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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
5
The Winters Chamber of Commerce saluted Billie Whitlow and Kirke McKenzie for long service to the school cafeteria and Blizzard Band. Whitlow retires after 28 years improving lunches while McKenzie guides band programs to higher achievement amid a cold wet winter. The gesture reflects a community value on appreciation and extra effort beyond the ordinary.
The Larry Awalt Hospital Fund, started last week, has reached 399.25. Larry Awalt, son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Awalt of Wingate and Winters, is in a California hospital seriously ill. Donations may be left at Huffman House the Beauty Center or Winters State Bank, checks payable to the Larry Awalt Hospital Fund.
The record shows high of 78 degrees on Tuesday February 15 1972 and lows of 29 degrees on Wednesday February 16 and Thursday February 17 1972. The data contrasts this week with the same period last year.
Kirke McKenzie, Winters high school band director, was announced Friday night as the Winters Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year. The award cited his loyalty, service to the community and band, and helping Winters gain statewide recognition through band accomplishments.
Gay Ann Spreen of Ballinger is the 1973 district winner in the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District essay contest. A Ballinger High School senior, her essay on Natural Resources Meeting the Needs of People advances to Fort Worth for state and regional judging with a $100 prize for the state champion.
The Winters High School Blizzard Band will compete in Brady Band Festival on Friday and Saturday March 2 and 3. Friday’s stage and competition occur in the Brady High School auditorium with a trophy awarded. Saturday features three events including concert sight reading and parade with trophies for each class and division.
The Celebration Singers a 90 member Hardin-Simmons University choir will give a concert at Winters First Baptist Church Saturday night at 730 pm. Admission is free and the public is invited especially local youths. Four Winters students are among the performers.
Winters mayor Wade White announced he will not seek another term after six years in office. He cited time for private business and credited residents, the City Council, and employees for achievements including Main Street widening, a community center, new landfill plans, improved sewage and water systems, an expanded airport, and ongoing growth efforts. He urged continued cooperation with his successor to finish remaining projects.
Dr. John Stevens of Abilene Christian College will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting and banquet of the Runnels County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association held in Ballinger at 7 p m Tuesday February 27. A quartet featuring J W Bahlman Nelan Bahlman Ron Briley and Dean Smith will provide entertainment.
Winters City Council on Monday night approved a request from the Ladies Auxiliary of the Winters Volunteer Firemen to use the Community Center for staging wrestling matches. No bout dates were announced.
Carla Walker a senior at Abilene Christian College earns Dean's Honor Roll for the first semester with a 4.0 GPA. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos Walker of Wingate she is a Winters High School graduate doing student teaching at Wylie High School.
Mr and Mrs Scotty Belew of Wingate announce the birth of a son Billy Frank born February 20. The baby weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J C Belew of Wingate and Mr and Mrs Marvin Corley of Bronte.
Mrs. Billie Whitlow ends 28 years as Winters School cafeteria supervisor on a retirement expected at year’s end. She supervised hundreds of noon meals and banquet preparations for the Chamber of Commerce Lions Club and others. She keeps a meal log spanning her entire tenure and helped move the cafeteria to its current site.
Six Winters High School students won events at the Abilene Winter Interscholastic League Meet held at Hardin-Simmons University. Winners included Barbara Fairey in spelling and typewriting with medals across AA and novice divisions, Benji Lee in shorthand, Doris Sudduth and Ernestina De La Cruz, and Susan Poe.
Union Cliff Poe of Winters, a freshman at Hardin-Simmons University, was elected Extension officer of the Baptist Student Union for the coming year. President of the Student Union is Mike Stroope of Dallas.
Burt Montgomery, agriculture major at Tarleton State College, will begin student teaching here March 1 in Winters High School’s agriculture department under supervisor Stanley Blackwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Watts attended the annual Seventh District Bankers meeting in Fort Worth on February 18 and 19.
Howard Payne College Capella Choir and the Heritage Singers will give a 7 p m concert at First Baptist Church Brownwood on Monday February 26. The program ends with a fellowship hour in Fellowship Hall where Heritage Singers perform. Directed by Dr O J Bryson the groups prepare for an Easter Europe tour.
Homer J. Hodge announced his candidacy for mayor of Winters in the April 7 city election. Salvador Esquivel filed as a candidate for alderman. Woodrow F. Watts seeks re election while Mayor Wade White will not run again and Alder man E. E. Vaughan already declined. March 6 is the filing deadline for city offices.
A group of North and South Dakota farmers and ranchers arrive in Runnels County on Saturday February 24 for a Flying Organizer Program visit. They stay until the following Wednesday, hosted by local Farmers Union members and invited guests, with a supper February 27 at 7:30 p.m. to honor the visitors.
Winters High School and the Blizzard Band earned 48 medals at the UIL Solo and Ensemble contests in Brownwood. Gold medals totaled 33 with six silver and nine bronze. ten golds came from solo performances and 23 from ensembles. Director Kirke McKenzie led the group, with accompanists Mrs. Kirke McKenzie Lisa Bishop and Mary Kay Bauer.
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