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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1973
Page
6
The North Runnels Hospital project arose from community need and local resolve. Residents formed a hospital district, voted tax bonds to finance construction, and despite lacking outside aid built one of the region’s finest facilities with broad local backing.
The Winters Blizzards host the Hamlin Pied Pipers in a district 6 AA game Friday at 7 30 p m after five non conference games. Winters aims to rebound from a 1 4 season start with a possible return of quarterback Stanley Tatum and a rested squad. The Hamlin squad enters with a 5 0 record behind Willie Hooper Johnny Jones and Albert McAfee guiding a fast backfield and a tough ground game.
The Winters post office will be closed on Monday October 22 in observance of Veterans Day. Service windows close and no deliveries occur with incoming mail boxed and outgoing mail processed as a holiday.
Winters High School guidance counselor Mrs. Lee Harrison will lead juniors in the Preliminary SAT National Merit Qualifying Test next Tuesday October 23. The two hour exam, taken by more than one million students nationwide, measures verbal and math aptitude and kickstarts National Merit Scholarship competition with awards totaling over seven million dollars.
The report records high temperatures around 93 on Tuesday October 10 and Sunday October 15 in 1972 with a low near 53 on Monday October 16. It notes preceding weather details and regional readings from the period.
The North Runnels Hospital fund for new equipment passes $70,000 with pledges and memorials totaling $70,409.66. Ted Meyer, committee chairman, notes recent contributions from Winters Teachers and various memorials add to the drive as the hospital prepares to open next Monday.
The Rev. M. D. Morris and the Rev. J. T. Thomas will preach at the Pentecostal Church of God on Sunday October 21 with morning and evening services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. The public is invited.
Winters Public Schools students will have a holiday next Monday October 22. Teachers will attend the Texas State Teachers Association meeting in Brownwood.
The Rev. Melvin G. Swoyer will be installed as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Winters on Sunday at 10 40 am, succeeding the retired Rev. Walter C. Probst Sr. The ceremony will be led by Rev. Clarence Rose. Swoyer, born in Washington DC, is a 1973 graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbus and recently moved to Winters with his wife Lomna and daughter Stacey Lyn.
The new North Runnels Hospital in Winterson hosts an open house on Sunday October 21 before beginning operations Monday October 22. Architect John Chiles Allen of Austin led the project with Rose and Sons Construction Co. of Abilene as prime contractor. The brick and steel building on FM 53 features an H shaped layout with separate staff and visitor parking, highly fireproof construction, and a sophisticated fire detecting system that even reacts to cigarette smoke.
The Rev. Bob Sanders of Winters United Methodist Church will help lead a nine day heritage tour of England in November for Methodist ministers and lay members. The Dallas departure on November 26 starts a 1000 mile circuit landing in Manchester and ending in London with groups of 50 in tour buses. Interested members may contact Sanders for information.
The Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District backs an all day tour starting at 9 a.m. at the Soil Conservation Service field office in Ballinger. Chairman Grnder Hays invites farmers ranchers and business people to observe conservation programs on cropland range and wildlife land. The tour ends around 2 30 p m with provided drinks and attendees asked to bring a sack lunch.
W M Hays chair of Elm Creek Water Control District told Winters City Council on Tuesday night that Winters and Ballinger must share the cost of engineers studying a feasibility plan for a multi purpose dam in the Elm Creek Watershed. The dam would supply water to Winters and Ballinger if built. The council will study the proposal.
Mayor Homer Hodge was elected Tuesday to represent towns over 2,500 in Region 3 of the West Central Texas Council of Governments. The selection occurred at a Coleman meeting attended by Winters City Secretary Buford Baldwin and Winters Chamber of Commerce member Garth Neely.
All district football games including the Winters Hamlin match will begin at 7 30 p m due to earlier darkness. Pre conference games started at 8 p m.
The Winters Civic and Public Affairs Committee hosts a Sunday open house from 2 to 5 p m to debut the new North Runnels Hospital District. State Representative Lynn Nabers will cut the ribbon with local officials and volunteers guiding tours.
The North Runnels County Hospital District will officially open its new hospital next Monday October 22. The project was funded by local tax bonds and a voluntary community contribution exceeding 70000 for equipment, with no Federal or State funds used.
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