The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1955 Page: 5 of 6
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Thursday Evening. June IS. IMS —THE ENNIS WEEKLY LOtAU
Safeway
has the lowest
shelf prices hi town
Low Shelf Prices!
Pineapple L“.
Pttiit Cocktail S3SS
Pineapple Juice ul«.i
Orange Drink Hi c
Orape Juice weichs
(IaUam Whole Kernel
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Blackeye Peas SS™.
Cherub Milk Evaporated
EVaporated Milk TZu°n
Powdered Milk l«-mk
Barbecue Beef campion
fiB„ Fancy White Meat
lUlia Silver Sail
TAnninn Strawberry, Pineapple, But-
■ oppiny ter Scotch, or Choc. Party Pride
Cold Drink Cup;
Dl-iii Divided, 8x10
■ laieS Bondware
forks & Spoons
Eire Starter mt.
Wax Paper cut-Rite
Colored Napkins
Kraft Dinner “e
Dbg Food BC‘riorsemMt
Yellow Corn Meal
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Yellow Corn Meal
Iodized Salt orPlaln
>S Dixie
10 Each
Ideal
Silk
or Plain
Sno-White
Mammy
Lou
Mammy
Lou
Pure Cane Sugar
Shortening Royaisatm
Crisco Shortening
Pardde Detergent
Nob Hill Coffee Extra Rich
Instant Coffee
Busy Baker Crackers
White Eggs
Frozen Fryers
Half & Half lik*™
Fine Beverages £™«™m,ors
Grade A, Large
Breakfast Gems
Majior House
We reserve the right to limit quantities and to refuse
Miles to denler.<! unci thpir representatives.
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COMING EVENTS
totthf Pumen FWomhlp
■Ul: have lte June ptcife at Eu-
bank Grove on June tt. TO* u (or
the entire (amily and la usually one
of the highlights of the xummer
qiub
Juno 89. the North Texas Milk
Producers Aaeoclation MU have
its annual meeting at Commerce
to be held bn the college campus
there. Bob Beer la a director of
the association and Clajrton Arm-
strong la president of the county
group, vtj, y
On August I there will be a
Poland China hog sale in Wkxaha-
chie. Hosa Rogers of Sterrett Is in
charge of the details.
August 16, 17 and 18 Is the date
of the annual beef cattle, short-
coUrse to. be held at Texas A & M
College. 'Ihere Is a need for an
Increased number of people from
this section to attend. If yOu are
planning to attend and have some
specific problem that you would
like to have discussed you may
give the question' to me at my of-
t. flfe.MdfXt.niL Husbandry
Tex-
pi VC vlAO 4|«ivo wivJSA W JIIC at III
flce .br/wrfte the Animal Husbi
Department, College Station,
4-HFUND RAISING
Ntaay of the 4-H Club, members
are selling subscriptions to a live-
stock htyMfcet newspaper in order to
raise funds for their local club as
well as the Cbunty 4-H Club
ChynoiU They wodkl appreciate
Tour calling to thblr attention if
wu have not been Contacted.
WHEAT MARKETING QUOTAS
The final decision on whether
Or not marketing quota controls
will apply to wheat produced in
1956 will be made by wheat growers
voting in a referendum, on June
25, 1955.
Local voting places will be es-
tablished and anounced for each
county where wheat is grown in
commercial wheat states.
Get information on local vqt-
ing placep, hours of voting, locally
eligible voters, and program de-
tails frpm the county Agricultural
(Stabilization and Conservation of-
fice, or from bounty or community
8:8. c. Committee men. ,;
Before voting iri the referendum
wheat farmers should study the
situation carefully and make their
decision with full understanding.
It’s their decision and it is an
impdrtaht one.
JUNE 18 DAIRY MONTH
June is Dairy Month. It Is spon-
sored by the dairy industry and
conies at the saxhe time of year
when tnilk add milk products arc
at peak production. Consumers are
reminded that dairy products are
among the most economical as well
as nutritious foods. Drink that
extra .jftjass of milk each day during
Dkfry .Mbnth;
Father's Day is ‘Eat More Beef
Ddjt*,.fvit. rriay be wise for many of
us to'Stop and think. Do we eat and
is miiv clothing and household
furhiahlngs made from the pro-
du^^e.sgfi? At least they are
goodf-questrprts for consideration
when, you are doing your shopping.
BAbWOR&S
Lafvo'e 41 feM on foliage after
hatching in late, spring or early
summer. YOuhg worms spins silken
sac Aid attaches bits of leaves as
it ■ f^eds. The - worm carries beg
wherever it goe*. Full grown worm
has UAg 1% to 2Vi in. long. Wing-
less . female crawls out and dies
after laying eggs inside bag.
Dusts for control: A. 10 per cent
Chldrdane B. 10 per cent Toxa-
phene
> Sprays for control: A. Chlordane
B. Lead Arsenate C. Toxaphene.
Apply insecticides early while
worms are small. No chemical con-
trol whin worms are full grown.
Hand picx and bum bags, as the
Mriier is passed In egg stage with-
in bag. V ; i
For More Wear
When making sheets, make the
saihb aixe hem bn each end. You
get twice the wear out of them by
first using one end and then thei
other.
Local Boys Escape With Bruises
As Gar Rolls Over Oft Highway
Two Ennis youths escaped with
minor bruises when the car in
Which they were riding overturned
on Highway 287 half-mile west of
the Ennis city limits about 4:16
p.m. yesterday, State Highway Pa-
trolman Robert Pecot reported.
Ttye driver of the car, James
Wallace Wllhoite, 18, of 1011 North
Gaines went voluntarily to Ennis
(Municipal Hospital and was re-
leased after a check-up
Jerry Collard about 19, 1306 Nui th
Sherman, a passenger in the car,
was taken to Ennis Municipal
Hospital by Keevers Ambulance
and was released after emergency
tieatment, Officer Pecot stated.
The two were enroute from Wa-
xahachie to Ennis, they told Pa-
trolman Pecot and A. B. Cassity,
who investigated. As they came over
a hill, they saw a car pulling onto
*he highway from the shoulder,
they continued, and they swerved
off of the road to avoid a collision.
The car ran off the north aide
of the road, traveling approximately
100 yards, knocking down five fence
posts, and rolled over, the patrol-
man stated.
Heavy damage to the car result-
ed, the officers reported.
In another accident investigated
by Highway Patrolman Pecot and
M!EET—President Eisenhower greets West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer as he
arrives at the White House Tuesday. T)le German statesman is in Washington for top-
level conferences with the President and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, center.
U. S. Ambassador to Germany, James^B. Conant, stands beside* Dulles. (NEA Tele-
photo)
Ellis Countians Elected To Posts At
Central Texas Methodist Conference
Rev. L. Stanley Williams • ofi „„„ . . , ,
Waxahachie and C. T. James, lay- There are 382 church schools n
man of Ferris were elected to the the cot±erei£ Wlth a membership
board of Trustees of Weslyam & W* an avera«e attend'
of. tViin Control TtMrnSi ^hC6 Of 40,984.
Homes, Inc. at the Central Texas)
Conference of the Methodist
Church which opened in Fort
Worth yesterday.
Appointments are to be read at
the closing session Sunday after-
noon, June 12th.
Among those attending the con-
ference are Dr. Roy A. Langston,
pastor of the Ennis Methodist
Church and Mrs. Langston, W. B.
Rider, Conference Treasurer and
Mrs. Rider, Mrs. Joe Witty, secre-
tary, Joe Mitchell, Church delegate
and Mrs. Mitchell, Dr. A. L. Thomas,
Church Alternate delegate and Mrs.
Thomas and Miss Margie Nell
Thomas, who is a member of the
planning staff for Youth Confer-
ence which will be held Saturday.
June 11th, closing with a Youth
Rally on Saturday night.
There will be no morning or eve-
ning services in the Methodist
Church here on next Sunday,
Church school will meet as usual
with classes for all ages.
The conference will last until
June 12.
A net gain of 1,693 members over
the previous year waa reported by
Rev. H. B. Loyd, Brown wood, su-
perintendent of the Brownwood
district at the afternoon session
yesterday.
The conference convened at the
First Methodist Church in Fort
Worth yesterday morning.
The report stated the churches
in the conference now have 112,368
members. The report went on to
state the average Sunday attend-
ance was 38,195 for morning ser-
vice and 18,681 for evening ser-
vices.
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Why buy an undersized
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ROOM AIR CONDITIONER
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sblb AND SERVICED BY
FARMER’S HOME APPLIANCE
Phfcto 1 lb West brown Snoot
Eighteen i«.;-new churches were
built at a cost of $2,073,502 and 10
new parsonages at a cost of
$113,775. \ . <
One hundred and sixty-four
churches and 132 jrarsonages were
repaired and payments on build-
ing indebtedness amounted to
$508,978.
Pledges to tithe were made by
5,885 members. The amount rais-
ed for all purposes totaled $5,589,-
242.
Forty-five were granted licenses
to preach.
Vacation Bible scliool numbered
254 and had an attendance of
15,034.
The conference was called to or-
der by Bishop William C. Martin
of Dallas. ;
Rev. J. Di -F. Williams, Coleman,
conference ftsecretary. nominated
these assistahlB, and they were in-
dicated.
Revs. M. Howard Knox, Gran-
bury, and ®|Niin Gathlngs, Fort
Worth, mi»vrt«v R- A. Brooks,
Cbleman, ’pbWbrence business;
Fred G. Bdhkley, Fort Worth, re-
ports; Charles'Whittle, Fort Worth,
roll, and W. L. Hankla, Brecken-
ridge, presS.';r‘.
Other elections included; Trus-
tees of Wesyleen Homes, Inc. Revs.
E. 'R. Gordon, Graham; A. A. Pea-
cock, Waco: W. V. Bane, George-
town; L. Stanley Williams, Waxah-
achie; M. Hqjvard Knox, Granbury
and J. Lestot-'Davenport, Corsicana.
Laymen, Anccl Green, Waco; O.
C. Armstrong, Fort Worth; L. C.
Young, Or attain:. M. Burton, Waco;
Ed Curry. Ballinger; C. T. James,
Ferris.
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Roger White Resigns
As Deputy Sheriff
Roger White, Eliis County deputy
sheriff approxLtrtately four years,
has resigned, Sheriff Burl White
announced Saturday.
White’s resignation will become
effective tomorrow and he will be-
gin work Wednesday as a guard at
the, Chance Vought aircraft plant.
He Is the second deputy sheriff to
resign recently. Robert Rogers re-
signed effective last Monday to <ic-
cept employment at Chance
Vought. The. sheriff announced that
A. J. Robertson will replace Rogers
as deputy.
DISCOURAGES DIRT
To discourage dirt from collect-
ing on a wall behind a picture—
tip ends of pencil erasers can be
fastened to the bottom rear corners
of the frame, advises the June, issue
of Better Homes and Gardens Maga-
zine .Sealing the back of the frame
with masking tape prevents dust
from damaging the picture.
Canada is larger than continental
America.
Gelatin is obtained from the shin
bone of beef cattle.
Cassity yesterday, a truck owned
by J. C. Combs Grocery Company
of Dallas was being driven east on
Highway 34 by Charlie Oaylord
Aston of Ferris and collided with
a dump truck owned by Pat Ap-
pelton of Forreston, being driven
by Jodie Potts of Italy and also
traveling east.
The accident occured about 7:15
o.m. at the intersection of Highway
31 and the Bristol Road.
Tile grocery truck was turning
into the Bristol Road and hit the
dump truck which had pulled out
to pass, officers said. Minor damage
was reported.
The patrolmen also investigated
an accident Sunday on Farm-to-
Market Road 813 between Palmer
and Ftcoket.
U. S. Henry, 18, of Palmer was
driving a car owned by his futher
W. H. Henry of Palmer and side-
swiped a car owned by L A. Humph-
ries of Rocket being’ driven east
by WiatsOn Cleveland McDonald
of Palmer.
The accident occured on a curve
about 6:45 p.m. Henry driving wesr,
told patrolmen he wus blinded by
the sun.
City Officers report no activity
after a busy weekend of minor
traffic accidents in the city.
At 7:45 p.m. Saturday, cars
driven by Johnnie Maleska, Rt. 3,
Ennis and Robert L. Born, Rt. 3,
Ennfc, bath tfi-aveling north on
Main St., had a minor accident
with light damage reported, city
ol fleers said.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the same
Jodie Potts of Italy who was in-
volved in the accident on Highway
34 Monday, was driving a dump
truck west on Lampasas when a
car driven by Dee Woodard Stout,
406 Knox Street, made a turn onto
Lampasas from Chatfield and
collided with the truek, city of-
ficers reported. Light damage wus
caused, they stated.
About 1:25 p.m. Saturday a
Trallways Bus driven by Gehiardt
Alvin Nelson hit the rear of a
Southern Pacific Transport truck
driven by Tommie Lee Jefferson,
13G6 North Kaulman, on Kaufman.
in the vicinity of Knox Street, of-
ficers reported. The police said
there was no damage to the truck
and light damage to the bus.
About 111.-40 aih. Sitturddy, cars
driven by Philip Clyde Fincher,
103 West Decatur tind by Joe
Fidel Vasquez, Route 4, Ennis, col-
lided in the intersection of Milam
and McKinney with light damages,
city officers reported.
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COUBTHOUM NKWi
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Lonnie Edward Wilks and Miss
Dorothy Jean Cather.
Conrad Adolph Waedekin and
Miss Betty Jeanette Christian.
Lloyd Miller and Mias Joyce Con-
ner.
James Cameron McCaleb and Mktf
Margaret Ann Gibbons.}
Marlon Howard Oibeon and Mra,
Fannie Ruth Thomas.
Samuel Philip Dyes* and Miss
LaRue Cooke. f >
Frankie Bob Vrla and Mlsa Wilna
Marie Prachyl.
David Lowell Frye and Mlsa
Lucia Yvonne Tidball.
Naim Nejson Oliver and Miss
Joyce Fern Watson.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Elbert C. Story, rt ux to I. F.
Gough, part block 292, W&xshflchle.
J. P. Hodges, et ux to Detroit M.
Redd, 192.23 acres Bam B. Orton
survey.
James H. Chenault, et ux to Dow
Hardin, et ux, 211 acres Wm. BOsU-
rlght, el al survey*.
M. M. Brannon, et ux M. Oite-
son, et ux. part lots 5 and 6, Mock
33. Ferris.
E. H. Green et ux to W. D. Tur-
ner et ux lot in Italy.
Bennie Thomas to Juanita Tho-
mas Taylor, lot in Ennis. ,
Z. T. Mlnter ,ei ux to Kenheth
Dillard, et ux, lots 5 and. 6, block
17, Garrett. , ^
Lois Clvarpman to Earl R. Ander-
son, lot in Waxahachie,
Fay Davis Cox to Lillian M. t>a-
vis. part lot 6. block 3 O. T. Waxa-
hachie.
Jimmie Davis Ranson et vjr to
Lillian M. Davis, part lot 6, block
3, O. T. Waxahachie.
Weldon Morris Collins ,et ux to K
D. Long, lot 3, port 4, block 13.
Palmer. s»t
Mrs. Ara E. Gibson, et al to J.
M. Gibson, lot 6, block 6, Ennis.
E. F. Gough to H. Dove Pogue,
et ux, part block 292. Waxahachie.
Oran C. Sibley, et ux to Bessie
McKnight, lot 8. part <J, block 2
Hlghlund Add. Ennis.
Durwood Patterson, et ux to F.
H. Parker, et ux, lot in Ennis.
E. w. Moors, et ux to Arthur
E. WUson, et ux, lot 3, block 6-A,
University Annex Add. Wayabsohle.
Will Brown, et ux to F. 8. Smith,
Lots 17. 18, part 21 and 7, Valley
View Add. Ennis.
Antonie Lucan to J. D. Locklear,
Sr., 53.86 acres A. de la band: sur-
vey.
Randell L. Willis, et ux to t)uri
Eidward Wilson, et u*. lot In Rob-
ert Horton survey.
Josephine; Wilson Ruskin, et vtr
to Donald Blake Jordan Jr. part
118.67 acres.
Leslie Lowry, et ux to J. P. Pratt,
Jr. et ux, lot in Ferris. f
All Bids.on Paint
Work Are Rejected
All bids for paint work on the in-
terior of the county courthouse were
rejected by the Commissioners Court
at this week’s meeting, County
Judge Milton Hartsfleld has report-
ed. "A
Hartsfield said the court will re-
advertise for bids. The court will
meet In regular session Friday
morning, he stated.
A morganatic marrlsfe is marri-
*rfe between a commoner and mem-
ber of a royal family. ,
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