The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1932 Page: 3 of 8
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER, Thursday, February 25, 1932
"T, ftnd Advancement of
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PAGE THREE
TALES
PREPARE FOR
COUNTY MEET
MARCH 19
TALES STAFF
editor-in-chief
Gladys Matson
iggOClATE EDITOR
Flora Scheming
gOClfli c,i»uuu
Dorothy Matson
sports editors
jlm Saw Perry
Dene Karisch
reporters
Senior—hula Worley
innior-Fenora Meyer
I gopbomore—E°«ke
ian-N^e Gray Pruett
'^sponsor
I pert D. Domes
FOOTBALL CAPTAINS
ELECTED FOR 1932
Hairston and McLeod are Fleeted
Gridiron Captains for Tigers
1932 Football Team "
Junior Basketball
Tourney to be Held
Here February 27
More than 16 junior basketball
teams will make their bids for the
_o.__ | championship oi Milam county at
J. D. Hairston and Alex McLeod ■ n° sch(X>1 gymnasium
were elected captains for the 1932
CAMPUS CHATTER
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i“Dusty” Fletcher eat'ing' candy
l lhat were decorated with pen-
m . Allyne Kroll wanting
nce . Douglas Linder "hunt-
'• for the coach . . . Nellie Gray
i» thinking up "pointless" jokes
Helen Baldridge being called "a
# woman" . • • Edith Brown
.ting to do a tap dance . . . Liz-
Bip-am wanting all students to
fes her as "Elizabeth” . . . Bud-
iforley acting as history teacher.
football season by the Tiger squad
ot 1931 in a meeting that was held
on Feb. 23.
The nominees were Alex McLeod
and Bedford Watson for backfield
captain; Morris Green, J. D. Hair-
ston and Carl Stuart for line cap-
tain. McLeod was elected backfield
captain and J. D. Hairston line.
~n Saturday, February 27. Ralph
H. Gay, director of athletics in the
county Interscholastic League, is in
charge of arrangements.
All of the coaches will meet at the
city hall and draw for places. The
first game of the tourney will be
played at 9 a. m., and the final will
be played Saturday night at 7:30.
UJiain ana j. d. Hairston line. ™ . _
Both captains showed their ability! 14 1 l*aCK £jVents
““ ....... Held This Season
in the last season. Hairston played
guard and McLeod was at the righ.
half position. Hairston is a two
year letterman and McLeod is a one
year letterman.
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SOCIAL NOTES
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Willing Workers
Ijbe Willing Workers Club met
treday, February 18. at the Meth-
church. Eight members were
0t, Including our sponsor, Mrs.
LR. Ellis. The following officers
elected: president, Douglas
ier; vice president, Autherine
jug; sec.-treas., Bertha Luckey;
I reporter. Jean Green.
iDellcious refreshments were serv-
I by Douglas Linder and Laura
Ilford.
Cemetery Association
Irae Rockdale Cemetery Associa-
i will meet at the home of Miss
lie Turner Tuesday, March 1,
|t 3:30 o’clock.
F M M C
lis interesting meeting of the B
|ijor Musical Club was held Sat-
itr, February 20. at. the home of
lir.ha Anne Swafford. Fourteen
mbers answered roll call with re-
leases on memorizing.
■pfl Ha!:1 WM the leafier of a
pram on memorizing to which
p member contributed bcautiful-
llt the close pf the program the
H adjourned and Margaret Curry
■ Martha Anne Swafford served
Bailments of hot chocolate and
i1':.
life club members had as guests
p mothers, Mrs. K. Gentry, Mrs.
Isaacs and Muss Helen Deer.
PERSONALS
Miss Betty Lu Garrett spent the
week end at her home in San Mar-
cos.
Mr. Bert D. Burnes was at his
home in Austin during the week
end.
Mrs. Annette Bradfield visited rel-
atives in Fort Worth over the week
end.
Miss Virginia Decherd spent the
week end at her home in Austin.
Dolores Lee, a former student in
Thomdale, has entered Rockdale
high school in the tenth grade.
Woody Clark spent the week end
in Taylor.
Track season opened Monday,
February 22, with approximately 25
mi n coming out, according to Coach
Ralph Gay. There will be a choice
of five or six men out for each of
the fourteen events held at the an-
nual track meet.
Rockdale has won the meet for
the last two years and has great
hopes of copping the title for the
third consecutive year.
SEVENTH GRADE GIVES
LITERARY PROGRAM
THIS ISSUE
Flora Schcihing, associate ed-
itor, has acted as issue editor for
this issue of Tiger Tales. Dor-
othy Matson, society editor, will
arl in this eaparitv iipvI uwk
Picture Given By
Matson Nets $5.40
For Tiger Tales
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By selling tickets for the movie,
"Surrender,” which was shown at
the Dixie theater Thursday and Fri-
day, February 18 and 19, the Tiger
Tales staff has made $5.40.
This amount together with that
which has already been raised from
lunch sales will be used in buying
new equipment for the staff room.
A literary program was given by
the seventh grade, under the direc-
tion of Miss Nettie Turner. Friday,
February 19, in the seventh grade
room of the Rockdale high school.
The program was as follows: iiao
Debatp, Resolved "That it is better; high record in athletics,
to live in the country than in the | _—_
Blinn Prof. Visits
Seniors of R. H. S.
T. P. Walker, a registrar and tea-
cher of education of Blinn Memor-
ial College, was in the Rockdale high
school Wednesday, February 17. He
was here in the interest of that col-
lege to talk to the senior class, and
get the names of prospective col-
lege students.
Mr. Walker stated that Leon Stone
and Mary Katherine Baxter, who
graduated from Rockdale in '31, and
who are now in school at Blinn, are
doing very nice work. Leon Stone
is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa
which is the honor society in junior
colleges. He has also obtained a
33 K.H.S. Students
Enter Baseball Play
Thirty-three students of Rockdale
j high school met Tuesday morning.
! February 23, in the seventh grade
Iflocc vrvrttn frvy t Ho nnmncp rvf arfffln-
J izing an indoor baseball team for
the county meet.
The senior team will be selected
front the following: Red Holdiness,
Elizabeth Engram, Mary Edith Lan-
dis, Thelma Engram, Lorraine Bur-
ney, Emma Lorenz, Lillian Edwards,
Elizabeth Edwards, Helen Stewart,
Mary E. Simmons, Iris Grissom, Lu-
cille Kyle, Viola McGown, Helen
Flemmings, Marie Davenport and
Edna Earle Stein.
There were also sixteen students
who entered for the purpose of or-
ganizing a junior team.
The entrants will begin practicing
at once according to Mass Mable
Lene Graves, director. A captain
will be elected as soon as the regular-
team is organized.
city,” affirmative Mary Lou Lane
and Zell a Weiss Moreland, negative
Margaret Curry and Lottie Rae Caf-
fey; story. "Fraid Cat,” Dorothy
T. A. and Jack Weems visited rel-j Williams; jokes, W. H. Williams;
itlAC ill Ohm Jn.. 1 r-1 v. • XT,, . . ,_r %j
atives in Cameron Sunday.
Lynette Hillyer was in Austin Sat-
urday.
Billie Colvin visited relatives
Flat during the week end.
A new pupil. Mary Louise Lee. has
been enrolled in the seventh grade,
from Thorndale.
Clarice Stephens visited in Cam-
eron during the week end.
Denson Weems and J. D. Hair-
ston were in Austin Monday.
diary, Vaughn McGuyer.
Ragan Placed on
All-District Team
The Rockdale Tigers were defeat-
ed by Franklin in the first game of
the district tournament, by a score
of 42-29 last Friday.
Eldridge Ragan, captain and for-
ward of the Tigers and high point
man at the game, was placed on the
all-district second string team. Tem-
ple defeated Prairie Hill Saturday
-n .•.)!. to win the district title.
Home Eco. Classes
Studying Sewing
Sewing is now being studied by
j the home economics classes, accord-
; ing to Miss Bettie Lu Garrett, direc-
j tor of that department. The first
J year class has already completed a
simple, straight line problem and
the second year class has completed
a layette problem.
"Art in home and clothing” is be-
ing studied by the third year class.
Their first sewing problem, which
will be an evening dress, will be be-
gun in April. The first year class
will make a simple wash dress and
the second year class a tailored dress
suitable for church or street, after a
"k’s study of text, book work.
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM HELD
IN WASHINGTON’S HONOR
In celebrating the Bicentennial
anniversary ot George Washington's
birthday, the first and second
grades, under the direction of Mrs.
Miles and Mrs. Lanning, presented j
a program to the remaining primary jMr- anc* Mrs- c- W. Matson.
mmiie l Nellir Grftv PrilRt. WAIT
San Gabriel Team
Defeated Feb. 14
By R.H.S. Sextet
In an unusually fast game, the
R vkdale senior Tigresses defeated
the fast San Gabriel team 32 to 11,
on the local court Thursday night,
Feb, 18
The Rockdale girls fought a bril-
liant hard battle to defeat the visi-
tors. They handled the ball well
and their hard fighting kept the
San Gabriel team behind all tin-
way.
The Rockdale senior girls basket-
ball team now awaits the invasion of
tin- girls basketball tournament that
will be held in Rockdale on March
5 and 6,
The junior girls were victors over
the San Gabriel junior girls also on
Thursday night, by a score of 32
to 12.
Tiger Tales Staff
Entertained Feb. 17
The Tiger Tales staff of the Rock-
dale high school and other invited
guests were entertained with a Val-
entine party Wednesday evening.
Feb. 18, by Dorothy and Gladys Mat-
son at the home of their parents,
pupils.
The program:
Songs: America, George Washing-
tno and Yankee Doodle; readings,
Billie Ellis and Kelley Blackburn:
acrobatics, ten first grade pupil*;
Washington, Mary Elizabeth Quin-
lan and Natha Lee Henry; flag sa-
lute, W. O. Gibson and Florence Ella
Ferris; song, There are Many Flags.
NOTICE
Report cards for the frist six weeks
of the second semester will be issued
next Wednesday, March 2, according
to S. C. Miles, superintendent.
Miss Mary E. Noble has returned
to school after a week’s absence on
account of illness.
Reporter ads get the grapes. ti
Nellie Gray Pruitt won a heart
box of candy for high score in a
series of table games.
When temperature was taken Miss
Dorothea Phillips won a thermom-
eter for being the nearest normal.
Refreshments of heart shaped
sandwiches, hot chocolate and cake
were served. Table favors were small
medicine bottles filled with candy
representing pills for love sickness.
Those who attended the party are;
READING CLUB GIVES
TEA LAST THURSDAY
FOR JUNIOR LIBRARY
PLAYETTE GIVEN BY INTERME-
DIATE DEPT.. DORIS POLK.
LILLIAN WHITWORTH
A Silver Tea in celebration of tl*»
George Washington Bicentennial
was given by the Thursday Reading
Club and the Junior Library of tbo
Rockdale high school at the high
school building Thursday afternoon.
February 18, for the benefit of the
Junior Library.
Mrs. T. S. Barkley, president of
the Thursday Reading Club, headed
the receiving line and invited the
guests to the tea table presided over
by Mrs. W. H. Caldwell and Mrs. JL
E. Cooke.
An opening speech appreciative of
the assistance of the Club, was given,
by Supt. S. C. Miles. A piano duet,
“II Trovatore," by Verdi, was ren-
dered by Mrs. Wynette Marrs and
Mrs. T. S. Barkley.
A playlette, "Miss Martha Enter-
tains Her Friends,” was given. Vir-
ginia Hale, Josephine Murphree and
seventh grade girls, in costume, pre-
sented a Southern garden scene. The
darkles were represented by Lillian
Whitworth, Edward Jones and Leon
Simon Lon.
“Cherry Pie,” a George Washing-
ton recitation, wax given by Doris
Polk. A negro chorus composed of
sixth grade girls and boys sang Ste-
phen Collins Foster’s “Camptown
Races.” A song, “My Lindy Lou,”
was given by Mary Sid Allen, a Co-
lonial Lady. A Southern song, “An
Old Fashioned Garden,” and minuet
were presented by Robbie Dunham
Bert D. Burnes, Miss Dorothea and Lynette Hillyer.
Phillips. Alex McLeod, Flora Schei- Following this number, a piano
hing, J. D. Hairston, Louise White,! solo, "Pasquinada,” by Gottschalk.
Jim Sam Perry, Fonora Meyer, W. J was given by Mrs. L. W. Sledge.
O. Linder, Nellie Gray Pruitt, Wal-1 Miss Bernicce Newton’s dancing
ter Smith, Dorothy Matson, Wil-1 class, Celeste Swafford, Betty Jean
liam Fletcher, Gladys Maf.son. : Gibson, Goldie Catchings, Marie Ann
- ! Seibert, Louise Black, Nancy Smith,
Mildred Lee, of Thorndale, en-j Jerry Weed and Thelma Noaek,
rolled Monday in the third grade. I danced the Virginia Reel.
,V0y your
LIGHTING BILL
BUT.
END OF MONTH
SPECIALS'
Friday, Saturday
and Monday
February 26"27'29
Typewriter
Service
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TOMATOES
•C No. 1
Cans
16c
Acorn - Highest Patent (Peerless
FLOUR 48 ,b„
*—48 lbs, 85c)
1.00
(Merit—98 lbs. $1.59)
24 lb5. 54c
SUGAR 10
45c
20 90c
Shortening (Extra Good)
FRUITS 1 Scoco
18 lb. pail $1.20)
8-Lb.
Pail
GRAPEFRUIT
ORANGES APPLES
BANANAS LEMONS
Dates
lurry Bulk
Per pound
62c
12c
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forget how many times a duy electric-
ity serves us. It makes our toast in
the morning. It sweeps the rugs. It
washes the clothes. Then it irons
them. And almost everyone of the
many services electricity performs in
the home costs only a cent or so .. .
many cost less. In fact, if you paid for
electricity as you use it, you could
really let your pennies pay your elec-
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NUTS
Extra Quality EVAPORATED
FRUITS
Apples, 2 lbs.
Apricots, 2 lbs.
Peaches, 2 lbs.
22c
28c
22c
HAZEL NUTS
WALNUTS PECANS
ALMONDS
COFFEES 3 44c
John Bremond Pcabcrry—
—3 Lbs. for 55c
Beans 5
Pinto (10 lbs. 33c;
Lbs.
20 lbs. 65c)
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Good quality
•IS r*,« Vi. r - '
17c
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QUARTS
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(Sweet, 2<ic)
18c
Texas Power & Light Company
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BAKING
POWDER
POUND CAN
23c
It is pleasant to shop here.
No stooping, no bending.—
Plenty of room. Everything
conveniently displayed and
priced. Good quality gro-
ceries, fancy and staple—
at LOWEST PRICES.
GRAPE NUT
FLAKES jVvN«s
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The new cereal
Peanut Butter „
(Quart, jar 25e)
14c
Apple Butter r
19c
jj^ 1X1 ^Gfw>«i Medium Weight
24c
2 PKGS.
19c
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Kraut
Or Pumpkin
Gallon Cans
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VEGETABLES
Turnips, Beets
Mustard, Carrots
Onions, Greens
Lettuce - Celery - Peppers
Cabbage - Onions
Potatoes - Sweet Potatoes
Beans - Tomatoes
PRICED ACCORDING TO
SIZE AND QUALITY
CORN
No, 2 Cans
Milford brand, Splendid quality
25c
SCARBROUGH & HICKS COMPANY
HUMPTY - DUMPT Y
MILAM COUNTY’S FINEST FOOD STORE
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1932, newspaper, February 25, 1932; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741470/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.