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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1958
Page
1
Misty rains sweep Milam County as cotton pickers stay in due to showers. Cameron hosts Brenham Cubs in a home football opener while residents cheer a resilient town. Eddie Dodson recovers a long-mlost tackle box found with an ID card, returning it after months with a grateful reward promised.
Cameron PTA promotes bumper stickers for sale at three Yee High football field entrances tomorrow night. Each sticker costs $1 with proceeds benefiting the Cameron PTA. Last year funds supported a science award and classroom books or equipment. Vocational Agriculture students under Paul Selvy will cite the estackers at the game.
The Burlington church will host a community picnic with chicken served from 4 to 8 p.m. Music for a dance in the evening will be provided by Gaylon and Keb Christie. Rev. O'Reagan announced a crocheted bed spread drawing at 8 p.m.
Weather notes indicate a mild dry weekend with rainfall around 1.1 inches recorded by presstime Wednesday after a prolonged Tuesday night rain. Temperatures ranged from the upper 60s to low 90s over several days in September.
The Cameron Jaycees promote the Bellville football train with a 5 30 p.m. Friday October 10 departure. Tickets cost 2.50 for adults 1.50 for children under 11. 6 and under ride free. The Cameron Chamber endorsed the plan and approved early closing for store workers to join the trip with a bannered promotion blitz and a downtown pep rally planned.
Gib Terry chair man of Milam County ASC explains step by step how a farmer can enroll land in the 1959 Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank. Farmers must request rate establishment by Sept 26, furnish yields and land value data, and file by Oct 17 1958 with maximum annual payments set from records. Higher priority given to larger offers meeting criteria.
Cameron Yoemen shutout Rockdale 6 0 to maintain supremacy in district 18AA. Belton upset chances against Taylor by a 0 0 tie while Hearne defeated Navasota 12 0. Rogers and Rosebud were defeated by Thorndale and Caldwell respectively as Cameron prepares to face Brenham at Yoe High Field and Belton travels to LaVega.
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be in Cameron Friday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the basement of the First Presbyterian Church. The local quota is 7 pints, with Cameron having recently donated a large amount. one patient received 31 pints. Dr. C. G. Swift will schedule doctors and Mrs. F. E. Jackson leads clerical and canteen staff.
Bobby Elliott a 1958 VHS graduate and Del Mar Junior College freshman athlete is recovering from an acute attack of encephalitis. He collapsed September 10 in the college gym before football practice but was not hurt in any game. His parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Elliott drove to Del Mar after learning of the illness.
The 133877 budget calls for a 12500 carry over for curb and gutter on US 77 and a 1200 street sweeper allowance. Mayor Bassel Wilson notes the rise reflects increased needs in streets parks and sanitation systems. The plan shows a 39845.41 carry over from 1957 58 and 38560 for public property and city equipment. Major items include police 14795 fire 5435 recreation 4400 and operating expenses 3164. Tax revenue is listed at 7623 24 and 61540 72 from department collections with an assessed rate of 1 60 per 100 valuation on 5300235 in city property.
Cameron public schools report 1,490 students with Yee High 360 Ada Henderson 415 Ben Milam 285 and O J Thomas 430. Supt Wiley Loughmiller says another wave of enrollment will push the total higher as the year progresses.
Three more winners advanced in the Cameron Country Club mens golf tournament Sunday. Ed Manning defeated Bill Wallace while Carrol Henry defeated Bartoe Jackson, Darby defeated George Fall in other match play. Jerry Rice will meet Dr. C. G. Swift in tourney play Thursday. And Darby will meet Joe Whala Saturday. Frank Reed also defeated Fall in play Sunday before last.
Construction continues at three Cameron sites as rain halts work Tuesday. Walled Lake Door Co reports a 40 by 220 foot warehouse nearing completion northwest of Cameron. First Methodist Church education building brickwork advances with the $60,000 structure near finished. A new restaurant service station by Robert Wells rises one block north. West Cameron’s $110,000 National Guard armory foundation nears completion with wall work starting. Hornung Hatchery offices in Cameron see front remodeling while east Cameron households undergo remodeling. Walled Lake Door Co notes 10 hour shifts to meet orders.
Cameron B team, about 30 players strong, travels to Brenham for a Thursday night contest. Key backs Bobby Grant and Chris Gay push the offense while Earl Morgan and Pat Dillon handle quarterback duties. Notable linemen include Bobby Hillman, Billy Joe McQueen, and Lenwood Ruback.
Brenham brings a spread offense led by quarterback Jim Linnstaedter and fullback Frank Fox to face Cameron in the season debut at Yoe Field. Cameron’s Ed Lierman starts at right half, with Raymond Tepera back from knee injury and George Zarosky in the lineup. Officials note mild showers and light maize and cotton crop impact, with 90 percent of maize harvested and rains beneficial for fall oats and pasture.
City Council announced the sewage disposal plant began operation, with Joe J. Rady Co. noting a $174 623.50 project running well despite some bugs. They approved first reading to widen US 77 SH 3 5 from east city limits to W Fourth and N Travis. New asphalt has been laid on US 77 north to the city limits and curb and gutter funds increased by 400 dollars.
Six Cameron Lions Club members received service pins and certificates during a Tuesday luncheon at Kathy's Cafe. Monarch citations went to J. C. Martin and Oxsheer Smith for 35 years as charter members. Narvie Caperton and Charles Brady earned 20-year pins. J. R. Dick Young and Bill Marek got 15-year awards.
Mrs. Lester Glass of Cameron is in a Marlin hospital in critical condition after a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday. Doctors expect to know the extent of her condition within about 24 hours and she remained in a coma at press time.
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