The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954 Page: 6 of 24
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6—ROCKDALE (Tax.) REPORTER
October 14, 1954
LET'S TALK
LIVESTOCK
By T*d Could?
Stocker !><mand Holds
Cattle Trade Interest
Fort Worth—Stocker and feeder
buyers again set the pace in the
cattle trade Monday at Fort Worth
as they apparently had many firm
orders in hand and calves and cat-
tle began moving to the scales
soon after the siren's wail signalled
the start of trading at 8:00 o’clock.
Must of Die slaughter buyers in-
dicated they had orders to trim
away part of the $1 to $2 per hun-
dred advances of the previous week
but accomplished little along this
line. Again it was obvious that
packers needed some numbers, too,
and soon the trade was in full
swing with prices averaging steady
with the close of the previous week.
Numerous sales that reflected
the lull advance in the market were
chalked up Kennedy Farms, Wil-
liamson County, marketed a load
of 428-lb. calves at $20.25; O. L.
Matlock. Archer County, had a
package of 504-lb calves* at $19
and some 728-lb yearlings at $18.
W. C. Porter, Nacogdoches Coun-
ty, had two loads of calves with
heifers at $14 and steers at $15.50,
that weighed near 380 lbs. E. K.
Prideaux, Archer County, had a
load of 439 lb calves at $19.75 and
J. L. Prideaux, Archer county, had
some $17 calves at 470 lbs. Spring
Creek Ranch, Kent County, sold a
load of steer calves at 472 lbs. at
$19.75 and a load of 348 lb heifers
at $15. Seven J Stock Farm,
Houston Count v, had a load of cal-
ves at 395 lbs, at $18.25; Ray Scott,
Jack Countv. sold some heifer cal-
ves of 425 lbs at $19. Torn Knowles,
Leon County, had some around
300 lb calves at $14.50. C. P. Oavis*
Point, had 10 calves at 451 lbs at
$18.50. Loy Van Winkle, ClAy
County, had a load of 458 lb.
yearlings al $18.50: D. W. Strain,
Parker County, had some 431 lb.
calves at $19.
Cow sales included some young
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ty, at 1045 lbs. at $15; F.. B. Smith,
Dallas County, had a load of sows
whiclh included seven head at 1 ,-
ill lbs, at $12 and five bead at
921 lbs at $9. Scaling A Com-
pany, Tarrant County, had a load
of cleanup cows at $8, $9.25 and
$11.25. C. J. Shumake Farm, Wich-
ita County, sold some 1,242 lb,
cows at $12, some at 1,187 lbs at
$11 and odds at $8 to $10. John
Baird of Red River County had
some 771 lb cows at $11.
Hoc Prices Recover, Reach $20
Top hogs scored $19.53 to $20 at
Fort Worth Monday, a gain oi
around 50 cents a hundred over the
low close of the previous week.
Hogs closed last week at $19.50
and down, equalling the lowest
'point of the year. Forest Pohler.
Runnels county, had a top load
that scaled 212 lbs. at S20, and C.H
Buckles, Loui&ana, had a load ot
butchers weighing 172 lbs at
$19.50.
The arrivals of hogs reported by
the major markets Monday were
about 10,000 ahead of the same
date a year ago, and about level
with the previous week despite
heavy rains and some floods in
the midwest.
The big Spring pig crop is ap-
parently moving into markets in
the midwest in larger and larger
numbers as tihe season progresses.
Jack Lands and Duke Tunnefl,|B. D. Williams, L L. Keen and; The Butanlan'Institute near Sao I farm where snake bite serum la
Grissom. , Paulo, South America, is a snake | produced.
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RMISMAKY TO KlltK . . , William II. Taft, new ambassador to
Ireland, leaves with his family for punt In Dublin. He’s son of Sen.
Robert A. Taft, and an eNOert In Irish lore and Luimnre.
ONION SETS
(White Bermuda)
BULK GARDEN SEEDS
MIXED FEED
AND GRAIN
CUSTOM GRINDING
AND MIXING
FEEDS — SEEDS — FERTILIZER
-Phone 5098 -
ROCKDALE FEED & SEED CO.
Located At City Scalee
ROCKDALE
Sheep and Lambs Sell
To Strong Prlees
Feeder lambs opened the week's
trade at Fort Worth with a market
around $1 or more higher and a top
of $18.25 on feeders. This was $1.25
per hundred above most sales late
last week. Some improved demand
for breeding ewes was also noted
in the trade, and with some con-
tinued improvement in the winter
grain field grazing pros|>ects. the
sheep and lamb situation is defini-
tely looking up.
Fat lambs and yearlings and
older slaughter sheep sold strongly
some shorn fat lambs at $18.50
were around 50 cents better than
most sales late last week. Slaugh-
ter yearlings wethers drew $8 to
$13, and aged wethers sold from
$8 to $10. Slaughter ewes cashed
at $4.50 to SO and breeding ewes
were reported from $8 to $9., with
young ewes quotable to $10 and
above for breeding purport"- Old
bucks sold around $3 to S4 with
some higher for stocker purposes.
Representatives sales included
a string of shorn lambs at 90
pounds at $18.50 from C. L. Step-
hens of Concho County; Leo Hot-
man. Mason County, had a string
of ewes with canncrs at $5 and
some stockers at $8. S. J. Carmich-
ael, McCulloch County, had some
clipfied lambs at $17.50; Sid Evans,
Coke County, had a string of 95-lb
medium to good yearlings out of
the wool, at $12.50.
POLISH PILOT' . . . Lt. Fruntis-
zek Jarerkl, 21, Polish flyer who
flew Russian Jet plane to Den-
mat k, an » la U. S. to join our
fighters In Korea.
streets, and even some of die little
extras he was called on to do.
A favorite trick of the yester-
year wus to order something
just anything from the drug store
—and when Eli got there, send him
back for a spool of thread, can of
snuff. While on deliveries, he has
performed such extras as bringing
in the fire wood, water, and even
tending to babies.
He remembers those things just
as well us “the day he got into
trouble”- March 5, 1913, when he
married his wife Lily. “Aw, we
get along just fine—we making it
now,” he says.
Of his new motor scooter, he
lot of admiration. "That
the Henry Moore bike just don’t feel gooc. no more”
then a yard-hand said Eli.
Of the Alcoa plant — “all right,
diet a lot • r " "'i,' he s-*ys, “West-
wood is my main run.”
Prewitt was a bit skeptical of
Eli’s ability to ride the scooter
when he ordered it delivered. Un-
taught Eli to ride.
On Monday following delivery
of the scooter Eli was on hand
blight and early, looking over his
new possession. Mr. Prewitt
walked up, saw him admiring the
gadgets and asked if he thought
he could learn to rule it.
“I guess so; done been to West-
wood twice,” drawled Eli to the
astonished Mr. Prewitt.
But the first solo was quite un
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“I was scared to! Still am", he
said.
PHONES—
(Continued From Page One)
H I 8 2 0 9 9.”
For the best service after the
number change, the telephone
manager offered these suggestions:
1. Be sure of the right number
by looking in the new telephone
directory.
2. Dial according to instructions
in the new telephone book, and be
sure to dial the two letters and
live numerals of the number.
3. Don’t confuse the figure “one”
with the letter “I", or the figure
“zero” with the letter “o” on the
telephone dial.
4 When giving your telephone
number to the operator, or repeat-
ing it to a friend, break it up like
this example— “Ilillcrest six . .
1wo-oh . , nine-nine.” the num-
ber!; are easier to < say, easier to
understand, and easier to remem-
ber if given in this fashion.
Carson pointed out that the
telephone number change Is a
major telephone improvement for
Rockdale, giving the city a number
ing scheme like that used in such
cities as New York, Chicago, and
other metropolitan centers. The
new numbering plan will pave the
way for the connection of Rock-
dale to the nationwide long dis-
tance dialing network, and will also
make possible the continued ex-
pansion of the local telephone sys-
tem with numbers that urc easier
to remember.
Supt.
MOTORIZED—
(Continued From rage One>
had only four employers. A lot
of people now have that many in a j
single year.
Eli’s first job he says, was with 1
Mrs. R. A Hicks. He was lab?r j has
shine- boy for
Barber Shop,
for Wm Cameron Company before
he joined the drug store.
I Through the years he has laced
| ram. snow. *lcet, mud and just
; about everything else Mr. Weath-
Semmi could toss at an up end
framing: delivery boy. He remem-
the "V tii.:*, unpoved knowing to him, two employers,
WEEK END
FOOD SPECIALS!
SWIFT'S PREMIUM OR ARMOUR'S STAR
FRYERS,
pound
43c
CHUCK ROAST'
pound
39c
FRESH
GROUND MEAT, pound
33c
BEEF
CHOP STEAKS,
pound
49c
SUNGOLD
OLEO,
pound
21c
SUGAR
CRISCO
5 lbs. 45c
3 lb. can
89c
PINK BEAUTY
SALMON,
I
4o. V2 can
29c
VAN CAMP'S GRATED
TUNA.
can
23c
BETTY CROCKER MARBLE
CAKE MIX, pkg.
29c
BAKER'S SOUTHERN STYLE
COCONUT.
can
RITZ
CRACKERS
LeGrande Cream Style
CORN
box 19c
-
2 - 303cans 23c
HUNT'S
TOMATO SAUCE
2 cans
15c
VAN CAMP'S
PORK & BEANS,
2
• 303 cans
25c
ALMA TURNIP OR MUSTARD
GREENS, 2 • 303 cans
19c
GAIN’S
DOG FOOD,
2-lb. pkg.
25c
(Wa Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities)
Backhaus Bros.
101 Food Store
SCHOOL—
^Continued From Page One)
aluminum and part steel windows.
The board also accepted several
final change orders involving items
of construction of the elementary
and colored school and issued Con-
tractor Walter Droemer $30,000 as
payment on his contract.
Routine matters were also trans-
acted by the board. A report con-
cerning discipline and general con-
ditions of the school was made by
High School Principal H. D. Max-
well. They also reviewed current
bills and authorized payment of
the accounts, were given u report
of the receipts and disbursements
| of the football fund.
Supt. W. C. Grissom was also
| authorized to purchase the neces-
I sary filing equipment for the tax
I office.
Board President W. T. Scurloek
presided over the meeting; trus-
tees present were Henry Tyler, A.
W. Butts, W. L. Halt, E. H. Nobck,
PECANS
I have a limited crop of First
Quality Budded Pecans.
Place Orders Early for Assur-
ance of Orders being filled.
-M.M.CAMP
THORNDALE. TEXAS
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good,-year
TIRES
SERMONETTE
HOW IS FAITH ACQUIRED?
Fait!*, in Ot;d and His Only Rmmtion Son. Jesus Christ,
is an absolute requirement to salvation. "He that cometh
to God MUST believe that he is . . . ” (Heb. 11:6) See also;
J no. 3: IB; Acts 16:31; Mk. 1 ti: 1B. We can see the magnitude
of the above caption.
Some are led to believe that faith comes only when a
direct contact with the Holy Spirit enables you to be-
hove - that this experience is miraculous in nature. When
such are asked for a description, they reply: "It is better
felt than explained.”
Faith being so important, wo can expect to find in
the Scriptures how one is to obtain it. "Faith cometh by
hearing and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:17)
“But these arc written, (signs and miracles of Jesus re-
corded in the Gospels) that ye might believe . . . .
(Jno. 20:31) "Neither pray 1 for these (Apostles) alone, but
for them also (anyone) which shall believe on me through
their (Apostles’) word . . . (John 17:20) "Peter rose up
and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how
that a good while ago God made choice among us, that
Gentiles by m\ mouth should heat* the word of the gospel,
and believe." (Acts 15:7) "Many of them which heard the
word believed," (Acts 4:4) "And many of the Corinthians
hearing believed, and were baptized." (Acts 18:8) Jesus
said to the Apostles: "Go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature," (Mk. 16:15) for the simple
reason that without a declaration of tho facts of the gos-
pels. no soul could believe. Paul wrote: "How can they
believe on him in whom they have not heard? and how
shall they hear without u preacher." (Rom. 10:14).
Faith is predicted upon credible testimony of witnesses.
We believe that certain cities exist, which we have not
seen, because of reliable evidence offered by people who
have seen these cities Tho above passages affirm that
one acquires faith when he hears the Word written by
personal and inspired witnesses of Christ. Instead of pray-
ing for faith, read the evidence and believe.
— McCurin Harwell
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Shop at
Strieker’s
AND GET WHAT YOU WANT
HALLOWEEN:
Our line of Halloween Costumes. Rubber and Cloth
Faces, Horns, Noise Makers, Decorations, etc. is larger
and more varied than ever, and ready for you. Make
your selections now.
BE WISE shop now for Christmas. Our Toys, Christ-
mas Cards, and Gift Goods are really all in. Make your
selections now and be assured you get the items you
want and pay tor them on our Lay-Away Plan and have
them paid and ready at Christmas time.
Check your Gas Heaters now for broken radiants and
leaky hose, and get what is needed so the heater will
be ready when cold weather hits.
SAVE STRICKER TICKETS FOR FREE MERCHANDISE
STRICKEN VARIETY STORE
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WORLD’S FIRST-CHOICE TIRE
These arc not just ordinary tires! They’re
Goodyear De l.use Tires the same first-
choice, first-quality tiirs that car makers
use on new t ars. They’re the tires that
more motorists prefer, too! Act now and
SAVE!
Don't miss these BIG allowances for your
present tires turned in on DcLuxc Super-
Cushions by Goodyear.
MORI PEOPLE RIDE ON
GOODYEAR TIRES THAN
ON ANY OTHER KINDI
CHICK
YOUR SIZC HIRI
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trade
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6.00 x 16
$20.60
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Even BIGGER DOLLAR SAVINGS on WHITE SIDEWALLS during this SALE!
good/yeak
YOUR OLD TIRES WILL MAKE THE DOWN PAYMENT I PAY AS LITTLE AS $1:25 A WEEK FOR TWO TIRKSI
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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/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.