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VOL. 90
THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
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ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1962
Rockdala Reporter EaUbluhad 1333
14 PAGES
NO. 34
l:29®.AwaitUnion Calls Off Alcoa Strike
First Classes
On Tuesday
A while school enrollment of 1U90 students—representing
an meiease *>f almost 4h over last year's total of 12.V5—;s
expected w hen classes begin Tuesday iii Rockdale.
Rockdale high school's enrollment, according to F1 incipal
Charlie Martin, will almost
hit the 400-mark this fall. He -ignments and general informa-
is predicting 390 students on tion Freshmen will as- mble at
8 30 a m.. sophomores a'
»pemng day.
Martin also announced that
IlHS students are to meet with
• iVi Friday a’ the high school to
■i • da.-- chedules. horn. ro**m a--
Rambling
ROUND ROCKDALE
w. H. C.
am. junior- at 1 p.m.. and seniors
at 2 p.m The meetings will Last
only one or two hours, he said.
New Students
Registration has been complet-
ed with the exc.ption of new .«! i-
rients moving to Rockdale. Supt.
J M Moorman -aid. Any sum* nts
who art- not registered can do so
by meeting either Eldon bail,
elementary principal. Ernie Lau-
rence. junior-high principal, or
Martin at their office-
"The 1290 predicted enrollment
d on t rnoirr should be fairly close." Moorman
By DlUi. toost said, "but it's difticult to deter-
S?gh of reliof ... . . mine how manv nev students are
V^n ALLY every resident of , mnVing here This week we had
Rockdale a n d surrounding or),. fanulv movt in with six school
i < mmuiiitie- breathed a gra'efu! children.” he added,
i igi: of : < !n ; this we
: tcel a urkm
•i hcoulpii strike that for ;nan> ; pcwtocl to remain abo.it i
.•.<<ks l.ao « a>* a dark cloud over i year's 320 students.
!i.;- C* ntral Texas area. The ’ However, another increase is cx-
t tan i the > to the «s oi.oir.y peeled in the elementary enroll*
■ I .■ huge territory If anybody. rn:nt. grades one through five.
o\er the pa.-t 10 years, has been Ball is anticipating 580 students
taking it for granted, we were ir, the elementary, compared to
awakened this week. Worker. 508 ia-t year
»inplo-.ee merchant. schoolteach- Ay cock School
• i or Indian chief, sleeping wasn't Enrollment at Ay cock colored
t<»» easy while thinking about school is always difficult to pre-
hot-down boilers and smokeless diet because many students are
Potline Is Down
For Remodeling
Tlit* threat of a stnkv at A.
scheduled and twice postponed d
gaimne and votmg, was lifted at
officials of United Steel Worker
to Jt
The decision, accoidin
the Hocktlale union !ocal. . as
made despite a second vote ed «•
by the union u> eject the "i met -
company’s reply to the workload toe ]■
lisputr. Then
The decision followed ree »m- -it lb.
mend atiwi- by the unions ji• -• ■ : 1 - '•*• •
vaiicc committee, district repre- reces m
s ntative Jake Walker, and Local $$9* l*
4895 officers—tha* work continue 1959 1
eration
is Rockdale Works, tw ice
mg a hectic week of bar-
10 p. m. here Tuesday by
..oval 41195.
R. Hughes, president of
to upgrade* the quality
mil maintain a comp ti-
on. " Sugg added,
c a total ot six potlines
e Works. Two of the
-hut down during the
nod in 1958, but on**
k m production in
- av remained in op-
n< that turn*.
Reporter Staff Photo*
BEAUTY AND AWARD WINNERS—Five Rockdale high school Future Farmers who were recognized for outstanding
FFA work at the Area III awards banquet in Brenham Thursday admire the pretty smile of area sweetheart Diane
ik When local The ' junior-high enrollment, j Churchwell of Anderson. From left to right, the RHS boys are Jim McDaniel, Tony Owens, George Weems, Edwin Voss
a l. *■ d off the jjra<jcj, through * igtit. is ex- and Jay Pai melee.
Registration.
For Vaccine
Urged Here
Pre-registration i»r the Sabin
-.one
9 Local FFA R, SI ,;, s l lsTEl) • • •
Boys Receive 189 Entries are Featured
During 10-Event Fun Night
Top Awards
Rockdale Roping club's Playgan, Hearne;
ack-. Best we ail say good -till involved in farm labor in \;n, Rockdale Future Farmers
both sides in future efforts i o»h<-r sections of the state, afl(j two from Milano were pre*
* tr«e difference at the Moorman said s« nted awards at the annua! Area .... ... —. . D„_. _____ ,
"Ay-cock will probably enroll jj| p iture Farmers of America at ,hr ^dir Prfrk arena Hnirno
- ,ha" laSt|^urrsddv XSr* tnh“mj?89Uemriosnfrom's'u'ovw Ccntr"l ar"f",l
Registration for students at Av- * * _ Texas, and its success assured j Willard and Marcella Bush, Mi-
cock will be held Frida* .' and that F .J,m J?cDa”'cJ- unIm« more such t>vents win bc “^ul- Mario; 3 R. B Caraway and Joyce
will run regular Ed*,n Voss and. Geo'*r Weems, d periodically, officials said. Dvmke, Rockdale; 4 Buddy Mor-
” * * * ' J n«Aeo tko- «'Aor'e I /.no Wf or Forrr. . 1 i _ ,,.
Saturday’s contestants came* Milano, and Jo Ann Cangcmi. Strong. Chriesman
• * < * _ »«.____' H ou inn ■ ^ T i im rn i* n nrl P:it riarri. I Pnn dnrn i *4 f i;irv
Still Basking . . .
IIS YOU MAY have guessed.
^Publisher W H C was still
: d out in toe coastal sands. * bu^5;-> ***'*“" * *■«“•“ were this vear s Lone Star Farm-
mur.< rung seaweed w hen deadline schedules. Classwork at Aycock
rolled around for Rambling copy will also begin Tuesday. ........................ .............
He pnoned from under an umbrel- * honor at Milano. The six were, Caldwell, Chriesman. Lexington, ....
ia Monday, ‘■aid the .-mudges DADTV Cl ATCft I Part °* 75 Southeast Texas youths Daviila. Bartlett. Taylor. Calvert , •
-«<-rr.en to f>e on the newsprint PATIw PAKl Y jLAlCU S to gain the status during the year. | and Bryan, according to tro Play i P P P®
6. Tony Calhoun, [ Pole Bending *9 and under*
Richard Burnett, Cameron;
Debbie Mulhnax, Hearne;
Karen Strong, Chriesman
as usual
Interest of Area
"We're going to continue work
m the interest of Rockdale and
all other communities to which
this plant is so vital." Hugh* s
said "The area could not stand
ja strike at this tinu. We're call-
ing on Alcoa to help us settle our
J differences. We still have a work-
| lead grievance, but we’re going
j to work as best we can.'' he
. tated.
Hughes added that if the pro-
i blems an not settled, the issue mass polio immunizations u> be
| may be taken up again in the conducted in Milam county on Sep-
| future. ; ternber 9 was urged this week by
| Some 6(MI union members east J*1, L. L Selden, president of the
j votes during the Monday and ! •■'i»onfWMring Mitam Medical Society,
j Tuesday balloting. The vot. re- ; nr T. C. Green. South Milam
iectr/1 the company reply to the medical chairman, II D Maxwell,
dispute by 58.6 per cent, Hughes L*y chairman for South Milam,
i i * ported. and W. T. Pearson Jr., Rockdale
Three weeks ago the pot room chairman
and potlining departments, repre- Pearson said pre-registration for
; stilting about 400 workers, voted the \ archie program can bc done
h> almost !>9 per cent to strike if b\ tilling out registration blanks
’he issue was not settled, Hughes poor ui coming to tfit* vaccine
i *;*id j stations on September 9.
Last Friday, thev voted by I “This will save time and effort,
about 79 per cent against the com- However, it is not compulsory,
pany reply, and the union served Registration blanks will be avail-
Briggette Barfield, Milano; 5 Mike i notice to Alcoa that a walkout; able at the* stations on that day,”
Towerv, Rockdale. j would begin at midnight Monday he explained.
Pole Bending ‘10-13': 1 Peggy week ^ registration blank appears on
lMr , c ^.(w_ ^I^I
Y TAn?! HONORING FACULTY t, ............ * ......................... ...................
.. , l _ i . 4 t r ( atneron 5 (rentId Vinton Mi- » Linda Uavilla b (j.
+ terman. hcnulenberg. shared tir^t-placr wmner.v were Larry,:* _ A f ,, _ . IA tJ . ..
w u. ^ f • 1 i t».. u u.,^/4.. : lano; f> A L. Sessum. Calvert. I) fieaKan. H<*arne.
The civic afiairn committee of | hiinor. C*ary and Willard Hush, Budd> ________________________________________________________
the Rockdale Chamber of Com- I ^a.v Parmelee from Rockdale ,-nd Hannah Sue Morgan, all of
merer is issuing an invitation won the National FFA Foundation Milano: Harold and Betty Ander-
to patrons of RHS junior high j award for livestock. Parmel**e ,oli. H* arne: Thomas and Peggy j
s.‘ missu-
ot e
taken Mon da'
Holiday Monday - - -
TAB* >R DAY will
mos
3 around
businesses
nd the s<-ho«»ls won't
Tuesday. For many
da> off ar.n for many
mean son.* overtime
at you do. travel.
k. or v. ha'cver.
careful. Wc ain't
*/{
Dcgg^ne Story . . .
P^l. AND DOT JONES, ano'hcr
family pr*»motrd fr*»m
ak of Rockdale to the
- of Pittsburgh, took
during a stopoier at
Arkansas, to end rc-
■heir friend- here rv*t
*er-/. rit.ng. ar.d includ-
•n*d g<K/d dog story.
Parmelee
and elementary >ch«a*is to at- ®Iso took par* in the program a-, a strong. Chriesman; and Richard |
tend .* partv on the patio at ^ 1982-63 area vice president Burnett. Cameron.
RHS next Thursday. September Wcem- was pie*.entedtheSant;i Results were reported as fol- ‘
6 from 7 3^* until 9 39 p rr. * raiucatwin award i»y R N Jail. . _
••Th:« •> iii no n forn.a! ’assistant agent of the Santa Fc ‘ _ _ . .
par- hononr.g • < t* a‘. il/r- of Railwax. This expen . paid trip Barrel Race ‘age 9 and under':,
par. honoring r. the national FFA convrnion 1 Larry Bush. Milan*,; 2. Ph.llys
a- a!-o won b Jimmy Matcck. V'oakuin. Rockdale; 3 Mike Tow- I
e area pre.-id* • * fiom’( alri-veli ery. R<m kdale 4 Briggette Bar-j
McDaniel ac< enfed the senior field. Milano. 5 Debbie Mulhnax. j
.apter conducting ayvard for Hearne 6 B/-n Giaham, Milano j centlv constructed between Rock
. .. akda • and Owen- received "h* Barrel Race age 10-13': 1 Gary j --------
/ppe.rtut.it\ to rure* and . . ' , . ,
, award !ei I < i-im»*r chapter con- b
visit «-|th the teachers and
school personnel." -he added.
Highway Dedication,
Barbeque Wednesday
Pools" Mi-
lan of trie
H Cm. r try.
The highway comm
it the. dale aiul the Lee county line.
'AV f/ei
;.a*
patron
of
Rockdale Chamlicr ol Conunerei
is sponsoring ‘he dedication of tin
9 8 mile stretch of Highway 77 rr-
Ribbon-cutting ceienionics will
gr t underway at
will enjoy
mcr* and
B.ll Austin will furnish oigan
m jsic during the evening, it was
r-xniamed
muting
coached b-
trai'her A i
and won tt,
■spring
Rockdale agriculture
k rt Timmerman Jr
Area Ill *;*!* in tiie
f
rienc*
:h their .-**m* what
AU* !#*
■n* j4,
P.neho" during
l*.r the .of,g *rans-
- u
'• kt.‘
le wa- * old to
* to Pittsburgh."
y&ys
Dot.
-He
was going or: 12.
i trouble with arth-
v.> ;*
*r- -r.ouid v»a him
Ui sle
but dreaded it .-**
W*
>ed he would just
fade
a way
bef*
or<- Tina- *.o go W*
4# ty
puttir
ig it
• •ii Pancho's per-
(T\h re
-rfm
*«'* until our i-.-t
U* i
n T- x
awned
"Xj
n/rr.i
ng he wa« fine
.* ion
rr. *
i.Uf he rf*rr.,xd in
ard
*A'1* fi
Ij slu rtR*f Hugh
Deficit School Budget
Said Not Too Gloomy
im/.r chapter con- Bu.-h. Milano; 2 Skclly Strong Jr.,
B-fh team- were Caldwell: 3 P« ggv Strong, Chries- , WKlorlnral
man: 1 Tommy Garrison. Milano. EUO/ Uivvll IvCli
5 Molly Towerv. Rockdale; 6 Sue
Sirnp-on. Lexington.
Bing Pace 'open : 1 Ruddy
Morgan. Milano. 2 Harold Ander-
son, Hearne: 3 Loyd Holton. Rock-
dale. 1 Leland Garrison. Milano:
5 R W Hairston, Rm kdale; 6
Thom.;* Strong. Chriesman.
Rescue Race op< n'; 1
Bush. Milan*, 2 Ray I
ne-day on the new overpass at the
junction of Highways 77 and 79
east **f Rockdale.
Immediately following the cere-
monies a barbecue dinner will be
held at Fair Park in Rockdale.
Highway Committee Chairman
7.ek* Alford indicated that a mini-
U< r of officials frrmi the Texas
highway department have been
invited to the ceremonies and to
tii* barbecue
Thf—f include highway person-
nel from Austin. fr**m the district
Willard i................................... highway engineer's oific* in
Electrical Workers * IBEW • Lor.ii firvan. ai* a press n pi esentati\**s
union - wirl*-
R R RSh^«d*Ro?-kd*h- Works b'' ,h<. HHS and A^ock
manager, after being notified of ,'o|,;rrn hiuh sch(K>l, 1 ans ar<? also
the union decision, -aid tha* the und,:r A',v to ass,st elder citizens
plant management "is pleased with 1,1 'jb,ai1n'nt! u\v va((''Me’ Fearson
this derision to keep working. It * s;*ld adding that Miss Emma
is expected timt well all pitch in H,,dv 1 h''i*d,,*« arrangements
to g« t (his plant hack in *.*p <,p- lnr flu senior citizens.
< ramg condition and again make Maxwell listed the other South
Rtekdale Work one of the best Milam vaccine stations as follow*:
Alcoa smelters in the company.'* Shaip. 1-6 p. m. at schoolhouse,
Mrs Rov Green, chairman.
Milano, 4-6 p. m at schoolhouse,
E C. Westbrook, chairman.
Gau.-e, 1-3 30 j, in at voting
box. Joe Moore, chairman.
< )n*
pothne at the plant was
.,<) P m . Wed- j tak* n mit of *»pei «tion thi- week,
Sugg announced "Th< p*»thne
was shut down to make nine cor-
r cel ions in our production -melt-
ing equipment," he explained.
Union Open Talks
On Annual Pad
Industrial Generating company*
and International Erothrrno*>d *<!
Rockdale'- fsi-t d/fieit" sci,<*t,l nun*- high t** t.«k* eaie
Hidgef */f well «*ver .■ half million, forscen expc*ns,-s. At *h*
pled, hi* time. me*, me ; »*stirnatci
f)ii! «-xp*-n.-es could ra
• t/een
't a- glo
ir.du a*«
he r**o
J M
ieir fi-m'-r:h-old pup A h*-
rr ac all went in the house.
<* I-.*! down in the corner.
>»u* lO minutes later :,e xa-
*i'-n' think he fed up u>
r move; he nad watched the
r- » i*h a pu//!ed expression
ser RAMBUNGS. page 3
things aren
ir.k might indicate. S^pf
Moormar. r.a- txplarmd
Es*;rr,a'*d exper.di'ures for *ht*
1982-63 budget total 5695.834
while* predicted revenue *.oal>
5595.798 a *iiff**r«n<* * $10.**36
Howe*, er *n* r/udg* • each ’ * ar
*4 r ./ v/-r. eai - ha- set a-;de
fun*i- f<*r >cn»*oi * pcration ‘I
,c*/m* mor*-. W* *•*
M****rmari added
Hr* akdcwi) *,f < -
a g<*
■xcreo
exjwn-e*
f jod- in r**>erx <
cover th/ fiefici*.
The fche/oi e. *
M **■
T\Zi* C
i n > T r u c t i o n .
$410,560 rfr»b#
•'* < l 4‘fnC'f, * • 4»!l2.1H|<
r, €2f? Trio ./jo .. .
a* ^27 o*;4 tran-p**rtation.
1*' ' *! a::-' nan* * . 510.950: capita! * ■•
ii- a' -1** 369 * d< ot a* tp i*y « ,i
mfiiMi, fix«-d charge-. $600
I: * i.me hr* .i k H <» w n. st.
• rt
^ ■ a * n *331.288: main’enar.* / t.
$252,410 dehnqiK-nt ‘axe-. $!
d j *‘*-9. mis'rilai;r<>«is l«*<ai revere
er*v $Kio<*
Garri’tt. Daviila and Stev e Sartar, j Jf|<8 *,f Rockdale havi
B„rtlet‘; 3 (h raid Vinton and their annual talks to *
Jake Barfield. Milano; 4 Kenneth onc-ytar contract.
Caff* v. R*,< kdale. and Dr S W ! Ti:«* current pact < xpirc.*. S« p*-
I.< l.mb«i g. Tayioi. 5 Ray la.*e I * mb* r 25. union and company of-
Bishop. Milano, anfl Terry Mahan, fu ial- aid J R Y< ag*-r IG<
if* a: n**. 6 Red Sessum. Calvert, |x r.-*»nru*l dir»x-tor. said negotia-
arid Frank Cangcmi. Hearne. j Ron an- ju-t beginning
Ladies Barrel Race '14 and i B"lh sines have pres* nted pm
over . 1 Hannah Sue Morgan. Mi- I P"-**L 1'" contract change-. •*<■-
*. ..j. •» Sli'-rrif Havvlev Brvan' * <’*/rding t*< D*,n H li/.-*. IfU.W
8 Linda Gairett. Daviila. 4 Diane j l’rt'ss s*« r* ,aiy.
( ,ra .*. ay. R<« kh,*!* ./ Sue Rea- •
oiK-ned ‘ **n*J managers and presuh nt- *>t
bli.-h a | Chambers of Commerc* in Cam-
eron. Caldwell and Taylor
A1 f<»rri said find rii/i/on-cutfmg
(/•icmomes at the ovci pass yvould
o» i/rief and tiiaf gu**-!.- «,t th*1
eommitt* including ( B Tii.un* ;.
n, trie' lughwav engineer, wotikt
oe hon*>r*-d and introduced ,*t l/ie
"This action i> the beginning **!
an accelerated program of re-
modeling our equipment, and al
though we hav* reduced our
rapacif; 4> v mu line, tin- will
not icsiilt in any layoff fie cni-
ptia i/erl
Manpower affected b\ the < ,r-
'ailment *,f production will i, di-
vert /-ri mto the remodeling pm-
gi am. it was explained.
"The program we an under-
taking is m line.1 with mu contmu-
WRECK VICTIM .. .
Daviila. 1-3:30 p m. af school-
house, Mrs. Merle Campbell,
chairman.
Thornrlale, 2-6 p in. at Fire-
maii's Hill. Mr J E Locklin,
> hairmn Colored citizens of the
Thor nrl., !*• area may get vaccine
from 4-5 p m *
< iffirial are hojmig for a total
Milam i ouiitv turnout of near 20,-
9*10. "Taxing the vaccine is a
t omi'leti'lv painless process. In
f a t p amount lo * ..ting a cube
"t -ugar Rear-on explained.
12'*
»f
BIBLE VERSE
s**n. k< * p my words
* my * ommaridment -
Ke« p my cou.mandn
« . and my lav* a- *h
thirie eve ' Pro . ej h
,iii*l
w itn
FATE HAS BEEN CRUEL
Community Pride Now Idle
Tentative County
Budget Authorizes
Precinct $73,325
Milam county’s tentative $556.
370 budget for *n» mming ■ e *
includ*** estimated spending *
$7.3.325 in road and bridge fund
for Rot kdale Precinct 3, accord
mg **> Conn*' J oige Don Humble
l,ai [,*•<■ ije
The piihlic is invited to b**tii ;
( \riit Ta ke's for the* barin’* n*1
may i) purciia.-rtl at the Rock-
rl ilr f*( ('fiininrrrf' nffuw
Tnt' highyva. opening i- laing
jji, nsured in part try Gaither
M< '*'i company . C'oca-C<,la, H If
Cofficld, anti Alena
Services Held for
Milton Ray Starr
Funeral services for Milton Ray
Starr, 40. who died in a fiagit
Duck-train crash last Thursday at
F ’ot 11 bone, w* [< he Id at lit a ill.
« */
a'**i
thcr cruelly
N* w ;*
lies idle.
The teri at -
The i
a hwnldirg
• d garde
n<> are lull
<*f weeds
•i < Tin
rnmnunit v
Windew-
a re brr*kc
n. and nil
mrr* c
during ’he
-ura -f >
a»fne s hang **ver flic
« r f**r
of approxi-
*rJ**k*| th
4-1 *he m
at w a*- otic*
mmunitv
e the pride
et, g
y *be San
f r> 1*>41
♦he *a'♦ tw
e fade- r f
fire ..
me I* w a .
San < »ab
riel n *. C -t
heK»| trans-
a* iiic * ir
1935 a bee-
fcrre<j •*,
I ornda>
high chcw-.l
f**r nia;
Ir*
Z< r
i*,r. 2** from
t an.
Bin kho|t>.
10
nd 15 from
< »r^
• 15 mile fi*
mi A
Work-
Ilie>rndale <
hamb
The pre* in
< t t«»tal comp
yu*h $81,508
:n 196 and j>8'
j ,r* i!*6*l C* :
uirnissioner f*>r
j pre*,n< t ; B'
• ion Neal of K<
j Thu* ,.* r
cent *>f all m
j ri# *fl
pr*x in< t r**arl
•mmunitv
the number of stJrtrnts
-.ed gradually over the
the school was finaiiy
PWA
Stone buiidinf
wed, ar.d :* a
at *he build.ng
practically c
p-rp*
■/ainm:
f due a*
eir-n of
cannot be
rar.v evident
m, no longer
•dered for
*. Thr- bur-
***.di_tilet -all al.'jix
Ne w ■
orphan-
camp
Nin»* a.
the »*.ru< *
is onlv 4*<
Gabriel ri
The hu;
Rm kdale
uai.. 19 i
1 i f/rr.daie
illager
lei 4k- fir.
ejf land ac
*. ar.d the
ards fre>m
ng is ’ 4 m
lx 0411 T
buildira
tf.e Sa;
ii'*- fr**n
n Tlvirn
l.laif, 1*
Te x a *
trej m rr mg ‘In'
g i used m a m.
.ill bring rrrdi* n»>*
building P-eit but t
unity ar.ef er* ire .
* xpiame-d
• we nr id iike* *•» ••<•»
rg inee,rpe»rated bv .*
a -niali industr’ . an
al aeljunet such a- *h
AK M at June*ion.
oi phanage or ai. *
. oil.e| t)4- Worth-whil*
nd
oriefgr f t*ne| i- a I lew a * e-el •*> pt<-
< in* * 3" Humble anl • *tlirr i nch
funej are $75,118 for Pre. m*1 2
'( imer' ii ■. $15,980 f*,r f’rr* met 1
Bu<’kii*ilti ane) $.)5 790 f**r Prr-
ilK » 4 I hoi ndale *
Returning Library
Books Made Easier
i net gi
t jl.y._- a
the pe
p« ! e,|
af’< r
m efe !
Ifa.i-1
itdine-r le»r Rnckd
lie*e>k- fia- b»-en
ce station at fit
wanting ’<> turr
p.a*
Ha
i rung
Ida
DEMOLISHED TRUCK -The tragic collision <*f a Santa Fe
Chiet passeogei tiuin and this Duck ciaimcu liic me ol Mntou
Kay Stun, 49. diivei ol tlie tiuck.
Saturday in Phillips K Lackey
• Tape! with !h< Rev. John Sicm.s-
glusz. pa-tor ui the Grace Luth-
i i an churcli. officiating.
Burial was in the I O O. F
< * meterv A large crnvvd filled
• *• chapel to pay final respects to
’ c decorated veteran of World
War II
Surviving ir* the wife. Mrs.
I * la Stair, two sons. Bennie Ray
•it'd Michael, a daughter. Virginia,
all of Rockdale; two sisters. Mrs.
t Lea Long and Mrs Cecil Weath-
i ertord. both of Winnsbeirei; a ■etep*
f rother, Bennie Wilson of Hunts-
I all'n arers were Bill Doekall,
Andrew Stielsky Walter Wnse.
th* Rev. W F. Griggs, Cecil
Giabencr and Raymond Barker.
Mi Starr was h**rn March 28.
1922 a- Winn Ik.io, -on of Mi. and
Mi.- Gemge Starr, both n»»w *le-
* < ,* eri In Ife'ii .ion "ii January’
29 1942 he inamrei Miss Leola
Lehman of riiorndale.
He was a combat veteran of
World War II. and received the
Silver Star Purple Heart and
other citations l«>r his services in
tin A;m> He < nlisted on Novem-
Iiei 20 1942, ar i while <»n duty*
w as * etnmissioned a- a second
lieutenant on March 10. 1945. He
received Ins discharge Decc,Tiber
31. 1945
Mr Starr find instantly at 11 3d
a m. Thursday when the truck hi?
bit SIftVICSS, pap '<1
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The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962, newspaper, August 30, 1962; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694594/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.