The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1974 Page: 1 of 10
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In The West Trade Area
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For Better Buys
Vol. 84 — No. 20
West, Texas — Thursday, August 29, 1974
Price 10 Cents
Fighting Fires is not their business.
Pictured by the West Fire Truck is Albert Matus a member of the West Volunteer Fire Department.
West Volunteer Fire Department serves The Community Well
By Andrea Millican
Fighting fires isn't their
business--in fact they are
businessmen themselves, who
have to work at least 8 hours a
day just like everyone clse--but
they’re willing to lake the risks
anyway. They are West’s
Volunteer Firemen.
West's Volunteer Fire De-
partment w as organized in 1894.
At present. 2’1 members belong
to the company. Membership is
determined on a volunteer
basis, however application for
membership is considered by a
membership committee. It the
application is approved, mem-
bers of the company \otc using
the black ball method.
Former Fire Marshal Frank
Hlavatv retired this year.July 9.
after 40 years of service (since
1934). He had served as Fire
Marshall for 20 years. By city
commission appointment. Fire
Captain Kenneth McMorrough
was named Fire Marshall.
Duties of the Fire Marshall
include tire prevention inspec-
tions of all local businesses,
conducting fire drills at city
schools, the hospital, and the
rest home, and conducting drills
for the firemen.
It is the Fire Chief who is in
charge at the actual fire..
Eugene Bajer serves the West
Volunteer Fire Department us
Fire Chief. Bajer and John
Kubala arc also in charge of
taking care of the three pumpers
and the rescue unit. Three
members also serve us Fire
Captains at the fire. Ihc\ are
Jake Tucker. Kenneth McMor-
rough. and Henry (Hambonel
Snokhous.
The three pumpers, or fire
trucks are owned by the city of
West and can hold up to 450
gallons of water. The rescue
unit carries rescue equipment, a
resusitator, and the firemen's
coats and boots. A fire truck
and the rescue unit answer most
alarms. The trucks are
equipped with short-wave ra-
dios making it possible for them
to communicate w ith each other
and headquarters.
"The company answers calls
within the West trade area, but
we have a working agreement
with other cities. We enter
another area when we get a call
from their Fire Department,
explained Fire Captain Jake
Tucker. One truck is alway s left
in the city limits.
The fire number, 826-5110,
rings six telphones. One at the
residence of each Fire Captain,
one at the Fire Marshall's
residence, one at Aderhold's
Funeral Home, and one at the
City Hall. Beside each phone is
a device that will set off the lire
alarm. Someone near the city
hall must write the location
of the fire on a blackboard there
so arriving firemen will know '
where to go.
Normally a single whistle is
an out of town fire. Two blasts
is normally a drill, and three
blasts means there is a lire
inside the city limits. A lest
blast goes off every Friday at
noon and on the second I uesdav
evening evert month lo signal
regular meetings. Nine blasts
signals an emergency warning
or disaster of some kind-wea-
ther. air attack, etc.
"We ask that no one call the
Fire Department, but that they
listen to their radio and
television for further informa-
tion and instructions in such a
case," commented Tucker.
"An amusing thing about our
fire number is that it is the same
as the number for a Travel
Lodge in Dallas. If someone for-
gets to dial the area code 211, we
get the call. We've had people
call us in the middle of the night
and ask w hat room someone w as
staying in," laughed fucker.
"We've gotten used to explain
ing it and we still get the calls "
Hutyra Brothers
Attend School
Jerry and Anthony Hutyra,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Emil J.
Hutyra of Tours attended a
week of Technical Training at
the Zenith Radio Corp in
Chicago, Illinois, representing
Hoot's Radio and TV West. All
phases of service on color TV
were covered, including the new
'75 models. A course on
consumerisal was also covered.
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING SET
The West School Board will
holds its regular monthly
meeting, September 3 at 7:30
p.m. in the office of its Acting
Secretary, Mr. B.F. Sulak, 108
S. Main Street, West. Texas.
Tucker also explained that
most rural (Ires are those that
have gotten out of control while
people are burning their trash.
A city ordinance prevents the
burning of trash in the city
limits.
The volunteer firemen are not
paid and do not expect any
payment for their scrviees.
However anyone can make
contributions to the department
and "they are really appreci-
ated. Right now we are trying to
find a used refrigerator." The
Fire Department has recently
been partly remodeled by the
city.
Retired volunteers maintain
the same privcleges as company
members, but thev can't vote.
Rodeo Time
In Mexia
The cowboys return to Mexica
Friday and Saturday, Septem-
ber 13 and 14 for a top notch
rodeo produced by Bob Jenkins
of Bowie. Sponsored by the
Mexia Jaycees, the rodeo
proceeds will go towards paying
for the new rodeo pens.
Events will include bareback
riding, steer wrestling, calf
roping, team roping, bull riding
and barrel race.
Books will be open for all
entrys at Mexia, Thursday,
September 12, from 9 a.m. until
2 p.m. Call (817) 562-3830. One
go-round is allowed in each
evenl and events are limited.
Grand entry starts at 8 p.m.
niehtlv.
Registration For
Czech Course
Continues
Registration for the beginning
Czech Language course is
continuing at Hill Junior Col-
lege, Hillsboro each day from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the
class beginning on Tuesday
night, September 3rd, the
students may enroll the night of
the class; however, pre-enroll-
ment is urged as to make the
necessary arrangements. A
limited number of Czech lang-
uage scholarships are available
through the efforts of the KJT.
Additional information may be
received from the college.
The course will emphasize
Czech conversation and will be
geared to the needs of the class
and will include some reading
and writing. The class is open to
all and may be taken for college
credit, non-credit, and pre-col-
lege enrollment. Further infor-
mation can be received from the
office of the registrar, Hill
Junior College.
KJT and KJZT
King and Queen
Dance Set
Waco K.J.T. and K.J.Z.T.
Societies will have their 11th an-
nual King and Queen Dance at 8
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 at Geneva
Hall in Elm Mott. The Billy Up-
tmore Orchestra will provide
music.
This year the adult couple in
the societies receiving the most
votes through the sale of tickets
will be crowned King and Qieen
by the 1973 Queen Miss Margie
Veselka.
The two societies were formed
to preserve the culture of the
Czechoslovakian Catholics of
Texas and to promote charitable
aid to their church and com-
munities.
Mrs. John Simcik of 2313
Hanover is president of K.J.Z.T.
and John Gaidusek of 5218 Loch
Lomond is president of K.J.T.
Advance tickets may be
purchased from any member for
$1 each. Tickets at the door will
be »2. Either society president
may be contacted for ticket
purchases.
Dairy Queen
Executive
Plasek Elected looking forward.
To Egg Council
Emil Plasek, Jr., was elected
to the 1974-75 Board of
Directors of the Texas Egg
Council, Agriculture Commiss-
ioner John C. White announced.
The West man was elected to
the post at the annual meeting
of Texas poultrymen in Dallas.
The Texas Egg Council is an
affiliate member of the Texas
Poultry Federation whose pur-
pose is to promote all phases of
poultry production within the
state.
Other affiliates of the Federa-
tion are the Texas Broiler,
Council, Texas Allied Poultry
Association, Texas Poultry Im-
provement Association and the
Texas Turkey Federation.
Appointed
Area Students
Named To
Honor List
Baylor University has re-
cognized 687 students for
academic achievement by
naming them to the University
Provost’s Academic Honor List
and the University Provost's
Distinguished Academic Honor
List.
Dr. Herbert H. Reynolds,
Baylor executive vice president
and provost, announced the
names of those Baylor students
who distinguished themselves
academically during the 1974
spring semester
To be named to the University
Provost's Academic Honor List,
one must be an undergraduate
or post graduate student who
has earned a grade point of 3.6
to 3.79, while taking 15 credit
hours during the semester.
Those named to the Univer-
sity Provost’s Distinguished
Academic Honor List are under-
graduate or post graduate
students with a grade point
average of 3.80 to 4.00 for 15
semester hours.
Those on the honor list from
this area include:
Terry L. Delso a sophomore
majoring in pre-law . Terry is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Delso and a graduate of West
High School.
Janice M. Beseda a junior
majoring in business education.
Janice is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Beseda of
Penelope and is a graduate of
Penelope High School.
Susie Ann Matula a junior
majoring in education. Susie is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Toby Matula, Sr., of Penelope
and is a graduate of Penelope
High School.
Father Bill Benish
Father Bill Benish Makes
West His New Home
"Most people stereo-type
people by their profession, and
you really can't do that, Even
though people have things in
common, no two people are
exactly alike. We are all
individuals," commented Fath-
er Bill Benish. Father Bill
recently moved to West from
Cameron to aid Father Doskocil
at St. Mary's Catholic Church of
the Assumption.
"I like what 1 have seen of
West and I am looking forward
to working with the commun-
ity."
Area Students
Majorettes for the West High School Trojan Band for 1974-75
•re back row left to right Jana Jnpe, LaTonne Millican, Jo Ann
Karilk, Kathy Kaddatx, center row, Delore Habral and Becky
Sykora; front row Donna Crane and Becky Barton.
CARL D. MORGAN is the
new vice president of
Dairy Queen of Central
Texas.
Carl D. Morgan of Route 2,
Moody, has been promoted to
vice president in charge of op-
erations for Dairy Queen of Cen-
tral Texas Inc.
Morgan joined Dairy Queen in
Arlington in 1963 and was later
promoted to area supervisor and
general manager. He is a native
of Denton County and a
graduate of Grapevine High
School in Tarrant County.
In his new position, Morgan
will be operating head of all
stores owned by Dairy Queen of
Central Texas. They include IS
stores in Burnet, Columbus,
Converse, Georgetown, Gid-
dings, San Antonio, Taylor,
Temple, West and Westlake
Hills.
The company owns one Big
Top restaurant in Belton and is
building another in Temple.
LTG Fire Dept.
To Sell Bar-B-Que
Leroy, Tours and Gerald
Volunteer Fire Department will
have a barbecue chicken sale at
the Fire Station in Leroy on
Saturday morning August 31st
from 10 a.m. till I p.m. The
chickens will be large and will
sell for $2.50 each.
The Womens Auxiliary will
have a bake sale consisting of
home made pies, cakes, kolach-
es and goodies for sale at the
same time. This is a good lime
to buy your meat and goodies
for Labor Day.
There will be plenty of
chickens and you may call your
order inadvance to 822-1365 or
822-1361. The Fire Station
Needs a new roof and repairs for
which the proceeds from this
sell will be used. So please come
and help a worthy cause.
Tobola Attends
Conference
Vincent Tobola, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmie Tobola of 501
N. Davis, attended the Annual
Leadership Conference August
23,24,25 at Lakeview Methodist
Assembly at Palestine, which
was sponsored by Memorial
Student Center of Texas A & M
Univeristy. An invitation to the
leadership conference is a
privilege offered only to top
student leaders who have shown
themselves worthy of recogni-
tion as leaders in Campus
Organizations.
Vincent is a senior majoring
in industrial engineering and is
a member of Air Force, ROTC.
Receive
Degrees
Baylor University President
Abner V. McCall Saturday,
August 17, charged degree
candidates to maintain moral
integrity at all times, despite
whatever may be happening
around them.
McCall presided during the
University's Waco Hall com-
mencement program that closed
Baylor's 85th summer session.
A total of 202 Bachelor's, 144
masters and 21 doctoral degrees
were awarded.
Those from the West area
receiving degrees were:
David Vardeman a Master of
Science in Education.
Dean Max Young a Master
of Science in Education.
Melva J. Beseda a Master of
Science in Education.
David C. Filer a Bachelor of
Business Administration.
SCHOOLS TO BE
CLOSED MONDAY
The West Public Schools will
be closed Monday, September 2
in observance of Labor Day.
In the process of moving,
Father Bill explained that he
hasn’t had time to "see all of
West" but he plans to as soon
as possible.
Raised in Oklahoma and
Texas, he graduated from the
Assumption Seminary in San
Antonio and was ordained in
Austin two years ago.
His first service was to St.
Monica's in Cameron.
Kiwanis To
Sponsor
Blood Drive
West Kiwanis will sponsor an
annual Blood Drive, Thursday,
September 5 from 2 till 7 p.m.
Kiwanis Chairman of the
drive, Milton C. Morgan com-
mented, "We are trying to
encourage our young adults in
the community to take part in
the drive. Eighteen year olds
are reminded that they can
donate blood, and seventeen
year olds can give with their
parents permission.”
West C of C
Plans Banquet
r
West Chamber of Commerce
aired plans for the annual C of C
Banquet at their regular
monthly meeting, August 27 at
7:30 a.m. The meeting was held
at Sulak's Cafe.
The Banquet will be Septem-
ber 20th at West High School
before the Trojans second home
game against Gatesville. Win-
ner of the Miss West Contest
will be announced.
Fried Chicken will be served.
Public is invited to attend.
Tickets will be available at a
later date.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS, THE SWEETHEART OF TV
AND HOLLYWOOD, will dance and sing her way across
the Music Hall stage for twenty performances of the
bubbling musical extravaganza, "IRENE,” during the
State Fair of Texas. Oct. 4-20. It's a sentimental, nos-
talgic story with the hummable music of "They Go
Wild, Simply Wild Over Me,” “Y'oti Made Me Love You"
and “Alice Blue Gown.” This is Debbie’s New York
record-breaking Broadway hit on tour for the first time!
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