The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1939 Page: 1 of 16
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ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 19.19
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AMBLINGS
ith the Christmas holidays over,
ITH ... hud time to reflect back
*f U J vs 0f the occasion. But In
ti'jov and haplncss, there Is
®" WrtbMk. sorrow Rambler
.L foTowlna story, as reported
sfflsr—. ,u,;,ri-s the 1181
the field of hard luck and tragedy,
] tJr. should be a moral In H
Jf*he story of Hilliard Flowel-
1 46-year-old negro man who
L near Brenham. He had been
uing Christmas Eve and was
turning home late In a truck. Be-
ll him was n little negro girl who •
a(t a sack of candy and a sack of
idoes in her hand. She offer-
ee candy to the man. who
"ched into the sack and thought
. was getting a piece of candy,
intend It was a torpedo, which cx-
"oded as he bit Into it. His lower
-eth were blown out and his upper
ip almost torn off. Bleeding pro-
iselv and suffering agony, his life
saved by rushing him back to
Denham,
Air Corps Member
Visits Home Here
First Time 2 Years
Clark Roberts, stationed with the U.
S. army air corps at Riverside, Cali-
fornia, mode a short Christmas visit In
the home of Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Roberts, of near Rockdale, It
was bis first visit home in two years.
Roberts enlisted In the army soon
after finishing Rockdale high school
several years ago, and was station 'd
it San Antonio for three years. HL
has been in the air corps in California
for the past two years, and nays that
during that time he has been In every
state In the Union.
The visit to his home was made by I
air, Roberts arriving on Christmas Eve.1
He returned to Dallas Monday, where |
he caught a plane for California.
TEXAS’ “CACTUS JACK” BACK AT WASHINGTON
Bill Alex Bonds to
* - Be in Backdate on
January 13 and 14
For the convenlen e of taxpayers of
this section, Bill Alex Bonds, county
tax collector, announces this week
that he will maintain an office at the
Gaither Motor Company in Rockdale
on Friday and Saturday, January 13
and 14.
Bonds is following an established (
custom of several years in maintaining
an office here lor two days during
January. Citizens of the Rockdale ter-
ritory may make their tax payments on
these dates and save a trip to the
Cameron office.
The collector will be in Thorndalc on
Friday and Saturday, January 20 and
21.
FEW CHANGES IN
OFFICIALS FOR
THF NEW YEAR
! Morrison Niew District
Attorney; McGuyer is
New Commissioner
CHRISTENED ‘NOEL’
ROSE QUEEN
we’re quoting, here’s an obser-
vation which the Hniriv Standard
Oifrwi from one of Its neighbors:
“Let a dog enter a household and
wm sprawl upon the hearth,
a man walk up to a fireplace
lnd he will r ib and warm his
unds before It. Let a child come
and he will sit In a chair and
arm his feet. But when the ladles
Wr they walk up to the fireplace,
mm abruptly around, daintily lift
jheir skirts above the rear of their
'Skies and ■■ >zlly warm themselves
.,. and they seem to find such
fascinating Joy in the posture."
MBl.FR enjoyed a short call Mon-
jdav morning from Jetty Clare, for-
r Rockdale boy who learned the
Win? trnde In the back shop of Th'
'trier while In high ■ chonl and who
has n responsbllo position as forc-
and advertising salesman for the
Wan Democrat-Voice. Jetty made
[short Christmas visit to hts parents, |
and Mrs. Joe Clare, who live in
Pleasant Hill community south of
m.
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Above are pictured Vice President and Mrs. John Nance Garner, of
I'vuldo, Texas, as they arrived recently in .Washington if or the opening
of Congress. They are shown in their car as they left the Union Station
after their arrival in Washington.
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Chicago, 111.....lust 24 hours old
and no place to go iv the situation
of this five-pound baby boy. The
ehild was abandoned shortly after
birth and found in a hallway in
this paper shopping bag. The ehild
has been christened “Noel" by his
nurse at the St. Vincent's Orphan-
agi lure.
LIONS PLAN FOR
MEMBER DRIVE
GOOD YEAR SEEN
BY P.O.RECEIPTS
CAMP AND CALiP |
FORM LAW FIRM:
1
1918 Receipts About Equal to
1917 Which Was Best Year
in Rockdale Since 1929
Rockdale Attorney and Son Will
Maintain Offices in Rock-
dale and Cameron
Pest Office receipts for the calendar
year 1938 reflect n prosperous year for
the Rockdale territory, according to
>r? tmaster John F,. Cooke in a state-
ment tor publication yesterday Tot.a.
:-c :eipts wore only $144.20 less than for
'937, which was the best year at the
aoH office since 1929, and were greate’-
Emory A. Camp, of Rockdale, and
Iiis son, Emory B. Camp, of Cameron, 1
have announced the formation of a ■
partnership for the general practice of,
law. the partnership effective January 1
*•
The new firm will be known a.-> !
Camp <fc Camp, with offices In Rock-
than in 1B36. which was also, a most'dale ntui Cameron. In charge of Emory
satisfactory period in local post office!
finances.
r ■ 'il receipts for 1938 amounted to
Ft2.080 33. as against $12,224.53 for 1937.
jand $11,925.54 for 1936. Receipts by
"prters were as follows: March quar-
ter $3,050.33; as against $3,309.13 in
11937; June quarter $2,785.36 as against •
$2,789.27 in 1937; September quarte.’]
1030 now five days old and the
,i iw:iv local
^chants, ns well n- bustno s through- (ilenn to Sturt Drive Immediate-
ly; Luncheon Hold at Noon
Wednesday at Elite
the world, arc now looking toward
future .... and hoping that the
Arts ire right in tholr predictions
\t 1939 will lie a better year than
generally. Roger Rabson. who
e? as a buslnrs prophet, and who
' the nail on the head with nceuraey
his predictions for 1938 new pre-
*s that 1030 will not be n boom year,
that it will ho bettor than 1938
h business making its nearest ap-
>rh to the 1929 standards.
*bsnn ts of the opinion that there
be a general upturn, with some
■ thcnths. and with the • greatest
coming during the last half or
y«r. CTier experts are predicting
A membership drive will get under
way within the next ten days for new'
members to the rccently-organlacd
Lions Club of Rockdale, it was an-
nounced by O F Glenn, chairman of
Mac membership committee, at the
regular meeting of the Club at noon
yesterday.
The meeting was held at the private
dining room of the Elite Cafe, with H
D. Maxwell. Lion chairman presiding.
Fourteen of the twenty charter mem-
bers were present. Robert William-.
—u„n-\. more Indus-!local high school student, led the en-
ter 1939.
'ts hope the business prophets are
A little optimism, a little lnltia-
*1’1- c° n long way. looking for-
1 to bei*or times with optimism is a
mrnorp pleasant task than pesal-
: irir.g lire future.
COMMUNITY NEWS
RV $2 SPECIAL
OORR1 SPONDPNTS
"cik l hP Reporter brings to
1 1,1 ^ np"s from the many
rnunitiC!j tint comprise I he
territory. \ total of
■IHX'wt cerrevpi>ndents
!n wnimnntties are
inpri >. IL( (,f w,.tjcr>. w|10 bring
tv f folks yon know,
k there are 18 commu-
frtmi as
on this
represented in The Reporter
nrws compiled i»y the eommn-
rilcrs pi vim; rrpre«enlation to
a the 32 rural comnuini-
jJ B’f Reporter for news about
P ' Bl R eommunitv.
Z hf,p >r»nr community's
m, r ''1rh "0,'k I" reporting
‘ ' ah,.,,, pr0,,1r yo„ know to
^pondrm who win be find
F°ttv co-operation.
THE ROCKDALE
REPORTER
"uv,,. \, ,Vs <\>verage in
*%ckdft,p Tmde Territory.
lertainmcnt feat tires with a number of
I accordian selections.
Glenn stated that he hoped to get
hts membership drive started imme-
diately. and urged the co-operatton of
the Lions. The initiation foe was set
u $aoa, with monthly dues at $2.00
inn’ rate ns paid by the original
charter member.', or the local organiza-
tion. The secretary. A. 11 Lovvorn.
iwas instructed to make all collections
I of dues.
Camp and Emory B. Camp, respec-
tively.
F A. Camp, well known Rockdale
lawyer and mayor of Rockdale, ba-
boon engaged in the practice of lnw in
Rockdale since he first moved to this
city ih 1903. He began his praotlce In
a partnership with E. A. Wallace in
iti.i opening his own office aftc"
** 980.23 as against $2.97181; Decern- seven or eight years with Mr. Wallace.
He is widely known through the state
and respected as one of Texas’ out-
standing lawyers.
The younger Camp, who received his
bor quarter $3,282.41 as against $3.-
14532.
While th® December quartet was j
irob°bly the best in the history of the,
coal post office, live increase was not education at the University ot Texas,
■•uite heavy enough to bring up the de- served two years In the state Dgis-
"cicncv in the other three quarters, lature, after which he spent one year
The holiday business in .December was of practice with his father in Rock-
decidedly the best in the remembrance dale. For the past loin years he has
-f the oldest clerk in the service. The served the people of Milam county ns
holiday rush was spread over a period criminal district attorney, and has
-t six davs. whereas heretofore it lias compiled a splendid and enviable re-
’■oon handled in about half that time,
bo postmaster stated. He believes that
was due to the efficiency of the Do-
nnrtment’s "moil early" campaign, and
'o The Reporter's co-operation in pub-
licizing that campaign.
Business lias been good since tbe
holidays. Cooke stated, and present
uu-.-prets arc for a good year during] ,
1929. The office will move into the j ( OUSllY Baptist SS
And BTII to Meet
cord, establishing himself as n callable
it term y. His borne is in Cameron, and
he will be in charge of the Cameron
office of the new firm.
Friends of the two Camps, both in
Milam county and among the attor-
neys of the state, are predicting suc-
cess for the firm.
Pasadena, Calif. . . Miss Barbara
Virginia Don gall, the beauty pre-
siding ever the internationally fa-
mous New Year's festival here.
Rut 17 years of n.ge, Miss Dougall
is the voungert Queen ever selected
fci the Tournament of Roses, cele-
brating its Gulden Jubilee on Jan.
2nd.
TAX BOOKS TO BE
CLOSED JAN. 31
Cit> Warns Penally Will be Ad-
ded on All Unpa'd City Taxes
After February First
County and precinct officials for
Milam county were sworn In for the
new ye-ir l"Ti Mist .SaturiMv, D comber
31. with only one new name appearing
In the list of of Brinks for the c unity
and one for the Rockdale precinct.
W. A. (Bill) Morrison was sworn is
as the new criminal district attorney
for tiie countv, succeeding Emory B.
Camp, who did not sees re-elcclnm.
After two terms In office, Camp an-
nounced on January 1 the formation of
a partnership with hts father, E. A.
Camp of Rockdale, for the practice of
law.
In the Rockdale emnmtsst'nners pre-
cinct, F. L McGuyer was sworn In as
i the new commissioner for Precinct No.
!3, succeeding R. A. (Dick) Hairston.
In the local constable and Justice of
I the peace precincts, W. C. Colvtn and
| Leo Harris again \viil serve during
11939.
| Other county official? remain un-
changed for the new year, as follows:
I Graham Gillls. district Judge; Jeff T.
Kemp, county Judge; Bill Alex Bonds,
itax assessor and collector; Guy T.
1 Newton, county superintendent; R. A
rv,vr,v. treasurer: Penn Wolf,
district clerk: Homer Nabours, county
clerk; R. M Kennedy, sheriff.
State < ff'rlab- for this district end
"cunty tor tt.'tR ns a result of elections
during 1938 are ns follows: Henrv G.
i opMviv r®-®1' r'tcf’ n® flat or! il repre-
sentative; RfPese Turner r.®w member
,0'f th® hou <* of representatives from
iMt’nm ronntv; and Doss Hardin, who
j fills the un°xpired state senator term
! -f Dr W R Newtor de'eaw'd Tn the
'National Congress. W R. Pcage is
I "g-ln serving ttvh district he hiving
jbocn re-elected without opposition,
Ml R 1R,
Dies at His Home Here
I James Basil Smith, 69 highly re -
I peeled and life long resident nf this
I community, died at his home here at
j 4:30 o’clock Sunday morning, January
Rockdale citizens arc reminded this 1. following a brief illness
week by Guy Cook, city tux collet.tor,
’hat city taxes are now due, and that
the tax books will be closed promptly
n January 31,
AH taxes not nni'1 before Februurv 1
Tbe body rested in the family home,
beneath an mbatikmint of flowers,
until early Monday aJ’crnccn when
under escort It was con” ved to the
Phillips Luc key funrrn! home, where
H
will bo declared delinquent, and penalty .in the presence of a large gathering,
added. Cook said, according to a: lion j services were held at 2:30 o’clock Pa-
new Government building within the
r« \! thr?v month;-, where potions are
es«ured of better service and the clerks
of bettor accomodations.
SddH<l°r Starts Firo In
Kddie Backhaus Home
Mere January 8iii
taken by the city conned Tn n"«t
years, the city has not added the penal-
ty on faxe< paid during th.? Erst few
days nft"r the final dote, but this year
'he books will b' closed promptly • n
January 31 and penalty added on all
unpaid taxes.
Citizens are reminded that prompt
payment will b' appreciated by the c t v
h orn were ■ ury -nd Rev. H. E.
Crone of the Christian church paid a
m1 sr 'A n t? ’he ',or>,»r1''d one. In-
terment was made at Oak I, wn Ceme-
tery,
Jam ^ p sp ,«=;mi*sn of Nathaniel
and Mar1 Sm'th. ws b-~>ai Aguust 17,
1879. on a Tarm w thin a few mites of
",n oeaMrn that later flv'enm • Roak-
The Milam County Sunday School j RO-”kdj' It ( alfifOr1’ to
and B. T. U. Association will meet a! | B]*iv
Gr.md Jury Meets
Over Cafe Due to
Court House Work r
th-e First- Baptist--CtourjCh-iii-Rockdale
n Sunday afternoon. January 8. at
-- ]2:30 o’clock, it L® announced this week
A small blaze which started from n| Tt is the desire of the president. Rev
fireworks spnrk’cr at the home of Mr. Ben Stohler, to have a large group
and Mrs. Eddie Backhaus inflicted ' nresent from each church in the coun-
rminnl damage last Friday, the firv ty. An interesting program has been
being extinguished by the time the which will indue!: a talk by
five department arrived. Paper from Miss Tanga Korotuno from Vlodtvos-
governm nt, and that added penalties Onl" He watched tin town grow from
enn be saved by making payments thi a wilderness into a modern lit11° city
:.....hr Reek dr le ; uhllc • >bi u .
_________ 'where be re"1 ‘vert bis education, he*
; later witnessed the graduation of his
j ®"'n chlldr-'n
On hi- twenty-first birthday anni-
. ver-arv rortv-e:eht ve- rs ago _M.r,
F'nitlr was m-rr'ed to Miss Ola Wcot-
trr a daughter of the late Drnl*?l
Weott®n. c.”.federate veteran who was
rr nu*‘'ardir:g rha'r~r er here, and
Mrs. 'V-eHcn whe was brought her?
frr burial in Nrvem' rr
Flgr^n
At Gym
3 earn
Tonight
Coarli J M. Moorman’s undefeated
Rockdale high school eager:- won thrir
fifth and sixth straight games Tues-
iav and Wednesday nights this week,
and are dated up tonight for n game
rn the local gym court with the Elgin
M. Corley, of Buckholts. up thr wall,
fo cman of th. Milam Oountj
m the sparkler held by the small cd Christian and is expected to bring
the blaze going to a window an interesting message. Phe is at pre-
'sent a student at Bavlor University.
$12,000,000 THROUGH ’38 AAA PROGRAM
Seth
named
mo 300.000 TEXAS FARM ’ ’PS WILL RECEIVE
over tlie Bluebonnet Cafe in Cameron,
due to repairs now being made on the _________ _____ j
j court house. j College Station.—-More than 300,000 tv’s applications for payment have been J county Iccp game.
The grand Jury is composed of the Toxaf. fRrm0rs and ranchmen who rceevi®d.
following: adopted the AAA’s Agricultural Con-1 Total 1938 payments will exford the
Joe Biss. Cameron; I.00 Heath. Cam-; SCVVRtton Program in 1938 will recciv aggregate of- 1937 checks by about $9 -
cron; A E. Matula. Cameron; H. G approximately $42,090,000 in i n: rvn- P^OGOO; and the bulk or conservation
Chamberlain. Cameron; E. E Pool. tjon payments, to bo distributed for the grants will be issued considerably
.Tones Prairie; J. A. Baggett. Milano- most pnrt in January,- February and earlier this year. Slaughter predicted
j\V, W Kyle. Rockdale; Paul Graves. Mnrch 0f 1931), according to current | The money will go to cotton, wheat.
Lilac; Fritz Wicd, Burlington; B. G AAA ostlmstcs. 'rice and peanut farmers who substi-
Barber. Watson Branch; Norman Cle- George Slaughter. Texas Agricultural tuted soil-conserving crops for some of
ment. Thorndale; S. M. Corley. Buck- conservation Committee chairman, their soil-depleting <rn?h> crops, and
holts. Foreman. 1 said computation of payments is in for carrying out other sotl-ibuildlng
I List of Grand Jury Bailiffs: B. F full swing at AA\ headquarters here,practices, and to ranchmen who have
Hntlev. Cnmercn; S. S. Hickman. Jones and that checks will start going to pro- sought to Improve and protect grazing
Prairie; Je® Lankford. Hanover; W ducers about January 19. i and according to AAA range program
C Colvin Rockdale; George Gamble. He urged those eligible for payment specifications.
Sharp- E Horstmann, Buckholte: j to send in their applications for grant Slaughter represented these pny-
Cnrl Marburger Burlington; F. J- as early ns possible, explaining that ment* as “at least a step toward equnli-
Gant Thorndale- Charles C. Smith, the state’ office cannot begin distri- ration of burdens imposed upon the
Door Bailiff’ R^-rv O'Neill. Court Re- bution of checks to a given county,man behind the plow by tariffs and
‘ until nt least 25 per cent of that coun- freight rate differentials.”
Tuesday ntcht the Tigers won 29 to
15 from Franklin high school, e.-rd
Wednesday n!el>t swamped the Lexing-
ton cagers 24 to 9.
Tn addition to the game tonight, the
locals now have game- scheduled with
Lexington again iv'-xt Tuesday, and on
January 13 will play Cameron in a
TV'e.^ocs''H vie eo yy\V ny
rv!iir'vh it ’vk!
that he always locked frr
st®nd of the fault' tn hi’
rf th® Chris-
viifi of him
the gcoil tn-
felle/v men.
Although or a retiring r.rture he farm-
ed close friend*hips and was kn wr for
hts 'tet'Hng rhnrneter:Stie.s. For the
past three veers Mr. Smith had been
in faring heeRh but his death came
unexpected to his family and friends
cnr”’vtnr> a- ht« wife. Mrs, Smith;
two sons. Filwln Smith of Ouise, Bal-
lard Smith of Rockdale; four daugh-
ters, Mis C L G-! arm, M ss Ruby
;nnd Miss Bertie Smith and Mrs. Ar-
nold Butts, all of Roekrinle: a bretber.
Arthur Smith, of Rockdale; two -is' rs,
Mrs. Jim Ralston of Thorndale. Mrs.
Jack Rose, formerly of Hearno, an-(Torn Ralston of Roswell, New Mexico;
nounces this week that he will open eleven grandchildren nnd two great
The Economy Cafe in Rockdale next grandchildren.
Saturday In the old Rockdale Coffe- J Active pallbearers were; w H. Fin-
Shop location. 'jqer. Rush Phillips, H J. Stone. Jim
The new cal - will apt eta!lee in fine y ids \v Melt
foods of all kinds at nominal prices, Daniel. A. M Holly. Jack Richards.
Rase said Workmen hnvc been busy] Honorary pallbearers were: R. W.
this week renovating the building, and jR-aldrldge. Ed Prewitt. E B Ph ilips. J
a modern, clean and sanitary eating w Garner. Walter Smith Robert PhP-
Jaek Rose, Hearno
Man, To Open Cafe
Here Next Saturday
establishment will tv maintained.
With Ro-e in Rockdale this week has
been his father. R Rose, who with hts
wife, operates a cafe in Hearne.
lips. Hubert Phillips. Floyd Horton, E
M. Nelson, F V Edelmon, T B Ryan,
R Regenbri-cht Dr T S Barkley. Dr
I P Sessions, Dr. H. T. Coulter.
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1939, newspaper, January 5, 1939; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694898/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.