The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1932 Page: 4 of 4
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Th«i -clay, September
Entered as second class matter July 19. 1902, at the postotfice at Rock-
dale. Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
In Milam or adjoining counties: 1 year, $1.50; 6 months. 75c; 4 flftontn?
fine To all other counties: 1 year, $2.00; 6 months. $1.00; 3 months, 50c.
thereunto pertaining.” He went t.) j
Greenbough, carrying the preciou •
screed clutched in his fi*i Herr wx j
something to show to Pug. to prov ;
that his studies had not been entire- ;
in vain. Behind him tht
s of the commencement kept re
leurring, brilliant flashes, lnterming
(led with his dreams of what wa
me, with thoughts of Josspiuh
comforting interesting pi ’
ould discuss with Gilbe
with
Van
ight, sharp, blue Monday, and then
nrontof pronto! pronto! "Hey, you!
he b..nt .o the eye-piece of the tela-
ie and bawled at his assistants
eft. dammit, left! Don’t you fel-
.v. Know the signals?" Mailing
.raightened himself with a smile oi
important disgust.
(Contimed nex; week)
KiS
Member Texas Press Association
Member South Texas Press Association
Member National Editorial Association
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation
of aiiy person, firm or corporation which may appear in the columns oi
The Reporter will be gladly corrected upon being brought to the atten-
tion of the publishers.
"FIRST LOVES"
s—i
by FELIX REISENBERG
TENTH INSTALLMENT
scent of her hair, the compelling
thrill of contact, swayed them on a
“Mr. Gilbert is coming back to, crest of emotion. John pressed her
town and is bringing Mr. Breen,” , to him with sudden rudeness, kiss-
Jules announced to Josephine, in bed J}J ^ th?im-
print of his lips.
*
Back in the dormitory John ar-
with her toast and coffee.
John had been at the Van Horn
home for ten days. He looked re-
markably well. His lounge suit, from ranged his work in a methodical way.
' looked through his books as if com-
ing back to old friends, filled h
favorite pipe from his dry tobacco
in the humidor, looked out of the
window over the roofs of Harlem
looked at himself in the mirror and
smiled. Well, after all, he had a
great prize ahead of him in the
mighty City of New York. On his
chiffonier was the likeness of Jose-
phine; in decollete and with a rose
in her hair. Visitors to his room
would glance at it approvingly. Ma-
lone and Harboard were there.
Van Horn’s tailor, fitted him as
clothes had never fitted him be-
fore.
“You can pay me back when you
get out on the job.” Van Horn ar-
ranged the matter easily. John
Breen, apparently without an effort
or a thought about the matter, slip-
ped into the mood of his new en-
vironment. He w’as perfectly nat-
ural, natural in a way men are nat-
ural and simple behind the bar of
a Bowery saloon. John, without
knowing it, practiced the ultimate in
correct behavior; he was complete-
ly at his ease, as he saw no reason
to be otherwise.
Josephine, after John evidenced
no awkward signs of stage fright,
and seemed endowed with an in-
herent gentleness, went to remark-
able lengths in the process of his
further education. He held her na-
“A kick goes further than a kiss,
when you’re arguin’ with a jack-
ass.” Malone swung a polished boot,
one leg over the study table in John’s
room. Harboard was in the big
chair by the window and John sat
on the couch. “That kid there need-
ed a kick, an’ you give it to him,
good an hard.” They were holding
a post mortem over John’s break-
down and his almost immediate re-
covery. The city had simply floor-
ed him for a few coflnts and he was
again on his feet, better than ever.
'What John needs is strong medi-
j cine. I’ve trained him, tended bar
turally, skillfully, and picked up the, ’iong side Qf him. seen him dive in
latest dance steps with astonishing I after learnin’, yes, an’ stick, Har-
facility. She took him to the ex- j k°ar.d\ stic^ at night after night,
, . J ^ diggin on courses an stuffin himselt
elusive Desdemona Dances at the j wftf, grammar, history, an’ Tth-
St-. Botolph. John was accepted ev- ! metick, an' readin’ the guts out of
erywhere through the introduction i big books, like he was trying to find
_f Vori out somethin’ irregular. His trou-
oi van worn. ... > ble, Harboard, is goin’ the whole hog.
John s period of rest had come to or none He damn near killed him-
a close. His last day had been; sejf when he learned to read, ex-
strangely quiet. His nerves were no , ppcted he could start right in an'
longer on edge, but in the depth of find out everythin’ there was. He
Ills being he ielt a sinking sensation W8S afraid there wa- not enough
of loss. Of course John Breen was ! for him to iearn.” pug looked at
more than merely interested in Jo- John smiling. He liked a fighter
sephine. and John was certainly that. “If
Returning from Pagliacci alone j the women ever get hold of him—
with Josephine one evening the car Gawd help him, an' them.”
jolted as they swung across Forty- | John blushed furiously. Malone
second street, and Josephine utter-j and Harboard looked at each other,
ed a startled “Oh!” as they skidded j Both glanced at Josephine’s picture
on the slippery street when brought on the chiffonier: nothing liad been
to a sudden stop behind a jam, a ] said about it.
bus having blocked the crazy, un- At last, in the spring. John grad-
regulated traffic just as it started ! uated.
moving swiftly northward. Jose- C^E., Civil Engineer! John Breen
phine was thrown against John. His
arm steadied her. Her long glove
was off; he caught her hand as the
car stopped. She rested against him,
her cloak open at the throat, her
bare shoulder beneath his eyes, in
the pale light from the arc lamps
across the avenue. Neither spoke.
Their breathing was intense. An
impulse held them, the wild melody
of the moment before seemed to re-
verbrate through their minds. The
C. E. John wrote his name again
and again, always adding the sig-
nificant letters for which he had
struggled during four years that
once seemed so long, and then lay
behind him like a sudden dream. It
had been a fight, it was always a
fight in the greater city.
He kept looking at his sheepskin,
an elaborate parchment quaintly
stating that he was entitled to “all
the rights, privileges and immunities
SCARBROUGH & HICKS COMPANY
Humpty-Dumpty
The Best Place to Buy—Convenient, Economical
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 940
CARNATION MILK—Large
BORDEN’S EVAP. MILK—Large
TOMATOES—Size No. 1
VAN CAMP’S HOMINY
VAN CAMP’S KRAUT
VAN CAMP’S TOMATO SOUP
VAN CAMP’S TOMATO PASTE
VAN CAMP’S PORK AND BEANS
TOMATO JUICE—Arco
LIBBY’S TOMATO SAUCE—8 oz.
LIBBY’S SLICED PEACHES—Buffet
LIBBY’S APRICOTS
TWELVE
Fruits and Vegetables
Apples - Pears - Grapes - Plums - Peaches
Grapefruit - Oranges - Bananas - Lemons
Carrots - Lettuce - Celery - Turnips * Okra
Tomatoes - Beans - Peas - Potatoes - Yams
Onions - Peppers - Cukes - Nuts * Dates
Figs - Cookies - Cakes - Candies
FLOUR
Pillsbury’s Absolute, 48 lbs. fi9c; ............24 lbs. 40c
Peerless, 48 lbs. 75c; ...................................24 lbs. 43c
Oleander, 48 lbs. 83c; .................................24 lbs. 47c
Pillsbury’s Best, 48 lbs. 05c; ......................24 lbs. 54c
Acorn, 48 lbs. 95c; ......................................24 lbs. 54c
Van Camp’s Extra Sifted
Peas 2
No. 1
Cans
19c
SAN LAV, a real mouth wash and effective antisep*
tic. You get a full 8-oz. bottle for only 33c. Sold on
a money-back guarantee.
ms
Van
the campus
he spirit
Horn returned
,, _______ _______: ft w#M*k with John
i d Fug at* Greenbough. He had
: jit away from the coinmencemen..
\ot feeling any too fit,” was hi.;
xcuse. In fact Gilbert was getting
v:: v close to the point where h:1
would have to make a clean brea .
things and take his chances with
Ldin — but always hoping again
n k> that something would turn up
n a natural way.” He kept his
:-.oughts to himself and devoted a
large part of his time to watching
Josephine. Gerrlt Hantoul, so he
began to realize, was making re-
markable progress with his ward.
M :u.)ul was a romantic figure, a1
man with a past shrouded in the
mainour of adventure, of South Am-
erican and African enterprises, a
man glossed with the polish oi an
international experience.
But Rantoul was a good chap, as
Gilbert had to admit. He secured an ;
appointment for John Breen as A
distant Engineer on the great Cat- j
.skill Aqueduct. 'Subject, of com - •
o confirming examination.”
“Mighty decent of him, John.'
Van Horn remarked. He felt a bi:
piqued that Rantoul should have
If he had thought, h€
ould have managed it himself: bu ; Above, Dr. A. J Allen, Cancer
was a compliment to John, and Rescarch Department of U. P
any one who helped John. help?, i Schooj 0f Medicine, Philadelphia,
•"jo sends her congratulation j who discovered h°w to p^uce in-
J. hn. You’ll be seeing her soon, j Wrnal violet ray m treatment of can
, n this winter, when you get | cer, and below Dr. Elltce McDonald,
■ rtrd on your work, we’ll all be in head of the department, and who
the citv together. Think of it, you made the announcement to the Amer-
might have gone west, or to Brazil, i jcan Chemical Society. The discovery
on that railroad, or up to Alaska on ] cons;sts 0f an organic solution which
:sur^?K „ .. tji . j when injected into the body and acted
No, Gil, Tin e on ..t ir-. “• upon br X-ray radiates ultra-violet
S/TSSScntg»Pte1h?»1,iu my ; »« *» «
“Well, the Van Horns have al- j
ways stuck to New York.” Gilbert i his hand. “Keep your eyes open,
looked at the boy, closely, as he I and good luck.” John was on th?
said it. John Breen was thinking of | street and entering the new Subway
other things, not of the Van Horns, at 181st street.
John came down to the city on a
Friday. Reported at Division Head-
quarters, saw huge offices filled with
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Rev. and Mrs A S. W'mehur > .
j entertaned the Board of Stewards of
; lie Methodst church, composed oi
I the following members: H. Lock-
i wood, H. D. Kone. Arthur Wise, Dr.
|J. A. Phillips, Dr. I. P. Sessions, C.
; M. Sessions, O. K. Phillips, Dr. H.
j T. Coulter. T. J. Beesley, Ira Perry,
j Fred H. Graves, C. G. Green and VV
E. Gaither.
George Keen bought the Strelsk.v
livery stable and sold the bus line
i Ed Moses.
The city tax levy, including 50c
school, totaled $1.15. Said tax rate
would produce a total revenue of
$14,567.99.
Dr. T. S. Barkley, of Dallas, lo-
cated in Rockdale and formed a
partnership with Dr. I P. Sessions.
Dr. Barkley had been associated in
Dallas with Drs. McReynolds & Seay
and also held the chair of chem-
istry at S. M. U. Medical College.
i n k Phillins was starting work
on a new home, as was J. W. Gar-
ner, while Mrs. E. G. Simms had
just completed one.
R. D. Barnes was checked in as
agent for the I -G. N. railroad, suc-
ceeding George Fulton, resigned.
Cotton receipts on Thursday, Sep-
tember 5. 1912, totaled 2826 bales.
A contributor signing his name
“Observer,” was given a full column
space In which to tell the wide-eyed
world that Rockdale should issue
bonds and build a new high school
building. The phraseology of the
article indicated that it might have
The Citizens State Bank opened been written by the former editor,
R. W. II. Kennon.
for business in temporary quarters,
Randle building, the first day’s de-
posits totaling $20,000.
The commissioners court had just
ordered an election on the question
of issuing $200,000 worth of good
roads bonds in Precints Nos. 4. 5
and 8.
Dr. Geo. B. Kincaid was advertis-
ing for a brand new $10 bill which
he had lost. The doctor intimated
in words of one syllable that he Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
needed the money and hoped some t Qgletree, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs.
honest person had found it.
The new city tax rolls were ap- |
proved by the council and showed I
total renditions of $1,232,946, as
against $1,175,489 the previous year.
Emerson Tuma, a boy.
Mrs, Tom Kay, a boy.
To Mr. and
COMPARE..
Fortune She
For Men. with others y0
have worn. We know
well thesp shoes are mad
but come in and see'
smart they look
THE
MOST FOR
MONEY
Every style
50
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$3
JIM EAD
THE MAN'S SHol
men working at drafting boards, or
engaged in calculations. Other men.
rough, with mud-splattered boots, further down was listed a long rec
some carrying tunnel lamps, came in
from a dented car just hauled up at
the curb. These were executive en-
gineers, members of the field force.
The walls were covered with pro-
files, with progress markings. A
contagious air of intense activity
held sway. It seemed to John that
he was on the edge of a great field
of battle, of life and sudden death,
of vast constructions. John knew
what thirst was, knew the sickly
trickle of the lukewarm Croton wa-
ter running brackish and yellow in
the deep honeycomb of the city.
Here were men working day and
night to bring the water down, the
clear, cold, sparkling water of the
old hills where Rip Van Winkle
slept and dreamed. Men were drill-
ing and sinking shafts, were tunnel-
ing and mining under the broad
Hudson, and now the huge final bore
beneath Manhattan, was to be ac-
complished, the last deep drift four
hundred and more feet in the solid
rock of the parching, steaming city.
It was a magnificent enterprise, a
cause, a crusade, a direct reply to
those who give scant honor to the
engineer.
His appointment' had been accom-
plished in a moment. These men
wasted no time. “Report Section
Five, Shaft Eleven to Engineer Hurl-
burt, Monday, eight a. m.,”The Di-
vision Engineer, named Wild, shook
Why did hr wish me 'good luck’?”
he wondered. A man sitting next to
John held a paper, he saw the head-
line, “Ten Men Killed on Aqueduct
Siphon.” It was printed in red and
School Kids
ore! of other casualties and deaths.
John stopped at the field hou
marked Shaft XI. He met the gang,
i falling, a Penn, man, and Barrow
of Boston Tech. These fellows had
an ex ra room in a small apartment
near the work. Sure, come in. it’s
handy here and you can’t hear, all
the blasts if vru’r? a sound sleeper.'’
Janies Mailing. C. E.. nad stir?.id;,
been on important work, driving the
Pennsylvania tube-. He had the
unhealthy pallor of the men who
have worked in shields, under pres-
sure. “Cam up h; . e for my health
Rather get gunned than doubled
with the bends Take my tip. Breen,
keep out oi air. He spake with th.
assurance of a man of immense ex- .
perience.
Everywhere an earnest activity I
prevailed, the palaverers were not
there; these men were doers. They
were assembling the machinery for
sinking a shaft in Morningside Park.
A swearing boss driver was ragging
a gang of sullen Polaek workmen;
several engineers stood about dis-
cussing location prints, and Mailing
in charge of a new transit, was di-
recting some youths carrying a sil-
very tape and a plumb bob. He bec-
koned to John.
“Don’t report until Monday.” he
advised. “They run this job like a
war,” he added with a certain pride.
“You got your orders, see Hurburt at
for Your
OLD LAME
or LANTERN
< Anif Kind)
NE W
LEADER PENCIL TABLETS
Buy one at 5c and get another for lc,
TWO FOR ......................................
on a
iroleman
To enjoy the finest light
for night, get a Coleman.
Right now your old lamp
or lantern is worth $1.50
on the purchase ol' one of
these new, modern lights.
FOUNTAIN PEN (Majestic) m.
14-k. Solid gold iridium tip point.
A $1.00 value for / ,
NEW LOW
PRICES...
You can get a Cole-
man for as little as
$5.45 and your old •
lamp or lantern.
SEE YOUR
LOCAL DEALER
Or Writ• Us.
THE COLEMAN
LAMP 6-STOVE CO.
Wichita, Kana.
Chicago, III.
Philadalphia, Pa.
Loi Angalat, Calif.
it x-j.i.vi_
INK, standard brand, per bottle .....................
AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS
H. O. QUEBE, Druggu
Phone 5
The Rexall Store
Phone
Through the nigi
comes a call for heli
of
Special Interest
to the....
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September, October, November, December—
Four months of profitable buying, economi-
cal spending and genuine value receiving are
assured you, if you will read carefully the ad-
vertisements in The Rockdale Reporter.
New Stocks—New Goods—New Prices—
You will keep posted on all if you shop wise-
ly and carefully through this paper. The
merchant who wants your trade, who can be
relied upon for quality of merchandise and
for honest values, is the one who gives you
his message in straight-forward manner
through his home-town newspaper. You’ll
find both pleasant and profitable trading at
his store.
tie Reporter
Phone 155 .
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f J 'HE alarm bell on
the switchboard al
Miss Freeman’s head
tinkled as the hands of the clock reached 4 one me
"Operator? Send Dr. Palmer out right away. Welij
four miles west, you know.”
Miss Freeman was ringing the doctor when she i
a reflection against the sky. The doctor didn’t ar
What was wrong? Was that a fire in the north of to
She stepped to the window. That shed by the B
place was on fire. It was out by the road away frond
house. It would burn before the firemen could get the
As she tried to ring the doctor again, Miss Freets
realized that his telephone line had burned. PerhapsJ
life was in peril. She called a neighbor. No answer,
last a sleepy voice, two blocks down the street, said.
"Hullo?”
"Will you call Dr. Palmer, please. His
isn’t working. An emergency call. The Bamberger r
Four miles west.” •
Miss Freeman smiled at an item in the
notes of the local paper the next week:
“Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bamberger arc
the proud parents of a 9-pound
born 1 a«t Friday morning ...”
The telephone is ready day or night...
fire... to call the doctor... to order a part for
... to get the price for eggs... to visit frW®*
You can buy few things which cost so little
worth s#jnuch.
•A tnw rtqry.
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SOUTH WKSTMtH —1,1 TSUtPMOHB
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