The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956 Page: 1 of 12
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Dallas Texas
THE CAMERON HERALD
ESTABLISHED 1860
CAMERON* MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, January 5, 1956
VOLUME NUMBER 96__CAMERON* MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, January 5, 1956 ' " NUMBER 8#
12 Bribery, Brothel True Bills Booked
Jimmie Asher To Pass Along His
Citizenship Award To ‘55 Winner
Jimmie* Asher, Religious Edu-
cation and Musical Director of
the First Baptist Church will pre-
sent the McCullin Achievement
Bo Peeps
A GRATEFUL LADY dropped
In to thank the management of
the Herald for the classified ad
which told her that her strayed
“Christmas Present Kitty’’ had
taken refuge at 1000 E. Ninth St.
Mrs, Kathryn Robbins had
bought the registered Siamese
Kitty for little Adelle Davis of'
Denton, *her grand daughter
whose mother is the former Lou-
ise Robbins <ore of the Robbins
twins- of Cameron.
It may be slightly co-incidental
that Kitty took up with the Milton
Browns but coincidences don’t
stop there. In 1926 Henry Knipp,
brother of Mis. Robbin’s built the
present Brown mansion. Then to
cap the climax the home was or-
iginally built FOR the Robbins
family. U was their home for a
number of years. Now they live
six blocks away at 1805 N. Davis.
The Kitty was confused is
all. It went home. Now it will be
a HAPPY NEW YEAR present
for little Adele.
Award which he won In 1954, to
the outstanding Cameron citizen
of 1955. The award is made each
year at the annual banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The award is made on the bas-
is of the person adjudged as hav-
ing rendered the most outstand-
ing unselfish service to the com-
munity during the year.
Mrs. Mark Magers received the
award for 1953 and Reverend
John Solomon, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church was award
ed the first of such awards for the
year 1952.
Any club or organization in
Cameron may present at least
one candidate for the award. Af
ter the candidates have been sub-
mitted, the committee members
from the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, the Business and Pro-
fessional Women’s Club and the
Chamber of Commerce will do
‘ermined the winner only from
those names submitted.
Christmas Carols which eman-
ated from a loud speaker in front
of the Herald Office during Christ
mas week were recordings grac-
iously loaned by CULPEPPER’S
The speaker was rmionted by
DENNIS KUBECKA’S Radio &
TV firm and all this was in behalf
of the display placed in the win-
dow by Cameron Public Library
Liard. Mr and Mrs. irck Slough-
iir loaned the r i player
The Dionne family is again in
the news. It hasn’t made the news
papers or raP> but we hr.* e it
that Papa Dionne is suing for di-
vorce. Seems the suit is one of
long standing.
On a trip during Christmas we
found that my shirt was dirty. No
spare was brought along. "Is
there a Penney store here’" we
asked a native. The lady address-
ed must have thought we were
awfully cheap from the answer
•‘No......theo-e is a FIVE AND
DIME store down there though.”
Papa Dionnes complaint, so we
are advised, is that Mrs. Dionne
is overbearing.
Whilst we were in New Gulf I
Climbed up on the world’s largest
Pill. It was a pile of hardened
sulphur right fresh out of the
ground. It measured, or would
when completed, 1200 feet long hy
200 feet wide by 50 feet high. The
stuff comes out of pipesi in molten
state, it is red and when it cools
off in about 20 minutes is yellow.
The "Watch” house is built like
an igloo out of sulphur. In wintry
weather tha attendant may turn a
faucet and run a two inch layer
in on the floor of the house and
for about two hours it will keep
the hut warm
Phe wife and I want to thank
of our new friends in Cameron
• the Christmas Cards She lak-
care of our correspondence and
v gets cards annually from at
st one-third of the state?, Alas-
and Europe. Next year Cam-
•n friends will be on her Vat.
’ve just got to settle down
1 pay our rent so we can sta**
or the postage will break ns.
i fldlow in Temple asked me
v Sunday, "What does Cam-
,n hare?” He meant, in the
y of assets, like factories and
forth. Well, I thought there
’t a lot of assets that I could
ig about one THE
OPLE I meant it, so help me,
i now I’m on record. I’ve been
over these United States and
eign countries and have found
id people everywhere I went
NOT IN ABUNDANCE like' in
heron.
Blue Crutch Day
Kicks Off Lions
Drive On Polio
Many Texas Lions' Clubs kicked
off the 1956 March of Dimes with
a voluntary “Blue* Crutch Day”
on January 3, Ray Gayle, of An-
gelton, Chairman of Lions’ Tex-
as Council of District Governors,
announced today.
Texas Lions conducted the tag
day in many communities across
the State, giving the small, lapel-
size' plastic blue crutches in ex-
change for contributions to the
campaign fund in the fight again-
st infantile paralysis, Mr. Gayle
said. j
“The Salk Vaccine has shown
that it can prevent paralytic po-
lio. However, only a small por-
tion of the population has been
vaccinated, and the program of
caring for polio patients is by no
means ended,” the State Lions
leader pointed out.
Polio isn’t licked yet, and
Texas Lions are proud to be a
oart of the 1956 campaign to con-
tinue the fight against this crip-
ding disease.” ■
Major General K. L. Berry, of
Austin, State March of Dimes
Chairman, said:
"We are indeed grateful for the
support of the Lions of Texas in
the 1956 March of Dimes. Lions
have been in the forefront of the
polio program for years, and
their continued work in the fight
against polio will help to insure
ultimate victory over the disease.
Prize Goes To
Best Essay On
Library Display
The* “Dollhouse” Church dis-
play in the window of the Cam-
eron Herald has caused a great
amount of comment but since
many in the area have not seer
it, due to the press of holiday
activities the two windows will
be kept intact until January 15.
As special encouragement for
children from 7 t0 14 to view the
“Doll-house” Church at least two
prizes have been arranged by the
Herald entitled “What the READ
the child submitting a report on
the subject of the windows to the
Herald entitled “Wha the READ
MORE displays mean to me.”
Superintendent W. T, Hanes
will announce the contest in the
school system but any child sub-
mitting a report to the “READ
MORE’’ Editor of the Cameron
Herald will be judged.
The bettor reports will be pub-
lished and the winners will be an-
nounced, along with the prizes a-
warded in later issues of the Her-
ald.
Entries may be mailed to the
‘‘Read More” editor care of the
Herald, Cameron. The contestant
should make sure to give his or
her age and complete address.
LeRoy Thompson
Chairmans Area
School Confab
Vocational Agriculture Teach-
ers from high schools in 21 area
counties are scheduled to meet at
Texas A and M College, Bryan
Friday and Saturday of this week
for their Annual Mid-Winter Con-
ference. Le Roy Thompson of
Cameron is general chairman of
the conference.
The conference is one* of a ser-
ies of meetings' which agriculture
teachers attend to keep abreast of
new developments in agriculture
and to gain additional- knowledge
to E. L. Tiner, Area Supervisor of
on teaching techniques, according
Vocational Agriculture. Approxi-
mately 100 vocational agriculture
teachers are expected to attend
the meeting, Tiner said.
The first session is scheduled
to get underway at 4 o’clock Fri.
afternoon with a welcome address
by David Morgan, College Presi-
dent. One of the key speakers on
the program Friday will be J.
Walter Hammond, Veteran Presi-
dent of the Texas Farm Bureau
Federation. Hammond has return-
(See Thompson, page 7)
Cameron Minus 11 Percent Businesswise
Rockdale Up 81 In Ten Year Recap
Each January business con-
cerns in all parts of (lie United
States receive from Dun & Brad-
street requests for their annual
financial statements. This year
the number of requests going out
nation-wide will exceed three mil-
lion, with over 4 going to Mil-
am County businessmen.
The growth and the industrial
development of Milam County is
reflected in statistics just releas-
ed .by the credit reporting firm
Robert C. Cushman, District Man
ager at Houston which covers this
area, says that this year there
will be more requests for financ-
ial statements made of business
concerns in Milam County than
ever before.
The Milam County section of
the current issue of the Dun &
Brad street Reference Book con-
tains listings of 413 local names
Comprising manufacturers, whole-
salers and retailers. It does not
include some of the service and
“professional” businesses, such
as barber and beauty shops, real
estate and stock brokers. Thus
the figure for businesses in Mil-
am County would actually be high-
Long-Schulz
Nuptials At
Rosebud Baptist
Mrs. Janice Long of Rosebud
and Herman F. Schulz of Burling-
ton were married Dec. 30 at tin
First Baptist Church in Rosebud.
The Reverend T. A. Binford offi-
ciating.
Attending-were members of the
immediated families, which in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mat-,
yastik and Billy of Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs E. L. Schulz, Fran-
ces and Phyllis of Killeen. Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin L. Pullin of Rio
Grande City, and Mr and Mrs.
Thomas J Hickerson, Tommy
and Ellen of Rosebud.
er than the 413 quoted above. In
1946, the number of listed names
totaled only 381 - an indicated in-
crease for tills year of 8 percent.
During 1956, Dun & Bradstrcet
estimates they will be required to
make about 150 changes in the
listings of business enterprise in
Milam County. These change*
will result, from adding the names
of new businesses', and deleting
the names of those who have dis-
continued; as well as accounting
for changes in ownership, trnd<
names and credit ratings.
Percentage wise the largest ex
pansion in business growth in Mi-
lam County is shown in Rockdale
area witli Minerva a close second
The number of Milam Co. bus
iness enterprises listed in the cur
rent issue of Dun A Bradstreet's
Reference Book, compared to the
1946, just after World War II
dearly outlines the substantial
business development.
Ben Arnold
6
4
33 Dec.
Buckholts
34
28
18 Dec-
Burlington
9
11
22
Cameron
187
167
ll Dec.
Da villa
5
5
Cause
14
It
11 Dec.
Jones Prairie
1
1
Maysfield
4
4
Milano
9
7
12 Dec.
Minerva
3
4
33
Rockdale
70
127
81
San Gabriel
6
5
17
Thorndale
3
9
18
Better than
95 percent
of all
Public Library Profits From
Pleasure, Profit Gift Books /
Milam Teachers
To Hear Speaker
On “Retirement”
Twenty-six books were given to
the Cameron Public Library by
ladies attending a Christmas ]>«r-
ty at the home* of Mrs. Harry Har-
raway, president of the Profit and
Pleasure Club.
The Christmas wreath on the
front door gave n hearty welcome
to the guests ns they entered the
living room. Fifteen members
and seven visitors opened the
meeting by singing Christmas Ca
rols.
Mrs. Harold Riley reviewed
"The Gift" by Madeline Nuttall
Mrs. Riley presented the story in
a most interesting fashion and it
was accepted by the members
with appreciation. Mrs. Don Hum
ble, program chairman for the
day, presented perfume to Mrs
Riley.
An attractive snow scene on the
coffee table made an appropriate
sotting for the gift books for the
library. The books given included
children's books ns well us mod-
ern novels.
In the beautifully decorated din-
Sam B. Culpepper, Director of
Field Service for the Texas State
Teachers Association, will speak
to die Milam County TSTA Unit
on January 9 at 7:30 pm. in Yoe
High School. The subject of Mr
Culpepper’s talk will be “Teach-
er Retirement."
Mr. Culpepper, a graduate of
Howard Payne College and Bay-
lor University, has had a rich
background of experience in pub-
lic school work He has served as
a classroom teacher, principal, a
superintendent of schools, deputy
state superintendent in the State
Department of Education and as
director of (lie Division -of Health
and Physical Education for the
State Department. Mr. Culpepper
Thirteen tme-billa for both tha
payment and the receiving of
bribes, for prostitution and far
transporting of males to lUMim
bawdy houses, known to the car-
rier to be for illegal purposes,
and one for theft were returned
by the November session of the
Milam County Grand Jury aft
11:50 am. Friday Dec. 30. Eight
were felony counts and five mis-
dememnors.
Bruce Holland. "A duly quali-
fied deputy City Marshall of the
City of Cameron.” came in far
six felony counts for accepting
bribes >»f 53 and $2.50 from peo-
ple allegedly engaged in the bus-
iness of prostitution eitlior dir-
rectly or in “Aiding, assisting er
transporting of males to visit a
known bawdy house, and know
ing the purpose for which he is
thus transported.”
Lonnie Armstrong, owner and
operator of a taxi service in Cam-
eron was indicted on two counts.
A felony charge was for allegedly
paying bribe money in the amount
of $10 to Bruce Holland on June
6 in return for immunity from ar.
rut for the illegal transporting.
Armstrong’s misdemeanor charge
has served in his present capacity j Was for illegal transporting,
as Director of Field Service for
commercial transactions in the
United States- are made on credit
terms and the buyey and the sell-
er are brought together by means
of credit information.
When the owner of a business
or his accountant returns his- fin-
ancial statement to Dun & Brad-
street the woner has taken the
first step in establishing his re-
sponibilty as a seeker of credit
The statement becomes a part
of the credit report on his bus-
iness along with a financial anal-
tSee Business Census, page 7i
ing room Mrs. Don Humble se: v- , TSTA since 1950.
ed fruit cake “Snowmen” and
Mrs. W. T Whatley Jr. poured
coffee*
At an earlier meeting of the
club Mrs Don Humble was host-
ess, and at that meeting Mrs. L.
R. Thompson reviewed the hook
“The- Scotswoman" by Ingler Flet-
clier, in a most graphic way
At the business session it was
voted to donate a hook to the
Public Library instead of bring-
ing a Christinas gift to the Christ-
mas party.
The Humble home featured
decorations- in keeping with the
holiday season. Delicious refresh- j Mr and Mrs. R. G. Grabein
ments of cake ,-ud coffee were i and daughter Nancy accompanied
served by the hostess assisted by j by Mrs. N. H Rowland spent the
Mr Marlin Harris. j Christinas holidays with Mr and
-— Mrs. Joe Rowland at Dike Jack-
son. Nancy has now returned to
her studies at Baylor University.
He has been active in the af-
fairs of the Texas State Teachers
Association for a number of years
having served ns u local unit pres-
ident, a delegate to district, state,
and national meetings, and a
'member of the Speakers Commit-
tee of TSTA.
He is a member of the Texas
Association of School Administra-
tors, tin* American Association of
School Administators, and is a
life member of the Texas State
Toaeheis Association and the Na-
tional Education Association.
GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY
Annie Mitchell was true hilled
for keeping a disorderly house.
"Where women met males by
mutual appointment made by an-
other person.” True bills for Va-
grancy and prostitution were a-
galnst Ruby Johnson. Ruth John-
son and Queen Esther Brown.
In another case Shedrjek Mc-
Daniel was billed for theft rtf one
white-face yearling heifer: declar-
ed to be the property of Charlie
Mae McDaniel.
The bribery case opened when a
complainant Came to Sheriff Black
stating that ho had been mauled
by an officer, when he refused
to stay away from a given add-
ress as reportedly demanded by
the officer.
By Saturday morning each of
thc principals in the felony char-
ged had posted $1,000 bond in
each charge
36 Right Of Way Push Started;
Holland Suspended By Council
Lions-Kiwanis Bring Top TV
Mystic Show To Cameron Stage
You’ll explode with laughter,
bubble with excitement and siz-
zle from the intrique of the Lee
GRABEL REVUE when it comes
to Cameron under the auspices of
the Lions and Kiwanis Clubs.
Imagine, if you can, a young
lady fired from the mouth of a
cannon and appearing immediat-
ely in the center trunk of several
that are nested one inside another
This is but one of the internation-
ally famous sequences that make
up an exciting evening with LEE
GRABEL and COMPANY.
In far away lands LEE GRA-
BEL has observed the mystery
of the Orient and the gaiety and
excitment of Europe a» well as
the dynamic power of American
free enterprise.
All are reflected in the 1956
production of the LEE GRABEL
REVUE which will be presented
in the Simon-George Memorial
Auditorium at 8:00 P.M. Tuesday
Jon. 17,1956.
After his foreign tours. GRA-
BEL completely revamped his
extravagant production, which
had been a tremendous success,
and made it even greater.
Hit of the ABC Television Pro-
gram "You Asked for it", Mas-
ter illusionist GRABEL will pre-
sent the exotic Helene with a tal-
ented cast in a dozen lovely se-
quences that add up to a great
and entertaining show.
Advance tickets may be secur-
ed from members of the Lions h
Kiwanis Clubs.
A children’s matinee will be
presented at 4:00 P.M. on the 17
of January in the Simon-George
Memorial auditorium. Admission
is limited to school age children
and the price will be twenty five
cents.
Remember Me? Polio
Film Shown At Last
'55 Kiwanis Meet
“Remember Me?" was the
name of a film depicting the life
of a polio patient shown at thc
last me ,'ting of the Kiwanis Club
in 1955, held on Dec. 29.
Allen Myers, Federal Housing
Administration Chief Land Plann-
ing Officer for Texas and Louis-
iana attended thc meeting as a |
guest of Jack Turn1’ isnon.
The next meeting will be Thurs. |
day Night, unur-y 5 at 7.30. i
New of leers lor 1956 will he in- ■
otallei a* the dinner to be hel ’ at
the Country Club.
Cotton Allotment Pooling Urged;
Releasing Farm Retains History
This is a provision provided for
In the Marketing Quota Law where
by farmers can we-’, together to
help themselves, thereby minimiz-
ing the number of acres which
can be lost through lack of coun-
ty history. Actually, flte farm re-
leasing the acreage benefits as
much, if not more, than anyone
else because the crop history Is
given to the farm which releases
the acreage and not the receiving
farm. History, of course, is a de-
termining fact®r of farm as well
as county allotments. When allott-
ed farm acreage Is not planted
nor released, not only does this
hurt the form but the county as
well.
Release acreage is pooled and
reallocated by the county ASC
Committee to other farms within
the county, based on Written
ruo3ts filed by producers on such
farms. The receiving farm, while
irt received no history credit for
reallocated acres, does benefit of
the production from such acres
and each year many hardships
are lessened through this medium
. All of the release acreage is re-
allocated right in the county
which Is an economic factor to be
considered. It Is a can© of farm-
ers mutually working together to
help one another.
If you happen to know that you
will not plant your 1956 cotton al
lotment, the sooner It is released,
the better possibility there is of
getting the acreage reallocated in
a manner to insure maximum use
and utilization.
It is realized that weather con-
ditions largely govern and deter-
mine the final plans even on
farms anticipating releasing their
allotments. But whenever final
cropping plans are made, if cot-
ton doesn't fit in for 1956; and
you have some cotton for 1956, be
sure and officially release it back
to the county ASC office as aeon
as possible.
“I’m Only Doing My Share —
First March Of Dimes Contributor Is
Mother Of Seven And NFIP Recipient
The mother of the last Milam County polio vic-
tim in 1955 was the first contributor the the 1956
local March of Dimes drive.
Lilian Williams, mother of Billy Carl Williams,
12-year-old No,rro youth, madejthe first free-will do-
nation after hearing of the National Foundation for
Infantile Par ’ • :s plans for the 1956 drive. The
NFiP is nayinv ' doctor, hospital and drug bills for
ziJillv Carl.
Mrs - mother of seven said. "Don’t make
- i ' a good. I am only doing my share
ifter a'! ' Foundation has done for me.’’
Rippy Report On
Education Warns
Of Federal Control
A report on thc recent White
House Conference on Education
is being featured in the January
issue </ East Texas magazine,
official publication of the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Author of the special article Is
Dr. Edwin L. Rippy, president of
the Board of Education of thc
Dallas Independant School Dis-
trict and chairman for the Texas
White House Conference. He pre-
sents a report on th© Washington
meeting and an analysis of cur-
rent educational problems in Tex-
as.
Referring to the White* House
Conference on Education. Dr Rip
py writes: “Out of this Confer-
ence I fear there shall come n
recommendation that the federal
government enter into th© financ-
ing of our school systems. This
will moan eventually strong ;ed
eral control over education.
The article warns that it is ut.
sound and dangerous to the future
security of his country to center
control of thc education of youth
in any one central agency.
“It to to be hoped that Texas
will hold out with all the fortitude
at its Command against this inev-
itable insult to free education,”
Dr. Rippy’s article will be dis-
tributed this week throughout the
72-county area included in he re-
gional chamber.
Taxpayers Offered Form Assist
At Temple Revenue Office
Assistance to taxpayers in the
Temple area will bo given each
Monday from 8:15 to 12:00 noon
beginning Jan. 9 it was .announc-
ed by H W Ewing of the Internal
Revenue Service office in Temple
Texas.
The "do-it-yourself” program of
group assistance which was so
uccessful last filing period will he
continued and improved, Mr. Ew-
ing said. Taxpayers will be as-
sembled into groups, furnished
forms, and encouraged to prepare
their own returns with assistance
from Internal Revenue employee"
“The majority of taxpayers
found that preparing their own re-
turns was not a difficult task
More than ever before, taxpayer"
read ther instruction booklets
HWaA thaMr fnrm/Z Without
help. Once a taxpayer relieves
himself of the mental hazard an
sets himself to the task 0f prepar-
ing his return, he is amazed at
the result and takes pride in his
accomplishment,” Mr. Ewing:
pointed out.
"While going to a Revenue Ser-1
vice office will not speed a re-
fund nor eliminu’e a future au-!
dit, the Revenue >ervice will fur- j
rush any information nredid to *
prepare a return Tii© group met
iiod is an educational program to j
help taxpayers understand their j
own tnx affairs Forms will he,
prepared only for persons physi 1
tally or mentally unable to p:e !
pare their own Taxpayers witlij
business-type return or with com-
plicated problems should seek pro-
fessional tax assistant*;. I
There are approximately six
hold-outs on granting of right of
way to the City for construction
of highway 36. A committee com-
posed of Aldermen Roy Griffith,.
Robert Weems and Grady Stid-
ham were appointed by the May-
or Tuesday night to push toward
a final conclusion the obtaining
of compromise agreement* from,
these* parties. Suggestions of con-
demnation proceedings i were tab-
led until a report is In from tha
clean-up committee.
The Police Committee compost-
ed of councilmen Griffith, Schil-
ler and Thompson recommended
that Deputy City Marshall Bruce
Holland be suspended from ser-
vice of the* City until the outcome
of the indictment of the Grand!
Jury to ascertained. Holland was
asked to “lay-off" Saturday night
by Marshal Joe Richter until the
Council met tonight. The Council
action merely confirms the* "lay
off” of the Marshal and makes it
a suspension for the duration of
charges against the deputy. Lee
Fuller, who has been substituting
for the deputy is taking over full
time until someone is chosen to
take up the duties. I uller r refers
the status of ‘‘extra.’1
The intersection of Houston and
First Streets was voted to be a
4-way stop with signs being plac-
ed on thc curbs rather than in the
center of the street as is in com-
mon use at this time.
The status of Wilma Holloway,
assistant to the City Secretary, to
be permanent at a salary of $140
per i.ionh was voted on motion
of Alderman Griffith.
Attorney Jack Prescott was a
visiti .• at council meeting and be-
came interested when the general
discussion was on the subject of
(See Right of Way. page 7)
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