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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
5
A nostalgic piece on outdoor cooking culture highlights varied barbecues from simple coffee-can models to large community pits. It recalls the Winters Firemen’s annual event and a humorous tale of building a pit beside a city jail, where a celebrator’s arrest led to an infamous disappearance.
Woodrow Watts and Mayor Wade W White join volunteers in the Winters Spring Clean-Up Drive. Chamber and city crews mowed vacant lots and hauled debris while chamber members operated a lemonade stand to sustain workers.
Heavy rains across North Runnels County last month caused considerable damage to creeks and tributaries without flood detention dams. Bluff Creek suffered the greatest damage as floods overflowed banks damaging crops fences roads and pastures. Elm Creek had less impact while Winters Lake spillways slowed water and protected some areas. Valley Creek retarding dams prevented widespread flood damage and Elm Creek plans to build a broader system to prevent future losses.
North Main Church of Christ invites children from nursery through sixth grade to a Vacation Bible School from Monday June 2 to Friday June 6 with daily sessions 9 to 11 am. A teen class meets at 8 pm. Parents may register by calling 754-4183 or 754-4182.
An open partnership golf tournament with barbecue is set at Winters Country Club on Memorial Day Friday May 30. Tee off 8 30 a m for members and guests with men women and mixed teams in nine morning holes and championship flights in the afternoon. Prizes in all flights and a barbecue lunch for three dollars entry and one dollar for lunch.
Robin W. Middleton of Winters earned a BS degree in biology at McMurry College commencement on May 25. He is son of Weldon B. and his wife. While a student, he served in Student Senate and was corresponding secretary and treasurer of Chi Omega social club.
Kenny Gibbs, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs Connie Mac Gibbs, returned home Friday after a 32 day hospitalization at John Sealy Hospital Galveston. He had major surgery May 7 and is recovering nicely.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce board will meet Tuesday June 3 at 5 15 PM in the chamber office on West Dale Street. President Woodrow Watts urges all directors and interested members to attend to discuss important business for this year’s programs.
Central Texas nonprofit Opportunities Inc funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity sponsors summer recreation in Brown Coleman Mc Culloch and Runnels Counties for ages 6 to 14 with swimming arts and crafts sports picnics and family nights. Winters City cooperates by providing pool use. Participants meet at Winters Multi-Purpose Center at 9 am on Monday June 2. program runs through July 26.
Demolition began this week on the Stell Building at 100 West Dale Street after The Winters State Bank bought the brick structure. Plans call for a paved parking area across the alley from the bank, replacing a site that housed Hawkins Dry Goods, Skages Dry Goods, Payne’s Dry Goods, Gambill’s Variety, Stell’s Variety, and Winters Variety before years of vacancy.
Members planted forty five non bearing mulberry trees on the Winters Country Club golf course to serve as fairway markers. A planting crew is shown with Jack Burns, John Edward McAdoo, T A McMillan and Johnny Dry. Contributions funded the trees with name plates attached. gratitude noted to E E Thormeyer, Pud Cooke, and Jeryl Priddy for equipment and support.
Harvest of the 1969 wheat crop in North Runnels County has begun with spot cuttings. Rain and rust raise concerns, but most expect above average yields if weather improves. Later rust resistant varieties look promising and full harvesting should start in about two weeks. Milo in the county shows good prospects while cotton planting continues in wet ground areas.
The Texas Education Agency outlines a new transfer process for nonresident students. Parents apply to the receiving district superintendent in writing, with tuition rules tied to home district costs and state funds. The change, effective immediately, affects all Texas students ages six to 21 who are not high school graduates.
Becky Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Brown of Winters graduated from a six week nurse training course at Methodist Hospital Dallas to staff its new coronary and intensive care units. A second course starts May 19 to qualify all ICU nurses.
City of Winters schedules a public hearing Monday night at City Hall to discuss the proposed fiscal year 1970 budget running Oct 1 to Sept 30. Mayor Wade White announced the hearing will precede a council vote at a subsequent meeting after consideration of suggested changes.
City officials present a proposed budget showing tax revenue of 100 450 and total general fund revenue of 205 245 for the year starting October 1. Electric 150 040, water 62 850, Municipal Hospital 92 250 with 5 000 bad debt reserve. expenses align closely with revenues. Mayor White urges citizens to join the meeting next Monday night to review and suggest improvements.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce boards and Civic and Public Affairs committee thank residents and businessmen for last week's cleaned up appearance. They note improvements along approaches after weed and grass clearing and commend City of Winters employees and Melvin Mapes and Precinct 2 personnel for their help.
Vacation Bible School will begin at the First Baptist Church Monday June 2 and run through June 6. Classes 830 to 1130 am for children ages 4 to 14 feature Bible study mission study and creative activities led by Rev. Harry Grantz and department superintendents Mrs Hicks Choate Bark er Butts Elmer Philips De Berry Rogers Poe.
May 22 Jets against Indians and Pirates versus Indians at Winters. Yankees and Giants play Lawn, Dodgers meet Wingate. May 26 Indians versus Lawn at Lawn and Yankees versus Wingate at Winters. May 27 Jets versus Dodgers and Pirates versus Cards at Winters. May 29 Jets and Pirates play Wingate. Indians face Dodgers and Cards at Winters. May 30 Yankees and Giants duel at Winters. June 2 Indians duel Wingate at Winters. June 3 Jets versus Yankees and Pirates versus Giants at Winters. Dodgers and Lawn play at Lawn. June 5 Yankees versus Dodgers and Giants versus Cards at Winters. Lawn versus Wingate at Wingate. June 6 Jets versus Indians and Pirates versus Indians at Winters.
Alan Ray Stanfield of Winters earned a BBA in accounting from McMurry College Abilene during the May 25 commencement. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Stanfield of Winters.
Lanny Bahlman, a University of Texas Austin student, spent the past weekend at home visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bahlman.
Staff Sergeant Samuel B P Fowler graduated from the U S Air Force Security Service Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Goodfellow AFB San Angelo He received advanced leadership and management training as a communications analysis technician He is a Santa Monica High School and Ventura College alumnus and is married to Ruth Spill daughter of Mrs Herman Spill Route 2 Winters Calif He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clarence C Fleming Ventura Calif
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