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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
1
A child named Martin enacts a playful Moon River fantasy with two gun holsters and six guns, asking for dirty water as a punchline. The piece blends memories of TV shows and Bob Hope routines with a parent’s observation of imagination and pretend play.
Ass't. County Agent notes a bright day as 4-H and FFA members from Milam County bring show animals to the Cameron Cotton Compress building. Judges from Texas A&M University award Grand Champion honors to David McClaren with many Thorndale and Cameron participants earning blue and red ribbons across steers lambs gilts and breeding stock. The daily show concludes with a drawing prize won by Harvey Kimbrel of a Texas Truck Stop.
Cameron telephone service will switch to All Number Calling on October 1 1967 changing numbers from two letter five digits to all numerals. First three digits OX7 become 697 and existing OX7 4601 numbers become 697 4601 with new directories issued in October.
Mrs. W. D. Bigbee longtime Milam County School Superintendent aide died in a Temple hospital. Funeral at First Presbyterian Cameron with Rev. Kennan and Rev. Freeman officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband W. D. Bigbee and four brothers and a sister.
Shell Oil Company's Smackover wildcat in eastern Milam County at the No. 2 Adone Estate resumed drilling after curing the deep test two weeks ago. The crew reported progress at 18 205 feet on Monday with 115 feet of hole drilled over the weekend and 18 090 feet reached last Friday.
Rep Milton Schiller of Cameron is appointed by Speaker Ben Barnes to chair the House Contingent Expense Committee for a second term. The Falls Milam and Robertson counties representative also holds a second term on the Revenue and Taxation Aeronautics Urban Affairs and Agriculture panels. He praised the Speaker’s confidence and said the district gains a strong voice in state legislation.
Aluminum powder production at Rockdale Works resumed after damages from the October 16, 1966 explosion. Works Manager H. F. Chtseo reports 80 percent capacity now with full operation expected early next week. The dust collection system was redesigned from a bag type to a cyclone cluster to prevent recurrence.
Parents of children who will be 6 by September 1 1967 are urged to visit Ben Milam school to fill a census form. Superintendent D R Dodson says completion is needed for fall term planning and must occur during January.
Cameron Independent School District selects Saturday April 1 for its annual school board election to fill three three year terms held by C. R. Law Forrest Sapp and Charles McDermott. March 1 is the filing deadline for candidates.
Ballots have been mailed to Cameron Chamber members to elect six new directors who will take office March 1. The Executive Committee will appoint six directors to serve on the Chamber board. Elected directors will serve three year terms with retiring members Lane Horstmann Monroe Fuchs and Frank Luecke. Unexpired terms will be filled by N L Caperton Rev Richard Freeman Don G Humble Ed Laywell Henry Liebman John Henderson Jr Gene Smitherman Miss Mildred Thornton Lavert McKinney James Camp R W Wells and Herman Hanel.
Homer A. Bower, Rockdale production manager for Alcoa, was named Tejas District chairman. He announced the district organizational meeting at the First Methodist Church in Cameron on January 26 to register district volunteers for 1967.
City officials examine Cameron Fire Dept. logs showing 125 miles and 4 hours spent on rural grass fires outside Cameron in 16 days, about five times the city call effort. They seek a county meeting to discuss funding, rural fire coverage, and insurance standards amid urban renewal and staffing concerns.
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