The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971 Page: 1 of 16
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W eather
Clear to partly
cloudy with little
change in tempera-
ture.
The Winkler County News ioe
Vol. 35 — No. 45
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursday, August 26, 1971
C of C Banquet
Set Saturday
The annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet will begin
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, in
the Community Center with
“Follow Through in ‘72” as
the theme. E. E. Spangler will
'serve as master of ceremonies.
Dr. W. C. Newberry of
Southwest Texas State
University, San Marcos, will
deliver the principal address.
Dr. Newberry is a member of
the Associated Clubs of
America and has delivered over t
300 speeches on various topics
in 41 states.
Mrs. Richard Homer will
provide dinner music.
PROGRAM
Pledge of Allegiance ..............E. E. Spangler
Master of Ceremonies
Invocation ..........................Jim Williamson
Welcome ................ .Master of Ceremonies
Entertainment ....................Ladd Roberts
Sophomore Student, Texas Tech University
Immediate Past President .............Don Handlin
Follow Through ...................... .H. E. Diller
Introduction of Principal Speaker .....G. E. Thompson
Superintendent Kermit Independent School District
Address ......................Dr. W. C. Newberry
Dept, of Education, Southwest Texas State University
Benediction ............... Julian Dawson
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Industrial Board
Studies Prospect
Members of the Board of
directors of Kermit Industrial
Foundation met Tuesday
afternoon with a representative
of the Small Business
Administration and an
industrial prospect, who is
interested in locating in
Kermit.
Carl M. Lightner of
Lubbock, community
economic development
specialist for the Small
Business Administration,
explained the procedure
required for applying for an
SB A 502 Loan to finance new
industry f for smaller
communities to members of
the board and the indurstial
prospect.
. It was explained that under
a 502 loan, the SBA guarantees
90 percent of the loan for the
jiew business, while local
financial institutions guarantee
the other 10 percent in cash or
kind.
If arrangements can be made
to locate the new industrial
prospect • in Kermit, total
estimated cost of the project
will be $255,000. Of this total,
ocal financing in cash or kind
will be required for
approximately 10 percent of
the project.
During the meeting,
Lightner pointed out to the
board that several amendments
to the bylaws of Kermit
Industrial Foundation, Inc.,
should be made in order for
the foundation to comply with
SBA regulations.
The Board of Directors of
the Industrial foundation
scheduled another meeting
concerning the project for next
Thursday, September 2, in
Chamber of Commeiee Action
Room. At that time, Maxie
Davie, area ; development
specialist for Community
Public Service Company, will
meet with the group to aid in
co-ordinating arrangements for
obtaining the new industrial
prospect for Kermit.
Present at Tuesday
afternoon’s meeting, in
addition to the SBA
representative, the industrial
prospect and members of the
industrial board were County
Judge E. C. Locklear, Mayor G.
L. (Jerry) McGuire, Calvin
Dunlop and Billy Rea.
Midwest Oil Corp., operating
from Midland, staked No. 1
Phillips-Waddell, an
11,300-foot Ellenburger
explorer in northeast Winkler,
12 miles east of Kermit.
Drillsite is 660 feet from
north and 1,980 feet from east
lines of section 3, block B-7,
PSL survey, 2 3/8 miles east of
Fusselman production at 9,700
feet in the Circle 2 field, and 2
5/8 miles southeast of
Ellenburger production at
11,364 feet in the AW
multipay pool.
Midwest Oil Corp. of
Midland was drilling below
9,729 feet in shale and lime on
an 11,500-foot Ellenburger
contract at No. 1 J. M.
Williamson, north offset to the
two-well Flying W. Southeast
(Ellenburger) field of Winkler
County, after recovering gas
and shows on a drillstem test in
the lower Devonian.
Tool was open one hour on
the test taken from
9,608-9,702 feet, which
recovered 1,300 feet of gas,
180 feet of gas-cut mud and
215 feet of oil-and gas-cut
mud. Flowing pressure was
160-204 pounds; one-hour
initial and two-hour final
shut-in pressures were 4,015
(See MIDWEST, Page 8)
[SCHOOL
CROSSING
||: f Budget Adopted
By City Council
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Members of Kermit Citv
Council unanimously adopted
the 1971-72 budget, subject to
federal regulations on salary
and price increases, at regular
council meeting Tuesady night.
Only one person, other than
city officials, was present for
the public hearing on the
budget.
In answer to questions by
council members as to what
effect a recently imposed wage
and price freeze would have on
the budget which includes a
salary increase for city
employees and a rate increase
on water, sewer annd trash,
City Attorney John R. Lee
advised council to adopt the
Crusade Set
By Baptists
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WORLD OF THEIR OWN-Robert Ruiz (left) and Mario Vigil, both second-graders at
East Primary School, are busily exchanging news of the day’s events and are unaware of
congested traffic at close of the school day. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Nick Ruiz and Mr.
and Mrs. Nestor Vigil.
(Staff Photo)
★★★
Residents Urged
To ‘Drive Safely’
Midwest Oil
Stakes Explorer
School has started and
motorists must again be on
guard for children on their way
to and from school, warns
Kermit Chief of Police Melvin
Bartley.
He points out that during
the summer months drivers
tend to relax their
“child-centered” defensive
driving. Motorists are lulled
into complacency as children
vanish from school zones, and
school buses leave the streets
and highways.
Drivers should keep in mind
that many children know next
to nothing about pedestrian
safety. This is particularly true
for tots who are on their own
for the first time.
Last year in Texas there
were 118 school aged children
who were killed in
pedestrian-auto accidents. In
addition, 2,890 school aged
kids were injured in' such
mishaps.
The police chief reminds
drivers of four school’s-open,
safe driving factors:
* Watch for school zones
and reduce speed accordingly.
Many Texas cities and towns
will use radar to inforce
reduced speeds in these zones.
* Outside city limits all
vehicles must stop when school
buses are loading or unloading,
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SUSTAIN HEAVY DAMAGE—The two vehicles shown above were heavily damaged in a
collision occurring Sunday at the intersection of Poplar and Winkler Streets. Driver of the 1970
Buick (left) was Peggy Greenlee and Gary Fugate was operator of the 1965 Ford. Sergeant
Carroll Richards was in charge of investigation for the police department. (Staff Photo)
except where the bus has
pulled into a loading zone
where pedestrians are not
allowed to cross the roadway.
After stopping, the driver may
then proceed with caution at a
speed of not over 10 m.p.h.
* Be on the lookout for
children stepping between
parked cars.
* Parents should help their
children map out the safest
walking route to school, and, if
possible, should refrain from
driving children to and from
school as this only increases
traffic hazards.
Patrolmen are on duty at all
school crossings during school
hours and patrol cars are near
by also, Bartley added.
Officers
Investigate
Two Mishaps
Kermit Police officers
investigated two traffic
accidents Sunday, Aug. 22.
The first mishap occured at
approximately 12:59 p.m. on
Tomillo St. According to
police reports, a 1965 Dodge
being driven by Catherine J.
Hoover struck a light pole
when she lost control of the
vehicle. Damage to the auto
was moderate.
Patrolman Jerry Wright
investigated the accident.
The second accident
involved a 1965 Ford, driven
by Gary J. Fugate and a 1970
Buick being driven by Peggy J.
Greenlee. The Greenlee Buick,
traveling north on Poplar St.
was in collision with the
Fugate automobile which was
attempting a left turn onto
Poplar from Winkler St.
Damage to both vehicles was
heavy.
Investigating officer, Sgt.
Carroll Richards, issued a
citation to Miss Greenlee for
running a red light.
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DATE H L
Aug. 19 87 61
Aug. 20 91 64
Aug. 21 95 68
Aug. 22 97 70
Aug. 23 91 70
Aug. 24 93 65
There was no precipitation
recorded during this period.
These figures were recorded
at the Federal Flight Service
Station at Winkler County
Airport,
Rotarian
Presented
Plaque
Rotary President Gail Carley
presented Billy Rea, immediate
past president of Kermit
Rotary, with a plaque in
appreciation of his services to
the Kermit Rotary Club during
his term as president at the
regular weekly meeting of
Rotary, Tuesday noon at the
El Rancho Cafe.
One of the requirements of
Rotary is for each member to
give a classification talk giving
a little of his background and
experience and to describe his
present occupation. Whitney
Herr, circulation manager for
Collector’s Weekly, spoke to
club members mentioning in
some detail his association with
the hobby weekly newspaper
and how it has grown from
7,000 subscribers in September
of 1969 to 73,750 paid
subscribers by August of 1971.
Fair Meeting
Set at New
Site, Time
The Winkler County Fair
Association is scheduled to
meet next week on a different
night and at a different
location than past meetings.
Formerly meeting Tuesday
at 7:30 pjn. in the Extension
Center, the group will meet
Monday at the same time in
Chamber of Commerce Action
Room, 112 North Poplar
Street.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
The Southern Baptist
Churches of Kermit are
sponsoring an Area-wide
Evangelistic Crusade beginning
this Sunday night, August 29
and the services will continue
through Friday, September 3.
The Crusade is under the
direction of the Billie Hanks,
Jr. Evangelistic Association of
Fort Worth, Texas. The
Crusade services will be held
nightly, 7:30 p.m., in the
Kermit High School
Auditorium.
Delagations will be coming
to the crusade from New
Mexico, Pecos, Monahans,
Odessa, Midland, San Angelo,
Big Spring, and El Paso. The
team will feature a guest soloist
and guest choral director. Each
night the crusade choir,
composed of 100 Kermit
youth, will present special
Gospel Folk Music.
Billie Hanks’ Jr. is a full-time
evangelist. He was an associate
in the Billy Graham ,
Evangelistic Association for
several years. As an associate,
Hanks directed the youth
evangelism for five crusades,
coordinator of the English
speaking division of the Billy
Graham Berlin Crusade, led in
Youth Evangelism for the
Akbar Haqq Crusades in India,
and was Youth Evangelist in
the Sidney Australia Crusade.
Since forming his own
Evangelistic Association, Billie
Hanks has held crusades in 15
foreign countries and in many
states in this nation. This past
July he was the Keynote
Speaker for the Texas Baptist
Youth Evangelism conference
in Fort Worth which drew over
15,000 youth. In addition to
preaching, Hanks plays the
guitar and has written and
published several Christian folk
songs. Some of these will be
used in the Kermit Crusade.
Hanks is a graduate of
Baylor University and
Southwestern Baptist
2,103 Are
Enrolled
In Schools
Enrollment of students on
the first day of school totaled
2,103, according to statistics
released by Kermit school
officials.
Of the total, 111 are
enrolled in the kindergarten
program at East Primary
School. Combined total of first
and second grade students in
East Primary School and
Purple Sage Schools is 317.
Third, fourth and fifth grade
students enrolled at
Intermediate School and
Purple Sage School total 503
students.
A total of 477 students are
registered at junior high while
enrollment at high school
numbers 690.
The freshman class leads in
total number of students with
189 while the senior class has
the smallest total with 164
students.
Enrollment during the same
period in 1970 was 2,270,
showing a decline of 167
students this year.
Theological Seminary.
Another member of the
team is Herbert Shipp. Shipp is
also a Baylor graduate and a
Southwestern Seminary
graduate. He will be the
crusade director and will lead
the activities in each service.
Shipp has traveled with the
Hanks organization to Africa,
India, and Asia. He has worked
with the Billy Graham
Association in crusades in
Georgia and North Carolina,
He has written several songs
and has traveled in 30
countries in his evangelistic
work. Shipp has provided most
of the training and leadership
in the Kermit Crusade
preparation.
The churches sponsoring this
crusade and underwriting the
cost are: Belvue, First, Grace
Temple, and Northside Baptist
Churches. These churches will
(See CPUS ABE,
budget as presented with the
stipulation that both increases
could not be implemented
until lifting of the freeze.
With a provision for the
salary increase and rate
increase included in the
budget, both increases can be
put into effect when the
federal decree is lifted, if
council desires, according to
Lee.
Lee informed council that
he had consulted with officials
of the Texas Municipal League
and the Attorney General’s
office and was advised that
other city governments were
following the same procedure.
Ordinance No. 310, setting
the tax rate for 1971-72, was
also adopted unanamously by
the council. The tax rate,
$2.15 per $100 assessed
evaluation, remains the same as
in past sefveral years.
In other action, an
application by L. V. Jackson
for a domino parlor license was
approved.
City Manager W. G. Haynes
informed council members of
an Inter-governmental
Relations Planning Workshop
to be held Sept. 15-18 in San
Antonio. Councilman C. W.
Weaver indicated he is planning
to attend.
Present for the meeting were
Mayor G. L. McGuire,
Councilmen Charles
Shadowens, J. L. Slaughter,
Weaver, Glen Funkey and Fred
Pearson; Haynes, Lee, Chief of
Police Melvin Bartley, J. W.
Hestant, director of public
works, and Mildred Lipham,
secretary.
Meeting adjourned at 7:20
p.m;'1' : !Jf|§l| ' -
Burglars Hit
Kermit Firms
The burglary of two Kermit
business houses Sunday or
possibly early Monday are still
irkir
Stolen
Auto
Found
An automobile stolen from
the driveway of a Kermit
residence Sunday night or early
Monday morning was
discovered near Spur Tuesday,
and two local youths who
reportedly admitted the car
theft were arrested in Duncan,
Oklahoma, the same day.
Thomas F. (Tommy) Smead,
936 East Waco, reported to the
Winkler County Sheriff s office
shortly after 8 a.m. Monday
that his 1965 Pontiac 4-door
was taken from the driveway
of his home. He said the keys
were left in the seat of the
vehicle Sunday night.
Law enforcement officers
from Dickens found the vehicle
abandoned on a dirt road two
miles east of Spur Tuesday
morning.
Later the same morning,
authorities at Duncan, Okla.,
apprehended two Kermit boys,
ages 14 and 15, who were
reportedly in possession of a
pick-up, which was stolen at
Spur. The pair allegedly
admitted the theft of both
vehicles.
Winkler County Juvenile and
Probation Officer E. B. (Buck)
Haggard went to Duncan to
return the two boys to Kermit
and is expected back in Kermit
sometime today (Thursday).
Smead traveled to Spur
Wednesday and returned his
automobile to Kermit. After
his return Wednesday night, he
reported that the vehicle was
only slightly damaged as a
result of the incident.
under investigation by local
law enforcement officers.
Charles Stodghill, co-owner
of Stodghill Chevrolet Co.
reported to the Winkler
County Sheriffs Department
shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday
that the automobile dealership
had been burglarized.
The burglary was discovered
by Stodghill when he went to
the business house Sunday
afternoon.
Winkler County Sheriff L. B.
(Bill) Eddins said a window on
the east side of the building
had been forced open. A
cigarette machine was robbed
and an undetermined number
of hand tools were stolen. The
amount of money taken from
the cigarette machine has not
been determined.
George Reich, owner of
Reich Shoe Store, also
discovered that his place of
business had been burglarized
when he arrived at the store
Monday morning. He said he
found the back door unlocked
when he got to the store.
He estimated his loss at
approximately $350.
Officers of the Kermit Police
Department said that the
burglar or burglars apparently
entered the building after
forcing open a restroom
window. The burglary occurred
sometime between the close of
business Saturday and the time
Reich arrived at work Monday
morning.
Investigation of both
incidents is still underway by
local authorities.
Where’s The Fire j
Monday, Aug. 23 |
10:45 a.m., house fire at {
629 Madison. j
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Maikell, Elgin L. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1971, newspaper, August 26, 1971; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1000004/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.