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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1968
Page
4
Rural notes document Gilesme Corals and Vernon County cooperatives discussing water piping near storage tanks for better stock watering. It mentions pasture use, cross fencing, clover cover crops, interplanted mixtures, and cooperation with Andrew Schilsen and Warren Miller on grazing and pasture management.
Readers confront ongoing welfare state expansion as editorials analyze relief programs and labor trends. Officials including Roy Utz report on soil stewardship, tax changes, and district planning while the community watches program funding and youth employment shifts.
Report from Harper Texas outlines how the 1958 increase in the minimum wage impacted teen employment. Data show whites gain better placement while Black youths face higher unemployment and restricted opportunities. Experts expect further declines in earnings for poorer workers as prices rise.
Work is progressing on a new 26 foot wide concrete bridge over the Pedernales River linking Park Road 49 with Ranch Road 1 east of Stonewall. The 300 foot long semi high water structure, replacing a low water crossing, should finish in eight to ten weeks with weather permitting.
Harper locals Mr and Mrs Ellis Lang and Kay Lang of Tauling spent Saturday night through Sunday with his sister Mrs Oren Cottle. Kerrville visitor Karla Sauer joined the Cottle family. Other guests included the Rischners and Leopolds of Boerne visiting San Antonio, the Dieters and Parker families, Floy Bode and daughter Jorge Noterio of Kerrville, and Johnnie Whitworth of Rocksprings visiting his brother Pete Whitworth and wife.
A reader letter dated February 23 predicts several cold rain periods in March 1968 with below normal average temps and considerable rainfall in April. The note cites recent strong rains and moisture, praising local prospects for a big 1968 crop barring late freezes, and mentions Lowell A Norman and his wife tending a 155 acre farm with 40 acre peaches while nine Norman children spread across Texas. The piece ends urging spring planting and garden preparation amid upbeat county outlook.
Local residents visit relatives in Fredericksburg Ingram and Austin during weekends. A pink and blue shower for Mrs Tarr is noted at the Presbyterian Manse. A German children’s poetry book about berries is reprinted with brief reflections on spring planting and fruit trees.
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