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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
8
The Harle-Harrison House in Waco built 1858 59 stands as a half completed peristyle structure with four colonnades planned around a central hall. The original builder Dr Daylis Wood Earle died in 1859 leaving the project unfinished and adding mystery to its design as an historical museum.
The early 19th century house built by Dr. Earle and Eliza Ann Harrison Earle survived decline, was moved in 1968, and reopened in 1970 as a museum. Gen. Thomas Harrison, Civil War veteran and Texas legislator, once lived there. The G H Pape Foundation funded a half million dollar restoration and the site received a Texas Historical Marker and a Restoration Award in 1971.
Teachers from five counties gathered at Cameron Junior High School for an all day workshop on teaching techniques enrollment retention and methods. Leaders from the Texas Education Agency and local educators assisted with activities and progress reports on the 1970 71 year.
Temple Junior College board of regents accepted two $50,000 national grants to aid construction of two new buildings health and physical education and fine arts. Grants reduce debt service not add to construction. Bids may be sought next week and in about 60 days.
The Williams Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act will take effect on April 28 1971 and cover about 57 million workers in 4.1 million workplaces across the United States.
Miss Bernice Hargrove 79 retired LVN of Temple died Wednesday evening in Temple. She was born near Cameron Milam County but lived most of her life in Falls and Bell counties. Funeral Friday 10 a.m. Green Funeral Home Rosebud Rev Ed Stewart officiating. Burial Woodland Cemetery. Survived by three sisters and five brothers.
Extension specialist Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt recommends budget friendly vegetables and fruits for the week. Look for cabbage lettuce broccoli celery carrots potatoes yellow onions radishes green onions and sweet potatoes. Oranges grapefruit apples bananas pears tangerines strawberries and avocados are solid citrus and fruit options. Egg prices are down with Grade A large eggs in good supply. Fryers are a strong meat buy with occasional frozen turkey deals. Beef prices edge up. seek arm and blade pot roasts steaks short ribs ground beef round steaks roasts beef and calf liver for value.
A 10 week night class in the R.P.G. programming language will be held on the James Connally Campus in Waco. Registration is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday March 23 in Building 18-3. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for veterans GI Bill eligibility. Ron Carswell leads hands on training with IBM systems. For details contact Extension and Continuing Education at 799 3611 ext 263 or Carswell at ext 246.
The Third Court of Civil Appeals orders Farmers Mutual Protective Association of Texas to pay Ira L. Pack Sr. for a Cameron house destroyed by fire, noting the policyholder was notified of the move and premiums were paid, waiving the location clause. Tornadoes in 1970 totaled 650 nationwide, killing 73.
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