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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1973
Page
5
A Miss Winters Pageant report describes backstage calm amid audience nerves as 33 entrants await judges. It also relays a severe windstorm overview from the National Weather Service, noting widespread damage yet few direct local impacts and stressing indoor safety during storms.
Temperature report shows a high of 89 degrees on Wednesday March 8 1972 and a low of 42 degrees spanning Wednesday night into Thursday March 9 1972. Muscled by warm daytime hours and a chilly night, the forecast calls for gradual cooling through the week.
Winters High School senior Trish Hill was crowned Miss Winters 1973 in the Lions Club pageant after 33 contestants. First runner-up Mickie Clark and second runner-up Martha Pritchard joined the final lineup, with Hill to compete in District 2A-1 later this spring.
Ewart Phillips district governor of Lions District 2A-1 will visit the Winters Lions Club next Tuesday. George M. Beard, club president, says Phillips has four years on the District Cabinet and was Brownwood Downtown Lions Club president. He holds an eight year perfect attendance record and has 21 years teaching across multiple education levels plus 26 years in the Navy and Naval Reserve.
George M. Beard, president of the Winters Lions Club, announces the annual broom and mop sale to be held Wednesday, April 25. The Lions Club ladies night banquet is planned for Tuesday, April 24.
The San Angelo Social Security office lists visit dates for Winters in the second quarter of 1973. A representative will be in Winters from 9 30 to 11 30 a m on April 9 and 23, May 14, and June 11 and 25.
The Willow Creek Watershed project in southwest Runnels County is about 40 percent complete. Joe Camp of the Soil Conservation Service reports progress and suggests a sponsors meeting in April to discuss municipal water storage findings related to a floodwater retarding structure.
Winters Primary and Elementary Schools principal George M Beard urged parents of pre school children to register their youngsters for next year. Although most kindergarten and first grade entrants have registered, some are still not. He wants prompt registration to notify families about May pre school roundup and to complete classroom planning for the next school year.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Anderson attended the funeral of Dr. R. L. Williams at Lockhart on Sunday. Williams, a brother-in-law to the Andersons, died Friday of last week and served as superintendent of schools in Corpus Christi and Sweetwater.
There is no contest in the Winters Independent School District election set for April 7. Incumbents Billy Joe Colburn and J. P. Dry seek Place 6 and 7, a candidate withdrawn for Place 6. W. T. Billups seeks re election to Runnels County School Board. only County Precinct No. 2 residents may vote. Absentee voting begins March 19 at the school business office.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a spaghetti supper at the school cafeteria on Friday April 13 from 5 30 until all are fed. Tickets cost 1 25 per person and are available from chamber directors or at the door.
Rep. Lynn Nabers reports the Texas House completed its ninth week with committee hearings and floor debate. H. B. 307 would raise interest on judgments to 10 percent. H. R. 748 requires replacing removed trees with equal or larger trees, with a $500 fine and no conservation exemptions. Nabers also introduced a bill allowing predator animal permits and the Penal Code recodification hearings proceed.
Elm Creek Water Control District continues planning for flood control dams on Elm Creek and tributaries in Runnels and South Taylor counties despite expected loss of federal funds. Chairman W M Hays says work toward application and funding readiness persists while awaiting State Soil and Water Conservation Board priority at the May hearing.
All women in the community are invited to view two cancer related films at 7 p.m. on Monday March 19 in the Fellowship Hall of the Main Street Church of Christ. The event is sponsored by the Sub Deb Club. Films from the American Cancer Society include Breast Self Examination and Journey Through Darkness.
Absentee voting in the city election begins Monday March 19. Five candidates vie for two City Council seats while Homer Hodge stands unopposed for mayor. Aldermen candidates include Woodrow Watts incumbent Salvador Parnival Lloyd Gilbert Mrs W H Lockhart and Monroe Dodd.
Winters boys exhibited animals in the San Angelo Stock Show last week. Charlie Alderman placed third with a Charolais steer in the heavyweight division. Bill Bredemeyer’s lamb finished twentieth in the heavyweight crossbred lambs. Gene Roberts won first in the calf scramble at the rodeo, and Kyle Tatum took ninth in the scramble.
The Runnels County School Food Service Association met March 3 in Ballinger school cafeteria. Martha Beimer demonstrated terracium while Margie Routh and Billie Whitlow reported on the Texas Fond Association executive board meeting. Officers were elected for next year. Jerry Miller president, Melvin Gillispie vice president, Ellis Stubblefield secretary, Lavada Haupt reporter. Twenty three members and three guests attended.
A list of Winters residents who attended the organ program by Randy Stevens at the Abilene Episcopal Church on Sunday includes Mr and Mrs Gattis Neely Mr and Mrs Ralph Arnold Mr and Mrs George Garrett Mr and Mrs D W Williams Mr and Mrs Rankin Pace Rev and Mrs Roy Crawford Mr and Mrs Delma Davis Mr and Mrs Joe Stevens Kirke McKenzie Johnny Key Mrs Z I Hale Margar ite Mathis Mike Hamner Roger Stevens Troylene Mc Knight and Margie Allbright friend of Miss McKnight.
A Target Area meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m Thursday March 22 at the Humble Building. The agenda includes electing a member to the Runnels County PAC Committee and forming a board of directors for Central Texas Opportunities Inc.
Weekend visitors in the home of Mrs Ell a Phipps were Mr and Mrs Virgil Little of Big Spring.
Dr. T L Russell, Winters dentist, was elected president of the Winters Lions Club for 1973 74 at the annual meeting Tuesday noon, succeeding George M Beard. Other officers include F R Anderson as first vice president Woodrow Watts as second vice president Herman Baker as third vice president Andy Riess reelected secretary Gattis Neely treasurer Stanley Blackwell Tail Twister H M Jiggs Nichols Lion Tanner and Brenda Easterly as Sweetheart. Directors named Ladell Davis Randy Loudermilk Bud Lisso for two-year terms and Bob Browning for one year. Dr Z I Hale and Bobby Mayo will continue one more year on present terms.
The Band Booster styled show titled Wonders of Spring will be held March 26 at the Community Center at 7 30 p m Local women will model spring dresses outfits and accessories Models are sponsored by local ladies wear merchants Tickets are sold by Band Boosters members Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students
Mrs. Homer Hodge is named chairman of the North Runnels Unit for the 1973 American Cancer Society education and fund raising Crusade starting April 1. The campaign emphasizes action and regular health checkups to reduce cancer toll, with national chair Lawrence Welk guiding the effort.
J. I. Lamkin of Winters donated 45 pecan trees to the Texas Highway Department to support the highway beautification program. The Runnels County maintenance district planted the trees at roadside parks and along U S 83 north of Winters, a project begun months ago. The highway department thanked Lamkin and other Texans for aid to the beautification effort.
The board of trustees approved the 1973-74 school year calendar on Tuesday night. A teachers' work week will begin August 13 followed by students starting on Monday, August 20.
Burt Montgomery a Tarleton State College senior agriculture education major from Stephenville has begun student teaching in Winters High School in the agriculture department under Stanley Blackwell. He will be in the community March 12 through May 10 to gain vocational agriculture teaching training. The placement is an agreement between Carroll E. Tatum superintendent of schools and Tarleton State College. Montgomery will assist with all activities in the local vocational agriculture program and after completion will earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Tarleton and become eligible for provisional secondary vocational agriculture teaching certification.
An election in the Wingate Independent School District will on April 7 select two trustees. Expiring terms belong to Lavern O'Dell and Ronnie Poehls. No candidates were announced. The board named Ruby Phillips election judge with Margie Donica Lena Wheat as clerks and Pete Polk as alternate clerk.
The Winters Independent School District board approved a minor calendar change to make up two weather lost days. Easter holidays will be Thursday Friday and Monday April 19 20 and 23 with no other changes to the 1972 73 calendar.
The Winters Livestock Association holds its annual meeting at the school Vo-Ag building Monday March 19 at 7:30 p m. A new board of directors will be named for another year. President Clifton Poe urges all members to attend. No meeting cards will be sent.
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