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THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
IN THE 65th YEAR
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
*ENNIS, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1956
SIX PAGES—FIVE CENTS
NO. 16t
TEXAS
BRIEFS
Senterfitt Confident
Of Shivers’ Support
HOUSTON. Tex. (UP).—Reu-
ben Senterfitt said Sunday he is
confident that Governor Allan
Shivers is supporting his candi-
dacy for Governor.
Senterfitt also said that he
doesn’t consider lobbying and
lobbyists a menace in Texas.
Senterfitt said he believes he
comes closer to the political
principles that Shivers believes
in than any other candidate.
No Settlement in Sight
In Freeport Dow Strike
FREEPORT. Tex. (UP).--There
i$ no settlement in sight in the
strike at the Dow Chemical Plant
at Freeport, Texas. The strike
began at 2 p.m. last Saturday.
Negotiations between Dow and
the Operating Engineers Union
Local 564 broke off early last
Friday and the strike came next
day with pickets appearing at
all gates to the various plants.
Picketing has been peaceful,
however, and union officials say
company officials “were fully co-
bperative" in closing down the
plant operations. There are 2,-
400 operating engineers on
strike and about 1.600 worker
members of 10 craft unions at
Dow who honored the picket
lines. The strike is principally
over wages.
Texas Cotton Acreage
Placed One Per Cent Down
AUSTIN. Tex. (UP).—The U-S
Department of Agriculture es-
timates that Texas has 1 per cent
less cotton under cultivation this
year than last.
The department’s estimate of
acres planted in cotton as of
July 1st is seven-million, 175-
thousand.
North Texas Showers
Fail to Find Ennis Area
Hope For Rain Continues Here
As Area Endures Record Heat
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SHOW i i/h REPAIRMEN?—Former employe of Radio Berlin, at right, examines war-damaged
equipment of what was once the most modern radio communications center in Europe. The
station has been returned to West Berlin control by the Russians, who have occupied it for
11 years. Soviet engineers apparently made no attempt to repair shattered equipment during
their long occupation of the premises. NEA Telephoto
Garrett Officials
Election July
County Judge Milton H a r t s-
field has ordered an election of
town officials of Garrett on Sat-
urday, July 21.
Mrs. L. A. Baker was appoint-
ed to reside over the election as
judge.
A mayor, five alderman and a
John White Seeks
Quick Drouth Relief
AUSTIN, Tex. (UP).—Texas
Agriculture Commissioner John
White has gone to Washington
to ask the federal government ’
for a quick and effective drouth
relief program for desperate
Texas farmers.
White said he will confer with
Texas Congressmen and officials
of the U-S Department of Agri-
culture tomorrow.
White said our farm people
have two crying needs. He said
they must have a little cash now
and a lot of credit later.
Dallas Sheriff Holding
Two in Brutal Attack
DALLAS, Tex. (UP).—Dallas
sheriff's authorities are holding
two youths and are looking for
two more in the brutal beating
of a young couple parked on a
lonely road.
After beating the couple Sat-
urday night, two of the youths
abducted the 22-year-old woman
and raped her.
American Legion
Post to Elect
OfficersThursday
Chism-Landers American Le-
gion Post 361 of Ennis will elect
post officers and delegates to
the state convention at Dallas at
the next regular meeting of the
post Thursday, P. V. Carpenter,
post commander, announced to-
day.
The meeting Thursday at the
post’s home on South Main
Street, will be held at 8 p.m.
Carpenter stated that t h e
American Legion Auxiliary En-
nis unit has requested that a
joint installation of officers he
mashal will be elected.
Mrs. Baker said the election
will be held at the Garrett Co-op
Gin between the hours of 7 a m.
and 7 p.m. on July 21.
Votes in Saturday’s Garrett in-
corporation election were can-
vassed today and the results of
44 votes for incorporation and 20
against were verified, that the
election was in all respect legally
held, and that all 64 votes were
valid.
Mrs. Baker said today that no
names will appear on the bal-
lot in the election — but that
voters will write in their choice
for the officials.
Judge Hartsfield today de-
clared the town incorporated
and ordered its boundaries to be
recorded in the county records.
Mrs. R. L. Dial
Dies at Age 77
Mrs. R. L. Dial, resident of
Ennis for 13 years, died in the
Renfro Host Home at Ferris Sun-
held the second meeting night in | day morning. She was 77 years
Area incorporated include
142.7 acres of the C. Garrett sur-
vey.
Briefly, the boundary of the
town begins at the northwest
corner of the original town of
Garrett, follows the north line of
the original town to the north-
east corner, thence the cast line
to its southeast corner.
It then follows the west line
of the M. W. Cave tracts, across
the B. S. Ballew and W. S. Jones
tracts, in all 1483 feet to a point
in the E. A. Riley tract.
The line then goes to I h e
southwest corner of the Willie
Cummings tract and then to the
southeast corner of the C. B.
Fraze tract. It follows the south
line of the Fraze tract to where
it intersects the west right-of-
way line of the Texas Power &
Light right-of-way.
It follows the right-of-way
line 1554 feet back to the south
line of the original toward. The
boundary then follows the south
line to the southwest corner of
the original town and then the
west line back to the beginning
point.
August. I of
This would be on August 23.
Henry F. Drozd
Is Found Dead
Henry Frank Drozd. 53-year-
old wholesale candy distributor,
was found dead in the cellar at
his home. 1004 East Milam St.
around 8 :30 a m. today. Drozd
died from gunshot wounds. A
pistol was found under his body.
Judge C. W. Duke said the pistol
could have been discharged acci-
dentally as Drozd descended the
cciitfi steps.
Drozd was born April 16. at
Praha. He came to Ennis in 1922
and was married here in 1927 to
Miss Agnes Vasek.
Survivors; include his wife
four sons, D. H. Drozd of Long
Beach, Calif., and Leonard Drozd
Henry J. Drozd and Bernard
Drozd, all of Ennis; one daugh-
ter, Miss Yvonne Drozd of En-
nis; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Drozd of Ennis: five brothers,
J. L. Drozd and George Drozd,
both of Ennis, Louis Drozd of
Texas City and Msgr. Anthony
Drozd of Weimar, and one sister,
Mrs. Leon Maxa of Austin
Drozd was a member of the St.
John Church, Catholic Work-
man and the KJT Lodge.
Funeral arrangements with
Bunch-Emmert Funeral Home
are incomplete.
Fred Dixon Dies
Of Heart Attack
Fred Dixon, 51, succumbed to
a heart attack at his home 1102
West Knox St. at 4:15 p.m. Sun-
day. He was a farmer.
He was born at Rcagor Spr-
ings, Nov. 28. 1904, and had liv-
ed in and near Ennis all his life.
He was married March 28,
1925, to Miss Clara Branch of
Winchester, Tenn.
Survivors include his wife;
age.
Mrs. Dial had made her home
here with her danehter. Mrs. A
E. Mansfield of 1509 North Pres-
ton, since the death of her hus-
band in 1943.
The former Miss Eleanor Rollf.
Mrs. Dial was born near Manhat-
tan. Kans., April 25, 1879. She
lived in Parsons, Kans. before
coining to Ennis.
Survivors are her daughter.
Mrs. Mansfield; one son, Robert
Dial of Durand, Mich., six grand-
children and three great grand-
children; three brothers, D. J.
| Rollf of Alla Vista, Kans., Clar-
ence Rillf and Ed Rollf. both of
three sons, F. C. Dixon, J. E.! Manhattan, Kans., and two sis-
Dixon and D. W. Dixon, all of ters. Mrs. Alice Sams of White
Ennis; three daughters. Mrs. j City. Kans. and Mrs. Hattie Holi-
Herman Gullion, Mrs. O. D. Hall day Holton, Kans.
and Miss Wanda Faye Dixon, all ■ Mrs. Dial was a member of
of Ennis; his father, Charlie Hie Christian Science Church in
Dixon, Ennis; four grandchil- Parsons,
dren; one brother, Marvin Dix-
on of Ennis, and three sisters,
Mrs. Tom Christian and Mrs.
Dewey Ray. both of Ennis, and
Mrs. Emmett Southard of Ava-
lon.
Funeral services were sche-
duled for 5 p.m. today at the ! t}^i {<] Koovnj- Mortuary
Bunch-Emmert Funeral Chapel,
with the Rev. Joe Hixon officiat-
ing.
Burial was to he in Myrtle
Cemetery.
Funeral services are to be held
in Parsons at 2 p m. Tuesday
under the direction of Wasli-
burn-BIossom Funeral Home.
Burial is to be in Memorial
Cemetery in Parsons.
Local arrangements were with
I
C-C Directors
Meeting Tuesday
The hoard of directors of the
Ennis Chamber of Commerce
will meet Tuesday. The regular
monthly luncheon meeting will
be held at 12:10 p.m. at Lake-
side Country Club.
KC Meeting
Slated Tuesday
A meeting of Ennis Council
1353 of the Knights of Columbus
will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the KC Council Hall. Felix
Gerlich. deputy grand knight, i QUIET WEEKEND HERE
announced today. Important The Ennis Police Department
business regarding a forthcom- i reported a quiet weekend in the
ing initiation will be discussed, j city with no traffic accidents
he added. j investigated and the jail clear
of drunks.
E. C. Stone Dies
In San Antonio
E. C. Stone, husband of the
former Miss Beatrice Marcia of
Ennis, died of a heart attack in
San Antonio. Funeral arrange-
ments are incomplete.
Stone was 48 years old. He is
a former resident of Waxaha-
chie.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Gene Stone of San An-
tonio and Bobby Stone, stationed
with the U. S. Air Force in Eng-
land.
Two brothers, Henry Stone of
Fort Worth and Gifford Stone of
Waxahachie.
Stone was a brother-in-law of
Hubert Marcia of Ennis.
The parchad. rain-tbursty En-
nis area endured record heat for
a July 8 Sunday and then missed
out on cooling rains which fell
Ctmrlotr nirtFH olAtirt *\ linn
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to the north.
An all-time July 8 record high
Ennis Scouts Make
Fine Record
At Camp Texoma
Ennis Boy Scout Troop 2 0 5
and Explorer Scout Post 205 re- j storms,
turned home from a week at
Camp Texoma Saturday. The En-
nis scouts made a highly credit-
able showing in camp competi-
tion.
They won first place in the
swimming, boating, canoing, and
scout craft events. They also won
second place in nature, begin-
ner swimming, and archery, and
third place in a father-son boat
race.
Scouts attending camp were
Donald Anderson. Lloyd B i g-
rf 107 degrees scorched the area
Sunday afternoon. The soaring
temperature was the hottest re-j
corded at the nearby Love Field
Weather Bureau since iy!>4 when
an all-time high of 111 was set |
on July 25.
A storm line, which today is
hanging over the northern edge
of Texas as far west as Lubbock,
is causing scattered thunder-
showers today. There is a pos-
sibility for rain in Ennis today
or Tuesday.
Lightning and dark skies were
visible to the north of Ennis
Sunday night as scattered areas
reported showers and thunder-
Gainesville got .94 inch. Den
ton .19. Wichita Falls. 24, Fort
Worth, 1 04, Dallas a trace Tex-
arkana .27. Slidell, 1.25, and Val-
ley View .70.
The storm line caused at least
four possible tornadoes plus hail,
dust and destructive winds Sun
day night.
Winds up to 98 miles an hour
hit the Childress area, then mov-
ed into the Wichita Falls and
Sherman-Denison areas.
The Frisco railroad station at
Aar UaJ]
ham. Barry Blackwell. Jack Gunter. 12 miles southeast of
Blackwood. Emory Turner, John
Findley, Bobby Pereival, David
Hays, Jimmy Jeter, Brent Con-
nell ,Kenny Roberts, Jerry
Smith. Don McCord, Ernest Mc-
Donald, Jimmie Benton, Jack
Gilley, Howard Stockton Jr.,
John Taylor, Mike Doyle, l^arry
Doyle. Benny Vavra and Scot-
ty Vyers.
Adult Scolders were A. B. St.
Clair .scoutmatser; E. M. Doyle
and Henry Baskin.
Week end visitors from the
post Friday and Saturday were
Charles Fowler, Ralph Denny,
Curtis Cosby and Jack Benton.
Pledged to receive the Order
of the Arrow were Herman Ho-
ran. Roy Price, Don McCord, Er-
nest McDonald, Kenny Roberts.
Jerry Smith, Jimmy Benton and
Donald Anderson and two adult
leaders, A. B. St. Clair and E.
M. Doyle.
A number of merit badges
were earned by the scouts at.
camp. Jack Blackwood and David
Hays received merit badges in
marksmanship, Jimmy Jeter in
boating, Berry Blackwell, Jack
Blackwood, David Hays and
Bobby Pereival in c^Wbing.
Also, the forestry merit
badge went to Jack Blackwood,
Benny Vavra, Kenny Roberts,
Jimmie Benton. Jerry Smith,
Donald Anderson, Jack Gilley,
Ernest McDonald, John Finley,
John S. Taylor. Howard Stock-
ton Jr, David Hays and Scotty
Vyers.
The nature merit badge was
awarded to Jack Blackwood,
Kenny Roberts, Jerry Smith,
Donald Anderson. Jimmie Ben-
ton and Benny Vavra.
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THE MAIL GOES THROUGH—Charred letter, top, in cover,
bottom, from Post Office Department’s inspection service at
Flagstaff. Ariz.. has been received by Jack Hetherington. at.
St Louis, Mo Stamped “damaged in handling in the postal
service," it is believed to be a piece of mail recovered from
wreckage of the two airliners which recently collided over
Grand Canyon National Park, bringing death to 128.
Display and Show Card
School to Open Tonight
Two special short courses, de-1 Ennis merchants can enroll
Sherman, was unroofed Other
buildings in the area were hit.
Powerlines were downed
Hail damaged crops near Klec-
tra and two tornadoes were re-
ported touching the ground near
Gainesville.
Winds in Dallas blew down a
number of trees and lightning [signed to help Ennis merchants. | in either or both of the course*
struck a home in Mt Pleasant. | will begin tonight under the
The weak cool front cut tern-1 sponsorship of the Ennis Cham-
peratures slightly in the area
which suffered through intense
heat yesterday, blit mostly
partly cloudy and hot weather
prevailed over the state. Gaines-
ville had 112 degrees Sunday.
Showers and thunderstorms
were reported early today in
Northeast Texas and in the Pan-
handle and Upper South Plains.
Jury Back at Work
In Pinball King Case
AUSTIN .Tex (UP).- A fed-
eral grand jury at Austin resum-
ed deliberations today in the a:
come tax evasion trial of foe K
Steele of Houston. The jury w.v:
unable to reach a verdict Satur
day and was in recess over the
weekend.
Steele, once known as the
"King of the Pinball Machines’’
in Houston, is accused of evading
more than 45,000 dollars in in-
come taxes during 1947
1948 He previously was convict-
ed two years ago but won a re-
versal and a new trial.
her of Commerce
One course is in window dis-
play and tlie other is in show
card writing.
Absentee Ballots
Now Available
For Ennis Voters
The course in window display
i will be conducted each evening
! Monday through Thursday-Hfor
: two weeks in eight one-hour ips-
| sions. It opens tonight at 7 p„m.
j The show card writing eowse
1 will be in eight two-hour class
[ sessions starting at 8 p m.
The classes will be held in the
air conditioned conference room
Ion (be third floor of the Texet
Fire Building.
Instructor wui oe W. G. Bo-
hannon .retail training specialist
on the staff of the University of
i Texas division of extension. i-
Bohannon, during the past
Garrett Citizens Vote
To Incorporate Town
Absentee ballots tor all elec
turns during the year 1956 may|jj,r„(, years, has conducted
he obtained locally from Mrs. courses in some 200 Texas
Billy Colvin, deputy county , ntj(,s j[e |ias (,ad several year*
clerk, according to an announce- j 0f experience as a commercial
mcnl from Cliai les C. Huff, coun-jRr,jst anci, before joining the
tv < ierk at Waxahachie. j University staff, was in the com-
Huff was in Ennis today for ; niercial advertising business,
the purpose of deputizing Mrs i -pK. course, in display will in-
Culvin and leaving a supply of elude demonstrations with mina-
b’diots with her ture windows, fixtures and mer-
Absent.ee voting in the July chanJi-ie. Principles of arrange-
anfj 28 DemocraJ'c primary began menjt color, design and construc-
| today and will end July 24. I tinn of window backgrounds.
Huff said persons casting ab- treatment of floors, lighting ef-
senl.ee ballots on account of ill- feels and creation of attention-
------.----------------------- — . j ness must have a statement from ; getting displays are some of the
Be financially independent. I a licensed physician stating that topics to be discussed.
Start an account now. Special they are unable to go to the The romre in show card writ-
bank by mail service available, polls. j jng w'll include practice in the
Mrs, Colvin, also deputy tax S(Lu^iy of alphabets, layouts, corn-
collector here, maintains an of- j position, copy and the use of
fire in the Railway Express C()ior.
Building on the Southern Pacific j The course will provide for
rij'fit of'-way at Ennis Avenue practice with pen and brush and
peed-ball- pen
Chamber of Commerce Mana-
ger Jack McKay ,„iid that any
person employed In Ennis re-
tail stores is eligible to enroll.
He said anyone interested
should attend tonight for further
information.
Member
Bank.
of FDIC. Ennis State
Mrs. J. Martinez
Dies at Hospital
Garrett a pioneer Ellis Coun-
ty community of somewhere in
the ncighbodhood of 200 people,
starts a new chapter as an in-
corporated town.
Mrs. John Martinez, 19. died at
Ennis Municiapl around 3:30
cific's F.nnis-to-Dcnisnn and En- government for towns t he size of am. today. She had been a pa-
nis-to-Fort Worth rail lines. Garrett, Jenkins said.
came out 64 strong to vote in an
incorporation election Saturday.
Forty-four votes were cast in
He said it would then be left
up to the town officials to rie-
Candidaies Make Hay
Of Parr’s Announcement
AUSTIN, Tex. (UPt.—The can-
Rcsidents of the peaceful1 favor of incorporating GArrett
community, nestled on the rol-
ling prairie just north of Ennis
at the junction of Southern Pa-
Mrs. Maud Bounds
To Teach School
In Waxahachie
cide whether other offices would
be elective or appointive.
The first action of the Gar-
rett council, after organization,
is expected to be toward secur-
. i ing the installation of a water
attorney whose services were en- -, .
o,.»H in 1 hn ,nr„, n„r:,. . sys,cm ,h<' *«*"•
while 29 ballots were marked
against incorporation.
The next step now, according
to Warwick Jenkins, Waxahachie
tient at the hospital for two days.
Mrs, Martinez made her home
on the Bill Wilson farm on Route
4* | didates for governor are making
She was a native of Mexico | poliUcal puUdlng out of south
and had lived m jexas since she Tcxas Fol,licaI Boss George
Each account insured up to $10,- ■
006 by Federal Deposit Insur* i VACATION TIME—Trip Insur-
ance Corporation. Ennis State, ance available. Buddie Davis In-
Bank.
surance Agency.
Mrs. Maud Bounds, former
superintendent of schools at
Rice, has accepted a position as
teacher in Waxahachie
School.
T. C. Wilemon. superintendent
of schools in Waxahachie. said
Mrs. Bounds would probably
teach foreign languages.
gaged to assist in the incorpora
tion proceeding, is the election
of town officers.
The election will be called by
the county judge upon canvass
of the ballots indicating a vote
for incorporation. Ten days no-
High [ tice of the election must he giv-
en. Jenkins said.
Officers to be elected are a
mayor, fixe aldermen, and one
marshal, he adds. State law pro-
vides for the aldermanic form of
was a small child. She came to
Ennis five or .six years ago.
Survivors include her hus-
band;; a four-months-old daugh-
ter, Rose Marie; her parents.
Weather
ENNIS anil VICINITY—
Partly cloudy and warm this
afternoon through Tuesday
with scattered afternoon
and evening thunderstorms
Highest temperature both
afternoons in upper 90s.
And lowest tonight in mid-
dle 70s. Light variable winds
except in thunderstorms.
Parr's offer to support Price
'Daniel for governor and Daniel's
announcement that he would de-
| cline the support.
Ralph Yarborough said that
Mr and Mrs Alphonse Partida;, j,arr musl be surprised that, as
four brothers, 1 ete l artu! i. |re pUt ^ h:s bosom friend.
£ony Partida. Roy^ ' Price Daniel, has spurned the
support of the Duke of Duval.
Robert Partida and two sisters.
Mrs. Charlie Martinez and Miss
Janie Partida. all of Ennis.
Rosary will bo rented at ,'u‘ majorities in two previous
Kcever Chapel at fl p m. Tues-
day.
Funeral services at Holy Re-
deemer Church are set for 8 a m.
1 Wednesday.
Yarborough said that Daniel
carried Duval County by heavy
races,
that for Attorney
the U-S Senate.
General and
Do you have Polio Insurance^ \\
not see—Buddie Davit las
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Bus, Daniel W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 162, Ed. 1 Monday, July 9, 1956, newspaper, July 9, 1956; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth782757/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ennis Public Library.