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BEWARE THE FOX - The
B M M< Cords bash'd two var-
mint with one trap on the C O
Huffman Farm earlier this week
One* wa- it 25 ■ pound fo\
Mr McCord reports that the
fox was trapped early Monday
morning. Not trusting to chance
with the current rabies sene
anion,; Milam wildliie. Mrs Mc-
Cord got out a 410 shotgun and
polished the animal off before try-
ing to remove it from the trap
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Earlier, the same trap yielded
a 35 pound racoon.
Reason for the trap was the
fox’s killing chickens, about 20 o'
them, Mrs McCord said
We saw the animal. It was pre-
try good size. The careful manner
in dealing with the creature shav -
ed that people arc thinking clearly
during the rabies epidemic.
100 - 100 - 100
Tie fnx story reminds me of
another we heard recently. The
loxes were coming up so close to
one man'« house that they were
carrying stuff off his backporch
with lights on all around.
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Demos Name 39
V oting Managers
Herald Running 6 Fina,istH
Color Each Issue
For Another ‘1st’
Principal Hired
May 14 Set As
Milam Precinct
Meeting Date
Tlie Milam Democratic Comm-
ittee bus announced the appoint-
liM/rAiinAlr.l) IN I KKIOK — l he*
First Presbyterian Church, Cameron,
has redecorated the sanctuary, class-
rooms and hallways of the church in a
reel nl improvement program. The pic-
ture above shows the newly carpeted
I>o<11uin area. Decoration in the sanctu-
ary includes indirect lighting over the
choir loft, refinished woodwork, repaint-
ed interior in the sanctuary and re-
mainder of the church.
—Staffoto
Board Appoints Richardson
To Fill One Year Vacancy
The Camcion School Hoard has post tail of 55 applicants screened
employed Jerald Underwood, 28, by a hoard committee com|iosed
Columbus, a* Yoe High School of Dr Hus Evans ami Nih*y .1
The Cameron Herald is now principal, to succeed .1 It Young Sirilth
running color each issue in its Underwood attended a Thun- Board mrinbi>rx art* interviewing au nt of precinct election manag*
weekly edition, according to news- day night meeting of Cameron Hr final >ix applicants that Includt ei. .uni Hie candidates' position*
paper officials. School Board along with Dr. Earl Ben Burton, of Hooks; Joe New- on the May 7 primary ballot.
Publisher I*rank Lueckc said to- || Knebcl, siipeiinicndeiil - ap- hill. Palacios. Buddie Priest. Sun County Democratic Chairman
, -. that The Herald will have pointee. who will nieceod fkipt sc., Dick Mabrea, Houston’s gu McClaron reported that tho
regular black und one other color Wiley Loughmiller July I. Smiley High School, George Kirk. same etectlon monager* appoint-
in each issue of The Herald The 28 year old former minor Temple ,-d ,**8 were listed by the com-
riu Cameron newspaper intro- league baseball player is complet- Newhill has fielded quarterfinal mj(tw, ,|u. approval of respoc*
(lin ed color service in November, mg a master’s degree in educa- jst t, ams In AA grid play and |,Ve oreeincl chairmen
1958. as one of the first non-metro- Hun at the University of Houston Burton is head coach with a . . .. .......
politan weeklies in Texas to offer this summer Underwood holds s;r(.ng record at Hooks
color facilities to Herald advertis- a bachelor of science degree in Bales team at Georgewest went ' ay 14 ;is 1 "a,‘‘ 1 °“n y
ers and suhscriliers. education from East Cenlral State t„ t|n* semi - finals in one A fool- f’omtx rutK Convention in Hr* Du*
"We believe The Herald is one Teachers College. Ada. Okla i,ai: in 1958 Board members dis- ,ritl Courtroom. Cameron. Pro-
of the few weeklies in the nation Board members also nnmed six cussed his strong potential as a < met conventions have been set
with color in each issue of the candidates tor the head coaching classroom teacher. for 2 30 p. m May 7 in rural
pul er." Luecke said. "Color fac-
illies are available in many metro-
poliian - area weekly newspapers
;u.d some 'country' weeklies."
other new features introduced re-
The Cameron School Board last by the YUS Honor Society ol the board.
Thursday night appointed D r. The school set aside a total of And lioard members called for
Sidney II Richardson to fill th; $195 lor sending the group to the letters lo I sent to other schools cently by The Herald include a
one-year unexpired term on 'In summer workshops in the area to check policy on new teen - age column, "Under
Wildlife is bountiful^ this year, c.jstr|ct board hi other action the board app- allowing school employees other 21" by Dan Halligan, and weekly
His appointment followed a u>N roved use of tie* YHS Gymnasium than teachers sick leave. reviews of Washington represents-
on three candidates recomit.ended for a benefit wrestling show lo And the transfer of two students Hon by Lyndon Johnson. U. S
Priest is head conch nt San precincts and 7 30 pm. May 7
Saha while Msbrcc is an assis- in incorporated towns
tunt coach at Srnik'y in Houston Election managers are
as is Kirk at Temple High School. Cameron No 1. B J. Matocha;
Board members were discussing Cameron No. 2. F. B Durme:
contend with one of the six
Salem, Jerry Nnbours. Ad Hall.
the experts tell us That is par-
tially the problem in controlling
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wildlife in the recent state-de- |)y l)()ard nu,m|„r* The other iwo b( sponsored by the Cameron Ki to Caldwell nnd approval of senior Senate Majority leader, and W. It.
dared rabies epidemic hereabouts
So many rats attract so many
more foxes and the like. It’s
called a balance of nature.
nominees were Dr Robert Tumlin- warns Club. Coleman Duncum, pre- trip soon m was voted Trip spon-
a Cameron area v !mar- sident of the Cameron civic club, sors will be Mr. and Mrs. J It.
;lw
James Tolson, 32,
Succeeds McKee
As Store Manager
v.
Simons To Succeed
Rice As Manager
Al Cameron Club
L ' >
Poage. congressman of 111 11th Con
gressional District.
iun. and Robert Foster, Cameron appeared in behalf of the group. Young. Jim Speer and Mrs. Crow ( o|or wj|| |H, uged m thc (.(ii(or.
The board also discussed several Proceeds, he said, would uo lor Two bid* were rejected on 45 ia| side of the newspaper as well
nominees tor the school aqualiza- aid to local underprivileged chil- lire** owned bv ehoel board mem |(J improve nows and featuri do-
lion board and letters were nt dren. No date had been set tor the bers voted, to se*- if higher bids partments of The Herald,
lo three men in the distric to show. could be arranged by regrouping
serve on the panel. The board also voted approval the tires.
Invited to serve on the hoard of a $1.15 part of the total $1.50 — -------------:--
wc-e: Frank Tomek. Buster G»if- school tax rate for the local main-
fin and Flier F'inn who had not tonance fund and 35 unis iot be d J O
confirmed as of presstime. retirement. Lasl year the local
Dr. Richardson, elected Cham- maintenance fund was $1 and bond-
her of Commerce president two retirement was 45 cent- 2 BoSlfd IflSnib'CrS
weeks ago. will fill a one - year The board restored a ., cent cut
James VV. Tolson, 32, has sue- term left open by the resignation of two years ago in recent action P i 117,
ceded Louis McKee as manager in January of If. B. Pressley, for- to bring the tax rate per $100 |jj J)chOOl » 01C
of J. C. Penney's in Cameron. mcr board chairman He resigned valuation back to $1 50.
McKee is leaving this weekend due to ill health. In other action the board ap- Hie board of directors of the l uneral Services were held Wed-
for Shreveport. La., to take the Board members also approved proved a resolution to hold all a Cameron School District ele- * micron Country Mob has cm nesday .if I 30 p. m. for Richard
managership of a suburban store- sending Yoe High School cheerlea- regular meeting- the econd Thurs- (tj()n ,s scheduled for Saturday. I'loyed Chester Simons, present W. Rice, Jr., age 13 days, who
of another chain in that city. He ders to Southern Methodist Univer- day of each month which would be April 2, at Yoe High School Gym- Cameron polic e chief, as club died in a New Orleans hospital
had managed the Cameron store sity and YSH student publo aliens postponed only by a majority vote natjum with three candidates vy- manager to succeed Jerry Rice. Monday.
for nine years and served with editors to Texas A & M lor work-________ ing for two posts. - Services were held at Marek
Penney’s for 24 years. shops this summer. And the board
Tolson will take his first full okayed $15 prize money for essay
managerial post. He was assist- and short story contests to be held
ant manager in a J. C. Penney s ___________________________________
Jerald Underwood
Services Held For
Richard Rice, Jr.
coaches Ibis week. Henry Burke; Elm Ridge. H. J.
Contract for a new head coach Schattle; Rice St.hool House, h.
•'"dd run about 9S.600 a year to B |.I,,.s|«-y. Minerva. Mrs Gib
bind one of the final six, officials Terry Marlow, John Hobson; May
11 Ib ii .day tn-ld J W. Hickman: June* I’ru-
Underwood was hired under a jrje E „ yager; Baileyville. Ira
two - year contract. The new sup- , Hurns; Branehville. Mrs Alice
erintendent received a three - year Cole ,ind Clarkson. Mrs John
contract. Matyastik.
Underwood is now director of Hie AIs0 Millino Henry Anthls;
guidance and counseling program Gause G „ Varner; Hanover,
of the Columbus Indcpendcnl M (>ierrc; Rot.kda|e No. 15,
School District and is a classroom Mrg Joc fK.nry. Rockda)e No Ifl,
b'acher. He has taught school in t-Verett 0antt. Sandy Creek
Oklahoma. California and the past r|ar,..|fe DaVCnport; Sand Grove,
two years at Columbus. q r pierce; Bttkhdale, John
He played minor league baseball Menn. Davil|a, W p. Hines; Tracy
in Canada and with the Port Arthur Jm, Rart)(.tt: Shiirp A Pelty;
larm club of the Cleveland Ind- Sfln Cl.lbriel Harrv w,iync Calrk;
ia„s He is married and has one Crush> Kufus Cryt.r<
And Friendship, Graham Looney;
Buekholts, Harold Fuchs; Burling-
ton, Fritz Wiod; Ben Arnold. W.
E. Kosel; Walkers Creek, R. T.
Dclahunty; Marak, John Marak,
Jr.; Yarrelton. Jim Mann. Salty,
Hugh Caffey; Conoley, J H Prit-
The hoard of directors of New* chard; Watson Branch. II. It Sor-
Prescott Named
To Directorship
store in Lake Charles, La., for
the past four years.
ffe is a member of the Baptist
Church and a native of Mexia.
He served in the Merchant Mar-
ines in 1945 - 47 and in the U. ,S
Army in 1950 - 52.
Tolson is married. He and his
Group Will Meet
With Hospital Board
LL Benefit Show
Set At Armory
police
National Guard Walkers Creek.................... . .. . ..
Hall. Belmena, Vogelsang, Clark h/* resignation as
wife, Doxie. 'hawe two" children; Newton Memorial Hospital board Sponsored by the Cameron Am- son, B-n Arnold. Yarrdlton and ^ J " ‘ pr'
of directors, said today that a rep- cncan Legion, the show is being Splawn.
resentative advisory group of Cam- brought to Cameron to raise funds Running for election ar incum- || • is asking lus resignation to
iron citizens will meet with the tor the Cameron Little League, lx nt Mrs Dana Monroe af te g ( omc effective April 19. Mrs
hospital board 7:30 p. m. Friday The show begins 7:30 p. m. March board chairman, F. W. Voi ang Simons will actively manage the
at thc Milam District Courtroom. 30 and new candidate Milton .! Seh- c)us until his present obligation
The board and advisory group Tickets are available at Lelmert iller. io the Cameron Police Dept, is
wi 1 consider wavs to raise funds Drug, Zarosky TV Snop, New fa- The two candidates rsceivin tin .uiplete. Simons -aid.
for the Newton Memorial Hospital moron Drug, Dairy King, D iiry most votes will be elected
which has received a $160,000 fed- land. Citizens Barbershop and Supt V.'iley W Loughmillor said
t ,, . *llLC* ,,liinag( i of the Cameron 3urrif: Funeral Home with the Rev. ton Memorial Hospital has elected enson; and Thorndale, Tom Beard.
ll'n' !’ <m‘n ' “* lor tbe *,asf s‘x yca,s* *ws Melvin Corley of New Orleans, La. -lack W. Prescott, Cameron, as a McClaren listed the candidates
U‘'1 ‘ 11,1 V , ° ..li ,lls !•«>•-•( mu lien* toman- 0ff|cja(jng Burial WII in the Ben mi mboi el the board n.mn •> ill the following onb i M
1 ls n< <>< "nl l<y . , '... age Oregon Country Club, Oregon, Arno|d Cemetery. Other board members are B. names were drawn for positions
voting requirements, school offic- m. 90 miles east of Chicago. Mr. Survjvors include hjg parenUt M McMillion. president, Buck on the May 7 ballot:
and Mrs. Rice will assume manage Mr and Mrs Richard VV. Rice, holts, Emory B. Camp, F. L. Gre- For Governor: Jack Cox, first;
The communitites within the ment there April I \ew Orleans; Grandparents, Mrs. gory and Alvin Dusek, all of Cam- Price Daniel, second; all other
Mr and Mrs Simons will move O- II Rice, Ben Arnold; Mrs. Eth- eron. first, second and third on the
for respective offices and
positions:
Tickets are available at seven Cameron Independent District are
businesses for the Tommy Scott Cameron, -tones Prairie, North t0‘"‘le d'rbmanager^rhGn'g q^r- el Porter. Houston; and two sisters, Prescott, an attorney, was elec- ballot
TV Bandstand show next Wedncs- Kim, Elm Ridge. Salem, Curry A.)rj, Simons said He will Kem and Glenda Lee Rice of New ted to the post in a recent meeting positli
day night at tin National Guard Walkers Creek, Hoyt, Marlow Ad , , ’ ' . ' ,
T. G. Raymond, secretary of the Armory.
fton Arnold
Orleans.
of the hospital board.
Robin. 6 months, and Debbie, 4.
McKee has been active in Carn-
eron civic affairs during the past
nine years. He is a past presid-
ent of the Cameron Lions, Cam-
eron Chamber of Commerce and
past chairman of the First Meth-
odist Board of Stewards.
Census Forms Go
To Area Residents
Rice will operate the Illinois Advance report forms for the ed or owned.
Attorney General, Waggoner
('arr, Robert Everett and Will
Wilson; for Supreme Court. Robert
G Hughes and Robert W. Cal-
vert; for Lt. Governor, Don Yar-
borough and Ben Ramsey; Judge
Court Criminal Appeals, Jim Bow-
mer, Lloyd Davidson and W. T.
McDonald; State Comptroller, V.
I. Ramsey and Robert S. Calvert;
Land Commissioner. Bill Allcorn
and Jerry Sadler.
ErSr®51 Hwvtwr i ErSf:
---*u- holds in this ari a, District Super- tains additional questions covering
Country Club.
He will start in his new posit-
ion next week Mrs. McKee and
their children will remain in Cam-
eron until school is out in May
The Tolson* will move to Cam-
eron as soon as they locate a home
here, he said
Lignite Utilized
Waco Firm To Use Slag
months' *" ""5 a,, a* L’,Tr,tl ou'*" .....- state Senator, Godfrey Sullivan
C , . , lit, visor J fred Simon, Jr announc- population and housing character- , , . Wrp.(. iv;cfriet
Simons said he appreciated the ^ istics which are being asked of a and Jarrfrd Sccre,!t' mh D'strl(.t
co - operation of law officers in a Representative, Herman Yezak
The Advance Report Form is 25 P*rccnt sample of the Nation s and Rjchard Moseley; lor District
the county sheriff's department. ..1 aiinn
Householders are requested to
Judge, Robert C. Nelson and W.
C. Wallace; Commissioner. Prec-
Funeral Services
For Thomas Story
Funeral services were held for
ROCKDALE — A lignite by - uses in this area. tains a coarser residue, and can (0 miss all their Cameron friends,
product now is going into comm- Alcoa's Rockdale aluminum sme- be used in the surface and base and appreciated the co - operation
canvass and provide more accur- fl11 our the household questionnaire cjnct j c 'g Raney and Joe 2aj.
The Rices said they were going ate statistics. and mail it within three days to
the local census district office. A
Distribution of this form before
the start of the house - to - house
pre - addressed, postage free en-
icek; Commissioner, Precinct 3,
J. B Earle, Cliff Blackburn and
Byron Neal; Constable, Precinct
ercial use as the first fruit of a Ring plant is located near deposits of roadways, as well as in the hot 0f the country club membership s , , " ch vp,°Pe ls bem* Provided for this j Marshall Terry and Harry Rog-
^ .. M nl Alai MM a aa a . aM nf Raffn.lak Atasa faajal llf/t/l Ia «M»A m a ST I C> 1\A r\ r 0/11 iC/l/l Fas* V Al 143(7 ll PAa Ja.a.aaai IL. m_ a -- ® * nil mflkf * _ _
research program at Aluminum of lignite, the fuel used to pro- mix to be produced by Young Bro- during the past six years
Company of America's Rockdale duce the large quantities of elec- thers.
Works trie power needed in the smelt- Whereas the lignite n o w is
Alcoa and Young Brothers Con- ing process merely dried before burning, work
to assembl information about The "samDle" Dooulation qucs-
each member in advance of the jnc]ude inquiries on country Joh" ZaRcek and A- Taylor:
census taker's visit The district f h|rth mother tongues of for- for committeeman* Precinct 32,
fill out the form and have it ready ,nforl1c and pe|ated jtcms. The John Burt,s-
for the census taker* when they addjtIOnal housing questions relate --
start their round*, on April 1. to rent ^ value of dwelling, heat- ^
The Advance Report Form con- jng equipment, water supply, and
tains seven question* about every other facilities and equipment.
The district supervisor pointed
household'* out that information about indivi-
purpose.
The
ers, Jr., Constable, Precinct 6,
ano roung Brotners con- .ng process merely aneu oeiore ourning. ww» « p. . .
Thomas Chesley Story, age 75, at tractors of Waco have announced For seven years, Alcoa and Te- is proceeding on a tar extraction *j UVIC VlUDS
Green's Funeral Home Saturday the signing of a contract to util- xas Power and Light Company program As Alcoa's marketing
with Rev H M Bowley offieiat- ize Rockdale Slag Aggregate, from have sponsored a continuing re- agent for all lignite by - products, j m P IJ
ing Interment was in the Rice the power plant boilers at Rock- search program, which they hope TP A L is exploring market de 1 0 flCdT DTiUgCrS
Cemeterv dak Works, in an asphalt hot mix eventually will produce a num- velopment possibilities with Alcoa
Mr Story was born in Milam plant soon to be constructed in her of marketable lignite by During its four years of opera-
County March 10. 1885, the son of Rockdale. products, according to R R Sugg. tion. a pilot carbonizer at Rock- , Kiwanians and Lions will join th*: person in the household and six
James and Martha Quillan Story Capable of producing 1.000 tons Alcoa's Rockdale Works manager, dale ha* produced over a million ( amcron Rotary- Club noon next question* about the
HLs survivors include two sons of asphalt mix a day. the plant Thus far only the residue left gallons of lignite tar - some of Wednesday to hear John Bridger*. dwelling The household informa- kluals and their homes furnished
W E Story of Baton Rouge, La will provide employment for at after the lignite is burned has which has been shipped to them- Baylor University grid coach, at a tion asked tor is name, address, to Census Bureau is kept confi-
and V A Story of Heame. two least five men. according to Young been successfully marketed Fly ical and petrochemical industries dinner at first Metnodist Fellow sex, color or race, month and year dential under Federal law. Only
sisters Mrs E B Gann of Cam- Brothers The paving material pro- ash. a fine deposit from boilers, for experimentation The balance *top Hall cf birth, whether married «r sin- statistical totals and averages are
eron and Mrs Fannie Waddell of v ides a stable quiet, skid - resi- has been u*ed successfully in oil has been retained at Rockdale for About 60 civic club members gk-. and relationship to head of published No individual person
Coleman one brother Arthur slant surface and retains a highly well cementing, and in concrete use in a pilot solvent extraction and Baylor ex - students are tx- the household The information re- can be identified in published re-
S*«rv of Carre-on and seven grand desirable black appearance Young work as a partial replacement plant, built by TPAL to evaluate, petted, according to George Chil- quired about the dwelling is the ports and census information can-
children and three great grand- Brothers expects most of the First for cement on a semi - commercial tele, dress, dub president Program number of rooms, cook mg facil not be used for regulation, mves-
cfciHrpn production to go into municipal Rockdale Slag Aggregate con a new Ur processing method chairman is Bassel Wilson ities. plumbing and whether rent- ligation or taxation ,
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