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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
3
A reader reflects on the word America as a symbol of nation and faith. The piece lists ten kinds of people who embody American values, from generosity and honesty to church involvement and self-improvement, framed as a series of character observations.
Murray C Hurd of Long Beach Mississippi writes to the Harper Herald to announce that his wife Mrs Murray Hurd is quite ill in Gulfport Memorial Hospital Mississippi. Subscription note dated January 26 indicates health concern and residence 503 S Burke St Long Beach.
Public invited to the Harper School Cafetorium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for the March of Dimes benefit fund event supporting infantile paralysis and birth defects. A long list of local volunteers appointed Feb 1969 includes masters of ceremonies, invocations, publicity, ads, and program roles to raise proceeds for the National Foundation.
The Harper Parent Teacher Association schedules a Thursday February 6 gathering in the school cafetorium. Mrs Elton Spencer will discuss what poverty means in families. The event also marks Founders Day observance and tea.
Harper locals report Mrs Charlie Barrett and Polly Barrett traveling to Austin for Polly to attend Durham s Business College next semester. Mrs Dallas Reiger, Gina and Neal attended Sunset Baptist Church services. Mr Reiger and scouts planned to join. Mrs Johnnie Bierschwale and children visited Lydia Bierschwale. Charles Warner and son from Fredericksburg visited Anna Moellendorf. Ella Murphey and Billy of Kerrville visited Edmund Tatsch home. Mrs Fred Nabers of Kerrville attended Presbyterian Women s Association. Cody Marshhall and son from San Angelo visited Francis Fritz and Victor Marshall. Funds regret to earn that Robert Lehane is very ill at Peterson Hospital.
A local program features Reverend A A Gitter in an organ solo Nancy Feller musical selections by Boyd Harper and Brad Massey, modern jazz dance by Glenda Staudt, and a boys trio. Intermission followed by fiddling, acrobatic routine, and concluding organ solo with a benediction. Auction to close the event.
In her will Adele Scarborough Habenicht left Kilgore College a major fund to expand the Texas history collection in the library. Her husband Harold Habenicht and donors added to the fund, with books reclassified into the special Texas history section. The collection spans Texas Indians folklore government geography and related subjects and is growing with donations from former students and friends. A bronze plaque dedicates the section to Adele Scarborough Habenicht.
Members plan a Tuesday night observance at 7 in the Harper School cafetorium marking the 25th anniversary. Attending will be club members their wives and district officials and wives.
Fugene Heinemann from Harper joins the Uvalde Soil Conservation Service as a Range Management specialist. He works with ranchers on soil and water conservation plans focusing on grazing and wildlife. Other Uvalde SCS staff include Herschel McDonald, Teddy Nix, and Howard Langford. The Harper Lions Club hosts the 25th anniversary event with District Governor Jim Ward visiting and a guest speaker from Lions International.
Invocation and pledge begin meeting led by Leon Dunn with Bud Smathers and Elmer Lange assisting. Visitors roll call noted with Dallas Rieger as Scoutmaster. Lip Lipscomb and Edward Bailey recognized as sponsors and club leaders.
Mrs Roy Cottle visited her daughter Mrs Forest Strench in Kerrville Sunday. Mrs Strench hosted a family dinner and gathering honoring her mother’s birthday anniversary. Also noted, Hull Country Hospital Auxiliary met in Fredericksburg Monday night with attendees Mrs H L Stevens, Mrs David Schmidt, Mrs Pete Whitworth, Mrs Watkins Tarr, and Mrs Charlie Rogers.
The Community Savings and Loan Association marks its 35th year with a history of growth from a $4,200 start in 1949 to more than twenty six million dollars in assets and 24 employees. It operates under a state charter, serves Gillespie and surrounding counties, and offers real estate, personal, and installment loans within a 100 mile radius of Fredericksburg.
Harper Troop 139 continues its winter camp-out tradition with a January weekend at the Meadows ranch between Ingram and Mt. Home. Fourteen scouts led by Scoutmaster Dallas Reiger endured 23 degree weather, then conducted a five mile simulated search for a missing person and treated a mock injury scene under senior supervision.
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court in January 1989 allocated funds to volunteer fire departments: $5,000 to Fredericksburg, $1,400 to Harper and Stonewall, $800 to Doss, and $400 to Willow City. A year-end report on expenditures was requested. The court also corrected an oversight from 1933, officially enforcing the stock law prohibiting stock from roaming on public highways and county roads.
County Tax Assessor Milton Durst urges timely payment as Friday January 31 marks the final day to settle 1968 county state and school taxes without a penalty. A 1 percent penalty begins February 1 followed by increases to 3 percent on March 1 and up to 11 percent by July 1, with tax rates unchanged from last year. Durst notes most taxes will be collected by month’s end and that his office will stay open until 3 p.m. on Friday.
Durst outlined the last day for voter registration and where to obtain certificates with no fee. He also announced the 1969 automobile and vehicle license sale starting February 3 with plates reversed colors and specific series counts for Gillespie County. Vehicle registrants must provide house numbers and street addresses, and bring last year receipts to obtain new plates.
Elbert J. Schmidt completes requirements for a Master of Education at Sul Ross State College. He will receive the degree at Spring Commencement at Jackson Field on May 7. Schmidt is majoring in Education and is the son of Mr and Mrs Elgin M Schmidt of Harper, Texas.
Old mattresses are renewed by Mayfield Mattress Co. in Kerrville Texas. Innerspring felting and restoration services are offered with guaranteed results.
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