White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1979 Page: 1 of 8
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V COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
PANHANDLE, TEXAS,
Cai'son. County Library . •
Panhandle, Texa.s 7906° . 'r '■ ' ■
White Deer News
Volume 20, Number 2
(LSPS 682-460)
White Deer News, White Deea*Carson County, Texas 79097
Thursday,
March 8, 1979
1979 Varsity Buck Basketball
Season Wrap-up Reported
Coach Frank McCullough
turned in the following
report of the 1978-79
Basketball Season record
and resume of his boys.
"The Varsity Bucks closed
out their season with a
record that was not re-
presentative of their play.
Their final record was 9
wins and 19 loses. We
played about 10 to 12
games without at least
1 starter and sometimes 2.
Mike Cofer and Alan Weese
missed several games due
to injury. We are not
making excuses, these
things happen and our
kids did very well under
the circumstances. We
lost Lewis Newman at mid-
season due to moving. This
hurt our depth and our size.
Lewis was doing a good joo
for us when he left. Dur-
ing our first half of dis-
trict play we lost to Mem-
phis, the first half district
winner, in a double over-
tir^e by 2 points. In the
"eco«d half of district we
lost to Clarendon by 2
points. We then lost by 2
points to Shamrock in a
double overtime. In our
final season game we lost
to Memphis by one point. •
So we played very well
in district play and a break
here and there and we
could have won all those
games which would have
turned things around. We
had a sood play from our
substitutes all year. They
always did the job when
called on. I believe a
team is just as strong as
its substitutes. Filling this
role were senior Marvin
Kramer and juniors Den-
nis Tollison, Rickey
Swaney and Lloyd Bo-
hannon. Starters this past
year were: senior Mike
Cofer, a two year starter
averaging 7. 8 rebounds
and 7. 9 points for 19 games.
Mike was named to the
1st team All District. Sen-
ior Eddie Lick averaged
4.3 rebounds and 15.5
points for 28 games. Eddie
was our leading scorer and
was also named to 1st
team All-District. Senior
Mike Pettit averaged 2.3
rebounds and 8 points for
28 games. Mike was named
Honorable Mention to All-
District. Junior Shane
Grange was our leading
rebounder averaging 11. 7
rebounds and 9 points for
26 games. Junior Alan
Weese averaged 4. S re-
bounds and 4.8 points for
17 games.
Despite their record the
1978-79 Varsity Bucks
played well and have a
lot to be proud of. lam
very proud of them be-
cause they never gave up
and did their best until
the last buzzer of the sea-
son sounded. Five of this
year's team will be back
for one more season. "
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Mr. and Nirs. William
Short on the birth of a'
son, Mark Royce, Friday,
March 2, 1979 in the
Highland General Hospital
in Pampa. Mark weighed
8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 21
inches long. He has a
sister, Billie Jo, eight
years old and one brother,
James Eric, age 7. Grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Lakey of Perryton,
and Mrs. Betty Short of
Caney, Kansas. Great-
grandparents arc Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Klute of Holyoke,
Colorado and Mrs. Anne
Spahn of Weir, Kansas.
Girl Scout
Cookie Sales
Total $1800
Betty Gregg reports that
115 cases of Girl Scout
Cookies were sold this
year to White Deer residents.
A total of $1800. 00 was
turned in from the two
troops in White Deer. Nine
girls earned camperships
from Nirs. Gregg's troop.
A Pot-Luck and Awards
Supper will be held Monday,
March 12 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Optimist Club in
Pampa. All girls and parents
are urged to attend.
W.D. Fire Dept.
To Host Open House
The White Deer Volunteer
Fire Department members
will be hosting an Open
House, Sunday, March 11,
from 1-5 p.m. at the
Community Center.
The new fire truck will
be on display as well as
the other new fire fighting
equipment that has been
available to the depart-
ment. All of this equip-
ment is a great necessity
to the White Deer residents
in that it provides proper
protection and rescue
services for all families.
Refreshments will be
served to all attending
throughout the afternoon.
A special film for all
children will be shown
during the afternoon.
Donations will be accept-
ed by the local fire depart-
ment to continue purchas-
ing needed equipment for
serving the White Deer area.
Bake Sale For Banquet
White Deer Junior High
will be having a Bake Sale
Friday, March 9 at the
First Bank and Trust start-
ing at 9 a.m. Proceeds
will be used for the Junior
High All Sports Banquet
planned for late April.
Aiieniion (J.L.S. Members!
All Masons and wives,
Past Matrons and Past
Patrons are invited to an
OES supper, Tuesday,
March 13, at 6:30 p. m.,
at the Masonic Hall on
Main Street in White Deer.
1979 Varsity BoysBasketball Team: top row- Swaney, Coach McCullough, Mike Pettit,
left to right- Alan Weese, Dennis Tollison, Marvin Kramer, Lloyd Bohannon and Terry
Eddie Lick, Mike Cofer, Shane Grange, Ricky Barnes.
Filing Deadline Ends For
City And School Elections
City Council Acts
On Busy Agenda
The council for the City
of White Deer met in
regular session on Monday,
March 5 at City Hall.
Mayor Virgil James called
the meeting to order.
Aidermen attending were
Dean Wyatt, R. T. Laurie,
Sue Hodge and Harry
Hughes. City employees,
Paulette Craig and L.L.
Pair were also in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Parsley and Mrs. Barbara
Murphree attended the
meeting to discuss with
the council the possibility
of about five family res-
idents in their part of town
being connected to the
city sewer. The council
will have to do some
checking- on the slope of
the land before any de-
cisions can be made. The
Parsleys and Mrs. Murphree
have also requested that
they have paving and curb
and guttering.^ Mayor James
explained the different
things that will have to be
done before any paving
can be done.
Liability Insurance for
council members and
pe'manent employees was
on the agenda and was
discussed at great length.
Insurance will be purchased
in the near future.
Ordinances on Street
Closing, Cable TV, and
sale of lots to Mr. E. B.
Grimes were read for the
third time and will be
published in the paper later.
The problem of dead
animals and livestock in
the city has become a
problem to some residents.
The city does have an
ordinance against this and
the ordinance will be
published in next weeks
paper. There was lengthy
discussion on this problem.
Other items discussed
(See COUNCIL, page 6)
McCullough Bain Reporl
As of press time Tuesday,
the condition of Brant Mc-
Cullough remains stable.
Plans are that he and his
mother will return to White
Deer on Wednesday from
Dallas. They will return
next week to undergo more
chemotherapy treatments.
Brant has had some slight
reaction to the treatments
thus far.
He is the seven month
old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank McCullough of
White Deer.
Two positions on the
White Deer-Skellytown
School Board are to be
filled this year with Mike
Germany and Merle Kra-> '
mer both seeking re-election.
Also filing for Board Position
# 1 was Charles Phillis.
Charles and his wife,
Edith, are recently new
residents to the White Deer
area having moved from
Briscoe where Mr. Phillis
was serving on the Briscoe
School Board. They are
at home at 824 Steele
Street with their two child-
ren, a son, age 11 and a
daughter, age 5. Mr.
Phillis, 44, is an operator
for Kerr-McGee Gasoline
Plant. He is a graduate
of Garden City, Kansas.
He is also on the Volunteer
Fire Department in White
Deer.
School Board members
are elected for three year
terms. Hold over members
are Morris Brame, Darrell
Cathey, Roy Thurmond,
Gary Walker and Carl
Mynear.
Three Aidermen positions
on the City Council are
up for consideration by
local voters. City Council
members Dean Wyatt
and R. T. Laurie have
filed for re-election. Sue
• Hodge will not file for
re-election. Jordy Gilles-
pie and P.R. Stiles both
filed late Tuesday afternoon
for the White Deer City
Council.
Mr. Gillespie is an em-
ployee of Cabot Corporation
in Pampa. Mr. Stiles is em-
ployed by Phillips Oil Co.
Council members are
elected for two year terms.
Hold over members are
Owen Lafferty and Harry
Hughes.
Both school and city
elections will be held
Saturday, April 7.
Candidates for Skellytown
City and School Elections
were: Mr. Richard Mills
for Mayor, and Mr. O. M.
Kramer, the incumbent,
for White Deer-Skellytown
Board of School Trustees.
One position of Aiderman
did not have a candidate
when the paper went to
press.
April 7th is the date to
vote. Mrs. Nola Jarvis has
been selected as voting
judge.
Tuesday Grain Prices
At Local Elevators
WHEAT: $3.13 per bushel
CORN: $4. 30 per 100 lbs.
MILO: $3.65 per 100 lbs.
SOYBEANS: $6. 44 per bu.
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Hodge, Sue. White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1979, newspaper, March 8, 1979; White Deer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1181474/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.