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The Winkler County News
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Vol. 43 No. 82 Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745 Thursday, July 12,1979
School Salary Schedule
Approved By Trustees
ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
New officers of Kermit Rotary Club were installed at the Coulter, Julian Dawson and David McGuire directors Not
organization s regular noon luncheon at Kermit Community present at the installation were two other’ directors Ken
Center Tuesday. Officers installed (left to right) are: Ixe Mays and Phil Fay. Parker Woodul of Portales NM’ past
Rutledge secretary-treasurer; Rey Aranda, president-elect; district governor of Rotary District 552, installed the’ new
^ erman Barrs, serge ant-at-arms, Jim Owen, president; Lee Kermit Rotary Club officers. (Staff Photo)
Commissioners Name
County Election Judges
.J Election judges for special
and General Elections in
Winkler County were
appointed by members of the
Winkler County
Commissioners Court, when
they met in regular session
Monday morning in the
Commissioners Courtroom of
the County Courthouse.
The judges appointed
Monday will serve for the
•jnext 12 months or until a
vacancy occurs.
Elections judges appointed
are:
Precinct No. 1, Wm. A.
Garratt, Presiding Judge; and
Roy Geske, Associate Judge.
Precinct No. 2, Carlos
Lopez, Presiding Judge; and
Athenia Pierce, Associate
Judge.
Precinct No. 3, John F.
WMoore, Presiding Judge; and
Mrs. C. B. Barley, Associate
Judge.
Precinct No. 4, J. M.
Lipham, Presiding Judge; and
Stella Nutt, Associate Judge.
Precinct No. 5, Roy
Spangler, Presiding Judge;
and C. F. McGilbra, Associate
Judge.
Absentee Canvasing Board,
W. D. Cameron. Presiding
Judge; and G. G Ledbetter,
Associate Judge.
The court also established
hours for the polls to be open
for all elections to be held in
Winkler County during the
next twelve months. Polls are
to be opened at 7 a.m. and
closed at 7 p.m. This order of
the Commissioners Court
applies to all general and
special elections held by any
political subdivision for any
purpose.
Pay for election judges and
clerks was set at $3 per hour,
and pay for transporting
ballots to the county clerk’s
office in the courthouse was
set at $10 for transporting
them from Wink and $5 for
transporting returns from
Kermit precincts to the
courthouse.
Fee for use of the legal
library in the courthouse was
set at $10 per case by the
Commissioners Court.
Minimum pay for jury
panels in both district and
county court was set at $6
and set per diem for jury
service at $20.
The bid of Gregory
Roofing of Odessa for repairs
to the courthouse roof and
flashings was accepted. The
Odessa firm, which submitted
the only bid on the project,
bid $10,620 for the job, and
set ten working days as the
time for completion.
Burns Electric of Kermit
submitted the low bid for
installing lights at the Vest
Park Baseball Field, and it
was accepted by the court.
The Kermit electrical
contractor bid $5,794 for the
job if wooden poles are
installed and $9,744 if metal
poles are used.
The only other bid
submitted was from Foreman
Electric of Odessa. Amount
of this bid was $32,778.
Discussion of repairs to the
Kermit Youth Center was
tabled by the court.
Winkler County Tax
Assessor-Collector Mae
Barnes appeared before the
court and requested
renovations to the county tax
office. The court agreed to
advertise for bids on the
project with bids to be
opened at the August 6
meeting of the Commis-
The Kermit School salary
schedule was approved when
the Board of Trustees of the
Kermit Independent School
District met in regular session
Tuesday night.
Salary schedule, as
recommended by the Budget
Committee, composed of
Chairman Elmo Glass,
Frances Knight and A. C.
(Chuck) Williams, was
accepted.
The State Minimum
Foundation Salary Schedule
for 1979-80 was approved,
plus local enrichment was
increased from $1,750 to
$2,500 for classroom teachers
in an effort to stay
competitive with area
schools. Additional increases
were approved as provided by
local schedules and as
recommended by the Budget
Committee for administra-
tors, secretaries, clerks and
custodians.
Cafeteria employees were
given an increase in January
of 1979 and will be
considered again in January
of 1980 to conform with the
minimum wage schedule.
Three new faculty
members were employed by
the board at Tuesday night’s
meeting.
Ramon Barriga, 25, was
employed as industrial arts
teacher at Kermit High
School. He holds a B. S.
degree from Sul Ross State
University and has had two
years’ experience teaching
industrial arts in Cleveland,
Texas.
Richard B. Fountain, 36,
was employed as junior high
school social studies teacher
■sioners Court.
The court voted to declare
an emergency and approved
the purchase of vacuum
cleaners for the county
swimming pools in both
Kermit and Wink.
Approval was given to , . . ... . „
accept a deed of gift for
acreage on
streets. The deed was
executed by Dr. Cecil
Robinson and Dr. Rose
Robinson.
The county tax
assessor-collector’s annual
which to construct “ds a B. S degree from
Cameron University at
Lawton, Oklahoma. He has
four years’ teaching
experience in Fletcher,
Oklahoma, and Indiahoma,
Oklahoma, as well as four
report was submitted by Mrs. act*ve military
Barnes. It showed 99.3 T __ .
percent collections of state Rodney L. Hurt, 26, was
and county taxes in Winkler employed as junior high
County. The report was P^Yslcal education instructor
accepted by the court, anc* coach- He holds a
and Mrs. Barnes was bachelors degree from Texas
commended foy outstanding Tec^ University and has had
work in tax collections. * ref- year^ experience
Members of the court j®ac“lnJ= anc* coaching at
discussed the employment of r .
a maintenance engineer to be e three of the mew
responsible for overseeing the facuRy members were hired
operation of heating, cooling or! one"year contracts _with
and other similar duties in all ^a arie^ based on the 1979-80
county facilities except ^er,r^lt. ^dependent School
Memorial Hospital, which istrict salary schedule.
School Board President
(See COMMISSIONERS, P. 11) Gerald Speed presented
watches to retiring teachers for 28 years, and 23 of these has taught for 24 years in
Golda McGuire and Johnnie years were in the Kermit Kermit.
Mae Cates. Schools. A veteran of 39 High School Principal Dan
Mrs. McGuire has taught years of service, Mrs. Cates (See SCHOOL, Page 11)
/
RECEIVE WATCHES
Gerald Speed, president of the Board of Trustees of the Kermit Independent School
District, is shown with two retired members of the school faculty, who received watches at
Tuesday night’s meeting of the school’s Board of Trustees. Watches were presented to
Johnnie Mae Cates (left) and Golda McGuire. Mrs. Cates has a total of 39 years teaching
experience with 24 of the 39 years in the Kermit Schools. Mrs. McGuire has taught for 28
years with 23 of those years being in Kermit.
(Staff Photo)
Kermit Council Tours
City Hall Addition
The new additions to
Kermit City Hall and Police
Station were toured by
members of the city council,
when they met in regular
session Tuesday night in
Council Chambers of City
Hall.
Following the tour, the
council instructed Acting
City Manager Mildred Lipham
to contact Oasis Builders,
Inc., general contractor on
the expansion project, to
obtain prices on paneling and
other wall covering for those
areas, which do not have it.
She was also instructed to
obtain a price bn an overhead
cabinet for the Police
Department.
Approval was given to
authorize advertising for bids
for group hospitalization and
life insurance for city
employees. Bids will be
opened at the July 24
meeting of the council, if
they are available by that
time.
Mrs. Lipham reported on a
meeting of the Permian Basin
Regional Planning
Commission on concerning
the EMS program in this
region. A request from the
regional planning commission
for funds for the EMS
program was tabled until the
next council meeting.
The council requested that
the Emergency Service Board
meet with the Board of
Control of Memorial Hospital
to discuss ambulance
problems.
In other action at Tuesday
night’s meeting, the council
requested that City Attorney
John R. Lee study
annexation procedures and
report such to the council.
Councilmen Charles
Shadowens requested that
Mrs. Lipham check with
Communicable of Texas, Inc.,
concerning some persons,
who reportedly have
requested service, but have
not received it.
Minutes of the regular
council meeting of June 26
(See KERMIT, Page 11)
A carnival, located on the south side of Winkler County Park
at Kermit, was the scene of a shooting last Sunday night.
Bystanders said several shots were fired from the grassy area
at lower left, and three carnival employees, working on the
“Super-Loops” ride (shown here) were wounded in the
shooting spree. A 32-year-old Kermit man, Walter Jay
Penley, was arrested by officers of the Winkler County
Sheriff’s Department and charged with attempted murder.
None of the three men was critically injured, although one
man, James McCarrell of Smithville, was hospitalized. Penley
remains in Winkler County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.
(Staff Photo)
Three Men Inj ured
In Carnival Shooting
Three carnival workers
were shot late Sunday night,
and a 32-year-old Kermit man
remains in Winkler County
Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond
after being charged in
connection with the incident.
Walter Jay Penley was
charged with attempted
murder. He was arrested by
officers of the Winkler
County Sheriffs Department
only minutes after he
allegedly shot three workers
Jan Moore
Certified
As Deputy
Jan Moore of the Winkler
County Sheriffs Department
has completed a 320-hour
Basic Law Enforcement
Training Course at the
Permian Basin Law
Enforcement Academy at
Midland.
Mrs. Moore was graduated
from the Academy June 29
and is now certified a deputy
sheriff. She is in charge of the
office operations of the
Winkler County Sheriffs
Department.
at a carnival at Winkler
County Park in Kermit.
Penley was overpowered by
bystanders after observers
indentified him as the man
who fired a semi-automatic
.22 caliber rifle at the three
men, then threw the rifle on
the grass in the park and ran
from the scene.
Winkler County Sheriff W.
E. (Bill) Adams said Penley
resides at 840 South Pine in
Kermit, having moved to
Winkler County several
months ago from Tampa,
Florida.
Wounded in the incident,
which was reported to local
law enforcement officers at
10:30 p.m. Sunday, were
Gene Timmerman, Pete
Maynard and James
McCarrell. All are reportedly,
from Smithville, Texas, and
are employed by Gene Ledel
Shows, producers of the
carnival, which was
concluding the last of three
nights in Kermit when the
shooting occured.
Sheriff Adams said
Penley’s wife had reportedly
been fired as an employee of
the carnival between 8 and 9
o’clock Sunday night. He said
the suspect apparently left
the park area at that time,
and then returned, allegedly
shooting the three men.
None of the three men was
critically injured in the
shooting although McCarrell
was admitted to Memorial
Hospital, reportedly suffering
from at least three bullet
wounds. Timmerman, and
Maynard were treated and
released at the hospital
emergency room. McCarrell is
listed in good condition at
Memorial Hospital.
The $50,000 bond for
Penley was set by Precinct 3
Justice of the Peace Loraine
Brumlow. She also appointed
Kermit attorney Robert
Scogin to represent the
suspect at the magistrate’s
hearing.
KHS Class Of 1969
Schedules Reunion
The Class of 1969 will hold
its 10-year reunion on July
20 and 21. The following
schedule for all classmates
and teachers of that class will
be:
JULY 20
Place: Community Center
Time: 8:00 p.m. to 12
midnight, Registration will be
held. Each classmate may
bring their family.
Refreshments will be
furnished.
JULY 21
A family picnic will be
held at the County Park.
Bring your own lunches.
Drinks will be furnished.
Starting time will be at 10
a.m. In case of rain, go to the
Community Center. On the
evening of July 21, there will
be a dance at the Community
Center. It will be from 9 p.m.
until 1 a.m.
Unfortunately
pre-registration fees DO NOT
include dance. Cost of dance
will be $5 for singles and $10
for couples.
Friends in the classes of
1966 thru 1972 are invited to
attend.
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