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The Archer County News
55th Year
Short Grass Ranching Capital of The World
Single Copy 10£
Archer City, Texas 76351
Thursday, May 15, 1969
Number 19
Council Adopts 'Rubbish’ Ordinance
Plans Get Underway
Junior Livestock Show
Officers and directors of the
Archer County Junior Livestock
Show Association met Tuesday,
May 6, at the Vo-Ag Building
in Archer City to begin plan-
ning and preparing for the
Junior Livestock Show to be
held Nov. 6, 7, and 8, 1969.
A final show schedule was
developed and means of getting
this before the public was dis-
cusses. Interest has been shown
in having an FHA and 4-H Girls
exhibit section in the County
Show. Adult 4-H leaders will
be contacted by Marvin Henry,
county agent. Home economic
teachers will be contacted by
PETE BARTON
Death Claims
Pete Barton
Of Holliday
Funeral services were con-
ducted Thursday (today) at 10
a.m. from the First United
Methodist Church in Holliday
for J. H. (Pete) Barton, 67,
who died Monday in a Wich-
ita Falls hospital. Rev. Homer
H. Caldwell, pastor, officiated,
and burial was in the Holliday
Cemetery.
Born June 11, 1901, in Sul-
ligent, Ala., Mr. Barton had
been a resident of Holliday
25 years. A retired barber,
he was a member of First
United Methodist Church of
which he had been choir di-
rector and was an active mem-
ber of the church board.
Survivors include the widow,
Erma; a son, Robert B. of
Detroit, Mich.; adaughter, Mrs.
Barbara McDonald of Holliday;
four sisters, Mrs. Tom Bice,
Buena Park, Calif., Mrs. Les-
ter Hitter, Lakewood, Calif.,
Mrs. Frank Sanderson, Austin,
and Mrs. Roy Funkhouser of
Hobart, Okla.; and four grand-
sons.
Jim Jacobs, Leon Williams and
Gerald Haile.
Show equipment such as pan-
els and poultry coops were
discussed and vo-ag instruc-
tors and the county agent were
appointed by Frank Fichte as
a committee to figure the cost
involved.
On October 24 and 25 a re-
gistered Holstein cattle sale
will be held at the new barn,
selling some of the top dairy
cattle across Texas and the
Midwest. A committee was
appointed by the president,
Frank Fichte of Megargel, to
work with the Chamber of Com-
merce and the State Holstein
Association officials in plan-
ning and preparing for this
event.
The next meeting will be July
8 at 8:00 p.m. in the show barn.
Little League
Baseball Buttoa
Sale Saturday
Little Leaguers will be “thick
as flies’’ in Archer City Sat-
urday, May 17, selling base-
ball buttons.
Paul Hopkins, president of the
Little League Association, asks
that all Little League players
and managers gather on the
west lawn of the courthouse
Saturday at 9 a.m. to receive
their wares and instructions.
Citizens of this city are re-
spectively urged to support the
baseball project by purchasing
one or more pins at $1.00
each. Proceeds go to purchase
balls, bats and other equipment
needed for the summer pro-
gram.
Chamber Board
Meets Tonighf
The Chamber of Commerce
will meet tonight, Thursday,
May 15, at 7:30 in the Chamber
office.
All directors and their com-
mittees are urged to be pres-
ent for this very important
meeting, according to W.W.
Dorris, president.
Dorris stated that the C-C
meeting had been postponed be-
cause of conflicting meetings
as long as possible and a meet-
ing must take place this week.
“Please be there, if at all
possible,’’ Dorris pleads with
directors and committee mem-
bers.
APPRECIATION IS EXPRESSED to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steinberger In the form of a plaque
presented at the first All-Sports Banquet hosted by the Windthorst Athletic Club, Friday,
May 9. The Steinbergers were donors of the time clock to the school. (News Staff Photo)
Archer City C-C Seeks
Rodeo Queen Contestants
The Rodeo Queen Contest,
held annually in conjunction with
the Archer County Rodeo, will
again be sponsored by the
Archer City Chamber of Com-
merce but judging will be done
by Rodeo Association appointed
judges.
Rules and regulations set up
by the Chamber require that
all contestants live in the coun-
ty, and must be sponsored by
a business, club, or other or-
ganization, or may be spon-
sored by an individual.
A sponsor fee of $10.00 must
accompany the application.
Each contestant must agree
to return as the official rodeo
hostess for the following year,
provided she is chosen current
queen.
Application blanks may be se-
cured at the Chamber of Com-
merce office, 104 E. Walnut,
in Archer City, and must be
filed in that office no later
than 12 noon, Thursday, June
19.
Each contestant must ride in
the parade and grand entry and
must have never beeen married.
Judging will be on the point
system with 50 points being
counted on horsemanship, 25
points on the horse, and 25
points on the dress and ap-
pearance of contestant.
A silver trophy buckle valued
at $75 will be presented to the
queen, jointly, by the Rodeo
Association and Chamber of
Commerce.
Contestants will be judged in
the parade, grand entry, and
while being individually intro-
duced the second night of the
rodeo. The queen will be se-
lected the second night of the
rodeo, Friday, June 20.
Miss Kimbra O’Keefe, last
year’s queen, will be official
hostess for the 1969 rodeo.
Chairmen Announce
Rodeo Parade Theme
“Tell It Like It Is With Folk
Songs” is the theme chosen for
the Archer City Rodeo Parade
by the co-chairmen, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Abernathy.
Mrs. Abernathy elaborated
on the theme to say that any
folk song may be illustrated
to “Tell It Like It Is,” and
won’t necessarily require a
float, but any method of get-
ting the intended message
across to the audience will be
considered.
She also stated that as many
floats or entries are hoped for
as possible to get into the
parade, since most people look
forward to the floats with a
great deal of interest.
There will be a portion of
the parade devoted to the kiddies
and prizes will be allocated for
their entries as in the past.
Mmes. Jolly Cosier and Bill
Gage will be in charge of the
kiddie portion of the parade
and will take entries in that
division.
Invitations are being sent to
all area riding clubs to par-
ticipate in the rodeo parade
which will be the official start
of the annual Archer City Ro-
deo on Thursday, June 19 at
5 p.m. Trophies will be given
to the three best clubs, as
judged by official parade judges,
according to the Abernathys.
More information concerning
the parade and all facets of
the rodeo will be forthcoming
as they develop.
An ordinance declaring all
objectionable, unsightly or un-
sanitary matter of whatever
nature which are liable to en-
danger persons or property or
become a fire hazard, within
the corporate city limits, a
nuisance and providing for the
abatement of such nuisances,
was passed by the City Council
of the city of Archer City as
they met in regular session,
Thursday, May 8, in the city
hall.
Not only does the new or-
dinance define objectionable
conditions and objects, but pro-
vides for the abatement (less-
ening or removing) of said haz-
ard by providing a clause giv-
ing the city the authority to
take care of the condition and
charge the cost of such action
to the property owner, tenant
or occupant, if after notice
has been served, such property
owner, tenant or occupant has
not taken care of it within the
ten day period specified.
The ordinance provides for
the clearing of all city lots
and includes the removal of
all hazardous growths, whether
such growths be excessively
high grass, weeds, or other
uncultivated vegetation. The
vegetation demanding attention
has been defined in the ordin-
ance as “...all rank and un-
cultivated vegetable growth or
matter which has grown to more
than nine inches in height, or
which, regardless of height,
is liable to become an unwhole-
some or a decaying mass or
breeding place for mosquitoes
or vermin.”
Rubbish is defined as “ ...
all refuse, tin cans, old ves-
sels of all sorts, useless ar-
ticles, discarded clothing and
textiles of all sorts, and In gen-
eral all litter and other things
usually included within the
meaning of the term.”
The ordinance also names
structures such as buildings,
sheds, fences and awnings which
are dangerous to persons or
property because erf their de-
teriorated condition.
Abandoned vehicles which are
defined as “. . . all types of
motor driven vehicles, includ-
ing vehicles stored on premises
for salvaging of parts from said
vehicles that have been wreck-
ed, or are obselete, and con-
sidered as junk vehicles, and
not in operating condition,” are
also included in the ordinance.
Refrigerators, deep freeze
boxes, washing machines, heat-
ing and cooking stoves, air
conditioners and all similar
appliances are also included
in the ordinance’s clean-up and
safety content.
The newly adopted ordinance
provides for the repeal and
annulment of any and all con-
flicting city ordinances and goes
into immediate effect as a de-
clared emergency.
W. H. (Hob) MOORE
Hub Moore Hosts 1969
Old Settlers Reunion
W. H. (Hub) Moore, veteran
Archer County resident, has
been named official host of the
1969 Old Settler’s Reunion,
scheduled for Thursday, June
19, on the court house lawn,
beginning at 9 a.m. and last-
ing until the rodeo parade gets
underway. *
Moore, who came to Archer
Holiday Council
Passes Laws
0a Animals
The city council of the City
of Holliday has passed two or-
dinances, one against animals
being kept within the city limits
and one against unlicensed dogs
being allowed to run loose, as
may be noted in two legal pub-
lications in this issue of The
News.
According to the ordinances,
fines up to $200.00 may be
imposed on violators of either
with the aftermath of fees being
charged by the pound master
if the animals are impounded
and the owners reclaim them.
Complaint of three or more
will be sufficient to cause in-
vestigation on the keeping of
livestock of any kind within the
corporate limits of the city.
COUNCIL MAKES STUDY OF CITY SANITATION
WORK DAY
All members of the Ar-
cher City Country Club are
urged to be present at the
clubhouse Saturday morn-
ing for “workday.”
County in 1891, was born in
Shannon in Jack County to the
late Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Moore.
Hub said "I left Archer County
in 1929 and roved all over
west and south Texas, and on
finding that the world is really
round, came back to Archer
City in 1959.”
Moore lives at 205 E. Plum
with his wife, Eddie, to whom
he was married in Van Horn
in 1940. She was an Austin
resident at the time of their
marriage.
He is a retired barber, hav-
ing kept up with his profes-
sion until two years ago when
he decided to loaf, he said.
The Old Settler’vS Reunion
is an annual feature of 'the
Thursday marking the first day
of the Archer County Rodeo
which provides an opportunity
for old settlers to get together
to visit and reminisce while
partaking of refreshments pro-
vided by the local Chamber of
Commerce and listening to en-
tertainment provided by the
chamber.
Plans for this year’s rodeo,
the 25th, are beginning to de-
velop, with initial preparations
for the reunion being made;
a rodeo clown in the person
of Darrell Garner of Fredonia,
Kan., having been secured; and
rodeo parade co-chairmen hav-
ing been procured and their
having announced the parade
theme, which is, "Telling It
Like It Is With Folk Songs.”
Rodeo dates have been set
for Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, June 19-20-21 by the
Rodeo Association of which J.B.
Magg is president.
Two rather small problems
that always continue to pop
up in city business and usually
top the list in the complaint
department is dogs and sani-
tary hauling. The latter of the
two, sanitary hauling, has the
local City Fathers scratching
their heads for a solution. It
seems that regardless of how
much effort is put forth the
problem of someone’s trash
being overlooked keeps coming
up. Or the often heard remark,
“My trash hasn’t been picked
up in over a month.” The
council is now studying ways
Deluge Pushes City
Lake Over Spillway
The city lake, Archer City’s
water supply source, went over
the spillway, Sunday, May 4,
following a deluge of 2.65 inches
of rain, which fell late in the
day, according to Charles Mc-
Daniel, city secretary.
The city lake went over the
spillway on May 13, 1968 for
the first time in three years
following bountiful rains which
fell during the first four months
of last year.
"The lake is the fullest I’ve
ever seen it,” McDaniel said.
January of this year was
very dry with a mere .73 inches
of rain falling during the whole
month. February rainfall mea-
sured 2.91 Inches, and rainfall
during March measured 3.92.
April was unusually dry with
only 1.83 inches of moisture
being measured, but May began
with showers which turned into
downpours several times, with
May rainfall through the twelfth
measuring 5.17 inches.
The normal annual precipi-
tation is 25.26 Inches. During
the first four months of 1968,
11.97 inches of moisture in the
form of rain, snow and sleet
had fallen. The first four
months of 1969 showed a total
measurable moisture of 9.61
inches, but with the wet early
days in May, 14.78 inches of
moisture have been recorded
for the first four months and
12 days of the year, giving a
good start toward the normal
annual precipitation figure.
and means of upgrading and
eliminating problems and also
making the department self-
sustaining.
Last year, according to figures
released by Charles McDaniel,
the department had a total rev-
enue of $9,893.75 from sani-
tary hauling with $10,858.57 in
expenses. The expenses in-
cluded salaries, gas and re-
pairs on the truck which left
the department with a deficit
of $964.82. However, this is
not a true picture without add-
ing another $1,500 for depre-
ciation of the truck as the city
will be faced with replacing
this vehicle in another two or
three years.
Thirty or Forty years ago,
life in thfc city was relatively
simple. Waste disposal was
a comparatively minor prob-
lem- -you burned up what you
didn’t want in your own back
yard. You could even sell
your old bottles or rags. Fairly
well-to-do individuals might
have a trashman who period-
ically would haul away what
was left for a fee. Those who
were not so fortunate loaded
up boxes and threw their rub-
bish away on some isolated
road. It was a period in which
each man prided himself on tak-
ing care of his own, whether
it be his family, his house,
or even his waste.
Garbage pick-up came into
being largely because refuse
piled up faster than it former-
ly did in individual homes-
due to the rapid changes in
packaging; the increased usage
of vegetables and meats shipped
into the area, rather than
merely those closely adjacent
to the user.
The problem has been com-
pounded even further, since
under Texas laws it will be
illegal to burn refuse or waste
of any kind after July 1, 1969.
Since it will be illegal to burn
refuse, the sanitary land-
fill method becomes the most
economical and best method.
This, however, entails a capi-
tal investment in land and equip-
ment that must be met by some
method.
City councilmen are ser-
iously considering two propo-
sals to Improve and attemp
to make the sanitary depart-
ment revenue meet the expense.
One is to have curb-side pick-
up in containers not to exceec
32-gallon capacity and the other
is to dump in kraft bags *nd
these also will have to be placed
at curb-side. Several area
towns are going to the par "
bag method, according to Mc-
Daniel, with great success. The
property owner is furnished
with a holder for the bag with However, McDaniel pointed
a stand at optional cost with out that both methods are being
the bags being furnished by the studied with no definite action
city at a very economical price, planned on either at this time.
Windthorst Athletic
Club Hosts Banquet
Windthorst Athletic Club
hosted its first All-Sports Ban-
quet Friday, May 9, in the
school cafeteria with Jim Alex-
ander of Wichita Falls acting
as master erf ceremonies.
Cletus* Wolf, secretary, re-
ported that the Athletic Club
was completing its first year
with 73 regular members and
one life time membership which
was presented to Gerald Stein-
berger.
David Steinberger, president,
expressed his appreciation to
*\s! athletic teams for their
participation in sports events
and encouraged continued sup-
; to the Athletic Club.
Howard Neeb. head football
'<ach, reported that the 1968
on *as the first time Wind-
tiiorst had competed in 11-man
* otball in a long time and re-
t ,.itea ihat 23 boys came out
for football, with the team win-
ning nine games and loosing
one with 379 points made against
76 for their opponents.
George Beaman reported that
the boys basketball team won
three games and lost 11, while
the girls won 15 and lost six.
Mrs. Parker, girls volleyball
coach, reported that the volley-
ball team won the district and
bi-district championships, end-
ing the season with a 14-4 rec-
ord.
The Windthorst team won its
sixth straight baseball champ-
ionship last week.
Annette Koetter was recipient
of the best athlete award for
the girls and Donnie Ostermann
received the best athlete award
for the boys.
A plaque was presented to
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steinber-
ger in appreciation of the time
clock which they gave to the
school.
Coach Johnny Vaughn, ath-
letic director at Olney High
School, was the dinner speak-
er.
BEST ATHLETES in Windthorst are rewarded with gift
plaques at the first annual All-Sports Banquet hosted by
the Windthorst Athletic Club. Annette Koetter received the
award for participation In at least two athletic events and
Donnie Ostermann, not present at the banquet, was the
recipient of the boys award. (News Staff Photo)
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Stults, Joe K. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1969, newspaper, May 15, 1969; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth709248/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.