The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1952 Page: 5 of 28
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. CALL IT DRILL PERIOD
IT'S HOT JUST DRILLING
buys for two
they get awfully
long ago a lady living in
* w;l. talking with a mem-
i /^Battery C, 649th Anti-Air-
r1. V . : .U..I1011, the local
1 ^ Guard unit. She had
Mhai the battery held a two-
J,,n, drill period one night
and she wa8 somcwhat
leroed about it.
VoU mean,” she asked, “they
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ilr.uarrisman said they didn’t.
P Joined that “drill period”
l iust the - ame for the time de-
La to training, and that actually
chill was done during
tw0 hours. That is, close
[tr drill-
, was reassured, but remained
iwhat puzzled. Because, if
ill during the period,
what did they do?
ivll no one answer can be given
C, quest >n. The Guard train-
| irhedule cun—and does—in-
to various things, and none of
r mtiy be drill. Drill, as the
Gdiman tntorrtd, is strictly for
m Almost as soon as a re
P; learns enough of close order
U to step off on his left foot at
■ order “Forward, march,” and
■longer turns left when the com-
1 j ‘ By the right flank, march!"
^ he is advanced to other
given,
[S- 1
’est, Other things include the
usually last an hZr. *** ClM#e“
And that isn’t all. It i«, to use
a slang phrase, hardly the half of
V" thC Nutio,lai Guard,
like those in the Army, is highly
soecialived. -..nH r2cj, mt|Jj la
signed to a particular job. So the
Guardsman who receives instruc-
hSnf !.taTe basic subject durin«
his first hour, in most cases re-
ceives instruction during the sec-
°!‘*h0U^h,‘ own Particular job
along with the others in the section
to which he is assigned.
Since Battery C is a firing bat-
nT* 1? an Antl-Aircraft Artillery
Battalion, its largest unit is the
Gun section. So the Guardsman
assigned to it receives instruction
to make him familiar with the 40
mm. guns or the 0 cal. machine-
CHAMBER Or COMMERCE
CUPPINGS
By Bob Graonwald. Mgr.
By Royce Fields
T^HE JOLLY SANTA, ringing his
bell in an appeal for contribu-
tions for the needy, grinned his
thaiiAn dS Dick siaier aropped a
bill into the kettle. The donation
was a salute, not only to the Yule-
tide spirit, but to Dick s own good
fortune. He had a home, a lovely
wife named Jean, and a smaller
reproduction of himself named
Pete. What more could a man
want?
One other thing made this a
great day for Dick. He was on his
way to fulfill a dream. While they
were still engaged, he had bought
a strand of simulated pearls for
Jean. Somehow
Many words are passing over
many cups of coffee this week
concerning Rockdale’s current
splash in the Saturday Evening
Post. Truly, Genrge Sessions
Perry’s latest offering is publici-
ty “alamodc” along with compell-
ing reader-interest and appeal.
Most comment heard thus ?ap
concerns the title to the article
which, according The Reporter,
was not originally intended. Post
editors evidently decided that the
subject matter was entitled to a
most extravagant title.
And so. in the eyes of at least a
enterprise literally shower upon |
the people.
As for the Rockdale Chamber of
Commerce, who are we to disillus-
ion 18 million readers of the Sat-
urday Evening Post? We refer
all inquiries to our official weather
report which appears elsewhere
on these pages.
1600 copies of the Post are on
sale at the five newsstands in
Rockdale (Edna's. Karl’s, Maxie’s.
Vogel's and Weems Market). In-
dications arc that there will he
a sellout before the week is ended.
If vou haven't hourht vour eopv
yet, better do it today.
Monday night. We expected to see
a greater number of outside de-
corations and hope next year to
create greater interest ... Open
membership meeting has been
scheduled for Thursday night, Jan-
uary 22, place and further details
to be announced......Our best
wishes for happy holidays to one
and all.
D*c«mb«r 25. 1552 ROCKDALE (T«x.) REPORTER — I
Snorkel? Sec at The Reporter.
. ........_________ the feeling had
guns But the Battery has other1 *rown on him that, until he could
sections, too—communication, mess replace the phoney baubles with a
SIDE GLANCES: We re indebt-
ed to F. G. Rlake (a recently
signed member for the industrial
lead he called to our attention a
week or so ago. The committee has
- ... .... .taken uction and will report de-
f.w of the estimated 18 million velopments t>nly if favor^le re.
people w ho are reading about “The su\Xs are obtained.....Our thanks
Town Where U Rains Money". I to the Jack Prescott* and the Doan
Rockdale is certainly nothing less1 Whites, of Cameron, for the
than tho Ftopia of the free world worthy effort made in judging our
where the bloasings of private residential Christmas displays last
REMODEL
REPAIR
Nothing Down
36 Months To Pay
BARNES-JONES
LUMBER COMPANY
“Everything to Build
Anything”
Rockdale Dial 3445
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We extend to you
the Greetings of
the Season with
all Best Wishes
for the coming
year.
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RODENBECK S SERVICE PARTS
THORNDALE, TEXAS
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Reporter Classified Ads Get Results
and maintenance. The man in
communications learns the use of
radio and field telephones. A cook
in the mess section becomes famil-
iar with field ranges and recipes
and feed preparation. In the main-
tenance section a man learns to
drive and to repair jeeps and 2-1/2
ton trucks and half tracks.
And that’s the answer to the!
cnest- ..........7—7 --- question. A Guardsman does a 1
L Reading, Interior Guard, First each 1 uesday evening. But he
I, to mention a few. Plus in- doesn’t drill on drill night. Well,
luction on the Carbine and sub-1 not often, anyway.
k
Mi/ all the joys of the
Holiday be heaped on
you and those you love.
A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to all
p.
H. W. GEMMER
ROCKDALE
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string of real ones, he wouldn't be
a success in the eyes of his dark-
haired, brown-eyed Jean.
“Put this card on the outside of
the package,” he told the clerk
who wrapped his gift. On the card
he had written: TO A REAL
PEARL-A STRING OF THEM!
It was begining to get dark when
Dick got off the train in suburban
Roseville where he lived. He
started to walk briskly toward his
home, two blocks away. Happy in
the glow of having at last, real-
ized his cherished dream, he
didn't see the figure lurking in the
dark alley till the man stepped out
and thrust the gun into his
abdomen.
“This is a stickup!” the thug
snapped hoarsely. “Turn around
and get your hands up!”
A feeling of relief flooded Dick
as he remembered he had spent
most of his money on the necklace.
Then the thought hit him — the
necklace itself was in his pocket!
“Listen fellow,” he pleaded, over
his shoulder, with the gunman, “I
have a Christmas present for my
wife in my pocket. Take my
money, but leave me that.”
The hoodlum didn’t answer.
Methodically, he continued taking
everything out of Dick's pockets.
As his hard started to remove the
precious little package. Dick Slater
went wild! He whirled, slapping
with his left hand at about where
he thought the gun would be. He
caught nothing The thief merely
stepped back and brought the
heavy gun crashing down on his
victim's head.
AS THE DARKNESS cleared
z* away, Dick became aware
that he was in a hospital. Gradu-
ally, he realized Jean and little
Pete were beside his bed.
“Oh Dick!” Jean half sobbed,
half laughed, *Tve been scared!
The doctor says you only have a
slight concussion, though, and
you’re going to be all right!”
As his head continued to clear,
the realization of his loss over-
whelmed Dick.
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With more appreciation for the patronage anil good
will of our many friends and customers, we wish
each of you a full measure of Joy and Happiness dur-
ing the Christmas Season and throughout the coming
New Year!
BACKHAUS BROS.
The thief merely stepped
baek and brought the heavy
gun crashing down on his vic-
tim’* head
“I had a present for you, Jean
M ha Vwpftan
“I know. Foolish,” his wife cut
in, “and you almost lost your life
trying to save it.”
“But it was the string of real
pearls I’ve always wanted you to
have, Jean. You know how much
they meant to me!”
“Yes. I’ve known the silly obses-
sion you've had about my wearing
simulated pearls,” Jean said al-
most sternly. “It never seemed to
occur to you that my husband and
little Pete were the real pearls in
my life!”
“Well, this is going to be a bum
Christmas for you,” Dick said
glumly, “and I thought it would
be the best yet.”
“It’s going to be,” Jean told him.
“Look!”
She put her arm under his shoul-
der and lifted him to n sitting posi-
tion. In one corner of the room was
a beautiful little Christmas tree.
Piled high under it were the gifts
he and Jean had wrapped for little
Pete. Jean went over and brought
back two of the packages. One was
her present to him—a watch he
had wanted. The other package . . .
Suddenly, he recognized it—the
pearls!
“Yes,” Jean said, “my pearls.
When the police caught the thief,
he hadn’t time to open them even.”
IGA FOOD STORE
MtMlBlM
STOP THAT ITCHING
If bothered with Eczema. Tetter,
Ringworm, Athlete* Foot, Prickly
Heat, Poison Oak, Itch, Sores or
I Children, Prewitt Drug Store will
1 sell you a jar of Black Hawk Oint-
ment on a guarantee. Price 60f
and $1.00. tf
All of us at Gaither Motor Company take this means of extending to
you and yours our Season's Greetings. We wish to thank you tor the
fine business you have given us in 1952; to wish you a Merry
Christmas, a Joyous New Year, Health, Happiness,
Prosperity... and all of the good things of life tor
the coming year.
Alton Backlutus
Betty Jane Backlutus
Harris Carver
Terry Daniel
John Doeknll
Anna Mae Ely
Farris Ferguson
W. F. Gaither
Preston Fee Gates
Oscar F. Glenn
Archie Y. Graham
Lawrence Greenwood
Milford Henry
John G. Hirt
W. I\ Hogan
Bill Holloway
J. I). Miller
Anion Muston
J. P. Pogue
Fred Mortimer
Preston Heed
Hilliard Heed
Alfred U . Rogers
George H. Sam ford
Frank Sellers
Fmil \\. Stork
l\ny Stutts
Fll<i Joyce Stutts
Dennis Todd
Gonnic Ton cry
J. P. Voyles, Sr.
John ll estbrook
Albert Yakeseh
John V elver ton
Marion ) Overtoil
J. H. Fuller
(Airland (.affey
( lifford Stigall
Frank Rurrongh
GAITHER MOTOR COMPANY
SALES SERVICE
11 . F. Gaither anil W. /*.
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1952, newspaper, December 25, 1952; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693921/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.