The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, June 18, 1973 Page: 1 of 8
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The Winkler County News
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Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursday, June 18,1973
Robert E.
Senior Political Analyst
What
Washington
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The Dallas Morning News
Perhaps what Washington
needs most of all in these
traumatic days when nobody
can talk about anything but
that burglary down by the
Potomac River is a good bowl
of chili.
Chili, when done right, is an
elixir, a dish which makes men
come to their senses and treat
others with wholesome good
fellowship. It is not a dish for
the doctrinaire or the radical.
There would be no Watergate
affair today if Washington had
just one good chili parlor.
Alas, it does not.
We have a letter from Dr.
Luther Holcomb of Dallas,
who is now vice-chairman of
the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission in
Washington. Dr. Holcomb’s lot,
in the epicurean sense, has not
been a happy one.
He encloses a clipping from
a Washington newspaper which
presumes to identify various
‘alleged chili establishments in
the national capital. The
article, although well-meaning,
shows a thorough-going lack of
understanding of the chili
culture that has grown up in
the Southwest.
Dr. Holcomb’s sad
conclusion, after quite a few
years in Washington, is that “I
have never found a place in
Washington where I thought
that chili was any good at all.”
Numerous other Texans
hold the same view. They have
searched the city and its
environs year after year, and all
they can find are pale
substitutes for the genuine
article. Many Texans return
*horne, disconsolate over the
life of misery imposed upon
them by ignorant cooks from
New England and the East in
general, who view good stout
food as injurious to human
health. They regard hot
peppers, undoubtedly, as
creations of the devil, who
once was so active in such
places as Salem and other
bulwarks of Puritanism — and
still may be.
We sympathize with Dr.
Holcomb. Fifteen years ago we
went through the same
agonizing experience in
Washington.
In those days if you ordered
h bowl of chili at some
restaurant which advertised it
you were likely to get a bowl
of beans with some chili
powder sprinkled over it. On
one occasion we complained
about the lack of meat in the
chili, and the waiter promptly
offered to remedy the matter.
He brought out, of all things,
some crumbled meat loaf to
give the “chili” some meat. We
left in great sadness.
TEXAS CHILI PARTIES
Texans in Washington
complained continually about
the chili situation, but there
was little they could do about
it except cook the right kind of
chili at home. Texas parties
were great successes usually
because everyone knew that
bona fide chili, and frequently
corn shuck-encased hot
tamales, would be served. The
wise hostess provided such
delicacies, along with a variety
of Texas and Mexican beers.
We recall that in the early
1960’s the late Wick Fowler
came to Washington with Sen.
Bill Blakley, and he was
immediately appalled by the
chili situation in the capital.
One snowy February
evening he and I went out to
my home, and Wick insisted on
stopping at a grocery. He
proceeded to buy all the
ingredients he could find there,
and it was not easy, for a chili
supper.
He walked into the house,
demanded an appropriate pot
and proceeded to stir up a
batch of chili. He didn’t take
off his hat and overcoat, which
were coated with snow, until
the chili was bubbling. We had
a fine supper that night.
Later he and International
Chief Chili Head George
Haddaway of Dallas were
instrumental in establishing a
Washington chapter of the
Chili Appreciation Society
(International).
Gene Cooper, a former staff
member of The Dallas News,
and I, who had been fighting a
lonely struggle for good chili in
Washington, were heartened by
this demonstration of support.
We managed to get good
chili daily on the menu of the
National Press Club, and
meetings of the Chili
Appreciation Society
flourished. We had the support
of such congressional people as
Sen. John Tower, Congressmen
Olin Teague, Earle Cabell, Kika
de la Garza, Ray Roberts and
others.
Now, we understand, the
chili at the press club has
deteriorated. Somehow or
other more vigilance must be
maintained, and we are
counting on Clyde LaMotte,
the Ovalo, Texas, boy who
became a big man in the big
city and who is now head of
(See BASKIN, Page 8)
New Minister At
Church of Christ
CENTURY PLANT IN BLOOM - Mr. and Mrs. Van Lease
of 360 James are shown with their 16H-foot-tall century plant
which is in bloom for the first time in eight years. (Staff Photo)
The new minister of the
Eastside Church of Christ is
Dan Winkler of Fort Worth. He
succeeds Tom Hargues who,
earlier resigned his ministry at
Eastside, moving to the
Eisenhower Church of Christ in
Odessa.
Winkler was born in Port
Arthur, Texas but considers
Fort Worth his home, having
moved there with his folks in
1964. He is a graduate of
Oklahoma Christian College,
Oklahoma City, where he
acquired a B.A. degree in Bible,
minoring in the areas of Greek
and Speech. He graduated
Magna cum laude from this
institution as well as a member
of the Alpha Chi scholastic
honor society.
For approximately the past
five years he has filled the
pulpit and proclaimed the
gospel, serving the
congregations in Kopprel,
Texas and Crowder, Oklahoma.
Accompaning his regular
ministry, he was one of the five
key speakers for the annual
Oklahoma Christian College
Youth Forum for the 1973-74
session.
Winkler’s wife, the former
Diane Boyd, is a native of Fort
Worth and also a graduate of
(See MINISTER, Page 8)
DAN WINKLER
... new minister
Hospital Board Told
■
Dr. J. R. Snedeker To
See Patients This Week
It was announced in the
regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Control for Memorial
Hospital Wednesday night that
Dr. James R. Snedeker plans to
start seeing patients this week.
The announcement of the
opening of Dr. Snedeker’s
office was made during the
progress report on local doctor
recruitment. It was also
pointed out that both Dr.
Allen Brown and Dr. Kaj
Turula are still interested in
coming to Kermit sometime in
July or August.
New officers for the medical
staff include Dr. Joe Heath,
chief of staff; Dr. C. A.
Robinson, vice-chief of staff;
and Dr. John Dampeer,
secretary.
It was also announced that
the constitution and by-laws of
the medical staff are being
revised in order to comply with
accreditation standards.
Hospital Administrator
Ralph Lennon reported on the
annual meeting of Texas
Hospital Association recently
in which representatives of the
social security administration
and from the office of Health,
Education and Welfare in
Washington informed the
hospital group that there will
be stricter rules and guidelines
imposed on doctors and
hospitals that treat Medicare
and Medicaid patients. Also, a
special group will be sent into
questionable areas to check on
the use of government
programs.
Financial report for the
month of May was submitted.
It included: patients admitted
for the month, 209; surgeries
performed. 54: births, 16; and
outpatient, lab, emergency
Saddle Club
Is Winner
In Parade
Kermit Saddle Club once
again took top honors as it was
judged the winner in the Ninth
Annual Ward County Junior
Rodeo parade held Wednesday
in Monahans.
Accepting the First place
trophy for the Kermit club was
Sweetheart Theresa Langston.
After participating in the
parade all members of the club
attended a free barbecue and
the rodeo.
The annual rodeo opened
Wednesday, June 13, and
continued through Saturday,
June 16.
room and x-ray visits, 634.
Lennon also reported that
there had been 268 less
admissions during the first
five-month period this year
than last year.
Charges for the month were
$83,761.30, salaries totaled
$45,563.94 and other expenses
amounted to $39,638.15,
The “Infomobile,” a mobile
information unit from The
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin (UTPB), will be
parked at the northwest corner
of Winkler County Courthouse
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
June 28, to provide
information and counseling to
prospective students. At 11:30
a.m. it will be moved to the
Community Center and remain
there until 1:30 p.m. It will go
back to its original position at
the courthouse at 2 p.m.
At 1 p.m. a formal
presentation will be made to
several area residents of a
UTPB catalog. The gift will be
in appreciation to the persons
for their aid to the school and
for those who were
instrumental in the drive
securing books for the school
library.
Those who will receive the
catalogs are Mayor G. L.
McGuire, D. M. Mayer,
Director of Instructional
Services for Kermit Schools;
County Judge E. C. Locklear,
Chamber of Commerce
President Joe Shepard, Mrs.
Ray Kayser, Mrs. Clyde
Barton, Mrs. Ben Cowling, Mrs.
Robert Morris, Mrs. Larry
Sanderson and Mrs. Ken Welch.
The presentation of the
catalogs will be videotaped and
shown on an area TV station
later. It was also announced
that officials traveling with the
unit will be guests at the Lions
Club noon luncheon Thursday.
UTPB, the newest branch of
The University of Texas
System, will begin its first
classes this fall at its new
campus in Odessa.
UTPB is strictly an
upper-level university offering
only junior, senior and
graduate level courses. It has
been established primarily for
the benefit of junior college
transfer students wishing to
pursue a bachelor or graduate
level degree, although transfer
while collections were
$82,980.83, resulting in a loss
of $2,228.36 for the month.
Medicare and charity
patient writeoffs for the month
amounted to $3,264.90.
Accounts payable were
approved by the board and will
be presented to the county
commissioners court for
students from other four-year
universities will also be
accepted.
Some unusual approaches to
education are promised by
UTPB officials, including
self-paced instruction in which
the student learns the material
at his own pace. Under the
self-pacing program, a student
can advance quickly through
any material he learns easily,
and take his time to master the
more difficult material. The
self-pacing students will be
counseled by faculty, both in
the classroom and in private
conferences.
About 30 per cent of the
Kermit State Bank
announced recently the
addition of a new cashier,
Eddie Hedges, to their banking
staff.
Formerly the position of
cashier was combined with the
duties of Bank Vice President:
F. E. Summers, but due to
expansion of banking facilities,
it was decided by bank officials
to create a separate cashier
position.
Hedges, his wife Jan and
2-year-old son, Shayne, moved
to Kermit Saturday. He is 25
and held the position of
assistant cashier at Texas
Commerce Bank in Lubbock
prior to coming to Kermit.
Hedges received his
Bachelor of Science degree
from Texas Tech University in
August, 1971, and studied
accounting and computer
programming at Lubbock
Commercial College.
One duty of the new cashier
will be to supervise the newly
established computerized
checking operation at the
payment.
Delinquent accounts in the
amount of $6,160.97 were
discussed by the board and will
now be turned over to the
credit bureau for collection.
Present at the meeting were
H. D. Westerman, Glenn
Claiborne, Larry Langston,
Leon Rose and Lennon.
first-year courses will offer the
self-pacing methods.
Another new program will
be the “Roving Classrooms,” a
fleet of mobile workshops
which can provide
self-sustaining instructional
centers for student field trips
of up to several weeks
duration. The Roving
Classrooms will be used
extensively for a variety of
courses in both the arts and
sciences.
In addition to a wide
selection of standard degree
programs, UTPB will also offer
three degree programs not
bank, in addition to being in
charge of all banking records.
Hedges and his wife are
Baptists and attended the First
(See CASHIER, Page 8)
EDDIE HEDGES
... new cashier
UTPB Mobile Unit Due;
Residents To Get Honor
(See UTPB, Page 8)
Kermit State Bank
Adds New Cashier
GRAND OPENING — Kermit’s new Montgomery Ward
Store was officially opened Thursday morning when Mayor G.
L. (Jerry) McGuire (shown here with his giant scissors) cut the
ribbon to launch a three-day “Grand Opening” spectacular.
Pictured here at the ceremony, which was held at 9 o’clock
Thursday morning, are (left to right) Jim Forrester of Fort
Worth, tires, batteries and accessories manager for Wards; Ray
Adamson ot Midland, manager trainee for the company; M. D.
Peterson of Fort Worth, area sales manager for Wards; Mrs.
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Peterson, Mrs. Ramona Martin, receipts and disbursements clerk
in the new store; Mrs. Celeste Paehl, also of Kermit, detail clerk;
Larry Overton, manager of the new store; James Kirby, tires,
batteries and accessories manager of the store; Mrs. Kirby, Jim
Bice of Lubbock, district sales manager for Wards; Joe Shepard,
president of Kermit Chamber of Commerce, and Tommy
Richardson, salesman in the Kermit store. Pictured in the
foreground are the Kirbys’ two children, Linda and Robert.
(Staff Photo)
LOCAL OFFICIALS HOST DINNER - Winkler County
Commissioners Court and the Boards of Trustees of Kermit and
Wink Independent School Districts hosted a dinner honoring
major oil company tax representatives at Winkler County
Country Club last Wednesday night. Shown here at the dinner
are (front row, left to right) Winkler County Tax
Assessor-Collector Mae Barnes, Larry Curtis of Houston, Shell
Oil Company; Gene Clark of Fort Worth, Kirkwood and Darby;
County Judge E. C. Locklear and Bob Elliott of El Paso, El Paso
Natural Gas Company. Back row (left to right): Oran O.
Whitten, president of Board of Trustees of Wink Independent
School District; Gerald Speed, member of Kermit School Board;
Robert Morris, president of Kermit School Board; Sid Mueller
of Houston, Exxon representative; Don Hubbard of Houston,
representative of Gulf Oil Corporation; Dav£ Harris of Dallas,
Arco representative; V. H. Harris of Houston, Texaco; Oscar
Theisen and Vernon Wood, both members of Kermit School
Board; and Gary Boyd of Houston, representing Houston
Natural Gas Company.
(Staff Photo)
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Maikell, Elgin L. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, June 18, 1973, newspaper, June 18, 1973; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994679/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.