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VTTUY TUTUT-7
THE WEEAL
LOCA1
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS 75119
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1973
VOL. 48-NO. 32
Randy Michael
Wood Is to
| Get Master's
Randy Michael Wood of Ennis
is among Texas Christian
- University students who expect
i to complete degree
requirements and receive
: degrees during summer
commencement Aug. 10.
The event will begin at 7:30
Fincher Heads Post 4th Term:
Ennis Legion Staff Is
Installed by Dept. Adjt.
And Post Dance Is Held
Chism-Landers American were posted, prayer was by
■ p.m. in Daniel -Meyer Coliseum Legion Post 361 installed new Dept. Chaplain Rev. James H.
■ with Chancellor J.M. Moudy officers Saturday morning in Murray of Houston, followed by
■ presiding. Some 325 earned the Post Home, with Dept. Mr. Wilhoite’s introduction of
■ bachelor’s, master’s, and Adjutant W.H. McGregor of Mr. Dauphin.
■ doctoral degrees will be Austin serving as installing Each new officer was charged
■ awarded. Speaker for the oc- officer, with his duties by Mr.
■ casion will be Dr. John Paul Harlan Dauphin, superin- McGregor who was introduced
■ Jones of Hawkins, president of tendent of Ennis Public Schools,
■ Jarvis Christian College who guest speaker, commended the
■ will receive the honorary local Legion Post for con-
Doctor of Laws degree during tribution to the community,
the evening, aidt0 the needy and thanked the
■ “The Not-So-Obvious Obvious” post members for working with
■ will be the title of his address the . public schools, such as
Four other honorary degrees sending boys to Boys State,
■ will be conferred by TCU during sponsoring Little League and
Bronco League teams, among
■ the ceremony. Recipients will other thing one the
1 = A. M. Aitkin Jr., dean of the standing humanitarian deeds ne
I more thana20 “olds Pelate to commended was the lighting of
■ education; Mrs. Charles F. the Christmas lights at the Post
S Bedford of Fort Worth, well- for the Texas Baptist Home for
known for her leadership in- Children, last Christmas
___1 raising more than a thousand
community, state and national dollars for those children for
service organizations; Crictmas
Christopher D. Diebel, minister , .
‘ u • James Wilhoite was master of
of the First Christian Church in ta + 1
Abilene, Tx.; and Leo Potish- ceremonies and after the colors
man, Fort Worth businessman 1
who funded the first efforts of A lion
the TCU Press and gave the / TCI
University its new tennis Claud Allen, 82, died at the
center. W.C. Tenery Community
Wood is seeking the Master of
Education degree. His major is
•student personnel services.
by Mr. Wilhoite. The new of-
ficers follow: Frankie W.
Fincher, commander (re-
elected his 4th term); Ronald
Shackelford, first vice com-
mander (re-elected); Leach
Hefner, second vice com-
mander (re-elected); Jake
Lawhon, adjutant (re-elected) ;
Lee Sanders, finance officer
(re-elected); J.W. Atchley, cha-
plain, succeeding J.T. Aycock;
Owen Marchbanks, historian
(re-elected); C.W . McCaskill,
service officer (re-elected);
Tommy Griffin, Sgt.-at-Arms,
succeeding George Morenos;
Elige Gerron, publicity, suc-
ceeding John Graves; Joe
Robles, post photographer.
The installation was closed
with prayer by the Rev. Murray
and lunch was served to the
large crowd present.
Leach Hefner was program
chairman for the event and the
luncheon was prepared by the
American Legion, with
Legionnaire Mrs. Laura Grant,
member of the local post, in
charge.
Morton
Mrs. L.M. Morton, 76, of
Corsicana, a native of Ennis,
died Thursday in Corsicana.
She had lived in Corsicana 53
years and was a member of
First Methodist Church there.
Services will be at 3:30
Hospital in Waxahachie after a
short illness,
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church with
Dr. Charles Haskovec Chief
Psychologist, Gulf Bend Ctr.
Ennis reared Dr. Charles after attending the university
Haskovec, Jr., son of Mr. and there four years. He also
Mrs. Charles Haskovec of Route learned French while there and
5 has been engaged as Chief during the summers went to
Psychologist at Gulf Bend Madrid and learned Spanish.
Center for Children and Youth After he returned home from
at Victoria, Tex. Belgium, he taught religion at
Counseling psychology is his UT at Arlington and then took
area of specialization, in which advanced courses in
psychotherapy and Psychology at NTSU, sub-
psychological evaluations are sequently entering UT at
prime aims. Austin.
Dr, Haskovec has a wife -------------------------
Frieda, and his son, Danny, will
Test
Boe F. Test, 68, retired
the Rev. James Wallar of-
ficiating. Burial was in enter Junior College in Victoria.
Midlothian Cemetery. He received his Ph. D. in the
Mr. Allen was born Aug. 8, University of Texas, Austin. He Southern Pacific Railroad
1891, near Midlothian and had taught introduction to Clerk, died Monday night in
been a resident of this area all psychology at UT. He holds an Euless.
of his life. A retired farmer, he MA from NTSU. Dr. Haskovec Mr. Test was born in Collin
was a member of the First received his BA Degree in County Jan. 20, 1905, the son of
United Methodist Church and of education and religion at Horace and Minnie Mack Test.
Saturday at Corley Funeral the Woodmen of the World. Louvaine University in Belgium He was reared in Collin County
Home Chapel, Corsicana. Dr. Survivors include his widow; -------------------------— and in 1922 went to work for the
ENNIS RIDING CLUB OFFICIALS filmed Saturday night with the Hospital Administrator and Hospital
Auxiliary president at the Riding Club-sponsored Play Day benefiting the Auxiliary's project of purchasing
a Mini-lab for the hospital. They are I to r: (Back Row) - Hospital Administrator Ron Hudspeth, Riding Club
President Ernest Terry, and Vice President Jeff Colvin; (Front Row) - Hospital Auxiliary President Mrs. C.C.
Shugart, Riding Club Sweetheart Trina Colvin, and Mascot Susan Hammond. (Not in picture Mrs. Larry
Pruitt, secretary; Travis Harbor, treasurer; Larry Hammonds, arena director; Jack Hammonds and John
Rose, directors. Mrs. J.W. Spicer is the Riding Club reporter and Mrs. Colvin is concession stand chairman.
Auxiliary officers, besides Mrs. Shugart, are Mrs. V.B. Hart, vice president; Mrs. Paul Heeth, secretary; Mrs.
Virginia McElroy, treasurer and memorial chairman; Mrs. D.E. Ward, sewing chairman; Mrs. Olin S. Brown,
volunteer hours chairman; Mrs. Donna Davis, chairman of the Candystripers, Mrs. Louis Cerf and Mrs. Jewel
• Shipley, membership chairmen, and Mrs. Floyd Casebolt, publicity chairman.
4th Annual WFLA
Kolache Festival Is
Set September 16
The 4th W.F.L.A. Dallas Central.
Lodge No. 401 Annual Kolache It is of much interest to Ennis
Festival (first in Dallas) will be area.
held Sunday, Sept. 16, at ’ The hall will be open from 10
W.F.L.A; Hall, 9135 Southi
"‘ 000 poutn a.m. until 10 p.m., with Czeck
Marine From
EC Promoted
Adkins
Ellis County native Air Force
Lt.-Col. Glenn Hunt Adkins,
Sidney Roberts and Rev. Ed-
ward Alsup will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana.
She is survived by her
husband, Corsicana; 2sons L.E.
(Bud) Morton, Corsicana, and
Toby Morton, Houston; a
daughter, Mrs. John T. Horn-
burg, Dallas; 6 grandchildren;
one brother, M.A. Moorhead,
Amahuac, and five sisters,
Mrs. Allene Loveless, Bell
Mead; Mrs. Marion Turner,
Gonzales; Mrs. Burford
Melton, Kennard; Mrs. Jay
Barrett and Mrs. Virginia
Theall, both of Dallas.
a son, Claude Allen Jr. of
Mansfield; a daughter, Mrs.
SYNTHETIC ENERGY
FORCED
SP Railroad. May 1, 1926, he
was married to Miss Berry
Greg Davis at
Orientation
Etex State
Gregory J. Davis (Rt. 2) from
Ennis was among 82 recent high
school graduates attending
East Texas State University’s
Park in Waxahachie. Masonic sixth annual summer orien-
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia rites were held by the Nash tation and early enrollment
conference.
Marine Lance Corporal retired, died at Carswell Air
Daniel R. Chivis Jr., son of Mr. Force Base after a long illness,
and Mrs. Daniel Chivis of He was a Fort Worth resident.
Milford, Tex., was promoted to Funeral services were
his present rank while serving Wednesday at the Shannon
With Headquarters and Funeral Home South Chapel in
Headquarters Squadron at the Fort Worth with the Rev. James
Marine Corps Air Station at Morrow officiating. Graveside
Dinner at noon. The dance is to Cherry Point, N.C.
Thon ric beat 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., music by
I lomos Texas number one Vrazel Polka
Miss Mary Alys Thomas, Band of Cameson, Texas, and . ----------------, ae
who died at 3 a.m. today in a Texas number two, Jodie (AP) — Moslem religious Masonic Lodge and burial was
nursing home near Durant, Mikula Orchestra, of Ennis. courts have , convicted 250 un(jer the direction of the
Okla, was born May 17, 1890, in Kolache will be served and couples m pelane. Bate on Rudolph-Owens Funeral Home
Rusk County, Texas, the also “to go.” Bavarian Garden Crssei romix: of Waxahachie.
daughter of Richard and Mary is on the outside. “Dress in married Moslem couples to em. A native of Forreston, Colonel
Isabel Raynor Thomas, she Czech Costumes. ’ ’ brace, hold each other, kiss or Adkins was 62. He retired from
lived in Rusk and Ellis Coun- The information was given to engage in more intimate con- the Air Force in 1960 after 25
ties. She lived in Ellis County the news by Stan Patak, tact. Fines usually run about years of service both in World
after finishing school and Kolache Festival chairman. $25. War II and the Korean War. He
taught in several surrounding --------------------------------------------------------- attended Trinity University,
community schools until 1943 AI l I • F • Colonel Adkins was a member
when she went to Washington, ch © O | | | | n O Fnnic of Nash Masonic Lodge 638, the
D.C., where she worked for the • i i Y C Illi J — II No Ridgelea Presbyterian Church
War Production Board during ... I I I I and the Moslem Shrine Temple
the war years. High and r High of Fort Worth.
She then moved to Durant, III 9 I I Ce I I Ca w 1 • I I I . 1 1 Survivors include his widow;
Okla., where she was recep- - a son, John C. Adkins, both of
tionist and bookkeeper for the I o A • n Ar Fort Worth; three daughters,
Durant Hospital until her o / II IOUI CO Mrs. Judy Lummas of Grand
retirement in 1970.Prairie, Mrs. Melinda McKee of
She was was preceded in All students in grades 8-12 will and instructed as to the Fort Worth and Mrs. Gay
death by her mother, Mrs. J.M. report . to SanJacinto procedure for final steps in Springfield of Azle; five
Yowell, and survived by her Auditorium Aug 6 through 10 scheduling, grandsons; six brothers,
sister, Mrs. Pearl Littleton, for scheduling classes for the It is hoped that all students Charles and C.D. Adkins, both
both of Ennis. She is also sur- 1973-74 school year. .will be able to complete their of Waxahachie; J.B. Adkins of
vived by a number of nieces and, Anewe procedure will be schedules to their liking; Arlington, W.G. Adkins of
nephews. followed this year which will however, late-comers may not College Station, V.C. Adkins of
She was a member of the allow each student to select he be able to select so freely as Houston; and J.T. Adkins Sr. of
First Presbyterian Church of order of his classes andthe some classes may fill before Stafford; three sisters, Mrs.
Ennis. - teacher he or she . prefers, others. Elizabeth Brown of Nash, Mrs.
Graveside rites will be at During spring pre-registration, Students are asked to report Carolyn Arnold of Rolla, Mo.
Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, at 2 students were allowed to select to the north door of San Jacinto and Mrs. Mary Alice Chaney of
• their courses which were later Auditorium according to the Arlington and several nieces
checked on each individual’s following schedule: and nephews
permanent record. Seniors- Monday, Aug. 6- 8:00 ____________-______________
Students are requested to a.m. SHEE
report to the north door of the Juniors- Tuesday, Aug. 7 - 1 xpert
Auditorium where tickets of 8 00 am The inventor of the two-
pole technique in downhill
skiing as well as the ski cable
binding, the rucksack, and
climbing wax was Georg Bei-
geri, a Hungarian colonel who
lived about the turn of the
century.
p.m. Wednesday, with
arrangements by Keever
Funeral Home.
-5-----------
Senior Citizens Wed
There are some 35,000 mar-
riages every year in the Unit-
ed States of persons above the
age 64. Reasons given for tak-
ing the step include love as
well as companionship and
economy.
COSTLY CONTACT
services were at 4 p.m. Wed-
nesday at the Hillcrest Burial
admission will be issued upon Sophomores- Wednesday,
their arrival. Ten students will Aug. 8- 8:00 a.m.
be admitted to the Choir Room Freshmen- Thursday, Aug. 9 -
at a time. Each student will be 8:00 a.m.
handed the same form he filled sth grade- Friday, Aug. 10-
out in Spring Pre-registration 8:00 a m
Sparkman of Sweetwater and
J.E. Bramlett of Midlothian; a AvMIIIALA, sau. ,
brother, Edgar Allen of Cedar The energy crisis has accelera- after their marriage they lived
Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Jesse ted the production and use of in Collin County and Dallas
Haynes of Dallas, Mrs. Zana synthetic petroleum tanks that before moving to Ennis in 1942.
Sarchett of Midlothian and Mrs. hold up to as much as 100,000 He retired in 1969 from the
Loraine Sullivan of Hillsboro; gallons of fuel. SPRR, after fifty two years of
five grandchildren; and two When manufacturers, munici- service, and five months ago
great-grandchildren.
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) -
EC's Connor
Is Elevated by
Marines
palities and farmers are able to they moved to Hurst,
obtain an unexpected supply of Mr. Test was a member of the
fuel, the “rubber tank” can be First Christian Church of Ennis
inflated on a temporary basis and the Ennis Masonic Lodge
to store the motor, aviation and No. 369.
other petroleum products.
Surviving him are his wife;
two sons, Walter (Buddy) Test
of Harlingen and Joe Test of
Waxahachie; 1 daughter, Mrs.
Travis Wright of Bedford, and
nine grandchildren.
NEW RIVER, N.C. -Marine BETS 40IN oleary or west The funeral service will be at
Sgt. Ross D. Conner, son of Mrs. Schenser Memorial Cud 4 p.m. Wednesday in Keever
Ethyl M. Conner of 1421 symbolic recognition as the Chapel with the Rev. Dean
Sycamore St., Waxahachie, outstanding lacrosse defense- Harrison, pastor of the
was promoted to his present man in the nation He is the Rosemont Christian Church in
rank .while serving at the first sophomore to be so hon- Dallas, officiating. Interment
Marine Corps Air Station here. ored. will be in Myrtle Cemetery.
The two-and-a-half day
conference, which is designed to
make the freshman’s transition
from a sheltered high school life
to the rigorous college routine
an easier one, included such
activities as “student rap
groups,” campus tours, in-
dividual academic advisement,
class schedule planning and
entertainment activities.
According to Joe Helton,
director of testing and orien- ‘
tation, the conference allows
participatns to register in
advance for fall classes, |
avoiding the mass registration
in late August.
The last in a series of four
orientation conferences is set
for Aug. 8-10.
Move to Ennis
To be on the Ennis Public
Schools faculty, Mr. and Mrs.
Emmet Martin have purchased
and moved into the Byars home,
1409 Munn Dr., along with their
children, Randy, 10, and Julie,
9. They moved here from El
Paso where she taught and he
was a teacher and coach for
about 12 years. Mr. Martin will
teach and coach at Middle
School and Mrs. Martin will
teach at Austin Elementary
School. Mrs. Martin, the former
Marilyn Manning, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. V.E. Manning,
was reared here. They are
Baptists.
AN OLD
INDIAN SPORT
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -
Army’s Tom O’Leary of West
Babylon, N.Y., holds the
Schmeisser Memorial Cup,
symbolic of recognition as the
outstanding lacrosse defense-
PROMINENT AMONG those on the impressive program for the officers' in-
stallation of Ennis American Legion Post 361 were (from right):- Dept. Adj.
W.H. McGregor of Austin who installed the officers; James Wilhoite, who
served as master of ceremonies, and Ennis Schools Supt. Harlin Dauphin,
guest speaker.
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