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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
2
The USDA reports Orville Freeman actions to widen farm storage facility loans. Farmers can borrow up to 95 percent of outlay for facilities costing 40 cents per bushel or less, at 4 percent interest over five years, with four annual repayments.
Boswell Newton of Rockdale named Milam County chairman of Citizens for a sales tax to promote a broad based tax. DeWitt Hicks, State Senatorial District 13 chairman, said Newton will lead efforts in Rockdale Cameron and nearby towns. He argued a retail tax is fair and needed to cover state debt and services, citing polls and endorsements from groups including trade associations and chambers of commerce.
Ben Arnold Baptist Church will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at 5 p m for church families followed by a picnic. Each child should bring six candy eggs and each family brings food and drink for a picnic supper.
Kiwanis sponsors 32 peacemakers along the 3000 mile border to dramatize peaceful neighborliness during Canada U S Goodwill Week April 23 29 1961. Locations span major ports of entry with two remote sites in Washington D C and near Mount Eisenhower. The concept stems from the Harding Memorial in Vancouver and the first peacemaker on the Ambassador Bridge in 1935.
County agents present weed management guidance for grain sorghum and corn. They discuss safe seedbed prep, cultivation, and rotary hoeing as low cost controls, with limited use of 2 4 D post emergence for sorghum and mechanical methods for corn. They note precautions, label instructions, and state trials of Limazine Atrazine Simazine in corn.
Rockdale 4-H Club organized with 16 members and seven adults present. Penny Graves presided as junior leader and was named president with Dean Stiles as vice president and Eddie Bell as secretary treasurer. Evel yn Pearson named council delegate, Hal Hall reporter, Patsy Tyler recreation leader. Patsy Tyler and Dean Stiles chosen as county Queen and King candidates for May. Bake sale planned to fund candidates. New members invited. Bright hooks attract fish in murky water and improve catches.
The article discusses rates and timing for herbicides such as Limazine Atrazine and 2 4 D, including post-emergence use and cautions. It notes historical field results in Angleton on clay loam soil, required active ingredient calculations, and safety guidance to minimize corn damage and weed resistance.
The notes indicate 2,4-D sprays can affect root development and may increase lodging or falling down of plants, highlighting potential downsides of using the chemical.
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