The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1962 Page: 1 of 24
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Western Week events have I>esn
scheduled for all ages from chill;
ren to old timers The gala affair
will begin July 5, and continue
in full speed through the horse
show Saturday night.
A Shootout will he held
Thursday at 10:30 a m in the
too block of North Houston Gene
Smitherman is in charge of this
event
Smitherman is also in charge of
the performances of Pete, The
Tramp. Otto Baker of Corsicana
will perform as Pete The Tramp
at 1! a. m. and :t 30 p m. Thurs-
day on the Corner of West Main
and North Central. He will bring
a clown - Magician combination
act to the youngsters.
A couple traveling through Cam-
eron will he stopped both Thurs-
day and Friday and greeted by the
mayor and president of the Cham-
ber of Commerce They will be tre-
ated to lunch at the Texan Cafe. A
table will be reserved for the
guests and pictures will be made
and sent to the couple’s home town
paper Buddy Shipp is in charge
of the courtesy for travelers event.
A Firemen's Event -- Water
polo - will be staged hy members
of the Cameron Volunteer Fire
Department. Frank Richter Jr., is
in charge of the water polo event
to be held in the ino block of No-
rth Houston Thursday, 2 p. m.
Thursday will be finished up by
a Buckhoard Supper in Wilson
Ledbetter Park at 7 p. m. Ad-
vance Tickets will be on sale for
50 cents each. Old Time movies
will be shown. John Schigut is in
charge.
Friday's events will start off
with a Twist Contest. Three age
groups will participate in the 9:30
a m, contest in the UK) block of
North Houston. Groups will include
ages up to fi years old, 6 to 12
and 12 years old and over. Out
of town judges will be on hand
to select the contestants for first
place awards Frank Luecke is in
charge of this event.
Entertainment after the twist
contest will feature Mrs. Oscar
Zotz with several western num-
bers and she will also lead in
group singing Bill Tolson has ch-
arge of this event.
I no Explorer Scouts w ill pre-
sent a Western Skit at 9 a. m. Fri-
day in the 1011 block of West Main.
Porter Young is in charge of the
Scouting show.
Best dressed dude cowboy and
cowgirl contest is slated for em-
ployees and empoyers in the
downtown district Winners will be
announced at the beginning of the
Queen's contest on Saturday at 10
a m. will be judged as they
MC ‘UNCLE SHOD’
perform their regular duties in
the business places Bill Tolson is
in charge of this event.
Friday at 7:30 p. m , a variety
musical will be held featuring Un-
cle Henry Shod as master of cer-
emonies The show will also fea-
ture local talent and a street
dance will follow to be held on the
Courthouse Square Mrs. I. 0 i s
Sapp and Mrs Patsy Matula are
in charge along with the Cameron
Couples Club.
A Western Week Queen Contest
will lie held again this year. Can-
didates are being nominated by
various clubs and individuals in
Cameron Contestants must be at
least 16 years old. single and never
have been married, resident in the
Cameron Independent School Dis-
trict and dress in western attire
for the judging. Judging will be
Saturday morning at 10 a. m. on
the Courthouse Square. The can-
didates will participate in the par-
ade 5:30 p. m. Saturday and the
winner will be announced at the
Horse Show Saturday night A tro-
phy will be presented to the queen.
A Shetland Piny will be given
away Saturday evening at the
lfcrse Show in Wilson Ledbetter
Park Pony will be shown in town
during the week of July 2 through
A "Saloon" will be staged and
cold drinks will be on sale in the
old Corner Cafe Building on the
corner of West Main and North
Central. The Saloon will be open
all three days of Western Week
and open on the right of the West-
ern Variety Shi w and Dance. Bill
Crockett will be proprietor of the
Saloon.
A Mystery Cowboy will walk the
streets of Cameron and visit the
businesses during t e three days,
but Ins identity will l*e kept sec-
ret Clues will be given periodically
over the radio The person must be
questioned personally as to whet-
her or not he is the one.
Small prizes will he given the
person identifying the cowboy from
participating stores. Porter Young
is in charge of the event.
Other possible events are in the
making and if scheduled will be
announced next week.
The annual Western Days par-
ade wi l be held Saturday. July 7.
The parade w ill form near the old
Santa Fe Freight Depot, now Feed-
ers Supply. Lineup time will be
4 45 p m. Curtis Barron, from
the Cameron Saddle Club will act
as parade marshall
The Chamber of Commerce and
tne Cameron Saddle Club invites
everyone to hring a buggy, horse,
various rigs, old automobile or
original ideas for the parade en-
tries and participate in the annual
event.
Buddy Ship and Bony to be given away by CofC
Red Cross Needs
Just $300 More
The Red Cross drive was near-
er its North Milam goal of *3,100
today with $2,781.94 reported by
Mrs. Walter Lester, drive treasur-
Officers Installed,
Awards Presented
At Lions Program
John Schigut was installed pre-
sident of Cameron Lions Club
along with a • lat • of new offii et -
Monday at a fish fry at Caper
ton’s Lake.
Roland Danshy. of Bryan, also
officallv installed other officers at
the Lions ladies night dinner
Other new officers are First
vice - president, E. O. Schiller.
Jr., second vice - president. John
Henderson, Jr., and third vice -
president. Bill Tolson: stvretary-
treasurer. Monroe Fuchs tailtvvis
ters, Ed Vaywell and Bill Nolan.
Iiontamer, Bill Marek. and direc-
tors Dr Gus Evans. Don Fumble
LeRoy Massengale and Charles
Zeigler: and chairman of Crippled
< hildren's 1 lamp, A W. M< * lul*
lin Sr
Zeigler. who was master of cer-
emonies, also introduced Bill Cr<><
kett. who is deputy district gov
ernor elect and Dr S H Rich-
ardson. outgoing president, who
is zone chairman-elect
er.
Business contributions neared
$1,500 and rural and residential
donations went over $1,200 in the
drive.
July 1 is the deadline for com-
pletion of the North Milam fund
drive.
Clarkson reported about $35 in
contributions while total drives
were yet unreported in Cameron
Negro residential. Ad Hall. Yar-
iclton and Bucknolls where work
ers were finishing up this week.
II D Maxwell, Milam Red Cross
chapter chairman, said that cards
of merit were being sent out to
workers who served so well in the
crash drive It began June 1 and
officially ended June 15.
Saved was t'e North Milam blood
program which last year brought in
more blood than contributed thr-
ough t'e semi - annual blood-
mobile visits Contract renewals
for local hospitals and National
Red Cross were completed t 1 is
week.
It meant that North Milam fTun-
tians could continue to draw blood
anywhere in the United States in
case of emergency as well as in
local hospitals. Required to pay a
fee set by individual hospitals
for blood administration, recip-
ents otherwise can receive the
blood free of cost
murder trial in July. 1961, among
others.
Herald staffers Robert Mann and
James Hollas boosted coverage of
the city's processing of some 1.500
Hurricane Carla evacuees. The
Herald devoted a page and a half
of its Sept 14. 1961. edition to the
news special.
Mann a 1962 Yoc High School
graduate, is entering pre - jour-
1 alistn training this fall He has
served as staff feature writer and
s|xir^ editor Hollas, now on duty
with Milam - N itional Guard unit
. 1 Fort Folk. La , is staffotograph-
cr and ad man
The 1962 news and advertising
1 oners brought The Herald full
(y< le in all - round newspaper
performance
Feature editor Lloyd Albertson
won a place in the finals of the
Texas Railroad As-ik iation's 1961’s
feature contest vying against both
d.-uiv and weekly competition His
feature appeared in The Herald's
i960 Centennial Edition
In 1959. The Herald was cited
as Central Texas leading weekly
newspaper in soil conservation cov-
erage And Herald editorials won
fourth place in 1958 Texas Fress
Association judging
Deadline Set
For FB Contest
Milan County Farm Bureau of
finals have set July 2 for the
deadline for entering the Milam
County Farm Bureau Senior and
Junior Queen Contest.
Five girls have entered the sen-
ior contest with six entering the
junior contest
Fntrv blanks may Ire secured
at the Farm Bureau office in Cam-
eron. The Senior contest will be
County. District, State and Nat-
ional. age 16 to 22 years. Conte-
tant must live in the same house-
hold with a member of the Milam
County Farm Bureau
Entering the Senior contest are
Hannah Sue Morgan, daughter of
Mr and Mrs T. T Morgan of
Milano; Katherine Ottmer. dau-
ghter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ott-
mer. Rt 1. Buckholts Judy Marie
Westbrook, daughter 01 Mr and
Mrs. L. M Westbrook. Rt 3.
Cameron: Janet Carol Jekel, dau-
ghter of Mr and Mrs Frank Jekel,
Rt 4. Cameron and Carole Brown
daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe
Brown of Rt 3. Rockdale
The Junior Contest will be coun-
ty only, ages 3 to 6 years Cont-
estants must live in same house-
hold with a member of tne Milam
County Farm Bureau
Winner in the Junior Contest will
receive a Registered Black Angus
Calf that is being donated by Mr.
ai d Mrs ......... Ferry of II, .
dale. Both Senior and Junior con-
test w ill be held 8 p. m July 12 in
the Fellow ship Hall of t e f it t
Methodist Church in Cameron
Those entering the junior contest
are Robin Kay McQuary, daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Sidney McQuary
of Thorndale. Nanette Noack. dau
ghter of Mr and Mrs Leon Noack
of Rockdale, Brenda K Burnett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Griffin
Burnett. Cameron Mary Lee Gra-
ham. daughter of Mr and Mrs
Billy C. Graham. Rt 2, Thorndale
Linda Kaye Hughes daughter of
Mr. and Mrs I N Hugnes of
Cameron: and Kerry Ann McCall,
daughter of Mr and Mrs C D
McCall, Rt 2. Cameron
Mrs Berenice Charles is serv-
ing as Chairman, with Mrs W A
Conn of Thorndale. Mrs Edwin
Lehmann of Buckholts and Mrs
A T Swanzy of Burlington on her
committee
meet July 11.
The regular meeting of Cameron
Rotary next week will be cancelled
because of t .e July 4th holiday.
Wayne Wieser. outgoing presi-
dent. will be vice - president and
John Andres will continue as sec-
retary of the Club. Treasurer is
Lester Williams
New directors are Club service,
the Rev Eugene Strickland; vocat
ional service. Charlie Burke com-
munity service. Raymond Adams;
international service. Judge \V. C
Wallace; and bulletin committee,
Frank M. Luecke.
President - elect Kestenbaum
gave a brief report on classificat-
ions in the meeting Wednesday.
News (.'overage Cited
Herald Wins 2nd Prize
Dana Kestenbaum
. . . Rotary Prexy
The Cameron Herald has won
second place in news writing for
Texas weeklies ii towns of 3..>K)
to 6.00.1 population
Announcement of the award ca-
me Saturday during the annual
Texas Fress Association convention
at Corpus Christ 1
First place winner in news was
t e Fast Texas wecklv The Rusk
Cherokceon Third went to the Ple-
asanton Express which also won
t o division's sweepstakes award
The Herald was among 10 Texas
newspapers to win editorial honors
in 1962 judging of medium size
weeklies
Anri it was tie second time this
year The Herald drew publication
h< nor - The Herald's advertising
department was cited by Lewis
Shoe Stores, of Waco for as
s sting that retail shoe chain in
winning second place in National
Brand Names competition in May
< EKTIFH ATE AWARDED
Newv entries bringing Ttie Hct
aid t e certificate 01 award in
eluded the staff's 5,000 word cov-
erage of Cameron's care of Hurri-
cane Carla victims in September
1or/T cti rinc V*btlff
STAKE EFFORT
This news award commends
The Herald's staff performance
throughout the wide demands of
modern journalism." Publisher Fr-
ank Luecke said It speaks well
for the talent and pcrservance of
dedicated people who continue to
bring in honors of all kinds for
t micron 103 - year - old week-
ly.
"Cameron itself i> due plaudits
for its support of The Herald,”
Luecke noted "Herald advertisers
have made it possible to publish
more color advertising in 1960 61
than any similar - size Southwest-
ern weekly and to produce a num-
ber of graduate, political and holi-
day sections which brought recog-
nition from rev. spa per re..d-’rs
throughout Texas '
"We are equally proud of the
office and production staff who
must accomodate the rush of chan-
ges necessary to do this kind of
joti,” he said
Eighty - eight of the 5T0 weekly
and semi - weekly newspapers of
Texas entered the 1962 Texas Press
competition Forty four of them
won awards Saturday in news,
editorials, pictures, columns and
general appearance.
day at 10 a. m. and the winner will be
announced 7:30 p. m. Saturday at the
Horse Show in Wilson Ledbetter Lark.
Deadline for entering the contest is .Ju-
ly 1. Other entries are Pam Green, Ger-
ry Zotz, Lunette Laffere, Mary Alice
Duncum and Suzanne Lippman.
One of Lie attractiins of West-
ern Week will he a variety mus-
ical and street dance, Chamber
officials announced today.
Master of ceremonies will be
“Uncle Henry Shod," who will in-
troduce local talent including:
The Nomads instrumental group,
Don Edmonds and his guitar, Mrs.
Mona Zotz, yodeler, and Joe Lee
Heitman at the piano.
Members of the Nomads are:
Charles Schuhsler, Roy Wohleb,
Wally Short, Roy Woods and Tom
Moody.
The variety show will begin at
7:30 p ni Friday, July 6, on tiie
vvi st side of the Courthouse Square,
side nearest the star attraction,
the "Saloon."
A street dance is expected to
shape up as well as community
singing. Members of the Cameron
Couples Club, sponsors of the ev-
ent in co - operation with the
Cameron Chamber, will be tend-
ing bar at the "sale,on” where
sots of soda pop "whiskey" will
be served.
"Uncle Shod" from Radio KMIL
will introduce the local talent and
tl"‘ eight queen candidates.
Funeral Kites For
Mrs. Fahrendorf
Help Cameron, Milam
County Grow!
VOL. DLL NO. II
All Department**: OX 7-1071
( A ME RON,' MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY.JUNE 28. 1962
12 PAGES TODAY
Here’s City’s WW List:
From Parade To Twist
F ;::LOTV' Firemen;st1°0"''
I * Guns-- The Works
Local Celebrities
To Appear During*
»V W Variety Show
Dairy Will Hold
Open House Here
Elm Creek Farm, the new dairy
operation northwest of Cameron,
is holding an open house for tile
public 2 p. m. Friday.
The new' dairy farm is located
about two miles northwest of Ca-
meron. just off the Cameron-\ ar-
relton farm - to - market road.
Signs will direct the route to the
farm.
Owned by J. K. Stuart, of Bar-
tow, Florida, the dairy form has
been in operation since March 22
The herd consists of about 359 re-
gistered Jerseys and grade Hois-
teins. The Jerseys were trucked
to Cameron from Florida where
Stuart had a similar operation.
A short program will tie held at
I e "milk parlor", the main build
II „ of tne new operation, Manager
(! F Dunston said. A large tent
will be available to shade visitors
from the sun or inclement weather.
Refreshments of dairy products
will be served visitors during the
open house Irom 2 p. m. Friday
The dairy operation is centered
around the 7,204> - square - foot"
"milk parlor ". Nearby are a large
calf barn, implement shed and sev-
eral bull barns.
Milking is by automatic equip-
ment. the first of its kind in the
Southwest. Cows are milked and
fed in about lour minutes each,
approaching and leaving the milk
stanchions through a system of
walkways formed by railings
The group of buildings is sit-
uated on a clearing of about 10
acres,
The
offices for the operation, including
an office for records and a milk
testing laboratory On the main
floor is also a large room where
a storage tank receives the milk
thourgh pipes from the milk-
ing area. Tne milk is picked up
every other day and shipped by-
tank truck tr, Houston.
The operation includes its own
water filtration plant, disposal sys-
tem and storage facilities for au-
tomatic feeding.
Funeral services for Mrs Fritz
( Fahrendorf will be held at 10
a. in. Thursday at St. Monica's
Catholic Church. She had been in
Si erivvarris Hospital for several
months.
The Rev. John Geiser will offic-
iate and burial will be in Oak
Hill Cemetery Rosary will be re-
cited at ii p. in Wednesday at
the Marek - Burns Funeral Home.
Mrs. Fahrendorf. the former
Clara Sedelmeyer. was born in Er-
ie, Pa., and had lived in Cameron
since 1911. She was the wife of
Fritz ('. Fahrendorf. cotton broker
and former stock holder of the
Cameron Herald, who preceded
her in death several years ago.
Survivors are two nephews who
live in Pennsylvania.
Pallbearers will be P W. Davis,
Fete Susik. J. ('. Andres. E I.
Humble.
Dana Kestenbaum
To Head Rotary;
Officers Announeed
Dana Kestenbaum will be pre-
sident of a new slate of 1962 - 63
officers when Cameron Rotarians
Dunston reported.
The "milk parlor also houses (jarland Lawrence and Don
WW QUEEN CANDIDATES - Billie
Burke, Sandra Fuller and Yigrinia Cum-
mings admire the trophy to be won by
Miss Western Week during the three
day celebration in Cameron, The can-
didates will be judged on beauty, poise,
western attire and participation Satur-
103
By I ML
POINTS OF INTEREST - Driv-
ing down the current paving pro-
ject on US 77 - SH 36 East, we
noted the large number of trucks
carrying asphalt to the grading
machine along tne road.
And we wondered: Seems like
a lot of trucks on the job.'
It didn’t take long to “back
truck" and find at least eight
dumptrucks carrying asphalt from
about 30 freight - car - loads of
the stuff at the Santa Fe Siding.
We wondered further: "That - a
lot of asphalt."
Then a thunder shower came up,
stopped the work. The trucks trail-
ed to a parking line. Business pick-
ed up about town. One truck stop
1 ed to get a flat fixed ()t tet ;■ t
ing equipment was being repaired
at a blacksmith shop. It was g'ori
business.
The trucks had been parked in
a line Tuesday night at the Milam
Courthouse. They all have drivers,
who are staying somewhere and
eating somewhere. And the trucks
get hungry too and require gaso-
line. among other tilings
Finally, we wondered: “How-
much mere traffic will come thr
ou h Cameron when that project
is completed ar.d the road from
Ro< /.dale to the L e County line and
the road from Cameron to Falls
County are finished sometime this
year? How many more groceries,
gasoline, motel rooms, restaurant
meals, western hats. beer, soda
pop. antiques, will be required by
tourists1’
Then "You know, that road does
go two ways after all."
( ivies ( lass Hears
Alcoa Man Speak
Ralph Nichols public relations
manager at Alcoa Plant in Rock-
dale. spoke to the Yoe High Sum-
mer School Civics Class Tuesday.
Nichols presented a talk on tne
personnel, management and labor
operations at Alcoa. His talk in-
cluded expan-ion of Alcoa plants
over the Nation.
He discussed the oroceas by
which lignite is used as a fuei to
the final making of Aluminum
which involves several interesting
processes
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Luecke, Frank M. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1962, newspaper, June 28, 1962; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577984/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.