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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1966
Page
5
March 20 marks spring’s start with growth and green but also deadline pressures for license plates inspections and taxes. Police warn of traveling sales scams. Chief Stevens urges background checks on unknown sellers to avoid fraud. Community helps a neighbor recover a broken golf club through stamp donations.
The Winters Boy Scout drive will begin with a kickoff breakfast at Huffman House at 6 30 a m Thursday March 24. Nile Shaw president of the Chisholm Trail Council and O K Reynolds Scout executive will attend. Funds go to Viners State Bank for Camp Tonkawa and professional services. W M Hays leads the drive with Hal Dry Mord Tucker Bobby Hatcher Don Thomas as major heads.
Rowena Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars received an official visit from J A Henderson Jr of Winters, president of District 22. The meeting welcomed three new members as part of the Rowena Auxiliary activities during March.
Final arrangements are under way to pave one block on North Cryer Street near the Winers Municipal Hospital. City Street Superintendent Van Whittenberg says paving will start once plans and funding are in place. Residents on unpaved streets may contact Whittenberg to learn details and join projects.
Norman Wuistinger assistant mill superintendent at Alderman Cave Milling and Grain Co visits Purina Research Farm Gray Summit Missouri. About 350 Texas visitors join thousands of farmers and feed specialists from across the United States and abroad to view Purina livestock feeding experiments and management results.
A fragment notes the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Parks with Lehman family reference, indicating a domestic or social mention involving those individuals.
Negotiations completed this week between the City of Winters and Alderman-Cave Milling & Grain Co for sale of the City equipment barn on West State Street. The city will vacate by June 1 and use the proceeds plus equity to fund new city maintenance sites. The mill plans to use the property adjacent to its operation for expansion with railroad siding nearby.
Absentee balloting in the Winters Independent School District election runs March 14 to March 29 and in the Winters City election March 16 to April 4. Three trustees will be elected in the school district on April 2 and the City Council will fill three vacancies on April 5. Information available from Johnny B. Smith and Buford Baldwin.
The Winters Riding Club announced plans for the annual Quarter Horse Show on May 14. Applications are being received as the event draws horses from bred stock and riders seek entries.
Southwestern States Telephone Co outlines plans to update Winters offices with a new central building and direct distance dialing equipment. The project, costing over 200000 dollars, will span 1967 and 1968, relocating Winters toll center to San Angelo and starting 1968 with the new system in operation.
Brenda Cooper a Winters High School junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Cooper was named Sweetheart of the Winters Riding Club at a recent meeting. Zola Crowley prior holder, new officers include L C Fuller Jr president H P Slim Self vice president Mrs L C Fuller secretary treasurer Jim Williams immediate president. The club plans lights for its practice grounds south of the water plant and meets first and third Tuesdays at 8 pm with next session on April 5. Seventeen riders attended a San Angelo rodeo trip with a barbecue provided by the San Angelo Saddle Club.
Floyd Wayne McMillan of Bradshaw earned a 4.0 GPA to make the dean's list as a senior psychology major at Hardin-Simmons University. He joined Pi Gamma Mu, the National Social Sciences honor society, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed McMillan. He is a 1962 Winters High School graduate.
Rev Roy Crawford, a retired Methodist minister, will preach at the regular Sunday morning service for the First Presbyterian Church. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
Dateline Tanzania reports on Chunya Upper Primary School where Peace Corps volunteers describe student discipline, uniforms, and daily routines. The 180-student government boarding school has 80 boarders and offers English Swahili science math geography history art woodwork religion and physical education with early mornings, inspections, and night study by kerosene lamps.
Winters High School track and field finished fifth at the Brady Relays in Brady with about 16 teams. Leroy Kettler placed fourth in the 100 yard dash, Richard Puckett fourth in pole vault and fifth in broad jump, Terry Rives, Jerry Awalt, Rives and Puckett teamed for second in the sprint medley, and Carl Guevera was fourth in the mile run.
Winters High School track team travels to Eldorado for the Plateau Relays with about 20 West Texas schools. Coach L G Wilson leads Winters entries including Jerry Awalt Alfonso Esquivel Kettler Mathis Tubbs Rives Killough Smith Guevara Gonzales Puckett Moore O Neal Alexander Sheppard Awalt Green Rae and others in sprints jumps and relays across a full program.
Winters Lions Club hosts Ladies Night Tuesday March 22 at 7 30 pm with Warren Bennett Texas Highway Department attorney and handwriting analyst as guest speaker. National Honor Society students will attend. Harvey D. Jones to MC and Ted Meyer to present awards. Bennett outlines handwriting reveals personality and behavior, noting changes but core traits persist.
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