The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 103, Ed. 1 Monday, April 30, 1962 Page: 5 of 14
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Absentee Voting...
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10,000 population mark.
Burnett explained that a vot-
er who has moved from one
precinct to anther since the
date of the payment of his poll
tax must apply to the tax as-
sessor’s office at least four full
days prior to election day in
order to get his name on the poll
tax list of the new precinct
where he is residing.
“Unless the voter has done
this,” the Democratic chairman
said, “and his name appears on
the poll tax list of the precinct
where he now lives he shall not
permitted to vote.”
Burnett also reminded resi-
dents that in order to vote they
must present to the election
judge a valid poll tax receipt
or exemption certificate unless
4t has been lost. “In that case,”
he added, “the voter will be
asked to sign an affidavit by
the election judge swearing to
the fact that the poll tax re
ceipt or certificate has been
lost.”
* County Clerk Adams also re-
ported that a recent ruling by
Attorney General Will Wilson
allowed a person who has
moved from one county to an-
other, but still within the same
district, to vote for district and
statewide officials even though
has not lived in the new
^unty for six months.
“In other words,” Adams
said, “if someone moved from
Andrews County to Winkler
Aunty and has not lived in
tins county for the required
six-month period, he can still
vote in the District Judge con-
test and other state positions
He cannot vote in the county
and precinct contests, how-
ever.”
will be held in the following
places:
Precinct 1, old VFW building
on the Jal Highway; Precinct 2,
Wink Community Center; Pre-
cinct 3, Boy Scout hut; and
Precinct 4, Kermit Community
Center.
Republican polling places in-
clude :
Precinct 1, Iverson Supply
building on the Jal Highway;
Precinct 3, 108 North Avenue
A; and Precinct 4, Junior High
School library. There will be no
Republican primary in Pre-
cinct 2.
Voting Saturday will begin at
8 a.m. and polls will close at
7 p.m. in both the Democratic
and Republican elections. Vot-
ing in 'the Democratic primary 3,500
Good Shows...
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1,925-1. Tubing pressure was 120
pounds.
The 514-inch casing is ce-
mented on bottom at 3,328 feet.
Location is 990 feet from west
and 2,310 feet from north lines
of section 14, block B-3, psl
survey.
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
No. 14-A J. B. Walton has been
completed as a flowing Devoni-
an oil well in the Keystone field
of Winkler County.
The project flowed 242.92 bar-
rels of oil through a 15-64-inch
choke and perforations at 7,339-
51 feet, and 7,558-66 feet in 24
hours, after fracturing with 10,-
000 gallons and 20,000 pounds
of sand. Gas-oil ratio was 737-1.
Total depth is 8,229 feet.
It is 555 feet from north and
660 feet from west lines of the
east half of section 20, block
77, psl survey.
Panther City Investment Com-
pany of Fort Worth will drill
No. 3 M. J. Hill, eight miles
southeast of Wink in the South
Halley (Queen) field of Winkler
County.
The venture is 467 feet from
south and 840 feet from east
lines of section 22, block B-ll,
psl survey. Contract depth is
feet.
Senator Lauds Reservists
For Service to Country
BY RALPH W. YARBOROUGH the nation’s commander-in-chief
U. S. Senator
Our State of Texas has a right
to express great pride in the
response of its Army reservists
and National Guardsmen to the
world crisis that forced their
call-up to active duty last year.
Many people do not realize
what a profound effect this call
to arms had in the State of
Texas, which yielded up more
than 14,000 men — or 12.7 per
cent of the total of 113,254 re-
servists and guardsmen who
were recalled to duty last year.
Barring another crisis, like
the danger of actual combat
over the Berlin occupation that
forced President Kennedy — as
Evetts Haley, Jr.
Hospital Notes
The following persons have
been admitted to Winkler Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital since
Wednesday.
From Kermit — Mrs. J. E.
Shillingburg, Mrs. Ted E. Dews,
Mrs. W. D. Reese, Mrs. J. F.
Goforth, Marvin Morris, Mrs.
Rubye Bryson, Mrs. R. G. Bar-
ry, Mrs. E. A. Everest, Alfred
Baker, Mrs. C. D. Neely, Mrs.
Sidney Parsons, Larry Don
Rogers, Mrs. Bobby Thompson,
Mrs. D. C. Bain, Gary L. Pres-
ton, Stephen Lawson, Mrs. Clif-
ton Neely, Clifton Thompson,
Mrs. Walter Smyrl, Mrs. C. L.
Baileys, Hollis H. Wallace,
Mrs. Mary Louise Cheatham,
Mrs. J. L. Stuart, Mrs. Lelom
H. Wolfe, Lisa DeeHixson, Trin-
idad Lara, Jimmie C. Kay, Mrs.
J. H. Minyard, T. M. Moore
and Mrs. D. L. McCabe.
From Jal, N. M. — Mrs. R.'
L. Taylor, Mrs. B. E. Way-
bourn, Teresa Lynn Mosley and
Delinda Howard.
Mrs. W. E. Henderson, Wink;
Mrs. H. D. Lane, Wink; Henry
Strauss Jr., Pyote; L. E. Doug-
las, Eunice, N. M.; Mrs. J. I.
Purcell, Lovington, N. M.; Mrs.
A. M. McMaster, Wink; Mrs.
Fontell Crouch, Pyote; and D.
B. Green, Midland.
—to call out the Reserves and
Guardsmen, there is every like-
lihood that our Texans will be
returning home by the end of
August this year.
President Kennedy’s bold and
forthright action put a mighty
checkrein on the reckless am-
bitions of the Communist powers
that thought they would gobble
up Berlin in a few short hours.
The final test of his decision
is this:
We still have the peace; we
did not retreat; and the world
has been put on notice that we
will not be pushed around by
the Communist dictators.
Now, let’s take a look at what
this call to arms has meant to
the State of Texas, where men
who served as doctors, lawyers,
educators, and skilled workers
in the country, the village, the
city — all over Texas, were
pulled away from their families
and jobs to serve the country.
The reserve units mobilized in
Texas were: The 277th Engineer
Company of Dallas, sent to Fort
Belvoir, Va.; the 97th Quarter-
master Company of Galveston,
sent to Fort Lee, Va.; the 490th
Civil Affairs Company of Abi-
lene, sent to Fort Gordon, Ga.;
the 347th Military Intelligence
Platoon of Fort Worth, now at
Fort Hood, Texas; the 349th
Military Intelligence Detach-
ment of Dallas, mobilized at
Fort Jackson, S. C.; the 980th
Engineer Battalion of Wichita
Falls at Fort Hood; and the
Demo Meetings
Will Be Held
Democratic precinct conven-
tions will be held at 8 p.m.
Saturday, according to word
from S. E. (Gene) Burnett,
317th Medical Company of Dal- county Democratic Party chair-
las, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex-jman-
Conventions will elect dele-
as‘ gates to the county convention,
The big 49th Armored Division t0 held later next month
Winkler Lands
To Be Auctioned
By U. of Texas
The 45th public auction of oil
and gas leases owned by the
University of Texas will be held
at the Commodore Perry 'Hotel employed.
t
f A RESPONSIBLE DEMOCRAT FOR
CONCERNED TEXANS
for
COMMISSIONER
TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
\ Evetts Haley, Jr., is a real farmer-cowman, 30
years of age, a family man and father of two child-
ren. He makes his own living from purely agricultur-
al pursuits and without benefit of government sub-
sidy. He stands unalterably opposed to the proposed
Cochran-Freeman farm program and to all other un-
constitutional controls emanating in the United States
of Agriculture. He believes that the farm problem is
government. Since 1956 as a result of his continuing
court battle with the federal government over wheat
acreage controls, he has become a national symbol of
opposition to a collectivized agriculture. His election
in Texas would certainly be a mandate from a major-
ity of Texans, against socialism in the field of agricul-
ture. ’ • •• --• •
Ask yourself these Honest Questions: Why Should the
Texas Department of Agriculture Be an Agent of the
Federal Government to:
1. Further rob the farmer of his freedom?
2. To promote national politics and Texas poli-
ticians?
3. To add to the over-all bureaucracy that bur-
dens the farmer, the taxpayer, and the house-
wife?
4. To keep the present incumbent, a politician
who for 12 years has never farmed anything
but the taxpayers—in public office?
If you believe this is wrong — If you believe that
economy, efficiency and integrity in state government
are right—Then vote for a change—Vote for Evetts
Haley, Jr., Cowman-Farmer for State Commissioner of
Agriculture.
Vote for HALEY
Saturday,May 5
in the Democratic Primary
(Pol. Ad. Pd. for by Winkler £0. Friends)
BUSINESS
CARDS
Kermit HP Students
! listed on Honor Roll
Mrs. Carol Forgy, the former
Una Clyde Mullinax, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Mullinax,
and Joe Marlett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Marlett, were
both listed on the senior honor
roll of Howard Payne College,
Brownwood, during the 9-week
spring semester.
Honor roll students are re-
quired ito acquire a total of 36
points, with each A earning
three points per semester hour;
a B, two points; and a C, one
point.
(Y) MMERCIA
NEEDS
contributed 9,684 men to the
call-up. There were three non-
divisional units from the Texas
National Guard also placed on
active duty: the 1104th Trans-
portation Company of Carri-
zo Springs; the 136th Trans-
portation Company of Austin,
and the 122nd Transportation
Company of Ellington Air Force
Base at Houston.
All of these Texans, many of
whom had returned from prior
military service to begin build-
ing their homes and their fu-
tures, have made a great sacri-
fice — as have all men who
serve in peace and in war and
in the Cold War. The Reserve
and the National Guard are
basic to the American belief
that a strong defense is neces-
sary at all times to national se-
curity, and that a citizen
soldiery is a safeguard against
a big regular army and a mili-
tarily controlled government.
As a member of the Army
and Active Reserve myself for
21 years, as chairman of the
National Legislative Committee
of the Reserve Officers Asso-
ciation of the United States,
and as chairman of the Senate
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee,
my interest in the veteran and
serviceman is genuine and con-
tinuing.
Fellow Texans, we owe a vote
of thanks and an expression of
pride in the men who have re-
sponded to our nation’s call in
the Cold War to prevent a hot
war.
Congratulations
Births of two babies, one boy
and one girl, were reported by
Winkler County Memorial Hos-
pital Saturday morning. The
News extends congratulations
to the following parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Neely,
Kermit, a daughter bom April
27.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McCabe,
Kermit, a son born April 28.
and also name other precint
level officials.
Meeting for Precinct 4 Demo-
crats will be held in the Court
house in the county courtroom
instead of Kermit Community
Center, Burnett said, because
of the number expected to at-
tend.
Other meetings will be held
as follows:
Other meetings will foe held
as follows:
Precinct 1, old VFW building
on the Jal Highway; Precinct 2,
Wink Community Center; and
Precinct 3, Boy Scout hut.
The county officer said pre-
cinct conventions will elect one
delegate for each 25 votes cast
in the last general election in
that particular precinct.
The county convention will foe
held in the county courtroom
too, May 12, at 7:30 p.m., Bur-
nett added. The chairman re-
minded voters that in order to
gain admittance to the precinct
meetings, poll tax receipts must
have been stamped in the May 5
Democratic primary.
THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS, Kermit, Texas
Monday, April 30, 1962 Page 5—Sec. 1
ONLY TENTH OF WORKERS WALKING TO THEIR JOBS
WASHINGTON — A survey
by the Census Bureau in Wash-
ington reveals that only 10 per
cent of American workers walk
to the places where they are
in Austin, June 26.
Included aong the tracts to
be auctioned are four located in
Winkler County. The sites, all
in block 21, are as follows:
Section 38, south half, 320.350
acres; section 47, east half,
320.350 acres; section 47, west
half, 320.350 acres; and section
43, west half, 320.350 acres.
The auction will begin at 10
a.m. and leases will be for a
5-year period, according to of-
ficials of the University of Tex-
as Board of Leases. In addition
to the 5-year period, the lease
will remain in force as long as
there are producing oil or gas
wells on the property.
Daughter and Family
Visit S. C. Callaways
Recent visitors in the S. C.
Callaway home were their
daughter and her family, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Woodard and
children, Sammy and Pattie, of
Fort Worth.
They came to be with the
family before the Callaways’
son, Wayne Callaway, left for
Navy training.
Graveside Rites
Set for Resident
Graveside services for Geritt
O. Avenarius, 70, of 120 South
Locust Street will foe held to-
day (Monday) at.about 4 p.m
in Kermit Cemetery.
Mr. Avenarius died Saturday
night at Winkler County Me-
morial Hospital after a lengthy
illness. He has no survivors.
He had lived in Kermit the
last 12 years. He was bom in
Kansas. Maples Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Albania, a center of contro-
versy in ’ the Communist bloc,
has a population of 1,581,000
living in an area a little larger
than Maryland. According to
legend, Albanians are descend-
ed from an eagle. Hence the
Albanian flag shows a two-
headed eagle on a slid red field.
The majority of workers—64
per cent—travel to work by au-
tomobile. Others use buses,
street cars, and other transpor-
At last Texas Conservatives can be counted
Vote In
Republican Primary May 5th
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Kermit
An Open Letter to Texans from
EDWIN A. WALKER
I have never gone into battle leading your brave
young sons except with the determination to win. We are
still at war, and we are now losing the war at home that
your sons in uniform won for us upon the field of battle.
This war is for survival! It demands the support not
only of those in uniform hut those out of uniform.
My mission in life has been to fight for America.
After thirty years of service, I was relieved of my com-
mand because I tried to warn your boys of the evil and
dangerous nature of the enemy they faced. It is obvious
that while they were winning at the front, they were be-
ing betrayed at home.
The most important front now is the home front —
the front in Texas. The Governor of a State represents
the constitutional executive authority reserved to the
people — the highest authority in the land.
This is no time for timid, weak and indecisive lead-
ership in the most important State in the Union. My
record speaks for itself. I am a soldier without a uni-
form. I owe allegiance only to our Flag, our Constitu-
tion and our Country. I am free of all political influence
— I am completely independent.
This is why I am asking the voters of Texas to let
me lead them in restoring this State to its traditional
position of respect and strength at this critical hour.
Again let me say that we are at War. I have enlisted
for the duration, and, as in every other battle I have
fought, I intend to Win for Texas and America!
UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION I CAN ASSURE
YOU THAT:
(1) We will restore public respect in keeping with
State sovereignty and constitiutional authority, always
with a prayer for Divine guidance.
(2) , Texas will again be placed upon a sane and sound
financial footing.
(3) Texas will guarantee the right to work and the
protection of property to every citizen.
(4) We will stop the unconstitutional trespass of Fed-
eral power upon the rights of Texas citizens—in educa-
tion, welfare, business and labor.
(5) We will re-establish the respect of the people for
the government of Texas — which under present leader-
ship has sunk to an all-time low.
(6) We will restore our State to its rightful position of
leadership and high esteem throughout the United States
by ridding her of special privilege, scandal and corrup-
tion.
(7) We will take party control away from the Potom-
ac pretenders — who have perverted the purpose, de-
based the ideals and, by control of political party ma-
chinery at the national level, have turned the Democrat-
ic Party into an instrument of Federal power.
(8) We will inspire and reinvigorate the Union —
thus leading the way for the restoration of National un-
ity and the American Republic.
Believing thus, I have entered the Governor’s race,
in the party of my own pioneer people. By nature and
by training, I am no more disposed to run from my ad-
versaries in politics than from my enemies on the field
of battle — especially since the Party has betrayed its
founders and perverted their principles.
I have no tolerance for the tactics of retreat, no pa-
tience with the philosophy of futility, compromise, fear
and surrender! In a war for survival, for God and Coun-
try, I know only how to fight to win.
To these ends — in keeping with my Constitutional
rights and my oath to defend America — I pledge Texas
bold and courageous leadership in keeping with her
ideals and traditions.
Edwin A Walker
Candidate for Governor
Vote in the Democratic Primary May 5th
Vote for Walker
(Pol. Adv. Pd. for by Winkler Co. Friends)
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Williams, Nev H. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 103, Ed. 1 Monday, April 30, 1962, newspaper, April 30, 1962; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth920660/m1/5/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.