The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 3 of 14
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Star Spangled Banner New Fina Station i Emil Miller, 72 County Service
In Document Collection 0«*H*op«i»;
Friday, Saturday Following IUmss Byrd in Charge
Cub Scouts Plan
To Register Friday
August 30. 1903
ROCKDALE (Te*0
week The Reporter adds
to its Americana Historical Docu-
ment collection. the Star Spangled
i turner, in un original tacKimike
m ’hr hand writing i»l me author
Francis Scott Key
The document has the look of
ihe cherished original • • in
antiqued parchment which actual-
ly feels old
Circumstances surrounding the
writing of the national anthem are
> doubt It agre; d. however,
that in 1814 Key approached the
iuitdn t<! effect tht release of a
triend the> had captured
He was held by the British, to
conceal then plans for attack, on
either the British ship Surprise or
the cartel ship Minrien, when Fort
McHenry was attacked on the
t 40 • ..-V- • o • I . *
»** plt’imn t id 11 maiit*! >
little which ship . . because the
inspirational Star Spangled Ban-
ner was born and is now a pact of
THE WEEK S
Weather
it national heritage.
Key. according to report> of the
da'-, stood oil the deck *»! tile
ship and watched the flag over
Fort McHrttrv mfi! dacknes* ob-
scured it A- tiie night wore on,
and the might> fire ol the British
fleet poured into the fort, every-
one c\|iecled the bastion to fall.
Key, watching every shell as it
poured from the cannon's mouth,
waited breathlessly until dawn.
Then, by the dawn's early light
he saw that our flag was st
then It was then that the words
termed in his heart the words
which have warmed the hearts
of countless Americans in the
years since that eventful night
The music adopted for the Star
Spangltd Banner was composed
o' John Stafford Smith fut an
English song' “To Anacreon m
Heaven" published in London be-
tween 1770 and 1775.
The Doc iment The Star Spangl-
ed Banner is this week's feature in
the Americana s« rn >. and is avail-
able by mail or at Tin Reporter
office for 26 cents each
203
rota Service Station,;
West Cameron, will hold a j
two-day op n house program Fit- j
Jay old Saturday according to
Jessie Irwin, station operator.
Featured in the two day cele- J
tnation will bo the awarding of
Enul Miller. 72, died m the D. V Bvrd of Rockdale has been
early hours Saturday morning appointed Veteran Service Officer
at Kichard^ hospital, where he tor Milam county, and the county
had been critically ill tor 16 days service office is now open for tin*
He had lived his lift* in Milam needs of veterans ol all wars,
county, where he was born Jinn* then dependents, widows and ehil-
v,doable door prizes at the close I •**'. 1^90. and was a son of the late { ut'en ol deceased veterans
of business S.rturduy night. Oiu» i a,'d Mrs. L. W. Miller an ( \ schedule has been tentatively
hundred gallons and 50 gallons t*a*'.v d**.v family of this vicinity. | established to serve veterans or
cl Fina gasoline will be given! Hav ing grown up as the son ol | eligible dcpemU*nts as follows:
away as Urst and second pn/.es. ! a hind owner and farmer. Miller j
jji| together with five pmk picinc \ learned much of outdoor life in
| his youth, and how to produce
is necessary to' good crops. He was married to
c prizes, accord-
(Editor's nolo: The following
is i list of weather rocords for
the past wook as rocordod by
W. C. Mam in Rockdalo and
b*( H. A. Semhen at Alcoa's
Personal Earning
Keaeli Rerun I Hiirh
Rockdale Works.)
ROCKDALE
High
Thursday 74
Low
99
Friday
76
I Oil
Saturday
72
90
Sunday
71
94
Monday
70
94
Tuesday
72
94
Wednesday
73
97
Thursday
ALCOA
High
72
Low
97
Friday
74
98
Saturday
70
88
Sunday
69
91
Monday
71
92
T uesday
72
93
Wednesday
71
95
Barn
Persona! income, the most com-
prehensive guage of consumer
purchasing power available on a
state basis, totaled $414 billion,
lor the country as a whole in 1961,
a rise of $15 billion or 4 per cent
over 196(i according to Harry C
Meyers, manager ol the Dallas
92 field office of the U S Depart-
ment of Commerce
Nationally, per capita income
last year amounted to $2,263 or
2 per cent above the previous
Ram record ol $2 215 attained in I960.
Meyers stated.
Order those personalized pencils
/or school now. Box of 12 with
flame on each in gold or colors
59 cents complete at The Reporter
Office tf
chest
No purchase
icg stci • r these prizes, accord- Miss Myrtle McLaughlin on Dec-
ing to Irwin t ember 17. 1890 He had been a
In addition, a five-pound bag of ! Und .‘>wn«r *** *•""“ “ lh‘‘
ugar will be given each customer v,wnit? °* *'**«»*
purchasing 10 or more gallons of •ve»rs buJ * T'*"
v n . Soprom..... Fma ! >■««» and he and his family locat-
Fina is the brand name of Ameri- ^°Sk^!a*e' . ... . ...
can Petrofina. A set of pink value , been in failing vealth
caps will also be given to the first i',r V™,™1* 8u,rvu,°£ a,re
10U customers who visit the sta- l**™- Mvnle Miller wile of R<*k-
tion each dav of the opei; house I c a\v: “v Hf Rwk-
n j dale. R. E. Miller of Houston;
„ , three daughters. Mrs. R L. Jenk-
Irwin iv a newcomer to Rock- i ins of San Ant0nio; Mrs. Gale
dale, having moved aere trom Modesette of Wimberlv; Mrs.
1 emple when* he was also a t ma Thomas Lanford of Austin; a
dcaU-i He will move Jus ^ dv* i brother Carus Miller of Houstn;
and two children here about the | slster Mrg j R Luckey of Rock-
fiivt of the month. nale; also 18 grandchildren and 4
The open house program is be- j great-grandchildren
mg held -<> *hat Irwin can get j Funeral services were conduct-
atqu iinleu with the residents ot i etj Sundav afternoon at Phillips
Rockdale and he has exended an & Lut.kev chapei with the Rev
invitation to the public to drop by j N Foreman ol FirKt Baptist
bo station during the two-day j chUrch officiating. Intefment was
ent___________at Oak Lawn cemetery. Pall-
~~ ; bearers were Lloyd Martin. Tom-
FPOM POI If F FI I FC inv Lanford. David Linsey, Tom-
ri\V/m ruuv.b IlLtJ my Jenkins. Jimmy Lanford and
- Russell Abbott.
Illegal passing, no driver's
license and unnecessary noise
were the most numerous violations
police -'tid occured during the past
week as three charges on each
count were entered on the docket.
Two tickets were issued for speed-
ing and one each was given for
fcilurt to stop for red light, im-
pridtnt driving and parking on
the wrong side of tin street in the
business district.
Rockdale at American Legion
hall, 8 a.m. until 2 p in. each Tues-
day; Milano at tin* post office. 2-
5 p in each Tuesday : Thorndale at
the city hall. 8 a.in. until noon
each Wednesday : and field serv ice
in these areas from 1-5 p m. each
'Wednesday .
Cameron at 102 West Main
street each M.-noL ., J*. ir. 2
p.m. each Thursday and 8 a m
until 12 noon each Saturday;
Buckholts at the city hall. 2-5
p.m each Thursday; and field
service in these areas each Fri-
day.
Byrd explained that “field ser-
vice is set aside for visits and
necessary personal contacts, where! in the county. Also, in the event
the veteran or hi*, widow is unable ! that an acute situation arises prior
due to sickness to conic to the to th<- time he is scheduled to
office It will be used for con
tacting and securing data in con
Boys between 8 and 1U years
eld will 1m* able to register for
membership in Rockdale's Cub
Scout Pack 188 Friday, Cubmas-
tcr Jim Throckmorton lenitnded j
this week
The hoys and thcii patents will
meet ai the Cub Scout house in
Kail Park ut 7 p in fm the regis-
tration, the cubmastci said. A
registration fee ol 50 cents per
scout will lie collected The pack
was tin* largest in the Tejas Scout
District a yeai ago. officials said.
nection with an application for
claim for pension or other bene-
fits as prescribed by law ”
Byrd, retired Air Force man,
said all problems will be discus-
sed m private and will be con-
sidered of confidential nature He
will also be on call at his home
it i t i i m _ *
ill m*v (\iliv , tt ini. ii I' ii | * t wAuiltfi 4*"*
ly four miles outside the city on
the Tracy road.
"There i> absolutely no charge
foi tiiiv service, members ot the*
county commission* rs court said in
making the announcement. “Mr.
Byrd is here to help all veterans
and their dependents that reside
! Brtler SS Farm
Rmink Ut Krl|i
{Monthly Benefit*
There are many cases each year i
in which a farmer's monthly social
security benefit- are delayed be-
cause he has not kept good (arm
records, Durelle L. Allen, district ■
managet of the Temple Social
Security office, announced today
Complete and accurate records I
are necessary not only for go*»d |
farm management but for obtain-
ing proper and continuous protec-
tion for stwial security tienefits as
•well.
Allen explained that farm op-
erators art* required to make ac-
curate reports of wages lor their
nired hands and to report their
own earnings n> the Internal
Revenue Service for social securi-
tv nnrpiwtw ( */miH I urnv Pool trric
assure prompt and accurate pay-
ments of social security payments
to the farmer.
These records do not have to be
elaborate but they should show
the various types of farm income
and expenses and the deprecia-
tion schedule for buildings, equip-
ment, machinery, etc.
Information on becoming eligi-
ble for social security benefit
OrUnteFm
Sept. lSDeadlnw
Twenty-three worker* will be
taking order- for the Library
Birthday ealetidar until Septem-
ber 15 in mwi nection* of Rock-
dule. Mrs Bob Thumpnon said
Tuesday.
“The main thing w<*'re coneern-
| ed with is eontaetmg everybody,”
Mrs Thompson said "So if some-
one is missed, thev ran call me
at HI 6-3484 "
Each calendar costs 61. and
I birthday or anniversary listing*
are 25 cents each Proceeds from
i the project go into the library
; fund to buy new books The cal-
endars will he distributed in
' November. Mrs. Thompson said.
OUTDOOR TIPS
voi! vuur city, every effort will1 may be obtained from tht* Temple
be made to contact the claimant.” Social Security office.
Cutting Up the Rabbit
There is little usable meat on
i a rabbit close to the back So,
when cleaning and trimming one.
I trim the ribs and abdomen close
i and throw the back away.
This w ill improve your cuts and
make for better cooking.
Youth Injured By
Fall Into Window
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Ronnie Cay wood, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Caywood, suffered
| three cuts which required 27
' stitches when he fell through a
plate glass window at Metiaffcy's
store in Rockdale about 6 p.m.
! Saturday.
j Me was taken to Richards’
hospital and clinic where 17 of
; the stitches were used to close a
j cut in his right arm. Five sitches
j were required to mend his left
j thumb, and the other five were
i used to close the deepest of the
I wounds on his right shoulder.
; The hospital relased Caywood
I Sunday afternoon.
Red Cross Report
| Filteen inquiries were handled
| this week by the Red Cross in
I Rockdale, service secretary Betty
Jo Lanford reported Six long
i distance telephone calls were
j made, five telegrams were sent,
I two emergency leave requests
I were filed, one death message
I was forwarded and one health and
welfare lepoit was made.
RAMfeLINGS—
'Continued from page nn«'i
| lor several days. He was buried
11n Westwood's Happy Hunting
Grounds 'the woods' where he had
-pent 10 happy years."
FEEL LUCKY?
then enter Purina’s
CALF '
SWEEPSTAKES
Just sign your name-nothing to buy—
you may be one of the
50 LUCKY WINNERS
Dot continued: "We enjoyed our
stay in Texas and will carry a bit
ol the state in our hearts always.
Texas’ hospitality can't be beat.”
The death of Pancho didn't exact-
ly * tire the Jones' moving prob-
lem. Journeying with the family
were two dogs and a eat named
Sinbad 'Wonder if Al's car stood
up under all the stops and starts.»
Not so funny, but . . .
JT WASN'T a laughing matter to
the parties involved, but Mon-
day morning at football practice
! Robert Urban got a tooth knocked
lout in a pileup. Someone remark-
ed he should be able to get a new
| one “at cost." His lather is Dr.
IA A Urban, Rockdale dentist.
Hopes to play . . .
JOHN CHERRY of Baytown sent
\* this note along with his sub-
• scription renewal: "I want to con-
{gratulute Rockdale on its interest
i in securing a golf course. It will
be a wonderful addition to recrea-
tion for all I’ve wondered why
i Rockdale has gone this long with-
out one. I hope to play with you
sometime on the course." We hope
I likewise, John
who will get a four-month-old, <
registered
HEIFER CALF
ABSOLUTELY FREE!
See us for entry blanks and details
of the Purina Calf Sweepstakes
While you’re at the store ask us to tell you about
PURINA NURSING CHOW
• ••tho starter that's “milk plus” ... the starter
that starts cokes fast. •. right 1
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mitoMft*0
PURINA
NURSING
CHOW
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Noneenie. etc.
THK LEVER Building. New York
! City, has 1404 windows in its
21 stories, and not ;* on<* of them
I will open Some phvrhologists
jsa.v to tell children there is no
Santa; somebody h:id better start
telling the politicians There
are many ways of gaining success,
|bu* all of them s<«*rn to start arid
lend with work Most buried
treasures lie between the ears . .
About 10 million Russians are
; learning English, while barely
15,000 Americans studv Russian
. You don't like rock-and-roll?
Ik* glad they don'* use bagpipes
. . . Said a second-grader enjoy-
ing re*e*.>: “I’m opposed to F»*d-
• oral a id to schools, and state aid
to schools, and I** «i! aid to schools”
. . . Cotton was cultivated in
i India in 3000 B C without a sub-
♦ ►idy program A bork will still
buy a go*>d pi«*t11re of Washington
j. . . . One man sa-s his wife's
cooking is so bad th* flics gather
at hi : home ’o commit suicide
McVOY GROCERY & FEED
NORTH MAIN STREET
ROCKDALE. TEXAS
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SERVICES—
i ‘Continued trom page one*
j wa* driving was struck by the
1 Santa Fe Chief pa-nengcr train at
j a 'To**Mrig in Petti bone, west of
Cameron
He was returning from Fort
I Hood where he made a daily
I round trip lo deliver ice He had
i been employed hv H H Coftiekl
of Rockdale for 15 years
. Mr Starr had lived in Rrxkdale
| MtH-e 1947. moving here from
i Thorndale He had been a m* rn-
i b< r of Grace Lutheran church
i Mince 1956.
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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/m1/3/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.