The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1972 Page: 1 of 6
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55th Year Short Grass Ranching Capital of The World_Single Copy 10£ Archer City, Texas 76351
Thursday, July 20, 1972 Number 29
J’ JOTS
' JOE K. STULTS*#**!
Scores of journalists flocked
to Archer City last year fol-
lowing the release of “The
Last Picture Show” for an in-
side look at the hometown of
author Larry McMurtry and
where most of the filming was
done for the movie.
The majority of the writers
were ‘‘tabloid journalists,”
turning out news stories that
were far from the truth and in
many instances miss-quoting
local residents.
Appearing in the National Ob-
server is an article on the pic-
ture and the town that was well
done in my opinion. The writer,
Bruce Cook, stayed several
days in Archer City in search
for material for the article. He
did not praise the film, neither
did he condemn it, but he did
mention it was "R” rated and
most people knew what this
meant.
Cook pointed out in the
article, “ Peter Bogdanovich
and his cameramen may have
been a little less than just to
the town and its environs. The
black and white film makes the
place look bleaker than it really
is. And it is a more thriving
community than you might sup-
pose from the carefully se-
lected locations shown in the
film. If they had turned their
cameras around you would have
seen the imposing and rather
handsome Archer County
Courthouse, as well as a fairly
bustling block of stores oppo-
site it.”
Cook went on to write, ‘‘the
movie makers might well de-
fend their selectivity by point-
ing out that they did not rep-
resent the town in “The Last
Picture Show” as Archer City
but as the fictional Anarene.”
The writer of the article re-
fers to The Archer County News
as being housed “ in an unpre-
possessing building on a side
street.” The adjective means
unattractive. The truth is, he’s
right. Maybe 50 years ago the
building was attractive but not
today.
I do not agree with many of
those that were quoted in the
article but must agree that the
article was well written and
told the true story of Archer
City and how the movie affected
the community.
Hot-
It’s been real quiet around the
newspaper lately, in fact, too
quiet. With the movie issue
dying out and my ’ole pen pal
Jim falling down on the job,
the task of putting out a weekly
paper has become a chore.
Our aim now is to get a few
of the ’ole die-hard Democrats
on my back.
—jot—
Archer County is almost like
Ivory when it comes to politi-
cal parties. In the past they
have been 99.9 percent pure
Democrats. I’m not sure about
the past presidential elections
but there’s a stir in the air that
the Republican candidate for
president this fall will be vic-
torious in Archer County.
Why?
The people in Archer County
are working people. There’s
no poverty or welfare lines.
They believe in providing for
themselves. They will not buy
the guaranteed wage that the
“reformed” Democrat party
tried to adopt at their national
convention. The majority of
Archer County people are
against legalizing abortion and
the sale of marijuana.
And they too, like Cong.
Graham Purcell, believe that
President Nixon is sincere in
his efforts to end the war in
Vietnam. Archer County people
are not stupid. Sen. McGovern,
Democrat party nominee for
president, made promises that
will be impossible to fulfill
unless Congress will go along
with his wishes. He did not state
that he would try to end the
war in Vietnam in 90 days.
He said that he “had no se-
cret plan” but all troops and
POWs would be back on Ameri-
can soil in 90 days. Hogwash!
Yes, I’m a Democrat. A De-
mocrat without a nominee for
president.
Where’s the Democrats of
the “good old” days that start-
ed the W PA and believed in
helping those in need of jobs to
support their families.
Windthorst Community Making
Plans For 80th Birthday Fete
PRIZE WINNERS - Melvin Schlegel, far right, congratulates the winners whose names were
drawn Saturday afternoon concluding three days of the new White’s Store Grand Opening. Win-
ners included, left to right, George Ensey, Catalina hair dryer; Mrs. Ira Elmore, ten silver
dollars; H. K. Petty, car battery; and G. D. Harris, 15 silver dollars. Jane Matthews received
two new tires but was not present for the drawing. (News Staff Photo)
Schreiber Reunion
Held Recently
A Schreiber family gathering
was held recently at a private
lake resort with the James
Baumhardts of Wichita Falls
serving as hosts.
Activities for the event
included swimming, boat riding,
games of horseshoe, ping pong,
and volleyball.
After a picnic lunch in the
evening the guests enjoyed lis-
tening to Alfred Berend, Sr.,
playing the accordian and •
watching movie slides pre-
sented by Ron Schreiber.
Those attending included Sis-
ter Clare Schreiber of San An-
tonio; Mr. and Mrs. John
Schreiber and sons, Ron, J. P.
and David; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Schreiber and sons, Pat and
Mike; Harold Schreiber family;
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoff; and
Mrs. Alfred Berend and sons,
Lenny and Kenny; Ernie Hoff
family; Steve Schlumpf, Paul-
ette and Marleen Hoff all of
Windthorst.
Also the Lloyd and Thomas
Schreiber families and Klint
Jackson of Scotland. Families
attending from Wichita Falls
were the Walter Berends, Jim
Moraths, Gus Baumharts, Or-
ville Chase and the host couple.
Archer City Youth To
Perform In Colorado
Forty-six young people and
adults making up the cast and
chaperons for the Natural High
Musical, will leave Archer City
at six o’clock Friday morning
for a trip to Manitou Springs,
Colo., where four performances
of the musical have been sche-
duled there at the City Park.
The musical cast is made up of
Archer City Christian youth.
Love offerings from previous
performances will be used to
help defray the chartered bus
expense with the young people
making up the differences. Any-
one wishing to make contribu-
tions to the group may do so by
contacting the church sec-
retary, Mrs. J. Thomas Hulse,
pastor, Rev. Gene Bynum, or
sponsors, Mmes. Bill Aber-
nathy, Bobby Ray, Wayne Ab-
shier and Peggy McCord.
Upon arriving, supper will be
served by the host church, who
will be providing the meals
for their guests. Following sup-
per the group has been invited
to tour the Seven Falls, guests
of the management. The young
people plan to distribute and
leave their tracts advertising
their program everywhere they
go.
The travelers will be sleeping
County 4-H Dress Revue
Saturday At Holliday
The Archer County 4-H Dress
Revue will be Thursday after-
noon at the Holliday Auditorium.
Judging is to begin at 1:30
p.m. with Mrs. Joyce Hornady
and Miss Kathy Wright serving
as judges according to Mrs.
Judy A, Germany, County Home
Demonstration Agent.
The garments will be judged
for construction and fit on the
girl. Also the girls will be
judged on modeling and their
selection of accessories for the
garment.
A dress revue will be at 4:00
p.m. to which the public is in-
vited. At this time, the girls
will model their garments and
receive their awards. There
will be approximately 25 girls
in the revue from Holliday,
Scotland and Windthorst.
in sleeping bags in the basement
of the church. Several adults
from Archer City First Baptist
plan to be in Manitou Spring at
this time helping with a church
raising and Bible School.
Saturday morning the Texans
plan a trip to the Garden of the
Gods and the Cave of the Winds.
Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
they will present their program
at the City Park with another
performance scheduled that
evening at 8 o’clock, with iden-
tical hours set for Sunday.
They will make their nine-
hour bus trip home Monday ar-
riving late that afternoon.
Local Firemen
Attend School
Jake Sheppard, Archer City
Fire Marshall, accompanied by
Kenneth Culwell, volunteer
fireman and Homer Fields,
Holliday volunteer fireman, are
attending the annual Fireman’s
School, sponsored by the Texas
A&M University Extension Ser-
vice, Monday through Friday,
July 17-21.
Sheppard is sponsored by the
city and Culwell is sponsored
by the Archer County Farm Bu-
reau.
Sheppard said that firemen
from all over the state of Tex-
as, plus some from other states
and even foreign countries will
attend the week-long school
The locals left Sunday and
will return at the close of the
school.
Everything is shaping up for
the big event, Windthorst’s80th
Birthday Celebration which will
be held on August 5th and 6th.
Festivities will begin with a
Parade at 5:30 p.m. on Satur-
day, with Howard Neeband Mrs.
Josephine Wolf serving as pa-
rade chairmen. Following will
be a big barbecue supper served
outdoors, weather permitting
and two dances, one for the
teenagers in the Knights of Co-
lumbus Hall and one for the
“oldsters” on the outdoor slab,
will conclude the day’s activi-
ties. Sandwiched in between will
be games, booths, refreshments
and visiting with friends, both
old and new.
On Sunday at 1:00 p.m. the
festivities will resume. There
will be games and booths, more
than ever before. Tours of St
Mary’s Catholic Church will be
conducted, beginning at 2:00
p.m. Supper will be served
from 3:00 to 8:30 p.m. and will
be prepared by Windthorst’s
good cooks, both men and
women. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Veit-
enheimer will be chairmen of
both meals. A horseshoe tour-
nament, with John Wolf in
charge, will be held in the af-
ternoon. A dance for the young
and old will be held on the out-
door slab on Sunday evening.
A Country Store, featuring
homemade items, will be open
in connection with both days’
activities and visitors will be
welcome to visit the antique
and heirloom exhibit which will
be open both days also.
James Berend is serving as
general chairman of this year’s
event and is being assisted by
the following who are serving
as chairmen of various booths
and activities: A. G. Reis, Jr.,
Andy Roewe, William Schrei-
ber, Henry Ostermann, Richard
Schroeder, Mrs. E. A. Hoff,
Mrs. John Schreiber, Mrs. Ray-
mond Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Pennartz, Harold Schrei-
ber, Gerald Schroeder, Mrs.
Bill Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs.
August Berend, Ernie Hoff,
Lawrence Berend, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Wolf, Albert Ostermann,
Mrs. John Winter, Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Lindeman, Mrs. Alma
Scheffe, Mrs. Charles Atchley,
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Schenk, Jr.,
Edmund Conrady, Mrs. Lam-
bert Ostermann, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Essler, Miss Shirley
Schroeder, and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Wolf. Members of the
Catholic Youth Organization
have volunteered to work in a
number of capacities. Also as-
sisting in the planning is Rev.
Cletus Post, pastor of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church.
Drawing for the following
Dairy Cow Receives
Excellent Classification
Leo A Hoff of Windthorst re-
ports that his Registered Hol-
steins were classified for bodv
CLASSIFIED EXCELLENT - This five-year-old registered Holstein cow has been classified
excellent by an official from the Holstein-Friesian Association from Vermont. The cow is
owned by Hoffland Dairy, Leo (Bud) Hoff of Windthorst. The animal is the first in the Wind-
thorst area to receive the excellent classification.
conformation on July 14. The
scoring was done by an official
classifier of Holstein-Friesian
Association of America, Brat-
tleboro, Vermont.
Dairymen enrolled in this
herd improvement program re-
ceive a numerical score for
each animal evaluated. The
True-Type Holstein represents
theoretical perfection and has a
value of 100 points on the class-
ification score card. Each ani-
mal is scored, receiving a rat-
ing of Excellent (90 points or
more). Very Good (85 through
89), Good Plus (80 through 84),
Good (75 through 79), Fair (65
through 74) or Poor (64 points
or below).
Including animals previously
scored, the Hoffland Dairy herd
has one excellent, 11 very goods
and 39 good pluses.
To provide a more complete
image of each animal, the clas-
sifier also uses comparative
terms to describe twelve major
parts of the animal’s physical
characteristics. This “word
picture” serves as a guide for
planning a breeding program to
improve the herd.
The information from the
classification of the herd will
be summarized by the Holstein
Association on its high speed
computer. Returned to the
breeder, these reports provide
useful information for selection
In the herd.
prizes will be held on Sunday
evening at 10:00 p.m. under the
direction of Bill Hoffman,
Chairman:
$100 U. S. Savings Bond given
by Berend Brothers;
Holstein baby calf given by
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith and
family;
$50 U. S. Savings Bond given
by Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse
Zotz;
22” Lawn Mower given by Tony
and Gladys Wolf;
$25.00 Cash given by Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Neeb;
Bowling Ball ($30.00 value) giv-
en by Mr. and Mrs. W. V.
Weinzapfel;
$25.00 Cash by Conrady Estate;
$25.00 Gift Certificate given by
Auld’s Variety Store;
$25.00 Cash given by Tommy's
Cut Rate;
$20.00 Cash given by Mr. and
Mrs. Lambert Ostermann;
Handmade quilt given by Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wachsmann;
$10.00 Cash given by Mrs. A.P.
Vieth;
15 Pound Smoked Ham given by
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Carcano;
$10.00 Cash given by Charles
Jr. and Larry Atchley; and
Car Tune-up at Ray’s Garage
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Lindeman.
The people of this community
are working hard to make their
80th Birthday Celebration an
event for all who attend to re-
member.
ACCIDENT PREVENTION on the modern farm and ranch is the message that both Governor
Preston Smith and Texas Farm Bureau Queen Phylis Shutt of Edna want to spread. Governor
Smith signs a proclamation designating July 25-31, as Farm and Ranch Safety Week in
Texas as Joe L. Smetana, Vice President for Farm and Ranch Activities, Texas Safety
Association, exhibits a theme poster for the observance. Miss Shutt demonstrates the need
for industrial type hard hats and roll-over protection on farm machinery.
County Judge Proclaims
Farm-Ranch Safety Week
County Judge Bill Holder pro-
claimed July 25-31, 1972 as
Farm and Ranch Safety Week in
Archer County, at the request of
Richard Prideaux, Archer
County Farm Bureau president.
The local farm organization is
coordinating activities within
the county for the special farm
safety campaign.
In his proclamation, Judge
Holder said “experience has
shown that caution, common
sense, skill and protective
equipment can counter many ha-
zards and keep accidents arid in-
juries to a minimum.
Emphasizing the importance
of protective equipment, Farm
Bureau President Prideaux said
“the agricultural worker may
have need for more types of
personal protective equipment
than the average construction
worker.”
Farming is an occupation that
involves a number of diversi-
fied jobs ranging from con-
struction to machinery repair,
Adopts New
City Ordinance
Megargel city council adopted
and passed a new city ordinance
concerning the use of the city’s
disposal grounds at their regu-
lar monthly session last
Tuesday night.
The new ordinance is to be-
come effective August 1. In-
cluded in the ordinance is a
charge of $1.00 to be added
to the water bill to residents
that are on the city water line
to help care for the city of
Megargel dump ground.
On the effective date, the gate
at the dump ground will be
locked except on Friday and
Saturday of each week. On these
two days an attendant will be at
the site for instructions as to
where to dump the trash.
Persons who are not on the
city water line will be required
to pay a charge of $1.00 per load
at the gate. Wrecked cars or
dead animals will not be allowed
in thedump ground, according to
ordinance passed.
The ordinance adopted also
states that “No one will be al-
lowed to pilfer or remove any-
thing from the grounds.”
and the types of protective
equipment a farm worker might
need run from such commonly
used items as work gloves to
considerably more complex
respiratory equipment.
The county farm leader said
the accidental death rate for
Local Youth Group
Makes Television
Appearance
The Natural High Musical
Group of Archer City will be on
Channel 3 tv today (Thursday)
at 12:25 on the Focus Show ac-
cording to Gene Bynum, pas-
tor of First Baptist Church.
The group will leave Friday
morning, July 21, for Manitou
Springs, Colo., where they have
been invited to perform Satur-
day and Sunday at the City Park.
They will return home Monday,
July 24.
farm and ranch residents in
Texas averaged over 250 per
year during the decade of the
sixties.
Reviewing the 1971 Texas Ac-
cidental Deaths in Rural Areas
Report - which shows a total of
203 deaths, President Prideaux
pointed out that the breakdown
is as follows: fire, explosion &
burns - 35; drownings - 29;
firearms - 28; machinery - 26;
tractors - 22; falls - 22; ani-
mals - 17; electric current - 9;
suffocation & asphyxiation - 9;
poisoning - 4; hanging - 1 and
lightning - 1.
“If this ‘ Unwelcome Har-
vest” of accidental deaths in
rural Texas is to be reversed
and the needless suffering and
losses substantially reduced,
each of us must become more
safety conscious, not only
during FARM SAFETY WEEK,
but every day of the year,”
Prideaux concluded.
Ray Jones Seriously
Injured In Pickup Mishap
Ray Jones, 76, north Archer
County rancher, was seriously
injured Saturday in a one-car
accident west of Archer City on
a country road.
According to reports Jones
was traveling a country road
about seven miles west Arch-
er City that connects FM 210
and SH 25 when he apparently
lost control of his pickup while
passing over a bridge. The
pickup came to stop in the ditch
after hitting a large tree. The
accident is estimated to have
happened near noon and it was
about 4:30 p.m. that afternoon
before Albert Buerger of rural
Archer City discovered the ac-
cident.
Jones was still conscious
when found and Buerger and
Winfield Ikard summoned the
Archer County ambulance. He
was taken to the Archer County
Hospital for emergency treat-
ment and then transfered to
Wichita General and later to
Bethania Hospital.
According to Mrs. Don Ash,
a daughter, he suffered a dis-
located hip, a fractured pelvis
and severe lacerations about the
face. He also had multiple
bruises about the body. He re-
mained in the intensive care
ward of the hospital until Tues-
day. She said that he did not
suffer any internal injuries and
according to the doctors he
would probably be in the hospi-
tal for about six weeks. She
also said that the doctors were
optimistic about a complete re-
covery from the hip injury.
Kid Baseball
Meet Called
A meeting has been called
for Archer City Kid baseball
players according to Charles
Carriger, president of the local
league. This meeting is for all
the players, parents, coaches
and sponsors. Each boy that
completed the season will re-
ceive a trophy concluding the
meetiig.
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Stults, Joe K. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1972, newspaper, July 20, 1972; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708239/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Archer Public Library.