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973
The Archer County News
56th Year
Short Grass Ranching Capital of The World
Single Copy 10$
Archer City, Texas 76351
Thursday, May 17, 1973 Number 20
ARCHER CITY ■ HOLLIDAY
Lone Star Seeks
Rate Increase
Lone Star Gas Company has
announced that it has filed an
application with the Texas Rail-
road Commission Friday (May
11) for an increase in the city
gate rate for gas delivered to
each town served by the com-
pany in Texas which includes
Archer City and Holliday.
The primary factors involved
in Lone Star’s application re-
late to the cost of maintaining
an adequate gas supply for cus-
tomers, and contracting for new
supplies to meet growing con-
sumer demands. The indivi-
dual items included in the com-
pany’s rate increase proposal
are: (1) the right to re-
cover costs and return of $7.2
million associated with the
firm’s West Texas Gas Supply
System, an approximate 400
mile large-diameter pipeline
system from West Texas to the
Dallas-Fort Worth area; (2)
the right to recover costs and
return of $0.8 million on ap-
proximately $9.6 million in ad-
vance payments and pre-
payments the company thus far
has made to producers as a
part of new gas purchase agree-
ments; (3) to bring the com-
pany’s weighted average cost
of gas used in the Commis-
sion’s calculation of Lone Star’s
base city gate rate up from the
16.29-cents per thousand cubic
feet to the present level of
20.53-cents per thousand; (4)
to allow Lone Star to “pass
on” 100% of its increased cost
of purchased gas on a month-
ly basis, rather than the pre-
sently allowed 65% every six
months.
The cost adjustments would
mean an 8.1-cent per thousand
cubic feet Increase in the city
gate rate, and an increase of
$10.5 million in Lone Star’s
annual revenues when costs are
flowed through to customers,
based on a 1972 volume of ap-
proximately 130 billion cubic
feet
The company further noted
that all proposed rate increases
are cost justified and within
nationally established price
control guidelines for utilities
established last year.
Dale Murphy
Injured In
Cycle Mishap
Dale Murphy, Jr., 23, re-
ceived painful injuries in a
motorcycle accident Saturday
about 1 a.m. when he lost con-
trol of the cycle about four
miles north of Archer City on
Highway 79.
Murphy was enroute from
Archer City to his parents
ranch home and was attempting
to switch on an auxiliary gas
tank when he lost control of the
cycle, according to his mother.
It was several minutes after
the accident before he was dis-
covered and an ambulance sum-
moned. An Archer County am-
bulance took Murphy to the Ar-
cher County Hospital where he
received emergency treatment
and was transfered to Wichita
Falls General Hospital Saturday
afternoon. He received a badly
broken leg which may require
surgery, according to his moth-
er, along with minor lacera-
tions and bruises about his body.
Murphy, and his wife, the for-
mer Barbara Wylie and their
son, are living with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mur-
phy, Sr. Young Murphy was
discharged from the Marines
last week, May 3, and was en-
joying a short vacation before
taking a civilian job.
Junior High Graduation
Exercises Are Friday
Archer City Junior High
graduation exercises will be
held Friday, May 18, at 2 o’-
clock in the high school audi-
torium. Danny Alexander will
give the valedictorian address.
His grade point average is 94.6
and he is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cletus Alexander.
Tammy McGriff, with a grade
point average of 94.2 will make
the salutatorian speech. Her
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
McGriff.
A.C. Wallace, junior high
principal, will present the at-
tendance awards to Roger Beall,
Carl Harrelson, James Flet-
cher, Tommie Hale, Teresa
McDaniel, Renee Ogden, Gladys
Harrelson, Sherry Hoff, Ronny
Morris, Mitzi McDaniel, Matt
Andrews, Gary Beall and David
Petit;
Donna Martin, Terry Peden,
Casey Blassingame, Jaime
Carcano, Ben G foldings, Donnie
Malone, Richard Russell, Abby
Abernathy, Dannie Carriger,
Donnie Clemons, Greg Gid-
dings, Johnny Hemphill, John
D. Wood, Cynthia Ashbrook,
Mary Sue Byrd, Arlina Camp-
City Council Mokes Bid
On Property For Airport
The city council, in a short
routine business session
Thursday night, voted to make
an offer on a parcel of land
adjoining the city in the south-
east section to be used for an
airport. The land is owned by
Carter McGregor, Jr., of rural
Archer County.
Should the city be success-
City Council
Meets June 11
The city council has moved
their June meeting date from
the 7th to the 11th, according
to Charles McDaniel, city
secretary. The change will
bo for the month of June only.
The council meets regularly
the first Thursday of each month
at the city hall but due to the
annual rodeo, June 7-9, the
meeting date will be changed.
Bowman Community Votes
On Water Issue Saturday
“HQTDOG” - The high wire coyote works
with rodeo clown Ralph Fisher to entertain
rodeo attenders when no bulls are in the
arena. Oscar, No. 1 and Oscar, No. 2 (trained
buzzards) assist Fisher with bullfighting.
Trained dogs, a skunk and a burro all co-
operate in the endeavor to keep the show lively.
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Rodeo Plans Take Shape
As June 7-9 Draws Near
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rformanee. Thev willh<»held pool, according to Charles Me- . , ... __.
JUNE 1 IS
SPLASH DAY
Bowman residents who re-
side in the proposed Archer
County Municipal Utility Dis-
trict No. 1 will go to the polls
Saturday to vote on whether
or not they wish to confirm a
water district for the purpose
of securing water for the area.
If approved the treated water
will be purchased from the
city of Wichita Falls. The
voting will be at the Bowman
Community voting box, pre-
cinct two.
The polls will open at 8
a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Residents of the area com-
prising the proposed municipal
utility district petitioned the
Texas Water Rights Commis-
sion on October 16, 1972, to
create such a district for the
general purpose of acquiring
and constructing a water sup-
ply and districution system.
The petition stated the neces-
sity of such a district because
of the substantial and sustained
population growth in the area
lacking adequate water supply
facilities and service necessary
to the public health and wel-
" We’re working frantically
to complete the new set of
working pens at the rodeo
grounds,” Rodeo Association
secretary, Travis Nelson stated
this week.
"They may not mean much
to show attenders but will be
beneficial to participants,” he
added.
Ed Whitley of Olney and J.R.
Ghahagen of Wichita Falls will
serve as judges for this year’s
performance and Nat Fleming
will announce the show for the
29th time of its 30-year exis-
tence.
A barbecue supper will be
served at the City Park, ad-
jacent to the rodeo arena, fol-
lowing the parade on Thursday
evening. The meal, catered
by the American Legion Ira
Jones Post 198 and its Auxil-
iary, will be served adults for
$2. Children’s plates will be
$1.50.
performance. They will be held _ , ,
at the tennis courts, adiacent ^ secretary,
to the arena each night if the
________________ Jim Peck will again serve as
weather is pretty, otherwise Pool manager. Mrs. “Pug
they will be adjourned to the
Legion Hall.
Old Timers are urged to at-
York (Helen) will serve as as
sistant manager and lifeguard.
Reunion that is the first event ici°otact
of the three-day rodeo weekend. McDaniel at the City Hall or
Registration will begin at 9:00
a.m. and events will continue
throughout the day up until par-
ade time. Roy Haigood is of-
ficial host this year.
A memorial service for those
who have died since the last *ul1 and ready to go by June
1, according to the city sec-
retary.
Family season tickets may be
purchased for $25.; teenagers Children’s Unit
___ ^ ^ „ 13 and UP may buy season r
State Hospital
reunion will be a new feature
this year. R. A. Killian, Cham-
ber of Commerce secretary,
will be in charge.
Jake Sheppard, assisted by
for a season ticket.
bell, Robin Dugan, Rhonda Mey-
er, Melvina Neely and Lori
Stubbs;
Blane Buerger, Wayne Hate,
Steven Hilbers, Greg Hoegger,
Matt Jackson, Mark Jumper,
Curtis Nelson, Johnny Page,
Jeff Ray, Bobby Robertson,
Clifton Russell, Darrell Roy
Schenk, Randy Stallcup, Tommy
Tarno, Rosa Baggett, Melinda
Blassingame, Beverly Crow,
Mary Beth Gage, Julie Groves,
Lisa Gels, Karen Hoff, Karren
Hubbard, K Lynn Lewis, De-
nise Williams;
Linda Carcano, Niki Cathey,
Dana Culweli, Diana Gels, Bev-
erly Meyer, Cathy Morrison,
Celina Powell, Tami Tarno,
Ricky Graves, Mitch Green,
Jerry Hemphill, Jimmy Hemp-
hill, Scott Myers, Leslie Stubbs
and Allen Walsh;
Vivian Abernathy, Debbie
Aulds, Mary Ann Culweli, Julie
Loftis, Tammy McGriff, Karen
Schlabs, Lynn Anne Triplett,
Shawn Alsup, Bobby Bitner,
David Canada, Teddy Canada,
Michael Frodyma, Doyle Mey-
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ful in their bid for the land
the airport will be constructed
under a state-federal grant of
$36,000 that was turned down
earlier by the commissioners’
court. The Archer City In-
dustrial Foundation, along with
interested Archer City busi-
nessmen, have indicated they
would help with the construc-
tion of the facilities.
In other business the coun-
cil voted to condemn lots 17-
18 in block 102 situated in the
city as a fire and health hazard.
The property is owned by Mrs.
Claude Rogers. The condemna-
tion action comes under city
ordinance 140. Mayor A. J.
Morris has asked the coopera-
tion of citizens to help the city
in keeping vacant lots mowed
and rubbish removed, eliminat-
ing fire and health hazards.
“welcome” banners. They may
be purchased at A J. Morris
Agency, 204 N. Center.
Archer City Firemen will
have concession stands at the
rodeo each evening.
A new clown, Ralph Fisher
of the Houston area, will fight
the bulls and entertain show
goers. His act includes trained
buzzards, “Hotdog - the high
wire coyote," two dog acts, a
Roy Hawkins’
Meet Mission
Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins
conferred with Dr. Frank K.
Means, Southern Baptist Secre-
tary for South America, at Love
Field, Dallas, Saturday, May 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins are
foreign mission volunteers for
Venezuela and are in the pro-
cess of meeting requirements
to qualify for the post of field
evangelist in their chosen coun-
try.
They have both written their
life story and submitted it to the
Foreign Mission Board. The
next step in their appointment
will take place on June 28th,
when their official Foreign Mis-
sion Board applications are re-
viewed by the Mission Board.
If they pass that review, they
will be invited to Richmond for
a personal conference, July 9-
13. The foreign mission ap-
pointments are made on Wed-
nesday, July 11, and the candi-
dates are immediately notified
of the decisions.
Hawkins, an ordained minis-
ter, is associate pastor of Ar-
the Chamber of Commerce
throughout the day.
children 12 and under and .50 conference committee has
for those 13 and up.
Legion Post Schedules
Memorial Day Program
The Ira Jones Post 198 of tee that will be in charge of
the American Legion and Aux- decorating the graves have been
illary have slated a Memorial appointed by Commander Jack
Day Program for Sunday, May Mueller. They are Jimmy P.
Horany, chairman, Jiggs Brew-
er, Floyd Hoggins, Pat Mar-
27. On Saturday, May 26, the
Memorial Day Committee will
decorate approximately 130 tin and Kenneth CulwelL
graves of veterans that are
burled in the Archer City Cem-
etery with a small U,S. Flag.
The veterans that are buried
in the cemetery having served
in the Civil War between the
States, the Texas-Mexico War,
the Spanish-American War,
World War I, World War H,
Korean War, and Viet-Nam
War
attend the first area field train-
On Sunday, May 27, there lug program, Tuesday and Wed-
will be a Memorial Day Din- nesday, May 22-23, from 7 un-
the state. Half of the volun-
teer firemen are encouraged
to go each night, leaving the
ner at the American Legion M 1® P*®. at the Wichita Falls
Hall beginning at 12:30 p.m. Training Grounds, according to plans call for this type instruc-
All members of the American Jake Sheppard, Archer City tion to be given annually over
Legion and Auxiliary and their Flre Marshall,
families are invited to attend Volunteer firemen who are
the Memorial Day Dinner, unable to attend the State Train- ...
Special guests at the dinner “6 Sessions at College Station towns protected, yet enabling
will be over 40 Archer City will be able to obtain the same the firemen to attain much need-
Vietnam Veterans who served training at this school, Shep-
during the Vietnam conflict. saW. The three hours of
The Memorial Day commit- drills and instruction will cover
spill or pit fires, butane fires
and breathing apparatuses.
Since the Wednesday, May 23
SCHOOL IS
DISMISSED
MAY 28
Archer City Public Schools
will be dismissed May 31 ac-
cording to superintendent of
cher City First Baptist Church schools Donald Shearmire. Fi-
and Mrs. Hawkins teaches ninth Mi exams will be given Wed-
grade algebra in Wichita Falls
high School while fUllfllling
FMB requirements. They have
one son, Charles, who is two
and a half years old.
Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCor-
kle spent Mother's Day with
her mother, Mrs. Iva Robin-
son in Terrell, Okla.
nesday and Thursday, May 30-
Antelope Cemetery
Amoc. Meets
Sunday, May 20
The Antelope Cemetery As-
sociation will sponsor the an-
nual Memorial Service and Dec-
31, for students in grades one oration of veterans graves Sim-
through 11.
Graduation is Tuesday even-
ing, May 29 at eight o’clock
in the high school auditorium,
day, May 20 according to Dewey
CObb, president.
ed training.”
A $2 enrollment fee will be
charged each participant. This
will cover necessary fuel, e-
qulpment and refreshments.
The instruction is financed by
local departments within the
area. "All members of all
County Ore departments are
urged to take advantage of this
training,” Sheppard stressed.
First Baptists
Set Annual
Church Picnic
First Baptist Church has
scheduled their annual picnic
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June 1.
procurement through revenue
or tax bonds.
L. T. Ritchey, Paul Sorenson,
Albert Finkler, E P. McDonnell
and C.A. Newsom were ap-
pointed to serve as temporary
directors for the district.
Their names will be included
on the special election ballots
as candidates for permanent
directors to serve until Jan-
uary 1, 1974. Space will also
be provided for write-in votes,
but no voter should vote for
more than five candidates.
Caroline Mahler has been
appointed presiding election
judge and Mrs. Don Windsor is
the alternate presiding judge.
Mrs. EP. McDonnell has been
appointed clerk for absentee
voting for the called election.
is'Z, ^^“'"granted and
sion at Austin on March 12,
1973. Following the approval
of the petition by the Commis-
sion, an election must be held
within the boundaries of the pro-
Additional lifeguards „r. be- |«f
-r cruirrht onH fhnco W06 CTtidied and 10 eiCCl
tend the annual Old Settler’s J* five permanent directors.
____ district encompasses
Peck.
The public is invited to at-
tend the monthly meeting of
the Archer County Unit, Ameri-
can Cancer Society, Tuesday,
May 22, when Nat Fleming will
be guest speaker. The meet-
ing will be held in the Archer
City Lions Club, beginning at
7:30 p.m. Refreshments will
be served.
Fleming, well-known area
rodeo announcer, radio person-
ality and owner of a western
wear shop in Wichita Falls,
will be accompanied by Mrs.
Fleming who is one of three
District 13 ACS directors and
who was among those instru-
mental in organizing the Wich-
ita County Unit in 1966. Nat
will be announcing Archer
County’s Rodeo in June for his
26th year.
A native of Clay County,
Fleming and his wife and their
NAT FLEMING
two sons, Mel, 13, and Marty,
11, reside between Byers and
Charlie and the boys attend
school at Petrolia.
some 10, 452.355 acres of land
The pool has been under city and tocludes Lakeside City and
management since 1968. City B<wman Communities. Known
employees are in the process of 38 Phase il sponsored by the
re-painting and getting the pre- Bowman Water Supply Corpora-
mises in shape so it will be
tion, there are 108 members
in the compact territory who
propose to finance the water
Board Okays Calendar
In Lengthy Session
agreed to appropriate $100,000
per year for a new children’s
unit of the Wichita Falls’ State
Hospital, according to Rep.
Charles FinnelL
The proposed unit is to pro-
vide therapy and education for
the emotionally disturbed youth
from the North Texas area.
Finnell expressed optimism
that the conference committee
report will be adopted by both
the house and senate within the
next ten days.
The regular session of the
63rd legislature will adjourn
May 28.
Field Training Classes
Are For County Firemen
Archer County volunteer session is a repeat of the Tues-
flremen have an opportunity to day instruction, firemen will
only need to attend one session.
Sheppard said, “This training
will be a real asset to County
volunteer firemen. Tentative
Archer City school board met
in regular session Mooday night
for a lengthy meeting that lasted
until midnight. Included on the
lengthy agenda were paying of
the monthly bills, financial
statement, and other routine
business.
Bob Robison appeared before
the board and submitted a con-
tract bid to mow all school
grounds. The board passed
on the proposal until the next
meeting.
The board approved transfer
for the 1973-74 school year to
include the following students:
Oteka Plemmons, Janice Rater,
Julie Loftis, Weyman Oliver,
Johnny Hemphill, Jerry Hemp-
hill, Jimmy Hemphill, Debbie
Hemphill and Mike Neal.
The 1973-74 athletic budget
for 1973-74 was approved as
submitted by Supt. Don Shear-
mire and Coach Bobby Ray.
The proposed budget was for
$13,050 for all junior and sen-
ior high athletics, boys and
girls.
The board approved the con-
tinuation of the co-op counsel-
ing program with Windthorst
for the new school year. The
board also approved the use of
Title I finds to hire a read-
ing development teacher for the
new school year.
The board appointed Supt
Shearmire as commodity rep-
resentative for the new year
and approved the advertising
Commissioners Court Holds
Routine Business Session
of a 1966 Chevrolet school bus
for sale.
The board reviewed the pre-
sent school dress code that is
in effect and voted to continue
with the same policy without
any changes. A letter of resig-
nation was accepted from Miss
Phyllis Wright, high school En-
glish teacher.
School board members also
approved the 1973-74 school
calendar that will open Aug.
27 for students and close May
28. The students will have
180 days of class room in-
struction with teachers re-
quired to attend 190 days which
includes in-service training.
The students will get 17 days
off during the term for holi-
days. Included are eight days
for Christmas, four days for
Easter, three days Thanksgiv-
ing, one day Labor Day and one
day for teacher’s work day.
Hoff Heads
Windthorst
Booster Club
Windthorst Booster Club met
recently and elected Ernie Hcfi
as president Other officers
elected were Cletus Wolf, vice
president and John Henry
Schroeder, secretary-treas-
urer.
In other business the mem-
bers discussed proposed pro-
jects that they will undertake
this year.
at 1:30 p.m. under tbedirection
of Mrs. Ann Voyles, chairman.
ner which will be served at
8 p.m.
Archer County commis-
sioners transferred $24,308
from the general revenue shar-
ing fund to precinct funds in
their regular M- monthly meet-
ing Mooday. The transfer Mon-
day combined with a transfer
of $28,000 earlier makes a to-
tal of $52,308 that has been
transferred equally to the four
precincts for transportation
purposes, according to Judge
BUI Holder.
The court approved payment
to Murphy Bras. Chevrolet for
a truck for precinct one out of
revenue sharing in the amount
of $6,425 and a truck for pre-
cinct three for $4,600. They
also passed an order to pay
Clemeots-Braswell for two
trailers for precinct one and
three in the amount of $5,709.41
each from revenue sharing.
In other business the court
approved expense accounts for
Floyd Hoggins, $13.98; Leroy
Addison, $33.04; Marvin Henry,
$42.76; Bobby Stubbs, $163.63;
Melvin Brown, $21.71; and Juel
Colbert, $11.83.
The court passed an order
to advertise fa- a budget hear-
ing on revenue sharing fond
from Jan. 1, 1973 to June
3G, 1973 in amount of »2J9,-
477. The bearing has been
set for May 25 at 9 a.m. in
the county court room.
Flags On Sale
At Morris Agency
The American Legion has re-
ceived rodeo welcome banners
to sell merchants and business
establishments to decorate
their store fronts for the annual
Archer City Rodeo to be held
June 7-8-9.
The Legion also has a stock
of U.S. flag sets for
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