The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 05, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1961 Page: 4 of 16
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2—ROCKDALE (Tax.) REPORTER
February 9. 1961
'March to Church
Review Shows VFW In March' Thene,
Had Good Year Here Poston Campaijn
HLARI DISEASE: AMERICA S NO 1 ENEMY
DltlAMS OP HIABT AND BIOOD VlttllS
Tl;e Rcckdalc Veterans o f
Foreign Wars Fust is again proud j
to have obtained its ouota and
grow a little more the pas*t year, I
Ed Leshikar, commander, saidi
uuf w.ek in reviewing the post .s]
activities during 1980.
1 fie commander iuned the i
lowing accomplishments:
'[hr Po»t takes pride in l>eini; I
able to take part in community
affairs and youth programs. Th«
VFW sponsors a baseball team,
h:is members who serve as LKths
League managers and assistants,
and also who serve the volunteer
lire deparment.
“The Post has Just installed an-
other sign on Highwuy 77 south
with the slogan ‘Children Should
Be Seen and Not Hurt,' VFW em*
The Rockdale Ministerial associ
fcleir. and the words' ‘WeVcwiie. i 8t, it# meeting Monday un-
Po«t IP on It The sign is 4 feet anxiously adopted as one of its
by H feet. Signs will also be plac* j projects tor the^ year
ed on Highway 77 north and High " k *' ' 1......v‘
lay 75' i'j>l com mg into Rockdale
“1’he VFW Pont u> glfd to help
mf., . «urac.-^tndcw. or children “f
veterans and this applies to any
veteran ru-t just overpeas vets.
“The VFW is prrud of its
Americanism uctivilie , Sponsor-
March to Church in March” at
tendance program.
The Rev. M M. Fulmer, presi-
dent; j auaotulAi the . following
committee to work out the details
of the program: Rev. Robert
Greaves, chairman, Rev. Frank
Nedbalek, and Rev. William
CANS
IW’V)
ACCI I
ing many national, ->tate and local j Davenport.
programs to broaden public up- ! The churches represented will
‘ co-operate in publicity and promo-
preciation ot democracy and to
combat communism. Americanism,
projects include community ser-
vice, public observance of special
holidays, pri motion und co-opera-
li m with civic organisations,
FEBRUARY PLANT VALUES!
• ROSES—Bush. Climbers. Florabundas. growing in
2 gallon containers. Many varieties.
As low as $7.20 doaen
• AZALEAS (Indlca)—-10 to 12 feet tall with
buds. 90c each, 3 for $2.50
• PECAN TREES—4 to 5 feet. Succese. Mebam. Stuart,
and Moore varietiee. as low as 3.00
• SHADE TREES—Live Oak. Elm. Sycamore. Arlsona
Ash. Fruitless Mulberry. 6 to 12 feet $1.00 to $4.00
• FULL STOCK OF FRUIT TREES.
BUTTS NURSERY
PHONE HI 6-2320 ROCKDALE
tion of this campaign, with the
local churches organizing their
own visitation plans
Red Cross Blood
Chairman Reports
Byron Cook, local Red Ctors
blood chairman, said Ins commit-
tee handled an emergency cull for I
two flints of blood, and a Iso a
stand-bv case Bu'h calls were I
' for local women.
Cook also suid he and Mrs j
Robbie Jansky, Rod Cross repre j
•entativo, were In Thomdnle las',
week lining up a speaking en-1
gugement jhero to explain th«
blood progrum.
schools and churches t< raise the
standard:; of American citizenship
The VTW has always been a ser-
vice organization and the word
service to u* mean* action
“Our Post home is open each
day except Sunday and ever vena
is welcome for a visit or if our
service office can be of help to
any service man he will be happy
to do so, l.eshiKHr concluded.
15 High Schools Due
Here for College Day
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GIVE J HEART FUND NO ! DEFENSE
FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH and in Rockdale Mrs. J. R.
Fuller is chairman of the Heart Fund drive, which will open
here next week. The above chart shows that diseases of the
heart and blood vessels are the nation’s No. 1 health enemy,
responsible for about 54 per cent of all deaths at all ages.
Mrs. Fuller points out that the Heart Fund is the No. 1 defense
against heart disease.
Fin d plans were completed this
week .’or Rockdale high school’s
lirst “College Day,” due here
F«*bruar\ ID. The special event
will b*- held for students Irom
RHS and 15 other Central Texas
schools.
Representatives from many col-
leges, universities, and cthci m-
Mitutiens will fee on hand to ftH-
nisn information aneut then in-
stitutions of highiT loaning.
Mrs Joyce Bayless. RHS coun-
selor who has arranged the Col-
lege Day event, s:\id tie* opening
assembly will be held in the
school auditorium at U 3U am.
following tin* serving of coffee and
doughnuts in the RHS cafeteria.
Senior students irom the foi-
lowing high schools have been
invited to attend: Taylor, George-
town, Buckholt.s, Camel on, ..harp,
rhrail, Thorndale, Round Hock,
lb arne, Giddings, A&.Vl Consol.-
dated. Rosebud, Rogers, Milm o
and Lexmgton.
Group Meetings
Group meetings between col-
lege personnel and the students
will begin at 10, 10:30. It and
11 30 a m Students will al ;o be
able to arrange p< rsonal inter-
views v*itlr the college representa-
tive* beginning «t 1 p m.
pv T' wT.«! mfnrrirm/« Will
continue as long as the student A
desire, and parents are especially
invited to attend the afternoon
‘essions wi’h their students,” Mrs.
Rayless said.
Rooms assigned to the college
representatives were listed as
follows:
Schools. Roomi
Sam Houston State, room 2;
Lamar Tech, room 3: Lon Morris,
room 5; Stephen F Austin State,
science lecture room; Tarieton
State, trustee room; Nixun-Clay
Business, commercial room; Dui-
Sons of Hermann
To Meet Thursday
Tin Sons .f Hermann win mee*
Thursday, February 16. at 7 pm
at the VFW hr.ll
There will ue a Valentine party
a covered dish dinnei ami
games for all ages
The public Is invited, a spokes-
man saidi
ham’s Business, science room-
J’exHs A't'M, room 7; Southwest
•j\.v . state room ; Sulims, H L.
clothing room; Bliim JC, H. F.
n. rh r
Also Baylor. H. E. Kitchen;
East Texas State, annual room;
University of Texas, room 10,
Temple JC, room 11; Temple
Beauty, mechanical drawing
room; Southwestern, band hiilp
TCU, visual aid room; University
nl Houston, auditorium; Nortli
Texas State. Gymnasium; SMU,
gvmnariuni; Brackenridge hospi-
tal, counselor’s room; Trinity,
auditorium, Sul Ross. cafeterUJ;
TWU, room one; Mary-Hardui
Baylor, typing room; Austin col-
lege, auditorium.
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charges if you use this number.
Our Rockdale office, with Mrs. Vivian Haddox in charge le open every
day. and I am in the Rockdale office each Tuesday and Thursday after-
noon from 1:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m.
EMORY B. CAMP
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2.5S Inches Rain
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By MRS. S. E. LYNN
Several from here attended
funeral services for Mrs. J R.
Bowdoin in Rockdale Friday after-
noon. Mr, and Mrs. Bowdoin
lived here before moving to Rock-
dale six years ugo
Finest Moreland suffered n
.*ili oke the first t.f last wi ck. H>-
is in Lee Memorial hospital in
Giddings. Last report he was
doing very well.
We had 2.55 inches of rain over
the weekend, with thunder. If
the old raving is true, means frost
in April.
Mrs. Norma Phillips had her
folks up for the day Saturday.
They were Mrs Jno Barnett, her
daughter Mrs. V Gathcrrner, and,
granddaughter Mrs. C Blackwell,
all of Yoakum; Mr. and Mrs. Don
McAdams, Mr and Mrs N. Cope-
land, Austin; and Mrs. J Fd Car-
roll, San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs F. Hooper and Mr
and Mrs Jimniv Hooper spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F
Hclmer in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs S. F. Lynn visited
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Williams in
Taylor Wednesday and also visit
ed Mrs. Pearl Payne
Tejas District's
Scout-0-Rama Set;
Committees Told
The annual Tejas District Boy
Scout show, Scotit-O-Rnmn, will
be held nl the Cameron National
Guard Armorv on March 11, ac-
cording to K R. Sugg of Rockdale,
district chairmen.
Judge Bill Wallace, chairman ofj
the district camping and activities '
committee, has selected the Rev |
Alfred Kalins as chairman, and
Charles Burke as co-chairman. |
Other committee members are H
D. Maxwell, attendance; John
Henderson, participation; Basil
Wilson, finance; James Terry,
physical arrangements; Gene
Smltherman, publicity; Wallace,
reception; Hilliard Thomas,
awards; F O Blake, concessions;
Charles Taylor, program; and Dr
H. 13. Halbert, first aid.
Scouts will begin selling tickets
February 15 lor the Scout-O-
Ruma. Money earned on the
Stout-O-Kama is used for main-
tenance and improvement of
Camp Tahuaya, loculed on the
Lampasas river near Belton.
Five Rockdalians
Attend Legislative
Breakfast, Austin
Five Rockdalians were repre-
sented at a legislative breakfast |
at the Driskall hotel In Austin at i
7:45 a. m. Wednesday, one of uj
series sponsored by the East Tex-
as Chamber of Commerce
Representing the Rockdale
Chamber of Commerce were Sarn
Peebles, president. It R. Sugg, W.
T. Pearson Jr., und J. B. Newton.
Also identfying himself with the
Rockdale group was Sam Perry
Jr, attorney of Austin, son of Mr. j
and Mrs. Sam Perry Sr., of Rock- j
dale.
Approximately 35 were present
for the breakfast, with business
men from a number of East Texas
counties meeting with a group of
representatives of the East Texas
district. With the local group was
senator Jarrard Secrcst and also
representative Herman Yezak.
The series of breakfasts, which
will bo held each Wednesday
morning, is sponsored by the East
Texas Chamber in an effort to
encourage business men and rep-
resentatives into closer contact
with each other
SCHOOL MENU
AT THE
Hospital
(Editor's note! The weekly
hospital report is prepared
each Wednesday at Richards
Clinic and Hospital in Rock-
ADMITTED
Mrs. R C. Cone. Lynn Hoppe,
Mrs. Henry Bailey, A. R. Rial,
Rarbaia Joseph, Mrs. R. C.
Fntsrhkc, Mrs. J. II. Bullock, Mrs.
R E. Smith, C’aihoun (‘haddock,
Gloria Harder, Mrs. Ike Fills,
Mrs. Cleo Pratt.
DISMISSED
Mrs. Wayne Morton, Genolia
Smith, Shelley Burgess, Allan
Townsend, Mrs R. C Cone and
baby, Mrs Weldon Alfcrd and
babv, Mrs. Edwin Gerick and
baby Mr^ Myrtle Hyder, Isabel
Gaiza, Mrs. Bertha Cook Sherry
Hall, Mrs. J. H. Bullock, Burbarj
Joseph. A. R. Rial.
FIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cone, boy
Larry Franklin, February 5, 3:03
a m., weighing 7-po.inds, 8 1/2-
ounces
KMWS
FINAL
CLEARANCE
LADIES
Fall and Winter
DRESSES
FINAL REDUCTION!
ALL MUST GO!
VALUES
TO 9.99 -
$ooo
FINAL SHOE SALE
LARGE TABLE
VALUES TO 7.99
LADIES HEELS
n
3.00
--- ----- V
ONE TABLE
VALUES TO 5.99
LADIES FLATS
0
u
2.00
ONE TABLE
VALUES TO 7.99
LADIES FLATS
1.59
Suedes, etc.
Buy Several Pair!
_A_
2 pr. 3.00
CHILDREN'S SHOES 2.00
Values to 4.99
While they last
0
2 pr. 3.75
ALL KINDS
VALUES TO 10.95
MEN'S SHOES
5.00
ALL CHILDREN'S
SWEATERS
• FANCIES
• FLAT KNITS
• BULKIES
All Marked at
COST AND BELOW
and
DOUBLE STAMPS
With each Child's Sweater
DOUBLE STAMPS
with any
BLANKET
Bought Feb. 10th or 11th.
ALL BLANKETS ON
SALE. TOO!
S<
LADIES
GOWNS and PAIAMAS
Flannel
Reg. 2.99—Now
Brushed Bemberg
Reg. 3.99—Now
2.00
3.88
SPECIAL
MEN'S IVY LEAGUE AND
CONTINENTAL
PANTS........2.50
Reg. 4.99—mostly tan and black
BOY S SIZES 1.99
Save
Our
Gold
Stamps
Use
Our
Lay
Awny
Monday, February 13 — Cold |
cuts, au gratia potatoes, buttered
j’3o riCto* {*V.?illi! ‘onpiobnri
milk.
Tuesday, February 14—Hot
tamale pie. pinto beans, cabbage,
bluw, sugar cookie, combread,
milk
Wednesday, February 15—Meat]
loaf with catsup, candied -weet
potatoes, sweet and sour greens,
rasberrv Jel'o, combread, choco-
late milk.
Thursday, February 16—Brais-
ed beef, mashed potatoes, pickled
beets, peach halve, combread,
milk
Friday, February 17—Macoroni
and cheese, black-eyed peas,
conned tomatoes, plnapple cake,
combread, chocolate milk.
THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
ROCKDALE. TEXAS
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Rockdale Junior
High Students
Get Band Honors
Three Rockdale junior - high
brnd students were named to the
first all-regional junior band dur-
ing try-outs Saturday in Gates-
ville, W. C 'Bill) Grusendorf.
band director, announced.
Named to the first band were
Wayne Voskamp, first chair base
horn; Jenny Kay Perry, French
horn: and David Boyer, cornet.
Named to the second band were
Donnie Keeble, comet; Gus Good-
man and Lou White, clarinet,
Royre Lee Harwell, alto saxo-
phone; Rudolph Flores, trombone;
and Bcb Carter and Gary Horn
beck, snare drum
More than 20 schools participat-
ed In the try-out*. Included in the
meet were seventh, cfghth and
ninth-grade student* from ths 20
school*.
A Saturday-night concert was
pr**«itsd by tbs first baad.
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 05, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1961, newspaper, February 9, 1961; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth695108/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.