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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1958
Page
1
The Herald prints a Wednesday December 24 Christmas edition featuring letters to Santa from Cameron county children and Christmas messages from area ministers. The column notes festive downtown decorations and a 25 foot courthouse tree, with reflections on shopping and family gatherings during the holidays.
Francis Cox Yoe High Band Director announces a Christmas concert at 9 30 a m Friday in the high school gym open to the public. The program features Winter Wonderland The Christmas Story A Fantasy On The First Noel We Three Kings Of Orient Are a snare drum trio We Three by Bever ly Schiller Joyce Hannon and Virginia Reichert and four overtures Christmas Reverence Jingle Bells Rhapsody March of The Kings and a fantasy on Adeste Fideles. The event aims to please both adults and students.
Crisp temperatures ranged from a low 21 to a high 65 over the past seven days. The weather man forecasts continued mild sunlit conditions for the weekend.
Santa plans a Holiday Comic Cartoon Festival next Wednesday at 1 30 PM in Cameron's Milam Theatre. About 1000 Cameron and Milam County kids are invited to watch a free showing of 12 cartoons. He will have two showings.
Cameron Jaycees and civic groups rush to collect repairable and new toys for the Santa Pals project. Final sorting and distribution to about 200 needy children is planned for early next week at Yee High School Gymnasium with pickups and barrels placed around town to boost donations ahead of December 25.
Judge Charles C. Smith reports health officials found dead animals raw garbage and debris at the Old Hearne Road bridge site. The county condemns the dumping calling it a crime and trucks have been sent to clean the area. Judge Smith also announced a proclamation implementing the new stock control law by January 11 following a November election approval.
Fire Marshal John Eanes urged caution after a week of grass fires and two house blazes in Cameron and nearby. He cited extreme dryness and blamed sparks from wood heaters and discarded cigarettes for several fires, including the Hubert McClaren home fire in Marl ow Community.
Police Chief Chester Simons reports two traffic crashes this week. Pedestrian Paul Helmcamp, 75, of 204 S. Nolan, injured after stepping into a car driven by Minnie Booze, 31, in the Travis Gillis area, sun glare cited. A separate Monday crash at Butte and Rush caused about 350 dollars in damage with Sylvia Taplin and Ben Reynolds cited for failure to yield.
Cameron approves three day period of free parking downtown starting Monday to cover meters before Christmas. Meter heads covered by paper sacks under direction of Meter Officer Marshall Terry. Santa returns Friday and Saturday to visit Milam County children amid Jaycee Santa Pals toy drive.
Cameron City Council unanimously backed the Planning Commission six point street program and, in a 3-2 vote, upheld a policy for full payment on delinquent city taxes. Some members favored allowing a Pay out plan for 19 years of back taxes and equal treatment for delinquents. The session also announced US 77 widening work and a paving project on North Street with bids set for January 6.
J. F. Brown 87 longtime Cameron contractor and former city alderman died at his home 603 East 6th Street at 2 45 am Tuesday Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 pm in Green Funeral Home chapel with Rev E J Davis officiating Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery He moved to Cameron in 1917 to build the present Post Office later ran a contracting business and helped develop local buildings Survivors include two daughters three sons four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Pallbearers were C F Swift Albert Collins Frank Reid A H Hightower Wyatt Wolf R P Williams Jim Mitcham and A E Matula
Cameron Chamber of Commerce plans a four page monthly paper titled Cameron Action. Richard Moseley will edit with a masthead by Alan Smith. First issue covers chamber need for a strong organization and a January brochure on Cameron as an industrial center. 25 000 two color folders planned and 500 papers monthly for area agencies. Subscription is 50 cents for non members.
Cameron School Board names Niley J. Smith interim trustee to replace Don Humble who resigns January 1 to become county judge. Board adopts new school tax collection plan with March delinquent notices and approves audits for Ad Hall and Marlow districts. Cameron reports lowest per pupil cost in county at $258.26 for 1957-58.
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