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S3 THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
TODAY
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AND MESSENGER
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^dale Merger
VOL. 69 ___
EADS BROTHERS
WILL ENLARGE
STORE HERE
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Will Increase Present
Stocks and Occupy 2
Store Buildings
Realizing the need for a larger mer-
cantile firm In Rockdale Jim and Fred
Eads announce this week that they,
will expand their store, taking in the |
adjoining building, and Increase their |
stock of merchandise to more ade-
quately take care of the shopping pub-1
lie. . I
The Eads brothers last week pur-|
chased the stock of the Haley Variety
Store, sold at auction, and rented the
Hudson building where tire Haley store
had been located. The building ad-
joins the present Eads store, and a
doorway has been made in the wall
between the two stores. The variety
stock, according to present plans, will
be disposed of nnd the stock replaced
with other merchandise pertaining' to
the dry goods, men's and ladles' wear
business. The Eads brothers plan to
use both buildings for their business
in order to carry larger stocks and'
allow for easier shopping.
In speaking of plans for enlarge-
ment of their store, Jim Eads said:
"After several months deliberation we
have decided to try to give you a bet-
ter store than we have offered In the
past, Some twelve years ago we start-
ed with a small stock of goods for the
sole purpose of making a living and
working for ourselves, and at the same
time mingling with our friends. This
we have accomplished, thanks to the
friends and patrons of the store. You
have made thLs possible.
"We have grown some, almost un-j
consciously, and now," Euds continued,
"We are faced with the responsibility
placed on us of helping take care of
more of your needs. We have taken
the Hudson building adjoining us and
will stock It in connection with our
present place. As citizens and as a
part of the town we owe something' to
those who have been loyal to us and
we Intend to carry our part of the
load. We still believe In Rockdale;
have lived here all our lives and ex-
pect to continue to live here. We also
have faith in the people. As we have
had business dealings with you we
have learned to think more of man-
kind,"
Eads said that many would think of
their enlargement strictly as a business
proposition from their standpoint, but
explained that that is really not the
case, "We had just what we wanted,"
he said , . . "a small business affording
us a living which was what we started
out to accomplish, but since so many
of our friends have asked us to enlarge
our stock, we have decided on that
plan. We want all of you to know that
We appreciate the business you have
given us and we will continue to give
you the best we have."
THE OLDEST AND BEST
Rockdale Reporter Establlahe* 1KN
ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MARCH 7, 1941
NO. 5
Interest Continues in
Tanglewood Oil Tests
Interest continues in the -Ml activi-
ties around Tanglewood this week,
with the drill still going down on the
Shell deep test, and the Pederson well
labeled as a producer.
The Shell test is now down over
5000 feet. It Is expected that this hole
will go down below the 0000-foot level,
and the hole should be completed be-
fore March 15 at the present rate of
progress.
Storage tanks have been constructed
at the Pederson well. The well has
flowed considerable oil on several oc-
casions, but a test run has not yet been
made. A number of the stockholders
In the company from Duluth, Minn.,
are In Rockdale.
RamLlutGA;
Have You?
IIAVE you filed your Income tax rr-
11 turn yet? Thev must be in the;
office of the collector by midnight!
March 15 . , . and that’s next week!
Flowers.
IT TOOK a long time. Those old
* brick walls stood and stood, put
the lot was finally cleared. And after
some more delay the lots were leveled
and sodded, and soon the grass began
to appear. That helped the looks. And
now this week the ladles of the Rock-
dale Garden Club added another chap-
ter to the beautification of wlmt was
for a long time referred to as Rock-
dale's eye-sore, when a variety of
shrubbery was planted on the city wining in rafter cutting, saw filing and
LOCAL FFA BOYS
WIN IN 5 EVENTS
AT AREA MEET
Group Also Wins Six
Individual Awards
At Moody
Rockdale FFA boys, under tfte
supervision of H. D. Maxwell, entered
five teams and wen three firsts and
two second places In the Area FFA
Judging contest held at Moody last
Saturday. The area la composed of 02
schools.
In addition to the team winners, the
Rcckdale boys also walked off with
six Individual awards. Maxwell said
the showings made at Moody virtually
cinches the ''Sweepstakes” for the
Rockdale FFA boys, although the final
results will not be known until after
a dairy Judging contest scheduled for
this month.
Rockdale won first place in the farm
shop contest, poultry and meat Judg-
ing, and second place in milk and
entomology contests. The winnings
give Rockdale five teams to enter In
state competition this year. Only
twenty teams throughout the entire
state will be entered.
Rockdale winners were as follows:
Farm Shop: Kelly Blackburn, Hor-
ace Darden and Reger Lee Gohman,
with M. J. Simmons os alternate. In
winning first place In this contest, the
byos won three of the five divisions,
RUM 4-H BOYS
TO FORT WORTH
twenty boys will attend fat
stock show AND 4-H CLUB
RODEO march 10
‘•‘h club boys from Milam
y will go to Fort Worth on
cli io for the pat stock Show and
ClUb Championship Rodeo.
On this date, which Is known as
Js and Girls 4-H Club Day, around
visit Pt.Wmh4‘H b°yS and KirlS WlU
* foll°wing ooys from this coun-
1 nu‘ke the trip to Ft. Worth:
V„' v Rl'y‘ Davld Mayfield from the
c!n » cU,b: Emmett Mathis,
club' n Harrls from the Dnvilla
from T ,Lynn c«sey. Boyd Lee White
w Dr,ary Club; Walter Strick-
Ben 4 "! 1j<'° Eolschinsky from the
D MA,m0ci clllb: Doyle Arnold, W.
cluh »hrv's from the South Elm
Rjch9rriJabnnit' Richards, Elmer Ray
tymi. s 5°m the North Elm club;
the Ar, Hcmcr James from
Butt. club: Bennie Harroll,
Leonard r?1S fr0m the Currie club;
the CLaman’ Bernard White from
ver clTo F,,rtlrl° club: °rnl Lee Di-
1#no club d Wpstbrook from the Mi-
wl11 be accompanied by
°tders and the county agent.
park property. You knew ... we
used to call it the "old Scarbrough &
Hicks lots." The Scarbroughs deeded
it to the city some time ago. Rockdale
citizens should take their hats off to
the ladies of the Garden Club. I
don’t know Just what else they have
planned, if anything, but I do know
that the work they have done so far
is effective . . . and appreciated.
To the Ladies.
POMEONE once said if you want to
& get something done, leave it to the
ladies. I believe that fact is demon-
strated by the action referred to above.
And then there is another Instance:
For some time now the women of the
Parcn t-Teacher Association have
worked and planned toward a goal of
getting n WPA lunch room established
at the Rockdale schools. Last week it
appeared ns if their efforts had at,
last paid eff when application for a
project was made and things looked
like it would go through without a
hitch. Then came the news that the
administration was taking on no more
projects cf this nature . . . and so the
WPA aid. essential to the establishing
of the lunch room, "turned up miss-
ing."
hardware identification,
Poultry: Charles Rose, Carlton Bar-
ber and Molv:n Eiland. with N< wt An-
drews, Monroe Clements and Rufus
King as alternates.
Meat Identification: Curtis Eiland,
Edgar Scaly and Billy AUord, witn
Howe King Clark and Jack Whlteley
as alternates.
Entomology: Fritz Dornhoefer, Doyle
Tuma, and Rufus Clark, Alternates:
J. P. Voyles, Bozo Skinner, Earl Drum-
monds.
Milk team: J. P. Leech. Frank Tim-
mermann, and James Gary. Alternate:
Willard Backhaus.
Individual award winners were as
follows: J. P. Leech high man in milk
Judging; Curtis Eiland, high in meat
judging and Rufus Clark second;
Kelly Blackburn, high in shop and
Horace Darden second; Charles Rose,
high in poultry Judging.
Plans Going Forward For
Lunch Program at School
CONN ISAACS IS
NEW PRESIDENT
TEXAS U. EXES
Banquet Held at Cam-
eron Monday Night;
Here Next Year
New Baptist Minister
Moves Into Parsonage
The Rev. James W. Askew, who has
recently accepted the pastorate of the
First Baptist church In Rockdale, Is
now at home In the parsonage here,
with his wife and slx-year-cld son.
Rev. Askew cornos to Rockdale from
Lexington, where he has been serving
the Lexington Baptist church the past
three years. Prior to that he was at
Hondo.
A graduate of Mississippi State Col-
lege at Starkvllle, Miss,, Rev. Askew
later received his master’s degree from
Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth.
Conn R. Isaacs of Rockdale was
named president lor the coming year
of the Milam County Ex-Students As-
sociation cf the University of Texas at
the second annual banquet held at
the Cato cafe In Cameron Monday
night. The banquet next year will be
held In Rockdale.
The banquet was attended by about
seventy-five ex-students who heard
Dean V. I. Moore, as guest speaker,
bring a unique quizz on University
facts.
Dr. C. G. Brindley, as president of
the organization filling the unexpired
term of J. M. Ralston, who died during
the year, presided at the banquet and
served as toastmaster.
Rev. O. C. Acrey of the First Pres-
byterian church, Camercn, gave the
invocation; Louie Dunbar directed the
singing ot Texas songs; and Hon. O.
L. Kidd paid tribute to the life of Mr.
Ralston who was a member of the first
law class cf the University, and the
Rev. Mr. Acrey gave a prayer In con-
nection with the memorial service.
The dean was introduced by Miss
Dorothy Matson of Rockdale, who was
an outstanding student during her
days at the University.
Conn R. Isaacs was named president
of the organization to succeed Dr.
Brindley; C. M. Hicks was elected vice
president; Miss Matson was nalned
secretary-treasurer; and Ben F. Reich-
ert was re-elected publicity chairman.
Ail officers were elected unanimously.
The association voted to hold the
next annual banquet in Rcckdale. Ex-
students were present from manyj
towns in the county with Rockdale
having the largest out-of-tewn repre-
sentation.
But the P.-T. A. ladies were not to
bo denied. Through the co-operation
of the school beard they are going on
with plans for the lunch mom. They're
going to outfit the kitchen and hire
one woman supervisor, with the aid of
the board, and the women are going to
pitch in and see mat enough of them
arc on hand every week to see that hot
iunches are served uftlly. They figure
there are plenty who will gladly help.
The Idea Is to keep the project going
the rest of this school year, and next
year it is thought the lunch room can
open up as a WPA project as originally
planned.
Yes sir, if you want to get something
done . . . Just leave it to the ladies.
Questions.
IIERE are more of those questions
M and answers about Texas towns
and cities:
1. Where in Texas is Robert Brown-
ing's private copy cf Hcmer's Illiad
and the volume of Aeschylus from
which he translated Agamemnon?
2. Where Is the "enduring ledger"
containing on re& stone the picture
writing of Indians, the names of hun-
dreds of buffalo hunters, cowboys and
pioneers, and many famous cattle
brands?
3. What city requires that all new
construction conform to Spanish ar-
chitecture.
4. What town began to lay cut Its
streets the day after oil was discovered,
and cn the next day sold Its first lot
with the stipulation that a building
must be started on it within an hour
and carpenters began work in thhty
minutes?
5. Where was a Spanish force de-
feated by Indians fighting .vith French
weapons from intrenchments over
which they flew the French flag?
0. What city’s residents in early
See RAMBLINGS, Page 8
SHRUBS PLANTED
BY GARDEN CLUB
CITY PARK AT CORNER OF CAM-
ERON AND ACKERMAN GETS
BEAUTY TREATMENT
Beautification of the city’s recently
acquired downtown park at the cor-
ner of Cameron and Ackerman streets,
was starred thLs week with the plant-
ing of a number of shrubs by the
Rockdale Garden Club.
The plantings give a background of 1
shrubbery at the rear of the lot and'
along the west side. Shrubbery plant-
ed includes wax leaf ltgustrum, Japa-
nese Japonlca, Arizona cypress, Italian
cypress, and arbrovltac.
The park was deeded to the city of
Rockdale some time ago by the heirs
of E. M. Scarbrough. The lot formerly
housed the Scarbrough & Hicks store
building, destroyed by fire several
years ago.
Born, to Mr. nnd Mrs. Vaughn Mc-
Guycr. in the Cameron hospital, Tues-
day night, a fine baby boy.
POSTMASTER
TAKES OFFICE
CLYDE FRANKLIN ASSUMES NEW
DUTIES MARCH 1, SUCCEEDING
MRS. LEONA COOKE
Patrons of the Rockdale post office
were being served by a new postmaster
this week, with Clyde Franklin, who
recently received his appointment,
having taken over his new duties Sat-
urday, March 1.
Franklin succeeds Mrs. Leona Cooke
who lias been serving as acting post-
master since the death of her hus-
band, John E. Cooke, in May of last
year. At the time of his death Post-
master Cooke had Just received his
appointment for a second term of of-
fice.
Franklin is weir and favorably
known in Rockdale and over Milam
county. He had been with the Gaither
Motor Company here for a long peried
cf years. The personnel of the office
force at the postofficc will remain
unchanged.
HONS TO CLOSE
CHARTER MAR. 19
CHARTER MEMBERS WILL BE AC-
CEPTED DURING NEXT 2 WEEKS;
MEETING HELD WED. NOON
The Rocdale Lions Club, In lun-
cheon session Wednesday at the Elite
cafe, voted to close their charter at
the next meeting, March 19. Addition-
al charter members will be accepted
until that date.
The club membership Is now twenty-
dne abd several more members are
expected to be added before the char-
ter is closed. Until that time the mem-
bership fee will remain at $3. Regular
monthly dues of the club arc one dol-
lar, with fifty cents to be paid by each
member at each luncheon for his
plate.
The club voted to send a large dele-
gation to Thorndale next Tuesday
night for the first meeting of the
Thorndale club, newly organized and
sponsored by the Rockdale Lions.
Feature of the program Wednesday
was the presentation by Miss Billie
Faye Crone, member of the R. H. S.
debating team, of the second affirma-
tive of the League debate subject on
the taxing of natural resources in
Texas. Miss Crone was accompanied
to the luncheon by Mr. Fred H.
Graves, high school debate ccach.
The program for the next meeting
will be in charge of Frank Brandon
and W. P. Hogan.
PTA WILL CARRY
ON THOUGH WPA
AID IS LOST
PTA and School Board
Work Together to
Start Program
Despite the fact that WPA funds
were found to be unavailable, pre-
parations are going forward this week
for the establishment of a hot lunch
progruan for the Rockdule schools,
with the Parent-Teacher Association
and school board co-operating.
Original plans called for the estab-
lishing of a WPA lunch room and ap-
plication was made for the project by
the board after investigations had
been made by a committee from the
P.-T. A. At the last mement tho
beard was advised that the WPA fi-
nances are not available for this year.
According to present plans, the
school board will equip the kitchen
nnd lunch room, and the Parent-
Teacher Association has agreed to fur-
nish the money fer the salary of ono
supervisor for the remainder of the
school year. Members of the Associa-
tion will volunteer their services to
keep the program geing the remainder
of the school year.
Although WPA funds arc not avail-
able to pay the supervisor, food com-
modities under the government's sur-
plus commodities program will be
available, and hot lunches will be
served, as planned, free to those un-
derprivileged children unable to pay
the small charge of about ten cents
per meal. It Is understood that at
the beginning of the next school term,
the Rockdale school will be In line for
the full WPA aid.
The lunch room will be placed In the
west room of the high school gym.
Tables, cabinets and other cqulpmfeht
are being Installed this week, and pre-
parations for stoves nnd other equip-
ment nre being made. It Ls planned
to begin the lunch pregram Imme-
diately.
93-Year-old Confederate Vet
Weds Rockdale, Wo man, 74
Mrs. Eliza Bryan Turner, 74-
year-old widow of a former Rock-
dale Confederate veteran, became
the bride of Charles D. Clark, 39-
year-old veteran, at the Conteder-
at Home in Austin Wednesday.
Clark had been a bachelor all his
previous life.
Mrs. Clark went to the Home at
Austin a number of years ago with
her husband, who later died there.
She Ls the mother of Mrs. Charley
McCawley and Mrs. W. H. Hoelzel,
cf Rockdale. She was bern in
Upshur, Texas, but went to the
heme from Rockdale.
The wedding service was reacf
by the Rev. Father Joseph M.
Brannigan of St. Mary’s church at
the State Confederate home.
Other residents attended and la-
ter gathered around a large wed-
ding cake with miniature bride
and groom atop. \
The couple will continue resi-
dence at the rambling old south-
ern home where their romance be-
gan and flourished. They had
been engaged a year.
Clark, born in Lynchburg. Va„
and member of Company A, 1st
Virginia Infantry, came to Texas
after serving throughout the Civil
War.
Funeral Held Feb. 26
At Lometa Church
For Mrs. Lumpkins
Funeral services for Mrs. J. P.
Lumpkin, 76, who died at her home at
Lometa February 25, were held Febru-
ary 20 at 10 a. m. at the Lometa Meth-
odist church with Rev. M. Jordan, of-
ficiating. Burial was in the Lometa
cemetery.
Mrs. Lumpkins was born June 28,
1864 in Boone county, Kentucky. With
her husband she lived on the old
Lumpkins place six miles southeast ot
Rcckdale for about forty years before
moving to Lometa In 1921.
Injuries received In a fall on the
steps of her home several weeks ago
caused the death of Mrs. Lumpkins.
She received several broken ribs, and
internal injuries.
Survivors are as follows: Eight chil-
dren, four boys and four girls: George,
Ed and Albert Lumpkins of Rockdale.
Walter Lumpkins of Cahoma, Mrs.
Will Johnson of Rockdale, Miss Roxic
Lumpkins of Graham, Mrs. E. Power
and Mrs. Bessie Mayben of Lometa.
One daughter, Mrs. John Scott of La-
mesa, proceeded her in death 15 years
ago. She is also survived by her hus-
band, J. P. Lumpkins, and three bro-
thers, Steve, George and Harry Mer-
rick; one sister. Mrs. Lizzie Landrum
of Fort Worth; fifteen grandchildren
nnd three great grandchildren.
Vacancies in Air Corps
At San Antonio Listed
Capt. R. E. Smith, assistant, recruit-
ing officer at the post office In Rock-
dale, received notice this morning of
several vacancies in the air corps Tor
boys who have a high school educa-
tion.
There are 25 vacancies at Randolph
Field. San Antonio, and 45 vncanclcs
at Kelly Field. San Antonio, Smith has
been advised. Applicants must have a
high school education. The vacancies
are in the ground school, including
mechanical, radio and other similar di-
visions.
CALLS RECEIVED
BY DRAFT BOARD
THREE NEGROES TO BE GALI.KI
MARCH 26 AND THREE MORE
WHITES MARCH 11TH
According to advice today from the
members of the Milam County Local
Board No. 1. or Rockdale. M. N.
Strieker. John M. Weed, and H. H.
Camp, 111€ Board has received several
calls for men during March.
Three colored boys, Volhe Edwin
Myers, Ernest Ross Jr., and Fred Lee,
left on March 1st For the Induction
station at San Antonio, and three
more colored boys will be called on
March 26th.
In addition to the six white induc-
tees sent to Fort Sam Houston on Feb-
ruary 26 the Local Board has received
calls for three white men to leave on
the 11th day of March, and 3 on the
18th of March. Those ordered to re-
port on March 11 are Nelson Davis,
William Charlie Drummond and Ray-
Mond Barker, with McrrLs Richard
Murray nnd Gus Pnul Schultz as re-
placements.
Negro Who Escaped
Jail Caught Monday
Cameron, March 4.—Alfred Punch-
aid. alias John Cornell, negro who was
convicted on the charge of being a
habitual criminal and who broke Jail
here Feb. 12. was picked up in Houston
Monday night and held for the local
police.
He was brought bark to Cameron
Monday night by Sheriff Valter White
and his deputy, Carl Black. He was
given 99 years In the state prison by a
grand Jury on the habitual criminal
charge nnd filed a motion for a new
trial but It had not been acted upon
when he escaped. He was sentenced
by Judge Graham Gillls today and
taken to Huntsville tc begin his term.
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