The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1974 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. 38 — No. 4
The Winkler County News
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745 ~
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Monday, April 1, 1974
Twirler
iTryouts
Are Held
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>. Twirler and drum major
tryouts for Kermit High School
K Band were held recently and
three new twirlers and a new
drum major were selected.
Tryouts for the four twirler
positions were held Wednesday
morning at the high school by
former Permian High School
band director J. R. Mclntire.
He is now in charge of the
music programs for Odessa
Public Schools.
Named as twirlers for the
1974-75 school year were
Cynthia Dick, a sophomore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
•Charles E. Dick of 732 North
Oak; Gail Turnbo, junior,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Turnbo of 520 North Ave. D;
Vicky Patterson, sophomore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olen
D. Patterson of 504 South Ave.
C; and Shellye Emmerson,
junior, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Emmerson of 1014
East San Antonio.
Selected recently as the
1974-75 K Band drum major
was Martha Taylor,
sophomore, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Taylor of 309
Oaklawn.
'Dan Gibbs, Monahans High
School band director, was in
charge of selecting the new
drum major.
Miss Emmerson is the only
one of the front five to have
already served as either twirler
or drum major. She has served
as a twirler for the high school
band for two years.
Norris
Services
Set Today
Lasi iites lor Dcfil^ Morris,
1 North Ash, a long-time
resident of Kermit, will be held
at 2 p.m. Monday (today) in
First United Methodist Church
of Kermit.
Rev. Guy Birdwell, pastor
of the church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Kermit
Cemetery under direction of
Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Norris, 73, died at 10
a.m. Saturday in Memorial
Hospital, following a lengthy
illness.
Born Oct. 1, 1900, in Jasper
County, Missouri, she came to
Kermit in 1929, and had been
a resident of the community
for the past 44 years.
S he was a retired
bookkeeper. She was a member
pft Kermit Rebekah Lodge No.
134 and was a Christian
Scientist.
Survivors include one sister,
Mrs. T. J. (Mabel) McMillan of
Angleton, and two
great-nephews, Thomas L.
Johnson of San Antonio and
Robert Johnson of Portland,
Texas.
(See NORRIS, Page 7)
NEW “K” BAND FRONT FIVE
Following tryouts held Wednesday morning under the direction
of former Permian High School Band Director J. R. Mclntire,
the twirlers for the 1974-75 school year were named. The four
twirlers and drum major to be appearing in front of the KHS
marching “K” band next year are (left to right) twirler Cynthia
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Martha Taylor, sophomore; twirler Vicky Patterson, sophomore:
and twirler Shellye Emmerson, junior. The only one of the front
five to return from last year is Miss Emmerson. The 1974-75
school year will mark her third year as a high school twirler.
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Getty Oil Plans Ward Prospector
Getty Oil Co. intends to
drill No. 1-18-32 University
Lands as a 21,000-foot
prospector in Ward County,
five miles northeast of
Fusselman gas production in
the Quito field.
Drillsite is 660 feet from
south and west lines of section
32, block 18, ULS, 10 miles
northeast of Barstow.
American Quasar Petroleum
Co. intends to drill No. 1 J. H.
Healey as a 21,500-foot
searcher in Ward, nine miles
northeast of Barstow.
Drillsite is 660 feet north of
the southwest corner of section
39, block 18, ULS, thence 660
feet west to location in D. T.
Johnson survey 45, three miles
northeast of Fusselman gas
production in the Quito
multipay field.
United Texas Petroleum
Corp., No. 1-175 Anderson, et
al, a planned 22,000-foot
Fusselman and Ellenburger
searcher, in Ward County, four
miles east of Fusselman
production in the Quito field
and 3,500 feet southwest of
Gulf Oil Corp. No. 2 P. Walker,
Fusselman and Ellenburger gas
prospect.
The project spots 990 feet
from northeast and 660 feet
from southeast lines of section
175, block 34, H&TC survey,
13 miles west of Pyote.
American Quasar Petroleum
Co. intends to drill a
21,500-foot venture, two miles
east of Fusselman production
in the Quito field, and 214
miles west of Gulf’s No. 1
Walker. It is No. 1 D. P.
Anderson Estate.
Drillsite is 660 feet from
northeast and southeast lines
of section 194, block 34,
H&TC survey, seven miles
northeast of Barstow.
Gulf was running tubing and
preparing to treat and test at
No. 2 Walker.
Drilled to 20,690 feet, it has
Downtown
Lions Obtain
New Members
V
Eighteen new members have
been recruited by members of
Kermit Downtown Lions Club
during the month of March,
according to Fred W. Pearson,
club secretary.
The drive for new members
has featured a contest between
teams of Lions, and at press
time, leader in the contest for
new members was Oscar
Theisen.
The contest ends Monday
(today), Pearson said in urging
all club members to turn in the
names of additional new
members prior to the deadline.
5 and 4'/2-inch liner hung from
15,645-20,688 feet, and a cast
iron bridge plug is set at
20,200 feet. Operator
perforated opposite the
Fusselman from 17,095-17,143
feet, and opposite the
Ellenburger from
19,370-20,150 feet.
Production was indicated
with the flowing of gas at the
rate of 20 million cubic feet
per day on a drillstem test
from 17,080-17,158 feet, and
with the flowing of gas at the
estimated, maximum daily rate
of 15 million cubic feet on a
drillstem test from
19,320-19,780 feet.
Location is 1,980 feet from
southeast and southwest lines
of section 40, A. J. Wilson
survey, 10 miles west of Pyote,
and three miles west of
Ellenburger gas production in
the Caprito field.
ONE OF 212
Fred Pearson (left), long-time secretary of Kermit Downtown Lions Club, is shown receiving a
“Key of State” Award from Roger Moore of El Paso, District Governor of Lions International
District 2T-3. The award was presented to Pearson for his “exceptional and meritorious service
for Lionism.” Governor Moore presented the “Key of State” award to Pearson at Thursday’s
noon meeting of the Downtown Lions Club. Pearson is one of only 212 Lions in the world to
receive this award. He has been a member of the Downtown Lions Club for 32 years.
(Staff Photo)
Bi-Centennial Group
Holds First Meeting
Kermit Bi-Centennial
Organization Committee held
its first meeting Thursday
morning in Kermit Schools
Administration Building to
discuss plans for inviting
participation and the setting up
of mechanics for the
celebration.
“Bi-Centennial committees
are now being organized all
across the nation,” County
Judge E. C. Locklear said
Chamber
Directors
Plan Meeting
Board of Directors of
Kermit Chamber of
Commerce have scheduled
their regular monthly
meeting for Tuesday, April
2, at 3:30 p.m. in the
Chamber Action Room.
All members are urged
to attend this meeting.
Friday. “The committees are
making plans for the
celebration of our nation’s
200th birthday, which will be
in 1975-76.”
The local organizational
committee is composed of G.
E. Thompson, chairman; Judge
Locklear, secretary; and
members Mayor G. L.
McGuire, H. W. P. Miller and
Bill Litton.
The committee is now
seeking the formation of a
permanent city-wide
committee.
Judge Locklear stated that
contact has been made with
Mrs. Gene Brown Rigg,
executive director of the
American Revolution
Bi-Centennial Committee of
Texas.
“As soon as we get the
proper forms, we will be
requesting that Kermit is
named a Bi-Centennial City,”
Judge Locklear concluded.
Next meeting of the
Bi-Centennial Organizational
Committee is set for Thursday,
April 25, at 10:30 a.m.
Judge Says:
New Highway
Is Possible
County Judge E. C.
Locklear stated Friday that the
proposed new highway from
Kermit to Orla is becoming
more and more of a reality.
The Judge reported that the
first step in obtaining a new
highway has been completed
and progress on the second
step is now being made.
Members of the Winkler
County Commissioners Court
and the Highway Committee of
the Kermit Chamber of
Commerce have been talking
with officials of the Texas
Highway Department and the
district engineer about the new
proposed highway and the
engineer seems to be in favor
of the project.
Judge Locklear said that the
new road (if it becomes a
reality) would cut off some 30
miles between here and El
Paso. This would be a more
direct route to the Guadlaupe
Mountains National Park, the
Carlsbad Caverns and El Paso.
In a special called session of
the Kermit City Council
Thursday afternoon, the
Council accepted bids on a new
police vehicle and a machine
ior the*-sanitation ..
The first item to come to
the attention of the Council
was the recent bid of Kermit
Kermit
Man Is
Arrested
Two officers of Kermit
Police Department arrested an
18-year-old Kermit man and
also took into custody a
16-year-old juvenile Friday
afternoon.
The pair was taken into
custody at 239 James and
charges of possession of
marijuana were filed the same
afternoon against the man,
Marty Allan Beebe, 18, of 239
James.
At the time of the arrest,
the officers also collected a
quantity of green plant
substance and seeds, believed
to be marijuana; also taken
was matches, cigaret papers
and what is believed to be .a
smoking apparatus.
County Judge E. C.
Locklear set bond on Beebe
Friday night at $3,000 and
ordered the juvenile held in
city jail until this morning
(Monday) at which time he is
to be turned over to the
county juvenile officer, E. B.
(Buck) Haggard.
Late Saturday, Beebe
remained in city jail on a city
charge.
: Booster Club
To Meet
| A meeting of Kermit i
i Booster Club is scheduled
i Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 1
[p.m. in Kermit High [
i School cafeteria. 11
1 On the agenda will be [1
[ the recognition of golf and ' |
i tennis teams, the girls 1
1 volleyball team and the [1
[ baseball and track team. 1
Also scheduled is S
organization of the ['
[ Booster Club for the 1974 1 [
i year and the meeting will [ i
be open to suggestions for [
[ making the club stronger. 1
i All persons interested (
| in the school activities are 1
1 [ invited to attend.
1
One of the most immediate
results of the new highway to
affect Kermit and Winkler
County, according to the Judge
and the Highway committee
would be an extensive growth
in tourism through the area.
In talking about the project,
Judge Locklear said, “The new
route would definitely, boost
the economy of the county.”
According to the area
Highway Department Engineer
Paul H. Coleman, there are five
stages in the development of a
highway project.
The first, or Program Stage,
commences at the very
beginning of project
development when the
Highway Commission or the
State Highway Engineer -
acting in response to a request
from the people - authorizes
the District Engineer to
conduct preliminary studies.
This is followed by the
Route Stage during which
preliminary planning is
Motor Company on a new
patrol car for the Police
Department. The original bid,
which was opened and
discussed in the regular
l | ,
that meeting.
Mayor G. L. (Jerry)
McGuire told the assembled
Council that he felt the bid was
a good price and “I think we
need to something now,
because prices are scheduled to
go up next month.”
The original bid had been
tabled because the Council was
considering keeping the 1972
patrol vehicle rather than
accepting the proposed
trade-in.
City Manager W. G. (Jerry)
Haynes said that he had talked
with the owner of Kermit
Motor Company and he was
agreeable with the proposal
that the older car would not be
used as a trade-in. Instead, the
1972 vehicle will possibly be
used by the local police
detective and as a possible
(See CITY, Page 7)
undertaken. Studies are made
to identify and analyze the
social, economic and
environmental factors of the
project. The District
engineering staff investigates
(See NEW, Page 7)
Tuesday Is
Last Day For
License Tags
Monday, April 1, is the last
day for registering Texas motor
vehicles, according to Winkler
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Mae Barnes.
She noted that owners of
motor vehicles must display
1974 license plates by 12:01
a.m. Tuesday, April 2, to avoid
penalty.
For those not yet registered,
nothing is changed in the
registration procedure from
last year. The renewal form
and payment are all the vehicle
owner must present at the time
of registration.
If the registration form has
been misplaced, the owner wijl
be required to bring his
certificate of title and last
year’s license receipt.
Mrs. Barnes reminded
county residents that beginning
(See TUESDAY, Page 7)
Bike Club
♦Seeks' New*
Members
Kermit. Chamber of
Commerce manager Mrs. Dale
Christian has announced that
the recently organized Kermit
bicycle club, the Biking Bums,
have held two get acquainted
rides and are now planning
additional activities.
The new club is designed for
all ages and sexes and recent
plans call for organized bicycle
races and tours.
The club meets weekly at 6
p.m. at the big barbecue pits at
Winkler County Park.
The club is now seeking
more younger riders and
anyone interested in riding
with club members is asked to
meet with the club Sunday
evening or see Mrs. Christian at
the Chamber office.
POLICE INSPECT POSSIBLE CONTRABAND
Sgt. Jerry Wright (standing) and Detective A. R. (Bocho)
Mendez of the Kermit Police Department are shown inspecting
some items taken in the arrest of a Kermit man on charges of
possession of marijuana. The arrest was made at 5:24 p.m.
Friday, and taken into custody along with Marfy Allan Beebe,
18, of 239 James, was a 16-year-old youth and a quantity of
green plant substance believed by officers to be marijuana.
(Staff Photo)
City Council
Accepts Bids
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Parks, Phil. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1974, newspaper, April 1, 1974; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034907/m1/1/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.