The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1956 Page: 12 of 19
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February 2. 1956 BOCKDALE (Tex.l REPORTER—Sb
ARMY PLANS ALL-OUT EFFORT
FOR RESERVISTS ON FEB. 22
°.n.t,iCVy' a|,0“t* I tractive to older youths who have!
» mad* by)had no military service, and t.
Jn 1 ex as j those young men who already haw?
' served two or mure years active
. AUSTIN—A
recruiting effort
U. S. Army Reserves
February 22.
Aimed at increasing tht* strength I duty,
of the Army Rese rve Forces in the Brigadier General Lewis S Grif
^ -mi? ' riS composed | fing, Chief of the Texas Military
ill. scrvi..ts and Regular Army District, reports that Texas has
Advisory personnel will make per- h{5.000 men m its Reserves now.
Ml‘:teos Cut only 7,5(10 are active. Says
in tin <0 c.tics and towns in Texas Grilling "Our goal on February
where Reserve units are located. | 22 is to go* as many young nen
Cinv. Allan Solvers has signed a I active in the Reserve as possible—
proclamation designating Wash- both those with, as well as with-
ington's birtndny ~ Wednesday. out, prior service. We must be pre-
Fcbrucry 22—as U. S. Army Re-J pared at all times. Delays cost
serve Day in Texas, “in honor of I money. Lack of training costs lives,
the Father of Our Country and the 'Only through adequate military
Command’ r in Chief oi the Con-1......—**- •
tinentul Army.”
The Governor*.1 Proclamation
not only praises the contribution
made to the national defense ef-
fort by the Reservists but also
urges young men to seriously con-
sider doing their part by joining a
U. B. Army Reserve Unit.
February 22 also is the final day.
of National Defense Week. In tlus '
connection Prescient Dwight D.
Eisenhower said; “Our Reserve
strength is more important today |
than ever before. It is therefore j
gratifying to learn of the plans fori
National Defense Week—unde: the ,
slogan ‘Reserve Power is National
Detense.” I am delighted to on-
•u’v '
i|P|l
'wl
*rm
strength can we have peace1!
‘‘Our Army,” say. Wilber M.
Brueker, secretary of the Army,
“is constantly changing. It is for-
ever developing new tools and
new techniques. Its men must
know how to use and apply them.
No longer can we afford to spend
long months after a conflict be-
gins, in preparing our Reserves for
their vita! role.”
BOOK REVIEW
This Book Is Available At
Rockdale Public Library
hmt -
4,
LET'S TALK
LIVESTOCK
By Ted Geuldy
Ov. r ilPo Are Returning
M. dieting Oliexttoiiuires.
POR I' WORTH I he market)
riuds iMdng conducted id F-irt
i W.vth by the Texas Agricultural
J F.xfx ri iient Station in cooper'ation
w itli the rc e irch leparl men o.
; the ITS I.) A v hich ha been .indep
wav foi some wee' s on ealtl , vv 1!
| switch win to she. p 4tf, l-.uinii:.
when the Spring rims gel under
vv o in ;i few weeks
! i Jr. Ri m (; MuNe’.ly, ■ . ,i
1 ; t Texas A tv M Co1!- ■ rep rb -J
1 iv»s w , i I* i * tit | oj’ *• *»\ */; !' .,i*
, the qu 1 faeiaii. :i t l.., e b, n
| mailed out ai" being returned,
iThis is a relatively liieh percentage
■ of 11 pi;. -, and i ' the in - a
' internit that liv • - toek iiippi o e
.taking m. this itudv.
Cattle ihippei or now e.-M
; t.-ese qu< stion tin . and va i ii the
ts untv-r
ovi i JftO pound., sold at $18,50, and
ftcer yearlings old mostly from
cowt art* in very active demand
1 treng pric s, dealer, reported.
Megs Sell -,l) < f-nt- Low a r
»V|> M si t.60.11.21,
Good and choice butvhci ho^s
•Id at •») 1 to l 1.25 at Fort Worth
iVTordat. or 5ft .•ents under the oe t
pric< s late last week There* was a
n 11 r txf irn .e'i e n. hogs receipt .
: l Cornbelt points d. spite the bad
weather tl,,it slowed down the
'cattle runs at t.so e centers. This
put a r .' er b ■an U tinge to the
trade, * there was some s ecu! i-
t.'ojj tli n receipt., might get back
t > ve. v large numbs r.-, before the
week was out.
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grad
d*n'u.gi
FLORIDA I REEZi: . . . I Ight days ot unusually ««»IU weather brought killing frost to southern Flor-
M»C»Iianfi ,'>0’000,000 dama*e 10 vegetable farms. Here a worker tends smudge pots In citrus grove
s.:eep mm *ne tit g> tl
ie shcfi | non will begin get-
similar on flow* vtv, it will
x dirvctU i.) the siu.e.p mar.
ituation
Open st. adv, .Spots
Yv‘v:“aV'. 1 oengniea to on-1 (Editor’s Nota: This is one in a caused by the cowboy, .so-called, ae Suuthvv. st
dot e this undertaking, which will of book reviews prepared by songs that issue from the juke mvlmil.tu.lv .1
receive the : ,,,,«wii.i.. mo., members of the Rockdale Public i. .......•• ., . .. ... ..... .
..........'“■‘■‘•hi wmi.ii win -- .
receive the greatest possible men-1 members of the Rockdale Public
sure of citizen cooperation and j Library Committee on books now
support.” 1 ”L’ *'
In an effort to build up the re-
serve forces to nearly three mil-
lion men <2.9 million, to be exact)
Congress passed the Reserve
Forces Act of 1955. It was signed
that prolific faker, Zone Grey; ! cause his life was actually so color-
and an acute weariness in the case ful it sounds like storytelling. In
caused by the cowboy, so-called, the Southwest J. Frank Dobic ha1
.....one one of the best
boxes of the nation's more dismal
hash houses and beer joints.
“cowboy” has fallen into disrepute "i n ;
and to call a man a cowboy today ‘d ini
. Mr.
hint
available in the library).
TRAIL BLAZING
by M. L. Johnson
The average reader has a some-
what jaundiced view of most:, u
_____ j hooks on cowboys. With good re a- "U1
into law by President Eisenhower I son- The subject has been so dis-
last August. < torted by a host of unskilled and
Under one program of this law, /dishonest writers that today, it
high school students 17 to 18-1/21 soem8> onIy through parody can
-years of age, may enlist in a Re-1 anyone wring literary value from
.- : .e unit, . rva *4x months ac- the • < ne. Cowboys and Indians—
■tive duty alter graduating from what a joke! A good natured and j
high school, then go to college | wholesome joke in the case of
or enter into the business world (hose odd concoctions labeled Roy i Well then whai was the cowboy
with draft deferred status. I Rogers. Hopalong Cassidy, and Red | actually like? Only
; Ryder; flashes of unintentional ' writers have been .
jobs on the subject. And Dobic, in
part, lias done this by careful
He lived through that short per
ion oi ii. .lory when the wild Wes;
v as quite wild Between the rough
basinets of handling cattle and the
even inugher business of knock-
ing off Indians who wanted to
As a insult of a!! this the term j attention to the records of such knock him off he had no time
M. L J ihnson, he author or inclination for yodelling cow-
look. | boy songs. Which is all to the good,
is to deride and even mor ally in- j Mr. Johns >n is i-itfiully inode ! 1 'ked on the business of rais-
ing
iqu.it ■ as a writer. He says, “I first
But none of this ,. h”u!:i bejiliW the light of day in Cumber- i
blamed on the cowboy himself. He i ].,nd County, North Carolina, Sep-;
had nothing to do with it. And lie j tember 7. I;.48.” He has Indians,!
was no more like the usual pulp j “ . . . bite the dust.” And he is j
fiction cowboy than little Lord : terrified by th ' thought of die
I Famiud. "oy is ixlu* the *xaspoi;-d..w«>rd mm-.i ’ in jam', ii. rm
jating and endlessly fascinating lit- (tiers it “d-d.” These circumolcu-
tle boy of today.
handful of
able to capture
Other provisions of the Act ! Ryder; flashes of unintentional writers nave men ..me io capuw
make the U. S. Army Reserve at- comedy in the case of the writings i him. And this is probably so be
in!-, cattle as a business and
as a lurk. And this gives his ac-
count aulhorky And from this
authority sparks of color •jeeas-
sionelly come off. But not often
enough. So the hook is ’eally nore
for the •a.'e*ul studi nt < !' fhc W». ;
inn tut i: lor ilie average icacler.
tiom from an authentic Indian! T, . , .
ighter and trad driver ol the i
early frontier are a bit ludicrous. r;i’ts *or bareioot passengers, and
They are not, however, dis.irtei nn j fare-and half loi passengers wear-
for Johnson is a truthful man ling shoes.
v ori'i;
1 vv: y tl
i tlUU a
, j: i taa
■ kot.inj;
tattle
! Little Stronger Mend ts
(’ itHr end r >tv. - ■ • 1 g nt :
j fully clendy and .some spots we:*:*
i a litth strong r at Fori Worth
I Monday. Receiot- at some oi .h<*
j nv.dvv i t< n mark t- . i e < ut by
oad road conditions and tins 1 >ff-
I red ilc men i ehaiic** to press
; for higher prices. However, pack-
jiis resisted this trend to the be t
of their ability.
Comparative I’iic< Good and
choice slaughter steer and year-
lings $ 15.00 -1)).()(), I ttei figure
lor cattle under 1,100 pounds,
j Some he t ii s over I,‘ton pounds
; ipped at SIK. Common, plain and
i meii era cattle SB' to SIT*. Fat c .-.vs
j $11 to $12, some hi ilerish iiinds
; above $12 Canners and cutters
mostly $7 to $11 Bells mostly 410
i to SI? a few i at ide tl.it ian".e
Good and choice s! ugh ter calves
I chared xt $!," 50 to S1K.50 and
J common and medium offerings
i drew $13.00 t:; $lu 00 Cull and
Icommon sorts 10 to M3. Two loads
! of choice stockcr steer calves ot
vve
r
Weight an i
el butohei hogs sold from
■l' ’ > 413 J.‘. k .*.•:. earheri at
a .1 ’ • lu to 12, and •, few light-
■ .got :old to $12.30.
Slirrp And l nHi*
M< *dy; I.mil* Top $18.10.
Good »nd eh er laughter lambs
,:‘e f a ? 17 to snr.50' at Fiiii’t
Vi ri Monday and they along
V ;th .«li ot: **l grader and classes.
11 gat<ieo at fully steady
* 3,200 he: r> nrriv :d indie d-
g lin the; , ‘vement was < v-
rfi’V :ta vv1 i d se, ;ona!Iy.
11 common and medium
a liter trim1 > ••hi from $12 to
$!<• 3.0. Top lamb* at Sl'hSQ curried
No. 1 and Fall siiorn pelts nr
some No. 2 pells lambs solrl at
4 IT to $17 50. A f’-w' wooled lambs
: ’Id at $17.50 downward. Stocker
i.nd feeder lambs old from $15 to
<17. and some choice shearing
iambs were quoted above that
range in load lots
Slaughter ewes sold troni $7 to
$7 50 Old bucks sold around $6.
Aged vvethe. - cashed at $h to $13.
Yearling wethers were quoted
Jr..' n $12 to $1(5,50.
You can get a Paper-Mate pen
with fine or medii in ooint in the
rejndur $1.09 model, the $2.95
chrome Capri, or a gold plated
Capri at $3. Reporter < iflice. tl
ROCKDALF LODGE . ;
NO. 414 A. F. 8f A. M.
Taxpayer Status
Explained -or
Wsrkim Youths
The ir ny ir.qulrioi received by
thi ofl'ii-c mdientes that theie ii
a misunderstanding regarding the
vpayer status of dependent chil-
d o earning $800 or more, R. L.
P i' ney, District Director of In-
tt imd IR venue Service in Austin
announced today.
A eh-Id earning GBGD or more
.'e !ifie;, as a taxpayer and must
! 1 u return and pay any tax due.
Thi k true whether the parent
'claims the child as a dependent or
! i it Parents are responsible for the
i tux doe from minors
Parents may claim the depend-
y (eduction 'or a child earning
S<'ft0 or more under certain condi-
lior.s. The parent must furnish
o'" to n half the support of the
■h Id 1 - qualify the child as a de-
i u ndent. The child must be under
! ) yams of age, or if 19 or over
mu-' meet the q.iulilications of a
, ,-tuden*.
A tudent mud attend a full-
time school during at least 5
;n oth1 oi the calendar war. Such
i’ools include only institutions
with a Regular t icuky and student
' h<- iy and do not include corrcspon-
dence schools, night schools and
j employer training schools.
I or example, a child 21 attended
a college as a full-time student
durit 1955 and earned $720 which
I he used for school expenses. The
: ither spent $850 for the child’s
i support
Tne child is required to file an
income tux return und pay tax
'due on lh; ibove earnings. The
uiher can claim the child as a de-
{!> mdent <-n his return since he
contributed over half to the child's
support.
I A child earning less than $600
! aid who has had tax withheld
should file a return so .hat the
i ta>. withheld may be refunded to
• ”i, on- Ruled Phinney.
/ x* - ’
Regular meeting night: Firs
Thursday in e.i.h merit ft 7 ?n u n
Prnctire—Earn Monday. 7:30 p m
It i difficult to carve a statue
I* ol rotten wood, or to build a
tie out of sand, or to create a
1 w: life out of inferior
i ideals and aspirations.
GRAYSON'S
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HUNT S HALVES
SPECIALS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
ADMIRATION
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ARMSTRONG'S
FULLY COOKED
PSCNICS
lb.-
TALL KORN
No. 2V2
Can —
IMPERIAL PURE CANE
10-lfa.
Bag-
Pound Pkg.
!b. -
lb. -
SHOULDER
GOLDEN RIPE
BAHANAS
lb. 10c
FRESH GREEN
CABBAGE
lb.
4c
RED
POTATOES
10-lb. bag
39c
ANY HEINZ
1
SOUP
2 cans
33c
GOLD MEDAL
OUR
M?S. TUCKER'S
1TEII
3-lb.
Can —
lb.-
AUSTEX
TAMALES 2 SL,
SHOULDER
AUSTEX—with Ecans
CHILI 2 308 cans
EATWELL
SARDINES tali can
49c
lb.-
BABY BEEF
5-lb.
Bag
I0c COUPON IN EACH BAG
WHITE DEER
FLOUR
25 lb Pillow Chim» Sxck
1.69
JACK SPRAT CUT
GREEN BEARS 2 300 cans 31c
JACK SPRAT
PORK & BEANS 3 300 cans 25c
BLUE PLATE
PEANUT BUTTER
12 oz.
tumbler
33c
DEL MONTE (sections)
GRAPEFRUIT
303 can 17c
CHARMIN
TOILET TISSUE 4 rolls
uvl'
JACK SPRAT SMALL
T Tft* A PF A HC 9
JLiiiun u
* ROS STEAK h. 59c
300
Cana
10~
1UL
;:JP^ eqrci7ft
Cres*
TOOTHPASTE
WITH
nUQRISUH
LOCKS OUT DSCAV
RICHARD HUDNUT
CREAM 1.75
RINSE Vaiui
LUNCH MEATS
BOLOGNA
OLIVE LOAF
PIMENTO LOAF
SPICED HAM
lb.
DECKER'S
PURE PORK
SAUSAGE
1-Ib.
Roll
1-lb.
Rolls
1.00
ALL FLAVORS
JELLO
3 boxes
BAMA
NU ZEST
25c “"L“" 17c ORANGE JUICE
WEEMS SUPER MM
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1956, newspaper, February 2, 1956; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694332/m1/12/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.