The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1976 Page: 1 of 25
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The Winkler County News
Vol. 39 - No. 91
FIFTEEN CENTS
(Tax Included)
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Thursday, January 29, 1976
City Clean-Up
Is Requested
Kermit City Council met in
regular session Tuesday night
and heard a request from the
Winkler County Ministerial
Alliance in which local
ministers asked City Dads to
sponsor a “Bicentennial
Clean-up.”
Appearing before the
council were ministerial
alliance president Rev.
Thomas Hedtke, Rev. John
Floyd and Russ Smith.
Rev. Hedtke complimented
the city for its participating
in local clean-up campaigns
and Bicentennial projects and
then offered the assistance of
the Ministerial Alliance in a
“Bicentennial Clean-up or
any other project which will
benefit the city.”
In response to the offer,
Mayor G. L. McGuire said,
“It’s nice for members of the
community to come here and
say let’s start... We are very
appreciative of your interest
and offer to help” and he
indicated that plans for a
“Bicentennial Cleanup
program will be made.
At the request of the
council, members of the
ministerial alliance are to
prepare a list of local areas
needing to be cleaned-up and
present it to the council at a
later date.
Kermit Chamber of
Commerce manager Mrs. Dale
Christian appeared before the
council and requested that
the city assist the chamber in
paying for wire and other
items used in installing the
new Christmas lights recently.
She pointed out that the city
agreed to pay up to $1,500
for the new lights and
explained that the city’s part
came to only $1,274.50 and
asked hat the remaining
$225.50 be used to pay for
“wire and incidentials
associated with the Christmas
lighting program.”
The council agreed
unanimously to the request.
In other action the council
opened bids on fuel and oil
for the city for 1976. Bids
were received from Lipham
Oil Company, Oran 0.
Whitten Oil Company and
Slick’s Auto Supply.
After reviewing the bids,
the council decided not to
accept the bid of Slick’s Auto
Supply, since it was for oil
only and not fuel also, as was
(See CITY, Page 6)
The National Earthquake
Information Center at
Golden, Colorado reported
early this week that the
Saturday night earthquake
which shook residents of
Kermit, Wink and Jal
registered 3.4 on the Richter
scale. This was the third
minor earthquake reported in
the past week.
In reporting on the most
recent in a series of quakes to
strike the Kermit area, NEIC
geophysicist Waverly Person
stated that the earthquake
was recorded on three seismic
recording devices located in
Winkler County as well as at
sites in Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Lubbock, Junction
and Socorro, New Mexico.
The NEIC official said that
although the earthquake
Saturday was larger than the
one about two weeks ago, it
still was not as severe as a
quake in August, 1966, which
was recorded at 4.1 on the
Richter scale.
After the quake Saturday
night, there were reports of
minor cracks in plaster and
brick walls of local homes.
No structural damage was
reported.
The center of the recent
quake was pinpointed by
NEIC officials at five miles
NNW of Kermit.
Person also said that
additional earthquakes and
tremors are expected to occur
in the Kermit area, but he
added, “we certainly do not
e xpect any destructive
earthquakes.”
Geologists have reported
that there are two faults
underlying Winkler County,
and it is believed they may be
contributing factors in the
recent earthquakes.
Jones Seeks Election
As Free. 2 Constable
Officers Seize
Wink Man, Pot
Officers of the Winkler
County Sheriffs Department
and the Wink Police Chief
made the largest “dope haul”
in the history of the county
early Monday when they
arrested a Wink man at his
residence and found 25
pounds of what is believed to
be marijuana.
Three Sheriffs deputies,
Ricky Kennedy, Earl Hill and
Jack Carter, and Wink Police
Chief C. J. (Cal) Langford,
arrested Leandro Quiroz, 33,
at his residence at 504 South
Pyote at 12:30 a.m. Monday.
Quiroz was arraigned
before Peace Justice C. O.
Jones later Monday on
charges of possession of more
that four ounces of
marijuana, a third degree
felony. Judge Jones set
Quiroz’s bond at $5,000.
Quiroz posted bond and
was released from the county
jail late Wednesday.
Sheriff Jerry Bell reported
that prior to the Monday
raid, the largest amount of
marijuana ever seized in the
county was 18 ounces.
“I want to compliment
Deputy Ricky Kennedy,”
Sheriff Bell said after the
incident. “He did an
outstanding job.”
“We have been working on
the dope problem in the
county for the past three
years, and this incident ends
three weeks of intense
investigation,” the sheriff
added.
“All of the officers who
worked on the case did a fine
job,” Sheriff Bell concluded.
The contraband is believed
to have been brought to Wink
(See OFFICERS, Page 6)
California Firm To Get
New Doctor For County
County Records
Third Earthquake
EXAMINE CONTRABAND
Sheriff Jerry D. Bell (center) and two deputies are shown examining 25 pounds of a
substance believed to be marijuana, which was confiscated by officers when they arrested a
Wink man at his home early Monday morning. Arrested was Leandro Quiroz, 33, formerly
of Odessa. Quiroz is charged with possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, a
third degree felony. Shown above with the sheriff are Chief Deputy Earl Hill (left) and
Deputy Ricky Kennedy of Wink. Wink Chief of Police C. J. (Cal) Langford also
participated in the raid. (Staff Photo)
Commissioners Vote
To Increase Salaries
R. S. (Roscoe) Jones today
authorized The Winkler
County News to announce
that he is a candidat for
Constable of Precinct 2,
subject to the action of the
Democratic Primaries and
November General Election.
A 35-year resident of
Winkler County, Jones has
lived in Wink since 1960. A
veteran oil field worker, he is
now employed by Sharp
Drilling Company.
Jones and his wife,
Margaret, live on 12th Street
in Wink.
In announcing his
candidacy for the Precinct 2
Trustees
To Meet
Friday
Trustees of Kermit Schools
are scheduled to meet in a
special school board meeting
tomorrow (Friday) at Mack’s
Cafe.
The meeting is to begin at
7 a.m.
Items listed on the
tentative agenda for the
meeting include:
Call to order.
Invocation.
Personnel recommenda-
tions, and
Adjournment.
Constable’s post, Jones
pledged “strict law
enforcement” if he is elected
to the office.
“I will treat all the people
in an equal manner if I am
elected Constable of Precinct
2,” Jones declared. “I
promise to show partiality to
none.
“During the weeks prior to
the Democratic Primary in
May, I will attempt to
contact all the voters of
Precinct 2, but if I miss
anyone, I hope they will
accept this announcement as
my personal request for their
vote and support in the
Democratic Primaries and in
the General Election in
November,” the candidate
concluded.
The Winkler County
Commissioners Court met in
regular session Monday
morning and held a public
hearing to consider salary
increases for county-wide
elected officials.
The hearing on a proposed
salary increase of 10 percent
was authorized at the January
12 meeting of the
Commissioners Court.
No one appeared before
the court in opposition to the
proposed increase. Following
a brief discussion of the
matter, the court
unanimously voted to
approve a 10 percent salary
increase for all county-wide
elected officials.
A complete salary
schedule for Winkler
County officials is found
on page 5 of today’s
edition of The News.
In other action at Monday
morning’s meeting, W. D.
(Bill) Cameron, a Kermit
insurance agent, appeared
before the court and
discussed renewal of the
county’s liability insurance
policy. Premium on the
policy was increased from
$17,145 to $31,529,
Cameron pointed out.
He added that one of the
major causes of this increase
was the hike in the rate for
hospital professional liability
insurance, which is included
in the policy.
Following Cameron’s
discussion of the policy, the
court voted unanimously to
renew the liability policy.
Kermit Chamber of
Commerce manager Dale
Christian met with the court
and discussed Christmas
lighting expenses for Kermit
(See COMMISSIONERS, Page 5)
KHS Seniors Plan
County Gov’t. Day
The first County
Government Day of 1976 will
be held Friday, Jan. 30, and
will include some 20 Kermit
High School senior Civics
students.
The Civics classes at KHS
held their first “general
election” Tuesday, Jan. 27,
and the 20 winning
candidates will serve in their
respective offices throughout
J. D. Inskeep Seeks
Commissioner’s Post
ROSCOE JONES
J. D. Inskeep today
authorized The Winkler
County News to announce
that he is a candidate for
Winkler County
Commissioner of Precinct 1.
Inskeep has been a resident"
of Kermit for the past seven
years, and he is
self-employed.
He has been involved with
“all types of road machinery
and equipment” for most of
his life, aside from operating
his own business.
Inskeep is 39 years old,
and he and his wife, Jane, are
the parents of four sons: Dale
- 19, Teddy - 17, Gary -
15, and Joe - 13. They are
members of First United
Methodist Church.
In announcing his
candidacy for County
Commissioner of Precinct 1,
Inskeep made the following
statement:
“Not only should a
commissioner be able to
understand road
construction, he should also
be able to work for the best
interests of the people of his
precinct.
“He should also work to
maintain taxes at or below
the present level.
“There must be a stopping
place,” Inskeep pointed out,
“for ever-increasing taxes. I
believe it should start with
elected officers — not just
city, county and state, but
(See INSKEEP, Page 5)
the county on Friday.
The County Government
Day will be under the
supervision of civics
instructor J. E. Todd.
The recent election
featured 20 candidates in
each of the Federalist and
Nationalists parties and the
seniors selected the
candidates of their choice
Tuesday.
The purpose of the
election and County
Government Day is to teach
civics students more about
local government and how it
functions.
The new county officials,
who will be serving in their
respective offices on Friday,
include: County Judge Bruce
Slaughter, County Treasurer
Russell Stout, County Tax
Assessor-Collector Cynthia
(See KHS, Page 6)
At a joint meeting of the
Board of Control of Memorial
Hospital and the Winkler
County Commissioner Court,
Wednesday afternoon, it was
decided to hire a California
firm to assist the county in
obtaining a new physician.
The decision to enter into
a contract with National
Health Search Organization
was made at the joint meeting
held at 1 p.m. in the dining
room of Memorial Hospital.
On a miton by W. D. (Bill)
Simon, the hospital board
agreed unanimously to
employ the firm to assist in
obtaining a doctor for
Winkler County. The firm
agrees to supply a satisfactory
physician to the county for a
minimum of 12 months in
return for a $3,500 fee.
In discussing the proposal
to employ the firm, Judge E.
C. Locklear pointed out,
“$3,500 will be cheap if we
can get a doctor.”
Doctor Joe Gibson also
told the group, “You will
have a better chance of
getting a doctor if you go
with an organization of this
type.”
The second item to be
discussed at the meeting was
additional equipment now
needed at the hospital,
including equipment to be
used in the intensive coronary
care unit, in surgery and
repairs to the hospital
required by the U. S.
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare.
Hospital administrator
Ralph explained that new
heart equipment estimated to
cost about $30,000 is needed
in ICU. He added that
sterilizer to be used in surgery
is estimated to cost $12,000
FreedomTram
Tickets Are
Now On Sale
Tickets for the American
Freedom Train to be in the
Odessa/Midland area next
week are now on sale at the
Kermit Chamber of
Commerce.
Adult tickets are $2 and
tickets for children are $1
each.
and that H.E.W. repairs to the
hospital are expected to total
$18,000.
Judge Locklear told those
attending the combined
meeting, “Any equipment the
medical staff needs and can
show justification
for. , . should be bought.”
On a motion by Joe
Arledge, the hospital board
voted unanimously to
purchase the new equipment
(See CALIFORNIA, Page 7)
Congressman White
Asks For Re-Election
Congressman Richard C. and the Post Office and Civil
White (D-Texas) has Service Committees, where he
announced his intention to (See WHITE, Page 5)
seek a seventh consecutive
term as U. S. Representative
for the 16th District of
Texas. He was first elected in
1964 and took his seat with
the 89th Congress in January
of 1965.
White initially served on
the Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee, where he
successfully authored the
Guadalupe Mountains
National Park bill, the
Chamizal National Monument
bill, the International Scenic
Rivers provision, recognition
for the Tigua Indians and a
number of reclamation
projects. He is now a member
of both the Armed Services RICHARD WHITE
Chamber Manager,
Director Resign
J. D. INSKEEP
TV Facts Appears Today
“TV Facts”, a weekly magazine, which contains
listings of television schedules for each week, beginning
with Sunday, is being inserted in The News for the first
time today.
The TV Facts in your newspaper today includes
television listings for the week of February 1-7, as well
as feature material of interest to TV viewers. A special
feature in today’s edition of TV Facts is a special
two-page spread on “The American Freedom Train,”
which will be at Midland-Odessa Regional Air Terminal
February 7, 8 and 9.
Advertising of Kermit and area merchants is also
found in your TV facts.
In addition to being inserted in The News, TV Facts is
also inserted in The Monahans News and is circulated in
Andrews, Crane, McCamey, and Odessa. The publication
has a total circulation of almost 15,000 in the Permian
Basin.
Local advertisers who would like for their advertising
to appear in TV Facts are urged to call The News office,
586-2561, as soon as possible.
The manager of Kermit
Chamber of Commerce and
one member of the
organization’s board of
direcrors submitted their
resignations at a special called
meeting of the chamber
board Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Dale Christian,
manager of the chamber since
1972, resigned her post
because of plans to move to
California, and John E.
Willard, a member of the
chamber’s board of directors
since 1974, submitted his
resignation because his
company is transferring him
to Odessa.
S. V. (Shirley) Smith,
president of the chamber,
expressed regret that the two
officials have resigned.
“We are all going to miss
both Dale and John,” Smith
stated. “They have done
outstanding work for the
chamber and for the
community as a whole. All
their efforts on behalf of
Kermit and the people of this
community are greatly
appreciated,” Smith declared
in announcing the
resignations.
Mrs. Christian has been
associated with Kermit
Chamber of Commerce since
1957, serving as chamber
secretary from that time until
she was named manager of
the organization in 1972.
Her resignation is effective
February 10, and plans call
for her to move to Los
Angeles, California, shortly
thereafter.
Willard, who is manager of
the local TG&Y Store, has
been transferred to Odessa,
effective February 1, 1974,
and has served continuously
since that time. He served as
director of business
development on the board.
No successor to either Mrs.
Christian or Willard have been
named.
DALE CHRISTIAN
JOHN WILLARD
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Parks, Phil. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1976, newspaper, January 29, 1976; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009260/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.