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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1971
Page
5
Apollo 14 speeds toward the moon amid debate over space funding. Proponents tout spin offs in communications and medicine while critics argue funds should fight poverty. The column argues the moon mission is a step in a long program of development, not the end.
Mr and Mrs Audra L Mitchell of the Pumphrey community have won the Outstanding Conservation Farmer Award in the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District based on a record of 1170 acres and terracing 37.6 miles plus grassed waterway four acres and ponds, cross fences 8000 feet, pasture planting 150 acres, and range seeding 15 acres with praised cropland and grassland management.
Texas Highway Commission awarded contracts for grading base and surfacing on 1.7 miles of Farm to Market Road 53 in Runnels County. H L Freeland Inc and George M Amthor of San Antonio win with 290408.97 dollars. Project near Wingate Valley Creek and 5.3 miles east of Winters to Coleman line takes 160 working days.
Two Lubbock men were charged in a Saturday burglary at the Marvin Gerhart home ten miles east of Winters. Ramon Gonzales 28 and Joe D Pina 24 were arrested by Abilene police at the bus station and handed to Runnels County officers after the intruders fled when discovered. A door had been kicked in and items piled on a bed were left behind.
Runnels County Judge Elliott J. Kemp will join about 300 county judges and commissioners in Austin for the 13th annual County Judges and Commissioners Conference in February 2011. The event, themed Responsible County Leadership, is co sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the association. Speakers include Colonel Wilson E. Speir, DPS director, and Assistant Attorney General J. C. Davis Jr.
Winters Public Schools in cooperation with San Angelo ISD start an Adult Basic Education program for adults 18 and older. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 30 to 9 30 from February 4 to April 22 at Winters Junior High. Free instruction and materials are provided. enroll at the first session or any time.
A tuberculin testing survey is planned in Winters in the coming weeks with X ray tests likely available. Region 10 Texas TB and Respiratory Disease Association leads the project with local association members assisting. the Winters Lions Club voted Tuesday to support the effort.
Two Winters students join 378 Abilene Christian College scholars on the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester. Donna Benson, a junior business education major and Winters High School graduate, and Jim Vaughan, a junior Bible major and 1968 Winters alum, are cited for meeting the 12 credit hours and 3.45 GPA criteria.
Tickets go on sale next Monday for the Winters Chamber of Commerce annual membership banquet set for Friday February 19 at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Congress man Omar Burleson will be principal speaker and Fort Worth singer Francine Morrison will present the entertainment. Tickets are $3 each and available at the Chamber office or from banquet committee members.
Winters exhibitors from the FFA and 4 H Clubs earned multiple placings at the Fort Worth Livestock Show beef carcass judging. Ricky Dean and Bertha Grohman led with grand and champion honors on hoof and rail, among others in Shorthorn Hereford Charolais and Red Angus classes.
About $350 was pledged to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene through Winters State Bank during the Rehab 71 telecast on KRBC TV. The bank arranged for a caller service from 7 30 to 10 p m to receive pledges. The program, which reached West Texas parts of New Mexico and southern Oklahoma, featured Rex Allen Rosemary Clooney and Slim Pickens among others.
Winters High School senior Cindy Davis was elected Glacier Queen by the student body. She will appear in a full page yearbook photo. Davis is senior cheerleader and former FFA Queen and Miss Winters nominee. She plans to attend McMurry College after graduation. Bruce Smith is yearbook editor.
More than 225 attended the Winters High School football banquet in the school cafeteria. Eddie E. Meador of Richardson, former Los Angeles Rams player, was principal speaker. He was introduced by Lynn Billups. Jerry Gibson, former Winters coach now in Fort Stockton, was honored guest. Tandy Stevens was master of ceremonies.
A schedule lists Feb 5 Clyde site for Boys A B and Girls A. Feb 8 Color ado City hosts Boys 8th and 9th. Feb 12 Eastland hosts Boys A and Girls A.
McMurry College notes Eddie Harrison a Winters High School 1966 graduate presents more than 20 paintings and pottery in the Amy Graves Ryan Center gallery through February 5. Harrison an art education major with a speech minor active in Sari social club and Kappa Pi. co directed 1969 Homecoming Revue. City election set for April 3 with mayor and two aldermen on the ballot.
Fort Worth based Francine Reese Morrison will sing at the Winters Chamber of Commerce annual membership banquet on Friday February 19. Congressman Omar Burleson will be principal speaker at the event held in Winters school cafeteria.
The Winters Lions Club hosts its annual chili supper in the school cafeteria starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday February 9. Tickets are available from club members or at the door. Proceeds fund glasses for the underprivileged crippled children and other community service programs.
Mayor Wade White said Winters council should show progress toward a suitable refuse disposal system to satisfy state requirements. State officials stressed concern over pollution from open dumping and burning and may test soil and environment before approving a landfill plan.
Three Winters students at Texas A M earned Distinguished Student honors for high academics. Michael F Kozelsky James Ernest Smith and Stephen L Smith meet GPA 325 or higher 12 credit hours and no grade below C to join the top ten percent of undergraduates.
Winters High School students across four classes voted for favorites. Senior class selectee: Janice Mills and Don Magee. Junior class picks Tandy Medford and Ricky Dean. Sophomore choice: Mary Webb and Wayne Schwartz. Freshmen pick Mary Jacob and Jerry Mack Jackson.
The Runnels Association of Baptist Men met Monday at Winters First Baptist Church with pastors and laymen from most member churches present. Dr. T A Patterson of the Dallas office spoke as the principal speaker, while Royal Ambassadors and local musicians contributed to the program.
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