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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
6
Citizens discuss water, tourism, and community funding as Abile residents seek help from the Chamber of Commerce. Officials note heat, rain shortages, and the need to identify sites and facts to aid farmers and visitors while welcoming input from state and local groups.
City officials announced a public meeting to discuss paving Cryer Street and area streets. Mayor Harvey D. Jones urged residents to gather information and be prepared to present it. A paving company will survey streets in need of repair with work slated for summer if funds allow.
Six Winters Girl Scouts returned from a several day stay at Camp Wood Lake the Heart of Texas Girl Scout camp on Brownwood lake. Girls from Winters joined campers from 19 towns as they participated in interest groups earning awards in MPC boating canoeing and sketching with varied activities and programs.
Vacation Church School closes Friday night with exercises in the church basement. Circles of the church plan an ice cream social at the closing program. The Rev. Edgar Graham, pastor, said the school has had a larger enrollment than was expected.
Winters All Stars lost 5 to 1 in Abilene as Abilene Lone Star advanced in Area I Little League tournament. Pitcher Jerry Awalt struck out nine, allowed three hits, and doubled for Winters. Lone Star pitcher limited Winters to two hits with three walks.
Sunday guests at the L M Eoff home included Mrs Sam Harville Jr Mr Howard Dearman and Mozelle Dearman of Phoenix Arizona Mrs Harold Wilson and Billy Bradshaw Mr ym Chis and Jonell Abilene Mr and Mrs Winford Reel and sons Winters Mr and Mrs Wayne Reagan and daughter Sweetwater and Mr Cecil Hale and family Roby.
Winters High School football coach L G Wilson announced fall practice starts August 20 with a day camp. Sessions run twice daily, meals taken in the cafeteria, and workouts split between morning and afternoon or evening. Preseason spans two weeks with two scrimmages planned against area teams. Wilson expects 14 returning lettermen. Winters moves to District 6 AA this year, with Ballinger joining and Coleman moving to a different conference and facing Winters in a pre conference game.
At Fairview Cemetery Lloyd leads a weed and grass cleanup with volunteers. A July 7 session was rained out. work starts at 5 p.m. today. No water yet, but city crews expect lines soon as weather delays abate.
Ninety seven children in the Winters area joined the Vacation Reading Club sponsored by the Winters Public Library. Each child will read twelve books by August 31 to earn a reading certificate from the Texas State Library. By last Monday fourteen logs were turned in, with some having finished by July 1. Certificates were issued to Sue Armstrong Mike Smith Phyllis Smith Bruce Smith Jimmie Burnett Mark Harrison Jimmy Nevins Jerry Nevins Sherrie Loyd Sylvia Moore Becky Slack Brenda Burns Kaye Graham and Helen Ruth Crenshaw. New books arrive weekly. A recent addition is The Fool In the Attic by Richard Hughes, part of a planned Human Predicament series.
Mrs Sid Anderson was discharged from Memorial Hospital last Tuesday and returned home Monday. Her condition is reported as satisfactory.
Mary Young of Winters High School was named outstanding twirler of the week at the McMurry Band School in Abilene. She performed a solo at the first of two concerts, plans to be a sophomore in Winters High, and has prior experience as a junior high twirler and Blizzard Band Majorette. She also plays flute in the Concert Band and held student government roles. The second concert at McMurry Stadium was scheduled for Friday night, July 27.
Martin E. Gottschalk, instructor of German at Texas A and M College, will study in Heidelberg, Germany, in August. He departs from Bryan by bus to New York and then July 28 on a special flight to Luxemburg, thence by rail to Heidelberg. He will lead a seminar on German language and culture and collect material for conversational German.
Norton Church of Christ announces a start date of July 28 for a local revival. Dean Smith of Ballinger will lead singing with services at 10 20 a m and 6 30 p m on Sundays and 8 p m during the week. Everyone is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs J C Scott of Floydada Texas visited Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs G W Scott Jr and family.
Two days of heavy rain in the Winters area delayed the mile harvest plans as 5.4 inches fell by Thursday noon and July total reaches 8.7 inches. Farmers report no crop damage yet but warn prolonged rain could harm grain and boost pests while milo yields may reach about a ton per acre and cotton looks strong though overall production will fall due to reduced planted acreage.
Winters Chapter of the Future Farmers of America sponsors a rabies vaccination drive for dogs and cats on Thursday August 2 at the vocational agriculture building. Appointments run from 8:38 am to 11:98 am and 1:30 pm to 5 pm with Dr. Robert Miller, local veterinarian, administering the shots.
The Coleman County Electric Cooperative will hold its annual membership meeting at the Coleman Rodeo Grounds on Friday July 27. Registration starts at 7 p.m. and the business session at 8 p.m. Directors will be elected and reports given by the president secretary and manager. Louis E Throgmorton will speak and Singing Wells Family will perform. Members receive a door prize gift and non members are invited.
Summer rehearsals for Winters High School Blizzard Band begin Monday August 6 at 6 30 PM in the band hall. Sessions run Friday nights 6 30 to 9 00 PM to prepare for next football season. Mr and Mrs Fred Gideon and daughter Ellen left Monday for ...
C. T. Parker, Runnels County farm extension agent, says boll weevils and bollworms are present in the area but not alarming. He notes farmers watching crops closely and increasing spraying, and urges vigilance to attack pests as soon as they appear.
Winters Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars cleans grass and weeds in Babyland at Lakeview Cemetery. They met with the City Council to discuss extending water lines to reach all plots so shrubs and trees can be watered.
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