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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1970
Page
5
Saturday, April 4, local elections will fill three Winters City alderman seats, two Winters Independent School District trustees, seven North Runnels Hospital District directors, and two Gate School District seats. No opposition candidates exist, highlighting voter responsibility and the importance of casting ballots to avoid write ins and maintain good governance.
Winters Little League Association will hold a light bulb sale next Monday April 6. Proceeds fund Little League activities this summer. All boys who played junior or senior league baseball should meet behind West Texas Utilities after school to begin the sale.
The seventh annual Blizzard Relays brings nine area high schools to WHS on Saturday April 4. Morning events start at 9:30 with finals at 1 pm and a 25 cent student admission, 75 cents for adults. Eldorado and Reagan County lead contenders with two state champions returning.
The Southside Baptist Church hosts a three day youth led revival directed by Rev. Tommy Larner of Bradshaw Baptist Church. Services run April 3 to 5 at 7 30 p.m. Crescent Heights Church and Abilene music staff provide special music and direction.
Mrs Richard Cook and her daughter Amy of Quonset Point Rhodes Island left Wednesday after a brief visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Ky W Cook.
Elm Creek Water Control District invites groups and individuals to a dinner meeting April 8 at Huffman House Winters to discuss water and soil conservation. W. M. Hays chairs the event which seeks coordination among boards and districts and updates on projected programs. About 50 attendees expected from nearby soil and water districts, counties, state and city officials, and service groups.
The Winters station recorded daily highs and lows from March 25 to March 31 with a high of 66 and a low of 30 on March 26. Temperatures ranged from 29 to 78 across the period, with peak 81 degrees noted last year on March 29.
A March 1970 precipitation log lists daily totals and weather events. Entries include rainfall amounts from March 3 to March 23, with hail on March 6 and 17, and snow and sleet on March 12 and 20 to 21, totaling measurable precipitation on multiple days.
The Junior Class of Winters High School rehearses Bye Bye Birdie set for April 23 and 24 in the school auditorium. Cast includes Ronnie Wilson Maria Rodriguez Kim MacAfee and Conrad Birdie with Mae Peterson Ursula and the MacAfee family, plus a 77-member cast and an orchestra. Tickets will go on sale in the near future.
The Runnels County Historical Survey Committee will dedicate a Texas Historical Marker at Pumphrey Community ten miles northwest of Winters on FM 1677. The 2 p m ceremony at Pumphrey Baptist Church features welcome remarks, historical overview, ribbon unveiling, and inscription reading. A 11 a m homecoming service precedes a basket lunch in Fellowship Hall.
An area hog producers association was organized at a meeting last Friday in Ballinger. Officers named include Milton Heinze as chairman and George Davis as vice chairman. Four committees will cover Pure Breed Raisers, Raise Feeder Pigs Only, Feed Pigs Only, and Raise Feed Market Pigs. The group aims to expand to nearby counties and form a regional body possibly called Big Six Pork Producers Association.
Winters Independent School District will hold two trustee seats on Saturday April 4 voting from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Incumbent Willis Davis faces challenger J P Dry as Raymon Lloyd retires after 15 years. Polls are at the Winters Chamber of Commerce office.
James Spill Hal S Dry and Billy Joe Robinson are the only candidates for alderman in the City election on Saturday April 4. Three aldermen will be elected. Voting takes place at the fire station City Hall from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Spill is plant superintendent General Aviation Winters Dry is linked to Dry Manufacturing Wallace Murray and Robinson works at Heidenheimer department store. City Council terms expiring in April include W L Bean Bill Burns and Homer Hodge.
The last of the 1969 polio vaccination series will be offered Friday at Winters Primary School. Children who previously received two doses will get the final third dose, with records and consent certificates on file for those already enrolled. Preschoolers and others who had two doses last spring should bring their records.
The Run nel County Farm Bureau annual Talent Find is set for April 16 at 7 30 p m in Ballinger High School Auditorium Entries close 5 p m April 10 Application blanks are at the Farm Bureau office or the school principals' offices Eligible seniors ages 17 to 30 must be Farm Bureau members or FB family members Juniors ages 12 to 16 must be FB family members
Wingate School District will hold an election Saturday April 4 to fill two board of trustees vacancies with voting on a write in basis. Incumbents R W Owen and Survern O Dell are listed for the two seats. Election judges are Mrs Ruby Folsom and clerks Mrs Wayne Owen and Jim King. The same officials will supervise Wingate box voting for the North Runnels County Hospital District directors race. Other board members include Ed Donica president Jack Pritchard vice president Hollis Dean Brent Mikeska and Gilbert Smith.
Everett J. Grindstaff of Ballinger and John W. Norman of Winters were elected president and secretary respectively of the Runnels County Bar Association at a Ballinger meeting on March 24. O. L. Parish Sr. was named President Emeritus for 29 years of service as president and as District Judge of the 119th Judicial District.
North Runnels County Hospital District will hold its first election to name seven directors on April 4. The appointed board seeks election, with four seats for two years and three for one year. Voting is at Winters Chamber of Commerce and Wingate School under district and ISD election officials.
Visiting in the Martin home over Easter were Mrs. Fred Frost and sons Wayne Paul and Mark of Odessa, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Gebert and children Karl Karen Kathy of Premont, and Kenneth Martin with daughters Sheryl and Phyllis of Forgan Oklahoma.
Wingate 4 H clubs sponsor an anti rabies clinic on Saturday April 4 at the Wingate County Barn. Dr Robert Miller veterinarian of Ballinger will vaccinate from 8 am to 12 noon at a charge of 3 dollars per animal. No rabies cases confirmed locally though sick animals have been observed amid coyote coyote fox and skunk populations.
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