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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1973
Page
5
The Winters High School Blizzard Band earns citywide pride as Mayor Homer Hodge proclaims Saturday Blizzard Band Day. The band heads to Brady for UIL marching contests with high standards, intense practice, and strong local backing from the Winters School District.
Winters High School Blizzard Band of 130 members directed by Kirke McKenzie travels to Brady for the first leg of the UIL sweepstakes in Class AA. They perform at 5 24 p m Saturday at Bulldog Stadium with 15 Class AA bands. judges include Larry Sparks Don Hanno and Wes Hays Jr.
Winters High School marks the 50th anniversary of its first football team. Gattis Neely and Rankin Pace, then seniors, recall scarce uniforms and makeshift cleats. Pace suffered a practice injury. Neely blocked a kick unknowingly. Merkel routed them 59-0 in the first game. Ballinger scored the first Winters touchdown on Nov 8 1923.
The Rev J A Wilborn formerly of Houston is named pastor at Winters Community Chapel. He and his wife recently relocated from Houston and bring years of evangelistic and ministerial work. Weekend services include 10 a m Sunday School and 11 a m preaching with 6 30 p m Sunday evening service.
The regular gospel singing will be held at the Shep Community Center Saturday November 10 beginning at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
The St John s Lutheran Church group hosted the West Texas Conference workshop on Sunday Nov 4 from 9 am to 3 pm. Ten churches attended with 52 registrants from Abilene Haskell Midland Odessa Roscoe San Angelo and other towns.
The Literary and Service Club will serve a turkey dinner in the school cafeteria before the Winters Anson football game as part of homecoming activities. Serving begins at 5 30 pm. Tickets are 2 for adults and 1 50 for children under 12. The menu includes turkey dressing giblet gravy cranberry sauce congealed salad green beans candied yams garlic bread pie and beverages.
Winters reported 1404 bales of the 1973 cotton crop received in the local warehouse from three North Runnels County gins. Wilmeth gin leads with 581 bales, Winters gin 537, Wingate gin 286, compared with 1772 bales ginned by this time last year.
Mr and Mrs Randall Boles of Amarillo announce the birth of Brandon J. at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo at 11 28 p m October 17. The boy weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Monroe Boles of Winters and maternal grandmother is Mrs C F Mostad of Winters.
The City of Winters proclaims Saturday November 10 1973 as Blizzard Band Day in honor of the Winters High School Band competing in the U S S Marching Contest. Mayor Homer J Hodge notes the band is renowned for excellence and defends its Number One rating. Secretary Buford Baldwin attests.
Winters hosts Anson in a District 6-AA showdown at 7 30 after a week with improved ball movement. The Blizzards, returning Turner DeLaCruz and Donald Rogers from injuries, aim to repeat last year’s 34 6 win over Anson. The Tigers, led by quarterback Benji Adkins and back Phil Hamrick, enter with a 1 6 1 record but have produced three scoring runs called back for penalties.
John Thomason was promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force at Lackenheath Air Force Base England He is the son of Mr and Mrs K J Thomason of Winters and is married to Donna Willis daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe B Fry Sgt Thomason attends the University of Maryland European Division where he is classified as a junior.
Voters in North Runnels rejected the constitutional amendment proposals on legislative pay and annual sessions, mirroring statewide trends. County totals show general disapproval across nine amendments while Winters Community Center box neared split on the salary-session measure.
Winters merchants plan annual Turkey Days sales on Friday and Saturday November 16 and 17 with Pilgrim decorations and staff in costume. The Winters Chamber of Commerce Retail Sales Committee urges store dockings of Thanksgiving decor and special bargains.
Surety Leasing Co. of Dallas announced it has acquired WinTex Industries of Winters. The deal adds steel display store fixtures to Surety’s leasing and financing business. Chris Christopher, president, says WinTex becomes a separate division. Tom Christopher named general manager and will relocate to Winters.
Sam Jones owner of Jones Water Purification announces a free public demonstration at Winters Community Center next Monday November 12 at 7 p m. XL Laboratories of Des Moines will present on water pollution and purification followed by a Q and A. A nitrate removal demonstration and a filter softener system will be shown. Public invited to attend.
In postcard balloting Writers Chamber of Commerce members elected five new directors to the board for two year terms. The winners are J. B. Guy Jr. James Spill Roger Robinson James West and W. C. Davis. They will take office January 1 and the board will meet in December to elect a president vice president and treasurer.
Winters High School FFA will hold the annual Sweetheart contest in the high school auditorium at 7 30 p m on Monday November 13. Members will elect a Sweetheart and two FFA Queens, with the Sweetheart representing the chapter in district competition and at the West Texas Fair in Abilene next fall.
Leon Frerich was elected president of the Runnels County Farm Bureau at a recent meeting. Other officers are LeRoy Pelzel first vice president, Chester McBeth second vice president, and Doyle Condra secretary. The State Convention will meet in Abilene December 2-5.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Jennings and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jennings will host an open house on Sunday November 18 honoring their mother Mrs T V Jennings for her 80th birthday. Friends may call at 211 South Frisco between 2 and 5 pm.
Teams from Winters High School FFA captured three first place finishes in the Coleman district contests Tuesday morning. Senior Chapter Conducting, Senior Skills, and Junior Chapter Conducting all won first, with points tallies of 950, 970, and 940 respectively.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bryan returned from a two week visit with their daughter and son in law Staff Sergeant and Mrs Ray Allard at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland They visited Mt Vernon Ocean City Smithsonian Institution the White House Senate Office Building and the Capitol Building National Zoo where they saw the two Pandas President Nixon brought back from Red China
Miss Judie Haynes granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J C Haynes of Winters was crowned 1973 homecoming queen at Monahans High School.
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