The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1958 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
IN THE 67th YEAR
Texas Briefs
Model Of Dallas Expressway
Being Used By Michigan
DALLAS, Tex. (UP).—Several
Michigan highway officials are
in Dallas to inspect Central Ex-
pressway as a possible model for
one in Detroit. The officials ar-1
rived yesterday and explained
that Detroit expressways now j
are depressed below street level.;
in constrast with Central Ex-!
pressway in Dallas. The Dallas i
expressway dips only at inter-
sections.
Police Continue Search
For December Robber
BEAUMONT, Tex. (UP).—
Beaumont police are hunting for
a fourth suspect in the $14,000
robbery of the May Jewelry
Company last December 14th. |
Three men have already been
charged this week with armed
robbery in the case. Leland Paul
Grigsby of Texas City was
charged yesterday, and Monday i
charges were filed against two j
other Texas City men, Frank j
Dick and Joe Patterson.
Commissioner Joins Group
To Enforce Texas Egg Law
CHILDRESS, Tex. (UP). —
Agriculture Commissioner John
C. White has joined the 10-mem- j
ber Texas Marketing Advisory i
Board to plan how to enforce j
Texas’ new egg law. The new
law says all eggs offered for
sale to consumers must be grad-1
ed and cartons must be labeled. |
The meeting in Childress yester-'
day was the first of a series to
be held throughout the state.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
ENMS, TEXAS, THURSDAY. JAM AK\ .10, 1958
SIX PALES ~KI\ E CENTS
NO. 25
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LEAVES FOR El NKRAL—President Eis
helicopter that flew him from the XVfill
port where he boarded the Columbine
Kansas City where lie was to attend tlx
tiier, Arthur. Another brothei
Id. Col. William W. Thomas
Because of bad weather, the President was Cm
the Naval Air Station in Olathe Kan. Debarking in 2
weather, the President went by motor, ade direct
Arthur Eisenhower home. Following a 20-numiD*
service, the presidential party planned an tinmedmt
to Washington.
iNF.\ I cleph'-tm
nhower w, Tks Irom
House to the \u-
ill lor a flight to
funeral ol Ins bro-
Dr. Milton Eisenhower, gieei.s
w ho piloted I he < olumbme.
I to land at
degree
to the
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ret urn
Union Leader Cleared
Of Contempt of Court
AUSTIN, Tex. (UP).—The
Texas Supreme Court has clear-
ed Union Leader Dick Twedell
of contempt of court charges fil-
Ellis County’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
officials have received instruc-
tions to discontinue inspection
and measuring tracts designat-
ed in Dallas. The Supreme Court | ed for the 1958 cotton acreage was ,J>' ’ll,: 1 »»,h1
vnct/irHav ruinH n rtoiioc I n j os Department of Agriculture.
yesterday ruled that a Dallas
district court lacked jurisdic-
tion to bar Tidwell’s union from
picketing a firm whose business
affected interstate commerce.
The firm was an outlet of the
Minyard Stores. Twedell is Pre-
sident of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen
of North America.
White Citizens Council
Announces Year's Goal
HOUSTON, Tex. (UP).—The
White Citizens Council of Ameri-
ca in Texas. Inc., has announced
a goal of 300,000 members by
July. The campaign slogan is
“Remember Little Rock”. Pat
Smith of Kilgore says he will
head a drive in Harris County
centered in Houston for 50,000
additional members.
Limit Import of Foreign Oil
Urged By Midland Official
MIDLAND, Tex. (UP).—Oil of
ficial Robert L. Wood has urged
the passing of a law to force
oil firms to limit imports of
foreign oil. Wood is head of the
Independent Petroleum Associa-
tion of America. He said yester-
day in Midland that conditions
in the domestic oil industry have
become so critical that immedi-
ate legislation is needed to curb
imports.
Youth' Stabs Self in Back
While Riding in Auto
DALLAS. Tex. (UP).—A 19-J
year-old Dallas citizen stabbed
himself in the back yesterday,
accidentally. Lawrence Shea said
he was scratching his back with
a knife while riding in a car
and the driver slammed on the
brakes unexpectantly. Hospital
attendants say the wound is not
too serious.
Baby Girl Suffocates
During Sloop Early Today
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UP).—
A four-month-old San Antonio
girl suffocated during her sleep
early today.
The victim was Tina Leigh
Shipman, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Monroe Shipman She was
pronounced dead on arrival at
a Nan Antonio hospital.
f. 1 ,JM» Ol iHlTt'O
er* II t i ato of t.a
Cato of Tusi'on Ari*
TREE FARMS
h'k ( .Mo of Houston
Illinois now has H9 tree farms
ter* Mr Eugene ID
with 13 151 acres dnvoifd to
xahai.hu Mis (.’hi
growing tr«a«.• *» a crop for re-
neiD of f lark will* «i
pealed harvest*.
W liaat wiifiU.
reserve program.
James Rand, A SC office mana-
ger, said that no cotton acreage
i agreements had been approved
by the county committee. The
halting of the inspection and
measuring of the designated
acreage will prevent any agree-
I merits from being approved as
Pope Resigns,
Accepts Position
At Greenville
W. J. Davis, superintendent of
i Ennis Public Schools, announced
today the resignation of Coach
Sam Pope, effective February I
j The School Board accepted
| the resignation at a called meet-1
ing Wednesday afternoon.
Pope, who came to Ennis two
1 years ago as assistant coach has
accepted a job in the Greenville
j schools.
He will he the line coach for
Le.s Cranlil head coach al the
Greenville school, and vs ill be <
head baseball coach.
No replacement has been ap
pointed to Idl the vacancy in
the Ennis school.
Services Conducted
For Mrs. Herbert I
Funeral services were held at
Keever Chapel today, for Mrs. L. j
C. Herbert, 45. who passed away
Monday following a heart ai
tack at her home in Saida Anna.
Calif.
John I. .Sullivan, Church of
Christ minister, officiated !
Burial was in Myrtle Cemetery
Serving as pallbearers were
Gwen Hunter, R L. Hunter Bas-
il Hart B II Poe L A. Baker
and Bill HufMetler.
Mrs Herbert had been in ill
health for several weeks
Born in Garrett on July 29
1912 Mrs Herbert attended
Garrett schools 'Hie former
Miss Doris Cato, she was mar
ried in 1947 to I, c Herbert
Survivors include her h ti jm
hand parents Mi and Mi * \
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placed 25.
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for a total of $871 28.98 ! hose
figures compare 1o 551 burners
last v ear v. ho put 12 dbO acres
m (lie program lor lulle more
than $800,(1(10.
lu addition approximately
200 farmers are mi tin wading
list to pul more at i eaj c ado
the sod bank it and when the
r* aimed.
pi ogi
ASP officials i
ee w hat happi
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next
City Tax Collections Reach 86.7
Waco Voters
0. K. Contract
To Hasten Dam
&
Measuring EC Cotton
Acreage Orders Halt
all lands has to be measured be-
I ore 1 lie commit toe will ,nl.
State nlficials informed Mr
Rand that their action, which
earic “because of unpredcceided
jnicrest in acreage re.-orve pi"
gram and the possibility that
farmers reque is imp, exceed the
program authonzation. ’
Waco voters, by a landslide
! ot li t. have approved a eon j
tract With the Brazos River An
• lionty ili.il will hasten construe-!
Don of a now dam on the North1
Bosque River I he contract when !
ii is formally ratified by t he!
bo.u d ol the BRA w ill set a new |
pat tern m development of t he .
dale’s uater resources that may
become a model for other com
IllUUlt ICs.
I’he new Waco reservoir will
provide tin' city with three tirnes j
! its currenl daily vvatei consump !
t loll. ‘ j
The vole came after m o r r
than a year ol groundwork
needed to work Old details of
the contract t nder the pend
m contract, the RR \, as a state j
agency will purchase 104.100j
acre feel ol conservation storage;
space m the reservoir from the
tederal government and in turn i
‘■out rai l vv ith l In- Pit v of Waco j
ter the entire amount. Y\ hat !
ever Waco does not need will I
h<‘ sold by tin* BRA The pro-
reeds will be .divided between
the BRA md (he city.
( ongi r- m 195 ) approved
the d un hul had nol appropnat
ed loud-, to begin construction
finally the BRA and Ilu* city
worker! out a plan whereby Ihe
city will put mi $250.0(10 to start
of k and the BRA in effeet will
l»e a.mnt for the transaction
I pr* federal government has ap
pioved the plan.
( nder the conlrart. the city-
oil! have lull control of the -wa-
ter within its municipal supply
pool Waco,-ms also will have ae-
reis free ol charge to the water: A thirteen-year-old boy
and surrounding land for reere ; admitted to Municipal Hospital
this morning for treatment of in-
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Till NRKRS I ROM |»AD—’I lie Air Force's
Horn its launching pad at Cape Canaveral
lauiK lung ” The Air Force counterpart of
< N E.\ I elephoti• i
inlet mediate t mge balhstu missile thunders
m wluit was described as a “successful
\rmv s proposed satellite laum lung Jupiter,
hurtled into the sky over the Atlantic in what was believed lo be its sixth triumph
Office Open 1
Late Friday
\t 9 a m today 88 7 per cent
of iil v taxes had been collectcl,
I'helma Gooch, ('i(y secretary
: staled t his morning.
Miss Gooch also announced!
that (he city office would bo
open Friday, deadline date for
< itv lav without penalty; until
1 8 pm for the convenience of
people who work, and cannot
get to the office during tho
j regular hours.
X11 city taxes should be paid
at the City Hall before the office
' loses Friday or he post marked
bolnro midnight, to get m under
' the deadline A penalty will bo
j added if it comes m at a later
j date
I hu city budget Is set up on
90 pel cent collection of taxes
; and at 9 a m today 3 3 per cent
was be ked to reach that figure,
j The City Commission has
! adopted a more aggressive po|*
j icy to collect delinquent taxes
m the future, City manager
Gcoige Schrader, revealed.
Three Ennisites
Join Navy
Voted D.A.R. Best Citizen In January
Sarah Jane Hunter of EHS
Sat a Jane
Mr, and Mis
Youth Injured
In Accident
Hitmnnl purposes which The
f,orps of Engineers will spend
$ U)() 000 developing.
Waco's share of the cost o f
ihe $40 000.000 dam will be only
$0,000,000 which will he paid
off m 50 annual installments al
2’ per cent interest. I he entire
$0.00 000 will come from water
revenues
The new lake will provide,!
oven m dry periods, 55000000
gallons of water per day which J
is more Ilian three limes ! Ii e
city's currenl need,. City off!
eia!-, said they planned to store
about three years’ supply ol vsa
ter in the storage pool The new
lake will cover 7,200 acres.
The reservoir will contain
723 300 acre foot ol storage;
space. Of this total, 5.8 300 acre
feel will be used for I Inod eon !
trol purposes. The remainder
will include 85,900 ac re le»*t ol
dead storage and 104.100 a'-re-|
feel for water conservation.
I Ol R MISTAKES
Al COSTA, Me M '|*i The'
“deer kill fluring Maine's 1957
bunting season included l w o'
cows, a prize hull and a hull
Hunter, daughter of j 3 Ennis, has been chosen from
ILL- Hunter. Route, the Emus High School sc mot
class of 1958 as the D Alt
! i Daughters of I he American Rev
| obit ton i Rest Citizen Sara Jane
i was nominated, along with lour.
| oilier candidates, and was then
j elected by a popular vote of the
senior class.
She will lie presented with!
the other Ellis County girls whol
receive ibis honor, at the annual;
DAR tea ill Waxahaehie during!
ihe month of February
if
was
juries received when his motor
scooter was m collision with a I
pick-up truck,
Mike Young was in good con
dition at the hospital, officers
i eported.
lie was going west on Ennis
Avenue and apparently at-
tempted to make a right turn
onto McKinney when his scooter I
Ini the pickup driven by I’ercy
White ole of 1013 W Lampasas,
Grady Cribbs, investigating of-
ficer said
“The hoy’s scooter hit the
front lender of the pick up and
tin* impact threw him off,”
Cribbs stated
Cribbs related that the hoy
said he did nol see the pickup
Mike is the son of Leonard
Young of (ill Souih Dallas St.
Miss Hunter has been an out
t.millin' iludenl dining bet lour
years m high school, and this
selection was a recognition of
her \ eai , ol sei vif e
In ihe Ire.liman vear, Sara
lane was president of her home
room, and was chosen as a best
citizen to take the honorary
trip to Austin with other repre-
sent al ives.
She also wni krd m the Fliture
Ilomemakei - ( lob, serving as
socrebitv and pianist during her
freshman and .sophomore years,
respect IV e| V
Sara lane became a member
of The National Honor Society
during her junior year and is
now serving a, secretary of that
organization She has also been
a Student ' 'num 11 repre enta
lave and a in ember of I lie senior
In .mi,it its C| ii 1/ fur (lie past two
years Dor mg le t jurn«»r vear
she also sei veil a,;1 iibiaiy as
a taut and < ai r led a leading
role hi Ihe minor ol ay
j Three men from Ennis have
enlisted in the Navy during tho
month of January Cpo Larry
Gordon, loial Navy recruiter,
announced today.
The three men are Roy Sint*
moils son of Mrs. Maggie Den-
ham, 808 West Crockett; Melvin
L Baker, husband of Virginia
Mae Raker 309 West Milam;
and Buddy C Hoover, husband
of Bessie Mea Hoover, 218 SB
.Main.
Simmons is currently under-
going recruit training at the
Naval Training Center in San
Diego Calif Raker and Hoover,
who have both had previous mb
itary .ervlee will not be requif*
ed to undergo recruit training.
I hey enlisted with the rating of
urmun in Naval aviation a n d
are scheduled to report at San
Diego on February 4 for fur-
ther assignment
SARA JANE III VIE It
Dallas Rites Held
for Mrs. Nancy Reed las, Rj|es He|d
For D. F. Duke, 71)
speeeJi will b<
year in a pnv
i Mai
AI pie ami
member of the
si all and ba > b< <
wamari for lh»
January.
boa lane is a
I Jamb ** Lion
' n Si mb'ni Ki
mmi'h of
all mistaken
deer.
by hunter
Funeral ser vices were held to- i
<lay at 2 p rn for Mrs Nancy
Nyotia Reed who passed away
Wednesday at her home at 2727
I'oinscttia m Dallas.
Mrs Reed, who was 51 passed
away following a short illness
The former Miss Nancy Nyotia
Forston, she was borri m Ellis
County on July 8, 1908 Alter
graduating from Crisp High
School she moved to Dallas
where she has made her home
since.
A member of Hoc Hampton
I'lacc Church of Christ Mrs
Reed was a member of the
church quartet
She had owned and operated
several cleaning establishments
and at the tone of her death was
Hie owner of the Kessler Clean
era
Serving as pallbearers at the
• ervice Which wa- held at I be
t amplxdl f uneral Home were
O V Campbell Charley Wise,
W c Adam- Ernest Emerson
John Nick and Edward Patton
in Praifieville
mo ' omprfiiv wtf eaugfil
>c announcement a * a sal
d J/V j ex as law color < i |iu
iiuiiiMiy leaders at Ihe hi
, annual Oaiejoei m Auw
'i; n
Interment v
Texas
Survivors oe hob
hand Edward M
daughter Mi Dav
of Dallas four hrotl
M ) or Moo of Eroo
♦hli of Tvler Ira L
1 ifang«- hi nie S For
la* I Jure sixler.it
VY llkili of Dallas
YV Illinois of Emu*.
L Joi r.*«»n of DaKa
ni amdt'iWifo i to,
Funeral service. were held to
day ;it Keever Chapel for D K
Duke 70. who died Tuesday aft
er being kicked by a hoi e whib
he was feeding stock on t h <
farm nf Mrs. B F Stout
Rev Herman Littlejohn pas
tor of the Cal very Baptist
Church of fieri I cd with Rev. W
E. Nunn, First Baptist, Church
pastor, assisting.
Serving as pallbearers were
Foy ('ost low of Dallas I a rn e s
Cost low of Dallas, Bill Bobbitt
of Dallas, Charles Spencer of
Ennis, Terry Perryman of hums,
and W A Baker, Dallas
K R Cost low Duke
law found him Tuesday
on the Stout farm wh
mile west of Ennis on
Waxahaehie Road t rmi
of Peace C W DuC
death wax due to mjuri
tiple and severe can * d
st o< k
Born in Ellis County
ruarv 14 1887 Duke h
in the Enma area for
Jos life He wax marne<
cember 24 I Iron to the
M> . sen na Lane
lb
WEATHER
ENNIS \\D \ R I MTV
Fair and mild Hus after-
noon and lootgh! Ret omiog
part |y cloud v tornor r ow
High today and tornor r ,v iri
Ihe middle 84 * Low tonight,
around 10 Light variable
wind-, becoming southwest
erly 15 to 24 rmhw p e r
hour
James E. Hart
Member of 3rd
Tank Battalion
FORT CARSON, Colo (A JIT*
N< i Army Specialist Third
Class fames K Hart son of Mr.
arid Mrs Garland Hart, Route
2 Ennis. Tex , is a member of
the 3rd Medium 'lank Battalion
si f i.ff ( arson * oln
Specialist Hart a (ruck driver
in the battalion, entered Hirj
Army in August 1955 and wa?
stationed in Korea
Tie* 24 year old soldier attemi*
ed Ennis High School.
st It V\p
W VI KRRCRY Con,| (UPr
Two bandits fled without any
loot after a krufe was flashed by
Hie store s proprietor, Mrs Ni*
cholana Cain, 85.
Ennis Independent School Board
Sets Policies Governing Insurance
s .son in
evening
o h is a
Ihe Old
Korns I ode p e n d e n t
Board ha- released the
governing the insurance
.< Iiooi i here
ir;
ip'H.’
T e
orth i
do
r*rt‘d
Eire and extended cover*
age pro rated among par*
trcipating agents.
\li otlier insurance fof
-chool to la* written by one
agent each vear with all
eligible agents participa*
Don in commissions
I n Hie event of one agent
purcfusing another agency
lie wdl receive only h i 1
one pro-rata share the next
time that the insurance is
written or renewed
\n agent must meet the
above qualification!. tu
participate in the school UH
sura lice program
\tl agent ^ must certify
the.r qualification* to par*
ticipate in this program by
kehruary I each year with
'hr school board of Ennti
Imleorndent SchtNil D;a»
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Gentry, Charles E. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1958, newspaper, January 30, 1958; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth786297/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.