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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1958
Page
1
The Milam County Junior Livestock Show drew 51 entries in eight classes at Monroe Park Cameron. Champions included Walter Zajicek and Leon Ernst with steers and dairy cattle, while public contest winners received feed and car grease jobs and cash prizes across beef swine and daily divisions.
Twenty four 4 H members earned blue ribbons in eight classes at the Milam County Junior Livestock Show on Saturday. Winners in heavy steers included Walter Zajicek James Glaser and Bernard Jungmann with red ribbons to fourth through seventh. Other blue ribbon earners and class placements across light steers beef breeding heifers dairy heifers cows in milk barrows and bred gilts are listed with names such as Barbara McClaren Wendell Kirk Jeannette Fuchs and Douglas Parker.
Milam County Farm Bureau members meet today to hear state senator Jarrard Secrest and celebrate their 10th anniversary. Secrest, representing Milam, Bell, and McLennan counties, will speak around 11 a.m. Barbecue follows at noon with O. G. Tumlinson as master of ceremonies. Program begins at 10 a.m.
Ex-Band members will not meet Monday night and will instead convene on Tuesday February 25 at 6 30 p m in the Band Room at the Gymnasium announced by president Mrs Lucille Monroe
Cameron church women organize a Friday World Day of Prayer with local business visits and 11 a.m. city prayer, followed by 3 p.m. services at First Methodist Church. Mrs. Hugh Smith chairs the morning program and Mrs. W O Triggs leads the afternoon program on the event history with several local participants. The United Church Women of Cameron represents four churches and carry a program written by Australia’s United Church Women.
The Milam County Grand Jury will reconvene February 21 in Judge O D Grahams 20th District Court at the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron. The panel includes Kay Woods I A Bethea W H Caldwell B D Cockrell Otto Whiteley Emory Doss William Stigall Jess Brock Leo Fuchs Joe S Hickman Victor A Hughen and Willis Looney.
City council heard from Joe Rady & Co on the filtration plant under construction and expects operation around April 1. Bigbee authorized a five block sewer line along East Gillis St and approval to place city maintenance equipment in the new city barn. Regular business included Equalization Board 1958 members and electric service contract renewal with Texas Power & Light. Weather delays slowed the sewage system work.
Max Howard and Dr Gus Evans Jr filed for seats on the Cameron Independent School District board. Filing closes March 6 with election day set for April 5 at Yee High School Gym.
Mr and Mrs Alva Sanders and Mr and Mrs Frank Reid will visit Denton for Texas Woman's University Stunt Day events on Saturday and Parents Day Surday. Each class presents an original sail on Stunt Day competing for a silver cup.
Milam County Democrats report four new candidates this week. Judge B G Rice seeks re election in Precinct 1 Cameron and F E Gene Kirk joins him as another justice of the peace candidate. Braden adds county commissioner Precinct 2 with McKinney and Hickman. Deadline looms for July 26 primary.
Dr. Stanley A. Arbingast of Texas University will address Chamber of Commerce members on The Growth of Industry in Texas at the annual banquet Monday night at Simon-George Hall at 7 30 p.m.Outgoing directors and officers will be recognized by Henry Liebman with several terms expiring for 1959 1960 and 1960.
Reverend Gerald R. Cobb will leave Waco on March 3 for New York to enplane for Nepal with a plane-load of cattle, pigs, and stock. He departs Idlewild Airport March 5 and will stop in Amsterdam Damascus Karachi Bombay and New Delhi. The United Nations and International Cooperation Administration provide transport for the cattle exchange.
Cameron Independent School District reports 1215 white scholastics eligible by Sept 1 1958 or turning 18 by that date. Negro figures not yet filed. 1957 white census was 1224. State per capita funding set at 82 dollars per child for 1957-48. full county totals due in March.
Milam County Farm Bureau leader O G Tomlinson coordinates plans for Food Comes First Week in Milam County. Milam Mayor Robert Weems proclaims February 23 to March 1 for the observance and urges focus on community nutrition. State events include a February 25 breakfast in Austin with officials from food sectors. Plans for Milam County are not yet finalized.
Stanley Terry visited at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Beacham over the weekend. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers E. Terry and a junior geology student at Texas University in Austin.
Last Wednesday night a fire caused by a gas boiler ignition or explosion swept the Glass residence area on Star Route west of Cameron. Strong winds fueled the blaze, destroying two greenhouses, the boiler and boiler house, and shipments of Easter lilies and other flowers amounting to about 5 000 dollars in damage. An unidentified man alerted residents by driving through the area and honking.
The Cameron School Board adopts an accelerated instruction plan for third through senior classes based on performance and IQ tests, to start next fall. Tests will occur this spring to gauge progress, and faster students will receive special reading and subject instruction.
Cameron Compress manager P. W. Davis reports totals through January 16 show nearly 1,000 more bales ginned than the same period in 1956-57. In 1957-58, 11,547 bales were ginned compared with 10,663 in 56-57.
The forecast notes occasional rain today in Cameron and vicinity, with clearing and warmer conditions expected over the weekend. Temperatures show a range from a February high of 47 to a low of 13, with daily readings listed for several dates.
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