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VOLUME 72, NUMBER 51
WEST. TEXAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1963
$3,50 Per YEAR — 10c Per COPY
Waco Attorneys Purchase Substantial Fire Damage At
Interest In The State National BankTerldMinw
* Waco attorneys Pat Beard and
David B. Kultgen have purchas-
ed a substantial interest in The
State National Bank of West,
president Clayton Edwards an-
nounced today. Beard and Kult-
gen will be named advisory di-
rectors of the bank, but no
change in the officers, person-
nel or policies of the bank is
planned, Mr. Edwards said.
“It was the feeling of Jerome
Lednicky, cashier of the bank,
and myself, who have been the
chief stockholders of the bank,
that Mr. Beard and Mr. Kultgen
will bring business experience
which will assist both the bank
and the community of West in
its future growth," Mr. Edwards
said.
Beard is a director and sec-
Walter F, Davis
Of Aquilla Dies;
Rites Held Sunday
Walter Franklin Davis of
Aquilla died at 1 a.m, Saturday
at a hospital in Whitney. He was
84.
Funeral services were held at
3 p.m. Sunday at the Church of
Christ in Aquilla. Weldon Wells
officiated. Burial was in the
Greeney Cemetery near Aquil-
la, with Aderhold Funeral Home
of West in charge.
Mq. Davis was a native of
Marietta in Cass County. He
was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife: three
sens* * Jack Davis of Pasadena.
Joe Davis of Houston and Loyd
Davis of Waco; two daughters,
Mrs. Esteen Skorbak of Dayton,
Ohio, and Mrs. Pauline Laf-
ferty of Dallas; six grandsons.
Trojans-Lorena
To Play Friday
The West High Trojans will
play Lorena Friday night, April
19, on the Trojan baseball field.
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Admission will be 25c for all
school children, and 50c for ad-
ults.
West Band Enters
Regional Contest
The Trojan Band will enter
the Region III Contest and sight
leading contest on April 27 in
Marlin. The band will play at
9:30 a.m. and will be judged on
expression, tone, balance, and
several other factors.
The band received a XI in sight
reading and a IV in concert
playing last year.
“The band is working hard
and is hoping to receive a much
higher rating this year," Band-
master J. A. Allen said.
Supper At Ross
Sat. To Benefit
Baseball Teams
A chicken supper will be held
at the Ross School Cafeteria,
Saturday, April 20, to raise
money for equipment for the
Pee Wee, Little League, Pony
League and Senior Baseball
teams.
There will also be entertain-
ment, games and donkey cart
rides for a complete evening of
fun.
20 YEARS AGO...
It Happened in West
20 YEARS AGO
Raymond Urbanovsky is back
on the job as city secretary fol-
lowing his release from the
army.
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This week the West Trojan
football team was awarded jer-
seys and football. The jerseys
being black with red letters.
Among those receiving jerseys
were: Lawrence Sealey, Howard
Ereund, Billy Winters, Frank
Giomb, Daniel Winkler. Henry
Snokhous. Willie Snokhous, Ray
Holasek, Henry Groppe, Robert
Prasifka, Hugo Gorgas. James
Arthur, Edward Dvoraeek, Clar-
ence Swinscoe, Billy Bob Snel-
son, Jackie Adams, and man- ,
agers, Billy Joe Clark and Dick j I?, k' . ,,
Mrs. Gidney, Mrs. OConnell
Mrs. J. R. Cliff’s farewell cour-
tesy to Mrs. Clara Hook and
Miss Carrie Hook, house guests
of Miss Margaret O’Connell, was
an informal evening with "500"
for diversion, Tuesday. The
rooms were fragrant with roses
which were effectively displayed
in baskets and vases. A round of
interesting games resulted in
Miss Carrie Hook receiving the
ladle’s prize, silk hose, and Will
Steels winning the gentleman’s
trophy, a copy of “Over the
Top.” Apricot ice cream and
iced cake squares were served
to the following guests: Messrs
and Mesdames A, C, Edwards,
J. A, West, J. W. Boggess, W. L.
R. W. Wendorf, Dr. and
Hawkins. The second squad con-
sisted of Raymond Klish. Rey-
nold Vrba, Joe Erid Laxson,
Biliy McCoy, Otis Horn, Bobby
Burke, Lambert Barton, Billy
Ray Poteet, Raymond Vanzura,
and Lawrence Hessel.
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Pvt. Freddy Gerik, stationed
at Burbank, Calif., has been
promoted to the rank of corp-
oral.
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45 YEARS AGO
JUNK JUNK
I will buy your old iron and all
kinds of junk.
A. BEERMAN
At Damron old stand
(adv.)
Mrs. Hook, Misses Hook and O’-
Connell,
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The following is a list of the
boys who will answer Uncle
Sam's call, leaving for San An-
tonio Saturday: Chas. Koehmes,
James Cardebed, Emil Kelinke,
James Bochford, D. B. Harris,
J. P. Kulitza, Chas. J. Russell,
Willis Reeves, Sam Terry, Char-
lie Lively, Fred L. Keller, John
Mikulik, Fred G. Benkendorfer,
Frank A. Poehyla, John T, Kel-
ler. Edward Jares, L. E. Gar-
rett, E. B. Huckaby, Charlie
Faudi, G. P, Brown, S. O. Gill,
Chas. Stanley, O. C. Terell, A. R.
retary-treasurer of Waco Sav-
ings and Loan Association; di-
rector and chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of American
Income Life Insurance Com-
pany, director of Southwestern
Indemnity Company, and a
number of other business corp-
orations.
Kultgen is General Counsel
to the Brazos River Authority
and director of Southwestern
Indemnity Company and other
business corporations.
Beard's great - grandfather,
S. B. Jones, was a pioneer West
merchant, and his grandfather,
J. L. Jones, was postmaster and
merchant in the Ross commu-
nity for many years. Beard was
reared in the Ross community
and attended the Ross public
schools, graduated from Waco
High School, Baylor university,
and Harvard Law School. His
father was H. S. Beard, a Waco
attorney.
Kultgen graduated from Waco
High School, Texas University
and Harvard Law School. His
father is J. H. Kultgen, Waco
Ford dealer.
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Jrs. Compete In
Interscholastic*
Regional Contest
Two juniors are competing in
the regional Interscholastic
League meet in Brenham today,
April 19, as a result of having
won first places in the district
meet at Baylor on April 3.
Jackie Dvoraeek is competing
in ready writing, the same di-
vision in which she won first on
her essay, “Is American Edu-
cation Meeting Russia's Chal-
lenge?’’ in the district meet.
Lewis Ford, who won first
in slide rule at Baylor, is try-
ing for a second win in that
division at regional.
West High had three other
v inners beside Jackie and Lewis
at the district meet, Don Silaff
placed fourth in the slide rule
division. The team nf Susan
Sulak and Janice Marak also
placed fourth in spelling, San-
dra Nemeeek placed third in
poetry interpretation with
Robert Frost's "The Death of
the Hired Man.”
Other contestants from West
at Baylor were Barbara Jaska
in ready writing, Joan Cam-
mack and Sylvia Eiland in
shorthand, and Jeanette Volcik.
Lucy Hennig, and Bobbie Plsek
in typing.
Band Boosters To
Host Bowling
Party For Band
Eighty members of the West
High Trojan Band will go bowl-
ing from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight,
April 19, in Hillsboro. This party,
given by the Band Boosters Club,
is instead of the Band Ball.
Each member will be given $1
which he may use for three
games and shoe rental. Extra
games and refreshments will be
paid for by each member.
Tlie prolonged wailing of the
fire siren around 11:30 p.m. Sat-
urday hurriedly sent West Vol-
unteer Firemen to Nemeeek
Bros. Market.
Smoke was pouring from the
rear of the building, and fire-
men found the smoke house was
on fire. Some fifty slabs of
bacon, weighing about 8 pounds
each, were lost. The wooden air
vents on top of the smoke house
were burned and two of the
metal doors on the smoke house
were warped. However the
smoke house itself is of metal
and steel construction, and thus
was not damaged.
Additional damage was the
completely unnecessary break-
ing of one of the heavy plate
glass doors at the front of the
market, by some passer-by. It is
not known why the door was
broken, as the fire was confin-
ed to the rear of the market.
Over all damage to the mar-
ket was considered minor.
Mrs. KuceraTo
Present Piano
Recital Sunday
Mrs. Jerry E. Kucera, music
teacher of West, is presenting
her piano students in a recital
on Sunday April 21, 1963, at 7:30
p.m. in the West High School
eym. The public is cordially in-
vited to attend.
Those participating will be:
Judy Kellner
Donna Crabb
Kathryn Jezek
Marsha Grimm
Mary Rose Hutyra
Joanie Barton
Gail Urbanovsky
Judy Barton
Susan Zatopek
Connie Zaharniak
Mary Ann Fridel
Carol Ann Haval
Susan Jezek
Jean Marie Karlik
Debbie Scott
Carolyn Snapka
Connie Bradburry
Judy Hinson
Louise Lenart
Elizabeth Karlik
Catherine Gaidusek
Mary Sue Klimitchek
Cindy Gerik
Donna Wernet
Freddie Brem
Carol Marak
Mary Miller
Ann Shebesta
Helen Plsek
Donna Zaharniak
TO TAKE CO. TESTS
Tests which are given to all
eighth grade students in .the
ccunty by members of Dr. Ged-
dings' class at Baylor, will be
given to the eighth grade stu-
dents in West on Tuesday, April
23.
Senior Play To
Be Presented
Tuesday, April 23
The colorful history of Texas
will come to life again on the
stage of the gymnasium when
the curtain is drawn for the
Senior Class play at 8:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, April 23.
“Six Flags, Senior Style,” as
the play has been named, will
present seniors as Spanish
senors and senoritas, early
French settlers, Mexican danc-
ers, cowboys, outlaws, Confed-
eiate soldiers, southern ladies,
cattlemen, square dancers, rail-
road workers, and Texans of a
more modern vintage. They
will depict some of the most ex-
citing events in the lives of
Texas people during two cen-
turies.
Every member of the Senior
Class has a role in the play, and
some have several roles and as
many costume changes. Songs
and folk dances have a large
part in the program, but skits
which members of the class
have written will also be pre-
sented.
Admission has been set at 50
cents for adults and 25 cents
for children.
Proposed $200,000 Bond Issue to
Be Discussed at Public Meeting
A proposed $200,000 bond is-
sue for the enlargement and im-
provement of West's disposal
plant, lift stations and sewer
system will be discuseed at a
public meeting at the City Hall
at 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 26.
All interested persons are
urged to attend as Joe Rady
Company engineers from Fort i will be spent on the disposal
Worth will be present to explain plant and main sewer line. The
the bond Issue, why it is needed, city has applied to the Federal
what it will cover, and to see Government for a grant that
if the taxpayers will approve
of it, and proposed financing.
Figures that have been sub-
mitted by Joe Rady Engineering
Company indicate that $135,000
31 Courses To Be
Offered At West
High Next Year
Thirty-one courses will be of-
fered next year, according to
pre-enrollment information re-
leased by Dr. Albert L. Ford,
principal.
Students -have enrolled for
three courses not offered this
year: Spanish II, 11 students;
trigonometry, 10 students; and
solid geometry, 7 students.
Other courses offered are al-
gebra (I and III, American his-
tory, biology, bookkeeping,
chemistry, senior civics, econo-
mics, English (I, II, III, IV),
general math, general science,
homemaking (I. II, HI', short-
hand, Texas history, typing,
vocational agriculture (I, ID,
world history and journalism.
Threatening Phone
Calls Reported
The City Police report that
recently threatening telephone
calls have been made to women
in West.
The telephone company and
police are making every effort
to see that the person or per-
sons involved are caught.
Threatening phone calls are
certainly not a laughing or jok-
ing matter.
Persons receiving threaten-
ing calls are asked to report
them to the police immediately.
Annual Cancer Crusade To Be sternadel Baby
Held In West Monday Night Suffocates Sun.
In California
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Mr. John Vrana who is in the
V. A. Hospital in Marlin, is re-
ported to be seriously ill after
Yarbrough, and M. E. Stowers, having suffered a heart- attack.
Proud old steam engine, General Sam Houston,
(retting spruced up with new paint Job and engine
overhaul in preparation for April 20 opening.
The million passenger veteran of the Six h lags
one and one-half mile narrow-gauge tracn was
plucked from an old Louisiana sugar plantation
mudbank two years ago and completely refur-
bished to perform as it did in the nostalgic days
of yesteryear.
On Monday evening, April 22,
West women will call at your
home seeking donations for the
1963 Cancer Crusade.
Mrs. M. F. Kruse, West chair-
man, asks that you extend a
warm welcome to these volun-
teers because there is urgent
need for everyone to do his
share in combating a disease
that will strike some 46,000,000
Americans now alive, if the
present rate continues.
It has been pointed out that
the prospects for eventually
solving the cancer problem have
rever been as great as they are
today. Now one out of three
cancer patients are saved.
Twenty-five years ago it was
fewer than one out of five. Un-
der ideal conditions, one out of
two could be saved.
This great improvement is
due to two major factors: re-
search has resulted in improved
diagnosis and treatment; more
people are getting to doctors in
time for early treatment.
Monday night the volunteer
workers will not only ask for a
donation, but they will leave
educational literature with you
that lists the seven danger sig-
nals of cancer, and that they
hope will persuade more adults
to have an annual health
checkup as a precaution against
possible death from cancer. The
money you give will supply more
funds for research, education
and service programs.
Mrs. Kruse has appealed for
a record number of volunteers
to assist in the Crusade so that
the fight against cancer can be
stepped up. She urges volun-
teers to call her at HI 6-5811.
All workers will meet at the
Kruse home, 508 S. Harrison, at
6:00 p.m. Monday to begin the
Crusade.
“If we all work together,” she
said, “I am sure we can make
the 1963 Crusade a record one.”
When you are asked to con-
tribute, be very generous, for
when you support your Cancer
Crusade, you are assisting your
neighbors, your family, your
friends and yourself . . . for you
too, could easily be a cancer
victim. You probably know sev-
eral persons who are cancer
victims. Through your dona-
tions others will be saved. Re-
member: “FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP AND A
CHECK,” and “TO CURE MORE,
GIVE MORE!”
Elo Urbanovsky
To Receive
Pontifical Honor
Mr. Elo Urbanovsky of Lub-
bock has been notified that he
has been designated to receive
the Papal Medical Pro Ecclesia
et Pontifice, for outstanding
work in his parish.
The medal, “For the Church
and Pontiff” was conferred by
Pope John XXIII. It is given in
recognition of continued interest
and effort on behalf of the
Catholic Church. The decora-
tion Pro Eccelesai et Pontifice
had its origin in 1888 as a token
of the golden sacredotal jubilee
of Leo XIII; he bestowed it on
those who had assisted in the
observance of his jubilee and on
persons responsible for the suc-
cess of the Vatican Exposition.
The medal bears the likeness of
Leo XIII and is given in rec-
ognition of services to the
church and the papacy.
Papal honors were conferred
by John XXIII upon 13 lay men
and women of the Amarillo dio-
cese. Mr. Urbanovsky is a mem-
ber of Christ the King parish.
Most Reverend John L. Mor-
kovsky, Bishop of Amarillo,
notified Mr. Urbanovsky that he
was receiving the papal honor.
His letter to Mr. Urbanovsky
read, in part: “The Apostolic
Delegate lias notified me of
seme very pleasant news. The
Holy Father has conferred hon-
ors on several people in the
diocese. Among these, you have
been designated to receive the
Papal Medal Pro Ecclesia et
.Pontifice, ‘for the Church and
the Holy Father’.”
Bishop Morkovsky wrote that
a “worthy ceremony for the
formal conferring of the Papal
Honors” would be held during
the first week in June.
He ' concluded his letter say-
ing: “Let me say again what a
joy and honor it is for the dio-
cese that the Holy Father has
chosen to single out some of our
people that their merits may
shine, so that men may see, Contribute
and glorify the Father who is in
heaven.”
Mr. Urbanovsky is a former
West resident, and is the broth-
er of Mrs. H. J. Kozeiski of West.
He is the head of the Horti-
culture and Landscaping De-
partment at Texas Tech, and is
past president of the National
Parks Executives Association.
Ford Nominated
For Achievement
Awards Program
Albert Lewis Ford, Jr., of
West High School has oeen
nominated for the annual
Achievement Awards program,
sponsored by the National
Council of Teachers of English
(NCTEi.
For the sixth year, the Coun-
cil is conducting the Awards
program throughout the nation
to grant recognition to out-
standing high school seniors for
excellence in English. The writ-
ing abilities and literary aware-
ness of each nominee will be
judged by local and state com-
mittees. NOTE will announce
the finalists at its annual
Thanksgiving convention, and
will send their names to every
U. S. college and university with
recommendation that these stu-
dents be considered for scholar-
ship assistance.
College and universities wel-
come the announcements of
these superior students in Eng-
lish each year and honor the
recognition extended to them.
would cover 30 per cent of the
cost of this $135,000.
The $135,000 has been appor-
tioned in this manner — Flume
and Bar Screen. $2,500; Pri-
mary Tank, $15,000; Filter, $20,-
000; Digestor, $50,000: Lift Sta-
tion, $13,000; Deeper Ponds, $7,-
000; Plant Piping, $4,000; Sludge
Beds, $4,000.
The remainder of the $200,000
would be spent for 1,450 feet of
sewer line, from Harrison Street
east, under the railroad tracks',
$60,000 to refinance the present
city indebtedness; and the West
Independent School District
will be asked to join in the pay-
ment of $47,750 for a life sta-
tion for the Dunbar School sec-
tion.
An equitable financing sys-
tem will be discussed fully at
the meeting.
Your city officials urge you to
attend this very important
meeting, April 26 at the City
Hall.
4 Participate In
Interscholastic
Literary Events
Four students are participat-
ing in literary events in the
regional Interscholastic League
Meet at Blin College in Brenham
today, April 19. and two more
According to a survey just com- wm take part in the track and
pleted by the Achievement _ field events tomorrow.
Awards program, 88 Dor cent of j
the institutions polled take in- j Jackie Dvoraeek is entered in
to consideration the award an- ' ready writing,
nouncement when inviting, ac-
cepting, and recommending
program finalists for scholar-
ship aid. Reports of finalists
from previous years show' that
99 per cent of them attend col-
leges of their choice and more
than 70 per cent of the total
students honored received
scholarship aid averaging al-
most $1,000 per pear.
According to James R. Squire,
executive secretary of NCTE,
the Achievebent Awards com-
petition is part of a compre-
hensive program undertaken by
American teachers of English
from the primary to the grad-
uate school to develop veibal
competence. The Council
through its periodicals, books,
and committee reports seeks to
to a national edu-
Lewis Ford in
slide rule, and Barbara Jaska,
and Patsy Lednicky in journal-
ism. Dr. Albert L. Ford, princi-
pal, took these students to
Brenham.
Adolph Vochoska, who won
second place in discus throw at
the district meet at Baylor on
April 6, and Joe Svrcek, who
won second in running broad
jump, will participate in these
events Saturday, April 19 In
Brenham. Coach' Ronald Holz-
mann will accompany the boys.
Club To Attend
Journalism Day
At Baylor Univ.
eational program for improved
instruction in English.
Founded in 1911; the NCTE is
a professional, nonprofit organ-
ization of teachers of English at
all levels. Currently, the Coun-
cil’s membership is over 78,000.
Estele Jares was named an al-
ternate for Texas in 1960. Other D Friday, April 26 Mr. Meyer
nominees have been Patty Sulak Ravi;,. iolirnalism erad.
in 1961 and Barbara Jaska in
Journalism Club members will
learn something of what goes
on in Washington and the rest
of the world when they hear
Ben F. Meyer of the Associated
Press Bureau in Washington,
D.C., give the main address at
Baylor University on Journalism
Joey Sternadel, the 4-month-
old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Sternadel of Garnada Hills,.
California, suffocated on East-
er Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Stern-
adcl and family were visiting
relatives when the tragedy occur-
red. The baby had been put on
a bed and somehow suffocated
on a piece of plastic.
The mother is the former Miss
Evelyn Gerik of Waco. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gerik
of Waco, flew to California for
the funeral services.
Band Boosters To
Elect Officers
At Meeting Tues.
The West Band Boosters will
meet Monday night, April 22.
All members are urged to at-
tend, as officers for the next
school year will be elected.
The meeting was originally
scheduled for April 15, but was
postponed due to the Easter
holidays.
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No Injuries in
One-Car Accident
Thursday Morning
There were no injuries re-
ported in the one-car accident
that occurred around 8:30 a.m.
Thursday.
Mike Miles was driving to
school when he last control of
his station wagon on the corner
of Shook arvi Harrison Streets.
The car knocked down a street
isign, careened across Adair’s
yard, across the road and into
the yard behind the Joe Polasek
home.
Riding with Mike were West
High students Beverly Laidley
and Betty Herring.
Tlie city police issued Mike a
ticket for driving without a
license.
BAND NOTES
Tlie clarinet section of the
high school band played for the
Farm Bureau meeting last
Tuesday night. The music was
enjoyed by all.
The band majorettes entered
the twirling contest in McGreg-
or last Saturday. Jackie Dvo-
racek, Ruthie Schutz, Charlotte
Hurtt, Linda Blaha, and Kathy
Zapalak place I. Carol Willig
and Mary Wilson placed II.
a Baylor journalism grad-
uate and has been a foreign
correspondent in such world
hot-spots as Havana and Buen-
os Aires.
Members of the club and their
sponsor, Miss Mary Dvoraeek,
will leave school at 8 a.m. and
return at 4 p.m.
They will attend workshops
in news writing and editing,
photography, radio and tele-
vision communications tech-
niques, and school publications.
They will also hear profes-
sional journalists in a panel
discussion on advertising, radio
and television, and news.
Belle and Beau
Nominees Named
For Jr.-Sr. From
Juniors have named four
girls and five boys from the
Senior Class as nominees for
the junior-senior prom. The
identity of the belle and the
beau will not be revealed until
May 3, the night of the prom.
Nominees for belle are Bar-
bara Jaska, Sandra Nemeeek,
Peggy Scheler, and Mary Ann
Willenborg. Candidates for beau
are Andy Hlavaty, Lawson How-
ard, Ernest Kaska, Edwin Led-
nicky, and Jerry McRoe.
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