The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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and another thing.
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by maud grtwi.
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Eastern Star Names Officers; Plans Sunday Tea
and, another thing is, thanks look at that installation and one
to last week’s writer of “and, salutes the wonders created by a
another thing.” A very pleasing little bitsy creature ... one
word was used in the introduction, commonly known as Man.
fhly thing ... it wasn’t really —-
a vacation ... it was a hurry An early breakfast alone in
trip to the town of Henderson, Henderson’s Royal cafe was a
Nevada and vacation time was bit different. Ham and eggs were
used. eaten to the tune of jangling slot
If you want to know the long- machines, accompanied by the
est place in the world to get to, occasional clanging for a jack-
go to Nevada. It took 26 solid pot winner,
hours of riding a bus, rolling Playing the “slots” there is
night and day to get there. It as much a part of daily routine
took another 26 to get back home, as going on a coffeebreak.
This grandmother hasn’t been Players are interesting to
▼ seated that many hours, consec- watch. Some were working two
utively or otherwise, during the and three machines, racing back
past 20 years. and forth, putting in coins, pulling
Hands, usually busy from handles, going back over there,
morning to night, grow restless one has to be busy to keep three
during such long hours. The now- going at once. What is the fun in
being.knitted sweater almost got .that?
its. sleeves finished, crossword My $2 roll of nickels lasted
puzzles grew tiresome . .. miles 45 minutes. Pulling the handle and
of majestic scenery rolled by but watching the falls was the fun.
even more miles filled the hori- -
zon. Methinks our boss should give
Give the buses credit... the Dave Sclair, managing editor of
little town of Henderson, (Nevada) the Sunny, a feathered French
was finally reached. mum for his efforts as woman’s
- editor.
It was not a trip for fun, but It was arranged for Kearney
there was time for bits of Balmer, an old hand at this desk,
interest. . to take over. This was stopped
Like the rather hurried trip to by the death of our beloved Scottie
see, for the very first time, Hart.
Hoover Dam and its enormous Dave took over . . wrote awed-
Lake Meade. A brother-in-law, ding, a garden club story . .
who has been an engineer for 24 lordy knows what all. It’s a good
years, was my escort. There was thing he’s snowed under in other
no time for going inside the in- departments ... he might have
tricate dam structure, but he found they could get along with-
painted vivid word pictures.
First stop was at the vantage
point, coming out of Boulder City.
There was this brick restraining
wall, almost shoulder high. On
it was the silliest sign in the
W world: “Don’t sit on top of this
wall.” --------------------
Anybody who’d sit on that wall Auxiliary director from Baptist
would be the world’s biggest headquarters in Dallas, was com-
H chump. It’schilling enough to hold Pllmented Monday morning with
^ on tightly and peek over that a co£fee at Fellowship Hall of
wall, down, down, down . . . Grace Temple Baptist Church,
was there no end? Then ones eyes GA colors, green and gold,
reach the end . . . the blue, were featured in refreshment
blue waters of the Colorado table decorations. Green candles
River, swirling from the turbines 311(1 yellow roses in a golden
which are converting power for bowl and GA emblems were ar-
many cities many miles away, ranged on the table. Refresh-
This engineer fellow, who ments also were green and gold,
works in the top row of the win- Mrs* Ronald Saverance and
dows on the riyer side of the Mrs* Deane Simpson served as
dam (a place eight stories high hostesses,
and looking like a doll play- Mlss Phillips showed pictures
house) says they see many big of the Queens Court which were
catfish swimming leisurely made in Brownwood.
around in those cool waters. Others present were Mrs. C.
Another thing, he says a fre- L- Baileys, Mrs. R. A. Crocker,
quent question asked by tour- Mrs* w- L- Etheredge, Mrs.
ists is, “Is the water any good Leslie Black, Mrs. G. E. Ogles-
after the electricity is taken ky» Mrs* A- R- Anderson, Mrs.
from it?” Warner Pyle, Mrs. Harold Scar-
Another point of interest was trough, Mrs. D. B. Roark and
the 50-foot spillway ... a con- Mrs* George Stevenson.
crete hole which would scare--——
even the bravest. Water on the
lake side is more than 500 feet,
but the lake is 90 feet low.
Earthquakes are recorded in
Members of the Order of East-
ern Star, meeting Tuesday night
in Masonic Temple, elected of-,
fleers for the coming year and
made plans for a Sunday tea,
honoring the retiring worthy
matron, Mrs. Ed Courville, and
retiring worthy patron^ Ed Crow.
The tea is to be held Sunday,
from 2 until 5 p.m. in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marion,
300 East Odessa Highway.
All members of Eastern Star
and their friends are invited
to attend.
Newly elected officers, who
will be installed in open cere-
monies Friday, June 5, at 8 p.m.,
are: Mrs. J. b. Crofford, worthy
matron; J. B. Crofford, worthy
patron; Mrs. Lloyd Ellingwood,
associate worthy matron; Lloyd
Ellingwood, associate worthy
patron; Mrs. E. A. Halifax, sec-
retary; Mrs. Billy Tucker, treas-
urer; Mrs. Truman Bryan, con-
out a certain party.
Coffee Honors
GA Director
Miss Joy Phillips, state Girls
Final Rites Held
For Rose's Sister-
Funeral services for Mrs.
the area and they’re blamed on George O'Dell of Buffalo Gap
Lake Mead^. When it gets full, were held Saturday at 2 p.m at
there is a great increase in weight Buffalo Gap. Mrs. O'Dell who
and rumblings underground re- died Thursday at 3 p m * was
-suit. When the water load a sister of Leon Rose of Ker-
^piightens, more rumblings are mit.
„aSJh6 earlh. A son, the late WlnifredO*DeIl,
•fc differ^.8CaUSe °f the weIghl lived in Kermit with Rose before
“ difference. his death>
First turbine in the dam was other survivors include her
put in operation in 1937 and the husband and several children, and
final one has been completed only four other brothers
very recently. They have gen-
erated more power as the need
arose. It is now at full capacity.
Shipping of that power is
another facet which brings
wonder. Those giant towers, sup-
porting big cables, march count-
less miles across the desert,
going in this direction and that
direction . . . steel giants which
are unafraid of summer, winter
or roaring winds.
One often hears remarks of
the woqders of Mother Nature.
Believe you me, even a quick
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ductress; Mrs. Grover Swift,
chaplain; Mrs. Marjory Brown,
marshal; Mrs. Nellie Marshall,
organist;
Mrs. Joe Turner, Ada; Mrs.
B. N. Westmoreland, Ruth; Mrs.
W. G. Alexander, Esther; Mrs.
Dayton Wright, Martha; Mrs.
Troy Atkins, Electra; Mrs.
Ophelia Hughes, warder; and Tru-
man Bryan, sentinel.
Women’s Athletic
Club Is Organized
The Women’s Athletic Club,
which has recently been put in
operations, is to meet each Tues-
day at 7 p.m. in Junior High
School gymnasium.
Membership is open to all
interested women and member-
ship dues are $1 per month.
Those who may be interested
in club activities are invited to
visit one of the sessions.
Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Friday, May 1,1964 Page Three
Cook, Roe Attend Juvenile Conference
Winkler County Judge W. E.
Cook and County Juvenile Of-
ficer Jack Roe Friday attended
Central Texas Regional Confer-
ence on Crime and Delinquency
at Gatesville conducted by
Texas State Juvenile Officers
Association.
Main speakers Dr. James Tur-
man, executive director of Texas
Youth Council; Dr. Everett
Sutter, psychologist of San
Angleo; Efrain Perez-Ortega,
director of reception at Gates-
ville State School for Boys; Judge
Craven Beard of domestic re-
lations court, Tyler; and Clinton
Kersye, youth council director of
parole.
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A LOOK AT GEORGE COOK’S RECORD tells you WHY he has the good wishes
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State Representative...never defeated for office...present chairman of the power-
ful House Oil and Gas Committee and of the Oil and Gas Investigating Com-
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While his opponents have been TALKING about leadership, George Cook has
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Sclair, Dave. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1964, newspaper, May 1, 1964; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth809983/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.