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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1953
Page
1
Milam County has 1982 cotton bales ginned by Tuesday morning as gins report progress. The Cameron Compress Company received 1400 bales and Maysfield Gin leads current totals among Cameron Gins with further reports expected.
The Cameron Yoemen football schedule for 1953 lists four conference games in the latter part of the season. Opponents include Taylor Georgetown Belton and Rosebud.
District Farm Bureau leaders from Milam Bell Lampasas and Williamson counties met at the Kyle Hotel in Temple on Tuesday August 12 for a district session. The meeting focused on generating farmer and rancher input to shape farm program resolutions to be sent to the State Farm Bureau Convention later in the fall. The session was led by District Director S W McClaren Jr and Area Field Supervisor Wayne Little.
A small fire started Saturday in the New Providence Primitive Baptist Church and was quickly put out by church members and nearby residents. The cause remains unknown and little damage was reported. Mrs. Calvin Markham has returned home after surgery in a Waco hospital and is recovering nicely.
Local Draft Board No. 92 reports that 11 Milam County men registered during July. They must now be processed for classification by the board. Discharged service members must report within 30 days. unregistered men born after August 30, 1922 must register.
Sun night crash six miles south of Cameron involved John M. Quall 21 Fort Hood driving a 1951 Buick north on SH 36 at 1010 p m. He struck Carl M. Wyatt 1946 Chevrolet from Bellmead who slowed to pass a funeral procession. Quall not hurt. Wyatt unhurt. Damages about 800 to the Buick and 100 to the Chevrolet. No charges filed.
The Army issued a draft call for 23,000 men to be inducted in October. Inductions will be for the Army only, with the Navy Marine Corps and Air Force relying on volunteers. The October rate matches a prior fixed level since July, following higher drafts earlier in the year. The total Korean War draft calls reach 1,538,430 since the conflict began.
An unidentified woman was injured when Federico P. Villarreal of Kingsville in a 1948 GMC dump truck rear ended her 1940 Ford coach on Farm Road 486 two miles north of Thorndale around 9 45 p m She was taken to Taylor hospital The Ford damage was estimated at 200 to 300 dollars Villarreal faces charges of driving too fast for conditions
Cameron Volunteer Firemen set Ladies' Night for August 20 at 7 30 p m in Knights of Columbus Hall. Food chair John A Smith drinks Lincoln Mondrik ticket sales Don Humble arrangements Narvie Caperton. A nominating committee for 1953 54 officers was chosen, chaired by John A Smith with Carl Black Buck Slavik Dean White and Henry Liebman.
Election of PMA community committeemen and delegates to the county convention will be held at the PMA County Office in Cameron on Tuesday August 18. Ballots mailed to all producers must be returned by 5 p m August 18. There is one polling place and votes may be returned by mail. The poll closes at 5 p m August 18.
Postmaster John Hays announced that July receipts totaled 3,779.17 dollars, up from 3,743.29 the previous year, a gain of 35.88 dollars. The increase is just under one percent.
The Attorney General John Ben Sheppard approved 310000 in refunding bonds for the Cameron Independent School District. The bonds have been submitted to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for registration.
Robert Sims of Rockdale died about 10 Friday morning. He was the brother in law of Conn Isaacs of Cameron.
Cameron youth baseball ended the Rosebud season with two games against Westphalia. A crowd of 150 to 200 watched Cameron ages 8 to 10 lose 8 to 11 in the first game but win the second 7 to 6 with solid pitching by Chili Williams and catcher Lee Hollas. The article notes a historic reference to Westphalia’s Lofty Beach and highlights the Rosebud recreation director program, school buses for swimming, and calls for civic support to sustain youth activities coached by Leo Jackson Joe ONeil Allen Dodson and Doc Speer.
Four local men are named among American POWs freed in Korea during swaps. Pfc. William H. Davis of Hearne, son of Jetson L. Davis, served with Company L, 9th Regiment, 2nd Division before capture. Cpl. L. V. Swain of Gause and Cpl. Purvis D. Webster of Hearne, both from the 2nd Division, are also identified as released. Pvt. Harold L. Grant of Temple, with wife Rosa Lee Grant of Temple, and two daughters, is among those freed.
Construction of the O. J. Thomas gymnasium in Cameron boosted July building permits to 122728. City Secretary Neomi Needham said thirteen permits were issued, led by a 92000 permit for the new gym at the negro school, with four new houses totaling 27900, a wash rack at 150, and seven repair/enlarging permits totaling 2678.
Texas wheat farmers will vote Friday in the first national wheat referendum in 12 years. Milam County has a single polling place at the PMA office in Cameron on August 14 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eligible voters include farmers producing wheat for harvest in 1954 on qualifying acres. About 50,000 farmers across 153 counties are expected to participate to decide on marketing quotas for the 1954 crop.
Leaders from all Milam County rural communities are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday August 18 at 8 pm in Cameron District Court room. Texas Editor T C Richardson will speak to encourage Rural Neighborhood Progress Contest entries and will show colored slides.
The Texas Employment Office in Rockdale reports about 650 migrant workers have entered the county for the cotton picking season with more expected this weekend. Officials note labor is plentiful now but a rapid opening of cotton could shorten the season if favorable weather and continued labor supply persist.
B L Smith pled guilty August 6 in County Judge Charles C Smith's court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 50 dollars plus court costs and his driver's license suspended for six months. Charges of DWI were filed August 10 against Albert E Key.
Milam County Farm Bureau directors will convene Thursday night in the county courtroom. The session starts at 8 p m with a scheduled discussion of organizational matters.
Cameron Volunteer Firemen extinguished a grass fire near Pettibone at about 1 a.m. Monday with no property damage. Mr and Mrs Marshal Terry returned from a vacation trip with their children.
Cameron Independent School District readies for a major year with September 1 opening. A $20,000 renovation, new vocational building, and expanded facilities cover both Yoe High and Ada Henderson. Bond funds finance curriculum upgrades, plumbing, lighting, and land acquisitions totaling four additional acres.
A local election on August 28 1953 will decide if String Prairie Common School District should consolidate with Calvert Independent School District. A February 21 1953 vote on the issue was five for and three against. Oscar Smith sued the Calvert district alleging the election was invalid. Judge O D Graham later voided it and ordered a new election.
Mrs. Fred Greenhill assumed duties as Cameron Country Club manager on August 1. She previously led Woodlawn Country Club in Sherman for six years and Hillsboro Country Club for 12 years, and ran the Trivit Inn tea room in Hillsboro with Mrs. Davis. She has a son, Fred Jr, a commercial artist for Sanger Bros. in Dallas. Julia Epps and Mary Frances Miller joined from Hillsboro. Under her supervision the club will offer excellent dinner food and light items throughout the day.
County attorney Jim Miller made a work trip visiting San Gabriel Thorndale and Rockdale on Tuesday to handle official duties and meet local officials.
Miss Betty Jean Shuffield was admitted August 8 to Newton Memorial Hospital for an appendectomy.
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