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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
1
A reflective piece describes grand and petit juries in District and County Courts, noting twelve or six member panels and their roles. It discusses how juries assess testimony, determine outcomes, and the interplay with judges and lawyers, ending with a critique of the petit jury’s misnomer.
Thanksgiving and weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wallace included Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Cluck, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Arnold, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knappenberger with son Mark, all of Texas City, plus Mr. and Mrs. Albert Small of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Small and family of Cameron.
Don Humble of Cameron named man who did the most to promote soil and water conservation in the Central Texas district at a Temple banquet. Awards go to Elmer Hoelscher B L Franke Anton Vrazel Gilbert Weithorn Porter Weaver and others with Calvin Pigg as principal speaker and Norbert Moeller as master of ceremonies.
The Gift Ideas section showcases Cameron’s 483 ways to celebrate Christmas City. Shops highlight unique decorations, local crafts, and seasonal specials appealing to residents and visitors alike.
The Cameron council opened the Yuletide season with a Dec 3 parade and awarded bids on gasoline, a firetruck repair, and a half ton pickup. Sinclair was the low wholesale oil bidder at 12.24 per hundred gallons among five dealers Texaco Gulf Mobil Humble and Sinclair. Hefley Stedman Motor Co. bid 1964 for firetruck work and Economy Chevrolet 2125.51 for repair plus 1495.70 for the water dept. pickup. Routine department reports were reviewed.
Bastrop Bears upset Cameron's Yoe team 14 to 7 in a rain soaked regional contest at Rockdale Field. Aldridge rushed for 149 yards on 28 carries and Wilkins connected with Henderson for the game’s second score. Mitchell completed 6 of 13 passes for 93 yards as Cameron’s bid ended late in the fourth.
Santa will arrive by sleigh for Cameron's annual Christmas parade Saturday afternoon. Floats come from Brownie Troops 288 and 370, Bethel AME Church, First Methodist Church, Pleasure and Profit Club, and St. Anthony PTC. Cub Scout Pack 213, Brownie Troop 323, and Yee High Band join marching units. Decorated cars, police, sheriff, and fire units complete the lineup. Parade starts at Wied's Hardware, winds Crockett to Gillis, Houston, Main, Fannin, East 2nd, back to Houston, then Main to Crockett. Top three floats awarded at 4:30 p.m. on courthouse square. Decorations along downtown streets will create holiday ambience.
Joe Fisher Jr and Leo Michalka sustained noncritical head injuries when their car overturned on Country Club Road near Cameron. Fisher, driving a 1956 Mercury, lost control on loose gravel about 4:45 p.m. The two Yoo High School students were taken to Newton Memorial Hospital. An earlier crash between Rockdale and Milano sent two to hospital with minor injuries after a tire blew out on Bowden’s pickup.
The Cameron Toys for Tots project has no definite plan this week to provide Christmas toys for needy children. In past years the program brought Santa to life for as many as 250 Cameron area children and began with its first sponsorship.
Local groups sponsor a holiday display outlining the historic City Park Pavilion near US 77 and 36. Explorer Post 54 will string lights, with potential for a community toy program at the Pavilion. Jaycees may lead or assist with toy collection and distribution, seeking volunteers and a workshop site donated by Lester Williams.
Milam County producers will vote next week on two separate referendums. One asks about a marketing quota for the 1967 Upland cotton crop. the other requests approval of a research and promotion program. Voting runs December 5 to 9 via mail to the ASCS county office.
Turnersville nips Milano 58 52 at Rockdale Tiger Field to advance in the Bi-District playoffs. Milano led 52 50 with 55 seconds left before Turnersville scored the final six points aided by a pass interference call. Nelson Starr threw five TD passes for Turnersville, including to Bazie and Garman, while Malone and Blake each had multiple Milano scores.
The Shell Oil Company No. 2 Adone Estate wildcat in southeast Milam County reached 9,206 feet Tuesday after liner set to 9,165 feet with logs run to that depth. Eight miles east of Milano the permit allows 16,000 feet in the Smackover formation and nearby seismograph work covers a broad area. The J M Huber Corp No 1 H H Coffield Unit south of Milano was plugged and abandoned at 3,024 feet after an earlier log to 3,000 feet on a 49 acre tract near an old dry hole.
Two pleas of guilty were heard in Milam County's 20th Judicial District Court on Nov. 19. Aaron Harbour of Lomota pleaded guilty to DWI second offense and received a 3 year probated sentence. Lovie Lee of Rockdale pleaded guilty to forgery and passing a forged instrument and was sentenced to terms of years in the penitentiary, to be served concurrently.
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