The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1958 Page: 3 of 16
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By VERM SANFORD
Texas Press Association
If you are a salt water wisher-
man, or plan to take your vaca-
tion on the Texas coast this year,
you’ll want to check this calendar
of coming events.
First on the scneuule is the
Anahuac catfish fry. This will be
held Saturday, June 21. Notices
have just been sent out by Judge
Guy C. Jackson Jr., who is foun-
der of the Fraternity of the White
Heron. For many years this big
fish fry, which thousands attend,
has been held on the Saturday
closest to the Judge’s birthday.
This is one of the best organiz-
ed mass parties in Texas. It has
been held annually for some 14
years and becomes more popular
as the years go by. Thousands of
pounds of Trinity Bay catfish are
fried in tremendous steel vats,
heated with bottled gas. Many
thousands of pounds of large,
Now is the Time to
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FOR FREE
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| white onions, hush-puppies and
! potato salad also are prepared.
! A half-dozen lines move the hun-
gry crowd, buffet style, by the
! huge tubs of sizzling catfish. You
| get all you can eat.
i This year’s party will be an ex-!
ccptionally big one. It's a cain-
I paign year and most of the state l
I candidates and many district can-1
dictates will be there A huge plat- j
| form is provided for those who!
■ want to speak. And someone is |
j talking all the time. You don't j
| have to listen unless you want to.?
One of the more impressive i
sights is the appearance of the
j fleet. Hundreds of boats from
j Houston take to the water, loaded j
} with prominent Houston citizens. |
I If you plan to be in southwest I
| Texas on June 21, be sure to at-
tend.
Fishing Tournaments
Many fishing tournaments arc
upcoming along the coast. We j
have been advised of the follow-!
ing:
Texas City Tackle Time—June!
28-July 6. Sponsored by the Texas \
City Junior Chamber of Com-
! merce.
Freeport Fishing Fiesta — July
j 1-fj. Jaycee sponsored.
Port Lavaca Fishing Tourna-
i ment: July 4-6, inclusive. Jaycee
:sponsored.
Red Fish Bay Tournament —
i Port Mansfield, July 4. C of C
jsponsored.
Bay City Tournament—July 31-
! Aug. 3. C of C sponsored.
International Tournament —i
Port Isabel, Aug. 7-10, inclusive, j
I Sponsored by the Valley Tourna- >
ment Committee
Each of these tourneys is a ma-
1 jor event. Thousands of dollars in l
| prizes are offered in various cate-,
gories. Mainly the fishermen are j
after big fish, such as sail, tarpon, j
marlin, etc. However, there are j
many events in which weight and |
number count as well as size.
Prizes consist mainly of tackle
items, but in many cases the a- j
wards are boats, motors and cash, j
Many of these tournaments will j
be attended by the same people,
owners of large boats, or persons
who have saved their vacation
RITTERS
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OF ROCKDALE
3 MILES SOUTHWEST ON HWY. 77
This Certificate is worth 50
Texas Gold Stamps when pre-
sented with a Fill-up (minimum
purchase of 12 gallons of gaso-
line) at any RITTER GASO-
LINE STATION displaying the
Texas Gold Sign.
JACK RITTER INC. OIL COMPANY
Regular stamps given for total
amount of purchase.
Offer expires July 1, 1958
iMI (UNI ail (HTMIIE
cash for just such an occasion.
Although there will be a heavy
demand for rooms, the various
cities have sufficient accomoda-
tions to take care of most of their
guests In any event, if you plan
to attend it would be wise to
write- the sponsor for full infor-
mation about activities and ac-
comodations.
If you are looking for a vaca-
tion filled with excitement one
of these fishing tourneys has it.
Worm Farming
In an Australian publication
the other day we saw a long
story about breeding your own
bait. It reminded us how we used
to raise worms—big, fat, garden j
worms— many years ago. It will j
still work today. And for bream, I
crappie or catfish, there’s nothing j
iike a Dig juicy worm, one ot |
them is better than a handful of j
little red wigglers.
In our own little worm-farm-
ing process we partitioned off a j
bed about six feet square in a |
back corner of the garden. Into I
the black dirt we worked a gen-
erous supply of barnyard fertiliz-
er and sawdust. We wet this down
thoroughly and put in a few big
brood worms dug out of the flow-
ei bed. Then we wet it down some i
more.
We then tossed out potato I
peelings, slices of bread and corn j
meal. Back in those days weevils
were bad about getting into corn j
meal. We talked the corner gro- '
eer out of the returned packages
and fed the worms with them.
Other food feed for worms con- j
sists of old tea bags, poultry mash,
oatmeal, etc. Do not put any cir-
tus peels, like grapefruit or
oranges in the bed. They will kill
the worms.
The earthworm is bisexual. All
worms can lay eggs, but must be
fertilized by other worms. They
reproduce very rapidly and a
small bed will provide all you
need.
This little bed supplied us with
many cans of big fishing worms
all summer long.
FROM WARM SPRINGS
FACT & FANCY
By W. H. Richter
(Wherein the director of public rela-
tions at the Gonzales Warm Springs
Foundation tells of Texas’ own physical j
rehab center and also throws in a little j
tongue-in-cheek palaver for which, inci-
dentally, the management is not respon- !
I see by the papers that the '
international scene continues to j
be fraught with tension and tur-
moil. The Jordanians and the I
Israelis are still shooting at each
other. Tito and Nikita continue to |
play cat and mouse—with loaded j
mice. Princess Margaret keeps j
seeing Group Captain Peter;
Townsend.
But of course the main spotlight I
internationally is on France where j
someone else is trying to prove
that it is not either true what |
r»♦ • ni • ? i j \I!*<.*Art H ur hid cibout 1
old soldiers.
After trying out a round two I
dozen premiers since 1946, the
French are finally back to old !
Soldier Charlie who has had as his j
slogan all along, “When your 1
back's to the wall, just holler for
de Gaulle.”
France has changed premiers so
often that only the most educated J
Frenchmen could tell you who |
was in charge at any given time, j
And most of the time it took an
educated Frenchman even to pro-
nounce their names. With de
Gaulle, it’s different. Ho is almos’ |
as well known as Brigette Bardot.
Brigette, incidentally, is the
hottest French number since they
set fire to Joan of Arc. Of course,
she’s spending a lot of time here
in the States, which may be om
reason de Gaulle is getting so
much attention in France.
I do hope the old general will
be able to save France from ob-
livion because, after all, France is
recognized as the seat 01 culture.
Thou, 1 am told on fairly reliable
authority, even the small children
speak French.
NO NOOSE OR DOG TEAMS BUT
NIGHT DRIVING IS DANGEROUS
riu major traffic hazards in
Alaska are dog teams, moose and
long hours of darkness.
Few U. S. motorists have run
into dog learns or moose lately.
But darkness certainly is one ol
their major driving problems,
according to the National Safety
Council.
Darkness doesn’t mean just
“pitch blackness.” It also includes
the ‘‘tw'ilight hours”--4-8 p. m.
Consider these facts:
1 Three limey as many motor
ists and pedestrians lose their
liwv ;,( niuht in uiitn yri'i.lent <
during the day.
2. Nearly 3 out of 10 auto
accidents occur from 4 to 8 p m.
One out of four fatal auto acci-
dents occurs then, too.
3 In summer months, especial-
ly the succeeding four hours—8
p. m. to midnight—are almost
equally as hazardous as the twi-
| light hours. About 1 out of every
5 auto deaths charged against U.
S. motorists occurs then, the
I Council says.
Why is darkness such a danger**
For several reasons, the Council
points out.
Such as:
1. Drivers are tired after a hard
(lav. A trip is a pretty tiring
ordeal, even when it’s not preced-
ed by eight hours of work.
2. Motorists probably are more
, incline 1 to doze at the wheel at
I night. About 1,830 motorists
llrillorl i 4.i*
were said to have fallen asleep at
j the whe< l. An e timated 270,000
dozing motorists were involved in
| that year's traffic accidents.
3. It’s harder for most motorists
to see at night, and some of them
juit don't seem to realize it. Too.
headlights of approaching cars
make night driving difficult for
many persons. j
4 At night it’s hard to spot
hazards ahead—sudden twists in
the road, wandering animals, a
motorist tinkering with his stalled,
auto.
5. Perhaps most dangerous of
the night-time hazards are im- !
proper headlights and overdriving ;
your lights.
Overdriving your lights?
That means this: At a speed of '
60 rn.p.h., it takes at least 366
feet to stop a ear. The Uniform
Vehicle Code recommends that an
auto’s bright lights be capable? of
illuminating an object 350 feet
away. Which means if you're
driving 60 and see a stalled auto
ahead, vou probably can’t possibly
stop before reaching it.
Thf* vfill itinn i *rn» •<»»■>♦ i
deaths during darkness?
1. Make sure your car lights
are properly adjusted. Clean the
lenses before driving.
2. Keep your windshield clean,
too. It will help reduce fatigue
and eyestrain.
3. Slow down when th« sun's
down.
Jun« 12, 1958
4. Dun your light
ing cars, even if 1
theirs. And dim v
a car.
5. Stop periodic
for a break. “It’s
America we don’t r
or moose to coni
Council says.
“But it still take-
effort by motorists
driving safe ”
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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/m1/3/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.