The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
AND MESSENGER
Messenger Established 1873
OLDEST, LARGEST AND BEST PAPER IN MILAM COUNTY
Rockdale Reporter Established 1CSS
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919
NO. 50
Coflield, President R. L. Hale, Vice-President
C. R. Isaacs, Cashier
IE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ROCKDALE
Capital, $75,000, Surplus and Profits, $20,000
We offer your money the protection
of fire-proof vaults; burglar-proof
aafe; the best banking methods; all
under the management of efficient of-
ficers, and what you possess today is
evidence of what you did without yes-
terday.
J. F. Coffield R. L. Hale
RECTORS: A. P. Perry Jr.
Lon Hudson T. D. Rountree
[f OF GERMANY’S
FORT FOR VICTORY
kington, Feb. 6.—The story
many's supreme effort for mi-
rictory in the spring of 1918,
(erican intervention on the
front and of the ultimate
defeat of the enemy and
arent annihiliation of nearly
of his fighting force, was
(cally told in figures made
[Wednesday by the war de-
nt, They dealt with the
itrength” of the allies and the
i forces on the western front
Ithly periods from April 1 to
[L and were prepared by the
nee division of the general
the American army in
JEFF T. KEMP NOW
CAMERON POSTMASTER
strength was meant the
it of men standing in the
ready to go over with the
When Germany struck
t blow last spring it had a
and a half men so classified
an allied total of a million
quarter. By June 1 the
s reached their peak with
10 rifles, but despite the
»pressure they were exerting
the allied lines, American
overcoming the handicap
de possible the counter blow-
id in July.
allied strength on June 1
,496.000. Shortly afterward
reached a total of 1,547,-
niposed of 778,000 French,
0 British and 254,000 Arneri-
American’s contribution had
om 65,000 in April. On
Germany’s power had begun
"®, and for the first time it
definitely inferior in rifle
h, with l,412,000t compared
6.000 for the allies,
o Sept. 1 the allied strength
1Ued to gain, despite the des-
counter attack which was
riven furward aii along the
mid October the American
■** had risen to an estimated
of 350,000. On Sept. 1 the
lines was at its greatest
[1.682,000, against Germany’s
|ooo.
ffe the allies had shrunk in
[to 1,485,000 on Nov. 1, Ger-
I® last hope was gone as she
I that army with only 866,000
lots.
sudden decline of the Ger-
orces beginning in June and
aPParent in the swift drop
October, was accounted for
The many friends of jolly Jeff
Kemp will be pleased to learn that
he has received the appointment as
postmastetr at Cameron, succeed-
ing Ed. F. English, resigned. Mr.
Kemp retired as county clerk last
fall, after 14 years service. He is
probably the best known and most
popular man in Matchless Milam.
Concerning his appointment the
Cameron Enterprise says:
On Tuesday of this week Mr. Jeff
T. Kemp, former county clerk, re-
ceived notice of his appointment as
Acting Postmaster of Cameron. The
notice came to Mr. Kemp through
the American Surety Company.
Mr. Kemp will take charge of the
office on the 15th inst. and will
serve pending civil service examina-
tion. In the meantime the office
is in charge of Assistant Postmaster
C. P,. McGregor, who was checked
in as acting postmastetr upon Mr.
Englishe’s retnirement on January
29th by the American Surety Co.
by the fact that she had drawn into
the line during the spring every
available reserve, expecting to smash
her way to victory before winter
came. These reserves were used up
in the German attack and the allied
assaults which followed, while the
American force continued to in-
crease.
In a rough way the American
rifle strength has represented about
20 per cent of the total American
force in France continuously. This
accounts for the fact that with a
total of more than two million men
in France on Nov. 11, the rifle
strength in October was estimated
at around 500,000 men. A similar
situation was shown in staff reports
as to the total allied strength re-
ckoned as “ration strength,” which
was continually greater than that of
the German army throughout the
spring and summer of last year.
Mrs. Edna Trigg, formerly of Mi-
lano but for the past several years
engaged in Government demonstra-
tion work for Denton county, has
been seriously ill and is now resover-
ing from a serious operation in a
Dallas sanitarium.
There Is No Time Like
The Present Time
We were never better prepared
at any time
To sell you a good watch
Perhaps you never needed a
good Watch more than at the
present time.
’Twill take but little time to
make a selection here. Our
prices are low, and' we guarantee
satisfaction with each purchase.
D0UTHIT JEWELRY COMPANY
The Home of Good Jewelry
At Perry & Qucbe’s Drug Store
WAKE UP!
Opportunity is knocking at our door. The time for moulding the
destiny of Rockdale trade territory has arrived.
Rockdale business men, if sleeping, awake, and do not put off
until tomorrow- what must be done today! Let our Commercial Club
be organized and at once; let’s realize that peace has been declared
and that our noble sons are returning home rapidly, and the vigor of
youth is upon all Texas now-; that we must get Regal Rockdale on the
old basis of before drouths and war came to us.
Let’s get our good roads started and finished for the harvesting
and marketing of the 1919 crops; let’s make our town alive and attrac-
tive and keep the trade territory that justly belongs to us. Rock-
dale’s friends are legion, to the North, South, East and West; let’s put
our shoulders to the wheel and keep our town in the lead of Matchless
old Milam; let’s organize our forces, add a few miles to the thorough
fares of commerce, wipe out the bad roads and dot the horizon with
marks of industry, and let’s ALL PULL TOGETHER.
H. H. Camp, President
Gust Backhaus, Vice-President
Fred H. Graves, Cashier
Henry Brodnax, Ass’t Cashier
THE ROCKDALE STATE BANK
Rockdale, Texas*
r .
This bank offers to depositors
every facility which their balanc-
es, business and responsibility
warrant, and every courtesy due
to those who come our way.
W. A. Coffield
H. H. Camp
DIRECTORS:
J. C. McCawley
Gust. Backhaus
E. Zander
CHURCH MEMORIAL IN
HONOR OF MRS. HICKS
If we go into a home where members of the same family are un-
congenial, we do not go back again; what is true of individuals is true
of towns and communities. So let’s remember there’s glory enough
for all, and co-operate with one another for the common welfare of
our town and surrounding country; let’s get on our “before the war
smile,” and smile every grouch away; in short, let’s get down to bus-
iness and organize our Commercial Club, and every true Rockdalian
pull together to promote the welfare of our town and surrounding
community. Our territory is throbbing witn commercial activity, aid
Rockdale is depending upon her unselfish men to build and plan for
her progress.
When Uncle Sam wants to boast to other nations of his powers and
resources, he tells them about Texas. To give them a birds-eye view
of our valleys—we can feed and clothe the world. To show them
through our barnyards—millions of head of live stock. To look into
our mineral vaults—nature’s crucible—makes all nations gasp with
astonishment. And friends, are we not old Milam’s representatives,
and is not old Milam a large part of Texas, and is not Rockdale a large
part of old Milam ?
Let’s marshal our forces and strike before opportunity withers
under the scorching rays of procrastination.
ROCKDALE, IF SLEEPING, AWAKE!
On February 3rd, 1919, the Wo-
man's Auxiliary of the First Baptist
church of Rockdale established a
church building and loan fund of
$500 as a memorial under the name
of Mrs. R. H, Hicks memorial in
honor of its retiring president, Mrs.
R. H. Hicks.
In naming this memorial we hope
to show, in a small way, our love
and appreciation for Mrs. Hicks, also
our appreciation of her godly life
that she has so willingly given to
our Auxiliary. It is our delight to
memoralize her name by having it
placed in the Hall of Fame and to
Immortalize it by inclusion in the
book that is to be written and cir-
culated throughout the South Land
in the years to come. This is a
memorial to the living and why wait
until she has gone from us? Let’s
scatter flowers through life and let
our dear Mrs. Hicks know of our love
while she lives. It is the request
from members of her Sunday School
classes that they be permitted to
have a part in this. This request
the Auxiliary gladly granted. When
this contribution shall have been
completed a list of the donors will be
furnished to Mrs. Hicks as a
souvenir.
CHURCH AUXILIARY
PASSES RESOLUTION
Mr. H. J. Baskin says: Velvet
beans make about the best all-round
feed crop in this country where
cheapness and quality are essential
factors. But one should grow all
the corn he can besides the beans
witli more consideration for yield
than acreage,- March 8th, ho says,
is a good corn planting time. Early
corn always makes the best crop even
if a frost should nip it. He also says
corn should be cultivated as soon as
the young plant attains six blades.
—Milano Gazette.
Miss Jessie Wise arrived from
Rockdale last Friday and will have
charge of the Thorndale Millinery
Store which opened for business in
the building formerly occupied by
the Cave Jewelry Store. Miss Wise
comes highly recommended and has
had several years experience with
the best millinpry stores in Rockdale
She hopes to have the privilege of
serving her many friends when need-
in,'v anything in her line and guaran-
tees piefect satisfaction.—Thorndale
Thorn.
Get your crockeryWare and cooking
utensils at Rockdale Variety Store and
save money. tf
Farmers, now is the time to save
your harness. Use neatsfoot oil. Get
it from W. E. Schubert. tf
H. C. MEYER, Pres.
IRA PERRY, Vice-Pres.
J. S. JACOB, Vice-Pres.
Still doing picture framing and do-
ing it right at Rockdale Variety Store.
A RECEIPT IN FULL
Drawing paper for the school kids
at the Reporter office. tf
That is what you have for every bill or account
you pay by check. You don’t even need to make a
memorandum of the payment. The bank keeps the
account for you.
YOUR CASH ALWAYS BALANCES
You have no trouble hunting up receipts and
receipted bills. Just call on the bank for your check,
and you have the evidence complete.
This bank solicits your deposits, large or small,
and invites you to pay your bills through it. It’s the
SAFE way,
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK
A. E. PERRY, Cashier
DIED
Lizzie Marutzky died at. her home
in Silsbee, Texas. January 28th, at
1:35 o’clock, of influenza-pneumo-
nia.
She was born July 23, 1892, in
Rockdale and had made her home
here up to seven years ago when
with her parents she moved to Sils-
bee. She was married to Mr. L<ouis
Cchall on December 6, 1916
Her husband and two children,
fourteen months and one month of
age, her mother, four sisters and
three brothers survive he : Mrs.
C. Rhode. Mrs. G. W. Hosla, Willie
Martzkv. and Nat Marutzky nf Sllu-
bee, Mrs. Mary Barroum of Hearne,
and Mrs. Pauline Maddox and II. W.
Marutzky of Ardmore, Okla.
The following resolutions of thanks
have been passed by Woman’s Aux-
iliary of the Baptist Church.
Whereas our president, Sister R.
H Hicks, has given the Woman’s
Auxiliary notice that it is her inten-
tion to move from Rockdale within
the year, and that she requests that
we accept her resignation now, feel-
ing that it is the wise thing to do
and assuring us of her hearty co-
oeration in the work as long as she
is permitted to be in our midst; be
it resolved:
1. That we, the Woman's Auxil-
iary of the Rockdale Baptist church,
in just a slight way express our love
and appreciation to Mrs. Hicks for
her many years of faithful, devotion,
and remarkably capable service as
leader of our Society and that this
changing of leaders is because of
her own desires and not of the
Auxiliaries.
2. That we cheerish the memory
of her years of enthusiastic and deep
spiritual leadership. With strong
initiative ability—She was full of
helpful suggestions, easy to co-
operate with and most enthusiastic
in her support of every good cause.
She will be sadly missed as leader of
our organized work.
3. That we desire that we emu-
late her noble and pious life and may
the blessings of heaven rest upon her
whose memory will live and flourish
in our hearts.
4. That these resolutions be read
at the business meeting of both the
Auxiliary and church. That they
be spread upon the minutes of our
Auxiliary and a copy be furnished
the Reporter for publication.
, (Signed) Committee.
Reporter typewriter ribbons art
guaranteed fresh and to give satis-
faction.
NO PLOWING DONE
Robert. Simms was in from Tracy
Saturday and said the roads were
much better than might be expect-
ed after so much rain. He compli-
mented the job of grading complet-
ed on this road last summer and said
it had held up fine. Mr. Simms
says the Tracy people have done no
farming yet, and it begins to look as
if there will be no opportunity to
break land before planting time.
Some Day
Some Where
YOU MAY FIND BETTER GROCERIES THAN
THE GROCERIES YOU FIND HERE
But we will stake our reputation on the fact that
considering the present day conditions, you’ll not find
their equal in value anywhere today.
SERVICE AND ECONOMY
are what you want when you buy groceries. It
stands to reason that we can please you because of
the fact that we sell the very best that money will
buy. Try us with the next order and be convinced.
T. B. KEMP & SON
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919, newspaper, February 13, 1919; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742942/m1/1/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.