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Dillard Service
Station To Have
rormal Opening
Saturday At 8 P.M.
Dillard’s new Texaco Statiop in
' Rocksprings will have its formal
opening Saturday evening, August
25th at 8 P. M. The station, which
was recently completed, is one of
the most modern designed service
stations in this area. It is under
lease to Coy Dillard, who will
manage it. Mr. Dillard has been hi
the service station business nearly
forty years.
At the formal opening there will
be a drawing for several atten-
dance prizes, the total value of
which will amount to about $100.
Prizes will be an 8-cup Sun-
beam Coffee Master, a Sunbeam
Twin Waffle Baker, one book of
S and H Green Stamps, two wash
jobs and two grease jobs, one to
a person.
Every one is cordially invited
to drop by for a visit and sign
up for the drawing. You may sign
up any time from Friday on to
Saturday night.
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Daniel Wins
Praise From
Pension Ass’n.
AUSTIN, Tex.—Senator Price
Daniel, candidate .for Governor,
today won praise from the presi-
dent of the Texas United Pension
Association for sponsoring a suc-
cessful amendment in Congress
that gave old age pensioners a $3.00
per month increase.
Elmer L,ee Todd of Waco, lea-
der of the group, declared that "the
old people of Texas never have had
a truer or more consistent friend
Jn any public official than they
have in Senator Price Daniel."
Daniel was co-authpr of an am-
endment to the Social Security
Act that adds $3.00 to pension
checks beginning October 1. Ex-
cept for his amendment, every old
age pension would have been cut
$5.00 per month on that date, which
was the expiration date of the last
temporary increase voted by Con-
gress. He is pledged also to work
for a cost-of-living increase at the
State level.
Daniel, leader by 165,500 votes in
the First Democratic Primary,
urged the voters to go to the polls
Saturday and “tell the world that
Texas can run its own affairs with-
out outside interference.”
Daniel srfid that over-confidence
on the part of his supporters "is
all that would prevent an over-
whelming victory.” He urged them
to get out the vote "and off-set
S the campaign of organized groups
such as the CIO and the NAACP
which are working to line up bloc
votes for' my opponent."
He pointed out that many key
supporters of other candidates in
the First Primary now are backing
him, including many who support-
ed his run-off opponent.
"These people have told me that
they know Price Daniel will fight
for Texas rights, including preser-
vation of our system of separate
but equal schools in districts where
a majority of the people want that
system maintained,” Daniel said.
“New support has come to my
campaign because I have conducted
my part of the race on a high plane,
worthy of the dignity of the office
of Governor, and because I have
run on my own platform of pro-
gress and good government for
T exas.
"That platform includes honesty
and integrity, and the restoration
of public confidence in our State
Government. I will urge the Legis-
lature to authorize a citizen's Law
Enforcement Commission, created
' from the grass roots through our
grand jury system, to investigate
all allegations of wrongdoing in
public office.
“As Governor, I will work for
positive ai<T to our farmers and
ranehejs—with a statewide water
and soil conservation program
and a State drought relief program
that will help protect our family-
size farmers and ranchers from
the twin disasters of drought and
mortgage foreclosure.”
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Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Louie
Babb, while Mr. Babb is a patient
in the Nix Hospital in San An-
tonio, were Mrs. Sid Glenn of
Tucson, Arisona; John L. Dib-
“ refl, Jn of Big Spring and John
ID. of Austin. Mr.
Mrs. Babb expect to return
tbis week-end.
Mark Bean To
Enter Elks Cripple
Childrens Home
Mark Bean, 6-year-^ld son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Bean, will
inter the Elks Crippled Children
Hospital at Dttine, Texas next
Monday. The hospital is located
adjacent to Gonzales.
Mark will receive therapy and
other beneficial ^treatments at' the
hospital. Being a First Grader,
Mark will also start his school
career at the hospital.
Wool Week To Be
Recognized
In Rocksprings
Mayor Forrest J. Weldon has
proclaimed the week of August
27-31 as Wool Week in Rock-
springs. The proclamation comes
upon the eve of the Miss
Wool Show to be held in the San
Angelo City Auditorium on the
night of August 31 when "Miss
Wool” will be selected.
Clothiers over the state of Tex-
as are advertising woolen pro-
ducts during the week. From past
experience clothes designers and
manufacturers know that wool is
more durable, holds its color, bet-
ter insulator, more absorbent, dra-
pes perfectly, wrinkle-resistant,
flame-resistant—these are the 7
wonders of wool.
Rocksprings merchants are em-
phasizing “Wool Week” in their
ads this week and invite you to
inspect their woolen merchandise.
Jerry Scoggin Is
Patient At
Gonzales
Warm Springs
Jerry Scoggin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Scoggin, was admitted
to Gonzales Warm Springs Foun-
dation last week for three months
of therapy treatment and school-
ing. Jerry completed his elemen-
tary school education at the Rock-
springs School last spring.
Many of the patients who un-
dergo rehabilitation treatment at
Gonzales are victifns of many types
of crippling diseases and accidents.
Infantile paralysis patients, both
adults and children, still out-num-
ber other rehabilitation cases.
Non-polio cases treated include
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis,
muscular dystrophy, arthritis, and
other neuro-muscular diseases and
musculoskeletal disorders. A num-
ber of industrial accident victims
have been treated at the institu-
tion.
Anyone desiring inforrflation on
admission procedures may get it
by writing the Registrar, Box 58,
Gonzales, Texas.
Absentee Ballots
Indicates Interest
High In Precinct
No. One Race
Waters-Nilsson
Vows Solemnized
TAGRA Float
Wins Second At
Fredericksburg
The Texas Angora Goat Rais-
ers Association float took second
place in the Fredericksburg parade
last Friday. Many beautiful floats
were entered in this parade. Miss
Elizabeth Ann Houh, Mohair
Queen, rode on the TAGRA float.
The float will be entered in the
Boernc parade September first and
then will be put in storage for re-
decoration for the spring season.
Miss Hough will he presented on
the float, where ever it is entered
in parades.
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HEREFORD STOCKER-
FEEDER CALF SALE
AT ANGELO SEPT. 10
A Hereford Stocker-Feeder calf
sale will be held in San Angelo,
Livestock Auction Company, Mon-
day, September 10. 1956.
The sale is sponsored by the Con-
cho Hereford Association. It's pur-
pose is to provide a better market
for the better quality Hereford cal-
ves, especially for the intermediate
and smaller producer. All calves
will be sold at Auction and sellers
will get the full benefit of higher
quality.
Steers and heifers will be shown
in groups of 10, 20 and carloads
of 40 for judging and awards. Pro-
ducers may show in any group
they desire but do not need to
show to consign calves in the sale.
The judging will begin at 7 a.
m. Monday The sale will begin at
11 a. m. September 10.
Althoiigh prior entry is not re-
quired, entry blanks may be ob-
tained from the Concho Hereford
Association, Box 804, San Angelo.
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ROCKSPRINGS BAND
TO PLAY
The Rocksprings School Band
under the direction of Ben Davis
will play tomorrow evening on the
court house square. The concert
will start at 6:30 p. m. All band
members are asked to attend the
rehearsal at 5 o'clock at the band
hall.
Pvt. Allen Smith, Jr. returned
to his station at Lt. Lewis, Wash-
ington, after a 30-day leave. Allen
visited during that time in Rock-
springs with his parents. He will
complete his two years of training
next January.
A candlelight ceremony in the
First Presbyterian Church, U. S.,
Saturday evening, August 11th
united in marriage Miss Polly Vir-
ginia Waters and Wilfred E> Nil-
sson. The Rev. Walter Guin, pas-
tor of the Pilgrim Presbyterian
Church, San Antonio, officiated at
the double-ring ceremony.
Parents of the bride are Mr.
and Mrs. W. Homer Waters of
Rocksprings. Mr. and Mrs. Law-
son E. Nilsson of San Angelo are
parents' of the bridegroom.
Mr. Waters gave his daughter
in marriage. The bride wore a
waltz-length gown of white hand-
clipped Chantilly lace and tulle ov-
er taffeta. The princess line bod-
ice of lace featured an off-should-
er neckline of lace scallops and
pleated tulle folds. Her waist-leng-
th veil of imported illusion was
attached to an open work crown of
lact and pearls with iridescent
rhinestones. She wore matching
lace tjiitts and carried a crescent
bouquet of mystery gardenias and
feathered white carnations with
1 white satin streamers.
Miss Sue Waters of Rocksprings,
sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Ivan
Skinner and Mrs. Eugene Sacco of
San Angelo. Miss Shelley Gregg
of Lubbock was flower girl. Can-
dlclightcr was Danny Joe Wa-
ters of Rocksprings.
The bridegroom’s father was
best man. Ushers and groomsmen
were Homer Eugene Waters of
St. Martinsville La., brother of the
bride, Ned Nilsson brother of the
bridegroom, J. R. Attebery of
Hobbs, N. M., and Steve Power of
Fort Worth.
Mrs. Elmer Simpson, organist,
and Herschel Summerlin, vocal
soloist, provided nuptial music.
A reception was held in the
church parlor after the ceremony.
Following a two-weeks wedding
trip to Ruidosa, N. M„ the couple
will be at home at 720 W. Avc. J.
The bride attended Stephen F.
Austin State College, Sherpian,
where she was a member of Sigma
Gamma and Nu Phi Mu. She is a
graduate of Baylor School of Medi-
cal Technology and is employed
by the Doctor's Clinic in San An-
gelo. _
The bridegroom is a student at
San Angelo College majoring in
electrical engineering and is' em-
ployed as an electrical serviceman
at the Bargain Center of San
Angelo.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson E. Nil-
sson were hosts to a rehearsal din-
ner at their home in San Angelo
the evening prior to the wedding.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis spent
Thursday in San Antonio on busi-
ness.
An unusual large number of ab-
sentee ballots were cast for the
Democratic Run-off Primary, indi-
cating again that interest is high
in the Commissioners race in Pre-
cinct One.
Absentee voting come to a close
Tuesday night at 12 o'clock. 64
ballots had been cast in the county
with 59 votes in the Rocksprings
box.
Election results will be posted
at the McKnight Drug Store. This
will be handled as in past elections
except the first Frimary this year,
when results were posted at the
Weekly Office.
Due to the short ballot returns
are expected to be in at an early
time. The earlier the returns are
phoned in the better coverage Ed-
wards County will have in the
daily papers.
School Budget Set
Up At $107,475.85
For 1956-57 Term
Construction Started On New $35,000 Catholic Church
Mrs. Donald Smith and children,
Donnie, Sam and Kathy of Hous-
ton are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Evflyn M inter this week.
Mr*. T. C. Barnes and three
son^, returned to their home In El
Paso last week after spending sev-
eral weeks here with Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. L. Taylor and Mrs. R. T.
Deel. Mr. Barnes came to Rock-
springs alter his family.
Miss Lulu Linn left Tuesday for
Dallas on a business visit.
Walter Adams returned last week
after visiting in Merkle with his
daughter, Mrs. Laurice Sargent
and famliy and with friends In
Abilene. He also visited his son,
Milton Adams and family in Pal-
estine and with friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Eldridge Duncan at Apple
Springs and Mr. Schuter at La
Texaco. Milton and, family brought
him home and went on to Uvalde
to visit his aunt, Mrs. Z. C. Wilson.
The budget for the Rocksprings
School was reviewed for the
school patrons, Monday night by
Superintendent Barr. The budget
involves $107,475.85, about $2200
less than last year.
Under the past year’s budget
the expenditures included the cost
of a new bus and lighting of the
football field.
According to the average daily
attendance during the 1955-56 team
the cost of educating each child
amounts to about $340.
New students and students who
want to change their courses are
reminded of the pre-registration on
August 31 from 9 a. m. until 3
p. m.
School will begin at 8:30 a. m.
Monday, September 3rd. The buses
will run on a regular schedule
since a full school day will he
held. An assembly program will
be held at 8:30 a. m. in the school
auditorium. Following the assembly
the Second and Third Grades will
go to the gym to draw for rooms
and teachers.
Mrs. Edward Tipton, wife of
Coach Tipton, has been transfer-
red from the position of I bird
Grade teacher to Home Economics
teacher. Mrs. Tipton is qualified to
teach this subject as well as ele-
mentary work.
Mrs. Everett Epperson has been
employed to teach the Third grade.
Mrs. Epperson has previously
taught in the Rocksprings School
as a full time teacher and in the
past several years has been a sub-
stitute teacher.
Supt. Barr has received several
applications for Elementary Prin-
cipal and these applications are be-
ing screened. This is the only va-
cancy that remains in the faculty.
Bus drivers will he Tommy
Cowsert, Brackettvillc route; Mrs.
Curly Price, Uvalde route; E. E.
McDonald, Del Rio route: Mrs.
Chris Haines, Sonora route; and
Mrs. Inez Welch, Kerrville route.
The school program is set-up
for the following holidays: Thanks-
giving, November 22 through 25;
Christmas, December 21 through
January 1; Alamo District No. 2
Meeting, March 8; Easter, April
19 through April 22. School will
end on May 23rd with Commen-
cement exercises that night.
Dade Gallaway of Uvalde is the
general contractor for the new
$35,000 building for the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Rock-
springs. ground breaking cere-
monies were held recently with
prominent leaders of the local
church taking part.
Foundation of the new building
is already underway. The building
will face the Kerrville highway
across from the public school pro-
perty and is located on tile block
of land purchased from the Sharp
family by the Catholic Church.
The building will he 36 feet wide
and 89 feet 7 inches in length. A I complete the building. Graves
south wing for living quarters for Lumber Company of Uvalde is
the priest will be 33 feet 4 inches, | furnishing the material,
by 14 feet 8 inches. This will in- File present structure that houses
elude a bedroom, bath, kitchenette, the Sacred Heart Church will be
and office space. I he boys sacristy moved to the Sharp block and he
will he <> feet by 12 feet. i u-ed as a recreation hall. A con-
1 he building will be of light j Crete dance platform 50 by 100
weight concrete tile with a brick 1 i, being constructed on the
veneer front. A bell tower 30 feet | we-t -ide of the block. Plans for
high will be in a cm., shape and : the improvements include basket-
measure 4 by it feet. Tile building j Halt and tennis courts,
will have Azrock floor-. | Rev. K T. Hennessey, O.M.I.
Mr. Gallaway -tate- that it will j of l valde is pre-iding priest over
take three and a half month- t > tin's church.
Petersons’ Garage
And Auto Co. Team
Wins Baseball
League Series
96 Hear Nueces Dove Season Opens
Reports In Uvalde'in Edwards County
September First
The team sponsored by Peter-
sons' Garage and Auto Company
won the summer baseball program
in Rocksprings by taking the first
two games in the playoff from the
Alamo Lumber Company team.
I he summer program was arrang-
ed by the Rocksprings Lions Club.
The first game of the .-cries
was played Thursday night with
Petersons leading the score 22 to
8. The second game on Friday
night gave the Peter-on.-' team a
will of the series with the -cere
21 to 13. j
'Flic winning team was enter-
tained with a barbecue and water-
melon supper by tluir sponsor
Tuesday evening at the C. < 1.
Whitworth ranch. 'File bov- en-
joyed a swim and the delieiou-
food.
Keith Bradford wa- manager of
tile team and Glynn Varga wil-
lin' sponsor's representative.
The team was composed oi Jo-e
Franco, catcher: Jody Rutherford,
pitcher; Buddy Weaver, first base-
man; John Sweeten, second base-
man; Gerry Osburn, third base-
mail; Kenneth McCoy and Mike
Tatum, short stops; Charles' Be-
cker, Mike Grooms and Fruito.-a
Cerda, field.
Among the 96 keenly interested
local and sectional persons attend-
ing the Nueces water meeting held
in Uvalde last week were C. H.
Gilmer, Horace Brown, Forrest
Weldon, Son Varga, and J. \\
Richardson.
Mr. Gilmer is president of the
Nueces River C'on-ervarion and Re-
clamation Di-triet and pre-ided o\
er the meeting.
1 hi- wa- the -er m l of tl -
meetings in which intere-ted per
-oils in the re-pec::ve -eetion-
tIif Xin-ce- water-lied v, ill n o,>r:
I about water condition- and iucd-
| t.' S. \\ Flee-,. Ft \V• • r''i e.
engineer, u '
-e firm ha
ployed by the N’ueee-
BAND BOOSTERS TO
HAVE RUMMAGE SALE
The Band Boosters Club will
sponsof a Rummage Sale this fall,
possibly the first week of October,
to raise funds for band trips, etc.
Club officials would like to have
everybody interested in the band
to save all their discarded clothes,
furniture, jewelry, dishes, etc. and
donate these for the Rummage
Sale. When doing your fall house
cleaning, don’t throw away those
odds and ends, call Ben Davis.
These items can be picked up at
any time and stored in the band
hall until the sale is held.
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Albett Jenkinj is spending the
week with his parents and sister.
He is on a 7-day leave and will re-
turn to Denver, Colorado, where
he will be reassigned. Albert has
been a patient at the veterans hos-
pital in Denver for several weeks.
Mr. and MrsY Jimmy Nunley,
Kenny pnd Marsha, are vacationing
in, Austin and points south.
Alamo Lumber Co.
Entertains Team
The baseball team sponsored by
the Alamo Lumber Company was
entertained by their sponsor with
a swimming party and picnic at
the Denman Moody ranch last
Saturday.
This team was runner-up in the
final games played off last week-
end. Russell Reams was manager
of the team.
The team was composed of Jim-
my Barrows, pitcher; Rusty
Reams, catcher; Mack Guthrie,
first basej Butch Grooms, second
base; Tom Birtrong, third base;
Rodney Cottle, short stop; Jim
Allison, Tooter Waites, Kenny
Nunley, field; Kenny Waites and
Gordon Rae Sweeten, reserves.
METHODIST LADIES TO
SELL FOOD TOMORROW
The Methodist ladies will sell
coffee, cake, and sandwiches all
day Saturday (Election Day), Aug-
ust 25th at the CPL office. They
will also have whole cakes for sale.
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Leinweber,
R. G. and Miss Cornelia, return-
ed Wednesday from a fishing trip
to the coast at Corpus CHristi and
vicinity. R. G. and Cornelia went
deep sea fishing and caught' 61
mackerel. Mr. and Mrs. Lein-
weber went fishing off the coast
at Ingleside with their nephew and
caught 60 trout.
Misses Jo and Verdie Steger of
DalUs were recent visitors of their
niece, Mr*. Frank Pratt and family.
I prepare a nia-ter plan f.m-
i tire u a ter - lied.
iln next 11n !■: n;g « " 1 >> ■ \!
in Cry-tal City i>m \ :ig i.t J'/.:,
j and alter that ;hr engine’ : -h mid
-iam lie ah - formula••• the Ma- • .
ter I'lan. Mr. Ere;-.- «„■ well >
j ph-a-i -1 with the Uvalde nu • •:: g
and -tated that lie learned a lot
from the report- given.
hreese told the group that dam-
on the Frio, Ntu-ce- and We-t!
Nneee- river- would recharge the 1
Edward- Lime-tone and revive j
well- for irrigation and municipal
u-c through a large section of the
Nueces River watershed.
"At one dam -ite, Concan on
the Frio River in Uvalde County,
we estimate that 100 million gal-
lons daily would seep into the Ed-
wards Limestone,” Freese said.
"We have concluded that the best
use of flood water in the Nueces
watershed above the Balcones
Fault would he to impound them
behind dams and permit them to
seep into and recharge the Ed-
wards Limestone."
J. H. Blackallar of San Anotnio.
vice president of the H. B. Zack
ry Co. stated that the proposed un-
derground water district which
would take in the major portions
of the Edwards Limestone would
have boundaries on the south, U.
S. 90 from Brackettvillc to San
Antonio; on the east, from San
Antonio to San Marcos: on the
north from San Marcos to Rock-
springs and on the west from Rock-
springs to Brackettville. One of the
principal beneficiaries of such a
plan would be the City of San An-
tonio.
A meeting called by the South
Texas Chamber of Commerce to
discuss the proposed underground
water district will be held in Uval-
de, September 13. f
The main theorj brought out
in these meetings is to impound
the flood waters into the under-
ground water supply. Many pro-
blems will arise before any deve-
lopments can materialize, such as
location of dams, meeting the
cost of building such dams, use
of water from the lakes, and many
other things that will have to be
hurdled.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Essing and
Miss Mary Elizabeth spent last
week touring New Mexico. They
visited at T^os, Santa Fe, White
Sands and other places of interest..
Game Warden Ellis Martin was
[ officially notified this week that the
i -ea-on for mourning doves in Ed-
, ward- Comity would he from Sept-
ember fir-: to October 17, both
day- inclu-ive. from 12:00 o'clock
iioi in to -un-et.
i ’i re will he no open season on
w i te-wingid dove-. The bag limit
: ■!■ mourning dove- will he ten
per per-, m.
Mr. Mart;! remind- hunters that
:o ’urtimg dove- ari not permitted
t-.ken by mean-, aid. or use,
needy or indirectly, of corn,
i . i '' . or other grain or pro-
■ nu ' reo', -ah. nr any kind of
.'Mr, placed. deposited,
i'-trdiuti i. -rattired, or otherwise
;■ ■' - >\ hereby -uch doves are.
hired, attracted, or enticed to, on
or *■ vi r the area where hunters are
a’ti :n;it:t:g !" take them, but it is
n 9 intituled to forbid the taking
" -mb bird - a- are attracted by
griming or -landing crop- of grain
or by harvc-tid grainfield so long
a- -licit crops are not manipulated
.*r -uch tield- have not been har-
ve- ted by man or hi- agencies so
a- to cau-c -licit grain to he plac-
ed. depo-ited. scattered, or other-
wi-e put out, as aforesaid.
Angoras To Have
2 Weeks Practice
For First Game
The Angoras will get in two
weeks of practice before their
first game on September 8th with
Sonora "B" team. This will also
he the first game to he played on
the newly lighted Rocksprings
field.
A dedication ceremony for the
field will probably he worked up
for the opening game.
The squad will meet with Coach
Tipton next Monday for prelim-
inary instructions and issuance of
uniforms and on Tuesday will be
out on the field to start work
There will not be any district
games at Rocksprings this year.
Out of the ten games to be played
five will he here. Following is the
schedule.
Sept. 8—Sonora B here.
* Sept. 14— La Coste, there.
Sept. 20—Junction B, here.
Sept. 28—Schreiner, here.
* Oct. 5—Castroville, there.
Oct. 11—Del Rio B, there.
Oct. 19—Kerrville B, here.
Oct. 25—Fredericksburg B, here.
* Nov. 2—Brackettville, there.
* Nov. 9—Sabina), there.
* Denotes District games. All
games will be played at 8:00 p. m.
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Mr.| and Mrs. Monte Kirkland
spent last week-end in Austin with
their niece, Mrs. James R. Dyas. ✓
James Dyas, Jr. also returned to
Austin after spending the past
three weeks in Rocksprings with
the Kirklands and Tobins. Mrs.
Dyas has recently accepted a po-
sition as secretary of the Congress
Avenue Baptist Church in Austin.
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