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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thursday, March 7, 1941
FIFTH MIX-WEEKS
.Vi vu rni
GER
TALES
COUNTY MEET
NEXT WEEK
VOL: l.S
EDITED BY STUDENTS 01 ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL
NO, 22
Rockdale Volleyball Sextet
Win Trophies At Meet
TENNIS DOUBLES
PLAY FINALS HEBE
WITH TEMPLE “B”
VOLET BALL TEAM <H!TO * HO*
PHILS AT TATI/OIl AN!) IJT1LK
ItIVKIt ACADEMY
Two more trophies w re added to
the eclTcetlon of the Ha k'l T" volley-
bull aexi • Ti we wt« w n or. the
Taylor and Llttl? River Academy in-
vitation vol'eyball meets hold 'hirin'
the we»dc end Julta Venn* Mix'v !1
and ” tha I. ■ ■ i lorn v played to in d
in dcublos in the tennis meet held *t{
Taylor and pi iytui the finals here'
avail.;! Temple "B" laat Wnlnesda/.
The (. ore and the winner will ba In ;
next, week’s paper.
In the Ttylor tournament Rockdale
dow i • d Thoi ndate 'B' 19-5 lfi-6 < >ne
<1 the best if muss was between Lean*
der and Rockdale turn,n't out', the j
following M'Ores, 13-15, 10-14, 19-13 In
the finals Rockdale won over Milano
15-4 li)!l
At Little River Academy Rockd lie
wen over Troy 15-2. 15-4. Rockdal
took Temple 15-ft, 15-0 in the wunl-
ftnals. In the finals Rockdale won over
Little River Amdrrny 15-0, 15-9.
In the tennis meet In senior girls
singles Rockdale entorad two teams.
Rockdale “A", Jerry Weed, and Rock-
dulo “B", Sue Black. In the first
round Rockdale "A" beat Taylor “C"
0-1, 0-0, and Taylor “A" overtook
Rockdale “A" 0-0, 6-0, In doubles
Julia Verne and Nafcba Lee beat Gran-
ger 0-3. 0-1 and Taylor 6-0, 0-0, which
put them in the finals with Temple.
TIGER TALES STAFF
Editor-in-Chlef
NATH A LEE HENRY
Assistant Editor
BILLIE FAYE CRONE
So*detv Editor
VIRGINIA .SCOTT
Assistant Kwietv Editor
MILDRED BEESLEY
Sports Ed.'kor
DAN KEAT
Agriculture Editor
PERCY MROEK.O
Reporters
JIMMIE WALLIS
EVELYN FIESELER
HR A VAN ANDREWS
LOUISE KORN EG AY
MARY ELIZABETH QUINLAN
TOM STEWART
MARJORIE HIRT
MARGARET LEE EILAND
Sponaor
MLSS GLADYS MATSON
FFA BOYS WIN
ELEVEN TROPHIES
THREE BANNERS
PTA HAS SOCIAL
AT RHS TUESDAY
Yellow jonquil.; In two crystal bowls
and two pair of green candles in cry-
stal candelabra*; placed on a white
cloth completed the green, yellow and
white color scheme last Tuesday even-
ing when the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation celebrated Its forty-fourth an-
niversary In the high school auditor-
ium. Cup cakes made by the home
economics girls were placed in tiers
with Individual candles to signify the
44 years, and soda water was also
served by the first four grades with
Mrs. Jim Yates and Mrs. Joe Henry
on the committee.
Visual education was stressed to 05
members and guests when “Tobacco
Land,” “Fred Waring and his or-
chestra," and “Africa,” were shown on
a movie projection screen.
The next meeting will be Tuesday,
March 11, for a business session and
the serial meeting will be held March
25. “No definite plans have been
riu.<le y- i " Miss K ik .-aid. Announce-
ments will be made later.
STUDENTS HEAR
CHOIIAL SINGING,
DECLAMATION PIECES
The student, body heard the entrants
of choral singing and declam ition Fr!-|
day morning during the chapel hour.
Three numbers were sung bv the
choral singers who have been leliear-
slng for several week.1; under the di
rectlon of Miss Ruth Kirk.
In the declamation practice Darrell
Freeh opened th • senior buy.-, dive.,on]
with orewr D Peat following, carl-
ion Barber and If mer W ilson. Junior
boys, spoke iv'Kt. In the junior boy.
division of ward school, Billy Rogers
was the represent.1 live, Kathleen Cur-|
ry and Jean Tunis are the entrants!
in Junior girls division of ward school!
No definite program has been de-l
elded on for chapel program this Fri-
day.
FIRST GRADE STUDENT
MITTEN BY PET DOG
David W'iIfI, first grader, who was
bitten by his pet dog last week, Is lik-
ing rabies treatments.
Mrs. ti. C. Miles' first graders are
studying the unit “Our Hems” tills
week, and are building a doll house out
of weed. The furniture Is made from
card board.
The second grade students, sponsor-
ed by Miss Willie B. Isaacs, are study*
.ng a unit, on the "Zoo" and are
building a mo on their sand bed The
runs me made lpain boxes, and the
animals; lions, elephants, monkeys,
bears and camels, are made from pa-
t. E ch child colors an animal and
writes a story about it.
Around the ro in are pictures of
"Jack and Jill," which are highly . . ..
colored and a pig, drawn by Sydel i great success that there will probably
Black. I he a repetition of it seen pv.nrtv
THE TIGER CLAW
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We were reading over our diary the
other day . . . the one written with in-
visible ink . . and it seems that every-
body had a pretty high time these last
days in spite of six weeks exams! . . .
This was spoken In the halls: A
hearty welcome for the neiw Band
Muster is extended . . May we extend
special congratulations to all who
made the honor roll this six weeks.
Especially to ,all our A students . , .
But getting back t,a the halls of school
engrossed though we may be in our
studios . . . haw! . . . We welcome two
additions to our staff, SUSIE MAE
TYLER and J. C. SIIBLANDER, . , .
Girls do you want to knew' hew to
make a model nun? Out of wood . . ,
Did you know that it is only polite to
nay these lcng over-due library tees;
who knows what worthwhile yolurne
your penny might help buy . . . The
senior community party was such a
trl*Aa 1 v 11 nnooL' f Isn 4 f Lneo itrlll OrOllflibly
PERCY
seemed to be the object of many en-
vious looks at the community party
Friday night. GLADYS MASON were
you the cause of all those glances? . .
The future coupb who will probably
be affected by all the little romantic
lures of sining in 1956 will be JANICE
LOUISE RICHARDSON, star tennis
plavcr and JOHHNY MOORMAN, her
football hero Who said KATH-
ERYN and BILLIE JEAN were two
cute girls? We just wanted to know so
we coti'd agree with you . . . Wham!
Bun! Sock! Don’t be alarmed folk;,
Seven girls, students of home nuk-i onii UEROY_ mid HARRYboxlnj
Mis, C. B. Session’s third grade stu-
dents arc studying story telling L.r
county meet.
Miss Jewel SMimtU's students took
up the study of kites thus we. k and
are going to play games with them.
The class made a ixist office in the
back of the room, with which they are
going to play.
F. II. T. GIRLS ATTEND
MEETING AT CAMERON
ing. attended the Yoe High Building
at Cameron Saturday, Ms rah 1. The
meeting started at 1 o’clock with songs
by the group.
From each school some number on
the program was submitted. Rock-
dale's .entertainment consisted of sev-
eral numbers played by Robert Wlh
hams on the acoortlian. Several piano
and vocal selections ware given,
Topics for group discussion were as
fellows: "Why Take Home Econom-
ic?"; “Ideals of Homemaking”; “How
the F. F. A and F H T. coincide?"
and "iS.milar Ideals of Hotnennksng
and 4-H Clubs."
Following me program the group
was taken through the Cameron
Htmemaklntg Department. The de-
partment consisted of a beautifully
furnished living room, a large wrll-
equipped foods laboratory, and a well
arranged sewing laboratory. .
Eighty girls and boys attended the] K
meeting. Each was served with an
FT'LA JOYCE we Uo-pt? its iiOt
spring fever you have . . . The Band
students are certainly going to miss
those study periods for more than on
reason . . DOROTHY DELL, is 1.
still one of the Jones boys? . , . Any
one Interested in buying “bats," see
WALTER FRAZIER. Inc. . WILLIE
B. CASS Is a girl who minds her own
business and lets you mind yours . . .
All the students sang “You're in the
Army Now," too scon to JIM ALLEN;
he decided to come back and finish his
education . . . C. H. has a remarkable
talent for making things disappear . . .
Girls aren't so dumb end here’s one
that provrs it. She doesn’t have to
look at the speedometer to tell what
her boyfriend Ls driving at . . , Well,
as one hen said to another hen when
the farmer passed by, "There's the guy
I'm laying for,” so watch your step
’cause well bo laying for you next
apple and stick of pcpermlnt candy.
Next fall the Rockdale Homemaking
dub will entertain the Milam county
Future Homemaker's of Texas.
SENIORS MAKE $20
PROFIT ON PARTY
ROCKDALE DEHATERS
HAVE TWO CONTESTS
WITH
BOYS WHO GET FIRST I'l-At'ES
AT AREA VIII MEET TO GO
TO STATE MEET
The Ro/ kdale F. F. A. boys returned
o Ro kriilo with eleven trophies and
three banners which they won in the
Men VIII meet he d at Moody, March
1. Five teams made the nv et ng, win-
ning three first place* und two second
places. The teams will represent area
VIII with several other schools In the
State Meet April 28.
The meat identification team, Curtis
Elland, Billy Alford and Edgar Sealy
team members, with the alternates
Rufus 01 irk and Jack Whitcley, won
first place. Team members Chari
Rose, Carlton Barber, and Melvin
EUand with the alternates, Newton
Andrews, Monroe Cummings and Ru-
r... i/i,,'....... .I- , ...... i.. n.....
Artillery Roared As Travis, Bowie
Helped Repulse Anna
.WAIT «W$S£ ' - dP3d “ ““
tlTlery and cavalry had formed about
I 1000 varas from the walls of the I rt-
I res,. The Mexican army charged ana
] «are tw.ee repuLscd by the deadly flu
i of Travis's artillery whlcn resemb.ea
a constant thunder. At the tb'iu
charge the Tocula battalion comm ne-
ed to scale the walls and sutfereu se-
verely. Out of 830 men in the Almo,
only 130 were left alive.
The political chief. Den Hamon
Musbulz, and other members of the
corp ration, accompanied by the cur-
at.', Don Refugio de la Garza, who by
Santa Anna’s orders, had assembled
during the night at temporary fort fi-
cm mg ii on pjru.ro strict, with the on-
Ject of attending the wounded, sea .eel
the walls and entered with the Mexl-
the dead to the
cimetery.
On the north battery of the fortress
convent lay the lifeless body °f C°L
Travis on. the, gun_ carriage.^ "M
LOCAL TRACKSTERS
READY FOR CAMERON
TRACK MEET MAIU
NINE ROCKDALE THINLY-CLl*
WILL ENTER ANNUAL AFFAIR
AT CAMERON
Rockdale’s tracksters will comoeu t;
the annual Cameron Invitation track
meet to be held In Cameron Saturday
March 8. The local thin v-clads havd
been working cut for three week*
In crnnH pnn/UHnn fn*» tui., a.
AS soon as the .storming| neient^roenv ^ Hver_
through the forehead. Toward tne
w .st in a small fort opposite the city,
wo found the body of Crockett. B wie
was found dead in his bed In one of
the rooms on the south side . ------- w ----- ...
Sant i Anna, after all the Mexican 1T<? in good condition for this time of
bod is ind been taken cut, ordered year. rae 01
yoVii'to b - brought to burn the bod.es' coach J. M. Moorman will enter th.
f the Texans. Kindling wood was j TJ»«~ <" *-h- l"?
distributed
5 o'clock
including
, tT'L®ram'ardMSwreni\hJrTwa* lnsuf- j Wallace Dockall.
" '* Bern- were ordered to In the field events, Rockdale will bt
in the evening the debris, dash, Krause; 440 yard run, Carron
dead Texas was burned. Fleming; 880 yard run, Leroy Hurr,
iri Mexicans were taken to, and Hairy Edwards; 1500 yard run,
represented as
Carter Newtcn
follows:
and W.
r Cl0Tt .Put,
L LedweJ;
commenced they crossed the ! ^,xi!!^t'^l'di,Texms,\vho.se bodies were ............— -......... ueuwer
C minerce street and about 1(» y4»d' biini^ numbered' cne hundred and discus throw. Newton and Ledwei’
, .... - ----- from the fortress a party of Mexican buuKct _. A;cai(](. 0f Sin An-1 high jump, Newton and C. H Landin''
rus King won first p.aee in the poultry a racoons fired upon tliem and com- eidUy-two. rne Aicame oi o « - ■ * “
Judging contest. Rockdale won first; ...hL ,ll4>m to r ,ii back cn the river. Vino was the eye-witness, ■ ■ »
place in the milk judging cont 11. The )ei fdan^ir had elSpsed when Santa the dead bodies and placing them on
team nrmbers ereLj. T. Leech, M ekev| ^^Kne of h^ ald-de-cames the funeral pyre. _________________
Timmerman. James Gary, and Willard •----------- -----— ----
igrgrSlBSSs JUNIORS TO ADVERTISE ROCKDALE SCHOOL
J. Simmons won second p’ace In the
farm shop contest.
The Rockdale boys that won second
place tu the entomology contest are
Frltzie Dornhoefer, Rufus Clark and
Doyle Tumi, with alternates Bozo
Skinner, Earl Drummonds and J. P.
Voyles.
Six boys wen honors by getting high
score. There could be but ten high
score of the contest for individuals.
The boys were J. T. Leech with first
high individual, Kelly Blackburn first,
Horace Darden second, Curtis Eiland
wen first place; Rufus Clark second
high.
The state meet will be held at Col-
lege Station April 21.
WARD HANDY BEGINS
BAND WORK MONDAY
ADMIRATION COFFEE TO GET HOLIDAY
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
“Although Business Administration
waa my major in Baylor university, by
chance I became a band director,"
Ward Handy told a Tiger Tales re-
porter Monday.
The first school in which he was a
director was Grapeland. After direct-
ing there fer two years, he accepted a
po.htkm at Cptu'.a, where he wa>
whorl Offered the j b at Rockdale high
school .
Mr. Handy graduated from Caldwell
high school. After he finished high
school he entered Baylor University
at Waco. In school he played the
saxaphone and clarinet in Aifard's
Band. While with this band he played
at the Rice Hotel, the Edison Hotel,
and at the Texas Centennial. Handy
is a young man ana has been married
four mouths.
17 PUPILS PRESENT
IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL
EACH DAY THIS TERM
Looking back through the registers
in grammar school we find a few' pu-
pils that have not been absent a day
since school started, In the fourth
grade there are Rosa Lee Roberts,
Peggy Joyce Skinner, Rulus Lee Doss
and Delbert Kyle. In the fifth grade
are B>11 BurroUgh and Larry Thomp-
son. In the grades six A and B we
find Wilfred Eiland, Dorothy Strelsky.
Tommie Nell Tyler, James Caywood
and Peggy Middleton. In grades seven
A and B there are Royce Dean Jack-
son, Billy Grabein, James Ray Nlchol- j
son, Dorothv Skinner, Dan Scroggins
ami Billy Ellis.
Sam Lee Burls entered the fourth
grade last week. He attended school
in Waco before moving to Rockdale.
If it’s for the office or desk you can
find It at The Reporter office. Phone
155 for free delivery. tf.
The Junior Class will advertise Ad-
miration and Bright * Early Coffee j
for one month from February 20 to
March 20, fer which they will receive
five cents for every pound of Admira-
tion coffee sold and three cents for
every pound of Bright & Early coffee
sold . Two "Miss Admiration" dealers
visited every grocery store in Rock-
dale. They took inventory of Admira-
tion and Bright & Early coffee cn
hand at each store. On March 2o
they will return and count the number
of pounds sold. Admiration and
TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSN.
TO MEET IN AUSTIN ON
MARCH 1 AND 8
The Rockdale public schools will
have a holiday tomorrow when the
Central Texas Division of the Texas
State Teacher’s Association (District |
10» will meet for a two-day session,
March 7 and 8, In Austin. The theme|
of the program will be “The School
. . H. Landis’*
bread Jump, Krause and Newtcn1 ndi
vault, J. T. Leech. ’ v
Track Pictures
The student body was shown Die-
tures of the annual invitation meets ni
1019-40 held In Cameron each vear b»
Jimmie Coleman, a student of Yo»
high school Monday afternoon, c M
Hicks, who was also at the showing
brought some trophies that Cameron
had wo® at these annual m^ts
In the pictures the students m
events of the meets and the winners
cf each dlvLsion. Carter Newton was
seen throwing the shot put and T a
Weems, ex-student, was seen huriing
the discus.
THIS ISSUE
Bright & Early Coffee can be purchas- "^Xmerlcan Citizenship."‘l.”d. WU-!
cd at all grocery stores in Rockdale. jjnms superintendent of Hearne Public
The Junior’s aim is to make $100
to acid to the funds for the junior-sen-
ior banquet. Mrs. J. P. Franklyn. iun-
lcr sponsor, stated the Junior Class
would appreciate a'! purchases of A^*/ Maycie Southall,
miration or Bright & Early Coffee. 1 ■
Schools in president.
Main speakers of the pregram are
Dr .Carlton Washburnc, Dr. E. I. Mo-
Pwain. Dr. H. Gordon Hullfish and Dr.
Nath a Lee Henry was copy read-
er for this issue and Louise Ror*
negay planned the make-up.
A tea will be served at the Gover-
-------- I ncr’s mansion from 4 to 5:30 o’clock.
typewriter cil. The Reporter. tf mn-ting held in Laredo F"binary 13-1 >
TIIE
REXALL DRUG STORE
Take your doctor’s prescription!
to The Rexall druggist.
PHONE 5 OR 13
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ELECTRIC INDUSTRY
/SSs-fi ~
j The Senior Class made a profit of
at the community party Friday
night, February 28 in the Rockdale
_____________ , High School gym. Five cake walk;
i ie v i v< "i'i k<v were held and soda water was sold.
iir/Aiist* i\rii ■ obie Jackson and his men furnishedi
the music and J. D. Komegay had
"Resolved: 'Hut Texas should In- charge of the games.
crease her tax on natural resources. ---------
First speaker for the affirmative,” ROOKS REBOUND
■aid Fred H Grave . acting as chair- -one hundred bocks have just been'
man. and Nancy Jane W.itler opened, rebound bv the Motter-R’.egel Binding!
tin* pra tu-e debate with Lexington's Company of Dallas." Mrs. E.sta Quin-
b. \» team held in room 33 of Rock-1 iRI1, librarian, said Monday. These
c»a!e h! 5h Sdiivil building last Thurs-j bocks, red. green, and blue in color
c. av bight i hi., was tit'* Rockda e with gold lettering were cleaned, trun-
tram’s second d'bite of the year and
th first for Lexington's team. This
team, accompanied by debate coach,
Miss Mary Kennedy, returned to
R kdale Wednesday, March 5 for an-
other practice haul, as Rockdale's
t \tn had the negative skit* prtg are!
by that time.
med and put into a new back and will
last three times as long as the original
she said.
Scotch cellulose tape in pocket or
desk dLapensers. Tlie Rockdale Re-
porter. distributor. tf.
MEN’S-
New Spring
PANTS
Large vanity of colors and
sizes to choose from at—
1.98 to 4.50
New Slack Suits
In Blue, Green and Tan
2.98 up
Slacks $1.50 up
Slack Shirts $1.25 up
See these smart new styles
for spring.
9
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