Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1982 Page: 1 of 10
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1982
ISSUE 10
1 Section
Forty One Candidates
File For Local Positions
Three Sentenced In Burglary
The filing deadline for
school board and municipal
candidates passed with
accelerated interest in most
races.
Holliday and Archer City
each drew 13 candidates;
eight candidates seeking the
places open on the school
board and five hopefuls
vying for the two places on
the city councils. Holliday
will elect four school board
members and Archer City,
twi>-^
iday School incum-
beifb, Larry Finnell, Tommy
Mankins and Gene Harmon
have filed for reelect ion.
Other candidates are Dr.
Larry Lilley, Melvin Bills,
Bob Marlin, Clay Lindley
and Carl Nichols.
Mayor James Cook of
Holliday will have no
announced opposition in his
bid for reelection. Council-
man Fred Daume will face
former councilman Mike
Parker for his place 2 post
and Councilman Leon Ad-
dison will face Clarence
Hoover Jr. and former
mayor Leo A. Campbell for
the place 4 post.
In the Archer City City
election, Mayor Jack Muel-
ler has no announced
opposition. Incumbent
Councilman Kenneth Cul-
well has announced for
reelect ion but David Crut-
cher did not. Other
candidates for council are
David Wright, George Gaul-
den. A.C. Wallace and Ward
Campbell.
Archer City School Board
candidates are Gary Beesin-
ger, Kenneth Teichman.
Mike Fox, Paul Snodgrass.
Debbie Crutcher, Judy
McLemore. Gary Ledyard
and Barry Morrison.
In Lakeside City, Joe
White and Jerry Cox are
seeking the mayor’s post
being vacated by Jon Rivkin.
Gary Ross and Beverly
Haas are candidates for the
district two post, and
Sammy Lawson is seeking
reelection for district one.
Lakeside City will also vote
on bingo cable tv.
In Megargel, Mayor Char-
lie J. Kulhanek and
Councilman Roddy Mclver
are seeking reelect ion with-
out opposition. Raymond
Tedrow has announced for
the position being vacated
by Jimmy Cuba.
Two places are open on
the Megargel School Board.
Incumbents Charles Kul-
hanck and Harvey McQueen
have announced for reelec-
tion. Barbara McEwen will
also be a candidate.
In Scotland, three council
posts are open. and
incumbents, Joe Stallcup.
Lonnie Rayburn have an-
nounced for reelection.
Outgoing -councilman Law-
rence Schlabs will not seek
re-election. Other-announc-
ed candidates are Jim
Hoffman and Dan Schenk.
At Windihorst, Mayor
Henry Ostermann will not
seek reelection and Charles
J. Atchley is the only
candidate for that post ion.
Two positions are open on
the council and only one
candidate. Gerry Meurer is
running for the council.
Windihorst School Board
incumbents Albert Oster-
mann and James Zotz will
have no opposition for the
two positions open on the
board.
Archer County Sheriff’s department deputy’s Jack Davis
[left] and Richard Langtlle (4th from left]; escort prisoners
back to the Archer County Jail following their trails Monday.
The three pleaded guilty to charges hi burglary of a
habitation and revised prison sentences totaling 50 years.
[News Staff Photo]
ACISD Offers Teacher Contracts
A C Discusses Swimming Pool Renovation
The Archer-City City
Council, meeting in regular
session Monday night, took
up the topic of renovation of
the city swimming pool.
Diana White, who managed
the pool last year and
intends to manage it again
this year, reported to the
Council, that the concession
and bath house building
were in a bad state of
deteriotion. She also
reported that the pool itself
r Y’ver 20 years old) was
%>-^ng on the underside of
its '/«” thick bottom and that
the filters were also old and
worn out. Council voted
unanimously to have City
Manager L.B. Boren, Jr.
begin gathering estimates
immediately for redoing the
pool and the building.
Extension of the city
limits, requests for utility
rates increases, and changes
in several city ordinances
also received the attention of
the Council. The expansion
of the ctwcwtt- city limits by
the 10% allowed by state
law was unanimously ap-
proved subject to the
required survey work and
public notice requirements
being completed.
Rate increase requests by
Lone Star Gas and General
Telephone Company were
reviewed by the Council.
The Lone Star Gas request
for a 17.99% increase was
opposed in light of a study
by McMorris and Associates
which recommends a
13.93%. The General
Telephone rate increase
request will be fought in
Austin in association with
other participating members
of the Texas Municipal
League. The cost of that
participation will be $.15 per
capital (approximately $200).
Council approved Ordinance
#199 which stipulates the
ground rules for skating
rinks to follow when locating
within the city limits. They
also approved only one
scheduled council meeting
per month beginning after
the elections in April.
In other action. Council
voted unanimously to begin
the necessary procedure to
redisignate the zoning in
some southeastern pans of
the city. Changes and
additions to the city
ordinance controlling the
'operation of coin operated
machines, electronic games
and pool and billiard tables
were also discussed.
Unanimous approval for the
completion of street surfac-
ing work on streets where
curbs have been installed
since the initial paving was
done was also voiced by the
Council.
Bryan Bradley, of Wichita FaBa, waa Just one of many
area reeidenta to epjoy aanaage dnrlng the Knlghta of
Columbua Meal Sunday at Saint Mary’o Pariah Hall In
Wlndthorat
WEATHER
Monday
High
72
Low
35
Tuesday
75
38
Wednesday
62
44
Thursday
50
30
Friday
38
29 T
Saturday
50
28
Sunday
62
30
The Board of Trustees of
the Archer City Independent
SchvHtl District voted during
their regular meeting Mon-
day night to offer 1982-83
teacher contracts to the
teachers currently under
contract. The action came
after a lengthy executive
session in which personnell
were discussed. The
contracts will include a pay
raise of $300 above the
current teacher salaries.
The kindergarten teacher
will be employed full time
with the kindergarten
program to be conducted Vi
day for the entire year
beginning at September.
The number of kinderganen
students enrolled with deter-
mine whether one or two 'A
day sessions will be
conducted during the 82-83
school year.
Also approved for 82-83
was incentive pay of $100
per day for those teachers
who do not take their
personal use days. Teachers
are allowed two personal use
days per year.
Archer City Kindergarten Sets Pre-Enrollment
Pre-enrollment for Kin-
dergarten in Archer City for
the 1982-83 school year will
be held the week of March
22nd through 26th. Bring
your child’s birth certificate
and shot records to the
Grade School Principal’s
office anytime between 8:00
a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to enroll.
In order to be eligible a
child must be 5 years old on
or before Sept. 1st, 1982.
The following immuniza-
tions are required by Texas
Law:
1. Polio- at least 3 doses of
Oral Polio vaccine are
required, provided at least
one dose has been received
on or after the 4th birthday.
2. Tetanus/Diptheria- at
least 3 doses of DPT or TD
vaccine are required, provi-
ded at least one dose has
been received on or after 4th
birthday.
3. Measles- all students
must have received measles
Rutherford Retires From Archer City Post Office
Postal Clerk Evelyn Wil-
son Rutherford retired from
20 years of service with the
department, on Friday.
Mrs. Rutherford began work
in the Archer City post office
in July 1961, when E.T.
Bledsoe was postmaster.
She has served as a
flexible clerk and was officer
in charge from Oct. 1978
until June 1979.
The newly retired clerk
was presented with a
“suprise” retirement party
and a “night on the town’’
by fellow employees, John
Lee, Shirley Stubs and
Helen Ogden. Former
postmaster Allene Doggen
sent a bouqet to mark the
occasion.
A retirement certificate
from Postmaster General W.
Bolger will be presented to
Rutherford later by officer in
charge Juhn Lee.
When quizzed about
future plans. Mrs. Ruther-
ford said she hoped to visit
Arcbar City Post Office tapliyiiii h—ora----,------
party last Friday. Mrs. Rutherford has worked la the local poet t
presenting Evelyn [pictured aa far right] with a
Staffs sad Officer la Charge John Lee.
1961. Showa
Shirley
her children. Linda Gaye
Russell and her family in
Andrews and John H.
Rutherford and his family in
Freeport. The Rutherford
grandchildren, Chuck and
Kevin. Russell and Johnny,
Bryan and Kimberly Ruther-
ford will also take some of
her time. Then, ton, Mrs.
Rutherford will also take
some of her time. Then,
too, Mrs. Rutherford, who is
a lifelong resident of Archer
City, has five sisters who
live here, so there is little
chance of being k>nely.
Evelyn Rutherford is a
longtime member of the
United Methodist Church
and a member of AARP.
also she loves the oridoors.
so it is possible she may still
continue to get up at 5 a.m.
Mrs. Rutherford express-
ed her gratitude for the
many wonderful people she
has served in the post office
• he past 20 years and hopes
to continue her friendships.
Mr. Buddy Crelia appear-
ed before the Board to
■ "pttMlMWf DP
be made available to parents
of school age children. No
6 neal somhoshsos tahaw by
vaccine on or after the 1st
binhday.
4. Mumps- mumps vac-
cine is now required.
Class session will be ‘A
day for the entire 1982-83
school year. If you have any
questions, please call the
Grade School office at
574-4506.
instigating a baseball pro-
gram in the spring of 1983.
Crelia stated that the
program a>uld be started for
approximately $6,700 and a
suggested equipment and
uniform list was presented
to the board for their
consider at ion. Twenty-five
boys who will be in high
school in 82-83 have
indicated that they would be
interested in panicipating in
a high school baseball
program. He further stated
that he felt that the interest
in baseball was high enough
to support such a program
and that such a program
could provide compel iton
and possibly scholarship
opportunities for those boys
who had enjoyed growing up
with the Archer City Kid
League program. He was
also amfideni that arrange-
ments a>uld be worked out
with the Kid League
Association as to the use of
the current baseball field in
the park. On a motion by
Bill Linsaut with a second
by Danny Powell, unani-
mous approval was given to
a feasibility study committee
being formed. President
Bob Russell appointed Lin-
scott, Powell, and Charles
Hilbers to that committee
and requested that they
report their findings at the
next regular meeting.
The one-day senior trips
for the spring of 1982 were
approved as follows:
Oklahoma City- Friday,
March 12; Dallas, Ft.
Worth, and Six Flags-
Frtday. May 7; and Quanz
Mountain Oklahima- Friday.
May 14. Charter buses will
be provided for the trips.
Superintendent Shearmire
reported that the floor of the
“new” gym was in need of
refinishing. The gym is
now 13 years old and
sanding of the floor is
recommended every ten
years. Board voted unani-
mously to refinish the floor.
Anticipated a>st of the entire
refinishing is expected to be
$4,500 - 4.700.
A concerned mother ad-
dressed the board on the
subject of head lice and the
possible spreading of them
in the schools. She reported
that she was aware of two
current cases and felt that if
more parents knew what to
k>ok for and how to treat the
problem it could be oont rol-
led. She ; sported the steps
in detecting and getting rid
of the lice and recommended
that an information brochure
the Board since the item had
been included on the
agenda. (A report on the
ainditkm is included in this
issue of the News.)
In other action, the Board
opened and rejected bids on
the sale of a 1961 pickup as
the top two bids were
identical. The recommen-
dation of the textbook
selection committee were
also unanimously approved.
Guilty pleas for burglary
of a habitation by three
persons, were accepted
Monday in 97th District
Court by Judge Frank
Douthitt and sentencing was
immediate.
The trio, Richard Morris
Weaver. 26; Patrick Hilton
Edwards. 20 and Dana Lee
Sioudemire, 18. were arrest-
ed Feb. 28 in Roseburg,
Oregon on a minor traffic
violation. A check of the
vehicle’s license number
revealed that the trk> were
suspects in the burglariza-p
tion of a home west of
Archer City on Feb. 19. A
follow-up investigation
showed that Weaver was
wanted by the FBI on an
escape warrant in Tennessee
& other charges.
Sheriff P L. Pippin credit-
ed the arrest to an alert
citizen of Archer County who
saw an unfamiliar vehicle at
the residence on the date of
the burglary. The anony-
mous citizen folkiwed the car
some five miles, took down
the license number and was
able to identify the three
occupants.
The suspects waived
extradition to Texas, then
waived the right to a grand
jury indictment, to trail by
jury, and the right to"
confrontation by witnesses.
Edwards and Sioudemire
were raken to the Texas
State Department of Correct-
ions in Huntsville on
Monday to begin serving a
15 year term for Edwards
and a five year term for
Sioudemire.
Weaver received a 30 year
sentence and will be
extradited to Unicoi. Tenn.
to face charges of armed
robbery, burglarly, vkdation
of parole, jail escape and
sexual assualt.
Date Set For
38th Annual Rodeo
The Archer County Live-
stock Assn, officers and
directors met Thursday to
finalize plans for the 38th
annual rodeo to be held here
June 17, 18, 19.
Vi McBride was named
chairman of the parade to be
held June 17. This years
theme is “21 si Century and
Beyond", and will be
featuring bicycles, go-carts,
vark>us floats and animals.
Mrs. McBride may be
a>macted at 574-4804.
Freddy Cordell of Child-
ress will be the stock
contractor; Benny Johnson
of Cleburne will be the
announcer and clowning and
bull fighting will be done by
Howard Stevenson and his
assistant from San Anionki.
Dan Shores of Holliday
will be in charge of the
Queen Contest.
A dance will be held each
night following the rodeo,
wit h music by Kenny Brewer
and band of Wichita Falls.
The Livestock Assn.
Directors reported that a
recent project of the group
was to sponsor Missy
Freeman in the Miss Rodeo
of Texas amiesi.
ON TARGET
by Mike Lobpries
Tbit week’* report of tbe arrest, conviction, and
sentencing of persons Involved bs a local burglary points out
the importance of helping one another to control crime.
CRIMESTOPPERS Is the name of the statewide program
that was recently instigated by Governor Bill dements. Our
local version of Crimestoppera, tbe Archer County Property
Owner's Association has been In existence over one and
one/half years. It’s exists net serves aa a deterrent to local
criminal action Just as Crimes toppers does to larger dries
across Texas.
Bat, It only works If we are observant and nmke notes of
saaplcioas activities that will aid oar law enforcement
they occur. A strong membership also serves as a
deterrent. Annual daes are ealy ‘gig.gg- Let’s help
For Information loading to the
indictment of persons steal’ug livestock nr
oilfield equipment, committing arson, or
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