The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1924 Page: 1 of 10
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Rockdale reporter
AND MESSENGER
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“The Beat- Newspaper Milan County Ever Had”
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JCNE 26, 1924 '
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Legion Will Observe Fourth of July
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mmii u r» Jj LUuum
TEXAS PRESS MEET AT AM1RILL0
D. S. HOLLOWELL FOR
MILAM REPRESENTATIVE
Rockdale Reporter won tjro
d honors in the contests cbn-
the Texas Press Association
l£7a 19 and 20, 1924. It won
L pmeTS25Vg0Wr for the best
[Js of one-fourth page and over.
1 prize was offered by the. South-
Magazi"e Publishing Company
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+ GUN CLUB NOTES ♦
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iynrt Worth
Beard, Man-
L. W. Sledge Leads Club
The shopting -of L. W. Sledge w.aa
the sensation of the Rockdale Gun
Club in the weekly shooting match
Friday afternoon, W. E. White, of
Squad No. "1 and N. M. Bullock, of
^ds of-the following Rockdal
Squad .-No.
score, 18 and 18. Ashby
Boufds tied on 17 and 17.
Preston Perry Jr. made
Rockdale Business Man and Farmer
Announces for'Legislative Office,
Giving Outline of Platform
Lom SCHOOL BAY
A SYNOPSIS OF ORGAN
-7?"
our announcement column this
week appears -the name ofD. S. Hol-
lowell as a candidate for the office of
County Representative, subject to the
deinocrdtic primary ifr.July-j-*- ^—-
M'rf Hollowell has ,been a citizen of
Milam" county foi* 31 years,- during
Graduates of A. & M. Told Top Much
Time Spent on Amusements; Want .
Adoption of Summer Session
CollegeStation^ Texas,
Universal adoption of*
on of summer ses-
sions in the entire system of educa-
tion ahd' longer days and weeks Th
the elementary -schools, for the eco-
nomical advantage for the extension
, (By Will E. James)
The .big Fourth of July celebration
which is to be.given by the Rockdale
Post No. 358. American. Legion, will
:essful operation of the Post. ...
Prior to 1922 several attempts were
• ■ ■£ lui.um v-1/u..ujr ux of educational effort; to employ more
——^ been engaged 'of the youth’s timt- Tn- the schoolroom
2 tied nex.. *“* ’ in farming up until two years, ago and reduce the tiipe spent in “degrad-
d 18. Ashby anq ornian wjjen j^e t00k over the management of <««•' «»<•;«{»«»
| the Farmers Utiftbn Warehouse Com-
gas ---- ■ r to, rreston rerry or. maue wi
ij~alLof which ^’ere one-< our. appeara.'-..e Friday and scored
nr larger: First National , way not Dip tViir
* size or larger:.
L 'Rdl-kdale -Furniture. Company
aii SUie Dank, Citing State
bk, Ford Service Station"? Henne
Mever Cofifpatry. Ben Loewenstein
Scarbrough &'Hicks Co., ,Rock-
. TrietwStore' Wm. Cameron- &
of. 25. Friday was; hoi; the thirteenth',
However, but the “jinx” had H.. 0
^ j l)any in Rockdale, the position , carry-
ing with. ir~th'e "management of the
Farmers Union Ginv and the cotton
Variety's Store,
r. E. White, B. L. -DouthltPiand
i&k Store._;,.......... .
to determine the best
„.id weekly newspaper in the
: The Reporter stood third. This
lit was inaugurated-by the Dallas
sand Journal, that publication of-
ig^each year a handsome silver
>hy cup to the paper adjudged
The cup was won this year by
Troup-Banner, and special -men-
was made of the following five
T! in the order namtid: BeeviHe
j, Rockdale Reporter, Randall Coun-
lews, San Marcos Record, Olney
rprise. ' The cup was awarded
basis of front page appearance,
>ral makeup, press work, ad com-
ition and class and arrangement
iws mattar.
he Reporter feels that it is vm
111 honor to be chosen as one of
[best six country newspapers in
Our efforts have ever been
jive Rockdale the best paper pos-
! ,to produce with the-equiprment
patronage.available, and" it is our
ition to' eventually bring': the
as Nciy and Journal cup to this.,
however* but the jinx had **•. u platform1.- J |
Quebe going for frail.„ An unusually ,.^lt the first time Mr. Hollowell has
<rnnd shot and makinir hisrh scores on 1 ■ ,.er.__u>
v«u'-ut ; ---J | -“It is the tirst time Mr. tjoiioweii nas
good shot and^making high scores on evc,r ,^sked ,for j>ublicloffice,. and hre
most occasions, Mr. Quebe jpiould'.not-1 dbeg_g'p-at,thia time only^"because he;
e‘ sees an opportunity for T^exaa
fnmrinn- frv Vt i cj - >4 ii
•real constructive .service to. his coun
i. —— ---------.....--___^
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High wind and rairn interfered ^is friends:
ing social’ and amusement activity”
and ter counteract the growing , senti-
hient firr a^
was projected by President W. E. Biz,
zell .in hia-address Tuesday morning
mark the close of a two .years’ suc-
made by ex-soldler boys of Rockdale
to Organize themselves into a body
iooi^mg tp the -parpetyiation' of those
-diLiia:ji-q5£tir....wb.iLih_.-.th^ Legion stands
but very little success vVas met with
until the coming-of Dr. C. ft. W.isecup
Through his untiring efforts and co-
Operation, the desire pf the boys was.
tq the dd.O students n.iSCllililed in the
opening, session of the 1^24 sumriier:
sS^slon of the. A. & M;^College "of
realfesad a«4 a” organization was .per-
fected, with £hjrfy charter members,
and is today one" of the' strongest
Posts in .this, part df the state.
real constmctive .service to.his coun^ | - .Colleges like the A. & Mihave long
! try, and in response to the appeals df~ |dng recognized the, necessity of op-
with all the. > contestants, dmw.ever,— ^ brief-statement.-of _his' platform
Tjuite a crowd of spectators witnessed inciudes a 9tand.for law enforcement
the shooting. T. - • • and the .removaFof officers who fail
The individual score is as follows; ja their duty;be favors a law making
First Squad * it- a 'Criminal offense to be caught on
H. 0. Quebec....................-----.......... 8 any street, alley, or public road with a
W. E. White...........mask, oji, making the punishment
J. F. Coffield ......A....... *.. ... .10 from one to five .years in prison; he-
B. Ashby......................> .17 bfelieyes the,penitentiary system should.
Preston Perry Jr...,—■ 7ibe made self-sustaining; he believes
Second Squad in a nine months term for rural
N. M. Bullock......................18 schools and feels that same can bc-
Lon Hudson. ..............................16 provided without raising the school
Norman Bounds
L. W. Sledge.......
17
20
JUDGE ED GUNN AGAIN . ...
CANDIDATE FOR JUSTICE
Judge Ed .Gunn’s, hame^ will fins
■pek be found, in our announcement
column as a candidate for re-election
the office of Justice of thq Peace of
tax; he favors a repeal, of the open
port' law; also a repeal of the cattle
dipping law; he is also against the
bill passed by-the legislature relative
top providing a commission, to grant
permits to build gins-pbe will favor a
measure to rescind the ^action of im-
peachment against J, E. Fergusom.al^
lowing him to become a •candidale il
JS.TRX1NG
/ Judge Gunn was elected to thisk of -
fi'ce lh.. 1912, prior to "which timd h,"
had soent seven years as a teac'ne. ir.
the. public schools, of Milam county.
STREET WORKING MACHINE
He has devoted his time to' Lin
nder the supervision of Aldermhn
ch Lewis ami Clyde Franklin, o£-
Ftinl Se^jiCiT''5‘ti tir1fhe~ClTyf
‘duties. o.f his office, and began th7
study of law immediately after tak-'
ing office, and was admitted to the
•bar in m<>, and^now-.pcactices
week "trying out a" new street,
ing machine. It is known as the
r Gra^e^and Scarifier, and "is
tfp -gfrtwty. and_dis1
HHtrhr-ti+H1-
of the very few justices of the-pea
in To as 'who are licensed attorneys
.JIe“hasi given-much of his-tinm, ad-
stachmeiit for a Fordson tractor, vice-and-'legal Sei vices ii:ee_.of. chaj.g* p..— f-a-rivr—~
cost of the machine complete to th'e old pensioners, school board - f-COURT WILL ®J ^ i . Y
Fordson tractor and truck is' on* - public roads .and other public serv,ces. i SALE-01 ROAD
1800, and"judging bv the work al- D - long official-serviee and iv'.ncnv t j . H T tfemo ad-
,-LB ,h, peopfe.sive'Wm a , /„rtev7.,T„
aT>-.y uu3erstandinj _Qf the' ^ ^ statin* tft.t bit
..... - — tl-.t south part of Wila-n county, t.nt. ; -? l,o ,-pened On th’, 26th for the
aaa.3suss: isrsat
‘fe .ho.t oT marvelous. The M.r.re ->n»p or hanj^ut. to give «>mc -ol-, ^ the- 8a,e
1 i ' — ^ .. ” Smt r^tr:irds II. ii- &rirtr. ■■ i' r1-—**—•—>-■—r ;—;—;—
erating. a foil day, a. full week and
full'-yetr. .. President Bizzell said: ‘but
cities and towns continue to increase
their investment in facilities while
‘Hinging to an archaic theory of part-
time operation that is unreasonably
Honoring Rockdale’s two^var he-
roes, “who gave their lives' in the cause
of liberty. Hicks and James .Carlysle,
the PoBt was na.med for them and a
large photograph of these men adorns
the wall of the lodge room. While
the^Fbstr' wa^r yourrg" ami 'struggling
to maintain .their supremacy,, the
day, week.jmd year of academic work
survives a period when it was neces-
sary for children to do much work at
home to-help provide a livelihood. ThV
problem is now a different one. -It
is one of keeping the children engaged
the houts they are not in "school. They
go home early so as to be able to
dress for the picture shpw or social
thoughtfully tendered the use of their
roqms to the ‘boys, where they met un-
til suitable quarters could be obtain-
ed! The American Legion Hall today
is one of the nicest places in the city,
having ‘been handsomely furnished
throughout by the boys with the as-
sistance of many friend to the cause.
In this connection a very high com-
IDn 11*1*4 vv/ .
he-wishes^his name on the-ticket.
~“Mr." Hollo well characterizes himself-
iig u “wqrking man,” (and surely all
v/ho know him will admit that he can.
so qualify)v and he calls attention- W
the1 fact that the- voters have ihroo
functions and they can not get -to
school before nine o’clpek the next
morning because of their late hours
in fatiguing distraction at night.” —h
- “More ecpnpmieal use of our edu-
cational facilities will also, ponriit us
to combat more effectively llie-Kiovv-
ca
nduTates fur Lbe legislature to c
ing -man. He bears the endorsement
of -the FaTm Labor Political Confer-
pr-c,-. and he solicits your vote hn .the
for
-pravticiil A-p«-«rrn.;tive service in
hWa-bencf it
tfie great .diass ofL our citizenship.
on tractor anu trucK is on-
. ncTjudging by the work al-
/doneit is a logical piece of ma-
ky for the city t o' own.
1 Randle has been operating the
i>ine this w,eek without previous
IDUIMaa A_ V <4.1 \ < .
but jpegards il a5 <y\ ji ? 1
attachment was put on and used j low *,.soft job," -but ^gards n a- both Rockdal.
hard surfaced intersection ofoi.-u-e ■ where- a niali -can give '■!-^ ”~ ^.TTn_..wt1‘iIii r<tkd:,-^pwnct. Ini'
n and Afbrmar, atroof-a W«H. L horiufit of his tellow mull.....and aim-Thnrnitii t: Dim '■ y '
ing- theory that we. Americans should
dysist in. our policy of democratizing
education an-F'plaee the. emphasis' on
afoelect group '.of. leaders.
*!:I have recently'-Keen.the.lin'd, re-
sult of- such a theory put Into/prats
tire, -It was in England.—The; history
oT'TATTmT^yfm’d.foTid -Ita-robridgc-ia-
the history of the fjnglish govern-
ment literature and social philosophy.
I went there and'saw the system'and
tho.Port <*'
then
of ^private property in England; Our
,niy (.» a\roi(| ~a similar situation
man adapting'_lt to their- -aptitudes
and neeiis ami. making it nvn-e th o--..
ough, ; It ,ta tie only why to pCtpetu-
ate our insfitutinns on- the right "To
private property. ^ ■ r--
“We wust givft>verv man and wo-
nian the^ opp/jrtmuty -tb make the best
p.-i.T'-n-iit I.- > n oossihle arhl tht'n per-
pirchase of their room fixtures
. The accomplishments of the Post
in' material aids to the up-building
of Rockdale have 'been many, all of
Reporter: The, Post was instrumental
in starting a stieet budding and inv
habilitaticn of. its comrades who were
disabled physically and financially by
the war.
"‘We need your support in this fight
Your support is best manifested
your membership -in the Legion.
“The American Eeg‘oir*s fighting---
for the "betterment of Amerca, thru
the promotion of education, thru the
developmertl* of patriotism among na-
tive Americans and <aTnong Ameri-
cans by adoption, and theu work for
the welfare of American communities.
“In this'fight,- too, the American
Legion—needs—your personal support.
“The American ^Legion* is a non-
military organization/" offering the
happy comforts of club liffe ad the
privileges of .fraternal support.
“Nobody can be happier than a good
Legionnairet who is doing duty.to his
nation,"ihis VbmYiiunity,. his comrades,
and himself. —■*— - ‘“
“We have boon fighting for you in
the past,,. -We are oniy"asking you to
fight with us in the^ future.” —-----
In this, issue of the Reporter Car-
to maintain .their supremacy,, the *«> v*
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce very'' 'lyslh- -Post No. 358 is tfarrying^a flBl
^ « . i *>! .»• no ivn icnmnnf nf fho Pfiminff
page advertisement of the coming 4th
of July celebration, which bids fair
to be one of the greatest days in the
history of Rockdale. There are sev-
eral events scheduled for the day in-
cluding horse racing, autpmobile rac-
ing and various other sports and
amusements. Turn to the page ad
now and read it. You will be expect-
ed here on that day, so begin now
pliment was' paid the order when the
Rockdale Business Womens Club do- preparing for the great event,
j nated their war sayings toward the
MUSIC LOVERS OK ROCKDALE
; TO BE ENTERTAINED ON 4TH
A musical treat is being anticipat-
ed by the mysic lovers of Rockdale
on the night of,July 4th, when the
Thorndalc band, composed, of twenty
pieces, anil assisted by six members
,T,,
ara4,al. -Serna- of Urn. »»lk IwAf-**, Shrine lond’of SSn SntcTmo. tht-b«nd
clone by private «b.senpt„;n yK the K»V» been in Vpccial rehearsal
in^f>tration- *'■: the thought bolongx t > *.--—- ------—----__
"for"the past fe,w weeks preparing for"
iL > aa. l •• .aljlka., Am A i-h\oft..
Another worthy feature ot tne.rosc . . „ i j i ' T i
of. the il.lt »nrt wounded, ex-soldiers, ^ Hliri„, tho Jnj wi|, doK
,'invi rhtMi- .i ni in . securing com nensa- r" - . *• —---—
■inv| fhfM]- aid'in , securing eorfipeilsa-"
Lion for those who are<-entifcled to. the
the" engjigt.-menL--wtth-a" concert - that——
g at stjven o’clock and
been well selected
ti onal facilities4to every man and ^ much in driving from “politics the gruf- ; ^ Vith popular . pieres 0
mui-h in driving trom“politics tne gnu-- , •
ter m a poii^an. Mvduany.!
of. cqur.v. h ive political ^refer' ' evening wiil be as follows:
on as.a body they stand fdr the ^ M cb_«Natio;,al .Emt>lenj..
man best qualified to “fill—the high
Ci/ifiu , . -i **
offices* , v' ,
For the1 information of those who
National. Emblem ”-^-Bag-
r ■ i -y :
Offenbach
A
2. Overture- “OrphCus”
mil them to enjoy the full traits'of
itrTTTV’OTTitnhi-.- i ni experierier.” „ -
~ , jr - -r— Sr Selection-'-‘‘Gems of Stephen Fff- i
do- noVr-knoWj^oivdo-uot quite under- _-p0^acd '
*/l W n 11! t>..—“Rlne
stand t.he significance of -the Ai^eri-
can I.egion, we ‘reproduce herewith
-thr- FieaTOblfo.-to their const,rualimy
Dan-ube”—Strauss.
5. Solo—-“Gaiety. PoLkal’r^Hartley
r/irnut Soliiist — !tfr. ■ Rehhe.'k
,nM Ackerman streets Wed-^o the benefit ot his.-teuow md,l 4‘.a , 1 ^ yi.t a mutter of
find MH just ** —wimVAoa i l . u; .
'this equipment add I provide for
|foy an adequate schist becLand entitled to K^ive
some real constructive
r Worfc- The Repprter believes
pitizens of .the town would be will-
o help in.this.purchase if p.ro-
‘PProached. . -
(V-
Y onu in just a feyr miniites ito his country. - v-
iquare” pad" been torn u-p" arid ’. He hereby' soH^its tlje^support -ami ,f “it’-re cot1'Ml. v- '*
i^howiniqthat the machine will ^oTc-s nf. his 'rtumcfktua friend's;; ^ :tert,;t| ^hiefa"K,as‘'bei‘n.devolop-
►wn into any kind of-rocky for- jng .them that hv.wiI1* as tb6ir n'’bi c ed* that can photograph L
. — ? /. servant, continue to give-that- char-
lei>man Lewis’ would like to pur- acter of official and public service
t,,:- " -* ' ‘ that they and the state*of.Texa^ate
• »
high
ea tnuw -frent tyFT.
graphical features of .land although
the-plane".is A‘omplotely out-of sight
of the grournr. '• ^
. The/i.- is excellent, trout fishing in
“Tmlia 'in- t.FDJ" iiiiner"’ i'i'hi-.Iii-s rrf1
TijrprT 1'i‘ar'hi-s rrf ri;r
highland rivers. There are also trolit
wiillh recites definitely their
ideals; aims and pqrp&ses: ,
;_.t-iod and- rmintrfcg^^i^K'iate
oi)?:sPtvee together for the ^fallowing
6. “Sextette from; Lucia”—'Domizetti
7. Sm ehade—“lai, Raloma"—Yradier,
8. Selection-—”Echoes From the North
in .Ceylon, in the- Nilgris of Southern
prfdia, in the foothills of tip- f’un-jah
and in Kashm^.
- Confucius liesvburied Jna.^”
yard int Chufu, Shantung, - his hhnie. (
There his dtrscendar’s, ' the - clan of t
JC’ung Atill Jive. , The head j>f the clan.!
Duke K’dng, as' well as the water^,......
carriers in the sTrcets, if they qe--
the K’uwt' ^entitled
SHOWS DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR
purposes,: To uphold ami defend .the
"Constitution of the United States of
America; to maintain law and order;
to foster ilnd “perpetuate a pne huii-"*
dred per cent Americanism; to • pfe-_
Tfve"Thlf‘ memories and incidents■ of
our association in the Great War; 'tp,
inculcate a sense nf. ihdividbal ob-
ligation to the community, .state and
and South”—Klohr.
Star Spangled Banner
In 167.0’a Dutch Writer said that tea
.was ridieulod in Holland under the
of hay water, aw another re-
teaviiig foirhomea that ewning. ?— “Qw couiiage fo taate it,”
both the classes and the masses^to .* : ; T . '
famous plant hud been I Something like
the .progress of truth—suSpertad a-t
first but vetv nalatabte-to those i
p88 OF ynp - , " _
fourth announced aHer<^h"to: iie ■wfthin"tKe
V-
ma^e nifbt the Ynaster of might; to ^ ^ ^ ^
''-’rrti1 fi» in receint'ot' the followiiil? t^ulation^:fnW.r^ote pcace »»nd gmxl will on oarfh;| he|t^ M sn^dbn, the British Chan-
“ ■ ' rhililren in the y>«nYy M
On the village green at , Tilford
following Rockdale men hav^
►tically donated their services to
5?riran Legion foy work as gate
•f* and ticket takers for the July
^■ebrafion;
8:30 l:—m.“ to »12!30 p*-
^Ha|(., K. l Wade, C. M. Ses-
Barkley, H. H. .Coffleld.r
inbTqsfog the buf L
philosopher. /'
_ mi
The w'aWs. of Babylon resisted “th-
tooth Of tjrmi" and the battering
rams pf dyrte." because the mprtar_
used was mixed wilh bitumen. This
hikmm»n ii mentiiiq^g.
year:
K*# xanie hunts—Percy Difchl,
Thompson, Eddie' Backhaus. ,
Gste- -Evening—Hugo Mc-
Dr Crump, W. fl[. CarliMe.
rGaW-Evenhig
the Bible as being used, for the Tbwe
of Babel. » "
ConfnioYi Schfo>H
Ca«ienm Independ* ■ n t
* ’ v w-font
River Shannon is the longes#
_________ and largest; river ip the lH»h Free
-------yon Gqfi-' State. It h» nartgable for thirty-fira »
Eyi». Walter Talloy. W. C. 'foik.rfor iQ c’-ussss of, ,oW ^ ^ | ‘ ; ‘''^yi'ALS
■Alii ' ' 'fo‘ f' '1 . A ^
yThhrnda1e Indepelwien
(fovuse Independent .
Milano Independent
Burlington Indeptindent
Sharp Independent ,„J.
' . ' '. 1024 1020.
wmf|--.s COLORED total total
1850 1089 7839 78 U
092 i 384 --
0G2 i,207 .
—-M2Z
--*77 -and democracy, fo
nmi HV.HIVVI - ----
sanctify Opr comradeship by our de-
\ ion to mutual helpfulness,”
Through Pus j Commander C. U.
is a tree 'called The Kingfo OakT'Whu'E. <
is mentioned as. a' landmark in. the.
Abbey in 11292
ter—-
Cdtes an jnvitatiqn is given*to all ex-
vyvr 'soldiers.and sailors to join the orga-
322* "mzatW-aud-.rp l.hcs lAUgU4ge,_uf, J.oh
228* N
*222
- 195
m
inn
10963-
237
.236
1217
165
In ■ the . Solomun Islands, New
.Guinea, and the New Hebrides, can-
TVrAii«1WM ap-
R. ' Quimh $®tional‘ Commander,, he la-ids of the interior,
gives the following reasons why ^ou
aho^ld become one of. them:
“The American Legion is still fight-
' -i %—" ^
In Ijatvia motion pictures ^may not
be viewed by , children under oighteen >
ipu inr rvmv^. ” / , ^ ^ - n '
- 1 ing to erase the scars-o# the lynrld year* of age unless ‘h 'H? Is a :p. .1
Hi. Ifi War. Il is working h*rd foi the i%- .pietm «hW for ehildren. • 1
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