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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
1
The Cameron Herald invites readers to rate their community on city services, recreation, schools, and jobs via a 60 question survey on page 2. An open end question asks for the five most important improvements. Mail to The Cameron Herald, 108 East First Street, Cameron. Results will be tabulated and released later.
In a provocative piece, the author contrasts Air Force cloud seeding with Indigenous rain dances amid Southwest droughts. It questions tradition and progress, likening seeding to Leonardo da Vinci’s impossibilities and suggesting the cloud may simply be an Air Force aircraft in disguise.
Air Force cloud seeding crews claim part credit for two weeks of central Texas rain from Williamson County to Cameron. Cockcrowed operations use silver iodide to seed clouds, requiring specific cloud dimensions, with the effort funded through June 30 and potentially extended.
Downtown Cameron will see closures on Monday July 5 as stores banks federal offices including the Post Office and Milam County Courthouse offices shut down. No Fourth of July civic celebration is planned this year.
Gene Smitherman will head the Noon Lions Club for the 1971 72 year after installation during a Monday meeting New officers and directors include Charles Briggs past district governor First year directors Rod Holcombe Ed Laywell Second year directors Ed Magre George Jones Other officers include vice presidents Delbert Burleson John Martin and Bill Watkins Jim Lafferty treasurer and secretary Albert McCullen Jr Crippled Children's Camp chairman Jim Camp named tail twister and Paul Olbrich Lion tamer
Agent reports one to two inches of rain boosted crops in southern Milam County including Rockdale Thorndale San Gabriel Buckholts Sharp and Yarrellton. Maize remains the key cash crop with harvest due mid July in Thorndale. Watermelon prices hover near five cents per pound as growers report favorable moisture and ripening fruit.
Texans face higher taxes as 1971 legislation lifts the general sales tax to 4 percent and adds a 4 percent vehicle tax while city rates stay at 1 percent. Other levies rise on cigarettes beer liquor and rentals. Cameron meanwhile hosts Giddings Geburtstags event with the German Folk Dancers for the town’s 100th birthday.
Texas DPS predicts 48 traffic deaths over the July 4th holiday weekend with hundreds of injuries and millions in losses. Colonel Wilson E. Speir urged Texans to drive safely avoid fatigue and not drink while driving as patrols intensify under Operation Motorcide with local agencies assisting.
Troop 752 will run its holiday rest stop in City Park from Friday afternoon through Sunday to provide free drinks cookies and shade to travelers. Last year 843 people registered with many repeat visitors. Support comes from local businesses and the Chamber of Commerce with Coca Cola Citiz ans National Bank and volunteers providing supplies. Proceeds fund rest stop needs and promote traffic safety during the long weekend.
Liberty Milam County holds its annual Fourth of July picnic behind Liberty Community Church with 150 to 200 locals and descendants expected. The piece recalls Liberty's cemetery, earliest internment in 1863, and the old school church history tied to Rev. William Jordan.
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