The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1938 Page: 1 of 12
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
TODAY
12 PAGES
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AND MESSENGER
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OLDEST AMD
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MAY 2«, I9S8
NO. 16
EW DIXIE THEATRE WILL OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT
an Gabriel Announces Dedication and Picnj'clSPECIAL EVENTS
Rambli Nosi AH 'DAY PICNIC/?e</ Bank Flowing
WILL BE HELD AT
SAN GABRIE
yy* m* Theatre XV .U hAVY Us
vTy^ etvtxsv in Rockdale l
* ' » ,'V' vVi tOUlght and the ,
^ S {‘W. jV,itv '.City . j
^ •' °
■' . - SivaKm.u. Music. l>anco
mb** ' ^ ° w and Full Program for
«Xl1 NX
Day is Outlined
;«tt W* AlWf NxWP ----- ,
jlMBHrr route JkV: hi> w. per-
^t«p«nDuoBs j _p____ %
ot years since Ar. all-day picnic will be held a:
Sswr.' wtv, their firs; thettre San Gabriel \AVdwsiky, Jw>r 1. be- ^
AvWe The, started «n the pro- * gunning *1 9 a M. tl was amoutxete . ....
t sNYetrsg *vx x To ihf'.r os- TiK"x$*y by the San Baseball I mmilUWII Milam tountv I hv>
ljcsv.>: . - ' tv Th* CM EMM it Ed sioian and Stale Senator is
” ♦:?>' El| MtM •• N ' EM It Bm imenm Buried Sunday. 1'a mown
Bs< .e,S3«t vY V .<*50 50 UlStAll jr*Us tor ’WO hOUTS Of speaking hy 0
... — - .'\vv mmEMMs ImmE E B VM
tefunl vt' Hy i)mwrl)]:W to 1 p m. tnlh iwwy-nw con* j ^ ^ ^ **- ^ swniw.
Ltin imrdrlnt and enlarged mi pkir BmBto served by the ...-• .' amerd^ ED Saturday*! 11 ^0 *
ispwr. .'Jvc'.cxv. - bettejev. «i!S*n Oabne nwi also barbroued bee: ' *;;V'* 1''*nw>TV'n Ixv.p4lal which he
ID ««af' and new :he’a»d mutton on sale \l'.wo b_v the : ^^bushev: m TS1S
Use* y*w xyv v' xhei: ve*s> ut p Crystal Sprxxigs Ramblers w. N 'xeaid.
9 « w^r.x.x- Sa R»ckda!e by < bet'HY'en 1 and 2 oV\x-k . .. w w
prk„v v the >•■.' • e v * > o'- Starting *t 3 }> m time tvtil tv sJwr.'v'*-' at.vuxv., ... ocXv*. as ..undreds
a« w» and medmt theater that islto tho Dan Onbooi school board for !°*
MWt ' ..... 'hr cvxix'.vx" c *'c tvtv 'fh.\' bv.'Td- -Jtcxsvtvv. JSrrvicos xvrv c3'.*rcv' ot
b sc..-. ; •; V *'
IMm E thr wniwtolanwv'i A EM MMi “TT*-1 .xrfanMiKt Onmwon, *ssistod b.v Rev. O C.
at tw .vr Ml start *? 4 o\Sork, and at 5 o'dorl: i Acre>\ IbosbyWrian ministor. and Dis-
ithmr triU be a slum, program In Utr j,rirt Jud*o Oraham OUUs aiso
v c.:vr> R*mb-'xhooi #vnt which a ill last abvmt *n tnbxstv lr Dr Nca tor. Rv.nu.
riDK jmtrv: the asY««t of ihelhovr and a MM MEl admission prtBM oemeaw^in Camrron.
DnV tade trmtorv that Th Re- sd at (ton corns Mr dudran. taonty “ WA' one 01 tarfosi funeral
nc «.
L.wir., v*v> >\ vY charge ot t xamxlv Mxisic thn'.^thout he xyo-
■rM r srv. The vwtxire is r\- -tram mill V .c.ixvvxv: b\ thr Crystal
Lck s* « tx-»' >x- ", an a.x ' - N'r.Kvs Ratr.Mrts.
^n». e sn.vay r v R« V- tr: AOwM c.xr.xxrr *jx, nittsx at t> .*0
xv tiral sxvclxii>; xs schedu>d tVvr T:Sv>
to a p m with a danrr m the tvmni-
ax m opening: *; 9 o'oXvk TTv Raxvxi'-
:r?xs a ill fnnxirfx music aiwi admisssm
xr ys hare orrti ay at hV tvw mm attxx
If, for lavftos
All protends real lord from tf*' rxxxcr-
After Packer Set
And Well Washed
DEATH CLAIMS
DR.W.R.NEWTON
Jhinrral armors arrr held at Cam-
rrvxix at titc First Baptist Church Sun-
iK war rr pnfcrxx'tv. for thr fust
N > mx.ee. pj.-r.x'Y cwhinjt srhxv'
fcf 5C\> WaOfs V x' The rxvix: BPr. t
D .xjsaux: mccrxa sxxvi tveauar thr
Mem • > 4>vx*yx ^aV U'f
he SurSjrr as- qxixci to sxcr. uv']
RtbfYvvr exx'-t c this tend Just ■ s'rtW'xt xn '. tv fee the tvitrtit of thr
V.."
ft* ': Jr. Jc e ;
it Ufr Which wv Wi’.l
Cthrufh Acaxxx a nv-
lb tict^s ,V\ . . rvtxrr-
[E^> > - x.
RR hZ The title \X the xvetutY i>
P '
* tn sttexas aikx tuasxx fix
i <t each x'f •• ;htre days thst
“J*r x' htixu* 'Ss.jcs of Thr Re-
P* 1' ».r * ; N tree, ihetrll tv
®*®f v ' - stxx ; rrvxMte lias a
RL
vsxxx C.i'H RmU;1 Club
Wtth the Reel Bank CHI Company^
No. 1 H H. Ooffiem drfiniioly estab-
Ixshed as a producer, the' crew early
Wednesday morning started setting «
(vekrr down in tlte casing in order to
concentrate the gas flow into the tulv
irg.
At two o'clock Wednesday after-
noon it was veported that the
packer had been set. the well
washed, and that the oil was again
flowing into the storwge tank!
The well. Iocs ted in the Same survey
itx northwest Burkwn county just
..vtoss the Milam county line, is about
seven miles south by a little <xast of
Rockdale, and last week began giving
definite evidcxKx' of being sotne kind
'! a producer.
After swabbing last Thursday anvi
Friday, with the swab bringing up free
oil and gas an accident caused some
trot;ule lor two or three days, but
^xutviay aftenxon ;ixc well began flow-
ing by heads at the rate of approxi-
mately h> barrels per hour, the oil go-
uij. into 500 gallon storage tanks, erect-
ed at the well.
the fkieinls of ;hr scnttor flocked St
frwxx all section.' of the state to pay
their last respects Many notables
were present, including Oowrnor
a packer down ai the casing.
Sotne cxeite'xxx'txf w~as created
SCHOOL BUILDINGif
CEREMONY SET
FOR JUNE 1ST
ARE PLANNED FOR
Deduction Program to
Start at 2 p. m.; Larjfe
Crowd is Expected
FIRST NIGHTERS’
Opening is Set for 7:30
With Souvenirs, and
Public Addresses
The beautiful new San Gabriel
School Building w .li U' dedicated Wed-
nesday afternoon. Jutv 1. at 2 p. m..
it was announced this week
Tin' new rock building, made xxvs-
stblc by tlw' wholehearted co-operation
A step in the policy of Uu' Matson
theatres to furnish Rwkdak and com-
1 munity' centers with a lmwVrn finely
quipped showhouse will he taken
when the new Dixie Theatrx' is opeii-
ed Thursday night. May 26. at 7:30
o'clock in ar. elaborate v'elebration.
With many ot Uie mYabWxs from offi-
.civic, industrial *UKi Uieatrical life
in attendance the new Dixie will open
wxth s brilliant ci'n'iinuiy using a huge
of :hv trustees of San Gabriel, the j system of lights and loud stwxvkers.
community, and the Works Progress
Adminis'.ratxxi. will bt' dedicated in a
program presented by the school chil-
dren. local trustees, county trustees.
SourvYnire and public addresses made
by ii: . i nighters will e.-o in making tlxc
opening of the theatre a "swell" af-
ixur For ...' inaugural attraction the
the state department of education, and D.xie wnll present twice on Tliursday
the Works Progress Administration.
The Yoe High School Band, of Cam-
nigh; he Twentieth Century Fex. Pr\'-
ductioix Kentucky Mdonslxin*'." te.\-
eron. wui furnish rnusiv for the dedi- uiring thv four Rita brothers and Tony
cation ceremony . Martin Thss picture will also be
Milam county citizens who recall the
beautiful cornerstone laying ceremony
at this school two yxxvrs ago ;vrv' }U>
dieting a dedication program that will
be well worth seeing.
shown on Fridav
Ttw ;>ew show iicu.N*' is modern in
every detail irv'ir. :lv attractive box-
officx' to tin' stapxx With tJv instal-
lation o: the new RCA Victor sound
J.xmie I*. Clark, of the &ui Gabriel
tween I SO and 2 o'clock Tuesday' after-MaEs Ms WR-
............. ...... . ... ... mumty is expecting <w of th, larg 's.
be-f
Good music, speaking and other ap-, projection system installed in tin' la-
ixropriate entertaxnmen; features will)test type Simplex projection machines,
.v provided on the pry,cram The gen- I the Rockviale house has one of tlv lx's,
era! public is invited, according to {equipped booths in central Texas The
thfxitrv was livxx'i.mxl by itv King
Scetiic Cv' c: Dallas with skilled work-
I, a Wo.v.5 tamw o '-^ ,h<' >«**•' “f ^
H 11 “ If ’fS
_ x. . . .. vv fifteen fvx't scattering a number ot
Dr Newror. h ux recently suffered r , . . .... . __
• .... .... .Mi hadl^srr^ ' ' °1'' i'no dreatmg a ..rv
' . -u-x . . . - - • ■ a
never ftuly r. c.xxtxeo his strength He . . . N>, . j
.u,.i » s»''vra. minutes betore it was biough. |
' -under centre, and w.ak continued
gatherings ever held in Milam county
at the dedication of what is admitted-
ly the most beauifiul WPA project in
ventral Texas.
CITY GETS $5,144
FROM BOWING r0
-uffcrtd a hettrt attach
. . » . . . fh.yli in RvVkc.s.e as loca. people w atch I
to relieve tfv nrossure vwi the heart. 1 .5 . ^ .
, . . the orogress bx-inc made
_ A pioneer at Milam county, ano a. * ___
DR ULRICH TO BE l'-^x^%^wL^Ckn^ Guy Allen Killed in
Vwiuvu * vr {xn medic*: c.' throipthont the state i_ /\>nch , . . . dating hire tit.es oi copy on eacti side
ocJ;Uln v-elr v »■ j Cheek is Rwrned \> r®n< ^ <iwx\
j«« <W)W . I Ou. RMrMV Tim am «! Mr 1 Nc' {fftj? T^°$1 sS*"*' “ **m WW"'h *
• lights the front is cf plaster paint'd
men to carry out the details.
Arrhheetural IV'ign
The new Dix t in ardittcvtural de-
sign. m colorful eye values, in its mo-
dern appointxnnts. ai*1 in equipment
s-. the wry latest type of structure. The
forty foot front is built of brick and
re-inf orced "t’h wb'4e piaster and de-
corated with bliv and cmnge striiv o.
tvvktvl enamel. These same colors are
used ir. the ti.-ket office
Tht' marquee' has a v-type change-
able etter at'raction b-xml acceono-
SENIOR SPEAKE!
killed late Tuesday afternoon in a e*"
wrev'k near Secxiin
Details of the fatal orsslt were not
--- J xSe, DR NEWTON Pacv' 12
HepUccs Or, Shelbx W ho is I n-
a hw t« hj. rr^nm «. Kookdale Homw-onung TV R,!Vr.,,r ^ lK
Mowflv, vi.tv ufllh Plans are Heinsj .Made forms, but m-mbers o: tlte family herv'
0 I . _ ' -said they understood the ycamg man
__ . . . . r„ i Plans are tow under w'ay looking tojwxas drtvtny alone in his car from
- ' v-' 'a ‘ ' " , K.v„ ..- : . ■ .. .i..
X .,-lg of the University Texa- ,_______ ^ „ w, ^ .w..
xemccr. R<vk-,
. :v;:^S'£X: i
b- -v > >vv : . -- xvv’-
pi i the ed bvxat »i. going to ____ ^
I pointed and is new at wvrk making
. plans for the day s prognam. and it is
S'v'.by eeigxx.a ly hac beer. record crowxi
s.htx' . re: : S'Y' thv' address but tl < m hand for tl>s annual event j Monday. May 30 Decoration Day
|hrrai x.> .w:-#.-
-- .'harpY m s.eaters was made this wees Mj> c M sg^sjons, of Rockdale isjis a National legal holiday, and the
FT ' ,v v x>e\i he would ^ j|IIIJ, |(iwtl {he organisation: O 1 tRvX'kdale post office will observe it as
Lr*^ » wmaadKi that he has, »»abte u> N Tanner o: AMI x iwwident; andisuch There will be no window ser-
EJJJ Maku off 3«sd pTTgili re-j <Ei i' v'; May ^ M;VV Perrx Baker of Austin, sec-lvke of any kitftd that day Incoming
C \crvv ivstor o the Fn'sbyter- lrfU^: otfieilds of
L ^ should do scene . _...w.,.. .... ............—.—r -------
F-^ xx 'r\v.j. * tetter road w M.uroli >■ • Cameron, wil, \>xxvx x - j ^ Anxious that everv fvvmw'r resident i on s nxlute aixi special
the R^. class wrnxwi at the baocaiaureute ser- ^ RccMrte ^ Hn invitation to!will tx' delivered Rural
Uo. tkt M per wnt. True.!'Ets, which ME *h*a E k*M at the ^ uy. second Sunday in June will also observe the holiday.
the Homecoming ] and outgoing mails will '.x' dispatched
.delivery mail
route carriers
P^* ^a.' »ett v xt that sexrv |itM.teninbf:xmr4.gum
Ver waoe w. the road with Sevearh tirade rragram
^ **ex>; pieces awKie
La, "v-^ »X4.VC.' UIA.X pass-. ------- -- -
r ^ s- st' I T. xt w ork -hat ' their graduating exercises in th»
P® v vxxv k-vl therrx gym at IP oVkvk Friday morning May
Thv' dcwr.th Gr*vie
vv tx v<f mere o ex' ;V* How F A Camp Mayor o: Rvx k-
^ >w trxv;-.- tix Mxvam will deliver the address
ir* ihrvviffc Burlofon .xxixv ---
L~ ,v 'hoev v * tv - Poppy Sale to be Held
. WOMEN PLAN TO ATTEND REPORTER'S
NEW MOTION PICTURE COOKING SHOW
„ ,_o -------
. . ^ _ - . v. blue with gold highlights into the
A check for syuWTS was reoem^by ; tuilt water dis-
the city of Rockdale yesterday morn-1
ing from the American Surety Com- jp* '
paivv in settlement of liability on the I A sevY.iteen foot wrtH.vl sign with
d.nds o: J Fx ttrch l ,-ms dece srci.iMu letters Dixie in neon tubing Of v 1
form x' storrtary, assessor and cbllec- **tb blue will s.anti ..bexe tlx*
u>r for the city of R.vkdak j The modem note extends U» the
The total short:- *' in the account cl > terior o; tin' theatre. A most attrsc-
M: I s x'vealed by the recent '• 'tv-e foyer, artistically dc-corated
a»rt>r of rh*' ex*v s bocks, was $6,581 * > |- xnlv; :a.vly' furnish. J m tlit' best of
After receiving the check from v. »*.**-• i gr. xt
company, the net less to ti»| accent. It is lighted with sjwvially de-
city amounts' to only 5143632 Fst - ****** fixtuns end arpeted in velvet
' ' ri' design
run up to as high as $3500 but tlw The auditorium is particularly at-
cheok received Wednesday reduced the, tractive to :ix eye. Devoratiwr effects
loss to less than $1500 as shown by the I com met lighting lend
figures. an atmosphere of reftnement and an
Mr Lewis' bond was 51^ \vr term, opportunity for nelaxation The walls
but This did no: quite cover the full|<- audifouum *ue vVxxvrated with
amv'xuu of the shortage Inasmuch a- • ** modern design in hades of biue on
the shortages in the account amount-j* background of shades of evist The
ed to more than $2500 in two of thej^ige drape- v' t’.x and rod dam.r-k
ternvs. as shown by the report of ;.iei*u highly t arattw Th*Ye ss a spa-
auditing company
Mayor F A Camp received the fol-
lowing letter with the check'
TV the talk of the town!
Women throughout the community
are planning to attend the friendly class
xc home-makers. tl>e Mo .on Picture
«Y xsvrrunc O B Weenw
the Red. Bank
^ in
Hort' Next Saturday cooking ^NX'. .-cheduled to show at try-makxng anvi ether culinary
tlie Dxxv Theatro on Thursday Frx- Only :he early birds in the ver
TT> Menvonal TUy Pwv'y Bale wiUjday and Saturday. June 16 17 and 18
**J'vd under way in R^x'kvtale Saturday
Rxx'kda, a gonwini by the Amers'*ii Leghat
_ c' >twxx-'( lae \ixx mr\ r, aas amwxxnord P.v-xiay
*• ® CacNwll •«___ '
■BHD
— C* '~^l Tueegay *f- |t>T \t^ .»chr M Wmi
vv- resuming :rom Gir *,*> Bvv $ovxiv- w Roek-
. V' \ pvkev up'i*>r *ri2 make a hew H> bowse ean-
xxv ox: o m K,x'k,$av arc Eh PPE w'
m, 22^
h& Vl- ^ <*'*5 re««i>fi- thh' twy^uos to seil
e.Ster . , _ tui
the cwgy
be add
towiv We have
___,____and want ewev-
— *ad» the |body to dg up ten cents SV' we can se*l
?Pt*wS quc*w Mrs Weed said
Rammer wcuVdnT 3 a thorough drive of the enure city
may get id tmefi
A wtsk-onv in vita t xxx to the wise
vs sufficient and the only invitation
necdevl tor :'-.s ".x'vel cooking school xs
extended to every woven by The
Rockdale Retwter Ttb'rv' vs no charge
to see any c: the showings of Star in
My Kitchen
ing necks a:x1 anxious eyes, trained on
the stage from the sides and back of
the demonstration hall have failed tc*
vaxx'h all of the' important steps in ixis-
arts
v'kHj/ balex siy
Extraordinary comfort is proa *1ed by
atxxit 550 st'ats in tlve ISIS style The
tv*r Mr CM.W We T«ke *P*t *«»*
in eendiUB wm hew«nh eheek «i he ,“>« «»• *f««« p'*f. »*»
..mivuiv n-.'th.. nmoum o: SSH4 7S ir. uPhob,.w* f *<*4 *lm
.rUtaHtmuaiy <vr on b«»i.. ei «*™*'=>*n'-Pl»<e« ..PM Mete Mid b.»-
anc gelci standards The chairs are
’ -pared 32 inv'hes frt'ni back to back
, ^ providing ample leg room for the oc-
We hope tha: our handling o: the
J B Lewis. Secretary-Assessor
Collector City of ReX'kdale
very front matter meets a-th: your approval sxxx
cupants The seating arrangement at-
i |
row have had a close-up of the stage tLat c: the council
in Hie past, and even they couldn't
.xxr d.Txvt^v into the mixing bowl
Now the wisardry of the Camera has
solved th, probkiem making it possible
for every person in The Dixie to share
each fascinating stage of the planning
measuring blending and baking in
Beeauiv Ui^ newspaper stands ready i practical up-to-date minute kitchens
to sjvnsor all progressive dewlopmenis,
particularly when ihey effect the
home* of the community, it vs present-
ir^ this motxxi pictuie romance of
« ts expected that home-making entirely free
-If I could «Cy see exactly hew she
tcEok CNB-
iAin'Tv**'^ it. store for readers of The
Reporvr will not be limited to free en-
tertainment and instruction, since
:h**e will be daily gifts, many of which
w2i bring pleasure and renewed appre-
culxr. of "school days" keg after the
final groduatMt on the dosing day
JMn the parade «f hoaae-makers
fords a full view of the Ytro* with .wit
obstruction :rom every seat
With best regards. I am, very mi.y 1 ah mgnknn, and ar. unusual ac-
oustical eificur. y ;.Ud further to the
enjoyment ot :N' pa-ron- who will be
comfortably I'Mertained at the New
| Dixie
Last, cv i e'haps tlx most outsUuxi-
xng feature of the thmiiY is the pro-
A Court of Honor will be heki a: j rteicr. that was made for better projec-
yours. A W. TVnn. inspector American
Surety Company of New York
The letter *~*s date,; at Austin TVx-
as M*\ 24 '.AS?
rot RT OF HONOR
June 1C. IT and 19 at Tbf Dixie a ftnr
the high school auditcnum at 8 p ni
Friday June 3 by Milam County Boy
Scouts it was announced Wednesday
by CYias P Rutledge of TVmple, field
executive for Bell and Milam oounoes
All Bey Steal troops f& Milam ccvm-
tf «ffl be melted. Ruth Cm road. and.
will be ctorov id which
public * Shotted.
lion Mitering the ptopdm. rooxr.
one is impresed wvUx a feeling similar
to that ot inspecUng fro the first time
of these model kMrhens m the
ip of torororror okari ataence dis-
i its MM drokpaat and of-
lartte af tha eery kflest
tjpro of aisdro
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1938, newspaper, May 26, 1938; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693896/m1/1/?q=newton: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.