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The Biggest Yet! Shoppertunity Days in Rockdale This Week End!
Xext Saturday
Is I ofi/ig Day
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
VOL. 90
Rockdale Messenger Established 1179
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Sample Ballot
Democratic Primary
See Page 7
ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1962
Rockdale Reporter Established 1893
22 PAGES
NO. 17
Only One County and Two
District Contests on Ballot
Voting Results to Be
Posted in Rockdale
Area Democratic voters will to the polls Saturday
j to mark their ballots for their favorites in state, district,
j county and precinct laces and show their preference on three
I special pn(positions".
Only one county race appears on the ballot in Milam
I county, with Mrs. Ida John
<Hholo uy Tom Kant**)
GRAND CHAMPIONS of the Rockdale junior livestock show
are pictured here: at top left George Weems, with Carole
brown, shows his champion Anpms; top right, Henry Abel
displays his winning hog; and at left Gene Rek proudly
poses with his dairy cow winner.
AND DOG SHOW, TOO ...
seeking re-election as countx
treasurer, and Mrs. Vera
Fisher Shafer, a former in-
cumbent, again seeking the
post
Interest here centers in the
race fni repre.-i nt alive fit district
45 which embraces Milam. Boric-
sun and Robertson counties. Mil-
ton Schiller of Cameron is seeking
the post as is also the present in-
cumbent Herman Yc/.ak of Bre-
mond
Livestock, Wildlife Shows
Draw Good Crowds Saturday
II w.t a very .successful show i of animals from throughout
the place. Sonny Butts, Ilockd.de;
is tiie comment ofjstal ■ ol Texas. 1 second, Jerr.v Caywood, Rockdale;
.. , , . , Mans of the citizens of Mock-I and third, Jay Parmclee, Roek-
111 11 " 1 *' 1 1 dale and surrounding towns also (tale
in every way,
Mrs. S II
Chamber ol Commerce manager,
regarding the annual wildlife,
live; lock and kid'; dog show held
here la; l Thursday, Friday and
Sati,i day
M'S. Curlec reported that the
crowds for the Texas Game and
Fish Commission's wildlife exhibit
liked tin; show very much and
turned out in great number. All
the schools from Rockdale and
some surrounding towns brought
school children to view the array
c' I. i
rjC-C Annual Party
Tonight at Fair Park
'ROUND BOCKDALE
W. H. C.
Not Unusual
pLOVD TIPPIT. 11 ighway Patrol
officer who spoke at the Ro-
tary club on traffic safety Tues-
day, told about the time he was
vacationing in Arkansas. After
driving over very poor roads all
day lie v‘. a thinking that the high-
way an ident death rate there nnr 1
be prettv high. At a crossroads
gas station he a.-ked ihe proprie-
tor “What i yon death rate
here’” And aftci giving him a
in ndermg look, the native re-
plied, "Same as it is about every-
where. I reckon: one to a person,
Blood Money
J AM indebt
* dalian J. M.
]v moved to
editorial which
an issue of tlu
Post-Stand urd
had re-printed
('afohna paper
Exchange It e
pi mted iii every
United Stab
•d to former Roek-
Baugh, who recent -
New York, for an
he clipped from
Sv ractisc, N. Y .
Thai newspaper
d Irom a North
1 in1 I ,aui inbtirg
•mid well hr re-
news pa pel in the
, and here it is:
"This ; the w a; ti;e Eskimos
deal with wolf packs: They imbed
i a/.or si ia 111 knives down in the
ire and aprll .I little SI a 1 blood
The wolvi an attracted by the
blood and lick the knives, cutting
their tongues.
• .'P'. jic. C»C 1 • '* h* C*'!
< emiriglv inexhaustible
if nourishing blood they
i an lick
ifl
I in;
km
Tlu \ si a ud
they drop in
loss of blood
i. death in the
ai trick.
ofiiriit;
iar ft.
it ion to
w olv Cs
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In Wasliitiglon
arul
Th
Presentation of a civic award
and a talk by Herman Brown, of
Texas A&M college, will highlight
the annual Chamber of Commerce
membership barbecue progiam at
fair park tonight.
Time of the barbecue lias been
set for <i pin Mrs. S II Curlee.
Chamber manager, explained that
serving will not begin until 6:30
P m.
I! I! Sugg, president of the
Chamber of Commerce the past
year and just re-elected to serve
a second year, will give the ad-
die s of welcome Invocation will
be hv Rev Frank Cady, pastor
St John's Methodist church.
Following the dinner there will
he the introduction of visitors,
dirct tors ol the Chamber, and
committee chairmen.
The presentation of the civic I
award will hr made hv Mrs. H G I
Perry, chairman nf the civic af- j
fairs committee Tin award goc |
annually to a club or organization j
for one outstanding program of
civic endeavor All Rockdale,
clubs are eligible to submit entries
tor the judging each year.
Brown to Speak
Russell Bi ook' , tir t viee-prc: i- I
dent of the Chaniber, will in-
troduce the speaker, Reagan V.
Brown, ex ten - ion rural sociologi t. |
Homecoming Dale
June 17 Follows
'Frontier' Days
The annual niff ting of tlu |
Rockdalr IIom« coining A -o ,a |
tion will b< held at Rockdal* tair I
park Sunday. Junc i7
A large attendance p antieip.it- |
ed tins vear. according to Georgi i
I unipkins, president, since tin
event comes on th'' day after the
i close of Rockdale’s thtee-dav.
Frontier Days Celebration "W<
hope a lot oi former residents will
! come home for part of the Fran
I tier Davs anrl stay over for the I
Homrcepung that Sunday. ' Lump-
Texas A&M College Extension
Service.
Brown, in his work with the
Kxh nsion Serv icc at A&M eollegi,
is responsible for the rural coin-
nuimty improvement program,
and is often referred to a "Mr
Community Improvement."
Working through local ex-
tension agents. Brown reports
m ich progress being made with
more than 000 organized com-
munities. This effort is currently
being accelerated through the
Texas Community Improvement
Program, sponsored hv the elec-
tric utility companies operating
m Texas, and conduct ed hv the
Agl'ieultiicil Extension Serv lee of
the Texas A&M college sv-frin.
This program offers i;i I. prize o,
communities working together in
all projects which makf the com-
munity a better place
A native of Hendej on. Blown
is a grad late of Tcxa' AA M col-
lege. and did graduate work at
Coloiado and Conu II unive rsities
Attei serving in World War II lu
returned and served as count}
agf nt of Hunt. Kaufman and
Caldwell coiinhe A an agent
he tarried on an aggie-sp.i- pm
gram of 4-H work farm and home
dev elopment. sod eon-( r\at .on
i a me to sec the wildlife exhibit
as well as to see the tumor live- and
stork show and kid's flog show FFA,
lit Id Saturday at Fair Park j Vane
Livestock Winners
Approximately $500 in easli )
prizes will be divided among Hie
75 entries in the junior livestock
show for area 4-H clubs and
Future Farmers of America or- i
ganizations
Three grand champions were 1
announced at the event, one in |
the bee0 rattle division, one in the I
dairy cattle division, and one in
the sv mr division. Three reserve
champions were also picked.
Grand champions named at the
show included entries by George '
Wet ms m the beet catth division,
Gene Hck of Milano in the dairy
cattle division, and Henry Abel
of Shm p m the swine division.
hr serv a champions were shown !
hv Penny Graves ol Sharp in the
beef catilr division, Carl Moody!
of R< ekd.de in the dairy cattle
division, and Jay Pannelee of
Rockdale in tin swine division. |
Class Winners
f oi lowing is a list o I the win-
ner in each class ol the show:
( la-; !. open nr bred 125 pound I
In 200 pound gilts. first place j
S'linv Butts. Rockdale: second
Judy Parinolce. Rockdale; third
and fourth Henry Abel, Sharp.
Class 2, Hampshire's: first place ■
Jay Parmclee, Rockdale, 'crond, |
Dalton Sherril, Lexington, third,
Barry Parkei. Lexington: fourth, j
Tommy Jackson. Lexington.
Cla-s 2. Duroe hogs: first and
i cf.nd place'- Henry Abel. Sharp;
and third and tourth places, Ed-
. m Vos .. IN i kdalo.
| Cla* 2 Pol, ml Chinn hog- first !
I pl.e'c, L< xington FFA second,
Paul K Icin' ( lunidt. Lexington; |
I'I i'd, .Lexmg'on FFA tonrtl
j Simpson. Lexmg1 on
Class' 2. oirter breeds:
J. Boland (‘Inna hog- fits l
i'i :ifl place . 1 ,e v mgtoii
and 1 hit <I plac. Eddii•
I a xing'on
Class 5, sows and litters, first
and second places. Sonny Butts.
Rockdale; third, Billy Rogers.
Rockdale.
Class 6, junior boars: first,
second and third places. Jay
Parmclee, Rockdale,
Class 7, lat barrows: first place,
Henry Abel, Sharp: second, Jay
Parmclee, Rockdale; third, Sonny
Butts, Rockdale; fourth, Edwin
Voss, Rockdale
Class 7A, light weight barrows;
See SHOW page 2
Tigers Idle Until
Hearne Contest
Tuesday at 4 p. m.
The llm kdale Tien r baseball
team will he idle until Tuesday
nlternoon when they will clash
with the Hearne Bulge*, in Hearne
at 1 p m said ( *oa< h El me
Lam cnee.
The game with Cameron that
was originally set for tonight lias
been called o|f due to the Cham-
ber of Commerce barbecue -aid
Laurel,I I Till1- I ontest has been
rcscchcdulcd for May Hi heie at
'i UM p m
In di ti n t plav the Tigers lias <
won three and lost none, defeat-
ing AA-M Consolidated twice and
I frame oru e
Tin i'e is also considerable in-
terest locally in the race for state
.enaii i of tins 13th district J.ir-
rare! Set rest resigned to run lor
lieutenant governor Stoking the
enatorial seat lie left are M n rav
Watson el Mart and Waco, and
Frank B MeGregoi of Waco
Jess I'hoinpsi n ol Rockdale,
who had Idcd as a candidate and
whose name is on the ballot, an- I
m.iinccd Monday in Waco that he I
was withdrawing trom the race
hecauie ol the illness of his wife j
othci county and district races
are uneontested, hut considerable
interest ha: been generated in the |
t. 11 races this year in Milam i
countv and throughout the state
_________'___________’__________________ __
ELECTION RETURNS
F'lrrtior returns will again I
be ported in Rockdale Satur-
day night by W. T. Pearson
Jr. cn a bulletin board in
front of the Rockdale Flower
Shop. He will start receiving
telephone returns probably
between 7:30 and 8 p.m., he
raid.
Prepositions
in addition h voting for their
fav orite candidates, Democratic j
| voters will also express their prr- !
h ia nee on pari m duel wagering j
i i u hup’e races and also on the j
I abolishing of the poll tax
| Tin horse race question is in j
I two different propositions. One
would ask the legislature to sub-
mit a constitutional amendment to
legalize pari-mutuel wagering on
the races in Texas Voters would
later vote on the amendmemnt.
The second proposition is for or
against asking the legislature to j
enact a law legali/ing pan mutuei
wagering on horse racing Should !
this pass it would be up to the |
legislature to enact the law
Proposition No 3 on the ballot i
gives the voter opportunity to
vote for or against abolishing the !
poll tax I: would merely ask the |
legislature to submit a constitu j
tmnal amendment to this effect, i
the amendment
mi later
n 1111 • hall
the poll:
tipage
cli l-. W11
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t Reporter Photo»
KVKKYBODY is netting in the Frontier Days act. Hero, two
teenagers. Jan Whitmire, center, and Lester Gibson, seated,
display frontier costumes along with Mrs. L S. Parker, right,
and Mrs. Bruce McCutcheon. adjusting Gibson's tie. Interest
n the June 14-lb event continues to snowball day by day.
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER ...
RHS Tiger Bana
Gets High Honor
md
howeve
wo iId be voted
A comph b sa
will bi found a'
dav is pi inled n
Ci IIVCIUCIII'C of I 1
ikL
the ballot
In
like t
voting
Where to Vote
Rockdale the poll
oci at it* pi iniai y will
, . dose at 7 p.m
sitletits living in west Ro< I'
w ill vote at 1 lit' elemental
>l gymnasium box Ifj. whet
W C Mart's will he i lectio
it as d
Salur
for the
would | r"n.
before 1,1,1
1 B. gi
open
Mi
ianag'1 Citizens in i
See ELECTION.
Ri
png'
Director W C 'Bill' Orusen-
ut's Rockdale high school b.mrl
is won tla highest honor a band
n receive ni the state of Texas:
Sw ( cpstakcs award
The trophy was pree iited at the
11v Intetscholastic l.eagtiu
compel it mu festival "I
III held on the Baylor
univ< rsity campus m Waco last
week' nd
Gioscndorf explained that his
band reeeiveil the honor by rat-
ing ,i "1" m the marching con-
test la 1 November, coupled with
a "!" m both concert and sight
loading contests held last Satur
day night.
I 'ndi i the i at mg system, ' he
Roy
11 rst
BIBLE VERSE
Blown' addres
t h< ev enmg's pi </grain
( trgari music will t
through t(u ev i im.g h
! 11,. of Austin
i >nc
,ra veth
s l>ofut e men. but (Ind
' >Mii heaiIs for that I
nigriiv I'steenieii among i
ibomination in the sight i
— S' Luke Hi 15 j
3 tP
AT ROCKDALE SCHOOL.
6 New Cheerleaders
Named for 1962-63
11,c ri in v\..
y "I th. tax . "||(
I’ctoi
In 1
’Ii" i<"rg.in
Homer
rmiima A
' The ' * .
sr ar. .mu hl>fid
and
! veal •
.huh record
V r M' not 1
raiuri tied bv 1
t air.
mi*pla
<rd, inrliidr
|VlOi f t!i'iII '
.if,. < vi ob.' ". i an t
brtvc
list u
• r| to not if
on then " ‘
n bl ..d Bu' we
have
i drntv
of the H"|
bought 'bp.
kmrl of gov < rnment.
frirl 1 V 1
'■ar, ttu- new
We an trv
t«u. h tho
Fcd-
lb- < vi
Mr f d ti e h
oral proco.v.
riRiii i ii *Hjr*-
.i lies
i ot,r kn
ows about ti
witJi our o.i
n blMifi. ’
contact
t him.
* a 11
of
t I
■x pi e irb nt
all
So Vote
CATCHDAY
T:
hen
J o.
S;x m< w cheerleader - havi b» cn
lech 'I at Rockdale high -< bool
reording to Mar»;aret Lengert.
nerleader sponsor
Elected t'> replacf the outgoing
cheerleader-' 'vere Janice F.lh- 17.
I juniiir, daughter of Mr and Mis
| Jessie Fills, Shirlev Abbot, Hi
luriior. dauglitf i i f Mi and Mr
j Robert Abbott; Brth Whitelev 15,
freshman, daughb i of Mi aiut
Mrs J n Whitelev; Jan Whit-
mire, Hi. sophomon dauc1 'ei of
I Mr and Mr (t H Whitmire.
Connie Weiss. Hi
da ightrr nf Mi and
fiagr; and Dianne
sophomore, daughter
Mrs T A Weems
Miss Ellis and Mis
I re turning to the grn
year's yell leaders and will
a head cheerleaders during m
yrar Senior eheerlr-aders
will graduate this sear meb
Sharer. Marling Lynn LrQu
anil i’tiitliw llal l.
I hiring
.■•civ el
>(
he
cheerleaders will
attend a cheerlead
thieir (hoi.sirig. said
sophor
norf4.
Mi R-
»h#»rt
We» ms.
15.
of Mi
;»nd
Abbot'
f a rc
p from
last
ia' expict» d n
mg school of
Miss 1 .engirt
Tryouts for the position*, were
held Friday after which an all-
chool election decided the six
winning cheerleaders
All girls wer* required to try-
< ut again this year, even 'houg'i
they mav have previou I*. Is Ml .•
i heerleader
Thr reason for this j- to pie* rnt
a girl from monop« li/ing thr p«»si-
tm until her graduation This
method of election wa brought
atamt two vears ago h> tjve Tigr*r
pep squad and *he Rorkr-i'es it.
v. a explained
Ot tiers in the try on' sere
fie-hmin Ti'rrv Arm trong. Nan' v
( amp, Nani'*. Harrison Nancv M<’
hr* | haffev and Sharon Carnes; sr.rit
'it- j mores J o h n n i e I ■ n M< Kirin
rvi.Ia-ds Ye/ak. and D* roth’ | .*,*
and juuioi Caiidau. Waliait.
C'HKF.RLKADKi:
U tt Stitt lev Abb
Wti.s:*, Belli Whittle;
.!
JiUb
iHc(x'rtrr Ntdll Photo*
'.! ■ i bur i lenders for l.dbli-bd m e. stmulinkl,
.Liniee Kills sen ted, reudir
\N eeiiii>.
from the tjrounri
bands are rated from I to 5, the
j first, being "superior” and the
I latter "poor " The director said
that a 11rst division rating can lx*
I compared to a first place winner
j ni- a percentage grade of 95*100,
and is recognized by the Inter*
il scholastic League as the highest
I conceivable performance.
In further explaining the sys-
! tem, Grusendorf said there are
| threi judges in the inarching and
j < onccrt contests, therefore, a band
ran receive a ”1” rating by hav-
| mg two judges' decisions of ”1”
and one decision of "2” The
l R* * kdale band received a unani-
I minis decision of "1” in all of the
contests
Highest Rated Band
The Rockdale band was the
I I ugh' • rated band in Class A A of
hi gun 111 in both marching and
i j lay ii.g. thus winning the tradi«
j tonal : vv ci p-takes trophy.
The judges for the Class A A
contests were George Royster, Dr,
. Fiank Phillips, and Dr Gene
St .rhlx itv Tlie sight reading
judge was John Badgett. Thu
j j idges i f inmendetl the RHS band
i as oru i t tin* outstanding bands
I m the cont« st, and Grusendorf for
ttie work he has done here.
This is the first time in tlu*
history of Rockdale that a Rock-
d,d< lugli school hand has reeeii-
ed ni ii an honor. Last year the
Tiger band received all ”1 rat-
ing i xcept m tin marching con-
i' t. vhere ttieir rating was "2.”
F - i its achievement last y ear the
1 band was unanimously elected by
Region III as its representative
n the Music Festival ai the State
f an in Dallas last * k'tohei,
Precinct Meeting
Sites Announced
Rockdale precinct conventions
' (ill be held at the elementary
i afetorium and ' the American
L< gii»n hall at ", do p.m. Saturday,
lit wa- announced this week.
John M Wei d is precinct chair-
i man o| the West Rockdale pre*
I i irH ' Hi which will meet at the
call t"i imi B. F Cook is chair-
man ' f the east Rockdale precinct
15 vvhieh will meet m ,i room at
'the American Legion hall.
All othci Milam county precinct
coin* . lions will be held at the
re p' iive uting boxes at 7:30
t* m Saturday, according to Max
Mf'Clarcn. c unt.v Democratic cx-
j ci utiie committee chairman.
The precinct conventions will
nnmi delegates to the county con-
vention at the district courtroom,
in Cameron a* 7 30 p nft. on May
12.
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