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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1967
Page
5
Readers are urged to register at the Winters county tax office by January 31 to be eligible for all 1967 elections. The shift from poll taxes to annual registration requires no fee, but missing the deadline will bar voting in school district, city, and potential special elections throughout the year.
Young exhibitors at the Junior Livestock Show deserve community turnout to showcase months of care and grooming for their animals. The article notes the United Nations remains mysterious to many and mentions some countries refusing to pay dues yet keeping voting rights as diplomats travel to the General Assembly.
Neal R. Oakes owner of the Winters Piggly Wiggly Store was elected president of the Winters Chamber of Commerce succeeding Harvey D. Jones at a regular board meeting. Gene Wheat became vice president and R C Thomas treasurer with new and holdover directors announced.
Texas residents must register by January 31 1967 to be eligible to vote this year. Travis Jordan Runnels County deputy tax collector reports only about 90 people had registered at his Winters office as of Wednesday. The registration slip will serve as the poll tax receipt and must be shown at each election.
Kathy Shaw of Winters has been chosen as one of the Lasso Beauties at Howard Payne College Brownwood. A sophomore majoring in business and physical education she is daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Shaw Jr.
Moses Herrera will speak at a weekend revival January 13 14 15 at Emanuel Baptist Mission. Special music to be provided by the mission and students from Howard Payne College. Rev Abal Ortega, a student at Howard Payne College, is pastor of the Mission.
Mr and Mrs D R Davis of Lubbock were New Year visitors in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Manchie Davis and other relatives.
Dateline Tanzania. Mw PC Volunteers in Chunya describe living in a basic three room house with burlap ceilings and no window screens. After government officials observed the conditions, teachers’ houses were painted repaired and given new ceilings. The improvements included a concrete bathtub room and a hot water heater built from a 44 gallon drum.
Chuck Moser an athletic director at Abilene Schools will deliver the principal address at Winters High School annual All-Sports Banquet set for January 14 in the school cafeteria at 7 p.m. Felicity Five McMurry College students provide entertainment public invited tickets $2 from cheerleaders.
Second Lieutenant James W Little reported to Fort Carson Colorado on December 28 for duty with the 5th Mechanized Infantry. He completed a mortar platoon leader course at Fort Benning Georgia on December 8. A 1961 Winters High School graduate, he finished Texas Tech in June 1966 after ROTC. he married Denise Hart in March 1963 and lives in Lubbock.
Runnels County Water Authority and civic leaders will meet at the Ballinger courthouse at 7 30 p m Thursday January 12 to discuss dam proposals for a lake serving Winters and Ballinger and possibly other communities. The plan centers on Elm Creek with backwater toward Winters Country Club to supply future growth and recreation. officials note cooperation and possible state or federal aid would aid construction.
Police report two suspects broke into a station on North Main Street Monday night taking more than 300 dollars in cash merchandise and tools. Officer Joe Stevens filed the Tuesday morning report with details unclear in the damaged text.
Robert Guevara, Winters High School football player from the 1966 Blizzard team, is hospitalized in Winters Municipal Hospital after a hunting accident. He remains paralyzed and requires constant care. The Winters Booster Club has volunteers sitting with him nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., with calls to Mrs. Morrison at 754-2545 to confirm shifts.
About $1000 in prize money and trophies will be awarded to exhibitors of 217 head of calves lambs and hogs at the annual Junior Livestock Show in the livestock barn area of the Winters school complex. Judges include Larry Osbourn Abilene and J G Heart Anson with show officials led by Paul Michaeli s.
Engineers Bry ant Curtin et al of Austin presented Winters City Council with the Comprehensive Plan forecasting a population rise to 5897 by 1989. The plan, funded by federal and state grants totaling 16700, covers citywide growth from water supply to housing and street systems, and calls for coordinated action by commercial leaders. The report notes a steady population increase and accompanying economic expansion based on past trends and future probabilities.
Sgt Jerry Davis aE5 from Winters California has been ordered to duty in Viet Nam after returning from 18 months in Germany. He joined the army in 1956 at Fort Hood and recently completed service at Fort Chicas.
Winners in three junior livestock divisions at the Fat Stock Show will receive prize money plus cash bonuses from Winters area businessmen. The bonus fund replaces the sale of winning animals and numbers of contributing shares will be released next week. Divisions include daylot steers milk fed steers and four fat lamb divisions with champions and reserves receiving specified amounts.
Robert F. Christian, superintendent of Winters Independent School District, joined about 1500 administrators at the Texas School Administrators Advisory Conference in Austin January 4–6. The eighteenth annual Mid-Winter Conference sponsored by the Texas Education Agency gathered public, private, and parochial school leaders to discuss programs and improve agency relations with local schools. Fourteen work group sessions filled the agenda on Thursday and Friday.
The Winters Independent School District will begin its annual school census January 9 and run through January 31. Children aged 6 to 18 on September 1, 1967 are counted, including all district residents whether or not they attend school. A census form is to be completed for each child in the family.
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