The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1947 Page: 5 of 8
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FARM ROADS HUB
E!
Delegations seeking new farm-to*
market construction got no encour-
agement from the state highway com-
mission today.
We’re waiting for congress to an-
swer the $64 question, Chairman John
S. Redditt told the numerous groups
seeking state and federal aid to con-
struct all-weather roads rn rural
areas.
“The load is so heavy that we
don’t have the money to carry it,"
Redditt said.
He explained that Texas got $30,-
000,000 from the federal government
for a three-year farm-to-market road
program. He said the state not only
matched that sum but due to the
rising cost of construction materials
and labor was forced to add almost
$10,000,000 more.
“Not only that but we have to
maintain all these roads,” he said.
“Before this program is completed it
may cost the state close to $45,000,-
000.”
The three-year program calls for
approximately 7,50o miles of farm-
to-market roads. Through January,
contracts had been let on 2,298 miles
in 175 counties at a cost of $21,-
921,000.
Texas leads the nation in rural
road construction.
“But right now we don’t know
what to do,” Redditt declared. From
75 to 80 per cent of our requests are
for farm-to-market roads but we'll
just have to wait and see if congress
extends the program or if the leg-
islature makes any funds available.”
Dean White and Miss
Hallie Whisenant of
Temple Are Married
Miss Hallie Whisenant of Temple
and Dean White of Cameron were
married in Cameron Friday, Febru-
ary 14 by Rev. L. L. Morriss, pastor
at his study in the educational build-
ing at the church.
Oscar Schiller and Mary Ellen
Werla were witnesses. The icere-
mony was a simple and impressive
marraiage rite.
Mrs. White returned to Temple
where she is a Dental Technician in
the Scott and White hospital and as
soon as she can be replaced will move
to Cameran. She was reared at Win-
chell in West Texas.
Dean White is manager of the
Swift Theatres in Cameron, the Cam-
eron and, the Milam, having succeed-
ed John Prude in that place.
He is a veteran of World War II
having served with the Air Trans-
port Command in England. He was
In the service for over three years
and received his honorable discharge
from the service on January 18, lD46.
Born and reared in Cameron he
has many friends here who join in
congratulations and wish the newly
married couple much happiness and
are looking forward ito the time
when they can establish their home
in this city.
Reed Rogers Honored
At Supper Arranged By
Fidelity Union Ins. Co.
Reed Rogers of Temple was pleas-
antly remembered by friends there
Monday evening with a surprise din-
ner at the Kyle Hotel.
Leslie Huff, branch manager for
the Fidelity Union Life Insurance
Company, arranged the dinner.
Mr. Rogers, after his discharge
from the United States Navy with a
long record of service in the Aleu-
tian Islands and Alaska, became a
representative of Fidelity Union and
in 194G led the field in the produc-
tion of business.
As a result of his fine record Mr.
Rogers has been promoted to be
Branch Manager for the company
and will have offices in Corpus
Christi.
Reed was born and reared in Cam-
eron and is the son of William R.
Rogers.
Former Local Pastor
Heads New College At
Beeville; Its SATC
BEEVILLE — The Selected Arts
and Technological College has been
designated as the name of the new
four-year Baptist college to open in
September at deactivated Chase
Naval Airfield here.
The name was determined here
Friday by the college’s board of
trustees.
Dr. W. R. White of Austin, who
presided at the board meeting, and
Dr. E. S. Hutcherson, college presi-
dent and a former Houston pastor,
announced that an athletic coach and
staff will be named in the near fu-
ture and that Baptists are planning
a $250,000 South Texas campaign
for funds to be used in reconversion
of the wartime naval auxiliary sta-
tion for college use. —
Dr. Raymond Caveness of Austin
is dean of t henew school.
Mrs. Bonnie Trnka of Caldwell is a
surgery patient in the Newton Mem-
orial Hospital.
M. E. Mitcham of Buckholts was
a business visitor in Cameron Mon-
day.
LI
REVERT 10 OPEN MARKET
WASHINGTON—The house swung
a duoble-edged economy axe on OP A
today and price chief Max McCul-
lough said that similar senate uo-
tion would result in collapse of rent
control and sugar rationing by Fri-
day.
The house: »
1. Ignored OPA’s pleu for $5,900,-
000 to continue its few remaining
activities until June 30.
2. Voted to demand a refund of
$9,000,000 already in the agency’s
possession.
The twin blow to the already crip-
pled price control and rationing pro-
gram came when the house approved
320 to 2.5, and sent to the senate a
*139,360,000 deficiency appropriation
bill—$176,186,0O0 less than President
Truman requested to keep several
federal agencies operating until the
end of this fiscal year.
McCullough said that if economy-
minded senate republicans take simi-
lar action, “OPA must immediately
stop functioning.”
“It must stop rent control, all su-
gar rationing, all price control, all
audits in connection with subsidy
payments, eliminate all enforcement
and compliance activities, and stop
enforcing ceilings on housing built
under veterans’ priorities,” he said.
McCullough said that if OPA is
compelled to turn back $9,000,000 to
the treasury, its remaining funds
would be sufficient to last only three
days. He added that $2,788,000 in
new appropriations would be needed
if the agency hoped to continue
operating until March 1 the earliest
date it could lie liquidated.
The house action came as a senate
banking subcommittee prepared to
write a bill that may contain author-
ity for an immediate nation-wide
rent boost ranging from five to 15
per cent.
Besides turning down OPA’s re-
quest for more money to last it until
it expires automatically June 30,
and demanding a refund of a sub-
stantial amount of the money now
in its possession, the deficiency bill
would bring activities of the civilian
production administration to a halt
at thp end of the fiscal year instead
of Dec. 31. It called on OPA to re-
fund $2,400,009.85 to the treasury.
The president had asked $311-
883,500 for the veterans administra-
tion to last it until June 30, but the
house swung a heavy economy axe
and trimmed the figures to $136,-
200,000. However, Tuber promised to
take another look at Mr. Truman’s
estimates and said more money
would be forthcoming if the agency
demonstrated a need.
A black Missouri cow, born in 1920,
is believed to be the oldest cow in
the United States. She gave birth to
her 24th calf recently.
Miss Jane Robinson, consultant in
Elementary Education visited in
Cameron last week. While here she
visited the elementary grades.
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Dodson spent
the past week end visiting friends in
Houston.
THE CAMERON HERALD
FEBRUARY 20, HM7
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Walter Plocek To Open
Friendly Tavern Here
Saturday, February 22
Walter F. Plocek will open bis new
Friendly Tavern here Saturday, Feb-
ruary 22, he announced early Wed-
nesday morning.
Mr. Plocek who has previously en-
gaged in business here for the past
12 years and who has been out of
business for about one year, recently
purchased this business site and con-
structed a new building.
The place will be known as the
Friendly Tavern and Mr. and Mrs.
Plocek' will be in active management
of the business.
The Tavern is located at 108 South
Travis Street just south of the Wm-
P. Carey Lumber Company. Mr. Plo-
cek says he will serve short order
lunches and that all popular brands
of beer will be sold at prevailing re-
tail prices.
Mr. Plocek asks his old friends and
customers to pay him a visit. Free
refreshments will be served on open-
ing day.
Mrs. H. A. Kuzel and daughter,
Mrs. John D. Sefcik and two chil-
dren of Waco attended the wedding
of Miss Caroline Salac in Cameron
Tuesday morning. They also visited
relatives and driends before return-
ing to their homes in IV aco.
North America is said to possess
more than one-half of all the world s
wealth, but members of Christopher
Columbus’ crew received only about
$2.50 a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Harris
of Texas City are the proud parents
of a son born at a hospital in that
city recently. The baby is the great
grand son on Mrs. Robert A. Harris
of Cameron.
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UtORGE co-starring LOUIS
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A Hunt Stromborg Production
Released thro United Aftisti
THE CAMERON THEATRE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, MARCH 2 and :l
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Adopted from the Ploy by George Kelly
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THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
March 6 and 7
Most of the young newlyweds in
our town spend their honeymoon
at Roundstone Lake or Jackson
Falls; why the Martins even went
as far as New York City.
But when Cissy Cupper married
the young Carter hoy, they al-
lowed as how they were going to
spend their honeymoon right here.
“There’s no place better than
our town," Cissy says. “And I'd
like to start married life at home,
with things Bud and I are used to.”
Makes sense, come to think of it.
Folks naturally left them alone;
and except for occasional visits to
the Garden Tavern for a glass of
beer, they stayed at home, getting
used to married bliss.
My missus prefers traveling—
and that’s her right. But from
where I sit, there’s no place
better for a honeymoon—or second
honeymoon—than right at home-
wit h your own possessions, good
home cooking, and a friendly glass
of beer or two—with the beat com-
panion in the world.
RAINFALL DUE 10 BE
BENEFICIAL HERE
Thut promised rain due with the
norther which struck the city around,
9 p. m. Tuesday had not fallen up
to 8 a. m. Wednesday and there was
a prospect it might not get here at (
all.
Weather forecasts for Wednesday |
and Thursday was cloudy and some
rain. The weather is due to continue
cold through the remainder of Wed-
nesday and through Thursday with
rising temperatures. The high for
most of North Texas would lie around
50 degrees Thursday.
Wednesday night the tempera-
tures would get as low us the mid-
thirties. Light rain had fallen in some
portions of the state up to Wednesday
morning.
Rain is needed to soften top soil
in this area. Generally the ground
season is above average due to re-
cent excessive rains.
February 1947 has been unusually,
warm although there has occured
some freezing weather, the lowest
temperature being 24 degrees.
If you are planning a week end
trip you are promised fair weather.
But don’t take this too factually and
there must he sonic allowance for
that rain which the weather men in-
sist is due and coming.
LKT’S TALK AGRK'ULTURK
By Bill Arthur
Tree pruning should always be
done in the dormant seuson, while
the sap is down. The correct way to
prune fruit and ornamental trees is
to remove all dead, diseased, and in-
jured limbs. Also prune for the de-
sired shape removing all interfering
limbs, and down growing limbs. Prun-
ing at this time possibly keeps the
trees from putting out as early us it
would if it had been pruned early m
the winter. Pruning should be stop-
ped before the young buds begin to
swell.
Mrs. N. J. Johnson Is ill and a
patient in the Newton Memorial Hos-
pital.
HUNT STROMBERG picienti
HEDY
LAMARR
Woman
GEORGE co-starring LOUIS
SANDERS HAYWARD
A Hunt Stromborg Production
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SUNDAY AND MONDAY
March 2 and .‘I
ANNOUNCING OPENING
FRIENDLY
TAVERN
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22
Under Management WALTER PLOCEK
Located at 10N South Travis Street next to Wm. 1’.
Carey Lumber Co.
WILL SERVE SHORT ORDER LUNCHES
All popular brands BEER sold at prevailing retail prices.
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED TO THE
PUBLIC ON OPENING DAY.
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1947, newspaper, February 20, 1947; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577150/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.