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Tuesday.
Vol. 32-No. 44
The Winkler County News io*
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas Monday, August
19, 1968
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Reason
/ by maud green &
My personal situation is get>
ting desperate.
Did you ever get to the point
where, when you look out your
office window, that big brick
courthouse rocks back and forth
in a gentle breeze?
When you can’t breathe deep-
er than your tonsils?
When your stay-at-home feet
get fiddle-footed?
When your ears ring?
When writing a simple word
like the word “the” becomes
a major project?
I’ve been fighting these symp-
toms for some time. Was be-
ginning to get *em under control
and look what happens.
A couple (had always thought
they were very nice folks) comes
along and knock out the pr ns
. . . completely. Relay s
awful.
It wasn’t their faulty Plough.
Baldy Crawford nor ms wife
Jean said a word until By were
as]w* B
Friday morning’s ms]|p'ought
an envelope froi > Breckenridge.
Inside was a report. What kind?
Wly|| kind do you expect from
tha^ body of water known as
Lake Hubbard?
Among the names listed were
Bob and N. B. Crawford, from
Kermit.”
Part of the reading says (talk-
ing about these two guys) “caught
50 crappie averaging one pound
each. Caught over 50 more crap-
pie later, going up to three
pounds.”
In a few minutes Jean Craw-
ford answered her telephone.
Yes, she and Baldy had been at
the lake. They were joined by
their John and hi*- family-
and their daughter and son • in -
law, Randy and Glenda Whorton.
Bob Crawford was Baldy’s
brother and his crew, was from
. . . believe it was Snyder.
And, YES . . . they caught a
LOT of stuff and had a LOT of
fun.
They went down there Sunday
anQfcame home Wednesday. Oh
yes, the Crawfords have a cabin
o^hat lake.
Rpil someone please call a
doctor? Tell him to hurry.
+ + +
The many of you who know
and love her gladly admit that
Eloise (Mrs. Jack) Roe is one of
the most interesting and talented
ones in the crowd. Eloise has
that knack of noting and enjoying
many things which most of us
would never note.
She got a bang out of a hap-
pening which happened recently,
right in her own alley.
The big, lumber big garbage
truck was making its rounds
down her alley. The Roes live in
the 800 Block, South Avenue C.
Alleys in that area of town
were an after • thought. They
weren’t included when the houses
on the ^Alphabet Streets” were
constructed.
Going forward is even a chal-
lenge.
Jfitell, this truck comes to the
e&fljrof the block only to find a
city truck had blocked the exit
dug a ditch or something.
NWgetting out that way.
The truck driver and his two
helpers didn’t fuss or complain.
They accepted the challenge of
backing out of that narrow, block-
long trap. Driver was daresome
to stick his head out and look
back . . . might get his noggin’
knocked off ... so many things
sticking out in the way. His two
helpers walked behind, shouting
“go this way ... go that way.”
Operation Backout was accom-
plished without incident. Just
goes to show . . . your task is
only as difficult as your mind
makes it.
Guess the long, quiet spell
around this office will soon be
shattered. Hear-tell that Cathy
Hamil Is coming home.
You see, back in July, Cathy
aij(lkher papa and mama, Rod
an& Bill Hamil, took her on
vacation with them. (Mama Bill
works here in The Newsy office.)
Vacation to the Hamlls means
only one place . . . Brecken.
ridge, where they have kin folks
in all directions.
When Rod and Bill came home
Cathy stayed in Breckenridge.
She had a job ... a real, sure-
enough, drawing-a-pay-check job
... as a typist*
She’s worked all this time and
had a jubilee. She’s staying with
one of her beloved people, Mimi.
Mimi is really Mrs. SusieSmith,
Cathy’s maternal grandmother.
They* ve had a picnic, according to
reports sent back home.
That all ended during the week*
end. Rod and Bill went to Brecken.
(See WITHOUT, Page 8)
Exchange
Student
Arrives
Petra Schnyder, a 17-year-old
brunette from Zurich, Switzer-
land, has arrived in Kermit and
will be the ninth exchange stu-
dent in Kermit High School.
Miss Schnyder’s Texas par-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Fernandes, ranching family east
of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Fernandes and
their daughter, Karen, met Miss
Schnyder Tuesday at Midland-
Odessa Air Terminal. They
were busy Wednesday and left
early Thursday for a week of
pre-school vacation and sight-
seeing in New Mexico.
Miss Fernandes and Miss
Schnyder will both be seniors in
KHS.
The girl from Switzerland is
5 feet, 6 inches tall and “loves
horses.”
Sinclair Prepares to Calculate
Potential of No.1-9 Tubb
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. was
running four-point gauges prior
to calculating the absolute open
flow potential at No. 1*9 Tubb
Unit, indicated IV4 mile south
extension and second Pennsyl-
vanian gas*condensate well in
the Crittendon (Pennsylvanian
and Ellenburger) region of Wink-
ler County.
The project was cleaned to pits
for 13 hours and flowed gas
naturally at the daily rate of nine
million cubic feet on a 14- 64-
inch opening from perforations
No Damage
Reported From
Rain, Hail
The Month of August is turning
out its share of moisture for
what has been a rather dry
year.
Giant thunderstorms built up
in the west Thursday afternoon
and roared across a section of
the county, dumping rains and
hall to the tune of winds which
gusted at 71 miles per hour.
Flight Service Station at Wink-
ler County Airport reported a
total of .41 inches of rain during
a 55-minute period. The high
winds also were recorded at the
station. Total official rainfall
for the year stands at 6.54 inches.
Heavy rains at Winkler County
Country Club covered some of
the low-lying greens but pretty
well cleared of! Friday in time'
for the Screwball' Golf tourna-
ment.
Heavy hail fell in Wink but
slight damage was noted. The
hail was from the size of a pea
to small marbles. High winds
caused blowing debris but no
(See NO DAMAGE, Page 8)
SATURDAY ACCIDENT — A 1966 Chevrolet pickup (top}and a 1968 Ford were in collision
Saturday at 9:10 a.m. five miles west of town on Mentone Highway. Deputy Sheriff Howard
Westfall, investigating officer, said H. D. Wash was driving north on the old Wink Highway
and Bobby Bailey was driving the pickup west on the highway when the accident occured.
Bailey was hospitalized for a dislocated hip and lacerations. The pickup was a total loss
and Westfall estimated damages to the Ford at $1,000. (Staff Photos)
29 New Families MoveTo Kermit In July
A total of 29 new families
representing 99 persons, is list-
ed on the July report by Kermit
Greeter Service.
A number of the newcomers
are employes of H. B. Zachry
Pipeline contractor for Natural
Gas Pipeline Company of Amer-
ica.
Zachry employes include:
The Edward Brewer family,
coming from Llano. He is a Zach-
ry truck driver.
Also from Llano are Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Brewer and child.
He is a foreman for Zachry.
Linza Callaway is a swing op-
erator. He and Mrs. Callaway
formerly lived in Houston.
L. B. Duffey is assistant su-
perintendent for Zachry. He and
Mrs. Duffey are from Monroe,
La.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Duffey,
Jr., and child, also are from
Monroe, La. He is a Zachry
foreman.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Garrett
are former residents of Hobbs,
N, M. He is an operator.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Grounds
and child live in Corsicana. His
occupation is listed as a grease-
man.
Mike Jones is a welder’s help-
er. He and Mrs. Jones are from
Farmington, N. M.
The M. J. Kelley family is
from Winnfield, La. He is a
welder.
M. M. Massey is a truck driv-
er. He and Mrs. Massey are from
San Antonio.
O. H. Miller, an operator,
Mrs. Miller and their child are
from Timpson.
The Terrill Moorehead family
is from Littlefield. He is a weld-
er’s helper.
A. F. Neff is a welder. He
and his family are from Electra.
James Richardson is a dope
potman for Zachry, He and his
family came here from Ferriday,
La.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Scott and
family are from Llano. He is an
operator.
D. W. Simons is a mechanic.
He and his family are from
Hobbs, N. M.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Taylor
and child are from Houston.
He is a welder’s helper.
The Gary Wiggins family is
from Locust Grove, Okla. He is
a welder.
The Ralph Tharp family for-
merly lived in Hobbs, N. M.
He is a heavy equipment opera*
to for Zachry.
Other newcomers include:
The Jack Casbeer family for-
merly lived in Del Rio. He is
roughneck for Rowen Drilling.
The Jeff Harrell family is from
Brownwood. He is a roustabout
for Texaco Inc.
Tom Lankford is owner of
Reagan Sheet Metal. He and his
family came here from Lubbock.
Buster F. McCullough is a
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McVay and
family are from Broken Bow,
route man for Meads Fine Bread. Okla. He is retired.
He and his family formerly lived
in Odessa.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy K. Pope
(See 29 FAMILIES, Page 8)
Posthumous
Awards to
Be Presented
Preparations have been
completed for Winkler
County to join in the pre-
sentation of posthumous
awards to Corp. EA Monte
R, Cooley in ceremonies
today (Monday) at 12:30
p.m. on the south steps of
the Courthouse.
Medals, including the
Bronze Star, will be pre-
sented to the Corporal’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. For-
rest E, Cooley. Corporal
Cooley was killed March
18 in combat action in
Vietnam.
Col. Philip J, Moore,
Senior Army Advisor, New
Mexico West Texas Ad-
visor Group of Albuquer-
que, will perform honors
for the Army.
Sgt. Bruce Thomas of
Midland was in Kermit Fri-
day .completing details-for
the" ceremony.
Paying tribute to Wink-
ler County’s first Vietnam
fatality will be represen-
tatives of Vetersms of For-
eign Wars, American Le-
gion, Air Force Reserves,
Civil Air Patrol, World
War 1 Barracks, Boy
Scouts, Winkler County
Sheriff’s department and
C Ity of Kermit Police De-
partment.
Residents of the county
also are invited to attend
the presentation cere-
mony.
★★★ Beauty Revue Entries ★★★
Hospital Board Reviews
Month of July Reports
Statistical and financial re-
ports for the month of July were
reviewed when the board of con-
trol of Memorial Hospital met
Wednesday night in regular
monthly session.
All members of the board and
Hospital Administrator Ralph
Lennon were present. The board
is composed of H. D. Westerman,
president; Oscar Theisen, Leon
Rose, Glenn Claiborne, Frank
Barton and Haskell Alspaugh.
Patient charges for July tot-
aled $76,174.35, salaries came
to $35,982,23 and other expenses
were $25,525.25.
Collections for the month were
$73,727.13, causing a loss of
$7,790.35 for the month.
Admissions for the month tot-
aled 246, 84 surgeries were per-'*
formed and 23 births were re-
corded.
Emergency room visits were
276 and X-ray and labratory out-
patients totaled 113.
A letter was read from Robert
T. Goyette, a member of the
architectural firm of Basher-
Goyette-Rapier of Lubbock, in-
forming the board that drawing
is in progress for the new in-
tensive coronary care unit and
will be presented to Winkler
County Commissioners for ad-
vertising for bids.
Members of the medical staff
and the board earlier approved
the plans.
The board also approved a
recommendation of the medical
staff that Dr. John Graves and
Dr. Garland Johnson, local
dentists, become active mem-
bers of the hospital’s medical
staff. The dentists have here-
tofore been courtesy staff mem-
bers.
extending from 14,622 to 14,645
feet with surface pressure, 8,500
pounds.
Changed to a 16-64-inch choke
the gas volume was 12 million
cubic feet per day with tubing
pressure 8,450 pounds. There
was no measurement taken on the
condensate.
Located 12l/2 miles northwest
of Kermit, it is 1,980 feet from
south and west lines of section
9, block 74, PSL survey.
Originally scheduled as a 16,-
300-foot operation it later was
reslated to 22,000 feet as an
Ellenburger venture. No. 1-9
Tubb Unit is bottomed at 18,045
feet and is plugged back to 17,-
950 feet inside the 75/s*inch lin-
er set from 12,866 to the total
depth.
The Pennsylvanian gas • con-
densate discovery and lone pro-
ducer in the Crittendon area was
Sinclair's No. 1 Wolfe Unit, com-
pleted in February for a calcu-
lated, absolute open flow of 150
million cubic feet of gas daily
natural through shot holes be-
tween 14,492 and 14,514 feet
with gas-condensate ratio of 44.9
barrels per million cubic feet
of gas. Gravity of the petroleum
was 50 degrees.
Signal Oil and Gas Co. No 1
Powers, Reeves County Wildcat,
17 miles southeast of Pecos, is
preparing to make production
tests on a perforated horizon at
16-954-17,027 feet. The forma-
tion is unidentified.
Originally scheduled to bore
to 22,000 feet to explore the El-
lenburger, the prospector bot-
(See SINCLAIR. Page 8)
■
Ills,
RECEIVES AWARD — Mayor Gerald McGuire (right)
presents a special plaque to Police Chief Melvin Bartley.
The plaque was given by American Automobile Association
in recognition of Kemit’s outstanding safety record. The
presentation was made at a Thursday meeting of Downtown
Lions Club. (Staff Photo)
Kermit’s Safety Record
Wins Special Award
CHERYL CROCKETT is 16
years old and will be a junior
this year in Kermit High School.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Crockett, she is 5 feet and 8
inches tall, weighs 130 pounds
and has blonde hair and blue-
green eyes. She is sponsored
by Fashion Shop.
CATHY AKIN is sponsored by
Kermit Pharmacy. She is 17
years old, 5 feet and 2 inches
tall and weighs 115 pounds. She
has brown hair and blue eyes.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
;Mrs. J, D. Akin and will be a
sophomore this year in Kermit
High School.
JO BARTLEY is 17 years
old and will be a senior this
year in Kermit High School.
She is 5 feet and 3 inches tall
and weighs 117 pounds. Daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bart-
ley, Jo has blonde hair and blue
eyes. She is sponsored by Rice’s
Department store.
Kermit has won the Special
Citation for Casualty Record
Award from the American Auto-
mobile Association, in recogni-
tion of the city’s efforts to save
lives in traffic, according to
Wm. M. Coffey of the Texas Di-
vision AAA.
The award was one of 241 to
U. S. cities and 14 to states in
the AAA’s 1968 National Pedes-
trian Safety Inventory Program.
Grand Awards in the competi-
tion went to the State of Kan-
sas and the cities of Indiana-
polis, Ind.; Santa Clara, Calif.;
and LaGrange, 111. It was the
ninth time Kansas has won the
Nine Enter
Beauty Pageant
Nine contestants in the Miss
Kermit Beauty Pageant had re-
ported late Friday afternoon, ac-
cording to Mrs. James Lipham,
general chairman of the event.
The annual pageant, which is
held Labor Day, Is to name a
Miss Kermit who will reign
throughout the year.
Sponsored by Downtown Lions
club, procedes are used to fi-
nance charity projects.
This year’s pageant will be
Monday night, Sept. 2, in Kermit
High School Auditorium. Miss
Eulonda Nutt, the current Miss
Kermit, will crown her suc-
cessor.
Mrs. Lipham asks that all girls
planning to enter the pageant to
get in touch with her imme-
diately. After an entrant has
been accepted, a sponsor is se-
cured for her.
The Beauty Pageant last year
drew a total of 18 entries.
Pictured in today’s issue of
The News are three contestants.
Others will be pictured later.
Grand Award* an all-time re-
cord for states in the program.
In announcing the commenda-
tion to Kermit, the AAA reported
that the city had maintained a
perfect no-death record for 1967.
There were only two pedestrian
injuries in Kermit in 1967.
The AAA saluted the local po-
lice department for their efforts
in connection with the national
inventory. The city has won a
number of awards in past AAA
pedestrian Safety programs, in-
cluding a Pedestrian Safety Ci-
tation last year.
Coffey also praised the efforts
of local school officials, with
government officials and police
in helping Kermit to gain the
recognition.
The National Board of Judges
for the 1968 program was com-
posed of representatives of the
U. S. Department of Transporta-
tion, the U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
the National Highway Users Con-
ference, the Automotive Safety
Foundation, the Institute of Traf-
fic Engineers, the National Ed-
ucation Association and the AAA.
Schedule
Is Changed
Kermit High School Band dir-
ector, G. T. Gilligan, announced
a new band practice schedule
Thursday. The new schedule is to
go into effect today (Monday).
Woodwins—10 a.m.
Brass—11 a.m.
Marching—1 p.m.
Full Band—2 p.m.
Gilligan also said that any
sixth grade student planning to
enroll in beginning band but
doesn’t have his instrument
should come by the high school
band hall Montay at 3 p.m„ or
call 586-3231.
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 44, Ed. 1 Monday, August 19, 1968, newspaper, August 19, 1968; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth980518/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.