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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
3
Henry Meurer president of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce greets Clint Brown of Harper who has accepted the director position. Brown will replace John Dooley, who recently entered the Armed Forces. Brown is a prominent local rancher known across the area.
The Ranchman’s Wool & Mohair Commission House at Ingram contracted about a half carload of Mohair Fleeces with a record price of 1.09 dollars net to the grower for adult hair and 1.34 dollars net to the grower for kid hair. They also contracted and estimated 7,000 Corriedale 12 month and Rambouillet lamb wool at 1.00 and 2,400 Rambouillet ewe wool at 95 cents net to the grower during the past week.
Rev Alois A Gitter pastor of St Anthony s Church Harper was honored with a surprise party at the Parish Hall by about 200 members of the congregation in recognition of his 20th anniversary as pastor. Alois Jung led a short program before games and music as Bill Kaiser spoke of Rev Gitter s devoted service. Gitter thanked attendees and gifts, as Kindergarten class sang Happy Anniversary and other students performed songs and a piano solo. A tribute by James J Metcalfe titled We Thank You Father was read and he received a purse of 81 from parishioners.
Monday features barbecued frankfurter ers with marshm allowed potatoes spinach orange cake bread and milk. Tuesday serves meat loaf creamed potatoes English peas apple cabbage carrot salad sliced peaches milk and bread. Wednesday offers Spanish Swiss steak green beans corn vegetable salad doughnuts bread and milk. Thursday presents pork chops baked beans turnip or mustard greens cranberry sauce peanut butter cookies milk and bread. Friday includes lima beans okra gumbo scalloped potatoes carrot sticks ice cream milk and bread.
Jesse Miller fur buyer for Ingram announces in today’s Herald that he will be in Harper every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Texasco Station to buy furs. He invites all trappers and fur tures to bring their pelts, promising the highest prices.
The Lions annual football banquet unfolds at the school gym in Garwood Texas. A first carload of 423 barrels of Patna rice valued at 4000 dollars was donated by Garwood and Nada communities to Christian Rural Overseas Program. The gift, headed by Wm N Lehrer with Rev Carl Israel and Rev Zidmund Bily aiding, will be milled in Houston and shipped to Korea and distress areas via church relief agencies. Similar campaigns run in Eagle Lake El Campo Ganado Bay City Katy Alvin Pesrand Dayton Anahuac and Devers with Houston mills offering free milling and the US Government covering ocean freight.
J Y Max Schnerr, son of Ottmar Schnerr, named Honorman by the U S Naval Training Center at San Diego. He volunteered September 5 1950 after helping on the family ranch and working as a truck driver. In Harper, work begins Monday on a new fire station priced to raise a $5 000 goal with $3 000 already donated. Richard Roeder, fire chief, said a crew of five to six will start, with Tommy Harlan supervising. The building sits beside Gulf Service Station on land donated by Walter Ottmers.
The Harper Lions Club will host its annual banquet at the Harper school gym tonight at 7 p.m. honoring the Harper High School six man football team pep squad and faculty. A guest speaker is set, with a full program prepared. Proceeds from a future football game will fund the 4-H and FFA Fat Stock Show on Jan. 11.
In a House Park showdown, Buda Bulldogs toppled Norton Eagles 57 to 27 to claim the Region 3 six man football title. Quarterback Frankie Taylor and halfback Curtis Redman connected on 17 of 37 passes for 211 yards, while Buda ran 15 of 23 passes for 241 yards with six touchdowns. End Melvin Thames scored four times and Teet Rodriguez added two rushing scores plus a 70 yard kickoff return. Norton finished its season 8-2. Buda improved to 9-2.
A Texas Employment Commission report shows only 40 percent of 2,034 tested clerical workers are average or above in spelling after three months. The 90-word test draws from 5000 common words and requires at least 68 correct to meet the average threshold. Over the first nine months, 1,228 examinees had 38 percent reach average or higher.
M E Joe Duderstadt of Fredericksburg shot a 102 pound 30 yard buck on his father's ranch between Harper and Kendville. Antlers measured 1743 inches and the deer tops the Gillespie County Game and Mis Protective Association prize contest for horns with the most points ahead of the season.
About 1300 deer checked into Mason Ice and Storage for this season, with 1450 last year and 1949 at 1450. First seven days bring the most hunters. many pastures close to protect buck stocks. A 152 pound dressed deer with nine points was the season’s largest. Kelly Schmidt killed it on his property. Sheriff Friday Campbell organized a search for missing hunter F. P. Hoffmann, who was found on the James River ranch after hours. Visitors attended church dedication in Kerrville and dropped by local homes Sunday.
Visitors staying with the Browns included Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Byrd and daughter of Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Barrington and daughter, and Mrs. Anita Gould of Gonzales.
Calvin Tuckness of Menard shot a 9 point buck dressed at 147 pounds on the Oren Parker ranch about 74 miles northwest of Harper on the old Noxville road. The deer was sent for cold storage to Hopf Locker Plant in Harper, where 328 deer and 48 turkeys had been stored through Monday afternoon.
Plans are set for Herb C. Perry Jr president of Lions International to visit the San Juan Lions Club on December 21 1950. It will be his last public address for the year and possibly final appearance in South Texas during his term. The club and District 2A prepare an elaborate program with a barbecue and prize beef. Special invitations will go to Lions and their ladies in District 2A for the Ladies Night event.
Friends report Alfred Lehne manager of Mutual Lumber Co at Harper fell from the lumber sheds behind the warehouse Saturday. He is confined at home and consulting physicians. no bones appear broken though ligaments may be torn. Hope for a swift recovery.
Anno Link, a rural resident between New Braunfels and Seguin, was among six local hunters at the Victor Weinheimer ranch in the Pecan Creek area who shot an 18 point buck last Monday afternoon. The deer dressed out at 139 pounds with a fine horn spread.
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