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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1972
Page
5
Rural Texas tale recounts a moonlit Yonder camp near Hords Creek with live oaks, ice chest, and a prowling big cat sighting. authorities recall regional legends of Sump n and Thang while locals identify the predator as a mountain lion or panther.
The Southern District of The American Lutheran Church announces the ordination of Larry G. Henrichs into the Christian ministry. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin B. Henrichs of 510 Walnut St. Sweetwater and is married to Helen Simpson of Winters. The ordination service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25, in St. John's Lutheran Church Winters with Rev. Walter C. Probst Sr. ordinator, Rev. Herbert Zimmerman preacher, Dr. Charles E. Simpson liturgist, and Mr. Calvin Henrichs lector. He will preach at the 1:40 a.m. morning worship. A 1972 Wartburg Seminary graduate, he interned at Bethlehem Lutheran Muskingum Heights and is Chaplain Intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas. He has accepted a call to Crawford and Corvelle City Texas congregations and will live in Crawford after Parkland. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Six Winters Lions Club representatives head to the International Lions Convention in Mexico City for June 28 to July 1. Homer Hodge and Mrs. Hodge, George Beard and Mrs. Beard, and Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Pace depart this week. Dr. T. L. Russell and Mrs. Russell and son Jeff leave Friday. Dr. Z. I. Hale and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kendrick depart next Tuesday for the event.
Young women in Runnels County must enter by June 30 to compete in the Farm Bureau Talent Find contest. Applicants must be 13 to 30 as of December 1, 1972 and be Farm Bureau members or family members. Details available at the Runnels County Farm Bureau office in Ballinger.
Winters city council Monday night countered Lone Star Gas Co. request for higher rates with a 3.5 percent increase option. Lone Star, serving over 1200 customers, sought about a 10 percent rise to cover higher gas costs, equipment and payroll expenses.
Winters Independent School District will run an OEO financed day care center for four year olds in 1972-73. The center will serve up to 20 children on the regular school schedule with two staff members. Enrollment is open with applications at the school administration office.
Winters City Council approved joining a statewide radio network with about $500 local cost. West Central Texas Council of Governments backed the plan, and Runnels County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to join. The grant funding, $27,300, comes from the Criminal Justice Council to regional planning councils for crime control projects in Texas.
The Farmers Home Administration announces a policy change allowing half of a working wife’s gross income to be excluded when calculating total family income for loan eligibility. Example shows combined income of 8 000 dollars qualifies a Texas family for FHA financing if other criteria are met. Loans target open country and small towns up to 10 000 population with limited access to commercial credit. Information available at 143 Texas county offices.
The Winters City Council approved a proposed budget for fiscal year 1972 73 at a public hearing Monday night. The new year begins October 1 and no taxpayers attended the session.
John Pridgen Jr of Warsaw N Ce and Mrs John Chipps with children Colin and Wendy of San Rafael Calif visited Mrs. Ernest. The Chipps family joined a larger gathering at the home for a brief stay and social visit with extended family.
Cy Carpenter president of Minnesota Farmers Union will headline the Runnels County Farmers Union Sound Off Seminar in Winters City Hall on Wednesday June 28 from 11 a m to 12 noon The event is part of a state wide series June 26 to 30 open to the public Carpenter and other union officials will tour 25 Texas counties in five days to hear farmer concerns Carpenter grew up on a Minnesota farm and has served in multiple Farmers Union roles including state secretary vice president and acting president Bloomington Minnesota living with his family.
Winters High School principal Jake Joyce attended a three day summer workshop for principals at the University of Texas Jester Center in Austin. The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals sponsored the event. Joyce was accompanied by Mrs Joyce to the Texas capital.
County Judge Elttote Kemp reports a fall in oil property evaluations. the county lost about 985000 dollars compared with last year. The decline affects tax revenue and budget planning for the upcoming period.
Winters hosts a two day Flea Market open to all buyers and sellers. No registration or fees. Stalls may be set up across downtown with property owners consent. Some participants plan sidewalk sales and concession stands. Last year the event drew high interest and many participants are expected again.
Jodie Sanders daughter of Rev and Mrs Bob Sanders of 705 State Street is named to the Dean's Honor List at Texas Wesleyan College for the spring semester. She serves as freshman representative to Stella Russel Hall Dormitory Council and was elected freshman senator in the Student Senate.
The Senior Citizens will have a covered dish supper Friday June 23 at 8 p.m. in the Humble Building. All are invited to attend and bring a dish. Hosts are Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Emmert, Mrs Olga Minzenmayer and Mrs Martha Sellers.
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Winters Little League will conduct a bake sale in front of the State Theatre Friday and Saturday during the annual Flea Market. Proceeds fund Little League activities and plans include more women’s softball games later in the summer, said chairman Mrs. Robert Pruser.
Mr and Mrs Larry Donica of Wingate announce the birth of a daughter Angela Marie born June 13 at Eldorado Hospital weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces Grandparents are M E Donica Wingate and L C Foster Eldorado.
Jim Pumphrey son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Pumphrey left Thursday for Honolulu Hawaii for a few weeks visit with his brother and wife Mr and Mrs Billy Pumphrey
Mr and Mrs Bryant Webb and Mr and Mrs Joe Sprankle of San Bernardino California and Mr and Mrs John Haffner of Crestline California visited over the weekend joined by the Henry Webbs and Ralph Arnolds for a social gathering.
Yeatts and Decker engineers say Winters can furnish water for the North Runnels rural distribution system. The project, financed by FHA loans and grants, expects about two million gallons monthly demand from customers. Winters daily peak use exceeds one million gallons. filtering capacity may need modest upgrades. Ballinger also considered for water supply study.
The Winters State Bank hosts a week long exhibit starting June 26 in its lobby. A device with genuine and counterfeit bills displays green or red lights under each bill to indicate authenticity. Bank president Woodrow Watts says the device proves honesty is the best policy and invites the public to test their ability to distinguish real bills.
The Rev. Clovis Griffing of Abilene will lead a revival at Moro Baptist Church from June 25 to July 2. Pastor A. H. Williams. Clyde Reid leads singing. Brenda Reid is pianist. Weekday prayer at 7:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. singing. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Open to the public.
Terry H. Rives, a senior business administration major at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, is listed on the Dean's List for the spring semester with a 3.25 GPA. He and his wife Beth are both named on the Dean's List as they near their respective progress toward graduation.
Enrollment for the first summer session at McMurry College Abilene includes four students from North Runnels County four from Winters and one from Wingate. Carla Sue Davis Cynthia Eileen Davis Roger Kirke McKenzie Patsy L Blackwell and Dale Pillion are listed as attendees. A total of 641 students are enrolled for the one hundred courses offered. First term final examinations are July 7. Registration for the second McMurry summer semester runs July 6-7 and finals August 11.
General Telephone Company of the Southwest has applied to Winters City Council for a 35 year operating franchise. The request was made at a regular council meeting. The company has operated in Winters for years without a franchise. The council voted to study and consider the proposal further.
Kilgore High School Bulldogs, led by Mark Awalt formerly of Winters, finished runner up in the State Baseball Tournament in Austin. They lost 4-0 to Taylor in the final game on June 8-9. Calvin Awalt, another former Winters resident now in Palestine, is noted as part of the Awalt family with ties to Winters.
A stepped up safety program has been inaugurated within all departments of the City of Winters. Individual councilmen will coordinate the program through their departments of responsibility.
Visitors in the Lindley residence over the weekend included Mr. and Mrs. Don Lindley and son Tom Ben of Ode Mr and Mrs Curtis Crenshaw.
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