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Cub Scouts
Engagement
Dance Band
Basketball
1952 Rainfall
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
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Rockdale Messenger Established 1873
VOL. 81
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ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. TER. 12. 1052
Rockdale Reporter Established 1893
NO. 4
Nowotny is PTA
Speaker Monday
Ai nu Nowotny, dean of student i at the University. The Bureau is
life at the University of Texas, | now an entirely separate division
Austin will speak on “Community I of his offico with an assistant dean
Pattern Makers" at the meeting of as its director,
the Rockdale Parent-Teacher As j A native of New Braunfels, ihc
a notation next Monday night at the Dean is on the national executive
hiuh school library. The meeting boards of Phi Eta Sigma, national
will open at 7:80oclock. scholastic society for freshman
The entertainment program by j men, and of Alpha Phi Omega, sor-
tin' school children will be present- * vice organization composed of for-
ed by the students of the fifth j mer Boy Scouts. He was president
grade and the fourth grade mothers of the National APO four years
will be hostesses. I and is also past president of the
An unusually large turnout is National Association of Deans and
expected for this meeting of the Advisors of Men.
PTA, according to George E. Bredt, j He is a member of the American
president, who arranged for the College Personnel Association; Pi
appearance of Dean Nowotny, who j Sigma Alpha, Honorary govern-
has been associated with the Uni- ment fraternity; and Phi Kappa
versity staff since 1926.
Sigma, social fraternity. He is
While a student at the Univers- ' listed in Who’s Who in America
ity Nowotny was a yell leader and
student leader. A diminutive fig-
ure (he’s five feet tall* he was
known then and is known now
as “Shorty.”
lie levOived his bachelor of arts
degree from the University in 1922.
He also holds the bachelor of laws
and master of arts degrees from
Texas U. Ilis major field of in-
terest is government.
In 1938, while assistant dean of
men, Nowotny became Director of
the Student Employment Bureau
and Who’s Who in American Edu-
cation.
Tiie Boy Scouts of America have
awarded him the Silver Beaver
Award, as well as the Silver Ante-
lope Award.
Active in the University Presby-
terian Church, he is a popular
speaker before student church
groups, organizations, and the YM-
YWCA.
He was responsible for organiz-
ing a Men's Inter-Community As-
sociation on the campus for non-.
Dr. H.S. Woods Jr.
Begins Practice
Here This Week
Dr 11 S Woods, Jr , announced
t!u morning that the new Woods
Squyres Medical Clinic is now open
in it now building, corner of Bow
-or and Murray streets.
A formal opening progam foi
the Clinic will be held in the very
near future, he said.
Dr, Woods said that his clinic
is now in operation under his
•re tion. and that Ins partner, Dr.
B. N. Squyres, who is a Flight
Surgeon at Reese Air Force Base,
Lubbock, will Join him here in
June for the general practice of
medicine.
location of the new Austin-stone
clinic building is two blocks north
of the Rockdale school. The new
structure houses waiting rooms
fraternity men and has served as both white-. and cnlotcd p<"
an official in the National Indc- P»«. and inc,ude u ‘T0.™1*1 y ri0‘" ’
pendent Student Association. ‘ mergcncy room delivery loom
While a student, he was elected j p^ces for both physicians, exam-
to Friars, highest honorary organ!- rooms, x-ia> mom am a >
zation for men on the campus, and |Oratoiy
he helped organize the Texas Cow-
boys, men’s honorary service or-
ganization. An independent while
a student, he became a member of
Phi Kappa Sigma when that fra-
ternity opened a chapter at the
University.
Dean Nowotny is married and
has one daughter.
Paving of Smith Addition,
Murray, Bowser Due Soon
Paving of Murray and Bowsei the governing body had unified
luil-, from Westwood to the t*’o improvement ol ill property
school, and all streets in the Smith butting the designated streets
Addition will get under wav soon The improvement order, appe al-
Property owners on the designated | mg on page 7 of this issue of the
‘Boots weie being contacted here Reporter, calls for "installing of
this wei v in a final drive to com- i concrete curbs where sueli curbs
plete agreements for tlie paving are not already installed on proper
project. I grade and line and paving with
Mayor W. P Hogan stated that | gravel and asphalt" as contracted
the paving would start as soon as for.
agreements have been completed, i A complete list of the portions
The city council has set a hear- of streets to bo unproved appeal
ARNO NOWOTNY
University of Texas
Dean of Student Lite
mg on the paving issue for Febru-
ary 28 m the City Hall. Kurlier,1
in the older.
Hogan urged all property own-
I ers within the order who have
, not completed their agreements to
contact Mrs. Vlvan llmldox at the
jetty hall oi City Attorney K. A
Camp He pointed out that five
veal terms are being offered pro
porty owners desiring extra time
I for payment
The council reported that the
| average cost for concrete curb
land gutter and paving is $:> per
trout foot. "We are fortunate in
having Dean Skinner in tins area
and he l*as contracted to do this
work for $3,22 pci front foot",
Blood Donor Unit
Slated for Feb. 25
Preliminary arrangements were
started this week for Rockdale’s
blood donor progam on Wednes-
day, Feb. 25, when a mobile blood
unit will be set up at the American
Legion hall.
Milam county nas enrolled in a
regional blood donor program
though its county Red Cross chap-
ter with quotas set for the four
towns of the county participating:
C’aineron, Rockdale, Thorndale and
Buckholts. The co-operation of the
county means that any resident
of the county will he entitled to
emergency use of blood at any
recognizer! hospital free of charge
The piogram has been endorsed
by the Milam County Medical
Association and its part of a na-
tional program to meet the grow-
ing needs for human blood in every
lomrnunity as well as for the arm-
ed forces use and civil defense
stockpiling.
According to County Blood Pro-
gram Chairman Milton Brown, of
Cameron, Rockdale’s donor cam-
paign will be coordinated by the
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
in cooperation with a number of
volunteer groups and individuals.
All technical phases will be under
the direction of the Medical Ad-
visory Committee operating out of
regional headquarters in Waco.
Mrs Jessie I/ee Bankston, local,
recruiting chairman, lias announc-
1 Hat volunteer workers at the Le-
gion Hall, on the day blood will he
collected, will take registrations,
do clerical work, assist nurses,
serve refreshments and provide
New Stickers
For Parking
Coming Soon
Parking permit stickers, for
Rockdale business men and em-
ployees, will be available begin-
ning March 1, the city police de-
partment announced this morning.
At the same time the police de-
partment will abandon the practice
of allowing the traffic officer to
remind business people that “the*
flag is up" on the meter, or of in-
serting coins in the meter left on
the windshield or in the car by
the owner.
The parking permit stickers may
be purchased late this month and
the charge will be $8.00 for a
sticker good for one month for one
car.
Mayor W. P. Hogan said the city
council had voted to try the sticker
plan for two months before putting
it into effect on u permanent basis.
other necessary tasks incidental to
the operation.
Blood will be accepted at the
collection center (one pint) from
all persons between the ages of
21 and 59 (or between 18 and 21
vvitli parental or spouse permis-
sion) who are in healthy condition.
For the protection of the donor, a j
nurse or doctor will ask the donor
• evcral questions regarding his or
her medical history. Blood pres-
sure, temperatures, pulse and hem-
oglobin tests are recorded for
every donor. Any indication of I
poor physical condition will auto-j
matically disqualify a donor.
Citizens of Rockdale who wish to
be listed on the Donor Honor Role
are urged to notify Chamber Man-
ager Bob Greenwnld at the C of C
office (dial 2030) or enroll their
names at the office of the Rockdale
Reporter (dial 5838). Each enrolloc
will be given an appointment lor
whatever time of the day is most
convenient, between the hours of
10 a m. and 4 p. m. on the 25th of
February. Donor pins will be is-
sued to each participant and re-
freshments will be served at the
snack bar.
Officials of the Aluminum Com-
pany of America have indicated
their desire to give full support
to the program and urge com-
munity-wide support and coopera-
tion.
Full details on the clinic will be
given shortly when the formal
opening program is announced.
March of Dimes
Reaches $1104.23
Here This Week
The Rockdale March of Dimes
total was increased by $23.82 here
this week according to Clyde
Franklin, city campaign director,
Additions to funds already rcceiv-
the overall total to|
Baptists Eye
New Building
Or Remodeling
A Building Committee has been
appointed at the First Baptist
Church to make a study of long
range needs of a growing church in | tion to be credited the Mothers
a growing community. ! March on Polio and contribution#
The committee members are: J ! ,|om the Gay Hill HU ( lub total-
K Over, dim . .1. it Fuller. B D ! $'~’1
. ,r - . , The "mothers march toal now
I nek,ell. Jon,. A lad.., end Jim itand...... $7B392 ,
Ends. The committee has recently 11tie inr^est single item in the reeent
had its initial meeting and a decis- I drive.
Ion wee reached to employ an!----- ~
architect to advise with them. _ f* ■ ■! ■
It is believed by some that the J
ALC0A C.I.0. SET MARCH 2ND
FOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
Officials ol' Alcoa's Rockdale
Works and the C. I O. Steel Work-
ers have set March as a tenntlve
dale foi i olltrai t iu
The | arley will deal with articles
set up in the master agreement
now in operation at 11 other Al-
coa plants, Horace Brock, Inter-
national Steel Worker representa-
tive, said here Tuesday.
Some 27 to 28 articles are hous-
ed In Hie master agreement The
broad field embraces such items
as dues, checkoff, seniority, vaca-
Thc mastei -agreement referred
to terminates in June of 1953.
Negotiations on a new contract will
commence before that lime
Nominations for local officers
were held here last Monday and
Tuesday, February 2-3, at the re-
gular meeting of the Rockdale lu-
rid A election to fill the offices
will be belli m tiie Rockdale (’. 1
() Hall Friday and Saturday of
this week
To he elected are a president,
vice-president, recording-secretary
BRICE CltOVV
ed pushed
$1,104.23.
Franklin received a $2 contribu-
Speaker For
Rotary Club
%
I. G. (Smitty) Smith, manager
of the Cameron Chamber of Corn-
present auditorium can lie suc-
cessfully enlarged to care for a
congregation of 500 This would
require the erection of a two-story
educational annex to house the
Sunday school and other organiza-
tions. Others favor plans for a
completely new and modern plant.
The committee’s first and most
Important ta«k, with the benafit mere®, was guest peaket at the
o’ a capable architect's advise, is luncheon meeting of the Rockdale
to study the needs and possibilities Rotary ( lub at noon I uesday at
and then recommend a definite R*'- AG cafe.
course of procedure and a building Smith talked on the transition
plan to the church.
AT FORT HOOD
Recent arrivals at North Fort
Hood for basic training include
Royce D. Baggerly of Gauso, Ira
L. Denman of Milano, Carried Mit-
eholl of Rockdale, and Matthew
Van Buren Conk of Rockdale.
FEBRUARY 24 SET AS DATE
FOR MEETING OF GRAND JURY
Drive for Funds
For Boy and Girl
Scouts Underway
The annual drive for fund# for
the Boy and Girl Scouts is under-
way in Rockdale this week in
connection with Notional Boy
Scout week.
M N. Strieker and H. H. Cof-
field form the committee in charge
of the dnvc, and Strieker said this
morning that they have been re-
ceiving a wonderful response from
Rockdale citizens
Anyone who would like to help
further the work of the Boy and
Girl Scouts with a contribution,
and who might have been over-
looked by the committee, is asked
to contact either of the committee
members.
O. I). Graham, District Judge of
Milam County, has set February
24, as the date for the meeting of
the Grand Jury of Milam County,
J. W. (.11ni) Miller, County Attor-
ney, anounced here this week.
The following cases are on file
for consideration by the Grand
Jury:
Clarence Blaylock, charged with
forgery: Steven L, Work, charged
with rape; Johnny Le Roy Mc-
Lane, charged with forgery; Lon-
nie Seaton, Jr., charged with car
theft; Billy Wayne Ray, charged
with child desertion.
Such other persons that are
charged with a felony offense will
be considered by the Grand Jury
also when it convenes on Febru-
ary 24, Miller said,
The County Attorney's office ad-
vises that persons wishing to pro-|
sent any problem to the Grand i
Jury of Milam County are request- |
cd to contact Curl C. Black, Sheriff
of Milam County and J W (Jim) j
Miller. County Attorney, prior to j
February 24, «o Pvt they might1
aid such person in presentment of
their problem to the Grand Jury
of Milam County.
The period of one week ending
February 10, has seen very little
criminal action filed with the
(County Court and District Court
of Milam County. There have
been no felony charges filed with
the County Attorney during tiie
week arid only one misdemeanor
has been fil<*d in County Court,
Miller pointed out in his weekly
report.
i.f Milam county from an agricul-
tural community to an industrial
community that is now taking
place.
Out of town guests at the meet-
ing included Will Stem, of Taylor,
and Dick Moseley and Smith, of
the Cameron Rotary Club
The Temple Rotanuns will have
churge of the program next week
di Rockdale.
Valentine Ball to
Be Held at Local
Gym Friday Night
The annual Valentine bull will
be held Friday night, February 13,
at the Rockdale high school gym,
it has been announced this week
by the local Teenagers Club Hours
will bo from 0 until 12.
Gilbert Kautz and his orchestra,
populai rlance band from Taylor,
will furnish music, and admission
prices have been set at 00c for
ladies and $1.20 for men, or for
couple.
The dance Friday night will be
sponsored by the Teenagers Club
by popular request from the teen-
agers and others interested in see-
ing tiie affair continue as an an-
nual event, since the Rockdale Fire
Department announced that it
would not sponsor the dance a* in
previous years.
Musical Concert Series is
Being Planned for Rockdale
A deficit-free plan for present-
ing community concerts to Rock-
dale enthusiasts will be offered
here soon. ITeliminary plans were
aired at a meeting held in the
Chamber of Commerce office Mon-
day afternoon and a second meet-
ing has been called for Friday.
The proposed musical concerts
will he operated on an organized
audience plan and will find Rock-
dale and surrounding territories
aligning themselves with the Com-
munity Concerts, Inc, of New
York. Entertainment for such con-
certs will be furnished by the
Columbia Artists Management, a
New York firm holding contracts
with most of the world’# greatest
musician*.
Mrs. Tiny Stacy, field represen-
tative for Community Concerts, "After that time, the member-
conducted the hearing Monday at- ship would be closed to all resid-
tended by eleven interested Hock-1 ents,” she said, “but would be
dulian#. opened to any newcomer Just rnov-
Discussing plans with Mrs. Stacy mg in.” The plan also calls for tiv
were Mcsdame# John T Hale, Bill I omission of ticket sales at the
Shepard, Henry Johnston, Harry door.
Lowe, J. If. Baugh, Bee Peterson,1 Money obtained through paid
Brice Crow is
Rockdale Works
Purchasing Agent
Brice Crow, an Alcoa veteran j
with 18 years experience in the
Engineering and Purchasing De-
partments, this week was named j
Distr ict Purchasing Agent for tiie I
Rockdale Works. The announce-1
n i nt was made by John I) Harper, I
Works Manager.
A native of Alabama, Crow gi ail
lions, insurance, holidays, shift I financial secretary, three auditors,
premium pay, hospitalization, and | a guide, guard, and a chaplain
reorganization ol union articles,| which Is considered an optional
reported Brock. post.
The union spokesman said that | A rough estimate set the total
there was a good possibility that number of nominations at 40 to 50
the master-agreement would be names, labelled "good participn-
neeeptcil locally. "Acceptance of, tion" bv the international advisors
the agreement would permit local' "Each department and shift is
representation in the big negotla-1 anxious to have a representative
tions in Pittsburgh", Brock said I on the board", Frank McCarty,
in pointing out a number of mt- staff representative, said in ex-
vantages in accepting the 11-plant plaining the large number of nomi-
ugreemont. 'nations.
unted from high school in Win-
chester, Tennessee, and later en-
tered tiie University of Tennessee
where he was graduated in 1934
as an Industrial Engineer.
Crow Joined (lie Company in
1935 at the Alcoa, Tennessee,
Works as a lab assistant in the
Physical Testing Laboratory. In
1945 lie moved to the Purchasing
Department at the Alcoa Works as
a buyer. Three years later, he
was again promoted, this time to
tiie Pittsburgh office where he
Parking Meters Bring City
Over $7,000 Past 10 Months
Rockdale parking meters gave | provides for tiie operation of most
the city a net income of $7,199.32
during their It* month operation
in IB82. • 'i the total receipii,
which was $14,398,83, fifty per
I cent was earmarked for tiie re-
tirement of the meter debt.
City Secretary N. E. Alford said
Tuesday that Die fund# received
from the meters have gone a long
way in keeping various depart-
ments of the city out of the red.
"With the fity expanding its do
partments in both service and per-
sonnel to meet the needs of Itoek-
remained until 1951 when he lie-j dale's increased population, those
came District Purchasing Agent at | meter receipts help quite a bit,"
the Roslclaire Works in Illinois. I Alford said
The (’rows are Presbyterians! According to Alford, the city’s ......................
owl have three children: John, 9;| June of the meter money is placed depends on the number of shoppers
department., ol the city
Purchased at tiie installed price
of $87 50 each, the meters were
first installed the latter part of
February at a cost of $27,000. At
that time 400 melers went into op-
eration. Since the initial installa-
tion an additional hundred meters
have been purchased.
Ai the present time the meters
are averaging a weekly intake of
around $300 During 1952, the
weekly average was $327.24, con-
sidered about par for the number
ol meters In operation However,
a number of factors, including
weather, can either increase or de-
crease the weekly average, which
Jane, 2; and James, I
in the general fund which in turn
HOCK l)ALI', CHI HCIIKS TO JOI\
WOULD DAY OT PRAYlili I'Ll’,. 20
Rockdale churches will join
with hundreds of others in
17,000 communities of the
United States on Friday, Feb.
20, in sponsoring special wor-
ship services in observances of
World Day of Prayer.
The offering will bo divided
between the Division of Fore
ign Missions and ihe Division
of Home Missions. An alloca-
tion committee, composed of
representatives of these two
divisions and of United Church
Women, apportion the offering
to tho traditional World Day
of Prayer projects and if pos-
sible, to some emergency
needs.
The churches of Rockdale
will join together in one ser-
vice to be .udd in St. John's
Method!*! Ch”*eh Mrs. T. S.
Barkley is chairmun for the
service which will be hold at
4 p. m.
T. L. Austin, B. B. Tyus, the R<-v.
Byron Welch, the Rev. Whitie
Campbell and Chamber of Com-
merce Manager Bob Grecnwald.
Each expressed the belief that
a concert group could be organi-
zed in Rockdale
A brief program of organiza-
memben.hip would determine ti.<•
amount available for concert art-1
ir.ts after expenses are subtracted
Mrs. Stacy explained that this fea- 1
ture was "absolutely fool-proof
and produces no deficit”.
A question and answer se :ion j
revealed that the concerts could
tion was outlined by the concert he held in churches, the gymnas-
represenlalive. Featured In the Jum, or school buildings, that other
organization wen* the election of towns have been able to hold oxcel-
local officers, directors, and a lent concert series with 300 adult
week-long membership drive. See CONCERT, Page 5 j
Leonard Allen
To Head Rockdale
Red Cross Drive
Leonard Allen, attorney of the
firm of Milhr and Alien, will be
chairman of the 1953 Red Cross
fund drive for Rockdale, to be con-
ducted in March.
Milam County Red Cross Fund
Drive eliairman for 1953 is County
Attorney Jim Miller
Red Cro :i Director Hunted will
meet ail R'xkdale citizens Interest-
. , .. ,. lo.i ed in the Red Cross blood program,
Members of the Ground Patrol i, , , , , . ,,,
. , . . . , , ,, .. fund drive organization, and ser
include Robert Luckey David, . 1{nckf,;i|„ rh;,mp,, „f
Yount, Bobby Simmons, F rank Ed. ,, , lflay, Feb, u
clrnon and Ralph Broadstreet. I , , .... . ’
' ted 11 at the St r eet 11 ^ *
' '.sir ol V dl :.t:u t an le 11 ve < rn
pa ign of directing traffic on the Singing Convention
crowded streets near the school .. q .. « i 1*»
tin weekend, provided arrange-1 Al J>alty r ©D» 10
ments can be completed, I , «. , _ ... .
Street markers have been paint- ^ County Singing Con-
ed at designated crossing lanes vention will meet ,ni1' ‘>y’ * '*
srrn bands have been made and at rt,;iry Lri at u>;* TV, iru' '' ’l‘
present flags art* faring prepared j announermrnt by biMwc •
Thf patrol leader reported that|son» Pr udent
pproximately 25 to 30 students This iz, an all day meeting and a
would be active a*, patrolmen when! basket dinner will be spread on
the unit reaches its intended the grounds at noon Everyone is
strength. ! invited to attend.
Safety Patrol al
RHS Swings Into
Action This Week
The first unit of tiie Rockdale
school Safety Patrol swung into
K tion tiiis week The unit, specif
ied as the Ground Patrol, began
t: program of making the school
grounds safer.
Holme:, Scmken, Jr., RHS senior
in charge of the Safety Patrol, lis,.-
i fi tiie active patrols duties as
that'd eliminating lrom tiie school
grounds all broken or unsafe
items.
Mayor Hogan declared.
Although tho city expects all the
property owners to : ign tiie paving
agreement, a few were reported
tins morning as net having yet
signed the effieial papeis.
Pieperlv owners in Smith Ad-
dition and on Bell Street who have
agreed to tiie project are as fol-
lows:
Calhoun Development Company
'20 lots), Esther l.vneh, Herbert
Yoakum, Ray Stutts, Roy Spence.
W P. Hogan, John C Hut, Homer
iVesnnll, Ruben Sorlke, Bill Sum-
mers, J B Smith, Ernest Ruther-
ford, Alford Dittmar, Bill Green,
Kelly Blackburn, Grover Sclden,
Jamie Wallis, Milford Henry.
Property owners who have
agreed to tho project on Bowser
and Murray Streets were listed as
follows:
W T Pearson, Sr,, Win, Cameron
unci Co., W T. Pearson, Jr., E.
Sanders, Albeit Harwell, H. H.
(’"I'leM, I I 'Uhroeht Collier
Pearson, H I. Eieseler, J E. Dyer,
(), E. Glenn, Mrs. J N. Newman,
Preston Voyles, Jr , 11 C, Bounds,
Denson Weems, Rockdale Public
Schools, Dr. H. S Woods.
Scout Troop 90
Court of Honor
Set for Tonight
Hy LEE HYDEK
Rockdale’s new Scout Troop,
No. 90, has scheduled its first
Court of Honor for Thursday night
February 12. The ceremony, to iu*
held In tiie Annex of St. John’s
Methodist Church, will begin at
8:00 p. m.
John Harper, Rockdale Works
Manager, will preside over the
court. Asissting in the pogrom will
he tin* Rev llryoii Welch of the
First Christian Church, the Rev S
Burton Smith of St. John's Metho-
dist Church; L. E, Gary, Troop
Committee Chairman, and a num-
ber of troop members.
To he awarded are five tender-
fool badges, 10 merit badges to
fnm different scouts, and one
Hrnii/i' Eagle Palm.
"Tenderfoot Is the first rank in
Scouting; Scouts start work from
there on 2nd and 1st Class ranks
and then start work on merit bad-
ges which qualify them for the
hlghci ranks of Scouting, up to the
highest rank, Eagle Palms may be
iearned on Eagle rank for additional
merit badges and service",
All parents of Scouts and ;x*r-
sons interested in Scouting are in-
vited to attend the Court of honoi
It Is expected that John Pound,
Field Scout Executive will be pre-
sent in addition to several pro-
minent citizens of Rockdale There
will be a social hour and refresh-
ment) immediately following tin1
Court of Honor,
using the parking lanes.
Although the cost of tho 500
meters reached $33,750. their pur- j
c11a• e required no cash and the
agreement stipulated that their
payment would be made lrom the I
receipts Alford said that until
retired, the meter debt will con-
tinue to consume 50d of all tiie
meter money, but upon retirement, |
all receipts will then he taken by A county-wide meeting on the
Hie city and placed in the general 1953 castor bean program will be
Lee Farmers to
Hold Castor Bean
Meeting Monday
fund.
Hale, Luckey, and
Ralston Got New
Titles at Local Bank
Promotion:; foi three employees
nl the Rockdale State Bank were
made at a direi ton meeting »»f the
hank Wednesday afternoon, T. B
Ryan, president, announced lids
tn'ii ning
John T Hale wie. named assist-
ant vice president and will also
lotidn his position as cashier of
the bank.
Harold Luckey, who has been' 100,000 one-, of castor beans for
assistant cushier, was also named 1953 Lee County farmers are ex-
its assistant vice president. | ectf*d to receive a slight increase
Johnny Ralston, teller, i. now' over theii 1255 ncies planted ir.
assistant cashier. 11952.
House Numbering
Survey Progresses
held at the Lincoln Community
Hall m Lee County, Monday, Feb-
ruary 18, at 7-3(1 pm 111) Max-
well reported here this morning
The State Castoi Bean PVngrom
start wiii nave a i«-pif-.i-ninviv«- «t
tiie meeting, Marwcll said in urg-
ing anyone Interested In growing
castor (jeans in 1953 to attend the
meeting. W I Ross, Assistant Ex •
tension Agronomist will also be
on bund to id a discussion on
tiie new varieties for 1953
"If you plan to grow castoi beans
m 1953, it will in to yom advant-
age to attend this meeting," Max-
well said.
T*» I* Inc; received a goal of
Chamber of Commerce St<*et
I marking Committee Chairman
i Walker Horn, Jr., announced this
week that approximately 90 per-
cent of the commerc ial /one has
ia-eri surveyed iri the current city-
wide survey to assign building and
house numbers.
The commercial zone extend*
north to Belton Street, west to Wil-
cox, east to San Gabriel and south
rled on each afternoon between
the hours of 4 p. in to 8:30 p m.
So far the group has lost two days,
due to bad weather, hut Horn re-
ported the survey as "keeping on
schedule".
Assisting Horn in the survey are
John Weed, Jr., member of the
committee, and the following K F.
A. members Don Green, Henry
Ellison. Garv Jones, Alvin Donation
to the Missouri Pacific trac^ Sur- (and Marshall Caraway. Other FFA
veymg In this zone has been com- ix>y* have volunteered their ser-
pletcd in the western sectior I vices for coming weeks, Bob
Work commenced last - Grecnwald, C. of C. manager, an-
duy, February 2, and is bein, •• I nounced
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