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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1971
Page
5
Winters will mark Peace Officer Appreciation Day next Tuesday at the Winters Center noon Lions Club luncheon. The event, sponsored by the Winters Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Committee, honors local peace officers as valued community neighbors and friends.
Highs around seven degrees and lows near 44 degrees through May 12 14 and 16 1970 in the local region. The brief lists daytime warmth on Tuesday and Thursday with cooler nights returning by Saturday.
Winters Texas designates May 25 1971 as Peace Officers Appreciation Day with Mayor Wade W White urging public observance. Special FBI agent J Gordon Shanklin will speak at the Lions Club noon program at the Community Center, with the event hosted by the Public Affairs Committee.
North Runnels County residents may sign up May 24 to 28 at the Winters Chamber of Commerce for a proposed rural water system. C T Parker will run the office 9 am to 5 pm daily. June 4 is the deadline. A $100 per meter fee and deed details are required. fees go to The Security Bank Wingate.
Winters Country Club hosts the third annual Men’s Low Ball Partnership Tournament on May 22 and 23. 44 teams max, entry fee 30 dollars per team, 7 stroke rule. Prizes include Wilson Staff Woods, golf bags, and golf balls for top three placements per flight. Defending champs are Gale Shed and Dick Staton of Abilene.
Winters City Council named Dale Whitecotton John Gardner and Butch Perry to the tax equalization board with W. E. Shorty Foster as the alternate. The board will meet in June to conduct tax hearings and related duties.
Winters boys from the Salvation Army Service Unit will spend a week at Camp Hoblitzelle near Midlothian. Seven Winters youths join 800 peers from 326 units across Texas for camping June as Joe Stevens notes. Camp life includes lake activities, cabins, meals, and a program of swimming, sports, crafts, Bible study, and worship.
The 1970-71 regular school session ends Tuesday May 25 with classes held that day. students will return Thursday morning for report cards and early release. May 26 is a teacher work day followed by an in service training on Human Relations by the Texas Educational Desegregation Technical Assistance Committee.
Woodrow Watts, president of Winters State Bank, received an honorary Lone Star Farmer Degree at the Winters FFA Parent-Son Banquet. Other honorees included F R Phil Anderson Hollis Dean and Mrs Clifton Poe with honorary memberships. Rickey Dean won Star Chapter Farmer. Tim Meyer earned a National Foundation Award. Chapter Sweetheart Trish Hill and Queens Brenda King Phyllis Grissom also recognized.
The Rev. Jake Sumner of Tulsa Oklahoma will lead a revival at First Assembly of God Church beginning Sunday May 23 and running through June 6. Evening services start at 7 PM daily except Saturdays with Pastor Rev Richard H Nelson welcoming the public. Sumner recently returned from a seven month evangelistic tour of Central America.
A cemetery work day is set for Saturday May 22 at Counts Cemetery Content. Frances Allen of Fort Worth secretary of the Counts Cemetery Association says a list of identifiable graves is ready and welcomes additional information. Attendees may bring lunches Sheila Allen of Fort Worth chairs the association with co treasurers Bayne Miller and Billy Earl Richey of Content.
As of Wednesday morning 28 residents applied to the Red Cross for help repairing homes after the Saturday hailstorm. Fort Worth disaster case worker Mrs Betty Moody has visited Winters to assess needs and determine support for those unable to pay. She noted unknown payout amounts and expected total figures soon. The Red Cross previously spent over $3,000 in Winters for June 1969 storm repairs.
Walter Allen Gerhart graduated at Tarleton State College in Stephenville with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gerhart and Mrs. R. C. Jr. Kurtz and sons in attendance Sunday during commencement exercises.
Mrs C E Briley and her daughter Estella of Fort Worth spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Bill Milliorn in Fort Worth.
Winters Fire Chief Marvin Bedford told the City Council that about two thirds of the department’s calls are county fires outside city limits. Expenses from county calls are higher due to equipment and travel, and the city receives only 875 a year from Runnels County to reimburse county fires. City officials planned to meet with County Commissioners to request higher county payments.
Seventy three seniors of Winters High School will receive diplomas Tuesday May 25 in Blizzard Stadium at 8 p m. Angelo State University coach Grant Teaff will speak. The Blizzard Band directed by Kirke McKenzie will perform. The Rev Glenn Bowman will deliver the baccalaureate devotional. Huden White Jr. will give the salutatory. Madelyn Bryan will give the valedictory. Diplomas will be presented by board representative M E Mathis and principal B J Joyce.
Jo Nell Simmons of Winters receives a $200 grant in aid for 1971 72 from the Delta Kappa Gamma Society in San Angelo Angelo State University she will be a junior next fall majoring in business education daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Simmons
Winters High School Blizzard band elected Ginger Fairey as president and Bruce Smith as band captain for the 1971-72 school year. Maurine Riess is secretary, Linda Roberts treasurer, Jay Henderson reporter, Benjie Lee historian, Jimmy Pumphrey assistant historian. class representatives include Lou Ann Cole junior Barbara Fairey sophomore and Glenn Colburn freshman.
Max Lewis installed as commander of Winters Post 9193 VFW. Neil Colburn named president of Ladies Auxiliary at a joint meeting in the Post Home. Ted Meyer served as installing officer. Other officers and trustees listed for both VFW and Auxiliary. Officers begin duties after June state meeting.
Six eighth grade students of Wingate school will receive diplomas at graduation exercises on Friday May 28 at 8 p m Superintendent Walter Stuart announced The Rev Glen Bowman pastor of Winters First United Methodist Church will give the graduation address The graduates are Janice Jean Stevens Rebecca Sue Dean Vickie Garlene O'Dell Martha Jean Pritchard Wyatt Hamilton Haney and Kerry Greg Donica
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