The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1944 Page: 1 of 10
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ALBERT T. VANZURA
: E. Seith Dies Of
Heart Trouble
At Providence
Sgt. E. G. Sulak Awarded Purple Heart
them. It s wise to be thrifty but its
much wiser to be careful.
♦
THERE REALLY IS a question
mark in our mind about this food
poisoning. The point that we find
hard to understand is this: Several
articles appeared In the dally news-
papers about the Elm Mott ac
cident, however, did you see any
thing in the same newspapers about
a similar happening which occured
on the Baylor University campus on
January 5? We did not. 185 students
were ill from the food they ate in
the Memorial Dormitory Cafeteria
If the poisoning of eight students
due to food was important enough
to place on the front page, then,
why should not the fact that 135
were 111?
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EVEN AS RIDICULOUS as this
may sound, maybe the newspaper
men cannot be blamed for this over-
sight. In this case, the sheriff's de-
partment was not called In to con-
duct the Investigation If it had, the
results would have been available
for the reporters. However, with 185
students 111, even if the sheriff’s de-
partment was not called in, It seems
rather unbelievable that the tale
did not get out. We heard the tale,
verified it, got the signatures of
Baylor students, and then published
the article.
♦
WE WERE TOLD LATER that
some of the West former Baylor
students did not appreciate the fact
that this article was published In
our newspaper. Why, we cannot un-
derstand. We have repressed ar-
ticles In the past about individuals
and hope to continue doing so. Even
though some people might not be-
lieve it, there is a certain something
called ethics among newspapermen
Our code of ethics, although not
universally adopted, Is about as
practical among many newspaper-
men as are those of the lawyers or
the doctors. But, we could not apply
our code of ethics to this case. We
felt as if something should be said,
and we did just that.
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HENRY SCHUTZA, who is em
ployed In a defense plant in San
Diego, recently wrote us that he
could not understand why West
folks ‘ flopped" on the last call for
volunteer blood donors. He had gi-
ven five pints of blood to the Red
Cross since he has been In San Die-
go and wanted to give more out was
turned down. To the boys of this
nation who are giving their 11
giving blood seems like a small
sacrifice, he believes, and since
there are so many boys In the serv-
ices from West, it was rather a sur-
prise to him that more people did
not volunteer.
♦
LIKE MANY OTHER West folks,
both service men and civilians, Hen-
ry asked us to publish the addresses
of the West service men. Since the
day Bill "Beefy” Devers mentioned
this to us, we have been ready to do
so but have not been ab'e to. The
opportunity presented itself this
week, so we are printing the ad-
dresses of a few of the bbys in the
service in this community. At other
times in the future, when we have
(See QUESTION MARK, pg. 4)
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Friendly Facte
By Rev. Roy L. Crawford
A good way to make a friend—
laugh at his jokes^ ,
All those who would like to
throw a brick at you, probably
wilt; but there are a lot of folks
who intend to hand you a bou-
quet, but will forget to do so.
EIGHT STUDENTS and teachers
of the Elm Mott school were poison-
ed last Thursday from food served Englebert Seith, 81. died of heart
at the school, according to report of trouble at the Providence Hospital
the county sheriff's deputies who in Waco at 13:59 o’clock Wednesday
investigated the case. Because the afternoon May 34, after an Illness of
school does not possess an ice bos. about three weeks,
just enough food is bought each day! Rosary servlces for Mr. 8elth were
to serve the students and teachers f,eld at the home of his wn F E
for one day. Some ham which had mth Thu^y night at 8;S0
been bought the day before was 0.clock The funera] be
probably the cause of the poisoningJ held at the residence or F E ^
the officers report. Although some Friday mornlng 'ftt 9:00 0>clock and
of the Victims were seriously ill. at the Cathollc Church gt 9:S0
they all recovered; ; 0.clock w)th the Rev E j Polcak
WE MENTION THIS INCIDENT Int*rment wlli at the
to our readers, not so much because; a 0 c 6016 ery'
It is a news article, but more as a Surviving Mr Seith are his two
warning to others to be careful daughters, Mrs. Mary Grellhesl of
With the advent of the hot summer' West a*111 Mrs Anna Bass of Dallas:
months, food will spoil easily. Scru- hls two ®°ns- Frank E. Seith and Joe
tinlze all tne leftovers or other Seith: 15 grandchildren and 10
foods carefully before you serve I Breat grandchildren.
Active and honorary pallbearers
will be the members of the K.J.T.
organization of which he was a
member for many years.
Mr. Seith was born in Wisconsin
on November 10, 1862. While still a
baby his parents moved to Illinois
and about 13 years later to a farm
near Tours, Texas. The following;
year Mr. Seith’s father and twoj
brothers died from Typhoid fever.;
Mr Seith farmed in this commu-
nity for forty years and with his I
wife, Rosalie, who preceded him in
death on Nov. 7, 1933. moved to thej
city of West where he has been liv-1
ing for the 'ast 21 years.
Friday Is Final
Day of School
For St Mary’s
Friday is the last day of school
for the children at the St. Mary’s
Parochial School.
The childreii will attend the high
mass In a body at 8:00 o’clock in the
morning at the Catholic Church, j
During the day the report cards)
will be given to the children, and atj
the services In the church that)
night, beginning at 8:30 o’clock, the
19 graduates will be awarded their
diplomas by the Rev. E. J. Polcak.
At the services Friday night, the
presentation of the diplomas will
follow the rosary and the sermon.
The service will be closed with the
benediction.
Draft Board Calls
Another Group ?
Of West Men
Another group of West men re-
ported to the reception center in
Dallas Monday for their physical
examinations and induction into
some branch of the service.
The Marines took only two of the
group of prospects. They are Alvin
Hlavenka and Laddie Urbanovsky.
Those *ho were inducted into the
Navy are Eddie Kubala, Willie Star-
nes, Harry Peters and James Delj-
bendener. Army inductees are Al-
fred Chudej, George Mikeska, Dan
Mynarcik and Alfred Kasik. Those
rejected were Gus Lowe, Jr., Jim
Powell, and Alfred Marak.
Sergeant Edward G. Sulak. son
>f Mr. and Mrs. John Sulak, waa
(warded the Purple Heart far
rounds received In action on Nov.
!3, 1943 in Italy.
The presentation was made by
Irig. General Geo. C- Beach.
Commending Brooke General
lospital. Fort Sam Houston, Tex.,
where Sgt. Sulak is a patient,
he citation having been read by
Lt. CoL Guy C. Wyriek.
Sgt. Sulak states he suffered
•erebral concussion by exploding
(hell which caused him to be
biown several yards rendering
dm unconscious for hours.
The Purple Heart was origi-
nally established by General
leorge Washington at Newburgh,
lugust 7, 1782, during the War of
•he Revolution. Out of respect to
.he memory of General Washing-
on and in recognition of his mi-
itary achievements, the decora-
SGT. E. G. SULAK
ion was revived by the War De-
nrtment February 83, 1*32. the
!#0th Am lversary of his birth.
It is awarded to persons, who
rlth the Army of the United Sta-
**. are wounded in action a-
fa'nst ary enemy of the United
Hates, or who die as a direct re-
sort of wounds received in aeuon.
Centenarian of Penelope Dies
Mrs. Tereaie Cocek, who cele-
brated her 100th birthday anni-
versary on April II, died at her
home In Penelope at 11:00 o’clock
Thursday morning. May 18
Funeral services were held at
h«-r residence a< 8:30 o’clock and
at the Catholic Church in Pene-
lope at 9:00 o'clock with the Rev.
John Konkiel officiating. Inter-
ment was at the St. Mary’s Ce-
metery.
The >urvivors are her daugh-
ter, Mr i rank Karlik of Pene-
lope; two sons, J. R. Cocek of
Waco and Edward Cocek of Pe-
nelope; 36 grandchildren and
four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Cocek was born Terezie
Cervik in Kurovice, Moravia on
April 11, 1844, and was reared in
the country that later became
Czechoslovakia. At the age of 31
she married Joseph Fisher and
after his death she married Jo-
seph Cocek in INI, now also
dead. She came to Ross, Texas
in 1889, and later settled near
MRS. TEREZIE COCEK
the place that later become
known as Penelope. At the time
of her death she was living with
her daughter, Mrs. Frances Kar-
lik, in Penelope.
Green Promoted for Bravery, Devotion
Legion Members
Will Decorate
Graves of Buddies
Instead of on Memorial Day,
Tuesday, May 30, the members of
the local post of the American Le-
gion will decorate the graves of
their deceased buddies with Ameri-
can flags Sunday, May 28. John
Mikulik, commander of the local
post stated.
The. graves of the ex-service men
at the Bold Spring Cemetery will
be decorated by Louis E. Garrison,
Robert C. Howell, and John B. Sou-
kup. Rud. J. Janek, Frank J. Co-
cek and Ed. J. Hornak will visit the
graves In the Cathollc and Closner
Cemeteries. Frank J. Hlavaty, Fr.
Mrkos and Albln J. Janek will care
for those at the C. M. B. Cemetery.
J. C. Bennett, Chas. L. Harris and
Jim Bezdek, the white Rock Ceme-
tery; and Sam Dam house, the
Tours Catholic Cemetery.
Robert S. Green, serving with
the U. S. Navy in the Pacific
area, has been advanced to a
third class officer, according to
information received by his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Green
»f West, Route 1.
A recent release from the Naval
Public Relations Office in Dallas
stated that he had been advanc-
ed to seaman first olaas for out-
standing courage and devotion
to duty while serving as mem-
ber of a boat pool. The latest
promotion came a few weeks la-
ter.
Robert's first promotion was
authorized by the commander of
an Amphibious Force for assist-
ing in the successful evacuation
of a battalion of Marines from
behind enemy lines without loss
of personnel or boats. The Navy
said the rescue was carried out
despite heavy machine gun
mortar and artillery fire from the
enemy.
After attending the elemen-
tary schools in West and Tokio
and the Waco High School, Ro-
bert enlisted and served 18
months in the Civilian Conser-
vation Corp. He then worked for
ROBERT S. GREEN
Douglas Company in Waco and
later volunteered for U. S. Coast
Guard. Getting tired of waiting
to be called, he joined the Navy.
After training at the destroyer
base in San Diego, he was sent
to the Pacific area where he saw
action at New Caledonia, the Fiji
Islands, Solomons and New Gui-
nea.
Robert is 19 yrars-of-age and
is the only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Green.
Harry Morgan Gets Gunner’s Wings
i
Harlingen—Another large class
of aerial gunners to guard army
Air Forces’ bombers was gradu-
ated on May 13 from the AAF
Training Command aerial gun-
nery school at the Harlingen
Army Air Field and among the
quialified “Sharpshooters of the
Sky" was Pfc. Harry Glenn Mor-
gan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Morgan of Abbott.
At brief graduation exercises
held here he received a pair of
gunner's wings as well as a pro-
motion in grade. He waa trans-
ferred to Fresno, California for
advanced training which will
qualify him as a sperry ball tur-
ret gumier with a sergeant’s rat-
ing.
The comprehensive seven-
weeks course in every phase of
aerial gunnery warfare prepar-
ed him for his place in Ameri-
VOLU.ME 55, NO. 1
Pvt. Frank Reznicek,
Reported Missing,
Was Killed in Action
Pvt. Frank Reznicek, 18. waa killed In action on November 27, 1M1
instead of missing in action as first reported by the war department
in December. 1943, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reznicek were no-
tified last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reznicek received a telegram from the war depart-
ment last Thursday informing them of his death. An explanatory iot-
"*ter follows, the message stated.
Pvt. Reznicek. an aerial gunner
in the Army Air Corp, entered the
rvr army on AprU 12' He Gained
k Vimm III ,at Jeffer»n Barracks, Mo., at Mtt-
lO T IIMill VI cheU rteld New York and at Bra<j_
n |v Field, Conn., before he was
Kare Disease transferred overseas on October 8.
Other members of the Reznicek
family are George and Ethel Lee.
Tommy Altus
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Baccalaureate
Sunday; Diplomas
Tuesday for Seniors
Tommy Altus, the five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs Herbert Altus
of this community, is the victim of)
Acrodynla. a rare disease of which!
there are only twenty cases in the j
United States.*
Tommy became ill several months
ago and since that time has been1
examined by fifteen doctors. He has
been at Providence Hospital in Wa-1
co for several weeks, and was re- Approximately thirty-three stu-
cently moved home. dents of West High School win say
Acrodynia is a disease of chil- Adios" to their alma mater after
dren from three to seven years old. baccalaureate service Sunday
It was first noticed in France dur-; nl6ht and the commencement ex-
ing World War I. Numerous cases erc*se* Tuesday night,
have been reported in Australia The baccalaureate service, which
since and a much leser number in wil1 ^ held in the school gymna-
Canada. There are about twenty sium Sunday night at 8;30 o’clock,
cases in the United States. wi'l consist of the following. The
The effect of Acrodynla is a de- pro<^®sionai' doxology; invocation
generated condition of skin and _ Rev. Roy L. Crawford; a
muscles, attended by lack of sleep, ® For a Thousand Tongues,”
copious perspiration, inability to ,y C“arles Wes'eV an<4 rendered by
walk and general loss of muscular r16 announcement; another
control. It may effect the victim ,ymn,|>y the choir, “Stand Up For
anywhere from four to eighteen “,eaus' sermon hy Rev. J. Hoyt
months. Only 5 percent of those in-! ~° es’ pastor °* ‘he Hemphill Pres-
flicted are fatalities. 1 hyterian Church of Ft. Worth; the
Science has not yet determined ^rrece^orud11”' °d*U Len<; and
The commencement program, an
all-senior affair, which will begin
promptly at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday
night at the school gymnasium, will
consist of the following numbers:
Six graduates, Eugene Mikeska,
Bobbie Christian, Valerie Drozd,
Dolly Kissick, Mary Ann Girard and
Ray Holasek will be the principal
speakers; Miss Ruth Damm will
render a piano solo; Howard Freund
and Raymond Holasek will give an
Instrument duet; an octet will sing
tlie "Beautiful Dreamer," under the
direction of Mrs. F. H. Horak; the
River in Italy, Staff Sergeant MQan
ittltihd
the cause of the disease nor the
cure for it. However, vitamin B has
been used as a counteractive for
muscular degeneration.
Sgt Dujka Takes
Over Platoon;
Wins Silver Star
When the officers of his platoon,
a unit of the 143rd Infantry of the
36th Division, were knocked out ,__. _____,
during the crossing of the Rapido ^ class song’American Prayer.”
will be sung by the senior class and
the key of knowledge will be pre-
sented by Raymond Holasek, presi-
dent of the senior class to Jack
Adams, president of the junior class.
Grammar School
Grads to Get
PFC. HARRY MORGAN
ea’s stepped-np air offensive. Be-
sides learning to fire every type
(See MORGAN, pg. 4)
Dujka. then a sergeant in comn
of one squad, took over the respon-
sibility of the command. For this
outstanding service he was awarded
thei Silver Star on March 11 by Lt.
Gen. Mark W Clark, commanding
offficer of the Fifth Army.
S/Sgt. Dujka led his men across
the river under concentrated rifle
and shell fire, entrenched in a ditch |
half full of ice cold water and fou-! 1*
ght for seventeen hours against 10- LCrilllCdlGS HI Oil*
to-1 odds before being forced to re- ’ „
treat. In the retreat he and his men „ Promotlon of West
managed to bring back five of his Grammar wi!I ** conducted
men who were wounded. One of ^Sinning at :8.30 o clock Monday
them was his West buddy, Joe Foyt, *®ay at high school
who was wounded in the hand and 8>™nasium.
who at present is recuperating in a The program for the *venln8 Is
hospital in the states. ,as follows: Procesional; invocation;
A picture of the decoration cere- j We!come acJc*ress by Henry Smetak;
mony, showing Lt. Gen. Clark pin- a rfadlnK. “Our Heritage.” by Wa-
ning the Silver Star on shirt of i r‘ne Hlavaty: Say a Prayer for the
S/Sgt. Dujka was recently received ] ®°ys ®ver There,” a vocal solo by
| Neva Arthur; "This Is America,” a
I reading by Nona Jean Recek; an-
| other reading, "The Unknown Sd-
| dier," by George Kostohryss; "Even-
t ing Star,” a piano solo by Frances
| Dulak; "Goodbye,’’ a reading by
Betty Jo Webb; principal address
by J. E. Batson, superintendent of
McLennan County schools; award-
ing of diplomas: class song, This
Is My Country,” renderd by the
eight grade students; National An-
them by the entire audience; and
benediction.
The students on the class roll are
Neva Roberta Arthur, Patsy Bean,
Ross Bohannan, Jr., Raymond Bow-
ers, Jr.. Mildred Jeaneli Brown, El-
sie Dolezal, Frances Ann Dulak,
Raymond Helm. Warie Marie Hla-
vaty, George Kostohryx, J. T. Luco,
Nona Jean Recek. Henry W Smetak
and Bettle Jo Webb.
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(See DUJKA. pg. 4)
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Mrs. Mary Barnes,
Aged Tokio Pioneer,
Dies Sunday
Mrs. Mary Josephine Barnes, 86-
year-old pioneer citizen of the To-
kio community, passed away at her
home at 10:50 o'clock Sunday
morning, May. 21.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist Church In Tokio Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Rev,
Jack Bradley officiating. Interment
was at the White Rock Cemetery.
Surviving are her two sons, Ho-
mer Barnes of Wetunka. Ofcla., and
T. F. Barnes of Flrabough; two
daughters. Mrs. E. Benfer of Clifton
and Mrs. J. H. Sherrard of Hlllsbo- *
ro; 36 grandchildren and 36 great WFXLS FOR ARMY DUTY
j grandchildren. j Jerry j. Mrkos, 18-year-old son
Mrs. Barnes daughter of Mr. and of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mrkos. re-
Mrs. Isaac Johnson, wa* born In ported to Mineral Wells this week
Tennessee on April 7, 1885. j for army basic training.
MRKOS REPORTED TO MINERAL
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Vanzura, Albert T. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1944, newspaper, May 26, 1944; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth589338/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.