The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1958 Page: 1 of 6
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Wat HJtest Sfeuis
volume 68, NUMBER 30
WEST, TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1958
$3.00 Per YEAR—10c Per COPT
S ANTA CLAUS IS
COMING Tft TOWN
The City has put up ajl the
Christmas lights in order to be
ready for Santa Claus, who will
be in West for his first visit of
the season on Saturday, Decem-
ber 6. He will be in the business
district in town each Saturday
until Christmas. Santa is com-
ing to town stocked with minia-
ture Christmas stockings to give
to the little folks that come to
see him.
The Chamber of Commerce is
sponsoring Santa’s visits to
West, It was decided that the
children would enjoy talking
with Santa while he visits the
different merchants in town,
much more than they had en-
joyed the hurried glimpse that
they had of the old gentleman
at the Christmas programs that
have been held in the past.
Heretofore Santa has been here
for a brief visit and while here
was completely surrounded by
approximately 1500 school chil-
dren. Each child received a sack
containing fruit, nuts and candy
from Santa, but unfortunately
some failed to receive their gift
or lost it in the crowd.
Other Christinas activities in-
clude caroling by various choirs
'during the week preceeding
Christmas. A new speaker sys-
tem has been 'acquired and it is
hoped that many more people
will be able to enjoy the charm-
ing programs presented by the
choirs, as well as the Christmas
music which will be played for
a few hours each day during
Christmas week. Eddie Grimm
is chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce Christmas Activities
Program.
Time To Mail
Letters To Santa
This is the time to mail all
letters to Santa Claus! Send
them in care of THE WEST
tews, West, Texas, by Decem-
ber 12, and they will be publish-
ed in our Christmas addition.
The reason we need the letters
bS> December 12, is that our
Christmas paper will be large,
and published in sections. The
letters to Santa must go in the
first section.
We will appreciate your mail-
ing them to us as early as pos-
sible.
Mrs. Jupe’s
Last Rites
Held Saturday
Mrs. Myrtle W. (Kunkel) Jupe
52, of Rt. 2, West, died at 2:30
a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 in a Waco
hospital.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Saturday at G’onnally
Chapel. Rev. Luke Bolin offi-
ciated, burial was in Chapel Hill
Cemetery.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Frank Jupe of West, two
sons, Garett Kunkel of Gardena,
Calif, and William R. Kunkel of
Waco; ane daughter, Mrs. Bill
Payne of Waco; one step-daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. A. Beardon of Riesel
one sister, Mrs.. Ernest Stienke
of Otto; six grandsons.
Pallbearers were Walter Hen-
nig, Bennie Schroeder, James
A. Snider, Lonnie Griffith,
Harding Kunkel, Clarence Hom-
mell.
G'onnally Funeral Home, Waco
was in charge.
Kiwanis Training
Conference Is
Scheduled
Division XXIII of Kiwanis In-
ternational will hold a Division-
al Training Conference for offi-
cers and members in the Roose-
velt Hotel in Waco on Sunday,
November 30. The Conference
will open at 12:30 p.m. with a
luncheon and will be followed
with a general session and sec-
tional meetings. The purpose of
the conference will be to ac-
quaint Kiwanis officers and
members with the aims and ob-
jectives of Kiwanis Internation-
al for the year 1959.
Division XXIII is composed
of the following Kiwanis Clubs:
Northwest* Waco, Downtown
Waco, Westview of Waco, Tem-
ple, Lampasas, Killeen, Ennis,
Corsicana, Kerens, Hamilton,
and West.
A large delegation of local
Kiwanians are expected to at-
tend the training conference.
Mrs. Clay Holder entered
Providence Hospital last Thurs-
day for medical observation and
test.
Mrs. R.D. Carter
Sends Last News
From Penelope
Mfs. R. D. Carter, who has
been sending news from Penel-
ope to the West News for many
many years, writes to us this
week that this will be her last
report. She has moved to San
Antonio to make her home with
ner children.
It is with deep regret that we
learn that we will no longer re-
ceive our weekly news items
from Mrs. Carter. She has been
faithful and conscientious be-
yond words, and will be missed,
not only by the staff of the
West News, but by the many
readers who for many years
have read the reports she has
sent in about the activities in
Penelope.
We hate to see her leave, but
know she has been in poor
health for many months, and
we do wish to express our sin-
Mustangs Rip
Crusaders For
Championship
November 16th was a dreary
day for the Granger Crusaders,
who the week before had beaten
St. Edward’s for the Champion-
ship of the Austin Catholic In-
terscholastic League, when they
journeyed to West to cope with
the Northern Champions for the
Championship of the Austin
Diocese. The Mustangs playing
brilliantly behind the leadership
of R. Plsek who defeated the
would-be champions 40-6 to
hold the Championship of the
Austian Diocese in the Mus-
tang’s hands for the second con-
secutive year.
The Mustang’s operated beau-
tifully, with Kolar, Brennan and
R. Scott carrying the “mail" be-
hind the fierce hitting Mustang
line. On defense the line once
again proved its tremendous
power punch when it forced the
cere thanks for the thousands j Crusaders to take to the air with
of words she has faithfully mail- the SMU spread. It was during
ed to our paper throughout the ] this "unknown weapon’’ use in
years. the second quarter that the
, ■ . _ . . | crusader’s made their first and
Thank you Mrs. Garter, for a I tally and from that point
job weli done. We hope your, ^ Mustangs. had control 0f
20 YEARS AGO...
It Happened in West
38 YEARS AGO
For the purpose of allowing
the entire membership of the
Baptist Church and numerous
non-member friends to extend
a personal welcome to Pastor
Holmes Nichols and his good
wife. Mayor and Mrs. J. E.
Bridges entertained in their
honor Friday night of last week.
This was simply an informal,
old - fashioned, get - together,
hand-shaking, glad to meet you,
kind of meeting.
On Monday of last week the
wife and children gave Joe F.
Janak the happiest surprise of
his life, when, without his know
ledge they gathered at the pa-
ternal home and all participated
in giving him a regular old-
fashioned birthday dinner.
When he ca^ie back from a
visit to the farm late in the aft-
ernoon, Joe gave little atten-
tion to usual preparations for
“company’ at supper. This was
because he knew his son, Joe
and daughter, Miss Rosie, were j gymnasium
to be there that evening But
when all was in readiness and
he was invited to take the “hon-
23 YEARS AGO
Two new school board mem-
bers, Chas, Smajstrla and D. T.
Adams, were appointed last
week following the resignation
of R. Wendorf and Ben Vanzura.
These appointments were made
and accepted at a meeting of
the West school board last Fri-
day. At the meeting members
also agreed to employ Mr. Van-
zura as a Paid secretary, C. L.
Harris being appointed to serve
as regular secretary, and Ray-
mond Ray as chairman. Mem-
bers of the school board other
than those already mentioned
are Rud. Kolar, E. M. Marak and
A, C. Stanislav.
health will improve rapidly.
Mrs. Carter has requested that
this poem be reprinted for her,
ns it expresses her sincere sen-
timents:
To my way of thinking nothing
will compare,
With a lot of good neighbors
whose customs are rare.
They are the most considerate,
day in and day out.
As good as real Angels, without
any doubt.
If you're sick or your’re well no
difference it makes
They stand by you through all
with whatever it takes.
Then when my neighbors need
help I'll always take time,
For when they’re in trouble
their troubles are mine.
They tell me in cities you don't
know the name
Of the folks you live right by —
I think that's a shame.
I may be old-fashioned, but just
take it from me,
Among a Jot of good neighbors
is the best place to be.
I one time imagined that when
I grew old
There'd be nothing like owning
a pot of real gold.
My fancies have changed now
and I’ve learned by this time
It’s not gold I’ll enjoy most; but
these neighbors of mine.
CDR. WENDORF
UNDERGOING
JET TRAINING
Olathe, Kans. — Navy Cdr.
Edward G. Wendorf, son of Mr.
and Mrs, R. Wendorf of 700 S.
Harrison, West, Texas, and hus-
band of the former Miss Mar-
jorie S. Scott of Miami, Fla., is
undergoing jet training at the
Naval Air Station, Olathe.
He reported to Olathe Nov. 10,
and will return to Utility Squad-
ron Three at the Naval Air Sta-
tion, Chula Vista, Calif., after
completing training Dec. 19.
The Jet Transitional Training
Unit, to which Cdr. Wendorf is
attached, helps qualified pilots
make the transition from pro-
peller driven air craft to high
speed jets.
Friday afternoon in the Cer-
venka-Vanzura office, bids for
the construction of a gymnasium
at the local high school were
opened and a contract let to
Willi > m Sparks of Waco. Mr.
Sparks tended a bid of $32,926
the lowest of six bids offered for
the complete construction of the
the ball.
The annual Mustang banquet
will bo held in St. Joseph’s Hall
on Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at which
time the players will receive
awards and a trophy as their
reward1 for their superb “58”
season. The speaker for this oc-
casion will be announced at a
later date.
■-O---
Czech Educator To
Lecture in Waco
Tire Heart O’ Texas Study of
American Heritage in the
schools of Bell, Bosque, Falls,
Hill, Limestone, McLennan, and
Navarro Counties is sponsoring
a lecture by the former Czech-
oslovak Statesman, Dr. Edward
Taborsky, in Waco Hall on the
evening of December 9, at 7:30
p.m.
Dr. Taborsky is a professor of
government at the University of
Texas. He was born in Prague,
Czechoslovakia, and, served as
Secretary to the Czechoslovak
Minister of Foreign Affairs at
the time of the fatal “Munich”
settlement. He also served as
Personal Aide to President Ed-
ward Benesh of the Czechoslo-
vak Government-in-Exile in
Britain during World War II and
later served as Czechoslovak
Envoy to Sweden. He is referred
to by the communist as “one
of the masterminds behind the
plot to overthrow the communist
government of Czechoslovakia.’
In his lecture, Dr. Taborsky
will speak from first-hand ex-
perience on the blessings of
freedom and the terrors of com-
munism.
Approximately 2,500 teachers
in the seven-county area com-
prising the Heart O’ Texas Heri-
tage Study group are expected
to attend Dr. Taborsky’s lecture.
A cordial invitation is extended
to lay citizens and students to
attend the lecture also.
Post Office
Prepares For
Yule Rush
Postmaster R. J. Hruska is
pleased with the prompt re-
sponse to his recently announc-
ed “Mail Early for Christmas
Campaign.” He said today, “The
biggest single lactor in getting
all mail delivered before Christ-
mas is the full cooperation of
the public in early mailing of
all Christmas cards and gifts.
Post Office facilities have been
expanded, extra personnel will
be available, and everything is
geared up to handle a record
Christmas mail in West this
year. ’
With Christmas only a month
away, the Postmaster says it’s
not a bit too soon to start fol-
lowing these three simple rules
to insure delivery of your gifts
before Christmas: Wrap them
securely, Address them correct-
ly. and Mail them Early.
The Postmaster said you
shouldn’t take chances on mail-
ing poorly wrapped packages.
Use corrugated mailing cartons,
plenty of heavy brown wrapping
paper, and be sure that every
package is tied with strong cord.
Canons containing several gift
packages should be stuffed with
tissue or old newspapers to
cushion the contents.
The Postmaster also reminds
us that size and weight limita-
tions for Parcel Post packages
vary according to place of mail-
ing and destination. He suggests
that you secure Pamplet No. 2
at the Post Office, which tells
all about packaging and wrap-
ping parcels. Always include an
extra label with your return
address and the recipients ad-
dress inside the carton or pack-
age before it is wrapped.
“Careful addressing of your
Christmas cards is equally im-
portant,’’ the Postmaster said.
Bring your Christmas card
mailing list up-to-date and be
certain that you have the com-
plete name, address, zone num-
ber, city and state for everyone
on your list.
Always send your Christmas
cards by First Class mail. They
will be processed and delivered
quicker and they’ll be forward-
ed' or returned, if it becomes
necessary. Christmas cards sent
by First Class mail may carry
written messages; whereas,
cards, sent with Third Class
three cent postage may only
have a written signature.
Don’t fail to put your return
address on your Christmas card
envelopes. This is not only so-
cially correct, but it will enable
both you and your friends to
keep your mailing lists up-to-
date.
All mail going long distance
should be sent well before Dec.
10th, and Christmas packages
for local delivery should be
mailed by Dec. 15th. Mail all
Christmas cards for nearby des-
tinations by at least a week be-
fore Christmas.
Two Victories
For West High
Trojanettes
The West Trojanettes took
Bynum Friday night in a real
thriller for the West fans. They
took the bail from the start and
stayed with it all the way, end-
ing in a 44-19 victory for West
High scorer was Leona Gerik
with 15 points followed' by De-
lores Harris with 13 points. High
scorer for Bynum was Cynthia
Cochran with 12 points.
The Friday night game hav-
ng been played here, the West
Trojanettes traveled to Bynum
Monday and again triumphed
over the Bynum team by a score
of 51-19. The high scorer Mon-
day was Delores Harris with 21
points. Leona Gerik was second
with 14 points. High scorer for
iStynum was Cynthia Cockran
/with 12 points.
The next game will be played
against St. John’s in the Avalon
tournament on December 1. On
December 2, tne A and B teams
will travel to Grosebeck. The
time for both games will be 7:30
p.m.
The public is invited to give
the basketball girls and boys
the same consideration this year
as they have in past years and
come to the games. Support your
team!
Variety Show To Feature
Talent, Beauty, Hula Hoops
The big Kiwanis Club Varie- I mental numbers by the Patter-
ty Show on Friday, December 5 'son and Young four piece corn-
will feature talent, beauties, and bo. and Ray Twitty with his
hula hoops. The two hours of I accordion.
entertainment begins at 7:30 at' JCAFB will help with the
the West High School Gym.
Headlining the talent portion
of the show will be Mary Beth
Montgomery who will sing, Carol
Peigrass and Sarah Huff of Bay-
lor University to provide come-
lighting and sound and will pro-
vide one number on the program
as will the 12th Air Force.
IIULA HOOP CONTEST
The hula hoop contest will
be for two divisions, pre-school
dy, Bill Akins of Waco, who will 'children and elementary school
assist the emecee, and instru- |children, and will be judged on
Mrs. Ethel Boone
ill.
is seriously
Mrs. Elmer Cox is on the sick
list this week.
WHS Class
Favorites
Are Elected
The class favorites of West
High School were elected this
week. An election will be held in
December to determine the
school favorites from those
named by each class.
Jeanette Adamcik was named
Most Beautiful by the Senior
Class, with Wesley Bankston be-
ing named Most Handsome. Lil-
lian Bajer and Tommy Brennan
were named the most popular
girl and boy in the Senior Class.
The Junior Class nominee as
Most Beautiful is Myrna Heit-
miller, and Jerry Smith as Most
Handsome. Peggy Urbanovsky
and Billy Schroeder will repre-
sent the class as most Popular
Girl and Boy.
Jo Ann Foitek was elected
Most Beautiful in the Sopho-
more Class, Douglas Helm, Most
Hansome, and Linda Melasky
and Weldon Willig Most Popular
Girl and Boy.
Representing the Freshman
Class will be Cathy Case, Most
Beautiful; Eugene Bajer, Most
Handsome; Sarah Scott, Most
Popular Girl and James Rydel,
Most Popular Boy.
NEWS ITEM
Dr. Hazel Montgomery left the
latter part of the week for Dal-
las, where she will take her resi-
dency in optharrology at Park-
land Hospital. She was accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs.
G. L. Montgomery, who will live
with her during her three year
6tay in Dallas.
MARY BETH MONTGOMERY
Will Sing Christmas Songs
the basis of entertainment and
skill, not on the length of time
the child can keep the hoop
going. Awards will be presented
to the best hooper in each div-
sion. The entry blank in this
paper or letter giving needed in-
formation should be mailed to
Ad. Muska, Jr. Deadline for en-
tering the contest is noon,
Thursday, December 4. Addition-
al information, if desired1, may
be obtained from Jake Tucker
or Ad. Muska Jr. The contest is
for white children only.
ing urged to participate.
Judges for the contest will be
Mrs. Louis Marshall of Hills-
boro, Mr. Oscar Larnce of the
Waco News Tribune and Mr. Dub
King of Dub King & Associates
in Waco.
Underprivileged Children
Will BeneHt
The variety show and beauty
contest is sponsored by the Ki-
wanis Club to benefit the under-
privileged children of our com-
munity. The show has become
an outstanding event in the
community and should be better
than ever this year with out-
standing talent and improved
sound and lighting. Tickets are
on sale and are only 50c for
adults and 25c for children. Buy
your tickets early and be on
hand to enjoy a good show. Your
presence will be appreciated.
BEAUTY CONTEST
Four entries have been re-
ceived thus far in the beauty
contest, and all are in the Junior
Division. The winner in the Jr.
and Sr. division will each re-
ceive engraved wrist watches
and will be privileged to repre-
sent West in various beauty con-
tests held in Central Texas. The
pictures of all entries that are
received by next Tuesday will
be published in the paper next
week. Those submitting entries
thus far are Ruddie Mae Soukup
Mary Beth Ford, Janis Kruse,
and Carol Stover. They are all
from West High School. No en-
tries have been received from
girls outside of the West School
District, but the girls in the
West trade territory are eligible
to enter, including Ross, Penel-
ope, Abbott, Leroy and other meeting
communities and they are be- Dec. 1 at the Band Hall.
TRAINING COMPLETED
BY WEST MARINE
Marine Pvt. Marvin R. Gold-
smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. O.
Goldsmith of 206 Mesquite, West,
was scheduled to finish four
weeks of individual combat
training Nov. 20 at the Marine
Carps Base, Camp Pendleton,
Calif. _
BAND BOOSTERS
TO MEET MONDAY
There will be a Band Boosters
at 7:30 p.m. Monday,
Dunbar Dragons To Play State Quarter-final Here December 4
tft*il|
Cn Wednesday of this week
Jerry Mashek opened a business
or scat,” and he saw all his chil- , establishment in this city known
dren. grandchildren and a m:m- as -The Den ■ The new addition,
ter of close friends, gathered in .located on Main street, is to
the dining room to the number i snr-w refreshments and rec-
of about 40, he decid’d there restlon for those who enjoy
was something unusual about to table games and dancing, a por-
happen — and it did. The good t;on 0f i^e building being des-
wife and daughters prepared ignated to each. ,
and served a most bounteous . *
dinner such as is seldom seen j S"ortsmen of West returned
in this day of HCL and it was a home this week from the deer
happy throng that participated and turkey country of southwest
in its disposal. ^ [Texas, bringing with them a
total of 12 deer, 5 turkey and
Dunbar will play the State
Class A quarterfinals in West
this year. The big game will be
played on Trojan Field, Thurs-
day, December 4 at 8:00 p.m.
against Dalsworth High Drag-
ons of Grand Prairie.
M. O. Robinson, principal of
Dunbar School and Dunbar
Coach O. S. Williams were quite
happy following the meeting
John Andrews, living on Rt. 3
is the proud ownrr of ouf of
those new Chevrolet Four-Nine-
ties, sold by the Ed Archer Hard-
ware Co.
Roy Ward, manager of Cash
Mcrchantile Store here, had
two wild hogs, as proof of their
skill at stalking wild game.
Various groups of hunters in-
cluded Jack Archer, L. T. Cole-
man Cliff Stanfield, James Park
Eddie Walla, W. A. Zatopek, Jim
rharw of'the Abbott store for a Mashek, August Morris, Frank
dav or two this week in the ab- j Klavaty, Albert \rana, Walter
sence of the local manager ] Vanzura, Rud. Vanzura and Fr.
there.
I Vanck.
M. O. ROBINSON
Principal
with officials from Dalsworth
High held in Waxahachie Mon-
day afternoon, for West has at
long last, won a toss. The site of
the games are decided by the
toss of a coin, and although
Dunbar has a long record of
winning games, they have an
equally long record of losing
every toss.
Dunbar .of West has won all
ten games this season, with de-
cisive victories in every encoun-
ter,. Coach, Williams was not
certain but he had heard that
Dalsworth will enter the quarter
finals with one loss and one tie.
Last season Dunbar won the
district, state quarterfinals but
lost to Vernon in the semi-finals
6 to 0. Vefnon scored in the last
three seconds of the game.
The impressive record compil-
ed by Dunbar since they entered
Class A in 1952 includes six dis-
trict championships in 7 years.
They won the state quarter fin-
als three times, and the state
semi-finals once.
In 1952 they won the district
football and literary events. In
football they lost the quarter
final game to Arp 26-14.
no doubt the ticket sales would
have been much greater, but the
financial side would not be as
rewarding as winning before a
home-town crowd.
Plan now to he on hand to
support the Dragons, they need
your help, and certainly they
have proved year after year that
they are real champions.
In 1953 and 1954 they won the
district championship. In 1953
they lost the quarterfinal game,
but in 1954 they advanced to
semi-finals before being wallop-
ed by the Livingston Wildcats.
The great team of 1955 ad-
vanced all the way to the state
finals before bowing to the
Rockdale Leopards, 20-7.
The 1956 Dragons suffered a
1958 DUNBAR DRAGONS
let down. Mexia won the dis-
trict, but the season could not
be considered very bad since
Dunbar did win second in the
district.
Robert Shaw, who is
playing with the Prairie
now
View
Panthers, Cornelius Smith, and
H. T. Simmons, who played for
Texas Southern University in played in Grand Prairie there is
Houston, were members of the
1952 squad. Other outstanding
players on that squad were,
Archie Bush, Will Clark and
Tommy Johnson,
Dunbar certainly wants to win
this game in their home town,
but they need lots of help and
support. Had the game been
O. S. WILLI AMS
Coach
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