The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1965 Page: 1 of 12
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V
WEEKLY
EDITION
The Winkier County News
Vol. 30— No. 32
10 Cents per Copy
Kermlt, Winkler County, Texas,
Sunday, December 12, 1965
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^Postmaster
Says Please
Write Clearly
One of the biggest problems
postal employees face is illegi*
ble handwriting. At Christmas*
time, when mail volume sky*
rocket, this can become a major
problem, Postmaster Waller said
today.
“ The use of ZIP Codes by mail-
ers does help speed up the pro*
cess because often if the city
and state are unreadable the
ZIP Code will direct the mail
to the post office from which
it will be delivered. Clerks in
that post office, being more fa*
miliar with local residents, may
be able to figure out the person
to whom the mail should be de*
livered.
Another significant problem is
the number of parcels delayed
^r actually undelivered because
poor wrapping or packing.
Postmaster Waller urged that
special care be taken to see
^hat each package is tightly stuff*
Vftd and that nothing rattles around
Inside.
Parcels are generally shipped
in bags and often heavier items
rest on top of smaller, lighter
packages. The postmaster en»
couraged mailers to be a bit
cautious and insure all packages.
All packages should be ad*
dressed on only one side and
should have the address written
somewhere on the inside of the
package in case the exterior *
wrapping should come off. It is
also a good idea to also enclose ?
a list of the contents.
Poor packaging and illegible
or incorrect addressing accounts
for about half a million undeliver-
ed parcels each year.
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Wildcat
Flows in
County
A wildcat discovery, identified
only as “possibly upper Penn-
sylvanian/* is indicated in Wink-
ler County with the flowing of
6.67 barrels of 44-gravity oil
in 30 minutes on a drillstem
test at Pan American Petrol-
eum Corp. No. 4-B Sealy-Smith
Foundation.
The well, in 70-A-G&MMB&A,
is a 13,000-foot Ellenburger wild-
cat located 17 miles southeast
of Kermit, % mile west of De-
vonian and Ellenburger produc-
tion in the Monahans multipay
field and one mile east-north-
east of Pennsylvanian gas produc-
tion in the Halley, South multi-
pay field.
SUN-NEWS Photo
DISCUSS BUILDING PLANS — Shirley V. Smith, presi- is being built. Mrs. Donosky has completed several houses
dent of Oasis Builders, discusses plans for a new medical- in Dallas and has remodeled some of the older Dallas homes,
dental building now under construction In Kermit with In addition, she built two duplexes on Bellaire Drive in Ker-
Mrs. M. M. Donosky, who, with her husband, is the builder, mit.
and Gerald K. Johnson, D.D.S., for whom the, building
To Disneyland,' Rose Parade
Band Almost Wins 'Dream’
An all-expense paid “dream" excursion to the Tournament Judging of bands from the 26
trip to Disneyland and a Side of Roses Parade Jan. 1 was al- states entered was based on per-
most — but not quite — won formances of music from Dis-
by the outstanding “K” Band ney’s “Mary Poppins.” Kermit
from Kermit High School, ac- e^ered films of their halftime
cording to G. T. Gilligan, band performance at Fort Stockton
director.
The trip was first prize in a
contest open to bands in all
classes all over the United States
and sponsored by Walt Disney.
football game which followed the
Mary Poppins theme. Also sub-
mitted was a recording of the
band’s renditions of the Mary
Poppins music.
Gilligan received word that
11 SHOPPING DAYS
■■TILL CHRIS T M A S
For Free- Square
Kermit band finished in the top Q
19 bands of 169 bands compel
Gas surfaced in four minutes,
no gauges, and oil in one hour,
following in the above gauge DonCe LeSSOHS
through a one-inch choke on the Any and all persons interested
1/2-hour test taken between learning to square dance are
8,180-8,200 feet. Tubing pres- invited to be at Community Cen-
J sure was 100 pounds; gas-oil
ratio, 1,063:1.
ter each Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Kenneth Owens and! Wayne Year’s Day.
Baldwin, square dancing experts,
are teaching and there is no
charge.
Experts as well as amateurs
will be welcome, a spokesman
______ ... n___ said. Plans are that if enough
continued below 8,697 persons show an interest a club
will be formed later.
still quite an accomplishment,
Gilligan said.
The band has been working
extra hard — marching as much
as three miles a day — in hopes
that they would be the band se-
lected to appear in Disneyland’s
MARY POPPINS BAND DAY,
Dec. 30 and then to march in the
colorful Rose Bowl parade New
Durand Area High School March-
For Training Center
Board Hears Request
For Use of Facilities
Possible use of Kermit school
facilities for a Manpower Train*
ing Center here was discussed
by members of the Kermit School
Board at their regular meeting
Tuesday.
Gene Burnett, co-chairman of
Rep. Richard White’s Winkler
County Congressional Liaison
Committee, appeared before the
Board to “feel out” the Board’s
opinion on possible use of school
facilities for retraining unskilled
workers in Winkler, Ward,
Reeves and Andrews counties.
Burnett told the Board that a
survey is to be made in Winkler
County (beginning today) in order
to determine if there is a need
for a training center here. If
there is a need, he asked,’’would
the school board see fit’’ to rent,
lease or loan school facilities.
Burnett stated that if such fa-
cilities could be used for a cen-
ter, all equipment installed for
training programs would become
the property of the school system.
He added that there were still
“a great many things’’ to be done
before “we can get a center
here.’’
In speaking for the Board, D. R.
(Slim) Melton, board president
said the board would ’ take the
matter under advisement,” not-
ing that until details for such a
program were more complete,
the board could not take action.
Moving on to other matters, the
Board approved the hiring of Don-
nell Jay Smith as school accoun-
tant.
Smith, a former Kermit resi-
dent, received his BBA degree
in August of this year from Texas
Tech with a major in accounting.
Smith’s wife, Trudye, is pres-
ently teaching in Odessa./She
formerly taught in Kermit
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One-year contract extensions
for a number of school person,
nel were unanimously approved
in an executive session of the
Board. Those receiving exten-
sions Include D. M. Mayer,
Harold W. p. Miller, JulianDaw-
son, Irvin Clayton, Leta Blundell,
Leon Bewley, G. T. Gilligan,
Charles Jetton and Eddie Mae
Mosley.
Also approved in executive ses-
sion was a new three-year con-
tract for W. L. (Bill) Litton which
will coincide with the contracts
of the others okayed Tuesday
night. Litton was previously on a
one-year contract.
Appointment of a textbook com-
mittee for 1965-66 was consid-
ered at the meeting, with a list
of recommended persons from D.
M. Mayer, director of instruc-
tional services, meeting with ap-
proval.
Persons accepted for the com-
mitte include Q, E, Thompson,
Dorothy Parker, Lcus Cornelius,
Mary Enox, Janice Rie<|§|Louise
Thompson, Vona Mae C&Je, Dan
Cooke, George Marcy, Grace
Parsons, Mary E. Smith, Don
K. Brown, Jewell Martin, Betty
Bleeker and Hamilton Still.
The Board discussed resur-
facing of the schools two old-
est tennis courts, Harold W. P.
Miller, school business manager,
was requested to check into the
matter further to determine if
funds for the resurfacing were
available.
A letter from West Texas
Chamber of Commerce ask-
ing that the school system join
the organization and a letter
from Kermit Chamber of Com-
merce asking that the school
system donate funds to help estab-
lish a tourist site in Kermit were
read and dteeusa#;, Board
disappointment in not winning the
“dream” trip, Gilligan said.
Local Families
Can Send Taped
Greetings to VN
Families of servicemen in Viet
Nam can now send Christmas
_ . . ..... greetings to them via tape re-
tag Band from Durand, Mich., thanks to Ralph Dean,
W0"lh<;,gJ,rlpr Ze- , 215 South Locust.
The “K” Band will receive a
prize as a runner-up with “high- Dean said that families wishing
est commendation” in the con- to send recorded messages can
test. The nature of the prize do so — free of charge — by
had not yet been determined, calling 6-3594 between 9 a.m.
however. and 5 p.m. today through Sunday.
Harold B. Bachman, chairman
of the panel of judges for the
He said that one long tape will
Flowing pressure was 322-783
pounds; one-hour initial shut-in
pressure was 3,860 pounds; and
90-minute final shut-in pressure.
3,815.
feet.
competition, sent “our heartiest sent from Kermit to the Special
YULE LIGHTING CONTEST
ANNOUNCED FOR KERMIT
A Yule-time home lighting and decorating contest for
Kermit residents will be sponsored this year by
Community Public Service Company, the Kermit Daily
Sun and the Winkler County News.
Entries will be accepted until 5 p.m., Dec. 15. Judging
by three out-of-town judges is to be Dec. 16. There is no
entry fee.
Cash prizes for the best outdoor lighting and decoration
will be awarded with first prize being $15; second,
$10; and third, $5. Duplicate prizes will be awarded for
winners in two sections of the city — east and west.
Poplar Street down to and including Jeffee Drive on to
Hwy. 302 will mark the dividing line. Vest Addition wil|
be included in the eastern division.
Booklets on home decorating tips may be picked up at
the Sun office or at Community Public Service Company.
Christmas Lighting Contest
Entry Blank
55 Residents
Summoned for
Petit Jury Duty
congratulations for an outstand-
ing presentation. “It was,” he
Service office of the U. S. Army
in Saigon where it will be made
wrote, “a splendid performance aral^“® for U's- tr0°Ps
now in Viet Nam.
In case a serviceman should
reply to his family via tape
Name. . »
Address
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The call for jury duty has
gone out to another 55 Winkler
! County residents, it was an-
nounced today by Winkler County
Sheriff’s office.
Thirteen of the persons sum-
moned to appear at 9:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Dec. 14, in District
courtroom are from Wink. They
include Billy Tidwell, Bill Davis,
L. L. Dodd, K. A. Pierce,
Charles P. Laughlin, Charles
Dennis, O. O. Whitten, Shonnie
Patterson, _Oran L. McCallis*
ter, Leona Page, Billy O. Voyles,
Leonard A. Wright and L. V.
Gills.
The remainder, summoned
from Kermit, include B. G. Gann,
Mrs. L. N. Payne, E. S. Geer,
Duane Gibson, Charles Eloif,
Howard Wall, Vern Floyd, B. J.
Eaton, Jim Mathaney, Sam Cates,
Marvin Gallahan, Sam Harvard,
Freda Charlesworth, Cliff Chas-
tain, Elby Choate, H. B. Houston,
Robert Cocker 111, James D. In-
gram, Mrs. Grover Worley, Mrs.
Don K. Brown, G. C. Beeman,
G. L. Alexander, E. R. Austin,
Charles Wright, Dean Pittman,
Bob Parker,
Charlie Sikes, Mrs. Elgin Piel,
Harry Reid, F. C. Quimby, Lu-
eille Henrick, J. H. Kinard, Harry
Clark, A. B. Atwood, W. C. Her-
ricks, Elmer White, Olive Ste-
phens, J. C. Aiken, Charles San-
ders, Bill Newsom, Bob Rust
and Mrs. J. W. Melton.
in the finest tradtions of the
American High School Marching
Band program.”
Though receiving high praise recording, Dean said he will be
and finishing among the top bands glad to play the tape for the fam-
in the contest, members of the ily if they do not have a tape*
“K” Band still felt a tinge of recorder themselves.
Saddle Club Float
First Place Winner
It’s Here!
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON has ar-
rived with a bang! The lights have been turned on in
Kermit. There are only 15 more shopping days until
the Big Day.
The Christmas Parade was one of the largest
and best we have had. The Ministerial Alliance did
a good job of keeping Christ in Christmas in the
parade. It was well handled all the way. We also feel
the religious theme should be predominant during
our Thanksgiving holidays therefore the religious
aspect was pointed up on our front page Thanks-
giving Day. But now we can turn our complete atten-
tion to Christmas shopping.
There is something about the excitement of
this period just preceding Christmas, that does
something to us. We enter into that spirit now.
This is the time also to give some friendly advice,
even though many of us may not pay too much atten-
tion to it. It is this:
Shop early! Too many of us wait until the last
minute rush and then become part of the mad throng
of last-minute shoppers.
Kermit stores are loaded with shopping offers.
We suggest that our readers pay close attention to
the advertising columns in the Sun - News. Many of
the items offered have been bought especially for the
cooperative Special Value Days selected and pro-
moted by the retail merchants division of the Cham-
ber of Commerce.
In other words this is the time of the year to get
with it! If we don’t we are going to be left behind.
Try your Kermit merchants FIRST for your
Christmas shopping!
concluded that they could not ’‘ use
taxpayers money” in partici-
pating in either request.
Miller told the Board that pro-
ceeds from the sale of a house
at 500 S. Ave. B had been de-
posited.
Miller informed the Board that
a certificate of deposit at two
per cent interest had been re-
ceived from Kermit State Bank
from proceeds obtained by the
sale of a school-owned house at
500 S. Ave. B.
Mayer reported to the board
that adult education courses
would be offered again, beginning
in January, by the schools, “de-
pending on what people want,”
(See related story).
***
Adult Education
Courses Offered
The opportunity for patrons of
the Kermit Independent School
District to participate in adult
education programs will again
be offered this year.
Courses offered will be de-
pendent upon demand and the
ability to "secure qualified in-
structors. It will be necessary
to have a minimum of 12 stu-
dents to offer an academic class.
Last year courses were taught
in beginning typing, shorthand,
bookkeeping, general shop, read-
ing and tailoring.
A registration fee of $5 per
course is charged each student,
plus the cost of tests and • or
materials.
If sufficient interest is shown,
classes will start in mid-January
and continue for twelve weeks.
For academic classes there will
be •* total of twenty-class
meetings on a bi-we*ly frasis.
Classes will meet for one hour
on Monday and Thursday nights.
Students will be able to take more
than one courseuif .enrollment
will enable proper* scheduling.
Courses in Shop or Home Eco-
nomics courses will meet for
twelve weeks. Each class period
Will be two hours and will meet
either Monday or Thursday.
There will be a general organ-.
Isational meeting called early in
Jaunary for those interexted in
this program.
for those interested in this pro-
gram.
If interested you mav call D.
If. Mayer, director of Instruc-
tional Services at the school
administration building, JU6-
3801, and express class pre-
ference.
Wanted:
Information
The Sun-News is looking
for information about com-
munity projects which you, the
reader, may know about in
Kermit, Wink or Jal. Such
projects may be backed by a
club, church, school or in-
dividual.
Anyone having information
about any community project
.is urged to contact the'SUN-
NEWS office by calling
6-2561, or by dropping a note
to Drawer A, Kermit.
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Crowds of Kermit residents
lined the downtown streets Mon-
day for the annual Christmas
Parade which was the largest and,
according to most who saw it, the
best in recent years.
With numerous floats vying
for cash awards, a great many
people had put forth a great deal
of effort prior to Monday in hopes
that their float would win. As it
turned out, it was the spectators
who “won” as they viewed the
outstanding handiwork.
First place award of $50 went
to Kermit Saddle Club’s “Little
Drummer Boy” float. The float
featured Joseph,. Mary and the
Christ Child in a manger with
a young boy, dressed in red and
holding his small drum, stand-
ing before them.
Other children, dressed as
shepherds, were also on the float
holding a live pony which drew
“oh’s and ah’s” from the chil-
dren along the parade route.
“Presentation of the Gifts by
the Wise Men” took second place
honors and a $25 cash prize.
The float, which showed the Wise
Men making presentation of their
offering to the Christ Child, was
built by Belvue Baptist Church.
A large, white float featuring
a huge bell being tolled by two
young * ‘ angels’ ’ was awarded hon-
orable mention by the judges.
Built by Dowell Wives Club, the
float’s theme was “Peace on
Earth.” Lettered on the side of
the float was ‘ Church Bells peal
peace on Earth.”
Other floats, horseback riders,
marching bands, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, pretty girls with bull
whips and Santa Claus were also
in the parade.
At dusk, Community Public
Service Company turned on the
Christmas lights in the down-
town area to climax the day’s
activities. Also turned on were
the lights on Winkler County
Courthouse and the lighted tree
on the Courthouse lawn.
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LETTER TO SANTA — Garry Durfey, 4V2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Durfey, 115
S. Ave. H, drops a letter in the Letters to Santa box in the Sun-News office. All Kermit young-
sters are asked to mail or bring their letters to Santa at the Sun-News office so that they may
be published beginning Sunday. Be sure to mail early, though, Santa says.
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Parsons, J. Arthur. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1965, newspaper, December 12, 1965; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910266/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.