The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1968 Page: 4 of 15
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EDITORIAL
Vote For the Bonds and Tax
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Rockdale voters in the city election
Saturday will be faced with a profusion
of ballots—three to be exact.
But it will not be as .confusing as it
may sound.
On the first ballot will be found the
names of the mayor and two alderman,
all running for re-election without op-
position. All the voter has to do is place
an X in the square by each name. If he
prefers he may write-in any names he
chooses.
On the second ballot there will be
squares to cast a vote either for or against
a penny city sales and use tax. Here all
the voter need do is place an X in the
square opposite the phrase “for the sales
tax' if he wishes to vote in favor of the
tax, or place an X in the “against" square
if he is against it.
On the third ballot will be found four
propositions, all concerning the $165,000
1 ' issue for__city improvements.
the' pecVilairities of - the-
' ' propositions,
lis X in the
“for” or “against” squares as he desires.
The four propositions on this ballot are
as follows:
For or against the issuance of $6.1.000
bond
Because
law, this is divided into four
and the voter will place his
in bonds for water system improvements |
For or against the issuance of $5,000 in I
bonds for sewer system improvements
For or against the issuance of $79,000 j
in bonds for street improvements.
For or agains the issuance of $18,000'
in bonds for fire and police department j
improvements.
On this ballot the voter will .vote on i
each of the four issues.
For the sake of simplicity and also
for the sake of the bettei ment of the com-
munity, tiiis newspaper urges that the
voter just mark all Ms ballots “for*
That’s the easiest thing to remember, and
it is the correct thing to do for the civic-
minded citizen who wants to see his town
grow and prosper.
We believe that the city officials need
the bond issue money to get things start-
ed immediately in the way of improve-
ments that everybody knows we need.
We believe that the city sales tax is the
only way to insure1 thriVture income that I
is going to be necdedjto keep Rockdale 1
healthy.
It's that simple. There is no organized {
resistance against any of the propositions, j
Go to the polls Saturday and vote for [
progress. Vote “for” in even’ instance.
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4a—ROCKDALE? (Tex.) REPORTER
April 4. 1968
Shed No Tears for Lyndon Baines
The Old Pro went into action Sunday
night and by the time he was through
speaking on a, nationwide TV hookup he,
had elevated himself to the heights in
the minds of the American people.
lie had also swept,-away like cobwebs
the shaky platforms of his political foes
and left them with nothing to complain
about. *
credit also, for salvaging something out
of it for himself.
A TIRED FARMER IN A SILLY WORLD—
Lyndon Baines Johnson is, of course,
the Old Pro. Born with a flair for the
diamatic, he was never more dramatic
than he was Sunday night. A student of
political strategy since his1 college days,
he unleashed all the accumulated savvy
of the years in a speech that undoubted-
ly will go down in history as his finest
hour.
No matter what happens from here on. i
LBJ is on the top shelf. The master
strategist is still in charge. The world \
■ hnd hppn pvppcting him to mngo gjs big j
pl?y some time before the election came
arcund. Sunday night he came through. \
Lyndon has always been able to de-|
liver .when the chips are down. Now th^t j
he has taken himself out of the presidenti-
al race, maybe he will be able to deliver
us from Bobby Kennedy,, too.
_ Let us hope so____-4----—
Yegua
Philosopher
J. A.
DO YOU REMEMBER?.
10, 20 and 40 Years Ago
-FROM THE FILES OF THE REPORTER
TEN YEARS AGO
Ten ycais agu unb 202 vot-
ed in the city election, elect-
ing Linwood MehntiV) mayor
and M. N, Strieker and, Alex
McLeod aldermen, all without
opposition. In a parking meter
referendum on the same ballot
voter* voted against the meters
111 to H2. The school election
was coming up on Saturday.
Temple and Cameron,
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Twenty yean ago moie than
150 attended a Father-Daugh-
ter Gut Scout Banquet at the
Lutheran Church basement.
Ten years ago the Mruirteri-
al Association announced Good
Friday and Sunrise Easter Ser-
vices.
Ten years ago the Chamber
at Commerce announced plans
for a Junior Livestock Show.
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Ten: years ago Don Williams
was named president of the
Hotary. Club.
Ten years ago Lamar of
Houston ran rough-shod’ over
a 36-team field in the Rockdale
Relays.
Ten years ago Gertrude
Batla announced lor county
treasurer.
Ten years ago RMS baseball-
ers defeated Sharp and lost-to
Twenty years ago exams
were announced by Civil Sei-
vice for filling substitute clerk
positions in the local post of-
fice.
Twenty years ago a PBX
system was installed at the
local schools.
be issued without raising taxi-v
H. C. Meyer was mayor; W. E
Gaither, mayor-elect; K. A
Camp, city attorney; E. T.
Kemp, city aenvtary; and P
H Petry Sr, J. W Gainer and
J. G Pamplin, aldermen.
Twenty years ago used car
prices soared from 550 to VfUO
because of world, , conditions,
curtailed '-tecl production, a
soft coal strike, reduction in
new car production, and delays
in Betting new cars-I_—
Forty years ago Rockdaft*
won Class A honors ip the an-
nual County Meet, including
both literary and athletic
events, with a margin of 431
points over Cameron, the only
other Class A school in the
county. Thomdalc won Class B
and Bethlehem won the rural
division.
Twenty year* ago A P
Klelnschmidt. director of the
RHS band, announced a con-
ceit would be played April 9.
Foily years ago a cheese
factory was being sought for
Rockdale. •>
Forty years ago Dr. £.. A.
Swat ford resigned as Scout-
master here-and Rev. L. ,().
By early accepted the job,- -—•—
FORTY YEARS AGO
Forty years ago the City
Council had called' a $100,000
bond ektlion for street paving
and announced the bonds could
Forty years ago R. L. Baltt
built a brick service station at
I Cameron and had a glass-faced
cornerstone in . which he plac-
ed two horned toads and a
rattlesnake. It proved to. be a
great drawing card for tourists.
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Dea r edriar : -;--i—■
According to all the news-
papers TVe read tn.tlii1 past
few weeks and most of the
brainy-type television discus-
sions I’ve listened to, nearly
a President, somebody's got fq
be at the top to take the blame’
-brrt- -There's juM thi* one
Everybody's forgetting the Su-*
preme Court.
The Supreme Court has al-
evrrytaody agrees nearly every- j ready ruled under its ope-man-
thing is irT a mess nearly one-vote decision that all
everywhere in the world, from. Congressmen should .reprsent
Shed no tears for Lyndon Baines
Johnson. Give him his credit where cre-
dit is due for sacrificing his own politi-
cal future for the welfare of his country
and the program for peace. Give him
THE WORLD S FARE
the east side of the city limits 1 about the same number of
By WICK TOWLER
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
American women are under a terrific
nervous strain just because the world
fashion dictators won’t reveal skirt
lengths that are upcoming.
of Rockdale right- on clean people, but if a state wit^i no
around the World and back urrincur people than say Nevada'
the West side, and jjn placVs it is going to have the some voice
may ev£-h get inside the town, Las'! state with as many people
although ev e r vt h i n g seems as California or New York in
fai/ly. normal around here to I selecting a President, if the
me. felection is thrown into Con-
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Kindly corrected upon being brought to the attention of
the publisher.
A federal panel complains that laws
governing private property favor the
landlords. This is just temporary, fellows. j
The Tennessee senate repeals that old]
law against teaching the theory of evolu-j
tion in schools. Win with Darwin.
Therefore I hesitate to add to
the .confusion and unrest now
beseiging the country, but a
tho ght has been nagging at
me for some time now and’I
might as well bring it out into
the open
gress, then you can see what
this does to that Constitutional
principle.
Obviously, with Nevada with
its puny population having as
much say-so as New York with-j
its -millions. the Supreme
AS I understannd the politi- | Court would have to rule eudr>
eal experts, there is- a vague • President Congress selected as
Ibilitv that the Pn slden- • nnronitiklliwigil
tial election this year may be L ■ Congress eould select a
' thrown into the lap of- Con- President on Monday and- the
\V. H Cooke/ Manajjcr: ^ J VV. 'Ililli Cooke, Editor:
Henry Tyler, Advertising Manncer; James O iSami
kkcepii
Ed v ai
and Roland Lawson, Printers.
Henry Bookkeeping and Clarified Ad Depart ment. Bob
Fentei and Edward Hounds. Typesetters; Wendell Dyer
Note to Supreme Court: Hpw is it that
baseball—players, can 'be fined by -club-
owners without being taken before a;
magistrate? Get on the ball, Mr. Justices, i
Entered a- 4*ee*»urd ei»s'w matter July 10.. 1902, at the
post office at Rockdale. Texas 76567. under the Act gj
Marct
ch 4. 18H7 Published Every Thursday.
TEXAS
AssieuniN
1968
A professional aut<r purlolner wants
to thank drivers who make his job sim-
ple by failing to lock their ears when
they park. Some forgot, however, to
leave their gas credit cards on the front
seat.
gress.' In case no candidate
gets a clear majority of, the'
-electoral yokes,--they- point -ofrrt,
Congress has to select the
President, with each of the 50
states having only one vote.
The man- who gets 20 votes
wins and moves into the White
House if he can get through
the picket lines.
On the surface this seems
fair, after all we’ve got to have
Supreme Court would throw ’
him out on Tuesday,' t |
......Till* IbUld fA hft' for years, f
a tthough not forever because
there wouldn’t be any- Presi-
dent to appoint any new mem-
bers to the Court when it final- i
ly passed on.
And you think we got
troubles in Vietnam.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.. -
_NEWS FROM THE COUNTY AGENT.
HURRY-APRIL 15
IS THE DEADLINE
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YOUR CAR
Milam Agriculture
By J. D. Moore-
Almost every homeowner, . On Fine Saririy Soil low in or-
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SAFETY
INSPECTED
stockman and dairyman,
whether j rural or in ban will
encounter a weed problem this
year either in their lawn, their
pasture, along the fence, row or
| otherwise. County -Agents
| through the demonstrations ap-
proach believe those with weed
problem*-would do well to try
some of the new. chemicals fur
weed Control on- at least an
acre size demonstration. Now
Is the ttrtk? to decide.
Most of our central Texas
fqlks backed off from the use
of 2-4-D as a means ’of eon-
troll rig wi eefe <! ie to the drift
hazard to -susceptible crops.
However, 2-4-D (low volatile
ester* at the rale of 1 lb., per
acre in 15 to 20 gallons-of wa-
ter continues to be our most
economical method of control-
ling weeds. This method is
safe, if—there are no suscepti-
ble crops within 2 nates toward
northwqfit direction from
The Law requires that every vehicle, regardless of how
new or how old—MUST BE SAFETY INSPECTED—and not.
later than April IS. Don't be one of those who will wait '
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too long, bring your car in today to—
4 of application.
Simazine 80 W has a clear-
ance label for its use, in fresh-
ly sprigged bermuda or estab-
lished perm-anent pastures.
Simazine kills weeds by enter-
ing through the root system of
newly germinating weeds__and
-gi a.'sc< — ft 1r” ' application,
rainfall moves simazine down
into the week root zone where
It is absorbed. As weeds
emerge they appear normal,
but in a few days the leaves
GAITHER
turn yellow apd die, Simazine
aTTecTTvrfTirkiils weeds but will
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MOTOR CO.
MILAM COUNTY*! BEST EQUIPPED SHOP
Phon# HI (*3433 Rockdale
OFFICIAL SAF€TY INSPECTION STATION
not hurt Bermuda grass when
used aecordfhg to label direc-
tion*. Simazine Is mjn-volatile.
There is no drift hazard to
nearby crops such as cotton.
How to use Simazine —on
new stands of Bermuda grass.
Sirpazinr should be applied
shortly after sprigging and be-
fore weeds come up on estab-
lished pasture*. Simazine can
be applied from fklt to Spring
depending on the weed pro*
blern. but before weed emer-
gence
When spplving, make a slur-
ry by premising Simazine 80
Hr in a bucket of \<ater bL-luBk
Use rates of Simazine 80 W ac-
curding to soil type aa fulluwa
ganic matter use l pound pet
acre On Sandy loam soils
use 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounds per
aere. Loam and clay soils low
in; organic mailer use -2. 1/2 to
3 pounds per acre and on clay !
sv/ils use 3 to 4 pounds per |
acre. We advise to use the low ;
end of the rates.
Note: Do not apply within |
7 days following cutting. Do I
not graze dairy or beof cattle j
or sheep for 30 days following
the 1 to 3 Jb. per acre applica-
tion-; or (HI days following tho
4 lb |>or acre appBcetion. Do
not cut for tigy for -6U days
following the J to 3 lbs per
acre application; or 90 days
following the 4 lb. application.
Calibration—Measure off 1(H)
feet in the field to be sprayed.
sClock the number of seconds it
takes the spraying to cover the
distance in the gear and throt-
tle selected for spraying. With
the power take-off and set the
throttle at spraying position.
Set the pressure at 30 lbs,
catch the output from several
nozzles for the number of
seconds it took to cover 100
fret. ■'
•Determine The "average out-
put per nozzle in ounces. If
nozzles are spaced 20 inches
apart on the boom, multiply
the avefago nozzle output by
2. This equals the gallon* of
spray mix that will be deliver-
ed per acre,
C o n t r o 1 s — Most annual
broadleaf and grassy weeds,
including crabgrass, little btar-
ley. shallow germinating sand-
burs and Florida puslcy will be
controlled,.
Must common mistake in
chemical weed control: Wait-
ing ton late to aw>ly chemicals
Chemicals should be applied
by thi time weeds are two
inches high Appli<-*,kH1 be-
fore germination occur* is re-
commended TYiat rrveiina chem-
icals should be applied now
*n4 by aaely AprU on paatoees
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Cooke, J. W. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1968, newspaper, April 4, 1968; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864215/m1/4/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.