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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
1
The report notes Cameron appreciating a gift while pursuing own location and agenda. Tom Tommy is set to speak at the Rockdale Chamber barbecue on May 7, with Milam County visits and coverage noted. Voter interest spans beyond Cameron with mayoral contests and broad apathy elsewhere amid city elections.
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce set May 11 for Milam County's annual poultry show. Seventy contestants attended baby chick judging on March 15 and will rear the chicks for eight weeks, selecting five top birds to enter in Cameron's contest.
County District Attorney Jack Prescott announced his resignation effective June 15 to pursue a new opportunity. The notice states Prescott will depart after serving in the role and a successor will be appointed.
Dr Robert Morrises, president of the Texas TB Association, spoke at the Milam County TB Association annual dinner with 32 members present. He warned TB remains deadly and noted family doctors should reexamine known cases regularly. Also included are notices of resignation by Milam County district attorney, effective June 15, 1963, and plans for a successor appointment.
The Red Cross drive in North Milam, led by Forrest Sapp, reaches about half its $3,100 goal with $1,502.83 reported at presstime. Donor totals include $606 and residential gifts of $540.49 plus $107 from Cameron teachers and $10 from Mt Zion Baptist Church, with calls urged to submit by Mrs. Lester at the county superintendent's office.
Cameron installs three welcome signs today after securing sites on Temple Highway Waco highway and Rockdale road. Funded by a pancake sale and variety show, the 4 by 10 foot signs feature a Texas outline on maroon with fluores cent lettering reading Welcome to Cameron Texas Little Jewel on Little River.
Cameron district voters choose two of three candidates Sam S White and incumbents K D Griffin and Alton Fuchs seek full terms. Griffin and Fuchs were appointed to the board last term while White seeks first full term. Other Milam communities hold concurrent elections for common schools and independent systems. Two men run for county trustee W L Howell and B B McAnnalty Jr.
A light Cameron vote approved a library maintenance fund of 2500 and elected Marek over Smith by 24 votes for Place 5. Incumbents Wied and Hickman were unopposed winning 392 and 379. Voters backed a 35-block downtown paving program costing about 140000 with options including bond funding or assessments.
Cameron Parent Teachers Association will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Ben Milam Cafetorium. Officers to be elected and a candidate for life membership in the Texas PTA will be selected. The program titled Good Citizenship Strength Through Physical Fitness will be presented by Coach John Roberts and staff.
Testimony has been completed in a federal court case in Waco listing R W Wells L P Tommy Thompson and C C Armstrong vs United States seeking 70000 dollars for damages after an Army truck caught fire and burned the Armstrong station and the Texan Case. Judge Ben H Rice Jr. presided and will render a judgment later.
About 25 Milam churches join the Milam County for Christ revival starting Sunday with simultaneous pre‑Easter services in Cameron Rockdale Thorndale and other Milam communities. Denominational services led by pastors from First Baptist First Methodist First Christian First Presbyterian Assembly of God and others run April 7–14 with multiple speakers music andPrayer.
Drayton McLane of McLane Co Cameron was chosen as president of the U S Wholesale Grocers Association. He has 42 years with the firm started by his father in 1912 and is a Cameron native with military and church leadership roles. He is married to Gladys Blaylock with three children.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company plans lower interstate long distance rates from 9 p.m. to 4 30 a m daily starting April 4 for station-to-station calls over 220 miles. After 9 rates cut three minute charges by five to 75 cents compared with current night and Sunday rates. For Houston to St Louis a three minute after 9 call drops from 1 10 to 70 cents. After 9 increases apply to out of state person to person calls up to 800 miles. Bell System revenue is expected to fall by about 30 million dollars yearly.
Frank McDaniels of Thorndale died when knocked from a tractor grader near Davila and run over. He worked for R. H. McCasland, Precinct 4 commissioner of Thorndale. Taylor Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Plans call for the third SOS Sunday on April 21 with Type III Sabin vaccine at Simon George Hall O J Thomas Gym Yee High School Gymnasiums from noon to 5 PM Manpower includes volunteer pharmacists physicians nurses and other workers Dr C G Swift of Milam Medical Association says the event will be chaired by Burns and same chairmen return Registration pre-registration and traffic and site committees are named with local officials and volunteers sought The drive previously reached about 16 000 in 1962 Milam County centers may also serve Milano Rockdale Thorndale Sharp Gause Rosebud and Rogers neighborhoods
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeff Kemp 90 were held at First Methodist Church in Cameron with Rev. C A West officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was widow of Milam County Judge Jeff T Kemp and had moved to Maryland to be near her daughter Ruth Kemp Brown. She also leaves a sister Ella Hooks Dobbins and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers included church stewards and trustees.
The Rosebud Post Office will consolidate four Rural Routes into three starting April 13 1968. Route Four patrons move to Routes two and three while Route One is assigned to Jere McDonald Route Two to John Clark Route Three to Howard Linn. Rural box relocations may be requested if boxes are not on the carrier side of travel.
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