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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1973
Page
5
The local discussion covers a historic minus 15 degree low recorded by the Weather Bureau and a serious proposal to license newsmen. Officials confirm the reading as official and discuss potential government oversight and impacts on press freedom.
Runnels County commissioners left Tuesday to attend a two day training school and conference for county judges and commissioners at Texas A&M University.
The 1972 city weather page notes a low of 65 degrees for a Friday with a frigid high of only 12 degrees. Snow flurries and strong gusts are possible as the week heads into February.
Wayland Baptist College choir Seven Days A Week will perform at Winters Community Friday February 16 at 9 30 p m as a benefit for the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. Winters Piggly Wiggly sponsors the free concert with donations invited. A Center representative will attend. the time avoids a Chamber banquet. Babs Tatum of Winters is a member. the group has performed across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico and canceled a Gunnison Colorado engagement due to weather.
Winters adds 20.23 acres to enlarge the airport southwest of town. A new 3200 foot by 60 foot surfaced runway will replace the existing 2800 foot strip, with lights, relocated hangar and service facilities, new east access road, and a taxiable old runway. A special committee is to oversee the project with possible Texas Aeronautics Commission matching funds.
Judy Foster of Winters joined Cisco Junior College Dean's List for the fall semester with a 2.5 GPA. A Winters High School graduate, she is a sophomore daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Foster.
Janet Schwartz of Winters was placed on the Cisco Junior College Dean's List for the fall semester. Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher in a 3.0 scale. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hallie Schwartz of Winters and a Winters High School graduate.
Ernestina De La Cruz was elected Glacier Queen and Fred De La Cruz Glacier King at Winters High School elections held Monday morning. The two will be featured in The Glacier yearbook. Other candidates were Carey Poe and Linda Sneed with sophomore and freshman contenders named.
Winters High School Blizzard Band picks Brenda Easterly as blue drum major Denice Rodgers as white drum major and Randall Underwood as alternate after this week’s tryouts Judge Jim Maudlin former ACC Big Purple drum major notes the band will include about 145 members next year under the three drum majors Band director Kirke McKenzie confirms leadership plan and marching size.
The Abilene and San Angelo chapters of the Men’s Barbershop Singing Chorus will present a program next Monday evening February 12 at St John’s Lutheran Church from 7 30 to 9 pm. The public is invited with no admission charge.
Runnels County Farm Bureau leaders and Leroy Pelzel of Miles met State Senator Grant Jones of Abilene in Austin on January 30 during the Texas Farm Bureau Legislative Conference. The two day event aimed to prepare county FB leaders with information techniques and contacts for the 1973 legislative program.
State Senator Grant Jones told Runnels County Farm Bureau leaders that Texans must study the issues before the 63rd Legislature. He highlighted constitutional revisions financing public education and water as key concerns, and urged public input from his district. The Austin conference included speeches on constitution revision financing education and water problems.
James Cameron, coach of the Angelo State Rams, will be the principal speaker at Winters High School's annual football banquet Saturday at 7 pm in the school cafeteria. The event, open to the community, features a musical group from Abilene colleges and tickets are available from Cheerleaders or at the door.
Winters officials presented to the Texas Water Quality Board an application to upgrade the municipal sewage treatment plant near State Highway 53 southeast of Winters. If approved, treated effluent would flow into Bluff Creek, Elm Creek, and the Colorado River to serve about 3,800 people. Final board action was not expected soon.
Bobby Mayo of Winters Chamber of Commerce announced the 1973 standing committees with board liaison members. Committees include Civic Public Affairs Water Conservation and Publicity with chairmen such as Ray Alderman James West Woodrow Watts Nelan Bahlman Roy Young J. W. Bahlman and W. M. Hays. Members feature numerous listed directors and community figures across various roles.
Winters boys led several placings in open and junior swine events at the Fort Worth Stock Show. Billy Hord earned second in Duroc and James Blackwell took fifth in Crossbred. David Clark placed seventh and Marvin Clark ninth in the Junior Swine Show. Rex Marks finished seventh in Corrie dale and seventeenth in Finewool for open lambs, Randall Kurtz took eighteenth in Finewool, and Ricky Dunlap finished twenty first in Finewool open lambs.
With one week left before the Winters Chamber of Commerce annual membership banquet, members and others planning to attend are urged to obtain tickets promptly. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce office or from any board member.
Winters Riding Club members convene Friday night February 9 at 7 30 in the Humble Building for officer elections and to outline plans for attending the San Angelo Rodeo set for March 9.
The Winters sub-office of the Runnels County Tax Collector reports strong demand for 1973 license plates with customers rushing the two month sale. Deputy Ellen Meyer notes plates are selling fast and outlines prefixes for different plate classes and in person or mail registration procedures.
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