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Tlflt irOCKDALE REPORTER
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ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 30. 1922
No. 5
Inti L A- JOHNSON, OF
1 to SUCCEtU mii nwu/.
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—
, A. Johnson, of Corsi-
** tonVs The Keporwr to an-
*T ,, , candidate for Cong-
‘"tT*. Sixth Dittrict, to auc-
1 Tn Eufw H‘riy' Co"ce™in,!
Pl'tbonte paper, the O.T-
L“S^«emeat of Hon. Lather
u nn of Corsicana as a candidate
Preelection t. the office of Cong-
% and later graduated from
Lebanon (Telia.) >w school of
.berland University- He also took
iterary course in the same Urn-
Lity He was born October 29th,
t ,»! at his graduation was .only
L years of a*?e. He therefore
L it necessary to have his disa-
rms removed that he might at once
lr upon the practive of law. In the
lession of law he has risen rapidly,
[practice has been large and varied,
|0f recent years he has been more
jely engaged in the civil than in
[criminal practice. His practice
Inot been confined by any means
S’avarro county. After retiring
the district attorney’s office he
ad a large practice in both Lime-
and Freestone counties, where
as well known, is as much at
and as popular as he is in his
ie county. He has also appeared
pies in cases of importance Hill
father adjoining counties.
Im 1898 to 1902 he served as
A attorn j 904 to 1910
[the office of district attorney of
13th Judicial District, then com-
| of Navarro, Limestone and Free-
I counties, To both of these of-
I he was elected by a vote of the
le. In his ten years as prosecut-
Ittorney, he achieved signal suc-
land an enviable reputation, both
lis knowledge of the law and his
pul style of arguing his cases be-
■he jury.
I Prominent in Politics
i Johnson has never failed to take
fly and active interest in public
|rs and his position on all pub-
■estions is never withheld from
leople.
1916 he was a delegate from the
Congressional District to the Na-
I Democratic Convention, and has
\ delegate to every State Demo-
convention since he was old
h to vote.
I920 he was temporay chairman
Democratic State Convention
t Worth, and delivered the key-
ipeech of the convention in a
r forceful enunciation of Dem-
fc principals, but free from per-
|abuse or vituperation, which is
jenstic of him.
active in politics, he has
|Pated in joint debates with nn-
P ot the Democratic party be-
I was twenty-one, and since 1896
Jen Part in every political cam-
V,,.1'5 Secdon the state, al-
L.j defendin? the cause which
but ln such manner as not
F those who differed with him,
fj °f hls warmest personal
l«NiSlyh0haVe”Otagr'ed
Str°ng Debater
a man of high char-
pohnson is
splendid
i (Continued
Personality. While
°n page 8)
Executive Secretary s Annu^
♦ ♦
♦ VERNON FIREMEN TO ♦
+ HAVE GAS MASKS +
♦ - *
+ Vernon, March 28.—Two gas *
♦ masks for fire fighters will +
♦ be purchased by the fire de- ♦
♦ partment as the result of tests ♦
♦ conducted recently. A fire was ♦
♦ built in the room where the ♦
+ trucks are stationed and chem- ♦
+ icals and sulphur poured on the +
♦ flames to create smoke. Mem- +
+ bers of the department then en- *
♦ tered the room to test the effi- ♦
♦ cacy of the equipment. *
+ . +
♦++*♦+♦+♦♦+♦+++*
UNIQUE COLLECTION WILL
BE TAKEN BY ROCKDALE
CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY
CHURCH-GOERS EXPECTED TO
CONTRIBUTE ONE OR MORE
CANS OF MILK
CROP ALMOST
d°IBLE THat OF 1922
tr °f Commerce, Bu-
(ort on rS- has issued Hs
son *jtu6,1921 cotton crop in
S to J hat of 1920‘ Texas
. 192! ! 6 Pr°dUCed 2’129^6
’ S a?ainst 4,148,399 in
feruced 22457 baies»
fc a,4 'n 192°- Robertson
r%68a4a,nst 30,99°-Wil-
b^f446a?again8t167*
r 28Gmsagainst 9*-
®razo« ' " ’,01, 89 against
i B7,nty ?32' as
piJUt 17 727 *° p C'°Unty 7,‘
T9,838 5 C0°nty
Rockdale churches next Sunday,
April 2, will take up an extraordinary
collection—cans of condensed milk for
orphan children being fed by the Near
East Relief.
Saturday the grocers will put on a
special sale of canned milk. Sunday
everyone attending church will be ex-
pected to take, at least one can, ac-
cording to Mrs. Will Coffield, chair-
man for the Near East Relief here.
All these donations will be boxed
and shipped to the warehouse of the
Near East Relief at Houston, Texas.
They will form part of t.he cargo that
the South Texas “Savior Ship” will
carry straight to the Near East when
it sails this spring. There are more
than 200 tons waiting for it now in
Houston.
The Near East Relief. According to
Mrs. Coffield, is feeding, clothing,
housing and teaching 110,000 Chris-
tian children, who have fled from the
swords of the Turks, in orphanages
in the Near East. The one at Alex-
androple, with “20,000 boys and girls
in it, is the largest orphanage in the
world. Then there are about 100 000
children not in orphanages who need
food and clothing just as pitifully.
American charity, through the Near
East Relief, is their only hope.
Mrs. A. W. Koch told all the school
children about this last Thursday,
through the courtesy of Superintend-
ent Marshall.
To gather warm old clothes for the
women and children of the Near East
the parent-Teacher Association will
hold a Bundle Day on Friday, April
7th. Mrs. H. M. Callaway, president
of the Parent-Teacher Association, is
chairman for the clothing collection.
This clothing will be boxed and ship-
ped to Houston to go on the ship.
Tons of clothing are being collected in
Houston this week with the help of the
drivers of the 94 laundry wagons
there, who are distributing tags and
bringing in the bundles.
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BAPTIST SPEAKER WILL
BE IN ROCKDALE APRIL 3
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce in Its Annual!
Membership Meeting Hears Full Report of
the Activities of Officers and Direc-
tors the Past Year
Dr. H. W. Virgin, pastor of the
First Baptist church in Amarillo, will
be in Rockdale Monday, April 3, 3:30
o’clock, to address the members of the
church in the interest of the Baptist
75, Million Dollar campaign.
Indicating the progress which the 75
Million campaign has made during the
first two years since the drive for
subscriptions was. completed, the total
cash collections up to January 15,1922,
as reported to the campaign head-
quarters in Nashville were $30,356,-
319.41. While this km does not rep-
resent the total amount that was due
on subscription, it is considered a very
gratifying showing in view of the
great economic depression that has
existed during the larger part of the
time since the drive for subscriptions
was made.
The total receipts to date from
Baptists of Texas is $5,162,658.85.
Pastor G. S. Tumlin asks The Re-
porter to say that this meeting is open
to the general public and all are cor-
dially invited, but Baptists are es-
pecially urged to attend.
To the Officers, Members, and Board
of Directors, Chamber of Commerce,
Rockdale, Texas.
Gentlemen:
Having rounded out fifteen and one-
half months of service in the employ
of this organization, under direction of
and in ^-operation with your capable
and trustworthy board of directors,
it is my pleasure to present herewith
my second annual report, giving an ac-
counting of the stewardship not only
of my humble self but of the worthy
citizens to whom last March you en-
trusted the direction of the affairs of
this organization.
I will pause here to say before pro-
ceeding with the detailed report that
I have at all times found the members
of the Board, in the main, ready and
willing to serve, and they did serve as
the record shows> As an executive,
I could not wish, I would not ask, to
serve under a more loyal group of
men; I am sure none could be found,
anywhere, who would or could serve
you better, more wisely and with bet-
ter effect, everything being considered
under which they labored and deliber-
ated, weighed and decided. That we
have made mistakes is but natural, for
to err is human. If mistakes have
the effort for Rockdale and Rockdale
interests.
With this insuff.cient prelude to a
big story, if you will bear with me
I will as briefly as consistent with the
subject matter deliver to your verdict
the year’s accounting of our steward-
ship, which begins with the first meet-
ing of the Board of Directors follow-
ing the last election in March, 1921,
and is brought down to and including
the last meeting held in March, 1922. I
have the honor to report, as follows:
Match 22, 1921—Executive sent as
delegate to Interstate rate 3-day hear-
ing in Federal building, Dallas, in ef-
fort to get watermelon rates reduced
26 per cent; sent to represent Cham-
ber of Commerce and Rockdale Truck
& Marketing Association. Interstate
Commerce refused action reducing
rates.
March 22—Second Monday Trades
Day plan adopted to be made perma-
nent affair for Rockdale; funds or-
dered raised by special committee to
set it going. Committee raised $125
for advertising and starting expense.
Newly-elected directors installed
and all officers of previous adminis-
tration elected by acclamation.
March 22—All prizes in rat exter-
1 POSTPONED I
♦ ♦
♦ LABOR M KM HER OF ♦
♦ RAIL BOARD QUITS ♦
♦ - ♦
♦ Chicago, March 28.—Albert ♦
♦ Phillips, labor member of the ♦
♦ United States Railroad 1 a bur ♦
♦ Board, gave notice of hi» res- ♦
♦ ignation, effective April 15, to ♦
♦ the secretary of the board to- ♦
♦ day. Mr. Phillips has been in ♦
♦ ill health for several months ♦
♦ and has been in California on ♦
♦ leave since Jan. 1. He was nn ♦
♦ appointee of former President ♦
♦ Wilson. ♦
L L BLAYLOCK IS OUT
FOR REEECT10N OFFICE
SHERIFF MILAM COUNTY
ASKS VOTERS TO CONSIDER HIS
RECORD AND TO REMEMBER
HIM AT PRIMARY
CONGRESSMAN PARRISH
mcc iT uiiniPTi rmr
i/iu ni nicniin rHLU
AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT
PROMINENT CANDIDATE FOR U.
S. SENATE LOSES FIGHT IN
BATTLE FOR LIFE
The Reporter is this week author-
ized to announce L. L. Blaylock as u
candidate to succeed himself us sher-
iff of Milam county, subject to the ac-
tion of the democratic primary in
July.
The Reporter feels that the intro-
duction given Mr. Blaylock’s candi-
dacy by the Cameron Enterprise of
last week is a splendid exposition of
Wichita Falls, Texas, March 27.—
After n gallant fight against over-
whelming odd* Congressman Lucian
Walton Parrish of Henrietta, candi-
date for the United States senate, died
at a local hospital at 9:50 tonight as
the result of Injuries sustained in an
automobile accident near Roby on
March 15.
Congressman Parrish was a candi-
date for the democratic nomination to
the IJ. S. Senate ami was on a
campaign speaking tour when an au-
tomobile containing him and a com-
panion went off a bridge. Congress-
man Parrish suffered a fractured
skuil in addition to other severe in-
juries.
He was brought to a hospital here,
where attending phy»iciai>s lid not
regard his condition as serious. For
several days he showed marked im-
provement, but later hin condition was
complicated by cerebral meningitis.
He then became gradually weuker un-
til his death tonight.
Mr. Parrish was a native of Gray
son county, Texas, having been born
at Van Alatyne, Jan. 10, IH7K. He ac-
quired his education in the public
school of Joy, Texas, later attending
the Bowie public school and Denton
State Normal, and fininshing with a
seven-year course at the University
of Texas, taking the degrees of bach-
elor of arts, master of arts, and bach-
elor of laws. He paid for his eduea
On account of continued rains, high water and
mud, it has been found absolutely necessary to post-
pone the Miiam County Interscholastic Meet until
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
APRIL 7 AND 8
I regret to make this announcement, but after
telephoning to various parts of the county I find that
it will be impossible for many contestants to reach
Rockdale this week.
Rockdale has made all preparations, and we will
be ready to take good care of the Meet on Friday
and Saturday, April 7 and 8.
Respectfully,
G. L. MARSHALL,
Director General.
been made, it is your part to exempli-
fy the divine part of man, and to for-
give those mistakes, for I am sure you
will find when the balance sheet has
been totted up, that the good done far
outweighs the minor losses, if. indeed,
losses they may be called. It is a
great pleasure to me to offer this meed
of acknowledgment to these faithful
ones whose time, substance and efforts
have been given so unstintingly, and
without hope of reward save the con-
sciousness of having done their best
for all concerned.
Since the last annual meeting of
this Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale
and this southern portion of Milam
county have suffered as, perhaps, they
never before suffered in a material
way. Disaster and backset came
which interfered with and destroyed
plans, interrupted work and threaten-
ed demoralization, and Rockdale seem-
ed peculiarly beset, as one great poet
has so aptly expressed the affairs of
men, “disaster followed fast and
followed faster,” like the vulture in
pursuit of the “sick and wounded bi-
son” until he falls stricken upon the
plain. These untoward events were
enough to have discouraged most
committees, and for long the days
were dark and gloomy even with us
whose hearts were stout to meet and
combat fate. But realizing there was
nothing to be gained by weak repining
we have tried to forget our losses and
turn our faces to a brighter future,
we have girded up our loins and have
again resolved to wage the battle on-
ward toward a bigger and better and
more prosperous day and to keep up
mination campaign guaranteed and
appropriation of $82.50 made available
if needed. Of this sum $25 paid to twro
prize winners. Campaign dragged ow-
ing to apparent indifference of people,
but manv t.hniisanfl>3 of rais reported
killed.
March 28—New schist beds for Sap
Highway reported located by the road
Committee.
March 28—Trade Day reported by
Chairman Meyer and committee as
having been successfully begun.
Committee appointed, Graves, Camp
and Garner, to try and get Road Dis-
trict 10 incorporated with Precinct 3
in order to expend road funds to bet-
ter advantage.
Executive reported having raised
$460 by private contribution for spec-
ial advertising fund. Of this sum
$310 paid Fort Worth Record for two-
page advertisement and page write-
up; $100 paid Houston Chronicle for
1,000 copies of paper containing three-
quarter page illustrated articles. Re-
mainder of fund turned into general
treasury.
March 31, 1921—-Special called meet-
ing held to try and secure for Rock-
dale the Interscholastic League meet-
1 ing, Cameron being unable to handle
1 it. The meeting was secured and with
but 48 hours notice was eventually put
through successfully, Rockdale gaining
thereby wide and enviable reputation
for hospitality and wide-awake spirit.
The committee handling this big event
‘comprised: W. E. White, General
Chairman; A. E. Perry, W. B. Moss,
the merits of the man, and reproduces i . , . *
, „ tion by his own labor,
same, as follows: ' ,, , ,, ...
’ ... . , . .... . .. He was exceptionally active at the
Mr. Blavlock bus filled this office , . , . ,
, , , university, serving as president of trn-
for the past three years and his rec- ,,
. . „ , ; Students Ass.M'inUon, captain of the
ord is w--> ivitowu to tne voters, mot , . . , ...
.. .. . . , .it_ tooi.,£!l and track teams and partici-
to that time he was connected with t. ^ . ....
. . ... . .... . . , paling in oratories and debating ac-
the sheriff, in different capacities, for [ ...... . .
.. . . tivities. He was at one t .r.i "hampion
two years. He is by temperament,!, .. . , .
... ‘ , ... . hammer thrower of the south,
abilities and erperience well qualified I . ...
, . . cor ten years he was engaged in the
to perform the duties of the office and I .
...... . ,. practice of law at Henrietta, his homo
if re-elected, be promises to continue . , ,,
.. . . ... , .. . .. I being at that place at the time of hm
to serve the people faithfully standing i , ,, ,,
1 death. He was especially active in the
affairs of his city and county, serving
as hairman of the democratic execu-
tive committee of Clay county in.J917-
.... . , . ,18, chairman of the Henrietta school
Milam county for the past twenty-sev- j ,)onr(| „ i(|„„, „t th(. H,„.
as he always has, for the strict en-
forcement of the law, without fear or
favor.
Mr. Blaylock has been a resident of
en years. He formerly resided in the
Branchville-Port Sullivan community,
removing to Cameron when he became
field^deputy sheriff.
Mr. Blaylock is running upon his
merits and upon the record he has
made as Milam county's chief execu-
tive offirer. No one ever gave the
duties of the office closer attention or
tried to enforce the law more consci-
rietta chamber of Commerce. He was
a member of the Masonic, the Knights
of Pythias, Elks and Woodmen of the
World fraternities.
Mr. Parrish married Mrs. Gladys
Edwards of Henrietta in 1912. Be-
sides his widow, he is survived by two
children, Mary and Lucian Parrish Jr.
Prior to his election “to the 66th
....... , . , . .Congress in 1918, Mr. Parrish never
? y n_f °_na, y . I h<’ld public office, while a member
of Congress he served on the com-
mittee on mines and mining and ac-
_ l counts. Hig CongresHprtiul district in-
th,. law,. II,. reel, that h« experience , clu,J(,a lh„ f„||„wi„K counti<.,: Archer,
haa better fitted h.m to perform the B<y|or> c|ay> ^ I(wlton> jack,
He has been uniformly courteous and
obliging and at the same time has
stood for a strict enforcement of all
duties of this exacting office and he
asks your vote and support in the
primaries and will appreciate all you
may du f<o him in the campaign and
upon election day.
Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita,
Wilbarger, Wise and Young.
General rains are reported from all
sections of the state, and in many in- American Legion,
stances are proving of benefit.
SNOW QUEEN FLOUR AGENTS
ANNOUNCE PRIZE CONTEST
Attention is directed to the display
advertising now appearing m The
Reporter over the name of Noack &
Backhaus, relative to “Snow Queen
Flour” and the priz<* contest inaugura-
ted by the H. Dittlinger Roller Mills
of New Braunfels.
The announcement of the prizes ap-
peared in last week’s Reporter, to-
Tho Seattle, Wash., program for
the entertainment <ji Joffre
of Franco will be in charge of the
The hero of the
Marnf. will arrive from Japan in the
Spring.
In order that no ex-soldier who
served during the world war will have
to sleep in a Potter’s field, the Wis-
consin American Legion has purchased
a cemetery plot of its own at Racine.
COME ON, BAND BOYS
LET’S GET UP AND GO
Dr. C. E. Wisecup, in behalf of the
Rockdale Boys’ Band, requests The
gether with rules of contest. The first j Reporter to extend to all former mem-
nn bers, and anyone who plays an in-
prize is a beautiful 32-piece China
Breakfast set. Second and third prizes
are 48-pound sacks of Snow’ Queen
Flour; fourth to eighth prizes are 24-
pound sacks, and ninth and tenth
prizes are 12-pound sacks of the same
flour. The prizes are given for the
best titles to the picture printed in
last week’s Reporter in connection
strument or wishes to learn, living in
Rockdale, surrounding country or
towns, an invitation to meet with the
band on rehearsal night, Tuesday of
each week at the band hall. Last
Tuesday night was the first rehearsal
under the guidance of Dr. Wisecup,
and the meeting was one of interest
with the Snow Queen advertisement, j throughout, the boys pledging renewed
(Continued on page 5)
The firm of Noack & Backhaus state
that they have been selling this mill’s
products for the past eighteen years,
and have always found them of high-
est quality. The prizes are worth con-
testing for and any resident of Milam
county is eligible to enter. If you
have not already done so look up last
week’s paper and get in the game.
loyalty to the cause, and promising to
devote ail the time possible during the
week to practice. There is quite a
deal of talent in the band, and if the
required practice can be secured there
is no reason why Rockdale should not
become famous throughout the state
as being the home of the best boys’
band in Texas.
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