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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
5
In a nostalgic column, the author recalls windmills as essential road rests for Model T drivers in the 1920s. He laments their decline, notes roadside water and stiles for travelers, and imagines how progress might have altered transportation history.
Beverly Foster a Winters High senior won the Glacier Queen title in a student body election held Wednesday last week. The Glacier is staged by the annual staff with class skits and speeches preceding voting.
Winters High School varsity boys place third at an area cross country meet in Stamford. varsity scorers include Johnny Pritchard 9th Charles Mathis 10th Alton Pierce 12th Tommy Smith 5th Gerald Wilson 21st James Greer 32nd as team totals 114. Freshman division wins go to Billy Ray Grantyz Hudon White Ind Jimmy Sims Richard Simpson Mike Cook Larry Calcote and Fred Ortegan with 49 points.
Army Specialist Four Harry Fivehouse II, 24, son of Mrs Emma Thompson, took tank crewman duties with the 69th Armor near Pleiku, Vietnam. He was assigned on January 28.
Three members of the Run nels Country Archery Association placed in an Irving invitational on February 11. Mrs. Tommy Chambliss took first in CC bare bow, Mrs. Marvin Clark earned second in the same division, and Marvin Clark won first in D bare bow. Medals awarded to class winners, and this was Winters Archers first event of the year.
The Winters Riding Club will host a barbecue supper for members and prospective members and their families next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. All interested are invited to attend.
Thieves daylighted two North Runnels County homes during Sunday church time stealing clothing meat electrical appliances and cash. At the Colburn residence in Winters area they took a color television set a filing cabinet a ladies billfold costume jewelry and over 300 in cash. Mrs Bales near Hatchell was away most of the day and found the break in about 7 pm taking meat from a freezer a radio a vacuum cleaner and an electric clock. Investigators report tire tracks and lack of usable prints tie the break ins as same thieves. Winters police chief Joe Stevens assists deputy Johnny Wilson.
Corporate Court Judge Mord Tucker of the City of Winters slipped on ice at his home Wednesday morning and suffered a broken collar bone. He was admitted to Winters Municipal Hospital where his condition was reported as satisfactory.
John A. Sowders of Dallas has been named field maintenance supervisor for Mobil Oil Corp in Dallas. He joined Mobil in 1963 and has been with the marketing division engineering office in Dallas since 1966, after a posting in Hobbs New Mexico. He is married to Barbara Yates daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Yates of Winters.
Audits show the Winters Public Library drive has raised 1616.50 toward a 3500 target for enlargement and improvements. The article highlights community support, club involvement led by the Diversity Club and Literary and Service Club, and the library’s evolution from private to public service with librarian Miss Myra Glover guiding growth.
Alvin Dunn and Jerry Awalt, Winters High School graduates of 1967, enlisted in the U S Army under a buddy system. They chose Airborne service and began basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana before reporting to Fort Benning Georgia for jump school. They come from families of Luther Smith and Virgil Awalt.
Winter brought ice and sleet totaling 2.6 inches for the month as rain and sleet caused school closures in Winters and Wingate. Roads were slick from 0.8 inches of rain on Sunday then 0.4 inches of sleet, with another 0.4 inches by Wednesday afternoon and forecasts for more bad weather through the weekend.
The Winters Lions Club invites applications for a summer camp for handi capped children in Winters. The Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children at Kerrville opens Sunday June 2 with five sessions for ages seven to sixteen. The camp is free to eligible blind deaf mute or crippled children and transportation is provided by local Lions. For details contact Lee Harrison or Rev Roy Crawford. Lions have sent over 10,000 youngsters to camp in past years.
Winters Blizzardettes beat Hamlin 43 to 41 to improve district mark to 3 2. Carla Walker led with 21 points, Dora Snell and Eileen Faubion added 11 each. A late field goal sealed victory after a tight third quarter. Hamlin led by few until the final seconds. A Tuesday match with Anson could create a three way district tie with playoffs deciding the representative.
The Winters Independent School District board on Tuesday night authorized the purchase of two new school bus chassis to replace retiring units. They also extended contracts for administrators through July 1970, including Jake Joyce high school principal Robert Simpson primary principal and George Beard elementary principal.
Larry Hertell of San Antonio leaves this week for duty in Vietnam serving with the U S Navy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W Yates and the grandson of Mr and Mrs B J Wilson of San Antonio.
Homer Hodge Jr and W L Bean filed for re election as aldermen as terms expire this year The city election is set for April 6 at Winters City Hall and filing deadline is 30 days before the election Local Farmers Union leaders attended a Stephenville conference with speaker Texas Farmers Union president urging grain and stock policy actions prior to the vote
Starting April 1 1968 the medicare medical insurance will pay full reasonable charges for radiologists and pathologists services while you are a hospital inpatient if enrolled. Previously Medicare paid 80 percent after a 50 deductible and some patients lacked hospital insurance in extended care cases leaving X ray and lab services uncovered. Under the new rule these services will be covered in hospital or extended care facilities.
A benefit basketball doubleheader at Blizzard gym on Thursday Feb 15 features Winters High School faculty versus seniors to support Blizzard Relays on March 2 and to fund new team blazers. The 6 pm junior/sophomore nonplayers game precedes the 7:30 pm main contest with the senior squad coached by Freddie Gardner and a faculty lineup led by Bud Busher and George Davis. Admission is 15 cents for adults.
Bruce Pearce and Mae Sanders visit San Angelo on a Sunday, sharing time with local residents and sightseeing around town developments.
Winters Independent School trustees election scheduled for April 6 in the Chamber of Commerce building. Incumbents Jake Presley and J W Bahlman seek re election. Filing for ballot due 30 days before. absentee voting starts 20 days prior and runs to four days before election day at the school business office.
Lieutenant Harvey E. Little USN son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Little of Winters has been transferred to the staff of the Naval Justice School Newport R I effective February 20 He will serve as an instructor for several years A UT and UT Law graduate he began naval service after earning his LLB in 1964 He has held multiple roles including legal officer on USS America and served in the Naval Reserve prior to regular Navy duty He is a member of the Texas and American Bar Associations and has past journalism experience in Texas schools and newspapers He arrived Monday night to spend the week with his parents before reporting to Newport
The Winters Chamber of Commerce announces Bert Huffman will be the guest speaker at the ATC-C annual banquet. Details on time and venue were not included in the available text.
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