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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1970
Page
5
The piece urges tighter driving habits near schools as classes resume next Monday. It notes increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic, stresses low speeds to stop quickly, and includes light musings and jokes about seasons and daily routines.
Grider Hays of the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District says the board has begun planning the annual range tour. It will be a local tour with tentative dates set for the last of September.
Sixty six archers from across Texas competed in the third annual invitational archery tournament hosted by the Runnels County Archery Association in Winters. Walt Wesley of Plainview led with 782. Local winners included Marvin Clark and Mrs. Marvin Clark in barebow divisions, Rick Egbert and Floyd Grant Jr in freestyle, Buster Clark and David Clark in youth and C divisions, plus Mickie Clark in girls barebow. The Marvin Clark pair won the husband and wife bare bow trophy.
Winters Lake has no immediate shortage risk says W. D. Waggoner city water superintendent. Current supply could last several months without rainfall, and recent cooler weather has reduced water use from over a million gallons to under a million daily.
The Winters High School Blizzards will hold an intra squad scrimmage at Blizzard Field at 6 p m Saturday August 22 marking the end of a week of two a day preseason sessions.
Winters Primary School announces dismissal times for different grades. Kindergarten through second grade end at 2 30 p m with principal George M Beard noting. Third grade leaves at 3 p m and all remaining grades at 3 57 p m.
West Texas Chamber of Commerce will present a Money in Hogs conference in Sweetwater August 25 at the Coliseum Annex starting 1 30 p m and ending 4 30 p m Planners expect attendance from a twenty county area in the Rolling Plains Similar events in Lubbock Amarillo Pecos and Vernon have drawn over 1 000 farmers finance and business people Jack Springer WTCC executive vice president says the conference will examine the pork production practicability in West Texas Henry Sears Hereford banker and committee chairman notes Texas now produces about thirty percent of its hogs and should grow Texas ranks second in cattle on feed and industry officials predict it will lead in a few years Several pork authorities packers and A M specialists will participate in the program.
The Student Council of Winters High School will hold a Coke party Saturday night after the football scrimmage at 6 p.m. The event is open to all high school students.
Tessie Winters High School football fans with reserved seats for last season may renew options for 1970. Last day to exercise is Friday, with remaining seats going on sale Monday by the business office on a first come basis through Sept 3. After that, tickets sold per game. full-season books save $2.50 per seat, five home games for $6.25 during preseason. Ticket costs: season reserved $1.75, single reserved general admission $1.50.
Fifty three regular teachers a nurse and two Title I staff join two principals in Winters Public Schools for the new term. One elementary vacancy remains unfilled after a late resignation. The roster covers Primary Elementary High School buildings and Title I personnel led by George Beard and Jake Joyce with several department staff.
A.Winters student Anna Lee Holder is listed among 133 candidates for degrees at Angelo State University this summer. She is a Bachelor of Arts candidate with graduation set for 9 30 a m Saturday August 22.
Lorene Eggemeyer 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Eggemeyer, named District 7 Farm Bureau Queen in Brady Friday night district contests. Sharon Hallmark 18, Ballinger senior, was first runner up in Talent Fund contest. Eggemeyer to represent District 7 at Texas Farm Bureau Queen contests in Fort Worth in November.
Wingate School prepares for the 1970 71 year with in service training and pre school workshops this week. Opening day is Monday August 24 with buses on regular times and the lunch room open. Labor Day September 7 is a school holiday. Faculty includes Walter Stuart superintendent coach Mrs Dolly B Dean math and science Mrs Barbara Hesl language arts Mrs Kathleen Shedd third and fourth grades Mrs Rita Alcorn first and second grades Mrs Sue Baize remedial reading. J H King will run the cafeteria Ola Dale Crawford custodian and bus driver and Shirley Hill bookkeeper secretary.
Billy Witte advances to chief draftsman and assistant designer at Continental Engineering Corporation of Dallas a Post Corporation unit manufacturing commercial air conditioning equipment. He formerly lived in Winters with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry A Witte and now resides in Dallas with his wife Kathy after fifteen months there.
Winters Public Schools open for the 1970 71 term Monday August 24 with a full day schedule and 8 30 start. Labor Day will be observed September 7. Noon meals priced 40 cents to 75 cents with staff meals at 50 cents. Students from last year registered. others register this week and will receive room assignments Monday.
Runnels County Day on September 19 in Winters celebrates Charlsie Poe’s new book Runnels Is My County with a stagecoach arrival from Blue Gap post office. Autograph party and complimentary copies kickoff the day, followed by tours of Ballinger Miles and Rowena with pioneer costumes and antique displays.
Charlsie Poe of Winters documents one of Texas history’s longest sieges between settlers and Indigenous peoples in Runnels County. Her forthcoming book Runnels Is My County details cattlemen fleeing post Civil War violence, with accounts of Hutson and crew moving stock through Coleman, Runnels, and Callahan counties toward Deer Trail Colorado amid attacks by Chieftain Comanches and raiding bands.
Engineers from the San Angelo district met with the City Council Monday evening to discuss widening Winters Main Street and reconstructing US 83 from Winters to the Taylor County line. Mayor Wade White authorized the agreement with the Highway Department and 43 percent of property deeds have been returned.
Congressman Omar Burleson announced a $400,000 REA loan for the Concho Valley Electric Cooperative. The loan supports 89 miles of new distribution line serving 274 new customers and funds system improvements including 23 miles of tie line and 21 miles of existing line conversion across Coke, Concho, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Sterling, Tom Green, Irion and Reagan counties.
Visitors in the Joe Buchanan residence over the weekend include Bill Buchanan and sons Cy and Josh from Winters, Roy Buchanan and son Kelly from Artington, Don Buchanan of Denton, and George Swann family from Uvalde with children Jody Tresia Kay and Cristie.
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