The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1969 Page: 1 of 20
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Weather
Fair and a little
warmer through
Friday.
Vol. 33 - No. 69
The Winkler County News 10*
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursday, November 20,1969
Community Conference
On Emergencies Slated
A conference of Winkler
County leaders on “Resource
Management In Emergencies”
will be held at the Kermit
Community Center next
Tuesday night, Nov. 25,
according to County Judge W.
-E. Cook.
The conference will be held
from 7 p.m. until 10 pm.
Sponsors of the conference are
Texas A & M University and
the Texas Department of
Public Safety, Division of
Defense and Disaster Relief.
Official hosts for the
meeting will be Wink Mayor
Rep. Slack
Named To Tax
Study Group
AUSTIN - SP - State
Representative Richard C.
Slack of Pecos, who represents
Winkler county in the Texas
House of Representatives, was
named by House Speaker G. F.
(Gus) Mutscher to the Interim
Study Committee on Ad
Valorem Taxes in Texas in
(See REP. SLACK, Page 10)
John Thomas West, Kermit
Mayor G. L. (Jerry) McGuire
and Judge Cook.
Coordinator of the course
will be Robert F. Schnatterly,
of the Engineering Extension
Service of Texas A & M.
The conference is a
three-hour meeting of local
government officials, business
and industrial leaders and other
representatives considered
essential to safety and
economic stabilization of the
community. Purpose of the
meeting is to focus upon local
government and its problems
of resource management to
offset the effects of emergency
situations.
Discussions will be held to
bring forth die problems that
might face the community and
the possible solutions in using
that which is available to
protect the citizens and their
property.
“It is a conference of the
community, by the
community, and for die
community, focusing local
expertise upon possible local
problems/’ Schnatterly
pointed out in discussing
Tuesday night’s meeting.
Send Greetings
To A Serviceman
Listed below are five names of servicemen which
were received at The News by Wednesday- The News is
;A*' .-i^idemsn^Vho Will,
Not be? Home for Christmas.
Those with relatives or friends 4a service are
invited to mail, Call or bring in their names and complete
mailing addresses.
PFC William B. Cameron Jr.
2539111 M. Co.
3rd Pit. 3rd Bn.
7th Marines (REIN) FMF
1st Maine Div.
FPOSF 96602
P.F.C. John H. Hignight
463-72-8217 JJ
3rd Pit..
“C” trp. 2/9 CAV.
APO New York 09029
Sp/4 Jimmy W. Ford
449783229
361 ST Sig. Bn. Co. A
Ban Me Thuot Det. APO. SF 96297;
PFC Vernon R. Bowerman
585201385
ACO 1/377 Inf.
101st Abn. Div.
APO SF 96383
Spec. 4 Stephen B. Christian
E-449-80-6012
Co. B 1st Btn. 28th Inf.
1 st Inf. Div.
APO San Francisco 96345
Subjects listed on the
conference agenda include:
“The Disaster Management
Pattern,” “A Glossary of
Emergency Management,”
“Phasing Emergency
Situations,” Discussion of
Phase Problems,’’
“Communications as Resource
Control,” and “Open Forum —
Question and Answers.”
All interested persons are
urged to attend the Conference.
Hugh Campbell,
Winkler Pioneer,
Dies In Ballinger
Funeral for Hugh Campbell,
91, one of Winkler County’s
pioneer settlers, was held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in
Allen-Davis Funeral Home
Chapel in Ballinger with burial
in Garden of Memories.
Mr. Campbell died Tuesday
at 4:15 a.m. in Ballinger
Memorial Hospital.
He and his brother, the late
Seth Campbell, were among
the first settlers to come to
area which later became
Winkler County,
He was born March 30,1878
in Austin County and was
married to Minnie Perkins
April 16* 1903 in Milam
County. Mr. Campbell started
in the cattle business in 1907
after working as a cowboy in
West Texas in , 1896. He was
one of the few surviving old
trial drivers/ having taken part
in one of the last big cattle
drives in Sparefish, S. D. The
1,500 mile trip lasted three
months and 15 days.
The veteran ranchman lived
in Winkler County at the turn
of the century and helped to
organize the town of Kermit.
He came to Runnels County in
1917.
He also owned land in
Brown County and ranched in
Concho and Schleicher
counties. He had been a
member of the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raiser’s
Association since 1910, and a
member of the Texas Hereford
Association since 1927.
He bought his first registered
Hereford cattle from Tom
Schultz of Paint Rock.
Mr. Campbell’ served as a
Winkler County Commissioner
from 1913-17. He was a past
master of Ballinger Masonic
Lodge and was a member of
the Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons,
Randall Campbell of San
Angelo and Rollin Campbell of
Ballinger, four grandchildren
and 11 great grandchildren.
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TO SING THANKSGIVING - These fourth, fifth and Patti Sublett, Ronda Chamberlain and Sharita Carter. Second
sixth grade students of various church choirs will sing row: Sapdy Helmer, Ray Lidzy, Mark Sledge, Greg Davis, Joe
Thanksgiving at Kermit’s Union Thanksgiving Service which will Barham, Clark Turner, Larry Langston, Bofeby Price and Bruce
be held in First United Methodist Church Sunday, Nov. 23, Barrs. Back row: Serena Owens, Darla Testet, Misa Mays Cheryl
beginning at 8 p.m. Pictured, front row (left to right) are Sandra Allen, Lisa Payton, Carol Allen, Kathy Moitris, Kelly Dodd and
Hathorn, Julie Loesch, Laura Morris, Cheryl Coates, Glenda Cindy Stacy. (Staff Photo)
Lidzy, Foydell Nutt, Tracey Kingston, Cheryl Kay Kingston,
Progress Now Underway On Shoppers Rest Haven
The Shoppers Rest Haven
decoration committee met last
Thursday at the building
located on the south end of
L-B Drug. Present were Mrs.
Glenn Upton, Mrs. Nelline
Bishop, Mrs. William Adcock,
chairman; Wm. A. Garratt and
Ray Holder.
Shoppers Rest Haven is the
outgrowth of an idea by several
persons in Kermit to provide a
“Christ centered” rest ?.ita .yi.
the downtown shopping area;
The building, owned by
Kenneth Burrows, has been
loaned to the group for the
Christmas season. Plans call for
decorating the two big
windows facing Mulberry
Street and the two rooms
inside.
Furniture is being loaned by
Cates Carpet and Furniture
Company to turn one room
into a comfortable living room
where tired shoppers may
come and rest* There is a need
for two or three more couches
to complete the living room.
Persons who have couches that
could be loaned from Nov. 29
until Dec. 24 are asked to
contact any one of the officers, ,
Kermit Evening
Lions Donate
Funds To Camp
Members of Kermit Evening
Lions Club, at their regular
meeting last Thursday, voted
to make a donation of $10 per
member, for a total of $360, to
the Crippled Children’s Camp
at Kerrville which is supported
by the Lions Clubs of Texas.
November has been
designated Texas Lions Camp
for Crippled Children Month
by Governor Preston Smith
who signed an official
memorandum to that effect.
Several children from
Kermit are taken to the camp
at Kerrville each summer for a
two-week stay, expenses paid.
The Evening Club is the first
Lions Club in District 2-T-3 to
be a 100 per cent donor. Bob
Husky is currently serving as
president of the club.
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who will arrange to pick the
furniture up and return it.
Living room chairs also are
needed.
Shoppers Rest Haven will be
open from 2 until 6 p.m.,
from Dec. 1 until the end of
the Christmas shopping Dec.
24. Two women will be at the
building during the open hours
to: assume the? duties of
hostesses. It will be open for
21 days and approximately
110 women will be needed to
work. All who would be willing
to work as hostesses are urged
to telephone Mrs. Gerald
McGuire, 586-3137, or Mrs.
Robert Hawkins, 586-2846.
Schedules are being drawn up
to provide two-hour shifts.
Shoppers Rest Haven is
depending on gifts from
interested persons and groups
in Kermit for financing. Some
gifts have already been received
and others have been promised.
Money will be needed to pay
for Christmas', Tracts and
Literature, decorating supplies,
coffee, cleaning arid operating
supplies, public utilities, etc.
All donations Should be sent to
Cleon Denison, care of Kermit
State Bank.
Men will be needed Saturday
morning, Dec. 22, to help
finish the cleaning and waxing
of the floors. Work will start at
9 a.m. All men who would like
to help are invited.
Elected officers of Shoppers
Rest Haven are Ray Holder,
chairman; Cleon Denison,
treasurer; Johnny Phillips,
cleaning; Mrs. William Adcock
and Mrs. Glenn Upton,
decoration; Dr. Paul
Hollinshead, publicity; Mrs.
Don Paris- and ,N£rs.- Jim
Strickland, literature,; Ralph
Legrande, music; and Mrs.
Gerald McGuire and Mrs.
Robert Hawkins, personnel.
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DECORATION COMMITTEE — Members of the Decoration Committee of Shoppers
Rest Haven met last Thursday night and made plans concerning the “rest haven” which will be
operated in the building south of L-B Drug, during the Christmas shopping season. Present for
the session were (1 to r) Mrs. Glenn Upton, Mrs. Nelline Bishop, Mrs. William Adcock and
William A. Garratt. (Photo by Ray Holder)
City Police Investigate
Four Traffic Accidents
MAKE DONATION — Bob Husky (left), president of Kermit Evening Lions Club, and
Bruce Scott, treasurer, are shown holding an official memorandum signed by Governor Preston
Smith designating November as Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children Month and a check for
$360 which the club has donated to the Kerrville Crippled Children’s Camp. (Staff Photo)
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Where’s the Fire?
Location—Elm and San
Antonio Streets
Date—Nov. 19.
Time—12:45 a.m.
What Happened?—Car
afire.
A collision, Wednesday at 4
p.m. at the intersection of Pine
Street and Winkler Streets
resulted in substantial damage
to the two vehicles involved,
according to Sergeant Dee
Turner, investigating officer.
Arnold Lee Brewster of
Lewisville, Ark., was traveling
south on Pine Street in a 1963
Mercury Comet when his
vehicle was in collision with a
1968 Cadillac, driven by J. W.
Bradberry of Wink, who was
traveling east on Winkler.
The Mercury substained an
estimated $200 in damages,
according to Sgt. Turner. The
front of the Cadillac was also
heavily damaged, Turner said.
Brewster was issued a traffic
citation for failure to yield
right-of-way, the officer added.
At 11:50 a.m. an accident
near the intersection of Oak
Street and East Austin Street
was investigated.
Mrs. Glenna King, 38, 946
East Bryan, was driving south
on Oak Street, when her 1963
Ford, was in collision with a
1965 Chrysler, driven by Mrs.
Jewel Martin, 60, 916 Jeffee
Drive, who was backing from a
parked position.
Damages to the Ford were
eatimated at $90, according to
Patrolman Carroll Richards of
the Kermit Police Department.
The Chrysler was not damaged,
the officer said.
Another accident, Friday
about 5:30 p.m. occurred at
the intersection of Austin and
Ash Streets, resulting in heavy
damage to one of the vehicles
involved.
Dillard Wayne Barrick, 33,
1050 Washington, traveling
east on Austin Street in a 1969
Chevrolet pickup, was in
collision with a 1967 Chrysler,
driven by Mrs. Elizabeth
Morris, 58, 512 South Ash
Street.
Sergeant L. D. Hinson,
investigating officer, estimated
the damage to the pickup at
$175 and approximately $900
damage to the Chrysler.
A citation for failure to
yield right of way was issued to
Mrs. Morris.
A collision Saturday, at
approximately 11 a.m.,
(See CITY POLICE, Page 10)
County Court
Four Enter
Guilty Pleas
Four men entered pleas of
guilty in Winkler County Court
at Kermit Monday.
Doyle Slaughter, 19, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of
committing acts calculated to
produce injury or damage to
property, person or life of
another person. He was
charged in connection with an
incident which occurred at the
Yellow Jacket Drive-In Theater
several weeks ago.
County Judge W. E. Cook
sentenced Slaughter to 30 days
in jail and assessed him court
costs of $44. He was given two
months to pay damages in the
amount of $203.44, and jail
time was probated for six
months.
F. A. Locke Jr., 37, entered
a plea of guilty to driving while
intoxicated. He was fined $50
plus court costs of $44.30 and
sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Jail time was probated for six
months.
A guilty plea was entered on
two charges of driving while
intoxicated by Steve Barton
Jr., 35. He was fined $50,
assessed court costs of $44.30,
and sentenced to three days in
jail on each charge. Jail time
was ordered to run
concurrently.
Howard Dye, 36, entered *a
guilty plea to a charge of
obtaining lodging by means of
false and fraudulent
representation. He was fined
$1 and assessed court costs of
$45.30.
Democrats
Set Quota#
For County
“Operation: Everybody!”
voter quota for Winkler
County has been set by the
Texas Democratic Party at
3,367, according to County
Chairman S. E. Burnett.
“That figure represents 65
per cent of our estimated
voting population# Burnett
said. “The state goal is to have
4,250,000 Texans registered
between now and the end of.
the registration period on Jan.
31.”
“Operation: Everybody!” is
a project of the State
Democratic Executive
Committee. The special drive is
headed by Mrs. James A.
McMullen III of Fort Worth
with Mrs. Carol Vance of
Houston as vice-chairman. >J
“Voter registration is free*
but everyone must register int
order to vote in the 1970;
elections. Application forms
are at the County Tax
Assessor’s office in the*
courthouse.
“Our county will be1
competing with other counties1
of similar size for statewide
recognition in doing a good
job,” Burnett said.
Gold, silver and bronze
plaques will be awarded to the
(See DEMOCRATS, Page 10)
Chamber Board
Meets Monday J
Kermit Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors
met in regular session in the.
Chamber Action Room
Monday night.
Routine business was.
transacted, and final plans for
the Christmas program and
parade were discussed. The
annual banquet was also;
discussed, but no final decision
as to a date was made. #
The board of directors
gratefully accepted a check in.
the amount of $94 from the:
Kermit Jaycees, which paid for .
roof repairs to the Chamber
Building.
Those present at the meeting:
were: Calvin Dunlop*;
president; Bill Rea, Harold:
Diller, Don Handlin, Jim
Franks, Tommy Smead,,
directors; C. H. Partney, Jaycee
president; Joe Munn, Lloyd
Gilley, chamber manager; and
Mrs. Jim Christian, secretary.
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1969, newspaper, November 20, 1969; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994768/m1/1/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.