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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1967
Page
7
An ancient tale of a Palestine town framed as a persistent, ageless search for peace amid adversity. The narrative notes how communities recur across history, with grudging resilience against recurring conflict and fatigue.
In a brief Monday meeting Winters' City Council approved Dr. H. H. McCreight as City Health Officer for the coming year. It also authorized a new ladder for a fire truck, and discussed creating a special fund for Street Improvement Bonds approved in the November 11 election.
Mr and Mrs M L Dobbins traveled to Denver City on Tuesday for a short visit at the home of their son Mr and Mrs Wayne Dobbins.
Mrs. Johnie Greer and her daughter Barbara along with Rickey Saxon from San Antonio were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. A. D. Lee.
A fragmented text speaks of faith refurnishing hope to help men in a seemingly hopeless world. It notes a connecting force to reality for men facing untold dangers and loneliness, urging resilience and belief.
Texas State Historical Survey Committee awards a grave marker to Alec Simmons, Civil War soldier from Lemons Gap, buried near Winters on Highway 382. The 12 by 6 inch marker notes he was laid to rest before 1897, with the inscription recorded in 1967.
Sports shooters braved melting ice and mud at a turkey shoot hosted by the Winters Shooters Association. The trapshoot drew a sizeable crowd with Pete Holder Chuck Richardson and Bobby Blackwood winning nine prizes in total. A follow up shoot is planned soon after the new year.
Three local residents and three out of town registrants with the Ford agency won prizes in the Discover Ford Country contest. Local winners J. J. Swatsue, R. C. Parramore, and W. R. Nichols received road atlases. Out-of-town winners Charles Winn of Abilene won a radio, Mariela Delapena of Millersview and Leonard Rackow of Coleman also won prizes.
Sleet and ice left rural North Runnels County without electricity and telephone service after storms last Thursday night. West Texas Utilities and Coleman County Electric Cooperative crews restored lines by Monday. REA reported numerous poles down and rural services heavily disrupted. In Winters, City Electric crews repaired lines while hospital officials reported Winters manager Phil Anderson suffered a heart attack but began to recover.
Early harvest estimates for North Runnels County through Winters Warehouse Co fell from 8000 bales to 5500 bales. By Tuesday morning 4809 bales had been received from Winters Wilmeth and Wingate gins. Harvest progress paused by a light snow and a heavy ice storm.
West Texas farmers in 32 counties of the Rolling Plains report the 1967 cotton harvest among the shortest in years. U S production totals are 7 618 000 bales nationwide and 2 067 000 bales in Texas, with adverse weather and idle land payments blamed for low yields. Bragg urges planning for 1968 ahead of the National Cotton Council meeting in Oklahoma City January 29–30.
Winters school will dismiss Friday December 22 for Christmas holidays. All classes end at 3 p m. The school resumes normal schedule Tuesday January 2.
In Eldorado girls basketball tourney the Blizzardettes finished runner up to host Eldorado 36 to 28. Dora Snell led with 23 points and Carla Walker added 21 in the opener and 10 in the final game as Eldorado’s defense and perfect free throw shooting sealed the title.
Seaman Apprentice Charles W. Carter USN has completed a refresher training course off the east of San Diego aboard the anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier Yorktown. The period emphasized combat readiness with fighting simulated fires and quarters drills to mock rocket and torpedo attacks.
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