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VOL. 101 NO. 19
Council
Okays
Tax Rate
City Ad Valorum
Remains At $1.60;
Fireman Heard
The City Council Tuesday appro-
ved ri solutions adopting the mi me
$1 bJ per Sloo city ad valuruiu lux
rate and $1 per j>et>on city poll
tux.
CuUiicilmen also heard Don C
Humble, president of the Cameron
Volunteer Fire lit pi request that
official action be taken to insure
easy access to fires and plenty of
working room around tire - strick-
en areas for city firemen
Oilicials notid that residents fol-
low the fire truck to the scene of
the fires and sometimes block ac-
cess to the area with parked cars.
Onlookers in their interest in a
fire can block the work of vol-
unteer firemen, Humble said.
Fred Schmidt also appeared in
behalf of the Cameron Fire Dept.
Stricter control of traffic around
fire areas was called for by Coun-
cil members.
Councilmen also discussed met-
hods of clearing shrubs and high
growth at street intersections for
better driving visibility
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Maize Harvest On
As 1st Cotton Baled
(’ivil Defense Program Gram Crop Less
Mayor Cites Plan Iha" '5!w“'
Buyers Report
Every First Friday Of The Month
Which Is Tomorrow In Cameron
With
F. M. L.
or
101
Funds Needed
For NMH Drive
It has been some time since
we knew anything about the basic
elements of the universe When
last we knew, there were 92 ele-
Chief Homer Johnson was instr- m«'ts the »2nd being uranium or
ucted to contact some property ow-
ners in Cameron to ask that they
trim down shrubs to provide bet-
ter visibility at intersections and
help avoid accidents, city officials
reported.
Mayor Coleman Duncum report-
ed that Lamar Street paving was
completed this week, an area of
about five blocks.
Councilmen also discussed t h e
possibility of having new plat maps
made of the city, but no definite
action was taken Tuesday night.
And Councilmen heard letters
from several area city govern-
ments explaining costs of police
car operation, which showed cost
factors similar to those of the Ca-
meron Police Dept.
The Council also authorized the
purchase of rear tires for the city’s
CMC truck.
Mayor’s
Proclamation
TO ALL WHOM THESE
PRESENTS SHALL COME:
BE IT PROCLAIMED, that
August 1 through Sept. 1, 1960
shall be and is hereby pro-
claimed:
“CIVIL DEFENSE
PREPAREDNESS MONTH”
in
Cameron, Texas
WHEREAS The need for
preparedness and education in
civil defense for the survival
of the individual and his family
is vital to the survival of the
community, and,
WHEREAS: The instruction
and training presented by the
CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
CITY OF Cameron and the
ADULT EDUCATION DIVIS-
ION of the Cameron Indep-
endent School District will, in
the time of disaster, increase
the survival capabilities of the
community, the State of Texas
and the United States of Amer-
ica;
NOW THEREFORE, I. Cole-
man Duncum. Mayor of the
City of Cameron, Texas, do
hereby proclaim the month be-
ginning August 1 and ending
September I. I960, as
“CIVn. DEFENSE
PREPAREDNESS MONTH"
in Cameron, and urge our cit-
izens to join in this observance
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the
City of Cameron to be affix-
ed this third day of August.
UN
Coleman Duncum
Mayor
the stuff that sends cities up in
clouds of radio - activity.
Bui, by chance, 'how else?*
we noticed an up • to - date listing
of all 101 elements known to man.
If you can name them without
peeking, you get 101 for your ef-
forts. which is purely coincidental
in its similarity to the title of this
column
101 - 101 - 101
We quote: 93 - Neptunium, 94-
Piutonium, 95 - Americum, 96 -
Curium, 97 - Berkelium, 98 - Cal
ifornium, 99 Einsteinium, 100 -
Fermium, and 101 - Mendelevium.
With element No, 96, the element
namers ran out of titles iiko Nep-
tune and Pluto and turned to some ged or donated to the Newton Me-
hallowed names of science such morial Hospital fund drive. Includ-
as Curie, Berkeley, Einstein. Fer- ed are business and individual con-
tributions from Cameron and oth-
er parts of the county.
Donations of any amount are ap-
preciated and important to succ-
essful completion of the drive, of-
ficials continued.
Construction of the hospital
would replace the frame buildings
now housing the Newton Memor-
ial Hospital on W. Fourth St. A
A sense of urgency prevailed at
Newton Hospital fund headquarters
this week as the fund drive reach-
ed $48,500.
A final 10 - day effort to reach
$10,000 beyond the minimum goal
was underway us officials appeal-
ed for additional pledges to top
the minimum $50,000 needt d t o
meet higher construction costs
"Unless further pledges and con
tributions are forthcoming in (he
next few days," officials said
"all bids will have to be rejected
and the project will he perman-
ently lost.”
Bids opened about two weeks ago
averaged about $50,000 above anti-
cipated building costs.
Appeals were out for pledges and
donations ranging from 10 to $200
to 525 at $10 apiece.
A pledge of $1 per month for
36 months would greatly assist in
reaching our goal, officials said.
Need for additional local funds
delayed plans to close the fund
headquarters in downtown Cam-
eron.
Officials again expressed appre-
ciation to the more than 220 con-
tributors who have already pied-
new one • floor, four - wing brick
structure will replace the present
buildings ^vhen the fund drive is
complete.
mi and Mendel
101 - 101
101
If we had known there were as
many elements as years in The
Herald’s history, we might have
entitled this string of type with a
more fanciful name.
Can't you visualize the mood of
the column being dignified by a
new description instead of num-
bers with the changing years?
Maybe like:
Melancholia .... or Numbium
or better yet ..... Memor-
andum Cameron Highlight-
in .....
Fred Folschinsky, 75,
Dies Wednesday;
Services Thursday
Fred P. Folschinsky, 75, died at
SI. Edwards Hospital 7:30 a. m.
Wednesday. He has been in de-
clining health for the past several
weeks.
Funeral services will be held at
3 p m. today at Greens Funerul
Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Folschinsky was born June 20,
1885 in Washington County. He liv-
ed most of his life in Ben Arnold
as a farmer and rancher.
He is survived by his wife and
two sons, Leroy and Fred Jr. of
Ben Arnold. Four daughters, Mrs.
Bill Becker of Ben Arnold, Mrs
William Olbrich of Baytown, Mrs.
Frank Richter of Cameron and
Mrs. Bennie A. L. Click Jr. of
Middletown Penn.
Four brothers include; Herman
Folschinsky of Cameron, Will of
San Antonio, Otto of Rosebud and
Walter of Temple.
Five sisters. Mrs. Will Knuppcl
of Ben Arnold, Mrs. Herman Dor-
ner of Burlington, Mrs. Fritz Sch-
warting of Ben Arnold, Mrs. Alma
Engelke of Cameron an I Mrs. Aug-
ust Neuman of Brenham
He also is survived by nine
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Brady Resigns
Principal Post;
Yoe Bid Awarded
Leon Brady, elementary princi-
pal of Cameron schools tor n num-
ber of years, Kriduy night suhm
it ted n letter of resignation upon
medical advice.
His teller of resignation was
accepted by the Cameron school
board in a meeting Friday night
where bids were opened for con-
struction of a new 33xR pressbox
at Yoe Field
Supt. Earl Knchel said Brady's
resignation, due to reasons ol
health, came as a surprise t o
hoard officials and Hie school ad-
ministration
Brady had been principal of Ada
Henderson and Ben Milam Schools
for the past several years He was
preparing to o|ien another school
term this fall
The board also approved a bid
of $2.hoo for the new pressbox on
the South Stands of Yoe Field Low
bidder was Wiese Lumber Co., Ca-
meron.
It will have aluminum siding,
have small wall panel heating and
seating for 25 members of the
press, radio and public address
game staff. The old pressbox, built
of wood, housed about 12 people.
Air conditioning was not called
for in the bid and will only be
available in the pressbox if a spe-
cial donation is made after the
pressbox is completed, officials
said.
The pressbox will be completed
in 12 working days by August 31.
Knebel said that a successor for
the elementary principal’s post
was being sought this week.
Mayor Colemun Duncum declared August Civil
Defense Month in Cameron prior to opening of the
first classes on civil defense in Cameron.
James Luc key, Cameron, will instruct Cameron and
county residents in special courses beginning about
August 15 at the Agriculture Bldg, of Yoe High
School.
Both the City Council and the Cameron School
Board have endorsed the program of public education
on measures to lie applied in good civil defense proce-
dures, officials said.
The Cameron Three Arts Club will sponsor a special
series on Civil Defense in The Cameron Herald later
this year.
I he program of civil defense is being implemented
to acquaint Cameron and Milam County residents with
the procedures to follow in case of attack or catas-
trophe.
Luckey told The Herald that courses last about
two hours per session. He has received training in
presenting the courses in special sessions sponsored
bv National Defense authorities in Central Texas.
Duncum's declaration and City Council plans to at-
tend the meetings en masse set the stage for the first
city-wide program of its kind.
Guard Unit Wins
Honors At Hood
Last Rites Held
For Gunshot Victims
New Mail Load
Hits Post Office
101 - 101 - 101
We are expecting another visit
from a fellow south of the border
who is interested in machinery.
He is a very clever fellow.
Since his last visit in 1958, when
he bought a press from The Herald
we have been wondering how well
he speaks English. When he
agreed to a transaction, he put
down his American dollars, smiled
a big smile and asked for docu-
ment to be typed out showing a
bill of sales.
Prior to completion of the trans-
action. the conversation had been
through interpreters, both assum-
ing that neither spoke the other
man’s language He was curiously
lacking in understanding when we
pointed up advantages of the equ-
ipment He did seem interested,
but preferred to rustle crisp Amr-
ican currency instead.
He felt, we suppose, that mosey,
like music, is a universal lang-
uage To seme, it talcs plainly
Yes. he is an interesting guy
Cameron's post office is a bus-
ier place these days due to the
additional task of processing mail
for towns from Chilton to Cuero
Postmaster John Hays reports
that special “star route" delivery,
centering on Cameron, now brings
mail from 14 Texas towns through
the Cameron office.
"We have already added one
employee," Hayes said. "The new
program just started Monday. We
will have to see how much add-
itional load it means before figur-
ing on other additional employ-
ees.’’
Cameron’s Class A postoffice
handies about four million pieces
of mail each year and employees
22 people.
Reason for the additional load
of the special routes was the eli-
mination of a regular "highway
following US 77.
Hays says special mail pouches
are made up in Cameron for Rock-
dale, Giddings, LaGrange, Schulen-
berg, Halletsville, Shiner, Yoakum
and Cuero.
Mail from these South Texas
towns comes to Cameron for dis-
position by Santa Fe west to Tem-
ple. Brownwood and other cities.
Hays notes.
The consolidation of mail ser-
vice represents using Cameron's
central location in terms of rail
and highway location and service.
Hays also reports that all Min-
erva mail is delivered on Cameron
Rural Route 3 and is brought in
by 5 p. m. by the star route
Hired as night clerk is James
Price. Gaylon McCoy is driving
one of the star routes in contract
with the Post Office Department.
Funeral services were held 10
a. m. Friday at Marek • Burns
Funeral Home for Mr. and Mrs.
John Mraz, Jr., 101 Karnes, who
died of gunshot wounds the night
of July 28.
Interment was in St. Monica's
Cemetery.
The couple was found dead by
police officers in their home. Of-
ficials termed Mrs. Mraz a victim
of pistol shots fired by her hus-
band who later killed himself.
The Rev. John Geiser and the
Rev. Alfred Kalins officiated at
the funeral services.
Mrs. Mraz, 51, was born Feb-
ruary I, 1909 in Milam County
and had lived here all her life. She
is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Martha Bailey, Corpus Christi; a
brother, Rudolph Tepera, Camer-
on; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Janek,
Freeport and one grandchild.
Mraz, 54. was born February
16, 1906 in Fayette County. He had
lived in Cameron for the past 26
years
Survivors include: a daughter,
Mrs. Bailey; three brothers. Bob
Mraz, Houston, Lenhart Mraz. Te-
mple. and Mainrod Marz with the
U S. Air Force; two sisters, Mrs
Ann Peters, of California and Mrs.
Margaret Brudoaurex, of Louisi-
ana: and one grandchild.
Members of Milam County’s Na-
tional Guard unit, Company C, 3rd
Medium Tank Battalion, came
home from North Fort Hood early
Sunday morning from the unit's
thlrtheenth - and most successful
- summer camp.
Company C’s motor convoy roll-
ixl across the I P at North Fort
Hood right on schedule at 0555
hours, and arrived at the Armory
in Cameron at about 8 a. m.
The Guardsmen brought back a
payroll of approximately $6,300 in
"take home" pay for the two
weeks, deep tarts, assorted chigger
bits - and a strong desire to catch
up on sleep lost due to the fan-
tastically early coming of reveille,
usually about 0400 hours -- in non-
militarv language, 4 a. m.
Company C, during the encam-
pment, made two firsts. Its entry
in the 49th Armored Division
sweetheart contest, Miss Carolyn
Ann Young of Rockdale, placed
fourth and a team composed of
Company C and Company A mem-
bers won the 48th Division’s soft-
ball championship.
The team, representing the 3rd
Medium Tank Battalion, fought its
way into the quarter finals in half
a dozen games. In the semi-finals
it clobbered an Artillery unit team
11-1 and won the Division cha-
mpionship from a Missile unit team the first bale of cotton to a Buck-
The first holes of cotton came
Into gins at Thorndal*. and Buck-
hulls last week while maize be-
gin) to |iour into grain storage fac-
ilities across the county.
Grain buyers indicated that the
Milam maize crop would he about
two - thirds of the total produc-
tion of 1859, primarily due to in-
creased cotton acreage, corn pro-
duction and soil hank influence.
Both Cameron grain concerns
told The Herald that maize was
satisfactory in quality.
Estimates showed that about
5.000 more acres were available
fur cotton this year with additional
3,500 • acre allotments coming to
Milam County from eastern coun-
ties and an increase of about 1,200
acres due to refiguring this coun-
ty’s cotton allotment program
County Agent J. D. Moore said
that grain producers were happy
not to get the Tuesday rain that
fell in the Temple area and thre-
atened to fall in Milam County.
It would have increased the mois-
ture content in maize besides slew-
ing the harvest, currently under-
way.
Moore said that the recent high
temperatures have opened bolls
ahead of time. Early estimates of
the cotton crop this year went as
high as 22,000 bales.
Mr Vansa, of Marak, brought in
holts gin, officials noted. A num-
ber of bales had been ginned last
week at Thorndale.
from Dallas by a score of 6-3.
Three Company C members —
First Sgt. Peter F. Kunz, Staff
Sgt. Donald W, Culp and P4 Har-
lan Mees - played on the winn-
ing team. Sgt. Culp’s outstanding
pitching was credited with a large
measure in the victory.
Although nil the figures are not
yet in. Company C is believed to
be rated near the top
A large crop of watermelons
came in the Rockdale area last
week, totaling about a half • mil-
»
Officials said that additional me-
lons could be marketed if grown
in Milam County.
Dateline ... Cairo, Egypt
PastorDescribesTut'sTomb
post office” vehicle between Waco Hays said
and Cuero to the south. A route u,t year the Cameron Post ON
from Cameron to Chilton goes handled 1,938 000 pieces of out-
north each day and another route „_.
from Waco through Cameron to *0,n« n“‘l roor* ,h*n two mU
Cuero carry the south and north lto" P**** of incoming mail, the
bound mail aJang a line of cities Postmaster pointed out
Lions Hear Talk
On 'Changing World’
Cameron Lions Monday heard
the Rev Jewell Strong, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, speak
on “The Changing World” at a re-
gular dinner meeting at The Te-
xan.
The Cameron civic group meets
noon each Monday at The Texan,
club officials announced They had
been meeting on Tuesday even-
ings.
'This is the first of a series
of articles by the pastor of the
Marlow Baptist Church on his
tour of the Middle East and
Europe. He is on a six weeks
tour of the Holy Land nrea and
Western Europe. - Ed.
By A. W. McGregor
CAIRO, Egypt - I did not have
to go to the Valley of the Kings
or to visit King Tut’s tomb (Tut-
ankhamen's) to see the treasures
that came out of his burial place.
They are contained in the Nation-
al Museum of Cairo in two long
galleries within the museum and
in a specially constructed room
where the most precious jewels
and gold ornaments are kept.
To give one an estimate of the
value of the treasures that came
out of Tut's 33-century-old sepu-
lcher. our guide told us that a
solid gold cane had been stolen in
recent years and it was worth a
million and a half dollars.
something like this!
Netr Koxor, SIB miles south of
Cairo, in the heart of ancient Egy-
pt, are the ruins of the great Tem-
ple of Karnack and the Valley of
the Kings across the Nile.
Here in the Valley, ancient grave
robbers have opened 62 of the sep-
ulchers and stolen ail that may
be of any value.
But in 1922, an archaeoliglst, Dr.
HowaM Carter, sank a shaft into
an underground room that turned
out to be the tomb of King Tut.
He soon uncovered an Egyptian
royal burial in all of its magnif-
icence.
In four small rooms were jew-
innttmerable jewels, wooden fold-
ing beds, gold corselets, caskets
full of gems and hundreds of gold
ornaments, jewelry, ivory and cel-
cite objects of value.
The larger burial chamber was
piled high with royal furniture that
King Tut was to enjoy in his sec-
ond life. The king’s body bore 143
ornaments and each finger and toe
was encased in a gold sheath. A
gold diadem set with jewels was
on his head.
He was buried in seven coffins,
the four outer structures perhaps
more properly called shrines, vary-
ing fci afat frem 11x17x9 feet down-
ward. They varied also in conatru-
els and treasures and funeral equi- ction from gold, solid quartzite to
pment worth millions in actual gold overlay.
value and hundreds of millions in
historic value It was the first
time the complete story of the an-
cient Pharoahs' burial practices
was disclosed to modem eyes. The
tomb had remained practically un-
The only thing left in King Tut’s disturbed for 33 centuries. King
actual tomb is his mummified body Tut was of the 18th dynasty and
in a sarcophagus. It was found
intact, though in many other tombs
in the Valh^ of Kings the many
Pharoahs’ mummies have been
hacked and cut to pieces by robb-
ers.
If you were to look into the
story of a Pharoah s tomb such as
King Tilt's, the story would go
reigned over Egypt about 1,300
years before Christ.
The greater part of King Tut's
treasures lay intact, since they
were too large for earlier robbers
to push through small holes used
to gain entrance
The four rooms held gold char-
iots. couches, a solid gold throne.
King Tut was about IS to 20
years of age when he died. He
was the son - in - law of the pre-
vious Pharoah, having married his
daughter when she was about 10
and he about 12. Tut ruled over
Egypt for about eight years.
This is one of the many stories
out of Egypt’s past.
I have traveled in Lebanon, Sy-
ria and Jordan, all in the Middie
East, since leaving Egypt.
NEXT WEEK - A story by the
Marlow Baptist minister from Tel
Aviv. Israel, scene of skirmishes in
recent years of Arab - Israeli fight-
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