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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1969
Page
5
A mixed column notes dog days lore and July Fourth fireworks risks, urging caution after readers recall historic dates and calendars. It weaves playful quips with cautions about injuries and chaos from unsupervised firework use, while recalling quotes from P T Barnum and a riot anecdote.
Dallas native J Guy Smith, Grand Master of Masons in Texas, will install officers for six Masonic Lodges in Winters and nearby towns during an open ceremony at Winters First United Methodist Church at 8 p m on Thursday July 10. Local Eastern Star members host a Dutch treat dinner prior to the ceremony with officers named for Winters Ballinger Eden Miles Paint Rock and Norton lodges.
During May cash sales of Series E H bonds and Freedom Shares totaled 5920 in Runnels County. For five months sales reached 43350 a 14 percent progress toward the 1969 goal of 310000, according to E C Grindstaff committee chairman.
Head Start classes are canceled Friday July 4 with James Jones confirming. Programs will resume next Monday as attendance remains around 45 from an initial 50. Seven student volunteers assist teachers. field trips include Coca Cola Coleman Abilene bakery and Abilene zoo visits.
The Texas Water Rights Commission with State Representative Lynn Nabers and C T Parker Jr announces a meeting Tuesday July 8 at 3 pm in the district court room at Bal linger to discuss the Water Rights Adjudication Act of 1967. Timothy Brown will cover legal aspects while Stanley Lemmons explains Section 4 Recordation Requirements due before Sept 1 1969. Ground water use remains unaffected and domestic and live stock surface water use is excluded. An informal Q A session will follow. All interested in irrigation and water rights urged to attend.
The Winters Post Office will be closed all day Friday July 4. Mail to box holders will be distributed but city and rural routes will not be served. Customer counters will be closed.
City declares emergency cleanup finished after the June 12 hailstorm. Workers released from other departments have returned to their jobs. Residents with leaves and limbs must place them in boxes or sacks for regular sanitation pickups. Do not burn leaves as it damages asphalt.
The Runnels County Commissioners Court will be petitioned next Monday to call an election in North Runnels County for formation of a hospital district. A group spokesman said at least 500 signatures will be on the petitions by Monday. HB 145 authorized the petition and election for establishing a hospital district in North Runnels County.
A fire starting in the engine compartment damaged Mrs Earl Dorsett's car about 8 30 Tuesday morning. She stopped on the Drasco road near Winters and alerted the Winters volunteer fire department. Firemen attributed the blaze to a broken fuel line under the hood and said the car is a complete loss.
Winters Independent School District reports broken windows replaced and some roofs recovered after the June 12 hailstorm. Superintendent Carroll Tatom says cleanup, painting, and glass removal continue across several buildings. Insurance coverage is in place but adjustments are not yet completed.
Content Community invites all to a Sunday July 6 homecoming at the old picnic grounds west of Goldsboro. Attendees are asked to bring a basket lunch and plan to join in with neighbors and friends.
A brick wall appears upright but the fore ground section is toppling toward the ground as cables tighten. The photo shows a crack between halves near the central doorway. This week workers cleaned and stacked bricks, and the lot should be cleared in a few days.
Runnels County Farm Bureau announces the annual Queen Contest to be held August 14 at the Farm Bureau barbecue. Entries must be daughters or sisters of members in eligible counties, single and 16 to 22 by Sept 1, 1969, with a July 31 5 p.m. deadline. Contestants will be judged on appearance poise and personality and must give a brief speech about Farm Bureau affiliation.
July 7 to July 11 schedule lists Yankees versus Wingate Giants minors versus Wingate Jets against Dodgers Pirates minors against Cards at Winters. July 10 features Jets versus Lawn Pirates minors versus Lawn Indians against Wingate with many variants at Winters Wingate Lawn. July 11 matches Yankees Dodgers Giants minors against Cards at unspecified site.
Jiggs Nichols won the City Championship at Winters Country Club with a 75 then birdied No 1 in sudden death to prevail over Jerry Neely after tying 18 holes. Gattis Neely was first in First Flight with 82, Paul Gerlach runner-up with 83. second flight led by Bill Webb at 84 with Johnny Cathey second at 92. Women’s champ Fiona Robinson led in the title flight, Petie Bean runner-up, and Lois West first in the first flight with Marlene Wood second. Twenty-eight men and seven women competed.
Herbert Gipson of Amarillo will speak at the Wingate Church of Christ gospel meeting from July 6 to July 13. Weekday services start at 8 pm, Sunday services at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm, with special singing at 2 30 pm on July 6. Public is invited.
The Shep Church of Christ announces a gospel meeting starting Sunday July 6 led by Lloyd Ash of Abilene. J. R. Watson of Wingate reports Ash will preach daily and the public is invited to attend through July 13.
High nitrate levels in Runnels County well water are tied to repeated cattle deaths. Officials urge testing of all wells, citing infant health risks and possible human impact. Testing costs 2.50 dollars per sample and is done by a Texas Tech laboratory.
The Salvation Army will host 800 Texas boys including seven from Winters at Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas this summer. Winters campers depart July 13 and return July 20. total 3,000 campers will use the 370 acre camp over sixteen sessions.
Ronald Bredemeyer of Abilene earned a second lieutenant commission in the U S Air Force on May 31 He topped his ROTC flight instruction class at Texas Tech and reported to Reese AFB Lubbock on July 1 for a year of pilot training He is to receive a Texas Tech master’s degree this summer and was active in Sigma Nu and the Arnold Air Society at Tech
The table lists daily high and low temperatures from Wednesday June 25 to Tuesday July 1. Highs range from 67 to 101 degrees with lows from 67 to 98 across days including June 25 101 high and June 26 98 low.
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