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Archer County News
Archer City, Texas 76351
ISSUE 13
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1983
8 PAGES
SB
Archer Hospital Improvement Fund Drive Underway
Commissioners
Hundreds of letters have
been mailed to business
throughout Archer County
soliciting support for the
Archer County Hospital
Improvement Fund. The
purpose of the letters,
according to the hospital
administrator, is to Inform
county businesses of hospital
needs and how funds will be
used.
Administrator Linscott says
“It is not our intent to put the
bite on people. Our approach
is not the hard-sell. 1 believe
that when Archer County
folks understand the need
and are given the opportu-
nity to help, they will be
glad to do so. Archer County
Hospital has a lot of friends
and supporters. This im-
provement fund drive will
give then a chance to show
their support."
“Neither is this just a
"Give-Me', states Linscott.
Our employees are contribu-
ting much to this effort. They
have volunteered their time
and energy to work on
several fund-raising projects.
Many employees have ex-
pressed willingness to help
with remodeling and repair
projects at the hospital.
What I’m saying is that we
are doing all we can to have
the best small hospital in
Texas, but we must receive
much help‘from county
citizens.
Throughout April there will
be bake sales, business and
residential canvassing, flea
markets, with a Barbecue
Benefits to be held on April
30. Funds received will be
used to make needed
repairs to the building and to
purchase new medical equip-
ment.
Items needed range from a
four legged cane that costs
$36 to partial roof repairs
that will cost $4400. and a
coulter counter for bloold
tests that costs $12,000.
Medical items also needed
are heart defibulator, a blood
bank refrigerator, fibrome-
tor, surgical instruments
cleaner and other items t<
update the type of medical
service now available.
The Yellowjackets. auxiliary
to the hospital, will begin the
fund raising campaign with a
bake sale on Friday, April 1,
iMMRi
Still
Undecided
On DPS Office
\ a.* . 'A*.
Administrator Donny Lin- *“* *■* Aretaer
scott’s goals are “To provide
County can be proud of and,
on tax
at Armstrong Fine Foods and
at Buddy's Supermarket.
A benefit dance at Parish
Hall in Windthorst in
scheduled for April 9, and
the following week a gigantic
Flea Market will open in the
old gym at Archer City High
School. The Flea Market.
Bake Sale and Country Store
will also be open all day on
April 23, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
each day.
April 30, a Barbecue Benefit
is planned at the Archer City
School Cafeteria. Door prizes
will be given, a raffle
drawing for a beef half, and
an auction is set for the
evening foltowing the barbe-
cue.
Donny Linscott, hospital
administrator, is general
chairman of the fund raising.
Committee chairman for the
various activities and com-
munities have been named
as follows: Fern Starnes- Bar-
B-Que.; Phyllis Kuykendall,
overall chairman for the Flea
Market; Linda Maxwell,
Country Store; Donna Sch-
lumpf. Bake Sales; Archer
City Lions Club, canvass of Jack Robertson. Holliday, of
residential area; Dale Mur- Mankins. A chairman for
phy. Jay O'Neal and Bill
Linscott. business canvass;
Besa Abernathy and Sue
Deen, Special accounts;
Frances Essler. Scotland;
Maizie Berend, Windthorst;
Cindy Hargis, Lakeside City;
Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs.
Archer City Places Second In UIL Literary
Olney High School was the
high point winner in the
literary events of District
ll-AA contest held March
23-24 at Midwestern State
Writing-Brad Pippin. Archer
City, alternate. Shorthand-
Jho Lea Starnes. Archer
City, first. Tvpywriting- Kar-
man Roberts. Archer City.
University. Olney actum*. first.* SMn LBfffiSr'ITcMlitfiy;
lated 170 points while Archer alternate. One-Act Play-
City came in second with 132
points.
Other schools were
Henrietta 85. Holliday. 80.
Boyd 76. Jacksboro 25.
Nocona. 15. Petrolia 20. and
Chico, 10.
Archer County winners in
the individual events entitled
to represent the district at
regional, are:
Debate- Tony Leamon and
Brad Dickey. Archer City,
first. Information Speaking-
Jammie Owen. Archer City,
third. Poetry Interpretation-
Terri Davis, Holliday, first.
Prose Interpretation-Kimbra
Wheeler. Archer City, first.
Journalism-Erick Neal, Holli-
day, news writing, second.
Jho Lea Starnes, Archer
City, feature writing, second.
Erick Neal, Holliday, edito-
rial. writing, first. Billy
Kincaid. Holliday, editorial
writing, second. Jeff Bel-
cher, Holli'day. headline
writing, second. Jeff Bel-
cher, Holliday, Headline
writing, third. Calculator
Application-Leslie Mankins,
Holliday, first. Deborah
Noll, Holliday, second.
Roger Bealf, Archer City,
third. Karen Aulds, Archer
City, alternate. Number
Sense-Brad Pippin, Archer
City, first. Brain Reis.
Archer City, third. Ready
Archer City, alternate.
Windthorst
Students
Place In UIL
Windthorst High School
students participated in the
District UIL Competition
recently. Entries and place-
ments in categories included:
PROSE-Lisa Smith, first;
Kristina Schenk, fifth; Jenni-
fer Hoffman, sixth.
TYPING-Michelle Hudak,
fifth.
POETRY-Michaele Hoffman,
second; Sharon Wolf, third.
SPELLING-Colleen Schrei-
ber, fifth.
HEADUNES-Joann Oster-
mann, first; Shelly Oster-
mann, third.
SCIENCE-Gregg Hem mi.
fourth.
NUMBER SENSE-Phillip
Koetter, third; Sandra Krahl,
fifth.
EDITORIAL-Robin Essler,
first.
CALCULATOR-Donna Vieth,
fifth.
FEATURES-Robin Essler.
second; Amy Hoffmair, sixth.
School Board
And Municipal
Elections Saturday
Voters will go the polls
Saturday to elect school
board and city council
members for the coming
year.
Also, voters in the City of
Holliday will have an
opportunity to vote yes or no
on the question: Do you favor
construction of a new
municipal building?
Archer City will elect three
school board members. The
candidates are: Mrs. Ted
The future of the newly
rented offices for the
Department of Public Safety
on West Main St. in Archer
City, is still clouded after a
group of taxpayers met
Monday with the Archer
County Commissioners
Court.
The North Texas Taxpayers
League officials and other
interested taxpayers had
requested the meeting to
discuss the county's action in
renting a building to serve as
headquarters of the DPS and
to request that the court
resc nd that action.
Justice of Peace C.D. Cox
was questioned about mov-
ing his office to the court
house and allow the DPS to
use his offices in the Law
Enforcement building. Judge
Cox indicated the need for
his office to be in the jail for
booking procedures, reading
of rights, setting bond, etc..
Commissioner Cletus Wolf
stated, the rent is paid up to
April 21. so we have time to
work out the problem.
"Commissioner Evon Carter
noted, “if we do not go along
with the department, the
traag.^^ wttl takc the-patiolnien-
In Windthorst. two *he county".
Megargel has yet to be
named.
The various chairmen may
be contacted for information
or for donations of cash,
baked, goods, items for the
flea market or tickets to the
barbecue.
opposition. Two council
members will be elected in
Scotland. Candidates are
Wolf.
candidates have announced
for the three places open.
They are Luis Carcano and
Emery Berend.
At Lakeside City, the three
candidates for the three
places are: Dr. Wm. Deen.
Clifton Edwards and Lee
Burkett, Bob Russell, Danny t Hickey.
Powell. Mrs. Jimmy (Vicki) Megargel voters will elect
Archer City UIL Regional
qualifiers Include [front row]
Kimbra Wheeler, prose
interpretation; Jho Lea
Starnes, shorthand and
featnres writing; Karman
Roberts, typewriting; Karen
Aulds, calculator app.; [top
row] Jammie Owen, informa-
tive speaking; Brian Reis,
number sense; Brad Pippin,
number sense and ready
writing; Roger Beall, calcula-
tor app.; Tony Leamon and
Brad Dickey, debate.
Davis and Butch McLemore.
Holliday will elect two school
board members. Candidates
are Gary Schaefer, Gene
Harmon, and Terry Parnell.
Megargel will also elect two
school board members.
Candidates are Wayne Ec-
hols and Randy McAnally.
Windthorst will elect three
school boards member.
Candidates are Benita Ess-
ler, Wayne Humpert, Ken-
neth Wolf and Paul Smith.
Scotland is the only
municipality that will elect a
three council members from
three candidates: Ed Pacha-
cck, Ed Malek and Harold
Ward.
Holliday voters have four
candidates for the four places
open. They are: Jim Virdell,
Elizabeth Gorman, Jim
Willis and John Goforth.
In Archer City, the three
candidates for the three
places open on the city
council are George Camp-
bell, Jay O’Neal and David
Crutcher.
Polling places in the all of
mayor this year. Mayor the election will be open from
Albert Hilbers has announ- 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
ced for reelection, without
Older Texans To Be Selected
Holliday Antique
Shop Opens Doors
U.I.L. Regional Literary Leslie Mankins calculator
Qolifiers from Holliday are app., Terri Davis poetry,
from left to right bottom row Deborah Noll calculator app.,
row; Billy Kincaid
, Erick Neal Jour-
nallsm, and Jeff Beltcher
Taxpayers Discuss
Budgets And Hear Candidates
Voters in the school districts
of Megargel and in the City
of Holliday, will also cast
ballots for their choice of
Older Texan of the commu-
nity, on Saturday, during the
municipal and city elections.
Ballots will be available at
both polling places.
Nominees for the Holliday
honors are: Mrs. J.H. Lyles,
John A. Killian and Mrs.
Charlie (Bemiece) Wilson.
At Megargel nominees are:
Duke Hampton, O.V. Hamp-
ton, Florance Gray, O.C.
Shirley. Jerry Miller and
M.L. McCuistian.
In Scotland, voters may
nominate anyone of their
choice, by balloting. The
winners wil be honored at
Older Texan Day in Archer
City on June 16.
Sheriff P.L. Pippin was
questioned about the coope-
ration between the county
law enforcement personnel
and the DPS patrolmen.
Pippin said there was
nothing personal in any
misunderstanding, it was
just that the offices were
small and it was a lot like two
families living in the same
house.
Dale Murphy, taxpayer,
said. “We talked to two of
the DPS officers and they
want back in the jail
building, for it is more
convenient there.”
Amos Parsley, another
taxpayer, said he would favor
an annex to the courthouse or
law enforcement building but
no building just for the
highway patrol. He also
voiced the opinion that the
fine money should not be
incorporated into the general
budget.
Judge Holder open the
meeting for motions, but
none were offered.
About 20 persons were
present for the meeting.
During the morning session
of the Commissioner Court,
the court voted to continue to
exempt automobiles from
1983 tax toll, and to advertise
to amend the budget for
Prect. #2
The Court also voted to
continue with the purchase of
the Felix Wylie building in
Holliday when an abstract is
furnished and approved by
Atty. Gary Southard.
HsRIdsy Antiques, 146 S.
lain, formally open it’s door
4th a ribbon cutting
sremony last Tuesday. Greg
oberts. Holliday Chamber
f Commerce board member,
andled ribbon cutting and
fterwards Connie Lauder-
nilk presented the owners,
■rma Lee Dillard and Carol
•arker. with a certificate of
their nrst earned dollar of
profit.
The store handles a wide
variety of antiques, home-
made crafts, quilts are sold
as well as handmade dolls,
cradles, and pretty lovelies
for the home.
Operation of the new
business is 10-5 p.m.
Archer County Taxpayers, at
the invitation of the North
Texas Texpayers League,
met Monday at the American
Legion Hall for a study of
taxes and budget and to
hear the views of school
board and city council
candidates.
Aldo present were Archer
County Chief Appraiser A.G.
Reis, Archer City Adminis-
trator L.B. Boren Jr. and
Archer City School Supt. Don
Shearmire.
School Board candidates
present were Bob Russell,
Vicki Davis, Butch McLe-
more and Da*- > Powell.
Members Ken .-th Telch-
man, Barry Morrison and
Billy Linscott were also
present.
City Council candidates
present were George Camp-
bell and Jay O'Neal.
Jimmy P. Horany, president
of the League, chaired the
meeting. He said that if the
one per cent sales tax for
counties should become
effective, it would probably
eliminate the need for taxing
residences and automobiles
among the items discussed
by Supt. Shearmire were the
expenses of maintaining the
schools to nfeet state
standards.
Holliday Teacher Named Educator Of The Year
Taxpayer and businessman
Dale Murphy spoke briefly
stating that we are all in the
same boat and must tighten
our belts. He cited the lower
price of oil and oilfield
equipment and farm pro-
ducts, which are the basis of
the county’s economy
Bob Fancher of Seymour,
president of the Baylor
County Taxpayers League,
spoke on the progress his
county had made in holding
taxes-down.
The audience was invited to
attend to the annual meeting
of the North Taxpayers
League at the Wichita Falls
Activities Center on April 16.
Holliday High School
English teacher Tommye
Lofland was recognized as
one of five Texas teachers to
qualify for the Educator Of
The Year Award during the
recent annual convention of
the Association of Texas
Professional Educators in
Austin. She was named
outstanding secondary edu-
cator.
Mrs. Lofland is a graduate of
Midwestern State University
and also attended Baylor
University. Prior to joining
the Holliday faculty, she
taught classes at Iowa Park,
Rider High School, and
Wichita Falls High School.
With her husband Larty and
sons, Greg and Scott, the
teachers makes her home in
the Bowman Community
where the family keep and
train horses. She is active *n
a number of youth and civic
organizations.
A graduate of Archer City
High School the young
teacher is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mullis of
Archer City.
The award winners were
honored at a reception with
outgoing ATPE president
Sally Weidmann of Vernon.
Other award winners were
Ruby Richardson, Tideha-
ven; elementary education;
Gary Reeves, Gariand,
administrator: Janet Garza.
Santa Rosa, associate and
Jan Bogenschutz. Dainger-
field. special services.
About 1,000 representatives
of ATPE attended the
convention, elected new
officers, recognized outstan-
ding educators and discussed
legislation pertaining to
teachers.
Tommy* Lolland
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