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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1961
Page
5
Jones of the Army Engineers described Atlas missile base construction near Winters to the Lions Club. Details covered silo size about 5,000 yards of concrete top, red walls, and 700 tons of cable. The Launch Control Center includes a protected tunnel and heavy shielding with a total weight near 1,750,000 pounds.
Delbert Downing Midland Chamber manager urged faith in God at the Winters Chamber of Commerce banquet with more than 250 attendees in the Winters School Cafeteria. He warned civilization risks if faith and church attendance fade while praising local civic efforts. District Attorney Grindstaff led as master of ceremonies with visitors from Abilene Ballinger San Angelo Colorado City Novice Midland.
First Aid meeting for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers of the Southern District is set for Monday January 23 at 6 30 p m at the National Guard Armory in Coleman. Dr M D Mann health and safety chair man will direct. Cubs compete against Cubs Scouts against Scouts and Explorers against Explorers with four boys and a patient per team and a patrol leader as director. Only one team from each unit will participate. There are 37 units in the district and each team will do four of nine problems with rotation so every boy leads a problem.
Winters gins processed 11 443 bales from the 1960 cotton crop during the season. The three Winters gins totaled this output last week.
Mrs. Jo Anne Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Smith, is among 129 University of Texas students listed as January candidates for Bachelor of Business Administration degrees.
Mr and Mrs Chester Campbell and children Bruce and Patricia of Midland spent the weekend visiting in the home of her sister Mrs Laurence Chapmond and Mr Chapmond.
Winters chapter of Future Farmers of America will take about 47 head of stock to the Abilene Stock Show next week. lambs barrows and calves will be shown with detailed entries including Lyndon McBeth Jim Simpson Connie Gibbs Pat Pritchard Jerry Don Frierson John Jackson Don Orr Joe Yocham and others under supervision of Lon McDonald and Leland Robinson.
T L Hatler, a longtime Winters barber, was named Man of the Year at the Winters Chamber of Commerce banquet. A L Libbe praised Hatler for leading committees, promoting public school week, highway and street paving efforts, securing city mail delivery, and helping publish a city directory. Hatler served two years as Chamber treasurer and is married with son Jack, recently promoted at Lone Star Steel in Longview.
K. W. Cook and Frank Carter escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon about 4 40 when an empty 250 barrel oil tank on which they were working exploded. Carter's shirt burned off but he had only minor burns. The explosion occurred on the Joe Nix base about 6 12 miles northeast of Winters. The tank had contained 66 barrels of crude oil and blew out its sides. A nearby pickup with welding equipment burned. Estimated value of the truck and equipment was 2500 dollars and the tank 1000 dollars. Winters firemen prevented the fire from spreading to another storage tank and a nearby house.
Three Winters area livestock breeders will exhibit at the 1961 Fort Worth Stock Show January 27 to February 5. Mike Priddy will show ten Open Division Sheep, Bobby Penny twelve Open Division sheep, and Kurtz Angus Farm five Angus bulls. The exposition expects over 9 000 head from more than 30 states with nine beef cattle breeds, 10 sheep breeds, and eight swine breeds. The separate horse division will feature about 1 500 Quarter Horse entries. A wild chariot race from the motion picture Ben Hur will be staged at all 20 rodeo performances in Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
The Tuberculosis Association of Runnels County has mailed a third appeal to Christmas seal recipients. About 2,300 letters were sent in November, one third paid so far. Executive secretary Mrs. Bill Harris said $1,500 has been collected toward a $2,500 county goal. Mrs. A. W. Libbe led seal sales in Winters.
The order for hundreds of bicycle tags for Winters registration has been delayed. Jones says tags should arrive soon and registration will begin after public notice. Riders must pass safety training and tests. licenses issued at registration.
St. John's Lutheran Women of the Church set their first general meeting for Sunday January 22 at 2 30 pm The Evening Circle hosts the gathering with guest speaker Mrs Arthur Marth of Roscoe newly elected president of the Northwest Conference of Church Women Marth is the first conference president since the merger forming The American Lutheran Church All women of St John s Lutheran are invited to attend
H L Morris master of Big Spring Lodge 1340 invites area Masons to a Jan 27 event at 6 30 p m in Big Spring. principal speaker will be John McKee of Dallas past grand master and Potentate of Hella Shrine Temple Dallas.
Winters Manufacturing Co. will begin its 1961 production schedule in mid February as plant maintenance and re tooling continue. Jack Schackle, general manager, notes the plant is readied for peak spring demand and discusses potential year round production of other sheet metal products. Eldon Gray succeeds Curtis Prescott as plant superintendent and the firm considers adding new products within months.
A new rug and upholstery cleaning business named Allied Rug & Carpet Cleaners opens in Winters. James Hinds operates the firm and uses Von Schrader carpet and rug cleaners to service carpet, rug, upholstery and auto upholstery cleaning needs.
A county tax collector representative will be in Winters on January 25 26 and 27 at the Winters Chamber of Commerce office from 12 noon to 5 30 p m. The poll tax deadline is January 31.
James Schroeder of Winters has been promoted to corporal in Company D-1 of the A and M College of Texas Cadet Corps. The promotion reflects his grades and leadership abilities. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Schroeder.
Winters Independent Schools tax collector Johnny Bob Smith reported 83 percent of school taxes paid as of December 31. The annual census proceeds on schedule with about half the district covered, aiming for completion by January 31.
M. L. Dobbins and Hugo Vogelsang will present a public relations film I Am A Farmer to Winters Lions Club members at the Jan 24 meeting. Dobbins underscored the need for prudent agriculture PR and warned against fruitless anger or blind alleys in public relations.
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