The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1970 Page: 1 of 24
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County Attorney Issues Warning On ‘Hot Checks
In response to requests by
various local merchants, the
Winkler County Attorney’s
office today issued a statement
concerning the increasing
number of hot check
violations.
The problem has become
even more pressing because of
ever-present inflation and the
approach of • the Christmas
season.
According to Glen
Williamson, Winkler County
Attorney, several factors
contribute to the situation.
Some violators of the law are
simply careless in failing to
keep proper records on their
bank accounts, whereas others
actually intend to defraud the
merchants by issuing checks on
bank accounts which they
know do not exist or which
have been closed. The county
attorney added that in some
cases, the merchant is adding
to the problem by failure to
require proper identification
when a person asks to cash a
check
Williamson further stated
that the hot check law will be
strictly enforced, whether the
offense be a felony or a
misdemeanor, A misdemeanor
offense is described as one
where a person issues a hot
check for an amount less than
$50, and a felony offense is
described as one where a
person issues a hot check for
the amount of $50 or more.
According to Article 567b,
Texas , Penal Code, a first
conviction for issuing a
worthless check in an amount
of less than $50 is punishable
by imprisonment in the county
jail for not exceeding two
years, or by a fine not
exceeding $1,000.00, or by
both such fine and
imprisonment.
Upon a second conviction
for the misdemeanor offense of
issuing a worthless check, a
person shall be punished by
confinement in the county jail
for not less than 30 days nor
more than two years, and by a
fine not exceeding $2,000.
If a person is convicted of
issuing a worthless check for
less than $50 for the third
time, regardless of the amounts
involved in the first two
convictions, the punishment
shall be by confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than
two years nor more than ten
years.
For a violation of the hot
check law where the amount of
the check is $50 or more,
punishment shall be by
confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than
two years nor more than ten
years.
The county attorney listed
the full text of Article 567b
for the information of the
people of Winkler County:
ART. 567B.
GIVING CHECK, DRAFT OR
ORDER WITHOUT
SUFFICIENT FUNDS
UNLAWFUL ACTS
Section 1. It shall be
unlawful for any person or
firm to make, draw, utter or
deliver, pr to cause or direct
the making, drawing uttering
or delivering, with intent to
defraud, any check, draft or
order for the payment of.
money on any bank, person,
firm or corporation knowing
that the maker, ^.drawer or
payor does not have sufficient
funds in or on deposit with
such bank, person, firm or
corporation for the payment in
full of such check, draft or
order, as well as all other
outstanding checks, drafts or
orders upon such funds then
outstanding.
PAYMENT OF WAGES
OR SALARIES FOR
PERSONAL SERVICES
Sec. la. It shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to
make, draw, utter or deliver, or
to cause or direct the making,
drawing, uttering, or delivering
(See COUNTY, Page 8)
Weather
Fair and continued
cool today and Friday.
The Winkler County News io«
Vol. 34 — No. 77
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursdav Den 17 1070
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PARCEL DELIVERER — JeVse Garcia is driver of the
parcel post delivery: truck, and is one of the most welcome men
in town. H i added load at the holiday season does not seem to
affect his good humor and pleasant disposition. (Staff Photo)
Christmas Kttsh
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Tests Carriers
Suspect Arrested
In Store Burglary
Christmas is the season to
be jolly - or so the signs say.
But do you ever wonder how
jolly the mailman is; how does
he feel about the extra weight
he hauls; the double-duty
involved in separating all those
letters and greeting cards; the
accumulation of guff that
people can come up with at a
time so hectic and harried?
Kermit postmen don’t seem
to fit the pattern of
harried-hectic men. Maybe it’s
because of the customers — but
are we all so harmonious?
A co nr men t from on e
woman' seems to sum it up:
“Our mailman wastes no time
lingering, but is congenial and
tactful. He is friendly in the
few minutes at or near our
house ... he doesn’t slow
down in his route, but gives the
impression of not hurrying.”
There are five regular
carriers and one On the
auxiliary route,, according to
Postmaster Ed Logan. They are
B. E. (Bud) Crump, Lewis
Redwine, Darrell Hanna,
Charley Ponder, Derrell Gough
and Leon Kingston. At present
they work a six-day week, in
order to give home delivery on
Saturdays.
Oldest carrier in years of
service is Bud Crump, who is
naturally well-known to
residents of this county. He has
likely carried mail for a good
portion of the residents who
have lived here in the last 21
years.
Youngest in terms of
employment by the Post Office
Department is Lewis Redwine.
In between, with from eight to
15 years of service, are the
other four.
Driver of the delivery truck
is Jesse Garcia, a young man
who seems to enjoy his work,
and who is welcome any time
he stops to deliver a parcel at a
house or business.
There was a time when dogs
presented the major problem
for mail carriers. Kermit’s
ordinance requiring dogs to be
penned or tied has solved most
of this headache, except for
the rare instances when one
dashes madly out of the house
with his yapper going full blast,
and makes an attack on a pedal
extremity.
Two alert Kermit police
officers early Monday
apprehended a man suspected
of burglarizing a local grocery
store.
Arrested and charged with
burglary was Arturo Acosta
Marquez of Midland.
The incident occurred when
Patrolman. Jerry Sparks, while
on regular patrol shortly after
1 a.m., became suspicious of a
car seen in vicinity of The
Little Shopper Grocery Store,
513 North Pine, and after
contacting another officer,
Sergeant Carroll Richards, both
officers attempted to stop the
vehicle.
After chasing the vehicle
through the northeast section
of the city, they finally forced
the driver to stop. The suspect
jumped from the car and
escaped, buLSergeant Richards
saw him well enough to
identify him.
The o/ficers returned to the
grocery store ana discovered it
had been entered and
Jury Panel
Is Cancelled
The 68unember petit jury
panel originally notified to
appear for possible jury duty in
109th District Court at Kermit
Tuesday morning has been
notified that, their appearance
has been cancelled until further
notice, according to Winkler
County Sheriff L. B. (Bill)
Eddins.
The jury panel was first
re-scheduled for today
(Thursday), and then
Wednesday afternoon, it was
cancelled until further notice.
burglarized. A forced entry had
been made through the front
door of the building, which
faces west.
Police Detective Bocho
Mendez and Wink Chief of
Police Cal Langford joined the
other officers in the
investigation.
Robert P. Foster, owner of
the market, discovered that
several cartons of cigarettes
were missing, but no money
was taken. The stolen
merchandise has all been
recovered.
A short time later, Virgil
Kain, Kermit taxi-cab operator,
informed the police
department that a man had
contacted him, and asked him
to drive him to Odessa.
Insurance
AuthorizfcL
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By Court
Winkler Co u n t y
Commissioner’s Court met in
regular session Monday
morning and authorized the
purchase of general liability
insurance from North River
Insurance Co. The policy will
go into effect Jan. 13, 1971.
Commissioners also
authorized Cameron Insurance •
Agency of Kermit to issue a
boiler and machine insurance
policy with $500,000 coverage.
Cost of the three-year contract
is $6,543.46.
The County was authorized
to purchase bedroom furniture
from Cates Carpet and
Furniture Co. of Kermit to be
used in living quarters in the
jail. Total cost of the
furnishings is $830.
In final action, payment of
regular monthly bills was
approved by the court.
Present at Monday’s meeting
were County Judge W. E.
Cook, Commissioners Leon
Nutt, Bob Leese, T. M.
(Tommy) Mills and Mrs. Pat
Carman; County Clerk Fred
Adams and County Auditor
Frank Williams.
Working in cooperation with
Kain, officers arrested the
suspect, identified as Marquez,
who is being held in Winkler
County Jail in lieu of $2,000
bond on a felony charge of
burglary, which was filed
Monday by Detective Mendez.
Ministerial
Alliance
Elects Officers
New officers for 1971 were
elected for Winkler County
Ministerial Alliance, when the
group met Dec. 7 at Wink
Methodist Church.
Rev. J. Robert Hawkins,
Community Church, was named
president; Rev. John Burkus,
St. Thomas and St. Joseph
C a t h oTV c ~ C h u r.c h e s,
vicc-presideiVa; Tand L. D.
Green, Grace Temple Baptist
Churoll, secretary-treasurer.
Retiring president is Rev.
John Floyd, Trinity Christian
Church.
Deadline
For Pension
Forms Set
Veterans and widows who
received a questionnaire with
their November non-service
connected pension checks are
reminded of the importance of
filling in and returning the
questionnaires.
Lyndon Webb, Winkler
County veterans service officer,
said the form must be in his
office not later than Jan. 15, or
the pension checks will be
discontinued.
“Persons receiving these
checks,” Webb said, “must
realize how important it is for
them to complete and return
the forms. If this is not done,
and the checks are ended, it
takes months to get the
individual’s records in order
again.”
GROCERY STORE IS BURGLARIZED ^Police Sergeant Carroll Richards (left) and
Patrolman Jerry Sparks look over the front door of The Little Shopper Grocery Store, 513
North Pine, which was burglarized early Monday. A suspect has been arrested and is in Winkler
County Jail. (Staff Photo)
Eighteen Families Are
Greeted In November
A total of 18 families, new
to Kermit,* were welcomed
during November by Kermit
Greeter Service. The new
residents are:
The D. E. Beans who moved
here from Leavenworth, Kans.
He is employed by Mid-Tex
Construction Co.
The Terry Bishops, a family
of four, who moved here from
Alexander City, La. He is
employed by Clary’s Well
Service.
Glenn D. Cobbs, a family of
five, who moved here from
Midland. He is employed with
American Welding.
A family of four, the A. A.
Ferrises moved here from
Terrell. He is pastor of First
Assembly of God Church.
Another family of five
members, the Robert Foys-,
moved here from Monahans.
He is employed with Mid-Tex
Construction Co.
Mrs. Robert Green moved
here from Columbus, Ga., and
she is employed by Kermit
Sewing Industries.
The Don Haning family
moved here from Monahans
and he is employed by Humble
Oil Co.
The D. B. Huffmans
formerly lived in Jal, N.M. He
is employed by El Paso Natural
Gas Co.
The Steve Hoffs came from
Houston and he is employed
by Standard Well Service.
The Hoyt W. Johnson
family moved here from
Lubbock. They are co-owners
and operators of Surplus City;
Mr. and. Mrs. Orvil L.
Langford moved here from
Electra and he is employed
with Mobil Oil Co.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McMurry
moved here from Pecos.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Madden
came from Oak Grove, La., and
he is employed with Cactus
Drilling Co.
Mrs. Johnnie Michalk
moved here from Malta and she
is employed by El Rancho
Steak House.
The Jerry Don News are a
family of three and they
moved here from Fort Worth.
He is employed by Pan
American.
The Eddie L. Pells are a
family of five and moved here
from Pampa. He is employed
by Cactus Drilling Co.
The Joe D. Spitz family of
four moved here from Andrews
and he is employed by Wright
Construction Co.
The James S. Vincents
moved here from Kingman,
Ariz., and he is employed b
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Monday, 2:10 a.m., at
Dolly’s Cafe, minor.
SACKING THE GOODIES - Prior to the Saturday jaunt into Old Mexico, there was a
packing session. Shown left to right is a portion of the Rotary crew at work: Mrs. Robert
Morris, James Sublett and Frank Williams; in background are Gail Carley and Tommy Smith.
They filled 340 sacks; fruit, candy, gum, nuts, a toy and a pencil were placed in each sack.
(Photo Courtesy KHS)
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Rotary Plays Santa
‘Hands Across
The Border’
BY ELOISE ROE
In an effort to SHARE—
rather than to change — a
group from Winkler County,
led by 10 Rotary Club
members, made another trip to
Old Mexico last Saturday. It
was the fifth Christmas journey
of this kind.
To clear customs early, the
caravan of trucks, automobiles
and van arrived at the
Presidio-Ojinaga border at 8
a.m., which meant leaving
Kermit around four o’clock. A
count of heads showed 26
people, including several high
school students of advanced
Spanish and members of FHA.
Destination of the excursion
was a couple of communities
20 miles from the border
crossing, Palomas and Loma de
Juarez. The lone access into
this area, after leaving the
railroad station five miles from
Ojinaga, is a dirt road which
winds through a beautiful
canyon, snaking back and forth
across a tributary that flows
into the Rio Grande River.
Willow and cottonwood
trees are golden yellow at this
time of the year; dried stalks of
corn and sorghum stand in
shocks in the .field. In the
distance, majestic mountains
rise. Conversation is limited —
the surroundings are vocal.
Arrival at Palomas was
welcomed by the entire
population: the children
waiting patiently, lining the
school play area; the adults
standing apart, near their
homes.
Community activity centers
on the school, and the three
teachers hold important posts
in the district. Of some 300
families, there are 120 children
in school. . . and they and all
the little brothers and sisters
(See HANDS ACROSS, Page 8)
ALL HAPPY BUT ONE — Shown here is a small portion of the line of youngsters waiting
for the Kermit Rotarians, Saturday, at the community of Palomas, Mexico. The children lined
up at the school buildings and received Christmas stockings filled with goodies to eat and toys
to play with. (Staff Photo)
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