The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 04, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1939 Page: 1 of 16
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
' "“M,shrd 1873
AND MESSENGER
THE OLDEST AND BEST
hkpokis on n»F news
SHOKTS
THE day, BY the RAMBLER
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MARCH 2, 1939
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Rockdale Reporter Established 18N
NO. 4
SEW VOTINCI PLACE
Th(. White Man's Primni-y Elec-
o bt held in Rockdale Tuw-
()f next week will be held In
Huilson l>uit«li"R formerly oc-
hv the Eads store, It was
-need this wn'k' Rrintlwly
B|(d l0 be held at the city
tlu> elmniti was made neees-
iw to the faet that the city
now underdoing a wrecking
that is the beginning of a
odeling program. The election
hr hold to nominate two nl-
fn tc ulcered E. M, Nelson
M, N. Strieker, whose terms
iir, mid two school board mem-
Ons Backhaus ,lr. and Ed
-j, whose terms also expire.
Hudson is judge of the e!fo«
C, M. Sessions chairman of
white man's primary,
F F A BOYS WIN IN B,arifc,
SHOW CONTESTS
AT HOUSTON
Maxwell Enters 6 Boys
in Judging Events At
Fat Stock Show
Rookdttlc FFA boys, under the direc-
tion or thetr Instructor, H. D. Maxwell,
brought, bark *evernl places following a
fine showing made In the FFA and 4-H
clubs Judging contests at the Houston
Play at H. S. Gym
Local badminton enthusiasts have re-
sunKd thetr regular bi-weekly play at
the Rockdale high school gymnasium,
with the equipment again available for
the general public each Tuesday and
Thursday nights, according to Gus
Ra;khaus, school board member in
charge of the badminton play nights.
Players open the gym Tuesday and
Thursday nights nt 7:110 o’clock, and
two courts are available, as well as
nets, rackets and other equipment. Ta-
ble tennis, si inf fie board and other
games are also Included. The gymna-
sium is open on these two nights for
RANGE PROGRAM,
FARM CHANGES
EXPLAINED
Information from Coun-
ty Agent’s Office Giv-
en by Hartgraves
Ed Balhorn May Get
Appointment to U.
S. Naval Aeadamy
E, H. Balhorn received a wire from
Congressman Bob Pcnge, Friday stat-
ing that he had received an "unexpect-
ed opportunity” to oiler Balhorn t> soai,
Toward. a chance for appointment to
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
Tlie wire read: "Have unexpected
opportunity to offer your son third al-
ternate position for Annapolis appoint-
ment if he will be in position to qualify
by April first. If ho desires this ap-
pointment, please advise by wire, glv-
Tliose farm operators who will oper
ate a different farm from that operated ||n® name anc* <*':l,'p month of
all those who care to participate in tlvcjm 19:JH riiouCd contact the county j oiTth- RcwTds>ti Wi R- Poa»e* mem“
sports. • A smaffl player charge Is made n«*nt's office immediately and request bn' 01 congress.
WEED SPEAKS AT
LIONS MEETING
WEDNESDAY
Ladies Night to be Held
on March 29 by Lions
Club of Rockdale
matSaturday.^ There ISSm?
......... chose of balls, shuttlecocks, etc. ThereIffravcs, administrative assistant in the
is no charge for spectators.
the
wore around 500 boys entered in
events.
In tht live.took Judgin,;. Ourtlr Fos-
ter won a medal for second place, scor-
ing 442 points out of a possible 500;
; Frank Dymke received a medal for
fourth place with 430 points; C. E.
Moses, who did not place, hung up a
good score cf 300 points, The three
'boys composed the Rockdale team,, but
--- !Maxwell had not received word up to
for THOSE WHO HEAD :this morning ns to the team standing
iwt is the Flavor of Justice” is | Meat Contest
title of n short story by George | In tho moat identification contest,
ns Perry, Reekda e an \ , JJm Aj»c.n> scoring 88 out of a possible
appears m bo 11 ‘1 u’n •sfU® 100 points, placed seventh and was
Saturday Evening Post A^o-thcr (awarded with a medal; Alton Back-
by Perry w i . app« at 11 vp ls* ' hails was eighth with 88 points; and
of Cosmopolitan which will be ^ WaUaw Dcekall scores 88 points, Tlie
within the next tew days, and L____-____...
men's magazine, will publish
story in the near future.
mbll.-h- I
team finished in fourth place, with ap-
proximately 40 entered
TERRY EDELMON
IS BURIED HERE
Who .Shot Two Women and
Self at Houston
John M Weed wins in charge of the
program for the Lions Club meeting at
the Elite Cafe at luncheon Wednesday,
giving a talk that touched on taxes
. . J .. . ,r<'*: and national armament,
quested information and that, the lad
Balhorn said he had wired
'office of the Milam county agent nt
Cameron.
j Also iloose operators who wish toi
'combine or sub-divide farms that were
loperated in 1838 should do so before
1 April 1st, Hartgraves said. Notices are
being mailed at this time to landlords
, .and operators asking that they he fur-
uiished with the name of the 1039
-o- J operator. ,
, . .. | Ha: -ra-vs gives 4he following infor-
I'unci ill Hold Tuesday fur Man , auin_n iigarding tht 1939 range pro-
gram:
Many ranches In Texas are taking
advantage of the Range Program to
j improve the condition of the pastures.
Funeral sendees for Terry Edelmon, [This program was devised for the
former Rockdale man who died in a | ranchmen who wish to conserve th1'
Houston hospital, were hold here Tues- isoil and to improve the range by re-
would welcome the appointment should
It become available.
TRACK WORK AT
R. H. S. STARTED
Twenty Hoys Out; Couch Will
Take Lads to Several Invita-
tion and Special Meets
II. D. Maxwell, cRmb president, an-
nounced that the board of directors
would meet next Monday night,
and also called attention to the fact
that the uginot Lion;, Club Ladies
Night has been set for tlv night of
M ir.’li 29, the fifth Wednesday In the
month.
In his talk, Weed calk'd attention to
the ever-increasing tax bunion, quoting
figures that shewed one-fifth of Ameri-
ca Jnconi' is taken by taxes, including
city, county, state and national. ‘Every-
body puy.‘ taxes in one lor nr another,"
he said.
Weed nlso endorsed the national ur~
moment program of the United States,
and after his motion, the club instruct-
ed the secretary, A H. Lovvorn, to send
the clubs endorsement to Congressman
W. R, Poage and Serna ter Tom Oon-
V(diy, Derail \- Co., book pi
Maxwell was well pleased with the
fe^o'a' bv Yte Rockdale! lowing made by hLs boys hi the face
lithln the next month or two. I0{ ^'Uf> cf th« hardest competition in
the state.
f AKIM At I If s LOSE
L D. Jenkins mid .lark Kyle, lo-
furprators, were the losers
n thieves broke into the Win.
«»n A Co. carpenter shop
Tuesday night and help. <1
wives to an assortment of
Entrante was gained by
ins thr look off «f the doer,
shop has been burglarized
1 times in recent years.
WALLS STILL STAND
Bioze. Au,-1 in contractor repre-
1 the Prarbrcvgh estate owners!
« old P. '.rbivuv h A- Hi ks pro-1 Z. E Averv. Manager of the Austin
in Rockdale, has bam here this Office of the Social Security Board,
siiperiiitending work on clearing and Robert M, Payne, representative cf
dwr.town lots cf the debris left the same office, were visitors in Rook-
S. S. OFFICIALS
VISITORS HERE
Contact Employers and Claim-
ants for Lump-Sum .Benefits
Under Old-Age Provision
With about twenty 'boys out each af-
ternoon. Coaches Moorman and Rich-
ardson are getting their track and
of' the Church of Christ, officiating. |of adaptable grasses and clovers. Many V™*™** ^'mty meet this month. | Rev P 1. Ramsey opened a dlscu-
Burial was in the Old City cemetery, (ranchers over the State are building' Fourteen boys are reporting for sen-cf the law now before the legis-
Edelmon 75 was born in Milam carthem dams to dhtribute stock water icr track and fif'd events, and about j lature of Texas that would do away
mur and bird in this section ! over the ranch. The improvement, of, six or eight for the Junior division, j wi bore ripple Burm.1 A^ocia ions and
thrnmh his li’-vhc-'d !.....me ' ,-.,v pasture, bv the eradication of prieklv iGerman Mid. T. A Weems, who gain-,!>ctried out the unfairness of the law.
bTg II hc diet himself P^r. mesqulte. and a lan an beta mu - .......Litton R< M » - ‘ .......... * '
whi'' n aT-ixicabnenr a HeuV n lies-i< niployod by many to earn their range- year in the weights and Jumps, will; Company of foeokua,-m.e hLs lalk
r tV ^tSrdaf nrtTshoolinr wo wo- ' Gilding allowances. 5-robably carry the load for Rockdale in followed with other dtetu-vlcns of the
' ‘ „.. other nomnlar nraiotfce; /-mncted the meets this year, although Moor-
55. o^Zso, SSS»££«;'■ ^«»»■-»>» - ^
had boon filed against him. furrowing; contour ridging, spraider his group who ^-vcleplng a«d due
dams, spreader terraces and drilling of tc Min a few points in the seas, ns
m : pcllee record of Fdelmon showed
wells, in order to comply by drilling competition.
In addition to Weems, the coach.
well must be properly cased and a arc dtpendinig cn Robert Doss with the
windmill or pump provided; also proper 1 Javelin; Trank Dymke, mf’.or; R*c,u-
torage capacity provided. dr’pli Pratt, dashes and hurdles; C. E.
The amount cf range-building al-low- Moses, dashes; Wilson Brannon, hv.r-
^u^ns provide that the,
after shooting himself in the chest as
he rode in a taxicab near the hospital
where the two women he had shot were
,.i...m treatment. lance that, a ranch is eligible to earn dies; Warren Pace, hurdles; and W. E
subject by A H Lovcrm, J. E. Cocke
and C. W. Matson. The secretary was
instructed to .‘end -letters to lor-nl rc-
presontativas in the hcuce and senate
ondemnin-T the proipcwd legislation,
and individual memben < f the Club
wera asked to take similar action.
Fdelmon is survived by his p.mut-'. approximately 8 to 12c per acre, | White, distance. Others in the senior
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edelmon erf Rock- ________'_______ j..-,...,. n
date; a. small son and daughter; a bro-
ther. louts Fdelmon of San Angelo;
awragine about 10c per acre. In other I division include Allen McGuire, Percy
words a ranch of 1000 acres cf ronae iMreskc, J. T. Ellis. Larry Scroggins,
POULTRY MEET
ENTHUSIASTIC
r:s lett tne same oiu^e. woe visitors .v ■ • v‘ ’ ,’and would be eligible for approximate- Ohr,s. Chrirtian and W. F. L.dwell,
ihf disastrous fire of several dale Monday contacting employers and^our shters. Mrs. Jewel Walston of $10000 r building allowance.I In the junior division. Carter New
W. A bru-k nv.ss wall in the claimants fov lump-sum benefits under jF, rkda’c, Mrs. Willie Bovd of Hous-
es been tern down, the lots I the !• cderal old-age insurance provi-ltcn. Mrs. Dick Tuma of Rockdale, and
*<i up, front steel tincture tom sions of the Social Security Act. j Mr-. Henry Stephens of Rockdale.
.and the prep - ty fenced off The Employers ore contacted in an ef-
«uck side ivnl’.s will remain stand- fort, tc assist them in their social so-j
it is uhierstoed. because of the !eudt.v problems. It is quite c j?m V.'
% have for future building.
MEETING AT MINERVA
flTY HAH WORK STARTS
wktnrn started tl», wrecking
on <be Rnekdalr city hall Wcd-
*»T. thr initial w» rk cn a $20,-
"P\ project that Will result in
* -,nrt modern city hall huild-
t«r Rockdale, w. .1. Barry, su-
sntrndent. «h<> comes here from
county, sayK thirty-eight men
tieempifvrd cn the jolt which
ifK ,hi> «e<k with the tearing
f interior word framework,
‘.aid it wO’dd t>»» some time
f work on tht evtot-ior would
"nrtfr wi». L \ . Wallace, of
k timekeeper on the joh.
range
This may be earned try any of the ap-jten is expect'•d to again lead all com-
proved range-building praetlw-.-. petition this year. Other boys in th‘>-
Farmers with small tracts of prats- 'group arc Rchert Burlva. J. T. Leech,
(land sheu’d use this acreage to in- Harry Edwards and Frank Timm-’rnnn,
!crease their soil-building allowance in Moorman plans to taka Weems, and
ourity problems. It is quite o.-svant' it' A Minerva Cemetery Association is jronnecticn with the Farm Program. possibly Dymke and other lads to var-
that employers know thetr employees' 't0 Cvp;riiwd Monday evening. Mar. These ranchmen in Milam county ious invitation meet a this vnr, ir.elud-i
account number.-, in order that their, *„♦ a masj! nicrting cf the citivrns of, who desire to participate in this Pro- ln« the Ft. Worth Sto"k Show mret; *be county-wide poultry meeting in
quarterly Information returns to the Minerva and others interested, in the cram for 1939 should contact the coun- March 17-18. the Lockhart Relays' Rockdnlo 'nst. Friday, but an entlnks
Coilectcr of Internal Revenue be oc-, Minerva school at 8 p. m. All interest- ty agent's cffice for the particulars of March 10, the Cameron Relays March meeting vvns held ns pen".try men
Went her Cuts Ihiwn Attendance
At County-V’ de lM,*»->tinM;
Program Y^’ell ifcca’ved
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Bad wr I b ar it down al l rndanee at
______ ie county-wide poultry meeting in
Lo.khart. Rplays Rockdale last Friday, but an enthusias-
M0RK STAMPS. PLEASE
tvs boon
"write veur rajiresenta-
curate and complete. This is also of i
much importance to employees if their
wages are to be properly recorded by
'the Social Security Bvxard.
-We find many individuals who arc
entitled to file claims, yet they do not
know they niv qualfiicd to receive
Hmrip-sum payments," Mr. Avery sa d .
I "Lump-s-xim payments are tving tnadi
io wwkvr» who have attained age 65,
'since January 1. 1937. provided they
; have received wages from covered em-
!ploynien<t, and to widows or estates of
uch workers who have died before
raaching 65
In su.ii ease, the amount of pay-
renuasted to attend.
the program.
11, and possibly ether special meets.
Representative, Congressman and State
Senator Give Political News and
from a widn area gntbrm! to hear
(experts in the poultry industry ta'k on
(all phases cf the burners,
j Th mr-?tirg, sponsored hv lie Rock-
I dale Young Men’s Business 1. a 'ua, was
>held at the high snlrr,1 gv” >0 ium.
The fehr vi;tg pre-gram was ra-rted out:
I Or v’nr ad-dn s. F, A Camp, Mayor
lot' Ruokdalr.
-C. , ....... IM.OVIITO- HI Ml.il V.W-. »«v .............. I......
J,*™ "Ti,p «''ir representativv ment is 3’v per cent of the total wages
w>..';’sama n - for the state received from covered employment., be-
Tv?r thr ,V:'som wwion at ginning January 1. 1937. and up to at-
: - have resulted in n tivnmmt of age 65 or death. Workers
Bv RFFSE TtTRNFR.
Represent ait ive, Milam Ocuniy
Austin, Feb. 28—At last wo are be-
ginning to see n little light ahead!
The List half cf the legislative ses-; By CONGRESSMAN W R POAOE | "Fer-.r-::g Baby Chicks ;.rd Faults."
Men Is drawing to e close, and more Washington. Feb. 24.—Last Monday R M. Ehrvwocd. Chief, DY1 Pnil-
;ban one thousand bills have already was "Uhanimicus Consenr .ay u. .i. ,tvy Kusbandry. Texas Affr^uifnrni Ex-
....... .......... been intrcdiieed. according to Doss,House. On this day members have an |perimont Staticn, CcAle.ge Station.
For three long weeks "the Committee Hardin, senator .from this district, who [cpiDrrtuniity tc call up oil' to which “Breeding Baby Chicks and P ,:Ms"
cn Constitutional Amendments of gives the following report frnn Aus- j there is not expected to be any appre- | F. D. r, r: :i. A i r.*l V.-ofe* r
w.hicli your Representative is a mem- tin: ; liable opposition. However, unless j Poultry Husbandry’ cf A .V M. Cclleg?
ber, and the Committee on Revenue i -- unanimous consent is given a bill can |of Texas.
and Taxation has been in joint ses- . "The Senate has abolished the State not. be considered. Therefore, any one | “Feeding Laying Hens and Turkeys,”
sion considering eld are pension tax Tax Beard and the office of State Tax man can block cmtsldsration cf auyjFt M Sh-Tweed.
plans, we haw heard testimony and Commissioner, thereby saving the tax bill. Hon. Marvin Jones. Chairman cf) Turk v In • T.vcm.-iv .» T .” F
-lm ; arguments for and against ten separate payers of this Stale approximately the Agricultural Committee called up a D. Parnell.
Wttien th-s wxvk ef an extra ^*chlf«G* ti cJder toi^uf distinct measures. We have sub- $60.C00.03 per year. The State Affairs bi-l tc allow ro-allce ificn cf the "fro- i "Diseai •> Cl k
*««ml * .. '.V 'lo h;n° \<1U1’ dued our own desire for spe d and h»v< Commit e of which l m a member, non” cotton tone t ran not mi h v. J -
Member v w 1 w?h 1WOiv° ^’Vmont; ^ U , '^V n ! -tnvd paiicr,Mv to all who cared to voted to abolish the Texas Planning any. no can cbj ■' t, th's bill but Mr. bur.Vs Labcratcr •
this ovnrnJ alkWWl >128|«lWc t<> 1 clatm siACuld ^nmn.ni.■ ■^ 5 |Peard. which wall main a saving of Church of Illinois did object. Hr ,.iid Texas.
' ii* 'v'l1 rn^d'r^ -xust'Vi Our committees met yesterday aftai pproximat $75.00....... i
104 Old 1-Vderal Building, a ■ ‘jn<,,n for tho purpose of adopting a o.rilce g; S.ate Auditor and Efficiency measure so it had to go ovr and wll! 4,
j Texas. ^ -method cf procedure in the selection of Expert which has boon under the pioba'-'y 1. a .w v ks r-
[ "The Austin offlre of the Social - 'ft Unx rnc-nsure to recommend to Uv jurhdi i cf th G-owmor. wn p’ac- pa .-ag. Th. it typical of n if * '
eurity Board also has the respoavibility Hci'Wc a<jopted a motion that wejed unde h - iurls diet ion of a Lcgisia- delays w. experience all the me.
for issuing social seoiurity acocuikt cards wm ferlnR cm. hearings on thej'-ive Cen 'itt;io. thus making the State j Most cl the \u k v. d ted t
Turkeys."
Dr Salis-
Antonio
^ a boys m n.nERs
’9-MnnrH-s I I \ bay* at the
,, hi«’’ srheol added
airarv-saviiv; areompllsh-
« thri.- lo.,? |jv| of RW>d
t r krekdalr sebeol this
jiv °n ,hr> completed the
th' i! ,I:* <,: ’H< rs J,n,l a closet
, TJ"Tnr ecoimmics dep,rt-
K n>t< rpriv-r represented
"round s10o to thr local
nr hoys eompteHnjr the
u ,i ,os( of slichtlv over
^s,;rtTrr'''btd fcr ,h°
- • I lie project was one
i hv".I 1,1 I'ccJcets eom-
t^ir ’ ' lx .'s that n fleet
S”"1™ n,ES
I
urp; j^r ej F rdy
A f 1)- v’;\ ’s '• •
Benny on Sun.-Mon
land duplicate
'stated.
icnte numbers." Mr. Avery mricus prcposllls ,0 a
Workers living outside ol r .,dny T,h„ motion
close next Wed-[ At:diter w. :ly
A*
: tic FacilhV
The motion provided further t r i !ati
-Austin may mail their applications tihAt time we will appoint a intivdue
!us, and the cards will be returned by! - ■ --------- ■- --------
I mall. Application forms may be se-
cured from the poet office in cities out-
side of Austin."
Father of Milano
Woman is Dead
rc. ponsiklo to the .nt : cn
Mv hr: her Ross, has Bill. Tlii- is tl
n bill tc nbcTh the Liquor the establishment of bases for the na- iiu-iu. go Uk
*:d. which costs ever nine vs-1 avJat.’br.-. An ivml c - :n • "• ‘ ’*•
America's reigni oc.-rw dy king or
film ar:l ar'"- Jack ^erny, re-
screen a>t the ncad cf an
”\r'. ts and Models
;ib-commlttee of ten members to study cvr.tr. 1
the several plans in the light cf the hundred Vvu«"Fd dollars thts past vides the "eyes" of the flfti and is ab-.Abn. d, a niu&iiiw oonw-dy ba-- d on
t timeny we have heard, and report year fcr salaries and maintenance. We. . alute’y indispensable if cur fleet is to the adventures cf a crew of screwhall
back to the commit U as with rrecin- have begun to make some progress in.be able to place itself in proper pesitic- Amirkan at the Tarts Expo ion.
mendetions next Monday. The ccm-'rbolishing the imnecessary bureaus!to defend cur shores, Lt is most ossen- joptming Sunday - Monday at th" Dixie
mittees will then take action; and, if and commissions, but there are others i teal that we maintain prowr bast's for Theatre. In addition to such s’ a v ror-
n'l go 's wrll. we will prob.ab'y have a I that could be nbclsihed and p'aced un- ^ur navy’s air scouts. There was little
tax plan before the House next Tues-jder other existing departments. (dispute about this general principal
'day or Wednesday. 1 "I have introduced n telephone bill Most of the thme day argument ccu-
Mrs, L. T. Hughes, of Milano, recciv- J Js a cf celrbrntion ' n the Senate which, if it becomes a to rod around t-he question of whether
led wend last. Thursday that her father., ^ nwt" of ttlo nwn anq women who -w. will place the telephone companies,or rot wo should clean the corn' out of
j Alan Isaacs, had passed av
Regers. Arkansas, after sufi
"ll&b Clahrif‘l community. -'*trt>kr the previous morning.
C'm' ^-^ay nights Rev ' The son of Dr. A. C. Isacas.
' I'.bi'r in the west wing of cur capitol. under the regulation and supervision the harbor at Guam so that, it ccu’d be
"iThe House will probably adjourn for of -the Railroad Commission just like used as a landing point for the new
Thi.v and larger trnns-Pacific airships ns
c, ®»T.. 72. long-time rest- Regers. Arkansas, after suffering
»t'hx'v S'n GfXh’”'"l cemmunity. -^roke the previous morning.
botne Ttwaday nights Rev!1 The son of Dr. A. C. Isacas. he waf mr,nbrrs will attend the Texas Ir.de- j bill provides, however, that telephone wv 1 as our navn.1 air forces. While I
pAStOf is. - . .. L - ... ... % _ ...... A A.% J __U '_____j l 1... iU.v. iWM. ka IVa Va »Ka.
■the week on Wednesday. Many of thejthe oil. gas and other util Kite.
« °r °f t1l° Christian bom and raised in RockdAle He leaves pcn<jonco Day festivities at Old Wash-,companies haring less than one thou- voted to
si- VT"Ue inducted services his wife and one daughter. Mrs. L. T. ir^tcn Thursday and then go home for sand telephones in operation shall be - rder th
w*nrl Kristian church Hughes of Milano
I' morning at 10 o'clock, I
m Lock] in cemetery. I
Burial was in Eureka Springs. Ax-
the week end
See TURNER, Page 8
But. the members of (exempt from the regulation of
improve the Guam harbor In
that w-e might establish a base
the there if necessary, I am afraid that wv
See HARDIN. Page 8
See POAGE Page 8
*h-
raraners as Benny. Joan Bnnne’
Yacht Club Bd’t nrxl Miry T'
Art ..‘is and ModeK Abroad" b * -i
qaicta of new song hits, lne’nd n r
"Wliat Have You Get That Gel* M
"You're Bt\ k'' You IX^ih' ” nmd V’ o
Lowly Madame ”
• • •
Lauro! and Hiuxiy reach a n*
ot comedy in an Alpine setting mb-
ing to diTary he4?hts of mirth i-
Mias," their new nvusrial film
Sre DIXIE, Page 8
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