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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1954
Page
2
Mail matter notice shows subscription prices for Milam County residents at 1.75 per year outside county 2.00 and out of state 2.25. Published every Thursday under an 1879 act with second class mail designation.
Washington reported officials consider extending beyond July 15 the drought relief feed program supplying cotton seed cake to Central Texas cattle farmers. The group urged studies with Congress and local officials to aid small farmers, beyond those reliant on cattle, with meetings arranged involving Rep. Thornberry and Rep. Poage, Sen. Johnson, and state Agriculture Commissioner White.
Local communities urge farmers to send requests to county committees, then to state drought chairman Claude McCan of Victoria who will route them to Washington. McCan can declare more counties eligible for drought relief. White cited loans and existing law but cited uncertainty on the form of aid.
Jodie Brantley pitched the winners managed by Howard Beale to a 10 to 7 victory over Rev John Solomon's club in the Senior Boys Baseball League at City Park. Bobby Williams homered and added a double and single. Leroy Franklin and Rettig also homered for the losers.
The 649th Anti air craft Artillery Battalion reports one new officer and one new enlisted man added to Battery C last Tuesday evening. Enlisted man John A. Culp resides in Buckholts. New officer Gordon E. Simmons received his commission as Second Lieutenant at a Board of Officers in Camp Mabry Austin after previously serving as Sergeant First Class with Battery A Temple. Simmons lives in Rockdale and works for Alcoa. One additional enlistment application was received during the weekly drill.
Cpl Leroy Sanders son of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Sanders of Cameron is home on a 30 day furlough from Fort Lewis Washington where he has served ten months. He has been in the army for 15 months and previously trained at Fort Leonard Wood. He is with the army division supply department and plans to stay in Cameron until August first. While at Yee High School he played basketball and track.
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