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Archer City, Texas 76351 \
THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 1983
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Members
WEATHER
Total Rainfall 1962-34.17
Archer City Records Lowest Megargei Family
Gasoline Prices In Nation
Two self-serve gasoline
-aiailers in Archer City
i/jagcd in their own private
[Trice war last weekend.
Allsup’s Convenience Store
and Curtis’s One Stop
Grocery had their employees
cutting a trail between the
price signs and the check out
registers most of Friday and
Saturday. Friday morning
the posted prices were SI .03
.9 per gallon for regular and
SI.07 .9 per gallon for
unleaded. By daylight Sun-
day, those prices had
plummeted to S83.9 for
regular and S.88.9 for
unleaded.
A check with AAA
(American Automobile Asso-
ciation) in Houston Tuesday
showed that the 83 cent per
gallon figure was the lowest
figure reported to AAA last
week for the entire United
States. As a matter of fact,
the last time that AAA
recorded a price that low
was July of 1979.
By Sunday noon, the two
outlets had reestablished a
price of $1.03.9. But by late
afternoon on Monday, the
price had stair-stepped its
way downward to the S.93.9
mark. The unleaded price at
the two locations was $.97.9.
Other self-serve and
full-serve outlets in Archer
Chy refused to get involved
ii the “below cost” warfare.
Those outlets maintained
t teir prices at the SI .03 mark
and higher.
* According to the latest
.,^teures from AAA, the
Jf rage price nationwide for
tegular isl.09.7at self-serve
outlets andl.29.1it full-serve
locations. The average on
unleaded is 1.18.9and 1.3S.1
respectively.
These figures were recorded
in AAA's latest survey which
was conducted between
Christmas and New Year.
AAA Teias Staff Director of
Public Affairs Paul Curtis
stated Wednesday morning
that prices have been
creeping downward since
that last survey.
Holliday To Act
On Annexation
Request
Holliday City Council
accepted the specifications
for a backhoe for the city on
Monday, and will advertise
for bids. The deadline for
accepting bids Feb. 14, at the
close of business.
The council heard a request
from Melvin Bills to annex
six lots of his property on FM
368 in the north part of town.
City Attorney Gary Southard
suggested that the question
by delayed until Bills can
present a formal petition
instead of the letter he had
presented. Formal action on
the annexation will be taken
at the next council meeting.
In his report, Mayor James
Cook said that the city has
discovered a Stonewall
Jackson Park fund that
contains $1412. And has
been inactive since 1977.
He suggested that the
signatures be changed and
the money be used for park
improvements.
After discussion,/council
voted to add $1000. to the
fund and apply to the federal
vernment for a matching
for the park. Council
that the problem of
vandalism has lessened,
hence this may be an
appropriate time for making
the needed improvements at
the park.
The mayor stated that
revenue sharing fund was
about $16,156. more than
originally expected and
council would need to hold a
public hearing for the
of the amount. The
rased amount, Cook
was due to the
population increase and the
increase in taxes.
Loses All Possessions
In Home Fire
The Gary Martin residence
in Megargei was completely
gutted by fire Monday,
January 10. The 10:45 p.m.
blaze destroyed all of the
Martin’s possessions and
injured Phillip,7, and Stan-
ley, 3. Both boys were taken
to Hamilton Hospital in
Olney. They were later
transferred to Parkland
Hospital in Dallas where they
are now recovering nicely.
The Megargei Volunteer
Fire Department is collecting
clothing, furniture, and other
household items and will
store them until the Martins
are relocated. Call Helen
Tedrow at 563-2401 for
further information.
The Megargei United
Methodist Church is collect-
ing unopened and unused
pantry goods for the family.
Call Mrs. Gark McAnally at
564-2501. The cause of the
fire was a short in an electric
blanket.
Another fire Wednesday,
January 12 caused damage
estimated at $29,000 to the
rural home of Mrs. Lottie
Hail. Mrs. Hail was not at
home when the mid-morning
blaze occurred. A short in
electrical wiring in the attic
was the cause of that fire.
Holliday Senior Citizens
Center Names New Director
Evelyn Draper of Fort Worth
has been named director of
the Holliday Senior Citizen
Center and began her duties
there on Monday. She is a
native of Seymour and was in
the insurance business with
her late husband for more
than 20 years and has
recently worked as an
independent insurance
agent.
Mrs. Draper is a sister to
Mrs. Joan Soho, who is in
charge of the kitchen for the
center, and is making her
home in Holliday.
The newly employed
director is under the
supervision of the Depart-
ment of Labor and Ouida
Johnston of Henrietta, in
cooperation with Green
Thumb. Inc. The latter
organization is sponsored by
the Texas Farmer’s Union
and is designed to provide
employment for older rural
people.
Previous to the employment
of Mrs. Draper, volunteer
Mrs. Janie Craig was
director protem for the
center. Volunteers who have
assisted with the project
include Mrs. Mike A. Parker,
Mrs. W. D. Rowell, Mrs.
Grace Graves, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Gorman and John Soho.
The board of advisors are
Mrs. Gorman, Gil Peters,
Rev. Mike Gresham, Rev.
Bob Bryan, Don Talley, Evon
Carter and Mrs. Irene St.
Clair.
The center has wholesome
meals five days a week and
volunteers deliver about a
dozen take-out meals to
shut-ins each day.
Mrs. Draper said that other
activities are planned, these
include an oil painting class
and a monthly birthday party
for the Senior Citizens.
About 50-60 people are
present each day for the noon
meal, she said. Persons who
wish to join the group for the
noon meal, may drop in or
preferably call the center at
586-1963.
ACISD Discusses Kindergarten Schedule And Foreign Language Program
The Archer City School
Board discussed two items
on Monday nights agenda
and decided to delay formal
action until more information
is available. Mrs. Bill
Crowley and several mem-
bers of the Archer City
Parents Co-op, the sponsor-
ing organization of the Early
Bird Pre-School, requested
that the Board give conside-
ration to conducting all
kindergarten classes in the
morning. Mrs. Crowley
stressed the importance of
the young students attending
classes in the morning when
they are fresh and alert.
Currently half of the students
attend class in the morning
and half attend in the
evening. The morning ses-
sion is attended by all of the
bus route students and five
in-town students. The after-
noon class is attended
entirely by students who
reside in Archer City.
Superintendent Don Shear-
mire stated that there was no
way no way of knowing how
many students would be
registered for kindergarten
until the pre-registration
forms were mailed out in late
February. The time-table for
mailing of the forms will be
moved up so that more
County Recognizes
Right To Life Movement
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Archer County Judge Bill
Holder issued a Right to Life
Proclamation to mark the
ttenthi year of the Wichita
Falls Right to Life Assn. Rita
Schreiber is president and
Margie Berend educational
chairman for the annual
Memorial Observance Din-
ner at First Baptist Church,
Wichita Falls, on Friday 21.
The keynote address will be
given by Family Counselor
Lucille Johnson of Orem,
Utah. Tickets to the dinner
may be purchased from
Schreiber at 541-2445.
ARCHER COUNTY PRO-
CLAMATION
WHEREAS, 1983 is the
tenth year of the establish-
ment of the Wichita Falls
Right To Life and;
WHEREAS, Wichita Falls
Rights To Life has provided
study materials, teaching
aids, and many hours of
service fo the County of
Archer County and;
WHEREAS, Wichita Falls
Right to Life has strived to
set forth the sanctity of life
of al], at aB stages of an
individual's development
from conception to advanced
THEREFORE, I.B.G. Hol-
der, County Judge of Archer
information as to the possible
number of 83-84 kindergar-
ten students will be available
for next months meeting.
Mrs. Crowley emphasized
that the mothers were very
pleased with the half-day
all-year kindergarten format
being used this year, but that
they would be even more
pleased if all kindergarten
students could attend morn-
ing classes.
A possible foreign language
program was also discussed.
Shearmire reported that 50
students who would be in
grades 10, 11, and 12 next
year had indicated on a
questionaire handed out last
week that they would be
interested in enrolling in a
foreign language courst,
preferably Spanish. No
formal action to recruit a
foreign language teacher will
be taken until after current
teacher contracts are rene-
gotiated in March. Board
members would prefer to
hire a Spanish teacher who is
also certified in some other
aubject. The high school
language lab is fully intact,
but it will need some repairs.
In formal action, the Board
the school trustee
for April 2. 1983.
whose terms
expire include Bob Russell,
Dan Powell, and Mrs. Ted
Burkett. Russell indicated
Couuty. do hereby
the week of Janu<
through 22nd.
RIGHT TO LIFE WEEK
In recognition of Rts 10th
Anniversary and it’s contri-
bution to the health and
that he intends to be a
canidate for re-election.
Powell and Burkett gave no
indication as to their
intentions.
The Board approved the
continuation of the current
policy of taxing autom* biles
(pleasure vehicles only Board
members Bill Linscott and
Charles Hilbcrs voted aga-
inst the measure. Superin-
tenden Shearmire indicates
that the vehicles add
approximately $1 million to
the tax roles ($24,000 if
collections were 100%.
After a lengthy executive
session. The Board unani-
mously approved a one-year
extension of Superinendent
Shearmire's contract through
he 1985-86 school year.
Barry Morrison cast the lone
dissening vote at setting the
Superintendent's salary at
$5,000 above state base.
Band Director David Stapp
presented information con-
Range Fire
Hits Over
4,000 Acres
A wind-driven range fire
that grew to as much as five
miles in length at times,
burned across about 4500
acres of pasture land in
sourtheast Archer County on
Friday.
Seven area volunteer fire
departments and an equal
number of bulldozers battled
the flames all afternoon and
into the evening before
bringing it under control.
The cause of the fire was
undetermined. The fire was
on the Dtard, Hornady and
Cowan-McKinney randies.
cerning the purchase of new
band uniforms. The current
uniforms are 10 years old.
Board members instructed
Stapp to proceed with the
gathering of bids from at
least three firms for
quantities of 85, 90, and 100
uniforms. The price of the
uniforms should average
about S22o each.
After paying the monthly
bills, the Board adjourned at
ljh57 p.m.
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WHAT PURPOSE DOES IT
SERVE? None In my
book...especially on the front
page of a newspaper!
Violence and sex have
become commonplace on
television and la movies.
Proponents say that they are
graded and censored. Bat
ami R rating today Is usually
given to a show became of
excessive violence and depic-
tion of that violence. The
explicit photographic por-
trayals sf violence [and sex]
have m
at the dally, or weekly
newspaper level. That Is why
1 was so
UMI WIVUIIVD
be picked up by children as
well as adults. 1 am certainly
thankful that I did not send
say Sve-yesr ©fel sea oat to
get the paper last Thursday
morning. Just imagine hew
many youngsters came In
with the paper saying:
“Momma, look at this
picture in the paper!”
Snre. Onr children are
exposed to scenes of violence
like this on television. But, I
hope and pray that the
newspaper industry will
maintain a more dignified
have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the
Archer County, Texas, to be
affixed this the 13th day of
January, 1983.
epar
supplied the 14 units that
fought the blaze were from
Archer City, Windthorst,
Henrietta, Antelope. Otnay,
Megargei and Arrowhead
Estates.
of the
Wichita Falls Times and
Records News. Usfeg discre-
tion In phots Journalism
when reporting accidents
and catastrophes is Mdood
difficult. Bat fnll-celer,
“Mood and guts” pictures sf
acts of vloloneo—whether
County News reports “Good
News about Good People”.
That statement maybe he
somewhat "Idealistic” In
nature. Certainly not all
and
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Lobpries, F. Mike & Lobpries, Fran. Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1983, newspaper, January 20, 1983; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth713930/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.