The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1958 Page: 2 of 16
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2—rockdale n>*.) reporter
Jun* 1?, io?t
Nehaffey New
Head Si. John's
Official Board
Lynwood M«*haife> was
(-huirman of the official b<
St. John’s Methodist chu
ttir first meet!nji of the
Tuosa^y n«j>
X-Ray Report
Shows Signs of
TB in 49 Persons
Five 4-H Teams
Enter Contests
Assistant County Ae*nt
V !.«m count.' had five 4 K
teams participating in state con-
tests it the 4-H round-up held at
College Station. June 10-1?
The judging teams consisted of
the following members: Poultry
Look Out for
Roof Rot, A&M
Warns Farmers
eurce efts
Cooke, who has served as chair-
mar. the past two years
Leo Ogea was namea vice chair-
man. Bud Hurst, secretary; and
John Cr.arle treasurer.
Reporting for the building com-
rr.ltee. Fred Ra.schke said that the
cfiurcns architect, Mr. Bodet. of
Houston, had presented a draw-
ing of a proposed master plan and
would be m Rockdale Sunday,
•Juno 29, ^h^n 3 general church
meeting will be held at night to
acquaint the membership with.
building plans.
At that time. Raschke sa.d. the-
Men’s Fellowship will be in
charge of an ice cream supper
and following *his the church j
membership will gather in the
church sanctuary where colo:
slides Will be presented on a
large screen showing the pro-
posed new building, both exter-
ior and interior views, as well as(
the floor plan.
Walter Fischer, reporting for a
special finance committee, said
that over $20,000 had been pledg-
ed to the build.r.g fund to be paid
before March 31, 1959. Of this
amount something over a.2,500
has beer, received in cash.
judging — Adrain R chter. Joe pathologist.
Watrrl. Carroll Wavne Glaser,' Corn stalk rot is a perennial
, *cvmfUsed"as p»a«r #ed
ficienc yand passed over
•Kditor’s note- The following is
a narrative report of the Milam
coun’v Health Department's ac-
tivities during May, as prepared . ... ..
pleted May 12. There were 981 X-j are Bobby Rosenthal and Ken-
lav: taken this vear. Due to the < n*th Kirsch. both of Thorndale
siiective program used, this fig-! Dairy judging — Jeannette,™
ure if much lower than the last ' Fuchs. James Edward Glaser of
time the un.t was in Milam conn- j Buckholts. and Jeannette Richter
tv. j of Cameron.
The report from the X-ray sur- Grass judging—Billv GeWr
‘ e.» i*<»> been received, it snowed j and Henry Tomasek. Jr., of Petti-
pers, ns hao s.»gn< of tubercu- i bone and Arvell Jur.gmann of
Buck holts.
Tractor ope-ators contest was
entered by Benaid Jungmann of
Buckholts.
All the 4-H contests started at
COLLEGE STATION—Now is
the time for farmers to bo on the
lookout for corn stalk rot, advise-
Harlan Smith, extension plant
Heart '0 Texas
Fair io Display
Ceramic Exhibit
WACO—Rodeo goers to the
Heart O’ Texas Rodeo June 18-22
will have an opportunity to visit,
free-of-charge, the third annual
ceramic show of the Central Tex-
as Ceramic Association in the
Speed Blamed lor
57 Per Cent ol
Fatal Accidents
Gaither Firm is
Rockdale's Oldest
“Excessive speed wa the prin-
cipal cause-factor in 57 per cent
of ever* rural fatal traffic acci-
dent, in Texas, during 1957.”
J O Music k, general manager
of the Texas Safety Association.
Funeral services for William
Albert Painett, 58, a native et Mi-
lano, were held recently in Kin-
der, La.
He died in a Kinder hospital
after being stricken with a heart
attack while at work as
foreman for the railroad.
He is survived by his wife of
Kinder. La., two sons. W. A Jr. of
Odessa and Carl of Milano; a
J*i:.*•»&£bits buiyjipg on»the -AtuUxl this laei today as he sought}'daughter.'.Grace Marie of Milano;
de- 1 «*eai l C Tgxas ran grounds.^ |. public I support lor tin* “Slow his mother. Mrs‘Rebecca 'Patnctt;
tool Mrs. (.oldie Stahr. show chair- ; Down aid Live" program being j two brothers, three sisters, nutn-
He says man says the show will !>e open ; conducted through the state be- erous nieces and nephews,
has personally observed the , to the public. tiee-of-t han e. Jun,- tween now and Labor Day. ! Pmrett was born in Milano
disease in south and east Texas 18 22 from 1 p. m. to 9 p. nv. | “Excessive speed does not nec- April 20. 1900. He was a member
and has reports of it in other J and on Sunday. 1 p m. until 8 J essaril, mean violating a speed I of the Baptist church
i> celebrating i
The firm wa
E. Gaiihe
t»on continued
! agement
50 years. Gait I
The firm is
a-, old as the ei
self, he noted
Gait hei Co. iusur-
if estate firm, ltock-
ousiiie- . this month
its 50th anniversary,
tabli.-hed by W.
in June. 1908, and has
mder the same man-
id general policies for
:m‘ said.
ilnnct two-third:
v ot Rockdale it-
lightly, points out Smith
Two cocktail
as much as
classes at nij
iosis. 18 had heart abnormalities
and four others had other con-
ditions, for a total of 49 abnor-
malities. However, on follow-up
many of the suspect tuberculosis
cas vill prove to he non-tuber-
culosis or oid inactive cases.
One patient retuim-d from the
tuberculosis hospital, with medical
advice. Another case of tuber-
culosis was d. scow red this month
and the patient has been hospital- [
ized.
Seventy-two Brownies and Girl
Scouts were given physical exami- | county agrkultufal a^m and Ro.
i bert W. Hoermann, assistant
county agent.
Richter ot Cameron and Mrs.
Johnnie Fuchs of Buckholts.
Agents accompanying the group
were Mrs. Alice Hughes,
demonstration agent, J D
40 Auto Accidents
Investigated in May
The Highway Patrol in Brazos,
Burleson, Milam. Lee ana Robert-
son counties investigated 4u ac-
cidents during May, it was an-
nounced. Accidents were: property
damage. 26: personal injury, 14;
and fatal accidents, rone
Sgt. O. L. Luther reported pro-
perty damage of 533.2 45 GO with
29 persons injured and none kill-
ed.
This is an increase of 16 acci-
dents and a decrease of one death
for the same period of April
1958.
Ted's Food Mart
Sold to Culps
nations, so they could attend day 1
camp.
Communicable diseases causes ,
occunng during the month of j
May were as lollows: 210 cases ,
of measles. 98 cases of stxept- I
ococal infection, 26 cases of
mumps. 10 cases of influenza. 3 i
cases of gonorrhea. 5 cases of |
whooping cough, and 1 tubercu- !
Iosis. j
Polio immunization increased *
slightly with 28 first shots given. I
49 second shots given, and 23
third shots.
Regular routine inspections of 1
food establishments have been ;
made during the month of May. 1
The sanitarian was in con-1
ference with Charles A. Schaefer
ana Eca.e Dvdcke of the engineer- |
ing div ision in regard to the new j
water filter plant and the sewage
plant under construction in the j
city of Cameron.
Some rodent control work has j
been done by the sanitarian dur- |
ing the month
plaints that have come to the at-
tention of this office have been
investigated.
areas.
The disease is caused by a fun-
t.is which enters thiough the
roots and destroys the pith, weak-
ening the stalk so it will lodge
during windstorms. Plants ma-
ture early and nubbins mr.y be
produced Additional losses result
from the difficulty of getting ears t
... vo,..e>..', .-.arUd nt from the downed stalks during j coliseum will be the movie star
8 a. m >> tKinosciciN moinin,^ unu harvest.
were finished by noon Itcauses brownish discolors-1
Adult leaders who attended the tions t0 appear on the lower stalk;
round-up were Mrs Johnnie be!oW {he where the ro„ts'
are attached in order to see the1
dark-brown color at the joints.
No chemical controls are!
\i °Tf known. Disease-resistant, adapted
Moore, varietlt,s should be used and ro-
tation should be practiced. Texas'
30 and Texas 34 are more tolerant
than other yellow hybrids and1
Texas 15W is the most tolerant
white hybrid. Avoid planting corn
on infested land when possible.
The disease organism lives in,
the soil, points out Smith. It is
not known why the disease has!
suddenly increased, but it could i
be that it is associated with the1
J changes in production practices.!
more rainfall or irrigated corn. !
The very high rates of fertilizer
and extemely high stalk counts :
per acre may be influencing fac-
tors. But. he adds, this is specul- I
ation, not fact. Research studies
will eventually bear out the
answers.
Mrs. Wade McCoy
Dies Tuesday
Mrs. Wade H. McCoy died Tues-
day morning after being hospital-
ized for the past three weeks.
Funeral services for her were
held Wednesday at 3 p m. from
the Phillips and Luckey Chapel
with the Rev. Roy Brewton, of
First Christian church, in charge.
Burial was at the I. O. O. F.
cemetery.
Mrs. Minnie .7 McCoy was bom
in Ramsey, Illinois on May 6,
2 881. She was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jenness who
came to Texas and located in the
Tracy community when the
daughter was in her teens.
She was married to Wade LI.
All nuisance com- j McCoy on August 7. 1897 and the
couple lived in the Lebanon com-
p. m.
Persons wLhiruf t<-> enter ex
hibits may do so by contacting
Mrs. Stahr at PL 4-0653 in Waco.
All entries must be made June
17. from 1 p. m. to 7 p. m. and
will be judged on a points system
with rinbon awards.
Star rodeo attraction in the
Roy Rogers, accompanied by Trig-
ger. Jr., the Sons of the Pioneers,
Pat Brady and his jeep, Nelly-
belle.
Beginning June 18. there will
be rodeo performances nightly at
8 p. rn„ with the exception of
Sundav matinee at 2:30 p m. One
other matinee performance is
scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.
m.
Rodeo tickets may be purchased
in Waco, direct from the Chamber
of Commerce, or from Piazza’s at j vehicle, weather
Westview, or downtown. A down-
town ticket office opens Monday
on the fifth street side of National j sense goes a long way
City Bank.
ril> mean violating a speed,
j law.” Musick said. “But. is driv- [
, ir.g at «■»»■«.» bjjcvu which is ioo last |
1 for conditions—such as may ex-1
; ist because of heavy traffic, rain j
storms, fogginess, with a mechan-
ically poor car, etc.”
The safety expert said that one
I of the objectives of the “Slow
Down and Live” campaign is to !
encourage people to maintain an J
' even and prudent speed that will
! reduce congestion and danger by j
j an even flow of traffic.
; He said that this call for the
j elimination of any speed—too fast |
I or too slow—that disrupts the or- !
j doily movement of traffic.
“It is imperative that the pub-
lic realize the danger of improper
speed, understand the speed laws,
the meaning of speed signs and.
above all, how to adjust their
speeds to conditions of driver,
and roadway,"
Musick said. "A bit of common
in traffic
safety. Every driver on the road
; may reduce vision
wearing dark sun
lit and what’s more,
{coffee dm - not ofls' t the effect.
Only time can eliminate alcohol
■ fiofit tilt- blood o*i«»m.
The throttle and the bottle are
I the arch villains in the nation’s
holiday traffic death toll, the
! Council "mid. An analysis of high-
i way fatalities during both sum-
mer and winter holidays showed
that about half of the drivers in-
. . ,, , , voiced in fatal accidents had been
twm eocktails are dangerous if jhiu drinkil,tt. And speed was a factor
Fourth's Fifth
Fouls Up Fun
CHICAGO—A fifth
deadly on the Fourth-
can be
-and even
10 fatal
drive within three hours after
drinking them.
Fourth of July celebrants were
given that reminder today by the
National Safety Council, which
points out that the average person
needs at least three hours to eli-
minate the alcohol in two cock-
tails.
Social drinkers are a greater
menace than commonly believed. J L
the council said. They greatly out-1 speeding
number the obviously intoxicated ! much salei foi themselves an
driver. Council studies show the;f8hers .
drinking, but not necessarily j ---
in more that
I holidav traffic accidents.
Forty five million motor ve-
! hides are expected to be on the
j nation’s roads over the three-day
! Fourth of July holiday—so driv
ers will need to be especially alert
and responsive if they are to avoid
trouble, the council urged.
drivers avoid drinking and
the highways will b>
Reporter ads get the grapes.
i drunk, driver is a big factor in
j holiday traffic tolls.
, . . Alcohol, even in small quanti-
| must accept his responsibility and ties, impairs the critical judgment
I remember to drive safely.” 1 needed by drivers, studies show.
What? An electric adding ma-
chine with subtraction for only
5169.50! That’s right. At the
Reporter Office; phone 5838 for
demonstration. tt
Dor. and Wanaa Culp announced
this week that they have purchas-
ed the drive-in grocery business
or. Highway 79 west from T. A.
Weems.
Formerly known as Ted s Food
Man the name has been changed j support of
to Don’s Food Mart. “We will Augustine,
continue offering the same type
of service and food selections,
with store hours remaining as
they were. 7 a m. to 10 p. m..”
the new owner' said
Eleven Dailies Back
Ramsey's Campaign
Reporter ads get the grapes.
AUSTIN — Eleven daily news-
papers representing all sections of
the state already have announced
Ben Ramsey of San
for re-election as
Lieutenant Governor, Ramsey's
headquarters repons.
“The soft-spoken East Texan
has drawn strong backing from
Tt xark -r.a ‘ E! Paso, and Fort
Worth to Victoria.” says the an-
nouncement.
Candidate Speaks
At Houston Meeting
HOUSTON—The importance of :
the functions and responsibilities |
of the state's highest court was
__________________________ emphasized W'ednesday by district !
munity for a time, later locating | Judge Wilmer B. Hunt,
at Tracy. The family moved to Judge Hunt is a third genera-1
Rockdale in 1923. Mrs. McCoy tion Texas lawyer seeking the!
was a member of the First Christ- | Position One post of Associate |
lan church and had been active in Justice of the Supreme Court of
the church until her health failed { Texas to be vacated December
several years ago. She had made j
her home with a daughter, Mrs. j
Katy Lee Wooley, in recent years.
Mrs. McCoy is survived by three [
sons. Claude F. McCoy, of Rock-
dale; B. F. McCoy, of Austin:
Gaylon J. McCoy of Cameron; j
daughters, Mrs. Katy Lee Wooley
of Rockdale; Mrs. Bonnie Taylor
of Pasadena: a brother. Charlie j
Jen ness, of Fresno, California,
also 9 grandchildren and 9 great-
grandchildren.
31 by St. John Garwood of
Houston, who is not running for
re-election.
BEFORE YOU START THAT TRIP — BE SURE YOU’RE DRIVING A SAFE CAR!
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Samuel J. Berry
Dies in Houston
Samuel Joseph Berry, father of
Mrs. Bernard J. Kopecky of 1304
Alcoa in Rockdale, passed away
Sunday at the age of 73 in Herman
hospital in Houston after a short
illness.
Mr. Berryr served 44 years in
the Merchant Marines and retired
six years ago as a Lieutenant
Commander.
Survivors other than Mrs. Ko-
pecky are his wife. Mrs. Agnes
Berry; two other daughters. Mrs.
Lucille Smith of Lawton, Okla..
and Mrs. Elizabeth England of
San Antonio; and three sons,
William G.. Ross R . and Charles
D.. all of Houston; six grandchild-
ren and one great-grandchild.
Burial was held in San Jacinto
Memorial cemetery in Houston.
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1958, newspaper, June 12, 1958; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694587/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.