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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
1
Fire Marshal John Eanes releases a three year tally of insured fire losses in Cameron totaling 103 685 15. 1946 10 157 56. 1947 24 716 93. 1948 68 810 66. May 1948 alone accounted for 48 395 88 due to Milam Theatre and Palace of Sweets fires.
Enlistments rise in Battery C 239th Field Artillery Battalion as Captain Rudolph Michalka lists new members Earl R. Humbird a grocery employee and 33 month veteran of the 48th Division, plus Clarence A. Hanel William C. Mitcham and Stanley D. Fikes. Mitcham and Fikes are students. Hanel re enlists after a Guardsman term.
Weather caused four wrecks in Cameron Monday. On Elm Creek Bridge a crash involved a Chevrolet with two occupants. J. P. Hill suffered a severe head wound while Edgar Strube of Caldwell lost part of a finger. A 1940 Dodge driven by W. E. Jolley collided with the Edwards car after it skidded. Hearne residents narrowly escaped death at Milano.
Rockdale State Bank at its annual stockholders meeting renamed officers and directors. E A Camp remains chair and vice president, T B Ryan becomes president, John T Hale cashier, Harold Luckey assistant cashier. directors include Camp, W E Gaither, M M Camp, Dr T B Barkley, and T B Ryan. Bank shows strong year end 1948 resources of 3,150,202.72 and deposits of 2,931,375.54 with loans at 890,474.76, compared to 1947 figures.
George H. Sheppard, Comptroller of Public Accounts and Milam County staple, died late Tuesday night in an Austin hospital after weeks of illness. At 73, he held the longest term record of any elected Texas official, first elected in 1938 and most recently reappointed last November.
Cameron reported a low of 81 degrees Wednesday morning as a new cold air mass grips the state. Skies cleared on Tuesday, then a hard freeze followed. A cold front moved into Texas touching the Panhandle and Amarillo with light snow. winds failed to materialize and the front weakened. The Dallas area noted a changed character as the front stalled.
Stockholders at Citizens National Bank elected directors Niley Smith Rush Thomas Frank Monroe W O Newton Hilliard S Thomas and Oxsheer Smith. New officers: Oxsheer Smith president Frank Monroe vice president Niley Smith vice president W O Newton active vice president Alvin Nolte assistant vice president Hilliard S Thomas assistant vice president Ladis Marek cashier John H Davis assistant cashier and Mrs Pauline Wiggs assistant cashier. The president praised a strong year, dividends paid, and a year end bonus. Pauline Wiggs becomes the first active female officer, elected in absentia and to start March 1.
Texas Rangers and Leon County officers traced cattle theft to Louisiana. Jim Perkins of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association recovered 10 head near Calvert, aiding in the capture of Gerald Smith and Norbert Smith in Baton Rouge. The pair face eight Louisiana charges and two in Texas.
Mr and Mrs Harry H Timmerman of Rockdale announce the birth of their son Harry Thomas at St Edwards Hospital on January 16 1949 The baby weighed eight pounds Mrs Timmerman is the former Miss Mary Simmons.
Mr and Mrs K D Fuller and sons Delmar Byron and Kenney of Houston visited the home of Mr and Mrs W C Rinn and N D Fuller over the weekend, sharing time with relatives.
Dick Depew of Dallas spent the weekend in Cameron while attending the Southern Photo Arts Institute in Dallas.
Counties in Texas confront mandatory constable salaries after a constitutional amendment. Milam and others must fund eight constables at likely rates, with total costs estimated at $9,000 yearly if set at $100 per month. Some precincts may pay more or less, and reorganization or abolition proposals exist. The court delayed decision pending further study.
L W Smith announces a March of Dimes parade Saturday at 3 pm featuring the National Guard unit, high school band, horsemen, a float with polio survivor Tandy Wilkerson, and another with Kay Camp. Scouts and Negro children will solicit funds as Cameron counties aims for a record Polio fund to prevent future epidemics. Roger Maddox of J C Penney Cameron is county chairman.
Gramein Chevrolet Co will present the 1949 Chevrolet this Saturday marking the dealer’s first local showing. Fort Worth dealer meeting impressions highlight Fleetline and Styleline series with De Luxe styling options across body types.
Lesser Newton of the Cameron office recounts the Bryan Production Credit Association history from its 1938 founding with 27 members and 135 dollars in capital. Government capital of 175 thousand dollars funded the early growth, repaid fully on December 31, 1948, leaving 928 members owning the fully capitalized association with 215,095 dollars in capital. The group now operates by rediscounting member notes through the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston.
Governor Beauford Jester was inaugurated in a closed ceremony after weather forced the postponement of open air events and the historic parade few attended in person. Lt Governor Shivers qualified, five inaugural balls planned, and Cabinet changes cited Secretary Paul Brown's retirement.
Charles Kornegay of Big Lake spent a few days in Cameron with his parents Mr and Mrs R A Kornegay this week. He is employed with an oil field in Big Lake.
Washington reports expect 750000 to 1000000 people on Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues for Harry S. Truman’s January twentieth inaugural parade and oath. Barkley will ride with him as millions watch the first televised presidential ceremony.
The United States announced it will withhold American arms from neutral countries not in collective defense. State Department spokesman Michael McDermott cited Moscow’s blockade of Berlin as gravely endangering peace and said UN work is seriously hampered by Russian obstruction.
Mr and Mrs W H Ezzell and Mr and Mrs H E Garlicks of Buckholts spent Tuesday of last week in Cameron for business purposes.
Mr and Mrs A C Jackson of College Station visited in the home of Mrs Oscar Pattillo over the weekend.
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