The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 143, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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LAKE BARDWELL
ELEVATION
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IN THE SEVENTY . SIXTH YEAR
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By CLSEY
; THOUGHT FOR TODAY
“Nations, like individuals, live
and die; but civilization cannot
die.”—Mazzini.
********
Stamp collectors will find a
kindred soul in East Ellis Coun-
ty, in the Rev. George Greebon,
who has entered his Methodist
pastorate at Ferris. The Rev Mr.
Greebon has quite a few—
55,000, that is. Lots of stamps,
isn’t it?
********
TODAY’S CHUCKLES
A Tennessean, vacationing in
New York, was returning to his
hotel late one evening when a
man stepped out of a darkened
doorway. “Hand over your mon-
ey or I’ll blow your brains out.”
said the man, pointing a gun
toward the tourist.
“Fire away,” replied the Ten-
nessean. “I’ve found out that you
can live in this town without
brains, but not without money!”
********
Sergeant: “What is the first
thing you do when you make a
bed?”
Private: “Make sure that it’s
mine first.”
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There’s still time for free-
dumping at the City Dump. The
grounds will be open from 8a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday—in this En-
nis Clean-up Week. Especially
for 5-day-weekers, tomorrow
should be a popular clean-up oc-
casion. . .
93rd Anniv. of
First Baptist
This Sunday
The First Baptist Church will
observe its 93rd anniversary on
Sunday. The occasion also is the
9th anniversary of the Rev. W.
E. Nunn, pastor, and family be-
ing wtih the local church.
Westel Groom, the church’s
first music and educational di-
rector, will be present.
Among the other special
guests will be Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Ferguson and family.
Mrs. Ferguson will give a spe-
cial vocal number.
This Sunday is also Father’s
Day and the church is expecting
a great occasion.
“Come and worship with us,”
said the invitation.
TAX MATTER OPEN
HOT SPRINGS, Virginia—
Treasury Secretary Henry Fow-
ler indicates that the question
of a proposed tax increase re-
mains open.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE
State Victors Give Kiwanis Program
ENNIS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1966
EIGHT PAGES-FIVE CENTS
NO. 143
TAKE HEED
QUALITY SEED
FRANCES JO KUDRNA AND TERRY TURNER display
some of the material used in their state-winning field
crops demonstration at Austin, as they give the pro-
gram to Ennis Kiwanis.
Frances Jo Kudrna, Terry Turner
Give Kiwanis State Win Program
John pastor here, introduced by
Floyd Casebolt, and Don Grif-
fith, introduced by Maurice
The program by which they
won over 19 other state contest-
ants at Austin recently was giv-
en by 4-H‘ers Frances Jo Kuarna
of Ennis and Terry Turner of
Ferris for Kiwanis at its meeting
Thursday noon at the Commun-
ity Center.
President Billy J. Moore pre-
sided over the meeting and
Johnie Hrabina was program
chairman.
Two new members of the Club
—Msgr. James I. Tucek, new St.
Ferris Native
Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Vern E.
Priddy, of Houston, formerly of
Ferris, were held at the First
Baptist Church, Houston.
Mr. Priddy died suddenly at
his home. He was a native of
Ferris, as is his wife, the former,
Ila Nolen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Nolen.
Mr. Priddy was part owner of
the Priddy Bros. Dairy Supply
Company. He had lived in Hous-
ton for 34 years and had been
in the dairy supply business 20
years. He and his brother, Virgil
owned the Priddy Bros, com-
pany.
He is survived by his wife; a
daughter, Jean Cooper of Baton
Rouge, La.; one sister; eight bro-
thers and four grandchildren.
Burial was in Forest Park
Lawndale Cemetery.
Attending the funeral from
Ferris were Mr. and Mrs. Nolen,
Mrs. Mamie Sullivan and Mrs.
T. C. Hooker.
(NEA Radio-Telephoto)
HEMLINE HIKE FOR ASCOT—Thigh-high mini-skirts, left,
were on view at England’s Ascot races, a fashion as well as
sporting high point of the British year. But the style was defi-
nitely out for the royal enclosure where Queen Elizabeth,
right, viewed the races in a knee-covering costume.
Kirkpatrick Jr. Tom Beard
was a guest of Mr. Moore. Mr.
Hrabina had as his guests Ter-
ry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner and Frances
parents, Mr. and* Mrs.
Jo’s
Joe
Kudrna, and he told of their
splendid work as 4-H leaders
and their assistance to youth in
numerous ways.
At the request of Mr.
Hrabina, County Agent U e 1
Stockard introduced the youth-
ful program - providers. Mr.
Stockard described the exciting
growth of the 4-H movement
and told of the skill and charm
that brought a first place win to
Terry and Frances Jo in t h e
state meet.
Frances Jo and Terry used
graphic charts as they told in
their demonstration, on field
crops—how proper methods pay
off in greater production and
profits.
They pointed out that “good
crops don’t just happen.”
The two outstanding 4-H mem-
bers stressed the value of proper
seed—the right seed bed prep-
aration, proper planting, and
seeing to it that the soil is not
seriously compacted.
Frances Jo and Terry were
coached for their demonstra-
tion which they presented at
Austin and for the club here by
Mrs. Turner, Terry’s mother,
Mrs. Kudrna, Frances Jo’s mo-
ther, and Mrs. Bryne H. Cooke,
director of The Cooke School of
Speech here.
President Moore announced
that a meeting of the Kiwanis
directorate will be held Tuesday
night at his office.
18 PLANES
DESTROYED
IN TEX. FIRE
Between Fort Worth and Dal-
las, a pre-dawn fire swept the
main hanger at the Arlington
Municipal Airport, destroying 18
private planes.
RUSS TELL SPACE TREATY
MOSCOW—Russia has disclos-
ed its proposed treaty to guar-
antee peaceful exploration of
space and it is similar to a U-S
proposal.
WEATHER
Mostly cloudy with occasion-
al showers an thunder-
storms, becoming partly
cloudy and warmer on Sat-
urday. High temperature
this afternoon in the mid-
dle 80’s; low tonight in the
upper 60’s. High on Satur-
day around 90. Winds east-
erly ten to fifteen! miles per
hour becoming southeast-
erly on Saturday. Probabil-
ity of precipitation this aft-
ernoon 70 per cent—de-
creasing to 20 per cent on
Saturday morning. Lua
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Ennis Street Improvement
Election Is Ordered July 12
In Clean-Up Week - - -
City Dump ’for
Free’ Be Open
On Saturday
The free-dumping offer at the
Ennis City Dump—this Ennis
Clean-up Week, continues
through Saturday.
This announcement was made
today.
The grounds will be open
from 8a.m. to 5 p.m.
City authorities said that con-
siderabe trash has been dumped
there “free week.”
Action Taken by City Commission
Authorizing Election Unanimous
The Ennis City Commission,
meeting at the City Hall early
last evening, unanimously au-
thorized the holding of an elec-
tion on a proposed $1,430,000
bond issue for an Ennis street
improvement program, with ac-
companying essential drainage.
The action was taken unani-
mously, on recommendation of
Lo
Aldrin
Are Assigned to
Fly Gemini 12
HOUSTON — Navy Captain
James Lovell Junior and Air
Force Major Edwin Aldrin Jun-
ior have drawn assignments to
fly Gemini 12—the nation’s fin-
al two-man Gemini space mis-
sion. The flight is scheduled late
this year—probably in mid-Nov-
ember. Gemini 12 will clear the
way for full space agency efforts
on Project Apollo, the U-S pro-
gram to land men on the moon
by the end of this decade. The
first three-man Apollo flight, 14
days in earth orbit could also
come in November.
New Pastor at
Ferris Enters
On His Duties
Rev. George Greebon, who has
been pastor of First Methodist
Church at Taylor for the past
two years, is the newly appoint-
ed pastor of the First Methodist
Church in Ferris.
The Rev. Boyce Vardiman,
who has served the Ferris church
since November, 1964, will pas-
tor the First Methodist Church
in Taylor, moving to that city
this week.
The Rev. Mr. Greebon is a
graduate of Trinity University
and has served churches at Azle,
Glen Rose, Hillsboro, and Min-
eral Wells during his 34 years in
the ministry.
The Greebons have a daugh-
ter, Mrs. James L. Carr of Fort
Worth, and a son, Bobby George
Greebon, of LaMarque, and three
grandchildren.
TELLS OF PURGE
TOKYO—Peking‘s New China
News Agency says the Commun-
ist purge in Red China was or-
dered by Party Chairman Mao
Tze-Tung.
NORVELL BONDED
HERNANDO, Mississippi —
The man accused of shooting
James Meredith in Mississippi,
Aubrey Norvell, has been releas-
ed from jail on bond.
4 _____
Commur
Feature
UNDER THE LIMIT—Too small to require a license for
driving, this miniature vehicle called a “Poussy-Car”
made its debut at an international trade show in Paris.
Powered by a motor-bike engine, the car can hit an
average speed of 31 m.p.h.
Air Force and Navy
Continue Viet Batter
SAIGON—There was little sig-
nificant ground action in the
Viet Nam war today but the Air
Force and Navy continued to
hammer targets in both North
and South Viet Nam. Big B-52
bombers from Guam smashed a
Viet Cong jungle troop and sup-
ply center 60 miles northwest of
Saigon near the Cambodian bor-
der where 1,000 Communists
were spotted recently. The strike
supported U-S First Infantry-
men, who have killed at least
175 Viet Cong in two weeks of
rugged battle.
Communist ground gunners
knocked out a Navy Skyhawk
south of the North Viet Nam
border and captured the pilot
after he ejected safely. The 90
missions flown against the North
featured one Air Force Thunder-
chief that dodged three missiles
and dove in to blast the missile
launching sites.
A moderate Buddhist leader
in South Viet Nam warned to-
day that the radical Buddhist
faction’s anti-government strug-
gle may cause the collapse of the
church. An appeal for calm came
from the moderate head of Sai-
gon’s Buddhist Institute—
Thich Tam Chau—after militant
elements called for a three-day
general strike.
Tam Chau’s statement was is-
sued from a secret hideaway.
He has abandoned the beleagu-
ered institute compound to more
militant Monks.
The appeal was carried in the
pro-government press but was
ignored by Buddhist newspap-
ers. He sternly denounced the
continuing disorders in Saigon
and Hue. But there is no indica-
tion whether his words will stop
the save of Buddhist-led unrest.
Riot police kept a mob of
1,000 dissident Monks sealed in-
side the institute compound to-
day where they chanted anti-
government slogans. An eight-
foot caricature of President
Johnson hung from a fence at
the compound.
Nearby, the Buddhists set fire
to three American vehicles, in-
cluding a U-S embassy jeep.
Texas Woman
Tells of Being
Robbed Big Sum
ABILENE—A woman who liv-
ed alone in an apartment on the
/ south side of Abilene told police
a gunman posing as an insurance
man robbed her of between $12,-
000 and $15,000 last night.
Police Captain George Sutton
said Mrs. Laura St. John said the
jewelry included a diamond
ring valued at $10,000.
She told officers a man came
to her apartment about 10 p.m.,
saying he was an insurance man,
and that her car had been hit
and damaged by another vehicle.
When she let him in, she said,
he pulled a snub nosed revolver
and demanded her jewelry and
money. She said that besides the
jewelry, he took $35 that was in
her billfold.
He left after locking her in a
shower stall.
Mrs. St. John said the man
was well mannered for a hood-
lum. She said he was about 30
years of age, tall and slender,
with a dark complexion, brown
hair and blue eyes, and was
wearing a dark suit. She said she
was not harmed.
the City Planning and Zoning
Commission.
“A map showing the proposed
improvements appears on an in-
side page of this issue.)
The full commission was on
hand last night. Officials attend-
ing were: Mayor Charles R. Fal-
len, Commissioners Loyd Adams,
C. W. Johnson, Earl Cox and
George Strunc and City: Atty.
Billy Colvin, City Manager Ken-
neth E. Smith, City Secretary
Miss Thelma Gooch. Interested
visitors included two former
members of the commission,
Raymond L. Christian and Joe
Liska.
Corky Hill, representing First
Southwest Corporation, fiscal ad-
visors, participated in the meet-
ing. ......
As the proposed issue was dis-
cussed, Mr. Smith stated that
“the last street-related bonds of
Ennis will be retired next April.”
He said that Ennis, with its good
rating, should be able to sell the
bonds at less than 4 per cent.
The resolution adopted call-
ing the election set it for July
12. The voting place for the en-
tire city is to be at the Texas
Power & Light Co. Assembly
Room. Absentee voting will
start prior to July 1, on a date
to be announced soon. There will
be one issue—for or against the
bond issue. , -,
The First Southwest Co. esti-
mates that the city’s growth will
bring an average yearly tax
valuation increase of around
$1,500,000.
Chartered at the meeting last
night was the following table
indicating the amount of the pro-
posed tax increase on property:
Maximum Yearly
5
Property Value
(Actual)
$10,000
15,000
20,000
Present
City Tax
$57.00
85.50
114.00
Proposed
$69.00
103.50
138.00
Difference
$12.00
18.00
24.00
It was explained there would
be no tax increase this current
and might be less, depending on
the city’s growth. The maximum
World Flyer Is
On Way From NY
To Newfoundland
NEW YORK. (AP). — Former
British Actress Sheila Scott—
flying solo around the world in a
single-engine plane—took off
from New York today for a 969
mile hop to Newfoundland. The
39-year-old Miss Scott expected
to make it in about six hours.
After a night’s rest—she plans
to continue to The Azores—then
Lisbon and London.
Miss Scott is seeking a n e w
record of 31,000 miles for the
longest global solo flight and
also to become the first Britisher
to fly solo around the world. She
started her journey May 18.
Heading Eastward—she arriv-
rived here from Louisville Wed-
nesday night. Before taking off
tod’ay—she said:
"I'm ex.cited—but I’m not i n
the least nervous.”
Improvement
Shapinp Up
An organizational meeting for those localities resulting.
John Hendrick of Irving and
the East Ellis County Commun-
ity Improvement program was
held last night at Dan’s Town
House, with Chairman Noel
D. Speers presiding over the
representative gathering.
The project is for agriculture
and improvement of farm living
in small communities of the
area, a movement in which the
Agricultural Extension Service
joins with the TP&L in sponsor-
ship.
Many communities over the
TP&L territory, have participat-
ed in such projects, with defin-
ite and visible improvement to
Henry Kirk of Dallas, represent-
ing the sponsoring TP&L, gave
several suggestions about pre-
liminaries to the actual opera-
tion of the program. Mr. Hen-
drick is agricultural consultant;
Mr. Kirk is community improve-
ment specialist, for TP&L.
Last night’s meeting was to
obtain a list of additional names
for the steering committee, pub-
lic-spirited local citizens who
would be willing to serve toward
the consummation of this pro-
They will be listed after they
have accepted the assignment.
Then the next step will be to
contact the communities that it
is thought might be interested,
subsequently selecting local
committeemen from those plac-
es.
Mr. Speers stated that the
planning is not being rushed as
it is hoped to build steadily and
soundly so that something worth
while will come of the effort ex-
pended.
Assurance of the Ennis Cham-
ber of Commerce’s co-operation
in the movement was given by
ject, and this was accomplished.] Chamber Manager Jack McKay.
year and that the rate would be _ .
raised in the next two years, but proposed increase is 24c-from
it would not exceed this figure,
$1.14 to $1.38.
Bank Robber Who Abdu
Hostage at N
MATADOR — The
County Sheriff’s office said a
gun-brandishing robber, who
took $9,042 and a petite blonde
Petite
itad or Is Captured
Motley the Matador State Bank, told
Teller Howard Quinn: “Buddy,
this is a stickup. I’m not kidding.
hostage from the First State
Bank of Matador Thursday, was
captured this morning.
A spokesman said the man
had the bank loot on him when
picked up near the junction of
Highways 207 and 97 about 10
miles north of Floydada, in ad-
joining Floyd County.
The man, who was not imme-
diately identified, was taken to
the jail at Floydada.
The search, which had been
under way since the bandit’s
getaway car was found near the
Motley-Floyd County line a short
time after the holdup Thursday,
was called off.
The hostage was a bank book-
keeper, 28-year-old Mrs. Bill Har-
rison. The petite blonde was
found unharmed in the bandit’s
stolen car, which had run out of
gas on the Overstreet Ranch
about eight miles north of Mata-
dor.
The gunman fled on foot.
Federal, state and county of-
ficers in at least nine South
Plains counties had maintained
roadblocks and patroled the
countryside.
The gunman, in holding up
EHS Sr. Band
Rehearsal Tues.
EHS Senior Band rehearsal
will be held Tuesday, June 21,
at 6:00 p.m.
Fill this bag with money.’
Said Quinn:
“I gave him all I had.”
The bank’s assistant vice pre-
sident, Frank Price, said the
amount was $9,042.
HIGH-STYLE HYDRANT—
A model change may be
catching up at last with
that old street-corner stand-
by, the fire hydrant. This
sleek model of gray iron
produced for use in Oak-
land, Calif., won a certifi-
cate of merit for design ex-
cellence in a national con-
test of the Industrial De-
" signers Society of America..
As reported by Steel Facts,
magazine of the American
Iron and Steel Institute,
the look may be new but
the works remain standard,
designed to conform with
fittings and tools now in
use.
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Casebolt, Floyd W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 143, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 1966, newspaper, June 17, 1966; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1647495/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.