The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 01, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1964 Page: 2 of 14
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t-ROCKPALE (Tex.) REPORTER
Jan. 9 !9C4
New Members Sign
For Country Club
Six new members have sign-
ed up with the Rockdale Coun-
try Club turd* r the new Tem-
porary Membership plan auth-
orized by the board ol director*
recently.
The directors authorized ai
many as 2U Temporary Mem-
berships and letters were mail-
ed out to the 23 on the waiting
list, according to George Wall,
secretary. He said thus** who
Ay cock P-TA
Neels Tuesday
The Ayvock P-TA met at
Ayeock School Tuesday at 7:30
p.m.
The program committee
chairman. Mrs Evelyn Snelgro,
had a symposium on "Am I
Really A Member ol My Com-
munity0’’ E. J Sansom served.
guavt narrator.
The topics discussed and par-
ticipants were as follows: Do
I Really Have Pride?, Freddie
Gray; Do 1 Vote?, Mrs-. Lucy'
Robinson; Do 1 Really See
Things As They Arc?, Mrs.
Olivia Mullins; How Can I
Improve?, Mrs. Joyce Hill;
Will Our Children Suffer Be-
cause of Our Negligence?, O.
E. Wilhite.
After the symposium, there
was a question and answer
period.
The Central Texas District
wish memberships hotild con-
tact him and tho»e net wishing
to sign up should also let him
knew ij their place may bo
filled
The six new’ members are S.
S. Tharp. L. S Parker, Johnny
Mengcs, Mr|, Louise Stssions*
Laurence V Warren, and Joe
Caldwell.
T J Ky le, greens ccmmitteo
chairman, is working out a
winter schedule «>(' work md
improvements’ for the course
which is already in operation.
This includes planting of a
large number of trees, with
mere to be planted. Kyle sairj
he also has plans for additional
work on greens, fairways anc I
tee boxes during the winter.
Construction work on the
new club house is all but com-
plete. according to Barton Sat- j
ton of the C’offield Construe- I
Lon Compan y. Finishing]
touches art* being made to the
interior this week. The Texa »
Power & Light Company U*
also making progres; un the
44U 3-phase line to the area.
W. H Cooke, president, pre-
dicted that with the completion
of the club house demand for
memberships would increase.
He alco called attention to the
annual membership meeting
which has been scheduled for
January 28, time and place to
be announced later.
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Grove
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: mgs and other point of ton*
Elephant Butte Reservoir,
largest in New Mexico, is on
P-TA president and executive j the Rio Grande 120 miles above
board members will meet here, j El Paso.
Saturday at 11 a.m. for the! -
purpose of planning the pro ! Forty per cent of the 153,000
gram for the Central Texas! .acres irrigated from. ArizomaV
District P-TA meeting which j Ele phant Butte Reservoir lie in j
will convene here on March 7. Texas.
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W. E. GAITHER CO. AGENTS
Phone HI 6-3433
G. K. WORLEY
New Accountant
Joins Coifield
Local Offices
G. K Worley, formerly of
Austin, is the new accountant
and office manager for the 11.
H. Coflieki office* here, suc-
ceeding Ed Odom who, recent-
ly moved to Dallas.
Worley is a graduate of Aus- ■
tin High School and spent two j
years in the Navy. 1846-47. at j
the San Diego, Calif.. Naval Air j
Station. He then attended the
University of Texas, majoring
in accounting.
Me has worked for 12 years
for construction firms, pri-
marily as an accountant.
Worley worked four years as
a concrete-paving superinton- j
dent with the Harrison Engi- j
neering & Construction Corp j
of Kansas City, Mo., a highway ■
and airfield-building firm.
He and his wife, Inez, and '
their two children. Marilyn. 9
and Gregory, 7, are residing a'
511 Bowser. They are Metho-
dists.
“We are very impressed with j
Rockdale,” Worley said. “It is j
a fine place in which to live
While we were still in Austin !
we were told about Rockdale's !
excellent school system, and
our children actually had some
catching-up to do when they j
transferred here. The schools
are a real credit to Rockdale,"
ho noted.
It's been virus, cold*, flu, a
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Yt ar since any news ha i
been in the paper from Pie.cant 1
Grcvi
On December 22 Mi anc’ii
Mrs Char! * Turner had then
children and grand children j
home for theii Christmas din- |
nrr. They wr<* Mr and Mrs.!
Bud Collie and family of
Lv ening visitors were Mr and
Mrs. Bobby Davenport of New
Salem Billie Davenport of
Blake lo, Pennsylvania niriu,
later K.r a short visit.
Mr. and Mr Dale Brown
and girls spent Christma- in
Aransas Pass with Mr.
Brown’’ parenl Mi a.id Mr
Hoy Young
Visiting during the holiday-
with Mr. ami Mi S. V Rhodes
were Mr, and Mrs. Robert
Ucuir m , Mr. arm Mi. Dalton i vK*”> M: anti Mi
Albert and family ol Hi livill ■
and their aunt Mrs. Ira Stanley
of Lexington,
Mr. and Mrs. Mort Gould had
i their children home for Christ-
I mas. Mr and Mr Kenneth
i Gil Id of Gidding.-. Mr. and :
j Mrs. Curtis Gould and son of
Peck dale, Mr. and Mr- Bud
Gould and son ol Santa Anna
Also Mr. and Mrs Burl Brown
of
Claude Simpson, Mr. and Mr
Lei Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs
Dick Hays.
Mr. and Mi Mmt Gould
had New Years dinner in Rock-
dale with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Gould
Having New Year’s dinner
with Mr. and Mrs Lee Rodg-
er* were Mr. Wade and friend.
Mr and Mrs Murry Roagers
Rockdale a n d Grannie! Nurc ^^“^‘ioches.
B.own visited with them \ Mr and Mrs Jnmnie Do-~S
, I,, had New Years dinner w’lth Mr.
™ , g land Mr, Le-s Daveripbrt ami
.Mr and Mrs. Lee Rodgers [ family Mrs Doss and Mrs
‘■I 'ent Christmas in Nacog- Davenport had a New Year's
osx’hes with Mr and Mrs Mur- j rncal together f.»j some 3U w ars
P Rodgers.
Around the dinner tables at
plus-,
Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Gib-
Permanent corners or mark-
er were p! red approximately
every live miles In 11)18 the
state ol Texas and the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolu-
tion placed granite monument*
at the designated points.
As officially marked, the road
I crossed the Sabine River at
! Games Ferry* passed through
Sabine. San Augustine, Nmog-
, doches. Cherokee, and Houston
counties to the Trinity River;
formed 'the boundary between
Madison and Leon and Robert-
son and Brazos counties over
most ol the distance from the
..... ,
son of Fort Wurtli spent the
weekend with Mr and Mr*, i
John Holton and Mr. and Mr
I eo Rodger.v.
Visiting during the weekend !
'with Mr. and Mi- Lee Du’.en-j
putt were Mr and Mrs Jack
Coleman i i Lubbock. Mr and
Mrs. Bobby Davenport of New
j Salem, Mr ami Mrs. Son ft.v
Davenport and Vicki*, of Smit !
ville.
Rev. and Mr1* Harold Ad.or-
and San spent Sunday wTi
Ml. and Mr D«>; Brown
Tvi'r.Rv ffi Bins, mm ft
pas-eel through HtirU“on, Lh-
RaMlop. and between Hov- ami
| Caldwell counties: and travers-
ed Comal. Bexar, Alas*<>sa, Frio,
i L IjlaiM Dtmnnt. anti Maw rick
' counties to Pado de Francia on
the Rio Grand* , a detain e of
540 miles.
In 1!)2» the Texas Legisla-
ture designated the San An-
tonio Road a- a ‘date highway
aid! rLr.vt.: ! the HiHiw iv TV-,
pertinent to preserve and main-
tain the road along the rout*
$«ve tor some temporary d<
VialiOils and a lk*w location
imprurt uat fm a usuabh* road
most or the distance from th«
Sabine to San Antonio, by IH4*i
had been opened end paved,
Noimangee is tht* borne ol
the (ild San Antonio Road A
soiiation.
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ROCKDALE
FLOOR
COVERING CO.
Lee Roy Darby
Phone HI 6 2421
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PHONE HI 6-2123
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SUNDAYS
FROM 7:30 A. M.
UNTIL 10:00 P. M.
NEWS FROM
Tracy
By MRS. WILLIE SCHWARZ
Rev. Guy L/elie will be here
Sunday and deliver tire earl-*
morning service GO a.m. ser-
vice). Everyone is welcome to
come and hear his inspiring;
message.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dunham
of Houston visited a while
Monday night with Mi and
Mrs. Willie Schwarz. Theyi
spent the night with his sister
and husband and Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Green.
Mrs. Ethel McBumett is on
the Gck list.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Guffey
and Tammy e. Clyde Cal'fey
and Mr. and Mrs. Lenza Caf
fey spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs, Bob Davis and
Kathiene of Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Charles
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Law.uon, Sharon and.
Domna of Rockdale, visited
with Mr and Mrs. John Culp
and family.
New Residence
Permit Issued
Only one building permit
was issued at City Hall during
the month of December.
The permit was issued to
MAM Construction Company,
of Gid-dir.gs for the construction-
of a new home for Vaughn
Jensen m tne Parkview Addi-
tion, approximate cost $15,000.
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Cooke, J. W. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 01, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1964, newspaper, January 9, 1964; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694103/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.