The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, June 12, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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Weather
Partly cloudy
through Tuesday
with 10 per cent
chance of scattered
thundershowers.
The Winkler County NIm 10
Voi. 31-No. 26
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas
Monday, June 12,1967
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Without
Rhyme or
Reason
by maud green
★★★★★★★★★★★** *★★★
A SHORT COURSE IN
HUMAN RELATIONS
The six most important
words. . .
“I Admit I Made a Mistake”
The five most important
words . . .
“You Did a Good Job”
The four most important
words . . .
“What Is Your Opinion?”
The three most important
words. . .
“If You Please”
The two most important
words.o .
“Thank You”
The one most important
word . . .
“We”
The least important word...
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COLO.
Singers,
Dancers
Waited
Rehearsals of the Mellt-
jrammer, to be presented In-
dependence Day, are rolling
along but Paul Wilmoth, direc-
tor, is asking for help with
between-acts entertainment.
Wilmoth is asking singers,
dancers, duets and quartets or
“what can you do to help?” to
contact him during the day at
Rice’s Department Store.
The tear-jerking, side-split-
ting performance is to be staged
the pight of July 4 in Kermit
High School auditorium.
In asking for volunteer en-
tertainers, Wilmoth said: “We
need you if you need us to help
you show off your abilities.”
Members of the cast met
Friday night at the Wilmoth
home for rehearsal and bar-
becue supper.
Poliet Report
32 Arrests
Report for the month of May
from Kermit Police Depart-
ment stows a total of 32 ar-
rests vS&e made during the
month and 86 traffic tickets
were issued.
Fourteen juvenile cases were
handled; other official cases
numbered two; and four thefts
were reported.
Also included in the report
were:
Burglaries reported, 8;
thefts cleared or recovered,
1; accidents reported, 22; ac-
cidents worked, 15; funeral es-
corts, 5; ambulance escorts
and assistance, 14; other es-
corts, 2; fire calls, 8; busi-
ness establishments checked,
308;
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. Construction Starts on Pipeline
Running from Kermit to Beaver
TEXAS
GOMEZ
HULLDALE
ELDORADO
MITCHELL
PIPELINE ROUTE — A 369-mile pipeline, being constructed by Northern Natural Gas
Company, will extend from Kermit to Beaver, Okla. The $47 million project will transport
natural gas from the Coyanosa. Gomez and Reeves fields to the Northern Plains states.
Northern Natural Gas Com-
pany of Omaha, Nebr., has be-
gun construction of a 369-mile
natural gas pipeline running
from Kermit to Beaver, Okla.
The 30-inch pipeline will hook
up with Northern’s present 24-
inch line located between Coya-
nosa and Eunice, N. M., and run
northeast out of Kermit cross-
ing Highway 302 about 9 miles
east of town.
The $47 million project will
also include construction of
four compressor stations along
the line. One of the compres-
sors is to be constructed out-
side of Kermit about two to
three miles south of the com-
munity off Highway 18.
The new pipeline will carry
natural gas from the Coyanosa,
Gomez and Reeves gas fields
in the Permian Basin to the
Northern Plains states.
Northern, one of the five
largest natural gas transmis-
sion companies in the nation,
estimates the pipeline will be
ready for service about Novem-
ber.
Prime contractor for the
Bible School
Starts Sunday
Vacation Bible School for
Zion Lutheran Church began
Sunday and will continue
through June 18, according to
Rev. A. Dean Kelm, pastor.
Weekday classes are being
held daily from 9 until 11:30
a.m. and Sunday class will be
from 10 to 11 a.m.
Theme of the school is The
God I Love.
All youngsters between the
ages of 3 through 14 years
are invited to attend, Rev.
Kelm said.
Evening Lions Review Progress
Of Independence Celebration
REV. J. DALTON UTSEY,
pastor of Bethel Temple As-
sembly of God, returned home
Saturday after spending a week
attending an Advanced Chris-
tian Tracing School in Spring-
field, Mo!, headquarters for
Assemblies of God. The school
was an intensive study of Sun-
day School work.
VF W Officers
To Be Installed
Officers of Wade-Yates Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, are
to be installed Tuesday, begin-
ning at 8 p.m. in VFW Hall on
Mentone Highway.
The event will also be Ladies
Night. Cold cuts and salads
will be served before instal-
lation ceremonies.
Officers to head the organi-
zation are the same as those
who served last year.
A review of progress to date
on the July 4 Independence Day
Celebration was heard Thurs-
day night when Kermit Evening
Lions Club met in Community
Center,
Evening Lions are sponsor,
ing the program with supporting
roles from other local organi-
zations and individuals.
Tentative outline for the July
4 celebration begins with a Fly-
In Breakfast at 7 a.m. at Wink-
ler County Airport. Downtown
Lions are in charge of this
event.
The big parade is set for 10
a.m. This will feature a Drum
and Bugle Corps from Fort
Bliss, a Marine Color Guard
from Midland and an array of
displays and entries.
In keeping with the old-time
tradition that orators had to
orate at a July 4 gathering,
speakers will be heard at Coun-
ty Park at 11:30 a.in.
Tugs of War and Sack Races
are scheduled from 2 until 3
Men Host Meet
The Lea-Tex Methodist Men’s
Sub-District Meeting will be
held tonight (Monday) at the
First Methodist Church in Ker-
mit, according to Rev. Kenneth
Ford, pastor of the church.
The meeting will get under
way at 8 p.m. with supper and
a program to follow.
Churches which will be rep-
resented at the meeting include
Wink, as well as the following
towns in New Mexico: Tatum,
Lovington, Hobbs, Eunice and
Jal.
p.m., the Kiddo Kostume Kon-
test at the speaker’s stand is
set for 4 p.m. and the Meller
Drammer and colored TV give-
away will be held in Kermit
High School auditorium with
the play beginning at 8 p.m.
Bob Husky is in charge of
TV ticket sales and club mem-
bers voted Thursday night that
the tickets will also give hold-
ers admission to the Meller
Drammer.
All-day events, happenings to
furnish many types of enter-
tainment, include a big White
Elephant Sale which will be
open to all residents of the
area. This sale is similar to
garage sales, trade days and
other events which have been
held in the area. Sponsored
by Kermit Rotary Club with
Gail Carley as chairman, the
White Elephant Sale will be
without cost to those taking
part. All they have to do is
bring their “merchandise” and
set up shop.
Aircraft displays and para-
chute jumpers are being ar-
ranged by Jimmie Brumlow
and a Hawk Missile from Fort
10th Grade
Parents to
Organize
Organizational meeting of
parents of Kermit High School
tenth grade students is to be
held Tuesday, June 13, at 8
p.m. in Kermit High School
auditorium.
Officers are to be elected
and all parents of tenth grad-
ers are urged to be present.
Bliss will be a major attrac-
tion at County Park.
The Art Fiesta and artist’s
Flea Market will be day-long
attractions.
Also planned are a swimming
meet, pony rides, oil industry
display of units, and every-
thing to add to the festivities
of a real celebration.
Kermit Evening Lions will
be in charge of concession
stands with Fred Skaggs as
chairman. Three stands are to
be set up and manned from 10
a.m. until 6 p.m. One will be
in the barbecue pit area, an-
other near the speaker’s stand
and the third in the picnic area
which will be available all day
for those wishing to bring lunch
or just play and enjoy the out-
Commissioners,
Contractor Tour
Machinery Plants
Two Winkler County commis-
sioners and a well-known Ker-
mit dirt contractor have re-
turned from a four-day tour
of Caterpillar equipment plants
in Illinois.
County Commissioners Leon
Nutt of Kermit and Max Car-
man of Wink and Thomas J,
Smith, owner of Mid-Tex Con-
struction Company, made the
tour of Caterpillar plants in
Peoria, Decatur, Mossville,
Aurora and Joliet, 111. The
Winkler County men made the
trip by railroad courtesy of
Treanor Equipment Company
of Abilene, Odessa and Pecos.
Jury Session
Cancelled
Note to all persons on
the Jury Panel which has
been summoned to appear
Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in
District Court:
The entire thing has been
called off . . . indefinitely.
Notification came offi-
cially Friday afternoon
from the Sheriffs office.
None of the summoned
prospective jurors is to ap-
pear this week. Announce-
ment will be made when
another panel is called.
VFW Sponsors
Bike Program
Materials for the Lite-A-Bike
program have been received
and arrangements are to be an-
nounced later to place the re-
flector tape on all bicycles in
Winkler County.
The project is sponsored by
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Winkler County Sheriffs De-
partment. Also assisting will
be\the Little Leagueteam spon-
sored,by VFW.
The project will get under
way as soon as details are
completed, according to Steve
Baldwin, VFW Commander.
Hawk Missile From Fort Bliss
To be Here for Celebration
A Hawk Missile in action,
marching Army Drum and
Bugle Corps and a Marine Col-
or Guard . . . these are to be
a part of Kermit Independence
Day Celebration.
Howard Westfall, parade
marshal who is also handling
details for the Army-Navy-Ma-
rine participation in the pro-
gram, has been notified by
Army officers at Fort Bliss
that a Hawk Missile display
will be brought to Kermit and
a Fort Bliss Drum and Bugle
Corps will take part in the
parade.
The Marine Color Guard will
be from Midland.
The missile, too large to be
in the parade, will be displayed
at County Park.
Westfall has received the
following letter from a Fort
Bliss officer:
“Dear Mr. Westfall,
“We are planning to join the
people of Kermit, Texas in cel-
ebration of Independence Day
1967.
“For this occasion we will
bring a Hawk Missile Display
(approximately 11 men). This
display will consist of periodic
demonstrations of placing mis-
siles on the launchers and show,
ing how the missiles would be
launched.
“To insure that we are ready
to start at 10 a.m., as you have
requested, it would be con-
venient if we could arrive there
on 3 July. It would be appreci-
ated if you would let us know if
our plans are in harmony with
yours.
“lLt. Bradley and CW3Quim-
by have been appointed Project
Officers for this occasion.
“William R. Wright
“LTC, Artillery.”
Westfall said that Quimby Is
to fly to Kermit some time this
month to lay out bivouac plans
for the group’s stay in Kermit.
massive job is R. H. Fulton.
Contractor, of Lubbock.
The pipeline will go under
some 20 major highways and
across countless rivers and
streams that cross its path.
One of the most formidable ob-
stacles along the pipeline route
is the Palo Duro Canyon south-
east of Amarillo. The pipe will
cross 7V2 miles of some of the
roughest terrain in the high
plains area at Palo Duro Can-
yon. All crossings will be un-
derground.
Pipe will be laid in 80-foot
sections on all but about 115
miles of the southern portion
of the route where installation
will be in lengths of 60 feet.
Two hundred and fifty-four
miles of pipe arrived from the
manufacturer in 40-foot sec-
tions and is being double-joint-
ed at nine pipe storage sites,
one located outside Kermit,
along the route..
The Hood Corporation of
Whittier, Calif., has been as-
sisting Fulton crews in double-
jointing the pipe.
The Kermit compressor sta-
tion, like ones to be located
at Plainview, Claude and Semi-
nole, will house a 9,300-horse-
power turbine engine to move
the natural gas through the
pipe.
Construction of the four sta-
tions, like the pipeline, is to be-
gin at once.
Contractor for the Kermit
compressor station is Trend
Construction Company, Okla-
homa City.
The stations will be what’s
called “unattended stations”—
their operating functions being
carried on by automated equip-
ment — but will requirefour to
five full-time employes for
maintenance and other duties.
The Kermit station is expect-
ed to be ready for service
about Nov. 15.
Northern expects the pipe-
line to be ready for service
about the same time.
Project headquarters for the
entire construction program is
Plainview, Four other subordi-
nate offices will be located
along the line.
AT BOYS' STATE — James Reid, left, Kermit High School Student Council president,
and Jack Dunlop, president of next year's senior class, left Saturday morning for the Uni-
versity of Texas, where they will spend one week participating in Boys' State. Boys’ State,
sponsored for seniors in high school by the American Legion, offers student leaders an op-
portunity to study government first hand by taking part in mock city and state setups, in
which they elect officers and conduct the affairs of their offices. Reid is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Reid, and Dunlop, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Dunlop. (Staff Photo)
ing. The county swimming pool
will be a special attraction.
Howard Westfall, parade
marshal, said more details of
the parade will be announced
later this week.
Automobile
Damaged In
Friday Accident
A car-truck accident Friday
afternoon resulted in extensive
damage to the automobile, ac-
cording to officers of the Ker«
mit Police Department.
The mishap occurred at 2:41
p.m. at the intersection of West
Austin and Sycamore when a
trailer-truck, driven by Larry
Wayne Saim, 220 South Elm,
was in collision with a 1957
Ford operated by Maria Perez
Valenzuela, 232 North Hickory.
No injuries were sustained in
the accident, but investigators
estimated damages to the auto-
mobile at $300. The truck was
not damaged in the collision.
Investigators said the acci-
dent occurred when the Valen-
zuela automobile was struck by
the back wheels of the trailer
as the truck driver attempted
to negotiate a turn. The car
was stopped at a stop sign
when the accident occurred.
Board Meets; Hears
Financial Reports
Members of the board of
control of Memorial Hospital
met Thursday night and re-
viewed financial reports for
the month of May. Also com-
pared were operation expenses
and salaries for the first five
months in 1967 with the same
time in 1966,
Those present were H. D,
Westerman, president; Frank
Barton, secretary; Glenn Clai-
borne, Leon Rose and Ralph
Lennon, hospital administra-
tor.
Financial report for May
showed patient billings for the
month totaled $59,185.20 with
salaries coming to $39,913.82.
Other expenses for the month
were $21,953.74. Lennon re-
ported to the board that collec-
tions for May were 99 per
cent of the total.
Charity patient expenses for
May were $3,595.40.
A review of the first five
months showed expenses for
1967 were $6,414.82 less than
in the same period in 1966 with
salaries coming to $11,648.87
more than last year.
Other reports were that 219
patients were admitted to Me-
morial Hospital during May;
49 surgeries were performed;
13 babies were born, and 289
visits were recorded in the
emergency room.
After a discussion of possi-
bility of purchasing afire alarm
sprinkler system for the new
storeroom, Administrator Len-
non was asked to secure infor-'
mation on various types of this
kind of equipment which might
be used.
The board also noted new
policies for hospital person-
nel, including new wage and
hour law and civil rights laws.
2 Receive Injuries In Collision
A former Wink resident and
his wife escaped serious in-
jury shortly after noon Satur-
day when their automobile was
in collision with another car
at the intersection of High-
ways 302 and 115 west of Ker-
mit.
Jerry Austin Strickland, 24,
and his wife of Carlsbad, N. M.,
were en route to Kermit from
Wink on Highway 115 when the
mishap occurred. At the inter-
section of the two highways,
their 1967 Mercury was in col-
lision with a 1966 Pontiac Tem-
pest, driven by Samuel Alexan-
der Denny, 29, of Fort Worth.
Texas Highway Patrolman E.
C. Locklear, who investigated
the accident, said that Denny
stopped at the stop sign at the
intersection and then, apparent*
See 2 RECEIVE, Page 8
SATURDAY ACCIDENT
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, June 12, 1967, newspaper, June 12, 1967; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth920725/m1/1/?q=green+energy: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.