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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1971
Page
1
A humorous regional piece contrasts white attempts to seed clouds with ice and a traditional Indian rain dance. It outlines a community scene with a rain‑dance plan, court square festivities, and a boastful money figure offering cloud seeding for fifty thousand dollars, while noting cultural tension and modern stereotypes.
A quirky note describes F M L Indian Rainmaker proposing a weekend rain mission in Milam County with 10 room reservation meals and local drums. It calls for grey skies and moccasins, promises a drum aided forecast, and ends by offering a contact in the U S Weather Bureau in Austin.
City police investigate a Yee High School break in reported Thursday morning. Thefts include a tape recorder, shorthand tapes, six headsets from the typewriter room, fifty cents from the office, and marking pens. Separately, stereo tape players were stolen from three cars over the weekend. Police Chief Felipe Martinez led the inquiry.
Georgetown city limits expand with two subdivisions after a March 22 council meeting. A public hearing was set for annexing 47.75 acres south of the city. Round Rock moves to extend northward, making the two cities potential near neighbors within a year.
Bell County Commissioners Court approved a unit road system on Thursday. The plan creates separate precinct maintenance funds and a policy-making board of the county judge and commissioners that will meet weekly to prepare a master plan for road construction and maintenance.
A $300,000 Hearne bond election succeeded as only 16 percent of qualified voters cast ballots. The approval covered sewer system bonds, street improvements, and storm sewer drainage, all passing by a four to one margin.
Falls County is under a federal quarantine for hog cholera. No feeder pigs or breeding swine may be moved interstate from the area and slaughter hogs may be moved interstate only if inspected on the farm of origin by a veterinarian before shipment. USDA officials say the outbreak covers a large area including Falls County.
Rockdale's police chief Cliff Blackburn resigned from office on March 22. Appointed in January 1968, he headed the department since. City Manager N. EB. Alford said the vacancy will be filled soon as four-patrolman force coordinates from City Hall.
Vandals damaged rest rooms at Lake Somerville parks and vandalized near the dam and town locations. Plate glass windows in the downtown area were shot out as well.
Ka Hugh Enterprises announces plans to drill seven new wildcats on leases in the Milbur Field spanning Milam and Burleson Counties. Permits filed and drill sites staked. drilling to begin immediately. The company already holds six wells in the field and entered Milam Burleson operations mid last year with initial Nos. 1 P. H. Underwood and 1 R. J. Crittenden wells in David Houston Survey.
A. W. McCullin Sr. said Cameron Urban Renewal Agency will sign a HUD contract in a special board meeting. The deal confirms a 617,535 federal grant and 776,885 loan for the nine block downtown project with relocation of businesses west of the courthouse.
The State Comptroller sent a check for 15934.60, lifting Cameron’s 1970 sales tax receipts to 59156.76, up from 1970’s 51782. The payments equal one percent of retail sales and reflect last quarter 1970 collections, with 1969 quarterly comparison of 15209.70.
Elm Creek Farm west of Cameron unveils a new milking system cutting time in half and a pump and lagoon setup turning waste water into irrigation for 800 acres. The 1700 acre operation uses computerized records, 800 cow dormitory stalls, and feeds 1200 cattle with grain milled on site.
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