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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1958
Page
4
In a New Year message from E. M. Clark, president, Happy New Year to readers and customers. The piece lays out objectives for telephone service: best service at reasonable cost, continuous improvement, financial safety, fair employee treatment, and progress. It pledges to provide machinery, leadership, and training to serve the public, owners, and employees.
Milam County Agent John White announces midnight January 25 as the final date to destroy cotton stalks under the Texas pink bollworm control law. No extensions will be granted this season. Garden prep tips include plowing now, applying 3 to 6 pounds of fertilizer per 100 feet, manure rates, and early onion planting. Dormant oil spray controls San Jose scale on pecan and fruit trees, with caution to avoid foliage damage. Livestock mineral needs cover sodium and chlorine via salt plus phosphorus and calcium supplements. Phosphorus deficiency may occur. maintain a year round mineral program where soils are deficient.
A Thursday Cameron Livestock Auction consigns 636 cattle 10 hogs and one sheep with 189 sellers and 61 buyers present. Prices edge lower than last week as seasonal declines press sale values across steers cows calves and stockers with hogs selling 19.25 for top 200 to 245 pound hogs.
County Agent J. D. Moore reports 11815 bales counted at the Cameron Compress with final 1957 Milam totals expected above 12000 bales. About 2000 bales were counted in November and some cotton remains. Moore notes adequate moisture, limited field work, no winter grain damage, steady grain growth, and a surprisingly good pecan crop nearing harvest.
Mrs J A Blasten hosts Sgt George W Mitchell Mrs and Mrs Mitchell and children en route to Fort Lee Virginia after two years at Camp Pendleton California. Nancy Matyastik stayed with Elizabeth McDermott in Cameron. Various local visits noted including Schulz Doskocil and Matyastik families.
s Sgt Joe Rollins recently returned from French Morocco but joins Irene and children in Buckholts as he reports to an Air Force base in Topeka Kansas. The community notes mention multiple local visitors and travels of residents including Ezell family, Meyers and Gidser kin across Texas and Oklahoma with church and social activities.
turned Monday from a two weeks visit with their son Stanley Jack son and family in Ontario Calif Mr Howard Edminson of Austin visited his aunt Mrs Mary Ireland Tuesday Mr Lanier Newton and daughter of Tyler spent Sunday with the Roy Newtons Mrs Mary Sherrill of Ben Arnold and Mrs J P Wise visited Mrs Beulah Tompson in Bryan Wednesday Mr and Mrs Johnny Yates and son Johnny Jr were in Waco Thursday Mrs Farmer of McGregor visited her daughter Mrs Donald Thweatt Friday Mrs H G Newton returned Thursday from Tyler where she has been visiting with her daughter Mrs Carey and family Mr and Mrs Judson McKelvey and daughter are visiting her sister Mrs Dock Thweatt and family
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