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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1973
Page
5
Winters Public Schools invite parents and the community to visit during Texas Public Schools Week March 5 9. School personnel seek contributive cooperation to raise educational levels and student achievement while showcasing student accomplishments.
North Runnels Cancer Society in the Chamber of Commerce office discussed plans for the annual Cancer Crusade to begin in April with a kick off at City Hall March 30. Crusade Chairman Mrs Homer Hodge announced the event and Randy Louder milk presented educational films to 1 050 Winters students. Memorials for February reached 40 dollars with donations directed to Winters State Bank. A Special Gift drive for the American Cancer Society starts March 6 with gifts of 25 dollars or more.
A historical note lists temperatures from last year with high 84 and a low 40 during February 22 to 25, 1972. The figures give a snapshot of winter heat and cool spells in the period.
Winters High School names Brenda Easterly and Denice Rodgers as the top drum majors for the Blizzard Marching Band for the 1973 74 school year with Easterly serving as head drum major and field general during performances.
The Winters High School Blizzard Band led by Kirke McKenzie travels with ten bands to Brady for the 25th Heart of Texas Band Festival. They will compete in Show, Concert, Sightreading and Parade divisions with key performances Friday and Saturday and a parade Friday afternoon.
The Larry Awalt Hospital Fund, created two weeks ago to cover hospitalization expenses, has risen to $531.76. Awalt is severely ill in a California hospital. Donations may be left at Huffman House Beauty Center or Winters State Bank, checks payable to Larry Awalt Hospital Fund.
The Winters Riding Club meets Tuesday March 6 at 7 30 p m in the Humble Building to finalize plans for the San Angelo Rodeo parade March 9. Members without uniforms or equipment are urged to attend and be ready to line up at 9 a m March 9.
The Senior Citizens organization will host a covered dish supper Friday March 2 at 6 30 in the Humble Building with Runnels County Judge Elliott Kemp as a special guest. Music and games follow the meal and the public is invited.
The Winters Lions Club sponsors the Miss Winters pageant on Saturday March 10 at Winters High School auditorium. Thirty three high school girls compete each sponsored by a local business with a drawing this week to pair contestants and sponsors. Reserved seats cost 1 25 with general admission 1.00 and student 0 50 at the door.
Winters star Landa Walker and Beck y Dean headline the 5-AA girls district selections chosen by coaches. Walker, a three time all district pick and top local rebounder, is joined by Dean, a sophomore forward averaging over 32 points. Second team includes Cheryl Whitlow and others from Hamlin Anson Haskell Stamford and Hamlin. Tie votes created two unsettled spots.
Winters Lions Club seeks applicants for three Texas Lions Camp for Diabetic Children sessions in 1973. Two at Camp Manison Friendswood for ages six to 16 from June 4 to 15, another June 18 to July 6 with regular camp, plus Kerrville session July 29 to August 11 for ages ten to 16. All camps are free. contact Homer Hodge at 754 5338 for details.
February precipitation report lists daily amounts from Feb 1 to Feb 23. Readings include 0.07, 0.09, 0.06, 0.58, 0.30, 0.32 and 0.20 inches across multiple days with several weather dates noted.
Winters High School counselor Mrs. Lee Harrison and Winters High principal Jake Joyce joined the annual Principals and Counselors Conference at Hardin-Simmons University last week. The event focused on counseling competencies ethnic relations and classroom humanization with participants from the Texas Education Agency area administrators and university staff from Colorado and HSU.
In the annual board meeting W M Hays was re elected chairman for another year. Charles Hambrick of Ballinger was named secretary again. Other directors include Walter Spill J E Buck Smith Malcolm Holliday David Ledbetter and N L Faubion.
Valentine DeLa Cruz of Winters earned the Gold Seal certificate from Gary Job Corps Training Center in San Marcos after 10 months in custodial maintenance training. He has been placed with Benson Auto Parts in Winters. He is the son of Ben De La Cruz of Winters.
Eleven area high schools including Winters will compete on the Winters High School track in the Blizzard Relays on Saturday March 3. The event opens with a scratch meeting at 9 am and finishes after 4 pm with a lunch break.
Open House and visitation planned across Winters Elementary Junior High March 5-9. Band concerts by Fifth and Sixth Grade and Junior High at 6 30 p m March 8 in the high school gym. Distar reading demonstration begins 7 30 with 30 minute intervals. Fourth grade music program 7 30 8 15. Lions Club lunch 12 15 March 6.
Governor Dolph Briscoe proclaims March 5 to 9, 1973 as Public Schools Week in Texas urging parents to visit schools and citizens to support education, highlighting the role of schools in developing leaders with moral foundations. The proclamation was signed January 23, 1973.
Winters Youth Council aims to open a Teen Center at the Humble Building on Saturday nights. In a Monday meeting a drive to raise funds for a tape deck and a bake sale was discussed. Members listed include Raymond Ortiz Cecilia Lentz Lawrie Akeman Darrell Kurtz Johnny Crawford Randall Kurtz Jay Henderson and others. the next meeting is March 5 at 7 pm.
Boys and girls teams competed with four Friday night games and two Saturday morning games. The girls saw Blue Jays 27 Robins 16 and Nighthawks 35 Sparrows 26, with Rhonda Davis and Eva Gonzales as top scorers. In the boys, Knicks beat 76ers 20-17 and Lakers beat Bullets 28-24. Jeff Russell led for the Bullets with 7 and 12 for Russell on Saturday, while John Hurt and Leslie Modrall were top scorers in their respective games. The Celts edged the Hawks 14-13 as James Gonzales led the Celts and Carey Jobe scored five for the Hawks.
A four-candidate field competes for two alderman seats in Winters. Lloyd Gilbert filed Wednesday, Mrs. W. H. Lockhart Tuesday, incumbent Woodrow Watts seeks re election, and Salvador Esquivel also filed. Homer Hodge announced a mayoral bid to replace Wade White, who will not seek re election. City election set for Saturday April 7.
Four farmers from North and South Dakota spent four days in Runnels County touring farms and ranches. Sponsored by the National Farmers Union and local unions, they stayed with host families and attended a covered dish supper in the Humble Building. They praised locals for hospitality during the Winters and Runnels County visit.
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