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totally demolished the local car and the
Dallas pickup and jeep..
(Photo Courtesy Rosebud News)
HOLIDAY ACCIDENT — Two Cam-
eron girls and a Dallas man escaped
serious injury in a head-on collision that
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CAMERON. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAN. 7. 1965
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asked the policemun.
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street, I watn t sure he was drunk
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The blacksmith placed a horse
shoe on the anvil and said to
his assistant:
"When I nod my head, hit it.’
Funeral tomorrow at 3 p m.
usiness Building
Tops 1963 Mark
Pestma.st.er Installed — Narvie Caper-
t n is administered the oath of office
as acting postmaster of the Cameron
Post Office by Regional Director Debs
Hensley during ceremonies Monday.
Narvie Caperton Assumes
CameronsPostmaster'sDuty
SHSTC President
To Speak At County
Teachers Meeting
Dr, A. B. Templeton, president
of Sam Houston Slate Teachers
College, will be guest speaker at
the Milam County Teachers Asso-
ciation, TSTA, meeting at 7:30
p m. January 11. The meeting
will be held in Milano at the
Milano School.
The "New Outlook in Education
from State and National Level,”
will be the topic discussed by Dr.
Templeton.
Officers for the new year will
be elected and delegates for the
District X, TSTA in Austin will
be named at a business meeting
at 8 p.m. The program also calls
for a social at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to hear
Dt. Templeton discuss the high-
li. tits of two new educational pro-
grams: The Governor's Flan to
Upgrade Education and the Presi-
dent's Economic Opportunity in
Education.
Dr Templeton is a member of
Trustees of Texas Educational
Foundation to set up pilot pro-
:.i ms for technical and vocational
training in connection with the
President's war en Poverty and
executive director of the Govern
or's Committee on Education Be-
yond High School.
He i experienced in public
school work having served os a
classroom teacher, school princi-
pal. business manager, personnel
director, superintendent of schools
and president of junior college.
He has also conducted teacher
orientation programs for public
schools introducing the new pro-
gram in mathematics, science, fo-
reign language and social studies.
By Lois Sapp
Narvie L. Caperton was installed
Acting Postmaster of the Cameron
Post Office in a public ceremony
11 a.m Monday, Jen. 4. at the
Methodist Fellowship Hall.
Dobs Hensley, Director of the
Personnel Division of the Post
Office Department Regional office
with headquarters in Dallas, ad-
ministered the oath of office Hens-
ley is a native of Milam County
at.d serves Texas and Lousiuria
os Personnel Director.
The new postmaster assumed his
new duties following the cere-
monies and succeeds John Hays
who retired in October. Hays had
serv ed as Cameron Postmaster for
30 years.
A large crowd of post office
heads and area, citizens attended
the ceremony and were then guests
at the noon luncheon of the Cam-
eron Lions Ciub.
Three postal inspectors were in
attendant: R. H. Irvine of Austin,
A. W. Huser and Travis Brighton,
both of Waco.
Postmasters attending the cere-
monies were Mrs. Opal Robinson
of Temple, Postmaster and Mrs.
Lester Hay Jr. of Marlin, Everett
Bierds Sr of Rosebud, Postmaster
and Mrs. Vaughn Thweatt of Mays-
field, Sam Peebles of Rockdale
and Marvin Handriek of Thorn-
dale.
Also. Postmasters Garland Shel-
ley of Rogers. Elvan Zajicek of
Buckholts, Mrs Bernice Ix>ng-
nuire of Minerva and S. B. Morris
of Temple. Former postmaster and
Mrs. Clyde Franklin of Rockdale
were also among the out-of-town
guests attending.
LONG- IMF RESIDENT
Caperton has just returned to
Cameron after serving as assist-
Oldest In Area
ant to Congressman W. R. Pong"
in Washin ton for about two y uas.
Up,n returning he said, It is
just good to be back home.”
When he was appointed as assist
ant to Cong. Poage he took n
leave of absence from his peti-
tion with the Cameron Post Office.
He had served as rural carrier
in Cameron for 17 years.
Along with his postal duties,
ho owned and operated the Caper-
ton Variety Store for 25 years.
A native of Temple, he has lived
in Cameron 43 years. He married
the former Media Beth "Duffie"
Humble in 1929 and they have
one daugher, Mrs. Betsy Ixtgan
of Houston. They have three grand-
children.
The new postmaster has been
very active in civic and church
affairs in Cameron. He has served
as president and in various offices
in the Cameron Chamber of Com-
merce. In 1962 he was named
City Poll Taxes
Lagging, Deadline
Set For Jan. 31
City Secretary Buddy Fuller said
Wednesday that prill taxes are
lagging behind last year with only
176 sold to date. Last year 236
poll taxes had been paid.
Deadline for paying poJ! taxes
is January 31. A voter must pay
his city poll taxes and also his
county poll taxes in order to be
able to vote in the city election.
Three council positions will be
up for election this spring. They
are tiie pests held by E. L. Wied,
Starrctt Hickman and Jimmy Ma-
rek.
"Outstanding Citron" rod receiv-
ed „i:e McCuIlin Civic award. He
s also a member of the Lions
Club having served as president,
zone chairman and district govern-
or. Caperton has also been an
active supporter of the Boy Scouts
and the Girl Scho is.
One of his major contributions
to the City of Cameron was his
work with a group of citizens
who wrote the City Charter.
The Caperton family is active
in the First Baptist Church.
Football Banquet
Set For Jan. 21,
Dial To Speak
Yoe gridmen will be honored
at the annual Football Banquet
Thursday, Jan. 21 The banquet
will lie held at 7 p.m at the
Methodist Fellowship Hall.
Guest speaker tor the fete will
be former all American from Rico
University and all-pro end Buddy
Dial. Dial now plays for the Dal-
las Cowboys.
Another hi blight Will he the
crowning of the Football Sweet-
heart. Football hoys recently se-
lected three nominees and the
winner will not be revealed until
the crowning. Nominees selected
are LaNell Darby, Sharon Darby
and Becky Graham.
The Yoe Booster Club will also
present their most Valuable Play-
er Award This award is presented
annually to the player selected
as the most outstanding during the
football season.
Coach George Kirk said tickets
for the banquet will go on sale
Monday, Jan. 11, and can be ob-
tained from the Yoe football play-
ers. Price of the tickets are $1.50.
15 Officials Take
Oath Of Office
FIRST BORN IN ’65
Alice Marie Rangel was the
first baby born in Cameron in
1965. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Simon Rangel of 1711
W. Main and was born at 6:25
am. January 2 at St. Edward
Hospital.
Panel To Answer
School Questions
Cameron citizens will have an
opportunity to have their ques-
tions, concerning the Cameron In
dependent School District, answer-
ed by a pane! of School Board
members at the Parent Teachers
Association meeting at 7:30 p.m.
January 7. The meeting will be
held at the Ben Milam Cafetorium.
Question boxes have been placed
at Safeway, Mondrik’s Minimax
and Matula’s Supermarket. Ques-
tions may be submitted by plac
ir.g them in the boxes Officials
said the questions should he signed,
but that the name will not he
used
Resident Notes
118th Birthday
Bv Lois Sapp
MJam County’s oldest known ci-
tizen. Mrs. Reyes Huerta, cele-
brated her llCth birthday Wed-
nesday. Jan. 6. at her daughter's
home in Cameron.
Many well wishers were eagerly
greet I ax they came to see her
throughout the day bringing her
g fts and congratulations Others
who could net visit sent cards to
the residence.
ikr daughter. Mrs. Jesse Ra-
man az. made her mother the tra-
ditional birthday cake for the oc-
c .xion. However, only a few of
h-.r 7 grandchildren, 23 great
grandchildren and 24 great, great
grandchildren were able to attend
the 3 p.m. party.
On her 118th birthday, Mrs.
Huerta walked from her bedroom
to the front room to greet this
Herald visitor. She sat on a str.ali
stool as her daughter, who will
celebrate her 73rd birthday this
month also, <.pr4te in behalf of
her mother.
Mrs. Huerta, who was born in
Mexico on a small ranch Jan
6, 1847. has never learned the
English language but through her
daughter was able to say "Thank
you very much" for her birthday
congratulations.
Mrs. Ramairaz admits that her
mother now has pood and had
days hut is still able to keep her
body in motion and eat any type
of soft food.
Her secret of youth has always
licon cold baths and she still can-
not stand any type of warm w ater,
whether it is summer or winter.
Being the daughter of a full-
blooded Indian father and Span-
ish mother may be the factor that
contributes to her long livelihood.
Although her body is small and
frail, she can still hear. see. and
talk well. She also still has a
wonderful sense of humor.
She is the mother of five child-
ren. four of them died in Mexico.
Mrs Ramairaz was bom when
Mrs. Huerta was in her late 40s
and at 72 Mrs. Ramairaz still
looks the picture of health
Coming to San Marcos in 1910.
Mrs Huerta and her husband mov-
ed to Cameron in 1913.
Through the years she has con-
tinued to be a highly religious
person and attends the St Sacra-
mento Catholic Church whenever
possible
Farmers Union To
Study Farm Prices,
Legislation Tues.
Milam County Farmers Union
will net Tuesday, Jan. 12. at
the Bum:holts School to study the
f: rm price situation, according to
Charles Hensley. The meeting will
begin at 7 30 p.m.
Members and guests will hear
a report from ten Milam and
Falls County farmers who recently
discussed the farm price situation
and proposed farm Ie islation with
t s Rep. w . R Poage of Waco.
Plans will be discussed for pro-
testing the recently aceounced cut
in cotton price supports of ..n
additional $5 per bale for 1965.
Hensley said Cotton price sup-
port cuts for 1964 and 1965 amount
jo approximately $17 per bale
which represents a loss to Milam
County cotton farmers of about
$285,000 a year. Hensley added
Fifteen District and County of-
ficials were sworn into office Fri-
day, January 1. in brief ceremon-
ies in the Milam District Court-
room. County Clerk Wayne Weiser
administered the oath of office
Three new oltice holders, Wil-
liam D. Sheppard. Constable Pre-
cinct 8 of Thorndale; Adolph Gre-
sak. Commissioner of Precinct 1.
Buckholts and Albert Timmerman
Sr.. Commissioner of Precinct 3,
Rockdale, assumed their new of-
fices.
Officials who won re-election in
the Nov. 5 election and received
the oath of o'fice were District
Judge VV. C. Wallace, Sheriff Carl
C. Black, Tax Assessor & Col-
Milam Grand Jury
Indicts 5 Men In
Second Session
The Milam County Grand Jury,
for the November 1964 term, met
in a recalled session Thursday.
Dec. 31, and returned five indict-
ments, according to County Attor-
ney John B. Henderson Jr.
Indictments were returned again-
st four Austin men: Vernon Cre-
lia, charged with two cases of
burglary on Oct. 29, 1964; Billy
Joe Turner, on two cases of burg-
lary on Oct. 29, 1964: Gayle Chand-
ler, with two cases of burglary
en Oct. 29, 1964; and John B.
Locke, two cases of burglary on
Oct. 29, 1904. A felony theft in-
di.-tn ent wasalso returned against
Jess Alford m Rockdale which oc-
curred Dec 20, 1964.
tector Valter T White and County
Attorney John B. Henderson Jr.
Constables: Precinct 1, Marshall
Terry: Precinct 2. Gilford Thweatt:
Precinct 3. F B. Burk., i’re ;. ft
4, Ollie I. Cook: Precinct 6, John
Zajicek; Precinct 7, Herman Dor-
ner Jr.; and Precinct 5, George
Gamble.
Johnny Andres, County At ditor,
also renewed his oath of office
He is serving an appointed term
Eaton, Lokos Appeals
’iiein^ Reviewed By
Ala. Supreme Court
Sheriff Carl Black has been
notified that the Alabama Supreme
Court is now' reviewing the papers
of Gerald Eaton, 27, of Buck-
holts and John I okos, 26. of Min-
nesota, two of four men who re-
ceived the death sentence for the
murder of an Alabama man in
December 1963.
Sumpter County Sheriff Ray Ste-
vens said it is possible that the
higher court would take eight or
nine months before a decision on
the appeal would lie reached. Each
appeal contains about 980 pages,
Stevens reported.
Eaton and Lokos, along with
Harold Leon Edwards, 20, of Rand-
let t. Okla., and Clarence Cecil
Coon, 24, of College City, Calif .
have been in death cells in an
Alabama prison since being found
guilty by a Sumpter County jury
last February. The four men were
captured near Buckholts in De-
cember 1963
Remodeling: Up,
Construction Of
New Homes Drop
Cameron building through the
1964 year saw twelve new homes
erected, a new grocery concern,
hospital convent and 30 expansions
constructed for a total in building
permits of $215,286.00.
Building permits issued during
the year were some $52,624 lower
than the previous year when build-
ing totaled $267,910.00.
According to city hall figures
there were twelve new homes con-
structed at a cost of $108,000. Last
year twenty one new homes were
built for a total of $178,375 which
accounts for the drop in building
figures.
Building of new' businesses to-
talled higher than last year with
a figure of $76,450 compared to
$65,000 in 1963.
There were twenty-nine additions
and expansions during 1964 which
totaled $30,836. Remodeled homes
in 1963 totaled $16,185 and remodel-
ed stores $8,350 for a total of
$24,535. Increase in remodeling
totals $6,301 for 1964.
Total increase in new businesses
and expansions total $18,751 over
the 1963 year.
One of the major additions to
the city of Cameron that will be
completed in 1965 is the building
of a new convent at St. Edward
Hospital.
Construction of the convent
which will house the Sisters who
operate the hospital, got underway
this week by the Matuia Construc-
tion Company.
Mrs. Don Humble, program
chairman, said the P-TA antici-
pates that questions will bring out
information on the Board's long
range plans on physical improve-
ments, curriculum and the Cam-
eron School District tax program.
The meeting will be an oppor-
tunity for school board members
and interested citizens hi exchange
ideas on the school policies.
Members of the panel will be
Chas. McDermott, C. R. Law and
Forrest Sapp, new board members,
Bob Wells, appointed member, and
veteran members Alton Fuchs,
K. D (Busteri Griffin and Niley
J. Smith, president
P-TA officials .-.aid *WSay itting
would be provided for parents
who attend the meeting.
Boosters To Attend
District Opener
Yoe Booster Club members will
attend the 17-AA District basket-
ball opener for their Monday night
meeting, according to presi lunt
Albert McCuIlin Jr.
The Cameron Yoemcn will host
Caldwell. B-team game wiil get
underway at 6:30 p.m. followed
by the varsity contest 'see related
story inside >.
Injuries Light
HeadOnColli sion
Totals 3 Vehicles
Three persons escaped serious
injuries in a head-on collision at
2 p in. last Wednesday on U S. 77
about 14 miles north of Cameron
in which three vehicles were to-
tally demolished.
Miss Jolene Wied, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin <Rubba' Wied,
was driving a 1959 Cadillac be-
longing to Guy Chandler of May ;
field It was reported that while
rounding a large curve south o?
Rosebud,, the Cadillac m o v e d
across the center line while Miss
Wied attempted to adjust r vent
A 1949 pickup, towing a jeep,
rounded tho curve traveling north.
Driver Of the pickup. W. 3 Cooper,
a Delias Fire Department mem-
ber. apparently saw the Cadillac
sway to his lane and turned to
the left lane to avoid a collision
At the same t me Miss Wied
swung buck into her own lane ami
the vehicles collided head-on. The
front of the Chandler vehicle was
rammed in and the pickup and
jeep overturned in the left ditch
Misa Wied and her companion,
Miss Nancy Factor, also of Cam-
eron, had been visiting in Rosebud
and were returning to Cameron
when the accident occurred.
All three persons were taken to
a Rosebud hospital by Hoelscher
Funeral Home ambulrnee. Cooper
was treated lor minor cuts and
released. Miss Wied received deep
he;-d lacerations and a concus-
sion. She was released Thursday
and is recuperating at her home
in Cameron. Miss Fester, daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs. Bob Foster,
escaped injuries.
Investigating officer was High-
way Patrolman Ernest K. Rey-
nolds.
The Wied family reported that
Miss Wied. a freshman student at
Texas Tech will return to school
as soon as she is released by
local physicians.
Poll Taxes Lagging,
New Vehicle License
Go On Sale Feb. 1
Milam County tax percentage
collections are running along with
previous years but poll taxes are
lagging. Tax Assessor-Collector
Valter White said Tuesday.
Only 600 poll taxes have been
paid compared to the usual 3.000
by this time of year He added
that Rockdale and Thorndale will
not report in until January 31.
Deadline for paying poll taxes
and current taxes is January 31.
New ear licenses for 1965 w'ere
received in the courthouse Tuesday
and will go on sale February 1.
The new plates have three letters
and three numbers, White noted.
“All folks must have their car
titles and last year’s registration
slips in order to obtain a license.”
he added.
Young Farmers To
Hear A. A. Melton
At Jan. 12 Meeting
Milam County Young Farmers
will hold a Livestock and Forage
meeting at 7 30 pm. Tuesday.
Jan. 12. in the Vocational Agri-
cultural Building in Cameron.
A. A. Melton will be guest speak-
er. He is associate animal has
bandman at the Livestock and
Forage Research Center at Mc-
Gregor.
"We feel this program will in-
terest all cattlemen and people
in any type of livestock or for-
age production," said Clifford An-
gel!
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m
Court Of Criminal
Appeals Sets Cook
Hearing Jan. 20
The appeal of the Oscar Cook
murder case will be heard by
the Court of Criminal Appeals in
Austin on Wednesday. January 20,
the Milam County attorney's office
has been notified.
County Attorney of Falls Coun-
ty, Tom Bartlett, and Milam Coun-
ty Attorney John Henderson Jr.,
will go to Austin and participate
in the oral arguments to the Court
in connection with the hearing
on Cook's appeal from his death
penalty c nwetion
Cook. 25. of Rogers was given
the death sentence by a Falls
County jury in connection with
the murder of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Dan Crow
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Cancer Society Sets
Board Meet Jan. 11
The Milam County Unit of the
American Cancer Society Execu-
tive Board will meet at 7 30 p m.
Monday. Jan 11. The meeting will
be at First Persbytenan Church
in Rockdale, according to Pat Hil-
legeist, publicity chairman.
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