The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1949 Page: 5 of 12
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Cameron Loses
On Transportation
Cameron will get a new kind of
mail service Sunday but has lost
heavily in transportation and ship-
ping facilities.
Postmaster J. K. Hays says that
express and parcel post shipments
on certain perishables has been large-
ly lost to the city. Unless the business
men can get the Santa Fe day trains
to stop, we will be isolated to a great
extent
The Santa Fe is not likely to stop
its fsst trains although express and
parcel post shipments on chickens is
considerable. Hatcheries must now
haul their chicks to Temple or to
Milano.
The last of the old T * N 0 trains
will he run Saturday night from
Waco to Yoakum. On Sunday the
government will carry mail by motor
over the route by highways.
Mrs. Addie Miller is visiting her
children in Corpus ChristL
Milton James Jiatel left Wednes-
day to spend a few days in Houston.
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QUICK-HITCH On or off in
ten minutes — no special
tools. '
FRONT-MOUNTED Cultivate
accurately with dear vision.
It is easy to follow the row
with cultivator ahead of you.
CONTROLLED PENETRATION
Parallel gang linkage assures
positive penetration, pro-
vides accurate depth control.
Rugged construction and
large bearings maintain
shovel alignment and avoid
weed dodging.
Shovel and sweep equip-
ment, rotary hoes, rotary
shields and disc hitlers to
suit your needs.
L. H. OBERMILLER
Slop In ond iti us for
more Information.
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SAilS AND SI
W. P. MATYASTIK
CAMERON, TEXAS
PHONES 477 and 364-J
Lawrence Herman Oltermiller, 40,
native of Milam County, died at
Sanatorium, Texas, Tuesday, Auguat
9.
Mr. Obermiller an* born Septem-
ber 6, 1000 at Thorndale, but had
lived at Buckholts for a number of
years where he was engaged in
farming. He had been in iti health
for some time and had been under
treatment at Sanatorium.
The body will arrive iir Cameron
Wednesday and will be taken to the
Marek-Burns Funeral Home here.
Funeral services were announced for
Thursday, Auguat 11, the hour to
be determined later. Interment will
be made in Oak Hill Cemetery In
Cameron.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Anr.ie Lou Obermiller and two sons,
Lawrence Herman, Jr., and Charles
Lee Obermiller, of Buckholts; his
parents Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Ober-
miller of Austin; three brothers and
two sisters as follows: Vick Ober-
miller, Muscott, Florida; Elmo Ob-
•rmiller of Cameron and Lee Ober-
rniller of Corpus Christi; Miss Lois
Marie Obermiller and Mrs. Harold
McCord of Austin.
R. F. Kraatz of Rogers, Rt. 2 was
a welcome visitor in Cameron on
Tuesday, *
Mrs. Dela Storey and daughter,
Marilyn of Houston are visiting rel-
atives and friends in Cameron this
week.
Evelyn Jistcl is visiting her sister
in Schuler.burg this week .
A
Killer Jones Goes
To Chair Early
To-Day at Prison
HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 10—W. Fred
Jones walked to the electric chair for
the second time in three dsys early
today. This time he died.
The condemned killer who Sunday
morning won a three-day reprieve
as he stood at the door of the death
chamber, entered the execution room
at 12:03 a. m. (CST). He was pro-
nounced dead at 12:11 a. m. (CST).
Jones' execution preceded that of
General Kerxee, 57-year-old Dallas
Negro, who was convicted of the
mutilation slaying of Gladys Scott in
Dallas in 194H.
Kerxee entered the death house at
12:15 a. m. and was pronounced dead
at 12:21 a. m.
Jones' lust words as he sat in the
chair were, “Tell Thelma (his wife)
bye, and say bye, bye to the chil-
dren and lie sure to tell my enemies
that 1 love them.’’
On his way to the death chamber,
Jones stopped to tell the six men in
the death house good-bye. He stop-
ped briefly in front of Kerzee’s cell.
“Don’t be afruid, General," he
said. “You’re going to Heaven and
I’ll see you very soon.”
When the guards brought him
through the door of the death cham-
ber, Jones, erect and composed, look-
ed at the assembled officials, wit-
nesses and newspaper men, and said,
“Good evening, gentlemen.”
Jones was twice tried and convict-
ed for shooting to death 11. C. Love
Jr., young l’urple Heart war veteran,
outside Jones’ grocery in Floydada in
West Texas in 1946. Jones was also a
veteran of World War II.
B. Slocomb Reports
7 Bales At Batte’s
Round Bale Gin
B. Slocomb, manager at the R. L.
Batte Round Bale Gin in Cameron, re-
ported early Thursday that he bad
ginned 7 bales of the new crop cot-
ton thus far.
Mr. Slocomb has been manager at
this gin plant •for several years. Cot-
ton is coming in fairly well but will
be picked and ginned at a much more
rapid pace in about 2 weeks.
He thinks the crop is good and
says if favorable conditions con-
tinue the county will produce one of
the best cotton crops in recent years.
THE CAMERON HERALD
OLD TIME
TRADING GEE!
BIST DIALS EVER ... AT OUR BIG BUY-NOW BIRTHDAY PARTY
OUR CELEBRATION OF HUDSON’S 40th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
NO WONDER WE’RE IN A TRADING MOOD—-the New Hudson is riding a rising
fide of popularity! Official figures prove it: Hudson sales are up 33% over last year a*
this time. And how people are switching to Hudson! Already, more than 107,000 hav
traded in other makes of cars, from the lowest to the highest priced, to own a New Hudson.
.: : and we’re going all out to keep
the New Hudson selling at a fast
pace, here in this community!
That's why wa'ra trading so high
during this Buy-Now Birthday
Party! We want you to discover that
the New Hudson, with exclusive
"step-down” design, is America’s
4-MOST Car: 1-MOST Beautiful.
2-MOST Roomy. 3-MOST Road-
worthy. 4-MOST All-round Per-
formance! It’s America’s most roomy
car, for example, because it offers
amazing head room ... the roomiest
seats in any mass-produced car.
Indeed, here is a car of such ad-
vanced design that it’s a protected,
investment foryour motor-car dollars.
So «om* In —now—and enjoy a
thrilling Revelation Ride! Bring
your car. We’re offering the longest
trades, the best deals in our history!
40 YEARS OF
ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
New
Hudson'
oniy car w:tm rue srrp
DOWN DCS/ON
HERE’S WHERE TO COME FOR THE BIG BUY-NOW BIRTHDAY PARTY*
HORSTMANN BROTHERS
1IOU8K JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 38
propoaing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Texas by adding to Arti-
cie XVI thereof a new Section to be
Numbered 63 and authorising the
Legislature to provide for a state-
wide system of retirement and disa-
bility peiwions for appointive officers
and employees of the several coun-
ties of this State, providing that par-
ticipation therein by counties shall
be voluntary, and authorised by the
qualified voters of such county, and
providing that administration of said
system may be committed to the same
body set up to administer the state-
wide municipal retirement system au-
thorised under Section 51 f of Article
III.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article XVI of the
Constitution of the State of Texas be
amended by adding thereto a r.vw
Section, to l>e numbered Section 03,
which shall read as follows:
“Section 63. The legislature shall
have the authority to provide for a
statewide system of retirement and
disability pensions for appointive of-
ficers and employees of the counties
of this State under such a plan and
program as the Legislature shall au-
thorize; provided, that participation
therein by counties shall be volun-
tary, and shall first be authorized by
vote of the qualified voters of such
county. Administration of such sys-
tem may be committed to the same
body as may be set up to administer
the municipal retirement system pro-
vided for by Section 51 f of Article
111.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitution-
al Amendment shall be submitted to
the qualified electors for members
of the Legislature at an election to
be held throughout this State on the
second Tuesday in November, 1949;
and at said election the ballots shall
have printed thereon the word “FOR
the Constitutional Amendment au-
thorizing a statewide system for re-
tirement and disability pensions for
appointive county officials and em-
ployees,” ami “AGAINST the Con>-
stitutional Amendment authorizing
a statewide system for retirement
and disability pensions for appointive
county officials and employees.”
Each voter shall strike out one of
said clauses on his ballot, leaving the
one unmarked which expresses his
vote upon the proposed amendment.
See. 3. The Governor of the State
of Texas shall issue the necessary
proclamation for said election, and
shall have the foregoing proposed
amendment published as required by
the Constitution for proposed amend-
ments thereto.
Sec. 4. if at said election, a major-
ity of the votes cast are “FOR the
Constitutional Amendment authoriz-
ing a statewide system for retirement
and disability pensions for appoin-
tive county officials and employees,”
the foregoing proposed amendment
shall become Section 63 of Article
XVI of the f onstitution of Texas, and
proclamation shall be made by the
Governor thereof.
Sec. 5. The sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any funds in the
Treasury of the State of Texas not
Otherwise appropriated, to pay the
expenses of such proclamation, notice
and election. 12-4tc
W. A. Heath is seriously ill in a
Marlin hospital. He was taken to the
hospital there Sunday and may un-
dergo surgery. Mr. Heath is well
known as a Cameron barber and citi-
zen for many years. At the time of
his illness he was associated with
Chas. Swift in the operation of the
Palace Barber Shop. Friends were
expressing anxiety over his condi-
tion and trust he may be up again
soon.
AUGUST 18, 1949
Local Theatres To
Aid Polio Fund
Motion picture theatres in Cameron
are aiding in the current solicitation
for funds for Polio prevention in
Texas, it was announced Friday by
Dean White, manager.
Mr. White has received a special
appeal ir.1 which all Texas show
houses are joining. An audience col-
lection is taken. At intervals during
t4ie week at each the Cameron and
Milam Theatres collection baskets
are passed while the show is stopped.
A special film is being run fea-
turing an appeal by Goveror Shivers
and persor.TU'l connected with the
Gonzales Foundation.
People here are responding well
at the theatres. *
Melvin Clark and son of Houston
spent Saturday visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Earl McFurland.
MILA M TH ft A TRE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
August 21 and 22
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CAMERON THEATRE
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
August 23 and 24
A Winner 4
for Flavor
JUDY GARLAND
Ivan johnH
PHONE 550
CAMERON, TEXAS
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SUMMERTIME*
Technicolor!
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A OKI! I LEONARD PRODUCTION
Directed by Produced by
ROBERT l. LEONARD • JOE PASTERNAK
Written tor tke Screen by AISCRT HACWTT.
FMWCtS GOODRICH end IVAN TORS
frwn e Screen Rtoy by SAMSON RAPHAnSON
end * ptey by MIIUOS LA3Z10
A HITRO-eOLDWYS MAYCR PICTURE
CAMERON THEATRE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
August 21 and 22
In 33-ox. quart*.
13-ox. regular
bottler, or on
drought!
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Made with
SECRET FLAVOR CONTROL
tA'.VUTOA-ROurrONiXflWRlO.inr Cehntlee.Teun
FRED LAZEK, SR.
PHONE 83
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1949, newspaper, August 18, 1949; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577947/m1/5/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.