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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
RockdaU Messenger Eatabliihed 1873
AND MESSENGER
Rockdala Reporter Established 1893
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ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS TT’TJRSDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1952
NO. 5
Enrollment A!
Local School is
Still on Increase
t
Ten new students were enrolled
in the Rockdale schools the past
week
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Work Is Resumed
At Alcoa’s Plant
This has been about the weekly
average enrollment increase since
the first of 1952.
The new students this week are:
David Balboa, grade 1, Port La-
vaca, Texas; George Balboa, grade
2, Port Lavaca, Texas; Samuel
Balboa, grade 3, Port Lavaca, Tex-
as; Donna Bishop, grade 3, Lewis
Ville, Texas; Mike Robinson, grade
3, Sweeney, Texas; George Robin-
son, grade 4, Sweeney, Texas; John
Wayne Walker, grade 5, Velasco,
Texas; Lance Dougan, grade 6,
Henderson, Texas; Retta Jane
Waggoner, grade 9, Denton, Texas;
and Donna Waggoner, grade 1,
Denton, Texas.
Work on Aluminum Company of
America’s Rockdale Works, par-
tially shut down last Friday by
labor trouble which officials in-
sisted was not a strike, was re-
sumed Monday afternoon with the
full-speed-ahead sign apparently
in force this week.
Work stoppage Friday brought
statewide attention to one of the
state's largest projects a few miles
south of Rockdale. Approximate-
ly 450 workers were involved, of-
ficials declared, when 49 or 50
operating engineers failed to show
up for work Friday morning. A
drizzling rain slowed or halted
other operations.
American Legion
Starts off Heart
Fund With $82.00
One Robbery,
One Near Miss
Here Friday Night
EMEN'S SWEETHEART—Mtss Agusta Lou Newman, R. H. S.
shman candidate, steps through the huge Valentine Heart at the
nual Fireman's Ball at the gym Friday night as she was announced
winner in the voting for the title “Sweetheart of the Fire De-
irtment." The annual ball was attended by a large crowd. Other
testants for the honors were from the other high school classes
the Rockdale school: Miss Louella Fisher, senior; Miss Helen
aid, Junior; and Miss Juanita Gest, sophomore. The Sweetheart
the daughter of Mr. and Mis. N. N. Newman. (Reporter Staff Photo*
oehring to Head
ed Cross Drive
Carlyle American Legion Post
358, in Rockdale, started the ball
rolling in the American Heart
Campaign Wednesday night with
a total of $82, according to
Commander W. T. Pearson, Jr.
There were 80 members present
who made up $41 among them-
selves which was matched from
the Legion post treasury. Dr. John
T. Richards was named chairman
of the American Heart drive in
Rockdale.
Plans were discussed and a com-1
mittee appointed for the purpose j
of working out an expansion pro- j
gram, calling for around 1000 cu-
bic feet more space to be added
to the building. The committee
consists of: George Lumpkins.
Louis G. Gest, W. P Hogan, M. N. j
Strieker and J B F.nrle
According to Pearson, the post
received a gold seal award for
exceeding the 1952 quota for paid
A SALUTE FOR POP-
-Little Michael E. Myers, 2-1/2, manages a
wistful salute after a patriotic program at the Milano school where
he was introduced wearing the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished
Flying Cross posthumously presented recently for his father, Capt.
H. H. Myers, missing in action over Korea. The original award was
made at Bryan Air Base. The youngster is a grandson of Milano
Superintendent Jack Sledge, right. Seated at left is District Judge
O. D. Graham, speaker at the Milano program Thursday. (Reporter
Staff Photo by Vesper Christian).
Five cases of whiskey were ta-
ken from Smitty’s place south of
Rockdale on highway 77 last Fri-
day night in another of a series
of nighttime robberies that are be-
| ginning to plague Rockdale.
The lock hasp was prized off
the door to gain entrance to the
package store.
It was followed last Monday
night by an unsuccessful attempt
to prize the lock hasp off the front
door to Jim Eads Dry Goods store.
Officers are working on the case
but no arrests have been made.
Len B. Neubert, Alcoa’s con-
struction superintendent, said he
knew nothing about the work stop-
page. Officials said it was not
a strike. There was no picketing.
Neubert explained that Alcoa does
not hire any of the crafts and all
such hiring is done by contractors.
No meeting was called, he said.
Most of the idle men, it was
said, were employees of the A1
Johnson Construction Company,
cement contractors, and the Phelps
Drake Company, sub-contractor
for drainage work.
Grading work, under a contract
with Dean Skinner, of Austin,
continued except for a slow-down
caused by the rain.
William O. Perkins, business
representative of the AFL Inter-
national Union of Operating Engi-
neers, Local 450, said that there
was no strike. He added that some
of the boys were sick and didn’t
go to work in the rain for fear
they would catch pneumonia.
Some of the workers said they
were going fishing.
The work stoppage was still in
effect Monday morning and offic-
ials said some of the boys just
went to town and hadn’t got back.
But in the afternoon work was
being resumed, and Tuesday morn-
ing was again in full swing.
No clear explanation of the
See ALCOA, Page 10
Milano Program
Honors Son of
Missing Airman
Two and one-half year old Mich-
ael E. Myers, who recently receiv-
ed his missing dad’s Oak Leaf
Band Concert Set
For Friday Night
Free Chest X-Ray
Program Is Set
For March 13-15
ockdale Quota
is Year Is
tat $1,500.00
harlcs I). Moehring, Rockdale
estate man, has been named
Cross Fund Drive Chairman
Rockdale, according to Sam
Auxiliary to Give
Program at Vets
Hospital Tonight
up members by Nov. 30, 1951.
Special recognition came from the
Department Adjutant, G. Ward audience in a special patriotic pro-i
Moody.
Cluster to the Distinguished Fly- the high school gym at 8 p. m.
ing Cross, was presented to the Friday night
Director E. F. Boxell will pre-, Moore, a high school sophomore,
sent his Rockdale High School is a student of Mrs. Lucile Welch,
Band in annual winter concert at voice teacher.
The next number will be “El
! Capitan,’’ a march, and then the
away July 4.
James (Dutch) Wehmeyer open-
ed the TEC office so the members
could see the improvements that
have taken place since the Com-
mission leased the space from
them.
____ . p l i , . I The program will open with a bandwilloffertwopopularselec-
march “Swinging Along,” by the j tions, “Chattanooga Shoe Shine
Who.
. .. , ‘Cosmopolitan.”
at the program. Feature of the program will be
Michael was introduced by his ' soprano solo by Miss Lou Moore,
Pearson said that the post is Thursday morning. District Judge i
purchasing a 1952 Ford to be given o. D. Graham waa guest speaker iSi!"' r5by an overture'
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Rockdale American Legion Post
358 will present a program for
of Camerorp" countychaTr- I Varans at. McCloskey General,
Hospital tonight (Thursday).
\ Pearson, Jr. has been nam- ' Members of the Legion will fur-
advisor with Moehring in the nish transportation for the ladies,
we. ; who have made this a regular |
Vhite states that the kick-off monthly affair. A program is be-
the drive will start February ing planned with Mrs. Sarah
with a dinner to be held in Bankston in charge. The ladies
kdale. i will also serve refreshments of
bckdale’s quota this year is cake and coffee, the cakes to be
and the quota for Milam furnished by members and non-
nty is $7,790.
AMBLING
ROUND
ROCKDALE
—With
w. h. c.
members alike.
The Auxiliary is asking for a
donation of books and magazines
Perry to Hold
Open House Even!
Friday, Saturday
Sam Perry announces today that
Open House will be held at the
new and modern Perry Hardware
& Furniture Store in Rockdale
Friday and Saturday, with a big
celebration planned.
The new store, completely mod-
to be distributed to the veterans. I ern throughout with new fixtures returned1*
Any issue, regardless of age, of j and huge stocks, is located at the
western magazines and detective corner of Cameron and Main
grandfather, Jack Sledge, superin-
tendent of the Milano schools.
Michael's mother, the former Miss
Jean Sledge, was also present.
The Cluster was presented to
! Michael by Colonel Ellis of the
Bryan Air Base in a ceremony
there Saturday, February 9, a
! posthumous award to Michael’s
father, Captain H. H. Myers, who
has been reported missing in ac-
tion since last March 19.
Captain Myers was piloting an
F-80 on a photo-reconnaisance
mission over Sinanju, in North
Korea, when his plane was hit,
knocking out the vertical stabilizer
and all instruments. Myers brought
his air craft safely back to its base
for which he received the award,
and about 10 days later went on
another mission from which he
who will sing Cole Porter’s “Begin
the Beguine,” with Miss Jo Ann
Hale as piano accompanist. Miss
magazines, either cloth or paper
bound, will be welcome.
streets in the building formerly
occupied by both the Rockdale
P«rad#.
magazines one year old or less
.. „ i such as: Movie. Snorts. Life. Look.
2*^ WCnt on paradc bp-| Field & Stream, Esquire, Colliers,
lore the state and the nation Outdoor Life, Coronet, Readers Di-
with an interesting • gest, and Saturday Evening Post.
They will also be able to use Motor Compnny and Howell’s
week
titled "To a Little Town • Magazines and books may be
*• Til* Industry” in the Febru- i left at the Legion Hall or will be
issue of Texas Parade. j called for by Mrs. Siegfried Beck-
haus or Mrs. Marvin Beery, a*
he story by Hugh Williamson is they are notified.
11 presented and illustrated with i -—--
■itch of local pictures including Iornl CJofthflll Team
eye-stopper with the story i?CQL . 1 earn
® p'ece of now-famous Rock- Now Being Organized
* lignite. The story goes back
the beginning and how Rock-
A softball team is being organ-
0 attracted a $103 million alum-, ized and practice will begin at 2:30
jTO plant and what happened P- m. Sunday at the high school
( nS the fast pace of the last ball park, according to Aubrey
months. i Spence.
-- I Spence asks all who are inter-
exas Parade is an eye-catch- Mted ln Paying on the team to
monthly magazine sponsored ; bc Present Sunday evening at the
' Texas Good Roads Associa- :______________________
In its
Grocery
For the opening party the man-
agement has planned a variety of
big features. Friday at 7:30 p. m.
there will be a variety of prizes
for the home offered. Everyone
is invited to drop in any time to
register, with no strings attached
and nothing to buy.
At 10:30 a. m. Saturday there
will be a kid’s drawing with toys
and other items to be given away,
as well as ice cream, balloons, and
bubble gum.
Saturday at 7:30 p. m. there
See OPEN HOUSE. Page 10
Village Courts
Are Now Open
On Highway 79
Announcement is made this
Rockdale F.F.A.
^oys In District
Contests Today
Boy” and
Thomas Boswell will be featured
in a trumpet solo, “The World is
Waiting for the Sunrise,” with
band accompaniment, and then
Free chest x-rays will be given
in Rockdale March 13-14-15 in the
Milam county T-B x-ray program,
sponsored locally by the Parent-
Teacher Association through the
Milam County Health Unit and the
State Department of Health.
The x-ray unit will be in Thorn-
dale March 1-3, in Cameron March
5-6-7-8-11, and in Buckholts
March 18-19. In Rockdale the
program will be conducted in the
Pearson display room at the cor-
ner of Main and Cameron streets.
The x-rays will be given daily
from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m., ac-
cording to Hinton H. Pruett, coun-
ty superintendent, who heads the
prior to a short intermission the I program for the county. H. D.
musical program will give way to Maxwell will head the Rockdale
a reading, “Betty at Her First program.
Baseball Game,’
Lawrence.
by Mips Sylvia
Following the intermission the
second part of the program will
be as follows:
Last year 1148 persons wpre x-
rayed in Rockdale, and in 1950
there were 1253. Rockdale was
the only location in the county
that showed a drop in number of
x-rays last year over the year be-
year 21 percent of the
county population, 4873 persons,
See X-RAYS, Page 5
“The Marching Band,” band se- .
lection; popular selections, “Guitar ,e*
Polka” and “Wabash Blues;” waltz, L,a‘s
i j i ppa v. ... “Waves of the Danube;” march,
, The R9ckda]f boys; wltb "American Patrol”; “Prelude in C
their advisor, H. D. Maxwell, will Minor-” and a march “Them
wJ," r;n:inpicip^U"dS I i Ioh“
District Leadership contests.
The teams taking 1st and 2nd
Director Boxell says the above | MtayOr S Post
program outline is tentative and Declines tO Ruil
subject to change.
I. R. (Junior) Whiteley
Injured in Fall From
place in the contest will go to
Area meet March 1 at A&M.
Members of the local teams are
.as follows:
Green Hand Team, Chapter con-
ducting.
Pete Taylor, President; Kenneth i Scaffold ThursdaV
Yarbrough. Vice President: Jerry **~*o«v*j
Crim, 2nd Vice President; Henpr J. R. (Junior) Whiteley returned
Fischer, 3rd Vice President: Edwin to his home this week from a
brockenousn, Keporter; David Taylor hospital where he was ta-
Yount, Treasurer; James Crim, ken with painful injuries received
Sentinel; Leslie Doss, Historian; in a fall from a scaffold while
Gary Jones, Secretary;
Key, Parliamentarian;
Tommy
Richard
YMBI. TONIGHT
The February meeting ol
the * oung Men’s Business
League w!l be held at the Le
gion Hall tonight (Thursday)
starting at 7:30 o'cloek.
interpret
own words it seeks
Texas not only to
usanclg of readers of other
,es and nations, but to Texans
niseives. It tells the story of
™ roads and
also describing
xans, their activities, and their
Publisher of Texas Parade is
Ashburn. In an editorial in
(m rent issue of The Parade,
Publisher remarks:
"Elsewhere in this issue is the
imi r'' Rockdale, site of the new
million Alcoa plant. What
jippening to Rockdale and its
Rnboring cities . . . is happen-
Sce RAMBLINGS, Page 10
PARKING METERS RR1NG IN
*294.00 DURING FIRST WEEK
The city's parking meters
brought in a total of $294 in the
first week of operation and another
$295 the second week, Mayor W.
P. Hogan announced today.
Under the terms of the installa-
tion, one-half of the meter re-
ceipts will go each week to pay-
ing for the meters and installation.
The balance retained by the city
will be used to pay expenses of
operation, including salary of offi-
cers, and also for other police pro-
tection. The balance, will go into
the city’s general fund to be used
in taking care of the constantly
increasing expenses of operation
of the city government.
Requests for additional meters
have been made to the city council,
the mayor said. H. H. Coffield
has requested that parking meters
bc placed around his place of busi-
ness, and the same request has
come from the Phillips i Luckey
Company.
week of the opening of the Village! Strelsky and Sam Jackson as al-
Courts located 2 miles west of ternates.
Rockdale on Highway 79.
The owners arc: Jack Perry,
Howard Terry, and Mischer Har-
ris Co. of Houston, with Sant Per-
ry as manager.
The courts consist of 10 modern
units with 4 apartments to each
unit. There are 40 rooms, each
with a private bath, and 30 with
kitchenettes.
According to the owners, they
will operate in conjunction with
the courts, a trailer court with ac-
Chapter Farmer Division, FFA
Quiz Team.
See FFA BOYS. Page 10
working at the Alcoa plant site
last Thursday.
Whiteley was with a surveying
crew of the A1 Johnson Construc-
tion Company. He said he fell 18
feet to the ground when a scaf-
fold broke with him.
LIONS HEAR ACCORDIONIST;
SET DATE FOR LADIES NIGHT
The Rockdale Lions Club had and installation of officers will be
as special guest at their meeting held March 20 in the First Chris-
eomodations for“fl4 Traliew,”‘With I Wednesday, Eddie Boese. accord- tian church annex also that three
all facilities, and a playground for S"1*1 WJ? is assoc,atcd be road ?l*ns have been ordered to
' John M. Weed, Sr., whose name
was filed this week on the ticket
as a candidate for mayor of Rock-
dale, said this morning he ap-
preciated the well-meaning of his
friends, but it would be impossible
for him to be a candidate.
“Of course,” he said, “I deeply
appreciate the honor that n*y good
friends are trying to bestow upon
me, and I wish conditions were
such that I might accept. During
the next two years the job of
being mayor of Rockdale is going
to be a big one and a time-consum-
ing one. I already have a terrific
job cut out for me In my own
work, and I do not feel that I
could give to the mayor’s job the
time that would be necessary or
that I would want to give in an
effort to serve my city efficiently.
“I am sure my friends will un-
derstand my position, and for the
reasons outlined I am requesting
that they withdraw my name from
the ticket," Mr. Weed explained.
children.
Bledsoe Music Company of Austin, be installed on each highway lead-
start^around the To^ob”\jp*. ^ of.ho fee
1 director. TB x-ray service by the State mo-
1951.
Dr. Carl V. Bredt
Lay Preacher at
Local Church Sunday
Dr. Carl V. Bredt, associate dean
of student life, University of Texas,
Austin, will be the lay speaker at
the 11 a. m. service at St. John’s
Methodist church, as local Metho-
dists join the 42,000 Methodist
congregations of the nation in cele-
brating annual Laymen’s Day.
Charge Lay Leader W. F. Saage
See DR. BREDT, Page 10
The popular accordianist was re- bile x-ray unit which will be in
peatedly called back for encores Rockdale March 13, 14, and 15,
by the audience and numbers play- and W. C. Grissom, superintendent
ed by him included: Beer Barrel of the Rockdale schools, announ-
Polka, Two Guitars, 12th Street ced Public School Week March 2-
Rag, Nola, Josephine, Blue Dan- 8.
ube, and Carnival of Venice H. W. Quigley, who is with A1
Boese plays the French Horn in Johnson construction company,
the Austin Symphony Orchestra., was introduced by W. P. Hogan
Members of the club donated as a new member.
$30 to the Heart fund with a check Collier Pearson, Leonard Allen,
from the treasury for an additional and Henry Tyler were presented
$20. Dr. John T. Richards is with leather note binders as a-
chairman of the Heart Fund drive j wards for having signed up the
in Rockdale. most new members for 1951. Ty-
Rev. Byron Welch, vice presi-1 ler’s award served a double pur
dent, reported that Ladies Night 1 pose as it came on his birthday.
Mrs. Evelyn Jacobs
Buys Beautv Shoo
From Mrs. Opal Jones
Mrs. F.vclvn Jacobs, of Frank-
lin. has purchased Opal’s Beauty
Shop from Mrs. Opal Jones and
announces today the business will
be continued at the same location,
corner Cameron and Ackerman,
under the name of Evelyn’s Beau-
ty Shop.
The shop will be remodeled and
reoainted and new equipment
added. Mrs. Jacob.* said. Mrs.
Elzie Lewis and Mrs. Lavon Clark
will continue as operators.
Mrs. Jacobs and her husband,
D. D. Jacoos, will move to Rock-
dale as soon as they can find liv-
ing accomodations, they said.
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1952, newspaper, February 21, 1952; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693751/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.