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THE ROCKDHLE REPORTER
Rwkdil* Mnmb0« Citibllibtd 1179
AND MESSENGER
Rockdato Reporter Established IHI
VOL. 85
10c THE COPY
ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1957
20 PAGES
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Hallowe'en Symbol
S«« Pag* 4b
NO. 42
ROUND ROCKDALE
W H C
Millionaire?
^RE you a millionaire? Maybe
you are and just don t realize
it. Here's a definition I read the
tuber day: "Count your assets II
you have a clear conscience, a
good liver, some good friends and
a happy home; if your heart has
kept its youth and your soul its
honesty: cheer up! You are one
of life’s richest millionaires."
I don't know who wrote that, but
judging from the fact that he in-
cluded "a good liver" as one of the
factors, I assume he was some-
body past 40 years old.
Which reminds me of the man
who was talking about his dear
departed grandfather. "He took
little liver pills all his life,” the
man said. “Lived to bo 108 years
old and <had the healthiest liver in
the world. Why when he died, they
had to take a stick and beat his
liver to death."
And with that I guess I've said
about enough about livers. Maybe
too much. I would like to add,
however, that I had a note from
Jack Nettles, former Rockdale
Alcoan now in Pittsburgh, the
other day. Jack says they don't
call it the Asiatic or Asian Flu in
big ol’ Pittsburgh. “Up here," he
says, "we refer to it as
Himalayan Wasteaway.”*
United Fund Campaign Hits
$12,709 Cash and Pledges
Goal in Sight as Drive
Now In Home Stretch
the
Election
“CAY," a fellow say-ed to me the
^ other day, “What kind of an
election are we having next Tues-
day? I didn’t know anything about
it until somebody asked me a
while ago."
7he spooks, witches, and gob-
Fact of the matter is, constitu-
tional amendment elections just
don't arouse enough interest any- . lins are on the prowl tonight
where. Usually, very few people | it’s Hallowe'en,
know- what they’re all about and
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT Billy Pearson, son of Mr and Mrs. W T Pearson, Jr., looks
eagerly at a symbol of Hallowe’en—a jack o’ lantern. Billy, a second-grader who says he is
“seven-and-a-half,” is one of the many "kids” from six to sixty who will gather at the
elementary school tonight for a night of fun at the annual Hallowe’en Carnival sponsored
by the Rockdale P-TA. (Reporter staff photo).
Tonights the Night of
Hallowe'en Carnival
sary vote; to win the honor, vpon- , hot dogs, chili, and other foods
soring basketball games, selling; served at the elementary school
coffee arm hot chocolate, and using ! cafetorium after the parade.
most of us don’t take the trouble
to tind out. Deciphering and de-
coding all the legal phraseology
and gobblcdrgook is almost too
much for the average layman to
stomach.
Unless, of course, he has a good
liver.
Rut be that as it probably is,
there are three constitutional
amendment proposals to be voted
on next Tuesday. Turn to the edi-
torial page for a digest of them.
You may not get a perfectly lucid
explanation, but you should know
a little bit more about them after
reading this resume.
And most of these "spirits" are
planning to do their prowling at
ihe big Hallowe'en carnival in
progress :it the elementary school,
chere a variety show and magic
i how arc features ot tin enter
tainment.
The carnival, sponsored annual-
ly to raise funds for the Rock
other tuud-raising methods to gain
votes.
bcpefuls for the K fig and
‘ju ■ r. honoi ii< tre hmen John
Harold I.ueke.v and Mary Loe
Summers. ; o p h o m o r e ■ Phillip
Srvevingen and Patrv Menn, jun-
iors F.dwin Freeman and Patsy
Overturn, and seniors Robert,
with hamburger;
One Mistake
^PHEN there was the inmate in
the penitentiary talking to an-
other inmate: *‘I was making big
money—about a quarter of an
inch too big."
Back Again
OUT let's get back to that first
paragraph again. I think the
fellow who wrote that had a good
thought, even without the liver.
Think about it: a clear conscience,
good friends, happy home, youth-
ful heart, honest soul. Why man,
you ARE rich.
dale Parent-Teacheis Association.! ^ ,u,11l'‘'Nd t.har cnc lliildc n.
got off to a fast start this after- I P-TA is also offerirg a fa!
noon at four with a big down- j loween sujjper,
town parade.
At the elementary school site
of the carnival, the different
grades are operating booths on
the midway, with room mothers*
in charge.
Room mothers directing the mid
way booths are Mrs. L. O. Em-
quist, first grade, Mrs. Carlos
Frit/, second grade: Mrs. J. T.
Burns, third grade; Mrs. Joe Has
coe and other room mothers,
fourth grade; M**s. Wendell Dyer
sixth giade; Mrs. John Y< lverton.
A show in keeping with the
Hallowe'en spirit i* Jminnv Modi
ling's magic diow, which has per
loi’ia'ac; at six and seven
He is showing mystc ries of the
mind, slight of nand tricks, illu-
dotis, and may other tricks, in
eluding the famed rising rope of
India.
Tin* snooks, witches, and goblins
an rn th« prowl tonight. ..
It's Halloween!
With a goal of $ 14.205. the South
Milam County United Fund cam
! paign counted $12,709 10 in cash
1 and pledges this week as the driv e
entered its final stages.
"With continued good efforts
1 oti tlie part of all ot the team
captains and winkers, and the con-
tinued co-operation ot the gen-
era! public, it appears we will
reach oui goal by the time all re-
ports are in," H W Melmcr,
chairman ot the* executive cam-
paign committee, said Wednesday.
Helmet1 reported that the special
gifts committee still has some
work to complete, and that there
are still a large number of in-
dividuals to tie contacted vs ho hav e
been missed on the initial rounds
of the drive
W. H Cooke, president of the
United Fund, pointed out that
the I'F serves the Red Cross, Sal
vation Army, Hoy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Heart Fund, and Gonzales
Warm Springs Foundation foi
Crippled Children. “Instead of a
separate drive being made dur-
Bred! Renamed
On Scholarship
Group for Alcoa
George E. Rredt of Rockdale
will again serve as a member of
the* Sponsoring Committee for the
Alcoa Foundation Scholarship nl
lotted l.oekrialc Wotks. R K
| Sugg, chairman of the committee,
i u.s announced
i Sugg, Alcoa - Rock lain Works
manager, also listed three other
I mend ere •>( the committee. They
Oxshccr Smith, president of
Mir. J. H. Baugh, and Mis. R. C.
Richards, seventh and eighth
grades.
The highlight of the carnival to
night will be the cowning of a
carnival King and Queen, with
four couples representing each
nigh school class competing lor
'his honor.
The candidates this week made
a final eltort to gain the* neros-
Two Voting Boxes
Set for Tuesday
Rockdale voters will vote on the
three proposed constitutional
amendments next Tuesday at the
two regular voting boxes for west
Rockdale and east Rockdale.
Wilcox street is the dividing
line for the two election precincts
and voting for the west precinct
will be at the elementary school
gym, while veiling foi the e*i-t pre-
cinct will be at the American Le-
gion hall.
In charge of the west box is
Bill Boggus as election judge, with
Mrs. II. ('. Spence as a cleik.
2 Cars Heavily Damaged in
Collision Here Wednesday
Chief Allen, the investigating
officer, filed charges of failure t »
giant right-of-way against Gar/a
in rity court.
Rockdale police investigated one
other traffic accident this wee k. | ^^ week
this one a minor collision Tuesdav , t . _
.....iin« ' I",7
2k. Ror<\dale, driving
A 1957 Ford and u 1955 Buick
were heavily damaged Wednes-
day at 1:38 p.m. when they were
involved in a collision ai the in-
tersection of Highway 79 and
Highway 77 Soulh, in Rockdale.
Mrs. Guadalupe Garza, a pas-
senger the Ford, was taken bv
Phillips and Luekvy ambulance to
Richard* Hospital, where she was
released idler exa.nination re-
vealed no injuries Mrs. Gni/4
suftned bruise ■; on the chc-st when
i ir impact ot the crash threw her
into the dash of the car. Dr. Phil-
lip M. Young, the examining physi-
cian. said.
Damage to the Buick. which wa
drivel: ov Alphii L« e C alhoun of
QuHma1), wa* estimated at $425
l>v police chief G. E. Allen, who
investigated. Damage to the Ford
was estimated at $375 by Allen.
Passengers in tno Fold were
/>nastacio R Garza of Rockdale
'the driven, his wife, Guadalupe,
and young son. W. D. Brown of
Quitman, owner of the car. was
the onlv passenger in the Buick
Mrs. Garza was the only one I morning -blocking the track until
Officer Homer Johnson in-
\ estigated, assut.ecl by officer G.
L. Southern.
Corporation Court recoids how
the* following traffi ■ fires paid
Car* driven bv John Hi nr
Gicen and Martin Halstead Moon
were involved in a collision a’
the intersection ol Highland and
Hogan at,-f* 35 pun. Tuesday. Dan
age to Moore's car was describe!
as "wrv light" wnilc Green's car
va< no' damaged.
ol Box
wrong
side of s\rret.
Joe G rat. oner
address ;
driving v
Dpugle
rw *, B<«
stop sign
l’) gave ms
Austin and Pock dale
lie lie* ns* suspended.
Ha,/ Springer ot Rout#
41, Rockdale, r um rig
The other two clerks have not
been nam' d, Boggus said.
Willard 'Spot1 Marshall is elec-
tion judge for the east precinct
and has named tin* following
clerks: Mrs. Inez Schukraft, Mrs.
Pascal Pogue, and Mrs. Scott
Baldridge.
The polls will be open from 8 I
a. m to 7 p. in.
There are three constitutional
! amendments proposed and the!
voter will vote cither for or against
| the* follow ing proposals, a; they
j appear on the ballot:
No. 1. “Making the five per cent
contribution rate to the state ern-
; ployees retirement system appli-
cable to an employer’s whole sal-
I ary and adding additional em-
! ployees who may be included in
! the retirement system."
No 2 "Increasing authoriz'd
state expenditures for old age as-
sistance, aid to the blind, and
aid to dependent children from
$42,000,000 to $47,000,000 per year;
t and increasing tlie limit on pay
; mentsi from state funds per p<
>-on fur old age assistance."
No. 3. "Authorizing issuance
two hundred million dollar:
bonds by the State of Toxic
provide assistance in local cl
1 velnpmont of water resource* ”
A re sume of the three pr .pm
1 bill-' is earned on the ed
page- uf The Reporter !his w
! more thoroughly acquaint
with the three proposal:).
are
j trie Citizens National Batik of
Cameron; t A Woensehe of
| Thorndale; and L. D. Hammack
j president of the Taylor Bedding
I C'ompaiy.
Hammack replaces John Grif
| it!) | i e* ident of the City Nation
j a! Batik of Taylor, who has served
I on Hie local Committee since its
beginning tour vears ago Terms
of ro»mmtt#»e memlaTs me on a
rotating basis.
I’he scholarship program pro
vides fmar.eial dd to sons or
daughter of Alcoan* entering col
lege. Miners o' the scholarship
are chosen by a local selection
board.
For the f■, t time thi* year,
pied veilin' ! s will be represented
in each ol th* four college classes,
fhei are Billie .lean William ol
Milano, freshman at Tex v Wo-
men's University, Jerald Wise ot
Milano, sophomore* at T« xa- AAM
College, Mrs Vertiell Frosch
Knstner of L* xington. junioi at
i the* University of r<'xas; and Lee
j Hyder of Rockdale, senior at Rice
Lvtitute.
Application forms for eligible
students are available at the plant
Flu Causes Sharp
School to Close
Until Next Monday
luen/a in th*
cut attend
i aused the
lasses Tuts
i ig the coming year foi each one
i I these agencies," (u* explained,
' it is et11 being done in one cam-
pa gn The donor may p i\ all cash
i; he elects, but the* vi a d way ts
to volunteei the airou u v mt
to give* and then I t e United
Fund secretary col'vt »n a
monthly, eiu.tit**ilv <-r -eim-an
nuully basis .is you instruct." Me
pointed out that many are* using
tlie payroll deduction plan, and
most business firms are instructing
tin* secretary to draw on thevr
li.mk foi the amount indicated.
T L Austin has been sewing
as chairman ot the ditve in Rock-
dale and has set up an oigam/a-
tlon with Rev K T Sagei in
charge of special gifts and M N
Stricken* assisting as vice chair-
man Chairmen have* also been
named in the various communities
of South Milam county and work
in these communities is also being
completed this week
"The people in these smaller
communities have really come
through m splendid fashion for
tins drive and have h#*l|**d ma-
terially in its success," Heliner
said.
Heltnei called on all workers to
complete their solicitations this
week so that final results can he
tabulated A clean-up committee
was named at a special meeting
Tuesday night.
lilIS Sta^e llaml
I it (f ire ('.oncer!
M(tndn\. 7::t0 p. m.
Th»* I.nckdale high school
"stage band " under the <11
re«-tlon ol Hill Gf usendorf.
Will be presented Monday at
7 JO p.m. in the high kchool
auditor him when the Rockdale
Blind Boosters Club hold-, its
regular meeting.
All persons Intereated in the
rnush-'il ftrogram of the Rock-
dnle schools are invited to at-
tend. said Alfred Dittmar,
preilrirnt of the* Band
Hi lostors.
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SEE YOU SATURDAY L. C. Gonzcnbat h. left, and
We'iidull Kssaty display some* <>l the* merchandise members
of the Rockdale Lions Club will he* selling Saturday in its
d(Kir-to-door Broom and Mop sale- to raise funds for Club
charities. Those two men and other Lions members will be
woi kmtf Saturday to raise money for* Christmas food baskets
for needy families and the Koikdale Cub Scout program.
(Reporter staff photo).
Lions Club Ready to
Peddle Brooms, Mops
All outbreak of ini
Sharp school, wind
r. j a net* by one*-third.
I school to Mjsp' rid i
I day afternoon until n< xt. Monday
fl* The school closed at the end
lfl ’ of the ( lass day rnesflav and
° plan to tc-op'-n Nlondty, said
' supei mtendent George Lamb. Th*
flu otlthreuk tut the ‘thool Mon
- '*d d.iy .and 53 *fud« ut# won* absent
rial rui *dav Lamb *aid
e to Abut one-third of the .student;'
tern were absent with flu when the
school w’.'e rlrv-cd. f.amb raid.
Member; of tlie Rockdale Lion* i
Club will la* knocking on doors*
peddling brooms and mops lute
Fat in day. when tli#’ Chd) stag#-1)
its broom and rr.op sale to raise
fund., for Club charities.
Operating from live pickup]
trucks. Club members wdl ni«k# I
a door to drive that morning
wiiih- a large truck will be xt” I
up from 8 am. to H pm »t the)
corner of Mam and Cameron to j
handle downtown •ales, ' lub
president Charles Hurd 'aid.
The merchandise, made bv blind
persons, will h* furnish##1 by the
‘at< w'd# Iaghthoos* f#»r tli#*
Blind, Morel aid, wrth tin* Ro* k
dale Club ieei iving 25 pei cent
of Hie in#'one 'r«'in ttit* sales.
Thu money will be used ov th»*
it Mipport the Reckdah Ctll
progra n 'the Li# ns < lub !
i all thr'f Cub I’.u k >. and
( hre-tma fo#,d iia k*'-, for
families.
»• who won't inane ‘*at-
uiornirig <«r d<,“ ntown atu -
Club i
Scout
P»*»' '
t», '.ui
pei dv
Tho
tirn» flnr
ng tr c
mereb
f |«l i
id lx
-ye
fi ot
t he
the
artid#
The areas are divided a foi
li w x: Wertwood and the new (‘of-
field AJtlRion to M#*a«low brool*
Jfl'/r; C'ftieid Addition down le»
Murray t<- Cot.pland, Fnnth Addi-
tion and ftoin Coup’ancl to S< ar
bro igh, 'Scarf rough u and includ-
ing Aek 'rman; everything « ast of
Ackerman
Ax pr»* •al** publicity, l,ions
r * tuber* thi week are carrying
.vi.i’k broo'ri; to remind people
of the dri* »* Snttird iv, and < u
rulais will b<* dixitibutct rndav
afternooe a* a for’her 'erntndet
32-Degree Low
Recorded Here
Winter month', to e
when tin on curv
fl#*e/ing marie -32
day and Monday
Theie wit• "p rrJ
days, said local wi
II i.e or
ft nog for
vale Sat
urelay is top
Ulia'.’ti ,'• He
nd said.
"I've checked
it arid n s
as g*K>”
t a you can
Doti Met
cer, cfiH
iritun of the
broom and
pr inted out
that tho:**
purrhea
mg rpcrchan-
disc not onl
contri Outing
to Lions (.
lub that
tit» but will
alstt i>•- nel|
a rig the
blind.
The Ltgh
thouxe f
' >r the Blind,
c hit b lit f l*
i nlxhing
the rrereban-
. nu emplnvcx
40u plm
mg tl
Train Traffic is Tied
As Diesels Derailed
taken to the hospital for '.*xamina-
tion None of the others involved
were injured, ponce reported. „
| pod from the traek about 8 45 a
The Gar/a car wa* turning^ra.xt, ^ltlirr4uV wh#>n ,h„ In,lHr ri4.i
onto highway 79 from highway
77 x uth and the Butrk was travel-
ling east on Highway 79. The
rigid front of the Buiek *trucn the
li ft front of the hard
Two Missouri-Pacific diesel en-1 The two diesel engines which
gines from a 125-car freight train | were derailed didn't turn over,
jumped the track about one mile but slipped off the rails and re-
west of Rockdale early Saturday j main»*d upright on th«* r#»ad t* d.
The engines were not damaged.
Hrix'kmemn said the damage was
limited to the track.
The derailing blocked trains
through Rockdale all day Satur-
day. forcing the morning "Texas
Eagle" to detour from Milano to
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about H 30 that evening. |
The back two engine* of a five-
engine. 125-car freight train slip-
m.
Saturday when the inxiric ra’l on
a curve turned over under the
tram’s weight, .said O. M Brock-
mann. local Missouri Pacific agent.
A repair crew with a dragline
and members of the Rockdale sec-
tion crew worked all day Satur-
day getting the engines back on
the track. Brock mann said, com-
pleting the work abou* 6 25 p. m.
Brockm*nn said an air hoar on
one of th# tiain<* middle ears
suddenly imapfH'd, causing the
brakes to lock. This threw the
weight of the eneirn« on the in-
side rail, turning the rail over and
causing the derailment.
Temple |
Temple to T
fore get tint
Pacific tret
the Santa Fe and from
rtr on the MKT be
<a<k on Mismuji i■
the local agent
Minu
back
bJkL
in Rockdale.
ih« ". w.iht by calling (<ny
f .ion
Minx’ wiatli
ni.inix :, Mord said "We’ll
-a 1
It'l rt *4 »J * ! .*
what von want aod ci#'livcr
it at
! week show.
Hu
« M il 1 ll.t >'|'H I d 1
I’l.c r*if\ hws bwn iiv dfd
Thursday
bv ,<i< ii* f»»r th#* d#K>r-t#
i door
Friday
ale, with four Lionx to
( a«*h
Saturday
pickup i ot k to cocci thr-c
«ii cas
Sunday
’I his portion of the sale wt
II hr-
Monday
♦52
r.in about 9am and end
about.
Tuesday
11 30 Kurd said
W#*dncxfiay
Homer Johnson
is New Police
Officer Here
Car Runs Over Baby
But Injuries Slight
Sammy E «ust, age 20 month* is. rnv t
a fortunate little fellow, Sammy, right
son of Mr and Mrs Sam A Faust over
of 107 N Travis, was run over M
by a t ar Satut day -~an#i e.-' .*j»e#t Hicha
with only biuisex were
Mis. Faust said she and Sam- ! found
>4 R
10 t 2
•ckdaU*
n Mc-
I after
Roc k-
' me rut ■
driveway
lid cat f ic
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