Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1982 Page: 1 of 10
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Archer County News
Archer City, Texas 76351
ISSUE 49
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 1982
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Archer City Jr.
High Tournament
Opens .Today
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Area seventh and eight
graders will take to the newly
refinished floor of the Archer
City gymnasium this week-
end for the annual junior
high tournament. The action
gets underway Thursday at
II a.m. and will continue
through the 8th grade boys
championship game on
Saturday at 7:45 p.m.
Seymour. Holliday, Wind-
thorst. and Archer City will
compete in the 7th grade
girls division. That cham-
pionship game will begin
Saturday at 4 p.m.
Kirby will take Windthorst s
place in the 7th grade boys
division. Their championship
game will begin 5:15 on
Saturday the winners of the
Seymour-Holliday and Kir-
by-Archer City games vieing
for that title.
Six teams will compete in
both the boys and girls
divisions of the 8th grade
tourney. The holliday and
Seymour girls meet at 1:30
p.m. Thursday with the
Holliday Seymour boys to
follow at 2:45. Windthorst
and Archer City girls play at
6:30 Thursday with the boys
to follow at 7:45. The girls
and boys from Zundy and
Kirby juniors highs in
Wichita Falls will open the
Friday action at 9:30 and
10:45 respectively. Elimina-
tion and loser bracket contest
will be play in the 8th grade
division until Friday evening.
Saturday action will
determine the consolation
winners in all four divisions
beginning at II a.m. The
championship games are
scheduled to tip off Saturday
as follow: 7th grade girls, 4
p.m.; 7th grade boys, 5:15
p.m.; 8th grade girts. 6:30
p.m.; and 8th grade boys,
7:45 p.m.
The Senior Class of '84 wiU
operate the concession stand
during the tournament.
The Early Bird Pre-School’s “Visions OISuga^Tumj
Holliday Senior Citizens
To Get New Service Center
First Place In In ArcheTcWuyChMstnia^arade
Tax Payers To Discuss
County Sales Tax
A new service center, set to
open Tuesday, wil| bring an
early Christmas to the Senior
citizens of Holliday.
The need for such a center
had been discussed for some
time, but until the City
Council gave moral support
to the idea by appointing
Councilwoman Elizabeth
Gorman to head a commit-
tee, no action was taken.
Those named on the
committee were Veda Ro-
well, Rosa Lee Carson and
Janie Craig.
After studying other centers i. wa<i . m . . ,.
the area, the committee met Ir.lT? !!6*
with the Archer County Sf" rr ®“"de? Masoni
Commissioners Court and Kei? hrti f " ^
received a promise of $416, a ni,r„ uh^ .f * meet,nl
month to assist in the
center's operations. 2K '"Nation an<
The volunteers began many v°lunteer;
seeking donations. Hershel ake t0 CJ®*? ant
Wortham donated a new Jo " S! mstallat,0"s
stove and a new refrigerator, exnerienro °' • Wh° . has
Belle Magee paid for the "“"S
plumbing and generous cash ^ jn cha , fht,C?n’.Wl
gifts came form Holli-Tex assisted bv L h K 6"'
Supply.
—-- a noonday meal five days
i>: ■ weekly.
,hc meals will cost SI for
-U-V ■■ %<•*/, • ' ■ persons over M) and $2. for
jj lh°se under (hat age.
1 v t Volunteers are needed to
s deliver meals to shut-ins and
to t0
\ * ; cni“.v a hearts meal and a
f/' "■ social hour.
- Mr'- Soho and the director
be ’be only paid workers
* Wl in the center.The director's
“ J ' "v . f ’•alary will come from Green
v jgjj§f,' Thumb, Inc. and some
federal funds. Applications
fV .i ? for ’he position are now
lBMt~: being taken.
Kf;. ln addition to the food
volunteers, others are need-
ed to do cleaning and
§;r\: laundry. The center also
ffjf-. ' needs a couch, some easy
chairs, a first-aid-kit. large
cooking utensils, reading
materials, coffee and games.
■HV Future plans for the center
■mb stands by the caI! for regularly scheduled
Hershel Wortham to visi,s from * public health
set to open Tuesday n“rse for b,ood pressure and
s been Instrumental diabetes tests. Monthly
birthday parties are also
planned.
Windthorst Youna Homemakers
Judge Tom Bacus
Wichita County Judge Tom
Bacus will meet with area
taxpayers Tuesday, 14, at
7:30 in the Archer County
Court House. He will speak
on the proposed one per cent
sales tax for counties, that is
designed to lower the
property tax.
The meeting is sponsored
by the North Texas Taxpay-
ers League and all property
owners are urged to attend.
The league has members in a
ten county area and is
affilliated with other such
organizations throughout the
state. Jimmy Horany, league
president, will introduce
Judges Bacus and other
dignitaries who have been
invited. These include State
Sen. Ray Farabee and
Representative Charles Fin-
nell of Holliday and John
Gavin of Wichita halls.
A question and answer
period will follow. Among
the subjects to be discussed
are the expected amount of
money the tax would bring in
and the possibility of its use
to lower ad valorem Taxes.
According to figures, the
one per cent tax would bring
in about $250,000. annually
to Archer County. This
amont would be taken from
the taxes to be paid by
owners of homes, real estate,
businesses and oil and gas
lease. *
Judge Bacus has served as
Wichita County judge since
January . 1979. He is a native
of Big Springs, and received
his bachelors degree in
government from Texas
Christian University and his
law degree from Texas Tech
Faith Memorial Baptist Church
HollMay City Council, with
only councilman Jimmy
Willis absent, tabled the
appeal of the revised
budge! of the Archer County
Tax Appraisal Board, at the
meeting Monday. The tax
board representative Carl
Nichos, was not at the
meetirg to explain the cuts in
the SM2.880 budget. The
City cf Holliday's share of
the budget is $2833.
The touncil voted a $40. a
month raise for dty secreta-
ries, Jharon Nichols and
Laverot Slatton. and a .25
and htur raise for Allen
emphasized that Wilson’s
appointment brings the crew
to ten members, but noted
that persons who would be
available during the daytime
for ambulance duty, are still
needed.
Wilson is a native of
Holliday, 24 years old and is
employed with a tank firm
near Wichita Falls. He is
certified in CPR, first aid and
has a chauffer's license.
Council Woman Elizabeth
Gorman gave a report on the
new Service Center and
invited the council members
to the opening day on
tuesday, Dec. 14. The council
voted to pay basic utility bills
for the center, until the
organization gets estab-
lished.
The council voteu to host the
West Texas Water Utulities
Assn, meet January 20 in
Archer City VFD Auxiiary
Holliday.
In his report. Mayor James
Cook encouraged council
members, and citizens, to
study Civil Defense Plans for
evacuation of Wichita Falls.
He stated that in case of
attack, 3650 people would be
quartered in Holliday. He
also noted that the $4,000
grant for police equipment
had arrived and purchases of
the needed equipment would
be made soon.
Mrs. Slatton reported that
she has received another
certificate in her training as a
certified tax assessor. She
reported $11,488.12 had
been collected during Nov.
for taxes. The total tax roll
S»r the city is $65,238.54.
Some $96.58 in delinquent
taxes had been collected
knew their tolerances and to
avoW driving when they have
the faintest feeling that they
remember is that ‘‘drank” hi
terms sl DW1 laws Is not
“fall-down, staggering
drank". A 18% |. 10] level #f
la say more rampant *ow
that It haa been In years
poased-lt Just appeals that
wy because much more
h being given to It.
Law eaforcement agencies
Md private groups (such as
M.A.D.D.fMathofm Against
Drank Driving] me pnahing
far stricter eafareemeat af
caase drivers ta becoi
careless and dan■ era
the laws.
The facts oa DWI’s are
todeod staggerlag. |See
Archer Connty Oatreaeh
Article oa page The
simple salaries ta the
After hearing a rep <rt on the
Hollidiy ambulance crew
from Axib-i ance coordinator
Bob Bryan, t'.e council voted
to add Mike Wilson to the
ambulaace crew. Bryan
nidentlfied Fur^ Makers
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Lobpries, F. Mike & Lobpries, Fran. Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1982, newspaper, December 9, 1982; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth714002/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.