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THE ROCKDHLE REPORTER
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ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1963
Rockdale Reporter Established 1893
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NO. 37
Rim Ming
'ROUND ROCKDALE
W. H. C.
Try This
pOH THOSE of you who like
to figure, try this; If a
squirrel entered a hollow log,
walked to the other end. then
trotted back at double the ori-
ginal speed, turned around and
doubled his speed again, how
many times would he have to
double nis speed before he'
would be looking out of both [
ends of the log at the same 1
time?
Belter Late . . .
JH1S NEWSPAPER received a
check the other day in pay-
ment of a bill over 40 years
old. The check was in the
amount of $4.97 and was from
the county clerk of Milam
county, Wayne B. Wieser. It
paid lor two legal notices pub-
lished in The Reporter, one in
March 1923 and one in Septem-
ber 1923.
Wayne said a man came in
his oil ice interested in clearing
up a certain piece of property.
When he found <>ut there were
some court costs still on the
books he gave the county clerk
a check for the whole thing.
The two legal publications were
a part of these court costs that
had never been paid.
Leave 'Em Drunk
TJP AT LEWISVILLE police
chief Charlie Garrison has
been in the business a long
time, knows all the angles
When the editor of The Lewis-
ville Leader asked the chief it
he poured cot fee down drunks
to sober them up he got this
reply: “No sir! I never pour
black coffee into 9 drunk. If
you do you will wind up with
a wide-awake drunk on your
hands.”
And Mine Too!
^HESE kind should never be
told but always are. Its
about the Tibetian farmer who
was having trouble with some
wild animals tromping his
crops and killing his chickens
so he dug a deep pit, filled it
\vas live coals, covered it over
and awaited nightfall when he
was sure he would catch what-
ever it was that was doing him
dirt.
But ho forgot about his faith-
ful pet yak. And the yak
stumbled into the oven-like pit
that night. He immediatelv
started raising a big commotion
trying to climb the steep walls
and falling back onto the coals.
The farmer heard tho cries, ran
to the pit. took one look and
then exclaimed “Oh, my bak-
ing yak!"
City Campaign
To Be Planned
By United Fund
Details of the city division of
tlie United Fund campaign will
bo worked out tonight at a
meeting of the executive cam-
paign committee, according to
Bart Sutton, chairman.
Sutton said that the South
Milam County UF campaign
will be conducted between
October 7 and October 28.
"Many of the rural communi-
ties are already organized for
the drive and the Rotary Club
is getting ready to handle the
special gifts division under Earl
Voskamp," the chairman said.
The UF cards have all been
typed and are ready for work-
ers.
Spotty Rain Relieves Severe
Heat Condition: More Needed
County Totals Vary
3 Inches to Trace
It’s been spotty, but. man, it’s been nice!
The rains finally came to Rockdale and Milam
County during the past week, measuring up to about
three inches at one spot in the north end of the county
and totaling only a trace in other places.
But heavy or not, it has been worth a fortune for
its cooling effect, Milam
County Agent J. D. Moore
said today.
“Farmers and ranchers in
| Milam need a lot more
; rain,” he explained, "hut
'■ the ruins this week broke ;i
heat condition that was getting
j critical.”
In Rockdale, weather ob-
server W. C. Marrs’ gauge total-
ed .90 of an inch through
Wednesday, with .07 today's
j measurement at 8 a. m.
Marrs noted that Rockdale to
j date has had 12.50 inches of
l rainfall in 1983. Over the past
five years, t ie average reeeiv-
Rockdale total. At the plant
just seven miles southwest of
RocKdnle, the rainfall measur-
ed 2 20 inches from last Thurs-
day through Wednesday.
That was the pattern through-
out the county, Moore noted.
“About thre“ inches fell in the
far north end of the county,
while only traces were recorded
in ether fictions,” he said.
M »ore ‘•aid that so far the
rain ini'- furnished real stock
water only on Little Pond
Creek in north Milam He
noted that a number of county
stockmen, including several in
(Reporter Staff Photo'
ROCKY'S READY—“This waiting around for Friday
nights just gets me down,” says Rocky (Garry Holmes)
the Tiger. RHS mascot who adds plenty of color to the
football games. Gariy, a veteran of one 15-game season
m costume, is a senior.
BENEFITS NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
M ill this time has been 2:1.81 I"-    “!ea' havl' a‘-
rcao.v planted tall grazing crops
and this week's rain will be of
diliertnce of 1141
inches,
inches.
The full-year average rain-
fall for the past 10 years has
been about 37 inches.
Alcoa’s total this week was
i considerably more than the
Birthday Calendar Project
Gross $1,000; Net $650
seme benefit to these crops.
Almost ah of the county's
cotton crop is in, he said.
The rains benefited the area's
school children as much as any-
one, one observer noted. "Class-
work is twice as pleasant when
the weather is cooler. It has
been almost unbearably hot in
the schools. ’ ho explained.
The    .11 readings, taken by
Mails ui Rockdale and at Alcoa
b tne office of H. A. Semken.
wore as follows;
Rockdale
Rockdale’s 198 4 Birthday,
Calendar will be distributed ;
before the end of 1983. and it ,
will contain some 1,200 listings^
of birthdays, anniversaries and j
organizations' meeting dates. i
As a nsult of the project, the
Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial I
Library has rutted $650, ac- |
cording to John Gunn, librarv >
board member and chairman j
of the calendar project
Gunn s.iid tin calendar drive !
this year grossed $1,000. an in- |
crease over the returns of the I
past few years.    Th:• net of j
meeting dates were sold for the workers, Gunn said. The
25 cents each by workers who I calendars sold for one dollar
canv assed sections of the I apiece.
town.
In addition, orders for 400
of the calendars were taken by
P-TA Member
Drive to Start
Here on Monday
A in mbership drive will be
$850 will be i -id by the librarv j launched Monday by the Rock-
111 the purchase of new bookej daie P iretit-Teachei A-sncia-
and lot pui t ol the libiattan s 1 m-n. club officials announced
salary.    today.
43 Workers    An all-out effort to obtain.
“The project was .1 real members fertile P-TA will eon- Angeles n um-uigrr
success. There were about 43 Mimic through the month, it was j benefactor ol the new
“The people of Rockdale
were, lcr the most part, warmly
1 receptive to the calendar drive
1 Some bought a calendar and
| paid double the price as a con-
tribution." Gunn explained.
Twenty firms also placed ad-
vertisements on the calendar.
I
Feature Photo
Gunn said that the 1964
calendar will feature a picture
I of tin new Patterson Memorial
I Library.
The calendar project is the
I librarv’s largest single source
1 of income. The city of Rock-
! dale contributes'to the library's
I opei atmg t xpen t
Dr George Patterson, Los
and chief
public
High
Thu rsday
96
Friday
89
Saturday
92
Sunday
9!
Monday
85
Tuesday
80
Wednesday
78
Total
Alcoa
High
Thursday
98
Friday
87
Saturday
91
Sunday
87
Monda.v
81
Tuesday
79
Wednesday
77
Total
IGC*Union Talks
Set Again Friday
1 Reptn let .Stall Photo!
THEY LEAD THE CHEERS Those six pretty RHS girls are tlie cheerleaders at
Tigcrland and they’re a busy group, keeping the sparks flying at pep rallies and at
the games. Top row. left-to-rigiit. are .Jam - Yc/ak. Beth Whiteley and Connie Weiss.
Bottom from left-to-right, are Sue Petty, J m Whitmire and Diane Weems.
ELECTION RESULTS
4 RHS Classes
New Committees 0fhvcers
Named by ASCS
Hengst, chairman. Douglas M.
Phillip.-, vice-chairman; Gils'
Schramm. regular member;
Oscar Their and Janus L.
Terry, alternates
Jamo- ('.
I ."onarti
September 1 I- J.mki. v mil ..a man; Leroy
I La Here, regular membei; Wil-
burn E Beckdue t a and Marv in
1,1    *c, ve Petty, aitornat. s.
were listed
mil
Rockdale citizens who worked    |    explained.    Mrs.    J. J Parmolcc.    |    library, took orders ft
oil the project this year and    i    n uly-i leeted second v ice-.|    2r» of the calendars and also
the librarv board is deeplv    ,    president.    1.- in    charge of the    |    . -ihnutted about 25 birthday
grateful lor their efforts."    |    drive.    and anniversary listings of his
for the
Gunn said.
The 1.200 listings ol birth-
days. anniversaries and club
'Blind Corners'
Are Getting Trim
Local citizens are already
complying with “blind corner"
action taken by city council-
men last week, city officials
said today.
Letters, requested by the
council, have been sent to citi-
zens having trees or shrubbery
causing blind-corner traffic
hazards. "Several citizens have
already trimmed away hazards
and the city appreciates their
compliance," city officials said.
E. Alford said.
The new school vear'- first 1 California friends
P-TA meeting vva- hi Id here ]-------------—
Tuesday night and Supt. J. M
Moorman introduced local
school teachers during the pro-
gram.
The P-TA adopted a $375
budget for the n vv year, in-
cluding expense- for needy
children, high school s'Tvicos.
P-TA yearbooks, and older pro-
jects, a spokesman said.
The annual Hallowe'en Car-
nival sponsored b.v th P-T\.
"Fun and Frolic." was schedul-
ed for October 31 with Wen- u'lnmittcp of Rockdiilc business
dell Dver named chairman. 1 has been advised by C. B
The 10th grade won the room j Th"nu’s’ dls;nt 1 hi*hway engi-
count at the meeting Erin si n<>< 1 "* Jh'.m.
Cast, P-TA president presided. I Thames said that before an.v
I{jv. Frank Cady opened the | plans for by-passing would be
meeting with a prayer.    considered, the Highway De-
Labor negotiations between
Industrial Generating Com-
pany and Rockdale Loc.il 2078
1 of flu Intcrnataional Broth r-
1 hood of Electrical Workers will
adou' t continue Frida.v at IGC.
Negotiators held a meeting
Tuesday. The current one-
year contract expires Wednes-
day.
US 79 By-Pass
Here Said Unlikely
The Highway Department ( partment would first want to
has no plans for by-passing | make a four-lane highway
Rockdale with Highway 79,
STRICT QUALIFICATIONS, HONORABLE PURPOSE
Honor Society
Tops
One of the most respected
organizations at RHS is the W.
T. Seurlock Chapter of the Na-
tional Honor Society, now
about four years old.
Organized in 1960, the chap-
ter has some 31) names on
its roll, including tight gradu-
ate members.
Named alter the late, long-
time school board president
who guided the school system
through i*s heavy growth and
construction period of the
1950's, ’he RHS chapter has
strict qualifications for mem-
bership.
Junioi and senior class mem-
bers become eligible for the
society upon attaining eight
grade points apiece. In the
grade point system, an "A” is
valued at two points and a "B”
one point. A grade of “C" sub-
tracts a point from the stu-
dent’s total.
In rddition, the candidate for
membership must be approved
by the high school faculty. The
student*: arc carefully screen-
ed in areas of leaoeiship. citi-
zenship, character and be-
havior.
Members are placed on prob-
ation for a six-weeks period if
their grades drop below the re-
quired standard, Mrs. Joyce
Bayless, school counselor, said
in explaining the organization’s
requirements and functions’.
"If after six weeks the
grades are not brought up to
the standard, the student is
dropped from membership and
can ne v er again be a in mber,"
she explained.
The National Honor Society,
a distinguished organization
throughout high schools across
the country, carefully screens
high schools wishing to estab-
lish chapters. "RHS had to meet
high standards before its chap-
ter was authorized in I960,"
Mrs. Bay less said.
Nov ember 19 of that year was
the date thut the chapter was
officially installed at RHS, and
there were 15 charter members, I Eleanor New ton, Diane Walters
These were Rita Albrecht,
John Crow, Shirley Dockall,
Barbara Doss. Sharon Haelbig,
Patricia Halt, Wilfred Jacob,
Peggy Mehaffev, Eldorn Munoz,
Collier Periy, Rob Peterson,
Barbara Pimpler, Johnny Sef-
cik. John Robert Rinn and
Barbara Yarbrough.
Last year's membership in-
cluded John Mike Weed. Jack
Zerchcr, Billy Pate, Gerry Phil-
lips. D, v id Henry, Ernie Wa.vnc
Laurence. Don Cumbic, Jay
Parmclec, Jimmy Killcn, Lynne
Tyler, Elaine Richardson, Linda
Miller. Karen Anderson. Jerri-
nunc Fuller, Flo White. Pam
Lm e anti Shirley Abbott.
New members vv ho meet
qualifications are installed each
spnng. Last spring's initiates
were She \vn Wardlavv. Janet
Richards. Fred Woodward. Don
Keehk, Copie Perry. Gus Good-
man, Sharon Thweatt. Linda
Baxter. Delores Munoz, Dar-
lcen Cumbic, Jeanne Mochnng,
and Da!• Henry.
Mrs. Baylcss said that the
RHS chapter undertakes many
activities in the school each
yeai Among them is helping
| sponsor College Day during
which students interview rep-
resentatives from colleges and
I unit nrsities.
I Tiie society also helps revise
the RHS Student Handbook
each year, encourages high
school scholastic achievements,
and promotes good citizenship
and leadership among the stu-
dents.
Current officers are Word,
president: David Henry, vice-
president; Cumbic, secretary
Phillips, treasurer; Perry, re-
porter.
Nationally, the honor society
provides thousands <»f dollars
in col'ego scholarships each
year for deserving students
In 1964, the National Honor
Society will aw art! 223 scholar-
ships valued at more than
$155,000.
through Rockdale on its pres-
ent route.
This, he indicated, might be
a possibility in the future
should traffic count demand it.
R was assumed that should
tra] fie ever get too heavy on
s k h a four-lane route, a by-
pass would bn considered, but
this is not considered likely in
the loiV'Ceable future.
It trad it count demands it 111
the future. Highway 79 east
and vest ol Rockdale would go
fot 1 lane:, and should this hap-
pen a lour-lane highway j
thm.mb 1 ho city limits would
be i t tied, it was explained.
No by-pass would be consul- j
eroil necessary until the tour-
lane highway became out-
I tided.
Tnanu. suggested that Rock- 1
dale would do well to start j
planning for the day when the
widening t,i the route through
Rockdale to four lanes becomes j
n< ct ss.’uy.
Ho also said Rockdale should
made immediate plans t<> re- I
move all signs and obstacles |
from along Highway 79 right-
of-way. see that the three tral-
fic lights in town arc synchro-
nized so passing motorists can
go through at the speed limit.
"The route through Rockdale
city limits should be conveni-
ent and minus any tratfic
hazards.” he said.
Meeting with the highway
engineer were Chamber of
Commerce President H. D.
Maxwell, R. C. Richards, J B.
Newton, Harold M. Luckey,
Countv Judge Don Humble and
Commissioner ion Neal.
Alva Sanders, office manager |
of the Milam County Agrieul- 1
tore Stabilization & Conserva-
tion Service, has announced the j
results of the Milam ASCS j ..p*< ,ominunit v •
communit;. committeemen elec-j McQuarv. rh.enn ui
lions which ended
10.
The men elected
their comnu nities
by Sanders1 as follow: :
"A” community William J
| Ci 1 nan, 1 h a 1 r in a 11; Albert
Dorner vice-chairman; Georg.
Dcdfi, regular member; Hugo
Hollas and A. T. Swaiizy, alter-
nates
“B" community Chamber-
lain Harlan, eha.rman; J A
Loom v, vice chairman; Robert
I! Fo-tcr, regular member;
Milton Weems and K riueth
Willy, alternates
"C” community:    Rees e
Ashley, chairman; Gus C Bock-
liuseii, vice chaii man:    L e c
Keen, regular member; M H
Wimb rlv and A B. Cass, al- I
1 el nates.
“D” community:    Lawrence
L. Keen. chsirmiifi. Pete A
Ktin. vice-chairman; Perry
Luctge, teg ilar member; J 1,
Dev. re and Anton W. Gest.
altei nates'.
“E" community; Rov O
unitv ; H e n 1 >
1 1 r m a 11; Alv in
hairm.in; W B
u iimnibcr:
i W11! 1 e F
eh
ril.d G
if tie
nod." Saudct
; ,:'.y I
October
a one-yea,1 j
cxpin.tied
Local Dealers
To Unveil '64
Cars Next Week
ROCKDALIAN DUE
ON PASSWORD
TELEVISION SHOW
Jim Newton, son o! Mr.
and Mrs. J Bo.-will Newton
of Rockdale, will appear on
III September 28 “Pa-sword"
television show which .-tarts'
at 1 p.m. CST 'Rockdale
time".
The show was taped last
Thursday in a CBS studio in
New Yerk City. Newton
visited in New York for
sevt ral days while on a trip
to New Haven. Conn . where
h ■ has enrolled at Yale I'ni-
v el sity.
A University of To\n
graduate, Newton will do
graduate work .it the Yale
school if drama.
Password, a popular tmd-
riav show, is moderated bv
Allen Lvddrn and is carried*
local I v by KTBC-TV. Chan-
nel 7, Austin.
BIBLE VERSE
"Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in Thy sight. O
Lord, my strength, and tm
redeemer.’’ —Psalms Uhl l
Rockdale automobile dealers
are scheduled to unveil the new
Ford and Chevrolet lows tux'
Monda.v wa* a big election
ca> at RHS, with classes vot-
ing on their officers and stu-
dent council representatives
foi the 1963 64 school year.
Charlie Martin, principal, an-
nounced the election results' as'
follows:
Senior- John Mike Weed,
prisidint: Ernie Wayne len-
ience, vice-president; Elaine
Richardson, eeretarv ; Nathan
Baker, trea- rer: Gar\ Holli-
man. ta pt it r; I, R Kubiak,
parliamentarian; George Mosesi
mi Eleanor Newton, student
council representatives.
Junior* Fred Woodward,
pin :dent. Gus Goodman, viee-
piesident; T rry Armstrong,
'•ec'Ttar.v; Coy Dos*, treasurer;
Wenda Jo Dyer and Mike
Seal brwugli. stud* lit council
rt present.ilives.
Soph c m <i re:    Tommy
'1'ii went t. pi' dent; Kenneth
Whitmire, v a ■■■ president; Linda
Bzekhau., tertiary Charlotte
Balfh. tiea -irer Dean Sti'es,
I reporter: Judy Sapp and Stile-,
I hudent co. ncil r presentatives.
| Freshmen' Teresa Riehard-
-en, oresidi nt Delores Lau-
rcTit i v iee-fi, esidenf; Betty
Sapp, -ceretar'.-m astir, r; Dan
F. zh*f. reporift Kai.|>\ l...t"-ter
and Bitf.v Cook, -tudent coun-
cil itprt -entataives.
Student ceueeil officers are
Don Cumbic. Pre-id r.t; John-
: ilvn MeK’i:tiev, vice-presi-
dent, Me Newt"ii. secretary;
Most -, treasurer: and Laurence,
week,
ideas
according to publicity | ' * portei
s from the manufactui -
Chevrolet’s 1964 showing i-
scht riuled for September 26-23
and 'In '61 Fords will be shown
September 26-28
CumpUte details will be car-
ried in next week's issue of The
Reporter
Repr sentaLvcs '•rrvt tvv".
\ear ‘rrm- on the student coun-
cil. Boldov r mi mbt i s ef the
loutieil. elected la-t viar, are
M:*s McKinney and La lence,
seniors, Wayn Yo-kamp and
Jenn.v Kay Perry juniors;
Nieki" Shelton and Henrv
.-\ 1 it 1. sophomores.
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Interesting Reading
Central Texans opj
■ ion. and also give
Firsf graders
ibil.tii Hint*
me al-o disc
page 6
deterimtn
work-at-1
page 3b .
nose eo-!ly special legislative
views on other Mate affairs,
take reading-readiness tests to
. P i parents cone* ruing school-
i!--ed in Counselor's Corner,
i. I Crickel Crusade hits Rrekdale and.
they can be damaging to all
page 6    Two car wreck
results in injuries to two pr
both driv ers, m-.• 6    . M>
oil Tign F i. M expo i'ion
junior-high goine.- p" i ” ni'd
also on 1 b c -mph te Tigi i. B
Athletic A-•iv.aTion, Autck.
19AA and PIWK news.
Woman’.- Page
Classified Ad-
Editorial P<-c
Booster Page
Courthouse
Sports Page
Church Page
-cat- of household items,
a* Rockdale intersection
son- and charge- agam-t
ie volunteer help needed
j i'ejects .    . Tonight’s
until Sal ui'dav. page 1 b;
< am minor lugh. Milano,
Bowling, Women’s Gulf,
4, 5
Milano
3 b
6
Gnu sc
5b
4 b
Sharp
7
8
Tracy
7
lib
Minerva
3
lb
San Gabriel
5b
3
Pleasant Grove
3
Forest Glove
3