solicits
your help to eliminate the
vandalism that has been
occurring. If you see someone
damaging or staling propertv
owned by the City of Electra
please report it to the Police
Department so they
investigate the incident.
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING:
As we look to this bicentennial year for a new generating of
patriotic spirits, let us also look to create a better atmosphere of
pride in our city....one that will continue to produce a climate
condusive to the future growth of this community.
This city, as all cities, has had its share of misfortunes. But, as
we look back over the years we can see that the balance of good
and evil has been in our favor and it will continue as such as long
as there is a community pride instilled in the hearts of all
Electrons.
Electro has been in recent years divided on political questions.
There were desenters on both the issues of creation of a new
hospital and making the change to the City Manager form of
government.
We’ll not take issue as to who was right or wrong. The majority
of people made the decisions and that is what this nation is based
on. To continue debate on these issues, however, and other
issues already decided would have the same effect on this town as
a thorn in the hoof of a racing horse.
It is up to all residents of this community to work towards the
improvement of our home. Electra is on the grow industrially
with the addition of new plants and others expanding their
production. New jobs are being created and for the first time in a
number of years there is a housing shortage here which can only
mean an increasing population.
The only prescription refill that Electra needs to continue this
present surge is a town full of persons who are proud of their
community and work together for its betterment.
Together we can lead Electra back to the “Boomtown" days
experienced shortly after the turn of the century.
The Christian Life
New Testament
with The Psalms
« the Texas Electric service for hospital use.
-April 18, 1974, Accquisition
of a 5.16 acre tract has been
announced by the Electra
Hospital Board of Trustees. The
land was purchased from the
W.T. Waggoner Estate for $12,
912.50.
-June 6, 1974, The
approximate tax base for 1974
election and approved a five and for the Electra Hospital District
a half acre plot between the was announced at $33,005,736.
First United Methodist Giurch This figure was derived with 60 ‘
and Miller Bros., Inc. for the
proposed site. Trustees plan a
25-bed facility with a capacity of
up to 34 beds, plus an intensive
care unit, nursery, surgical suite that the State had issued
with two operating rooms, a lab
and X-ray department, emer-
________ _ gency treatment room and a
Etheredge of Wichita Falls and classroom for a proposed nurses
Rev. Joe Ainsworth, pastor of school. Board members also
First Baptist Qiurch, officiat- approved Miss Ruth Andrews to
Burial was in Electra fill the unexpired term of E.D.
Bingham on the board.
-February 21, 1974, Directors
announced tax rates prepared
s in mi i icm by Alom & Company for the first
and was a member of the First ~eW
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
James R. Shelton; one daughter assessed valuation which is the of hospital bonds were recalled
Mrs. Boyce Mitchell of anticipated tax rate, maximum in order to sell the $1,500,000 in
Lubbock; one son, T.W. Stanely rate for the district would be 75 bonds at 8.04 per center on a 20
cent per $100.
-March 4,1974, Voters passed
by a margin of 668 to 199 to
Slgn«Uw6 Ot Chief Executive Oflicer
Ray B, Dickey Mayor 6-21-76
Name a Title - Pleeie Print Date —
DRILLING COMPANY
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Austria, Holland. One of the
most enjoyable trips was a
Rhine River cruise where
eight pounds and 15 ounces and thirty-five cashes were seen,
was 20 inches long. On the return trip Eudena
Grandparents are Mr. Winfred stopped over in Ft. Worth to see
Shelnutt of Electra, Mrs. Ruth the stage show “Marne” with
Klein of Glen Rose, Tex., and Ruta Lee.
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Ted Frice, Electra; O.P.
Palmer, 212 Harriet, Longview;
copy. This was accomplished in
1823 and Congress assumed the
responsiblity for distributing the
200 copies made.
The copper plate which the _
government made in 1823 still Don’aid Gafford" Etert^; Bertha
remains a prize possession of Haynes, Electra; Frank Worton,
the State Department and it is Electro.
THE MOBIL WIVES conducted
a family picnic June 28th at the
Electra City Park. The picnic
was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs.
reproduction of the document D.O. Dulaney, Scott and Bruce
and Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Lough.
THE FOUR ACE BAND will be
at the Senior Citizens Center
July 6 at 7 p.m. for an "Open
air", weather permitting.
EUDENA LEWIS HAS just
returned from a months visit
t her daughter and son-in-law,
Shawnette and Terry Walsh of
I Frankfurt, Germany. Terry had
thirty days leave and they
toured Europe by car. ‘Some
I points of interest were the
Olympic Park where the 1972
Olympics were held in Munich,
Germany. They went through
royal castles among them the
royal castle Newschwantein or
THE GOVERNMENT
_________ OF
ANTICIPATING A GENERAL REVENUE ~ ““
SHARING PAYMENT OF ________$ 14 ,42 1
SEVENTH ENTITLEMENT PERIOD. JULY 1 "i976 THROUGH
Page 2 THE ELECTRA HAl NFW'S, THURSDAY- JIO 1.
DANGER SIGNAL^
.. in Washington ... Across the Economy
per cent since 1969, total taxes
increased 65 per cent.
GOVERNMENT SPEND-
ING AT ALL LEVELS—fed-
eral. state, and local—today
account for 36 per cent of the
nation's tptal output of goods
and services. In 1950. it repre-
sented 21 per cent of GNP
and. in 1930. only 12 per cent.
FEDERAL SPENDING
FOR WELFARE, social secu-
rity and other "income trans-
fer" programs now account for
35 per cent of total federal
outlays—up from 20 per cent
of the total budget as recently
as 1969. Defense spending, on
the other hand, fell from 44
per cent of the budget to a
current 25 per cent.
ADMINISTERING its vast
new federal, state and local
programs has made govern-
ment the nation's biggest single
employer—bigger than the
auto, steel and all other dura-
ble-goods manufacturers com-
bined. About 1 out of every 6
working persons is now em-
ployed by government, com- typical American dishes and
pared to 1 in 10 in 1950.
THE NATIONAL DEBT
has risen from less than $320
billion to almost $570 billion
over the past 10 years. Interest ago...and even before that.
Cattle first came to the _ .
American Southwest with the passed from cook to cook,
Spanish in the 1500’s and in 1624 generation to generation, by
with English settlers in New word of mouth. The first
England. For early Americans cook-book to appear in America
cattle were an important food w»s published in 1742. Called
source; but in the chain of uses "The Compleat Housewife” it
for cattle, meat was last. Cattle was edited from an earlier
------ - .—o— wexs;, Ziiaij work animals; English work by E. Smith. The
federal budget, after income second, a source of milk; third first truly American cookbook,
security and defense. a source of hides; and lastly, called‘‘American Cookery,”
THE TIGHTENING WEB
OF REGULATION over the
American economy is pointed
up by Congressional enactment and tasty beef,
from 1962 through 1973 of 29
bills setting up 24 new federal
regulatory agencies. Enforce-
T™™nt-°?nowrequSreJs Roberson
over 60,000 civil servants. And
the cost burden of regulation Dies In
r Frederick
Graveside services for Mrs.
' J.D. Roberson, 63, who died
Sunday at her residence
. northeast of Frederick, werei
? conducted Wednesday in Elec-'
tra‘ Cemetery. l>
Officiating was Rev. Joe
Ainsworth, pastor of First
Baptist Church in Electro.
Services were under direction of
Dalton-McLellan Funeral Home
in Frederick.
Mrs. Roberson, bom Aug. 11,
1912, in Sherman, Texas had
resided in Frederick 18 months.
She was a nurse and member of
First Baptist Church in Electra.
Survivors include her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. Charlene
Houlahan of San Antonio and
Mrs. Linda Zoe Casey of
Quanah, Texas; a brother, B.J.
Gattis of Electra and four
grandchildren.
year program.
-July 1, 1975, Construction of
the new hospital is expected to
issue bonds up to $1,500,000 for begin within a two week period
construction of a new medical foiling ground-breaking cere-
facility in Electra. monies.
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FOR THE
3^’ 1976. PLANS TO SPEND THESE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES
account no. 44 2 243 00?
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ROTARY Oma^Ift-STALLED-Offfcwa if tie Electra R^ry an: Jia HaAey, dtaMtar; Jack Halto, pwMaatt BMMaytW,
Ctab for the CMatag year were taatalM Friday, Jaae 25th at the prerideat-elect| Ed Hart Jr., mtgrtaf pwldwri; Hefye Hegle,
MMMllMtaBadoaBaMiaetheldattheWeotwardHoRertauaaL aergeaat-at-arw; Wee Haaaah, oecrotaty; —1 ” -------,
Featared apeaker far the eveat was Maarice Crawford, a part tn«umrer.
district yveraer, who resides la WleMta FaDs. Shown from left _____________________________________
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