Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1958 Page: 1 of 14
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ELGIn COUIER
AND FOUR COUNTY
NEWS
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ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, OCTOBER 16, 1958
100 PER COPY
VOLUME 68 - NUMBER 31
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Dr. W. G. Wolfe
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Taylor Wins 24 - 8; Wildcats to Meet Del Valle
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F riday night.
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their finest game of the year
last Friday night against the
Burial will be in the Elgin
Cemetery. Mr. House preceded
her in death several years.
Mrs. House, the former Rosy
Sowell, daughter of a prominent
recovered on the 27. Taylor’s
Donnie Smith got a quick 10.
But the Wildcats dug in and it
took the Ducks seven plays
peace officer of Elgin. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Hallie Bailey who has been her
p.m. from the Chapel of Miller
Mortuary with the Rev. Hylon
Vickers, Baptist minister and
Raymond De Spain, Church of
F annie Schaefer of Bastrop, who
has been at her bedside; one
sister, Mrs. Mollie Pfeiffer of
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and Brenda Jean Neathery,
Luling._______________________
NEW JEWELRY
SHOP TO OPEN
John Kiphen is 94 Years Young G. C. Westbrook New Electric Scoreboard To Be
Passes on i installed By Next Home Game
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year old, of Taylor. Standing, left to right are: his daughter, Elgin Cemetery where a pro-
Mrs. Ernest Prinz of Elgin; center, his great-granddaughter, fusion of handsome floral offer-
Mrs. Stanley Nelson (Deborah Lynn’s mother) of Taylor; and ings bank his final resting place,
right, Mrs. Arthur Henze, granddaughter of Mr. Kiphen and Pallbearers were: Terry West-
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companion for a
of years, and Mrs.
North Main. lose it.
Mr., Allen is refinishing and The fact is that Taylor did
rearranging the shop after win the game on breaks. The
hours, at night and on week- first break came early in the
ends and plans to give Elgin first quarter. Elgin took the Elgin’s kickoff and returned it
a first class repair shop and opening kickoff only to be pushed 68 yards to the 20. But then
a place where they can buy back to the one by a clipping one of the Ducks got a little
Jewelry with confidence. Watch penalty. Gene Henze kicked out out of hand and Taylor started
। for his opening announcement, to the 39 where, the Cats held, collecting 15 yard personal foul
most. But Elgin may well have The next play went astray in
won the 22A championship the backfield and the Ducks
The Elgin Wildcats played
when funeral services were held Elgin, died at her home east James Cartwright is president,
» from the Chapel there with. Dr. of Elgin at 6:30 a.m. Wednes- and was made possible by dona-
Ebat - Ben F. Holland of Austin and day, October 15, following an-- g
Raymond De Spain, Elgin, extended illness. She had been CAAgy- KiA (-f
pmuil Church of Christ minister, offi- bedfast since last May when •UUUL KUK-UlI
ciating and a small group of she broke a limb in a fall at
FIVE GENERATIONS of his family pose for a picture in singers sang "Safe In The Arms her home. r ■ * XT
honor of Mr. John Kiphen, age 94, seated, holding on his lap of Jesus” and “Sweet Bye and Funeral services will be held KyAAKT6T | 06
his great-great granddaughter, Deborah Lynn Nelson, now 1 Bye”. Interment was in the Thursday, October 16, at 3:30 •I UMM- I MU
Taylor won 24-8. Taylor had When Taylor punted over the
a better team, than Elgin last goal line, Elgin took the ball
Friday night. Taylor got the on the 20. Harry Krenek picked
big break when it was needed up 13 for a first down on 33.
Ft. Worth; and also Mr. and suggests tickets be bought MURD ER I N TA YLOR Cartwright and Paine Williams.
Kiphen’s three great-great early as the deadline is Nov. 8. Other solicitors, not attending,
grandchildren, Deborah Lynn Tickets may be had from any Alberto Reyna of Elgin has are: Luther Lundgren, Kentric
and Joe Arthus Nelson, Taylor of the following gentlemen: been charged with attempted Stagner, Ollie Rhodes and Clar-
Vernon Smith, Tommie McCul- murder in the shooting of the ence Davis.
lough, Luther E. Lundgren, J. Cadillac Coffee Shop in Taylor The Boy Scout Program is one
S. Chappell, W. E. Arbuckle on October 5 in which Mrs. of the very best in that it not
Jr, Edwin and Jerry Stach, Francis Moya’s arm bone was only teaches by doing but also
Ralph Thompson, Ralph Jensen, shattered by a bullet from a develops the lad physically and
E. O. Lundgren, Jack Anderson, small calibre pistol. mentally, and should be the No.
Jessie C. Miller, W. H. Rivers Constable Fails said Reyna l interest of every man who is
III. was unable topost $1,500 bond the father of one or more sons.
University of West Virginia
Speech and Hearing Clinic, and
as a visiting professor at the
University of North Carolina. i
At U of T he directs the work :
of College of Education students
preparing to become teachers of
exceptional children, super-
The festival is being sponsored set by Justice of the Peace Your cooperation in the Fund
by the Elgin Chamber of Com- Lucille Burnap and has been campaign will be appreciated
merce and a wide variety of transferred to the county jail and will help to build better
entertainment is being planned.' in Georgetown. and stronger future citizens.
Mayor Guy T. Carter has se-
cured Mr. Murray Allen,
F inance Chairman of the entire
Capitol Area Council as speaker
for the Kick-off Breakfast to
be held Tuesday, October 21,
1958 at 7:00 a.m.- in the Elgin
High School Home Economics
rooms. Miss Ella Mae Crozier
and the H E class will prepare
the breakfast. All captains and
workers are invited to attend
this breakfast.
On Wednesday, October 8, a
meeting was held at 7:30 p.m.
at the Lawson Rivers home for
Team Captains and Advance
Donation Solicitors for the Boy
Scout Finance Drive, with Mrs.
Rivers as hostess.
Men attending included Lawson
Rivers, Dr. Roy Morris, co-
chairmen of the Finance Drive;
Mayor Guy Carter, arrange-
ments chairman; and Team
Captains: Jack Webb Vernon
Smith, J. S. Chappell, W. R.
Fitzpatrick, Arthur Gibbons,
Beaufort Daughtry, James
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daughter of Mrs. Punz. Mr. Kiphen also has two other great- brook, Charles Baskett, Joseph Christ minister officiating,
great-grandchildren, Joe Arthur Nelson, Taylor and Brenda O’Connor, Joe Lee Sanders,
Neathery, of Luling. | Burris Sanders, andB. W. Ellis.
n T A TL mmu 011 the evening of Oct. 4th, Honorary pallbearers were A.
I I A ll P 0 Mr. John Kiphen was honored S. Clark and State Farm Em-
" on his 94th birthday at the home ployees, of Austin.
of his dalchter Mrs Frnest° Grover C. Westbrook , son of pioneer Bastrop County family
Prinz! Mrs Bm Holland, from Joe and Margaret Stewert West- was a sister of .the late
Luling, daughter of Mr. Kiphen brook was born Dec. 14,1884 in Judge John Sowell long time
baked his white frosted birth- (Continued on Page 10)
day cake, embossed with the —:_La, A.ziaun,
words, “Happy Birthday, Dad”, Tickets Available
irscribed in pink. For Fall Carnival
Mr. Kiphen was presented his Barbecue Supper
gifts and refreshments were "
served to the celebrant, Mr. Elgin will celebrate All
Kiphen and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Veterans’ Day, Nov. IT, with a
Prinz; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fall Carnival at the High School Elgini several grandchildren
Prinz, and children ; Howard which will feature a chicken and a number of great-grand-
Prinz; Frances Prinz; and Eben barbecue supper from 5:30 to children.
Newstrom, Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. 7:30 p.m. on the El Hi football Mrs. House was a member of
Stanley Nelson, Taylor; Mrs. field. the Baptist Church.
Jim Holland; Mrs. Bob Ray Arbuckle Jr., ticket chair- RFYNA CHARGED
Neathery; David Holland, Lui- man has announced,that tickets 1 X L DKI
ing; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Berg, are now available at $1.25 each WITH ATTEMPTED
Grover C. Westbrook, prom- msa m. Amu Elgin High School has pur-
inent businessman and civic KOS "O MS. chased a large new electric
leader in Elgin for some 30 " scoreboard which will be
years died Thursday, Oct. 9, lAfall nyyen Tnraw installed and in operation for the
1958 at 12:12 p.m. in Fleming VIII IIUU3U I UUdj Wildcats next home game with
Memorial Hospital following an Thorndale on October 24. Attend
extended illness. The body Mrs. Will House, a life long the game and see it. X
rested at Miller Mortuary until resident of Bastrop County and —This project was sponsoredby
2:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11th for many years a citizen of the Quarterback Club of which
The members of Elgin PTA
and visitors attending the reg-
ular PTA meeting Thursday
night, Oct. 16th will have the
privilege and pleasure of
hearing Dr. W. G. Wolfe, Pro-
fessor of Educational Psy-
chology and Director of the
Program of Special Education
at the University of Texas, who
will be the guest speaker.
Dr. Wolfe has been a member
of the U T faculty since 1949.
He has also served as direc-
tor of the AustinCerebral Palsy
Center, director of the
tions of the following public-
spirited organizations and
individuals of Elgin:
Elgin National Bank, Elgin
Standard Brick, Elgin Butler
Brick, Texas Power & Light,
_O. L. Payne, Elgin Parent-
Teachers Ass’n., Q&S Grocery,
W. H. Cardwell, Fleming Hos-
pital, Inc., Eli Aronson,
Western Auto , Arbuckle Oil
Co., Joe & HaroldDildy,Mutual
Lumber Co., Charles Ramsey,
Miller Furniture Co., Luther
Lundgren, Lawson Rivers,
Southside Market, W. R. Fitz-
patrick, Davis & Schanhals, H.
W. Nairn, Dale Cannon, Barney
Ginsel, Albert Mikulencak.
Also , Harvey Upchurch, Sam
Mecey, Howard McGee, Emil
Mogonye, A. J. Rankin, E. H.
Hartsfield, Rudolph Magnuson,
Erwin Roemer, C. H. Mar-
burger, Clay Davis, U. Santos,
Guy Carter Gilbert Larson, K.
H. Thormahlen, Willie Jones,
James Bryant, C. P. Morrison,
Walter Puckett, Mrs. J. M.
Cottle , Hardy Frost, Jones
Drug, Sid Cartwright, Ivar
Swenson, Sutton’s Service Sta.,
Also, Webb & Webb, Modern
Cleaners, Willie Giese, Roscoe
Harmon, Barnes - Jones Lum-
ber, Heine Niedig, James
Biggers, Leslie Jarmon, Ken-
tric Stagner, Garland Dunbar,
Frank Kastner, Adolph Sowell,
Ben Parker, Martin Berkman,
Gilbert Ginsel, Roy D. Rivers,
Jr. , E. G. Riggs, Ned Fails, )
Jim Mogonye, Fritz Hanke,jl
Elmer Nelson, Howard Lund'®
gren, Carl W. Lundgren, J1g
A. E. Johnson & Sons, Jama
Cartwright, Herbert SchroedeA
Also, Paul Farris, Jam®
Lyda, Arthur Gibbons, Tomr
McCullough , A. W. Bell, Je
Wooten, Pete Davis, Bill We’,
Arthur Schroeder, Bob McCi
don, J. Z. Hattox, R$
Daughtry, J. T. Roberts, CH
ence Buck, Leonard Voel®
Wilbur Eklund, Robert Larsya
Melvin Kaiser, Marvin Li®
gren, Rivers & Arbuc®
Walter Carlson. Joe Hay®
Ollie Rhodes-, Clarence I®
N. R. Radtke, J. S. ChappM
Erland Bragg, and Lee Alm-"
quist.
penalties that stopped the drive, goal being killed exactly where
From that point until just 6 it was kickedfrom-theElgin 15.
minutes 32 seconds before the The break gave the Taylor
end, the game was even. Even boys just the “lift” they needed,
the injuries were even. Both Although the Wildcats fought
Elgin and Taylor lost their every inch of the way, the Duck’s
starting halfbacks. Taylor’s Donnie Smith was determined.
Budgie Ford had a back injury He carried -five times to score
in the second quarter. Elgin’s from the four. Taylor scored
Boyd Henry suffered a leg in- again on a pass from Billy
jury also in the second. Davis to Raesz, but it was anti-
Both Taylor and Elgin fans climatic.
were about ready to accept a The Elgin Wildcats will not
tie game. Both teams were dog meet a better team in district
tired. Taylor’s line had been play. They faced Taylor on even
hitting hard all night, but so terms and fought them the same
had Elgin’s. Both team’s backs way. Harry Krenek. was the
were dragging from the tough- leading ground gainer, aver-
ness of the game. Neither team aging 6.2 yards per carry,
could mount a successful Rickie Tadlock averaged 4.9
offense and if either were going yards. Donnie Smith, while Tay-
to score, it was going to take lor’s leading ballcarrier, aver-
a break. aged only 2.9 while Gene Henze
The break came mid-way of of Elgin averaged 5.6 yards,
the final quarter. Rickie Tad- This week Elgin goes against
lock, who was third high ground Del Valle, a newcomer to big
gainer in the game, prepared to time high school football. The
punt on the Elgin 15. The kick Cardinals arenotlikelytocau.se
was high and carried only a any major threat to the
short distance, but when it hit Wildcats, but you never can tell
it bounced back toward the Elgin about a football game.
i vises research in special edu-
I cation, and conducts extensive
investigations in the fields of Ernest J. Allen Taylor Ducks. They played their before I. N. Davis pushed in
4 cerebral palsy, mental retar- finest game and lost. That cast from the one. Gene Love flipped
9 / dation and audition. He is a Ernest J. Allen, certified no reflection on Elgin but only a pass to Gene Raesz, probably
versatile and forceful speaker watchmaker, stone setter and gives the Ducks their due. the finest end in Texas high
whom you will enjoy and appre- jewelry repairman who owns Elgin dominated the ground school football, for the PAT.
I date hearing. Come to the and operates Alien’s Diamond game gaining 148 yards toTay- Taylor lead 8-0.
I ® meeting, bring your children Shop in Taylor will be open- lor’s 97. And the Ducks dom- After a couple of exchanges,
I along, they will be entertained ing a new jewelry shop in Elgin inated the air game 122 yards Elgin came right back behind
by interesting films. in the near future. The new to 24. All together, it was a the tremendous running ofKre-
Mrs. Philip Knowles will sing business will be located in the tie game offensively and defen- nek. Harry carried five times
d a solo number “A Little Child former Mize Jewelry space in sively. It was the kind of game for 46 yards, scoring from the
Shall Lead,” with Mrs. Jack the Nelson’s Foods building on where a break could win it or two. Krenek passed to Boyd
Webb as her accompanist. North Main. lose it. Henry for the PAT and the
During* an informal social Mr., Allen is refinishing and The fact is that Taylor did score was 8-8 early in the
| g period following the program rearranging the shop after win the game on breaks. The second quarter.
I the eleventh grade mothers and hours, at night and on week- first break came early in the Taylor’s Bobby Mucha took
teachers, hostesses for the eve- nd- 3 ‘
ning, will serve refreshments
as the members and guests
! 6 mix and mingle and engage in
! light conversation.
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Bredlow, Robert L. & Finch, Lena. Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1958, newspaper, October 16, 1958; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1562367/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.