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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1956
Page
1
A Parent-Teacher organizational meet is set for Thursday at 4 p.m. September 13 in the Yee High Auditorium. Mrs. Jack Dubois said Superintendent Wiley Loughmiller backs the Parent-Teacher Organization and will provide full cooperation. All interested men and women are urged to attend at 3 p.m.
James E. Bo Patterson reports LeRoy and Mrs. Thompson accepted bids to teach in Sour Lake schools. Mrs Thompson to teach science. William C. Black to replace the departing instructor in algebra and geometry. New staff praised by Superintendent Wiley Loughmiller as classes begin. 359 students enrolled with 110 freshmen, 80 sophomores, 10 juniors, 69 seniors.
Austin week long Traffic Officers School at the Law Enforcement Academy draws 48 officers from various ranks. Chief Willie Dolan notes daily ten hour classes and shared meals in the Academy barracks. Costs vary with title and sponsorship, with some officers paying 20 dollars and others funded by city or state.
Planning Commission chair Richard Moseley reports a monumental effort by the board to draft minimum submission standards for preliminary and final plats for proposed subdivisions. Sub-committee members Bill Burns Bennie Archer and Hilliard Thomas lead general terms while Richard Williams chairs the specifics with Henry Liebman and Charlie Burke. The ordinance work nears completion and a further master street plan will follow aided by Jack Tomlinson Albert Matula and a growing committee. planning commissioners include Williams Thomas Burke Matula Archer and Burns with Bill Black as legal advisor Wayne Wieser as city secretary and W. D. Bigbee as engineer.
A brief devotional prayer card quotes Psalm 56 3 and asks for steadfast confidence in God. It prays for fear to be replaced by trust through Jesus' name. Amen.
A second Cameron community chest meeting will be called by chairman E A Perrin after the first gathering failed to nominate a chair. Attendees included Mrs. Fred Switzer Mrs. W O Triggs Mrs W C Wallace Reverend John Solomon John Duke of the Boy Scout Heart O' Texas Council Mrs W A L Robinson and School Superintendent Wiley Loughmiller. Mrs Switzer was named secretary and Mrs Triggs treasurer.
The Cameron City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed 1956-57 budget at 7 30 p m on Monday September 17 1956 at City Hall. All interested persons are invited to attend. A Social Security Representative will visit Cameron on Thursday September 13 1956 and is available at the Department of Public Welfare starting 8 30 a m.
Cameron restaurateur Fred J. Jackson reopens Magnolia House offering home cooked noon meals at noon and steaks and seafood in the evening. He invites all to visit and expresses happiness to return to Cameron and reconnect with friends.
St. Cyril and Methodius Parish at Marak will hold its annual picnic and bazaar on Sunday September 9 on church grounds. Masses at 7 30 and 10 30 am dinner at noon and supper at 6 pm. Music all day by the Granger Picnic Band. All are invited.
Mayor Weems announced at a special city council meeting the budget proposal the first under the charter. He noted police and street costs rise and praised Public Works for cost saving measures. The budget hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday September 17 at City Hall.
Santa Fe will continue trains five and six between Fort Worth and the Oklahoma line. A substitute application seeks to withdraw only the Galveston to Houston segment. L M Olson says continuing these runs avoids losses in head end mail and express revenue on other Santa Fe sections. The Texas Chief keeps daily Galveston to Chicago service with through Pullman and added stops between Galveston and Houston.
Monroe Bayer a 201 pound tackle senior and third letter candidate. Paul HoelschER 185 pound guard senior and potential all District. Johnny Solomon 170 pound senior versatile punter and letter candidate. Guy Dillon 190 pound junior back with explosive power. Bobby Elliot senior with sophomore year regular, note continues on back page Sketches.
Milam County families of Aggies and Exes are invited to a 7 p.m. basket lunch Thursday at Narvie Caperton Lake on Highway 36 East of Cameron. The supper, sponsored by the Milam County A and M Mother's Club, aims to help ex and current Aggies share their bond and break bread. Mrs. W. W. Balhorn, secretary, announced the event.
Jim Speer and Murphy Webb oversee Yee’s program after principal changes and staff shifts. The article notes Speer’s defensive end and backfield experience and hints at a renewed emphasis on defense and mentorship to push Jacksons toward a 56 point goal in upcoming games.
The Saints Episcopal Church women prepare a Birthday Calendar for the new year. They solicit advertising space and plan to publish next week, listing important birthdays such as Bryson, Hannon, Kohutek, Balusek, Merlin, Longmire, Terry, Magek, Baskin, Bigbee, Perti and others.
The Yoe High Band opens the six man season with a Friday night game at Buckholts stadium against Jonesboro at 8 p.m. Buckholts invites Cameron’s Max McClaren and Francis Cox to lead the Yee band in the opener as Buckholts plays its first six man contest. Tickets cost twenty five cents with fifty cents for adults. The Badgers face a weekly Thursday shift thereafter and the event marks Buckholts six man debut amid band performances and local support.
Officials set a bond election on Colfax Avenue for a water and sewer project. The meeting discussed opening West First Street from Vogelsang to Colfax and adjusting the proposed budget. A bookkeeping machine proposal by Burroughs Company faced scrutiny amid budgeting concerns. Water head Alvin Hefft reviewed thirty day rainfall data to assess infrastructure impact.
Ft Worth engineers study potential Cameron water supply noting aerial photos show possible sand and gravel water reservoirs. Test borings from Mele Highway Department indicate localized water bearing sand and gravel but not widespread. Any source would be fed by river underflow and may drop with low stream flow unless gravel strata span a wide area and store water. See Water Back Page.
James E. B. Patterson notes that more mothers are being saved at the City pool than children as mothers enter the small fry pool fully clothed to play with them. A young girl asks her mother to wear old clothes to avoid ruining good ones. Bond votes are seen as likely to fail amid tax distrust, with explanations promised next week.
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