The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1955 Page: 2 of 6
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.-Till: ENNIfi WEEKLY LOCAL—
ThunABy Evening. Sept. 23, 1955
Porter’s Bluff
Bridge Protest
Deadline Set
A.THKNB. Texan. — The Corps of
l ‘<'r Thursday set a Sept. 23
r: * i!. r for protest* mrardins the
;; ) - i Trinity River bridge at
r -n't: Bluff.
f i j iff t ions from the standpoint
* JuvM'atrm will be received until
4 c* pm, on that date’"by the dts-
i: • cociow, Corps of Engineers,
U F. Army. Fort Worth If no pro-
u rs nre received by that time,
r ' .11 be considered that there are
T«re — the dtet.net engineer’s office
Late Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Roach
Give $30/000 To College
Kenneth Donnell
Injured In Fall
In T&NO Caboose
con-
Largest Gift Ever
Made By ACC-Ex Is
From Ennis Couple
t1 r Bluff is about 15 miles
of Corsicana. The pro- I
fixed bridge, 330 feet long) aCennetn Donnell, Height
■ ah vertical clearance of 32iduct°r for the Southern * Pacific j
above low water, wiU provide' was Injured in a fall in an SP
nnanern crossing for a road .caboose at Groesbeck around 5 pm.:
com ' ixicted in Henderson and \ Tuesday. He was transferred by:
mo Counties. i ambulance to the Southern Pacific plied"
Jh
toad will provide a new j Hospital in Houston
<- from' Mabank and northern
■'ifri n County through Navar-
' l ity to U. S. 75 between Cor-
ns and Rice.
it bridge will cost $500,000. The
fit includes three miles of
v in Henderson County and
mile in Navarro County .
re derrt engineer of the State time
way Department, David W
an. has been located here tc
wise the construction.
(Special To The Ennis News)
ABILENE. Tex — Abilene Chris-
tian College announced today gifts
totaling more, than $30,000 from the
late Mr. and Mrs. Ariie B. Roach of
Ennis.
The gifts were: $16,701 to be ap-
the ACC Bible Building
campaign; a ring valued at $2,000,
Relatives here said that, accord-! to be used to purchase boots for
ing to the reports which reached ; the college’s Bible, Department; and
them, the fall was caused by the ; $11,459 73 for scholarships for nieces
slack of the train. j and nephews of Mr. and Mrs.
Donnell’s injuries were presumed Roach,
tc be either a broken hip or a The anoimcement was made at
broken thigh bone, but no definite formal opening exercises of ACC’s
diagnosis had been made at the 50th anniversary year.
SMW**s
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By VEEN SANFORD t States Senate committee hearing
Texas Press Association November 5 in Fort Worth.
AUSTIN, Tex. Granite in the John C. White, state agriculture
capitol building is more radioactive I commissioner, is arranging the
of the last
by relatives here.
Ellis County Boys
Place Second In
Area 4-H Show
v. J<-Lu Marusak of Ennis and
•CM aides Marsh of \Mexahachie both
v.i, .\hibitors in the Sears Roe-
i "i; Foundation Store Area Show
’in Oorsicena Monday.
Ten Nominated
For Directors
Posts In Chamber
Ten candidates for five positions
report received "The $30,000 was one of the larg-
est bequests ever received by the
college form an ex-student,” Presi-
dent Don H Morris said.
Mr. Roach attended ACC in 1923
and later received his BA degree in
than the. dirt being used by Texas’
mushrooming "uranium dirt-sit-
ting" businesses, ao say State
Health Department officials.
Landowners near uranium strikes
have erected benches and charge
patrons $2 to $3 an hour to sit with
their feet in the supposedly ir-
radiated dirt. Hundreds of people
seeking relief from arthritis and
other aches have patronized the
Both
M d M < -.net m their respective class-
over 4-H Club boys from four
her, counties, according to Assis-
* Lint County Agent Lloyd Ferguson,
f E-uch received $30 in prize money
as principal of the Rankin Public
Schools for 15 year*, after which he
became teacher of mathematics and
principal of the high school at En-
on the board of directors of the! n's- holdlnug this position until his
Ennis Chamber of Commerce have1 death November 14, 1954.
j Mrs. Roach. the former Miss Na-
oma Elkins, was a 1928 graduate of
ACC Sire did high school teaching
at Emhouse, Bynum. Rankin and
BardweH and was high school prin-
cipal at Emhouse and Bard we 11. She
served in the latter position until
her death January 128, 1951.
mathematics and education from j places.
Trinity University. He. began teach- j After analyzing the dirt. Dr Hen-
ing in 1922 at Bardwell. He served ry Holle. health commissioner, said
that dirt-sitting does no actual harm
except that it may encourage an
ill person to delay visiting a physi-
cian.
Farm Hearing Slated
Texas farmers can have their say
been nominated by a nominating
committee.
They are: Dr. RE. Erisman, Guy
Marusak and Marsh plac-1 Henry. Robert Muirhead. Richard
Hamil, O. A. Bates, E. B. Woody,
J. C. Slayton. J T. Austin, I. G.
Moore, and A. F. Gurecky.
The five directors will be elected
in a mail election by members of
meeting at the request of the com-
mittee chairman.
Drought Aid Sought
Federal disaster aid is being
sought for Texas’ drought-stricken
areas.
Governor Allan Shivers asked
President Eisenhower to designate
as disaster counties to be specified
by the USDA state drought com-
mittee.
Crop Production Falla
Texas crops are falling below es-
timates—according to the USDA.
Although above-normal amounts
of rain fel in some areas—it did not
come where and when it was need-
ed most, said the report. Eastern
and southeastern counties, where
\vf\st, dryland cotton and sorghum
fields languished.
Water Application Undecided
Still to be decided upon is the
application for more Pedernnles
River water to irrigate U. S. Senator
Lyndon Johnson’s Gilespie County
farm. Originally scheduled in July,
hearing before the State Board of
Water Engineers has been post-
poned three times. No new date was
set last week.
Downstream landowners had pro-
tested that Johnson’s water storage
already worked a hardship.
Hospitals Approved
Five Texas hospitals projects have
been approved by the state board
of health for federal aid money.
They are the Collin County Hos-
pital at MeKinEey, City Hospital at
Graham, city-county health center
and All Saints Hospital at Fort
Worth, and the Shelby County
Hospital at Center. -
Short Snorts
Former Deputy Secretary of De-
fense :Robert B.- Anderson, once
considered a possible gubernatorial
candidate, is apparently out of tlie
running. He is to become president
of Ventures, Ltd., a Canadian
holding company with mineral in-
to,rests spread over two continents.
Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd Ls
the newly-elected president of the
53-member National Association of
Attorneys General. He was elevated
harvest already had begun, were j from vice president at the New
on federal farm policy at United j soaked. But in the west and north-1 Hampshire convention.
Selection of a new
National Committeeman, to replace
ousted Wright Morrow .has been
postponed by the Democratic State
Executive Committee until October
6. Also it will meet in Waco Instead
of Fort Worth.
Over the week-end Governor Al-
lan Shivers, attended Ills first meet-
ing of the National Civil Defense
Advisory Commission—to which he
was ap|minted by President Eisen-
hower. It was held In Omaha, Ne-
braska.
Mrs. Mary Jo Carroll, wife or a
UT history professor, made femi-
nine legal history by emerging as
high scorer in state bar exams. She
works for the Austin law firm of
Looney, Clark Se Moorhead.
Texas' new advisory committee
on atomic energy .created by the
Legislature, was appointed by Gov-
ernor Shivers, with Dallas Attorney
Frank Norton as chairman. Its 17
members were selected from major
fields of actual and potential ac-
tivity in atomic energy research,
development and application.
Texas received another batch of
157,644 “shots” of Salk polio vaccine
from Eli Lilly and Company, of In-
diana|X)lis. It went direct to com-
mercial drug channels, to be used
outside tlie, school program, oil doc-
tors’ prescriptions .
Irving school teachers, accused of
“going on strike" in protest when
their superintendent was tempo-
rarily fired won a victory in district
court in Austin. Judge Jack Roberts
denied an application of Irving tax-
payers seeking to compel Commis-
sioner of Education J. W. Edgar to
forfeit the teachers’ certificates.
Judge Roberts ruled that the plain-
tiffs had no “justifiable interest" in
the matter and, that the courts
probably had no jurisdiction. ,
Texas Turnpike Authority received
a low bid of $1,856,822.07 on the
first unit of construction of the
Dalias-Fort Worth toll expressway.
It was made by Austin Bridge Co.
and Austin Read Co. both of Dallas.
Lyle C. Harris, longtime member
pointment for a new six-year term.
Adlai Stevenson will make a non-
ixilitical speech in Austin Oh Sep-
tember 28 in UT’s Gregory Oym.
Texas contractors look to I960 as
one of their biggest year* Id history
Future building projects already ap-
proved by federal, state uod local
government units total $1 760 000.-
210.00 construction during the tirst
eight months of 1955 totaled 9018,-
610.219.00. That's $58,000,000.00 over
the same period last year.
Low bids totaling $12,960,408.00 on
46 road building projects were tabu-
lated last weak by the Stat$ High-
way Department.
Bond issues hit an all-titne high
of $426,000,000.00 on public works
projects in Texas cities—counties
and school districts during the past
year.
-- -T--
1955 USO God
For Ellis County
Set At $1,925
DALLAS, Tex. — John Bryce of
Dallas has been named as chairman
for Ellis County of the Texas United
Defense Fund, the state-wide group
which will sponsor USO's campaign
for $640,000 in Texas this year. The
quota for Ellis County tX $1,925:00.
At present tlwve nre 759'servicemen
serving in the Armed Forces. Bryce
was appointed today. by Grady
Spruce, who is regional chairman of
the furthrteming fund appeal |to
carry on the familiar services of
the USO to the, young men and
women of tlie nation’s Armed
Forces.
A major portion of the Texas
goal, as In 1954, will be included in
the Community Chest and United
Fund campaign t hroughout the state
this fall. The USO appeal is in-
clude,d in the Community Cheat
campaign currently being conducted
in Ennis.
,.for. v. Mining the second place. R the chamber.
■N Andeeson ol Port Worth was Ballots will be mailed Monday.
Members will have ten days to re-
turn them with their vote. All bal-
lots must be in by 2 pm. Thursday
judge at the show.
Emergency Phone
Being Installed In
Stadium Press Box
Ennis Using
850,000 Gallons Of
Well Water Daily
A telephone is being installed in
■ft3^- box at Lions Stadium to
I* ■ 01 emergency calls, ac-J An average of 850,000 gallons of
■ f .hug to an announcement from water a day is being consumed by
z.J Davis, Ennis High School , patrons of the City of Ennis’ well
«# principal. j water system. Buster Floyd city wa-
Davis-said the telephone is prim- ter superintendent reported today,
d;- lor the accomodation of rail-
> men, doctors and others at-
(32Jl
* 1fiiu4i*g the lootbail
> ere subject to call.
games who
water shortage,
exists, he stated.
An ample
a
supply
THE ENNIS WEEKLY LOCAL
Entered at the poet office at Ennis, Texas as second
clast mail matter under the Act of Congress of March
3 1879.
Published weealy by the United Publishing Oc„ lac*
*mch abo publisher' The Ennis Dally News and The
Palmer Rustler
All communications of business and Items of news
should be addressed to the company, not to truhvidoab
Any erronieous reflection upon the character, stand-
which may appear in the columns of this paper will
be gladly and duly corrected upon being brought tc
me publtehfa-'e Attention.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In the Ceanty
8 Months, 35c « Months, 50c 1 Year, $100
Oat eg County
8 Months 50c 6 llomns. $1.00 1 Year. $150
Funeral Services
For R. Joe Krajca
Funeral services for R. Joe Kraj
ca were held at Keever Chapel this
morning. Frank Vrla delivered the
eulogy.
Krajca died at his home here
Monday night.
Burial was in Crisp Cemetery.
Those who served as pall bear-
ers included Phillip Fincher, John
Jurica, J. C. Duncan, Ervin Dun-
can and Anton Trojacek, all of
Despite the. heavy demand, Floyd | Ennis, and Grady Garrett of Dallas
reported there is no danger of
Forreston Negroes
Arrested By Sheriff
For Investigation
Arrest of two Forreston Negroes
for investigation of theft and bur-
glary was announced Wednesday
by the £llis County Sheriff s De-
partment.
One of the two was a woman.
The burglary took place in Aug-
ust in Forreston.
A Waxahachie Negro was also ar-
rested for investigation of theft.
Also on the county law scene,
Irell Mills of Fort Worth was sen-
tenced to one year on the Ellis
Ccunty farm alter pleading guilty
to a theft cvharge in district court
Tuesday.
Classified Ads
Venetian Blinds—Repaired - Clean-
ed. Custom-made blinds. Bishops
Venetian Blind Shop. Phone TR5-
7648
Here Friday! NEW*56 FORD!
The fine car at half -the fine car price!
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With [new) 202 h.p. Hiunderbird Y-8
WANTED TO BUY—Player Piano.
Write details to Ralph F Kendall,
2208 Main St., Dallas.
9 hose w ho
have passed
from this world
die only when
we, whom they
loved, forget
them.
I FREE BOOKLET |
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Com* in or call for froo copy ol ovr Norman I
Rockwall brocbvro and tho halpful booklet J
"How To Choose A family Monument". Or |
m* tbit coupon.
WANTED: Progressive farmers to
produce hatching eggs for one o f
the nation’s largest hatcheries. This
is a good profitable farm business
that works in well in this are* No
experience necessary. We supervise
the growing, feeding, and manage-
ment of your flock. We need flocks
started in September. For complete
information, ,Contact Rich Dewitt
at DeWitt’s Hatchery, 2U Ferris
Ave., Waxahachie, Tex. Phone 1618
or 1619.
Baby calves for sale. Ask at first
service station after cross Chambers
Creek. Corsicana. Patterson. Phone
4-8117.
FOR SALE: Like new two disc
breaking plow for Ford or Ferguson
Tractor. Clifford H. West—2V4 mile*
north of Howard.
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too U S tot ON |
FOR SALE: 285 gallon Atlas -water
tank. See E. L. Raphael.
Sew 202-h.p. Thunderbird Y-8 engine is avail-
abjfein FordomaticFairlanesand Station Wagons.
In Fordomatic Customlines and Mainlines you
can have the 176-h.p. Y-8. And Ford's new
137-h.p. Six is available in all 18 models.
.with hevv Thun(lerl>ird styling
V The new '56 Ford looks like the Thunderbird!
You'll find the same graceful lines . . . the same
long, low silhouette... the same dashing appear-
ance ... styling which helped the fabulous Ford
Thunderbird to win America’s heart.
.with jnew)-Lifeguard Design
FOR RENT: Good improved farm
1 miles SW of Ennis on Bardwejl
Road. Phone PRoepect-1419. Dal-
las, Tex.
Waxahadiirfranite & Marble Co.
pay;
R.O
Phone 1020
.•SSafeiS
Night,
Phone 2456
PLAN TO ATTEND THE COR8I-
CANA LIVESTOCK SHOW AND
RODEO SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOB-
ER 1. RODEO PRICES HAVE BEEN
REDUCED THU YEAR FROM
$1.75 TO $1.85—RUT YOU WILL
SEE AN OUTSTANDING PER-
FORMANCE. FAIR OPENS WITH
COLORFUL PARADE 3 PR
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IT IN
DOWNTOWN CORSICANA. ALL
SCHOOL CHILDREN ADMITTED
TO FAIR GROUNDS FREE OPEN-
ING DAY UNTIL « FJL
F>r ’5fi, Ford brings you the greatest safety news
in a generation ... Lifeguard Design. In coopera-
tion with universities, medical associations and
safety experts, Ford learned the cause of most
serious injuries in accidents. To provide extra
protection against these hazards Ford developed
the new Lifeguard features described at right.
But there is still more wonderful news! Ford
tbrings you Thunderbird power in a modem deep-
block Y-8 . . .. Thunderbird beauty, too . . ,
rich n<*W interiors . . . quality throughout.
r See it ... try it.. . you’ll agree the '66 Ford
is the fine car at half the fine car price.
Ford’s new Lifeguard features are: a new deep-
center design steering wheel, to act as a cushion
in event of accident . . . double-grip door locks
to reduce chance of doors opening under shock
. . . optional padding for control panel and sun
visors to help lessen injuries . . . optional seat
belts to help keep occupants in seats.
Como in ... Soo tho
new ’56 FORD
Friday
ENNIS MOTOR COMPANY
$ • Ml
* ;' V <*** '■*•-• * ‘ * .. *$. ■;•<> ‘ ■
118 West Ennis Aye. . Phone TR5-2848
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