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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
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VOL. 96
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AND MESSENGER
ROCKDALE.' TEXAS 76567 THURSDAY. JUNE 30. 1968
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NO. 25
More Vocational
Courses Planned
By BILL COOKE
Plans for 2 new vocational
training programs—one to
instruct students in elec-
tronic office work and the
other to aid special-needs
students in learning a
variety of crafts—are in the
mm at RHS.
Supt. J. M. Moormah
said that the programs are
Vocational Office Education
(VOE> .and Coordinated Voca-
tional Academic Education
<CVAE>. They may add a
burden to the school's already
cramped budget, but they will
fill student needs in vital
areas, he said.
In the VOE, some ?6,000 to
$7,000 in new equipment will
be added to the RHS commer-
cial department, with the state
to pay half the load, Moorman
said.
The new equipment, will in-
clude 10 electric typewriters,
3 transcription units, 2 ten-key
electrief’ adding machines, one
electronic key punch <for
punching IBM cards', 2 print-
ing calculators, and possibly
one combination dictation-
tranacription unit and one post-
ing machine.
VOE will be a 2-year pro-
gram. Students in their junior
FAREWRl EVENT JUNE 30
PRE-SCHOOLERS ENJOY 'STORY HOUR' AT CITY LIBRARY EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING
Here are 31 intent expressions as Rockdale; pre-school children
enjoy ai.Storv Hour at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.
The Story Hour is held each Tuesday and Thursday 46-a m..
sponsored by Friends of the Library. I We, Mrs. Duane M. Nystrom
illustrates a
of Friends of the Library, said that all pre-school children are wel-
come to attend The organization is also sponsoring a Summer
Reading Club for school-age children. Youngsters may sign up in
the club at any time during library hours which are 9 a. m. until
1 p. m. Monday through Saturday. (Reporter Photo) ___
Rambling..
| WHC j
Trustees Hire 3 Teachers,
Discuss Curriculum, Money
... .RtjtJkdale a:: «>.LJ.ru s mr- . approved expenditure of about
ad 3 new teachers and uiwu.xs-1 $1.1 uu fur the Region VT EducV
ed currir -Jum and money dur- | Uon Service Center, and grant-
ing a b >»rd meeting rhuixda.V I ed small supplement iuuieases
at the high school.
The new teachers employed
are: ' • . ^
Mrs 7ana Kubuk of Rock-
dyh* who will be assigned U>
Genii* on Mr Mind . . .
r\ID YoU ever gel so wrap-
ped up in something you* freshman English at RHV
didn't know from nothing’ l ** a graduate of Sam Houston
Wendell Dyer and his wife. State College. HunteviU*. and
Georgia, here been tn about ; wife of • new State R* p thin
that state of mind the paid few ' Kubiak.
weeks while they have been j Charles M. Patranlla. native
remodeling the interior of their of Bryan, summer graduate at
house They've literally been [ Sam Houston State, who wtH
eating, working and sleeping be Assigned to high school Eug-
"house". So it is no wonder! lish, Junior level. He holds
that a cheek Georgia wrote to 1 a double major in English anti
pay their light bill came back
from the bank stamped "No
Account" the other day.
for the distributive education
director and textbook custo-
dian.
; Moorman reported 'that all
schools are being treated for
termite?: and roaches, at a cost
of approximately' $1,100. He
also reported the school has re-
60-passengcr school bus, a $5,-
740 item
“More money does not neces-
sarily g arantee an improved
She had signed it "Weiulall
House."
And Worth It
Mrs. Wilma Davidson of Mi-
lano, graduate of Southwest
Texas State College. San Mar-
cos, who will j»e assigned to
teach in either the elementary
ur j in lor-lug h school.
In discussing .-urrlculum.
ISO YOU know how nun h the' J M. Moorman rej.
U President of the United] or» 2 now vocational course
Stales makes?'Your school-age, *hicl> wiU probably be ottered
boy or girl probably does, but; in l!u' st' '0"* system t.ii.s fa 1
In case you don't here it Is: The; P*"^*** appropriations in Aua-
President’s salary is $1001)00 a l*n' ,, ,
year and In addition he 4s al- j !D,C. <’?Vrscs arc ,Yi*_a1,on*
lowed $50,000 taxable expense i Office. EduuaUen 'V<JEf aj;.U_
allowance and $40,000 for travel' Coordinated Vocational
and official entertainment. I *mic Education. <DeUils about
That's a total or $1B0.000 ! the enuws in related story,
, 1 this page.1
..... _. - . ., ■ . Moorman reported on his
Should you aspire to the vkre tcnUU¥l, for
•'but I hasten to say, it could
help.” He noted that, looking
ahead, the Rockdale school sys-
tem must boost its
for clastruom Ua'thgrr
He also reported that he
planned 15 have .mo school
Local Boys State
Delegate Elected
State Senator
Rev. Sultemeier
y '
To Be Honored
year will work In 2 laboratory
periods each day learning the
use of the variety of electronic
office equipment. In their
senior year they will hold part-
time office jobs in the com-
munity as well as continue
study in one laboratory period.
Mrs Joyed Bayless, school
counselor, said that graduates
of tire 2-year VOE program
will "have the equivalent of
business school training.” This
will enable them to obtain good
office jobs immediately, to hold
good jobs while they work
themselves throyfeh college, or
the VOE will provide good1
background for more advanced
training.
The Coordinated Vocational
Academic Education program
rCVAE> will be offered both in
Peace Lutheran Church
members will honor their pas-
tor, the Rev. Stanley Sulte-
meier, with a reception Sunday.
June 30, from 5:30 until 9 p.
m. at the church fellowship
hall.
Rev. Sultemeier, pastor at
Peace Lutheran since July of
1964, has accepted a call to
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Alice. He and his wife, Bar-
bara, and thetr daughters, Deb-
bie, 6, Mary, 3, and Setphanie,
9 months, will move from
Rockdale July 8.
Albert Timmerman Jr.,
- Learn by Doing” was the president of the congregation,
motto at 1966 Bovs State, and • issued an invitation to the gen-
Richard K tt-bi a k, Rockdale 1 eral public to attend the re-
have .tne
principals meet with the board
to discuss what.they are doing
in their respective schools
“They are responsible for their
schools—at least 51 -per cent
regponmble," he added.
Trustees voted to
<u legate found tim motto to be
a perfect one.
Boys State, held annually in
Austin, is a mythical 51st state
in the linlon, with Hie govern-
ment based on Texas’ itate
government. The week-long
retain ’Program is designed to give the
' delegates a working knowledge
membership—in......-the Tcxai | 0f state government and poli-. others to this event in his hon-
Tbcy also heard reports' on
clearing work done on property
curriculumMoorman said, recently donated to the school
School Board Association, dues j ucs. Students who have com-
of which are $65 annually- J plcted their junior year in high
by Alcoa, and on painting and
other maintenance work being
carried out this summer
from all over
Third-Timer' Is
Lion-of-the-Y ear
presidency you might be in
terested tq know that that of-
fice pays $43,000 a year plus
a taxable $10,000 for expenses
incidental to the vice presi-
dency.
with concern expressed over
soaring costs of materials,
maintenance and Instruction. A
deficit of upwards of $10,008
could be a possibility, he said,
stressing the reed for addition-
al school revenue. The final
Oh yes, ex-presidents receive j, dKet meeting will be in Aug-
a lifetime pension of $25,000 a
year, and their widows receive
a lifetime pension of $10,000 a
year.
This all’ sounds like a lot of
money but I think you will
agree our president and vice
president earn every cent of it!
As long as we are spifling
all this Interesting information
on salaries we might as well
go a little further: Cabinet
members receive $35,000 a year.
The Chief Justice of the US
receives a salary of $40,000,
Just $5,000 more than the
$39,500 paid the Associate
Justices of -the Supreme Court.
A member of Congress receives
$30,000, plus $150 quarterly for
expenses incurrtd In his state;
a tax deduction of $3,000 is
allowed for living expenses
while away from Congression-
al district. The Speaker of the
House gets $43,000 plus a $10,-
0(B) taxable expense allowance.
And aa an example of creep-
ing Inflation consider the fact
that the first president of the
United Matas i atari ad a salary
at $33,966 and members ot
Congress were paid M a day.
You hear considerable talk
these da vs stout the pnssibili I
ty of the election •( the PresI-*
dent this year being thrown j
Me Me tlmm *F K*p i isM
MM la I
In other action, the trustees
For the Rockdale lions Club,
the third president was a
charm. r
Keen Franklin, introduced as
both the outgoing and incom-
ing 1 Jons president, reeeivto
Aca- | the club's coveted Llon-of-the
Year Award here Tuesday ckr-
tng an annual Ladies Night
program at First Christian
Church fellowship ball.
Recipient of the award, pro--
sAited annually, is decided by
the club membership in secret
ballot. Bob Taylor made th<^
presentation Tuesday.
Franklin recently elected to
a full term as president for
1966-6!), has been serving in
that rapacity this year stepping
up 2 notches from the second
vice-presidency. He first mov-
Pittman to Address
Annual Rotary Meet
H. C. Pittman of Austin will
address the annual 1 ad its
Night meeting of the Rockdale
Rotary Club at 7:30 p. m Tues-
day at the Country Club.
Pittman has
throughout the state as an
after-dinner speaker and has
been proclaimed an Official
Muster of Ceremonies for the
State of Texas.
,)le jl presently vice-presi-
t raveled ^ent ^ Texas Automnbilo
Dealers Association. O.- K.
Worley, incoming president of
the Rotary {.'tub. says Pittman
will make about a |0-mlnutu
talk with humor and some
serious message of an inspira-
tional nature
George Hutton ia retiring
president of the club.
Pittman has served in the
Dutrid Attorney's office P
Executive Assistant Attorney
General, chairman of the Tex-
as Industrial Accident Board,
chairman of the State Em-
pkosv Retirement Snltm,
and as vide pcvfuWnt of the
Austin Nut tonal Rank. He ia
a direct‘u of the Automotive
Trade Ai- e lation Managers.
In civic work, the A at mite 1 Rower.
ed up when club president Bill
Tyis moved to Dallas, Tvus
was succeeded by Rudy Gross-
man who later resigned be-
cause of shift work and Frank-
lin became the third president
of tlie year.
.Since, taking the reins, he
has guidbrt the chtb through
several successful projects, the
most recent being a community
'nirrimniage sale and auction
which earned the club more
than $700 to be used in its
charitable projects.
- Installing officer Tuesday
was Ben Swank. Lions district
deputy governor from Nava-
sota. He presented a humorous
talk and then ips.tajled the fol-
lowing 1966-69 officers for the
Rockdale club:
Franklin, president; Butt
Hurst, secretary-treasurer; T.
B. Bullock, Lion tamer; John
Ballard; tail-twister; Tay lor,
Glenn Beyer and Clifton Wade,
first, second and third vice-
presidents; Spud Caywood and
L. ,F. tB.ck) Rogers, one-year
directors;' Bill Cooke and Bob'
Cooper, 2 - year director*:
Harold Love, Crippled Chil-
dren’s Camp director.
Perfect attendance awards
went to:
Bullock, 20 ycais; Red Itich-
breb, 16 years: Walter A. Urban
Sr, 13; Al Mcnke, 13; Harold
LovV 124 M. N. Strieker. 10;
Ixxi Ogea, 10; Dr. T. C. Gretn,
10; Cooke, 9;‘'Sonny Merm, 8;
H. D. Maxwell. 8; Dr. A. A.
Urban, 7; W. F. Saage, 7; Frank
Brandon, 7; Doug Smith, 6;
Rogers, 6; Eldon Ball, 6,
George Wall, 6, Caywood, 5;
Frank 6knvarek. 4, Ballard. 4;
Al Moan, 3; Tag lor, 1; J IVcl
Johnston, 2; Franklin. 2, Wade,
1; Henry Tvler. 1; Hurst. 1;
Clyde Fra.iklin. J; Wendell
Dyer, I. • , .• “
Al Mend* served as Master
of ceremonies Tucwbi' Others
an Uia program were Ballard.
•Hke of aU»>*i >nr< M
•nng leadqr; l he K v
-school attend
Texas.
Kubtak. RHS senior and son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Kubiak
of Rockdale, returned home
Saturday after a busy week of
work and recreation in Austin.
He was sponsored there by
.(. American Legion Carlyle Post
358 -of Rockdale.
On arrival, the local delegate
was named to the Pioneer
Party.- At the party's precinct
convention, he was named a^
delegate to the county conven-
tion, and, at the county meet-
ing, he was named a delegate
to the state convention. At the
state meeting, the delegates de-
cided on a party platform after
considerable debate.
la ihe General Ejcetionr Ku-
Iriak was elected,® state sena-
tor and then was elected sen-
ate pro-tem, presiding over the
Senate on One occasion in the
absence of the lieutenant gov-
ernor. t
, Friday, Kubiak and the other
Boys State elected officials
spent the day in the state
capitol, serving in tlveir re-
See BOYS STATE, page 5a
1 • '
w - 4
a'.tr
tun served .is prepotent of the , Slew an Ifk-IL lisvx-ation. Hursl,
VMi 4 pruMMieiit of the Ariml- j financial rviy-rt and a0endauc«
ym. im tmrvt Wtrvr m-r i
to ROTARY, page Aa i
NEW ENGINEER
Stanley J. Spell, recent
University of Texas
Kraduate. has loined Al-
coa's Rockdale Works as a
met h an leal engineer. The
Auattn native was active
Jn college rHaptrm of the
American Society of Me-
chanical Fnsineers and
ti»e Texaa Society of Pro-
fessional Engineers Spell
is married to the former
She* ry Lj«m Kubes of
eeption Jon* 30. - “During paa-
tor Sultemeier's 4 years here,”
Timmerman said, “Peace Lu-
theran has completed a build-
ing program and grown sub-
stantially in membership. He
has had a wonderful ministry
in Rockdale, and members of
out church would like to invite
or.”
Rev. Sultemeier has also
been active in Rockdale civic
work, serving on the South
Milam County United Fund
board of directors, directing
Swim at 3 A. M.
Nets Fine of $25
Three Milano residents, age
20, IS and 19, were fined $25
each for trespassing on private
property alter they were caught
in the city swimming pool at
3 a. m. Tuesday.
Police filed the trespassing
complaints in corporation court.
One paid his fine while the
other 2 were transferred to
county jail in lieu of payment.
Police also filed affray
charges against 2
men following a fight In front
of the Rockdale Dance Club
Saturday night. Both paid a $25
fine.
Traffic complaints filed in
the city court by police during
the past week were: speeding,
2 cases, improper start from
parked position, running red
light, and failure to yield right
of way, one case each. There
were also 4 complaints filed
for drunkencssl
AN OLD EYESORE
SINCE EARLY 50's
BITING THE DUST
★
One of Rockdale's biggest
eyesores since the construc-
tion boom era of the early
1950’s is biting the dust.
Dan's Court®, weed-infest-
ed frame courts that Irave'
been vacant since thoae boom
years, arc being torn down,
board by board'.
W T. Pearson, who recent-
ly bought the courts and pro-
perty, located near the Dairy
* Uueen on West Cameron »US
79). said he is having the
courts dismantled.
Title to the courts had
long been tied up in red tape.
“I finally was able to buy
them from a woman in Okla-
homa who had acquired them
in a debt settlement,” Pear-
son said. He said he bought
the property purely on specu-
lation and had no immediate
plbsw for It
the Lions Club's bucket bri-.
gade on several occasions and
serving as the club's director
for Crippled Children’s Camp
at Kerrville. He also umpired
in Little League baseball and
was an assistant team manager
in Babe Ruth League baseball.
“We have enjoyed the church
and community very much dur-
ing our stay in Rockdale,” he
said, “and have always been
impressed by the cooperative
attitude of everyone. We re-
gret leaving out many friends
here, but at the same time we
look forward to the challenge
ahead.”
the junior-high school and' at
RHS, with the purpose of the
program to instruct students In
such skills as carpentry, paint-
ing, concrete work, auto me-
chanics and othefs.
Designed as a program that
can “work for the school,” the
'students of CVAE can actually
assist with school maintenance
and construction work while
they are learning the crafts,
Moor-mah said.
Estimated cost for the CVAE
program is $2,500 in each
place, the junior-high and
RHS.-, Most of the cost Ja in
new tools, materials and equip-
ment necessary for the instruc-
tion. The state doesn’t partici-
pate in this cost, but can pro-
vide funds for a teacher for the
course.
“The CVAE program is not,
of course, restricted to any type
of student,” Moorman explain-
ed, “and it should offer in-
terests and benefits for many
students. Tf can esjSSci&liy' kid
students with special needs;
ttujsi? wttti flcholsstTP deficien*
cies who are potential drop-
outs.”
While the VOE program is
preUy well assured, the legis-
lature has not pi t the final
stamp of approval on CVAE
funds requested by the gover-
nor, it was explained. “Right
now,” Moorman said, “we an-
ticipate..-Chat we will Hive
both programs here, but the
final decision rests in Austin.”
Two vocational training pro-
grams were installed In the
RHS curriculum during the
past school year.
One is Distributive Educa-
tion, directed by Harold Chat..
REV. STANLEY SULTEMEIER
Moving to Alice
BIBLE VERSE
Wr have not • high priest
who it unable to sympathise
with out weahnaaaM, but one
who tn every respect has been
3 Local Firemen
Attend Convention
Three Rockdale firemen. Red
Richards, Clifford Caffey and
Ray OffieM attended the annual
state convention of the State
Firemen and Fire Marshalls
Association in Austin June 11-
13.
Convention headquarters was
the CommodoreJPerry Hotel.
in. which provided instruction
and part-time, on-the-job train-
ing generally in the areas of
sales and service.
The second program was
Part-Time Vocational- Train-
ing in Agriculture, administer-
ed through the voc-ag depart-
ment, which provided part-
time jqbs in that field. Both
programs will again be offered
next year.
“Nation-wide, educators and
business and industrial leaders
are In agreement that there Is
great need for expanded vo-
cational training in many
fields,” Moormah said, “and
here in Rockdale, like other
schools, we’re trying to help
meet these needs.”
Stewart Bell New
St. Johns Pastor
Members of St. John’s
Methodist Church welcomed a
new pastor Sunday with large
attendance for both morning
and evening services and a re-
ception in fellowship hall fol-
lowing the 8 p. m. service.
The new pastor is the Rev.
J. Stewart Bell, 33, who moved
here with his wife and 2 chil-
dren last Thursday from Oma-
ha, Texas.’
Rev. Bell is a 1951 graduate
of Texarkana High School, at-
tended Texarkana and Lon
Morris junior colleges and re-
ceived hie bachelor ot arts de-
gree in 1955 from Stephen F.
Austin College, Nacogdoches.
He received his bachelor of
divinity degree from Perkin*
School of Theology at South-
ern Methodist University, Dal-
las, In 1953. He served student
appointments in the Canton and
Kolfax circuits, and sines*
completing seminary study he
has held pastorates at First
Methodist Church in Hardia*
W—lev Method i rt Chuuh in
Nederland. Park » ood- Metho-
diat Church In Pasadena, and
Find Methodist Church in
Omaha, Tea.
Rev. Bell and his wile.
Taylor.
REV. J. STEWART BELL
Melbadtal Minister
Ly nn, age 9, and a son, Chra,
6.
"We are glad to be In Rork-
rfsu. •• m.» •—a are
are looking forward to our
work hare"
Rev Bril it a *oc(in<l-gen-
eration Methodist miniate* aa
hi« lather, the Hry A C. Hell,
Slat Cburdb ibl
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