The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 300, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1967 Page: 1 of 24
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ENNIS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1967
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THIS SCENE is the charred mass that formerly was the EHS
Ag Barn, destroyed by fire last night that killed thirteen
project animals of the Ennis Future Farmers Chapter.
the alarm at about 1 a.m. Such the losses in the fire. Five steers
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destroyed due to burns.
Students losing steers in the
fire were: Buddy Cryer, Ronnie
Dauphin, Mike Levay, Billy Dun-
can and Doug Gentry. Prof. E.
J. Washington has brought in
some hogs from Oklahoma, and
12 of these were saved, but 7
perished, two belonging to the
chapter, 5 to go to students.
Severely burned steers, but
not dead, were those of Jimmy
Gibson and Doug McClain.
Rush-around preparedness for
Christmas is settling down to
normal motion now and Ennis
and most other towns are pre-
paring to really enjoy the holi-
day period.
Christmas is always a general
holiday in this city.
ities for kinfolk and friends,
which are legendary.
For the small fry, It’s Santa
Claus time—and what a time.
For the grown-ups, it’s largely
getting together with families. . .
with old friends, reminiscing,
picture-taking.
Here at the Ennis Daily News,
this is the last issue until Tues-
day afternoon, thus the staff is
going to enjoy a long weekend,
having gone to press quite early
today.
Among diversions will be tour-
ing the community at night to
see the many scores of homes
lighted and decorated in the con-
test, in th(at connection, staged
by the Jaycees, which met a
hearty response, and really brig-
htened things up in these parts,
in Christmas splendor.
SHERIFF DEPT. PICKS
UP THREE FOR DWI
Business was light with the
Sheriff’s Department overnight,
only arrests being three for
DWI, two from Ennis, one from
Waxahachie.
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CHRISTMAS CONTENTMENT—The Caseys of this journal
made a pop call on the Noel Speerses this yuletide, and guess
what: Noel, TP&L chief here, was strummin’ his ol’ banjo
(like so, in the picture, artist that he is!) while Virginia gave
him real or feigned enthusiastic encouragement. Now when
Santa brings her that chord organ for Christmas, they’ll
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Today being Saturday there
is a certain degree of late-shop-
ping and there were folk here
from many communities, quite
pleased by a gift: free parking
today, as was the case a week
ago.
Tomorrow, Sunday, will be an
occasion in which most, if not
all, churches will give emphasis
to the theme of the Nativity, of
course, and there will be special
services in this theme, of vary-
ing natures.
Monday will be a holiday, for
nearly all. . . most stores, offices,
banks, governmental agencies,
post office—and the garbage col-
lection set for Monday will be
made the following day.
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Candlelight Communion serv-
ice is scheduled for 6:30 to 7
p.m. Christmas Eve at First
Christian Church.
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the blaze that soon after arrival
of the Fire Department the
building started caving in.
Injured, in helping get ani-
mals out of the building, were
Vo-Ag Teacher Jesse Wood and
Fireman Jack Lightsey. Mr.
Wood received a burn on the
forehead; burns of Mr. Lightsey
were to arms and chest.
Profs. R. E. Buie and Jesse
Wood stated that the FFA chap-
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The employees of the Ennis
post office are completing the
passage of another Christmas
season, one which has brought
increased responsibilities a n d
workloald, but also at the- same
time, a feeling of satisfaction in
timely handling of the greetings
and remembrances for families
and friends in the -Enni’s1 area.
During the month of Decem-
ber the Ennis office has receiv-
ed from Ennis patrons and dis-
patched some 289,779 pieces of
all classes of mail with a break-
down of 258,260 letters and 1st
class, 4,800 packages, 3,319 flats
and small parcels and 24,120
pieces of newspapers, advertis-
ing matter etc.
Outside of parcels large as a
shoe-box or larger which are de-
livered locally and there have
been over 3,000 of these—no at-
tempt is made to keep an accu-
rate record of pieces delivered
by the- carriers to Ennis homes-.
With six city delivery routes
and 3,39'2 possible stops; four
rural routes covering over 350
miles and serving 1,600 families,
a reasonable estimate of IChrist-
mas cards delivered would total
at least 100,000 alone. Add to
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Gunshot Wound
Calvin Ray, Ennis negro man,
is in Ennis Municipal Hospital
for treatment of a gunshot
wound in the stomach received
at 4:00 a.m. today, it was learn-
ed from the Police Department.
The shooting took place at 1308
N. Faulkner.
No charges have yet been fil-
ed in the shooting. A negro wom-
an was reported cut in connec-
tion with the same incident.
Investigating officers were
Sgt. Byron Pinson and Patrolman
Thomas Tims.
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Fire Chief D. D. Day said this
morning that cause of the fire
has not been definitely deter-
mined.
Sam Keever, Ennis business-
man, who lives nearby, turned in
UNDERGOES SURGERY
M. O. Wooten underwent
surgery last night in Baylor Hos-
pital where he was taken Wed-
nesday. He is getting along
satisfactorily but is still in in-
tensive care.
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The Ennis High School Ag,
Barn and six steers and seven
hogs, project animals of the1
FFA Chapter, were destroyed
by fire that broke out shortly ■
after midnight this morning. i
Two persons were burned, not:
seriously.
All that was left of the build-,
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An early estimate of the loss
was placed at between $7,000
and $8,000. The building, of as-
bestos shingles siding and com-
position roof was 40 by 60 and
situated southeast of the stad-
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small packets and the many pie-
ces of advertising matter, espe-
ciallly at this time of year and
you will have a small idea of the
great mass of mail-matter hand-
led by an Ennis size office.
Sales of one stamp item—the
Christmas 5-cent stamp totaled
45,000.
The cooperation of the pa-
trons of the oifice in separating
the mail, mailing early as re-
quested by the Post Office De-
partment has been great bene-
fit in helping to get the mail
delivered on time.
The four rural carriers with
part time heip during the heav-
ier portion of the period from
substitutes over 2,200 clerk-
carrier man hours have been
used during the first 22 days in
Decembeir to assure delivery of
mail on time. Every piece of
mail in the office .Saturday, De-
cember 23, will be delivered to
the patrons.
With good weather prevailing
for the most part; good coopera-
tion from the patrons, the local
post office employees feel that
despite an increased work-load
this Christmas mailing season
has been their most successful
to date1.
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Six Dallas Rockets, headed by
defensive back Joe Wilhoite. for-
merly of Ennis, have been voted
to the Texas Football League
all-star team.
Coaches and players in the
eight-team pro league selected
43 players for honors.
Wilhoite was the top vote-get-
ter on the defensive squad. Other
Rocket players making the team
were offensive end Barry Smith,
center Ray Campbell, place kick-
er Carlos Paulino, defensive end
Lewis Cager and linebacker Lar-
ry Fairchild.
Wilhoite is a son of Mrs. O. D.
Wilhoite of Ennis and the late
Mr. Wilhoite. After his gradua-
tion from Ennis High School,
he attended Navarro Junior Col-
lege, then Howard Payne. He
now resides in Wilmer.
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Mrs. Jerry Woodard of Mil-
ford has been notified that her
husband, Sgt. Jerry W. Woodard,
was slightly wounded in Viet-
nam on Dec. 9 as a result of
hostile action.
He sustained a metal frag-
ment wound in his left shoulder
as he was setting up bivouac
area when he was engaged by
a hostile force in firefight.
He was treated and returned
to duty.
Mrs. Woodard is making her
home vith her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Crowell while her
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liam C. ’Bidstrup, who died Tues-
day afternoon, was held at 10 a.
m. today in the Keever Chapel
with Rev. Paul O. Cardwell, pas-
tor of the First Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment
was in the Myrtle Cemetery with
the following serving as pall-
bearers: George H. (Pete) Bar-
ney, Billy Beasley, Dr. Walter
McCall, Joe McCall, Conrad New-
ton of Dawson, and Jack Cald-
well of Abilene.
Mr. Bidstrup was born in Car-
rollton. o., on June 29, 1908.
He was married to Miss Dorothy
Reynolds of Dallas, formerly of
Ennis, on December 29, 1959
and the j7 moved to Day ton soon
after their marriage. He was
Contract Negotiator in Air Force
Procurement for the Wright Pat-
terson Air Force Base, and was
a member of the Methodist
Church of Carrollton, Mo. and
the Masonic Lodge of Topek,a,
Kansas.
Surviving him is his wife of
Dayton, Ohio.
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CHRISTMAS THOUGHT
“Santa Claus has the right
idea: If you don’t see people all
year, at least visit them at
Christmas.”
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benevolent deeds of the Christ-
mastime, already performed—
and it cheers one’s heart to
hear of these evidence's of
folks doing for their fellowman.
Such a spirit, of sharing, of in-
terest in others, is quite ap-
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son bearing such spiritual
significance as Christmas.
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in your holidays, make sure the
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Casebolt, Floyd W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 300, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1967, newspaper, December 23, 1967; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1535764/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.