The Cameron Herald from Cameron, Texas • Page 1

VOLUME NUMBER 79. CAMERON, COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY I. 1089. TEN PAGES TODAY NUMBER 3. BAND GETS NATIONAL HONORS $21,131 IN SAVING 1 Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau announced this week that total sales of Savings Bonds through March 31, aggregated in ma turity value, more than 2,437,108, 850, and that purchases have been made by approximately 1,564.008 investors.

Phe total represents age purchases of $1.957,525 for each business day since March 1, 19.15, when these bonds were first placed on Deducting bonds redeem the maturity of Savings Bonds outhtanding on March 31, 1939, was approximatly $2,206,008,900. The total maturity value of for the calendar year 1938 was $707,281,650, an average pur- ehase for each business day of last of $2,334,300. States Savings Bonds ales at Cameron office, including post office and mail order sales for 1938 were $21,131.25. Calumet, Michigan, leads the -erond class post offices, with a cash purchase of Approximately post offices throughout the county sell United States Savings Bonds. Regional re ports as to annual purchases at each of these offices and mail order pur- hases originating in their respective territories are being forwarded 4o ihe postmasters concerned.

Bonds may be purchased direct by mail from the Department at Washington, D. or at the local postoffice. CIVIL DOCKET FOR MAY TERM OF COURT Civil cases on the docket for the May term of district court are as follows: May 2, Bankston vs. Sinclair Oil A. Refining Company; May 22, Taylor vs.

Shuffield, case to be reset by agreement; May 20. naturalization tffier for federal government to consider all applications for naturalization papers; May 29. Baird vs Mills; June 5, Gramm vs Coffield: also Newton vs Mondrik; 12 Fletcher vs Hartford Accident In-ur- Company. EPISCOPAL CIH RCII Sunday, May 7th, Morning Pi aver and Sermon at 9:30 a. m.

Rita Frances Reid Gets Bitr Hand as Newest Noted Arrival Rita France- Reid is most prominent recent born the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Reid at the Cameron hospital on Tuesday, May 2. The arrival of Rita Frances brought to the happy parents congratulations from thousands of friends throughout the city and this section of the state. The baby weigh ed six and one-half pounds and i with her mother and happiness is the order of the day in the Reid home. The mother i- the former Miss Kplen, from one of the prominent pioneer families of Cameron and the father is the son of Mr. and Mis.

F. F. Reid, a brothel to Phillip; Reid, former cashier of the Citizen- National Bank and represents widely known and influential Cam cron family. Mr. Reid is a traveling salesman out of Cameron and Mrs.

Reid hold a position in the local postal service where she has served number of years Father Speaking Dates Are Many in May Father Tom popular priest of St. Parish at Burlington will be a very busy man during the next few weeks While in Cameron Wednesday he visited the office of the Herald and it was learned that on Friday night, May 5, he will deliver an address at Ad Hall for the graduation exercises of the seventh grade. On May 12, he will address tin- graduating class of school of nursing at Cameron hospital. On the 20th of May he will go to Westphalia to assist in a program in which Rev. Gottschalk will observe his first mass.

On May 25 he will go Palestine to deliver the commence merit address to graduates from Sacred Heart Academy, KRON IN BROWMAST On each Monday and Friday, for tin next four weeks, station KTSA Sain Antonio will give a salute to Cameron. The Monday broadcast will be at 6:45 a. m. and the Friday broadcast will be at 7:15 a. it announced Wednesday by W.

F. Paden manager of the Cameron Chamber of Commerce. PROTEST PLANNED OVER MING SHERIFFS 0rnnr A wide general protest is under way through efforts of local citizens who are asking commission court to repeal its recent motion by which it seeks to move the office of the sheriff to the second floor and the office of the county superintendent to the first floor of the building. The move contemplates an exchange of office Space by the two departments. A large number of petitions have been -ent out over the county seeking to prevent the move.

Some time ago a delegation be fore the court and asked that the of fice I moved down stairs, Mem Jack Watkins, ly a resident of Thorndule was in district court at Madisonville Tuesday under the habitual criminal act and received lifetime sentence in the penitentiary. Watkins was convicted here in on a burglary charge and given a penitentiary sentence. Auain in 1935 he faced eleven chaiges and was sentenced to prison. Deputy Sheriffs Dan Gunn and Clarence McCall, Constable B. Bailey and Will Vaughn appeared witnesses in the case.

Poultry Farm to (iet Publicity The first important response to the proposed publicity cam paign for an poultry production in Milam county came this when Frank McGregor who li e-, nine miles south Cameron in ibi ice community invited the pt 1 1 bis poultry farm. ii ha accepted i Mr. iregor will soon II his fi aders of Mr Me-. Billy Trigg.s at the First eitv Sundav. Rankin)? Texas Pythia ns Visit in Camcntn THEO YARUKOURH of Weatherford, Keeper of Records and Seal BARL MS EL of Superintendent Texia- Pythian Home of dclegation pomted out manv jH'ople visi of superintetiilent ami are required to go up tair to second floor.

It was also pointed out that transporting large ship ments books to seeond floor ts iti' a problem. Those who advocate exehange of office cation of departments also that office if oli floor, woiild convcnient to and offices of jmlge and districi at torney. I radition vere play mg a pruni ncnt part protest as movement point (Tuni to page 5) New Pastor II ere Yoe High School band returned to jimeroti from Saturday iiftei competing in the National Band Thursday, Finlay and Saturday. Ihe home a full- National champion, having in the playing, sight and him; am! having highest rating of first in of these rompt't it ions. This means that name of the DP High Sch ill placed in the highest bracket of bands in the States, which is a unusual for a town as mall as Cameron The National Contest is high and last tition to each year nation, and a hand winning a fust division rating lias done all it can for year, and is automatically for Na contest of following year without any compel i ions.

Further hotmrs coming to the ron bam! art a follow- David Wade, twirling major, 1 division; phine Newton, oboe so loist, 1st division; trio of 1 11 amiy Baskin, Lucille and France: Hrogdon, 1st division; are all National champions. ditioiial winners Willard Skelton, trombone 2ml Doris New ton, soloist, 2nd vision; Jim Baskin, oloist, division; woodwim! of Doris Newton, Josephine Maxine Akers, Inez. Slaughtei and Julian Ba kin. division; Gtady Baskin, soloi Ba kin, trombone soloist, division; Sam Bill Law, bass soloist, ord division. Thu i omplcted most cessful yeai in history of Yea High band, having won first and forty in this years contents, ami having made no band rating lower than fu i ion in the last years of contest participation.

SAM HOUSTON SCREEN FIGURE IN TEX A STOR REV. New pa tot F'irst Baptr Church who arrived in this city Monday afternoon. Rev, Cloyd was a glicht of the Cameron Rotary at noon (J Inch (enetipede )n Display at Herald Office A giant tile if in this section wa: I rald on 1 II I largrove, The appear to be about -ix in arai ha 11 a hi all In- largest brougb I i 11 ches in pla The pi when thi of fie tained insect, than they are commonly belived i adly, is littb Houston battle of San stilline that face a con tin.i tory Bevo lnt tori ami huibling imitili of i background of ifliun t.hat In ine to aiut'ioii Iheat re Wednes- day alai Thursilay, May in and 11 i Man of 'ompa Stanley Swift, of The tia thi- greti en and briugtfig it ot pa tun to in this tnm xa fot fu I Ile publu million io tag'- thi i tory li! Moli tori and stirrim; I. B.WHITE HEADS CLUR HERE in which I i to hearta of van It is reputed to I t.h«î hi drama ever filmed A rneiica. Kichatd Dix play tin roll ot Sain lion ton i Andrew Jackson, the friend Sam 11 on.stori Among in this great picture is this fall of Alamo and battle of an Jacinto have ri in realistic fighting that re- tilted the of Texas am! the creation a nation tie rn hemisphere.

Mr Swift could riot book this pic- i at tin week but It on fu I opportunity and is taking it on May 10 and JOHN M'LERRAN i i v. not pi pec I a ht to arid no I he fimling of tropical to a of more foot, fact that to be J. I'. White, and amei Kotarv ami id W. T.

Ciehurm Pythian in 1J They have known fie of without any bar-rnful If pre against flesh they po ion i brougb many I. M. IN IHE FM WEST addr- on seen by i of VS i a Yourur W. A Mon I i Pythinanism as seen by an Older iven by W. Bradbury, a director the Pythian Home Trigg.

2(H) Attend Open Hou se Meeting of Pyfhians Here jte than two hundred members and guests enjoyed open house Friday night with Milam Lodge No. 12b Knights of Pythias entertaining. The guest list included Texas Grand Chancellor, Weylon'C. Frasier of Waco other high ranking Pythian Offi iab. The local lodge Waco, Grand and at Weatherford.

R. Cb tv Dai mn artd to the we. inaui: Pvt hie? nd of promani, plO! recently completed arrangement of new Castie ilali and the reception Friday night saw the largest attendance at any Pythian meeting ameron in recent years. W. G.

Gillis was master of cere- i monies and the program includiMi an V. Va Mrs. ey ion 11 asiej oruogh oi ea aertoru, tiiand I ed or Records and Seal; North of Waxahachie, Grand Outer Guard; W. T. Bradbury of Cleburne, DirecUir of Pythain Home; Dr.

Wr C. Loftin of Waco, Chancellor Commander Lodgi No. 484; E. Waeo, Prolat.e of Wraco Lodge -1H1 and hi wife, Mrs E. C.

i Mi of Tempie, and Hon. Ct of Waco, former smati of this districi, presf-ntittion of sixty Dia Jubilee to new i b-Ts who bave thi- year. The hy John llay- i I Chanci llor of Mi bi.n Lodge. of crean and during an ii under refri shment Botai tali iiere oi; Wednesday, Aprii said good bye to their rnost active rnernbers. He i John M.

Coplcy goe to Seattle, Wa to a with Oi 1 Company a- a in labr.it op le Cameron late Morsila, for i- homo far west. Mi Copley was one among 1 Cameron business-men to i iv.t need for a Rotary Cameron and although he a barter a Herald wa Cameron Club on Wedm day, April wit! on July I I ti'lei tei of a mot ion and pa by the toi Di 1 i fol I Swift vu i i 1 In hi pt ident automatically be pre- of club. of officers wa hell following tlie tors at the noon day luncheon hour. following i i in addition to aient and pre ab ut John Andre.s wa am! P. Itavis wa? elected Her geant at Arms, Board Director i a f(f lows Cox, Blake, John C.

Andres, Davis, Dr. Clifford wift, .1 and Niley Smith, the later being new member to the Board of Direc tors In the Rotary Club office) John li McLcrran, HI year old pioi-t i re idem hi at tl Wedm-sday niornmg, May 1 la rr.m v. preparing break a am! Inith had as a few bet ore die nor meal. Mr McLerran ed a de ire down and a ionuer but got up from hiH am! to make his way to a chair room. He fell to floor whih attempting mak0! hi way to a chair in the room hitting hi ru'ht against a rocker of the chair.

Mr McLer ran attracted by noise rushed into the room and found him, il to son, Lerran, wh (Turn to page 10) tort ele Board Direc flub not mernlx-r of club iri irm-ron in Mi nd in Mrs. com pa Dull llou nied the early stages of first, of ht organization. Mr. Copley has been a prescription druggist at the New Cameron Drug Trice, a- Mr Cottle Youritf pent the week her aunt, Strei man was ae In ton by is I id her in Cameron school; and Mi Stidham and Mary Ellen Mrs. committee, composed of Ray Burke, Company here for several year G.

Cox and W. A Bonds. I (Turn to page 7) Kirkman and family of A shopped in Cameron afternoon. Kupper and Dance Burlington May A to followed by i Bm Monday May ha- announced by atin-; imi. for St.

supper will at six in and 1 continue ti I -di i avt -rvi-d, a dame will he A number of ket have en orilered printed for upper now on The pubiii is cordially to at- i temi this supper and dance and to enjoy tlu- hospitality of St Parish in Burlington..