The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1957 Page: 5 of 10
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4-H Club Notes
By Bennie Whiteside.
Ass’t. County Agent
The annual Milam County Sears
Gilt Show was held at the "Cam-
eron Livestock Auction bams on
August 31. Mr. T. D. Tanksley,
Animal Husbandman of A & M
College, judged the show and gave
a demonstration on fat-back prob-
ing of a hog.
Eight gilts were entered in fie
show and the placings were us
follows: Wayne McLerran of
Cameron had first place gilt and
received a prize of $8.00 Carolyn
Gontcn of Buckholts was second
and received $6.00 prize. Pat Wal
lace of Buckholts was third and
received $4.00. In fourth place was
Linda Winfrey of Davilla with
$3.00 prize. Filth place and a $3 00
prize went to Martin Jistel of
Cameron. Dennis Moraw of Cam
eron had sixth place gilt and re-
ceived $3.00. Eugene Glaser of
Buckholts was seventh and ic-
ceived $3.00 prize. Montie Mueek
of Cameron was in eighth place.
Prize money was given by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation.
Wayne McLerran will take his
first place gilt to Waco on Sept-
ember 7th to compete in the Area
Swine Show. Benard Jungmann of
Buckholts will also take the coun-
ty boar to Waco to compete in
the Area Show.
Norma Jean Rummell and
Gwendolyn Jistel, both of Camer-
on exhibited their Farm Bureau
gilts at the show. Mr. Tanksley
evaluated the gilts and gave both
a blue ribbon.
Some fifty Milam county resi-
dents and a number of out of coun-
ty people were on hand for the
show and the fat-back probing de-
monstration.
August 31 was the deadline for
4-H records to be completed and
mailed to the district office to be
judged.
Fayett T. Finney
On USS Henley
NORFOLK, VA. iFHTNC) -
Fayett T. Finney, seaman, USN,
son of Marion F. Finney of Route
1, Milano, Tex., is serving a-
board the dcstrpyer USS Henley.
Returning from duty with the
U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediter-
ranean in May, the Henley is now
making preparations for a cruise
to Northern Europe in September
Milam County's
FARM
SCENE
Tri-County Voters
Approve 1st Stage
Of New Watershed
Williamson, Burnet and Milam,
County voters last week approv-1
od by a 518164 vote a flood con-
trol and water district along the
Sun Gabriel River flowing through
the three counties
Voters also approved a $10,000
preliminary bond issue by a 561- j
175 count and elected five direc-1
ters to govern the San Gabriel !
Water Control and Improvement ‘
District No.. 1.
A second bond issue for $140,000
remains to be approved in another
Note before the water district can
begin construction on 50 small
dirt dams along the river.
The second bond vote will be
called for in 60 days, officials
said.
Officials pointed out that the
watershed was organized two and
one-half years ago along tempor-
ary lines to assist flood victims
along the river.
Directors of the district elected
last week are: Henry Fox, chair
man: A. C. Weir, D. P. Irvine,
C V. Hutto and Henry Labaj.
Labaj defeated the only Mifam
County candidate, J L Stewart,
San Gabriel, by one vote.
Officials say the flood control
district when completely organiz-
ed will prevent 60 to 80 percent
of the floods due to extensive
rains and serve as a means to
improve water conservation in the
area.
Lone Star Farmers
Jfove Houston Trip
Receiving members of the Lone
Star Farmer Degree of the Cam-
eron Futu-e Farmers of America
went to Houston August 2l'.ii with
their advisor, Mr Pat Kelly.
Thu new Lone Star Farmers
cre; Carroll Wayne Jungmann,
Adrian Richter, Charles Moraw,
Johnny Jedlicka. Stanley IfUbnik,
Joe Walzel, John Lawhon and Leo
Glaser.
Guests in the Roy Griffith
home this weekend were Mrs.
Griffiths sister-in-law, M.s. II.
M. Sapp and Miss Julia Web-
er both of Galveston. Mrs. T.
A. Crittenden and her daugh-
Bill Ray Reddehase
ter. Janis of Bartlett, were al-
so visitors Sunday.
Receives Promotion Three Milam county 4-H boys
Billy Ray Reddehase of the U.S. 1 turned in completed records. Ben-
Navy has been promoted to the j ard Jungmann of the Yarrellton
rank of Petty Officer 3rd class, j Community, completed a record
Mr. Reddehase is aboard the on Leadership. Jal Lester Senkel
destroyer U.S.S. Preston which i of Buckholts turned in a record on
recently left Long Beach for ports 1 Field Crops and James Edward
in China and Japan. He is a 1954 | Glaser of Buckholts entered a re-
graduate of Yoe High School, ' cord on Meat Animals.
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Courthouse News
MARRIAGES CravensDaigon A C# Kurd Tit
Billy Mark Hodges to Shirley dor
Ann Skorpcnske. Cravens Dargaa A Co Fucd Ttt-
John H. Ward to Odell Stephen dot
Jack Mauris Gray to Mary Ca Arnold Glaser Dodge 4 dr
therinc Watkins. Arnold MUUsrr IKnlg* IVkup
Richard Orvell Chatterton to Winslow M Hilli* Plymouth 4-
Rosemary McCormick dr
David Leo Kronek to Anna W G Hntman »nH Pickup
Marie Roschetzky. Jess* M l*rnlt Ohrv Pickup
George Green to Bertola Price It V Hess. Chrv *-.tr
Robrrt Alfred Clayton to Willie t ragern Drag an A to Fwd
Mac Bell. ,>kkuP
Jewell Blackburn Chev Tudor
Willie Mae Dykes. Pontiac Tu
»*nr
John C Solomon. Rambler Sla
Wagon
Ann Stuart Morgan. Mctropoli
• an Tudor
Fred Lawk. Sr Chev Sta
Wagon
J C. Rhea. Bunk 4-dr
The Texas Co . Ford 4-dr,
John T Ferguson, Ford Tudor
V L Aug. 11 Ford Pickup
Lake W Stroup Jr , Ford 4 dr
C K Jones. Ford 4dr
Daniel Ktefka Ford Victuria.
Larry Dean Bales to Nancy Jan-
etta Love
NEW CARS
McLaughlin Materials Co , Ford
Truck-tractor
Robert P Lehmann. Bunk 4 dr
Willie G Rodriguez. Ford Tudor
t-onnie llirt. Ford Pickup
Alberto llcnuuidcr. Furd 4 dr
Billie Overman Furd 4-dr
Gerald Ia>c 1-aGrunr SimWtwk
er. 4-dr
Aubrey F Russell Plymouth
4-dr
P.M
Mis* Jane llemkrson left Mon-
day for rush school und rush
| week at the University of IVtaa
in Austin, where she is stayii.'g
at the Delta Gamma house She
will start glasses the 2fth of
September
Odus Tindall, 44
Buried August 29
Odus C Tindall 44, San Anto
mo, son of Mr and Mr*. Ileber
Tindall, Cameron, was laid to re«t
in Sunset Memor^l Park follow
mg funeral services August 29
at San Antonio's Trinity Raptist
Church
lie died August 27 in a Kan An
t on in hospital.
Tindall was born in Olncy and
grew up in Cameron He had lived
in San Antonio 23 years
lie was a deacon of the Trinity
Ui.pt ist Church, member of Um
nn Irvin laxlge No »3t»t» A F and
A M , ADafar Shrine Mounted
Sons of the Dessert, Alrufar Tem
pie and Scottish Rite Bodies He
also was a director of the Better
Business Bureau and past presi-
dent of the Alamo Car Dealers As
sot ml ion and the 20 30 Club
CAMERON, TEXAS’ IIERAI.D, SEPTEMBER 5, 1957
, Surviving are his wife. Mrs Ail PM
j lo Tindall, a daughter, Miss Pho- Twenty members of the Inter
' ehe Tindall. ImiiIi of San Antonio: mediate Training Union of the
his parents, Mr and Mrs Tindall. First Baptist Church and their
Cameron, two sisters, Mrs Jull- guests enjoyed a picnic at White
1 an Harris and Mrs U>ui*e, both Samis Saturday evening Accom
of Waco; and four brotliers. Cecil panying the group were Mr. and
Darrell and Monroe limlull, all Mrs William Arthur. Rev A. F.
of San Antonio, and Finley Tin- Russell und Mr and Mrs Jimmy
di.ll, Orange Astier
PM
Sunday visitors in the home of
Mrs Joe Geriek Sr were her
children Mr and Mrs Pat Ger-
iek and family, Waco, Mr. and
Mrs Ross Williams and family,
San Antonio, Mr and Mrs I-ouis
Geriek and son, Angclton. Mr and
Mrs \V A Schiller, Temple. Otto
Geriek. Killeen. Miss Ketterman,
Temple and Mr. ami Mrs Joe
Geriek Jr, Mr and Mrs Joe
Zarosky and Mr and Mrs Jimmy
Koranek. all of Cameron
Milk Cam Disappearing
Bulk handling is swiftly replac
mg milk cans on dairy farms Na-
tionally, the number of farm
tanks doubled in 195$ ami again in
1956. according to A M Meekma
extension dairy hashandman Pro-
ducers usually expand their herd
with the installation of this sys-
tem
Cork acreage in the U S, ex
ceeds that of wheat, outs, barley
rye und rice combined
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Luecke, Frank M. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1957, newspaper, September 5, 1957; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576954/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.