The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959 Page: 8 of 20
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9—-ROCKDALE (Tex.) REPORTER
Dscsmbtr 24. 1959
by Torr, E*f>r'
FUND ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF SCHOOL COUNSELOR
M.»i L,r;:. Mother*! Presents Ch*»'W *r> W T S* urlo* k Ir Trustee
Renfroe Memorial College
Loan Fund Receives Donations
Ttiff-*' more donatii ns haw b'tn
rcrrived for the Nomm 'Thmii.1 p
H'-nfro* Mi-rnoria! Fund. » o>:bg»-
*, hoUrship loan fund < ablished
h<*re last wi-t’k tri th* mnnor y of
th*- l»t* Rockdale- v hix»l coun i lor,
Mr Nonnie Rcntt-c
Thi- fund w,t initial!
lishcl v-fh a '-vh. rhi'< k i ri
?'r«atlon mad! ,i • Wi u.
evening at the Hockd.*!*- i in or
high -4 hool Christfl • l'.»g* an'
It w<j% Mn Renfroe’ v. t h b
trivf mi* h a loan f irvl ♦•tabll he*l
for a deserving Rockdale Minor
af high school.
Set Aud«* Fund
tnr tin fund. Mr* Hciifrw <
a ide the $500 prior to hi r dead)
in Jut . She had taught »•* hoo!
for 43 ' ar .r>4 i » i ix * r a i n
t er of *h*» Korkdalr o-hool faculty
for ii* year* Sh» wa ihe fn 4
local school eon nee tor -i -- the posi-
tion war it* it' <1 only two year*
«lg!l
rhinnc the i' i^1 ifi* Mi
M'.thf ial of Sin Antonio gtarid-
daughtey ol Mr* Renfroe, pre
entrd Uti cheek iri behalf of her
gi arwliuot hir to W T Hcurio* r. Jr
wlio will <-* r *• a-, independent
tni'tcc for the fund
Paqcxnt Dedicated
The pageant t1
iir« w more ttian ,
wool's, wus ded
ib-nfro* and her
■ v outii of Rex kdai«
Since ‘ti< pageant, the fund has
j received three additional dona
I tion . of varying amount
J (!i -* rving ■.ludi nt to f ui thei th* ; r
education," Scutloek explain'd
! fii tiu-it'c will si-recit applicant*,
i ;,nd th< numi’v will b« loaned to
: thi' siudent iii<iM n
The fund will actually he a
olving one in Rut .I <*jri a it
j i.s repaid, It will ho loaned to an
j oth» i Undent wishing a i !«ik*
in at lending collig- SeurltK'k
noted
Devoted Tr -<r her
Mi Renfro* w,i< a d* uiixl
•-< le<>, in trui or and worked dill
; i |. ■. *, <th M.uth during tin 4.J
v ar <n a teacher, Superintem-
dent J VI Moorman ha, explain-
« rl
She was a graduate of (. al t .vell
high school and attended summer
nortn.ii to taki examinations foi
,i 'caching * ertifieate
Slo taught her ftr-t ehool at
Kidd Ixmii lana In a lumber
i ,inip ,tt a alary of $55 pi r month
Kor sometime »>he continued to
'aki eollegi tucl during lUmmct
iionth*. and received hei B S.
rleyrii from Southwest lex.jw
tat* College at Sir. Marcos
further Study
later, she studied further at
1 !h< Untvei ity of Southern ( all
! forma, and at ttie San Mario*
I college, receiving het masters de-
i gi ec
Stir il (i held a special <erti-
I fu ate in guidance and counseling
| Sin taugtit Id years in Milam
('ountv i hool*. and h« r last six
■ .11 in ttu Keokdale ehool \vs*
' rm
OIL TEST—
•continued from page one1
publicized in the Oil A Gas I
Journal
Abandoned as Dry
The flmackovei test wa plug-;
ged and abandoned a* a dry hole at!
12,670 feet after month* of hard J
drilling Thu hoie found the trip
o n* SiiosCAOver at 12,070 feet j
and went out of it at 12.600 feet
i, touOfi the Meatx-dx between 12,-'
(5ig> and 12 li SO arid wa* reported
to have had 20 feet <.f salt between ;
i2»»00 and 12.1570 fret
Several year* prior to this text, i
I Tex a* Gulf Suipr.ur ’ fhe Snr.ai K-
over Jir»»o reet r.nrn-i m iril i
about eignt imies uptiip from the
General Cfud*- well
Mime the abandonment of thei
(.i* rural rud*- te.t last January it
is reported that numerous surveys!
and a lot of ^hooting ha - e <•'<*»- j
tiruH-d in th»- area The company
de* ided to go bai k in for a test of
the Petit and the Kdwards in hopes
j of finding :.t* long-sought produc-
| Uon in this area
NEW CONTRACT—
*i ontimu d Ti i'ii page i •
reduc ion u .<- restored in Aug . * ,
19M
Wi h-lt ire go cent pnc« to o< I
justified two year* rgo, an*l n:-
g ir<J our r* oration of that pre e j
;j> lorig o erduc, and not indicative
*if anv dr partynent friun our policy |
of rest-ting price action* of an
,rifla mn.iry chara ter," -aid M ;
M Anderson, Alcoa cxecutivi
vice president
Alf*-' ted iiv the new agreement
with ti.» I SW in eldition to tin
700 worker here are hourly paid
employ*-* at Alcoa plant* located
at An oa. Ten* sec; Baldin. Noi U
Carolinia, Ba u x i ' < Arkan i
Bridgeport Connc* ticut D*'troit
Michigan, F,dgi water N*-w Jer
ev, Mobile, Alabama New Ken
ing'on, Pennsylvania; f'oint ( <»m-
foit Tex i Richmond Indiana
and Torrance ( aliforrua
Tii* even Alcoa otwration- re
presented by the AWfl' ire Ii>< a'
id at Ctullico h» < duo Tie on i,
Penn /Ivama Da <*npoit, low..
K.a t SI !xrui Illinois Lafa ette.
Indiana; Iaini.i .er. Pennsylvania,
and M.e ena. New York.
Meanwhile negotation- ari-con-
tinuing with the United Au o-
mobile and Aircraft Workers'
t moti repr*1 enlmg 4000 emplo , e
at Alcoa’s Cleveland, Ohio.
( lueago, Illinois Gurwoeil, New
Jerrery; and Vernon ( ihforru ,
plants, and with two AFL-CTC
f i ade C’ouni il- acting for 1,200
i mployt * at Vancouvc: and Wen-
atchee, Washing on
Mrs Brown Leads1 UI-D OLD C \R0I5 KEEP RINGING
Jr . Z , Ol T THE YULETIME TRADITIONS
Group in Carols
Al Rotary Club
Mi rr ber* of the four h grade,
m-< * ion C. of the Rockdale schools
-arg Christmas Carols for Rock
nale Rot a rig nx at :h<- club’i Tuet-
nav .richer,n at Sir.g*-r s Grill.
Ti • 4 i i .a i i* ufid*-r th< -,ip»-r
nom of Mr Miil crd Bro *. n *4*
aixompamed tne group on the ac-
cordian Several numbers were
urig, w: ;n on*- i« 4iui III* « ciu
Michael Brown /oung on ot
He and Vr, Millard Brown
Children participating wer* Carl
\. ler W . / r»< B- i * ■' Miehac
Brown Jam* Burn Johnny
( nilii r Mar Clr en. la sli*- Anr.
t<' Me .,»• . Ji.ru Martha
Christmas season—clear, crisp
nights, stars and 'parklu.g lights
and Christmas Carols ringing
across the scene'
Mar of the caroi* we hear
till* Christina; have been handt-d
down g*neratjon to generation,
century by century
Changes have been made in
words and music, according tc
the changing times but mo4 of
the Christmas song* will be just
a* you might have heard them
njnareas ot years ago
According to the Bible . ory o'
Christina the first caro! was sung
by a chorus of angels—the “Glori i
in r.x el io I> , Gl’»i to G
in the Highest
Ti.. early settlers ir. Ami rica
brough’ r any of tie* old European
ter Edmund H Sears composed
‘It Came Upon a M;d*ught clear. ’
Perhaps the b*-st tenown and
most t>eio*ed of ail American
carols “O ' >ttle Town of Beth
lehem ’ wa., written in IMfi h>
Phillips Brooks, a young Eplsc-
curpM-i minuter
The ga* holiday song Jingie
belis." ha- been popular for ai-
mott a c< n’.ury and w a.* compos-
ed by another American, church-
mar, Joi n Pierpont
Our big selection oi (. hnstmas
ong*. hvmn* and carols express
the friendly, jeyful spirit of the
sc a son and are loved by all!
us a heritage of songs as no other
country in the world enjoys
“Adeste Kidi lis” which we also
sing with the word* ‘Come All Ye
Faithful long u traditional hymn,
ha an unknown origin.
'Away in a Manager," l.u’hcr
hvr» r r-a r to us from Germany
G<^i f!< t Y* M- rrv Gentfemi n”
from England and the lovch ”0
Holy Nig!i ’ from France From
Austri., came Silent Nigii , Holy
Night "
American too, have contribut-
ed to r>ur rich heri age of Christ-
rn.r ong The Unitarian rr,ini - -
In l!)42 the USS I’lto was
launi lied it Manitowrxr, Wisi , the
fir*’ - ibrnarine to Ik.1 built (,n th*-
Great Lakes
K‘wi k • La e E-.en M . >,ndon. urols Ui our country, thus giving
(a'n- Mi -r. Maurirn Mirali---.
f.yn Ogo,,. J mile Ralston, Michael
S, • .1 J-0 fin l S’ork Gary
'! >n..< J* >:i West an*i Im bbie
Ye/ak
Program chairman for tiie day
• i H n , i Lu< ke .
Rockdale Firm
To Build Bank
Al Round Rock
Cot fit: Id Construction Company
of Kotkdalc is slated to begin con-
struction immediately after the
first of the year on a new bank
building for tin: Farmers State
Bank in Round Rock.
Bid on the y b were opened in
Hound Rock Monday and the
Hockdalt firm had the low bid of
$42,7fl5 Trie next two low bidders
were Thomas Hinderer Construc-
• "•» * ' •>. * 1*' 1 lim r>d A
W fc}n ant Construction Company
at $4(5,082 Both of these firms are
from Austin.
A spoke-man for tne Coffield
firrr, -aid the building is of rn ,d. rr.
d*--«:ign with -fi ne front Ten firms
hid on th*- job.
UNITED FUND—
•eo’i'.fiued *rom page 1»
$75 50. Gay ffui s,2«. 'Gay Hill
i>< < ...I gilt* $2(n, Minerva $22.25.
Hoyt $42 50. Val Verde $13.1
Friendship $44, <Davilla speeial
gifts $55).
Hogan said that he would meet
some time next week with Cam 1
paign directors Jim Knight and
Dale Cockrell, as well as leaders
m the several divisions of the cam-
paign Knight expressed optimism
that the goal could be reached
with proper emphasis given
ROCKDALE
L O. O, F.
LODGE
Meets Every Monday
7;30 p m W.O.W. Hall
Visitors Welcome
RICHARD K BOTTS, N. G
GLYNN ROLAN. Sec.
ROCKDALE REBEKAH No. 272
Mens Every Fuwt ana
Third Thursday 4 pm.
DOROTHY FARR. N G
ZETA ROLAN. Sec.
Seasons
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e'rc spelling out for you
our best wishes for a Christma*
that’s festive and fun —and tilled
w ith good cheer for every one ...
WESTERN AUTO
To you-our Friend*
Joy rings out at this
Yulettde and we want
to send a sincere note
of appreciation for your
valued friendship the
past year. May this be
truly a most enjoyable
Chnstmas season for
you and yours.
TAYLOR IRON-MACHINE
WORKS, INC.
• WELDING
• MACHINING
• METALOCK
• METALLIZING
• WINCH SERVICE
PHONE 230
TAYLOR TEXAS
May the highways and byways of life
lead to a Happy Holiday for yon and
yours! May we at this time express our
• * • 11 / <••••• k* 4 v y9 $g /$ f
grainuae io an oj uni mn>• j />*«-*»—-
for their loyal patronage To All
— A Very
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Your Neighborhood
Texaco Dealers
ROY ARMSTRONG
Rockdale
ALVIN BEATHARD
Milano
C. G. CAFFEY
Rockdale
E. L. CURRY
Rockdale
G. W. GALBREATH
Rockdale
GAITHER MOTOR CO.
Rockdale
MILAM FOOD STORE
Gauee
HAL HARRIS
Rockdale
FRANK HARTLEY
Milano
J. C. HIRT
Rockdale
C. E. HOLLIMAN
Rockdale
l. n. McDonald
Sharp
MENN S Hatchery & Feed
Rockdale
JAMES POLK
Gay Hill
W. P. HOGAN, Consignee
Phone HI S-S970
ROCKDALE. TEXAS
R. L. PHILLIPS
Tanglewood
DON H. RODDAM
Rockdale
H. B. SMITH
Rockdale
ED SNIVELY
Rockdale
BUDDIE STEPHENS
Rockdale
JOE TOMERLIN
Minerva
V. F. W. CLUB
Rockdale
FRED WILSON
San Gabriel
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1959, newspaper, December 24, 1959; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694205/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.