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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1966
Page
6
An essay emphasizes that schools are people not places and urges recognizing teachers and administrators as vital to educating children. It discusses dedication, daily challenges, and the need for constant appreciation, plus a parable about two brothers highlighting differing life paths.
Mr and Mrs John Q Adams leave Monday for Colorado where they will spend several days on vacation.
Sally Spill of Winters is one of 30 youths from the Southern and Central district who will spend ten weeks this summer at Austin and Travis State Schools and Wheat Ridge Colorado. The group, organized by Rev. Wilfred Sager, trains 40 hours before placement and works a 40 hour week in therapy and recreational duties.
Airman Second Class Adolfo Arroyo of Winters will leave Friday August 19 for California then to Takli Air Force Base Thailand. A 1964 Winters High School graduate Arroyo volunteered for the USAF after graduation and trained at Lackland AFB San Antonio. He has served at Chanute AFB Ill Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls and Shaw AFB Columbia SC in recent months. He is married to Lupe with a months old son.
Winters Texas hosts a one day Economic Development Clinic on Friday September 23 led by the Texas Industrial Commission and regional partners. Civic leaders meet with professionals from the chamber, utilities, railroads and banks to learn a step by step plan to attract new industry and create jobs tailored to the community.
A fragment notes a Scott home event involving Mr. and Mrs. G and family. The text provides no date or location but indicates a gathering or visit by the G family.
The Winters High School Blizzard Band led by Jim Swofford will host a summer open air concert on the high school lawn Friday August 26 at 8 pm. Proceeds fund band programs for the next year. Tickets cost 50 cents adults 25 cents students. A cake and pie auction will accompany the event. An instrument display for beginning students is August 20 at the Band Hall from 10 am to 12 noon and 1 30 pm to 6 pm for parents and students.
Bobby Mayo, manager of the State and Fiesta Drive-In Theatres in Winters, said this week booking companies have been notified to cancel all bookings of movies featuring the Beatles. The Beatles, an English singing group, have been amid controversy after reports they were more popular than Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Emmitt Brooks of Tye Baptist Church leads a Southside Baptist revival starting Sunday August 21 and continuing through August 28. Pastor Virgil James oversees services with 6 am prayer, 7:15 pm prayer, and 7:30 pm preaching each evening. Special theme nights mark each day.
A brief reads of a past event describes a family trip to Minnesota that ended in winter tragedy. Investigators are coordinating with local authorities to determine circumstances surrounding the incident.
Thomas H. Holland of Henderson Tennessee will speak for a series of lessons at the North Main Church of Christ in Winters from August 21 to 28. Larry Roberts of Abilene Christian College directs assembly singing. Morning services start at 7 am and evenings at 7 30 pm with two Sunday services at 6 pm. Holland, Freed-Hardeman College associate, formerly led the Winters church 1959-62 and holds degrees from Lipscomb College and Abilene Christian College.
The cotton outlook in Runnels County eases this week as bollworm eggs per plant decline slightly. Extension Service reports no dangerous bollworm buildup, crediting beneficial insects. Agents keep watch and cross their fingers for continued improvement.
C L Killough son of Mr and Mrs Cletes Carl Killough of Winters earned the 1966 67 Opportunity Award Scholarship at Texas A M University. The award, $200 to $800 yearly for four years, honors academic record test scores initiative leadership character and need. Funds come from the Association of Former Students of Texas A M the University Development Fund and supporters.
The Winters FFA sponsors a rabies vaccination day for pets on Saturday at the high school vocational agriculture building from 8 a.m. to Noon. Dr Robert Miller of Ballinger will administer shots at a $2.50 per animal charge, with Winters HS staff and FFA members assisting.
William Grissom will receive a bachelor of science degree from McMurry College Abi lene at the summer commencement August 19 in Radford Auditorium. He is son of Mr and Mrs Boyd Grissom of Winters and will join the Winters school faculty and serve as assistant coach for 1966 67. About 85 will graduate at the ceremony.
Reserved season tickets go on sale August 25 through September 1 at 8 am in the school business office. Tickets are first come, first served, with seats between the 33 yard lines in the east bleachers. A book of five for six dollars and twenty five cents includes all home games. Thursday sales continue weekly through Friday noon.
Beginning September 1 a full time caretaker will be on duty at the City of Winters dump ground southeast of the city. Mayor W M Hays announced this week. The City Council approved a contract with Rube Kiser as disposal area caretaker and set hours of operation and other regulations. Dumping will be free and residents are asked to cooperate with the caretaker in disposing of refuse.
Winters announces the 1966-67 term starts Wednesday August 31 with pre school meetings August 29-30. Bus routes run on regular schedules. noon meals set at 30 to 35 cents. Enrollment details for first graders and returning students are provided with specific dates for grade levels and residency.
Winters City Council received a resignation letter from Mrs. Lot White a bookkeeper at Winters Municipal Hospital. The resignation takes effect September 1. Mr White, manager for Jones Laughlin Steel Corp Supply Division in Winters, is being transferred by his company likely to Odessa.
Southwestern States Telephone Co will survey North Runnels communities including Bradshaw Crews and Wingate to judge Extended Area Service feasibility. Mayor W M Hays said the study will start soon and report findings and recommendations to the City Council in December. Toll free calls would connect Winters to nearby towns and high usage underpins the project.
Harvey Kahlden of the local Soil Conservation Service warns everyone should conserve soil and water. He advocates surface mulching with crop stubble or organic material to reduce evaporation, cool the soil, and improve root growth, citing cotton bars as an additional mulch method.
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