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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1972
Page
6
North Runnels County faces key elections for County School Board Precinct No 3 and Trustee at Large. A write-in candidate, Ted Meyer, seeks to boost North Runnels representation on the board, urging voters to turn out. Also notes Lions Club Ladies Night at area churches and a humorous bull with a five gallon can on its head encountered by locals.
Weekend visitors at Mrs. H. B. Gamble included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams and granddaughter Kim Krenzel, with Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Herrington and son Wayne of Winters, and Clay McIver of Moro.
A weather note lists a cool low of 35 degrees and a variable Tuesday with 23 as a reading, followed by a high of 94 degrees and references to Sunday and March dates. The fragment hints at an unusual temperature swing across a March period with inconsistent formatting.
U S Senate candidate Ralph Yarborough addressed about 125 people at the District VIII Farmers Union Annual Convention and Barbecue in Winters urging expansion of farm programs and higher loan supports. He recalled his Senate work on the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 and called for 25 percent increases in Farmers Home Administration loans and farm price supports while warning against corporate takeover of agriculture. Rep. Tom Moore of Waco also spoke as he pursues the 24th State Senatorial District seat. Entertainment followed with the Chandler Family and a Winters group.
Several Winters congregations join a community Good Friday service at First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m sponsored by the Winters Ministerial Alliance The theme is The Seven Last Words of Christ with brief messages from seven ministers including Rev Bob Sanders Rev Walter C Probst Sr Rev Richard Nelson Rev O D Heflin Rev Virgil James Rev Harry Grantz and Rev James Gehrels Members of all congregations are invited to attend the service
The Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by the Dras co Moro Shep and Bradshaw communities will be held at Wayne Hunt pasture eight miles west of Bradshaw. It starts at 6 a m on Sunday April 2 with scripture reading by Rev Mike Patrick prayer by Rev Bill Williams sermon by Rev David Black and benediction by Rev Virgil James. Public invited.
The First United Methodist Church of Wingate will sponsor an Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. Sunday April 2 on the church lawn. Pastor Rev Bob Sanders will preach the Easter Sermon and Kevin Sanders will provide special music.
The First Baptist Church youth group will sponsor an Easter Sunrise Service at Winters Lake east of town on Sunday April 2. The event starts at 6 a.m. Winters High School senior Cliff Poe will speak and Larry Newberry will direct the singing. Coffee and doughnuts will be served after the service near the rifle range on the lake's west side.
Gattis Neely longtime vice president of The Winters State Bank retires March 30 1972 after 44 years with the bank. Lee Harrison succeeds him as vice president and remains a bank director. Neely active in community church and civic roles and a former Winters High School athlete.
Pledges and contributions to the North Runnels Hospital Equipment Fund in the last two weeks total $1,835, raising the overall fund to $64,809.50. Ted Meyer, chairman, says the money will buy equipment for the new hospital expected to start within months.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Proctor attended the H&R Block banquet in San Angelo Saturday evening. Mrs. Proctor received a pin recognizing completion of an advanced course as a tax specialist.
The Winters High School Blizzard Band booster group launches a mass signature drive to fund the band trip to Six Flags Band Festival. Mascot domed by Mrs. Lee Choate will be signed by contributors who help cover the trip costs, with Jiggs Nichols Nelan Bahlman and Jim Gehrels coordinating door to door signings. The mascot will be displayed at the Band Hall after the drive.
Winters voters will elect three city aldermen three Winters Independent School District trustees four North Runnels Hospital District directors and two school board positions plus a countywide tax vote on a 1 percent sales tax. Incumbents Bill Robinson James Spill and Hal Dry face no opposition.
Winter s Little League Association calls a meeting for Friday March 31 at 7 30 in City Hall President Darrell Compton asks all parents of potential Little League players and others to attend to boost season preparations and renew community support after poor attendance in recent meetings.
New laws on safety requirements for stock and farm trailers will be explained at a Young Farmers meeting Monday April 3 at 8 p.m. in the Winters school vo ag building. Officer from Sweetwater DPS will be principal speaker. Members and others seeking trailer information invited.
Winters Independent School District voters in Precinct 3 will elect a board trustee while county races draw attention. Incumbent M B Folsom faces Herman Price as Ted Meyer seeks a write-in for county trustee at large. all county voters can participate. The Winters race lists Wesley M Hays Richard C Thomas and Roscoe Morrison for Places 3 4 and 5.
Winters voters will choose on a 1 percent Sales and Use Tax levy at the City Fire Station. Mayor Wade White and the City Council advocate the tax to fund operating costs and city services amid rising expenses.
Four members of the North Runnels County Hospital District Board of Directors Audra L. Mitchell Lynn Billups Gilbert Smith and Bobby Rogers face no opposition. Balloting will occur at the Winters Chamber of Commerce office and Wingate School. The district includes Commissioners Precincts No 2 and 3 as defined before last summer’s redistricting.
Wingate Independent School District voters will elect three board members by write-in only. Incumbents Gilbert Smith and Jack Pritchard face expiry, John Hancock’s unexpired term to be filled, with Brent Mikeska Lavern O'Dell John S Belew and Raymond Lindsey as other board members. Also on the ballot are County School Board Precinct No 3 and at large trustee races with M B Folsom seeking re election and E E King seeking another term. A write in campaign for Ted Meyer as Trustee at Large is underway.
Runnels County Farmers Union officers directors and members thank all who helped make the District VIII convention banquet a success. Special gratitude to Spill Funeral Home for the public address system and to the WHS Western Band and the Chandler Family of Midland for entertainment.
The Winters Masonic Lodge No. 743 marks its first home with a historical marker to be unveiled Thursday evening April 6 at 5 30. The event on Winters Main Street includes addresses by Thomas C. Yantis and Rankin Pace with a barbecue supper and a closed lodge meeting to follow.
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