The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 85, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 19, 1969 Page: 3 of 15
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Sunday, Jan. 19, 1969
The Winkler County News,
Kermit, Texas
Page Three
and, another thing...\
by maud green
and, another thing is, despite
: a beautiful dream the other night,
; I»m In the mood today to give it
\ back to the Indians . . . every-
\ thing.
■ That was a nice dream . . .
‘• dressed in formal, flowing de-
j- gance and dancing in the loveliest
1 ballroom .. . never actually did
7 see one that beautiful and elegant.
It was lovdy to glide along
in golden heels . . . swinging and
swaying to waltz music.
But, the dream changed not a
thing. Early morning brought
cold reality. It was still impos-
sible (this is the fifth month) to
take a step alone. Back to the
cumbersome boot.
Hope the next dream brings a
trip to a nice lake filled with
eager fish of assorted sizes
and kinds. Sure am hungry to
get a line out. . . would be
fun to see a bobber bob.
Speaking of fishing . . . most
of you will enjoy the following
report from one of the expert
fishermen of Texas. He's A1
Eason and writes a column for
The Athens Daily Review.
If you can come up with a
fishin' trip to beat this 'un, let's
have it:
“ ‘Tis like stirring living em-
bers when at eighty, one remem-
bers
All the achings and the quak-
ings of ‘the times that tried
men’s souls,’ "
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
First off, I don't aspire to
live to eighty. But if I do, I
sure don’t want to remember
Synthetics have developed
real social significance over the
past few years. Ifrflp. to wonder-
ful advances in technology,
textiles are helping to re-shape
our ways of living.
Rugs go outdoors, carpets
climb the walls, elasticized
fabrics stretch across rods to
create new architectural forms.
And stain-repellent treatments
make it possible to use fabrics
in what used to be impractical
ways.
Not only has industry
created nian-made fabrics, but
it continues to improve .them.
Limitations that blighted some
of the earlier synthetics are
fast disappearing.
For example, rayons take
better color; nylons are more
soil resistant; acrylics are fire-
resistant. And polypropylene
is an outdoor lover used as
webbing for furniture or back-
ing for carpets that will go
whfere soft surfaces underfoot
were never before possible.
All of this means greater
freedom from housework, more
colorful homes, and longer-
lasting materials. It also means
lower cost-for-quality ratios,
which in turn will bring func-
tional and esthetic advantages
to lower-income families as
well as more fortunate citizens.
★ ★ ★
The big “see-through” trend
may have started out as a fash-
ionable joke in women’s wear
but it seems to have been taken
seriously by shirt-makers for
men.
The news in masculine
sportswear is the “transpar-
ent” shirt. First seen last sea-
son at Acapulco, it is now
shown around the country in
sheer lace, voile, cotton chiffon
and other translucent fabrics.
that last fishing trip. If there
ever was a foul-up that tried a
fellow's soul — that was itl
If a man goes fishing a lot,
he's just naturally got to expect
to have good days and bad days.
There will be days when the fish
don't bite, days when he can ex-
pect to have a flat on the way to
the lake, days when it rains,
and the wind blows, and when
nothing goes right. He can even
expect to break a favorite rod
now and then, and at one time
or another he will find his best
rain-gear leaks like a sieve.
One at a time, and stretched
over a reasonable period, the
above troubles are bearable. Gob
'em up in a one-day wad, and
even the strongest man wants to
cry like a little bitty baby.
Get out your crying towel and
play the soft music. Son, I'm
going to tell you a sad, sad
story.
To start things off in the
proper sad and somber mood, a
howling norther began blowing
in as we backed up to launch
the boat. Six miles of open water
and five-foot waves was more
than I could stomach.
“We'll trailer to the lee
shore," I announced happily. “It
ain't but thirty miles." Five
miles later, we had the first
flat. This one was on the pickup.
The jack wouldn’t go down
low enough to fit under the axle,
and it was getting colder by the
minute. I dug a hole in the hard
gravel with the lug wrench —
left-handed and back-handed —
and called the fellow who had
sold me the jack a whole string
of good ’uhs. The extra was
slick as a deacon’s head.
While I was putting the plug
in the boat, one of my buddies
noticed a slab of tread peeling
off one of the trailer tires. That
didn’t help much, but we got the
boat launched without further
mishap, and I even thought to
get the landing net and trolling
motor. (Most times, I forget.)
We had cast twice at the first
hole, when it began to rain. Back
to the truck for our rain-gear,
forgetting to cover the boat cush-
ions while we were gone. They
were soaking wet when we re-
turned, but I found, as far as
I was concerned, that didn’t make
much difference — the whole
seat was out of my rain-pants,
anyhow.
The rain wasn't one of those
hard rains, that will go ahead
and get you wet and get it over
with. It was one of those drizzly,
sneaky kind, that get you wet
a little bit at a time, and freeze
you to death while it's doing it.
The wind has been out of the
east up to now, and we had
been fishing the lee coves. Just
as we decided the fish were in
deeper water, and headed for a
favorite spot, the wind sudden-
ly shifted to the northwest.
Things got rough, quick. We
couldn’t even stay on the hole
when tied to a big oak tree.
Recognizing a hopeless game
when we saw one, the wisest
of my fishing partners suggested
we go to the house.
It was while we were on the
way in he called attention to
the broken tip on my rod.
A bouncing gas can had popped
off a good foot of the tip — too
much to salvage the favorite
worm rod.
That should have been all,
but alas! things were just get-
ting started good. When I let
the boys out at Highway 96, I
found I had run through fresh
asphalt, and the boat and motor
were a horrible, sticky mess.
One left his tackle box, and I
had to follow them all the way
to San Augustine, a-n-d, there
was the matter of the flat I had
on the way home. Gad! What a
trip!
Fish? What fish? We didn’t
REHEARSE — Waiting for student director to decide just how it's done are four members
of the cast of Tom Jones, senior play to be presented Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. From left to right are
Pam Gibson, Alice Tinsley, Cheryl Hager and Cathy Bradford. Jeri Roberson is the student
director. (KHS Photo)
Seniors Rehearsing Tom Jones
WSCS Studies Plans Mrs-Bennen
u “ ?luu 00 Hosts HD Club
ror Ihristmas bazaar
Extension Center with Mrs. R.
Circles of Woman’s Society Copal Teague, Mrs. Grover Wor- A. Bennett as hostess,
of Christian Service, First United ley, Mrs. R. L. Shaver, Mrs. Mary Scott, county home dem-
Methodist Church, met jointly Kenneth Ford, Mrs. Kay Walk- onstration agent, discussed new
Tuesday morning to share ideas er, Mrs. Paul Kennon, Mrs. yearbooks. Recreation was won
which may be worked on during Harley Petree, Mrs. David Wil- by Mrs. Myrtle Voyles.
the year for the annual Christ- liams, Mrs. W. T. Porter, Mrs. Mrs. Walter Smyers was cho-
mas Bazaar. Bill Rea, Mrs. Don Tracy, Mrs. sen as delegate to the THDA
Of special interest was a dis- Ben Cowling, Mrs. Richard Horn- meeting to be held In BigSpring.
play by Mrs. Stan Lhemberg, er, Mrs. C. C. Gallagher, Mrs. Mrs. Voyles was named alterl
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. E. Henderson, Mrs. Clyde nate.
Barton. Her collection of decor- Bone and Mrs. James Sharp Others present were Mrs.
ated Christmas ornaments is kept the nursery. l. S. Brister, Mrs. Charles
made of felt and trimmed with Announcement of meeting Fant, Mrs. J. R. McAnally and
sequins and beads. Some of the places for Tuesday, Jan. 21,ses- Mrs. Alene Potts.
ornaments she had made and sions of the various circles was ---
others were gifts for her col- made. The crevice attachment of the
lection. On display were a swan, Harwood Circle is to meet vacuum cleaner is Just the thing
angel, dove, snowman, camel, with Mrs. Burrows, Newark will to clean the linings of pocket-
bear, star, Santa’s boot and a meet in the home of Mrs. books, pockets, or corners of
candle. Shaver and Mrs. Forrest Rum- drawers, where lint and dust
Mrs. G. T.Gilligan, president, baugh is to host the Lydia Pat- or small particles of tobacco
announced the Society will host terson Circle. lodge.
a Lea-Tex Sub-District meeting___
Jan. 23. Guest speaker is to be
Mrs. Harold Young of Odessa.
Mrs. R. V. Kelpper gave medi-
tation. She presented the thought
that “we should not color the
present with problems of yester-
day nor ruin today with problems
of the future. We need to re-
joice in the present and should
ask each day for spiritual
bread."
Others present were Mrs.
Oscar Theisen, Mrs. George Til-
lery, Mrs. John Foster, Mrs.
Barton, Mrs. Jack Day, Mrs.
John Graves, Mrs. Joe Perry,
Mrs. Kenneth Burrows, Mrs.
Shrimp Toast Is Snack Supreme
Kermit High School graduating
class of 1969 is to present the
annual senior play Feb. 7, at
8 p.m. in the high school audi-
torium.
Rehearsals are under way on
Tom Jones, a three-act comedy
by David Rogers, based on Henry
Fielding’s novel. The play cap-
tures the gaiety of old England
and the charm of young love.
Cast of characters and stage
crew include:
Partridge as played by Jim
Walker; Bridget All worthy,
Cathy Bradford; Squire All-
worthy, Jeri Roberson; Deborah,
Alice Tinsely; Jenny Jones (Mrs.
Waters), Pam Gibson; Captain
Blifil, Dennis Skaggs; Blifil,
Frank Sharp; Thwackum, Chris
Mitchell;
Square, Pat Spinks; Mr. West-
ern, Donnie Benton; Sophia West-
ern, Cheryl Hager; Miss West-
ern, Jan Kahlig; Honour, Donna
Harridge; Justice Dowling, Ed-
die Helms;
Doctor, Randy Barnett; High-
wayman, Mike Lovelace; Harriet
Fitzpatrick, Jarene Brown; Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Jackie Griffis; Mrs.
Whitefield, Cathy Whisenant;
Susan, Carman Hawkins; Lady
Bellaston, Rose Lewis; and the
Constable, Doug Beeman.
Servants are Phil Hicks, Eva
Westmoreland, Gaylin Pittman,
Christene Sallese, Gary Day,
Vicki Wilson, Cindy Reed, Deb-
bie Seales, Kathy Harvard and
Paula Holbert.
Sound effects will be handled
by Kathy Harvard and Debbie
Seales. Stage manager is Mike
White and student director is
Jeri Roberson.
Young Tom Jones is a foun-
dling, the ward of Squire All-
worthy. Tom and Sophia West-
ern, who lives on the next es-
tate, are in love, but her father
has arranged with Squire All-
worthy for her to marry
Blifil, the Squire’s underhanded
nephew.
Xi Gamma Hears Program
On Use Of Modern Furniture
Xi Gamma Upsilon Chapter,
Beta Sigma Phi, meeting Mon-
day night in First National
Room, heard Mrs. Harvey Hale
present a program on Modern
Furniture.
“The term ‘contemporary’,"
Mrs. Hale said, “is used quite
often in connection with modern
furniture which stresses func-
tionalism.- Currently Scandi-
navian and Oriental influences
have created modern furniture
with severe to graceful lines,
using synthetic materials, met-
als, plastics and foam rubber.
Most popular trend now is the
Rennaissance styling which ap-
peals to all age groups. Early
American motif is still popular
with walnut, pecan, oak and
cherry woods in demand. A new
idea in upholstery is the indoor-
outdoor carpet which is almost
indestructible,” Mrs. Hale con-
cluded.
Mrs. W. C, Herricks, president,
presented an invitation from
Lambda Alpha Chapter to their
annual Valentine Dance, and a
letter of thanks from Donna, the
chapter’s adopted girl at Girls-
town, for her Christmas gifts.
The chapter voted to send a
letter to the Community Council
supporting a Boys Club in Ker-
mit.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Paul Hollin-
shead and Mrs. Herman Barrs,
to Mrs. Walter Anderson, Mrs.
Gail Carley, Mrs. Joe Ethridge,
Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Buz Hudgins,
Mrs. Bill Jackson, Mrs. Gerald
Johnson, Mrs. Ken Mays, Mrs.
Charles McAfee, Mrs. JohnStan-
ley, Mrs. Sam Wood, Mrs. Her-
ricks and Mrs. Ken Welch.
When the affection of Tom
and Sophia is discovered, Tom
is banished and Sophia, with her
maid, Honour, sets out to find
him, followed by her father,
his sister, Squire Allworthy, and
Blifil. They all find madcap ad-
ventures on the road to London
and meet with many strange
characters, including Sophia’s
cousin Harriet, running away
from her temperamental Irish
husband.
They also meet Harriet's hus-
band, Fitzpatrick; the world's
most ineffectual highwayman;
Partridge, a barber and sur-
geon, suspected of being Tom's
father; Mrs. Waters, a friendly
widow; and the nervous Justice
Dowling, eternally pressed for
time.
In London Tom narrowly es-
capes marriage in the snare of
an unscrupulous lady of fortune
and then is sentenced to hang
for murder! The amusing and
unexpected solution to Tom and
Sophia's problems and the un-
masking of Blifil take place in
a hilarious trail scene at which
Mrs. Waters is a surprise and
surprising witness.
“This is truly a remarkable
adaptation,” Director Paul Wil-
moth said, “which captures all
the laugh-a-minute hilarity for
which Tom Jones is famed, while
remaining simple to produce and
in the best of taste. This play
will be a joy for actors, direc-
tors and audiences."
Mrs. Jamison
Hosts WMS
Meeting
Mission study meeting of
Woman's Missionary Society of
Northside Baptist Church was
held Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. Bill Jamison.
Mrs. A1 Catlett read prayer
calendar and Mrs. Ray Womble
led special prayer.
The program, The Church, A
Witness to the Deaf, was present-
Chinese cooking is in! It is an easy, breezy style for the most
part because the Chinese like to cook things in the shortest
possible time. Like the French, early Chinese cooks needed to
economize on fuel and so from necessity created many of the
classic dishes that cook in a hurry. Chinese-style Shrimp Toast
is no exception to the rule. This snack superior for all seasons
and occasions requires about 30 seconds in an unusually small
amount of hot fat. Spread the triangles ahead if you wish and
at serving time turn them out hot, crisp — and fast. The recipe,
adapted to easy, handy canned shrimp, is one to cherish and
pass along with pride.
ed by Mrs. Clifton Wade. She
was assisted by Mrs. Jamison
SHRIMP TOAST
and Mrs. M. R, Loper.
2
cans (4V6 ounces each) shrimp
Mrs. Loper gave closing
‘/a
cup finely chopped water chestnuts or celery
prayer.
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Others present were Mrs.
2
eggs
Jesse Parish and Mrs. Grace
%
teaspoon sugar
Jones.
J/2
teaspoon soy sauce
Mrs. L. A. Waddell taught
6
slices two-day old bread, crusts removed
Sunbeams.
Next meeting will be held in
the church.
When you carry a number of
keys on your key ring, dip the
heads of the key in different
colors of quick-drying lacquer.
You can then tell at a glance
which key fits which door.
Drain shrimp and chop coarsely. Combine with water chest-
nuts or celery, cornstarch, eggs, sugar, and soy sauce. Mix well
and spread evenly over the bread all the way to the edges. Cut
each slice into triangles. Fill a heavy skillet with cooking oil to
a depth of one inch and heat oil to about 375 degrees or until,
by test, it will quickly brown a small piece of stale bread. Lower
the filled bread, shrimp side down, into the hot oil and fry
about 15 seconds. Turn and fry on the other side a few seconds
or until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot.
Makes 12 servings.
Attend Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Rich-
ardson and daughter, Teresia,
were in Cherokee Wednesday to
attend funeral services for Mrs.
Richardson's uncle, Emzy Yar-
brough, 88.
A pan of water placed on'
the top shelf of an oven will
prevent a cake from browning
too quickly, before it is thor-
oughly baked
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 85, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 19, 1969, newspaper, January 19, 1969; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth973538/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.