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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1970
Page
5
A light column blends weather notes on wind chill with humorous anecdotes. The piece explains wind chill effects, recalls a Bluff Creek police stop and an Indians joke, and ends with a tale of a Dallas firm guarding a building with watchsnakes, plus a memory of a Fort Worth Star Telegram route.
George Beard principal of Winters Primary and Elementary Schools attends a three day meeting of the Texas Primary and Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association in Houston. The event runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday of this week.
Citizens are urged to attend a December 11 1970 730 PM gathering at Winters Community Center to discuss city school and hospital district issues. Leaders Woodrow Watts Jim Cowlishaw Jnc W Norman George Hill John Dry Ray Alderman J W Bahlman Ted Meyer seek constructive planning and active citizen input for better community services and future progress.
Citizens of Winters and surrounding area are invited to a Civic Betterment meeting at the Winters Community Center on Friday December 11 at 7 30 p m. The town hall style event aims to gather resident input on city school and hospital district matters and on how boards and offices should serve the community with emphasis on planning for a better tomorrow. Planning committee members Wade White Nelan Bahlman Woodrow Watts Jim Cowlishaw John W Norman George Hill John Dry Ray Alderman Carroll Tatum J W Bahlman and Ted Meyer say attendees will have a chance to express their views and shape a constructive plan of work.
Two rural homes near Winters were burglarized in the past two weeks. On November 22 the D J Goetz residence was entered while the family attended church and valuables including watches and a poncho wrap were taken. On November 29 the Marvin Hambright home in Crews community was broken into, with multiple watches jewelry and a table model radio stolen. Deputy Wilson urges residents to lock homes when away, especially with Christmas gifts present.
The Win-Tex Cattle Feeders Inc operation at about three miles northwest of Win is near completion and could wrap up by mid December. The current complex houses about 8 000 cattle with plans to expand to 15 000. The project, one of the first Texas Water Quality Board approved in the state, is built by Henderson Plumbing & Ditching of Stratford with weather delaying only minor items.
Winters High School hosted a traffic safety program with Runnels County Farm Bureau showing stopping distances at 20 30 and 40 mph. Police officers drove the higher speed tests as paint bullets marked each stop. The Farm Bureau Safety Demonstration reaches about 35 000 students yearly across 209 counties.
Winters High School Future Farmers of America sponsors a rabies vaccination event for dogs and small pets at the Ag Building from 9 to 12 am on Saturday December 5. Dr. Robert Miller of Ballinger will administer the shots with FFA members assisting.
The Winters Public Schools continued a drug education program with two assemblies and classroom work for grades 6 through 12. Hartsell Haws from Region XV spoke at the high school, and a Tuesday panel included Police Chief Joe Stevens, teacher Tommy Conczak, and student leaders B. J. Joyce moderated sessions.
U S Air Force Staff Sergeant Walter K Kraatz son of Mr and Mrs Walter A Kraatz is on duty at Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station North Carolina He is a radar repairman assigned to a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command He previously served at Charleston Air Force Station Maine He is a 1960 graduate of Winters High School His wife Carol daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert D Ostlund lives at 301 C St Price Road Lexington Kentucky
Miss Barbara Davis daughter of the Rev and Mrs Chapmond Davis former Winters residents was chosen Miss Teenage Fort Worth for 1970 71 She will compete for Miss Teenage America in the contest televised Saturday December 5.
Visitors during the Thanksgiving holiday included Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marks and son from Austin, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Vinson and children from Austin, and Mr. and Mrs. Barton Marks of Mesquite.
Winters annual parade sponsored by the Winters Chamber of Commerce starts at 3 p m Saturday on West Parsonage street. Entry deadline is 5 p m Friday at the chamber office. Two divisions organize and kiddie feature prizes ranging from 50 to 5 dollars. Santa visits after the parade at 113 West Dale.
Five area schools enter the Blizzard Basketball Tournament at Winters High School gym. Games start Thursday with Winters B girls vs Robert Lee, Merkel boys vs Robert Lee, and Winters A girls vs Anson. Final rounds and championships conclude Saturday with girls then boys finals.
The report notes a trace amount of precipitation on Saturday, November 14, 1970. No significant rainfall or snowfall reported for the period.
M D Johnston grain broker and insurance agent was elected president of the Winters Chamber of Commerce for 1971 succeeding Jim Cowlishaw. He has served as vice president. Roy E Young became vice president and Mrs J W Bahlman treasurer. Bahlman succeeds Mrs Raymond Burns. Officers take office January 1 after the new board was organized.
Winters Warehouse reports 11,427 bales brought in from four gins in North Runnels. With several more days of clear weather, farmers expect to finish this season's harvest as incoming traffic slows noticeably.
In Hogan Home the Hogan family of Leon Kansas and Mesquite Texas gathers with Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hogan and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Hogan and sons from Clyde, Wel don Hogan and two children from Mesquite, Judy Hogan of El Paso, John Hogan of Stephenville, James Hogan of the home, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Milliiorn of Winters.
Mr and Mrs Ferle Thomas and their daughter of Dallas spent the Thanksgiving holidays in the home of Mr and Mrs R C Thomas and visited his mother Mrs Ela Thomas.
Preston Barker of Winters and H Pete Gieske Jr. of Ballinger will receive ASRM Texas Section honors at the Friday banquet in San Angelo. The award recognizes outstanding grazing management and knowledge of range and pasture practices. Woodrow Hoffman notes the ASRM aims to advance grazing land science and conservation.
The schedule lists multiple basketball events from December 3 to December 12. Includes varsity boys and girls Blizzard Tournament and various grade level games against Ballinger Eggland Novice and Colo rado City tournaments.
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