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E ENNIS W
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1967
VOL. 42 NO. 20
Mrs. Mote’s Last
Rites Are to Be
This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Jes-
sie Mote, 89, lifetime resident of
Ennis, who died at noon Tuesday
in the Renfro Nursing Home in
Waxahachie, after a long illness,
were to be held at 4 p.m. today
in the Keever Chapel with the
Rev. Carl Bilderback officiating.
Interment will be in Myrtle
Cemetery.
Mrs. Mote, formerly Jessie
Henry, was born in Ennis on
August 4, 1877, the daughter of
, Hugh and Aletha Wallace Hen-
I ry. She was reared in Ennis, at-
tended Ennis Public Schools
and was married to John T.
Mote of Ennis October 30, 1899.
Mr. Mote died in 1935. She was
a member of the First Presby-
terian Church.
Surviving her are one niece,
Mrs. Ola Sue Mangan of Waxa-
hachie; two nephews, Terry B.
Henry and George Phillip Hen-
ry, both of Dallas; three great-
nieces and one great, great-
niece.
ENNIS SCS UNIT (L. to R.)—Joe Barker, Jack Bradley,
George Hrncir, G. W. Garrard and Billy Morris.
vationist, with Ennis unit since
About Ennis Work Unit Staff:
Jack Bradley—Work Unit Con-
servationist, with Ennis unit 6
years; G. W. Garrard—Soil Con-
servationist, with Ennis unit 13
years: Billy Morris—Soil Conser-
Mrs. Frank Vavra
Last Rites Held
Sat. Morning
Requiem Mass was celebrated
for Mrs. Frank Vavra at 10 a.m.
Saturday in St. John’s Catholic
| Church with the Rev. Leon Dues-
man as the celebrant. The Ros-
ary was recited at 7:30 p.m. on
Friday in the Keever Chapel. In-
terment was in the St. Joseph’s
Cemetery with the following
Special Honors
To Mothers by
Churches Sun.
Several Ennis churches yes-
terday, Mothers’ Day, accord-
ed special individual hon-
ors to mothers, extending ver- serving as pallbearers: Johnnie
bal and corsage tributes. Among Odlozil, Henry Odlozil, Frankie
those reporting thus far: Jurica, Danny Jurica, Frank Bob-
Tabernacle Baptist—Mrs. F. L. alik and Roy Blair.
Roorbach, Christian Mother of
Year, elected through the de- Mrs. Vavra, formerly Theresa
partments, her daughter, Mrs. Cervenka, passed away on Thurs-
Curt Abell, missionary, accepting day afternoon at her home after
a long illness. She was born in
for her mother, who has been
ill; Mrs. Ora Pollan, oldest mo-
ther; Mrs. Billy Percival, young-
est mother.
First Methodist—(at the 8:45
a.m. service): Mrs. Carl Smith,
oldest mother; Mrs. Denny Tuck-
er, youngest mother. (At 10:50
service) Mrs. Mollie Williams,
oldest mother; Mrs. John E.
Stackhouse, youngest mother.
Baylor Baptist—Mrs. Nettie
Kidd, oldest mother; Mrs. Dean
Johnson, youngest mother; Mrs.
C. A. Vaughn Jr., mother with
most children present (3).
Fairview Baptist—Mrs. Lester
Farquhar of Fort Worth, oldest
mother; Mrs. Atwell Ray, moth-
Czechoslovakia on April 6, 1882,
the daughter of Charles and
Frances Burane Cervenka. She
came to the United States with
January of this year; Joe Bar-
ker-Soil Conservation Techni-
cian—with Ennis unit 11 years;
George Hrncir—Soil Conserva-
tion Technician 9 years.
Veteran Educator -
J. Elbert Roach,
Bardwell Native,
Taken by Death
James Elbert Roach, 65, of
Waxahachie, native of Bardwell,
died this morning at his home.
Mr. Roach, who taught school
at Howard 16 years, moved to
Waxahachie in 1939 and served
as principal there 21 years.
At the time of his death he was
an instructor in the Math De-
partment at Waxahachie High
School.
He was a member of the
Church of Christ and at the time
of his death was serving as an
elder of the Bardwell Church of
Christ.
Mr. Roach was a past presi-
dent of Waxahachie Rotary
Mrs. Burchfield
Funeral Service
Tues. Afternoon
The funeral service for Mrs.
George D. Burchfield, who died
Monday morning was held at 4
p.m. Tuesday in the Keever
Chapel with the Rev. Lively
Brown officiating. Interment was
in the Myrtle Cemetery with the
following serving as pallbearers:
Phillip Todd, W. C. Fitzgerald,
Leon Kucera, Pat Cosgrove, R.
H. Bush, B. V. Hart.
Mrs. Burchfield, formerly
Odessa Rosson, was born Novem-
vem 26, 1899, in Garrett, the
daughter of W. R. and Sally Har-
ris Rosson. She moved with her
parents to Ennis in 1908 where
she was reared and graduated
from Ennis High School in 1917.
She was married March 16, 1919
to George D. Burchfield of Ennis
and was a member of the First
Methodist Church, the W B A,
and the Ladies Society of B. of
L.F. & E.
Surviving her are her hus-
band, one sister, Mrs. Jimmy
Dodd of Ennis, one brother, Joe
Rosson, Houston, and step-
mother, Mrs. Sally Rosson, En-
nis.
Ennis Native,
p i Valekk
Club, and was vice-president of
her parents in 1883, ettling in the Waxahachie Classroom
Teachers Assn, at the time of
er with most children present
(3); Mrs. Harold Taylor, young-
est mother.
Cook County, Texas. In 1887 they
moved to the Bardwell commun-
ity in Ellis Countv. She was mar-
ried to Frank Vavra of Bryan
on October 29, 1906 and after
their marriage they made their
home in Ensign community whe-
re Mr. Vavra farmed. Mr. Vavra
passed away in 1952 and three
years later she moved to Ennis.
Surviving her are two daugh-
ters Mrs. Emil Pekar and Mrs.
Frank J. Jurica, both of Ennis;
eight grandchildren; and six
great grandchildren.
Newly-Ordained Young Ala. Priest -
Back In Town of His Birth, Rev.
Kirkpatrick Offers Mass Sunday
Returning to the city of his
and his parents’ birth, lately or-
dained young Rev. George Dunk-
erley Kirkpatrick of Birming-
ham, Ala., offered an impressive
mass of Thanksgiving in the
presence of a large congregation
at St. John’s Catholic Church
late Sunday afternoon.
The mass was offered for his
relatives and all friends of the
family—and his first priestly
blessing was given after the
mass.
Msgr. James Tucek, pastor of
St. John’s Parish, delivered the
sermon for the occasion, after
pointing out that “we are h o n-
ored by the presence of a newly-
ordained priest,” Rev. Kirk-
patrick.
The pastor made two or three
announcements (which are car-
ried in the baccalaureate ac-
his death.
He was a graduate of Bard-
well High School and Thorp
Springs Christian College and
was graduated with a BBA de-
gree at Trinity University, later
receiving his Master’s Degree
from NTSU.
Surviving are his wife of the
home address; two sisters, Miss
Ruth Roach, Waxahachie; Mrs.
Clyde Johnson, Dallas. Two chil-
dren preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held
at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Waxa-
hachie College Street Church of
Christ, with Minister Owen Cos-
grove, Waxahachie, and Minister
H. M. Goodwin of Bardwell
officiating.
Interment will be in Bardwell
Cemetery, directed by Boze-
Mitchell Funeral Home.
Taken by Death
Funeral services for Raymond
Leo Valek, 38, will be held at 9
a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at St.
Vinent’s Church in St. Louis,
Mo.
Mr. Valek was born July 1.
1828, in Ennis. He attended
school in Ennis and was graduat-
ed from St. John High School.
He served in the Marine Corps,
during the Korean conflict. After
his discharge from the service,
he moved to St. Louis, married,
and lived there until his death.
Survivors include his wife, Ma-
rina; a daughter, Karen; both
of St. Louis, his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Willy Valek, Ennis, and
brothers William J., Dallas;
George D., Houston; Anthony S.,
Seguin; and Jonh E and James,
Ennis.
count in this issue), prior to
REV. KIRKPATRICK
presenting his sermon.
iMsgr. Tucek said that after After arriving here Saturday
Christ’s baptism, he entered into afternoon, he is visiting with
three wonderful years of priest-
hood. The pastor said the
Savior was much in prayer:
Christ prayed while he lived,
served, suffered, and entered
Eternity. The pastor reminded
the young priest, Rev. Kirk-
patrick, that, indeed, Christ was
a praying priest—“and we c a n
not be less than men of prayer.”
It was Rev. Kirkpatrick’s
4 pleasure, as he offered the en-
suing Mass, to have as his serv-
ers two youthful Ennis nephews,
Neil and Steve Kirkpatrick, sons
of his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Kirk-
patrick.
His first Solemn Mass was
celebrated May 7 at Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, Birmingham.
Ennis relatives. He
soon will
go to serve an assignment in
Alabama, which the bishop is to
announce prior to May 20. His
ordination was May 6, at Bir-
mingham, with Archbishop Tho-
mas J. Toolen as the officiant.
Rev. Kirkpatrick attended St.
Mary’s College, St. Mary, Ky.,
and received there a BA in
philosophy in 1963. At Mt. St.
Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg,
Maryland, he completed his
theological studies in May, this
year. He was born in 1941,
spent his early boyhood in Ennis,
moving to Birmingham with his
family in 1946. Rev. Kirkpatrick
attended grade school and high
school at the Catholic Schools in
Birmingham.
Dr. Jack Daly
Funeral Service
Is Solemnized
Funeral services for Dr. Jack
Daly, prominent Fort Worth
physician, and member of a
pioneer family in the Palmer
community, and cousin of Mrs.
C. D. Lanier of Ennis, were held
at the First Methodist Church,
Fort Worth. Dr. Daly died of a
heart attack in Fort Worth. Dr.
Daly was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Daly, Palmer.
Surviving him are his wife,
Mrs. Mary Daly, Fort Worth; 3
brothers, T. E. Daly, Frisco; B.
B. and Scott Daly, both of Fort
Worth; 5 sisters, Mrs. W. W.
Taylor, Mrs. Cristal Keith, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jensen and Mrs.
Nathan Simmons, all of Fort
Worth; Mrs. Carolyn Cryer,
Waco.
Break-Ins Here
At 2 Concerns
The Police Department is in-
vestigating two break-ins here
over the week-end, one at the
Ennis Furniture Factory on N.
Preston, where $15 to $25 was
stolen, the other at Plumbing &
Heating on S. Kaufman, where
nothing appeared to have been
taken, authorities said.
Honors Paid
var
anc
Sol
ues.
Amid the plaudits of a throng
of agriculture-interested citizen-
ry, six diligent and resourceful
men of the area were presented
awards here last night at the
12th annual Soil Conservation
Awards Banquet sponsored by
dined at long white-laid tables.
decorated with the attractive Red Oak; Marvin Borders, Waxa-
programs in colors, and decora-hachie; Ernest Haskovec, Ennis;
tions at the head table included Harry Hitt, Itasca; Waxahachie
District Supts: W. J. Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey, Rus-
seill Bryant, C. W. Wolaver, Mrs.
large arrangements of yellow
flowers.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pruitt,
Gary Williams, Jack Taylor, Mr.
the Ennis
merce.
Men and
Chamber of Com-
women from many
parts of Ellis County and sec-
tions of adjoining counties were
present for the free-barbecue
affair that did homage to the
trophy winners, and which was
held in spacious air-conditioned
National Hall on Highway 34
east.
The Rev. Jack Clark, pastor,
Ennis Assembly of God Church,
asked the invocation.
The co-sponsoring Ennis
Young Farmers of America
Chapter served the tasty barbe-
cue supper and the gathering
Len Gehrig, president of the and Mrs. George Nelson, Robert
Ennis Chamber of Commerce, M. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rey-
was master-of-ceremonies. Mr. nolds, Wayne McCollum, Mrs.
Gehrig introduced those at the Hugh Edmondson, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Sweatraan, Del Stockard,
speaker’s table:
Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hitt, Mr. and Mrs. Charl-
es E. Gentry, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Joly.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tuck, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnie Hrabina, Mr.
and Mrs. Len Gehrig, the Rev.
Jack Clark, Jack McKay.
Introduction of out-of-town
guests was conducted by Ennis
Chamber Manager Jack McKay,
who always flavors this feature
with some choice Irish wit.
Introduced as out-of-towners:
county agent; Floyd Belders,
Jimmy Pruitt; Itasca—George
Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Bounds, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Cockerman; Dallas—Mr. and
Mrs. Sid Pokladnik, Homer Ford;
Richardson—Calvin Pigg; Corsi-
cana—Victor Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Gee, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack McFerrin, Vick Howell,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nelson;
Rice—J. K. Bradley Sr.; Red
Oak—Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hamm,
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Goodloe, Mr.
and Mrs. John Mulkey; Italy—
The 67 Honor Roll
Salute Awards Recipients
Herman Cockerham
OUTSTANDING
CONSERVATION
FARMER
Ansley Grant
NON-FARMER
CONSERVATIONIST
George Nelson
Gehrig to PIA Bd. -
Marcias and
Bohanon Back
From Canada
Vice-President Hubert Marcia
of Ennis Business Forms and
Mrs. Marcia, back from the
Printers Industry of America
Conventiion at Ste. Adele, Can-
ada, report that EBF Executive
Vice-President Len Gehrig was
elected to the board of direc-
tors of TIA.
Attending with Mr. and Mrs.
Marcia was Bobby Bohanon, who
is engaged in engineering on
special accounts for EBF.
They first went to Montreal,
going thence to Ste. Adele, in
the ski resort area, often the
site of conventions. The conven-
tion agenda was made up con-
siderably of seminars and ad-
dresses, as a business affair.
The convention, a business
forms section was largely at-
tended and speakers included
Dean James L. Hayes of the
School of Business Administra-
tion at Duquesne, Pittsburgh,
and Dr. Roy B. Eastin, profes-
sor in the School of Business
Administration, George Wash-
ington, University, Washington.
There also were several associa-
tional and forms-firms represen-
tatives on the speaking staff.
John B. Harvey
COMEBACK
FARMER
R. I. McLemore,
Ennis-Ex, Dies
This Morning
R. I. (Buster) McLemore, 58,
of Houston, formerly of Ennis,
died at 1 a.m. today in Houston.
Funeral arrangements are
pending.
He was a brother of Leon Mc-
Lemore and a cousin of F. E.
McLemore, both of Ennis.
Kenneth Farmer
CONSERVATION
FARM LEADER
GUESTS HERE
Mrs. J. D. Lattimore and Miss
Lillian McClain had as their
guests for Mothers Day, Mr. and
Mrs. Mac D. Lattimore of Waco
and son, Danny Lattimore, a stu-
dent in the Southwest Baptist
Seminary in Fort Worth, and his
fiancee, Miss Bonnie Murphy,
student inTCU; Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Yeats, Mr. and Mrs. 0. D.
Bounds Jr. and children, Donald,
Kenneth and Beverly, all of Fort
Worth.
4 Ennis Negro
Youths Held in
Theft Series
The Ennis Police Department
today stated that four negro
youths, who are age 13, 14 15
and 16, have been taken into cus-
today and turned over to county
authorities in connection with a
series of thefts at local grocery
stores.
It was learned that at least
three stores have lost merchan-
dise in the theft series.
The police have recovered part
of the loot.
MRS. BARHAM'S
FATHER DIES
PARIS, TEX.
N. E. Briscoe of Paris, father
of Mrs. C. 0. Barham of Ennis,
died Sunday night of a heart at-
tack. He is survived by his wife;
one daughter, Mrs. Barham who
has lived in Ennis about 17
years, and two grandchildren,
Mrs. Tommy Money of Louis-
ville, Ky., and Robin Marie Bar-
ham, Ennis.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gene
Roden Funeral Chapel in Paris,
followed by burial there.
Robt. M. Ball
Landlord - Tenant
Conservationists
HERE FROM
DUNCANVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tolar
and children, Pam, Bill and
Tonya, of Duncanville, spent
Mothers Day with his Imother,
Mrs. Vera Tolar.
MINOR ACCIDENT
OCCURS IN ENNIS
A 1964 Ford pickup driven by
Miss Ellen Jeter and a 1965 Chev-
rolet driven by Mrs. Joe Wallace
Glaspy figured in an accident
in which no one was hurt at Sun-
set and Baldridge yesterday
evening. Damage estimates were
$275 to the Ford and $400 to
the Chevrolet. Assistant Chief
Shelby Lynch and Patrolman
Byron Pinson investigated.
Registration for
St. John School
Religion May 21
Registration for St. John CCD
School of Religion for the 1967-
68 school year will be 9 a.m
Sunday, May 21. Students are
asked to report to their present
classrooms, accompanied by
their parents.
An assembly will be held at
4:30 Sunday afternoon, May 21.
for St. John CCD School stu-
dents and their parents for the
presentation of awards.
“All are urged to attend,” said
the announcement.
MOTHERS’ DAY GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Ford Curry of
Grand Prairie and Mr. and Mrs
S. R. Curry were Mothers’ Da
guests of the A. Q. William,
family.
CUSTOM MADE
RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
J. S. Shaw, Cliff Sissom, Bob
McCullough, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Morris; Milford—Mr. and Mrs.
Murr Hodges, C. W. Wimbish;
Midlothian—C. W. Ralston; Ava-
lon—B. D. Wakeland, Aubrey
Berry; Bardwell—Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hinton, Mrs. Mary Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Farmer,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sutton, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Farmer, Gary
Farmer.
Chairman Johnie Hrabina of
the sponsoring Agriculture Com-
mittee extended the cordial
welcome, explained that the ban-
quet, encourages modern, profi-
table farming methods, and that
the information presented is
gathered by the SCS, who, with
the Young Farmers Chapter and
the businessfolk make the an-
nual banquet possible.
This year’s program was a
showing of actual practices on
the farms by the trophy-winners,
the color slides being narrated
by Richard Tuck of Station
KBEC, and projected on the
screen by Conservationist G. W.
Garrard. After scenes and stori-
es (see articles in this issue that
appear with pictures of winners)
were presented, the winners
were requested to step forward
to the speaker’s table for their
recognition.
The awards (all for ’67) with
title, name of recipient and in-
stitution and the person mak-
ing the presentation, in each in-
stance, were:
Outstanding Conservation
Farmer—To Herman Cocker-
ham, from Ennis Kiwanis Club,
by President James Joly."
Conservation Comeback Farm-
er—To John B. Harvey, from the
Ennis Lions Club, by President
Jerry Smith.
Conservation Farm Leader—
To Kenneth Farmer, from the
Ennis Optimist Club, present-
ed by President L. C. Adams.
Non-Farmer Conservationist—
To Ansley Grant, from Ennis
Daily News, presented by Man-
ager Charles E. Gentry.
Landlord-Tenant C ons erva-
tion Farmers—To George Nelson
and Robert M. Ball, from Ellis-
Prairie Soil and Water Conserva-
tion District, presented by Vice
Chairman Harry Hitt.
Mr. Harvey, listed above as
Conservation Comeback Farmer
of 1967, also was honored re-
cently at a soil conservation din-
ner at Temple for like honor for
1966, being the Fort Worth
Press award.
Emcee Gehrig told the ban-
queteers that Joe Liska, well-
known Ennis merchant and civic
ry Vrana, The Borden Company;
Alphonse Patak, Pepsi Colo Bot-
tling Co.; C. L. Talkington, Gar-
land Smith.
Master-of-Ceremonies Gehrig
also recognized them for this
valued assistance, as he did
Work Unit Conservationist Jack
Bradley and his staff. And he
thanked National Hall authoriti-
es for use of the spacions build-
ing, FFA Sponsors R. E. Buie
and Jesse Wood and their chap-
for handling the furniture for
the occasion.
Many communities and coun-
ties were represented and, as the
out-of-town guest list shows, one
—Mrs. Carolyn Hansen—was
present from as far away as Den-
mark.
leader, while en route from town
had been in a minor car acci-
dent, adding, with a grin:
“But about all of importance
that happened was, he spilled
some of the beans.”
Programs distributed last light
carried the following recogni-
tion for an important contribu-
tion: Dinner compliments of:
Ennis Savings & Loan Associa-
tion, Citizens Nation! Bank,
Ennis State Bank, Ben Tucker,
Ernest Haskovec, Budai Oil Com-
pany, Robert Gaultney, C. E.
labe, Monsanto Chemical Com-
. pany, Henry Oil & Gas Company,
Ennis Compress & Warehouse
Co., Texas Power & Light Com-
pany, Lone Star Gas Company,
Ennis Business Forms, Inc., Hen-
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