The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954 Page: 13 of 24
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MOTORISTS URGED TO CUT
SPEEDS H SAFETY CAMPAIGN
“Cut your speed alter dark,"
Col. E B. Tilley ot Houston. Presi-
dent of the Texas Safety Associa-
tion, told the motorists ot Texas
today.
Col. Tilley said that this bit of
advice, which is the safety slogan
of the October night traffic buz-
t\iY*«rrn»y* .-.sr-r. — -.-.i u
ihe Texas Safety Association, 1he
Texas Department of Public Safe-
ty Council, can do a lot to reduce
the terrible death toll of night
traffic accidents.
“Lost year nighltime traffic ac-
cidents took 21,000 lives.’’ tie said.
• Many of these accidents undoubt-
edly were due to motorists trying
to drive as fast alter dark as they
cio in daylight. But vision i; reduc-
ed considerably at night, and safe
practice calls for a comparable re-
duction in speed, plus increased
caution.”
He listed nine safety rules lor
night driving
1. Slow down. Don’t regulate
your speed by posted limits alone.
Remember, speed must be govern-
ed by conditions, and darkness is a
condition that calls for caution.
2 Have your car checked frequ-
ently. In darkness, immediate res-
ponse of the vehicle is a must.
Double check) all lights.
3. Be alert. Keep a constant look
| out for pedestrians anil for vehicles
with dim lights or no lights at all.
4 Don’t wear tinted glances at
night. Tiie advantage they offer in
cutting glare is more than offset by
the disadvantage in reduced vision.
5. Use headlights properly. Use-
upper beam only on rural high-
ways when no approaching car is
within 1,000 feet. Use lower beam
when oncoming cars approach,
when you are overtaking another
car, and when driv ing in cities and
residential areas.
0. Dim your lights even though
an oncoming driver tails to dim
his. Trying to get even by blinding
him is risking your neck, Maintain
control of your car by looking at
the right shoulder of the highway.
7. Be sure all lights on your car
are turned on before you pull onto
a thoroughfare at night.
8. Never stop on the travel por-
tion ol the highway at night. If
you must stop at night, pull com-
pletely off road leaving parking
arid dome lights on. Carry flares
for use in emergencies.
!). Drive by the Golden Rule.
Give the other fellow the benefit
of any doubt in traffic. Make cour-
tesy your code ot the road.
Snn Mirer* to give her dnttphterr t —
the a - ■ ant ages o! larger schools PLEASANT GROVE
She v experienced in nursing. Mrs gh||oh RhodM
and after sortn# to the education
jwere Mr. and Mr- Dewey Phn.lr* j October 14, 1954
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Our- —
cnee Hawkins and granddaughter
Sherrie of Houston also Mr. and
ROCKDALE (Tex.) REPORTER—6b
The River Nile is approximate-
ly 4,000 miles long.
NOTICE TO
TAX PAYERS
For the convenience of the citizens of
Rockdale and surrounding area, I will
be at Gaither Motor Co. in Rockdale
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
OCTOBER 15 and 16
From 9:00 a. m. until 3:30 p. m.
For the purpose of receiving your 1954
State and County Taxes, and your Poll
Taxes. Please bring your tax notice
that was mailed to you.
VALTER WHITE
ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
MILAM COUNTY
NAMED “MISS BIKINI” . . .
Joan Roberts of Atlanta, Gl.,
smiles as she displays title "Miss
Bikini, U. S. A.” which she won
in Miami contest
of her girb she located in Gon*
/alt ^ for this work in 1940 remain-
ing there for some six tears until
she ret red due to injuries received
in a fall.
Mr- Hensley was a member of
the Bn byterian church, being an
active member while in Gonzales,
jams in recent years she had si**ill hei*
Mi I time v ith her daughters in Gon-
i i * • • t- •— -4 11 a .. t a
Alllt (I, tAt t IllUtlll MIIU IIVVIUIWO..
The survivois are the daughters,
Mrs Mae Knight of Hrenham, Mrs.
Ruth Hassmnn of Gonzales, Mrs.
I oi* Pearl Brown of Rockdale,
sisters Mrs. C. U. Cates, Mrs I*. J.
Flake, Mrs Myrtle Currey of Rock-
dale. Mr Gussye Young of Bay
Citv and a brnthn Arthur T. Mc-
Daniel ol Rockdale: also two
granddaughters, three great-grand-
daughters. three great-grandchil-
dren and a number of nieces and
nephews among them M sgt. utis
Currey with the armed forces in
Germany.
Out >>f town relatives here were,
Mrs Gussye Young Bay City. Mr.
and Mrs E R. McKinney and fam-
ily of Harlingen. Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Me Honey of Sun An-
tonio, Mr and Mrs. Joe Fischer,
Mis C cil Williams and children
ol Houston, Mi. and Mrs. Willard
Currey and daughter of Malakoff,
Mr. and Mis. Hal Currey of Bry-
an; Friends here were Mrs. Estelle
on Thursday, Oct. 7.
Mr and Mr; N. E. Alford, Mr.
-Mrs. Fre t Rhode and children of j .,nd Mrs. O. F. Glenn. Hcv. and
We had a very nice crowd in: Lexington
Sunday School and church Sun-
day morning and also Sunday
night in training union and even-,
ing service- A good program in Attends
Training Union was enjoyed by
all Rev Carl Swenson of Waco
deliwied both .icrmotu.
There will lie a singing Saturday
»- ! •«V. 4 — 4 iLn I )l •* I ( * ***«••«• 1*1* t H’ *»K
ill HI*. • «» • V « ..**• v«*
and everyone is invited to attend.
We are sorry to report Ruel
Brown had the misfortune of a
bad frill and resulted in two or
more broken ribs and severe bruis-
es We wish for him a speedy re-
covery.
Mr and Mrs. Joe Aver> and
daughter of Austin visited her par-
ent; Mr. and Mrs. W II Rhodes
Saturday night and Sunday, also
visiting Saturday evening in the
home were Mr and Mrs. Albert
Wheelus and Dock Curbed
Guests in the (,’. A. Turner home
Sunday were Rev. Carl Swenson
ol Waco and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Rodgers.
Visiting in tiie Ruel Brown home
Sunday afternoon were Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Doss and children
near Rockdale also Mis- Dora and
Billy Jo Brow n
Mr. Dale Brown ol Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma visited Saturday night
Mrs. G. Hensley
Funeral Services
Held Here Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Gert-
rude Hensley were held at .’’> p.m.
Friday from Phillips and Luckey
chapel, with the Rev. Frank
George, Presbyterian minister of
Gonzales ancl tiie Rev. T. Miller
Smith of Hearne officiating.
Burial was made in Oak Lawn
Cemetery with the following neph-
ew* as casket attendants: Billie
Tom McDaniel, Woodrow and Ho-
ward Currey of Rockdale;. Hal
Currey of Bryan, Willard Currey
of Malakoff, Harry Dupree and
Joe Fischer of Houston.
Mrs. Hensley passed away on
Wednesday evening at Richards
Hospital-Clinic where she Mad
been for ten day;
As Gertrude McDaniel s'no was
born in the state of Missouri on
Feb. 3, 1881, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. McDaniel. With
her parents she came to Texas and
located south of Rockdale in 1898.
Five years later on Dec 24,
1903, she was married to Gilbert
A. Hensley in n church ceremony
ai Tanglevvood. Mi. and Mia. Hen
sley made then home at Taylui
until his death in 1909, after which
she returned to Rockdale with her
three small daughters to rear.
In 1921 Mrs. ITensioy moved to
and Sunday with Ins wife and Mo-
McKay md Mi- Lillie Muendhow Ithcr.
Visiting in the Shiloh Rhodes
home Saturday night ami Sunday
of San Antonio, Mrs. E. J. Delorde, |
Mr C. R. Paxton of Houston.
First Baptist Group
Milam
Baptist Meeting
The following group from the
Virct llimtiut ( Mitirnh nttniwUhl
I Miss Edna r.ari Mcuuyer.
the meeting of Milam C ounty Bap- ________________
tist Association held in Thorndale1 ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
Mr; M. M Fulmer, Mr. and Mrs
H M Roark, Mr and Mrs. D. F.
Roberts, Mr and Mrs. J. L Horton,
J. E Dyer, Max Roark, Mrs. K. H.
Wolf, Mrs. L E. Wyatt, Mrs. Lois
Holcomb, Mrs. Dan Lynch, Mrs.
H *1, Stone, Mrs*. Charles Foster.
Mrs. E. L. Carrey, Mrs. Izolra
Copeland, Miss Jessie
Sharp Junior Class
Plan Bake Sale
Saturday Morning
The junior class of Sharp High
School will sponsor a Bake Salt*
in lront of Vogel's Variety Store
1 Saturday morning October 16.
A complete line of baked goixb
| will be made available ana special
Ferguson, j or(jcr.s may bo placed by phoning
noil, U was announced.
Reporter Adt Get The Grape*
DON'T DISCARD THAT
OLD WINTER SUIT!!
LET US CLEAN AND PRESS IT. TO LOOK
LIKE NEW AGAIN. WE'LL EVEN DO
NECESSARY ALTERATIONS.
PHONE 5091
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954, newspaper, October 14, 1954; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693952/m1/13/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.