The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1961 Page: 13 of 14
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Cause Mens ...
July Fourth Brings Reunions
There were bo many fourth of
July picnics in proves* Tuesday
that choice spot* were at a prom*
him.
The Seven Cedars highway park
wus the locution of the celebration
which also honored Mrs. Opal
Holmes' birthday. Mr. and Mrs.
W L. Ditto joined Mr. unri Mrs.
Oleii Holmes and children, Garry
and Judy, and Mrs. Mildred Guil-
luume and children, Walter. Gayle
und I.isn, for thut event.
Mr. and Herbert Walker and
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dibble
and family and Mrs. Pearl Pur-
t ridge, decided on Seven Cedars
Park, too, and were among the
number who had to wan ior
another group to get through so
they could get a table
Mr. and Mrs David Wilkins
chose to entertain their family at
their home. Present Tor that re-
union were Mrs. Bama Wilkins,
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Wallace, Mrs.
Loyd Scale and children of
Hearne; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hod-
ges and boys of Riviera, Texas;
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yates ofMis-
souri; Mrs Doyle Clark and chil-
dren, Herbc rt Ray Archer, Hum-
ble. There were 29 present for
the noon meal. Some staved over
night and some will remain for
several days.
The Crouch family staged their
annual reunion at Ledbetter park
in Cameron Sunday. July 9. Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Crouch and Mr. and
Mrs. James Reese were in the
crowd that numbered between 50
and 60 deeendants.
Back From Germany
Mrs. Cecil Butler opened her
home Wednesday to welcome
Major and Mrs. L. V. Lindle.v
and children home from a three
year stay in Germany. Present
were Mrs. Marv Brazell, mother,
and Mrs. W. C. Smith of Caldwell
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fuller,
grandparents of Mrs. Lindley, Mrs.
F.li/abeth Hughes, Mrs. Lizzie
Rains and Mrs. Milo Andersen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Kirk en-
joyed a visit from Mr. and Mrs.
•Jim Kirk ol Sheridan this week.
Monday afternoon they served
coffee and cake to the guests
which included the Rev. and Mrs.
F. H Dill who were friend* in
Sheridan where he pustored the
church before moving here. Fran-
ces, Hulon and Karen Bu*h of
Houston came up for a short visit
ala*.
Nelda and Janice Mitchell re-
turned home with their aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. I.canard Mor-
gan after the Western parade in
Hearne and will spend a few days.
They are daughters of Mr. and
Mrs Jesse Mitchell.
The WMU met Monday after-
noon at the Baptist church with
eight members present. Mrs.
Albert Olinger had charge of the
program and she presented two
chapters ot the book, "cnrtstian
Sharing of Possessions.”
Herbert Walker was beaming
Sunday morning when he was es-
corted to Sunday School by his
grandchildren, Sammy Dibble, Dee
Ann Walker oi Houston and
Kaien Walker of Hearne.
T. C. Wilson and Mrs. Ariel
Saw accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Vanice Stallinger to their fishing
camp on the Pedernales river near
Austin for several days relaxation.
They were joined there by Wilson,
Gloria and Terrie Kyle of Austin
and Mr and Mrs. V. C. Gaston
of Houston.
Mrs. Lessle Murray went to
Taylor on the Fouth of July for
a barbecue picnic with the Basco
family.
Ira Denman went with his
neiphew, Ray Denman of Dallas,
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Denman of Roswell, New Mexico.
He also visited his sister. Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Merritt in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies Campbell
of Lubbock came visiting the Bob
Browders. To entertain them,
Bob and Edrie took them on their
tavorite senic drive around the
lakes near Buchanan dam and
wound up at their recently pur-
chased campsite where they ran
into Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Shaw
and their family and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Roper who had pic-
nicked there and were ready to
come back home.
Joe Moore, Jr. has gone to
National Guard training at Fort
Hood this wek and Loretta, Terri,
and Gragg arc visiting during his ,.
ubsefua They spent two nights j ones,
with Ginger Dcgelia und child) en
Deglia was making the
Hobbs Reunion Set
The annual Hobbs reunion will
be held again tins year on July 23
at the name place, H. A. Hobbs
fa-in near Elgin. Everyone will
bring a picnic lunch and spend
the day greeting relatives and
Pleasant Grove Metes
Family Reunions Held
FACTS ABOUT YOUR HEARING
an Sam
Western Week trull ride. Thurs-
day night they spent with Mr.
und Mrs. Billy Vinton.
Mrs. John Watkins of Luling
is getting a review of country
life this week us she substitutes
ior her father, I. B. Pitts, who has
been disabled from his copperhead
snake bite She has even become
a two-handed milker, which she
wus not, even in her haydays.
Mrs. Vet Wise reports that their
summer company is a lot like
chain-smoking, as she bids one
or-rtop far we It with her left hand,
her right is extended to the new
arrivals. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Wise were here for the weekend
and two of her teenage nephews
are now keeping her on the move.
Charlie Martin is expected this
weekend
Baptist Revival
The Baptist Summer Revival is
in progress and will continue
through July 16. The guest speak-
er is Ernest Pankhurst and mor-
ning services are held daily at
10 a. m. The Booster Band and
Prayer Meeting are at 7:30 p. m.
and evening services will begin
at 8 o’clock. James Henderson of
the First Baptist church of Milano
is the song leader.
Mrs. Gene Brazell visited in
Caldwell Friday with Mrs. W. C.
Smith and Mrs. Dolores Lind-
ley.
Miss Josephine Marie Ice of
Lamesa was married July 6. 1961,
to Walter Don Ruddick by Judge
Mooney in Hearne. Walter is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester 'Rube)
Ruddick and his mother attended
the ceremony as their witness. The
couple left immediately and their
future plans are not known at
this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Fount Simmons
and grandchildren, Ricky, Boh,
and Gene Rease of Brazoria are
spending the week at their home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bowling en
joyed a visit from their grand-
daughter. Ailene Bowling ot
Hearne. She stayed with them
when Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowling
made a trip to the coast Friday.
Herman Lange is in the Searcv-
Fleming hospital. He went over
Red Cross Report
Miss Betty Jo Lunford, Red
Cross home service secretary, has
issued the following report for the
911st week: -ix Inquiries, six long
distant culls, one health and wel-
fare report and made $40 loan to
serviceman’s wife.
Sunday afternoon and will bo
there ior several days treatment.
Mr. and Mrs James Harris have
had their home full of children
and grandchildren this week. Mr.
and Mrs Jimmie Harris anu iin-ii
two from Hawthorn, California
und the Frankie Bud Mathis
family from Dallas have been here
most of the time.
Mary Jo Butler went to Austin
this weekend and will visit with
Mrs Barbara Alford and Aaron
Roy.
Mayme and Cavitt Bain of Port
Arthur and Charlie Stubbs, (Little
Charlie) of Texarkana, Arkansas
visited Mrs. C. E. Stubbs this
weekend.
Miss Betty Wilson and Douglas
Anderson ot Houston have been
guests this week in the home of
their grandmother, Mrs. Ola Hat-
ley. He served with Don Hafley
as usher in the wedding of John
Hafley and Miss Sazanne Martin
in Hearne Saturday afternoon. The
lull account of the wedding will be
given later in the paper.
Mrs. Don Cox died in the hos-
pital in Houston last Friday and
funeral services wnre held for
her in Madisonville Saturday.
Attending the service from here
were Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Varner,
Mrs. Allen Varner, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Dotv. 'visiting here from)
Houston) Mr T. C. Wilson and
Mrs. Ariel Shaw and Jamos
Favors.
Leprosy, influenza and scurvy
wire brought to Europe by Cru-
saders
PIN OAK CAMP
No. 222 W. O. W.
2nd Thursday mgnt
L. E. Gary, C. C.
E. M. Bounds. F. S.
For the past sereval years Doc-
tors and research departments
have been testing and studying
ways to combat the alarming
imount of people that are becom-
ing hard of hearing. Not only did
they find thut lots of our older
people are hard of hearing-they
also found over one million chil-
dren have some kind of hearing
ir.oblem. Sounds bad, but it’s
true.
Here are sonic other facts that
you might be interested in:
That over 50 r’> of the people
that wear hearing aids are mis-
fitted for one reason or the other.
In lots of cases people have shop-
ped tni ; 1 hear>ng a d like shopping
at a dime store, not knowing if the
aid fit their troubles or not. Others
are trying to wear cast-off hear-
ing aids left by some loved one
that has gone on to rest.
That over two million people
need to do something about their
hearing problem but just keep
putting it oft tor one reason or
the other. Some of the reasons:
Mrs. Jones wears one and she
:an’t hear a thing, altho it’s pos-
sible that Mrs. Jones is one of
the above that is mis-fitted. To
aer, all hearing aids are the same,
ind she will run up and down the
street and tell people that could
ae helped not to get one. Yet the
same Mrs. Jones, when she start-
'd going blind, had her eyes tost-
?d and glasses fitted to her eyes.
The same with her teeth, they
were fitted to her, but to the
nost important part of her head,
the ears' she picked up the first
aid she could find and then won-
rired why she could not hear.
One of the big factors of why
people won’t do anything about
their hearing problem is vanity.
They are so afraid that someone
will^ stare at them. Yet this same
person wdll either ask over and
over what someone said or put
their hand behind their ear try-
ing to understand what is being
said, or sit in a crowd and say
yes when they should have said
no, or they will go in a shell and
stay away from people, church,
etc., and yet they are afraid some-
one will notice that they wear a
hearing aid
Other facts: If people would
have a hearing test made when
they noticed the first sign that
they were getting hard of hearing,
they would not have so much
trouble later on.
Yet lots of people will put it
off until they get in real trouble
then expect to be corrected over
night, although they have been
several years getting thut way—
they still want correction over
night. If this same person had
taken time out to have their hear-
ing tested at least everv six
months, they would not have got-
ten in trouble. You do not wait
until you are nearly blind to have
your eyes tested do you0
Maybe the above statements are
a little blunt, and maybe they hit
below the belt, but we in the
hearing business have spent thou-
sands of dollars on research to
aid and help the hard of hearing.
We feel you should know the facts
and here are some of the facts
from our side of the fence Years
ago if a person had to wear a
hearing aid everyone knew it, for
they had big battery boxes and
cords with (buttons in the ear. It
was like hooking up the harness
on the buggy horse. Then came
the news of the hearing glasses;
but they too were big and heavy,
but it got the boxes and cords off
most people. Then the big news
we had been waiting on and knew
was coming: PRESCRIPTION
HEARING. At the same time the
unit to go behind the ear came
into light. Then came the MET-
RICON, THIS INSTRUMENT was
developed by one of our noted
scientist John A Victoreen. who
had gone into retirement—and due
to a lifelong friend who was hard
jf hearing started seeking ways to
fit this person with natural, nor-
mal hearing. The METRICON
WAS 'THE RESULT. After an
audiogram is run the METRICON
takes the guesswork out of how
and what to fit a hard of hearing
person with—known as prescrip-
tion fitting. With this machine
available to the Audiotician our
problem was over as far as fit-
ting the hard of hearing. As time
went by the hearing glasses be-
came slimmer, and more stream-
lined until today you see people
with hearing glasses and you do
not even know it The l*ttle unit
behind the ear got smaller until
today they are so small that they
are completely hidden behind the
ear and weigh less than an ounce
—yet by prescription fitting gives
the person normal hearing These
were designed for the people that
do not wear glasses or the ones
that do not wear glasses all the
time. Then the big news came
about two months ago, at last a
unit so small it fit into the ear.
That’s right the whole unit goes
in the ear. This is the biggest
breakthrough in fifteen years. No
more cords, tubes, etc. Now peo-
ple that would not wear hearing
aids before because of some of the
reasons we have mentioned before
can now be fitted to hear again
with the whole unit in the ear. In
fact, you can sleep in it if you
cared to do so.
Yes, the hearing industry has
come a long way, and with the
“all in the ear” unit, has reached
the end of a long rough road so
that you—the hard of hearing—
may enjoy the fruits of a long bat-
“le. Now there is no reason for
anyone that is hard of hearing to
suffer any longer.
That’s our story. We hope we
have helped to enlighten you
about your hearing problem If
we can help one person to hear
better and understand what they
hear; if we help one person to get
back in church; if we help one
person out of the world of loneli-
ness; if we help one child to hear
his playmates and to understand
in school, wr feel that our battle
has been well fought.
Now maybe you are asking
yourse’11 how you can find uui if
the aid you are now wearing is
made for your hearing loss, or if
you can wear one of the new units
where the whole thing goes in
your ear. Or maybe you do not
wear hearing aid at this time and
feel you should have a complete
hearing test to see what your hear-
ing loss is. Here is your answer.
Mr. Treadway who is an Audio-
tician will hold a HEARING
CLINIC at the Cameron Hotel in
Cameron, Tuesday, July 18th from
10 a. m. to I p. m If you are
working during these hours wo
will be happy to arrange an ap-
pointment for you after work
hours. Please call us at the Hotel
so we may set a time for you.
There is no cost for a complete
hearing test and you are not obli-
gated in any way. We will give
you a complete test and then it is
up to you to do what you desk e
about it. We will show you the
new all-in-the-ear units. We will
do our best to help you in any
way we can, but you ran rest as-
sured that no one will try to sell
you anything and you are not
obligated in any way. Bring the
children if you feel they have a
hearing problem. We know there
are people tha; cannot come to
the clinic for one reason or an-
other. If you will write us we
will be happy to come to your
home and give you the same test.
Or you may call us at the clinic
and we will come Out to see you.
OUR MAILING ADDRESS VS;
HEARING AID CENTER, 805
AUSTIN AVE WACO, TEXAS.
RUBBERIZED CANVAS
PICNIC BAG
FLORENCE rfARRIl
A iitiudy slow ru'n Jell Sunday
n. ,ht m.,, uring, 1 02 inches.
Mr. and Miv Darwin Brown are
home ufter vacating in Houston
with relatives.
Recent visitors in the home of
Mi and Min Hugh Rhodes were
Dr F. L. Charlton of Austin, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Rhodes and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rhodes, Mr. and
Mrs Hubert Norvllle and family,
Li lie baker of Houston.
Mr and Mrs. S. V Rhodes at-
tended the Golden wedding an-
niversary for Mr. and Mrs. Bland
in Rockdale
Florence Harris spend Sunday
evening in Cameron with Rev.
and Mrs Harrison Mel^rrran and
attended the parade.
Lee Hodges visited his mother
Mrs Alice Rodgers of Pheurs Sun-
day evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Joe Carlker had
lunch Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Donald Brawn.
Holion Family Reunion
The Holton reunion was held
Sunday, July 2, at the home of
Mr and Mrs. John Holton in the
Pleasant Grove oemmunity.
Barbecue lunch with all the
trimmings was served at the noon
hour to relatives and friends as
follow;
Mr. and Mrs W. H Gibson. Ft.
Worth;; Clyde Harvey, Baltimore,
Md.; Mr and Mrs. Calvin Holton
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Bean. Bay City; Mr. and Mrs.'
Buddy Welch and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Holton and family,
Sweeney:; Mr and Mrs. Aubrey
Spence and boys, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Rhodes and family, San
Antonio; Mrs. Lanier Nacog-
doches; Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bell
and family. Rockdale; Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Holton and family,
Black Jack; Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Morgan and family, Pasadena;
Mr. and Mrs Johnnie Pricer and
Son, Gay Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Rhodes, Rev. and Mrs. O. J. Mor-
gan. Lexington; Joe Pricer, Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Taylor and family,
Tangh wood; Mr. and Mrs. Lee
i Rndgei' end Murrv Mi and Mrs
S. V. Rhodes and boys.
Brown Family Reunion
Mr and Mrs. Jim Brown and
Grannie Brown were hosts to the
Brow reunion Sunday, July 2. at
Iheir home which is the old family
homestead.
Those gathering for the enjoy-
able day with relatives and friends
were: Major and Mrs. Burl Brown,
Doug, Jr and Kasey, South Da-
kota; Mr. and Mrs. Millard Tur-
ner, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Turnei
and Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Gayle
Turner, Tommie, Gay Ellen and
Jimmie. Mr and Mrs. Joe Rhodes.
Mr and Mrs Ernest ^rmvn, Mi.
and Mrs. Jack Rhodes, Leslie and
Bill, Sterlene Baker, Mr. and Mrs
Burl Norville. Mike, Pat and Cin-
dy. Mr. and Mrs Hubert Nor-
ville, Janet and Rob .Jerry Moon-
ey, Jeff Rhodes, Barbara Bryan,
Jannie Bryant, Mr and Mrs, Les-
ser Rodgers, Houston; Rev and
Mrs Joe Cariker, Fort Worth;
Mi and Mi- Bub Gould. Elgin
Dr. F L. Charlton, Mr and Mrs
James Cox, Steve and Beverley,
Austin: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tur-
ner and Miss Amanda Hays, ih us-
tnn; Mrs. Oscar Brown and Mark,
Mr and Mrs. Roy Lanmon, Mrs
J. C. Adams, Mr and Mrs K E
Waller. Linda Lewis, Rockdale;:
Pee Wee Gouid, Gidding Mi
and Mrs. Jimmie Doss Donna and
James, Gav Hill; Mi and Mrs. Q.
L. Huy* mid family, Mrs Bob
R)inky, Paul Wayne Kllenxchmidt
and Cheryl, Lexington; Mr. and
Mis. Hugh Rhodes, Mi apd Mrs.
Dess Brown, Betts, Sandy and
Phillip. Mr. and Mrs Dale Brown
and Debbie Mr and Mrs Donald
Brown, Tim and Lbu, Mrs. Molt
Gould, Florence Harries, Mi and
Mrs Charlie Turner, and the host,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown, Gran-
nie Brown and the six little
Brownies, Keith, Donnie. Carol,
David Marsha md Karen; and
Mrs. C, E Joseph and children,
Bucyrus, Ohio.
What? An electric adding mu
chine with subtraction tor onl\
5169.50' That's right. At the
Rpoorter Office: ptione 5838
ROCKDALE LODGE
NO. 124
KNIGHTS o,v PYTHIAS
BOB FENTER, C. C.
ERNEST CAS.T, Secretary
Meet Every Second and Fourth
Tuerday night at the W. O. W.
Hall at 7:30 p. m.
July 13, 1961
UddtibAtt ftw)
five regional* will meet In DelP
las for the state finals November
Deadline For
Mrs. America
Conies! Aug. 27
Lone Stm Gas company 1* con-
ducting a search for Mrs Texas,
the state's representative to ihe
national finals to select Mrs.
America of 19(11
Regional contests are planned
for Fui 1 Wo*Hi. Dallas, Green-i official entry Plunks 'may *be ob-
\»1 It*. Abilene and Waco during i tabled at the Lone Star Gun com-
the week of September 18 The puny.
Mr*. America will be choaoli 00
the basis of rooking and baking,
menu planning, table Hatting, child
cure, community aarVlca, church
activities, poise, appaaranca and
personality.
A galaxy of fabulous prize* wiU
go to the winner, Lone Star Qua
representative* said.
Deadline for entering the Mr*.
Texas contest is August 27 and
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