The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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Funeral Held
Thursday P. M.
For E. G. Patts
Man Runs Off
But Forgets To
Put on Trousers
Dr. Rainey To
Give Lecture in
Wichita Falls
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday
Mrs. Rosa Jones
Electra Players Still Have Four of.
Toughest Teams On Their Schedule
Wichita County
Taxpayers Get
5-Cent Rate Cut
TIGERS PLAY OLNEY IN 3RD CONFERENCE;
LEADING AND FAVORED AS BIST. WINNERS
Youths Sentenced
for Breaking into
Grand Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Havens, of
Harrold visited in the home of her
sister of Frederick, Oklahoma who
ha's been ill.
Since
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loyal
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“Chop, chop, chop, well, alb'
right”! is indeed the theme song
of several youngsters in Electra
this week. Officers took six youths
into custody for breaking into the
Grand theatre recently. Their sen-
tence is to chop wood for charity.
They appeared before city judge
A. B, Corder.
A quanity of wood has been se-
cured by the city for distributipn-to
needy families. The wood is 'stack-
ed behind the city hall and wRI be
used by the culprits and others.
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Chosen Sweetheart of Band
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Grocery Stores
to Close Early For
Football Game
Consolidated and
No. J-l Ancell
late Wednesday
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Bums will be drum majors. New
music has been added to the music
library, according to Burns, and
the band is learning Kate Smtih’s
theme song, “God Bless America’'.
This number was played so much
at the national convention in Chi-
cago which Mr. Burns and Dr. Sims
of Wichita Falls attended.
Bud Ely, Gayle McLaughlin,
Jack Sasche and Joe Edd Elliott
attended Texas University and Rice
Football game Saturday in Austin.
Miss Georgia Jereleen Barnes was chosen last week as
sweetheart of the high school band and was presented, along
with other contestants, between the halves at the Electra-
Vernon football game. She is the attractive daughter of Mr.
Reports were received from
chuck wagon feed last week
al oil workers in this vicinity when
approximately 1.600 attended. The
band committee was asked to meet
with the band mothers to examine
uniforms.
We, the undersigned, as
supporters of the Electra
School Football team and in order
for our loyal employees to attend
the Electra Tiger-Olney Cub Foot-
ball game hereby pledge ourselves
to close at 6:00 p. m. Friday even-
ing November 3rd, 1939. A. D.
M System Store, Mrs. Guy
McNeely
Purefood Mkt. J. C. Ward
A & P Store, Electra
Birk’s Grocery
L. B. McLaughlin
Modem Market, By Lee Hogle
C. H. Parker Grocery, By Allen
J. Bilbrey
South Main Grocery, E. V. G.
Cash Way Grocery & Market
Burns Food Store
Ideal Market
J. C. Cabe & Sons
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School, he continued his studies
in the University of Texas and re-
ceived his L. L. B. Degree from
the University of Texas in 1937.
Soon after his graduation and the
receiving of his degree from the
University of Texas, he came here
where he has a host of friends
and became associated in the prac-
tice of law with Mr. Elias Gatura,
which association continued for the
period of about a year, Mr. Gatura
then withdrawing from the firm
and moving to Houston, Texas,
since which time Mr. McCorkle has
continued to practice individually
until miving to the office of B. W.
Tipton.
Oliver Leverett sustained a brok-
en wrist Tuesday afternoon when
he fell from the roof of a garage.
Sons of Legion Band Will Attend
Prominent business men, county
officials, and ex-students of the
the University of Texas in Electra
and the surrounding area are be-
ing invited to hear Doctor Homer
Price Rainey, new President of the
University of Texas, when he visits
Wichita Falls on Friday, Novem-
ber 3rd, under the direction of the
Wichita Falls Junior chamber of
Commerce.
A luncheon will be *ic.d at 12:00
o’clock noon on November 3rd, at
the Holt Hotel. At th’j luncheon,
Dr. Rainey will speak or the dev
elopment of the State University
and will explain the workings, de-
velopment, and activities of that in-
stitution. Tho public is urged toj
All Water Lines
Completed Under
W. P. A. Project
Mayor A. B. Corder announced
Thursday that all water lines in the
W. P. A. water project had bten
completed Wednesday, including
the 900 feet in the Waggoner ad-
dition on West Cleveland.
Work now will include -filling in
the pavement which was cut in
order to lay the lines, installing
200 new meters and mop-up work.
The project will be concluded by
Dec. 15.
Funeral Services
Bert Milhollon
Held Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tues-
day afternoon at 4:30 for Bert
Milhollon, 50, of Shamro'ck, form-
erly of Electra.
afternoon in Shamrock following a
brief illness of pneumonia. He was
born in Decautr, Texas, and re-
sided in Electra a number of years
before moving to Shamrock.
Burial was in the old Electra
cemetery with the James B. Totten
Funeral Some directing. Survivors
are: one sop, Earl, Electra four
daughters, Joan and Lucille, Hobbs
N. M. ;Louise, Louisana; and Mrs.
Lillian Cox, Weewoka, Okla.; two
brothers,' Oscar and Curly, Elec-
tra,; one . sister, Mrs. John Wolf,
Electa; and two granddaughters.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rook, of
Harrold.were visitors in the W. C.
Richardson home Sunday after-
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Fire Department Rescue Squad
Completes First Aid Course
The Electra fire department's*-1
crack rescue squad completed on
Oct. 10, an advanced first aid
course. Last June they completed
the Red CrosS Standard first aid
He died Sunday 'course. They are credited with sav-
ing four lives in their work and
have been called on numerous oc-
casions. The equipment consists of
first aid kits in all fire trucks and
cars, ‘ oxygen inhalator, blankets,
splints, and one of all service gas
mask. The entire department com-
pleted the standard course.
Members of the rescue squad are
J. Ray Corder, instructor, Orville
McPherson, Ben Twomey, Frank
Harris, Joe Owens, O. D. Green,
J. A. Holt, Paul Stearns, Hartwell
Minderman, Z. M. Brown, Clyde
Dunn and J. W. Mallone
The county tax rate of Wichita
County has been set at 55 cents
for 1939, a reduction of five cents
from the 1938 rate.
The county’s 1940 budget as ad-
opted by the commissioners court,
anticipates total revenues of $547,-
400.00 and total expenditures of
$516,509.
Total resources from which the
county evpen’cts to realize $547,400
are listed as follows: Delinquent
taxes, $230,000; Current taxes,
$244,750; special road tax, delin-
quent, $18,000, and current $12,000,
oficers’ salary fund, $87,750; auto-
mobile license fees, $175,000: law
library, $900, and royalty, $300.
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Member of the night police force
proctor McDonald and Arville
Graves, have developed into sprint-
ers and their latest coup was run-
ning a man “out of his trousers”
About 3 a. m. Wednesday they
were called to the Q. C. Parker*
residence, 810 East Bryan. Mrs.
Parker had awakened and found
a man standing in the bedroom.
She called her husband and they
caught the man, Mr. Parker hold-
ing him while his wife ’called the
officers.
When the officers arrived the
man broke loose and ran across the
road, followed by the officers who
chased him into- a fence. After he
was placed in the police car, the
officers discovered that he was not
wearing troysers.
MORERN MARKET GIVES
PICNIC FOR EMPLOYES
As a tribute to the employes,
the Modem Market entertained
with a picnic Monday night at
Preston’s ranch. A bountiful picnic
supper was-served, and all report-
l a god. time., ’Approximately >25
were present
mosf prominent bu-’ne^s men,
school oficials, country officer.-,
and community leaders will be pre-
sent in addition to a large repre-
s< ntative attendance of ex-students
of the University from th? various
cities and communities m this sec-
tion of the State.
Dr, Rainey is serving his first
year as President of the University
and is visiting all of the larger
cities in the,State^str^sing the
part the University of Texas can
assume in promoting fne develop-
ment of the State.
Dr, Rainey is a native Texan,
having been born in Clarksville,
J'-nuary 19, 1896. He received his
Bachelor ol Arts degree fiom Aus-
tin College at Sherman in 1919;
and, while a student, he was a
"three-Rtar” athlete, having played
football, tennis, and baseball. After
finishing Austin College, he was a
professional baseball player in the
Texas League. His Master of Arts
degree was conferred by the Uni-
versity of Chicago in 1923, and h°
secured the Doctor of Philosophy
degree at the same institution in
1924. He holds Doctors of Law de-
gree from Austin College, Deni-
son University, and Washington
and Jefferson.
Tris noted educational leader
After his graduation in the High began his teaching career at Aus-
tin College, was Associate Pro-
fessor and Professor of Education
at the University of Oregan in
1924 to 1927, served as President
of Franklin College in Indiana dur-
ing the year of 1927, was Presi-
dent of Bucknell University at
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1931,
and at the time of his appointment
to the head of ^Texas’s largest ed-
ucational institution, was Director
of the American Youth Commis-
sion.
Dr. Rainey is the author of a
number of books in the educational
field.
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g> far because opponents did not have
excveptionally good receivers.
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E. G. (Mickey) Patts, 59, a re-
sident of Ele'ctra since 1922, suc-
cumbed early Wednesday from ap-
oplexy. He had served as a pall-
bearer at Bert Milhollon’s funeral
Tuesday afternoon, and was strick-
en about 10:45 Tuesday night.
Services were ‘held Thursday
afternoon at the James B. Totten
funeral chapel. The body was taken
overland by Totten Thursday after-
noon to Leonard where burial was
made.
Patts is survived by his widow;
two daughters, Mary Frances and
Ernestine, ’ Electra one borther,
Claude, Beaumont, and one sister,
Mrs. Rosa Bates, Leonard.
We arc pleased to announce the
opening of a new law firm in Elec-
tra of Ben W. Tipton and T. C.
McCorkle, effective January 1st,
1940 Mr. McCorkle, who has been
engaged in practice in Electra in-
and Mrs. Jere B- Barnes and is the granddaughter of Mrs. j dividually for the past two years,
has already moved in the office
with Mr. Tipton and they will be-
! come associated together for the
general practice of law under the
firm name of Tipton & McCorkle,
beginning the First of the year.
Mr. Tipton, of course, needs no
introduction to the people of Elec-
tra, he having been engaged in the
practice of his profession in this
city for the past seventeen years.
Mr. McCorkle, better known to
his friends in this community as
“T. C.”, attended the public schools
of Electra and graduated in the
High School in the Class of 1931.
Gov. Lee O'Daniel has pro-
claimed two Thanksgiving days,
Nov. 23, and Nov. 30.
some people did not like
President’s change of dates,
O’Daniel is trying to please
everyone.
Mayor A. B. Corder says that
he will not proclaim a day, for
Electrons can do as they please.
Electras’ big celebration will
probably be Nov. 30, for that
is the date of the Electra-Chil-
dress football game which may
determine the District 2-AA
winner.
Miss Baker, one of the Harrold
teachers visited in the home with
her mother and father, of Marion' ed
Texas oyer the week-end.
Funeral services were held Tues-
day afternoon at 2 o’clock from the
Assembly of God church for Mrs.
Rosa Jones, 64, who 'succumbed
Sunday morning from a heart at-
tack. Rev, Luther Swanson of
Kamay and Rev. P. V. Chambles,
local pastor, officiated.
Pallbearers were Raymond Smith
Jack Holt, Britton Ancell,’ Josh-j
Crawford, Arthur Vestal and Hollis y
Cole. A native of Bell county. Mrs,
Jones had resided in Electro for a
number of years. Survivors
ons, Arthur, Monahans;
the husband, S. N. Jones:
Ele’ctar; Roy, Seminole;
Salina, Kan.; one daughter, Mrs.
Annie Isreal of Cleburne.
“My Gosh!
How the Money
is Rolling In!”
rj ing Thursday what the outcome
would be. In the event the two boys
|4|’ are unable to start, Joe Todd,
m guard, who played in the backfield
last year, will be moved to Ely’s
position. Harrold Flack, who was
(jp” not eligible the past six weeks,
will become eligible and will go in
at tackle. Gilbert Gilles and Leon-
ard Ledbetter have been alternat-
ing with Todd at guards, and the'y
will take care of those positions.
Ernest Jacobi will probably alter-
nate with Curtis Barnett at end
and will also move to a tackle posi-
tion if he is needed. If other in-
juries occur, chances will go to
reserves who have seen little or no
action this season.
Ledfod Smith, half, is progess-
ing rapidly in the backfield. Bud
Ely and Gayle McLaughlin had over
shadowed him in some of the
games but he came into his own
against Vernon and was on par
with the others. Jack Haralson, re-
serve, quarterback also came in for
applause.
The pass defense is being stress-
ed again this week and Blair ad-
mitted that the Electrons were
afraid of Olney’s passes and had a
great deal of respect for them. The
Tigers are weak on breaking up
GUSHER ON ANGEL RANCH LENGTHENS KM A HELU
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2500 Barrel Producer Extends Production
Westward Into Wilbarger County
Receipts at the Electra-Vernon
football game last week totaled
$2,552.75. Expenses were $225.55
and each school received $1,163 as
their part of the proceeds.
Supt. B. M. Dinsmore stated that
Electra’s part will pay for the
lumbebr and carpenter work for
the extra bleachers. Receipts of the
Wichita game will be sufficient to
purchase equipment for next year,
and proceeds from the remaining
games will be clear profit.
If possible at all, new concrete
grandstands will be built,
Dinsmore announced.
!• 13th District Convention in Decatur
Ik The 13th district Sorts of
Jb Legion band with headquarters in
Electra has been invited to attend
g. -the 13th district convention in
if Decatur, Nov.5. Rehearsals began
gh' Sunday afternoon at the local
legion hall.
This is the first Sons of the
KLegion band in the state, and was
Fy prize winner at the state conven-
Bifj tion in Waco last August. It will
be the first Sons of Legion band
Sk to attend a district convention. The
f • boys reside in Electra, Vernon,
Burkburnett and Wichita Falls.
B". Bobbie Burns, Electra, is director.
The band will be augmented with
• six legionnaires from Electra and
f.J Wichita Falls. En route to Decatur,
sKthe band will play a concert in
"Bowie. Billy Green and Mary Jane
Present were Mike Baxter, Allen
Krohn, Dink Robb, F. L. Gary, W.
C. Stewart, Joe Matthews, T. C.
McCorkle, A. L. Robb, C. H.
McGann, E. W. Prtsson, Walter
Skinner, C. D. Bailey, Dr. A. F.
Homme, Glen Shamburger, Allen
Bilbrey and C F. McSpadden.
Dec. 9th Date
Set For Annual
Christmas Party
The Chambebr of Commerce
its directors luncheon Tuesday
the A rm i Ida selected Dec. 9, as the
date for the annual Christmas
party. Plans were fomulated to
make the celebation different from
parties in the past. Mike Baxter,
president, was in charge of
business session.
For the first time in a decade
the Electra Tigers are looming as
“the threat” m district 2-AA foot-
ball circles by virtue of their de-
feating Wichita Falls and Vernon.
The Friday night ^ame at Olney
will be a crucial affair for the
Electrons although the Bengals arc
heavy favorites.
The Olney Cubs can have their
sob sfory for Electra has one of its
^.♦own. Two of the stellar players,
Ely* Halfback, and Joe Edd
- "Elliott, tackle, may npt see service
in the Olney game Friday night.
Coach George Blair thought all of
his charges emerged without any
inpuries from the Vernon game,,
but in practice this week Elliott
was found to have a knocked down
shoulder and Ely has a severe rib
injury.
Harrold Flack, a tackle, will be
eligible for the Olney game. He
enrolled in Houston at the beginn-
ing of school and will not be eligi-
ble until this week.
To make the situation even
worse, the coaches are having dis-
cipline trouble with one of the
1’nesmen. The coaches were wonder
ing Thursday what the
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barrels
The well drilled the plug
from the sand Tuesday at 3447-65
feet. It belched through the sev-
en-inch casing Wednesday and
made an estimated 25 barrels in
less than five minutes.
Conscvative production, was es- '
timated at 100 barrels an hour.
Extends Pay
It evtends the 3700-foot pay 660
feet east of the No. N-l Ancell.
The well is in the northwest
corner of section 2, block 7, H. &
T. C. R. R. survey, 2000 feet south
and east of the same operators*
No. CC-1 Waggoner which is pro-
ducing from the 4065-foot pay.
The new location is the Cbnsoli-
dated-Tcxas-Eastem No. F-l
Waggoner to be drilled in Section
25 block G. The wildcat is a mile
northwest of farthest northwest
attend this meeting. Many of thei production, the No. CC-2 Waggon-
1 er. Operators are moving in ro-
tary.
3,500 Acres in Block
Consolidated and Texas-Eastern
have 3,500 acres in the region of
the new pool and by the time the
run through the alphabet should
be on the outskirts of Quanah.
Four wells in the pool have
come in from the new sand, an
entirely different pay from that of
KMA, at 3750 feet. One, the No.
CC-1 Waggoner is producing frbin
the 4,005 foot horizon. Just in
case of an emergency, there’s the
1800-foot sand that pays.
The opening of this portiin of
the vast K. M. A. field may prove
to be one of the best producing
sections of this prolific field which
now sprawls over three counties.
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Stewart, W. C. The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1939, newspaper, November 2, 1939; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219882/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.