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TEXAS THURS. FEB. 14, 1946
Subscription: $2.00 Per Annan
Vol. No. 26 — No. 37
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Tiger Football
Schedule for
1946 Season
LIBRARY
REPORT
Foxworth to
Start Building
New Homes
Methodist Radio
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Sun. Morning
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Supt Bob Lindsey, Jr.,.will
Administrators, a division, of the
in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 19-22.
Experience has proven that ALL
new and recapped tires need bal-
ancing, Out of balance wheels and
tires cause undue wear and pound
out al! steering parts. Drive in to-
day for FREE inspection. OIL
CITY MOTOR CO.
Biz
The Electra Tigers will meet the
non-conference football foes of
Pampa, Bonham, Plainview, Glade-
watei’ and Borger during the 1946
season, it was revealed by Supt.
Bob Lindsey, Jr.y in announcing
the schedule.
The Tigers will go to Pampa to the list of critical materials by1 the
open the season Sept. 13.
hTe schedule:
•Sept. 13—Electra at Pampa./
• ' Sept. 20-»-Bonham at Electra.
- Sept. 27—Electra-at Plainview.
Oct. 4—Open.
Oct: 11—Electra at Childress.
x Oct. 18^—Wichita Falls at Electra
Oct. 25—Electra at Graham.
Nov. 1—Open.
Nov. 8—Gladewater at Electra.
NNov. 16—Borger at Electra.
Nov. 22—Quanah at Electra.
Nov. 28—Electra at Vernon.
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YOUNG PEOPLES* DEPT.
-ON RADIO PROGRAM
> The Young People’s Department
of the First Baptist Sunday school
will broadcast a special program
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
over KVWC.
The program will''' consist .of a
gS scripture reading and devotional
lr byxMiss Betty Jo Rose, and musical
fZ numbers by Miss Thelma Jean
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which was spent overseas. He re-
ceived his discharge Nov. 12, at
Norman, Okla.
Foy Blakely served as private
first c’ass in the Army and was a
radio operator in the Field Artil-
lery. Foy was in the service three
years, two of which was spent in
the European theatre. He received
his discharge Jan. 3rd at Camp
Fannin, Texas.
Both Troy and Foy are making
their homes in Electra.
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Titles Must
Be Registered
Austin, Texas — The Motor Ve-
hicle Division of the Texas High-
way Department today urged all1’
Texas njotor vehicle owners to see.
that the titles for vehicles to be
registered in 1946 are in order’. *
Motor vehicle owners who have
acquired* used vehicles, and who
have received assigned titles from
the previous owners, are urged to
apply at once for their titles in or-
der that the transactions may be
recorded and the new owners shown
on the title records of the depart-
ment. Motor vehicle owners are
also urged to register their equip-
ment by purchasing the 1946 lic-
ense plates as soon as possible.
There are some persons operat-.
ing motor vehicles with out. of
state license plates who may leg-
ally operate under 1946 out of state
license plates, and these persons
are cautioned to obtain such 1946
plates and apply same on or be-
fore the expiration of their pres-
ent plates. There are others op-
erating motor vehicles with out of
state license plates who must leg-
ally re-register in Texas and these
persons are advised to purchase
Texas plates immediately to avoid
having to pay a penalty in addition
to the registration fee.
Charles Junior Blankenship, S. F.
3-c, 709 E. Garrison, received -is
naval discharge at the separation
center in Norman, Okla., recently.
He has credit for 12 months over-
seas and served in the Pacific tea- ;
re, his last duty station being with,
the 96th Naval Construction bat- ■
talion.
ST. LOUIS, MO._— Soundphoto — Pictured here are some of the St. Louis county school children
, after they had established a counter picket line, when the Stage Hands’ Union picketed the rebuilt Gem
Theatre, preventing the moviehouse from opening. The pickets of organized labor strategically withdrew
when up against the tactics of the school students.
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Electra’s Tigers, by winning ov-
er Childress 36 to 25 last Friday
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basketbal champions of the west-
ern division of District 2-AA. They
will meet the Graham Steers, "win-
ners of the eastern half of 2-AA,
on Feb. 19 in Graham. The second
game of the series will be played
,in Electra Feb. 21. Should the
/teams split the series the, site of
'the playoff will be decided later.
The Tigers were off to an early
start last Friday, leading 11 to 2
at the end of the first period. Wal-
ton was the high point man for
Electra with 11 points. Kitchens
was high for Childress with 12.
Electra led 16 to 9 at halftime and
went into the final period leading
29 to 16.
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The first southwide radio broad-
cast the “Methodist Hour” will be-
heard from Maryland to Texas,
from Florida to the middle west,
Sunday morning, Feb. 17th, as
Bishop Clare Purcell, president of
the college of bishops of the South-
eastern Jurisdiction of the Method-
ist church, speaks over an indepen-
dent network of 36 stations. This
program originates from WSB in.
Atlanta and is carried by radio sta-
tions in fifteen southern and west-
ern states.
Dr. William F. Quillan, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Southeastern
Jurisdictional Council of the Meth-
odist church, announces that other
“Methodist Hour” programs will ’be.
heard during May and June.
Bishop Purcell will speak
“The Church that is to Be.” He is
resident bshop of the Charlotte
area of the Southeastern Jurisdic-
tion, a member of the General
Commission on Army and Navy
Chaplains, and a member of the
North ^Carolina Council of Church-
es. The nearest stations carrying
the program will be WFAA, Dallas
and KOMA, Oklahoma City.
Electra’s newest Boy Scout or-
ganization, Troop 44 sent twelve
.scouts to the Annual Boy Scout
Jamboree in Wichita Falls during
National Boy Scout Week.
The boys, guided by their scout-
master, Jim Renfro, attended the
entertainment provided by the area
headquarterse at the Municipal Au-
ditorium. Later .the boys hiked to
Camp Perkins for a chuck wagon
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- Troop 44, sponsored by the Elec-
tra-chapter of I OOF, attended ser-
vices in a body Sunday, night at
the First .Methodist Church. Twen-
ty-one members of the troop were*
present.
' Donald Tippie was promoted to
First Class Scout last Monday
night the regular weekly meeting
held in the Texas State Guard Ar-
mory. Frank Parker and Billi**
Stracener were?advanced to Second
Class Scouts.
Following a full program of
scouting and talks by the commit-
teemen, the scouts were escorted to
an ice cream parlor and provided
with refreshments bv Fred Music.
The charter for this troop was
received in December of last year
with a stipulated quota of 36
scouts. The troop has 24 members
at present with five applications
pending. The leaders of this troop
since its foundng have been its
scoutmaster Jim Renfro and Theo
Youree, one of the committeemen.
Because of the enthusiasm that
scouting has been received in Elec-
tra another scout troop is contem-
plated.
The Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber
company has recently announced I
the proposed construction of two
five room efficiency homes in the
district just west of Waggoner Ju-
nior High school. During the con-
struction of these houses and for
thirty days after their completion
they will be on sale to veterans
only. Thereafter they will be on
sale to the public.
Many items have been added to
government. To, be eligible for
these materials the would-be pur-
chaser must be a veteran and have ,
his lumber dealer- secure -a xerti-T
ficate of eligibility for him.. Ma-
terials on the critcal list include
lumber, soil pipe, bath tubs, cement
, blocks, windows, doors, window and
door frames, structual tile, sheet-
rock, bricks, and other items.
C. P. Engelking, who has prac-
ticed law in Electra for 27 years
announces that he and John E. Mc-
Kelvey have formed a partnership
for the practice of law and will
have their offices over the Electra
State Bank.
McKelvey is a son of G. C. Mc-
Kelvey who has lived in Electra
for some time. John McKelvey is a
graduate of St. Edwards Univer-
sty at Austin, Texas and the Uni-
versity of Pittsburg, Pa’., and was
admitted the practice of law in
Texas before he entered the mili-
tary service for his country. Dur-
ing the war Mr. McKelvey was a
captain in the Intelligence Division
of the Air Force and served most
of the time in the Pacific area.
Give Demonstration
of Tree Pruning
at Tracy Home
L. E. Brooks, superintendent
the Experimental Station at Iowa
Park and G. R. McNeil, county ag-
ent will give a tree pruning demon-
statinn at the home of Earl Casy
at Pumkin Center, five miles north Troy was
of Electra, Thursday Feb, 21 at_2.
p. m. The public is invited to at-
tend.
Two Former
Students Are
Given Diplomas
Two former students of
Electra High school have been
given their high school diplomas.
They received them Tuesday, Feb.
12. The boys are Billy Deverl
Jones who was granted three cred-
its for his three years in the ser-
vice and three more credits for a
special .airplane course which last-
ed for 32 mofiths while he was in
the service. These six. credits gave
BiUy enough to finish his /high
school work ..and. to receive His di-
plorna.
Tom Miller was the other Electra
boy who received his diploma by
receiving three credits for three
years in, the service and. one credit
for a course in sheet metal riviting.
Bob Lindsey, Jr., superintendent,
feels that many boys could finish
their high school work if they
would only check with the school to
see how many credits they are al-
lowed.
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for Wichita County. She is 11 years
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loss of Mrs. Pettit, who is having Electra. She is an Electra 4-H Club
-----.. girI. In her work she d}d
lowing things; canned 78 quarts of
food; helped can 400 more quaijzs;
helped upholster a chair; crocheted
several doilies; made several dres-
sfr tsc?rfs; a shirt, and she has
started a rug for her bedroom. She
raised a garden and 25 chickens,
painted the wood-work and painted
the chairs and table, varnished the
frame of a mirror. She won sev-
eral ribbons at the County Fair on
her hand work. Evelyn said, “I en-
joy my 4-H work very much.”*
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j The Electra Red Shirt Band has
[ been organized and is making pro-
f gress. The first rehearsal was hela
hat the State Guard Armory last
| Thursday night.
| The band will meet for rehear-
aal Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the
rf American Legion Hall.
All experienced musicians in the
surrounding territory are invited to
attend the rehearsals.
W, The band is under direction of
ra Richard Oliver who is also the di-
ELl rector of the Electra High School
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Ask for New
Fence Around
Old Cemetery
Every second and fourth Monday
nights the city commissioners hold
.. . their regular meetings. Last Mon-
night in the local gym, became the. day night Mesdames F. L. Powell,
----x-.. chairman, R. Y. Smith and Ruth
Conyers of the Electra Cemetery
committee, appeared before Mayor
T. Leo Moore, and City Secretary
W. R. Skinner, and Commissioners
Gordon M. Douglas, Howard Door-
es and Ted Price. These ladies are
seeking erection of a new iron,
fence around the old Electra ceme-
tery. The committee has raised
part of the money by public sub-
scription. The remainder of it is to-
be raised by the city up to the
amount not over $400.
Other matters were of routine
nature and current bills as present-
ed were ordered paid.
Reding from left to right are the
three sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Blakley of 707 E. Bryan, Electra:
Archie Blakely, Troy Blakely and
Foy Blakely.
Pvt. Archie Blakely of the Ma-
rines is stationed at Camp Elliott,
Calif. Archie entered the service
Oct. 12, 1945.
s in the servict around
class store keeper in the Navy.
Trow was in the service around
three and a half years, three of
Chadwick Wilson of Electra, re-
ceived a cablegram Tuesday from
his English wife, Dorothy. She re-
ports she and their 14 month old
daughter, Vivianne are sailing, for
the United States on the Queen
Mary next week.
Chadwick has been home with
his discharge since July 1945.
Navy Announces
Discharges from
Separation Center
The Navy Department, U. S.
Naval Personnel Separation Cen-
ter at Norman, Okla., has for im-
mediate release the following nam-
es who have received an honorable
discharge from t?.e United States
Navy. They are Emmett Eugene
Broderson, coxswain, of Route 1,
Electra; Emmet Eugene’s last duty
station was Guam, and he served
22 months overseas, and was in the
Pacific theatre of war.
Richard Earl McDonald, Ph. 2-c,
408 West Wabash, Electra. His last eral works, 623; philosophy, four;
duty station was at the Naval Air religion, 13; social science, 22;
Station, Dallas. Richard Earl serv-1 language, one; science, nine; use-
~ jful arts, 31; fine arts, 14; litera-
|ture, 27; history, 18; travel, six;
biography, 29.
Attendance in the library num-
bered 1,304 persons. Magazines
were donated by Mesdames T. B.
Gilbert, Tom McCarty, J. Ray Cor-
der, J. W. Strader, C. T. Murphy,
J. A. O’Pry, R. D. Cunningham, S.
E. Moore, F. Hogle, Miss Olive
Carter. Books w^re .donated by
Buddy Colin Montgomery, Oren
Waters and Mrs. Glenn Minton.
An 18 volume set of the 1945
edition of the “World Book Ency-
clopedia” was donated by the Elec-
tra Salvage committee. The Sal-
vage committee, which is composed
of Gordon M. Douglas, chairman,
Allen Krohn and Mayor T. Leo
Moore, have donated several hun-
dred dollars during the past three
years for the purchase of new
books. Congressman Ed Gossett
presented the library with a 39-
volume set of “The Writings of
George Washington’ as ajnemorial
to the boys from this community
who lost their lives in World War
II. The Electra Rotary Club pre-
sented a year’s subscription to the
club magazine, “The Rotarian” and
the Lone Star Gas Company, Dal- —--------- --- .—nr
las, presented a magazine subscrip- given each year in appreciation o
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[? T?. Ijeo Moore and C. P. Engel-]
king were among the 47 draft
.?* 'board members and legal advisers
R who received certificates of merit
r- Monday afternoon in ceremonies at
< the Holt Hotel under auspices of
> the Wichita Falls Chamber of Com-
f merce for faithful service on their
; ’ draft boards of North Texas.
Presentation af awards was by
Major B. C. Caldwell, represnting
fthe state selective service head-
' quarters. Sydney B. Smith, clerical
> ; audit supervisor of state offices,
. also was present for the meeting
thfetfe. Major Caldwell appeared as
personal representative of Gov.
Coke Stevenson in making the aw-
ards.
are interested
on Sundays and
The Roping Club had a dance
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fcVHall. It was announced there was
to be another dance-Feb. 23rd, but
this dance date has been cancelled.
RopingClub
Plans to Have
Rodeo in May
The Roping club at their 3ast
meeting discussed plans for putting
on a rodeo. Time has not been set
as yet. Art Ashline of Lawton,
Okla, was the speaker and he stat-
ed the latter part of May would be
a good time to have the rodeo and
have an open show.
The Roping Club had an auction
sale and box supper Jan. 31. The
auction started with cakes, pies and
bacon. Mrs. Floyd Neff "won first
prize with her box. Nylons were
anothei* item sold. Cricket Low and
B1 Steve Marchand were auctioneers.
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J? and everyone for donations and
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box supper, and the fine work
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Natl. Founders
Day Observed
By P. T. A.
The forty-ninth anniversary of
the founding of the National Cong-
ress of Parents and Teachers was
observed by the First Ward Par-
ent-Teachers Association with an
appropriate program on Thursday
afternoon, Feb. 7, at the schocff
building.
Mrs. Chas. T. Murphy, program
chairman for the day, introduced
the following numbers: Songs and
readings by Miss Eloise William’s
second grade pupils; “Faith of Our
Mothers,’ ’a song sung by the PTA
group and led by Hrs. Tim Rol-
lins; a dedication prayer, read by
the group; a short biography of
the national founders, Mrs. Alice
McLelan Birney and Mrs. Phoebe
Apperson Hearst, read by Mrs. J.
C. Yates.
An impressive playlet, entitled
“The Shining Road,” paid tribute
to the founders. Characters in the
playlet were portrayed by Mmes.
J. L. Lancaster, Jack Creager, J. L.
Clayton; and Misses Sandra Tin-
nin, Nelda Ruth Hines, Jane Baker
and Melva Jean Nunley. At the
conclusion of the play, Mrs. Mur-
phy sang a special Founders Day
song, “The Tree of the P. T. A.”
She was accompanied by Mrs. Paul
Rogers.
Preceding the program, Mrs. R.
K .Pettit, president, conducted a
short business meeting,. during
which a nominating committee to
select officers for next year was
elected. The commttee is composed
of Mmes. C. G. Downtain, J. W.
Tinnin, and Leroy W’erley. Mrs.
Pettit introduced Mrs. Theo You-
ree, who, in behalf of the First
Ward Parent-Teacher t Association,
made the presentation of two
state memberships to Mrs. Charles
T. Murphy and Mrs. C. G. Down-
tain, past presidents of the As-
sociation. The memberships are
work done for the local unt, and
the awarding of the memberships
is a highlight in the year’s pro-
gram. f
Mrs. Jake W. Tinnin expressed
the regret of_the members at the
to resign the presidency because of
a change of residence to East Tex-
as Mrs. Tinnin also voiced the ap-
preciation of the membership for
Mrs. Pettit’s splendid leadership,
and the association gave her an
enthusiastic rising vote of thanks.
Uunder Mrs. Pettit’s guidance, the
First Ward PTA has attaned the
largest enrollment in its history,
and conducted, the most successful
children’s festival last fall.
Mrs. Zulema Stroud’s room won
the attendance prize..
Elinor Hudson
Member of PEM
Club on Campus
Miss Elinor Hudson, daught
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.^F. Huds-.'
809 S. Main, Electra, is a
member of PEM club on the
pus of Oklahoma College for tv
men. This club is composed n* ~
sical education majors."Miss
son is a sophomore studeni
this year.
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row Fead all the way at the Boy’s
Club gymnasium^in Wichita Falls,
a non conference game. The Tigers
of6 district 2-AA. At the end
into the lead when the first period
9 and Wichita Falls 6. At the half
The third
2:30 p. m.
The program will"* consist of
& byxMiss Betty Jo Rose, and musical
Thelma Jean
I/' Matthews, Sarah Tipton, Miss Rose
and Mrs. J. C. Yates, and songs by
| the entire department.
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|Work on Draft
FBoard Awarded
The club had dinner on the
ground at the ball park Feb. 1. A
diggir.g machine was rented and
post holes were dug around the
park.
The club wishes to thank each
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sistance *in the auction sale and
box supper, uhc 71**^
which has been done on the rodeo
grounds. Those who
can come out
Thursdays.
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Tuesday night Feb. 13. This was
conference game. The Tigers
the winners of the western half
district 2-AA. At the end of
r* the first quarter the Tigers went
into the lead when the first period
ended and the scores were Electra
9 and Wichita Falls 6. At the half
the scores stood 15 to 12 still in
>’ ■ favor of the Tigers. Thy
p . quarter they increased their lead
k' V-20 to 15. The game ended with the
f- ' Tigers 26 and the Coyotes 22. Sew-
; ell was high point man for the
I Electra team, with four field goals
i y and one free toss.
t The Wichita Falls B stringers
I defeated the Electra B team 21 to
t- , 12 in a preliminary contest.
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[ ■ J. N. Brown who served in the
| Pacific is home with his discharge
| -from the Navy.
Book circulation at the Electra
Public Library during January
totaled 2,258. Adult books included
962 fiction and 736 non fiction for
a total of 1,698 as compared to 499
fiction and 61 non fiction for a
total of 560 juvenile books. The
library was open 26 days. The larg-
est daily circulation was 205; the
smallest, 44, and the average, 86.
Seventeen adult and 12 juvenile
borrowers were registered for a
total of 29 new cards.
Non fiction was as follows: gen-
duty station was at the Naval Air religion, 13; social
Station, Dallas. Richard Earl serv-1 language, one; ....... , ....
ed 2616 months overseas in the.ful arts, 31; fine arts, 14;
Pacific area. . A .
Hawley Winford Bryant, F 1-c
Route 2 Electra. His last duty sta-
tion was Camp Elliot, Calif. Haw-
ley has credit for 18 months over-
seas and served in the Pacific.
Allen Evem Fulks, seaman 2-c,
Box 177, Electra. Allen’s last duty
station was at Pearl Harbor in the
cafeteria. He served in the Pacific
13 months.
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