The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 6
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A Constructive Newspaper for a Constructive People
ELECTRA, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946
NUMBER W
OUR NATIONAL
DEFENDERS
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PROCLAMATION
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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR _
Camp Fire Girls of Elec-
to Camp Fire Girls all
world, may I wish you
Week there
at the First
on Sunday,
Gar-
have
elec-
home
He is
Rowe
Rowe,
urges al] workers to
residing in their re-
and report their tot-
end to the secretary
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ab-
Mrs.
son,
the
Two Veterans Get
EHS Diplomas
The
Shirt Band and the Electra
School Band will pep the pa-
with military music and every
organization in the communi-
are preparing
with fitting
Jame’s Turner, formerly a corpor-
al in the Army Air Force, but who
received his discharge some weeks
ago. has re-enrolled in, North Texas
State Teachers College at Denton,
where he was attending school prior
to entering military service. His
last station of duty was at Clovis
Army Air Field, Clovis, ^New Mex-
'no. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. O. Turner. His brother, Robert
Turner, Sic, US Navy is stationed
in Pearl Harbor, T. H.
Mrs. Carl Rowe, formerly of Elec-
tra, now employed in the Dispen-
sary department at Sheppard Field
of friends in
Electra Sunday afternoon. Her hus-
pmd who was employed with the
‘Stanolind Pipe Line Company here,
! prior to entering military service is
| >nw serving in the Pacific Theater
of Operations in the Navy.
here during his
a son of Mr. and
who had another
who served in"
March 17 marks the 34th birthday
anniversary of the Camp Fire Girls
movement in the United States. The
week of March l'/-23 is National
Camp Fire Week, and the groups of
the Electra district
to observe the occasion
ceremony.
Opening Camp Fire
will be a Vesper service
Presbyterian church
March 17, 7:30 p. m., which all Camp
Fire and Blue Bird Girls in the city
Pvt. Ervin C. Hindman -who has
been stationed at Camp Roberts,
Calif., is at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hindman, while
on a furlough while recuperating
from a broken ankle. He has been;
Homer Whisnand recently return-
ed from a visit with his brother, Sgt.
G. W. Whisnand who is a patient in
the Kennedy General Hospital at
Memphis, Tenn. Sgt. Whisnand
whose back was broken in a truck
incident on July 4, 1945 in Germany,
is making very little progress at the
present time, toward recovery, his
mother reports.
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Mrs. W. D. Liles of Wichita Falls
was a business visitor in Eelectra
Thursday.
will attend, thus carrying out their
first law, “Worship God” Rev.
Jesse A. Iwig will address the group
in connection, with the regular even-
ing church service. .
On Wednesday night, March 20,
at the high school auditorium the
Camp Fire Girls will stage their
spring Council Fire,
the fire-lighting <
“At Home in
beads will be
guardians, and
area executive
fer ranks and
address. To this meeting, all Blue
Birds and Camp Fire Girls will
bring their contributions to the
Kempthorne Fund, an endowment
fund for extension purposes, estab-
lished to honor their National Field
Executive, Miss Edith M. Kemp-
therne.
Since their birthday week also co-
incides with Electra Clean-Up week,
certain groups of the Camp Fire
Girls plan to assist in the clean-up
drive, thus observing two more of
their laws: “Give Service” and
“Glorify Work”.
Saturday, March 23, the girls will
“Be Happy” by having parties, hikes,
or cook-outs, to close the week on
jolly note.
James B. Totten, campaign chair-
man, reports that contributions to
the Annual Membership Drive of the
American Red Cross in the Electra
district are coming in very slowly.
He had the following to say to Elec-
tra people concerning the situation:
“Will Electra fail in the last
stretch of a race well run?” All
during the war Electra set the pace
in all war activities for Wichita
county, NOW that the war is over,
the demand is still great for Red
Cross services, ARE WE GOING TO
FAIL THE BOYS STILL OVER
THERE? In the first week of cam-
paign to raise $6,900 in Electra, less
than $1,000 has been raised, this is
a poor start for Electra which has
always been first to subscribe her
quota in Wichita County. It is go-
ing to take the efforts of every man,
wpman and child in this community
to put our quota over. This can be
done if we will all put our shoulder
to the wheel and push in the same
direction. It is still not too late to
be the first in the county in raising
the quota. Lets Do It.
If a Red Cross worker has not
contacted you, mail or take your
contributions to Mrs. Sam Mayes,
secretary, whose office is located in
the office of Lincoln and Moore Oil
Co., 105 Front Street”
Mr. Totten,
contact
spective
als this
as soon
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Cage Letter Men
Named For 1946
Students of Electra public schools
will be given a half-holiday Monday
afternoon, April 1, in order that
they may take part In the parade
and celebration of Electra’s 35th OT
Anniversary, it was announced fol-
lowing a meeting of the school •'bawra
Monday evening. It was also an-
nounced that the high school hand'
will play during the afternoesru
President O. M. Stidham presided
over the meeting during which
.and Mrs. Curtis Holcomb of this -city’
<$vere employed as teachers. Mr
Holcomb, a navy veteran recesiUy
returned from the Pacific, -will lemd!-
The public is cordially invited to'in Junior high school and Mrs. Hol-
attend- fcomb will teach 5th grade subjects.
Electra last week from Fort Sam
Houston where she had received her
two and one-half
with the Womens
Guard Maneuvers
Here March 24
is a metalsmith and Buford F. For-[
jes Jr., who left Electra high school
nth 5 1-2 credits prior to his mili-
tary service. Forbes presented a
certificate showing that he had suc-
cessfully passed general education
md aptitude tests, following studies
carried on while in service.
This brings up to twelve the total
number of high school diplomas is-
sued by the Electra high school to
Veterans showing evidence of taking
advantage of training while in
ice, Mr. Lindsey reported.
March 15, 1945
Electra, Texas
City HaU
TO THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS:
For thirty-four years Camp
Fire Girls, Inc. has been an im-
portant force in the development
of recreation and leisure-time
activities among young girls.
Wherever this organization has
formed groups, it has become a
constructive force in the communi-
ty and lias enriched the lives of
all people of the community.
Here, in Electra, Camp Fire
Girls have cooperated in all com-
munity projects. The young girls
have been leaders in national and
community drives.. They have
proved themselves to be enterpris-
... Ing and responsible citizens.
On this, the thirty-fourth Birth-
day, Camp Fire Girls have chosen
their theme, “At Home in the
World”. The program- for world
friendship which they are present-
ing has solid foundations, for it
is rooted in community good will
and understanding people as indi-
viduals.
To the
tra and
over the
every success and blessing.
Sincerely,
T Leo Moore,
Mayor, City of Electra,
LET’S GO!
For a Bigger and
Better Electra
which survived 15
and involves
LET’S GO!
For a Bigger and
Better Electra
Rev. J. W. Tr’iott of Shelburn. In-
diana, is doing the preaching and the
pastor, Rev. G. M. Gilbert is assist-
ing in a revival meeting being held
at the Church of God on North Elec-
tra street. Good* musij? and good
singing are features of the services
which begin each evening at 7:15
o’clock.
Tommy Barwise Rowe,
ccond class, US Navy, has received
his discharge from service and has
returned to his home on North Wag-
goner street after overseas duty in
the Pacific. His wife,, the former
Lucille Coburn, and daughters, Nina
Jo and Berta Lee, remained in the
family
sence.
W. H.
Eddie
Navy in the Pacific and returned to
his home here in December, 1945.
an- Revival At
Also mentiCBjeS
Bill” Edwards, jppcR
, Homer Tyler, Yoeman First Class,
US Navy, arrived home last week
from the Pacific where be had serv-
ed 33 months and earned eight battle
stars for his Pacific Operations and
Liberation of the Philippines rib-
bons. The combat operations in which
he had a part were Marshall Islands,
Saipan, Luzon, Leyte, Okinawa and
the Fifth Fleet Operations against
Japan. He has received his dis-
charge. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Tyler and is the last of their
three sons to return
itary service. The
Tyler, a cook
At City Hall
Monday, March 18
Speed Urged In
Putting Red Cross
Drive Over Top
Ocie Neal Birchfield and
of Del Monte, Calif., are
of Mrs. Birchfield's parents,
home from mil-
others are T-5
with the 83rd
'Division, US First Army in Ger-
many and Roland Tyler Jr., who was
with the 1136th Headquarters En-
gineers, in the Pacific and took part
in the invasion of Luzon. Lt. George
Reich, AAF pilot, soninlaw of Mr.
Snd Mrs. Tyler, also saw overseas
service in the European Theater of
Operations.
lost to Graham, East-Half champs
^in the District 2AA finals, thus plac-
ing them second.
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Charles F. Kunkel of Olney was
purebred baby chicks among boys guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Andrews,
and girls in the Electra Trade Area. 1 Sunday.
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by the ‘Motor Company corner. North Main Ga-
and Roosevelt, west one block, turn
south at Oil City Motor Company
corner, proceed to
Cleveland and South Waggoner, past
the Post Office to the Ford Motor
Company corner where dispersal
will begin.
Mr. Marchand, captain of Com-
pany D, Texas. State Guard unit of
Electra, reports that a full array of
equipment of the 25th Battalion will
be here for use in the parade.
Red
High
rade
civic
ty is asked to provide a representa-
tive section.
J. F. Ratcliffe and Mesdames
nett Wright and I. K. Williams
been named to hold the school
ion to be held at the City Hall on
Saturday, April 6, when two mem-
bers of the board of trustees for the
^Electra Independent School District
are to be elected. The members of
jthe board whose terms expire are
iJohnny R. Brown and H. A. Deck-
er, both of whom are said to be can-
didates for re-election.
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Parade Plans Made
Wednesday Morning
The fixtures are being installed
and the last touches are being made
on the interior decorations for the
new drug store to be opened at 113
North Main street by G. J. Gilles
and Albert Frank Fisher. The
building which belongs to A. L. Robb
has been completely renovated and
the front finished with glass tile in.
! green and cream, the same color
was discussed and it was decided to • scheme adopted for the Mingus Elec-
go ahead with plans for the rodeo'" ‘
Stella Daugherty returned to,Pnder sponsorship of the Texas State
'Guard unit.
March 17-23 Is
Camp Fire Week
LOCAL UNITS PLAN FULL
PROGRAM FOR 34TH
ANNIVERSARY
Mayor T. Leo Moore, Stephen
T'•’■chand, S. T. Lowe and Floyd
Neff, members of the committee to
arrange the monster parade which
will open Electra’s 35th Oil Anniver-
sary Celebration, April 1, met Wed-
, icsday and announced the following
route to be taken by the colorful
moving pageant:
Form at intersection of North | discharge after
The Theme of Electra and East Cleveland, pass in'years service
ceremony will be:front of City Hall io Bank Corner,' Army Corps. She has been engaged
the World”. Honor j thonce north two blocks to Buick jin clerical work at Fort Oglethorpe,
distributed 1 „
Miss Corinne Moller,
secretary, will con-
give an inspirational
those
zones
week
as possible.
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New Drug Store
To Open Soon
trie Shop in the same block, a build-
ing recently remodeled by D. M.
Robb, the owner.
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Electra High
Mayor Leo Moore issued a call fol-
lowing the Monday night meeting of
the City Commission, for a mass
meeting to be held at the City Hall
-bn Monday evening, March 18, at
7:30 oclock. At that time the mat-
ter of extensions of street paving
and sewer systems will be discussed.
Every person who is interested in
’the future of Electra is urged to be
present.
Mayor Moore presided over the
business session of the city commis-
sion during which ordinances were
completed in the process of finan-
cing the light plant bonds. City
Secretary W. R. Skinner reported
that five of the city waterworks
bonds of $1,000 each, due serially
this month, have been redeemed.
Bills for the month were ordered
paid. The matter of street and sew-
er improvement projects were dis-
cussed. Mayor Moore declared that
the matter/rests with the people of
Electra and called for an open meet-
ing in which the plans might be put Hospital, was guest
Sgt.
corner West .family
Stephen Marchand was elected
president; C. C. McKelvey, vice
president; Mrs. C. J. Cohron, secre-
tary and Mrs. J. L. Graham, treas-
urer, of the Electra Roping Club, at
_____ a meeting held at the Armory Sun-
in military service six months and'day afternoon. The rodeo to be held
expects an overseas assignment Electra on March 31 and April 1
when he reports for duty.
j State Fire Chief
Speaks CC Meeting
PLANS FOR BAND AND OTHER
OIL FETE ACTIVITIES
I
S. T .Lowe, chief of the Electra
Volunteer Fire Department, and T.
E. Lewis, veteran member of the de-
partment who is now prsident of the
Texas Volunteer Firemen’s Associ-
ation were guests at the noon lunch-
eon meeting of the board of direct-
ors of the Electra Chamber of Com-
mbree,, Tuesday, at the White Rose
Club Room. L. G. McLaughlin,
president, presided over the open-
ing exercises. Mr. Low was intro-
duced and he in turn presented Mr.
Lewis who spoke in behalf of secur-
ing adequate fire-fighting equipment
for rural use, a project which will
be emphasized in the annual meet-
ing of the Texas firemen’s conven-
tion to he beld in Waco on June
9*12. Plans were made to co-op-
erate in the annual meeting.
It was announced that no tickets
are available for the Southwestern
Exposition and Fat'Stock Show in
Fort Worth for Sunday, March 17.
It was decided to make suitable
arrangements for the Red Shirt
Band to play for the 35th Oil Anni-
versary Celebration to be held in
Electra on April 1.
Bob Lindsey Jr., superintendent of
Electra schools, announced that
Electra schools will dismiss classes .
at noon in order that students and '
faculty members may take part in
the parade and the program. He al-
so reported that much interest is be-
ing shown in the^ Poster Contest be- ,
ing held in behalf of Cleanup Week, ’
March 18-23.
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Rodeo To Be j
Held Here
March 31-April 1
before the taxpayers.
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Two To Be Chosen
School Election
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Annual Baby Chick
Project Under Way
The files of W. A. Krohn, chair-
man of Electra’s 35th Anniversary
Oil Celebration, committee, WsmsE'
more interesting each day as 'toe
letters come, in answer to invitatscas
mailed to old-timers to attend toe
affair. It is now certain that alarge
crowd of out-of-town visitors will be
present. Governor Coke Stevensma
sends regrets; says he cannot at-
tend, but Railroad Commissioners
Beauford Jester and Olin Calfcerstts
have accepted their bids, with a ■pro-
viso that they will be here urikss
some important matter is to %one
before the Commission on that iWc.
C. F. McSpadden, manager of tt®
Chamber of Commerce and secretary
of the celebration group, has written
and offered the Texas Railroad Okbk
mission the use of an office and any
,needed facilities for holding a mrel-
[ing of that important execoffirse
group in Electra on April L
Claude Vaughn, Wichita
banker and oil producer, who be&Mta
his business career in Electra, taE.
rendered vaulable assistance in jjjw-
jng addresses of old-timers. L. IBL
(Shino) Cullum, who writes that Ke
arrived in Electra on the morxxang
of October 4, 1912 and went to wodt
on the Miller lease for the J, Ml
Guffey Petroleum Company, (pre-
decessor of the Gulf ProdorticiK
Company), says he will be here an®
wants to meet the old gang.
Tim Colligan, Wichita Falls, ‘scnc&
the address of his brother who ic-
sides at Joinerville and asks afacnl
other early day roughnecks
drillers.
E. W. Marriott of Wichita
who came to Electra with his
ents, the late Mr .and Mrs. JI. XL
Marriott in 1906 from Wylie, Oilfiai
county, will be here as will J£ Hl
Bell, Gulf Production Company Ki-
eran who lived on the Miller lease
more than twenty years. TO. X Jdfe-
Guigan and W. B. Corldtt, 'veteiXEH&
of the POCO before Texas "Cosat-
tpany, A. R. Dillard and others 'traxst
Wichita Falls; H. A. FienhoM
Henrietta and Bob Candler of Pana-
pa, will be here and Chandler sng-
gested a Chuck Wagon Dinner ladfe-
et to John Kapral (Dutch John}
lives at Panhandle, Texas. Queries
were received about the whereabwrts
of “Alabama”, “Kentuck” and "iZW
neesee” who were widely known “by
those nicknames,
was “Silent
known and picturesque character
who stood on the corner and “c&dt-
( ed together” the silver dollars lhat
wuu Hau io ureons ana u ™crabers cf the Electra high'were his especial insignia. Legend
presented evidence o£ 3 years of US, director R." O^Sr” aUendedB the' —“ Bil’
Navy service and 46 weeks training’ , .. . .’ ,, x __
A b|two-day band clinic held at Hardin
i Junior College at Wichita Falls,
Friday and Saturday, took part in
the parade Saturday afternoon in the
downtown section of the city and
played with the massed musical or-
ganizations in the concert, Satur-
day night at the Memorial Auditor-
ium. Approximately 600 students
from 25 Texas and Oklahoma high
schools took part in the affair.
The Electra student musicians
were as follows: Douglas Brown,
Rodney Smith and Clarence Mertins,
cornets; Charles Rowin and Homer
Ray, trombones; Milton Mertins and
Muriel Jean Vaught, saxophones;
Robert Adams, French horn; ’Bobbie
Nell Burns, clarinet and J. W. Price,
drums.
Captain Stephen Marchand
nounced today that the 25th Battal-
ion, Texas State Guard, will hold VrOQ
its quarterly manuevers in Electra,
Sunday, March 24. The event will
possibly be the last for the Guard
under the wartime setup, inasmuch
as it will soon be taken over by the
Texas National Guard.
Units which will participate in the
manuevers here include Companies
A, B, Headquarters and Service, of
Wichita Falls, Company C of Burk-
burnett; Company D of Electra and
Company E of Olney.
guests
Mr .and Mrs. Roy Piland. Sgt. Birch-
field recently returned from serv-
vvnh the US Army in the Pacif-
- where he trek part in the battle
jf Okinawa and other combat oper-
iticns He has received his dis-
charge.
Coach W. E. Weathers anounced
Monday that letter awards will be
fnade to the following members of
•the Tiger basketball team for 1946:
Jack Elliott, Bobby Ray Flipppen,
’Truman Sewell, Weldon Walton,
Applications for Baby Chicks in Iplarence LeBouf, Lavon Barnet, Ted
the Annual Boys and Girls Poultry Darland, Billy Gafford, Donald Gib-
Project sponsored by the Agricult- son and James Teel, members of the
ure Bureau of the Chamber of Com- team t and Ray Williams, manager,
merce are being mailed out this j The Electra team won the West-
week, Secretary C. F. McSpadden ^alf division of District 2AA and
announced.
The project is one
war-time restrictions
the distribution of 2,500 to 3,000
Old Timers Are
Coming To Fete
Here On April 1
R. COMMISSIONERS ACCENT
.BIDS ALONG WITH PIONEERS-
. > IN THE OIL INDUSTRY
Two more veterans were given
ulomas from Electra high school on'
dnnday, March 11, Superintendent j
Bob Lindsey Jr., anounced. The new
graduates are Gwendolyn Lamon |
Delashaw who had 16 credits and
■ - -ty -----. 4400 n VUCIL CIK'IIL DJU gUL JULO U.
I ircctor R. O. Oliver, attended the (at Vernon and dropped out of
more than 30 years ago. Messrs
Krohn, H. A. Decker, Leo Mcar<\ B.
L. Stevenson, Max Griffin, H TX
Robb and C. T. Murphy, members cl
the committee, hopes that somdsedy
will let Silent Bill know about toe
celebration here and tell him to
come . . . “All will be forgiven,
pecially anything that happened
$he Wilbarger county metropolis?’-
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Kids To Have HaU
Day Holiday On
Monday .April 3.
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