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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
1
R C Thomas urges citizens to remember New Year responsibilities including poll tax payment for Texas voting. He praises Winters 1963 progress and envisions 1964 growth, noting elections loom and a forwardlooking community spirit amid holiday travel.
Virgil F Low of Wilmeth in Runnels County announces he will seek the Democratic primary for County Commissioner, Precinct 3. He pledges full, honest service, road repair oversight, and economy in government while soliciting votes from every voter and resident.
Right of way for the FM 53 relocation through Winters has been acquired. Commissioned plans call for about three miles of road moved starting near the Taylor place, crossing the Earl Rogers and R. S. Davis farms, and ending at Bluff Creek with a new bridge south of the current one. The project covers 92 acres and aims to reduce sharp corners and divert heavy traffic from downtown Winters.
Babson foresees Lyndon Johnson winning the 1964 presidential election with strong congressional support, a retroactive tax cut, and a watered down civil rights bill. He expects larger deficits, ongoing social change by attitude shifts, and shifts in stock and bond markets toward non-Dow Jones issues.
La Ross Sheppard daughter of Mrs J Olive Hancock and freshman at Southwest Texas College in San Marcus earned a journalism scholarship at a Press Club banquet in Austin. She was one of five students honored.
James Mayes spent the Christmas holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs J W Mayes of Winters. He will leave Saturday for San Diego Calif. Mayes attended Winters High School and enlisted in the U S Navy Jan 17 1963.
Gary Vaughan a Texas Tech sophomore in Lubbock was awarded a $100 scholarship by the Dallas Fort Worth Dairy Technology Society for the most deserving student at Texas Tech.
A Sunday night and Monday morning wet snow raised the year's moisture total to 24.5 inches with unofficial 0.3 inch moisture in the snow. December 1963 had 1.2 inches of moisture, dry compared with 1962 and 1959 was the wettest year with 38.4 inches. Data for late 1961 and five months of 1964 are unavailable.
Winters Independent School District opens its annual census from January 2 to January 31 for children aged six to 18 who will be six by September 1, 1964. Census trustee Mrs. Johnny Bob Smith will visit homes. slips go home January 6 for rapid return.
Mr and Mrs R W Balke of Big Lake former Winters residents visited in Winters and attended church services. During the Christian ceremony the infant Tiffany Lynn Davidson daughter of Mr and Mrs CR Davidson was christened. Mrs Davidson is the former Linda Balke.
The Winters FFA Junior Livestock Show begins at 9 a.m.Saturday in the FFA stock barns north of Winters High School with swine judging. A livestock sale follows judging in the late afternoon, planning to sell at least 21 head. Bill Scott of Abilene High School serves as official auctioneer.
The Winters City Council will hold two regular meetings monthly beginning January and move regular sessions to Monday the first and third weeks. Bids for grazing rights on land around Winters City Lake will open January 20. The current one year lease with Bobby Patton expired January 3, 1964.
The Winters Young Farmers group met December 17 at the Vocational Agriculture building. Bobby Hodge of Harris and Marsh spoke on filing farm income tax reports. Plans were made to assist with the stock show and sale on January 4. the next meeting is January 28 inviting all local young farmers.
Col Homer Garrison Jr DPS director outlined the new safety responsibility law set to take effect January 1 1964. The rule requires drivers and owners to prove financial responsibility after accidents with $100+ damage and to report within 10 days, with licenses and registrations suspended if requirements are not met. Exceptions include parked vehicles, US government drivers, and sole-damage cases.
Winters State Bank reports higher deposits and loans compared with 1962, with Dec 20 deposits at 4 599 297 81 and loans at 1 005 835 65. Growth credited to crop conditions, industrial activity, and a new time deposit department, plus 1963 reorganization and doubled capital and surplus to 200 000 each. new directors named.
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