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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
3
A contributed essay mocks the notion of owl wisdom, arguing the Great Horned Owl shows poor judgment in nesting and danger response. It notes owl predation on grouse nests, calls for destroying horned owls as pests, while praising barn owls for rodent control and citing John Gerard’s barn owl study.
Young men urged to explore U S Army Reserve options to meet obligations at home while earning pay. A meeting to show how to discharge duties with minimal disruption to college or civilian plans will be held Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in St Josephs Hall led by Capt Jarvis B Wieser of Gom C 80th Engineer Aviat Battalion with state and local unit reps.
Staff photo shows Billy the champion early in life as a registered breeder.
Rain and sleet covered timber in the Harper area Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Harper School closed due to icy roads. Visits noted include Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson of Junction at the J. O. Stevens home, and Mr. and Mrs. Gillie Pape and son Buddy visiting relatives in Harper.
Mrs Zelma Hopf travels by plane from Kerrville to Dunee Illinois to join her daughter Mrs Walter Egert and her family, accompanying her son Dean and family before settling in with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Ruben Thiele and their children of Abilene spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Bessie McDougall and other relatives.
The Harper Fat Stock Show at the Harper School barn crowned champions across hog sheep and ram classes. Steve Oehler claimed the champion hog and grand champion fat lamb while Delbert Oehler and Ola Mage Itz showed top animals in various sheep and goat classes. Vernon Jones served as judge, with the Harper Lions Club sponsoring and operating a ground concession.
Three Texas counties Bianco Kimble and Menard were redesignated to receive grain under the Emergency Feed Program. Applications for grain feeds only will be accepted until March 2 1956 by the Farmers Home Administration County Committee. The total eligible feed equals livestock needs through March 15 1956 considering on hand and expected harvest. ASC personnel in Johnson City Junction and Menard handle applications.
Gillespie County 4H Club and Future Farmers of America entered 501 head of livestock for the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show to be held Saturday at the Fair Grounds. Entries include 70 fat steers 5 breeding cattle 16 Angora goats 154 fat lambs 33 breeding sheep 25 capons 26 other poultry 78 turkeys 9 dairy animals 56 fat barrows 21 breeding hogs and eight pens of fryers. The day’s schedule lists weigh ins judging and an 7:30 p.m. auction sale with James Grote of Oak Farm Boerne as beef cattle judge.
A morning fire at about 7 30 destroyed the Alonzo Reed Garage in Harper. A leaking acetylene tank is suspected to have started the blaze, causing about 5000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
A girl named Jane weighing seven pounds was born at 10 10 am today at the Stevenson ranch near Telegraph. Former governor Coke R Stevenson is father to a son from his first marriage, and Marguerite Heap Stevenson is stepmother to a son from her first marriage. The couple married in 1954 and marked their second wedding anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Ted Kiser of Blue Mountain visited in Harper last week. Mrs C T Mahler visited her sons Fred Mahler and family in Houston and Gus Mahler and family in Junction before returning home Thursday.
Mrs Adolps Juenke spent time in Fredericksburg visiting friends in Harper last week. Mr and Mrs Fred Gammen their grandson Boyce Lyn Grona spent Wednesday in Fredericksburg with their daughter Mrs Karl Durst and family.
Mrs E J Marshall and her son Mike together with Miss Alice Cook from Kerrville called on Mrs J C Cook on Friday to spend time together and chat.
Mr and Mrs Bure Bierschwa le of Helotea spent Sunday with his aunt Mrs Ida Smith. Other visitors were Mr and Mrs Jack Smith of Seguin.
The regular visit of the social security representative to Fredericksburg Texas will be Thursday January 26 1956. Residents are invited to contact the representative at the Commissioners Court Room at 1 00 pm for this community service offered by the Austin office of the Social Security Administration for local convenience.
The March of Dimes local talent show will be held January 28 at 8 p m in the Harper School gym. Floy Bade chairs the event with committee work underway and funds raised will support the current March of Dimes drive. Refreshments include pies donuts coffee and punch and area women are urged to donate a pie or cake.
Harper Baptist Church WMF met for Royal Service on Wednesday night with Mrs. Darwin Brown presiding in the absence of the president. They planned to buy linen for the communion table and send used Christmas cards to West Africa missionaries.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lee of Temple spent Saturday through Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Scarborough and other friends. They both grew up in Harper and enjoy visiting old friends.
A surprise party honors Kiilton and Caspers on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at the Caspers home. About 50 neighbors and relatives attended after a mistaken dinner-out ruse. Dozens of cakes and coffee were shared while guests played dominoes and offered best wishes for many more years together.
The Helping Hand Club met Thursday Jan 12 at Mrs Darwin Brown's home with co host Mrs W E Fletcher. Mrs Brown president led a round table on helpful hints and members shared New Year resolutions. A club quilt sale was planned and next meeting will be at Mrs Albert Manet's home. Refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs Ted A Rogers announce their marriage on January 1 and say they are at home in Campwood and Oppenheimer Street Uvalde Texas Mrs Rogers is the former Dorothy Causey
The local volunteer fire boys answered a call to Allen Gibson's place last Friday evening. The fire started in the pasture while Mr. Gibson was burning prickly pear for his stock.
Charles Allen, visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers, after leaving the Air Force in October, travels to Alpine to enroll at Sul Ross College for senior work interrupted by his military service.
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