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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1964
Page
13
Ben Shoemake a Winters High School student joined a rare feat by sinking a 135 yard hole in one at Winters Country Club on No. 6-a from a tee atop Bluff Creek. The item blends local sports note with reflections on weather forecasting and its influence on public mood.
Harvey D. Jones, president, led Winters Chamber of Commerce during a regular board meeting as the group approved a two year Operation Sparkle program to beautify towns in West Texas. The effort aims to attract visitors by 1968 with statewide and national events adding momentum.
The Winters Independent School District board approved the 1966 1967 academic calendar. Classes begin Wednesday August 31 with staff meetings August 29 30. Holidays include Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas Easter Good Friday and spring break. Graduation is May 26 marking the final day of regular school. The plan totals 177 instructional days.
Winters Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary presented twelve new books to the Winters Public Library. Mrs. J L Morrow delivered the gift on behalf of the veterans group. Titles include The Spy Who Came In From the Cold and You Only Live Twice among others.
Winters High School Alpha Chi chapter of Future Teachers of America attends the Texas ETA State convention in Austin. Donnie Buchanan, district VI candidate for Mr FTA of Texas, speaks to more than 5,000 students on Flexibility Education's Demand. Winters attendees include counselors Mrs. Charles Kruse and David R. Ledbetter and students Robbie Davidson, Kathy Dunn, Joanie Fuller, Jan Merck, Randall Conner, Bob Jones, Gary Pinkerton.
Mrs. John R. Kennedy of Phoenix visited her parents Mr and Mrs Benton Poe in town. Locals remember her here as Louise Poe and note the family tie to the area.
Winters Independent Schools plan a full slate for Public Schools Week from March 7 to 11. Open houses and visitation periods are scheduled by grade levels with special sessions on March 7 to 11, and the Winters Lions Club will visit the cafeteria on March 8 for lunch and a tour of the high school. Superintendent Robert Christian urges participation and notes the new science labs and reading rooms display Title I and II funded equipment.
Contributions to the North Runnels Heart Fund memorialize the late Rube Guin of Wingate who died of a heart attack. The memorial plaque will be placed in the Heart Clinic lobby in San Angelo. Wingate volunteers raised 80 dollars with names of many local donors.
J. E. Chaney withdrew from the Winters City Council race leaving four candidates Homer Hodge Bill Bean Ray Alderman and Billy Joe Emmert. Chaney cited time constraints and several qualified contenders as the reason for his departure.
Preliminary events begin at 9 00 with shot put discus broad jump and high jump. Morning and afternoon field event winners receive medals at 2 15. Finals include sprints hurdles and distance events with several girls divisions and a mile relay finale.
Judy Matthews the daughter of Mr and Mrs Buck Matthews a freshman at Angelo State College made the dean's honor roll for the 1965 66 fall semester.
Winters hosts Blizzard Relays on Saturday with 24 teams across two divisions. AA entrants include Brady Anson Llano Hamlin Stamford Ballinger San Angelo JV Mason Cisco Winters and others while A and B divisions feature Winters HS freshmen and nearby districts.
Dr. Z I Hale, Winters optometrist, was elected president of the Winters Lions Club for the 1966 67 year. He succeeds Walker Tatum as president. New officers include Rankin Pace first vice president Lee Harrison second vice president Homer Hodge third vice president Ted Meyer secretary treasurer Nolan Bahlman tail twister F R Phil Anderson lion tamer Ida Martin is the club sweetheart. Directors for two year terms: James Spill Jake Joyce R C Thomas. one year: Gene Wheat.
By Wednesday afternoon six candidates filed for three places on the Winters Independent School District Board of Trustees. Election will be Saturday, April 2. Incumbents John W. Norman and Dr. C. T. Rives seek re election. Other candidates are Noble Faubion M. E. Mathis James M. Gehrels and Dennis E. Mathis who is not seeking re election.
Mrs W J Yates and her granddaughter Jerri Guy traveled to Brownwood Saturday then joined two sisters in Cisco to visit another sister Mrs Homer T M Boyd who had just been released from the hospital.
Mr and Mrs J C Wilkerson relocated to Colorado City this week after he was transferred there by the Lone Star Gas Company several weeks ago.
Winters schools will be closed Friday March 11 to allow teachers to attend the District XI Texas State Teachers Association meeting in San Angelo. Regular classes and bus runs resume Monday March 14 per Superintendent Robert Christian.
An open house on March 8 prompts the Adult Math Class to meet Thursday March 10 at 7 p.m. in Study Hall B, second floor of the high school. The Modern Math class, newly organized, met Tuesday with about forty adults. Robert Simpson will teach the six sessions, free of charge, and enrollment remains open.
The hospital fund at Winters Municipal Hospital climbs to 2455 this week, up from 2355 last week. West Texas Utilities Co. sent a 100 check. Funds will repaint patient rooms, operating and delivery rooms, the laboratory, lobby, and furniture.
The Windjammers vocal trio from McMurry College Abilene will appear March 25 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship Jerrel Elliott a McMurry student and Winters High School graduate is in the trio He is the son of the Rev and Mrs Ray Elliott formerly of Winters now Cisco residents
Miss Ann Joyce, a senior at McMurry College, earns Dean's List for Fall 1965 with a 3.75 GPA. She ranks in the top 19 percent and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B J Joyce. At McMurry she is active in campus life.
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