The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1939 Page: 2 of 6

                                
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ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST
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Kermit
Phone 25
A news story in the state papers last week told of a
school boy being crushed to death under the wheels
of a passing motor vehicle as he stepped from a school
bus that was at a stop to discharge passengers. The
driver of the vehicle that killed that lad will be in-
dicted by a grand jury, more than likely, and will
have to stand trial on a serious charge. Worse than
that, he will forever feel the guilt of having wilfully
killed a child—we use the term wilfully because if
he had not been wilfully disobeying the law the acci-
of some incorporated town losing his home or barn
because the laws of the city won’t permit the fire
department to leave the city limits. Not long ago,
reports came out of Missouri relating that a fire de-
AS YOU WOULD YOUR
FAMILY DOCTOR
Brewster, the largest Texas county, is more than five
times as large as’ Rhode Island, three times as large
as Delaware and 50 percent larger than Connecticut.
A Better Sight Lamp Like This Will Provide
Sight-saving Light for About 12 cent per Hour
NEW SUITS FILED
In District Court
DAN P. ENGLISH
Insurance Agency
J. M. Owen vs Curtis Ethel Owen,
divorce.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—$2.00 Per Year; $1.25 for
Six Months; 75c for Three Months; Payable in Ad-
vance.
The population of Texas has increased 292,285 since
the 1930 census, an increase of about 5 percent.
Wink
Phone 33
Winkler county’s population was 6,784 in the 1930
census. The 1936 official estimate of the population
was 8,960.
Any erroneous reflection upon the standing, charac-
ter, or reputation of any person, firm or corporation
which may appear in the columns of The News will
be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the at-
tention of the management.
Gertrude M. Weeks vs N. B. Weeks,
divorce.
Expert Watch
and Jewelry
Repairing
Over 20 Years
Experience
KERMIT
Phone 25
Wink Jewelry
Company
Wink, Texas
WINK
Phone 33
If In Doubt, Ask Those Who
Have Been Our Customers
For Many Years
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JOE ARLEDGE, Manager
Wink, Texas
John Walton is in Kermit on busi-
ness this week. Mr. Walton will be
at the Kermit hotel during his stay
here.
Alert and Eager
To Serve You
There is a state law which requires all motor ve-
hicles to come to a complete stop when approaching
a school bus at a standstill, whether meeting the bus
or overtaking it. The law also prohibits the passing
of such a bus until it has completed taking in or dis-
charging passengers and has moved on.
Local school authorities and the Sheriffs depart-
ment report that the major oil company employees
observe this law in Winkler county, but a number of
individuals do not. Sheriff Summers believes that a
majority of those who fail to comply, do so through
oversight or ignorance of the law. That is why he
issued a warning last week and called attention to the
statute. Repeated violations will call for stern en-
forcement measures, the Sheriff added.
You wouldn’t want to kill a child, would you?
You might, if you dont observe the law and stop
when you see a school bus taking on or discharging
its precious cargo!
Mmes. F. J. Rutledge, Hugh Sas-
ser, V. H. Harvill and Ed Terrell
of Wink attended the funeral of
Rev. Father De Bruy ere, which was
held in El Paso at 10 o’clock Wed-
nesday.
30—The German steamer,
"Elba," sunk, 1895.
Wink’s population in the 1930 census was 3,963. The
official Bureau of the Census estimate in 1936 was
4,200. Present estimates are 3,000.
FOUND!
A Place to Get
Guaranteed
Glasses
Dr. DANIELS
At Wink Jewelry Store
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together with a number of fine horses, bum because
they couldn’t move across an imaginary line with their
equipment and lend aid.
We’d like to see someone try to pass a silly or-
dinance like that in either Kermit or Wink. If, by
stretching the imagination, one could conceive of such
an ordinance getting on the books of either town,
we’d like to see how much attention the volunteer fire
departments of the two towns would pay to it.
When Kermit had its disastrous fire in Decem-
ber of 1937, Wink’s little fire fighting crew and equip-
ment dashed across the ten miles of prairie and didn’t
stop to ask anybody any questions about the propriety
of such actions. A neighbor was in trouble and need-
ed help; ergo, they came to aid in every way they
could.
Monday night, Kermit had an opportunity to re-
pay in a measure that neighborly act. The Stanolind
engineering office in Wink caught fire and was al-
most totally destroyed. That the Stanolind district
office and warehouse, containing over $250,000 worth
of materials alone and records of inestimable value,
did not also go up in flames was due to the efforts
of the Humble Pipe Line crew and the Wink and
Kermit fire departments.
When Sheriff Summers called the Kermit depart-
ment, the boys rallied to the alarm and were away
with all hands eager to go—and nobody stopped to
question the fact that our department was leaving
the city limits. That wasn’t thought of—a neighbor
was in trouble and we were needed. Even the mayor
of Kermit was seen helping the boys string hose to
the fire, in his shirt-sleeves because one of the fire-
men had got wet and needed a coat. When Kermit’s
big pumper finally got a line on the fire and started
shoving water on the blaze, it was knocked down in
short order.
There is one thing that fire brought forcibly to
everyone’s attention, though; Wink is sadly in need
of better equipment.
It was necessary to connect Wink’s supply of hose
to Kermit’s in order to reach the fire with city water.
When the Kermit pumper shot a 500-gallon-per-min-
ute stream into that hose, the first link of the Wink
hose popped like a toy balloon. After the broken link
was removed, it was necessary to hold the pumper to
less than half speed, about 125 pounds pressure, to
keep from breaking more hose. Even then, the Wink
hose bellied and swelled and leaked in almost every
link.
The News suggests that the company whose dis-
trict office and $250,000 worth of supplies were saved
by the fire departments and the Humble men lead
off with a contribution to a pot to buy Wink some
new fire hose. With Kermit’s pumper available any-
time there is a fire in Wink, new hose for the Wink
department would be a good investment in fire pro-
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Unless one pays his poll tax, or is exempt because
of the age qualification, he cannot vote, regardless of
his status as a citizen and taxpayer. There were over
three thousand qualified voters in Winkler county last
year, yet less than two hundred persons have qualified
to vote thus far this year.
Everyone interested in the schools and the pro-
gress of Kermit should qualify himself to vote. Pay
your poll tax before February 1, then vote when the
elections come up—or keep quiet afterward if things
dont go to suit you.
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should mark the date on which you
made one of the most important
steps in your life—to see Dan P.
English Insurance Agency about a
complete insurance program. Lfe,
Annuity, Automobile, Fire, Property
or any kind you might need.
As the News predicted last week, Pecos, through The
Pecos Enterprise, unlimbered its verbal artillery and
drew a bead on The Dallas News for championing the
proposed new highway from Midland or Odessa
through Kermit to El Paso.
In an essay of much greater length than The
Enterprise is wont to run as editorial comment, Editor
Lott called Dallas and The Dallas News sternly to
task for “butting in” on the business of West Texas,
and wound up with the invitation for The News to
go back to East Texas if that was the best it could do.
In addition to the editorial, a news story ap-
peared on page 1 of the Enterprise revealing that the
Pecos Chamber of Commerce began a drive last week
to block possible construction of the cut-off highway.
‘The story relates that efforts will be made to secure
help in blocking this progressive movement from
towns along the Bankhead highway, the Broadway of
America Association and the Texas Good Roads As-
sociation.
Opposition to the new highway was expected, of
course, and we accord Pecos the privilege of fighting
anything that might prove detrimental to its future
or progress. However, it might be well for Pecos to
consider these things before creating irrepairable feel-
ing between the people of Kermit and their little city.
Although the people of Pecos, especially the bank-
ers, look down their noses at Wink and Kermit be-
cause we are “oil field towns”, they are not loathe
to take our money for the thousands of dollars worth
of groceries, clothing, drugs, dry goods, furniture and
Rolland B. Fuller, 27, Wink and
Miss Joy Callahan, 20, Wink.
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time President of U. S.
died, 1924.
itories for the City of Kermit, the City of Wink, the
Wink Indpendent School ■District, Kermit Indepen-
Constable Dave Ford,this week filed
a lunacy complaint in Probate court
against a man who gave the name
of Thad W. Lockhart, alleging the
man was of unsound mind and
should be placed under restraint.
The case probably will come to
trial during the February term of
court.
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of Trustees Thursday.
Cundiff comes to Monahans from
Lebanon, Kentucky, where he has
coached for the past eight years.
During that time his teams com-
piled a record of 62 wins and only
8 losses. Hanscom is from Fland-
reau, North Dakota, where he has
coached for nine years. During that
period, his teams won 69 games, lost
nine and tied eight.
Both coaches will teach in the
Monahans school system. Cundiff
is a graduate of Kentucky Wesley-
an College and Hanscom took an
A. B. degree from Hamline Univer-
sity in Minnesota.
Jim Sharpe, president of the Sharpe
Drilling company, has returned, to
his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after
a week spent in Kermit on business.
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other commodities we buy from their wholesale and
retail establishments each month. The bankers are I
more than glad to accept our money for deposit; wit-
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Mrs. Park Bennett entertained her
daughter, Loneta, with a birthday
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Jones. It was her 12th birth-
day party.
Games were played. Girls prize
was won by Edna Celum; boys prize
by Monte Ray. Colors of blue and
pink were carried out. Balloons were
favors. Refreshments of cake, sand-
wiches, potato chips and punch
were served to:
Burna Mullins, Layne Lawrence,
Enid Anne Loftis, Mildred Watson,
Janet Jones, Julia Faye Watson, Ed-
na Celum, Estell Livingston, Truda
Mae Wilks, Monte Ray, Clyde Bone,
Fred Pool, W. O. Hunt, Clayton
Wagner, Billy and Bobbie Jones,
Billy Davis, O’Neal Loftis, Duane
Atwood, Glen Beard and Billy Lo-
gan. Gifts were sent in by Patty I
Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Fred San-
dell.
Roger F. Cundiff and Haven H.
Hanscom were appointed head
coach and assistant coach respec-
partment stood idly by and watched a farmer’s barn, tively in the Monahans high school,
at a special meeting of the Board
There is one sure way To determine whether your present lighting conforms fo
sate seeing standards—Have it measured with a light meter. We will gladly
perform this service without charge. Ask us about it
D. A. McClatchy of Wink left Wed-
nesday afternoon for Glenrose
where he will receive treatment sev-
eral days.
Pay Your Poll Tax
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-athere will be a schooltrustee elecion in Apriin which,
every citizen and taxpayer should vote and it is
On January 3, the Intermediate
classes of the Community church
will attend the Youth’s Crusade ral-
ly in Pecos.
Dr. Marshall Steele of Dallas will
address the young people on
“Youths Crusade”.
Reverend and Mrs. Joe Emanuel
and Mr. and Mrs. V. L .Shaw will
accompany the group from Kermit.
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County Judge G. E. Gilliam an-
nounced this week that efforts will
be put forth to secure Federal
Housing Administration building
and improvement loans for Wink-
ler county to aid property owners
in new construction, improvements
or additions.
In a letter to Congressman R. E.
Thomason, Judge Gilliam requested
that information be obtained from
FHA as to the requirements for
such a facility and asked his co-
operation in securing the affilia-
tion.
Judge Gilliam believes that Ker-
mit will experience a building boom
of mild proportions if FHA loans
Y our eyes work ceaselessly every waking moment of the day. Why sub'ecf
them to strain under poor light when good light is so cheap? .Under our low
average residential rates:
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Smallest county in Texas is Rockwall, 149 square
miles; largest is Brewster with 5,935 square miles.
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, Every now and then, one reads news accounts of some Monahans Gets
unfortunate person living just outside the city limits
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more, the bankers are, making neat profits each year
financing those governmental and fiscal agencies with
short term loans, loans that are good on any bankers
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By fighting the new highway, which has been a
dream of Winkler county folk for many years—and
which will be completed some day whether Pecos
likes it or not—Pecos can alienate that business. Pe-
cos should consider the fact that a new highway, to
become a state maintained road when completed, is
being constructed between Kermit and Odessa and
Midland. When this road is open toi travel, it will be
but 45 miles to Odessa and about 55 to Midland.
Both are good towns, with strong banks and outstand-
ing wholesale and retail business establishments. It
still will be 52 miles—part of which is over the “Death
Strip” of the Bankhead highway—to Pecos. Which
way will the people go, if a little pressure and adver-
tising is used to spur them on?
If, instead of fighting the new road, Pecos would
join Kermit and the other towns interested in seeing
it go through, it will shorten the distance from Ker-
mit and Wink to Pecos and give those whq are now
leaning so heavily on us for business an even break
in competition with Odessa and Midland. The new
road, straight west from Kermit to an intersection
with the Carlsbad highway, with a Y branching off
to Mentone, would shorten the distance between the
rich “oil field towns” and Pecos, help Mentone and
keep a great many of us, now in the habit, going back
to the Reeves county capital for our needs.
Another thing Pecos should consider before rais-
ing too much of a ruckus over the matter is the fact
that a ruckus eventually! will make the project into a
political issue. When that is done, both Pecos and
Kermit will suffer—as well as the State of Texas—
in this manner:
There is still another alternate route to U. S. 80,
and the proposed new road, and a great deal of it has
been completed and is in service. It is Highway 15
from Dallas and Ft. Worth through Mineral Wells,
Breckenridge, Albany, Anson, Lamesa and then into
New Mexico near Hobbs. As a matter of fact, this
route is the straightest shot to Carlsbad from North
Texas.
If Pecos starts a fight against completion of the
new road through Kermit to El Paso, that fight can
be the cause of the politicians turning away from the
matter and concentrating! on improving No. 15. Pecos
people know that since No. 15 was opened to travel,
even though not hard-surfaced all the way, Bankhead
traffic has fallen off considerably. What would hap-
pen if the road is made all-weather, or hard surfaced,
is something for Pecos to think about.
Furthermore, if No. 15 is completed, motorists
will leave the State of Texas several hundred miles
sooner than they would over the more direct route
from Midland through Kermit to El Paso. That would
mean the loss of thousands of dollars annually in
gasoline taxes and many more thousands in the form
of incidental expenses. Texas should not be made to
forfeit those revenues because one little West Texas
town is opposed to progress.
While Kermit is proud of the fact that it is an
“oil town”, it does not intend to rest entirely upon
that industry. Its destiny is incontrovertibly linked
with the completion of the proposed road. It will
not stand idly by and see the project scuttled without
putting up a fight—and by fight we do not mean a
war of words in the newspapers.
Mrs. Roy Hazlewood of Wink re-
turned Monday from Glenrose
where she has been taking treat-
ment in a hospital.
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Fire Department
NeedsSlickers;
Donations Asked
DONALD TRACY, Accountant
Social Security and Income Tax Work
Permanently Located with
DAN P. ENGLISH
A modern table lamp equipped with a 100-watt bulb
will provide sight-saving light for about one-half cent
Jack Bills, Managing Editor James L. Dow, Editor
firemen catching cold from water
and exposure while fighting the fire
in Wink Tuesday, Chief Ben Coop-
er and his aide, Assistant Chief
Paul Roberts, began a movement
this week to secure slickers for the
department.
“The department’s treasury is
sadly depleted and the city does not
have funds available for the pur-
chase of slickers at this time, there-
fore we are going to ask the mer-
chants of, Kermit to help us get
them,” Cooper said.
M. L. Ekas, shop superintendent
for Magnolia, led off in the move
with a donation of one slicker. The
Winkler County News also gave one
and Mayor Clapp promised to pay
for one.
The slickers can be purchased
wholesale for $7.95. They are reg-
ulation fire fighter’s slickers, wool-
lined, and will last for many years.
They will furnish the men ample
protection against water and the
weather. Anyone desiring to aid in
this worthy cause is urged to notify
Chief Cooper, Assistant Chief Rob-
erts or The Winkler County News.
Asks For F. H. A.
Loans In County
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