The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1962 Page: 3 of 16
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ON BRANDON FARM
Girl Scouts Spend Day Camp
Time With Election, Cooking
Electioneering, cooking and na-
ture study are three of the activi-
ties of the Rockdale Girl Scouts
this week during their annual
Day Camp, which began Monday
morning on the Frank Brandon
farm two miles north of town.
Under the guidance of the camp
council composed of two girls
elected from each of the eight
camp units, an active campaign is
being carried on for “Keeper of
the Ashes," whose honor and duty
will be to keep the ashes from
tonight’s big campfire until next
s camp.
Nominees for keeper this year
arc Pamela Holloway, Donna Mey-
ers, Jan Whitmire and Mary Lou
Wcydcll. Last year Sandal Martin
was the keeper and she will put
pole and was responsible for
clearing out the underbrush for
the unit sites. R. D. Pursche is
assistant site chairman.
Other members of the staff in-
clude Mesdames May Lou Mey-
ers, Nannettc Moehring, Ruth
Whitmire, Charlene Miller. Nancy
Ncdbalek, Margie Freeman, Doris I Whitelev.
Addington, Frankie Laird, Goldie
Miller, Joyce Martin, Irene Wey-
dcll. Cricket Pruett, Pete Jones,
and Doris Ward.
Also Beth Nichols, Joyce Floyd,
Edna Timmerman, Dorothy Angell, i
Lucille Mitchell, Ethyl Throck-
morton, Ginnie Johnson, T J.
Bell, Bootsie Peebles and Sue I
-NEWS FROM THE COUNTY AGENT-
Milam Agriculture
-By J. D. Moor*-
Yeager Home is Setting
For Garden Wedding
Jun* 7. 1962
ROCKDALE (Ton.) REPORTS*-*
$2 MILLION LAST YEAR...
Saturday evening the lovely
lawn to rear ot Mr and Mrs.
J. R. Yeager's home provided a
picturesque setting for the wed-
ding of their niece, Miss Judy
| Hardison, and Patrick Cassedav
Rucker, both of Austin, which
took place at seven o’clock.
by her father, wore a floor-length
gown of sheer while orgaiua de-
signed with clusters of hand-
embroidcred flowers sprinkled
with irredesccnts, and worn over
peau de soie. Her tierd veil of il-
lusion fell from a tiera of pearls.
She carried a cascade bouquet of
The bride is the daughter of red and white emulations, centered
Mr. and Mrs James Miles Hindi- ' with an orchid,
son of Teague. Parents of the j The Rev. Frank Cady, of St.
John’s Methodist church, officiat-
ed with the double-ring ceremony.
Hardison, mother of the , ,
voro a pink silk sheath |last >ear
Litter on Highways
Costly to Tax Payer
AUSTIN—Almost two million . heavy bombarding of cans and
dollars—funds that could have bottleK.
built 72 miles of farm to market | At the present time, well-travel-
roads or ‘24 miles of two-lane pri- ( ed federal and state highways are
bridegroom are Mr and Mrs.
Casseday Rucker of Groves.
The beauty ot the surroundings i jyjrs
was enhanced b,\ glow from bride
! mar.v highways—had to be spent
by the Texas Highway Depart-
ment to remove litter from the
highways and repair vandalism
lights. Hurricane
This is much like a man throw-
cleaned about three or four times
a year, farm to market roads once
or twice a year. Freeways in the
urban areas require much more
niow-ing arid cleaning.
Highway engineers are con-
stantly seeking new methods or
machines that will help to remove
mess from our highways, but
the ashes she collected on the fire is scheduled for Texas A&M’s
tonight. | Memorial Student Ccilter June
Under the direction of various ; 13-14. Ben Wormcli, extension
campaign managers, posters have i poultry husbandman, said the
appeared throughout the camp, i conference is designed to aid
Original songs also break out commercial producers, hatchery-
spontancoush when a prospective I men, breeders, hatchery and feed
voter appears around a group of servicemen and related poultry
campaigners. Mrs. Mary Parmclee, j industry personnel. It is sponsor-
camp director, said.
Each day began with
lamps bordered ■ dress with harmonizing acces-
the path from front entrance on j sor,os The bridegroom's mother j ing trash in his own yard and
TO WED-Mr. and Mrs. Virgil |
Hazard announce the engage-! Don Skarrcn os Austin ... rv. ri )ru, accessories. Each w ore u * “"k the "front yards" of their} so far the .-inly satisfactory method
merit of their daughter. Tom- a:- usher. [matching cimbydiutn orchid | state w'ith a trail of trash and has proved to be the man with
mye Nell, to Norman Kiesch- Beneath the spreading branches Th f ti , , it Weddinu Ithen “footing the bill" to have it the stick,
nick, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1,1 i* bloominti mimosa tree a tall j cako p|aecd u.,0n a white satin 1 cleaned up. Last year the High-I Many concerned
.Adolph Kiesch nick of Thorn- easel embanked with sprays of base; was dct.oliltt.d m lovHv way Department had to i highway engineer!
1%jxzs' T"« ™p,e. w. i ;x,s;r ...../ o,; i I <■>“ •»**-«,
side were placed hurricane 1 ’,.ve t. I roadsides | enforcement of the anti-litter law
Lutheran church. Thorndalc. lamps and basket arrangements of! Eiuueling the base weie
citizens and
feel that an
a camp
pow wow for announcements and
a friendly get together. Flag rais-
ing ceremonies by a different
troop each morning took place.
Following the pow wow, the
troops go to their own unit sites.
The eight units this year are the
Sit Upons, Itchy Gooiny, The
Ghost of Hickory Nut Springs,
Shady Oak 8, Oak Lodge, The
Hickory Nuts, Dew Drop Inn and
Rocky Mountain
In their units, the girls cook
ed by the Department of Poultry
Science.
The program for the 1962 conf-
erence places major emphasis on
the breeding, health, feeding and
management factors that provide
lor the maximum returns from
egg and meat production.
Outlook for Eggs
The South Central states, in-
cluding Texas, produced 7 per
cent more eggs in March 1962 than
in the same month of 1961. Dur-
ing the period January through
March, these states produced 5
per cent more eggs than in the
their noon meals, which takes up , .__. . .
most of the morning. Menus have sa™c PCI HS ,%ca^'
included baked potatoes, shish
ka-bobs, meals cooked in foil or
In reporting these figures, Mar-
shall Miller, associate extension
coffee cans, including hamburger poultry marketing specialist, point-
patties. potatoes, carrots, onions,! cd °ut ,hilt while production in this
hunter stew and American chop ;irca showed an increase, the na-
suey. Banana puddings and home j tioiu.1 average production remain-
made ice cream have been the Ied virtually the same,
girls’ desserts. Although Texas is included in
Nature activities have been on- fhc South Central production
couraged as collections of bugs, j "'■va. Texas producers showed a
lizard eggs, lizards and insects March 1962 production increase
have begun. (hie unit has made I °f “ l'1’1 vent over March 1961
wind chimes, and bulletin hoards | Hut foi the iirst J months of 1962,
made of gunny sacks sport signs they produced about the same ns
made from twigs. I 1,1
Harold Love i the Day Camp Considering the larger propnr-
site chairman this summer. He *lnn pullets in the current lay-
provided water in a 500-gallon I !»« as well as the eontinu-
druin, with a pump which made , advances in technology, egg
an errand for water a great ex- production per layer may recover
ot the unit workers!'0 levels, says Miller. Over
1 »» mT« St. Paul's|■SST5S^S».!JS*tSStSiISU5£
or fourth quarter of this year, es-
pecially if this downward trend !
continues in the second quarter Snide to follow iti checking the
_ _ ; rate of infestation of weevils.
. ° f?n n**c 8 When square counts indicate an
The cotton flea hopper is invad- , inerL,ase in weevi, infcslation. a
ing fields and will be the major. .j ^ - .
insect to control during the earl) J ‘ A ’■
fruiting of the cotton plants. A flea ] u c ’_
dosage of insecticide should be ap- i
plied this week with no cxccp-
sciiedulc is recoin-
Newest model Smith Corona
Ga-laxie Portable Typewriters list
for $141.50 plus tax, but The Re-
porter Office sells ’em for $119.50
plus tax. Choice of colors.
Reporter Office.
tions. If rains continue, an air-
plane may be used. Any of the
recommended poison mixtures will
control the flea hoppers if ap-
plied in the proper dosage. Due to
rapid plant growth, a 6-day
schedule should be followed until
a crop is set.
Next in order of importance will
bo the migration of the boll weevil
the proper control of the fleas will
tend to reduce the boll weevil J Every steno says: "Easiest way
population. Boll weevil migration ' to clean typewriter.” Try Scotch
will occur during the last half of Cleaner No 575, only 98 cents at
June. Square counts are our be.-t ' Reporter Office. tf
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colorful gladioli.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs
G. B. Selden, at the screened oi-
g.m, gave a program of bridal
music that included, "This is My
Beloved” and "One Hand, One
Heart.”
The traditional wedding inarch
was played as the bridegroom
and his best man, Bob Beard of
Austin, approached the altar from
the front entrance to await the
bride and her attendants who ap-
proached from the den entrance
of the home.
The maid of honor, Miss Ann
Aldrich of New Jersey, and brides-
maid, Miss Susie Falk of Sacra-
mento, California, wore identical
short length red silk sheath dros-
ses, imported from India. Each
wore a large red rose head dress,
and had matching corsages.
The bride, escorted to the altar
dainty ivy sprays Crystal con-1 In addition, sign vandalism nc- arc necessary to stop the litterbug.
tamers also held cake squares de- : counted lor another $385,900. I Strict law enforcement helps to
corated with the petunias. Green ! Other vandalism totaled $<0,000 S(l,,lt, extent, but it Is almost iin-
punch was served at the crystal
bowl.
The many gifts wore displayed
in the home.
The bride received her Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree at the Uni-
Il'iVval'Imd'v mid'id^y'.in'to (‘lTBU.UOO. i Poss,L>le to stop littering by pa-
Vandalism. according to the ' trolling "heavy litter" areas. The
Highway Department classifica-j (trend, and some feel the only solu-
tion. covers such items as damag- j tj0n to the problem, is toward
ing and destroying signs and sign
, , . education of the public through
versitv of Texas and is now cm-1-supports, marking on structures,
and damaging safety rest areas 11,a,ss niedia and through pingrains
• roadside parks'. Litter includes | sponsored by the Texas Highway
ployed. The bridegroom is a senior
at the University
When the couple left for a brief beer cans, watermelon rinds, bot-
trip tiie bride wore a three-piece
costume in orchid, from India.
Her orchid flower hat was of vari-
gated shade. Her accessories were
white and she wore a purple
throated white orchid.
School Dictionaries from $1.00
to $39.50, including the famous
Webster's Collegiate at $5, $6.
$8.75 and $12.50. The Reporter
Office. t»
ties, wrappers, newspapers, milk
cartons, and cigarette packages.
The litter problem is more or
less localized to certain sections of
highways along the more heavily
traveled routes and tin* urban
areas. It is believed that people
are more likely to throw trash
from their ears when they travel
the same route every day. Also,
roads leading from "wet" coun-
Department, civic clubs arid other
oi gunizations.
STORE WINDOW SIGNS, show-
cards, paper banners, sales promo-
tions, etc. Call Henry Tyler at The
Reporter Office, HI 6-5838. tfx
ties to "dry" counties come under I Office.
Order those personalized pencils
/or school now. Box of 12 with
name on each in gold or colors
fill cents complete at The Reporter
perienee. one
said
Love also erected Ihe camp flag-
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REEL DRIVE-IN
Maiinoc at Dixie Sat. it Sun.
Tlnns.. Fri., June 7 and 8
"Horizontal
Lieutenant"
Jim Hatton, Paula Prentiss
Sat., June 9
"Twist All Night"
Chubby Checker
It's the Newest.
"Ail ihe
Young Men"
Alan Ladd
Sun., Mon., Tues.
June 10, 11. 12
"State Fair"
It's Big! It's Terrific!
Technicolor - Pat Boone
Photographed in Dallas
Wed., June 13
Theatre Party at Dixie 2 p m.
6 RC Cola Caps or 25c
"The Dog of
Flanders"
Wed., Thurs., Fri.
June 13, 14, 15
"The Outsider"
Tony Curtis as the Indian
who raised the flag at Iwo
Jima.
tiie next several months, the sea-
I sotial decline in the number of
layers is not expected to be as
sharp as List year. Egg production
I has reached its seasonal high and
should begin to decline in a few
weeks It will likely continue
i above a year earlier until tiie lat-
ter part of 1962, however.
A higher egg production and a
| Weaker storage demand in the
second quarter of this year arc
i likely to keep egg prices below
j those of the same quarter in 1961.
I Due to the reduced numbers of
1 egg-type chicks hatched during
Camp Tahuaya
Ready to Open
The Heart O' Texas Council.
Bov Seoul of America, announces
I the opening of Camp Tab lava,
I owned and operated by the
I Connell, a participating agency of
I the South Milam Countv United
Fund.
Curtis Carnes, chairman of
: camping and activities, reports a
! record number of 91 Scout troop-.
; have made reservation to attend a
I vveok at Camp Tahuaya between
June 10 and August 4
Also included are a number of
other activities: a special session
I for Aquatic and Scoutcraft for in
i dividual Smuts and F.xplorer .
j June 3-9; Order of Arrow Splash
j Day, June 9; Cub Webelo.x Dad-
' day, July 14; Cub Day Camps,
August 13 - 28; and Order of At
i row Convention, August 10, II and
12.
i There will be several groups
| attending a 12 day camp for ex-
plorers at Philmont Scout Ranch.
i the 127,000 acre camp at Cimar-
: roll. New Mexico.
August 26-30, several elected
Explorers will represent tin- conn-
I cil at the National Explorer Dele
’ gates Conference on tin- campus
of the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bearded Baseball
Group Organizing
The Beard* d Baseballer
.scheduled to play the "Slicks” in
the Frontier Days baseball gain*
Friday night, will meet at 9 a. m.
Saturday at the high school dia-
mond to organize, according to
Cliford Caff fey, manager
Caffey also stated that overalls
will be the official uniform for the
Beards" Friday night. Three new
players, Cliff Bartlett. Dalton
Mitchell and Billy Hall have been
added to the beards roster, and
any others interested arc invited,
he said
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The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1962, newspaper, June 7, 1962; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694236/m1/3/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.