The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1956 Page: 8 of 10
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Milam Cotton Growers Will
Vote On Marketing Quotas
News From Maysfield Vv
'8. A. L. Massengale, Mrs. Freeport visited Mrs Belle T>
Cotton growers have an import
ant decision to make on Tuesday,
December 11, Marvin Petty, chair
man of the Milam County Agri-
cultural Stabilization and Conser-
vation Committee, reminds
farmers.
On that day, growers will vote
in a referendum to decide wheth-
er marketing quotas will be in
effect for their 1957 upland cotton
crop. All farmers, who engaged in
the production of upland cotton in
• 1956, will be eligible to vote in the
referendum.
“If at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the quo-
tas", Petty explains, “marketing
quotas will be in effect on all
farms growing upland cotton in
1957, penalties will apply on ‘‘ex-
cess’' cotton and price supports
to those growers, who comply
with their cotton acreage allot-
ments, will be available at the full
level of effective supports Under
current legislation, this support
will be between 75 and 90 per-
cent of parity, the minimum level
within this range depending upon
the supply situation at the time
the determination is made.
If more than onc-third of the
growers disapprove quotas, there [ support.
will be no marketing quotas or [ The chairman pointed out that
penalties, but price supports to i the Secretary of Agriculture is
eligible growers (who comply
with their allotments' will be
available at 50 percent of parity.
In either case, acreage allot-
ments will continue in effect for
directed to proclaim marketing
quotas for the next upland cotton
crop when the cotton supply ex-
ceeds normal. Quotas are not put
into operation, however, unless
„ they are approved by at least-
the 1957 cotton crop as a means! :w0;thirds of the growerg voting
of determining eligibility for price' in a referendum on the question
News From Yarrellton
Mrs. J R. Wallace of Cameron
spent Sunday in the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Colburn and Wal-
lace, who arrived home recently
from Germany where he had been
stationed for several months prior
to being separated from the Ser-
vices in November.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Veal of
Waco, and Frank Griffin were
Sunday visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Lott.
Weekend guests in the C. E.
Russell home were Mr. and Mrs.
R. M Yancy of Abilene; Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Gallatin and Patsy of
Austin, it was a joint celebration
MRS. LENA RUSSELL
and Birth-
Mrs. Rus-
Best Biscuits
known
to man
are baked by women
who use
having Thanksgiving
day dinner honoring
sell and Mrs. Yancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blansett
of Baytown and Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Lock of Rogers were Saturday
visitors at the old home in Yar-
rellton.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Leonard
were Cameron visitors Sunday.
Jim Mann was Sunday after-
noon visitor in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Gibbs.
Mrs. Jennie Barrett and Mrs.
Deloris Reisinger were called to
Mrs
Leroy Massengale, Mrs. H. G.
Newton and Mrs. J. P. Wise at-
tended the Central Texas Presby-
terian church in Taylor Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Mears and
daughter, Shirley of Baton
Rogue La. visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. P, Wise Sunday night and Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Newton of
Austin, visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Newton Saturday.
They were enroute to College Sta-
tion for the football game.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Smith, Jr.
and daughter, of Corpus Christi,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newton
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. II, G. Newton
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary last Sunday. The fol-
lowing children and grandchildren
were here for the occasion, Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Newton of
Shreveport, Mr. and Mrs. Carey
of Tyler, Mr and Mrs. Carelton
Newton of Henderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ladell Newton and daughter
of Coleman, Rev. and Mrs. Billy
Newton and children of Burnett.
< Editor's Note:—The following
Maysfield News failed to run last
wet k due to circumstances be-
Tyson
last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Kelso of Ama-
rillo and his sister, Mrs. Fannie
May Carey and son of Waco vis-
ited their aunts, Misses Mary
and Bertha Kelso last Friday.
Mr. B. C. Brady of Houston vis-
ited his aunt, Mrs. John Thweatt
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Banty of Los
Vegas, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hollings-
worth of Temple and Mrs. Nat
Butts of Cameron, visited the
Elbert Hollingsworths Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Vaughn
of Freeport visited the W. C.
Coopers last weekend.
Mrs. Alvin Pool and Mrs. Will
Pool of Brounfield visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Miss Mary White of Dallas
spent the weekend with her mo-
ther, Mrs. Vina White.
Friends of Miss Bertha Kelso
Reportable Diseases
Five cases of reportable diseas-
es were reported to the M 11 u m
County Health Unit during t h e
week ending Saturday, November
24, according to Dr. John B. Bry-
son, unit director.
The five eases were four of Sal-
monellosis and one of Gonorrhea.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thweatt
and son, of Freeport, spent last
week end with their parents, Mr.
und Mrs. Gilford Thweatt.
Mrs. Bill Thweatt entertained
with a miscellaneous shower for
Mrs. Donald Thweatt Saturday
night, about twenty five guest at-
tended this pleasant affair. After
several appropriate games led by
Mrs. Herbert Thweatt, the hono-
ree was presented with many
lovely gifts.
Mrs. Thweatt thanked everyone
in her charming manner for the
gifts.
CAMERON, TEXAS* HERALD, NOVEMBER 29. 1956
All Milam Stockmen Entitled To
Lower Freight Rate Certificates
. Refreshments of frosted punch,
- -•
tha opened her gifts and Thanked The hostess was assjsted „
everyone in her gracious way - ail tfrs Dock and Herbert Thweatt
gathered around Mrs Roy New- Mrs Roy NevJton
ton at the old fashioned organ Mrs Thweatt was lhe former
or a sing song. ..... Miss Shirley Farmer of McGregor
Refreshments of cold drinks. l)oforo rccent marria ,e
sandwiches and cookies were ser- _
All stockmen in designated
drought areas are now entitled to
freight rate certificates under the
revised authorization which plac-
es authority to execute certificat-
es in the hands of the county judg-
es instead of the Farmers Home
Administration.
Roy M. Wright, county supervi-
sor for the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration, said “Heretofore,
FHA Supervisors were authorized
Final Conference
Games To Be Shown
yond our control.)
Mrs. Viola Peel of Corpus Chris- j ved to fourteen ladies The heauti- j
ti and Mrs Mayme Zelner of' fu* birthday cake was baked by It is colder at the South than at
Orange Sunday a.m. as their s.s- ^ visited their sister Mrs Mrs. Dock Thweatt. the North Pole.
Po"ey pr «™. ■*,Pj ----------
id away Saturday p.m. in a hos- Wise and Mrs. Finn Wilkerson
pital there after a long illness.
The Policy's were formerly of j
Yarrellton many years ago when1
Miss Verna Nugett and Jack:
Polley were first married. They
have been in business at Orange
for about 40 years.
The C. E. Russell's spent
Thanksgiving Day November 22, j
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. j
W. Gandy in Rogers.
Several from here have been1
deer hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Griffin and j
family visited relatives in Cam-
eron and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Nabours at Candle
Snap.
Wesley Griffin of Waco visited
his mother, Mrs. Ora Griffin and
Marvin Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Margarette Massengale of shopped in Cameron Thursday.
It costs Uncle Sam about one
cent to make a dollar bill.
to execute certificates and only
stockmen who were eligible for
emergency feed could obtain the
certificates. This revised authori-
zation however will extend t h e
benefits of reduced freight rates
to all stockmen in designated
counties."
Effective November 15, Gover-
nor Shivers re-delegated to all
county judges in designated
drought counties in Texas the au-
thority to execute the certificates.
Gloriu Jean Layne Is
Girl Scout Troop Prexy
Gloria Jean Lyane was elected
president of Girl Scout Troop 2 at
a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Linda Kay Kemp was elected
vice president; Nelda Bruce
Parker secretary and Barbara
Scott and Pamela Green reporter.
Football makes its final appear-
ance on Texas in Review with key
plays from the Texas A & M and
University of Texas Thanksgiv-
ing game and the Baylor-Riee end
SMU-TCU football games will be
described by Kern Tips.
The television show will be on
December 3 over KWTX-TV, Wa-
co at 7:30 p.m. and KCEN-TV.
Temple, at 8 30 p.m.
The Baylor-Rice game with 'Ves
Box describing play-by-play and
Eddie Barker covering the color j When turned loose to feed at
highlights will be broadcast at, will, a horse will eat himself to
1:50 p.m. over KWTX, Waco 12301 death, while a mule will eat only
and KTBC, Austin 590. | his fill.
Pine trees are less likely to be
struck by lightning because their
resin interferes with their
ducting of electricity.
con-
Yarrellton Baptists
Start Revival Dec. 5
Yarrellton Baptist Church an- |
nounces a revival beginning Dec j
ember 5 through December 9. Ser- 1
vices will be each night at 7:30.
Evangelist Dean Bishop of
Bethany Baptist Church at
Hearne will be the speaker. Ger-
ald Wayne Barnard will be in
charge of the song services. Bar-
nard is a talented singer and mu-
sician and will be in charge of a
youth program every night fol-
lowing the preaching service.
The young and old alike are in-
vited to come.
MONEY
SAVING
Breakfast with a Bonus!
55c
doz. 41c
SPECIALS
SWIFTS PREMIUM
BACON
EGGS dZt,
The coffee yoiTd drink if you owned
all the coffee in
the world...
PLAIN OR SELF-RISING
Forty out of every thousand
men are color blind.
An aviator becomes an Ace af-
ter he destroys five enemy
planes.
Napoleon was morbidly afraid
of cats.
Better Taste...
t h e J)i^Jifference_ i n
Superior Dairies’ Milk
Red Delicious
Ruby Red
Sunkist
Fancy
More lollo in Central Texas drink Superior Dairies'
milk because if TASTES BETTER because it's
rich and wholesome Seienribc laboratory control
assures the top quality of Superior Dairies'milk
Irom dairy (arm to your fable. Superior Dairie
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APPLES
GRAPEFRUIT
LEMONS
CAULIFLOWER
GREEN ONION ________
MI L< EC Sanitary Homo. In Glass Vz Gallon
| lORMEI. TENDER SWEET —
HAMS It to 16 lbs. whole or half per Lb. —
1 IORMEL -
iKOSaB ASE. Country Style Sausage smoked lb.
SEEF CHOP STEAKS
AROUND BEEF
BEEF PLATE
FRANKS
LE GRANDE —
JUNE PEAS
UNCLE WILLIAM —
HOMINY
FLOOR
SUGAR
illu WUI III • • •
99cSyrup
Shortening
Corn Meal
Oatmeal
Black Pepper
Mustard
Light Crust In Pillow
Cases--------------------25 lbs.
Light Crust In Pillow
Cases_________________
IMPERIAL CANE
10 Lbs.
Bunch
Lb. 13C
Lb. 7C
ib 12c
Lb. 18C
8c
DELTA NO. 10 BUCKET
CRUSTENE
CARTON 3 Lbs.
GLADIOLA 5 LBS.
MOTHERS PREMIUM
LARGE SIZE
PURE McCORMICK
4 OZ.
Fresh Good Grade Lb.
Stew Meat Lean Fresh Lb.
55c
Top Grade Lb. 49C
33c
DEI.MONTE —
49c
51c Fruit For Salad
DELMONTE —
Peaches
DOLE
Pineapple Juice
LUCKY LEAF —
Sliced Apple
EATWELL —
Mackerel
KRAFT
6 oz. Jar
1.75
.3.40
89c
95c
55c
35c
41c
27c
5c
Picnic Brand Cello Pkg. Lb.
300 Size Can 6 for
19c
35c
White or Golden 300 Can 8 for
49c
49c
303 Glass
303 Can
No. 2 Cans
No. 2 Cans
Tall can 2 for
29c
19c
2 For
25c
23c
33c
Pecans
MARASCHINO —
Cherries
HERSHEY —
Candy
Candy Gum
Shelled 6 oz. 43C
Heavy Syrup It oz 23C
Box of 24 Bars
DELMONTE
Pear Nectar
89c
Drops Lb . 19C
21c
12 oz. 2 cans
PRICES <10(111 FRIDAY — SATFRPAY NOV. 30 — DEC. 1
YOUR HOME OWNED FOOD STORE
*
OCERY
ORDERS of $3.00 or MORE DELIVERED FREE .
Phone 262 Santa Fe Town Cameron, Texas
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Patterson, James E. & Hayes, Gene. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1956, newspaper, November 29, 1956; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577758/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.