The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964 Page: 1 of 4
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TWO DOLLARS PER ANUM
Rev. Drozd to
Grand Prairie
Effective Today
Rev. Henry Drozd, who has
served the St. John’s Parish of
the Catholic Church, in the En-
nis area, as assistant pastor since
Aug. 17, last year, today went to
Grand Prairie, where he is to be
assistant pastor of the Immacu-
late Conception Parish. The par-
ish also serves Hensley Field.
Rev. Drozd was reared in En-
nis, the son of Mrs. Henry Drozd
Sr. and the late Mr. Drozd. He
attended St. John’s School here,
then transferred to St. John’s in
San Antonio, preparing for the
priesthood, going thence to As-
sumption Seminary in San An-
tonio, finishing the final four
years in North American Col-
lege in Rome, Italy.
He will be succeeded in the
parish here by Rev. Bob McGill,
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1964
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who comes here from Holy Spirit
Seminary, Dallas. Fort Worth is
Rev. McGill’s hometown. He will
arrive this coming week, to enter
upon his duties as assistant to
the pastor, Rev. William Botik.
Harve A. Boren
Services Held
The funeral service for Harve
A. Boren, 83. who died Tuesday
morning, was held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday in the Keever Chapel
with the Rev. Joe Hixon and the
Rev. Roger McClain of Lancas-
ter officiating. Interment was in
Elm Branch Cemetery, Bardwell
with the following serving as
pallbearers: Raymond Baker,
Dallas; John R. Manning, Waxa-
hachie; Reggie Manning, Dun-
canville; R. B. Leach, DeSoto;
Cleveland Taylor, Italy; R. O.
Cashion, Bardwell.
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JOINS MADDOX—This is, the destroyer USS Turner Joy which has been ordered by the
Navy to join the USS Maddox in the Tonkyn Gulf off North Viet Nam. The destroyer Maddox
was a victim of an “unprovoked attack” by three torpedo boats which were identified as North
Vietnamese by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga is pro-
viding continous air cover for the ships. President Johnson has announced that from now on
the rule would be not only to drive off attackers but to destroy them.
Named Outstanding Young Men -
Satterwhite, Hobbs in
National Publication
The Chamber of Commerce of
Ennis, announced today that W.
T. Satterwhite and Jack Hobbs
have been selected for inclusion
in the 1965 edition of “Outstand-
ing Young Men of America.”
These men were nominated earl-
ier this year by the Chamber and
have been selected by a thirteen
man National Board of Editors
for the publication. Both are ac-
tive in community and regional
life. Mr. Satterwhite is State
representative from Ellis County
What folk in the Chambers
Creek bottomlands near En-
sign say started out as a prank
about a “monster” is now no
longer a joke—but has be-
come a nuisance.
For two weeks the area has
been the scene of gatherings
of both men and boys, some
armed with rifles, first to hunt
the creature, now on a pretext
of doing so—but really to
drink, shoot the guns and gab,
they declare.
Residents of the area point
to the danger of the shooting
and state that some farmhands
are afraid to work in the
fields, because bullets fly
around there, from time to
time. To add to the area trou-1
bles, tacks and nails have been)
strewn in the neighborhood
roads, giving car drivers a
I real headache. Said one:
“It’s not funny any longer;,
it’s a nuisance—and danger-
ous.”
and Mr. Hobbs is president of the
Mr. Boren was born Septem-Jaycees.
ber 17, 1880 in Cameron, the
son of Alfred and Arra Silman
Boren. He was reared in Cam-
eron and moved to Ellis County
* in 1898, settling in the Rankin
community. In 1906 he was mar-'
ried to Nina Childress of Bard-
well. They made their home in
Bardwell where Mr. Boren
farmd until his retirement in
1958. They moved to Ennis in
• 1958. He was a member of the
Methodist Church, Bardwell.
Surviving him are his wife;
five sons, W. H. Boren, Ennis:
Clyde T. Boren, Riverside, Calif.;
Herman Boren, Jack Boren, both
Doug Blankenship, past U. S.
Jaycee president (1962-63), who
is serving as chairman of the
Board stated that men were se-
lected between the ages of twen-
ty-one and thirty-six who “had
distinguished themselves in one
or more fields of endeavor to
the point of being outstanding.”
“Outstanding Young Men of
America” is an annual biographi-
Rites Are Held
I For L. I. Krajca
Funeral services were held
Saturday at Palestine for Law-
rence Krajca, 52, Ennis native,
of Palestine, who died of a heart
attack Thursday.
The service was held in Sa-
cred Heart Church, of which he
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MISS INDIAN AMERICA—Michele Ann Portwood was chosen
Miss Indian America XII at the conclusion of the All American
Indian Days celebration in Sheridan, Wyo. Miss Portwood, an
Arapahoe, is the first native of Wyoming to be chosen as
Miss Indian America. Twenty-nine girls from 18 states com-
peted for the title.
Ennis Compress Hosts Barbecue
Marking Opening Cotton Season
Ennis Cotton Compress and son last night at the spacious
Ennis Cotton Compress and
of Lancaster; R. G. Boren,
C. Featherston
Buys Branham
Sta., South Hall
- : Charlie Featherston, well
Houston:two daughters, Mrs. D.|k in community and area,
C. Stovall of Ennis; Mrs. R. 1 o
‘today announced that he pur-
chased the former Branham
Service Station on S. Hall Street
and has now assumed charge of
the business.
Ware, Hartley; twelve
children; and fourteen
grandchildren.
grand-
great-
W. T. SATTERWHITE
cal compilation of approximately
10,000 young men of outstanding
rank throughout the country.
Nominees for the book came
from many sources, however, the
majority of the nominations are
made by Junior Chamber of
Commerce Chapters, Chambers
of Commerce and College Alum-
ni Associations.
“An outstanding idea” is the
way National Jaycee public rela-
tions director, Jim Stafford de-
scribed the publication. National
Jaycee President (1963-64) Rich-
ard M. Headlee, a member of the
JACK HOBBS
National Board, said, “the pub-
lication is one of the finest I
have seen recognizing the achie-
vements of America’s outstand-
ing young men.”
The National Junior Chamber
of Commerce has long been ac-
was a member, with the Rev.
E. J. Brumleu, pastor, officiat-
ing. Burial was in St. Joseph
Cemetery, Palestine.
All plant employees of the Pal-
estine Telephone Company were
named honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Krajca had lived at Pales-
tine more than 20 years and was
employed by the telephone com-
Warehouse, managed by Roy Mc-
Brayer, hosted a sizable gather-
ing of representatives of the cot-
ton industry at its annual barbe-
cue ushering in the cotton sea-
Ex-Ennis Farmer
Is Laid to Rest
pany there. His home was on the
tive in the recognition of out- Rlci hoy
standing achievement among
, He is survived by his wife;
America’s young men. Each year i one daughter, Mrs. Joe Odom of
since 1938 the Jaycees have se- Dallas; one son, Larry L. Krajca
lected the Ten Outstanding of Tyler, and two stepsons,
Young Men of America. Among Richard Britain of Killeen, and
Johnny Britain of Forestburg,
past TOYM winners are such
famous personalities as John F.
Kennedy (1946); Nelson Rocke-
Driveup Window
Temporary Close
At Ennis State
With the Ennis State Bank’s
Motor Bank facility under con-
struction it has become neces-
sary to close the alley to the
present drive-up window tem-
porarily.
As soon as the “tube” is laid,
it will be reopened, however,
which is due for a comparatively
early date.
The Motor Bank site is at
Knox and McKinney, back of the
existing bank property.
“We hope to open the new
facility in a few weeks,” said
the bank’s announcement,” fur-
nishing more adequate, conven-
ient and attractive services.”
ATTEND RITES OF
Mr. Featherston stated that ARAR
Mobil products and service will I MR. THOMPSON
be featured.
He invited his friends to drop
by and see him and solicited an
opportunity to serve the motor-
ing public at his new business
location.
MRS. McCALL'S
BROTHER DIES
Fred Mulfinger of Douglas,
Ariz., brother of Mrs. J. R. Mc-
Call, died this morning in the
Douglas Hospital, after an illness
of several months.
He is survived by his wife and
one sister, Mrs. McCall.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at Brown-Page Fun-
eral Chapel in Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thompson
of Hearne, son-in-law and daugh-
ter of Mrs. C. M. Gallagher of
Ennis, returned home today af-
ter visiting in Mrs. Gallagher’s
home while here to attend the
funeral of Mr. Thompson’s fath-
er, Willie Thompson of Waxa-
hachie.
feller (1941); Dr. Tom Dooley
(1956); and Henry Ford, II (1945).
The publication “Outstanding
Young Men of America” will fea-
ture the 1965 TOYM winners.
Winners of state Outstanding
Services for Mr. Thompson
were held at 10 a.m. Thursday
at Boze-Mitchell Funeral Chapel,
Waxahachie.
Young Men awards will be pic-
tured throughout the book. Pre-
sident Lyndon B. Johnson will
write the foreword for the 1965
edition.
The book is 7” x 10” in size
and will contain approximately
896 pages. The binding is blue
with gold embossing. Publica-
tion date is approximately Jan-
uary 15, 1965.
Youthful Shoplifters Engaged in
Big Deal; It’s Jailhouse Now
Three Ennis negro youths, transistor radios, a 1
transistor radios, a new watch
and 8 grand-children; three bro-
thers, Will and Raymond Kraj-
ca of Dallas, Stanley Krajca of
Austin.
aged 16, 15 and 12, who have
been handled by the law for
stealing before, are being held
bafter rather wholesale shoplift-
ing, the Ennis Police Department
said today.
The authorities said the boys
had been operating chiefly in
Corsicana and Dallas, traveling
to and from those points.
Investigating the case are City
Marshal Obie Freeman, Sgt.
Melvin Baker and Night Chief
Shelby Lynch.
Thefts have included five new
and a manicure set, which, the
officers said, were admitted.
Two radios and the watch
were stolen at Corsicana; three
new transistor radios, from Dal-
las.
The officers said the boys
would sell $39 transistor radios
for $4. The Corsicana loot, ex-
cepting one radio, has been re-
covered and returned and the
Dallas police were to come here
this afternoon for the rest of
Mrs. Gore's
Father Dies
Alex Cole of Glen Rose, father
of Mrs. W. S. Gore of Ennis died
in Memorial Hospital, Cleburne,
Sunday morning.
Besides his daughter, Mrs.
Gore, he is survived by one son,
Roy Cole of Waco, and one
grandchild, Mary Ann Gore of
Ennis.
Funeral services will be held
at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Connally
Funeral Chapel, Waco, followed
by burial in Waco.
BACK AFTER VISIT
WITH ILL BROTHER
Mrs. Ada Granberry has re-
turned from a ten days visit in
Texarkana to be with her broth-
er, Harris Fowler, who is ill in
Wadley Hospital there. Mr. Fow-
the loot—and the three boys, ler’s condition is much improv-
who were being detained here. ed.
Two Are Nabbed
On DWI Charges
Of the five men placed in Ellis
County jail during the weekend,
two were charged with driving
while intoxicated and three were
charged with drunkenness.
Those charged with driving
while intoxicated included a 35-
year-old Waxahachie man taken
into custody by the highway pa-
trol, and a 34-year-old resident
of Route 1, Waxahachie, taken
into custody by city police on
Main Street after the car he was
driving hit a utility pole.
Jailed and charged with drunk-1
enness were a 32-year-old man
from Homestead, Fla.; a 32-year-
old man from Koscuisko, Miss.,'
and a 32-year-old man from Bell-
flower, Calif., all taken into
custody by the highway patrol
at Sardis.
Gary Wayne Cox
Is to Receive
Degree Aug. 20
Gary Wayne Cox of Ennis will
receive the Bachelor of Arts de-
gree in psychology during sum-
mer commencement exercises at
Hardin-Simmons University, Abi-
lene, Aug. 20.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Cox, 206 E. Belknap.
COMING TO ENNIS —
Brazilian Wants-
And Gets-Info on
Bluebonnet City
From far away Sao Paulo,
Brazil comes a request for in-
formation from the Chamber
of Commerce about Ennis—
and the literature, in color,
soon will be on the way.
Chamber Manager Jack Mc-
Kay received the letter from
Melci Caetano Salvi of Rua
Teoduerto, Souto 150, Sao
Paulo, Brasil (as they spell it).
And it says:
“I am interested in every-
thing that concerns Ennis so
Ben L. Berrier, 37, former
resident of Ennis, Waxahachie
and Maypearl, died suddenly at
his home at Lozano Sunday. He
was the brother of C. T. Berrier
and the brother-in-law of Mrs.
C. E. Berrier, both of Waxaha-
chie, and the brother-in-law of
Ed Williams of Maypearl.
Born in Tennessee, Mr. Ber-
rier moved to Maypearl with his
family when he was 13 years
old. He farmed in the Maypearl,
Ennis and Waxahachie commun-
ities 50 years before moving to
Lozaro some 20 years ago. He
was a Baptist and a Mason.
Survivors are his widow and
a son, Irvin Berrier, both of
Lozano; three granddaughters;
two great granddaughters and
several nieces and nephews.
Services were at the funeral
chapel in San Benito Tuesday
with interment in a cemetery
there.
Will Attend
Dallas Seminar
Dr. Fred D. Smith will be in
Dallas August 6, 7, and 8 at-
tending the three day seminar
“Dentistry for — Children With
Cerebral Palsy” at Baylor Uni-
versity College of Dentistry. Dr.
Smith will return to his office
on Monday, August 10.
I would greatly like you to
Bushes to La.; Mrs.
Nabors to Sub for
Red Cross Duties
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bush left
for Baton Rouge today to visit
their son, Chase Bush. They will
be gone about two weeks and
during this time Mrs. J. W.
send me some pamphlets re- Nabors (telephone TR 5-4113)
garding your nice city. In the
meantime, you see, this infor-
mation will help me—because
I intend visiting your city in
the next year. Hoping to hear
from you soon, in advance I
want to give you many thanks
for everything.”
will take care of Red Cross
emergencies for Mrs. Bush who
is executive secretary of the En-
nis Chapter, ARC.
CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
compress.
It is an occasion that has been
held for a considerable number
of years now and those who par-
ticipate in this enjoyable event
look forward to it with much
pleasure.
Those attending, from over
the area served by the Compress
and Warehouse, dined at lengthy
tables beside the warehouse
building, chatting with old and
new friends.
For some time a dry spell has
been in progress so more plea-
sant topics than the weather
were the main conversation.
Heralding the fall crop sea-
son, the barbecue is always
largely attended, and quite ap-
parently. Host Mr. McBrayer en-
joyed having these guests pre-
sent to partake of the hospi-
tality.
Palmer Youth
Is Lodged in
Ellis Co. Jail
Those placed in Ellis County
Jail the past week-end included
a man from Palmer, age 20, tak-
en into custody there on a war-
rant in connection with charg-
es of theft over $50.
A Waxahachie man, 39, was
also jailed on a warrant for non-
payment of a fine assessed for
driving while intoxicated.
An Ennis man, 24, was plac-
ed in jail on a warrant issued
in connection with charges of
theft and a Waxahachie man,
35, was placed in jail on a war-
rant from Dallas County in con-
nection with obtaining lodging
by fraud.
Artificial Respiration
Saves Swimmer
Edward Morris, 19, of Waxa-
hachie, was revived by artifi-
cial respiration after being pull-
ed, unconscious, from Lake
Waxahachie.
Boaters on the lake who res-
cued Morris said he had been
in the water an estimated three
minutes after he was involved
in a skiing accident. They said
Morris went under after becom-
ing entangled in a ski rope.
Morris regained consciousness
en route to Waxahachie Sani-
tarium.
Formation of a 30-man citi-
zens’ steering committee for
area highway improvement with
Jack Hobbs, well-known local
civic leader, as chairman, is be-
ing completed and the new unit
will hold its first meeting in the
Conference Room of the Ennis
Chamber of Commerce, in the
Citizens National Bank Building,
at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6.
“This is a very important
meeting for this vital project,”
said Chairman Hobbs, who is
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, in a letter to ap-
pointees, “so it is necessary that
you make a special effort to at-
tend this meeting.”
The appointments have been
made. The full roster of the
committee, set by acceptances,
will be announced after Thurs-
day’s meeting.
The principal project with
which the citizens’ committee
will work is the package-deal of
improvements proposed for
Highways 34, 287 and the Hope-
well Road, especially the Bard-
well Road, and these improve-
ments are favored by the State
Highway Commission, a delega-
tion who went to Austin learned.
The election is prospective for
Sept. 13, little more than a
month away, when the voters of
Road Dist. 16 will have submit-
ted to them a bond issue for the
district’s share of right-of-way.
CAPT. GRAY
IS NOW AT
BOLLING AFB
Captain Jerry E. Gray, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gray of Rt.
1, Ennis, is now on duty with a
unit of the Headquarters Com-
mand (HQCOMD) at Bolling AFB,
D. C.
Captain Gray, a mathemati-
cian, went to Bolling from Tex-
as A & M University where he
completed the requirements for
his M. S. degree through the
Air Force Institute of Techno-
logy (AFIT) program. HQCMD
provides logistical and adminis-
trative support to USAF Head-
quarters.
The captain’s wife, Judith, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Mulkey of 110 N. Elm
Street, Ennis.
The AFIT program provides
Air Force members with resi-
dent training in scientific, engi-
neering and other fields at civi-
lian institutions and industrial
organizations.
PVT. R. L. SLOVAK
Private Slovak
Finishes Basic,
Clerks' School
Pvt. Robert L. Slovak, who
entered the army Feb. 10, 1964,
has completed basic training
and 8 weeks school as clerk at
Ft. Polk.
He currently is assigned to
50 MP Det (CI) at Fort Polk.
Pvt. Slovak is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe E. Slovak of Route
3, Box 102, Ennis, and is a 1960
graduate of St. John’s School.
Before entering the army he was
employed by the Erickson Con-
struction Company of Dallas.
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