The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1967 Page: 3 of 15
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FOR ROCKDALE PILOT
Flying Porpoise Old Stuff
Transporting -an , M.n melanrl employees includ-
from Florida to California and
back is getting to be old stuff I
for Rockdale pilot, Bernhard j
(Bernie) Scharbius.
Scharbius returned in Febru-
ary from his second porpoise-
flying expedition, this time
transporting 10 porpoises, five
freshwater and five bottle nage
or salt water, from St. Augus-
tng a camera crew. A story on
the flight appeared in •“All
Florida,” a magazine which ap-
pears in Sunday edition® of
most Florida daily newspapers.
The story was written by Dick
Dale who was a member of the
team making Die flight.
Last Augvsl the Rockdale
Pil< t v. ho flies a DC-4 cargo
tine, Florida, Macmelwnd, to plane, uwntd. by Rockdale In-
the Marineland of the Pacific
in Los Angeles.
ternational Flying S^rvtcer
picked up an expedition froiti
Also on the plan® were eight Marineland and their catch in
MISSING MAN FOUND
Just on a Visit!
★
Roy Lanmon, 78, of ROckdlde unintentionally threw a
real scare into his relatives and friends this week.
He was .a missing man for almost five days.
Lanmon, who resides at 219 N. Wilcox Street, received
a visit from relatives here Thursday. When they invited
him. to return to Victoria with them for a visit, he took
them up
Iquitoa, Peril, and flew them
to.St. Augustine.
The February trip was a
two-way deal, Scharbius said
On the return trip he brought
two whales 8nd tw'o Pacific
stripped porpoises back to St,
Augustine.
The cargo ship is outfitted
with big tanks, cushioned with
foam rubber and holding just
enougti water to afford bouy-
aney,---_»—- ... ) __
Flying with Scharbius was
Ralph (Peppy) Farlsh, of Jaek-
sonvtlle. Florida, co-pilot. Fr
vin West pt Heerne was fligh
engineer! “ r -
Mrs. John Fleming
Dies Wednesday;
Funeral Friday
ii up on it. 1 1 —-
Locaf-friendsr and relatives started* searching for him,
and after a day passed they alerted Sheriff Carl Black to
assist. Television stations broadcast a missing-persons bul-
letin on him. A daughter and her husband rushed here from ■
Midland.
Finally, a phone call to the relatives in Victoria located
Lanmon—safe and sound and having a good visit; -—■—•
HONOR ROLL—
(Continued from page oriel
Voskamp, Lloyd Lanure, Mike
Brown,'Jan Reed .’’Pamela Mar-
tin, Melissa Laird.
-Sophomores ■ ■ Betty—Git.
.Susan Calhoun. Thomas Vos-
kimp, Maty McVoy, Suzauue
Coffey, Diane Johnson, Char-
Te'resa Jones, Deborah Hosek,
Jane Johnston, Beverly Yoak-
um, Viola I,amere, StfUy -Ourtis,
Vickie Caffey, Vickie Pound-
ers, Susan At>£I, Tamara Bax-
ter. -—-
Traffic Cases Fewer
Police Chief G. S Moss re-
ported today that traffic cases
in Rockdale have been fewer in
1967 than during a correspond-
ing period for 1966- “Both
tickets and wrecks have been
fewer,” he said.
Mrs. John TTeTfiTny.lHt.dtod
Wednesday night Jn Richards
Hospital and funeral services
will be-held at 10 a m. Friday
at the 'Phillips & ~ Lucked
Chapel.
The Rev. D. D. Simpson,
pastor of First Baptist Church,
will officiate, and burial will
be in the IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming is survived by
two suns, Prskton Fleming and place une case ea.'h
J. L. Fleming, of Alice; five
daughters, Mrs. Roy Garrett of
Balks.. Mrs., Walter Key, Mrs. _
Johnic "Keiling and Mrs.
Charley Mekolik. all of Rock-
dale; one sister, Mrs. J. A.
Thomas of Corpus Christ!; 11
grandchildren and 14 great
giandchildren.
Fight Brings Two
Affray Fines Here
Two youths were charged
with affray late Friday in city
court following a fight outside
a local teen dance at the
American Legion Hall, police
eportod,--:______
Thirtden cases were filed on
the corporation court docket
during the past week. In addi-
tion to the two affray com-
plaints, others were: Distorti-
ng the' peace, two; negligent
collision, three: improper start,
illegal parking, imprudent driv-
ing. detective muffler, running
stop sign, and druiik in public
| March 16. 1967
COUNCIL—
(Continued from page one*
capt a $500 check from the
county, for past services rend-
ered by the local fire depart-
ment in’ fighting rural grass
fires in the county.
ROCKDALE Tax.) REPORTER—6 it around on the turntable track
fell to the train crew or who*
ever was available to grab the
heavy timbers at each end
and push. It was sort of like
the old mule-driven syrup mill
egeept It was man-powered.
Prevention Best
Cure for Mildew
A report on delinauenF~cRy
taxes was given by Alford, and
the aldermen instructed him to
cfieck with J. C. Hinsley, Aus-
tin attorney who has worked
with the local school system in
collecting back taxes. Legal
action on the delinquent ac-
counts will be worked out in
the future.
Aldermen also voted to pur-
chase a new billing and posting
machine to replace the City
Httli** piMMuit equipment It
will involve the .same system
Of posting _and billing.
ton Perry wore appointed to
obtain information as to the
needs and costa in replacing
aome worn-out traffic' control
signs in th* city.
The reason I mention this
is that I had a visit Monday
'Continued rrom page one) from J. O B Johnson of Waco.
RAMBLINGS—
1940 to find one in the past.
Got g Picture?
gACK WHEN I was a kid the
San Antonia & Aransas
Pass Railroad <Sap> made Rock-
dale a terminus and installed
a “turn-around" here. This
was just, what il sounds like
. . . a turn-table for turning
the engine around. The traih
would come down from Waco,'
lUtil around and go back, two
trips a day. The engine would
be driven onto the turn-table,
Alford and councilman Pres- I and the acfugT chore of turning
whose hobby is collecting his-
torical data about railroads.
Right now he wants a picture
Of that old Sap turn-table in
Rockdale. He also is collecting
pictures of the passenger depots
on the Old Sap from Waco to
Yoakum and needs a picture of
the Rockdale passenger depot.
If anyene ho a pieture I will
be glad to put you in touch
with Mr. Johnson or you can
address him at 5712 Caldwell
Drive, Waco 7071Q,
Thordale Masonic lodge for
many years as worsliipful
master. —-*—*•---r- -—
Mr. Roark Was employed
with the Texas Railroad Corn-
mission and tjte state treasury
department. In' 1952-53, he
served ’as state representative
from Milarti Oounty. He also”
served as city judge in Rock-
dale and as county clerk of
Milam County.
mWfATKffl
ROCKDALE
Temperature readings below
cover 24 hour period ending at
lotto Tucker, Denise Jones, Dee ber
Anna Williams, Rhandi Win- 1
cent, Deborah McCormick,
Rene Garcia, Tim Cook, Bon-
nie Martin— -
Freshmen — Billy Harris,
ROARK—
(Continued from page one)—
„cr of First Baptist Church
here where he served as a dea-
con.
Mr.' Roark taught school for
yeaHT
Judy Weiser, Alfred Gest, Cal-
vin Jones, Greg Bjehle, Can-
dace Green, ffcitrhie lister.
Rose Fuchs, Sue Lumpkins,
Brenda Yoakum, Ann Bouldin,
many
•schools at Thorndale, Gause,
Milano and Burlington In Mi-
lam County and in the Andice
and Jonah schools in William-
son County.
A Mason, he served the
An underground canal 16
miles long for hauling barge
loads of coal wax constiue'ted
near Worsley, England, a few
years ago.
The resent city of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, was founded by
Spanish colonists in . 1610 or
7 a. m.
High Low Rain
Thursday
67
30
Friday
. 87
45
Saturday
91
65
Sunday
69
CL.^__
Monday-
90
- 58
Tuesday
92
65
Wednesday
69
64 ...
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ALCOA
Tempera tore reading*; below
cover 24 hodr period ending at
12 midnight.
{Hiving 1,, U,.. km. vPaiy before the Pilgrims
Thursday
74
38
Friday
85
~ 34
Saturday
90
67T
Sunday
88
58
Monday
88
56*
Tuesday
90
62
Wednesday
70
48
Prevention is the best cure
lor mildew, and you—can pre-
vent it by moving moisture
.Outside the ‘house, says Mis.
Laura Russell, area Extension
specialist in housing and home
furnishings.
__ Mq?t of today’s houses arc
better built and tighter than
in. earlier days, according to
Mrs. Russell. New construction
allows inside air to pass to the
outside xmd~vtre versa. —
- “We. constantly put moisture
into the .air by cooking, drying
clothes, and using unvented
gas-burning stoves during ,000!
or cold weather,” said the
specialist. “The hydrogen in
the gas combines with oxygen
in the air to form water in the
form Of vapor,” she explained.
The vapor inside the house
condenses into water in cooler
areas and on cold surfaces.
Window panes, slab floors, and
-t,..»ll. nmir nn nnnntp-ed until
mildew forms.
Vapor can seep through walls
Nutmeg Is made from the'
inner kernel of a tropical fruit,
while mace is made from the
Outer shell of the same fruit.
The climate of New Mexico
varies from that of the Hudson
Bay Region to that of the tropi-
cal Gulf Coast, due to eleva-
i Don differences.
DON'T SWEAT IT!
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WE DELIVER
on the inside of painted sid-
ing; and when the wood be-
comes _>vet, the paint can
loosen and curl.
.... Cum i:ig da 1___111 a 11 mi <il * such
as spevGl liquids, crystals! and
paint* additives are available
for bettor ventilation or in-
creasing air circulation with a
fan will relieve the situation
some.
Save your paint inside and
out, your wallpaper, carpeting,
and clothing by venting gas
heaters. Venting carries most
of the moisture out of the
house.
The Incas of South America
used lead sinkers foj fishing
centuries before white -man
came along...................
Through all the ages, salt
has been regarded as the
symbol of eternity. It preserves
other foods, and does not spoil,
even when left indefinitely.
BuyaLeSabre.
\buTl get a Buick and 29 extras
you never bargained for.
• Delcotron generator
• Reusable air cleaner
• Glove compartment light
• Dual speed windshield wiper
and windshield washer
• Deluxe steering wheel
• Crank-operated vent
windows __
• Smoking sot; rear seat
ash trays
• Magic-Mirror finish
~ • Uualkey locking system--
• Carpeting
• Outside rearview mirror
• Finned brake drums
T Stilf-adjustiug Luakes--——
• Dual horns „
• Cross flow radiator
• 220 hp 340-2 V-8 ff
• Full-flow oil filter
• Padded sun visors
• Heater and defroster
•- Upper instrument panel pad
• Plunger-type door lock
• Seat belts front and rear
• Back-up lights
• Front door-operated courtesy
right--
• Dual sid.e armrest front and
—reef_________
• Step-on parking brake
• 15-inch wheels
• 6000-mile lubed front
<ui*.ppn<pnn
• Directional signals and lane
change signal
GET THE BEST NO-BARGAIN BARGAIN AT THE BUICK VALUE CARNIVAL
Miller Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. 475 West Cameron, Rockdale, Texas
DRESSES
New for Easter and
after. Dainty new
styles and colors.
Dress Pumps *
Slacked Heels
Sizes
4to
LADIES SHOES
White, black, bone and
others.
Come ln~Early While
Sizes are Complete!
*199 ™ 4.99
- LADIES'
EASTER
Petites. juniors, regulars
and half sizes. New
colors and styles arriv-
ing daily._____
Boy's Dress
PANTS
Never »»ed ironing.
Blacks, blues, browns.
Sizes 2 to 20.
?49 TO 4"
Men's Dress
SHIRTS
STA-PRESS Dacron and
cotton, never need iron-
ing. White and pastels.
Short sleeves.
Boy's Sixes, white 1.99
Men's Sport
SHIRTS
No-Iron and Drip-Dry.
Tapared or regular in
plaida. stripes. solids and
prints.
New Shipment
MEN'S SPRING
DRESS
PANTS
-the- moat wanted
colors and styles. Plain
or pleated fronts, never
need Ironing.
TO 8"
CHILDREN'S
SHOES
For the girls—white and
black patents, black kid,
sins* 2 to 8. 8 Vj to 3.
4 to 8. %Yz to 3. 10 8.09 —
*399
AMD 3"
SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AT—
JB.WHITECO
♦AHEADWm^^rrER VALUES
JOHN BALLARD. MGR. - ROCKDJ
.. LADIES NEW
Easter HATS
Greatest selection of n#W
Spring Hats ever. Select
one for your Easter out-
fit.
Ladies and Children's
PURSES
Black patents, white pa-
tents; bone, white and
black leathers. Also
white, natural and black
atraws and others.
JUST ARRIVED
DRAPERY
MATERIAL
45" and 48" wide, all cot-
ton. pre-shrunk, several
patterns.
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Cooke, J. W. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1967, newspaper, March 16, 1967; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864469/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.