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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
5
The second annual community flea market is set for June 23 24 under Chamber of Commerce auspices with downtown setup options including sales from homes gardens and lemonade stands. Winters Country Club enters a membership drive highlighting improvements to greens bridges and a larger clubhouse funded by members advocating recreation and community value.
Tommy Chapmond, a psychology major at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, is listed on the Dean's List for the spring semester with a 4.0 grade point average. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Chapmond and will be a junior next year.
Evangelist Bill Hayes a recent graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God College will speak at the Assembly of God at 304 Wood in a revival June 20 through 25. Services are 7 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. plus 7 p.m. Sunday. Mrs Hayes will provide special music each service. Hayes born in Chicago began church work in 1958 and has led Teen Challenge Center ministry, traveled for revivals, and spoken at Youth Conventions Idaho Penitentiary revival first in its history and other venues nationwide.
A Texas Mid- Continent Oil and Gas Assn study reports Runnels County produced 1,949,677 barrels of crude oil and 2 billion cu ft of natural gas in 1971, generating 7.29 million dollars in economic output and supporting 92 industry jobs with a 664 thousand dollar payroll.
Carla Walker a 1970 Winters High School graduate and junior home economics major at Abilene Christian College makes the spring 1972 Dean's Honor Roll. She is among 409 students with 12 or more hours and a 3.5 or higher GPA. Miss Walker is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos C Walker Route 2 Wingate.
The fragment notes temperatures for a Tuesday in June 1971 with a high around 107 degrees and a low of 54. It references last year figures and lists a day of the week, but exact city or station is not provided.
Winters Country Club moves forward with a major enlargement adding 1700 square feet of roofed floor space to the clubhouse. The project is largely member driven with plans to replace the screened area with glass and relocate the pro shop. Green fees rise for non members to 2.00 on weekdays and 2.50 on weekends and holidays, while a two week family membership option for out-of-town guests is set at 5.00.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce sponsors a two day flea market in downtown Winters on Friday and Saturday June 23 and 24. Individuals clubs organizations and churches may set up stands on vacant lots sidewalks and storefronts with no registration or fees. Merchants will offer flea market specials and several refreshment stands will operate as part of the promotion titled Winters Flea Market Its A Circus.
Runnels County Agriculture Agent C. T. Parker reported on Tuesday that crop conditions across the county are looking good. He noted cotton and milo of all ages and sizes and favorable weather with rain prospects as favorable as ever for a good crop at this time of year.
Winford Reel opened the Shell Service Station at 200 North Main on Thursday. Reel has 17 years in the service station business and has long operated at that location. A Winters native, he lives in the area with his wife Clemmie Joe Wilson and their three sons. the family attends Southside Baptist Church.
Kirke McKenzie, director of the Winters High School Blizzard Band, said eligible band students may obtain Six Flags patches at his home or at the Municipal Swimming Pool where he serves as summer manager.
Two screwworm cases have been confirmed in Runnels County this year with one in the northeast and one in the southeast. Sterile male flies were released as a precaution, and livestock owners are urged to report suspicious cases and forward samples to the State Laboratory at Mission. Dehorning and castration should be postponed or done with care during peak infestation.
La Verne Willingham and Mary Jo Kemp of Ballinger attended a Texas Farm Bureau meeting in Lubbock on June 5 6. The session covered structure history membership records office procedures newsletters and current programs. It was one of three statewide sessions led by TFB assistants.
Winters moves toward easing rental housing shortage as a chamber committee finishes feasibility work for a non profit housing corp. A public meeting at City Hall 7:30 p m June 22 will elect officers, seek members, and outline FHA loan plans. Committee members name FHA approval and urge local business turnout.
Winters officials announce a public hearing on the 1972 73 budget Monday June 19 at 7 30 p m at City Hall. A new 1 sales tax approved in April takes effect October 1 boosting General Fund revenue to at least 25000 next year to support services and curb tax increases.
The 1872 wheat crop is reported in the barn at about 20 percent of normal due to weather, with some fields fair and local averages around 8 bushels. Most of the oat crop remains uncut while weather will determine harvest timing and total production. grainmen expect oats to fare better than wheat.
Stanley Blackwell, a Winters High School vocational agriculture teacher, attended a two day in-service workshop at Tarleton State College June 7 8. Dr. Bill Irick and Dr. Johnny Johnson led the sessions focusing on supervising prospective teachers. Activities included evaluating the 1971-72 student teachers reviewing the statewide student center plan and designing in service education for supervising teachers. Fifty two Tarleton seniors in agriculture education qualified for teaching positions last year.
Seven Winters youths, James Fairey, Sammy Cortez, Roger Cortez, Phillip Cortez, Orlando Bolden, John Esquivel and Angels Ruiz, are chosen for a free one week session at Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas starting June 18. The trip, with all expenses paid, is part of Salvation Army funding aiding 900 Texas boys across four weeks. The camp offers cabins, meals, boating, fishing, archery, horseback riding, swimming, crafts, and sports supervised by coaches and counselors.
The Winters ISD board accepted resignations from several teachers and approved new hires for the 1972 73 school year. New teachers include Nayita Burl Holcombe from Nederland to teach sixth grade. Kathleen Lockett from Brownwood to teach kindergarten. Larry White from Paint Rock to teach seventh grade science. and others, with bios noting education, military service, and family details.
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