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ilMR V- i i-iVicc OX 8066 'All Milam County Reads The Herald The Cameron Herald Newsstand Price 10c opy than 5c per copy When You Subscribe Hy The ea $2.50 VOL. 102. NO. 29 gmiiMHiuwHiimiiioitMiiiiiHtuuHmiimutiHtiiiiiMtJtm 1 This Is 102 By FML Have you observed, or more fortunately, overheard a conversation between two year wizened elderly people. The most interesting thing about such a conversation Is not so much what is said as what is not said Lona experience teaches them an intuitive understanding of the intricacies of a problem.

They go riuH to the jmint If their meeting is of a more casual nature, the ease with which they events of muiual experience is a delig. 1 to behold. ft is a long time ia ccmm. this understanding, more often called wisenc ss. I' ornes with Ion hard experience 102 102 Antwone Domino, a nan of some familiarity to the hep set was in town last week.

He is more commonly as Fats Domino, the rock roll pianist sometime singer that is, if you consider it possible to sing rock roll It is exceedingly difficult for anyone to feel any concern over the apparent death of rock n' roll And the beatniks of a year or past are finally identified for what they are a bunch of deadbeats whose escape from life became the new conformity pattern of recent years CAMERON, Ml I.AM COUNTY TEX AST OCTOBER. 2. 1901 10 PAGES TODAY YOUR NEWSPAPER limtagr of 43 Frontier of Freedom Laneport Among Texas Dam Plans Mrs. Baker Dies Final Rites At Rice Cemetery uneral Tue Herald To Cit Newspaper The Herald pauses to cite Nat lonal newspaper week October of a community to bring together 15 21, an annual observance, the viewpoints of thousauds of This Milam County newspaper, people and attempt to reflcet and in its lOfrd year, invites readers, interpret the patter advertisers, children and life in th were held 2 30 day for Mrs. LuElla Baker.

77, who died at her home the Marlow Community Monday at 5:45 m. The Rev, Joe Thielepape officiated at the Rice Church services with burial in Rice Cemetery. Born in Milam County January 29, 1384, tie lived here all her life. Survivors are four sons, Clyde Harris Baker of Spice Wood. Henry Davidson Baker of College Station.

John W. Baker of Cameron and John F. Cochran of Cameron: one sister Jeff Foshea of Carn- In an era of dying eron; nino grand children and 8 tves cause to p. nder the course Wallace Bros. Circus will bring great grandchildren their all new gigantic circus tent Marek Burns Funeral Home in to Cameron on Thursday October charge of arrangements.

26 ror two full and complete person umtvs, afternoon and evening at 4 and 8 p. m. under the spon- Fre Dept. To Sponsor Circus W00k On October 26 of complex 196 Vs everyone to visit The Herald or All the newspaper under- of'the Cameron Volunteer some newspaper during the next takes, all the whiie seeking to be a week. stabilizing factor in a world caught In a day of electronic magic, at ire with speed and indecision and rrutrn urv 1 oer canvas since Ringling Bros of television wor.der, of minute- change.

announced the end of oi recent years. by minute reports, the newspaper National Newspaper Week is ano- lrl in Fats Domino has done pretty still carries the basic responsibility ther week, one of 52 The Herald Three Circus is all well on his records and personal of Reporting the news. is another newspaper, one of 9.COO new Funeral Rites Held Wednesday For Mrs. Coward Drive Kaput! No '61 NM Fund The North Milam United Fund will not conduct a drive this fall, according to of the Fund Board. said that the Hoard was unable to locate anyone who would take responsibility for the North Milam Fund drive this year.

The seven participating organizations were to be advised that they would be able to conduct their own drives in the Cameron area this year. Officials said that a complete reorganization program will be held this winter for a new drive next year. The United Fund effort in North Milam County has encountered difficulty in reaching its goal in the past five years. Last year's goal was $11,500. Contributions and pledges totaled $5,998.53 through October 1.

Pledges made last fall will continue to be billed quarterly or monthly through this year since the I 960 pledge was for the year 1961. Participating agencies are: Red Cross, Salvation Army. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Area Charities, Cameron Library, Texas United Fund. Administrative ex- also were paid from contributions. pensa appearance But as hu bankroll Tl ed word keeps its auth- weeklies and 1.200 dailies canvas wa8 a went up.

the pop music industry only. I' S. Only year, makins went down. Is it any wonder why? Turn the were 10,000 weeklies and l.aOO dad pages of the Herald You find 102 102 102 Ien8 of thousands 01 (acts each The movement of modern time. Attitudes are changing about the issue: Who was horn, who died; takes its to Perhaps that is rea- teaching of communism in public what the Council, the School Board.

enough to nave a Nevvspapei schools. It is curious that we have tne Courts did; who visited; who Perhaps that is reason to mellou to some sort of mish- bowled or golfed the best game, enough to visit The Herald or some mash of half patriotism before And many others we realize that we have coddled And you save. Herald ads are ourselves to sleep. the marketplace oi Milam County, Finally, some sort of appraisal saving you many times the cost of of communism's goals and ambit- a subscription. ions is forthcoming in public sch- a newspaper does even more ools.

Communism had to come of it is about the only medium that age before we would allow it. Had we learned of this sinister system 25 years ago. had we been warned John HendcrsOIt, Jr. as we were about facism, there would be fewer concessions in Europe, Asia and The Western Hem lUStSllS now. blue Mrs Morris Coward died 11:15 full year in the nl Monday night in a Cameron Hospital following a brief illness In addition to the allurement She was horn Aug.

5. 1915 in to young and old of seeing the Milam County, She was 46 years circus city rise on a vacant lot old. early in the morning, Wallace Mrs. Coward, a teacher at Ada Bros. Circus, for this their 1961 Henderson School, was a member dition.

presents three rings erf old of thc lexas State Association newspaper next week and find out entertainment, with ju- Services were held 3 p. Weda little bit more about the tumblers, clowns, aerial nesday in the Marlow Baptist Chu- acts, wire walking wonders and rch the Rev. A McGregor 10 trained animal acts; including of and Rev Haker dogs, ponies monkeys, bears, ch- of Caldwell officiating, lmpanzees, high school horses and Survivors are her husband, Mor- featurmg The nstiani Family, rjs Coward of Cameron; one son, world foremost bareback riders Ray 0f Cameron, one daughter. The sponsor and the circus man- LaTrelle Coward of Cameron; 2 agement emphasize that the brothers, Lawrence Harris of Cam ed word YOU aro Invited to visit The Herald next week October 15-22. Service Held PIT 1 lace Bors 3 circus eron and Julian Harris of Waco; dow facings and the surfaces, in rfir JOP I OTTIilSCk clean entertainment for the entire ont, sister.

Mrs Olie Short of Cam- stalling electrical fixtures and om family, and guarantee that there prnn or two pieces of equipment, in Newton Hospital Nears Completion The new Newton Memorial Hos- Cost of the new budding is pital. under construction for al- plait'd at about $295,000 but when most a year, is rapidly nearing completely the hospital completion, and workmen this week plant is estimated to reach a flg- were engaged in finishing details ure of well over $400.000 of the interior of the building. None of the equipment Floors were laid in the structure been installed and is awaiting corn- several weeks ago and the installa- pletion of the budding tion of the ceiling also was com- Martin Semands, of Con pleted recently, roe, is the contractor for the hos- The construction crew this week pital building, was busy painting door and win- We hope the instruction rea- a fistic, balanced and in time A lot rlOflOr of progressive, your own- family, and guarantee umi inv1 cron Funeral services will be held at are no games of chance or gambl- Marek 2 30 p. Thursday for Joe ing uevices of any kind carried asek, 69. with the show.

Tomasek, a retired city emplo- Tickets are on sale now from Members of the Yoe High School m- Tuesday at any member of the Fire Depart- Burns Funeral Home eluding a dishwasher in the hos- was in charge of arrangements kitchen haS Pr0dUCCd National' 'were ins- St. Edwards Hospital, lie was horn ment. 1 tailed by visiting speaker, John August 28. 1892 and lived in (am- Henderson at an assembly held years. Thursday morning.

Kev. John Baletka will offi- Henderson, a local lawyer, and from the Buckholts Brethren illlfll Test Wt'll graduate of Yoe High School and hurch in Buckholts with burial in the University of Texas, said a few Corinth Cemetery. words to the student body. He stre- Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ma- Drilling Ahead ssed the importance of scholastic Tomasek ot Cameron; one son achievement and said that the hon- Marvin Tomasek of Cameron; one or students should be proud to be- daughter.

Mrs C. Hunt of Hous long to the National Honor Society, ton; three Charhe The Houston oklahoma 0il Lannette Laffere introduced the Temple, Julius Tomasek Cnmnaitv No Dr and their pare- oj and Fred Tomasek of MUam new shallow nts to the student body. Ret)- Houston; om sistir, Mrs. Minmt Hrilleci ahead earlv this week of Texas. Tuesday night had 200 ecca Harden, new president, made Houghtolben of Houston, one grand- afler encounterin8 trouble and de- Quarterback Clubbers and Yoe closing remarks at the end of the and one great grandchild.

layg from breakdowns football players roaring with laugh assembly. Jerald I nderwood, HS ter during a speech about his per- principal, introduced Henderson Gilstrap Speaks To Record Crowd At QB Barbecue H. C. Gilstrap, athle tic staff member at the University Dennis Vvhirat, 8 Dies In Temple, Services Friday CiKTS MAJOIt PROJECT FOR APPROVAL A S. Study Commission Monday turned over to Gov Price Daniel a $3 billion plan for developing the water resources of Texas, including Laneport Reservoir just west of San Gabriel The Laneport projec long a key dam project recommended by the Brazos River Authority, was among nine priority projects recommended for construction by 1975.

I he report, alleled in Texas water resource development history, urged a gigantic 50 year program to develop 62 percent of Texas' water resources. The announcement came earlier this week in the Waco News- Tribune BRAZOS BIGGEST A former president of the Brazos River Authority. Kulzen, now a member of the V. S. Study Commission, was quoted by the Waco newspaper, saying that the report demonstrates that the Brazos watershed is not only the largest of the six basins covered by the water study but is heart of tho Texas water supply problem." The study covered the eight major river basins within the state in their entirety: the Neches.

Trinity, San Jacinto. Brazos. Colorado, Guadalupe, San Antonio and the Nueces. The Laneport project, in the surveying and planning stages for years, was listed among nine priority Brazos River projects. None "equipment has yet are Seymour.

Mdlers Creek. heechi Creek. Stdlhouse Hollow. North San Gabriel, Somerville, Millican and W'ayland Crossing. TRANSPORT PROJECT The Laneport project is planned to have 212.800 acre feet of conservation storage.

116,300 acre feet flood control, 329,000 acre feet total capacity. It would cost $24.470.000, including interest on bonds. The North San Gabriel project, expected to be a $20 million project, recommended after a meeting of interested parties in Georgtown three years ago about Lack Of Leaders Will Force Girl Located on a site just north of the present hospital, the new build- mg is one story, of masonry and ScOlltS I DlSbaiUl brick construction, and is ultramodern in design The executive board of the Cam- the prospects of using the Lane- is in the form of a cross; eron Girl Scout Association announ- port site. Engineers agreed to re- three of its wings are occupied by ted this week that Girl Scouts in survey both areas, wards and private rooms for pat- Cameron would be discontinued Laneport is actually in Bell ients, and in the other are the due to a lack of volunteer adult County, but only about eight miles operating rooms, receiving rooms, leaders for Girl Scout and Brow- west of San Gabriel, the nearest offices and quarters for the hos- me troops. Milam County community Funeral services were held 2 pital staif Mrs.

Lester Williams, girl scout The Stillhouse Hollow dam is To 1,400 Feet New National Honor Society of- Graduate be drilled to about Hio feet. The well reportedly was drilling Temple ofliclated from the Marek- below feet It scheduled to Survivors are his parents; his grand parents. Mr and Mrs. O. Richter of Buckholts; brothers.

Alof Ft cation of the test is about 3 and 01 in birt'ol Temple: Raymond the Griffin Chapel Wor(h. o( has been moved in on Milam don of Temple newest wildcat, the Alps Also sisters Mrs Florence Gom No 1 sonal coaching experiences. He was the main spaker at the Kcers are Rebecca Harden, annual Cameron Quarterback Club sident; Phillip Hubnik, vice presi barbecue for YHS gridders at the dent; Betty Kestenbaum, secret- amp CC 1 Uiiip Methodist Fellowship Hall. ary; Margaret Nance, reporter In a half hour talk spiced with handle Russell, treasurer and Ja- Robert L. Ellett is now associat- ly anecdotes about recruiting players Anderle, parliamentarian.

ed with the law firm of Camp and for the University, the former Shr- Seniors members are: Karen Camp. A native of Austin, he holds Company iner Institute coach praised foot- Adams, James Edwards, Ther- his Bachelor of Arts and LLB de- located four and one-hi ball as a means to learn how to esa Koranek, Lanette Laffere, Suz- grees from the University of Texas, southeast of take the knocks and the bruises onne Lippman, Martha Mayer. Jo- Ellett served with the Army for was not started on that are a part of life. Vco Smalley, Doris Trdy and Gwe- three years and was stationed in The Ray Woods is at last rejiort Belton, Mrs Geneva Jackson He was introducd by John Hen ndolyn Zawadzke. Germany.

He is married and has permitted to feet and is a Temple and derson, Jr Quarterback President Others are Billy Burke, Peggy one son, Mark, ti The Elletts are Navarro try. It is located on a of Temple. Dr, Robert Titsworth welcomed Schiller. Carol Ann Crook. Merlin temporarily living with Mrs.

Stan- Ml acre lease in the James the crowd of club members, team Zelisko. ley Hughes in Cameron Welch Survey. player fathers and YHS gridders. And he extended appreciation to the committee preparing the barbecue chicken dinner. p.

m. Friday for Dennis Vybiral it will be completely air condit- camp director, said that more than ready in advanced stages of plan- 100 Cameron area girls had ex- ning, officials point out. Federal pressed an interest in the Girl appropriations have already been Scout program, but attempts to made to extend surveying and pla- find volunteer leaders were unsuc- nning operations cessful. Only 3 troops were able Construction of the proposed dams to secure leaders, would give Central Texas nine re- She addl'd that the decision to and 5ix dams discontinue Girl Scouts based "f'-800 on thc fact that $1200 must be feet of water ami l.919.000 acre eet has FFA sweetheart sent to girt scout area council in pnmanly for hydroelec- for the Mi 62 year. Austin to provide training for local Officers elected at a recent meet- volunteers to become qualified lea- age 8.

He died in his Temple home ioned October 4 Born December 19, 1962, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vybiral of Temple. The Rev. Raymond Sehiellieser of the First Lutheran Church of Linda Ruth Tucker Named Sweetheart Miss Linda Ruth Tucker, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs Ray Tucker, ti oi i. jnd Wei- Yoe FFA were ders and for literature necessary ident, James Parker; vice pro to the Girl Scout program, and Louis Rozner; secretary that this large amount taken from 1 1 treasurer Carl Gro- tht sdient, 0f win repr Martha Vybiral competition against 19 other js shown by adult volunteers in schools. I he winner of this title Cameron, troops will be organized will compete for area sweetheart and local scouts could re affiliate and go on to state competition, with the area office in Austin. Co. Finalizing Plans William Shedy, Buried Tuesday Here Funeral serv ices were held Tues- I lie advanced party of Company return home at night until new or- RESERVISTS JOIN (jay a for wdli im Shedy Lions Hear lty Sec.

Milam's National Guard contri- ders are issued. Capt Terry said that reservists bution to the Cold War effort, will What will the unit do while they from Emergency Control Groups fjorn Chechoslovakia leave Cameron next Wednesday for await transport to Fort will report to Fort Polk October 8, 1876, he died in a Houston Prevention Fort La- The first day of duty scems l-vP- 29 to bring companies of the Third hospital He was a retired farmer The main body of the Company Army. Medium Tank Battalion up to str- j()hn Geiser and Rev Cameron City Secretary J. C. will join other segments of the It reads 8 a.

m. Physical train- ength. The present total of 66 men Alfred Kallus officiated at the ser- Andres discussed fire prevention Third Medium Tank Battalion at ing; 8:25 a. m. Drill it Ceremon- will be raised to full strength of vjces held from the St Monica's and the major causes of home Fort Polk, departing from Cam- ies; 9 a.

m. Troop Information; 101 men. Catholic Church. Burial was in St. fires at the Monday luncheon meet- eron Monday, October 23 10 a m.

Military Courtesy; 11 a.m. Promotions were also announced Monicas Cemetery. Rosary was re- mg of Cameron Lit Andres listed major home fires as: smoke ches; defective heating system; overloading of electrical ing those deadlines nine, juuui n. op-a, circuits and trash or oily rags SUNDAY FIRST DAY Paperwork has been the main ty O. McDaniel, Sp 5, and Law- Rogers, Mrs W.

Istre of Hitch- around the house. Sunday, the unit officially goes project of Company office person- renee Kostroun, Sp-5. cock and Mary Taylor of Houston; Attendance at the meeting was on active duty. They will report nel. Class allotments for depend- In final National Guard news, also seven grandchildren and three the highest in several years with 8 a m.

at National Guard Armory ents have been forwarded to the fin Col. Joseph W. Gibbs, command- great grandchildren guests Cornelius Titsworth, Porter and the first day of military Mice office at Fort Polk. In the tng officer of Combat Group Pallbearers were Charlie Dohna- Young, Byron Wise and Bob El- duty. meantime, all manner of forms nec- of Dallas visited Cameron Monday, lik, Frank Dohnalik.

Ladis Doli- Capt. Terry said unit personnel essary for an active unit are being He was inspecting for state of nalik, Louis Vrazel, Frank Tomek 1 Suzanne Uppman senior at Yoe aiWed voluntwrs was selected by he chapter wouU bc by said too workers will conduct Membership Drive The Milam County Farm Bur- eau membership drive breakfast 7 a. Tuesday at riie Texan Cafe. The membership drive for a quota of 1.200 begins Tuesday and lasts through next Wednesday. MUam FB President Angell members as sweethearts ion.

worker from Austin with sessions dnvv Charles Hensley, Mi- during the year on all phases of py vice president, is mein- Girl Scouting bershtp chairman Officials said that the Farm Bureau will work with merchants who are members in providing gift certificates for the worker who gets the most members. 4-H Boys Show Swine At Fair Dinner Oct. 19 To lett and new member Judge Don G. Humble. can either stay at the Armory or processed, signed and filed.

preparedness, Sr. and J. Matocha. Linda Tucker Six Milam County boys representing both the 4-11 clubs and N. A Chapter at 0 Thomas Ihc 1 Honor ('OIUC.

Poage School will leave for Dallas on Monday morning October 16th to Congressman R. Poage will exhibit and show their prize be honored at a dinner 7 m. rows The boys are Frederick Kel- October 19 at the Methodist Felly, Cameron; L. S. Stephens, Yar- low ship Hail.

Poage will also be in relton; Earnest Laury, Kinard Wil- the office of County Judge Don Hama and Robert Williams of Jones Humble from 2 until 4 in. on Prairie. the 19th to talk to friends in this The animals will be on exhibit district, from Monday until Friday and the Narvie Caperton, chairman of i judging show will be held on Fri- the dinner, said that reservations day, October 20, at 9 a. m. in the ould be made through him The Swme arena.

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