The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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Editorials
Thursday. April 4, 1963
What Is News?
What to print and what not to print is always a big decision
to make when reporting the news and happenings of a com-
munity. And its hard to find any two newsmen that will agree
as what to print and what not to print.
In the past two months The News has tried to be represented
at most of the more important meetings (school board, city com-
mission and commissioners' court). We believe that a newspaper
has a duty and a responsibility to its readers and the citizens
of a community to make such meetings as this
In this period of time we have only once been asked to ex-
cuse ourselves from one of these meetings.
We believe that the party making the request Was in error.
We feel like the people should know what goes on at these
meetings. After all, they are the ones that made it possible for
them to be able to serve in their particular capacity.
The News feels like that if an elected official knows that the
decision or motion he makes will be printed he will study the
issue more carefully and try and represent the majority of the
people
The News also feels like to present all the news we must
print both the “bad” and the "good.” If a school official or city
employee is fired, then we feel it a duty to print it. The same
is true when one is hired Also if one of the bodies gets in the
“red” we feel like the people paying the way should know.
The three above mentioned bodies have been very coopera-
tive and have extended The News many courtesies wnich we ap
preciate. Our aim is to print all the news as correctly as pos-
ible
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Proration Hard on Independents
The 8-day oil proration pattern is driving the Texas Inde
pendent oil industry to the wall, and it is time others besides
the victims got concerned about it.
We are ending a year in which the Texas Railroad Commis-
sion proration schedule allowed only 97 producing days. There
were 11 consecutive months with an 8-day schedule.
This was a record low for a year and a record span for 8-day
allowables.
We are ending our fifth year of severe oil depression in
Texas. In 1961 there were 101 producing days, in 1960 104. in
1959 123
The simple economics of the crisis now are that an 8-day
proration pattern does not allow the independent operator enough
production to pay out even when he hits a good well. Deals are
harder to put together because of the slow, if not impossible
payout.
This problem is of small concern, if any to the major com-
panies, for they care little whether they are drilling and pro-
ducing in Texas or another state, or in foreign countries where
most firms have big holdings.
The result is that the 8-day squeeze is forcing independent
operators to leave Texas and move to states where there still is
oil exploration.
The 8dav pattern, while killing the Texas oil industry
except for the majors, is at the same time building the industry
and output of other states not under such rigid restrictions.
These include New Mexico. Louisiana. "Mississippi. Colorado, Kan-
sas and Nebraska.
Under the present Railroad Commission policy, the major
companies call the tune by making nominations of their needs
for the succeeding month, and the allowable is set for the num-
ber of days necessary to provide such demands.
While the independent operator withers on the vine, and
service and supply companies move from the centers of inde-
pendent operations to states where they can prosper, barges
and tankers bear hundreds of thousands of barrels of foreign oil
into the port of Houston each month, while pipelines pour in
more out-of-state oil.
Clearly the present Railroad Commission policy of strangling
Texas production down to market demands is a failure and in-
justice It has already driven the state government to a sales
tax, and put scores of independent operators out of business.
It is past time for Texas to base its production on the state's
potential and return proration to at least a 12 to 14 day pattern.
For too long we have borne the burden of restriction for most
of the rest of the American oil industry. —The Abilene Reporter
News.
BOW'LING NEW S Mrs. Alfred Berend is still high
In the Tuesday League at for the women with 177 and 447
Windthorst Ed Veitenheimers Martin Berend. Mrs. Steinber
and Alfred Berends are still on ger and Mrs. Ray Lindeman
top and Jim Hoffmans and A R. have the lead in the Thursday
Lindemans in second place. Jim’s League. They also raised their
500 series helped them cinch high team series to 1.683. Ed
♦heir last contest. Veitenheimer and Alvin Cham-
Ray Lindemans and Ed Luig berlains are runnerup with
are in 3rd place and Oliver Koet James Berends and Doc Con-
ters and Floyd Humperts are radys next and Leonard and Let
close behind Ray Lindeman Schenks close behind No change
hasn't been topped with his high in high game and series this
game and series of 215 and 551. week.
The Archer County News
Published every Thursday at Archer City, Archer County, Texas
Joe K. Stults, Editor and Publisher
Second class postage paid at Archer City, Texas.
Subscription rates: $2.50 in county and adjoining counties and
$4.90 elsewhere.
Any erroneous reflection on the character, reputation or
standing of any person, firm or corporation which may appear
in The News will be gladly corrected if brought to the attention of
the publisher.
ASSOCIATION
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April, 1948
The Archer City High School
Band won top honors last Fri-
day at the Waurika, Okla, band
show. The band placed first in
concert playing. Rita Estill and
Mabel Berryman won first place
in twirling and Joyce Ensey
placed second.
team and Valley View’s track
team.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hasson
have announced the marriage
of their daughter, Pauline, to
H. D. Morton of Fort Worth.
They exchanged vows in Fort
Worth Saturday, March 26.
Miss Martha Dawn Tennat has
re-enlisted in the U. S. Marine
Corps. She served with the Ma-
rines in Hawaii during the re-
cent war.
J. D. Powell, manager of the
Parker Grocery and Market in
this city informs us that their
new building would be ready for
occupancy about May 1. It will
be one of the largest and most
modern of any of the stores in
the Parker chain.
Archer City High School will
enter the Interscholastic League
events next week with the one-
act play, “No Greater Love.”
The play cast will include Muriel
Taylor, Don Perrin, Patsy Bell,
Albert Wilson and Joyce Ensey.
Mrs. W. C. Harris was honored
on her 86th birthday with a din-
ner at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. A. Tanner.
Little Miss Beatrice McKinney
celebrated her second birthday
at a party and Easter Egg hunt
at the ranch home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Mc-
Kinney. Helping her celebrate
were Glenda and Bubba Atchley,
Suzanne Cowan, Darlene Mount,
Dianne Martin and her baby sis-
ter Carla.
April, 1949
Archer City voted in favor of
the $45,000 water bond election
Tuesday by a vote of five to one.
The final tabulation showed 172
for and 34 against the bond.
Miss Jaqueline Hart, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hart of
this city will appear as a duch
ess in the court of the queen
during the annual cotton boll and
pageant at Texas A&M.
Honor students of Archer City
High School this six weeks are
j Nancye Burkhart, Myra Estill,
: Morris Knox. Vet Robinson and
Muriel Taylor.
Miss Vet Robinson was hostess
j to a patry Friday night at her
1 home with 55 guests present,
j Guests included the Wildcat
Baseball team and their guests.
Paschall High School Baseball
April, 1950
Terry Hays, 3-year-old-son of
Rev. and Mrs. Jimmy Hays was
struck by a car Sunday as the,
Chrisitan Church congregation
was dismissed He suffered only
minor head injuries.
Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Haw-
kins, a resident of this city for
34 years, passed away at her
home Tuesday morning at the
age of 94.
Mary Dell Rogers of this city
became the bride of John Keith
Newman of Wichita Falls in
rites read at the home of the
groom’s mother, Mrs. J. S. New-
man. The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Eula Roderick.
Miss Carla Childs, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Childs of
this city, recently represented
Texas Wesleyan College at the
Annual Spring Formal at TCU.
She is a senior speech major.
April, 1942
Corporal Jimmy Phillip Ho-
rany, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. K.
Horany of this city, has been
admitted as an officer candidate
to the Air Force Officers Can-
didate School at Miami Beach,
Fla.
Cadet Joe E. Shelton, Jr. has
just completed the first step in
his training to become a full
fledged pilot in the Army Air
Corps.
July, 1921
Luke Hodges, a well known.
Archer City boy, was shot last
Friday night by a man named
Tubbs Moody near an oil camp
at the Smith well in Miller
field where Luke was a driller.
The local baseball team on
Sunday at the Rodeo park, kept
up its winning streak by de-
feating the Shannon team 10-1.
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Rep. Jack Crain
Reports from Austin
By JACK CRAIN
State Representative
In writing my newsletter this
week 1 would like to use two
quotations made by one of the
most beloved Americans that
ever lived, Mr. Will Rogers. He
was not only loved, respected,
and admired by the masses in
the United States nut also by
people of the entire world.
Rumor travels faster, but it
don't stay put as long as truth.”
The other quotation, "the best
way to condemn a thing is to
know something about it.”
These two quotations were
made in years gone by but in
my opinion they are probably
more applicable today than they
were at the time Will Rogers
said them.
I woud like to compare the
above quotations as related to
the field of politics, and particu-
larly at the state level since this
is the level which I am better
acquainted. There are very few
problems which have only one
side to them as they are present-
ed to the Legislature, but de-
pending on whether one is an op-
ponent or a prononent is cer-
tainly dependent on the views
and debate that will be offered
by the individual. This is where
the statement of Will Rogers
concerning rumors becomes re-
lated. So many people depend
on what they are told or what
they hear in order to influence
their thinking and without ac-
knowledge of the facts involved.
This is particularly true where
various groups or organizations
maintain a representative here
in Austin to keep them informed
of what is going on, particularly
on bills which directly effect
their business or profession
These groups only receive a re-
port in the form on an individ-
ual’s opinion which is certainly
subject to error. With these
thoughts in mind Mr. Rogers’
other quote becomes most im-
portant, ‘the best way to con-1
The Archer Gounty News
demn a thing is to know some
thing about it.” It would cer-
tainly be a recommendablc ap
proach to discuss the matter
with people holding opposite
views so as to get a clear pic-
ture of the entire problem. If
there is still doubt in one’s
mind, then I would suggest to
anv individual to secure a copy
of the bill in question and study
the contents of same to make
a final determination.
In my opinion the greatest
problem that faces the people
of Texas today can be summed
up in three words—apathy, in-
difference. and ignorance.
In making the above state-
ments I in no way intend to cast
a reflection on anyone, but I
am attempting to state facts as
1 have observed them.
Archer City Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCown
visited in Graford over the week
end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis McCann and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred MeCown.
Mrs. Pauline Baker, former
Archer County treasurer, is in
the Fort Sill hospital suffering
from a severe heart attack follow°-
ing eye surgery. She will be hos-
pitalized for several weeks, be-
fore returning to her home in
Lawton, Okla.
She is the sister of T. C. Hog-
gins of this city.
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Archer City
Phone
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Stults, Joe K. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1963, newspaper, April 4, 1963; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth709414/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.