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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
5
The piece notes how quickly trends shift from civil defense shelters to oblivion as interest fades. It recalls past fears of backyard shelters, organized defense units, and public campaigns that once dominated headlines.
Crews Community observes a Sunday homecoming August 10 with a formal historical marker dedication at 2 p.m. Edgar Peter leads a noon basket dinner and meeting. Rev. Chester Wilkerson delivers the main address. Runnels County officials and pioneers will be honored as the marker recounts Crews settlement from the 1880s and local schools churches and post office history.
Weldon R. Holbrooks, vocational agriculture teacher at Stamford High School, was honored by the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas in Austin on August 6 for 20 years of service. He taught at Wharton two years before moving to Stamford in 1951 and has mentored about 600 students, with two American Farmer degrees and 66 Lone Star Farmer degrees from the FFA.
The special Red Cross drive total has risen to 754.50 with donations sought via The Enterprise or Winters State Bank. The drive supports Red Cross efforts after the June 12 hail storm, aiding about 25 families with home repairs. Previously reported 739.50 from Piggly Wiggly plus 15.00 total.
The Yankees posted a 10-1 record to capture the Winters Area Little League championship for the third consecutive year. Leading hitter David McAdoo batted .660 and scored 31 runs, while John Bradshaw topped pitching with five wins and one loss. Captain and MVP David McAdoo also featured in a team photo with players Rickey Davis, Rickey Grenwelge, Lonnie Briley, and others. Rickey Robinson coached the squad.
Winters Elementary School principal George M. Beard urges parents to prepare for the 1969-70 year with birth certificates proving age six by Sept. 1 and smallpox vaccination. The district lists required records and a graded supply list for grades 1-8, stressing immunizations and accurate documentation.
Winters High School Blizzard Band will begin summer practice Monday August 11 with band director Kirke McKenzie announcing. Ninth through twelfth graders meet at Band Hall at 7 p.m. August 11. Freshman marching orientation runs August 12 daily 9 30 to 11 a.m. No practice on Saturday or Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Billy Terrell and daughter Donna of Natchitoches Louisiana are visiting in the home of her mother Mrs V P Rice and with other relatives and friends here.
TANE representatives will speak in five Winters area churches Sunday August 10. Ministers and laymen from several denominations discuss alcohol narcotics education in 2,500 Texas churches. TANE works through school programs materials and legislative information with Baylor University support.
The Drasco Church Youth Choir will present Tell It Like It Is, a folk musical about God, Sunday August 10 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Winters. Randall Conner directs with accompanist Leslie Bishop. Public is invited.
Tony Torres and Margarito Sanchez Jr. of Winters were among over 200 graduates at James Connally Technical Institute in Waco for August 8 commencement. They earned associate degrees in Industrial Design Crafting and Illustrating Technology.
Mr and Mrs John Craven of Austin visited during the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Deward Awalt and Mr and Mrs Bill Craven.
Mrs. C. G. Smith returned home Sunday from Highlands near Houston where she visited in the home of her sister Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Davis.
Runnels County produced 3.4 million barrels of crude oil and 4.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas last year, generating 10.5 million dollars in value. Royalty payments reached 1.3 million while drilling costs hit 13.2 million with 102 wells, including 66 dry holes, and 170 oil and gas jobs paying about 1 million.
Pumphrey farmer Truitt Smith completes a parallel terrace system on small grain land with Soil Conservation Service design and surveys. The 1968 project reduces slope between terraces, improves water distribution, and qualifies for Great Plains Conservation Program cost share. Local cooperators include Audra Mitchell, Paul Gerhart, Joe Vancil, E P Talbott, and Merle Proctor.
A public hearing on the proposed 1969 70 budget of Winters Independent School District will be held in the Home Economics Building next Tuesday at 8 p m. Citizens desiring to discuss the budget are invited to attend.
Ponies from three states will be shown in the annual West Texas Shetland Pony Breeders Association Show at Lazy N Stables. The Winters Chamber of Commerce sponsors with Nelan Rahiman heading arrangements. Twenty four halter classes plus five performance divisions will feature shool champions, unshod ponies, and western saddle contests judged by Clark McKelvey.
About thirty contestants from the Winters-Wingate area competed in eight events at the Winters Youth Rodeo Saturday night at the Riding Club arena. Shelly Hamner, the only girl in the field, won first in barrel racing and joined boys in goat tying and pole bending. The wild cow race drew the biggest laughs as teams attempted to saddle a wild steer. Winners and times listed for barrel racing goat tying and steer events. The Winters Riding Club thanked spectators, rodeo clown Jerry Gibson, announcer Jackie Richards, judges, and volunteers who prepared the arena. Plans are already underway for another rodeo next year.
Harvest of the 1969 milo crop in the Winters area is under way with grain coming into elevators as hot days continue. Early reports indicate harvest will extend through fall toward Christmas due to planting and growing season weather. Some fields, including one damaged by the June 12 hailstorm, yielded 3300 pounds per acre while other hail damaged areas produced 1700 to 2000 pounds. grain quality remains about normal and moisture levels align with early harvest expectations.
The Rev. M. W. Bankston of Dallas will speak during the morning worship at Southside Baptist Church on Sunday August 10. He will represent Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education TANE. TANE reps will visit several area churches that day.
Jack Goss, division manager for General Telephone Company of the Southwest, says the Winters cable installation is about 50 percent done. The major project plans roughly 9 miles of new cables to serve new customers, upgrade existing service, and replace aging lines, with more crews on site in recent weeks.
Mr and Mrs Pat Gray Mr and Mrs Nealt Stoecker and Mrs Frank Brown attended the funeral Friday for Zollie Mc Guire of Grand Prairie.
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