The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 6 of 14
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KU*J
ete Keen Appointed
o Milam FHA Board
:Pete A. Kern of the Pleasant
11 community ha.* t*crn
as a member of the three-man
Uam countv Fanners Home Ad-
ministration committee, the agen-
ir’s county supervisor Henry N
|rey, announced this week. The
iy Scouts Plan
.liver Boat Trip
Z Eighteen Boy Scouts and adults
ftfrv planning to make a 30-mile
Boat trip down the ldttle Kivcr
Aid the Bra/.os Hner Septrmb. i
K9. J. L la’ster, scouttna h r of
Jrocp Of!, announced Wtdnesda'.
Z The trip will begin at Marlow
»d end near Ilearne. lie said The
Boys and adults will take mostly
Ben-perishable foods and a mini*
turn of camping and cooking gear
fpr the two-day trip.
; appointment is for three years
• and began on July 1.
Keen succeeds Joe K Martin
whose three year term expired
thin year. The other two members
serving with Keen are Anton
Moraw of the North F.lm romniunl-
jty and John S Itatte of Cameron.
The local Farmers Home Admin-
bl/ution county ^mimittee re-
• views applications by farmers and
j other rural families for six diff-
erent ty pcs of agrieultural, hour-
I ing and water loans made in Mi-
lam county. In addition, the com-
mittee advi-e; with the county
supervisor regarding the adapting
jif national loan politic-' to local
| eondif inns.
I>«irn>:‘ the part fiscal .'tai
ended June .id- a tot it of $al)t.71Hl
• in Farmers Home Administration
loans were made through Hie
ag> iu v s In il Cameron office,
sol ving Milam and Burleson coun-
tv. hat h loan l> act om pained to
MA|il CARPET and LINOLEUM
NOW ON EASY TERMS
NOTHING DOWN
36 MONTHS TO PAY
ROCKDALE FLOOR COVERING CO.
Phone HI 8-2421 Lee Roy Darby
Faster Payment
Services Ahead
With New Law
! Hospitalized veterans with dc-
i pendents will get faster servic
I in receiving pension pavments a'
1 a result of a new law enacted b>
j the 87th Congress, P J Mims,
i Manager of the Veterans Adrnin-
' at rut ion office in Waco, said to-
day
The low previously specified
that when veterans were in VA
hospitals more than two month
their pension pay mens would b
reduced to MO a month, with the
balance sent to their family in <■
separate check This often result
ad m delayed pavments
Under the new law, Mims said
i the veti ■ an with dependent wiP
continue to receive the fn
amount of hi. pension wlnle in <
V \ ho ml :il
Tiie S3') pension limitation 'ill
applies to ho pitah/cd veterans
with no dependents
the < *!ent necessuiy in technical
farm and financial management
ass i t.vnee
Keen has spent ins lifetime on
the farm which lie is now operat-
ing in the Pleasant Hill eomrnuni
ty, located approxirna'elv eigiit
miles smith of Hockdaie lit'
p*i «ntlv operating 734 acres of
crop and pasture land, including
his major » rop o| peanuts and his
firm :m»d of HO be« f cattle.
County supervisor Henry N
Ivey said that Keens practical
farming »,x|ieriencv and service on
various other committees in re-
cent years will enable him to
make a real contribution to the
county committee’s actions wrv n
they review lean applications.
Local Briefs
About People You Know
ffi SPECIALS!
HERE ARE REAL BARGAINS FOR THRIFTY SHOPPERS!
BOY S BLUE JEANS
13’«-OZ. DENIM
YUKON JEANS
Built for rugged wear. San-
forized and vat dyed. Slims
and regulars in sizes 4 to 16.
2.49 VALUE
While
They Last
$'
60 PAIR ONLY
BOY'S 9-OZ.
BLUE JEANS
Sizes 4. S.
10 and 12.
HURRY!
LADIES'
Penny LOAFERS
Genuine Tru Moc construc-
tion with built in arch sup-
port. Black smooth leathers
and black suede. Sizes 412 to
10.
Mir- $3.99
OTHER LOAFERS at 2.99
BOY'S JACKETS
3 styles at this low, low price!
Sizes 3 to 16.
1. Vinyl plastic with knit trim
2. Hooded car coat with quilt-
ed lining.
3. Water repellent, polished
cotton bombor jacket.
Beg. 6.99
Lay-Away Now
*4.99
FARAH
GOLD STRIKES
Favorite of Mothers everywhere.
11 -oz. Pepperell denim with Ny-
lon reinforcement. Vulca-knee
for 70% longer wear. Slims, reg-
ulars and huskies.
$098
/
Sizes 4 to 12
PAIR —
We also Carry a Complete Stock of
LEVI AND LEE RIDER JEANS
Boy's and Men's Sizes
LOTS OF NEW
FALL FABRICS
Perfect for daughters Back-to-
School Dresses. Printed and
solid cottons.
3; *1.00
UNBLEACHED
DOMESTIC
Practical for many uses.
5• *1.00
J.B WHITE CO
nAHEADWm^E^E^ALUE^
SON YARBROUGH. Mgr. ROCKDALE
GIRL'S
FULL SLIPS
Polished cotton and eye
let batiste. Sizes 3 to 14.
1.69 QQc
Value MM
Men's White Cotton
ATHLETIC
SOCKS
with cushion insole.
Sizes 10*2 to 12.
3 i *1.00
GIRL'S
ACETATE
PANTIES
Sizes 4 to 12
4 i *1.00
BOY'S
BRIEFS and
T-SHIRTS
1 year guarantee. Sizes 8.
10, 12, 14 only.
3 s *1.00
MORPUL
BOBBY SOX
Sizes 81 i to 11.
2 i 98*
BOY'S
TENNIS
SHOES
Black only. Sizes 11 to
6. 6’2 to 10.
PAIR- *1.99
LADIES'
AVONDALE
BLOUSES
Colorful cotton stripes.
Sizes 32 to 40.
EACH- $1.88
MEN'S SLIP-ON
TENNIS
SHOES
Built-in arch and cush-
ion insole. White only.
Sizes
6‘ 2 to 12 MmrnMM
LADIES'
WOOL SKIRTS
Solids, plaids, tweeds in
straight cut skirts. Sizes
22 to 30.
$1 QQ
Value— ■•OO
LADIES'
CORDUROY
OXFORDS
Lightweight, yet durable
molded rubber sole,
black solid or black
plaid.
$| oo
4 to 10 Mm M M
Mr and Mrs C C Kelly an-
noun' c the arrival of a daughter
Michelle It n»\ burn August 21.
weighing neven jrounds and thii-
teen ounces. Granparent is Mrs
Klla Sperdic of Gihxon City, 111
it
Mr nnri Mr- Willard Mar-hall
hail av g u ts Friday Mr and Mi
|,cm Adams of Palestine Mrs.
Adams i the fnrnriei Mary KU n
Green of Itnckoale
Mi and Mrs M S Sh<.«mate
were visited hv then sun. (.'apt
K It Shneinate, and his famili
fni Hie past week ("apt Sh<* -
mite ami hi' family an ha< k in
'he States after three wars in
Fngland Tris past weekend wa-
spent at Freeport, visiting Mr and
Mrs. ft. A Mi/e and family.
★
Word received by Mrs laddia
Smith this w ek reports that her
brother lh>mei Turner of Bav
C'ltv. wh<> has been sermuslv ill
a the Veter ins hospital at Hous-
ton. is improving and that his
name has been taken off the
critical list.
*
An k pound. 14 ounce infant
.vho has been named John T riv.
is the newlv arrived «on of Mr
.nd Mrs J T Boyle The baby
was born on August la, at St
Rrlwfirrls hospital in Cameron.
★
Ur and Mri T S. Barklev were
joined by Mr and Mrs. .1 K Wil-
i n and daughters Judith and
Elizabeth of Houston for a vaca-
tion trip to Colorado the past
week
★
Mr and Mrs D D. White, son
Gary, and Mrs. Essie Byrd have
returned from a three weeks trip
to the World’s Fair in Seattle,
Washington. They stopped in
Salt Lake City, Lake Tahi>e and
other interesting points Their
main visit was to the Southern
Baptist Mission station in Oregon
★
Carl Miller, brother of the late I
i ,oiin /1moiei, Acis hel l from ,
Youngstown, Ohio, when curoute I
to Victoria to see his brother, John j
Zimmer. Hi was accompanied to
Victoria b\ Mrs. L. A Zimmer,
hr si ter-in-lavv.
★
Mi and Mrs Charles Hubert, j
David and Carol of Houston visit-
cel the past week in the home of
her parent , Mr and Mrs. Bennie
I). Williams. Dee Carol stayed)
longr r with her grandparents
while her parents and brother
went to Fort Worth for a tour of
"Six Flags Over Texas.”
★
Mr- James Guthrie of San
Gabriel and Mrs. Ralph Hubert
and Jaek Hubert of Minerva at-
tended the funeral services for
Christine Joyce Simmons, 6, at
Galveston, Monday.
★
Ben Earl Daniels and familv of
Laguna. California. and Mrs.
Eileen Smart and two children of
Minden, Louisiana, have conclud-
ed v isits with their father, Newton
Daniels, grandmother. Mrs. J L.
Daniels, Mrs. Laura Aldridge, and
oth< r friends here.
Song Sermon Set
For First Baptist
At 8 p. m. Sunday
A song sermon in the regular
[ Sunday evening servic will open
Church Music Month a* First
B«pti-.t church. Music Director
Don Whitmore announced this
we k The program will be en-
titled ' The Glorious Chris’
The worship service, prepared
hv hie church chon will include
| congregational singing and quar-
tet numbers m addition to the
] choir selections All hvmns used
will he taken from the hymnal
The evening message will t»c
' brought through the hymns, and
a poken rnioti will not b< used
Whitmore al-.o said, "Appropriate
cripture will Ik- read with each
group of *>ng Wi will present."
During Si'ptembei the choirs
4-H CLUB NOTES
i ier
as anotli i activity of the music
month Whitmore -aid an invita-
tion h open to everyone to hear
t! e
ell
in da
ight
vve II as attend ntl
•ervice
| Bruce Holliman
Attends AFR0TC
Summer Training
Albert Bruce Holliman, son of
1 Mr and M Albert B Holliman
| of Etoekdale is presently attend-
ing the Aii Force ROTC Summer
Training Uni’ at George Air Force
i Base. California
Cadet Holliman, who completed
| his junior sear in advanced Air
Force ROTC. is attending a 4-
' week summer training period as
j part of his Reserve Officer Train-
| mg at college
Winle at summer training,
I Cadet Holliman actually observes
| the Air Force in action and par-
ticipates in many ot the Air
j Force operations Following grad-
uation at Texas Christian uiversi-
ty lie will be eligible for appoint-
ment as a Second Lieutenant in
| the Air Foree.
If von want a new poitahh
Typewriter, Royal or Smith-Co-
rona, at a Di rount Price, try The
Report it Office.
The annual Sears and Fai'in I
Bureau Gilt Show has been set for ,
Saturday at tin* Auction Barn in
Cameron Judging of the gilts
will begin at 9 a m Gilts should
be in place by 8 a m
F D Clements, vocational agri-
culture t, achei at Gtanger will
judge the show
4 H member having Sears gilts
are; Patsy Stevens, Rockdale.
Randy Graves, route 1, Buckholts;
Rted Davis, route 1, Buckholts’,
Patricia Garrison Milano; and
Johnny Mann, Cameron
Ronnie Kostroun, Wayne Jist I,
John Urban and Sandra Barta
have tlic Farm bureau gilts
Calv in Shenkir Jr of Buckholts
has the Sears ijoai
The first place gilt and the
Seat, boat in the Sears Gilt Show
will compete .it tin rii trict show-
ill Waco the following Saturday.
S pi.-fii<»ci
Record Books
4H Record Books were judged
,it the county extension office
Wider da’ Max McCl.iren and
tin extern ion agents judged the
In /ok-.
All fust-plae.' record books in
' the county will complete in Dis-
trict 8 judging at Stcphenville
Tuesday Senior winner will
compete in state competition in
1 Sept' mber
County winners in the s nior
, div ision were Donna DuBois,
entomology; Martin .Ji.-1• -1. dairy.
Dean Stiles, wildlife; Jan Par-
melee, beef: Ronald Kostroun,
: electric; Dennis Jistel, agriculture;
Jo Ann Hollas, leadership; I.a-
Nell Moraw, citizenship; Carolyn
Jirtel, achievement
All these boys and girls were
fotin Bertie Awarded
Honorary FFA Degree
John S Batte of Cameron re-
1 ceived the honorary Lone Star
i Farmer degree and gold charm at
| the annual Area III FFA awards
, banquet in Hrcnham last Thar*-
I day night
He helped start the Milam
County Livestock show in 1941),
U now chairman of the county
serewworm control program,
serves as a committeeman for the
local FF/\ and assists boys and
girls in buying and selling live-
stock .
first in their resp dive contests.
Junior winners in the county
were:
Beef cattle, David McCiarcn,
first; Roger Hodenbeck, second
Texas sheep and goat, wool and
mohair, Reed Davis, first, Brent
I ay well second. John Grimm,
third; Swine. Henry Abe! Jr
first, Authur Jistel, second, Randv
Graves, third
fiolfl crops, Jane MuecK, first,
Martin Muwk, s-conri: Safety,
Melvin Hollas, first. Bet tv Mai
garrt Oir, second; Electric, Ber-
nard Kostroun, first, Dwight Les-
ter, second
Poultry, Larrv Jungimmn, first;
I.eon Hollas, second, achievement,
Gwendolyn Jistel, first; Dairy.
Mike R k, first; fire prevention,
Susan Abel, first.
Beautification of home grounds.
Bailey McAnulty. fir t; Garden.
Wayne Jistel, first; Tractor, Joe
Paul Mucck, first; home eco-
nomics, Margie Vansa, first; Santa
Fe. Penny Graves, first: clothing
Marv Hulse. first; recreation,
Kathleen Kostroun, first; canning.
Cinrlv Reese, first
A total of 36 record books were
entered in the junior and senior
divisions.
foseph E. Hooch
Completes Training
SAN DIEGO. Calif 'FHTNt
Joseph E Hosch. son ut Ml and
1 Mrs. George E llosoh of route 1.
Buckholts. completed recruit train-
ing, August 24. at the Nav il
Training Center, Sun Diegi r al I.
During the nine-week md.-c-
, trtnation, r.i-r dts are trained nr
' physical fitness, basic militaiv
; lavv. military drill, customs and
■etiquette of the naval service,
swimming and survival, first aid
and basic shipboard routine
During the training, recruits re-
ceive tests and interviews which
determin future training and as
signments.
ROCKDALE LODGE
NO. 414. A. F. U A.
Regular meeting night: First
Thursday in each momli, 7 30 p m
j •’’laetu e -F.aeh Monriav. ’ t" p in
«mC/ KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ySf RocKuaie Lodge No. ii4
‘ vice's Everv Tuesday Night at
die W U. W Hall.
C. A KENT, C C.
J. R. PARRISH. Sec.
PIANO CLASS
FOR INTERMEDIATE AND
ADVANCED STUDENTS
For auditions Call HI 6-2406
DON WHITMORE
DRY CLEAN
Your
School Clothes
Use Our Economical
COIN-OP
MACHINES
Where you do it your-
self and Save
—OR—
Bring them to us for pro-
fessional service, plus
S&H Green Stamps.
BACKHAUS
CLEANERS
Phone HI 6 5361
We Pickup & Deliver
Mi
iirul Mrs.
I. K
(miry
and
cl 1 1 ll 1 1 <
a Cara
Ana.
1 .arr v
and
DrW.n
rn»* al I>
i|»>. fllinalh,
a art
B. bb.v
F.ihait
of (VFalloa.
nil
nciis. have been visiting with Mr
and Mrs. J. R Golev.
it
Mi and Mrs. M G Barr.v and
son Mike have returned to their
home in Edinburg, after an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr,
and Mrs, J H Golev He will
coach the B football team in the
high school there.
LAST 2 DAYS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SUMMER
SLACKS
Summer Sale
MEN S QUALITY APPAREL
1c SALE
OF SHORT SLEEVE
SPORT SHIRTS
Small and Medium sizes only
Buy Ono at Regular Price
GET 2ND
SHIRT FOR
VALUES n 00
to 10.95 — 0«vv
VALUES O QO
to 12.95 — O.dU
VALUES
to 55.00 —
VALUES
to 65.00 —
34.00
44.00
Reg. 69.50
(2 pants) —
Values to 75.00
(some 2 pants) -
48.00
58.00
SEE OUR NEW FALL SUITS
by Botany 500, Curlee and Stylemart
HODGES
SEE our
New Fall . . .
SWEATERS
by Catalina
MAN,S SHOP
CORNER MAIN it CAMERON
JACKETS
by McGregor and
American Sporis-
ROCKDALE man.
SCHOOL RHERD
DRIVE
SAFELY!J
.7
SAFETY
STARTS WITH A STOP HERE I
AT TEXACO!
TEXACO
mm
,\ ■
w
We give your car a FREE
Safe-T check-up with TEXACO
MARFAK LUBRICATION
W« arc trained le cheek vital potato of safety on yovp
car aa we lubricate K with Tazaeo lfarfak, the ehassla
lubricant that gtvaa yen that "cushiony” vlda far 1,00#
Biiles and more.
Coma In for yew flea lafe-T hwaiHie with Marfah
lubrication.
DANGER SPOTS
when we have your car on the
lift we check vital f.pots :.uch at:
• STEEPING -- loose wheels,
loose bolts, bent rod;., etc.
0 TIBES Cuts on sidrw.dls.
0 BRAKES Leaking brake line,
etc.
© MUFFLER — Rusted out and
fail pipe, small leaks in gas
lank, fuel line, etc.
Your Neighborhood Texaco Dealers
VAN ZANDT it FINNEY
Rockdale
POUNDERS it SON
Rockdale
HAL HARRIS
Rockdale
GAITHER MOTOR C ).
Rockdale
C. E. HOLLIMAN
Rockdale
MENN S Hatchery it FerJ
Rockdale
L. L. WORLEY
San Gabriel, Texas
J. C. HIRT
Rockdale
ALVIN BEATHARD
Milano
BUDDY STEPHENS
Rockdale
TACK STEWART
Rockdale
JOE TOMERLIN
Minerva
FRANK HARTLEY
Milano
V. F. W. CLUB
Rockdale
MOTORS GARAGE
Rockdale
QUINTON L. HAYES
Lexiagton
l. n. McDonald
Sharp
ED SNIVELY
Rockdale
BACA TEXACO
Rockdale
MARY GARRISON
Gauae
W. P. HOGAN. Consignee
Phone HI 6-5970
ROCKDALE. TEXAS
FRED WILSON
San Gabriel
R. L. PHILLIPS
Tanglewood
E. L. CURRY
Rockdale
TEXACO SUPER
TRUCK STOP
Highways 77 and 21
Lincoln. Texas
COOPER'S GROCERY
Doak Springs
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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/m1/6/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.