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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
6
A 1965 outlook for Cameron and Milam highlights planned gains in library space airport modernization street construction band uniforms new housing hospital expansion and school improvements. The piece notes 1964 decisions laid groundwork and praises ongoing church expansion road paving and business modernization as the prologue to a hopeful year.
The piece discusses private life of public figures like Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Bird Johnson. It notes the public interest can touch privacy and commends the Press Council for condemning intruding photographers. The public need not know details of private picnics or Christmas gifts.
San Gabriel news notes Christmas travel by Nell and Hugh McMillan to Deer Park to spend holidays with Virginia and David McMillan. Guests at the Linke home include Cherry and family from New Waverly, Stewart and Worley families, Rockdale and Austin visitors, and several local residents. Funeral services were held for Ralph Lewis in Cameron. he was Mary Cast’s brother.
The writer muses on what 1965 may bring, noting that people report better years to outsiders, basic needs stay ahead of income, and world troubles persist. He jokes that brains in towns and nations balance out, predicting a normal year without precise details. He adds he and the State Department haven’t figured out 1964 yet.
A public service feature discusses why many Americans seek name changes and why court orders are preferred. It notes two methods, with courts approving or denying requests based on reasons, and cites a case of an Italian surname Americanization and a judge’s remark on surnames.
Cynthia Matula a seventh grader at St Anthony School received a cash prize for her essay on the agriculture industry in the ninth annual contest by The Educational ABCs of Industry Her entry was judged among the best from all states and the program aims to show how various industries operate including farm machinery grain leather processing oil and gasoline.
Beef production in 1965 is expected to increase only two to three percent over 1964 output. Cattle and calves on hand January 1, 1965, will be up only slightly from 106.3 million head last January, with much of the gain from calves held from last year's calf crop, according to John McHaney of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
Lawmakers return to Austin January 12 to tackle redistricting taxes and appropriations with themes of higher education funding teacher pay and school finance. Drafts on sales tax extension to groceries and court system reforms draw scrutiny as officials anticipate special sessions.
Milam County unit president Jim Whitchurch says progress against cancer grows yearly yet a long path remains. He cites 1964 survival rising to 38 percent from 20 percent in 1935 and urges expanded education on Cancer's Seven Danger Signals and stronger anti smoking efforts to reach half of Milam County with films and materials in 1965. He notes the society spends nearly 2 million dollars on research with 700 thousand in Texas and highlights chemotherapy and leukemia research as promising. He urges broad unit outreach and a New Year push for physical exams and early symptom consultation.
The Agronomy Society of Texas A M University hosts its 31st annual Cotton Pageant and Ball on April 3. The event remains a long standing university social highlight.
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