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The Winkler County News
Published Twiee Weekly—Read Daily
(Member Associated Press)
Weather
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Monday, May 27 ..... 97 62
Tuesday, May 28 ...... 89 60
Wednesday, May 29.. 92 68 .37
Thursday, May 30
(7 a. m.) ................ 72 66
Total 1963 Rainfall ............4.07
Vol. 28—No. 7
Classified Ads on Page Four
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas
16 Pages in Two Sections
Thursday, May 30, 1963
50 Called
Tor Jury
Service
A panel of 50 Winkler County
residents has been summoned
for possible service as jurors
in 109th District Court, accord-
ing to Sheriff L. B. (Bill) Ed-
dins’ office. The prospective
jurors have been asked to re
port to the courtroom at 9:30
a.m., Tuesday, June 4.
District Judge Russell Austin
of Andrews earlier announced
the June term of District court
in Winkler County will get un-
der way Monday morning with
a docket call. Following the
docket call, divorce matters and
other non-jury cases will be
heard.
The jury list includes names
of 44 persons from Kermit and
6 from Wink.
Those from Kermit include
*the following:
Ben Meek Jr., 301 South Mul-
berry Street; F. C. Tye, 301
North Avenue B; F. M. Roark,
906 East Winkler Street; Carl
E. Hornberger, 720 South Pop-
lar Street; Ann Peden, Box
M999; Mrs. Gidd Faircloth, Box
^875; E. G. Horton, 503 North
Cedar Street; Holt Eastland,
120 North Avenue H; William
T. Wilson, 733 Magnolia Street;
Weldon E. Hunter, 545 South
Cedar Street; Boyd Lawson, 200
North Avenue C; J. R. King,
259 East Highway 302; Loflin
Stinson, 115 East Midland
Street; J. H. Wilson, 314 East
Austin Street;
C. L. Northcutt, East High-
way 302; W. N. Westmoreland,
703 Underwood Street; Earnest
D. Harkrider, 428 North Ash
Street; Frank Anthony, China
Ranch; Roy T. Hunter, 501
North Avenue B; Paul W. Hen-
son, 315% North Pine Street;
John H. Kirby, 707 North Ash
Street; Arthur J. Greenlee, 287
Van Street; Floyd L. Walker,
918 Bellaire Road; R. E. Elam,
319 Van Street; Jack Russell
Pierce, 325 Van Street; G. A.
Hollis, 517 South Cedar Street;
Bobby Gotcher, 750 North Mul-
berry Street; Charlie L. Teas-
ley, 191 Highway 302; Donald
W. Martin, 315 West Austin
Street; E. H. Thorp, 544 South
Avenue C;
W. L. Hill, 947 East Waco
Street; Bruce E. Wright, 943
East Austin Street; Gerald C.
JOnes. 217 South Avenue D;
#Gus Eudy, 213 South Mulberry
Street; Raymond Myers, 342
James Street; Peter L. Ehlers,
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DESTROYED BY FLAMES — F. C. Tye hauls old Schertler of English »railer Park. Mrs. Schertler
on hose as firemen battled to control fire which swept and her four children escBped from inside the trailer
through a trailer house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Har- when the fire broke out. JyYews Staff Photo)
Drainage, Personnel Policy
Discussions Occupy Council
A family of six was left home-
less Monday morning when fire
swept through their trailer
house, gutting the interior. The
woman and her four children
narrowly escaped the flames,
running from the blazing trail-
er with only the clothes on their
backs.
The 3-bedroom trailer, home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schert-
ler and their four children, was
left with only the outside
metal remaining. The entire in-
side area was destroyed, includ-
ing all the family’s clothing and
possessions.
The fire apparently broke out
in the ceiling at the east end
of the trailer. It quickly spread
throughout the mobile home.
Mrs. Schertler, who was still
asleep, was aroused by one of
the children. They dashed from
the blazing house, dressed only
in their night clothes.
Members of the Kermit fire
department reported flames
had spread throughout the trail-
er before they arrived at the
scene. It was parked in English
Trailer Park on East Austin
Street. Flames and smoke were
coming from all windows and
the air conditioner on the roof
when the firemen got there.
Workers across the street said
they first noticed a little smoke
coming from the trailer, but
before they had an opportunity
to check it out, flames spread
all over the inside.
Schertler is employed by a
drilling company. He was at
work when the fire broke out.
Friends reported the trailer was
insured, but there was no cover-
age on any of their personal be-
longings.
Mrs. Joe Wilson, operator of
the trailer park, said the family
has lived in the city for about
a year. The children range in
age from 1 to 7 years.
A proposed personnel policy ect
manual was the subject of con-
siderable discussion Tuesday
night during a regular meeting
of the. Kermit City Council.
During the same meeting,
Councilmen approved payment
of $8,776.43 to the S, L. Briley
Construction Company of Odes-
sa for construction of curbs and
gutters in the First Addition.
The contract originally called
for 6,920 feet of curbing to be
constructed, but after the proj-
was under way an addition-
al 910 feet were added in order
to conform with the County’s
paving plan.
Councilmen also ordered the
city manager to have a detailed
engineering report prepared
on the construction and cost of
an underground storm sewer to
drain the area in the 900 block
of Magnolia Street. They also
authorized him to start adver-
tising for bids to correct the
drainage problem. The project
is expected to cost around dump before he was asked to
$4,000. Delton McAnally, a resi-
dent of the area, outlined the
problems to the Council.
B. J. Elliott, operator of a
wrecking and salvage operation,
appeared before the Council and
requested salvage rights at the
city dump. After discussing the
matter for several minutes,
the Councilmen voted to table
it for the present time. Elliott,
it was pointed out, had operated
a similar operation in the old
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Sweden, is shown in one of her favorite costumes ... a real cowgirl outfit. She
stands beside the grill where she ate her first barbecue steaks. (News Staff Photo)
BY MAUD GREEN
The “most wonderful” year
of her life is drawing closer to
becoming a long-cherished mem-
ory for Eva Ingela Davidsson,
Kermit High School’s exchange
student from Sweden.
Ingela is scheduled to leave
Kermit either June 18 or 19. She
will join other exchange stu-
dents for a three-week tour
which will end in Washington,
D. C.
Here, she and her fellow stu-
dents will meet the President
of the United States . . . some-
thing which comparatively few
native born Americans have
done. They will have time to
ask him questions and join in
general conversation.
She will sail from New York,
July 22, and arrive in Rotter-
dam, Holland, Aug. 2. Her par-
ents will meet her there and
they will stay in Holland for a
time before returning home to
Norrkoping, Sweden.
What will the Swedish girl be
doing? She’ll probably be talk-
ing, talking to her parents, to
friends and who ever will listen.
She will have many things to
tell. She will have colored slides
to show. She will have a treas-
ure trove of souvenirs to dis-
play.
Miss Davidsson’s introduction
to Texas began last year in
August when an airplane land-
ed in Dallas. That was the hot-
test and the most miserable
weather this young girl had
ever known. She couldn’t
imagine people living in so
much heat.
It was at the Dallas terminal
she learned about the American
version of hamburger. She and
other • students ordered ham-
burgers. They arrived, smelling
delicious and tempting . . . but
without silverware. They were
puzzled as to how to eat them.
One bold lad tried holding it in
his hand but the others stopped
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stop by city officials.
The dump is presently being
operated as a sanitary land fill
project and in order for Elliott
to conduct his operations, the
dump would have to be burned
and left uncovered, it was
pointed out.
Among other matters, City of-
ficials again discussed opening
another street into the Brown
and Altman Addition, discussed
lights being on late at night at
tennis courts in Boy Scout Park,
received a report on the water
rates in the city and passed an
ordinance setting out the duties
of the City Attorney. Council-
man J. L. (Heavy) Slaughter
also asked that a study be made
into preparing an ordinance
concerning the Corporation
Court Judge.
The ordinance concerning the
city attorney has been the object
of discussion at several recent
meetings.
Discussion about the person-
nel policy manual centered on
four sections. One involved the
conduct of employes, another
concerned the city manager’s
authority to allow employes time
off to attend conferences or
schools, and the other two con-
cerned the proper order of
handling complaints and griev-
ances of employes.
Equalization
Board to Meet
Board of equalization of the
Kermit Independent School Dis-
trict is scheduled to meet with
representatives of oil companies
operating within the school dis-
trict at 9 a.m., Friday.
The annual meeting will take
place in the County Courtroom.
Members of the Board of Edu-
cation usually attend the meet-
ing.
The county board, composed
of the members of Commission-
ers Court, met with the oil com-
pany representatives earlier
in the week.
The Court will continue meet-
ing as a board of equalization
throughout much of the sum-
mer. The Judge explained that
notices stating when the board
will be available are to be mail-
ed to individual taxpayers and
therefore, until the tax roll has
been approved some time late
in the summer, the meetings
will continue.
Members of the school dis-
trict’s equalization board include
H. E. Diller, W. E. Cameron
and E. E. Spangler. Meetings
with individual taxpayers will
take place Friday afternoon at
the school district’s tax office
Hail Batters
Jal Wednesday,
Damage Heavy
Golf ball size hailstones
smashed into Jal, N. M., Wed-
nesday afternoon causing ex-
tensive damage throughout the
community. High winds and
heavy rain accompanied the
hail.
A report from the southeast-
ern New Mexico community re-
vealed windows in homes, busi-
nesses and cars were broken in
all parts of the town, school
buildings suffered heavy dam-
age and roofs were badly beaten
up. The storm occurred around
3-3:30 p.m. (New Mexico time).
An insurance agent indicated
the damage will run into the
thousands. As the hail pelted
the city, winds gusting about 40
miles per hour ripped down
trees and utility poles. Rain
gauges throughout the town
showed about an inch and a half
fell within an hour’s period. An
unconfirmed report indicated a
tornado was seen in the area.
In Kermit, about half an inch
of rain fell during two rain
storms, one in the afternoon and
the other around 8 p.m. Iso-
lated reports of small hail pelt-
ing the city were also heard.
However, there was no damage
to buildings, cars or trees re-
ported.
The Federal Aviation Agency
station at Winkler County Air-
port reported an official meas-
urement of .37 of an inch of
rain. However, an employe said
he believed it rained consider-
ably more in Wink. No hail was
reported in the area.
ROAD-E-O WINNERS — Ronnie Lipham, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lipham, (right) and Phil Kenley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kenley, won first and sec-
ond places, respectively, in the Kermit Jaycee Road-
E-0 conducted here la fc Saturday. (News Staff Photo)
Memorial Day
Services Set;
Stores Closing
Memorial Day services are
slated today (Thursday) at Ker-
mit Cemetery by the veterans
organizations of the County. The
service is scheduled to get un-
der way at 10 a.m.
The memorial service will be
held at a monument recently
erected in the memory of Wink-
ler County war dead. It was
erected through the combined
efforts of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars, American Legion
and World War I Barracks and
their auxiliaries.
This is the first time such a
service has been conducted.
County Judge W. E. Cook will
make the address and a wreath
will be placed at the foot of
the monument.
Practically all Kermit busi-
ness houses will be closed for
the day, Chamber of Commerce
officials said. Exceptions include
most of the grocery stores, ser-
vice stations and some drug
stores. The day is regarded as
one of the official Chamber
business holidays.
City of Kermit and Winkler
County spokesmen said offices
in the respective buildings will
be closed. The Sheriff’s depart-
ment and the city police depart-
ment will operate as usual,
though. The Post Office wiil be
closed and no door-to-door de-
liveries will be made. MaiL will
be boxed, however, and Out-go
ing mail will be dispatcbe
Postmaster H. L. (Bookie) Al-
mond said.
Woman Charged
In Stabbing Case
A charge of assault with in-
tent to murder has been filed
against a Kermit woman as an
aftermath of a stabbing incident
last week end.
Sheriff L. B. (Bill) Eddins
said the charge was filed
against Chrystal Griggers Mon-
day. She was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace S. C.
(Cab) Callaway, and after waiv-
ing preliminary hearing, was
bound over to the Grand Jury.
Mrs. Griggers was released from
custody after posting a $1,500
bond.
According to the Sheriff, Mrs.
Griggers is charged with stab-
bing Otis Thompson, also of
Kermit, in the left side with a
knife. The incident allegedly oc-
curred in Mrs. Griggers home
on North Locust Street. There
were two other persons in the
house at the time Thompson
was stabbed.
Jaycees Will Hold Area-Wide
Teen Driving Contest in City
Members of Kermit
Chamber of Commerce will
conduct their second teenage
safe-driving road-e-o in as many
weeks Saturday morning at
County Park. The pending con-
test will be a regional one with
representatives of 11 clubs ex-
pected to compete.
Ronnie Lipham and Phil Ken-
ley, winners of the local contest
last Saturday morning, will rep-
resent Kermit. They are high
school students here. Other
towns expected to send drivers
include El Paso, Monahans,
Pecos, Van Horn, Odessa, Mid-
land, Crane, Grandfalls-Royal-
ty and Andrews.
Jim Cabbell, chairman of
Junior project
for the Kermit
said contestants will meet at
Permian Savings and Loan As-
sociation Building at 9 a.m.,
Saturday. There they will take
a 50-question written exam. Fol-
lowing this portion of the test,
they will move to County Park
where the driving portion will
be held. It is slated at 10 a.m.
The driving area will be the
parking lot south of the park,
Cabbell added.
Each club is allowed two en-
tries, Cabbell said. The win-
ner at regional moves on to the
State contest at Mesquite, June
29-30, and then the State winner
will be sent to Washington, D.C.
5-9, for the national finals.
the Aug.
club, Scholarships will be top prizes
for the contest.
Judges will be officers of the
Winkle^ County Sheriff’s office
and the Kermit Police Depart-
ment. Members of the Jaycee
club will set up the contest area
and also see that the meet runs
smoothly.
Cabbell said that following the
conclusion of the contest, driv-
ers and their sponsoring club
representatives will be guests at
a dinner.
This marks the first time that
a regional driving contest has
been held in Kermit, officials
said. The chairman added that
residents of the area interested
in watching the road-e-o are
welcome to attend.
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PREPARE FOR ROAD-E-O—Monte Cooley (standing) and Jaycee Vince
Wesch place markers for the Jaycee Road-E-0 held here last week end. A regional
road-e-o is Mated at County Park Saturday morning. (News Staff Photo)
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Williams, Nev H. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1963, newspaper, May 30, 1963; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982410/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.