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The Winkler County News
Vol. 40-No. 25
FIFTEEN CENTS
(Tax Included)
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursday, June 10,1976
Last Rites Set
For Mrs. Walton
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Mrs. Helen Walton, a
member of one of Winkler
County’s pioneer families,
died Tuesday, June 8, of an
apparent heart attack at her
ranch near Kermit. She was
71.
Funeral services are to be
held today (Thursday) at 10
a.m. at Newnie W. Ellis
Funeral Chapel in Midland
with Rev. Hal Upchurch
officiating. Burial will be in
Fairview Cemetery under the
direction of Ellis Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Walton was born Oct.
24, 1904 in Midland. She was
reared there and was a
graduate of Midland High
School.
She then attended and was
graduated from the School of
Mines in El Paso and came to
Kermit as a public school
teacher.
The late Winkler County
pioneer rancher and oil man
J. B. Walton and Helen
Winborne were married in
Kermit in 1930. He died in
Gilligan
Honored
As ‘Judge’
Veteran Kermit High
School band director G. T.
Gilligan was honored recently
for his service as a judge in
the annual All-State Solo and
Ensemble Contest.
Last week Gilligan
received an award from the
University of Texas for his
service as a judge in the
annual contest.
The award was made to
the KHS ‘K’ Band director
for having served as judge in
the annual contest for the
past 16 years. Making the
award last week was Dr.
Nelson G. Patrick.
In receiving the award,
Gilligan was cited for having
more years of service than
any other judge in the
All-State Contest.
Trustees
To Meet
Today
The agenda for the
emergency school board
meeting to be held today
(Thursday) in the board room
of the Kermit Independent
School District Administra-
tion Building has been
released by School
Superintendent Max
Newman.
The emergency meeting is
to be held at 7 a.m.
Items listed on the agenda
(br the meeting include:
Call to order
Invocation
Appoint school board
member to place 6, vacated
by Dean Gregory.
Adjournment.
1967.
Walton brought his first
cattle to Winkler County in
1915. They came by rail to
Pyote and were herded to the
ranch north of Kermit. The
first Walton ranch house was
a two-room structure located
several miles north of Kermit.
Several years later, the
Waltons bought land south
and west of the old ranch and
moved their headquarters to
the present location, nearer
to Kermit.
The first oil well on the
Walton ranch was drilled in
1930 and many fabulous oil
developments followed. The
famous Walton Oil Field in
Winkler County was named
for him.
Much of the progress of
Kermit Schools can be
credited to the efforts of Mr.
and Mrs. Walton. He was one
of three school trustees
before the independent
districts were formed, and he
was a member of the board
when the first permanent
school building was
constructed.
Walton Stadium, the
Kermit High School football
stadium, was built on land
donated by the Waltons, and
they built the Kermit
Community Church.
Survivors include a son,
John B. Walton, Jr., of El
Paso; a sister, Mrs. Velma
Flannery of Midland; and
three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Harry
Reid and Johnnie Roberts,
both of Kermit; Berl Potts of
Monahans; B. F. Meek, Jr., of
(See LAST RITES, Page 9)
Beginner
Band To
Organize
Kermit high School band
director G. T. Gilligan
announced today that
Beginner Band is scheduled to
organize on August 2.
After organizing on Aug.
2, the Beginner Band will
continue for a two-week
period.
Students planning to
enroll in Beginner Band, who
will not be present on Aug. 2
should contact Gilligan at
586-2886 June 21-23.
The band schedule for
Kermit Junior High School
Band will be announced at a
later date by director Richard
Thomas.
The rehearsal schedule for
KHS band students will be
mailed to band members at a
later date by ‘K’ Band
director Kirke McMenzie.
In making the
announcements, Gilligan also
pointed out that used band
instruments have been left for
sale at the high school band
hall by graduating members
of the band.
All parents and band
members interested in
purchasing the used band
instruments may contact
Gilligan at the band hall July
21-23.
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School Board
Member Resigns
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PRESENTS BANNER
In her final meeting with the Kermit Rotary Club Tuesday at Kermit Community Center,
foreign exchange student Anne Mellac from France presented a miniature banner from her
hometown Rotary Club to the local club. Under the sponsorship of her hometown Rotary
Club and the Kermit club, Anne has lived in Kermit since last August as an exchange
student. While in Kermit she has lived in the homes of four local Rotarians and attended
Kermit High School. She is shown above presenting the minature banner to Kermit Rotary
Club president-elect Howard McKay (left) and president Jim Williamson. (Staff Photo)
109th Jury Panel
To Report Tuesday
A 151 -member prospective
jury panel for 109th District
Court at Kermit has been
notified by the office of
Sheriff Jerry D. Bell to report
for possible jury duty
Tuesday, June 15. *■-'
The prospective jurors are
to report at 10 a.m. in the
District Courtroom.
Juries selected from this
panel are scheduled to hear
three cases: the State of
Texas vs. Gerald Lee Ratliff,
who is charged with
aggravated robbery, a first
degree felony; the State of
Texas vs. Leandro Quiroz.
Quiroz is charged with
possession of marijuana, a
third degree felony; and the
State of Texas vs. James B. •
Davis. He is charged with the
sexual abuse of a child, a
second degree felony.
Included on the list of
prospective jurors are 22
Wink residents and .12 *
citizens of Kermit .
Named to the jury panel
from Wink are Beverly J.
Johnson, A. C. Morton,
Johnny A. Martin, Clarence
E. Landry, Billie J. Johnson,
Mrs. Oran O. Whitten, L. V.
Hill, Louis V. Hadley, Jr.,
Ileeta Nichols, Wilbur Wayne
Floyd, Earl G. McMillan,
Mary L. Kingston, Mrs. E.
E. Shattuck, Mrs. F. L.
Martin, C. L. Henry, Carol
Ann Willhelm, J. C. Aiken,
Mrs. Ronald Reed Carman,
Mrs. W. G. Spurrier, Debbie
Treadwell, Mrs. Fred V.
Adams and Lavelle Jolly.
Named to the list of
prospective jurors from
Kermit are Mrs. Leslie L. Bell,
Q.0& :'n-ah. Joyce M,
Holamon, Mrs. Stanley R.
Arnold, A1 Langley, Ernest S.
Gruben, Lee Roy Warren,
Myrtel Crouch, Charles P.
Clark, III
Mrs. John H. Walker, Jr.,
G. W. Bentley, Bernice
Pennington, B. B. Whitaker,
Wilma Finley, Edna
Campbell, Jewel K. Fletcher,
Charlie Z. Helmer, Eula Mae
Collins,
C. W. Weaver, Jesusita Z.
Vejil, Mrs. J. H. Porterfield,
John W. King, Ben F. Maness,
(See JURY PANEL, Page 9)
Kermit School Board
member Dean Gregory
submitted his resignation to
the board during the regular
monthly meeting of the
board Tuesday night in the
board room of the Kermit
Administration Building.
Gregory’s resignation is to
be effective June 9.
The school board
unanimously adopted a
resolution commending
Gregory for his work on the
board. The board then called
a special meeting to be held
(today) Thursday, June 10, at
7 a.m. in the board room of
the administration building.
The purpose of the meeting is
to appoint a board member
to serve in Gregory’s vacated
position, Place 6.
In other action Tuesday
night the board approved the
hiring of new personnel for
the 1976-77 school term:
Judy Elaine Yett was
hired to teach math in Kermit
Junior High School. She has
three years experience as a
math teacher at Lubbock
Monterey. She has a
Bachelor of Science degree
from Texas Tech University
and received a one-year
contract with Kermit
Schools.
Linda Beth Miracle, a
beginning teacher, was
employed on a one-year:
contract to serve as a music
teacher at East Primary
School. She is a graduate of
Kermit High School and has a
Bachelor of Science degree
from the University of Texas
of the Permian Basin.
Carolyn Shadowens, a
former teacher in Kermit
Schools, was hired on a
one-year contract as a third
grade teacher at Purple Sage
Elementary School. Mrs.
Shadowens has eight years
experience in Kermit Schools
and a bachelor’s degree from
Stephen F. Austin University.
Employed as a special
education teacher for Kermit
Junior High School was
Charlene R. Hicks. She has
two years experience at
Dimmitt and 10 years
experience as a special
education teacher at
Seminole. She received a
one-year contract.
School board members
then opened bids for the sale
of a 1966 model,
60-passenger Dodge school
bus. The high bid of
(See SCHOOL, Page 9)
Council Okays
Park Ordinance
Meeting in regular session
Tuesday night in the Council
Chambers of City Hall
CityCouncil discussed city
hospitalization and life
insurance, regulations on city
parks, revenue sharing funds,
demolition program and the
possibilty of having an entry
in the upcoming Bicentennial
Parade.
The first topic to be
brought to the attention of
the City Council was the city
group hospitalization and life
insurance program.
Grand Jury Returns
Nine Indictments
Raid Nets Suitcases Of Pills
A Lufkin man was arrested
at a Kermit motel by
officers of the Winkler
County sheriff’s department,
after the officers received a
tip that that he was selling
amphetamines and
barbiturates.
Sheriff Jerry D. Bell and
Deputies Dave Roberts and
Ricky Kennedy arrested the
man and confiscated three
suitcases full of capsules of
varying sizes and colors.
The man, identified as
Leonard Joseph Archambeau,
36 , was arrested at
approximately 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday at a local motel. No
charges were filed.
The capsules were
confiscated and taken to the
Department of Public Safety
laboratory in Midland, where
an analysis was made, and it
was found that all of the
capsules contained caffeine.
After the analysis was
made, the man was released.
“The capsules were being
represented as barbiturates
and amphetamines,” Sheriff
Bell said. He added that
the capsules were being sold
for $1 to S3 each.
“The capusles were
reportedly manufactured in
Garland,” the sheriff added.
‘‘This was not
Archambeau’s first trip to
Kermit,” Sheriff Bell stated.
“Incidents like this have
occured throughout the
state,” he explained.
Winkler County Grand
Jury met Monday and
returned nine indictments.
Included in the indictments
were possession of a
controlled substance, heroin;
aggravated robbery,
possession of marijuana,
driving while intoxicated
(subsequent offense), and
delivery of a controlled
substance, heroin.
Gary Russell Howard, 21,
of Kermit was indicted by the
grand jury for unlawful
possession of a controlled
substance, heroin, a second
degree felony. Bond was set
at $10,000, and he remained
in Winkler County jail late
Wednesday in lieu of bond.
Randall Wright Gibson,
19, of Andrews was indicted
on a charge of aggravated
robbery, a first degree felony,
and his bond was set at
$50,000. He too, remained in
Winkler County jail late
Wednesday.
James Marvin Jeffers, 17,
of Kermit was indicted for
possession of more than four
ounces of marijuana, a third
degree felony. His bond was
set at $4,000, and he
reamined in the county jail.
The grand jury indicted
Raymond P. Martinez, 17, of
Kermit for possession of
more than four ounces of
marijuana, a third degree
felony. His bond was set at
$4,000, and he is free on
bond.
Clarence Ray Gill, 32, of
Odessa was indicted for the
subsequent offense of driving
(See GRAND JURY, Page 9)
64 County Residents
Named To Jury Panel
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FUMC To Present
Johnny Cash Film
The story is old, but the
perspective is up-dated and
brought into sharp focus by
the film, “The Gospel Road,”
to be shown Sunday, June
13, at First United Methodist
Church in Kermit. The
showing will begin at 8 p.m.
“The Gospel Road,”
distributed by World Wide
Pictures, was conceived and
produced by Johnny Cash
and his wife, June Carter
Cash, whose desire was to tell
the story of Jesus Christ in a
realistic and meaningful way.
The film is a unique blend
of scripture-based narrative,
an abundant supply of
specially written songs, and a
series of in-depth character
portrayals, with Israel itself as
the mixing bowl.
You are there, walking
beside the Jordan and the Sea
of Galilee; you are there,
seeing Him in many human
situations that establish a
practical and personal rapport
with every viewer.
You are there, being
introduced to the disciples,
and gaining insights into their
varied personalities. You are
there, experiencing the highly
charged emotional impact of
the trial before Pilate, and
becoming so personally
involved that you feel
sympathetic pain when
Robert Elfstrom, in an
(See FILM, Page 9)
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EXAMINE CAPSULES
Sheriff Jerry D. Bell (right) and deputies Dave Roberts (left) and Ricky Kennedy are
shown examining some 30,000 capsules, which were confiscated Tuesday morning when a
Lufkin man was arrested at a local motel. After the Department of Public Safety
laboratory at Midland analyzed the capsules and found they contained only caffeine, the
man was released. Sheriff Bell reported that the capsules, which were in various sizes and
colors, had been represented as amphetamines and barbiturates and were being sold locally.
(Staff Photo)
A total of 64. Winkler
County residents have been
notified by the office of
Sheriff Jerry D. Bell to report
Tuesday, June 15, for
possible County Court jury
duty.
The prospective jurors are
to report for possible jury
duty at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in
the County Courtroom of the
courthouse.
Included on the list of
prospective jurors for the
May-June term of County
Court are nine persons from
Wink and 55 Kermit
residents.
Named to the jury panel
from Wink are Jimmie D.
Bannister, J. M. Everett,
Helen B. Frazier, Lois
Hoskins, Myrna Carter
Lenox, Karen Ann Mitchell,
Mrs. Joe M. Nichols, Ben
White and Paul W. Worley.
Included on the list of
prospective jurors from
Kermit are Marguerite A.
Adams, Brenda Allen,
Deborah L. Atkins, Wm.
Steven Baldwin, Emma J.
Bandel, Gloria Barron, Leah
Bartley, Rilene Bell, Agustin
Bill, Sandy Blakley, Loretta
Faye Brinkley,
Sandra Kay Brown, Bennie
Brownlee, Glenna Brownlee,
Wilton D. Burton, Mrs.
Shirley Copenhaver, Ben E.
Cowling, Pauline Cooley, Mrs.
Neil Cranford, Marlene Adelia
Droigk, Rosie M.
Featherston, Jim Graves,
Youtha Gregg, Mrs.
Hubert C. Green, Kathleen
Ellen Green, Mrs. J. D.
Gough, Donald Hall, Willis M.
Hanks, Brenda Ann Hannah,
Mrs. E. D. Heard, Mrs. Terry
Henderson, Vera L. Hull,
(See COUNTY, Page 9)
City Manager W. G. (Jerry)
Haynes told the council that
the company currently
providing insurance coverage
for the city has indicated that
an increase of about 33 per
cant in rates is anticipated in
the policy for next year. The
present policy is to expire at
the end of June.
On a motion by
Councilman Charles Wright
the council voted
unanimously to authorize the
city manager to advertise for
bids for group hospitalization
and life insurance coverage,
both with and without
maternity benefits. Bids are
to opened is a special council
meeting at 7 p.m. June 29.
City Finance Officer Mrs.
James (Mildred) Lipham
presented a planned use
report for Federal Revenue
Sharing Funds. The report
included utilizing a total of
$18,226 for the annual
summer recreation council
and the city-county sealcoat
program.
(See COUNCIL, Page 9)
Auditor
Faces
Charge
A complaint charging
Winkler County Auditor Paul
D. Lassiter with simple
assault, a Class C
misdemeanor, was filed
Wednesday morning in
Justice of Peace Court at
Kermit.
The complaint, arising out
of an incident which allegedly
occurred in the auditor’s
office on May 27, was filed
by James W. Butler of 732
South Pine in Kermit.
The complaint was filed in
the court of Precinct 1
Justice of the Peace C. O.
Jones.
Lassiter posted a $250
bond in connection with the
case.
Maximum punishment for
a Class C misdemeanor is a
fine of $200.
First Assembly of God
Sets Special Service
Special gospel services are
to be conducted Sunday,
June 13, at First Assembly of
God Church, according to an
announcement by Rev. Aaron
Ferris.
The special gospel service
will begin at 9:45 a.m.
Dr. Jesse K. Moon and
Donna Moon and the Stars
will conduct a 1976 Easter
season tour of missionary
evangelism in Mexico and
Guatemala.
The “Operation Cheer”
group is a singing and
witnessing program to the
military personnel of the
United States of America on
bases at home and abroad. It
is also a missionary
evangelism group at home
and abroad.
They present concerts and
Gospel meetings in hospitals,
chapels, auditoriums,
'stadiums, service centers,
mess halls, college campuses,
youth centers, churches and
in city-wide crusades and
missionary campaign n
primitive villages outside of
the United States.
Operation Cheer concerts
and Gospel meetings are done
by a select singing and
witnessing group of
dedicated, talented, and
personable Christian
qollegians from SAGC,
missionary campaigns in
(See SERVICE, Page 9)
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Parks, Phil. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1976, newspaper, June 10, 1976; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009223/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.