Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1983 Page: 1 of 24
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Other new board members elect-
ed to a one-year term are: John
America, $1,000 and Electra Boy
Scouts, $500; Camp Fire Girls,
$1,000 and Electra Camp Fire
Girls, $350; American Red Cross,
$1,000 and Blood Mobil, $150;
Electra Service Corporation, $500;
Mental Health Fund, $600; Electra
Public Library, $600; Salvation
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Falls and James H. Power of
Odessa.
Contributions to the fund drive
may be made at Electra Star-
News, P.O. Box 1192, 207 North
Waggoner. Checks should be
made payable to the Myrtle
Russell Memorial Fund.
It is hoped the fund drive will
reach its goal by the end of
October.
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Army, $600;Meals-on-Wheels.
$2,000; and S.W. Diabetic Foun-
dation, $500.
Drive volunteers will be contac-
ting local business and residents
during the coming weeks attemp-
ting to meet this year’s budget
totals.
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THURSDAY,
October 6. 1983
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Jack Hollis of Electra was elected
to a one-year term on the board of
directors of North Texas Easter
Seal Rehabilitation Center, Wichi-
ta Falls at the annual September
meeting recently. Hollis formerly
served on the board from 1975 to
1981.
Mike Castles, Wichita Falls, was
elected president. Other officers
elected at this meeting which
begins the Center’s fiscal year are:
Tom B. Medders, chairman of the
board; Rudy Miller, first vice
president; Ron Longino, second
vice president; Jacque Allen,
Graham, third vice president;
Gene Jordan, treasurer; and
James I. Montgomery, secretary.
Week of Library Fund Drive
Donations to the Electra Star-
News Myrtle Russell Memorial
Fund has totaled 435 through the
first week of solicitations, accord-
ing to Fund Drive Co-ordinator Joe
Thompson. A goal of $2,500 has
been established to fund purchase
of shelving, booking and- other
equipment for furnishing the
Myrtle Russell Texas History
Room at Electra Public Library.
Donors this week include: Mrs.
Sarah Krohn, City of Electra,
Homer Ray, P.G. Krohn, Inc.,
Mrs. Inez Faulkner, Mrs. W.P.
Slaton and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Richardson, all of Electra and Mr.
and Mrs. Troy E. Baker of Wichita
Gerald Green, No. 65. The Tigers
will face the unbeaten Clyde
Bulldogs this Friday in Tiger
Stadium In a crucial conference,
game. [Photo by Stanley Willman]
Dunlap Assumes City Reins
He served in that position from
1979 to his retirement. From 1976
to 1979 Dunlap was team chief of a
management analysis teammaking
assessments of situations and
conditions within army organiza-
tions primarily to determine
systemic problems. In 1974 and
1976 he served as Senior Intelli-
gence Officer for the 2nd Armored
Division. Prior to 1974, Dunlap
served as chief of an Army-Air
Force Joint Operational Group and
from 1970 to 1973 he served as
author and instructor in the
Department of Command at the
U.S. Army Command and General
Staff College responsible for pre-
senting classes and preparing
study material to field grade
officers over such subjects as:
decision making, development of
estimates, preparation of plans
and co-ordination of the execution
of orders and directives.
The Dunlaps are active members
of First United Methodist Church.
He is an avid jogger and gardener
and member of Electra Rotary
Club.
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Town
Williamson, Iowa Park; Jim Sta-
ley, Ann Fouts, Ron Buffum,
Wichita Falls.
Board members re-elected to
serve the remaining two years of a
three-year term are: M.E. Bride,
Mary Jo Dudley, Joe Sherrill Jr.
and Jordan, Wichita Falls; Gary
Ledyard, Archer City; Lewis Far-
mer, Olney.
Those elected to a three year
term are: Montgomery, Jake
Holmes and Miller.
Those rotating off the board are
Steve Lindemood, Burl Kirkland,
A.C. Baker, Paul Irwin, Heather
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one loss, 28-7, over the Munday
Moguls.
The Tigers may face their
toughest task of the season this
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Roger L. Dunlap, 47, officially
took over the reins of Electra City
Manager Saturday, Oct. 1st be-
coming this community’s fifth City
Manager following the retirement
of City Manager Gary Jones.
Dunlap, a retired U.S. Army
Colonel holds a B.A. degree in
Political Science from the Univer-
sity of Nebraska. He has also
worked towards his Master’s
degree. He is married to Electra
native the former Sandra Ruth
Tinnin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Tinnin. They have two
children, Douglas, a parttime
student at Texas Tech University
and Deadra, a 3rd year student at
North Texas State University.
They moved to Electra in 1982
following Mr. Dunlap’s retirement
from a 27 year military career.
Dunlap was a management spe-
cialist with the U.S. Army serving
as president of a U.S. Army Test
Board responsible for planning,
programming and conducting
operational tests of Army equip-
ment at the time of his retirement.
Electra Booster Club members
viewed the Electra Tiger-Munday
Mogul football game film Monday
night during its regular weekly
business session held at Electra
Tiger Field House. Members also
heard the Electra Scouting report
on this week’s foe, Clyde. This
week’s game marks the first
conference game for the Tigers.
Members also voted to sponsor a
concession stand at Electra High
School Student Center during the
noon hour. The concession stand is
being established by request from
EHS students to help provide
lunches on campus. The first meal
will be served Oct. 12th.
Members were also informed
that just ten seats remained vacant
on a chartered bus which will carry
local fans to the Electra-Abilene
Wylie football game in Abilene
Nov. 4th. Seats on the bus are
priced at $15 per person. Informa-
tion and reservations for the bus
can be obtained by calling 2513 or
2312.
The Tiger Booster Club will also
sponsor and chaparone a dance for
students following this Friday
night’s football game. The dance
will be at Electra Communit}
Center with admission priced at $3
and with Dual Action DJ’s perfor
ming. Refreshments will be server
The Electra Tiger Booster Club
membership is open to anyone
interested in athletics among
Electra students. No dues or fees
are required to join.
NABW Officer
Elaine Bowden of Electra was
installed Sept. 29th as secretary of
the Chisholm Trail Group, Wichita
Falls area chapter of the National
Association of Bank Women
(NABW). NABW is a national
organization made up of women in
banking for years has been the
forum for women bank executives
to develop and exchange ideas and
professional skills that would
further their careers and permit
them to make meaningful contri-
butions to the banking industry.
Mrs. Bowden is vice-president
and assistant trust officer at
Electra State Bank and Trust Co.,
and in her 15 year employment has
served in several areas of the bank
operation. In addition to NABW,
she is a member of American
Institute of Banking, serves as
Board Trustee of Electra Indepen-
dent School District, advisory
council member of Electra VOE
program, a Chamber of Commerce
direction and member of Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority.
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Hollis Named Rehab Director
y Hamilton, Wichita Falls; James
<.Harvey, Archer City; and Lloyd
Moorhouse, Benjamin; Stanley ^'Knight, Jacksboro.
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going president, will remain on
^the board.
$ Other board members are: Gene
j, Adams, Seymour; Steve Brown,
£ Dick Yeager, Vernon; Jack Crain,
i Nocona; James Easter, Burkbur-
nett; Jim McCutchen, Earl Sar-
gent, Wichita Falls. Joe Parker,
Byers, is a life member.
I A $759,259 budget was approved
A. for 1983-84-an increase over the
$596,754 for the previous year.
The annual report indicated a 44
percent increase in visits over
1982—22,706 compared to 15,809.
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Edward Willis, number hidden;
Royce Reynolds, No. 22; Eddie
Rodgers, No. 20; Wayne Watkins,
No. 55; Rex Johnson, No. 83;
Hany McAlister, No. 63; and
conference game of the year in
Tiger Stadium at 8 p.m.
» Friday night’s 28-7 win over the
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Friday when they host the unbeat- .'^defensive performance of the year
en Clyde Bulldogs in the opening .3^fce?1the TigerskboldingsjMundhy to‘ il-
Second Half Surge Lifts Tigers;
Electra Drops Munday, 28-7
133 total yards offense...a Munday
team with lots of speed whohad
lost only once to state-ranked
Knox City.
If indeed it was the best
defensive performance of the.year
for the defensive unit it was
without question the best night of
the year for Sophomore Tailback
Charlie Lott who followed excel-
lent blocking from his offensive
line to gain 232 yards rushing and
two touchdowns. Lott is the first
Electra back to surpass the
200-yard rushing mark in a single
game since Harvey Jones in 1978.
Trailing 7-6 at halftime, the
Tigers took their first possession
57 yards in ten plays for the
go-ahead points with Junior Full-
back Eddie Rodgers, who had 64
yards rushing, pushing over from
the one-yard line with 5:28 re-
maining in the third stanza.
Following two five-yard infractions
against the Tigers, Junior Quar-
terback Royce Reynolds found
Senior Tight End Rex Johnson
open for a two-point conversion to
give the Tigers a 14-7 edge.
Electra struck quickly as the
defensive unit caused the only
Munday turnover of the night at
the 46-yard line. Junior Wayne
Watkins snatched up the loose
ball and the Tigers offensive unit
tacked on another seven points
three plays later. Reynolds hit
Receiver Bradley Schlegel with a
24-yard pass to move Electra to
the Munday 30-yard line. Lott then
blasted for five yards to the 25 and
broke loose on a 25-yard scoring
run. Donnie Chick added the extra
point for a 21-7 lead.
Electra tacked on the final points
of the night with 6:09 remaining in
the 4th period, a 50-yard drive
capped a 23-yard scamper from
tiny Edward Willis, a 5-3, 123
pound fullback. Besides Willis’
touchdown run, he accounted for
nine tackles and one quarterback
sack and added seven downfield
blocks for a super night of work.
Chick made it 28-7 and the Tigers
had their fourth win of the season.
The Tigers dropped behind early
in the game after driving from
their own 30-yard line following
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United Fund Drive Goal Set at $9,350
The Electra United Community
Service Fund has kicked off its
1983 drive with a budget set at
$9,350 to fund ten local and area
organizations.
Organizations benefitting from
the annual United Fund drive and
their budget totals are: Electra
Welfare Fund. $600; Boy Scouts of
‘Time’ is something we normally
don’t sit around and think about
on a regular basis unless, of
course, we’re short of it or running
out of it. However, more so these
days, time controls our lives to a
much greater degree than most of
us wish it to.
I’m convinced time is not a
constant. Sure, we all know that
time changes and we have develo-
ped keen instruments to measure
time. But, what we’re referring to
here is that these keen measure-
ments of time are not constant.
I’m of the opinion that an hour
today is much shorter than an hour
25-years ago. Back then when you
said ‘wait a minute’ you could get
a lot done. Now it takes ten
minutes to ‘wait a minute.’
An example of this theory came
to mind Sunday night traveling
home with the Ronnie Day family
from a visit to Quinlan. We were in
Ronnie’s van and for some reason
my mind jumped back twenty-five
years ago. I was ten at the time
and returning home one cold
December night with Mom and
Dad from a Christmas shopping
spree in a neighboring town.
Dad had a 1957 Ford with a
T-Bird Police Interceptor motor. I
didn’t really know what that was,
but it sounded tough to me.
Anyway, the cars in those days
took a good while to warm up.
Sitting alone in the back seat,
feeling a shiver and getting
heavy-eyed, I remember crawling
down in the floor-board. The hump
in the floor was a little uncomfor-
table, but it didn’t bother a
ten-year old. I’d get all situated
where the warm air from the front
blower would hit me directly in the
face as it drifted along the floor
from front to back. I’d drift back
and forth from a dream world
waking when the road roughened
or with the reassuring voices as
the folks would talk about the
day’s activities or Mom would say,
“Wake up Joe, we’re almost
home.”
It seemed like that 30 mile trip
would take forever, but I didn’t
care. I didn’t want it to end....it
was a good time.
I recalled the same feelings
coming home from visiting rela-
tives in Borger on a hot summer
night. Not having an air-condi-
tioner, we would roll the windows
down and how cool it felt as I
leaned against the door allowing
the night air to brush against my
face, drifting into twilight but
hearing all that went on....coup-
ling reality with the dream world
as only a child can do.
Times have changed and now
I’m at the wheel. The trip has
become simply a necessity to get
from one place to another and get
there’ on time.’ We get there
quicker but we’re always late...
maybe it’s the adult opinion that
what’s there is better than what’s
now, while small children know
how to appreciate the present.
So for a brief moment that night I
was ten years old again, remem-
bering how good it was. I looked
.over at my younguns snoozing
’away wondering if they were
enjoying the ‘time’ as I did 25
years ago and thinking a selfish
wish that time would stand still for
them and me.
“Hey kids. Wake up, we’re
almost home.” I said almost as an
echo from 25 years past.
"Not now,” I heard a sleepy
oice say "I’m dreaming too
good
I just smiled and left them alone.
For the second consecutive week
the Electra Tigers proved to be a
‘second-half ballclub as Coach
Joe Alien’s charges put 22 second
half points on the board to earn
their 4th win of the season against
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SWARMING DEFENSE-Using a
swarming defense, the Electra
Tigers sewed up the once-beaten
Munday Moguls, 28-7, in a
non-conference game in Munday.
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