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ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1966
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Items at Meet
The Ellis County Commission
ers Court took no action on Lem
Wray’s request that he be ap-
pointed magistrate for Ellis
County nor the request of Bruce
Allen, county attorney, for an
additional lawyer in his office.
The court turned down a re-
quest for a telephone in the
highway patrol office in Ennis.
The county furnishes space for
the highway patrol in a building
housing county offices in Ennis.
Approved was expense for
treatment and medicine for chil-
dren in a Maypearl family. A
visiting teacher had reported that
the children were not attending
school because of a severe skin
infection.
Mr. Wray, justice of the peace
in Precinct 1, Place 2, Waxaha-
chie, told the court that, under
the law, he could be appointed
magistrate for the county and
that he would be available at all
times for immediately advising a
defendant of his rights, or ap-
pointing an attorney for him as
requested by a Supreme Court
ruling.
Mr. Wray asked that he be
appointed at a salary of $200 a
month.
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RITES HELD
FOR SISTER OF
MRS. GLENN
Funeral services for Mrs. L. W.
Jackson, 66, of Maypearl, sister
of Mrs. Sims Glenn of Ennis,
were held Sunday afternoon at
Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home.
Waxahachie, with the Rev. Sam
Tullock officiating. Interment
was in Milford Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson was a native of
Brandon and was a Methodist.
Survivors include three sons.
R. B. Lowry, B. V. Lowry and
Kels Lowry, all of Waxahachie,
two brothers, W. B. Binkley of
Waxahachie and Leary Binkley
of Long Beach, Calif.; five sis-
ters, Mrs. R. N. Phillips of
Barstow, Calif.; Mrs. S. 0. Hill
of Arlington, Mrs. Glenn of En-
nis, Mrs. J. T. Holtzclaw of Cor-
pus Christi, and Mrs. H. W. Beck-
ham of Waxahachie; seven
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Proposed Revamp for
City Hall Be Figured
The Ennis City Commission, sioners Loyd Adams, Clarence Hall and expressions of the com-
meeting in called session at the W. Johnson and H. Earle Cox;
City Hall last night, took an im- and City Attorney Billy Colvin,
G. W. Stanford
Funeral Service
Conducted
George Worth Stanford, 80,
lifelong resident off Ellis County
died at his Ferris home and- fu-
neral services at the Ferris
Church of Christ were held at
2:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial was
in Red Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Stanford was born near
Red Oak, Nov. 7, 1886. His par-
ents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Stanford, were pioneer settlers.
In 1911, he married Miss Laura
Ruth Duff of Ferris. He was en-
gaged in farming near Ferris
for many years before becoming
an employee of Sears Roebuck &
Company where he worked until
retirement.
In his youth, Mr. Stanford be-
came a member of the Sylvana
Church of Christ located be-
tween Red Oak and Ferris, one
of the oldest churches in t h e
county. Later he became an el-
der in the Ferris Church of
Christ where he was an active
member at the time o this death.
Survivors include his widow;
three sons, Pfc. Howard Lee
Stanford, Fort Hood; Robert
Gerald Stanford, Montgomery,
Ala.; Boyce Stanford, Riverside,
Calif.; five grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
A sister, Mrs. Edna Cowan of
Red Oak, died in October and
a brother, Cliff Stanford of Fer-
ris, died in December.
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revamp of the present City Hall
together with the city-owned ad-
joining (on the east) feed store
building.
The commission also transact-
ed two or three other items.
Members attending were Mayor
Charles R. Fallen and Commis-
2 EC Schools
Burglary Scenes
Over Week-End
Two Ellis County schools were
scenes of small burglaries over
the week-end.
At Dunbar High School, Fer-
ris, thieves made off with 5
pounds of cheese, three pounds
of lard and a loaf of bread.
And at Avalon Public Schools
they got $2.50 out of a cold
drink box, the same amount out
of a candy bar machine and also
couple of dozen bars of candy.
12 Cases Handled
By Police Dept.
The Police Department over
the weekend handled a dozen
cases, including three for drunk,
one for theft, one for speeding,
one for loud muffler, one ille-
gal turn, one crashing stop sign,
one no operator’s license, two
illegal parking, and on traffic
accident described elsewhere.
City Manager Kenneth E. Smith,
City Secretary Miss Thelma
Gooch. City Commissioner W. D.
Murff was unable to attend.
The principal reason for the
meeting was discussion of bud-
get matters. And in this connec-
tion revised job classification and
pay plan for city employes was
discussed and adopted. The Fed-
eral minimum wage law has
been applied to the Municipal
Hospital for the first time and
this was the primary purpose for
revisions, according to the auth-
orities. And it was pointed out
that there was no substantial af-
fect on the overall salaries for
the present.
Feb. 13 was set as the date
for hearings concerning abandon-
ed buildings violating the Neigh-
borhood Improvement Ordinan-
ce, the purpose of which is to
remedy the situation of ram-
shackle structures, in some in-
stances dangerous. There are six
pending cases and the property
owners will be notified as to the
hearings, it was stated.
The commission entered into
a study of proposed plans for a
revamp and addition, with at-
tractive front, for the Ennis City
Carl Martin and
W. J. Murchison
Acquire Station
Carl Martin and William J.
Murchison have acquired the
M&M Sinclair Station, next door
to Ye Olde Inn, Interstate High-
way 45.
First Baptist
Mary Martha
Class Meets
The members of Mary Martha
Sunday School Class of the First
Baptist Church held their month-
ly meeting in the home of Mrs.
Earl Campbell Tuesday after-
noon.
The opening' prayer was by
Mrs. Bess Shaw.
Mrs. Pulliam brought the d'e-
votional. “God’s Preferences,”
missioners indicated that they
are pleased with the plans. They
instructed City Manager Kenneth
E. Smith to obtain cost estimates
and report back.
In December, City Manager
Smith was asked by the com-
mission to begin studies of this
municipal project, to be submit-
ted to the commission. They in-
volve use of the feed store build-
ing on the immediate east which
is property owned by the city,
a substantial gain of space.
The remodeling, if entered
into, would be done out of cur-
rent revenue and available funds,
it was stated. The present City
Hall would house the Police De-
partment, where the city offices
are now located allowing it to
have more space, and the library,
which is now on the third floor,
would be moved into the re-
modeled building on the east.
The library space would be used
for future expansion. The pres-
ent city commission room on the
second floor would be a court-
room for corporation court.
The water, sewer and tax of-
fice and administrative offices,
along with new commission
chambers, would be established
in the newly remodeled adjoin-
ing building on the east. The
library, to be on the ground
floor, would have a separate en-
trance from the City Hall prop-
er.
The front of the remodeled
structure would be of eye-pleas-
ing contemporary design—after
removal of the present front of
the building that now is a feed
store—giving the appearance of
a modern office building. It
would be a brick structure.
Conveniences would include a
drive-in window for utility custo-
mers.
Youth Slightly
Hurt in Mishap
In Ennis Today
An Ennis youth, Ernie Garth,
a carrierboy for the Ennis Daily
News, was hurt, apparently
slightly, when the scooter he was
riding and a car driven by Na-
naniel Willis were involved in
an accident at Sherman and
Crockett Streets.
Ernie, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo B. Garth, 607 South McKin-
ney, was taken to Ennis Munici-
pal Hospital for examination and
treatment.
Patrolman Bob Wood was in
charge of the investigation.
Verner Jones
Formerly of
Ennis, Buried
Funeral services for Verner
B. Jones of Dallas, formerly of
Ennis, who died at 6 a.m. Thurs-
day in a Dallas hospital were
held at 10 a.m. today in Groes-
beck.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived in
Ennis many years. He was with
the Southern Pacific until retire-
ment when they moved to Dal-
las.
Mr. Jones is survived by his
wife and two daughters.
His widow is the sister of Mrs.
Owen Gilpin of Ennis.
,, The station is open for busi-
to the Methodist Men, First Met- (ness
hodist Church, during the
group’s monthly meeting, and
covered dish supper Wednesday,
January 18, at 7 p.m.
Mr. Stokes, a former newspap-
er and public relations man, has
held his position since January,
1963. The Wesleyan, owned and
operated by* the Central Texas
Conference of the Methodist
Church, is an arm of the church’s
helping and healing ministry.
A journalism graduate of Tex-
as Christian University, Stokes
was a Marine Corps Combat Cor-
respondent during World War II.
He served in the Pacific theater
and North China.
Mr. Stokes also is conference
X director of stewardship, former
Lay Leader of Fort Worth Dis-
trict, and a member of the Board
of Lay Activities of the Central
Texas Conference.
Messrs. Martin and Murchison,
who are well known in the com-
munity, stated that they would
appreciate an opportunity to be
of service to the motoring public.
MRS. DIXIE HINTON
IS IMPROVING IN
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Mrs. Dixie Hinton entered En-
nis Municipal Hospital Saturday
as a medical patient. Her son,
Jack Hinton of Jewett visited
her Saturday and Sunday. Her
condition is improving.
MRS. CLARKE
ENTERS HOSPITAL
Mrs. I. G. Moore and her mo-
ther, Mrs. J. Frank Clarke, went
to Dallas Monday where Mrs.
Clarke entered the Presbyterian
Memorial Hospital for medical
care.
reading Jeremiah 9:23-24.
The next meeting will be
the home of Mrs. Shaw.
Six members were present.
at
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess, and the
meeting closed with prayer by
Mrs. Ella Browning.
VISIT MRS. NEWMAN &
THE EARL MUIRHEADS
Mrs. A. M. Wright, Mrs. Della
Mae Pittman and daughter, Mrs.
Bill Mundy, of Fort Worth,
were dinner guests Sunday of
their daughter and sister, re-
spectively, Mrs. J. C. Newman.
In the afternoon all were guests
of Mrs. Wright’s other daughter
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Muirhead. Other afternoon
guests in the Muirhead home in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright
and children of Dallas and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Newman and
children of Oak Grove.
M. D. SCOTT HOME
FROM HOSPITAL
M. D. (Scott, who was a surgi-
cal patient in Memorial Hospital,
Corsicana, returned hoime today.
He is getting along satisfactorily.
First Methodist
New Parking Lot
Now Being Used
The First Methodist Church
new parking lot on the corner
of Belknap and North Sherman
is now in use. This had been ac-
complished by the building and
grounds committee under the
leadership of Harvey McCam-
mon. Trees have been removed,
ground’s leveled, gravel spread
and entrances provided. Much
of this work was done through
voluntary gifts.
“All of this adds up to the
fact that our parking was grow-
ing congested at First Methodist
and now additional parking area
has been provided; we ask that
you enter by the North Sherman
entrance and depart by the
Belknap exit,” said the announ-
cement.
“Our parking lot on Baylor
and North Sherman will soon be
restripped to provide more room
while parking. After the gravel
has settled on our new parking
lot we hope to be able to place
an asphalt top on this area to
make it all-weather.”
MRS. SEABOLT
DIES ON MON.;
RITES TUES.
Mrs. J. H. (Dolly) Seabolt, life-
long resident of Howard com-
munity, died Monday morning at
7:00 at W. C. Tenery Community
Hospital, Waxahachie.
Mrs. Seabolt was 81 and was
born at Howard Mar. 25, 1885.
She was a member of the College
Street Church of Christ, Waxa-
hachie.
Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday in Boze-Mitchell
Funeral Chapel at Waxahachie,
with Minister Owen Cosgrove of-
ficiating.
Interment will be in Hillcrest
Burial Park.
Surviving are 2 sons, T. J. Sea-
bolt, Howard; J. H. Seabolt Jr.,
also of Howard; a daughter, Mrs.
John G. Browning of Waxaha-
chie; 5 sisters, Mrs. Minnie Harts-
field, Reagor Springs; Mrs. Min-
nie Osborn, also of Reagor
Springs; Mrs. Lillie Watson,
Howard; Mrs. Johnie Boren and
Mrs. Myrtle Rosson, Waxaha-
chie; 11 grandchildren and 5
great -grand-children.
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SNOWMEN SPRING UP IN LAREDO—Youngsters take ad-
vantage of a 212 inch snowfall to make a snowman in Laredo.
Schools obliged the boys by closing for the day. Probably
these boys had never seen snow in the area.
A3-C Marusak,
On Visit Home,
Honor Student
Airman Third Class Gene
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Meth, to
1st Annua
The Ennis Independent
School District School Enlarge-
ment and Improvement bond
issue lost by seven votes, ac-
cording to unofficial count in
yesterday’s election.
The vote: For, 507; against,
514.
While the balloting was con-
sidered fair-sized for a school
election, on a comparative basis,
it represented a small portion of
the potential in the district.
By mid-day yesterday, only
211 had voted.
But, as usual, the bulk of the
ballot came in the late afternoon
and evening, until poll-closing
time, 7 o’clock.
A close election had been an-
ticipated by most observers.
In addition to the Area Voca-
tional School the $1 million in
bonds would have provided for
the construction of 24 additional
classrooms, repairs to the Aus-
tin Elementary, acquisition of
land primarily for Travis and
Ennis High campuses. Carver-
Dorie Miller, and High School
campuses, furniture and equip-
ment for these additional class-
rooms, a District Administration
Building. The completion of this
building would have made avail-
able 7 class rooms on the Junior
High-Senior High campuses.
These classrooms are now being
used for offices.
Bonds would have been sold
over an 8-year-period, as needed.
Marusak is home for brief stay
from Chanute AFB , Chicago,
Ill.
He is an honor student after
completing a course in missile
systems and functions with an
average of 92, and is now a Min-
uteman missile technician, trans-
ferred to Whiteman AFB in Mis-
souri. He will work on the mis-
sile maintenance squad.
A 3/C Marusak will leave Jan.
22. He is the son of Mr. a n d
Mrs. Frank G. Marusak of Route
2, Ennis.
Henry A. Toth
Taken
Death:
Rites Monday
Requiem mass was celebrated
for Henry A. Toth, 33. at 9:30
this morning at St. John’s Cath-
olic Church with the Rev. Leon
Duesman as the celebrant. The
rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sun-
day in. Keever Chapel and in-
terment was in the St. Joseph’s
Cemetery with the following
serving as pallbearers: James
Ware, James McLemore, W. H.
Brock, Robert Slovak, Joe
Betek, Mark Anthony Durbin.
Mr. Toth, who died Saturday
afternoon, was born near Alma
on May 30, 1933, the son of
George and Mary Dvorak Toth.
In 1935 he moved with his pa-
rents to Ennis where he was
reared and graduated from St.
John’s High School in 1952. He
served with the U. S. Army in
Korea and after returning from
the service, entered the employ
of Ennis Businss Forms. On
February 21, 1959 he was mar-
ried to Miss Lonora Fretwell of
Ennis.
Surviving him are his wife,
one daughter, Jennifer Ann
Toth, his mother, Mirs. Mary
Toth of Ennis; two sisters, Mrs.
J. C. Valigura, Ennis; Mrs. Jack
Cline, Irving; and three broth-
ers, Arthur Toth, George Toth
and Jerry Toth, all of Ennis.
Pancake Day
The Methodist Men’s Club of
Walter Ruder Methodist Church,
1500 South Hall, has completed
plans for their first annual Pan-
cake Day.
This event will be held in the
Co Immunity Center, 301 W.
Crockett, in d’owntown Ennis,
January 27.
Pancakes will be served with
whole hog sausage, syrup, butter
“and all the coffee you can
drink, and you can eat all you
can hold.” Serving will begin at
11 a.m. Friday morning and last
until 8 that night.
Tickets may be bought from
any of the Men’s Club members
“or at the door at the Commun-
ity Center when you come. Price
of the tickets are $1 for adults
and 50c for children under 12.
The Walter Rider Men’s
Club has been organized1 for four
years and has completed several
projects for the benefit of the
church building fund and toward
which the receipts of Pancake
Day will also be directed.
James Hodge, church choir
director, is general chairman for
the Pancake Day activities,
which will be an annual affair.
“W einvite the public and if
you come, bring your family or
a carload of hungry people. Eat
all you want and enjoy the fel-
lowship,” it was urged.
The Rev. Frank Williams is
pastor of Rider Methodist
Ch ur ch.
Fred E. McNeil
Taken by Death
At Age 88 Years
Fred E. McNeil, 88, former
resident of Ennis, died Wednes-
day morning in the Medical Cen-
ter, Crockett.
Mr. McNeil was born August
17, 1878, in Pontotoc, Miss., the
son off Alfred and Fannie
Vaughn McNeil. He came to Tex-
as with his parents in 1883, set-
tling in the Ensign community.
He was reared there, later enter-
ing the employ of the SIP Rail-
road as a fireman. In 1901 he
was married to Miss Janie- Crook
of Grandview. They resided in
Ennis until 1938 when Mr. Mc-
Neil retired and they moved to
Castroville. In 1951 they moved
to Crockett where they have liv-
ed since. He was a member of
the Baptist Church.
Surviving him are his wife,
two sons, Fred McNeil, Crockett;
Everett McNeil, Dallas; two
daughters, Mrs. Frances Sheff-
ler and Mrs .Byron Tankersley,
both of San Antonio; two broth-
ers, C. T. McNeil, Ennis; W. T.
McNeil, Denison; five grand-
children; and five great-grand-
children.
The funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the
the Keever Chapel with the Rev.
Carl Bilderback officiating. In-
terment will be in Myrtle
Cemetery.
Mrs. Poovey to
Hosp. Position
Mrs. Esther Poovey yesterday
began her duties as office man-
ager at Ennis Municipal Hospi-
tal. Mrs. Poovey presently is
commuting from Waxahachie,
but will move to Ennis before
long. She has had extensive busi-
ness experience.
Rep. Moore to
5 Committees
Of Legislature
House Speaker Ben Barnes has
announced committee appoint-
ments for the 60th Legislature.
Representative Aubry L. Moore
of Hillsboro, representing Hill
and Ellis Counties was named to
serve on the following commit-
tees: Agriculture, Common Car-
riers, Congressional and Legis-
lative Districts, Highways and
Roads, Aeronautics.
Corky Redden to
Show Shorthorns
Fat Stock Show
Corky Redden of Ennis will
show two Shorthorn heifers at
the Fat Stock Show, as a member
of the Ellis County 4-H Club,
and two other members, Henry
Muirhead and Wyman Poe re-
spectively will show a Hereford
and an Angus, the show author-
ities have announced. Waxaha-
chie FFA boys who have been
listed as placing entries are J.
M. Howard, an Angus, and David
T. Muirhead, a Hereford.
ROBERT WILHOITE SR.
In commenting on the appoint- HOME FROM HOSPITAL
ments, Barnes said that he has Poart Wiiote Sr., who und-
enwent a cataract operation to
one eye in Memorial Hospital,
Corsicana, returned' home today
and is getting along fine. He had
confidence “this Representative
is familiar with the problems
with which the committees will
deal and is qualified to do an
excellent job for the Legislature the cataract removed from his
and the people of Texas.”
other eye four months ago.
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