The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1963 Page: 7 of 14
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'Stars' Scheduled
At Prison Rodeo
entertainment and thrills ({alure
.it the 32nd Annual Texas
Prison Rodeo in Huntsville dur-
ing eaeh ol the four Sunday
pi i fiu'inanees in Oetnber.
In addition to oxciting rodeo
contests featuring the prison
; \ tern's toughiM inmate rideis,
this yiar’s special guest stars
will include four of the nation’s
foremost celebrities
For the opening event on
( h tobi i ft, the rieiim u111 :!<• -
tions will be Minnie Pearl of
(hand Ole Oprv fame, and
Kddie Anderson, Jack Benny's
popular •’Rochester” Minnie
Pearl will return to the rodeo
arena on October 2b as tin
star attratcion.
Terry Wilson, who portrays
the role of Bill Hawk in the
weekly “Wagon Train" tele-
vision series, has been hooked
for a personal appearance for
the second Sunday, on October
13.
Winding up the 1J)63 Prison
Rbfleo series will be Dizzy
Dean, former baseball pitching
ace and currently a prominent
television sports caster.
As an added highlight, Linda
Lottis of Fort Worth, Miss Tex-
as for 1 bill-(12, a singing sen-
sation, will appear on the pro-
gram eaen Sunday in October.
Inmate cowboys will contest
tiic wildest prison-produced
rodeo stock ever assembled in
any rodeo arena, said Albert
Moore, veteran director of
these annual events. The in-
mate contests include a mad
scramble, bareback and saddle
brunc riding, wild horse race,
Brahman bull riding, and the
prison’s famous chariot race.
The Prison Rodeo m held in
j the prison’s SI million stadium,
which has a 30,000 seating
capacity. The show begins ut
2 p.m. and moves at a fast pace
1 hu two hours.
Net proceeds from ticket
1 sale- go into a special lund lor
I the benefit of more than 12.000
inmate- of the Texas DepaP
oient of Corrections. The
i munev i- used m f inn.h rt
j ligious. educational, recix ution-
i al and health services not sup*
ulied by legislative appropria-
tions.
Reserved seat tickets at $2 40,
' S3 7a and $4,4o. tax included.
i may l>e obtained by writing
Rodeo Ticket Office, Huntsville.
| Texas, enclosing check or
1 money order.
Coffield Gets
j Roof Contract
For Fair Park
Contract was let and work
started this week on re-roofing
! the pavilion and livestock barn
al the Rockdale Fair Park.
The work was authorized at
a recent meeting of the city
; council and the contract given
| to Coffield Lumber Company
I on a low bid. Work started this
j week, according to Barton Sut-
1 ton, manager.
Sutton said both buildings
j would be given a new galvaniz-
ed metal covering.
Aluminum
Output Sets
July Record
Production of primary alu-
minum in the United State?
totaled 2U1.355 short tons in
j July, a record The Aluminum
Association announced today.
This represent? an increase
| ol 8.48 tons over the previous
i high established in May, when
, 1112.888 tons of aluminum vver
i produced.
Production by the nation's
! seven integrated producer.- in
July, a 31-da.v month, was 4 8
J per cent higher than output in
June, a 30-day month, when
!!)2.4!J1 tons were produced.
It was also 0 4 per cent high-
er than output of 184 K'o tons
j in July of lust year, the as-
1 sociation reported.
Production of primary alu-
minum during the first seven
1 months of 1963 totaled 1,296.-
i 769 short tons, an increase of
| 5 7 per cent over the 1.226.364
tons produred in the corres-
ponding period last year. The
record production quarter is
1he second quarter ol thi.- year
with output ol 566.688 tons.
The seven producing com- j
oanies in the United States are
Aluminum Company of Ameri-
ca, Anaconda Aluminud Com- .
pan.v, Harvey Aluminum < In-
corporated), Kaiser Aluminum
& Chi mical Corp., Olin Mathie- ,
son Chemical Corp., Revere i
Copper and Brass, Inc., and
Reynolds' Metals Company
Olin and Revere produce pri-
mary aluminum through a
iointly-owned subsidiary, Or-
an t Corporation.
Rockdale has many fine
Lurches. They all invite you
o attend services at any time.
DANCE TRAINING
SHOULD BE INCLUDED
IN EVERYONE'S EDUCATION
TO DEVELOP—
0 Poise Q Posture
0 Self-Confidence and Self-Reliance
0 Music and Art Appreciation
_ 0 Coordination and Balance
0 Alertness in following instructions
0 Personality and Health
0 Body Control and Grace
£ Sense of Rhythm
As a twig is bent, so grows the Tree"
Dancing is a useful and desirable addition to human happiness; an
incentive to exercise unsurpassed as an ally to good health. The best
time to start dance training is at a pre-school age, or as soon there-
after as possible. This early training prevents shyness, self-conscious-
ncss, awkwardness, or anti social behavior from becoming a fixed habit.
Look forward and enroll your child now!
REGISTER TUESDAY. SEPT. 3 — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Chamber of Commerce Office in Rockdale
Classes will be Held at
the GIRL SCOUT HOUSE
• TOE
• BALLET
• TAP
• ACROBATIC
• JUNIOR BALL ROOM
• MODERN JAZZ
• BATON TWIRLING
Annette Duval School of Dancing
"FOR 32 YEARS AUSTIN'S LARGEST DANCING SCHOOL”
ABOUT YOUR
Health
(Editor's note: This is a
feature prepared by the state
health department.)
AUSTIN—Hay liver is neith-
er caused by hay nor e it u--
iciaud with lever, but the
10,000,000 Americans who suf-
fer from it know the misery ol
stuffed running noses. water,\
inflamed eves, sneezing, wheez-
ing and general discomfort.
Hay fever can be earned bv
trees, grasses, molds, weeds
and even di-ink grated insects’
bodies. But the greatest sinner
nationwide—is the ragweed
In only five hours one rag- j
weed can produce 8 milliun 1
pollen grains that can be air- j
borne over a distance of 75
piles.
In Texas some varieties ol
cedar trees arc the principle
offender- and in some areas o’
the state, there is no escaping
drifting t'.le ,ds o.f pollen .sweep-
ing across a city lrom rural)
areas nearby.
Ot the four speies of rag- .
weed, time grow knee high,
but thi' fourth—the giant rag-
weed—reaches head high. For
some unknown reason, the j
giant ragweed's scientific name j
is Ambrosia trifida. Ambrosia, j
of course, means "pleasing to'
taste or smell." No hay fever
sufferer would agree with that ,
definition.
It may seem strange, but the I
ragweed pollination season be-|
gins earlier in the north than
in the south. In parts ol Cana-
da ragweed starts pollinating in
the latter part of July, whereas
in South Texas it begins about j
the middle of September.
Reason for this phenomenon
is that pollination occur a the
amount of sunlight becomes j
less. Thus the farther south
the plants are. the later their j
pollination starts.
Why some of us become al-
lergic to cedar pollen: others to
ragweed, penuts, molds or in-
sects remains a mystery. But
it is known that the allergic !
tendency is inherited.
Mild seasonal attacks can
usually be treated effectively
with simple medic tions pre-
scribed by your doctor. More
severe or persistant eases may
require skin tests and de-
sensitzation against the offend- ;
ing substances, which differ
from person to person.
If asthma m- other oomplica- \
tions occur, still other methods!
of treatment will be required, i
Your doctor can determine I
which treatment is best for the ;
individual ease.
There are also a number of
personal measures om can take
to avoid or ease the distressing
symptoms. Try to keep doors
and windows closed as much as
possible duirng the usceptible
period, Central air condition-
ing with filtration, although
expensive, can provide gratify-
ing relief.
Rockdale Works Calendar Drive
Chief Supplier, Continues, Will
50-Pound Ingot i Benefit Library
August 29, 19G3
RCCKDALE (Tax.) REPORTER—7
Alcoa's Rockdale Works ha?
been singled out as trie chief
supplier of 50-pound aluminum
ingot for the Smith American
market
According : Rockdale Work-
Manager J. F Yates, the i
■melting plant will carry an j
inventory of about uni* million
pounds ot ingot to bi in a .
position to expedite umi. i. tur ]
the Latin market.
Metal will be trucked to
Houston or Calve-ton and load- j
ed aboard ocean-going vessels!
headed for South American
eountrii s.
The first order is destined
for Buenos Aires. Argentina.
One ot the rea-ons for Rock
dale's participation was the j
speed with which domestic
metal emilo be -hipped ti> the
South American market Inmi
the Gulf Coast area, Yates ex-
plained.
(!ount\ \«:<*nt>
\war<l> Slatnl
COLLEGE STATION—Six
Texas county agricultural
agents have beer named re-
cipent.v of the National County
Agricultural Agents Associa-
tion's highest honor — their
Distinguished Servce Awards
for 1963. They are Victor Joy-
ner, Roberts County: B. T.
Haws, Wichita C< inly; Her-
man R. Lynch, Bowie'County;
Werner M. Lindig, Bandera
County; Ross Garrett. Madison
County and Lawrence M.
Vaughn. Brazoria C o u n t v.
They have contributed a total
ot 92 years of .service to Texas
agriculture as employees of the
Agricultural Extension Service.
Then honorees were nominat-
ed by the Texas Association.
Confirmation by the national
organization was announced
today by Todd W. Berry, chair-
man of the Texas Awards
Committee and count agent of
Van Zanrit County
Berry said the awards are
presented annually to a select
group of the nation's county
agents who have, over a period
of 10 years or more, made out
standing contributions to agri-
culture and rural living. Eaeh
of the honorees has served agri-
culture with distinction and
are also active in church, civic
and community affairs in their
home towns and counties.
They have demonstrated their
abilities as leaders, organizers
and educators on many oc-
casions.
Presentation of the awards
will be a highlight ot the Na-
tional Association’s annual
meeting which will he held this
year in Minneapolis, Minne-
sota, September 22-26.
Support your C. of C.
Tip annual Birthday Calen-
dar drive is .--till under way in
Rockdale, with volunteer work-
ns to complete their canvas
by September 7.
Proceeds rroin the yearly
project will benefit the Lucy
Hill Patterson Memorial Li-
brary, project chairman John
Gunn reminded this week. The
it a maicr urrr ut
income for the public library
each year.
Women volunteer- are work-
ing in community areas, taking
calendar orders and entries foi
birthday and wedding anniver-
saries. The calendars s .*11 for
one dollar each, and tin
birthday and anniversary en-
tries are 25 cents each.
\rrial Photos
Ma\ l<I<*nlif\
Salt\ Soil*
COLLEGE S T A T I O N —
Aerial photography may soon
provide farmers and research-
ers with a simple, rapid method
of determining the extent of
salt accumulation in cotton
fields, reports the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Thi* saltiness of cotton fields,
to a depth of tour feet, can be
recorded in photos made with
aerial infrared film and a dark-
red filter, according t<> prelimi-
nary studies b? the USDA's
Agricultural Research Service
and the Texas Agricultural Ex-
periment Station. Previously
used methods, though accurate,
were tune consuming and re-
quin d I a bo i atory te-ding of •
large number ol soil samples,
the report continues',
By early identification of the
salt damaged soils farmers
could reclaim land in time to
prevent heavy losses in yields'
This system should he especial-
ly important m the unirrigated
portions of the Rio Grande
Valley , says the USDA
The method is based on the
fact that the leaves ui healthy
plants reflect most of the light
m the infrared part ol the light
spectrum. Also, cotton plants
show symptoms of moisture
stress in direct proportion to the
amount of salt accumulation in
the root zone. Therefore, the
laboratory experiments showed
that leaves form healthly plants
i efleet the mist light while
leaves from salt affected plants
reflect less.
The USDA explains that
aerial phot: would (hit. how
unat feited cotton as white
while salt affected cotton
would appear progressively
darker with higher concentra-
tions of salt.
Sales of the song ‘White
Ghristmas’ by Irving Berlin
reached over 2U million copies.
MILAM ASCS NEWS
Final payments under the
1963 teed grain and wheat
stabilization programs are be-
ing made at this tune
Tin operator of each eligible
farm will be* notified by mail
when the document tot ht> in-
dividual farm is ready lor sig-
nature and payment, according
'o Alva E Sanders, office man-
ager ot the Milam County
Agricultural, Stabilization and
Conservation Service.
Sat:tic: • eport.- * h, t ■.
authorization has been received
granting permission to .-tart
grazing acreage diverted under
the feed gram and wheat pro-
grams beginning October 1.
Also request tor AL'P co*t-
haring for Practice D-l. Win-
ter Legumes will he accepted
beginning Tuesdav, September
3.
CnM -haring will be made fur
fertilizer, Hiib.am (Mover. Many
Vetch, A istrian Winter Peas.
Dixie Wondi r Pea.-. Common
or Wllharm tie Vetch. MeliTbtus
Indie i Clover and Madrid Clov -
er.
This practice is to he carried
out on cultivated land. There
will he a limitation of $200 per
producer in requesting cost-
shares for this practice, San-
ders said.
\rw KI\ Control
Mra-nro Sought
COLLEGE STATION — A
search has begun for new
physical methods to control
the font most bothersome flies
found on dairy farms, says the
U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
The house fly, stable fly,
horn fly and fact fly .arc the
insects under investigation by
a team of USDA scientists at
the new B.lt-viHe, Md fly
laboratory.
The research will study the
use of light and other forms oi
radiant energy, audible and
ultrasonic sound, air currents,
and geometric patterns as
weapons against these pest?
They will also investigate im-
proved sanitation and manage-
ment method- that may he used
ill fly control
The team of entomologists,
agricultural engineer-, a n d
dairy lumbandmtn of the
USDA’s .Agricultural Rc-t arch
Service, will attempt to add to
tin* scanty amount of rest arch-
development information now
available on the physical con-
trol of flies'.
Although complete control bv
physical means is not expected
in the mar future, then a
a supplement to insecticides
could reduce the amount of the
chemical controls needed
Physical means, if they were
effective, available at reason-
able cost and easy to use,
Would be betti r than chemical
ones be cause t hey vvould leave
no residue, says the USDA
Sutton Named
To Head New
UF Campaign
Bar’ Sutton has accepted the
chairman hip of the executive
campaign committe for th<-
South Milam County United
Fund. Ear! Ostendorf, presi-
dent, announced this morning.
Sutton accepted the assign-
I 4- * * J*
• • • . • • t 4 > uit >.i( tin, (>t # J It.
Yeager who was to have served
as chairman.
Other numbers of the cam-
paign committee include E. FI
Walker, Rufus Graves. J. D.
Peeples, M M. Camp, Ralph
Nichols, Byron F Cook. Mrs. R.
L. Abbott, and W A. Murray.
The* campaign will be held
in October to raise funds f* r
the calendar yeai 1964
LAST
2 DAYS
HODGES
SUMMER
SALE
QUALITY
MENSWEAR
SAVINGS
UP TO 50”
1‘ Sale
SPORT
SHIRTS
Small Sizes only
Hodges
MAN'S SHOP
Rockdale
j!
BRING YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS
PREWITT DRUG STORE
for Fast and Accurate Compounding
And We Invite You to Make Our Store
HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS
Complete stocks of medicines, Live-
stock Vaccines and Remedies, Poul-
try Vaccines and Remedies, insecti-
cides of all kinds, Sick Room Sup-
plies, Alarm Clocks, Vitamins,
Hair Care Items, etc.
Cameras and Photo Supplies. Gifts
for any occasion, Hallmark Greet-
ing Cards, Toiletries—the favorites
of both women and men.
see us
for Your Favorite
SCHOOL
SUPPLIES
YOU'LL LIKE OUR FRIENDLY SERVICE. TOOl
PREWITT DRUG STORE
"Prescription Druggist"
PHONE HI 6*3441 WE DELIVER
WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS
l ips for (Control
Of Winter Crain
Mites an* Given
COLLEGE STATION—It is
almost time for farmers and
ranchmen to wed small grains,
says H. A. Turney, area m-
tomologist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
The entomologist reminds
that fields which have been
planted in small grain fur the
past three to four years should
not be replanted to this crop,
because of the possibility of
winter grain mite damage. The
rotation will help in control
tin? destructive pe-t. lie said.
The winter grain mite builds
up to damaging populations in
late winter and early spring,
Turney explains The ruce?si-
ty of chemical control can be
eliminated or decreased to a
great extent by the use of ro-
tation, he adds.
For additional infromation
about winter grain mite con-
trol. contact yoiii loc.t 1 county
agent.
£
100-
BACK-TO-
SCHOOLERS
Bring in Your
fall and win-
ter clothes
now and be
ready for the
football games
and the cooler
weather just
ahead.
Backhaus
Cleaners
Phone HI $-5361
WE GIVE
S*H GREEN STAMPS
0“
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WHEW!
... IT’S BEEN HOT!
"And I’ve really been busy keeping you folks cool"
Weeks before the official first day of summer, June 21, many
Texas thermometers had already topped the 100-degree mark
and the temperature has been soaring to record-breaking read-
ings almost weekly since then.
Yes, our summer weather arrived early, but thanks to air con-
ditioning, the heat has been a little more bearable for the
thousands of people who have given Reddy Kilowatt the job
of removing heat from their homes and providing mountain-
cool comfort.
So, if your electric service bill is a little higher than usual,
consider how much more work Reddy is doing night and day
to keep you comfortable. Electricity is still the biggest bar-
gain in your household budget!
E>
OPERATII
VG COST OF AIR CONDITIONING*
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
Average per ton
$1.60
$7.90
$12.60
$13.20
$4.90
TP l
’Based on analysis of electric air conditioning use in the TP&L service area.
TEXAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
9 tax-paying, investor-owned electric utility
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The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1963, newspaper, August 29, 1963; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693839/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.