The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1948 Page: 1 of 20
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VOTE
VOTE
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
AUG. 28
AUG. 28
VOL. 12—NO. 25
Kermit, Winkler County. Texas
Thursday, Aug. 26, 1948
Voters To Have Last Word
In Saturday's Second Primary;
Out Is Predicted
The
Kermit
Broadcast
BY NEV H. WILLIAMS
The Ballot
for in the Uniform Traffic Code, pany prior to entering the service.
dinance provides for a salary of
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News To Print
Publishers’ Paper
eluded approving current bills.
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School Administrators
Administrative: G. E. (Tommy)
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GERALD L. McGUIRE.—is start-
ing his second year as principal of
Kermit High School. He holds a
BA Degree from Colorado State
College of Education, and a M. Ed.
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City Commission Adopts Ordinance
Controlling Jewelry Auction Sales
1,600 Boys and Girls Expected To
Enroll For ‘48-‘49 School Term
Commissioners
Court Asks Bids
On Road Work
News to Give
Election Returns
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Keeble
are new residents of Kermit from
Louisiana. Mr. Keeble is superin-
tendent at Magnolia.
'English and journalism; Mrs. Melba
Martin, homemaking; D. M. May-
er, coach and social studies; Ray-
mond Rucker, mathematics; Rob-
Winkler County Commissioners
decided to let a contract for asphalt
surfacing of 4.60 miles of road in
Aug. 19.
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Here and there: Lawyer W. T.
Hair wanting a secretary capable
of differentiating between a pre-
position and a conjunction, and
City Commissioner Cecil Atwood
saying he wouldn’t know the dif-
‘Food Is Your Business-Make It Pay
Is Theme For National Food Week
Going Forward
With Kermit
GRAND JURY
TO RECONVENE
MONDAY, AUG. 30
Reburial Services
For Tom Estes
Set For Aug. 31
Reburial services for Tom Estes,
son of Mrs. Annie Bell Estes of
Kermit, who was killed during the
Battle of the Rhine River in West-
ern Germany in March, 1945, will
be held Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 11
a.m. in the National Cemetary at
Fort Bliss, El Paso.
An infantryman, Estes had been
in the service two years at the time
of his death. He attended Kermit
Public Schools and was employed
by W. M. Walker Trucking Com-
Season Football
Tickets Go On
Sale Friday
Approximately 1,000 reserve seat
season tickets for the Kermit Yel-
low Jackets’ five home games will
go on sale Friday morning, Aug.
27, at 9 o’clock, according to Supt.
G. E. (Tommy) Thompson.
The ducats will be sold at the
following places, Kermit Pharmacy,
L-B Drug, Best Drug and Elmo
Glass Men’s Wear.
The books of five tickets will sell
for $5 each and will entitle the
holder to a seat between the 30-
yard lines on the west side of the
field.
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Light Turn
Voters will cast their selections
for eight different offices when the
polls open in Winkler County at
8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., Saturday
Aug. 28, for the second Democratic
primary.
While a record vote of 2,364 was
cast in the first primary, the bal-
loting is expected to be consider-
able less Saturday, according to
Miss Eddie Mae Mosley, secretary
of the Winkler County Democratic
Committee.
As the deadline for absentee vot-
ing passed Tuesday, County Clerk
J. W. Eisenwine said 100 of this
type of votes had been cast. Ab-
• sentee voting for the first primary
numbered 190.
Two changes have been made in
the polling places and judges for
the second primary. Polling places
and judges will be as follows:
Precinct No. 1—VFW Hall, lo-
cated on the Jal Highway, Kermit,
Mrs. E. G. Blundell, judge.
City Soon to Get
Two Garbage Trucks
City officials were notified this
week that delivery of two garbage
trucks may be expected in the near
future.
Fred Berryhill Equipment Co. of
Lubbock advised by letter that the
Gar Wood bodies had been mounted
on the trucks and shipment would
be made soon.
The Weather
Kermit received a nice shower
of rain Tuesday afternoon, Aug.
24, with only a trace of moisture
being recorded at the Wink CCA
office. Temperatures were not as
high during the past week as pre-
viously with a maximum of 102.5
being recorded Friday, Aug. 20,
and a minimum of 65.1 degrees on
Monday, Aug. 23.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Angus of
Healdton, Okla., and children visit-
ed friends in Kermit last week end.
They lived here eleven years, prior
to moving to Oklahoma in 1947.
Mr. Angus is employed with Mag-
nolia Petroleum Company.
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The Winkler County News
(Member Associated Press)
An Institution Promoting the Interests of Winkler County
Office Department preparatory to
starting free mail delivery service
to homes. The system will be set
up in the near future, at which
time it will be announced and resi-
dents will be required to erect
house numbers.
Ordinance No. 3 officially desig-
nates the following additional du-
ties to Mayor and Fire Chief Fred
Pearson: manager of water and
sewer utilities, manager and opera-
tor of the garbage and street de-
partments.
Both duties are full time. The or-
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stage for the Kermit Chamber of
Commerce and the Winkler County
Commissioners Court to sponsor
a special observance of the open-
ing of the Kermit-Andrews High-
way.
Definite date for the highway
opening has not been determined,
but it is expected to be during the
early part of September.
W. T. VARNELL.—is starting
his third year as principal of Ker-
mit Junior High School. He holds
a BA Degree from Trinity Uni-
tensity of San Antonio, and a MA
Degree from North Texas State
Teachers College at Denton. Prior
to coming to Kermit, Varnell was
principal and coach of Ganado High
School. He is an officer in the Lions
Club and a member of educational
organizations.
Schools for the 1948-49 term is
complete with the exception of
Degree from Texas Technological
College at Lubbock. McGuire came
here from McCamey, where he was
high school principal. He is a
member of the Lions Club and
educational organizations.
cept on Saturdays, when one de-
livery will be made; and none
on Sundays and holidays. Also,
a truck will deliver parcel post
packages on a twice daily sched-
ule, if the recommendations are
approved.
In making the recommendation
for carrier Service, Griffis said he
felt it was the only possible solu-
tion for cities of this size as it
would be impossible ever to pro-
vide enough private boxes at the
Post Office to take care of the
demand.
with deliveries twice daily ex
JUSTICE JOLLEY IMPROVING
Justice of the Peace B. H. Jol-
ley, who suffered a heart attack
in his office last week, has im-
proved sufficiently to be released
from Memorial Hospital.
He is confined to his residence
where he is reported to be re-
covering nicely.
A free people will remain free
just so long as they use the privi-
leges of freedom; just so long as
they are willing to fight to main-
tain that freedom, just so long as
their heart’s every beat is dedicated
to the keeping of that free-
dom for which so many hearts
have been stilled. All over the
world, yesteryear, yesterday, to-
day, and tomorrow, countless mil-
lions have and will continue to
give their very all that the world
may know freedom and peace. We
in America enjoy a privilege denied
four fifths of the world’s people—
the free ballot. It was bought and
paid for in blood. It can be lost
in apathy.
The second primary election
Saturday, Aug. 28, is a challenge
to every citizen in Winkler County
to defend that privilege of freedom;
and we need to feel the importance
of politics—precinct, county, state
and national. We, the people, must
GET IN POLITICS lest politicians
GET TO US.
It’s good to lean over the fence
and discuss politics with your
neighbor; it’s good to walk the
streets extolling the merits of your
Mary Boyd
Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. Lamere
Faye Renick, Mrs.
Golden, Mrs. Vera
Miss Ann Gibson,
favorite candidate; likewise it’s
good to lambast the fellow you
think lacks the proper qualifica-
tions to serve the people in public
office; it’s good to be interested,
and it’s better to go to the polls
and vote.
The free ballot—remember you’ll
lose it if you don’t use it.
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and 3 for those born in 1924;
Sept. 4 or 7 for those born in
1925; Sept. 8 and 9 for those born
in 1926; Sept. 10 and 11 for those
born in 1927; Sept. 13 and 14 for
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ert Shelton, biology and B team fourth grade; Mrs. Lurene Var-
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The Winkler County grand jury
will reconvene Monday, Aug. 30,
it was announced by District
Judge G. C. Olsen.
Judge Olsen said principal busi-
ness of the grand jury would be
to resume investigations of a case
that has been under investigation
for several months.
The grand jury was recessed
Tuesday, July 13, by Judge Olsen
at the request of District Attorney
J. H. Starley, to allow the latter
sufficient time to check vol-
umnious records in the case under
investigation.
The West Texas Publisher, of-
ficial monthly publication of the
West Texas Press Association,
will be printed by The Winkler
County News, with Maud Green,
newly elected secretary-treasurer
of WTPA, as editor. The Sep-
tember issue will be the first one
to be published in Kermit.
The paper is devoted to the
interest of West Texas publishers,
and will contain news stories of
special interest to and about
West Teas newspaper people. It
will be distributed, not only to
newspapers, but to other firms
and individuals interested in busi-
ness related to newspaper publi-
cations.
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two months time on the recom- tem was made by the U. S. Post
Bryan, first grade; Mrs. Sue No-
lan, Mrs. A. M. Banks, Mrs. Jean-
nette Valentine, Mrs. Doris Meeks,
Miss Mable Smith, Mrs. Mildred
McDaniel, second grade; Mrs. Ed-
na Morris, Mrs. Ruth Pearson,
Mrs. Christine East, Mrs. Ethlyn
Gimland, Mrs. Nancy Murphy,
third grade; Mrs. Sara Slaughter,
Miss Corinne Dorris, Miss Kath-
PLANS MADE FOR
OPENING OF KERMIT-
ANDREWS HIGHWAY
Plans are in a preliminary
Neal, coach and P. E.; Mrs. Ollie
Ann Patten, art; Miss Christine
Rhodes, P. E.; Miss Jacqueline
Theis, choral music; Miss Mary
Lelia Ward, English; and Mrs.
Irene Wilson, social science.
Elementary School: Miss Minnie
Lawson, Miss Lois Miller, Miss
are as follows: Aug. 31 and Sept, three vacancies, and includes:
1 for those born in 1923; Sept. 2
Selective Service
Registrations
Begin Monday
All young men in Winkler
County who were born in 1922
after Aug. 30 will be required to
register for Selective Service Mon-
day, Aug. 30.
Dr. C. A. Robinson, county draft
board official, has announced that
the Junior High School will be the
registration place in Kermit and
the High School in Wink.
Dates for other registrations
Precinct No. 2—Wink High
School,, Howard L. Carr, judge.
Precinct No. 3—Boy Scout’s Hut,
located in the new Walton Addi-
tion, Kermit; M. H. Alberts, judge.
Precinct No. 4—Kermit High
School library, W. B. Lovelace,
judge.
Qualifications of voters will be
the same as for the first primary.
A voter must have been a resident
'Of the county for six months or
more, a resident of the State for
one year or more, of legal age and
has paid a poll tax. Also, any per-
son 60 years old or more may vote
without an exemption certificate.
Highlighting the state race is
the candidacies of Coke Stevenson
and Lyndon B. Johnson for United
g a States Senator.
" Henry A. Coffield and Hill D.
Hudson are opponents for State
Senator of the 29th District.
Emory T. Corbett, Jr. and J. T.
Rutherford are opponents for State
Representative of the 88th District.
In the county and precinct races,
interest is centered on the County
Judge’s office, in which C. Hugh
Moore is opposing the incumbent,
J. B. Salmon.
Candidates for other office are:
Commissioner of Precinct I—W. K.
Wharton and S. H. Cruncleton (in-
cumbent) ; Commissioner of Pre-
cinct 2—G. S. Taylor and Mack
Moore (incumbent'; Commissioner
of Precinct 4—R. E. Leese and
W. H. Spears; Constable of Precinct
4—Alfred Hodges and Oscar War-
ren.
$400 a month for the additional
duties, retroactive to April 8, 1948.
In addition, Pearson receives $100
a mgnth as City Corporation
Judge.
The Commissioners decided to
call a special city election for the
purpose of changing certain streets
in Memorial Park Addition to the
City of Kermit. The order of elec-
tior, setting forth the date is ex-
pedyed to be issued at a meeting |
of the Commissioners in the near
future.
The court agreed to share ex-
pense with Winkler County in the
asphalt surfacing of North Main
from Austin Street to the Inter-
section with the Jal Highway.
Announcement was made that a
public budget hearing would be
held Monday night, Sept. 6, at 8
o’clock at the City Hall.
Other business of the meeting in-
cluded payment of current bills.
However, city and county au-
thorities have declined to act be-
cause the building reposes on
State property. Is it going to take
a serious accident to get action
in the matter?
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coach; Mrs. Christine Stewart
librarian; Mrs. Alice Wray, com-
mercial; Mrs. Laura Harbin, Span-
ish; and Mrs. Irene Wilson, com-
mercial.
Junior High School: Mrs. Ura-
dean Beshers, English; Mrs. Leta
Blundell, math; Mrs. Laura Har-
bin, English and Spanish; Miss
Anne Bruton, reading; Irvin Clay-
ton, math; Billie Max Felty, gen-
eral science; G. Gilligan, band;'
Miss Thelma Graham, social sci-
ence; James Green, social science;
Mrs. Lorene Hause, social science;
Mrs. Alice Knox, math; S. J. Lov-
ell, industrial arts; Mrs. Melba
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High School: Miss Marcille
Burleson, choral music; Charles
Champion, science and math; G.
Gilligan, band; Miss Faye Har-
land, P. E.; Miss Hazel Johan-
sen, English; S. J. Lovell, Indus-
trial Arts; Mrs. Jewel Martin,
______ those born in 1928; Sept. 15 and School; and O. M. Stewart, prin-
16 for those born in 1929; Sept, cipal of the Elementary Schools.
Junior High physical education
classes.
Superitendent Thompson said
every effort would be made to
make the temporary classrooms as
comfortable, safe and attractive as
possible.. “It is hoped by use of
temporary C esrooms that half-day
schndi tes Q oe aves d until the
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the county at a meeting Monday,
Aug. 23.
Bids will be received by the Com-
missioners on Friday, Sept. 3 un-
till 10 a.m.
Roads to be surfaced are as fol-
lows: Wheeler Field Road, south
from State Highway No. 302, 1.95
miles; North Main Street, City of
Kermit, from Austin Street to
State Highway No. 82, .80 of a
mile; Keystone Road east from end
of present asphalt surface, .85 of a
mile; and Dollarhide Road north
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O. M. STEWART.—Starts his
second year here as principal of
the Kermit Elementary School. Fie
holds a BA Degree from Texas
Technological College at Lubbock,
and a MA Degree from Colorado
State College of Greely, Colo.
Stewart was formerly high school
principal at Jal, N. M., grade school
principal at Hereford, and superin-
tendent of Friona Schools. He is a
member of the Lions Club and
educational organizations.
---BY BOB MOORE —--
In the interest of safety this
column would like to point out
that a large government surplus
building has been setting on the
right-of-way of the Wink cut-off
highway for the past several
months. According to reports, the
Texas Highway Patrol has asked
the city and county officials to
see that the building is moved
because it constitutes a traffic
hazard and is not properly lighted
at night with flares as provided
The Winkler County News will
hold a second Democratic primary
election party Saturday, Aug. 28.
Complete returns, from the ear-
liest to the latest reports, will be
posted on a bulletin board.
In addition to local election re-
ports, the services of the Asso-
ciated Press, Texas Election Bu-
reau and correspondents will be
utilized to give as comprehensive
report of the returns as pos-
sible.
“Food Is Your Business—Make
It Pay” is the theme of national
Food Week under sponsorship of
the American Red Cross. Pam-
phlets on how to buy nutritious
foods will be available at all local
grocery stores Friday and Satur-
day, Aug. 27 and 28, according
to Mrs. W. H. McClure, chairman
of the Nutrition Committee of the
Red Cross.
The attractive pamphlets, in
red, white and blue, give hints on
how to plan, buy, prepare and
serve foods.
“The purpose of Food Week,”
Mrs. McClure stated,” is to assist
housewives in providing maximum
health with minimum waste and
at less cost by observing sound
practices in food marketing, prep-
aration and storage.”
nell, Mrs. Elsie Runyon, Mrs.
Juanita McKelvey, Miss Barbara
McGuary, Mrs. D. J. Alvis, fifth
grade; Miss Camille Hoisager, Miss
Winifred Walker, Mrs. Hazel Rau,
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, sixth grade;
Mrs. R. J. Rucker, public school
music; Mrs. Norine Kitsinger, art
and penmanship; C. J. Martin,
athletic supervisor; Miss Evelyn
Reagan, school health nurse.
Busses and buildings: Clifford
Casey.
Custodians: C. W. Cawthron,
Doyle Nutt, Sidney Brooks, T. T.
Parker, H. W. Hysmith and Irvin
Warren.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
The school calendar for Ker-
mit Public Schools for the
1948-49 term will be as fol-
lows:
Sept. 1—School opens. Fac-
ulty meetings. (No children at
school.)
Sept. 2—All grades begin
classes after registration.
Sept. 6—Labor Day holidays.
Oct. 15—End first six weeks'
period.
Nov. 24—End second six
weeks’ period.
Nov. 25, 26, 27, 28—Thanks-
giving holidays.
Dec. 18—Christmas holidays
begin.
Jan. 3—School resumes after
holidays.
Jan. 21—First semester ends.
Jan. 24—Second semester be-
gins.
March 4—End fourth six
weeks’ period.
April 14—End fifth six weeks’
period.
April 15, 16, 17, 18—Easter
holidays.
May 22—Baccalaureate.
May 23—Junior High School
graduation.
May 24—Senior High School
graduation.
17 and 18 for those born in 1930.
Dr. Robinson pointed out that
persons born on or after Sept. 19,
1930, will be required to register
on the day they are 18 years old
or within five days after they
are 18.
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Natvtal " -3 Plant, 1 mil
Other business of the meeting in-
Postal Inspector
Promises Kermit
Carrier Service
W. J. Griffis, postal inspector
of El Paso, was in Kermit during
the past week and mapped the
city for free carrier service in
both the business and residential
areas, it was announced by Mrs.
Tom Marion, postmaster.
Griffis will submit a recom-
mendation to the Second ssistant
Postmaster in Washington, D. C.,
that carrier service be instituted
in Kermit, Mrs. Marion said.
It is expected the Second As-
sistant Postmaster will act within
G. E. (TOMMY) THOMPSON._
Starting his first year as superin-
tendent of Kermit Schools, Thomp-
son has been with the school sys-
tem since 1934, with exception of
„ethree years’ Navy service during
•World War II. Formerly of Pecos,
he served as coach, High School
principal and assistant superinten-
dent. He holds a BA Degree from
Trinity University of San Antonio,
and a M. Ed. Degree from Texas
University of Austin. Thompson is
a past president of the Lions Club,
Chamber of Commerce, a director
of Winkler County Country Club.
mendation. Mrs. Marion quoted
Griffis as saying he was very op-
timistic about the carrier service
being approved and thought it
should be in operation before the
Christmas holidays.
Griffis made a similar survey,
not nearly as complete as the
one made this week, and submitted
to the Second Assistant Postmas-
ter two years ago, but it was re-
jected.
Griffis’ recommendations will
provide for five carrier routes in
the business and residential areas
Three ordinances were passed,
approval made to call a special city
election, calling of a public budget
hearing, and agreeing to share the
expense with Winkler County on
surfacing a street; was the princi-
pal business conducted at a regu-
lar meeting of the Kermit City
Commission Monday night, Aug. 23.
The first ordinance passed was
designed to control the auction-
ing of jewelry and similar articles
within the city limits of Kermit. It
provides for the assessment of $100
fee for each day an auctioneering
firm operates and sets up certain
rules and regulations for operating
firms of this type.
The second ordinance provides
for the setting up of a house-num-
bering system for the city. The re-
quest for the house numbering sys-
Thompson, superintendent of
schools; G. L. McGuire, principal
of the High School; W. T. Var-
nell, principal of the Junior High
School Administrative and Faculty
Personnel Listed; Three Vacancies
The faculty of Kermit Public Martin, homemaking; Cameron
Approximately 1,600 boys and
, girls will start a back-to-school trek
• Thursday, Sept. 2, to a plant
valued at $1,750,000 and a faculty
of seventy-two teachers as com-
pared with the first opening of
Kermit Public Schools in 1926,
when one student was enrolled in
a classroom at the Winkler County
Courthouse and the faculty con-
sisted of one teacher.
Supt. G. E. (Tommy Thompson
predicted enrollment would be
about 10 per cent more than last
year when 1,450 students registered.
The graduating class this May num-
bered seventy as compared with
three in the first graduating class
of 1937.
Despite an expansion program
which had been underway for the
past several years and a $407,000
primary building now under con-
struction, students will find crowd-
ed conditions in the existing build-
ings.
To help alleviate the space prob-
lem, Superintendent Thompson
said it would be necessary to use
seven temporary classrooms in the
primary and elementary grades and
four in the Junior High School The
temporary classrooms in the grade
school are government surplus
buildings that were used last year,
but partitions have been erected to
provide additional space. It is plan-
ned to use the swinming pool
dressing rooms for the
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