The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1967 Page: 1 of 16
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Vol. 31-No. 8 Kermit, Winkler County, Texas Thursday, April 6, 1967
City Election Returns
Incumbents To Office
An extremely light turnout
of Kermit voters Tuesday re-
elected three incumbent city
Dog Vaccination
Scheduled At
Fire Station
Dog owners in Kermit are
being advised that City Ordi-
nance No. 236 requires that
all dogs in the city be vacci-
nated for rabies and dog tax
paid before April 10 of each
year.
Both the vaccinations and the
dog tags, which are furnished
by the city when the dog tax
is paid, can be obtained at the
Fire Station on Saturday, April
8, beginning at 9 a.m., accord-
ing to City Manager Jim Mor-
gan.
Cost of the dog tax is 25
cents per animal, and the rabies
vaccir^|lon will cost $3.
Police Chief Melvin Bartley
pointed out that the purpose
of the vaccination and tagging
of dogs in Kermit is to pro-
tect the dogs against rabies
and to provide a registration
systeiajiior dogs. Following Sat-
urday'^Fvaccination and tagging
all dogs without tags will be
picked up and impounded.
Dogs which are picked up
are held in the pound for three
days before being destroyed.
Persons who wish to reclaim
their animals during this three-
day period can do so by paying
a fee of $1.50 per day for each
day the dog has been impounded.
Both Morgan and Bartley
urged the people of Kermit
to co-operate in this effort to
have their pets protected
against rabies and to elimi-
nate stray dogs in the city
limits.
Bill Rea Wins
Special Award
Bill F. Rea, a representa-
tive oitpAetna Life & Casualty
in Winkler County, has received
a special award for outstand-
ing life insurance production
since hebecame associated with
Aetna in July, 1966.
A graduate of Texas Western
Colle^H Rea is vice-president
of Kermit Chamber of Com-
merce, and a director of the
Rotary Club and the Winkler
County Council for Retarded
Children. A member of the
Texas Independent Insurance
Agents Association, he lives
at 712 Hejupe Drive in Ker-
mit.
FHA Chapter
Seeks Glasses
The Future Homemakers of
America Chapter at Wink High
Schools conducting a campaign
to collect old eyeglasses to be
sent to Volunteers for Vision.
This organization reconstructs
the old eyeglasses and makes
them l^ailable to underprivi-
leged people who need eye care,
according to Mrs. Eleanor
Weathermon, local FHA chap-
ter adviser.
councilmen, who were un-
opposed for another term.
Only 96 voters cast ballots
in the election which returned
Councilmen J. L. Slaughter,
Fred Pearson and Burle Green
to office. Slaughter polled 94
votes, Pearson 91 and Green
89.
Ninety-five of the votes were
recorded in Tuesday voting,,
and a single absentee ballot
was cast.
W. D. (Bill) Cameron was
presiding judge at the election.
TAKING OATH — School Board Trustees, who were re-elected In Saturday's election,
are shown being sworn in by the president of the board, D. R. (Slim) Melton, at the regular
meeting of the board, held Tuesday night at the Administration Building. Left to right they
are Beekie Ezell, Wilbur Jordan, Curtis Simpson and Melton. (Staff Photo)
Eye Conservation Film To Be Shown
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
. . . new patrolman
New Patrolman
Assumes Duties
With Police
John A. Williams, 35, has
assumed the duties of patrol-
man with the Kermit Police
Department, according to Po-
lice Chief Melvin Bartley.
Williams and his wife and
four-year-old son, Mike, have
moved to Kermit from Odessa.
They reside at the Lincoln
Trailer Park in Kermit.
A veteran of the United States
Navy, Williams was a police
officer in Odessa for three
years, prior to resigning on
Dec. 31, 1965. Since that time,
he has served as assistant pas-
tor of the Grace Baptist Church
in Odessa and has worked as
a roughneck.
Williams began his duties
with the Kermit Police Depart-
ment Monday morning, Chief
Bartley said.
Kermit Evening Lions Club
will present a 20-minute color
film on eye transplant, fur-
nished by the newly organized
West Texas Eye Bank, which
is operated as a public service
by Lions Clubs of W'est Texas,
following its regular meeting
to night (Thursday).
Beginning at 8 o’clock at
Community Center, the sight
conservation film will be shown
free to the public, which is
cordially invited, according to
Fred Skaggs, president.
The West Texas Lions Eye
Bank cooperates with eye banks
in other parts of the nation
through the use of amateur
radio operators. Surplus eyes
in this area are sent to patients
outside the area when the need
arises.
*! A constant supply of tissue
is vitally necessary if all
patients who require help are
to. get it,” a spokesman said.
Donor cards and pamphlets
have been distributed to down-
town businesses, in order that
the public might become more
familiar with the program, the
spokesman added.
Industrial Committee
Hears New Proposal
A proposed new industry for
Kermit was discussed when the
Industrial Committee of the
Kermit Chamber of Commerce
met Tuesday morning with
Maxie Davie of Community Pub-
lic Service Company in Fort
Worth and Basil Olinger of
Kansas City, Missouri.
Olinger has previously been
in the pick-up camper and camp-
er trailer manufacturing bus-
iness in Kansas. He stated that
he has a small inventory and
a number of tools necessary
in camper construction which
he would like to sell to a local
individual or group interested
in going into the camper manu-
facturing business.
He stated that the business
had been successful in Kansas,
but that he was forced out
of the business by other stock-
holders.
After a lengthy discussion,
the committee voted to appoint
a sub-committee to study the
situation and to gather infor-
mation on Olinger and his camp-
er manufacturing business.
Julian Dawson was named
chairman of the sub-committee,
and Bill Hard, Shirley Smith,
Dalton Haines and Harold Dil-
ler were named to serve with
him on the sub-committee.
The sub-committee will make
a report on Olinger’s proposal
in the next few days, Dawson
said.
Local 4-H Youth Wins Honors
At Odessa Horse Show
Church
To Have
Speakers
Speaking Sunday, April 9, at
Community Church, in the ab-
sence of Pastor J. Robert Haw-
' s, will be Jack Parse, as-
sociate pastor of First Pres-
byterian Church of Odessa, and
Paul Wilmoth, local high school
instructor.
The Odessa minister recently
moved to Odessa from Ken-
tucky. He is a graduate of
Sam Houston State College,
Huntsville, and Presbyterian
School of Christian Education,
Richmond, Va.
He will speak at the morning
worship, and Wilmoth will
direct the evening service.
Pastor Hawkins is in Austin
for two weeks attending a study
session.
Named a first-place winner
in the performance division at
the Ector County 4-H Horse
Show was Clay Mitchell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mitch-
ell. He was named first-place
junior showmanship winner and
was tagged as reserve all-
around junior performer.
Ten-year-old Clay, who is
a member of the Winkler Coun-
ty 4-H Horse Club, competed at
the show, where a total of 256
entries and 115 horses were
entered. He also placed second
in halter, third in reining and
fourth in western pleasure with
his horse, Pat.
With his mount Blue, Clay’s
brother, Billy, placed second in
halter, fifth in showmanship
and tenth in western pleasure.
Other members of the local
club who competed were:
Bruce Choate, showing Dan,
an aged grade gelding, placed
seventh in halter.
Georgie Mitchell, riding his
horse Caddy, placed ninth in
halter and took seventh in west-
ern pleasure.
Mark Choate, riding Chappo,
placed sixth in pony class.
Steve Briscoe, riding Susy
Q, a 1963 grade mare, placed
second in,halter class and sixth
in pole bending.
Bruce Slaughter, with his
mount Hanogoi, a registered
aged mare, placed second in
halter. Showing Silver Bell, a
1966 registered mare, Bruce
placed fourth in 1966 registered
mare halter class.
The only girl to enter from
Kermit was Karen Fernandes,
who placed ninth in each of the
following performance divi-
sions: halter, reining and west-
ern pleasure. She rode Pronto,
an aged grade gelding.
In halter class, Karen showed
Martina Prima, who placed
third, 1966-67 registered filly.
Showing Colonel, she again took
third place in the 1966-67 halter
class.
Billy Gilbreath, of Sonora,
judged the competition.
CLAY MITCHELL. & BILLY MITCHELL
. . . with trophies
Vern Jackson’s
Condition Improved
The condition of Vern Jack-
son, well-known Kermit busi-
nessman, was reported to be
somewhat improved when the
News went to press.
Jackson underwent surgery
for a blood clot on his brain
last Friday evening at Medical
Center Hospital in Odessa. He
was treated for several days
at Memorial Hospital prior to
being transferred to the Odessa
hospital. He became ill at his
store in downtown Kermit
March 27 and has been hospital-
ized since that time.
REV. JACK PARSE
.... to speak Sunday
Membership
Group Holds
Monday Meet
The Membership Committee
of the Kermit Chamber of Com-
merce met Monday afternoon at
the Chamber office. Bill Rea,
chairman of the committee,
presided at the session, and Ed
Smead, vice-chairman, was
also present.
The need for additional mem-
bers in the Chamber and re-
evaluation of the membership
dues of other members were
discussed.
Four teams, composed of
members of the committee,
were set up to contact members
and prospective members con-
cerning Chamber activities for
the coming year. Committee
members, in addition to the
chairman and vice-chairman,
include Frances McAfee, La-
Quita Hancock, Dalton Haines,
W. L. Jones, George Campbell
and Tommy Smead.
N«w OHicari Named
Board Certifies
Election Results
Members of the Board of
Trustees of the Kermit Inde-
pendent School District met in
regular session Tuesday eve-
ning, canvassed returns from
Saturday’s trustee election and
elected officers for the coming
year.
The board members certified
the re-election of Beekie Ezell,
Wilbur Jordan and Curtis Simp-
son. Ezell defeated Ronald
Saverance, 229 to 214, and Jor-
dan won over James V. Kings-
ton, 237 to 204. Simpson was
unopposed for re-election.
The board members, who
were re-elected, were adminis-
tered the oath of office, and the
board was re-organized for the
coming year. D. R. (Slim) Mel-
ton was re-elected president
of the board. Oscar Theisen
was named vice president, and
Wilbur Jordan was elected sec-
retary.
The board voted to change
the date of the regular May
board meeting from May 9 to
May 16, and approved June 5
as the starting date for sum-
mer school in Kermit.
Approval was given for a
meeting of the Board of Equal-
ization to be held in the County
Courtroom on May 24, beginning
at 9 a.m. Members of the Equal-
ization Board are W. D. Cam-
eron, H. E. Diller and E. E.
Spangler.
Members of the board voted
to allow students to work on
the campus during the summer
months as they have in past
years. The board stressed that
all boys who take such summer
jobs must really be interested
in working and will be expected
to do a day’s work for a day’s
pay.
D. M. Mayer was selected
as the Kermit School’s repre-
sentative at the Educational Ser-
vices Center, which is to be
established in this area. Repre-
sentatives of the various
schools will meet and select
a site for the center.
Five members of the board
reported that they plan to at-
tend the annual School Board
Workshop at Texas Tech on
Monday, April 10. Those who
plan to attend include Wilbur
Jordan, D. R. Melton, Oscar
Theisen, James Lipham and
Dr. Joe Heath.
Six of the board members
also stated that they intend
to go to the National Associa-
tion of School Boards meeting
in Portland, Oregon. This meet-
ing will be held April 22-25.
Those who plan to attend in-
clude Jordan, Melton, Theisen,
Lipham, Heath and Ezell.
A general discussion con-
cerning the proposed four-year
college was held, and the school
bills were paid before the board
adjourned.
Drilling Continues On Roden,
Sinclair Wells In County
BY JAMES C. WATSON
News Oil Writer
A Reeves County operation,
No. 8 W. T. Barber, drilled
by Gulf Oil Corp., has been
potentiated as a mile north
flanker to Ellenburger produc-
tion in the Waha, West multi-
pay field.
It registered a calculated, ab-
solute open flow of 70 million
cubic feet of gas per uay from
an open hole section between
15,997 and 16,860 feet which
was acidized with 10,500 gal-
lons.
No. 8 Barber is seven miles
northwest of Coyanosa, 1,867
feet from south and 2,110 feet
from east lines of section 21,
Wink Lions Club
Hold Annual
Broom Sale
The Wink Lions Club will hold
its annual broom sale Tuesday,
April 11, according to C. D.
(Charlie) Hubbard, sale chair-
man.
The sale will be held on the
corner by the Post Office Phar-
macy in order to allow club
members to contact persons
who are going to and from
the drug store and the post
office. The local Lions will
start selling brooms, mops and
other household accessories at
9 o’clock and the sale will
continue all day.
All merchandise to be sold
during the day was made by
persons who are blind. Anyone
who needs household accessor-
ies is urged to buy them at
the broom sale, Hubbard con-
eluded.
block 7, H&GN survey. It is
the ninth Ellenburger well in the
area.
An indicated Ellenburger pro-
ducer, Texaco Inc. No. 3 TXL-
Reeves State Unit, 25 miles
southeast of Pecos in Reeves,
continues testing in attempts
to complete as the second well
and a 5/e*mile northwest exten-
sion for the.Rojo Caballos, West
(Ellenburger gas) pool.
In 16 hours, on a 24-64-inch
choke, the venture rated a gas
flow of 18.1 million cubic feet
per day plus 76 barrels of load
water. Yield came through per-
forations between 20,722 and
21,108 feet which were acidized
with 9,000 gallons. Surface
pressure gauged 4,400 pounds.
Site is 1,320 feet from south
and west lines of section 17,
block 49, T-8, T&P survey.
The opener of the reservoir
was the firm’s No. 1 TXL*
Reeves State Unit which was
potentialed in June of last year
for 375 million cubic feet of gas
per day.
Texaco No. 2 TXL-Reeves
Fee Unit, the indicated second
producer in the Toro (Ellen-
burger) pool of Reeves, has re-
corded a gas production of 12.3
million cubic feet per day plus
22 barrels of load water in an
unreported time.
The flow was gauged through
a 20-64-inch choke and from
perforations between 20,038
and 20,624 feet which Were
acidized with 30,000 gallons.
Surface pressure was 5,700
pounds. Testing for completion
continues.
On a previous test, the proj-
ect had yielded 20,720,000 cubic
feet per day for an unreported
duration with no liquids ac-
companying the flow. A 29-64-
inch choke was used and sur-
face pressure was 4,364
pounds.
Total depth is 21,475 feet
with a 5-inch liner set on bot-
tom and extending to 16,462
feet.
Located 19 miles southeast
of Pecos, it is 1,320 feet from
south and west lines of section
40, block 50, T-7, T&P survey,
lVz miles east of the Toro
(Ellenburger) pool and three
miles northeast of the Hamon
(Ellenburger) area.
Texas Oil & Gas Corp. of
Dallas has completed No. 1
Bell-State as the fourth well
in the Toro (Delaware) pool
of Reeves.
Calculated, absolute open
flow from perforations at 5,-
106-12 feet was 4.7 million
cubic feet of gas per day with
gas-liquid ratio of 28,600-1. The
pay section was acidized with
250 gallons and fractured with
a mixture of 2,000 gallons of
fluid and 2,000 pounds of sand.
Wellsite is 17 miles south of
Pecos, 2,100 feet from north
and 467 feet from east lines of
section 48, block 51, T-7, T&P
survey, x/z mile west of Dela-
ware producers in the area.
Shell Oil Co. has spotted site
for No. 1-A G. T. Reuss, a pro-
posed 20,200-foot Ellenburger
test located eight miles south
of Pyote in Ward County.
The flanker is IV2 mile south-
west of Shell and others No. 1
Lockridge, the opener and lone
producer in the Lockridge (18,-
600-foot Ellenburger) pool. The
drillsite is 1,100 feet from
northeast and 1,650 feet from
southeast lines of section 90,
block 34, H&TC survey.
Standard Drilling Co. Inc. of
Mentone will drill No. 2 Frank
Sharp as a 5,600-foot Cherry
Canyon wildcat, 3V2 miles
(See DRILLING, Page 9)
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1967, newspaper, April 6, 1967; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth920770/m1/1/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.