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VOLUME 74, NUMBER 34
WEST, TEXAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1964
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of Cattle Ticks and Politics
By DORIS HENDERSON
Merry Christmas. We so hope
your holidays will be chucked full
of happiness — that all the joys
of the season may be yours. At
this time of the year when
friends greet friends . . . and
the world is full of smiles, we
do hope this will be one of the
“best-ever Christmases” you
will add to your treasured mem-
ories. May your home be filled
with holly and mistletoe, a big
fine Christmas tree, gaily dec-
orated, your table ladened with
goodies, and presents for every-
one.
To make it perfect may there
be lots of good cheer, good fel-
lowship, starry-eyed youngsters,
and all your loved ones and
friends. As the radiance of that
Holy Night shines across the
years and the world rejoices, as
Christmas bells ring out the
age-old message of peace on
earth, good will to men, may
your holidays be rich in all
things your family holds dear.
We do hope you have that
kind of Christmas, for we are
indeed grateful for your good-
will, your patronage and your
friendship, which we treasure.
' This has been a busy week for
us at the news office, but, of
course, we are delighted to be
able to send you this 28-page
faper from your friends and the
merchants of West. Some in-
dividuals put a Christmas greet-
ing in the paper each year, for
they feel that sending out
Christmas cards by the boxes,
.is not only time consuming,
but can be rather costly, and
they prefer to use the money
to make a Christmas donation
to Santa’s Helpers, to their
Church, or favorite charity, or
perhaps just to see that some-
one they know will have a good
Christmas. Although I do like
and appreciate Christmas cards
from all my friends, and really
would miss not getting them,
each year I am more and more
convinced that cards should be
sent to out-of-town friends, and
the amount normally spent for
cards and stamps for those here
in West could make someone’s
.Christmas a little brighter.
There are a few exceptions,
but the great majority of the
merchants in town put a Christ-
inas greeting in our annual is-
sue. They realize that the foun-
dation of any business is
, friendship, and during the holi-
days they want to say “Thank
You” and “We appreciate your
patronage and goodwill.”
■ Because of them, and as they
do want to continue their
pleasant association with you,
they take this means of say-
ing “Merry Christmas” for they
know they won’t see each of you
personally, and no one nowa-
days has time to “Take Our Pen
In Hand” as they did years ago.
Writing a personal letter to
each customer has faded into
the past, but the idea of send-
ing “old fashioned greetings" is
the same and as sincere as ever.
We do hope you enjoy each and
every one of them.
BUt, at the present time I
am just real glad this isn’t Dec.
24 or 25, for in spite of my
very best intentions, I have not
finished and I am not ready for
Christmas. Right now I do agree
with the fellow that wrote:
“Ah, this is the merry season
When peace and good will
should abide,
But I’ve wrapped so many
presents
That I’m about fit to be
tied.”
Even if I get them all wrap-
i ped. I do enjoy the Wrapping,
and the fun of selecting the
gifts. I just enjoy Christmas.
Trying to figure out what it is
about Christmas that pleases
me so much, is rather difficult.
I do like to give presents to peo-
ple, and I like my family all
together, but truly I think the
just the good feeling that pre-
vails. Everyone seems to have
a cheerful smile, and in spite
of the many extras they are
trying to get done, they seem to
manage a friendly “Merry
Christmas” or "Happy Holiday”
whenever they see you. The at-
mosphere of peace and good will
to men seems to take over, and
actually turn our most belliger-
ent citizens into warm-hearted
fellows. Christmas is gay . . .
Christmas is friendly . . .Christ-
mas is family . . . that is about
all anyone can ask. So do have
a very merry Christmas, every-
one!
Bloodmobile
To Visit West
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Kiwanis President Jake T.
Ward has announced that the
Bloodmobile will visit West on
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1965, from
2 until 7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s
Hall. Mrs. John Nemecek will
be in charge of securing workers
for the visit.
A quota of 70 pints of blood
has been set for West. All per-
sons from West and surround-
ing communities are urged to
make plans now to give blood if
they possibly can.
At the regular weekly lunch-
eon at noon Wednesday at the
West Elementary School Cafe-
torium the program was pre-
sented by the Dunbar Choral
Group under the direction of
Mrs. Goff. The group sang sev-
eral Christmas selections.
Alvin Payne has been named
treasurer of the Club to succeed
John E. Popp who has resigned.
Mr. M. F. Kruse inducted four
new members into the club: F.
R. Adams, Henry Apperson,
Steve McGuire and Albert Koch.
Each Kiwanian brought a
gift for an underprivileged child
to be given by the “Santa’s
Helpers” at Christmas.
The attendance prize, donated
by Karlik’s Grocery, was won
by Rev. Bruno Schroeder.
The annual Kiwanis Variety
Show wall be held Feb. 26, 1965,
at the West High School Gym-
nasium. Steve Kazanas is chair-
man of the event. Any persons
who wish to participate in the
show are urged to contact Mr.
Kazanas or any other member
of the Kiwanis Club.
Meeting Held To Discuss Plans
For Deer Stocking In West Area
Columbus Club
Turkey Shoot
Is Scheduled
Calling All Sharpshooters!
The West Columbus Club will
sponsor a turkey shoot on Sat-
urday, Dec. 19 and again on
Sunday, Dec. 20. The shoot will
begin at 1 p.m. both days.
The shoot will be held at the
Columbus Club grounds located
one mile north of West on
the old Dallas Highway.
Winners will receive dressed
turkeys. Shotguns and .22 rifles
will be used. Persons may bring
their own guns.
The public is cordially invited
I to attend.
By EARL GOLDING
News-Tribune Outdoors Editor
It’ll take a while to tell, but
right now, the plan for stock-
ing deer in the strip of land
along Aquilla Creek, stretching
from the northern part of Mc-
Lennan County into the south-
ern part of Hill County, ap-
pears to have a good chance of
success. ,
Landowners pushing the plan
cleared their first hurdle Mon-
day night, at a called meeting
in the Ross School. Around 70
people turned out, and only
three landowners voiced objec-
tion to the idea.
“And these three,” said Harry
Heitmiller of West, who leases
a 1,000-acre place which lies in
the proposed plot, “are all on
the outlying areas . . . they are
not in the area where we hope
to get the program across.”
If deer are to be stocked,
landowners must agree to put a
minimum of 10,000 acres in it,
Plsek Named
To All-State
Youth Orchestra
T. J. plsek received notice on
Dec. 8 that he has been select-
ed as a member of the All-State
Youth Orchestra. He and Chas.
Nemec tried out for the orches-
tra at Temple High School on
Nov. 14. T. J. is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Plsek.
The All-State Youth Orches-
tra is the “second band” to the
All-State Symphony Orchestra.
T. J. said, “It is a high honor
to me to have been selected
for the All-State Youth Orch-
estra.”
T. J. also tried out for the All-
State Band on Dec. 12 and
qualified for it, but he cannot
accept a chair in the All-State
Band since he has already
been accepted as a member of
the All-State Youth Orchestra.
The All-State Orchestra is
made up of string instruments
for the most part. The 100-piece
group will give a concert in
February at a convention of the
Texas Music Education Associa-
tion in Dallas.
Of the 17 trombonists repre-
senting the 17 regions in Texas,
T. Jf Plsek placed third in
reading and eleventh in playing.
Tommy said he especially en-
joyed the music reading, since
they went over many pieces of
music during the three-day
convention.
I
CITY EMPLOYEES
TO RECEIVE
CHRISTMAS BONUS
As has been the custom for
the past several years the City
Commissioners of West, at their
regular monthly meeting held
Tuesday, again approved a
Christmas bonus in the amount
of two-weeks salary for each
city employee. This does not in-
clude the three elected officers,
the Mayor and two City Com-
nicest thing about Christmas, is missioners.
Receives Honors
At Texas Univ.
Mimi Montgomery, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Montgom-
ery of West, was named “Miss
Campus Chest” at the Univer-
sity of Texas. The contest,
sponsored during Campus Chest
Week at the University, is to
raise money for charities such
as Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic
Fibrosis, World University Serv-
ice and projects sponsored by
University YMCA and YWCA.
Girls are nominated by dif-
ferent groups on a dime-a-vote
basis. The girl who collects the
most money wins. This year the
contest brought in between $1,-
500 and $2,000.
Prizes for the winner include
a silver trophy, gifts from Aus-
tin merchants, and a television
interview'
Mimi is a junior at the Uni-
versity of Texas where she is a
member of Gamma Phi Betta
sorority. ____
and to protect the deer for a
period of five years before open-
ing their places to hunting or
leasing. And the 10,000 acres
must be in a solid block.
At the conclusion of the meet-
ing, those in favor of the stock-
ing were optimistic.
“We’ve got two solid pages of
names of people who are in
favor of it,” Heitmiller said,
“and not a single ‘no’.”
Here’s what some of the land-
owners had to say about the
program:
ED’.VARD GUMMELT — I’m for
it . . . my dad and I have 229
acres, and we hope it goes over.
I hunt at Llano, and have to
drive 165 miles to get there. We
need something in this country
up here . . . we’ve got too much
un-used land. I spend $300 a
year hunting at Llano . . . and
I know deer won’t eat that
much off my place here.”
JEROME KASKA — “I have a
place in Hill County, 260 acres,
and about 130 acres of it is in
cultivation . . . but I’m for it. I
don’t know whether it’ll go over
or not . . . we’ve got people who
are not in favor . . . but I think
they are on the edges of the
See DEAR STOCKING, page 2
B. I. Cotton Mill
Christmas Party
Christmas operating sched-
ules for the West plant of Bur-
lington Industries were an-
nounced this week by F. R.
Adams, plant manager, who al-
so revealed plans for the an-
nual Children’s Christmas Par-
ty.
Mr. Adams said Christmas
holidays at the plant would be
observed from the end of the
second shift on Dec. 23rd until
the beginning of the first shift
on Dec. 28th.
Employees eligible by length
of service for vacation pay will
receive checks on or about Dec.
14th, it was announced.
The annual Christmas party
for employees’ children will be
held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20th
in the West High School Gym.
Santa Claus will be on hand and
gift bags containing toys, candy,
fruit and a variety of other gifts
will be distributed to all em-
ployees’ children 10 years of age
or younger.
There will be a brief Christ-
mas program consisting of
Christmas carols, a Christmas
movie, performance by a talent-
ed magician, and presentation
of door prizes.
Approximately 125 persons,
including children and parents,
are expected to attend.
Bethlehem
The world is full of winding roads
That wander up and down,
And circle mountain, marsh, and woods
To end at the same town.
The world is full of travelers
Who journey fast an,d fleet,
The world is full of wayfarers
Who never hope to meet.
Some on the low road, some the high,
Some on the middle track,
But every road men journey by
Will one day circle back.
For life is like a ring of light
Where love leads on afar,
And ail men journey day an,d night
To meet beneath a star.
—Elizabeth Landcwcer
Greetings From The West News
Kiwanis Yule
Decorations
Contest Set
A. J. Muska, Chairman of the
Kiwanis Club’s Support of the
Churches Committee, has an-
nounced that the club will spon-
sor a Christmas Decoration
Contest. The contest will be
based on the theme “Put Christ
Back Into Christmas” and the
decorations will be judged on
this religious theme.
The contest will include either
yard and/or porch or window
display. First, second and third
prizes will be awarded. All resi-
dents of West and surrounding
areas are eligible and are urged
to participate.
Winners of this contest in
previous years have been Joe
Cihlar, Frank Matus, Joe Kar-
lik, Joe Machovsky, Jr., and
Louis Mynarcik.
Winners of this year’s contest
will be announced in next
week’s issue of The West News.
M. A. Peterson,
Brother Of
Westites, Dies
Funeral services for M. A.
(Pete i Peterson of Waco were
held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.
16 in Wilkirson and Hatch
Chapel in Waco. Rev. Guy E.
Perdue officiated with burial in
Rosemound Cemetery.
Mr. Peterson died at 4:40 p.m.
Sunday in a Waco hospital. He
was 66.
Siurvivors include one son,
Eddie Joe Peterson of Temple;
four brothers, Richard Peterson
of Arlington, Robert Peterson of
Fort Worth, John Peterson of
Dawson and Harrison Peterson
of West; three sisters, Mrs.
Amel Brustrom of Waco, Mrs.
Rolan Bell of West and Mrs.
Ethel Brown of McKinney;
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Robert B.
Leggott, D. T. Leggott, O. N.
uller Jr., D. Hoffman, Bobby
Hoffman and Anton Pavlas of
West.
Vicious Cold Front Sends
Texas Mercury Into Dive
JOS. F. ItOLASEK
JEROME KOPECKY
JOHN RIPLEY
BOB MOORE
ERNEST TOBOLA, JIt.
JOS. VFSELY
VLADIMIR MAREK
DORIS HENDERSON
BARBARA TALLEY
JOE GRIGGS, JR.
DOROTHY VRBA
MRS. KOI AN BELL
YVONNE WILLENBORG
John W. Barrett
Last Rites Held;
Burial In West
Funeral services for John Wil-
liam Barrett of Bellmead were
held at 3:00 p.m. last Saturday
in Oaklawn Baptist Church.
Rev. Marion Ford officiated as-
sisted by Rev. Henry Brown.
Burial was in Bold Springs
Cemetery at West.
Mr. Barrett died at 7:25 p.m.
last Thursday, Dec. 10 in a Waco
hospital. He was 92.
Mr. Barrett was a retired
farmer. He was a member of the
Baptist Church. A native of
Mississippi, he had lived in Mc-
Lennan and Hill counties most
of his life.
Survivors are four sons, Jeff
Barrett, Dock Barrett and W. R.
Barrett all of Waco and P. M.
Barrett of Compton, Calif.; two
daughters, Mrs. Bertha Johnson
of Waco and Mrs. Lee Tallcot of
Dallas; one brother, Wiley Bar-
rett of Waco; 20 grandchildren,
30 great-grandchildren and six-
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Raymond
Lee, Wilburn Johnson, Darrell
Lee, Kenneth Kimbrell, Billy
Lee and Harold McCain.
Aderhold Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CHRISTMAS HOLIDEYS
The West Public Schools will
close for the Christmas holidays I
on Tuesday, Dec. 22, and will
reopen on Monday, Jan. 4. I
A vicious cold front accompa-
nied by high winds smashed
into the Texas Panhandle Wed-
nesday and by early Thursday
morning had arrived in the
Cen-Tex area Thursday night’s
low of 25 degrees is expected to
be a hi,gh reading for today,
Friday, Dec. 18. The low Friday
will be near the 17 degree mark.
Wednesday the temperature
dropped 21 degrees in an hour
at Dalhart and was expected to
dip to 10 degrees Thursday. The
front is apparently a dry one,
for no snow is expected in the
Panhandle.
In the West area there was
occasional light rain Wednesday
and Thursday, but it was not a
measurable amount. Showers
were recorded at Dallas and in
East Texas around Tyler, also at
Brown wood, Stephenville, Waco
and Hillsboro.
Thursday’s temperatures in
the Cen-Tex area ranged from
a high of 50, which was record-
ed before the cold front hit, to
a low of 25.
The northwest portion of the
country was hard hit by the
blizzard, powered by winds that
gusted at 70, 80, and 95 miles
per hour. At Great Falls, Mon-
tana, the temperature at mid-
day, Wednesday was a minus 34,
the lowest ever recorded in the
city for December.
Six snowbound counties in
southeastern Montana were de-
clared a disaster area and all
available snowplows and bull-
dozers were sent into the area
to help in removal of snow
from roads and passes.
Blizzards swirled through
Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Minnesota. The
cold wave was moving into or
had already covered these
states: Nevada, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Wis-
consin and Michigan. Schools
were closed in many areas, and
driving was impossible due to
blowing snow and snow drifts.
The forecasters offered this
explanation for the unusual
weather: “A large chunk of cold
air broke away from the arctic
cap, came down along western
Canada and moved into Wash-
ington and Montana. Most of
the time, this cold weather will
stop at the Continental Divide,
but this time it crossed over and
continued eastward and south-
ward into the more populous
section of the country.”
With the arrival of wintry
weather Santa Claus will again
visit West Saturday, Dec. 19 and
greet all the good little girls and
boys with a jolly “Merry Christ-
mas” and present them with a
bag of candy. Santa will be in
the downtown district of West
and will be happy to visit with
all of you. While Mommy and
Daddy are shopping you can tell
Santa the things you want for
Christmas.
As we go to press this cold
December day, printing another
annual Christmas issue of The
West News, we think of the hap-
py holidays which are ap-
proaching. Christmas tree lights
shower a glow of warmth as
they pierce the cold evenings
and Christmas carolers stroll
from house to house bringing
cheer to shut-ins.
The rainfall for West during
December is 1.03 inches Which
fell on Wednesday, Dec. 9, and
a trace Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Total rainfall for the year is
27.06. _
Lancaster Smith
Is Speaker For
Mustang Banquet
Mr. Lancaster Smith, promi-
nent Dallas attorney and Na-
tional President of the Notre
Dame Alumni Association, will
be guest speaker at the annual
St. Mary’s Mustang Football
Banquet to be held Jan. 4 at
7:30 p.m. at the West High
School Gymnasium.
Awards will be presented to
the football players and mem-
bers of the Mustang Pep Squad.
Rev. James Quilter, Mustang
coach, plans to have as honored
guests at the Banquet his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Quilter
of Texas City, who will cele-
brate their 50th wedding anni-
versary on Jan. 3 and his, broth-
er, Chuck Quilter, a 13-year
veteran of the National Football
League and Canadian Football
League. _ __
SANTA’S HELPERS
Due to unfortunate circumstances some children of our com-
munity will not have toys, food, or clothing this Christmas.
Santa’s Helpers will try to see that something is done.
If you have children who will not get toys without some help,
need food or clothing for your family, please fill in and mail the
coupon or send a letter at once.
The head of the family should request aid, and mail or de-
liver the letter, by December 21, 1964, to Mr. Adolph Muska Jr.,
Box 55, West Texas.
This project is sponsored by the West Kiwanis Club and other
interested persons in West.
TO MR. ADOLPH MUSKA JR., BOX 55, WEST, TEXAS
I could use help so that my children might have a good
Christmas. Letter enclosed.
Name
Number in Family
Address
Age — Boys
Girls
HELPER’S DONATION
Please enlist me as one of Santa’s Helpers. Enclosed Is my
donation to this cause sponsored by The West Kiwanis Club and
other interested persons.
Name
Address
Amount Enclosed $
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