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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
9
Cameron residents greet 1950 with calm determination and optimism. The 1949 postwar year is praised as the best so far with high buying power and December records. Farmers adjust acreage cuts while livestock rises as cotton remains key. Cameron looks forward to a prosperous year ahead.
Albert Brown reports a cabbage grown in Katie Green grocery produced an entirely new cabbage from a stem cut off at harvest. The head remained out of soil since being harvested, with atmosphere in the magic soil belt cited as the cause of the remarkable growth.
Joe Belicek of Holland traveled to Cameron to spend the holidays with relatives.
Texas state highway commission heard last minute appeals for farm to market roads to be funded 75 percent by counties and 25 percent by the state with maintenance by the state. Delegations from Falls and Milam counties asked emergency consideration of projects including a route from Westphalia to east of Barclay serving 60 to 70 families and 89 school children.
Washington reports a pivotal session as Congress prepares for a campaign year. President Truman will deliver a State of the Union message seeking fair dealing measures including repeal of Taft Hartley, compulsory health insurance, Brannan farm plan and FEPC, while a $43 billion budget centers the debate on spending and taxes ahead of the November elections.
New York City ended New Year’s Eve with near waterless celebrations as city engineers report the reservoir supply up 192 million gallons in 24 hours to 36.1 percent of capacity. Chief Engineer Edward J. Clark said the rise reflects runoff from last week’s rain across the three watersheds.
Judge Dan Tyson said the State Highway Department was asked Friday for 16 000 to supplement 48 713 already available in Road District No 2 under bond payments. A delegation including Commissioners Markham and Locklin met Austin officials to secure the funds at a 75 25 ratio for farm to market roads before the 1949 deadline.
Mr and Mrs Ben Reichert and their sons John D and David vacationed in Coleman to visit Mrs Reicherts parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Wilson. The gathering included Lucille Wilson Terry Briggs from San Antonio R P Sorden family from Austin and W W Wilson from Midland, all formerly of Cameron.
Miss Helen Flinn of Austin visited relatives here over the Christmas holidays, joining family members for festive time.
Col and Mrs Thomas J White arrive with three sons Jeffrey Alan Phillip Milam and Thomas Mark for a weekend stay in Cameron. They will attend the Dallas Cotton Bowl game where Rice faces North Carolina. Also W H Ezzell of Buckholts visits Cameron and renews his Herald subscription.
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