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Premiums
Losses
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Near for Texas-
Oklahoma Fair
Pioneer Day Tues.
At T-0 Fair
Mrs. J. L. LeBouf
in Bus Accident
Fall Weather
Moves In
Frank Ikard
Extends Thanks
Joe Green Stationed
on Treasure Island
Investigates Manager
Form of Government
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21,737.75
24,241.91
53,596.82
37,131.58
18,173.86
23,166.61
14,582.07
44,984.28
24,781.04
36,716.80
9,319.01
2,538.88
3,391.70
10,841.57
35,905.00
1,078.15
4,363.50
12, 365.00
9,765.72
8,412.98
2,696.96
13,800.00
8,917.10
6,934.04
2,823.44
9,659.00
24.000.00
M**' and Mrs. Jack./Grebn, -is .'sta-
reporting for his present assign-
mentw.Lt. Smith, who is a native
Texan,’ has also spent much time
in destroyers and amphibious ves-
sels.
Area Water Rates
Investigated
The Electra Chamber of Com-
merce under the direction of W. S.
Brown, president, and the indus-
trial committee are checking the
water rates on a commercial and
industrial basis with similarly lo-
cated and sized area towns. The
survey is for information purposes
and is to be used to compare Elec-
tra’s water system with those of
area cities.
LIONS CLUB
The Lions Club held their regu-
lar Thursday noon luncheon at the
White Rose Cafe clubroom with
i, Dr. John Thompson, president, in
charge of the opening exercises.
Lion P E. Fish was in charge
the program. He presented
Coach James Love of Electra High
homa Fair. All pioneers who have
lived in this area for forty years
or more are especially invited to
attend. Registration will begin at
eight a. m. and barbecue will be
served at noon.
The Pioneer Day celebration is
an annual event at the Texas-Okla-
homa Fair. The main auditorium
has been reserved for pioneers. It
has been equipped with ventilators
and fans and plenty of seats in
view of the stage.
New Cars Bought
Prince Bros. Drill. Co., Ford tdr.
Mrs. Mary Horn, Dodge, sdn.
A. C. Yates, Buick tdr.
Garnett Wright, Chev sdn.
G. W. Whisnand, Ford sdn.
Lonnita White, Ford tdr.
J. A. Stuard, GMC pck.
Mag. Pet. Co., Ford cpe.
S. R. Williams, Chry. sdn.
P. B. Broadwell, Chev. sdn.
V. W. Browning, Chry.
Ted E. Hedrick Plym. sdn.
Eward Joekel, Plym. sdn.
Swanson Bros., Ford.
R. A. Nichols, Plym. sdn.
J. H. Kindley Jr., Chev. pck.
W. E. Stansbury, GMC pck.
John W. Gist, Plym. cpe.
D. H. Dale, Chry, sdn.
Ted Coleman, Chry. sdn.
Mrs. Joanette Grazier, Ford sdn.
Rex D. Kee, 4 GMC trac.
Rogers Motor Co., DeSoto sdn.
C. G. Croft, Ford conv. cpe.
W. G. Jones, Ford conv. cpe.
Sun Ray Oil Co., Chev. pck.
Roger F. Smith, Plym, sdn.
C. R. Atkisson, Dodge trac.
Math Wciscnfels, Olds sdn.
John B. Davis Jr., Chev. tdr.
Walter T. Hyde, Buick sdn.
Iowa Park, Sept. 13.— Time
draws close for the big six-day si^e AmericanisnT Appreciation
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A joint committee composed of
the Chamber of Commerce Civic
committee and the American Op-
portunity committee is giving
study to the practicability of a
Monday managerial form of local city gov-
“ ernment. The survey is also for in-
formation purposes and it is not
known or not whether Electra
would benefit from such a govern-
’ ment.
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New Officers
The Future Farmers of America
met on Tuesday, September 4, and
elected new officers. The new of-
.----— UUUcUU Wil-
Slack President; Karl Kuehn, vice
day’s special election.
“It was not my victory but ra-
ther the victory of ail my friends
who worked so hard for me,” Ik-
ard said. “It is with a deep sense
of humility and sincere apprecia-
tion that I assume the duties of
congressman. I shall strive to
serve everyone alike, regardless of
his station in life.”
Ikard said that he would like to
visit each of the district’s 15 coun-
ties before leaving for Washing-
ton but because of serious major
problems now facing the nation he
deemed it advisable to abandon
plans for such a trip and leave im-
mediately for the national capitol
to take up the job given him by
the voters.
“I shall return to the district as
soon as possible,” Ikard declar-
ed. “i want anyone to feel free at
all times to advance me their sug-
gestions on how best to solve the
problems before congress. I shall
appreciate hearing from any of
my constitutents at any time.”
Ikard announced that he will be
a candidate to succeed himself in
1952.
He takes over the seat formerly
occupied by Ed Gossett, who re-
signed several weeks ago to accept
a position as attorney for the
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company.
Month in November.
The first week religion will be-
stressed; the second week, educa-
tion; third week, economics;
fourth week, government.
Posters will be displayed by
those merchants who desire to
purchase them. Four posters, one
emphasizing each week, may. be
purchased for 32. The committee
is asking the merchants who do
not care to display the posters in
their windows to purchase a set
for a school or a public meeting
place. These posters may be dis-
playcd in merchant’s windows, of-
fice bulletin boards, schools and
other public buildings.
The purpose of this program is
to bring to the American people
why they should appreciate living
in a free country.
Douglas Brown, who has been
employed with Lone Star Gas Co.
in Wichita Falls, has been trans-.
ferred to Dallas, where he will be I meeting which will be held in Sey-
company auditor. | mour October 20-21.
American Legion And
Aux. To Emphasize
Americanism Month
Mrs. Geneva Bobeen and Miss
Mary Neff representing the Amer-
ican Legion and their Ladies Aux-
iliary are making plans to empha-
Electra Band To
Go To Albany
The Electra High School Band
under the direction of Howard L.
Smith win play at the Electra-
Albany footbaU game Friday night
in Albany.
During the half, the Electra
band will give a special exhibition.
Mrs. Joe V. Brown, president of
the Band Parents Club, wiU ac-
company the group.
Wichita Falls, Sept. 13.— Frank
Ikard of Wichita Falls, who plans
to take his seat in congress as soon
as the secretary of state ‘.certififies
the official returns, today extend-
ed his thanks to the .voters of the
13th district' who named him their “
panorama which offers attraction
and^ entertainment for everyone
from grandma to little Susie. Offi-
cials of the 23rd annual Texas-Ok-
lahoma Fair, which will be held
on Sept. 24-29, are busily prepar-
ing to get everything in readiness
for the 175,000 fair patrons ex-
pected to attend the 1951 showing.
Only a few days are left for
breeders of Herefords, quarter
I horses and fine dairy cattle to
I mail their entry blanks in to the
fair office to compete for their
portion of the 315,000 purse.
Farmers are urged to complete
their displays for the agriculture
showing, and the FFA and Four-
H Clubs boys are asked to keep
their animals well groomed and
brush up on their livestock and
grass judging for competition on
FFA and Four-H Club day which
will be Saturday, Sept. 29.
It has always been said that
anything in Texas is “bigger and
better” — but with the help of
Oklahoma — it’s nothing short of
collassal!
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Tigers Meet
Albany in First
Gagse of Season
ThelW-.ctra Tigers will clash
with Albany on Friday at 8 p. m.
in Albany for their first game of
the 1951 season.
In discussing the prospects for
Friday night, Head Coach James
Love said, “I am very well pleased
with the showing of the team in
their practice and am especially
proud of their spirit. They have
shown more spirit than last year
and that is 50 per cent of the fight.
We have a very good chance of
winning the game with Albany, if
the citizens will come out and sup-
port the boys. Albany has a very
good team and have lost only two*
men from the team that beat us
last year, 13-12, but I feel that we
have shown enough improvement
to beat them. They have a good
halfback, Allmon, who will score
if you give him half a chance.
There is also a good boy at guard,
Fiestel, who is three-year all-dis-
trict. He is usually the fifth man
in the opponents backfield. I urge [
'everyone who can possibly make
the trip, to go and support the
team."
The probable starting lineup will
be as follows:
Hixon, left end.
Barnett, left tackle.
Price, left guard.
.Doores, center.
Shirley, right guard.
King, right tackle.
J. Ray, right end
Burt, quarterback.
Downtain, right half.
Diesker, Ipft half.
Golden, fullback.
Owen Irby and Robert Foster
will play on defense at tackle and
halfback respectively. .
H. E. Guynn
Graduates From
' Training School
Harmon E. Guynn, airman, USN
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guynn
of Star Route, Ekrtra, recently
was graduated from the Aviation
Electronics Technician-Electroni •
esman School, at the U. S. Naval
Air .Technical Training Center,
Memphis, Tenn.
Guynn, who entered the Naval
service Aug. 22, 1950, received his
recruit training at the U. S. Naval
Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
Before entering the Navy, he
was graduated from the Vernon
High School.
r : -Joe' enlisted Feb-- 7,-1951 and re-
- ceived his-iboot training'at Sari
Diego, Calif. He is a graduate of
Electra High School and was em- S. SUSSEX in the Pacific before
ployed with Ted Price Construc-
tion Co., at the time of his enlist-
ment
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown and
Mrs. Onie Barrett of Vernon at-
tended a meeting of the VFW
Auxiliary in Seymour on 7' '
night. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Bar-
rett assisted the Seymour auxiliary
in making plans for the District 15
Pioneer Day at the Texas-Okla- | Thompson P-TA To
Meet September 20
The Thompson Ward Parent-
Teachers Association will hold
their first regular meeting of the
fall season on Thursday, Septem-
ber 20, at 3 p. m.
An informal tea honoring the
faculty will be under the direction
of Mrs. Jess Cambron, hospitality
chairman. Mrs. Howard McDonald,
new president, will preside. i
All parents are urged to attend. I dropped temperatures.
The statement is as follows:
Year
Navy Recruiters
Celebrate Anniv.
Commander H. Heine, Jr., USN,
and Lieutenant D. A. Smith, USN,
celebrated their first anniversary
as officer in charge and assistant
officer in charge, respectively, of
the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
Dallas, Texas, on September 1.
Prior to assuming duties as of-
r ficer in charge of the Dallas Re-
f cruiting Station, CDR, Heine was.
_■ Executive officer aboard the .des-
: tipn^;; . at y.Treasure ; Inland, ;San troyer, R S. S. DYESS. The major-
---Calif.;'inthe,' personnel ity'pLhis naval service has‘been
L : '1 aPWhibi0US ships d6s: new Congressman in last. Sato-
-Lt. Smith.served as Executive
Officer aboard- the transport U. S.
ExemptWhom
From What?
Haven’t we maybe got the cart
before the horse on this draft busi-
ness?
Nowadays the man in uniform is
well paid, and he doesn’t have to
worry about losing his job. Allow-
ances are provided for his family.
He has 310,000 life insurance given
to him free gratis by the govern-
ment, and if he shbuld be disabled
" he’ll get a pension. He has com-
paratively little responsibility,
somebody higher up usually mak-
ing most of the decisions for him.
And the armed forces, of which he
is a part, are given the best of ev-
erything, whether it’s food, equip-
ment* or medical care.
The poor civilian on the other
hand, has a tough row to hoe. He
has to worry about how to make
his salary check go around. In
time of emergency, he is expected
to buy bonds and to contribute to
a hundred and one good causes.
And all the time he has the job of
keeping the national economy run-
ning— he must produce at full
blast, in the face of every kind of
shortage. And for all of that, he
gets no glory.
Yes sir, we think the time is
coming when we no longer will ex-
empt folks from military service,
but as a special favor, will exempt
them from civilian service.
Electrails Attend
Council School
of Instruction
The Wichita County Council of
Parents and Teachers held
school of instruction on Tuesday
morning at the home of Mrs. Ar-
chie Bryant, president, at Sand
Beach.
Mrs. D. O. James of Iowa Park,
precinct chairman of Iowa Park,
Camp Fire Leaders -
Association to
Meet Sept. 18th-
The Electra Camp Fire Leaders
Association will meet on Tuesday,
Sept. 18, at 2 p. m. at the Com-
munity Center.
The area field director from
Wichita Falls will be in charge of
the meeting. Plans for the coming
year will be made.
All Camp Fire and Bluebird mo-
15,118.83 | thers are especially urged to at-
An Electra woman, Mrs. J. L.
LeBouf, 60, was among 16 per-
sons injured Monday when a Union
Trailways bus collided with an
automobile in San Antonio.
Mrs. LeBouf, who suffered bruis-
es on the legs, was treated at a
San Antonio hospital and dismiss-
ed a few hours after the accident.
Fourteen others were dismissed
after treatment.
Mrs. LeBouf was returning home
after visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Lebouf in Premont. She completed
the trip home on Tuesday and is
reported resting well at her home
t School, who discussed the football
I team and their prospective chances
tj this year
The football traveling squad and
£ Coaches James Love, Bill Sweet
fl and Noah Carter were guests of
&the club. Ira McClure of Cedar
£Citj. Utah was a guest of Lion
^Johnny Odle
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^Police and Fire Report
SFor August
* Desk Sgt Bascom Hataway re-
sported 110 arrests by the Electra
'•■Police Department and 3334 col-
lected in fines during August.
The arrests made were as fol-
blows • drunkeness, 16, overparking,
:;74; disturbance, 5, reckless driv-
ing, 5. running red light, 2; in-
vestigation, 8.
The Electra Volunteer Fire De-
partment answered 25 fire alarms
^during the moth of August with
no insured loss reported.
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26 Findings
Reported in
X-Ray Survey
Miss Margaret Hall, executive
secretary of the Wichita County
Tuberculosis Association, has re-
ported an analysis of the, recent
x-ray survey./ Twenty-six findings
were reported.;; They included" 17
jJcflnite c^es of iTB,'/eight.'femal-
es-arid, nine "males;-17.7 suspicious
> cases,^thrte / males <;,arid.'four
males; .one' cardiac ;casrir one other
pathelogy, such as cancer..or-tu-
• mor of the lung.
A total of 830 Electrans were
x-rayed. Miss Hall wishes to ex-
press her thanks to everyone who
took advantage of the x-ray.
Dr. J. A. Little of Wichita Falls,
president of the Wichita County
Medical Society, urges everyone
who receives a notice of abnormal
findings to contact their physician
promptly. The physician also re-
ceived a notice of your ab.normal
findings. Those whose reports were
satisfactory received a card.
Miss Hall also reports the Wi-
chita Tuberculosis Association will
have an educational exhibit of
great value to people of all ages
in the Woman’s Building at the
Texas-Oklahoma Fair. She invites
Electrans to visit the exhibit and
make it their headquarters.
Army Announces
OCS Changes
Attention Selective. Service Reg-
istrants, If you have received your
Pre-Induction physical examina-
tion you may still enlist in either
the U.. S. Army cr the U. S. Air
Force, at the present_time, till
November 30.
Effective immediately, selected
applicants for the Army's Officer
Candidate School will go there di-
rectly from completion of Basic
training.
Previously the officer candidate
attended an eight-weeks Leader’s
Course, besides the Sixteen weeks
of basic training.
The graduate officers will be re-
quired to serve a minimum of 18
months on Active duty instead of I
the previous minimum of twenty-'
four months.
Effective September 1, qualified
civilians may enlist in the Army
for a Two year period for the spec-
ific purpose of attending an Army
Officer Candidate Course.
For further information contact
your U. S. Army and U. S. Air
Force Recruiting Station, Room ■
215, Federal Building, Wichita '
Falls, Texas.
Ikard Named
to Congress
Frank Ikard .of Wichita Falls,
district judge, was named con-
gressman from the 13th district in
the special election held Saturday.
He received 8,931 ballots out of
28,836 votes cast in the fifteen
counties of the district.
Voting in Electra was as fol-
lows: Thompson School, Frank Ik-
ard, 97; Walter Jenkins, 26; James
A. Stephens, 0; Doug Crouch, 2;
Joe Jackson, 38; Edith Wilmans,
0; Wayne Wagonseller, 7.
Waggoner School, Ikard, 50;
Jenkins, 16; Stephens, 0; McFar-
lane, 7; Crouch, 4; Jackson, 10;
Wilmans, 0; Wagonseller, 7.
High School, Ikard, 59; Jenkins,
28; Stephens, 0; McFarlane, 17;
Crouch, 3; Jackson, 30; Wilmans,
0; Wagonseller, 3.
First Ward School, Ikard, 75;
Jenkins, 28; Stephens, 0; McFar-
lane, 6; Crouch 1$J; Jackson, 30;
Wilmans, 1; Wagonseller, 6.
Haynes Corner, Ikard, 23; Jenk-
ins, 26; Stephens, 0; McFarlane, 0;
Crouch, 1; Jackson, 17; Wilmans,
0; Wagonseller, 1.
Kamay Community Hall, Ikard,
17; Jenkins,x12; Stephens, 0; Mc-
Farlane, 3; Crouch, 17; Jackson,
16; Wilmans, 0; Wagonseller, 3.
The total vote in the Electra
area was 699. It was divided as
follows: Ikard, 321; Jenkins, 136;
Stephens, 0; McFarlane, 33;
‘Crouch, 40; Jackson, 141; Wilmans
1; Wagonseller, 27.
ty; Rama Isbell, dairy award; Carl
Burch, public speaking; Eugene
, chaptex’ farmer; M. C.
Diesker, soil conservation.
Karl Kuehn told the members
f ! state conven-
tion at Houston. The rething of-
ficers made plans to give a pro-
gram for the Farm & Ranch Club
in Wichita Falls Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Quarterback Club FFA Elect:
Discusses Loud
Speaker System
The Quarterback Club met . —
Monday night at the Community if.icers are 35 foIlows: Donald Wil-
Cehter. President Buster Slack 1 ~
called the meeting to order. Ap-{Pfes’^en^’ Walter Barwise, second
proximately 75 members were v!ce Presi<icnt; Glenn Smith, third
present. * jvice president;
A discussion was held on buy- secr°tary; Eugene Flusche, trea-
ing a speaker system for the foot-.surer’ J311163 King, reporter; Jerry
ball field. Bill Lindsey presented *^3^3aa» parliamentarian; Owen
his committee report on purchas- lr^’ 3enfinah Ray Downs, fus-
ing the speaker layout. He report-1torian-
ed it would cost about $600. Some-1 T,ie men^bers made plans for the
one in town had offered to donate' ^ear s w°rk.
a speaker system to the school' a study of the work the
with the promise there would be f°1Iowing awards were presented:
no advertisement. A vote was tak- .Jone^ farm mechanics a-
en and the motion was defeated ward; Ponald Williams, farm elec-
tor the club to buy a speaker sys- trification; James King, farm safe-
tern. "
A motion to furnish a
ental bus for the football boys to Flusahe>
go to Albany was also defeated. F
A movie “Highlights of thei x^uenn wm
Southwest Conference of 1950” |about his triP to the
was shown through the courtesy *’ TT * ””
of the Humble Oil Co., and the
projector was furnished by Oil
City Motor Co.
Coach Bill Sweet talked on his
scouting of the Albany team. He
thought the boys might beat the
Albany team. Coach James Love
discussed his scouting of Childress.
He seemed to think the boys would
haVe to show lots of improvement
if they are to beat Childress.
A plea was made by the presi-
dent urging everyone who could
make the trip to Albany and boost
' the boys to victory.
The meetiHjg was closed urging
cveiyone to bring.someone with
$12,401.81
15.104.39
30,761.70
41,831.76
40,460.19
40.479.18
51.968.34
54.819.40
57.251.19
60,089.29
58,369.85
51,687,09
50,230.81
50.259.30
39,025.91
28,133.83
25,658.17
26,470.04
31,425.02
24,696.92
19.258.20
26,346.59
31,767.90
19.866.31
21,825.43
24,015.95
15,250.63
17,622.88
24.912.35
27,363.26
27,597.46'
37,366.00
1 33,683.00 ?
.Calif.
1950 • ■ .37.’^08?8. ; :24.633.00 dgMrtment.
' i;i55,296.fe ' v
Following is the letter from Mr.
Culberson to S. T. Low, Chief of
the Electra Fire Department:
“I am sending you a record of
the premiums and losses in your
city since record* have been kept.
“It is a most wonderful record
and I am sure your citizens will
be justly proud and appreciate of
what has been done by the depart-
ment. This statement shows what
a tremendous business investment
the fire department is to your city.
I hope'that you will make this
record known to your people.”
Signed, Olin Culberson.
A cool front moved into this area
Wednesday about noon bringing
fall-like- weather and extreme
cloudiness but no rain.
The first break in the extreme
heat wave came Friday when rain
fell during most of the night and
ELECTRA, TEXAS, WICHITA COUNTY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951
| State Fire Marshal Secretary Praises
Low Fire Record for Electra
Olin Culberson, secretary-treas-<t>--------------------------------r—
urer of the State Firemen’s and
Fire Marshal’s Association, sent
the following record of the prem-
iums and losses in Electra. It is an
outstanding record and this state-
ment shows what a business hi-
Tk^P33 Barwise, vestment the fire department is to
out city.
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council, instructed officers and
standing committees on goals and
Founders Day, parliamentarian,
precinct chairmen, treasurer and
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1 and a past president of the county
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? secretary.
Mesdames Joe V. Brown, How-
< ard McDonald and L. M. Manning
: of Electra attended the school.
Others attending included Mes-
dames C. M. Watts, C. L. Swaf-
\ ford, and W. L. Shackelford of Wi-
; chita Falls and Mrs. Fred Hunt of
Burkburnett.
The first regular county council
meeting will be held on October
10.
$ 154.25
14,470.46
> 4,603.68 ’
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