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Irmoderator and Rev.
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B«*v W F Nunn of Ennis weir
te-elected vice moderators.
Paul Bearfleld of W.ix.ihai hio
leas elected clerk treasurer. and
pev Tod Stanley, of Waxiha-
floe, was named assistant clerk-
treasurer.
Rev. Dickerson was also
Re-elected director of steward-
fhip, and Rev. Nunn was re-
named Director of Evangelism.
' An executive committee for
the association was established
to take care of affairs for the
group between sessions. Mem-
bers composing this committee
Will l>e the moderator, vice mod-
fra tor. clerk and assistant clerk,
and the directors o f steward-
ship and evangelism, as well as
the chairman of Associational
Missions committee, and chair-
man of the Associational Music
Committee.
The opening message was de-
livered Monday night by Rev.
Edwin Crank of Prairie Valley
Church. Whitney, in the absence
of Rev. C. L. Hail of Livingston.
The annual message of the
meeting was delivered at 11 a m.
today by Rev. Dickerson.
Plans were made to hold the
annual session in 1959 at t h e
First Baptist Church In Ferris,
with Gene Welch of the Anthony
Baptist Church of Ennis to de-
liver the annual message.
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UNPRECEDENTED—America's “Pioneer” rocket made an
unprecedented 43-hour exploration of outer space before
crashing over the South Pacific. Scientists now are comput-
ing dal a sent back by the rocket that reached an altitude of
79.212 miles.
Wilson
Consolidation
School Election
Set for Nov. 1
An election was called at the
Knot. Independent Srhool Board
meeting Thursday night The
election will he on the iwn«ili<ti
i on of the Ennis and Bardwell
vthonl district*
The two polling places for the
election will he at the Ennis
i'dy Hall and at the Bardwell
Public School house.
This year the Rardwell high
! m hool students are gttending
the Vvalon. Knnis and Waxaha-
chie schools Knnis was voted
the receiving district hut some
of the students transferred to
the other schools.
In other business the board
voted to send Otis Pederson,
principal of the Ennis High
School, and five teachers to the
teachers conference in Austin
on November 8. The conference
is on the study of school c u r
riculum. Th teachers will b e
named at a later date.
The board also voted to send
W, J. Davis, superintendent, to
the national meeting of school
administrators which will b e
held on February 14-17 in Atlan-
tic City, New Jersey.
President of Chamber
Elected Mrs. Jake TaHey
Seeks Write-In
Minor Mishaps
Occur In Ennis
Two minor accidents have oc-
Cured in Ennis within the last
94 hours. At 1:45 p.m. today a
JWorton’s Truck driven by Billy
Joe Henderson, 27, of Route 1,
Was turned on it’s sidq when
•truck on the rear wheel by an
•uto driven by Mrs. Otha I*.
Vahrenkamp, who had recently
loved to Ennis from Dallas. The
Occident happened at Ennis Ave
lue, Sherman Street intersec
lion.
? According to Investigating of-
ficer, Grady Cribbs, the mishap
occured when the 1957 automo-
bile driven by Mrs. Vahrenkamp,
allegedly failed to yield right of
vay at the intersection, and
(truck the half filled truck.
Cribbs stated that weight of mer-
handise in the truck was so
laced, that when the impact oc-
ured, the truck was forced on-
o its side.
The driver left the truck by
rawling out the window. Wit-
esses stated that the driver was
ortunate to escape injury, as the
ftnajor part of his merchandise
* vas thrown forward in the
ruck, covering Henderson.
Cribbs estimated the damage
o the Vahrenhamp car at $375
nd the damage to the truck and
erchandise at $400.
When the truck was put up-
right by the wrecker, and fire
department truck was called to
wash the street, dispensing with
the large portion of mustard,
alad dressing, strawberry syrup,
pepper, and other products that
had spilled onto the Avenue.
In a Tuesday afternoon mis-
hap, a car driven by J. L. Wig-
gins, freight sales manager for
the Chicago and Eastern Illi-
nois Railroad, and a resident of
Dallas, was struck by a car be-
ing backed from a West Waco
driveway near South Clay
Street by Raymond Ramon, of
Palmer.
According to Cribbs, Ramon
was given a .ticket for allegedly
being drunk in a car, having no
perator’s license and having de-
ective brakes.
The crash resulted In about
175 damage to the railroad
owned car driven by Wiggens,
nd about $35 damage to the
Ramon car.
Fred Wilson was elected pres-
ident of the Ennis Chamber of
Commerce at their noon meet-
ing held today at the Steak
House. He succeeds Gerald Tol-
leson.
Fred White was elected vice-
president and Mark Slayton was
elected secretary-treasurer for
the coming year.
Following his election Wilson
appointed a budget committee
composed of Garner Dunkerlcy
Jr., Gerald Tolleson and Guy
Henry.
The chamber recognized the
new directors at today’s meet-
ing. The new directors are Mau-
rice Smith, Sid Finley, Sam
Keever, Harold Bourland and
Johnny Hrabina.
Harry Stone, who was pre-
viously appointed chairman of
the chamber’s annual banquet,
Services Saturday
For Steve Budai
Services will be held at 10
a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Cat-
holic Church, for Steve Budai,
74, who died at 1:15 p.m. Thurs-
day, at his home, following an
illness of about four months.
Budai was born August 20,
1884, in Hungary, the son of
George and Margaret Budai.
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at the age of 16 and joined his
parents who had arrived several
months before.
Settling in Alma, he was mar-
ried to Miss Mary Elizabeth
Betts, of Tempson, March 5,
1906. He farmed near Ennis
until 1936. when he went to
Conroe to become custodian of
the Montgomery County schools.
They returned in 1957.
Survivors incli/de his wife;
one son, Albert Budai, of Ennis;
three daughters, Mrs. Eddie
Chmelar, Ennis, Mrs. R. F. Mikel,
Puyallup, Washington, and Mrs.
G. C. Pigg, Waxahachie; also
nine grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Budai was a member of St.
John’s Catholic Church.
Rosary will be recited at 7:30
p.m. tonight, at Keever Chapel.
Burial will be in St. Joseph’s
Cemetery.
FRED L. WILSON
reported that Murray Cox would
be the featured speaker at the
banquet which will be held on
Novembr 20 at the Tabernacle
Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
HOME FROM CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Magee
have returned from Menlo Park,
Calif, where they visited their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Booker Ellis. They were
accompanied home by their son,
Major Robert Magee, who has
been stationed in the Medical
Corps with the United States
Air Force for two years and is
now on leaRfe.
HERE FOR WEEK END
H. A. (Mike) Lemmon, senior
at the University of Texas in
Austin, was a week end guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Lemmon, and attended the Tex-
as-OU football game in the Cot-
ton Bowl Saturday.
Final Rites Held
For Joseph Odlozil
Holy Requiem High Mass was
held at 10 a.m. today at St.
John’s Catholic Church for
Joseph Odlozil, who died at his
home Monday.
Monsignor Vincent Micala, of
Wichita Falls. Rev. John Mc-
Callum, Rev. Emil Slovacek, and
Rev. Joseph M. Thomas, all of
Ennis, and Rev. Hruba, of Pene-
lope, officiated, and J. E. Keever,
Mortuary was in charge of ar-
rangments.
Burial was in St. Joseph’s
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife;
three sons, Henry W., of Dallas,
John F., and Wesley, both of
Ennis; also seven grandchildren.
Odlozil, who was a retired
boilermaker, was serving at
Secretary of the 5th District of
the K.J.T. Society at the time of
his death.
Pallbearers were Julius Kul-
hanek, Joe A. Valek, Jerry
Kadlubar, Frank Marusak, Frank
Trojacek and W. A. Prachyi.
Vote For Office
Interests in the November 4
general election is expected to
build up with the announcement
Saturday of a write-in campaign
in the district clerk’s race.
In a statement Saturday, Mrs.
Jake N. Talley Sr. announced her
candidacy as a write-in candi-
date for district clerk, a posi-
tion she now holds. Mrs. Talley
was appointed district clerk in
September by District Judge A.
R. Stout following the death of
her husband; the appointment
expires December 31.
At a meeting of the Demo-
cratic Party’s Executive Com
mittee of Ellis County on Octob-
er 4, Don Esselman was chosen
as the party’s nominee for the
November election.
The committee’s selection of a
nominee was necessary as Mr.
Tally had won nomination in the
July primary election.
TO STATE FAIR
Mr. tnd Mrs. H. A. (Happy)
Lemmon and daughters, Mary
Jane and Carol Sue, and guests,
Lola Jane and John Masil Ul-
rich of Austin, attended the
State Fair in Dallas Saturday
where they saw "Music Man”
and “Ice Capades”.
Mother of Former
Ennisite Succumbs
Services were held last Wed-
nesday at the Lone Star Bap-
tist Church for Mrs. Ira Wright,
mother of Mrs. R. P. Campbell,
who died October 7.
Mrs. Wright, 70, was a native
of Titus County and a charter
member of the Lone Star Bap-
tist Church in that Community.
Besides Mrs. Campbell, she is
survived by her husband; two
daughters, Mrs. Virginia Sny-
der of Lone Star Community,
and Mrs. Floyd Harvey of Cook-
ville; one son, Sherman Wright,
of Rotan; 13 grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren.
Laymans Day Set
At Fairview Church
“Laymans Day has been desig
nated by Fairview Baptist
Church Sunday”, Bobby Bryan
pastor announced Friday.
Sunday will feature all men’s
day a mens choir and musican.
The Morning service will be led
by R. J. Elloit and the evening
service will be led by Robert
Henley.
“Sunday’s program will em-
phasize the importance of men
in the work of the church,” Rev.
Bryan stated.
Several men will give their
personal testimonies of what God
has meant in their lives as
businessmen and as heads of
families.
GUESTS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zatorsky
of Long Beach, Calif, are guests
in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Zhanel. They
will leave today for other visits
before returning to their home.
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DYNAMITED—Mayor William B Hartsfield and Kabhi Jacob M. Rothschild kneed in the1 rub-
ble outside the dynamited blasted wall of the Jewish Temple m Atlanta. Ga. An explosion
knocked out a portion of one wall of the Temple and heavily damaged the interior.
Mrs. T. J. Branton Joseph Odlozil
Wins Top Honors Succumbs Today
In Grid Contest
Mrs. T. J. Branton won top
honors in the football guessing
contest winning two tickets to
see the Texas-Arkansas game
which will be played in Austin
Saturday. Mrs. Branton did not
miss a game in the contest al-
though she was off 122 points.
T. J. Branton and Jerry Fin-
cher each won a pair of tickets
to see the Ennis-Palestine game
to be played here on October 24.
Branton missed one game and
was off 84 points and Fincher
missed one game and 89 points.
Raymond Etheridge, Mrs. Don
Washburn and Mrs. Jimmie Don-
nell each missed one game and
was off 90, 97 and 97 respective-
ly and won two tickets to the
Plaza Theatre.
Mrs. T. W. Gardiner and Son-
ny Tolar each will receive a
pair of theatre tickets for guess-
ing the correct Ennis-Sulphur
Springs score last Friday night.
Two Ennisites
Enrolled At SU
GEORGETOWN.—Enrolled as
freshmen at Southwestern Uni-
versity for the fall semester
from Ennis, are James Rolater
Jeter, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs.
James R. Jeter, Sr., Country
Club Road, who will major in
biology, and Robert Michael
Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Parsons, who is studying en-
gineering.
In this year’s freshman class
76 per cent of the freshmen were
graduated in the upper scholas-
tic half of their high school sen-
ior classes. The enrollment for
the university shows an 11 per
cent increase over last year’s
figures. There are 75 more men
then women students this year.
About one -fourth of Ihe fresh-
men are members of the Nation-
al Honor Society and an addi-
tional one-fourth received spe-
cial honors prior to their high
school graduation.
.Joseph Odlozil. 61, died in his
sleep early today at his home,
509 Pecan. He had been employ-
ed by the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. and A. Gunthard Company
as a boilermaker, prior to his
retirement in 1956.
Born in Provodov. Moravia.
February 9, 1897, the son of
Frand and Frances Odlozil, he
came to the United States in
1911, and settled with his par-
ents in the Ennis area.
In 1922 he married Miss
Frances Vavra, who survives !
him.
Besides his wife he is survived
by three sons, Henry W. of
Dallas, John F.. and Wesley,
both of Ennis; also seven grand-
children.
Odlozil was a member of St.
John’s Church, past president of
the K.J.T. Lodge, and was serv-
ing as secretary for the lodge
at the time of his death. He was
also a member of the Saints
Peter and Paul Society.
Solemn Requiem High Mass
will be held at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day at St. John’s Church, with
Monsignor Vincent Micala. of
Wichita Falls, Rev. John McCal-
lum, Rev. Emil Slovacek, and
Rev. Joseph M. Thomas officiat-
ing.
Rosary will be recited in Czech
by members of the K.J.T. Lodge,
Monday, at 7 p.m. and by Rev.
McCallum at 7 p.m Tuesday.
Both Rosarys will he held in
Keever Chapel. Burial will be in
St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
EHS Band Slate
Appearance At
Arlington Meet
The Sixty-one member Ennis
High School marching hand will
leave at 5 p.m. Thursday after-
noon for an appearance in con-
junction with the Arlington
State College sponsored “Rebel-
ree Marching Festival’’ slated to
be held beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday night.
The festival, to be held at the
Arlington College Stadium will
provide both practice and pro-
fessional criticism for the par-
ticipating bands, prior to region-
al contest time, it was announc-
ed by Ivan Goodwin, EHS band
director.
Approximately 12 to 15 bands
are expected to participate, with
Col. Earl L. Irons, retired band
director from Arlington State,
Jim Jacobsen, TCU director, and
Jack Mahan, current director at
ASC all serving as critics.
The Ennis group will return
home immediately following the
festival, and will arrive here
sometime late Thursday night.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Those attending the funeral
of their nephew, Raymond Ray
Browning were Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Adams, Palmer, Lee Beck. Fer-
ris; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Beck of
Waxahachie; Mr. and Mrs Clyde
Beck, Sherman; and Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Beck of Pasadena.
Jeff Colvin Is
Injured In Crash
Jeff Colvin, round house fore-
man for the T and N O Railroad
is in St. David’s Hospital in Aus-
tin with iniuries received in an
accident that occured early Wed-
nesday morning while enroute
by automobile from Giddings
to Austin.
According to information re-
ceived here the car driven by
Colvin collided with a chemical
truck as it was leaving the air-
port near Austin. He had been to
Giddings on company business
and was enroute home when the
accident occured.
Mr. Colvin has several broken
ribs, a punctured lung and head
injuries.
Final Rites Held
For Steve Budai
Services were held Saturday
at 10 a.m. for Steve Budai, who
died Thursday, at his home.
Rev. Emil Slovacek officiated
at the services held in St. John’s
Catholic Church, and burial was
in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dan Budai,
and Emory Budai, both of Rich-
land, John Szenasi, Caddo, Okla-
homa, Henry Rhinehart, Glade-
water, Cordy Betts, Farmers-
ville, and Charles Chmelar Jr.,
Ennis.
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OPEN TALK—Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy, third from right, opened military talks
with Nationalist Chinese President Chaing Kai-shek, left, about eight hours after Communist
China extended its cease-fire at Quemoy for two more weeks. McElroy was accompanied by
Adm. Harry D. Felt, right, commander of all U S. military forces in the western Pacific, and
Harry Drumright, second from right, U.S. Ambassador to Nationalist China.
Relative of Ennis
Man Dies In East
Word was received here Mon-
day concerning the sudden death
of John Neel, 45, in Bradford,
Pa., according to Joe Lindley, a
brother-in-law of the deceased.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning in Houston.
A wife, and two children, all
of Houston survive.
Bristol Baptist
Sets Homecoming
A Homecoming for all former
triembers and friends is slated to
be held at Bristol Baptist Chur-
ch, in Bristol, Sunday, October
19, it was announced here today.
Regular services will be held
at the church, with lunch to be
served at the Bristol Commun-
ity Center immediately follow-
ing the morning worship ser-
vice.
Sunday afternoon in a spe-
cial Homecoming session a mes-
sage will be delivered by Rev.
Luke Wadley, former pastor of
(he church.
An invitation has been extend-
ed to the public to attend, and
especially to former members
and residents of the area, Rev.
J. E. Biggs, pastor of the church
has stated.
VISITsTn COL1EGE STATfON
Mr. and Mrs*. Roy Adams and
Danny Roy visited Harold
Adams at College Station Sun-
day.
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Ennis.
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Whitesboro.
Jimmie R \N<><
Norma .1. VV.it
G!mi H Milk
Ravmond V\ ,v
Woodrow W 1
Raymond \ P
Joe E Test. E
Virgil L Booz
Ezekiel Rhodes. Moxia.
Carbon A Bailey. Houston.
James R Lowley. Houston.
Douglas L. Simmons, Houston.
Teddy G Pickett League City.
Donald R Willis. Garland.
Virgil H. Miller. Dallas.
Joel F. Kleinfield, El Paso.
John E Courville. Midlothian.
Cecil R Wolf Dallas.
Robert Velasco, Houston.
Alvin F. Barnett, Houston.
Roy II. Smith. Houston.
Joe R. Chambers, Bryan.
Joseph V. Sonnier. League
City.
Charles W. Murrell, Richland.
Melvin Jackson. Dallas.
J. J. Klutts, Ennis.
Sam N. Webb, Houston.
Jessie S. Dunagan. Dallas.
Johnny W. Grammer, Dallas.
Lloyd V. Marsh, Mexia.
Milton W. Muller, Midlothian;
Robert J. Burkett. Amarillo.
William E. Burton, Dallas.
Wilford L. Smith. Fort Worth.
Jefferson V. Barnett, Ft. Worth
Leo C. Brown, Ft. Worth.
Merl C. Becks, Jewett.
James B King, Dallas.
Gerald M. Williamson, Fort
Worth.
Tony Pierce, Fort Worth.
Wayne L. Legne, Houston.
Doorthy M. McPherson, Corsi-
cana.
Tommy F. Hughes, Bryan.
Jewel W. Riley, Emus.
Walter C. Stout, Ennis.
Marie E. Mitchell, Cprsicana.
Louise Huffstetler, Ennis.
Billy H. Horton, Corsicana.
Earnestyne B. Renfro, Ferris.
John H. Roy, Garland.
Thomas E. King, Fart Worth-
Rayford Gene Bowden, tfexU-
Robert B. McCormick, Corsi-
cana.
Billy W. Tipton, Huntsville.
Herbert Lawrence Jr., Dallas.
Granville L. Jett, Seagovilli.
Victory D. Phillips, waxaha-
chie. >. ■
Leaon N Johnson, Ft. Worth.
Claude Neill, Laneville.
Milton C. Moore, Oakwood.
Melvin Love, Crockett.
David M. Thomas, Austin.
Joe H. Trojacek, Ennis.
Lawrence H. Falk, Houston.
Roosevelt Gorman, Ennis.
Neil McDowell, Houston.
Bennie T Ware, Corsicana.
Alvin M. Bouska. Ennis.
James M. Rand, Kaufman'.
For Allegedly Driving af
Unsafe Speed in School Zom
Jimmie Ponder, Ennis.
For Allegedly Passing hr
No-Passing Zone
Roy Busby, Waxahachie.
For Allegedly Running
Stop Sign
Ruby M. Pulliam, Garrett.
O. J. Cannaday, Ennis.
Albert E. Newberry, Ennis.
Johnny M. Davis, Ennis.
For Allegedly Exceeding
Safety Speed
Milton T. Dlabaj, Ennis.
For Allegedly Driving Wlfhoht
Operators License
James Pinkins, Palmer.
Alberta Cooper, Ennis.
Ima Jean Chose, Dallas.
Wilburn Tithworth, FinerllW,
La.
William E. Burton, Dallas.
J. J. Klutts, Ennis.
Jenie E. Higgins, Ennis.
For Allegedly Running
Red Light
Joe H. Slovak, Ennis.
Clifford W. Briscoe, Coral*
cant.
Morris Gladsdne, Seattlt(
Wash.
For Allegedly Following Cfosd
Willie Washington. „
For Allggedlfy Failing fc
Yield Right-of-Way
Joe Martinea. Ennia.
William E. Kidd. Coltogf 81#
tion
For Alleged Illefrf Tuf*
m Street
Johnny Martinea, Ennia.
Dragging From Red Light
Kenith Riggins, Ennia.
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