The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 95, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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BY
LOUISE! ALLEN
Three subjects a peaceable
person used never to discuss
publicly were Race, Rumor and
Religion. These taboos may still
hold, but we believe people feel
more keenly about Politics than
all of the others put together.
Just now it’s Are-you-or-aren’t-
you for Goldwater? Soon it will
be Are. you- o r- ar e n ’ t- y ou for
Johnson? Answer either ques-
tion either way land you’re: (1)
asking for a possible tiff with
your best friend; (2) having your
own feelings roughed up; or (3)
exchanging insulting remarks.
Neutrality is dangerous, too; may
brand you as an extremist, a lib-
eral, an obstructionist, or a down-
right coward.
Makes us think of an incident
in our hometown during World
War I when everyone had to take
sides,, or else. Next door to Dad’s
office was a candy kitchen own-
ed by a very nice German couple.
We weren’t allowed many sweets
but a weekly treat for the three
of us was a visit to the candy
kitchen with our uncle. During
a bond drive the Stouts didn’t
invest as much as some towns-
people thought they should; be-
sides they were German. One
night their store was painted
yellow, the windows were broken
and insulting words were scrawl-
ed across the store front. It
was a shocking experience for
us children.
Politics as talked and prac-
ticed in 1964 must be just as
confusing to tomorrow’s citizens.
Children hear their parents dis-
agree violently with friends and
loved ones. They listen to in-
credible stories about men who
may soon be the country’s lead-
ers. They hear candidates call
one another liars then pat backs
later. Moderation and consis-
tency are thrown out the win-
dow, yet the youngsters them-
selves are scolded if they ever
express themselves too loudly
or violently.
In this election year, we plan
to add Politics to our list of
taboo topics.
The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Friday, July 31,1964 Page Three
Karen Fernandes Takes 3,000-Mile
Bus Journey with Her Grandparents
By MAUD GREEN
Karen Fernandes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fernandes,
ranching family east of Kermit,
is already a rather widely travel-
ed young girl, but about 3,000
more miles were added this sum-
mer to her memories.
She and her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Brotherton of
Levelland, took a chartered bus
trip which carried them into
Canada, to Maine, New York,
Washington D. C. and many other
places of interest.
The trio of Texans boarded a
chartered bus in Amarillo, went
through Oklahoma City, Okla.;
Ind; and into Michigan., They
entered Canada and traveled in
Ontario and Quebec. The further
east they went, the more dif-
ference they noted in people and
customs.
Karen says the residents of
Eastern Canada are French,
speak French and are very in-
dependent. She chuckles over an
incident when they went into a
very popular French restaurant
in Quebec. Her grandfather and
a friend weren’t satisfied about
the check and tried to argue about
it . . . French against English
. . .the bill was paid as presented.
An interesting event wasaboat
ride to the 1,000 Islands, a trip
into a land of beauty.
When they arrived in Maine they
spent a night at Bar Harbor and
came to New York for four days.
One day was spent at the World’s
Fair. This happened to be the
hottest day of the year there and
Grandfather Brotherton’s feet got
tired and he didn’t care much
about seeing any more.
Of all the things she saw that
day at the Fair, Karen liked
best the Johnson Wax Pavilion
where a cinerama show proved
to be very entertaining, and rest-
ful.
They saw a Broadway stage
show, Funny Girl, took a boat
around Manhattan Island and saw
the Statue of Liberty. A trip
Spend Vacation
In Oklahoma
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Pipkin and
son, Tommy, and the Pipkins’
daughter, Mrs. M. D. Hayes,
and her two children, Rodney and
to the Bronx Zoo was especially
interesting to the girl from
Texas.
They stopped in Philadelphia
and saw the Liberty Bell and many
historic spots,
Next stop was Washington,
D. C. Happened both houses of
Congress were in session. They
visited Arlington Cemetery and
Karen loved the Lincoln, Jef-
ferson and Washington Me-
morials.
They drove around the White
House, but a Grecian dignitary
was to come calling that day and
they didn’t get to go inside.
The bus then headed toward
Huntington for a scheduled over-
night stop. Mountain driving
slowed them down and it was
almost midnight before the
travelers reached their destin-
ation.
After an overnight stay in
Evansville, Ind., the same route
was followed back to Springfield,
Mo. where the group was greeted
royally, served big steak dinners,
the women and girls received cor-
sages and every one attended a
variety show.
Church was held daily on the
bus and the hours sped by as
Si££ *<*» - -
Jioma.
The Brothertons and their
TO THE GIRL SCOUTS — Oscar Theisen, president of
Kermit Downtown Lions Club, presents keys to a newly con-
structed rest room at Camp Helen, to Georgia Ehlers, a Senior
Girl Scout. Construction of the building was sponsored by the
club. The structure is provided with running water, electricity,
and has a store room equipped with an electric refrigerator
for perishable foods. It is to be circled with a cyclone fence
and Girl Scouts plan to cover the fence with morning glory
vines. Others shown (left to right) are Melinda Jones, aCadette;
Vicky Odom, Intermediate Scout; Mary Alice Beaty, a Brownie;
and Mrs. W. H. McClure, president of Kermit Girl Scout
Neighborhood Association. (Staff Photo) _
Joe D. Crawford
Reenlists in Navy
BEEVILLE, (FHTNC)— Joe D.
Crawford, aviation ordnanceman
third class, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. B. Crawford of 831 Mad-
ison, Kermit, recently reenlisted
for six years while serving in
the operations department at the
Chase Field Naval Auxiliary Air
Station, Beeville.
Crawford maintains and re-
pairs aircraft armament and
aviation ordnance equipment such
as aircraft guns, gunsights,
aerial targets, aerial torpedos
and air-launched guided missiles.
A graduate of Kermit High
School, he entered the Navy in
July 1961.
wmm____
TAKE time out in the form
of a pretty pendant watch
that is a change from the
ubiquitous wrist watch.
Wear your timepiece, not
on your wrist, but on your
dress, suspended from a deli-
cate chain.
This charmer has swirled
diamond-cut engraving. Con-
centricrings are lacquered
black or lavender, as is the
back of the disc.
To see how time flies, just
glance at the back of the
watch for a view of the tiny,
precision, jewel-lever watch
movement, a charming idea
for a charm watch. Timely in
price, too!
WHAT IS SXJSAN DOING?
Visit Relatives
In Arizona
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McGee
and son, Ricky, spent part of
vacation time with their daugh-
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Hinds and children, Car-
rie and Cheryl, in Tempe, Ariz.
The Hinds family is soon to
be moving to C alifornia.
One highlight of the visit was
a tour of Legend City in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., an attraction simi-
lar to Disneyland. This was en-
joyed by the Texans.
They also saw Frontier City
at Tucson.
McGee’s vacation time is not
all gone but they are staying
at home, doing some repairs1 and
working in the yard.
Collmers Arrive
In Guatemala
A card, sending greetings to
their friends in the area was
received Wednesday atTheDaily
Sun office from Rev. Russell
Collmer. He and Mrs. Collmer
are doing Southern Baptist mis-
sionary work in Guatemala. The
card is dated July 24.
Rev. Collmer writes: “May-
be you could allow space for
our greetings to our Kermit
friends.
Odom Children
See President
The three younger children of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Odom, Vicky,
Ricky and Randy, had a very
special treat Sunday while they
were vacationing at Granite
Shoals Lake. They saw, real close
up, and took pictures of Presi-
dent L. B. Johnson.
The President was taking a boat
ride on the lake and his boat was
brought to the dock. He stood at
the back and waved to the crowd
gathered to greet him. The Odom
children took several pictures of
him.
Mrs. Odom, who is active in
Girl Scouting and goes camping
many times during the year,
doesn’t want camping for
vacation. She rested, weather
was nice and cool and she could
sit in the cabin, look over lake
waters and watch the children
swimming._
Transferred
To Victoria
Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson,
and son, James Michael, 1528
Harrison Drive, are to leave
Kermit Wednesday or Friday for
Victoria where he has been trans-
ferred by Baker Oil Tools.
The Jacksons have lived in
Kermit since May of 1963.
Spend Vacation
In Missouri
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Dinwiddle,
202 North Avenue D, spent most
of their vacation with her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Obe Brown, at the Browns’ cot-
tage on Table Rock Lake, near
Springfield, Mo.
The weather was cool and blan-
kets were needed for comfortable
sleeping.
They fished some but mostly
rested and enjoyed the beautiful
scenery.
On their return home they went
to Eldon, Mo., to visit his par-
ents, Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Din-
widdle.
They also stopped in Boliver,
Mo., Mrs. Dinwiddle’s old home
town, to visit many friends and
r el atives.___
Friends Visit In
Greenwood Home
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Greenwood
and family this week are greet-
ing old time friends, Mr. and
Mrs. O. V. Woodruff and daugh-
ters, Len and Sue, who are here
from their home in Long Beach,
Calif.
The Greenwoods and Woodruffs
have been close friends since
World War n days.
This is the Woodruffs first
visit to Kermit. The two fam-
ilies visited Carlsbad Caverns
and enjoyed an afternoon at Mon-
ahans State Park.
They are enroute to visit rel-
atives in Mineral Wells and
Fayetteville, Ark.
Texhoma to attend a family re-
union. At the lake they visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Story,
former Kermit residents who
have retired and now live at
Pipkin, who had planned to go granddaughter left the bus at
with his family, remained at home a marni0 and snent the night with
to take care of a mare which
had broken her shoulder (The day fey dro^ to
horse is recovering rtoely.) LeveI1^nd were met there
The vacationers went first to hv Karpn, s narents
Hf udH°^ . .°|cla' ’ of a11 the stehts they saw, the
visited Pipkin s parents, Mr .and mlles they traveled and scenery
™rS* 5. P pk& "t66 nf along *he way, what did Karen
Mrs. Pipkins’s bro hers L D. Fer*andes el?’y ^ remember
Gandy, Jess Gan y most? Her answer comes quickly,
Tommy Pipkin stayed inHeadl- -Mont^eHo, Thomas Jefferson’s
ton while the others went to Lake * _______
Tc Dean’s List
DURHAM, N. C. — Otto Kit-
singer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
the lake. Mrs. Pipkin reported Otto Kitsinger of Kermit, has
the Storys have a beautiful home, been named to the Dean’s List
right on the lake edge. at Duke University for the Spring
Another of Mrs. Pipkin’s semester on the basis of high
brothers and his wife, Mr. and academic standing.
Mrs. John Gandy, joined them at An overall academic average of
the lake. 3.0 of a possible 4.0 is required
The Texas group accompanied in order to receive this recog-
the John Gandys to their home nition.
in Eufala, Okla. Here they saw ——---
the enormous dam which has SP GH(I VQCQmOII
been constructed to form one of r
the largest man-made lakes in ||| ColOTOdO
!Se ?aleH. Wate„uS Sight spring In Colorado was
the North Canadian and Soutii vaca^on torBMr. ^ Mrs.
eanadlan rivers will All the lake, ChM.les Robertson their chll.
W*Their n«rt stop was In Bristow! *e„ Gay and Brooks, ages 7
Okla., where Mrs. Hayes visited They hooked the camper trailer
her husbands p^erts Mr. and car and enjoyed com-
• a » u uyf n £°rts °£ h°me nt most of their
Okla visited briefly wltt friends lhe
and then returned to Headlton, and ^ £ Springs,
then came back to Kermit. they ttBen wenl t0 Williamsons
Dress cooked celery with Creek where fishing proved to be
h„ A . good. Robertson and the boy
e vy cream and add a dusting paiI~i14. their limit each dav and
of paprika and a sprinkling of i n f t rT
slivered toasted almonds if you ‘hn famfly ate fish untl everybody
want a vegetable that is deft! rather tired of the goodies.
____® , Some fish were carried on
mtely company fare. £urlher ^ the route.
PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK!
Susan is stamping her mail.
WHY IS SUSAN SMILING?
Because she is using
STAMP-E-Z
WHAT DOES STAMP-E-Z DO?
STAMP-E-Z cuts, wets, and
affixes postage stamps to
envelopes automatically
AND?
And you never touch the stamps.
STAMP-E-Z $1995
PATENT PENDING
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Visit Six Flags Over Texas this summer.
More than a hundred acres of fun for
everyone. Be sure to include a ride on
Humble’s “Happy Motoring” Freeway.
Even youngsters can safely steer the
miniature sports cars. Stop at your Enco
dealer’s before you go. He has coupons
for you, each worth 50^ op a child’s ticket
for Six Flags.
11 NO, EMMA...
\l'S IN THE GASOLINE1!
NEW HIGH-ENERGY ENCO EXTRA GASOLINE BOOSTS POWER THREE WAYS:
for a demonstration call
Kermit Office Supply
Fred W. Pearson, Manager
1 Cleaning Power! Dirt can clog even a new
I carburetor in a few months of normal opera-
tion—causing hard starting^ and rough idling.
Your very first tankful of New Enco Extra wilt
start to clear away these deposits—in new engines
or old—to improve power and mileage.
Firing Power! Spark plug and cylinder de-
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hot spots. New Enco Extra neutralizes these
harmful deposits—to help your engine fire
smoothly., to help preserve the power of new cars
and restore lost power to many older cars.
^ Octane Power! New Enco Extra has the
high octane that most cars now need for full
smooth performance without knocking.
You’ll get all these extras with New Power*
formula Enco Extra gasoline—it puts a tiger in
your tank!
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makers of enco products and
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THAT POWERED A. J. FOYT AND
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Sclair, Dave. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 95, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1964, newspaper, July 31, 1964; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth809875/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.