The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1967 Page: 5 of 8
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rferoAV, MAY 26, 1687
TOURS NEWS
By MRS. WILFRED BERGER
Joe Johnny Halamik of Tours
has been promoted to shift for-
eman at Owens Illinois Glass Co.
of Waco, effective June 1st.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Berger
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Jodie
Pavlicek to Muenster and visit-
ed with Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Moster and family, and Mrs.
Frank Yostin.
♦ ♦
Rev. Marion Atomanczyk is ill
and in Providence Hospital in
Waco.
• »
Among those attending fu-
neral services for Mrs. Henry
llptmor were Mr. and Mrs. Mau-
rice Uptmor of Mesquite, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Uptmor of
Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Lau-
rel Uptmor of Mansfield, Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Schroeder of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Slov-
ak of Grand Prairie, Mrs. Nor-
man Parkham of Mesquite and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Grones of
Dallas.
• «
Ten seniors graduating from
West High School are from
Tours .They are: Dolores Deb-
bendener, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Debbendener; Doris
Brown, dauughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Brown; Ann Du-
loclc, daughter of Mrs. Henry
Dulock; Gaynell Wiedemann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Wiedemann, Yvonne V r b a,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Vrba; Glenda Schroeder, grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
tin Schroeder; Gary Berger, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Berger,
Robert Straten, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Straten, Sr.; Billy
Joe Klaus, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Klaus, ,Sr„ and Larry Sch-
roeder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Schroeder.
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The NCCW District Meeting
was held in Temple on Wednes-
day, May 10. Those attending
from Tours were Rev. Marion
Atomanczyk, Mrs. Alwood Sch-
eler, Mrs. Joe Filer, Mrs. Ed-
ward Snider, Mrs. Rud. Jurieka,
Mrs. Matt Filer, Miss Annie
Damhuese and Miss Veronica
Huber.
With West News
. Subscribers
Victor Vrba, Dallas
E. L. Cervenka, Dallas
Henry Grmela, Dallas
L. A. Blaschke, Fort Worth
Anton Berger, West
Roman Slay, West
Chas. J. Kaska, West
Walter Hutyra, Dallas
Mrs. Goldie Winkle, West
Simon Rokusek. Omaha, Nebr.
Tony Kaska, West
Joe H. Bezdek, Kennedale
Dan E. Bezdek, Arlington
Billy Stuckly, Mesquite
George Kubacak, West
Mrs. Edward Lewis, Baton
Bouge, La.
THE WEST HEWS
NEWS FROM WEST HIGH
BY THE TROJAN TATTLER STAFF
F.F.A. BOYS MAKE
TOUR OF LOCAL
FARM AREAS
KOMEMAKING GIRLS
TOUIt WEST HOMES
Homemaking III girls toured
three West homes on Thursday,
May 4, to receive some informa-
tion about different styles of
home furnishings.
One of the homes visited was
the brick home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Kozelski. Mrs. Kozelski
collects antique furniture and
has refinished several pieces. In
her collection are a large clothes
chest, several coffee tables and
a bedroom suite. As she showed
the girls the various pieces, Mrs.
Kozelski gave them some point-
ers on refinishing.
As an example of a remodeled
home, the girls visited the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Nemecek. Wanting to preserve
some of the features of the old
Nemecek family home and yet
have the modern conveniences,
Mr. and Mrs. Nemecek had the
second floor removed, but pre-
served the staircase which had
been an outstanding feature of
the old home. A brass chan-
delier with crystal balls, former-
ly in the living room, is now in
the dining room.
They have kept the French
doors leading from the living
room to the dining room. Part
of the book cases were left un-
der the stair case and are being
used today.
Carpets which Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Nemecek had in their
living room, dining room, and
on the staircase are being used
in the remodeled home. The
present home still has the high
ceilings and beams in the living
room and dining room, but the
room which was once a library
is now a kitchen-den combina-
tion.
The third home visited was
the modern home of Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Plasek Jr. Its bright
colors and unusual designs used
throughout the home were
features which the girls espe-
cially noticed. Here the girls
learned much about planning
a home, including how to com-
bine different styles of furni-
ture with some Spanish pieces,
including chairs and a sofa.
After touring the homes, the
girls discussed what they had
observed, including color com-
binations, furniture arrange-
ments and styles, storage
space, ventilation, room area
and floor plans, convenience
and economy, and location and
practicality of the home.
The girls in the class taught
by Mrs. Dorothy Nichols found
the tour helpful for their home
decorating projects and also
felt that it will help them in
the future planning of their
own homes.
It took 11 Vi years of grinding
to remove 5>/2 tons of glass from
the 20 ton mirror now used in
the 200 inch telescope on Mt.
Palomar, Calif.
FACULTY MEMBERS
HONORED BY F.T.A.
Faculty members received red
ballpoint pens from the Future
Teachers of America at an ap-
preciation tea on Tuesday, May
9, in the homemaking depart-
ment living room. Each of the
pens had attached to it the fol
lowing message:
“Thank you for your presence,
Now for you a present.
A token of appreciation, you
might say
From your “Future Teachers’’
— The FTA.”
Janet Sulak served the punch
while other members of the club
greeted guests.
FUTURE TEACHERS
EAT AT ELITE
Charter members of the M. F.
Kruse Chapter of The Future
Teachers of America had din-
ner together on Monday, May
8 at the Elite Steak House.
The seniors and two juniors
attending the dinner were ac-
companied by Mrs. Peggy Clark,
sponsor, and Mrs. Wesley Sulak,
and Mrs. Eddie Nemecek.
JAMES SHAW °
STUDENT OF MONTH
James Shaw, junior, was
elected Student of the Month
for May by the Student Council.
Recently Shaw represented
West in the State Track and
Field Meet, where he placed
first with a 14.3 time in the 120-
yard high hurdles, an event in
which he qualified with a 14.4
time in both district and re-
gional.
During the weekends, James
works parttime with the Texas
Development, a cotton mill. “I
enjoy my job because it is edu-
cational,” said James. “I have
learned some of the steps in
which cotton is processed.”
James plans to go to college,
but he has not decided which
one he will attend. He favors all
history classes.
“I like to build and create
things” said James. Carpentry
is one of his favorite pastimes.
Recently, James remodeled a
trophy case.
TWIRLERS RECEIVE
FIRST RATINGS
Three high school twirlers re
ceived first ratings at the UIL
twirling contest on Saturday,
May 6 in McGregor. They are
Becky McMorrough, Kathy Zap-
alac and Susan Koen.
Kathy Devers, Jeanette Kri-
zan and Joanie Barton received
second ratings.
Two teams in the duet com-
petition received Second rat
ings. Becky McMorrough and
Kathy Zapalac were members
of one team. Susan Koen and
Joanie Barton composed the
second team.
Genius and ambition general-
ly have some limitations, but
stupidity and vanity seem to
have none.
FFA boys and boys enrolled in
agriculture made a tour of
West, Tours and Leroy farming
areas on Wednesday, May 10.
This tour was designed to give
the boys a vivid picture of what
is happening to soil around
their areas. They were also
given pointers on how one
might stop and control soil
erosion.
The guides on the tour, Jake
Ward and Ed Klinkovsky, of the
Soil Conservation Service, did
some briefing on the advantages
and disadvantages of terraces.
They explained the purposes of
a terrace and some of the ways
in which a terrace, built in the
wrong manner, could be a dis-
aster to a crop. They pointed
out that farmers who plow their
fields so that the rows run par-
allel to the terraces often lose
less soil from erosion. This
method of farming, commonly
called contour farming, is used
by most farmers today.
Other things that were dis-
cussed were the conservation
cropping system, grassed water-
ways, gully erosion, coastal Ber-
muda grass pastures, farm
ponds and safety devices, rec-
reational developments on the
farm, and roadside critical
areas.
The boys were shown 21 dif-
ferent spots for discussion and
stopped at six of these spots for
closer observation. Each stop
was made to bring out a differ-
ent view about contour farm-
ing. At one of the stops. Tehu-
acana Creek, the boys enjoyed
cold water and soft drinks. Ag-
riculture instructors, R. C. Grif-
fin and O. L. Nedbalek, assisted
the guides on the tour.
BFCKY MCMORROUGH
DRUM MAJOR OF
TROJAN BAND
Becky McMorrough has been
elected drum major of the Tro-
jan Band for the next school
year. Kathy Devers will be head
majorette. Both, girls will be
seniors next year.
Other majorettes are Kathy
Zapalac, and Jeanette Krizan,
sophomores, and Joanie Barton,
and Susan Koen, freshmen.
The drum major was selected
by secret ballot. All of the ma-
jorettes and J. A. Allen, band
director cast ballots.
To become a majorette, a stu-
dent must have at least a
second rating in the UIL Twirl-
ing Contest at McGregor.
SENIOR TRIP
HELD MAY 13
Four Texas shrines and
Brackenridge Park in San An-
tonio highlighted the Senior
Trip on Friday, May 12. The
small village, LaViliita, featured
the Ham’s Fair. The seniors
watched glass blowers making
small glass figures, weavers
making multi-colored serapes,
and a wax museum featuring
Spanish characters.
The Governor’s Palace, one
example of a Spanish colonial
mansion, was completely fur-
nished. Besides antique Spanish
furniture in each room, a foun-
tain, surrounded by mosaic de-
signed rock walks and ivy vines,
graced the back portion of the
palace.
“The Shrine of Texas Liberty”
the Alamo — displayed many
old guns and knives found on
the premises which had been
used during the battle. A white
wedding dress and purple dress
worn after the wedding was dis-
played with the owner’s picture.
Inside the walls of the San
Jose Mission, an old church
still holds services.
The seniors spent the after-
noon in Brackenridge Park.
They could view the entire park
from the skylift. The seniors
also toured the park on Hondas,
horses, and the Brackenridge
Eagle, the world’s longest min-
iature train. Stops along the
three-and-a-half-mile ride fea-
tured the Little Museum, Sunk-
en Gardens, and the zoo.
BARBARA REJCEK
ELECTED BAND PRES.
Barbara Rejcek, junior, has
been elected band president for
the next school year. Other of-
ficers are Reggie Whalen, vice-
president; Becky McMorrough,
secretary; Charlene Volcik,
treasurer; Charles Janek, his-
torian; Joe Middleton, reporter;
and Nelson Kelinske, parlia-
mentarian.
These students were elected
by band members on May 9.
On Memorial Day, we pay tribute,
with pride and gratitude, to those noble
heroes who have so bravely given so much
to protect and preserve our country and
our freedom. To them, we pledge our own
daily devotion and dedication to the prin-
ciples of liberty.
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Doris Hepd(>so*i, Editor
Dr. Jack Woolf
To Speak For
HJC Graduation
Dr. Jack R, Woolf, president
of the University of Texas at
Arlington since 1959, will de-
liver the commencement ad-
dress at Hill Junior College,
May 28 at 3 p.m. in the Rebel
gym.
Dr. Woolf became dean of Ar-
lington College in 1957 after a
distinguished career as profes-
sional engineer and educator.
Born June 10, 1934, at Trinidad,
Texas, he received his bachelor
and master of science degrees in
mechanical engineering from
Texas A&M University in 1948,
and earned the Ph D. in mech-
anical engineering at Purdue
University in 1951.
Since becoming UT Arlington
president, Dr. Woolf has receiv-
ed numerous awards and hon-
ors, including the Arlington
Junior Chamber of Commerce’s
1960 “Young Man of the Year”
title and the Texas Society of
Professional Engineers’ “En-
gineer of the Year” title in 1962.
In 1964, he was presented the
Distinguished Alumnus award
by Purdue University's School
of Engineering.
One-hundred and fifty Hill
students are scheduled to re-
ceive degrees during the Sun-
day afternoon ceremonies; 79
are candidates for associate of
arts degrees and 71 are candi-
dates for certificates of com-
pletion.
Walter Matus
Receives
Minor Orders
Walter Matus, student at St.
Mary’s Seminary in Houston,
received his minor order for
the priesthood last Sunday at
the Seminary Chapel. He has
been a student at the seminary
for five years.
Walter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
V. J. Svrcek of West attended
the ceremony. Also attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Mach
of Waco.
Penelope FHA
Elects Officers
The Penelope Chapter of Fu-
ture Homemakers, along with
their advisor, Mrs. Glenn Tlli-
son, met Tuesday, May 16, to
elect officers for the 1967-1968
school year. Officers elected
were: President, Diana Macik;
Vice President, Rose Marie
Marek; Secretary, Katherine
Petter; Treasurer, Sylvia Kasik;
Historian, Pat Nors; Reporter,
Darlene Stuckly; Parliamen-
tarian, Nancy Mach; and Song
Leaders, Charlotte Lenart and
Susan Jaska.
Chapter Mothers elected were
Mrs. W. R. Petter and Mrs. Pete
Nors.
The Chapter decided to have
their installation at a later
date.
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Card of Thanks
VVe wish to express our sincere thanks and appre-
ciation to our many friends for the prayers, acts of
kindness, understanding and expressions of deepest sym-
pathy in tile dark hour of bereavement in the loss of
our dearly beloved wife, mother, grandmother and
sister,
Mrs. Henry Uptmor
who died May 15, 1967.
Special thanks to Rev. George Doskocil, Rev. Smith,
Rev. Brezna, and Rev. Brennan, Kotch Funeral Home,
Pallbearers, West Rest Haven, Tours Children’s Choir,
Dr. W. H. Gidney, those who sent flowers, gave for
masses, food, visited her and also those who kept vigil
during the last weeks at the rest home, and those who
attended the rosary and funeral services.
HENRY UPTMOR and CHILDREN,
BROTHERS and SISTERS (c)
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Henderson, Doris. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1967, newspaper, May 26, 1967; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth590462/m1/5/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.