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Volume 15, Number 5
White Deer News/White Deer, Carson County, Texas 79097
Thursday, Morch 28, 1974
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Ed Fletcher Seeks
Representative Post
For 65th District
Ed Fletcher, an Amarillo busi-
nessman, is a candidate for the
office of State Representative,
65th District, subject to the
Democratic Primary election on
May 4, 1974.
The 65th District of the Texas
Legislature is composed of Car-
son, Potter and Randall Coun-
ties. The present representative
from this district, Bryan Poff,
is not a candidate for re-elec-
tion.
Mr. Fletcher, 54 years old,
is married, has four children,
and is a member of the United
Methodist Church. He has been
actively engaged in business for
the past 23 years and is well-ac-
quainted with many areas of
government. He promises, if
elected, to work to conserve
tax dollars, and is dedicated to
representation for all.
Mr, Fletcher and family reside
at 5103 Matador Trail, Amaril-
lo.
High School Students
See Demonstration
On Fire Prevention
Students of the White Deer-
Skellytown High School will
have an opportunity to see for
themselves how fire can be man's
best friend or his worst enemy
by observing a graphically ani-
mated fire prevention demon-
stration to be presented at 12:40
on Tuesday, April 2, David
Crayson, Principal, announced.
Ben Bullard, Assistant Safety
Director for the Texas Farm Bu-
reau, Waco, will make the sev-
en part presentation.
Bullard will discuss the three
elements which are necessary to
have a fire, fire prevention,
and fire control. His animated
demonstration will involve ac-
tual flames of all classes of fire
with an explanation of the rec-
ommended control methods of
each fire.
The Texas Farm Bureau Safe-
ty Department Personnel have
presented this very educational
fire prevention program over
1, 110 times for some 287,941
people in 216 or more Texas
counties. This program is being
brought to White Deer under the
sponsorship of the Carson Coun-
ty Farm Bureau. The public is
invited to attend.
Mr. Bullard will also make
the presentation for the White
Deer Lions Club that evening
according to Boss Lion Virgil
James, with members of the
Volunteer Fire Department be-
ing special guests.
Commissioners Accept
Revised County Budget
A revised budget for 1974 of
$727, 634 for Carson County
was accepted by the county com-
missioners Monday morning.
Also approved was the revised
budget of $95, 510 for the feder-
al revenue sharing funds.
A bill from Pioneer Natural
Gas Co. , for $3, 007. 39 for
right-of-way on Highway 207
was ordered paid by.the commis-
sioners.
The request of the McClelland
Creek Soil and Water Conserva-
tion District for funds to continue
its work was granted in the a-
mount of $1, 000.
Commissioners also signed an
agreement for their cooperation
in the upcoming bi-centennial
upon the request of the Carson
County Bi-Centennial Commit-
tee, headed by Mrs. James B.
McCray.
At the request of Carson Coun-
ty Clerk Mrs. Sue Cockrell,
four door prizes consisting of
Square House Museum cookbooks
were approved as gifts at the
state conference during the first
week of June at Amarillo.
City And School Absentee
Voting Reported Light
Five votes were cast by Tues-
day afternoon in absentee vot-
ing for the White Deer Indepen-
dent School District election
to be held April 6. Markham
Waddill states, "Absentee vot-
ing will continue until Tuesday,
April 2, at 5:00 p. m. at the
School Tax Office. "
In the City election absentee
voting, Mrs. Margaret Simmons
reports that one ballot had been
cast by Tuesday afternoon.
Deadline for voting absentee in
the City election will be at
6:00 p. m. April 2.
F.H.A. Girls To Solicit For
American Cancer Society
Members of the Future Home-
makers of America will partici-
pate in the annual door-to-door
drive on Tuesday, April 2, for
the American Cancer Society.
Plans have been made for the
crusade to be conducted in the
late afternoon and early eve-
ning of that day. The project
will coincide with National
F. H. A. week. .
Finalizing the plans for the
drive are homemaking teacher,
Miss Beverly Johnson, Mrs. R.
W. Standefer, and F. H. A. offi-
cers. Directing the house-to-
house campaign in Skellytown
will be Mrs. W.J. Campbell and
Teresa Campbell, president of
the Future Homemakers of Am-
erica.
Junior Girl Scouts
Receive Certificates
Jr. Girl Scouts of White Deer,
under the leadership of Mrs. L.
R. Lockridge and Mrs. H. P.
Barnard recently received Mul-
timedia First Aid Certificates.
Girls receiving the certificates
were: Lori Grange, Carolyn Bar-
nard, Rebecca Weaver, Tina
Kirby, Jenna Daniels, Robyn
Ford, Carla Kotara, Christy
Frost, Kristi Punches, Dola
Langston, Kim Hogue, Lynette
Gallett.
Also receiving certificates
were Rosalea Kalka, Tracy
Moore, Anna Cooper, and Cin-
dy Barnard.
Tonya Terry Given
Who’s Who Honor
Tonya Terry, junior at White
Deer High School, has been
notified of her selection for
having her biography published
in the 8th annual edition of
Who's Who Among American
Students, 1973-1974. The daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Bill
Terry, she is to be included in
the book, the largest student
award publication in the nation.
Less than three per cent of the
students in over 24, 000 high
schools are chosen.
Tonya is active in Future.Teac-
hers of America, National Hon-
or Society, Future Scientist of
America, Masquers, Band, Fu-
ture Homemakers of America,
Junior Class treasurer, and is
the present White Deer Rodeo
Queen. She is also on the Var-
sity basketball team. Tonya is
a member of the First Baptist
Church and is active with the
church youth group. She enjoys
bookkeeping, sewing, cooking,
and crocheting.
She plans to attend college
upon graduation. She will com-
pete for a scholarship grant of
up to $1, 000. 00.
Services Held For
Resident's Brother
Services for M. D. "Doug"
Stark, 54, brother of Mrs. Lil-
lian Powers of White Deer,
were held March 12, at Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Chapel in Ama-
rillo.
Mr. Stark died Sunday, March
10 at Southwest Osteopathic Hos-
pital in Amarijlo.
Mr. Stark lived in Amarillo
at 2619 Wichita and was a self-
employed paint contractor.
He was a member of Bucha-
nan Street Methodist Church,
of the Masonic Lodge 731, of
the Khiva Temple of the Shrine,
and of the Khiva Temple Band.
Surviving are his wife, one
daughter, two sons, his mother,
three brothers, three sisters,
and two grandchildren.
Department Of
Treasury News
According to Mr. J. C. Mc-
Collough, Chairman of the Car-
son County Savings Bonds Com-
mittee, the 1974 Savings Bond
goal for the county is $70, 000.
January sales of E and H United
States Savings Bonds totaled
$6, 581 for 9 % of the sales goal.
The 1974 sales goal for Texas
is $236. 8 million. During the
month sales were $21,189, 711 for
9°o of the yearly goal.
City Council Okays
Special Water Rate
For Yards, Gardens
The council for the City of
White Deer has approved irri-
gation rates for citizens using
water for yard beautification
and gardening effective with
the May 1 billing. Residents
may sign in the City Hall
through April 15 for the special
rate on water being consymed
now. There will be a savings
of five cents per thousand gal-
lons of water used over the min-
imum. The minimum bill will
be 3 thousand gallons for $3. 00
and all over the minimum will
cost forty-five cents per thous-
and gallons.
Absentee balloting for the
City Officers Election is now
underway at the City Hall. Ab-
sentee balloting will be conduc-
ted through April 2. The City
Officers Election will be held
with the White Deer Independent
School Trustee Election Satur-
day, April 6 at the school. H. T.
(Dick) Dickens will be the pre-
siding Judge of the City Officers
Election assisted by Laura Jo
Skaggs and Betty Locke.
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WDHS BAND RATES III
IN UIL ANNUAL EVENT
The White Deer High School
Band traveled to Panhandle,
Texas Thursday, March 21, to
participate in concert and sight
reading contest sponsored by
the UIL. The judges for the con-
cert were Dr. James Jurrens,
Mr. Paul Frye, both from South-
western State, Weatherford,
Oklahoma, and Mr. Hiram
Henry from Oklahoma State at
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The band played three num-
bers, "Make Way for Melody, "
"Belmont Overture, " and Fan-
fare, Pastorale, and Serenade. "
They received a division III
rating.
The judges for sight reading
were Mr. Bill Bradley from Big
Spring High School, Big Spring,
Texas; Mr. Leslie Ross, Peters-
burg Fligh School, Petersburg,
Texas; and Dr. Charles Wiley
from Lamar State University,
Beaumont, Texas.
SERVICES HELD FOR
FATHER OF MRS. JUNE
LOWRANCE IN PAMPA
Funeral services were conduc-
ted at 2 p. m. Friday, March
22 in Carmichael-Whatley Co-
lonial Chapel for Joseph Clyde
Winbome, 72, father of Mrs.
June Lowrance of White Deer.
Mr. Winbome, of 824 E.
Campbell, died at 8:10 p. m.
Tuesday, March 19, at Groom
Memorial HospitaL
Officiating was the Rev. Ed-
win Waterbury, pastor of the
Pampa Chapel of the Apostolic
Faith. Burial was in Memory
Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Winbome was born Nov.
2, 1901 in Stephenville, Te^c. ,
and moved to Pampa in 1930
from Childress.
He had been employed in po-
lice work and by Cabot Corp.
before his retirement 13 years
ago.
He was a member of the Pam-
pa Chapel of the Apostolic
Faith.
He is survived by his wife,
seven sons, six daughters, three
brothers, two sisters, 55 grand-
children, and 23 great-grand-
children.
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H. M. "NICK" NICHOLS
TO BE HONORED APRIL 7
FOR SERVICE TO COUNTY
H. M. "Nick" Nichols will be
honored and named as one of
Carson County's outstanding
citizens Palm Sunday afternoon
April 7 from 3:00 to 5:30 p. m.
at the Carson County Square
House Museum.
Since Mr. Nichols' arrival in
Carson County in 1947, he has
devoted his time and energies
to public service. Sunday after-
noon, Palm Sunday, is an es-
pecially meaningful one in the
life of Nick Nichols; he and
Mrs. Nichols moved to Panhan-
dle from Iowa for Mrs. Nichol's
health and as devout Congrega-
tionalists Palm Sunday was a
day of special significance.
Mr. Nichols became County
Agent of Carson County in 1947
and served until his retirement
in 1962. Until Mrs. Nichol's
death, she joined her husband
in working in local and area
service organizations.
Nick Nichols, bom December
30, 1894, in Davenport, Iowa,
recalls his family of two youn-
ger brothers and a sister as a
family of red-haired twins and
doctors.
He. was graduated from Iowa
State University, Ames, with
a BS in Animal Husbandry and
a minor in bacteriology. He
was a member and has remain-
ed active in the Sigma Chi
fraternity and a member of
honorary fraternities, Lamb-
da Gamma Delta and Epsilon
Sigma Phi. After completing
(See NICK, Page 7)
Law Students Make
Amarillo Field Trip
Business Law students at White
Deer High School had a field
trip to Amarillo Thursday,
March 21, for the purpose of
visiting and observation in a
district court of law. They heard
a portion of a civil action in
108th District Court presided
over by Judge Nobles. The Judge
spoke to the group about the
mechanics of jury selection
and other legal problems. Cap-
tain Smith took the group on an
extensive tour of the Potter
County Sheriff's Department
including the jail facilities.
Students making the trip under
the supervision of Roy Simmons
were.Neal Crawford, Cary Don
Howard, Pamela Mesneak, Den-
ney Moss, Tommy May, Danny
Sandlin, Eddie Hastings, Danny
Joe Stephenson, Bonnie Langs-
ton, Teresa Campbell, Scott
Lowrance, and Ramona Geisler.
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