The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1932 Page: 1 of 6
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A Constructive Newspaper for a Constructive People
Welcome Is Given
Faculty Friday At
Annual Institute
A fair crowd was in attendance
Friday morning at the high school
3 auditorium on the occasion of the
| annual reception given in honor of
t, the faculty of the public schools,
snd at the same time launching ] was taken to a Wichita Vails hos-
tile annual teacher's institute. Su- 1 pital where the operation was per-
perintefndent R M. Dinsmore. preV formed that night. Mrs. Hastings
ELECTRA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1932
J- W. Hastings Has
Leg Amputated As
Result of Accident
J. W. Hastings, 307 East Sum-
mit^ avenue, was seriously injured
Tuesday afternoon when a culvert
collapsed under a,-heavily loaded oil
field truck on which he was riding.
His right leg was so badly crushed
below the knee that amputation was
found necessary. The injured man
sided over the opening exercises.
Rev. Clark Russell led the devo-
tional, and E. M. Tampke . led the
assembly in a sing-song. Mrs. R.
D. Cunningham made a splendid
address and Miss Eva Williamson
£ gave a reading, which was follow-
ed by a wonderful paper prepared
t bv Miss Wilma Davis on “School
N Education, the .Birthright of, Child-
S hood." " .
y Hon Luther rfoffman, member of
V the school board of Wichita Falls,
addressed tlm assembly, stressing
the need of reducing expenses and’
l telling of some of the things be-
% ing done in - order that overhead
i may be cut in school, city, state
■i and federal finances. He warned
0 hit* hearers that drastic changes
% will have to be -effected if the na-
-V iion is to stand junder democracy.
Mr. Dinsmore introduced the
Lp -members of the faculty.
V Mrs. C.. F. Birkhead welcomed
‘ the taechers in behalf of the Wag-
> goner-First Ward Parent-Teacher
Association. Mrs. C.s.M. Harvey ex-
,■ tended a welcome in behalf of
1 Thompson P.-T. A. Pastors repre-
senting their churches here: Rev.
; \V. W. Rivers, Baptist; Rev. E. B.
: Crump, Assembly of ,God; Rev. .T.
: wood Parker, Presbyterian; Rev.
J Clark Russell, Methodist. W. R.
} Skinner represented the Chamber
' of Commerce; G. R. Davidson and
i C W. Scheurer, the Lions club, and
^^U-.J^vEDgelkiug^AP°kc in beha *
x.f the Rotary club.
*' Mr. Dinsmore made ^ announce-
v picTits concerning the Friday after-
noon and Saturday programs.
Speakers .during the afternoon
■ sp^-ion included: J. A. Hood, count,/
j, superintendent of rural schools;
i jtfi-ses Eura Wilkinson and Virgin-
* iu Roop, faculty members, and
\ E F.. Rogers, principal of the lug.t
school. n
} Rev. Clark Russell, Mrs. C. r-
f E'rkhead, Dr. R. R. Ramey, Miss
; Hope Tackitt and Superintendent
rini'niorc were speakers at the Sa -
■' unlay morning session, and *'j
; afvrnoon sectional meetings weiw
ht It! at each school, at which time
the principals outlined the duties
of their respective staffs and or-
ganized forces to start the regu ai
Mhedule of enrollment and class
assignment for Monday morning.
Cotton Slow But
Higher-Review
Other Activities
Heavy rains last week followed by
more rains ‘ here Monday and Tues-
day have delayed cotton picking
here and the damage to the crop Jn
the lowlands is said to be much
NUMBER \
Baiptists of Two
Counties Holding
-Annual Meet Here
About sixty delegates from out
of town had registered by noon to-
day;'at the meeting of the Wichita-;
Archer Association being held at the
Baptist church here. The opening
and their children were notified of
the mishap and Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Amonett and other friends here ac-
companied them to Wichita Falls to
attend Mr. Hasting's bedside.
The accident took place north of
Nocona, as Mr. Hastings, Joe Mc-
Kinney, formerly'' of this city, and
another man whose name was not
learned, were returning to Texas
with a load of pipe secured in Ok-
lahoma. Mr. McKinney and the
other man occupied the cab of the
truck and they were uninjured. Lat-
est reports from his bedside indi-
cate that Mr. Hastings is resting as
well as can be expected.
greater than was first thought to session was held last night and a
be last week. Very little cotton had j large crowd was in attendance,
been picked before the rains and
there has been no cotton shipped
from Electra this season. The price,
Tuesday, was quoted at $8.50 per
hundred, middling basis, the high-
est in the past two years and double
the price quoted at this time last
year. If the weather clears up soon
a fair yield may be bxpected in this
section.
The Wheat Growers Association
shipped a car of wheat Saturday.
Local buyers were offering 34 cents
per bushel, Tuesday. Oats are still
quoted at 8 cents per bushel, and
Rites Saturday At
First Baptist Church
For Mrs. lira Miller
Members 'of the Women's Mission-
ary Union will serve lunch and sup-
per at the church today and to-
morrow, and those representatives
from other churches who will remain
over will be cared for in the homes
of Electra members.
Dr. J. C. Hardy of the Baylor Col-
lege for Women at Belton was the
prihcipal speaker at the Thursday
morning session.
Mesdames Creek Brown and D. A.
Cawlfield are in charge of the reg-
istration of visitors.
Churches in the association, which
Band To Sponsor
“Speak Easily” At
Grand Sept. 13-14
The American Legion Band will
barley is bringing the grower 14. embraces churches of Wichita and
cents per bushel. J Archer counties from which dele-
Rain has assured abundance of i gates had arrived, by noon today.
water and eixoellent range for ca'-»
tie, and herds in this area are in
fine shape. L. P. Douglas and Sons
were four Wichita Falls churches,
First, Lamar Avenue, Lory Memor-
ial and Southside; Archer City,
shipped one Carload of mixed stuff j Cashion, Burkburnett, Iowa Park,
to Fort Worth last week.
Shipping by rail has held up rea-
sonably well through August, the
Electra, Holliday, and Midway.
Among the distinguished visitors
here are J. Howard WiHiams, Dal-
. Funeral services were held Sat-
urday afternoon at the First .Baptist
church for Mrs. Ira Miller, age 30,
whose death took place Wednesday
•night at a Wichita Falls -hospital.
Rev. W. W. Rivers, pastor, offici-
ated, and members of the Baptist
choir were in charge of the music.
Pallbearers were two nephews of
deceased and four nephews of her
husband. They were Cleon and
Charles Jones; Alton, Ted, Cecil
and Holmes Miller. Totten Broth-
ers undertaking company was in
charge of the arrangements, and
interment was in the old Electra
cemetery by the side of her mother,
sisters and brother.
Mr3. Miller was born in Indiamt,
but moved to Texas with her pa-
rents twenty-six years ago. Her
death followed an illness of more
than two months duration. Surviv-
ors include her husband, three sons,
Ira, Jr., Buford and LaVerne; her
father, S, A. O'Day, and three
brothers. A sister, Mrs. C. A. Jones,
died here some years ago.
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Denver railroad officials report. An j las, secretary of the Texas Baptist
average of 20 cars of crude, gaso- j Convention; Dr. Hardy, and visitors
line and other oil products per day J from Abilene and Fort Worth.
The meeting will continue until
Attend Barbecue
Supper At Burk
3 J D. Bright, D. G. Gray, C. H.
j Mrliann, Ray B. Dickey, B. M.
j I>i ns more, J. L. Chowmng, Lee
:: -lames, C. P. Engelking, VV. R. Skill
j or., and W. D. Cross, °
: Plectra Rotary Club; Jett Hughe-,
, Plectra; Roy W. Dickey, Kilgoio,
S funner member, and Rotanan A. L-
t Miles, Wichita Falls, guest of U.
t B Gray, went from Electra to B
l l-umett last Tuesday nig ®
l tend a barbecue supper given "f, .
i dub there. The affair was held at
5 tl„. City Park, and after a bo
■I t.-u, meal, the Electra „c'°^JP)®
I - nted Jett Hughes in his Arkansa^
3 1-avcler” monologue, and in son,
$ .-..I dance specialty numbers. G. ‘ •
• P- relking and Mr. Myles delighted
3 .1. assembly with a debate.
? 1 ne Burkburnett club held it*
weekly meeting after the
Easily," at the Grand Theatre on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 13
and 14, and will share in the pro-
ceeds from tickets they sell, which
funds will be used for the legion
band.
“Speak Easily" is a riotous story
of a college professor who inherits
near a million dollars and becomes
a theatrical producer. It is an all-
comedy cast headed by Buster Kea-
ton, and in which Jimmy (Schnozzle)
Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd,
Heddu Hopper, William Pawley, Sid-
ney Toler, Lawrence Grant, Henry
Annetta and Edward Brophy are
the principal supporters.
Action, color, and a whole suc-
cession of laughs are promised in
this splendid production, for which
the band committee is launching a
strenuous ticket selling campaign.
J. V. Ballard, who is chairman of
the legion band committee, is in
charge of arrangements for the
show. He announced Wednesday
that tickets will be on sale at the
Daily Times News Stand, Ryan
Drug Store, Post Office Drug Store
and Harris-Grubb Drug Store, and
by members of # the legion band.
Thompson P.-T. A.
To Hold Initial
Meet Next Week
Will Seek Loans
And Donations
For Flood Lights
Friday night. The W. M. U. di-
vision will hold its annual election
of officers Friday afternoon, and
Mrs. B. A. Copass of Fort Worth
will be the principal speaker at this
meeting.
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Mm. c. m. Harvey, publicity‘Assembly Churches
chairman, announces that the initial | J Hold Rally At
Parent-Teacher Association for the I " OIney On Sept. O-lU
new term will be held at the school j — —-
building on Thursday afternoon,: Members of the Assembly of God
September 15th. Mrs. W, R. Skin-1 churches of the Wichita Falls dis-
ner, president, will preside and Mrs. tvict will hold a rally at OIney,
R. D. Cunningham, head of the1 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Rev.
program committee, will be ready' e. B. Crump, pastor of the church
to distribute copies of the annual here, announces. The initial meet-
program to* members who have puidjing will be held Friday evening,
dues for the year. . t.nd it is expected that a large dele-
Members of the executive boards oration will go to OIney from the
of the Waggoner and Thompson > Electra church. Rev. Crump will
Ward Parent-Teacher organizations} preach the sermon for the morning
held a meeting, last week, in which service Saturday, and the local
plans were made to be submitted i church will sponsor musical num-
to the bodies relative to handling hers, .
of free lunches for needy school Mrs. Crump is leader of the dis-
children. trict organization of Christ Am-
The work has been well organized bassadors and this department will
be in charge of activities Sunday.
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Jack and
for the coming year, and the of-
ficers are expecting to be able to
carry on an efficient program of
work and study, it was announced.
J. A. McDonald, Wichita county
juvenile officer, was in Electra on
official business, Friday.
John Marriott, Jr.,
James Parr, J. D. Bright, Dave
Gray, A. C. Hill and Joe Creager
participated in a golf tournament;
held at Wichita Falls during the
past week.
rular
•gram.
State Head W• M._U*
Speaks Here Friday
interested in organized work fo
• i-,cn is invited to be present rn-
' • afternoon at the Baptis ‘
■ bear Mrs B A.
: ^ Tth, president of ,
i * men’s Missionary Union, v*
■ address the W. M. U. organ.-
..n of the Wichita-Archer As-
ation which will be m session
it church here that afternoon,
. 1 t=S to 3.15 o’clock.
• I.- topass is an able speaker
,< peeked of a wonderful
mn!tt\ Electra women are dis-
]- b„Mount m having the op-
ium of meeting ami heanui
soiii.m of her abilitv. v* 1,1 '
i of -O large (U gam/.at ion a.- the
' i, W M l'.
A meeting was held at the high
school Wednesday night to discuss
plans for erecting floodlights at the
high school athletic field in order
that night games of football may
be played here. Superintendent B.
M. Dinsmore, acted as chairman, .and
thirty-six persons, representing va -
rious business firms and organiza-
tions, were in attendance.
It was announced that pipe which
could be used for poles would be
donated, and it was estimated that
the total cost beside labor and the
pipe given, the project will cost
between $1000 and $1101. Thirty-
two of the high powered lights will
be required to adequately light the
field and stadium. After consider-
able discussion it was decided to ap-
point a committee, with G. J. Gilles
as chairman, and this committee
will solicit loans to be made to the
athletic committee of the high
school, these loans to be repaid
through use of a portion of the
proceeds from night games.
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Return From South Texas
Mr. and Mrs. George Blackman
and daughter, Wanda, returned last
week from an extended visit with
relatives in Montgomery and other
counties in South Texas. While in
that section they visited many
points of historic interest, includ-
ing the Sam Houston home at
Huntsville. While in Huntsvilh,
they went through the state pen.-
tontiaiy They were amazed at the
industries carried on there which
made the plant seem more of a
maufacturing plant in some ways
than a place of punishment for
criminals
Heavy Rains Cause
Delay Oil Activities
In Electra District
Heavy rains last week and driz-|cntly, of a new pool, was found a-
ncr sVinwors thic wool- V,<,\ro clnur- I round 2400 feet
zling showers this week have slow
ed down oil field activities in the
Electra area. Texas Company, No.
Annual Drive For
Members Launched
Lemon Post Here
Plans were discussed Friday
night at the regular meeting of
the American Legion for the an-
nual membership drive. W. A. Potts
heads the membership committee,
and it was urged that every effort
be made to enlist all ex-service
men in the work of the organiza-
tion, Feed S. Keller, who is in
charge of the committee to sec that
graves 01 war veterans are suit-
ably marked, announced^ that^such
markers had been ordered for all
unmarked graves in local cemetery,
and a detail of men was named
to assist in placing the stones,
Wednesday afternoon.
Announcements were made con-
cerning the progress made by th«
legion band under direction of K.
T. Goetze. Jess Ballard is chair-
man of the band committee, and it
was explained that although the
post is sponsoring the band, the
incidental expense is handled undo,
a separate fund raised for that pur-
pose, and inasmuch as the band will
be one organized for community
benefit, any assistance received
from Electra citizens will be ap-
preciated.
P.- T. A. Groups
Get $50.00 From
Mickey Mouse Club
Mesdames W. R. Skinner, presi-
dent of the Thompson Ward Parent-
Teacher Association, and C. F.
Birkhead, president of Waggoner-
First Ward Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation, announced this week that
the two organizations will divide
between them about $50, which rep-
resents two per cent of the gross
income from the Mickey Mouse
Club shows sponsored by the Home
Theatre Company.
The officers of the P.-T. A. or-
ganizations expressed their appreci-
ation for the benefits derived from
the Mickey Mouse Club, not only in
the matter of sharing the proceeds,
but for the splendid co-operation
shown by the management of the
Committee Named
By Lions To Work
On Light Project
The matter of installation of
floodlights at the local high school
football stadium in order that night
grid games might be played there,
was the principal topic up for
discussion at the noon . luncheon
meeting of the Lions club, Thurs-
day at the Armilda hotel. Presi-
dent C. W. Scheurer presided over
the meeting. G. J. Gilles led the
assembly in a sing song, and Rev.
Clark Russell offered the invoca-
tion. Jim Lyle, Wichita Falls Lion,
was a visitor at the luncheon.
Fred Farrar was responsible for
the entertainment features and he
presented Jack Sims and his or-
chestra in splendid concert numbers
which included dance music and
sentimental ballads.
G. J. Gilles .addressed the as-
semmbly in behalf of the floodlight
proposition, and after discussion of
the benefits to be derived from the
installation of the lights, the cost
and proposel means of financing
their installation, Dr. P. E .Fish,
W. B. VanDergrift and J. P. Doher-
ty were named as committee to
work with other committees named
by civic organizations.
It was announced that the bar-
becue supper to which members of
the Rotary club and families have
been invited, will be postponed from
tonight to next Thursday night,
Sept. 15.
George Jennings made a report
of Club Park finances. G. R. Da-
vidson made a report on the re-
ception given members of the pub-
lic school faculty last Friday morn-
ing.
W. B. VanDegvift and C. P. Price
were named as program committee
for next week. . -
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of talent and leadership by means
•of the club programs and entertain-
ment features. The proceeds will
be used in supplying free milk and
Activities in the Wilbarger county
pool includes a location for E. 0.
A-403, Waggoner, southwest of the. Harvey, No. 1, Bowers, in the north-
city, was drilling at /00 feet on east corner of the southwest quar-
last reports but operations were ter of section 100, in the H&TC
suspended during the wet weather. ’ survey. John O’Neil is drilling be-
The Sunshine Hill district got one low 1260 feet on his No. 3, R. L.
new location last week, the C. T. Castleberry, in section 67, block 11,
Richards, No. 1, Frankl-Cohen et j H&TC survey.,
al, 350 feet north and 150 feet west. Operations have been suspended j }unches to Undernourished school
nL* nortbwest corner of section on the G. I. O. Oil company test on cliildren and Mesdames Skinner and
o26. \\ aggoner Colony lands and the Jennings estate southeast of Birkhead urge that citizens of this
rmo Electra. Drilling was carried on be-
low 1600 feet, but the owners of
the test have not indicated if the
Oil company has made location for well will be abandoned.
No. 2, Haggard, in the Denton! Abandonment of the Murchison-
County School Land survey, league j Pigg test on the Foster Ranch
4, block 21. The Rathkc No. 1, on j northeast of Sunshine Hill about
the same tract, was reported aban- the middle of August, caused keen
doned at 773 feet. disappointment in that section.
Attendance On First
Day of School Here
Exceeds Expectation
Exceeding all expectations and
breaking previous records for first
day attendance in the high school
department, approximately 480 pu-
pils were enrolled and classified
Monday. Superintendent Dinsmore
reported Wednesday that several
more teachers are badly needed,
and some vacancies have been fill-
ed this week. The high seventh
grade pupils were sent to Thompson
Ward school, and the high sections
of all grades from the third to the
seventh will be caved for there.
The grades are being shifted and
combinations are being made to en-
able all grades to be carried at
a minimum of expense. The send-
ing of -pupils from Waggoner to
Thompson and from there to Wag-
goner ward will save the expense
of hiring seven teachers for the
grammar grades alone. Mr. Dins-
more and G. C. Harrison, president
of the school board, urges that the
patrons co-operate with the faculty
in making the needed changes in
order that the school expenses may
be kept within the reduced budget
set for operating expenses.
Legion Band To
Participate In
Concert at Wichita
If weather conditions permit, the
last of the season’s outdoor en-
tertainments to be held on the
municipal building lawn at Wichita
theatres in the matter of putting on paug^ wjb he]d Thursday night,
clean shows and in the development ^ Every bandmaster in Wichita coun-
about one and one-half miles north-
west of the Sunshine Hill pool.
South of Iowa Park the Rathke
Southwest o.f Electra, about seven
miles, the Davis Oil Company of
Vernon has spudded in on their
No. B-l, Waggoner estate, 466 feel
from the south line and 3 50 feet
from the east line of section 5,
block 3. H&TC survey, Wilharg«*r
county. This well is an offset to
a new producer on the I.uther Webb
tract in that vicinity. The salt 1
whu h marks the opening, appar-
Drilling was carried to 2100 feet.
The Ryan Petroleum . Company,
No. 3, Womack, is reported to oc
drilling at 800 feet. This is a semi-
wildcal test located in the south
half of section 2. OC&KF survey.
A-796, in the Beaver Creek area,
and i< the first new well drilled for
several months by the Ryan inter
ests, which owns valuable holdings
on the Nance Ranch.
city, especially the parents of young
children, lend encouragement to the
movement, which hot only insures
wholesome picture shows where
some of the mothers are always on
hand to look after the children dur-
ing the performance, but which
trains children in self-reliance and
initiative.
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BORINE INFANT
IS BFRIER FRIDAY
Rev. W. W. Rivers officiated in
brief funeral rites held Fnda,v f"i
an infant daughter <>f Mr. an I
Mrs. E. I). Bodine The babe’- bu lb
and death took place Thursday night.
Interment was in Electra cemetery.
ty has been invited to bring his
musicians and take part in a mass-
ed band concert for the occasion.
Paul Seeds of Wichita Falls will
direct the ensemble numbers, and
it is expected that 300 players wilt
be on hand. Karl T. Goetze, leader
of the legidn band here, made ar-
rangements Monday for the band
here to go to Wichita Falls and
take part in the entertainment.
Labor Day Spent
In Quiet Way Here
Barber shops, the bank and a
few other place.-, of business were
closed all dav here Monday, in ob-
servance of national Labor 1 la v
Shows, r 11 v u i iod- -tore-, (bug stoi-
grntorj >toif- and <.ife- vver'*
open as usual a**d tL* \.a- no
teleblation In id b<ti > \t epi ?h<
Fat and Lean ladle- b.wball ganr*
at the high -(h >i i .uhle* » fi«*'i.
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