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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1975
Page
4
Lawrence R. Giles presents Owen's self driven philosophy built on ten two letter words stating If it is to be, it is up to me. The piece argues personal responsibility shapes happiness, goals, and character. Owen reflects on freedom, choice, and effort as paths to success and contentment.
Gillespie County Commissioners Court in regular session approved the plat of High Country Subdivision by Don Smith & Company in Gillespie and Kerr Counties near Harper along Interstate 10 and accepted subdivision road maintenance. They reappointed Lee Harry Eckhardt as independent public weigher, canvassed school trustee elections with no changes, hired a part time County Clerk staffer, set prisoner care charges at 10 per day, and shifted funds within the General and Permanent Improvement funds. The court also discussed beautification around the Law Enforcement Building. A stolen United States flag in the District Courtroom was replaced along with an Eagle souvenir after no arrest was reported.
In Austin the ad hoc Legislative group warns that House Bill 433 to regulate utility rates and service may fail without timely action. Rep. Ed Watson notes committee delays and strong utility lobbying could kill the measure, urging consumers to contact Governor, Speaker, and their representatives. Senior division winners at a Hill Country Horse Club rodeo are listed along with community notices for a sewing circle meeting and quilt project.
The 1974 incentive payment rate set at 21.8 percent is based on the gap between the 1974 National Average Wool price of 59.1 cents and the 72 cent incentive price. Payments expected to total about 16 million dollars, with deductions of 1 percent to fund marketing efforts. A separate 52 cent per hundredweight payment for unshorn lambs was also announced to offset live lamb wool.
Community volunteers are invited to an all day cleanup at Harper Community Park on Saturday April 19 led by Lions Club President George Parker and Rodeo committee chair Martin Ray Fiedler. The event supports the Lions Frontier Day Junior Rodeo on April 26 and asks attendees to bring rakes and hoes.
Local notes report visits by Mrs Alfred Kramer and Frank Pehl of San Antonio plus attendance by Mrs Douglas Middleton and Mrs J M Scarborough. Camp Brownwood 4-H plans May 28 30 with limited county delegates. Also junior division winners at Hill Country Horse Club Youth Rodeo and Lutherans convention delegates from St James Harper with slides on Nepal Burma Thailand and Ghana.
Nine year old Zachery Zenner attempted to stay on a calf and rode briefly before reaching the ground. Clowns Sidney Johnson and Vic Gallet assisted the youth as a safety measure. Shadowed by a local crowd, the scene captured a risky but brief rodeo attempt.
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