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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1953
Page
6
The Cameron Texas weekly announces Milton F Brown Jr as editor and publisher. It notes post office registration as second class mail under act of Congress March 1879 and lists subscription rates for Milam County and outside areas.
Roy Wright county supervisor notes FHA outstanding loans of 405251.40 to Milam and Burleson farmers as of March 31, 1953 and reports recent blackleg cases on borrower farms. He recalls enforcing vaccination by January and warns of losses from neglect. He compares soil value to oil and urges stronger soil erosion protection.
A list of medical patients includes Mrs. Oscar Oliver, Mrs. Mary Graham, Mrs. Johnny Richter, Mrs. Florence Corona, and Sarah Frances Plant at St. Edward Hospital during the week.
Mrs. C. L. Lively of Cameron was admitted May 15 to Newton Memorial Hospital for medical treatment.
Farmers urged to act now against thrips fleahoppers boll weevils and grasshoppers in cotton. Aldrin is promoted as fast effective control with minimal impact on beneficials, available through dealers or county agents with details from Shell Chemical and Julius Hyman & Company in Houston Texas.
Forty Texans and others head from Cameron on the Murray Cox special train May 20 for a fourteenth annual farm study tour. The route covers Twin Cities Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver and Alaska with a two and a half day Inside Passage cruise and visits to Jasper Banff Mount Rainier and the Royal Gorge. Highlights include buffalo barbecue Pendleton breakfast and a Vanderhoof dinner.
Notes by County Supervisor Roy Wright urge farmers to clean up farms to reduce accidents and injuries, highlighting 4500 deaths and 250,000 injuries yearly. They stress readiness for early season cotton insect control, recommending immediate insecticide purchases and a schedule of applications beginning when cotton has 8 to 4 leaves, at 7 day intervals.
The Texas 4-H Club Roundup runs June 9 to 12 at Texas A&M College with activities and training for 4-H members and leaders. Dr. G C Baker Jr will address delegates at Sbisa Hall on the theme From Here Where What Does the Future Hold for You. Leaders meet in a separate session, a chuck wagon feed is planned, and the Sears Roebuck Foundation funds the Thursday banquet.
Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana earned a National Safety Council award for first place in the 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 man-hour group. E C Cole noted the 1952 injury rate of 3.78 per million hours, well below the 5.95 average for similar railroads. The six Class I roads finished with a 4.07 ratio versus 7.31 nationally.
Grams judging and team demonstration contests will be held on June 25 at A and M with final plans pending. The 1953 Round up limits attendance to one 4 H boy and girl and one adult leader per county plus two district extension agents and all district agents, totaling about 1000 people.
From where I sit Joe Marsh notes the local PTA complains about learning gaps and spelling, challenges the school team to a bee, and observes humorous exchanges. Speedy Taylor stumbles on efficiency, Chip makes a perfect run, and Doc hints at night school. The column with a wink suggests thinking twice before enforcing norms.
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